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User talk:Iron2000

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License tagging for Image:Brigadoon-mm.jpg
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World view of Musha Gundam
A tag has been placed on World view of Musha Gundam, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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Princess Resurrection
Hey man, thanks for digging up that forum post. Unfortunately I had to remove it, because WP:EL recommends against links to unverifiable (aka unpublished) pages and to forum posts. In the end, we might have to axe that trivia section... --Darkbane 04:18, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Non-free use disputed for Image:Red Garden.png
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Unspecified source for Image:Gundlander.gif
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Fair use rationale for Image:Gundlander.gif
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Image:Aika_R-16_promo.png
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Replaceable fair use Image:SD_Sangokuden_map.png
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Image:Peace_map.gif listed for deletion
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Orphaned non-free image (Image:Peace map.gif)
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Image:Winamp logo.png listed for deletion
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Image:Sengokuden relations.gif listed for deletion
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Image:Shin Sengokuden relations.gif listed for deletion
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Fair use disputed for Image:Monster soul manga 1.gif
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Kudos

 * The new edits to the Megami Tensei pages is looking great. It was a good idea combining the spin offs into one page until they have enough information to be considered full articles on their own. Good work! EditingMachine 19:33, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Den-oED cover.jpg
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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Agent Aika trial 1.png
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AfD nomination of Takayuki Yanase
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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:V-command.gif
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Orphaned non-free media (Image:Shichinin promo.png)
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Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Touba daishou logo.png
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Aika R-16 promo.png listed for deletion
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Replaceable fair use Image:Peace_map.jpg
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Image copyright problem with Image:Gundam alive vol1.gif
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Fair use rationale for Image:Tensei shichinin promo.png
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Proposed deletion of Kōichirō Hoshino
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Templates for deletion nomination of Template:Musha Gundam Navi
Template:Musha Gundam Navi has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. 「 ダイノ ガイ 千？！ 」? · Talk⇒Dinoguy1000 19:52, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Redgarden deadgirls logo.png
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Unreferenced BLPs
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Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 01:17, 16 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) Miki Yoshikawa -

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Orphaned non-free image File:Gundlander.gif
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Orphaned non-free image File:Ms unicorn logo.png
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Non-free rationale for File:Knight G.gif
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Proposed deletion of Kanetake Ebikawa

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 * Unreferenced WP:BLP fails WP:CREATIVE. No indication of awards or other recognition; just a list of credits.

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Nomination of Kanetake Ebikawa for deletion
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Makai
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Who is Kaliyan
Who is Kaliyan?! This article makes no reference to its intended subject. Steven McCrary 17:35, July 15, 2005 (UTC)

Raja, as I understand it, Kaliyan is evil incarnate. In the Christian beliefs, Adam is not evil incarnate, Adam is a man, like you and me, but the first created. Steven McCrary 15:07, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Steve, Here in Ayyavazhi Adam is told in such a way. Likewise the (first) human birth is personifiied in such a way (Kaliyan). You told that Adam is not a evil incarnate. But there in Bible at the very first moment Adam ate the forbidden fruit, the sin starts for him. From than he is a sinner. But here in Ayyavazhi, Human from the very biggening is a sinner who incarnates.

 * In other words, Kaliyan is the fragment of Kroni the primordial manifestation. Kroni, as per the lines of Akilam was the first life on earth. According to Akilam all living beings have their own individuality and that is the sin which seperates them from the feeling of oneness. And Human is the being which had that more seriously. He struggles for existance and comfort than any other lving things in the world. This was ment as one sort of materialism. He works to earn for himself. This was told as evil and hence Human the foremost evil and the most cruel among the six fragments. But no doubt he is similar (perhaps the same) to Adam since he (kaliyan) was human himself. By here it was told that humans by eradicating their individuality could be able to became a part of the ultimate oneness(god) and so overcome their sin. This could only be possible after one's death (i.e) after dropping off his body which is a major sign for his individuality. So sin could not be thrown out as long as one remains as human. Hence the human form of individuality is personified as the fore most evil(kroni).

 * Then other point it was also told that kali came as mayai (illusion) to the world. In this connection here the individuality of humans is told as mayai. -  Vaikunda  (<.^.>)   Raja

I am unclear about the statement: "As the time is close to the ascendancy of Kali Yukam, a sage named Guru muni told Sivan that, ..." Isn't the Kali Yukam the current yukam? Also, how can a yukam ascend? would begin be better? How about this: "As the time gres close to the beginning of the Kali Yukam, a sage named Gurumuni told Sivan (Narayana),..." Steven McCrary 15:15, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

TWO EVILS FROM THE VEDIC WORLD ...
Although the Kroni myth is relatively young (created in the 19th century), I have come across two evils with very similar names:

(1) Kaliya or Kaliyan - In the Mahabharata, Sri Krishna battled this poisonous "100 hood" Naga (serpent) as a mere child, eventually exiling him to the sea. It is all connected with the myth of Garuda, Lord Vishnu's mount and King of all Birds. I won't go into great detail about said myth, but Garuda was the son of the “Tortoise Sage,” Kashyapa, and his wife, Vinata. Because of a fixed bet, Garuda’s mother became the servant of her sister, Kadru, other wife of Kashyapa and mother of all Nagas (making them Garuda’s half brothers). Garuda saved his mother by obtaining Amrit (Nectar of the Gods) for his brothers. But in the end, the Nagas were cheated out of the Amrit, Garuda became the mount of Lord Vishnu, and the two celestial races became potent enemies.

