User talk:Dave Braunschweig/2022

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Universal Language of Absolutes
Dear Sir, Due to inexperience, I hope this gets through. At my age, I will need all the professional help I can get, and appreciate your presence and your offer to support me. Have written a small introductory description and hope to start posting material on the subject matter later today.

Sincerely,

James Brines. Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 02:27, 12 January 2022 (UTC)


 * You're doing fine so far. Let us know whenever you have any questions. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 03:19, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much. It is taking time. My mind does not have the capacity to voice so many?????????????????????????????
 * Hamish. Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 04:24, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello again, If suitable would Wikiversity Foundation prepare material for proffessional publishing? If suitable could it be published as a free book or minimal price to cover the costs involved?

Hamish84.

Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 03:40, 13 January 2022 (UTC)


 * See Book tool. I'm not sure if this is currently functional. There is another way that does work. See IT Fundamentals/Collection for an example. My personal recommendation is to not worry about publishing. If you release the content with a CC-BY-SA license (posting it here does this), anyone who wants to can copy the content and publish it in any format they want as long as they credit the source. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 04:40, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Working on my page and noted the image of Albert Einstein had been removed, also an image of a rose. Both came from Wikimedia while writing. Can the information below restore them? Is there a Save button? Hamish 84. Hamish84 (discuss • contribs)


 * The images are still there. See Universal Language of Absolutes. And every version of the page is saved. See  at the top of the page. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 04:40, 13 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi there,
 * Have copied and pasted new material to my page and closed down to edit it later.
 * Cannot locate it now. Must I do the editing immediately and publish the material for it to be saved.
 * Can only manage a couple of hours per day on this computer.. Should I stay where I am to work or go the Sandbox?
 * Thank you again,
 * Hamish 84
 * Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 12:38, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
 * You need to save (publish) each page before stopping for the day. Otherwise, you'll lose your changes. I recommend saving regularly, perhaps every paragraph or so. It's better to save too often than not often enough. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 14:53, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi there,

Need help here. The below has come up about Hamish 84. Am still logged in under that name which I guess is now ten years old.

Logged in then to get help with my computer!!

Still need help,

Jim ( Hamish now 94)

No information has been provided by this user yet, or no user by this exact name exists yet. (create|search|links) Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 04:25, 16 January 2022 (UTC)


 * You'll need to be more specific. What help do you need? If you're referring to User:Hamish84, that's your user page. Click on the link and then tell us whatever you want about yourself. For your learning project, you seem to be making good progress. I recommend focusing on content first, then worry about formatting. Share your ideas. We can help you make it pretty later. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 14:19, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Did write about my situation in going in and of hospitals. May not have arrived
 * When necessary I take a small Del laptop and a Samsung tablet to work on. Is it possible to synchronize my Wikiuni material
 * to those computers.
 * James. Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 13:26, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikimedia servers are available worldwide and typically synchronize in less than 30 seconds. There is nothing you need to do in order to have your published content available on other computers. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 19:38, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much it leaves a bit more space in my mind.
 * James.
 * Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 04:17, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello again,

Note that their exists editorial technology available for writers. Prior to posting I always do a rough check on existing material presuming that

it is subject to professional editing. It would be out of my depth to attempt that. Copy and paste large sections of historical material in an attempt to get most of it posted including images which do not seem to travel well. Have not been successful at accessing Wiki images to replace them so just keep posting the material.

Any advice on the matter of images would be appreciated,

Sincerely

Jim Brines,

Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 03:29, 24 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Practically speaking, images must be selected from Wikimedia Commons. You can upload your own images there as well. See Help:Images and Wikipedia:Help:Pictures for more information. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 16:04, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello again,
 * Thank you again will check out the links supplied.
 * Jim Brines.
 * Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 01:36, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello again,
 * Text has reduced itself and I do not know how to restore it to default.
 * Difficult for me to read. And probably difficult for me to fix. Could not locate any restore button
 * Hamish 84..
 * Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 03:56, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The text size has not changed. In fact, it is larger than on most other pages. The problem must be with your browser. See Computer Hope: How to change the font size in my browser for ideas. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 21:38, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Professor Dave Braunschweig.

Dear sir

Just picked this message on the bell messenger!!

Thank you. With the amount of material I have in my archive I could be guilty of sending duplicates. My apologies for that. Being careful to marry the material is a bit arduous but it is the best I can do.

