User talk:Trevor MacInnis

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Need help
Hi, I started a learning project chain mail. I have put my first lesson on the main namespace. Where do I need to put it? I didn't find a learning project I can use as a model that have this aspect.

thanks. Nouiz 21:07, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Good luck! -- sebmol ? 07:07, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

P.S. I've noticed you created a template called switch. Are you aware of the parser functions enabled in MediaWiki?

Asia
Where can I create a lesson on East Asia preferably Japan?68.96.23.7 20:39, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks...
...for your nice message. :) Kiss --Cascari 18:26, 22 August 2006 (UTC) ...for the welcomeElatanatari 23:09, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

...for the welcomeElatanatari 23:09, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

How are you creating...
...those new pages? Like Topic:Portuguese? Are you using a template for that? --HappyCamper 23:33, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Quiz!
Your code for quizs is exatly what I was looking for! Anyway of making a random number generator to go with that?--Rayc 03:54, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Try:

Yes! This is for you:

Thanks
Thanks for the nice ~ message.

Barnstar for main page design
Another barnstar -- for your creation and efforts in the new page design.



The new main page design
Trevor, Thanks for all your work on this and the ongoing revisions. Very nice job. I think the new design is just about ready to go up. I wrote a summary of the comments on the main talk page. Three people are concerned about readability/usability. I think the text size in the right column needs to increase. Sadly, I think the blue background in the right column also needs to be revised. One person mentioned that on your talk page and I agree - it is a usability issue (hence serious). See comments on main talk page. One more optional thing: Can you change the nicknames in the code to not be your name. (It seems to be the code elements should be generic and not based on names -- that is just my sense though). Once you revise text and right column, I think you should feel free to post this, based on votes. Or, if I see the changes made, I'll post it. I do think the review will be needed for any significant front page revision (since that is the face of Wikiversity) and I'm glad this one went quickly. Thanks again for the work, Reswik 13:19, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for increasing the text size in the right column. I think the pink/purple doesn't quite do it for the contrast. If I knew where to edit it, I would try white. What does white look like? Reswik 14:49, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for making the right column white - that is easier on the eyes. Could you make notes in a comment box in the code on where any templates are located? I think the background of the title should be blue, not purple, as it was when people were giving comments. Reswik 15:16, 25 August 2006 (UTC) (The page title and subtitle are large and bold so I think the title box can have a color the same shade of blue as in the shadow boxes for the center column.) Reswik 15:19, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I think it is ready to post. It seems best to wait till tomorrow, Sat. Last things before posting: if you have time, could you double check that all text content included on your design is current with content of the main page? (Two more things: The browse text could be large. Where do I find the browse text in upper right corner so as to edit that?) I expect that you'd like to post it. Yes? Thanks again :) Reswik 17:33, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I've added where to find that (and the other stuff) to the design page. I'd rather not update it myself, as doing so may give some people the impresion that I'm pushing for this all by myself. I'd rather keep to the background and not take a side on this. (You'll notice I've made almost no comments in the discussion (argument?) about the proposed change). - Trevor MacInnis 18:53, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
 * That's understandable. :) Thanks again for all the good work. So, I'm guessing you don't want to upload this, yes? Also: Can you explain the template further on the talk page of the main page/design page? We can't figure out how it works! Thanks, Reswik 21:48, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The new design is looking very good. I posted a note (here: Request custodian action) requesting a sysop to check the new design discussion and post Design 2 if they agree (once the usability issues are resolved and there are several that David is working on). It seems to make sense to only check and repair the usability issues on one of these designs (and Design 2 has that work partly done). Do you agree? Reswik 17:48, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it's great the usability issues are being resolved, but I'm dissapointed that Template:MainPageBox's style seems to be removed. If anything that template should be fixed and used. I'm also dissapointed in the removal of icons. Every major wikipedia project (with the exception of the english one) use icons on their main page. I see no reason we can't say that "[[Image:Nuvola apps kuser.svg|25px]] is to Community as [[Image:Wiktionary-logo-51px.gif|25px]] is to Wikitionary and [[Image:Sciences humaines.svg|25px]] is to Wikiversity". But, ces't la vie. - Trevor MacInnis 17:55, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Trevor, thanks for sharing your concerns. I don't think any design element is set. I think you should discuss revising the template with David. (Or just do it and reintroduce in Design 2 once it is up on main page -- with a bit of explanatory information and invite people to try it.) As it is now I can sort of use it... I did not remove it. Whatever is most effective template wise for most editors is perhaps best. I don't know if what kind of templates will work best. I think we should have some system for skins. I did not remove the icons and I am rather neutral about using that set of icons. I do prefer to see some sort of icons (as they would help navigation) but another differently styled set of icons might be better. Perhaps we can have an icon contest... :) Reswik 18:33, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, if a set of icons were created specifically for the purpose of identifying Community etc. and were not old ones linked in people minds to random stuff, I think they would be better accepted. - Trevor MacInnis 18:58, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
 * You might be right. Personally, I don't strongly oppose the use of icons in general, but I do oppose the use of these particular icons (which are a bit childish and seem rather disconnected from the sections' themes.)  I'll note, however, that at Wikipedia, more users than not opposed the use of any icons for this purpose&mdash;even the sober ones that I proposed as a compromise.  I realize that this isn't Wikipedia, but it's reasonable to assume that a similar consensus would emerge here if we had enough users from which to draw a comparable sample.  (More users participated in the Wikipedia discussion than have registered accounts here.)  &mdash;David Levy 19:07, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Welcoming
Hello Trevor,

