User talk:Cymru.lass/Archive 3

Hi, would you be so kind as to give us support!
Hello, I hope you're doing fine and I sincerely apologize for this intrusion. My name's Claudi Balaguer (User Capsot from the Catalan Wikipedia and Occitan Wikiccionari), and sorry I'm not a Vulcan... I've just read your profile and I wasn't really able to figure out whether you're from Welsh descent or just using this name because you liked it. Well you seem to be a very interesting person (I wish that I could speak all the languages too...), interested in many things so I suppose you know what are a minorized language and culture and maybe I am not bothering you and you will help us... I'm a member of a Catalan association "Amical de la Viquipèdia" which is trying to get some recognition as a Catalan Chapter (an intermediate structure between the Wikipedias and the Wikimedia Foundation) but this hasn't been approved up to this moment because Catalan is not supported by a state even though our Association is working real hard. We would appreciate your support, visible if you stick this on your first page: Wikimedia CAT and/or sign the list of "Members and Supporters" that can be reached through the link inside the template. Thanks again (/diolch if you're from Welsh descent, if not well you will increase your knowledge...) for your attention, I wish you a wonderful, warm and sunny summer, and particularly more quiet and pleasant nights (I know what it is not to sleep enough or fine and well...) take care!Capsot (talk) 17:58, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Hola, espero que mi inglés no haya sido tan malo... espero que ha sido sólo para que pudieras practicar un poco... Gracias por tu mensaje. Desde luego sí que existe una Viquipèdia y bueno funciona bastante bien. Lo que no tiene en cambio, es lo que se llama Chapter (si quieres más información puedes echar un vistazo a mi página de usuario), es decir una entidad intermedia entre la Viquipèdia i la Wikimedia Foundation. Por ejemplo esta acreditación te permite obtener un aspecto oficial para tractar con autoridades diversas, obtener subvenciones, liberar material en bibliotecas, archivos y realizar proyectos con más apoyo y oficialidad. Evidentemente nuestra asociación ya hace cosas pero nos resulta más difícil y complicado (y algunas no se podrán hacer) que si tuvieramos el sello oficial de la Wikimedia Foundation. Aparentemente sólo se quiere dar el estatuto de Chapter a entidades representativas de un estado (aunque existen un Chapter Nueva York y uno para Hong Kong... y que pasa si de repente el estado vecino te invade, pierdes tu Chapter?), pero si la Wikipedia tiene por base los idiomas dando de manera muy democrática a todos los locutores de cualquier idioma la posibilidad de crear una Wiki, porque a un nivel superior debe ser diferente? Si esto no cambia, además del catalá, muchísimas Wikipedias nunca tendrán un Chapter que les represente (lenguas minorizadas: vasco, bretón, occitano, gallego, retorománico, sardo, piemontés ... y también lenguas sin estado: esperanto, romani, ladino... o klingon!). Si necesitaras más información (o sólo para hablar), me puedes contactar. Gracias por tu atención. Dominas muy bien el español! Que te vaya todo muy bien y tengas mucho éxito en todos tus proyectos y tu vida en general. Fins una altra/Hasta otra,Capsot (talk) 13:08, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Hi/hola again. Gracias por tu mensaje simpático. No te preocupes, tu español es bueno, sólo se deben mejorar una cosillas pero bueno lo conseguirás sin problemas... Te escribo español también ya que no tengo muchas oportunidades para practicarlo y bueno así voy practicando y además veo que te interesa practica este idioma asíi que: "No problemo!". De hecho todo es una región geográfica... la definición del Chapter es bastante ambigua y su aplicación a⌂n más, lo que entienden por "geographical region" es en realidad un estado soberano como España, Italia, Estados Unidos, México etc... Me alegro que sepas tantas cosas sobre Catalunya y la realidad catalanófona (vivo en la Catalunya del Nord y mis padres son valencianos...) y bueno a mi parecer no importa tanto la realidad estatal, o sea política, sino el hecho que la base de las Wikipedias son las lenguas y no los estados. No me parece mal que una lengua como el francés pueda gozar de diversos Chapters de "estado": Wikimedia France, Quebec... pero que se hará con el tibetano si tiene una Wikipèdia se supone que deberá depender de un Chapter chino? y qué hacer con los esperantistas que no tienen estado? y desde luego los catalanes y otros pueblos de Europa en situaciones similares... No digo que los Chapters de estado tengan malas intenciones hacia las lenguas minorizadas pero bueno en casos equivalentes en que se deba decidir de subvencionar un proyecto siempre se decidirá de ayudar la cosa que pueda alcanzar más gente (la lengua dominante entonces...) y no sé hasta que punto los locutores de un idioma dominante pueden llegar a defender uno de más débil... En todo caso, que te vaya todo muy bien, que tengas mucho éxito para tu regreso a la escuela (yo empecé ayer y vuelvo a ver algunos alumnos conocidos hoy; soy profesor de catalán y de inglés...) y que todo te vaya muy bien en general. Hasta la próxima, saludos Capsot (talk) 10:29, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

GOCE drive has begun
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October drive
Sorry, guys. The wikification drive has been bumped to October. You might have noticed already, however. I'm amazed how many people came on as soon as I sent out the invite. With a few more, we can easily meet our goal. Just remember. Concentrate your firepower on the 2008 articles, and you should have no problems. Great work! Also, if you have time, please also invite other users to participate. Thanks!