The Garuda myth then runs into the Kaliya myth. Because Garuda came to the Naga Isle to kill and eat his brothers so much, the Nagas prayed to Lord Brahma, who granted the boon that Garuda would stop his annual slaughter ONLY if the sacrifice of one Naga was left for him to eat. This sacrifice forged an uneasy truce between Garuda and the Nagas, but Kaliya, King of the Nagas (on earth), began to eat the sacrifice for himself. When Garuda came to kill Kaliya, a fierce battle ensued, which drove the Naga into the holy Yamuna River. Because of a curse enacted upon Garuda by the Sage Saubhari, he could not enter the river or he would instantly die. There Kaliya lived under the protection of the bewitched water.

From this point, Kaliya’s black poison began to kill off everything in the surrounding environment – i.e. fish, alligators, trees. Everyone in the nearby village became sick from the black clouds of poison billowing out from the holy river. So, Sri Krishna dove into the water and beat the crap out of Kaliya. Using his supernatural strength, Sri Krishna wrestled the Naga into submission, “milked” all his poison, and then exiled him to the bottom of the ocean.

AND MOST IMPORTANT
(2) Kali (Demon) (Lord of Kali-Yuga) – According to the Kalki Purana, Kali is the great-great grandson of Lord Brahma. Kali was the son of Krodha (Anger) and his sister-turned-wife, Himsa (Violence). He was the grandson of Dambha (Vanity) and his sister-turned-wife, Maya (Illusion). Kali is the great-grandson of Adharma (Impropriety) and his wife, Mithya (Falsehood). Kali’s family is created by Lord Brahma in an effort to speed up the dissolution of the cosmos.

It says he is a huge being, the color of “soot,” and carries a bone as a weapon (much like Samson fought with an ass’s Jaw-Bone). Kali’s sister-turned-wife (unnamed) gave him two offspring: a son named Bhayanak (Fear) and a daughter named Mrityu (Death). His son and daughter gave him two grandchildren: a boy named Niraya (Hell) and a girl named Yatana (Torture). His entire family assumes “human form” and opens Pandora’s box, if you will, on earth. This is the onset of Kali-Yuga.

At the end of the Kalki Purana, Kali dies in battle from wounds inflicted by Satya Yuga and Dharma personified. Kalki’s generals kill all of his children and grandchildren and Kalki himself kills Kali’s most powerful generals, Koka and Vikoka (similar to the Gog and Magog of Christian Lore).

The Kaliyan of the Kroni myth is actually based upon the Kali of the Kalki Purana.Ghostexorcist 02:25, April 28, 2006

 * No the two are considerebly varriable to each other. But the only thing is two are similar in some aspects. ==>  Д = | Ω  | =  Д   PaulỸ 18:37, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

 * I did not mean to offend anyone when I originally posted this almost a year ago. However, Kroni's main article says he is “the spirit of Kali Yuga”. The demon Kali is mentioned in several Puranas, including the Vishnu Purana, Bhagavata Purana, Markandeya Purana and the Kalki Purana, all of which were in existance long before the coming of the Ayyavazhi religion. All of these sources say Kali is the embodiment of Kali Yuga. I think the similarities are too great to deny the possibility that one was based on the other. Since Ayyavazhi is an offshoot of Hinduism, it makes the possibility that much greater. (Ghostexorcist 22:53, 7 March 2007 (UTC))

 * I agree that Ayyavazhi's Kaliyan and the Hinduism's Kali (Demon) are the same evil spirit of Kali yuga. But the personofiation of that in Ayyavazhi as in a male (Kaliyan) and female(Kalicchi) resambles theAdam and Eve in Juedo-Christian Tradition. - Paul Raj 15:56, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Merger proposal
Request received to merge articles: Boons offered to Kaliyan into Kaliyan; dated February 2015. Discussion here. GenQuest "Talk to Me"

 * Discussion moved from talk page of target article, per ProjectMerge: GenQuest  "Talk to Me" 16:34, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

 * Recently we had an afd, closed as keep, although the notability of the subject still remains doubtful. I am proposing merge or redirect to Kaliyan. Delibzr (talk) 05:20, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Merge: Though Kaliyan is notable, there is no basis for independent notability (notability in third party literature) of this list. -- Redtigerxyz Talk 11:58, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

