User talk:Graham87

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Edits to Childbirth

Hi, I just thought I'd let you know that I have restored a reference and an external link that you deleted from Childbirth. They both link to videos and I note from your user page that you are blind: I think that the reference is useful from the text on the page and the audio, but I believe that the visual element of the external link is extremely relevant to the article. Lineslarge (talk) 20:11, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

I've actually restored another of the references too, but with an edit of the associated text (which I feel was useful) that was previously just a cut and paste from the referenced site. Lineslarge (talk) 20:26, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Credo Reference Update & Survey (your opinion requested)

Credo Reference, who generously donated 400 free Credo 250 research accounts to Wikipedia editors over the past two years, has offered to expand the program to include 100 additional reference resources. Credo wants Wikipedia editors to select which resources they want most. So, we put together a quick survey to do that:

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At this time only the initial 400 editors have accounts, but even if you do not have an account, you still might want to weigh in on which resources would be most valuable for the community (for example, through WikiProject Resource Exchange).

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If you have any other questions or comments, drop by my talk page or email me at wikiocaasi@yahoo.com. Cheers! Ocaasi ^{t | c} 17:18, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

July 2012 Study of authors of health-related Wikipedia pages

Dear Author/Graham87

My name is Nuša Farič and I am a Health Psychology MSc student at University College London (UCL). I am currently running a quantitative study entitled Who edits health-related Wikipedia pages and why? I am interested in the editorial experience of people who edit health-related Wikipedia pages. I am interested to learn more about the authors of health-related pages on Wikipedia and what motivations they have for doing so. I am currently contacting the authors of randomly selected articles and I noticed that someone at this address recently edited an article on Paracetamol. I would like to ask you a few questions about you and your experience of editing the above mentioned article and or other health-related articles. If you would like more information about the project, please visit my user page (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hydra_Rain) and if interested, please reply via my talk page or e-mail me on nusa.faric.11@ucl.ac.uk. Also, others interested in the study may contact me! If I do not hear back from you I will not contact this account again. Thank you very much in advance. Hydra Rain (talk) 12:30, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

my signing

Dear Graham,

i thought, if i take my tildes to sign with my name this would also function in the english wikipedia, which it obviously doesn't. Do i have to register as a new user then to the english wikipedia although I already have a german account? Friendly greetings ---- 18:11, 17 July 2012 (UTC) This is Gyanda from the "Ivo Ringe"-article (where i had this page import request).

Undelete

Hi Graham. How are you enoying Canada and the States? Could you undelete a page for me, User:Slightsmile/Sandbox. No rush. I was a bit hasty with the speedy (U1) and then realized I would have liked to refer back to its history from time to time. I want to move it to another name because it's too similar to the default sandbox and then re-delete again. I've noticed you since I was new here and it's nice to finaly meet you. SlightSmile 16:03, 18 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. I'm still deciding on a name so it will be while before I do the move and re-delete. btw I see your talks with Gyanda above. I did a post on someone's German talk last February and wondered why it put my username and date stamp but no link to my talk page. Five tildes. That's another thank you. I just did a test preview on a German talk page and now four tildes seems to work the same way as here - username, talk page and time stamp. Five tildes on the German site gives only a time stamp. SlightSmile 01:05, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Nostalgia Wikipedia

There are some comments over at village pump technical about a missing import from Nostalgia Wikipedia that maybe of interest to you. Regards, SunCreator ^(talk) 16:52, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

About a month to 6 weeks ago

you were talking with hughesdarren about the Trove refs coming up with caps and things - I have had someone take issue with my simply copying over trove wiki refs which leaves the caps - they (the Trove or NLA refs have caps and a few other foibles) - have you had any response to any of the issues you had at that time? - they seem a very helpful bunch usually... cheers SatuSuro 13:55, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Wikimania goodness?

Hi Graham! I hope you had a great time at Wikimania! Was the place accessible enough?

