User talk:Changtau2005

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Keeby & Beta
1. If you've ever played Kirby's Dream Course, could you take a look at this link? I want to know if the gray sprites of Kirby are in the actual game or just uncolored sprites of Keeby. Seemingly no one's played KDC...

2. I asked Starman125 if we should make a page for beta elements (think about all that wonderful beta of KA, KDC, KMA, KF, KK, etc.), but he never responded. Do YOU think that should be a future project?

Thanks for your time. NerdyBoutKirby  Editing the wiki for WAY too long.   02:16, October 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I've never played a lot of the older spinoffs including Kirby's Dream Course.


 * For the beta elements, what do you think we should do about them? If you think it's a good idea, you have to pitch it convincingly and think about the implementation and maintenance details. How are we going to cross-reference or make sure what is real and what is not? What is the time frame for the completion of the project?


 * Personally I think the easiest and best way is to just outsource and link to the cutting room floor from the External Links section in the relevant games, but if you have a better idea, why not lay it out so we can think it out? Changtau2005    Talk to meBlogsContributionsBlock me KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  08:28, October 21, 2012 (UTC)
 * This caught my attention, so on the topic of The Cutting Room Floor - they really do not like it when the term "beta" is applied to unused or cut content. They feel it is overused and generally incorrect, and would rather use a different term like "prototype" or "early" to describe such things, since people on the Internet who call prototypes "beta" versions often do not account for the stages of game development (AKA pre-alpha, alpha, beta, release candidate, etc.). That said, they do occasionally use the term if it is commonly used as the name for a certain prototype. I know a lot of Wikis have a page called List of Beta Elements, but a more accurate title is just something to consider (or at least a mention on the page introduction), if Kirby Wiki goes that route. LinkTheLefty (talk) 16:50, October 21, 2012 (UTC)

Search Box Codes
Hi, Changtau2005. I like the way the search box looks. What are the codes to change the search box and the button? I can modify every piece of that and I'm asking permission for those responsible from the wikis that I need their images, codes, etc. Please reply ASAP. Thanks. The Fan of Wiki  07:36, October 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure what you mean. If you know how to change them then why are you asking me for their element IDs and classes? There's two or three different search boxes that behave differently on different pages, the common hook is #WikiaSearch and .WikiaSearch, but sometimes they are wrapped in a higher level container. Anyways, you can't really ask for permission to change them - styling rules are set by CSS pages in the MediaWiki namespace, and you need administrator or staff privileges to change those pages.


 * You can ask about general page styling on Wikia Community Central instead, unless the issue is more specific to or concerns Kirby Wiki itself then it would help if you would elaborate your question. Thank you for your interest. Changtau2005    Talk to me</li>Blogs</li>Contributions</li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  10:25, October 25, 2012 (UTC)

Ok, thanks...<font color="#0000E0">The Fan of Wiki  08:02, October 26, 2012 (UTC)

Amp, Apos, and Nbsp
It would seem that Kirby Wiki is automatically replacing every apostrophe with &amp;apos, which is really disruptive for people (like me) who edit primarily in Source Mode. Also, &amp;amp is being placed randomly in this mode as well. Not to mention that every empty line has &amp;nbsp in it. Is there any way to fix this, is it all a glitch, or will I just have to put up with this indefinitely?

For further evidence, simply look at this message in Source Mode. Thanks, NerdyBoutKirby   Editing the wiki for WAY too long.  22:14, October 31, 2012 (UTC)
 * I just noticed that this amp thing is messing up galleries; they&apos;re accepted as apostrophes alone, but not together. In other words, if I edit a gallery (see the history of Maxim Tomato for the best example), I have to manually replace every pair of apos with apostrophes or else they will stop being italicized. If we can do something about this, we need to. Simple edits are becoming quite time-consuming... NerdyBout  Kirby  Wreck_THIS.png 00:58, November 1, 2012 (UTC)


 * Right now, I don't see any problem with using the characters directly and I'm editing from source mode. It's probably just a temporary Wikitext parser glitch on Wikia's end so the actual HTML output was affected, since it's only affecting galleries. If you see this happening again just link me the page, or a permalink from its history.
 * It would be good if you can undo your replacement of the normal characters - I'd do it myself but it's easier since you can list your own history and do it from there.
 * Changtau2005   Talk to me</li>Blogs</li>Contributions</li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  14:12, November 1, 2012 (UTC)


 * It's occurring on Stomper Boot, Energy Sphere, and a lot of others. It affects more than just galleries; many recent changes on the wiki have been replacing apostrophes with apos. It's common in titles like Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, etc.. However, as seen with the most recent edit on Escargoon, it sometimes adds them....but doesn't actually add them. It's tricky, you'll just have to view Escargoon in Source Mode to see what I mean.
 * All of this is a confusing ordeal in my opinion. I think I'll focus on my emulator for the next few days and hope all of this blows over by the time I return. I'll keep an eye on the problem, though. Thanks, NerdyBout  Kirby  Wreck_THIS.png 20:43, November 1, 2012 (UTC)

Wii Emulator
I'm nearing the end of Kirby: Canvas Curse, and I intend to play through Kirby's Adventure and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards next. If I can find a ROM for Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition (haven't looked yet), I'll play Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby's Dream Land 3, and Kirby Super Star as well. I assume cropping the border off the images will make it completely retro (leaving them on would look kind of sloppy for such old games, if you know what I mean).

The point is, is there one specific Wii emulator you can recommend for me to download? NerdyBout Kirby   22:30, November 5, 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, Dolphin should work fine, although I'm not sure why you'd want to play those games from within Dolphin. Nintendo emulates those games from within the Wii, so the content should be the same as if you are playing them from handhelds, or running their individual ROMs in handheld emulators. Performance-wise, running them from within Dolphin would be worse off. I shouldn't elaborate on the acquisition of ROMs and scrubbed ISOs though, as it's a moral and legal gray area; if someone downloads the ROM off somewhere without actually owning the game, it's considered piracy by most accounts.
 * Changtau2005   Talk to me</li>Blogs</li>Contributions</li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  03:18, November 6, 2012 (UTC)


 * Well, this way I wouldn't have to download 6 ROMS and 3 emulators. Apparently, the US policy is that people must own the device to legally download a ROM -- I don't have an NES, SNES, or N64, but I do own a Wii and KDCol. Of course, I'm glad you brought up KDL and KDL2, perhaps they'll be lower-quality screenshots since they're stretched to fit the screen. Well, I'll consider all of this before I make my decision. Thanks for the advice! NerdyBout  Kirby  Wreck_THIS.png 20:06, November 6, 2012 (UTC)

Sigh. Sorry to kill your dreams, but I've tried Dream Collection on Dolphin, and none of the classic games work. They all hang upon being selected. You're going to have to wait this one out. AwestruckAl (talk) 00:27, November 7, 2012 (UTC)


 * Don't be sorry at all! I'm glad you brought that up before I downloaded anything. I guess that means my next mission is getting Project 64 and a Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards ROM. Thank you both! NerdyBout  Kirby  Wreck_THIS.png 03:16, November 7, 2012 (UTC)

