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This should not have been nominated as a speedy since it was clearly local usage which was mentioned in the discussion on the parent and local usage was to be respected. This is an example of why renaming parent categories to change the version of English can be a horrible idea! Vegaswikian ( talk) 18:48, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
There are a bunch more of those "Wikipedians who like ..." categories that have been created recently by Rich. Category:Wikipedians who like Mad Max, Category:Wikipedians who like Fletch, Category:Wikipedians who like Terms of Endearment, Category:Wikipedians who like Rocky, Category:Wikipedians who like Fletch, Category:Wikipedians who like Beetlejuice, Category:Wikipedians who like The Colbert Report .... It goes on and it's quite a substantial list. Do we just need to nominate each one individually? Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:57, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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you was in the new utopia article but suddenly quiet in the discussion page any idea what happened to new utopia ?
the offical website did say that in did start construction now maybe it should be update the wikipeida artickel but at the same time it need to update its pasport infomation... the links have not been updated too
maybe its should be added in the wiki artick? l i allso found by look up new utopia citizenship or shomthing like that a investro bank in antigua get closed becuse of fraud was used to transfer fees and money by the new utopia project... one of the owner of the domain name was made bankrupt in florida fort meyers court if it get sued for fraud in florida why did the charte citizens get ther office in caymen island (that showes in the youtube video )now when caymen island can give infomation abut amricans convicted of crime ?
when many of the cariben island did give clients lists the last 5 years why did not charter citise get there mony back (if it is a fraud) becuse look like many of them(investoer/conslats/govounoers have mony offshore?
got sued ? what happen to charter citizens? Investors’ did sue them for fraud and made the project somewhere else ? because all the business /project did stop in 2007/2008 and the site did move to flordia then to uk (just look it the dictionary that was the domain name )
sorry for my bad enghlis
murakami — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.147.33.187 ( talk) 14:31, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
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Miguel de Cervantes once said, "Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness, its opposite, never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes."
"Diligence is the mother of good luck." - Benjamin Franklin. Brendon is here 15:45, 2 May 2012 (UTC) |
Well, this is a pleasant surprise to which to return. :) Thank you! -- Black Falcon ( talk) 20:03, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello Black Falcon,
the article about the Favorite betrayal criterion is marked for deletion. I saw that you participated in an older version of the discussion. Please join the discussion to enrich it for the best possible result: Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Favorite_betrayal_criterion_(5th_nomination)
Best wishes, -- Arno Nymus ( talk) 16:08, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, I appreciate that. Riggr Mortis ( talk) 21:33, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
I see you have undone quite a few revisions by MiszaBot III with an edit summary stating - “too soon to archive”.
I know this might be a non-issue to such an experienced user like you, but just in case you needed the info.
I hope this helps.
Brendon is
here
20:33, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
There was a party recently and they had me over for dinner : ) - jc37 16:09, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
This is probably the first time I have opposed a speedy category rename, so I am seeking advice from you about what is likely to happen next. If a regular rename, rather than a speedy one, follows, will I be informed? Is this somewhat like the AfD process, where there will be a discussion, long or short, and a decision by an Administrator? -- DThomsen8 ( talk) 01:08, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
I've responded to your nomination to delete Category:Systemic Risk - Behavioral & Social Facets by adding my comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Note that I have no problem changing the grammar and construction of the title if there is some Wikipedia policy that applies here? Hopefully the issues you raise have been adequately addressed and the pink box "Nominated for deletion" may be removed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rjlabs ( talk • contribs) 03:03, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
You know, I think I'm going to look over WP:CAT (and other category-related pages) and see about a reOrg. There are some things which could use a bit of clarity, plus just to make the page easier to read would be a plus. - jc37 02:45, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
My apologies for putting it off so much...
Overall, I think that the page is more clearly and logically organized, and more accessible, than it was before: roughly the same amount of content – taking into account the redundancies that you cut (e.g. here and here), the sections that you merged (e.g. here) and the newly transclused Wikipedia:Categorization/Naming – is covered in fewer and better-organized sections.
The main gap in the guideline is the absence of a section about eponymous categories, which you removed with these two edits in order to initiate a discussion on the talk page. Of course, it's hard to know what to include without knowing what the consensus is on:
Still, I think that the section (or part of it) should be restored even while it is being discussed, so that editors will at least know what's being referred to.
Further, the section 'Categorizing pages' might benefit from information, or links to information, about categorizing templates – such as advice about placement and technical information such as the use of <noinclude> tags; see Help:Template#Documentation and categories and Wikipedia:Template documentation#Categories and interwiki links, though the latter's advice to place categories in the /doc page rather than the template pages doesn't reflect common practice – and Wikipedia-Books.
I've cut a few portions of this comment, which I'd been working on over the last few days, that relate to the ideas I've been considering. I promise to bug you about them soon :) One of them has to do with the content and organization of category descriptions, so I think that Alan L's proposed MOS for category pages will be my next destination. Before I do that, however, I'll make another pass through WP:CAT to see if any other ideas come to me.
On the whole, I commend you for a job well done! Also, I found Wikipedia:Categorization/Noticeboard during the course of my checking, and I think that a categorization noticeboard is a great idea. There've been many times that I've wanted to ask a categorization-related question without initiating a nomination; so far, I've relied mostly on WikiProjects for advice, but it will be nice to be able to get the perspective of editors with a specialization, in a manner of speaking, in categorization-related issues. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 18:57, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
I may well reverse my 'vote' on the RM, I just wanted to see informed input related to the MOS. I would like to see more reference/adherence to a consistent MOS in general on wp. Apart from contributing a couple of articles on Andalusi musicians, my own knowledge of Arabic falls below working usage. In ictu oculi ( talk) 02:36, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
This just looks like some school kids having some playtime fun on Wikipedia. Haven't seen anything "bad" so far, but it might be worth watching them in case of possible future meatpuppetry.
