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Subpages of a userpage

Hello, I noticed you warning people about their userpages, so I thought you'd be the right person to ask this. The thing is, I would like to create a subpage listing my in-game teams using the standard team template, since I want there to be more things related to Pokémon and me on my page. I wanted to ask whether or not it is allowed at all and what I should keep in mind besides not editing excessively. Thank you! Kikugi (talk) 10:16, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Making subpages for that is fine, the rules for subpages is the same as a normal userpage. An edit to your subpage also counts to the "three userspace edits per day" rule.--ForceFire 10:28, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Another offensive username

Puta is a really rude word in Spanish(I think the account maker failed to use proper alts, but their intent is clear...is this worth your time for an unacceptable username?--BlisseyandtheAquaJets (talk) 17:16, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

"Not everything is a pun"

...I never said everything is, but SM is known for them and "ワル" is not a Japanese word, but "warui" (悪い) is! And since it's spelled as "ワル" and "Warubiaru" (ワルビアル) is in the episode it makes sense it's a pun. I have no idea what your problem is and I don't care, but I've already explained why it's a pun. "ワル" isn't used as "bad" in katakana, but words are used in different characters when they're a joke. Like the episode with Dhelmise with "Ikari" (anger) being used as "いかり" as "anchor" but the same spelling "Ikari" also can be used to mean "怒り" (anger). Playerking95 (talk) 19:31, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

Please respond and change it back because it's not spelled the right way, meaning it is a pun. I don't care what your problem is, but not correctly addressing a pun in a title that clearly has one just makes Bulbapedia look stupid. I've been obvious why it's a pun. Why can episode titles like SM071, SM065, and SM040 be acknowledged but not this? Playerking95 (talk) 14:54, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Just because "waru" is written in katakana, doesn't mean it no longer means "悪" or has a different meaning. "ワル" is still "悪", it's not some nonsensical word. And yes, "悪" can be used by itself. As for the title, "waru" could also be referring to Nanu, considering his attire and the fact the title includes "oyaji" (since it's "...waru oyaji wa...").

As for the other episodes, they're fine. Ikari can mean either Anchor and Anger, like you said, so that's a pun. "Mairimasu" is pure nonsense and could only be a pun. "Pan-paka-pan" is a trumpet fanfare with just happens to include the word "pan", and the episode was about bread.--ForceFire 15:20, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

The idea that not translating a pun is bad needs to be addressed.

Translating puns is HARD.

It is not always worth wracking your brain over or compensating for otherwise. And it's not even necessarily worth forcing something. Not translating a pun does not make Bulbapedia look stupid... Tiddlywinks (talk) 15:37, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Surge/Terrain confusion

There's confusion going on in the anime whether the Tapu are activating their signature abilities or using the Terrain moves. This issue has been resolved with Tapu Koko, but people are still mixing up Tapu Lele and Tapu Bulu's Abilities with their Terrain moves. When Tapu Lele and Tapu Bulu activated their Abilities Psychic Surge and Grassy Surge respectively, users are assuming that they are using the attacks Psychic Terrain and Grassy Terrain instead. That is not the case. In Rising from the Ruins! and SM075, when Tapu Lele and Tapu Bulu enter battle with Rockruff and Lycanroc respectively, their Surge Abilities go off at the start of their battles. This happened with Tapu Koko as well when it battled Pikachu in The Guardian's Challenge! and A Guardian Rematch!. The Terrain moves can go off during any point of the battle, however the Surge Abilities can only activate when the Pokémon enter the field. Another point to show that it's their abilities activating in those episodes and not their attacks is in Revealing the Stuff of Legend! where all four Tapu used the four Terrain moves to show Ash and the gang Nebby's backstory. Even the anime makes mistakes as shown in SM075 where Acerola and Rotom misidentify Tapu Bulu's Grassy Surge as Grassy Terrain. --PKMNAdventurer (talk) 21:32, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

I've removed them and added a hidden notice. Abilities and moves need to be explicitly said, especially those that would potentially have the same exact animation.--ForceFire 03:11, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Ok, looks like Psychic Terrain was confirmed via dub captions (which is fine, until/unless the Japanese version says that it's something else later on). Grassy Terrain was said, which you've noted. Is it an error? We don't know. But for now, it is not an error unless they contradict themselves and call it Grassy Surge later on. At the end of the day, the is no confusion. Assuming moves is something you shouldn't be doing. If it is said or revealed in close caption, then that's final.--ForceFire 12:08, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Ok. I wanted to make sure if the move used was either the Terrain Move or the Surge Ability. Thank you for clearing it up. --PKMNAdventurer (talk) 20:48, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Requests

If you would be so kind, could you please hear me out and consider doing a couple things I can't do (at least without permission, in some cases):

• Template {{Trainerentry}} has several handy redirects for Trainer classes that have changed their names over the years, such as "Cooltrainer" to "Ace Trainer" and "Rocket" to "Team Rocket Grunt". However, there are several Trainer class name changes that have either been missed or happened after the template was last edited, like "Rocket Grunt"* to "Team Rocket Grunt", "Pokéfan" to "Poké Fan", "Swimmer ♂/♀" to "Swimmer", and "Clerk ♂/♀" to "Office Worker". There may be others than these, but anyway, my point is, could you please add the missing redirects to the template in the same way as the already existing redirects?
• Back in January, I suggested that the Pokémon League (Alola)/Title Defense page should be split into separate SM and USUM Title Defense pages. I've already got the USUM section ready right here under my own userspace in case the idea gets approved. Do you think the page should be split?
• Ummm... I recall having a third request, but it doesn't come to my mind right now. I'll come back if I can remember it.

--FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 12:59, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

I've added the examples you've provided. If there are any more, do let me know.

I've forwarded the article with the other staff members.--ForceFire 08:16, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for hearing me out. And indeed, I've discovered a few more redirect links that should be fixed: "Officer" and "Policeman" to "Police Officer", "Interviewer" to "Interviewers", "Socialite" to "Madame", and "School Kid" to "Schoolkid". Also, a couple of other things related to this subject:

In Generation II, the "Swimmer" class was classified as "Swimmer♂/♀", as in without a space, while in Generation VI, it's "Swimmer ♂/♀", as in with a space. The latter redirect is yet to be fixed.

In Generation II, the Trainer class that would later be known as "Schoolkid" was called "Schoolboy", hence why "Schoolboy" redirects to "Schoolkid" (or rather "School Kid", a redirect link). And then, in Generation VI, we were introduced to the separate "Schoolboy" Trainer class. As such, the Schoolboy links from Generation VI now lead to an incorrect article (similar to the "Medium" link from Saffron Gym's page, actually, due to the Channeler class's renaming in Stadium, but that's a much more minor subject). I know this may be an impossible or at least a difficult problem to solve properly, but I decided to bring it up nevertheless, just in case.

