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Line 1: − July 14, 2022: I am no longer an active Editor on this Wiki. + ;Talvin's Clan Law + ''Do Not Irritate The Loremaster, For Your Name Rhymes With Awful Things, And They Write The Remembrance.'' − I may return at some future point, but I have no plans to at this time.+ {{quote|A man cannot understand the art he is studying if he only looks for the end result without taking the time to delve deeply into the reasoning of the study.|Miyamoto Musashi, Go Rin No Sho (1645)}} + ==Profile== + Call me Talvin, more people know me by that than my real name anyhow. + I have been playing casually off and on, both tabletop (that's been a while) and computer games since the early 90s, and I have a significant collection of the novels, some in print from back when, though nowadays I mostly get Kindle. My most interesting achievement is losing a Highlander to a Gauss headshot (after I kept saying "There can be only one!") during a free-for-all game in college. And I have a degree in English and Education for all that's worth. + + I have been enjoying this Wiki for a few years and decided it was time I stepped up to pay my dues. + + Previously, I have been involved in a lot of "clean-up" and community service efforts here on the Wiki. As of early July 2022, I am focusing on specific areas that are of personal interest to me. + + ===Discord=== + If you want to chat on Discord, send a friend request to my username here with #3561 tacked on the end. (Obfuscating that a bit so bots can't just grab it.) + + ==Task List== + *Every week, look at [[Special:LonelyPages|the Orphans]] and deal with new stuff as appropriate. + *For those [[BattleTechWiki:Project Orphanage|Orphans]] already classified: pick a category and try to knock it down some. Find homes for stuff. Some of these are just not going to happen. Accept it gracefully. + *[[User:Talvin/Media Companies|Media Companies]] is going to be slow but sure. Figure out how to fit that into the Wiki as a whole, too. + *[[User:Talvin/Word of Blake Navy|Word of Blake Navy]] is a long-term project. + * [[:Category:Foreign Language Editions]] In fact, let's go large on this. To the extent possible, add info about all the publishing houses that have handled foreign editions, and put them under [[:Category:Game Publisher]], since that states it is for Novels as well. They don't need huge writeups, just something to help people find them and their products more easily. + *[[User:Talvin/Character Mining]] + *[[User:Talvin/Sandbox]] + + ==Just Keeping Score== + + [[User:Talvin/Pages I Have Made|Pages I Have Made]] + + ==Projects== + + ===Foreign-Language Publishers=== + * [[List of BattleTech Products in French]] + ** [[Fleuve Noir]] https://www.publishersglobal.com/directory/publisher-profile/3529 https://www.lisez.com/fleuve-editions/17 + ** [[Hexagonal]] https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/2775/hexagonal/linkeditems/boardgamepublisher (just a lead, nothing confirmed) + ** [[Jeux Descartes]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeux_Descartes and related: [[Casus Belli]] + + * [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Hungarian]] + **[[Beholder]] + **[[Delta Vision]] + + * Italian + ** [[Nexus Editrice]] + ** [[I Giochi dei Grandi]] + ** [[Granata Press]] + + * Japanese + ** [[:File:Black_Widow_Company_Japanese.jpg]] Follow up on the ISBN #, that company may have done others. + + * Polish + **[[Wydawnictwo MAG]] + **[[Encore]] + + * Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil, anywhere else?) + ** [[Imperium Jogos]] + ** [[Devir]] (Also Spanish) https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devir_(editorial) + ** [[Publicações Europa-América]] + + * [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Spanish]] + * [[List of BattleTech Products in Spanish]] + ** [[Devir]] (Also Portuguese) https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devir_(editorial) https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devir_Iberia + ** [[Timun Mas]] https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timunmas + ** [[Ediciones Zinco]] https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediciones_Zinco + ** [[Catalyst Game Labs]] + * GOLD