User talk:Amgine

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[edit] My login blocked

Hi! I just made a major change here which seemed worth my time considering the skimpy and overly narrow focus of the original source articles. Template:I2I know you're into the international side of matters, and it's a lot more relevant that way now. Template:ISince you're my sole contact over here (I know of Template:Ut too, I guess), and my log-in is currently blocked (corrupt password? I won't know til I get home to see email) I thought I ought to flag the item and request backup copy edits for style, etc. here. Template:I2Happy holidays! Best wishes, Template:Ut and 24.128.38.95 17:24, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Wishing you all the best for the forthcoming year. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 16:20, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merry Christmas!

[edit] substitution of Babel templates at user:Gangleri · user:לערי ריינהארט

Dear Ambine,

some time ago you substituted the Babel template at my user page. Please change the equivelents from « yi-1 » to « yi-2 » . Thanks in advance! Best regards Gangleri
‫·‏לערי ריינהארט‏·‏T‏·‏m‏:‏Th‏·‏T‏·‏email me‏·‏‬ 16:59, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Hi

nice to see you around. –Doldrums(talk) 07:39, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your recent edits

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[edit] You're the last username I expected to see

I'm back on Wikinews for 15 minutes, and your username pops up in recent changes. What a pleasant suprise! - Borofkin 20:58, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

I won't be here for long either. I'm a long dormant contributor, but I happened across a little bit of mayhem while I was in NYC and decided to do some reporting. - Borofkin 22:41, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

I'm on holidays... or "vacation" as you call it in this country. I was wandering the streets aimlessly (as I tend to do when I'm on holidays) and I happened across 45 fire trucks and about 300 firefighters, all looking skyward. - Borofkin 23:14, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for helping to revert 131.123.177.115's vandalism. He has now been blocked for 24 hours. --A101 - (talk) 16:53, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out the issus of my header in firefox. I use safari so haven't checked on that browser. --A101 - (talk) 16:57, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Note something

You can independently specify what exact license it was in the actual rationale, but anyway - we kinda do the same thing on the English Wikipedia, we redirect noncommercial licenses to a speedy deletion automatically. But here, you got the fair=use paramater. If you specify it (and you have a proper fair use rationale and stuff) in place, it removes the warning. ViperSnake151 (talk) 23:58, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Copyvio?

IF you're just destroying Imbox, you better destroy Template:Ambox too cause it's also a copyright violation. ViperSnake151 (talk) 02:29, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Templates

I don't think that templates (nor tables or infoboxes) or anything constructed with the mediawiki software constitutes copyrightable material. The content is what is the intellectual property, not the wiki-code that constructs the little boxes. I suggest you stop tagging these for speedy and open a proper discussion on the Wikinews:Water cooler. --SVTCobra 17:25, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

"All text created after September 25, 2005 is available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License unless otherwise specified." - this is in the footer. --Skenmy^(t•c•w) 17:26, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

The text prevents you nominating them speedy per WN:SD #11, at least. MediaWiki Templates are not programs, they are text. --Skenmy^(t•c•w) 17:36, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Nope. --Skenmy^(t•c•w) 17:40, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

I am fully under the impression that the template was transferred as GFDL content, and not relicensed. If this is false then my argument becomes null and void and you are free to nom for SD. --Skenmy^(t•c•w) 17:52, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Amgine, by that logic we cant use the Mediawiki software at all because it too is GDFL. And no I did not suggest discussing the the implementation/non-implementation at all. I suggest we talk about copyrights on templates in general, at the watercooler. --SVTCobra 17:48, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

• Well right now you are having a scattered discussion on multiple talk pages and the watercooler would certainly be better. If you think foundation-l is even better, then do it there, but I maintain that the template-code is not seperately copyrightable from the rest of the mediawiki software, but go ask the foundation. It seems to me, however, is that what your really interested in is preventing the templates from being used, and you are using the copyright as a reason to stop them. --SVTCobra 17:57, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IRc/dpl

I believe there has recently been some discussion on intergrating DPL's with flagged revisions. I'm not sure exactly, maybe some option such as qualityrevisions=truethat makes it only list pages with quality revisions in the appropriate category, and link to the latest revision marked as quality. I havn't played with flagged revisions, or payed attention to recent community discussion, so thats just a guess. The only other things that are brought up from time to time I can think of is installing DPL2, and having a dpl rss export (but I think alternative rss things have happened making that unnecessary). Bawolff ☺☻ 05:00, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Bawolff just pointed me at this issue, not really given it much thought. However, I can certainly see a need to have a parameter within DPL definition that allows displayed content to be restricted to that which has been flagged. Use of such on the main page would be - I think - all we need to get into Google News. Beyond that technical aspect, there's probably other issues. Do we need an editorial board? How should ability to flag a revision be restricted? Brion is likely - as almost always - probably too busy to drag into a good discussion on this, but if I spot him on IRC I'll see what suggestions I can extract from him. I think there have been concerns in the past that DPL2 would not be good for us as compared to the DPL we have, so it may be a bugzilla to get the existing DPL extension updated to have a "displayflaggedonly=TRUE" option. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 10:19, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bombing news

