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@DRAGON BOOSTER: Thank you so much for the warm welcome DannyS712 (talk) 19:52, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
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Ways to improve List of TeX extensions
Hi, I'm Meatsgains. DannyS712, thanks for creating List of TeX extensions!
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Article Maria Marshall
Hello @DannyS712:, I linked the article for it not to be anymore orphan and removed your tag. All my very best, Philipe49730--Philippe49730 (talk) 17:19, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
- @Philippe49730: thank you for your work, and for you prompt response. However, may I suggest that in the future, you remember to include an edit summary with your dif? If you want any help, feel free to reach out. --DannyS712 (talk) 19:45, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
Greetings
- @JFG: thank you so much! I wasn't sure if I should put it on all of the pages, so I only put it on the core ones (main page, timelines, reactions, legal teams). Thanks for the help. I'll try to keep it updated as the investigation progresses, but any future help will be welcome. --DannyS712 (talk) 15:16, 18 October 2018 (UTC)
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―Abelmoschus Esculentus 02:40, 27 October 2018 (UTC)Hi Danny! You may just leave a standard level 1 vandalism template. Thanks ―Abelmoschus Esculentus 09:24, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Abelmoschus Esculentus: Thanks for the feedback. --DannyS712 (talk) 16:27, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
CVUA
I will try to get to it tonight. From this point, what I help you with is really up to you. By that, I mean you can decide what field/type of anti-vandalism you want to focus on. Any thoughts? Vermont (talk) 18:12, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Vermont: I'd like to get to the point where I would pass requirements for rollback rights, to more easily combat vandalism. --DannyS712 (talk) 18:13, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
- Alright. We’ll start with normal RecentChanges, manually. I will try to make an instructional video of sorts tomorrow, which should help efficiency in anti-vandalism patrolling. I also do cross-wiki anti-vandalism, so if you’re interested in that we can talk about it once this CVUA course is finished. Have you considered using IRC? Vermont (talk) 18:19, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Vermont: I'd prefer not to use it. --DannyS712 (talk) 18:40, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
- I'll go over your responses later today. Vermont (talk) 12:26, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- Good ANEW report, by the way. Vermont (talk) 19:44, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
- I'll go over your responses later today. Vermont (talk) 12:26, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Vermont: I'd prefer not to use it. --DannyS712 (talk) 18:40, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
- Alright. We’ll start with normal RecentChanges, manually. I will try to make an instructional video of sorts tomorrow, which should help efficiency in anti-vandalism patrolling. I also do cross-wiki anti-vandalism, so if you’re interested in that we can talk about it once this CVUA course is finished. Have you considered using IRC? Vermont (talk) 18:19, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
Why was the previous edit not accepted?
Why have you not included most of Jennifer Winget's awards she's won through out the years. It simply means we are not including half of her acheivements on her page which is sheer injustice to her talent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adising (talk • contribs) 09:13, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Adising: It was not, and with your newer edit request still is not, clear what you are adding and what your sources are. If you need help with formatting the table, feel free to ask for help, or try using the visual editor. --DannyS712 (talk) 17:06, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
Your G13 tags
Hi DannyS712,
- @Mz7: Sorry, I didn't realize. Is there another tag for userspace drafts that are not AFC submissions but have likewise not been edited for a while? --DannyS712 (talk) 21:02, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, my understanding is that the current community consensus is that these drafts should not be speedily deleted, no matter how old they get. If there is a compelling reason to delete beyond just abandonment, I'm afraid WP:VPP or someplace like that about what to do with these old drafts in the near future. Mz7 (talk) 21:10, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Mz7: Would PROD apply? --DannyS712 (talk) 21:11, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
- No, PROD only applies to articles in the mainspace and files. Incidentally, the first draft I looked at, WP:G11 because it was clearly trying to advertise a book on Amazon. Mz7 (talk) 21:13, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
- No, PROD only applies to articles in the mainspace and files. Incidentally, the first draft I looked at,
- @Mz7: Would PROD apply? --DannyS712 (talk) 21:11, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
- Unfortunately, my understanding is that the current community consensus is that these drafts should not be speedily deleted, no matter how old they get. If there is a compelling reason to delete beyond just abandonment, I'm afraid
- @Mz7:
Done I think? Thanks for the help. Sorry for messing up. --DannyS712 (talk) 21:27, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
- Solid, thank you for your help! Mz7 (talk) 21:29, 11 November 2018 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: Guayas (chief)
Hello DannyS712. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Guayas (chief), a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: a chief of a civilization that existed more than 400 years ago is certainly sufficiently significant to pass A7. Thank you. SoWhy 12:41, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: Push Up Records
Hello DannyS712. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of
Graph for the List of countries by GDP (nominal) section
Sadly I can't upload the file through the Upload Wizard because my account is not confirmed yet (I have less than 10 edits on it). Do I need to check an option to give you permission to use my file, or is a simple written confirmation enough? If so, then, of course, you can use this file as you wish. Thank you for answering me and have a nice evening. Nobody2017 (talk) 21:11, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Nobody2017: I can upload it for you, but I just want to make sure you understand that you are okay with me selecting the option labeled "This file was given to me by its owner" and that you agree to the statement: "The copyright owner of this file has given it to me for uploading on Wikipedia. I can provide evidence that they have agreed to release it under a free license, for free use by anybody and for any purpose." --DannyS712 (talk) 22:24, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
- @DannyS712: Ahah YES I agree with all of this, go ahead! Nobody2017 (talk) 08:46, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Nobody2017:
Done --DannyS712 (talk) 17:56, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Nobody2017:
Rollback granted
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Hi DannyS712. After reviewing your request for "rollbacker", I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:
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If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! TheSandDoctor Talk 22:37, 16 November 2018 (UTC)
- @TheSandDoctor: thanks! I'll test it out at Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Deleting/delete. --DannyS712 (talk) 00:23, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- You're welcome! If you have any questions, please do let me know. --TheSandDoctor Talk 00:30, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- @TheSandDoctor: will do! Thanks for being so responsive. --DannyS712 (talk) 00:31, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- I just happened to be online at the time and checking PERM/RB
. Have fun! --TheSandDoctor Talk 00:32, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- I just happened to be online at the time and checking PERM/RB
- @TheSandDoctor: will do! Thanks for being so responsive. --DannyS712 (talk) 00:31, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
- You're welcome! If you have any questions, please do let me know. --TheSandDoctor Talk 00:30, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: Bad Bad Hats
