Talk:XBAND

message: What is the card reader on the x-band used for? It can be seen on the PCB scans on this page, http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0067 (on the "PCB back" side scan). Is that for credit cards, telephone cards, xband membership cards, or something else? Was it actually used? And if yes, was it required to insert a card, or was it optional and worked with & without one?
Also on the "PCB back" scan, there is a switch labeled SW1 in upper-left. What is that for? 95.118.103.198 (talk) 23:46, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Card Reader 

message: I did not add any copyrighted material whatsoever, and to rename an entire section 'cult following' is an opinion and not a fact, I stated that when I originally restored the title. I will grant you that "In the Years Since Then" is a bit off the top for a title, but "cult following" is an opinion, and as you know against wikipedia's policy for unbiased entries.
Furthermore, sir, if you want to call my information "unverifiable" then 90% of the entire entry should be scrapped, I doubt you were on the service so where do you think the information is coming from? I could be just as hard nosed as you seem to be on "verifiable sources", shall we then reduce XBAND to a single paragraph, or two?
Also, since Wikipedia states that just because any generic website quotes something does not make it a reliable source, if you check the websites referenced they are merely former videogamers with a domain name and some JPEGs. Shall I make a website and then quote from myself, unbeknownst to anyone else? How do you know one of those websites is not my own?
Also, when you reverted to the previous form, you did not even check for grammar and spelling.
As an ending note, it just stands to reason that if you're going to scratch my entry on the activity of ex-XBANDers in the years since then, then the entire paragraph should be omitted as well, since "cult-following" is no more or less verifiable, being that the websites which we gathered to have all disappeared. But if I can conjure a link to one, would that make it well enough for you to leave it alone?
Just to clear up any further minor confusion, I am the originator of the XBAND entry when I lived in another state with a different ISP.
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*First of all, I'd suggest you read the wikipedia policies on text ownership. Just because you started an article in no way means that you have more say on its content than anyone else. Now, as for the text I've removed (again), first of all, it is POV. You're obviously a fan of the service, and the problem is, you're writing from a fan's perspective. As an encyclopedia, we can't judge or glorify anything that we write about. We can only present the facts as we can verifiy them. And yes, if you believe that there's some other text in the article that's unverifiable, then please mention it here, and that may be removed as well. The fact is, I'm not taking info just from websites here. I'm a bit of a packrat, and I have several videogame magazines from the XBAND era that back up the vast majority of the remaining information in this article. Besides, even if you put up your own website claiming that XBANDs printed out $100 bills during a tournament, that's still only one source. The websites that do exist about XBAND for the most part reiterate the same information, which helps to add to its credibility. As for the "cult following" section, the user who pared it down did so to preserve only what IS verifiable in an encyclopedic format. "Cult following" is about the best phrase I can think of to describe the XBAND's continued popularity (as nostalgia, of course), which IS verifiable by virtue of its online presence. As for what individual gamers have done following XBAND's closing, none of it can be proven to any significant degree. Additionally, "disbanded", while being a clever title, is too 'dramatic' and not immediatly informative enough for the format we're going for. If you have further concerns, I hope you will take them up here before reverting again. --InShaneee 03:56, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  In response to InShanee's edit to XBAND and ensueing personal message to myself...... 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:X-band logo.gif

message: I was an avid XBAND user back in the day, and there are a few things that need clearing up.  First of all, the Legend of Zelda wasn't the only cartridge that would activate the hidden maze game -- basically, any unsupported SNES cart would do it.  I usually used Super Mario World.  This is, of course, original research, and I'm not dedicated enough to try and find backup of this anywhere on the web.  But if anyone CAN find it, it would be nice.Secondly, the email service actually included an internet email address, which I believe was username@xband.com.  There was a character limit, and no attachments or HTML was supported, but there was basic text email support.  I used it pretty frequently before I had an internet connection.  Again, original research, but if someone wants to look this stuff up, it'll help the accuracy of the article.(dreamKnight on XBAND)66.25.38.248 (talk) 20:00, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There are some webpages stating that the 'Super Mario World' cartridge would activate a chat function - not the secret maze game. --2.241.51.109 (talk) 02:27, 18 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corrections & thoughts 

message: I created this article and, when I checked it out again, I was amazed to see how much it had been added to! Thank you so much for expanding this article. I am very interested in the XBAND modem and f anybody has a working system, please tell me on my talk page. Send me some video of it in action to my email address, dudemeister1234@gmail.com. If you are wiling to sell it, name your price! We'll figure out something.----
:I'd say just hit the Facebook page for now, that seems to be the hub of what's happening in the world of XBand from what I can tell. BcRIPster (talk) 15:16, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: [[ User:Dudemeister1234|Dudemeister1234]]

message: --Despayre (talk) 17:41, 3 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyedit 

message: So, I think it's probably ok to remove this as POV, but I don't think the reason stated by the editor that removed it really stands. The point is valid. On-line gaming in the living room was pretty much unheard of. PC games with on-line play were more often than not limited to LAN play. I think the original statement is pretty accurate but probably needs some context to back it up. (fwiw, I'm talking about this edit:  "10:36, 6 November 2015‎ EVIL-MCDUCK . . (15,421 bytes) (-140)‎ . . (Playing games online was not a fiarly new idea at the time. ever heard of the PC ?)" )
BcRIPster (talk) 23:03, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Playing games online being new comment removal 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hi! If you guys are looking for articles in regards to the XBAND then let me know! I'm willing to find them in order to expand the article! KGRAMR (talk) 04:47, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Articles in regards to the XBAND 

message: I just found out that the Mega Net 2 released by Tectoy in Brazil was in fact the XBAND for the Mega Drive/Genesis. It would be interesting add this info in the article.
http://blogtectoy.com.br/mega-net-o-cartucho-que-permitia-ao-mega-drive-brasileiro-acessar-a-internet/
CobraMJD (talk) 13:16, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sega Mega Net 2