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Special Pilot Abilities

Perhaps it would be best to limit references for SPA's to what is in the core rulebooks rather than individual cards?--Cache (talk) 11:26, 21 February 2022 (EST)

Hi Cache. I have nothing else to refer, that is why I'm using the cards... I'm so advanced now that I'm going to keep with them...--Pserratv (talk) 11:28, 21 February 2022 (EST)

Apocryphal Image Category

It is a little late now, but the {{ApocryphalImage}} tag automatically adds the image to that category. There is no need to manually add the category to each image.--Cache (talk) 08:52, 14 March 2022 (EDT)

Well, there will be more, so if that is the case, less work for me ;)--Pserratv (talk) 11:26, 14 March 2022 (EDT)

Tim Nelson

You created the page Tim Nelson a few years ago, and last night it wound up in Special:LonelyPages. Do you recall anything he might have been an illustrator for? A Google Search gives me nothing, but Jim Nelson did draw a lot of stuff. I am wondering if you might have mistaken a J for a T in a signature?--Talvin (talk) 09:22, 12 April 2022 (EDT)

It is clearly a mistake from my end. Page should be deleted.--Pserratv (talk) 08:58, 14 April 2022 (EDT)

Tagged!--Talvin (talk) 09:01, 14 April 2022 (EDT)

Spanish edition - BattleTech: Refuerzos

Hello Pserratv. In List of BattleTech Products in Spanish#BattleTech: Refuerzos the description appears to be a copy of the AeroTech entry. I suspect that this may be a case of copy and paste where the title (and perhaps other info) was not updated. When you have an opportunity, could you please check and update that entry? --Dude RB (talk) 09:01, 16 April 2022 (EDT)

I'll have to review yes.--Pserratv (talk) 03:40, 19 April 2022 (EDT)

Thanks. --Dude RB (talk) 18:14, 19 April 2022 (EDT)

Marpesia Stables Image

If you want the 50px resolution for this image, you will have to create a 210px image with transparent background surrounding it. It's the only way I've found to get around the issue.--Cache (talk) 12:07, 2 May 2022 (EDT)

Drake Allin

Hey, I've embarked on a project to update the various Bloodname pages and I'm currently working on the Ghost Bears -- there's a character named Star Captain Drake Allin who has both a citation referring to page 40 of Invading Clans and a linked page that gives the same citation. However, I've reviewed Invading Clans and can find no such reference. Can you by any chance point me in the direction of where I might find this character so the citations can be updated? -Hugo Bossk (talk) 18:51, 25 May 2022 (EDT)

Discussion here: Talk:Drake Allin--Talvin (talk) 19:08, 25 May 2022 (EDT)

I've answered there, no good news.--Pserratv (talk) 06:30, 30 May 2022 (EDT)

Cool find

I found a page where someone is talking about an old catalog for Diseños Orbitales. My Spanish is...comprendo un poquito. I thought you might be interested. https://roldelos90.blogspot.com/2016/09/un-catalogo-de-disenos-orbitales-1992.html

--Talvin (talk) 13:05, 1 June 2022 (EDT)

And on that note, I have made Diseños Orbitales.--Talvin (talk) 13:39, 1 June 2022 (EDT)

Thanks! It is interesting to see it. I had one (not this one) long time ago, but died from age...--Pserratv (talk) 04:14, 2 June 2022 (EDT)

Karsten/Bennis Productions

Hey PS,

Just so you know I changed Karsten/Bennis Productions to Karsten-Bennis Productions as the wiki code wants to create a sub page from anything with a slash in the title.--Dmon (talk) 10:39, 7 June 2022 (EDT)

OOO, didn't know. I'll review the links as most probably there are some of them incorrect.--Pserratv (talk) 10:52, 7 June 2022 (EDT)

Template: Format Link

Seeing your past edits on fixing redirects, I want to let you know of this "new" Template we have to make linking of sections in pages easier. As well it can work as a redirect link as well.Template:Format_link --Deadfire (talk) 17:02, 20 June 2022 (EDT)

Good to know. Thanks.--Pserratv (talk) 08:19, 23 June 2022 (EDT)

