User talk:Mahanga/archive4

Regex request
I've heard you're pretty good with regex. Can you create a regex that removes the links a page. For example, it'll change Foo into Foo. It will also change American (American) into American. This is for disambig cleanup. Also, American should be changed accordingly. Dabs should only have minimal links, per the guideline. I have a few other minor requests that maybe you can do for me, if you have time (such as removing bolded text ( ''' ). Let me know if this requires more explanation. Thanks. Gflor e sTalk 18:02, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
 * One more thing which may make it more difficult. I was wondering if it could ignore the first link at the beginning of the sentence. For example, Amiga (disambiguation). It will not do anything for the first link... note, it's not the first thing in the line, it's actually a '*', then the link. In this case, it's "*" then "'''" then "" then "term" then "" . (ignore the quotes). However, not all of them are bolded and there isn't always a link at the beginning of the sentence. Dab pages vary a lot unfortunately, but if the regex works for 60% of them, that'd be great. Gflor e sTalk 18:17, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
 * From what I understand, you want to go to a disambig page and remove all links except the first in each line. For example, on Amiga (disambiguation), you would remove record label, 1994, etc on the last line.  This would pose a few problems.  For example, since the link is not always the first word, the regex would delink all but the first link on each line.  However, on line one of Amiga, you would want to delink the first link.  Therefore, maybe it's better to assume that all "good" links appear first and then you can do the rest manually afterwards.  Secondly, will you be using AWB for these regex fixes?  I'll start working on the regexes now and I'll get back to you with them later after I get more info from you about the specifics.  Thanks. -- M  @  th  wiz  20  20  21:41, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I almost forgot - belated congrats on your RfA! -- M @  th  wiz  20  20  21:42, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, assume the first link is good even though that won't always be the case and delink the rest. I can manually correct any errors. I won't be doing it using AWB, although I can if need be. I use an firefox extension for my search and replace (regex). A few more examples, , , . Also, if it's possible, remove all bolded words. The regex doesn't have to be perfect, I can clean up what it doesn't do. Thanks! Gflor e sTalk 21:56, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * See my progress here. I can't seem to get the Apache link on the last line right!  One more thing that might make me have to change the regexes: can you give me a link to the extension you're using?  I want to test out my regexes in that extension since sometimes different regex scripts work differently. -- M  @  th  wiz  20  20  22:46, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm using a bookmarklet here. I can use AWB if it'll make things easier for you. Gflor e sTalk 22:52, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I have to go somewhere soon so I'll continue this tomorrow, but how do you install the bookmarklet? -- M @  th  wiz  20  20  22:57, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Bookmarklet. To install it, add 'searchtextarea' to your bookmarks and then click on it when you want to open it and a window will appear with search and replace, etc. Firefox may block it as a popup though, so be sure to let it open. Gflor e sTalk 01:06, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Hm, odd. When I click the bookmarklet, nothing happens.  (Well, when I click it on this page I get Firefox's popup-blocker warning, but when I bookmark the javascript and click that, nothing happens.) -- M  @  th  wiz  20  20  17:02, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

I don't know what to say. It works for me. You may have to add wikipedia and that site to your exceptions list in Firefox preferences or disable pop-up blocking altogether (temporarily) for it to work. Does the regex work on AWB? I could just use that, it's no problem. Gflor e sTalk 00:23, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Silly me. It does work, but only when I'm on the edit page.  I kept trying it when I wasn't editing and it wasn't working, but when I clicked on "edit this page" and clicked the bookmark, voila!  I'll try to perfect the regexes as soon as I can - I just have to iron out that one problem. -- M  @  th  wiz  20  20  02:13, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I got it! It took me a while to figure out the discrepancies between AWB and your bookmarklet (for example, AWB calls the first subexpression $1 but the bookmarklet starts with $2), but I finally got it!  There is just one more bug I want to fix but don't have to (my regexes make it so that it only corrects the second link in each line so, for example, if there are five links in a line you have to run it four times).  I'll work on that problem and then give you the regexes. -- M  @  th  wiz  20  20  16:26, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I could make a regex that would do everything in one run - however, such a regex would delink all links that do not come immediately after the *, even if they are first (so * Hello would be delinked even though it's first). I have a regex that will never delink first links, but you have to run it multiple times.  Each time, it will remove the last link in each line until there is only one link in each line.  I could probably write a javascript bookmarklet that would run it multiple times automatically and will if you ask.  If you want to know, I can also explain why you have to run it multiple times, but I won't explain that now.  Anyways, chatter aside, here are the regexes:

This removes the bold tags: Search: ''' Replace: (nothing) Replace till end selected (the rest of the options don't matter)