Thanks for welcoming new registered users. I see you have used your own welcome template (User:Trevor MacInnis/Welcome). I think it would be better to improve the general template Welcome and only use one. What do you think ?

guillom 17:04, 25 August 2006 (UTC)


 * LOL! Thanks for the welcome... better late than never :). SB_Johnny | talk 14:46, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Templates
Hi again,

Do you really think we need those UsernameBlocked, Indefblocked-username templates? Wikiversity should not be as bureaucratic as Wikipedia. I don't feel like they are really useful. We should not try to copy every little thing from Wikipedia. Hey, on Wikiversity, we are supposed to be thinking by ourselves, so please unlearn your Wikipedia habits there ;) guillom 19:55, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I guess sometimes I get a little overprepared. I think I'm just hoping this project gets popular enough that it will inevitably (sp?) attract the dregs. - Trevor MacInnis 20:00, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I deleted these templates, the related categories and the user pages where you used it. We do not need to create pages that vandals can use to show off or prove they got the attention they were seeking. -- sebmol ? 21:07, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the welcome. Thats a very nicly done-up welcome message. Bawolff 01:55, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

hiddenStructure code
FYI, this hack is inherently bad and should never be used. Brion Vibber (lead MediaWiki developer) confirmed this. I don't know why the CSS class was carried over to Wikiversity. &mdash;David Levy 22:06, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: Too slow...
Eh, I just happened to be checking the RC page right then. Don't count on me doing too many welcomes!-- digital  _  me   22:31, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Did you actually post the welcome message to my talk page or do you have a bot for that? If not, that was FAST. Don't need it anyway, I've got thousands of edits on other wikis. :) But thanks! --Daniel575 18:05, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the welcome as well. Mostly I'm just grabbing IDs prior to the ID unification... Lar 01:49, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Block me
Hi Trevor, I see you've got a link at the top of your userpage that allows anyone with the tools to block you. I logged out to see what happened if I tried it (if I tried when logged in, I would have blocked you), which, obviously, failed. Still, do you really think this is a good thing to have there? ;-) Oh, and late as this is, can I thank you for all the welcoming you've been doing? It's a really good template, and nice for people to get such a thing - especially if they don't know anything about wikis. Good work! Cormaggio 16:54, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, you're pretty much a one man committee at the moment! I sometimes give a welcoming note to people I know from before or who I see adding interesting content to Wikiversity, but you're doing great work on welcoming, as you say, everyone :-). I'm not sure if you can do this on your own - maybe add a call for help on the Colloquium? I might fiddle around with your template some day though, if you don't mind it being 'public property'.. Cormaggio 14:20, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah, I hadn't spotted that welcoming template - thanks. Cormaggio 14:57, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Glossary
Thanks for starting Glossary. --JWSchmidt 15:18, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the hello
I was just bringing gifts... interwiki connections is my current mission, by category and by template tools. See W:category:Interwiki template tools and W:template:Interwikitmp-grp + for some of what is coming attractions. If you forsee a problem, let me know. W:user talk:Fabartus or better yet fabartus--at--comcast.net (audible, and I'm hoping sister project's a lot, so Commons, Meta and Wikisource, Wiktionary also a lot right now!. Leave a message, and drop an email to see it. or do both at once by dropping the message at Meta- I get an email telling me the page's changed. Thanks, and greetings back! Cheers! // FrankB 03:50, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome! :) --Az1568 18:02, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks...
...for the welcome! Mr Music

