Talk:Sonic News Network

Is it Real?
I found this on Sonic Stadium along with something from Sonic Generations. Could this be true, or is it fake? Sorry about the size I don't know how to make things smaller :) 55 Skcor Ezalb 21:19, April 18, 2011 (UTC)

Found what? -- Hey! Bullet!  The Easter Bunny is Here!  01:37, April 19, 2011 (UTC)

Where'd it go

http://www.gossipgamers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/vgoiua-590x819.jpg

New Rules
Firstly, I believe I owe you all an explanation: I never quit Sonic News Network. I have had other things in my life on the agenda to take care of. 6am-6pm I'm not even in my house. Then I have until 9:30pm to do homework and whatever else I can. And on weekends, I need stress relief. Plus, I have been keeping up w/ Kagimizu via e-mail, so you can ask him if you believe that I'm lying. Even if you think of me as an irresponsible beaurecrat who came back as fast as she left, and decided to "take over," just please hear me out.

I've been hearing about the sort of stuff going on w/ the administration staff -- I won't name names. So, I'd like to offer up some new rules that I want ' the entire community to vote on. ' I'll offer my ideas first, then I want you to say whether you agree or disagree, and why. Also, feel free to offer some of your own rules as well.

User manipulation/"abuse of power"
User manipulation - the coercion or persuasion of another user to unwillingly or reluctantly do something that requires an individual's own cognition. This differs from a meatpuppet, in that the meatpuppet WILLINGLY does the requested act. The user threatened does NOT want to do the requested act, and that should be reported to an admin.

Now, what I call abuse of power differs from user manipulation in that a rollback, admin, or beaurecrat manipulates another user. This is often more serious as the sysop can threaten to ban the user or tell their fellow sysop(s).

That is my first proposal. Feel free to put in your own two cents.

P.S. I notice that if you click on "community portal," you get an empty page. Anyone know how to fix this? -- Shelly   the  Hedgehog  I'm not a monkey!  15:43, April 19, 2011 (UTC)

Comments
Click on "community portal" where? Are you using Monobook? I think I've fixed it, is it working now?

Anyway, yes, this type of behaviour is obviously wrong. it's so obviously wrong that I don't think there's any point making a rule about it, because that would only allow people to find loopholes. Have you seen any instances of this? -- Supermorff 21:14, April 19, 2011 (UTC)

I have seen this behavior before. Not here, but in real life. It's terrible.-- A k  a  m  i  a ( Talk )( Want to see what I've been doing? ) 23:44, April 19, 2011 (UTC)

Flogging a dead horse
I believe that former admin Launchballer brought this up at one point, and I think it applies to all of us users here. I made this mistake before, and I feel silly for doing so. See, when a person gets banned, whether they are an IP Address, normal user, rollback, admin, or beaurecrat, for whatever reason they are blocked, under no circumstance do you need to rub it in their face! Same goes for the individual BEING banned, it is not neseccary to go on about how unfairly you were banned. If you need to talk to a sysop, PLEASE DO! There's probably part of the story you need to clarify on! Maybe we can fix it! And in order to make that part neseccary, I think that unless the banned user breaks this rule, don't ban their IP Address yet. Anyone breaking this rule will get an immediate warning to CEASE THEIR BEHAVIOUR, and if it continues, there will be consequences. For users, there is a day-long ban for harassment. For admins/beaurecrats, some privelliges may be removed. Rollbacks may be demoted demoted back to normal users and banned for 24 hours.

There is my 2nd proposal. Feel free to comment! -- Shelly   the  Hedgehog  I'm not a monkey!  16:01, April 19, 2011 (UTC)

Comments
Very good point, people shouldn't do that. But how do you see this rule working in practice? -- Supermorff 21:14, April 19, 2011 (UTC)

I think that all this can wait for another time... -- Shelly ' the ' Hedgehog  I'm not a monkey! 17:46, April 19, 2011 (UTC)

Now now; even if it was brought about due to a misunderstanding, these ideas and rules have valid points that should be discussed.--Kagi mizu -Seeya 'round 17:53, April 19, 2011 (UTC)

Shelly is right though. --'' Hey! Bullet!  The Easter Bunny is Here!  16:34, April 23, 2011 (UTC)

Definitely! All of this is very much valid.--Kagi mizu -Seeya 'round 23:34, May 2, 2011 (UTC)

Nah, if we got some little snot vandalizing with their IP, they should just be banned, no questions asked. This site is already such a mess, outta come down hard and weed out the twerps from the serious users.Sonictoast 04:21, May 5, 2011 (UTC)

Change of quotes
I have noticed that in the majority of our pages on the Sonic games, the quote at the top is a line from the end of the game. I don't think that really works, the way I see it the quote should represent the game itself. I find that in most cases the tagline on the back of the box works. For example both Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colors would be better if it was the quote from the back of the back of the box. In SU, the current quote is Chip saying his farwell to Sonic and in Sonic Colors it's Eggman swearing his revenge for his defeat. The quotes "The Difference is Night and Day" and "Welcom to Dr. Eggman's Incredible Interstellar Amusment Park" are much better for their respective games. This isn't a problem for every title, like Sonic Heroes is fine for instance (though the infamous teamwork like would also work) the way it is and so is Sonic Adventure 2, but for the quotes that don't fit, I feel they should be changed. Anyone else argree? Jacktheinfinite101 07:05, May 1, 2011 (UTC)


 * If you think there's a better option for a quote, change it yourself. State your reasons in the edit summary. People will soon let you know if they agree or disagree. I personally think your general points are valid. -- Supermorff 17:52, May 2, 2011 (UTC)

Editor's Pick Tab at top
I switched to Oasis to categorize a page, and I noticed the "Editor's Pick" Tab is broken, is this something that needs to be fixed or is it like that for all wikis? --Bullet Francisco Don't Be a Jerk to the Bullet!  23:35, May 1, 2011 (UTC)


 * Oh, yeah, I forgot about that. Wikia no longer supports that. I'll change it. -- Supermorff 17:52, May 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright, much better. --Bullet Francisco Don't Be a Jerk to the Bullet!  20:41, May 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * Speaking of things that need to be changed, shouldn't the Community-corner be updated? --Bullet Francisco Don't Be a Jerk to the Bullet!  22:32, May 2, 2011 (UTC)
 * Speaking of things that need to be changed, shouldn't the Community-corner be updated? --Bullet Francisco Don't Be a Jerk to the Bullet!  22:32, May 2, 2011 (UTC)

Name Link
How do you connect your username to your profile? i dont know how.- Magnitude99

You mean link it? If so, if you are in Oasis, then click the chain button at the top of the page. Then type in User:Magnitude99. Then You can remove the "User:" by editing the box at the bottom.

If you are in Monobook, or source mode, put 2 Magnitude99) Hope that helped. If you need any more clarification, please ask. --<font color="Purple">Bullet Francisco ''<font color="Green">Don't Be a Jerk to the Bullet!  18:58, May 5, 2011 (UTC)