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Hi,
I know you can do magic with user boxes, etc. I'm wondering do you have any font magic to figure out how to make the title in the Infobox on Annie Walke be white? I've tried a couple of things - all which is ignored by the Wikipedia Infobox logic.
Hi Carole, yes, it's fun! Not as easy as I thought but fun, I think I'd be very happy if I pass one of my courses. I changed the colour, simply by writing white on the bgcolour section. :D --RexRowan忍(Ninja signal) 18:29, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi, thanks! I like the link you gave me to web colors. I'm wanting, though, just to change the font color from black to white where the background is the pretty reddish color. Is that possible, or should I just leave it in black font?
Hi there. I'm afraid I've had to close this review as unsuccessful at this time- it's a great topic, and one worthy of close attention, but the article is not ready for "good" status yet. I've provided some pointers of what needs to be done- feel free to contact me on my talk page if you need any clarifications or I can be of any help. J Milburn (talk) 19:10, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
A reference at the end of each paragraph would help clarify the source of the information, provided the source page was a reliable one. Citation templates can be very helpful. Let's say you were citing this article. You would use Template:Cite news, and format it like this-
<ref name="Three suspended">{{cite news |title= Three suspended over West Coast contract fiasco|author= Ross, Tim|url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/9584259/Three-suspended-over-West-Coast-contract-fiasco.html|newspaper= [[The Daily Telegraph]]|date= 3 October 2012|accessdate=3 October 2012}}</ref>
on the first instance, and like this-
<ref name="Three suspended"/>
every time afterwards. So, your article would look something like this-
Just took A crack at it and well, it turned out making my signature my entire Userpage. How would I do a signature with the Font Papyrus, a purple color(darkish if possible), and looking like LibertarianSupport while The "Libertarian" Part linked to my userpage, and the "Support" Part linked to my talk page? LibertarianSupport (talk) 20:56, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
Oh cool, it worked. I'm not sure, maybe it got covered by the first command. I'm still learning coding, it may take a while for me to truly understand these stuff. I'm glad you figure it out, what a smartie! :D --RexRowanTalk08:08, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
Haha smartie? Nothing of the sort.... I just looked at both lines and tried about 50 times before i figured it outXD I don't really know any non-basic-HTML code, so.... I had no chance without ya haha :D Thanks again!LibertarianSupport19:15, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, keep on tweaking till you get it right, that what I do. I created an adoption page for you with Worm's courses. If you need further assistance, just buzz me. :D --RexRowanTalk19:17, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
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October 2012
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File permission problem with File:Eric Grimson.jpg
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Hey. I don't know if your interest in biology ever spills over to medicine but, if it does, you may want to know about m:Wikimedia Medicine. It's a new non-profit corporation that will be raising and disbursing funds and lobbying Wikipedias, governments, corporations, professional and scholarly societies, etc. to improve the quality and coverage of medical information online, in all languages. Though we'll be recognised by the Wikimedia Foundation, and hopefully receive some funding from them, we're independent of them and are open to any solution that will help achieve our aims. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 07:35, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
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Wow, thank you so much Netha, it was a joint effort, yes? :D I love the flag design, never saw those two together before but it sure looks good! Big hugs! P.S. Your kitty is so cute! There used to be a ginger tom visiting us from our neighbour's house before we moved. Now we have rabbits, birds and squires. :D --RexRowanTalk18:46, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
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The RFC for TAFI is nearing it's conclusion, and it's time to hammer out the details over at the project's talk page. There are several details of the project that would do well with wider input and participation, such as the article nomination and selection process, the amount and type of articles displayed, the implementation on the main page and other things. I would like to invite you to comment there if you continue to be interested in TAFI's development. --NickPenguin(contribs)02:30, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
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Awesome! Happy new year! I have Little Big Planet, Batman ones and racing ones, there are so much more to choose from. Can we link up or something? Give me a buzz if you figured out, my PS3 name is BoyWillie. --RexRowanTalk11:04, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
I got little big planet 2! So fun. Its an older game already. Do you have internet on your PS3? I do. If you have an online ID, then I can add you to friend's list. I only got couple of friends. 2 that I met, 2 that are my cousins, and 3 that I sent friend requests to. lol. RaidenRules! (talk) 20:25, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
Cool. Do you have black ops? Also- online ID is Dragonette21. You can add me. If you have black ops 1 or 2 than I have both and I only play videogames on weekends. No weekdays cause of the overly dramatic amount of homework we get. RaidenRules! (talk) 03:55, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
Your Boywillie? Okay cool. I accepted. I also left you a message on my user talk page about some stuff. Ignore the part where I asked what your PS3 name was. Cause I know now. But I got some more stuff for the ps3. RaidenRules! (talk) 19:09, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
I have just been chosen to do an online course on Copyright law with Professor William Fisher of Harvard Law School, thousands applied and I was one of the chosen 500 Spartans who are selected, hehehe. The course is experimental at this stage, I wish I could be more aware of the copyright law and be more helpful around here after the course. For more information on the course, see here. --RexRowanTalk09:00, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
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We have modified the process for adding Nominations, which now uses a template/table format and requires only 3 supports for an article to be selected.
