User talk:Waza
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[edit] WikiProject on Comics
Hi! I've gotten the impression that you're interested in articles related to comics and sequential art. I've created a project called WikiProject on Comics in order to establish consensus on the organization and content of such articles, and I hope you'll join in. See the main project page and please leave comments on the Talk page. Thanks! -leigh (φθόγγος) 22:35, Dec 5, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] D&D copyediting
Waza, I've been really impressed with the work you're putting in to the Dungeons & Dragons article. I think your game-centric perspective is right on, and the reorganization you've done has made it flow a lot better. Thanks for spending so much time on it.
The one thing I've noticed is that there are a lot of typos, spelling errors, and a few grammar problems slipping in. I think some of that is natural given the size of the article; when you're making wholesale edits you're going to make mistakes. Nobody is perfect. But it's precisely because the article is so huge that I'm worried; typos and the like will "hide" more easily in a large article than a small one. So if you don't mind my being presumptious, I think there are a few things we could do to make it easier to maintain a uniformly high quality. One technique is to make your edits in smaller "chunks"; this lets other editors look at those chunks individually, which makes proofreading easier. But I know that that's not always possible, particularly when you're doing big reorgs like you've been doing. For those, maybe you could put the proposed changes on the talk page, and we can copyedit it there before it goes live? Don't feel like you have to do this -- it's just a thought. Let me know what you think on my talk page.
The one grammar thing I'll mention is that you have a slight tendency for run-on sentences, particularly when trying to list all the core D&D races and classes in one long breath :-). A good rule of thumb is: if a sentence would be too long to say in one breath, it's too long to read. In those cases, break the sentence up. Periods are free!
Thanks for listening, and I hope this advice isn't too unwelcome. Nandesuka 03:01, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Invitation to the Forgotten Realms project
Hi,
We are working on a Forgotten Realms Project to map Toril (mostly Faerûn, at the present). Since you contributed quite a lot on a Forgotten Realms-specific entry, we'ld like to invite you to join the project, so we could improve the “Mapping the Realms” project.
The goal is to create a sort of World Factbook for the Realms. This means:
- A consistent content
- Use of templates
- Entries should be limited to “sovereign places”: states and free cities, as well a moderately-inhabited place such as the Western Highlands.
On top of this, we also plan to cover Lost Empires, such as Pelvuria or Imaskar and, of course, Netheril
- The project is located here
- The Geographical index of Toril is a good start to get a visual of had been done, as well as the Halruaa entry.
Main contributors are presently
- David Latapie (founder)
- Poulsen
If you know some other person who would be interested, feel free to forward the invitation!
Feel free to take a look. We hope to see you soon mapping the Realms with us!
[edit] Dyslexic insomniac agnostic
That's actually my cousin, likes to stay up all night... lol Dyslexic agnostic 05:31, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Story Teller Discretion
Could I ask for your help in making the Story Teller Discretion article sensible? I have almost no knowledge on RPGs, so I'm afraid I wouldn't be of much help. I've tagged this article twice (once for merge to D&D, and again after your comment for{{wikify}}), and left a message on the author's talk page. I don't want to submit it to AfD, because I think that there may actually be something to it, but without some attention, I don't think its of any value. Thanks, --Bugwit grunt 23:25, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
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[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:Terror in The Dark Box.jpg)
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[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:Advanced Heroquest Box.jpg)
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[edit] Opinion on renaming section of Dungeons & Dragons
Given all your great work on Dungeons & Dragons, I definately wanted to request your input on my proposal to rename the "Sources and Influences on the Development of D&D" section of the D&D article. — Alan De Smet | Talk 23:24, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Uncategorized articles
Please be aware that putting a stub marker on an article, as you did with David "Zeb" Cook, isn't good enough - please put in an actual category. Stub categories are Wikipedia maintenance categories, not subject categories. Eli Falk 08:53, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks for fixing typo's on Ravenloft (D&D module)
Just wanted to say thanks. These are exactly the type of errors that I particularly have problems seeing on something I have worked so long on. They are things easy to spot on somethign you are reading for the first time, but not somethign you have already read dozens of times. Appreciate the imput. -Waza 22:08, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
- No problem. Along those lines, it should be "typos", not "typo's" in the section header :-) Either way, I made those edits with AutoWikiBrowser, a great wiki editing too. You may want to try it out! —METS501 (talk) 23:37, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Dragons of XXXXX
The only thing that appeared to be agreed upon by both sides was that redirecting was an acceptable solution, so that's how they were closed. However, history was not deleted, as there was no consensus to do so. Any merging of content is an editorial decision, if you feel a merge would be beneficial to any other article, please do! Seraphimblade Talk to me 01:18, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks mate
Just wanted to say thanks for your work on all the Dragonlance stuff. I know sometimes what I write might be inaccurate, but I'm working without gaming knowledge and used to be mostly alone in this. Your changes to Dragons of Autumn Twilight are massively appreciated, cause it's kind of my pet article. My first and (for now) only GA. So thanks for everything! DoomsDay349 21:00, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
