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Hi and welcome to the talk-page, the page where you... talk. Feel free to drop me a beat and a signature and I'll respond when I can! Thanks muchly and have a nice day :D [[User:BrandonFox|Brandon Fox]] ([[User talk:BrandonFox|talk]]) 23:57, November 4, 2013 (UTC)
==Images==
 
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Hey, firstly, thank you for uploading pictures to Nukapedia. However, I noticed that the pictures aren't of best graphic quality. Is it because you play on console and take pictures from a screen, or is it because you don't know exactly how to make screenshots of your pc best? If you would like help on improvement of the quality, just leave me a message on my talk page. Also if you would be playing on pc, you can just turn the HUD off by pressing "tm" in console commands, then press again "tm" there to get your HUD back after the screenshot. For the rest, I wish you happy editing over here! {{clear}}
 
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==Re: Poll guy==
PS: If you would see that people make changes to your edits or undo them, don't be discouraged, just read why they did it and try to improve that for future edits. We've all be new ones, and we love to help new editors make better edits, so don't hesitate to ask for help or why an edit was undone if the reason is not given
 
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You've been a big help as the assistant Poll-guy. I figured it was the least I can do. I'll make sure to set the stage, and sorry for giving you a ton of results to do on day one. [[File:Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1.jpg|20px|link=User:Dead Gunner]] [[User talk:Dead Gunner|<font color= "Black"> <sup>''"Semper Invictus"''</sup> </font>]] 18:25, October 31, 2013 (UTC)
:-[[User talk:Peace'n Hugs|<font color= "grey"> <sup>''Greets''</sup> </font>]] [[User:Peace'n Hugs|Peace'n Hugs]] ([[User talk:Peace'n Hugs|talk]]) ([[User blog:Peace'n Hugs|blog]]) 16:15, January 23, 2014 (UTC)
 
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:I'm sure you'll do great! Because, you know, it'd be a shame if our next resident poll master mysteriously found themselves with one of those Wikia ban glitches after a poorly designed weekly poll. ;D [[file:ForGaroux.png|40px|link=User:GarouxBloodline]][[User talk:GarouxBloodline|<font color= "Black"> <sup>''Some Assembly Required!''</sup> </font>]] 18:28, October 31, 2013 (UTC)
: Looks like you took picturea from the screen and are playing on a console. Those images are too poor of quality for this wiki and also display HUD which is not wanted. They need to be taken from a PC for better quality, with the HUD removed. [[user:Jspoelstra|Jspoel]] [[file:Speech Jspoel.png|10px|link=User talk:Jspoelstra]] 16:30, January 23, 2014 (UTC)
 