I would be interested to know what your thoughts are about the accessibility conference. Maybe other will be interested to know, so could you give your impressions at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Accessibility? Cheers, Dodoïste (talk) 08:17, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Dodoïste, yes, Wikimania was amazing, and so was the rest of my trip! Some presentations were great (such as the panel about the treatment of newbies and the presentation about motivations for editing Wikipedia) and some were not so great, but it was definitely worth the trip! I received a braille program which was very useful to me, so I knew where each presentation was. I've written my thoughts about the accessibility presentation at the accessibility WikiProject's talk page. Graham87 10:36, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi. I'm happy to learn that you had a good time there. I also enjoyed Wikimania 2010. You received a braille program! Incredible, that's so thoughtful. You know, I would also like to meet you and RexxS in real life one day. Studies are taking the better of my time, but maybe next year at Wikimania! Cheers, Dodoïste (talk) 17:53, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Knowing that you can ask such special equipment to the community and that they would happily make it must feel good, right? I'm not sure how to print braille. I guess it needs a special print machine that is able to carve these dots into the paper or something, right? Or maybe they asked a dedicated enterprise to print it for them? Ah, Hong Kong is surely a place that I would like to visit one day, if's been ticking my curiosity for some time. I'll see if I will be free in August, I hope I'll be able to attend and meet you there. Cheers, Dodoïste (talk) 19:40, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

2012 Australian Summer Paralympians

Hey. I've created a number of articles about 2012 Australian Paralympians and nominated them for DYK. As I'll not be available to do much Wikipedia work during the Games, when I've asked these DYKs to run, and given my problem with some Olympic DYKs running afoul of oversourcing and grammatical problems, can you work on copy-editing these articles? --LauraHale (talk) 01:39, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics is pretty much the list of sorts. I'm still working my way through them. (I have about 30 more to move to the main space.) Articles should be clear that they were on the list because they would say in the lead something like "was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics" in it. Understand the need to other Paralympic work. :) Just been working on these ahead of the 2012 Games. --LauraHale (talk) 02:22, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Misuse of PDFlink on Signpost

This edit of yours inserted a bunch of {{PDFlink}} tags, each of which is displaying as PDFlink must be run with an argument. The syntax/usage of that template changed a few months ago--check its docs for current details. DMacks (talk) 08:03, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

page history

Thank you very much for your moving. One more thing. Is it possible to restore the page history of User:Pengyanan and User talk:Pengyanan? If yes, could you please restore them for me? Thanks! --Neo-Jay (talk) 02:14, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

User talk:Pengyanan has a deletion log at 08:20, 2 August 2012 although User:Pengyanan does not. Please at least restore User talk:Pengyanan's page history. Thanks!--Neo-Jay (talk) 02:25, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Oh, I see. It will be great if they can be put back at Pengyanan talk page. Please do me this favor when it is convenient to you. Thanks! --Neo-Jay (talk) 03:25, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Great! Thank you so much! --Neo-Jay (talk) 04:11, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

File:02 Calma Pueblo.ogg

If I understand you rightly, you meant to delete the newer version of this file itself but to keep the original revision; is that correct? I just now restored the original file revision (leaving all others deleted) and all revisions of the description page, but I'd be more confident that I did it rightly if you were to look over what I did. Nyttend (talk) 15:27, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

Template mistake

Sorry, I tried to notify that user. It was a mistake. I fixed it. Best regards.--Reality 15:16, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Mick Hucknall

hello i am very sorry for the trouble you had to go to to remove text on mick hucknalls page. i am a huge simply red fan and am new to wiki. the text was based on personal knowledge supported by his book and videos. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simply tom (talk • contribs) 16:47, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Thank you

[1] I had no idea there was a term for it, let alone that it was a foundational concept in analytic philosophy. :) --Anthonyhcole (talk) 04:43, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

Just passing by and saw you online! Have a cup of tea and be refreshed. Dipankan (Have a chat?) 07:49, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

Accessibility experiment

Hi Graham, I'm interested in testing a few things out. Because it's rather difficult to get (accessibility) changes into MediaWiki core, I was thinking what if we just used Wikipedia as a playground to test some of these things, before we actually merge them into MediaWiki proper. I have created the script User:TheDJ/wai-aria.js to experiment with adding landmark roles for instance. So if you would be interested in helping and providing feedback, I'd welcome it. It will be a slow process, but it is something we can do right now. In terms of landmarks for instance, i'm wondering how to deal with the multiple navigation sections. I'll probably also try to use 'aria described by' attributes to give the landmarks better titles. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 14:22, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Blindness

You reverted my recent edit to the blindness article on "onchocerciasis" since as you stated this was already linked in a previous section. I would find it clearer if there are two links to this article since the picture sticks out (and personally to find out what onchocerciasis is, I googled it, since I didn't see the other link at first; and thus found it cleared when the link was put under the picture). Furthermore in the article there are two links to "guide dog", "North America" and "visual field" so I don't really see why there cannot be two links for onchocerciasis, especially since the other link highlights river blindness (instead of the Latin name). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kreutznaer (talk • contribs) 09:11, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Re: Apitherapy

Thanks alot. I wish somebody would accept it. But thank you for contacting and guiding me. --MansourJE (talk) 14:14, 12 August 2012 (UTC)Mansour Jourabchian Esfahani

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Hello Graham, Appreciations to you for your helps. MansourJE (talk) 02:34, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

LAKSHYA

Hey Graham87 it's me twiter is the best thanks for telling me the right way. --Twiter is the best (talk) 12:26, 18 August 2012 (UTC)LakshyaTwiter is the best (talk) 12:26, 18 August 2012 (UTC)--

Wikitravel/Wikivoyage/WMF Travel Guide

I see you have already expressed your support for the WMF Travel Guide! I'm just checking to see if you are also aware of the more immediate proposal to move Wikitravel content over to WikiVoyage as a precursor to the big move to WMF. It turns out that, due to the spambots, lack of patrolling, security bugs, etc., edits to Wikitravel are no longer being backed up. The Migration FAQ on the Wikivoyage site explains the situation in greater detail. Eco84 | Talk 22:38, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Your opinion on image alt text and captions

Hi Graham ! There is a constructive discussion on alt text going on now. Truth is, we don't precisely know how to write efficient alt text and captions. A vast number of users seems to have it completely wrong, and even accessibility project members - including me - are unsure on several details.

You are directly concerned by the outcome of this discussion, and you have certainly much experience and thoughts to share on this matter. Could you provide a detailed explanation of what you consider to be helpful and efficient alt text? Please provide several examples of good and bad uses.

For example, what should we think of alt text in Istanbul or Anne Francis? Here are a few examples of questions to give you a few ideas if necessary.

1. Is the alt text just right?
2. Needlessly verbose?
3. Should it be summarized to the most crucial information?
4. Or should alt text be empty?
5. Is it easy to understand?
6. Is it meaningful?
7. Does it feel out of place regarding the subject of the article?
8. Are some information redundant with the caption?
9. Could the caption be improved too?

We're not in a hurry, you can take your time to prepare an answer. The more accurate and detailed advice you can provide, the more we can improve our guidelines and guide editors in producing sensible alt text. Thanks in advance! Cheers, Dodoïste (talk) 13:49, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

Maria Montessori

Thanks, Graham. I should have thought of this. Looks like you were all over it. Article seems to have weathered the storm, thanks to you.

Dave — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dave Ayer (talk • contribs) 16:08, 31 August 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Maria Montessori#Edit request on 1 September 2012

I left a stern warning against personal attacks for the requester. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 06:10, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

Categories on userspace pages

Thank-you for deleting the categories. I will remember not to use them in the future. -Thoughtfortheday (talk) 09:50, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

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Thanks Re: Farmington

Graham87, just wanted to say thank you for looking over my shoulder on Farmington, NM. Every edit is just great. Thanks for the attention! AbstractIllusions (talk) 18:50, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

The Olive Branch: A Dispute Resolution Newsletter (Issue #1)

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Thanks :)

Thank you for this [2] - I was being a bit slapdash... :) Fayedizard (talk) 11:31, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Article about Gabon

Hi Graham,

I just created an account, I added an external link to the country page of Gabon to the site: http://www.factfish.com/country/gabon from the IP adress 84.152.41.87 You deleted this link and classified it as linkspam and mentioned that "it didn't appear constructive". I don't doubt in any case that you did this for a good reason and want to maintain the high quality of wiki. However let me do some additions to the link: The site factfish.com contains free data and statistics for many countries, it has data from many sources and therefore more and better data than most of the other sites. There is many functionality like country comparsions and drill down which are not available on other sites. Let me give you an example: The CIA World factbook contains only current data and no historical data, Factfish contains historcial data for most of the data sets plus forecasts for the population data until 2050. So putting this all together I think this site offers some unquite benefits and is e.g. clearly better than the CIA World Factbook in many areas (which is linked for every country) so it makes sense to link in this page.

So I kindly ask you to rethink your decision and if you still think this link doesnt belong there give me some hints in which way you are checking links, so I can consider this when potentially adding links.

If you want more information from me I'm happy to answer your questions.

Best regards

Bernhard

Wiki9313421 (talk) 15:56, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Whymsical text on the Main Page

Hello, Graham87. You have new messages at PFHLai's talk page.
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--PFHLai (talk) 23:00, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Apologies re MfD

I'm sorry I missed the instructions at MfD and got it wrong; thanks for fixing it. – Fayenatic London 13:09, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

{{Visa Paralympic Hall of Fame}}

Of course. I corrected the others who had the same "mistake". Thank you. ;-) --Kasper2006 (talk) 15:32, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Admin's Barnstar
	Thank you kindly! Mootros (talk) 02:57, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

About the link to "add to your watchlist"

Hi Graham. There have been a change fairly recently with the "add to your watchlist" feature. The link next to the "edit" and "view history" links. When on click on it, the following messages are displayed in a box that appears and vanishes quickly. I'm wondering if it is accessible, and if you are able to use it. You might not need it as an experienced editor, but I believe it is useful for new users. The messages displayed are:

1. The page "example" has been added to your watchlist, which will list edits to this page and its associated talk page. The page title will also appear in bold type in the list of recent changes.
2. The page "example" has been removed from your watchlist.

Thanks for your feedback! Dodoïste (talk) 07:58, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Yes, these messages have been there for years. But the way they are displayed changed. A few years ago, when adding a page to the watchlist we would be redirected to another page. That other page contained the message. Then developers displayed these messages on top of the article (without any change of page).

Now the messages appear in a floating box. If the mouse is hovering over the box, the box stays. Otherwise it disappears in a few seconds. I find it quite nice for my personal use. But I guess people who need more time than average to read might have trouble with this time limit.

Apparently you do not experience any trouble with this feature. I was expecting troubles to use it with a keyboard. I'm glad to hear that it's not the case. Cheers, Dodoïste (talk) 16:19, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Newbie Here

Graham:

Many thanks for your warm welcome and your useful tips on my first edits. I knew I would have a lot to learn, but figured the best way to start was....to start!

I will be reviewing your suggestions, including the helpful articles you provided on using Wikipedia. I'm considering writing my first actual article later this month, but want to get accustomed to Wikipedia (and it's traditions and rituals) before doing so.

Cheers.

CrystlBluPersuason 13:35, 14 September 2012 (UTC)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by CrystlBluPersuason (talk • contribs)  

Thanks for your help at WP:Unusual requests

I didn't realise that I should have redacted a bit more of the request, mostly because I couldn't make any sense of it and partly because I had thought the phone number was the only personal information the person had given out. Thank you for doing that! A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 16:38, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

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Accessibility question

Hello, Graham. I saw a recent posting by you on VPT in which you mentioned that you use a screen reader. I would be interested in your view on whether having article titles that differ only in capitalization poses an accessibility issue. There is currently an RFC at Talk:Quantum leap#rfc 90BD2A8 discussing whether the titles Quantum Leap and Quantum leap should lead to different pages. One issue that I have not seen in the discussion is whether users of screen readers would have any difficulty in distinguishing between the two titles. If you have any thoughts on this, I'm sure they would be most welcome. --R'n'B (call me Russ) 14:54, 19 September 2012 (UTC)