User talk:JJPMaster

hi! so i have a question about talk pages. what kind of issue constitutes needing to post on a talk page? like if i find a weird sentence that's been there for months, should i post about that? if im adding a whole new section to an article, should i post about that first? where does "be bold" end and "talk about it first" begin? thanks! also i like celeste too :3 --Wikicramming (talk) 08:13, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

@Wikicramming: Hi! If you see "a weird sentence that's been there for months," just fix it. You generally only need to get consensus on the talk page if the change is expected to be controversial. Either way, if your bold edit is reverted, you should then discuss it on the talk page. JJP_Master (she/they) 01:10, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

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Hi Junie. I am Steve Schustack, the programmer mentioned on this page and the author of the game Red Sea Crossing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_Crossing_(video_game)

I am not self-taught as the page currently states. I earned an MS degree in Computer Science in 1975 from SUNY at Binghamton. I wrote these books:

Schustack, Steve. Variations in C. Bellevue, Washington: Microsoft Press. 1985 (2nd ed. 1989). Schustack, Steve. C for Fun and Profit. Carmel, Indiana: Sams Publishing. 1993.

I'm not sure if it is appropriate for me to edit information about myself and seek your advice on that subject. --Sjs431286 (talk) 13:44, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, I'm someone other than Junie, but I wrote the linked article. Sorry for the mistake, please let me know here if you see any more errors. Have a good weekend, 3df (talk) 00:23, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. No need to apologize. I had 100 copies of the game manufactured, not 500 as is stated in your source [7]. I removed the mention that I was self taught when I made my edit. I'm not sure it makes sense to add information about my college degree and the books that I wrote. What do you think? You can see that info in my note to Junie, which appears above here on my screen. Sjs431286 (talk) 00:33, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

That information would be too off-topic, but I do at least cite your 1993 book [5]. As for fixing the number of copies, I will have to ask my peers for advice. Sources are all over the place with regards to that number!

I tell this to everyone I write about, but if you ever publish a memoir about your experiences making this game, I would quickly buy and cite it. I could also cite an interview in a magazine or podcast. 3df (talk) 19:10, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

That range of 100-500 came from me originally, when I was asked, but on further reflection I recall 100 being the right number. They were expensive to make and I was on a tight budget.

I haven't been interviewed. I was contacted by a bunch of people from the Atari Age forum in 2012. I have joined their forum and been active there this past month. If you want to work this link into the page, I'm sure that people would appreciate the opportunity to read it:

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/282619-did-red-sea-crossing-ever-have-a-genuine-retail-box/ Sjs431286 (talk) 19:21, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, I had no idea about these new developments or that you had found unsold stock. I will certainly add the link you shared. That's so cool that you were able to sell one, and I think you got a good deal. It looks like the game was commercially successful after all!

(The way that you were treated in that board is about what I would have expected, given how much money is involved. Take good care of those chips. There is an entire market for prototype/development copies of old console games, even loose EPROMs and documents. With provenance, these items are valuable even if their contents are public. If you weren't aware of the game's value in 2012, I am guessing that collectors have been reluctant to give you information about what you might have in storage. I hope that Wikipedia has helped you in this regard.)

I'm looking into updating the article now. 3df (talk) 23:04, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

I had to prove that I am the author of the game and my cartridge was not counterfeit. Thanks to California's corporate records showing the I owned Steve Stack, Inc., that job was done. My eBay account is in good standing again and I will get paid for the one that sold. I'm pleased that I could bring all of this great news to your attention. Thanks for you work! Sjs431286 (talk) 23:08, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

podemos falar em portugues? --Joao Amaral Gomes (talk) 09:35, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

@Joao Amaral Gomes: Yo puse ese userbox en mi página porque estaba aprendiendo esa lengua cuando lo hice, pero ya no recuerdo mucho. Yo todavía lo puedo leer porque leo español (y lo puedo escribir, como estoy haciendo), así que sé que tú me dijiste "Can you speak Portuguese?" Pero leyendo no es lo único que alguien tiene que hacer para poder "contribuir com um nível médio de português," así que quité eso de mi página. JJP_Master (she/they) 21:13, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

I want to give some information in Wikipedia but i don't know how to do it... How can i do it?? --MD. Sufiyan Khan Bappy (talk) 20:05, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

@MD. Sufiyan Khan Bappy: Hi! I recommend that you try Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Adventure if you want to have an interactive experience of how to start editing. If you have any questions, you can ask me anytime. JJP_Master (she/they) 21:14, 14 March 2026 (UTC)