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User talk:Xania

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Publishing novel
Hey ЗAНИA, like I answered on my talk page I am sorry, I had no idea. I am new to wikibooks. Plus, I did not mean to publish, I thought it was all in my user pages. Sorry! Do you now, where on the Mediawiki wikis it is reasonable to publish a novel? Thanks for the info and the work you do here. Jergas (discuss • contribs) 23:01, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
 * BTW, I noticed you corrected my redlink so it will stay in my user namespace. Thank you for that, it was another doubt I had. Is it ok with policy if I write practice stuff under my user namespace? Jergas (discuss • contribs) 23:19, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
 * There are no Wikimedia wikis dedicated to novels. A private, American company, Fiction Wikia (I am unable to provide the link because our spam blacklist keeps blocking it!) seem to offer novels though.  User pages can be used to practice writing stuff but shouldn't be used as a personal website for a holding site for content that isn't appropriate for Wikibooks.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 11:21, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Uh.... Indonesian Wikibooks is allowing everyone to wrote their fiction writing as long as they are original stories and the author is willing to release their work under CC BY-SA. They even held a fiction-writing wiki-a-thon with the main prize as high as equivalent USS$1000+, they even will print their work as the icing on the cake. Of course, fan-fiction is forbidden because they're using copyrighted materials and should be written in Fiction Wikia. Dunno about other Wikibooks tho. Veracious (discuss • contribs) 09:27, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

I am the author of both sites.
Hello. I have posted the following message in my site : https://sites.google.com/site/facultiesindiafoundation/home

The author has provided the same contents in https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Listen_and_Learn_Science

--DManohar (discuss • contribs) 06:53, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Hello how are you Lucien roubens (discuss • contribs) 16:14, 4 May 2016 (UTC)

Slow loading of the edit bar
Speaking of MediaWiki:Edittools, I noticed in an edit summary by you from last year that you mentioned the loading of the edit bar had become slow in Opera and other browsers lately. Has the edit bar continued to be slow to load since then? Was English Wikibooks the only project where you have experienced this slow down? I noticed based on the timing of the comment that I might have caused it with an addition to the advanced section of the edit bar, and I made some changes today that should reduce that problem. --dark lama  18:08, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Well, I was going to reply with a yes, it's still slow but typing this reply I see that the edit bar loads straight away. Not sure if I had this problem on other projects as 95% of my editing is on Wikibooks with the remainder on en.wiki, en.voyage and it.wiki/voyage.  Opera is generally extremely fast although with a few sites it totally struggles - Facebook in particular.  Everything seems fine now though - thanks!--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]]talk 18:22, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Assistance Please.
Hallo Xania,

Also, Dark, Quite & Pi

Would you be able to assist me with something, or rather help me understand the following:

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I am getting this message for quite sometime now, however not for all the reviews I do.

Do you have any idea, what this might be? I am not sure of this, so...

Danke Schôn. Vishal Bakhai - Works 15:11, 27 May 2014 (UTC)

happens to me sometimes too. Usually when the page hasnt loaded fully before I click Review. Xania

I created this template today for use on a user's discussion page, should the likely need to advice people to use categories come up again. Wikibooks has had for a long time uncategorized for use on books and pages as well. The "this template" part changes to reflect the namespace the template is used in. --dark lama  13:32, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * It's been my impression a category meant to be subst'd should include in its expansion an html comment identifying the template, so there's evidence left behind of the template use. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 16:38, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I can see how anyone trying to track down a template problem can benefit from an identifying comment. My impression has been that Wikibooks has little to no consistency for template design. From the templates I have seen on Wikibooks, my guess is half of Wikibooks' substituted templates do include an identifying comment and the other half do not. I have also seen templates that do not mention substitution and get updated without substitution in mind, cause problems for people who were substituting it. Maybe all templates should include an identifying comment. --dark lama  17:10, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * This template should be very useful. I regularly patrol new pages and add categories to them and when I see such new pages from the same users I try to point out the use of categories to them (but not all the time).  No idea about Pi Zero's comment - not even sure what you are talking about!--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]]talk 18:49, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * The markup for Template:Unsigned looks like this:
 * That template is designed to be subst'd. And every time it is subst'd, that html comment at the end, , is part of what gets substituted in on the target page.  So you could, in principle, do a string search across the whole wiki for that html comment, and thereby find all of the places where the template has been used.  --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 19:03, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Darklama, I noticed you'd made some changes to Templates which include things like → talk page → signature in many places on the page. What does that mean?  I understand that we should also include our signatures but page?  Also I recently created Template:Editsummary but since noticed that it's been moved to Edit summary and the wording has also been changed.  I created that with the intention of using it for people who remove lots of text.  There exist other templates with names like fixit, testfriendly and so on so it seems that there's no requirement for separate words although I agree that there needs to be much more consistency.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]]talk 19:10, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * → talk page → signature refers to two optional template parameters. Some templates optionally can link to the page where a person made an edit. I've been trying to reflect changes made to templates listed from Templates, which had not previously been documented in the examples there. I saw you clarify on someone's discussion page that the intention was to mean a large removal. I was trying to update the template to reflect that as well as the fact Wikipedia has a similar template named . In more general terms any major edit should use the edit summary, not just removals of a lot of text. --dark  lama  19:27, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Also I kept the redirect the correct name you used was with a capital "S": Template:EditSummary. --dark lama  19:31, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, I know that many of the templates take different parameters but I didn't think that was what the → talk page stuff was about. I'm not sure if it's clear.  My first thought was that it was suggesting that after using the template we should then mention a page (i.e. below the template) and finally sign.  Regarding the edit summary template - I wasn't aware that redirects would work for templates.  That's useful to know, thanks.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]]talk 19:48, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I saw someone else had already used the format to mention optional parameters and I decided to do the same as a short term solution to the fact that most of these templates are poorly documented. --dark lama  20:00, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I saw someone else had already used the format to mention optional parameters and I decided to do the same as a short term solution to the fact that most of these templates are poorly documented. --dark lama  20:00, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

