OK, that sounds fine. jj137♠Talk 22:16, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you
Thank you for taking care of the problem on the Xavier House page. I was really shocked when I saw my name on there earlier. Vicki —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.1.3.8 (talk) 01:53, 5 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Sound files
Hi there! Whenever I am logged in, I notice that media boxes containing sound files have the text and the "play" button going out of the margin. Yet, when I'm logged out, they appear neatly with everything inside the margin. I'm not 100% sure, but I think it has something to do with my JavaScript. If so, could you tell me a code I could type so that it can be corrected? Please reply on my talk. Thanks! (SUDUSER)85 13:06, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm using
Mozilla Firefox and my monobook.js was originally blank before I tried various other js scripts but none of them fixed the situation. I don't know what elese to try. It just looks real ugly on my browser and only happens when I'm logged in. (SUDUSER)85 05:26, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply
]
Well, it happens on all pages with the template. There are some pages like Blood Sugar Sex Magik that use this template; in these the text stay in the margin but its the same case with the play button. (SUDUSER)85 05:16, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Normally, when you create an account, you go to the signup form, fill out your details and create the account. However, there may be a problem as you try to create the account - you might not be able to read the captcha (e.g. if you are using a screen reader or a browser that does not support pictures), or the software might prevent you from creating the account due to it containing an offensive word or being similar to another username. These filters are in place to stop people abusing the system and creating accounts to be disruptive. However, the filters are not perfect and there may be legitimate reasons why an account should be created. In these cases, the requester is linked to Wikipedia:Request an account.
At this page, the requester fills out their desired username, e-mail address and optionally, an explanation of why they want the account. The requests are then listed on this page any anyone (admins or non-admins) can handle them. If the only reason why a requester had trouble creating an account was because they could not fill out the captcha, a non-admin can easily handle their request. If, however, they find that the account is prevented from creation by being similar to another username or failing the spam filters, they can post a brief explanation of what the problem is so that an admin can review this request.
If an account is created whilst logged on as an admin, the usual 'similar username' and spam filters don't apply. This means that the admin is able to use their judgement as to whether or not the account name would cause problems.
When an account is created through this page for someone else (either by an admin or a non-admin), the procedure followed is slightly different to the procedure for when you normally create an account. Firstly, you click on the 'create' link on the request. This brings up the account creation form with the username and e-mail address pre-filled. You then have to fill out all of the other fields then click 'by e-mail'. This causes the software to randomly generate a password and send this by e-mail to the requester.
This process is also explained in detail, along with the relevant tags, at
So do you mean that after you type a password in the form, you clicked on the "By e-mail" button so that I receive an e-mail containing the temporary pasword? --
Yes, but the password you received was randomly generated (i.e. the software ignores whatever password I typed in) so I never actually see what your password is.
Thanks a lot! That's weird because I double checked. I "fixed" it and will wait a bit to see if the problem persists at next purge. And I'm gonna slap myself for not being more prudent ;) -- lucasbfrtalk 16:19, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I installed your tool today, and it seems to work under Linux/Firefox. I'll see if I can get it working under MacOS/Safari later. A few questions:
Would it be possible to filter for users added to my watchlist in some time period? I often want to check up on people I've warned recently.
Would it be possible to show the "top" indicator?
Would it be possible to filter for anon users only?
Thanks, Bovlb (talk) 20:15, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It's not possible to find out when a particular page was added to your watchlist so I won't be able to do your first request without completely overhauling how the watchlist interaction works.
Yes, it is possible to show 'top' indicators and I've just added it now, along with the 'minor' indicator which works in a similar way.
Anon users can be filtered, but I haven't got time to do it now since there are a fair few things required to do this (writing the filtering code, making an option available to show anon edits only and making it all link together).
Good luck seeing if you can get it to work under Safari; I haven't tested that browser so I don't know how successful you'll be, but it is likely that it won't work.
Thanks. The first blush answer is that it does not work under MacOS/Safari, and I don't have time to dig deeper right now. Let me know if I can do any more testing for you. Bovlb (talk) 06:14, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Over six months
I just wanted to say that you've been an admin for over six months now. Thanks for being such a great candidate, and an excellent administrator. I'm proud to have been your nominator. Acalamari 00:05, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, I didn't notice it was that long! Thank you for nominating me and I have enjoyed being an administrator.
You're welcome for the nomination, and yes, it has been that long. :) Regarding your work, I believe your logs and work speak for themselves. Keep up the great work! Acalamari 17:30, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks
Many thanks for repairing my cut-and-pasting. :-) AlasdairGreen27 (talk) 22:43, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for history merging the Yates Racing page. I'm not sure if this is possible but the 6 edits from Sept 8 2007 you mentioned at
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing as those 6 edits only deal with the IndyCar team rather than the NASCAR team. Thanks again -- Cmjc80 (talk) 02:33, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply
]
Those various racing articles seem to be quite mixed up! I've moved over those revisions you requested. Does it look all right now?
