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| + | At the end of your message, please include the following text as your "signature": <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>. That's two dashes, followed by four [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilde#Tilde_with_keyboards tilde characters]. It will automatically be converted to your signature, including the time and date. Or use the "Your signature with timestamp" button above, second from the end, right side. Thanks!--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 13:06, 17 April 2012 (MDT) | ||
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I saw your message on Neighbor's user page, and moved it to the talk page for his user page. You can use a user's talk page for discussions with that user; the user page itself is used to describe the user ("Hi, I'm Jon, I'm a wiki administrator..."). I know this is confusing; the advantage is that, when a user's talk page is altered, that user will get a prominent notification at the top of the screen (and also possibly an email notification). This way, you can use a user's talk page as a messaging system. This is the equivalent of the PM system in a forum, but, since it's public, it's more of a Public Message than a Private Message.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 16:40, 12 February 2012 (MST) | I saw your message on Neighbor's user page, and moved it to the talk page for his user page. You can use a user's talk page for discussions with that user; the user page itself is used to describe the user ("Hi, I'm Jon, I'm a wiki administrator..."). I know this is confusing; the advantage is that, when a user's talk page is altered, that user will get a prominent notification at the top of the screen (and also possibly an email notification). This way, you can use a user's talk page as a messaging system. This is the equivalent of the PM system in a forum, but, since it's public, it's more of a Public Message than a Private Message.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 16:40, 12 February 2012 (MST) | ||
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:Let me give it some thought; I should be able to come up w/a few suggestions within the next day or two.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 21:28, 11 March 2012 (MDT) | :Let me give it some thought; I should be able to come up w/a few suggestions within the next day or two.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 21:28, 11 March 2012 (MDT) | ||
| − | =Consolidating similar articles= | + | ==Consolidating similar articles== |
I've been mulling over how to go about consolidating some articles that have similar titles and contents like on Q-jet carbs and RPO codes to name two. | I've been mulling over how to go about consolidating some articles that have similar titles and contents like on Q-jet carbs and RPO codes to name two. | ||
I (and others) have gone to linking the various articles to each other but this is a temporary solution at best, IMO. It will take some time to do this right, but in the end it should result in much easier navigation to the subjects. | I (and others) have gone to linking the various articles to each other but this is a temporary solution at best, IMO. It will take some time to do this right, but in the end it should result in much easier navigation to the subjects. | ||
:How about more categories and subcategories? "Quadrajet carburetors" would make a good category. That would at least hold us over until a full and thorough merge of interrelated topics could be completed--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 12:18, 8 February 2012 (MST) | :How about more categories and subcategories? "Quadrajet carburetors" would make a good category. That would at least hold us over until a full and thorough merge of interrelated topics could be completed--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 12:18, 8 February 2012 (MST) | ||
| − | :: | + | ::Jon- I've been talking to 'lt1silverhawk' (who I've invited to add his thought here) about doing something along those lines (you may recall he started a page "How to Rebuild a Rochester Quadrajet 4MV Carburetor"). We had discussed, and subsequently discounted, the idea of combining '''all''' the Q-jet info into some huge single "Master Article", the thinking being it would be too unwieldy and cumbersome for someone looking to ID their carb or do a simple rebuild, etc. I have almost 1 GB of "raw" Word docs on Q-jet carbs (72 folders and 906 files) and another 5.5 MB in jpg images that I'd like to eventually have available here after it's been edited. |
| − | I've been talking to 'lt1silverhawk' (who I've invited to add his thought here) about doing something along those lines (you may recall he started a page "How to Rebuild a Rochester Quadrajet 4MV Carburetor"). We had discussed, and subsequently discounted, the idea of combining '''all''' the Q-jet info into some huge single "Master Article", the thinking being it would be too unwieldy and cumbersome for someone looking to ID their carb or do a simple rebuild, etc. I have almost 1 GB of "raw" Word docs on Q-jet carbs (72 folders and 906 files) and another 5.5 MB in jpg images that I'd like to eventually have available here after it's been edited. | + | |
| − | Now when you say to make "Quadrajet carburetors" a category, would that be like "Engine" or "Transmission"? Let me know if I've misunderstood this. | + | ::Now when you say to make "Quadrajet carburetors" a category, would that be like "Engine" or "Transmission"? Let me know if I've misunderstood this.--[[user:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 8 February 2012 |
:::Yes, that's correct, make it a category like "Engine" or "Transmission". Agreed on avoiding a huge unwieldy page. One strategy is to do a "Master Article" that links out to the sub-articles. For example, check out [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy the Wikipedia article on "Energy"]. Many of the article sections have headers like: "Main article: Conservation of Energy", etc., that lead the reader to other full articles.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 14:33, 8 February 2012 (MST) | :::Yes, that's correct, make it a category like "Engine" or "Transmission". Agreed on avoiding a huge unwieldy page. One strategy is to do a "Master Article" that links out to the sub-articles. For example, check out [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy the Wikipedia article on "Energy"]. Many of the article sections have headers like: "Main article: Conservation of Energy", etc., that lead the reader to other full articles.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 14:33, 8 February 2012 (MST) | ||
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:::::Agreed on all counts.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 20:28, 9 February 2012 (MST) | :::::Agreed on all counts.--[[User:Jon|Jon]] 20:28, 9 February 2012 (MST) | ||
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| − | + | Cobalt, there are now two category pages for the Quadrajet carburetors. The original is titled "Quadrajet", and the one you created is titled "Quadrajet carburetors". We will have to decide which one to stick with. | |
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My opinion is that we use "Quadrajet" category, as it has been is use for some time. The other can be used to create a fresh master article on the Quadrajet carburetors,. Once its ready, the contents can then be transferred over to the original article on Quadrajets: [[Quadrajet]]. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks. --[[User:LT1Silverhawk|LT1Silverhawk]] 15:14, 15 February 2012 (MST) | My opinion is that we use "Quadrajet" category, as it has been is use for some time. The other can be used to create a fresh master article on the Quadrajet carburetors,. Once its ready, the contents can then be transferred over to the original article on Quadrajets: [[Quadrajet]]. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks. --[[User:LT1Silverhawk|LT1Silverhawk]] 15:14, 15 February 2012 (MST) | ||
:I like it.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 18:08, 15 February 2012 (MST) | :I like it.--[[User:Cobalt327|Cobalt327]] 18:08, 15 February 2012 (MST) | ||
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