User creating another user
Hi, I saw you blocked "temporarily" (i.e. indefinitely...) a user because you didn't know how one user can create another. You can go to Special:UserLogin/signup to create a new account. I don't understand the block. [//simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ALog&type=newusers&user=PiRSquared17&page=&year=&month=-1&tagfilter=&hide_patrol_log=1&hide_thanks_log=1 Examples]. PiRSquared17 (discuss • contribs) 21:02, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * The block was simply because I had no idea what was going on. It was indefinite for that reason.  It was a precaution.  I guess I thought it was some kind of strange spammer action.  Don't see how non-established users have the ability to create so many accounts at the click of a button.  The block has been undone now.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]]talk 21:16, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * There is an account creation throttle set in the server configuration. It is currently 6 within a 24 hour period assuming the user doesn't IP address hop (you can see the configuration here, search for 'wgAccountCreationThrottle' to see the setting). The functionality is described on MediaWiki Wiki. On en.wikibooks, Administrators are not affected by the limitation as they have noratelimit as a right. I have occasionally had to create a block of accounts for a school who have hit the rate limit. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 07:46, 29 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Useful to know. Hadn't seen such actions before and it just seemed weird.  It seems odd that a new user, with no edits on the other wikis I checked, would know how to create extra accounts.  --ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]]talk 10:19, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Locking only one heading
Is there a way to stop people from editing just one heading in the page, but allowing them to edit other heading on a page? CallumPoole (discuss • contribs) 22:45, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't think I understand what you are asking. The only way to stop people editing a page (or a section of a page) is if the page is protected but that is only done for pages which are very frequently vandalised.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 09:52, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Delete
Hi Xania,

Help again.

I just saw a "Editor" group person delete a page. How is that an editor can do it? As in I am curious, since, I am not sure if I have that right or not?!

Here at the deletion log, I can see Special:Log/delete, that Savh deleted this: The user has the following rights:
 * 23:30, 31 May 2014 Savh (discuss | contribs) deleted page A Helping Hand With Methods Of Acupuncture (Spam, vandalism, or nonsense)
 * Savh (discuss | contribs) (Reviewer) (Created on 24 September 2010 at 22:23)

Do I also have this rights, as I come under the same tag:
 * Harrybrowne1986 (discuss | contribs) (Reviewer) (Created on 18 February 2011 at 17:23)

Sorry, if I sound a bit lame in asking this, but I am not sure of this.

