User talk:Adrignola/2010/03

Deleting a page
Hello, I noticed in the Calculus book that there were two nearly identical sections. It is obvious one is a copy of the other. Can you delete one of these? One is Calculus/Integration techniques/Tangent Half Angle and I think that one should stay just because the name is better. The other is Calculus/Integration techniques/Rational Functions Using Trig and I think this one should be deleted. If you compare them, literally the only difference is the second has 2 extra worthless lines at the top. Thanks, not sure how this works. NumberTheorist (talk) 04:08, 3 March 2010 (UTC)


 * I have merged the histories of the pages and updated the navigation links on the adjacent pages as well as updated the print version. -- Adrignola talk contribs 13:06, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

Creating a New Book from an Old Book
Hi Aaron,

I dunno if you saw User:Mike1722's questions in the Reading Room, but apparently, he wanted to make a new version of General Chemistry, but aimed at Middle School students. I suggested he start a new book, and he did.

But his Recent Contributions show that he has either decided to change General Chemistry, or he is mistakenly removing content from it. I tried to get his attention, but he has ignored my every attempt. I was on the verge of blocking him and rolling back his changes, but then he stopped making edits (still without answering). I don't want to do that, but he might force my hand.

I know the WB community frowns on forking, but in this case, I think it is completely justified. I assume there is still no good way to make a copy (i.e., a fork) with a history merge - short of importing to a foreign wiki and then importing from there. The only other option would be a manual copy, noting the history in the talk page. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this whole matter (including whether we should block him if he continues to edit without responding). --Jomegat (talk) 16:12, 9 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Noting the original page would be fine for CC-BY-SA, providing attribution. I have rolled back all his edits.  They are all removals of valuable content from General Chemistry with no attempt to even refactor.  I would indeed block him if he were to return and start removing content from pages, degrading a book that was a featured book nominee in the past. Finally, I have queried the new book page he created. It's "be bold", not "be destructive". -- Adrignola talk contribs 18:09, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think he was trying to be destructive. He is trying to create a new chemistry book for middle school and was trying to use General Chemistry as a starting point.  I believe he thought he was in his new copy when he started removing content.  He did eventually respond to my contact attempts, and was plenty contrite.  We need to be careful about biting the newbie.  Do you know of a good way for him to copy the work over to his new space and turn it into a derivative work?  Would it be sufficient to note the copy in the preface or in the introduction, or does it have to be mentioned on every single page (either in the talk page or maybe even in the edit summaries). --Jomegat (talk) 20:31, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
 * I would note the source page in the page creation edit summary using the standard link syntax. -- Adrignola talk contribs 22:09, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

template migration
Hi Adrignola,

Could you migrate over the templates (apart from NaviTOC) at [w:Category:Na'vi templates]? I copied two of them, but would prefer that we keep their histories intact.

Thanks, —Kwami (talk) 05:46, 28 February 2010 (UTC)


 * This is odd. I can import from Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wikiversity, and Meta, but not Wiktionary.  Simple (now deleted) is still there though.  I suppose a bug could be submitted but by the time it'd be fixed we'd have forgotten about this... -- Adrignola talk contribs 13:49, 28 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks to the completion of the bug I filed, 22674, I have successfully imported the histories of the templates you requested. -- Adrignola talk contribs 22:33, 15 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks! —Kwami (talk) 23:10, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Oh, and I moved the dict. subpages to Na'vi/Na'vi-English dictionary/xx. The old pages can be deleted, as AFAIK n.t links to them.

Some words will be released over the next couple of weeks. Then I plan to post a (simpler) English-Na'vi dict, and will apply for featured status. —Kwami (talk) 11:55, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Question
Hi Adrignola,

I'm a bit confused here. I thought non-editors only saw reviewed versions of pages? But when I posted the English-Na'vi dict (which includes some words which have not yet been publicly released), and logged out, I could still see everything. So are unreviewed changes only not visible if the reader chooses them to be so?