Lider

Morning, Pserratv. Question of pure curiosity from me: why is the word "LiDER" backwards on this image of the Warhammer II? All of the other words display properly.--Revanche ^{(talk|contribs)} 11:50, 21 June 2022 (EDT)

I've possessed this for ages and never saw that detail. Most probably it is an error preparing the pages... usually is written correctly.--Pserratv (talk) 08:18, 23 June 2022 (EDT)

I've been checking them all, and LiDER is the spell in all of them I see two options Revanche:

• They wanted to make it special.
• In spanisht the word is Líder, so maybe to make it more international they took out the accent but kept the letter in non-capital letters. I sincerely do not know how this works now, but when I studied it was not needed to put accents in capital letters, but a must with non-capital

Hope it helps--Pserratv (talk) 11:18, 11 October 2022 (EDT)

ER medium laser capitalization

Hello! Just wanted to say that, at least to my understanding, ER medium lasers aren't capitalized, just like medium lasers. If I am wrong, do feel free to jab me! -Breenland (talk) 15:40, 15 September 2022 (EDT)

Sincerely speaking, there has been so much movement on this topic that I'm totally lost...--Pserratv (talk) 10:21, 22 September 2022 (EDT)

BattleCorps page numbers

Hi Pserratv

I see you've added page numbers to some of the BattleCorps citations. Can you tell me where these come from? Madness Divine (talk) 13:40, 24 October 2022 (EDT)

There was a recap PDF with all the articles base on these list:

• List of Arts and Leisure articles
• List of General INN articles
• List of Isle of the Blessed articles
• List of MilSpecs articles
• List of ScandalVids articles
• List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles

I'm using this.--Pserratv (talk) 05:54, 25 October 2022 (EDT)

I didn't run across a recap PDF last time I went through the site's downloads section. Do you have a URL for it? Madness Divine (talk) 11:29, 25 October 2022 (EDT)

I think they were shared to me by User:HF22 himself.--Pserratv (talk) 12:33, 25 October 2022 (EDT)

Thanks. I think that might be a limited-access document I read about, so I won't ask him for a copy. Madness Divine (talk) 14:32, 26 October 2022 (EDT)

technical category

Hey PS,

Deadfire has asked me have a word with you about you creating the "technical category for administration purposes" stuff. I am not sure what they do, but Deadfire seems pretty unhappy about them so could you hold off on creating more and possibly consider having a conversation with DF about what needs doing on the wiki regarding such stuff.--Dmon (talk) 12:41, 8 January 2023 (EST)

no worries, i'll do. But all those pages are appearing as top wanted pages when they are nothing.--Pserratv (talk) 16:33, 8 January 2023 (EST)

Spanish translations

Hi, Pserratv.

I found some epub translations on Anna's Archive that I think were a fan project. Fin de partida, Punto de conflagracion, Patriotas y tiranos, and Tormentas del destino; Silencio en el paraíso and Verdades y sombras by Martin Delrio; and La forja de un héroe, Operacion audacia, and Rugido de honor by Blaine Lee Pardoe. Have you heard anything about these? Madness Divine (talk) 21:39, 25 March 2023 (EDT)

Yes, they are the spanish translations of these books. I do not have them (indeed in spanihs I basically have both trilogies and a couple more.--Pserratv (talk) 11:49, 30 March 2023 (EDT)

Do you know whether they're official products or fan translations? Madness Divine (talk) 18:50, 30 March 2023 (EDT)

Hi, in this link List of BattleTech Print Novels in Spanish you can find the ones I identified as original. There are some from an Anna, but the rest. I mean there are original translations of them. I simply don't have them though.--Pserratv (talk) 05:27, 31 March 2023 (EDT)

Disambig pages

Pserratv, the new disambig MoS is to have them on the pages without (disambiguation) in the title. You can confirm with Dmon if you want. --Csdavis715 (talk) 08:03, 12 July 2023 (EDT)

Sorry, didn't know that. Are you also then cross-reversing this, because it is quite a work to be done--Pserratv (talk) 08:06, 12 July 2023 (EDT)