3 Things...

 * 1) I noticed that on Wookieepedia, they have audio for quotes and certain sounds. I think Kirby Wiki could prosper from such an idea; we could take one quote or specific sound effect created by a character ("Hi!" for Kirby, "We did it! We got the Magic Yarn!" for Prince Fluff, etc.)(Marx's laughter for Marx, Magolor's squeaky voice for Magolor, Freezy Rex's roar for Freezy Rex, etc.) and put an audio file add-on into the infobox of a worthy article. Most enemies, mid-bosses, and bosses don't make specific sounds like grunting or laughing, but a fair number do. I assume their would be one quote/sound per infobox, so articles like King Dedede would have an audio for games, Epic Yarn, anime, and Smash Bros.. It's an awful lot to ask, but is it worth consideration as a future project for multiple editors? http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/CT-782
 * 2) Yesterday, I signed up to become a member at Didyouknowgaming.com. It's a site for video game trivia. I added my Dice & Big Dice hypothesis, which I myself added to Kirby Wiki. Do you think it would be immoral/plagiarism to add other interesting trivia from Kirby Wiki? I'd give sources to the respective pages on the wiki.
 * 3) Lastly, there are three bombs in KCC: One is a mine, one is a bomb with a parachute, and one is an inflatable bomb. They're worth a mention at the very least, but does each one deserve an article? It's not like they have names...

Thanks, NerdyBout  Kirby   23:53, November 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * Same argument as last time. Non-image media files are subject to link rot, there are player discrepancies, plus the proposed sound files are harder to get than the music files. Long story short - central uploading is necessary - that'll probably need to go into my Youtube account to group it with all the music files. I don't think this is a necessary move.
 * Kirby Wiki is not a primary source of information. It is a compilation of information from elsewhere, therefore there is no requirement for credit as long as it's not copy and paste of text or media files as far as I know for CC-BY-SA
 * Not their own articles, no, citing notability.

Kirby's Theme Park
Nobody replied to my inquiry on Talk:Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition. Since Starman125, EmptyStar, and Gamefreak75 have been out for a while, I thought I'd come to you. Do you think Happiness Hall, Apricot Atrium, and Last Land are worthy of articles? They are places in the Kirby series, after all, and they have names to boot (the way I see it, worlds without real names (like in KTnT and KBB) don't deserve articles). I'm kinda running out of stuff to do on the wiki, but that's not part of the reason I think these places deserve pages.

Anyways, what do you think? NerdyBout Kirby   03:02, November 27, 2012 (UTC)


 * I don't have the game. Put them in if you have something to say about them. Changtau2005    Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  03:10, November 27, 2012 (UTC)

Templates being at the top of the page
I'm not certain we've had this discussion before, but I think the templates (like this one) should be moved to the bottom of their respective articles. This is conventional template placement because after a user finishes reading an article, he or she can open the template to go to pages relating to the article (i.e. going to Moley from Amazing Mirror ' s page). When using certain browsers, the template interferes with the infobox (which isn't exactly a sight for eyes whether they're sore or not). <font face="Eurostile" size="3"> BNK [ E 23:07, December 8, 2012 (UTC)


 * Well I'm not particular about where it's put, anyone can feel free to relocate them to the bottom if that makes more navigational sense. I'm more concerned about incorrect display when using certain browsers - which one did you see the behavior on? I test all my work on IE9+, and latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari - that accounts for over 90% of average traffic, lower estimate. I don't know about IE8- for XP and feature-phone browsers aka browsers on non-smartphones. Those are hardly up to date or standards-compliant so it's not going to be the only problem on the site they are going to see. IE6 and 7 will not display most of the site or any other wikia site correctly, last time I checked. I don't test non-mainstream browsers like Konquerer since for our site demographic, hardly anyone would use them. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  17:18, December 9, 2012 (UTC)
 * I hate to sound like a dictator, but I'm mandating the placement of the templates at the bottom of articles. So could you perhaps help out? I'm not one to talk about getting it done in a set time, so do it when you feel like it; all I'm saying is that it eventually has to get done. I was using an outdated school computer, so that's probably why it looked disrupted, and I was also using an outdated version of Internet Explorer. Seamonkey also experienced issues, but this is from another outdated perspective; the last time I actually updated [my] Seamonkey was in early 2010. Any way you look at it, though, we have to assume users access the internet using any of all available browsers. <font face="Eurostile" size="3"> BNK [ E 03:01, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * Also, I recommend you archive your talk page. It's over 100,000 bytes. <font face="Eurostile" size="3"> BNK [ E 03:04, December 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually, nevermind; don't move the templates or archive your talk page if you don't want to. I'll move the templates myself since it's "such a big deal." One piece of advice though: Don't be a dick and complain about me or any user on another user's talk page. If you've got a problem with my request(s) for help, let me know by actually responding here, leaving a message on my talk page, or requesting a session in the chat room. My intentions were not to pillar you with work, because I was honestly convinced this task wouldn't equate splitting any fucking hairs, but again, I have a talk page for a reason. <font face="Eurostile" size="3"> BNK [ E 00:21, December 16, 2012 (UTC)


 * If you want to take some minor remark like that as some 'dick move' and take offence I've got nothing to say - if you can't take what others have to say about how you want things to run then there's serious issues with how they are run. If you have a problem with my behaviour and demeanour or admin/bureaucrat privileges then take it up to Wikia and the community and see what everybody has to say instead of using expletives and bad language. I thought you were above that - look, you're admin - start by showing some example. All that tone in your last message does is alienating me as a user who is responsible for maintaining the skin and YouTube AJAX APIs, and other systems that no one is currently capable of running. I can just walk away and let them decay to nothing after a year's worth of compulsory Wikia updates and wash my hands of this site; I've moved on to more important and higher things in life like pursuing a career, but I keep on maintaining the site because I think the community deserves better, and your most recent actions as a site lead is making me reconsider that decision, which will be to the detriment to the community as a whole. Frankly this kind of post would result in suspension in Wikipedia, and having it come from you leaves me speechless.


 * You did imply you have a problem with my bureaucrat/admin privileges in the edit summary here, right? Take it up to Wikia citing my offense in your POV and get it removed then, if they would see the same, because frankly I don't know from what angle I abused my tools. By remarking that you can and should perform the move yourself, when I'm not even in the process of talking to you? If not then what else? I meant to do the moves after I come down from my plane, but it doesn't seem worth doing anymore. If you're reading this NerdyBoutKirby, very sorry for involving your talk page in this mess. Just keep up the good work and stay strong. No idea he'd read it and take it that way. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  06:02, December 17, 2012 (UTC)

J ROM
Do you, by chance, have the Japanese ROM of KMA on your computer? If so, could you get me two screenshots: The enemy credits showing Lady Ivy and the Japanese credits showing Gnight (among other foes)? Any time before Summer would be fine... if you even have said ROM. 'Course, I can't order you around. Thanks, and happy holidays! NerdyBoutKirby  Fiery Christmas!  01:28, December 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * All done, posted on your talk Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  04:08, December 20, 2012 (UTC)

Plagiarism
I found a really nice piece of information on another wiki -- it's not solely a Kirby Wiki, and I had to translate it from Spanish. I'd be rewording it entirely, but would it still count as plagiarism? I don't think that should be bad, but I don't want to post it and suffer the consequences of being wrong. (The info has to do with Boss Butch in KDL3, as well as the Nintendo 64.)

