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It may just be the namespace, because I know I've gotten it to work before. Try {{User:One/Title|}}, that definitely will work. jj137(talk)02:15, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
Well the good news is that the criteria was recently bumped back down to 1500 characters of pure article text. However, Lepoglava prison is currently at 1,198 bytes. But there is still 4 more days to expand it. AgneCheese/Wine02:31, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
Thank you very much for your support in my RfA which I really appreciate. It closed at 83/0/0. I was surprised by the unanimity and will do my best to live up to the new role. All the best, --ROGER DAVIEStalk16:49, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
The patio at the Partal Palace in the Alhambra, Andalucia.
I have reviewed and declined the page protection request for Stormbreaker (novel). Generally we only protect when there is a period of recent vandalism activity - in this case, there's nothing for about a week, so I'm not comfortable pre-emptively protecting it. Thanks for keeping an eye on it though! I encourage you to watchlist and revert and let me know if there are problems. - Philippe | Talk22:48, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
Fantasy Baseball
CBS Sportsline is up and running and the description is....
"A league for wikipedians that have organized it"
Apparently everyone EXCEPT us has joined it. I'll create another one.
Before I set it up, anyone know the difference between Standard Rotisserie, 5X5 Rotisserie, Roto Plus, and Weekly Head to Head? Those are the different types of scoring options on CBS Sportsline. Should I do Head-to-head, like it was set up on stormtracker's league? HPJokerHPJokerLeave me a message01:11, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
Go cbssportsline.com/fantasy, click play fantasy baseball, look below and click FREE FANTASY BASEBALL. After you've clicked that, click the yellow PLAY NOW button, then enter in you're team name (you're wikipedia name?). After you've entered in your team name, scroll down. You'll see a link that says Search for League by Name. Click that and search for Boston Red Sox Wikiproject. Description is A league for me, jj137, Stormtracker94, and Milk's Favorite Cookie. You should be there then! It's a private league so let me know if you can't find it.
I need a draft date and time first. Did everything else go fine? Please forgive me. I'm sick, again. And yes, I did give it the right e-mail. Not in my spam folder either. HPJokerLeave me a message02:25, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
I know it should, but I don't know if the rule is set in stone. Stormtracker withdrew his RFA, but I really would have liked to see it pass. jj137(talk)01:40, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
I think it would be difficult to create a bot that bolds the title, because it could be prone to false positives (sometimes it isn't the exact article name that's bolded). With Oreobot, doesn't look like it has gotten too far; I suggest saying that it could use AWB's typo list and maybe a handful of others, or something like that. Fixing typos is risky because there could easily be a lot of false positives. jj137(talk)01:45, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, I'm in EST. That time sounds good, I guess. Just found out I didn't finish confirming my account, that's why it didn't work. Click on "My profile" and follow the steps, and it should work... jj137(talk)20:58, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the barnstar. Note that I'm not a photographer by any stretch of the imagination-- per my userpage, I simply nominate photographs that have been uploaded by others for FPC status. Spikebrennan (talk) 21:35, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
Copyvios
I think I'll just let them be deleted through AFD, since it looks like they will be. I don't know if they have enough word-for-word content to be considered a blatant copyvio and be speedy deleted. (Sorry, I'm no expert on that sort of situation.) jj137(talk)21:47, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free media (Image:Oreo in milk yay!.gif)
Thanks for uploading Image:Oreo in milk yay!.gif. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
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LOL, you don't have to. You might be interested in seeing Interiot Kate's edit counter tool which lists edit counts to certain pages. I've edited your talk page about 400 times, more than any other (besides my own). jj137(talk)02:53, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
They do love to see AFD participation and high Wikipedia namespace edit count. When participating in AFDs, be careful not to go too fast (see also WP:AADD). I used to do that, and it (I think) almost caused my RfA to fail. jj137(talk)03:00, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
This is funny. Want to see my four highest edit counts on user talk pages?
