User talk:Alphathon/Archive5

Status field

"I'm not sure what that field is intended for" - I think we should ask the bloke who made this edit why he added it? - X201 (talk) 07:57, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Don't worry about it. We've all done it. - X201 (talk) 12:51, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

sega megadrive

Hi

I see you removed my reference link "Official and unofficial Sega Mega Drive game releases. I am new to editing Wikipedia and was unaware of your policies. I though it was okay, as reference number 59 uses a link to an external website RacketBoy.com which is an online store. Why hasn't this reference been removed?

Best regards Robert —Preceding unsigned comment added by Retrogamingcables (talk • contribs) 17:46, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

PlayStation Network

Thanks for your help and speedy edits! Mnemnoch (talk) 00:55, 15 May 2011 (UTC) Hello, Alphathon. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Wikiquette alerts regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.

PSN outage compensation

Hi! I have just noticed that after my edit, you added in the compensation table with "No" under Japanese region. Just want to make sure if you have read the source and double check everything. I did my best of adding "yes" based on my limited knowledge of Japanese, but since I was not sure, I did not add "no" to the others. Thanks w.tanoto-soegiri (talk) 11:31, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Best selling consoles

My apologies. I should have checked the source before posting information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Winxclub93 (talk • contribs) 16:35, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Re:Template:PlayStation

Hi and thanks for your clarification. Given your explanation, the term "Downloadable" does seem simpler, so I guess the current template is good enough for the moment since it's free of ambiguities and redirects. Thanks again. --CoolingGibbon (talk) 19:02, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

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List of best-selling game consoles

Play Station 2

Total sales as of end of Sony financial year 2006 (march 2007) 117.89 million. http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps2_e.html

Total sales as of end of Sony financial year 2010 (march 2011) 153.19 million. http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps2_sale_e.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.96.169.77 (talk) 18:50, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Best selling game on ps3

Regardless of VGChartz, I also had citation from Eurogamer which is reliable and there are many others. Why would you remove the whole edit as oppose to just the VG source? Valoem ^talk 15:14, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

No problem! :) Valoem ^talk 15:32, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

IP editor with punctuation issues

You may want to look up when punctuation is used inside or outside quotation marks. In America, commas and periods are almost always put inside the quotation marks. In the UK, they are placed inside or outside depending on the logic of the sentence. I thought you would be interested. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.198.75.65 (talk) 04:27, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi Alphathon,

I thought you might want to know that last week on my talk page, this IP posted the exact same comment as they posted here today. (You and I had both warned them about not changing quotation punctuation from logical punctuation; they have since removed both posts from their talk page.) Anyway, I've been having a bit of a conversation with them on my talk page, but I'm not sure if it's going anywhere. Feel free to either join in or to ignore their existence completely. I won't mind either way, I just wanted to give you a heads-up.

Happy editing! Princess Lirin (talk) 05:29, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

Playstation Move

Hi! I'm a new user here at Wikipedia so I still don't really know some of it's rules, so I apologize for my errors. In regards of the subject I think I found a solution to the problem. But yes, the PSMove and the Wii Remote (Plus) are too similar to be ignored. Talk to you soon, Arkhandar. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arkhandar (talk • contribs) 23:20, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Rock Band

Thank you so much for uploading some high-quality images of Rock Band peripherals! I've been working on RB-related articles on the English Wikipedia, and images like these are much appreciated! –Drilnoth (T/C) 15:59, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Fair use?

I don't get it. You mean that I have to change the copyright of the image to Fair use?--Gaming&Computing (talk) 7:27 pm, Today (UTC+1)

Thank you! That was the license I was looking for all day yesterday. I couldn't find it. Thanks.--Gaming&Computing (talk) 18:54, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Idea to change "Rip-off" name

As you said, 'rip-off' is not a good name, what if we call it 'resemblance' instead. That sounds very good to me, as it is more formal too. What do you think?--Gaming&Computing (talk) 20:42, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for the info. What if I put consoles like WiWi and iSport etc. in the resemblance section? (not affecting the clones) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaming&Computing (talk • contribs) 20:50, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

I've updated the article. Like it? I hope you do. But if there is anything you don't like, please message me. Also if you want to revert, remove the things you don't like manually, please, to keep the 'good' things.--Gaming&Computing (talk) 21:16, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Wonderswan

I was adding a source and how all my work is gone how do i get a copy back? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ushio01 (talk • contribs) 15:27, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

