User talk:NinjaSheik

FFVIII
The hype is real. Now this whole wiki holds their breath for SE's conference tomorrow. 04:39, 16 June 2015 (UTC)


 * WHERE DID YOU HEAR ABOUT IT NINJA!? 12:13, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply, I didn't see your messages until I shut down my laptop! I heard the news at Anime News Network! It was announced last night, and I checked the Kickstarter for Shenmue III! AND GUESS WHAT!? THIS WAS JUST RELEASED! LOOK!!!! Kya, Young Xehanort and Master Eraqus are so cute and beautiful as teenagers! They sound great, too! And it seems there was a trailer out for Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ, too.-- 18:04, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Fannotation
Contribute Your Facts to the Kingdom Hearts 3 Trailer Fannotation. 22:12, 29 June 2015 (UTC) Thanks for telling me, but I'm not really into that sort of stuff. Besides, Neumz-senpai already started a notes page so users can put in their observations from the trailer.-- 22:17, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
 * But what ever is put in the comments gets made into a video 22:18, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
 * In which case, I think it'd be a good idea you use the notes on Neumz-senpai's page. I think everyone pretty charted down their observations in the trailer already.-- 22:27, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Well yes but its not my material to put on i would need permission for it. 22:28, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you asked, and I don't think he'll say no. The Keyhole and this wiki are sister sites, after all. There's nothing wrong with sharing information. :)-- 22:41, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

Great job!
Sorry to butt in the conversation, but after KSM left he relinquished the google plus account to me. If you'd like, I can give you manager rights if you like (especially because I need help with running it). 10:02, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh, right. I completely forgot the Wiki has one. Unfortunately, though, I can't say I'm interested. ^_^; I normally don't even use my Google Account. I was forced to create it for a class back in middle school, and ever since, I just use it as a backup account. I'm not even familiar with the latest features. Therefore, I must politely declined.-- 19:19, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

Sephiroth Edit
I noticed that you removed the "Tifa" link on the Sephiroth page with the edit summary of "Cloud I get, but why Tifa? She didn't fight Sephiroth." Were you referring to FFVII or KH? She did have a run in with Sephiroth and a small fight with him in KHII when you go back to get Cloud to meet Sephiroth. 04:28, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

KHII. Yeah, that's true, but not as official gameplay-wise battle.-- 19:36, 29 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Gotcha, I was just curious about that. Thanks for clearing that up! 05:56, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

No problem. :)-- 20:07, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Invitation
Hey there, Ninja, this is an invitation for you to take part in our end of year event! You can sign up as either a participant or a judge and it'd be great if you could come aboard. Thanks! 22:02, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Last chance to be a judge! Sure you don't want to sign up and complete the judging panel? 16:51, 13 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh, I completely forgot to reply to this message! Sorry! I just got done with school on Friday, so I'm a bit burnt out. ^__^; Hmm, a judge? I typically don't invest in myself on anything relating to competition, but since I have a lot more time now, sure. I'll be a judge. :)-- 20:15, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

EoYE 2015
Hello! This message is to let you know that the entries for the EoYE 2015 are ready for scoring! In each folder you will find the entries for each team and the scoring sheet. Please ignore the excel document in each folder. If there are any questions, feel free to let me know. Please send the results ASAP. Repsponses are due by Janurary 7th. Any responses not recorded by the 7th will not count towards the score. Happy judging! 07:51, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Yo. :) Thanks for messaging about it. I was wondering when we were going to do this. This my time being a judge and I do have a Gmail account, I created way back in middle school because of a class, so I have don't use it. How do I edit the Judge Submissions?-- 20:23, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

We need you!
April's Twilight Times issue will coincide with the wiki's 10th anniversary and to celebrate, we're putting together a special themed issue based around our wiki and its history. This is a reminder for you to check out the Journalist Spot, contribute your ideas and sign up to as many pieces as you offer! 16:45, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for bringing this to my attention. I'll have a look at it. :) Though, I don't know if I can really contribute anything. ^^; I'm pretty busy with college, but we'll see.-- 22:31, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY YO! 22:32, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Chainoffire! :D-- 03:14, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

