User:BrokenMnemonic

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I started playing BattleTech back in the very early 90s, although I can't say with hand on heart whether it was the Crescent Hawks' Inception that lead me to the Fourth Succession War Atlas and BattleTech in general, or whether the Fourth Succession War Atlas led me to the Crescent Hawks' Inception, but between the two I ended up buying a fair number of the sourcebooks before heading off to university. It was at university that I had the chance to play pretty regularly, and I ended up running a mercenary campaign for a group of players for a couple of years. It was at university that I heard about the Clans from players who had more access to shops selling BattleTech material than I did, and my initial reactions to the introduction of the Clans were... well, negative. I'd probably have reacted better if there'd been a balancing mechanism introduced at the time, but BV didn't exist from what I remember, and even back in 1994 there were munchkins on the internet who liked to boast about how their hyper-tuned Clan ERML/LPL Mechs were awesome and they were the best players in the known universe. It's because of that I found myself preferring to play in the 3005-3039 era, although I ended up mostly reading and not playing when I left university and didn't have regular access to a gaming group.

In recent years I've come back into contact with BattleTech and the new timeline largely through contacts in local gaming clubs and the Army Wargames Association; I don't get the chance to play much, but I realised I was enjoying finding out what had been happening in the timeline, and with various sourcebooks being discounted online from BattleCorps and DriveThruRPG in .pdf format I've been doing a lot of reading lately. I'm not overly comfortable with the Jihad timeline, but I really like that past eras such as the War of 3039, the 31st century Ronin Wars, Marik Civil War and Andurien Secession and more recently the Age of War and Reunification War are being developed in detail.

I've been quietly active on the CBT forums for a few months now, and I've seen repeated references to the BT wiki over there, so I've been ducking in here to read whenever someone talks about subjects I know little about. My work involves a certain amount of copy editing, and although I'm not a professional editor or copy editor I do have a reasonable eye for detail; I've found myself making some minor corrections to pages here to tidy up spelling, grammar, typos and the odd broken link, and I thought that it would probably be polite to actually create a profile here so I can be gripped if I'm stepping on any toes. I really like the idea of the BT wiki as a free resource for everyone from new players to old lags like myself, and while I don't have a great deal of spare time lately, I feel much less guilty about using the Wiki so much if I'm also helping a little with it. BrokenMnemonic 14:00, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Status

I'm likely to be very busy April/May time, and possibly in the buildup to those months. The financial year-end at work is the end of April, and always breeds stupid amounts of work. I'm also helping to run Vidukon, a fan vidding convention, in Cardiff in mid-May, which is likely to take up a lot of my time. I'm hoping to continue to be active here even when I'm busy, but I'm likely to vanish completely for at least one week in May, and I may not manage the 200 or so edits a week I've been making for the past few months... which is a shame, because I'd really like to get the next Edit Count award! BrokenMnemonic (talk) 11:20, 22 January 2013 (PST)

ETA:

After several nights of no sleep because of a cough that won't quit, I saw the doc and got diagnosed as having a fairly nasty chest infection. I've been signed off work for 10 days, which would normally mean that I do more editing here, but I'm currently bordering on hallucinating from lack of sleep and on industrial-grade cough syrup with added painkillers (for extra fun times!) so I'm likely to be absent for at least a few days. I'll check in frequently, but the next few hundred individual vessel articles may take me a little while...

Things I've Discovered Since Joining

• You can never have too many citations.
• Just when you think you've found all the releveant maps, another one will leap out to surprise you.
• Writing a complete article for a mercenary unit that's been around since the original House books takes about four hours.
• Finding all the references for a mercenary unit that's been around since the original House books takes about two days and involves a stack of books falling on you at least once.

Current Projects

• SLDF unit overview
• Project Planets stuff, to whit:

Outworlds Alliance worlds citations from Handbook: House Davion. So what happened to Dreadlord when I was setting the maps up? Baliggora and Onverwacht Provinces done. Capellan Confederation worlds citations from Handbook: House Liao, starting in 2366. Capellan Commonality, Duchy of Liao, Sarna Supremacy, Sian Commonwealth, St. Ives Mercantile League, Tikonov Grand Union, Periphery and Independent worlds done. Hi-res coloured maps for the mapping project. User:BrokenMnemonic/Planet Ovehaul Template Corpus Mortuum (MSUp119)

• Updated Star League Corps and Division records using Historical: Reunification War information based on the author's response to my question

• Use 4th Royal Infantry Division as template.