MINE: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Novelas_de_Battletech + + ===IlClan Jade Falcon=== + A few members of the community have expressed that having a well-cited list of Jade Falcons to survive the ilClan Trial would be useful. As this will necessarily involve some speculation and inferences, the proper format is an [[Policy:BattleTech Essays|Essay]]. So I have begun [[Essay: IlClan Jade Falcons]] to serve until more canon information becomes available. + + ===Word of Blake Navy=== + [[User:Talvin/Word of Blake Navy]] is something I tinker with when I want a break from the other stuff. Space battles need more love and attention. + + ===Stuff on the Back Burner=== + [[User:Talvin/Other_Projects|Other Projects]] I am considering or have set aside for now. + + ==Pages That Amuse or Interest Me== + *[[Four Horsemen of Errai]] - The first big "gem" that I dug out of the Orphanage, that I recall. I hope they expand on this in canon someday. + *[[Jeffery Foxworth]] Love the reference. + *[[Schedar Enlightenment and Liberation Force]] (SELF). I mean, if they got forced to join a Clan, they would be...''SELF-Absorbed''! + *[[Callandra Witch]] There's a story here, and I hope they continue developing it. + *[[Dagen's Daggers]] Looks like they were just fluff from a Technical Readout, but this is the sort of thing that could make a whole Scenario Pack or Novella. Both? Both is good! + *[[Precentor Who Lost His Name]] Huh! I read the novel, of course, but I didn't know about this little followup. Interesting.... + * "Pilot! Can you identify the DropShip?" + :"Wait a minute!" + :"Pilot! Identify that DropShip!" + :"I said [[Waytaminit|WAYTAMINIT]]!" + * [[Bob]]. It's a planet. It used to have a different name. Check it out. + * [[Tai Dai Cult]] Somebody actually went there. + * [[Hobb V. Ess]] + * [[Kalvin Hobbes]] commanded the [[Third Taurian Lancers]]. We should make that page. Because. + * [[Rekkem]]: I should apply to be the guy that comes up with names for Clan OLWs (One Line Wonders). I really should. + + ===Saving this from Project Orphanage=== + Had to pull this off when the project went public, so saving it here:<br> + I am the very model of a Modern Major-General, <br> + I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral, <br> + I know the [[Khan of Clan Jade Falcon|Khans of Falcon]], and I quote the fights historical, + <br>From [[Battle of Dieudonné (2416)| Dieudonné]] to [[Galedon#The_Jihad|Galedon]], in order categorical + :--''with apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan'' [[User:Talvin|Talvin]] ([[User talk:Talvin|talk]]) ==Awards== ==Awards== − + Oh, this place has awards. Neat. I'll probably update my little red ribbon every Friday for now. It's a fun way to keep score. <div id="awardsboard"><div id="awardsboardheader">Awards Board</div> <div id="awardsboard"><div id="awardsboardheader">Awards Board</div> − [[File:SupArt.jpg|Superior Article Award, 1st ribbon]][[File:HH.jpg|Helping Hand Award, 1st ribbon]]<br>[[File:AA 1bol.jpg|Assistance Appreciated Award, 2nd ribbon]][[File:DA.jpg|Direction Appreciated Award, 1st ribbon]][[File:SubAdd.jpg|Substantial Addition Award, 1st ribbon]]<br> + [[File:SupArt.jpg|Superior Article Award, 1st ribbon]]<br>[[File:AA 1bol.jpg|Assistance Appreciated Award, 2nd ribbon]][[File:DA.jpg|Direction Appreciated Award, 1st ribbon]][[File:SubAdd.jpg|Substantial Addition Award, 1st ribbon]]<br> − [[File:GH.jpg|Good Humor Award, 1st ribbon]][[File:EC2 1c.jpg|Edit Count (7,500)]][[File:TIS2 1t.jpg|Time in Service (6 months)]] + [[File:GH.jpg|Good Humor Award, 1st ribbon]][[File:EC2 1c.jpg|Edit Count (7,500)]][[File:TIS2.jpg|Time in Service (3 months)]] </div> </div> − <!--Began on 4 Feb, 2022. 3 Month: 4 May. 6 Month: 4 August. After that: Hiatus. --> + <!--Began on 4 Feb, 2022. 3 Month: 4 May. 6 Month: 4 August. 9 Month: 4 November. After that just the 4 Feb each year. -->
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| + | ''Do Not Irritate The Loremaster, For Your Name Rhymes With Awful Things, And They Write The Remembrance.'' | ||
| − | + | {{quote|A man cannot understand the art he is studying if he only looks for the end result without taking the time to delve deeply into the reasoning of the study.|Miyamoto Musashi, Go Rin No Sho (1645)}} | |
| + | ==Profile== | ||