There is now a Holding Area, where articles are kept for discussion before being selected for a particular date.
The TAFI schedule now involves adding 10 articles weekly, chosen from a variety of topics.
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Hey! Just wanted to see how you were doing and catch up. I haven't been on in a while, but am for the moment. I see you've been pretty active, glad my work didn't go to waste :) Adam Mugliston talk 20:28, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
Hey Adam, how are you doing? I have indeed missed you too and wondered how you were getting on. I am studying several online courses with edX! I have written several articles too. :D --RexRowanTalk22:45, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
The Wikipedia Adventure: Text Mockup (feedback welcome!)
Hi TWA folks!
It's been a long time since we worked on The Wikipedia Adventure together, but this spring I proposed the game for an Individual Engagement Grant and it was accepted :)
I spent the last two months refining the script and getting ready to build the game using Guided tours. I am working with an amazing designer and getting expert curation tips from the Grant program leader.
I'd love to have your feedback on it, before I get started with the build. I would love it if you would leave any thoughts, tips, comments, recommendations, suggestions, ideas, or concerns, at WP:TWA/Feedback.
Hi RexRowan! I'm the Wikipedian In Residence at the World Digital Library, a project of the Library of Congress and UNESCO. I'm recruiting Wikipedians who are passionate about history & culture to participate in improving Wikipedia using the WDL's vast free online resources. Participants can earn our awesome WDL barnstar and help to disseminate free knowledge from over 100 libraries in 7 different languages. Multilingual editors are welcome! (But being multilingual is not a requirement.) Please sign up to participate here. Thanks for editing Wikipedia and I look forward to working with you! SarahStierch (talk) 21:45, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
World Digital Library-Wikimedia Partnership Newsletter
Expand Wikipedia's free knowledge with WDL resources!
Hi RexRowan! Thanks for participating in the World Digital Library-Wikimedia Partnership. Your contributions are important to improving Wikipedia! I wanted to share a few updates with you:
We have an easy way to now cite WDL resources. You can learn more about it on our news page, here.
Our to-do list is being expanded and features newly digitized and created resources from libraries and archives around the world, including content from Sweden, Qatar, the Library of Congress, and more! You can discover new content for dissemination here.
WDL project has new userbox for you to post on your userpage and celebrate your involvement. Soffredo created it, so please be sure to thank them on their talk page. You can find the userbox and add it to your page here.
Keep up the great work, and please contact me if you need anything! Thank you for all you do for free knowledge! EdwardsBot (talk) 16:36, 30 June 2013 (UTC)
This week's articles for improvement - 22 July 2013 to 28 July 2013
As a member of WikiProject Wales, WikiProject Cardiff or an user who has contributed to Welsh articles we invite you to contribute to a new project, Living Paths!: articles, images, translations... Lonely Planet rated the coast of Wales "the best region on Earth" in 2012, yet there is a very low number of articles on the history and culture of places along the Coastal Path. This promises to be an exciting project as it gathers momentum with many Users joining in across the world.
If you are interested in training groups in Wales, please leave a message on the Talk Page. Let's make this WikiProject, like the path itself, the best on earth! And let's put Wales back on the map!
Hello, I'm DMacks. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added to the page Walter Lewin, because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thank you. DMacks (talk) 20:33, 21 January 2014 (UTC)
