User talk:Erik the Appreciator

Barnstar Substitute
Congrats on the universe project, that was some stellar wiki-work. I don't have a barnstar but I hereby present you with this:  i   - The Lower-Case I of Pro Impact Approval! Or something! *high five* -- Randall00 Talk 03:44, May 8, 2007 (GMT)
 * Heh, thank you. I would expect that I'd get right back to work when Brawl gets released (In which case... I hope I've done only 2/3rds worth of the universe coverage! The more universes in Brawl, the better). My ultimate personal hope is that I will have the pleasure to write a universe page on Nintendo's Golden Sun franchise in the future. Of course, if any of us did the work of proper Wiki editors, we'd be citing hundreds of sources for these pages and all that... ergh. Erik the Appreciator 03:51, May 8, 2007 (GMT)
 * Well thankfully I think citing sources and references is strictly a Wikipedia policy but it's easy to see how it might seem proper just because that is by and large the most vast of all MediaWiki projects. I'm pretty sure you're work still counts as "proper." :^) -- Randall00 Talk 13:31, May 8, 2007 (GMT)
 * I'm sure, too. Now, I used Wikipedia as an information reference for all these articles, and I believe I have not submitted copyrighted Wikipedia text to this site because it was all carefully compiled info reworded and rewritten to appeal to SmashWiki readers. BTW, is AOTW on the fritz? It's empty on the main page right now. Erik the Appreciator 19:31, May 8, 2007 (GMT)

Pictures of SSB fighters
I looked at your unvierse pages (which look good BTW!) and I noticed you have pictures of the SSB fighters. I'm just curious, did you upload the pictures yourself or is there a site with those pictures? If so, do you mind providing the link to the site with those images? Many thanks! The Magnum Master 15:40, June 19, 2007 (EDT)
 * The pictures of the fighters as they appeared in SSBM came from the same Nintendorks site as the full pictures of the SSBM fighters used on their respective articles here. The pictures of the original Smash fighters I created myself using the full pictures of the fighters as they appear in articles like Mario (SSB), and a lot of careful PhotoShopping. I hope it's legal to do that. Erik the Appreciator 15:54, June 19, 2007 (EDT)
 * Ah, okay thanks for the reply! I was just wondering where you got the images from because they were really good images of the SSB fighters and hoped that the website had a picture of the SSB Pokemon. Oh, and thanks again for your help! The Magnum Master 16:13, June 19, 2007 (EDT)
 * I'm pretty sure one can use PhotoShop to create modified, scaled down versions of the Pokemon images the Smashwiki already has, to achieve much the same effect. It wasn't that hard for me to make these fighter images, personally. Erik the Appreciator 16:15, June 19, 2007 (EDT)

About the Odd Character
Mehehe, look who's here now! Anyway that funny-looking character from the "This World..." pictures has me boggled. Did you notice too that he appears to have a fuse on his head? I'm beginning to suspect that firecrackers may have a bigger role in Brawl than we thought... I made mention of it in the main article, if you'd like to see. Nintenboy01 16:07, July 24, 2007 (EDT)
 * Ah, welcome aboard. The odd character was of course a big subject of debate on the normal SmashBoards, and of course it can only be mentioned as part of the main game article for the time being, so your edits were ideal. :) Erik the Appreciator 00:05, July 25, 2007 (EDT)


 * You were also right about one thing, though; on Wikipedia rabid throngs of police-minded editors will revert even the mere mention of the odd purple character, even if it contains zero speculation or POV. But I don't care to challenge them any further. That's why I feel Smashwiki is a better place for dedicated fans of the game. You can be a little looser and more in-universe without fear of INSTA-REVERT!!! Nintenboy01 16:36, July 25, 2007 (EDT)

Kid Icarus (universe)
Hey, I noticed your taking the initiative to seperate the "In Smash Bros Brawl" section of the KI universe article into Characters and Stages, much like all the universe articles have done for SSB and SSBM, while so far the Brawl area of universe articles has been a general information dump. Should I assume that the rest of the universe articles are now going to start following this example? Cause we have enough information on a good amount of the franchises in Brawl to the point where it's definitely seeming like a good idea. -Thores 03:55, July 25, 2007 (EDT)
 * Upon further viewing, it looks like the KI article has been that was since it's inception. Maybe it's time for the rest to follow suit anyways? -Thores 03:59, July 25, 2007 (EDT)
 * Actually, that was just me not having decided whether I'll make each section an information dump or if it'll be sectionalized, so I had neglected to standardize them all. If you'd like to sectionalize all the Universe articles based on the amount of information we have now, then that'd be great. Erik the Appreciator 12:35, July 26, 2007 (EDT)

