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Help for template

Hi-- I posted some suggestions on Template Talk: Infobox WS. Are they helpful? (Please respond on Template Talk: Infobox WS). --Siva 01:00, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes! Awesome! Thanks for your input.--The ikiroid (talk)^{(Help Me Improve)} 15:26, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Template:Linkless

Hi, I have re-added the google search link to Template:Linkless, it is very useful, for example try the link on Eco-imperialism, it finds article that contain "Eco-imperialism" and thus most likely need to link to Eco-imperialism. The link to Category:Pages that do not link to anything is unnecessary because the article is already in that category. thanks Martin 20:28, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, the category is useful if some wikignome wants to take up the job of linking a bunch of the pages to one another in that category.-- The ikiroid  20:55, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes, but the article is already in the category, so the template doesn't really need to link to it, plus it would be sheer luck if articles in that category actually needed to be linked to each other. thanks Martin 20:57, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Hmm, I suppose you are right. Let's delete it, then.-- The ikiroid  21:00, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

No, no, I didn't mean delete it, I think it is a great idea, I was just explaining why I added back the google search link because you removed it earlier. Martin 21:22, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Oh, sorry, I was under the impression you viewed it as a vestigial category.

BTW, do you know anyone who can work with Esoteric Templates? Can you? I'm trying to create the Template Infobox WS based on the requests of the template's talkpage yet I can't find anyone in the WS project who can work with extensive code.-- The ikiroid  21:27, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

No, sorry, if you drop a note on the village pump then I'm sure someone will be able to help. Martin 21:35, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

The Pinetree secondary hippy day thing was about this week we had of doing hippy stuff for spirit week at our school. Do you not think it matters?

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re: WP:VP on Template:Infobox WS

Since it's been a few days, thought I'd make a house-call!

Let me start off by saying I began this template in order to help synchronize various writing system articles, and the template turned out to be much more of a chore than I anticipated. I initially copied it from Template:Infobox Language, thinking I could tweak it, but now I realize that the esoteric code is quite overwhelming to the noobesque computer geek such as myself. I need some help with it. I, as well as other members from Wikipedia:WikiProject Writing systems have outlined parameters on its talkpage and now these plans need to be implemented. Would any wikipedian experienced with esoteric code be willing to help me edit this template?-- The ikiroid  02:32, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Try some of the contributors over at: Wikipedia:Requested_templates, or just list it there with the problem like I did in that example. I'b best not brag up any particular contributor, but most anyone working over there can probably help. FrankB 22:01, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, thank you! I'll post it there.-- The ikiroid  23:01, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Interlingua

How did you learn Interlingua? Was it an online course like lernu?Cameron Nedland 23:47, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

See The American Association for Interlingua. I'd post your question on the Language reference desk too, you might get a better answer. Also you could ask User:Jondel.-- The ikiroid  02:45, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

P.S. You might also want to look into Lojban and Esperanto, those and Interlingua all helped me enlarge my perception of language. I like all three for different reasons ;).-- The ikiroid  02:50, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I'm already teaching myself Esperanto and I enjoy it considerably. I'll look into Lojban. I'm thinking of making my own conlag: English 2, based on largely on English but with a simplified grammar, reduced vocabulary, and phonetic alphabet. Do you think this is a good idea?Cameron Nedland 13:26, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Sure. You might want to look into the grammar of Mandarin Chinese, it has a very simple yet effective grammatical structure. It's also full of kennings. There's also The simple english wikipedia to consider.-- The ikiroid  14:13, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Re:Gender

hmm... I never thought about it like that before thank you (It may come from having 5 sisters and no brothers :\ ). ILovePlankton ^{( L)} 15:06, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Writing system template

Thanks for the barnstar. :]

I just made some additional updates to incorporate the remaining requested features. At this point I think the template could be put into limited use, but I wouldn't try to implement it everywhere yet as people will probably come up with new twists and ideas to be incorporated as it actually gets applied. I might suggest trying to add it to the more unusual scripts as test cases, make any changes needed to cover those, and then roll it out on a wider scale. --CBDunkerson 23:27, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

I Love Plankton

You're right, I had to use a translator and it wouldn't translate ILovePlankton so I put spaces in between the words :P. 我爱浮游生物

A haiku of thanks

Thanks for your support

In my RfA, which passed!

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I'm honored that you already thought I was an admin :), and your positive comments about civility and answers were lovely. Thanks again!

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Blu's arbcom

Well, I'm not sure if I violated any protocol, but I added Blu's statement with his permission and then I read that only involved parties should edit the page. Oops.--User:Ikiroid 22:50, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Your addition was perfectly in order. Wikipedia isn't a bureaucracy and there are no unreasonable rules against doing sensible things. Thank you. --Tony Sidaway 23:17, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Usa work program

Buenos dias senior Ikroid. Can I ask what that USA work program icon means? I'm uh , looking for work, maybe inthe US , I don't know.--Jondel 23:25, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

It's an old poster from the Great Depression—in the 1930s in the USA about 25% of all workers lost their jobs when the economy fell apart. The president at the time, Herbert Hoover, refused to let the government intervene and give the people jobs. So when the next election came, a new man, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected, and he started a bunch of socialist government programs to give people work. One of them was the Work program—it gave out-of-work men a chance to work in construction jobs for the government so that their family would have some sort of income. Most of the programs ended at the beginning of World War II, because most of the people who needed the programs ended up getting jobs building military equipment in factories. After World War II, the United States entered a time of economic prosperity, because they were the only major nation that had not been hurt by the war. Because of this prosperity, all of the programs were discontinued, so unfortunately, they aren't around today. If you want to go to the US, I'd suggest California, or some major city like New York City, Chicago, Houston, or Seattle. But it really depends on the sort of career you are pursuing. What do you want to do? You'd probably get a good job, because you speak spanish and japanese in addition to english.-- The ikiroid  00:30, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

A very sad thank you

Thank you for your vote in my recent RFA. At 43/43/14, I decided it was best to withdraw. I will wait until another time for an RFA. Thanks again, ILovePlankton 03:19, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

Re "Help me improve"

Well I've only gotten around to responding to your entry in my "Help Me Improve" page just now - slow, aren't I?

I understand the merits of your idea and it's certainly something to consider. It's really hard for me to keep a cool head when I seem to be running into conflict after conflict after conflict with no end in sight.

I can admit, things are getting way too intense for me at the moment.

Ideally, I should be 50/50 metapedian/exopedian but that's a difficult goal. It's certainly given me something to think about. Thanks. — Nathan ^(talk) 07:08, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

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interlinks

Thanks for linking. Advinculo gratias ago. Maraming salamat sa pag-link. Per le ligamines gratias. Gracias por le vinculos. Mercie beaucoup . リンクの件でどうもありがとうございます。謝謝。Multo obrigado.--Jondel 03:57, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Nous/on

I was under the impression that "on" had all but conquered "nous" in usage of parisian and quebecois french. I've never heard Cajun french, and in the book The Power of Babel McWhorter talks about how the usage of "nous" in France immediately isolates you as an inexperienced speaker. Where did you hear that it was only Cajun?-- The ikiroid  18:11, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

It seems as though I am in error. I had read the Cajun French article a while ago and recalled it comparing the dialect with Parisian french. Upon a second look, I can see that it mentions that using on for nous is more widespread. In addition, looking at the page on French personal pronouns (who knew there was such a page?!) it seems that on can be used instead of nous but it is a bit more complex; complex enough that I would be surprised if speakers didn't have difficulty with it.

I'm still going to need more to indicate that written French is "awkward when spoken" though. AEuSoes1 00:48, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for responding....I didn't even know that article on pronouns even existed! I do appreciate that you fixed your own edit, though. There are a lot of stubborn editors that would have done otherwise. I'm sorry if I came off as confrontational about the whole thing. Have a good one!-- The ikiroid  01:07, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Re:Thank you for the advice

I took your advice and changed my signature. Do you think it needs further simplification?--The ikiroid (talk desk advice) 15:49, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

I think it's ok like that, although might be better if there was something to separate the three links (just a / or | ) and maybe change 'advice' to 'give advice' or similar to make it clear that people aren't about to read a guide to wikilife :) Petros471 16:59, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

OK, I changed it to a dot. My only worry was that all of the words in the parentheses are treated as one, and they are moved to the next line if they don't fit at the end of a line of text (I hope that makes sense). Again, thank you for your advice. I want to be an admin someday, but I want to be an extremely active wikipedian before I become one. It wouldn't do wikipedia much good to have sysops tripping over themselves because of premature promotions!--The ikiroid (talk·desk·give advice) 19:31, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

How about "advise me" instead of "give advice" ?? I think it flows better. (hmm a running RfC of sorts on oneself... maybe I should do that too...) ++Lar: t/c 20:02, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

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I have returned. Raichu 20:37, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

It's good to see you back.--The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 22:39, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

"Fix My Page"

You want your page overhauled/redesigned? Hmm...

I'd suggest moving the "helpful links" to a subpage. Type down "This page is best viewed in abcXdef resolution," whichever resolution you designed your page in, or the best one it looks in. This could help with your Userbox page, as I only have an 800x600 display, and I can barely see anything except the userboxes. The six images you have at the beginning are creative and look okay, but the boxes above take away from them. The status indicator could go somewhere below the big beginning display. I like the flags illustrating the languages you know/practice (which is pretty much why I stole it). Try taking a few out, or shrinking them, to fit in the section. Feel free to throw in cool pictures you like, but try to limit yourself. You could go with a gallery, but that tends to get out of hand. Happy to offer suggestions--The Ninth Bright Shiner ^talk 22:12, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

You present a lot of good ideas. I like the way your userpage looks now, it has a nice, balanced look. Thank you for the input. I'll try and implement some of that, though at this moment I have little energy or time to do anything :(. You know, out of all the users I welcomed, you are the only one who has truly taken off. It's comforting to know that.--The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 22:44, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

I like the way my page looks, too! It's basically a big, nice, introductory thing at the top, with some links, then a few sections, and images here, there, and everywhere to spruce it up. It also helps add "backbone" to a page. Userboxes have a similar effect. Taken off? Why thank you! I can never get enough of Wikipedia, that's probably it. That, and I can't get enough of some of the subjects on Wikipedia. A rather effective and deadly combination. Hope things work out on your page!--The Ninth Bright Shiner ^talk 22:05, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

I am that way too, though I am finding that Wikipedia already has articles on many of the things I know :P. I'm thinking of making my userpage look somewhat like Phaedriel's userpage, though with a different color. I also like The Mop's userpage. Perhaps I'll find a way to integrate these styles. I just want to do it all in one edit, or maybe two. Sorry I didn't answer earlier, I was shopping.--The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 01:20, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Userpage

Hi. If you want your userpage redesigned, I suggest visiting this page and requesting. They redesigned mine ^_^ Øřêōş^{Go Italia!} 23:20, 17 June 2006 (UTC) P.S. I forget how I came upon your userpage. I just know I found you. :D

Thanks, I looked into your project page, and found the "Do it yourself" part quite helpful. I'd rather recieve advice and redesign the page myself, though I appreciate your concern.

Also:Good luck with the committee, but don't be surprised if the wikiproject doesn't recieve much notice, few really do.--The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 21:10, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

On second thought, I'd like some help.--The ikiroid (talk·desk·Advise me) 21:28, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

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