User talk:Loki
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[change] Warnings and Talk pages
When warning someone about vandalism, always try to remember to substitute the warning templates ({{subst:vandalism|that page}}). Also don't forget to sign your posts ( ~~~~ ) as this not only tells who warned the person, but most importantly when the warning was given. -- Creol(talk) 00:35, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
- Alright, well thank you for the info. --Loki 02:27, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
[change] Copying over articles
Hello Loki, and welcome to SimpleWP. Regarding the comment made on my talk page (directly copying articles from en, or other Wikipedias), let me explain myself. Just that we agree: The simple in simple wp stands for the language, that is supposedly easier to understand. This simplification is done by using a somewhat restricted vocabulary. It may also be because shorter and clearer sentences are used.
There are different ways to get simple articles,
- Write from scratch. Perhaps translating or simplifying another work.
- Copy over the original article. Then simplify it, until it is at a level, where it is understandable.
As you have seen many times, I tend to prefer the second-listed approach. I copy over the article. Then I go through many iterations to get it to a level of simplicity that is adequate for here.
Mathematics is there to help. It gives a formalism (a language) that needs little translation. Of course, some concepts of it may look like magic, and take a while to grasp, even if they are put in simple words.
Please note again that the Simple in our project name only means the language used. And rest assured, I will simplify those articles myself.
All the best --Eptalon 22:20, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
[change] Year categories
Hi Loki and welcome! I noticed some work you've been doing to years. When you put a year into a category, it should go only in to the most specific category. For example, the year 1204 should only go in the Category:1204, not Category:1200s. The reason for this is that the Category:1204 is already in the Category:1200s and it causes it to be repeated. Please try to make sure you are putting them in the right category in the future. If I can help you out with anything else, please let me know. Thanks and happy editing! Tygartl1 19:02, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