It has been longtime i didon't setup any pages in wikinews,please help me to finish it.--Ksyrie (talk) 05:28, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] crosswiki redirect

Re: [1] - wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask the user themselves about pages in their userspace, rather than editing it directly? Cirt (talk) 02:32, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Appears to work fine for me. I'd suggest reverting yourself and posing the matter as a question on the user's talk page. Cirt (talk) 03:13, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Actually to me it looks fine, I see it with a black arrow. Cirt (talk) 03:30, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for ntofying me of the broken redirects in my userspace and redirecting to my userspace. I have deleted them. Anonymous101^talk 05:17, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bugzilla feedback request

Hi. In bugzilla:14971, alphabetical order method for DynamicPageList, a patch is proposed. As you are listed as one of the extension authors, please provide feedback. If the patch gets your OK, I will commit it. Cheers! Siebrand (talk) 08:08, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Image:LaytonPortrait.jpg

If you find images on Wikipedia that you wish to use then please move them to Commons, making them available to all projects, rather than simply uploading a local copy. I'll do this now and delete the local copy. Regards. Adambro (talk) 11:21, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

It seems to me unlikely that this image is, as claimed, the work of a wikipedian volunteer. As such, it is also likely to be deleted from commons, which cannot accept fair use justifications. It seemed the wiser choice, having a long history of seeing such images deleted - as they should be - to preserve the image on Wikinews. Which is why I am re-uploading it here. - Amgine | ^t 05:11, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your message regarding this which I've moved here to keep this discussion in one place. In response to your comments, I have contacted the Wikipedia user who uploaded this image and asked them to clarify this. Is there any firm evidence to suggest they are not the creator? In the absense of such evidence I don't feel it is appropriate to pre-emptiveley upload it locally in anticipation of it being deleted from Commons. If this is a problem that would cause it to be deleted there then it should also be deleted on Wikipedia so I'd appreciate it if you could outline the basis of your concerns about this in more detail so that action can be taken. I note that when you originally uploaded it here that you didn't provide a fair use rationale explaining how it complied with our fair use policy and I would suggest it cannot whilst the source is, as you imply by it not being the Wikipedia user, unknown. It is impossible to say that it is {{publicity}}. I'll delete Image:LaytonPortrait restored.jpg if no progress is made in dealing with this issue. Adambro (talk) 07:28, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Firm evidence beyond the eminently saleable product, far in advance of any other contribution by the editor? No. - Amgine | ^t 14:46, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Canada's leadership debate: the Green Party will take part

Congrats on the sexiest use of div-tags I've yet seen on WN, very nice touch and worth the time you spent on it :) Sherurcij 07:43, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Good to see you around

Is it just the Canadian election has you popping out the woodwork? :-)

I hear a rumour you're none to happy with {{review}} and {{peer review}} but these have been things I've been pushing for ever since Wikimania. With Erik actually being useful and giving me a contact at Google news we seem to be making progress towards getting listed there.

As you do seem to be keeping on top of developments, I see your last Canadian politics article has {{HYS question left}} on it. I tried to get this implemented from my hospital bed (well, actually an ancient PC in the nurses' station) but it had to wait until I got back to my desk. Thoughts on this one? Having had heart surgery a little over a month ago I'm not managing to stick around until you're on IRC. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 08:27, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

Rumors probably being my review. Amgine was just saying to me that they originally helped get rid of the review system. WN is "too small" for the {{review}} system which I partially agree with. But until I burn out, It will work damn it. Now Brian, go review my article! --ShakataGaNai ^{^_^} 08:29, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

BTW, Wikinews is on Google News now, it appears. See here. -- Zanimum (talk) 14:44, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DPL request

Thank you, it's pretty much outlined here and here. Any help would be most appreciated. Cirt (talk) 19:21, 18 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RE: Slander accusations made by The Pirate Bay dropped

I added the sources on the discussion page as you asked, the source links do work for me ProbablyX (talk) 18:35, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Phone #

Here you go, number of the Dayton Daily News: (937) 225-7389 --Poisonous (talk) 19:50, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstar!

