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User talk:Esjones

2007-06-28T19:05:15Z

Esjones: /* TV shows */

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--[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:52, 25 June 2007 (CDT)

== TV shows ==

Welcome to the Wiki! I was reading over your userpage and noticed that you watched some Irwin Allen and Gerry Anderson shows... I was just curious as to whether or not you've ever watched Allen's ''The Time Tunnel'' or Anderson's ''UFO''. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 14:54, 25 June 2007 (CDT)
:I've personally enjoyed ''UFO'' as a kid. Dug those Interceptors and the moonbase chicks with the purple hair. Totally fab. (And did I mention that I totally ''lost it'' when I discovered the entire ''Thunderbirds'' series on DVD? I'd never seen it before until last summer.) --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 08:06, 26 June 2007 (CDT)
::Now that you've jogged my memory... Yes, I never missed an episode of "The Time Tunnel!" And another favorite from Gerry Anderson was "Supercar." (I never understood why those Brits considered it a "car," super or not!! [[User:Esjones|Esjones]] 20:57, 27 June 2007 (CDT)

== Template ==

Welcome aboard! We have a template that automatically updates your age on your birthday, so it's always correct. You'd have to be <s>an automation junkie</s> a programmer to come up with such a crazy thing, but we've got it. Simply add <code><nowiki>{{age|1990|11|25}}</nowiki></code> somewhere, which will show up as {{age|1990|11|25}} (my age). For people who want to inform the world of everything there is to know about them, we also have a [[Template:User Data|user data template]]. Examples of how it looks (and its usage) can be found on (among many others) [[User:Peter Farago]] and [[User:Serenity]]. Just so you know. {{unsigned|Catrope}}

User talk:Esjones

2007-06-28T01:57:36Z

Esjones: /* TV shows */

== Welcome to Battlestar Wiki! ==
Welcome to the Wiki, Esjones. Tell us about yourself on [[User:Esjones|your user page]]. We have a [[Template:User Data|template]] that lets you put some information about yourself in a nice-looking box.

Battlestar Wiki is an encyclopedia on '''officially-licensed stories, aired episodes, and other products of the ''Battlestar'' universes.''' Make sure that your contributions fit [[Battlestar Wiki:What is Battlestar Wiki|Battlestar Wiki's purpose]], avoiding [[BW:NOT|what we aren't]].

Our [[BW:SAC|editing standards and conventions policies]] may differ from other wikis, especially in verb tense and voice, capitalization and the like. '''Please read this policy.''' We have [[BW:TUT|an editing tutorial]] and [[BW:MARK|wiki markup codes]] to help you.

Our policies on [[w:Original research|original research]] differ from places such as Wikipedia. We allow [[BW:CJ#Derived Content|some research based on aired episode content]], but don't allow [[BW:FANW|speculation that isn't supported from episode events]].

Battlestar Wiki's [[Battlestar Wiki:Project List|many projects]] help improve our content. Are you an [[Original Series]] fan? Help out in the [[Battlestar Wiki:Original Series Article Development Project|Original Series Article Project]]. [[Battlestar Wiki:Translation Project|Non-English versions of Battlestar Wiki]] also need contributors, and helpers for our [[BW:POD|podcast transcriptions]] are also welcome. New projects should be brought to our [[BW:TANK|Think Tank]], where we hash out large-scale ideas before implementing them.

Any questions about an article can be entered on the article's talk page. General questions about the wiki can be brought to [[Battlestar Wiki:Wikipedian Quorum|the Quorum]] or [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard|the administrators' noticeboard]]. To sign your posts on any talk page, just enter four tildes (~~~~)!

We look forward to your contributions to the community!
--[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:52, 25 June 2007 (CDT)

== TV shows ==

Welcome to the Wiki! I was reading over your userpage and noticed that you watched some Irwin Allen and Gerry Anderson shows... I was just curious as to whether or not you've ever watched Allen's ''The Time Tunnel'' or Anderson's ''UFO''. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] [[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New''] 14:54, 25 June 2007 (CDT)
:I've personally enjoyed ''UFO'' as a kid. Dug those Interceptors and the moonbase chicks with the purple hair. Totally fab. (And did I mention that I totally ''lost it'' when I discovered the entire ''Thunderbirds'' series on DVD? I'd never seen it before until last summer.) --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 08:06, 26 June 2007 (CDT)
::Now that you've jogged my memory... Yes, I never missed an episode of "The Time Tunnel!" And another favorite from Gerry Anderson was "Supercar." (I never understoon why those Brits considered it a "car," super or not!! [[User:Esjones|Esjones]] 20:57, 27 June 2007 (CDT)

== Template ==

Welcome aboard! We have a template that automatically updates your age on your birthday, so it's always correct. You'd have to be <s>an automation junkie</s> a programmer to come up with such a crazy thing, but we've got it. Simply add <code><nowiki>{{age|1990|11|25}}</nowiki></code> somewhere, which will show up as {{age|1990|11|25}} (my age). For people who want to inform the world of everything there is to know about them, we also have a [[Template:User Data|user data template]]. Examples of how it looks (and its usage) can be found on (among many others) [[User:Peter Farago]] and [[User:Serenity]]. Just so you know. {{unsigned|Catrope}}

User:Esjones

2007-06-25T19:37:47Z

Esjones: New page: == Intro == Hi. I am a 55-year-old lifelong SF fan. Cut my teeth on Asimov, moved on to Bradbury and Heinlein (the Grand Master). Enjoyed ST:TOS in original airings while I was in high s...