Hello DannyS712. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of
Thank you for the Avigdor Lieberman edit
I means a lot. I also apologize for an earlier edit I made, as I thought you were David Johnson. He made a typo in his edit to the Lieberman page.68.47.64.121 (talk) 20:25, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
- No problem. --DannyS712 (talk) 20:54, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
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My edit to
- @14.203.125.56: you were right. I shouldn't have reverted you. --DannyS712 (talk) 06:27, 22 November 2018 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: SunPy
Hello DannyS712. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of SunPy, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A7 cannot be applied to software. Thank you. SoWhy 11:08, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: Estadio Los Manantiales
Hello DannyS712, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Estadio Los Manantiales, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A7 cannot be applied to towns or places. If you are interested in learning more about how speedy deletion works, I have compiled a list of helpful pages at User:SoWhy/SDA. You can of course also contact me if you have questions. Thank you. SoWhy 11:10, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: European Network of Councils for the Judiciary
Hello DannyS712. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of
Imbellus
Please contact me about your deletion of this article. Keith Henson (talk) 18:10, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
- You left a msg "If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator."
- I am attempting to do that. Keith Henson (talk) 16:05, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Hkhenson:I only requested that the page be deleted. The deleting administrator was GB fan. --DannyS712 (talk) 18:48, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
Stale
Was it too late? I thought as much, but I decided to try. It doesn't matter--I hope our readers enjoy the article anyway!Zigzig20s (talk) 10:26, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
- @Zigzig20s: yes, it was. Sorry. Also, you commented here while I was posting on your talk page, lol. --DannyS712 (talk) 10:27, 24 November 2018 (UTC)
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- @Avi gan:
Done --DannyS712 (talk) 03:12, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
Inappropriate close
This close at ITN was inappropriate and I've undone it. [1]. A discussion where most editors voted to Wait is certainly not resolved and it is too soon for a "no consensus to post" close - discussions at ITN are posted for the day the event happened, they are not posted again later when there have been more developments. Seraphim System (talk) 18:19, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
- I'm sorry I undid it without asking you first, but I edit conflicted as I was posting my support rationale. Seraphim System (talk) 18:20, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) @Seraphim System: thanks for the explanation. Sorry for the inappropriate close, I won't do so again. --DannyS712 (talk) 18:21, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
- Np, it hasn't even been 24 hours so I was waiting to see what others said before posting my own support rationale. It looks like the impact of damage is going to be downplayed, based on the tone of today's coverage, we may not receive more details about how it has impacted the effect families, but I would like to leave it open to see how things develop. Seraphim System (talk) 18:29, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Seraphim System: you probably should have mentioned that you were the nominator for that ITN item. It's all water under the bridge now, and I won't try to close it a second time, but you support was expected as the nominator, and I took that into account. When I said that it could be posted later, I meant that it could be reopened if it was not stale by the time that damage and casualty figures were released. --DannyS712 (talk) 19:56, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
- Ok, but nominators may want to explain their support at some point in the discussion, which I was about to do when I found the discussion has closed. Anyway, it's not a big deal, but imo a discussion should be open at least 24 hours before it's closed (and at ITN usually longer). Seraphim System (talk) 20:00, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Seraphim System: you probably should have mentioned that you were the nominator for that ITN item. It's all water under the bridge now, and I won't try to close it a second time, but you support was expected as the nominator, and I took that into account. When I said that it could be posted later, I meant that it could be reopened if it was not stale by the time that damage and casualty figures were released. --DannyS712 (talk) 19:56, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
- Np, it hasn't even been 24 hours so I was waiting to see what others said before posting my own support rationale. It looks like the impact of damage is going to be downplayed, based on the tone of today's coverage, we may not receive more details about how it has impacted the effect families, but I would like to leave it open to see how things develop. Seraphim System (talk) 18:29, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
Script
Hi Danny. I made a script
- @Abelmoschus Esculentus: thanks! I'll test it out when I have time. --DannyS712 test (talk) 20:40, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
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- @Legacypac: How could I propose that it apply to these random abandoned userspace pages. Since they aren't officially AfC, maybe pages created with the "Article Wizard" that haven't been edited in a year? Maybe a prod-like system to give the author time to respond? Idk, I'm just trying to help --DannyS712 (talk) 23:46, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
I don't think we need to go through the pain of an expanding G13 debate when we have other tools. I've improved the guidemce on how to process the drafts. If G11 or G12 or attack or hoax use those. If if was copied to mainspace or topic exists just redirect. If ready for mainspace move it or submit to AfC. If useful, plausibly notable topic consider moving it to Draft space for others to discover (use edit summary to say why the move). If in Draft for 6 months unedited it will get swept away G13 but we gave the page a chance. Every single abandoned user draft page can be handled via one of these strategies. Love the help, been doing those for years and it is a huge job. Sometimes I find a good topic which makes it worth it, and a lot of spam is killed in the process. Legacypac (talk) 23:54, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Legacypac: so for abandoned pages, I can just move them to drafts without talking to the owner? Or, I can just submit them to AfC? --DannyS712 (talk) 23:55, 3 December 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, with caution. If you can CSD them do it now. Only move or AfC submit decent topics, and only AfC submit ones that look ready for mainspace as we don't want to stuff up AfC with extra crap. We are generally dealing with creators (never owners) who are inactive so talking to them is pointless. I do like to check the editors controbution to make sure they are inactive first. We all release our contributions for use by anyone for any purpose. Legacypac (talk) 00:00, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Legacypac: so for topics that are not decent enough for AfC or draft space, what should I do? Nothing? --DannyS712 (talk) 00:01, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, with caution. If you can CSD them do it now. Only move or AfC submit decent topics, and only AfC submit ones that look ready for mainspace as we don't want to stuff up AfC with extra crap. We are generally dealing with creators (never owners) who are inactive so talking to them is pointless. I do like to check the editors controbution to make sure they are inactive first. We all release our contributions for use by anyone for any purpose. Legacypac (talk) 00:00, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
- If you can't redirect or CSD consider using MfD. You can also just blank useless crap that is not worth having an MfD over. Legacypac (talk) 00:03, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
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- What? Can you please explain this? --DannyS712 (talk) 18:50, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: Uthongathi F.C.
