User talk:Geoff B

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1986 FBI Shootout

Every report I've seen on FBI shootout states Mireles' arm was disabled by gunfire. In addition to the gun zone, I've also seen it in "the Ayoob files", which reports that his arm was practically turned "inside out". Mireles really stands out as the hero of the event, not only because he finished off the bad guys, but also because he was able to operate his pump shotgun one handed without any training on how to do so.

Try finding a report that says his arm WASN'T disabled by fire.

I'll take out the part about weather or not the agents who didn't make it to the shootout could have made a difference, but that fact that they had better weapons then the ones who did participate does deserve mention.

I think you were the one who put things "out of order" by making the point of how McNiel had trouble reloading his revolver BEFORE he fired it. That shouldn't be put in until he actually needed to reload. Also the fact that he was shot while trying to reach his shotgun in the back seat is in both the gun zone and Ayoob files report. It sounds pretty solid..

Ayoob was also the one who made the point on backup guns.

You are basing way too much of your info soley on one source. Furthermore, you don't need to repeat it word for word.

Finally, sources can be cited with links or reference tags. If you want to convert my links into reference tags, then fine. Just don't remove the whole thing over it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.179.180.16 (talk) 03:33, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately Ayoob cannot even get minor details right.

You're basing your edits on two sources, neither of whom seem to be a reliable source. The Gun Zone report is filled full of inaccurate language (e.g. Mireles, however, was determined that this would not be an option. With great difficulty, he levitated himself from the ground...) so either TGZ is full of shit or SA Mireles had supernatural or superhuman powers. Ayoob can't even get minor details correct.
"Mireles really stands out as the hero of the event" is your POV, which seems to have been taken whole from Ayoob and TGZ, and is contaminating the article.
If you knew anything about firearms and terminal ballistics, you'd know that .223 bullets are incapable of turning a limb 'inside out'. So once again, your sources are wrong, or guilty of hyperbole.
You are basing way too much of your info soley on one source., not true, I am using two sources, one the actual FBI inquiry, and two, a book by a writer who, unlike Ayoob, checked his facts. Additionally, check out this 'conclusion' from TGZ which praises the book I have used as a source, calling it 'truly remarkable', and 'a truly magnificent achievement'. Geoff B (talk) 18:18, 11 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You need to learn how to recognize a figure of speech. The gun zone didn't literally mean "levitated" and Ayoob didn't literally mean "inside out". It doesn't take too much to understand that "levitated" simply means he got up and a "inside out" means his arm suffered a devastating injury (keep in mind Ayoob actually talked about the event with Mireles)

Anyway, I was using multiple sources, the gun zone, the ayoob files, and the Firearms Tactical Institute report by Dr. Anderson.

The debate between Ayoob and Dobson is well known. Just because Dobson disputes Ayoob doesn't prove he's right.

http://www.thegunzone.com/ayoob/ayoob-dodson.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.179.180.16 (talk) 02:50, 13 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

GC controller on RE4 Wii

Do you know if you can use the GameCube controller on Resident Evil 4 for Wii? I just reverted an edit of someone saying otherwise. I tried to find sources for this, but could not find anything reliable. Thanks. Belasted (talk) 22:03, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You can, though it takes a bit of fiddling, so it might be tricky finding a RS stating it. Geoff B (talk) 22:52, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He says, before finding this. I think they're a RS. Geoff B (talk) 22:56, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, 72.10.222.20 may be Smalln's IP, it made the same edit he did. Geoff B (talk) 00:49, 18 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

May seem silly, but I've noticed you've edited some of my changes so they read better (as well as stupid typos and such that I make). Just leaving this message as a thank you. Earisu ♥|^Talk 23:49, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Quite welcome, no-one's edits are perfect, including my own. Geoff B (talk) 02:36, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Battalion wars

I'm not publishing my own research. You can't truly think that all of those similarities are by accident.--Krasilschic (talk) 01:05, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Then whose research is it? You don't have any reliable sources, so it can't be included. Geoff B (talk) 01:24, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

STARS/S.T.A.R.S.

Not trying to be nitpicky, but officially it is actually spelt S.T.A.R.S.. I'm not trying to put periods as a space of every acronym or I would have done it with BSAA (which is officially BSAA, so I didn't...). Not that it matters since they read the same but I never heard of Wiki not allowing it. :] Earisu ♥|^Talk 11:10, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, it is in the games, no argument there, but on Wikipedia we don't break up acronyms. It's in the manual of style, here. Geoff B (talk) 11:13, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I've seen other pages call do it that way too, so they should be changed right? Earisu ♥|^Talk 20:06, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also that page you showed said they're "generally" not done this way, not that it's not allowed. Earisu ♥|^Talk 20:06, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

March 2009

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Characters in Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. If necessary, pursue dispute resolution. Mûĸĸâĸûĸâĸû 21:07, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

97.106.etc insists upon adding and re-adding his own opinion into the articles without sources, compounding this with personal insults. Geoff B (talk) 21:09, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Understood. Edit warring, however, is not the answer. Please consider reporting it. Cheers. --Mûĸĸâĸûĸâĸû 21:12, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Aye, thanks. Geoff B (talk) 21:14, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I played the game. You didn't. Wesker killed Lisa Trevor. That's a fact. By your logic, we need proof that Wesker killed Sergei and destroyed the Red Queen. There's no source after all.