User talk:Chris the speller
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[edit] Request from Kazuya369
Hi Chris, really appreciate your correction on the article TTDI. I really need your help on something else....I made some extra changes on the same article and i noticed the changes only showed up on the article from my computer when I log in. However, from another public computer(or clearing the cookies on my browser), i noticed that the changes cannot be seen until i click on "edit this page". Just wondering what could be the reason for that? I tried searching on the help section and read about the /ref but that still doesn't work. Maybe I am doing it wrong then? Many Thanks.(or u can email me at kazuya_xtr@yahoo.com) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kazuya369 (talk • contribs) 13:06, January 25, 2008
[edit] Thanks
Hey Chris. Thanks for correcting all of the the double "the"s I put in the the List of humanists. Cheers! Nick Graves (talk) 17:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Clarifiers in disambiguation pages
Hello, Chris the speller. After doing some research, I have found out that you were one of the participants in the discussion here about whether clarifiers (or Parenthetical Disambiguation Terms, PDTs, as I now call them—I didn't really know the simple term) should be italicised. The discussion has resulted in the current guideline on disambiguation page links, but there is a discussion taking place here about whether names of works, like Star Wars and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which are normally italicised, should also be italicised within the clarifiers. Your input would certainly be appreciated. Waltham, The Duke of 15:50, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] William A. Porter
Do you have a source for Porter's birthday; it seems to be incorrect, according to a person who appears to be in the know. 842U (talk) 22:49, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Sorry to see you leave MOSNUM
Chris, please see my post, which is right after the one you left wherein you said “adios” after the treatment you received there. Go here and just scroll up to find it. Greg L (my talk) 05:39, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Parks and open spaces in Oslo
Hi, continued translating Parks and open spaces in Oslo, could you have a look at the part regarding 1812 - 1865: The first public parks? Best regards - Ulflarsen (talk) 13:19, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
- I did a general copyedit (spelling, grammar, style) of the whole article. If there is anything else needed, please let me know. Chris the speller (talk) 15:54, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
Added some more translation to Parks and open spaces in Oslo, if you can check it one of these days I would be happy for that. Best regards, Ulflarsen (talk) 17:10, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] WP:HOAX
I see someone else already reverted your edit to WP:HOAX, but I'll say my bit anyways. :)
One reason that hoaxes are not eligible for speedy deletion is that some things which look like hoaxes are not. See-through frog is an example as something that was nominated for speedy deletion as an "obvious hoax" that turned out to be quite real; same for Joseph Gayetty.
The best way to handle hoaxes like these is to use the {{hoax}} tag and then prod or AfD. The {{hoax}} tag will immediately alert readers to the issue, but still give people enough time to research. Cheers!--Fabrictramp (talk) 15:32, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Discussion of hoaxes at WP:SPEEDY
Link to the new section at WP:SPEEDY -- Wikipedia_talk:Criteria_for_speedy_deletion#Hoax_confusions.2C_part_325.2C879 --Fabrictramp (talk) 18:22, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] WP:MOSDATE
Hello. I'm sorry things didn't go so well at WP:MOSDATE with the date formatting. I think our goals are probably not incompatible, and I have an idea that may resolve this. Want to try working this out at WT:MOSDATE#Next_try? Gimmetrow 04:13, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
- You haven't commented at WT:MOSDATE in a while. Could you drop by again? Gimmetrow 18:54, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
- Could you drop by Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style_(dates_and_numbers)#Next_try again. Gimmetrow 23:55, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Charlemagne Tower
Agree with you completely on this one. His history needs to be fleshed out a lot more. I will try to do it when I have a moment. Regards, MarmadukePercy (talk) 20:38, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
- Also, nice to see someone here with an emphasis on spelling. Did you enjoy "Eats, Shoots and Leaves"?MarmadukePercy (talk) 01:14, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] timeframe
Are you sure that "timeframe" is less a valid word than "time frame" is a valid phrase? — Arthur Rubin (talk) 19:30, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] I believe it is a mistake to "correct" quoted material...
I believe it is a mistake to "correct" quoted material... Geo Swan (talk) 07:02, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks. I have started putting those quoted allegations in a greyed out box, to help make clear to those using robot assisted tools, that they are in quoted material. And I put a [sic] next to those words or passages I think are most likely to trigger correction.
[edit] Show spelling corrections.
Hi,
When correcting spelling I think it is useful to show what was changed:
Not "Sp" which is too terse.
Rather "Correct ammount => amount".
Or say "Spell Septmber => September". (which is my style).
This gives others users a small spelling lesson merely by looking at the history of that pape.
Doing this also gives users (and spellcorrectors) an idea how words might be misspelled.
