User talk:Sunmarsh

Signing comments
Hey there! Welcome to Nookipedia (again), and great job so far! Just a quick tip that when signing comments on talk pages, use four tildes ( ~ ). This places both your username and a timestamp on the page. Feel free to ask me or any other staff members for any more help (or consider posting at the Community Fountain to get help from the general community). Thanks, ~Super Hamster  Talk 18:27, July 14, 2014 (EDT)

Mario's Reply
Usually, in a section title, the only letters you should capitalize are the first one and proper nouns.

I'm not sure if it's necessary to create pages on every group of furniture. I think it's better to create articles of groups of furniture. As for uncategorized items, we can put them in a very decentralized "theme" article, although that would be very time consuming.

If you have access to the e-guide of the game (look it up in the official site; sign in, register, and input a code if you need to; the code is found somewhere in the middle of the book), there's no need to scan the page. Just browse through the guide, right click on the image, and save the image to upload it here. Easy, but time-consuming.

Thanks for asking! I hope I helped. 19:40, July 14, 2014 (EDT)
 * Thanks for the reply. I was actually referring to items from the first game, not ACNL. I also have the guide to  and  so I could scan those guides for item images as well. --sunmarsh (talk)
 * Oh, gotcha. Does Prima have e-guides for Wild World and City Folk? It would spare you a lot of scanning if they did. 19:52, July 14, 2014 (EDT)
 * I don't believe that they started e-guides until after the guide for City Folk was published, so no. Besides, e-guides weren't as widely used back then as they are now? Come to think of it, did Prima even have a guide for Wild World. I have the Nintendo Power guide for Wild World, not Prima. --XXSuperXXNintendoXx (talk) 02:38, July 15, 2014 (EDT)
 * Hm, maybe you're right. I guess scans would have to do, but if you're able to obtain screenshots from, say, an emulator, the more the better. 16:19, July 15, 2014 (EDT)

Multiple Edits
Hello! I noticed you've been making a lot of edits to the same page over a short time. Doing this puts a large strain on our server and clogs up the recent changes. So instead of saving a lot, use the "show preview" button next to the "save page" button. It'll allow you to view your edit for any mistakes so you don't have to make a lot of fixing edits or additional ones! Additionally, it will help to reduce the workload of the staff who have to patrol each and every edit. Thanks! :) --XXSuperXXNintendoXx (talk) 16:33, July 15, 2014 (EDT)
 * Sorry about that! I didn't realize that the Sandbox page was viewable to everyone... although I'm sure that's not the only page where I've been guilty of this. ^^; I'll do my best to keep the edit count to a minimum. --sunmarsh (talk) 16:40, July 15, 2014 (EDT)

Autopatrol
Hé, considering your great recent contributions, you have been promoted to trustee status! It means that you're trusted enough that we don't need to patrol your edits. I hope you keep up your great work here, especially on that Acre article. :) 22:42, July 15, 2014 (EDT)

Staff?
Hey sunmarsh - love the work you've done so far. I think you're definitely ready to join the staff team as a Patroller, if you so desire. Just let me know and I'll be happy to nominate you. Thanks, ~Super Hamster  Talk 09:42, July 31, 2014 (EDT)
 * That sounds great! Thanks so much; I'll be sure to do my best. :D *Copper salute* --sunmarsh (talk) 14:56, July 31, 2014 (EDT)
 * I'll support the nomination, that's for sure. 15:03, July 31, 2014 (EDT)
 * I would definitely support the nomination too, as you've shown through your edits and past projects that you have a vast knowledge on the technical aspects of the series, which is something the majority of players know nothing about. --XXSuperXXNintendoXx (talk) 15:39, July 31, 2014 (EDT)
 * Great! Nomination placed at Nookipedia:Staff/Apply. ~Super Hamster  Talk 15:40, July 31, 2014 (EDT)
 * You have been promoted to patroller. Congratulations! -- Ja ke  14:04, August 7, 2014 (EDT)
 * Awesome! Thank you everyone for your support & positive feedback. :) Is there a page somewhere that lists Patroller responsibilities more in-depth (other than Nookipedia:Patrollers)? Perhaps with guidelines/suggestions on when it's appropriate to use patroller-specific abilities? --sunmarsh (talk) 15:55, August 7, 2014 (EDT)
 * Hrmm...not that I know of. But to give a quick run-down, the two biggest tools you have are deleting and protecting pages. You can delete pages that obviously shouldn't exist (e.g. files that will never be used, new articles that aren't about anything significant, etc.). Any other page should still go through the normal discussions before deleting. As for protecting pages, that's typically done if a page is repeatedly being vandalized, or a template is widely used across the site.
 * So yep...basically, just use your best judgement :) Being voted in for staff means we trust your judgement. But feel free to ask any questions at any time! ~Super Hamster  Talk 22:36, August 7, 2014 (EDT)
 * You can always post any questions you may have on the Staff Forum or send either (or both of us) a PM. And remember, there isn't a single mistake you can make that can't be undone, so don't be afraid to use your new permissions as you see fit. As SuperHamster said, we trust your judgement with this. -- Ja ke  13:38, August 8, 2014 (EDT)