Danke Schôn. Vishal Bakhai - Works 18:17, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I just investigated a little and notice that he/she is a Steward so can block and delete on almost every wiki (with some exceptions like en.wikipedia). I think it would be useful if Stewards left some kind of message in their Edit Summary so others know who they are (or at least mention in on their local user page).  --ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]]talk 18:52, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Oh! Thanks for that. I see now on other wiki's too about him/her. Can you tell me something else please. I have been thinking of getting to the next level(which would be ?), and I know I am saying this too early(only as per the edits), but, it is like this, that I am trying to do good out of everything I do, and seeing that yes there are quite a number of admins active, I would still wish to get to that post. When do you think I can nominate myself for that, and be able to assist more. Also, thanks for helping me with my queries, always. :) Danke Schôn. Vishal Bakhai - Works 19:14, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
 * You can read about administrators at Administrators but the information about requirements is quite vague. I think the community look for consistency, a need for the tools (you need to clearly explain why you need the tools and what you will do with them) as well as presence on the project for several months.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 09:34, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
 * From what I have seen your biggest area to work on is creating substantive content (as opposed to vandal fighting) that will demonstrate both an understanding of the Wikibooks project and an ability to communicate well in written English. Administrators need to judge the quality and value of contributions (e.g., in deletion discussions) and explain their reasons when challenged over deletions, blocks, etc. To do this you need to be able to clearly articulate yourself to native English speakers and those with less developed skills. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 10:39, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Ahh. I see what you mean Quite. Well in that case, I see myself working on anyway the German book, and also have been doing my part as a reviewer too. I will try and be at the standards required for the same. Till than Danke Schôn mate. Cheers. Vishal Bakhai - Works 17:08, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

MediaWiki:Perbook/Wikijunior:Europe.css
Maybe this should have:

Any new pages added in the future would then automatically have this styling. Also means future changes only requires updating one page. --dark lama  22:16, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

You can also test out any changes you make in your own per book user subpage first at /per book/Wikijunior:Europe.css. --dark lama  23:48, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that. There are no more pages to be added to the book (unless Europe gains a new country like Scotland or Catalunya) but this seems a simpler method although I used auto wiki browser so at least it wasn't time consuming.  Are codes like that listed anywhere on Wikibooks or did you just know it because of previous CSS knowledge?--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 23:36, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I was able to apply previous CSS knowledge by examining the HTML source code for a specific page. I do not know whether specific identifiers are documented anywhere at Wikibooks. I think the MediaWiki website or English Wikipedia might documented specific identifiers. You can read Cascading Style Sheets to learn how to style elements in general. --dark lama  00:33, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, the source code. I'm good at examining that when trying to download video from a site but didn't think about analyzing it for this kind of thing.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 09:30, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Stray Edits
Sorry about the stray pages I made Xania, I accidentally made the links unattached from the main book, I'll make sure to get new pages attached to the book ASAP, as for the other ones you can just delete them. And again, sorry bout that, my mistake. --MasterSkrat (discuss • contribs) 02:26, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Divulgative dictionary
Ciao! Scusa se scrivo in italiano, ma così posso spiegare il mio progetto con scioltezza.

Se sei interessato a tradurre il dizionario io te ne sarei veramente grato, ma come ho detto al Bar di en.wb non è importante tradurre i lemmi ma è importante che la mia idea venga portata avanti su wikibooks in inglese, perché penso che su quello in italiano non avrà un futuro così bello come potrebbe averlo qui.

L'unica pagina che penso sia utile da tradurre è quella principale perché contiene le idee che stanno alla base del libro; il resto può essere scritto dagli stessi utenti di Wikibooks in inglese. Io potrei darti una mano nella sua traduzione (per quello che riesco a fare: io capisco l'inglese ma non lo so scrivere bene) ma con le mie abilità posso solo continuare quello che ho già iniziato su it.wb. --Riccardo Rovinetti (discuss • contribs) 16:07, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Ciao! Non e' un problema - anche io capisco l'italiano ma non lo scrivere bene!  Si, la idea venga portata su wikibooks inglese ma e' necessario tradurre solo la paggina principale.  La parole divulgative non si usa in inglese puoi devo pensarae un nome differente.  Fammi pensare!--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 19:51, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Una parole meglio e' instructive o educational.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 19:53, 3 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Grazie infinite per l'interessamento! Fammi sapere se ci sono novità o se ti serve aiuto! Thank you so much again!!! (P.S. Do you think it would be better if we used our native language to write? We'll be sure to write what we really want to say). --Riccardo Rovinetti (discuss • contribs) 20:45, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

Book move assistance
The OCR A-Level Physics book would be much better as a sub-book of the A-level Physics book rather than being its own book. The Overall book has subheadings that I have created and some extras that were already there. i moved the book to this new name ti make room for an overall portal to different examination boards and not just OCR. When I moved the book some of the subheadings got left behind as i was unaware that only the page would move and not the entire book. Most of the page that are under A-level Physics are apart of the OCR book but the ones that aren't are the ones under the subpage of Edexcel. I would like to request administrative assistance in moving this book. Also, the AQA board also has its own book, AQA A-Level Physics. This would also be better for the book layout if the book was a sub book of the portal page, A-level Physics. Thank you -- 12:21, 07 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I think I understand what you're after but can you tell me exactly which pages need moving and to where? It definitely seems better to have just one book rather than duplicating so much information and having to update things every time an exam board changes their syllabus.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 18:32, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * There is an OCR book and an AQA book. They should be out under their own subheading as AQA and OCR. Edexcel is already a sub book. There are also extra page in the actual "a-level physics" book. The ones that aren't filed under Edexcel and are directly in the book should be under OCR. It's really hard to explain so I'm sorry if you got confused. Thank you --  18:01, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