Happy New Years, NerdyBoutKirby   Fiery Christmas!  05:09, December 29, 2012 (UTC) You mean fraud right? Kirbyme12355 (talk) 16:30, April 5, 2014 (UTC)Zackary Palmer

Template Swap
I know you haven't had time to check the message above, but hear me out. The KDC template could use a few minor tweaks. First off, Changer should be changed to Transformer. Secondly, Fire ability is not in the game -- Burning is. Anytime you can change these is fine. I wouldn't want to force you to do anything =]. NerdyBoutKirby  Fiery Christmas!  16:21, December 29, 2012 (UTC)


 * Done Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  00:35, December 30, 2012 (UTC)

Lady Ivy
Please read. NerdyBoutKirby   Thanks, Bill.  21:51, January 7, 2013 (UTC)

Long time, no see
Hiya. It's been a while since any major editing sessions have come up on this wiki... it almost feels like a ghost town here. Anyways, I'm glad you still edit here once in a while. I just hope the other admins return soon.

Oh, and I urged Vaati the Wind Demon to apply for adminship. He said he'd think about it. Would you vote for him?

Either way, take care. NerdyBoutKirby  Thanks, Bill.  03:19, January 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * Heya, good to hear from you. I still look at the diffs on recent changes everyday, just not doing any heavy lifting on the site. Been busy doing stuff such as this and this - I'm the guy in the maroon shirt in the middle =)


 * About the adminship I know Vaati's been around for a long time and he helps out with patrols. Admin privileges is just some extra tools, nothing more. If anyone feels that they patrol frequently enough and they think blocking privileges and being able to edit restricted pages would help them do a better job, and / or if they want to modify pages under the MediaWiki namespace, then they should nominate themselves for consideration citing those or other reasons. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  22:33, January 26, 2013 (UTC)

Whispywoods.com
Some guy asked if we wanted to become affiliates with a site called Whispywoods.com. He created a new page to ask the admins, so I deleted it. Do you have any thoughts on this? I'm neutral on this issue. NerdyBoutKirby  Thanks, Bill.  21:37, January 31, 2013 (UTC)


 * If the user didn't even put in the trivial effort to learn how to use the talk page on the MediaWiki platform, that's not a good start, and apparently the poster is looking to start up another wiki of sorts (beats me). I've had a look through the mentioned site and the deleted post. We've had these requests before - it all boils down to what exactly he/she means by an affiliate. If it's asking for us to put a link to the site on our main page, the answer's probably no, since they are looking to set up a wiki of their own, and, in the current state, I'd think there won't be much traffic driven the other way round. There's a obvious weakness of that site: people searching for a Kirby fansite will search for 'Kirby fansite'. None of the keywords are in their URL, which means whoever's in charge of the site gives me a first impression that they don't fully know what they are doing.


 * I'm sure we are more than happy to maintain communications with anybody who approaches us, but if it goes into anything deep, issues like site and content policy need to be discussed. The deleted post contains something along the lines of asking "us" (which I think refers to site administrators?) to join their community. We're here because we are already attached to this site. If they're asking for some general advice about running a site, sure, ask away. But, if they're looking for Kirby Wiki admins to do something over there, personally I don't think it works that way.


 * Their site is powered by WordPress. WordPress is great if there are a few people running the show and the rest of the people comment on things, but that's not the way to build up a knowledge base, which sounds like what they're trying to do. Even if they run MediaWiki in parallel, they are only encouraging information fragmentation since there are established wikis already.


 * It may sound like I'm dismantling all their efforts, but I take these things very seriously. They didn't put very much effort into their proposal and it doesn't answer any of the pertinent questions I mentioned earlier. If they are serious about becoming an affiliate, first start off by learning communication channels within MediaWiki (maybe start looking at Special:ListUsers to get to the relevant people?) and defining what being an affiliate means to us so we know what to do for starters, and outline the rest of the formal proposal, and then we can continue the discussion. Otherwise I won't take it seriously since it impresses on me as merely a passing interest. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  01:08, February 1, 2013 (UTC)

Old Ideas Reemerging?
Hey there! I mentioned this last night on Talk:Kirby Wiki, and I thought I'd send it directly your way. There are rumors of two Kirby games coming in late 2013: Kirby's Pop-Up Panic and Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble U. I'm guessing they're based on Kirby GCN's third attempt and Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2. It's WAY too early to make pages for them, of course, but I just wanted to let you know. See Talk:Kirby Wiki for more.

Have a nice day, NerdyBoutKirby   Thanks, Bill.  21:47, February 1, 2013 (UTC)

P.S. I'm particularly proud of this signature. You like it?


 * Yeah I saw the post. The possibility certainly is intriguing for the Wii U platform (Tilt 'n' Tumble on the gamepad - genius), but without first-party confirmation or some sort of press release, we shouldn't jump onto rumours and unidentified sources like that fiasco involving Mass Effect 4.
 * Changtau2005   <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  13:14, February 2, 2013 (UTC)

A little task
I hate to ask this, but I have no choice: Could you please transparentize this German logo for me? I can transparentize small things like sprites, but when you add edges like the white ones here, it gets complex. (That's secretly why I use images with white backgrounds or pre-transparent ones on Did You Know Gaming?.)

Thanks, and have a great day! NerdyBoutKirby  Thanks, Bill.  03:47, February 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * If you have Photoshop, just use the magic eraser tool on the pieces of background. I'll have to do it later today 'coz there's a lecture coming up in 10 minutes.
 * Changtau2005   <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  10:28, February 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'll try it out, but I'm not certain it'll go that simply. Worth a try either way. NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Kirby and Hobbes.png|link=wikipedia:Calvin and Hobbes|If you don't get it, just click this link and read the first sentence. Everything should come into focus.]] Thanks, Bill.  21:18, February 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * Here. Magic-wand selected the foreground, contracted selection by 1px and then promoted selection to new layer. Saved as png. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  23:23, February 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * You're the best. NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Kirby and Hobbes.png|link=wikipedia:Calvin and Hobbes|If you don't get it, just click this link and read the first sentence. Everything should come into focus.]] Thanks, Bill.  00:32, February 5, 2013 (UTC)

Did You Know Gaming? Kirby
I received word that a Did You Know Gaming? video about Kirby is coming on Sunday! The guy making it (still don't know his username) asked me if there was any way to promote it on a Kirby fansite. Since you're the tech-savvy one here, I thought I'd ask you the same thing: Is there any way we can promote/advertise it?

