User talk:Aamp
amp 03:06, 29 January 2008 (UTC)If you're going to be making a lot of small edits on a page, it's better if you use the main Edit link to it all at once, rather than section by section. This keeps the "recent changes" and history pages from being cluttered up with lots of minor edits. Thanks! -- Repowers 02:56, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
- Will do. I was breaking it up to make it easier to keep track of, but I'll edit the whole thing in a big chunk from now on. Thanks for the heads-up - I don't want to be a pain in the ass. amp 03:06, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
- Your approach isn't totally wrong; breaking up the page edit into sections is useful when the page is very extensive, like Optimus Prime's or Starscream's. For most pages, though, it's like Robert says: Better to edit them as a whole unless you know you only need to modify one section.--Apcog 03:18, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
- Righty-o. I can see where the masses of infinitesimal edits could get to be a real irritant. I'll do 'em page by page from now on. (Except for maybe the massive pages where there are lots of errors to be corrected, if that's cool.) I'd prefer to be a help, not a cluttering jerk. I appreciate the guidance~ amp 03:26, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
- And we appreciate the help. Cheers.--Apcog 05:15, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
Happy to apply my monomania to a worthy(ish) task. ^_^ amp 05:19, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
fresh hot small square
? -hx 20:57, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Yep, "Fresh hot small square" was (is?) the catchphrase to an advertising campaign for the White Castle-esque southern steamed burger chain Krystal. It referred to their eponymous burgers, which are hot, small, and square. (The 'fresh' adjective can't really be applied even in moments of extreme generosity.) The phrase was re-appropriated to apply to me by some cohorts of mine years ago in reference to my diminutive stature and quick temper. The square bit has to do with a running gag of stuffing me in boxes, but really isn't funny enough to expound upon now (it was funny at the time). amp 21:21, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
- heh heh. i eat there more than any sane human being ought to. which is to say "more than once a month." -hx 12:04, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Y'know, if I was a snarky person (heaven forbid), I might say that "more than any sane human being ought to" would be "ever". To be honest, I've never met anyone who has, unironically and of their own free will, eaten a Krystal. What are they like? I'm very curious. Not that I'm throwing stones from my glass house - I have plenty of, er, questionable culinary practices. There's no one alive who can convince me that 340mg caffiene and instant ramen isn't the breakfast of champions. Or at least the breakfast of those who want to make it to the semi-finals. amp 15:36, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
"Mechanics"?
When you say, "Minor mechanics corrections", what do you mean by "mechanics"? (Whups, forgot to sign. JW 16:41, 31 January 2008 (UTC))
I mean the mechanics of writing, i.e. grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, word usage, typos, etc. I haven't thus far really edited for content, I've just been trying to make things a little clearer and cleaner. Hope I'm not stepping on toes. My intention is just to help an already-excellent Wiki about a subject that's near & dear to me put its best foot forward. amp 15:58, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Your work is appreciated. Feel free to call it "grammar" or "cleanup", though. "Mechanics" in a Transformers context always makes me think of, well, actual mechanical stuff. JW 16:41, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Ahhhhhhh. Y'know, I never thought of that, but now that you point it out I can see the potential for confusion considering the subject matter. I'll alter my vocabulary accordingly. Do please let me know, though, if/when my obsession with minutiae becomes a hinderance or an irritant. ^_^ amp 16:57, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Dude, every time you fix some spelling, Baby Primus smiles. Keep it up. JW 17:03, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
