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Thanks in part to your support, I am Wikipedia's newest bureaucrat. I will do my best to live up to your confidence and kind words. Andre ( talk) 09:32, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Well, I was looking for a prettier way to do this, but I'm not very artistic, so I'll just say thank you for your support in my RfA, which was closed as successful. I look forward to serving the community in a new way. Take care! -- But| seriously| folks 08:34, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Omegatron says he/she has changed "Discussion" to "Talk" at Mediawiki. You and he had an exchange about it that shows up on the history page. However, though the change for "+" shows on the page headers, the one for "discussion" does not. Did someone revert it? I am quite confused. If you have a minute to explain what is going on, I would appreciate it. Bielle 21:46, 13 July 2007 (UTC)
thanks. — Xiutwel ♫☻♥♪ (talk) 17:50, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
Based on your work on book-related articles you might be interested in contributing to this discussion on the creation of a book-arts-stub -- Bookgrrl holler/ lookee here 13:57, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
Quiddity,
How do I create a new article if the article's name is already taken by a non-related entry? A major component of bookbinding is Finishing, but Finishing is already taken by an article about whiskey. The wiki help pages didn't make this process immediately clear.
Thanks!
Ratbasket 19:12, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
Okay, my fingers were faster than my brain and I managed to mistype "disambiguation" in the title of the page I made - it's "Finishing (disambugation)." Is there a way to change it?
Thanks again,
Ratbasket 23:28, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
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For building Wikipedia! This Barnstar isn't free, this is a chain barnstar, as payment please give this star to at least 2 deserving others with 5000+ edits but has few barnstars so that everyone who deserves one will get one. Reywas92 Talk 18:46, 21 July 2007 (UTC) |
Here I present the answers:
I'll be replying on my talk page from now on to keep the conversation in a single place, so check back whenever you get the chance. Regards, — Moe ε 22:25, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
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Volume 3, Issue 30 | 23 July 2007 | About the Signpost |
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Thanks for your comments on the proposal.
"I think of it as just a shortcut for experienced editors, plus editing the whole page or just a prior section, gives newcomers an example of wikicode to glance through."
Well, experienced editors know to use the "+" link to start a new section, and the section "[edit]" link to contribute to an existing discussion. So on talk pages, the "shortcut" is actually of more importance than the big "edit this page" link, which is only used rarely for special things, like rearranging sections. So the argument is that we should be making the whole-page "edit" link less prominent, and the other links more prominent.
The whole point of the site is that passers-by should be contributing their knowledge, not just experienced editors. (I don't even see these tabs the way they are formatted by default. I have a number of admin tabs and custom tabs that, as an experienced editor, I know how to add to my interface with js and css.)
But drive-by editors shouldn't be required to learn any wikicode at all in order to comment. If there's a problem with an article, we want to know as soon as possible. We're trying to reduce barriers to editing. Our code has steadily become more and more complicated, and it's just daunting to the non-technical. If someone sees an error or problem with an article, there should be a simple way for them to "leave a comment" that doesn't require any investment on their part. When they click the "+" button, to create a new topic, they are presented with a simple empty edit box that invites them, rather than a box filled with jargon and code that discourages them. — Omegatron 11:52, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
Just a super quick note, Wikipedia Weekly Episode 21 is out and can be downloaded at the usual places (if you've forgotten, WikipediaWeekly.com works wonders. -- Tawkerbot 01:27, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
Apologies for the late delivery this week; my plans to handle this while on vacation went awry. Ral315
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I just did a massive makeover over a messy disambiguation page: SPG, and would like someone to check and see if I've organized it properly. Does it look good? :) - WarthogDemon 19:52, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
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You get a lot of stuff done. Have a barnstar - Pheonix 19:14, 7 August 2007 (UTC) |
at the reworked WP:RFC page and the bot that populates the subpages from {{ RFCbio}} and related templates. Best of both worlds :) >Radiant< 08:46, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
When did WP:BJAODN get buried in the graveyard?
I really liked that page. Oh well. The Transhumanist 18:43, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
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Volume 3, Issue 33 | 13 August 2007 | About the Signpost |
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Thanks for the various comments. I am sorry if we came over as crusading. You clearly feel some protocol was broken in the way this issue was handled. If you reflect a little I am sure you will understand that people won't always know whether incidents/issues need to be raised on project pages (which vary hugely in their liveliness: I've have Wikiproject Medicine comments go unanswered for months) rather than incident pages. You may also realise that people are trying to listen, understand and help and that challenging others is part of this behaviour. Anyway, thank you for the feedback and sorry again if you feel we/I trod on your toes. -- BozMo talk 18:47, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
So one of the many comments you made on the TfD was (with my question):
Where you also have made some comments about wanting feedback. So here is some: compared to most wikipedia editors you take an aggressive line pro external links. I would not say that your line is right or wrong, just that on the spectrum you are close to the 99 or 100th percentile in finding links acceptable or desirable. In general being at one end of any spectrum will lead you into conflicts. Not a criticism, just an observation. If that's hard to recognise lets go through the policy wording more carefully together. -- BozMo talk 22:12, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Basically the Moby Games thing needs an uninvolved admin to make a couple of decisions. I am not uninvolved but these things often get left to fester for ages so I might try and find someone. -- BozMo talk 20:08, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
I tend to agree that there's too many entries there. However, I'd have to look into their history and purpose first, unless you happen to know that already? :) >Radiant< 11:23, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
Until I see evidence to contrary, I will continue to stand by my statements, and eschew anything that looks even remotely like an apology.
As a professional with an advanced degree in forensic psychology, not to mention half a dozen other advanaced degrees, I see a pattern...DreamGuy is called on his behavior and Bishonen shows up...unexpected, unwarranted, uninvolved, and unawares...in the world I live in that spells FISH!!!
I'm probably 30 years older that you, son. Pushing gets you nowhere. -- DashaKat 03:05, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for making Wikipedia better. Reinis talk 16:00, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
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It seems I did create a bit of an overlap when I created the article Wikipedia:Wikipedia in cartoons. I have now modified it so it does not include comics. Would this be enough for you to consider retracting your suggestion of a merge? The page which I created has now only got one item at present but I suspect it will build with time - this is a justification for having its own page. -- Alan Liefting talk 10:34, 22 August 2007 (UTC)