User talk:Danger/Archive 1 Aug 2007

Hey there, you agreed with Amadscientist that a casting section shouldn't be included, but I have disagreed and "sourced" my disagreement to other film articles and the film style guidelines. If you could contribute to the discussion and explain why a cast list would be inappropriate at this article, I'd appreciate it. Atropos 01:57, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

At this time, to avoid a situation getting out of hand again I have compromised and not objected unless consensus (which I thought we had established) shows we should delete the list. Personally I think lists do look un-encyclopedic but Kww has added it back. It really isn't earth shattering but should you feel strongly either way please do discuss at the talk page when you have a moment...if you would like.--Amadscientist 08:56, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I'm curious as to whether Wiki flags "articles" that best represent how a ""something"" should be done? For example, I was checking out HP Lovecraft's bio on here, and it almost seemed like Original Research entry, but I wanted to compare to a baseline.

I thought I once stumbled across an "example" entry, but don't recall for what category ( a business, a human, et al ).

Thanks much Rhesusmonkeyboy 19:31, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've also stumbled across example entries, but I can't remember where. Featured articles are generally good examples for what a wikipedia article should look like. I agree, the Lovecraft article seems excessively long and fannish, which probably indicates original research or a non-neutral point of view. Adding citations, while removing material for which citations can't be found helps a lot. Paying close attention to the tone of the article's prose is also pretty important. But for that particular article, I'd say it's suffering from a lack of citation. You can find pertinent featured biographies here.--Gimme danger 20:31, 30 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I've listed myself as adopted by you. Thanks for the info! Rhesusmonkeyboy 21:29, 31 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I left a message for you on my talk page.G. Klein 16:50, 1 August 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Yep I'm interested if you aren't already busy with one. <<-armon->> 23:40, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, well, you seem to be an experienced editor already, so I'm wondering what exactly you hope to get out of this. But I'm certainly not busy, so if you have questions feel free to ask and I'll check up on you once in a while. You seem to have made a few enemies here; I admire your willingness to edit controversial articles. (The closest I've gotten is Buddhism, not exactly a hot news topic.) --Gimme danger 00:09, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it's still current. I didn't think I looked like an experienced editor. lol. I'm trying to look for an adopter that I gel well with, I've had a non-starter or two. Capuchin 18:55, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well then, my services are certainly available. I do mostly gnomish stuff: grammar, assessment, reference formatting. At the moment I'm overhauling Buddhism, which is interesting and I've created a few articles. I do new article patrol... basically if it's done on Wikipedia, I've done it. So if you need help with anything, I can either help or point you to someone or something that can. --Gimme danger 18:59, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I accept!! But I couldn't find a template for it, sorry! :) Capuchin 14:50, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome. O dear, you actually communicated human-style, I don't know if I can handle that. (I like the colored boxes, mostly. Templates... not all that important. I've actually found that they annoy a lot of editors. *shrug* Can't please everyone.) Alright, if you have any immediate questions, shoot. I'll look over your contributions later today and see if there's anything that jumps out at me. --Gimme danger 15:05, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, nothing big. I'm not very familiar with the Reference Desk, having never worked on it, but I'll try to rectify that. The only thing is to sign warning templates when you put them on user talk pages. It looks something like this: {{subst:uw-spam1|Spammed Page}} --~~~~ --Gimme danger 21:30, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I always forget those 4 little tildes :) Capuchin 11:00, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Gimme danger, are you able to adopt me as well? You've been great with your comments so far on what I've added lately. I'm definitely new to this and would welcome any guidance you can share. Cheers! --Mooncake 03:02, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, I think I could handle that. I'm out tonight, but if you have any questions, feel free to post them here or on your talk page and I'll get back to you tomorrow.--Gimme danger 06:16, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much, your help is appreciated! Will be sure to ask you questions if I'm unsure of anything. Cheers --Mooncake 21:34, 18 August 2007 (UTC) [reply]

See, I haven't forgotten about you! At least, not yet. Anyways. Is it possible to change the color of your text? I have an idea...but this one isn't likely to get me into trouble, unlike so many other 'ideas' of mine.--Song 03:41, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, you do this: <font color=Color code in hexidecimal> TEXT YOU WANT COLORED </font>. I'm pretty sure you can change the font type too this way, and probably size as well. This is just for personal use though, it would be highly irregular to use colors in article space. --Gimme danger 16:52, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I won't use it in articles, I promise. I want to try something out on my talk page, see if I can lessen a bit of possible confusion. What is the color code in hexidecimal, and where can I find it?--Song 23:31, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Check it out. - html color codes. --Gimme danger 00:07, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I can't get it to work. Maybe you could demonstrate for me?--Song 00:39, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Demonstration--Gimme danger 02:11, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I see what was wrong now. Thank you. I was misreading the instructions.--Song 02:32, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, just dropping by here for a sec: for most ordinary (and less-ordinary) colours, you can also use its name. Some browsers allow even more names than the ones in that list, but the list is official^TM :-) Phaunt 20:07, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the input, I didn't realize that. Sure simplifies things. --Gimme danger 20:09, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, thanks Phaunt! That makes it much easier.--Song 18:19, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If there is a box that naturally aligns right, is there any way you can get it to go left? To be specific, I want to put the {{Uncyclopedian}} userbox on the left side of the page. See me userpage, bottom. Alternativly, I may just create a sub-page for my userboxes, as I have seen many others do. Ideas? Opinions?--Song 21:07, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, goodness, I have no idea. Try asking at the help desk. --Gimme danger 21:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, nevermind. I'll just use Plan B. Thanks anyways!--Song 18:18, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]