I, Anonymous101, award you the copyeditors barnstar for excellent copyediting of my articles

Anonymous101^talk 16:09, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] crediting sources....

Thanks for the feedback. You are right that a news article does not normally "thank" its sources, but the The Los Angeles Times is not a source in the sense that, for example, eyewitnesses are sources. The entire article, except for the last paragraph, was based on original reporting by The Los Angeles Times. 69.140.152.55 03:20, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WN:ARTICLE

Can you take a look at Wikinews:Article layout in a nutshell? The idea is to have something like this and considerably shorten the welcome template, making it focus on getting people writing. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 10:19, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] IRC

I appreciate what you tried to do by inviting me to IRC, but I couldn't sit there fending off accusations that I am harming Wikinews. The topper was that Daniel said he was contributing to Wikinews, and I wasn't. That was so far over the top that I can't even begin to describe it. Cheers, --SVTCobra 05:46, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

[edit] re: ACLU commemorates anniversary of US Supreme Court decision on student free speech

Thank you for saying you do not feel you can review the article. Though I respectfully disagree with your opinion about it, I of course respect your right to say so. I did put a lot of effort into it and so I thank you for saying it is well written. Cirt (talk) 14:50, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Right at the moment I'm actually busy with IRL stuff, perhaps another time. Cirt (talk) 14:52, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Intersection

Sorry for bothering you here, but I need your assistance in a small problem with your extension.

I installed the extension on a private wiki according to the notes on the page (#include("$IP/extensions/intersection/DynamicPageList.php");), but it doesn't work. When I disable (commenting out) the extension in the localsettings.php, I can see the page. If I enable the extension I only get a white page displayed on pages with Error: You need to include at least one category, or specify a namespace!, all other pages can be edited and shown. (Setup: Mediawiki 1.13.2, Php 5.1.2 (apache2handler), MySql 5.0.26 and the following extensions

• ExpandTemplates (Version 2008-01-09)
• BugzillaReports (Version 0.9.8)
• Cite
• DynamicPageList
• Inputbox
• LabeledSectionTransclusion
• ParserFunctions (Version 1.1.1)
• SimpleSecurity (Version 4.2.14, 2008-09-12)
• SyntaxHighlight (Version r37495)

Thanks for helping --Joergens.mi 11:01, 6 February 2009 (UTC) my main user page is user talk joergens.mi at german language wikisource -- Joergens.mi (-- Joergens.mi (talk) 10:45, 17 March 2009 (UTC))

I would be happy to offer support on your installation of DPL, however, I do not know which DPL you're using. There are several version of DynamicPageList in existence, and my contributions were primarily in the earliest stages of the extension. I am currently not listed on the most recent version of DPL because it has been completely rewritten.

From the error message you are receiving, the extension appears to be working. You must supply at least one parameter in order for the extension produce a list of articles.

Try this:

 <dynamicpagelist>
 category=Economy and business
 count=5
 </dynamicpagelist>

I strongly suggest you determine which DPL you are currently using. If you're using the Mediawiki SVN version, see the manual at DPL/WGraph. That manual is difficult to understand because it is integrated with another extension, WGraph, but it covers all the current featureism of DPL.

I hope this has helped. - Amgine | ^t 17:37, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Climate article

Really nice and concise article you wrote there! Shame I didn't see it a few days earlier - would have been well worth a swift publish. Do you have any interest in collaborating on an article at the close of the conference? Not that it looks like there'll be much happening by then... Sean Heron (talk) 16:20, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] small start

hey, sorry, but I've been busier than I thought today. I can't say if I'll be able to actually continue I'm afraid :/ - sorry bout that.

Hope I haven't kept you on your toes all day, and thanks for your offer - shame I haven't really been able to live up to it.

Regards

Sean Heron (talk) 20:49, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Do this, stupid.

• nl.wt to copy http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Api-stylesheets/wiktNL.xsl over to http://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/mediawiki:extractFirst.xsl
• http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Api-stylesheets/wiktFrench.xsl could use resyncing with http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/mediawiki:extractFirst.xsl

Let me know when you do the nl one, as once its done, i can enable it in the js file. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:58, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Dictionary

Out of interest, can I ask why you are making a dictionary come grammatical reference? Just my nosiness, so if you don't want to tell me, say so!    Tris   07:49, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Just seen the main page describing it, so no worries! Looks good!    Tris   07:52, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Comm

Its a pity you don't allow a talkpage on your Commons account. Anyway, there are several objections raised to your idea here Regards, user Leoboudv --96.48.145.212 (talk) 00:40, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Google is your friend ;)

http://uu-uno.org/ Calebrw (talk) 14:31, 8 December 2009 (UTC)