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Thanks for your help!
Thanks for all your helpful tips! I really apprecite it! I thought your tips were very helpful. Take care (Gertie1999 (talk)Gertie1999Gertie1999(talk))

Monte Abantos
Ciao! Welcome... I am having fun correcting Spanish stuff lately (mostly format, when I feel active I also add history sections in city articles). Just some notes: Spanish kings names' should be in the English form (i.e.: Philip IV of Spain and not Felipe IV), as it's the one used for the articles name here. I also notice that sometimes there's confusion between cities and their provinces (many anglophones don't notice this distnction), and I try to correct this as possible. So, good work and thanks!!--&#39;&#39;&#39;Attilios&#39;&#39;&#39; (talk) 09:25, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Clerk elections
Hi, this is just to inform you that elections for Clerkship atWP:UAA have started on the talk page. You have been sent this message because you were recently active in handling submissions or discussions. Discussion is ongoing and you are encouraged to voice your opinion on the candidates.

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GOCE newsletter
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Alexander the Great Marathon
I've gone ahead with the move (no admin was needed as the redirect has only a one-edit history). Seems like a reasonable move to me to match the main article. To be honest, this is more of atranslated name than anything else as the race has not received significant exposure in the English language yet. Thanks for the recommendation! SFB 18:48, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Pending changes/Straw poll on interim usage
Hi. As you recently commented in the straw poll regarding the ongoing usage and trial of Pending changes, this is to notify you that there is an interim straw poll with regard to keeping the tool switched on or switching it off while improvements are worked on and due for release on November 9, 2010. This new poll is only in regard to this issue and sets no precedent for any future usage. Your input on this issue is greatly appreciated.Off2riorob (talk) 23:31, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Outwrite
Hello Cymru.lass. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Outwrite, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A7 does not apply to journals or newspapers. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 03:56, 23 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I took care of notifying the original tagger. Sorry for bothering you. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 22:38, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion
Make sure you mark Justin Beiber's page for deletion. Sethlutz895 (talk) 14:01, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Screwed Up Click
Hello Cymru.lass. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Screwed Up Click, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: '''Lnks to established acts is enough for A7. Take to AfD if required.''' Thank you. Ged UK  09:37, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Talkback
Another message on the twinkle page. -- Alpha Quadrant   talk    01:27, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Smile!
Hello Cymru.lass, Thesevenseas has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   5° 20' 30" NET   00:21, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the simle Not meaning to sound rude, but do I know you? --- cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 00:47, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Possibly, you may have come across me around the place. Anyway, you sure know me now!   Set Sail For The Seven Seas   14° 27' 0" NET   00:57, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Random act of kindness? Nice Whoa--your sig changed color!--- cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 00:59, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Indeed! My chameleonic signature. I use theswitch parser function to change the colour each time I sign. It's quite crafty. It's based on various colour changers I've seen on userpages. Come to think of it, you could use in just about anything that uses colour. I can show you how to use it if you want.  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   16° 39' 15" NET  01:06, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure, that'd be cool. First of all, what's a switch parser function? My programming experience is limited to TI-84s, anything more complicated and I'm befuddled. --- cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 01:08, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah, a graphical calculator, I take it you're a mathematician? Anyway, the parser functions aren't too complicated to use one you get the hang of them. Basically, the parser functions are designed to calculate or check something and the n out put the result. Most of the instructions arehere. In particular, the switch function takes an expression that outputs a number, finds the parameter that matches the number and then uses the parameter value as the output. If it doesn't find anything, it outputs the default value. This is what it looks like.




