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My intention was to explain a new toy and what it offers for children and parents for today. There are already plenty of "older" toys explained and I thought the explanation of a "new" toy would help allow people to get a better understanding of how toys have changed and how they are differnt for today's youth. I intend on re-writing this page so it doesn't sound like spam. Advertising was not my intention. Thank you. David M. Sharp 16:50, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
The comercial mentions that some are rarer than others. I want to get by little brother one for his birthday, so I came here for a list of them and how rare they are. I don't want to be taken advantage of on ebay with sellers claiming "The only one on Ebay, EXTREMELY RARE and HTF". -- 65.162.59.230 06:32, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
I've added a few of them.-- JRTyner 01:58, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
I have the complete collection of funkeys and today looking for some information I came across this page. I saw that it was in need of revision and decided to lend a hand. Basically complete the missing information about all the models with characteristics, colors and rarity. also a few minor revisions to make it sound more informative and less "please buy me" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.187.162.236 ( talk) 05:55, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Thank you. A lot of EBay sellers have been trying to cheat people out of their money by passing Rare Funkeys as Very Rare. My mom is going to give my little brother a starter set for his birthday at the end of November, and I'm looking to give him one of the Very Rare ones as a little surprise gift.
Is there a reason you removed the images I had? I was getting ready to add the rest, but I won't if there was a reason they were removed. -- JRTyner 18:37, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#Inappropriate_paid_editing_on_Wikipedia_by_Intrapromote. I've nominated it for speedy deletion as it is clearly just advertising. I hadn't noticed the previous delete discussion mentioned above. Dicklyon 17:03, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
Can we delete the COI tag now that the user in question is gone. -- JRTyner 01:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
My child had been bugging me for WEEKS to go to U.B. Funkeys' website. He wouldn't let it drop, so I wanted to find out exactly what had captivated his entire class at school. (Of course, I had to figure out the correct spelling of Funkeys, which took awhile since I hadn't seen an ad.) When I finally googled the right name, I got the web site and the Wiki site among the results. The Wiki post gave me the information I needed (RE: COLOR CHART) to get a handle on the availability of the different characters. You can't always believe your kid when he says something is "rare".
I edited the article because of grammatical errors and readability issues (which are also prominent on the website, but I can't correct those, now, can I?).
I think the color chart should stay. Like someone else mentioned, it is a boon to parents who don't have the time to drive from Toys R Us to Wal-Mart to Target to Kohl's to see what's available. Whoever stripped this page must not have a ten year old tugging on his/her shirt every thirty minutes regaling the appeal of Funkeys collection. I've started gathering Funkeys as I come across them for Christmas, birthdays, etc. I'm just glad I copied the chart before it was removed. It's been a huge help to be able to flip to it and keep tabs of what I have. It also makes it a lot easier to ask someone in another town to look for a specific color/race than to have them call you if they come across any and all Funkeys.
It just makes Christmas shopping a little easier. Suzoz 14:27, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
out of intrest, how much are the ub funkeys/starter kit? 81.108.233.59 19:33, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
thanks 81.108.233.59 18:54, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I added the peer review tag because this page has been expanded, edited, reduced, then almost deleted twice for lack of content. There is plenty of good content available, but sometimes it's added in ways that other people don't like, and is deleted. We need to start editing more to improve the page. Basically we need to use this talk page more and discuss how we can edit something to make it useable instead of just deleting it. -- MahaPanta 14:57, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
What should I do next? -- MahaPanta ( talk) 18:56, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
Image:Starter.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
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| Description = The basic U.B. Funkey starter set with USB Hub and two collectible figures.
| Source = www.Amazon.com
| Article = U.B. Funkeys
| Portion = The amount used cannot make the work as a whole less valuable to the copyright holder. It's the packaging, anyone can tell that, so why do I have to explain it to a bot?
| Low_resolution = Yes
| Purpose = It contributes significantly to the article because the next time you're in
Wally World, and you see the starter set in the photo, then you can bet that that's what the article is about.
| Replaceability = You can't get any more free than the packaging.
| other_information = This is a picture of the packaging for the U.B. Funkey starter package. Since this is a picture of the product as found in stores and is used by the company to promote the product, it is fair use. This is how you see the product in packaging before you buy it.
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06:01, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
{{ helpme}} I did everything that was asked, yet my image was still deleted. Why? -- MahaPanta ( talk) 02:59, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
{{ Non-free game cover}}
{{
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|Article= U.B. Funkeys
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|Portion=Game cover only.
|Low_resolution=Sufficient resolution for illustration, but considerably lower resolution than original.
|Purpose=Cover is used for purposes of illustration in the
U.B. Funkeys article, a subject of public interest.
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The templates User:MahaPanta transcluded on this page are making it show up in categories it doesn't belong in. I have un-transcluded them, but retained the text within. -- Phirazo 14:35, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Apparently there are updates to the game zones, characters, features, etc. It would be good if someone would find a source and write it up. But lots of anons keep making uncommented changes without a source, and the citation that's there contradicts those changes, so I keep reverting them. I have nothing against getting the right data into the article, but citing a source and saying something it contradicts is not the way to go. Dicklyon ( talk) 20:56, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
There are lots of lands.You need the right kind of funkey to go to a land.The lands usually have 4 funkeys that go to their land.The lands so far are:Funkeys town,Magma gorge,Laputta station,Kelpy basin(old lands),Funkiki island,Speed racer,Nightmare rift,Daydream oasis,and hidden realm. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.238.61.2 ( talk) 03:33, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
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My intention was to explain a new toy and what it offers for children and parents for today. There are already plenty of "older" toys explained and I thought the explanation of a "new" toy would help allow people to get a better understanding of how toys have changed and how they are differnt for today's youth. I intend on re-writing this page so it doesn't sound like spam. Advertising was not my intention. Thank you. David M. Sharp 16:50, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
The comercial mentions that some are rarer than others. I want to get by little brother one for his birthday, so I came here for a list of them and how rare they are. I don't want to be taken advantage of on ebay with sellers claiming "The only one on Ebay, EXTREMELY RARE and HTF". -- 65.162.59.230 06:32, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
I've added a few of them.-- JRTyner 01:58, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
I have the complete collection of funkeys and today looking for some information I came across this page. I saw that it was in need of revision and decided to lend a hand. Basically complete the missing information about all the models with characteristics, colors and rarity. also a few minor revisions to make it sound more informative and less "please buy me" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.187.162.236 ( talk) 05:55, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
Thank you. A lot of EBay sellers have been trying to cheat people out of their money by passing Rare Funkeys as Very Rare. My mom is going to give my little brother a starter set for his birthday at the end of November, and I'm looking to give him one of the Very Rare ones as a little surprise gift.
Is there a reason you removed the images I had? I was getting ready to add the rest, but I won't if there was a reason they were removed. -- JRTyner 18:37, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#Inappropriate_paid_editing_on_Wikipedia_by_Intrapromote. I've nominated it for speedy deletion as it is clearly just advertising. I hadn't noticed the previous delete discussion mentioned above. Dicklyon 17:03, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
Can we delete the COI tag now that the user in question is gone. -- JRTyner 01:16, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
My child had been bugging me for WEEKS to go to U.B. Funkeys' website. He wouldn't let it drop, so I wanted to find out exactly what had captivated his entire class at school. (Of course, I had to figure out the correct spelling of Funkeys, which took awhile since I hadn't seen an ad.) When I finally googled the right name, I got the web site and the Wiki site among the results. The Wiki post gave me the information I needed (RE: COLOR CHART) to get a handle on the availability of the different characters. You can't always believe your kid when he says something is "rare".
I edited the article because of grammatical errors and readability issues (which are also prominent on the website, but I can't correct those, now, can I?).
I think the color chart should stay. Like someone else mentioned, it is a boon to parents who don't have the time to drive from Toys R Us to Wal-Mart to Target to Kohl's to see what's available. Whoever stripped this page must not have a ten year old tugging on his/her shirt every thirty minutes regaling the appeal of Funkeys collection. I've started gathering Funkeys as I come across them for Christmas, birthdays, etc. I'm just glad I copied the chart before it was removed. It's been a huge help to be able to flip to it and keep tabs of what I have. It also makes it a lot easier to ask someone in another town to look for a specific color/race than to have them call you if they come across any and all Funkeys.
It just makes Christmas shopping a little easier. Suzoz 14:27, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
out of intrest, how much are the ub funkeys/starter kit? 81.108.233.59 19:33, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
thanks 81.108.233.59 18:54, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I added the peer review tag because this page has been expanded, edited, reduced, then almost deleted twice for lack of content. There is plenty of good content available, but sometimes it's added in ways that other people don't like, and is deleted. We need to start editing more to improve the page. Basically we need to use this talk page more and discuss how we can edit something to make it useable instead of just deleting it. -- MahaPanta 14:57, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
What should I do next? -- MahaPanta ( talk) 18:56, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
Image:Starter.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.
If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.
BetacommandBot 16:28, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
{{
Template:Non-free use rationale
| Description = The basic U.B. Funkey starter set with USB Hub and two collectible figures.
| Source = www.Amazon.com
| Article = U.B. Funkeys
| Portion = The amount used cannot make the work as a whole less valuable to the copyright holder. It's the packaging, anyone can tell that, so why do I have to explain it to a bot?
| Low_resolution = Yes
| Purpose = It contributes significantly to the article because the next time you're in
Wally World, and you see the starter set in the photo, then you can bet that that's what the article is about.
| Replaceability = You can't get any more free than the packaging.
| other_information = This is a picture of the packaging for the U.B. Funkey starter package. Since this is a picture of the product as found in stores and is used by the company to promote the product, it is fair use. This is how you see the product in packaging before you buy it.
}} --
MahaPanta (
talk)
06:01, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
{{ helpme}} I did everything that was asked, yet my image was still deleted. Why? -- MahaPanta ( talk) 02:59, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
{{ Non-free game cover}}
{{
Template:Non-free use rationale
|Article= U.B. Funkeys
|Description=Cover of U.B. Funkeys .
|Source=Copied from
http://www.ubfunkeys.com/ website, and intellectual property owned by Mattel.
|Portion=Game cover only.
|Low_resolution=Sufficient resolution for illustration, but considerably lower resolution than original.
|Purpose=Cover is used for purposes of illustration in the
U.B. Funkeys article, a subject of public interest.
|Replaceability=Image is protected by copyright, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.
|other_information=}}
The templates User:MahaPanta transcluded on this page are making it show up in categories it doesn't belong in. I have un-transcluded them, but retained the text within. -- Phirazo 14:35, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Apparently there are updates to the game zones, characters, features, etc. It would be good if someone would find a source and write it up. But lots of anons keep making uncommented changes without a source, and the citation that's there contradicts those changes, so I keep reverting them. I have nothing against getting the right data into the article, but citing a source and saying something it contradicts is not the way to go. Dicklyon ( talk) 20:56, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
There are lots of lands.You need the right kind of funkey to go to a land.The lands usually have 4 funkeys that go to their land.The lands so far are:Funkeys town,Magma gorge,Laputta station,Kelpy basin(old lands),Funkiki island,Speed racer,Nightmare rift,Daydream oasis,and hidden realm. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.238.61.2 ( talk) 03:33, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
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