Hi there; my understanding was that, even for a school, there should be some indication of notability rather than just a one-line statement of existence. That was certainly the policy the last time I searched for it, and I had not been aware of discussion since. But I would absolutely not argue with you, and if indeed policy has changed as you suggest then I would be happy to restore the article. Do you have a diff to point to? --Anthony.bradbury"talk"12:39, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
No, the article should definitely stay deleted. But just a notice, that after a long discussion, schools are not to be deleted undert A7. But, no the article should not be restored. Thanks! - Milk'sFavoriteCookie19:52, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
ESPN Fantasy Baseball
If we can't get 6 more people by Saturday, I'll start and ESPN league. I've screwed with ESPN before. I know how to create a league there. They open up on 11th. Their draft is run on Java and runs a lot better than CBS's. You might want to change your background. HPJokerLeave me a message20:31, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
We don't actually protect pages unless there are multiple events, widespread, over the course of a very small time period (for instance, several instances a day, every day). In cases less than that, we encourage you to just watchlist and revert.
I think it would be better to just input the stats ourselves. They can be sortable, and plus, some people can't even see the images. I would still like to see an example, though. jj137(talk)01:22, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Looks good, but I still think it will probably be better to just input it in wikitables. That way we can customize it however we want, and you can't always do that with images. jj137(talk)01:48, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, it's good to have lots of areas of work and keep it balanced. I think the more different areas of work, the better. jj137(talk)02:42, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
In the "Set Options" tab, check to see if there are any boxes checked that automatically skipped when no changes made. jj137(talk)02:52, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Replaceable fair use Image:LaDainian Tomlinson.jpg
Replaceable fair use
Thanks for uploading Image:LaDainian Tomlinson.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that the media is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this media is not replaceable, please:
If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these images fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if uploaded before 13 July2006), per our non-free content policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ˉˉanetode╦╩04:12, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
Also the following:
In contesting several of these images, you made blatantly false statements. Please do some research before you assert that an article's subject is deceased. It's hard to take arguments seriously when they are predicated upon lies or misrepresentations. ˉˉanetode╦╩04:45, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
VSQP: very stupid question probably but I am trying to figure out how to post and just say thanks for the welcome message! Is this correct?
EdnaNetzke (talk) 15:22, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
DYK
Hi and thanks for your many nominations at DYK. You may have noticed that a majority of your nominations have not been accepted. It would help us if you were to familiarize yourself with the rules, which you can find at WP:DYK#The DYK Rules. Not only that, but please credit the original article contributors in your nomination, like "Article by User:Jimbo Wales, nominated by ~~~~." Thanks again. howcheng {chat}18:42, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
OK, I have verified the Sea Island hook. Next time, please leave your updates on the DYK nominations page, if I happen to not log in for a few days (or I get hit by a bus or something) then nobody else would double-check it after my initial assessment. Regards, howcheng {chat}22:52, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
Talk:Global warming
Hi! I removed the Wikiproject Environment template you put on the top of Talk:Global warming because the template is already on the page; it's just contained in the "this article is covered by multiple wikiprojects" box. - Enuja(talk)22:19, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
That's really strange. If it's exactly the same as the other one, I don't understand why it isn't working correctly... jj137(talk)23:59, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
ImageMap
Wow. Using Show Preview, I tried to "redo" it, but for some reason I still can't get the links to work properly. I'll keep working on it. jj137(talk)02:28, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
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Article
Y Deleted it. Haven't had a chance to work on the archives yet; just got online for the first time today (although I think I have an idea of what to do). jj137(talk)20:53, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
hi mfc, i'm confused by recent messages. You have a template today for the DYK (see above) and a thx for the RFA support - (hope you found the bucket) Can you explain? Victuallers (talk) 21:23, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
re: I suggest merging the filmography and new sources to Charlotte Ander. The Charlotte Ander prose appears to be a more complete and polished translation from the German wiki. As for Charlotte Anderson, this appears to be the name of a missing notable professor and physician. Once the merge is done, we can make a stub. • Gene93k (talk) 21:14, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
ImageMaps
Victuallers told me about this tool which helps create imagemaps. Wow. Check out the changes I made to archives till 38 page (still a couple I have to fix, I think). jj137(talk)03:05, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Boston Celtics FA Nom
Though this seems like it won't succeed, I could help you with the issues addressed to help bring the article to FA status. Just drop me a note on what to do and I will get started. STORMTRACKER94 Go Sox!20:52, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Yes, you should be able to - when you compile the list, there should be an option in one of the tabs to change all of the pages to Talk: namespace. To make your TOC in the center, just use {{TOCcenter}}. jj137(talk)21:09, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
The image (til 38) is fixed now. I'll work on adding the archive images by adding them in a scrollable (sic) box, if that sounds correct. jj137(talk)21:19, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Argh. Worked around with it but couldn't get it to work right (still trying!). Have you ever considered linking any of your Oreo pictures to Oreo? jj137(talk)21:38, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Hey. Seems like you're assessing a slew of start-class articles as stubs. May I ask about your criteria, or the reason for this? Wizardman21:26, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
For the new pages, nothing I know of. New Page Watcher may have something you can use.
