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Here's some fixes for some of the About Us pages... Links: NES, not SNES. Industry Recognition: Broken link to the game; update = http://www.ocremix.org/game/pop-up-gb/ The link in the word "contacted" has an unnecessary letter P in its url ("showpthread" instead of "showthread"). And this might break djp's heart, but how about changing Actraiser's source tune from Filmoa to Fillmore?

Super Castlevania 4.

Yo! Noid. I got 22 (44.0%). Some of them I could guess what system they were on based on the types of sounds playing.

Just "Mega Man X (full armor)" can be deleted alongside "Darkstalkers". Bonus kun, however it's typed in the Search line, brings up the correctly spelt article (lowercase 'k'). Nothing wrong with that.

I guess I misunderstood your words 4 pages ago... I thought you tried replacing the text in the DS article with #REDIRECT [[Category: Darkstalkers]] and it wouldn't let you. But never mind that; it works fine now. Odd to see the article listed in the DS category when it says "Redirected from Darkstalkers" up top, but then every article has two default links to the same page it's showing. So yeah, good show with the redirect, dude. "Bonus Kun" (capital K) and "Mega Man X (full armor)" were the other ghost articles, but they're safely redirected, so we can let those go.

Out of curiosity, is there a way to tell how many users are currently sporting the same avatar? Would be interesting to see how many people put Black Mage before their handles, for example. Anyway, here's some more Card Fighters (first game, all Capcom): Batsu (Rival Schools) Jill (Resident Evil) Juni (Street Fighter) Michelle (Legendary Wings) LT: Bueno!

I removed [[Category:Mascots]] from the extended DS bios. Now they don't appear on the main page but still show up in the Darkstalkers category. We don't need to quarantine them any further. Not sure what to do about the Darkstalkers article. It mirrors the words in the DS category, and having two pages read the same way is kind of a waste. Removing the text from it strips it from the Mascots category, but it'll still show up as a blank page when someone searches for "Darkstalkers" in the Wiki. As you said once, redirecting the blank article to the DS category is a no-go. I thought of redirecting to one of the Darkstalkers, but that would put biased emphasis on one of them. Putting text on the page that says something like "See: Category:Darkstalkers" is essentially telling readers "click twice, not once, for info on these characters." Plus, info on the series will be first and foremost accessible through 5 of the short DS bios (and all the long ones), not the Mascots category page. Should we just ask Larry to delete the DS article? That's the spirit! Make it read like a distorted prologue in a video game! (I think it was May 23, 2004 that they first started appearing, but I might be wrong...) Also, I think you can just say "Currently, there are..." without updating the date every day. Fixed. "...not a full, detailed history that reveals everything about the mascot." That better? More like "at a minimum" (because some are inevitable). Mention as many as you want. Here's some ideas (there's overlap in places): - The 16 writers (for writing the articles) and 3 editors among them (for clean-up) - Darkesword (for early guidelines and support) - Liontamer (for Wiki integration instructions) - djpretzel (for the Photoshopped mascots, the coding to click on them to access the articles, and of course OCR ) - The many supporters (for questions, corrections, and rooting for us)

That look like ? Found it in this character list.

Italicizing 'Final' Fantasy is a go. "Has" indicates present, ongoing action; "had" represents just-passed occurrences. Compare: Penelo's life HAS taught her instincts (and will continue to as long as she lives on the streets). Penelo's life HAD taught her instincts (but now she is weaned from street urchin status). I left it as "has." We link to games if they have ReMixes currently up on the site. That's one of the fundamentals of this project. It's fruitless to direct a reader to a remix-less title if we want to guide readers to mixes they haven't heard before. Games like Super Bomberman 3 and Castlevania 64 were represented once, but then the '06 Lockdown deemed their songs unfit for the site. Hence their absence from Bomberman and Dracula's Appearance lists. But if you or anyone else can confirm that FF12 can be heard in an existing OC ReMix, then we can link the title and supplement it with a footnote like we did in Dante's Appearance list. No, because Penelo doesn't appear in the game.

