Beginnings Edit

Welcome to the Sonic News Network, SilverPlays97! — Sonic News Network's default message welcoming me.

I vaguely remember why i joined this wiki. I have visited many times before to look-up Sonic-related information. One time, i noticed the recent wiki activity bar. It showed people's edits for viewers to see. I looked around for a bit. Since at the time i had a youtube channel that constantly posted videos, i thought this would be a great audience to attract. So one Thursday night i signed up for wikia..

One of my traits as a user is my user name. I came up with it by a simple pattern: Character, then an action, then a number (like SonicSays42). I chose Silver because he was my 2nd favorite character at the time (my 1st was Sonic, but i thought that would be too bland and unoriginal), the action was plays because of my love of video games, and 97 is my birth-year (1997).

My first edit was to my user page. I then went on to make a blog about how i hate the game Sonic 06. Little did i know about how uncreative it was. I got 6 comments, which didn't matter to me at the time.

My 1st main-space edit was to Sonic & Knuckles. I added information about a level select code. Myself 123 then rolled it back. It must of been in the trivia. I hadn't noticed it was rolled back until recently. It's ironic.

An attempt to join the chat Edit

We weren't yelling at you. We were pointing out you had only 9 mainspace, that's all. Trust me, no one thinks your an idiot through making a mistake. We all do. I made a lot of mistakes and today, I'm a Rollback. Don't feel stupid. — Time Bitter cheering me up after i found out i was not available for chat yet.

For most of my life, i have been apart of anti-social groups and have grown an anti-social additude. For some reason, when i saw this wiki had a chat feature, i was motivated to join the talk. I would have to get some edits first.

I started to make blogs about videos i have made. They didn't get much attention as i hoped. I also left messages on peoples talk pages asking for their friendship. Luckily, i got them. One of the 1st friends i had where Pit, SpyroSonic2000, and Speedy. All of them used the chat often.

On May 30th, i saw my edit count reach 100 edits; i thought i was ready for the chat. I was enthusiastic about it. I would be chatting with people that had same interests i did. I thought it would be delightful. When i got on the chat, 3 people said i did not have the right amount of edits. According to one user, i do not remember who, said i had 9 main-space edits. I was in shock and awe. In retaliation, i made a Blog stating how sad i was about it.

Users later told me I was over reacting, which is true. I guess the people on the chat telling me to leave felt like a "community rejection". People also said it was a common thing, which is also true. I keep my confidence up and was motivated to get on the chat.

Doing what's popular Edit

For the mouth of June, i spent my time just looking around SNN and editing at will. I made blogs that seemed not to get much attention. I added the popular trend of Userboxes to my user page.

I found many blogs about comics around the wiki. The ones i looked at at the time where Mewkat's, metalshadow's, and best of all: Murphyshane. The first of his comics i read where "Sonic Anti-heroes!". I always found some type of enjoyment out of his comics. I have followed his comics ever since; and always make me smile.

In July I was looking at the SEGA blog and I discovered Sonic & Mega Man where going to have a cross-over! (in the Archies ._.) I made a blog about it and it attacked allot of users. In fact, it is still my most popular blog. It felt like the community did listen to me.

Becoming a wikian Edit

Being the youtuber i was i looked up SNN on the youtube search. I found a few videos about the website but i also found a channel labeled "Sonic News Network". It only did 1 thing, and that was re-upload an episode of Hellfire-coms' Sonic and the Black Knight commentary (it sucks, BTW). I made a blog about it and the community said it never made a channel. based off their inchenchins, they weren't looking to make one. It was the first time i addressed a community, and it wasn't the last.

I discovered allot of things fast. I learned how to use templates, what talk pages are, and finding constructive edits. One of the things i discovered was how terrible the Voice Actor pages where. Small, no photo, and just looked bad. I am still, to this day, trying to get the VA pages to a level of quality that i can be happy with. It has been one of my many reputations here. People have thanked me for it, and that only motivates me to continue.

I would later learn most wiki's do not have VA pages and redirect to Wikipedia :/

Around this time i was officially available to come onto the chat. There i meet some people that are still with me today: SplashTheHedgehog, FreeSmudger, and Fly the Fox. I have to admit i have made my mistakes. I was kicked twice. That is the last time i got any punishment or block of any kind. Some users go through their history getting blocked several times and still amounting to things i have not or never will do on this wiki. I don't know whether i should be humble, or lucky.

Addressing a Community Edit

SilverPlays97, you really should make a site discussion forum about this. Don't be nervous. Jump right in! — Supermorff preswading me to make a site discussion about enemies lists.

