User:TheDarkStar



edits and counting! Hello, I'm TheDarkStar. I joined the wiki on February 10, 2019. I usually put my quotes here before putting them on BJAODN or anywhere else. If you need help with something, please ask me on my talk page. I can also be found on the Discord server. There used to be a long-winded userpage here with lots of superfluous sections, but I cleaned that up. CURRENT PROJECT: Adding enemy counts for NSMBW World 4 level articles. My shiny sandbox.

Terminology

 * RV: Reverting vandalism
 * PWWB: Previous wording was better
 * PFNWB: Previous filename was better
 * PW: Poorly written
 * RC: Removing contractions
 * CTP: Creating talk page
 * STE: Saved too early
 * MRM: Moving RE: message
 * :/ : What.
 * WiKirby Writing: Poor writing, often of the "this isn't a JK Rowling novel dangit" kind. I tend to use this term while rewriting WiKirby pages, but don't do so often because I know I'll be reverted anyway because I personally don't like editing it. I can't stand the loading times. Also it's one of my least favorite NIWA wikis.

Game reviews
My own reviews of games! Please assume that all NES, SNES, and N64 games here are on Virtual Console, except Super Mario All-Stars. That one got rereleased on Wii. '''PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL THE COMEDY IS HIGHLY EXAGGERATED AND MAY NOT REFLECT MY OPINIONS. IF YOUR MIND MELTS FROM THE SHEER INSANITY OF THESE REVIEWS, YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE FULL REVIEWS YET. THEY'LL APPEAR ON A SUBPAGE ONCE I HIT 3000 EDITS.'''

TheDarkStar's Guide to Being an Amazing User
This wiki has thousands of users, but very few regulars (relatively speaking, of course). This guide aims to teach users how to be amazing users in a step-by-step manner and grow the amount of regulars we have on the wiki. Here we go.

What the heck is a user talk page?!
A user talk page is a page in the namespace "User talk", used for discussing things with other users. Everyone has a talk page, except those who haven't had theirs created yet, sorry :(

Wait, how do I get to my talk page?
Your user talk page is easily accessible from the top-right corner of the GUI on the desktop site. For mobile users, tap the menu icon in the top-left corner, then select "My user page" from the menu that pops up. Then tap the discussion tab at the top, and voila. You can also press Alt-Shift-N on your keyboard for easy talk page access.

Hm, that's nice, but what's all this?
The messages on your talk page are organized by a Table of Contents, more well known by its nickname, TOC. Simply clicking or tapping any section in the TOC will take you there.

AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! I got a reminder!
Reminders and warnings are given to users who break the rules. If you received a reminder for forgetting italics, the appropriate course of action would be to acknowledge that you forgot italics and say you're going to try to remember to italicize now.

What's that?
The recent changes is a page where the most recent changes are logged. It's easily accessible in the sidebar on desktop, and can be found in the menu button on mobile. It's pretty easy to use. I personally spend my entire life most of my time on the recent changes just in case any talk page contributions are made.

Step Three: Create your userpage
You already know how to access your userpage (detailed in Step One, subsection two), so it should be easy to create your userpage. Just put anything you want on there except libel of my guide and excessive YouTube videos. Basically just read over Userspace, as that explains everything better than I could ever hope to.

Step Four: Contribute to discussions often
Discussions are easy to contribute to. Just add a relevant comment to a talk page and you're set. Comments not related to improving the article, known as forum talk, should go on the wiki's forum. The Bull's-Eye Bill talk is a shining example of what not to do on a talk page, as a majority of the discussion was just people endlessly repeating their opinions, myself included. It, however, is a great example of the buildup to a talk page proposal, which I will not be covering here.

Step Five: Contribute to mainspace often
It kinda goes without saying, really.

Step Six: Rejoice, for you have become an amazing user
I hope this guide is a wonderful help to whoever reads it.