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"reference converter"
Hi, Cyde. I was directed your way in reference (ha!) to a converter for the ref tags. Ideas? I have a bunch of articles I could convert (street racing comes to mind). Thanks, alex ... aa:talk 02:17, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
- Those aren't references though, those are just external links. Yeah, you could use ref tags and such and display all of the external links at the end of the article, but there isn't really a point. Human intervention is still required, tracking down where those links point to and writing up proper references. While you're doing that you can easily just wrap that in ref tags. I don't see the need for a bot to do it. --Cyde Weys 04:46, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
- Well, if you look at an article like street racing (which I overhauled a couple days ago), you'll notice that I was using the "external link" syntax instead of the "ref tag" syntax. I used it in such a way that it appears as foot notes (the product of xyz is fifteen), where an external link is a directly supporting source. This make sense to you? Maybe if there was a quick "guide" for doing it, I could just started doing that from the outside. I prefer the ref tag appearance (and function!), but the external link method is a lot quicker to write. mahalo, ... aa:talk 17:34, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
- It sounds like you don't have a problem with references at all; you just don't know how to use citation templates correctly. Unfortunately, that's not something that can be done robotically ... it requires a human to go visit the link, figure out what the site is, then include the appropriate information in the citation template. --Cyde Weys 03:48, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
- Well, if you look at an article like street racing (which I overhauled a couple days ago), you'll notice that I was using the "external link" syntax instead of the "ref tag" syntax. I used it in such a way that it appears as foot notes (the product of xyz is fifteen), where an external link is a directly supporting source. This make sense to you? Maybe if there was a quick "guide" for doing it, I could just started doing that from the outside. I prefer the ref tag appearance (and function!), but the external link method is a lot quicker to write. mahalo, ... aa:talk 17:34, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages Weekly interview/roundtable?
Hi!
You may or may not be aware of the Misplaced Pages Weekly podcast, which is now approaching its eighth weekly episode, on which I'm a regular presenter. This episode, we'd like to cover the Esperanza dispute now that the dust has had time to settle, and would very much like for you to come on the show to talk to us about it. We'll also be inviting a few representatives from both sides of the debate and post-debate reorganisation to provide some opposing views.
All that would be required are a microphone, a reasonably fast internet connection, and a free copy of Skype. We'll likely be recording at around 1500 UTC on Saturday, although feel free to suggest an alternative time if this wouldn't suit you. You can also join us in #wikipediaweekly on FreeNode prior to the podcast. Thanks for your time, and I hope you can join us on the weekend. :) Daveydweeb (/review!) 22:11, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Sure, that sounds like fun. Ping me on IRC as the time draws near so I don't forget. --Cyde Weys 03:42, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
Lists of Half-Life mods deletion review
You may want to read the "Comment as closer" above your reply. --Pizzahut2 12:47, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
ArbCom voting
Hi,
I notice that you asked the 37 candidates not to vote. I understand the motivation (civility, decorum). I do disagree (two reasons, one, I want to see how they handle themselves, two, as I expect 100 - 300 votes, these would represent perhaps 15% of the most informed voters abstaining). Anyhow, leave my reasons aside. Would you consider relocating your requests to Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2006/Candidate statements? That way other users could discuss the request. Notice, that even though you have phrased it in the form of a question, it is really a request to act (or not act) and not a question soliciting information.
Thank you for thinking it over. Jd2718 20:53, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
Other users can discuss the request at Misplaced Pages talk:Arbitration Committee Elections December 2006/Candidate statements if they like, but I still want to hear an answer (and reasoning) from each individual candidate. This will help me make up my mind about them. --Cyde Weys 22:13, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
- Cyde, you made a statement instead of asking a question on the candidates' pages. Perhaps you could add a Do you agree? to the end to turn it into a question. Cheers, NoSeptember 22:36, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
- Good point, on second reading it doesn't look like I exactly encapsulated what I was trying to say. --Cyde Weys 22:39, 2 December 2006 (UTC)