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::Can you jump into chat for just a moment? [[file:ForGaroux.png|40px|link=User:GarouxBloodline]][[User talk:GarouxBloodline|<font color= "Black"> <sup>''Some Assembly Required!''</sup> </font>]] 19:37, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
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:::I have a few things to do around the house today, so I'll be jumping off in a few minutes. If you don't catch me, just shoot a message my way and I'll jump back in. [[file:ForGaroux.png|40px|link=User:GarouxBloodline]][[User talk:GarouxBloodline|<font color= "Black"> <sup>''Some Assembly Required!''</sup> </font>]] 19:49, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
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I'm glad we found a man for the poll, you show good prospect from what I've seen from you in blogs; you have the similar sparky and chipper style of writing of Dead Gunner. I was worried a bit about a successor. You know, you now get your name and poll every week for display on the front page, which is important, because people will know the wiki is alive and kicking so to speak. We want to keep our visitors happy and entertained and the polls certainly help. We all help out in areas we are good at and we like. I do it in editing, you do it the polls. Both matter. Good luck! I have faith in you. [[user:Jspoelstra|Jspoel]] [[file:Speech Jspoel.png|10px|link=User talk:Jspoelstra]] 20:26, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
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Hey Brandon, remind me to give you the keys to the twitter. Also need to discuss how the polls are going to look, lets see if we can jazz it up a little. [[User:Agent c|Agent c]] ([[User talk:Agent c|talk]]) 21:48, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
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== Personal New Vegas review ==
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I've done one playthrough so far, but that one missed the buttload of side quests. I now find that my inventory, which was easy to keep clean in Fallout 3, is now cluttered with fruit and vegetables and things to make repair kits with. I also seem to get some strange satisfaction from picking fruits and vegetables from the environment =P. The only things I don't like about the game is how they changed the voices of the robots (I thought they were just fine, now they're...disturbing), and the inflated prices of everything. I really enjoyed the companion quests, though I have only done Boone's, Arcade's, Rex's, Raul's and ED-E's so far (though not all in one playthrough). I think that the achievement for helping the Legion and one for House are going to be like the achievement for Strictly Business: it took me ''forever'' (years, and many playthroughs, really) to get, because I didn't want Rivet City to perish, and I know the achievements for helping House and the Legion are going to be the same, because I don't want to hand over the wasteland to them! House is (as the ending screens say, I looked) a despot, and the Legion is cruel. [[User:Leea|Leea]] ([[User talk:Leea|talk]]) 23:09, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
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==Banner==
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I'll see what I can do in the coming days, man. Thanks for taking over, and good luck with everything. If you ever need help, I'll be here for you. [[File:Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1.jpg|20px|link=User:Dead Gunner]] [[User talk:Dead Gunner|<font color= "Black"> <sup>''"Semper Invictus"''</sup> </font>]] 23:14, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
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== Yes Man ==
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He never said exactly why he felt that way. I considered him a friend even though I never understood his decision I just hopped & continue to hope he might return one day.
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I can only infer from his last comments that Yes-Man some how felt unappreciated by the chain of command at the time. I have no details. It all felt cryptic and uncomfortable to me but I had no choice. All I could do was respect his right to do what he felt was best for him.
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[[File:SaintPain Tiny.jpg|link=User talk:SaintPain]][[User:SaintPain|SaintPain]]→ '''Here to help." 02:12, November 6, 2013 (UTC)
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: From what I can recall, he just felt he needed to move on with his life in the real world and didn't have time to spend here anymore, not so much that he felt unappreciated (at least in the end). He's become a bit of a legend (if he reads this, probably brings a smile to his face); had a lot of charisma and positive energy over him that made this place more alive and inspiring. I noticed his avatar in chat today by chance, that was a surprise for all I think. Maybe he'll respond if you send him a message on his talkpage. [[user:Jspoelstra|Jspoel]] [[file:Speech Jspoel.png|10px|link=User talk:Jspoelstra]] 14:39, November 6, 2013 (UTC)
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::^ Js is right. Talk page me and I'll probably see it when I log in every blue moon. Just because I'm not around doesn't mean I don't exist, lol [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 23:22, November 6, 2013 (UTC)
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==Testblog==
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Looks ok there,e you sure you want it wiped? [[User:Agent c|Agent c]] ([[User talk:Agent c|talk]]) 20:46, November 6, 2013 (UTC)
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==Brandon Fox==
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How could I not remember you? You always had the best comments on my polls, plus you're a Silent Hill 2 fan. I don't find many of those believe it or not. I see you're doing the polls; feel free to use my [[User:Yes-Man/sandbox 2|template]]. That's assuming you want to do the same format as I did. I can also make you a banner if you want. Sort of like the one I made for the Hole (I don't know if they're still using that or whatever). [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 23:21, November 6, 2013 (UTC)
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:You know what life's like. Life is life, neither here nor there. If that makes sense... I dunno, sometimes I just talk shit. Actually scratch that, I talk shit all the time. Anyway good luck with the polls. If you want any tips or anything let me know. The most fun is seeing how many comments you can get each week lol. See if you can beat my record of 330 comments on [[User blog:Yes-Man/Saturday Poll - 3|Week 3]]. The key to it isn't so much the polls. People come there to laugh a bit every week. Tell jokes, tell stories, have little anecdotes and questions and stuff.
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:Put as many gimmicks as you can, like how I used to choose people's best comments and quote my favourite five every week. Try your best to respond to as many comments as you can where appropriate. Get conversations going, have fun. Don't be afraid to ask controversial questions; my first and last poll was which Fallout game was the best and that got plenty of people talking. You really gotta create a public persona that people can relate to. Be everyone's friend, y'know. Sometimes it can be a drag writing up the blog every weekend but overall its pretty fun to see the community all coming together for something they can all enjoy. That's really all you gotta do; put a smile on a few faces once a week. Also, pretty pictures and graphics always help for small-brained peons like myself who get intimidated by big words lol [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 23:54, November 6, 2013 (UTC)
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Well either way I just made a banner if you want to use it.<br>
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I was trying to think of a Fallout character to use but then I thought fuck it, why can't I just use James Sunderland?
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[[File:BrandonFoxWSP.png]]
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- [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 00:16, November 7, 2013 (UTC)
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== Saturday Polls - 1 ==
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Nice job on the polls, I enjoyed the humor in your writing... I like the banner as well
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*Nothing will surpass the excellence found in your test poll though :P --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 05:20, November 9, 2013 (UTC)
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Good job with the polls, only suggestion I would have is try and break up your text a bit more into paragraphs.
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Good to see a banner and the template back. Good Job. [[User:Agent c|Agent c]] ([[User talk:Agent c|talk]]) 21:34, November 9, 2013 (UTC)
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==Quotes from your blog removed==
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Brandon, great work with the polls but I had to remove a lot of quotes at the top. It's showing the rotating content coding (content1= content2= etc) at our main page which is bad advertising for our wiki. There's only one quote left now, using the quotation template. If you want a new one tomorrow, change the quote text. I'm not sure it's solvable, we'll have to ask external resources. [[user:Jspoelstra|Jspoel]] [[file:Speech Jspoel.png|10px|link=User talk:Jspoelstra]] 01:11, November 10, 2013 (UTC)
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==EVA==
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To be honest I haven't watched that show since I was a little kid who shouldn't have been staying up late to watch anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion, Bubblegum Crisis or Martian Successor Nadesico (none of which I really understood, but I thoroughly enjoyed the giant robot battles). Regardless, I haven't watched anime for a very, very long time. Lost a lot of interest in it. But recently I got into it again and now I've been going back and revisiting all those shows I never quite understood but still loved as a kid.<br>
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Still my main interest in recent months has been that new Hannibal TV series. Silence of the Lambs is my all time favourite movie, and even though Mads Mikkelsen is nowhere near as good as Anthony Hopkins, I still like watching it. You should check it out. Nice and creepy for a Silent Hill fan like yourself. [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 02:42, November 14, 2013 (UTC)
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Did I say that? Huh. I must've.<br>
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Regardless I'm here now. I don't know about blogging, because there's still plenty of editing to do. Besides I'm pretty sure everyone's moved on from me by now. But if there's new Apprentice seasons or whatever I'll join them like usual; all depends if I have time to follow them through. That's why I dropped out of the competition the first time, had too much going on. But if you ever need a hand on the polls just drop me a line.<br>
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I don't want to brag but I'd like to think I turned them from a bi-weekly distraction to something so much more. [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120712025104/fallout/images/f/f4/WikiaNetworkPolls.png Wikia was advertising Nukapedia by linking users to my polls] on other sites. And I didn't even ask them to. I was getting heaps of suggestions every week from anons and users on what to put in the polls next. In fact I [[User:Yes-Man/sandbox|still have a list]] of unused suggestions at the bottom of my sandbox (feel free to use them). I was just over the whole routine. But you seem to be doing a good job at it. A few tips for your second edition - when I wrote the introductions at the top, I did a few different things every week. Generally you want this part to be the most interesting but not too personal or anything, just to get people interested. All the personal stuff goes at the bottom beneath the polls. I used to mix up the greetings every week:
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*"Good morning voters and welcome to the Weekly Saturday Polls! I'm your host, Yes-Man, but you can call me Yessie."
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*"Is that a bird? Is it a plane? No, its the Weekly Saturday Polls! And his trusty sidekick, Yes-Man!"
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*"Greetings folks, and welcome to the Super Mutant Beauty Pageant - the great new replacement to the Saturday Polls!"
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Just stuff like that. Then you can continue it in the intro. If you used a generic introduction, talk about something that was happening in the news that week. Nothing heavy, just something amusing you might have read. Or you could talk about the possibility of Fallout 4. And then ask a little informal question and say "tell me about it in the comments". Same with if you started the introduction humorously - "This week at the Super Mutant Beauty Pageant, drama erupted. (talk about stupid shit here). So, tell us Nukapedia, who is the most beautiful super mutant of the wasteland? Leave me your vote in the comments. Now I suppose we do have some time for the polls..."; or for the superhero one, talk about your favourite superheroes and get them to tell you theirs.<br>
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Basically anything you can do to get them talking and coming back week after week. Then after the polls I used to include a little ''Fallout'' related questions that was to be submitted by a user during the week, as you probably remember. When you get suggestions always say who gave them. "Here's a nifty little question from [[User:BrandonFox|BrandonFox]]. He asked me: <insert question here>. So tell me, Nukapedia, what do you think about <question>? You can answer based on etc etc blah blah blah. Leave me a comment."<br>