The request I forgot about yesterday is actually a pretty old one: back in 2013, I made a suggestion to change the {{Gym Leaders of Unova}} to better separate the BW and B2W2 Gym Leaders from each other, but my edit (which you can see here) was undone, because I hadn't talked about it beforehand. Since then, I've forgotten, remembered, and re-forgotten this multiple times, but now I've finally managed to make myself bring this long-forgotten topic up again. Could the template be edited in this or at least in a similar kind of way, or do you feel it's good enough as it is?

Also, I've also come up with a couple new things I'd want to propose since yesterday: could "Tide Song Hotel" and "Kantonian Gym" receive their own articles? I've already asked people's opinions about these ideas on Heahea City and Malie City's talk pages, and at least the Tide Song Hotel split seems to have gotten some support already. Could you take these splits into consideration as well? Thank you.

--FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 10:04, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

Oh, and while I'm at it, I also found one Orre Trainer class redirect to fix: "Fun Old Lady" to "Matron". --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 12:35, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

Ah, didn't see the subtle difference with the Swimmer trainer class. I've added the other TCs.

I think the Unova Gym Leader Template is fine the way it is. Repeating the same Gym Leaders is pretty unnecessary, while I do get why, the template is about who are the Gym Leaders, separating by game isn't necessary. Plus, the three newer Gym Leaders being at the bottom of the first eight already implies that they were added later on.

I've forwarded those suggestions to the other admins as well.--ForceFire 05:11, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

I actually just saw you making that edit. Thanks a lot.

I understand. It's fine. I won't raise that topic again.

Thanks once again. I'll be waiting for the results. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 05:36, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

Sorry to bother you again, but I've found a couple more links to fix, mainly from the Orre games:

Let's get the simpler ones out of the way first: "Researcher" and "Cipher R&D" to "Scientist".

Now, for something I'm not so sure of: the Orre-exclusive classes "Rogue" "Kaminko Aide", and "Robo Groudon" are Trainer classes used by only one person each, and they also only appear as redirect links on one page each. Hence why I'm not sure if these redirects should be removed or not. What do you think?

And finally, something a bit different, but still involving the same template. A big number of Fighting-type Trainers in FireRed and LeafGreen have their Pokémon holding Black Belts. However, the template links the "Black Belt" held item to "Type-enhancing item#Black Belt". This was understandable before, but now "Black Belt (item)" has its own article. Could you change the link to go to the item's own page now?

Thank you. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 06:59, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

Done. As for the three single trainer trainer classes, I think they're fine, due to the way the template works (the second parameter is under a TC template, so their has to be a [name] (Trainer class) link.--ForceFire 03:29, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you once again. However, when I looked at your edits, I also happened to notice that, similar to the Black Belt link you fixed, the held item link for "Metronome" leads to "In-battle effect item#Metronome". I can understand that you didn't notice that during your edit, so I'm not blaming you of anything, but could you be so kind and fix that one, too? --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 05:25, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Whoopsie! Every time I think I'm done with this issue, I notice something new. The redirect link of "PokéFan" to "Poké Fan" has been fixed, but it's formatted as "Pokéfan" on every pre-Generation VI page (as well as on the "Poké Fan (Trainer class)" article), and that redirect link still remains to be fixed. Could you do this one more thing? I'm sorry if you feel bothered by this. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 12:40, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

(deep sigh) One. More. Once again I've noticed something. In Generation II, some Poké Fans had their Pokémon holding Berries, as in "Berry (item)", but link just goes to "Berry". Could that be fixed? PS. I also have other stuff to talk about with you, but I'll probably start a new section for that purpose later. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 08:04, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

Force preview question

I've heard about the force preview group, where you have to preview your edits before publishing them. And I thought it might help me slow down and evaluate if my edits are actually helpful, since I have a tendency to act impulsively. Is it possible to ask to be put in that group? I was just curious. Incentive (a.k.a. Veralann) 02:49, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

PokeShay

I think it was a little harsh to block him for that. You could've just asked about it on his talk page. --Raltseye prata med mej 16:03, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

"Pokémon seen" lists for movie locations

I wasn't too sure who to ask about this, though I have noticed that some movie-based locations have got the "Pokémon seen" lists and others don't. What is the requirement for these types of pages?. E.g. The Lake of Life has an incomplete list whilst Forina and the Tree of Beginning do not have any list, instead the Pokémon are just listed in the description section.

Also who is the authority on uploading images to the archives? I have a few images in mind that are needed to complete other pages like the Pokémon mate page.

Thanks. PardescanSlowbro (talk) 09:55, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Locations where Pokémon actually live there have the Pokémon list. Though I'm not too sure if it's needed, as most are just wild Pokémon. Maybe if they play a large role in the area, such as the titans in Tree of Beginning, then they can be listed. Otherwise, it's unnecessary. As for the archives, you have to create an account at the archives and wait to be autoconfirmed there (the requirements are the same as it is on the wiki).--ForceFire 02:43, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Thank you for the information. PardescanSlowbro (talk) 09:36, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Unaccpetable username

[[1]] - unsigned comment from RubyLeafGreenCrystal (talk • contribs)

No it's not.--ForceFire 02:43, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Bulbapedia lagging

Not really sure if this is the appropriate place to ask, but is the site undergoing updates or something? Loading for this site is lagging for me. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 20:45, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Never mind. The issue seems to have resolved itself. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 21:48, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Could I have my userspace privileges back?

