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(I overslept and ended up missing the entry for a PM tournament near me by ten minutes. Oops. So I instead went to an arcade and played some Crazy Taxi, Time Crisis 3, Simpsons Arcade, and Metallica pinball. What a productive day!)
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{{User:Monsieur Crow/Quotelist}}
I don't like them.
 
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| name          = Monsieur Crow
| image        = KulaPersonalPic.jpg
| mainssb4      = Villager
| 2ndmainssb4  = Captain Falcon
| otherssb4    = Robin
| 2ndotherssb4  = Wii Fit Trainer
| moreotherssb4 = {{SSB4|Link}}
| mainssbm      = Link
| otherssbm    = Sheik
| 2ndotherssbm  = Marth
| mainssbb      = Ike
| 2ndmainssbb  = Ness
| otherssbb    = Meta Knight
| 2ndotherssbb  = Lucas
| mainpm        = Link
| otherpm      = Marth
| 2ndotherpm    = Ness
| mainssb      = Ness
| 2ndmainssb    = Captain Falcon
| otherssb      = Fox
| crew          = Oakland University Smash
| realname      = {{rollover|Ben Crow|Nom de plume|y}}
| alias        = Crow, {{rollover|SLM|''Stupid Link Main''|y}}, BOOSH
| birthday      = 28
| birthmonth    = 10
| birthyear    = 1994
| brawlcode    = <s>3780 8876 5290</s>
| 3dscode      = 0275 7604 1810
| nnid          = MonsieurCrow
| location      = Troy, Michigan
| country      = USA
| skill        = Rubbish
}}
 
==About Me==
I'm this twenty year old guy of Korean-Iranian descent.
 
I live in Troy, Michigan. It is a nice city full of nice people.
 
I go to Oakland University in Rochester Hills for college.
 
I plan on majoring in pharmacy.
 
I like writing stuff that you may or may not enjoy.
 
Perhaps someday I will post stories I have written.
 
I am not terribly good at writing, but I have fun with it.
 
I usually listen to music of any sort while doing basically anything.
 
You can see and judge my taste in music [http://last.fm/user/ReiDemon here.]
 
I play video games sometimes.
 
This should go without saying.
 
I watch baseball whenever I can.
 
My favourite team is the Detroit Tigers.
 
Sometimes I watch ice hockey.
 
My favourite team is the Detroit Red Wings.
 
If a good series is on, sometimes I watch association football and cricket.
 
My other hobbies include playing billiards, studying modern history, biking, thrifting, and birdwatching.
 
I do not live a terribly exciting existence.
 
===On my username===
My old username was ReiDemon.
 
I wanted it to be Rei after the shaman from ''Fire Emblem'', but someone already took it on the forum I wanted to join.
 
I don't know where I came up with Demon but it worked well enough for years until I got tired of it.
 
My current username is Monsieur Crow.
 
It was partially taken from the infamous ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' character of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oai4khp7h9w Mr. Crow].
 
I changed Mister to Monsieur because it seemed to flow better.
 
It later became the basis for my pen name.
 
==On the Wiki==
===On writing===
I joined this Wiki in Summer '08 and have suffered from numerous hiatuses and returns.
 
This technically makes me one of the oldest still-active contributors here.
 
Why I'm still here, I will never know.
 
I usually rewrite articles.
 
Sometimes I create them.
 
Sometimes I upload images and audio files from the games.
 
I have sometimes been considered one of the all-time best editors of this Wiki.
 
I could make [[Beta Elements|this page]] go from a [http://www.ssbwiki.com/index.php?title=Beta_elements&oldid=369793 disorganised mess] into a well-organised piece with considerably more content and better readability.
 
It eventually became a featured article.
 
In total, I have made [[Special:Editcount/{{PAGENAME}}|{{Special:Editcount/{{PAGENAME}}}}]] edits, not including Wikia edits.
 
I will change articles tens of times before I'm content with my work.
 
This applies to images as well.
 
I use British spellings on this Wiki if possible.
 
