User talk:Changtau2005

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KEY Bosses
All the bosses in Kirby's Epic Yarn have place infoboxes! Should I change change them to Enemy infoboxes? NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  19:40, November 2, 2011 (UTC)


 * Yeah I used the place infobox on purpose since the bosses share the exact same name as the levels. Only the level infobox supports that level navigation module - that box-like contraption within the infobox that leads from one level to the next. Can't do that with any other infobox I'm afraid. Changtau2005  Talk to meBlogsContributionsBlock me KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  20:47, November 2, 2011 (UTC)

Screenshots
If you take a look at some of the images I've placed on Kirby Wiki, you'll notice that many of them have low-quality compared to other images by other people. How can I get high-quality screenshots for this wiki without having to spend lots of money on equipment? Thanks, NerdyBoutKirby   That's what I am. Savvy?  21:13, November 4, 2011 (UTC)

P.S. I dunno if you listen to music while you edit, but if you open up another tab and play "Factory Investigation" from K64, you feel sorta like a wiki robot! Trust me on this one.


 * Right. There's a few things to consider. I don't think I need to talk about getting pictures off the internet. Second is getting them off printed material, like magazines. You literally won't find commercial material that's not halftoned, so that's something to consider as well as scanning resolution.


 * Next is actually in-game footage. The best quality versions of screenshots you can get off that is by actually running the game in your PC using an emulator and taking a screenshot. All those KSSU, Epic Yarn, Return to Dream Land pics I got was off emulators running off my PC. You need to scrub the Wii / GC disc and somehow get hold of the ROM if you're talking about handheld games like Amazing Mirror to do that. If your computer is fairly powerful, you can crank up the resolution and apply anisotropic filtering or antialiasing to make the screenshot even better. For comparison, Wii's internal resolution is something like 600 something by 400 something, while I can take beautiful 1080p screenshots in Kirby's Epic Yarn and Return to Dream Land.


 * I know you take several of them using a camcorder while playing it through your television (: but doing that makes the picture interlaced, and the picture goes through an analog phase before being redigitized again, often with significant loss of quality unless you're using professionally-set-up studios with equipment to do exactly that to redigitize analogue data (see Analog hole if you're interested).


 * Lastly, if you're talking about the anime, definitely watch the Japanese version off Youtube or some other source as they often have higher-quality pictures than the English versions. Likewise, use screenshots instead of a camcorder.


 * Hope that answers your question. Changtau2005  Talk to meBlogsContributions</li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  21:26, November 4, 2011 (UTC)

Wow... you really know your stuff. Minor correction: I usually use the computer to find episodes and take pictures with a regular camera. Either way, I greatly appreciate the help. I figured that the Pufferzime article could use a more original picture than just its effects on Dedede and Kirby, but I'm trying to up the quality of my images. I don't think I own many of those devices you speak of, and my great vocabulary isn't that spectacular. I suppose we could always...no, wait, that'd be too complex. Oh well, thanks again. NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  22:01, November 4, 2011 (UTC)

Untitled
Dear Changtau2005,

The abilities list in Kirby's Return to Dream Land is missing a Beam Icon for Beam and the Wing icon is misplaced with its spot. I tried to fix it, but it didn't work out for me. Can you please fix this?

Sincerley,

ELLG


 * I see nothing wrong with the page - with Chrome, IE9, Firefox, and Safari. Clear your browser cache and see if that clears up the problem. Unless you're browsing using a mobile browser, make sure you're using the latest version of your browser. Changtau2005  Talk to me</li>Blogs</li>Contributions</li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  02:27, November 5, 2011 (UTC)


 * No, the Beam icon really was missing, and the Wing icon was indeed misplaced, but I took care of it.--


 * Ah silly me, I should have checked the page history before giving a reply. @ ELLG thanks for the notification and @ Starman125 thanks for the fix. Changtau2005  Talk to me</li>Blogs</li>Contributions</li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  03:26, November 5, 2011 (UTC)

2 Ideas
I had two ideas, but I think they'll be shot down. Are they worth thought or consideration? NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  16:46, November 5, 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) I noticed we have pages for two very important people in the Kirby universe, Masahiro Sakurai and Makiko Ohmoto. But if we're giving them credit, why not anybody else? I think an article called "Credits" would be fitting. It would simply state the name of each person with his/her job, and would have a complete list of producers, artists, etc for each game. The answer to this is no, I assume.
 * 2) I think we could make short, clean-cut articles about the consoles or other systems that Kirby's been on, like the Nintendo Wii or Game Boy. Y'know, just tell a little info on it, what year it came out, and what Kirby titles have been on it (We'd also specify for games like GCN or Kid Kirby that they were only announced for that system). The answer to this as well is also no, I expect.


