User talk:Q0k/Archives/2009/November

downloading Wikipedia
I've found the pages-articles.xml.bz2 at Wikipedia downloads, but this XML file opens as raw code. Which application should I use to view the file?--Q0k (talk) 00:46, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The .bz2 extension means the file was compressed with bzip2. You need to download the program from http://www.bzip.org/ in order to decompress the XML file.  Please let me know if there are any more questions.  Thanks!  --Mysdaao talk 00:53, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, I have decompressed the archive usng a file archiver, but my web browsers (I have Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer 8 installed) display the XML file as raw code. Which application should I use to view the XML file?--Q0k (talk) 03:50, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The data dump decompresses to a single, massive, XML file. It's assumed that you will be importing the XML file to MediaWiki using tools included with it or available for free from third parties (see: mw:Manual:Importing XML dumps). Alternatively you could write your own program to parse the XML data into different formats (presumably using libraries like expat). -- slakr  \ talk / 05:00, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Q0k (talk) 09:55, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Whenever you finish a helpme request, don't forget to change it to to show that it has been completed. Thanks for helping :)--  fetch  comms  ☛ 03:04, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I think that the Wikipedian who asks for help - not the helper - should remove the "helpme" template when he or she finds the question resolved. Because if helper's answer didn't help, then the "helpme" template should remain. Isn't that true? --Q0k (talk) 03:53, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * If you look at the template, it says for the helper to replace it with . If the user has additional questions, they can always change it back.--  fetch  comms  ☛  03:59, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * x2 It depends; if the question requires more input than, say, a very basic question (such as "Who founded Wikipedia?"), the helpers may leave it for the Wikipedian who asks for help until s/he is satisfied. However, for questions where the helper feels s/he has answered fully, s/he may decide to remove it. In fact, on the help me template, it says: Note to helpers: Once you have offered help, please replace this template with . If you would prefer otherwise, just indicate so (as I presume you are, so I will refrain from tlp'ing the above.  Intelligent  sium  04:01, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
 * --Q0k (talk) 04:24, 22 November 2009 (UTC)