User talk:MPHopcroft1

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Happy editing, DaNASCAT (help forum | blog) 04:20, October 5, 2014 (UTC)

Whoa, I thought this Wikia was dead! Glad to see another soul here!

Say, I have a few ideas to be implemented onto this Wikia! Hidamari Sketch Wikia is LONG overdue for one.

I&#39;m in despair, maho! Having my references ignored has left me in despair, maho! &#124;_________&#124; &#60; Eat that, and eat more raw liver! (talk) 02:13, May 19, 2015 (UTC)

My technical limitations have led to some of the problems you have encountered on new pages -- notably that I don't know how to link internally, which is quite a proble, on a growing Wiki. Hopefully you can either help with that or tell me what to do so I can built the links. MPHopcroft1 (talk) 03:49, May 19, 2015 (UTC)

Thankfully, I have extensive experience on the previous Wikia I have volunteered to help out with.

When I get to an actual computer (as I am currently on an iPad), I could list to you some simple commands to add on, and we could possibly even get onto more advanced features like collapsible tables if we have data to display for HidaSketch.

I suggest we also get to researching HidaSketch further to add more content and get this Wikia expanded. If we can get up to, say, fifty pages, we could ask the Wikia Community to claim access (and therefore ownership) of the Administator Rank.

I&#39;m in despair, maho! Having my references ignored has left me in despair, maho! &#124;_________&#124; &#60; Eat that, and eat more raw liver! (talk) 13:04, May 19, 2015 (UTC)

Researching HidaSketch is an assiognment I am very confortable with. The problem is that I can't afford to buy a lot of manga these days. MPHopcroft1 (talk) 20:59, May 19, 2015 (UTC)

I prefer to do at least some of my research by actually watching episodes and taking notes. That's one reason my lack of manga money is a problem -- I know nothing that happens after Sae and Hiro graduate, and all I know about Matsuri is her name.MPHopcroft1 (talk) 23:21, May 19, 2015 (UTC)

If you did not like the (troll) edit I have done to your Userpage, you are always welcomed to revert it back to its original state.

Additionally, I am planning to take up administrator rank in the near future if you do not mind (there are certain actions an admin can do exclusively like deleting pages). I would appreciate your feedback or alternatives.

I&#39;m in despair, maho! Having my references ignored has left me in despair, maho! &#124;_________&#124; &#60; Eat that, and eat more raw liver! (talk) 19:01, May 23, 2015 (UTC)

For the record, I'm a GUY. MPHopcroft1 (talk) 20:09, May 23, 2015 (UTC)

Aw, I guess we cannot play around with gender ambiguity. Oh well, you can customize your profile however you like.

Sorry!

Look Around, Kids. Your Number One Goal in Life Should be Either Attaining Wisdom or Staying Forever Adorable (talk) 00:09, May 24, 2015 (UTC)

Hello once again.

I cannot tell if your recent inactivity is due to research, personal issues (regarding others or I), or something like a vacation. If anything, I have already contacted the Community Central Wikia on adopting this Wikia.

And yes, due to that, I have felt compelled to try and contact you (not looking good for me as this will look like a meager attempt to try and look good in Staff's eyes). I still have ideas in mind that I think you can take up - It'll be lonely for me to not have you back.

And if that edit to your profile was of a concern, I have reverted it back to default.

(Don't mock me staff! </3)

Icilan (talk) 04:06, May 29, 2015 (UTC)

My activity has been due solely to being busy, as I do want to do some research (any excuse to watch stuff!) but real life and other hobbies have eaten into my free time.

If you have all the episode titles handy, if you can link them to their season page I can build summary articles for them as I watch the episodes again. That would expand the wiki quite a lot, and also enable links to episode sommaries in content articles if we want to get into that level of detail.

Do we have an article on Yuno's parents? One question I have sometimes is why such a borderline-paranoid father gave Yuno permission to move to Hidamari in the first place. Of course Yuno was gratified he did. MPHopcroft1 (talk) 00:58, May 31, 2015 (UTC)

Hello again, and I am so glad that you have responded back (I became terribly paranoid about that troll prank on you).

Anywho, if you want links to the episodes, I watch all of my anime at Kissanime.com. They have all of the Hidamari Sketch episodes and most of the specials included, and I have started to accumulate screenshots out of the episodes in a manner similar to what they do in the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Wikia.

Just two questions:


 * 1) Will you be okay with me adopting the Wikia?
 * 2) Should episode screenshots include the subtitles?

Icilan (talk) 04:27, May 31, 2015 (UTC)

Sure, I have no problem with you being in charge. You know a lot more about the technical aspects of a Wiki than I do, like how to build an infobox, and that will be very helpful.

I actually have all the episodes stored locally, as well as the first two seasons on DVD.

In my opinion, subtitiles are a judgment call based on context. But the displays are usually small enough to not be worth the bother. If a video is going to be added to the front page display, though, subtitles would be a must because, unlike many series that get a North American release, there is no dub. MPHopcroft1 (talk) 04:36, May 31, 2015 (UTC)

Glad to see a swift response!

I was thinking that since you have the DvD of Sunshine Sketch, you could help provide us with valuable information regarding the credits of the production. That would be awesome to include.

On another note, I think we should plan to have preset pages for each episode and special, just like the good bronies over at the My Little Pony Wikia. By the preset pages, I mean just making new pages with little content in them. Having the pages made already means that we will not become lazy in not making the pages whilst attracting more people as we will show them new pages that are in need of editing.

We need a larger community than just you and I, no?

Cheers! Icilan (talk) 05:14, May 31, 2015 (UTC)

Hidamari Sketch Wiki Adopted

It looks shameful on my history now... Much shame...

That is aside from the point now (we/you can laugh about this later). We need to now really start planning now that we have administrative powers (if you think you can handle some coding of any degree or wiki redecorating, you can ask me to make you an admin as well). So... First Order of Business: Get an actual message wall... I do not like this format at all.

Icilan (talk) 03:29, June 12, 2015 (UTC)

Character Infobox
Check out Natsume's Page