User talk:Huntster/Archive 1

2006, June to July

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Thank you Draeco for the welcome, though I've been here since 2004, just lurking behind the scenes. :) Hopefully I'll be able to do more to contribute than constantly rv'ing the vandals. Huntster 17:25, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Re: Userpage Header

(X-Posted) Greetings! I happened across your userpage, and thought your header was exceedingly well made. I am wondering if you'd mind me using the code as a basis for one of my own (change a few things here and there to fit my needs, but keep the overall design). Credit to be placed in the code perhaps? Thanks in advance. — Huntster ^{«Talk • Contribs • Email»} 03:42, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

No problem - help yourself. :) Ian¹³/t 08:50, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Thanks much :D — Huntster ^{«Talk • Contribs • Email»} 08:55, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

User talk:NikoSilver/Signature shop#Huntster...

Came up with smthng. Call again! :NikoSilver: 12:44, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

and another Poll...

Hi. There's a debate about how much "X-ian" one must be in order to be considered "X-American" (or X-Yian for that matter) and be categorized as such. The poll is here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Ethnic groups/Rules for lists of X-Americans. Kindly weigh in! :NikoSilver: 22:05, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Macedonia (terminology)

Well, that'll be the first article we're not bitching too much about! :-) :NikoSilver: 22:11, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your comment. Large scale modifications have taken place since you made it. For more details, please refer to the link above, and to the article itself. :NikoSilver: 12:38, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Update: Full citation for everything and a lot more prose has been added. TOC too. 2 users have already shifted to support. Kindly re-evaluate. :NikoSilver: 13:27, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Niko, I hate to do this, but for the article, the best I could go is Neutral. It is a fantastic article, full of good data and has stuff I've never seen before, but I can't shake the idea that it is more properly a grand list. So, I'll change my vote to neutral, so I won't damage the effort if the overall concensus is one of support. ···Q Huntster ^{(T) • @ • (C)} 14:38, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for your non-objection. I wish I could change your mind to support, but your neutral position in view of a consensus is highly appreciated. There will be some further improvements as it seems, so kindly keep an eye on it. I wouldn't want to bug you all the time with this...:NikoSilver: 15:00, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Forever Charmed

As I haven't actually seen the Forever Charmed episode, I had read that Phoebe was pregnant with her third child. What this true/easily seen in the shot? When I was rebuffing anon-67.67, I hoped I got it right.

Thanks. --Joe Christl 18:33, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Aye, Phoebe was shown with two daughters (being babysat by Billie) and was rushing to the hospital to give birth to the third. Paige was shown with two daughters and Henry Jr. And of course Piper was shown with the two boys and the girl, whom I will call Melinda 'cause it can't be proven otherwise ;) -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 21:21, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

2006, August

Subheadings in AfD listings

I know it seems like a good idea, but please don't create "Comments" headings in AfD listings. This is because the entire debate shows up on the listing for that day and having a subheading there mucks the page up. BigHaz 08:31, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Understood. I had thought I'd previously seen a Comments section be utilized, but perhaps it was merely bold text used to divide the page up. -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 08:36, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

St. Clairsville, Ohio

Please do not revert this page as I have moved the St. Clairsville High School Sports page to a separate page dealing solely with St. Clairsville Schools for a more focused read. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.23.108.15 (talk • contribs) 22:08, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Understood. I did not see any references to such a subpage, and was cleaning up after a known vandal IP. Sorry for the confusion. -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 04:19, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Understood, and much apprectiated with the vandalism. The separate section is a new page viewable by clicking on St. Clairsville High School. Once again, thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.23.108.15 (talk • contribs) 14:51, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

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Open Door, you're right

(X-Posted) Macarion, in reference to the bonus track material, this album does not compare to your example of Superunknown, since on that album the bonus track is physically on the disk of both the LP and the Foreign versions. With "The Open Door", the bonus track is *not* part of the physical album, and is simply a bonus being given away online. It is admittedly a fine line, but I do not see how this bonus, in this case, can be considered part of the album. I strongly believe this should be reverted back to just the regular 13 tracks, but I do not wish to be in an edit war over such a minor thing. Do what you feel is correct, but please consider my suggestion. Jump over to my talk page if you want to discuss this issue. Cheers -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 20:15, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

and it is a minor thing. ok. --Macarion 20:53, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

OS:Microsoft Windows switches

1. {{User OS:Microsoft Windows XP}} to {{User:The Raven's Apprentice/Userboxes/User MS Window|XP}}
2. {{User winxp}} to {{User:The Raven's Apprentice/Userboxes/User MS Window|XP}}
3. {{User windows}} to {{User OS:Microsoft Windows}} - LA @ 11:17, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

The order of the first two switches is critical.