== Intro ==

Hi. I am a 55-year-old lifelong SF fan. Cut my teeth on Asimov, moved on to Bradbury and Heinlein (the Grand Master).

Enjoyed ST:TOS in original airings while I was in high school!

Likes: Star Trek in all its incarnations, Star Wars (though not as much), new BSG (never watched the original), Firefly (a classic!), Fireball XL-5, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Original Outer Limits

Watched, but hated: Lost in Space, except Penny :P

Never got into: Space:1999, Babylon 5

Talk:Colonial One/Archive 1

2007-06-25T17:12:13Z

Esjones:

==Secretary/Minister==
Wow, that was confused of me. Sorry. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 22:04, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

:It's funny when you finally make a slip, Peter :) --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 22:12, 15 October 2005 (EDT)

==Image Change==

Okay, I changed the ''Colonial One'' image because I think the png is higher quality, it's not a scan, it doesn't have ragged edges, and there's no moire pattern. However, the thumb of the image I added looks completely odd. I thought I'd add transparency to the image as added functionality, but the thumb is strange, if we could change the frame background to black things would improve. This still doesn't fix the fact that the thumb appears to be grayscale while the original is 24-bit colour. Any help? My specialty is graphics programs, not HTML or coding.

I'm ready to change the image format to jpg or gif, but I'd rather give the user community the benefit of the editing I did in png. --[[User:MASON|MASON]] 01:11:46, 2005-10-24 (EDT)

== Presidential Seal ==

I just added a screenshot from "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]" showing the Presidential seal on the starboard side of the ship in clear veiw, yet in "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]" in the opening of Act I after the intro there's a close-up fly-by of the starboard side of ''Colonial One'' where the camera zooms in on Roslin's office and yet in the shot the seal is gone.

Is this a new shot made specifically for "Resurrection Ship"? If so, where did the seal go? Was it removed when Adama deposed Roslin and just never put back on again? -- [[User:Kahran|Kahran]] 21:46, 8 January 2006 (EST)

:IIRC in RDM's podcast he mentioned it's a reused clip from the Miniseries (prior to the seal being added). --[[User:Redwall|Redwall]] 22:49, 8 January 2006 (EST)

== "Heavy?" ==

Generally "Heavy," when used in reference to an aircraft in the real world, means the ship is carrying cargo or passengers and wouldn't be part of the true name. Therefore Colonial One's original name would simply have been "Colonial 798." This is made even more clear when you consider where the transport's name is first heard: a radio transmission between its pilot and (I believe) Galactica, which is exactly the time when such jargon would be used. {{unsigned|Pint}}

:"Colonial Heavy 798" would be a call sign or flight number, not a hull number. In the real world, the "Heavy" designation is used by air traffic controllers for large craft, such as the executive 747s that Colonial One is based on. In the future, please sign your username with four tildes, like so: <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>, and don't flag substantive edits as "minor". --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 02:29, 21 January 2006 (EST)

::Peter, you are correct. Further, the designation of "heavy" is applied when an aicraft is over a certain weight, regardless of whether it is laden with passengers or cargo. The usage is important to remind controllers to allow extra separation between "heavy" aircraft and other aircraft following, because heavy aircraft generate increased wake turbulence, a significant danger to following aircraft. (There may be other reasons for using the "heavy" designation.) [[User:Esjones|Esjones]] 12:06, 25 June 2007 (CDT)

== Salvage Yard? ==

As far as i was aware, Apollo shot down the missile that was fired at Colonial Heavy 798, and while there was a deleted scene with incomplete CGI that had the missile chasing him through the training range on the Trevor Moon - i've never heard of this 'salvage yard'. This should be edited - but i will wait for confirmation in case theres something i'm missing... --[[User:Fordsierra4x4|Fordsierra4x4]] 13:07, 13 June 2006 (CDT)
:I am prety sure. It might even be a debris field. I'll have to cite this also. :P --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 15:17, 13 June 2006 (CDT)

== Cargo Bay Size? ==

The current article notes that ''Colonial One'' is capable of carrying something Viper-sized; however, the Miniseries definitely shows Boomer's Raptor aboard after its departure from Caprica, presumably in addition to Viper 7242. As such, should this section be rewritten to note that ''Colonial One'''s cargo bay is far larger than a mere Viper berth? --[[User:Hyperdistortion|Hyperdistortion]] 19:13, 12 August 2006 (CDT)
:It doesn't say "just one viper" but capable. We can re-word it for sure. :) --[[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|T]] - [[Special:Contributions/Shane|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/Shane|E]]) 19:17, 12 August 2006 (CDT)

== Exterior Markings? ==

It has already been stated that the exterior design was made intentionally similar to the "Air Force One" design. There is some lettering near the front of the ship. Two words that are fairly easy to read are "Luxury Liner" (or "Liners"). There are some other words that I have never been able to make out. The name of the owner of the ship, perhaps, from which it was chartered by the Colonial government? Knowing this may add to the backstory of the ship. [[User:Esjones|Esjones]] 12:12, 25 June 2007 (CDT)

Talk:Colonial One/Archive 1

2007-06-25T17:06:49Z

Esjones: /* "Heavy?" */