I intend to post the video on my userpage, but I was wondering if there's a way to create a wiki ad (you know, to post on the home page). Can you help me with this? One of my pieces of information even worked its way in there! (Has to do with unused sprites.) NerdyBoutKirby   Thanks, Bill.  22:06, February 7, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry, but Wikia controls what advertisements are shown on the wiki; I can't do anything about that. Any interested parties can contact Wikia (I think via this page). Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  00:15, February 8, 2013 (UTC)

Amazing Mirror boss/miniboss HP values
Here we go:


 * Bonkers: 40 (resists physical attacks)
 * Batafire: 30 (resists physical attacks)
 * Box Boxer: 40 (resists special attacks)
 * Boxy: 40
 * Bombar (hate that name, personally): 40
 * Phan Phan: 30 (resists physical attacks)
 * Master Hand (as miniboss): 40 (weak VS special attacks)


 * King Golem: 60 (resists physical attacks)
 * Moley: 80
 * Kracko: 60 (resists physical attacks)
 * Mega Titan: 40 (can be hurt only by electricity; side walls' electricity deal 10 damage)
 * Titan Head: 20
 * Gobbler: 60 (weak VS physical attacks)
 * Wiz: 80 (resists physical attacks)
 * Dark Meta Knight (Raddish Ruins): 60
 * Master Hand (as boss): 60 (weak VS special attacks)
 * Crazy Hand: 40 (weak VS special attacks)
 * Dark Meta Knight (Endgame): 48
 * Dark Mind
 * First form, round 1: 32
 * First form, round 2: 40
 * First form, round 3: 40
 * First form, round 4: 56
 * Second form: 96 (eye takes half damage)
 * Third form: 250 (each shot deals 10 damage, so 25 hits are required)

And yeah, I dug through ROM/RAM info to get these out. MasterKnight (talk) 17:52, February 8, 2013 (UTC)

KMA Enemies
Have a look at this: http://www.spriters-resource.com/community/showthread.php?tid=18506&page=9

Apparently, they get their names from us, and we got those names from them. That means we really only know the English names mentioned by Daroach. It's too late to just change every article, but I know one that could change: Ms. Mole. Daroach calls it "Roguemole"; I tried to make that change, but it didn't work out so hot. Now the only English source we can trust is Daroach, so the other Roguemole's name is misinformed -- I'm guessing a confused Spriter's Resource guy. What do you recommend? NerdyBoutKirby  Thanks, Bill.  00:31, March 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * If you are sure that Daroach is referring to that particular character / sprite, then by all means change it, and maybe put something like a quote at the top of the article quoting what Daroach said, that's evidence enough by me. I haven't touched Mass Attack in a while so I'm not even sure what either of those are supposed to refer to.


 * For the articles that have conjectural names, it doesn't really matter about the name being used because as far as I know, most of the characters do not have English names. It's kind of funny that those guys in the thread you linked had to fall back to the wiki - they usually know their way around ROMs, so if they are saying that kind of stuff, the names are probably confirmed to not exist or the sprites do not have proper file names etc.


 * Ideally though, if we can find anyone who reads Japanese (I sure don't), we'd do well to romanize the Japanese names listed on our Japanese wiki counterpart, like those articles from KDL3 e.g. Hibanamodoki. That would be the closest proper name, although I'd think they would be less descriptive to the English reader as well. I think the user Drowsyeft is quite active over there and has been here before, so he/she might be able to help.


 * You can add Template:Conjecturalname at the top of those articles, and put Template:Conjectural at the end of those names on the enemy listing on the Mass Attack page so users don't get confused. I'd do it myself if I knew which ones are official and which ones aren't.


 * Changtau2005   <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  02:46, March 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * That shouldn't be too hard. I dunno what to call this Roguemole, though. NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Kirby and Hobbes.png|link=wikipedia:Calvin and Hobbes|If you don't get it, just click this link and read the first sentence. Everything should come into focus.]] Thanks, Bill.  13:13, March 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * Easy! Make a disambiguation page, reroute plain roguemole queries to that page, and have Roguemole (mid-boss), Roguemole (regular enemy), and so on, as separate articles. The MediaWiki platform lets us handle these kinds of issues like a pro =D
 * Changtau2005   <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  16:44, March 2, 2013 (UTC)

Portal: Media
With that whole college thing you've got going on, I assume you're busy? If you get the time though, could you look into the KDCol music for Portal: Media? There are a handful of new tunes in that game, and then the rest are directly from other games -- the themes from the 6 playable games wouldn't be necessary. All we really need is the music from the Challenge stages, Kirby's History, and any new remixs (and maybe the CD, if we can get that). See ya. NerdyBoutKirby  Thanks, Bill.  16:18, March 9, 2013 (UTC)


 * University, not college =). Anyways I'll see what I can do. Should be straightforward enough as usual. I have some time this weekend as I'm waiting for my team members to finish up some server-side code so I can continue my part of the work. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  17:27, March 9, 2013 (UTC)


 * Great. Your team sounds diligent. I can't say the same for any team I've ever worked with in the past =]. I've looked into the names of the KMA enemies, but as expected, no luck. Maybe I'll contact NoA again... NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Kirby and Hobbes.png|link=wikipedia:Calvin and Hobbes|If you don't get it, just click this link and read the first sentence. Everything should come into focus.]] Thanks, Bill.  17:49, March 9, 2013 (UTC)


 * Done. I dunno about the tracks on the game disc but all 45 from the soundtrack CD are up. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  19:47, March 9, 2013 (UTC)

Sorry to bother ye again...
...But it would seem there's no level progression template for KDCol. Click here. The problem should catch your eye in a millisecond. Would you be able to create such a template soon? Anytime's fine, the articles might all be done Sunday or Monday. It wouldn't hurt to update Template:Levels with the KDCol levels, too. Just remembered that. Tanks, NerdyBoutKirby   Thanks, Bill.  21:43, March 14, 2013 (UTC)
 * All done. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  02:28, March 15, 2013 (UTC)
 * You're the best. NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Kirby and Hobbes.png|link=wikipedia:Calvin and Hobbes|If you don't get it, just click this link and read the first sentence. Everything should come into focus.]] Thanks, Bill.  21:10, March 15, 2013 (UTC)

Untitled
Hey Changtau2005. I could use some help. I'm doing a retrospective of the Kirby series on my website  ( http://www.testzero.net/search/label/Kirby%20Retrospective ) And I could use some help. I noticed on the page for Kirby's Toy Box http://kirby.wikia.com/wiki/Kirby%27s_Toy_Box you have clean images of all the games, which indicates that they were screenshots from an emulator. Do you by any chance have the ROMs of the game? I want to be able to review them, but I'd have to be able to play them and capture footage in order to do so. If you don't have the ROMs, where did you get the images? Do you think they might have the ROMs? I'm grasping at straws here, since all of the normal emulation sites I've checked have only had a few of the ROMs, or broken ROMs.

Message me back if you can help, thanks

Testzero (talk) 02:56, March 16, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hmm, the Satellaview is a broadcast system - I'm not even sure if the games themselves have cartridge ROMs in the normal sense. Then I read what NerdyBoutKirby said and I'm most pleasantly surprised he's managed to find 2 of them. Not sure how those people dumped the image in the first place.


 * For the other games, I got the pics and information off SFC Mania. You can get the links to impressions of some of the Toy Box games here Kirby's Toy Box- you might need a translation tool since it's in Japanese. Sorry, I wish I could do more to help but I don't have more information than this.