 * Well, it's not that whether an idea is "good" or not, each has to be judged individually by its own merit - whether it fits within the wiki, and whether there's really enough to say about it within the wiki's scope. I don't know that much about the people who work on the games. Sakurai and Ohmoto, yeah, but the first time I heard about them is actually this wiki (yay). Their wikipedia pages aren't that interesting either but if you think there are more things that could be said either for these people or others who work on the games or on the anime, expand an existing one or make the article and categorize under Category:Real-World People.


 * And the consoles... Nintendo wiki covers them quite well, I just thought we can direct readers to Wikipedia like we do on certain things not within the wiki's scope instead for their really in-depth articles on the consoles, if anyone's interested in them. Changtau2005  Talk to me</li>Blogs</li>Contributions</li>Block me</li></ul> KirbyKSSUwalk.png  Poyo!  16:58, November 5, 2011 (UTC)

Removed Gaming Calendar
Hello, I'm an administrator on the POTCO Wiki, and I noticed that you have removed the "Game Calendar" From your Sidebar on WikiActivity. May I ask what coding you used to remove that, so that we may do the same on our wiki? --<font face="Comic Sans MS" size=4> D e  n  t  <font face="Romance Fatal Serif" font color="03dbb0">--Talk  16:20, November 6, 2011 (UTC)

Ah, that's really easy. If you use Chrome or Firefox with Firebug, just open the developer tools and inspect the page element and you can get whatever css / js / scss from Wikia that's pasting it there in the first place. I don't know if it violates ToU (it might - since it removes content) but I gotta admit, that half-hearted, unthemed module leading to nowhere relevant makes my eyes sore. To remove just the gaming calendar, just put this in Mediawiki:Wikia.css of your wiki.

.GamingCalendarModule { display: none; } Changtau2005  <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul>   Poyo!  17:40, November 6, 2011 (UTC)

Golem: Unreleased?
Somehow, Golem got into the category Cancelled or Unreleased Titles. I tried to fix it in view and source mode, but it wouldn't display it for me to erase. Would you mind relieving me of this confusion? NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  16:10, November 10, 2011 (UTC)

Pics from Wikis
I know I'm not supposed to take pictures off of other wikis and use them here, but am I allowed to take a picture and use it as my profile pic? NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  17:01, November 10, 2011 (UTC)

P.S. This may sound a bit random, but thanks for using only clean language. Profanity drives me crazy.

So does that mean it's bad that I added it to the slideshow on my profile page? NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  23:57, November 10, 2011 (UTC)

IRC
Can you come on the ##kirbywiki IRC? I've got something to discuss about the templates. Be sure to go to the IRC at about 2:00 PM Pacific or whenever you get the chance.--

KDL2 Trouble!
When was KDL2 actually released? The page itself gives multiple different dates, some it 1994 and some in 1995. I'm not sure which to believe. If you know, could you make it clear to me? If it really did come out in 1994, we've got a lot of infobox changes to make. NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  20:19, November 14, 2011 (UTC)


 * I checked all the release dates against Gamespot, IGN and the like about a year ago, and for the older titles the release dates are all over the place. I'm guessing games don't launch simultaneously back then like they do nowadays, even if it's on a nationwide scale (the US), let alone across the whole of Europe. There should be a citation to the dates which are in the infobox marking where I got it from, so if you're not sure, just follow the link. 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!  04:03, November 15, 2011 (UTC)


 * Um... ...so would that be 1994 or 1995? I guess I didn't get it. =] NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Dark Daroach.png|x30px|link=]] That's what I am. Savvy?  20:37, November 15, 2011 (UTC)

beta stuff 2
um, hi. you may remember that i asked if we could get beta info on kirby, and i meant i was looking in places like mariowiki or bulbapedia. beta info can be found by looking at previews of games in magazines and old commercials, or from videos of someone playing a test version of the game or using a hacking device or something to get into the games data which may still include unused sprites/music/stages. or by doing some thing unusual, like the way in super mario galaxy, the removed feature of attracting coins/starbits by spinning can still be used by spinning while flying or while underwater. and it's all interesting, so i think that the kirby wiki should have some of that info. -puff

Two things...
--
 * 1) Never mind the IRC thing. Obviously, you won't have time to be on.
 * 2) Because of the above, just take a look at this instead.


