User talk:Mike Dillon/Archive 2007

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[edit] Thank you

Thank you for helping me with the CSS for my page, where I wanted the personal message colour changed to that lighter tone. I wonder whether it works - do I have it accurate? Bobo. 07:00, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Mike Dillon said: The CSS at User:Bobo192/monobook.css looks fine for the background-color, but there is no attribute called "text-color"; it is simply "color". You may need to bypass your cache to see the changes.

I knew I had remembered to bypass my cache, that was one of the first things that crossed my mind, but changing the attribute may well have helped it. We'll see. I've just hard-refreshed it through and it should work now. Thank you. Bobo. 14:26, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Protection paranoia...

I read the conversation at User talk:Misza13. It looks like we may have to live with the protection of {{WikiProject California}}. If the template needs editing, we just have to add that edit request tag, or bug one of the SoCal admins like Will Beback. I'm pretty close to deciding that I'll run for admin as well, so that'll be one more person who can edit it.

I'm getting closer to what I think the final version of the template should be like. Then I'll talk things over with you to get your views. Then we can make all the changes at once. [Some of the other WikiProjects have templates that are soooo complicated, which I think should be avoided.]

I'm going to try to get a bot run to convert most of the Southern California articles from {{WikiProject California}} to {{WikiProject Southern California}}, which will make the template a less vandal-tempting target. That should drop the number of articles with the template by probably a third. BlankVerse 01:11, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] California flag

I put a response to my change of colors. Pretty much, I was following the Pantone colors the CA Guard gave out, but I used Adobe Photoshop as my guide. (I personally own California flags and the ones I have are pretty dark in color with the text in black). User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 23:05, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] re: NavFrame JavaScript

Increasing performance never (well, almost never) sounds like a bad idea. Is the new code finished, I couldn't find it quickly on the talk page? —Ruud 13:54, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re this Village Pump (technical) query

Hi Mike,
Thanks for your input and my apologies for not managing to respond there more quickly. I left a list of the Firefox add-ons I currently have installed and was about to start disabling them one by one to see if/when the diacritics problem disappeared – if, that is, you reckon it's likely to be an add-on problem...?  Regards, David Kernow (talk) 15:06, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

...Just to let you know that the culprit was the Redirect Remover add-on; thankfully, its recent update has solved the problem (Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Problem with links that include diacritics). Thanks for pointing me in its direction, David (talk) 10:42, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arcata

Not so much because I think the link is very interesting, but I would like to know why you removed the link to humbolpedia on this page? Thanks!--al95521 20:29, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

  • Thanks for the response and the info. I think there is some merit to the site and will remain open minded to possible link in the future. I agree, that with the sole aim of increasing search engine ranking, the site may have little specific relvence.--al95521 06:46, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your opinion on a license - screenshot of a Library of Congress map circa 1854

Mike, I was doing some research on another matter and stumbled on the following Library of Congress URL:

If I read their page about rights correctly, this map sketch was drawn before 1922 with its rights expired. I clicked on the map and got a decent size picture that I did a screenshot of. I would like to upload the map to Wiki Commons for use in the Sacramento Valley Railroad article (and indicated on its talkpage, that URL as a source.

Do you know what the best licensing I should use? Every time I think I have this figured out, I get tripped up. Another editor deleted one screenshot I did and I want to get this right. Thanks, Ronbo76 16:10, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Cool. I will upload it now into my Wiki commons account. I did just the map and it looks decent for being a sketch. Ronbo76 17:49, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
It's on the article Sacramento Valley Railroad now! Thanks for your help! It's Mickey D time - I'm loving it! Ronbo76 18:06, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
By the way, you are welcome to use it in any articles you think appropriate. Ronbo76 18:07, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Norwegian phonology

I've already suggested a split of "Sound system" from the Norwegian language article on the talk page. Hopefully it'll happen, so feel free to share your opinions on the matter. --Wikiwøw 21:08, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] TfD nomination of Template:Manhattan Streets

Template:Manhattan Streets has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. --talk to Ytny 02:39, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] ParserFunctions

Re: Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Enabling HTML in my own Wiki?
Didn't know it was an extension, I had automatically assumed it came with the MediaWiki suite of tools. Thanks for all your help! The infobox works great now. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kareeser (talk • contribs) 18:54, 4 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Sure . . . sorry

Sure, Mike . . . not trying to be confusing. I figured that people would respond where they felt most comfortable, and then their thoughts could be collected. Trying to direct Wikipedians is a bit of an oxymoron! You know, like herding cats, etc. Thanks for pointing out a potential source of confusion! btw, you have any thoughts on the questions on the table?Spamreporter1 16:13, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks on another front

