User talk:Shadowdragon00000

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"Exotic Dancer"
If you want to be technical, all Miranda Lawson did was function as a private exotic dancer as well. She basically gave Shepard a glorified lapdance in the cutscene. There is no factual basis for referring to Chambers as a "private exotic dancer" which is why I removed it from the article. She has been described by the good folks at BioWare as a romance option, which trumps the "private exotic dancer" claim. If you disagree, however, please bring it up on the talk page for the article. As it stands, we're getting dangerously close to edit warring here. Thanks, SpartHawg948 10:47, January 31, 2010 (UTC)

There's no reason to remove the edit about Kelly being an exotic dancer, because 1) it's true and 2) that's her only role in her "romance". Also, the statement that a BioWare moderator made about her being a romance option was back in mid December. "Romancing" Kelly yields none of the gameplay changing events that romancing others does. As such, I will continue to edit the page with the proper information for the sake of setting the expectation of people who Wiki her.

If you feel compelled about leveling the playing field about Miranda being a private exotic dancer, then by all means, edit that page as well.

Shadowdragon00000 10:51, January 31, 2010 (UTC)


 * I don't feel compelled to "level playing fields", I feel compelled to keep speculative nonsense that is contradicted by statements from BioWare out of the articles. We have no officially crossed into the field of edit warring (going by wikipedia's 3-revert rule, which we use as a basis here, as well). I have justified my reasoning for removing the content, you have failed to justify your adding of it. So, I'm going to have to ask you to either justify adding it, or stop. I am also obligated to warn you that edit warring is a blockable offense. Please keep this in mind. Regardless of what you think of the statements of a "BioWare moderator", he certainly speaks with more clout on the subject than you, and he is a valid source. SpartHawg948 10:57, January 31, 2010 (UTC)

If you feel the need to bring the attention of an admin to this issue, which you are not by the way, then do so. Keep in mind that I am merely posting facts based off gameplay events, as such, my edits are justified. If you feel the need to discuss whether or not factual events should be posted in a Wiki page, then perhaps you should be the one opening a discussion about it. Shadowdragon00000 11:00, January 31, 2010 (UTC)


 * You may want to do a quick fact-finding tour. Contrary to your last statement, I am, in fact, one of the three admins of this wiki. That is not a very hard piece of info to find out. Not at all. And again, an official source from BioWare states that she is a romance option. This trumps your opinion, as does the fact that you can engage in a romance subplot with her, whether or not it gets you the Paramour achievement. Bear in mind that Sha'ira is also considered a romance option, and she doesn't get you the achievement either. Again, please refrain from baseless edit warring. This will be the last warning I give (in my capacity as an admin). SpartHawg948 11:06, January 31, 2010 (UTC)

This discussion is NOT about whether or not she's a romance option, but about her being a private exotic dancer. Not ONCE did I suggest that she's not a romance interest.

Get the facts straight, because to me it seems that you're simply having an "administrative power trip".Shadowdragon00000 11:10, January 31, 2010 (UTC)


 * Ok, then find me the source that calls her a private exotic dancer. Please. Find it for me. By your standard, we need to edit pretty much all the options to state this, and it's pure speculative BS. Of course they don't show anything more, they couldn't make it explicit. I think that this message you receive in game speaks volumes though, doesn't it? SpartHawg948 11:13, January 31, 2010 (UTC)

You don't consider someone wearing a thong and shaking their junk in your face with a ludicrously low cut top to NOT be an exotic dancer?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnX8QTVlluw

Shadowdragon00000 11:16, January 31, 2010 (UTC)


 * I may personally, but if an official source also calls her a romance option, I'm going with that. Especially when taken in concert with the message I linked to above. Regardless, whether or not I think she's an exotic dancer, stating so in an encyclopedic article without a shred of evidence is speculation. I guess any time any woman anywhere does a seductive striptease for their man/woman in their bedroom, they're exotic dancers now! How 'bout that! SpartHawg948 11:20, January 31, 2010 (UTC)

Again, I find myself going back to my previous statement that I'm merely adding her role as a romance option and WHY she does not unlock the Paramour achievement, and how I never contradicted you about her being a romance option. Shadowdragon00000 11:22, January 31, 2010 (UTC)

