User talk:Nethilia

Caroline Sold Out
Dear Nethilia,

The Caroline Doll sold out already. Please check the website.

Yours Truly,

Joanne

Joanne Maniago (talk)
 * Please sign all comments using ~ to insert your signature. And her being sold out on the website? Yes, that's true. So give us time to edit pages, if you have not done it yourself. She has been retired. We know. Nethilia (talk) 00:53, December 21, 2015 (UTC)

Previewing Edits
I am new to editing this wiki. If I want you to see a description before I post it, what's the best way? I made a Google Doc for descriptions for this wiki and shared it with you, but you said that if the subject isn't "American Girl Dolls Wikia" it gets lost in your inbox. I can't change what Google Doc sharing says for a subject, so how can I get descriptions to you for previewing before I post? Veralidaine (talk) 21:32, January 28, 2016 (UTC)Veralidaine


 * Your best bet would actually be to try things in the sandbox (here: Sandbox) so that you can test with the coding and formatting. Nethilia (talk) 23:25, January 28, 2016 (UTC)

Retirements
Hey Nethilia!

These items are retired: Please update their respective article pages.
 * Pretty Pink Outfit
 * Bright Stripes Outfit
 * Floral Swim Outfit
 * Winter White Outfit
 * Little Leopard Snowsuit

All the best,

Joanne

Joanne Maniago (talk) 20:05, January 30, 2016 (UTC)


 * Please in the future, if you know something is retired, take the time to update the page yourself instead of leaving me messages as such. I am not the only person capable of updating article pages. Nethilia (talk) 22:17, January 30, 2016 (UTC)

Hey Nethilia,

Did Caroline have a school collection before archival?

Joanne Maniago (talk) 14:42, February 3, 2016 (UTC)

Rayray Edits
why do you keep changing everything I edit (This unsigned comment was made by Rayray1234 on 07:25, 2016 February 21)


 * From the Rules with emphasis:


 * The essence of a Wiki is that stuff will get edited. This means that if you write a whole article on Marisol and someone comes and changes some things in it or removes lines that don't fit, don't get mad and don't cry about it. This is a Wiki, which means everyone should feel free to contribute without thinking they will upset someone--and that edits are going to get taken down if they're poorly done.


 * Your edits have been immature, childish, grammatically poor and highly unprofessional. If you cannot edit and contribute properly, then your edits will be taken down, removed, or purged. Sign your comments. Look at the quality of information and edits we have here. And if you can't contribute with proper skill and maturity, then your edits will continue to get purged. Act like an adult. --Nethilia (talk) 00:48, February 22, 2016 (UTC)

Doll ID correction
Dear Neth,

The doll modelling the Sparkly Skating outfit is actually Truly Me #56, not Truly Me #22! You see, the doll modelling the outfit has feathered brows and freckles. #22 neither has feathered brows nor freckles.

Joanne Maniago (talk) 13:17, March 25, 2016 (UTC)


 * Duly noted and fixed. --AkaiKaze (talk) 23:27, March 25, 2016 (UTC)
 * Hello, the doll modeling the Western Plaid outfit is Truly Me #29, not Truly Me #59. The doll in the picture has a medium skintone. #29's skin is darker than #59's.Joanne Maniago (talk) 14:38, July 6, 2016 (UTC)
 * Ah. Thanks. Nethilia (talk) 01:35, July 8, 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi, The doll modeling the Silver Shimmer Dress is actually #49. The doll has a right side part. Also, the doll has a medium skintone. The lighting just made the doll look paler.

Journey Books
For certain My Journey books, the protagonist is given the opportunity of assuming another identity. (i.e. Maryellen's protagonist has the option of either being Betty's niece or a new girl in town) Should the story options be divided by identity or should they be listed together without the mentioned identities? Nipasu (talk) 21:51, April 26, 2016 (UTC)


 * I think they should be listed under the chunk of "what happens variant" like on A New Beginning: My Journey with Addy and the variant options listed under "Characters." Hmm. Maybe state something like "As Betty's niece, the protagonist and Maryellen (blah blah blah)." Nethilia (talk) 05:15, April 27, 2016 (UTC)

#46
Hello Neth, American Girl Customer Service just informed me yesterday that Just Like You 46 is now retired.

Joanne Maniago (talk) 20:31, April 30, 2016 (UTC)


 * She's still on the site as seen here: http://www.americangirl.com/shop/truly-me/truly-me-doll-46-dark-skin-curly-dark-brown-hair-brown-eyes-accessories-06bun70. Let's keep her as available until she goes out of stock there. Nethilia (talk) 01:35, May 3, 2016 (UTC)


 * 1) 46's gone off the Canadian site. I am vacationing in my cousin's house in Vancouver today so that is why it got defaulted to the Canadian site.Joanne Maniago (talk) 09:47, May 8, 2016 (UTC)
 * The Canadian site doesn't have the full catalog--for example, a lot of Josefina's things in her collection don't show as available--so it's better to rely on the US one. Nethilia (talk) 02:27, May 9, 2016 (UTC)


 * Actually, some of the stuff that are still available on the US site are no longer available on the Canadian site. For example, the Violin Set, which is still available on the US site, is sold out on the Canadian site.Joanne Maniago (talk) 17:36, May 19, 2016 (UTC


 * A perfect example of why the US site is the better reference. Nethilia (talk) 00:13, May 20, 2016 (UTC)

GotY Stubs
Just wanted to let you know that a lot of pages for Girls of the Year are still "stubs". I know you must be super busy but please consider updating these pages. Isabelle and Grace have the most, but others, like Saige, Lanie, McKenna, Chrissa, etc. have a lot of "stub" pages.

I have considered editing them myself but usually the only reference I have to describe from is the article title photo, and often these do not show details such as how the garment fastens. I would like to give only the most detailed and informative descriptions I can, but as I do not own any of these items, it is hard.

Veralidaine (talk) 17:39, May 17, 2016 (UTC)Veralidaine


 * Well, I only have a few of any given AG items myself. I don't have detailed items for everything; a lot of older items are not up because people haven't gone and edited them. Stub articles will get handled as they are handled. Asking me--and me alone--to update pages for things I don't have and can't give deep details about to the level the project requests is asking a lot of a single person. Short of the fandom buying me everything GotY or people getting me detailed images (which might be possible with future publications coming out), I'm not going to be able to go in and update every GotY stub. We are a Wiki project, not a single user book that only I can write. Nethilia (talk) 00:37, May 18, 2016 (UTC)

Use of BeForever film portrayals
Seeing that BeForever books do not have internal illustrations and since American Girl is open to the idea of film studios making live-action short films and specials, would the use of a character's portrayal from a live-action source, where possible, be an appropriate image to use in that character's article (eg., a still image of Carolyn Larkin as she appears in Maryellen and the Brightest Star at the top of her article)? --AkaiKaze (talk) 02:38, June 12, 2016 (UTC)


 * Seems legit to me for now. If we ever get official images for them then that would override, but movie actors count as a legit portrayal. Nethilia (talk) 03:00, June 12, 2016 (UTC)