User talk:DMS

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-- Sango 123 (talk) 00:16, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Southall[edit]

Hi and thanks for your message. The WP:MOS should tell you all you need. For a section of internal links use ==See also== but you don't have to put that for nav boxes at the footer of the article. The images should naturally float right but they appear differently in different web browsers, skins, and different versions of the same browsers so its often frustrating trying to get a desired result that works for everyone. Mrsteviec 06:53, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

Hi! Glad to see you joined Wikipedia. I just joined, too, so we're in the same boat...See you around!--ViolinGirl 21:04, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Post office/courthouse crop[edit]

Thanks much for the help! The only program I have is Microsoft Paint, so I really really really don't like doing crops myself. Nyttend (talk) 03:18, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Force update[edit]

Hi, most of the time purging will work (although sometimes you'll still have to wait). Ctrl+F5 in IE, see WP:PURGE. Best, - Kingpin¹³ (talk) 21:01, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Are you aware of Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Typos?[edit]

I see you are fixing some typos using AWB, which is great. However you don't seem to be using the list at Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Typos by enabling the RegexTypoFix check box in AWB, which could catch additional typos? Rjwilmsi 13:44, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Armin Veh[edit]

Hi, when you corrected a typo in Armin Veh you maybe didn't notice the [sic] placed there. Please don't correct such typos as they are intended. --Jaellee (talk) 17:23, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's no problem reverting one edit. I just didn't know if was just an oversight. --Jaellee (talk) 18:48, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Marcus Cornish DYK nom[edit]

Hi, looks like your ALT hook has been verified and approved so it should be moving to the queue for display on the main page in the next few days. The lead DYK item always has a pic, so I am guessing that the DYK folks will use this one as a lead. You will get an automatic message here when it hits the main page. Great job! – ukexpat (talk) 18:25, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like its scheduled for the next Main Page update: Template:Did you know/Preparation area 1. – ukexpat (talk) 04:57, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oops got that wrong, it's in queue 3: Template:Did you know/Queue. – ukexpat (talk) 15:12, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Have a cookie![edit]

Thanks for the work you've been doing fixing typos! Welcome back to the project. Four years is a long time! Jason Quinn (talk) 22:26, 19 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Marcus Cornish[edit]

On January 21, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Marcus Cornish, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 18:00, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats -- looks good on the main page! – ukexpat (talk) 18:56, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I tracked down (with much help from Wikiproject England) a suitably licensed image of JiJ and added it to the article. – ukexpat (talk) 20:10, 21 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

5.7k is very impressive - I see you added it to DYKSTATS too. Let me know if there is anything else you are working on where I can be of assistance. – ukexpat (talk) 15:41, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Non-notable people[edit]

Thanks for the message. I feel your pain! As a regular patroller at WP:FEED, I see many drafts and articles about people who are clearly non-notable. If you come across any that do not even meet the "indication of importance or significance" test, I would tag them for speedy deletion pursuant to criterion A7. I use the Twinkle gadget to add the template, works like a charm. If the person may be notable, but the article cites few or no sources in support, them there are other tags available, such as {{notability|bio}}, {{BLPunsourced}} and {{BLPsources}} that you can add. I think the Friendly gadget can add those easily (or maybe it's Twinkle, I have both installed). – ukexpat (talk) 16:12, 22 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IP edits[edit]

Thanks for the heads up on this IP user. I have reverted his edits where appropriate and warned him again, in a more thorough manner. Cheers, Constantine ✍ 23:54, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion declined: Dawsholm[edit]

Hello DMS. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Dawsholm, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: plenty of incoming links, redirect is plausible. Thank you. So Why 18:40, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Image tweaking request[edit]

I know you are a bit of an image tweaking wiz, so I wondered if you would take a look at the images in the MS 1467 article that is nominated for DYK. As you will see, the images are rather dark. I tried to play around with them a little in Photoshop, but can't seem to get them quite right. Would you mind having a go? Thanks in advance. – ukexpat (talk) 20:02, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent, thanks! – ukexpat (talk) 21:10, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That's much better, thanks. So you just played with the RGB levels and brightness/contrast? Thanks again. I will report the fixes as the DYK talk page. – ukexpat (talk) 21:53, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the tips. There are similar tools in Photoshop - I think I just need to practice! – ukexpat (talk) 22:05, 7 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John Brown & Company[edit]

Excellent work, my few suggestions have to do with the grammar. You have put "the" in front of the name of every ship, while Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships/Guidelines states that: "The" is not needed before the name of a ship". Also be sure that every ship's name is italicized, even in image captions, and this section should be of particular importance so you can fix the possessive forms of the ship's name because the apostrophe and s should not be italicized {{'}} was developed for this instance. Also, the prefixes HMS, HMY, RMS, etc should not be italicized (I notice several instances where they are), the useful tool for this situation is to use the templates developed by WP:SHIPS, {{HMS}} and {{RMS}}, etc. (every name prefix should have a template except HMY). When there is a class of ships, the name needs to be italicized as well, then {{sclass}} is particularly useful. Feel free to ask any questions if you have them. -MBK₀₀₄ 00:22, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Long lists inside articles are discouraged. You've come to the point where you would be better suited with making a stand-alone list with a {{seealso}} link instead. -MBK₀₀₄ 22:25, 8 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link fixing one-day contest[edit]

I have decided to put on a mini-contest within the November 2013 monthly disambiguation contest, on Saturday, November 23 (UTC). I will personally give a $20 Amazon.com gift card to the disambiguator who fixes the most links on that server-day (see the project page for details on scoring points). Since we are not geared up to do an automated count for that day, at 00:00, 23 November 2013 (UTC) (which is 7:00 PM on November 22, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the project page leaderboard. I will presume that anyone who is not already listed on the leaderboard has precisely nine edits. At 01:00, 24 November 2013 (UTC) (8:00 PM on November 23, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the leaderboard at that time (the extra hour is to give the board time to update), and I will determine from that who our winner is. I will credit links fixed by turning a WP:DABCONCEPT page into an article, but you'll have to let me know me that you did so. Here's to a fun contest. Note that according to the Daily Disambig, we currently have under 256,000 disambiguation links to be fixed. If everyone in the disambiguation link fixers category were to fix 500 links, we would have them all done - so aim high! Cheers! bd2412 T 02:20, 18 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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