 * Here it is set with mod 10, so it will values from 0-9, but this can be changed. In my case I use mod 68, giving me 68 different colours for my signature and that's pretty much it. You can use it for just about anything. Have fun!   Set Sail For The Seven Seas   20° 39' 45" NET   01:22, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Wait. What's mean? ---cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 01:44, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * That's one of the magic words. It gives the total number of edits made to this wiki at any given time. the R parameter means you get a raw number with commas, so it can used in functions. Since this wiki is fast, I can use it a pseudorandom number generator to choose the colour of my sig. Set Sail For The Seven Seas   28° 31' 29" NET   01:54, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Confusion reigns.... You only have 10 values in the switch and I'm 99% sure there have been more than ten edits to this wiki... --- cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 01:56, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah, this is where the mod 10 comes in. The valve that comes out is the remainder when is divided by 10. So  will always give a number between 0 and 9.   Set Sail For The Seven Seas   30° 24' 0" NET   02:01, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * This is starting to make a little sense. But what are #switch: and #expr: for? --- cymru lass(hit me up)⁄(background check) 02:05, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * These are the parser functions. The #expr: function allows maths expressions to be calculated. So 1+1 gives 1+1, but gives 2. The #switch: function will take the value and look for a match amongst the given options. When it find a match, it will display the item associated with the option. So in the case above, if  give out 0, then the item after the 0=will be displayed. There is an example of this here.  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   35° 35' 45" NET   02:22, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I have been trying to figure out stuff like this from reading the appropriate pages, and I have been befuddled. And you manage to explain it in about a paragraph. Amazing! ---cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 02:32, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * That's great to hear! They can come in mighty handy at times. I tend to work with the templates here, so I'm very familiar with these functions. If you ever need any help with templates, functions, magic words or even Wikipedia in general, feel free to leave a note on my talk page and I'll gladly be of assistance. Happy editing!   Set Sail For The Seven Seas   39° 59' 44" NET   02:39, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Will do; I've been meaning to get into editing templates, but I don't quite know what I'm doing yet understatement of the year... ---cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 02:42, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

They're quite straightforward to edit and use, one you get the hang of it. Not all templates are full of magic words and parser functions, there are some that only have text. It's usually best tomake the edit when you see something that needs editing, just like with articles. I noticed that you've created atemplate. I've made a few additions and changes, mainly code based. Generally, user warning templates are worded in such a way that they don't use pronouns. So instead of: I noticed you reverted vandalism on an article, and I wanted to say thanks for that! However, you forgot to warn the user who vandalized the page. consider: Thank you for reverting vandalism on an article, However, the user who vandalized the page has not been warned. Also, instead of: You can find a list of user talk template messages at Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace. consider: A list of user talk template messages can be found at Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace. All in all, it's quite a good template! I also noticed that you do a good deal of vandalism reverting and article editing. It's always nice to try out something different!  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   265° 34' 45" NET   17:42, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Interesting. Why avoid pronouns? I understand avoiding "he" and "she" so as to be gender neutral, but why avoid "you"?
 * I'm trying to get more into template editing on this wiki because there are many templates on the simple wiki that need cleaning up for code, etc. My vandalism-reverting talents aren't much use over there, because the small amount of vandalism made to the simple wiki is caught and reverted too quickly for my computer to keep up. I still want to be useful, though, so I'm trying to learn more about templates over here. Once I'm pretty confident that I won't mess up the templates on simple wiki, I'll start helping out there. I figure it's probably better to learn on here, since there's a larger user base to seek help from--and to tell me what I'm doing wrong --- cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 18:10, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not completely sure why, but I believe it's do to with not getting emotionally involved with vandals. Also, using "you" seems to imply pointing the finger at the editor being templated. It probably helps keep things calm here and prevent heated arguements. It seems to be the case on standard templates. It is calmer at SimpleWiki, sometimes I do help out with templates there myself. I suggest being bold when it come to editing templates. If you want, I could watch over your edits to templates just to make sure and correct you if you make a mistake. You may also catch me around SimpleWiki.  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   280° 7' 0" NET   18:40, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * That makes sense. Also, I suppose if one were warning a shared IP, users of the IP that didn't vandalize would feel more like they were being blamed for something they didn't do.
