User talk:Ando1400@legacy41958204

Recent Response on Zeldapedia
Just want you to know, if it seems to be aggressive, I don't intend fr it to be that way. I'm really still annoyed and just want an apology. 13:11, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * There, uh, WAS an apology. You seem to have missed it. 13:16, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Of course. Link plz. 13:19, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * It's on the same page you posted your request for an apology at. 13:27, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Fine. Oh, can I use that box? 13:29, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, sure; it's not like I copyrighted it or anything. :P 13:30, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Just making sure, i find it wrong to take something that i didn't make, especially if it's pretty good. 13:33, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * 'Tis cool. Remember, anything on the Wiki is released under the GNU license, so anyone ever could take it if they wanted. I didn't come up with it anyway; a lot of talk pages on Wikipedia have a similarly-styled box. It's where I got the idea. :P 17:04, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I making this box into a template. I've actually been working on it for the last hour or two. I am about to save it. It might have bugs in it so don't use it until I can work them out. 17:15, July 1, 2008 (UTC)


 * This make take a while. So no one use it until I get it working. I'll tell you when it is done. 17:21, July 1, 2008 (UTC)

It is done. Ando, I added it to your page here. I hope you don't mind. 18:00, July 1, 2008 (UTC)


 * Awesome work, sir, as always. 18:11, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Here's something I found out when making this: When using #switch or #ifeq, the variable being called must have a pipe (or |) in it to work properly. Like this:
 * If you don't put that in, it won't work right. So always remember that the variable(value with three curly brackets on each side) that is right after the colon must have a pipe after the number. When I tried going without the pipes in the Archives template, it would show every single possible link for an option, even if those fields were blank. So make sure that you guys remember the pipes when you make these kind of scripts. 18:38, July 1, 2008 (UTC)
 * If you don't put that in, it won't work right. So always remember that the variable(value with three curly brackets on each side) that is right after the colon must have a pipe after the number. When I tried going without the pipes in the Archives template, it would show every single possible link for an option, even if those fields were blank. So make sure that you guys remember the pipes when you make these kind of scripts. 18:38, July 1, 2008 (UTC)

Merging Topics
I think some pages have gotten a little unnecessary as there is little information on them. They should be merged with similar pages. For example, the Helmasaur and the Helmasaurus pages are separate pages. However, the Helmasaurus is nothing more than a larger Helmasaur, not to mention there is hardly any description of the Helmasaurus.  9:50, 1 July 2008 (EST)


 * Yeah, but they're different enemies. 13:52, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I was thinking, keeping the two seperate name on the enemies page, but having Helasaurus link to the bottom of the Helmasaur page, or is that not possible? 9:57, 1 July 2008 (EST)


 * They are similar enemies, yes, and I do agree that they should be merged. If you want to suggest that several pages be merged together, use the Merge template. The instructions on how to use it are on that page. ;) 17:04, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Featured Content Sections
I was thinking about something. I seems that Seablue254 was thinking along the same lines. We don't need the edit section tags near the support and oppose things do we? But it would be nice to keep them by the others. Do the support and oppose templates have to make section headings? We should go into the templates and remove them. Everyone agree? 16:05, July 1, 2008 (UTC)


 * Agreed. 16:22, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree as well, otherwise we'll have to scroll all the way down to find the place to edit, so we should just remove the ones next to the support and opposition sections.  12:24, July 1, 2008 (EST)


 * I agree fully. I'll go into the templates and edit them (they're protected). 17:04, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Wait a minute, they don't have the [edit] signs next to them. They did before, didn't they? 17:48, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Yes that worked. Before they were there. The edit signs were next to them. People would click on them and they would go to the wrong place. It is all good now. 17:56, July 1, 2008 (UTC)


 * What worked? What I did? I only edited one of the templates (the support one). The oppose template I left untouched, and yet no [edit] link. ??? 18:11, 1 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, if it works. We might as well just accept good fortune. It could be because all the support ones are placed before the oppose templates. The effect must just roll on over to the next one.:P 18:26, July 1, 2008 (UTC)

