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Swords - formatting

In the "Old swords" section, on my screen, the map overlays the table and the text. Thought you'd want to know. Slowly making my way through this. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 01:56, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. It should not do this. What browser are you using? I have the feeling that IE has more problems with the statistics sections in the various national treasure lists than other browsers. Working my way up through the tables (am now at Rai school). bamse (talk) 09:10, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

At the moment I'm on a different computer than I was using last night, and the formatting is fine. I use Safari, but checked with Firefox as well. I'll check again with the other computer later and let you know. Maybe it had something to do with the size of the window? Truthkeeper88 (talk) 13:48, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

There is a "{{-}}" at the end of the statistics section which is supposed to take care of it. Let me know if the problem persists. BTW, I'll be off for a two week (or so) holiday starting on Wednesday. As I wrote, I am working my way up beautifying the tables (Rai school -> Awataguchi school -> ...), so if you don't mind, maybe it is better if you copyedit the subsections "Sōshū or Sagami Province", "Bizen Province", ... and those that follow, in order to avoid editing conflicts. bamse (talk) 17:19, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Don't worry, I won't get to it until my nighttime. Suddenly very busy. I'll be off for a week starting on Wednesday, so will have a chance to do the copyedits before you return, I hope. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 18:38, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Back on the other computer - also using Safari, but I have a larger screen. The map still overlays the text quite badly.

Also, I've moved the commas inside the notes, only on the Yamashiro Province section, but wanted to check with you before moving all of them. I think, per MoS, they should probably be moved. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 01:19, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes, I believe the commas need to be moved as you did. As for the map, I just realized that you meant the second map. I did a small edit which should fix the overlay problem (but might leave excessive empty space). Maybe some text should be written in the "Old swords (kotō)" section to fill in that empty space. bamse (talk) 08:14, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

I added two sentences (mainly statistics) to the "Old swords (kotō)" section just not to have it completely empty. If you have suggestions on what else could be written there, please let me know. Can't think of anything at the moment. bamse (talk) 09:41, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

Done, going through the tables in order to make them more pretty for FLC. Basically I have nothing to add, unless you ask me to. ;-) Is the map still interfering with the text and table? bamse (talk) 15:43, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

The formatting is fine now.

Bamse, this is an amazing list. I think you've outdone yourself this time! I've only managed a first pass, and because I had trouble loading the page made many changes in one edit, unlike my usual pattern of a series of small edits. They will have to be checked, as usual. Unfortunately my eyesight is not good enough to cope with the commas - so I'm leaving you the enormous task of moving the commas before the superscripts. Now that I've been through the entire list, I'll swing through again in a day or so, probably as you're returning. Really interesting and comprehensive. I'm very impressed. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 01:25, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

I am back. Thanks a lot for the copyediting. I will have a closer look over the next couple of days. BTW, do you edit section by section (as I do) or the whole long list article at once? bamse (talk) 17:20, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

I'll move the commas and will reduce footnotes of the jargon type by explaining only the first occurrence of a new term. This should improve readability. bamse (talk) 17:22, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Good to see you back. I've been editing section by section - I have a bit of a load problem with this page, and haven't been following my usual pattern of many small edits. When you're done with the commas and footnotes I'll swing by again. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 21:54, 26 August 2010 (UTC)

Went through your edits and all looks fine. Will continue with commas and footnotes now. bamse (talk) 07:59, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Done. I moved all the commas (I hope) and reduced the number of references to jargon footnotes. Feel free to swing by again. bamse (talk) 10:20, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Looks much better. I'll swing through again later today or tonight. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 13:05, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Is it ok for you, if I nominate it at FLC afterwards or do you prefer a later time? bamse (talk) 19:15, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

I think you should go ahead and nominate. I may review this time, as I've done very little work to this one. I'll dip in and continue to polish while it's listed. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 20:50, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Nominated. bamse (talk) 21:19, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Good, got it. I have to run in a few minutes, but will work on later tonight. I see Dabomb is suggesting a name change. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 22:17, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm having no luck at all loading pages tonight. Managed to make a few changes to areas I'd glossed over, but overall looks good. Hopefully I'll have better luck tomorrow. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 01:41, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Hi Bamse - I owe you an apology! Thought I would be able to do more on this page, but things not going well with the vision in recent days. Sorry. Biggest problem in the review seems to be the template and the formatting of the Japanese characters, but that will be resolved. Had hoped to swing through again today, but can't. So sorry. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 12:34, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

No problem. Hope all is going to be fine with your eyes. All the best! I don't think this template request is a serious problem. bamse (talk) 15:52, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Reply

Thanks for the link; I would not have noticed the country mix-up if it I had not read it. As I said, I'll get to it, but I'll need a bit more time / help. _EricLeb⁰¹ (Page | Talk) 18:19, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Welcome. I stumbled on it when I started to work on the endangered sites. bamse (talk) 20:43, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

re: Tokyo Nat'l Museum

Hi, I saw your request on jawiki, I guess you mistook the reply. It is no copyright issue, the museum simply forbids visitors to use the camera inside. So it is not possible for anyone to fulfill your request. Cheers, --Aphaia (talk) 04:12, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

As far as I know, taking pictures inside the exhibition is generally allowed. Some items (usually those that are on loan from private collectors it seems) are marked with a "no-picture-sign" and photography of them is not allowed. Most other items can be photographed. There is an issue with the usage of those pictures though. The TNM allows private use (watching on your computer, showing family/friends) of those pictures but not commercial use (including wikipedia). So while you can take pictures inside, you'd probably break some TNM house regulations if you upload them on commons. So, yes it is not a copyright issue. bamse (talk) 09:21, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Shoin-zukuri

Hi, Bamse. Just wanted to let you know that I used material from your article "List of National Treasures of Japan (residences)" to expand "Shoin-zukuri", properly crediting it. Cheers. Frank (Urashima Tarō) (talk) 01:03, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you and also for the great work you are doing on Buddhist architecture! bamse (talk) 10:07, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Re: Dagger and double dagger with JAWS

Hi Bamse, those symbols are spoken correctly when I navigate by character with the left and right arrow keys, but they are not spoken when I'm reading the text, unless I set the punctuation level to all, which isn't a default setting. In other words, there's no indication that the symbols are in the text unless a JAWS user reads the text very carefully. Therefore, those symbols are not suitable for that table. This surprises me a bit, because JAWS reads most non-ASCII characters, no matter the punctuation setting. The symbol "*" reads consistently, and so do "^", "°", "#", and just about any other symbol I can think of, besides the daggers! Graham87 03:03, 18 September 2010 (UTC)