I've reverted User:Brambleberry of RiverClan's WikiFauna edits, as they were contrary to this XfD (among others). - jc37 17:28, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
In the past couple of days you nominated Category:Red Bull Salzburg to Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg for speedy rename per C2.D. Had I noticed (instead of after the bot-assisted execution), I would have opposed on the grounds that it's inappropriate; the category is a master cat for both the FC and the EC (the Red Bull-owned, Salzburg-based hockey club). That's why the "FC" was omitted from the cat name, as it is the cat to contain articles on both both closely affiliated clubs; both FC Red Bull Salzburg and EC Red Bull Salzburg are in the category (as are subcategories) and neither are the single main article for the cat. As such, I request that you move the category back to it's original and proper name. oknazevad ( talk) 05:10, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
I understand your position stated at the Cfd and why you reverted the tagging through the stub template. I would like to offer that in numerous examples the "stub" article is specifically exempt from the standard being discussed. I may have misinterpreted something, but I understood that stub tagging, through a template was allowed on an article page provided it was hidden. It however is not a big deal and we can work around the current embargo. It just doesn't seem productive to prevent the tagging as a record production stub from efficiently appearing on a projects list. My76Strat ( talk) 06:29, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
Del♉sion23 (talk) 11:12, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
Black Falcon,
Thanks for the note on my talk page. Lots of questions in case you have any tips.
What tools are used to get subjects classified and organized? I miss having a controlled vocabulary and thesaurus inside specific subjects (including stuff like broader term, narrower term, used for, see also...) Is there such a concept as subject mater experts?
Any great top down or bottom up tools that help with classification, and reclassification? Keeping things organized?
Auto examining text and finding all the standing articles based on the text entities so they can be automatically cross referenced?
Any tool to list the articles a specific user has originated. (would like this for myself too). Is there a way to filter new pages by user?
When you change a category page title, does it automatically change each regular article that is tagged to that category? Or do you have to go to each page and manually change the category title?
I see you cover politics. Can WikiPedia keep lists of senators? senator staffs? Committee assignments? (XML?)
Is there any WikiPedia for People that can show people, Wikipedia article pages on people and social & business networking links?
Any pointers very much appreciated.
Rick ( talk) 04:06, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
First sentence.<ref name="Smith, 2000">Smith, John (2000). ''Book Title''. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 1-2345-6789-0.</ref> Second sentence.<ref>Another reference.</ref> Third sentence.<ref name="Smith, 2000"/>
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WikiProject Record Production extends gratitude to Black Falcon for lending expertise in the area of categorization and restructuring both the project and portal category pages to a highly efficient standard. For the project: My76Strat ( talk) 09:05, 15 June 2012 (UTC) |
Thank you. I was happy to help and your gesture is much appreciated. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 04:44, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Following your closure of the discussion for Category:High school national record holder, a new category was created that seems to overlap perfectly with the other: Category:American high school record holders. What do you think: is this a clear-cut case of a " sufficiently identical and unimproved" recreation? The title is improved (though still ambiguous) but the problems of defining-ness and published-list overcategorization remain. I don't mind starting a new discussion if you think that'd be best. Thanks, -- Black Falcon ( talk) 18:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Black Falcon,
Thanks for help deleting Category:Systemic Risk - Behavioral & Social Facets was trying to make a redirect but I can now see the problems that creates!
Thanks for putting up with us newbies!
Rick ( talk) 18:17, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
I so, so, SO, SO know the feeling.
There are days I so miss Kbdank's (and others') sense of humour in these times. - jc37 05:00, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
As you may (or may not) have noticed, I've been *cough* "somewhat" distracted of late.
If there is anything at CfD (or anywhere else for that matter) you think I should particularly check out, please let me know : ) - jc37 19:00, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I would like my page turned back to List of Italian American Women Writers. We purposefully do not hyphenate. How can I change this back please? Srdemuro ( talk) 12:53, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
The Italian American article on Wiki is the way that Italian Americans like to identify typically in the academic world. Srdemuro ( talk) 13:52, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
The Bushranger One ping only 00:04, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
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Hello!
It is me who is behind all these problems. I foolishly created a category with a name ending in full stop. The category is associated with a banner - {{
WikiProject Polymers}}. The category name is
Polymers articles needing molecular structures. (Note that fullstop hanging at the end.) So it is to be renamed to Polymers articles needing molecular structures and this should be updated on the template. I am not listing it
WP:Categories for discussion because this is associated only with the template and hence it is to be edited. No articles are to be edited. Also this is not important enough to be a speedy rename, I suppose. Shall I list it there? Also, is it possible to rename it with no redirects from this former name? Can you help me?
Vanischenu
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Talk
11:57, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
(regarding Trucks, Champions and ASA) The Bushranger One ping only 23:34, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
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What's up Black Falcon? Enjoy the GT-R! Jayemd ( talk) 23:01, 17 July 2012 (UTC) |
The Bushranger One ping only 07:24, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I was just looking at Category:Buildings and structures in Whitewood, Saskatchewan when you closed the CFD, so I have implemented it. – Fayenatic L ondon 16:31, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
We at the
Motto of the Day would be extremely grateful if you could review a couple of "special" nominations for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics on the 27th of July 2012.
Here is the link to the first nomination, if you can help. The others follow it, and you can add your own ones or improve the existing nominations, of course.