It's been like 6 years and I mostly just wanna delete it lmao --Pokelova (talk) 12:17, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Done.--ForceFire 14:18, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Edgreen293

Edgreen293 (talk • contribs) is at it again ([2] [3] [4]). GrammarFreak01 (talk) 22:29, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

I might also add Tygamer64 (talk • contribs) since both GrammarFreak01 and I were discussing him on his talk page. Since he has made rather pointless edits and we were told to report these cases. Ice Cream 15:25, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

RE: Episode links

The links I added are from a licensed Pokémon copyright holder, so there is no copyright issue here. They are all legal.--Magicknight94 (talk) 09:31, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Did you read my reply?--Magicknight94 (talk) 14:52, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

You still can't link to full episodes or episode clips, regardless of whether it comes from an official source or not.--ForceFire 04:35, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Why not? If copyright is not the issue here, what is the problem? Can you explain? --Magicknight94 (talk) 07:33, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Hello?--Magicknight94 (talk) 05:22, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Be patient. Force Fire is probably busy. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 05:31, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

The issue is copyright. We choose not to link to episodes available on streaming sites, regardless of it being from an official source or not, just to be on the safe side. Also, the link you provided was for the Vietnamese dub, which I don't think anyone visiting an English wiki would be interested in.--ForceFire 05:14, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

Pokemon 4ever working title?

https://www.serebii.net/archive/September-2000.shtml Scrolling down that page a bit shows a 7-frame promo for a project simply called Pokémon 2001 and one of the frames shows a Celebi, no plans to currently add anything about it to the Pokémon 4ever page but I was wondering what your thoughts were on this. Frozen Fennec 14:05, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

Do you have another source for that other than Serebii? Serebii is not a credible source, as it's a fansite.--ForceFire 13:10, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Nope, just randomly came across that and given how old the page was, got a little curious. Tried to reverse image search the frames but could not find anything at all. Frozen Fennec 13:12, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Not sure if I can post this video, but here's video proof. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Od-eFQhVRI Playerking95 (talk) 13:56, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Oh wow, did not know there was still video footage, I just thought it was those seven screenshots. Wonder if this would be worth adding to the Pokémon 4ever section as trivia. Frozen Fennec 14:01, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

PardescanSlowbro

I'm having a really big problem with PardescanSlowbro (talk • contribs) right now. I once sent him this message in response to his editing style, and he took it pretty personally (even though I was also in the wrong here). Since then, the user has made edits to a variety of articles, and I've commonly had to edit them to rectify errors that he made. For example, he very recently edited the plot summary of EP045 and this was what I did to improve it (note that I also did some unrelated changes at the same time).

I once tried to inform him of some of the kinds of errors he kept making in his edits, like you suggested, but this was his response. He also said this beforehand. I tried to be rational and explain myself this time, but the conversation did not move forward anymore, so I gave up trying to reason with him and just resorted to editing at his heels whenever I saw an error. He eventually got agitated by this. I tried asking for specifics about his complaints of me, but he claimed I already knew what I was doing (I legitimately do not). After I responded a couple of times, he went on a tirade against me.

If any, if not all of his grievances towards me are legitimate, then I do apologize immensely. But I sincerely believe I've been trying to be helpful and he just rebuffs it. Either way, could you please step in? GrammarFreak01 (talk) 07:39, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

He also had this to say recently. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 07:44, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

Tiddlywinks (talk • contribs) has pitched in. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 19:25, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

Harassment Procedure

Dear ForceFire,

I have felt personally vindicated and harassed by the user GrammarFreak01 on a continuous basis. I have pleaded to be left alone by the user and made them clearly aware of my feelings on their conduct towards myself. I was never under the assumption that any of my edits were to be untouched, though found the user in question deliberately followed and made, in some cases minor and pointless changes to over 40 pages (Episode 1 to 46 and some associated anime pages) directly after I did over recent days. The pages in question, at least the plot sections required some detail corrections but until my additions had not been looked at for several years. I had earlier requested significant action be taken against the user on Tiddlywinks page after an earlier spate of unexplained deletions to additions which were quickly reinstated by Tiddlywinks. Nothing came of this request on Tiddlywinks page, and the behaviour has persisted and worsened into vitriol that centres on GrammarFreak01's belief I referred to them as racist, though nothing of the sorts has occurred. I can no longer handle the barrage of blatancy and continuous harassment written on my discussion page by GrammarFreak01, and wish for those actions to end. At all times I have maintained my distance, and have thanked the user for their efforts when they have worked in collaboration with myself. Though their commentary and vicious attacks on my supposed sensitivities and linguistics must end. I have let things slide, despite my discontent, as to avoid further escalation. The user has been told to maintain their distance and respect previously written advices to improve their conduct, though such warnings remain unheeded and their pattern of behaviour towards me continues to intensify. I am completely naïve when it comes to Bulbapedia's bullying procedures, though require strong action be taken to ensure the harassment, belittlement and bullying that I have been exposed to by user GrammarFreak01 does not ever repeat.

I look forward to your reply, though will maintain my reserve and distance nonetheless, PardescanSlowbro (talk) 12:04, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

Seeing as I have been the only one to receive any commentary it is best I be moved on. My claims have been outright ignored and also denied, despite the sheer amount of evidence to say otherwise. At the very least the user in question should have been told to remain at a distance, though has immediately gone on the attack again; though of course I am making everything up and overreacting as you pointed out. As such, please delete my account, this forum is no longer suitable to myself, my temperament or my skills. Thanks.PardescanSlowbro (talk) 13:44, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Move trivia

How do I know if trivia about moves is notable? The stuff I add sometimes gets undone even if it's unique to that move. sumwun (talk) 17:54, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Depends on what the trivia is.--ForceFire 05:34, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

I guess a recent example would be my attempt to add a trivium to thunder wave. It said that thunder wave is currently the only status move whose effectiveness depends on the type chart, so that ground Pokemon were immune because it was electric type and not because it was programmed separately. I thought it was unique and notable, but it was taken down. sumwun (talk) 17:57, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Erica124 yet again

Erica124 (talk • contribs) has once again shown her inability to use her force preview, despite my earlier warning. Maybe it's time to let her go? GrammarFreak01 (talk) 04:24, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Perma-blocking her is for the staff to decide, not you. You also need to calm down when approaching "problem" users, yes their continuous wrongdoings can be frustrating, by try to keep a level head when dealing with them. As for blocking, it's not excessive. Can't do much if it's a once in a while thing.--ForceFire 05:34, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Oh, I thought you were part of staff? GrammarFreak01 (talk) 06:56, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Also, just so you know, it's not a once-in-a-while thing. Erica124 made the same exact error on the same article before, and I did warn her about it once. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 06:59, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

I am. A perma block is something that needs to be discussed with other staff members first, not just immediately executed, unless the user we're dealing with is a vandal.

Yes, but her recent spate of unpreviewed edits aren't happening as frequently as it did back in March. She's not editing daily. She only didn't use the preview button on one article today. The last one before today was June 15th, four days ago. And the one before that was last month. Compare it to March where it was almost daily. --ForceFire 07:25, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Oh, okay. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 07:51, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Reply

Anything to say on my page? RubyLeafGreenCrystal (talk) 06:39, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Quick query

This is present in the trivia section on the Slowbro page:

• Slowbro's Pokédex entries state that if the Shellder is removed, it will revert to its Slowpoke form.
  • This is the only mentioning of a Pokémon possibly devolving anywhere in the Pokémon games, aside from a card in the game versions of the TCG.

