User talk:Fred Bradstadt/Archive/1

Archived conversations: 1–20, 21–40, 41–60, 61–80, 81–100.

Danish Monarch pages

Hello there. I don't know if you realised but the recent changes you made to the Danish monarchs pages have created quite a gap between the introduction text and the remainder of the article where you have put the image to the right. To eliminate this gap the images must be placed above the table, therefore I have reverted your changes. Also, the main picture should go in the top right and not below text to the left. Plus, the correct sequence table to use in this case would be {{succession box}} and not {{sequence}}. Thanks for experimenting anyway :-) Craigy (talk) 17:15, May 31, 2005 (UTC)

Hi there Craigy. I started by having a look at Wikipedia:Templates, but I didn't find {{sequence}} or {{succession box}} there. I have previously "translated" the sequence template to Danish and used in on the Danish Wikipedia's pages on the Danish Royals, so I decided to go with it... Anyway, I will use the (more advanced) succession box from now on, and I'll try to find the time to re-edit my recent edits.

The "gap" you're talking about—I can't find it... I understand that the sequence/succession box now is at the bottom of the page instead of right after the end of the text, but I think that's not what you mean?

Fred Bradstadt 17:59, May 31, 2005 (UTC)

2005 Tour List

Hi Fred, I've noticed your interest in the article: List_of_teams_and_cyclists_in_the_2005_Tour_de_France. What do you think about removing the asterisks and daggers from after the name of DNF riders and moving the info to the list of rider withdrawals (here)? --Commander Keane 07:42, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

Fine by me. That way there will also be less work to be carried out twice ;-)

By the way: Let's move the discussion over here. -Fred Bradstadt 08:22, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

Me again. Why have you decided to change the look of both the 2005 and 2004 riders lists? I think the new version is more difficult to digest (with the purple and no boxes etc). --Commander Keane 12:44, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

I don't understand. There are still boxes around each team, and the header (team name etc.) is still "boxed" with a background color. The purple/blue background is widely used on Wikipedia. Someone changed it on the 2005 list and later, I changed it on the 2004 list as well. -Fred Bradstadt 12:56, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

If you think it looks better than the original I'll leave it alone. --Commander Keane 03:51, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

F1 people template

Please see my most recent comment at Template talk:Formula One people. — Dan | Talk 16:14, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

Leo McGarry

I think it is fixed now. Talk:Leo McGarry BCV 16:06, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

Just thought I'd point out

That whether you use <br> or <br /> in the wikitext has no effect on the validity of the xhtml output. see for example [1] . Plugwash 15:10, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

You're right – it seems that the Wikipedia software itself changes <br> into <br />. Thanks for noticing me :-) Regards, Fred Bradstadt 17:18, 24 September 2005 (UTC)

Formula One numbers

Hi,

I've reverted your edit for 2006 Formula One season, exactly the [2] revision because the number 13th isn't allowed. It was banned years ago because it means bad luck.

Greetings, --Armin76 | Talk 10:54, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for reverting my edit – I don't know how I never noticed that no-one has used the number 13! Sorry, and thanks :-) -Fred Bradstadt 11:15, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Howdy. I noticed that the underlines disappeared if links are set to always show as underlined but it works okay if links are set to only hilight when hovered over. It is the proper name for the park but the additional formatting is compromised by normal browser settings. I'll leave it up to you to decide whether it is worth changing back. Garglebutt / (talk) 23:55, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Thankyou

I know it was probably easy for you, but I'd still like to thank you for your edits to the '94 F1 season. It made the article even better! Thanks--M Johnson 07:41, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Thank you, you're most kind :-) It was quite easily done (thanks to Emacs), but nevertheless, it's nice to get such positive response. --Fred Bradstadt 11:36, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

oops

I guess you and me are cleaning up the same article at the same time Venice Film Festival. I'll leave it up to you then if you want, or I can take over as well. as you wish. Gryffindor 00:48, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Hi Gryffindor. It's alright, you can take over - it's way past my bedtime anyway :-) --Fred Bradstadt 00:54, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

Platonism template

Many thanks to you and your colleague. --HK 21:02, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

I am only happy to help :-) --Fred Bradstadt 14:15, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Golden Globe Race

Thanks for the wikitabling! — Johan the Ghost _seance 13:15, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

No problem. I am still not satisfied with the table's look, though (especially the name/boat column...) --Fred Bradstadt 14:15, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Babe Ruth

I'm posting this message on you Talk Page either because you've contributed to the article Babe Ruth, or because you've edited other baseball or sports related articles. I've recently completed a revision of this article at Babe Ruth/rewrite. If you have the time, I'd appreciated it if you'd compare the articles and leave any feedback you might have on the rewrite discussion page. I'd like to reach a consensus before makeing major changes to the main article. Thanks for your help. --djrobgordon 20:05, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Template:Genarch capitalization

You changed all the terms on that template to initial caps. Could you please comment on this action at its talk page. I was actually inclined to add terms that way myself, but noticed that Samsara had used the lower case troughout, so deferred to that. I have no particular opinion on which one is more in keeping with WP standards, but it would be good to note the question explicitily, and make sure editors agree.

