User talk:A Nobody

Welcome to my talk page! Please be sure to make all posts civil and constructive, as I will ignore or revert anything I deem to be bad faith, dishonest, or vandalism. Also, let us try to keep two-way conversations readable. If you post to my talk page, I will just reply here. If I posted recently to another talk page, including your talk page, then that means I have it on my watchlist and will just read responses there. I may refactor discussions to your talk page for the same reason. Also, please do not refer to me here or elsewhere by my previous username as I changed names due to real-world off-wiki harassment that remains a concern. Due to the issues that caused my name change and other matters (such as the demands of college!) I may be slow in responding to messages and I may even stop editing for long stretches of time. Sincerely, --A Nobody 18:36, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

To add to this article

I am not sure what was on the previous version of the article, but the following out of universe information can be added from "Resistance 2: Getting To Know Nathan Hale," PlayStation The Official Magazine 13 (November 2008): 62: the character is voiced by David Kaye. PTOM states that "The Resistance 2 story is all about Nathan Hale and his role in this great conflict." Ted Price, one of the game developers, adds, "Internally we wanted to know more about Hale, and focusing on him provided the opportunity to answer questions about him." Thus, I encourage someone to restore the article and add this information in a manner such as this:

Nathan Hale is the protagonist of the Playstation 3 games Resistance: Fall of Man and its sequel Resistance 2. He is voiced by David Kaye.

Development

Ted Price, one of the game developers, adds, "Internally we wanted to know more about Hale, and focusing on him provided the opportunity to answer questions about him."

Biography

Hale killed practically every chimera in England and then went to America to win again.

Reception

PTOM states that "The Resistance 2 story is all about Nathan Hale and his role in this great conflict." Playstation Universe lists Hale among the top five Playstation 3 characters thus far.

Restoration

Nathaniel is a character in Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy. Nathaniel is one of the main characters of this series. After coming of age as a magician when he was 12 years old, he was granted the new name of John Mandrake, and is known by this name to everyone but the title character, Bartimaeus and in the later part of Ptolemy's Gate to Kitty.

Attributes

Appearance

In The Amulet of Samarkand he is described as being small and scrawny with dark hair. His hair, as he increases in rank, becomes increasingly long, but during the gap between The Golem's Eye and Ptolemy's Gate he has opted for a crew cut in (politically advantageous) tribute to the soldiers fighting in America. He is further described as attractive, with "the scent of power [hanging] around him" and of medium height and slender build, his forehead prematurely lined (Ptolemy's Gate, U.S. Edition, pg. 21).

Personality

Nathaniel is, at first, a small, shy boy uncomfortable with anyone who is not Mrs. Underwood or Ms. Lutyens. He is very nervous and scared by Bartimaeus when he first summons the demon. As the books progress, and he becomes more and more proficient, he also becomes more confident, and possibly overconfident. He works fervently when motivated, as is shown when he furthers his education with incredible speed in The Amulet of Samarkand. Throughout the books he also shows signs of ambition to rise through the ranks of the government, a common goal among magicians. Bartimaeus compares him more than once to Simon Lovelace, as they share a similar mindset, and habitual tics, such as stroking back their hair.

Role in books

The Amulet of Samarkand

In The Amulet of Samarkand, Nathaniel starts off as a young boy who, at the age of five, had been given up by his parents to apprenticeship under a mediocre Whitehall magician named Arthur Underwood, the assistant minister of Internal Affairs. Underwood begins teaching the boy in magic, but Nathaniel, being inquisitive, decides to advance his education to higher levels without the knowledge of his tutor.

However, at the age of eleven, in his master's house, Nathaniel is publicly humiliated by a greedy and ambitious young magician named Simon Lovelace. In a fit of juvenile fury, Nathaniel hatches a plan for vengeance. He sets several mites (a weak kind of imp) on Lovelace, but Lovelace is powerful and stops the mites, then proceeds to beat Nathaniel as punishment.

Later, after much research and preparation, Nathaniel summons Bartimaeus, a 5,000-year-old djinni, to exact his revenge on Lovelace. Mrs. Underwood - Nathaniel's master's wife - inadvertently reveals Nathaniel's true name to Bartimaeus. This vastly limits Nathaniel's control over the djinni, because spells can be cast on people when their true name is known (hence the practice of assigning names).

In the end, Nathaniel earns the respect of the majority of the other magicians including Rupert Devereaux, the Prime Minister. He is accepted as a magician in the government.

The Golem's Eye

Nathaniel summons Bartimaeus again, facing off against the Resistance and sinister magicians.

The second book picks up almost three years later and features Nathaniel as a junior magician working his way up the government ranks. He is described as one of the governments' rising young stars. In this book, Kitty Jones is introduced as an important character. She is a part of the Resistance movement, which seeks to end the oppressive rule of the magicians. Nathaniel is tasked by his superiors to crush the Resistance movement and capture the members. His task is complicated when a seemingly invulnerable clay golem starts to make random attacks on London. Much to the displeasure of Bartimaeus, Nathaniel recalls the djinni to aid him in uncovering the origins of the golem, and to save his own skin.

