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Petition

Hi, I was just wondering if you would like to sign this petition. It's a petition for getting the original voice actors back for the Sonic games (instead of the Sonic X voice actors). --anon

Thanks for signing it! --anon

Xbox 360 display modes

You added the comment "All Xbox 360 are in 720i, 720p or 1080i" to the Comparison of seventh-generation game consoles article, but it doesn't make sense. Were you trying to say that XB360 only outputs 720i/p and 1080i? If so, you must be mistaken, because the console also outputs 480i (standard resolution), and more than likely 480p (progressive-scan). --Zeromaru^TC 17:34, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

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Feces image removal

DOn't do it. 72.152.176.7 11:32, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Earth-hours?

What is an Earth-hour? Are there other types of hours? How are they different from Earth-hours? — Knowledge Seeker দ 07:11, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

On Earth, there are 24 hours in a day. Well, the sentence "Jupiter also has the fastest rotation rate of any planet within the solar system, making a complete rotation on its axis in slightly less than ten hours" could be interpretted that hours are split up into one tenth of a rotation on Jupiter. At least, that was my rationale behind making the change. If you think the original wording is better, I won't argue or anything. Sonic3KMaster(鉄也)^(talk) 19:49, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

That doesn't really make sense to me. One tenth of a rotation of Jupiter is approximately an hour. Or are you worried that readers might think that an hour is defined as "slightly more than one tenth of the time it takes Jupiter to make one complete rotation" instead of "one twenty-fourth of the time it takes Earth to make one complete rotation"? And if so, wouldn't that be a problem any time one used hours as a unit of time? Since there don't seem to be any other types of hours, and since the term "Earth-hour" doesn't seem to be used anywhere else, I removed it for now. Feel free to discuss this further if you disagree. I appreciate the response! — Knowledge Seeker দ 09:26, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

I just read the defination of hour, and it's based on the Earth, so it wouldn't make any sense to say Earth hour. Sorry for any confusion I've caused. By the way, having your text as a different color is cool. Sonic3KMaster(鉄也)^(talk) 18:51, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Hmph, well, it reflects my ego and self-importance, insisting on using a special color for my own messages. Actually, I think it helps in both leaving messages on a user's own talk page while also keeping conversations intact. I got the idea from User:GordonWatts. Glad you like it! Don't apologize; I'm glad you brought up the point, and I'm going to try to see if I can think of a way to better clarify that in the article. — Knowledge Seeker দ 08:26, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

How do you change the signature, anyway? INVERTED 19:19, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

State Route 524 (Washington)

I have no problem with you putting the map images back on the SR 524 Spur page. But just to let you know, I did leave it out on purpose, as it was essentially useless (nothing more than a red dot), and I wasn't clear on whether it was for the Lynnwood or the Edmonds spur. -- NORTH ^talk 03:51, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Sonic The Hedgehog

I know there was no conseus on the talk page, but I know for a FACT that the characters name is "Sonic The Hedgehog". TJ Spyke 02:31, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Something interesting of note is that the instruction manual for Sonic Riders has Sonic's name spelled "Sonic The Hedgehog" in the Characters section, while the other characters' names are spelled "Jet the Hawk", "Wave the Swallow", "Knuckles the Echidna", and "Storm the Albatross". Whether this is a typographical error or not is beyond me. It's not the same for Sonic Heroes, though--Sonic's name in that manual is spelled "Sonic the Hedgehog", but Sonic Heroes hasn't come out as recently. --Brandon Dilbeck 02:46, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Funny, I know for sure it's Sonic the hedgehog because that's what Sonic 1's, Sonic 2's, Sonic 3's, Sonic & Knuckle's and Sonic Heroes' manuels say (I can't find the adventure or advance manuels...). I've uploaded a scan of Sonic Heroes' manuel since it's the most recent one I own to ImageShack here. Brandon Dilbeck says that it's The in Sonic Riders, but that game isn't as canon, although it does make me waiver my opinion a bit. I can't find anything on the Sonic/Sega website without everything in all caps, unfortunately. Finally, since the name of the article is Sonic the Hedgehog, it seems fitting that he's called Sonic the Hedgehog in the article. Sonic3KMaster(鉄也)^(talk) 03:37, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I remember the instruction manuals had is "The", Sega also registered that as Sonics middle name meaning it should be capitalized. TJ Spyke 03:39, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Umm, how do you know that? Sonic3KMaster(鉄也)^(talk) 03:41, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