 * I have noticed that it's a lot calmer over at simple. More relaxed, too.
 * Thanks for the offer of watching over my template edits. I think I'll take you up on that. Thanks! --- cymru lass(hit me up)⁄(background check) 20:06, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, I saw that you added some code to Template:Uw-pleasewarn, one of "my" templates. What does the code you added do? --- cymru lass(hit me up)⁄(background check) 03:30, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, I did three things. I added safesubst:to the magic words andparser functions, the icon parameter so that a custom icon can be chosen and the substcheck templates. The substcheck templates are equipped with code that will check for substitution and return an error if it hasn't been substituted. So
 * will now give
 * [[Image:Information.svg|25px]] Hello, Cymru.lass, and thanks foryour contributions. I noticed you reverted vandalism on an article, and I wanted to say thanks for that! However, you forgot to warn the user who vandalized the page. In the future, please warn users who vandalize. They may not understand Wikipedia policy on vandalism and test editing, and they need to be informed. Old warnings also help people warning vandals for subsequent vandalism, because they need to know how many times the user has vandalized to give them the right level of warning. You can find a list of user talk template messages atTemplate messages/User talk namespace. This list doesn't just include vandalism warnings; it has warnings for other things like copyright infringement and spamming. Thanks again, Cymru.lass!
 * reminding editors to substitute the template. It's quite a crafty piece of code. The instructions for the two templates can be found here andhere.  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   170° 50' 0" NET   11:23, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * That's actually quite ingenious. Time for more confused questions, though: What's safesubst? I've tried to read stuff about it, but it all goes waaay over my head... I can program my TI-84 with a sudoku game, but I just can't understand some of this stuff!--- cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 16:48, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Safesubst will only substitute a template when the template above it is substituted. Considering the template above, ifTemplate:uw-pleasewarn is transcluded then all the templates inside it that use safesubst will also be transcluded, but ifTemplate:uw-pleasewarn is substituted then all the templates inside it that use safesubst will also be substituted.  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   267° 16' 30" NET   17:49, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, okay. But how is that useful? Is it because you wouldn't want the templates within the template to subst on saving the template? --- cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 17:50, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Not quite, that's premature substitution. It's the reason why I didn't put the safesubst directly when I added it toTemplate:uw-pleasewarn. It's actually because you wouldn't want the templates within the template to subst on transcluding the template. If you do, the result can be very messy. TranscludingUser:Thesevenseas/Signature is an example of this happening. SeeUser:Thesevenseas/Sandbox for the result. With safesubst you transclude or substitute all at once.  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   303° 22' 0" NET   20:13, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Holy crud, that looks fun. Why does that happen? ---cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 05:04, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * It's a feature of the MediaWiki software. Substituting templates within a template is not carried out when the template is transcluded. In fact, it is this very feature that allows us to check whether a template is substituted or not. I have looked over your contributions to the templates namespace and it looks like you've got the hang of things. Keep it up!   Set Sail For The Seven Seas   231° 40' 45" NET  15:26, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks! And thanks for putting up with my incessant questions. I'm inherently curious Is there a Template tutorial? If not, someone should definitely work on starting one. Maybe that's something I'll do when I'm more experienced... ---cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 22:11, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I noticed this while looking through your contributions. It's very honest, since the right is usually only given to those who have created a lot of pages. However, as Geometry guy says, you are definitely trusted enough to have the right. There is a help page, which can be found here. However, you can still ask me questions since sometimes it's easier to have someone explain it that reading it on a help page. You can ask as many as you like, I'm fine with it. However, if it's something non-Wikipedia related, it's better to useemail.  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   195° 31' 45" NET   13:02, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * All right, thanks for letting me know! This has definitely been a big help to me. Thanks for clearing up my confusion. I actually don't have a confirmed e-mail on here; I never remember to check mine! But I will come to you if I need help with templates, which is guaranteed to happen. ---cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 13:54, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem! Just leave a note on my talk page. Good Luck! Feels like you're graduating from my non-existent academy!   Set Sail For The Seven Seas   229° 57' 30" NET   15:19, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Will do. Thanks! True that! ---cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 22:14, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Look forward to hearing from you!  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   340° 0' 15" NET   22:40, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Look forward to hearing from you!  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   340° 0' 15" NET   22:40, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Warning templates