 * Hm... interesting idea, and there shouldn't be too many modifications. I'll look into it as soon as I'm able - lecturers gave us tons of programming coursework and I've barely been sleeping 4 hours each day for the past week. Maybe this weekend at the earliest. 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!  06:27, November 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * I would like to converse with the two of you in the chat room some time, to see how things are going here (they seem to be running very smoothly, I detect an efficiency increase of 93%). Also, Changtau, you should strongly consider requesting bureaucratship. It's a step up from sys-ophood but I very much feel you deserve the tools. <font face="Eurostile" size="3"> BNK [ E 09:15, November 16, 2011 (UTC)
 * Hmm... It's close, but not quite what I had in mind. See, I wanted the tabs to be at different sections (not just tabs in the main image section, but in the ability icon section and the soon-to-be added flavor text section), and I wanted them to display not just the latest art/icon/text, but also the art/icon/text from earlier games. Do you see what I'm talking about, now? In case you didn't, I'll show you: |image = |icon = |description =  These are the sections I'm talking about.--

Yes, in fact that's what I intended to do with the first infobox even, but there's a problem: scalability. The tabber implementation cannot display too many things at once (see Oathkeeper) i.e. overflow its horizontal width, otherwise it folds into a mess if limited - they started with the same idea, but as games follow the tabber can't fit anymore and eventually became wider than the infobox itself. Ours have a compounding problem of being inside an infobox. For that we need a matrix of cells along the lines of:

<tt> <a></a></li> </tt>

with class being defined maybe like: .infobox div.matrixwrapper { width: 270px; background: ... etc etc; }

.infobox div.matrixwrapper li.tabbercell { display: block; list-style: none; float: left; }

... and so on, with :hover, wrapper etc. etc. definitions

which in turn use javascript to hide/display contents within master cell at the bottom - think of it as a regular tabber, but a many-layered one. I've had that in mind for some time now but since I don't know javascript (yet), it's beyond me right now. I tried making headway in that direction but then IMO if there's a large length of text or a large number of images, they should remain within the article body so it can be searched through. Tabber actually hides the content and it disappears from the article altogether when it's not displayed, making its content effectively mutualy-exclusive from one another if a user is searching for 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>   Poyo!  17:47, November 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Ok, if that doesn't work, maybe something like this then?--


 * That's a slideshow, right? I think wikia's has a minimum size or something by virtue of the UI and button alone (and I dislike the default obstructing UI). I don't know how to implement my own version of the slideshow, but in essence that, too, is controlled by javascript and content is mutually exclusive. Basically if something is to appear in the same spot at different times, they have to be hidden in the HTML i.e. made to disappear by asynchronous javascript regardless of the method of control. I think normal article galleries work just fine for lots of pics. Certain mobile browsers don't have javascript anyways - that makes the infobox either disappear entirely or images get stacked on each other. Or if you think I'm not getting the gist of your idea, why not try implementing it yourself? 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!  20:08, November 17, 2011 (UTC)

Missed One
Remember that sprite project I had? You missed a sprite. You sound really busy right now, so take your time. I hope you can find a surplus of spare time to keep up the good work. NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  20:41, November 17, 2011 (UTC)

no_parent
On the home page, I always see that box that says "The Pink Puffball" with a picture of Kirby. Instead of showing the backdrop that is supposed to be behind that picture, it's just white, giving the phrase "<imagemap_no_parent>" in red. Is the same thing happening on your computer? What can be done about it? NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  20:51, November 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Fixed the sprite, and yea I noticed that error about a day ago and was waiting for Wikia to fix it - they didn't so I implemented a workaround. Imagemap makes it possible for the user to be linked to the page if he/she clicks on the left/right half of the background. The workaround requires him/her to click on the icon or the text itself - the background no longer links, but oh well.. not too bad I guess. 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, November 18, 2011 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you (again)
...but I've recently created a new template. Pretty obvious what it's for. Anyways, I'm trying to find a way to make some of the sections on it disappear when a switch is activated, but I can't seem to do that without screwing it up. How it appears is shown here.--
 * Yeah, I guess you're right. It doesn't have to be a template. I can't get the switches to work properly anyways.--