This is as close as I can find to a legal name for Sonic: here. Sonic3KMaster(鉄也)^(talk) 03:44, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

That link does not work. ~iNVERTED | Rob (Talk) 23:20, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm sure I've seen his name abbreviated as "Sonic T. Hedgehog" at least once, although I can't remember where. This kind of abbreviation is usually only perfomed for middle names. (Stefan2 06:30, 10 October 2006 (UTC))

Hmm, you're right. Although, I can't specifically remember where I saw it, I do recall seeing the "The" abbreviated "T.". I'll look into it tomorrow. Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 06:33, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

About your edit to Sonic 3: rv - too detailed (To user Steerpike)

You revereted the information, saying it is too detailed, yet the Sonic 1 article has small section for each zone. What's wrong with expaining knuckle's appearances and the transitions between levels? Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 20:57, 27 August 2006 (UTC) I pose the same questions for your edits to Sonic & Knuckles. Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 20:59, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

What's with the color? You shouldn't really use them in ordinary text on wikis, even on talk pages. Anyway, I agree with Steerpike. Your edits weren't really of any use, it is enough to state that the game features cutscenes and act transitions, rather than explaining every single one. By the way, I noticed this is on your talk page. If you want Steerpike to read this, you should put it on his. ~iNVERTED | Rob (Talk) 23:19, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

You're right, the Sonic the Hedgehog 1 entry is also too detailed. I was working on an overhaul for that page but have put it on hold for a while. I don't mean to be pedantic but a lot of people get carried away with these video game articles. You should always keep in mind that Wikipedia is read by a wide variety of people, not just game fans. The casual reader is probably interested in the gameplay, the storyline or the production of the game first. Nobody really cares whether Eggman turns blue in Flying Battery, or Knuckles uses a lever to blow Sonic over Mushroom Hill. I think level descriptions should be short and to the point. Level transitions are really of minor interest here.

There are a ton of websites on the internet to give that sort of info. This is after all an encyclopedia, not a walkthrough. However, seeing as I've been involved in an edit war or two lately, I've been planning to give up on these pages entirely in the near future. Frankly I'm fed up with babysitting on them. No offense to you. --Steerpike 23:16, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind then, I agree that the Sonic 1 zone's section is too long. I thought that length was the goal of other Sonic articles, so I added some stuff. Good point, there are a better places to get the zone specific information, like GameFAQs :P. Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 23:25, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Sonic 3 link

I know the link doesn't work, I'm still trying to figure a way to link directly to the information, until then one will have to search the trademark database for whatever Sonic's name. Regurading you're comment about my edits to Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, I've already talked with Steerpike about it. Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 23:25, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Different topics belong in a different section. ~iNVERTED | Rob (Talk) 23:27, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Anthropogeology

I see that you placed an Original Research tag on this article. As you may know, I placed the OR tag earlier today, and the article's creator removed it. I have since listed it for AfD, which you may want to vote in. My guess is that the OR tag will be removed again, so you may want to watch it. ---Charles 02:11, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the info, it's always nice to see people use the talk page for both positive and negative purposes. I'll vote to delete it. Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 03:35, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

3dwa

Hi. Why are you changing the links? Are the redirects working improperly? There is nothing bad about linking to a redirect and we should get in the habit of fixing them only if it doesn't get you to where it's supposed to go. --Polaron | Talk 16:14, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

I just don't like redirects (I know that changing them goes to redirects now, but they won't in the future, hopefully). They all worked properly, I just want to encourage people to move pages to the new namespaces I guess. Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 16:15, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Either way is fine with me. Just be aware that there is a reason those redirects exist, and that, as Polaron says, there's nothing wrong with linking to a redirect. For example, if we were to spell out State Route in those templates, we could use the pipe trick and type only [[State Route 702 (Washington)|]] to create a link reading State Route 702 that would point correctly to the page via a redirect. However, since we're piping to an abbreviation anyway, the pipe trick doesn't work here, so it doesn't really matter what's before.

