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Tech News: 2024-14
MediaWiki message delivery 03:34, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
Louisville Infobox
Hello, I just wanted to ping you to state that I restored the prior infobox image layout because (i) the images were being pushed out of sequence, and (ii) I don't see why two images of the same thing (the skyline/downtown) are really warranted. That being said if you feel strongly that the image should be included I would not protest further. Just wanted to let you know politely and personally why I restored it! Have a good day. 636Buster (talk) 17:23, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
- That's fine. The format worked in my browser when I did it and I even checked it out in the Wikipedia app. But that said, I see your point. I was thinking that the daytime skyline in combo with the bridge was different enough to add. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 17:47, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
Bonked
I'm quite bonked right now so my editing is going to be reduced for a while. Burnout is real, folks. Always be sure to catch a breath when you need one. I will continue watchlist duty and some other minor work until I feel "recovered". Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 08:07, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
Tech News: 2024-15
MediaWiki message delivery 23:35, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
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Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 06:24, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
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So tell me...the other editor is edit warring over whether Liston's nickname is "The Big Bear" instead of "the Big Bear"... Previously I had misunderstood as to what the simmering ongoing issue was, I thought someone was thinking his nickname wasn't Big Bear and someone else was saying oh yes it was Big Bear.
Anyway, just wanted to mention that in a 1968 Sports Illustrated article he was referred to as "The Big Bear" with a capital T...
- "Don't be afraid," Geraldine used to counsel. "He don't bite." We poor, petty men were not going to try to find out. Instead, we called him The Big Bear, because maybe he did bite, and we described his look as "baleful," a word which means "foreboding evil."
- Shearonink (talk) 17:58, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
- PS - Yes I did read your talkpage instructions and I do know this is about the Sonny Liston article but wanted to get your take on it here first if that's ok. Shearonink (talk) 17:58, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
- As you know, we have guidelines for how we present content. Just because a source capitalizes "The" doesn't mean we are supposed to do that. I was going by WP:THE. If I have misunderstood the guideline, please inform. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 18:03, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
- I have left a note for the other editor to hopefully further help clear up the matter. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 18:42, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery 23:27, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
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MediaWiki message delivery 20:26, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
Books & Bytes – Issue 62
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Issue 62, March – April 2024
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The Signpost: 25 April 2024
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Wlinks
Hi. May i ask why you unpipe wlinks, as here which resulted in at least eight links to redirects which previously pointed to the exact article required through the pipe? I'm sure that there probably is a reason for this that i'm just unaware of, so i'm wondering for my future use if the use of the pipe trick is deprecated in favour of adding redirects? Thanks. Happy days, ~ LindsayHello 05:14, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
- WP:NOPIPE is in play here ("It is generally not good practice to pipe links simply to avoid redirects"). If a redirect is what you actually want to say and it already redirects to the correct article, use the redirect. Otherwise, pipe from the actual article link. This is about having the least complicated wiki text possible and also being able to track redirect use (like to help decide if a new article is necessary).
- What I'm doing with the script is fixing all the links back to where they should have been, kind of a reset, or lint cleaning if you will. In ordinary wiki writing, it's easy to unnecessarily pipe a direct link, and I make that mistake as well. But it's not a serious problem, and I wouldn't sweat it. Stefen Towers among the rest! Gab • Gruntwerk 05:35, 26 April 2024 (UTC)