User talk:Letdragon

Welcome
Hi, welcome to Aselia! Thanks for your edit to the Icicle Volt page.

Please leave a message on my talk page if I can help with anything! -- Mayu Miyuki (Talk) 07:47, 2012 June 13

Hello Mayu, I'm glad to be part of the wiki for one of the best RPG series out there. I can't seem to leave a message on your talk page due to it being blocked from editing though. Letdragon 07:50, June 13, 2012 (UTC)

Please disregard the welcome message bot
First of all, voice actor names must always be cited with a first party source, specifically one in which the voice actor him/herself, or a related party such as Namco Bandai Games or Cup of Tea Productions, directly states that the role was done by the voice actor. Any failure to provide such a source will cause the name to be deleted, and indeed I have just reverted every one of those edits you have made just now. Any citation of IMDB, Anime News Network, Wikipedia, or any other non-first party resource will be rendered invalid as a source and also reverted for the same reason.

Also, do not use parentheticals. Review the Manual of Style if you wish to contribute here, so your edits do not have to be stalked and corrected as soon as they occur.

Byakuren Hijiri (talk) 08:10, June 13, 2012 (UTC)

Using parentheses is a big deal now? Letdragon 08:13, June 13, 2012 (UTC)

Yes, because they look unprofessional, and can almost always be written out in a new sentence or separated from the rest of the sentence with commas. Moviebaby

Unprofessional? That's the first time I've heard parentheses be called that. Lots of other wikis and English writing in general use them. Letdragon

-sigh- Yes, unprofessional. Parentheticals make the sentence appear as if you are speaking informally to the reader or telling them a secret, which should absolutely be avoided in encyclopedia-based articles. Everything should be stated in full, factual sentences to avoid this. In proper writing, parentheticals are primarily used in citing references, but should never be used inside sentences. If you can not follow the simple rules explained in detail in the Manual of Style, don't bother editing this wiki, because any edits that disregard it will be deleted. Moviebaby 16:37, June 13, 2012 (UTC)

First of all, you don't need to start with sigh. Second, as an English teacher I allow my students to use parentheses in proper essay writing all the time. Parentheses are used to state an example or an idea within an idea when necessary and is perfectly acceptable in explanations or concrete clarification. Lastly, I didn't come here to argue, but telling someone "don't bother" is not very welcoming. Letdragon 17:44, June 13, 2012 (UTC)