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[edit] The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXVI (April 2008)

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[edit] Wikipedia meetup

As someone who may live or work near Washington D.C., you may be interested - if you've not heard already - about the meetup scheduled for Saturday, May 17th, at Union Station. For details, please see Wikipedia:Meetup/DC 4.

You are receiving this automated message because your userpage appears in Category:Wikipedians in Virginia. Happy‑melon 18:13, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome!

Hello inspector Gadget lol, I mean Gadget850, ehem. Thank you very much for the warm welcome (which I suspect is an automated message, but its the thought that counts!) I am very much enjoying my time on Wikipedia, it is such a vibrant and exciting website that is changing constantly. I love it! Again, thank you for the welcome. :) Mr Beans Backside (talk) 14:50, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Late queries

It does not seem that you noticed my late query at Wikipedia:Help_desk/Archives/2008_May_12#LOC-image_Template. Also, I need help with the template at Image:Willard Motley.jpg. Please reply at my talk page.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 03:46, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Looks like you figured out that these need {{LOC-image}}. I changed the wording on {{LOC-cdn}}. Sorry I did not respond sooner, but I was traveling on business. --— Gadget850 (Ed)talk 09:54, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't know much about the LOC, but it seem that this collection is actually housed at the Chicago History Museum even thought they are listed in the LOC. The template may disappoint a DC visitor and probably still needs to be changed to reflect the location of the images.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 14:16, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
Ah- tweaked it a bit. Please feel free to edit it if it needs more work. --— Gadget850 (Ed)talk 14:34, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Here is another image I can not get the LOC link to work for.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 16:45, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

What URL did you get this from? --— Gadget850 (Ed)talk 18:08, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
OK- You were using {{LOC-image}} which is only for the Prints and Photographs division. I found the image— it is from the Chicago Daily News, but is in a different collection for "Chicago Anarchists on Trial: Evidence from the Haymarket Affair, 1886-1887". I added a handle for this- see {{LOC-cdn}}. I see how the handles into the LOC work, and it is a bit messy. If you find another one, give me the URL and I can figure this out faster. --— Gadget850 (Ed)talk 19:02, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Your help at the Village Pump with the information box (Legislative Assembly) is much appreciated. Jonathan Logan (talk) 14:38, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

You are welcome! --—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 15:10, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Talkheader

Greetings. You recently removed the Talkheader on the talk page of an article that I created Plumb House (Waynesboro, Virginia). Can you please help me find exactly where it says that this header is only intended for pages with policy violation problems? Thanks! FieldMarine (talk) 00:26, 23 May 2008 (UTC)


Certainly— it is in the documentation for {{talkheader}}, specifically:

This template should be used only when needed. Do not add this template to every talk page. In particular, it should not be added to otherwise empty talk pages.

I've only used the template where folks have a history of using the talk page as a forum instead of working the article— Talk:M113 Armored Personnel Carrier is a good example. As the article in question has had no discussion, the header is not needed. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 00:37, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks...I wish I saw that guidance earlier. FieldMarine (talk) 01:02, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
Been there, done that. Happy editing. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 11:08, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] LOC formating

Can you get this LOC template working Image:1891 Rookery building.jpg--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 08:34, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm happy to help with these, but please give me the URL where you got the image. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 11:24, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] syntax question

Hi Ed,

Recognizing that you are all-knowing, all-wise, and an all-around nice guy, I wonder if you would take a look at Jim Palmer#Career statistics? I'm trying to force the MLBBioRet template to right-align and maybe there's a better way than what I'm doing to work around the lack of this parameter in the template itself. Which is regrettable when it's used below a 2nd-level heading. JGHowes talk - 22:57, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

You did about as good as it gets without changing the template. If you want to start a discussion on the template talk, I can add an alignment parameter. I think the MOS states that you should not include images floated left directly after a header as it mess up certain things. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 00:30, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
ok, I thought maybe there was some other workaround I didn't know about. I would like to propose an alignment parameter on the template talk, because MOS:IMAGES indeed says exactly that. JGHowes talk - 00:48, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Start the discussion and I will look at it tomorrow. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 01:08, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
ok, started it here. JGHowes talk - 03:29, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for the welcome that you left, and thanks for your service to the country and our youth. Could you also look at Image talk:KnotDAM.png‎, I can't seem to figure out why it will not post the image that I uploaded. Thanks! Click23 (talk) 16:40, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Image:KnotDAM.png

Go to Special:Preferences; select Gadgests > User interface gadgets and check "A clock in the personal toolbar ..." and Save. Go back to the image page and click on the clock to purge. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 16:47, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
I tried that, but it still shows up with the loop on the top of the knot. Adding the purge command to the url, for the actual image, the loop is on bottom(the file that I uploaded) I am not sure if you are seeing it the same way that I am, so below is a couple of links and descriptions.
without purge loop on top, original image
with purge loop on bottom, image that I uploaded
Click23 (talk) 17:07, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
I see the free ends on the top and the loop on the bottom, just as shown on the plaque: [1]. Try going back to the image pages and WP:BYPASS. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 17:11, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
I cleared my browsers cache and that fixed the problem. Thanks Click23 (talk) 17:37, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Good. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 17:45, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Well, What for need the image?--123FM (talk) 22:03, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXVII (May 2008)

The May 2008 issue of the Military history WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.
This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 00:39, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thanks for fixing my problem at WT:Wikiproject Council. I was completely mystified and about to undo the whole post. WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:54, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

You are welcome. An entertaining puzzle of a few moments. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 19:56, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar

The Help Desk Barnstar
For your excellent help at the Help Desk lately (including your assistance in backing me up on technical issues between the HD and VPT), I would like to give you this token of thanks. -- ShinmaWa(talk) 06:43, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! --—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 10:03, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks again

Thanks for prompt and efficient assistance with the Mark Steyn article. --Interactbiz (Norm, Vancouver Canada) (talk) 21:24, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] James Marr

This says nothing about him being a Scout. — Rlevse • Talk • 09:59, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Fixed. I had added the ref, but did not expand the text. --—— Gadget850 (Ed) talk - 11:45, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Association of Catholic Guides and Scouts of Italy

Hope this explains it [2] --jergen (talk) 19:23, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Little Sioux Scout Ranch logo

Hi Ed,

Just thought I'd mention as a suggestion that for Fair Use of a logo, a streamlined template is {{logo fur}} instead of {{Non-free media rationale}} JGHowes talk - 00:31, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Terry Sanford

I've put a lot of work into this article lately and hope to nominate it for FAC in a couple of days. If you could look it over and give it a good copyedit, etc, I'd really appreciate it. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:51, 14 June 2008 (UTC)