Well, I bent over to your will and put the idea about including her role as a romance option up for debate on the talk page. Again, I see no reason as to why we cannot include the fact that she merely dances and cuddles with Shepard. Shadowdragon00000 11:28, January 31, 2010 (UTC)
 * Because we don't know dancing and cuddling is all she does! That's why! Going by your logic, all Miranda does is unzip her suit, partially remove it, and then sit on Shepard. That's it! And as for Kelly, again, this would seem to suggest a bit more than just cuddling. All I'm saying is that there is no source for Kelly just being a "private exotic dancer" (again, are all women who do something like this for their lovers nothing more than exotic dancers) so why not just leave it like it is? It says she is a romance option (which is true) and that romancing her does not unlock Paramour (which is true) without calling her a "private exotic dancer (which is speculation). I honestly don't see why this is such a big deal. SpartHawg948 11:34, January 31, 2010 (UTC)

How about we carry this discussion over to the talk page, hm? =)

Shadowdragon00000 11:36, January 31, 2010 (UTC)

Removal of Reaper Speculation
Speculation does have to be substantiated, and this did not seem to be. For example, "Since the people are processed into an organic metal, it's probable that the synapses that store thoughts and memories are kept intact when liquefied." That statement is entirely contradictory. Synapses are physical structures within the brain. How is it in any way probable that they would be "kept intact when liquefied"? And "organic metal"? Metal is an inherently inorganic substance. Was this term ever used in-game, or is it also speculation? As for "one ship, one will, many minds", if the ships retain the individual personalities of those who were "infused" into them, shouldn't it be 'one ship, many wills"?. One ship, one will, many minds doesn't suggest individual thought processes are maintained at all. It suggests multiple processors. As for "Furthermore, Reapers seem to have an unlimited amount of knowledge at their disposal", please! This is demonstrably not the case. If it was, Saren wouldn't have had to go to all the effort of locating the Mu Relay! Sovereign would have told him where it is. Lastly, "it's possible that the victim's memories are transferred to the Reaper when their liquefied form is injected into the frame due to the fact that Reapers are sapient, self aware constructs and contain a multitude of A.I. programs." Sapient, self aware constructs with a multitude of AI programs? Doesn't that describe the geth as well? Hardly an indicator of retained personalities from organics, especially in light of the fact that assuming that all Reapers came about in the same way as the Human-Reaper is itself speculation. And that's about why Bastian964 was entirely justified in removing that section from the Reaper article. SpartHawg948 06:35, March 7, 2010 (UTC)


 * EDI said herself that Reapers are constructs of organic and inorganic material. The only substance that was being used to create the Human Reaper, as far as the player can confirm, is human genetic matter broken down into a liquid.


 * In terms of the Mu Relay, that happened after the Reapers went into hibernation and their plans foiled by the last of the protheans.


 * It's fully possible for memories to be transferred through various mediums. If you recall in the first Mass Effect, you came in contact with an Asari who has the racial memories of the protheans stored in her head...AKA the cypher. Not only that, but synapses are electric impulses between organic cells. Since Reapers are, again, a hybrid of organic and inorganic material, it's quite possible that the collective racial knowledge is transferred with the genetic material.


 * I know you don't like Speculation, Spart, but there are just some things that need to be read into and given some consideration before writing it off. BioWare left scattered puzzle pieces for us to put together, which is what makes the storyline to ME so interesting, because the puzzle pieces opens a wide array of doors, such as Reapers inheriting memories and knowledge from the species used to create them.


 * Shadowdragon00000


 * I love speculation! I speculate quite often! I just like it to be left out of articles unless it's actually backed up by something. Look at the Human-Reaper. There are tubes pumping orange liquefied people into the shell. Does this look similar in any way to the metal of the shell itself? No! As you yourself say, the Reapers combine organic and inorganic. Metal is part of that inorganic. As for the Mu Relay, I know it happened post Reaper-hibernation. I was just using it as an example of a case contradicting the claim that Reapers "have an unlimited amount of knowledge at their disposal". I fully realize that it's possible to gave memories transferred through various means. As you say, the Thorian transferred the Cipher to an asari (no caps for race names) but we've seen no evidence of that here, and evidence is a must for speculation to be allowed into articles. As for what a synapse is, refer to synapse: "a synapse is a structure that permits a neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another cell." A structure, eh? There is no evidence backing this up, just supposition and contradictory statements. As such, it's 100% acceptable for a talk page or a forum, but not an article. SpartHawg948 07:12, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

Listen to Chakwas's description as to what happened. She said that the colonists ( and crew if applicable ) were turned into grey goo. Also, when you're going through the seeker swarm, the exit of the tunnel is framed by a large forge with the tubes leading to it. It's safe to assume that the genetic material gets super heated so it's more malleable prior to being injected into the Human-Reaper, thus resulting in an orange tint.