Sincerely,

Hamish84. Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 10:12, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Requesting your support for Wikiversity Seminars
Now that the Community Wishlist Survey 2022 is open for proposals, I suggested adding Wikiversity Seminars. I would appreciate your support for this request. Thanks! --Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 13:32, 13 January 2022 (UTC)


 * It's an interesting idea. Would a video channel on the new Discord server meet this need? -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 14:55, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! A video channel as you suggest would be great. Also, I added comments endorsing (and extending) an existing request for a chat client. Will you be adding the Wikiversity:Discord server request to the list? Is there a Wikiversity Discord server now in operation? All of these requests begin to address the lack of interaction on Wikiversity and any of them is a welcome step forward.--Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 21:14, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
 * The Wikiversity Discord channel is already up and running. You are welcome to use it for chat. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 21:16, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Indus script font issues
Dear Prof. Dave Braunschweig, I have tried to copy some free available unicode fonts into the indus script page, but despite having the fonts installed on my mac (and being visible on microsoft word, so i know its works), the font does not appear on the wiki webpage. it just appears as a block:

                  

The font can be found here: https://antiquities.sindhculture.gov.pk/index.php/publication/indus-script-font/359-nfm-indus-script-unicode-pua-table-of-codes

I am not sure how I can get these fonts to display properly on the wiki. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Kdpillai (discuss • contribs) 10:58, 17 January 2022 (UTC)


 * It's not a matter of having the fonts installed on your computer but having the fonts available to every computer that accesses the web page. This requires custom CSS and having the files on a (local?) web server. I tried a couple of different ways to do this, but all appear to be beyond the scope of what we can do with templatestyles. It requires either Interface Editor permissions or actual server import of the font pages. Your best option would be to create a request and see if someone can provide technical details of how to proceed. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 20:59, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Universal Language of Absolutes
Dear Professor Braunschweig, Have just located this Add topic page and it may be easier for me to contact you. Yesterday I had an alarming message about my material no longer suitable to post to Wikiuni and to write to the Teahouse for an explanation - which I did, and waiting for an answer My tenth post was listed two days ago and asked me to keep posting. It is all a bit confusing and worrying as my easiest activity at this stage is just to copy and paste all my archive material to my user page. To date, this has been successful and encouraging. Would appreciate your direct advice to me, and whether or not I am allowed to continue.

Sincerely,

Jim Brines

Hamish84

Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 02:19, 14 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I encourage you to not edit Wikipedia (where the Teahouse is located). Your content isn't suitable for an Encyclopedia. Please stick to Wikiversity's Universal Language of Absolutes or subpages thereof. Wikiversity is much more accepting of original content. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 02:37, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Dear Sir, Thank you for your quick reply. Was not aware that I had posted anything to Wikipedia!!! With some relief will keep on posting to my page again.

Thank you,

Jim Brines Hamish84.

Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 03:02, 14 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Dear Sir,
 * Posted your reply to me, to my son in New Zealand and was pleasantly surprised to hear that the Wikiversity material Universal Language of Absolutes was in the public domain. Still puzzled that any material at all arrived at Wikipedia. No response from them as yet.
 * Would it be more suitable if I could keep adding new pages for the material I am preparing, without any loss to original content?
 * Your advice on that procedure would be welcome.
 * Sincerely,
 * Jim Brines
 * Hamish84
 * Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 08:17, 15 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Technically, it is not in the public domain. It is copyrighted by you and shared with a Creative Commons CC-BY-SA license. The difference is that you will always be credited for your efforts, whereas public domain could be reused without any reference to you.


 * You can (and should) add subpages to organize your content. See Help:Subpages for more information


 * Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 13:59, 15 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Dear sir,
 * Thank you again for your time and information. Below is a copy of the Email from Wikipedia.
 * Also a copy of the application process for pages which I will try to complete as a sample.
 * Will always need help with technical issues.
 * My project               Universal Language of Absolutes.
 * My project/Lesson 1      To disseminate the subject matter.
 * My project/Lesson 2      To create a semantic template for personal use.
 * My project/Lesson 3      To create an awareness of the infinite interdependent and interconnected meanings of Absolutes.
 * My project/Participants  Wikiversity
 * My project/Timetable     2 Years
 * My project/Quiz           Q and A
 * Looking forward to being able to use pages.
 * Sincerely,
 * Jim Brines.
 * Hamish84.
 * Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 03:47, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Jim Brines. Hamish84 (talk) 09:02, 13 February 2022 (UTC) Hamish84 (talk) 09:02, 13 February 2022 (UTC) Hamish84 (talk) 09:12, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Your query was initially an absolute mystery. There is no article "Universal Language of Absolutes" at Wikipedia. HOWEVER, content by that title exists at Wikiversity as https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Universal_Language_of_Absolutes, which you created in January. At Wikiversity, you appear to have a useful correspondance with Dave Braunschweig. The function of Teahouse, where you posted this query today, is for helping Wikipedia editors. David notMD (talk) 10:26, 13 February 2022 (UTC) Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 03:47, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * @Hamish84 I have created a basic structure for you at Universal Language of Absolutes. Your content is in the Appendix. Extend the basic structure and arrange the content however you wish. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 14:35, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Dear Sir,
 * Thank you for the extension.
 * You may notice that I have used it as a trial. Suspect I will use it as titled pages with the emphasis on further explanations
 * of previous content.
 * Again with my sincere thanks.
 * Hamish84.
 * Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 02:48, 20 February 2022 (UTC)