Thanks also for letting me know about WP:COUNCIL which I was unaware of - that seems like a useful place to know about. If you don't mind, I'm afraid I didn't quite follow your train of thought inyour comment about the potential role of WP:COUNCIL in an interesting question like this WikiProject tag issue? If you're interested, could you fill me in on a bit of the background of WP:COUNCIL and what's its role is? If you're too busy - I understand! Thanks again! Spamreporter1 16:35, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for notifying me of that little problem, I'm now fixing it, thanks. .ιΙ Inhuman14 Ιι.( talk | contrib) 15:12, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Acanthomintha duttonii

Sorry to mess up the references, but its hard to work around them and easer for me to add them back when I am done. They greatly add to the discontinuity of the information and I am easily thrown off by the odd text in a sentence. I do not have any more time to work on this page though there is a lot more that could be added, so you can clean it up, since I am genraly new at this and formatting the page is not my strong suit. Hardyplants 03:04, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks, Mike, from California Gold Rush

Thanks, Mike, for lending a hand on protecting this article from vandals! NorCalHistory 07:17, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Mike, it's currently 08:15 UTC (or so), and I'm fading faster than I thought. You may be the last person up who's knowledgeable about the California Gold Rush FA on the Main page. If you're still going to be up, perhaps you could keep an extra eye open for it. I hope to be back on patrol in about 6-7 hours. NorCalHistory 08:16, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
The Working Man's Barnstar
Mike, for your efforts within the WP:CAL, throughout Wikipedia and your tutelage of a dumb rock like me, I award The Working Man's Barnstar Ronbo76 05:20, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
You were the second one I awarded. NorCalHistory got the first I awarded. He mentioned them on my talkpage and I got to thinking about you and your efforts. You indeed are welcomed, and I thank you sincerely for what you have taught me. Ronbo76 06:04, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:WPNC.svg

What did you use to make Image:WPNC.svg? - Patricknoddy 15:48, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! I am doing a collection of maps of U.S. states totally blue, I started by erasing the words in the image, see here:
Do you like it?
Do you like it?

I am using The GIMP. - Patricknoddy 15:56, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WP:CAL

Thanks for all of the help that you've done for WP:SOCAL, and Southern California articles in general.

As for my current state of mind and my opinion of the Wikipedia, see my user page, and some of my most recent contributions. BlankVerse 15:58, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Would you be kind enough to post of note of encouragement on the talk page of BlankVerse(and perhaps encourage others to do so)? He's a valuable contributor who's done a lot, who's energy and common sense are missed. Spamreporter1 16:29, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Script modification

Can you tell me how to modify the current "wgArticlePath.Replace" so that it will link to external sources? ~Steptrip 02:44, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Link Script

Thank you so much, I don't know the first infinitesimal thing about JavaScript, however, I'm going to have to make a sub-subpage for all the times that I copied that code ; ). ~Steptrip 02:33, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Forward -> Template help

Hey Mike, can you help User:KGV out with this request:

"I am currently working on another wikiproject banner in my sandbox here. I am having some trouble:

  1. I am doing a section about book classification (children's books, picture books etc). In one classification, picture books. The word pic outside of the banner as shown here:
Portal:Children and Young Adult Literature
 Children and Young Adult Literature Portal
This article is part of WikiProject Children's literature, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to children's and young adult literature on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit one of the articles mentioned below, or visit the project page, where you can join the project.
??? This article has not yet received a type classification.
??? This article has not yet received a rating on the quality scale.
??? This article has not yet received a rating on the importance scale.
Tasks you can do:

You can see the word pic' on the top left corner.

  1. Also I am trying to make a ??? line for the classification when the type isn't type in yet as well but it don't work. Please help. You could edit the template here. Thanks a lot. KGV 09:04, 24 February 2007 (UTC)"

- Thanks a bunch, Jh12 18:16, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

  • No problem, good luck with the move!! --Jh12 02:49, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes thank you KGV 05:42, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lothlorien

Mike - thank you for rescuing the Lothlorien article from its AfD. Recently, Sherman Hall (University of California, Berkeley) was deleted, and the argument was raised that the other co-op house articles ought to be deleted. I actually kind of agree with that, and have been preparing a revised USCA page which has the relevant house information for all the houses, leaving out some of the unencyclopedic cruft which is present. Finding your Lothlorien page was useful.

Anyway, I was wondering which current or former house articles I should try to exclude from the big mass AfD, once I get the revised article completed. My thoughts are to save Cloyne and Barrington, as the most notable of the houses; most of the rest of them are doomed to be permastubs. Do you see any others which really ought to be left alone, considering that Loth and Sherman were deleted? Αργυριου (talk) 04:45, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

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