Wonderswan

The problem is there are many reliable sources that state that the bandai wonderswan series outperformed the neogeo pocket but none other than VGChartz have actual figures except that it acquired 10% of the handheld gaming maket. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ushio01 (talk • contribs) 17:28, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

Don't I know it, if only all companies published easily accesible figures like Nintendo and Sony do for there game consoles. (Ushio01 (talk) 17:39, 27 August 2011 (UTC)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ushio01 (talk • contribs) 17:37, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

Colecovision

I want to check if the following would be an acceptable source for adding the Colecovision to the "List of best-selling game consoles".

http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/View.php?view=ConsoleMuseum.Detail&id=24&game=8 Ushio01 (talk) 18:31, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

Questionnaire

Hi there, I'm semi-randomly asking users if they would be interested in helping me with my research on Wikipedia. I am writing a dissertation on Wikipedia as part of my undergraduate course at the University of Cambridge. The results will almost certainly not be published to the public, and participants will be anonymous if requested. What I am asking is for you to complete a questionnaire with a number of general, subjective questions about your experiences working on Wikipedia, for example concerning Wikipedia's culture, your motivation in participating and so on. It should take 10-20 minutes. Much more information is availa ble if you are interested. Please reply here or on my talk page. Thanks! I really appreciate any time you can give! Thedarkfourth (talk) 06:51, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Good Work!

		The Barnstar of European Merit
		I Katarighe, shall introduce this metrit for your best EU contributions, Keep the good work!
		this WikiAward was given to Alphathon by Mohamed Aden Ighe (talk) on 01:02, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

Month of Year

Excellent. Thanks for catching that before I got too far. I went back to fix it, but I see you've gotten them already. Though I am going through it to fix copy-edit errors, I don't claim to be perfect myself. Let me know if you see anything else.Sesamehoneytart 21:43, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Editor's Barnstar
	You have been awarded this Barnstar for improving Wikipedia wherever you go. Guy Macon (talk) 22:26, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Bot?

is this a computer or a real person — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrstupidlamo (talk • contribs) 18:07, 19 September 2011 (UTC)

About a Change I made to 'List of best-selling game consoles'

Hello Alphaton

Just recently I have changed some information on the 'List of best-selling game consoles' page. It said that the PlayStation 3 had sold 51.8million when actually it's now 101.8million.

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps3_sale_e.html

So I decided to change it and help Wikipedia get correct information. Then a minute later I recieved a message from you saying not to change any information as it may be vandalism. I can prove my information is correct if you may visit this link: http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps3_sale_e.html

That shows the PlayStation 3 sales from April, 2006 to today. If you believe my information is true, can you change the sales to 101.8million. If you need to contact me, please contact me via Email at: ngebrail02@hotmail.com

Thanks From: SimoZX youtube.com/forceslayertactics — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.229.51.87 (talk) 02:27, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

User talk:Sugarraydodge

He seems to be using an IP also (24.10.203.48), and has reverted some edits. I am inexperienced when it comes to dealing with bad faith, so I'll leave it up to you. I've issued plenty of warnings on his talk, so please advise. (Reply here please, I've watched.) Salvidrim (talk) 04:29, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

NSMB Wii. Dead Link

Posted on the Talk page, I'd like to have your reply. :) Salvidrim (talk) 15:24, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Your mistake

Newbee? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Time_in_the_United_Kingdom&diff=456404261&oldid=456403222 - I reverted it. The template indeed does something without an argument! At least on my screen. TZ master (talk) 20:06, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Ok fine :-). TZ master (talk) 20:14, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Daylight saving time in the United Kingdom

Aren't there any UK laws, plebiscites or so to be included in Category:Daylight saving time in the United Kingdom? See Canada, Australia and the U.S. in Category:Daylight saving time by country. TZ master (talk) 20:14, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Saw your withdrawal. Nice to see that there are people to change there mind in a discussion. TZ master (talk) 20:59, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

new Slim Mainboard corona

I have a other rev source - http://www.logic-sunrise.com/news-372832-une-nouvelle-revision-de-carte-mere-xbox-360-slim-maj.html

with pictures...