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I'm extremely sorry for the false warning, which happened to be result of an error on my part. I was not assuming good faith and I have removed my warning templates from your talk page. On the other hand, however, I would be careful about removing warning templates yourself, I would have done it for you if you would have inquired on my talk page earlier. I try my best to revert true vandalism and I am not proud of this false revert, but it is also a reminder for me that as, humans we are not perfect. I hope that this little quibble did not anger you too much, but I don't blame you if it did. The best thing I can do right now though, is apologize. Again, I'm sorry. TheArguer (talk) 23:30, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
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the 3AM thing
The article talks about 3AM - " On a restless night awaiting his biopsy results Paulie awoke at 3 a.m. and went to the Bada Bing! club. Just inside he had a striking vision of the Virgin Mary hovering above the stage."

I seem to recall back in season 2(?) that after Christopher gets shot and is in hospital, after a near death experience, he tells Paulie something about his time will come at 3AM and this really wound Paulie up at the time and we went to see a psycic.

Christopher's 'dream' is due to the fact that the Russian guy that Christopher and Paulie cut up in the back of Satriale's was cut up at 3 AM. --62.167.49.24 22:34, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Christopher and Paulie never cut up any Russian guy in the back of Satriale's. They lost him in the Pine Barrens after their collection went wrong. When Christopher warns Paulie about 3AM, Paulie obsesses over it for the rest of the episode "From Where to Eternity."--15 May 2008, The Nasty

Girlfriend
Isn't paulie's girlfriend Michelle played by Judy Reyes, who we only see in "From Where to Eternity" (episode 2.9). I'll go back and check. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 22:55, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

 * Yes, I'm right. It's about 20 minutes into that episode (I'm watching a recording, with ads, off the TV, so your timing may vary). She wears a glittery green T-shirt.  I'll change the article accordingly. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 23:21, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

Russian Mob Thing
Can someone organize this article? There's nothing to indicate when general description ends and long-winded explanation of the russian mob episode begins. That part alone should at least be broken into paragraphs.

Section 8?
During the "Pine Barrens" episode, I seem to recall Paulie telling Christopher that he spent 4 years in the Army Signal Corps. This would seem to indicate that he completed his full term in the service. Comments?

When is it stated that Paulie left the Army on a Section 8? Also, is there any reference to the origins of the "Walnuts" nickname? I never heard a charaecter actually call him this until Episode 207, "D-Girl," when Christopher tells Amy she lies better than Paulie Walnuts.

The section 8 comment comes from Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti. Chris and Paulie talk about character arcs. Paulie describes his own personal arc, which includes "spent some time in the army, got section 8".RudyLucius 03:09, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

Paulie as Underboss?
Is there any 'in-show' evidence that Paulie has been promoted or is this an assumption based on Christopher's claims that he is a capo? I ask because when Tony was in hospital, Silvio took over as acting-boss, not Paulie, who would seem the more logical choice considering his alleged position.

I'm pretty sure there is no evidence at all of Paulie being underboss. Also, Underboss is a lifelong position. The only way to lose that title is to become boss or to be knocked off. So, if Tony wants to make Christopher his underboss he wouldn't name Paulie otherwise he would have to kill Paulie just to get Christopher the spot. Not to mention, is Paulie the person Tony would want running the show after he's gone? not so paulie is in his 6o's thus when chis will be ready to be underboss paulie will either be dead or retired.

There isnt any evidence at all. I was just looking at that, he isnt listed in that position even on the HBO Sopranos site.

I'm pretty sure Tony is actually underboss, he is technically "Acting Boss" even though he has always really held power.

Listed as underboss in DiMeo family structure here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DiMeo_Crime_Family and considering that Moltisanti is the Capo now. Paulie didn't become the acting boss after the shooting of Tony because Silvio was a close friend and actually acted to take the reigns with no objections. Tony was never an underboss. When they set up Junior as a lightning rod, Junior put Beppy Sasso as his underboss. Externally, people know Junior to be the boss of the Soprano Crime Family and Tony as the acting boss but internally, everybody knows Tony runs and has ran everything.

 * Tony did tell Paulie that Chris, Pussy, and the newly-imported Furio would all be reporting to him (Paulie). Sorry, don't remember the name of the episode, but I think it was the first episode of season 2.  Not sure if that means Paulie is a capo now, since Tony didn't use the title specifically when talking to Paulie.24.21.139.41 15:37, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Ah, here we go. The title of that episode is "Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office."24.21.139.41 15:37, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

No, Paulie is not the Underboss. There is no reference of any kind outside of fan speculation that Paulie is considered the Underboss of the family. Tony is still an Underboss in Name. In other words, the Underboss is actually the Boss -- Tony Soprano. Junior is still recognized as the head of the family.

Actually he is, if you check his HBO profile and choose Tony Soprano, whre it says relationships it states that Paulie is indeed the Underboss.

The HBO site is NOT authoritative. In fact it's riddled with errors. UPDATE: I just checked the profile on the HBO site and it says no such thing. It says he's a capo. And it's perfectly clear he's not the underboss anyway, as Silvio took over when Tony was shot.

After watching this last episode, 6-15, it's quite obvious to me that Paulie Walnuts is going to get wacked some moment in the future, specially at May 13 were the resume says "paulie is upstaged". Tony seems to be getting totally afronted with Paullie and We now where this is heading because we all saw what happened to Ralphie, we all so what happens to who gets into Tony's grudge. And it was showned that Tony is very grudgy over Paulie, to the amount of thinking twice in wack him at the boat. So I am introducing this note that You can remove after May 13: Paulie Gualtieri is set for being wacked. If this is not confirmated everybody is free to delete this entry ; )))))))))

It is now clear that Pauli was never underboss (as if that weren't clear already). Furthermore that he was in retirement even as a capo until the final episode.75.178.73.24 02:16, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

It's only logical that Paulie was Underboss when Chris was promoted, even as Capo Chris complained about Paulie throwing his wieght or authority around on that episode that TJ Dolan was killed. I admit it's not as explicit as it should be but it's only logical.

Ofcourse I will not argue that Paulie isn't a lame duck. Just on the merit of his senority and Tony's wishes to promote Chris to a Capo position did Paulie make Underboss,and although not popular and traditional,Tony could have made the Executive Decision to make Chris Boss and leaving the rest of the Administration intact as he was probally going to do with Bobby, remember "Sil is no spring chicken" and neither is Paulie. Save his flirting with Johnny Sac, Paulie is a true "company man" to go from Capo to Underboss and back to Capo. But Tony doesn't think no one else is as capable to supervise the most profitible crew in the family right now.

Ever since Junior got too senile to the point it could not be hidden any more, Tony became Boss and retired Junior all together to 'Capo di Capi Re', which put the Acting out of Tony's title and gave room for a Underboss.

Some Families in real life are different, where a Underboss has alot of power or very little but with all the perks and priviliges, Paulie was new to the administration whereas Tony and Silvio been in the driver seat for a long time. So with Tony in the coma,it was natural for Sil to step in as Acting Boss temporarily, an exeptional quirk of political succession in a organization.

Two things, first the dumbest thing I've read on this is that Underboss is appointed for life and the only way to lose the title is to be killed or made boss. We're not talking about the Supreme Court here. What the Boss says is what goes. If the Boss demotes the Underboss then he's demoted. Frankie Locs was Gambino Underboss then later made Consigliere. Second, when was it ever said that Paulie had retired? Christopher was given his own crew. Paulie was still a capo of his own crew of which Patsy was the most prominently shown soldier. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.0.211.76 (talk) 07:09, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Deleting without any justification
My entry about Paullie wacking was deleted without any comment. Let's not start a fight, this isn't the Mafia ; )

Who the hell reverted it back to the very FINE typo filled edit that someone did?

Yea and Paulie was an Underboss and we can re-edit all day every day!!!! Cuz it should be there.

Not out of gratitude, out of fear
I did not interpret the espresso machine gift as an act of gratitude, but an act of fear, upon realizing that his future was in danger. I believe the episode closes with him intensely lifting weights to toughen up, realizing that he was weakening in the eyes of Tony. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.33.219.252 (talk) 02:10, 7 May 2007 (UTC).

Paulie's father
There was an episode where Paulie told Tony that if he found out it was Ralph him who impersonated a cop and told his mom he gave oral sex to a cub scout, that "On his old man's grave" he would kill him, but in the episode where we find out his aunt is really his mother she tells him that she met a man in world war 2 that was Paulie's father. Did the woman he thought was his mother have a husband who died? The snare 06:39, 3 June 2007 (UTC) In the Episode 'Eloise', Carmine Lupertazzi says to Paulie: "your father was run over by a trolley, right?"

Name: Peter Paul, nod to Goodfellas
Paulie's first names Peter Paul seem to be a witty nod to 'Goodfellas'. In one scene (is it at the wedding of Henry?) the camera moves around the room and in voice-over Henry talks about how almost everybody is named either Peter or Paul. --62.167.49.24 22:37, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Although it still could be a nod to Goodfellas, it's not necessarily so. The basis of the humor in Goodfellas is rooted in the fact that Peter and Paul are extremely common names among Catholics, especially back in the day. Paulie Walnuts is also Catholic, so there you go. wikipediatrix 22:42, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

Mistaken identification in section on Season 3 about Valery the Russian's military experience
As currently written, the article states in the summation of the Season Three episode "Pine Barrens" that Valery was "a former commando in the Chechen military." However, we cleary overhear Tony state that Valery was a commando who KILLED a number of Chechens. This re-inforced by Paulie's misunderstanding that Valery had killed "Czechoslovakians." Tony's statement, as well as the fact that Valery speaks Russian to himself, clearly imply that Valery was a commando in the Russian Army, NOT the Chechen Army or its guerilla faction.