I haven't been able to find anything for the Celtics other than the all-time roster. I guess we will just have to tag non-bios the "old-fashioned way". jj137(talk)22:52, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
Actually, I am very experienced with Pywikipedia bot and AWB bot software (I used to run a bot all day everyday on another wiki). Actually, if you download and install the Pywikipedia bot software (if you want!), I can definitely help you with a bot. jj137(talk)00:22, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
I use XP too; firstly, if you don't already have Python installed, you will need to download/install that (just takes a few minutes, no big deal). Once you do that, you can just download the software from here. Are you familiar with command line at all? That's what you use to run it. It's actually pretty simple, assuming the fact I was able to figure it out and know relatively nothing about command line. (Sorry if all of that was confusing.) jj137(talk)00:32, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
You shouldn't have to open an RFBA yet - just make sure not to make any edits before opening one. Yes, the step-by-step is confusing; once it is done installing, read through it, and let me know if you can't figure something out. jj137(talk)00:42, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Ah, OK. Just save it wherever you want, I guess; you don't really even need to do anything with any of the files, but the pywikipedia somehow needs it to work. jj137(talk)00:44, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
If you have both things installed, I'm pretty sure that's where the directions come in. Try reading through them and see if you can figure out anything. Let me know if you're stuck/confused. jj137(talk)00:50, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
You can rename it or create a new account while logged in, whatever's easiest. Now, are you able to login using command line? jj137(talk)01:20, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Here's how:
Open command line.
Type in chdir (whatever file name is where list of .py files is saved)
type in login.py
It should ask you for your password. Type in the bot password (also, make sure "Oreobot" is specified in the file)– it will be invisible, but it will be entering it.
If successful, it will tell you a random note about how your bot isn't registered or something like that.
OK, do you have "Oreobot" specified in user-config.py? Optionally, just post what the text in that file says and I can fix it :) jj137(talk)01:51, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Say for example the list of files (user-config.py, login.py, move.py, etc. etc.) is saved in "C:\Wikipedia\pywikipediabot" or something like that. You would type in "chdir C:\Wikipedia\pywikipediabot". Then you would use login.py . jj137(talk)02:09, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Is it still telling you invalid syntax? If you're typing it in correctly, and that is where all of the pywikipedia bot files are, then it should work properly. jj137(talk)02:27, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
If you open a fresh command line, copy and paste the below code into the command line and press enter, and it surely is telling you that, then I'm totally out of ideas.
chdir C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop1\Desktop\Python\pywikipedia
Well, I tried. I think that's what you were aiming for, and if not, hopefully that's close enough for you to tweak the code around a bit. The changes I made were mainly in your /Top template, and basically consisted of slapping the two archive things and the TOC in an invisible table. Unfortunately, I'm not quite sure how to make your second archive pile as large as the other one (or vice versa), mainly because I have no idea how you did all that in the first place. I hope that works for you - if not, it should be easy enough for you to undo - one edit each here and on the template. Happy Editing! Hersfold(t/a/c)01:18, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Ok, I've got the scroll bar in. Had to fight the spam blacklist to do it, though, which was kinda weird. Anyway, I'm not sure what you mean by "wide" - I guess things are running off on your screen? I'm using a 1440x900 screen resolution and it looks fine to me, but I'm not quite sure how to get things smaller without messing with those imagemaps of yours. Which, again, I have no idea how to do. Sorry. Looks pretty good on my screen, though. :-) Hersfold(t/a/c)05:20, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
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