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Speedy deletion declined: Zalan FC
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DYK nomination of Alabama v. North Carolina
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Speedy deletion declined: Reem Kassis
Hello DannyS712. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Reem Kassis, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Coverage of her work in multiple national newspapers in different countries is enough to pass A7. Take to AfD if you still think it should be deleted. Thank you. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:03, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
Revising proposed deletion of Transport in Rajahmundry
Hi, I've added some information and references to the article, can you please review it again.--IM3847 (talk) 03:13, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
- @IM3847:
Done I have de-prodded the article, it looks much better now and my problems with it have been dealt with. Nice job --DannyS712 (talk) 03:15, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
Cardinal Pell has been convicted
Please include the edit. It admit my edit request was based on the front of the article rather than the edit section.68.47.64.121 (talk) 17:38, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
- Please include a reliable source, and make it clear what your edit is (eg XXX to YYY). In this case, it would be: Please add "has been convicted" to ____ Source: ??? --DannyS712 (talk) 18:33, 12 December 2018 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Alabama v. North Carolina
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Sharmeen Khan
Hey prick why did you revert my edit and start spouting on about living people? The thing I edited on is dead you idiot. Wikipedia has a cheek to beg for money if you can't edit what you want — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:4C8:140C:32B0:1:1:8EA5:64F8 (talk) 08:42, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
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Dennis Ritchie
Re your edit summary at
- @Johnuniq: thanks! --DannyS712 (talk) 05:39, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
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- @Nakon: thanks! Will do --DannyS712 (talk) 05:39, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Nakon: A couple questions. I (think I) just patrolled my first page, North Atlantic Council Fifth Session! Can you check this was right? Also, I went to my log, and it doesn't list any patrolled pages. Did I do something wrong? --DannyS712 (talk) 06:05, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
Following your nomination of this storm at TFAR, I listed this to run as TFA on January 17, but I'm now deferring it because the main editor, Juliancolton has pointed out that January 2020 is the 50th anniversary of the storm, and it would be more appropriate to run it then.
Please note that the TFAR instructions say Editors who are not significant contributors to the article should consult regular editors of the article before nominating it for TFAR.. That doesn't appear to have happened in this instance, thanks Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:52, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Jimfbleak: Sorry, I didn't see that note. I'll do due diligence in the future. Thanks for pointing it out. --DannyS712 (talk) 10:07, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
I have unreviewed a page you curated
Thanks for reviewing Evertech Sandbox, DannyS712.
Unfortunately Insertcleverphrasehere has just gone over this page again and unreviewed it. Their note is:
If you reviewed this article, please note that PRODed and CSD tagged articles should not be marked as reviewed, per consensus here. That's not necessarily to say that the tag is not applicable, this change is just to help stop things from falling through the cracks. Thanks.
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Marquis d'Eguilles
Thanks for the review - I've been away but I've now completed this (more or less) :). Let me know if you have any comments.
Robinvp11 (talk) 16:54, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Robinvp11: no problem. It was really interesting. --DannyS712 (talk) 17:28, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
Pirahã
I made a sassy change out of rage (whoops) on the Pirahã article, so I thank you for deleting it. However, I am not really good at editing Wikipedia, so I wanted to ask you to make an edit for me. Can you please revert the population estimate? It is currently listed as 800, but I do not find the source credible. It was 360 or 500 when I check the page about a year ago. I cannot find what that more credible source was in the edit history, otherwise I would do it myself. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.245.192.4 (talk) 03:26, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
- The lede includes the sentence
As of 2018, they number 800 individuals.
with the reference: ""Interview: Wie ein Missionar zum Atheisten wurde". profil.at (in German). 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-04-02." Can you explain why this source is not credible? --DannyS712 (talk) 03:32, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
While the article may be valid, the number comes only from the man, Dan Everett. He is a controversial figure (as the article should show) who currently has no contact with the Piraha. I do not know where he got his number from, and I do not trust him. I believe an earlier number (420?) came from a government census or something. Rather than from a single man. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.245.192.4 (talk) 03:40, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
- If you can provide the source for an alternative number, I can look into it for you. --DannyS712 (talk) 04:27, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
That's why I asked you to revert it to the previous number, because we can trust that moreso to be accurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.245.192.4 (talk) 19:30, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
- Using this source is better than using no source for a different number. Without a contrary source, I can't just change it --DannyS712 (talk) 19:54, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
Cool, found it. 592 in 2014. I don't think they had a 200 person population growth in 4 years. https://pib.socioambiental.org/en/Povo:Pirah%C3%A3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.245.192.4 (talk) 06:29, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
- I don't have time to investigate all of this (see below) now, but when I can I will. --DannyS712 (talk) 07:05, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
- Hey. I looked through the links and the sources, and while I agree that the 200 person growth sounds high, I also don't know german, so can't see if there is any explanaition for that it the source given. I'm afraid I won't be changing this, but can I suggest bringing this up on the talk page? --DannyS712 (talk) 09:27, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
Huggle 3.4.6
...is out now. You may wish to download the latest version. ―Abelmoschus Esculentus talk / contribs 10:37, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Abelmoschus Esculentus: thanks for letting me know.
