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If you are fine with them could you mark them as being patrolled? -- Akolyth (talk) 19:29, 28 May 2012 (UTC+1)
Done In general though, I really don't think you need to worry about that step. It's not a mark against you if the article you created hasn't been marked as patrolled. LadyofShalott17:38, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
Oh, can you please patrol 's Nachts? I got a German version in the other day, and I love it all over again. Look at this--a Charon mouse with a watch. Here's a gorilla with a watch. I don't know if you can tell rightaway (it took me a while): the joke is that the boy sees all these fantastic things, but the papa is always looking elsewhere. Fantastic. Drmies (talk) 02:23, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
BTW, learn how to spell proper English, K-stick. Hey, I'm reading Shakey, a Neil Young biography. It's strange--he lives in places I'd never heard of before, like Winnipooh and Toronty. Very exciting, this odd world. They do appear to speak English there, though. Seriously, what surprised me was how strong his desire was to go to the US. Drmies (talk) 04:14, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
I saw that (after you directed me to the user page). You probably know what subject areas Roscelese tends to edit in... LadyofShalott14:43, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for your help fixing up this one! It's hard finding information on her, and she seems to have been out of print for a while. I've just ordered copies of all her books, so may be able to add further details later on (eg cover art, or more biographical information if they contain any).--Istara (talk) 22:17, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, you would take serious offense. Yeah, Tony knows how to cross his i's and dot his t's, so those abominations look like real articles. Drmies (talk) 15:00, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
OK, I'll take your word for that. It looks like more Twitterpedia articles are planned. There are redlinks, and even a succession box! Some of the writing is atrocious - why do people writing fanpages and similar articles love phrasing like "on March 20, 2011, it was confirmed that..."? LadyofShalott15:24, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
At least they're not yet nominated at DYK. That writing, it's fan talk, and "it was announced" usually means that the announcement is deemed notable (paceWP:FART) but there is no actual content in the announcement. It's K/J-pop talk. Drmies (talk) 15:47, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
No. The only thing I enjoyed here was the opportunity to create a portmandaraxteau. The strangest thing happened. I first entered the links, then went on to complete my response, clicked "Save page" and got an edit conflict. It had somehow saved it with just the links and then I edit conflicted myself. I decided that was sufficient, so didn't bother to re-edit. BTW, I don't think these articles are the absolute worst things on Wikipedia. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM23:18, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
It's beautiful Drmies...the essence of WP...but no sourcing? Shouldn't you be ref'ing any discussions on the respective talk pages as a source that the aforementioned people/twitter articles are indeed "notable" (and isn't that a weasel word anyway)? NoleloverTalk·Contribs01:41, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Those last two comments from Dennis and K - y'all know how to make a Lady laugh. I have to agree with the throwing star metaphor too... no barnstars here, just very pointy throwing stars. LadyofShalott01:55, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Lady, you wondered above if I was enjoying this. Well, I must say that this provided me with my first WikiLOL in a long time! Thanks, Drmies. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM03:40, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
I'm used to Drmies not thanking me for cleaning up his dodgy work. If someone cares to fill out the registration dates, I think we would be left with a very sexy list. --kelapstick(bainuu) 02:10, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Indeed, there is no more fitting way to become a top contributor than by contributing to the most important article on Wikipedia. --kelapstick(bainuu) 02:15, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
I think a nice photo montage of Lady Gaga, the Biebs, Katy Perry, Rhianna, Britney Spears, and Shakira would go a long way to improve the article. --kelapstick(bainuu) 04:16, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Don't forget ninjas. Personally I would be happy with just a picture of Katy Perry and Taylor swift, but I am biased.--kelapstick(bainuu) 10:51, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello, again, I see your bot archived the previous discussion thread before you had responded:
Solid State PLC
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OK, the contents sound fine. I didn't look at the earlier versions, but what you have now does not sound like an ad to me, and I'll remove that tag momentarily. Now, what you need to do before moving it to mainspace is take that long list of references (which I have not tried to evaluate) at the end, and cite them properly. Add footnotes to the article showing where each piece of information came from, and don't just use the URLS. LadyofShalott02:28, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Sapulpa Daily Herald
Hi LadyofShalott; thanks for following up and cleaning out the Herald article. I was just delighted by the publisher's statement, which exemplifies a certain kind of small town--how does one put it--ambiance. Yet another state I'll be flying over, as opposed to driving through. 99.153.142.225 (talk) 16:50, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, that was interesting. I'd call it provincialism, but I think that would be generous in a couple of different ways. LadyofShalott01:27, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Wow Lady! Congrats! I'm sure Mandarax has the appropriate barnstar laying around for you somewhere. Drmies (talk) 18:50, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Well, not laying around, but....