During the course of the book Nathaniel is almost fired from his post and executed for treason. By the end of the book however he has come back to favor when Duvall's conspiracy comes to light.

Ptolemy's Gate

In Ptolemy's Gate, Nathaniel has risen to the ruling Council and is arguably the most powerful magician in the government. He stands against a force of hybrid magicians with spirits trapped inside them, led by Nouda. Romantic feelings are hinted at in the book at various points between Kitty and himself. Nathaniel summons Bartimaeus into his body to help fight the Hybrids with Gladstone's staff, and destroys most of them, leaving only Nouda alive. However, during this fight, Nathaniel is seriously injured and he loses strength quickly, even with Bartimaeus' assistance. When Nathaniel and Bartimaeus confront Nouda, Nathaniel dismisses Bartimaeus which saves Baritmaeus just prior to the staff being destroyed killing both Nouda and Nathaniel. Bartimaeus returned to the Other Place, but is known to have survived; according to his "journal", he was summoned by a female magician with a stutter afterwards. Kitty, in the end, goes visit her old friend Jakob before she begins to travel around the world in a new life.

Trivia

• Nathaniel's chosen magician name, John Mandrake, may be a reference to the popular comic strip and real life magician, Mandrake the Magician
• Nathaniel's birthday is on November 26, as confirmed by the author.

External links

• Official website

Horror film genre-specifc reliable sources

If you have time, I'd appreciate your looking in at Horror film genre-specifc reliable sources and either advise or contribute. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 21:32, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

I looked over the list and to be honest you seem to cover pretty much anything I would have added, but I will watch list it and keep a look out. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 20:22, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

DYK for José Sabogal

On May 2, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article José Sabogal, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Shubinator (talk) 00:54, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Fantastic! Thanks! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 22:56, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}} Hi! Is there a way to make the life preserver and question mark icons on the top of page into two more or less equal columns, so that they aren't off the left side of the page? Thanks! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 04:21, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

I've got a few ideas, working on it.--Res2216firestar 04:35, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

See User:Res2216firestar/Sandbox for my work as I try things.--Res2216firestar 04:49, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I notice on the current version in your sandbox, it winds up overlapping the text at the top, though. Thanks for trying! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 04:50, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Yesh, it is very much a work in progress, exactly why I'm not doing it to your talk page. Thanks--Res2216firestar 04:52, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Definitely getting somewhere! Much appreciated! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 05:15, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Only a few more fixes left to fix, credit goes to User:Matthewedwards for the formatting.--Res2216firestar 05:18, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Okay, best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 05:26, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

(od) That's as far as I can take it. What do you think?--Res2216firestar 05:25, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

I say, go for it! Please transfer it over. Thanks! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 05:26, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

 Done--Res2216firestar 05:30, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Awesome! Thanks! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 20:57, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Reply

Dear A Nobody,

My method of voting on AfDs involves me reading every AfD, making my decision, making a list of AfDs that I would vote on, and then rapidly voting using tabs to save time. Sincerely, Myownusername (talk) 01:47, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

I strongly encourage you to read User:Stifle/Don't say non-notable. Also, please be aware that others are discussing you at Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_adminship#Socky_Anybody.3F. Also, please remember that it is a discussion and not a vote. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 01:53, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Can you help me?

I added 77 articles to Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Bilateral relations and now need to add:

{{user:ikip/99|Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Bilateral relations}}

to all the AFDs, found here: User:Ikip/test77.

If you want to start at the bottom, that would be great. I give you permission to use this template, which signs my name. Ikip (talk) 01:56, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

I am of course happy to help, but as seen in the thread above this one, I have started an ANI thread concerning another account and as you know I may be side tracked with that. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 03:08, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

both

Yes it should apply to both sides. Actually, everyone. Why are we here if not to edit articles? David D. (Talk) 22:10, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Well, I agree with that, which is why I make sure to contribute to all sorts of aspects of the project from welcoming new users to commenting in talk threads, but most importantly with adding references and fixing grammar and format in the articles themselves. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 22:13, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to A Nobody, for his tireless work on wikipedia, especially in saving and referencing articles. Great work! Ikip (talk) 01:20, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you. Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 01:30, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Re:Welcome!

Thank you for your welcome. AdmiralKolchak (talk) 10:12, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome! Happy editing! Sincerely, --A Nobody^{My talk} 16:28, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Spaceships of eve

Hi - I noticed that your userspace was coming up in the categories list for this article - as I'm sure you are aware, userspace shouldn't appear in those lists. I have removed the categories - hope that is ok, any problems drop me a line. --Cameron Scott (talk) 20:49, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Yes, that's fine. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 22:15, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/BQZip01 4

Thank you for the support. — BQZip01 — ^talk 01:59, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome! Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 03:15, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your support

A Nobody, Gaia Octavia Agrippa has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk | _Sign 19:52, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

You're welcome and thanks for the smile! Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 20:06, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Invitation

I am just starting this page: User:Ikip/p, a straw poll for all ARS members to comment in.

I welcome you to comment and contribute. Ikip (talk) 21:39, 7 May 2009 (UTC)