Thanks...
...for the welcome! :-) Anthere 01:00, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Belated thanks
Thanks for the welcome, it has spurred me to go do some useful work here. Phaedrus86 12:48, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for the welcome message. I had been looking for some helpful links about how to write on Wikiversity. Though an established user on Wikipedia, I need some time to adjust to this. See you later! --Gray Porpoise 18:36, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for saying hi and giving the newbies like me a hand!
I just wanted to say thank you for your volunteering on this project. Many hands make light work. Keep it up! --Saintlink 08:12, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Thaks for your welcome
And I am the seventh guy to thank you for the welcome message in line. :) --George D. Bozovic talk 16:02, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Welcome messages
When you post welcome messages on a users talk page, could you please sign with four tides? It's hard for new users to find out who gave them the message. 205.189.97.202 20:36, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I probably forgot. They use the same template at Wikipedia. 205.189.97.202 21:51, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Yet another thank you
Hey, just got the message, thanks for the welcome. Looks like the school is getting off to a good start... I've actually been silently following the drive for the wikiversity since the beginning, though I've been out of the loop for a while. I will probably play around on one of my subpages until the transwiki is complete. Robert Harrison 23:20, 17 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the advice. I will pay more attention next time! Indech 17:56, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks :-)
Thanks for the nice welcome! 205.189.97.202 Yes, I'm really an IP Monday, July 29, 2024, (UTC) }}

Thanks as well :) Mchl 09:21, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Hello, and Thank You!
I am a Wikipedian, a Wikinewsie, and I have accounts on Meta. I wanted to thank you for the welcome you gave me. Very resourceful (literally). I plan to be active here, but I am MUCH more active on Wikinews. Thunderhead 01:00, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome
Hehe, you must really like being thanked. =) Neko 23:08, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Welcome (again)
Hello Trevor. I see you often welcome new users which haven't even made one single edition. I find it useless but this is not the problem here. What bothers me is you welcome people who have already been welcomed by another user. Do you really need to see your name on every talk page? I have not used your welcome template because I don't like it and I find it too complicated (our welcome template is as long as the wikipedia one, although Wikiversity is only 2 months old) and awfully impersonal.

Thanks for understanding. guillom 08:31, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

I would also like to thank you for the welcome. Alam 02:04, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Page include
Hey, my newest project is having a editable test form. Right now I'm playing with the idea of including pages like main page was done in the tour, but only the main page seems to work as a page include. Any idea why?--Rayc 19:23, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
For the welcome. Andrew massyn 20:13, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

I'd like to join all these people here! Thanks for your greeting! Even if my main project work is in the german wikiversity, for sure I'll need the english version sooner or later. But because I know how hard it is to be always nice and friendly to people and always to get back a "thanks, how nice", I'd like to show that I think your work is really absolutely great by a. --Faispartie 08:50, 3 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Likewise. nice template :)  Sj 08:00, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the welcome. I am not a native speaker of English and I may commit grammatical errors and sorry for my bad language usages.

And, isn't it good to Add a new guideline article as Difference between Wikipedia and Wikiversity? - Vaikunda Raja 21:21, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Question
Hi. I posted a question on my discussion page. Rayc referred me to you, says you know all. Can you help? --MrC 01:41, 24 February 2007 (UTC)