Done --DannyS712 (talk) 02:48, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
O'Neil
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I am Alley O'Neil, how much more of a reliable reference do you need? I would like to be recognized as such if I am mentioned. Is that okay? This is part of my resume. Can we please correct this issue? You can ask Kim and Edna over at the station.
Thanks Mary — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.201.255.17 (talk) 07:48, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
- What is this in reference to? Also, you can't cite yourself, you need independent reliable sources. I'm moving this to my talk page, where this can be discussed further --DannyS712 (talk) 17:01, 20 December 2018 (UTC)
Consensus not to move?
Danny, re your close at
- @Dicklyon: there were a couple of reasons for this, including that the !vote was 6-15 (clear supermajority against the move, and yes I know that this isn't a democracy, so this wasn't the controlling factor) and the fact that the common name policy usually trumps the MOS guideline. I read through the entire discussion two times, and parts of it a third time, and I was on the fence between no consensus and consensus not to move, but it was the observation that since it was relisted (and when there was presumably no consensus to move) 5 days ago no new supporters have emerged, while four more new editors opposed it with well explained opinions that convinced me to go with consensus not to move. Hopefully this explains it. --DannyS712 (talk) 22:35, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
- Danny, if you believe the nonsense about "the fact that the common name policy usually trumps the MOS guideline" then you are unqualified to close this. Please revert and leave it to an uninvolved admin. Dicklyon (talk) 23:38, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
- @WP:NOTBURO stresses that "Do not follow an overly strict interpretation of the letter of policies without consideration for their principles. If the rules truly prevent you from improving the encyclopedia, ignore them. Disagreements are resolved through consensus-based discussion, not by tightly sticking to rules and procedures." If you truly believe I have erred, you can go to WP:Move review, with this discussion qualifying as step 1 (discuss with closer.) Alternatively, any uninvolved admin may revert me, or convert this to "no consensus to move". --DannyS712 (talk) 23:55, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
- Yes, I think I agree that a move review is in order, but I came here first as you suggested and as is normal. Dicklyon (talk) 03:47, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- @
- Danny, if you believe the nonsense about "the fact that the common name policy usually trumps the MOS guideline" then you are unqualified to close this. Please revert and leave it to an uninvolved admin. Dicklyon (talk) 23:38, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
See move review at Wikipedia:Move_review/Log/2018_December#Stokes'_theorem. Dicklyon (talk) 05:32, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- SONY because RS routinely spell it Sony, recognizing that it is not an acronym and that the capitalization is just marketing. This is not news. It is how WP operates and has operated for its entire existence. If you do not understand this then, yes, you are not competent to be making such closes. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 21:08, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- @SMcCandlish: I stand by my close, and for further discussion please go to Wikipedia:Move_review/Log/2018_December#Stokes'_theorem. I don't appreciate just coming to my userpage and making personal attacks. Happy holidays. --DannyS712 (talk) 21:13, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- You clearly also need to read WP:NPA, since criticizing your close doesn't come anywhere within an astronomical unit of being a personal attack. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 21:21, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- @SMcCandlish:
If you do not understand this then, yes, you are not competent to be making such closes.
(bolding added) - we can disagree on the close without resorting to discussing my competence. --DannyS712 (talk) 21:49, 23 December 2018 (UTC)- Whether you're competent at RM is an assessment of performance and judgement, not an attack on your character. Cf. the difference between ignorant and stupid. Like ignorance, a competency fault is reparable. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 11:45, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- Okay. Lets move on. Have a merry christmas, and a good rest of your year. --DannyS712 (talk) 11:48, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- @SMcCandlish: Forgot to ping you --DannyS712 (talk) 11:49, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- You too. In that spirit, I'll clarify more explicitly that I disagree with the close rationale and direction, not with your editing in general. Coincidentally, I addressed why over here; while that's about over-capitalization of "president" in articles on American politics, the reasoning is exactly the same. Closes need to be made with an eye to preventing further dispute, and cannot treat individual article titles as if they existed in a vacuum, because we have WP:CONSISTENCY policy. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 12:34, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- @SMcCandlish: I'm glad we got that cleared up. We disagree about my close, and nothing I say can change that, but I hope if we interact in the future we can do so on good terms. --DannyS712 (talk) 12:41, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- Surely! — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 12:56, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- @SMcCandlish: I'm glad we got that cleared up. We disagree about my close, and nothing I say can change that, but I hope if we interact in the future we can do so on good terms. --DannyS712 (talk) 12:41, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- You too. In that spirit, I'll clarify more explicitly that I disagree with the close rationale and direction, not with your editing in general. Coincidentally, I addressed why over here; while that's about over-capitalization of "president" in articles on American politics, the reasoning is exactly the same. Closes need to be made with an eye to preventing further dispute, and cannot treat individual article titles as if they existed in a vacuum, because we have WP:CONSISTENCY policy. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 12:34, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- Whether you're competent at RM is an assessment of performance and judgement, not an attack on your character. Cf. the difference between ignorant and stupid. Like ignorance, a competency fault is reparable. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 11:45, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- @SMcCandlish:
- You clearly also need to read
- @SMcCandlish: I stand by my close, and for further discussion please go to Wikipedia:Move_review/Log/2018_December#Stokes'_theorem. I don't appreciate just coming to my userpage and making personal attacks. Happy holidays. --DannyS712 (talk) 21:13, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
Outlines update
Wow, I've been out of it. I didn't notice you joined the Outlines Project -- three months ago.
