User talk:LinguisticDemographer

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[edit] Creating Categories

I read the help page on categories, and it seemed to imply that if a currently non-existent category name is appended to an article in the normal way, then the category gets created. I tried this in several articles with the as-yet un-listed "cement", and it doesn't work. What am I doing wrong?LinguisticDemographer 20:22, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

The article will get added to the category, but the category will still look like a red-link. To make it a blue link, just add something to the category page (it will go above the "pages in this cat" part). -Royalguard11(TalkยทDesk) 20:51, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Map Coordinates

In geographical-based articles, I need to use the Coordinate function, e.g. {{coor title dm|51|42|N|4|57|W|region:GB_type:city}} to improve the value of the article. I can't find any Help on the syntax of this feature. What are the functions of its components? What are the options available? Can you help?

It's a template; you can find the template itself at {{coor title dm}} and its documentation at Template talk:coor title dm. --ais523 16:55, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Little England

Thanks for adding the references to Little England beyond Wales (and I've just noticed that Landsker Line has grown considerably, too, and we have an Eglwyswrw, and all sorts). I see that all three references are actually in my local library and so perhaps I should go and look myself. But given your name, you may know off-hand: would you be able to comment on the mention of English-speaking patches in the Vale of Glamorgan? Is this a continuation of the same line, or something different, or...?

Looking at your user page, you may also be interested in the Welsh Wikipedians' notice board (shortcut: WP:WWNB).

Telsa (talk) 07:57, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Ye gods, that was fast! Thanks a lot for so much info. Telsa (talk) 15:15, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Draft Edits

How do I make a draft of a major re-write of an article available for inspection by other editors before over-writing the existing article? LinguisticDemographer 17:25, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

There are various ways to approach this. Firstly you can propose your changes on the talk page of the article first, get input from other editors then apply your changes directly. We're a Wiki, your changes can always be rolled back by anyone using the history tab. Be bold is sometimes quoted in these things, though also "but don't be reckless" is a part to that, if you think your changes are going to be controversial discussion upfront is always good. Another alternative is to take a copy into a subpage of your user space such as User:LinguisticDemographer/Draft and work on it there, copying back when finished, some editors do this but generally the editing the real page method is preferable. --pgk 18:41, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
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