Re: [WikiEN-l] References bookmarklet?

2011-01-10 Thread quiddity
it was written in Feb '08, so could probably benefit from some additional programmer-eyeballs. I originally found it via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_tools Hope that helps. Quiddity. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] All the Wiki servers are down?

2010-08-28 Thread quiddity
a page-title loading (in the browser tab) but usually the rest of the content times-out.) Think of it as an opportunity to catch up on other neglected tasks and errands. Like email backlogs, old read me bookmarks, or even meatspace projects. :) Quiddity On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Steven

Re: [WikiEN-l] Wikipedia:WikiProject Project

2010-08-17 Thread quiddity
ask, just in case... Quiddity ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l

Re: [WikiEN-l] Page loading

2010-08-13 Thread quiddity
is working on it (browser programmers, wikimedia programmers, template coders, etc). HTH. Sorry for rambling. Quiddity. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman

Re: [WikiEN-l] Cheatsheet

2010-06-29 Thread quiddity
/Wikipedia_talk:Cheatsheet#Redesign Please join the discussion! It could always use more eyes. BTW, the Cheatsheet is what Editing help currently links to (The item in edit-mode next to Cancel, Preview, Show Changes, Save). Quiddity. ___ WikiEN-l mailing

Re: [WikiEN-l] declining numbers of EN wiki admins - The theory that making it easier to get rid of admins is a solution to the decline in their active numbers

2010-06-02 Thread quiddity
, really (really) need regular input from the old guard. Watch[list]ful vigilance, is the still the best way to understand, and influence, the undercurrents of consensus, afaik. There's more, but I need more coffee now, and less stress in general. HTH. Quiddity

Re: [WikiEN-l] [Wikipedia-l] full-text searching since the Vector switch in en.wikipedia

2010-05-21 Thread quiddity
, it would cut-off letters. Quiddity p.s. on-wiki feedback about search seems to be coagulating at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:User_experience_feedback/search_box http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/May_2010_skin_change

Re: [WikiEN-l] [Foundation-l] IPA issues

2010-04-22 Thread quiddity
to that? Probably a different thread...] Quiddity On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 12:17 AM, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijs...@gmail.com wrote: Hoi, It is much easier to have sound files that have you listen to it. I had added soundfiles to Jaap de Hoop Scheffer among others on the English WP.. I had

Re: [WikiEN-l] IPA issues

2010-04-21 Thread quiddity
/wiki/Pronunciation_respelling_for_English So: It's complicated. All options are imperfect. Different imperfections vex various people. (Or at least, that was the conclusion I came to, after complaining about same, and investigating, last year.) Quiddity On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Nathan

Re: [WikiEN-l] A war on external links? Was: Inside Higher Ed: Does Wikipedia Suck?

2010-03-30 Thread quiddity
, and CurrentEvents, and dealing with unambiguous problems; but Eventualism is one of the core reasons behind Wikipedia's successes, a fact that is sometimes insufficiently recognized. Quiddity ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [WikiEN-l] The Curious Incident of the Fans in the Night

2010-01-18 Thread quiddity
it quiet, not that it isn't true. Unless there's a [[Template:Notable_Wikipedian]] tag missing from the article's talkpage, I suspect you probably mean Neil Gaiman's /fans are/ trying to keep it quiet. Not neilhimself...! quiddity. ___ WikiEN-l mailing list

Re: [WikiEN-l] The Curious Incident of the Fans in the Night

2010-01-18 Thread quiddity
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com wrote: 2010/1/18 quiddity pandiculat...@gmail.com: On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Ken Arromdee arrom...@rahul.net wrote: ... elsewhere.  Our rules generally don't say we can't use information unless it has *two* sources

Re: [WikiEN-l] Random featured article...

2009-12-12 Thread quiddity
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Bod Notbod bodnot...@gmail.com wrote: What's the best namespace or place to make a proposal that en:wp have a random *featured* article button? It's essentially already there in the sidebar (3rd link down): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Featured_content

Re: [WikiEN-l] New way to discourage newcomers invented

2009-10-23 Thread quiddity
Bureaucracy. (there is only wiki).'  (Note: The geekword wiki does not suffice in describing the Wikipedia's actual purpose, scope, or processes, let alone its systems). exactly. Quiddity ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org

Re: [WikiEN-l] Annoying hatnotes

2009-08-21 Thread quiddity
article, [[Water]], even manages to bring us back to the original topic, of yes, excessive or inappropriate hatnotes could be considered harmful! Quiddity ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit

Re: [WikiEN-l] Annoying hatnotes

2009-08-21 Thread quiddity
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 5:52 AM, Andrew Grayandrew.g...@dunelm.org.uk wrote: 2009/8/21 quiddity pandiculat...@gmail.com: For example, we have these pages, that are variously explicating, disambiguation, and listing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_

Re: [WikiEN-l] Annoying hatnotes

2009-08-20 Thread quiddity
information on the variety of places the character is mentioned: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/special:search?search=plankton+spongebobgo=go Seem reasonable? Quiddity ___ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from this mailing list