I've been preoccupied with portals since April, when
Prior to that, I was immersed in the outlines and their precursors for over 10 years, and I plan to go back after 10,000 (completed) portals have been created — we're at just over 4600 portals right now, up from 1500 last April.
The main thrust of the Outline Project at the time of the portal distraction was to build scripts that can build outlines.
First and foremost, we need a way to pull the links from a category, and place them in an outline section as list items. Can you figure out a way to do that? If so, I will hail you as a genius JS scripter. That problem has stumped me for almost two years. It would make an ocean of data available for mining for outlines. The implications for outline development (and other navigation systems) are huge. Wow, I've been out of it. I didn't notice you joined -- three months ago.
I've been preoccupied with portals since April, when they were all nominated for deletion.
Prior to that, I was immersed in the outlines and their precursors for over 10 years, and I plan to go back after 10,000 (completed) portals have been created — we're at just over 4600 portals right now, up from 1500 last April.
The main thrust of the Outline Project at the time of the portal distraction was to build scripts that can build outlines.
First and foremost, we need a way to pull the links from a category, and place them in an outline section as list items. Can you figure out a way to do that? If so, I will hail you as a genius JS scripter. That problem has stumped me for almost two years. It would make an ocean of data available for mining for outlines. The implications for outline development (and other navigation systems) are huge.
HUGE.
Another very useful script would be to copy and convert a navbox template into outline format. That would also help pave the way for rapid development of outlines.
The third key to the kingdom would be a list item annotator, that pulls text out of the linked article's lead, and includes it as an annotation of the list item. We already do something similar for portals (excerpting leads via selective transclusion), so a fork of a lua module, in conjunction with a JS script that applied it using subst:
, might do the trick for list item annotations in outlines.
Besides building outlines, another area that scripts can enhance is viewing outlines. Outlines are tree structures, and they become immensely more useful if you can control the tree. More about that later. Enhanced viewing is almost moot without well-developed outlines (translation: "outlines with annotated entries"). And so, tools for building outlines remain the priority, for now.
You might ask, "why not just continue to build outlines by hand?"
Well, I've built around 600 or more of them. Good (not great) outlines take one to five days to make. Great outlines can take weeks. At my fastest, I built 100 outlines per year.
The outlines are one of Wikipedia's navigation systems. A robust number of subject pages for such a system would be 10,000 or more. But, at 100 outlines per year, that would take 100 years of building outlines full time. Unless they come up with the cure for aging, we'd never make it.
Based on what has happened in the portals department, great potential for outlines has been revealed. Portals used to take 6 or more hours each to make. Now, using scripts, they are down to less than a minute each (under the right circumstances).
The same principles can be applied to outlines, and makes the creation of 10,000 outlines within a year's time a feasible goal. That is, with the right tools, an editor could build 10,000 outlines in a year, spending about an hour per day.
I sure hope you can help make this happen.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Sincerely, — The Transhumanist 12:21, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
P.S.: Let's rock!
Discussion
- @The Transhumanist: I have an idea. What is a category you want a list of pages for? --DannyS712 (talk) 12:44, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- Category:Emerging technologies. — The Transhumanist 12:56, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: see User:DannyS712/Emerging technologies --DannyS712 (talk) 12:59, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- I was talking in the context of scripts. Did you use a script to do that? If so, I think I'm going to faint. May I see the source code?
— The Transhumanist 13:18, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: Why use a script? How would that even work? That's so complicated... --DannyS712 (talk) 13:22, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- I'm glad you asked. By the way, that's the same question as "Why not build them by hand?" (For which I provided a preliminary response, above). Additional answers are... 1) Because every outline has many sections. If you had to pull one category per section, that could get very tedious very quickly. I know, because I've created over 600 outlines pulling lists of links from categories and other sources by various means, including by hand. 2) Also because outlines need to be updated from time to time. Let's say you wanted them updated monthly. Then you'd have to repeat that operation you just did for all the sections of all the outlines every month. That's many thousands of sections, and unfortunately, it would take you about as long as it took to build the outlines in the first place: over 10 years. I hope this provides some perspective as to why automation would be very useful to outlines. Sincerely, — The Transhumanist 13:58, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: I completely understand why automation would be good, but I question using a script. I created that list in 30 seconds using AutoWikiBrowser. Category ____ -> make a list -> save list -> copy past into wikipedia page. :) --DannyS712 (talk) 21:04, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- For one thing, it's an issue of time doing maintenance...
- The source list changes over time, and in order for that to be reflected where you copied and pasted it, it would have to be done again every so often. 10,000 outlines could have between them, 800,000 sections. And so, if you wanted to update them all every month, you'd have to do that 30-second operation 800,000 times each month (which works out to 24,000,000 seconds, assuming you'd be working on the task 24-hours per day without sleeping, while a month only has 2,592,000 seconds in it). So, it's impossible for a human to maintain a set of 10,000 outlines in a reasonable amount of time.
- Portals had the same problem: their material would be copied and pasted once, and would sit there and go stale and fork from the original sources. They became years out of date, because the editor who did a 30-second operation, never came back to do it again. Now, the material in a portal is grabbed by server every time the portal is displayed, and so the sources and their copies always match. Each portal is updated, not once per year, not once per month, not once per day, but in real-time, every time a person looks at the portal. Don't you think that should apply to the material in outlines as well?