Response
I don't agree with Webber that you did anything unreasonable on the April Fool's page. What I'm saying is that, regardless of your intentions, Webber still feels like he was ganged up on and attacked, and if we're going to resolve this situation in a peaceable way, it's important to recognize that instead of treating him like he just wants to troll. I definitely agree that he has been unacceptably and pointedly rude, and definitely has to make amends for that. But both editors involved in this are sincere editors who desire to make valuable contributions to the wiki, not vandals or trolls. 14:47, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Ganged up where? You mean with the case between me and Webber22? Or are you referencing back to prank's page? 'Cause the way I read it, no one was ganged up on. Like I said, if you see something I oversaw over there, we can go over it. The page has not been manipulated, as far as I know, since the TheSilentHero's comment about restoring it. If you're referring to the case between me and Webber22, I wanted to talk and resolve things with Webber22 without things escalating, but it was Webber22 who threw insults at me from the get-go. I understand what you're saying about us being editors who just want to make the wiki better and all, but making good edits shouldn't be used an excuse or a crutch to get away with bad behavior. I've seen other communities (rather idiotic ones, truth be told) who uses the whole "hey-he-or-she-makes-great-edits-lol-who-cares-if-he-or-she-said-this-what-a-joke" let users who exhibit hostile behavior to stay on the wiki. Thing is, this whole matter between me and Webber22 has escalated past the point of a simple "Did X insult Y, and should be punished for it?", because I realized something after going through Webber22's previous block logs and the reasons behind them. So, I begin asking the question, "How many times is the wiki going to allow a user to come back on the wiki and knock others down until a line is drawn?" Basically, I'm asking how chances is the wiki willingly to give someone (anyone in general, I'm not just talking about Webber22 anymore) seconds, thirds, fourths, fifths chances until we realize the user's behavior has not improved and is still bullying others, and that all we're doing is compromising our ethics to allow said user to come back time and time again? What message does this send to other users, who count on users with "tools", to help them from cases like these? 'Cause our policy doesn't lay that out, and I think that needs to addressed.-- 20:29, 4 May 2016 (UTC)


 * My personal guideline has been to allow any user back, so long as they recognize their offense and make amends. Not many do, out of pride, but that's how I roll. And that's my personal belief, not the community's -- if consensus is to stop giving second chances, I'll go along with that. I'm just trying to point out my own, personal belief that we should try to resolve this without embittering people -- and it definitely should be resolved. I admit that I'm not an expert of any kind here, and I apologize that I haven't done a good job of standing up for you in the past. 13:35, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I have personal guidelines, too, but with Webber22's history and the fact that the community is divided in opinions on how to handle the situation is conflicting with that. Before, the wiki operated with a simple 3-strikes policy. That's why we have the Warning templates. 3 warnings, and if a user doesn't comply to them, we block/ban them depending on the level of offense. I supported that policy, because it was very fair. I've come onto the wiki when I was really young, and had no idea how a wikia was even run. By observing you guys here (okay, technically, back in when everyone was at the Keyhole), and the countless other wikias all over the web, I've come to learn a lot of things and formed a lot of my own guidelines about how I think a wikia should be run. Even the really bad ones that I never even went to, and only hear users are always trashing on different wikias. I think users can learn a lot of wikias like that, namely on how not to act. Thing is, I agree with you and the wiki's idea about second chances. I know for a fact that users are not always banned because they acted maliciously. In fact, I've seen some users being blocked/banned for lesser reasons, even those with good intentions, but I also learned that when it comes to users who have acted out repeatedly, somewhere down the road, a line has to be drawn. Again, I agree with the idea of seconds chances, "so long as they recognize their offense and make amends", just as you said. But here we are, in a situation where Webber22, in fact, does not acknowledge the offense (see above section) and refuses to make amends. Which brings the question: If the wiki is willingly to allow users the opportunity of a second chance, as long as they have recognize their offense and actively try to be better, then what do we do about the ones who don't? The ones that do not recognize their offense and have no wish to come a peaceful solution, and, moreover, has history of getting banned repeatedly for the exact same reason over and over again? What then? What is the wiki's stance on situations like that? Do we allow these types of users to keep coming back again and again just because they make good edits, only for them to continue acting out against others when their opinions clashes and have the cycle keep repeating? Our policy doesn't say, because we - this wiki - never had to deal with this problem because we're such a small community. And the longer this problem drags on, the more complicated it's gonna be for everyone involve.


