User talk:OzzMan

Welcome
Hi, welcome to Buffyverse Wiki! Thanks for your edit to the Sanctuary page.

Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything! -- Din&#39;s Fire 997 (Talk) 04:36, November 30, 2010

Wasn't the Galaxy Quest book simply a novelization of the movie?

==Bureaucrats/Admins== I noticed that this wiki have no active bureaucrats and admins. Are you the only one? Because I would be honoured if you could make me one. I just need to know the requirements. (TheWikiWitch (talk) 10:44, August 31, 2013 (UTC))

Great job!
I just wanted to point out that you've done a great job here. I haven't been around in a few months and was afraid what I would find but its been a pleasant surprise. As the only Bureaucrat I'm elevating you to Administrator or Sysop. http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Special:ListGroupRights. There you can see your new rights. Keep up the good work!.--Gonzalo84 00:15, January 22, 2011 (UTC)

Page Name edits
I'm confused. Can you explain the purpose of the edits? DinoSlider 02:19, January 27, 2011 (UTC) I figured it'd be a useful change to make, but if you think it's needless obfuscation, I'm not especially committed to the idea; we could always change it back. --OzzMan 02:26, January 27, 2011 (UTC)
 * I've seen it as standard on a few other wikia wikis, as it helps preserve the page text if a page gets moved or something like that. And while the episode pages are obviously unlikely to need that insurance, they're the easiest place to start in making something standard across the wiki.
 * I was just curious to know the motivation. I would advise against it only because in many cases you do not want the text to change if the page moves. This is especially true in the case of episodes since the name of the episode does not always match the title of the article: Angel (episode), Witch (episode), and Darla (episode).  With this change, it would make invalidate the text if one of the pages moved.  The same would apply to character names and, to some extent, any articles that that require a disambiguation page.
 * Ah, I hadn't considered those. You raise a good point, I'll change 'em back. --OzzMan 02:58, January 27, 2011 (UTC)

Talk page edits
It's not good to edit comments, but to fix a link so that people can figure out where they are supposed to be going, that's not a bad thing by any stretch at all.

The big problem here came when someone changed the "Giles" redirect to be a disambig page (which was good), but never bothered cleaning up the incoming links. -- sulfur 02:03, April 28, 2011 (UTC)


 * You're missing the point that it was a quote taken from the text on the page, and changing someone's quote changes their point. Moreover, it's an old topic on a talk page that isn't relevant anymore anyway, so it's unlikely that anyone is actually going to click on the link to check on the veracity of the comment.--OzzMan 02:08, April 28, 2011 (UTC)

I get that it was a quote, but if it were still on the page, it would be fixed without issue. Now, if someone does visit it, it goes to the wrong place. And there's a link pointing to a disambiguation page, when there shouldn't be. That's why I changed the link, making a point not to change any of the actual text that is visible to the user. -- sulfur 02:13, April 28, 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia request
Could it be moved from where it ended up to the right place? Jackiespeel 21:41, March 15, 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what you're referring to. Would you kindly elaborate for me?--OzzMan 22:28, March 15, 2012 (UTC)

It ended up at the bottom of. Jackiespeel 10:10, March 16, 2012 (UTC)

I was curious if you'd be interested in joining my Wiki, being a Buffy fan yourself ;)

Everything you need to know is on the first page of the wiki, any other questions and you can ask me.

This is my tribute to Joss Whedon, may he live long and happy!

http://buffythevampireslayerroleplay.wikia.com/wiki/Buffy_The_Vampire_Slayer_Roleplay_Wiki

Syre Draek 19:38, April 5, 2012 (UTC)

Errr.. Hey, you could help by edditing Kate's profile page. There are these words around the picture & Thank you. I also strongly recommened you read the changes I made to Anya's personality page, the few last paragraphs and the new image anyway.

Thanks for the welcome. I could use some help! I accidently uploaded this file: http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/File:Atfreetolaugh.jpg thinking it would only post to my profile. Can you remove it, please?

Thank you for your help, and the complement. I will remember to use signatures from now on.

SaffronTea 00:14, July 8, 2012 (UTC)SaffronTea



Question about adding links to the story.
Can somebody help me to understand the basics of adding a link to another Wiki page or an image ? I wanted to insert a reference to Buffy's nightmare about Nurses in Willow Wonderland P 2, but could not figure out how to do this. also, how does one communicate with other editors ?

deerinheadlights

PS

And what about signing using four tildes ???

Excited to be a new member - never tried to do any edits before so if I totally screw up page - please let me know. I am a long time devoted fan of the Buffyverse and Angelverse.

Hello, and thanks for the welcome! I'd like to point out a slight oversight on Buffy Summers' page, where it shows her aliases, it says that Spike called her Goldilocks just once, but it was actually 2 times: "Goodbye Iowa" ("hate to break it to you, Goldilocks, but you have a tragic bleeding taste in men", and later on in "Gone".