Back again
Hi Dave, As you have noticed, I am back again after a few years(!). Thanks for keeping Wikiversity going all that time – much appreciated. We are currently trying to engage with students in East Anglia - but it's been a bit disrupted thanks to the pandemic, but we are hoping to have something that's a bit Bricks and Clicks. As regards custodianship, I'll be thinging about that again a little bit donwwn the road.Leutha (discuss • contribs) 20:33, 18 February 2022 (UTC)

Source code visible in table of Contents
Hello Professor Braunschweig,

I am noticing in the table of Contents on pages which I have edited, for example Cubic function, the following titles:

7.2	Discriminant '"`UNIQ--postMath-000000D9-QINU`"' positive

8.4	Complex number '"`UNIQ--postMath-00000140-QINU`"

In the body of the text the title displays correctly as:

2    3 Discriminant (B  - 4C ) positive

C Complex number w + - w Previously the table of Contents was being displayed correctly. What has happened in the meantime? What can I do to correct this?

Thanks, ThaniosAkro (discuss • contribs) 14:33, 21 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Apparently, tags are preprocessed and stored somewhere to improve performance. For now, you would need to remove the math tags from the heading text to correct the table of contents. If you want the MediaWiki programmers to try to resolve this, you could create a  request. Sometimes those are addressed quickly. Sometimes not. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 14:43, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for correcting it! Username142857 (discuss • contribs) 14:06, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Also, the same problem occurred for Proof that magic squares of squares don't exist Username142857 (discuss • contribs) 13:52, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Requesting some guidance
Greetings,

I am user Bookku mainly active on en WP women's rights and some other humanities related articles. First I work in sand box or Draft then take help for copy edit from some one due to me not native in English.

I browsed this project for women related topics. I did not come across any active editor from those topics (or my search missed I don't know ) so requesting your guidance.

As of now I would like to do and add some primary research on two topics

1) Lower editorial longitivity on 'non biography' women related articles also another comparison of active women per language Wikipedia.

2) Preliminary comparison of Mass Sexual Assaults across continents and future possibilities of research

3) There is one Draft article by me on English Wikipedia about Draft:Aurat (Word) Up til now I have taken lot of effort on that article but Persian language sources from medieval times are slow to come so I wish to transfer some part of the article on this project describing future possibilities of research on the topic.

Is it okay if write in User sandbox here and do you know any user who can help me guide in humanities related research article development here on this project.?

Thanks and warm regards

Bookku (discuss • contribs) 11:23, 1 April 2022 (UTC)


 * @Bookku Welcome! Yes, you may use your sandbox / user space for draft development. At the point when you are ready to have others help copy edit, please move it to Draft: space or main space, depending on your level of comfort with its completeness.
 * If you are looking for high-quality humanities articles, see WikiJournal of Humanities. But Wikiversity has many content styles depending on the desired audience and intended outcome. Some are tutorials or how-tos, some are discussion-oriented, some include study guides or questions, etc. It really depends on your audience and what you want them to do with the information you provide.
 * The only subject you mentioned that leads me to provide caution is the the first one. We have had problems in the past with users who used Wikiversity to research Wikipedia. It is probably best to avoid highlighting the actions of any specific users, and instead focus on the content itself. Using Wikimedia-based data (where users may have self-identified as women) is fine. Generating your own data on this subject could be problematic, but we'll see where your research leads.
 * If you want content (a complete article) imported from Wikipedia, see Import. The advantage of import is that it brings the full article history with it.
 * Let us know whenever you have any questions. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 13:45, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

@ Dave Braunschweig many thanks for your valuable feed back. As suggested by you I will try with rest of the topics cancelling the first one. In any case, I did not have any plans of analyzing any Wikipedia user actions but only analyze early editor retirements in certain topic segments vis a vis other segments; but in any case I will prefer to drop that and may be some other time other platform for that.

with lot of warm regards

Bookku (discuss • contribs) 14:52, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

External links for reference
Greetings @ Dave Braunschweig

I request one more guidance. Usually I do write after collecting links for reference sources. But when I tried to save a reference news article from a credible source (in by creating a subpage in my user space) I did get a strong worded notice suggesting to refrain from using external links. I am primarily interested in research and looking for an additional level of freedom to choose from primary sources too for analytics  besides secondary academic sources. I am bit confused due to the notice. Requesting your guidance about related policies.