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I liked to finish polls off with a little extra chat. "That concludes this week's polls. Stick around if you want to hear my inane ramblings... or not, your choice." Then talk about whatever the hell you want. Your life, the Wiki, current events, etc etc. Feel free to continue it next week. That gets people coming back. Promote other user's blogs or fanfictions or whatever. Make everyone feel included and valued. And as always the show must go on. No matter what's happening in the real world or on the Wiki, your character in the polls perpetuates. That's probably the hardest part of it all. But the goal is to get as many people enjoying themselves as possible, and that's the real beauty of the polls. So put in little informal, prize-less contests or give them user page badges or make them sign someone's friends list or go to an admin's page and make everyone tell them how valued that admin is. Talk about yourself and little by little make even the random anonymous passer-by feel like he's known you for years. I have 20 Saturday Polls in total, I believe. Take the time to go through them from the beginning to the end. The final edition isn't really a great example of what the polls should be, even if it is the most complete in regards to visual presentation. Most of all just keep having fun with it. [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 01:24, November 15, 2013 (UTC)
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I'm sorry. I don't pay attention to what I'm saying half the time. [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 06:20, November 16, 2013 (UTC)
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== A poll idea .. More than that the topic is questionable ==
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Bear with me here 'cause it is just an idea.
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The premise is a poll based on the idea that the player character eats some wild wasteland mushroom from a DLC & get's lost in
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a delusional cross over world with "My little ponies"..
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The quest is rescue the .. Ah, I don't know is there a unicorn princess or some such ?
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* Rescue the pony leader & the reward is you wake up from your doped up daze & find a friendship bracelet that adds 1 to charisma & always boosts karma by 1 level.
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The Question is "Would you play it? "
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'''Poll responses could be but not need be limited in any way as ''it's your show'' but I suggest just a few as follows.'''
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* This is the stupidest idea I ever heard but OK I would still play it.
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* OMF What is wrong with you? MY LITTLE PONY MIXED WITH FALLOUT??''?'' ~ I WILL STALK & KILL YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION!!!
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* OMG I WOULD PAY DOUBLE the DLC go'n rate to play that !!!
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* If I was drunk enough I might play it.
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* The fact you even considered this question just made my mom call your mom.. Thanks allot for cancelling our play date!
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Do what you like Brother & have fun with it.
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[[File:SaintPain Tiny.jpg|link=User talk:SaintPain]][[User:SaintPain|SaintPain]]→ '''Here to help." 04:11, November 16, 2013 (UTC)
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==Polls==
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Lets see if we can ruin our ballot-stuffers fun. Can we try a week with no troll options this week? [[User:Agent c|Agent c]] ([[User talk:Agent c|talk]]) 02:40, November 18, 2013 (UTC)
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: Looks like your Fallout 4 poll has been rigged, Brandon. You could reset the poll by changing something in the poll between <nowiki><poll> and </poll></nowiki> and all votes will reset to 0. [[user:Jspoelstra|Jspoel]] [[file:Speech Jspoel.png|10px|link=User talk:Jspoelstra]] 16:44, November 18, 2013 (UTC)
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==Re: BlackHawkDown==
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Sorry for not getting to you earlier. Yeah, I love Black Hawk Down. What parts did you cry? I thought some of it was pretty sad, but I don't think it's tear-worthy. I had, at one point, hoped to join the Army Rangers, but I realized how far-fetched it is. [[File:Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1.jpg|20px|link=User:Dead Gunner]] [[User talk:Dead Gunner|<font color= "Black"> <sup>''"Semper Invictus"''</sup> </font>]] 18:40, November 19, 2013 (UTC)
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Yeah, Randy Shughart and Gary Gordon did that at the actual battle, won Medals of Honor for it, too. Kinda sad to think about, I guess. They ended up saving the pilot Mike Durant and he wrote a book about it, if I recall. Check it out sometime if you want. [[File:Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1.jpg|20px|link=User:Dead Gunner]] [[User talk:Dead Gunner|<font color= "Black"> <sup>''"Semper Invictus"''</sup> </font>]] 19:17, November 20, 2013 (UTC)
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Sounds pretty cool, if you need help with that essay, I've been told by my english teachers that I'm a pretty solid essay-writer. I also took a class "War Stories" in which I read Black Hawk Down so I could help you with the facts and details of the battle. It's one of my favorite books. Later, man. [[File:Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1.jpg|20px|link=User:Dead Gunner]] [[User talk:Dead Gunner|<font color= "Black"> <sup>''"Semper Invictus"''</sup> </font>]] 23:12, November 20, 2013 (UTC)
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==Polls==
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Short answer is, you don't.
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Two options really, either just leave it (like I do with the hole), or take a screenshot and replace the poll. [[User:Agent c|Agent c]] ([[User talk:Agent c|talk]]) 21:59, November 22, 2013 (UTC)
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== Poll Stuff ==
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Yo Fox, you ever need a random video for your polls (doubt you will, I mean this is the internet. But, you never know) Don't hesitate to message me, at least I can say some of the time I spent watching this stuff wasn't be a complete waste of time. I guess I can also come up with some poll ideas, if you need help with that. So, I guess I'm here to help, if you ever need it. --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 04:39, November 28, 2013 (UTC)
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Okay, will do. If I ever think of a public worthy poll idea, I'll be sure to send it your way. --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 23:51, November 28, 2013 (UTC)
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Well... Okay. Harder then I thought, but I think I found something that would work for ya. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4107mh5Uog Here that is] or you could always bail out with some [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yqSbnbUsj4 cats]. --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 01:41, December 3, 2013 (UTC)
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Sorry for getting back to you kinda late... Finals. That poor girlfriend? She seemed kinda shallow to me :P But, it all worked out in the end, minus his game being destroyed. --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 22:26, December 4, 2013 (UTC)
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Hey Fox, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGFWEoCGhi8 Here's] a Japanese Tire Advert, It seems like something you would like... --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 03:36, December 6, 2013 (UTC)
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Yeah, I'll look over the script. That's a great idea... I've seen Portman's rap, but not Jaden's... laughed the whole time, GX was the Yu-gi-Oh I watched... Just the idea of Jaden saying some of those things is hilarious.
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Sounds like a plan, I can see this working out for Veronica. Looking forward to it. --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 16:12, December 14, 2013 (UTC)
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==Skype==
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I don't use the voice chat feature, just the IM. But I'd be happy to add you. Just don't be <s>disappointed</s> creeped out when you see my face. [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 09:30, November 30, 2013 (UTC)
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==SH2==
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I believe the "In Water" ending. James killed Mary and, overcome with grief, puts her body in his car before leaving for Silent Hill. He chose that place to kill himself alongside his wife's corpse because it was a special place to them. But here's the thing: is James already dead upon the beginning of the game, or does he kill himself afterwards because he comes to terms with what he did and couldn't handle it?<br>
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Assuming James did kill himself upon arrival at Silent Hill, before the beginning of the game, the town can be viewed as some sort of "Purgatory" which is testing the recently deceased (James, Angela, Eddie) to see if they're able to overcome in death the actions that drove them to suicide in life. For James its the guilt of killing Mary, for Angela its the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her family and for Eddie its the emotional torment from his peers. Assuming Silent Hill/Otherworld is a form of Purgatory/afterlife/Hell, it would fit in with the mythos of The Order, which is blatantly absent from the second game.<br>
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The only thing that wouldn't add up is Laura - wether or not she's dead, or real, or what. But that's more or less how I interpret Silent Hill 2 - James, Eddie and Angela are already dead without realising it, and the town is Purgatory testing them to see if they're worthy of absolving themselves of their sins on Earth. [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 00:42, December 3, 2013 (UTC)
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That's how I used to interpret the game, at face value, until finishing SH1 and getting the bad ending. It implies that the events of Silent Hill never happened as Harry in fact died in the car crash at the start of the game. Which, although not the canonical ending, got me thinking that maybe the same happened with James and the town is a proving ground for the dead. Another thing to note is that you meet James' father Frank Sunderland in Silent Hill 4, who mentions that his son and daughter-in-law "disappeared" in Silent Hill a few years ago (granted this doesn't mean James died, but why mention it if he didn't). I like to believe the ''In Water'' ending because I don't think James should get a happy ending, all things considered. The ''Leave'' ending was sort of like despite all he did, he still wouldn't take responsibility for Mary's death and instead attempted to validate his actions by overcoming the manifestation of Mary's suffering and leaving town to live a guilt-free man. [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 23:37, December 3, 2013 (UTC)
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Interesting note I thought I'd share: [[User:The Nemesisx|Nem]] actually pointed out on Skype last night (he's been playing through SH2 and spoilt the ending for himself much to my annoyance) that there are tyre tracks leading into the lake on the way to the Bowl-o-Rama... plus the official Silent Hill 2 novelisation ends with In Water.<br>
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Also a heads-up for Skype, I'm always set to invisible but that's because I don't want other people to annoy me while I'm having a conversation. So feel free to message me whenever you want and if I'm online I'll reply. I'm usually on from 10pm-1am AEST, which is about 12pm-4pm GMT. [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 23:38, December 4, 2013 (UTC)
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==Poll==
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Hey Brandon,
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Lets try a new plan this week... [[Special:CreatePoll]] allow you to create "Fancy Polls". If I remember right there are issues if you try to use it multiple times on one page, so you can only use it for one poll, but put a "troll answer" in that poll... lets see what happens. [[User:Agent c|Agent c]] ([[User talk:Agent c|talk]]) 00:24, December 6, 2013 (UTC)
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== Polls ==
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Made a few minor tweaks... All but one to Sulik, just adjusting mostly the mannerisms. I did change your second(?) line to reflect you probably haven't met yet... other than that, good job.
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Templates a bit weird. Flag me down tonight and I'll show you as theres bits and pieces of wikicode that work together.[[User:Agent c|Agent c]] ([[User talk:Agent c|talk]]) 21:28, December 6, 2013 (UTC)
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== Polls ==
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Sorry that I missed you earlier. I need to stop leaving chat on when I fall to sleep. -.- Anyways, I have a few things to do today... but I'd be more than happy to help you later tonight if you're on! I wish you the best of luck either way. [[file:ForGaroux.png|40px|link=User:GarouxBloodline]][[User talk:GarouxBloodline|<font color= "Black"> <sup>''Some Assembly Required!''</sup> </font>]] 14:06, December 7, 2013 (UTC)
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== Another thing about on your Talk Page about polls ==
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I don't know what happened with the chat, it wouldn't let me type anything :O
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As I said before, I think doing the polls for a week sounds like fun. Definitely gives me something to do on Nukapedia and it allows me to gain more wiki knowledge.