Shadowdragon00000


 * Uh-huh. Grey human matter being superheated so that it's orange and malleable, eh? This still doesn't explain the human beings turned into metal part. Also, given that no mention whatsoever is made of heat, it's not safe to assume super-heating at all. At least, not for the purposes of an encyclopedic article, where there is no such thing as a "safe assumption". Again, assume all you want on talk pages and forums. Be my guest! And if you want, start every assumption with the phrase "this assumption is for you, SpartHawg". Really rub it in! That'll get my goat for sure! You would think though, that with superheated liquified humans, there'd be steam when the tubes were shattered... SpartHawg948 07:38, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

If it wasn't super heated and/or an organic metal, then why did Chackwas say they were turned into grey goo, yet the tubes contain orange goo which was seen quite coincidentally after passing what appeared to be some sort of furnace or forge?

Shadowdragon00000


 * I haven't the faintest idea, although when I saw those I didn't see anything that appeared to be a furnace or forge. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say perhaps some sort of anti-congealing agent was added. The liquid in the tubes didn't look anything like molten metal (and there still hasn't been any explanation given about how organic human material would be somehow alchemically transformed into inorganic metal), and again, there was absolutely no steam, heat waves, or any other indicator of high temperature. However, given that I have no idea and there is no supporting material for it either way, I keep this supposition out of the article entirely, as it has no place there. SpartHawg948 07:56, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

The human body contains quite a bit of elements found in metal, such as carbon and iron. If broken down to the most basic of elements, or the cells were separated in a manner which they could be divided or converged, it's theoretically possible to forge a metal from a human body as long as you could keep those metallic elements seperate. Perhaps this is something that's done by the swarms of nanites that cause the body to be broken down. You can see the forge/furnace at the end of the 2nd portion of the suicide mission here ( link ) which clearly depicts a mass of the genetic paste being mixed together, much like a forge.

Shadowdragon00000
 * If I'm understanding you right, you're saying that it's possible to forge metal from a human body by separating out the metallic content (ie iron - carbon being a nonmetallic element) and then forging it? What would be the point then? You could just mine the metal directly. It in no way explains why humans and only humans were acceptable. And again, while there may be a structure that looks somewhat like a forge or furnace (I still don't see it), there is no indication of high temperatures. None. As there is no evidence for this, or for any of the other content removed, it's pure speculation that does not fit the requirements for it to be included in an article. SpartHawg948 08:16, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

Following that same mindset, why use humans at all if they could just harvest the metal? Why are organics needed in the reproduction of reapers? Why did EDI speculate that a prothean Reaper had been attempted but failed? How do Reapers acquire knowledge of the race they assimilate without actually interacting with them? All these questions have a logical answer, most of which I have laid out and explained.

On a side note, there are four metals in the human body. Copper, zinc, iron, and manganese are all metallic compounds in an organic body. Also, a biometal is a term used to describe a "living machine", which is something that a Reaper clearly classifies as. Having said that, it's not as contradictory to have an organic metal as you claim it to be.

Shadowdragon00000


 * Yup, it still is. Biometal describes a living machine. Organic metal does not. "Organic metal" and "Biometal" are not synonymous, any more than silicon-based life-form and "organic rock" are. Bottom line, your "logical answer" doesn't have any solid, verifiable evidence that can be seen in-game. It's based on supposition. It's not been stated that organics are needed in the reproduction of Reapers. EDI stated that she had no way to ascertain if all Reapers were created in the same manner as the Human-Reaper or not. EDI speculated that a Prothean Reaper (both those race names do get caps) had been tried and failed. And where is it stated that the Reapers acquire the knowledge of assimilated races? I don't recall that coming up ever. So, seeing as there isn't any hard evidence, which is required for speculation to be included in articles, the material in question has no place in the article proper. Talk page? Yes. Forum? Yes. Article? No. SpartHawg948 08:38, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

Speculation is nothing more than a conclusion based off of suppositions that can be justified one way or another. If there are facts behind speculation, then it is no longer speculation.

Shadowdragon00000


 * Agreed. And there aren't facts behind this one. Just assumptions and supposition. As I said, I'm all for speculation that meets the rather rigorous requirements and actually has cold hard fact to support it's conclusions. And this bit does not. SpartHawg948 08:46, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

Meh.

