User talk:Gabumon

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Just a little rules so we can have a nice talk:


 * 1) If you leave a comment, I will reply here, so keeping track of the conversation won't be a pain in the rear.
 * 2) Be polite towards me and towards each other
 * 3) Try to type properly (I won't go grammar-nerd on you but please make it understandable)
 * 4) If you disagree with one of my decisions, please tell me here. Don't start any dubious actions like contacting every staff member except me. If you have a good reason to disagree, I will listen.
 * 5) I understand German, but it is likely that I will answer in English nevertheless
 * 6) No flaming, unless you have a Fire Flower! Flames will be removed without comment.

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What's up?
Want to be friends?
 * Alright. - 09:55, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Regarding my ban on Userpedia
Is there any reason I was? The only sockpuppet I had on Userpedia was him and I haven't even done anything with him since the day I created him. (Yes, I do know I just admitted to having a sockpuppet) 16:28, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * We have strong reasons to believe that the two troll accounts Supa Poopen Hyden Man and Lord Voldemort are also owned by you. However, that is not all. When I re-joined the administration in September, there was already an administrative decision for your ban pending. The recent events only happened to recall that decision. Since I wasn't in the team during the period, I can only give you accurate information about the sockpuppeting. To learn about the reasons for that earlier decision you will have to contact someone who was present at that time. - 17:43, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Can you tell me anyone who was present at that time? 17:55, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Monster Truck needed?
As you may or may not know, there is a Donkey Kong monster truck that competes on the major Monster Jam circuit in real life. Do you think we need an article about that? If we do, I'll happily write it. I'm a big monster truck fan and I know where to find the info. What do you think? 21:31, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
 * That's certainly an interesting piece of information. I'll forward your question to the rest of the staff. - 01:15, 17 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Ok, I pondered a while over it, and I think we could use that information. I faintly remember having seen information about something similar somewhere around the wiki, but unfortunately I couldn't locate it yet. That's why I don't know whether it should have its own article or be incorporated in something else. For now I think it would be best if you could create this article just like you planned. If anything should happen that makes the article better off incorporated somewhere else (whatever that may be), it can still be merged afterwards, so there should be no problem.


 * Oh, I also heard someone suggesting to have a little reference blurb somewhere on the Donkey Kong article. - 15:55, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'm on it. I'll do my best to make it as good as possible. 18:26, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I made the article a few days ago. Please check it out! 20:12, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Kirby Art 2
Hello, do you remember the Advent calender for Kirbytraum? Did you already find the time to draw something? I got only one submission so far, and obviously there won't be enough material for a "full" calender. But I'd be happy to be able to showcase at least a few works in December, thanks! :-) --Grandy02 20:58, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah right, thanks for the reminder. I'll see if I can whip something up in the next days. - 22:00, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem. Thanks for the effort. Maybe I'll also draw something - if both you and vellidragon send in art as well, I would have one work for every Advent. ^_^ --Grandy02 12:43, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Good news: Someone else sent me a picture. So I'd need the work of you and/or vellidragon by 12th December (3rd Advent). --Grandy02 20:00, 28 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I've just sent my first contribution to the address on your site. Right now I am working on two more. - 00:00, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Wow, awesome work, thank you very much! :-D --Grandy02 19:29, 29 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry for answering late, I also received your second artwork, thanks a lot again! If you should send a third picture, please add the name of it as well as of the previous two images, I'd need those. --Grandy02 10:19, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Hello, your first art will be the next one in the calender, but I still don't know its name. Could you just write it on your talk page here, please? It doesn't matter, it's not state secret. ;-) Otherwise, I'll have to name it myself... --Grandy02 18:57, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I didn't really have a specific name in mind... How about something silly, like "If You Whoosh Upon a Star"? I really can't think of anything more witty right now. - 06:42, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Fine, but what would that be in German (unless you want it to be in English)? ^^ --Grandy02 10:03, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think it's translatable without destroying the lame pun. - 10:12, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, I changed the name. --Grandy02 11:02, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi again! I'm not sure if vellidragon will send her art until Sunday, so please already tell me the name of your second picture since I might showcase it for the fourth Advent. --Grandy02 21:29, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Gladly, I received vellidragon's art in time. However, I still need the name of your second picture, since it will appear tomorrow. Just write it on this page, please. --Grandy02 15:46, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Let's just call it "Oh Waddle Tree, Oh Waddle Tree", for the lack of a better name. - 12:12, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay. --Grandy02 16:22, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks again for your effort. I'd appreciate if you participated next year as well. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! ^_^ --Grandy02 16:22, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