Hey, thanks for the news, Jenks! Thank you both for the congrats. I know edit count is by no means the end all and be all here, but this does feel like a milestone. Mandarax, thank you for the barnstar! LadyofShalott02:04, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Here's some very trivial trivia (but that is the future of Wikipedia): the "M" in the barnstar is by James Tissot, who has a painting in the same museuem as Waterhouse's The Lady of Shalott (although a later version of it than the one on your user page). MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM03:07, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Ah, interesting! For some reason, the M picture decided not to load for me tomight, but I'll get a look at it tomorrow. I wonder which of Waterhouse's renderings of The Lady of Shalott is in the same museum. All three of the paintings on my userpage are Waterhouse interpretations of that character. I think they are all that he did, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong on that accord. LadyofShalott03:16, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Oh, without the "M" context, you must've wondered why I used Roman numerals in the text of the barnstar....
D'oh! As I implied in one of my edit summaries for this page, I can't seem to get anything right today. I was thinking of the first image on your page, which is the earliest (1888). The third one, which is actually the middle one chronologically (1894), is the one in the Leeds museum. The museum's site singles out the Tissot and the Waterhouse as being especially notable. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM03:58, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Congratulations on achieving the rank of CMXCVIII! (Can we shortcut that to "IIM"?) Your countless contributions to Wikipedia are highly esteemed! (Yes, I know this all about counting contributions; I didn't mean literally countless....) MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM23:23, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
I try to make my barnstars as artistic (or at least distinctive) as possible. As for your request, I'm afraid I would take it quite literally. I would set up a Twitter account, then I'd tweet that I'd set up the account, then I'd have to tweet that I'd just tweeted, ad infinitum. My life would grind to a halt. Then there might be media coverage about someone crippled by Twitter, and Mandarax on Twitter would be born. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM20:27, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
"MCMXCVIII" is 1998 (I think), but I have no idea how "CMXCVIII" works out. "IIM" also appears to be 1998, so I figure that this must be an anniversary because it clearly is not number of edits. Or is it ranking per WP:NOE? Jeez, as a puzzle it seems that you only know the answer if you are in the cabal. I'm not even sure which cabal applies! I guess that I could tweet, gain an article here as a consequence, and somewhere along the way solve the puzzle of whether the cabal is that of the Bieber twitterati or the Gaga ditto. - Sitush (talk) 23:27, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Yus, ah'm stoopid. And "CMXCVIII" is also 998. I've added an "M". I am useless, absolutely useless. It does indeed refer to WP:NOE. I am something like 400-odd, if anyone cares to do the translation. Mind, most of my edits have been of somewhat less import that those of LoS. - Sitush (talk) 00:39, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
Clean Start
Despite those 3 e-mails I got, I won't say who from, I have decided not to cleanstart. It is not worth it just to become an admin. I don't want to work in completely different fields, and for all I care, I just want to keep doing what I do now and I will have to accept the fact I can never be an admin/I don't have the skills to be one.--Deathlaser : Chat 15:00, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
I'm glad you are not doing a cleanstart. As for the admin thing, put it out of your mind for now. Maybe someday you can be one. At this point, you are nowhere near ready. Just keep working on building the encyclopedia. If someday in a year or more, it seems right to look at adminship, think about it then. If not, that's fine too. LadyofShalott15:20, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
No. At this point, I think adminship is not something for you to be thinking about. Like I said, maybe in a year or so then start to think about it. Right now, just focus on being a good editor and learning policies/guidelines/good practices. (That's not saying you should never think about it, but not now.) LadyofShalott20:53, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
Well, you made your first edit two months ago, so in another year from now you would, if the averages stay the same, have created a total of 7 x 65 = 455 articles. I'm not sure if that's what you're asking, though.
