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Just talked to User:Gary King and he said if you're up the three of us could try to reclaim the good topic by getting SCII to good/featured. NativeForeigner ^Talk/_Contribs 05:54, 6 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi S@bare, nice to meet you :)

I was just wondering about your removal of the additional piece of info I added to the Starcraft article:

"(which isn't always the case, however, once the game reaches its later stages)"

This part was removed with the annotation: "excessive detail".

Could you please explain to a newbie how do you decide if something is excessive or not? Are there some strict rules on that?

Thank! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flamingo85 (talk • contribs) 03:27, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly at this point you're better off removing. The sticking point is that the prose doesn't explicitly address the issue in regards to Guybrush's character design; unless some additional text can be added to that point, I don't think Jappa's going to be satisfied, and Sandy considers him the maestro of image checking these days :) Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs^(talk) 17:27, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm the newest member of the Valve Task Force, which you started. I took the liberty of adding Alien Swarm and Dota 2, the latter of which is Valve's newest announced game, to the page. I also updated the quality ratings to their present forms.

I did notice, however, that the Task Force has been somewhat dormant. Would it be possible to send out messages to the 23 participants about participating in the Task Force? Also, the To-Do List could use some updating, considering that there are a few new pages in the works and the rankings have shifted. DarthBotto _talk•cont 02:34, 06 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your incredibly hard work paid off, and Tales of Monkey Island is now Featured. Congratulations. A Monkey Island article getting to FA is definitely a WPVG milestone; I hope that the other articles in the series one day match up to the quality of this one. JimmyBlackwing 16:55, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• Yeah, I didn't expect that they would be, since you've been so busy lately—and since your focus has been more on Telltale. Good luck with that workload. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 18:10, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

		Four Award
		Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Tales of Monkey Island.

Great work! LittleMountain5 04:01, 10 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your comment on Talk:Maniac Mansion generated a bit of discussion that you might want to check out. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 22:55, 21 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

• My mistake. I'll re-add them after I'm done including the CGW review. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 20:34, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sabre- have you nominated yourself for a regular triple crown? I noticed that you're not listed on Wikipedia:Triple Crown. Would you like me to nominate you? (Guyinblack25 ^talk 22:42, 3 March 2011 (UTC))[reply]

Thank you for all your hard work. May you wear the crowns well, and may the gamepad crown motivate you to press on with more outstanding articles. – SMasters (talk) 09:08, 4 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I saw what you did to File:Glados.png, and... Don't suppose you could do the same for Wheatley's image, could you? Harry Blue5 (talk • contribs) 21:20, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Harry Blue5 (talk • contribs) 23:18, 28 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Once again, thanks for doing that. Harry Blue5 (talk • contribs) 12:48, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Have you played Portal 2? - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 21:12, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

My comment wasn't attitude-fueled; it was a legitimate question to make sure you played Portal 2 before I discussed it with you. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 21:48, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No problem; I noticed that the statement seemed snide when posting. - The New Age Retro Hippie used Ruler! Now, he can figure out the length of things easily. 23:05, 7 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Per title, was just going over my edits and I noticed this. I have Hotcat installed and must have accidentally clicked one of those tiny - signs without noticing because obviously it does fit in that category. Thanks for fixing that. Ajbpearce (talk) 21:05, 18 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On Spooks. 203.35.135.133 (talk) 09:23, 11 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/18/back-to-the-future-is-telltales-most-successful-franchise/ --98.26.95.53 (talk) 20:57, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello fellow Wikipedia user and historical military enthusiast. Are you by any chance an administrator? I would like to report an IP address that has been making numerous disruptive edits on the Carcano rifle page. IP address 99.248.217.171 has continuously replaced the primary image (which I personally uploaded) with an image link to a forum claming that it is incorrectly formatted when clearly there is nothing wrong. In addition, on July 6, 2011 at 01:58, he deleted the entire article and replaced it with "Have fun rewriting this!" If you could assist me in this matter that would be greatly appreciated. Also if you are not an administrator, if you could perhaps get me in touch with one I would be most grateful.

Thank you kindly, Antique Military Rifles (talk) 16:26, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again S@bre. Unfortunatley the IP address which we discussed is continuing their disruptive behavior on the Carcano page. I looked at the WP:AN/I page but I'm exactly sure on which section I should go to. If you assist me again I will be most grateful. Thank you again, Antique Military Rifles (talk) 18:44, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there Sabre! I am going to improve the article so it can be promoted to GA status and I would like you to review (I know that you are LucasArts games enthusiast, having contributed to Steve Purcell, Day of the Tentacle and Sam & Max Hit the Road articles). What things the article needs in your opinion? (with the exception of Gameplay section, of course) Thank you. Electroguv (talk) 18:26, 16 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again! I was wondering if you could do some copyediting to Development section. I will be busy for a day with finding sources for the Special Edition and I think that some prose may need refining in that time. Thank you. Electroguv (talk) 12:31, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. Just wanted to say - I do already have a printed source on hands - it's Retro Gamer issue with article about Making of Monkey Island, check refs for proof. Unfortunately, there's not much info on actual development like in Sam & Max or DOT, rather graphical and technical info. Good luck in further editing! Electroguv (talk) 14:40, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Can you help me with copyediting? I am quite busy with finding sources for the rest of the article and I would like some help on text. Thank you. Electroguv (talk) 15:52, 19 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there! Thanks, but I have just uploaded new version of the article. I think that one's slightly better. Electroguv (talk) 16:06, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi once again! I've uploaded another version. Please tell me if text needs some correction. Thank you. Electroguv (talk) 09:51, 24 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Sabre! I've done with Development and now I'm going to write Gameplay section. I can't find a sentence to begin it, may you suggest one? Thanks, Electroguv (talk) 13:13, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'm quite busy with finding refs for Gameplay here and I was wondering if you could check the text in development section. Electroguv (talk) 16:28, 27 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your help and advices. Where have you been when I, Jimmy and GiB were doing work on the article, by the way? Electroguv (talk) 10:25, 20 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sabre, great work on the Plot - have you ever tried to become a script doctor? :) I'll add refs for key statements, but I first would like to know your opinion on the article. Do you think it's worth nominating for GA status? Electroguv (talk)