 * I'm sorry things escalated out of hand like this. Please know that wasn't my intention, as I wanted to have things done more quietly. But if we're gonna talk about personal guidelines, if it was just me and me only, I would've perma-banned Webber22 back when he still an anonymous user for saying those horrible things to Maggosh-kun and Neumz-senpai. Even now, given that he been banned 5 times already for personally attacking users, about 95% of me still says perma-banned him, because it seems that Webber22 had plenty of chances already. But this isn't what I want, after all. This what the community wants, too, because it seems that the issue has become quite a big deal that it had gotten almost every active staff member involved. Everyone on the wiki has their differences, even you and me, Kryten. Honestly, I was always kind of afraid of you (still kind am), but I never hated you and I do, in fact, like talking to you. I can also see that you a good user with good intentions for the wiki. Even when users fight, you tried to mediate, and one of things I liked about the KHWiki is how everyone is able to make up and resolved things peacefully in the end, despite how heated some discussions can go. I think when you left the for a time and asked to be demoted because you couldn't come on due to RL, for example, showed a lot of character in you. I saw that as something very respectable. Most users on wikias probably wouldn't even do that, because they simply like having "power" over others. So, you don't have to apologize for not sticking up to me in the past (I don't think there is anything you have to apologize for, as far as I recall?), but we should focus on the now, because this case between Webber22 and me has really gotten out of hand.-- 20:51, 5 May 2016 (UTC)


 * I think we should still decide what to do about this. Do we ban him or let him go? 14:18, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree with you, TheSilentHero. I've been waiting for KrytenKoro to continue the conversation on my talk page, and I kept an eye on ShardofTruth's talk page, too, to see if anyone replies. But it's been two weeks now, I believe, and no one has responded to my questions. I never liked leaving things hanging, but I waited and no one seems to have any interest in continuing the subject. Personally, I still hold onto my belief that Webber22 should be banned. Given Webber22's past offenses, I say that enough is enough, and I really don't like the idea of letting a user who has A.) Refused to acknowledge the attacks while all the while still emitting a hostile attitude and B.) Has been repeatedly banned for the this exact reason, and is still being allowed to edit on the wiki without a proper punishment. Slapping a warning template doesn't sit right with me, because how many times is enough until someone who has slandered many users in the past and has done so again gets banned permanently? I'm asking really serious questions here. But the issue has divided opinions. I'm willingly to compromise, but I still don't like the idea of having a user who has a tendency to insult others and thinking that's okay to edit on the wiki.-- 20:19, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Although I don't like to (perma-)ban another user, I think if we let him be, it will just be a matter of time before he attacks someone again, considering his track record and total denial of his actions. Besides that, it sends a wrong message to others: "On KHWiki, you can attack other users (and even admins) multiple times and get away with a warning." However, if we decide to not ban him, I will agree, under one condition: The very next time he attacks someone, he will immediately get perma-banned. It may sound a little harsh, but we have to draw a line somewhere. I'll ask Shard and Kryten for their final thoughts on this matter. 17:09, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I completely agree with you, TSH. I've seen/heard stuff like this happened before, and the user who's at fault typically gets away with. And, thank you again, by the way. I know I apologized several times, but I'm sorry got you involved in this, but thank you for your input and your attention on the matter.-- 20:19, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I will admit bias in this statement, because I myself have been banned, repeatedly, for personal attacks, and it's taken a long time for me to get to the point where I try to studiously avoid them (and I still slip up, often). If the consensus isn't behind what I say below -- that's fine, and again, I tend to preach indefinite forgiveness for all but the most obvious bad actors.
 * In my view -- what happened was a spat due to bad blood. Webber definitely crossed the line and needs to account for that, but I do not believe, from what I've seen, that he engaged in actual harassment that would necessitate a permanent ban -- while he definitely attacked Ninja, it doesn't look his goal on the wiki is to attack or vandalize, so I don't see him as a bad actor. I would definitely agree to an indefinite ban hinging on him accounting for what he did wrong and sincerely attempting to do better in the future, but I don't agree that he's a lost cause.
 * Once again, this is coming from the same guy who thought it was a great idea to promote every editor to admin, so I'll be the first to admit it's more idealist than realist. 15:32, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Since I'm already partially involved in this, I feel somewhat obliged to add my thoughts too. It's definitely true that Webber deserves some form of punishment and I would propose a lengthy temporary ban (I don't know how long his previous bans were, so one or two months?), but the fact that he at least to some degree has improved himself after his previous bans gives me the hope that he can continue to improve further. If he shows a sincere willingness to improve (he hasn't so far, so we should bring this topic to his attention), I support a temporary and not permanent punishment. 19:57, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
 * @KrytenKoro: I'm more a balance between an idealist and realist. As I said before, I agree with the idea of second chances, but only if the user in question feels sincerely remorseful and apologizes for their actions. Remember all that drama regarding EternalNothinessXIII on that forum when he asked his rights back, for example? Everyone got a heated in that debate, and EternalNothinessXIII left the wiki for a time. When he came back, he genuinely apologized for his behavior, and I see him truly making an attempt to be better. Same goes you, too, Kryten. You said yourself, you've been banned repeatedly for personal attacks, but you're making a genuine attempt to be better, too. You know why I'm pointing this out? Because you and EternalNothinessXIII recognized your own misbehavior and are sincerely attempting to be better. But look at Webber22, a user who refuses to even acknowledge the attacks, which were completely unwarranted, and has been BANNED 5 TIMES already. You never answered my question, though, regarding that in my previous posts. 5 TIMES, his longest ban being 3 MONTHS, for the EXACT same reason. Seriously, at what point is a user deemed a "lost cause", anyhow? How many chances should they have before they finally decide to shape up? Again, our policy says nothing about this, and I'm trying to abide to what the rules say.
 * @TheFifteenthMember: If Webber22 was given a temporary ban, then his ban has to 4 months, if we're going by his longest ban. Given Webber22 has not shown a willingness to improve (and he has yet to sincerely apologize for his attacks), I still say a permanent ban. That may seem harsh, but I'm not comfortable with having someone on the wiki in which the community allows to come back for the sake of making good edits, only to have said user knock others down repeatedly.-- 20:34, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
 * In my opinion, an editor is a lost cause when they make it a goal to be obstructive to the wiki and its community. While Webber has definitely been a jerk to you, I just don't see attacking you as being his raison d'etre. 21:47, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
 * In my opinion, though, if an editor, no matter how good he or she is at editing or how long they've been doing it, has been exhibiting hostile behavior, they should be banned when the evidence shows that they have done so repeatedly, shows no remorse for their actions, and persists on misbehaving even after being warned and/or banned several times. As long as a user is being consistently disruptive in some way to the community, they should be banned, regardless of edits they do on the wiki itself. We're not just talking about Webber22's attacks against me, I want to also keep in mind of Webber22's previous bans and the reasons behind them. Given everything I have gleaned from his previous posts and encounters with others users, I believe that Webber22 should have been permanently banned long ago. I think Webber22 is already a "lost cause", because just look at everything he's done in the past and what he did now. I think 5 times is way too many chances for an editor to keep coming back after getting banned again and again for the same reason. Kryten, what punishment do you think Webber22 should get for his attacks, keeping in mind of that previously stated facts? I did see you blocked one user for 3 months earlier today for vandalizing one page. So, what should Webber22's punishment be as he as A.) Been 5 times now for the same reason and B.) Shows no intention of even acknowledging that he has attacked a user?-- 03:59, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Fighting style
I don't think it makes sense to have those on the Game: pages, though they should definitely be trimmed of gamecruft. Judging by Sora's article, they're meant to be a more qualitative, in-universe look at the character's style, while the Game: pages are meant to be very out-universe "here's how many points of damage and HP the character has". 14:14, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