Project Furniture Request
Hey, this is Marcus(talk), Can I be project furniture? I really think I can help! Thanks!--Marcus 18:18, October 1, 2014 (EDT)
 * I've added you. Please remember to use the Preview tab (or the Show Preview button) prior to submitting edits. Every edit you make must be patrolled (aka checked for accuracy/appropriateness) because you are a new member. The more minor edits you make, the more posts we have to patrol. -sunmarsh (talk) 18:59, October 1, 2014 (EDT)
 * so I am now in project furniture? Awesome! Thank you so much! --Marcus (talk) 17:30, October 2, 2014 (EDT) and how do you make an image appear for my project furniture account?--Marcus (talk) 17:34, October 2, 2014 (EDT)
 * To add an image to your project furniture profile, you simply edit the page and add it to the appropriate location. I can do this for you if you'd like. First, the image needs to be uploaded to the wiki; you can do so here. Alternatively, we can use a pre-existing image which you can view or search for here. -sunmarsh (talk) 18:09, October 2, 2014 (EDT)

Can this be my picture? Thanks! Also, is there any pages that need help with editing involving project furniture for me to help with? --Marcus (talk) 21:39, October 2, 2014 (EDT)
 * Yes, if you look on the Project Furniture page, there are lists of Series, Themes, Sets etc. that need work (purple and grey boxes). To get an idea of what the final result should look like, take a look at the already completed pages in the green boxes (clicking the edit button on one of those pages to see the wikitext/templates used may be helpful). Remember to conform to Nookipedia guidelines in regard to item capitalization (see here). --sunmarsh (talk) 13:25, October 3, 2014 (EDT)

Ok, thanks!

Re:Meeting request
Yeah, we could do with a collaboration of some sort, because some of our projects are of incomprehensible scale and working as a team makes things more efficient. But I don't know if a chatroom would work. I may be online earlier than you. However, I am quite interested in reviving the other projects (like Project Furniture was), and utilizing the talk pages and forum for some of our discussions. I'll wait for more input on this, and thanks for bringing this up (the workload on me was rather large so I've took a slight break). Red  Snapper  14:31, October 6, 2014 (EDT)
 * Glad to hear you're interested. I've posted my thoughts over at the Community Fountain if you'd like to collaborate. Sunmarshsignature.png  ( talk )  19:50, October 6, 2014 (EDT)

Signature help
Hey sunmarsh, how do you change your signature to look cooler like yours?--Marcus (talk) 21:21, October 7, 2014 (EDT)
 * Navigate to your Preferences page. In the Signature section, check the box "Treat signature as wikitext (without an automatic link)". My name is actually an image that I created. You can use wikitext to change font color and size, however the signature field only allows a certain amount of characters, so to get the effect I wanted I applied the font, color and size I wanted in a text editor, took a screenshot, and then uploaded the text as an image which I link to in my signature.


