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  • I don't think you are the original author but a person who made edits around the time of the page's creation

Auto doc[edit]

Curious as to how come template documentation is going to auto doc, which can only be edited by admins and TEs? Now there are two open edit requests to edit the documentation. Shouldn't the documentation continue to be editable by non-TEs? P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 06:13, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I suspect you are talking about documentation for Module:WikiProject banner? This is produced by Module:WikiProject banner/templatepage which is only semi-protected, so any editor should feel free to edit and improve — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 09:17, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but Martin, most editors won't have a clue about editing a "module". Most barely know how to edit the unprotected /doc pages of a template. Why make it harder or even impossible for them? P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 22:42, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The only way to achieve autodoc is by using a module, so I don't know what the alternative is? Of course it is possible to not use the autodoc, and create documentation in the usual way. the advantage of creating it automatically is that is doesn't need to be maintained and will update when features are added/removed. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 17:40, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Forgive me Martin because I still haven't wrapped myself around this. The |DOC=auto parameter and argument makes it so that the documentation cannot be edited by any user and must be edited by TEs and admins. That seems to go counter to one of the main reasons for having a separate /doc page, doesn't it? I think it makes sense for these project banner templates to be protected, but what exactly is achieved by taking the ability to edit documentation away from all users?
In addition, I looked at the Module:WikiProject banner/templatepage, where the requested edit at Template talk:WikiProject Hinduism#Template-protected edit request on 15 March 2024 seems to require that module to be edited. I found where the section is – line 574, which starts the "Full usage" section, to line 597, which starts "Parameters" section – somewhere in the code between those lines appears to be where we can remove the redundant |importance= parameters (there are a total of five redundant (six total) instances of that parameter in the Full usage section of the {{WikiProject Hinduism}} project banner's documentation). My grasp of Lua is very basic and I don't have a clue how to do it. That takes us back to why on Earth would we make it so that all users cannot edit the documentation? and then leave it to only editors who have a good grasp of Lua? P.I. Ellsworth , ed. put'er there 02:17, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wear bridges[edit]

Elvet Bridge, Durham

Thanks, Martin, for your wonderful expansion of List of crossings of the River Wear. Quite an achievement. Many of the photographs bring back fond memories of my early years in that part of the world. I see there's scope for List of crossings of the River Tyne which is sadly still missing. All I've done myself along these lines is List of castles in Luxembourg - which could probably benefit from a degree of updating. I see nevertheless that it gets almost 30 page views a day---Ipigott (talk) 15:24, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your kind words. We do have a list of crossings at River Tyne#River_crossings but it is lacking detail and photographs, so perhaps I will create List of crossings of the River Tyne one day. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 17:38, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I noticed the summary coverage in the River Tyne article but it's no comparison to your Wear listings. I really hope you can soon find time to start on the Tyne. As we now have detailed lists on both the Wear and the Tees, it would be a pity if we could not provide a similar list for the Tyne. Maybe Cakelot1 could also help.--Ipigott (talk) 13:41, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Here's a start: Draft:List of crossings of the River Tyne — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 15:36, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Amazing! Isn't this sort of thing more fun than banner shell development?--Ipigott (talk) 12:32, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Seacorals (17:33, 29 February 2024)[edit]

Hi, I think I might have publicly published my sandbox by accident. I only meant it to be a draft. Or am I the only one who can see it? --Seacorals (talk) 17:33, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's at User:Seacorals/sandbox - not published yet! — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 17:36, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Where is the rating conflict and what does it conflict with? Cause I'm not seeing it Snickers2686 (talk) 15:46, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is the state you left it in — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 16:20, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Magnificent451 (20:02, 2 March 2024)[edit]

Hi, how do I edit an article and it's headings? Every time I try to edit an article, it just shows the introduction with no headings --Magnificent451 (talk) 20:02, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, not sure what's going wrong for you. Which article were you trying to edit? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 20:10, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Magnificent451: You may be clicking on the "edit" link for the first section of the page instead of the "edit" link for the entire article. Look for an "edit" link that is a bit lower on the page. It might say "Edit source". – Jonesey95 (talk) 00:56, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, got it! Magnificent451 (talk) 13:35, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Translated template inside or outside banner shell?[edit]