This is a minor error, but at the same time a glaring one. Propose to change the wording to something along the lines of "a former commando in the Chechen wars," and will do so in a few days if no one objects. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.147.72.15 (talk) 18:23, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Fiercly loyal
"He is violent, impulsive, and paranoid, but he is also fiercely loyal to Tony, making him a valued member of the organization."

Honestly, I'm not one to scream "citation needed" for every little thing, but unless I've watched some weird european cut of the Sopranos, I cannot see how anyone could come to the conclusion that Paul is fiercely loyal to Tony. Like every other episode he makes some remarks that undermine Tony authority. While digging around youtube to find some "evidence" I've found this compilation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdtFKsXhCUc. Obviously this isnt some major flaw in the article, but you know...calling Paul fiercly loyal just seems wrong --TheJohnW (talk) 21:07, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * You're entirely correct. I've replaced 'fierce' with 'ultimately'. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 21:30, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero Murder
This section says they killed Bonpensiero on Tony's boat. It wasn't Tony's boat the Stugots, it was a boat Tony said he was interested in buying. 67.60.231.114 (talk) 06:54, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

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A Best

A Best (stylized as BEST) is the first greatest hits album by Japanese singer-songwriter Ayumi Hamasaki. It was released on March 28, 2001, by Avex Trax and Avex Music Creative Inc. Hamasaki had originally planned to release the greatest hits album after her 2002 studio album I Am..., but the idea was denied by Avex head staff. Instead, Avex released the album in 2001, which caused conflict between the label and Hamasaki. The compilation was released in two different formats including a physical and a digital release. Seven different artworks were released in several editions of the album. The album includes one new track, three re-recorded tracks, and the rest of previously released singles.

A Best was lauded by contemporary critics who noted the quality and memorability of the tracks. Many also labeled the album as one of the best representations of Japanese pop music. Released purposely against fellow Japanese musician Hikaru Utada's studio album Distance for direct competition, the compilation entered at number two on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart. It reached number one the following week, and sold over five million units in Japan. The album's lead single "M" was released on December 13, 2000, and reached the top spot on the Oricon Singles Chart.

In support of Hamasaki's third studio album Duty and A Best, Hamasaki held two concerts at Japan's Tokyo Dome. The tour was a massive crowd-puller, and one live recording was released. Since its release, the album brought Hamasaki a myriad of accolades and award nominations with a conga line of successful recognition throughout Eastern and Western publications. A Best is listed as the sixth best-selling album in Japan overall. In 2016, Hamasaki re-released the album on that same date as a 15th-anniversary celebration; this included new material and formats. Hamasaki promoted the reissue with a Japanese concert tour, entitled Made in Japan.

Background and material
Hamasaki had revealed plans in wanting to release her first greatest hits after a "couple more albums" when she released her 2002 studio album I Am.... However, in early 2001, Hamasaki's record label Avex Trax announced the plans for the release of a greatest hits package with an undisclosed date at the time. Avex had contacted Hamasaki one day, and stated that they intended to release the album on a specific date unbeknownst to her. Avex decided to purposely release the album against fellow Japanese recording artist Hikaru Utada's second studio album Distance on March 28, 2001 for direct competition of sales; Utada had previously sold over 10 million units for their debut album First Love (1999).

Hamasaki originally thought the statement was a "joke", but was against the overall idea. She felt that majority of her single material for the album was "insufficient" at the time. She said, "It was too early for release. My 'best album' was something I dreamt of doing my way, but one day the company came to me and said 'your best album has to be released on this month and on this day." The date announcement was a widely controversial topic throughout Japanese and Western media, which claimed the two singers were "rivals" on both personal and professional circumstances. Hamasaki denied the claims, but decided to take more control of her future material and asserted that she didn't want to be marketed as a "product" by Avex.

During the album's production and mastering phase, Avex requested Hamasaki to hand-pick her favourite singles past-2001. Nearly every single from her three studio albums: A Song for ××, Loveppears (1999), and Duty appeared on the compilation album. Knowing that the material was still insufficient, Hamasaki reluctantly re-recorded three tracks; "Trust", "Depend on You", and the non-album single "A Song for...". Hamasaki had to re-record the tracks whilst recording the material for I Am.... The track "Boys & Girls" was re-composed by Japanese musician Dai Nagao, whilst retaining Hamasaki's original vocals. The track "End Roll" was re-recorded by Hamasaki, and re-composed by Nagao. Hamasaki selected the tracks "M" and the non-single "Who..." to be included on the album; "Who..." did not feature the hidden track "Kanariya", which appeared on Loveppears. "M" appeared on the I Am... album, and whilst the studio album also spawned the singles "Evolution" and "Never Ever" before the compilation's release, they were not included.