 * Your best bet is probably with the author of the blogs on SFC Mania since he's got screens of most of the games. If you do get more information somehow please do let us know about it as well - these games need more documentation than a snippet here and there. Good luck. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  16:39, March 16, 2013 (UTC)

Thanks both of you for your help. The video is now up, and I'd love if you could help spread the word. http://www.testzero.net/2013/04/kirby-retrospective-09-kirbys-toy-box.html Testzero (talk) 06:19, April 29, 2013 (UTC)

Bureaucrat stuff
Say, do you think I would qualify as a bureaucrat? Do they have additional responsibilities? If I'm in fact eligible, where would I sign up? NerdyBo utKirby   NUMBER 10:  18:46, March 16, 2013 (UTC)


 * Have a read through wikipedia:Wikipedia:Bureaucrats. Being a bureaucrat does not grant one administrator privileges (blocking ability, MediaWiki namespace edits etc), although 99% of the time a bureaucrat is also an administrator unless he/she is inactive. A bureaucrat can give and remove administrator status, and give bureaucrat status to users, and bureaucrat status cannot be removed by anyone except Wikia staff (Bureaucrats can remove bureaucrat status on Wikipedia, but not on Wikia wikis to prevent abuse). Starman actually cleaned up the old bureaucrat list some time ago because a lot of them are no longer active since 2008-2009.


 * That means you can never lose your bureaucrat / admin privileges in case someone else abuses power and removes your admin privileges for the wrong reasons (bullying, disagreement etc.), because you can always give it back to yourself to do the work you need to do - not that anything like that happens often, and certainly not here. Usually bureaucrats only play a major role in huge wikis like Wikipedia. Some people there are excellent community managers but don't know their way around the code and tech, so they make fine bureaucrats to manage the admin team (the admin population on wikipedia is several thousand if I recall correctly, bureaucrats number about 20-30), but not administrators. It's clear that such a ratio is not feasible on a small wiki like this one.


 * It's not my say (nor anyone's, really) whether anyone is eligible for bureucratship. The process is the same as RfA - it's just RfB this time. I mean Starman gave me bureaucrat status when I was still in the couple of hundred edits in a day phase, but thus far, I've never exercised any bureaucrat privileges at all, and there hasn't been any need for me to. I think the thing about being a bureaucrat is that you have the community's trust in your judgement that a new guy can/cannot make a good admin/bureaucrat and why. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  21:04, March 16, 2013 (UTC)

Plagiarism
I know I've asked you a lot of stuff today, but something came to my attention. Apparently, some Spanish Kirby Wiki has been plagiarizing images directly off our site. Want proof? Compare these:

(Warp Star / http://es.kirby.wikia.com/wiki/Estrella_Remolque)

(Ice Blucko / http://es.kirby.wikia.com/wiki/Bloc%C3%B3n_de_Hielo)

(Eelongo / http://es.kirby.wikia.com/wiki/Anguilargo)

(Skully / http://es.kirby.wikia.com/wiki/Kr%C3%A1neo)

(Snoozroot / http://es.kirby.wikia.com/wiki/Plantazosa)

Is there anything we can do about it? Or is it just not worth the effort? I don't mind my images being used without my consent when Kirby Wiki is credited or when the user makes a creative/informative/humorous video, but this is taking image theft to the extreme. NerdyBo utKirby   NUMBER 10:  00:29, March 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * Personally I don't have the time to take care of this. My focus is on the techy stuff. I don't even remember the site admin's username now, but the guy was on chat quite a while ago. He's a proud one, if you know what I mean - difficult to talk to without having him boast about something every few lines. Anyways if you feel strongly about it you could just shoot him a message. If he fails to respond etc. you can ask Wikia staff for advice via Special:Contact. This is cross-site stuff, especially cross-wikia domains so it's their job to respond if the users can't sort themselves out. They usually won't directly intervene though unless the problem is severe.


 * My personal view is that although it breaks license, 1) they probably don't know about CC-BY-SA licensing, 2) don't give a damn anyway, and I've got more important things to do than chasing them up. We don't own the images (shrugs). We should be tagging our images as copyrighted but I've included a section in the Editor's Manual that all images are copyrights of HAL or Nintendo unless tagged otherwise, and we don't tolerate plagiarized images so we're covered there. It'd be a different story if they plagiarized an article word for word. But hey, that's just me. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  13:12, March 17, 2013 (UTC)


 * I see. NerdyBo utKirby  Jacques.png  NUMBER 10:  14:45, March 17, 2013 (UTC)

European KMA
You have the European ROM of KMA, correct? What language is it in? If it's in any form of English, I'll contact Nintendo of Europe and see if they have answers about the names. I'm grasping at straws. NerdyBo utKirby   NUMBER 10:  20:36, March 20, 2013 (UTC)


 * It's in English. I really do not think the names exist or they would have told us ages ago.
 * Changtau2005   <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  11:28, March 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hope springs eternal, right? This is my last try, we've exhausted all our other options. NerdyBo utKirby  Jacques.png  NUMBER 10:  20:10, March 21, 2013 (UTC)

RfA Inconveniences
I've had some trouble navigating around the RfA pages. When KW:RfA is typed into the search bar, it takes me to a completely blank page -- try it yourself. There's no way to delete it; the only option is Protect. Meanwhile, the correct page is Kirby Wiki:Requests for adminship, and I don't even remember how I directed myself there. Is there any technical work you can do to correct this flaw?

Here's a screenshot of the page I'm referring to:

Thanks. Keep up the good work! NerdyBo utKirby   NUMBER 10:  02:54, April 3, 2013 (UTC)


 * It works alright for me. Maybe it was a temporary server issue? If it's still not solved for you, try clearing your cache and contact Wikia if it's still not solved. It's a server/mediawiki problem, not ours. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  03:07, April 3, 2013 (UTC)

Meta Kirby52's talk
I hate to bug you about this, but Meta Kirby52's talk page is loaded with fanon -- so much so that it's hard to navigate around. Would he be allowed to remove that content, leaving only the important messages? It's a silly thing to ask you about, I know, but I should be able to give Meta Kirby52 advice without wading through paragraphs of fanon. Just asking if it's okay. NerdyBo utKirby   NUMBER 10:  01:22, April 4, 2013 (UTC)


 * Previous talk topics shouldn't be active, I don't really see much point in removing them. The whole point of talk pages is to record conversations anyway. Of course, if someone else posts some nonsense or unrelated content like uncalled for fanon etc. that's the exception to the rule. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  00:34, April 5, 2013 (UTC)

Say...
Where and how did you digitally grab those KMA artworks? I went on all the sites and I was unable to save them to my computer. How did you do it? I have my reasons for wanting to know... NerdyBo utKirby   NUMBER 10:  00:48, April 6, 2013 (UTC)


 * That site is in flash. You need at least a bit of web developer knowledge for this. First locate the flv file served by the page. You can do that via Chrome / Firefox's developer tools. Different sites may have different methods of serving up individual flv files and it's up to you to figure out how. Save those to your computer. Then grab a flash decompiler program and decompile those .flv files into .fla sources, and you should be able to inspect and use the assets (images, sprites, the ActionScript code etc). The decompiler I use is called Trillix. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  13:17, April 6, 2013 (UTC)


 * Appreciated. NerdyBo utKirby  Jacques.png  NUMBER 10:  17:13, April 6, 2013 (UTC)

