User talk:Prahlad balaji/Archive 1

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Hi I know you've been here for quite awhile, but were never welcomed, so here it is. Cheers -- Jules (Mrjulesd) 22:48, 8 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks for the welcome! I would like to find a list of articles that need improvement. Any suggestions? Thanks, --Prahlad balaji (discuss • contribs) 22:50, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

Well I think the main thing to do is something you find interesting, we're all volunteers so what we do should be fun. Without knowing what your interests are it is difficult to say, but here are some general pointers: At the moment I do mainly page review and anti-vandalism; if you can get the reviewer flag this is good to do. Anyway I hope this gives you some ideas. -- Jules (Mrjulesd) 23:20, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Obviously you could create content, either by starting a book or contributing to an existing one. You could pick a shelf at Wikibooks Stacks/Departments that looks interesting, and see if you can improve a book there.
 * The other thing to do is maintenance, see Maintenance and Category:Wikibooks maintenance. For example Category:Pages needing attention has a list of pages that need attention.
 * If you're interested in history I wrote Brief History of Europe, feedback would be welcome, but please agree with me for major changes.
 * , thanks! I'll take your word. With regards, --Prahlad balaji (discuss • contribs) 23:21, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

AWB check page
Hello Prahlad, welcome to Wikibooks good to see you here. I noticed you added your name to the check page and wanted to use JBW. Well I have good news, I have configured Regex typos here and made the JBW script and AWB both work here. I am still working on improving it but it will take some time. For question ping me or leave me a message. Best regards Synoman Barris (discuss • contribs) 06:34, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , thank you! Where can I find the page needed for running JWB? Thanks, --Prahlad balaji (discuss • contribs) 14:29, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello, check User:Synoman Barris/JWBscript.js, I have also added your name to the check page. Best regards --Synoman Barris (discuss • contribs) 14:38, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , thank you! Now I can fix refs better :) --Prahlad balaji (discuss • contribs) 14:40, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , I went to AutoWikiBrowser/Script but it doesn't seem to load (even though it's in my common.js). Please tell me the problem. Thanks, --Prahlad balaji (discuss • contribs) 14:43, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I misspelled your name at the check page. Try again ? --Synoman Barris (discuss • contribs) 14:55, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , still not working... does it work for you? --Prahlad balaji (discuss • contribs) 14:57, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

mw.util.addPortletLink("p-tb", mw.config.get('wgArticlePath').replace('$1', "Project:AutoWikiBrowser/Script"), "JS Wiki Browser", "tb-awbscript", "Run Javascript Wiki Browser"); });

if (mw.config.get('wgCanonicalNamespace')+':'+mw.config.get('wgTitle') === 'Project:AutoWikiBrowser/Script' && mw.config.get('wgAction') == 'view') mw.loader.load('//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Joeytje50/JWB.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript'); mw.loader.using(['mediawiki.util', 'mediawiki.api'], function {
 * Mine works perfectly fine, try adding the code above directly to your common.js, I don’t think Import will work here that well --Synoman Barris (discuss • contribs) 15:11, 9 September 2020 (UTC)


 * thanks, how do I indent it? --Prahlad balaji (discuss • contribs) 15:17, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Alright, looks like it's just my computer then :| --Prahlad balaji (discuss • contribs) 15:46, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Now I am not sure where the problem is, it was all easy for me though. You can copy my common.js page and see if it will work for you before I am able to track the problem. Also I suggest when running the script, it should not make a lot of edits per minute. This can flood recent changes. Best regards --Synoman Barris (discuss • contribs) 18:14, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * nah it's probably my computer. It's very trashy. I'll use my other one and see how it goes. --Prahlad balaji (discuss • contribs) 18:22, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
 * No problem Prahlad, thanks for helping out here. Hope to see you around and once again welcome --Synoman Barris (discuss • contribs) 18:26, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

A new proposal
Hi, there is currently a proposal at Wikibooks:Reading room/Proposals for non-admins to be given the ability of    and. Since you’ve been an active user on Wikibooks for the last thirty day, I thought you might join in by giving feedback/opinion or amendments. Thank you so much for your time Synoman Barris (discuss • contribs) 12:56, 14 September 2020 (UTC)


 * voted support for proposal 1 Prahlad balaji (discuss • contribs) 14:34, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Good to see you back Prahlad. Cheers --Synoman Barris (discuss • contribs) 15:22, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 * , thanks! What happened is that I ran out of errors to fix ;-) --Prahlad balaji (discuss • contribs) 15:23, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Well you’re in the right place, Wikijunior is a good place to edit and expand. I actually edit there most of the time and maybe the cookbook (trying to show my mum I can cook). If you want you can also help over at my book |WorldCultures. I am currently importing pages from Wikipedia and simplifying them to fit in the book. It is an easy book to write and maybe it may be a featured book one day, it also helps me get over my PTSD. Best regards --Synoman Barris (discuss • contribs) 15:49, 14 September 2020 (UTC)
 * sure thanks for the suggestion. I will keep this in mind and practice more. --Prahlad balaji (discuss • contribs) 16:29, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Culture of the world
Hello Prahlad, thank you so much for helping out with my book. I can not fill it alone with school and all. Do you have any idea of a constant styling and local MOS we may apply to the book. Best regards --Synoman Barris (discuss • contribs) 17:21, 18 September 2020 (UTC)


 * sure. I'm mostly doing copyediting around here, so what I'd first do is of course dewikify it. Then I'd remove encyclopedic and POV stuff (for example "The architecture of South Africa mirrors the vast ethnic and cultural diversity of the country and its historical colonial period. In addition, influences from other, distant, countries, have contributed to the variety of the South African architectural landscape") and also vandalism. Then I would remove templates like and other encyclopedic things (I dunno why the main template exists here tbh). Let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks and happy editing! Cheers, --Prahlad balaji (T / C) 17:26, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * I mean a manual of style that can be used to make it look more like a book than an encyclopedic article --Synoman Barris (discuss • contribs) 17:30, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * what I'd do is take the sections, split them into subpages, and direct each section to the appropriate subpage. --Prahlad balaji (T / C) 17:32, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
 * Good idea, let me see if I can import more pages. --Synoman Barris (discuss • contribs) 17:35, 18 September 2020 (UTC)