Here's one bullet point;
Thinking too much about user rights and not enough about improving the encyclopedia.
To give you an example, I've been here nearly two years and I still don't have, need, or want, autopatrolled. It serves no useful purpose for me in any way. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:53, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
Bullet point: What Demiurge said above. This is not a game to collect badges. It's a project to build and improve an encyclopedia. That's where your focus needs to be. LadyofShalott05:49, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Further to the above, while I admit to doing some number-counting myself, numbers do not tell the whole story. You say "how many more?" To that I say that's not the right question. Nothing starting with "how many" would be the right question. LadyofShalott05:52, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
@Demiurge - Autopatrolled isn't just about helping you, it's about helping people that do new page patrol, by reducing the number of unpatrolled pages NPPers have to manually mark as patrolled. --kelapstick(bainuu) 05:58, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Sure I can see that, I only questioned it because it seems illogical to me that someone would actively (well maybe not actively) not help other users on the project by requesting a flag that has no adverse effect on anything they do. Coming across unpatrolled pages by users that should have autoreviewer is rather bothersome for me these days, in particular because half the time I don't seem to be able to actually mark them as patrolled (it just isn't working on this computer for some reason), so every time I go through NPP, the same pages come up. I can understand not requesting flags that one doesn't feel they need (I have never felt the need for Rollback, so I never asked for it), but every qualified user that has autoreviewer helps a lot of people, and I think people qualify should request it. Note I am only this philanthropic when it has a positive effect for me, I am not usually one to take ideological positions like this.--kelapstick(bainuu) 06:58, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
It's OR. Actually, it sounds like the beginning of someone's research project - the setup, and the actual research hasn't been done yet. I've tagged it as OR. It's probably prod-worthy, and I may do just that. (By the way, what's being done here is quite possibly useful social research, to which I have no antipathy. I just think X on Twitter articles are crap.) LadyofShalott13:37, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
Yes, although the text at the top could be expanded to cover your concept as well, I intended to do it myself, but don't have the tact to do it diplomatically. --kelapstick(bainuu) 23:07, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
I am sorry for all I have done and I want to draw a line from here. Please forgive me for all I have done before and lets forget the past look to the future.--Deathlaser : Chat 19:32, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
Hey, Lady, I saw that you're on CSD duty tonight, and I'd like to ask you to take a look at Heart pine, if you get a chance. It's pretty clearly entirely a copyright violation, but it uses a lot of (really) close paraphrasing, so I was a bit hesitant about G12ing it outright. Could you take a look at it and let me know what you think? Thanks! Writ Keeper⚇♔04:30, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
I think you've done the right thing. It is indeed very problematic, but it's not one that I would personally G12 delete. What the folks who are the real copyright gurus will say (rework or dlete) I'm not sure. LadyofShalott04:39, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Question on deleting a sockpuppet created article.
Looks like a sockpuppet created Raphaël Hamburger. With the interaction the other day with Oliver about another Sock created article, it got me thinking. Shouldn't this be deleted without going thru an AfD? What is policy when it comes to things like this so I know what to do next time? Bgwhite (talk) 04:47, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Well, it depends. Is the sockmaster banned? Merely being a sockpuppet isn't enough for the article to be speedily deleted. If it's a sock of a banned editor though, it is, and the criterion is db-g5. I'm not familiar with the master in this case. (By contrast, when an editor is confirmed to be a sock of PoliticianTexas (see the long SPI archive), I G5-delete anything that the editor created and rollback any other edits.) Hope this helps, Bg. I need to go zonk out. LadyofShalott04:52, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Ah, didn't know about the banned part. The sockmaster is banned. Boy, there are 35 different instances over the past 3 years.