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I will never know what the fox says.... --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 00:49, December 8, 2013 (UTC)
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Sounds like a plan, Fox. I was kinda hoping to be a part of the Poll's Air Force instead of the Army :P --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 03:45, December 10, 2013 (UTC)
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Oh, yeah. One more thing... [http://i.imgur.com/7sbd9PF.png Here's] what I think I'll use for the poll banner for the two weeks. Any feedback is welcome :) --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 04:07, December 10, 2013 (UTC)
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==Poll==
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<nowiki>[[Poll:What_was_your_favourite_Fallout_3_DLC%3F]]</nowiki>
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Gives [[Poll:What_was_your_favourite_Fallout_3_DLC%3F]]
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Hope that helps [[User:Agent c|Agent c]] ([[User talk:Agent c|talk]]) 19:20, December 9, 2013 (UTC)
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==Films==
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My all-time favourite film is ''The Silence of the Lambs''. I'd also list ''Pulp Fiction'' and the first ''Die Hard'' amongst the best too. Then there's ''Rocky Horror Picture Show'', which I'm actually going to go see live next year. Of course the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, the original ''Indiana Jones'' trilogy and ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy all make the list, along with anything by Arnold Schwarzenegger from the 80s to the 90s (''Running Man'', ''Terminator'', ''Predator'', ''Total Recall'' etc). ''Blade Runner'' is spectacular, I love Alfred Hitchcock's ''Psycho'', then there are the two ''Bill & Ted's'' movies (''Excellent Adventure'' and ''Bogus Journey''). If you include sentimentality I'd have to say Disney's ''Hercules'' because it was my favourite movie as a kid. And if you want something a bit more recent, I'd include ''The Avengers'', if not purely for Tom Hiddleston's performance of Loki. I'm sure there are plenty of movies I could list here if I could think of them all, but those are the ones off the top of my head. [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 00:08, December 11, 2013 (UTC)
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I'm on Skype for the next few hours if you wanted to chat (it's 10pm here) [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 11:08, December 11, 2013 (UTC)
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==Winner Thursday picture Helena Week 8==
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{{Present
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|name =a hungry brahmin calf
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|image =Brahmin.png
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|message =A nice young brahmin, feed it and it will give presents back that will make the flowers in your garden flourish!
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|signature =[[User talk:Peace'n Hugs|<font color= "grey"> <sup>''Greets''</sup> </font>]]
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}}
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== '''Season's greetings''!''''' ==
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{{Present
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|name =a '''Season's greetings''!'''''
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|image =SaintPain Season's greetings.jpg
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|message ='''Happy Holidays & Season's Greetings to you, from '''
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|signature =[[File:SaintPain Tiny.jpg|link=User talk:SaintPain]][[User:SaintPain|SaintPain]] & Major Tom
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== Random Picture ==
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Yeah, I heard of Metal Gear Solid before, but I think you might be disappointed to know that I've only played Peace Walker... I think I got the joke though... Well played :P --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 23:05, December 16, 2013 (UTC)
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== Wiki Videos ==
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Hey Fox, like I said on the comments section, sorry for being so blunt... but I did so to save the admins (mainly Jspoel because I've seen him remove duplicate videos before) some time. However, I probably should have left you a message on your TP... --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 23:02, December 19, 2013 (UTC)
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Yeah, The only reason I found out that you can re-post videos was by messing around :) --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 23:40, December 20, 2013 (UTC)
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== The Walking Dead ==
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I think I can honestly say it is my all time favorite TV series!
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* Not to say there are not some small chances I would make but even those I totally forgive. The brutality of it all and the fact that anyone can die at any time is awesome''!''
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* It is my personal take on the show is that the true walking dead are not the zombies but rather survivors that are forever damned to roam uncertainly in such a hellish world.
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* I am glad you like the show brother. You should join us on the chat forums at the AMC talking dead page. We members meet before new episodes & during commercials of booth '''The Walking Dead''' and '''The Talking Dead''' shows. [[http://www.amctv.com/shows/talking-dead]]
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[[File:SaintPain Tiny.jpg|link=User talk:SaintPain]][[User:SaintPain|SaintPain]]→ '''Here to help." 20:27, December 27, 2013 (UTC)
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==Batman, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na==
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Well actually I was quoting Bane because I recently started playing ''Batman: Arkham Asylum'' and he's the first boss of the game. And that's probably the most well-known Bane quote throughout all his incarnations. But no, I'm still not a fan of Nolan's melodramatic, over-realistic take on the story. We got a movie about a crime-fighting billionaire in a latex bat suit and an insane clown crimeboss, yet Nolan can't even find a hint of humour or whimsy to weave in there. I don't mind a dark Batman, I just also think it's impossible to take him completely seriously when all things are considered. Which is why I prefer the Burton Batman. It takes the same story and gives it just enough craziness and stylisation so that the audience can suspend their disbelief without sacrificing any of the more serious undertones (unlike the godforsaken Joel Schumacher's Batman).
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P.S. My dear boy, I ''was'' the polls. People came there to see me, not to vote. Before that it was merely a weekly distraction from editing; I made it into a phenomenon that drew crowds and stretched as far as having Wikia promote it on their network. Not that I'm trying to brag. I'm confident that you can bring that spark back to the polls if you follow the track you're on and constantly find ways to improve the format (take a look at my first poll and you can see how much it evolved from there). If you ever want help with it you know to ask me. And don't hesitate to bug me in Skype. I'm set to invisible so it looks like I'm offline all the time but I generally check once a day. [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 22:36, December 29, 2013 (UTC)
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== Require your assistance ==
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Meet me in chat whenever you have the time, I need your help with a certain election that I have had planned for a long time. [[File:Enclavesymbol.jpg|40px|x30px|link=User:Eden2012]] 21:11, January 4, 2014 (UTC)
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==Image==
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Just a heads up, Chad isn't a fan of using the term "rape" in a joking manor and hawk was banned over it not long back so you may want to remove the Silent Hill image. Don't want him to eat you. {{User:JASPER42/Sig}} 01:31, January 5, 2014 (UTC)
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==RE==
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Yo. I recently wrote up some Resident Evil reviews of sorts in my [[User_blog:Skire|user blog]], feel free to check 'em out/comment if you want. {{User:Skire/Sig}} 01:20, January 6, 2014 (UTC)
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==Philly==
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Absolutely dude. If at all possible, do you wanna give me your phone number in chat or something like that, so you can text me during your trip as to update me? I don't live within walking distance of the Art Museum, so I'd really like to know exact date, and if at all possible, what time you think you'd be there. I understand if you can only get a guesstimate, but the more specific the better. Can't wait to (possibly) see you, regardless! Keep me posted. [[File:Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1.jpg|20px|link=User:Dead Gunner]] [[User talk:Dead Gunner|<font color= "Black"> <sup>''"Semper Invictus"''</sup> </font>]] 03:04, January 8, 2014 (UTC)
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==Re:Philly==
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Sick! I'm excited dude! Can't wait to meet you. [[File:Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1.jpg|20px|link=User:Dead Gunner]] [[User talk:Dead Gunner|<font color= "Black"> <sup>''"Semper Invictus"''</sup> </font>]] 21:30, January 14, 2014 (UTC)
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Hey Id like to apply for the Vice President.
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== Re: The Polls next month ==
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Yeah, I'll upload the banner after typing this. Btw, My first name is Nathan. --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 21:52, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
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Sorry about up and leaving chat, something went wrong with chrome or spotify (don't know which one) Had to restart my pc, but that's insignificant now. I'll be sure to make you proud almighty poll master. Have fun in 'Murica. --[[User:MountHail|MountHail]] ([[User talk:MountHail|talk]]) 03:52, January 17, 2014 (UTC)
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==Resident Evil (again)==
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Hey Brandon. How's everything? I wanted to ask you something after reading some of the comments on Yes-Man's latest poll: what do you think of the "later" RE games? I'm talking about 5, 6, and Revelations mainly. It seems like there's a lot of hate from the "real" fans against these games and I find it kind of annoying at times. It's not that they don't like it, but that they try to create a self-proclaimed faction of "stalwarts," who are only allowed to enjoy the earlier games. Keep in mind I don't really see this too much here; it's mostly on other places where RE fans come together. I'll tell you something: I'll play every RE game Capcom makes. I might not enjoy it too much (like 6), but I'll play it all the way through. I won't be afraid to say "I love RE5!" I'll try to appreciate every game for what it is, not what it isn't. So think about it to yourself: who are the actual "real" fans? Your friend, {{User:Skire/Sig}} 00:15, January 20, 2014 (UTC)
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==Friendly competition==
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Let's see who has more comments on their poll by the end of the week. Winner claims the title of Ultimate Poll-Master. [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 01:27, January 20, 2014 (UTC)
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:Because I wasn't really around when Nate was doing polls. [[File:Yes Man default.png|25px|link=User:Yes-Man]][[File:User Avatar talk.png|13px|link=User talk:Yes-Man]] 23:07, January 20, 2014 (UTC)
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==Spam==
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Hello Nukapedian!
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Can you please take a look at [http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Defining_%22lack_of_editing%22 this forum] and voice any opinion you may have.
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Thank you<br>
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[[User:69.l25|69.l25]] ([[User talk:69.l25|talk]]) 00:11, January 22, 2014 (UTC)
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== Poll idea ==
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Hey, Brandon. I had an idea for the Polls:
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Which is your favorite casino?
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*Gomorrah
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*The Tops
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*Ultra Luxe
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*Viki and Vance
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*Atomic Wrangler
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*Sierra Madre
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*I don't gamble
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Its been rolling around in my head for a while. I don't really gamble, but I loved the Tops. Too many ways to lose all your money, then I'd be selling everything that wasn't bolted down. =P [[User:Leea|Leea]] ([[User talk:Leea|talk]]) 23:31, January 22, 2014 (UTC)
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== Thanks pal ==
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Happy to assist, you're very welcome. And, thank you again for hosting the election. :) [[File:Enclavesymbol.jpg|40px|x30px|link=User:Eden2012]] 18:00, January 23, 2014 (UTC)