Thank you so very much in advance! –
pjoef (
talk •
contribs)
09:45, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Ping : ) - jc37 02:06, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
See also: Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2012_July_4#Lists_of_flags. - jc37 00:05, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 July 2#Category:Churches by dedication was closed by you as delete all. I believe the discussion did not warrant that closing result as there simply was an insufficient consensus for this conclusion. I would ask that you either close as no consensus or relist the discussion. __ meco ( talk) 07:54, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
Per your standing request to let you know about "stuff" : )
I look forward to your thoughts : ) - jc37 21:15, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
if you want to find out if new utopia are real i think this stuff form 2004 is intreisntg found in a archive website abut new utopia btw is it 2 competing things now ? prinscepalty of new utopia and new utopia.com ?
A message from Dale C. Harris President and CEO of Dallas Global We invite all those individuals and companies desiring to participate in New Utopia or be included in the 20-year Master Plan to contact me at Dallas Global via email.
Dallas Global Project Directory
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tpegram@sc.rr.com
Structural Engineers Frank W. Neal, P.E. Frank W. Neal & Associates, Inc. Consulting Engineers 1015 West Broadway Fort Worth, TX 76104 817.332.1944 817.336.8620 Fax fneal@fwna-eng.com www.fwna-eng.com Geotechnical, Soils, Materials, & Environmental Engineers Chester J. Drash, Jr., P.E. Drash Consulting Engineers, Inc. 6911 Blanco Road San Antonio, TX 78216 210.641.2112 800.332.1728 210.558.7894 Fax cdrash@draschce.com www.draschce.com Primary Contractor Curtis R. Ferguson, Senior VP Manhattan Construction Company 2120 Montrose Boulevard Houston, TX 77006 713.529.0000 713.526.9176 Fax cferguson@mccmail.com www.mccbuilds.com Country Club and Golf Course Designer and Manager Kenneth G. Moss Ken Moss Company Route 2, Box 145C Mexia, TX 76667 254.472.0963 903.388.1115 Cell KengMoss@aol.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.147.33.189 ( talk) 12:13, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
hmm did find this http://www.lakexposed.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Scan04701.pdf
this are indepent but do it prove that its a fraud and they get sued? the other comapny goot closed dowen peobely the dallas devlopmen coperation (that was supoed to have a devlopment plan that are link to in wikipeadia was lots licneces from nevda bussis archive (just dale c harris and the mname of the comapny...)
and this http://www.lakexposed.com/?page_id=1343
are this any intresting? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.147.33.187 ( talk) 15:54, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
What do you think? - jc37 16:12, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm fine with "User (X)," since that's a shorthand used in many categories.-- Mike Selinker ( talk) 17:12, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
A few of these are clear candidates for deletion and some are borderline recreations of previously deleted categories. Some, such as Category:Wikipedian Hyphen Luddites, have a longer history and may be more controversial. I'll have a more thorough look at the categories, as well as any applicable precedents, tomorrow morning (UTC time). -- Black Falcon ( talk) 04:58, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Well, here goes:
More in a little while. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 20:59, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Regarding your comment at CFDS: The parent WikiProject is "WikiProject Canadian TV shows", so... I'll ping them, but they appear to be semi-active; if I don't hear back from them in a week or so I'll just send the lot to CFD to discuss whether "programme" (which is the correct engvar, I think) or "show" should be used for the whole lot. - The Bushranger One ping only 21:42, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
Thought you might appreciate this : ) - jc37 18:13, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
There are many ways to generate a list of pages in AWB but almost all involve the 'Make list' panel on the bottom left. To generate a list, it is necessary to specify the source of the query: the most common sources, in my experience, are:
Special:FOO/SEARCH_CODE
.There are a number of other sources detailed here.
Once you have generated a list, you can filter it by clicking the 'Filter' button that is present below the list or by accessing the 'List' menu at the top. Filtering options include alphabetical sorting, removal of duplicates, exclusion of pages in particular namespaces (e.g., excluding all except category-namespace pages), and filtering based on title text (e.g., keeping only titles with "Geography of" in the title). You also can, through the 'List' menu convert your list from and to talk pages: if you have a list of articles, you can covert it into a list of the talk pages of those articles (e.g., for project tagging); conversely, if you have a list of article talk pages (maybe taken from a WikiProject category), you can convert it into a list of the articles. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 06:07, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
A more advanced extension of the list-generation principle is the 'List comparer' tool found under the 'Tools' menu. It allows the user to generate, filter and cross-check two lists, resulting in three lists: pages unique to the first list, pages unique to the second list, and pages common to both lists. The tool is quite handy for populating category intersections and, in general, identifying overlaps or gaps. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 06:15, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
There's not much I can say about this beyond what's written Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/User manual#Options. In essence, one can (through the 'Options' tab of the action panel) enable automatic tagging, various general fixes, or typo fixes. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 16:52, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
AWB offers two primary tools for replacement: (1) 'Find and replace' for general text replacement, and (2) built-in functionality for files and categories.
The 'Find and replace' tool is part of the 'Options' tab of the action panel. To carry out straightforward text replacement, click the 'Normal settings' button and specify what text you want AWB to find and with what to replace it. There are a number of optional settings for: ignoring certain text, such as links, images, templates and citations; adding/removing the replacement action from the edit summary; making the search case-sensitive; and specifying regular expressions. (The last one I can't do yet.)
For example, I have saved the following replacement, which I perform only when there are other changes: Image:
→ File:
. One needs, of course, to be careful to minimize the possibility of false positives—e.g., in the previous example, leaving out the colon would cause all uses of the word "image" (including article text) to be targeted for replacement.
Let's consider a more complex example. Say you want to replace all uses of a template with one that uses parameters and has more functionality. So, you might want to replace {{Template_1|date=...}}
with {{Template_2|parameter|date=...}}
. In that case, you could specify the following replacement:
{{Template_1|date=
to
{{Template_2|parameter|date=
Note that I left out the actual date, so that whatever dates are in place will remain.
