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Obo Rin

  • Nominated by: ~ SavageBob 17:21, January 18, 2011 (UTC)
  • Nomination comments: What? A SavageBob FA nom that isn't a species?!

(5 Inqs/1 Users/6 Total)

Support

  1. Inqvote Cavalier OneFarStar(Squadron channel) 22:30, February 21, 2011 (UTC)
  2. Inqvote Green Tentacle (Talk) 18:32, March 16, 2011 (UTC)
  3. Inqvote Project Ambition thanks you for your work. Grand Moff Tranner Imperial Department of Military Research (Comlink) 19:26, April 10, 2011 (UTC)
  4. I LOVE that you uploaded and used the R2-D2 meets Wicket picture. Menkooroo 04:08, April 17, 2011 (UTC)
  5. Inqvote --Eyrezer 21:53, April 21, 2011 (UTC)
  6. Inqvote 1358 (Talk) 12:46, April 25, 2011 (UTC)

Object

Ecks Dee
  • <No first mention tag! :P 1358 (Talk) 19:46, February 7, 2011 (UTC)
    • This is not the first time you've mentioned such an objection! Fixed. ~ SavageBob 16:55, February 8, 2011 (UTC)
  • Why is there a (Mentioned only) in the Sources section? All sources are "mentions only". 1358 (Talk) 08:13, March 19, 2011 (UTC)
Cav
  • Some info on why he had to base the entry on the Charon off drunken ramblings is needed, ie: being located in Otherspace.
  • The images are really small - I think the size needs to be increased so they are clearer, especially the Star Dragon (I am not even attempting to spell the real name right now). - Cavalier OneFarStar(Squadron channel) 13:31, February 8, 2011 (UTC)
    • I've added a bit of context on the Charon, though any more implication of why Rin had to rely on spacer tales would venture into speculation territory, I think. As for the images, how's that Star Dragon pic look? I'm hesitant to expand the other images, since as they are now, they're set to "thumbnail," which makes them abide by individual users' image-size preferences. If I hardcode an image size, they'll ignore those settings. What do you think? ~ SavageBob 16:55, February 8, 2011 (UTC)
      • It appears the fault was with my preference settings, which I usually have at around 200px, but Wikia recently wiped my options and reset it to 120px. Guess I missed one when I was reinstating my preferences. - Cavalier OneFarStar(Squadron channel) 22:30, February 21, 2011 (UTC)
Green Tentacle
  • Catalog of Intelligent Life in the Galaxy: "Rin also provided a numerical representation of each species' relative abilities in various aptitudes." Really? Unless he also left little notes to some mysterious gamemaster, I think we can safely leave this bit out.
    • No, really! From his in-universe prologue, Rin says, "A short, statistical description of the species' abilities concludes each entry." These game stats are in-universe! ~ SavageBob 22:15, March 9, 2011 (UTC)
      • Vader must have been into roleplaying… Green Tentacle (Talk) 00:08, March 10, 2011 (UTC)
  • Context on Moff Bandor.
  • Probably worth mentioning his CSWE entry in BTS too. Green Tentacle (Talk) 20:51, March 9, 2011 (UTC)
Moffship
  • Some context is needed on Vader for the intro.
  • "at least one species with the ability to dramatically alter its shape—a trait exhibited by the Ugors" - would it be appropriate to link to Changeling somewhere in this sentence?
  • I believe that's all. Good work. Grand Moff Tranner Imperial Department of Military Research (Comlink) 17:42, April 9, 2011 (UTC)
    • Both concerns should be addressed. Thanks for taking a look! ~SavageBOB sig 03:08, April 10, 2011 (UTC)
      • I still don't see any link to the Changeling article. Grand Moff Tranner Imperial Department of Military Research (Comlink) 14:50, April 10, 2011 (UTC)
        • Oops; I must've done Preview and forgotten to save the page. How's that? ~SavageBOB sig 16:05, April 10, 2011 (UTC)
Obo!
  • In the first paragraph of Reception --- does Herrit need to be reintroduced as "Major Herrit of Imperial Intelligence" ? That info's already been established a few paragraphs up, and it stands out as odd after Vader and Pandur are referred to by just their last names in the immediately prior sentence.
  • First paragraph of Later research --- I don't think that "The Human" is the best descriptor to be used at the beginning of the second sentence, as Vader is a Human too. I actually think that "He" would be OK and not confusing here, but "The sentientologist" or something might work too.
  • In P & t: Do you think it's OK to source the fact that his claims about the Mon Cal are falsified to Galaxy Guide 4? With the "falsified" in there, I'd recommend sticking a reference to Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds somewhere in that sentence.
  • Looking at the leading quote of Theoretical Leanings, could you add something about how he saw his definition of sentience as "brilliant" to the previous sentence about his egomania?
  • A question --- should "Obo Rin adhered to a commonly held definition of sentience that defined a sentient species" be referenced to [9] rather than [15]? It seems like only "he disdained any academic use of the term race" should be sourced to [15], but I just want to confirm.
  • I'm sure that you probably chewed on this one quite a bit, but I'll ask just for posterity's sake: Is it not worth mentioning in the bts that yes, there is an OboRin Comet Cluster, but no, no direct relation has been confirmed?
  • All from me! Your noms are always a treat to read. :) Menkooroo 17:45, April 16, 2011 (UTC)
    • All addressed but a couple: I think it's reasonable for a reader to understand that only the phrase set off by dashes is supposed to be sourced to 15, and that the other two parts of the sentence go together. I can always splice in another reference, but I was trying to avoid it as inelegant in this case. Do you think it's imperative I do so, though?
    • And as for the cometary cluster, I thought about it, but I decided it wasn't worth mentioning. The disambig statement is at the top of the article, and until something leads us to believe there's a connection (in-universe or otherwise), I feel it's akin to other similarly named things that aren't necessarily related, like Almak being both a planet and a dude, according to CSWE. ~SavageBOB sig 20:41, April 16, 2011 (UTC)
    • On second though, I've changed the M-dash refs to the way you suggested just to be safe; it's ugly, but it's accurate. :) ~SavageBOB sig 01:49, April 17, 2011 (UTC)
      • Cool tools. And yeah, that's fine about the comet cluster. I think you're right in that the "Youmay" says what a BTS statement could, but with the bonus of not venturing into possible speculation. Hooray! Menkooroo 04:07, April 17, 2011 (UTC)

Comments

Approved as a Featured article by Inquisitorius 12:46, April 25, 2011 (UTC)