Revision as of 18:00, 23 January 2014

Hi and welcome to the talk-page, the page where you... talk. Feel free to drop me a beat and a signature and I'll respond when I can! Thanks muchly and have a nice day :D Brandon Fox (talk) 23:57, November 4, 2013 (UTC)

Re: Poll guy

You've been a big help as the assistant Poll-guy. I figured it was the least I can do. I'll make sure to set the stage, and sorry for giving you a ton of results to do on day one. Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1 "Semper Invictus" 18:25, October 31, 2013 (UTC)

I'm sure you'll do great! Because, you know, it'd be a shame if our next resident poll master mysteriously found themselves with one of those Wikia ban glitches after a poorly designed weekly poll. ;D ForGaroux Some Assembly Required! 18:28, October 31, 2013 (UTC)
Can you jump into chat for just a moment? ForGaroux Some Assembly Required! 19:37, November 5, 2013 (UTC)
I have a few things to do around the house today, so I'll be jumping off in a few minutes. If you don't catch me, just shoot a message my way and I'll jump back in. ForGaroux Some Assembly Required! 19:49, November 5, 2013 (UTC)

( I'm glad we found a man for the poll, you show good prospect from what I've seen from you in blogs; you have the similar sparky and chipper style of writing of Dead Gunner. I was worried a bit about a successor. You know, you now get your name and poll every week for display on the front page, which is important, because people will know the wiki is alive and kicking so to speak. We want to keep our visitors happy and entertained and the polls certainly help. We all help out in areas we are good at and we like. I do it in editing, you do it the polls. Both matter. Good luck! I have faith in you. Jspoel Speech Jspoel 20:26, November 5, 2013 (UTC)

Hey Brandon, remind me to give you the keys to the twitter. Also need to discuss how the polls are going to look, lets see if we can jazz it up a little. Agent c (talk) 21:48, November 5, 2013 (UTC)

Personal New Vegas review

I've done one playthrough so far, but that one missed the buttload of side quests. I now find that my inventory, which was easy to keep clean in Fallout 3, is now cluttered with fruit and vegetables and things to make repair kits with. I also seem to get some strange satisfaction from picking fruits and vegetables from the environment =P. The only things I don't like about the game is how they changed the voices of the robots (I thought they were just fine, now they're...disturbing), and the inflated prices of everything. I really enjoyed the companion quests, though I have only done Boone's, Arcade's, Rex's, Raul's and ED-E's so far (though not all in one playthrough). I think that the achievement for helping the Legion and one for House are going to be like the achievement for Strictly Business: it took me forever (years, and many playthroughs, really) to get, because I didn't want Rivet City to perish, and I know the achievements for helping House and the Legion are going to be the same, because I don't want to hand over the wasteland to them! House is (as the ending screens say, I looked) a despot, and the Legion is cruel. Leea (talk) 23:09, November 5, 2013 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do in the coming days, man. Thanks for taking over, and good luck with everything. If you ever need help, I'll be here for you. Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1 "Semper Invictus" 23:14, November 5, 2013 (UTC)

Yes Man

He never said exactly why he felt that way. I considered him a friend even though I never understood his decision I just hopped & continue to hope he might return one day.

I can only infer from his last comments that Yes-Man some how felt unappreciated by the chain of command at the time. I have no details. It all felt cryptic and uncomfortable to me but I had no choice. All I could do was respect his right to do what he felt was best for him.

SaintPain TinySaintPainHere to help." 02:12, November 6, 2013 (UTC)

From what I can recall, he just felt he needed to move on with his life in the real world and didn't have time to spend here anymore, not so much that he felt unappreciated (at least in the end). He's become a bit of a legend (if he reads this, probably brings a smile to his face); had a lot of charisma and positive energy over him that made this place more alive and inspiring. I noticed his avatar in chat today by chance, that was a surprise for all I think. Maybe he'll respond if you send him a message on his talkpage. Jspoel Speech Jspoel 14:39, November 6, 2013 (UTC)
^ Js is right. Talk page me and I'll probably see it when I log in every blue moon. Just because I'm not around doesn't mean I don't exist, lol Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 23:22, November 6, 2013 (UTC)

Testblog

Looks ok there,e you sure you want it wiped? Agent c (talk) 20:46, November 6, 2013 (UTC)

Brandon Fox

How could I not remember you? You always had the best comments on my polls, plus you're a Silent Hill 2 fan. I don't find many of those believe it or not. I see you're doing the polls; feel free to use my template. That's assuming you want to do the same format as I did. I can also make you a banner if you want. Sort of like the one I made for the Hole (I don't know if they're still using that or whatever). Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 23:21, November 6, 2013 (UTC)

