User talk:PatrickFisher

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"Moving" pages

Please do not move a page by copying and pasting its contents in the new location. The correct procedure (which you've used in the past) is to click on the "move" tab and transfer the original page (with its revision history intact). For more information, see Help:Moving a page. Thank you! —David Levy 18:46, 5 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Will do. Thanks for the reminder. PatrickFisher 18:54, 5 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup templates

Hi, be careful with these. Some use "date=" and some use {{{1}}} and some are undated. While it would proabably be good to make them all "date=" it would need to be planned carefully. Your recent changes to Template:Unreferencedsect threw hundreds of articles out of their dated categories. Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 14:58 7 December 2006 (GMT).

Ok. Thanks for catching that. Are named parameters generally favored over ordinal ones? While it is a bit more work for the user, named parameters will allow for easier modification to the template (an important thing in a wiki), and don't cause problems with meta-templates which take multiple parameters, like {{tlx}} and {{tlrow}}. Hmm. -- PatrickFisher 15:06, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The answer is, as usual, "it depends". But with these cleanup templates a number of bots add the date parameter, so the extra work is negligable. And having the bots do it means you don't get things like "Devember" as I typed earlier today, or more subtley "december"- lower case "d". Also if you add a named parameter to a template and it is unused, it doesn't matter, as you hint above. Rich Farmbrough, 15:17 7 December 2006 (GMT).

Expand Section/Expand Section Small

Hey, I've just reverted your edit to "expand section small" from the redirect. That template is designed to fit into a small space (hence the name) and redirecting the template to "expand section" completely removes its purpose. If you want to use a wider version, use "Expand Section". If you need to fit it into a small specified area, then use this template, but don't merge the two.
--lincalinca 21:29, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Templates

Hi, I see you're a name in the game. I've made a three templates, please check them out and let me know. They're {{tooshort}} {{LEAD}} and {{vagueintro}}. Cheers FrummerThanThou 04:31, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Unencyclopedic section template

As you requested at Wikipedia:Requested templates#Unencyclopedic Section Template, regarding the text that should be put into the template, its the same as the {{unencyclopedic}} template, the words "article" can be replaced for section, but the text should not suggest that the article should be deleted, rather the section should be deleted. I could also suggest another template purely for TV/radio schedules in a simliar tone, but with the text "blatant copyright violations should be removed and a note made on the article's talk page, along with the original source".

Thanks in advance. --tgheretford (talk) 17:39, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Image:USB Icon.svg

Hello PatrickFisher, an automated process has found an image or media file tagged as nonfree media, such as fair use. The image (Image:USB Icon.svg) was found at the following location: User:PatrickFisher/Icons. This image or media will be removed per statement number 9 of our non-free content policy. The image or media will be replaced with Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg , so your formatting of your userpage should be fine. The image that was replaced will not be automatically deleted, but it could be deleted at a later date. Articles using the same image should not be affected by my edits. I ask you to please not re-add the image to your userpage and could consider finding a replacement image licensed under either the Creative Commons or GFDL license or released to the public domain. Please note that it is possible that the image on your page is included vie a template or usebox. In that case, please find a free image for the template or userbox. Thanks for your attention and cooperation. User:Gnome (Bot)-talk 05:54, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Template help?

Hello, I'm Neranei. I was wondering if you would be able to help me create a barnstar for the Wikiproject I work on, Wikiproject U2? Thanks for your time, Neranei 01:02, 8 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Help with template

Hi, I would like to create a new Template:Infobox NFL player to propose to members of Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League. I would like to base this template off of Template:Infobox MLB player. I know exactly how I want it and can describe it in detail, but unfortunately I know nothing about making templates and none of the stuff make sense to me. So I was wondering if you had the time to help out. If so, that'd be great. Thanks in advance.►Chris Nelson 04:12, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Trivia and WP:FIVE.

Since you added the word "trivia" to the "five pillars" document, I would like to invite you to participate in the current discussion concerning the phrase "Wikipedia is not a trivia collection". DHowell 20:52, 20 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Patrick

I have created a template called Gunpowder plotters which you can see here. It basically contains an imagemap. As you may be aware there was a bug in this code that prevents you putting wikilinks in the caption or refs etc. This may be related to my problem. My problem is that some users would like to place it to the right or left or insert there own caption. Is there a possibility that you could give some advice. I understand templates up to "just" adding a parameter.

The template "Template:Gunpowder plotimage" was my attempt at adding a parameter. Any ideas or can you suggest someone else who could help? Victuallers 10:33, 3 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

TfD nomination of Template:ProseTimeline

Template:ProseTimeline has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. — Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 16:54, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Template Help: Traumahawk

Hi! I am creating and editing the Traumahawk article.

I am wanting to put the specs of the helicopter, staffing, etc. I have what I want in the code, but can't get it to show up. Help would be appreciated! Please contact me for more information.

Aaron M. Lang (talk) 14:35, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art

First off, I apologize for the spam. You are receiving this message because you have indicated that you are in Southern California or interested in Southern California topics (either via category or WikiProject).

I would like to invite you to the Los Angeles edition of Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art, a photography scavenger hunt to be held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) on Saturday, February 28, 2009, from 1:00 to 7:00 PM. All photos are intended for use in Wikipedia articles or on Wikimedia Commons. There will be a prize available for the person who gets the most photos on the list.

If you don't like art, why not come just to meet your fellow Wikipedians. Apparently, we haven't had a meetup in this area since June 2006!

If you are interested in attending, please add your name to Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art#Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Please make a note if you are traveling to the area (train or plane) and need transportation, which can probably be arranged via carpool, but we need time to coordinate. Lodging is as of right now out of scope, but we could discuss that if enough people are interested.

Thank you and I hope to see you there! howcheng {chat} 00:17, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

TfD nomination of Template:Totally-disputed-section

Template:Totally-disputed-section has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. Rogerb67 (talk) 01:29, 3 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Templates for deletion nomination of Template:"

Template:" has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. Hairy Dude (talk) 16:41, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Notification: changes to "Mark my edits as minor by default" preference

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Expert-verify

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LA-area Meetup: Saturday, November 19

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Citation request you made on the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

You placed a citation tag on a sentence that already had a citation. I guess you found a real error, but I did not author that sentence so it is a little hard for me to fix so I would like to ask your help: Did you check that citation on that sentence and verify it did not cover the information you were challenging? Did you contact the person who made the citation? Can you cite the source for your contradictory evidence?

Thanks for helping improve the factual accuracy of the article.Werchovsky (talk) 21:58, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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