 * The wikitext for my signature is: Sunmarshsignature.png  ( talk )  Hey sunmarsh, thanks for the help with signatures! How does mine look? ;) --MarcusSignature.jpg 16:30, October 10, 2014 (EDT)

The golden Marcus award
Hey sunmarsh! I have made my own reward, similar to the Golden Leaf Award! I call it the Golden Marcus award. You are such a great editor that I have decided to give the award to you! So, you have won the Golden Marcus Award! --Marcus (talk) 21:26, October 8, 2014 (EDT)


 * Thanks Marcus, I really appreciate it. :) Sunmarshsignature.png  ( talk )  11:06, October 10, 2014 (EDT)

Table Templates
Hey sunmarsh. Hope all is well! I just wanted to say thank you for all of the work you've put into fixing up the table templates. The syntax looks a lot better, and the colored MIA images are a nice touch. I know you must have put a lot of time and effort into getting it all set up and working (at least 36 hours over the last week, according to the server), and I just wanted to make sure your work doesn't go unappreciated. I'm making you the first ever Honored Member Special Nomination. Thanks again! :) -- Ja ke  15:34, July 1, 2015 (EDT)


 * Thanks so much for the kind words, it means a lot. :) If you or anyone has any suggestions for improvements do let me know. As versatile as the templates may be I'm no expert- mostly trial and error. Got to get our item tables in shape- I'm sure we'll have a bunch more to add come September. Sunmarshsignature.png  ( talk )  15:50, July 1, 2015 (EDT)
 * Just wanted to pop in and also say, fantastic job :) The template really does look fantastic. ~Super Hamster  Talk 16:46, July 1, 2015 (EDT)

New table header format
Just curious, but what are the advantages to the new table format compared to ItemList? Aside from a little error in one of the tables (those pesky div wrappers). I'm curious because I'm just catching my breath after converting a lot of tables from the old format into a newer format, only for an even newer format to come along! 21:54, July 1, 2015 (EDT)


 * Glad you asked! I know that on the series pages it really doesn't look any different, and that's because there aren't very many cosmetic changes made to the way the tables display on those pages. The main thing I was trying to accomplish was to create a template that we could use to create EVERY item table on the site, regardless of what sort of list we were trying to create or what game it was for. Template:ItemList only works for furniture and wallpaper/carpet on series pages. The new template will eventually work for all items (right now it only works for furniture, wallpaper, carpet, fish, insects, seafood and music). There's a more thorough list of changes in the documentation for the template as well. If you ever have any further questions about it, have suggestions etc. please feel free to ask! Sunmarshsignature.png  ( talk )  15:45, July 3, 2015 (EDT)
 * Okay, in the meantime, perhaps you can put it in Project Furniture as the new template? 16:39, July 5, 2015 (EDT)
 * Done deal. Thanks for reminding me to do that. ^^; Sunmarshsignature.png  ( talk )  13:55, July 6, 2015 (EDT)

Is this you?
I found this person on Twitter.

--50.136.149.237 17:48, July 9, 2015 (EDT)

Are you a boy or girl?
108.175.159.130 17:50, July 9, 2015 (EDT)

I think sunmarsh is a boy because there is a user on Twitter I found named [removed] who is probably the same user on Nookipedia.

--50.136.149.237 17:53, July 9, 2015 (EDT)
 * Well you found me... uh, congrats? Please don't post links to my social media without my express permission, thank you. Sunmarshsignature.png  ( talk )  18:10, July 9, 2015 (EDT)

You never said not to put links to your social media in your user page or anything like that... Also I found your Twitter account by search engine.

--50.136.149.237 20:24, July 9, 2015 (EDT)
 * No one needs to say "don't post my social media information". It comes as a reasonable expectation of privacy. Even if publicly available and even easily found, it can be disrespectful to research for someone's personal information and start posting it around. Doing so is called doxing and is frowned upon - and definitely not allowed on Nookipedia. ~Super Hamster  Talk 22:08, July 9, 2015 (EDT)

Oops...I won't do it again. Also are you able to hide the revision of before you removed your Twitter link?(keep this post but have the revision that has the Twitter account mentioned removed)

