User talk:Staatsbuerger

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Christopher Frey

I understand, Staatsbuerger, but nobody knows that you have the letter. It's always better to provide your sources for such claims, especially when you write about living person. Nice start, btw. --Vejvančický (talk) 12:06, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seems you are an expert in music aren't you? But thank you for the above, I am sharing your opinion that things have to be published before being brought to Wikipedia and I started some research on 'how the expression Catallaxy was used by others' but this will take a while as it seems that I have lended most of my books to others (and normally you never get your books back). The interesting point of 'Catallaxy' as Hayek is using it, is that it is the path to a knowledge-based society (and not our more or less industrial economic theory). Somehow I have the impression that our economic frame work is obsolet or to use the words of Hayek: 'Economics explain more and more details that lack any relevance'. Thank you for your comment, Vejvančický! Do you think I should add a footnote stating "letter to the author"? An other question you might be able to help me with: There is an article about 'Catalaxy'. I think this is a key to 'knowledge society' even if the 'inventor' Hayek is not beloved of everybody (he was critizising the left and the right which means he has no friends). I therefor would like to add something that links the past to our time (as neither Hayek nor Whately knew that there is something called 'knowledge society'). Is there anybody who would like to preview my text before publishing it? - I won't be able to write on it befor Sunday night anyway. Best wishes, Staatsbuerger--stb 17:06, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

It's difficult. Wikipedia is based on comparation of already existing and published sources and verified facts. You can't develop here your original research. For our rules please check Wikipedia:No original research. You can also ask on the Catalaxy talk page, since I'm really no expert in that area... --Vejvančický (talk) 22:24, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Help request

(moved help request down here - please create a new section at the end of your talk page to start a new conversation, thanks Chzz ► 22:37, 28 April 2009 (UTC))[reply]

{{helpme}} Dear Vejvančický, I now published the new version of the Catallaxy article Catallaxy but there is some funny red field in the middle of the page and I do not know where it comes from? It's not in my lay out as far as I can see. I t should be just simple text as the rest and neither have frame nor a red background. Can you help me, please!! Best wishes, Christopher --stb 22:30, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

I guess you mean the Christopher Holl thing? It's red because it's a wikilink, the 'code' says [[Christopher Holl]], ie it's a link to an article called 'Christopher Holl' - but there is no such article, that is why it's a red link.

If you like, just remove the [[ ]]. Sometimes though, the redlink can be a good idea, because it might encourage someone else to come along and create an article on the person. If you think that the person is 'notable' and "deserves" an article, I suggest you leave it there. Otherwise, feel free to remove the [[ ]].

For more on this, see WP:LINKING and WP:REDLINK.

If you need more help - or just want me to make the edit for you, no problem. Just put another {{helpme}} below here, or - maybe better - talk to us live.

Cheers, Chzz ► 22:37, 28 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

{{helpme}} Not the Christopher Holl thing is clear; it's because he has not yet an article but my problem is that my text "Hayek derived the word Catallaxy from the Greek word ‘katallasso’ (καταλλάσσω)which meant not only ‘to exchange’ but also ‘to admit in the community’ and ‘to make friends’." appears in a frame with pink background. I want it just as normal text and do not understand why this happens (at least on my computer). Please help and thank you in advance! --stb 22:43, 28 April 2009 (UTC)--stb 22:45, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Oh yeah - missed that :-)

It was because of a space at the beginning of the line; if you start a line with a space,

it comes out like this.

I fixed it with this edit. Cheers, Chzz ► 22:49, 28 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

April 2009

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