You know what life's like. Life is life, neither here nor there. If that makes sense... I dunno, sometimes I just talk shit. Actually scratch that, I talk shit all the time. Anyway good luck with the polls. If you want any tips or anything let me know. The most fun is seeing how many comments you can get each week lol. See if you can beat my record of 330 comments on Week 3. The key to it isn't so much the polls. People come there to laugh a bit every week. Tell jokes, tell stories, have little anecdotes and questions and stuff.
Put as many gimmicks as you can, like how I used to choose people's best comments and quote my favourite five every week. Try your best to respond to as many comments as you can where appropriate. Get conversations going, have fun. Don't be afraid to ask controversial questions; my first and last poll was which Fallout game was the best and that got plenty of people talking. You really gotta create a public persona that people can relate to. Be everyone's friend, y'know. Sometimes it can be a drag writing up the blog every weekend but overall its pretty fun to see the community all coming together for something they can all enjoy. That's really all you gotta do; put a smile on a few faces once a week. Also, pretty pictures and graphics always help for small-brained peons like myself who get intimidated by big words lol Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 23:54, November 6, 2013 (UTC)

Well either way I just made a banner if you want to use it.
I was trying to think of a Fallout character to use but then I thought fuck it, why can't I just use James Sunderland?

BrandonFoxWSP

- Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 00:16, November 7, 2013 (UTC)

Saturday Polls - 1

Nice job on the polls, I enjoyed the humor in your writing... I like the banner as well

  • Nothing will surpass the excellence found in your test poll though :P --MountHail (talk) 05:20, November 9, 2013 (UTC)

Good job with the polls, only suggestion I would have is try and break up your text a bit more into paragraphs.

Good to see a banner and the template back. Good Job. Agent c (talk) 21:34, November 9, 2013 (UTC)

Quotes from your blog removed

Brandon, great work with the polls but I had to remove a lot of quotes at the top. It's showing the rotating content coding (content1= content2= etc) at our main page which is bad advertising for our wiki. There's only one quote left now, using the quotation template. If you want a new one tomorrow, change the quote text. I'm not sure it's solvable, we'll have to ask external resources. Jspoel Speech Jspoel 01:11, November 10, 2013 (UTC)

EVA

To be honest I haven't watched that show since I was a little kid who shouldn't have been staying up late to watch anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion, Bubblegum Crisis or Martian Successor Nadesico (none of which I really understood, but I thoroughly enjoyed the giant robot battles). Regardless, I haven't watched anime for a very, very long time. Lost a lot of interest in it. But recently I got into it again and now I've been going back and revisiting all those shows I never quite understood but still loved as a kid.
Still my main interest in recent months has been that new Hannibal TV series. Silence of the Lambs is my all time favourite movie, and even though Mads Mikkelsen is nowhere near as good as Anthony Hopkins, I still like watching it. You should check it out. Nice and creepy for a Silent Hill fan like yourself. Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 02:42, November 14, 2013 (UTC)

Did I say that? Huh. I must've.
Regardless I'm here now. I don't know about blogging, because there's still plenty of editing to do. Besides I'm pretty sure everyone's moved on from me by now. But if there's new Apprentice seasons or whatever I'll join them like usual; all depends if I have time to follow them through. That's why I dropped out of the competition the first time, had too much going on. But if you ever need a hand on the polls just drop me a line.
I don't want to brag but I'd like to think I turned them from a bi-weekly distraction to something so much more. Wikia was advertising Nukapedia by linking users to my polls on other sites. And I didn't even ask them to. I was getting heaps of suggestions every week from anons and users on what to put in the polls next. In fact I still have a list of unused suggestions at the bottom of my sandbox (feel free to use them). I was just over the whole routine. But you seem to be doing a good job at it. A few tips for your second edition - when I wrote the introductions at the top, I did a few different things every week. Generally you want this part to be the most interesting but not too personal or anything, just to get people interested. All the personal stuff goes at the bottom beneath the polls. I used to mix up the greetings every week:

  • "Good morning voters and welcome to the Weekly Saturday Polls! I'm your host, Yes-Man, but you can call me Yessie."
  • "Is that a bird? Is it a plane? No, its the Weekly Saturday Polls! And his trusty sidekick, Yes-Man!"
  • "Greetings folks, and welcome to the Super Mutant Beauty Pageant - the great new replacement to the Saturday Polls!"

Just stuff like that. Then you can continue it in the intro. If you used a generic introduction, talk about something that was happening in the news that week. Nothing heavy, just something amusing you might have read. Or you could talk about the possibility of Fallout 4. And then ask a little informal question and say "tell me about it in the comments". Same with if you started the introduction humorously - "This week at the Super Mutant Beauty Pageant, drama erupted. (talk about stupid shit here). So, tell us Nukapedia, who is the most beautiful super mutant of the wasteland? Leave me your vote in the comments. Now I suppose we do have some time for the polls..."; or for the superhero one, talk about your favourite superheroes and get them to tell you theirs.
Basically anything you can do to get them talking and coming back week after week. Then after the polls I used to include a little Fallout related questions that was to be submitted by a user during the week, as you probably remember. When you get suggestions always say who gave them. "Here's a nifty little question from BrandonFox. He asked me: <insert question here>. So tell me, Nukapedia, what do you think about <question>? You can answer based on etc etc blah blah blah. Leave me a comment."
I liked to finish polls off with a little extra chat. "That concludes this week's polls. Stick around if you want to hear my inane ramblings... or not, your choice." Then talk about whatever the hell you want. Your life, the Wiki, current events, etc etc. Feel free to continue it next week. That gets people coming back. Promote other user's blogs or fanfictions or whatever. Make everyone feel included and valued. And as always the show must go on. No matter what's happening in the real world or on the Wiki, your character in the polls perpetuates. That's probably the hardest part of it all. But the goal is to get as many people enjoying themselves as possible, and that's the real beauty of the polls. So put in little informal, prize-less contests or give them user page badges or make them sign someone's friends list or go to an admin's page and make everyone tell them how valued that admin is. Talk about yourself and little by little make even the random anonymous passer-by feel like he's known you for years. I have 20 Saturday Polls in total, I believe. Take the time to go through them from the beginning to the end. The final edition isn't really a great example of what the polls should be, even if it is the most complete in regards to visual presentation. Most of all just keep having fun with it. Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 01:24, November 15, 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry. I don't pay attention to what I'm saying half the time. Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 06:20, November 16, 2013 (UTC)

A poll idea .. More than that the topic is questionable

Bear with me here 'cause it is just an idea.

The premise is a poll based on the idea that the player character eats some wild wasteland mushroom from a DLC & get's lost in a delusional cross over world with "My little ponies"..

The quest is rescue the .. Ah, I don't know is there a unicorn princess or some such ?

  • Rescue the pony leader & the reward is you wake up from your doped up daze & find a friendship bracelet that adds 1 to charisma & always boosts karma by 1 level.

The Question is "Would you play it? "


Poll responses could be but not need be limited in any way as it's your show but I suggest just a few as follows.


  • This is the stupidest idea I ever heard but OK I would still play it.
  • OMF What is wrong with you? MY LITTLE PONY MIXED WITH FALLOUT??? ~ I WILL STALK & KILL YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION!!!
  • OMG I WOULD PAY DOUBLE the DLC go'n rate to play that !!!
  • If I was drunk enough I might play it.
  • The fact you even considered this question just made my mom call your mom.. Thanks allot for cancelling our play date!

Do what you like Brother & have fun with it.

