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Welcome to Wikipedia, JQF! I'm Celestianpower. I noticed that you were new and/or have yet to receive any messages so I just thought I'd pop in to say "hello". Hello. Wikipedia can be a little intimidating at first, since it's so big but we won't bite so Be Bold and get what you know down in microchips! If you do make a mistake, that's fine, we'll assume good faith and just correct you: it'll take a few seconds maximum! Here, however, are a few links to get you started:
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Notes to self
Look up What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy by Jim Gee. JQF 17:34, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
An Instinct for Dragons _ JQF 19:16, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
Snow Crash _ JQF 17:15, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real & The Last Dragon (docudrama) _ JQF 18:09, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
Dark City JQF 19:34, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
[www.gettingby.com] JQF 19:58, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computer and video games#Issues and ideas JQF 18:34, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Welcome!
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Game Templates
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computer and video games
rv, you keep changing the template to standards that haven’t been finalized yet, you're jumping the gun
rv, again, changes weren't brought up on talk page like required, plus it doesn't follow {{Navbox generic}} standards, which is norm for these navboxes
- Template:Zelda games
- Template:Mario series
- Template:Donkey Kong series
- Template:Pokémon games
- Template:Super Smash Bros. series
- Template:Nintendo Wars series
- Template:Wario series
- Template:Ogre Battle series
- Template:Metal Gear series
- Template:Star Fox series
- Template:Metroid series
- Template:Pikmin series
- Template:Kid Icarus series
Just as a heads up: the villain list is getting insanely too big. The "dark" versions of characters are only used in training missions, which in my opinion isn't notable enough to be listed. I've posted a section on the talk page about this, but I doubt it will get many responses. It seems like most of the people that edit the page, don't check the talk page alot. RobJ1981 05:12, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
You helped choose Environmentalism as this week's WP:AID winner
AzaBot 18:34, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
I replied to you on the Wii talk page
Regarding the Launch titles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wii#Voting
Duhman0009 16:51, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Made a New Poll for the Wii Launch Titles Section
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Duhman0009 18:43, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Autoblocked
Prod warning on List of characters in Super Smash Bros. Melee
I just happened across a prod on List of characters in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and as you are a contributor, I figured you should know. —Disavian (talk/contribs) 07:23, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Your edit to Wii
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Re: Mathbot missing importance
There is a bit of a bug with Mathbot. Whenever it does quality stats boxes, like Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Canada-related articles by quality statistics, it doesn't link to the importance categories, and will infact remove the links if they have been added when it updates, like here. Just wanted to let you know so you can improve the bot. JQF • Talk • Contribs 15:33, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
- I fixed that. The stats will have those links when the bot runs tonight. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 22:08, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
- Cool. JQF • Talk • Contribs 04:58, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks!
Thanks for adding the Wikilink to my userbox. I didn't know if I could do that or not, so I just left it bold. First one I had done...with more to come :o) - Rock on...SVRTVDude 00:01, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
Wikiproject Canada
Hi, I'm an American but I like (and work on) a lot of Vancouver produced TV articles. Anyways, drop me a note if their's some part of the project you'd like help with, I just did the assessment/importance category pages. - Peregrine Fisher 08:10, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
You may wish to check out {{tlu}}.
Please check out the changes I made at Wikipedia talk:Userboxes/New Userboxes -- 02:44, February 17, 2007. You used {{tl}} for templates in your user space. However, you wanted {{tlu}}. Same thing, but different namespace. Will (Talk - contribs) 08:48, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks. JQF • Talk • Contribs 18:05, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
I fixed your user boxes
You had many user boxes that were not displaying properly because they were moved per WP:UM. Please verify I got the correct boxes. I doubt what you had was what you wanted. So this version is almost certainly an improvement. Will (Talk - contribs) 03:58, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks, I hadn't been aware of a major userbox migration. Everything seems to be fine. JQF • Talk • Contribs 13:55, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
Good. Thanks for double checking. Will (Talk - contribs) 02:03, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
Centralized video game navbox discussion
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Comanche
With regard to your edit of 21 March, I am not sure that pushing the TOC off of the first screen of the Comanche article is necessarily a good thing. It might be better instead to move, or delete, the map on the left hand side. What do you think? --Bejnar 22:25, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- Well, with an article that long and with that many sections, something needs to be done with the TOC, although the image may have confused what needed to be done. I'd say that the image should be moved, as it still has purpose, but doesn't appear to be in the right section. JQF • Talk • Contribs 22:40, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- I've moved some stuff around. How does it look? JQF • Talk • Contribs 22:57, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- It looks ever so much better. Thanks. --Bejnar 23:07, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- I've moved some stuff around. How does it look? JQF • Talk • Contribs 22:57, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
You tube links on your user page
Hi, I note that you have linked a few You Tube clips from your user page. Would you possibly reconsider this given that some of the links appear to be to possible copyright violations?