Let's take an even more complex example. Let's say that you want (for whatever reason) to assess as 'Low-importance' all unassessed 'Stub-class' articles of a particular WikiProject. The WikiProject's banner is Template:WikiProject Foo and has a commonly used redirect, Template:FooWikiProject. In a case such as this, a single replacement command will not account for all possible replacements. So, you could specify all of the following:
{{WikiProject Foo|class=Stub}}
{{WikiProject Foo|class=Stub|importance=}}
{{WikiProject Foo|importance=|class=Stub}}
{{FooWikiProject|class=Stub}}
{{FooWikiProject|class=Stub|importance=}}
{{FooWikiProject|importance=|class=Stub}}
to be replaced with:
{{WikiProject Foo|class=Stub|importance=Low}}
To remove or replace a file or category: generate a list of pages to be edited; click the 'More...' tab of the action panel; and type, in the appropriate slots, the name (without the namespace prefix) of the file/category to be removed. If replacing, also specify the name (again, without the namespace prefix) of the new file/category. You can also use the same function to comment out (i.e., <!-- -->
) files and add categories (the new category always will be added to the end of the category list, so you may wish to reposition it manually). In each case, just choose from the drop-down menus the particular task that you want to perform.
-- Black Falcon ( talk) 23:08, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Semi-automated page tagging (e.g., for a group nomination or project tagging) is possible through the 'More...' tab of the action panel (middle, bottom). The relevant section is titled 'Append/Prepend text' and must be manually enabled. Any text that you type in the text box will be added to either the bottom (append) or top of a page (prepend). If the text specifies any functions, such as substitution, they will be performed before the change is saved.
For example, to nominate for deletion all subcategories of Category:Years of the 18th century in Spain, you could prepend the following text:
{{subst:Cfd|Years of the 18th century in Spain}}
in order to generate the CFD notice box with a link to a section on the CFD log page titled 'Years of the 18th century in Spain'.
In many cases, manual modification will be required. For example, if you wanted to change all 'Category:#### in Spain' to 'Category:#### in the Spanish Empire', you could prepend the following text:
{{subst:Cfr|#### in the Spanish Empire|Years of the 18th century in Spain}}
and simply replace '####' with the appropriate year in the edit box. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 17:52, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Prior to saving, one can preview any changes to page content in the preview pane at the top of the screen. When first clicking 'Start' (under the 'Start' tab in the action panel), AWB will display a diff of all changes in the preview pane. One can, however, preview the page prior to saving by clicking the 'Preview' button (below the 'Start' and 'Stop' buttons). One can also move, watch, delete and/or protect a page using the corresponding buttons in the 'Start' tab.
When specifying an edit summary, one can use one of the default summaries from the drop-down list or type a custom summary. It is possible to customize the default edit summaries by clicking 'Options' (at the top, not in the action panel) and then selecting 'Default Edit Summaries'. The edit summary to be used at any given time can be previewed by clicking the 'Edit Summary' tab of the 'Edit box' panel in the bottom right.
After all other steps have been taken, click 'Save' to save the edit or, if the edit involves only trivial changes, 'Skip' to skip to the next page in the list. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 16:52, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
Looking at Category:Films based on British novels, it seems to be pretty well evenly split between "Films based on Foo" and "Foo Films", but is parented "Works based on novels". Would standardising it on "Films based on Foo" need a full CfD or do you think they could be speedied? - The Bushranger One ping only 09:58, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
Thanks I've made some sloppy errors at WP:CFD/S and you've picked up the slack--I appreciate it. — Justin (koavf)❤ T☮ C☺ M☯ 03:33, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
Ok, so I listed a group nom, and never got around to attempting the awb tagging (I was distracted by other things). So now, it looks like I need to renom a clearer/broader nom. Sooo, I'll try what you laid out above, but I may have some questions - fair warning : ) - jc37 03:42, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi. I'm dropping you this note as a request to help.
I just looked at 30 random CfD pages, and based upon that we seem the be the most common closers (those who determine consensus of discussions) at CfD. (If I have overlooked anyone, it is obviously purely an oversight.)
I think we've all been seeing the difficulties that some editors has been having lately concerning some self-asserted bold edits. And how they may be seen by others as disruptive.
I think that at least some of the trouble could be that while most of use are aware of common practice regarding category pages, we really do not have a unified MoS regarding what a category page should look like or include. And so when someone attempts to edit contrary to that understood common practice, it is seen as disruptive.
I'd like to prevent this from happening now or in the future.
So I'm asking you to join in and help edit Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Category pages to a point where it reflects consensus and common practice as we understand it. And perhaps finding any new consensus as necessary.
This is obviously not exclusive to only us to discuss (so any lurkers out there would be welcome), I merely thought inviting you all would be a good start : )
(This is not because I think we'll all agree. Honestly, I expect that on some things we'll likely disagree. And that - as I think we all expect - will just help make the results of the discussion better and more useful for everyone, and therefore, more reflective of the greater consensus at Wikipedia.)
I sincerely hope that you will be able to find the time to help out.
Regardless, thank you for your time, and your continued contributions at CfD - jc37 14:23, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
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It appears to me that a consensus has been reached at this discussion. Assuming that you agree, what do you think is the best way to implement the change?
Counting both redirect and non-redirect pages, Wikipedia:Graphic Lab has 325 subpages and Wikipedia talk:Graphic Lab has 56 subpages. This is well in excess of the current (default) maximum number of pages that can be moved at once. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 20:19, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
If you would, please look this over, and help with clarity. (I've further explanatory text on the talk page. Perhaps some of that should be integrated to the page?) And of course, comments most welcome.