The first part is fine, the second point is incorrect as Exeggutor can also revert. Should the second point be deleted entirely as it both untrue and not unique or altered to include a connection with Exeggutor

e.g Slowbro and Exeggutor are the only recorded cases of Pokémon capable of devolution PardescanSlowbro (talk) 12:43, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

The second point may be removed as it is not unique to one Pokémon.--ForceFire 13:19, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

No worries, thank you.PardescanSlowbro (talk) 13:40, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

Poké Problem characters list

OK, so my recent edit of SM080 was taken down by you on the basis that, since the Pokémon I put on the appearance list appeared exclusively in the episode's Poké Problem, it doesn't deserve a mention (since Poké Problems are part of the episode apparently). I've also noticed that some edits on SM079 also got erased on the same reason. Yet previous episodes' character lists feature characters that only appeared in the episodes' Poké Problem segments (for example Brock & Misty's siblings in SM042's case and Harper and Sarah for SM071). As such, I have to wonder why its sometimes okay for characters and Pokémon that appeared exclusively in the Poké Problem of an episode to be mentioned on the character lists of said episode, but other times it's not OK? Pulsaro23 (talk) 17:03, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Then those need to removed from their episodes and any other episodes that list PokéProblem appearances needs to be fixed. PokéProblem is a segment similar to Who's That Pokémon, it is not part of the actual episode.--ForceFire 13:57, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

While I'll agree that the Poké Problem and Who's that Pokémon segments share a similarity (the fact that they are tied to a situation/Pokémon from the episode), they are also very different. By that I mean that, while the WtP segment doesn't have any impact on the overall story of the episode, the bonus scenes shown after the Poké Problem segments expand upon the story of the episode (personally, I'd say they're very similar to the after-credits scenes form the Marvel & DC movies). For example, the Poké Problem segments for SM022 and SM057 feature scenes that resolve the episodes' ending cliffhangers, while others, like the ones for SM042 and SM030, flesh out more of the characters' personality and traits, as well as showing their relationships with other characters. As such, I'd say that, while Poké Problem segments are really part of the main episode, they still have some degree of importance, since the scenes shown at the end of those segments expand upon the main theme/story/characters of the episode (and as such, they should, as you say, "count"). Plus, in the case of the XY series, characters that appeared exclusively in its Poké TV segments were mentioned on the appearance list for its episodes (e.g. XY096, XY099, XY106 etc.). So why should the Poké TV segments receive special treatment and the Poké Problem ones not? Pulsaro23 (talk) 14:37, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Usage of the word "native"

PardescanSlowbro (talk • contribs) is concerned about using the word "native" to describe the residents of Alola in the Raichu article, due to its connection to indigenous peoples who have been plagued with stereotypes and also its purported implicit nature as a development discourse, thus making it potentially offensive to some people. I did not see anything wrong with the word's usage, however, since it can alternatively be used as a synonym for "resident" or "citizen", as I pointed out to him. He's still concerned and has pointed out that official literature no longer uses the word, seemingly making it taboo, even though I have still heard it being used in the context I just described.

Do you think it is appropriate to use "native" in any shape or form here? I'm not aware of any other articles here that use the word. I do acknowledge the potential issue of indigenous peoples being offended, but I don't think anyone will be offended given the word's context in the Raichu article. What do you think? GrammarFreak01 (talk) 06:12, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

It's fine to use the word "native". No need to think that someone will get offended by the word.--ForceFire 09:44, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

You failed to acknowledge my concerns, and reverted my re-edit after GrammarFreak01 again deleted it. The latest addition aided the sentence in making it more concise, and as stated, the phrase 'the natives' is not used by the Pokémon Company in any of it literature, and probably for good measure. The term 'native' to mean local makes sense though should only be applied to describe an area or plant such as on the Vileplume page under the biology section. I would like another opinion as you have allowed a good edit to be revertedPardescanSlowbro (talk) 05:52, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

It's very clear you changed the sentence because of your dislike of the word "native", whether it was a good change or not. You made the change because there was a word you didn't like. That's why it got reverted. There's is nothing wrong with using the word. The Pokémon Company not using it doesn't mean we can't use the word. You're thinking too much into the negative connotation of the word.--ForceFire 06:00, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

Negative connotations is your justification? I saw the term and looked at it as an opportunity to make a positive change in line with one of Bulbapedia's major aims, inclusivity. Allowing the phrase 'the natives' is an issue as it is loaded language and may be used on other pages in much the same way. But correcting the term to something more global and neutral has become the issue, leaving aside the issues associated with using this turn of phrase in the first place, even though the original editor of course had no intention of being racist or degrading to particular demographics. By actually allowing this term to pass through with your acceptance, you are also condoning the use of this term in much the same way across potentially other articles and it may enter people's own thoughts on people of different backgrounds. Inclusivity was my motivation because of the so-called negative and very true reality for many individuals on this planet, that terms like this are harmful. I cannot imagine the editor's guide has any detail on this specific turn of phrase, though it would diffidently be designed to uphold inclusivity of all peoples.PardescanSlowbro (talk) 06:23, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

You just admitted that the editor that added the word had no intention of being racist or degrading, if you already think that then it shouldn't be an issue. It's not offensive unless someone makes it offensive. The sentence is in no way written in an offensive manner, and no one will take it as an insult. You're looking to much into it.--ForceFire 06:57, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

I'm afraid you are wrong when it comes to the development discourse, it is an issue incidental or not. I am going to contact someone higher up to alert them to my concerns about the phrase, not word, "the natives", as you have plainly ignored the fact that such terminology is typically avoided due to taboo and discrimination surrounding it. Thanks PardescanSlowbro (talk) 07:06, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

When used correctly, "native" can also be "global and neutral". The only way it can be considered "loaded language" is if the person writing it in question makes it loaded language. I understand the history behind the word, and I also understand that the current political climate makes usage of certain words even more dangerous, but if the word has alternate meanings that are more acceptable, then I don't see why we must avoid using it, no matter how incidental the racism. If you have a problem with it, take it up with Merriam-Webster, not the admins here. If someone else does have a problem with it, we'll talk it out, see where it goes. But in the meantime, we can't simply just avoid using a certain word out of concern of potentially offending someone, even if the word in question is used in an appropriate, non-offensive context. I can't think of anyone else here who would think this word, or similarly loaded language of any kind, should be omitted in its entirety even though it's being used in a non-offensive context. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 07:11, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

Exactly. The word is not used in a derogatory manner, it is completely fine. It's all about context, and in this case, the context is not offensive. The only person that has a problem with it is you, Pardescan. And we won't change it just because one person thinks it may be offensive. I'll repeat this again, because you seem to be ignoring it, you are looking too much into the negative aspects of the word.--ForceFire 07:32, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

It looks like he's made good on his promise. I've already pitched my counterargument. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 07:43, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

Template mainspace request

For the new Light trio page, there would need to be six Pokémon in the stats section, but there is no such template. I made a template for it and I wanted to know if I could mainspace it to add to the Light trio page. --Celadonkey 14:05, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Integration of Spaceworld Iterations of Existing Pokémon

I felt I would ask this here, since you're the one who linked the in-progress pages for the Pokémon Gold/Silver Spaceworld demo and you seem to know what the plans for them are, and the Gold and Silver Beta discussion page is rather cluttered and doesn't seem like a good place to catch the attention of anybody in particular.