Thanks and warm regards

Bookku (discuss • contribs) 07:36, 18 April 2022 (UTC)


 * There are system checks designed to help ensure that new users aren't using Wikiversity to solicit (add spam links). You'll need a few more edits before you can create pages with links in them. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 13:33, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

Okay I will add some content first and add the refs later that might ensure edit count. Thanks for your guidance and warm regards Bookku (discuss • contribs) 07:26, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Images looks OK in preview, but disappears in the final document
Dave, I hope you are doing well, enjoying this holiday, and can help me solve a mystery. Please see: Beware of Boundaries. Note the image file does not appear, although the text to include it does appear. When I open that section in the editor and then preview the section, it looks fine, the image appears. I have carefully examined the text, and copied working text to that section, however I cannot get the image to appear in the full page. I will certainly appreciate your help in resolving this. Thanks! --Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 12:36, 17 April 2022 (UTC)


 * @Lbeaumont: I can't tell you why, only what the problem is. If you remove the nested Wikipedia link, it displays correctly. You could try reporting it as a task, showing them the permanent link for it not working and the permanent link with it working and see if they can find and fix the wiki bug. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 13:25, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll do that. Note that it works OK with the nested link at: Finding_Common_Ground Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 14:19, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I found the problem. The earlier rabbit-duck image was missing the ending square brackets. I assume that unresolved closing bracket persisted until the closing brackets on the wiki link were encountered. I fixed the missing closing brackets in the "labeling observations" section and then was able to restore the wikilink in the boundaries section. Thanks. In thinking back, it is now clear that the problem was context related, and the error occurred prior to the symptom. Thanks! --Lbeaumont (discuss • contribs) 12:26, 18 April 2022 (UTC)

dynamic variables
Hi, and thank you for your welcome message. I am here because looking through the dead sister projects portal keeps pointing me here. I am toying with the notion of a wikiscience type of thing and found a project called "science extension for wikipedia" thatwas similar but died because someone wrote to the effect that "i guess wikiversity could cover that". So let me start with a simple example. If i wanted to take the mauna loa daily co2 reading and tie it to a wikidata entry, is that doable? Could i then insert that variable into a simple math function within a page to give me a dynamic estimate of current gigatons of co2 in the atmosphere? Ok, maybe not simple, but asking how to change the game never is.

Thank you! 24.46.182.34 (discuss) 06:25, 26 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi! I'm not sure who you are, because you weren't logged in when you left this message. But, yes, you can (separately) update Wikidata and then pull that data into a resource. See Research in programming Wikidata for examples. You might also ask in the Colloquium. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 15:07, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Delete Page
Hi, I would like to delete a page for which I am the sole author. I tried to do this recently but was unable to do so. This is the page.

Thank you in advance. U3091402 (discuss • contribs) 14:21, 2 May 2022 (UTC)


 * @U3091402 You are the primary author, but not the sole author. Please ask @Jtneill to confirm that it is okay to delete this resource. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 14:49, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@dave braunschweig Jtneill did not write this page, I did, why do I not have the right to delete my own work? U3091402 (discuss • contribs) 15:11, 2 May 2022 (UTC)


 * @U3091402 View the page history. Jtneill edited the page. It is a combined work. Even if he hadn't, when you contributed the content, you explicitly agreed "to irrevocably release your text under the CC BY-SA 3.0 License and GFDL." All of us have a right to the content you contributed, and it is part of a larger resource on Motivation and Emotion. What is your justification for wanting it removed, other than that you wrote it? -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 15:23, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@dave braunschweig I contributed it for an assessment piece, but now that the assessment piece has concluded I wish to have it removed from the internet. I do not post personal work online and am uncomfortable with having my work available in this way. As with the prior year for the course, Jtneill is welcome to open the topic again for contribution, I do not wish for my work to be included in the project. U3091402 (discuss • contribs) 15:38, 2 May 2022 (UTC)


 * @U3091402 As far as I can tell, you are not personally identified in any way regarding this contribution. No one knows whose work this is. If you didn't want your work to be included in the project, you should have dropped the course after reading the syllabus. When you submitted each edit, it became public content. It is no longer yours to remove. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 15:59, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@dave braunschweig the course was mandatory for completion of my undergraduate, it could not be dropped and no alternative assignment was made available in place of this assignment. In order to complete my course, and my degree, I had to submit this page, even though I expressed personal discomfort with the publicly available facet of doing so to Jtneill. I sought to delete it soon after my course was completed and I had moved on to my post graduate degree. Now that I am studying further, my student identifier remains on this undeletable page, causing me great personal discomfort in having my work publicly displayed in this manner. U3091402 (discuss • contribs) 16:05, 2 May 2022 (UTC)


 * @U3091402 See Changing username. Change your username to something that does not identify you in any way. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 16:32, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

@dave braunschweig, would this change my name as tagged in the index of the book project? Or will that record still link to my work? Given that I was unable to reasonably give proper consideration for CC BY-SA due to submission being a requirement for that unit and for my degree, without alternative provided, can I not now request for my work to be deleted? Would changing my name still have my details listed in historical versions? I don't want to risk re-identification either. U3091402 (discuss • contribs) 22:22, 2 May 2022 (UTC)


 * @U3091402 According to Changing username, "On request, stewards or global renamers can change user account settings and article histories such that all previous edits of a given user are attributed to the new name."
 * You accepted CC-BY-SA licensing when you submitted your contributions. Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 00:08, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

