User talk:Lightmouse/Archives/2010/September

Date delinking amendment request
The Date delinking case is supplemented as follows: "Nonwithstanding remedies #7.1 and #8, is permitted to use his account for a single automation task authorized by the Bot Approvals Group.  'Automation' is to be interpreted broadly to refer to any automated or semi-automated tools whatsoever." On behalf of the Arbitration Committee Dougweller (talk) 14:31, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Cubic measurements
Hi, just wanted to point out a bit of a mistake that you made on Sequoiadendron: cubic feet and cubic meters can't be treated the same way as linear feet and meters. Nadiatalent (talk) 12:18, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello
 * I noticed you made some conversions to some car articles, and you seem to missed that some of those were cubic feets not bare feets see for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Type_3 rgsd  --Typ932 T&middot;C 12:19, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Aha! Thanks for spotting those and correcting them. I've found the cause and fixed it. I'll go back and check for others. Thanks very much. Lightmouse (talk) 12:43, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


 * All traced and fixed. Thanks. Lightmouse (talk) 15:36, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Record of issues as a community resource?
Lightmouse, I know it might seem like a bore, but your work does seem to reveal holes and foggy patches within WP articles WRT units of measurement—things we need to be aware of, even if they're not immediately taken to the style-guide community.

Is there a chance you might be able to create a subpage of your user page, with a prominent link from this talk page, to an ordered record of issues raised? It would at the very least alert users to issues that have already been brought to your attention: what people think, what you think, whether resolved or in a state of flux, perhaps a place for people to comment? For the rest of us, it would be informative, since units are complicated things. Most editors are unaware of this fact, and any step towards improving our awareness would be welcome. Tony  (talk)  12:45, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


 * An interesting idea. I'll have a think about it, thanks. Lightmouse (talk) 12:48, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Addition of Convert template
Firstly I'd like to say that I support your edits using AWB and Convert. However, another user has reverted your edit on the Kings Island page. The user stated to discuss it on the talk page. I've posted a message about it and returned the page to your revision. I thought you may wish to make a comment about it. Regards Themeparkgc   Talk  05:54, 7 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I've done some more edits to the article. I hope it helps, if not, feel free to modify it. Thanks. Lightmouse (talk) 14:29, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

typo fixing in Lake Berryessa
FYI: the tree in question really is called Sargent's cypress. Best regards, --Stepheng3 (talk) 04:27, 14 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I've reported it. Lightmouse (talk) 08:55, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

New dates conversion script
This is a courtesy note to inform you that I have written a script, whose objective is to render article dates compliant with WP:MOSNUM. Some part of the code was recycled from your original dates script. -- Ohconfucius ¡digame! 05:37, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Welcome back
I meant to say that before! Rich Farmbrough, 00:53, 23 September 2010 (UTC).
 * Here's a welcome back reg-ex.

\b{?:(\d\d\d\d}([- /.])(?:(0[13-9]|1[012])\2(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|30)|(0[13-9]|1[012])\2(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|30)|(0[13578]|10|12)\2(31)|(02)\2(0[1-9]|[12][0-8]))|([02468][048]00|[13579][26]00|\d\d(?:[02468][48]|[2468]0|[13579][246]))([- /.])(02)\2(29))\b

Is is supposed to only match legitimate dates - not sure if it works or if it is useful. Rich Farmbrough, 01:22, 23 September 2010 (UTC).


 * Thanks. Lightmouse (talk) 09:13, 23 September 2010 (UTC)