User talk:Bpenguin17

Sorry, Bpenguin, as interesting and thought-provoking these may be, Zelda Wiki.org is not a forum. It is akin to Wikipedia in the sense that it is a factual, content-based site. Other sites in the community, i.e. Zelda Universe, ZeldaInformer, and Zelda Dungeon, are good examples of places where the questions and theories here are acceptable and encouraged. The only place that theories exist here on the wiki are in Theory sections of individual pages. Other than that, we really try to emphasize factual content over theoretical. If you would like answers to your questions here, hit up one of the forums on the sites mentioned above - you will garner a better response, I'm sure. Just a heads up! ;) 20:20, 21 August 2010 (EDT)
 * I'm confused. Was my question about posting a Wiki Exclusive article off topic, or was it the article itself? Or are my forum-like postings on my discussion page not acceptable? Bpenguin17 22:03, 21 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Hi there! It's your talk page to which Cip is refering. As he said, we're encouraged to visit forums on other sites for this type of discussion, and use talk pages for (mostly) directly wiki related conversation. Hope that helps!! 23:38, 21 August 2010 (EDT)
 * I see. All right, I understand. I'll get rid of the non-wiki related stuff. Bpenguin17 23:53, 21 August 2010 (EDT)
 * There, done. Thanks for the advice, I might just get an account at one of those sites. I must say, the admins at Zelda Wiki are a lot nicer than others are when you make a mistake. See you around the site! Bpenguin17 00:12, 22 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Yea, I meant the talk page stuff (thanks Embyr!). But it's all good, no worries! With ideas like yours, the forums are gonna eat you right up! :D 00:28, 22 August 2010 (EDT)

Actually, user talk pages are pretty much free range. You can discuss things here that aren't wiki-related if you want.. It's only on article talk pages where we'd rather people didn't get off topic (i.e. discussing what their favorite boss is, ect.). But, discussing things on your user talk page is fine. 05:08, August 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Policy mix-up, my bad! Please forgive me! Forum talk is strictly restricted from ARTICLE pages, not TALK pages. Pretend I never said anything! 01:14, 22 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Really? Well, all right then! I guess I'll put it back up! I THOUGHT that user pages would be pretty free, but I wasn't familiar with specific policies. Well, thanks for clearing that up, Mandi. Hey, and it's all right, Cipriano and Embyr. Happens to everyone. Bpenguin17 01:31, 22 August 2010 (EDT)
 * Doh! X( A thousand apologies, Bpenguin. I was totally on the same page as you, Cip. Heh, WHOOPSADAISY! =D 14:37, 22 August 2010 (EDT)

Although I technically have the right to keep them here, I've decided to move the "discussions" to my user page, anyway. It's too awkward for someone who wants to post something legitimate/wiki-related to have sort through all these sections. From now on, the talk page will be reserved for Zelda Wiki and my user page will contain all of my posts. Bpenguin17 out! Bpenguin17 19:50, 8 September 2010 (EDT)

Wiki Exclusive
Hey there! In regards to the Wiki Exclusive you submitted, it wasn't exactly up to our standards, so it didn't get accepted. Perhaps if you could rewrite it and construct it better (i.e. better paragraph structure, sentence structure, ect.). You could re-submit it after you've worked on it. 21:39, September 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, that's fine. Wouldn't want something displayed on the Main Page to be sloppy. So what specifically can I work on? You mentioned paragraph and sentence structure, are either too long or uneven? Do the main points seem random or unconvincing? Did you or the other admins find any holes in my argument? Is my voice too formal or informal? Be harsh, please, I thrive on honesty. Bpenguin17 20:06, 8 September 2010 (EDT)
 * I know its more than a year late, but hey, closure is closure! The WikiExclusive was not approved in the end because the staff felt that the topic was a closed deal - Miyamoto himself explained the meaning behind the game's name a few years ago (to briefly paraphrase, it was in tribute to Zelda Fitzgerald, the wife of famous author F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby); Miyamoto found closure and beauty in the name and found it fitting for a princess). An article that speculates as to the meaning of a game's name when an explanation has already been provided doesn't evoke anything new, or present readers with anything expectedly profound. Perhaps a more successful take on this idea is to write about how the title's grown into its own, giving evidence for why the original reason for naming the game has been far overshadowed by the powerful symbolism of the title itself. Thanks for submitting your ideas and I hope to see something in the future (if you ever see this!) :) 23:27, 5 March 2012 (EST)