User talk:Mlaffs

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Hello, Mlaffs, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Please watch the notes on the section before changing apparently incorrect spelling on Annie in Wonderland. You aren't the first, and I don't suppose you'll be the last, but I rendered the sleeve notes verbatim for a reason. Thanks. --Rodhullandemu (please reply here - contribs) 17:36, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] On fixing links that aren't broken

Hi, I notice that you've been "repairing" links to Kalamazoo by replacing it with a link to Kalamazoo, Michigan with an edit summary of "Repairing link to disambiguation page". First, Kalamazoo is not a disambiguation page -- it redirects to Kalamazoo, Michigan, so the links are not actually in need of being repaired. Editing a whole lot of pages to make a single edit (which is not really even necessary), is not particularly effective. See Wikipedia:Redirect#Do not change links to redirects that are not broken. Cheers. older ≠ wiser 11:40, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Got it - thanks for the constructive feedback. The backs of my ears are clearly still drying! Question - worth going back to undo those edits? Mlaffs (talk) 16:39, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

No, not at all. There's nothing really "wrong" with either link. In the course of making other edits to a page, there'd no problem at all with updating the links -- it's just that there's not much point to make single edits to a lot of pages to fix links that aren't really broken. Cheers. older ≠ wiser 02:29, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fixing dab links

Just curious, are you using an automated process to fix these thinks? - Rjd0060 (talk) 17:30, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Nope - manual, using "What links here". Mlaffs (talk) 17:32, 28 November 2007 (UTC)
Good work! - Rjd0060 (talk) 17:36, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] League of Copyeditors roll call

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[edit] Help with list

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I've been working on filling in the numerous gaps on the page List of companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. I'm close to having it completely current as of the end of December. As a result, however, the page has grown quite large - 65KB as of now - which is probably not a good thing.

There's a similar list for the New York Stock Exchange, however it seems to have been set up using a slightly different template than the one used when this page was created. It's divided up into separate pages for each letter of the alphabet, rather than all being on a single page, and those pages are linked together in a box at the top.

I'm not too proud to admit that that's a level of page creation much higher than I think I'm currently capable of, although I've poked around a bit to see if I can figure it out. I'm wondering if there's an easy way to make this change, or if there's a project or particular group of users who have expertise at this type of set-up?

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

Anyone can make the change, but it's somewhat complicated. You first need to create a template and a category page; you can do this by following the pattern of Template:NYSE listed stocks and Category:Lists of companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Then you can create the pages linked from the template (it will contain red links after you change the names round, that you can then click on), by copying the relevant piece of information from the existing page and placing the template at the top (you add a template to a page by writing its name in braces, so {{NYSE listed stocks}} will add that template to the page) and the category at the bottom (by placing a link to it). (For copyright reasons, mention which page the information originally comes from when you create the per-letter pages.) Finally, you redirect the article to the category. So it isn't at all easy, although it is possible.
If you need help doing the change, it's best to ask someone who's done it before; I don't know of anyone, or any particular project, which regularly does this, though. You might want to try the assistance village pump but not all requests there are answered.
Hope that helps! --ais523 16:15, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
Thanks very much - it actually helps quite a bit. Actually, having it explained step by step like that, it doesn't seem nearly as complicated as I thought it would be.
I took a look at the NYSE template history, and it looks like the user who created it is still active. So, I think I'll take a crack at this myself, and get in touch with him/her if I run into problems.
Thanks again! Mlaffs (talk) 18:36, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
I've fixed the redirects-showing-in-categories problem; you can prevent a redirect showing in the category it redirects to by adding an extra : just after the [[. --ais523 12:20, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
Thanks again - I'll have to write that one down! Mlaffs (talk) 12:25, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nifty!

Thanks for your edits at new school hip hop! Links to dab pages are a bugbear of mine that I correct when I notice them in articles. It was sheer inattention that led to my linking to them here. Your edits are much appreciated! 86.44.6.14 (talk) 13:46, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Link to disambig repair

Hi, your bot did this: [1], and that's rendered as [[Doubleday (publisher)|]], probably because of the {{Template:Cite book}}. Not sure if you can do anything about it, but knowing is the first step anyway. Pro bug catcher (talk • contribs). 14:33, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thanks for the info. Pro bug catcher (talk • contribs). 18:28, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Metro Richelieu

Just letting you know that it's already better. Keep working on it. Alex Perrier (talk) 00:40, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] TELUS Corporation

I just noticed your comment at User talk:Indefatigable#TELUS Corporation. Did you see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trademarks)? If not take a look at Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trademarks)#General rules which would indicate that Telus Corporation is the correct format to use on Wikipedia. Cheers. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 03:16, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

The only reason I knew about that particular section was because of the fact that you can have eBay and iPod but you can't have blink-182 or KISS even if the bands spell it that way. Strange. CambridgeBayWeather Have a gorilla 04:14, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] THANK YOU!

The University Barnstar
I hereby award you this University Barnstar for being the first person in almost two years to completely update the Missing Colleges and Universities encyclopedia list. Thank you, thank you! We're almost there!


—Noetic Sage 13:44, 3 April 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Rose and Malone infobox

Say, thanks for noticing the need for an infobox. Feel free to add one.Daisyabigael (talk) 23:02, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New Project

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My reply here. Mlaffs (talk) 18:15, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Madacy Entertainment

The article asserted absolutely no notability, meeting the speedy deletion critieria. Maintaining a stock listing does not appear to be a factor at Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). Cheers and happy editing! - CobaltBlueTony™ talk 16:32, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lock-Up (TV series)

Woo, I love your tag, have you thought about adding the infobox yourself? That would be super. Have a nice day -- Luigibob (talk) 02:42, 29 May 2008 (UTC)