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I don't suppose your diagnosis is having an adverse effect on double-checking these bios, could it? In any case, I went ahead and fixed some details that were casually overlooked. Kudos on the Bonus kun article title fix, though. If you want. Or you could try something from one of the more text-heavy games... "There must be alternatives to this endless fighting!" "Even if we fight, what good will it do? A battle won't solve the problem." "Why do Reploids always have to fight each other? Darn! Do I have to fight again?!" "OK, Zero! I'll be waiting for you... ... you'd better come back alive!" "Sigma won't beat us Maverick Hunters!" It doesn't really matter, but if you want a consistency rule, I'd say link to #065 (earlier numbers get the link). Similarly, Crono redirects can go to #002 while Zelda redirects can lead to #027. We still need Larry's input on how to deal with the redirects for the Darkstalkers overview and the extended bios. Do you need his input on where to put your blurb on the whole project / general word of thanks to all who helped out?

Looking at the last 11 bios (Yuna through Otacon), I just have one thing to say... *AHEM* Don't let Lin's faithful edits go to waste. I can't create a page called Bonus kun (lower case 'k') to redirect from Bonus Kun, so unless Larry's willing to delete the existing page so we can try again, we'll have to leave the article title as-is. I did however update the links to Mega Man 2-7 in Mega Man's bio because the urls dropped the Roman numeral facade (I noticed it when uploading Dr. Wily's bio). That makes more sense, yes. Good catch. Go ahead and add "instead" to that sentence. Also, it should be "facial expressions" (plural). Rexy is Bev Wooff (Sonic's bio). She displays her real name in her profile and posts, so you can add it. Lin's in charge of Wiki'ing Claire Redfield by Dean Park (Spunodi) and Edge by Luke Williams (Less Ashamed Of Self) who also display their real names (the latter in his sig, which is just as obvious if not more so). That covers the last few unknowns.

When a reader clicks on a Darkstalker image, they should be taken to that character's short profile. I like The Coop's second option to bundle some stuff within these "short" bios. Does the Wiki provide any code that will expand / contract sections? Say Jon Talbain has his regular bio section, and next to the header Bio there's the tag "spoilers" or "full history (spoilers)". Click on the tag and it'll change / expand to show the Reader's Digest version. There can even be a collapsible header / section before or after the bio chunk that details what a Darkstalker is, with links to the others. Saves pages that way. The only downside is that the reader won't see the Darkstalkers all lined up when reading about the series as a whole... though it could just be an aesthetic preference. *shrug*

No prob. I redirected "Mega Man X (full armor)" and "OCR Mascot 030" to "X (full armor)" for you. You hear that, Dafydd? X marks the spot. Right. The reader will come to a spoiler-free intro first, and if they choose to learn the rest of the selected Darkstalker's history, they can advance by one more click. Kind of like a one-way toll bridge. And thanks for the tip on "Selected game appearances". Looks more casually uniform across the articles.

Okay, so I looked in the Mascots category to find X's full armor bio uploaded. Its name is "Mega Man X (full armor)" instead of "X (full armor)." So either the original bio should be titled "Mega Man X" to match, or we should ask Larry to delete / change the name of the article to match the game + instructions' opinions. Should there be an italicized notice about the main / related article called "Mega Man X" (like in the Mario (kart) bio or the Samus bios)? It could be something like: ''For more information, consult the '''[[Mega Man X]]''' bio.'' Also, is it "Selected Game Appearances" or "Selected game appearances"? I've been doing the latter because the Toyota Supra has it that way.

I didn't mean it that way. I thought even if we uploaded every bio to the Wiki by New Year's (seems more unlikely now with Dafydd's job...), some of the writers will say yes, they want to be credited full name first, provided they remember us, this thread, and their work which has been spruced up for OCR's database. My gut has doubts though; most of their work is in this thread's ancient history, before we regulars steered ship most of the way. And the full name / forum handle credit is recent, c/o LT. So it's a gamble. The bottom line though is this'll be out when we're done uploading and cross-checking what we have in our hands NOW. watkinzez gave us his real name, but didn't explicitly say whether he gives us permission to show it in Magus's bio, so unless we're told otherwise, we can safely leave it as chez dogulov. And for the record, credit me as Polo. I'm not disclosing my full name. The instructions refer to him only as X, too. So in that case, sure, we can name the bios "X" and "X (full armor)" respectively. One thing though, in X's bio: Ending that sentence with '''[[full armor]]''' doesn't cut it, since "full armor" isn't an article name. Linking to that article will require an absolute url, maybe: [http://www.ocremix.org/info/X_(full_armor) '''full armor'''] Also, I'm sure you noticed the new Guilty Gear X mix posted, so be sure to upgrade Sol Badguy's GGX appearance like this (if you haven't already): === Dreamcast === *[http://www.ocremix.org/game/guilty-gear-x-dc/ ''Guilty Gear X''] (2000)

