User talk:Tcncv/Archive 4

Time to breath
Since we have a temporary reprieve from the developers, let's undo my fix to the warning module for now to get auto-reload back. Then we can clean up the API usage while not in a panic. Please go ahead and copy my ARV update above since that one is actually better than the original. Then we'll at least have one thing in place the next time the developers change things. —UncleDouggie (talk) 16:41, 24 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Done . -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 17:35, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Vellore
HI, I would like to add about Virinchipuram temple information which is belonging in Vellore City and it would be useful if could add about Virinchipuram temple.

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.154.170.231 (talk) 00:01, 25 February 2011 (UTC)


 * (Responding on other editor's talk page.) -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 00:06, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

70.79.191.145
You blocked this IP user, but he/she keeps misusing his/her talk page. Can talk page access be disabled?Jasper Deng (talk) 20:02, 25 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't see any real harm and am inclined to just ignore those actions. -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 08:45, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Twinkle and the edit API
I just thought it might be worth mentioning my posts at User talk:Amalthea and User talk:UncleDouggie regarding Twinkle and the edit API. — This, that, and the other (talk) 04:27, 27 February 2011 (UTC)


 * You might want to take a look at my modifications in User:Tcncv/twinklewarnTest.js this diff shows changes from your version and this diff shows changes from the live version.  I converted the jquery call to use the morebits Wikipedia.api class (which fixed page refresh), eliminated an unneeded API call, added API parameters for edit conflict detection, and restored the original tab indentation.  It currently works very similarly to the original, but does not use the more complicated wikibits Wikipedia.wiki class.  I think its a clean version, but my only concern is that the previously used Wikipedia.wiki has some extra functionality that I haven't fully analyzed and will be absent in the new version.  -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 04:43, 27 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Should we centralize this discussion, say at WT:Twinkle? -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 04:58, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Discussion has been centralized at Wikipedia_talk:Twinkle. —UncleDouggie (talk) 05:19, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

IRC Invitation
Please respond and/or propose as many alternative sessions as you like. —UncleDouggie (talk) 16:24, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Your IRC session seems to have dropped. —UncleDouggie (talk) 03:16, 3 March 2011 (UTC)

I'm on IRC channel #wikipedia-userscripts —UncleDouggie (talk) 06:10, 4 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm on irc://freenode/wikipedia-userscripts, but I don't see you. -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 06:15, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Remove Info.
Dear ...

This is Mustafa A. Katie my user name was (mustafa1702) which is blocked by you on 15 February 2011, I add many information in this web site : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_microprocessors And also I add new pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_System_Development_Kit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_SDK

What is the problem if I like to delete a page or remove a paragraph from wikipedia pages?

Thanks & Best Regards

Mustafa A. Katie www.intel-vintage.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Intel-vintage (talk • contribs) 02:31, 4 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I have responded at User talk:Mustafa1702. -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 04:18, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks From Mustafa1702
Dear...,

Many thanks for your reply.

Best Regards

Mustafa A. Katie www.intel-vintage.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Intel-vintage (talk • contribs) 23:07, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

IRC
Hi, if you got time, please join IRC, as I want to discuss some ideas/things with yee :) I'm idling there most of the day, so just poke me → Aza Toth 12:49, 10 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi AzaToth. Unfortunately, I'm at work right now and cannot access IRC.  I can try to get on at 00:00 UTC or maybe a little before.  And alternative is 05:00 to 07:00 UTC.  If that doesn't work, post here and I'll periodically check  and respond.  -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 14:27, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Need help on editing Wilbert Rideau page
Dear Tom,

I tried to correct misinformation on the Wilbert Rideau page (I was blocked a couple of months ago for doing this incorrectly.)

My problem is this: another editor finds newspaper reports that are vague or incorrect (this happens) and cites them, thereby creating false and misleading information on the page.

I tried to correct misinformation about the George Polk Awards (under Prison Journalism Section), and while the edits show up as the latest revisions on the editing page, they do not show up on the Read page that everyone sees when they go to Wikipedia.

I am trying to correct, in particular, that Rideau won an American Bar Association award by himself, and I have cited a contemporaneous source for it. Obviously, the source closest in time to the event is going to be correct. Moreover, I have cited the book written by Billy Sinclair himself, who also acknowledges Rideau won the award by himself.

As for the Polk Awards, Sinclair and Rideau shared the Special Reporting category, not the award. Again, this is detailed in Sinclair's own book, though his advocate, WhisperToMe, keeps wanting to cite imprecise sources. It is also detailed in Rideau's book, but I haven't cited that since it seems better to cite sources other than the subject of the article.

I am asking for help in this because I do not know why the edit I made about the American Bar Association award was accepted and put on the Read page, but the other edits were not (even though, as I said, in the Edit History it appears that they were added.)

