Tenka Muteki

Pokemon in Nethack?

On the NetHack page you made the claim that there are references to Pokemon creatures in Nethack while hallucinating. Care to back that up? I play Nethack a lot (multiple Ascensions under my belt) and I discuss Nethack a lot and I've never heard of anything like this. --Cyde Weys [u] [t] [c] 01:51, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Well it seems like you know more about Pokemon than I do. Is "nyaasu" specific to Pokemon only, or is it a regular Japanese word that can mean other things? --Cyde Weys [u] [t] [c] 03:21, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

Well I'll be damned, if you look at line 919 of the file do_name.c in the Nethack source code you will see that there actually is a Pokemon reference in Nethack. I'm sorry I ever doubted you.

    "nyaasu",                        /* Pokemon (Meowth) */

It's part of the character array that lists all of the possible hallucinogen-distorted creature names. Here are some of the fun ones ... battlemech, rat-ant, Y2K bug, grue, Christmas-tree monster, emu, killer bunny, rodent of unusual size, Ent, smurf, Klingon, Borg, Godzilla, Totoro, Ewok, one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater .... the list goes on and on. Lots of references in there. --Cyde Weys [u] [t] [c] 04:43, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

LOL, quantum mechanic is a regular enemy, not a hallucinogen-distorted enemy. I can tell you're still a Nethack newbie. That's not a bad thing though. Are you playing unspoiled? --Cyde Weys _talk^contribs 06:00, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

Prank flash

In that case, do you want list of Screamers deleted, so it can be speedied? Also, did you mean to delete the "Avoiding screamers" section in prank flash, or is that something you're going to pursue? Nufy8 02:25, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Sure, it can be deleted. I also meant to delete the "Avoiding screamers" section in the prank flash article, as there was no point arguing it further. I was rather fond of the original article, having been a victim of "Zoeken" once, and wanted as many prank flashes spoiled as possible. But I realize that's not what Wikipedia is about.--Tenka Muteki 02:28, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Well, thank you. I'm sorry if I appeared too belligerent or anything. I'll go delete the list now. Nufy8 02:32, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

I still think a spoiler list somewhere on the Internet would be a welcome addition, however. Websites that host them rarely give any summaries of their content. Though I must ask, why is the List of shock sites still up?--Tenka Muteki 02:35, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

Well, think of it this way. Reading the article as it is now, a person would know a good deal of how a screamer functions, and thus will probably be able to figure out how to circumvent their effects using their own judgment. Also, if you want specific screamers to be mentioned and a brief description accompanying that mention, there wouldn't be anything wrong with listing some on the prank flash article. What you have to watch out for is letting the amount of screamers mentioned get too large; you'd be better off listing the major ones, instead of new ones that keep cropping up (unless they become widespread enough). Nufy8 02:46, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

It's this rather bizarre thing I have about wanting to know everything about what I find disturbing. I obviously prefer not to view them, but knowing their contents is something I find quite satisfying. It also took a great deal of work trying to get more detailed spoilers for some of the more vague entries (such as Murder Investigation). Perhaps someone will take the old list and host it.--Tenka Muteki 02:55, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

please do not rv the prank flash page again. all info from your preferred version can now be found instead at User:Tenka Muteki/List of prank flash animations. Zzzzz 19:08, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Incidentally

I don't perceive how I said anything that was a personal attack against you, although I certainly do apologize that your feelings were hurt. Could you point out the statement that you had a problem with? Thank you. DS 19:33, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

• Also, I do agree that the list of shock sites is too long. DS 19:39, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

• I take offence in him calling the editors of the Prank Flash article (myself included) "cruft-lovers", and his claims about the mindset of everyone who wants to keep the article the way it is. While I'll admit it does need some of the less notables removed, reducing it completely takes away some of its usefullness, as I use it to learn about screamers before they're unleashed on the forums I visit, and the sites that host them don't give anything in the way of descriptions.--Tenka Muteki 19:54, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Internet Phenomena Wiki

As I mentioned on the Prank Flash talk page, I'm planning to maybe create an Internet Phenomena Wiki to dump most of Wikipedia's pages about Internet junk that mostly amounts to clutter. As of so far, I have a logo and a title and a vague idea of what kind of stuff is meant to go there, but I need recruits to help me run it. You mentioned that you might be interested; that's cool. Do you know of anyone else who would be willing to help? I'd prefer to get a decent-sized, dedicated staff before I submit the plans to WikiCities. Octan 02:21, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I can't think of anyone. The best suggestion I can give is to contact others who have edited the pages.--Tenka Muteki 04:12, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

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