Thanks a lot and great job :)  Scarlett22 (talk) 21:48, February 15, 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I'm new to this wiki and I'm a huge Buffy fan! Do you have any tips?

Tenses in Comic Chapter Articles
I wasn't quite sure who to broach this with, so I apologize in advance for leaving a message on your talk page.

I know that it's been discussed at length in the past, but I would like to bring up writing tenses in regards to the canon "Comics" area of the Wiki. As I understand it, this Wiki functions based on the literary past tense. The creators based the Wiki off of a similar one (Wookieepedia, I believe). Still, I simply can't accept the prospect that the comic chapter articles are written in past. A fellow user made me aware of this fact, and I think it's rather odd. My justification is as follows:

1) Firstly, comics are not in-verse characters, places or items. They are tangible things; they can be read, torn, dog-eared and have coffee spilled on them). Simply put, they exist in the physical world. I feel like a fool for bringing this up, but I think the introduction and summary sections of Comic-chapter related pages should be altered to accommodate the present tense. Here's an example: "Freefall, Part Three." As you can see, both the intro and summary are written in past, yet a comic book is still a book, and the sequence events in a book are stagnant; they unfold the same way each time you read them, therefore nothing that happens in them should be written about as if it has already happened.

2) Secondly, all episode summaries are written in the present tense. Following that logic, comic chapter summaries should be written in present as well.

3) Lastly, I would be willing to change every single canon comic chapter article into the present tense if you chose to allow it. If you think it's best left as is, then I'll accept that too. I don't altogether mind the current tense, but I do think it would be better altered. Still, it's entirely your decision.

Sorry again for leaving you with this long message. I really want to help improve this Wiki, and I think this one change could really to it justice in the long-run. I've seen other debates about this exact topic on other talk pages, but users never seem to come to a concrete conclusion. I have ideas in regards to the tenses of the "character" related pages, but all that can be saved for another day. Besides, I'm new and all, and I don't want to get in the way or anything.

Yanagi13 (talk) 12:47, April 4, 2013

Thanks for your message, I'm something of a novice at wiki-editing but I think I've included all the relevant links. Please let me know if any part of the edit was off-kilter or if I can help with anything else. Thanks again MagusDane (talk) 11:13, April 5, 2013 (UTC)

Just saw the "International Titles" headline in the Buff episodes behind the scenes part and noticed that some of the finnish titles were missing the translate so I thought sense Im finnish and I love Buffy, why not edit them there myself. I hope that's cool :)

Hi Ozzman And you are my best friend and I of course a big buffy fan Have a nice day --Buffyfan1998 (talk) 15:32, July 30, 2013 (UTC)buffyfan1998--Buffyfan1998 (talk) 15:32, July 30, 2013 (UTC)

Request
There's this recent article titled the "Hellmouth Genius Effect" which asserts that the remarkable intelligence of some of Sunnydale's individuals (such as Warren and Ted's creator) are a direct result of the Hellmouth's energy. I made it a candidate for deletion since it's just speculation as far as I'm concerned, Since you're an admin, I'd like to know your opinion and if you agree with me then could you please delete it? OwnerMan (talk) 08:33, August 13, 2013 (UTC)
 * Oh, yeah, that's total speculation. The title alone is speculation, and it completely ignores the fact that superscience exists even in non-Hellmouthy places. Fred, for example, was a genius back in Texas all on her own. I'm gonna go ahead and delete it since it's, at best, a fan theory.--OzzMan (talk) 08:37, August 13, 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your input. OwnerMan (talk) 08:45, August 13, 2013 (UTC)

Request - delete account created in error
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Don't worry, I'm clearing things now. let me know via Special:Contact if you have any questions -- sannse (help forum | blog)  16:59, August 19, 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the encouragement OzzMan. I'm new to this site but figured I'd start small, making small edits for minor characters and using the yearbook as canon. I don't know if you're into fan fiction but I have a story going on at fanfiction net. It's called "Buffy epic." It's a crossover with Angel but very much AU. I use the same screen name as here. I've already posted 27 chapters, there will be at least 500 more posted over the net year. Two things I should warn you about it. I rated it M for mature due to the sex and violence content. Also it goes into issues of politics, philosophy, and religion. If that doesn't sound appealing to you I understand.

Hi, thank you to welcome me there. I have only one question please. How can I make this blue board with infos about characters? Thank you.