- For another thing, it's an issue of scalability...
- Take a look at Outline of chess. It has about 80 sections with a list of links. At 30-seconds each to create, that's 40 minutes to create the outline. 40 minutes times 10,000 outlines is 400,000 minutes of editor time = 833 8-hour work days = 166 40-hour work weeks = about 3 years working full-time. In actual practice, outlines take a lot longer than 40-minutes to build by hand. They take days. Working full-time for an entire year, working on nothing else, I can build about 100 of them. So, 10,000 outlines would take 100 years of full-time effort. And that is without maintaining them.
- I don't want to work on outlines for another 100 years. I don't even want to work on them for another year - I've already put 12 years into them. I'd like to see 10K in one month - after the programs to build outlines are ready. The question is, where am I going to find a programmer who can make category calls to pull the article titles out of them and deposit them into outline sections?
- If you come across someone who can do this, please let me know immediately!
- In the meantime, if you can figure out how to do it yourself, please let me know immediately!
- Or if you read a thread somewhere that explains how to do it, please let me know immediately!
- Thank you.
- Sincerely, — The Transhumanist 08:45, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
- P.S.: There's this concept floating around called "Quantum portal". It's the idea of clicking a menu item to see a portal on the current subject, generated from scratch by computer at that moment. We are getting pretty close to creating that already. By the way, we already have Quantum categories.
Hypothetically, we could also have Quantum Portals, Quantum outlines, and even Quantum articles.
— The Transhumanist 09:03, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
- For one thing, it's an issue of time doing maintenance...
- @The Transhumanist: I completely understand why automation would be good, but I question using a script. I created that list in 30 seconds using AutoWikiBrowser. Category ____ -> make a list -> save list -> copy past into wikipedia page. :) --DannyS712 (talk) 21:04, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- I'm glad you asked. By the way, that's the same question as "Why not build them by hand?" (For which I provided a preliminary response, above). Additional answers are... 1) Because every outline has many sections. If you had to pull one category per section, that could get very tedious very quickly. I know, because I've created over 600 outlines pulling lists of links from categories and other sources by various means, including by hand. 2) Also because outlines need to be updated from time to time. Let's say you wanted them updated monthly. Then you'd have to repeat that operation you just did for all the sections of all the outlines every month. That's many thousands of sections, and unfortunately, it would take you about as long as it took to build the outlines in the first place: over 10 years. I hope this provides some perspective as to why automation would be very useful to outlines. Sincerely, — The Transhumanist 13:58, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: Why use a script? How would that even work? That's so complicated... --DannyS712 (talk) 13:22, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- I was talking in the context of scripts. Did you use a script to do that? If so, I think I'm going to faint. May I see the source code?
- @The Transhumanist: see User:DannyS712/Emerging technologies --DannyS712 (talk) 12:59, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- Category:Emerging technologies. — The Transhumanist 12:56, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
@The Transhumanist: I've figured it out and have a draft. Before I show it to you, is the format you want:
and so on? --DannyS712 (talk) 06:05, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: reminder ping? --DannyS712 (talk) 08:13, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
- Ooh. Yes. (Sorry for the delay in my reply.) — The Transhumanist 08:51, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: take a look at User:DannyS712/Emerging technologies for the result. I'll publish the script soon, but if you see any issues let me know --DannyS712 test (talk) 23:55, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
- Did you place that there manually, or via the script? — The Transhumanist 07:48, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: via script! Is that the format you want? --DannyS712 (talk) 07:49, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- Yes. By the way, when do I get to try it?!
— The Transhumanist 07:58, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: see User:DannyS712 test/in cat.js - its still in beta, but it should work --DannyS712 (talk) 08:01, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- I installed it yesterday. The menu item doesn't show up. — The Transhumanist 09:43, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: I only tested it on the vector skin (the skin that I use) but I think it should work on others... --DannyS712 test (talk) 09:46, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- Oops. Was looking in the wrong place for it (in the tools menu). Will try it out and get back to you. — The Transhumanist 09:51, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: I only tested it on the vector skin (the skin that I use) but I think it should work on others... --DannyS712 test (talk) 09:46, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- I installed it yesterday. The menu item doesn't show up. — The Transhumanist 09:43, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: see User:DannyS712 test/in cat.js - its still in beta, but it should work --DannyS712 (talk) 08:01, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- Yes. By the way, when do I get to try it?!