White Pacto
Do you think you could get a screen shot of a white Pacto from KRtDL? As you know, I'm not the best with screen shots. Is it just me, or do the white ones look a bit blueish in the first room they appear in? Probably the lighting. NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  01:31, November 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure what it's for since Pacto's page already has an image, but can you remind me of what level the white one appears in? I haven't had the time to patrol the wiki and fix all sorts of edits properly in a while given the amount of work I have, much less fire up KRtDL :( 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!  02:41, November 25, 2011 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure it's in the best world of all, Nutty Noon. I encountered some in the third level, I think. As I said, they look vaguely blueish in the first room, because of the lighting. Try the cloudy, extra room for the shot. Take your time. I'm a patient man/woman/robot. NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  01:48, November 28, 2011 (UTC)

Wiki Chats
What is the point of a wiki chat if nobody ever joins one when I make one?Hoshii no Kaabii 02:33, November 26, 2011 (UTC)


 * Your question misses the point. Why should anybody be inside the chatroom for no reason at all to talk to anybody else? If you want to chat with somebody then schedule a meeting with them first unless you see them already inside, or just use their talk page for mundane things. 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!  02:49, November 26, 2011 (UTC)

Sprites Return
It appears Meta Knight has less sprites than I thought... at least I'll be able to use that Meta Knight Mass Attack sprite! Take your time. You know the drill. NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  02:20, November 28, 2011 (UTC)

Done sprites <pre style="height: 250px; overflow-y: scroll;"> Kirbysavolanchemeta.gif metaknight1.png metaknightULTRA.png metaknitssuperstarstacker.gif metaNiDLKatAMKss.png Superstarmetaknight.gif bigbirdee.png banishback.png bluemossy.png whitemossy.png KMAnoserunt.png KMAbluenoserunt.png marxultra.png nightmareold.gif nightmarewizardold.gif nightmareball.png nightmarewizardnew.png Kracko sprite.png KPL Mr Shine sprite.png KPL Mr Bright sprite.png KPL Kracko sprite.png KDL3 Mr Shine and Bright Ado.png KDL Poppy sprite.png KBB Squishy sprite.png KBB Poppy sprite.png KBB Mr Shine sprite.png KBB Mr Frosty sprite.png KBB Mr Bright sprite.png KBB Kracko sprite.png KBB Kabu sprite.png KBB Cappy sprite.png KAv Squishy sprite.png KAv Poppy sprite.png KAv Kirby sprite.png KAv Dedede sprite.png Kav Bronto sprite.png

KBB Kirby sprite.png KDC Gordo sprite.png KDC Kirby sprite.png KDC Kracko sprite.png KDC Rocky sprite.png KDC Sparky sprite.png KDC Squishy sprite.png KDC Twister sprite.png KDC Whispy sprite.png KNiD Squishy sprite 1.png KNiD Squishy sprite 2.png

KDL2 Coo sprite.png KDL2 Kine sprite.png KDL2 Rick sprite.png KSStSt Grill sprite.png KSStSt Kawasaki sprite.png KSStSt Kirby sprite.png KSStSt Knuckle Joe sprite.png KSStSt Lovely sprite.png KSStSt Mr. Star sprite.png KSStSt Parasol Waddle Dee sprite.png KStSt Coo sprite.png KStSt Dedede sprite.png KStSt Kine sprite.png KStSt Kirby sprite.png KStSt Mr. Star sprite.png KStSt Rick sprite.png KSStSt Poppy Bros. Jr. sprite.png KSStSt Waddle Dee sprite.png

Sorry to bother you. Could you do these if you have some time? I appreciate you doing this. NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  00:43, December 1, 2011 (UTC)


 * I didn't do the KA Nightmare sprite because he just becomes a random collection of pixels without the black background to stand out in. 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!  21:05, December 9, 2011 (UTC)

By the way, do you prefer transparentizing (or as I call, "polishing") a lot of sprites in one day, or a just a few per day? NerdyBoutKirby That's what I am. Savvy?  04:32, December 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * I can do hundreds in one go, but it'll be a lot easier if the sprites are already correctly named. Prefix them with the origin game's abbreviation (correctly capitalized) so I don't have to manually rename them. The making transparent part itself only takes 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!  12:37, December 23, 2011 (UTC)

I can't find KNiD Squishy sprite 1.png or KNiD Squishy sprite 2.png for whatever reason! It won't appear in Recent Uploads. Should I wait a day or something? NerdyBoutKirby That's what I am. Savvy?  18:49, December 31, 2011 (UTC) KNiD Squishy sprite 2.png