Thanks,
 * —Kwami (talk) 12:45, 18 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Non-editors will see the latest reviewed version of a page; however, if the page hasn't been reviewed at all, they will see the latest version. All the pages of Na'vi are either reviewed up through the latest version or unreviewed (like Na'vi/English-Na'vi dictionary).  I assume that one unreviewed page is the one you're referring to.  If you don't want anonymous readers to see the latest version, you need to go to the history and review the specific revision that represents what they should see by default.  If readers couldn't see pages that hadn't been reviewed at all, the 75% of the pages in the wiki that haven't been reviewed for any revision couldn't be read.  And to answer your final question, readers can choose to view the draft version of a page via the indicator that appears if they aren't logged in and are viewing a page with unreviewed revisions. -- Adrignola talk contribs 13:06, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that makes sense. —Kwami (talk) 13:11, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * So, once I review it, how do I made additional edits without automatically reviewing them? —Kwami (talk) 13:19, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * If you are editing a page with unreviewed revisions, simply do not check the box under the comment field to review the revision. It should not autoreview unless the previous revision was reviewed and you yourself are a reviewer. -- Adrignola talk contribs 15:30, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Username change..
Hello. I'd like to change my username from L'Orgoglio to MykeSoBe. I have already requested the same username change on Wikipedia and am currently waiting for it to happen. Auguri, L&#39;Orgoglio (talk) 23:44, 20 March 2010 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Yes_check.svg|15px| ]] Done. Visit Special:MergeAccount later on to unify your account with the one at Wikipedia. -- Adrignola talk contribs 00:01, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks ;)
Thanks for reformatting my Pizzonese wikibook's main page. MykeSoBe (talk) 01:06, 21 March 2010 (UTC)

Project Page
Thanks! That's just what I wanted to ask you. :) I did not know what would be the result if I create a page 'Wikibooks:...'. My next dump question is what about the subpages of a project page? Does it work, if I create pages of the form 'Wikibooks:.../subpage'? Reg. Mozo (talk) 20:47, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure it does! Check out the links to the reading rooms from Reading room and how they are structured. -- Adrignola talk contribs 21:54, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for your help! Mozo (talk) 14:21, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

history merge
Hi,

Would you mind deleting Na'vi/Particles and merging the page history with Na'vi/Discourse? I should've just moved it, but didn't plan very well. No need to merge the history from today.

Thanks! —Kwami (talk) 18:46, 23 March 2010 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Yes_check.svg|15px| ]] Done. Adrignola talk contribs 22:41, 23 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks! —Kwami (talk) 14:01, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Albus Dumbledore
I'm not requesting a restore... the content you describe in the deletion notes does not merit restoration. I am surprised that there was no edit history, though, as I thought there was at least something there; and I am wondering when that content was actually put up there, as i should have seen it on my watchlist if it happened anytime in the past year or more. Is that really all that had happened on Dumbledore's talk page? Chazz (talk) 14:58, 25 March 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm afraid that the revision I deleted today was the only one and it was created today as well. -- Adrignola talk contribs 15:12, 25 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Which would also explain why it didn't show up in my watchlist — it wasn't there any more. Thank you. Chazz (talk) 18:13, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Albus Dumbledore
I'm not requesting a restore... the content you describe in the deletion notes does not merit restoration. I am surprised that there was no edit history, though, as I thought there was at least something there; and I am wondering when that content was actually put up there, as i should have seen it on my watchlist if it happened anytime in the past year or more. Is that really all that had happened on Dumbledore's talk page? Chazz (talk) 14:58, 25 March 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm afraid that the revision I deleted today was the only one and it was created today as well. -- Adrignola talk contribs 15:12, 25 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Which would also explain why it didn't show up in my watchlist — it wasn't there any more. Thank you. Chazz (talk) 18:13, 25 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for helping Wikibook virgins..
Thanks! We just started a geochronology book and are very pleased to have you help us!

--Dcondon (talk) 14:49, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

Beginning Visual Basic merged
I've completed the pending merge of the book. The main page and the second link had no usable content, the only history merge that needs to be done is from Beginning Visual Basic/Introduction to Visual Basic/Introduction. --Panic (talk) 07:09, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
 * All [[Image:Yes_check.svg|15px| ]] Done. -- Adrignola talk contribs 12:00, 27 March 2010 (UTC)

De-Adminship
Saw your e-mail and due to your concern decided to de-admin myself and make it easy. -within focus 13:06, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for all your contributions. Hopefully you'll stop by every so often and Muggles' Guide certainly stands as a legacy of your influence here at Wikibooks. -- Adrignola talk contribs 13:12, 29 March 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter
Saw your note and responded... Chazz (talk) 22:18, 29 March 2010 (UTC)