User talk:sroc/Archive 8

Mumbrella

Restored here per your request. Not much there I'm afraid Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:10, 22 January 2015 (UTC)

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@Stefan2: Please see my reply at File:Screenshot illustrating formatting of block quotes on Wikipedia formatted for mobile phones.jpg:

The image is a screenshot of a Wikipedia talk page; as such, it is a reproduction from Wikipedia itself and inherently complies with Wikipedia's own copyright licence which all contributions (including that contained within the screenshot) are provided under. It is used in a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style § Quote marks to illustrate how quotations using the <quotemarks> tag appear on Wikipedia when viewed from a mobile device, and cannot be substituted with any alternative image (other than another screenshot) to adequately illustrate the same. An image which consists entirely of text published under Wikipedia's copyright licence itself cannot infringe Wikipedia's copyright licence terms, so it seems non-sensical that the image could be deleted for a perceived infringement.

—sroc 💬 04:05, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

RFC on film series names

Hello. You recently responded to an RFC; your input is requested on a related RFC at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (films)#RFC: Series subject as a name. —174.141.182.82 (talk) 10:31, 25 February 2015 (UTC)

JDR Parkway

Hi Sroc....I think that policy you cited applies to proper names, not place names. The National Park Service seems to use "John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway" with the comma in the official title of the parkway. See their webpage.--MONGO 06:28, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

@MONGO: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biographies does not apply exclusively to biographies. It begins:

This page sets out guidelines for achieving visual and textual consistency in biographical articles and in biographical information in other articles; such consistency allows Wikipedia to be used more easily.

The John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway is named after John D. Rockefeller Jr.; it does not make sense to use a comma in one but not the other. Moreover, even if commas were to be included, a comma would also be required after the "Jr." (John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway) as indicated by various style guides, so the previous title was incorrect in any case. —sroc 💬 14:49, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

The official title of the parkway according to the entity that manages it has a comma between Rockefeller and Jr. Our articles should reflect official spelling and punctuation from the singularly most vital source. The previous title cannot be incorrect if that is how the entity punctuates it. Perhaps had you discussed this first it might have been made clearer to you.--MONGO 15:33, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

• Placed discussion at Talk:John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway--MONGO 16:46, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital

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Neutral notice

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RFC Issue

I will reply within a few hours. Without re-reading it in detail, I haven't decided whether I will re-discuss on the talk page or go to WP:AN or what. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:21, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

@Robert McClenon: OK, thanks! —sroc 💬 15:26, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

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Please comment on Talk:Winged unicorn

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Your opinion is solicited

After a Wikibreak due to other work demands, I am back doing more editing. I'm glad to see that you've been keeping up the good fight to improve the WP:MOS. I don't know whether you're much involved in tutorials or documentation for new users, but would appreciate your input regarding the ongoing discussion in Help talk:Referencing for beginners. I view the effectiveness of this referencing intro to be strategic in getting serious new editors up to speed adding good refs to articles. Your cheerful good humor and sage advice might be helpful. Please respond here, on my Talkpage, or in the Help Talk as you wish. Reify-tech (talk) 02:42, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

@Reify-tech: Thanks for your kind words. Was there any particular discussion you were interested in my input on, or rather the page generally? —sroc 💬 04:09, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Sorry I forgot to give a precise pointer; I meant the Help talk:Referencing for beginners#RfC: What method first. Reify-tech (talk) 04:13, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

No worries. Thanks. I'll comment there now. —sroc 💬 04:37, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Remember (The Walking Dead)

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You and I make a great team

I had cause recently to delve into the edit history of MOSDATE, and was reminded of how much work you and I (and others -- but mostly you and I) did there, and (if I do say so myself) how vastly improved it is as a result. And to think you once declared we couldn't be friends! O ye of little faith! EEng (talk) 13:48, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Why thank you, sir. We do indeed make a great team. Did I really say we couldn't be friends?! I'm ashamed. —sroc 💬 14:33, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

It was back during your "crazy period" (as I and your other friends call it) when you were preoccupied with requiring commas after years. [1] But don't worry -- everyone understands you're fully recovered now. :-P And anyway, it stimulated one of the crown jewels of my userpage, The Coffee-Fueled Parody (User:EEng#For want of a comma, the clause was lost...). By the way, have you dropped by The Funnest Part of the Saddest Place on Earth recently? All the coolest people keep it on their watchlists! EEng (talk) 18:28, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

See, I always thought we could be friends! Well, anyone who knows me wouldn't think I'm past my "crazy period" yet. I have scrolled through your page lately; by the way, it might be time to archive your talk page as it takes ages to load. Did this happen because you edited from an earlier version and superseded the later versions? —sroc 💬 07:09, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

I suppose, though I'm usually very careful about such things. I've made some attempts to trim my talkpage, but I cling to my "warts and all" philosophy. EEng (talk) 12:58, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Anything you delete (or archive) will always be found in the history anyway, but long pages take longer to load and can be irritating to navigate. See guidelines at Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines § User talk pages and Wikipedia:User pages § Ownership and editing of user pages. Not meaning to nit pick; just a suggestion. —sroc 💬 13:29, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Well, as a computer engineer with 35 years' experience I am vaguely aware of how a wiki works. :-P Maybe this will motivate me to make another culling pass. EEng (talk) 14:52, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Article titles

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