A Funny picture (I think so)
Hiya there Changtau! I was surfin 'round the internet, and I found a pic that I really think is legitimately funny. However, i'm not to sure about this Wikia's policy on this kind of image. Dont worry, its not like, nudies or anything. Its just...well, its just a fat Tiff. I kinda think its hilarious and would just like to share it with the community, but I'm not sure if thats against the rules. Just follow the link, and tell me if this type of image is appropiate or not. Thanks! http://mistystuffer.deviantart.com/art/Fumu-285506425?q=gallery%3Amistystuffer%2F22629442&qo=242

Meta Kirby52   You lose.  00:11, April 12, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi. Just to clear things up, unofficial pictures do not belong on the mainspace i.e. articles and content used in articles. If you are posting it on your userpage, that's fine, but please keep the count as low as possible. Usually a link like what you did just there is the best way to share unofficial content since it does not pollute our image repository, it identifies which site the image came from, and if it's user-generated content, usually the site would attribute the original artist/author accordingly. And, from our perspective, in most cases a link is more than enough. If you need more information, please refer to Kirby Wiki:Editor's Manual. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  19:07, April 12, 2013 (UTC)

Ok...so i'm a little unclear about this then. I am going to post it on my userpage/blog, not on any official pages. Is that cool then? I just want to make sure that its ok before i go ahead and post it on my userpage/ a blog. Thanks! Meta Kirby52   You lose.  15:15, April 13, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for asking. The short answer is that it is discouraged but not disallowed. As long as the number remains low that's just fine (really). That policy is in place just so people don't spam those images and pollute the image namespace, or treat the wiki like some kind of fan site / blog as some did in the past. There are no rules set in stone / policies that prevent users from having a good time; freedom of action is encouraged as general wiki policy everywhere (The be bold clause), as long as it abides by common sense and it does not adversely impact the running of the wiki. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  17:00, April 13, 2013 (UTC)

Ah, yes thats fine. I was only planning to upload/post one of these images anyway. Thank you for your time and your confirmation. Meta Kirby52   You lose.  18:14, April 13, 2013 (UTC)

Merges
If you're not too busy, could you take a look at Category:Articles nominated for merging? I absolutely hate performing merges myself, but quite a few of those need to get done. I wouldn't wanna bother you if you're busy, though. NerdyBoutKirby Serves you right!  21:42, April 13, 2013 (UTC)

RfB Stuff
I couldn't help but notice that my RfB is now in an archive. Does that make me an official bureaucrat? NerdyBoutKirby Serves you right!  15:38, April 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * You are currently a bureaucrat. The archiving in itself doesn't necessarily signal anything, it just means the RfB period has ended. You can already tell from Special:RecentChanges logs during your normal patrols, but more specifically, to confirm that your user rights have changed you'd want to check:
 * Special:Log/rights
 * Special:UserRights/NerdyBoutKirby
 * Special:ListUsers/bureaucrat
 * Congratulations. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  22:15, April 21, 2013 (UTC)

Your Opinion
In case I ever run out of things to do here, do you think I should transparentize the old artworks (i.e. Sweet Stuff, Pon & Con, Heavy Mole)? I noticed the KRtDL art is transparent and things look much better without a white box around them. Do you think it would be worth it, or just a waste of my time? NerdyBoutKirby Serves you right!  00:30, April 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * They are worth it, but some of them are non-trivial to remove. Usually, if removing the background removes part of the foreground as well, like some of the outline or gradients, it's better to let the white background be. If you do replace the new image, be sure to delete instances of the old one and use the new pngs.
 * Changtau2005   <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  08:50, April 23, 2013 (UTC)


 * Good to know. NerdyBoutKirby Grand.png Serves you right!  20:13, April 23, 2013 (UTC)

Stub template
I transparentized the image that's currently used in the stub template; you know, the KCC Kirby picture? Could you change the template to use the transparent image? For a limited time only, this image will be located in Recent Uploads! NerdyBoutKirby Serves you right!  23:15, May 2, 2013 (UTC)

Your opinion on a very important matter
Please read and comment. NerdyBoutKirby  Serves you right!  02:01, May 12, 2013 (UTC)

Ghost Town
Back in the day, we were instructed not to take artwork, screenshots, or sprites from Kirby's Rainbow Resort. I don't remember my source for this info, but I heard that KRR is a cobwebsite these day. Does that mean we're entitled to their screenshots and whatnot, or should we avoid pillaging? After all, if the site's dead, its creators won't care if we put their resources to good use...right? NerdyBoutKirby Serves you right!  23:16, May 18, 2013 (UTC)


 * How would you feel if someone elsewhere said something along the lines of 'There's not much activity on Kirby Wiki, so I can take whatever I want from there and put it on my website'? Plagiarism is plagiarism, what's theirs is theirs, and it is not in our business to steal the hard work from somebody else.
 * Changtau2005   <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  11:52, May 19, 2013 (UTC)

Sorry to kind of butt in on this conversation, but if we gave KRR credit for the things we take, doesn't that mean we aren't plagiarizing? After all, we are showing the source of where the image came from and all, but I can still understand how this could be plagiarism. Meta Kirby52   It's all mine!  12:01, May 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * Ok so then we get into licensing. I don't know what license KRR runs on. Most fansites don't specify it so I'd assume CC-BY-SA 3.0 like what our site uses. Technically, with this license, anybody could take anything at all from the site and use it as their own as long as they provide attribution, and under the licensing terms, a link to the original site is sufficient attribution. They can even use Special:Export and perform a database dump and copy the entire site elsewhere if they want to, and this applies to Wikipedia and any other Wikia wiki.


 * In practice all this is not done because of common courtesy, and this applies to most wikis. If there is something that we feel that would substantially improve the quality of an article or a piece of graphic that would illustrate a point that much better, then first thing to do is approach the people running KRR and ask for permission, and then if they grant it, permalink to that permission on the uploaded file as a record. Personally I don't see why we need to do this - all official artwork they have can be obtained from first-party sources such as scans and websites. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  12:14, May 19, 2013 (UTC)

Screenshot
I don't wanna bother you, but I'm in need of a single KRtDL screenshot. Go to any stage and grab one Energy Sphere. Then wait about 5 seconds before taking the screenshot. I realized that the upper left-hand corner has sprites of the Lor and Energy Spheres (when they're collected), so I'd like to Photoshop out everything else. All I require is the upper left-hand corner. But I do suggest choosing Stage 3 of Onion Ocean and including Clayn in the shot while you're at it. I've never been particularly fond of that guy's infobox image. Thank you! NerdyBoutKirby Serves you right!  23:31, May 22, 2013 (UTC)

Talk Page Efficiency
Something I've noticed about talk pages is that when I raise a question... well, nobody ever says anything. I've got topics raised on Talk:Yin-Yarn and Talk:Search, neither of which I expect to receive replies about. Why? Because nobody seems to notice them.

I could always just post the questions staight on user talks, but it seems wasteful raising a question about a single article on somebody's personal page. Would the forums be a better place to ask such questions? Or should we formulate a list of autogenerated unread talk page messages on the home page? NerdyBoutKirby   Serves you right!  19:08, June 10, 2013 (UTC)


 * Maybe the other editors have nothing to say about the subject or question, or it's not what they are interested in editing? I think location has little to do with the problem. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  14:32, June 14, 2013 (UTC)

What the?!
Why the heck did you delete my "Custom sprites" page? It was on topic! It's about custom sprites (That are part of kirby's species or related to a Kirby species custom sprite) Let me put it back!!!!!

