User talk:SpikeToronto/Archive 08

= 2011 =

Popups
Hi, I just want to check with you to see if your popups are working now or not. I'm still having problems. I wonder if others are having problems and just haven't reported it yet because they don't know where to report it to. The popups feature had a problem before and it was due to changes to software or something. Sorry I'm an idiot when it comes to this kind of thing. Anyways, are you still having problems with using this tool? Thanks in advance, -- Crohnie Gal Talk  15:30, 11 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Nothing has changed. I still cannot get it to show diffs. Who maintains Popups? Other than the talkpage, I do not know where else to go. Perhaps one could try WP:VPT? — Spike Toronto  22:40, 11 August 2011 (UTC)


 * I went to WP:VPT and got not one response to my situation. I can't believe that no one would try to help me when I've been here for so long but that's what happened. You can find it under Navigational popups if you would like to add that you too are having problems.  My problem got solved when my husband changed me to Firefox.  I'm not used to it at all because it's different but one good thing it has is a spell checker. :)  I was IE Vista 8 I think.  Now that things seem to be working I'm not sure I have the heart to spend time here anymore.  I guess I'll have to see.  Please let me know if you finally get your problem fixed.  I wish I had an answer for you that would fix it but I'm an idiot with computers.  Maybe you can post on WP:AN/I.  That's the only thing I can think of where you will get a lot of different people seeing your post.  -- Crohnie Gal  Talk  10:48, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for posting all those guidelines on my userpage! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zhoulikan (talk • contribs) 00:58, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

= 2012 =

Billy Graham (wrestler)
The dates were added because the references that are their are wrong. They point to sites that do not have their facts correct, and they do not have any verification to them except what the internet people keep passing around cause they are to lazy to do real research to verify what they copy and paste constantly.

I will give you a quick example so you can understand. Take the example of bad information on that page. Look at the titles Graham held. Look closely at the Brass Knuckles title and follow the refernce for it, to the texas brass knucks title page. It is so so wrong. Graham did NOT have that title in 1978. Yet you will allow that information to stay. They have no verification to prove the 1978 title run. Yet I have all the proof/verification available to prove the correct dates. That page that is used for references is horrible. they show Graham winning the title twice in 1975. (copied from my research) they show a title win in 1978 and in 1980. He did NOT have it in 1978. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Itsmequasi (talk • contribs) 09:12, 11 March 2012 (UTC)


 * If you look here at the last 500 edits to that article — dating back to late 2006 — I have never edited it. You’ve got the wrong user. — Spike Toronto  18:36, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Citation anchors
What is the purpose of the anchors added to citation/doc? Perhaps I can suggest an alternative if I understand this. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk 23:03, 4 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I am using them to direct readers directly to those sections of from a corresponding doc over at Wikia, where the Template:Csdoc system is too complex to be implemented. See wikia:tea:Template:Citation. Thanks! — Spike Toronto  01:46, 5 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I need to finish updating citation/doc using csdoc. We could add the anchors directly to csdoc but I would want to create a system to ensure they are unique. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk 10:13, 5 April 2012 (UTC)


 * That all sounds great! Whatever you decide. Also, let me know if I can help in any way. Thanks! — Spike Toronto  18:16, 5 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I added subtitles to the doc page— you can simply link to them. ---— Gadget850 (Ed)  talk 18:42, 5 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the update! — Spike Toronto  22:46, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

=2013=

Navboxes on author pages
Since you have over 25 edits at Talk:Agatha Christie, you might want to participate in the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Novels regarding including navigation boxes for adaptations of and related subjects to an authors works on the author's bio page.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:43, 27 June 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ with this edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/?diff=561926437 Thank you for asking me to participate. —  Spike  Toronto  06:10, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

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=2014=

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Editing request, Oct 21, 2014
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE insert an English translation to the page for El Nora Alila. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Nora_Alila Evidently once upon a time there was a lyric translation (IIRC from DeSola Pool), which I personally didn't care for because lyric translations tend not to reliably reflect the original language. A literal translation is available, for example, from the Orot Mahzor or from Birnbaum's High Holidays Prayerbook. I tried to set up my own translation but the HTML coding is way beyond my meager skills. Also, if possible, make bold the initial letters of each Hebrew stanza to call attention to the acrostic. Sussmanbern (talk) 14:20, 21 October 2014 (UTC)