If you have a problem with this, too bad.
 
I sometimes put dumb jokes and comments in my edit summaries.
 
Try not to take anything I say too seriously.
 
===On images===
For ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', I capture my images either via [[Project 64]] or [[Dolphin]], game depending.
 
For ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and ''Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS'', I use the built-in camera functions.
 
If the image in question has a watermark, a simple crop is normally used.
 
More invasive watermarks are removed by using the clone stamp tool in Adobe Photoshop 7, then retouched with Microsoft Paint.
 
In my experience, taking images from Project 64 is frustrating because of artefacts in the upper border of the screen.
 
Animated images are created with [http://blog.bahraniapps.com/gifcam/ GifCam].
 
===On sound files===
I play the file in Project 64 or Dolphin, then use Audacity to record it as it is being played.
 
It is not an exciting process.
 
===Other bits===
Sometimes I edit the Fire Emblem Wiki.
 
Since most articles have nothing on them, it becomes a death race to do a lot of editing at once there.
 
I have [[SmashWiki:Rollback|rollback]].
 
Do not ask me to RfA.
 
Do not ask me to chime in on talk page posts.
 
==On the IRC==
I currently do not peruse IRC.
 
This will likely not change.
 
If you need to contact me, use [http://steamcommunity.com/id/MonsieurCrow Steam] or [[User talk:Monsieur Crow|my talk page]].
 
==On the games==
The original is okay.
 
''Melee'' is still my favourite.
 
''Brawl'' is also quite fun.
 
The 3DS game is pretty neat so far.
 
The Wii U version has convinced me to eventually buy a Wii U.
 
''Project M'' is fun, even if some parts of it are stupid.
 
''Brawl-'' is a riot, but sometimes it feels too hectic for its own good.
 
I'm not terribly good at the games, but I have fun.
 
I play and enjoy both casualfag and tourneyfag rules.
 
I have only taken part in local tournaments.
 
Sometimes I won first in them.
 
===On Wi-Fi===
I am not available for ''Smash 4'' online.
 
This might change soon.
 
I am available [http://steamcommunity.com/id/MonsieurCrow on Steam].
 
I'm always down for some ''King of Fighters XIII'' or ''Skullgirls'', as well as [http://damdai.com/supercade/ most games on Supercade].
 
I am currently not available for Brawling via private servers.
 
This might also change soon.
 
==Contributions==
I have uploaded [[User:Monsieur Crow/Images|this many images]].
 
I made the following pages:
*[[Collection]]
*[[Sticker Center]]
*[[Japanese tier list]]
*[[Language]]
*[[Crush]]
*[[Gameplay modification]]
*[[Challonge]]
*[[Chest]]
 