My edit
I wonder if you could provide an answer to my question raised on the following page Talk:Handbook of Management Scales/Alliance performance. Preferably there. 87.51.169.180 (discuss) 06:32, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I have just replied for this same query, as requested by the IP USer on my talk page.
 * I reverted in Good Faith Edit, as Test Edit, and have stated the same to the user. I see that you had added a comment to the IP Page for Sandbox edit request.
 * Danke Schôn. Vishal Bakhai - Works[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|15px]] 06:55, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Replied on the talk page. Sorry for the late response.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 18:30, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Usurp request on es, de, pt, fi wikipedia
This is User:Xania confirming requests to usurp accounts at these Wikis.--ЗAНИA talk 23:03, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

 * Hi! If you have no contributions to ro.wikipedia, you can just register with your username without further notice.
 * If you wish to reply, please do it on my ro.wikipedia page here. Thanks. --Wintereu (discuss • contribs) 00:31, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Tried that but someone else has my username. That's the problem.  I have left a message on your ro.talk page.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 11:20, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

 * I see. Well, in that case, you just need to specify in the usurp request the new name that you wish to use.
 * After that, within a couple of days, an administrator will handle it. Thanks for notice. --Wintereu (discuss • contribs) 12:35, 7 June 2014 (UTC)
 * By the way, you also need to give a valid reason (due to protocol), which in your case is this: a user account (Xania) already exist, but it's not mine.
 * --Wintereu (discuss • contribs) 12:43, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

--ЗAНИA talk 18:53, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Links to requests:
 * 1) Castilian Wikipedia ✅
 * 2) German Wikipedia ✅
 * 3) Finnish Wikipedia ❌ (refusing to action, apparently against their policies)
 * 4) Portuguese Wikipedia (waiting)
 * 5) Romanian Wikipedia ✅
 * 6) Original Meta requests

 * I saw your request. You forgot to specify the new name you want to use. --Wintereu (discuss • contribs) 19:35, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * This is the name I want to use. Someone else has my name on ro.wikipedia.  I want to take control of that username.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 20:36, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

 * I'm afraid there's no legal way you can do this. Still, you could try to send an e-mail to that user (Xania). --Wintereu (discuss • contribs) 21:16, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Romanian Wikipedia doesn't allow usurping of usernames? Every other project seems to.  Why not?  Anybody know why projects can create their own rules about these things?  Is this mentioned anywhere on Meta and what's the point?--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 21:33, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Now I am thinking that I might have caused confusion. My username is Xania (the link says ЗAНИA but the username is actually Xania).  All I am asking is to take control of the local Xania username on ro.wikipedia because at the moment someone else has my username on that wikipedia.  That user has never made any edits.  I hope that helps.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 21:40, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Afaik that's a pretty routine 'crat action. I've done it as an en.wn 'crat.  --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 22:36, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
 * When the SUL finalisation is completed (promised for months, so who knows when it will actually happen), you will automatically gain control of your username on all projects. Who gets a username when there is a conflict follows a priority list - with functionaries coming first, followed by edit counts. As you are a CheckUser and sysop here, and those operating the other Xania accounts are not, then you will take ownership of Xania everywhere. The previous owner gets force renamed - e.g., to Xania_rowiki. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 09:19, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
 * First, a bureaucrat must review the request. Yours is still pending. It's not a refusal. --Wintereu (discuss • contribs) 16:31, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Saying that there's no legal way to do it seemed like a refusal.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 19:49, 11 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, ro.wp has only three 'crats and just two of them actually use their rights. If both of them are unavailable during the same period of time, noone will handle the requests. Sorry for the delay. Firilacroco (discuss • contribs) 12:03, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Hello, Xania. I'm one of the bureaucrats at ro.wiki and I saw your request today (sorry for the delay). Our policy says that we must announce the current user about the usurpation and mandates a 7 day waiting period for him/her to respond. After that, we will perform the usurpation. If seven days have passed and I forget, please give me a nudge. Thanks for your patience, Razvan Socol (discuss • contribs) 19:13, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
 * The usurpation at ro.wiki is now completed. Razvan Socol (discuss • contribs) 04:10, 9 July 2014 (UTC)