I think I only did for Hayner's? I wanted to incorporate the fighting style section in his Game page, but I couldn't think of a way to so at the time. I'll have a look at it again. Thing is, I wasn't really sure want to do about these Fighting styles sections on Hayner's, Setzer's, and Seifer's page. They were poorly done, and everything said under them was just a simple repeat of what was on their Gameplay pages. They're not difficult bosses to begin with, so I find them redundant and thought it was better to just move them. Furthermore, their pages are very short, so I didn't think that the accessibility would be a problem, because when readers scroll through the pages, they don't have to scroll very far if they wish to take a look at how to fight them properly by simply clicking the Gameplay tabs. Mainly, though, I just found them really redundant and a bit unnecessary given the fact their battles are not difficult for the players, and everything that players need to know are on their Gameplay pages. I looked other pages like Squall's or Cloud's, but they described more of their abilities, though Squall's wasn't much. I didn't really chalk them up for good examples for minor bosses like Hayner and the others. I mean, if you wanna move them back to expand on them, I won't object or anything. It's not that big of a deal.-- 21:54, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
 * It's fine to port the gamecruft over and integrate it into the strategies, I'm just saying from an organizational standpoint, I don't think it makes a ton of sense to have a fighting style section on the Game pages. As a section, that is meant to be more in-universe and thus makes sense on the character pages. 15:34, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll take another look at it, and see if I can incorporate the content of whatever Hayner's section said. I don't remember since I was focusing on working on Mickey's Form page.-- 20:36, 18 May 2016 (UTC)