Its looking a lot better, thanks. The cut/paste move happened April 1 2007 by User:Spsorts, those original edits should stay with the active article. -- Cmjc80 (talk) 06:34, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Your non-admin username
I've just blocked your alternative username of
talk ·contribs), then realised it is an account you intend to use when you're not using Wikipedia administrator functions. Do you edit Wikipedia from multiple locations by chance, and not wish to login as an administrator from the second location for security reasons? Usually, usernames containing the word 'admin' are blocked as per the Username policy. I thought it best to run my actions past you to determine why this second account was in fact created. -- Longhair\talk 13:39, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply
]
I use that username mainly for creating accounts through
WP:ACC
since it allows me to see whether a username is similar to another existing account (that filter doesn't work when creating accounts as an admin). I also use it when I need to test how Wikipedia functions as a non-admin. Although I do not usually edit Wikipedia from multiple locations, it is also useful to have the account available in case I do need it as you said.
Although the username does contain the word "admin", I do not think it would violate the username policy, since calling it non-admin means it does not "give the impression that [the] account has permissions which it does not have". I would, therefore, appreciate it if you would unblock the account.
The reason I blocked the name was due to it being likely to set a precedent that such username's are ok. We don't want new editors running around with the string non-admin in their usernames now do we? Others may find it confusing when they require administrator assistance. I'm still not comfortable with it... Would you mind if I listed it at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names to see what others think? -- Longhair\talk 10:53, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi Tra, I've come across another history merge that needs to be fixed similar to the reconstruction that was applied to
JTG Racing. Once that is done, the edits to Wood Brothers prior to August 14 2006 need to be moved to Wood Brothers Racing. A major problem here is that as it stands now, the Wood Brothers Racing page started as a completly different article. Thanks -- Cmjc80 (talk) 01:28, 21 April 2008 (UTC)[reply
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A year
Hi Tra, just a note to say that you've now been an administrator for an entire year. :) Congratulations. I hope you've had fun. Acalamari 16:38, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there. I'm a little concerned about the size of Wikipedia:Village pump/Archive index which you created on Jan 1, 2008. Curently it's 1,162,671 bytes of wikitext, and it takes a very long time to load. Linked from Wikipedia:Village pump archive, this index looks like a trap for users with not very fast computers. And even after the page is loaded, it doesn't seem all that useful, because too many users create meaningless section headers. Mainly for this last reason, may I suggest that you unlink this index from Wikipedia:Village pump archive and edit it so that bot will stop updating it? I already added google search links that imho are much more useful. —AlexSm 03:51, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Gosh, that page has got a bit long! I've switched it off as you suggested; your method is a lot better.
Hi Tra, I am pretty interested in your "what links here watchlish" script listed in
Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts
. But it no longer functions due to the removal of query.php API. If possible, could you please fix it? Thanks a lot!
--yuzhong (talk) 04:50, 29 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I don't really have the time to get it working again. In fact, when the script did work, it had quite a few bugs in it and it would probably be best to rewrite the whole thing from scratch. If you go to
As it happens I was already aware of the page history which I've long used routinely.
The problems with this particular user are beginning to seem quite complex and deep-rooted and I was anxious to try and keep some the history of his apparent
vandalism and general antics together. By allowing tags etc to become deleted and then having to trawl through the history page causes significant fragmentation of the case. I'm looking into problems with this particular user and hoping to enlist the support of an editor with appropriate experience and authorities (including check). Alternatively I'm considering adding a summary of what I have found out so far to report on WP:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism
.
If you have any recommendations or advice I'd be pleased to hear from you, though preferably here on your own talk page (which I am currently watching).
Many thanks and kind regards -- Barryz1 (talk) 20:38, 6 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I understand the page history can be a bit of a hassle to use sometimes, although you can use the fact that past versions of the page remain static to your advantage. If you note down a previous version of the page, say this one, you can be sure that whatever edits are made, you can always refer back to it for information at a later date. This way, you won't have to worry about Hattar393's edits to his talk page and Hattar can edit it to how he prefers. I hope you find this somewhat helpful and I'm sorry I haven't really got the time to look much further into the dispute.
OK thanks and no worries - what you say makes perfect sense, though in an ideal world (which of course it isn't) thinks would work more easily - but there again in a truly ideal world we wouldn't have the problem to deal with in the first place!
Calm down man! Ive got my reasons.I guess I have to apologize right? Im sorry.User:Pryde 01|Pryde 01]] (talk) 02:57, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
"Malformed POST data !"
Thank you very much for the tip about the page Media Convert.