I have almost no time to deal with this, but feel confident that my work, though properly sourced, will not be accepted or will be Undone.

I am also going to ask someone for help in trying to restore the categories on the page. Everything except Rideau's memoir that is under Books and Compilations properly belongs under Prison Journalism, where it was originally, since it was done while he was in prison and is about prison. The same is true of everything listed under "Other Works" -- all of it journalist done while he was in prison and about prison. However, I do not have time to address that now.

I appreciate whatever help you can give me.

Eye Smith (talk) 21:37, 5 April 2011 (UTC)Eye SmithEye Smith (talk) 21:37, 5 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Tom is on an extended break. However, I do some work with him and perhaps I can help. It seems that you are having problems with both the technical aspects of performing edits as well as content disputes with other editors. You should first practice more with how to edit an article before attempting to actually change the content. This is because in many cases, your edits have been undone merely due to formatting errors you accidentally introduced. You are getting pretty close.


 * The first problem is that we have been having some technically difficulties the last few months that sometimes causes a small lag between the time you save an edit and the time it is visible. In most cases, you can just reload the page and your edit will be there. In a few cases, you may need to bypass your browser cache, which is normally done by holding down the shift key as you click the reload icon. If you don't get an error when you save a page, your edits are in the system somewhere. The second technique you should practice is checking the page history, which is done by clicking on the "History" menu on the upper right of the page. There you can see all changes to the article, including your own edits and the reasons why someone may have later undone your edits. In some cases, I see that you have pasted the entire displayed text of the article into the edit box. This is an incorrect technique as it destroys all formatting on the page. You must always start with what is in the edit box and make incremental changes. To help you practice, I've created a copy of the article for you to experiment with at User:Eye Smith/Wilbert Rideau. You can do anything you like with it.


 * Once you know how to edit, you can then deal with how to resolve any content disputes. If any editor undoes one of your changes, you should immediately start a discussion on the article talk page to resolve the issue. If you are correct, others will support you in making the change. Don't repeat the same edit again without first discussing it. It may take a few days for other editors to respond. Just take your time, the wiki isn't on fire. If you do make a mistake, just apologize and try to fix it if you can. We encourage everyone to always assume good faith on the part of others. However, if your good faith attempts are causing damage to Wikipedia, they will be undone and you may be blocked temporarily if it looks like it will keep happening.


 * It is also useful when starting out to make smaller incremental changes spaced in time a bit instead of one big one. This will allow others to undo only whatever might be controversial while your other edits will remain.


 * When you leave a message on a talk/discussion page (they mean the same thing), all you need to do is place ~ at the end. It's not necessary to type out your name. You can instead click the signature icon, which does the same thing, but only do it once. You can practice this on your own talk page. You can also feel free to cleanup your talk page whenever you like.


 * has offered you some good advice, but I'm sure that some of it is confusing. For example, telling you not to use IMDb as a reference without saying why. If you don't understand something, just ask someone. In this case, they would point you to WP:RS/IMDB for an explanation.


 * Please post here again if you need anymore help. Good luck! —UncleDouggie (talk) 06:37, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Talkback
 Neutralhomer •  Talk  • 09:17, 22 January 2012 (UTC) 09:17, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
 * ...and again. Probably are going to want to watchlist that page. -  Neutralhomer  •  Talk  • 19:52, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

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MSU Interview
Dear Tcncv,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:
 * Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
 * Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
 * All interviews will be completely anonymous, meaning that you (real name and/or pseudonym) will never be identified in any of our materials, unless you give the interviewer permission to do so.
 * All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
 * The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar — Preceding unsigned comment added by 35.9.115.210 (talk) 20:12, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Abuse Filter on the Article Feedback Tool
Hey there :). You're being contacted because you're an edit filter manager, At the moment, we're developing Version 5 of the Article Feedback Tool, which you may or may not have heard about. If you haven't; for the first time, this will involve a free-text box where readers can submit comments :). Obviously, there's going to be junk, and we want to minimise that junk. To do so, we're working the Abuse Filter into the tool.

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correlated subquery
sir i do not who you are!but i am very happy for your answer on correlated subquery execution.thank you very much. but i need your emailid.because i ahve so many doubts on this correlated query execution.i will post them to you.please give me your mail id.my mai id is phanihup3@rediffmail.com. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Phanihup (talk • contribs) 17:33, 12 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Hello Phanihup. I'd be happy to help if you have some specific follow up questions.  You can post them here and I will try to respond when I can.  I prefer not to share my email address.  -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 02:48, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

hi sir!this is phanihup. Below there are two queries.query1,query2.last time you gave me explanation on how query1 gets executed.i was so happy to read it.it satisfied me.After that I tried to analyse another query (below query2).then I got some doubts.here I am writing those doubts.i am requeting you to give detailed explanation as last time. -- Query1:( Select e.ename  from  employee e where exists(select  ‘x’ from emp_company c where e.ename=c.ename  and exists(select ‘x’ from company m where c.cname =m.cname and m.city=’bombay’)); -- Query2 (my doubts on this query executuion) Select e1.ename from employee e1 where e1.city in (select c1.city from c1 where c1.cname in (select  m1.cname from emp_company m1 where m1.ename=e1.ename)); -- Doubts In first step of query1 ,one record of employee is considered In query 2 what happens?