Release
A Best was released on March 28, 2001 in two formats; a standard compact disc, and a digital download. Both the CD and digital download includes 16 tracks, with the physical editions housed in a cardboard sleeve. The cardboard sleeve of the album was photographed by Keita Haginiwa, whilst the booklet was designed by Shigeru Kasai from RICE. The black-and-white cover features a close-up shot of Hamasaki, with a tear falling down her face. The cover was reported by several publications at the time, many whom believed it was a visual response to the album's release and reports of her and Utada's rivalry. For each six albums released had six different artworks, each having different close-up poses by Hamasaki. A Best is Hamasaki's first album to embody her "" logo on the front of the cover.

Critical responses
A Best received positive reviews from music critics. Mori Tomoyoki from Amazon Japan was positive in his review. Tomoyoki stated that, whilst her initial presentation as an artist was described as "idle", he labelled the album's material as "excellent". He also felt the lyrical content, whilst "shocking", represented Hamasaki well. Hiromi Yonemoto from Yeah!! J-Pop! was positive in his review. Yonemoto commended the album's quality, and commented that the album was the "centerpiece" of Hamasaki's sales success, concluding that the material is "memorable." A staff reviewer for Tower Records commended the album's quality and felt that while the album featured more "heart" than her previous work. The reviewer called the album "familiar" and filled with "Ayu charm." Alexey Eremenko from AllMusic selected many tracks from the album as the album and Hamasaki's best moments in her career.

Commercial performances
Before its release, Hamasaki commented that she was anxious about the album's first week sales. She commented that she felt it might "be my last album... It's possible I'll may never get the chance again". During a competitive week with Utada's album Distance, A Best debuted at number two on Japan's Oricon Albums Chart. This resulted in Distance debuting atop the album chart, making it Hamasaki's second album after her 1999 remix album Ayu-mi-x not to enter the top spot. Hamasaki's album sold 2,874,870 units in its first week of sales, whilst Utada's album sold 3,002,720 in its first week. This made A Best the second fastest selling album in Japanese music history, just behind Distance at first place. The following week, A Best replaced Distance at the top spot and sold 510,160 units. This became Hamasaki's first greatest hits album to reach the top spot on that chart, and her fourth album overall.

The album stayed inside the top ten for nine weeks, the top 100 for 20 weeks, and eventually lasted 51 weeks in the top 300 chart. By the end of 2001, A Best placed second on the Annual Japanese Oricon Albums Chart with, behind Distance. Hamasaki's album had sold over 4.24 million units in Japan, whilst Utada's album sold 4.40 million. Hamasaki's album sales reached an excessive ¥12 billion (approximately $106124280 US dollar) by the end of the year, which hugely effected the stock prices of the company. A Best was certified sixteen-times-platinum (adjusted to 4x Million by June 2006) by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) with physical shipments of four million units in Japan. Additionally, the album is the second best-selling album of the 2000s decade in Japan.

Promotion
The promotion for A Best was extensive. Between March and April 2001, Hamasaki appeared in over 40 magazines within Japan. She travelled different areas in Japan to take part in the photo shoots, but was told several times to wait before commencing. Hamasaki appeared in several commercial advertisements, including the Takanoyuri Beauty Clinic print-only campaign "Pink Pink Festival". She also signed a deal with Japanese make-up company Kose Visee as their spokeswoman. Hamasaki became the spokeswoman for the KDDI Corporation subsidiary company Tu-Ka, which manufactured 2G PDC cellular operator's in three metropolitan areas (Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka). Hamasaki confirmed that she would perform two concerts in Tokyo, at their Tokyo Dome stadiums. During rehearsals of the tour, Hamasaki had to stop due to problems with her hearing in her left ear. Because of this, specific songs had to be cut from the concert tour because of its high frequency levels. Despite this, she did not postponed the rehearsals or concert dates due to tight scheduling. Hamasaki had been hospitalized a few times for consultations, but a doctor confirmed that continuing her to pursue music would result in permanent hearing loss. During some stage rehearsals at Tokyo Dome, Hamasaki became sick due to her hearing problems and could not finish the performances. Because of this, the rehearsals had to be hurried.

On July 6, 2001, the concerts first tour date, over 30,000 fans lined up for the show. However, tour organizers had asked them to wait longer due to Hamasaki's hospitalization. Hamasaki returned from the hospital, and was escorted to the stage with a wheelchair. Both concerts were commercial success, selling out on both tour dates, and made her one of few "top-drawer" Japanese artists to hold a concert at the Tokyo Dome. With sales from both the concert and album, Hamasaki was recognized as the top selling artist of 2001 with over 24 billion yen. In the aftermath of the tour, Hamasaki had become completely deaf in her left ear. She documented the condition, and publicly announced in January 2008 that she had been diagnosed with an inoprate ear condition (possibly tinnitus or Ménière's disease). Despite the setback, Hamasaki stated that she wished to continue singing, and that she would "not give up" on her fans and that "as a professional", she wanted to "deliver the best performance for everyone".