The summery should read...

Changed your Windows version template with the [[Template:User OS:Microsoft Windows|master]] template. Hope you don't mind.

Is that reasonable? - LA @ 09:35, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

If you feel so inclined, you can tackle these as well...good work with the previous ones~

{{User windowsXP}} to {{User:The Raven's Apprentice/Userboxes/User MS Window|XP}} done... - LA @ 08:46, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

{{User windowsxp}} to {{User:The Raven's Apprentice/Userboxes/User MS Window|XP}}

TIA! - LA @ 17:02, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

You are fabulous! I hope that you know that...

If you start having problems with users not liking this, you can always forward them onto me, and I will deal with any fallout. You can send them to this talk page of mine, User talk:Lady Aleena/Userboxes. You are doing me a huge favor, so you shouldn't have to deal with any fallout. - LA @ 02:42, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Also, re those UBXs, no complaints thus far...and fallout is the least of my concern. If they want to revert a perfectly good and working UBX into one that's, ahem, broken...that's their perogative. Hope they enjoy! :D -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 03:47, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

IRC exit

My connection dropped suddenly, and I have to wait about 20 or so minutes for my ghost to clear in IRC. I didn't just poof away... I will be back as soon as the ghost clears. - LA @ 07:41, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) I understand :) can you not use the /ghost command on freenode? /msg nickserv ghost <username> <password> if you've not tried it. highly useful for these situations, if I'm reading correctly. -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 07:43, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Could you do me a favor and see if there is anyone in there that can kill my ghost? I keep getting the error that my user name is already in use then diconnected before I can do anything about it. - LA @ 07:54, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Okay, your ghost dropped from the server, and you should be able to rejoin. I was just about to ask someone for assistance when it happened on its own. -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 08:03, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: Asgard Vessel

It was 100% an O'Neil, D-J's have different tail fains etc etc, anyway see this image Image:O'Neil class battleship fireing at Ori ship.jpg. MatthewFenton (talk • contribs) 08:13, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Aye, the tail fins are precisely what I noticed during the recap. It's odd that a number of sites out there do call it a science vessel, or just "ship"; I don't recall finding any that explicitly call it an O'Neill. I'm just glad they showed that particular battle scene during the 200th Episode Special. -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 15:18, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Lemuria

(X-Posted) Do you not understand the idea behind No Original Research? The idea that fans think it might be Lemuria, even though there is absolutely no factual basis behind the idea, has no part on that page, and is completely in the realm of speculation. I'm reverting this once again...please do not replace it without *citing* some sort of source as to why it has relevance. As for your last note, it is just as possible that the city ship's name could be "Xtmprszntwlf", but it's not being included because there's no reason to believe it actually is. (note: I'm not trying to sound hateful, but this is frustrating. I hope you can see where I'm coming from.) -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 07:08, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Calm down there! I know what you mean, but I still think that it at least should be mentioned somewhere if possible, don't you? I see no reason to blot out something just because it wasn't confirmed. For all we know it could be Praclarush Taonas or it could be Lemuria, the fact is we don't know for sure I see where you're going at but I think there should be room for some type of speculative stuff somewhere on the page. I know it's currently not wiki policy for such things but if the cause is good enough, rules to change.

How about a new section on the bottom of the page or something that has a label "Please do not use for reference as it is speculative" or something? Faris b 08:18, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) That's the problem though...how speculative are you willing to get? I understand your side, I do, but at what point do we say that one speculation is worthy of inclusion, but another isn't? The only way to prevent a feedback loop that keeps building and building until it cannot be contained is to stop it from happening in the first place. Wikipedia strives to be a source of factual information, both of the real world and the fictional ones. Personally, I love debating what could be and couldn't be, what some piece of technology in Stargate or Star Wars might be capable of, how fast it can go, possible etymologies and histories, etc etc, but that is better left to message boards and blogs, not a place like the 'Pedia. In those places, people can debate and come to a consensus on the best mix of speculation and "fact", but this simply isn't the place. Revert wars (and thus 3RR), NPOV, OR and a whole host of other guidelines are in place for one reason: to help those looking for real data to find it, and not be led astray by a third party's vision of the truth. There's a reason citing sources is demanded...for Stargate, and all other things, let's stick to what can be proven, okay? -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 09:18, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

no problem

thanks actually for changing the windows thing. take care. Abdelkweli 21:19, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

2006, September to October

Mikegrant userpage

I would just like to say thank you, i hadn't even noticed it needed changing. Thank you all the same. Mike 17:13, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Shepard Smith

Thanks for adding those cites the correct way. I guess I better learn how to do that. Thought I'd poke around as I have time and see if I can find some references for the stuff in the SS article. Misstory 21:40, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Not a problem. See WP:CITET for templates of cites. That's not all there are, but those (I feel) are the best. Good stuff! :) -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 09:36, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

My apologies, I stepped on your edit. I think we both reverted to the same thing, so I think no harm done. Misstory 13:26, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) No harm done at all. Just a minor fix to remove an unneccessary wikilink, and everything is as it should be! -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 15:10, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Star Wars: Battlefront III

Where did you read that the game will be on the 360? The reference doesn't even mention the 360. Please reference this or it will be deleted. KdogDS 02:31, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Hey, I believe that is my fault. When I was doing some cleaning, I referenced a source article, and it apparently fails to mention the 360 connection, whereas other related articles do. I'll add a second cite to back it up. Thanks for pointing that out. -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 05:21, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

re: Evanescence

(X-Posted) Hi, saw the edit you made to the Evanescence article, removing the gallery for album covers. If the goal is to reduce the instances on the page, why not take down the covers in the article sections and leave the gallery, as it is a much nicer formatted version than existed previously and now. Just a thought. If other images are desired to replace the sectional images, they can certainly be obtained. -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 05:29, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

The reason I took the album covers out of the discography secton is that cover-art galleries aren't acceptable under the fair use criteria. Showing the cover art in the sections about each album is probably okay under a claim of fair use, because they're illustrating an area of the article that specifically discusses those albums. Putting them in the discography, which can convey exactly the same information as a list or a table, is just decorative, which isn't allowed. --keepsleeping slack off! 13:25, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Charmed

haha thanx for fixing my edit, i didnt even notice i spelled phoebe wrong Malevious 22:11, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Post on talk page

hey man...you posted on my site —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TheSoundofTheStreets (talk • contribs) 13:30, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Yes I did, because of your previous edits to the Murfreesboro article. The edits you just made look good, so keep up that kind of editing. Just don't include non-notable items such as you did previously. -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 18:41, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

A fellow Evanescence fan I see...

What's up man? I see you've been contributing a lot to the Evanescence article lately... are you gonna go to the concert? I got tickets a couple of weeks ago off of eBay (in Los Angeles they sold out within ten minutes of going on PRESALE!) for like $100. Well worth it though. It's this weekend and I'm so stoked!

Oh, and did you play the old Tie Fighter computer games? I see a Tie Defender on your user page. —Lantoka ^{( talk | contrib)} 00:22, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Greetings! Yes, I'm trying to maintain order 'round these Ev articles ;) Unfortunately, there are no concerts around where I live (Nashville, TN), and even then, school and work would conspire to keep me away. I'm quite envious though, I'd love to see them in concert! And yes, I love me some X-Wing and TIE Fighter games. You just can't beat a good TIE Defender (though I wouldn't mind having a Skipray Blastboat in my stable, hehe). Cheers! -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 02:01, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Template:Evanescence

(X-Posted) Out of curiosity, why did you remove the includeonly for Category:Evanescence from this page? -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 02:58, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi, I removed the category from the template because it was automatically adding every Evanescence-related article to Category:Evanescence including all their songs and albums which belong in the subcats Category:Evanescence songs and Category:Evanescence albums respectively. Category:Evanescence already contains all the necessary articles, so it is unnecessary to place the cat in the template again. --musicpvm 12:55, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

(X-Posted) Understood. I knew the function of course, but I supposed that it would be useful to have all of those in the Evanescence category, and then further break down into the albums and songs subcats. Ah well, I'll keep it in mind for the future. -- Huntster ^{T • @ • C} 14:45, 27 October 2006 (UTC)