:O
Help!THeres a glitch on UP and now all my text is blue!T_T--User:UltraMario3000
 * Userpedia has a new URL and can now be found here. The blue text might be related to the new skin. We're still experimenting with that. - 23:36, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Your Fake Games section
Hey Edofenrir! I absolutely loved your Fake Games section on the recent November edition of the 'Shroom. It was hilarious! I'm trying to think of something to do for the 'Shroom myself; something completely original that nobody has done yet. I was going to do a travel guide, but that's taken. I could maybe do interviews with random people from the Marioverse, enemy or ally, to get their feelings about their rank, role, etc. in the games. What do you think? I think that the interviews would be kind of fun. BTW I'm Peachygirl 101.
 * Thanks. I think there is already someone to write such interviews though: A user called Baby Mario Bloops. His section is called "Fake Interview". Maybe you could talk to Ralphfan or Tucayo about co-writing for that section. I remember I did this with Fake Weather for one issue. - 22:04, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Question
Can you have a look at Talk:Bowser's Galaxy Reactor please? 13:13, 11 December 2010 (UTC) PS: And, uh, you might want to fix your sig. You kinda put some new lines in the (Talk)...your sig is glitched 0_0...
 * My sig is only glitched on this page since somehow the line breaks when the location and destination of the "talk" link are identical. What is the issue with the page you linked? - 13:37, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I think he wants your opinion on the matter. 13:39, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
 * That's odd, then. I have a question on the talkpage. I want confirmation of what creates the black hole. The in-game cutscene (Youtube video link provided) shows it to be the planet Bowser lands on, but the article states that it is the giant Sun. I'm fairly sure that the planet is the second one where Bowser fights Mario. 13:42, 11 December 2010 (UTC) MCD: Yeah, that too.

Look! It's That Annual Christmas Thing from BL!
Merry Christmas, Edo! Another year of editing has passed, and to commemorate this year of wikiness, I give you two things. First, an image of you, me, and all of my other wiki friends at the annual MarioWiki Christmas Party. Also, you get a gift! Check below to see what you get. It may be different than someone else's, so be sure to check out other talk pages to see what everyone else got as well. Have a great holiday season and a happy New Year's! ~ Bowser's luma talk

EST, not UTC
How do I make the ~ ~ ~ ~ thing that shows the time of a comment dispaly in EST instead of UTC? 15:24, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Oh nevermind, it probably doesn't mattereven if it is possible...


 * I'm sorry, I can't think of anything to make that possible. I'll try to ask someone else. - 21:22, 17 December 2010 (UTC)

Artificial header because there was none originally
Well I'm sorry I've mistakened that Redstar with the RS on Userpedia.--User:UltraMario3000

Fake Games
I'd like to be the new writer of "Fake Games" for the Fake News section of The 'Shroom. Please get back to me ASAP. - qrs22 18:45, 22 January 2011 (EST)

OK, I made an account. It's qrs22.

Aaaaaaaaaaand I replied. - qrs22 19:26, 22 January 2011 (EST)

shroomwarning
23:58, 5 February 2011 (EST)
 * You kids get offa my lawn you rascal this is worse than the time when I was elected for Little Miss Pennymarket and the guy in charge forced me to walk from door to door handing out free shampoo samples in little plastic bags and sell combs and they dont make these combs like they used to do you stick them in your hair and they break and you have to go to the barber and oh my god Eduardo talks so much I don't know how one guy can be such a neverending waterfall of empty words I once saw a beautiful waterfall when I was in Canada but when I took a closer look at it it was just a cardboard cut-out like that one time Grandfather Lewis told me that the prom date who left me had a change of heart and returned so I went into the living room but then it was just cardboard he found that very funny but I cried for twelve days straight I also went to Cyprus once for twelve days but I didn't like it because it was so boring and...

etc. - 00:57, 6 February 2011 (EST)


 * you had a grandpa that didnt have "edo" in his name? 16:02, 8 February 2011 (EST)
 * We normally don't talk about him... - 16:14, 8 February 2011 (EST)

My mom is a freak
She's constantly complaining about having too little money. (you already knew that)

Now she bought a Wii. (you should have seen that coming)

And she thinks Miis are cute. (are you barfing yet?)

^^ Kennymon 03:49, 8 February 2011 (EST)
 * Do you want to know the best part? Guess what: The Miis will be miigrating to the 3DS. If your mother is going to buy that one too, prepare for a nasty little miigraine.