No worries. Yea, it's going to take a bit of time going through them all. Maybe months. But undo'ing the ones from the last few minutes I can take care of. --Csdavis715 (talk) 08:08, 12 July 2023 (EDT)

Helping out with Family Trees

Hey Ps, just looking at your new Dinah Marik article. It is good that these last characters from the family trees get added, but could you do me a favor and when doing characters with relatives, could you be sure to add citations to the family members in the infobox as well. Even if it is all the same reference it saves me having to go check next time I am doing family tree work!--Dmon (talk) 11:51, 11 September 2023 (EDT)

Will do that. It is a copy of ond of the brothers, who does not have it. There will be a loooot of with that! 🤣--Pserratv (talk) 15:33, 11 September 2023 (EDT)

Sorry for slow reply, I had not noticed that you had replied. And yes, sadly there will be a LOT of copy/paste the same reference but it is better than trying to put it into the family tree itself. (you have seen how horrible the code is for them even without references). So when somebody clicks on a character in a tree, we need them to see all the siblings etc are referenced, just so people can feel confident the tree is correct.

Also, reversed your edit adding in the Devalis surname to Carolina Devalis's mother as we don't know she had the same surname. (She likely did as this is BattleTech).--Dmon (talk) 07:35, 15 September 2023 (EDT)

Where I live marriage does not carry a change in surnames, but in Battletech universe it seems it is always the "saxon" way, that was the point, but OK with your change.--Pserratv (talk) 07:42, 15 September 2023 (EDT)

I actually agree you are likely correct, but we don't actually know for sure.--Dmon (talk) 08:31, 15 September 2023 (EDT)

Armorcast BattleTech

This is the website of the former owner of Armorcast. The page is a copy of Armorcast's BattleTech online catalog. Armorcast BattleTech --Cache (talk) 09:37, 7 November 2023 (EST)

I think it is work having here on sarna just in case.--Pserratv (talk) 09:38, 7 November 2023 (EST)

I'm sorry for not being clear. I was sharing the website for your reference. That is the most accurate information on the kits, as well as better quality pictures. (I'm just not in a position to contribute more at the moment.)--Cache (talk) 09:43, 7 November 2023 (EST)

OK, thanks. I'll review and update based on your copy of the page!!--Pserratv (talk) 11:54, 7 November 2023 (EST)

I was reviewing this again and realized that an article already had been created for Armorcast's BattleTech miniatures. It might be best to merge your recent article into the old: Miniatures - Armorcast--Cache (talk) 16:42, 10 November 2023 (EST)

Query

Hi Pseterrav, I'm Fredericmora. Can we talk? There is something I would to ask you. F

Sir Roger articles

Hi Pserratv, in speaking with other senior admins on Discord, we determined/confirmed that Sir Roger is not canon and because of that, we will be moving the 4 mech pages from its publication into the main article as a subsection. I will do my best to make sure nothing is omitted. Csdavis715 (talk) 05:06, 4 January 2024 (EST)

No worries. Tell which will be the new place and I'll try to review this.--Pserratv (talk) 17:19, 4 January 2024 (EST)

Ok, take a look and let me know what you think. It was pretty much a copy/paste. Csdavis715 (talk) 07:42, 6 January 2024 (EST)

Tina Rosche and Evan Kaiple

Hi again! Could I ask you to take a look at your Tina Rosche article? It looks like almost the whole main body was copied from the Andrew Giggins page and doesn't really pertain to Rosche, aside from her presumably being with her unit during those events. I think most of it can be removed.

Second, the Evan Kaiple page is very long and has 2 challenges I'm hoping you can fix more easily than me: 1) it needs some subheaders to organize the history into sections and make it easier to read, and 2) it needs to be in the past tense. Thanks! Csdavis715 (talk) 08:08, 6 January 2024 (EST)

Done except the past tense... not sure what you want.--Pserratv (talk) 11:17, 9 January 2024 (EST)

(Apologies for jumping in...) Preterite tense or imperfect tense. Much of the article is written as though it is currently happening. It should be written as though it happened in the past. For example, "The unit discovers that the next mission was in Skye." should be, "The unit discovered that the next mission was on Skye."--Cache (talk) 12:35, 9 January 2024 (EST)