Lingwa de planeta wikibook
Hello! I just wanted to explain about Lingwa de planeta wikibook. Lingwa de planeta (Lidepla for short) is rather a young conlang, but it seems rather notable. There is an "Alice in Wonderland" translation published in it, and even some Esperanto-authors treat it as a "modern Esperanto". By now I've put only the reference grammar here, to the wikibooks, but I'm going to translate big good manual (it's published in Russian wikibooks now.) --Sunnynai (discuss • contribs) 09:56, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes, I have also had a look and seen many resources around. The existence of an Alice in Wonderland translation is also important.  I am removing the Query tag now although I suggest making the book a bit more book-like with pages, etc.  As there is already a Russian version of this book it would be nice to link to it (if you haven't already done so) - Wikijunior:Europe has little templates at the bottom of its front page linking to German and Romanian translations of the book.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 10:23, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
 * OK, thank you! I didn't succeed in making the template link, by I added the simple link to the Russian wikibook. Also, is it possible to add Lingwa de planeta to the constructed languages list? --Sunnynai (discuss • contribs) 15:25, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi, I added subjects and status tags to the book's main page, and BookCat to its subpages. Or I tried to, anyway.  So now it's listed on Subject:Constructed languages.  --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 16:06, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot! Now this page can be deleted - I've made a copy with English title. --Sunnynai (discuss • contribs) 17:51, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 18:18, 10 June 2014 (UTC)

And thank you!
I am very slowly gaining more knowledge. I hope someone else with more knowledge than I comes along. Pittsburgh Poet (discuss • contribs) 19:36, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Small vandalism from 49.144.196.228
So on a wikibook they did a small piece of 'vandalism' as seen here. I've reverted their changes. I just thought I'd tell you, as I don't know how you deal with them. Do you block their IP or what ever? Their IP: 49.144.196.228. CallumPoole (discuss • contribs) 14:32, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Blocking is only used for persistent vandalism, usually after a warning, or where the edits are clearly some kind of semi-automated spamming. Unless there is an ongoing problem with vandalism from a particular IP address then just reverting it is fine and there's no need to notify anyone. If you do need to notify someone, please write a message on the Administrators' Noticeboard where it is more likely to be seen. Other than blocking, persistent vandals are reported to their ISP, employer or school via the OTRS system. I've had some success recently with getting schools to take action against persistent offenders where the school is in the UK. That's because they all have "acceptable use" policies for their students that mean they are willing to act on reports. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 14:57, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for replying to this QuiteUnusual. As you can see, I am only active occasionally at the moment.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 07:17, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

Unintentional stereotyping in article
In "American Indians Today" ( http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/American_Indians_Today/Tribes,_population_and_organization_in_and_out_the_reservations ), under the section 'American Indians outside the reservations,' is this statement: "...the Iroquois, who typically have a good head for heights..." This isn't any different than saying "African-Americans are good at sports," or "Asian-Americans are good at school," and while all those may be intended as positive stereotyping they're still stereotyping. A minimal revision, 'who are typically regarded within the construction business as having a good head for heights' would at least acknowledge the stereotyping. Since I don't actually know whether or not this claim is true, I will not make the edit myself, but wish to draw this to your attention. (I assume there's already been discussion over using 'American Indian' instead of 'Native American Tribes' or such?) Thanks for looking at it, whenever you return. A Michener (discuss • contribs) 12:30, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

edited because signature didn't seem to go through. New/infrequent user of the edit pages.
 * Thanks for your message and sorry for the super-late reply. I would suggest making the change if you feel it's right (I would agree that it can be construed as a stereotype).  Regarding the use of Indian instead of Native American I think this is an Americanism and it's considered acceptable in the USA (although would be deeply offensive elsewhere certainly).  Wikipedia's policy is to use any variety of English but I'm not sure if that applies here - again editors should be bold and make changes where they think appropriate although in this case that may be too many changes.  I'd certainly support banning the use of 'Indian' except when referring to people from India.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 19:05, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

Catalonia is Spain
Hi Xania. Although there are many news nowadays about this topic, Catalonia is just a region of Spain and not a country. Regards —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.71.202.66 (discuss • contribs) 14:59, 31 October 2014

 * <pi zero wonders what that's in relation to. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 19:53, 31 October 2014 (UTC)>

 * Back in May 2014, Xania edited the description of the picture of the Sagrada Familia in wikijunior:Europe to say that it was in Catalunya rather than Spain. While Catalunya (English spelling: Catalonia) has made noises in the past, and is still talking, about seceding from Spain and France, it has not yet done so and so Barcelona is still part of Spain. Chazz (talk) 22:37, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