 * Nintendo - Our sucksess is your miisery.- 16:11, 8 February 2011 (EST)


 * I lol'd hard :D


 * I've been earning a little money through programming lately, so if my mother eventually ends up not having enough time for playing anymore, I might kinda "inherit" it (she already alluded to this), and I guess I'd buy Super Paper Mario then ^^


 * By the way, is there any chance I could show you a tiny game I have been making recently? Kennymon 16:02, 12 February 2011 (EST)
 * You will most likely be disappointed by Super Paper Mario. The factors that appealed to you in the other two games aren't present anymore. Also: Why me of all people? - 19:39, 12 February 2011 (EST)
 * Yeah, I know SPM is more of a Jump 'n Run and neglects its RPGish roots, and it's kind of sad, but I thought I might try and be a bit more open-minded and give it a go. But alas, my mom doesn't seem to be giving her Wii away too soon ^^ Oh, why you of all people, dunno, I hoped you might be able to tell me :3 Kennymon 17:10, 19 February 2011 (EST)
 * Oh, there's more than just that. But anyway, if you want to be open-minded, that's fine. Well, you are the one coming with a request, so you should be the one knowing the reason behind it. I cannot read minds, you know...  yet.   -  04:30, 22 February 2011 (EST)

Fake News
This is Luigi is OSAM. I was wondering if I could join the Fake News. I love that section and writing, I could be a great addition to your team. I understand if I can't. Luigi is OSAM
 * Hi. In order to write for the Fake News, you first need to have an account here. If you register an account there, send me a PM and I will tell you what you need to do to get a position in the Fake News team. - 04:23, 22 February 2011 (EST)

Dark Spin Merge
Hello, just dropping by to ask you to take a look at the dark spin page, it has a heading asking you to give input on whether the page should be merged with Bowser. I have been thinking about making a TPP for merging it, but I'm not sure what the criteria for merging are. I would really appreciate it if you would tell me if merging is a good idea or not. Thank you, Geekiness is an end, not a means - Bop1996 11:34, 24 February 2011 (EST)
 * What Knife says is true: Attacks that are not officially named shouldn't have their own articles, as it opens the possibility for articles about every whimsical movement of a character as long as someone makes up a fancy name for it. So I think a merge would be in order. I would say this on the talk page as well, but it would basically just be a repetition of what Knife already said. - 19:42, 24 February 2011 (EST)
 * Thanks again, I'll create the TPP soon. Geekiness is an end, not a means - Bop1996 20:45, 24 February 2011 (EST)
 * I created the proposal, if it passes, I would like to leave any links to it (if they exist) as a redirect to the section of Bowser we move it to. Geekiness is an end, not a means - Bop1996 21:12, 24 February 2011 (EST)

Warning

 * 13:39, 5 March 2011 (EST)

Reply

 * My apologies sir. Can I help delete them?
 * OK, I just thought it would be better if I helped too.

Hi

 * Can I sign up for The 'Shroom in position #2 the Fake News section? Thanks sir.

Sirena Beach quote
Hey, um, I hope this doesn't sound rude, but you know that's already in that article right?

01:29, 11 March 2011 (EST)
 * My bad. I didn't see it there. I removed the quote again. - 17:56, 11 March 2011 (EST)


 * Yeah, just thought I should let you know... :)

18:03, 11 March 2011 (EST)

Question
Why do you delete other peoples' userpages and talk pages if they are blocked? It doesn't make sense and IDK why, but I kinda like restoring unreasonable pages that were deleted. Sorry...
 * I delete them because with the ban of the respective user, these pages become useless. Banned users don't need to be showcased on our database. It serves no purpose other than pointless distraction. - 17:47, 12 March 2011 (EST)

Adminship reply
Wait what? Yes you are right about the sysop thing, but the thing is I really want those powers, but I just couldn't help but sneak away and ask in a sneaky way. You're right I should wait. SOme are you saying it is ok to want sysop powers?
 * I'm going to try answering your question in sufficient detail. What you need to do, though, is listen, and listen thoroughly. You actually have been given your answers multiple times by now, but for whatever reason, you chose to ignore the essential. Thinking back, Porplemontage nailed the point pretty decent here. Becoming a sysop is nothing a user should concern themselves with. It can happen if you are a decent user, but it doesn't need to.


 * I'm also getting the impression that you are misjudging the function of a sysop. Most people see sysops and think of them as untouchable people who can waltz around and tell other people what they have to do for their own amusement. It isn't like that. With being sysop comes responsibility, and a great heap of disadvantages as well. You cannot carefreely stroll through the community anymore, because you have to be in charge and ensure that nothing goes wrong. You have to yell at and punish people, even if you might actually feel sorry for them, or even if they are your friends (which you might then lose in the process). You have to subdue your own emotions a lot and deal with offenders in the most objective and fair way possible, even if they throw shit at you. Every decision you make is bound by the rules, and you have to know them. You sometimes have to surrender your own opinions in favor of what is best for the wiki. If you abuse your power to do whatever you want, you will get reprimanded and you even might lose your sysop privilegues again. So shortly: Being sysop is not about having power, it's about having a job. It's work. Tedious, exhausting, and ungrateful work. If you put all of this in perspective and think about what these things would mean for you, I am certain you wouldn't want to become a sysop anymore, because for you, it would mean losing a great deal of freedom.


 * Even if the above stuff doesn't change your mind about becoming a sysop, I have to tell you that this job requires a certain degree of discipline. Every once in a while, we admins come together and discuss if any new patrollers should be assigned. While doing this, every admin has their own values they look for in candidates. Personally, the things that matter the most for me are modesty and kindness, honesty, mental maturity, and most importantly, trustworthiness. Things like high edit counts or addressing me with "sir" don't matter to me at all. I merely look for those virtues in a person. Every candidate I supported so far exceled at most of these virtues, and I am proud of them, and the progress they have made. I don't support candidates I cannot be proud of.


 * So, if I look at you and everything I have seen of you so far, I am sorry, but I (among others) believe that you are not ready for becoming a sysop right now. You wouldn't make it very long. You have shown to be prone to disobedience. You bear the marks of low personal discipline ("I just couldn't help but sneak away and ask in a sneaky way."). Your self-control leaves a lot to be desired. Whenever you asked for a promotion, you mentioned power. Power seems to be all you seek, which speaks for itself. All in all, these are qualities that should not be present in a viable future Sysop. My honest judgment is that a promotion will not happen for you in the near future. If you still desire to become a sysop, you can start by learning to control these impulses and taking your time to mature. But this will be no easy task and you need to decide if that is really worth it. And don't delude yourself by taking this lightly. I assure you, a change of this magnitude will take years. That's all I have to say on the matter of your power desires.


 * Those who are familiar with my M.O. know that I tend to give out advice to people. The advice I can give you is this: You are a user of the Super Mario Wiki because you like the subject and you have fun writing articles and editing. If your sole reason for being here is to achieve power, you are doing something wrong.


 * This is a huge wall of text. I pray writing it wasn't a waste of time. - 18:27, 14 March 2011 (EDT)


 * I'd like to emphasize the fact that we will NOT promote someone if we have reason to believe that they "really want those powers". Lots of users have "become a Sysop" on their list of goals, and that's okay because it's only natural for someone to aspire to great things, but they shouldn't edit because they want a promotion. If we see someone doing that, it tells us that they care more about themselves than the wiki: we don't want someone like that on the core staff. It is not the sort of behaviour that should be rewarded - least of all with power: if they're not mature enough to contribute without fishing for praise and rewards, they're certainly not mature enough to be a reliable authority figure. - 19:26, 14 March 2011 (EDT)

Yes, another question.
I have noticed that we aren't very consistent when linking to other NIWA sites on SSB articles and the like. I find this a little odd, because, for example, we have an article on Link, which deals very well with all his appearances in Mario and SSB games, and gives enough info for someone else to understand a bit about him, but let's say that someone on this site finds Link an interesting character, and would like to know more about him. Instead of him having to ask or be told by another user that there is a better article on Link on the Zelda Wiki, wouldn't it be better to link (pun not intended) to the featured article on Link on Zelda Wiki, which would tell any user all about him? The same applies to, say, Samus, Pikachu, and Kirby, I'm sure the articles on their respective wikis would be a good thing to link people too if they want more information. If it is a good idea, I have a few other questions. Is putting the information on something I should create a pipe project for, or something I need to make a proposal about, or something I should just do myself? (I don't think I can do that)  4:47, 14 March 2011 (EST)
 * I'm probably a horrible candidate for answering a question like this, seeing how I don't have much to do with NIWA anymore, but I think you are mostly right. Those interwiki link circumstances need fixing and more consistency. We actually discussed this at some point, but it eventually came to a standstill when some users took an unfinished template and applied it to articles prematurely, or something along those lines. Anyway, if you can think of an elegant way to solve this problem, you are encouraged to do so. I think a PipeProject covering that wouldn't be a bad idea either. You could try talking about those suggestions to someone who is up-to-date with NIWA stuff as well, like User:Super Mario Bros.. - 18:48, 14 March 2011 (EDT)