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| | Want to leave me a message? Just click edit, and type it in below. At the end of your message, please include the following text as your "signature": <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>. It will automatically get converted to your signature, including your name and the date. That's two dashes, followed by four [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilde#Tilde_with_keyboards tilde characters]. Thanks! --[[User:Jon|Jon]] 17:33, 10 July 2009 (MDT) | | Want to leave me a message? Just click edit, and type it in below. At the end of your message, please include the following text as your "signature": <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>. It will automatically get converted to your signature, including your name and the date. That's two dashes, followed by four [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilde#Tilde_with_keyboards tilde characters]. Thanks! --[[User:Jon|Jon]] 17:33, 10 July 2009 (MDT) |
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| − | As for the lower row of images, strange they look distorted to you. Looks fine on my end, but I'll put them back as they were before. Are the top row of images OK?--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 14:22, 15 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | :Alright, I think I know what happened. I had made those images a while back specifically for the homepage (not exactly sure why; possibly some formatting issue), and they're only ~112px tall: http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/images/4/49/Homethumb2.jpg . When they get stretched beyond that, they start to look strange. Yes, top row looks fine.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 14:40, 15 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | ==Spam==
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| − | I ran across a bit of spam in [[Freeing a stuck engine]] by user 27.126.152.82. All I did was undo revision 21208 to revert to previous version before I edited the article. Don't know if this gets this user "the boot" or what, but thought I'd mention it.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 02:00, 18 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | :Sounds fine. Don't forget there's a difference between a revert (roll back to an exact, historical version), and an undo (undo specific changes). An undo isn't always possible or feasible.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 11:36, 18 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | ::"Undo" wasn't a wiki reference, per se. It was simply what I (thought) I did when I reverted back to a previous version. Make sense?--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 19:15, 18 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | :::Ah, got it, thanks.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 19:38, 18 March 2012 (MDT)
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| | ==Articles to feature in newsletter and carousels== | | ==Articles to feature in newsletter and carousels== |
| | Not as easy as I had first thought. Here are two that might work, but I'll keep looking into this. In the meantime, the first two are relatively recent: | | Not as easy as I had first thought. Here are two that might work, but I'll keep looking into this. In the meantime, the first two are relatively recent: |
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| | ::::::[http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Cylinder_head_identification SBC cylinder head identification] has gotten revisions that include more text, photos and links along w/being moved from ''Cylinder head identification'' to '''''SBC cylinder head identification'''''. While the original page dates from 2009, it was only recently (2-2012) expanded into an actual page. I am open to constructive criticism and/or suggestions on how to improve it so it might be used in the newsletter or a carousel. | | ::::::[http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Cylinder_head_identification SBC cylinder head identification] has gotten revisions that include more text, photos and links along w/being moved from ''Cylinder head identification'' to '''''SBC cylinder head identification'''''. While the original page dates from 2009, it was only recently (2-2012) expanded into an actual page. I am open to constructive criticism and/or suggestions on how to improve it so it might be used in the newsletter or a carousel. |
| | ::::::Same thing for [http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Building_an_inline_6_Chevy_250_engine Building an inline 6 Chevy 250 engine]; it too was recently revised into an actual article from a stub dating from 2009. And suggestions are welcomed here, as well.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 09:52, 7 April 2012 (MDT) | | ::::::Same thing for [http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Building_an_inline_6_Chevy_250_engine Building an inline 6 Chevy 250 engine]; it too was recently revised into an actual article from a stub dating from 2009. And suggestions are welcomed here, as well.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 09:52, 7 April 2012 (MDT) |
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| − | Where can I find guidelines for using files that have been previously uploaded by other members (specifically, images)? So far I've been contacting active members through the Hotrodders forum PM system.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 11:46, 28 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | :What specifically are you trying to find out?--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 13:19, 28 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | ::If permission is needed before using an image and if so how to best go about getting it.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 13:26, 28 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | :::I would think you're probably good to go. If an image was uploaded to the wiki, and its copyright status is legitimate, it should be fine to use it in any article (I'm sure you've noticed on Wikipedia how the same images are used in different articles). What's the image?--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 13:41, 28 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | ::::[http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/File:Sanding-blocks.jpg Sanding blocks], I used it in the buffing article its now linked to. BTW, I already contacted Irelands child for permission, which he gave...--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 13:57, 28 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | :::::OK, I think that's fine.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 16:37, 30 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | Ran across this file in my travels...[http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/File:HCG_Drops,_HCG_Weight_loss_4778.jpg Spam?]--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 14:52, 31 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | :Yes, thanks, deleted it.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 21:11, 31 March 2012 (MDT)
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| − | I have some images I want to delete (duplicates, a couple that have copyright issues, some that were uploaded w/o proper formatting on my end, etc.). I do not see a way to do this, can you point me to where I can find info on this?--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 13:46, 1 April 2012 (MDT)
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| − | :I believe this requires admin privileges. List the images here and I'll take care of it.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 23:19, 7 April 2012 (MDT)
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| − | ::That's what I was afraid of. Listing them here individually would be something of a miserable chore- there are quite a few and they are spaced throughout the file list. Maybe I could toss them here as I bump into them or something. And I'll see what I can do to possibly streamline listing them.
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| − | Does not remove the table of contents when I use it, any idea why that is?--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 21:57, 1 April 2012 (MDT)
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| − | :Try with two underscores on either side of the word.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 23:18, 7 April 2012 (MDT)
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| − | ::I tried to use it just as I typed it above (w/underscores), but it didn't work. I haven't tried it in a while, after I do again I'll post back if still doesn't work. Thanks.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 00:41, 8 April 2012 (MDT)
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| − | :::Sorry, I should've said "each side", instead of "either side". Try two underscores, followed by NOTOC, followed by two more underscores (four underscores total).--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 02:55, 8 April 2012 (MDT)
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| − | :::More details here: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 02:56, 8 April 2012 (MDT)
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| − | ::::I wasn't able to access that page but I had previously looked into it [[Help:Magic words#Behavior switches|here]]. My mistake was seeing the paired underscores as ONE underscore, not two. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Good thing it doesn't work w/only one per side, else there'd be no TOC on this page (seeing as how I didn't add script to kill the wiki formatting in the title of this segment)!
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| − | ::::Regarding this page getting so much action, I suspect as I get better at all this, I'll pester you less so hopefully there will be less traffic from me as time goes on. But my learning curve hasn't quite flattened out yet; the more I learn the more I realize how little I know, as they say.
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| − | ::::One last item. I'm going to stop replying w/just "thanks", to lessen the traffic and save you a little time. Please know any time you offer assistance, suggestions, or even criticism, I'm always very appreciative of your help and for your time.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 09:50, 8 April 2012 (MDT)
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| − | :::::Sounds good. I usually omit "Thanks" responses too, especially via email. Regarding the link, it looks like it "broke" because I didn't put a space before the period. Here it is again: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words --[[User:Jon|Jon]] 15:01, 8 April 2012 (MDT)
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