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Ref Templates and Main Pages

Hello, Krimpet. I am currently part of a project working on creating an independent mediawiki site for a TV series, and that means that several templates have to be made from scratch on the new site. I thought you might be able to give me some advice; first, how do I create a Main Page? That looks like a "Portal" page that is, you know. I don't think you'll know how to set up a whole one, but at least, can you tell me where the instructions list is that tells me how to do this? Nextly, how do I create a references or footnotes template? I've tried copy-pasting what I saw at "Template:Reflist", but that didn't work. It said you were the Admin that protected the page, so I cam to ask you; how do I create a footnotes/references template from scratch? I mean just a basic setup so that if I enclose information inside of <ref></ref> tags and add a "{{reflist}} tag on the bottom of the page it will create a footnotes section. Can you please tell me how to set up such a template on a blank new mediawiki site? Thanks. --Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici 20:05, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Your best bet for getting started on a good Main Page portal would be to check out the different featured portals for ideas and code examples; in particular, how to code the tables, and how to split things like news, featured content, etc. onto templates which are then transcluded onto the page. And as for the references: install the Cite extension in your MediaWiki; this adds the <ref> and <references/> functionality, and the code of the {{reflist}} template should then work as well.

Good luck! =) --Krimpet 20:37, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks on the main template thing; it's just a big portal. Okay. But how do I download this cite extension? You mean this is the only way to add in the ref template stuff?--Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici 22:26, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes, the cite extension must be downloaded and installed in order to use the references tags; there's no way to do it in wikicode alone. =/ There are some short installation instructions for the extension here; you may also be able to to find installation help from someone at the MediaWiki support desk. --Krimpet 18:10, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Signature

Hey Krimpet. I've been making myself an index of technical help and tricks, and, while roaming through your subpages, came across your signature subpage. It would seem that by replacing the current code with '''<font color="#FFA52B">K<font color="#C31562">]</font>i<font color="#C31562">]</font>p<font color="#C31562">]</font>t</font>''' , you could make it shorter but with the same functionality. Just FYI. Picaroon (t) 07:02, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Ah, thanks! That did in fact lower the size significantly. --Krimpet 18:13, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Quick random question

The page for "Zeitgeist the Movie" was deleted yet I'll be damned if I can find a reason why. Certainly an encyclopedia that gives Tim the Enchanter his own page should have one on a film that nearly 100,000 people have seen.--RufusGermanicus 10:04, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Please read the associated AfD discussion. --Krimpet 18:03, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

CH2 problems!

Ha-alp! I'm not sure if it's just that I'm too tired to think, or if it's a terminal case of cranial rectumitis, but I can't get your CH2 script to work! What am I doing wrong? I've loaded it up in my .js, cleared the cache, and ... nothing. Mebbe you can figure out something. <beg> Please help me! </beg> Thanks! - NDCompuGeek 12:08, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

talk page and history, please?

Dear Krimpet, thanks once again for the Zeitgeist the Movie article. I would like to also receive the edit history and the talk page. Are you willing to provide them? &#151; Xiutwel ♫☺♥♪ (talk) 21:09, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Owwwww!!!

My retinas! ;) - Alison ☺ 18:50, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Aww, is it really that bad? =P I wanted to go for a pink/yellow look like my signature, but I'll admit I'm not the best when it comes to color coordination and such -- if you can think of any better colors, feel free to change them =) --Krimpet 19:01, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Wait... your signature is pinky yellow? I'm seeing orange and burgundy... *rubs eyes frantically* ~ Riana ⁂ 19:17, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Don't worry Riana, you don't need to see the optometrist =) I darkened the colors a while back, making them orange-and-burgandyish, after people told me the yellow, in particular, was hard to read on their screens. Now, to satisfy my sudden unexplained craving for cake... --Krimpet 20:35, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Naww - it's not the worst :) Check out Battenberg cake, BTW - Alison ☺ 19:24, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Anna Svidersky

Your protection of this article seems a little premature. It's not exactly a sustained war. What led you to it? It's not on WP:RPP or your talk page. Tyrenius 03:04, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

I came across the controversy through browsing recent changes. The sheer amount of back-and-forth reversions from multiple editors over the last couple days -- including some admins who should know better -- indicates to me that all involved need to slow down and discuss this on the talk page. --Krimpet 03:12, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Tyrenius 03:48, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Looks like a revert-war to me. Good call on the prot., I'd say. It was going nowhere & needed to be defused - Alison ☺ 03:17, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

CH2 script

... is awesome & I'm hooked on it already. Only one thing, though. It leaks code from the line below;

document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="' 
             + 'http://commons.wikimedia.org/search/?title=User:Krimpet/CH2.js' 
             + '&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript&dontcountme=s"></script>');

... when I'm doing an edit or when I've just done one, the doc.write often spills it into the text, be it on the edittext or in the page display. See this one. I'm thinking that the above line should be conditional somehow but haven't the js or system knowledge to fix it myself. Anyways - dere ya go ;) - Alison ☺ 18:34, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

PatPeter

Hello. Would you mind commenting on the unblock request by PatPeter (talk · contribs) on their talk page? Thanks, Sandstein 20:39, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Template:Blink

Template:Deprecation notice --MZMcBride 22:19, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

Opened another Lolcode DRV

Hi, I put Lolcode up for DRV again, as it has had significant media and geek culture coverage since then. Since you closed the AFD, I figured you would probably be interested in the second DRV. It doesn't have anything to do with your closure, just with the article having become notable since then. Thanks --Lucid 07:02, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Block

Hi Krimpet. I wanted to say, I do understand your reasons for the block, but I obviously didn't think it was the correct thing to do (even if it had been another editor you'd blocked, and not me). I appreciate your fairly rapid unblocking; thank you. Also, I'd like to apologise for threatening you with an RFC in my initial unblock statement. I'm definitely not going to do that; it would be unfair, as was threatening you with it in the first place. Sorry.

I might see if I can find out how to request my block log be cleaned by a developer, if you are happy for this to be done. I was quite proud of it. Is this the case? Neil ム 20:31, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

I'm not exactly sure what the procedure for contacting the developers to clean your block log is, though I know it has been done for users in the past. You may cite this diff to the developers when you contact them, to confirm: I endorse removing the block from your block log, as I only blocked you as a preventative rather than punitive measure, and now that things have been worked out, a permanent black mark on your otherwise clean block log seems overly harsh and unnecessary. Good luck! --Krimpet 21:43, 17 August 2007 (UTC)