There are a number of Pokémon added for the demo that did end up being released as official Pokémon, such as the Mareep, and Phanpy lines, Crobat, Espeon, Umbreon, Miltank, and others, who are present in the Spaceworld demo build, sometimes with different names and subtly-different designs. Additionally, there are Pokémon such as Haneko, Poponeko, and Wataneko, Gift, Blissey, Scissors, Leafeon, etc. that are very obviously earlier drafts of Pokémon that would appear in Generation II or later.

Are these Pokémon going to be integrated into the site differently compared to, say, Pokémon like Honoguma, Kurusu, Norowara, Wolfman, or Twinz, that were very clearly cut entirely and have yet to appear in any official, publicly-released Pokémon game?

As an aside, how are name labels going to be handled for Pokémon such as Kingdra, Girafarig, and Bellossom, whose final names are already present and in use in the demo? It seems to me that the sensible thing to do would be to label them with their final English names, since the names they have do have official English-language counterparts, and it would be clearer and easier to read for readers who might be unfamiliar with with the Japanese names of those Pokémon. Topaz Light (talk) 14:38, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Right now, the focus should be filling out the userpages with information before all that. The staff will figure out how the handle them in the mean time.--ForceFire 05:58, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

A Small Request

Hi. A while ago I had asked to be put in the forcepreview group for editing. If possible, I think I'm ready to edit without needing to look at all my edits beforehand. If you could please take me out of forcepreview, and abuse as well, I would really appreciate it. Thank you. Incentive (a.k.a. Veralann) 19:57, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

I'll take you out of force preview, but not out of abuse. You have not made nearly enough mainspace edits to warrant be placed out of abuse. Being away for a month means absolutely nothing. If you want out of abuse, prove that you will contribute more to the mainspace by making a whole lot of edits there.--ForceFire 05:04, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

Random question

On the Pokemon articles, why do the Pokedex entry, location, and sprite tables always put Emerald before FireRed and LeafGreen even though Emerald was released after? sumwun (talk) 18:42, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Probably to group the hoenn games together.--ForceFire 05:18, 13 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for answering, I guess. sumwun (talk) 06:03, 13 July 2018 (UTC)

Bulbapedia lagging again

It seems this site is becoming very laggy for me. Is there an issue with the site? GrammarFreak01 (talk) 06:28, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

Site's running smoothly for me. Probably something on your end.--ForceFire 06:37, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

Well, it seems the site's running smoothly for me now. It might've had something to do with the connection. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 06:42, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

List of locations by name

I personally think the page should stop excluding named routes. Even if we somehow made the definition clear, I still don't want people checking both that page and "list of routes" to see if either of them has the location they want. I also don't see a good reason for the exclusion. I think excluding cities and numbered routes is okay because people can tell if somewhere is a city or numbered route just by looking at the name. Even then, I'm leaning toward including cities because some places (like Two Island) don't end in "City" or "Town" and aren't obviously cities. sumwun (talk) 05:40, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Staff imitating user

Форс файре is a cyrillisation of your name. --Raltseye prata med mej 18:47, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Nintenchris5963

The user Nintenchris5963 (talk • contribs) added something to the Talk:Mt. Silver which I'm pretty sure isn't allowed on talk pages. Should the comment he made be removed or should it stay? (I'm only asking since it's normally not allowed to remove Talk Page comments). Ice Cream 10:46, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

You can remove comments that breach the talk page policy.--ForceFire 11:53, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

"Faint" versus "Get knocked out"

"Faint" is the more technical term, so I try to change "knocked out" to "faint" wherever I can. Also, a few days ago, I tried to look for information about fainting by doing ctrl+f "faint" and couldn't find anything because the article said "knocked out" instead, so what I wanted took me a few minutes longer to find. I eventually made that edit in attempt to save time for anyone who might attempt the same thing in the future. sumwun (talk) 15:03, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

That sounds like a problem specifically for you. We are not going to cater the site whenever you face a problem. "Knocked out" carries the same meaning as "fainted", like what else could it possibly mean.--ForceFire 15:21, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

The reasons why "fainted" is better than "knocked out", however insignificant, exist. Is there a reason why "knocked out" is better than "fainted"? And aren't we supposed to use technical terms over "fanmade terms" whenever possible? sumwun (talk) 23:25, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

Neither is better, but both mean the same thing in spirit (unable to battle). It's not a necessary change. And "knocked out" is not "fan made" it's just a word used to substitute "fainted". Using a word that is not official doesn't make the word "fan made", that's just being ridiculous. Don't change things because you couldn't find something, just because you couldn't find something doesn't mean everyone else will face the same problem.--ForceFire 02:57, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

If neither is better, why do you care which one the article says? sumwun (talk) 17:28, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Because it's an unnecessary change. Just because we use another word other than fainted, doesn't make that word fan-made. Like in a plot synopsis, we're not going to use the term "fainted" every time a Pokémon faints, we're going to use other terms like "knocked out" from time to time. Y'know, have a bit of variety in our articles.--ForceFire 05:12, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

That section was a game mechanic, not a plot synopsis. Aren't they different? sumwun (talk) 17:45, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

That's not the point. The point is, it's an unnecessary change. Stop reading what you want to read. It doesn't matter if it's not using the word "faint". Using another word other than "faint" doesn't make the article more inaccurate. It's just a word. You're thinking too much into it. No one will get confused by the term "knocked out". They'll know what it means.--ForceFire 05:09, 2 August 2018 (UTC)

I think what Force Fire tries to tell you isn't "don't change specifically this to specifically that", it's rather "don't change anything if the change doesn't clearly improve the article". The larger the number of edits, the more work there is for the servers; we should only change anything if it's justified. That's why he cares which one of the equally good terms stays — because changing it will unnecessarily overload servers. First come, first served in this case. Kikugi (talk) 15:37, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