| + | Call me Talvin, more people know me by that than my real name anyhow. | ||
| + | I have been playing casually off and on, both tabletop (that's been a while) and computer games since the early 90s, and I have a significant collection of the novels, some in print from back when, though nowadays I mostly get Kindle. My most interesting achievement is losing a Highlander to a Gauss headshot (after I kept saying "There can be only one!") during a free-for-all game in college. And I have a degree in English and Education for all that's worth. | ||
| + | |||
| + | I have been enjoying this Wiki for a few years and decided it was time I stepped up to pay my dues. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Previously, I have been involved in a lot of "clean-up" and community service efforts here on the Wiki. As of early July 2022, I am focusing on specific areas that are of personal interest to me. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Discord=== | ||
| + | If you want to chat on Discord, send a friend request to my username here with #3561 tacked on the end. (Obfuscating that a bit so bots can't just grab it.) | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Task List== | ||
| + | *Every week, look at [[Special:LonelyPages|the Orphans]] and deal with new stuff as appropriate. | ||
| + | *For those [[BattleTechWiki:Project Orphanage|Orphans]] already classified: pick a category and try to knock it down some. Find homes for stuff. Some of these are just not going to happen. Accept it gracefully. | ||
| + | *[[User:Talvin/Media Companies|Media Companies]] is going to be slow but sure. Figure out how to fit that into the Wiki as a whole, too. | ||
| + | *[[User:Talvin/Word of Blake Navy|Word of Blake Navy]] is a long-term project. | ||
| + | * [[:Category:Foreign Language Editions]] In fact, let's go large on this. To the extent possible, add info about all the publishing houses that have handled foreign editions, and put them under [[:Category:Game Publisher]], since that states it is for Novels as well. They don't need huge writeups, just something to help people find them and their products more easily. | ||
| + | *[[User:Talvin/Character Mining]] | ||
| + | *[[User:Talvin/Sandbox]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Just Keeping Score== | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[User:Talvin/Pages I Have Made|Pages I Have Made]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Projects== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Foreign-Language Publishers=== | ||
| + | * [[List of BattleTech Products in French]] | ||
| + | ** [[Fleuve Noir]] https://www.publishersglobal.com/directory/publisher-profile/3529 https://www.lisez.com/fleuve-editions/17 | ||
| + | ** [[Hexagonal]] https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/2775/hexagonal/linkeditems/boardgamepublisher (just a lead, nothing confirmed) | ||
| + | ** [[Jeux Descartes]] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeux_Descartes and related: [[Casus Belli]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Hungarian]] | ||
| + | **[[Beholder]] | ||
| + | **[[Delta Vision]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Italian | ||
| + | ** [[Nexus Editrice]] | ||
| + | ** [[I Giochi dei Grandi]] | ||
| + | ** [[Granata Press]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Japanese | ||
| + | ** [[:File:Black_Widow_Company_Japanese.jpg]] Follow up on the ISBN #, that company may have done others. | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Polish | ||
| + | **[[Wydawnictwo MAG]] | ||
| + | **[[Encore]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil, anywhere else?) | ||
| + | ** [[Imperium Jogos]] | ||
| + | ** [[Devir]] (Also Spanish) https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devir_(editorial) | ||
| + | ** [[Publicações Europa-América]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [[List of BattleTech Print Novels in Spanish]] | ||
| + | * [[List of BattleTech Products in Spanish]] | ||
| + | ** [[Devir]] (Also Portuguese) https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devir_(editorial) https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devir_Iberia | ||
| + | ** [[Timun Mas]] https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timunmas | ||