A live DVD was released on December 12, 2001 through Avex Trax. A limited edition VHS and DVD was released with different artwork and packaging. Through an exclusive deal with Sony, they released a limited edition PlayStation 2 musical video game entitled Visual Mix: Ayumi Hamasaki Dome Tour 2001 (2001). The video game is split into three sections; the visual mix (where the player uses the controller to change and direct the respective music videos and concert tour, alongside special effects editing), the Ayu-Mi-x studio (where the player can create and edit music through her songs "Unite!" and "Endless Sorrow"), and Ayu Browser (which is an online browser using customized Ayu settings).

Singles
"M" was released as the album's lead single on December 8, 2000 and was later included on her I Am... album in 2002. "M" was Hamasaki's first single she composed herself after her production team failed to compose a track in her liking. Upon its release, it garnered positive reviews from music critics. Many critics commended the song's composition, lyrical content, and highlighted the track as one of Hamasaki's best singles in her career. "M" was successful in Japan, peaking at number one on the Japanese Oricon Singles Chart by selling over 500,000 units in its first week of sales. It became Hamasaki's seventh number one single on that chart. By the end of 2001, "M" sold over 1.32 million units and was certified million by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for exceeding one million shipments in that region. The single charted at number 87 on the Japan Billboard Adult Alternative chart. The single was certified platinum by RIAJ for selling over 250,000 digital units in Japan, tallying the single's sales to 1.76 million units as of 2014. The accompanying music video for the single was shot in Tokyo by Wataru Takeishi; it features Hamasaki inside a church, with scenes of her wearing a wedding dress and singing with her backup band in the rain.

"M" was re-released in Germany through Drizzly Records on November 3, 2003, with Hamasaki using her European stage name Ayu. The single was a triple re-release from the A Best and I Am... album, and the Ayu Trance compilation remix album, on a vinyl and CD Maxi single format. The re-released single was remixed by Above & Beyond, and was served as Ayu's second, first, and sixth international single in Germany, Spain, and North America. The accompanying music video for the remix single was shot in Tokyo by Masato Okazaki; it features several images and video shots of Hamasaki performance, whilst including different computer generated imagery.

Legacy
By 2007, A Best sold over 4.3 million units in Japan, making it the sixth best selling album in that region. This makes Hamasaki the second female artist to claim the spot; the other two entries were both by Utada. By 2010, Avex confirmed that it had sold 4.5 million units. With additional sales from digital purchases, A Best has sold over five million units in Japan, making this Hamasaki's best selling effort as of today. Both Hamasaki and Utada's albums were the fastest selling albums of all time globally, having each sold nearly three million units. The record was broken in 2015 by British musician Adele's studio album 25, which sold over 3.4 million units in the United States and reached number one on the US Billboard 200. The album was recognized as the third best selling album through digital store in 2014, and was placed second the following year.

The album has been cited by several publications as one of Hamasaki's best work to date. Alexey Eremenko from AllMusic stated that, whilst the album was a success, he noted that A Best was the moment that there was the "serious friction" between Hamasaki and her label; this was one of the first publicized rifts between the parties in Japan music history. In honour of the album's release, Hamasaki continued embroiling her studio albums with her symbolic "" logo. It was issued on her compilation albums; A Ballads (2003), the A Best 2 (2007) black and white editions, A Complete: All Singles (2008), A Summer Best (2012) and M(a)de in Japan (2016) where it's put in brackets. A Best also brought Hamasaki a number of accolades and award nominations. At the Annual 2001 Japan Gold Disc Awards, Hamasaki won Single of the Year for "M" and Domestic Artist of the Year. The following year, she won Domestic Artist of the Year again and Pop Album of the Year for A Best. At the 2001 World Music Awards, Hamasaki won the regional award for Best Japanese Act. At the 2002 MTV Asian Awards, Hamasaki won a special award entitled the Most Influential Asian Artist Award. At the first 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, Hamasaki won the award for Best Female Artist, alongside nominations for Best Video of the Year and Best Pop Artist.

In retrospect of the album, Hamasaki had been interviewed in 2004 for the Nippon TV special documentary Light and Shadow: Despair and Decision at Age 25. She commented that she had been recognized severely as a "product" rather than a real person, and that she was considered the most "important product" to Avex. Hamasaki denied claims of retirement from the music industry, but threatened her position within Avex by wanting to separate from them. She furthered explained her staying with the companying; "I knew that if I didn't stay with the company, I'd never be able to come back to it. I'd live very thoroughly here, but I thought 'I just want to live like a human.' I was significant to them [Avex Trax], so I felt like 'lets fight the man' I guess. I wanted to resist the company even though I felt like I was part of it."