@dave braunschweig, CC-BY-SA could not have reasonably been accepted in this instance, as acceptance was unduly influenced by my need to pass the unit. Given another option, it would not have been accepted, but I could only either submit my assignment in this way or not get the grade needed to complete my degree. Can my work be deleted? U3091402 (discuss • contribs) 00:57, 3 May 2022 (UTC)


 * @U3091402 Please stop. You agreed to "irrevocably release your text" when you contributed it. Your username is completely anonymous to everyone in the world except perhaps a few individuals at your former university. If you want to change your username, you now have the resources to do so. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 01:01, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

@dave braunschweig, my work is clearly published through undue influence, without influence of this nature it would not have been published in this matter. Once the unit was completed, I have repeatedly attempted to delete my work to remove it from the internet. Please remove my work by allowing the deletion of this page. U3091402 (discuss • contribs) 01:07, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello Dave, this is Yumiko Shibata from the Japanese community. Xeno introduced you just hours ago.
Hello Dave, this is Yumiko Shibata from the Japanese community. Xeno introduced you just hours ago. I have assisted immigrants children since 2003 in my local schools, grades 1 to 9 in my city, Toyohashi, between Tokyo and Kyoto. Almost 5% are children who need lingual assistance. Though I didn't know anything about Wikis, now I'm amazed at the possibilities Wikis can. I support children from the Philippines, Brazil, Peru, and others. Chinese characters are tough for them. Many of them give up on learning. Then I've just begun to create tables of links from Wikis. For now, all I "ask" you are just to see my userpage. Suppose you're in grade 9, and your parents have moved from America to Japan. Actually, I met such a family. They were the church missionary. Click Math 9. You will (not yet) see links to Wikipedia pages (or Wikiversity) under "Quadratic Equations". This is what I try to do. Xeno told me about the possibility of it and the significant function of Wikis. My skill and knowledge of the digital world are too poor. I'll ask you and other many people one step by one step.

I'm User:YShibata (WMF) until the end of this month. Today, I just say hello! to you. You seem to be very busy. You don't need to reply. When I need your help, help me, please!

Hi Dave, I work with and I'm helping with this project. We wondered - is this in scope for Wikiversity? It is a learning resource for school children who will be taking lessons in Japanese, but then might want to reference the material in their own language. And since Yumiko and I already always working with the translation system - we were wondering about trying to put this on a Wikiversity that has the translation extension enabled. Are you aware why Beta Wikiversity has not yet attempted this type of content? (I'll probably ask over there soon) Has English Wikiversity ever considered enabling the translate extension? – xeno ( talk ) 03:23, 7 June 2022 (UTC)


 * @Xeno: Wikiversity does have some translation-based learning projects. They are generally accepted as long as the main page is in English. We do have the template installed, so you can have a page in English and its translated page available in other languages. We also have some children's content. In terms of concept, yes, it sounds like it would be within the Mission.
 * We have not discussed enabling the mw:Extension:Translate extension. In general, it's difficult to get enough votes on any proposals to move forward here, but you can try posting something in the Colloquium and see if there is any interest. Sometimes, it's better to make a reverse proposal. In other words, suggest that something be implemented unless there are objections. Then we see if there are any objections.
 * Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 16:15, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Question
Hi, I found a page which entirely consists of a fictional story, The last leaf. Are such pages within the scope of Wikiversity? Rubbish computer (Ping me or leave a message on my talk page) sent 12:50, 11 June 2022 (UTC)


 * @Rubbish computer Are fictional stories within the Mission? Absolutely. A teacher could ask their students to write stories about anything they want and use Wikiversity to host those stories. We would typically have the stories as subpages with a main page introduction or overview of the learning project.
 * Whether or not this fictional story belongs here is a different question. It really belongs at . It's out of copyright, so it's not a violation, but Wikiversity doesn't duplicate other Wikimedia projects. Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 13:08, 11 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Okay, thank you for the quick reply. Rubbish computer (Ping me or leave a message on my talk page) sent 13:12, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Question
Hi I am Wikivuyo I just joined a few days ago and I was wondering if you could help me figure out how to create a new website and to change my account.


 * Welcome to Wikiversity! You can't really create a new website here. You can edit pages. Start by editing your sandbox. If you want to create a website, you might try using GitHub as a free starting point. I'm not sure what you want to change about your account. If you want to rename it, see Changing username. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 14:15, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I think he means make another wiki. See his talkpage. Personally I think this user is suspicious. See their global account info. L10nM4st3r (discuss • contribs) 11:35, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
 * (It turns out, he is only twelve. That answers a lot of my questions. see this. L10nM4st3r (discuss • contribs) 14:11, 8 September 2022 (UTC))

text does not wrap
Hello Professor Braunschweig,

The 2 screenshots are of my sandbox. The left hand shot shows that text when displayed normally doesn't wrap. The right hand shot of preview taken in editing mode shows that text wraps. I prefer the right hand method of text automatically wrapping. How do I ensure this? Thanks. ThaniosAkro (discuss • contribs) 20:39, 15 July 2022 (UTC)


 * @ThaniosAkro The right answer is to stop using RoundBoxTop. Those templates are based on tables. Using tables for layout has been discouraged since HTML 4, or since 1999. See ThoughtCo: Don't Use Tables for Layout for more information. Templates like this should be discouraged in general, and rewritten to use div tags instead of tables where they are necessary.
 * The only example I can provide offhand is Main Page/Layout. I spent (a lot of) time back in 2017 switching the main page to a flexbox layout so that it wraps correctly, both within the boxes and then the boxes themselves.
 * Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 21:12, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

New user receiving error message during workshop
Hi @Dave Braunschweig!