Going back to your statement in regards to EDI discussing the reproduction of Reapers, EDI stated that Reapers are sapient constructs and a hybrid of organic and inorganic material. EDI also stated that it's probable that Reapers absorb the essence of a species, utilizing it in their reproduction process. Check out my YouTube video, starting at 3:10, which explores the entire dialog tree on why it looks human. So yes, according to EDI, Reapers need organics in their reproduction process, and the apparent evidence that they absorb the essence of a race means that it's possible they acquire the ancestral knowledge of said race.

The only thing that EDI couldn't speculate on is the purpose of the Human-Reaper, as disclosed at 5:08.

Shadowdragon00000


 * I will concede that EDI says it's "probable" (not for certain, but probable) that Reapers absorb the "essence" (a maddeningly vague term coming from an AI) of a race as part of a means of reproduction. She does not, however, state that this is how all Reapers reproduce. And nowhere are memories mentioned. After all, your speculation was about memories being transferred. The closest there is to mention of memories being transferred is a mention of some "essence" possibly being transferred to the Reaper. This of course in no way acts as evidence for memory tranfer, either on an individual or a species-wide basis. SpartHawg948 09:07, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

Ok, so what is the essence of a race, if not their ancestral memories?

Did Shepard not acquire the essence of the protheans upon receiving their ancestral memories from the cypher in order to sort the message from the prothean beacon?

Shadowdragon00000


 * That question presupposes that all races have an inherent "ancestral memory", and that ancestral memories are anything at all like what was seen with the Protheans, which is simply not the case, at least not as we know it, the concept of ancestral memory still being rather theoretical. An ancestral (or more accurately, genetic) memory is part of the collective unconscious of a people, and consists of deeply ingrained information, acquired over a very long time, that is present with all individuals at the time of birth. Again, essence is a very vague term. Among other things, it can mean "the inward nature, true substance, or constitution of anything, as opposed to what is accidental, phenomenal, illusory, etc.", or "something that exists, esp. a spiritual or immaterial entity." I personally view essence as something more intangible, like the soul. If it were something as simple as a genetic or cultural memory, it seems likely that EDI would have said so, especially given Shepard's prior experience with just that sort of thing. Instead, she chose "essence", a nebulous term, to say the least. Given that we don't know what "essence" she was referring to, it's not evidence that the memories of the luquified people are carried over to the Reaper. SpartHawg948 09:25, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

Funny you should elaborate on your views of what an ancestral memory is. Last I recall, Shiala said verbatim "In order to understand the beacon, you must think like a prothean and know their history". The thorian also consumed dead protheans to acquire that knowledge, much like how humans were consumed ( or better yet, processed ) to make the Human-Reaper.

Again, while there's no direct factual evidence or closure that the memories may be transferred to the Human-Reaper, all the information and basic facts that I've laid to justify the speculation isn't something that can be easily denied, and logically points towards the conclusion in regards to Reapers having the ancestral memories of the race used to create it.

Shadowdragon00000


 * Ok, Shiala said that. And? Genetic memory and the history and experiences of a people are two totally different things. Genetic memory tells me what is and isn't safe to eat, not to stand in a fire, etc. It tells nothing of the Judeo-Christian concept of morality, or the basis of Athenian democracy, the system of checks and balances first introduced in Sparta, the teachings of the Dalai Lama, the significance of the Magna Carta, or any of the other historical events and concepts that are the "essence" of humanity. As you stated, there is no direct factual evidence to suggest that memories are transferred to Reapers. And the guidelines for speculation which you yourself cited in your comment to Bastian964 state that there must be evidence for speculation to be allowed. It's just that simple. SpartHawg948 09:47, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

Does a trial by jury always have direct factual evidence for a criminal to be found guilty? No. Conclusions are made based off bits and pieces left here and there. Theories, theorems, and hypothesis are all found in similar manners. Your only argument in regards to the whole situation is that there's no direct evidence to support the speculation, which as I just mentioned, isn't necessary so long as it can be properly justified. I could very easily turn the table and ask you to bring evidence that disproves the suggested speculation, almost as easily as you can brick wall the theory by repeating yourself like a broken record. The difference? I've brought comprehensive information to the table that suggests what you otherwise claim to have no supporting evidence.