Mallow Tsareena Sweet Scent

Hi. So in SM082 Mallow's Tsareena does something that some would describe as Sweet Scent, as it has a similar appearance and effect to how the move was used in its pre-evolved forms. PlayerKing95 has removed it because we don't have enough proof, despite the evidence pointing towards it. I, as well as another user, has reached out to him to discuss it. It has been more than a week now and he has ignored multiple messages to resolve this issue, and it is making me think that he will continue to ignore messages because it means the page can't be changed. Could I get some help with this? Thank you. --Rahl (talk) 14:48, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

I have given him a message. I currently have no strong opinions on this matter, generally we can say it's Sweet Scent because the animation is unlikely to change upon evolution. But I'm interested in what Playerking has to say.--ForceFire 15:11, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

Thank you, looks like he finally responded to it. Based on his answer is it safe to put Sweet Scent back on, as there doesn't seem to be an argument against it.--Rahl (talk) 16:14, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

Hello again. It's been a couple weeks and I was wondering what the status of Sweet Scent is. Thanks.--Rahl (talk) 13:59, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

Random question

When I type just about anything in the search bar, the autocomplete suggestions always appear in the same order. For example, typing only "user:" always displays "User:Tiddlywinks", "User:Force Fire", "User:Raltseye", "User:SnorlaxMonster", etc. in that order. Do you have any idea what determines that order? sumwun (talk) 04:12, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Pretty sure the ordering is just random.--ForceFire 04:18, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

If it was completely random, would it still put more active users closer to the top? sumwun (talk) 04:35, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

It's probably fixed, random but fixed. The listing probably wouldn't change regardless of how active a user is.--ForceFire 04:51, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

It could be fixed by the most visisted user pages. --Raltseye prata med mej 11:00, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Reason

Could you give a summary rather than only reverting a contribution without reason, that's irritating. - unsigned comment from KyleRGiggs (talk • contribs)

He's reverting you because this is the mandatory writing style for a recurring character in the anime and you're pointlessly changing it at Professor Burnet. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 04:45, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Exactly. Your reasoning for removing it didn't even make sense, and if you actually read other anime character articles, other recurring characters also use the term "reappears".--ForceFire 04:51, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

So DID both of you read the article CAREFULLY why "Since their marriage, Burnet has moved in with Kukui and Ash and has made regular appearances in the Sun & Moon series ever since." is present in the sentence? So why don't Professor Kukui being "reappear" for every episode? Regular appearancing should not be recurring? I don't get the sense. - unsigned comment from KyleRGiggs (talk • contribs)

Just because someone makes regular appearances, doesn't mean we can't use the word "reappear". Besides, the two don't appear that regularly, especially for Burnet who only appeared once in between SM071-80 (not counting the PokeProblem segment) and Kukui only physically appears four times in that 10 episode span. And sign your comments.--ForceFire 05:18, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

I did read that sentence. To be honest, that sentence needs to be reworded. As Force Fire said, it's not as regular as that sentence implies. If she did appear "regularly", then she'd actually be a main character, and then the need to list every episode she appears in is diminished. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 05:46, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Random stuff

Since I last contacted you, I've come up with a few new things to ask every now and then, but they keep slipping my mind when I don't talk about them. Hence why I've decided to dedicate this section of the talk page for subjects that I come up with and need admin help for, which means that I may sometimes come back here when I come up with something new. But anyway, let's get started with the most recent subject I've come up with: the Looker Bureau post-game story from X and Y. Since the Delta Episode and Episode RR have their own pages, shouldn't the Looker Bureau storyline also get its own article? I think it would deserve it.
Oh, and speaking of new articles: has my suggestion of splitting the Kantonian Gym and Tide Song Hotel into their own location articles been moving forward? Has it received enough approval to actually be done some day? --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 10:17, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

I did bring them (Kantonian Gym and Tide Song Hotel) up with the other staff members, didn't really come to a solid conclusion. For me, they both appear to have very little information text wise (from what is already there), and what we don't want are articles that are just one paragraph and a whole bunch of templates. I think it'd be good to create them in your userspace to see how the page will look.

The Looker saga could be made into it's own page. Make on in your userpage so the staff can decide if it's needed.--ForceFire 05:22, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

I've created the page for the Kantonian Gym here, and I also intend to start making the Tide Song Hotel and Looker Bureau pages as soon as I find the time for it. In the meantime, though, there's a couple of other things I would like to bring up.

Firstly, this talk regarding the X and Y rival's father. Evidence heavily suggests that Calem/Serena's father is a Veteran Trainer who can be found in Snowbelle City, but for the last bit of confirmation, we need someone who can read Japanese. Could you ask someone to help with that?

And secondly... Secondly... Well, this is exactly why I should come here to vent ideas out of my head more often. I've forgotten my second point. Embarrassing, I know, but I'll come back to it once I remember it.

--FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 07:22, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Ah, I remember now! Some time ago, I created a category for Legendary and Mythical Pokémon locations, my intention being to have it attached to the {{legendarylocations}} template. However, said template is protected, so I'd need help from a user like you to put it there. Could you do it? --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 08:59, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

I've brought the Kantonian Gym page to the others. There was talks of the Serena's father issue a while back, I think one of the staff members found in game text supporting it, though I asked again to be sure. Navigation templates only need the Navigation template category, the category you provided would go on the actual location pages.--ForceFire 09:59, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, looking forward to the results.

Yes, it's been proven that the gender pronoun used by the supposed father changes depending on the player character's gender, but we now also have links to two Japanese videos to see if this occurs in the Japanese version too, which could count as the final piece of evidence, and is why we need someone who can understand Japanese to confirm it.

I mean like this: <includeonly>[[Category:Legendary and Mythical Pokémon locations]]</includeonly> When a category is attached to a template like this, it will only apply to the pages where said template is used at, not the template itself. That's what I would like you to do, if possible.

--FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 10:56, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

I've now finished the Tide Song Hotel page as well. You can find it here. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 18:20, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

Excuse the delay. The Looker bureau post game story can be made, with the title "Looker events" as that is what it's called in-game, according to another staff member. Haven't gotten much feedback regarding the other stuff that you brought up. I'll keep you updated regarding those.--ForceFire 07:14, 15 August 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the update. Will do. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 08:45, 15 August 2018 (UTC)

I haven't started working on the Looker evernts yet, but I haven't forgotten about them. In the meantime, though, there's an issue that has been bugging me for years now, which nobody has appparently done anything to fix yet. I'm talking about Generation VI models. Not only are we still missing most VS models from at least one set of the Generation VI core series games, we are also still missing a couple VS models: Archie and Zinnia are missing their VS models altogether (they've been using temporary ones for years now), and Brendan and May are missing their VS models with a Mega Bracelet. I've also wondered if the difference between the Team Flare Grunts who are striking a pose and those who aren't would warrant alternate VS models for them, but that's a lesser priority in my books.

