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[edit] Inline discussion preload

Hey Cac, thanks for the preload - that's awesome. I didn't even know about that feature! Pretzels^Talk! 19:22, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I was going through the templates; are you planning on creating a new footer for the Sing post? I was going through the code and found that, with a few parse functions, you could cut all the parameters — which would, well, automate everything. I think you understand that BASEPAGENAME and SUBPAGENAME can be included into the called template. As for the date, you could use the #time function, such that {{#time: Y-m-d|{{#titleparts:{{PAGENAME}}|1|2}} -7 days}}; this would return last issue's date and you could insert that into the url. Ultimately, and of course, you could keep the parameters are "overrides". I could write it all in if you want, I promise not to break anything. ;) ChyranandChloe (talk) 19:40, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

I'm happy for you to experiment - although it's important that older editions are not affected, so bear that in mind. Also, not every signpost is exactly 7 days apart, hence why next/prev dates are manually specified. It's also best to propose major changes on Wikipedia talk:Wikipedia Signpost first, so as not to confuse contributors and readers. Something I'd be interested to set up would be a redirect, or maybe just a noinclude header in the preload; currently after leaving a comment you get dumped on the talk page. You should add yourself under Design & templates on our Regular responsibilities table, your parser/template/wikimarkup knowledge is awesome and it'd great to have you help out on a regular basis! Pretzels^Talk! 14:27, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

• I could actually do with your help. I'm setting up a task list with multiple statuses for upcoming Signpost issues; it's currently at User:Pretzels/Signpost-tasks. Everything seems to be set up and working, apart from one thing. If you only fill in, say, 7 tasks, the remaining three will still display as empty rows. I've tried to use an {{#if:}} check to see if {{{Task7}}} is present, but nothing output at all then. If you could help me out, I'd be super grateful. The code that needs some sort of conditional check is at User:Pretzels/Signpost-tasks/Task-set, around each User:Pretzels/Signpost-tasks/Task. Many thanks, Pretzels^Talk! 21:20, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, the idea I had was "assuming defaults" if no values were entered, but those pages that use those templates are maintained by a small group of editors, so I guess that it's probably not necessary. Can the page be redirected back? I'm not sure, I don't think so, mw:Manual:Parameters to index.php. I've cleaned up your code and added a parse functions, unused rows will not display.[1][2] I don't know if I want to be a back up or have regular responsibilities; I've got other responsibilities. For one, this is a though year, Wikipedia-wise I'm looking at set of templates that might be merged. If you want to help, here's the discussion.[3] It'll be good for you, maybe you can look at issues with templates other than those used on the Signpost. :P ChyranandChloe (talk) 23:59, 29 September 2009 (UTC)

Wow. I'm in awe. Thanks so much for helping me, I apologise if my botchy code upset you! I'm just getting to grips with MediaWiki code, so my efforts tend to be a bit hit-and-miss at the moment. I'll certainly keep an eye on that talk page and if there's anywhere I can help, I'll do my best. Pretzels^Talk! 00:35, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

You're welcome. :) ChyranandChloe (talk) 01:53, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

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Since I just got back and didn't reply right away, this is to let you know that I replied on my talk. Awickert (talk) 17:14, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Huh. Now I actually replied. I must have messed up hitting "save page". Whaddayaknow. Awickert (talk) 09:25, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] tobacco

Hiya CaC, It is not a big deal, but my observations on tobacco harvesting come from personal experience. This is not a field in which I study, so I cannot give you sources off hand. Nonetheless, I note that the paragraph from which I cited has no references. Nitpicking perhaps, but there are a lot of migrant workers, and rural Kentuckians that might take issue with being called "single piece farm equipment". The only machinery I have seen involved in cultivation are setters (also used for peppers and other crops), and wagons, both of which are pulled by tractors. Pretty primitive and labor intensive process in general. Anyway, I appreciate that you have posted an informative general piece on tobacco. Just thought I would throw my two cents in. Cheers, Tim —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.138.154.194 (talk) 05:57, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Tim, replied on Talk:Tobacco. ChyranandChloe (talk) 07:06, 24 November 2009 (UTC)