My current projects:
*<s>making this Wiki more equally focused on all three games; on some articles, it seems that the focus is primarily on ''Brawl'', such as [[Stock]].</s> No longer needed.
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/Announcer rewrite|A partial rewrite for our Announcer article]]
*<s>[[User:Monsieur Crow/Results Screen rewrite|A total rewrite for our Results Screen page]]</s> Finished.
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/Gallery|Gallery]]
*<s>[[User:Monsieur Crow/Template_for_SSBM|A template for SSBM pages]]</s> Mostly finished, requires a Gallery page first.
*<s>[[User:Monsieur Crow/Collection|Collection]]</s> Finished.
*<s>[[User:Monsieur Crow/Melee_Notices|Making a complete list of Notices for ''Melee'']]</s> Finished.
*<s>[[User:Monsieur Crow/Language|Language]]</s> Finished.
*<s>[[User:Monsieur Crow/Sticker Center|Sticker Center]]</s> Finished.
*<s>Our "[[SmashWiki:Did you know|Did you know?]]" page, by providing information at least once a week.</s> Lost interest.
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/Commercials|Commercials]]. Our current article lacks information. And YouTube tags are terrible.
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/Template for SSB4|Some sort of template for SSB4 pages]].
*<s>[[User:Monsieur Crow/Challonge|Challonge]]</s> Finished.
*Updating items articles to be more standardised and to have better formatting.
*entire pages for the ''Melee'' fighters. Compare [http://www.ssbwiki.com/index.php?title=Link_%28SSBM%29&oldid=380248 this] to [[Link (SSBM)|this]].
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! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:FalcoHeadSSBM.png|link=Falco (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:JigglypuffHeadSSBM.png|link=Jigglypuff (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:SheikHeadSSBM.png|link=Sheik (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:MarthHeadSSBM.png|link=Marth (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:PeachHeadSSBM.png|link=Peach (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:CaptainFalconHeadSSBM.png|link=Captain Falcon (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:IceClimbersHeadSSBM.png|link=Ice Climbers (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:DrMarioHeadSSBM.png|link=Dr. Mario (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:GanondorfHeadSSBM.png|link=Ganondorf (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:SamusHeadSSBM.png|link=Samus (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:PikachuHeadSSBM.png|link=Pikachu (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:MarioHeadSSBM.png|link=Mario (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:LuigiHeadSSBM.png|link=Luigi (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:DonkeyKongHeadSSBM.png|link=Donkey Kong (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:LinkHeadSSBM.png|link=Link (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:YoungLinkHeadSSBM.png|link=Young Link (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:ZeldaHeadSSBM.png|link=Zelda (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:RoyHeadSSBM.png|link=Roy (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:MewtwoHeadSSBM.png|link=Mewtwo (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:YoshiHeadSSBM.png|link=Yoshi (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:MrGame&WatchHeadSSBM.png|link=Mr. Game & Watch (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:NessHeadSSBM.png|link=Ness (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:BowserHeadSSBM.png|link=Bowser (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:KirbyHeadSSBM.png|link=Kirby (SSBM)]]
! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Image:PichuHeadSSBM.png|link=Pichu (SSBM)]]
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It took me about three years, but I finished it. Touch-ups to eventually come.
 
<s>I helped organise and revamp...
*[[Beta elements]]
*[[Data]]
*[[List of rumors]]
*the introductions of all ''Melee'' fighters, with more info added, as well as a better use of the NPOV.
*the current table for the [[Notices]] found in ''Melee''.
*the entire "Challenger Approaching!" section of [[Unlockable character]].</s>
This section is outdated. Move along now.
 