And, as for a more recent case of the same issue, we're still missing several US/UM VS models as well, including the Master & Apprentice and Sparring Partners VS models and Gladion's VS model with a Z-Power Ring. Could you bring this up with people who could possibly fix these issues? I've tried to do it myself a couple times over the years, but it has never lead to anything. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 09:02, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

Oh, almost forgot! Giovanni's first VS model is a bit dark, and Professor Kukui is also missing his model with the Z-Power Ring. PS. Has the Serena/Calem father topic been solved? Can it be considered confirmed? --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 11:18, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

The VS sprites are something that is still ongoing, it just gets lower and lower on the priority list whenever something new comes around. It's something that will be done, "when" I can't really say for sure. Users are free to upload the models themselves, granted they get it from somewhere that isn't a fan site.--ForceFire 11:54, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

Figures. I'm just a guy who hates incompleteness, so these lingering cases of incompleteness tend to bug me a lot. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 12:17, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

For a while now already, I've been planning a massive edit project, where I go over every single page with a Stadium and Stadium 2 party template, and change the number of Poké Balls in the template(s) to 3 instead of 6 (since only three of the six Pokémon are always used per battle), as well as remove the word "Pokémon" from the game name, as it isn't that way in any other game party templates either. But that's why I've come here for you this time: in preparation for this project, could you edit {{Party/Single}} to include codes for Stadium and Stadium 2 in the game name section? And while we're on the topic of this template, do the Battle Chatelaines alone warrant a combined code for X, Y, OR, and AS, and the few version-exclusive Battle Tree Trainers from Generation VII codes for S/US and M/UM, respectively? PS. I hope you understood that last part. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 17:51, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. I saw you just doing this, and I'm honestly really grateful for it, but in case you didn't know, when we refer to "Pokémon Stadium", the link should go to "Pokémon Stadium (English)", instead of just "Pokémon Stadium". --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 07:37, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Never mind. You noticed that yourself. Sorry. XP --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 07:38, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

(resetting indent)Added Stadium/2 to the template. As for changing the Poké Ball number, I'm iffy about it. I get what you're saying, but they still have six possible Pokémon. As for the last request, I assume you mean for the party template?, if so, they're already coded in.--ForceFire 07:40, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Yeah. Personally, I'm inclined to keep the six Poké Balls too, but, as you can see here, for example, some user(s) apparently think that the number of shown Poké Balls should be equal to the maximum number of Pokémon that can be used from said selection of Pokémon at a time. Hence why most PWT teams have six Balls, since all six Pokémon are used if the Triple Battle format is in used. Then there's also the case where the pool of possible Pokémon is greater than six, but I can understand that one.

As for the codes, I meant as in a code of "XYORAS" turning out as "X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire", and codes "SUS" and "MUM" turning out as "Sun and Ultra Sun" and "Moon and Ultra Moon", respectively. However, as I said, the former would only apply to the four Battle Chatelaines, while the latter ones would only apply for the few Battle Tree Special Trainers who are version-exclusive, so I wondered if that's a good enough reason for those codes to be created. --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 09:26, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

For the Kukui article, I think the line "Master Rank challenge of the Battle Royal, using three of the following Pokémon" will suffice. If they're confused, then they are just flat out not reading the article. As for the stadium articles, I think a similar line could work.

Ah I see, I've added the code for those.--ForceFire 09:45, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks a ton! Now there's nothing stopping me from starting my grand edit project! And it's going to be even easier I expected, thanks to you!

Nice work... Except that you made a small typo. You accidentally wrote "SUM" instead of "MUM" for "Moon and Ultra Moon". --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 11:18, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Another small typo found. The link for Stadium 2 leads just to "Pokémon Stadium". You forgot the "2" from the end. Whoops...

Also, another unrelated thing: in Pokémon Colosseum, the player character starts the game off with a number of healing items in their Bag. Does this qualify as a method of acquiring these items for their respective articles? --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 16:52, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Fixed. As for the items, I'd say those count.--ForceFire 07:02, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

I think we need a link template to make the Alola game links easier to create, as writing "[[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun, Moon]], [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon]]" for a link version of "Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon" again and again can get tiresome, plus it eats up a lot of unnecessary space. I'd do it myself, but I'm not sure how, so I've come to ask for your help again. Can you do it, or at least ask someone else to do it? --FinnishPokéFan92 (talk) 09:30, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Took a while to remember what the template was, but Template:Game4 exists, though I edited it to add USUM. Typing the code {{game4|Sun|Moon|Sun|Moon}} should give you this: Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon.--ForceFire 11:54, 19 September 2018 (UTC)

Undoing changes

Please, don't revert changes as I add information that a Focus Sash can be stolen from Iris' Haxorus during all the battles. I don't want to cause an edit war, but I placed the information in the correct row (B2W2). TheICTLiker4 (talk) 06:56, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

And as Finnish said, you don't permanently keep the item. It doesn't count.--ForceFire 07:14, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Status

What does "status" mean when used to describe Bulbapedia users? Like, how do we know the difference between "hiatus" and "inactive"? How long of a break counts as a hiatus? What does "X" mean? sumwun (talk) 01:31, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

If someone is on "hiatus", that means they are away for some time but will return eventually, how long the hiatus is differs between staff members. "Inactive" is detailed here. X denotes someone of high authority, they may not be very active but they are still very important staff members.--ForceFire 11:54, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

If someone says he/she/it is on hiatus and doesn't come back, then how long does it usually take for other people to change that person's status to "inactive"? sumwun (talk) 18:18, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

That decision is up to the Editor in Chief.--ForceFire 04:34, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

Okay thanks. sumwun (talk) 00:07, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

Possible inappropriate name

Someone under RAEVEisdumb (talk • contribs) was created after someone called RAEVE (talk • contribs) was just created. Should it be flagged? Ice Cream 19:43, 24 August 2018 (UTC)

I've blocked the former but left the latter unblocked. I could block them both since they both share the same IP, but since RAEVE hasn't done anything yet, I'll leave them unblocked unless they become a problem.--ForceFire 04:34, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