Redirecting Templates
Remember me saying that if a template that is a redirect it will still function? Well I just came up with a practical application of this feature. The featured content templates, the ones that are summaries of a featured article or image, are all doubled. Instead of having two identical ones for each, we can just make the second one a redirect. This way, only one needs to be edited to fix a mistake, we don't have to copy and paste the entire summary each time, and it makes it easier to change them. So if we want to reorganize them, we only need to edit half as many templates. Sound like a good idea? 07:00, July 2, 2008 (UTC)


 * A very good idea, sir. Speaking of which, I should probably set the Featured Article back to rotation. 15:11, 2 July 2008 (UTC)


 * What about the featured pictures? That is long overdue. 16:11, July 2, 2008 (UTC)


 * You know, set the images to cycle. 16:46, July 2, 2008 (UTC)

Right. I guess there wasn't really a big rush, and there really still isn't considering we don't need another slot yet. Once we do, though, then will be the time to work it. 16:50, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Japanese Names
This is a little off-topic. But translating my name into Japanese Romanji gives Matto. Weird. Translating Adam gives Adamu. Translating David gives Debiddo. Ando, I'm not sure, but am I close in saying that you are using the shortened form of Andoryuu? I can't find anything online that converts Romanji to English, so I don't think that I'm giving away your name here. It makes sense. If I'm right I'll make sure not to tell anyone what it means. 07:34, July 2, 2008 (UTC)


 * Yup. Given that I'm learning Japanese, it was only a matter of time before learning that Andrew -> Andoryuu. The thing is, アンドリュウ is obscenely long, especially when you consider that it's six characters as opposed to the usual Japanese 2 for their first name (tack on my 4-character last name and I've got a 10-character name rather than the Japanese 4!). Therefore, I typically shorten it to アンド, unless I just absolutely need the full spelling for some reason. 15:11, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, I'm pretty sure that the hurricane had nothing to do with it given that I was born a year before it hit. :P


 * Lolwut? Debiddo? Sounds like my aunt's name! 15:35, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Wait, a 4 letter last name? Wonder how long a 7 letter one would be... 15:37, 2 July 2008 (UTC)


 * No, no, my last name when converted to a Japanese pronunciation is 4 characters. And I was wrong, actually, I just remembered that it's actually 5 characters. Even longer. D: 15:38, 2 July 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) May I have this translator.
 * 2) How long is your English last name? 15:39, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

1) Not sure what translator Matt's using, but online translators for last names are extremely unreliable. And heck, if they don't have a set database for first names, that's unreliable, too. I was once told that my name was pronounced Anderebu. Yeah, that's not correct? 2) Eight letters. Japanese forms its pronunciation as just that: pronunciation. They don't go based off of the spelling. They just make it however long it needs to be to get as close to the same pronunciation as possible. 15:44, 2 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Wow, apparantly most last names have an average of 7-9 letters :) 15:46, 2 July 2008 (UTC)


 * The hurricane thing was a hint to your name. It was right. I'm using the Google translator to convert to Japanese. And this to convert to Romanji. I didn't think you'd go out and say your name. I guess it is out now. Well the first three letters are the same either way. My last name is un-translatable. It is a German name. My parents tell be it means "brick laying man". 16:11, July 2, 2008 (UTC)

Your last name is untranslatable by machine. :P Any last name can be "translated" (it's not really translation, it's pronunciation-alteration). And hey, why not say my name? Everyone else has by this point, and it's not like Andrew's so uncommon a name that any stalker can track me with it. Heck, my Boy Scout troop had, like, 5 other Andrews in it at one point. I think we're down to three now. 16:16, 2 July 2008 (UTC)


 * True. I used to have a friend named Andrew in preschool. Maybe it could be you :o 16:30, 2 July 2008 (UTC)


 * There was an Andrew in the class that graduated before me. I've got a brother-in-law named David. I'm going to be gone for the next few hours. See you later! 16:46, July 2, 2008 (UTC)


 * @Sea: Doubt that. Never actually went to a preschool. :P
 * @Matt: Well, considering that we graduated in the same year, I'd also say that it's probably not me. 16:50, 2 July 2008 (UTC)