- @The Transhumanist: via script! Is that the format you want? --DannyS712 (talk) 07:49, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- Did you place that there manually, or via the script? — The Transhumanist 07:48, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: take a look at User:DannyS712/Emerging technologies for the result. I'll publish the script soon, but if you see any issues let me know --DannyS712 test (talk) 23:55, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
- Ooh. Yes. (Sorry for the delay in my reply.) — The Transhumanist 08:51, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
Can you make it pull only articles? (not files or categories) — The Transhumanist 10:02, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: probably, but I'm leaving for vacation in a few hours. I'll see what I can do for the next version --DannyS712 (talk) 10:03, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: User:DannyS712 test/in cat 2.js restricts additions to only articles, lists, etc (only things in mainspace). Happy holidays --DannyS712 (talk) 10:29, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: See User:DannyS712/Cat links. Also, can you make sure to add a backlink to your import, so I can see who has used my script? Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 22:31, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- Nice icon! ―Abelmoschus Esculentus talk / contribs 03:24, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Abelmoschus Esculentus: thanks. What do you think of the script itself. --DannyS712 (talk) 07:40, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
- It doesn't seem to work? I inserted "AfC submissions by date/27 December 2018" and "10" for the prompts and it showed "There are no pages in the specified namespace in that category." ―Abelmoschus Esculentus talk / contribs 08:07, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Abelmoschus Esculentus: thanks. What do you think of the script itself. --DannyS712 (talk) 07:40, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
- Nice icon! ―Abelmoschus Esculentus talk / contribs 03:24, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: See User:DannyS712/Cat links. Also, can you make sure to add a backlink to your import, so I can see who has used my script? Thanks, --DannyS712 (talk) 22:31, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: User:DannyS712 test/in cat 2.js restricts additions to only articles, lists, etc (only things in mainspace). Happy holidays --DannyS712 (talk) 10:29, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
Help AE
@Abelmoschus Esculentus: If you are using version 2 (or are importing cat links.js, which then imports version 2), it restricts links to mainspace only (namespace 0). To access another namespace:
- Input -1 for the number of pages to add
- Input the namespace number of the pages you would like to add
- Input the actual number of pages to add
I'll hopefully come up with a better solution later, but for now this ensures that files, categories, etc aren't mistakenly added. See
- I imported User:DannyS712/Cat links.js to my common.js ―Abelmoschus Esculentus talk / contribs 08:13, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Abelmoschus Esculentus: then the above instructions should work. Hopefully version 3 will be more elegant - any suggestions for namespace choices are welcome --DannyS712 (talk) 08:14, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
- Oh it worked. I didn't look at the source code ―Abelmoschus Esculentus talk / contribs 08:17, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Abelmoschus Esculentus: glad to hear it. Enjoy, and please let me know of any issues. --DannyS712 (talk) 08:19, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
- Oh it worked. I didn't look at the source code ―Abelmoschus Esculentus talk / contribs 08:17, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Abelmoschus Esculentus: then the above instructions should work. Hopefully version 3 will be more elegant - any suggestions for namespace choices are welcome --DannyS712 (talk) 08:14, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
What's your JS background?
I'm curious as to how familiar you are with JavaScript.
How long have you been a JavaScript programmer?
What are the most advanced things you've created with it? — The Transhumanist 12:21, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: I've been really into computer programming for years (C++ -> html/css -> python -> java) but only started javascript a few weeks ago to create a script that I couldn't find. I guess I've just caught a coding
bugitch. --DannyS712 (talk) 12:32, 23 December 2018 (UTC)- Excellent. Sounds like you are picking it up fast. Good. Because we really need you. — The Transhumanist 12:54, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
Welcome to WikiProject Portals
You've taken the plunge, I see.
Just in time too, because our JS guru is back!
Welcome to chaos (Wikipedia).
At the WikiProject Portals, we're trying to organize it.
Welcome to the team. We have a lot of fun.
Some quick background...
It sparked one of the largest debates in Wikipedia history.
Initially, the discussion wasn't properly advertised, and it looked like portals were doomed.
So, I posted thousands of notices, and supporters came out of the woodwork.
During the debate, I restarted the Portals WikiProject, and some very interesting editors joined.
We immediately went to work automating the portals.
It had taken over 12 years to create the 1500 hundred portals we had. Since April, using some new custom tools, we've created over 3100 new portals.
We're far from done, and are still building portals and the tools to help build them better and faster. (And converting the old portals to the new design paradigm).
Welcome to the project.
I'm happy to meet you.
The New Year is gearing up to be very cool indeed.
Sincerely, — The Transhumanist 12:54, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
User scripts Newsletter - Invitation
Hi. Recently, I discovered a passion for created and understanding user scripts on wikipedia, and am planning to create a monthly newsletter about new scripts and related projects (created by anyone, not for simply promoting my own), as well as currently pending user script requests, Wikipedia-related JavaScript tips/tricks, and other related information. This message was sent to you because you are listed as a member of the
Happy holidays!
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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2019! |
Hello DannyS712, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you a heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2019. Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages. |
- @Dreamy Jazz: thanks, and happy holidays to you too! --DannyS712 (talk) 21:05, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
Help regarding artist page!
Hey Dan! Hope all is well with you.! So regarding the page for Nuckles, all that is left to do is add inline citations for it to be accepted? Thank you very much!)) Musiccollective97 (talk) 03:38, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Musiccollective97: I only pointed out the biggest issue, which was the use of citations. There are a few other problems, with formatting and other small things. If you want to message me when you resubmit the draft I'd be happy to take a look. --DannyS712 (talk) 04:30, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
- @DannyS712:
Sure! I will send it as soon as i resubmit it. Thank you Danny, i appreciate it a lot! Musiccollective97 (talk)
User scripts newsletter
Hi! Let me know if you want any help with writing the newsletter. Thank you for starting it! Enterprisey (talk!) 04:26, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Enterprisey: will do. Thanks for the offer. --DannyS712 (talk) 04:27, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
- Nice. When can we expect the first issue? — The Transhumanist 09:11, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: Either the start or, more likely, the middle of January --DannyS712 (talk) 09:21, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
- I can hardly wait! — The Transhumanist 09:37, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
- This is a good idea. New user scripts used to be reported in the "Technology Report" of The Signpost, but the December issues have not included it. I wonder if there's more value in reviving that than creating a new newsletter? The idea being that The Signpost already has a large volume of readers, that include non-techy people too, so the exposure new scripts get is quite large. Of course, there is the problem that The Signpost isn't always regularly published, so you'd have to wait on the other editors to finish writing the issue before your reports is sent out :/
- I'd also like to see a way to report major changes to user scripts, and moreover, external tools such as those on Toolforge. For instance, new features that were added to XTools, or Enterprisey's new YABBR tool. What do you think?
