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Talk:Human/Archive 1

2007-08-06T16:51:20Z

Kittenmaia:

Please explain to me what is wrong with this page and how to make any page useable. {{unsigned|Kittenmaia}}

:It's both the content and style. Content-wise we already have articles like [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)]], [[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies]], [[Language in the Twelve Colonies]] or [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)]] which cover this in far greater detail. Those articles are popular and sometimes of very high quality, so that's where people go when they want to know something about humans in BSG (a similar series exists about the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]]). In a more general sense there are also science and technological articles like [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] which comes with a whole series of sub-articles about medicine, navigation, propulsion, weapons or computers. Or [[Themes in Battlestar Galactica (RDM)]] for a meta-view on themes in the series.
:So, I'm afraid that there is not really much reason to even improve it, since the content already exists elsewhere. If you have something new to add to those articles, feel free to do so. I realize, that you put some effort into this, and I really feel a bit bad about coming down you for the second time now, but other people would say pretty much the same :s

:Regarding the style, it mixes both out-of-universe references with in-universe ones, which we rarely do. Sometime it's unavoidable, but generally we write from an in-universe POV and put real-life references into footnotes or a separate notes section below the main article. Secondly, you should write from a neutral point of view. That means saying "The viewer see" or "Viewers see" instead of "We see". Also note that the humans in BSG are not ''us''. So writing "In BSG we don't have..." doesn't work. Rather you'd say something like "The Colonials don't possess <something> like on real-world Earth".
:That stuff is covered in policies like [[Battlestar Wiki:Neutral point of view]] or [[Battlestar Wiki:Real point of view]]. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 08:38, 6 August 2007 (CDT)

::Hi, Kittenmaia. To add to or clarify Serenity's comments: This article is what many of us call a "telephone" article, per on policy on [[BW:TERM|descriptive terms]] for items and characters noted in the shows without an official name. As such, this is an article for what is an obvious, ubiquitous and self-explanatory group. For that reason we have articles that talk about their culture (humanity may be one genus but have many different cultures) and technology. For the Cylons, since they are both familiar but foreign, we need an article detailing them in the manner similiar to what's done here. Battlestar Wiki does not allow articles on the obvious--we're [[BW:NOT|not a general encyclopedia like Wikipedia]]. Essay articles (as this one is because of its voicing and perspective) are allowed if they add a distinct analysis of show information not found consolidated in any other article. The article "[[The Destiny]]" is one example, and the "[[Science in the Re-imagined Series]]" articles are others. I'll re-read your article to be sure, but my initial read didn't note any items that weren't already in another article or too obvious to mention for the purpose of this encyclopedia. We'll let others put their two cents for or against this article here to let consensus help a decision on deletion per our policies. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 09:17, 6 August 2007 (CDT)

Okay, thanks for your comments and i do understand your points. If you feel my article should not be here then do not worry about removing. I trust that you know best in this case. [[User:Kittenmaia|Raven]] 11:51, 6 August 2007 (CDT)

User talk:Kittenmaia

2007-08-06T16:46:11Z

Kittenmaia: /* Need any help? */

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

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== Your "simms" article ==

Sorry that I had to delete your first contribution, but we are not the right place for [[Fan fiction]] or concepts originating there. Only official sources can be documented here. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 09:58, 1 August 2007 (CDT)

:As Serenity noted, Battlestar Wiki is designed as a resource of content officially seen in licensed works, but there is [http://www.battlestarpegasus.com/ BattlestarPegasus.com], which offers an audience for fan fiction. You can also try [http://www.cylon.org/bsg/galacticaonline.html Battlestar Galactica Online], another repository. If you've noted something about simulators as noted in either [[Re-imagined Series]] or [[Original Series]] episodes, feel free to update our articles on [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series#Viper Flight Simulators]] and [[Flight training rooms]], respectively. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:42, 1 August 2007 (CDT)

== Using templates ==

Please do '''not'' edit the templates themselves. Rather you copy the relevant parts of them to the page you want it displayed in - in this case your user page - and change the info there. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 07:31, 6 August 2007 (CDT)

==Need any help?==

Hi, there. Hopefully you don't feel like you're jumped on each time you write something; my personal apologies if you do. The Battlestar Wiki has pretty established purposes and guidelines, and they can get complex in some places. Have you had opportunity to read a few key [[BW:SAC|guidelines]] and [[BW:CJ|policies]]? Or have you found the [[BW:TUT|tutorial]] any help? Any contributor here, especially the [[BW:AN|administrators]], who are all fairly veteran contributors, will be happy to answer any questions you have so you can feel comfortable when adding a contribution. It's best to ask questions on our [[BW:AN|administrator's noticeboard]] where we will all see the question, rather than our personal talk pages (unless you feel comfortable writing to just one of us). Don't let our comments dissuade you from making more articles, but do search the wiki first to see if a similar article is already in place. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 09:31, 6 August 2007 (CDT)

