User talk:RB30DE

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[edit] Minor Edits

I have noticed that you mark many, if not most of your edits as minor. Generally it seems that new users mark edits as minor that are not, as the policies and guidelines explaining minor edits are not quite explicit on the talk pages. Please read wikipedia:minor edits. To sum it up, minor edits are essentially used only to mark extremely minor changes, such as that regarding syntax or grammar, and sometimes the reversion of vandalism. As a general rule of thumb if it changes the meaning or implications of an article at all, or if it is not extremely unlikely to be objected to, it should not be marked as a minor edit. Thanks.--Oni Ookami Alfador^Talk|@ 05:26, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

No worries, thanks for the clarification. RB30DE 07:29, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

On a side note, are you satisfied with the changes I made to the Tokyopop alterations section? I feel that removal of the tag is warranted, as while it isn't perfect, it is no longer at much risk of being either non-neutral, and is most certainly sourced and in the proper tone.--Oni Ookami Alfador^Talk|@ 05:34, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes much better in terms of sourcing and neutrality. Perhaps I wish it were slightly smaller, but still big improvement, cheers. RB30DE 07:29, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

eh... Personally I'd rather have it cover the entire scope of the issue, including responses and reasoning. That way it strives to remain neutral while actively noting the criticism. I made a major overhaul of the background section into a storyline synopsis that should take the focus off of that section. I'm also going to see if it would be better placed lower in the article.--Oni Ookami Alfador^Talk|@ 03:54, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Script

(I am bringing your comment and my response here) I just tried your script out, very handy. Would it be possible to extend the space inserting function to include Newton metres (Nm), Pferdestärke (PS), and litres (L/l), or does this break other stuff? Cheers! RB30DE 09:24, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

I tried this before but got lots of errors. I have learnt a bit more now so I am trying some small changes in this direction. I have modified the code to add a space for Nm and PS. I did not do anything with (L/l) because that has lots of false positives related to vehicle names. Let me know what you think. bobblewik 10:34, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

You beat me to it! (I've just copied it to User:RB30DE/monobook.js/unitformatter.js, and was trying to work out how to do it.) I see the Nm one now, I can't see PS. Would you do it like this?:

txt.value = txt.value.replace(/(\d)\s?PS/gi, '$1 PS');

Where can I find what all these variables mean? Thanks! RB30DE 10:46, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

I see I was looking at the wrong bit of .js anyway, got it now.... RB30DE 10:54, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Congrats on getting it. You can now do whatever you want. Feel free to use 'dates.js' too. I learnt by trial and error plus web search and a few tips from people.

Your ps version was a good attempt but would make mistakes. When it encounters '7 psi', it would have become '7 PSi'. Mine avoids that error.

To get you started, here are some tips:

• If you want to make it case sensitive, use '/g' rather than '/gi'
• '\d' means 'any digit from zero to nine'.
• '(\d)' means capture the digit in memory.
• '$1' means print the first memory.
• '\s' means a space character
• '?' means 'the preceding character is optional'.
• '\W' means a character that is not digital or alphabetical.

Regards bobblewik 11:02, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Ah yes, lots of traps for beginners (me) it seems! Thanks for the correction and the tips, appreciate it. RB30DE 11:13, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

You are welcome. Another tip is to do web searches for errors that you want to reformat. Try a google search for:

site:en.wikipedia.org -user -talk 100kw

If you want to know more, just ask. bobblewik 12:00, 30 September 2006 (UTC)