User talk:czar

I am obsessed by the plain facts:

writing them literally down

is all the poetry I can.

Know that I esteem my editorial independence. Even as

an editor professionally connected to Kickstarter

I reject payment to edit or advocate on anyone's behalf.

Declarations

· Assisted edits done as user:helsabot
· My original contribs are dedicated to the public domain.
· Selected articles

Galak-Z screenshots

Saw on Commons that 17-bit have released some media, well done. I was in contact with 17-bit last year to get Skulls of the Shogun media released. They agreed to it, but never followed it up. My contact was Colin Williamson (colin[at]17-bit.com). Given that your correspondence is fresher, maybe you could chase this up. - hahnch e n 16:45, 17 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks—I'll ask czar ♔ 23:15, 17 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

...though now I'm thinking I'll have a better response post-GDC czar ♔ 03:23, 19 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Menacer

On 19 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Menacer, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the main producer of the Menacer light gun (pictured) was laughed at when he proposed that Sega support the peripheral past its original release? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Menacer. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:01, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

Book reviews

Could use help at both of those.

Thank you very much for your kind offer,

— Cirt (talk) 06:19, 21 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Galak-Z: The Dimensional

On 22 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Galak-Z: The Dimensional, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Galak-Z: The Dimensional's art style draws from anime influences, including Ichiro Itano's signature Macross series "Itano Circus" missile fusillade? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Galak-Z: The Dimensional. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Orlady (talk) 08:57, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Red Phoenix

I appreciated your post on his talk page and was disappointed that he chose to expunge the entire thread rather than take the chance to extend the olive branch. I have extended an olive branch of my own, so we'll see what happens. As an impartial observer, I hope you would be willing to facilitate further if a dialogue can be established. Indrian (talk) 22:30, 23 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Well, it's his prerogative to delete his talk page threads and I respect that. I think it might be best to put his talk page on your watchlist and just reach out in solidarity when he's back in town. Anything more right now could be construed as an unwelcome advance czar ♔ 00:15, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, it seems I misunderstood his intention for the delete. It was actually a move to start the discussion fresh. We have talked more, and I think this is resolved now. Mostly just misunderstanding based on us talking around each other a bit and feeling the strain of a pretty massive wiki undertaking (the Saturn GAR) while juggling real life as well. Thanks again for your intervention, which I do believe was useful for resetting the discussion. Indrian (talk) 00:18, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Good, I'm glad. I look forward to seeing Saturn at FAC some day. Take care czar ♔ 00:22, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Lucia Lacarra

Hi there. Thanks for your review of Lucia Lacarra. I've added ALT1 at Template:Did you know nominations/Lucia Lacarra.--Rosiestep (talk) 02:46, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Threes!

The article Threes! you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Threes! for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of CR4ZE -- CR4ZE (talk) 01:11, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Threes!

Just to note, there are some referencing mistakes, at the bottom of the reflist. Thanks, Mat ty.007 19:43, 28 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

They were just added. Fixed now. Thanks czar ♔ 20:24, 28 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for 18F

On 29 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 18F, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 18F (logo pictured), the new United States federal government digital services agency based on lean startup principles, was created in response to complications in Healthcare.gov's rollout? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/18F. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 09:01, 29 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Threes!

On 31 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Threes!, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the indie developers of Threes! iterated through puzzle themes such as sushi for a year before returning to their fundamental concept of pairing multiples of three? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Threes!. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:01, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Re: Wisp (Sonic) table

Assuming this concern of yours was about the article's GAN, not DYK (there aren't such stringent guidelines for DYKs, right?), I should say that I realized while drawing up the table that they're normally frowned upon in WP:VG. The reason I included it anyway is that many of the Wisps in it are referred to by name in the prose and image captions, sometimes more than once, and it would be tedious and awkward to describe each type of Wisp outside a table. Probably the least relevant aspect, if I had to remove one, would be the games each appears in, but I think it really is better with that. Would it help to auto-collapse the table? Tezero (talk) 02:42, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Tezero: Right—it's totally outside the DYK scope but I wanted to give you a heads up anyway. I think this would be a good question to throw to WTVG before you sink more time into it czar ♔ 02:47, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

GOCE March 2014 barnstar

		The Modest Barnstar
		This Modest Barnstar is awarded to czar for copy edits totalling over 4000 words during the GOCE March 2014 copy edit drive. Thank you very much for participating! Diannaa (talk) 18:57, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Testing the waters on Blood Knights

I've been doing articles on XBLA games for several years now, and I've been getting better it over time. I've recently brought Blood Knights up to GA level, and it's the first article I've done that I feel might been a viable candidate for Featured Article. Before I move forward with that, however, I wanted to ask you and a few other people that are involved in video game FACs what their thoughts are on the matter. In short, does the article have a realistic chance of going through FAC successfully? How much work would it take to be at that level? Your thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated. Sven Manguard Wha? 22:07, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Sven Manguard: I think its brevity works in its favor. I have a few thoughts—I'll put them on the talk page czar ♔ 13:18, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Pokémon Channel sources

Have you found the sources you mentioned at the FAC? I'm a little worried as I don't want the FAC to be closed without promotion due to a lack of feedback. You didn't seem to think it was hugely necessary, though. Tezero (talk) 16:02, 6 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Tezero: My connections don't have the mags handy, and I wouldn't hold the FAC for them. I'm backed up in meatspace, but will get to your reply as soon as I can czar ♔ 02:05, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Alright. Well, heh, I hope I can get your support soon (fixing any further issues of yours as necessary), as the FAC may not be kept up much longer. Tezero (talk) 02:30, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Did You Know submission etiquette (for lack of a better word)

Hi, thanks for pointing out the error at the DYK for 2048 (video game), but what'd you mean by "revise the original hook"? This is my first participation in a DYK submission, but from looking at the others, it looked like any change needed an alt. Was I wrong in assuming that? Supernerd11 :D Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 23:41, 6 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Supernerd11: Typically, it's just easier to revise the original hook if it's only a one- or two-word change. ALTs are more for completely new hook content or significant rephrasing czar ♔ 02:05, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, okay. Thanks! Supernerd11 :D Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 02:07, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

GTA V FAC

Thanks for your comments. I have fixed up most of your points and have left a couple of follow-up questions as well. Please get back to me. Thanks. CR4ZE (t • c) 04:02, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@CR4ZE: I've been mulling over that tab for the past few hours. It's a long one, and wikEd makes my eyes bleed czar ♔ 04:14, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Next FAC I do for you, I'll try and use list-defined refs instead. ;-) I still want to hear back from you about what to do with Gameplay. I prefer the way it's organised now, but I'm happy to hear your thoughts. CR4ZE (t • c) 04:21, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging @Czar: Support time? CR4ZE (t • c) 04:03, 11 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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