And as usual, I'm happy to further try to explain the whys and wherefores : ) - jc37 20:27, 14 October 2012 (UTC)
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This should not have been nominated as a speedy since it was clearly local usage which was mentioned in the discussion on the parent and local usage was to be respected. This is an example of why renaming parent categories to change the version of English can be a horrible idea! Vegaswikian ( talk) 18:48, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
There are a bunch more of those "Wikipedians who like ..." categories that have been created recently by Rich. Category:Wikipedians who like Mad Max, Category:Wikipedians who like Fletch, Category:Wikipedians who like Terms of Endearment, Category:Wikipedians who like Rocky, Category:Wikipedians who like Fletch, Category:Wikipedians who like Beetlejuice, Category:Wikipedians who like The Colbert Report .... It goes on and it's quite a substantial list. Do we just need to nominate each one individually? Good Ol’factory (talk) 21:57, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
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you was in the new utopia article but suddenly quiet in the discussion page any idea what happened to new utopia ?
the offical website did say that in did start construction now maybe it should be update the wikipeida artickel but at the same time it need to update its pasport infomation... the links have not been updated too
maybe its should be added in the wiki artick? l i allso found by look up new utopia citizenship or shomthing like that a investro bank in antigua get closed becuse of fraud was used to transfer fees and money by the new utopia project... one of the owner of the domain name was made bankrupt in florida fort meyers court if it get sued for fraud in florida why did the charte citizens get ther office in caymen island (that showes in the youtube video )now when caymen island can give infomation abut amricans convicted of crime ?
when many of the cariben island did give clients lists the last 5 years why did not charter citise get there mony back (if it is a fraud) becuse look like many of them(investoer/conslats/govounoers have mony offshore?
got sued ? what happen to charter citizens? Investors’ did sue them for fraud and made the project somewhere else ? because all the business /project did stop in 2007/2008 and the site did move to flordia then to uk (just look it the dictionary that was the domain name )
sorry for my bad enghlis
murakami — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.147.33.187 ( talk) 14:31, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
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Well, this is a pleasant surprise to which to return. :) Thank you! -- Black Falcon ( talk) 20:03, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello Black Falcon,
the article about the Favorite betrayal criterion is marked for deletion. I saw that you participated in an older version of the discussion. Please join the discussion to enrich it for the best possible result: Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Favorite_betrayal_criterion_(5th_nomination)
Best wishes, -- Arno Nymus ( talk) 16:08, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, I appreciate that. Riggr Mortis ( talk) 21:33, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
I see you have undone quite a few revisions by MiszaBot III with an edit summary stating - “too soon to archive”.
I know this might be a non-issue to such an experienced user like you, but just in case you needed the info.
I hope this helps.
Brendon is
here
20:33, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
There was a party recently and they had me over for dinner : ) - jc37 16:09, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
This is probably the first time I have opposed a speedy category rename, so I am seeking advice from you about what is likely to happen next. If a regular rename, rather than a speedy one, follows, will I be informed? Is this somewhat like the AfD process, where there will be a discussion, long or short, and a decision by an Administrator? -- DThomsen8 ( talk) 01:08, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
I've responded to your nomination to delete Category:Systemic Risk - Behavioral & Social Facets by adding my comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Note that I have no problem changing the grammar and construction of the title if there is some Wikipedia policy that applies here? Hopefully the issues you raise have been adequately addressed and the pink box "Nominated for deletion" may be removed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rjlabs ( talk • contribs) 03:03, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
You know, I think I'm going to look over WP:CAT (and other category-related pages) and see about a reOrg. There are some things which could use a bit of clarity, plus just to make the page easier to read would be a plus. - jc37 02:45, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
My apologies for putting it off so much...
Overall, I think that the page is more clearly and logically organized, and more accessible, than it was before: roughly the same amount of content – taking into account the redundancies that you cut (e.g. here and here), the sections that you merged (e.g. here) and the newly transclused Wikipedia:Categorization/Naming – is covered in fewer and better-organized sections.
The main gap in the guideline is the absence of a section about eponymous categories, which you removed with these two edits in order to initiate a discussion on the talk page. Of course, it's hard to know what to include without knowing what the consensus is on:
Still, I think that the section (or part of it) should be restored even while it is being discussed, so that editors will at least know what's being referred to.
Further, the section 'Categorizing pages' might benefit from information, or links to information, about categorizing templates – such as advice about placement and technical information such as the use of <noinclude> tags; see Help:Template#Documentation and categories and Wikipedia:Template documentation#Categories and interwiki links, though the latter's advice to place categories in the /doc page rather than the template pages doesn't reflect common practice – and Wikipedia-Books.
I've cut a few portions of this comment, which I'd been working on over the last few days, that relate to the ideas I've been considering. I promise to bug you about them soon :) One of them has to do with the content and organization of category descriptions, so I think that Alan L's proposed MOS for category pages will be my next destination. Before I do that, however, I'll make another pass through WP:CAT to see if any other ideas come to me.
On the whole, I commend you for a job well done! Also, I found Wikipedia:Categorization/Noticeboard during the course of my checking, and I think that a categorization noticeboard is a great idea. There've been many times that I've wanted to ask a categorization-related question without initiating a nomination; so far, I've relied mostly on WikiProjects for advice, but it will be nice to be able to get the perspective of editors with a specialization, in a manner of speaking, in categorization-related issues. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 18:57, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
I may well reverse my 'vote' on the RM, I just wanted to see informed input related to the MOS. I would like to see more reference/adherence to a consistent MOS in general on wp. Apart from contributing a couple of articles on Andalusi musicians, my own knowledge of Arabic falls below working usage. In ictu oculi ( talk) 02:36, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
This just looks like some school kids having some playtime fun on Wikipedia. Haven't seen anything "bad" so far, but it might be worth watching them in case of possible future meatpuppetry.
