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Where is the table showing the codes to use to raise an alarm, i.e. "This article needs to be expanded on in general", or "this article needs a photo", etc. And yeah, I DO need a response. --[[User:Ragemanchoo|Ragemanchoo]] ([[User talk:Ragemanchoo|talk]]) 05:47, 19 August 2008 (UTC) |
Where is the table showing the codes to use to raise an alarm, i.e. "This article needs to be expanded on in general", or "this article needs a photo", etc. And yeah, I DO need a response. --[[User:Ragemanchoo|Ragemanchoo]] ([[User talk:Ragemanchoo|talk]]) 05:47, 19 August 2008 (UTC) |
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::I've found people on the site to be relatively unresponsive. --[[User:Ragemanchoo|Ragemanchoo]] ([[User talk:Ragemanchoo|talk]]) 08:11, 21 August 2008 (UTC) |
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For heavens sake, just what is meant by Magic word???
I sometimes wonder if the computer gurus on Wikipedia know how to speak English!! This article lists jillions of Magic words, but nowhere does it explain what a Magic word is. Please, someone, explain what a Magic word is and do so in plain English that a non-computer guru can understand. If it can be exemplified, give some examples ... also in plain English. - mbeychok 18:41, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
- It is a word that gives the software a specific task to do, such as display the current date, hide the TOC, etc. inline with the text. ffm yes? 22:30, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
- I have copied the latest version from meta that makes that clear. Jon513 13:54, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
- I've added it to the glossary. Libcub (talk) 21:52, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
Defaultsort and talk pages
I left the same question at META, hope to get a reply or fix for this at one place or another...
Is there a reason that the talk pages for articles that have a defaultsort don't "follow" the same sorting? Or, is thre a way to get the talk pages to follow the sorting for the article? For example, the article A Chinese Ghost Story II sorts as "Chinese Ghost Story II, A" but the talk page sorts as Talk:A Chinese Ghost Story II. Is there a need to put a defaultsort on the talk pages too? Hope not! By the by, I noticed this at [1]. SkierRMH 07:52, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Page view
Is there a magic word to show how many times a page was viewed or accessed? - RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 13:34, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
H:Page name variables
Since all the magic words are listed here is there really a need for H:Page name variables? -Rocket000 20:53, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
Tag extensions
Is there a list of all tag extensions / xml-style tags (such as <math>, <ref> or <source>) that are supported in the Wikipedia MediaWiki installation? --Abdull (talk) 14:35, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
- Special:Version, scroll down to #Parser extension tags ∴ AlexSm 21:44, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
WP:Magic disambig
Would it be possible to have a note at the top of the page mentioning about how WP:MAGIC redirects here and you may be looking for Wikipedia:WikiProject Magic? This is in the same way that WP:NOTE mentions about citations, footnotes and what wikipedia isn't. It is a plausible redirect I believe, as the other day I couldn't remember the page name so typed WP:MAGIC in search and ended up here instead. Thanks! StephenBuxton (talk) 09:26, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
Incorrect links
Searching through here, there are a number of links that aren't quite right, namely the $wg... links. They all link to something along the lines of http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:$wg..., but it should be .../wiki/Manual:$wg.... For example, the link to $wgVersion is http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:$wgVersion, but it should be http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgVersion (the difference is "Help:" in the first link and "Manual:" in the second). Shouldn't this be fixed? Omega234 (talk) 19:04, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
- Fixed, thanks. JackSchmidt (talk) 03:23, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
Page Names: How can I get the base page name for a subpage?
I am trying to get the magic word that will do the following. Let's say I have page:
TOPPAGE/SUBPAGE
I want the magic word that would bring back just TOPPAGE. It doesn't seem to exist in the documentation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.110.234.160 (talk) 22:41, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
- BASEPAGENAME doesn't do it? Saintrain (talk) 20:51, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
subst with MWs
Hi! Is there a way to get the functionality of {{subst:PAGESINCATEGORY:cat}}? Thanks. Saintrain (talk) 20:20, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
- Yes! Same syntax. I must have tyoped. Saintrain (talk) 16:42, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
Raising alarms
Where is the table showing the codes to use to raise an alarm, i.e. "This article needs to be expanded on in general", or "this article needs a photo", etc. And yeah, I DO need a response. --Ragemanchoo (talk) 05:47, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
- Excuse me? You catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Toddst1 (talk) 17:36, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
- I've found people on the site to be relatively unresponsive. --Ragemanchoo (talk) 08:11, 21 August 2008 (UTC)