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== Awards ==
 
 
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[[File:SubAdd.jpg|Substantial Addition Award, 1st ribbon]]
 
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== Project - Minor Characters ==
 
 
Based on the new Sarna policy (since 2019) that articles for minor characters are desirable, I plan to try to create pages for all named and identifiable canon characters (i.e. those with at least a full name available), especially those mentioned in multiple sources. I have created elsewhere (still partial) lists of all characters and the all sources in which they are mentioned, and as those lists are completed, they will be used as a basis for the character pages which should be created.
 
 
 
==Comments/Talk==
 
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::No problem, always fun to recover these missing pieces of the lore. Now I just have to finish the remaining 80 or so :) [[User:HF22|HF22]] ([[User talk:HF22|talk]]) 02:30, 5 May 2020 (EDT)
 
::No problem, always fun to recover these missing pieces of the lore. Now I just have to finish the remaining 80 or so :) [[User:HF22|HF22]] ([[User talk:HF22|talk]]) 02:30, 5 May 2020 (EDT)
  
Hey HF22, I have had to roll back your edits to the [[Charles Kincaid]] as [[BattleTech Legends]] is still under [[Policy:Moratorium|Moratorium]]. What this means is that we do not add info from a new product to the wiki until two months after it has been released. This is to help protect Sarna if the owners of the BattleTech IP (Topps) decide that we are damaging sales of their products by posting the information for free.--[[User:Dmon|Dmon]] ([[User talk:Dmon|talk]]) 08:25, 20 December 2020 (EST)
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== Articles recap ==
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Can you send them to me please?--[[User:Pserratv|Pserratv]] ([[User talk:Pserratv|talk]]) 04:56, 3 May 2021 (EDT)
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: Did the email not come through? I'll DM you a cloud link on the official forums instead - Let me know if it doesn't work. [[User:HF22|HF22]] ([[User talk:HF22|talk]]) 06:15, 3 May 2021 (EDT)
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== William Marik ==
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Hey HF22, I don't want to get in the way of your editing, so are you on to move [[William Marik]] to [[William Marik (29th c.)]] and create a disambiguation or should I come back later and do it?--[[User:Dmon|Dmon]] ([[User talk:Dmon|talk]]) 02:11, 29 May 2021 (EDT)
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: I wasn't sure what the preference was on that (was actually about to ask on the Discord), but based on your confirmation I'll do that now. [[User:HF22|HF22]] ([[User talk:HF22|talk]]) 02:15, 29 May 2021 (EDT)
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::All good then :-)--[[User:Dmon|Dmon]] ([[User talk:Dmon|talk]]) 02:21, 29 May 2021 (EDT)
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Nice solid addition to the wiki, HF22. It's not often that a bio can be added/created with such substance, when present in previous sources. Thank you for that.--[[User:Revanche|Revanche]] <sup>([[User_talk:Revanche|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Revanche|contribs]])</sup> 06:09, 29 May 2021 (EDT)
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== Individual Spacecraft discussion ==
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Good morning, HF22. I thought{{m}}with your interest in the genre{{m}}you might like to be aware of the call for discussion about updating the templates [[BattleTechWiki_talk:Project_Spacecraft#Update_Templates|here]]. --[[User:Revanche|Revanche]] <sup>([[User_talk:Revanche|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Revanche|contribs]])</sup> 09:34, 4 June 2021 (EDT)
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== Baron of Mirach ==
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Hey HF22,
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Made an edit to the [[House Sandowski]] but I want to give you a heads up because I not have access to the source material so I could be wrong. I have changed the family title to just Baron because the wording in the article reads as such  "Baroness Jade Sandowski was rewarded with a Barony on Mirach.", the '''on''' implies to me that it was not the entire world and likely just a fiefdom. However the Dark Age book Ruins of Power also has a Baron as Planetary Governor who is not expressly indicated to be Baron of Mirach, but the idea is not without merit.--[[User:Dmon|Dmon]] ([[User talk:Dmon|talk]]) 12:26, 3 July 2021 (EDT)
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: I'm ok with the change. I went back and forwards on this because the source has a pull quote on the first page which it attributes to "Jade Sandowski, Baroness of Mirach, to elements of the Seventh Crucis Lancers", but then the situation brief talks of her being "rewarded with a Barony on part of the Hegemony's part of Mirach". So the Barony certainly didn't cover the whole world, even though it may have been referred to as "of Mirach" informally. [[User:HF22|HF22]] ([[User talk:HF22|talk]]) 21:35, 3 July 2021 (EDT)
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:: All good then. I half did it as a safety precaution against myself, if it was left as a redlink there was the risk I might come back at some point in the future and create an article without noticing the exact wording!--[[User:Dmon|Dmon]] ([[User talk:Dmon|talk]]) 01:02, 4 July 2021 (EDT)
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==Italics==
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Hello. I made corrections to the Wolf's Dragoons characters that you have added so far. The [[:Help:Italics|current style guide]] is a little lacking at the moment, but a new one is being created. The short of it is that vehicles are not italicized (Pegasus, Saracen, Schrek...). VTOLs are not specifically mentioned in the guide (yet) but, judging by what I see in BT products, they should not italicized either. Regards.--[[User:Cache|Cache]] ([[User talk:Cache|talk]]) 17:34, 15 July 2021 (EDT)
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: Thanks, and noted for future reference. [[User:HF22|HF22]] ([[User talk:HF22|talk]]) 18:42, 15 July 2021 (EDT)
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== Wolf's Dragoons Bios ==
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Hey HF22! Quick question - Do you think its wise to have bios on every character mentioned in the Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook, given that the vast majority of them would never be mentioned in another BattleTech product, and our information on them is usually limited to their name and their assignment at the time? Thanks. [[User:ClanWolverine101|ClanWolverine101]] ([[User talk:ClanWolverine101|talk]]) 11:16, 22 July 2021 (EDT)
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:For what it's worth, if you have the time and the willpower to get the job done, I'm all for it. There are a ''lot'' of other one-off characters from novels and other (non-phonebook-listing) sourcebooks with their own articles.--[[User:Cache|Cache]] ([[User talk:Cache|talk]]) 16:38, 22 July 2021 (EDT)
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::Agree. We're not afraid of very short or "stub" articles anymore. And you never know when a name might pop up again. [[User:Frabby|Frabby]] ([[User talk:Frabby|talk]]) 16:47, 22 July 2021 (EDT)
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: I agree they aren't the most valuable articles going around, but they are pretty easy to write and make entirely complete, and I think it would be cool if we could get coverage of every canonical character for whom we at least have a full name and some data (there is likely a bit under 30k of these, excluding your unblooded Clan MechWarrior Bobs, Aunt Mays or Lieutenant Smiths without full names, which I don't track). It has some value from an RPG perspective I think, as well as just because it is available lore.[[User:HF22|HF22]] ([[User talk:HF22|talk]]) 19:10, 22 July 2021 (EDT)
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::It is worth creating articles for the purpose of crosslinking, too. If we have named people for a given military formation at a given point in time then that in and of itself is worth noting down. Major undertaking, but worth trying. [[User:Frabby|Frabby]] ([[User talk:Frabby|talk]]) 02:10, 23 July 2021 (EDT)
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:::Good to know. Thanks. [[User:ClanWolverine101|ClanWolverine101]] ([[User talk:ClanWolverine101|talk]]) 22:08, 25 July 2021 (EDT)

