User talk:Elijah Guy

Trivia

This also goes for your anonymous edits: Please read through MarioWiki:Trivia before adding such information to articles; try to check through the article first to see if it's already been mentioned, and if not, see if it should be incorporated in the main body itself instead of adding it as trivia. Mario JC 06:12, March 29, 2020 (EDT)

This edit, too. Not only is it the wrong way around (Mario Kart DS came after Super Mario 64) but this sort of information would go in the main article itself. Also, please keep in mind that game titles should be italicised, as I've just done (see MarioWiki:Manual of Style#Italicizing titles). Mario JC 20:16, March 29, 2020 (EDT)

Umm I want to know... I don't know how to make a user page. Elijah Guy (talk) 14:58, April 5, 2020 (EDT)

You will be able to make your userpage once you are autoconfirmed. Looking at your contributions, you just need to make one more edit. Try not to focus too much on your page, though! 15:08, April 5, 2020 (EDT)

Re. the Super Bell Hill edit: If you're not sure why your edit was deleted, check the article's history page (the "history" tab at the top of the page). You were asked to be more specific with the point (and preferably with a source if it's an off-camera element). Mario JC 21:17, April 5, 2020 (EDT)

Ok so now I can make a user page. Can you help me again im not sure what to do. Elijah Guy (talk) 21:21, April 5, 2020 (EDT)

Just click on your username in the signature or the "user page" tab at the top of the page and you should be able to start creating the page. Mario JC 21:26, April 5, 2020 (EDT)

Yay Ok! Thanks for the help! :D Elijah Guy (talk) 21:31, April 5, 2020 (EDT)

Ok I made part of my page! Elijah Guy (talk) 22:05, April 5, 2020 (EDT)

Please stop putting "There is an invisible pool of water" without anything else on the Super Bell Hill page. That is way too vague. Where is this pool of water in the level? How does it work? In what way is it invisible? You need to address things like this before putting that back, and address them within the point. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 17:32, April 6, 2020 (EDT)

Umm im not sure how to upload a picture... Im on mobile.... Elijah Guy (talk) 17:34, April 6, 2020 (EDT)

You don't need to upload a picture, just type it out. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 17:38, April 6, 2020 (EDT)

Is there any thing that I can edit? Something for a beginner??? Elijah Guy (talk) 17:39, April 6, 2020 (EDT)

You can edit anything you want, just look around. Just please don't be vague with what you say. People need to know what you mean. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 17:41, April 6, 2020 (EDT)

Ah ok. Elijah Guy (talk) 17:44, April 6, 2020 (EDT)

OK, for starters, don't revert edits constantly, please. How about you wait until you can log on with an actual computer, all right? Then it should be easy to upload a file. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 20:12, April 6, 2020 (EDT)

Ok is there anything else that can help me? Like some things for editing or something? Elijah Guy (talk) 21:11, April 6, 2020 (EDT)

Help:Contents should have some pointers on whatever you need. You should still be able to upload on mobile if you go to Special:Upload. Mario JC 21:21, April 6, 2020 (EDT)

You're also still adding useless trivia. Please re-read my first two messages above. Mario JC 22:22, April 6, 2020 (EDT)

Double Cherry Pass

Regarding your edit:

• You don't need to bold certain names. Only the article's title in the opening paragraph is bolded.
• Avoid using the word "you"; instead, use "the player" or the characters' names.

Overall, be sure to proofread large edits like this and correct any spelling and grammatical mistakes you may have made (improper capitalisation, missing periods etc.) before hitting "Save".

A lot of what you need to know when writing is found on MarioWiki:Manual of Style and MarioWiki:Good writing. Mario JC 20:51, April 7, 2020 (EDT)

Ah ok. I think I did almost good on this. I also hound out how to Itcalize words Elijah Guy (talk) 20:55, April 7, 2020 (EDT)

Yup, just remember to put two more of those on the end of the words you wanna italicize. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 21:00, April 7, 2020 (EDT)

Talk Pages

...are not forums. Your opinions on NSLU are better suited for forums - more to the point, talk pages are for discussions directly related to the article itself, rather than its subject per se. -- Lord G. matters. 13:56, April 9, 2020 (EDT)

I'm going to ask again that you not scroll right past the template explaining exactly why talk pages are not a substitute for forums, which I will so helpfully link here, and remind you that the intent of talk pages are for discussing the article, e.g. ways to improve it, what it should cover, et cetera. Thank you. -- Lord G. matters. 23:58, April 9, 2020 (EDT)

Reminder

Please stop adding forum talk to discussion pages on the Super Mario Wiki. This isn't a warning, and it's possible that you made a mistake by accident or without realizing it; this is simply a reminder for your information. If the action continues, then a warning will be issued. Thanks for reading and keep contributing. If you feel this reminder was undeserved, you may appeal it.

Stop making forum talk comments. Your comments have been removed multiple times already for this reason. If you want to chat about the game, go to the Mario Boards. Mario JC 00:05, April 10, 2020 (EDT)

Construction Template

To clarify, the construction template is only for mainspace articles, as it adds them to the construction category- it's an official maintenance category, so it shouldn't contain userpages. It is actually a rule on the template's page. However, if you would like to have the box there, you can copy the raw code minus the category from that page I've just linked and put it straight on your userpage. BBQ Turtle (talk) 12:14, April 10, 2020 (EDT)

"Raw code" as in the source code for the design of the template itself. You need to switch to desktop mode to see it but here it is:

<div class="notice-template" style="display:flex;background:#FC5;margin:0 2% 0.75em;padding:0 1em;border:1px solid #f22">
This article is '''under construction'''. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it's being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.
</div>

You're free to change the notice text for your userpage. Mario JC 09:31, April 15, 2020 (EDT)

I improvised! Added my own version. Elijah Guy (talk) 09:33, April 15, 2020 (EDT)

Toad Trainworks

The information you are giving for Toad Trainworks is vague at best, and is poorly written with spelling mistakes. If your edit is reverted, and you are told to not add it back, don't add it back. Find as much information about the area as you can, or wait for someone else to do it, as the description you are giving is not satisfactory. 23:52, April 14, 2020 (EDT)

Most if its not. Most of the story exactly happened. Elijah Guy (talk) 23:55, April 14, 2020 (EDT)

This is a warning to stop your inappropriate behavior (edit warring) on the Super Mario Wiki. Please adhere to the rules or you will be blocked from editing this site. If you feel this warning was undeserved, you may appeal it.

Issuing a warning as this has been a problem with previous edits as well. Stop repeatedly forcing edits that have been reverted onto the article. Mario JC 23:56, April 14, 2020 (EDT)

So now what? What am I supposed to do??? I have no idea what articles need editing. At this rate I would be drastically using the "Mario Party Legacy" guide for Paper Mario Color Splash. At least that guide had 100% info. Elijah Guy (talk) 00:04, April 15, 2020 (EDT)

Plus all of it is not vague. Elijah Guy (talk) 00:10, April 15, 2020 (EDT)

Perhaps start by exploring the rest of the site a bit more and looking here. -- Lord G. matters. 06:35, April 15, 2020 (EDT)

Ya know this is kinda lazy. Elijah Guy (talk) 14:29, April 15, 2020 (EDT)

How is directly showing you a list of articles that need editing lazy? I'm inclined to think you're projecting. -- Lord G. matters. 21:02, April 15, 2020 (EDT)

No offense but I think this should of been completed. Elijah Guy (talk) 21:09, April 15, 2020 (EDT)

Then complete it. Don't make half-filled general statements. Take a look at other level articles to see what type of content you need to put on the page. 21:12, April 15, 2020 (EDT)

The actual parts I know is when Mario firsts enters the level. Elijah Guy (talk) 21:15, April 15, 2020 (EDT)

You can try building it up in your sandbox, if you want. Once you find more information and it looks complete, you can transfer it over to the actual article. 21:20, April 15, 2020 (EDT)

Ah okay. Elijah Guy (talk) 21:25, April 15, 2020 (EDT)

"Minor edits. Note: Is the wiki kinda lazy, I mean they should of had like almost all the pages done before 2020."

I don't know how to break this to you, but "completion" of a wiki about a still-ongoing franchise with games being made as we speak just might be an unrealistic goal. -- Lord G. matters. 14:28, April 16, 2020 (EDT)

You're not annoying. You're just having trouble, and we are trying to help you understand how things work. Everyone has to start somewhere. 18:52, April 16, 2020 (EDT)

I just wanted to add facts to the pages.Elijah Guy (talk) 07:26, April 17, 2020 (EDT)

Pages

One or more pages that you have recently created have been deleted or marked as a stub article (Towers). Please consider the following ideas and suggestions when expanding/creating an article: Before saving a new page, be sure that you have put as much effort and information in the article as you can. Make sure that the page follows all of the rules that are outlined in the Manual of Style. Perhaps upload a few images that can be used on the article. Please don't take this notice as a dejection; this is just an informative notice and we encourage you to keep contributing.