Shadowdragon00000


 * Well, it turns out that this wiki does not fall under the auspices of the criminal justice system. At least not the American system. We prefer a modified form of the Napoleonic code, ie "guilty until proven innocent". Information is speculative until proven otherwise with cold hard fact. No circumstantial evidence. My only argument in regards to the whole situation is to point to the clearly written site policy, a policy which, strangely enough, you yourself pointed to as support for allowing the speculation until it was demonstrated that said speculation in fact didn't meet the guidelines. You want to turn the tables and ask for me to prove my side? Easy. It is NEVER STATED AS FACT THAT REAPERS ABSORB THE MEMORIES (GENETIC OR INDIVIDUAL) OF THEIR VICTIMS. You "properly justify" your speculation with more assumptions and suppositions, and statements made in-game that are by their very nature not intended as fact. Using that standard, anything can be "properly justified". The difference between us is that I am following site policy, you aren't. I've already said multiple times that there is no reason you can't include this on the talk page or the forum. It just can't go in the article unless it meets standards, and it doesn't. End of discussion. SpartHawg948 10:10, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

What's the point in allowing speculation if it's justified by conclusive evidence? One thing that you seem to be missing is that speculation with conclusive evidence is no longer speculation, it's fact. I have plenty of supporting evidence to back up the speculation, because that's what speculation requires in order to exist. Not only that, but the speculation body that you removed almost 2 months after I had typed it up meets the requirements of the Style Guide.

Speculation is permitted in articles under the following circumstances:


 * It is clearly marked as being speculation, either under a “speculation” heading or with the sentence “some speculate that—” at the beginning of the paragraph.
 * There is evidence for this speculation. For example:
 * Incorrect: “Quarians once had fur, but after wearing environmental suits for hundreds of years this trait has died out.”
 * Correct: “Some speculate that if they join the Council, humans will have a major military role because they have a substantial fleet, well-trained army and adaptable military doctrine (see Systems Alliance).”

Do you see how the "Correct" example of evidence is not conclusive but supportive, like the evidence I'm bringing to the table? There's nothing that truly indicates that the humans will have a major military role, there's only supporting evidence based off of unrelated or partially unrelated information, much like the possibility of Reapers acquiring the knowledge of the race they assimilate. If there were conclusive evidence that humans were to play a major military role, then the evidence would be something like "The council wants humans as the primary military fleet because the fleets from other races have been decimated by the Reapers, and otherwise have been proven to be inept". See the difference? The "correct" example has assumptions, or otherwise supporting evidence. My example has conclusive evidence, which again, means that the speculation is no longer speculation due to the fact that it has cold hard evidence like how you demand it to be so.

If you're going to deny users the freedom of placing speculation even when it meets the premeditated criteria.

Shadowdragon00000


 * For the last time... stating that it is "probable" that the "essence" of a species is transferred into a Reaper in no way constitutes evidence of any sort that memories, be they shared genetic/cultural memories or individual memories, from those being liquified and processed into a Reaper are retained inside that Reaper. Stating that humanity would likely have a major military role in the Council due to a large, well trained and adaptable military is in no way synonymous to stating that memories of people processed to create a Reaper may be retained within that Reaper because the "essence" of the species is "probably" transferredf into the Reaper. So no, your speculation does not meet the premeditated criteria. You claim that speculation when backed by fact is not speculation. But our example is backed by fact, and was still speculative when it was written. Fancy that. There is a direct correlation between a power having a large, well trained military and that power assuming a military rile when accepted into an organization. There is not a correlation between "the essence of a species is probably absorbed into the Reaper" and "the victim's memories are transferred to the Reaper when their liquefied form is injected into the frame". The point in only allowing speculation backed by fact is this: This is an encyclopedia. It's not a forum. We present fact, not supposition. We allow some speculation, but only that which meets very stringent requirements. Yours does not. Now, if EDI said it was "probable" that the "shared genetic memory" of a species was absorbed into the Reaper, or that the "essence, similar to the Prothean cipher you (Shepard) encountered on Feros" was what was absorbed, that'd be evidence. But the "essence"? No way. You don't have supporting evidence, you have supporting supposition and probabilities and assumptions. That does not cut it. SpartHawg948 11:18, March 7, 2010 (UTC)