I've reverted User:Brambleberry of RiverClan's WikiFauna edits, as they were contrary to this XfD (among others). - jc37 17:28, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
In the past couple of days you nominated Category:Red Bull Salzburg to Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg for speedy rename per C2.D. Had I noticed (instead of after the bot-assisted execution), I would have opposed on the grounds that it's inappropriate; the category is a master cat for both the FC and the EC (the Red Bull-owned, Salzburg-based hockey club). That's why the "FC" was omitted from the cat name, as it is the cat to contain articles on both both closely affiliated clubs; both FC Red Bull Salzburg and EC Red Bull Salzburg are in the category (as are subcategories) and neither are the single main article for the cat. As such, I request that you move the category back to it's original and proper name. oknazevad ( talk) 05:10, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
I understand your position stated at the Cfd and why you reverted the tagging through the stub template. I would like to offer that in numerous examples the "stub" article is specifically exempt from the standard being discussed. I may have misinterpreted something, but I understood that stub tagging, through a template was allowed on an article page provided it was hidden. It however is not a big deal and we can work around the current embargo. It just doesn't seem productive to prevent the tagging as a record production stub from efficiently appearing on a projects list. My76Strat ( talk) 06:29, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
Del♉sion23 (talk) 11:12, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
Black Falcon,
Thanks for the note on my talk page. Lots of questions in case you have any tips.
What tools are used to get subjects classified and organized? I miss having a controlled vocabulary and thesaurus inside specific subjects (including stuff like broader term, narrower term, used for, see also...) Is there such a concept as subject mater experts?
Any great top down or bottom up tools that help with classification, and reclassification? Keeping things organized?
Auto examining text and finding all the standing articles based on the text entities so they can be automatically cross referenced?
Any tool to list the articles a specific user has originated. (would like this for myself too). Is there a way to filter new pages by user?
When you change a category page title, does it automatically change each regular article that is tagged to that category? Or do you have to go to each page and manually change the category title?
I see you cover politics. Can WikiPedia keep lists of senators? senator staffs? Committee assignments? (XML?)
Is there any WikiPedia for People that can show people, Wikipedia article pages on people and social & business networking links?
Any pointers very much appreciated.
Rick ( talk) 04:06, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
First sentence.<ref name="Smith, 2000">Smith, John (2000). ''Book Title''. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 1-2345-6789-0.</ref> Second sentence.<ref>Another reference.</ref> Third sentence.<ref name="Smith, 2000"/>
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WikiProject Record Production extends gratitude to Black Falcon for lending expertise in the area of categorization and restructuring both the project and portal category pages to a highly efficient standard. For the project: My76Strat ( talk) 09:05, 15 June 2012 (UTC) |
Thank you. I was happy to help and your gesture is much appreciated. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 04:44, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Following your closure of the discussion for Category:High school national record holder, a new category was created that seems to overlap perfectly with the other: Category:American high school record holders. What do you think: is this a clear-cut case of a " sufficiently identical and unimproved" recreation? The title is improved (though still ambiguous) but the problems of defining-ness and published-list overcategorization remain. I don't mind starting a new discussion if you think that'd be best. Thanks, -- Black Falcon ( talk) 18:17, 17 June 2012 (UTC)
Black Falcon,
Thanks for help deleting Category:Systemic Risk - Behavioral & Social Facets was trying to make a redirect but I can now see the problems that creates!
Thanks for putting up with us newbies!
Rick ( talk) 18:17, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
I so, so, SO, SO know the feeling.
There are days I so miss Kbdank's (and others') sense of humour in these times. - jc37 05:00, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
As you may (or may not) have noticed, I've been *cough* "somewhat" distracted of late.
If there is anything at CfD (or anywhere else for that matter) you think I should particularly check out, please let me know : ) - jc37 19:00, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I would like my page turned back to List of Italian American Women Writers. We purposefully do not hyphenate. How can I change this back please? Srdemuro ( talk) 12:53, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
The Italian American article on Wiki is the way that Italian Americans like to identify typically in the academic world. Srdemuro ( talk) 13:52, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
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Hello!
It is me who is behind all these problems. I foolishly created a category with a name ending in full stop. The category is associated with a banner - {{
WikiProject Polymers}}. The category name is
Polymers articles needing molecular structures. (Note that fullstop hanging at the end.) So it is to be renamed to Polymers articles needing molecular structures and this should be updated on the template. I am not listing it
WP:Categories for discussion because this is associated only with the template and hence it is to be edited. No articles are to be edited. Also this is not important enough to be a speedy rename, I suppose. Shall I list it there? Also, is it possible to rename it with no redirects from this former name? Can you help me?
Vanischenu
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11:57, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
(regarding Trucks, Champions and ASA) The Bushranger One ping only 23:34, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
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What's up Black Falcon? Enjoy the GT-R! Jayemd ( talk) 23:01, 17 July 2012 (UTC) |
The Bushranger One ping only 07:24, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I was just looking at Category:Buildings and structures in Whitewood, Saskatchewan when you closed the CFD, so I have implemented it. – Fayenatic L ondon 16:31, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
We at the
Motto of the Day would be extremely grateful if you could review a couple of "special" nominations for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics on the 27th of July 2012.
Here is the link to the first nomination, if you can help. The others follow it, and you can add your own ones or improve the existing nominations, of course.
Thank you so very much in advance! –
pjoef (
talk •
contribs)
09:45, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Ping : ) - jc37 02:06, 24 June 2012 (UTC)
See also: Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2012_July_4#Lists_of_flags. - jc37 00:05, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2012 July 2#Category:Churches by dedication was closed by you as delete all. I believe the discussion did not warrant that closing result as there simply was an insufficient consensus for this conclusion. I would ask that you either close as no consensus or relist the discussion. __ meco ( talk) 07:54, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
Per your standing request to let you know about "stuff" : )
I look forward to your thoughts : ) - jc37 21:15, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
if you want to find out if new utopia are real i think this stuff form 2004 is intreisntg found in a archive website abut new utopia btw is it 2 competing things now ? prinscepalty of new utopia and new utopia.com ?