| + | ** [[Ediciones Zinco]] https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediciones_Zinco | ||
| + | ** [[Catalyst Game Labs]] | ||
| + | * GOLD MINE: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anexo:Novelas_de_Battletech | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===IlClan Jade Falcon=== | ||
| + | A few members of the community have expressed that having a well-cited list of Jade Falcons to survive the ilClan Trial would be useful. As this will necessarily involve some speculation and inferences, the proper format is an [[Policy:BattleTech Essays|Essay]]. So I have begun [[Essay: IlClan Jade Falcons]] to serve until more canon information becomes available. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Word of Blake Navy=== | ||
| + | [[User:Talvin/Word of Blake Navy]] is something I tinker with when I want a break from the other stuff. Space battles need more love and attention. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Stuff on the Back Burner=== | ||
| + | [[User:Talvin/Other_Projects|Other Projects]] I am considering or have set aside for now. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Pages That Amuse or Interest Me== | ||
| + | *[[Four Horsemen of Errai]] - The first big "gem" that I dug out of the Orphanage, that I recall. I hope they expand on this in canon someday. | ||
| + | *[[Jeffery Foxworth]] Love the reference. | ||
| + | *[[Schedar Enlightenment and Liberation Force]] (SELF). I mean, if they got forced to join a Clan, they would be...''SELF-Absorbed''! | ||
| + | *[[Callandra Witch]] There's a story here, and I hope they continue developing it. | ||
| + | *[[Dagen's Daggers]] Looks like they were just fluff from a Technical Readout, but this is the sort of thing that could make a whole Scenario Pack or Novella. Both? Both is good! | ||
| + | *[[Precentor Who Lost His Name]] Huh! I read the novel, of course, but I didn't know about this little followup. Interesting.... | ||
| + | * "Pilot! Can you identify the DropShip?" | ||
| + | :"Wait a minute!" | ||
| + | :"Pilot! Identify that DropShip!" | ||
| + | :"I said [[Waytaminit|WAYTAMINIT]]!" | ||
| + | * [[Bob]]. It's a planet. It used to have a different name. Check it out. | ||
| + | * [[Tai Dai Cult]] Somebody actually went there. | ||
| + | * [[Hobb V. Ess]] | ||
| + | * [[Kalvin Hobbes]] commanded the [[Third Taurian Lancers]]. We should make that page. Because. | ||
| + | * [[Rekkem]]: I should apply to be the guy that comes up with names for Clan OLWs (One Line Wonders). I really should. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Saving this from Project Orphanage=== | ||
| + | Had to pull this off when the project went public, so saving it here:<br> | ||
| + | I am the very model of a Modern Major-General, <br> | ||
| + | I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral, <br> | ||
| + | I know the [[Khan of Clan Jade Falcon|Khans of Falcon]], and I quote the fights historical, | ||
| + | <br>From [[Battle of Dieudonné (2416)| Dieudonné]] to [[Galedon#The_Jihad|Galedon]], in order categorical | ||
| + | :--''with apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan'' [[User:Talvin|Talvin]] ([[User talk:Talvin|talk]]) | ||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
| − | + | Oh, this place has awards. Neat. I'll probably update my little red ribbon every Friday for now. It's a fun way to keep score. | |
<div id="awardsboard"><div id="awardsboardheader">Awards Board</div> | <div id="awardsboard"><div id="awardsboardheader">Awards Board</div> | ||
| − | [[File:SupArt.jpg|Superior Article | + | [[File:SupArt.jpg|Superior Article Award, 1st ribbon]]<br>[[File:AA 1bol.jpg|Assistance Appreciated Award, 2nd ribbon]][[File:DA.jpg|Direction Appreciated Award, 1st ribbon]][[File:SubAdd.jpg|Substantial Addition Award, 1st ribbon]]<br> |
| − | [[File:GH.jpg|Good Humor Award, 1st ribbon]][[File:EC2 1c.jpg|Edit Count (7,500)]][[File:TIS2 | + | [[File:GH.jpg|Good Humor Award, 1st ribbon]][[File:EC2 1c.jpg|Edit Count (7,500)]][[File:TIS2.jpg|Time in Service (3 months)]] |
</div> | </div> | ||
| − | <!--Began on 4 Feb, 2022. 3 Month: 4 May. 6 Month: 4 August. After that | + | <!--Began on 4 Feb, 2022. 3 Month: 4 May. 6 Month: 4 August. 9 Month: 4 November. After that just the 4 Feb each year. --> |