-KirbyKnowitall77 (talk) 00:49, June 25, 2013 (UTC)

Announcement!
Long time no speak, Changtau! It's good to talk to you again. Would it be possible for you to add an announcement to the homepage about Kirby 3DS (if you have time)? The amount of source code overwhelmed me. NerdyBoutKirby   Wheeee  23:50, October 1, 2013 (UTC)


 * Sure =) I still check back here very often, so if there's anything else technical that needs doing, don't hesitate to talk to me. I can't promise a quick solution if it's big but I'll do my best. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  23:54, October 1, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Looks like Kirby Wiki is about to experience an activity spike! NerdyBoutKirby  Clu Clu Kirby 2.png  Wheeee  00:07, October 2, 2013 (UTC)

Archiving
Sorry to bother you again, but my talk page is badly in need of archiving. I can't figure out how to do it, but it is a tech-based problem, so I came to you. Could you help me with this? NerdyBoutKirby   Wheeee  01:27, October 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you. NerdyBoutKirby  Clu Clu Kirby 2.png  Wheeee  01:56, October 2, 2013 (UTC)

Kirby 3DS
I'm jumping the gun a little by asking this, but when Kirby 3DS is out, will you be assisting with the needed templates, music, ability icons, etc.? While not all of that is a technology problem, it's all stuff that I'm not proficient enough to do. And if one of us doesn't do it, no one will.

Also, give me some advice. It seems that the frequent editors nowadays are very... inexperienced, shall we say. Creating pages with little information on the topic, attempting to upload low-quality images, jumping to conclusions, etc.. I need to be a fair administrator, so I need your advice on how to withstand them without cracking down on them too hard. Got anything for me? NerdyBoutKirby   Thank you and good night!  20:27, October 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm always here. I'm just not doing any substantial groundwork like in 2011 because the state of the site, not the content but the supporting systems and MediaWiki namespace has essentially achieved my vision, not exactly, but it's good enough. Any software work has a maintenance tail end so of course I'll be happy to do the templates etc.


 * For editor issues, as long as both parties are reasonable, I don't think there's any issues that cannot be solved. If they don't understand the policies etc, try the Editor's Manual and change whatever you think needs to be changed. New article policy is already in the Manual as well, but generally editors should:
 * Only create an article if they are already an experienced editor on the Wiki and so know how to use the custom templates and format the article properly, layouts etc.
 * The created article should either comprehensively cover the topic, or provide a strong base for someone else to build it up
 * Some users create new articles under their user namespace and then copy it over to the mainspace when ready. There are arguments for and against this practice.
 * I generally give users the benefit of the doubt - if they want to create an article, sure. Users eager to contribute are always a good thing. Just be sure it isn't half-hearted or poorly-written / requiring clean-up because that's not supporting their case to keep the article open. If they really want to create it, then have them make the best of it and create it over several days under their own user namespace if they have to, otherwise it's pretty reasonable for the article to be deleted or re-written over, no?


 * Most of this is modified from Wikipedia's advice for editors. Instead of asking me for all this kind of stuff, it's much better to read through their guidelines. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  21:50, October 2, 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks. NerdyBoutKirby  [[File:KBB Kirby sprite 3.png]]  Thank you and good night!  23:01, October 2, 2013 (UTC)

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror templates
I recently renamed Kirby & the Amazing Mirror to Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. The KatAM templates still say the wrong, lowercased-T name... but I don't dare touch those. Could you possibly go though them and correct the Ts for me? Happy New Year! NerdyBoutKirby   Thank you and good night!  01:05, January 1, 2014 (UTC)


 * Sorry, was on holiday - Happy New Year! Template:PortalLogo binding is still to <tt>KatAM</tt> to avoid breaking all the template calls, but whatever's displayed to the users should be consistent with the new PAGENAME. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  04:27, January 7, 2014 (UTC)

Missing Foes
A while back, you posted a list of file names you got off the KRtDL disc with Wii Scrubber. Do you remember if there were any other character files? I have reason to believe we missed five or so enemies -- a giant octopus, bomb-shaped robots, tikis with barrels in their mouths, fire-breathing stone faces, and ice-spitting platforms that resemble owls. I know it's been a long time since you posted that list, but anything you can tell me will help.

Thanks, NerdyBoutKirby   Has a PhD in adorableness.  22:26, January 14, 2014 (UTC)


 * I believe I posted the whole list at the time. Where did you get the appearances of the missing enemies from? Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  11:29, January 15, 2014 (UTC)


 * They appear in certain Super Ability portions of the game. We've excluded them this whole time because we couldn't find any names for them. I really feel they deserve their own articles because they're creatures Kirby fights: enemies, in other words. But I don't think we should make them if we must resort to conjectural names.


 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GOnDkJ0OxA (Kabu-esque statue -- 16:35)
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFgfYLp6qRc (Tiki -- 25:16)
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFgfYLp6qRc (Giant octopus -- 26:57)
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GodhERBU5Vo (Owl platform -- 15:10)
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UnfyGdWKH8 (Bomb robots -- 5:47)


 * I hope that helps. NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Korrible.png|link=wikipedia:Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|And she may cry, but her tears will dry when I hand her the keys to a shiny new Halcandra.]] Has a PhD in adorableness.  22:28, January 15, 2014 (UTC)


 * This is what I could find. The models are under <tt>(root)/g3d/step/gimmick</tt>, with the environment assets like fire/ice blocks, so they aren't with the regular enemy models.


 * Kabu thingies are called <tt>Statue</tt>
 * Tikis are called <tt>BiteStatue</tt>, model includes the barrel in the mouth
 * Giant octopus is called <tt>OctopusShip</tt>, model includes the ship and octopus.
 * Owl platform is called <tt>StrikeBox</tt>
 * Bomb robots is called <tt>BombMachine</tt>


 * I didn't upload screenshots of the models as BrresViewer does not render them with shaders, so the rendering looks odd for certain ones, but if you really need the models for the infobox, just tell me.


 * Changtau2005   <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  14:08, January 16, 2014 (UTC)


 * Those are some interesting file names. We may have to tweak a name or two in order for them to work -- OctopusShip, especially. I'll look around for HD YouTube videos containing the enemies and screenshot those. Thanks for your help, Changtau.


 * From the look of it, KTD will have even more enemies like this (adapted to fit the Hypernova ability). It would benefit us to create a template for file-named articles -- think of it like the Derivativename template. I'm going to give it a shot myself; I've never created a template, so a few things might go wrong. But I'm optimistic. =] NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Korrible.png|link=wikipedia:Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|And she may cry, but her tears will dry when I hand her the keys to a shiny new Halcandra.]] Has a PhD in adorableness.  23:31, January 16, 2014 (UTC)

Special Enemies
I've begun making the articles for the KRtDL foes we talked about. I put Shipwreck Octopus in an new category: Category:Special Enemies. Is that proper? I just need to know if you think we should rename the category. NerdyBoutKirby  Has a PhD in adorableness.  20:43, January 20, 2014 (UTC)


 * I remember you asked me about this, too... I think special sounds good. --GiokuAvatar.png G i o k u talkuser 20:46, January 20, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hmm, I don't agree for two reasons: The keyword special is highly subjective - individuals have differing opinions about what decides whether an entry is special or not. Secondly, the category doesn't look very likely to contain more than a handful of entries, which makes the category unnecessary. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  08:32, January 21, 2014 (UTC)


 * Hmm. I guess that makes sense; I never thought about it that way. I suppose our inability to find a suitable name is another reason to just forgo making the category, too. --GiokuAvatar.png G i o k u talkuser 14:37, January 21, 2014 (UTC)


 * I do feel such a category is necessary, though, as KTD will include many enemies that are only weak to the Hypernova ability. Could we lump them into one category? NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Korrible.png|link=wikipedia:Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|And she may cry, but her tears will dry when I hand her the keys to a shiny new Halcandra.]] Has a PhD in adorableness.  22:36, January 21, 2014 (UTC)


 * Maybe "Enemies Weak to Hypernova"? --GiokuAvatar.png G i o k u talkuser 23:28, January 21, 2014 (UTC)

Hyper enemies. Nova enemies, novamies. Deluxe enemies. Power enemies. Kirpow (talk) 00:06, January 22, 2014 (UTC)


 * Enemies weak to Hypernova is a good name for what it's going to categorize (that's literally what they are - that's always good). It should be a subcategory of Enemies in Kirby; Triple Deluxe. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  06:16, January 22, 2014 (UTC)

Key chain list
I previously asked EmptyStar about this, and he recommended I ask you.

I've been working on the key chain article in my workshop, and I've found a slight problem: There are 256 key chains! We need a list of them all, which I have no problem making. I'm currently screenshoting each chain in a YouTube list. I'm looking for a recommendation on how to show the list; Do I put all 256 in one column going down? Two columns? Three? What would you suggest? NerdyBoutKirby  Has a PhD in adorableness.  01:20, January 29, 2014 (UTC)


 * It really depends on how you intend to present them. If you intend to make the columns sortable (which I think they need to be) then 256 rows is the only option. Presentation-wise I agree that it's not the best, but for people looking for information that's the best option. Partitioning them into tables based on a criterion e.g. game the sprite is from would make searching for a particular one more difficult. You could also try to do it like what I did with the Return to Dream Land abilities Kirby%27s_Return_to_Dream_Land but you need to make all the images the exact same size or it will fall apart very quickly.


 * I would list them as a 256-row table since it's essentially a list but you've decided to put in pictures to show what they look like, but feel free to do whatever you think is best. Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  16:47, January 29, 2014 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the advice. I think I'll create one column and keep the images at 25px, as seen in the current draft. NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Korrible.png|link=wikipedia:Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|And she may cry, but her tears will dry when I hand her the keys to a shiny new Halcandra.]] Has a PhD in adorableness.  22:37, January 29, 2014 (UTC)

Regarding Music
Hey, Changtau. I'm aware you've handled all the soundtrack work in the past. Gioku has agreed to upload the KTD soundtrack upon the game's North American release. I trust he knows what he's doing -- he's using a preexisting YouTube playlist as of now. I just wanted to know: Was that a project you intended to undertake?

Also, do you think we should add soundtracks for SSB, SSBM, SSBB, and -- when the time comes -- SSBWU & SSB3DS? We would only include Kirby-related tunes. NerdyBoutKirby  Has a PhD in adorableness.  21:56, February 6, 2014 (UTC)


 * This is a wiki - anyone should be able to contribute, but if anyone wants to handle them, let me explain why and how I handled most of the soundtracks in the past -- for reliability I don't use pre-existing soundtracks. You never know if the person maintaining the soundtrack would decide to delete them. Currently all soundtracks except the ones from the anime are on my Youtube account. Sure, there's always the risk of my account being shut down, but since my account only contains videos for this wiki, it either means Nintendo or Google doesn't like them up there, full stop, so we should remove them - it won't be shut down because of other videos, because there is none - that account is essentially this wiki's. Also, I disable all advertisement options as the soundtracks are Nintendo's property -- any soundtrack documentation going up here must have ads disabled. I'm sure I don't need to explain why.


 * Technical stuff - leave the video feed to extremely low resolution (something like 100 by 200) - we don't see the videos from playbacks on this site, so I don't want to waste our users' bandwidth. This is very, very important. For the audio encoding try to use lossless (wmv, flac, ..) whatever Youtube supports. All my tracks are in .wmv


 * I can upload them if I can get my hands on the tracks but I don't have a 3DS, WiiU or any such system. Time-wise very tight for me as I have four running projects right now, one of which you can see from my website, so if I were to do it, it won't be a day one project and it won't be a priority. Feel free to take it up but anyone who does it, please take the same amount of care and thought - if Nintendo or Google decides to take action, the whole soundtracks section goes bye bye. I think the soundtracks benefit Nintendo immensely - cumulatively the account has about a million views since 2010, but they have been acting out of sorts lately handling the let's plays etc. And I'm sure you can see why it takes integrity not to enable Youtube monetization -- I don't know how much Youtube pays per view / click-through (~0.1 US cents?) but you see my point.


 * Answer to second question - same as above, if you feel it contributes to the article of SSBM etc. when only documenting Kirby music, add them, although I didn't do so in the past because I didn't think they're important enough. Anyway, I appreciate you giving me the heads up =) Changtau2005    <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  23:04, February 6, 2014 (UTC)


 * I'm guessing the game will release in the US around the middle of summer or the beginning of autumn -- If you were to accept the project, you'd have boatloads of time. No need for it to be a one-day thing. I figured your experience would make you the best person for the task.
 * But if this isn't something you want to spend your time on, Gioku will do a smashing job, I'm sure. Either way, I'll direct him to these instructions. Thanks for the detailed reply! =] NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Korrible.png|link=wikipedia:Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|And she may cry, but her tears will dry when I hand her the keys to a shiny new Halcandra.]] Has a PhD in adorableness.  23:57, February 6, 2014 (UTC)


 * Yep I can do it - I have the means to rip music from the 3DS quite easily, I've got some experience ripping music from Pokémon X & Y, too. But I can always just download all of the existing songs and re-upload them on my own channel; but I don't think I'll need to do that. I've got the current playlist as a placeholder while I'm figuring out how the system works, mainly. I've got the hang of it now, though; I'm a quick learner when it comes to these things! :)


 * So I'm well prepared to get this done when the time comes. Thanks!


 * --GiokuAvatar.png G i o k u talkuser 02:45, February 7, 2014 (UTC)

Re: YouTube
Yeah, sure, that'd work really well! Then we can keep all the soundtracks on one channel. My Google+ account is here. I think this sounds like a great idea. Thanks!

-- G i o k u talkuser 16:24, February 21, 2014 (UTC)


 * I'll see what I can do. --GiokuAvatar.png G i o k u talkuser 16:56, February 21, 2014 (UTC)


 * OK, so my account that's actually me is actually a manager of my 'Gioku' account - so it's basically not a real account. So I'll just give you my email, then; it's <tt>redacted</tt>. Let me know if that works! --GiokuAvatar.png G i o k u talkuser 17:31, February 21, 2014 (UTC)


 * Great, that worked! Thanks! --GiokuAvatar.png G i o k u talkuser 17:40, February 21, 2014 (UTC)