 * One additional note- as for "Not only that, but the speculation body that you removed almost 2 months after I had typed it up meets the requirements of the Style Guide.", you overlook the fact that while it may have been originally added 35 days ago (hardly "nearly 2 months", nut I digress), it was quickly removed (by another user) and only re-added about a week ago. So, rather than having been there for two months before that big bad jerk SpartHawg was mean enough to remove it, it was put up, removed as speculation 3 days later, was gone for 23 days, was then re-added, then removed again as speculation by a second user one week later, re-added later that same day and then removed a third time by a third user as speculation very soon thereafter. So it seems I'm not the only one thinking this is speculation. SpartHawg948 11:37, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

Your "correct" example is still suppositive and merely assumes a role of significance. Want to know why? Because all the elements that are listed as fact do not contribute to a military playing any significant, or insignificant role. Take a look at the Russians or Chinese. They both have a substantial military force that's well trained and adaptable, and yet they play a very minor military role in many positions. If you took a look at the meaning of the word "speculation", you would know that speculation is a theory formed by conjecture

spec·u·la·tion   (spěk'yə-lā'shən) n.


 * b. A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.


 * c. Reasoning based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or supposition.

Shadowdragon00000


 * Incorrect sir. The Russians and Chinese play very minor military roles in organizations that do not involve mutual defense and security as their objectives. The United Nations is not a military organization. Organizations like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and Collective Security Treaty Organisation are groups for which mutual defense is an objective (much like the Citadel Council), and in those groups the Russians and Chinese are the dominant military players, due to their large, well trained and adaptable forces. Any other poorly executed examples for me to shoot down? And I have taken a look at the definition of speculation. Oh well. I guess it doesn't mesh with our standard. Too bad for the dictionary. SpartHawg948 11:52, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

If the actual definition of the word doesn't mesh with the standard of an "encyclopedia", then you might as well go out and say that speculation isn't permitted at all. That would be much easier for everyone, rather than trying to argue opinions over a word that means nothing more than a formulated opinion in it's own right.

There's nothing more I can honestly say. It's obvious you've brick walled valid speculation simply because you're short sighted and don't agree with it, even after you claim to know the meaning of speculation despite displaying a very poor and almost illiterate practice of the word.

Shadowdragon00000


 * Sticks and stones, my friend, sticks and stones. Although I would remind you to watch comments like "you're short sighted" and claiming that another user displays "a very poor and almost illiterate practice" of anything, as rude or insulting language towards other users will get you banned with the quickness. My usage of "speculation" is at least as good as your usage of "evidence" (ie inferring that the essence of a species must automatically be referring to the memories of individual members of that species), but I never called you short sighted or questioned your word comprehension. SpartHawg948 12:04, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

Oh, it's not rude, just condescending. Also, if you're going to nitpick, your usage of "speculation" seems to entail 100% factual evidence, despite "speculation" meaning nothing more than conclusions based off of supposition, which is what you labeled my statements as. Hence the reason behind me pointing out that your practice of the word is poor and almost illiterate ( hence, almost ), as well as the fact that you're contradicting not only yourself, but the very meaning of the word you're trying to skew to your perspectives. Furthermore, the "essence" example is a poor example because it's not meant to be taken out of context, much like how you're doing. Instead, it's meant to work together with other supporting bits of evidence, which again, is what's required for speculation to exist.

Shadowdragon00000


 * Oh no! I've been condescended to! How will I ever go on? Life just isn't worth living now that some editor who's been here for all of a month and some change and made 113 whole edits (with 30 of them being to actual articles, even!) was condescending. Rude or condescending, either way, it's not tolerated towards other users. If you don't like how things are done around here, feel free to take your theories elsewhere. I'm sure this site will survive... somehow. It managed just fine in the 33 months before you came along. SpartHawg948 12:22, March 7, 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations, you've been here longer than I have. It still doesn't change the fact that my theory has plenty of supporting evidence that falls in the style guide, and is even justified as proper speculation as per the meaning of the word. While I know you won't grasp the point I'm trying to make since you obviously believe you're correct in thinking I have no actual evidence, but I'll go ahead and lay it out for you.

Theory 1 - Despite not knowing the exact details of the construction methods, human colonists are apparently processed into an organic metal or biometal.


 * Fact - The human body contains various elements of metallic compounds.


 * Fact 2 - See theory 2's fact and theory 4's fact 1 and 2.

Theory 2 - The liquid that results from human colonists is super heated prior to being injected into the Human-Reaper


 * Fact - The liquid is initially grey, but is later turned orange. Furthermore, the orange liquid gives off a bright glow and radiance that is not unlike heated metal.

