Introduction
editThis page is a reference page for my own use. Feel free to look it over and discuss with me. It is a close copy of my offline page but I think I've replaced all the html code with wikicode. Yeah, I know it's labeled links and should probably be labeled links but I'm trying out putting my editor useable links on the user page.
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| Desk |
| Tips |
| Monobook |
| Sandbox |
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Tips
editItems I found of particular usefulness
Wikipedia Manual
editWP:Man
Add section to a subpage coding
editTo make a new section on a subpage one can use this code:
(see example in the intro section above)
Delete a page Best way
editSaturTN explained the best way to get a sandbox page deleted in my question to him on his talk page.
You were the admin who did my requested speedy deletion of the Westphalia,_Iowa/sandbox test article for which I thank you. My purpose behind all this is to learn more. Originally put a copy of the Westphalia article in the sandbox to try out the stubtagtab script. After I learned that,
- I assumed that I would need to get rid of the sandbox copy that wouldn't get automatically deleted. Is that correct?
- Was requesting a speedy deletion the best way to request that?
Thanks for your teaching efforts. --Sultec (talk) 02:36, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, Sultec!
- Good questions! Theoretically, pages in the Sandbox do get deleted. However, what that means is pages under the Wikipedia:Sandbox get deleted. The way you created the page Westphalia, Iowa/sandbox was technically not a great way to do it - there's a good chance that if you'd left it alone, it would have stayed there indefinitely. Not that you did *wrong*, just that it might not be the best way. I recommend creating sandbox pages in one of two places: Wikipedia:Sandbox (or a sub-page like Wikipedia:Sandbox/Sultec1) OR in your user space. WP:Sandbox pages are quite likely to get deleted in a few weeks. A couple months, tops. :) User space pages are not likely to get deleted (though they might, but it's highly unlikely).
- To delete any sandbox page you create, the speedy process is best. Your method worked fine, though the most specific would be {{db-userreq}} or {{db-u1}}.
- Hope that helps! Feel free to leave me a message if you have any further questions! And/or you can type {{helpme}} and your question on your own talk-page - someone will be by shortly and will help out. Happy editing! -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 02:48, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
Multi-wiki watchlist
editIn addition to the built-in watchlist, there is a multi-wiki watchlist available at http://tools.wikimedia.de/~luxo/gwatch/ that will allow you to simultaneously display changes to watched pages on as many Wikimedia projects as you wish.
Neat User Pages
editReply to comments
editIf I reply to a comment on my user page, how does the other user know I made a reply?
- Either they have it watchlisted, or you can reply on that person's talk page and tell them you have replied. See Help:Watching pages for information about watchlists and Template:talkback for leaving a message on the other person's talk page.
Info from Matthewedwards on IRC help channel August 22, 2008 1802
Plainlinks
edit{{plainlinks|http://url|Name}} This template can be used whenever the icon next to external links is not desired.
Edit a redirect
editTo click "Redirected from xxx" at the top of the page it leads to, and then "edit this page" from there.
- Thanks to PrimeHunter 16:13, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
Wiki Discussion Manager
editWikiDiscussion_Manager (formerly known as WikiVoter) is a Microsoft Windows-based application that assists English Wikipedia editors with the participation in Articles for Deletion discussions. You can find helpful WikiDiscussion Manager users and moderators in #WDM in the freenode network.
MEDIA WIKI
editMediaWiki is a free software wiki package originally written for Wikipedia. It is now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis, including this website, the home of MediaWiki.
WIKIMEDIA
editWikimedia Commons is a repository of free images, sound and other multimedia files. Uploaded files can be used as local files by other projects on the Wikimedia servers, including Wikibooks, Wikinews, Wikipedia, Wikisource and Wiktionary.