In second step the considered record from main query is compared with every record of inner query in query1. What happens in query2?here in middle query ,( select in query c1.city from c1 where c1.cname), we are not referencing main query and there are no conditions.then how it behaves?does it return any list? To where it returns? -- When inner query of query2 ,(select m1.cname from emp_company m1 where m1.ename=e1.ename));,gets executed. When list is returned from inner query of query2?what that list contains?to where it returns? --

Finally I am asking you to give detailed explanation of query2.can you explain stap by step.?i hope you help me. thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Phanihup (talk • contribs) 18:45, 13 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Hello Phanihup,


 * There are no firm rules for analyzing complex queries. Many times you may need to consider the parts of a query in a different order than they are written.  Often, there are many ways to write queries that do the same thing.  Some forms may be easier to understand than others.  I find it helpful to start by reformatting and indenting the query to make it easier to read and understand.  I have done that below.


 * I found the above hard to understand and harder to explain in the form provided, so I modified this query to use "IN" instead of "EXISTS" to define the relationships.


 * Now I can interpret the query from the inside out:
 * Find all the companies with city = Bombay (second nested query).
 * Find all the employees who work at any of those companies (first nested query).
 * Include those employee names in the results (top level query).
 * The result is a list of all employees who work in Bombay. The query can also be written without using nested queries.


 * This should provide the same results. Note that because an employee might work for more than one company, I have added "distinct" to prevent listing any employee more than once.


 * Query 2 can be reformatted as follows. I have also also added the missing "company" table reference.


 * For this query, it is better to consider the second nested query before the first nested query. This is how I interpret this query:
 * Consider each employee record.
 * For each employee record, get a list of associated companies using the emp_company table (second nested query).
 * For each associated company, get the company's city (first nested query).
 * If the employee's city matches any of the cities for the associated companies, include that employee in the results.
 * In other words, list all the employees who work in the city where they also live. Note that the list of companies and cities considered is different for each employee.   -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib 06:07, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

oracle
hi sir finally i have understood correlated subquery execution.thank you very much? can i ask you doubts on other subjects?like java,c,c++,os...etc? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Phanihup (talk • contribs) 16:36, 16 June 2012 (UTC)


 * You can ask, but I may not be available to answer right away. You are likely to receive a quicker response if you ask your question at Reference desk/Computing as you did before.  I usually monitor that page as do many others.  If I see an unanswered question on a topic where I am knowledgeable, I will often prepare and post a response.  However, for many topics, other users will be more qualified to provide a useful answer.  -- Tom N (tcncv) talk/contrib

happy
Hi! you are asking very interesting doubts — Preceding unsigned comment added by Me shankara (talk • contribs) 02:39, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

WTAR
Just curious if, since you first removed the call sign meaning on December 31, 2011‎, calling it a "prank" (thought first calling it that on April 1, 2008), if you had bothered to look up the sources for this before removing? Remember, the BURDEN of proof is on you, not me. You want sources, you gotta get 'em.

In your 2008 post on the WTAR talk page, you claimed you were a "47 year resident of [the area]". If you still live in Hampton Roads today, that would make you a 52 year resident. I think you can find your way to the area libraries and look up the information on microfiche and much easier than I or anyone else. -  Neutralhomer •  Talk  • 22:13, 3 November 2013 (UTC)


 * I respect your continued contributions, but I believe you have WP:Burden backwards. "The burden of evidence lies with the editor who adds or restores material, and is satisfied by providing a reliable source that directly supports the material" (my emphasis).  The "We tow and repair" assertion did not and never did have a source citation.  If you provide an article title and a date, I'd be happy to stop by the local library to check it out, but I am not going to sift through decades of microfilm with no starting point.  -- Tom N  talk/contrib 04:53, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
 * WTAR got those calls on July 15, 1997. I would check the Virginian Pilot, on microfiche of course, about a month before that date and go from there.


 * Just to kinda add to your BURDEN, you may remember back on April 2, 2008, you changed the callsign meaning, but didn't add a reference. You changed it back from "We Tow and Repair" to "Tidewater Area" several times.  It's your BURDEN to prove which is the correct callsign meaning.  If it was just one person saying it was one thing, unsourced, that would be a different story.  But you have repeatedly said it is "Tidewater Area" without source.


