User talk:PleaseStand

After reading one of the Village Pump messages regarding server lag

Maybe automatic (edit=autoconfirmed,move=sysop) status should be applied to all pages whenever server lag is higher than 300 seconds. I'm already used to it from YouTube maintenance. Any full-protected pages could remain full protected. The last two spikes that I saw anyhow were under 200. mechamind90 18:02, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

I'm not a MediaWiki dev or Wikipedia sysadmin, but I do know that 1000 s database lag is not an ordinary event. The most recent spike (at about 1000 s lag) probably happened as a result of a mistaken global oversighting of a long-time editor's 140,000+ edits and did not last for very long. Note that some of Wikipedia's bots are already coded to slow down or stop editing when lag exceeds 3–5 s. PleaseStand ^(talk) 19:40, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Map zooming

Hi. I know you are an expert on coding but how are you on template coding? See National Portrait Gallery (United States). You know on ebay when you are browsing items you can hover over a picture with the mouse to zoom in? Ideally what would be useful here is when you hover over the map it produces a zoomed larger version with the pin still on it to make out street names. Is this possible? Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 09:00, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

If you click on the globe icon next to "Coordinates" at the top of the page, you get the WikiMiniAtlas view but that does not include streets. You might be interested in the OpenStreetMap-Wikipedia collaboration, which aims to integrate free street maps with Wikipedia's articles. PleaseStand ^(talk) 19:57, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

LOL, yes I know about that, I have made nearly a hundred open street map locators of cities and province on here. Check out this. When you click the geo globe on German wiki now it features on the open street map at different zoomable levels. If we could import this technology this would be perfect.... Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 18:21, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

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Highlight by default

On the MediaWiki-l mailing list I asked

> User:PleaseStand/highlight-comments.js is a script on Wikipedia. One has to click
> a link on the page to activate it. Is there some way to make it activate on page load?

and received the reply

Replace the call to addPortletLink with HighlightCommentsJsHighlight()

The gentleman who suggested this is on the other side of the planet and won't be back till the sun comes 'round to his land again, but I'm impatient. Any idea how I might implement the suggestion? kcylsnavS{^screech_harrass} 22:19, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

This has been added, but for now this will not be the default setting. Update the monobook/vector.js code as described at User:PleaseStand/Comment highlighter to turn on highlighting as a default setting. PleaseStand ^(talk) 23:24, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

You are so cool. Thanks! kcylsnavS{^screech_harrass} 23:35, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Strange Problem with custom user pages

Hi. I've noticed this sort of thing happening on several user pages: http://tinypic.com/r/2re2iaw/6 . That example is from User:Selfworm. I think it's coming from css or js on their own pages. kcylsnavS{^screech_harrass} 03:59, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

That is because he is trying to CSS-position his heading over the real one. The Vector skin is different from Monobook, and therefore it does not look right. Turning off the user info script, you would still see the duplicate headings. PleaseStand ^(talk) 04:06, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

I figured it was something like that. Not gonna turn off your script though. I like it too much. :) kcylsnavS{^screech_harrass} 04:11, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Are you for real?

Can you convince me that your non-admin closure, after eight hours, of this evenly-split AfD discussion should not be taken to deletion review immediately? ╟─TreasuryTag►voice vote─╢ 08:33, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

• I'm a bit concerned about your 'speedy keep' closure at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles Cooper Nott, Jr. (2nd nomination). Which of the five speedy keep criteria listed at Wikipedia:Speedy keep did you feel it met? Kind regards, --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 10:59, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

  Merged with my identical section above. ╟─TreasuryTag►stannator─╢ 11:12, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

• I do not see a legitimate basis for your speedy keep of this article, and request that you reverse your action and reopen the AFD. The opinion was about evenly divided: the nominator (me) and 3 others for deleting, and an equal number for keeping. Otherwise it needs to go to deletion review. Why did you find it necessary to end the debate after a few hours, with no consensus and no "snowball?" You have merely set up the need for another AFD. Edison (talk) 15:27, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

• The way I saw it was that there were no remaining arguments for deletion. Now, I do believe my closure was too early; I doubt the nominator had a chance to present another rationale for deletion. Sorry for wasting everyone's time. PleaseStand ^(talk) 16:00, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
  • I agree with TreasuryTag, Malcolm, and Edison. Please un-close this AfD so we can return to the same discussion. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 16:49, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
    • OK, I reverted myself. Sorry for the mistake. PleaseStand ^(talk) 17:00, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
      • Thanks for reopening the AFD. Your decision that "There were no remaining arguments" for deletion assumes that any stated reason was completely demolished by any argument to the contrary. But some asserting "anyone who was the target of a bomb" or "anyone who had an obituary in a major paper" has satisfied GNG are novel arguments not found in any guideline and not found in erthe compilation of AFD outcomes. It is not necessary for the nominaator or others to add novel reasons for deletion in addition to the initial argument that notability is lacking per our guidelines. Edison (talk) 16:17, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Question regarding freeze template

I thought I would be able to use your {{freeze}} template to save a version of the main page(to keep track of a DYK).

I recorded one on 10 May here. As I went to add a new one today, I checked the 10 May entry, and it displays today's main page.

Am I doing something wrong (or does it not work for the main page)?--SPhilbrickT 15:34, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

The main page's sections are transcluded templates, therefore that won't work. You have to use Template:Did you know as the page name instead. I have fixed the two links on your user page for you. PleaseStand ^(talk) 20:15, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks.--SPhilbrickT 00:05, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

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Veterans' Memorial Hall, round 2

Dear PleaseStand, I did rewrite the article and am ready to resubmit. Should I just send it to you here? Thanks for all of your help. MtRainier7 16:41, 3 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by MtRainier7 (talk • contribs)

Oh, dear--I received your message, I did the shift/tilda combination (I thought). I'll try again. This just isn't that hard! MtRainier7 16:54, 3 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by MtRainier7 (talk • contribs)

You can resubmit to Articles for Creation at any time, or you can save a userspace draft at User:MtRainier7/Veterans' Memorial Hall (click the link). Regardless of which location you save the article at, I can take a look at it. By the way, it is likely that the four tildes to sign your username are not working properly because you have the "Sign my name using the provided wikitext" option checked in "My preferences". Turn that off and delete the contents of the textbox above, and your signature should work. PleaseStand ^(talk) 19:32, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

I did save the rewrite at User:MtRainier7/Veterans' Memorial Hall. I hope the article hits the mark this time, but if not, I'm ready to improve. And I did turn off the "Sign my . . . wikitext" option. Thank you for your help, my friend!MtRainier7 (talk) 16:03, 4 June 2010 (UTC)