 * I've heard rumors that Catalan Wikipedia has been systematically suppressing the fact that Catalonia is part of Spain. I've got nothing but contempt for revisionism, but of course I don't know first-hand what's going on there.  I can see, though, how that sort of stuff going on could make folks hypersensitive on the issue.  --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 14:10, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

 * Its a specific administrative zone not simply a region like, for example, Estremadura or Ribatejo in Portugal (even if these also have their own regional characteristics and "brand" they are not administratively independent of the "central" government) I would even classify it as a better defined administrative region then lets say Gibraltar (in terms of cultural identity and historical existence). --Panic (discuss • contribs) 00:11, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
 * As mentioned above, I described it as Catalonia because that's where it is. I would also describe the Highlands as being in Scotland, the Guggenheim as being in the Basque Country and the Peak District as England yet they're not proper countries either.  At least the UK allows its people to vote for the future of their people rather than in Spain where Catalonians are being denied the chance to have a democratic vote - I guess that's why ca.wikipedia is taking such a stance at present.  I will always stick up for the little guy and believe in the right to self-determination even if that is contrary to what many in Spain believe.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 12:38, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

 * I disagree with the absolute strictness of choice if not done with the purpose of clarity. For instance not many non central-southern Europeans will know about the Basque Country, so in certain contexts it would be correct to state simply Spain (or Basque Country an autonomous region of Spain if the point is relevant). In Europe due to its small size and extremely diverse regional diversity (even convoluted border evolution) it would be very confusing to only mention specific regions. This is even shared by many other small states like for instance Maryland (in the US) I think that strict mentions are only right if they add something to the content reader.
 * As for the political side of it I simply can't take you position serious as it is mired with exceptionalism, from the issues of "democratic votes", concepts of referendum and constitutional law, to the basic, and wrong, direct comparison of Scotland and Catalonia (very distinct cases). In any case even in Italy you have movements similar to these, for example 2.1 million Venetians just voted to leave Italy and restore their medieval republic.
 * I see borders as irrelevant and unnecessary, they exist more than anything to protect special interest groups that are becoming more and more irrelevant in the present globalized world. There is no gain (to all of us) in subdividing, we should be aggregating (properly, not like the present EU or the US Federal government examples). (Note that I'm using the terms in their original meaning) Nationalism makes no sense (the defense of the nation states) beyond the protection of the acquired rights of its people from usurpation by other nation states, I however see a greater value in patriotism (proud preservation of a region's history, culture, diversity and self reliance) there is an intrinsic good in keeping people motivated to uplift the status and reputation of their "homeland". --Panic (discuss • contribs) 14:08, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

 * I never claimed not to understand why the Catalonians at ca.wp might do what (I hear) they're doing. I simply consider falsifying the record a contemptible act, not an incomprehensible one.

 * All this political discussion vindicates my choice of the word hypersensitive, as well. The question at hand is how to label a picture on a kids' book, not the political future of a region in Iberia.  (If you wan to talk politics, when Westminster realized they might actually lose the Scottish referendum, and thereby lose all that North Sea oil, they launched a last-minute campaign of lying by equating a 'no' vote with devo max, just long enough to get a 'no' vote.)  --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 16:08, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I probably shouldn't have got all political but the original poster did state that Catalonia is not a country. Maybe that would have been better worded as not a Sovereign state.  I won't be changing any descriptions but, as this is a wiki, the original poster can do so if she wishes.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 21:05, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

Vikidia in english
Hi Xania, it seems that through the Special:Import function, you already are a pretty significant contributor to Vikidia in english ! See here. :-)