Theory 3 - Memories or knowledge from the human race is transferred to the Reaper upon acquiring the liquefied humans.


 * Fact - A memory is made up of a collection of synapses, which uses chemicals such as acetylcholine or dopamine, that transmit nerve impulses across a synapse to a postsynaptic element, such as another nerve or cell.


 * Fact 2 - A nerve impulse is interpreted by modern science as electrical discharges and read by machines.


 * Fact 3 - Computers can copy data by use of electronic components.


 * Fact 4 - Reapers are viewed upon as sapient machines and have the capacity to store information.

Theory 4 - Humans are the main ingredient in the construction of a Reaper.


 * Fact - EDI calculated that Reapers are constructs of organic and inorganic material.


 * Fact 2 - EDI also calculated that millions of more humans would be required to complete the Reaper.


 * Fact 3 - See theory 1.

Short of a Reaper outright saying that they assimilate memories, you would agree with the theory if the Human-Reaper spoke and said something like ( for example ) "I really enjoyed that night with Kaiden". But then, it wouldn't be a theory/speculation anymore, because it would obviously be disclosing that it has Lilith's memories. And again, you may as well change the Style Guide to say that speculation isn't permitted at all since all it apparently takes is one or two people to say disagree with the theory, despite the theory having supporting evidence.

Shadowdragon00000

Edit warring
I know this likely won't do any good, but please be advised that you are perilously close to violating a couple of site policies which carry the penalty of banning, namely insulting other users (such as calling me a dog, and telling me to use my brain, the implication being that I hadn't been prior, and that you were the only one who had been), and edit warring. As I stated, we have dev statements (aka the ultimate canon) confirming that dialogue is an iffy source, as in many cases people are making snap calls or quick comments without all the information. Furthermore, said dev confirmed that in these cases, when dialogue and fact collide, fact wins. Since Chakwas made a quick visual observation, nothing more, and since no definition of 'paste' meshes with what we see, it's inaccurate. End of story.

Again, based on past experience, I don't expect that this will accomplish anything, but as an admin it is my job to at least make some effort to inform you of the rules and such, and try to steer you away from actions that will result in a ban. Please, I beg of you, prove me wrong this time. SpartHawg948 07:31, May 12, 2010 (UTC)

I would take the time to prove you wrong, but as you have a tendency to throw up a brick wall in light of factual and supporting evidence simply because it doesn't cater to your tastes ( my last post on Removal of Reaper Speculation being a PRIME example ), I'm not even going to try.

Shadowdragon00000
 * Insult my intelligence all you want, call me ignorant and unwilling to see reason (although I note you were the one who declined to even look at the dev statements I cited as evidence). I'm a big boy, I can take it, and I've been called worse by better, as the saying goes. Just please take my advice to heart. SpartHawg948 07:37, May 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll take your advice if you take mine. My advice is - if you want to look like a credible mod/admin, then take the time to correct -all- users instead of a select few which you have a history with. Like I mentioned before, if you care about this wiki as much as you claim you do, then you would correct everyone on the things you're correcting me on. Yet, you don't care, which is apparent due to the fact that related articles still have yet to be corrected on the things you've corrected me on.
 * Shadowdragon00000
 * Shadowdragon00000

I do correct all users. I've had some less than pleasant encounters with editors I think very highly of. Don't believe me? Ask Lancer1289 or JakePT. Both of them have found themselves the recipients of 'nastygrams' from me after violating site policies. If you take even a cursory look at my admin activities you'd know I'm not the vindictive monster you paint me as. I do, after all, do plenty around here when you aren't editing. I don't just put on the admin hat for you. Again, this isn't me vs you, as in my eyes you and your edits are no more special or noteworthy than those of any other editor. As for your second point, I already asked once for a list of articles that need amended (look at the Talk:Kelly Chambers page), as you seem to have more of an idea which ones need it at the moment. Again, there's three admins and 1,701 articles, and right now the other two admins are on hiatuses of various lengths, so it's really only just me for 1,701 articles. I can't be everywhere and see everything. SpartHawg948 07:45, May 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * For such an awesomely 1337 user such as yourself, I doubt you need the help of this lowly editor who apparently has no viable insight towards the game that I've beaten numerous times over and acquired all achievements to, much less heavily edited, modded, and discussed feverishly with countless people with on the BioWare forums, including but not pertaining to BioWare reps. Nope, I don't think you'd need my help at all. Your god like admin powers should be more than enough. I mean, it shouldn't be hard for someone like you to click on article hotlinks, press CTRL+F, and search for a keyword to nuke just because you don't agree with it, factual or not, right?


