User talk:SkyMWard

Talk to me --SkyMWard (talk) 03:44, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

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Content Organization
Hi! I've been noticing your work on the various automotive content pages. You're making some excellent contributions!

I was wondering if it would be possible to organize these pages under one or more learning projects. Many of the titles you've created are unique to your field, but some have other meanings. For example, an accumulator could be many things not related to automotive repair. Also, having the pages organized into a learning project enhances navigation because of the 'breadcrumbs' built into the Wiki software.

I'd be happy to help with the moving of the pages and making sure links get updated so nothing is lost, but I didn't want to presume as to how your content should be organized. If you were to pick out one or more primary landing pages, what would they be? Or is there a page we should add that would help organize the rest?

Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 02:43, 1 January 2014 (UTC)


 * Thank you for noticing! Honestly the whole problem of organizing these pages has been confounding me. As i see it, i need to cover three sections:
 * basic applied physics, like refrigeration, basic electrical, and hydraulics
 * diagnostics and problem solving
 * common repair operations, ranked by difficulty, risk
 * preparation for the ASE tests


 * If you show me a good example of a landing page, I'd be happy to adjust. I've been using um... The portal for automotive engineering i think. Awful page.


 * 16:45, 20 January 2014 (UTC)


 * A very simple example I put together not too long ago is Lua. Sidelight12 does a nice job with a format like Hydroculture.  One of the featured projects is Introduction to Swedish.  For multiple certifications under a single topic I've done IC3 and Microsoft Technology Associate.  There's a different approach at Comparative law and justice, where the map provides the navigation.  There's also Web design and Web Science, which have very different approaches to similar content.


 * The idea is to get the resources under a primary project umbrella of some type. Automotive Technology was my thought, but it isn't my field.  If you are going to get into the science / design side of it, then Automotive Engineering would be appropriate.  If your focus is more on the ASE skills, I think Automotive Technology is more accurate.  At least, that's the name of the program at a community college in our area.  It could also be under ASE Certification, but it sounds like certification is only part of what you want to include.


 * The nice thing about doing this is that once the pages are moved, it's relatively easy to manage them if you change your mind and want them under a different umbrella. Custodians have the ability to move all subpages at once, and I have a 'bot (script) that can do page moves as well.


 * Let me know what you are thinking, and if there's any way I can help. Thanks!


 * Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 19:33, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

I started moving some pages under Automotive Service this week. Are you ready for me to move them under Automotive Technology? If I do the moves, I can automate them to make much faster. Let me know. Thanks! -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 18:28, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

Automotive Technology seems like an accurate name for the topic. Do we make it a department? SkyMWard (discuss • contribs) 22:37, 24 February 2014 (UTC)


 * I'll move those pages under Automotive Technology in the next day or so, and then more as I have time. You can create a department if you find it useful.  Otherwise, just focus on the Automotive Technology page for now, and add the department when there's someone else with you in the department you can collaborate with.  Thanks!  -- Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 23:43, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Subpage Links
Moves are done. I wanted to let you know about some tricks with subpage links. Rather than typing out Automotive Technology/, if you're in Automotive Technology, you can just use /page/, as in /Wheels/. Take a look at the changes I just made on Automotive Technology links.

Also, if you are in one of the subpages and you want to refer to one of the other subpages, you use ../page/. For example, see the link in Automotive Technology/Tire Code.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 04:29, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Why does the navbox in the template for Automotive Technology not display well? te structure needs something SkyMWard (discuss • contribs) 00:38, 27 February 2014 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure there's an advantage to nesting the navboxes. Take a look at Dominant_group/Origin at the bottom for another approach.  I don't care for that page's rainbow of colors, but you could have a separate navbox for each concept without nesting.  There may also be an advantage to having them collapsed first, and then let the user choose to display the ones that interest them.  --  Dave Braunschweig (discuss • contribs) 17:08, 27 February 2014 (UTC)