User talk:ElectricEye/Archive/Template001
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This is the my talk page archive where past template related discussions can be found. Please do not edit this page. --ElectricEye (talk) 05:39, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
Barnstar
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Welcomer's Barnstar | |
I, --M@rēino, hereby award this barnstar for the template User:ElectricEye/GetWelcomed |
Green bug?
I'm more concerned about the green hue it leaves on the rest of the discussion page. O_o You probably forgot to add a closing line of code or something. Do you know how to limit the hue to the welcome message? I'm not angry about this or anything, it just bugs me a bit. Other than that, thanks a lot for the welcome, ElectricEye. ^_^ I appreciate your intentions. Fyrius 20:43, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- Hi Fyrius! :) Thank you for the communications. I am not getting the same phenomenon on my computer so I am unaware of it. It could be I left out a closing tag in the code or something like that. Thank you for pointing this out to me, I'll debug it after I investigate the problem. I know it's a lot to ask, but if you could send a screenshot it would help me to figure out what is happening. Waikiki!!! --ElectricEye 20:50, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Sure, I'll upload a screenshot. On my comp it looks like this: http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/3426/screenshot8tv.jpg But I see you've found out what the problem was already. Whatever you did on my discussion page, it worked. :) Again, thanks for the welcome. Fyrius 20:57, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
- Fyrius, thank you for helping me avoid a problem on many many people's talk pages. (c: --ElectricEye 21:00, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
And thank you for fixing it. Fyrius 21:06, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
Welcome template
What template are you using for the welcome messages? Might switch over to it. Tijuana Brass 01:08, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- I created it. You are free to use it. Waikiki!!! --ElectricEye 01:09, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- Hmm. Sounds like a thrill. You have a {{template}} that you're using for it? Tijuana Brass 01:18, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- No template, just copy the code from the top of my page. Do you know how to make templates? I don't, and think it would be a great idea to make it into a template. Waikiki!!! --ElectricEye 01:20, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- You move fast, I was still working on one when you created yours. I moved it to Template:Welcomeg, the new name is more in line with other welcome templates. Now, when signing a page, type {{subst:welcomeg}} ~~~~ and it'll be all set. Note that I removed your name so all users can use it; signing it with the four tildes will tag it onto the end. Try it out at the Wikipedia:Sandbox! Tijuana Brass 01:33, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- And no worries about multiple talk page messages. It was fun to watch you move from question, to trying it out, to having it work. Tijuana Brass 01:35, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- Check the Help Desk for that one. A more experience template programmer should be able to make that work. You seem to have done well by just experimenting, so you may want to try that -- just make sure to do experiments only as previews (or in a sandbox) rather than saving them to a page that will be in use. Tijuana Brass 01:40, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- Ok. Thanks for all your help, you made my day!!! Waikiki!!! --ElectricEye 01:42, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- No prob! Glad you're involved. Tijuana Brass 01:44, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
Placing welcome templates
When placing welcome templates, would you consider using subst: ? For more information please see Template substitution. Thanks! — xaosflux Talk 03:28, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- Hi Xaosflux. OK, but let me read Wikipedia:Template substitution first and then get back to you. Waikiki!!! --ElectricEye 03:31, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- I found it a little confusing because I don't understand everything mentioned. But began to realize someone could vandalize my template and then it appears on ALL NEW USER TALK PAGES. Therefore I will use subst. Originally I was thinking it saved diskspace on Wikipedia to not use subst, but I think preventing BROADSCALED vandalism is more important especially if someone vandalizes my template with pornography. Thanks for the communication. Waikiki!!! --ElectricEye 03:38, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- Yea, the code makes the usertalk page longer, but the risk redcution is really worth it. The diskspace for text is negligable anyway. — xaosflux Talk 03:40, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- You are sure working fast, are you running a AWB or a bot? — xaosflux Talk 04:08, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- Hi again Xaosflux. I can type 200 wpm. Took typing I and II in highschool and that was 24 years ago. --ElectricEye 04:10, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- You are sure working fast, are you running a AWB or a bot? — xaosflux Talk 04:08, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- Yea, the code makes the usertalk page longer, but the risk redcution is really worth it. The diskspace for text is negligable anyway. — xaosflux Talk 03:40, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- I found it a little confusing because I don't understand everything mentioned. But began to realize someone could vandalize my template and then it appears on ALL NEW USER TALK PAGES. Therefore I will use subst. Originally I was thinking it saved diskspace on Wikipedia to not use subst, but I think preventing BROADSCALED vandalism is more important especially if someone vandalizes my template with pornography. Thanks for the communication. Waikiki!!! --ElectricEye 03:38, 7 April 2006 (UTC)