I would probably have to advise you against making such changes in the future, however. -- NORTH ^talk 18:57, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

You

You joined Wikipedia on Valentines Day. But why wasn't your first edit contributing to a topic about love or Valentines Day? -24.92.41.95 01:56, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Because I'm heartless and don't observe St. Valentine's Day jk, I guess I didn't even think about it. Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 06:28, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Not to be a dick but..

When editing an article on Wikipedia there is a small field labeled "Edit summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this:

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I only use Edit summaries when I feel the edit needs to be explained, usually not minor edits like fixing grammar, links, or ppl using [[http://google.com]] vs. [http://google.com]. Thanks for the input, though, I'll try to use edit summaries more often. (If you look at my contributions, you'll see i usually make minor edits, the kind I feel don't need to be explained, maybe I got into a bad habit of omitting them...) Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 00:25, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

By the way, you did come off sounding like a dick, I know what and edit summary is :P Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 00:26, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Haha sorry, you do your thing. Just bugs me sometimes when I can't tell the difference between the 2 edits... Nice to meet you. --Dylan Lake 00:34, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

User:71.231.150.79

I used the 71.231.150.79 03:17, 19 November 2006 (UTC) because that's how Quinn signed his entry! Go Quinn!

lol, whatever Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 03:53, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Fair use images in my gallery

Aww. That's too bad. Thanks for notifying me though. --Anthony5429 06:01, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I think I'm going to stick with the image list on my user page for now. Thanks for the Rubik's cube UBX. I solve it in 1:07 - you? --Anthony5429 17:27, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

45 seconds, when I practiced all the time. I don't solve as often anymore, but I think I'm around a minute still. Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 19:00, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

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Invitation to Meetup/Seattle6, a focus group

Hello. I'm part of a research group at the University of Washington (Seattle campus), and my group is reaching out to Wikipedians in the Puget Sound area. We're hosting a focus group designed to gather information on what Wikipedians would like to know about each other when interacting on Wikipedia. Our end goal is to create an embedded application that helps people quickly know more about others' history and activity on Wikipedia, and we feel our design will be much more useful if it's based on insights of users like you.

I'm hoping that the chance to help out local researchers, to engage in lively face-to-face discussion with other Seattle Wikipedians, and to contribute to Wikipedia in a new way will entice you to join us. The session lasts 2 hours and snacks are provided. Sessions will be held on UW Seattle campus - directions will be sent after registration. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated!

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NEW CATEGORY PAGE

Hello Washington-user!! What do you think of this category?
Either on a scale of 1-10 or with commentary.
Let me know through the "Special:EmailUser/" section. #TTiT# 13:43, 14 August 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by The-Traveller-in-Tacoma (talk • contribs)

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A kitten for you!

kitty.

Sonic3KMaster^(talk) 15:31, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi S3&K

Hi I'm Tailsman67 from the SNN.:) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.71.62.59 (talk) 14:58, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

USRD WikiProject Newsletter, Winter 2012

Volume 5, Issue 1 • Winter 2011 • About the Newsletter
This edition is going out to all USRD WikiProject members (current, former, or potential) in addition to other subscribers as part of a roll call to update the participants list. Anyone that would like to continue to receive this newsletter in the future needs to update the subscription list if they are not already subscribed.
Departments Assessment roundup Portal selected articles and pictures	Features U.S. Roads consolidates M-6 article makes headlines Planning Department debuts Stub drive concludes early, successfully Editorial	State and national updates Project news Task force reports for MD, MI, PA, and VA
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