Regarding your recent page, not only was the subject already covered, but your page was too small. While usually you can add the {{construction}} template when you're working on an article, as long as it's still long enough if a page is literally only one or three sentences long when the subject has considerably more information then that then it will be marked as a stub and deleted. Thus, if you only have time to make a tiny page then instead of publishing it you should add the content onto a sandbox (can be a personal one) and work on it later. Your article was not of acceptable length to be published and marked under construction. Regardless, before making any article you should check to see if it already exists. Finally, articles need stuff like templates and categories: see MarioWiki:Manual of Style for more information. Doomhiker (talk) 10:35, April 17, 2020 (EDT)

Page was turned into a redirect instead. We do not cover multiples of the same subject.

"Now how am I ever gonna make friends if I can't make a page!?!?!?!" You're young, so I know you don't have a lot of experience with how things work here, but I assume you should already know the answer to this question from just how basic life works. You have to build up respect, do good work and act friendly toward others, and you'll find yourself surrounded by friends before you know it. 11:19, April 17, 2020 (EDT)

Probaly everbody has a friend on the wiki because their older than me. That must be the caseElijah Guy (talk) 11:23, April 17, 2020 (EDT)

Also almost everybody on the wiki has 1000+ edits that are not useless Elijah Guy (talk) 11:27, April 17, 2020 (EDT)

There are certainly a lot of people that have been here a long time, most also having rocky starts. But age is not the issue, they built up relations with time. Just keep at it, read some of the policy pages, and ask for help if you need it. 11:30, April 17, 2020 (EDT)

In that case I know something! Is there pages that need gallery titles? (The words under a picture.)Elijah Guy (talk) 11:45, April 17, 2020 (EDT)

Possibly. None come to mind at the moment. 11:59, April 17, 2020 (EDT)

Or any Trivia that I can add?Elijah Guy (talk) 12:05, April 17, 2020 (EDT)

Trivia is more of a side thing. You can learn more at MarioWiki:Trivia. 01:15, April 18, 2020 (EDT)

Mainspace content

Just to make myself perfectly clear, personal info about yourself needs to stay in your userspace, and cannot under any circumstances be moved to the mainspace, like you did twice already. Thank you. ^(T|C) 23:38, April 17, 2020 (EDT)

You can learn more about what is and isn't allowed at MarioWiki:Userspace.

Also, do not recreated deleted pages without talking to an admin first. 01:14, April 18, 2020 (EDT)

You also genuinely don't need a second user page when your current one + subpages will do just fine if it's about telling people about yourself. -- Lord G. matters. 01:41, April 18, 2020 (EDT)

"I'm sure people on the wiki never met a autistic person."

This is a completely false statement, not only because you can't know who people on the wiki know in real life, but also because Alex95, an admin, has autism. Doomhiker (talk) 10:43, April 18, 2020 (EDT)

I did not know that. Elijah Guy (talk) 15:24, April 18, 2020 (EDT)

Guess who else has autism as well. Hint: They're talkin' to you now. -- Lord G. matters. 15:51, April 18, 2020 (EDT)

You? Elijah Guy (talk) 18:55, April 18, 2020 (EDT)

Signature and editing articles

Alright, good attempt here. Thumbnails don't really work for sigs, as that will mess with coding on every page it is transcluded on. Just use [[File:ShyGuyCTTT artwork.png|32px]] instead (size change intact, image has to be 32px or smaller).

Further more, the sig needs to link to your userpage. Follow the steps at MarioWiki:Signatures. 15:57, April 19, 2020 (EDT)

In addition to that, good job with the Mossrock Theater expansion! At least, as far as I can tell, I don't have the game to compare it. There's just a number of things you need to keep in mind before continuing:

• Italics are reserved for publications, like game, book, and movie titles (i.e. Super Mario Bros.). They are not used for character or enemy names.
• Avoid "you", instead using "the player" or a character name.
• Avoid writing strategic information (such as "Fight the Shy Guy and you’ll find out who he really is...").
• Grammar and punctuation were all over the place, please take better care with them.
• Lists are made with bullet points (as you can see here). Just pressing enter muddles the information together, a limitation of MediaWiki causing an overly large paragraph.

Please take a look at my fixes on the page for an example of what I mean. Additionally, please take a look at MarioWiki:Manual of Style. 16:58, April 19, 2020 (EDT)

RE: Mossrock Theater Rewrite

I'm currently working on Color Splash coverage. Your writing uses "the player" incorrectly (the person playing the game is not in the forest, Mario is), list format should generally be avoided in prose, and you give undue weight to some locations and jokes. Additionally, the article is lacking in images. I'm currently 1/3rd of the way through covering the game, but real life complications have prevented me from doing more lately. Scrooge200 (talk) 19:12, April 19, 2020 (EDT)

Signature

This isn't how a signature page is used. It's supposed to hold the code that creates your signature when you sign a comment.