My sister-in-law was in Cornelia for two weeks. She opens up stores for Chik-Fil-A. Did she see the big apple, Cabbage patch hospital in Cleveland, tourist trap of Helen, Anna Ruby Falls, Dahlonega or whatever the tallest mountain was called? Nope. She only went to the outlet mall. Grrr.
Ah, one of those! As for your sister-in-law, too bad. She could have had some fun and seen some pretty areas... I take it she didn't get down to Athens either? LadyofShalott03:20, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
You still have work to do: see this correction for example. You are at least sometimes still calling a species a tribe. On the grammar front, something I didn't mention earlier because I was more focused on the content problem, is please say "species of beetle", not "species of beetles". General suggestion: before embarking on creating a group of stubs, get a couple other folks to look at your basic template - have maybe me, Anna, Dr. Blofeld, Demiurge - whichever experienced editors you'd like and who are available - to look at your basic template and see if the content, grammar, spelling, etc. all pass muster to make sure you don't inadvertently create a bunch of errors that will need to be fixed. LadyofShalott23:52, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
I see where Univ of Georgia people make their money
Hmmmm, boy those University of Georgia employees must be hurting for money with all the cutbacks. We just won't mention my alma mater had a prof make the national news for surfing kiddie porn on a plane. Bgwhite (talk) 05:35, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, what an embarassment. I don't know what will happen, but I can't imagine this will do wonders for his academic career. As for what you mentioned about the prof at your alma mater... ewww. LadyofShalott14:24, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
You've forgotten the "Animals described in YEAR" categories. Otherwise they look ok. Do your sources include information about where these beetles live? Adding that would make your stubs much more useful. LadyofShalott13:38, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Advice
Greetings LadyofShalott,
Hope you are well since we last spoke. I'm hoping that you may be able to assist me with something Wiki-related. As you may know, I'm currently a member of WikiProject Eurovision and have recently been involved in the resurrection of the project's newsletter, and nominated myself to produce the newsletter on a monthly basis. However, its current format looks very dull, and I've been trying to find help pages to assist me in giving it a spruce-up to grab people's attention and invite them to want to read more and learn more about the project itself. although, sadly, I've not been able to find any pages in my quest. Would you happen to know of any pages, that I could refer to? Thank you in advance. Wesley☀Mouse14:14, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Wesley, I don't know of any pages that are specifically what you seek. What I suggest is going through Category:Wikipedia news and looking at the various newsletters there. See if there's anything you like, and if so copy that code (giving proper attribution at least in the edit summary) and then change colors, images, etc. to suit your WikiProject. LadyofShalott14:22, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Oh thank you, thank you ever so much for providing that link. There is quite a lot to look at, so much inspirational material there. Of course, I would give attribution to the project to which I gain inspiration from their style of newsletter. Again, thank you for helping me on this quest. Wesley☀Mouse14:28, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Please don't spell "you" as "u": reserve that for your cell phone texting. Please don't tell me what to do: phrasing things as questions and using the word "please" helps a lot. All that being said, I am not good at making tables, sorry. LadyofShalott15:03, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Actually, I'm not sure putting that in a table is the best way to do it. I think you should keep the prose, but write in complete sentences. LadyofShalott15:06, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
I didn't criticize your remark; I'd given permission for you to speak freely. I do still request clarification on just what you meant though. LadyofShalott20:22, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
I am talking about your list of demands on my talk page.Firstly, you decide to drop in and make more and more demands on my demands on my talk page, and when I fail to comply with them you start making threats like saying you will "get some-one else to speak to him." and that I "can't take friendly advice" and that I have "competences" issues. So what next, are you going to make block threats, or even actually block me and say that I need better competence or you will block again? Or are you going to hold blocking ceremonies and block incompetent people just to prove your point and restrict free speech some more!--Deathlaser (talk) 21:48, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Look, as far as I know, the only person who has ever talked about the possibility of your being blocked is you. I most certainly never have except to tell you that that wasn't in the works. Cut it out. LadyofShalott22:42, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
And what free speech have I supposedly restricted? Can you provide diffs for all those alleged quotes too? I may have questioned competency at some point, but I'm pretty sure I never said you "can't take friendly advice". LadyofShalott22:45, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks to help me to improve tha page "Christian Church in Italy".