• Reunification War update, to whit:

Article on Operation UNION HOLD Update/create articles on FedSuns characters: FedSuns Ambassador Colonel Elias Pitcairn Update/create articles on DCMS units: 19th Galedon Regulars - how can this unit be active in the Reunification War, but formed in the 2nd Succession War? Spelling and grammar checks on V Corps Go through Outworlds Alliance war entries in House Davion (TFS), House Kurita (TDC), 1st ed Periphery, the Star League sourcebooks, cross-reference existing articles mentioned with additional citations Update Outworlds Alliance History article to incorporate post-Reunification War period and characters Outworlds Alliance Army of Occupation Ian Marik and children thereof Crystalla Centralla and relatives Adam Buquoy (not looking forward to this one, given that Marion Marik took me 4 and a half hours) Outstanding MAF units: Canopian Cuirassiers - need answer from Hartford first First Fleet Second Fleet Buquoy's Bandits Maps showing campaign by year VII Corps Reunification War history Post-RW Magistracy history piece Freebooter's War

Past Work

Edits I'm proud of include:

Military Units

• Able's Aces
• Avanti's Angels
• Always Faithful
• Bad Dream
• Battle Magic
• Crater Cobras - my go-to template for mercenary unit articles
• The Pitcairn Legion

Personalities

• Paul Marik - my go-to template for minor character articles

Images

• My map work on the Planets Project Reference Gallery

Ask The Writer/Developer Questions

Outstanding Questions That Relate To Sarna

• Texas-class battleships that departed on the Exodus
• Conquest of Sappho
• Andiron and the Nightwatchmen
• The Sarna Supremacy and the Chesterton Trade Federation
• Historical: Reunification War - Mangor
• Historical: Reunification War - Zathras/Zatharas
• Historical: Reunification War - 5th Marik Militia and the Battle for Canopus
• Historical: Reunification War - Canopian Curiassiers
• 19th Galedon Regulars - conflicting formation/active dates between sources
• Relationship between the Illyrian Palatinate and the Star League
• Far Looker Taurian Concordat colony map discrepancies

Answered/Resolved Questions That Relate To Sarna

• Faslane-class WarShips
• Wars of Reaving: Destruction of the CSA Divine Conquest
• Wars of Reaving: Samarkand-class carrier CSA Yorktown
• SLS Ashanti/Ashantii
• Case AMBER and ships at Panpour
• Essex-Class Deathblow
• Izar and the Star League
• Wei Jump Point
• Alshain and the Rasalhague Principality
• Tancredi IV's Water
• Cebalrai - Dark Age Worlds vs Historicals
• Skat and the Terran Hegemony
• Jihad Hot Spots: Terra - The 6th Benjamin
• FM: 3085 - Leutnant-General Paul Zardetto
• Planet Name - Cynon/Cyrton (Jihad: Final Reckoning)
• Operation Broken Fist/Conquest of Alchiba
• 35th (Purity of Blood) assaults on Genoa and Liberty
• The Protectorate/Border Protectorate
• The Ohrenson-Zion Province
• Destruction of Warrior House Ma-Tsu Kai
• Death of Michelle Cameron-Jones
• Taurian Concordat conquest of Lothair during the Jihad
• Lyran Alliance - Port Moseby capital
• Dark Age Republic Worlds (3130)/House Liao (TCC)/Handbook: House Marik - Genoa
• Handbook: House Marik/Liao/Steiner - Terran Hegemony Borders
• Handbook House Liao/Star League Sourcebook - Capella and Capolla
• Founding Date of the Capellan Republic
• Wroclaw/Wrociaw naming clarification
• Historical: Reunification War - 3rd Regulan Hussars
• Link or not between the Magestrix Guard/Magistracy Guard and errors in timeline
• Error in the size of VII Corps (Star League)
• Star League Divisions: Reunification War to Liberation Of Terra
• Pressby
• The Muskegon Empire/Coalition
• Rim Worlds Republic worlds reappearing on maps with new names
• Jordan Wais planet name
• Star League Sourcebook naming error - two XVIII Corps