Articles that I plan on working on include:
*<s>Intros for ''Brawl'' fighters, with a higher emphasis on the NPOV.</s> Not needed anymore.
*<s>[[Records]], specifically the ''Melee'' section. Most relevant information added. I'd like to see some tables in there, though.</s> Requires ''Smash 4'' information.
*<s>[[Opening movie]]. I see no reason to summarise what happens in a movie that anyone can watch.</s> No longer interested in this.
*[[Gameplay]]. This article should cover '''what''' the gameplay of the games are, not the aspects of it.
*<s>[[Results screen]].  Not that it's of poor quality, but I feel the structure is too inherently limited to allow for good expansion.</s> Rewritten.
*<s>[[Pause]] - Add "In tournaments" section</s> Done.
*<s>[[Announcer]]. At the present, the article feels too cluttered and features too much unneeded fluff.</s> Lost interest.
*<s>[[Moonwalk]]. For a technique that's pivotal in some matches, this article is pathetic in its coverage.</s> Fixed.
*<s>[[Egg]]. Disorganised mess is disorganised.</s> As it turns out, this is a symptom of a larger problem.
*[[Kirby_(universe)#Kirby_Air_Ride|This section of the Kirby universe.]] I own Kirby Air Ride, and I can tell you there are a lot more similarities than there may seem.
*[[Unlockable]]. We have a [[List of unlockables]] as well. I fail to see the point of having both.
*Polish up the Melee articles. Some inconsistencies in them are irking me.
*Revamp our items articles. Some of them don't even have "Origin" sections, and all of them effectively mix the introduction with "Operation".
*<s>[[Adventure Mode]]. This article reads more like a half-baked walkthrough rather than an encyclopaedia article.</s> Beaten to the punch by Toomai.
*<s>[[Giga Bowser]]. See above.</s> Rewritten, thanks to someone else's undo.
*Find a way to include a link to [[Home-Run Stadium]] in [[Home-Run Contest]]. Additionally, clean-up in both articles is needed.
*<s>Fix stupid coding errors I made in some cquote tags.</s> Seem to be fixed. Thanks, guys.
*Add an "Explanation" or similarly-titled section to our [[Event Match]] articles to describe what the matches are references to.
*Add some more info to our [[Debug menu]] article. I'd like to make it a tad similar to a guide on the menu.
*<s>[[Training]]. This article doesn't seem to be sure on what it's covering.</s> Done.
*<s>Make <nowiki>[[Category:Retired Smashers]]</nowiki>. </s> Lost interest.
*Make it so that [[Camera]] covers all aspects of the camera, and, if needed, make a separate article for the mode.
*Create an [[Options]] page.
*<s>Some videos for our [http://www.youtube.com/user/SmashWiki new YouTube channel]</s> <s>Computer is bad. Not gonna bother until I get a better graphics card.</s> <s>Computer improved thanks to King of Fighters XIII. Videos are possible, but not a priority.</s> Yeah, this is never happening. Sorry.
*<s>Try to make [[Zelda/Sheik]] have some actual content on it. Making it a disambiguation page doesn't seem correct. Perhaps [[Sheilda]] is a better choice of pages?</s> [[User:Monsieur Crow/Sheilda rewrite|In the midst.]]
*Undergo a massive character rewrite project. I know it's in our interests to provide information on the base character, but the information wildly varies from "quite vague" to "more in-depth than fifteen articles put together". Other problems regarding inconsistencies, such as details on tier placement, also seem problematic.
*Potentially create a bot similar to Wikipedia's PNG Bot.
*<s>Create [[Chest]].</s> Done. Didn't even need to draft it.
 
I also suggested some Smash Arena fights.
 
*[[Forum:Smash Arena/Archive 22#Round_107:_All-Star_Rest_Area_(SSBM)_vs._All-Star_Rest_Area_(SSBB)|All-Star Rest Area (SSBM) vs. All-Star Rest Area (SSBB).]] All-Star Rest Area (SSBB) won. I wanted All-Star Rest Area (SSBM) to win, but I suppose you can't win everything.
*[[Forum:Smash_Arena/Archive_30#Wavedash_vs._DACUS|DACUS vs. Wavedash]]. This fight was used for "The Spiffy One Fifty". Wavedash won in a surprising reversal. Sorta like Turkey versus Croatia in Euro 2008.
*[[Forum:Smash_Arena/Archive_31#Round_155:_Jeff_Manning_vs._Dean_Harrington_vs._Pat_Cashman|Jeff Manning vs. Dean Harrington vs. Pat Cashman]]. I like Dean Harrington as a voiceover the best, but Pat Cashman appeared in one of my favourite television shows as a child.
 
==Assorted bits of insanity==
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/Super Smash Bros. Poll|An attempt to decipher Japanese and the truth behind the rumours of ''Super Smash Bros.'']]
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/Supposed Superpowers|In which IRC users are given a super power, from a bygone era.]]
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/The Hall of Fame for Articles|A Hall of Fame for articles that are just too good to be forgotten.]]
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/Unbiased Opinions On IRC Regulars|My unbiased opinions about IRC regulars, from a bygone era.]]
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/Lists of Some Sort|Lists of stuff I like.]]
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/The Political Compass Repository of SmashWiki|Political rubbish.]]
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/The Comprehensive Compendium of Cognition |A repository of minds.]]
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/SSB4 Character Hype Chart|An unbiased look at ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' newcomers.]]
*[[User:Monsieur Crow/Scraps|Pieces of old pages.]]
 
--- <font face="Pristina"><font size="3">''[[User:Monsieur Crow|Monsieur]] [[User_talk:Monsieur Crow|Crow]], Author Extraordinaire''</font></font>

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I don't like them.

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