"Jedah Dohma, the Dark Messiah"; "...the Dark Messiah Jedah Dohma..." yeah, I guess either works when read in full. And at first I felt it odd to repeat the succubi's last name twice (in the Darkstalkers overview), but now it's not too bad ("Morrigan Aenslaed and Lilith Aenslaed"). Yeah, apparently "Dragmire" is a mistranslation that appears only in the Zelda 3 instruction manual. Naming the article "Ganondorf" is good. Excellent. I made that adjustment for the Doom Trooper and Toyota Supra so we're all on the same page. That would've been more fitting and hilarious if you spread it across two posts. --- EDIT --- That's another down.

Keep in mind that the article title will use the savior's full name - an article only called "Jedah" won't exist. Similarly, Hsien-Ko's long and short bios link to the Darkstalkers article through the singular form of the word (Darkstalker). So if any inter-bio link doesn't present the full / exact article name as its key, link it like this: '''[http://www.ocremix.org/info/Jedah_Dohma Jedah]''' '''[http://www.ocremix.org/info/Darkstalkers Darkstalker]''' Just a heads-up.

Metal Slug 3 credits the system "Arcade" in its url path and whatnot, unlike Metal Slug 2 which credits the Neo Geo. Can the former be changed to credit the Neo Geo too? Speaking of, any plans to drop "Heart of the Samurai" from the Last Blade listing (since the Neo Geo version doesn't have that subtitle)?

Done. I gave the unknowns (except chez dogulov) 31 days to respond because some of them haven't logged on in quite a while. But if some regularly check their email, and opted to receive a PM notice, then that should help a bit.

Well, Dafydd and watkinzez show their real names in their profiles and their posts, so adding them before their forum handles feels natural. But I agree that anyone who doesn't wear their full name on their sleeves doesn't need to be pushed for that info. Heh, ironic, considering I said something similar to Larry on IRC... After a little more thought, I wouldn't mind adding the word "by" to clear potential confusion. I KNEW I shouldn't have pointed that one out...

They didn't catch this one. Some of them weren't linked to begin with. Neither were magazine references in some of The Coop's and watkinzez's bios. That doesn't make them any less valid. I've been doing that already, thanks. Watch the punctuation, though; the Wiki requires three single quotation marks ''' to make text bold. Also, Linearity, are you okay with taking Sol Badguy through Ken Masters? If you'd rather have my targeted share (Akuma through LocoRoco) or a different selection of bios in my .txt file, let me know. I didn't create any articles just yet. Thanks to Larry's coaching tactics via IRC, I've been able to clear up some cloudy issues (he answered more, but they were personal concerns): 1) I thought underlining was reserved for books and magazine names, but apparently italics is better / used more dominantly. So we'll go with that. Helps them blend in with game / movie titles and series. 2) The Article line shall be in Bold to better credit the author (and LT says it looks "swankier" ). 3) Marvel Comics mascots now have (non-game) in their first appearance line like the Toyota Supra (and Dracula's (video games) detail was removed because he's not the same as the historical incarnation).

Comprehensive and much obliged, Super Moderator sir. And thanks for driving the Toyota Supra through the carwash . I just have a few questions... 1) On the Toyota bio page, the Article - First appearance lines are all in one line; is this intentional? 2) Does text within a pair of 'single quotes' remain unaffected? 3) How do we input underlined text? 4) Would you count FAQs as copyrighted material (and should they be unlinked)? There are 16 writers total who have written at least one bio. Half of them I do not know their real names (OmegaMe, Psychotic Ninja, Daethar, The Instrument of GAWD, Bummerdude, chez dogulov, Kal aMari, and Miletus), so if my colleagues agree on the 4th Article / author option, we (or at least I) could use help digging up the dirt on these folks. (But personally I don't see the harm in the first option.) To Dafydd and Linearity: Since we're removing game manual links (*sob*), do you think we should cut the "replacementdocs - " prefix from the labels as well? I'll get started after I get some sleep.