Notice, btw: Template:Qg, Template:Evolution, Template:Popgen as examples of lower case (except for proper names, but of terms). Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 16:52, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

See answer at Template talk:Genarch#Capitalization --Fred Bradstadt 17:14, 18 February 2006 (UTC)

2005-2006 in Argentine football

Hi there. Not regarding whether the new layout of the article is better or not but, shouldn't you have consulted it before changing the hole format of the page? We are a few maintaining the article and I think certain concent should be reached before doing such changes. I understand that it look sort of a standards, but it's actually quite ugly. Thanks and good wiking, Mariano(t/c) 06:54, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Maybe I was a bit fast there... I just noted that the site used table headers for table content and had a lot of duplicate code (color definitions), so I decided to fix it. It didn't look very standards, and was actually quite ugly ;-) I just finished editing another version which looks more like the old one, but with less formatting. I hope you'll like it, but you're welcome to revert to a previous version.

And yes, in the future, I'll try to ask the community before the "big makeovers" :-) Best regards, --Fred Bradstadt 07:26, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Formula One Season Tables

Hello. Noticed your edit and comment on 1992 Formula One season. My thoughts is to keep this table as basic as possible. Someone can click on the actual race for complete info. DNQ and DNPQ use the same color. I guess leave WD as white. My question is what to do with drivers that qualify but don't start? I guess leave the box white with some code. Any thoughts? There is also the nightmare when this table is applied to 1950s seasons with shared drives and points for fast lap. One more question: is there any difference in the flagicons used? Some places use "flagicon" and some use "Image:" Do you know is one better than the other when updating pages? Thanks :) Chris (talk) 22:51, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Whoa, many questions :-)

1. I'm not (yet) really sure what DNPQ and WD actually means ("Did Not Pre-Qualify" and "Withdrawal", maybe?), so I hoped someone sometime would apply the approproiate colors. If my guesses are right, I agree with the colors you suggest.
2. Drivers who qualify but don't start... At the infamous 2005 United States Grand Prix, they're listed as Retired.
3. Having looked at the List of Formula One World Championship pointscoring systems, my plan was to apply the big Drivers' Standings table only to seasons with a pointscoring system that I'm comfortable with (which is 1991–2006). I haven't thought about how to apply the table to seasons with stared drivers, half points and fastest-lap points – maybe we'll need to create and use another template.
4. flagicon vs. Image: flagicon is just an easier way to create those small flags. Using Image, you'd have to specify both the flag's filename and the dimensions you'd want the image to have. Fileicon is the smart & fast way to do it.

Best regards, --Fred Bradstadt 06:47, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Template:Michelin and Template:Bridgestone

Thanks for making these templates! Editing the tyre information on pages like 2004 Formula One season will be much easier now. Majin Izlude 14:52, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

No problem – my pleasure :-) Fred Bradstadt 15:58, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

good catch

irk! pulled an arm hair for letting that one slip by me! those words ending double 'ss' are gonna be the death of me. hardest for my poor human eye to catch i guess. there is a little quirk in my bot settings that catch the regular word even though it has a morpheme at the end, and make inappropriate changes. seems specifically with words ending in double 'ss'. like process. i should have fixed embarrassing from ever happening again. thanks for keeping me on my toes, good catch. :) JoeBot 16:09, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment. I'll try and keep you on your toes, then, if you promise to stop pulling out your arm hair ;-) Fred Bradstadt 16:18, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

f3000 table

i'd forgotten i started something there. if you can find the data, go ahead & fill it. i wanted a form resembling the f1 page, which is why it looks (a bit) like it does, so if you can conform them, please do. Trekphiler 15:56, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Stanley Kubrick

That template, whilst it may seem clumsy, is far more accessible, than the current one. It shouldn't really matter if a template is too big, it's just at the bottom of the page. (Unsigned comment by Thefourdotelipsis)

I strongly disagree. I find it needless to split up the movies by decade (as in [3]), which leaves a lot of whitespace in the right side of the template – even on my relatively small screen. I do not think of it as "far more accessible" to wrap the header link in a <font size=3> and <span style="color: black">. Finally, using a template (or alternatively, a css footer class, which, to my knowledge, doesn't exist) makes it far easier to manage a consistent layout throughout Wikipedia. Anyway, didn't mean to be harsh though it sounds a bit so... I still prefer the NavigationBox version of aforesaid footer [4] — Fred Bradstadt 06:47, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Iran and Mexico templates

Thank you for amending my code. I realise now the "hard breaks" will only look good on browsers opened at the right size. Also using nbsp means that the wrapping doesn't occur in the middle of a state/province name. I have removed a little more unnecessary code from the Mexican one. Phildav76 07:47, 20 June 2006 (UTC) why do you really have to do this