I am poor in edit wikipedia ..... i don't know the syntax well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.152.173.215 (talk) 20:16, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Thanks for making me aware of "too narrow" etc. with relation to DST. In the future I will consider this for countries that have little content as Bangladesh and Israel. TZ master (talk) 21:01, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Homininae

Dear Alphaton, Nice to see your page, I hope I am very cool too! I am a geneticist interested in human evolution and know what I am talking about. However I am recently arrived on Wiki and my English is poor. So, always feel free to improve my English or add data to discussions, but why have you removed Vitruvian man (Vitruvian.jpg) on the page Homininae ? There may be a reference to homo sapiens too! Would you prefer Human.svg as a welcome picture? Thanks. Have a nice day! P’tit Pierre — Preceding unsigned comment added by P'tit Pierre (talk • contribs) 13:28, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanations. the new image shows a nice family, I like it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by P'tit Pierre (talk • contribs) 15:17, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Hello! I am not a big fan of terminology, but there's clearly a logic behind: I have not seen Australopith in the scientific literature. I guess it is Australopithecines, but this includes Paranthropus which, everybody agrees now, represent a separate branch, and in my opinion the evidence for their relation to Gorillas is overwhelming. When Dawkins says "gracile" Australopithecines he wants to exclude the Paranthropus which are "robust".I do not know exactly which fossil A. Zihlman has taken as reference for her Australopithecus, I would guess it is Lucy, the only quite complete known at the time (1978), now there is sediba who has a very similar morphology and it is interesting to compare its skull with the skull of a Bonobo (I have a nice picture but think it is not free). Hope this helps . Cheers. Pierre http://www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS/OurInnerApe/faq.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by P'tit Pierre (talk • contribs) 16:19, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Many thanks! It looks nicer with the figures this way. cheers! P'tit Pierre P'tit Pierre (talk) 15:40, 26 October 2011 (UTC)

Dear Alphathon, Thanks again for your help! I like tne way the tree is done at the beginning of the Human Evolution page (yellow, pink, blue and green colors, + links) but I really don't know how to do it.Also, some of the Boxes do not fit, so I would guess it is not very easy to product and/or correct properly. At least I have checked that if you open one of my figures on the page, you can then copt it to PowerPoint with good results. I am planning to add one more tree, I am not so good with computers, but if you can help me I will try to do it in a way that Wikipedia would like better. Cheers! P'tit PierreP'tit Pierre (talk) 15:04, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Dear Alphathon, Thanks again for your help with my english. I have added a short sentence and a link in the "evolution of sexuality" section, thinking that it would not change the number of lines, but a large space has been introduced, I don't know why. cheers, have a nice day. P'tit PierreP'tit Pierre (talk) 09:54, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Dear Alphathon, many thanks again for your help with my english and your explanations. I think that the article looks nice now. I am not planning major additions but there are certainly improvements still possible. Would you have some suggestions? Cheers! P'tit PierreP'tit Pierre (talk) 09:10, 29 October 2011 (UTC) I like this French citation: https://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Race_humaine Nous venons tous de la même source. Nous sortons tous de la même matrice. Nous sommes tous des Africains modifiés par le temps. Jean d'Ormesson

We are all coming from the same source. We are all getting out of the same matrix. We are all Africans modified over time.

This is my own translation, does it sound nice in English too? Or should I say: "We all come from the same source. We all get out of the same matrix. We are all Africans modified over time" . Have a nice day! PierreP'tit Pierre (talk) 11:06, 29 October 2011 (UTC) Thanks for your help with the translation! I think that I'm done for today. Let's let the article live its own life... — Preceding unsigned comment added by P'tit Pierre (talk • contribs) 18:32, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Dear Alphathon, we have been the 2 main contributors to the article for the past ten days, I think that it has greatly improved and thanks to your contribution the English is much better. This team work with you was a pleasure. I am opened to any suggestions to polish the site, thanks. Pierre. P'tit PierreP'tit Pierre (talk) 10:44, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Question on a review for Thirteen

Hello, Alphathon, I got a question for you. A review from The Metal Critic keeps getting added to the article on Thirteen. I already removed it once under the belief that it is self-published, but an IP re-added saying that it "is [sic] well known and noteworthy Irish metal webzine." Are you more familiar with this source by chance? It reeks of WP:BLOG to me, but I'm still unsure. Thanks for all you have been doing on the Thirteen article, --L1A1 FAL (talk) 14:45, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, I noticed the relatively limited number of reviews in the archive, too. And same for some of the grammar issues there, I noticed a few typos and grammar issues also.

Furthermore, I'm kind of suspicious that the user tho added it, User:Pburger123 (contributions), is affiliated with the site, as a number of his edits appear to be adding reviews from "The Metal Critic". It turns out that the IP who re-added was an Irish one.