 * Shadowdragon00000

And there you have it. I acknowledge a valid point you make, and then, pointing out yet again that I am not omnipotent or godlike or omnipresent (far from your portrayal of me as 'god like' and whatnot), ask for a bit of assistance in taking care of this, you snub me. You have, quite frankly, shown your true colors. Rather than take the chance to help improve the wiki, you carry out some pathetic personal grudge. Can't say I'm surprised. I do wonder though, how is it that beating the game multiple times and having all the achievements makes you an expert, but not me? I can boast the same. As for debating on forums, big deal. The only people on forums whose opinions carry weight are the BioWare devs, and not to boast, but my inbox and outbox are rather full of communications with these very same devs. Whatever. I asked you to assist with this, and you responded as you did, leaving the community with a pretty good indicator of who was willing to extend the olive branch and try to move on productively, and who wasn't. I tried, and at the end of the day, that's all that matters. SpartHawg948 07:57, May 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * Oh please, you and I know that you're more in for this Wiki to paint the picture that you want to, despite what's implied or even disclosed in the very game you're referencing from. Numerous times have I brought valid facts from the game as supporting evidence, only to be shot down by no one but yourself. Do you honestly expect me to help you improve this site by directing you to sections to nuke that just happen to coincide with what I've been posting, when you don't even permit me to improve it by adding insight to the specifics?


 * Shadowdragon00000

You believe what you want to believe, pal. It's a free country. And if you want to dodge my questions, and to believe that some vague dialogue from a character who was making a very cursory observation about something she had no way of really knowing instead of believing the word of a developer and the English language itself, you go right on ahead. Just don't imply that you have special insight into it because you've beaten the game multiple times, which is hardly unique on this site, or have all the achievements, which is also hardly unique, or because you post on the forums, again hardly unique. See a pattern here? Did I honestly expect you to help improve this site? Yes. But, as you flat-out said just above this, improving this wiki is not your goal. That's fine with me right up until the time that you vandalize, speculate and engage in edit wars over speculation, or otherwise violate site policy. Do any of these things and you'll be hearing from me. Until then (as I'm sure it's a matter of when, not if), I'm done. This thread has led me to conclude you aren't worth my time or effort. SpartHawg948 08:19, May 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * Contrary to what you may or may not believe, I was at one point interested in improving this Wiki. Heck, I've even taken the time to take high quality screenshots of the game for the single purpose of uploading them to this site. But that interest was ultimately killed by none other than you Spart, for denying me the privilege of posting my own findings on this site simply out of your own personal values. That may change in the future, but that depends entirely on none other than you. The day you actually decide to take your valuable time to listen to what I have to say, and actually give it some consideration, is the day I'll go back to improving this site for the sake of improving it. But the simple fact that you're denying evidence that was even clearly stated in the game, speaks louder than what you claim of yourself. Shadowdragon00000


 * Shadow, I think you need to calm down! Spart is using the same rules he uses with everyone else. The fact that you're making this into a personal thing is just ridiculous. I'm sure he's far too busy to hold petty grudges, regardless of what you thing. Regarding the article, and the "Paste" thing: A quote isn't automatically canon. The characters are written to appear human. Humans use approximations, and guesses, and all sorts of observations when talking to one another. Just because they're in a dialogue scene doesn't make it 100% true. You need to listen to reason, and be cooperative if you want to be here. We all have to do it, and you're no exception!--Effectofthemassvariety 08:23, May 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah Bro, just calm down. I have had some of my edits taken off but I have not complained. Spart and Lancer are just trying to keep all the useless info of the site or page of choice. As for your edit on the Chambers page, i do not have an opinon on that. Just take the edits with quiet dignty.MEffect Fan 08:31, May 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, no, sorry...but I don't think I'll be coming back here. I don't feel like having to defend what I say every time I try to help, just to get shot down by someone who simply can't wrap his head around the facts. Shadowdragon00000
 * Wow, you really need to have a little more dignity, rather than whine about everything. Have you no pride? If you decide not to contribute to the wiki anymore, which you've made clear is not your main priority for being here, then that's fine. The fact that you think you're so important that Spart has nothing else to think about but how to screw you over tells volumes about your ego and sense of self-importance. --Effectofthemassvariety 08:44, May 12, 2010 (UTC)