 * Not quite sure what you mean by recent uploads as there's no such special page. It's there on Special:NewFiles and the move log. If you mean the upload log, I uploaded them with typos in their names so after I moved them so the upload log shows the red links. 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!  14:35, January 1, 2012 (UTC)

Minigame categories
You know how Kirby Mass Attack has so many in-depth minigames? Well, I find it annoying finding the enemies that appear in each minigame. Could we make a "Strato Patrol EOS minigame" category, as well as those other ones? I just think it would be convenient for everybody. You agree? NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  02:04, November 29, 2011 (UTC)

September 1st Returns
It's been 3 months. That's all I'm saying. =] NerdyBoutKirby   That's what I am. Savvy?  00:57, December 1, 2011 (UTC)

P.S. I thought I'd ask, what medical stuff do you know?


 * Very little now, since I haven't studied the subject in over a year. Basic anatomy and physiology for example, that kind of jazz. I didn't even finish year 2 (six in total) before I switched courses, so it's not much to work with at all. It was a good experience though. 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!  01:04, December 1, 2011 (UTC)


 * Well, the point was more "Have you done that K64 miniboss thing?", but thanks for the info. So I take it you don't know what para-methoxybenzaldeheyde is? Hint: Never smoke. I don't. =) NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Dark Daroach.png|x30px|link=]] That's what I am. Savvy?  01:39, December 1, 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm unlikely to work with that list any time soon. It already exists, so if you think you can derive useful info out of it to improve articles then go for it. There's more pressing matters like the CSS for the adv nav bar and impending database updates that I need to do, besides my own uni coursework. That last part of your post is rather imperious don't you think? Medicine's not about that, and I do not have the time, and I don't think you'd appreciate it that much if I go into specifics.


 * Like I said before, my main role here is about quality of presentation of information as well as doing stuff that most people don't know how or don't have the time to do. Extracting all those images and soundtracks and doing the CSS takes far more time and effort than it looks, and compromising quality is not an option when I work. I'm already putting in as much time as I can reasonably spare into maintaining the wiki, and certain tasks have priority over others. It's not always obvious what I do, but believe me, there's always a lot of behind the scenes things to do. 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!  01:50, December 1, 2011 (UTC)


 * Wow, I'm very sorry. I just wanted to use a really long word. I didn't mean anything by it. Please don't use any blocking powers, please... Again, so sorry.  NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Dark Daroach.png|x30px|link=]] That's what I am. Savvy?  02:37, December 1, 2011 (UTC)


 * No offense taken, and blocks are only for disruptive behaviour like harassment, spam or vandalism. Using it in most other circumstances would be abuse of privileges. 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!  02:51, December 1, 2011 (UTC)

Re: Flavor text template
Alright, then, you can go ahead and do some testing with the template if you want. Take all the time you need.--
 * I've checked it on both articles, and it seems good enough.--

I have returned
I'm sorry if my discipline failed last time we met. However, I hope this can be overlooked, as I may be re-joining the wikia, if it doesn't bother you. ;) Vulturewing 18:20, December 2, 2011 (UTC)


 * Acknowledged. Welcome back 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!  18:19, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Re: User images
I think that could work, though you might want to let the other admins know, too.--

Sorry
Hey. I'm not sure if my other message got through, but it said that I was sorry. I was just trying to make a joke. I didn't realize what I was doing. I shouldn't be bragging about my knowledge about Kirby but sharing it instead. I will do my best to help this website. Sorry. :( Hoshii no Kaabii 23:28, December 3, 2011 (UTC)


 * Acknowledged. Happy editing! 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!  01:06, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

JP names
Some characters have their Japanese names written in parentheses and their infoboxes, others only have the info boxes. Should they be put in both places, or is that unnecessary? NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  00:47, December 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * I had intended to move the Japanese names out of the article space into the infobox 'cos if someone's computer or browser does not support Japanese characters, they'll see either gibberish or rectangular boxes in place of the characters. Wikipedia uses wikipedia:Template:Contains Japanese text to say that a page contains Japanese text, or similar templates to signify content in any other language. The thing is, there's also other languages besides Japanese, and it's just weird that only the Japanese name is in the main body, and even more weird if it goes: Beam (Japanese abcdefghijkl, Spanish abcdeefghijkl, Deutche abcdefghijkl etc. etc.) is a copy ability etc etc. The infobox doesn't support languages other than English and Japanese right now, but support can be added quite easily. Moreover the infobox automatically uses the whatever foreign name entered before the parantheses to generate an interwiki link to the wiki of that language, which is a natural thing to do, really.


