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[edit] Re: WPSchools template assistance

Hi Jh12. I made a couple of changes to your proposed replacement for {{WPSchool}}:

  1. Moved row breaks outside of #if statements
  2. Added a row break before the "needs-infobox" row
  3. Moved collaborations to subpage: User:Jh12/WPSchoolTest1/Collaborations

The first thing is possible because Mediawiki treats two consecutive "|-" with nothing in between them as if there was not an extra row. This greatly simplifies the creation of conditional rows in wikitables because you make the template much easier to read:

|-
{{#if:{{{param|}}}|
{{!}} Cell 1
{{!}} Cell 2
}}
|-

The missing row break before the "needs-infobox" row would have been a problem, so I added it. Having the collaborations as a subpage means that normal users can edit them without worrying about breaking the template. You will probably want this to be a subpage of Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools for more natural reuse.

Another general tip is that whitespace inside of ParserFunctions calls is stripped at the beginning and end, so I would encourage you to use linebreaks as I did above to increase readability. A pretty good example of a well-developed template that I've worked on is {{WikiProject California}}. It doesn't support needs-infobox, since there isn't a relevant infobox for that category, but it supports similar params that put the article into maintenance categories. Feel free to ask if you have any more questions. Mike Dillon 18:25, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned fair use image (Image:University of Houston Logo 2.jpg)

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[edit] WikiProject Schools Sidebar

Jh12, the sidebar looks great. Nice job. I'd be interested to know how the project status graph is updated. Also, I added some bottom and left margin to it for aesthetics; hope that's okay (if it's not I know what you will do).

—  Jim Dunning  talk  : 23:34, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stowe schools

Jh12, thanks for saving the copy. I'm going to do a bit of research and see if there's enough to do for a Stowe Central School District article. With the celebs that live there I would think there should be some angle. I appreciate the help.

—  Jim Dunning  talk  :  15:18, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template help

Hey Jh12! I've seen your work on the wikiproject school template. 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:
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)
I've fixed the "pic" issue. The problem was that {{#if:...}} was being used instead of {{#switch:...}}.
I'm going to be away from Wikipedia for a little while since I'm in the midst of moving, so hopefully you can help User:KGV with any more changes that need to be done. If not, try asking at WP:VPT. Mike Dillon 02:29, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ben Franklins School

I havent made the change, but I think its a B Fancy adding a few school assessments? I see you had a hand in the schools template. Can you explain why there are pages that have the template but lack the full definition

Oh and is there any harm in adding the template to a school that has not had one added yet Victuallers 19:30, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: The Redundant Category

I don't think the category (Category:School articles by quality) needs to exist at all unless there are shool articles not included under the wikiproject. This category could be made into a parent list for Universities and other schools, then it would be useful. Adam McCormick 22:14, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Alright, should be fixed now. Thanks for your input. Adam McCormick 06:12, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Hi Jh12 - thanks for fixing my talk page. Good luck with the boards. Rmkf1982 Talk 22:55, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free image (Image:UHSeal1927.jpg)

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[edit] 6th Earl of Mayo

I remember uploading that series of images. A good editor I knew (I think he was an admin at the time - this was about 3 years ago so I can't be sure) had scanned and uploaded a bunch of pictures from a book that was out of copyright due to age. Those pictures were all slanted (a scanning error), so I used a photo editor to rotate and crop them. I can't remember who that editor was (my first guess was User:Adam Bishop but I think that's wrong) nor can I remember anything else specific about the source. Sorry - ugen64 15:02, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

I don't think that was me...I may have uploaded a pic of the 4th Earl though, when I was busy plagiarizing the Governor General of Canada's website many years ago. Adam Bishop 17:35, 4 September 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Regarding [Image:Mayo Main Bldg.jpg]]

Hi, I was able to communicate with User: Ydalal (talk · contribs) by email for his above image upload for article on Mayo College. I then went ahead and edited the image page originally created by him and provided the "Source" and "Fair use rationale" as per email communication with the user. I also deleted all earlier tags which mentioned that the image will be deleted if no source is provided in a few days.

Kindly visit the image page and see what I did is admissible and make any corrections needed, see if the tag used by me is right or kindly change that too if needed. My doubt is can I like this go in and provide source and licensing info for another user after communicating with him on email?

Here is the link to the relevant image page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mayo_Main_Bldg.jpg

Thanks again Atulsnischal 13:48, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Image source problem with Image:BFHS New Orleans Falcon Logo.gif

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[edit] Care to join our WikiProject?

WikiProject University of Houston

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[edit] Christmas

Smarmy Rex - a palindromic greeting from, Victuallers! Enjoy yourself!
Smarmy Rex - a palindromic greeting from, Victuallers! Enjoy yourself!

[edit] Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans, Louisiana)

I have placed the GA nomination for Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans, Louisiana) on hold. There are a few issues with the article yet, namely an over-abundance of lists (is the list of courses really necessary? it doesn't seem to be sourced) and a trivia section. Also, the references should not have bold italic text in them. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshells•Otter chirps) 01:42, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

No problem.--Classicrockfan42 (talk) 17:53, 7 June 2008 (UTC)