Occasionally, I will lurk around the wiki looking at user pages and old pages. One thing i found on some user pages where friends list. I have one and will always have one. It highlights some good people around here. Then, after the friends list was an enemy list. It usually just listed some vandals and blocked users. I believe saying a user is an enemy is an outright insult, which goes ageist our no personal attacks policy. I made a blog ranting about it. Many users who commented suggested i make site discussion; including the noble Supermorf. I made one about it in a lighter tone then my blog. The final vote was downright split, the most split i had ever seen SNN on a topic. Even though the legislation did not past, many users did remove their enemy's list from their user page. I felt confident in being a member of the community.

Meeting good friends & Competition Edit

Hi Silver! I may be a little early/late (I don't know what the time is where you live), but I'm here to wish you an awesome birthday! Have a good one! Oh, and don't forget to announce the competition results. See ya! — Le Solace wishing me a happy birthday.

Soon it was September; my birthday month. So from inspiration for Shadow of Darness's blog, i made a contest for my birthday. It attracted allot of user! I got many submissions, it made me very excited. On the blog Shadowunleashed13 made a submission. We talked on the chat and quickly became friends. I also supported his Comic. When the contest was over, unleashed placed 3rd. Many people wished me a happy birthday (including another good friend Le Solace). This was one of the best times for me.

Only a few days latter i reached 1000 edits. Once again i was swarmed with praise. Little did i know how high it would be now.

A major page created Edit

One of the things i do periodicity was look at the official SEGA blog. It usually announces updates to games and announcing games by SEGA. I have gotten many edits from it. One day, I looked at the blog site and saw an announcement for a new mobile game, Sonic Jump. I looked around SNN for a page, but there wasn't. All i found was the game before it. It was my chance to make a major page! I quickly made the page Sonic Jump (2012) and it quickly gained attention. Just look how it compared:

• Then
• Now

This is the point when i realized how much power 1 edit has. 1 edit can lead to tens, hundreds, maybe thousands of other edits. Never again would i hesitate to press the publish button.

A demotion Edit

In mid-October i was looking though some inactive users with user rights, and i came across a blocked user i have actual seen before: Mewkat14. At the time i saw no reason why she shouldn't be striped of her rights. Luckily, bullet agreed and she was demoted. What i know now is mew used to be one of the most active users here on SNN. Nice, helpful, instructive, and involved where some words that described her. Many users liked Mew, and her block came as a huge surprise. I guess if i knew these things i wouldn't demote her.

Golden Era (from the outside) Edit

Kagi, i don't know you very well. But i give my full sympathy for you. You are going through a low spot in your life; TBH i am to; but things will get better, they always do. No life is worth giving up. Hang in there. — Me simpisicing on Kagimizu's Broken blog

As i said before i looked at the comics we have around here. Looking into it i found out how to make sprite comics. Wanting to join the fad i made one. Latter i came up with a series: Sonic X Over. It was a great idea for a comic. I announced it and it got loots of attention.

This begins an area on SNN i call the 'golden era'. This was just a great time for me. Making Comics that got great feedback, Be social by talking to my friends constantly, and making good progress on my VA project. From the outside, people could find nothing wrong with me. But in the real world, i was facing depression. My life was in a slump. I was overworked in school, my social life was a complete wreak, and the things i liked in my life where just not enjoyable. No one respected me about anything i did (even if it was for their benefit). Nobody cared about what i thought and often pushed me to the side. Sometimes i was just lost in the blue, felling more down then i ever had been. The only things that made me happy was my mom, music, my best friend, and here; SNN.

Barely Political Edit

I know you're not promoted yet (not when I'm leaving this message), but congratulations on your promotion today! You deserved this, my friend. Have fun with the rollback button (I don't know how I ever managed without it); just be careful to know whether to rollback or undo an edit. Use these rights for the greater good of the wiki (oh dear, that doesn't sound like me at all); I know you'll handle it well! — Shadowunleashed13 Congratulating me on my Rollback position.

Soon in December I noticed many of my close friends on SNN, Shadow, le, and blue, became rollbacks. I shared the right traits for the position and frequently undid edits. It was only natural for me to become one. I opened my nomination on the 1st day of the year. I notified people on their talk pages about my nomination (i do that allot when i try to get people's attention). The same day, another user Edsta desisted to run for the same position. I think he saw this nomination as a competition. He opposed my nomination at first, but then supported mine.

I won my rights 12-0 and Ed lost his 0-12.

WIKI JOKES Edit

This comic seems under-cooked... No offense but, I dunno? That character looks like Eevee and why are these 2 cutie-patooties fighting for anyways and what kind ignnorant of admin says Have fun being banned and do all admins have silly hats and robes and is this wiki based in Sonic 3's world? There's just to many variables here :O — DiscoDuck on my comic Wiki Jokes

One thing that has always captivated me was Political Comics. The way the cartoonist portrays as serious issue is almost complete genuineness. Much of the time i could come up with ways to poke fun at SNN ideal's & Policies (I had done it before, actually). So i decided a comic about those subjects would get lots of attention, and they did. good and bad.

1st i made fun of Shipping, often being confused with real shipping. Then how the wiki doesn't allow role-plays (metalshaodw272 is not shadowfan727...). Then all the dumb Fan Characters, then Über complex coding, how much the wiki praises edit-counts, and finally the feudal act of edit-warring. This one got serious attention. Not only had many admins commented, SpyroSonic2000 thought these blogs broke multiple SNN polices (NPA, Non-Sonic Blogs...). Unleashed and Le said my comics where perfectly fine, and spyro apologized. This made things hot between me and spyro; which, amount of other things, lead to this:

The most regretful thing i ever did on Sonic News Network Edit

I you want to know about it, look here:

Main article: User_blog:SilverPlays97/A_blog_about...Something_(and_an_apology)

and here

Goodbye Bullet Edit

Things where back to normal after that. Editing and comics; that’s what i did. One thing was missing though, Bullet. Bullet Francisco, one of the premier admins here left the wiki in January. It came as a surprise to every user. His amount of influence has affected SNN forever. Bullet said he left because of lack of interest. Many users said their goodbyes, a sad thing to see.

Metal...DEMOTED? Edit

If it has something to do with how I love Disney, at least I'M trying to stop talking about it so I don't annoy the f**** out of everyone else. I'm trying to avoid anyone getting annoyed, angry, hateful, etc, which is the exact reason why I stopped being a brony: Because no one shut up about it, no one stopped praising it, and no matter what, they didn't care if someone was annoyed by it. They kept f****** blabbing and blabbing off about it. At least I care about other's feelings. At least I care about what others think. At least I'm TRYING TO F****** STOP TALKING ABOUT F****** DISNEY BECAUSE THEY DON'T GIVE A FLYING F*** ABOUT IT. — Metal breaking down over being called a hypocrite

One day after i came back from a camp out i discovered MetalShadow272, one of the best chat mods at the time, was up for demotion. This came as a shock to me, because me and metal where good friends. Fly stated metal had been offending users behind their backs and had a major emotional break-down. This wasn't compelling enough to me, until he brought up text evidence. Still, to this day, i am not sure if the information was reliable. For all i know, fly could have made it all up. It was one-sided; metal left and cleared his user page when his demotion was up. He didn't put any input into it, making me rethink my opinion on him. It was very coward-like of him to do something like that; which is unusual for him. Metal was demoted 13-2.

Carpe diem Edit

I soon realized that this was a prime chance for me to become a chat-mod. I have seen many users who tried to become admins by just jumping from a rollback. With a chat-mod experience, i could be closer to becoming an admin in the future. I had never tried to become a chat mod because there was enough, until now.

The day metal was demoted i nominated myself for the position. I won 13-5. The funny thing was i was in South Carolina when it closed. :P

1:Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition*

2:Nintendo Power*

3:Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB)

4:Storm the Albatross (Archie)

5:Sonic the Hedgehog 3D Chess

6:Shari Belafonte

7:Gravity Ring

8:Sonic Jump (2012)*

9:Grand Battle Kukku XV (Archie)

10:Junpei Takiguchi

11:Danica Patrick

12:Jennifer Johnson

13:Yumiko Kobayashi

14:Yūki Tai

15:Hervé Grull

16:Toad*

17:Yann Le Madic

18:Sander van der Poel

19:Gary Dehan

20:Yuzuru Fujimoto

21:Mechanical Zone

22:Chafūrin

23:Nariko Fujieda

24:Mega Man*

25:Sonic Rivals 2/Gallery

26:April Winchell

27:Mika Kanai

28:Megumi Hayashibara

29:Matt Hill

30:Amy's crossbow

31:Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic X)/Gallery

32:Amy Rose (Sonic X)/Gallery

33:Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic X)/Gallery

34:Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic X)/Gallery

35:Cream the Rabbit (Sonic X)/Gallery

36:Cam Brainard

37:List of Awards Given to the Sonic the Hedgehog Series*

38:Sonic Generations (manga)

39:Kathleen Barr

40:Megumi Ogata

41:Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie/Gallery

42:Mika Doi

43:Sonic the Comic Issue 218

44:Chaos/Gallery

45:Akimitsu Takase

46:Eggman Empire (Archie)

47:Tabitha St. Germain

48:Blu Mankuma

49:Alec Willows

50:Babz Chula

51:Brad Swaile

52:Lien-Da/Gallery

53:Dale Wilson

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57:Kyle Fairlie

58:Mother Computer

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62:Michio Nakao

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65:Kumiko Izumi

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67:Jane Mortifee

68:Jay Brazeau

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70:Jennifer Copping

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72:Toshiya Ueda