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Comments/Talk

Personal welcome

Hey HF22,

I am extremely excited that we uncovering some BT material that had slipped under the radar of us here at Sarna and almost into obscurity. I just wanted to say thank you for adding the new fiction to the LinkNet article hope you stay with us on this!--Dmon (talk) 15:58, 12 May 2019 (EDT)

I'll echo this. Thank you, and carry on! Frabby (talk) 16:13, 12 May 2019 (EDT)

Oliver/Ruger Nage

Hey HF22,

Great catch on this article, It has annoyed me for years nit being sure of the characters correct name.--Dmon (talk) 08:45, 6 November 2019 (EST)

Happy to help :) -- HF22 (talk) 06:16, 9 November 2019 (EST)

MWDA Scenarios

Man, you really took up the ball and ran with it there! I can't tell you how glad I am that someone who actually seems knowledgeable about the subject matter is covering this (MWDA basically happened during my BT hiatus and was over just as I came back to the hobby). Really really helpful - thanks a million! Award is definitely in order: Substantial Addition Award, 1st ribbon Frabby (talk) 02:21, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

No problem, always fun to recover these missing pieces of the lore. Now I just have to finish the remaining 80 or so :) HF22 (talk) 02:30, 5 May 2020 (EDT)

Articles recap

Can you send them to me please?--Pserratv (talk) 04:56, 3 May 2021 (EDT)

Did the email not come through? I'll DM you a cloud link on the official forums instead - Let me know if it doesn't work. HF22 (talk) 06:15, 3 May 2021 (EDT)

William Marik

Hey HF22, I don't want to get in the way of your editing, so are you on to move William Marik to William Marik (29th c.) and create a disambiguation or should I come back later and do it?--Dmon (talk) 02:11, 29 May 2021 (EDT)

I wasn't sure what the preference was on that (was actually about to ask on the Discord), but based on your confirmation I'll do that now. HF22 (talk) 02:15, 29 May 2021 (EDT)
All good then :-)--Dmon (talk) 02:21, 29 May 2021 (EDT)

Nice solid addition to the wiki, HF22. It's not often that a bio can be added/created with such substance, when present in previous sources. Thank you for that.--Revanche (talk|contribs) 06:09, 29 May 2021 (EDT)

Individual Spacecraft discussion

Good morning, HF22. I thought—with your interest in the genre—you might like to be aware of the call for discussion about updating the templates here. --Revanche (talk|contribs) 09:34, 4 June 2021 (EDT)

Baron of Mirach

Hey HF22,

Made an edit to the House Sandowski but I want to give you a heads up because I not have access to the source material so I could be wrong. I have changed the family title to just Baron because the wording in the article reads as such "Baroness Jade Sandowski was rewarded with a Barony on Mirach.", the on implies to me that it was not the entire world and likely just a fiefdom. However the Dark Age book Ruins of Power also has a Baron as Planetary Governor who is not expressly indicated to be Baron of Mirach, but the idea is not without merit.--Dmon (talk) 12:26, 3 July 2021 (EDT)

I'm ok with the change. I went back and forwards on this because the source has a pull quote on the first page which it attributes to "Jade Sandowski, Baroness of Mirach, to elements of the Seventh Crucis Lancers", but then the situation brief talks of her being "rewarded with a Barony on part of the Hegemony's part of Mirach". So the Barony certainly didn't cover the whole world, even though it may have been referred to as "of Mirach" informally. HF22 (talk) 21:35, 3 July 2021 (EDT)
All good then. I half did it as a safety precaution against myself, if it was left as a redlink there was the risk I might come back at some point in the future and create an article without noticing the exact wording!--Dmon (talk) 01:02, 4 July 2021 (EDT)

Italics

Hello. I made corrections to the Wolf's Dragoons characters that you have added so far. The current style guide is a little lacking at the moment, but a new one is being created. The short of it is that vehicles are not italicized (Pegasus, Saracen, Schrek...). VTOLs are not specifically mentioned in the guide (yet) but, judging by what I see in BT products, they should not italicized either. Regards.--Cache (talk) 17:34, 15 July 2021 (EDT)

Thanks, and noted for future reference. HF22 (talk) 18:42, 15 July 2021 (EDT)

Wolf's Dragoons Bios

Hey HF22! Quick question - Do you think its wise to have bios on every character mentioned in the Wolf's Dragoons sourcebook, given that the vast majority of them would never be mentioned in another BattleTech product, and our information on them is usually limited to their name and their assignment at the time? Thanks. ClanWolverine101 (talk) 11:16, 22 July 2021 (EDT)

For what it's worth, if you have the time and the willpower to get the job done, I'm all for it. There are a lot of other one-off characters from novels and other (non-phonebook-listing) sourcebooks with their own articles.--Cache (talk) 16:38, 22 July 2021 (EDT)
Agree. We're not afraid of very short or "stub" articles anymore. And you never know when a name might pop up again. Frabby (talk) 16:47, 22 July 2021 (EDT)
I agree they aren't the most valuable articles going around, but they are pretty easy to write and make entirely complete, and I think it would be cool if we could get coverage of every canonical character for whom we at least have a full name and some data (there is likely a bit under 30k of these, excluding your unblooded Clan MechWarrior Bobs, Aunt Mays or Lieutenant Smiths without full names, which I don't track). It has some value from an RPG perspective I think, as well as just because it is available lore.HF22 (talk) 19:10, 22 July 2021 (EDT)
It is worth creating articles for the purpose of crosslinking, too. If we have named people for a given military formation at a given point in time then that in and of itself is worth noting down. Major undertaking, but worth trying. Frabby (talk) 02:10, 23 July 2021 (EDT)
Good to know. Thanks. ClanWolverine101 (talk) 22:08, 25 July 2021 (EDT)