A message from Dale C. Harris President and CEO of Dallas Global We invite all those individuals and companies desiring to participate in New Utopia or be included in the 20-year Master Plan to contact me at Dallas Global via email.
Dallas Global Project Directory
Primary Developer
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972.774.4470
972.851.7868 Fax
hbfs.com@verizon.net
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Architects & Planners
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P.O. Drawer 7448 (29572)
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843.497.2635 Fax
tpegram@sc.rr.com
Structural Engineers Frank W. Neal, P.E. Frank W. Neal & Associates, Inc. Consulting Engineers 1015 West Broadway Fort Worth, TX 76104 817.332.1944 817.336.8620 Fax fneal@fwna-eng.com www.fwna-eng.com Geotechnical, Soils, Materials, & Environmental Engineers Chester J. Drash, Jr., P.E. Drash Consulting Engineers, Inc. 6911 Blanco Road San Antonio, TX 78216 210.641.2112 800.332.1728 210.558.7894 Fax cdrash@draschce.com www.draschce.com Primary Contractor Curtis R. Ferguson, Senior VP Manhattan Construction Company 2120 Montrose Boulevard Houston, TX 77006 713.529.0000 713.526.9176 Fax cferguson@mccmail.com www.mccbuilds.com Country Club and Golf Course Designer and Manager Kenneth G. Moss Ken Moss Company Route 2, Box 145C Mexia, TX 76667 254.472.0963 903.388.1115 Cell KengMoss@aol.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.147.33.189 ( talk) 12:13, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
hmm did find this http://www.lakexposed.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Scan04701.pdf
this are indepent but do it prove that its a fraud and they get sued? the other comapny goot closed dowen peobely the dallas devlopmen coperation (that was supoed to have a devlopment plan that are link to in wikipeadia was lots licneces from nevda bussis archive (just dale c harris and the mname of the comapny...)
and this http://www.lakexposed.com/?page_id=1343
are this any intresting? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.147.33.187 ( talk) 15:54, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
What do you think? - jc37 16:12, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm fine with "User (X)," since that's a shorthand used in many categories.-- Mike Selinker ( talk) 17:12, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
A few of these are clear candidates for deletion and some are borderline recreations of previously deleted categories. Some, such as Category:Wikipedian Hyphen Luddites, have a longer history and may be more controversial. I'll have a more thorough look at the categories, as well as any applicable precedents, tomorrow morning (UTC time). -- Black Falcon ( talk) 04:58, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Well, here goes:
More in a little while. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 20:59, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Regarding your comment at CFDS: The parent WikiProject is "WikiProject Canadian TV shows", so... I'll ping them, but they appear to be semi-active; if I don't hear back from them in a week or so I'll just send the lot to CFD to discuss whether "programme" (which is the correct engvar, I think) or "show" should be used for the whole lot. - The Bushranger One ping only 21:42, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
Thought you might appreciate this : ) - jc37 18:13, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
There are many ways to generate a list of pages in AWB but almost all involve the 'Make list' panel on the bottom left. To generate a list, it is necessary to specify the source of the query: the most common sources, in my experience, are:
Special:FOO/SEARCH_CODE
.There are a number of other sources detailed here.
Once you have generated a list, you can filter it by clicking the 'Filter' button that is present below the list or by accessing the 'List' menu at the top. Filtering options include alphabetical sorting, removal of duplicates, exclusion of pages in particular namespaces (e.g., excluding all except category-namespace pages), and filtering based on title text (e.g., keeping only titles with "Geography of" in the title). You also can, through the 'List' menu convert your list from and to talk pages: if you have a list of articles, you can covert it into a list of the talk pages of those articles (e.g., for project tagging); conversely, if you have a list of article talk pages (maybe taken from a WikiProject category), you can convert it into a list of the articles. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 06:07, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
A more advanced extension of the list-generation principle is the 'List comparer' tool found under the 'Tools' menu. It allows the user to generate, filter and cross-check two lists, resulting in three lists: pages unique to the first list, pages unique to the second list, and pages common to both lists. The tool is quite handy for populating category intersections and, in general, identifying overlaps or gaps. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 06:15, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
There's not much I can say about this beyond what's written Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/User manual#Options. In essence, one can (through the 'Options' tab of the action panel) enable automatic tagging, various general fixes, or typo fixes. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 16:52, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
AWB offers two primary tools for replacement: (1) 'Find and replace' for general text replacement, and (2) built-in functionality for files and categories.
The 'Find and replace' tool is part of the 'Options' tab of the action panel. To carry out straightforward text replacement, click the 'Normal settings' button and specify what text you want AWB to find and with what to replace it. There are a number of optional settings for: ignoring certain text, such as links, images, templates and citations; adding/removing the replacement action from the edit summary; making the search case-sensitive; and specifying regular expressions. (The last one I can't do yet.)
For example, I have saved the following replacement, which I perform only when there are other changes: Image:
→ File:
. One needs, of course, to be careful to minimize the possibility of false positives—e.g., in the previous example, leaving out the colon would cause all uses of the word "image" (including article text) to be targeted for replacement.
Let's consider a more complex example. Say you want to replace all uses of a template with one that uses parameters and has more functionality. So, you might want to replace {{Template_1|date=...}}
with {{Template_2|parameter|date=...}}
. In that case, you could specify the following replacement:
{{Template_1|date=
to
{{Template_2|parameter|date=
Note that I left out the actual date, so that whatever dates are in place will remain.