 * I think if there's a Japanese name in the article space and the article has an infobox, then it'd be good to move it into the infobox by:
 * Pasting the Japanese characters into Google Translate, get the phoenetic pronunciation (Click the Ä button), and put that inside parantheses behind the Japanese characters. If you happen to know the Japanese meaning, the put that in as well. If the article has no infobox, I think the only option is to leave it as it is for now. 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!  01:04, December 4, 2011 (UTC)

Tongue
I don't own Kirby Mass Attack (yet), so I was wondering: Do you know if there are any enemies in the game that use their tongue as a method of attack, like Peloo or Slobba? I think it would add some useful trivia to some pages. NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  01:25, December 7, 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't really remember any. It's been some time since I actually played that game instead of playing through specific portions for savestate transfers across localizations to test stuff or inspecting its files. Even if I do, not sure where I'd get the name from :D. Closest thing I can think of is Necrodeus shooting a laser beam by opening its mouth and kind of extending his staff from it. 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!  01:51, December 7, 2011 (UTC)

Trivia
I've been noticing a lot of little unique things about certain characters lately. But I'm not sure how many of them are really necessary. For example, Landia is the only boss with multiple heads, only boss with 8 eyes, one of the few bosses to assist Kirby, etc. Most of it is about the physical appearance of the characters.

Have you noticed how Magolor Soul, Dark Mind, and Wham Bam Jewel are the only bosses to have exactly 3 eyes (excluding possessed Dedede)? See, there I am doing it again.... Can you help me determine what trivia is valid and what's not? Thanks. NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  21:10, December 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Ah, glad you mentioned this. I really don't think most of them are necessary, the appearance ones at least. I mean, seriously - eight eyes lol. That's obviously because it's four pairs of two. And the three-eye examples, Wham Bam Jewel is fine. Soul and Dark Mind are stretching it a bit too far. You wouldn't say someone has five eyes because they have three eyes painted on the front of their shirt, right? If you look at trivia for Beware Whispy Woods, it says it's one of the episodes where someone falls in love. That's fine, because it states things for what it is. That's the same as saying Landia is one of the few bosses to actually help Kirby and not trying to eat / squash / sit on him or worse. Get it, mate'y? Arr. 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!  21:19, December 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks, cap'n =]. I avoided using the 8 eyes thing...but I may or may not have already added such trivia while I was waiting for a reply. That love thing was actually written by me personally. I must disagree a liiiittle bit with Magolor Soul, though - Those two white eyes were Mago's from the start, and he somehow gained another one.
 * I don't mean to sound lazy, but I can't immediately go and erase a bunch of them, because others might benefit from them in some way. I don't mind if you get rid of ones that you don't see fit, and most of them were added today or yesterday. You might particularly want to check Master Hand and Lor Starcutter. NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Dark Daroach.png|x30px|link=]] That's what I am. Savvy?  22:03, December 9, 2011 (UTC)

Smash Bros. Artwork
A while ago the artwork from Super Smash Bros. of Kirby using Final Cutter was deleted from the page of cutter, because we thought is was fake. Though on this llink, it shows that all the characters available from the start have artwork of their attacks. So I was wondering if you think we should put it back up again.

Cheesywhale123 <font color="red" style="background:None;"> Poyo! 21:40, December 10, 2011 (UTC)

Here's the pic: (had to upload new one, couldn't find the old one anywhere)


 * Good find, but we shouldn't be taking pictures off other wikis. It's pretty low quality as well, but it looks like a scan from the game booklet. See if we can get our hands on the scans of one of those and crop it out. I'm deleting the picture because it's against the wiki policy to take pictures right off other wikis. 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!  04:03, December 11, 2011 (UTC)

Ok. If anyone has Super Smash Bros., they may be able to make their own scan, but until then I will keep looking for one of those scans. -- Cheesywhale123 <font color="red" style="background:None;"> Poyo! 05:19, December 11, 2011 (UTC)

Just delete it anyway
By the way, how do you make a sig like your'es? I'll try. 9:30 (Great British Timezone)

What?
Hi there. I just got your message on my talk page about my contributions. I am sorry if my edits seemed to be in bad faith, but I am new here and therefore I don't really know much about this wiki. Do you mind if you could help me around this wiki? And what exactly did you mean by "stunts"? Kirbygirl123 23:25, December 12, 2011 (UTC)