If LT didn't tell you, try this: 1) Type your username when it asks you to log in / create a Wiki account, but leave the password line blank. 2) Click the "E-mail password" button. 3) You'll get a confirmation message that your password - a temporary one - has been emailed to you. Go fetch. 4) Log into the Wiki using your username and given password. You should be directed to a "Change password" page. 5) Type the password you want twice, click to proceed, and you should be logged in. I must've misunderstood Larry's "in tandem" remark then. *shrug* Just to clarify the bio count, there's 51 bios across the 5 .txt files you guys are hosting: http://www.ngst.nu/OCR_Mascot_Bio_Edits_1-10.txt http://www.ngst.nu/OCR_Mascot_Bio_Edits_11-20.txt http://www.ngst.nu/OCR_Mascot_Bio_Edits_21-30.txt http://www.ngst.nu/OCR_Mascot_Bio_Edits_31-40.txt http://home.earthlink.net/%7Edastuart/OCR_Mascot_Bios_41-50.txt And mine has 105 articles (counting The Coop's extended Darkstalker histories and Darkstalkers "What Is"): http://www.angelfire.com/planet/polo83/OCR_Mascot_Bio_Edits_51-154.txt Lin and I can just reach into my text file and grab 52 articles each, and Dafydd can add Cloud to his list (alongside the 51 in the first 5 batches).

Not counting the Toyota Supra bio, there are 156 articles set to be Wiki'ed. 156 divided among 3 people is 52 bios per, so one person can handle everything in the first 5 text files plus Cloud Strife in my text file, another can do Sol Badguy through Ken Masters, and the last one can take what's left. If you guys have no objections, I can write in the last 52 (Akuma - LocoRoco) plus the fixes for the Toyota Supra (when LT gives the green light of course). Also, I'd recommend keeping the links to the other mascots as bold text until every article is written, so we won't have to worry about who Wiki'ed what and whether said links will break or not. We can also ask Larry how to align the .jpgs on the right of the pages at that point. I'm guessing simultaneous work - even if we're inputting different articles - is out of the question. Does it screw up the system or something?

Two different backgrounds for Rockford from Boulder Dash: And Milon from Milon's Secret Castle: LT: I actually put this set to a vote in #ocremix. The original Boulder Dash pic (http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d13/polo_83/boulderdash_rockford.gif) won out of the 3, and the second Milon won. Thanks a lot!

Sakaki is from Azumanga Daioh (source for the original art piece) and Kyon is from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (ripped from the credit sequences). Here's Tankman, v3 (one of them's a mouth and teeth adjustment): LT: Kyon is the better looking of the two anime ones, but I'd still rather have direct resizes of those. As for Tankman, Arek & Dhsu voted for the "with teeth" edit in #ocremix, so the edited version is the winner. Being really anal, I would actually slightly gray up the solid black line forming the top of the mouth in order to make the edit blend in a bit more naturally with the rest of the image, but it still looks pretty good. Danke.

This sounds better on my laptop speakers than on headphones. That lead synth feels warbly and airy either way, but thankfully the kick sample isn't intimate with my right ear. The soundfield sounds incomplete, but when played through my computer's speakers, the distant, low-fi flavor feels more natural and less intimidating. I won't compare this to other Aquatic Ambience mixes, but this isn't my cup of tea.

The first electric guitar sounds sweet; the second one, not so. 1:12 is where the song really starts for me. A beach festival or seaside market are the dominating imagery as I listen to this multi-synth section. Delicious drumwork, if a bit buried. Thankfully, the guitar work here - both the lead and the countermelodic bass - speaks colorful groove-based volumes. That premature fadeout feels like a letdown, though. (Don't like the grungy distortion early on, and I don't change my mind at the end. )

The bird chirping intro is very sweet, as is the autumnal walk-in-the-park feel of it, and it's got a smiles-all-around kind of beat. However, the MIDI-like buzzing and bleeding of the soundfonts irks me. An odd dichotomy, considering the arrangement's rather straightforward and djp exemplifies the soundfonts in the writeup. Still, solid for its time.

Mesmerizing, chilling, and evil (in a good way). Shadows dance as I slowly go insane after catching a glimpse of Jaquio's psyche behind that pallid purple face. Which gives the title an aura of its own.

He didn't forget. He just handled SoloGamer's posts before ours out of conveniency (time, appeal, comment delivery, or whatever). Just have patience. (Also, if you liked the first Tankmen, be sure to catch Tankmen 1.5 and Tankmen 2 if you haven't already. They're equally hilarious.)

Rockford from Boulder Dash: Scooter from Menace Beach: Milon from Milon's Secret Castle: Jake from Totally Rad: LT: The 1st and 3rd are cool, but I'm just not feeling those background choices. 2nd is an ugly sprite. 4th is totally rad, so that's a go.

The characters from Hebereke (the Japanese equivalent of Ufouria): LT: As much as I'd like to add this game, those are some ugly sprites. Gotta pass.

Fire 'N Ice - Dana: Startropics 2: Zoda Y and Zoda Z: LT: Took the 2nd Dana and the two palette swaps. Gracias!