Castlevania for the N64 needs the "do" katakana (ド) in its Japanese title equivalent (悪魔城ドラキュラ黙示録). Right now it reads Akumajō Racula Mokushiroku. Also, can Devil May Cry have Metal Gear May Cry (Remastered) put into its list (since it's confirmed to mix some of DMC)?

'Final' Fantasy is not italicized? Or is it supposed to read "her life on the streets HAD (not has) taught her instincts"? Finish your Mega Man 4 ReMiX Project, then we'll talk.

Split 'em up again, now that LT approves the brightness level. If you want, you can list the urls in one post to save space. Also, I noticed even more groups in the avatar gallery: Nintendo ~ F-Zero, Nintendo ~ Mother, and Studio Pixel. Larry!

Sure, why not. Been ages since I played this game. LT: See, you have the mindset for it. You definitely picked the best crops here, nice work. I'll wait until David is set, then add what I'm taking into the database.

Give them all the same level of brightness + contrast to keep them looking like they belong in a group. One way to do it is to put them all in the same .png file (no transparency) and then experiment with the variables until they all look just right.

Changed to "using" the Arrowhead. Should clear up any chance of confusion. Vengeance in his dying wish might be apparent in Ocarina of Time, but it doesn't enter into the paragraph that way. Therefore I cinched it down to "mutated through the power of the Triforce". Who'da thunk OmegaMe's poster bio could harbor a mishap like that. Fixed. That's a potential mislabeling, plus the sentence doesn't lose track of who it's referring to. Pass. It's fine as-is. "Search" is anchored by the word "during," which refers to a time period. In other words, "it's during this time WHEN..." No need to change it. Word up. I wouldn't say his aggressiveness and competitiveness MAKE him a womanizer; they're separate parts of his personality. Read it backwards ("Being a bit of a womanizer is in his nature") and it should be clear enough. Yes, but I left that out when writing his bio because it's part of his unspoken past which causes part of the strain between him and his fellow X-Men. He does travel and look for new thrills though, hence the "adventurer" occupation. Helps the sentence feel more complete, but it's not overly necessary. Yep. Nope, his opponent's soul is encased behind a mirror. Glad you could help us out, Darklink42. 'Twas an honor, and I salute you.

Game: The Maze of Galious, a.k.a. Daimashikyou Galious System: MSX (original), NES (port) Song: Castle - Knightmare VG Music MIDI (MSX version, more complete than the NSF) Zophar's Domain NSF - Track 1 Akumu's NSF Archive NSF (as Maze of Galious 2) - Track 3 Fudeba MSX HomePage MIDI (slow tempo, but only as complete as the NSF) The NES version is faster and has a small part of the song cut out, but the MSX original maintains the general melody, so it's not too different overall. Thanks, and have fun.

You mean have, not has, right? Doesn't seem to work with the colon, though, so I used dashes — like this — alongside. I knew that sentence was odd. She doesn't literally sit down, so I trimmed it to "Orta is blissfully ignorant as..." No need to move it. The bio reads like a narrative from start to finish. The dragon's appearance is a turning point, hence the start of a new paragraph. Yeah, the second ability is something different and needs the word "and" to distinguish it from the former. I moved some words forward as well: "...and use the dinosaur's long tongue to eat enemies and spit them back out." I don't see what's confusing about the present wording, really. Helpful, but a bit too wordy. The original sentence is clear enough. Tactic. Yes. The past tense in the first paragraph is there to precipitate the current situation Heather finds herself in. The two tenses don't work against each other in this article; they do a trade-off. Wikipedia says Kirby is "a denizen of Dream Land on the planet Pop Star." Sure, they're not one and the same, but obviating one doesn't make the remainder the only location. It's fine. Correct, it's a preference. "Mute" can work as a noun, plus saying that he stars in something (and is famous) indicates that he's a main character, and by that extension a hero. You're right, the word "but" doesn't fit, since it feels contradictory. "And another to defend..." should suffice. You know it. Sure, why not. Her size is part of the equation, after all. To be honest, "such that" never rolled off me right, so I changed it to "...which are in high demand..." Terser and smoother. Excellenter. It's neither wrong nor extraneous. Or do you think it's saying that Rabanastre was in FF Tactics but isn't so? It's word orders like this where I'm not sure if a comma is needed or not, because either way it reads awkwardly. So I moved the word "deceased" before "older." And I agree that "he being" works better as the past tense clause you suggested. Thanks again, yo. I for one am glad to have a second opinion on areas I personally don't feel that comfortable with. I'm having one last go at smoothing out lingering oddities in the bios (missing italics, curly quotation marks, broken links, etc.). I've also been adding ReMixed titles missing from certain Appearance lists. None of the unknowns (besides Bummerdude) answered my PM offering an allotted time period to chime in with their real names for the "Article by" lines. So that issue's resolved.