Hello,

I saw that you did a great job with The Secret of Monkey Island article, and I was wondering if you could help improve the Plot section in Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars. Best wishes — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.111.221.60 (talk) 20:13, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No Worries — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.111.221.60 (talk) 13:50, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

How are you? It has been a while, but I'm still around on Wikipedia. I tried creating a new article by copying some of the text as a basis to create an article, calledEureqa, and an admin named User:Fuhghettaboutit deleted it. Perhaps it was a fair point that the text needed to be modified, or removed, but he has refused to restore the article for me to improve. and now, he has deleted a Wikipedia Good Article unilaterally and with no consultation, Mark Twain House. I need some assistance on this issue, could you or another admin help? Thanks. In fact, I really think someone should start going through his contribution history to see if he has a record of deleting other Good Articles on very weak grounds and without any warning or communication of the issues involved, speedy deletion of articles are not for notable articles, let alone Good ones. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 02:35, 23 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, situation seems to be resolving itself, bee well! Judgesurreal777 (talk) 00:28, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

But could you write a proper D0g article? Reception's there, but hardly anything else. --Niemti (talk) 20:05, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again. I am currently working on Development and I want to utilize the same section layout you used for Tales of Monkey Island and S&M Save the World. The only trouble is, I don't know what should go into Production subsection. Could you give me some advice? Electroguv (talk) 17:14, 8 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have introduced a vote for a clearer worded lead according to Wikipedia standards of WP:Readability and WP:MOS Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section on the main article of the Hundred Years War. The vote is located here: Talk:Hundred Years' War. Will you please look at vote as you think best? While your writing is elegant, I do not believe the wording is appropriate for a Wikipedia article where most editors do not have masters in medieval history. Please keep in mind that some of the readers are teenagers. Thank you. Mugginsx (talk) 15:01, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sarah Kerrigan, an article that you may be interested in, has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the good article reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article.

Hi, my name is Navino Evans I am the co-founder of a new UK based website called Histropedia. We are working on an ambitious project to make all of the historical content in Wikipedia available on an interactive graphical timeline, which stays synchronised with new additions and changes in Wikipedia automatically and is completely free to use. Editors will be able create timelines extremely quickly and easily by simply searching for each event and clicking on the result.

We're really hoping this site will be of great use to the Wikipedia community, which is why we are seeking feedback from editors and administrators such as yourself at this early stage. Here's an example timeline of the Hundred Years' War article, which was created in under 30 minutes using our current prototype. Hundred Years' War timeline

And here's a timeline of the computer games mentioned in your list of major contributions, which took me about 5 minutes to create. S@bre's contributions timeline

The controls are basically like Google Maps - click and drag to scroll time, zoom with the mouse wheel. You can 'open' an event by double clicking on it. More instructions are available here if needed. Please note that there are currently many events which are not available yet and some incorrect dates. Many of these will appear automatically as we update our algorithm, but full wiki style adding and editing will be available soon.

Any feedback would be very much appreciated! Many thanks, NavinoEvans (talk) 23:23, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

	The Original Barnstar
	For taking the time to properly assess Dishonored despite real life calling. Thanks again. Darkwarriorblake (talk) 20:14, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi S@bre, I wanted to let you know that I just joined the StarCraft task force of WP:VG and noticed it's largely inactive. I have removed users from the list of participants who haven't edited a Starcraft article in at least 6 months, as the section specifies. Unfortunately, this means you and I are currently the only members of the project.

Are you interested in reviving this taskforce? I recently revived the pro gaming taskforce (which has been renamed to eSports), and my main interest in that taskforce is professional StarCraft, so I would definitely be interested in helping to revive the StarCraft taskforce if you think it's a good idea. Let me know! —Entropy ^(talk) 23:48, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

While you're not that active, I'm letting you know that since StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm has been released, it grace period has started and if it doesn't reach at least GA status before June 12th, the StarCraft titles topic will be put up for FTRC. GamerPro64 20:31, 17 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

	The Editor's Barnstar
	wow! you have done a lot of edits! thanks! Lee Tru. (talk) 11:40, 29 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Do you recall whether File:Star_Wars_X-Wing_screenshot.jpg is from the original floppy disk edition, or from the TIE Fighter-engine-powered CD-ROM? --EEMIV (talk) 21:04, 23 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm. I honestly can't remember, but looking at the screenshot I would probably go for it being from the DOS CD version. I cannot say for certain though! -- Sabre (talk) 17:38, 25 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Now that I look back at it, that kind of actually stung my eyes a bit. Turns out basing the color scheme around the Sam & Max badge really didn't help. --MilitaryNut (talk) 23:33, 20 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Basically, I do colors based on the most common features on art design in games for example. For example, I wouldn't just edit the navigation box for the Spiderman series with a seizure-inducing light pink and light green, I would examine the most recurring color in the franchise. But yet again, for some, I'll have to see if a majority approves of the color choice. --MilitaryNut (talk) 19:33, 21 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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