User talk:Jkasd

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[edit] Rollback

After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

  • Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
  • Rollback can only be used to revert vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
  • Rollback may be removed at any time.

If you do not want rollback, then contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some information on how to use rollback, you can view this page. I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, just leave me a message on my talk page. Happy editing! Malinaccier (talk) 00:35, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! -- Jkasd 00:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
No problem. If you have any questions, just ask. =) Malinaccier (talk) 00:50, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Actually, I do have a question about rollback: when I go to a Special:contributions page, there is a rollback button on some of these. What exactly happens if I click on this one? Thanks in advance -- Jkasd 22:48, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
It reverts all the edits the user made to the article to the last version not edited by the user. If I'm not being clear, then just tell me :). You can try testing in the sandbox if you'd like. Happy editing, Malinaccier (talk) 22:51, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Can you look at these edits here [1]? When I rolled back the edits, I thought that it was vandalism, but afterwards I realized that they were a new user and probably just were experimenting or trying to find their way around. Could you please let me know what I can do to fix this. Jkasd 16:03, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm guessing they were confused by the wiki-syntax and tried to remove it. You should undo your edit with an edit summary explaining your error, and then add the information back to the article in a separate edit. At first glance the anon's edits appear to be vandalism, but you are right that they were trying to edit in good faith. Thanks for catching your little mistake and taking the time to fix it rather than leave it! Malinaccier Public (talk) 16:24, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Mathematics

I've started a discussion on possibly putting up knot theory for FA status: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Mathematics#knot_theory_for_FA.3F. By the way, welcome to Wikipedia. Feel free to stop by my talk page if you have questions. --C S (talk) 20:33, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Conway's paper on his notation

I think if you want to learn this stuff, it's better just to read his paper, which is delightfully written. You can get it from Andrew Ranicki's website [2]. It seems to be down at the moment, but should hopefully be working later. Otherwise let me know and I can send it to you. If you're interested in learning by writing the article, I think you shouldn't have any major difficulties doing so with this paper in hand. I don't really have time to work seriously on this (although I somehow managed to spend a lot of time thinking and writing about supercompact spaces for no good reason). --C S (talk) 05:57, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Great, it works! Thank you. Jkasd 14:19, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] some comments on the FA proposal

Hi Jkasd, I hope you are doing well. I asked User:Salix alba and User:ArnoldReinhold to take a look at the thread on WT:WPM; they have worked on the article before and previously showed a lot of interest in improving it. Note also that User:Hans Adler indicated support and I believe User:Rick Block will probably show up with some comments if the article gets nominated. I think it may be best to hold off on nominating for about a month; I have a lot of things to do in the meantime, and I've also become dissatisfied with various aspects of the article (which I will describe in the ongoing discussion at WT:WPM). --C S (talk) 08:42, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AIV report on 66.30.123.232

Please reformat that vandalism report. It's a mess. Doczilla STOMP! 19:17, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Never mind. Well done. Doczilla STOMP! 19:18, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't use Twinkle. Sorry. I use VP, which is not nearly as good as Twinkle but I haven't gotten around to learning Twinkle myself. I like your approach, though. You caught your own goof, you realized it wasn't actually something to report to AIV yet, and you've asked for help so you can improve. When it comes to posting warnings about vandalism, consider using the templates at WP:UTN instead of messing with a program like VP or Twinkle. Best, Doczilla STOMP! 19:26, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
For combatting vandalism of Wikipedia pages while learning quickly and striving to become an effective, efficient vandal fighter. Doczilla STOMP! 19:29, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Thanks! My first barnstar. Jkasd 19:31, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Admin coaching

I actually have someone else in line next for admin coaching before you. I may be able/willing to coach you in a few months. In the mean time, I have some suggestions:

  • Try to comment on two or three XFDs per day.
  • Edit in the mainspace a lot more.
  • Consider moving articles out of your userspace into the mainspace (like User:Jkasd/Cinquefoil knot)
It's in, Cinquefoil knot. Jkasd 04:45, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Edit less in your userspace.
I like to draft articles here, but I've discovered the {{construction}} template. Jkasd 04:45, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

I hope these help! Malinaccier P. (talk) 12:14, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Template or table?

Sorry for the delay in replying to your query at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Numbers‎. PrimeFan (talk) 21:41, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Oh, its only been one day. Thanks. Jkasd 21:46, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Now it's a longer delay because my weekends includes Mondays. I've put the infoboxes (Docuan tables, as we call them) into the templates for 101 (number) and 102 (number), a prime and a composite. I will wait a day, see if anyone makes adjustments to the infobox, and take what I learn to finish doing this for the 100s. If you continue with the 20s and we each do about a dozen each weekday, we can finish this in a fortnight. PrimeFan (talk) 22:30, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Knot table
An image uploaded by you has been promoted to featured picture status
Your image, Image:Knot table.svg, was nominated on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate an image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Thank you for your contribution! MER-C 10:15, 11 June 2008 (UTC)