 * And what do you mean by "seem" to be in bad faith? What else does randomly creating 8 bogus user talk pages under non-existent iterations of Blue Ninjakoopa's name achieve? By stunts I mean exactly that - doing what you're not supposed to. I'm not daft or simply jumping to conclusions - you're experienced enough to have chatmod status on at least one wiki. If you're still claiming to be new then ask other editors before doing something you're not sure about and letting others pick up the pieces after you. I let you off with just a warning the first time, and you apologized, so no problem, but if stuff like this happens a second time it's not just going to be a warning. 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!  03:20, December 13, 2011 (UTC)

Well...this wiki is a whole lot bigger than the Roblox wiki. And, OK...I'll be sure it never happens again. ^_^ Kirbygirl123 04:51, December 13, 2011 (UTC)

Look at this:
I noticed something interesting about this picture here: If you look closely, all those rocks in the background appear to have windows, creating an underwater city. Is it just me, or does the biggest rock toward the back resemble Castle Dedede a bit? Do you think this bit of info could be added to some page?

Also, in case you haven't noticed, I've been adding all enemies, abilities, etc to the worlds in KRtDL. I'd love to do the same to Onion Ocean, but sadly, such a page does not exist as of now. If only it did.... NerdyBoutKirby   That's what I am. Savvy?  21:44, December 16, 2011 (UTC)

Not to complain...
I love my signature, but I thought of a cool update to it. If you don't have time to hear the idea or simply don't want to, I completely understand. G'day. NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  21:48, December 16, 2011 (UTC)


 * I reckon you're proficient enough in code view to make one for yourself already, but I wouldn't mind doing it. 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!  05:21, December 17, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I was thinking I could use the nameplate for Another Dimension with the orange "NerdyBoutKirby" inside it, with maybe Dark Daroach replacing that circle inside the nameplate. If you could place my message of "That's what I am. Savvy?" outside it somewhere, that would be groovy as well. I can assist by supplying this already-blank nameplate! NamePlate.png
 * Since you'll be flying soon, I won't need the sig right away. Get it to me whenever, and have a safe flight! NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Dark Daroach.png|x30px|link=]] That's what I am. Savvy?  16:41, December 18, 2011 (UTC)

<pre style="clear: both"> NerdyBoutKirby That's what I am. Savvy? Preview: foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz  NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy? foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz foo bar baz

You owe me big time for that sig :D Joking, joking. Merry Christmas!

Changtau2005  <ul style="margin: 0; list-style: none;"><li>Talk to me</li><li>Blogs</li><li>Contributions</li><li>Block me</li></ul>   Poyo!  14:45, December 19, 2011 (UTC)


 * Merry Christmas to you too! Though when we're done celebrating, we'll have to deal with this: "Invalid raw signature. Check HTML tags." This is as much as I can do: 22:43, December 19, 2011 (UTC)
 * I hope we can sort it out, and thanks once again! NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Dark Daroach.png|x30px|link=]] That's what I am. Savvy?  22:24, December 19, 2011 (UTC)


 * Remember, if your sig's code requires more than 255 characters, you need to create a sub user page (see User:Starman125/Sig), put the code inside, and substitute that instead. 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!  11:17, December 20, 2011 (UTC)


 * Uh, how do I make one of those pages? I'm completely clueless =|... NerdyBoutKirby  [[Image:Dark Daroach.png|x30px|link=]] That's what I am. Savvy?  20:20, December 20, 2011 (UTC)
 * Simple. Just do it the same way you would create a new article.--


 * Don't be mad if the page interferes with anything. It doesn't look too bad, though. Thank you! NamePlate.png NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  21:35, December 20, 2011 (UTC)

We Need More Enemy Photos for Kirby Mass Attack
It's just not as fun when I'm creating pages for Kirby Mass Attack enemies without photos. Could you help me out? Thanks! --Bestofkirby-- December 25, 2011


 * We really appreciate your effort to complete the Mass Attack enemy articles, and you're doing a fine job. If you don't have the image you need, get the text and infobox up and leave the "image" bit blank. The description will at least help say which enemy is what to get the correct sprite for the correct enemy - the English game mostly doesn't explain who's who. I'll help where I can, but getting sprites isn't what I usually do - I'm like the tech support guy for Kirby Wiki - it's mainly doing site / site-skin maintenance, mark-up, template code, or getting artwork from books, magazines, site HTML, .fla files, and taking care of how pages generally look. If you know where to get the sprites in whatever file format though, I can probably get the sprite onto the site. Again, great work on those pages. 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!  01:03, December 26, 2011 (UTC)

Little Things
If a game title like Kirby Mass Attack is used five times on a page, should they be italicized each time? Also, if a title is shortened ("Kirby 64" or "Canvas Curse", for example), should it be lengthened to the full title? NerdyBoutKirby That's what I am. Savvy?  02:58, January 4, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes to both. All titles in articles are always italicized. Short forms should be avoided too; Squeak Squad and Squeak Squad mean different things. Writing them out in full just makes everything clearer. 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!  04:26, January 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that. I had been wondering the same thing.-- G i o k u talkuser 19:25, January 4, 2012 (UTC)

Need of sprites
Now that I'm completely independent with sprite polishing, I'm wondering: Would a page like Battybat or Acchi need a section for sprites? After all, their only appearances are in sprite form. NerdyBoutKirby That's what I am. Savvy?  22:46, January 13, 2012 (UTC)


 * Yeah that'd be good. 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, January 14, 2012 (UTC)

SOPA and PIPA
Can Kirby Wiki join the Anti-Sopa movement? Like the other sites they are censoring material to show what happens when SOPA passes. So are we going to blackout the site?  FinnAwesome ' Its going... ' ...HOME RUN!  02:56, January 19, 2012 (UTC)


 * I know Wikipedia has decided to pull off a partial blackout in protest. Wikia and Kirby Wiki are unaffiliated with wikipedia. Wikia itself has stated its stance against SOPA and PIPA before and have taken certain action, and that should be enough - just read on community central. For Kirby Wiki to do something like that wouldn't be prudent - one, it violates Wikia's terms of use and will get the wiki's administrators in trouble with Wikia staff, two, we do not have the traffic or the correct audience to make an effect. Pompously mimicking wikipedia's actions would result in inconvenience for our users and nothing more. Wikipedia's message already represents all wikis and more - that's good enough. 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!  06:06, January 19, 2012 (UTC)


 * Does anybody know how harmful SOPA and PIPA will be to Kirby Wiki anyway? Are we at risk of being shut down or something? NamePlate.png NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  18:16, January 19, 2012 (UTC)


 * If the bill passes, the legislation allows that, yes. 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!  20:18, January 19, 2012 (UTC)

Sprite Sites
Assuming SOPA and PIPA don't annihilate Kirby Wiki, I need to know more safe, reliable websites to grab sprites from. Every time I've searched for sprites outside of the Shyguy Kingdom or The Spriter's Resource, I've gotten numerous bad viruses. Do you know of any virus-free sprite sites that won't attempt to kill my computer? Thanks,  NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  01:30, January 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I'm not familiar with that. Starman probably knows more 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!  02:45, January 20, 2012 (UTC)

Latest flavor text of a copy ability in both a quote at the top of an article and in the flavor text template
That seems a bit redundant, doesn't it?-- Starman125                        http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20061207194959/megaman/images/7/7f/Mm7helmetersprite.png/Mm7helmetersprite.png Eh, nice armor.   Uh, sure, thanks.  20:28, January 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * It gives a really succinct summary of the copy ability though. Stylistically speaking or layout-wise, either way seems fine to me, I guess. 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, January 21, 2012 (UTC)

KDL2 sprites
It appears the enemies in KDL2 have to different colors from being on two systems. Should I add the palette we lack, or shouldn't I? After all, colors from to different systems isn't like an alternate palette from KSSU. NerdyBoutKirby That's what I am. Savvy?  22:42, January 23, 2012 (UTC)


 * Both ways work. Alternate color palettes never hurt no one 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!  05:37, January 24, 2012 (UTC)


 * So.... yes to the older sprites? NamePlate.png NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  20:12, January 25, 2012 (UTC)


 * Not sure what you mean. Both ways would work; feel free to add the alternate palette one if that's what you intend to do. 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!  03:23, January 26, 2012 (UTC)


 * I've decided against it. Apparently, there's a monochrome, dull color, and bright color version of the game, and all the sprites I'm finding are possibly recolored, possibly not. It's simply too confusing. NamePlate.png NerdyBoutKirby  That's what I am. Savvy?  04:24, January 28, 2012 (UTC)


 * You can blame Reversinator for uploading Drshnaps' recolors. The palette is supposed to be regular SGB colors.-- Starman125 [[File:SirkibblehelperKSS.png]]                       http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20061207194959/megaman/images/7/7f/Mm7helmetersprite.png/Mm7helmetersprite.png Eh, nice armor.   Uh, sure, thanks.  04:52, January 28, 2012 (UTC)