I just realized Metroid Prime 3: Corruption doesn't have the system tag (-wii/) at the end of its url.

Okay then, to clarify: my personal work ethic dictates that I catch details that can reasonably be fixed if I can help it. Linearity, I know you put a lot of time and effort into this project since before I joined, so I understand your feelings about wanting these articles to be savored for the love already put into them. I apologize for stressing you out by bringing up equivocal details that ultimately don't really need to be fixed. But thank you for taking care of Darklink42's new suggestions; you saved me some time by giving some of yours. It's like saying "over-populated" but without suggesting there's too many fighters to keep track of. But never mind that because Lin already changed it. Monsteropolis is written in the Mega Man instruction manual: "It's Mega Man versus the powerful leaders and fighting forces of Monsteropolis — that strange multi-faceted land of robot-like Humanoids." Dafydd, do you think a note about regional differences could be something you'd mention in your project blurb? Just in case people think "favourite", "realise", "colour", and so on in some bios are wrong. "To purchase this domain name, Please contact us for more information." So says the Core Design website (Lara Croft's creator). Probably because there's 0 employees, according to Wikipedia. Hence the link removal. (I will still update broken links, just so you know.)

Even better: I can picture his quote now... Quote: "@!#?@!"

For Aeris, I decided to cut the first sentence starting with "But..." and wrote the start of the next one this way: "She soon becomes aware that the Turks..." Tell me if there's a chance of misreading or leaving an unanswered question - or if that sentence feels too long. Also, last comma cut = smoother finish, thanks. Since "blessed from the ground up" is misleading when casually read, I went and axed it. No big loss. I had to double-check examples of the passive voice to understand why the former wording was preferred ("Weltall is almost a part..."), and I see now why it makes sense. Excellent cross-checking catch. For Dan Hibiki, I don't mind the change from "two bitch-slaps in one"; if people are going to flame us for our work, it should be fact-based clarity, not in response to subjective slang. "Two of Capcom's taunts in one" works fine. TRIVIA: Our articles take up more than 3/4 of OCR's Wiki. All we need is a mascot whose name starts with "Q" and our list will span the whole alphabet.