New prof users
The new users Kennedyprof and pintoprof have polluted our wiki with ads about real-world 'spells'. I removed the page for deletion, however, I haven't touched the blog posts, since it's a bit more personal and subjective (as opposed to a wiki page, which must be governed by objectivity). I don't know if they will continue to post more ads, but I seriously hope you admins could watch them closely. Thanks. FTWinchester (talk) 20:31, November 17, 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the heads up. I've taken care of those two accounts, and I'll check around for any other similar spambot users.--OzzMan (talk) 20:47, November 17, 2013 (UTC)
 * Welcome. The pleasure is mine, and thanks again! FTWinchester (talk) 02:03, November 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * He's at it again, this time under the guise of Dr. Pahad. FTWinchester (talk) 11:53, January 5, 2014 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for welcoming me to the wiki! There is perhaps something you could help me with. I'm quite new to these things and am just wondering about the general etiquette of the community. I'm marathoning my way through the series and have been noticing quite a few continuity errors and pop-culture references that aren't mentioned in the pages for that episode.

I'm wondering if it would be better to bring these things up in the talk pages to let the rest of the community decide if they belong on the page or if it would be more appropriate to just edit the page itself.

Thanks,

Ethacetin (talk) 00:01, December 6, 2013 (UTC)ethacetin
 * Welcome to the wiki! I would suggest to you that the best method would be to simply add anything you know for certain is a continuity error, and anything you're unsure about could be brought up on the talk page for discussion.--OzzMan (talk) 00:32, December 6, 2013 (UTC)

Gaffe
Sorry about the post on the evolved vampire talk page. Where should I post some questions like that? Is it better is a blog? FTWinchester (talk) 00:33, December 6, 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes, discussions like that are better kept to blog posts or the Watercooler section of the wiki's forums.--OzzMan (talk) 00:59, December 6, 2013 (UTC)

Page truly needing deletion
It seems to me that this - http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/LOST_LOVE_SPELL_CASTER,_PAY_AFTER_RESULTS_%2B27839620753 qualifies. 06:10, December 7, 2013 (UTC)

Candidates for deletion
Could you clear out the Category:Candidates for deletion. There is a lot of pages that need deleting. Thanks. Lowriders95s10 (talk) 14:41, December 17, 2013 (UTC)

Jenny Calendar
I invite you to discuss the name on the Talk:Jenny Calendar page. - DinoSlider (talk) 17:09, December 31, 2013 (UTC)

Drusilla
What was that for? (reverting the edit) I think it's worth mentioning Ghostkaiba297 (talk) 05:53, January 8, 2014 (UTC)

User Harassing Me
Hello Ozzman. Sorry for troubling you, but a user from another wiki was blocked, and has now followed me here to harass me. Actually it is a bit worse, he has just threatened me with violence here: http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/User_talk:10X_Kamehameha?diff=136522&oldid=136409

Could you please handle this according to your site rules? Thanks for the help. 10X Kamehameha.


 * Thanks! 10X Kamehameha


 * My pleasure. I'm sorry you had that experience.--OzzMan (talk) 05:13, June 12, 2014 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thank you for fixing my formatting on the Talk: Hellmouth page. I really appreciate the help!

Ringer Wiki
Hello!

I'm an admin on Ringer Wiki, a show that has Sarah Michelle Gellar as the main character in the show. Do you think you can promote people to contribute to that wiki as much as they do here? I really need some company there (LOL)

υм мᴀʀʏĸᴀтᴇ (talk) 21:50, June 25, 2014 (UTC)

Hello Ozzieman
Ozzieman can you please add on Tara Mclay's page about her friendship with Buffy Summers in realtionships? Also how do I publish edits on this wiki? Thank you Narwhalgal84 (talk) 18:44, September 8, 2014 (UTC)

==I have been editing been editing realtionships of characters on their pages but it's a bit messy. Perhaps you would like to clean it up? Neptunestar84 (talk) 05:20, September 9, 2014 (UTC)

hey thanks for the welcome and everything and you're welcome. :) I was wondering, do you have a possbile answer to my question on the Ryan Anderson talk?

On the wiki's background
Hello there! I was just wondering what you think about the background image of the wiki. I personally think it's too bland and generic. It is not very suggestive to any of the titular characters. I think it would be nice if we update it. I've asked in the main page talk, but nobody was answering. OwnerMan expressed support with the idea. However, I wanted to know what others think as well. Plus, since the main page is locked, only an admin could really tweak it. I was wondering if you could share us your opinion. Thanks. FTWinchester (talk) 02:01, November 8, 2014 (UTC)
 * I suppose I've got no objection to a change, so long as it looks nice. Perhaps a shot of Sunnydale High's courtyard? It would be easily identified even as a background image, and wouldn't result in trying to cram a bunch of characters off to the side. I'm open to other ideas.--OzzMan (talk) 04:18, November 26, 2014 (UTC)
 * Alright. I guess we better make a blog to facilitate the discussion. Because so far, we are all going for different ideas. FTWinchester (talk) 03:45, November 28, 2014 (UTC)

Hello,

you can change the Battle model, something wrong, Please

Longbow and Compound Bow
Why were they deleted? We have pages on guns and crossbows anyway, and those two kinds of bows made actual appearances and don't really fit under crossbows since they are their own kind of bows. FTWinchester (talk) 03:24, December 2, 2014 (UTC)