Hello to you Cymru lass. Thanks for the information on warning templates. As you'll no doubt be aware, I am not fully familiar with all aspects of disciplinary procedure and oly recently did I discover those templates. They are useful in that they alert other patrol users or admins that a certain individual has been warned but by nature they do not draw attention to the particular edit or page that has been vandalised. All I know is that whoever is issuing these warnings is doing so very quickly without typing out full passages, and my only method to date has been to copy an example and then paste it on the user's talk page. If you know of the proper manner, I'd be very grateful if youn share it with me. Thanks.Evlekis (Евлекис) 10:44, 30 September 2010 (UTC)


 * (tps) You can find a list of all these user warning templateshere. Those who are issuing these warnings very quickly are usually using semiautomated tools such as huggle ortwinkle. Hope this helps.  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   169° 1' 45" NET   11:16, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Like The Seven Seas said, Twinkle is pretty good. Basically, it puts a little menu at the top of the screen (to the right of the read and edit buttons). It will help you automatically add user warnings and a whole bunch of other things.
 * What I was talking about is substitution. Click that link for more information; I'm running out the door so I don't have time to explain (Sorry!) --- cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 13:59, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
 * @ Evlekis - Basically, substitution copies all of the marked template code onto the page in such a way that it won't update when the template is updated. To substitute a template just use
 * where template is the name of the template in question.
 * @ cymru lass - Surprisingly,this link you gave didn't actually exist! I guess everyone uses this linkinstead.   Set Sail For The Seven Seas   243° 14' 45" NET   16:12, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
 * @ cymru lass - Surprisingly,this link you gave didn't actually exist! I guess everyone uses this linkinstead.   Set Sail For The Seven Seas   243° 14' 45" NET   16:12, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks both of you for the information. I'm quite interested in this Twinkle arrangement. How do you apply for that status?Evlekis (Евлекис) 16:34, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I believe you can use it by checking the twinkle box under the gadgets tab in my preferences, see here for more details.  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   287° 6' 30" NET   19:08, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Yep, should be under gadgets in my preferences. If you can't find it, then go to Special:MyPage/skin.js, which is your skin file, and paste this:
 * into the page and save it. --- cymru lass(hit me up)⁄(background check) 22:26, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Come to think of it, you'd probably be more in the know about this than me, since I've never actually used twinkle or any of the other anti vandal scripts for that matter!  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   342° 56' 30" NET   22:51, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Really? I'm kind of addicted Actually, I'm addicted to all my tools... One time, my browser stopped working with JavaScript and I couldn't use WikEd... I about died  --- cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 22:56, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Indeed so! Mind you, as a templatey person, I find that they don't really come in useful, especially for editing templates and wikicode! Why don't you should become a templatey gal and help out in the template namespace? That'll help cure your addiction to tools!   Set Sail For The Seven Seas   346° 34' 45" NET  23:06, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It's definitely an area of interest! I'm not sure where to begin, though. It's all so big and scary and complicated Deja vu! (I'd type it with proper accent-age, but I'm lazy today.) I love how they have adoption/mentoring for everything  but potential templatey people... ---cymru lass (hit me up)⁄(background check) 23:25, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, you can think of me as an adopter of potential templatey people! I've given some ideas below, so we can carry on this conversation there.  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   13° 46' 45" NET   00:55, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, you can think of me as an adopter of potential templatey people! I've given some ideas below, so we can carry on this conversation there.  Set Sail For The Seven Seas   13° 46' 45" NET   00:55, 14 October 2010 (UTC)