I have a problem with your request. The old Christian movement "Assemblies of God in Italy" has many references from independent authors and third-party publications, but the new movement, born last year after 40 years of association with the former movement, has obviously little references. The Christian Church in Italy has become now an independent movement joined with the other international movement although there are some differences that the article wants to underline. How can I improve it?
Hi Maurizio. Well, that is a problem, because Wikipedia has a requirement, called notability, that articles need sources that are independent of the subject. If CCI has not yet been covered by media such as newspapers or academic journals, it is hard to justify the article here at all. You might post at the talk page of the Christianity project to see if anyone there can help locate sources. LadyofShalott23:52, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your advice on A1 tagging. I saw an article that had no content, but I followed your advice and watchlisted it, and came back in an hour, and the user has added a lot of useful content into the article. Thanks again, Electriccatfish2 (talk) 22:51, 14 June 2012 (UTC).
Hi there,
Would you please mind keeping tabs on this gentleman. He is hitting many of the same articles continuously edited by User:PoliticianTexas. My guess is he is a sock of PT.
I want to remain confidential, so would you mind just replying to this post and I'll get back to you instead of putting on my wall. Thanks! Atomic Energy505 (talk) 07:17, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
I'll take a look. However, there's no such thing as "cnfidential" on a Wikipedia talk page. You think PT doesn't know I watch his activities? LadyofShalott11:34, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
Very funny! Yes, thanks I appreciate that its because its made me raise a few eyebrows myself because they are constant edits that PT usually does. Thanks for your attention to the matter. Atomic Energy505 (talk) 19:56, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
Concerning David Steen (photographer). I'm just seeking advise. Drmies went in a week ago and cleaned things up but was reverted. I don't think the editor will come to an understanding at this point. If you were me, what would you do next? Bgwhite (talk) 23:41, 13 June 2012 (UTC)
That's a bit of a mess. Since so much of it hinges upon whether or not that book is an appropriate source, I'd go to WP:RS/N to get some sort of consensus on that matter. LadyofShalott01:32, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
The issues I see are in the tone in the early section (much of which is unsourced or poorly sourced), and the list of people he has taken pictures of. Is there a reason to include a list of everyone he has taken a picture of? Probably not, unless any of the pictures are significant. The main issue is a content dispute, not so much the sourcing dispute. --kelapstick(bainuu) 01:40, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
No, I don't see any reason to include everyone he's ever photographed either. I guess I was thinking the sourcing thing might be a way around that, but maybe not. The other option that came to my mind is to start an RfC on the talk page. Maybe that would be better - it could deal simultaneously with the sourcing issue as the general editing issue. LadyofShalott01:47, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
I don't see a problem with using the book as a source for the information, but I (like you) question the need for the information. The early life is a disaster though, I despise seeing paragraphs starting with "XXX recalls". Another fine example is Margo Timmins. I just don't have the patience to fix it.--kelapstick(bainuu) 01:52, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
Drmies cleaned up most of the problems, including the early life disaster, but it was reversed. I have a feeling if I touch anything, including the disastrous amazon links. How do I go about changing anything? I've never gone to RS/N, but I will because I'm interested about the ref, not only for now, but later. I saw Kealpstick make a comment on the talk page, should I still add a RfC? Bgwhite (talk) 04:32, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
I proposed on the talk page that the last version by Drmies be the one that is kept as it wasn't edited by any involved parties. Bgwhite (talk) 06:00, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Ganesh, thanks for the consideration. Unfortunately, that doesn't help: I generally only work one weekend a month, but when I do, it's both Saturday and Sunday. LadyofShalott01:44, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
If you'd like to delay it to the next weekend to get more core local participation, of course you're free to decide that too.--Pharos (talk)
I'll try to help you on it some when I can. That article is your baby though, not mine, to take to GA. Any major help is going to have to wait a bit though; I've had a death in the family. LadyofShalott01:50, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
There's no requirement that I be the one to do a deletion if it qualifies. Also, not all of yours qualify because there's been significant work by others. LadyofShalott16:30, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Listen yea, my mates, yea, don't like those articles-they're askin if I'm turnin into a nerd! So we got 2 ways of doin this-either you mass delete or I blank!--Deathlasersonline (talk) 16:34, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Shalott, you might wanna keep an eye on this editor. They seem like the kind who is interested in treating various Wiki-tasks as achievements to be unlocked, rather than a collaborative project. Asking for a G7 because you "want to" is borderline disruption. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?)17:25, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Didn't notice the "revenge" subpage until you deleted it. I think this is a bored teenager treating Wikipedia as a game. Shall I take this to ANI? Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?)17:28, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, comments like this make it patently obvious he ain't here for seriousness. "every-one thinks I am traitor!" suggests that he's trolling and he knows it. Between that and the Grawp-esque subpage, I think we may have enough reason to block. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?)17:30, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Feel free to go to ANI or another admin if you think it needs it. I can not give my full attention to WP right now. LadyofShalott17:32, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
It was not a threat, No, I was just testing the maximum amount of data a page could hold. It was a simple experiment! What happened to assume good faith!--Deathlasersonline (talk) 17:34, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Look, I am really sorry if you thought it was a threat. But a final chance would be very appreciated because I was not making a threat!--Deathlasersonline (talk) 18:06, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
So sorry!
So sorry to here about the recent loss in your family LadyofShalott, I've only just heard the news. My deepest of condolences to you and the rest of your family at this sorrowful times. I honestly understand what you are going through, as you know about my recent loss a few weeks ago. Both our loved ones are with the angels now, and look down on us with smiles of joy at the things we are doing for others. Warm hugs, Wes. Wesley☀Mouse15:49, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
I also wanted to offer my condolences; I know our paths have barely crossed but my heart goes out to you. I am so sorry for your loss. Keilana|Parlez ici16:07, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
Condolences from me too, Lady. In related news, we went out yesterday on my brother's boat and dropped my father's (biodegradable) urn in the Hoornse Hop--that was where he wanted to end up. It was a tender moment with my brother and my father's youngest brother. Drmies (talk) 07:50, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, Drmies. We buried my uncle yesterday. I'm glad you were able to give your dad the send-off he wanted. LadyofShalott14:05, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
I went to see if there was anything more at ANI. Let us not forget that AGF is short for Assume good faith; my mama always told me what ass-u-me meant. :/ LadyofShalott02:27, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
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Hello, again, I see your bot archived the previous discussion thread before you had responded:
Solid State PLC
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OK, the contents sound fine. I didn't look at the earlier versions, but what you have now does not sound like an ad to me, and I'll remove that tag momentarily. Now, what you need to do before moving it to mainspace is take that long list of references (which I have not tried to evaluate) at the end, and cite them properly. Add footnotes to the article showing where each piece of information came from, and don't just use the URLS. LadyofShalott02:28, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Cheers for the reply. Can you run me through an example of how to cite it. i.e. "John Smith was born 1234" and how to link that sentence to the list of references at the bottom?
