MediaWiki talk:Recentchangestext/Archive1

More
It was pointed out that we should have more links here, since many people use "RC" as their RW home page. In fact, this is probably a better place for noticeboard type items - a place to get almost everyone's attention.

Suggested additions:
 * Project Whitewash link
 * Wanted pages link with instructions
 * dead end pages link
 * categories link
 * Our prayers go out to the victims of the most recent tragedy reported on teh 5 o'clock news

I would suggest using a nicely formatted box thing. We can cram a lot of great links into one that isn't too big. human be in 13:35, 14 September 2007 (MDT)


 * Yeah, I've added the things I think should be there...but I'm not the best at formatting/design, so go to work, Format_Peeps!  DogP  13:47, 14 September 2007 (MDT)
 * Use colons! Yes, I saw what you did, and added a couple of links you put in to the table I had made and edit conflicted with you when I went to save it.  Hope you like.  Now I'm trying to put this as a template at the top of "watchlist" but it ain't working. human be in 13:58, 14 September 2007 (MDT)

categories
But Human - the Category list doesn't work? It's a broken page link. DogP  14:28, 14 September 2007 (MDT)
 * I made it work after checking it. Right now it's set up as a full url; hopefully when the wiki settles down it can be shorter.  Check it out now.  Those lists of 50 are just a waste of time. human be in 14:37, 14 September 2007 (MDT)
 * Category list is 404 for me.--Bob's your uncle 12:59, 16 September 2007 (EDT)
 * Try it now. 13:04, 16 September 2007 (EDT)

I'm edit warring over how to list categories here - I much prefer the use of Specialpages:Categories, as it shows Categories that are currently redlinked. Opinions? DogP  14:15, 16 September 2007 (EDT)
 * I thoroughly object to this exact link. It only shows fifty.  Red cats are another whole issue, what I want is a one-click list of all cats so I can look for ones to use on articles.  Can you at least append the &limit=500 to it?  It still shows red cats, but it shows all cats with one click. Heck, I'll try it... By the way, you also put a typo in it. human be in 15:47, 16 September 2007 (EDT)

"By the way, you also put a typo in it". What do yo want me to do, jump up and down? Human, you're very snarky these days, you need to chug a beer or something. Where's the old, great Human, instead of the one who makes me feel like I'm being spoken to by TK? Come on Dude, we're all trying to help here. DogP  22:34, 16 September 2007 (EDT)
 * Hey, sorry, didn't mean to come across that way. But, some edits instantly propagate across the entire site (everybody's watchlist, recent changes, in this case), so we have to be more careful about what we put there.  As I should have done with that first cat link I added, which was simply broken.  A typo in an article is just something to fix, but we should really carefully test and proofread our changes to files like this one. Including me. human be in 01:59, 17 September 2007 (EDT)
 * DP, you're in violation of 90/10 HERE COMES THE BANHAMMER this isn't wikipedia answersingenesis disagrees with you please do not state facts as facts.-22:50, 16 September 2007 (EDT)

"slogan"
Since the line of text below the box that used to promote the boycott has turned into a sort of randomly updated slogan, I suggest that when there isn't something of burning importance to communicate, we just include the "slogan" template we use on the main page. Tawts? human be in 00:15, 27 September 2007 (EDT)

chanukah
I hope someone remembers to take down the banner after the 12th. <font color="#DD00DD" face="comic sans ms">human  14:50, 11 December 2007 (EST)

Tradition
...is to leave Christmas things up until the 31st of December. -- Cheers, ♦ R  y  a  n  ♦ ǂ wuz here ǂ 00:16, 26 December 2007 (EST)
 * Revert if you'd like. I don't really have much of an opinion on the matter, being an agnostic and all.  Г <font color="#ffbe00">☭  длесс Либерал  00:20, 26 December 2007 (EST)
 * Eh, let it stay, it doesn't really make a difference. -- Cheers, ♦ R  y  a  n  ♦ ǂ wuz here ǂ 00:35, 26 December 2007 (EST)

templates
We should take all these cool seasoningly sayings and make them templates to keep the page easier to look at. It will be our little box of holiday decorations, to be dusted off and reused each year... I might take a whack at it. Then only the template (or sub page transclusion) will have to be commented out. <font color="#DD00DD" face="comic sans ms">human  01:08, 26 December 2007 (EST)
 * Good idea. I cleaned up the commenting-out junk, and gave all the "sayings" a name before I saw this. I also put the big grey box into its own template so that part would be simpler. I'll make the holiday template now.  Г <font color="#ffbe00">☭  длесс Либерал  02:39, 26 December 2007 (EST)


 * Put useful links template into welcome template too? 193.113.235.168 02:49, 26 December 2007 (EST)
 * That's probably a good idea, though it would probably make the welcome temp. huge. I'll play around with that right now.  Г <font color="#ffbe00">☭  длесс Либерал  02:55, 26 December 2007 (EST)
 * Look here.  Г <font color="#ffbe00">☭  длесс Либерал  03:35, 26 December 2007 (EST)
 * Try this - make the 'decorations' template a simple inclusion, with noinclude/includeonly tags (or html commenting out) to edit what shows up? Rather than copying back and forth? <font color="#DD00DD" face="comic sans ms">human  03:10, 26 December 2007 (EST)
 * How do I make an inclusion?  Г <font color="#ffbe00">☭  длесс Либерал  03:12, 26 December 2007 (EST)
 * Just put in the main file.  But first, work on the template itself, so only one part of it gets "included".  Since the template isn't used anywhere yet, you can experiment with previews on the recentchangestext thing (or in a sandbox) without breaking anything til you've got it right.  Then add different instructions on the decorations template so people can work with it easily. <font color="#DD00DD" face="comic sans ms">human  03:18, 26 December 2007 (EST)
 * Any time you use, first the software looks in 'template:' for something with that name.  If it doesn't find one there, it looks in main.  Here follows a horrible example (look at the source). <font color="#DD00DD" face="comic sans ms">human  03:21, 26 December 2007 (EST)

<- Okay. I think I've figured out how to do it. I just finished messing with the welcome template in my sandbox, so I'll try that now.  Г <font color="#ffbe00">☭  длесс Либерал  03:35, 26 December 2007 (EST)
 * Doesn't seem to be working. I can get it to work for templates and userpages, but not for an article in the mainspace. For example, doesn't insert the goat article.  Г <font color="#ffbe00">☭  длесс  Либерал  03:44, 26 December 2007 (EST)
 * I made and put it on recentchangestext, using noinclude to comment out what we aren't using.  Check it out. template:holydaze. <font color="#DD00DD" face="comic sans ms">human  14:16, 26 December 2007 (EST)

Liberal Deceit?!?!?!?!?!??!??!?!??!?
I Lol'ed. - Icewedge 00:59, 22 May 2008 (EDT)
 * Aw. Did you mean the content at Template:Holydaze?  If so, I'm glad I lol'd you.  I have always admired your contributions to the project.  I sort of maintain the HolyDaze thing as a one-man project these dayz, not that I pretend to "own" it.  I may be the only person who remembers where it is and how to work it, is all.  Anyway, to repeat, I'm glad I made you lol. :) :) :) :) It made me smile, thanks. <font color="#DD00DD" face="comic sans ms">ħψ ℳ [[image:anarchy dd00dd.png|15px]]<font color="#DD00DD" face="comic sans ms"> ₦  01:48, 22 May 2008 (EDT)
 * Not the only person—I've had this watchlisted for some time now. So it's maintained by a junta, not a dictatorship.   04:50, 22 May 2008 (EDT)
 * Even if it was only I, it wouldn't be a dictatorship. Just a volunteership... <font color="#DD00DD" face="comic sans ms">ħψ ℳ [[image:anarchy dd00dd.png|15px]]<font color="#DD00DD" face="comic sans ms"> ₦  13:58, 22 May 2008 (EDT)
 * A public servant with no master! : )  14:03, 22 May 2008 (EDT)
 * I hope you're not pretending that makes sense. 14:05, 22 May 2008 (EDT)
 * Must you repeat the obvious, my inchordate friend? : )   14:20, 22 May 2008 (EDT)
 * Yes. I find it dryly amusing. I hope you don't think smilies will make this all better. :) 14:22, 22 May 2008 (EDT)
 * Party pooper : (   14:23, 22 May 2008 (EDT)
 * What are the nowiki tags there for? Fruitcake! 14:24, 22 May 2008 (EDT)
 * My initial thought was to use just the frowny, and I wanted to separate the colon from the indent colons.  14:30, 22 May 2008 (EDT)
 * That makes sense. I greatly amused myself by wondering if your recent edit comment referred to something outside of the wiki. :D 14:32, 22 May 2008 (EDT)