I have converted one file without any trouble. But the second time I wanted to convert a file I got this message: "Malformed POST data !". Do you know what it means? Fanoftheworld (talk) 23:34, 21 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Try the same conversion again. It could be that perhaps the internet was being slow or something. If that doesn't work, it might be a problem with the file - perhaps it's corrupted or it includes something that Media Convert doesn't understand. You could try recreating the wma file by ripping the CD again. If you're still having problems, see if you get the same result with other tracks from that same CD. If so, there might be some kind of copy protection involved.
These are just guesses; I'm not sure exactly what's applying in your particular case.
Well, between you, ukexpat, and me, I think we answered each question 3 times. :) At least we all seem to agree. --Floquenbeam (talk) 22:06, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
that was very helpful!
I just wanted to thank you for answering my question on the help page. It's amazing how many people pitched in to answer. Don't peep, but your answer was the most helpful. cheers, Agradman (talk) 23:54, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Guernsey map
I just wanted to inform you that I've edited the Guernsey map a bit for Saint Peter Port. I hope you don't mind :). Unfortunately this means that the map on your Userpage is not your own.
It might be better for you to upload your image under a different name, since it is very different to the existing image. The article could then be edited to use your image in the infobox instead of the existing image.
I just wanted to let you know that I have created a script based off of your sidebar translator. Next to every language that google can translate, it puts a link to the google translation. I made it by modifying your script, so I wanted to make sure you don't mind.
Incidentally, how does one 'publish' a script that others might be interested in. I don't remember where I found the link to yours. --TachyonJack (talk) 19:53, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No, sorry. It would probably need fairly large portions of it to be rewritten in order to work again and I haven't really got the time to concentrate on it.
Hey there, just came across this template you created and thought I'd bring it to your attention as it seems broken? I'm so unfamiliar with template coding :) -- Ϫ 18:51, 3 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's not designed to be used on its own - the template only works properly when it's transcluded in {{
On your sidebar translate script, 'Kreyòl ayisyen' is first translated to 'Hatian', and later (this never runs because of the break) to 'Hatian Creole'. I suggest that the first case statement should be removed, leaving the second one. Thx. ManishEarthTalk • Stalk 09:25, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
They're not entirely duplicates. 'Krèyol ayisyen' is translated to 'Haitian' and 'Kreyòl ayisyen' is translated to 'Haitian Creole' (note the accents). I don't know these languages well enough to be able to say which is correct, but I thought I would mention that.
On April 2010, Bishakha Dutta was appointed into the Board of Trustees in the Wikimedia Foundation. She has become the first Indian in this Board, and also the first woman (if I am not wrong). The source of this information is this :- [1]. It is a reliable source. I suggest that this be added to the concerned article, as it can have significant impact on the creation of Wikipedia India.
Go ahead and add her if you like, I'm not really involved with that article so I couldn't advise you on the best way to do this. I would note, however, that there have been several other women on the board before her.
I have your "Special:Whatlinkshere" and "Sepcial:user" watchlists in my java page and I just noticed. How do they work? Feedback(talk) 19:48, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, sorry it took me a bit of a while to get back to you as I'm not active on Wikipedia at the moment. Basically the problem is that those scripts no longer work due to them relying on a feature that was removed from the software that powers Wikipedia a while back. They used to provide a way of looking at either the contributions of several users at once or looking at the 'what links here' of several pages at once. If you like you can just remove those scripts.
This template has problems... I don't know if you know. I can't do anything, if you could have a look at it please that would be good. :) Starfleet Academy "Live longand prosper." 08:34, 27 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'm aware that the template gives an error message when viewed directly - this is because it's designed to be used transcluded in the archive list template, which will pass the appropriate parameters to make it display correctly. Is that what you were asking about, or is there a case where it's not working in practice?
Thank you, you have got what I said. Even though I was stressed typing it. I will tell you if it doen't work in practice when I copy it. Sorry to bother you :) Starfleet Academy "Live longand prosper." 01:30, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
"User watchlist"
Hi, Tra. I noticed in my "Toolbox" to the right that there is a link, "User watchlist" that points to a subpage of yours that states it no longer works. What did the link do, and how do I remove it? I still use monobook, so here's my monobook.js page. Are there lines in here that need to be deleted? Regards, Matthewedwards : Chat 15:52, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Nevermind; I found it in my monobook.js and deleted the line. Best, Matthewedwards : Chat 16:08, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
File permission problem with File:Venezolana TNCC.jpg
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Unfortunately I don't have access to the CSS/JS while at work due to the wonderful firewall here, so instead of this boring message assume that you got some wikilove for fixing the {{Rating}} template. PuppyOnTheRadiotalk 07:31, 20 February 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by PuppyOnTheRadio (talk • contribs) [reply]