:Yeah, I hope you don't feel treated unjust or that you did something terribly wrong, since this is the second time an article of yours might be deleted. We have guidelines and policies here, and there is certainly a preferred way to do everything. All that is explained somewhere, but it's also so much that it can be overwhelming. Even most of the admins made one or the other error when they started out, and we still make errors. Since everything can be changed, it's no big deal if you aren't angry about losing any work or if there's something you'd rather see done another way (I know that feeling :) ).
:I second the suggestion to look at the major articles (like the Twelve Colonies and Cylon series) to get an impression of how things are done and what articles exist and which ones don't (though most major topics are probably covered). If you have an idea for an article that's really new, maybe bring up it up on some talk page first - though if you are sure about it, you don't have to. Otherwise feel free to add to existing ones. Grammar or style will probably still be edited, but with time you should learn from it. And noone expects you to get every little detail right from the start. Such edits are a large part of our work here. :) --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 09:50, 6 August 2007 (CDT)

Thank you, i was feeling a little annoyed but i do understand that things are run in a set way. When i get it wrong in the futur, and i'm sure i will as i learn, please would you explain excatly what i've done wrong and how to do it right. Thanks. I will read through everything again, though i did before i even joined, and hopefully it will all sink in. Thanks for you time, Raven xXx [[User:Kittenmaia|Raven]] 11:46, 6 August 2007 (CDT)

Talk:Human/Archive 1

2007-08-06T13:20:34Z

Kittenmaia: New page: Please explain to me what is wrong with this page and how to make any page useable.

Please explain to me what is wrong with this page and how to make any page useable.

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2007-08-06T12:24:42Z

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User:Kittenmaia

2007-08-06T12:23:40Z

Kittenmaia: New page: Hi, i am student who is pritty new to the world of BSG and learning as much as i can. I write Fanfic and will add what i can to help. Hoping to get to know people, Raven xXx [[Catego...

Hi, i am student who is pritty new to the world of BSG and learning as much as i can. I write Fanfic and will add what i can to help.

Hoping to get to know people,

Raven xXx

[[Category:Galactipedian|KITTENMAIA]]

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2007-08-06T12:21:13Z

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* '''name''': Full Name
* '''gender''': <code>Male</code> or <code>Female</code>. This option will also place you in ''[[:Category:Male Galactipedian]]'' or ''[[:Category:Female Galactipedian]]''.
** '''We like to stress that this is the most optional field here. Leaving this blank is OK. You will not be punished for leaving this blank.'''
* '''age''': Your age. Only used if one of '''born_day''', '''born_month''' and '''born_year''' isn't specified.
* '''born_day''', '''born_month''' and '''born_year''': Your date of birth in numericals. If all three are specified, your age is calculated and shown as well.
* '''location''': Where you live.
* '''timezone''': Your timezone (e.g. <code>GMT +1</code>)
* '''email''': Email Address
* '''gmail''': Google Username
* '''aim''': AIM Username
* '''icq''': ICQ Username
* '''callsign''': Online Nickname
* '''parents''': How many parents
* '''siblings''': How many siblings
* '''children''': How many children
* '''marital status''': Current marital status
* '''occupation''': What you do for a living
* '''rank''': Your "pretend" BSG Wiki Rank
* '''countrycode''': Your country code in all capital letters. Will show your flag if it's installed. If your flag is not installed, it will show "earth".
** <code>US</code>, <code>UK</code>, or others. For a full listing of installed country codes, see [[Template:Country_flag|here]].
** <code>Earth</code> as to indicate from the planet Earth
* '''admin''': Enter "Y" if you are an admin
* '''bcrat''': Enter "Y" if you are a bureaucrat
* '''sok''': Enter "Y" if you are a [[BW:STAR|Star of Kobol]] award "winner".
* '''nocat''': Enter "Y" if you don't want to be included in any category.
* '''nogendercat''': Enter "Y" if you don't want to be included in ''[[:Category:Male Galactipedian]]'' or ''[[:Category:Female Galactipedian]]''.
* '''noflag''': Enter "Y" if you don't want your country flag to show up.
* '''showEC''': Enter "Y" if you want your edit count to be shown.

=== Very Optional ===
* '''favepi''': Enter your favorite episode(s). If you have more than one, follow each one with <code><nowiki><br /></nowiki></code>. You may wikify.

[[Category:Infobox|User]]
[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions|User Data]]
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