SaintPain TinySaintPainHere to help." 04:11, November 16, 2013 (UTC)

Polls

Lets see if we can ruin our ballot-stuffers fun. Can we try a week with no troll options this week? Agent c (talk) 02:40, November 18, 2013 (UTC)

Looks like your Fallout 4 poll has been rigged, Brandon. You could reset the poll by changing something in the poll between <poll> and </poll> and all votes will reset to 0. Jspoel Speech Jspoel 16:44, November 18, 2013 (UTC)

Re: BlackHawkDown

Sorry for not getting to you earlier. Yeah, I love Black Hawk Down. What parts did you cry? I thought some of it was pretty sad, but I don't think it's tear-worthy. I had, at one point, hoped to join the Army Rangers, but I realized how far-fetched it is. Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1 "Semper Invictus" 18:40, November 19, 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, Randy Shughart and Gary Gordon did that at the actual battle, won Medals of Honor for it, too. Kinda sad to think about, I guess. They ended up saving the pilot Mike Durant and he wrote a book about it, if I recall. Check it out sometime if you want. Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1 "Semper Invictus" 19:17, November 20, 2013 (UTC)

Sounds pretty cool, if you need help with that essay, I've been told by my english teachers that I'm a pretty solid essay-writer. I also took a class "War Stories" in which I read Black Hawk Down so I could help you with the facts and details of the battle. It's one of my favorite books. Later, man. Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1 "Semper Invictus" 23:12, November 20, 2013 (UTC)

Polls

Short answer is, you don't.

Two options really, either just leave it (like I do with the hole), or take a screenshot and replace the poll. Agent c (talk) 21:59, November 22, 2013 (UTC)


Poll Stuff

Yo Fox, you ever need a random video for your polls (doubt you will, I mean this is the internet. But, you never know) Don't hesitate to message me, at least I can say some of the time I spent watching this stuff wasn't be a complete waste of time. I guess I can also come up with some poll ideas, if you need help with that. So, I guess I'm here to help, if you ever need it. --MountHail (talk) 04:39, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

Okay, will do. If I ever think of a public worthy poll idea, I'll be sure to send it your way. --MountHail (talk) 23:51, November 28, 2013 (UTC)

Well... Okay. Harder then I thought, but I think I found something that would work for ya. Here that is or you could always bail out with some cats. --MountHail (talk) 01:41, December 3, 2013 (UTC)

Sorry for getting back to you kinda late... Finals. That poor girlfriend? She seemed kinda shallow to me :P But, it all worked out in the end, minus his game being destroyed. --MountHail (talk) 22:26, December 4, 2013 (UTC)

Hey Fox, Here's a Japanese Tire Advert, It seems like something you would like... --MountHail (talk) 03:36, December 6, 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, I'll look over the script. That's a great idea... I've seen Portman's rap, but not Jaden's... laughed the whole time, GX was the Yu-gi-Oh I watched... Just the idea of Jaden saying some of those things is hilarious.

Sounds like a plan, I can see this working out for Veronica. Looking forward to it. --MountHail (talk) 16:12, December 14, 2013 (UTC)

Skype

I don't use the voice chat feature, just the IM. But I'd be happy to add you. Just don't be disappointed creeped out when you see my face. Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 09:30, November 30, 2013 (UTC)

SH2

I believe the "In Water" ending. James killed Mary and, overcome with grief, puts her body in his car before leaving for Silent Hill. He chose that place to kill himself alongside his wife's corpse because it was a special place to them. But here's the thing: is James already dead upon the beginning of the game, or does he kill himself afterwards because he comes to terms with what he did and couldn't handle it?
Assuming James did kill himself upon arrival at Silent Hill, before the beginning of the game, the town can be viewed as some sort of "Purgatory" which is testing the recently deceased (James, Angela, Eddie) to see if they're able to overcome in death the actions that drove them to suicide in life. For James its the guilt of killing Mary, for Angela its the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her family and for Eddie its the emotional torment from his peers. Assuming Silent Hill/Otherworld is a form of Purgatory/afterlife/Hell, it would fit in with the mythos of The Order, which is blatantly absent from the second game.
The only thing that wouldn't add up is Laura - wether or not she's dead, or real, or what. But that's more or less how I interpret Silent Hill 2 - James, Eddie and Angela are already dead without realising it, and the town is Purgatory testing them to see if they're worthy of absolving themselves of their sins on Earth. Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 00:42, December 3, 2013 (UTC)

That's how I used to interpret the game, at face value, until finishing SH1 and getting the bad ending. It implies that the events of Silent Hill never happened as Harry in fact died in the car crash at the start of the game. Which, although not the canonical ending, got me thinking that maybe the same happened with James and the town is a proving ground for the dead. Another thing to note is that you meet James' father Frank Sunderland in Silent Hill 4, who mentions that his son and daughter-in-law "disappeared" in Silent Hill a few years ago (granted this doesn't mean James died, but why mention it if he didn't). I like to believe the In Water ending because I don't think James should get a happy ending, all things considered. The Leave ending was sort of like despite all he did, he still wouldn't take responsibility for Mary's death and instead attempted to validate his actions by overcoming the manifestation of Mary's suffering and leaving town to live a guilt-free man. Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 23:37, December 3, 2013 (UTC)

Interesting note I thought I'd share: Nem actually pointed out on Skype last night (he's been playing through SH2 and spoilt the ending for himself much to my annoyance) that there are tyre tracks leading into the lake on the way to the Bowl-o-Rama... plus the official Silent Hill 2 novelisation ends with In Water.
Also a heads-up for Skype, I'm always set to invisible but that's because I don't want other people to annoy me while I'm having a conversation. So feel free to message me whenever you want and if I'm online I'll reply. I'm usually on from 10pm-1am AEST, which is about 12pm-4pm GMT. Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 23:38, December 4, 2013 (UTC)

Poll

Hey Brandon,

Lets try a new plan this week... Special:CreatePoll allow you to create "Fancy Polls". If I remember right there are issues if you try to use it multiple times on one page, so you can only use it for one poll, but put a "troll answer" in that poll... lets see what happens. Agent c (talk) 00:24, December 6, 2013 (UTC)

Polls

Made a few minor tweaks... All but one to Sulik, just adjusting mostly the mannerisms. I did change your second(?) line to reflect you probably haven't met yet... other than that, good job.

Templates a bit weird. Flag me down tonight and I'll show you as theres bits and pieces of wikicode that work together.Agent c (talk) 21:28, December 6, 2013 (UTC)

Polls

Sorry that I missed you earlier. I need to stop leaving chat on when I fall to sleep. -.- Anyways, I have a few things to do today... but I'd be more than happy to help you later tonight if you're on! I wish you the best of luck either way. ForGaroux Some Assembly Required! 14:06, December 7, 2013 (UTC)


Another thing about on your Talk Page about polls

I don't know what happened with the chat, it wouldn't let me type anything :O

As I said before, I think doing the polls for a week sounds like fun. Definitely gives me something to do on Nukapedia and it allows me to gain more wiki knowledge.

I will never know what the fox says.... --MountHail (talk) 00:49, December 8, 2013 (UTC)

Sounds like a plan, Fox. I was kinda hoping to be a part of the Poll's Air Force instead of the Army :P --MountHail (talk) 03:45, December 10, 2013 (UTC)

Oh, yeah. One more thing... Here's what I think I'll use for the poll banner for the two weeks. Any feedback is welcome :) --MountHail (talk) 04:07, December 10, 2013 (UTC)

Poll

[[Poll:What_was_your_favourite_Fallout_3_DLC%3F]] Gives Poll:What_was_your_favourite_Fallout_3_DLC?