PardescanSlowbro again

I have tried to offer constructive criticism on PardescanSlowbro's spelling of "compliment" in this edit, but once again, he responded with paranoia, a refusal to cooperate, and accusations of edit-stalking ([5] [6] [7] [8]). In the last diff, he even had the gall to tell me I shouldn't be contacting anyone if that's how I'm going to talk to people. This is in spite of me admitting that my original message unintentionally did not come across as constructive and apologizing for that. I cannot even talk about the most basic constructive criticism with this guy, and it is so frustrating. I was actually hoping I could have a more in-depth discussion about his writing style in regards to his recent edits, but given that he's always reacting like this in some form or fashion, I cannot muster the courage to talk to him, no matter what the subject is. I can't even properly talk to him about the minor stuff (silly, I know, but I can't even talk to him about the major stuff in the first place). I talk to other users the same way I'm talking to him, yet he's always the one who responds with hostility and vitriol. I'm really not trying to be malicious towards him or anything like that. Can you please comment on this? GrammarFreak01 (talk) 08:59, 29 August 2018 (UTC)

Grammarfreak at it again

I know, you're very busy. But it seems that Grammarfreak are trying everything to post his/her claim are right. While everyone is wrong. Especially, when he illegally created it voice actress article without admin permission. Especially for trying to make it sounds he taken command of everything. If you can, could you please ban him/her. I tired of his aggression and persistent changing the sentences to be great. Thank you! Singaporean (talk) 02:57, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

I already told you, I didn't know you already had a userspace article for Sumire Morohoshi in the works, and I'm sorry about that! That aside, how is that "illegal"? I admitted it was a mistake caused by a lazy eye. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 03:18, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

You know, you create with one article after another without admin permission is already officially illegal. That is also included disrespectful to me after all the hard work, I have done and learns to make a better article. But it seems that, you had a history of pattern aggressive toward everybody. I wasn't surprised, your primary target now is me. It wasn't take every long in a next few day. You will ditch my all my userspace edited and try to create one to waste more page to fill in the empty to draw attention to everyone. Remind you again, this is not your playground of editing. Singaporean (talk) 03:28, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

A while back, I asked Tiddlywinks about the process of creating VA articles, and they directed me to Bulbapedia:Project VA without mentioning anything else. The main project page never, EVER said anything about having to consult with the admins first before the creation of an individual article, and trust me, I read through that thing thoroughly. I've been at this since last month, and no one has given me any warnings or blocked me for creating so many VA articles during that time. This is in comparison to the warning I got from Tiddlywinks hours after I created the Ash's Pikachu (M20) article (which was what motivated me to ask Tiddlywinks about the VA articles in the first place). Because of all that, I took it that my actions were already cleared by Tiddlywinks and I didn't even have to worry about asking the admins any further.

If it was supposed to be common sense for me to just alert the admins about the creation of any kind of article beforehand, then I do apologize for that. I was simply following everything that was laid out for me at Bulbapedia:Project VA, with the misconception that Tiddlywinks was alright with everything simply because I contacted him only once before my article creation spree. And trust me, I am now reviewing all of the other userspace articles you've got so I will know which VAs you are already working on. I'm so sorry if you felt cheated and that your hard work on the Morohoshi userspace article was wasted because of me. I swear, I was not aware of that userspace article, and that is not going to happen again, I promise. Especially now that you've got your own eye on me and my conduct. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 03:48, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Regardless of your apologize to me or not. The action will be leave to Force Fire to dealt with. Even though of the risk for me being banned one more time again. I also satisfied. Singaporean (talk) 03:57, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

I'm well aware that it's all up to Force Fire, given the severity of your complaints against me. I'm just trying to explain what you would call my more egregious actions. I at least have that right to do so, don't I? GrammarFreak01 (talk) 03:59, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

GrammarFreak already clarified that he didn't see your userpage, Singaporean. No need to overreact the way you did. He apologized, move on. Anyone can create a VA article, granted that it fits the notability criteria. Users can make it on the mainspace, only if they are capable of making it up to Bulbapedia standards upon making the article (to which I feel GrammarFreak did). And don't take that as an invitation to create VA article on the mainspace, Singaporean.--ForceFire 07:18, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

If you say so, then I will go ahead and create all my remaining work directly without the need of my userspace. Thanks. Singaporean (talk) 12:30, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

No. I did not say you can make them in the mainspace. I literally said it in my response. The ones you made on your userspace still needs to be approved. And that is NOT how you move userpages to the mainspace.--ForceFire 12:59, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

My apologized for my rush work. I didn't know about it. It is already almost a year and I didn't heard anything about you and the other approved my work to main article is just really frustrating. I do hope, you can give me an answer after a few days later. Thank you! Singaporean (talk) 13:05, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

A strange user talk page

Hello and sorry if I'm bothering you, but I started to wonder, if such content as this is OK to have on one's user talk page. This doesn't seem to aggressively promote some service, thought it does have a weblink. However, the topic is so NOT Pokémon... is this allowed? Is this evidence of a spammer? The user page was created three minutes before the talk page. Thank you! Kikugi (talk) 12:33, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Dealt with. Those are usually spambots.--ForceFire 12:55, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Search bar problems

I just started having a problem with the search bar at the left of my screen. Every time I type something in, it won't show me a list of options, and every time I try to look up a list of pages containing a certain word(s), it won't show the lists. Instead, there's a message that reads, "An error has occurred while searching: We could not complete your search due to a temporary problem. Please try again later." I definitely know I'm not misspelling anything. What's going on with that? GrammarFreak01 (talk) 04:15, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Staff are aware of the issue and will try to get to the bottom of it asap.--ForceFire 05:01, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Okay. That's good to know. Thanks for the heads-up. :) GrammarFreak01 (talk) 05:06, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Internal error

Occasionally, since about last week, I've been getting these "Internal error" messages every time I try to submit an edit. I manage to get through it, but the frequency of these messages is starting to increase and I don't know what's going on. This is an example of the "Internal error" message I tend to get.

[8e5e0cf8d713375f0b2bb8b3] 2018-09-17 04:55:29: Fatal exception of type "Error"

Would you mind getting to the bottom of this? Thank you. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 04:57, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

I'm still getting these messages with intensifying frequency. Here's the latest one:

[d52bf67181c53700b65c1f44] 2018-09-18 04:52:01: Fatal exception of type "Error"

GrammarFreak01 (talk) 04:53, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Staff are aware of the issues and are looking into it.--ForceFire 05:58, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. GrammarFreak01 (talk) 19:19, 18 September 2018 (UTC)