--50.136.149.237 22:41, July 9, 2015 (EDT)
 * Thanks for undestanding! And yep - I've asked Sunmarsh if he'd like the revisions hidden and will do so when he responds. ~Super Hamster  Talk 22:43, July 9, 2015 (EDT)

Spa theme
I simply deleted the page you created to make way for a move. I believe the history has been preserved while all the double redirects have been removed. Thanks for the notification! 17:31, July 17, 2015 (EDT)

Hey!
Good job with all that work! It makes me wonder, though, how long does it take to do all of this? :O Either way, I salute you for you efforts. :) 17:51, July 27, 2015 (EDT)
 * hello - 17:53, July 27, 2015 (EDT)

Thanks so much. :) You mean the edits to Template:Villager Info? If so, the table looks a lot different but the coding didn't change very much at all. Just a matter of analyzing the way the template was set up by Sky and figuring out where I needed to put everything. Took an hour or two maybe? The mock-up I created from scratch in my Sandbox (not there anymore, maybe, I don't remember) took longer to make than the actual changes to the template. If you're talking in general about how long it takes to make large changes to templates (+/- thousands of characters) those are usually the quickest because they involve a find & replace command. Even the conversions to Template:TableHeader are made much quicker due to find & replace. But working with tables is actually pretty fun. Like a puzzle game figuring out how to get things to do what you want. But I've had to spend a bit of time referencing guides and stuff to get where I am now. Also, HomerJC, not sure if that was meant for me, but hello to you too. :P  ( talk )  22:35, July 27, 2015 (EDT)
 * An hour or so it quite a lot. I was just wondering since edits with thousands of characters added tend to be a lot of effort. When I do it, it takes so long, my poor neck starts hurting, and I have to stand up. Me, I'm not extremely experienced with templates, as most of my editing comes from content-related things rather than inner wiki works. Regarding your edits, I was referring to your edits in general, especially those with bolded thousand-character revisions, so your Villager Info is just a part of it. :P 22:41, July 27, 2015 (EDT)

Promotion time?
The work you've been doing lately has been fantastic, and I think a promotion to admin is overdue. That'll leave us with no patrollers, but that'll mean plenty of room for newcomers! What say you? ~Super Hamster  Talk 16:05, July 31, 2015 (EDT)
 * I was actually just thinking the same thing. Being able to edit protected pages would definitely help you with all the template editing. -- Ja ke  19:26, July 31, 2015 (EDT)
 * I had the same thoughts as well. Giving the ability for text replacements might come in handy too. 23:00, July 31, 2015 (EDT)

I'd be delighted. :D I'm glad that my edits have made such a positive impact & I'll do my best to make proper use of my admin tools. Thanks so much!  ( talk )  16:42, August 1, 2015 (EDT)
 * The application's up. I'm certain you'll pass. 21:28, August 2, 2015 (EDT)

Villager Info template
Hi. I think that there should be an update to the Villager Info template, regarding Happy Home Designer. It will have the characters profile pic, home request, and day they are found on. Thanks, Trainiax (talk) 14:10, August 5, 2015 (EDT)


 * Updating Template:Villager Info for is certainly a possibility. However the pictures included in the WW & NL sections are of their official villager pics. We will have to see if such pictures are included in HHD and if they differ from ACNL. I definitely think that their request type is worth noting, we just have to be sure that each villager has a specific request and that it isn't random or chosen from a pool based on their personality type. Lastly, it was my impression that the villagers appeared randomly and not on a specific day. Do you have any evidence for this? Sunmarshsignature.png  ( talk )  16:41, August 5, 2015 (EDT)


 * Yes, on Spriters-Resource they had the pictures, but they are very low-quality (see here). But I also found their NPC Icons, the ones that are shown at the bottom of the screen when you are making their house (here). I have already started cropping everyone's own NPC Icon. Trainiax (talk) 09:24, August 7, 2015 (EDT)


 * Wow! Very nice find! The second sprite sheet also serves as a list of characters that appear in the game. The first thing we need to do is crop each animal out and start uploading the images here using a standard naming convention. Maybe (AnimalName)HHDIcon.png. Sunmarshsignature.png  ( talk )  10:52, August 7, 2015 (EDT)