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Revision as of 03:27, 18 August 2009

{{Stub/doc}}

Hi - I've speedily deleted {{Stub/doc}} as a re-creation of a previous template. Stub templates deliberately do not have a separate /doc file - that purpose is served by WP:STUB, and it would be redundant to link every stub template both to WP:STUB (which they are linked to) and to a /doc file. Grutness...wha? 07:24, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Hi again - you wrote: The point of having a doc subpage is so that normal users don't have to request admin assistance everytime they need to add an interwiki (or something else).

Yes, I know the point of /doc subpages - I've added them myself many times. But stub templates do not have them, period. Everything needed - and more - in the way of necessary information for usage is at WP:STUB, which, as I said, acts as a de facto/doc file. A separate /doc subpage would find itself linked to some 4000 templates (as the usage for all stub templates is identical), meaning it too would have to be protected. Linking it to that many templates would also render it useless for linking interwikis. As to those iw links, it helps coordinate stub sorting across all projects to have some notification when an interwiki is to be added to {{Stub}}, as it usually indicates the start of a partner project on another language's wiki. Grutness...wha? 22:22, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the template help

Thanks for you assistance in updating {{NVR}}. I have taken the liberty of filling in the documentation subpage for it. --Eastlaw  ⁄ _contribs 13:34, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

BLP intro for sections

Is there a way to also display the notice when editing a section of a blp ? Anonymous and new users edit sections almost as often as the page directly. (If possible, we could use it for the disambig notice as well.) Cenarium (Talk) 17:01, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Template:AfDM

Well, I understand why you denied my request, but I would have stated the refusal another way: there does not seem to be awareness of this suggestion. Do you have any opinion on this matter? -- Blanchardb -- timed 18:55, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Usually you should let major changes like this sit for a while or propose them on the village pump before using the editrequest template. --- RockMFR 18:56, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Done. The discussion was initiated at Misplaced Pages:Village pump (proposals)#Templates: AfDM and Dated prod -- Blanchardb -- timed 19:09, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

The problem around here

re: Template_talk:Non-free_use_rationale#Editprotected__request--caps_alternatives Is that people like you have no respect for other's time, in particular (My effort), nor in the aggregate (when ignoring the multiple time-benefits to the thousands) of people who might fall afoul of that non-standard unconventional parameter capitalization when you make a unilateral and short sighted arrogant answer like sans even the courtesy of a direct talk post back.

How Do you have the nerve to suppose I just have soooooo much free time on my hands that I spent a couple of hours making that upgrade and testing it? I didn't know god powers came with your admin position. It's for darn certain the position doesn't come with good judgment and common sense. // FrankB 16:07, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

Automated spelling corrections

When a quote contains a misspelling (or a grammar error), the faulty word or phrase must be signalized by the adverb in brackets : . It's its very usage. Any encyclopedia needs a flawless and unambiguous spelling to retain its credibility.

But, first of all, a quote should be checked against the original, in case the error comes from the transcription and not from the author, which is often the case. Amongst my last corrections, only two in scores concerned quotes, and one of them (Keats' quote in Shanklin Chine) was in fact an erroneous copy : Keats wrote correctly « wondrous » and not « wonderous ».

Unchecking quotes contributes to the dissemination of common misspellings, which shouldn't be the role of an encyclopedia.
Elagatis (talk) 03:47, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Cookie

Its the Cookie Monster (talk) has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching!

Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:Cookie}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message, or eat this cookie on the giver's talk page with {{subst:munch}}!

World Trade Center/Plane crash

I actually do not understand why you restored it. Taking into account that the rfd tag was absent due to a technical error (db-house was removed but rfd was not replaced), and the discussion showed no support for preservation of such redirects, it was highly unlikely that the result of the discussion would be different. Si I think this quasi-subpage redirect should be deleted per WP:BURO. Ruslik (talk) 09:43, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

I don't think so. Too many admins think that redirects are second-class pages and can be deleted willy-nilly. --- RockMFR 16:32, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Battle of Verplanck's Point

Hi
I notice you previously deleted Battle of Verplanck's Point as a blatant hoax. It's been recreated, most probably by a sock, but with different content. Since I know squat about the topic, could you have a look at the article?
Thanks & Cheers, Amalthea 20:19, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Please put Images of Fort Collins High School back

Those images were indeed images of the current Fort Collins High School. The first image was the older structure, no longer FCHS.