A new user recently tried to publish a new lesson plan for Eventmath, which included links to Twitter and the Internet Archive. (The lesson plan is based on a tweet, and the user archived the tweet so that it would be permanently available). When attempting to publish, the following error message was generated:

"This action has been automatically identified as potentially harmful, and therefore disallowed. If you believe your action was constructive, please inform an administrator of what you were trying to do. A brief description of the abuse rule which your action matched is: New User Created Page with External Link"

The user is brand new, so I offered to help. I checked the User group rights and didn't see anything about this. Can you help? We're running workshops with new users, and I am hoping that this won't continue happening. At least one other user (also new, I think) was able to publish a new page with an external link, without issue. Would it help if they publish the page first, and then add the link as a second edit? Maybe @Guy vandegrift could also help?

Thank you so much!

-- Greg at Higher Math Help (discuss • contribs) 02:28, 18 August 2022 (UTC)


 * For me the first step is to see the context of the effort. Do you have a reference to the page where this incident occurred?  Another issue to be sorted out is any degree of commercialization  associated with your project.  I am not an expert in such matters, but my guess is that paid workers should be allowed to make such edits under certain circumstances.   I don't know if we are supposed to hold this discussion here or move it to Request_custodian_action.--Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 10:35, 18 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Wikiversity is bombarded with spamming attempts to create pages with external links. We have filters in place to block this behavior. Please instruct users to create pages without external links and then add links later. Have them start with a clean introductory paragraph, for example.
 * There are other abuse filters new users may encounter as well. There are work-arounds, but all of them take some time and require some patience. Most importantly, remind users that everything about Wikiversity is volunteer-driven. It may become necessary for you to apply as a curator to fully support these new users.
 * Thanks! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 12:56, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * @Dave Braunschweig and @Guy vandegrift: Thank you both for your rapid replies! I'll reply about each point in turn.
 * Eventmath is not commercial in any way. Everything we produce is free and open access, and all content is provided by volunteers. The only exception is grant funding from the Wikimedia Foundation, for project creation and leadership. We are in the early stages of discussing leadership roles for other contributors.
 * Here's the context. To create a new Eventmath lesson plan, contributors follow the guidance on our Contributing page. The key step is to enter a title into an input box and click "Create lesson plan." This opens an editor on a new page with the entered title, and the editor is preloaded with our lesson plan template. Unfortunately, I can't link to the specific page in question, since the user was unable to publish it.
 * I've advised the user to publish the page first, and then add the external link afterward. I'll revise the on-wiki instructions accordingly once we confirm that there are no other problems for the next set of new users.
 * Applying to become a curator sounds like a good idea. For example, we've had a user accidentally make a page with a title unrelated to their topic, and then create a new page with an accurate title. My understanding is that a redirect would be inappropriate, since the title of the first page is not related in any way to the second page; also, there is no content on the first page that needs to be retained (the only custom content in the lesson plan is a link, which is also in the second page).
 * I read about curatorship at the link you provided; are there any expectations regarding the time commitment? I want to be sure I can follow through on the responsibilities.
 * Since I already mentioned it, would you be able to delete the page with the inaccurate title? I'd be happy to submit a separate request if that is better.
 * I appreciate the heads-up about other abuse filters, and it's always inspiring to me that Wikiversity is run by volunteers, so I'll be sure to remind everyone of this.
 * Thanks again!
 * -- Greg at Higher Math Help (discuss • contribs) 16:51, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * @Greg at Higher Math Help:
 * Curators are volunteers. They contribute whatever time they can / wish to.
 * The easiest way to get a page deleted is to add at the top of the page. I deleted the page you had linked.
 * Thanks! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 19:57, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for deleting that page. I thought about it and decided I would like to be a curator. Would it be best for me to add the request to Candidates for Custodianship myself? Or, since you suggested curatorship, should I wait for you to nominate me? Maybe along with @Guy vandegrift? Thanks again! Greg at Higher Math Help (discuss • contribs) 23:34, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Please go ahead and add yourself. I'm sure Guy will see it. Thanks! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 03:07, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

After consulting with Greg, I have begun the nomination process at Candidates_for_Custodianship. It should be ready in a few minutes.--Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 15:01, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much! --Greg at Higher Math Help (discuss • contribs) 19:39, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

To know about You.
Hai, Dave Braunschweig, are You a Wikipedia Administrator. 2409:4050:2E8D:4156:9E2:B9E7:6279:E62A (discuss) 16:04, 21 August 2022 (UTC)


 * @Yadhu Krishna BP: No. See Wikipedia:Wikipedia:List of administrators. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 16:15, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for the welcome greeting
Ich bin aktiv in Commons, Wikidata und in zwei Wikipedias. Ich habe nicht vor, in Wikiversity aktiv zu werden. Dazu fehlt mir sowohl Zeit als auch Lust. Mewa767 (discuss • contribs) 08:15, 16 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi!
Hello there, I'm not sure who you are but thanks for the great advice! Trainers View (discuss • contribs) 13:16, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Hindi
Vishal 2401:4900:414F:BA8F:F76D:5EAF:258A:D1E (discuss) 04:47, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Universal Language of Absolutes
Dear Sir, This is to advise that this work has been completed to the best of my ability.Please note that in seeking a title for the last subpage - "new definitions" it turned out to be a complete book with ten chapters written in 2010. It's content and meaning had strong similarities to the Appendix. I proceeded to add media and extra text to provide some contemporary improvement. Could you advise me of the process that takes place now that it is no longer a work in prgress. My sincere thanks for Wikiversity's service, James Brines Hamish84 ̴̴

̴̴̴̃ Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 03:00, 17 November 2022 (UTC)--Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 14:12, 21 November 2022 (UTC) PS. This is a new method to conact you.


 * @Hamish84 Congratulations on completing your project! If you'd like, you can add at the bottom of the main page to indicate you are done with it. Other than that, there is no particular process. It should be available to anyone who wants to review it in the future.
 * Best of luck to you! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 15:08, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Dear Sir,
 * Have always presumed that the finished work would be available via Wikiversity
 * sources.To have that connection as I have would be valuable.
 * Have advised my family and friends accordingly. That would be the process I mentioned. Other than that how could they access the material?
 * Thank you for your good wishes.
 * Look forward to your reply,
 * James Brines.
 * Hamish 84.̴̴̴̃
 * Tildes do not function well. Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 04:20, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Hamish84: See Universal Language of Absolutes. It is as available as any other resource on Wikiversity. Since it is now complete, you may want to revise the landing page to indicate it is complete and remove the ability to easily add new subpages. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 16:15, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Dear Sir,
 * My sincere thanks for your information.
 * Have tested the source and all material is available for all to see.
 * How to remove the subpage access?
 * Sincerely,
 * James Brines
 * Hamish 84.̴̴̃
 * ̴̃ Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 05:21, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Hamish84: I removed the subpage creation, added a brief introduction, and sequenced the subpage list. You may want to expand on the introduction and reorder the subpage links to match the order you'd like to present. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 14:37, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Dear Sir,
 * Your message is so appropriate now.Since completing my main project  I began to realise that its purpose alone was keeping me alive.
 * What you have suggested about the subpage may well be the best substitute available.
 * As I live alone and my time is very limited I will now turn to a new Wikiversity companion and conjure up what I can.
 * Only through your long term kindness and support could Jean and I have acheived what we did.
 * We thank you for that.
 * Most sincerely.
 * James Brines
 * Hamish84
 * ̴~̴̴̃ Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 06:11, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Dear Sir                                                                         I am on a blank subpage but cannot locate your introduction or instructions. My inexperience?
 * Guidance please.
 * James Brines
 * Hamish 84.
 * ̴̃ Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 05:51, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * @Hamish84: What are you trying to do? -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 15:29, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Dear Sir,
 * My apologies for not answering your last reply.
 * Had a very hard fall down in my bathroom suffering abrasions, bruises and fractures but no broken bones. They have all been attended to now and I am back on my computer.
 * With your permission can I clarify the process without the sub page
 * and my part in its operation.
 * Very much looking forward to your reply.
 * James Brines
 * Hamish 84
 * ̴̴̴̃ Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 02:14, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
 * @Hamish84: Are you wanting to add another subpage to Universal Language of Absolutes? If so, add a link on the main page following the examples already there. Once you add the link, you'll be able to click on it to create that subpage. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 03:01, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Dear Sir, Back again to seek your advice. Moved to the Discussion page and gave access to all the material available but to date no response. Also the Wikiversity Universal Language of Absolutes in the URL does it have a limited timeline? Your help would be appreciated,

Hamish 84 James Brines.

--Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 10:14, 6 December 2022 (UTC)


 * @Hamish84: Wikiversity tends to not have a lot of discussion. People rarely comment on content here. You shouldn't expect a response. If you want to check the number of views you've had, that option is available under the history for each page. Select View history and then Page Views. Page URLs don't change unless the content is moved or deleted. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 14:50, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Dear Sir,
 * Thank you again for your valuable information.
 * This will keep me employed for some time to come.
 * Sincerely,
 * Hamish 84
 * James Brines
 * ` Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 02:21, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Dear Sir,
 * Having completed the project "Universal Language of Absolutes" with its free to use content my attention has turned to coneptual language initiated by William Shakespeare. My intent is to make the new subject relevant to the above and seek your advice as to the easiest format for me to use. Can I create a new subpage to begin the project.
 * Sincerely,
 * James Brines
 * Hamish84.
 * ̴̴̴̃ Hamish84 (discuss • contribs) 08:38, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
 * @Hamish84: I've created The Language of Shakespeare. This can be easily renamed if you'd prefer a different title. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 15:20, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
 * @Hamish84: I've created The Language of Shakespeare. This can be easily renamed if you'd prefer a different title. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 15:20, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Help
Hello, Dave. I need help with my paper in the field of "Computer Science Applied to Social Research" because there is no reviewer assigned to it right now. I submitted the paper in 26 July 2021. The editor does not answer my contact. Please sse https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107656570 Bruno Braga


 * Sorry, but I'm not involved with the Wikijournals or the review process. Please contact User:Evolution and evolvability for assistance. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 17:08, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Problems at Web_Technologies/2021-2022
I moved the discussion on other pages to Request_custodian_action -Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 23:57, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Do bots delete the prod template?
I am getting ready to delete Wikistution and its 41 subpages. It would be easier for me to simply insert the prod template than actually delete, but this assumes that a bot comes along at the due date and deletes it for us. If no such bot does the dirty work, then I best delete it myself. So ... do bots or people remove the page after the prod deadline has passed? Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 18:11, 8 December 2022 (UTC)


 * @Guy vandegrift: There is no bot configured to delete proposed deletions. They need to be reviewed manually. Otherwise, we could have an implicit deletion by anyone that would be unmonitored. -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 20:01, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Cleaning up Wikiversity:Requests for Deletion
Since the copyvios have been fixed, I just used / to close the discussion on:
 * Requests_for_Deletion

I did this after you hinted you were busy and suggested I call the decision on
 * Requests_for_Deletion

If you want, I could also close the discussions at:
 * 1) Requests_for_Deletion
 * 2) Requests_for_Deletion


 * Yes, please. Thanks! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 20:03, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Three questions from Guy Vandegrift --Guy vandegrift (discuss • contribs) 20:50, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Given the small size of our community, I assume a 2-0 vote sufficient for deletion on Requests_for_Deletion, RIGHT? ... BTW, I'm certain you would vote to delete World_Cities_Jeopardy if you saw it.
 * 2) May I close Requests_for_Deletion, since the decision has been made (but the deletions are still in progress?)
 * 3) If the aforementioned two cases are closed, would you like me to archive the entire page? There is still unfinished business on a couple of those discussions, but the questions have all morphed into move versus delete. There is unanimous consent that none of this belongs in mainspace. We should start those discussions on a fresh page.


 * @Guy vandegrift:
 * World Cities Jeopardy should be either a wv:PROD or wv:SPEEDY. I'd prefer PROD. Anything that's been here since 2008 can wait another 90 days without causing any (additional?) harm. There is no reason to waste the community's time discussing something like this. Please stop using wv:RFD for things that don't require discussion.
 * I'm not sure whether the overall situation has changed with the repeated violations. Perhaps we should just delete all of it and be done. But I don't have time right now to work on it. Perhaps a reminder in mid January would be good. If you want to close it now, that's fine.
 * We typically don't close and archive at the same time. Usually close, then archive a bit later. Of course, we typically don't have this many discussions, so you may want to approach it differently. Up to you.
 * Thanks! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 22:12, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I had a couple of speedy deletion tags removed early on from pages which seemed like they should have been uncontroversial to delete, like this and this and this. The Jeopardy page seemed more substantial than those, so I figured it might need a full RfD nomination - but if we all agree that it can go away, more the better, and I'll use PROD for this sort of thing in the future.
 * WRT the Marshallsumter images, I'm fairly certain that virtually all of the images he uploaded, fair use and otherwise, were only used as part of the quote-and-image collages he created under "Radiation astronomy", "Original research", and a couple of other topics. If we end up deciding to delete some or all of those pages, reviewing sources and copyright status of the individual images becomes unnecessary. Omphalographer (discuss • contribs) 22:38, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
 * @Omphalographer What might be uncontroversial to you was controversial to someone else. That's the advantage of using . You can quickly find out if something is important to someone else without involving the entire community first. If a PROD tag is removed and you believe it still represents net negative value to Wikiversity, you can then follow up with a discussion. Preferably first on the talk page of the resource itself to see if there is some agreement which may be found, or on wv:RFD if not or if there are clear negative issues being overlooked from your perspective.
 * Also note that we have tended to be more accepting of subpages vs. main landing pages. I would have voted to keep the Linux page, updating as necessary. I would like to see the various psychology stubs moved to be subpages of a psychology learning project of some type. However, we give deference to User:Jtneill to present psychology as he sees fit. He brings more students to Wikiversity than any other user, and has for more than a decade.
 * Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 23:25, 9 December 2022 (UTC)