Talk:Megatokyo/Archive 1

message: I have had a fairly small section on the Largo character reverted twice now because a user felt that it was too much information and that it extended from a "summary" to a "bio". I don't feel this way, and obviously this is simply a difference in opinion, but to my credit let me point out that my contribution was less than a paragraph long, was a decent piece of information regarding the event that Largo has experienced earlier in his life that hugely affects his behavior and thoughts towards women (see strip number 849 to strip number 859 for the explanation of the event in the comic) that I concisely reflected under Largo's summary. I don't feel that including this section is going overboard with information, nor do I feel that it is any less important than the information written about his "l33t" tendancies and obsession with beer. It's a small, pertinent fact about the character that in my opinion does not extend the summary any further than what it should be. The reversion in question is listed on the history page, as "13:17, 18 May 2006 Hargle (Revert to previous version by JimmyBlackwing. Sorry to remove your hard work, but "Largo" does *not* need more information, as it is supposed to be a summary, not a full character bio)"
:Here's the thing: Largo's section is already going past what has been suggested in the article's peer review, which makes your addition, though insightful, extremely excessive. For example, your edit included the following: 
Largo appears to have difficulty discerning reality from fantasy, and often incorporates or imagines things he has seen on television or played in a computer game into real life, particularly zombies and the undead. One could question, though, just how many of Largo's tales are untrue, given that in the story the effects of some highly supernatural phenomenon (such as zombies and- Godzilla-esque monster invasions) have been observed. Nonetheless, when Largo tells his stories of fighting off hordes of hungry zombies or battling gigantic robots, the other characters typically shrug it off and chalk it up to his overactive imagination.
:This is already covered in the Plot section. Its mentioning in the Plot section is very brief, however, and only takes up the space of 1 sentence. I agree that the possibility of truth in Largo's visions is noteworthy, but the space taken to say so was simply too much for a summary section. It wouldn't be such a huge issue if the article wasn't gearing up to go through FAC, but it is, and complying with suggestions made in peer review is absolutely necessary.
:The biggest issue here is your speculation on Largo. First off, the sorceress from that section was, in fact, Piro's Endgames character, and the traitorous warrior was Miho's character. Miho was said to have abused the hidden "emotion" statistic of the game to manipulate people, which suggests that the reason for Piro's character following Miho's character into the meadow, and Piro's character saving the life of Miho's character, were some of the results of Miho's cheating. This all falls in line with the described event actually taking place in the world of Endgames, and being a revelation about the long-absent Endgames subplot (as well as detailing how Piro and Largo first met), as opposed to being an allegory of actual happenings. Not to say that your theory is impossible, only that it is just that - a theory, just as what I put forth is. Due to the already large size of Largo's summary section, there is no room to compare theories about his past while still complying with the suggestions made in peer review.
:If it had not been suggested in peer review that the sections be small, two paragraph summaries, then there would be no problem with this. But as it was, this is far beyond my power to change. JimmyBlackwing 23:00, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No problem. Glad I could help. JimmyBlackwing 02:05, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Bio vs. Summary?

message: First of all, "MegaTokyo" is about as "mainstream" as elfreide jelinek. second of all, "l33t" has never been "mainstreamed" anywhere, certainly not the Internet. - Anonymous (please note this is a message from a registred user VRMaster; this is note put by me, --Kiba 02:57, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  l33t 

message: Some interesting history released by Fred on his rant.  See Saturday - January 15, 2005 Rant, Strip ID 661          -- AllyUnion (talk) 08:52, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I tried to read it but Fred's endless whining made my eyes bleed and caused my spleen to implode... Ugh... --DarkLordSeth 11:21, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Disgruntled fans. They're a plague, mate. --Strannik 06:14, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I have no idea what you're talking about but I can't help thinking of Steve Irwin now, because you ended your line with "mate"... :( --DarkLordSeth 11:18, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: A group of people from the Megatokyo Story Discussions board are preparing a wiki on MT itself called Wikitokyo, located at .  (The wiki currently being linked is for the community that's grown up around the forums; it doesn't document the comic itself.)  Is it okay to link this?  I'd normally just do it, but I'm one of the WT admins, so I don't want to be accused of vanity linking. —Brent Dax 17:45, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: There are worse things to be linking to. --Nifboy 18:20, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Aye. If'n it be a wiki with actual content on MT itself, go for it. --maru 19:06, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible external link 

message: I've merged all info on the characters on Megatokyo characters. For what it's worth, I find the article too negative, focusing mainly on various criticisms against MT. --Radiant_* 12:21, Apr 28, 2005 (UTC)
:I agree the article seems to focus on the criticism more than the story. I believe we should create another section on this article and add in the info on the characters and how they are in the story (example: Kimiko's relationship with Piro). --User:Psi edit
::Perhaps a "Plot" section, similar to those found on the Sluggy Freelance article and countless fan sites? --Nifboy 03:17, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Characters 

message: More recent featured article, very strong. Hiding Talk 22:44, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment