Talk:Warhammer 40,000/Archive 1

message: "the Nekrons, whose ships are clearly based on the Goa'uld ones from Stargate"
:Doesn't WH40K predate Stargate? Ausir 23:20, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Does anyone know when exactly were the Necrons introduced? Before or after SG1? I also think that the similarities to Goa'uld are because the Necrons are partly based on the Warhammer Fantasy Egyptian-themed undead of Khemri. Ausir 10:50, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)

text: Necrons aren't new, they have been a minor species with special edition models for many years, its only in the last 5 years or so they have became a semi-major species. They are not copied from Stargate at all, I'll agree with they both copy from Egyptians. If you want to accuse W40k from copying off stargate you may as well go change all the starcraft and warcraft articles to insults about how much they copied warhammer --Josquius 12:07, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Necrons 

message: I removed the following text from the article:
:The popular computer game StarCraft was originally a Warhammer 40K game, but Games Workshop decided that they had taken too long and cancelled the contract, making blizzard change it.
I Googled and found nothing about that. Can anybody provide some evidence confirming or denying this? xDCDx 19:51, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: It was just largely inspired by (not to say ripped off) WH40K, just like Warcraft: Orcs & Humans was inspired by Warhammer Fantasy. Ausir 00:38, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Warhammer 40,000 and Starcraft 

message: Where does the basis for all that come from? I have never heard anything about them (except the old ones/slann but that is just with fantasy I have heard of them). For the space rats in particular I'm certain there is no such thing, I went and made my own space skaven army many years ago and looked into the existance of space skaven  a lot whilst I did this.
Also the timeline- why is there just a link to some geocities site? Is that site owned by the editor of the article by any chance?
This article has changed a lot since I looked in, maybe not for the better.
*The minor species come from the contents of the books of the black library and the codices. Please don't think you know all about 40k. If you haven't heard about the hrud please make a google search, they are part of the fluff. ~ Jonus
*As you might have seen there is a point in the todo list that says that a timeline for wikipedia has to be written. ~ Jonus
*What 'codices'? I don't think I know everything about it kid I would just like directions to where on Earth all that came from, I have read a lot of the fluff and none of that rings any sorts of bells.
My point about the timeline was why does it just link to a geocities site. Why isn't there a timeline on the page if there needs to be one.
--Josquius 21:00, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: 'cause you haven't written it yet. Be Bold! -- Metahacker 02:07, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historical species, sideshow species, timeline, etc... 

message: and in WH Fantasy they are called Orcs. They should be written the right way and they shouldn't be merged into one page, because the two races are only similar on the surface.
*Agreed. They're actually "Space Orks" technically, are they not? Or has that terminology been abandoned? At any rate, the two are suspiciously similar, but the spelling difference, at least, should be maintained. Arrr, it's frustrating when comics and gaming companies change their minds and can't admit it.
*I disagree - they are similar enough that they should both stay at Orc (Warhammer) - the spelling difference is explained in the article. If it were to be separated, a lot of it would have to be duplicated. Ausir 02:03, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  In warhammer 40000 they are Orks ... 

message: The WH 40K is under constant attack of people who think that background information shouldn't be on wikipedia. This is something that I couldn't disaggree more. All this requests for deletion and stuff. What's the point?
If you don't want information on for example what a "eye of terror", a Nicassar or an Old One is, then please don't read that page. More and more information is lost, e.g. info on Black Library is gone. --Jonus 14:03, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  People who fight background & fluff 

message: Based on current rumors found on Warseer and Dakka forums I have changed the article to state that Black Templars and Tau are the next 2 codices to be released, not Black Templars and Eldar.
uh, rumours are just that. a rumour this is an encycloepaedia, therefore it should only have FACTS.
*Mind you, Black Templars is a definite, and they've put new minis together for the Tau, so it's a fairly accurate rumour. Saberwyn 10:00, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  I changed something 

message: I removed the link to the Ming from the minor races section, on the basis that it's a fan-made race and not a very well-known one at that. I think entries based on fanfiction are VFD-worthy. --Agamemnon2 08:39, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: The Ming?

message: Someone changed the spelling of Codices into Codexes. Isn't the plural of codex codices? --Jonus 21:41, 18 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Codexes???

message: Twice now in the past few days I've deleted the web link to [www.thehivenode.com] from the Links section, because, in my opinion, a forum of only fifty members should not be in that list, where the smallest forum link present is a mere 2000.
The guy who posts the link is on a dynamic IP, from the 88.106.**.*** range, so communicating with him is unlikely. The link's back again, and instead of fighting what could be classed as a edit war with this guy, I would like some advice as to how I would go about 1) stopping him, and 2) making it clear that his link does not belong here.
Or does it belong here, and am I just being an idiot? Reply either here or on my talk page. Saberwyn 11:45, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: * Because policy states that Wikipedia is not a link list. --Pak21 11:27, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  thehivenode.com - Link spamming? 

message: Can someone tell me the story to the whole Warhammer 40000 universe?
Pece Kocovski 05:09, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  story 

message: to like Warhammer 40000?
by the way, if you want to start a Warhammer 40k collection, is there somesort of starter kit, that also includes a paint kit?
Pece Kocovski 05:13, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  How old do you have to be 

message: Hello,
I’m a new user to Wikipedia, but I have been into Warhammer 40,000 for about ten years now. I am really excited about what I’m seeing here, as I have always wanted access to a compilation of 40k background and technical material. The background and concepts in 40k are what got me into 40k in the first place, but also because I have been trying to create a Role-playing system. 
So I hope you find my additions interesting and informative, though I’m not familiar with using Wikipedia so some help would be appreciated. I have made additions to the Power Armour section in the Weapons, Equipment and Vehicles of the Imperium article so let me know what you think and what I need to do to do it properly. I will list where I gathered this information here, as I’m not sure where to put that either.
-2nd Edition Codex: Angels of Death. Copyright Games Workshop Ltd, 1996.
-4th Edition Codex: Space Marines. Copyright Games Workshop Ltd, 2004.
-How to paint Space Marines. Copyright Games Workshop Ltd, 2004.
-Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rule book. Copyright Games Workshop Ltd, 2004.
Praise be the Emperor
--Usiel 02:58, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  New Codicier from the Administratum