1. First replace what you wrote on your signature page with:

   [[User:Elijah Guy|Elijah Guy]] [[File:ShyGuyCTTT artwork.png|20px]] ([[User talk:Elijah Guy|talk]])

2. Go to Special:Preferences, type {{User:Elijah Guy/sig}} in the "Signature" field, click on the "Treat signature as wikitext" checkbox, and hit "Save".

Then when you sign with ~~~~ your custom signature comes up. Mario JC 23:23, April 22, 2020 (EDT)

Your signature cannot simply be a thumbnail image. It should be a link to your userpage, and optionally your talk page and the image (frameless), as in the code above. Mario JC 09:55, April 23, 2020 (EDT)

I did use the code: User:Elijah Guy/sig Elijah Guy (talk) 19:11, April 23, 2020 (EDT)

I was referring to the code in the box, which should be copied to your signature page. Mario JC 21:07, April 23, 2020 (EDT)

Dear Elijah Guy, Your current signature is in violation of one or more of the rules listed on MarioWiki:Signatures. Please change your signature and keep the regulations and requirements in mind when creating future designs. If you have not made the appropriate changes within one week of receiving this notice, your signature will be changed for you.

Not a reminder/warning, just a notification to fix your signature page ASAP as I've explained above. Mario JC 10:12, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

I did everything you told me to do.

Elijah Guy  (talk) 10:20, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

Ah I get it. I did it! Elijah Guy (talk) 10:22, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

No you didn't, you need to fix your signature page as I' mentioned multiple times. Mario JC 21:05, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

I did it again! Is it correct? Elijah Guy (talk) 21:37, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

Did you do step two? (Go to Special:Preferences, type {{User:Elijah Guy/sig}} in the "Signature" field, click on the "Treat signature as wikitext" checkbox, and hit "Save".) Mario JC 21:41, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

I did do step 2. Elijah Guy (talk) 21:46, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

Image

My image is gone of a the two tracks for the Trick tour in Mario Kart Tour! Where did it go??? Elijah Guy (talk) 20:29, April 23, 2020 (EDT)

Your images most likely got moved to different filenames, if I'm thinking of the right ones. -- Lord G. matters. 06:01, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

Last warning

This is your last warning. The next time you break the rules in any way, you will be blocked from editing the Super Mario Wiki. If you feel this last warning was undeserved, you may appeal it.

You seem to not be getting a grasp at this. When someone removes your edit, that is not an invitation to keep adding it again and again as you've been doing in many of your past edits. Discuss first or ask why it was removed. "Fryguy" and "Shy Guy" may be somewhat similar names and rhyme but they suggest vastly different concepts. Few to no users would confuse the two and it's not enough to warrant a {{distinguish}}. (For example, you wouldn't confuse Wario with Spario.) Mario JC 00:06, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

I shouldn't belong here, next thing you know I get banned because I used "Incorrect grammar". I wanted to add trivia but its not incoruaged here. I would be *butter of in the Mario Boards. (*Pun Intended*) Elijah Guy (talk) 09:29, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

Don't take this to mean you "don't belong here" please. There are a lot users who've similarly went "Maybe I just shouldn't edit then" and this sort of negative attitude is just the wrong attitude to have. We're trying to help you improve. If there's a first-time issue with grammar or anything, we let you know "hey, this is how you're supposed to do it", as the posts above show. The problem is when the issue continues even after you were reminded or pointed out the relevant rules several times, as has been the case with your previous edits reverting removed edits. You just need to follow and read the rules and guidelines users are giving you, and try to have some common sense (i.e. if something you added was removed, there's likely a reason for that). Mario JC 10:09, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

So no trivia is allowed? :,( Elijah Guy (talk) 11:23, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

No, we're saying take better care of your edits. If you need help checking if something is acceptable or not, there are people that are willing to help you if you ask. 12:27, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

Okay. Elijah Guy (talk) 12:40, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

Everybody has something to edit! I don't have anything to edit. If I do somebody will bound to delete it. Elijah Guy (talk) 14:58, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

We don't want to deter you from editing, I'm sorry that's what you think of us. It does take a while to fully understand what it is we look for, but do take the time to practice and learn. Go over Help:Contents.

Don't create pages just to make a page, put some effort into it. And don't keep edit warring back and forth, as that constantly changes the article content, which should not happen. Go over everything we've told you, but just try to be responsible and you'll be fine :)

And even if you get blocked, it's not the end of the world. You're young, you still have a lot to learn, so come back in a few years if you need to when you feel you are ready to handle these tasks. 18:25, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

It happened again! I was trying to add more Information so the page will be completed but then it got deleted again! Elijah Guy (talk) 20:56, April 24, 2020 (EDT)

That's going to happen a few times. Just keep trying. 20:58, April 24, 2020 (EDT)