 * I neither speak nor read Hebrew. Four years ago, I removed a template requesting an English translation for El Nora Alila because the person who had earlier inserted an English translation had forgotten to remove the translation request template. At the same time as I removed the translation request template, I added a template asking that the translation be checked. A month or so later, it was checked and approved.
 * Earlier this month, an anonymous editor removed the English translation, claiming that it was incorrect, despite it’s having been previously checked. I would suggest that, perhaps, that edit was vandlism and should be reverted. Such reversion would restore the English translation.
 * Sorry I could not be of greater assistance. — Spike  Toronto  06:10, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry I could not be of greater assistance. — Spike  Toronto  06:10, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry I could not be of greater assistance. — Spike  Toronto  06:10, 22 October 2014 (UTC)


 *  UPDATE : I just now reverted back to the last edit containing the (lyrical) English translation (written by a Rabbi, if I remember correctly). You may need to re-input your last edits if I have inadvertently obliterated them. Again, sorry I could not be more help. — Spike  Toronto  06:27, 22 October 2014 (UTC)


 * I saw your work at El Nora Alila. Good job! — Spike  Toronto  05:22, 23 October 2014 (UTC)


 * ¶ Thank you for your kind words. I have added some sidenotes to the English translation to explain some images. Sussmanbern (talk) 20:45, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

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Web colors

 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Web_colors&diff=637147886&oldid=634728865
 * (New layout fails on tablets even in full desktop html5.)

Are you able to fix or advise how to fix this, please? Unfortunately, I don't have ready access to a tablet. Regards, Sardanaphalus (talk) 11:46, 9 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Unfortunately, I don’t have a fix for the issue. However, the current version, using an old-fashioned wikitable, seems to work perfectly, whereas the other version, using Template:Aligned table, doesn’t. Is there some reason that the chart needs to be redesigned? Thanks! — Spike  Toronto  23:05, 9 December 2014 (UTC)


 * The chart doesn't have to be redesigned (although

I actually generate that page from a script—the page is occasionally edited, but I regenerate the page when required. It doesn't have to be like that, but it's convenient.

What exactly is the problem on a tablet? Just the Area section or all sections? I had never tried it before, but I just viewed the page on a smartphone and while it wasn't pretty, it worked. I don't think it would be possible to do much meaningful work at that page with a small screen, so is the style useful? Johnuniq (talk) 00:16, 14 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Sorry it took me so long to respond. I forgot about it. To answer your question, when a table runs off the right side of the page, and is being viewed on a tablet (e.g., iPad), the screen shrinks to fit in the entire table including the overflow, which in many cases makes the page too small to read. What  does is stop that, making the overflow scrollable instead, but only on devices where that is necessary (hence, the auto). Thanks! —  Spike  Toronto  16:07, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Peg Entwistle
Nice tune-up on Peg's article. Thanks for looking out. (User:Jameszerukjr) —Preceding undated comment added 20:38, 11 April 2017 (UTC)


 *  No problem! — Spike  Toronto  03:20, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

Hey Spike!
Hello Spike, how have you been? This is Hypercane from Wikia, I was wondering if we could perhaps chat on an IRC channel sometime? There's something I want to talk to you about. Hope you enjoy your day/night.

--Megacane (talk) 01:40, 24 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Megecane. I don't have any IRC apps on my iPad. The best I could do would be to temporarily re-install Skype for a chat, unless you have some other suggestion. — Spike  Toronto  14:21, 24 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Alright, I guess that can work, I'll be available again at about 4 PM EDT and later. Seeya then. Megacane (talk) 14:38, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

WikiProject Investment
Hey there! I just re-launched the WikiProject Investment.

The site has been fully revamped and updated and I would like to invite you the project.

Feel free to check out the project and ping me if you have any questions.

Cheers! WikiEditCrunch (talk) 09:44, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

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 * ✅ with http://enwp.org/?diff=798463581&oldid=798440915 — Spike  Toronto  1 September 2017

Merger discussion for Broasting
An article that you have been involved in editing&mdash;Broasting&mdash;has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. Ich (talk) 11:29, 24 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Responded on the article talkpage. Thanks for the alert! — Spike  Toronto  10:04, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Tea shops listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Tea shops. Since you had some involvement with the Tea shops redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. f eminist 10:10, 5 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the notice. I am sorry I did not respond sooner. I hope that the redirect discussion turned out for the best. Thanks again! — Spike  Toronto  05:25, 28 January 2018 (UTC)