In any case, I have removed the review again with the same justification, so we'll see what happens with it.--L1A1 FAL (talk) 16:01, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Homininae

Dear Alphaton, Thanks for your help. It is strange what you say about H. sapiens neanderthalensis, you know that I am not keen on names and I usually say neanderthal, but if you use something else it should be H. sapiens neanderthalensis, the genomic data has proved some admixture of modern humans (H. sapiens sapiens) with Neandertals and Denisovans. It is only 4% and 6% respectively at most, but it means thousands of genes and there can be no doubt about it. It means that neandertals and cro-magnon have mixed and had viable fertile children, which means that it is the same species by definition: H. sapiens, with 3 subspecies Cro-magnon (or modern humans), Neanderthals and Denisovans. Some advice on how to handle the "dispute"? Cheers P'tit Pierre P'tit Pierre (talk) 16:00, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Dear Alphathon, The definition of a species is straightforward: if 2 individuals can mate and have fertile offsprings they belong to the same species, so showing that we have some genetic material coming from Neanderthal proves that our ancestors and Neanderthals were the same species. Now, if you look at the first discussions on the discussion page, it is all about names and it is boring.…All the best! P'tit Pierre P'tit Pierre (talk) 17:59, 5 November 2011 (UTC) Can you imagine what it means to sequence a genome? It is still a huge amount of work, not to mention the nightmare of working with ancient "dirty" DNA in small amounts. The Neanderthal genome is a fabulous achievement, like walking on the moon, so it deserves to be known. P'tit Pierre P'tit Pierre (talk) 18:10, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks...

for cleaning up after me! :) --Soetermans. T / C 16:41, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

For you:

		The Heavy metal music Barnstar
		For your work on Thirteen and other Megadeth-related articles. L1A1 FAL (talk) 02:04, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

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Seeking an opinion

Hi, Alpha, I wanted to ask your opinion on something. Based on the fact that the article for "Public Enemy No. 1" currently contains absolutely no information whatsoever that isn't already on the main page for Thirteen, would you support either a page merger or simply redirecting the "Public Enemy No. 1" article to Thirteen? Thanks--L1A1 FAL (talk) 20:48, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

joystick

hey man,umm. i wanted to apologize for that unneeded change on the joystick page. sorry bout that — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrstupidlamo (talk • contribs) 16:13, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

PS2 images

Ok, I got it. By the way, when I first came on Wikipedia, I saw that the image was reverted, so than I logged into Wikimedia Commons and reverted it back to my version because I saw nothing wrong and you did not give a reason. But then I went to Wikipedia (now I was logged in) and saw your message on my talk page, so I reverted it back to your version. Sorry about that.

Anyway, I would want to make a request to you: to flip them two around. Thanks. --Gaming&Computing (talk) 21:36, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

PS2 image

Ok thanks for the reversed image. But why didn't you just upload it on the existing image? I don't think we need that one anymore.--Gaming&Computing (talk) 22:03, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

another request

Also, since you're a pro on image editing (and I'm not!), can I make another request?

This is a image of the PSone (slim PS1 version): File:PSOne.jpg --- The thing is that is has a red background. Can you make it white? --Gaming&Computing (talk) 22:09, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

ps2 and jammin' java

I'd actually been in the process of retaking the PS2 console photos (I got my hands on the vertical stand) when I noticed all of that stuff going on with the infobox. In the future I would prefer that if you create a derivative work of one of my pictures, that you would put the my photo banners on the page.

Actually, I might retake it again, looking at how much that controller dongle sticks out on the right.

Also, would you mind going over a page for me? I wrote the Jammin' Java article and I'm looking to get other editors to look over it for tone guidelines. There is one guy that thinks it's written like an advertisement (I think he's being over zealous about it), but I know it'd be good for multiple people to help go over it. Any help would be appreciated. Evan-Amos (talk) 05:48, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

I just noticed the work on the Jammin' Java page and wanted to thank you for taking the time to go over it. I'm hoping that this should bring the article to a better place. Evan-Amos (talk) 00:32, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Flag-map

Hello, I wrote to you asking. You own SVG graphics, and I like the SVG flag map. But the problem is that I do not know SVG graphics. That's why I asked you, could you create SVG flag map of Northern Ireland and the Crimean? Дмитрий-5-Аверин (talk) 15:37, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

• do you agree? Дмитрий-5-Аверин (talk) 16:19, 8 December 2011 (UTC)