Let's take an even more complex example. Let's say that you want (for whatever reason) to assess as 'Low-importance' all unassessed 'Stub-class' articles of a particular WikiProject. The WikiProject's banner is Template:WikiProject Foo and has a commonly used redirect, Template:FooWikiProject. In a case such as this, a single replacement command will not account for all possible replacements. So, you could specify all of the following:
{{WikiProject Foo|class=Stub}}
{{WikiProject Foo|class=Stub|importance=}}
{{WikiProject Foo|importance=|class=Stub}}
{{FooWikiProject|class=Stub}}
{{FooWikiProject|class=Stub|importance=}}
{{FooWikiProject|importance=|class=Stub}}
to be replaced with:
{{WikiProject Foo|class=Stub|importance=Low}}
To remove or replace a file or category: generate a list of pages to be edited; click the 'More...' tab of the action panel; and type, in the appropriate slots, the name (without the namespace prefix) of the file/category to be removed. If replacing, also specify the name (again, without the namespace prefix) of the new file/category. You can also use the same function to comment out (i.e., <!-- -->
) files and add categories (the new category always will be added to the end of the category list, so you may wish to reposition it manually). In each case, just choose from the drop-down menus the particular task that you want to perform.
-- Black Falcon ( talk) 23:08, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
Semi-automated page tagging (e.g., for a group nomination or project tagging) is possible through the 'More...' tab of the action panel (middle, bottom). The relevant section is titled 'Append/Prepend text' and must be manually enabled. Any text that you type in the text box will be added to either the bottom (append) or top of a page (prepend). If the text specifies any functions, such as substitution, they will be performed before the change is saved.
For example, to nominate for deletion all subcategories of Category:Years of the 18th century in Spain, you could prepend the following text:
{{subst:Cfd|Years of the 18th century in Spain}}
in order to generate the CFD notice box with a link to a section on the CFD log page titled 'Years of the 18th century in Spain'.
In many cases, manual modification will be required. For example, if you wanted to change all 'Category:#### in Spain' to 'Category:#### in the Spanish Empire', you could prepend the following text:
{{subst:Cfr|#### in the Spanish Empire|Years of the 18th century in Spain}}
and simply replace '####' with the appropriate year in the edit box. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 17:52, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
Prior to saving, one can preview any changes to page content in the preview pane at the top of the screen. When first clicking 'Start' (under the 'Start' tab in the action panel), AWB will display a diff of all changes in the preview pane. One can, however, preview the page prior to saving by clicking the 'Preview' button (below the 'Start' and 'Stop' buttons). One can also move, watch, delete and/or protect a page using the corresponding buttons in the 'Start' tab.
When specifying an edit summary, one can use one of the default summaries from the drop-down list or type a custom summary. It is possible to customize the default edit summaries by clicking 'Options' (at the top, not in the action panel) and then selecting 'Default Edit Summaries'. The edit summary to be used at any given time can be previewed by clicking the 'Edit Summary' tab of the 'Edit box' panel in the bottom right.
After all other steps have been taken, click 'Save' to save the edit or, if the edit involves only trivial changes, 'Skip' to skip to the next page in the list. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 16:52, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
Looking at Category:Films based on British novels, it seems to be pretty well evenly split between "Films based on Foo" and "Foo Films", but is parented "Works based on novels". Would standardising it on "Films based on Foo" need a full CfD or do you think they could be speedied? - The Bushranger One ping only 09:58, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
Thanks I've made some sloppy errors at WP:CFD/S and you've picked up the slack--I appreciate it. — Justin (koavf)❤ T☮ C☺ M☯ 03:33, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
Ok, so I listed a group nom, and never got around to attempting the awb tagging (I was distracted by other things). So now, it looks like I need to renom a clearer/broader nom. Sooo, I'll try what you laid out above, but I may have some questions - fair warning : ) - jc37 03:42, 7 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi. I'm dropping you this note as a request to help.
I just looked at 30 random CfD pages, and based upon that we seem the be the most common closers (those who determine consensus of discussions) at CfD. (If I have overlooked anyone, it is obviously purely an oversight.)
I think we've all been seeing the difficulties that some editors has been having lately concerning some self-asserted bold edits. And how they may be seen by others as disruptive.
I think that at least some of the trouble could be that while most of use are aware of common practice regarding category pages, we really do not have a unified MoS regarding what a category page should look like or include. And so when someone attempts to edit contrary to that understood common practice, it is seen as disruptive.
I'd like to prevent this from happening now or in the future.
So I'm asking you to join in and help edit Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Category pages to a point where it reflects consensus and common practice as we understand it. And perhaps finding any new consensus as necessary.
This is obviously not exclusive to only us to discuss (so any lurkers out there would be welcome), I merely thought inviting you all would be a good start : )
(This is not because I think we'll all agree. Honestly, I expect that on some things we'll likely disagree. And that - as I think we all expect - will just help make the results of the discussion better and more useful for everyone, and therefore, more reflective of the greater consensus at Wikipedia.)
I sincerely hope that you will be able to find the time to help out.
Regardless, thank you for your time, and your continued contributions at CfD - jc37 14:23, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
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It appears to me that a consensus has been reached at this discussion. Assuming that you agree, what do you think is the best way to implement the change?
Counting both redirect and non-redirect pages, Wikipedia:Graphic Lab has 325 subpages and Wikipedia talk:Graphic Lab has 56 subpages. This is well in excess of the current (default) maximum number of pages that can be moved at once. -- Black Falcon ( talk) 20:19, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
If you would, please look this over, and help with clarity. (I've further explanatory text on the talk page. Perhaps some of that should be integrated to the page?) And of course, comments most welcome.
And as usual, I'm happy to further try to explain the whys and wherefores : ) - jc37 20:27, 14 October 2012 (UTC)