Wikipedia talk:Village pump (technical)

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Please note that the Village pump talk pages are rarely used, but might allow to archive relevant discussions.

[edit] Archive policy

Can I put a notice that the archive policy applied at Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)#Miscellaneous_archive also applies here? Currently, there does not seem to be a clear policy. If I don't get any objections within a week, I'll do it. JesseW 04:55, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Part of page lost

The section Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Unwatch from watchlist has a stray signature of mine, which was part of a discussion about Javascript and diffs. Somehow part of the page seems to have been lost and the sections ended up being merged. --cesarb 21:27, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rename Article

What's the best way to change/edit the name of an article I created? I thought I would solve the problem of a non-uniquely named poet by titling the article using the middle name. This creates more confusion, so I'll learn how to create a disambiguation page. Meanwhile, taking baby steps, I need to rename the article from Tom Poeller Mandel to, simply, Tom Mandel, the non-unique name. Many thanks, Gaelyn

Click on the "move" tab at the top of the article page. This moves the article contents and history to a new name and leaves a redirect in place of the old title. EncMstr 22:36, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why Not Archived If There's No Time Stamp?

Why are sections not archived by Werdnabot if there's no time stamp?100110100 09:07, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Because Werdnabot doesn't know how old the section is unless it has a timestamp. — Werdna talk criticism 09:11, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
This is only an issue if neither the question nor the response have timestamps (right?). I imagine it's pretty common for questions not to have one, but responses should always be signed and timestamped so I'd think this would very rarely come up. -- Rick Block (talk) 16:37, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
Why can't Werdnabot check the page history, then?
By the way, take a look at User talk:Angie Y.. I tried to get this page Werdabot-archived, but it doesn't seem to be working, even on sections that are timestamped. ~iNVERTED | Rob (Talk | Contribs) 20:58, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Refraction of the light

Moved to project page - 04:10, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trouble with table

I was hoping someone could take a look at the table in Visible spectrum#Spectral colors and let me know why the final row "red" doesn't show up. Thanks! -AED 22:34, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

The template it was using only allowed a maximum of 5 items. I've changed it to allow 6 to make the red show up. Tra (Talk) 23:33, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
Much obliged! -AED 23:43, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Head section

Tips given here should include :

  • Always tell what browser you use when your question is about what you see on your screen. This information shall improve help. People here are used to some details or bugs, or are able to reproduce your case in some of the most popular browsers. --82.227.17.30 19:23, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Disabled to edits???" from Talk:Michael Richards#Disabled to edits

Why does the page say what it says at the top and yet this clearly newly registered user had his way with the article? BabuBhatt 15:52, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

It is possible that the User:Curtisaallen account was registered some time ago but never utilized till today. When such accounts are layed away for nefarious purposes they are usually known as sleeper account on Wikipedia. (→Netscott) 16:01, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
What would it require for the program to be changed so that users with no edits so far would be treated as if they were brand-new? Wahkeenah 16:07, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Hmm, that's not a bad idea. My recommendation is to post it to: Wikipedia:Village pump (technical). (→Netscott) 16:11, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Wahkeenah 16:15, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redirects

Try as I might, I can't figure out how to do simple coding, here, and redirects are no exception. I've read the pages on redirects, thoroughly, but to no avail. What I'm trying to do is redirect Meridian Township to Meridian charter Township, MI. Help! --Criticalthinker 03:26, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Done. Make sure you type #REDIRECT [[Meridian Charter Township, Michigan]] in exactly one line. Although you probably wanted to put this on WP:VPT, not its talk page... Titoxd(?!?) 03:30, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
But, how does one do this? I'm still confused.--Criticalthinker 03:57, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
Click Meridian Township (you'll be redirected to Meridian Charter Township, Michigan). At the very top, under the title, the words "Redirected from ..." appear, with a link that will actually take you to Meridian Township (without being redirected). Click this link and then "edit this page". This page's contents are a single line starting with #REDIRECT, as indicated above. To make another one of these, edit the article name you want to be a redirect and add just one line, like the one in Meridian Township. -- Rick Block (talk) 02:20, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
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