It is appreciated that a lot of material on You Tube is 'grey', but linking to potential copyright violations reflects badly on yourself and Wikipedia. Replacment of the links with 'legal' ones or with links to content under 'free' licences would be ideal Sfan00 IMG 12:47, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
- I see no problem, the foundation is hosting nothing illegal or against policy :) Talk to symode09's or How's my driving? 12:49, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
2007 Parsecs
Any chance you'll update Parsec Awards to include the 2007 finalists? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.197.7.22 (talk) 20:29, August 22, 2007 (UTC)
- Done JQF • Talk • Contribs 20:44, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
Speedy deletion of I Love the World
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This template is only for films that have moved beyond announced and are already in production. As you may notice in the history... I already attempted to add the Avengers series to the list once. Adding the Avengers series to this list is a sure fire way to get the article The Avengers (film series) deleted. You could help defend tha article on Talk:The Avengers (film series)... eventually... there will be enough movies in production to add it to the template.--Dr who1975 (talk) 17:44, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- Okay. To prevent this issue from occurring again, I've added <!--NOTE: This template is only for films that have moved beyond announcements and are already in production--> to various spots in the template so that people can clearly see this. JQF • Talk • Contribs 18:01, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
- That was a good idea.--Dr who1975 (talk) 21:45, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
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Invitation to a Detective Conan/Case Closed wiki
I am sending this because I seen you adding the {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Anime and manga/Userbox/User Detective Conan}} userbox on your userpage. I hope I'm not spamming you here.
I have proposed for a Detective Conan/Case Closed Wiki in December 2007, and outside for some admin issues, the wiki is close to fruition. However, I have a lack of people having wiki experience to create guidelines, to administrate the wiki, and also to create userboxes that I consider essential for a snapshot of the content.
As a result, I cordially invite you to Kudo's Bookshelf, the Detective Conan/Case Closed encyclopedia.
Since this wiki is still under construction, joining the wiki needs my approval. Please do not hesitate contacting me on my talk page.
Thank you for your attention!
--Samuel di Curtisi di Salvadori 15:51, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
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Hiya JQF. I wonder if (should anybody have a citation) we should also mention Dion's plagerism of David Suzuki? Anyways, glad ya entered the plagerism thingy with balance. GoodDay (talk) 16:26, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
- I wasn't aware of Dion plagiarizing anything of Suzuki's, but if there's a credible source and it's recent enough to impact the election and/or of a relevant topic, ie about something on the Liberal's platform, go ahead. JQF • Talk • Contribs 16:36, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
Nay! As I've said I'm content with what's in the article. GoodDay (talk) 16:50, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
3RR at Canadian federal election, 2008
Hello - just a friendly note to warn you that you've reached (not exceeded) the limit of three reverts per article per day at Canadian federal election, 2008. You've done nothing wrong as of yet, but a further reversion on your part would be blockable. Cheers, Sarcasticidealist (talk) 00:09, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry bout that, just dealing with people who remove whole sections that they have a small problem with instead of fixing it. JQF • Talk • Contribs 02:41, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
- No problem - as I said, you haven't done anything wrong. I just like to give people reminders before they do do something wrong. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 03:11, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
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RfD nomination of List of Feature Pictures
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RfD nomination of Most viewed article
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New religion
You have become the eighth member of the new religion, the Downfall of Wikipedia. Eight is a lucky number so you have been given USA and you will get all their burgers, even the ones they've eaten. (Heaven12345 (talk) 17:43, 25 February 2009 (UTC))