Re-issue
On January 28, 2016, Hamasaki announced via her official website the re-release of A Best. Hamasaki confirmed that the album would be released on the same date as the original album, and will be entitled the 15th Anniversary Edition. The album will include the original 16 tracks, but have been remastered by American engineer and producer Stephen Marcussen. This is Marcussen's first collaboration with Hamasaki, and mastered the album at his own Marcussen Studio's in Hollywood, California. The original album cover is used on both the cardboard sleeve and jewel case. Initial promotion of the album offered T-shirt designs of the six alternative jewel case album covers, handwritten lyrics to the album lyrics, and a specialized anniversary book. On one of Hamasaki's posts on her website, several Japanese public figures such as ice skater Mao Asada, Japanese model and actress Riisa Naka, music writer Mihi Fujii, and sociologist Noritoshi Furuichi took appreciation and retrospect in the collection and commended Hamasaki's longevity in the music industry.

The album is released in four formats; a standard CD, a CD and DVD bundle, a CD and Blu-ray bundle, and a digital release. All physical editions include the remastered 16 tracks, whilst the digital download includes three bonus a cappella versions of "A Song for...", "Trust", and "Depend on You". The DVD and Blu-ray bundles are housed inside a special box packaging, and features the music videos to ten of the tracks. On its opening day release, A Best: 15th Anniversary Edition debuted at number nine on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart with just over 2,000 units sold. To promote the album, Hamasaki will be appeared on the Japanese music television show Music Station on March 25, 2016. Hamasaki hosted a special website, where her fans used their Twitter accounts to "share" memories about the album; all entries were placed on the album cover's collage.

On the same day of the album's announcement, Hamasaki announced an arena concert tour in Japan entitled Made in Japan. The concert tour is an expansion of her New Year's Eve Countdown live show with the same name, and will be in support of A Best: 15th Anniversary Edition.

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD.

 * Ayumi Hamasaki – vocals, background vocals, song writing, composer and arrangement (under the alias Crea)
 * Max Matsuura – producer, manager
 * Akimisu Honma – keyboards
 * Naoki Hayashibe – guitar
 * Hiroshi Kitashiro – programming
 * Takahiro Iida – programming
 * Naoto Suzuki – keyboards, programming
 * Masayoshi Furukawa – guitar
 * Hidetoshi Suzuki – guitar
 * Jun Kajiwara – guitar
 * HΛL – programming, keyboards, composing
 * Dai "D.A.I." Nagao – composing, arrangement

 * Naoya Akimoto – guitar
 * Junko Hirotani – background vocals
 * Yasuhiko Hoshino – composing
 * Takashi Kimura – composing
 * Kazuhito Kikuchi – composing
 * Tsunku – composing
 * Takashi Kimura – arrangement
 * Takashi Morio – arrangement
 * Shingo Kobayashi – arrangement
 * Yasuaki Maejima – arrangement
 * Keita Haginiwa – photographer
 * Shigeru Kasai – designer
 * Avex Trax – Hamasaki's record label
 * Avex Music Creative Inc. – Hamasaki's record label

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Scripted sequence

In video games, a scripted sequence is a pre-defined series of events that occur when triggered by player location or actions that play out in the game engine.

Function
Some scripted sequences are used to play short cutscenes that the player has little control of. However, they are commonly used in games such as Half-Life or Call of Duty to bring in new enemies or challenges to the player in a seemingly surprising manner while they are still playing. They can also present further plot points without interrupting the player and making them watch a cutscene. The intended results of this style of presentation is to increase immersion and to maintain a smooth-flowing experience that keeps the player's interest.

Scripted sequences trigger a number of things. A timer, a checkpoint or the progress of the game could activate a scripted sequence. For players that speedrun video games, skipping these scripted sequences that would otherwise slow down their completion time requires skill, and being able to manipulate the game's hit boxes so that the game does not trigger a sequence is necessary for fast completions.

Examples in-game
Half-Life uses scripted sequences throughout the game (aside from one short cutscene). Walking near other characters can trigger scripted sequences such as dialog. These dialog sequences tell the game's story in a different manner and are sometimes there simply for entertainment purposes.

Gears of War uses scripted sequences between sections of game play to provide objective reminders and tell the game's story without the use of cut scenes. The game triggers a playable scripted sequence once all of the enemies have been cleared in an area, usually these sequences play while the player moves to the next area.

Resident Evil 4 has many examples of scripted sequences that utilize a quick time event to feature more action-packed game play. As the player navigates the level, they must react to the event to continue.

Criticisms
Games such as Call of Duty have been criticized for their reliance on these sequences, as many feel they tend to guide a player through a game by the invisible hand of the developers, blocking progression with invisible walls until the scripted sequence has triggered further progression. Also, the use of scripted sequences may diminish replay value as the surprise effect is negated upon subsequent play-throughs.

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