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(Talk·Desk) 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)

[edit] License tagging for Image:LaugharneBoathouse.JPG

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[edit] Pembrokeshire Maps

Sorry about that. Graphics are more my thing than geography, and my graphics are pretty poor. I've only done a couple of them so far specifically so I can get feedback like this (it's a pretty major problem!). Anyway it's very simple to fix as the files are vector graphics, you can either edit them yourself using a program like Inkscape or copy one of the files into something like Paint and draw on it where they should be, then upload it to somewhere like Imageshack and post the link on my talkpage. I'll then fix them asap. Alexj2002 18:05, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Alternatively: I've had a quick search on Google, could you tell me if the positions are correct in this map [1]? If so I'll move my dots to the locations in this image. Alexj2002 18:08, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
Can you have a look at the modified Haverfordwest map and let me know if it looks correct now. Thanks, Alexj2002 20:35, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tables

In THIS ARTICLE, how do I center-justify the cell contents? LinguisticDemographer 02:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

By adding <center> at the start and </center> at the end. I alread fixed it for you. Let me know if there is anything else. Cheers — WilsBadKarma (Talk) 02:44, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

I think he was looking more at the cell contents, rather than the whole table. Apologies if not. If so:

This is how I usually set up tables -- it's not pretty, at first, but when your tables get large and complicated, it can be a little easier to read. The 'align="center"' affects all cells in the row; the 'align="left"' affects only the specific cell it precedes (easier example, you can have the whole table with a red background, and set just one cell to be different).

|- align="center"
|align="left" | General purpose
|65
|15
|8
|9

If you still like to have it all on one row:

|- align="center"
|align="left" | Low heat || 25 || 55 || 3 || 14

You don't actually need the 'align="left"', but I thought you might want it there. If you get rid of that, you'll also need to remove the pipe that seperates it from the cell. Hope that helps! – Luna Santin (talk) 02:46, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unspecified source for Image:LaugharneBoathouse.JPG

Thanks for uploading Image:LaugharneBoathouse.JPG. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, then you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, then their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self-no-disclaimers}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Fair use, use a tag such as {{fairusein|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

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[edit] Undo redirect

Rotary kiln currently redirects to Rotary drier. As pointed out in the latter's discussion, this is completely unrelated. How does one undo this redirect, so that a needed Rotary kiln article can be created? LinguisticDemographer 00:08, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

If you go to the Rotary kiln page, when the redirected page comes up just below the title is text like "(Redirected from Rotary kiln)", where "Rotary kiln" is a link. Click that link and you'll go back to the real page avoiding the redirect. --pgk 00:11, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your edit to Leblanc process

Out of curiosity, what process replaced Leblanc for potassium carbonate production? I assume it was an electrolytic one. Also, do you have a reference for Leblanc being used until the 1960's for potassium? If so, please post it in the article. Thanks. Karl Hahn (T) (C) 17:41, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

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