User:GHosTxShadoux/Sandbox

Hello, and Welcome to my page! I hope that it will give you an idea of who I am, and what I am like. My name is Tyler, and I am a(n avid) fan of the series, and have been since I was 7 years old, when the first episode aired on Cartoon Network. At the time, I was struggling with keeping a schedule for myself and so I was unable to remember the times it would be on. This coupled with the odd release schedule for episodes, unfortunately led me to eventually abandon the series for a number of years. However, I eventually found my way back to the series when I was older, and was able to enjoy it much more than I had when it was airing on TV.

My Experience
When I was first introduced to Naruto, I was only able to watch it intermittently because I rarely was able to catch it when it was on. I continued to watch less and less of it until I eventually stopped watching it all together. Some years later, I started getting more and more into anime, and eventually decided to check out some of the series I had remembered watching from when I was younger, this included shows like Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and of course Naruto. I was probably about 16 or 17 when I finally got around to watching the original series on Netflix, but I wouldn't start watching Shippūden until even later, as by the time I had gotten around to it, it had already been removed from Netflix. So, I had to find another way to watch. I first tried Hulu, but there weren't many episodes on there at the time (and there still aren't). Since there weren't many there, I decided to try watching the subbed episodes, but couldn't get into it since I had already gotten used to the dub. I eventually found and tried Viz, and I was glad to see that there were at least a few more episodes on there. So, I watched every episode that was uploaded at the time, and was extremely disappointed when I finished them all. Eventually I found a way to watch the rest of the dubbed episodes that were out at the time, and when I finished those, I looked at when new episodes were going to be released. I found out that things were at a stand still for the moment, and I was disappointed. This was the second time I stopped watching the series. A few weeks ago, I decided to give it another shot. I started Shippūden over, and after a few arcs, I decided I should just start the entire series over instead of jumping straight back in to Shippūden. So that's what I did. I started the entire series over, watching the Original series, and the movies that were on Netflix along the way. I made it all the way through in only a few days, then I started Shippūden again, and have been doing much the same thing; watching episodes, and then the movies when I got to the episodes that came out just before their release. I am currently still in the process of watching through the series, and am taking my time with it so I can fully enjoy everything it has to offer.

Thoughts on being a Fan
Unfortunately, I have not yet read the manga or any of the books in the series, but I plan on getting around to it, once I have some extra money to spend. It is my belief, however, that not having read the manga doesn't make me, or anyone for that matter, any less of a fan of the series. Likewise, someone who has only read the manga and has not seen the anime is no less of a fan either. The same can be said for the dub vs. sub argument; neither one makes you more of a fan than anyone else, as your preference often depends on how you were first introduced to it. Exclusions and ill-conceived notions of fan supremacy only serve to poison communities, and often times make it hard for people who are just starting out to get involved. I feel that this is true for any franchise.

Activity on Fandom
I try to be active on all wikis I am a part of, however I usually end up taking long absences. This is probably because I tend to visit different wikis at different times, for various reasons. In the case of show and movie wikis, I will often visit it while watching that particular series so that I can see all the trivia and fun facts about what I am watching. In the case of game wikis, I usually visit them when playing them or thinking watching YouTube videos about them. I am most often viewing a wiki with the Fandom app on my phone. This means that I can't edit as often as I'd like, since the Fandom app doesn't include a way to edit pages without opening the page in browser, and requesting the desktop version of the site. I hope that one day they will add an edit feature to the mobile app.

Activity on Narutopedia
I use this wiki mainly while I am engaging with the series. Like I said earlier, I use it most on my phone to view trivia for the point I am at in the series. I also use it to check when I should take a break from the show and watch one of the movies by looking at the release dates. While this isn't always a good indicator for when the events of the movie take place, it is my preference for how I choose to watch the series.

Edit history
I've edited on this wiki more than my contribution history says I have. The reason it doesn't show in my history, is because I wasn't ever logged in since I didn't even have a wiki account at the time. In fact, if I remember correctly, this is the wiki that got me to create an account in the first place. If I had to give an estimate, I'd say I probably had edited 10-15 pages. All of those edits were likely spelling or grammar corrections, and not any major additions or removal. Though I could be mistaken.

Corrections
I've made two corrections to the wiki while logged in. One removing a character mentioned in an episode description, and one a spelling mistake. I've also provided and made a request for corrections to be made on a protected page. The request has gone unfulfilled as of 23:14, May 15, 2020.

Additions
I've only made one addition that I can remember that I didn't end up reverting myself. I have a bad habit of overthinking my additions, and I often end up convincing myself that they are too wordy or messy, incorrect, unnecessary, or otherwise unwarranted. This will sometimes lead me to just remove them altogether.

Removals
I don't like to make any removals without first discussing it. I will create a new topic on the talk page, and if it goes without discussion for 2 days, depending on the page traffic, I will go ahead and remove it.

Favorite Pages
Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions!