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I didn't know about the shortened footnotes. I have had the problem of trying to cite the same book, but different pages, and wondering how to do this, and I had looked over the article Help:Footnotes until my eyeballs glazed over, so I added the section (from stuff I had found in an old Wikipedia paperback guide) but now that I saw the shortened footnotes section, maybe I'll figure out how to use those. Anyway, thanks.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 18:18, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
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template for this purpose. --
Redrose64 (
talk)
18:21, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Stub Sorting for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. - Mabeenot ( talk) 23:43, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
Apologies for wasting your time over my Banbury/Bicester mixup. No need to reply. -- John Maynard Friedman ( talk) 21:00, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
omg, thanks lol, I can't believe I missed that, I just saw the most recent edit and welcomed her, how embarassing -.-
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16:04, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Greetings, I would like to add some logic to Template:WikiProject United States that will populate a category if an article has more than 1 WPUS template. Is there a way to do that? Thanks in advance. -- Kumioko ( talk) 16:43, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
I have started a discussion about making the Multiple issues template the new cleanup template here. Since you have edited this template several times in the past I thought you might have some insight into this idea. -- Kumioko ( talk) 20:33, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
I was wondering if i could ask do you know if all Doctor Who Betamax's were 60 minutes long? or just The Brain of Morbius Thanks Sfxprefects ( talk) 13:52, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, can you please review Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Transport in Scotland#Stranraer railway station for me. Am I on the right track? -- Stewart ( talk | edits) 21:41, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
The current narrative in the box gives a false impression of the true usage of an appreciable part of the line from the station to Baguley. Would you care to add a suitable note at a point of your choice in the Broadheath article to cover the position. Otherwise over-strict rules end up with giving, by default, false info to Wikipedia readers. RuthAS ( talk) 16:27, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Dear Redrose64,
My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name
HERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar -- Jaobar ( talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Young June Sah -- Yjune.sah ( talk) 03:43, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
You know a thing or two about this. We got over 1000 seconds lag on edits. Is the job queue stuck stuck stuck stuck? Ten Pound Hammer • ( What did I screw up now?) 02:17, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
I noticed your late post at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Unified login and added a reply. PrimeHunter ( talk) 21:44, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for tidying the ref on LCDR R class. I don't know how to do it. Is there a tool for the purpose? Biscuittin ( talk) 19:53, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
{{
cite book}}
template, there are several tools but I don't want to recommend any because I never use them. I spend some of my time fixing up bad citations produced by external tools, but I don't know which tools those are: none of them leave a trail like "this citation was generated by xxxx".{{
cite book}}
, copy a blank template from that and fill in the parameters. Some of those on the doc page are so obscure that they're best ignored, so here's a blank template containing those parameters which I do use:
{{cite book |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |editor1-last= |editor1-first= |editor2-last= |editor2-first= |title= |edition= |year= |origyear= |publisher= |location= |isbn= |ref=harv }}
|lastn=
|firstn=
are for the authors. You can have up to nine pairs.|editorn-last=
|editorn-first=
are for the editors, but with a maximum of four pairs.|year=
is for the copyright year; |origyear=
is used for the year of first publication if that is different from the copyright year, and in such cases |edition=
is used to show which edition was consulted.|location=
is the place where the publisher is based.|ref=harv
is necessary when short footnotes are produced from {{
sfn}}
, {{
harvnb}}
and related templates. If you're not using those, |ref=harv
doesn't do anything visible but is harmless.<ref>Smith 1994, p.25</ref>
→
[1]<ref>{{harvnb|Smith|1994|p=25}}</ref>
→
[1]{{
harvnb}}
to generate a shortened footnote which contains a link from Smith 1994 to the matching {{
cite book}}
(assuming that the latter has |ref=harv
{{sfn|Smith|1994|p=25}}
→
[1]<ref>...</ref>
tags because those are built into {{
sfn}}
. It really comes into its own when you have multiple instances of the same ref - you don't need to worry about <ref name=something>
- all that is worked out for you.{{
cite book}}
: Invalid |ref=harv
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help)Just wanted to check why one review in the Independent is given preference over another, you have made a correction stating: review is already listed at position 4, with the true rating of 5/5
One rating is no more 'TRUE' than the other could you explain
Deneuve15 ( talk) 14:39, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
<ref name="independent">
. This means that somewhere else in the article there is a full ref with the same name; and further up, at position 4, we find the following:| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=independent/>
I think this is the last time I have to impose upon you for help with {{ WikiProject Canada}}. I could not in good conscience go ahead with the name of the project as Wikipedia:WikiProject Newfoundland and Labrador/St. John's. It's not a subpage of Newfoundland. It's more a child of Canada not the province. I've just subscribed the project to Article Alerts copying the values from the Canadian music project. I figured that any complaints of the move to the new name, I'd bare. The final thing is the actual banner as displyed. I completely forgot as I was having a prolonged "todo" with the category project with regard to them deleting one of them on me! lol. The project name in the Canada banner points to the previous name. It should be Wikipedia:WikiProject St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. I don't know whether there are other parameters you must change to make it happen. Thanks for all your help. Argolin ( talk) 08:14, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks alot! Its really nice that I can ask for something and it gets done. You're spoilling me. All the best. Argolin ( talk) 11:01, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
You know the guy that's vandalizing? Well, you can report him at WP:ANI. Glad to help, 72.197.249.141 ( talk) 01:55, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi Red Rose,
Looking at your recent edits on Chippenham railway station, I think you made a slight mistake. I totally agree with that the electrification ref, there is not enough to support it but the AfA scheme there is. It shows where it's happening and when you click on the wheelchair sign it gives you full information on it. I have moved the not in citation given, but if you feel you would like it back please tell my why! Have a good day! -- Chip123456 ( talk) 09:14, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
After at least trying out the new variant of the citation/bibliographic templates, I would like to find a template that will output in Modern Language Association (MLA) format rather than the present APA style. My main reservation is the placement of the date with the publication date, a |PublicationDate= parameter that does not seem to indicate date(s) of publication next to publisher, rather it places it in the author field. FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 14:12, 28 February 2012 (UTC).
Jbrock327 would like your help. Jbrock327 ( talk) 05:06, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
There's one thing I don't understand: how could the staff at Swindon works cut up the almost preserved class 22 by accident? 98.177.248.237 ( talk) 23:23, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
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Just to say thank you for your wikignoming - I often see you tidying up after me! Secretlondon ( talk) 03:24, 6 March 2012 (UTC) |
Hi, I noticed that you responded to several {{
editsemiprotected}}'s. I'm not sure if you realized it, but after answering one, you're supposed to change it to {{
editsemiprotected|answered=yes}}
so that it doesn't show up in
Category:Wikipedia semi-protected edit requests. Also, technically you're supposed to use {{
ESp}} instead of {{
EP}}, but I honestly doubt anyone cares about this distinction. Thank you. --
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Kevin @967, i.e.
22:12, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
{{
ESp}}
just before I did
this one. I have noticed that some other users leave |answered=no
alone if there is a possibility that with further information, the request could become valid. In
this case I felt that there was no such possibility. --
Redrose64 (
talk)
22:20, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for supporting me in this RfC. Is there any way you can get more people to take part? It might look like inappropriate canvassing if I start approaching people. It may appear to be an esoteric question to do with a particular class of rolling stock and not of general interest, but the issue is actually much more fundamental, viz. whether an editor should be able to overturn properly sourced information which he or she happens not to like. Thanks -- Alarics ( talk) 22:07, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi there. I see you have restored the wikilink for Edward Watkin. I was about to do it this morning then realised it might not be the Edward Watkin of the article, but his nephew. Chevin ( talk) 15:50, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi, the information on the reference you were looking for is near the bottom. Hope you can now find it. Thanks. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 07:52, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
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Many thanks for answering queries on my talk page! — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 10:45, 14 March 2012 (UTC) |
Sorry for the page move, didn't realise there was a set of guidelines regarding railway station article titles. Thanks for reverting. -- TBM10 ( talk) 21:34, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your addition to GNR Class C1 (Klondyke). I am thinking of renaming the article, see Talk:GNR Class C1 (Klondyke). What is your view on this? Biscuittin ( talk) 22:17, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
hi, i saw some of your comments on the location map page and am assuming you have some knowledge about it. how do i make a name appear on mouseover to a marker:
you can see my code here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Misconceptions2/sandbox, it has a part which says "link=Rayyis", but it does not say rayyis on mouse over to the marker which has the label= Exp. of Zaid ibn Haritha (Al-Is)-- Misconceptions2 ( talk) 21:51, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for taking the time to track down the italictitle situation on The Five Doctors article. My guess was that it was something along those lines but I wouldn't have known where to begin to track it down. I appreciate your thoroughness. Cheers. MarnetteD | Talk 03:09, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
I think you've got an edit war brewing at LMS Hughes Crab. Thanks for your additions to LSWR K10 class and LSWR L11 class. I only added the Dendy Marshall reference so I can't help with page numbers for the others. I have also created LSWR C8 class and, if you could add further information to it, this would be most welcome. Biscuittin ( talk) 10:43, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
-- Chip123456 ( talk) 19:30, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
you seem to be good friends with bob re born but I hope you can assist me with my problem with him. My edits on Temple Meads station, Bristol are I believe correct user bob re born keeps on reverting them. Please can you see which is correct and bring this dispute to an end! Thanks. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 20:34, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
Ok. Thanks. I didn't discuss the matter with bob a lot as he comes across quite aggressively. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 07:47, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
How did you come to watch my talk page? Have we met somewhere on wikipedia? Thanks for helping. You work trains and I work plants, so I was curiuos. 512bits ( talk) 23:14, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
I know. Headbomb and I are both up against that rule right now. I have been trying, without success so far, to engage in a constructive discussion of the true intent of his/her change. It is possible, even likely, that this is a misunderstanding of intent. That should be fully sorted out on Talk before the content is re-added, however. Perhaps you can help mediate this discussion where I have been unsuccessful. Thanks. Rossami (talk) 23:34, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Can't you post any website links on Wikipedia then? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexpotter1996 ( talk • contribs) 22:29, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi. I'm fine with the tweaks for {{ wikicite/doc}}. But in a recent FA, I recall nikkimaria calling for consistency between sfn'd footnotes and the full cite, so .27.27 went in. You wouldn't know a way to do this without having to encode the apostrophes in the {{ sfnRef}} would you? (fyi, the example is off Woodes Rogers.) Alarbus ( talk) 01:04, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
I'm leaving this message for known script authors, recent contributors to Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts, and those who've shown interest in user scripts.
This scripts listing page is in dire need of cleanup. To facilitate this, I've created a new draft listing at Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts cleanup. You're invited to list scripts you know to be currently working and relevant. Eventually this draft page can replace the current scripts listing.
If you'd like to comment or collaborate on this proposal, see the discussion I started here: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject User scripts#Scripts listing cleanup project. Thanks! Equazcion (talk) 04:31, 25 Mar 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I've just noticed my edit [1] from early on Saturday morning, which you reverted. It's a bit mystifying as I didn't intend to make any such edit. I think it must have been because I was viewing the wiki on my smart phone, and accidentally hit the "rollback" button when trying to click some other link. Silly thing is I didn't even notice it had happened until today. Thanks for catching it, anyway! — Amakuru ( talk) 12:30, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello! I am in a college English course and working on a Wikipedia article for an assignment. I was wondering if you would have any suggestions for me to improve my page? Also, There is a box at the top of the page that says the article does not cite any sources, even though I have added citations. Is there a way I can fix this? Thanks so much! Aprose793 ( talk) 01:55, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
Can't help with the 0-6-0s I'm afraid, and there's plenty more unidentified at Commons:Category:Midland Railway steam locomotives
Here's another I couldn't identify: File:Bournville Locomotive Depot, with Midland 4-4-0 - geograph.org.uk - 2123308.jpg It's easy to identify it - Casserley & Asher give it as Johnson Class 3, 40711-430762, 22/80 surviving in 1948, but I'm not sure what the class would have been called otherwise, cf. the "Class 483" 4-4-0s. Did they begin at 700? Andy Dingley ( talk) 16:41, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
Present for you on my user page. 512bits ( talk) 16:57, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
Dear Redrose 64,
I have considered your edits of Statford upon Avon to Honeybourne, is is not the case that there is a future possible link between the two lines are currently under investigation for funding? I will be pleased to hear your deliberations on the matter in question.
Thank you,
IkbenFrank. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IkbenFrank ( talk • contribs) 08:48, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
Following on from conversation last year, see update at User talk:Lamberhurst#Uttoxeter station revisited. NtheP ( talk) 12:50, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
FYI: < https://en.wikipedia.org/?diff=486028176&oldid=485971510>. -- MZMcBride ( talk) 05:06, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
Looks like the issue with a year in the date field was fixed. See Help talk:Citation Style 1#date and year. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 13:47, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
Re this edit - under which part of WP:TPO did you remove my post? -- Redrose64 ( talk) 17:11, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
Redrose, are you connected with the GWS at Didcot? The latest issue of Heritage Railway (12 Apr - 9 May) has an illustration of an Edmondson ticket printed in advance for use by passengers returning to the UK on Titanic for their onward train journeys to London. The article mentions various tickets surviving. Do you think that the GWS would be amenable to making scans of the tickets available via Commons. As far as I understand it, the tickets are ineligible for copyright. Mjroots ( talk) 09:59, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
Please note that the Wales is a main service but just has a limited service. (CPM). -- Chip123456 ( talk) 10:19, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
I have re-worded the sentance and added a citation though I can't help feeling that It does not need to be in the article. Long Robin 79 ( talk) 10:25, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, while I was looking at these new page creations you CSD'd (G4) this page, Trim level acronym, are you aware that hte user also created Car trim level acronym as well, which is an exact copy of the page you have tagged? I'll let you deal with this. Cheers! CaptainScreebo Parley! 20:14, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I need your help. I'm currently reviewing Notodden Airport, Tuven which is situated in Norway. A vast majority of the sources are in Norwegian but the article is in English. So, can I verify reliability from a language of which I don't speak. The nominator recommended that I should use google translate, which I'm not comfortable using because sometimes it has very poor translating skills! What can I do? HELP! Thanks ------- Chip123456 ( talk) 20:30, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, so can they be accepted on the English Wikipedia? -- Chip123456 ( talk) 16:32, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
^ {{cite web |url=http://radiostationworld.com/locations/united_states_of_america/michigan/radio.asp?m=por |title=RadioStationWorld |year=2012 |accessdate=16 April 2012
Right thank you. Also what is wrong with the way the above reference has come out in the reference section? It doesn't look right! -- Chip123456 ( talk) 16:38, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, should've said. Sarnia by user TheKurgan, another article I'm reviewing. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 17:11, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
{{
cite web}}
template.I thought that too, but didn't realise it was so many, thought my computer was just playing up! Will put it on the review page. Thanks Redrose, you are really helpful and a credit to Wikipedia, may sound a bit cheesy but it's true! -- Chip123456 ( talk) 17:31, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Right, well that is odd! Thanks. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 17:53, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Would the reference to Freud's views on masturbation be ok now since I have provided sources now?-- RJR3333 ( talk) 06:05, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
The data as to the broadcast schedule for Dr Who ALREADY exists on wikipedia. If you click on every story page which exists - and they all do - you will be shown the broadcast dates for every episode, including the 8 episodes that were repeated (An Unearthly Child (pt 1) & the complete Evil of the Daleks) prior to the Spearhead from Space repeat in 1971. Every broadcast date corresponds with a Saturday. It is not necessary to provide a citation when the information exists already on wikipedia. It is only necessary when there is no other supporting record and an external verification is needed. The citation that you demanded does prove that the repeat took place on Friday evenings and all the other Dr Who story pages combined verify that this was the first example of a non-Saturday broadcast. TVArchivistUK ( talk) 22:41, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Please stop your personal vendetta and your determination to escalate an edit war.
Please stop your personal vendetta and your determination to escalate an edit war. Please see your previous edits.
Please stop your personal vendetta and your determination to escalate an edit war. Please see your previous edits.
If you click on the wikilink to Pamela Salem or indeed to the page for the character 'Leela' you will see all the sources needed. Notes that are verified by wikipedia do not need further external sources. TVArchivistUK ( talk) 02:32, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Once again you have misunderstood and once again your personal vendetta and determination to prove that you are the ultimate authority on Dr Who has let you down. The pages I referred to all carried the SOURCED and VERIFIED data you had demanded. Thus by clicking the pages, the source was clear and verified. You are (again) making a mockery of the entire wikipedia project and indeed your personal vendetta's against editors is making it a miserable environment for everyone.
(WoEML=West of England Main Line) If it were like that, it would mean that South West Trains services would have to reverse when they used to operate to Paignton, Plymouth and Penzance. It does not mention the trains reversing on any article. Pdiddyjr ( talk) 13:26, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
{{
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help){{
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help)The South West Trains Network map says that Exeter St Davids is not on a north-south arrangement like that. And it does not say that trains between Exmouth and Paignton reverse. And there would be no reversing, otherwise the principle fast services from London to Paignton would never have been operated from London Waterloo by South West Trains. Pdiddyjr ( talk) 11:38, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like to remind you not to
attack other editors. Please comment on the content and not the contributors. Take a look at the
welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. You are welcome to rephrase your comment as a civil criticism of the article. Thank you.
TVArchivistUK (
talk)
16:02, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi Redrose, I have posted a warning on the above users talk page for using the warning templates inappropriately, I can see that you are trying to help. It's a shame not all users think the same. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 19:50, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I don't want the above user getting worried after another user posted quite a worrying comment on their TP. I was wondering if you could just tell them not to get worried, I would but I think hearing from someone with more seniority on Wikipedia would be more comforting. Thank you. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 18:04, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Well, when I gave the above user advice he/she also said to me on this talk page history that I was abusive. I understand how hard it is for you now (which notably I didn't used to!) I think maybe if we express that their information is useful and is good to have on Wikipedia, we may be able to convince them to cite their edits. If they believe their edits are good I believe/hope they will put more effort into citing. Does this make sense?!-- Chip123456 ( talk) 19:07, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
The edits were cited. In one case, the edit was not specifically cited on the page in question, but a wikilink was provided to the page where the reference was located. My problem is that instead of helping articles by perhaps searching for a reference yourself where you are not satisfied with what has been provided, instead you simply delete (as you've done in the past) or on this occasion, cite. You clearly follow all my edits and are tracking what I do, since everytime I make a contribution to Dr Who, within minutes, you've amended, deleted or cited it. If that isn't evidence of a vendetta, then I don't know what is. In the past you have made completely dishonest and misleading statements to counteract my correct edits. For example: "In the Classic Series stories, console room doors don't open directly to the exterior. Right from the start, they opened into a sort of passageway, and the console room doors are seen to have roundels on both sides." This was not true, as any cursory glance of some of the very earliest episodes proved quite easily. Yet you stated it as a reason for deleting my edits. When I see something on wikipedia that needs a reference, I go and look for one and add it if I can find it. If I can't, I leave well alone unless it's something that's blatant vandalism or simple ridiculous. Your pal MarnetteD edits in the same way that you do. On one occasion, they wrote (not on something I had contributed) that they had seen the relevant episode and the clip being referred to did not exist. It took me less than 30 seconds to source a reference for the page, which I added and thus proved that MarnetteD had no clue what they were saying. Yet, they had deleted the correct edit rather than helping source the correct edit. When I pointed out it would be more helpful to add rather than delete, I got a poisonous rant in return. With behaviour like that and from yourself, you wonder why folks are making warnings about your mental health. You found sources for the edits I had made and eventually added them. You could have done that from the beginning, but instead, you decided to start and escalate an edit war. Your train spotting buddy throwing in threats did nothing to help either. Please also do not edit correct references as you did on the Robots of Death page. The edits you made were incorrect and have now been reversed. The production notes that are included by the BBC research team on the DVDs is not hearsay. That they are sometimes confirmed verbally in the commentary only strengthens the argument and thus is noted separately. If a reference was ONLY mentioned in the commentary, then yes, it could be construed as hearsay and not a valid reference, but that is not what was claimed. I am done with this matter now. My goal was to enhance a page with an historical fact and a unique broadcast detail. I am sorry you and MarnetteD do not agree. You are not the owners of Dr Who in wikipedia and the very nature of the site will always and should always encourage editors to add production notes that may interest the wider audience. That they do not necessarily interest either of you is not relevant. Please do not cite wiki rules at me at this stage about what is acceptable and what isn't. They can be interpreted many ways and your interpretation is no more valid than mine. TVArchivistUK ( talk) 05:59, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
You clearly follow all my edits and are tracking what I do, since everytime I make a contribution to Dr Who, within minutes, you've amended, deleted or cited it.Prove it: preferably in the investigation against me (which I haven't found yet). -- Redrose64 ( talk) 11:24, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Redrose, also note I was looking for the investigation of you and I did see some of the users contributions to see if I could find it, but there was nothing there to suggest that the user had reported you. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 15:44, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
I have a more recent photograph of Selling railway station which reflects the new shelters and paint scheme - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Selling_railway_station,_Kent_-_2012.jpg
As I'm new and not really sure of the norm (and as you have quite a few edits on that page) I thought it would be best to run it by you before including it (should I leave the old one on there as well if so?) Almostdecimal ( talk) 18:35, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
I now see it is more important to have a more elaborate intro re usage of the term and its context rather than a move- thanks Satu Suro 22:54, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
could you pls indicate which part of WP:IMAGE controls the size of the images I have been inserting. The default you are using seems a bit small to me, also not very tidy. Thanks Flying Stag ( talk) 11:20, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
[[File:Example.png|thumb|alt=Example alt text|Example caption]]
|thumb|
and the absence of anything setting an explicit size. In the next subsection, there are guidelines on forced image size, which has a further link to
Image use policy on displayed image size. The main thing is that unless there is a good reason to force an image size, it's not normally desirable to do so. --
Redrose64 (
talk)
13:35, 21 April 2012 (UTC)Hey ! I just read your message. Just a thing to let you know I use the talk's page. AdamDeanHall doesn't. And I'm the only one who is punished ? ... 109.214.216.3 ( talk) 23:40, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
Uh... thank you for pointing it out! Nevertheless, I guess there is no need for a massive bot correction, right? -- Basilicofresco ( msg) 08:59, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I'm having problems with Twinkle at the moment, also it is not letting me do edit summary. My twinkle is not showing and the same as my edit summary, any idea what could be wrong? Thanks. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 19:26, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Though Aluminium is the preferred spelling in chemistry related articles regardless of English variants, aluminum is still the preferred spelling for non-chemistry-related topics in a North American context. Please don't change the spelling in non-chemistry-related contexts (as you did at American Airlines Flight 11) unless the rest of the article is already composed in UK usage. See WP:ALUM. Acroterion (talk) 20:30, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I've been editing the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway article. Just been working on the track diagram template, and was wondering if you could give me a hand? Basically, I think it's too wide and I'm not sure how to reduce the width. I think that the best way is to spread the long annotations (about the final destinations of lines, etc) accross multiple lines but doing this manually seems horrendously untidy? I also think that there's a case for putting a couple of the annotations (for example the 'to Keighley goods yard' annotations) on the left, but I'm also unsure on this too. Thanks in advance MR7526 ( talk) 23:38, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
|
{{
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway}}
;
RDTs don't normally show so much. However, dealing with the specific problem of the width, I see two rows that are significantly wider than the others. For these, we may use the {{
BSsplit}}
construct: but bear in mind that this isn't satisfactory on all browsers, or at certain zoom levels. See right for a demonstration; I've put some of the medium-length rows in too, without altering them, by way of comparison. Since I've removed most of the rows (those with shorter text), this means that the route lines don't line up as seen here, but if you copy just those two lines into
Template:Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, it should significantly reduce the width. Also please note that I've amended "Interchange" to "Exchange", to suit both the name and location as they existed when the ex-GNR Bradford-Keighley route was still open. --
Redrose64 (
talk)
11:02, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
for wrestling with my Jack Simmons references. I'll get the hang of it soon. Bmcln1 ( talk) 12:59, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
I guess the TB project is getting sorted -- FYI, I wasn't undoing your changes, I had multiple windows open and got confused as to what I had or had not been working on. You know what you are doing, as long as it all works, I'm probably done futzing with all of this. Montanabw (talk) 02:09, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
If so, then you need to place this userbox, {{ User WikiProject Record Labels}}, somewhere on your user page. If not, please remove your name from here or I will do it for you in a weeks time (May 14, 2012). Devin (talk) 05:02, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
Hey dude, you have new message on. User_talk:Aris_riyanto#Interlanguage_links. Thanks Aris riyanto ( talk) 01:27, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I need to find a policy to cite to another user but can't locate it. The one where it says you can't have lots of coloured writing in bus route lists. We've both combatted this before so I should know! Thanks, Rcsprinter (talk to me) 18:54, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
OK, so the last bit that seems to be needed is a cleanup of the cleanup bots. See here. I won't screw with this, but someone needs to. Montanabw (talk) 01:13, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello Redrose64, I am not sure that your 'fix' on Hardeligh Railway,Capel and Raydon Wood for RAF Raydon is technically correct. It is not something I know a lot about,but was curious to know which airfield was involved following my edits on the Hadleigh Line. RAF Raydon no longer exists so the word 'now' is not correct, but also it seemed to me in searching for the information that all the UK bases used by the USAF during the war still seemed to be called 'RAF xxxx'. I suspect that post-war any U.S. military establishment in the UK was subject to a contract and fee, whereas during the war the USAF were based at RAF stations on what might have been called an 'all hands to the pump' scenario. That might explain why the name would have been 'RAF Raydon' at the time. I'm not sure, but it worth mentioning.
I hope otherwise, that I have progressed from my early editing attempts. Best Wishes / Eastern Nat ( talk) 11:50, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello again RedRose : Looking again at the pages for RAF Raydon and Raydon there's no doubt it is the correct airfield, and it does appear to have been re-named 'RAF Raydon' when taken over by the RAF, having actually been built by the US Engineer Corps. My '[see RAF Raydon]' was neutral on the question of when it got that name, but I think I would be happy to go along with your last suggestion 'later known as'. You will see I changed USAF to USAAF which was their title until 1947 apparently. Finally, sorry for sending same message about 6 times, I was getting a server warning which invited me to re-try and you know who God loves..... Best Wishes / Eastern Nat ( talk) 09:59, 11 May 2012 (UTC)-- Eastern Nat ( talk) 09:59, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
I've replied again on my TP. Thanks. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 08:38, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
Please see: Wikipedia talk:RefToolbar 2.0#Cite button. The Cite button for RefToolbar 2.0 appears in every namespace but the article namespace. Could you take a look at the code? Thanks much! -- Funandtrvl ( talk) 23:47, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, re your edit to Template:User wikipedia/Administrator someday and your edit to Template:User wikipedia/Administrator maybe - the effect is that users with these userboxes are no longer placed in Category:Wikipedia administrator hopefuls, which is contrary to the advice on that cat page "The following userbox will add you to this category", and also at Wikipedia:List of administrator hopefuls: "To do so simply add either of these userboxes to your userspace". -- Redrose64 ( talk) 11:08, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi Redrose64,
I saw you have made some changes in the template "Infobox settlement" and I suppose you can help me.
This template orders the location map in a row ("tr") and the coat of arms and the flag in another row ("tr"). For most of the countries that is OK, but you may know that Chile is a very long country and the infobox get very large, too large in my opinion. See for example Santiago (commune).
Hence, I have played with Template:Infobox settlement/sandbox and put the flag, the coat of arms and a little communal map in a column along with the large location map of Chile: you can take a look to Template:Infobox settlement/testcases.
My first question is: is it necessary? Do you know another way to get similar results?.
I think it is necessary and therefore I wanted to edit and publish a new template Template:Infobox settlement Chile, but it doesn't work as you can see in the red message in the first line. (the current version is only a copy of "Infobox settlement". the changes are to be merged from sandbox)
Second question: how can I bring my new template to work?.
--Best regards, Keysanger ( what?) 14:45, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi Redrose64, Thanks for for sorting the rail symbol, out of interest what did I mess up by changing the infobox to UK from GB coz I cant see what it did, I'm asking this for future reference btw not to be picky as I appreciate all the help I can get on here, Cheers Jimmy3d0 ( talk) 20:56, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
{{
Infobox UK station}}
is a redirect to {{
Infobox GB station}}
, technically they are equivalent, but there is no benefit to be gained by using one over the other, as you
tried here. The problem was that with
this edit you supplied a second |symbol=
parameter: there already was one, albeit blank, just above |manager=
(the parameter which you filled in with
this edit). If a named parameter is given more than once, all except the last instance are ignored, even if the last one is blank.|image_name=
parameter - after you and others had a try, I fixed it
here. --
Redrose64 (
talk)
21:19, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
Schabas , possible COI
See User_talk:Schabas#Conflict_of_interest. As far as I know it has not been confimed that this editor (previously editing Michael Schabas) has any real conflict of interest. However a recent edit http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Crossrail&curid=241693&diff=492790031&oldid=492754087 promotes an organisation Michael Schabas was involed in http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/michael_schabas/profile.html (a director).
If you can look at this in your administrative role that would be appreciated - it's not serious, but probably needs looking at. If too busy please let me know and I'll leave an open request on the relavent help desk. Oranjblud ( talk) 01:06, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi Redrose, Can I clarify branch line situation, the branch that diverges from main line at Colchester [ which is often known locally as 'North' station] today has 3 termini at Colchester Town, Clacton and Walton, so I would suggest that my wording was OK. See plan on Sunshine Coast Line page. Best Wishes / -- Eastern Nat ( talk) 11:05, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Listen chum.
I have only inserted information that is taken directly from official records. By removing messages that warn people about the limitations of the information displayed you are deriving them of the possibility of understanding where they might draw incorrect conclusions.
I happen to have the most comprehensive data about the boiler history of this class of locomotives in existence - bar none. I don't say that lightly, and have supplied information to people who have written and are writing books on the subject. I thought it would be a good idea to pass on some details to the public domain which might interest people who are interested in the history of the class, or are making models which they would like to be historically correct. Unfortunately many existing publications contain substantial errors, and it is not always correct to rely on citing particular volumes because mistakes are often perpetuated ad nauseum.
Similarly with the Horwich Moguls, I have the most comprehensive collection of historical data on this class of locomotive, and have acted as a consultant to several people who have written on the subject including the late Arthur Cook and David Truman, both of whom I know well.
Unfortunately I don't have enough life left in me to set about publishing the data I have, and it seems appropriate to release some of it via Wikipedia - were it not for people like you who seem to think they know best (even though they obviously don't) and are determined to stifle any innovation, and deprive the public at large from ever knowing these things.
If you feel that a mistake has been made (and let's face it, we are all fallible) then it is up to you to prove it. You won't find a more informed source for the information I have chosen to place on the site. Okay, I got the length of time a particular locomotive was transferred to another region by about 25% in excess, but the response was somewhat excessive nit picking. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.13.4.50 ( talk) 14:36, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Just to let you know that some refs were added for the August 2012 release date. The IP was right about that. Caden cool 21:58, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Gosh, RedRose wrong about a Dr Who edit? Impossible. Maybe the BBC forgot to email RedRose the details of all the upcoming releases, which is unthinkable for them to leave out the world's only authority on Dr. Who. Unforgivable of them. Still, I'm sure RedRose will now be apologizing for their error. Actually, there'll be no chance of that as that would be an admission they got something wrong. Again. Odd that MarnetteD hasn't stepped in with a snarky comment or two. Must be on holiday. TVArchivistUK ( talk) 15:38, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
If you would care to examine the history of the circumstances, you created an edit war when a contributor was making a correct edit that you repeatedly reversed, insisting that you were correct. You were not. Just like the edit wars you've created in the past when you're assertion of facts has been proved wrong. If you would care to examine the history of these and many other circumstances, you will see that you owe many editors many apologies. It's such a shame when the power achieved by certain editors who've risen to the ranks of administrator through their love of train spotting and their ownership of Dr Who bully and abuse people trying to enhance pages by making correct edits. Try saying sorry for a change instead of always defending your behaviour with arrogance. Wikipedia might actually benefit from it. There's a thought. Still, you know best. As always. TVArchivistUK ( talk) 16:08, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
You repeatedly start edit wars to assert your version of facts and as far as I can see, you have never, ever apologized for your erroneous mishandling of your inept, malicious and vindictive campaigns against anyone who dares to assert they know more about Dr Who than you do. The war you created yesterday is another perfect example. Since you are determined at all costs to have the last, aggressively nasty word on this subject and will keep posting untl you get it, why not make it "I'm sorry I started an edit war over the release of DVDs where I was completely incorrect". Go on. Try it. Alternatively, issue yet another threat. That's more in keeping. By the way, you have been reported and not just by me. But as an administrator, I don't expect for one moment anyone to take the slightest notice. So, get dressed, put away your train spotters guide to the little guage railways of the Chilterns, switch off the Dr Who DVDS, delete the threats you made to the editor yesterday and apologize. Go on. Aww, go on. OK, failing that just post back here another defensive threat then. You MUST have the last word as per. I give it 5 minutes. Tick, tick, tick... TVArchivistUK ( talk) 16:52, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
Forget it. Administrators never, ever apologize for anything. They are above all wikipedia laws and are far too important. The editor making CORRECT edits was blocked and threatened. RedRose64 started the edit war and suffered no consequences. They certainly will never, ever apologize, nor will they suffer the same treatment they mete out to others. It's a sad rule of this site. Nobody polices the police indeed. JKMMOC ( talk) 19:58, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
You are a disgrace to the wikipedia community and should be barred indefinitely for your behaviour in this matter. You should be very ashamed for being one of the most malicious and spiteful administrators on this site. Go ahead and ban my IP address now. Give yourself another thrill. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.187.201.11 ( talk) 09:41, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, re this user with this edit, I'm not 100% sure that they used rollback correctly here. I asked them on their talk page, but they removed it. If they would of replied, I would of left it, but they didn't so that's why I'm asking! Advice?-- Chip123456 ( talk) 06:53, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Rise through the ranks? This is Wikipedia, not the army. Thank you for you constructive feed back (RR64), I personally thought that anyone who knew their date of the months (something which would be learnt in primary school) would of been able to figure it out, obviously, it must be harder than I viewed it. Gungadin, you still haven't pointed pointed out any misuse. Furthermore, I am not 'glory hunting' I was coming here to ask about a user who appeared to abuse their rollback tools.-- Chip123456 ( talk) 15:37, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Apologies for editing the above page to your dissatisfaction. I was just trying to make it a bit more informative as there is very little on it at the moment. Fairly new to Wikipedia and trying to get my head round all the rules and regulations. No offence intended. Surreyboy84 ( talk) 20:51, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
I appreciate your help with this article. Cheers!
SwisterTwister
talk
15:47, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your comments on Template talk:Undated; I thought you might be able to help with this. Thanks. -- xensyria T 19:30, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Redrose64. Have you seen this discussion? Axl ¤ [Talk] 10:45, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
I've given Pdiddyjr a final warning. Next step is the banhammer. Mjroots ( talk) 20:17, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
The whole discussion regarding Templates over at Village Pump is WAYYYYY too wordy for me to grasp all of it. I do not understand what they're discussing about protecting template name spaces. My experience with templates is limited, so I'm going to list what I'm used to. Please tell me if the discussion over at Village Pump affects me:
Thanks for shortening this up for me, if you can. Maile66 ( talk) 23:08, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
{{
David Bowie}}
, but you cannot edit fully-protected templates such as {{
infobox settlement}}
. You can amend the documentation page for that template.
Template:Infobox settlement/doc. If you want the actual template {{
infobox settlement}}
to be amended, you can still make your change in its sandbox -
Template:Infobox settlement/sandbox - and request an update on the template's talk page. A current example of this is at
Template talk:Lang-en#Remove dead code, where it is requested that the amendments in
Template:Lang-en/sandbox be copied to the main template page
Template:Lang-en.Thanks for catching and fixing this. -- Ed ( Edgar181) 18:01, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, how can I see my CSD tagging contributions in a log and see how many were successfully deleted? -- Chip123456 ( talk) 20:19, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Sorry about that, I thought it might have been done on purpose but my twitchy need to cleanup got the better of me. Won't happen again. -- ThunderingTyphoons! ( talk) 17:25, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
Good catch. Case of a triumph of enthusiasm over intelligence there: sorry, and thanks. Britmax ( talk) 18:18, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
"and they won't really care about the name of the template which produces that." So I can make a redirect named {{ Get your ass in gear}} or {{ Why is there never a goddamn admin when I need one}} and no one will care? :D Ten Pound Hammer • ( What did I screw up now?) 19:31, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
Hey, hope your having/had a nice holiday! Thanks for my TP comment. I'd thought I'd ask if you could tell me my CSD tagging success rate, how many of the articles I have tagged have been deleted? Also the admin someday template is not working again! -- Chip123456 ( talk) 20:23, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
{{
User wikipedia/Administrator someday}}
and later on added a {{
User wikipedia/Administrator maybe}}
. These work slightly differently; if you switched it back to {{
User wikipedia/Administrator someday}}
it should pop you back into
Category:Wikipedia administrator hopefuls.{{
subst:afd top}}
and {{
subst:afd bottom}}
to the AFD subpage. See
WP:AFD/AI: you need to remove the {{
Article for deletion/dated}}
from the article (you did this on four, but missed
Keith Davies, which I've fixed), and also add a {{
Old AfD multi}}
to the article's talk page (you missed this on all five: I've fixed up
Talk:UFC 21,
Talk:Steve Obsitnik and
Talk:Keith Davies; others fixed up
Talk:Pigasus (politics) and
Talk:Blasts in Nairobi). --
Redrose64 (
talk)
19:15, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
Out if interest, what's your view on recall? Also I've noticed, that if you put things like 'I would try' I gives people the impression that you haven't go any experience in certain places, which gives reasons to oppose at the !vote stage. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 12:57, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
|page=
must match the last part of the AFD subpage name; and the |date=
is the date of nomination, not of closure. Again, this one hadn't run the full seven days, and three of the !votes were not for keeping. It's probably a good idea to confine your NACDs to those discussions which have been moved to
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Old, unless it's very definitely heading for a keep. --
Redrose64 (
talk)
18:00, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
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I didn't know about the shortened footnotes. I have had the problem of trying to cite the same book, but different pages, and wondering how to do this, and I had looked over the article Help:Footnotes until my eyeballs glazed over, so I added the section (from stuff I had found in an old Wikipedia paperback guide) but now that I saw the shortened footnotes section, maybe I'll figure out how to use those. Anyway, thanks.-- Tomwsulcer ( talk) 18:18, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
{{
sfn}}
template for this purpose. --
Redrose64 (
talk)
18:21, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
The WikiProject Report would like to focus on WikiProject Stub Sorting for a Signpost article. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Multiple editors will have an opportunity to respond to the interview questions. If you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. - Mabeenot ( talk) 23:43, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
Apologies for wasting your time over my Banbury/Bicester mixup. No need to reply. -- John Maynard Friedman ( talk) 21:00, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
omg, thanks lol, I can't believe I missed that, I just saw the most recent edit and welcomed her, how embarassing -.-
--
Mistress Selina Kyle (
Α⇔Ω ¦
⇒✉)
16:04, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Greetings, I would like to add some logic to Template:WikiProject United States that will populate a category if an article has more than 1 WPUS template. Is there a way to do that? Thanks in advance. -- Kumioko ( talk) 16:43, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
I have started a discussion about making the Multiple issues template the new cleanup template here. Since you have edited this template several times in the past I thought you might have some insight into this idea. -- Kumioko ( talk) 20:33, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
I was wondering if i could ask do you know if all Doctor Who Betamax's were 60 minutes long? or just The Brain of Morbius Thanks Sfxprefects ( talk) 13:52, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi, can you please review Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Transport in Scotland#Stranraer railway station for me. Am I on the right track? -- Stewart ( talk | edits) 21:41, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
The current narrative in the box gives a false impression of the true usage of an appreciable part of the line from the station to Baguley. Would you care to add a suitable note at a point of your choice in the Broadheath article to cover the position. Otherwise over-strict rules end up with giving, by default, false info to Wikipedia readers. RuthAS ( talk) 16:27, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Dear Redrose64,
My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.
So a few things about the interviews:
Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name
HERE instead.
If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.
Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.
Sincerely,
Jonathan Obar -- Jaobar ( talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
Young June Sah -- Yjune.sah ( talk) 03:43, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
You know a thing or two about this. We got over 1000 seconds lag on edits. Is the job queue stuck stuck stuck stuck? Ten Pound Hammer • ( What did I screw up now?) 02:17, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
I noticed your late post at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Unified login and added a reply. PrimeHunter ( talk) 21:44, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for tidying the ref on LCDR R class. I don't know how to do it. Is there a tool for the purpose? Biscuittin ( talk) 19:53, 19 February 2012 (UTC)
{{
cite book}}
template, there are several tools but I don't want to recommend any because I never use them. I spend some of my time fixing up bad citations produced by external tools, but I don't know which tools those are: none of them leave a trail like "this citation was generated by xxxx".{{
cite book}}
, copy a blank template from that and fill in the parameters. Some of those on the doc page are so obscure that they're best ignored, so here's a blank template containing those parameters which I do use:
{{cite book |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |last3= |first3= |editor1-last= |editor1-first= |editor2-last= |editor2-first= |title= |edition= |year= |origyear= |publisher= |location= |isbn= |ref=harv }}
|lastn=
|firstn=
are for the authors. You can have up to nine pairs.|editorn-last=
|editorn-first=
are for the editors, but with a maximum of four pairs.|year=
is for the copyright year; |origyear=
is used for the year of first publication if that is different from the copyright year, and in such cases |edition=
is used to show which edition was consulted.|location=
is the place where the publisher is based.|ref=harv
is necessary when short footnotes are produced from {{
sfn}}
, {{
harvnb}}
and related templates. If you're not using those, |ref=harv
doesn't do anything visible but is harmless.<ref>Smith 1994, p.25</ref>
→
[1]<ref>{{harvnb|Smith|1994|p=25}}</ref>
→
[1]{{
harvnb}}
to generate a shortened footnote which contains a link from Smith 1994 to the matching {{
cite book}}
(assuming that the latter has |ref=harv
{{sfn|Smith|1994|p=25}}
→
[1]<ref>...</ref>
tags because those are built into {{
sfn}}
. It really comes into its own when you have multiple instances of the same ref - you don't need to worry about <ref name=something>
- all that is worked out for you.{{
cite book}}
: Invalid |ref=harv
(
help)Just wanted to check why one review in the Independent is given preference over another, you have made a correction stating: review is already listed at position 4, with the true rating of 5/5
One rating is no more 'TRUE' than the other could you explain
Deneuve15 ( talk) 14:39, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
<ref name="independent">
. This means that somewhere else in the article there is a full ref with the same name; and further up, at position 4, we find the following:| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=independent/>
I think this is the last time I have to impose upon you for help with {{ WikiProject Canada}}. I could not in good conscience go ahead with the name of the project as Wikipedia:WikiProject Newfoundland and Labrador/St. John's. It's not a subpage of Newfoundland. It's more a child of Canada not the province. I've just subscribed the project to Article Alerts copying the values from the Canadian music project. I figured that any complaints of the move to the new name, I'd bare. The final thing is the actual banner as displyed. I completely forgot as I was having a prolonged "todo" with the category project with regard to them deleting one of them on me! lol. The project name in the Canada banner points to the previous name. It should be Wikipedia:WikiProject St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. I don't know whether there are other parameters you must change to make it happen. Thanks for all your help. Argolin ( talk) 08:14, 22 February 2012 (UTC)
Thanks alot! Its really nice that I can ask for something and it gets done. You're spoilling me. All the best. Argolin ( talk) 11:01, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
You know the guy that's vandalizing? Well, you can report him at WP:ANI. Glad to help, 72.197.249.141 ( talk) 01:55, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
Hi Red Rose,
Looking at your recent edits on Chippenham railway station, I think you made a slight mistake. I totally agree with that the electrification ref, there is not enough to support it but the AfA scheme there is. It shows where it's happening and when you click on the wheelchair sign it gives you full information on it. I have moved the not in citation given, but if you feel you would like it back please tell my why! Have a good day! -- Chip123456 ( talk) 09:14, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
After at least trying out the new variant of the citation/bibliographic templates, I would like to find a template that will output in Modern Language Association (MLA) format rather than the present APA style. My main reservation is the placement of the date with the publication date, a |PublicationDate= parameter that does not seem to indicate date(s) of publication next to publisher, rather it places it in the author field. FWiW Bzuk ( talk) 14:12, 28 February 2012 (UTC).
Jbrock327 would like your help. Jbrock327 ( talk) 05:06, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
There's one thing I don't understand: how could the staff at Swindon works cut up the almost preserved class 22 by accident? 98.177.248.237 ( talk) 23:23, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
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Just to say thank you for your wikignoming - I often see you tidying up after me! Secretlondon ( talk) 03:24, 6 March 2012 (UTC) |
Hi, I noticed that you responded to several {{
editsemiprotected}}'s. I'm not sure if you realized it, but after answering one, you're supposed to change it to {{
editsemiprotected|answered=yes}}
so that it doesn't show up in
Category:Wikipedia semi-protected edit requests. Also, technically you're supposed to use {{
ESp}} instead of {{
EP}}, but I honestly doubt anyone cares about this distinction. Thank you. --
N
Y
Kevin @967, i.e.
22:12, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
{{
ESp}}
just before I did
this one. I have noticed that some other users leave |answered=no
alone if there is a possibility that with further information, the request could become valid. In
this case I felt that there was no such possibility. --
Redrose64 (
talk)
22:20, 6 March 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for supporting me in this RfC. Is there any way you can get more people to take part? It might look like inappropriate canvassing if I start approaching people. It may appear to be an esoteric question to do with a particular class of rolling stock and not of general interest, but the issue is actually much more fundamental, viz. whether an editor should be able to overturn properly sourced information which he or she happens not to like. Thanks -- Alarics ( talk) 22:07, 8 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi there. I see you have restored the wikilink for Edward Watkin. I was about to do it this morning then realised it might not be the Edward Watkin of the article, but his nephew. Chevin ( talk) 15:50, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi, the information on the reference you were looking for is near the bottom. Hope you can now find it. Thanks. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 07:52, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
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Many thanks for answering queries on my talk page! — Martin ( MSGJ · talk) 10:45, 14 March 2012 (UTC) |
Sorry for the page move, didn't realise there was a set of guidelines regarding railway station article titles. Thanks for reverting. -- TBM10 ( talk) 21:34, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your addition to GNR Class C1 (Klondyke). I am thinking of renaming the article, see Talk:GNR Class C1 (Klondyke). What is your view on this? Biscuittin ( talk) 22:17, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
hi, i saw some of your comments on the location map page and am assuming you have some knowledge about it. how do i make a name appear on mouseover to a marker:
you can see my code here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Misconceptions2/sandbox, it has a part which says "link=Rayyis", but it does not say rayyis on mouse over to the marker which has the label= Exp. of Zaid ibn Haritha (Al-Is)-- Misconceptions2 ( talk) 21:51, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for taking the time to track down the italictitle situation on The Five Doctors article. My guess was that it was something along those lines but I wouldn't have known where to begin to track it down. I appreciate your thoroughness. Cheers. MarnetteD | Talk 03:09, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
I think you've got an edit war brewing at LMS Hughes Crab. Thanks for your additions to LSWR K10 class and LSWR L11 class. I only added the Dendy Marshall reference so I can't help with page numbers for the others. I have also created LSWR C8 class and, if you could add further information to it, this would be most welcome. Biscuittin ( talk) 10:43, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
-- Chip123456 ( talk) 19:30, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
you seem to be good friends with bob re born but I hope you can assist me with my problem with him. My edits on Temple Meads station, Bristol are I believe correct user bob re born keeps on reverting them. Please can you see which is correct and bring this dispute to an end! Thanks. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 20:34, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
Ok. Thanks. I didn't discuss the matter with bob a lot as he comes across quite aggressively. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 07:47, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
How did you come to watch my talk page? Have we met somewhere on wikipedia? Thanks for helping. You work trains and I work plants, so I was curiuos. 512bits ( talk) 23:14, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
I know. Headbomb and I are both up against that rule right now. I have been trying, without success so far, to engage in a constructive discussion of the true intent of his/her change. It is possible, even likely, that this is a misunderstanding of intent. That should be fully sorted out on Talk before the content is re-added, however. Perhaps you can help mediate this discussion where I have been unsuccessful. Thanks. Rossami (talk) 23:34, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Can't you post any website links on Wikipedia then? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexpotter1996 ( talk • contribs) 22:29, 23 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi. I'm fine with the tweaks for {{ wikicite/doc}}. But in a recent FA, I recall nikkimaria calling for consistency between sfn'd footnotes and the full cite, so .27.27 went in. You wouldn't know a way to do this without having to encode the apostrophes in the {{ sfnRef}} would you? (fyi, the example is off Woodes Rogers.) Alarbus ( talk) 01:04, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
I'm leaving this message for known script authors, recent contributors to Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts, and those who've shown interest in user scripts.
This scripts listing page is in dire need of cleanup. To facilitate this, I've created a new draft listing at Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts cleanup. You're invited to list scripts you know to be currently working and relevant. Eventually this draft page can replace the current scripts listing.
If you'd like to comment or collaborate on this proposal, see the discussion I started here: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject User scripts#Scripts listing cleanup project. Thanks! Equazcion (talk) 04:31, 25 Mar 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I've just noticed my edit [1] from early on Saturday morning, which you reverted. It's a bit mystifying as I didn't intend to make any such edit. I think it must have been because I was viewing the wiki on my smart phone, and accidentally hit the "rollback" button when trying to click some other link. Silly thing is I didn't even notice it had happened until today. Thanks for catching it, anyway! — Amakuru ( talk) 12:30, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello! I am in a college English course and working on a Wikipedia article for an assignment. I was wondering if you would have any suggestions for me to improve my page? Also, There is a box at the top of the page that says the article does not cite any sources, even though I have added citations. Is there a way I can fix this? Thanks so much! Aprose793 ( talk) 01:55, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
Can't help with the 0-6-0s I'm afraid, and there's plenty more unidentified at Commons:Category:Midland Railway steam locomotives
Here's another I couldn't identify: File:Bournville Locomotive Depot, with Midland 4-4-0 - geograph.org.uk - 2123308.jpg It's easy to identify it - Casserley & Asher give it as Johnson Class 3, 40711-430762, 22/80 surviving in 1948, but I'm not sure what the class would have been called otherwise, cf. the "Class 483" 4-4-0s. Did they begin at 700? Andy Dingley ( talk) 16:41, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
Present for you on my user page. 512bits ( talk) 16:57, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
Dear Redrose 64,
I have considered your edits of Statford upon Avon to Honeybourne, is is not the case that there is a future possible link between the two lines are currently under investigation for funding? I will be pleased to hear your deliberations on the matter in question.
Thank you,
IkbenFrank. — Preceding unsigned comment added by IkbenFrank ( talk • contribs) 08:48, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
Following on from conversation last year, see update at User talk:Lamberhurst#Uttoxeter station revisited. NtheP ( talk) 12:50, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
FYI: < https://en.wikipedia.org/?diff=486028176&oldid=485971510>. -- MZMcBride ( talk) 05:06, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
Looks like the issue with a year in the date field was fixed. See Help talk:Citation Style 1#date and year. ---— Gadget850 (Ed) talk 13:47, 7 April 2012 (UTC)
Re this edit - under which part of WP:TPO did you remove my post? -- Redrose64 ( talk) 17:11, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
Redrose, are you connected with the GWS at Didcot? The latest issue of Heritage Railway (12 Apr - 9 May) has an illustration of an Edmondson ticket printed in advance for use by passengers returning to the UK on Titanic for their onward train journeys to London. The article mentions various tickets surviving. Do you think that the GWS would be amenable to making scans of the tickets available via Commons. As far as I understand it, the tickets are ineligible for copyright. Mjroots ( talk) 09:59, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
Please note that the Wales is a main service but just has a limited service. (CPM). -- Chip123456 ( talk) 10:19, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
I have re-worded the sentance and added a citation though I can't help feeling that It does not need to be in the article. Long Robin 79 ( talk) 10:25, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, while I was looking at these new page creations you CSD'd (G4) this page, Trim level acronym, are you aware that hte user also created Car trim level acronym as well, which is an exact copy of the page you have tagged? I'll let you deal with this. Cheers! CaptainScreebo Parley! 20:14, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I need your help. I'm currently reviewing Notodden Airport, Tuven which is situated in Norway. A vast majority of the sources are in Norwegian but the article is in English. So, can I verify reliability from a language of which I don't speak. The nominator recommended that I should use google translate, which I'm not comfortable using because sometimes it has very poor translating skills! What can I do? HELP! Thanks ------- Chip123456 ( talk) 20:30, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, so can they be accepted on the English Wikipedia? -- Chip123456 ( talk) 16:32, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
^ {{cite web |url=http://radiostationworld.com/locations/united_states_of_america/michigan/radio.asp?m=por |title=RadioStationWorld |year=2012 |accessdate=16 April 2012
Right thank you. Also what is wrong with the way the above reference has come out in the reference section? It doesn't look right! -- Chip123456 ( talk) 16:38, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, should've said. Sarnia by user TheKurgan, another article I'm reviewing. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 17:11, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
{{
cite web}}
template.I thought that too, but didn't realise it was so many, thought my computer was just playing up! Will put it on the review page. Thanks Redrose, you are really helpful and a credit to Wikipedia, may sound a bit cheesy but it's true! -- Chip123456 ( talk) 17:31, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Right, well that is odd! Thanks. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 17:53, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Would the reference to Freud's views on masturbation be ok now since I have provided sources now?-- RJR3333 ( talk) 06:05, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
The data as to the broadcast schedule for Dr Who ALREADY exists on wikipedia. If you click on every story page which exists - and they all do - you will be shown the broadcast dates for every episode, including the 8 episodes that were repeated (An Unearthly Child (pt 1) & the complete Evil of the Daleks) prior to the Spearhead from Space repeat in 1971. Every broadcast date corresponds with a Saturday. It is not necessary to provide a citation when the information exists already on wikipedia. It is only necessary when there is no other supporting record and an external verification is needed. The citation that you demanded does prove that the repeat took place on Friday evenings and all the other Dr Who story pages combined verify that this was the first example of a non-Saturday broadcast. TVArchivistUK ( talk) 22:41, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Please stop your personal vendetta and your determination to escalate an edit war.
Please stop your personal vendetta and your determination to escalate an edit war. Please see your previous edits.
Please stop your personal vendetta and your determination to escalate an edit war. Please see your previous edits.
If you click on the wikilink to Pamela Salem or indeed to the page for the character 'Leela' you will see all the sources needed. Notes that are verified by wikipedia do not need further external sources. TVArchivistUK ( talk) 02:32, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Once again you have misunderstood and once again your personal vendetta and determination to prove that you are the ultimate authority on Dr Who has let you down. The pages I referred to all carried the SOURCED and VERIFIED data you had demanded. Thus by clicking the pages, the source was clear and verified. You are (again) making a mockery of the entire wikipedia project and indeed your personal vendetta's against editors is making it a miserable environment for everyone.
(WoEML=West of England Main Line) If it were like that, it would mean that South West Trains services would have to reverse when they used to operate to Paignton, Plymouth and Penzance. It does not mention the trains reversing on any article. Pdiddyjr ( talk) 13:26, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
{{
cite book}}
: Unknown parameter |month=
ignored (
help){{
cite book}}
: Unknown parameter |month=
ignored (
help)The South West Trains Network map says that Exeter St Davids is not on a north-south arrangement like that. And it does not say that trains between Exmouth and Paignton reverse. And there would be no reversing, otherwise the principle fast services from London to Paignton would never have been operated from London Waterloo by South West Trains. Pdiddyjr ( talk) 11:38, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like to remind you not to
attack other editors. Please comment on the content and not the contributors. Take a look at the
welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. You are welcome to rephrase your comment as a civil criticism of the article. Thank you.
TVArchivistUK (
talk)
16:02, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi Redrose, I have posted a warning on the above users talk page for using the warning templates inappropriately, I can see that you are trying to help. It's a shame not all users think the same. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 19:50, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I don't want the above user getting worried after another user posted quite a worrying comment on their TP. I was wondering if you could just tell them not to get worried, I would but I think hearing from someone with more seniority on Wikipedia would be more comforting. Thank you. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 18:04, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
Well, when I gave the above user advice he/she also said to me on this talk page history that I was abusive. I understand how hard it is for you now (which notably I didn't used to!) I think maybe if we express that their information is useful and is good to have on Wikipedia, we may be able to convince them to cite their edits. If they believe their edits are good I believe/hope they will put more effort into citing. Does this make sense?!-- Chip123456 ( talk) 19:07, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
The edits were cited. In one case, the edit was not specifically cited on the page in question, but a wikilink was provided to the page where the reference was located. My problem is that instead of helping articles by perhaps searching for a reference yourself where you are not satisfied with what has been provided, instead you simply delete (as you've done in the past) or on this occasion, cite. You clearly follow all my edits and are tracking what I do, since everytime I make a contribution to Dr Who, within minutes, you've amended, deleted or cited it. If that isn't evidence of a vendetta, then I don't know what is. In the past you have made completely dishonest and misleading statements to counteract my correct edits. For example: "In the Classic Series stories, console room doors don't open directly to the exterior. Right from the start, they opened into a sort of passageway, and the console room doors are seen to have roundels on both sides." This was not true, as any cursory glance of some of the very earliest episodes proved quite easily. Yet you stated it as a reason for deleting my edits. When I see something on wikipedia that needs a reference, I go and look for one and add it if I can find it. If I can't, I leave well alone unless it's something that's blatant vandalism or simple ridiculous. Your pal MarnetteD edits in the same way that you do. On one occasion, they wrote (not on something I had contributed) that they had seen the relevant episode and the clip being referred to did not exist. It took me less than 30 seconds to source a reference for the page, which I added and thus proved that MarnetteD had no clue what they were saying. Yet, they had deleted the correct edit rather than helping source the correct edit. When I pointed out it would be more helpful to add rather than delete, I got a poisonous rant in return. With behaviour like that and from yourself, you wonder why folks are making warnings about your mental health. You found sources for the edits I had made and eventually added them. You could have done that from the beginning, but instead, you decided to start and escalate an edit war. Your train spotting buddy throwing in threats did nothing to help either. Please also do not edit correct references as you did on the Robots of Death page. The edits you made were incorrect and have now been reversed. The production notes that are included by the BBC research team on the DVDs is not hearsay. That they are sometimes confirmed verbally in the commentary only strengthens the argument and thus is noted separately. If a reference was ONLY mentioned in the commentary, then yes, it could be construed as hearsay and not a valid reference, but that is not what was claimed. I am done with this matter now. My goal was to enhance a page with an historical fact and a unique broadcast detail. I am sorry you and MarnetteD do not agree. You are not the owners of Dr Who in wikipedia and the very nature of the site will always and should always encourage editors to add production notes that may interest the wider audience. That they do not necessarily interest either of you is not relevant. Please do not cite wiki rules at me at this stage about what is acceptable and what isn't. They can be interpreted many ways and your interpretation is no more valid than mine. TVArchivistUK ( talk) 05:59, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
You clearly follow all my edits and are tracking what I do, since everytime I make a contribution to Dr Who, within minutes, you've amended, deleted or cited it.Prove it: preferably in the investigation against me (which I haven't found yet). -- Redrose64 ( talk) 11:24, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Redrose, also note I was looking for the investigation of you and I did see some of the users contributions to see if I could find it, but there was nothing there to suggest that the user had reported you. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 15:44, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
I have a more recent photograph of Selling railway station which reflects the new shelters and paint scheme - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Selling_railway_station,_Kent_-_2012.jpg
As I'm new and not really sure of the norm (and as you have quite a few edits on that page) I thought it would be best to run it by you before including it (should I leave the old one on there as well if so?) Almostdecimal ( talk) 18:35, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
I now see it is more important to have a more elaborate intro re usage of the term and its context rather than a move- thanks Satu Suro 22:54, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
could you pls indicate which part of WP:IMAGE controls the size of the images I have been inserting. The default you are using seems a bit small to me, also not very tidy. Thanks Flying Stag ( talk) 11:20, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
[[File:Example.png|thumb|alt=Example alt text|Example caption]]
|thumb|
and the absence of anything setting an explicit size. In the next subsection, there are guidelines on forced image size, which has a further link to
Image use policy on displayed image size. The main thing is that unless there is a good reason to force an image size, it's not normally desirable to do so. --
Redrose64 (
talk)
13:35, 21 April 2012 (UTC)Hey ! I just read your message. Just a thing to let you know I use the talk's page. AdamDeanHall doesn't. And I'm the only one who is punished ? ... 109.214.216.3 ( talk) 23:40, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
Uh... thank you for pointing it out! Nevertheless, I guess there is no need for a massive bot correction, right? -- Basilicofresco ( msg) 08:59, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I'm having problems with Twinkle at the moment, also it is not letting me do edit summary. My twinkle is not showing and the same as my edit summary, any idea what could be wrong? Thanks. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 19:26, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
Though Aluminium is the preferred spelling in chemistry related articles regardless of English variants, aluminum is still the preferred spelling for non-chemistry-related topics in a North American context. Please don't change the spelling in non-chemistry-related contexts (as you did at American Airlines Flight 11) unless the rest of the article is already composed in UK usage. See WP:ALUM. Acroterion (talk) 20:30, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I've been editing the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway article. Just been working on the track diagram template, and was wondering if you could give me a hand? Basically, I think it's too wide and I'm not sure how to reduce the width. I think that the best way is to spread the long annotations (about the final destinations of lines, etc) accross multiple lines but doing this manually seems horrendously untidy? I also think that there's a case for putting a couple of the annotations (for example the 'to Keighley goods yard' annotations) on the left, but I'm also unsure on this too. Thanks in advance MR7526 ( talk) 23:38, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
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{{
Keighley and Worth Valley Railway}}
;
RDTs don't normally show so much. However, dealing with the specific problem of the width, I see two rows that are significantly wider than the others. For these, we may use the {{
BSsplit}}
construct: but bear in mind that this isn't satisfactory on all browsers, or at certain zoom levels. See right for a demonstration; I've put some of the medium-length rows in too, without altering them, by way of comparison. Since I've removed most of the rows (those with shorter text), this means that the route lines don't line up as seen here, but if you copy just those two lines into
Template:Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, it should significantly reduce the width. Also please note that I've amended "Interchange" to "Exchange", to suit both the name and location as they existed when the ex-GNR Bradford-Keighley route was still open. --
Redrose64 (
talk)
11:02, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
for wrestling with my Jack Simmons references. I'll get the hang of it soon. Bmcln1 ( talk) 12:59, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
I guess the TB project is getting sorted -- FYI, I wasn't undoing your changes, I had multiple windows open and got confused as to what I had or had not been working on. You know what you are doing, as long as it all works, I'm probably done futzing with all of this. Montanabw (talk) 02:09, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
If so, then you need to place this userbox, {{ User WikiProject Record Labels}}, somewhere on your user page. If not, please remove your name from here or I will do it for you in a weeks time (May 14, 2012). Devin (talk) 05:02, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
Hey dude, you have new message on. User_talk:Aris_riyanto#Interlanguage_links. Thanks Aris riyanto ( talk) 01:27, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I need to find a policy to cite to another user but can't locate it. The one where it says you can't have lots of coloured writing in bus route lists. We've both combatted this before so I should know! Thanks, Rcsprinter (talk to me) 18:54, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
OK, so the last bit that seems to be needed is a cleanup of the cleanup bots. See here. I won't screw with this, but someone needs to. Montanabw (talk) 01:13, 9 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello Redrose64, I am not sure that your 'fix' on Hardeligh Railway,Capel and Raydon Wood for RAF Raydon is technically correct. It is not something I know a lot about,but was curious to know which airfield was involved following my edits on the Hadleigh Line. RAF Raydon no longer exists so the word 'now' is not correct, but also it seemed to me in searching for the information that all the UK bases used by the USAF during the war still seemed to be called 'RAF xxxx'. I suspect that post-war any U.S. military establishment in the UK was subject to a contract and fee, whereas during the war the USAF were based at RAF stations on what might have been called an 'all hands to the pump' scenario. That might explain why the name would have been 'RAF Raydon' at the time. I'm not sure, but it worth mentioning.
I hope otherwise, that I have progressed from my early editing attempts. Best Wishes / Eastern Nat ( talk) 11:50, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello again RedRose : Looking again at the pages for RAF Raydon and Raydon there's no doubt it is the correct airfield, and it does appear to have been re-named 'RAF Raydon' when taken over by the RAF, having actually been built by the US Engineer Corps. My '[see RAF Raydon]' was neutral on the question of when it got that name, but I think I would be happy to go along with your last suggestion 'later known as'. You will see I changed USAF to USAAF which was their title until 1947 apparently. Finally, sorry for sending same message about 6 times, I was getting a server warning which invited me to re-try and you know who God loves..... Best Wishes / Eastern Nat ( talk) 09:59, 11 May 2012 (UTC)-- Eastern Nat ( talk) 09:59, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
I've replied again on my TP. Thanks. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 08:38, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
Please see: Wikipedia talk:RefToolbar 2.0#Cite button. The Cite button for RefToolbar 2.0 appears in every namespace but the article namespace. Could you take a look at the code? Thanks much! -- Funandtrvl ( talk) 23:47, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, re your edit to Template:User wikipedia/Administrator someday and your edit to Template:User wikipedia/Administrator maybe - the effect is that users with these userboxes are no longer placed in Category:Wikipedia administrator hopefuls, which is contrary to the advice on that cat page "The following userbox will add you to this category", and also at Wikipedia:List of administrator hopefuls: "To do so simply add either of these userboxes to your userspace". -- Redrose64 ( talk) 11:08, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi Redrose64,
I saw you have made some changes in the template "Infobox settlement" and I suppose you can help me.
This template orders the location map in a row ("tr") and the coat of arms and the flag in another row ("tr"). For most of the countries that is OK, but you may know that Chile is a very long country and the infobox get very large, too large in my opinion. See for example Santiago (commune).
Hence, I have played with Template:Infobox settlement/sandbox and put the flag, the coat of arms and a little communal map in a column along with the large location map of Chile: you can take a look to Template:Infobox settlement/testcases.
My first question is: is it necessary? Do you know another way to get similar results?.
I think it is necessary and therefore I wanted to edit and publish a new template Template:Infobox settlement Chile, but it doesn't work as you can see in the red message in the first line. (the current version is only a copy of "Infobox settlement". the changes are to be merged from sandbox)
Second question: how can I bring my new template to work?.
--Best regards, Keysanger ( what?) 14:45, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi Redrose64, Thanks for for sorting the rail symbol, out of interest what did I mess up by changing the infobox to UK from GB coz I cant see what it did, I'm asking this for future reference btw not to be picky as I appreciate all the help I can get on here, Cheers Jimmy3d0 ( talk) 20:56, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
{{
Infobox UK station}}
is a redirect to {{
Infobox GB station}}
, technically they are equivalent, but there is no benefit to be gained by using one over the other, as you
tried here. The problem was that with
this edit you supplied a second |symbol=
parameter: there already was one, albeit blank, just above |manager=
(the parameter which you filled in with
this edit). If a named parameter is given more than once, all except the last instance are ignored, even if the last one is blank.|image_name=
parameter - after you and others had a try, I fixed it
here. --
Redrose64 (
talk)
21:19, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
Schabas , possible COI
See User_talk:Schabas#Conflict_of_interest. As far as I know it has not been confimed that this editor (previously editing Michael Schabas) has any real conflict of interest. However a recent edit http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Crossrail&curid=241693&diff=492790031&oldid=492754087 promotes an organisation Michael Schabas was involed in http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/michael_schabas/profile.html (a director).
If you can look at this in your administrative role that would be appreciated - it's not serious, but probably needs looking at. If too busy please let me know and I'll leave an open request on the relavent help desk. Oranjblud ( talk) 01:06, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi Redrose, Can I clarify branch line situation, the branch that diverges from main line at Colchester [ which is often known locally as 'North' station] today has 3 termini at Colchester Town, Clacton and Walton, so I would suggest that my wording was OK. See plan on Sunshine Coast Line page. Best Wishes / -- Eastern Nat ( talk) 11:05, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Listen chum.
I have only inserted information that is taken directly from official records. By removing messages that warn people about the limitations of the information displayed you are deriving them of the possibility of understanding where they might draw incorrect conclusions.
I happen to have the most comprehensive data about the boiler history of this class of locomotives in existence - bar none. I don't say that lightly, and have supplied information to people who have written and are writing books on the subject. I thought it would be a good idea to pass on some details to the public domain which might interest people who are interested in the history of the class, or are making models which they would like to be historically correct. Unfortunately many existing publications contain substantial errors, and it is not always correct to rely on citing particular volumes because mistakes are often perpetuated ad nauseum.
Similarly with the Horwich Moguls, I have the most comprehensive collection of historical data on this class of locomotive, and have acted as a consultant to several people who have written on the subject including the late Arthur Cook and David Truman, both of whom I know well.
Unfortunately I don't have enough life left in me to set about publishing the data I have, and it seems appropriate to release some of it via Wikipedia - were it not for people like you who seem to think they know best (even though they obviously don't) and are determined to stifle any innovation, and deprive the public at large from ever knowing these things.
If you feel that a mistake has been made (and let's face it, we are all fallible) then it is up to you to prove it. You won't find a more informed source for the information I have chosen to place on the site. Okay, I got the length of time a particular locomotive was transferred to another region by about 25% in excess, but the response was somewhat excessive nit picking. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.13.4.50 ( talk) 14:36, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Just to let you know that some refs were added for the August 2012 release date. The IP was right about that. Caden cool 21:58, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Gosh, RedRose wrong about a Dr Who edit? Impossible. Maybe the BBC forgot to email RedRose the details of all the upcoming releases, which is unthinkable for them to leave out the world's only authority on Dr. Who. Unforgivable of them. Still, I'm sure RedRose will now be apologizing for their error. Actually, there'll be no chance of that as that would be an admission they got something wrong. Again. Odd that MarnetteD hasn't stepped in with a snarky comment or two. Must be on holiday. TVArchivistUK ( talk) 15:38, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
If you would care to examine the history of the circumstances, you created an edit war when a contributor was making a correct edit that you repeatedly reversed, insisting that you were correct. You were not. Just like the edit wars you've created in the past when you're assertion of facts has been proved wrong. If you would care to examine the history of these and many other circumstances, you will see that you owe many editors many apologies. It's such a shame when the power achieved by certain editors who've risen to the ranks of administrator through their love of train spotting and their ownership of Dr Who bully and abuse people trying to enhance pages by making correct edits. Try saying sorry for a change instead of always defending your behaviour with arrogance. Wikipedia might actually benefit from it. There's a thought. Still, you know best. As always. TVArchivistUK ( talk) 16:08, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
You repeatedly start edit wars to assert your version of facts and as far as I can see, you have never, ever apologized for your erroneous mishandling of your inept, malicious and vindictive campaigns against anyone who dares to assert they know more about Dr Who than you do. The war you created yesterday is another perfect example. Since you are determined at all costs to have the last, aggressively nasty word on this subject and will keep posting untl you get it, why not make it "I'm sorry I started an edit war over the release of DVDs where I was completely incorrect". Go on. Try it. Alternatively, issue yet another threat. That's more in keeping. By the way, you have been reported and not just by me. But as an administrator, I don't expect for one moment anyone to take the slightest notice. So, get dressed, put away your train spotters guide to the little guage railways of the Chilterns, switch off the Dr Who DVDS, delete the threats you made to the editor yesterday and apologize. Go on. Aww, go on. OK, failing that just post back here another defensive threat then. You MUST have the last word as per. I give it 5 minutes. Tick, tick, tick... TVArchivistUK ( talk) 16:52, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
Forget it. Administrators never, ever apologize for anything. They are above all wikipedia laws and are far too important. The editor making CORRECT edits was blocked and threatened. RedRose64 started the edit war and suffered no consequences. They certainly will never, ever apologize, nor will they suffer the same treatment they mete out to others. It's a sad rule of this site. Nobody polices the police indeed. JKMMOC ( talk) 19:58, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
You are a disgrace to the wikipedia community and should be barred indefinitely for your behaviour in this matter. You should be very ashamed for being one of the most malicious and spiteful administrators on this site. Go ahead and ban my IP address now. Give yourself another thrill. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.187.201.11 ( talk) 09:41, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, re this user with this edit, I'm not 100% sure that they used rollback correctly here. I asked them on their talk page, but they removed it. If they would of replied, I would of left it, but they didn't so that's why I'm asking! Advice?-- Chip123456 ( talk) 06:53, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Rise through the ranks? This is Wikipedia, not the army. Thank you for you constructive feed back (RR64), I personally thought that anyone who knew their date of the months (something which would be learnt in primary school) would of been able to figure it out, obviously, it must be harder than I viewed it. Gungadin, you still haven't pointed pointed out any misuse. Furthermore, I am not 'glory hunting' I was coming here to ask about a user who appeared to abuse their rollback tools.-- Chip123456 ( talk) 15:37, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
Apologies for editing the above page to your dissatisfaction. I was just trying to make it a bit more informative as there is very little on it at the moment. Fairly new to Wikipedia and trying to get my head round all the rules and regulations. No offence intended. Surreyboy84 ( talk) 20:51, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
I appreciate your help with this article. Cheers!
SwisterTwister
talk
15:47, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your comments on Template talk:Undated; I thought you might be able to help with this. Thanks. -- xensyria T 19:30, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Redrose64. Have you seen this discussion? Axl ¤ [Talk] 10:45, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
I've given Pdiddyjr a final warning. Next step is the banhammer. Mjroots ( talk) 20:17, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
The whole discussion regarding Templates over at Village Pump is WAYYYYY too wordy for me to grasp all of it. I do not understand what they're discussing about protecting template name spaces. My experience with templates is limited, so I'm going to list what I'm used to. Please tell me if the discussion over at Village Pump affects me:
Thanks for shortening this up for me, if you can. Maile66 ( talk) 23:08, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
{{
David Bowie}}
, but you cannot edit fully-protected templates such as {{
infobox settlement}}
. You can amend the documentation page for that template.
Template:Infobox settlement/doc. If you want the actual template {{
infobox settlement}}
to be amended, you can still make your change in its sandbox -
Template:Infobox settlement/sandbox - and request an update on the template's talk page. A current example of this is at
Template talk:Lang-en#Remove dead code, where it is requested that the amendments in
Template:Lang-en/sandbox be copied to the main template page
Template:Lang-en.Thanks for catching and fixing this. -- Ed ( Edgar181) 18:01, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Hi, how can I see my CSD tagging contributions in a log and see how many were successfully deleted? -- Chip123456 ( talk) 20:19, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Sorry about that, I thought it might have been done on purpose but my twitchy need to cleanup got the better of me. Won't happen again. -- ThunderingTyphoons! ( talk) 17:25, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
Good catch. Case of a triumph of enthusiasm over intelligence there: sorry, and thanks. Britmax ( talk) 18:18, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
"and they won't really care about the name of the template which produces that." So I can make a redirect named {{ Get your ass in gear}} or {{ Why is there never a goddamn admin when I need one}} and no one will care? :D Ten Pound Hammer • ( What did I screw up now?) 19:31, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
Hey, hope your having/had a nice holiday! Thanks for my TP comment. I'd thought I'd ask if you could tell me my CSD tagging success rate, how many of the articles I have tagged have been deleted? Also the admin someday template is not working again! -- Chip123456 ( talk) 20:23, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
{{
User wikipedia/Administrator someday}}
and later on added a {{
User wikipedia/Administrator maybe}}
. These work slightly differently; if you switched it back to {{
User wikipedia/Administrator someday}}
it should pop you back into
Category:Wikipedia administrator hopefuls.{{
subst:afd top}}
and {{
subst:afd bottom}}
to the AFD subpage. See
WP:AFD/AI: you need to remove the {{
Article for deletion/dated}}
from the article (you did this on four, but missed
Keith Davies, which I've fixed), and also add a {{
Old AfD multi}}
to the article's talk page (you missed this on all five: I've fixed up
Talk:UFC 21,
Talk:Steve Obsitnik and
Talk:Keith Davies; others fixed up
Talk:Pigasus (politics) and
Talk:Blasts in Nairobi). --
Redrose64 (
talk)
19:15, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
Out if interest, what's your view on recall? Also I've noticed, that if you put things like 'I would try' I gives people the impression that you haven't go any experience in certain places, which gives reasons to oppose at the !vote stage. -- Chip123456 ( talk) 12:57, 5 June 2012 (UTC)
|page=
must match the last part of the AFD subpage name; and the |date=
is the date of nomination, not of closure. Again, this one hadn't run the full seven days, and three of the !votes were not for keeping. It's probably a good idea to confine your NACDs to those discussions which have been moved to
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Old, unless it's very definitely heading for a keep. --
Redrose64 (
talk)
18:00, 6 June 2012 (UTC)