- If you go the route of a dedicated newsletter, I'd recommend using a system like WP:ANEWS, where anyone can edit the upcoming issue. Similarly you might consider having it live in the Wikipedia namespace rather than your userspace, that way it is more inviting and inclusive to other contributors. Just an idea :)
- Thanks for starting this! — MusikAnimal talk 21:27, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
- I can hardly wait! — The Transhumanist 09:37, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
- @The Transhumanist: Either the start or, more likely, the middle of January --DannyS712 (talk) 09:21, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
- Nice. When can we expect the first issue? — The Transhumanist 09:11, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
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Regarding Kalynn Campbell
Hi, thank you for having reviewed and approved the draft. Now that it approved will it show up in the Google search? At present when I am looking for it on Google, it is not showing up, so thought of seeking guidance from you. Thanks again, regards, --
- @Vinvibes: it should. I have added some wikilinks to it (I forgot to de orphan it when I accepted the AfC), but I think there might be a part of the software that says that new articles aren't seen by search engines for some specific length of time (I don't know). Sorry I can't be of more help. --DannyS712 (talk) 09:20, 24 December 2018 (UTC)
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Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year 2019! |
Hi DannyS712! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, regards & God Bless, talk )
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Season's Greetings
- Spread the WikiLove; use {{subst:Season's Greetings1}} to send this message
- @Walk Like an Egyptian: you too! Have a great rest of your year --DannyS712 (talk) 06:43, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2019! |
Hello DannyS712, may you be surrounded by peace, success and happiness on this seasonal occasion. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you heartfelt and warm greetings for Christmas and New Year 2019. Spread the love by adding {{subst:Seasonal Greetings}} to other user talk pages. |
- @Abelmoschus Esculentus: you too! --DannyS712 (talk) 08:02, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
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Lutidiníc acid
You were too fast ... JWBE (talk) 13:12, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- @JWBE: I couple of questions. I can understand that this may have been too fast, I didn't realize that you had started it just a few minutes ago. But, on your talk page, you say that
the chemists will discover it very quickly. You are too fast and too "engaged"
. What do you mean that chemists will discover it? What do you mean that I am "engaged"? Happy holidays, --DannyS712 (talk) 13:16, 25 December 2018 (UTC)- Just move it back an let me do my work without any further disturbances. Merry Christmas :-(( JWBE (talk) 13:27, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- @JWBE: My concerns stand, but if you want to move it back yourself I won't object (provided you work on improving it). Happy holidays --DannyS712 (talk) 13:30, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
- Just move it back an let me do my work without any further disturbances. Merry Christmas :-(( JWBE (talk) 13:27, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
Wikipedia:WikiProject Portals update #024, 26 Dec 2018
Last issue, I mentioned there would be a flood, and so, here it is...
Portals status
We now have 4,620 portals.
And the race to pass 5,000 by year's end is on...
Can we make it?
The New Year, and the 5,001st portal, await.
( New portals are created with {{subst:Basic portal start page}}
or
{{subst:bpsp}}
)
Evad is back!
After disappearing in mid-thread, Evad37 has returned from a longer than expected wikibreak.
Be sure to welcome him back.
Improved cropping is coming to Portal image banner
User:FR30799386 is working on making {{Portal image banner}} even better by enabling it to chop the top off an image as well as the bottom.
Many pictures aren't suitable for banners because they are too tall. Therefor, User:FR30799386 added cropping to this template, so that an editor could specify part of a picture to be used rather than the whole thing.
Upgrade of flagship portals is underway
Work has begun on upgrading Wikipedia's flagship portals (those listed at the top of the
So far, Portal:Geography, Portal:History, and Portal:Technology have been revamped. Of course, you are welcome to improve them further.
Work continues on the other five. Feel free to join in on the fun.
Spotting missing portals that are redirects
In place of many missing portals, there is a redirect that leads to "the next best topic", such as a parent topic.
Most of these were created before we had the tools to easily create portals (they used to take 6 hours or more to create, because it was all done manually). Rather than leave a portal link red, some editors thought it was best that those titles led somewhere.
The subjects that have sufficient coverage should have their own portals rather than a redirect to some other subject.
Unfortunately, being blue like all other live links, redirects are harder to spot than redlinks.
To spot redirects easily, you can make them all appear green.
What's new in portal space?
Keep 'em coming!
And I'll see you next issue.
Sincerely, — The Transhumanist 08:07, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
Regarding the references
Requires significant coverage in independent reliable sources
Could you explain what does this mean? What do I need to show in order for my article to be accepted by Wikipedia?
Aidar.bekmukhambet (talk) 07:05, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
- @Aidar.bekmukhambet: You can check Help:Referencing for beginners for the basics, but in a nutshell it means that the article's subject must be shown to be notable by providing evidence that independent sources (ie news, etc) have reported about the subject. --DannyS712 (talk) 07:07, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
"Statement misleading information"
The following statement is not true: " you can simply create a named account. It's free, requires no personal information, and lets you:" as it requires an email address that is as personal and singular as one's own name..2605:E000:9149:8300:8063:58D6:607C:BD3D (talk) 23:34, 29 December 2018 (UTC)
- An email address is not required, it is merely recommended. --DannyS712 (talk) 23:37, 29 December 2018 (UTC)
- The create an account page explicitly says
Email address (optional)
--DannyS712 (talk) 23:38, 29 December 2018 (UTC)
DYK for Alabama v. North Carolina
On 30 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alabama v. North Carolina, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 2010, the US Supreme Court heard an original jurisdiction case in which four states sued North Carolina for refusing to return the money they had invested in a failed waste facility? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alabama v. North Carolina. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Alabama v. North Carolina), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile (talk) 00:02, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
Wikipedia:WikiProject Portals update #025, 30 Dec 2018
We can now crop the tops of pics to make banners
Before, we could only cut off the bottom of pics.
User:FR30799386 has pulled it off, and made the upgrade to {{Portal image banner}}...
So, this: