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request for addition

Hi.

i would like you to add to Module:Math a function that pipes mw.language.parseFormattedNumber(). i would do it myself, but this module is locked. the reason for the request is a request in wp:vpt, which made me aware that none of the template parserfunctions are language aware, so it's not possible to recognize the fact that 12,333 or 12,333,444.555 are "kosher" number on wikinglish (but may not be legal numbers on some other wikis, e.g., for languages where comma is the decimal seperator).

peace, קיפודנחש (aka kipod) (talk) 20:56, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds like a good idea to me. If you can code it up in Module:Math/sandbox and write a couple of test cases, I'll copy it over for you. You can leave me a message here, or make an edit request, whichever is easier for you. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 00:59, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
added "parseNumber" to the sandbox (but did not create any test case - did not see any appropriate place for them in the sandbox). will be grateful if you decide to use it. feel free to alter the style (e.g.: you might prefer "parse_number" or maybe even just "parse" to my "parseNumber". also feel free to alter the coding style - i did not examine the rest of the module too closely, and didn't make specific effort to match the style). i'm also not sure anymore what is the right thing to do in case of non-numeric input (one of the reasons i wanted this in the first place is as a way to determine if the input is a number, so i definitely do not want to raise an error in this case - i want to return something that will indicate "false" or "no", and can be used by #if, #ifexpr or #expr. maybe an empry string is more appropriate than nil?
peace.
(ping) peace - קיפודנחש (aka kipod) (talk) 17:42, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry for the delay in replying. After looking at your addition, I had a thought - how about merging your code into p._cleanNumber? p._cleanNumber has the same basic goal of parsing numbers that can't be recognised by tonumber(), but at the moment it is only available from Lua. I think it would make sense to add a parseFormattedNumber check to p._cleanNumber, and then add a wrap.cleanNumber function so that it can be accessed from #invoke. Let me try and code that up so you can test it out. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 03:13, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
thanks. in general, i think it would be good to expose _cleanNumber() for direct use from templates (though, in this case, there's no point returning two values - everything you return is converted to string anyway, and you'll probably want to convert the "nil" to an empty string), and i think it makes sense to teach _cleanNumber() to handle "language-formatted numbers". it's probably doubly useful for languages that use period and comma other than in english (i believe some languages use comma as the decimal marker, and period as the thousands separator, though i'm not 100% sure). peace - קיפודנחש (aka kipod) (talk) 21:01, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Module:Documentation

Have you considered using mw.loadData for your 'local configuration' table ? It splits the file, but that might make it easier to force the separation of translation vs code. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 20:13, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have indeed. :) I was going to move it all to a configuration subpage after I finished prising all of the text snippets out of the module code. Still a little way to go yet, though. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 21:37, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Liverpool vs Dinamo Bucharest

"Too early seen unknown, and known too late" William Shakespeare

Hi I saw your notification too late. In the meantime the article it seems has been deleted, which I am very disappointed about. Is there any way that you could you send me the data for the article? I spend about 40-50 hours working on it, and compiling numerous reliable sources. That Wikipedia would not want to have an article on one of the most historic occasions in modern European football is beyond me; it is still one of the most talked-about football matches of modern times with multiple references over time in the media, footballing anthologies, etc.

Thanks in advance.

Best wishes and I wish you a merry festive season and a prosperous 2014. Jprw (talk) 12:22, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Jprw: I didn't delete it - the page is still there in the edit history. Also, it would be worth asking the admin that deleted the previous version what he things about your new version, as he may well be satisfied with it. And there is always deletion review if that doesn't work. Have another read of my comment on your talk page and try the things I suggested - they might just work for you. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 15:03, 30 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the clarifications and I apologise for the misunderstanding. I will have a go tomorrow at implementing the steps that you suggest above. Rgds, Jprw (talk) 17:19, 30 December 2013 (UTC) .[reply]

Module:Documentation

Hi could you please fix an issue with view, edit, history and purge buttons please because it does not use the current page it uses for example of your at template:documentation/sandbox and click purge it would not purge that page it would purge template:documentation/doc and same goes view it should view template:documentation/sandbox/doc and same goes for edit and history please could you fix the issue at Module:Documentation and please could you make the name of template documentation bigger the same size as the current template documentation name at template:documentation please 86.173.54.234 (talk) 12:13, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

All in good time - I haven't even finished writing it yet. Bug reports can come after I've actually done the coding. :) — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 12:20, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
oh sorry I will ask after it is completed 86.173.54.234 (talk) 12:31, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DipanjanMADPLAYHOUSE

Hi, I came across this in my role as an SPI clerk (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/DipanjanMADPLAYHOUSE). Although I've thus far declined to block based on duck, I wondered if I should block the "master" based on his username. Do you have any thoughts about that? Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:13, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have the time to investigate the sockpuppetry claims just now, but the username seems ok to me per point 3 of WP:ISU. (Usernames in the format of personal name + company name are usually fine.) And by the way, Happy New Year. :) Hope you have a great 2014. — Mr. Stradivarius on tour ♪ talk ♪ 18:02, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You're right. Somehow I missed that bullet. Good thing I came here. Happy New Year to you as well.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:08, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year Mr. Stradivarius!

Happy New Year!
Hello Mr. Stradivarius:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve the encyclopedia for Wikipedia's readers, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, BusterD (talk) 06:53, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]



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Thank you! Happy New Year to you, too. :) — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 07:33, 1 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

{{EP|u}}

I noticed you've been using {{EP|u}} to respond to some edit requests recently. We're trying to deprecate the u parameter so that it can be replaced with a version of the more sensible message that {{ESp|u}} gives. Can you use a different template message when responding to edit requests in the future? Thanks, Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:10, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, no problem. I'm sure I can stretch to the three extra characters in unpr when I need it. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 03:22, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Input requested on HtmlBuilder/mw.html

Hi! before we merge a version of Module:HtmlBuilder into Scribunto itself (as you were asked about in November), I thought I'd ping you to see if you have any additional comments or improvement suggestions on the code that will be merged. The patch is at gerrit:101874. If you want to comment there, you should be able to log in with your Wikitech account (you can create one if you don't have one already, for technical reasons it's not part of SUL). Unless someone raises issues, I'll probably merge it early next week. Thanks! BJorsch (WMF) (talk) 16:07, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Just a quick comment here to say everything looks good as far as I can make out. I like the additional checks and escapes that have been added - that's definitely a good idea. I expect that sooner or later I will get myself a Gerrit account and set myself up a MediaWiki test environment so that I can test things like this properly, but for now an eyes-only check will have to do. Thanks to you and Hoo man for your work on this. :) — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 08:18, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Wikipedia:Article Incubator/RfC to close down Incubator

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The Signpost: 01 January 2014

Barnstar

The Barnstar of Diligence
To Mr. Stradivarius, for writing a high-quality nomination statement. Axl ¤ [Talk] 12:49, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If only all nomination statements were so informative. Best wishes. Axl ¤ [Talk] 12:49, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! It took the better part of an evening back in December, so I'm glad someone noticed. :) — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 10:39, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Why dont change the wrong and old information to the true and new information ??!!!!

Please convert this false and shameless information of damavand elevation to the correct and new elevation that's NASA and so many competent organizations that have been calculate that , (( 5610m is false and 5671m is correct )) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Horamantarh (talk • contribs) 08:29, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there. What article are you talking about? I couldn't tell from your message. — Mr. Stradivarius on tour ♪ talk ♪ 08:48, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

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How to get number 5 & 6 prerequisites for the Template editor user right?

Hi. I saw my request was rejected by you. I need your help and guide. Would you please show me some templates, diffs or edits for 5 & 6? Because I'm not familiar with them and I don't know how to do them. I need some edit examples for tutorial. Thanks. --Zyma (talk) 20:12, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's not so hard, really. If you see a protected template that you would like to update, make the edit in the template's sandbox, show that your edit works by making a couple of tests in the template's test cases page, and then make an edit request so that the edit will be performed by an admin or a template editor. After you've done that a few times without your edits breaking anything, then you'll be qualified for the template editor right. Have a look at WP:TESTCASES for instructions on how to use sandbox and test cases pages, and take a look at Help:Templates for general help with template syntax. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 03:08, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Helpful but it's hard to find protected templates that they require editing. I will try but I guess I will succeed to do only a few edit requests for protected templates. But will be more edits on sandboxes. On 1 February I will submit my request for granting "template editor right" again. Please consider all of my contributions in Template Namespace not just 5 & 6. Cheers. --Zyma (talk) 18:40, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Zyma: If it's hard for you to find protected templates that you want to edit, then why do you need the template editor user right? That right is only useful if you want to edit protected templates. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 10:04, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Because I patrol templates and If I find a protected template that needs editing, I want to be able to edit that template. Also it's useful, because It allows me to do more contributes in Template Namespace plus learning new things. These are some of the reasons that I want TE right. --Zyma (talk) 11:48, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • For example, after I got File Mover right, I do renaming process when I find files with problematic names in the articles. It helps me in File Namespace. Same for Template Editor right. It will be handy and useful when I need it. --Zyma (talk) 11:56, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The point is that editing protected templates on Wikipedia isn't like any other aspect of editing. If you were given the template editor user right, you would have the ability to break millions of pages, so we need to know that you know what you're doing before we give you the right. If you can show that you know template syntax, that you know how to properly test your edits, and that you know what edits might be controversial, then you can have the right, no problem. If you can't show that you can do those things, then I'm afraid that you're out of luck. In the meantime, if you find a template that needs editing, you can always use the {{edit protected}} or {{edit template-protected}} templates, and someone will make the edit for you. Hope this helps. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 12:57, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Okay. Good notes by you. I will try to do my best and submit my request on 1 February again. No problem if I don't have this user right. Just want to get more involved in the Template Namespace. Until 1 Feb, I try to become more familiar with protected templates and learn new things. Thanks again Stradivarius. --Zyma (talk) 13:19, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please comment on Talk:Royal National Lifeboat Institution

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Protection detection

I split the protection detection out of Module:Protected edit request into Module:Effective protection level. This should make it easier to rewrite {{pp-meta}} and the rest of those templates with lua. (Also, does it look like I broke anything by doing that?) Jackmcbarn (talk) 03:49, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's a good idea - thanks for your work. At a glance, I would say that the module should probably return nil rather than the blank string for unprotected pages, as that's the normal Lua way of doing things. And some documentation would be nice. :) At the design level, I think we may need to know each separate protection level for the rewrite of {{pp-meta}}, rather than just the highest level - shall think some more about that. — Mr. Stradivarius ♪ talk ♪ 05:47, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Hello Stradivarius,

Thank you for updating content, i don't have much more experience in Wikipedia, if i have any doubt i will contact you

Thank you

Anu Vasudevan

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