User talk:BrokenMnemonic

Archive - 2012 - Factions, Project Planets, mapping, SLDF units
Archive - 2013 - Individual Ship work, Project Planets work, mapping, template work

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Good year

I wish you a good year party. I know we have some hours. Have some flowers and wishes in that case.--Doneve (talk) 00:55, 31 December 2013 (PST)

Hy Doneve! I hope you survive the New Year better than the picture on your user page I have a couple of friends coming around to celebrate the New Year and stay for a few days, which will be nice - although I couldn't resist adding the Soyal here before I do any more cleaning. And I want to add the Black Lion I too... I hope that you're going to have fun seeing the New Year in with friends and family? I'm going to be introducing my friends to the wonder that is Mozartkugeln today Here's hoping that 2014 is a good year for all of us. No getting sick on your part - that's an order. I know the nurses are pretty, but it's not worth it! BrokenMnemonic (talk) 01:49, 31 December 2013 (PST)

Thanks, yep we got a little party, and you know the Mozartkugeln came from the we called "Schluchten Scheisser" (Austria), have nice days with your family and friends.--04:36, 31 December 2013 (PST)

I know But I always used to buy them when I was going to the Army Wargames Association convention in Rheindalen... BrokenMnemonic (talk) 05:20, 31 December 2013 (PST)

Citations for Capellan Civil War

Do I need to add citations for the Background part?--Aldous (talk) 05:15, 31 December 2013 (PST)

Basically, yes - if an article states a fact, that fact should be cited to link back to the original canon statement supporting that fact. If an entire paragraph is drawn from a single source, it's ok to just put one citation at the end of each paragraph. The policy on refernces was tightened up a few years ago, but a lot of early material isn't correctly cited, or adds a text entry in the References section covering the article, but that doesn't work when articles draw in information from more than one source. Accurate references help confirm the validity of what's been said - and, on a personal note, there've been a few occasions where someone's been spouting on a forum about how something on Sarna was clearly made up by the fanboys who edit here, only for it to be pointed out that the issue in question has citations going back to a canon source that confirm what's been said. I've occasionally used the references in articles to try and shut down accusations on the Catalyst forums that stuff is made up, and there's also been at least one occasion (composition of Marian Hegemony infantry forces) where accusations that stuff was being made up here actually highlighted that canon itself had changed between sourcebooks.BrokenMnemonic (talk) 05:26, 31 December 2013 (PST)

Admiral Russell Nga

Excellent article on the Admiral Russell Nga, a rather obscure ship. I was looking at this ship myself, but your piece is better that what I would have written. So here is a Happy New Year award! (Its for the article really) --Dark Jaguar (talk) 13:22, 5 January 2014 (PST)

Thank you, that's very kind Fortunately, I'd used a lot of the same detail when working on the other ship articles, so I could pull the battle detail reasonable easily, although digging out the Kimagure class detail took a bit longer. I've possibly jumped the gun, as I've also asked a question over on the CGL forum over what ships fought at Priori and whether they escaped, but having just done the Surprise that redlink was bothering me! BrokenMnemonic (talk) 13:25, 5 January 2014 (PST)

You are very welcome! Yes, War of Reaving can be a little hard to follow in places, give you excellent detail one minute and then leave you dangling with unanswered questions the next --Dark Jaguar (talk) 13:32, 5 January 2014 (PST)

Sourcebook Search

Hello. I am looking for a Sourcebook where Sun Tzu Liao talked about Isis Marik after he broke off the engagement. It was first person, maybe from his journal/diary? I remember reading it but can't remember the name now. Any help is welcome.--Aldous (talk) 19:47, 5 January 2014 (PST)

Are you thinking of his comment after she was almost killed on Hustaing? Page 66 of The Killing Fields has Isis Marik saying ""Sun-Tzu don't do this. I can still be of use to you and your realm." followed by "Sun-Tzu turned away and reached to open the latch on the door." Your usefulness to my realm ended,"he said, low and cruel, "the day you made it off Hustaing alive." Or are you thinking of something later? BrokenMnemonic (talk) 23:57, 5 January 2014 (PST)

That line ("Your usefulness...") is quoted in Isis' internal monologue in Shadows of Faith (part 5, page 3) as well. Frabby (talk) 00:06, 6 January 2014 (PST)

Not that one. I was referring to the one after she left and Sun Tzu was thinking of her. It was from a sourcebook where they were quoting one of Sun Tzu's diaries or something. Like the one in p. 66 of Shattered Sphere. Damn old PDFs can't be searched.--Aldous (talk) 07:43, 6 January 2014 (PST)