--jjakaalbinoboy 15:04, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Hey, the best thing to do is look at WP:CITE. Grab the relevant citation templates and just fill in the information you have for your references. Then let me know if you have specific followup questions. Different references will be cited somewhat differently, so your general question is best answered by that page I linked. LadyofShalott13:34, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks, I'm working on it now. A bit unsure on the format of web link citations though. Also, can you tell me how to add the company logo to the profile section? --jjakaalbinoboy 15:03, 25 June 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jjakaalbinoboy (talk • contribs)
Do the best you can with the citations, and I'll check them out later. As for the logo, don't worry about that until the article is ready for mainspace; a logo is going to be fairuse, and you are not allowed to have fairuse images in your userspace. That can be added later. LadyofShalott15:29, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
OK cool, well I've done as much as I can on the citations so feel free to check it out. Ah OK cool no problem I wasn't sure how to add a logo. --jjakaalbinoboy | Talk09:06, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Ladyofshalott :) hope you're doing good! I just need a small help from you regarding my user page (User:TheGeneralUser). The thing is that the templates and user boxes which i have added on it are not coming in order and needs to be updated and corrected. Some templates are overlapping on each other and i can't figure out why. They should generally be shown different from each other as i have added them in a chronological order but some have just mixed up despite when i do not have any complicated designs on my User page. I must say you have a very beautiful user page :) and are experienced on how to correct things. Therefore my friend i kindly request you if you could help me and correct my user page . You have my full permission to edit and correct my user page now and also at anytime in the future by yourself as you know the proper and best way on how to correct and update it and i fully trust you. Also please feel free to add any other thing if you believe it can help me in my wiki work, i will be truly grateful and happy by having your kind support! And after that you can also leave a note on my talk page about the further improvements that can be done and how i can make my user page more better! Thanks! . TheGeneralUser (talk) 19:47, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi General! I see the problem you have, but I am not any kind of guru of fixing these sorts of layout issues. I'm going to see if I can get someone else to take a look at your page. LadyofShalott22:15, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi LadyofShalott :) thanks a lot for quickly getting Mandarax and Torchiest for helping me fix my user page! I truly appreciate your kind help you did for me :). Regards and Happy Editing! TheGeneralUser (talk) 10:25, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Lady, could you please do me a favor? A user submitted a DYK. They had erroneously moved a sandbox to Wikipedia:Michele Bachman Immigration View. What I think happened is that someone moved the WP page (perhaps userfying it?), leaving behind a redirect. The moved page got deleted, then the redirect got deleted as a redirect to a deleted or nonexistent page. Whew! This is complicated. Would you please check to see if that redlink was ever an actual article, and not just essentially the same as User:Shampa R/sandbox/Bachman Immigration? Thanks! MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM23:53, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Well that's confusing! Anyway, all that can be seen in the deleted history of that redlink are redirects. I think any actual draft history must have been moved successfully with the article, or else be in the sandbox history. LadyofShalott00:08, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for checking! I just didn't want a new user's article to have accidentally gotten lost in the shuffle, but it looks as though they never had a real article. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM00:20, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
FYI... the font tag in your signature has been depreciated for awhile. There's talk of an update coming down the pipeline that will remove the font tag altogether. Best if you start to <div> or <span> your signature.... <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;color: red"> produces ThisBgwhite (talk) 07:24, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
The <font /> tag was deprecated in HTML 4.01, and there is no guarantee that future browsers or browser versions will support it. Since the tag gets SUBSTed in when used in your signature, if a future browser doesn't support the tag then it will fail (hopefully gracefully). Moving to the CSS based tags suggested above will prevent future issues. --Tgeairn (talk) 15:34, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Ah. Thanks for the explanation. I still don't get why that change was made (though I now understand it wasn't a WP decision). It requires longer coding for the same result. With a sig. like mine - already fairly large - this is an annoyance. 18:54, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
Saw your question on Mandarax's page before this one and answered it there. His talk page came first on my watchlist. I said the same thing Tgeairn mentioned, plus the reason why they used the longer code rather than just the font tag. Bgwhite (talk) 20:51, 3 July 2012 (UTC)