Also, do not nominate Pamlico 140 for deletion. It has already been discussed and was un-deleted by administrators because it is not an article regarding a user, it is an article regarding a sea kayak model.

Category:Webcomic articles by importance

I notice that this category you created is unpopulated (empty). In other words, no Misplaced Pages pages belong to it. If it remains unpopulated for four days, it may be deleted without discussion, in accordance with Misplaced Pages:Criteria for speedy deletion#C1. I'm notifying you in case you wish to (re-)populate it by adding ] to pages that belong in it.

I tagged the category. This will not, in itself, cause the category to be deleted. It serves to document (in the page history) that the category was empty at the time of tagging and also to alert other watchers that the category is in jeopardy. You are welcome to remove the tag if you wish. However, removing the tag will not prevent deletion of the category if it remains empty.

If you created the category in error, or it is no longer needed, you can speed up the deletion process by tagging it with {{db-author}}.

I am a human being, not a bot, so you can contact me if you have questions about this. Best regards, --Stepheng3 (talk) 17:54, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Can you test something?

Hi, would you test the following? MediaWiki talk:Common.css#Navbox margin ? You know best how to compare the performance situation with the previous case of (.ambox+.ambox) I think. --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 09:49, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Barnstar of silliness

Thanks for creating Natinals. Ma_chups 02:43, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

DeAndre Levy

Hi someone told me to ask you to fix the infobox formatting errors on DeAndre Levy. I couldn't figure out what I did wrong so I hid it. Thanks. TomCat4680 (talk) 17:58, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (File:GameFAQs.png)

Thanks for uploading File:GameFAQs.png. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Misplaced Pages under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Misplaced Pages. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Misplaced Pages (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Misplaced Pages page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BJBot (talk) 05:29, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Help?

Hello, I am from another Wiki, and I am using the Infobox country template. I would like some helps in regards of the table cells and text size. Could you offer this?

URL to template: URL to example:

Thanks in advance. Connormah (talk) 22:58, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

New Policy

A discussion that you participated in has become involved in a proposed policy in the brainstorming stage. Please come and share your opinion at User:Danglingdiagnosis/Involuntary health consequences Danglingdiagnosis (talk) 13:39, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for this, and GO BUCKS!!!!!!! -shirulashem 12:14, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Quote box2

Would you look at this problem: Template talk:Quote box2#Source parameter bug. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  14:54, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Fixed. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  18:10, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Press release citation template

Please see Template talk:Cite press release#Title should be in quotation marks, not italicized. The discussion of how to fix the template went completely over my head. All I know is that, whenever I use this template to cite a press release, the title of the press release displays in italics rather than in quotation marks. Everyone seemed to agree with me that the use of quotation marks is correct. Nevertheless, here it is months later and every single citation of this type on Misplaced Pages is still incorrect. Is there a reason we can't implement the fix referred to by Ruslik in the linked thread? Thanks for any light you can shed on this problem. JamesMLane t c 05:26, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

I don't really remember what's going on there. You can use {{editprotected}} to request any admin to make the change. --- RockMFR 02:31, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

Thanks Airplaneman 06:22, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Emu war?

You cannot simply threaten to block people because you don't agree with the outcome of this vicious conflict? Are you Australian by any chance? This would make for a serious conflict of interest case against you if true. Koalorka (talk) 23:45, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

"No Israel" image

Could you explain please why you removed File:No Israel.svg from the image blacklist? We had a discussion about it here and it seemed to me that everyone who commented agreed that it should be disallowed, apart from two people who'd had the image on their userpages to begin with. I note, though, that you deleted the image's page and its talk page, which makes me wonder if you had been intending to delete the image itself, which is not possible because it is stored on Commons and used on many pages in other wikis. If you had not intended to allow the image to appear again on enwiki then I would ask that you please restore it onto the blacklist. -- Soap /_{Contributions} 21:10, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

See Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard#Bad Image list request — RockMFR 21:12, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. I'll watch that discussion. -- Soap /_{Contributions} 21:19, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Koalorka block over Emu War edits

Hey, I just noticed this block.

It appears that you were engaged in a content dispute on that page, and you both warned people and then blocked Koalorka (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log) when you had a conflict of interest. This is clearly a situation in which you had a conflict of interest, and blocking policy and Arbcom precedent are that you may not do that. People are desysopped for this sort of thing.

I would like to request that you unblock Koalorka, and if you still feel that he needed sanction for the edits file an ANI request for another uninvolved admin to review.

Thank you. Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 03:27, 18 August 2009 (UTC)