I'd just like to say great job
On creating the stage templates, I thought you deserved to be credited. :) Magiciandude 02:35, July 29, 2007 (EDT)
 * Thanks, and I'd like to say the same about you and your editing the Stage articles themselves. And I believe there's room for item templates too and maybe Pokemon templates, though those will need some more thinking out...
 * Does it seem that the Dojo site takes longer to display its updates nowadays? I wonder what could be causing that. Erik the Appreciator 03:07, July 30, 2007 (EDT)
 * Depends, where you live, I think I saw your "vandalize" (lol) post in the update article saying something from California. Well, your fortunate, because here, in EST, it's around 4:00 a.m.ish when we get the updates. :( Magiciandude 03:55, July 30, 2007 (EDT)
 * Ah. Nice. (For me.) Erik the Appreciator 04:01, July 30, 2007 (EDT)
 * I just realize we both have the same first name (if that's your first name), except, my name ends with a "ck". Anyways, it wasn't really worth staying up this late, lol, oh well. Well, g'night! Magiciandude 04:07, July 30, 2007 (EDT)
 * For me, it was worth staying up till 1, and I'm willing to keep on doing that for the updates if that's when they'll be showing them nowadays. I of course find it surprising that you'd be willing to stay up THAT late for updates on your side, however. Erik the Appreciator 02:59, July 31, 2007 (EDT)

Ike, Fire Emblem Rambling
Sorry about my misplaced comment earlier on Wiki. Anyway I'm very pleased Ike is in Brawl. Also let me act like a commercial for a moment: Due to impatience I went ahead and spoiled myself with some details on Fire Emblem Goddess of Dawn's plot, and let me tell you Erik, if you liked Path of Radiance you DO NOT want to miss this game. It has astounding revelations and shocking surprises, and ties up all the loose ends from the first game. November can't come soon enough (Hopefully we both get Wiis by then). Between this and the Holy Trinity of Mario Galxy, Brawl and Metroid Prime 3 I'm gonna go broke... Nintenboy01 15:15, August 1, 2007 (EDT)
 * I hear ye, and still dislike how Wiis still aren't friggin available, especially considering my birthday's in a week (August 7; believe it or not, I was born the same day of the year as Jimbo Wales himself). Erik the Appreciator 15:21, August 1, 2007 (EDT)


 * Who knows? One day you could be destined to be a top member of the Wikimedia Foundation. Perhaps it's Fate that you share a birthday with the respected Jimbo, much like Serge was intertwined with the fate of the world in Chrono Cross. Nintenboy01 16:04, August 1, 2007 (EDT)


 * It seems checking the date articles at Wikipedia, like "June 4", reveals all sorts of surprising coincidences if you check the article corresponding to the date of your birth. Try looking up your birthday to see what celebrities and maniacs were born or died that day of the year. Here are some other absolutely true stories of mine: my grandmother was born Christmas day (December 25), and both my mother and my aunt share their birthdays with that of Osama bin Laden (March 10). Erik the Appreciator 16:08, August 1, 2007 (EDT)


 * I was born on March 15, and plenty of infamous/cool events happened that day, like the murder of Julius Caesar, the cinematic release of The Godfather, and the birth of Eva Longoria. That was pretty cool to find out, hehe. Nintenboy01 16:30, August 1, 2007 (EDT)


 * You know one more thing that's really sad? According to many sources Goddess of Dawn likely started out as a GameCube project, but due to GCN's decreasing popularity they moved it over to Wii instead (much like Super Paper Mario). D'oh!

P.S. Since my Ike prediction came true (I asked a user called a Agreeneyedfox on Wikipedia to comment on the inclusion of my candidates a few days before Ike was made official)I'm bold enough to predict now that Paper Mario, Cel-shaded Link, Orbulon, Lucario and Ridley have a 90% chance of making it in. Our favorite Golden Sun characters may appear too, at least as assist trophies. Nintenboy01 19:35, August 1, 2007 (EDT)

The Subspace Emissary
Looks like my psychic powers of prediction were right on the money! Brawl does have a more fleshed-out single-player mode. I guess the funny-looking robot is just some generic enemy after all. I'm guessing Peach will be a playable character too still. I also have a feeling that MetaKnight could even be the final boss or something in this mode - after all, that's his ship that looms and terrifies the characters. Now I really can't wait till December! I may have to go into suspended animation to survive... Nintenboy01 13:53, August 3, 2007 (EDT)