User talk:Amaroq Starwind
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Timber Wolf (Mad Cat) image
Hi, I wanted to explain why I deleted the Mad Cat image that you uploaded and included in the Mad Cat article gallery:
- According to Policy:Images, Sarna is no image repository, i.e. images should not be uploaded just for showing them in a gallery. The image you uploaded, while impressive, does not contain any significant visual information that isn't already conveyed by other images. As such, it's superflous for this wiki's purpose.
- In this particular case, the image being superflous has further ramnifications: It precludes fair use. Keep in mind that the image is somebody else's work and thus copyrighted. Uploading the image to Sarna is a copyright violation. In certain cases, namely if there is a valid reason why the wiki should be using this particular image, there is the fair use doctrine that allows the use of the image nonetheless. But, like I said, it doesn't apply if there is no reason to have this image. Uploading it just to have it boils down to copyright violation.
- Our Policy:Canon stipulates that the Sarna BattleTechWiki seeks to (only) include material from official sources. Not all officially produced material is considered canon for BattleTech, but in any case, unofficial fan art does not usually qualify. And the image in question is not an official BattleTech image, it is fan art.
- Our Policy:Fanon mirrors this by stating that Sarna BTW does not publish fan fiction, including fan art.
I hope you understand why I had to delete the image. I hope this doesn't deter you from contributing further. Frabby (talk) 00:54, 4 September 2014 (PDT)
non-canon user tag
Hey Amaroq, Editing another users profile page is generally considered as something that is not done around here so I just wanted to come and apologise for editing yours, but I felt that the non-canon tag placed on your profile meant that your profile showed up in places it should not.--Dmon (talk) 09:10, 10 December 2017 (EST)
MechLoader
Hey,
I am curious about your MechLoader project, Is it intended to be a TRO style document you are going to release as a PDF or is the plan to incorporate everything into said video game? Dmon (talk) 07:38, 15 March 2018 (EDT)
MechLaborer, actually. And it's gonna be a bit of both, starting with the XTRO: Heavy Industry (and a short section about the lives of MechLaborers, and various reasons they might have chosen that line of work), and then (hopefully) becoming a video game at some point.
It actually started out as a joke between my BattleTech-playing friends, one I came up with actually, but thanks to autism I end up taking that sort of stuff very seriously once I actually give it some thought.
I was thinking that one idea for a parody trailer, it could be a gameplay montage using existing MechWarrior music, but just showing various IndustrialMechs going about various activities (including some PoliceMech action). Imagine the Bitching Betty from MechWarrior 3 squaking at you while you're cutting down trees, saying "Warning" every time one is about to fall on you and stuff.
Since it's not likely that I'll actually be able to make the videogame anytime soon, I'm going to start with the XTRO-style document.
Amaroq Dricaldari (talk) 09:56, 15 March 2018 (EDT)
Non-canon weapons
Hey, From what I can tell the Rail gun and Flamer Array are Non-canon. They are part of unofficial mods to the MechCommander game. As such they should not be included in articles about canon weapons. I have noticed you are very interested in the non-canon portions of the wiki in general. There is a special seperate wiki we moved most of the material too several years ago if you use google.Dmon (talk) 09:10, 19 March 2018 (EDT)
- The Railgun actually appeared in the base MechCommander and MechCommander Gold before it appeared in the MechCommander 2 mod you're referring to. I apologize for adding those bits of information on canon articles, I just felt that they might be relevant (similarly to how Wikipedia often has links to related articles). I have actually been on BattleTech Fanon Wiki before, but that place is an absolute mess, since many articles on there constantly reference (and try to shortcut to) information that wasn't properly migrated from over here (leading to dead links as a result). While we're on the subject, though, I do hope you enjoyed reading my article on BTFW about Clan Afterlife!
Quick Addendum
The information about the Flamer Array in MechCommander 2 was already present on the Flamer page before I edited it, and I do feel that removing the bit of information about real-world railguns and coilguns was a tad unnecessary. Maybe remove the bit about the apocryphal weapon, but at least keep the real-world stuff, man! Amaroq Dricaldari (talk) 09:23, 19 March 2018 (EDT)
- Sorry for being harsh, as you has noticed the Fanon wiki is a mess, many years ago this wiki was a hot mess of canon and fan made stuff too, as a result mysef and a few others are quite strict on not letting to much leak back in. We are happy to let it be know that this non-canon stuff exists but it needs to be restricted to its own article and no further. There are exceptions to this where things fall into the Apocryphal category like the strange weapons from the MechAssault game. If the Rail Gun is actually in MCG then I apologise, feel free to add that information into the MC article and even create one for the weapon itself as that is an official source and not fan made. Dmon (talk) 09:44, 19 March 2018 (EDT)
- There was already a Rail Gun article at some point, but it got deleted in 2011...
Amaroq Dricaldari (talk) 09:50, 19 March 2018 (EDT)
Categories
Yo man, Dmon again,
Just want to ask if you think all the new categories are needed. Specifically stuff like the 'Mech Killers and Malfunction prone weapons being a little too specific (It is generally a bad thing having uber levers of detail especially when it comes to things that concern game rule, we start explaining game rules too much and people don't need to buy books) and the other aspect is stuff like the Dark Age Advanced Weapons and Prototype Weapons that as time goes on will become redundant as time goes on or is just simply a bit of an oddity (trying to eliminate the specific DA stuff as it is now part of the main timeline) Dmon (talk) 11:31, 21 March 2018 (EDT)