You, sir, are the linguistics challenge I never had. Pleasure to indulge in discussion / debate / mud wrestling over English idioms and structures and all that. I like the way you paired the clauses to make the sentences feel more cohesive. Oddly though, starting a sentence with the word "aware" didn't jive with me, so I tweaked that sentence to get this: "But she's happier for his health and durability than her garden's. She's aware that the Turks, scouts of the Shinra megacorporation, are seeking her out again, and to escape their clutches, she enlists Cloud as her bodyguard in exchange for a date." Good catch. I adjusted that sentence to note when and how her "spirituality" shows: "This sensitive spirituality is shown primarily through Aeris's battle defenses, which include healing, status-cleansing, and even shielding Cloud's party from onslaughts, blessed from the ground up." What you're suggesting is a reiteration of what I say in the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs, but in an ambiguous tone. "Blessed from the ground up" is a playful quip I injected to spruce up the bio when I first wrote it. I don't see how it's too much to say that Shinra want her to show them where the Promised Land is if beforehand I'm detailing her innate abilities which, logically, would give reason to the corporation tailing her in the first place. Even if I left out what Shinra's doing (hurting the planet by sapping it of Mako Energy), casual readers could still make the leap themselves: "Aeris is being chased because of her powers..." I did, however, alter the last sentence of paragraph 2 so it doesn't suggest her battle powers are the reason she's followed: "But Aeris is pursued for another reason altogether." The first sentence reads: "...the youngest known Belmont in any Castlevania game to date," which implies that there are other Belmonts in other CV games. I think just adding "would" and subtracting "the" would be enough: "...that other Belmonts would use." Reread the previous sentence; your wording was already covered. Plus, Wikipedia says Sega "left the consumer console business and began concentrating on software development..." so the present wording isn't really a stretch. Better, thanks! He's in lots. Just mentioning the character should be enough for anyone curious about this other guy's movies. Tempting, but not necessary. See my note on commas below. Just cut that second "a" and you're set: "a master of brawling martial arts." Huh. I forgot that affinity means "natural liking" (sure, all kids have a "natural liking" for psychic powers, but how many are born with them?). I'll go with "although he has the innate ability to use psychic powers" because "harness" sounds like he keeps them inside himself, withheld from display (yeah, I know it can also mean to control or channel, but just to be safe). watkinzez has an affinity for writing the first sentence as if it has nothing to do with the character, but it's really a lead-in to the mood or general idea behind the mascot he's writing about. But you're right about the second sentence not linking well with the first. I figure it can start this way: "Such is the strategy of Chun-Li, the only female character in Street Fighter II, who broke ground..." It's not a requirement to write out full titles in the body of a bio, but it is necessary for the Pictured from line and Selected game appearances list. So "between Barret and Shinra's troops" is the clincher, is it? No problem, the conflict can instead be noted as "in the town". Simple, direct, spoiler-free, and keeps the first mention of AVALANCHE in the 3rd paragraph where it matters. It's pretty intuitive if you ask yourself these questions: What's the problem of the story? What's Ulala's job? Does it feel like she's the main character? You may come to the conclusion that in order to get the scoop on the Morolian invasion and the uncontrollable dancing epidemic, Ulala must avoid the fate of everybody else by imitating the Morolians' dance moves, thus tricking them into thinking she's affected, while consciously finding a way to stop the aliens and save the people from their dilemma. Or something like that. Just fit the pieces together. I actually thought that once. To each his own, I guess. The original wording isn't confusing if read carefully, but your suggestion feels better when read at a casual pace, so we'll go with that. (And again, see below for the bit about commas.) I don't understand. Elaborate? It could be, but it's not mandatory to list every single game a character has appeared in if the original bio writer doesn't feel like it. If Kingdom Hearts 2 is ever ReMixed on OCR, though, it would be added. Sorry dude, gotta disagree with you. It's fine as-is because the 1st mention of the Hunters is the link to the 2nd paragraph and the character. The overview to the game / series highlights its features, the most in-depth being the storyline, which introduces the HUnewearl thus. Nah, it works fine without the word "that." "Present" meaning the damsel presented in the games. But since you got confused, I went ahead and fleshed it out ("presented throughout"). I'm cool with that, sure. As-is, it's kind of a run-on sentence with conflicting dilemmas. Separately, however, they create a stronger springboard into the foray that is Lunar. The comma doesn't feel like a smoother choice, imo. I tried instead "...into a powerful purple wall of plasma." Unless Dafydd objects, the word "enormously" can be safely cut because the word "wall" is evidence enough of the shot's power. The word "to" doesn't feel like too bad a choice at first read, but "that" fits better, so gracias. PROVEN to be. Nice. Except for rearranging the first four words, I think the sentence now works fine this way: "Time and again, Weltall is proven to be almost a part of Fei in how extensively it is tied to and influences his fate." I spent all night crafting my response, but still, thanks for such a comprehensive post. Nitpicks are what we're all about. "One, two, and three items." "One, two and three items." Both are acceptable forms when written. Whichever you choose, just stay consistent. I use the former structure. That's the nature of the beast. Deal with it. 1) Uploading the last bios 2) Linking to other mascots (in the bios Dafydd uploaded; some of them are just bold text, last I checked) 3) Properly displaying the extended Darkstalkers bios and the overview, preferably on the same pages as the short bios 4) Writing and finalizing the project epilogue / preamble 5) Making sure the mascot images appear in their respective bios (djp / LT's job) 6) Site coding to make the mascots clickable and redirect to their bios (again, for the higher-ups) I'm also waiting for any other real name-less writers to answer my PM, which seems less likely with each passing day. Oh, and since Galbadia Hotel's back up, so is the link to the FF7 Shrine, which I put back up for Barret and the Turks.