In reviewing the talk page of Signe Barth, I've just noticed you moved the translated template outside the banner shell. I have consistently completed it inside the shell as it then displays "large" and can be seen more easily than the little box tucked away on the lower right. I've now added "small=n" which actually produces unnecessary additional text but displays correctly for me, even when it is outside the shell. If there are strict rules about this in regard to the banner shell, it would be useful to know where to find them. I would actually prefer to be allowed to include the simple translated template inside the shell. In fact it seems to be an additional extra provided the edit comment on the article's creation refers to the "translation" but I find it useful and recommend it to others. See Help:Translation.--Ipigott (talk) 13:30, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My understand is that {{WikiProject banner shell}} is only for WikiProject banners. Other banners can be put inside {{banner holder}} but this is only generally used when there are an extreme number of banners. In this case, it is better outside of any shellk I think. I agree that the |small=no version looks better though. I may suggest that becomes the default — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 15:08, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There must already be some mechanism which produces the large text version if the template is inside the banner shell. It is particularly useful when the template has been placed at the top of the page rather than below the wikiproject templates. As it works fine, why can't it simply be permitted? You always seem interested in saving space on talk pages. The best solution would therefore be to facilitate the large text without the unnecessary "Consult the history of the original page to see a list of its authors."--Ipigott (talk) 12:24, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WIR navigation problem[edit]

I have just noticed that the navigation buttons at the top of each event page are no longer operable and hope you will be able to fix them. For example, see #1day1woman. Oronsay (talk) 19:42, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh wow, that is bad. Let me see what's happened ... — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 19:53, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Caused by an edit to Template:Clickable button which I have reverted. Thanks for letting me know — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 20:04, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
All good now. Thanks so much for your prompt action. Oronsay (talk) 22:04, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

draft instructions[edit]

Hi Martin, I am working on the draft instructions for creating events for WiR Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Ideas#Checklist for updates of virtual meetups. I won't be able to actually see if they work until March 20. Meanwhile, if you see any egregious errors (or just plain weird wording), please feel free to edit. You can see it is written by an non-coder for non-coders. Thanks. WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 02:34, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay I'll take a look — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:37, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I made a few suggestions and I will check back later. By the way I have been playing around with the buttons and adding some color. What do you think?
Recently completed: Alphabet run: O & P Black women
March 2024: Alphabet run: Q & R Art+Feminism Find Her
Ongoing initiatives: #1day1woman Education
Upcoming events: Alphabet run: S & T Gender studies Health Ideas
— Martin (MSGJ · talk) 13:25, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yikes (egregious errors on my part) and thanks. I can't believe I missed a step as well! --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 16:04, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The colors are fun :) --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 16:04, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Kittycatyes on User talk:Kittycatyes (02:55, 7 March 2024)[edit]

hello --Kittycatyes (talk) 02:55, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Kittycatyes, how are you? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:37, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Midewrights (10:55, 9 March 2024)[edit]

Good morning mentor ,please how do I go about editing,I just created my account today --Midewrights (talk) 10:55, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. You could read Help:Editing or just find an article that you think could be improved and have a go! — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 20:21, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

After Special:Diff/1214378056, Template:Not-PD-US-expired-min-year is no longer "used" on MediaWiki:Licenses. To clarify: I don't know how UI for editing the protection settings works – I'm interested in removing the misleading line "used on MediaWiki:Licenses" from the top of the protection log. Would you mind reverting/adjusting/whatever the Special:Diff/1214370597? —⁠andrybak (talk) 22:57, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've put it back down to template protection. Thanks for the note — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:24, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Jaquezux (12:31, 21 March 2024)[edit]

Hi Martin! Hope you are doing fine! I just translated the Little Nightmares III page into Portuguese, but I can't publish it due to "linking to Youtube", but I'm not mentioning any links to youtube (or other external website) in my translation. Could you help me, please? --Jaquezux (talk) 12:31, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This may be an issue with the edit filter on the Portuguese Wikipedia. I see the "youtube" is mentioned in the article, so perhaps that is triggering an edit filter. I suggest you take note of the message displayed when you try to make the edit, and then post at pt:Ajuda:Tire suas dúvidas for assistance there — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:38, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Actually there was a reference to YouTube, which I have just removed. Perhaps you can try the same with your translation — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:41, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Question from Nadimxxxkhan on Help:Introduction to editing with VisualEditor/3 (13:25, 27 March 2024)[edit]

বাংলাদেশ আমার।।। আমা দেশ আমার অহংকার। --Nadimxxxkhan (talk) 13:25, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Review[edit]

Hi User:MSGJ please could you see and review this Talk:Sargun Mehta#Semi-protected edit request on 21 March 2024 2A02:6B68:10:6100:E164:852D:278F:5DC7 (talk) 19:44, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]