This removes the links: Search: (.*?\[\[.*?\]\].*)\[\[([^\]\|]*?\|)?(.*?)\]\] Replace: $2$4 Replace till end must be selected (just regular "replace" doesn't work for some reason) Other options: regex on, wrap off, find in all doesn't matter


 * If it doesn't work, just tell me and I'll fix it in a few million jiffies (with each jiffy being 1/100th of a second, so one million jiffies is 166.6 minutes, almost three hours). -- M @  th  wiz  20  20  17:19, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for your vote of confidence in my recent request for bureaucratship. Even though it didn't pass, I greatly appreciate your support and hope I will continue to have your respect. Thank you! Flcelloguy (A note? ) 23:04, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Wikibreak
Just noticed you are on a Wikibreak, you may already be back, but either way I hope it is/was relaxing! :) -- Nataly a 16:10, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Manifold (disambig) cleanup
Hi Gflores, I notice you did a significant cleanup of the Manifold (disambiguation) page. Thanks for your efforts, but I just wanted to check one thing; was the removal of the link to the diving regulator article from the scuba-context line intentional? If so, why? Thanks. David Scarlett 09:21, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

CITE
Hi again. I read some of CITE, and I tried adding in cites for Northrop Grumman, but I can't get it to work. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Can you help me? TIA Sarah crane 16:03, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, I got it working. Thanks anyway. Sarah crane 19:53, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! You were right, it's important to show both sides. It's just hard to find on the internet. Most of what I've found is their official sites, which seem to be talking to investors, not the general public, and then there are the sites that say how bad NG is (which I tend to agree with). But they don't really have much of a public fan club. :) Anyway, I'm trying to integrate that info in. We'll see how it goes... Have a great day! Sarah crane 20:47, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

.NET Bot Framework
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RE: Admin coaching
Hello! I am happy to hear that you will be my mentor. Firstly, I feel that I need help on how to load USEFUL images on Wikipedia. For example, I have uploaded about 4 images so far but 3 of them were deleted by another user. Can I transfer some images from Wikimedia Commons to Wikipedia? If the images are not used in Wikipedia articles for about 2 weeks, will they be deleted from Wikipedia altogether? Must I transfer the images to my computer first and upload them to Wikipedia? I hope you can give me a clear answer soon.

Secondly, I would like to give you a hypothesis. If I were to take part in a RFA now, what do you think my success of being an admin would be? I have made over 5500 edits and have 3 months of experience in Wikipedia. I have a great desire to serve Wikipedia in a greater capacity and I wish to have a general overview of the duties of an administrator before going into the realm of the unforgiving scrutiny of edits I hope to receive your feedback soon and please advise me on ways to improve the quality of my edits. Thank You!


 * P.S. Glad to hear that you are a Manchester United supporter! Hope it is not too late for them to overtake Chelsea for the 2005-06 league title! -- S iva1979 Talk to me  14:46, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the well-wishes! -- Nataly a 19:26, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

WP 1.0
I thought since you are interested in this project you might be interested to see a CD version of en now exists see Wikipedia-CD/Download. This is being discussed on the 1.0 project pages but progress breeds enthusiasm so I thought I would let you know. --BozMo talk 10:55, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

WP 1.0 new strategy
Hi, hope all is, well haven't seen you around for a while. If you're not too busy, could you take a look at Wikipedia talk:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Release Version Qualifying? Thanks. Maurreen 06:07, 8 April 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar


Take Care Ω Anonymous anonymous Ψ: &#39;&#39;Have A Nice Day&#39;&#39; 09:17, 15 April 2006 (UTC)


 * Thank you! :) Gflor e sTalk 04:13, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

Table automation and bots for WVWP?
Hi, I know you're probably busy with exams and the like (I'm writing one right now on advanced organic chemistry, as it happens!), but I wanted just to alert you to some major changes that may be happening at WP1.0. Tito and Oleg Alexandrov are planning to try out a system whereby we will put assessment categories on article talk pages, then have a bot read them to a worklist table (and perhaps a tree as well) automatically. That way if something is reassessed it can be tracked automatically, once a day I think they said. We would also get a daily list of assessment changes. Do you have any comments to add to this discussion? Scroll down to get to the latest iteration of the idea. Cheers, Walkerma 03:23, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

Re the whole de-bureaucrating thing
Hi, I never came to thank you for the message you left for me a month ago when I stepped down from being a bureaucrat. Thank you for the things you said, it's good to know there are still plenty of good people about in this project. I do not see myself standing for bureaucrat again anytime soon though who knows what the future may bring! Thank you once again. -- Fr a ncs2000 09:46, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Inquiry
Hello! I hope you are feeling great! By the way, I would like to inquire about a minor technical aspect of certain templates. For example, certain templates uses this term &nbsp. What does this mean? If I do not type these wordings when I am editing templates, would this pose a problem? Allow me to give you an example:

And,what does noinclude stand for? If this template is updated, will it affect ALL the similar templates used in different articles? Will there be an auto update? What are the consequences of the exclusion of these particluar terms? I hope you will give me an answer soon! Thank You! (By the way, I am feeling disappointed the Manchester United had failed to beat Chelsea. Credit goes to Chelsea for winning the league.) -- S iva1979 Talk to me  02:44, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

User:David91
Per a request on Deceased Wikipedians, I'm trying to find out if anyone knows what happened to User:David91. He stopped editing around April 12, 2006, when he was admitted to the hospital for some tests. He possibly lived in Singapore (likely in or near Ang Mo Kio which he edited 3 times--but with enough detail to suggest a strong familiarity with the place), and was probably the oldest Wikipedian at the age of 94 (based on a reference from 2003 when he said he was 91). Based on his numerous contributions in law it is possible he was a retired lawyer of some kind. He also contributed to linguistics, sociology, and science fiction articles. He was part of Wikipedia:WikiProject International law (though it didn't really get off the ground) and he made nearly 5000 edits. He evidently was also a well-respected member of other Internet communities he was involved in during his retirement. Any information on David91 would be appreciated. Thanks, --Alabamaboy 13:23, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Best of luck
It's a shame to see you go, you are a great editor. Best of luck in all your future endeavors, and should you ever find the time or energy to return, we'd be happy to have you back. E WS23 (Leave me a message!) 04:17, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

All the best Gflores. I hope you will come back some time.Blnguyen | Have your say!!! 04:18, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Best of luck. I'm sorry to see you go. Take care. Anonymous _anonymous  10:29, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

*tear* What? I'm so sorry to see you go, Gflores. You were one of the first editors who I really respected when I first started editing Wikipedia, and your contributions are so very important. I hope that whatever is causing you to leave corrects itself, but if not, good luck - you will be truly missed. -- Nataly a 15:39, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

SCOTM
I've removed you from this list since you have left wikipedia. Please feel free to rejoin if you return. pschemp | talk 03:52, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

A request for comment
I would like to request comments and suggestions for the following situation in Talk:List_of_major_opera_composers. This is a very long, complicated situation involving whether women should be included on this list of Opera composers. As a male musician who has done quite alot of research on women in music, I firmly believe that a representative sample should be on the list (I'm not suggesting 50/50 or even 30/70, just two or three representative women). When I first noticed this article, it was completely unsourced, and the "important composers" were chosen by a collegial system ("I like that." "I don't like that") without any mention of sources. I marked the article NPOV and Unsourced. The article quickly became sourced, but I continued to bring up the issue of gender bias and brought three sources to the discussion after consulting the International Alliance of Women in Music [], all of which were dismissed because they only contained works by women. However, when the list was finally completed (I was asked not to participate, as I was considered to be have a POV agenda towards women and living composers), six of the ten lists used only contained the names of men. The other four only contained one woman (Judith Weir). If lists of only women composers are unacceptable, why are lists of only men composers acceptable? And was are sources which could prove the importance of women in music dismissed as having a POV agenda.

A colleague who is a teacher of Women's studies at an American University has suggested that this is a textbook case of "canon forming" or the creation of hierarchies using preconceived notions. The process involves making a hypothesis using the notions that one already has, such as "Important operas are only composed by dead, White, European males", using the sources already utilised for making the hypothesis for proving the statement and then dismissing contradictary sources or discrediting individuals who make statements which oppose the primary hypothesis.

I am certainly not asking anyone to get directly involved here, as this is already become quite violent and an RfA is currently underway. I would however appreciate any ideas concerning how to confront this sort of gender bias, any useful sources and other ideas, as well as general comments. Thank you Jean-Thierry Boisseau 20:53, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Album infobox conversions
Hey, I noticed you were once active at converting old infoboxes. Well, I've found a bunch that need converting, as I noted here: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Albums/Needs infobox conversion. Cheers, Alcuin 03:53, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Doing something about the ridiculous date autoformatting/linking mess
Dear Gflores—you may be interested in putting your name to, or at least commenting on this new push to get the developers to create a parallel syntax that separates autoformatting and linking functions. IMV, it would go a long way towards fixing the untidy blueing of trivial chronological items, and would probably calm the nastiness between the anti- and pro-linking factions in the project. The proposal is to retain the existing function, to reduce the risk of objection from pro-linkers.Tony 15:02, 9 December 2006 (UTC)