 * Just to add, before you say I'm the one who added the "We Tow and Repair" callsign meaning, it was actually User:RealDeal4u back on May 11, 2006. I didn't start Wikipedia until that August. -  Neutralhomer  •  Talk  • 07:19, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

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Thanks for the help!
To StuRat, Tcncv, Salix alba, Dismas and Mandruss. I gather that most of the time when you answer questions at the reference desk, you never hear back, so I wanted to let everyone involved in Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2014 August 26 know a few months later that it made a real convenience difference in my life and is much appreciated! Thanks again.--108.54.18.254 (talk) 18:55, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

WP:RD question
I'm bad at functions, can you show me exactly what I need to paste? =TEXT(E2-B2,"$#,##0.00") & " (" & TEXT((E2-B2)/B2, "0.00%") & ")" that works if E2 has a number, but not if it doesn't.

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controversy on the usage of "0" (zero, number) vs "O" (oh, letter) about the blood types
I've actually got an answer directly from the "Austrian Federal Ministry of Health" regarding the controversy on the usage of "0" (zero, number) vs "O" (oh, letter) about the blood types; they confirm the original terminology used by dr. Karl Landsteiner in 1901 for the classification is "0" (Zero); and the "O" (oh) variation is a probable mistake due to the similar shape between the number 0 and the letter O. I can also give you the contact to talk directly with the Professor who sent me the answer.Francesco Crimella (talk) 16:46, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

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Two-Factor Authentication now available for admins
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A new user right for New Page Patrollers
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Hi, seven years ago you protected indefinitely. She got a teen choice award in 2017, so this might be still necessary. However, two editors decline to replace  by   arriving in an unclaimed territory between WP:3O (2 vs.1 are already 3 opinions) and WP:SEMI ("nor should it be used to privilege registered users over unregistered users in (valid) content disputes" ). Maybe the last bullet of WP:ROUGH is applicable: The only way to determine if ongoing semi-protection is still necessary is to remove the protection and see if the vandalism resumes at previous levels. –2.247.247.18 (talk) 07:41, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

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ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication remains an optional means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered.

For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:04, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Minor fixes to userscripts
Hey Tcncv, it looks like you've got some user scripts in use by others that have bare javascript global wg-style variables. These are T72470 deprecated, and while I don't think there's a timeline for their removal, it's been that way for a while. It's usually a straightforward fix, all uses need to use, such as converting   to. There's some more info at ResourceLoader/Migration guide (users). I can take care of cleaning them up for you if you like, or give you a full list if you want to handle it, just let me know! ~ Amory <small style="color:#555"> (u • t • c) 12:33, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Took care of these for ya! For what it's worth, you've got some old versions of Twinkle, which are certainly non-functional. ~ Amory <small style="color:#555"> (u • t • c) 13:56, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Podium sweeps
You said in your edit summary: If we are duplicating podium swweps from the main page, it might as well be complete. Please allow me to clarify that I didn't duplicate that from the main page as I didn't know that they are listed there. I saw podium sweeps reported on previous medal table pages. As I had watched the Swiss win the race, I thought I'd start such a table and if there were more sweeps, no doubt it'll be completed over time. You've done just that; thank you!  Schwede 66  01:19, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Your signature
Please be aware that your signature uses deprecated  tags, which are causing Obsolete HTML tags lint errors. As explained at WP:SIGFONT:
 * <font ></font> tags were deprecated in HTML4 and are entirely obsolete in HTML5. This means that the popular browsers may drop support for them at some point. Wikipedia is already preparing for this by delinting code project-wide through Linter. When support finally is dropped, the tags will be ignored in all signatures; any properties such as color and font family will revert to their default values. For this reason, it is recommended that you use tags and CSS properties instead.

I have prepared a replacement signature string for you. You are encouraged to change
 * : -- <font style="color:maroon;">Tom N talk/contrib

to
 * : -- <b style="color:maroon;">Tom N</b> talk/contrib

—Anomalocaris (talk) 02:56, 25 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Done. Thank you. -- <b style="color:maroon;">Tom N</b> talk/contrib 01:45, 23 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you for updating your signature! —Anomalocaris (talk) 21:31, 2 December 2021 (UTC)

Administrators will no longer be autopatrolled
A recently closed Request for Comment (RFC) reached consensus to remove Autopatrolled from the administrator user group. You may, similarly as with Edit Filter Manager, choose to self-assign this permission to yourself. This will be implemented the week of December 13th, but if you wish to self-assign you may do so now. To find out when the change has gone live or if you have any questions please visit the Administrator's Noticeboard. 20:06, 7 December 2021 (UTC)