Got it. I'll try to review it, but not this week.--Pserratv (talk) 04:20, 10 January 2024 (EST)

I cleaned up the first part of the Kaiple article up to the section on Skye. Putting in the subheaders helped a lot. I'll check back in next week and do a little more if you haven't had tmie to look at it by then. Also thanks for cleaning up the Rosche page. Csdavis715 (talk) 20:57, 15 January 2024 (EST)

I did until "Shinonoi", but no more. If you can cleanse the rest, better.--Pserratv (talk) 11:54, 17 January 2024 (EST)

All done now, thanks for your help. It's a lot for one character, isn't it?! Csdavis715 (talk) 12:29, 30 January 2024 (EST)

Maybe too much, but those diaries cover a lot of detailed information which maybe I wrote too much.--Pserratv (talk) 13:40, 30 January 2024 (EST)

George Adlet

Hi Pserratv, could I ask you to take a look at George Adlet? I just did a touchup of the page but couldn't figure out the 3 parts I marked. Thanks Csdavis715 (talk) 00:28, 25 February 2024 (EST)

I've reviewed them and madeone amendment while settign details and pages of the points marked. Hope this helps.--Pserratv (talk) 17:42, 3 March 2024 (EST)

So, I wasn't really asking for citations there, or I would have used the {{cn}} tag. I figured the one in the article lead was a typo, but for the other two I was looking for clarification on the meaning of what you wrote. I don't have that book and you didn't link to anything that could explain what a Greenlander, Inuit, or Dankova is. I think it would be helpful to any reader if all information we write can be explained or accessed without requiring a book. Csdavis715 (talk) 01:23, 4 March 2024 (EST)

Got it now and I'm going to amend that, using wiki in most cases as they are existing terms.--Pserratv (talk) 08:53, 4 March 2024 (EST)

Now that I know what you meant, I was able to smooth it out. Thanks for your time and help improving this. Csdavis715 (talk) 09:47, 4 March 2024 (EST)

MWDA content

As I know that you aren't on Discord, I'm unable to forward you in the direction of the resource Google drive we are using for MWDA content. However I can let you know that we have found the lance lists that were on the dossiers are not in the MechWarrior: Dark Age - Dossiers and Pilot Cards resource. Additionally we have found small differences between all the different fan-created compendiums and other resources. Finally we are taking pictures of MWDA models and cards to place on the wiki, which will also assist in the creation of the character articles and many others. I am using MechWarrior: Dark Age - Miniatures for a staging area and doing modifications to the display of such data.

Helping with all of this is User:Tumult&Travail, who is going though these MWDA meta-sources and cleaning up a fair amount of pages that either took from them, or say that they did. I'll let him expand on that himself. --Deadfire (talk) 14:21, 19 March 2024 (EDT)

I guess I've been called in here. I wouldn't say they're meta-sources as Sarna uses the term - I don't believe anyone's been directly citing unofficial compilations and the like - but there are a number of pages around with poor citations of DA dossiers dating back to the early days of Sarna. Individual dossiers directly linked in bibliographies without any indication of what, if any, material was drawn from them, usually. I've been mostly on break from sweeping those up for the last month or so, mostly because I have a lot on my plate otherwise, so there's still too many pages to go. The goal's to cite what hasn't been cited, update citations to the most current publication of the dossiers when applicable (with the caveat that some fragments of info, like the lance lists, never made it into the most current publication), clear direct links to dossiers from bibliographies, and basically push things from 2008 standards to 2024 standards. --Tumult&Travail (talk) 18:12, 19 March 2024 (EDT)

I'm using as reference the two documents that are being shared in the classic battletech pages. If there are new sources, you can contact me in mail e-mail address. it is easy... it is gmail with this user.--Pserratv (talk) 09:03, 21 March 2024 (EDT)

Aye, it is just that easy. I shared the Google drive folder with your Gmail. That should provide you what all we are looking at with this.--Deadfire (talk) 12:28, 24 March 2024 (EDT)

Thanks, downloading them :).--Pserratv (talk) 12:35, 24 March 2024 (EDT)