About the Darkstalkers category... I think removing the text "There is one subcategory to this category" would better tighten the appearance of the "Subcategories" chunk, but I'm not sure how to do that because clicking Edit only shows Dafydd's blurb in progress. But I did add "— The Coop" at the end of the overview (in the subcategory) for crediting purposes. And remember, the short DS bios need their redirect pages, so be sure to create "OCR Mascot 103" for Jon Talbain. Hopefully LT will show us how to make collapsible sections for putting the extended bios on the same page as the short ones. Works fine, imo. Clever way to link to the (kart) bio; it's like how X links to his "full armor" bio using said words instead of a name. I noticed the other day that Galbadia Hotel is down, and so is the Final Fantasy Shrine link in the bios of Barret and the Turks (since GH and FFS both have ffshrine.org in the url), so I removed them for now. Similarly, the Rival Schools Network link for the RS mascots is still DOA, hence the change to Justice Network. Don't worry though, I'm keeping a record of all broken reference links since we've started Wiki'ing these bios, and if any old links come back, I'll reinstate them.

Specifically, they were shortening Squaresoft to Square in Yuna, Fei, and Terra's bios, adding the abbreviation mark in Super Smash Bros. Melee in Ganondorf's, writing out "Doctor" for Robotnik's Wiki link, anchoring Terra's Wiki link (and matching the label with it), writing out PlayStation Portable instead of PSP in The Prince's appearance list, replacing "and" with "&" in Me & My Katamari, removing his quote, changing the third reference link to Katamari's official site, and adjusting the GameFAQs labels for The Prince, Terra, and Bonus kun. Two other adjustments I felt were needed (but weren't in any text files) were changing the word "story" to "start" in Yuna's bio ("Ten years prior to the start of the game...") and adding the word "with" in Bonus kun's bio: "...leaving him with little more than..." Yeah, 028. Forgot to double-check the number, heh. And 094 does feel like a better choice, so linking to that is fine. Ok, but what about the general info blurb about the darkstalkers then? I think he means it'll be on the category page called Darkstalkers much like the word of thanks is / will be on the Mascots category page. Kinda like this: Category:Darkstalkers home / about / mixing / store What is Darkstalkers? To put it simply, it's blah blah blah tl;dr. -- The Coop Articles in category "Darkstalkers" ---------- There are 7 articles in this category. (list)

SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium - Nakoruru and Leona: Rockin' Kats - Willy: LT: Took the 2nd Willy sprite. This group is good to go. Cave Story - Sue as a human (portrait, unused): Samurai Shodown - Tam Tam: Fire Emblem 6 - Demon Dragon: Fire Emblem 8 - Manakete: LT: Demon Dragon is a no-go; got no idea what it's supposed to be just looking at it, so that's a pass. The rest are a go! Most of the Guilty Gear Petit lineup (two games for the Wonderswan Color): (1st game) Ky Kiske May Millia Rage Potemkin Sol Badguy (2nd game) Anji Mito Axl Low Chipp Zanuff Jam Kuradoberi* Johnny Testament Zato-1 * This is already "gg_jam.gif" in the Games: Misc. gallery, but now she has a background like the others. LT: Thanks for mentioning Jam; I recognized it right away, but always genuinely appreciate the attention to detail. The addition of this group has facilitated the "Games: Sammy" category. Nice work!