Hope that helps Agent c (talk) 19:20, December 9, 2013 (UTC)

Films

My all-time favourite film is The Silence of the Lambs. I'd also list Pulp Fiction and the first Die Hard amongst the best too. Then there's Rocky Horror Picture Show, which I'm actually going to go see live next year. Of course the original Star Wars trilogy, the original Indiana Jones trilogy and The Lord of the Rings trilogy all make the list, along with anything by Arnold Schwarzenegger from the 80s to the 90s (Running Man, Terminator, Predator, Total Recall etc). Blade Runner is spectacular, I love Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, then there are the two Bill & Ted's movies (Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey). If you include sentimentality I'd have to say Disney's Hercules because it was my favourite movie as a kid. And if you want something a bit more recent, I'd include The Avengers, if not purely for Tom Hiddleston's performance of Loki. I'm sure there are plenty of movies I could list here if I could think of them all, but those are the ones off the top of my head. Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 00:08, December 11, 2013 (UTC)

I'm on Skype for the next few hours if you wanted to chat (it's 10pm here) Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 11:08, December 11, 2013 (UTC)

Winner Thursday picture Helena Week 8

Brahmin
You have been given a hungry brahmin calf.
Your efforts and diligence have not gone unnoticed, and you have been given a small token of appreciation.
A nice young brahmin, feed it and it will give presents back that will make the flowers in your garden flourish! Greets

Season's greetings!

SaintPain Season's greetings
You have been given a Season's greetings!.
Your efforts and diligence have not gone unnoticed, and you have been given a small token of appreciation.
Happy Holidays & Season's Greetings to you, from SaintPain TinySaintPain & Major Tom


Random Picture

Yeah, I heard of Metal Gear Solid before, but I think you might be disappointed to know that I've only played Peace Walker... I think I got the joke though... Well played :P --MountHail (talk) 23:05, December 16, 2013 (UTC)


Wiki Videos

Hey Fox, like I said on the comments section, sorry for being so blunt... but I did so to save the admins (mainly Jspoel because I've seen him remove duplicate videos before) some time. However, I probably should have left you a message on your TP... --MountHail (talk) 23:02, December 19, 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, The only reason I found out that you can re-post videos was by messing around :) --MountHail (talk) 23:40, December 20, 2013 (UTC)

The Walking Dead

I think I can honestly say it is my all time favorite TV series!

  • Not to say there are not some small chances I would make but even those I totally forgive. The brutality of it all and the fact that anyone can die at any time is awesome!
  • It is my personal take on the show is that the true walking dead are not the zombies but rather survivors that are forever damned to roam uncertainly in such a hellish world.
  • I am glad you like the show brother. You should join us on the chat forums at the AMC talking dead page. We members meet before new episodes & during commercials of booth The Walking Dead and The Talking Dead shows. [[1]]

SaintPain TinySaintPainHere to help." 20:27, December 27, 2013 (UTC)

Batman, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na

Well actually I was quoting Bane because I recently started playing Batman: Arkham Asylum and he's the first boss of the game. And that's probably the most well-known Bane quote throughout all his incarnations. But no, I'm still not a fan of Nolan's melodramatic, over-realistic take on the story. We got a movie about a crime-fighting billionaire in a latex bat suit and an insane clown crimeboss, yet Nolan can't even find a hint of humour or whimsy to weave in there. I don't mind a dark Batman, I just also think it's impossible to take him completely seriously when all things are considered. Which is why I prefer the Burton Batman. It takes the same story and gives it just enough craziness and stylisation so that the audience can suspend their disbelief without sacrificing any of the more serious undertones (unlike the godforsaken Joel Schumacher's Batman).

P.S. My dear boy, I was the polls. People came there to see me, not to vote. Before that it was merely a weekly distraction from editing; I made it into a phenomenon that drew crowds and stretched as far as having Wikia promote it on their network. Not that I'm trying to brag. I'm confident that you can bring that spark back to the polls if you follow the track you're on and constantly find ways to improve the format (take a look at my first poll and you can see how much it evolved from there). If you ever want help with it you know to ask me. And don't hesitate to bug me in Skype. I'm set to invisible so it looks like I'm offline all the time but I generally check once a day. Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 22:36, December 29, 2013 (UTC)

Require your assistance

Meet me in chat whenever you have the time, I need your help with a certain election that I have had planned for a long time. Enclavesymbol 21:11, January 4, 2014 (UTC)

Image

Just a heads up, Chad isn't a fan of using the term "rape" in a joking manor and hawk was banned over it not long back so you may want to remove the Silent Hill image. Don't want him to eat you. JASPER//"Do you like hurting other people?"UserRichard 01:31, January 5, 2014 (UTC)

RE

Yo. I recently wrote up some Resident Evil reviews of sorts in my user blog, feel free to check 'em out/comment if you want. --Skire (talk) 01:20, January 6, 2014 (UTC)

Philly

Absolutely dude. If at all possible, do you wanna give me your phone number in chat or something like that, so you can text me during your trip as to update me? I don't live within walking distance of the Art Museum, so I'd really like to know exact date, and if at all possible, what time you think you'd be there. I understand if you can only get a guesstimate, but the more specific the better. Can't wait to (possibly) see you, regardless! Keep me posted. Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1 "Semper Invictus" 03:04, January 8, 2014 (UTC)

Re:Philly

Sick! I'm excited dude! Can't wait to meet you. Dead Gunner's SMG JPG1 "Semper Invictus" 21:30, January 14, 2014 (UTC)

Hey Id like to apply for the Vice President.


Re: The Polls next month

Yeah, I'll upload the banner after typing this. Btw, My first name is Nathan. --MountHail (talk) 21:52, January 16, 2014 (UTC)

Sorry about up and leaving chat, something went wrong with chrome or spotify (don't know which one) Had to restart my pc, but that's insignificant now. I'll be sure to make you proud almighty poll master. Have fun in 'Murica. --MountHail (talk) 03:52, January 17, 2014 (UTC)

Resident Evil (again)

Hey Brandon. How's everything? I wanted to ask you something after reading some of the comments on Yes-Man's latest poll: what do you think of the "later" RE games? I'm talking about 5, 6, and Revelations mainly. It seems like there's a lot of hate from the "real" fans against these games and I find it kind of annoying at times. It's not that they don't like it, but that they try to create a self-proclaimed faction of "stalwarts," who are only allowed to enjoy the earlier games. Keep in mind I don't really see this too much here; it's mostly on other places where RE fans come together. I'll tell you something: I'll play every RE game Capcom makes. I might not enjoy it too much (like 6), but I'll play it all the way through. I won't be afraid to say "I love RE5!" I'll try to appreciate every game for what it is, not what it isn't. So think about it to yourself: who are the actual "real" fans? Your friend, --Skire (talk) 00:15, January 20, 2014 (UTC)

Friendly competition

Let's see who has more comments on their poll by the end of the week. Winner claims the title of Ultimate Poll-Master. Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 01:27, January 20, 2014 (UTC)

Because I wasn't really around when Nate was doing polls. Yes Man defaultUser Avatar talk 23:07, January 20, 2014 (UTC)

Spam

Hello Nukapedian!

Can you please take a look at this forum and voice any opinion you may have.

Thank you
69.l25 (talk) 00:11, January 22, 2014 (UTC)

Poll idea

Hey, Brandon. I had an idea for the Polls:

Which is your favorite casino?

  • Gomorrah
  • The Tops
  • Ultra Luxe
  • Viki and Vance
  • Atomic Wrangler
  • Sierra Madre
  • I don't gamble

Its been rolling around in my head for a while. I don't really gamble, but I loved the Tops. Too many ways to lose all your money, then I'd be selling everything that wasn't bolted down. =P Leea (talk) 23:31, January 22, 2014 (UTC)

Thanks pal

Happy to assist, you're very welcome. And, thank you again for hosting the election. :) Enclavesymbol 18:00, January 23, 2014 (UTC)