References From Other People

• SLS Lady Shandra / SLS Electa
• Destruction of Home Guards/Gryphons/Falcons during ROTS era
• 1st Federated Freeman deployments/battles during Op REVIVAL
• Discrepancy between 1st/4th Davion Guards on Mallory's World
• Fate of the Werewolf
• Operation GOLDEN FORTRESS
• Robinson Chevaliers
• 5th Lyran location 3025
• Maps showing/not showing McEvedy's Folly
• The Super Wasp
• Fate of the Khwarazm Empire
• Development history of Covenant Worlds
• Duplicate ComStar Divisions within the ComStar SB
• Tiamat Developer's Errata

Minor Non-Mercenary Units

• HAF 18th Fighter Wing - Elite fighter unit as at 2691; included Captain Urquest N. Owen, a Hellcat pilot. Technical Readout: 3075, p. 188, "HCT-213 Hellcat: Notable Pilots"

Ship Prefixes

• List of ship prefixes.

Awards History

2011

12 Jul 2011: Substantial Addition Award (Revanche) - Always Faithful
20 Jul 2011: Casual Edit Award (Frabby)
26 Jul 2011: Edits Award (100)
28 Jul 2011: Edits Award (200)
29 Jul 2011: Edits Award (300)
30 Jul 2011: Edits Award (400)
31 Jul 2011: All Purpose Award (Doneve) (Work done on planets)
31 Jul 2011: Edits AWard (500)
04 Aug 2011: Surreal Award (Revanche)
09 Aug 2011: Edits Award (1000)
09 Aug 2011: Vandal Cop Award (Frabby)
11 Aug 2011: Time In service Award (1 month)
17 Aug 2011: Vandal Cop Award (2nd ribbon) (Revanche)
18 Aug 2011: All Purpose Award (2nd Ribbon) (Revanche) (helping out a confused newbie)
21 Aug 2011: Edits Award (1500)
25 Aug 2011: All Purpose Award (3rd Ribbon) (Neufeld) (highlighting Documents category)
07 Sep 2011: Edits Award (2000)
28 Sep 2011: Vandal Cop Award (3rd Ribbon) (Mbear?)
11 Oct 2011: Time In Service Award (3 months)
12 Oct 2011: All Purpose Award (4th Ribbon) (Doneve) (Historical: Reunification War updated to Outworlds Alliance planets)
10 Nov 2011: Good Article Award (Mbear) (The Pitcairn Legion)
25 Nov 2011: All Purpose Award (5th Ribbon) (Doneve) (Historical: Reunification War minor characters and articles)

2012

11 Jan 2012: Time In Service Award (6 months) (backdated)
16 Jan 2012: Edits Award (4000)
19 Jan 2012: Random Act of Appreciation Award (ClanWolverine101) (Work on SLDF Brigades from Historical: Reunification War)
11 Feb 2012: Founders Honourable Mention Award (2011)
18 Feb 2012: Good Article Award (2nd Ribbon) (Revanche) (SLDF Task Force Outworlds, although I feel guilty about bringing that one up)
18 Feb 2012: Random Act of Appreciation Award (2nd Ribbon) (Doneve) (Work on adding new planets)
19 Feb 2012: Edits Award (5000)
24 Feb 2012: All Purpose Award (6th Ribbon) (Doneve) (Adding the Hanseatic League and Nueva Castile worlds to Sarna)
11 Apr 2012: Time In Service Award (9 months)
24 Jun 2012: Good Conduct Award (Frabby) (The Potatoe Incident)
28 Jun 2012: All Purpose Award (7th Ribbon) (Doneve) (The Wyrm mobile structure article)
11 Jul 2012: Time In Service Award (1 year) - ca. 7136
29 Jul 2012: Edits Award (7500)
15 Oct 2012: Edits Award (10000)
26 Nov 2012: Random Act of Appreciation Award (3rd Ribbon) (Mbear) (Helping with the Updates Needed list)
30 Nov 2012: Casual Edit Award (2nd Award) (Frabby)

2013

09 Jan 2013: Random Act of Appreciation Award (4th Ribbon) (ClanWolverine101) (Helping Doneve out with planetary flags)
18 Jan 2013: Random Act of Appreciation Award (5th Ribbon) (Doneve) (Big update to the New Syrtis planet article)
16 Mar 2013: Founder's Superior Writer of the Year Award 22 Mar 2013: Casual Edit Award (3rd Award) (ClanWolverine101) (Quick edits to Brett Andrews) 28 Mar 2013: Vandal Cop Award (4th ribbon) (Frabby) (The ClanJadeFalcon incident)