By the way, I think that there is still some pretty good content to pick up from Wikijunior:Europe and Wikijunior:Languages. yet we are doing this with care, both choosing some article to import from Wikijunior and Simple English Wikipedia (many articles but just a part of them are good enough) and there is still some work on each article we import to fix and adapt it, see http://en.vikidia.org/w/index.php?title=European_Union&action=history for example. Astirmays (discuss • contribs) 08:04, 8 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for protecting American History/Colonies
How might I find a good writer to contribute in areas where I am ignorant (e.g., Native Americans during that time)? Pittsburgh Poet (discuss • contribs) 01:27, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Spam filter
I saw your edit summary. There's nothing in the AbuseLog showing you tripped an edit filter. Do you remember the exact details of the message you received? QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 13:41, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see - it was the spam blacklist. All links to Wikia are blacklisted - we can remove that, make it more specific or add some whitelist entries. Seems a bit broad to block them all. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 13:44, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it was the spam blacklist not the abuse filter. Any reason for the blacklisting of Wikia sites?  Surely it's not just because Wikia compete with Wikimedia in some areas?  It seems like a good idea to recommend to users different sites if their contributions don't belong on this project.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 19:50, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Before my time - I suggest we remove it from the blacklist. It can be re-added if it become a problem. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 22:19, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Fluid Mechanics Applications Book
I have sent an email, via OTRS (2014120110022032) to Mohd Saleem Ali who is listed as the contact for the IP address from which all of the bad edits in this book originate. I have requested they instruct their students to stop the copyright violations and follow the advice they are being given. If they don't, I am minded to hard block them. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 22:19, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
 * That sounds good. Thanks.  I started deleting a few of the pages concerned yesterday just to show that we aren't messing around.  There are many more which should be deleted but I'll wait a few more days.  I'd have to check but I'm pretty sure that not a single user in the class project has replied to any of the hundred messages that I've put on their talk pages.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 23:48, 1 December 2014 (UTC).

Ashwin230 (discuss • contribs) 20:54, 2 December 2014 (UTC)Ashwin, dear Sir, I would like to bring in your kind notice that the work you've mentioned as "possible copyright infringement"Fluid_Mechanics_Applications/B51:GENERATION_OF_RENEWABLE_ENERGY is not at all linked to the work you've mentioned as possible copyright violation of. I can assure you, if you read through the content you would be able to identify that only a few generalized words have been same by some coincidence which should be considered as normal as they were used in the definition and were universally true.So, i would request you to take back the issue you reported.Thanks!
 * I have just done a search using random groups of one and a half sentences. I did 4 searches.  3 of the searches on Google revealed that the identical phrase was used in a Wikipedia article.  The 4th search came from http://books.google.com/books?id=8X1IsAx5KcIC (search criteria: and generator.Components of a horizontal axis wind turbine (gearbox, rotor shaft and brake assembly) being lifted into).  I will remove the Copyright notice (although I see you've already done so) but phrases taken from the book mentioned in the link above will need to be written.  Furthermore, you cannot copy and paste from Wikipedia.  This is not permitted because the license used when people contribute to Wikipedia requires that a list of contributors to the article be maintained.  Therefore when you copy and paste the contributors list is lost.  If you want to use anything from Wikipedia you must request the page be imported at Requests for Import.
 * I've been doing a certain amount of review of Pages with pending changes lately. In light of this discussion, I am very carefully not reviewing changes to the Fluid Mechanics Applications book... I have to say, it does seem to be growing significantly faster than I would expect for a book of this complexity. Chazz (talk) 16:57, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I have begun a full review - at least half the pages are unambiguous violations and have been deleted. Repeat offenders are being blocked until they agree to desist. I've also hard blocked the school IP to give time to review the mess as it is being created too quickly to check properly. QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 17:04, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Sounds good to me. Your note on the main page says all editing tomthe book has been blocked but I notice that edits are still being made.  I'll keep an eye on parts of the book and the parts which I've already labeled as being copyvios.  I started from the bottom of the main index and did random Google searches of random samples of text (usually 15-20 words long stretching over at least one sentence) - about 50% so far have had some kind of copyvio.  However, a few of these are just copy and paste from Wikipedia.  Wha probably annoys me most is the almost complete lack of replies to any messages posted on user talk pages.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 23:23, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
 * The school IP addresses appear to be blocked but out of school hours they begin to edit again, presumably from home. Also there are a couple I blocked who then engaged in discussion who I have unblocked after they appeared to "get it". QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 13:46, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

request to have my wiki book fluid mechanics applications's chapter A50: Optimisation of Intake Manifold of a Car
Dear Admin, Please bring my page on the book back as I was informed of the issue of copyright violations on the 4th of December and I was told that I had about a week's time. But just the morning of the day after my page was deleted. Please put my page back and tell me about the copy right issues. And I shall handle it.
 * I have replied to this user's message on their talk page.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 17:14, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

request to have my wiki book fluid mechanics applications's chapter A50: Optimisation of Intake Manifold of a Car
Deer admin, I hereby speak for no one but me I am just responsible for my page. And as far as I know I was given a week's span but my page was deleted far earlier than that. I didn't expect you to work without warning. Either way please undo the removal of my page and how do I sign this thing? If I sign it and the other page's editors don't then still do I get my page back? Cause I was warned on 4.11.2014 and given a weeks span.
 * I think QuiteUnusual has dealt with this and he has now re-created the page.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 10:49, 8 December 2014 (UTC)

About Fluid_Mechanics_Applications/A50:Optimisation_of_Intake_Manifold_of_a_Car
Should that page be reviewed and accepted? 11 pending edits as of now... Does that page have a copyright violation? The Contributions page does raise a question. --Leaderboard 11:38, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
 * If the edits aren't vandalism then accept it. If you like you can select a few random sentences from the text and do a Google search to see if it's a copy and paste from elsewhere.  If so then tag the page with  .  --ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 14:08, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

Can you help with a template change?
I don't know enough about templates to make what ought to be a trivial change to this template... What it does right now is very nearly right. In the top left corner of the page, among other things, it creates the links "prev chapter | next chapter" with chapter numbers. The problem is that there's no way to navigate back up to the book overview from that link, or anywhere else on the page. Would it be possible to change that so that either it added a book link between the next and previous, or so that it made the book title in the line below that one into a link to the book overview? Thank you kindly... Chazz (talk) 00:57, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi Chazz. I've had a look but I also don't know enough to make the change so I have copied your message to QuiteUnusual's talk page as I think he may be better at this.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 09:35, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Need help about edit revertion
I've reverted the change by an IP user because that edit seems to be copied from Wikipedia(or at least significant parts of it). Can you tell me whether this reversion was correct? The edit by the user is [|here] --Leaderboard 09:32, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Your actions look fine to me. I have left a note on the IP user's talk page.  If they want they can look at the History and copy in the parts which weren't copied from Wikipedia.  Good work.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 13:03, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

Query
Hey, I'm not sure whether or not you saw the message I left for you on en:User talk:Xania. If not here's a notice that they're there, then. Resident Mario (discuss • contribs) 16:12, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

Great to see you here drop by!
Welcome back (for a bit, at least) ;-) --atcovi (talk) 22:38, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Greek examples
Hi Xania First, thanks for your contributions on the wikibook Koine Greek, it's really useful! However, I stumpled an oddity regarding the examples given on this page, regarding 1st declension nouns: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Koine_Greek/5._Declining_1st_and_2nd_Declension_Nouns

In the table for 1st declension pattern 1, it says that the plural vocative should end in -αι, but in the example just below it, καρδία in vocative plural is given as καρδία instead of καρδίαι. When I compare it to the wiktionary entry (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1) it seems like it should have been καρδίαι, right? The same goes for the examples φωνή and δόξα.

If this happens to be correct, I'm not asking for an explanation, I just want to know whether this is an error or not :)

Have a wonderful day!

Text Input Field
Could you please add in MediaWiki:Common.css the following code:

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I really need this code for my project. Thanksǃ --Thirunavukkarasye-Raveendran (discuss • contribs) 13:45, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * Done. --ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 14:24, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Are you handy with templates?
Noticed a problem in Template:Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Book/Page which could stand to be fixed... specifically there's no way to backtrack from the chapter page (e.g. Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Order of the Phoenix/Chapter 4) back up to the book page (Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Order of the Phoenix). The template does include the book title as "Harry Potter and the BOOK", where BOOK is a parameter that is filled in. Would it be possible to make that into a link to "Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/BOOK" as well? Chazz (talk) 21:03, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

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 * This has now been signed (twice, once for Check User issues and another for OTRS) --ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 04:21, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Yeah I got a reminder even though I've signed it. I assume the WMF is not reconciling across people who have multiple access rights that require signing. If you check the Noticeboard you can see if your signature has been noted. I can't see you on there though... QuiteUnusual (discuss • contribs) 13:08, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

help
how do I add contents box
 * On most pages a contents box will appear automatically provided you separate your sections with headers. Use == TITLE == to make headers which will then appear in the contents box at the top of the page.--ЗAНИA [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]]talk 06:46, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

does each part title have to be in all caps — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anayguy (talk • contribs) 20:07, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi. Anayguy. No, they don't have to be in all caps. --Pi zero (discuss • contribs) 20:20, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

how do I make a chart set up Anayguy (discuss • contribs) 19:57, 5 March 2020 (UTC) User:Anayguy Anayguy (discuss • contribs) 19:57, 5 March 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) 12:48, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Request for History Change in OpenSCAD Tutorial/Chapter 8
Hello Xania,

I see that you've been approving my edits to the OpenSCAD Tutorial/Chapter 8 recently. Thank you for the help!

I recently made a new edit to OpenSCAD Tutorial/Chapter 8 while not logged in. As a result, the IP address I happened to be using at the time was published. I undid the change, but the edit remained. Could you please mask the IP address, attribute the change to me, or remove the edit from the history? Thanks so much!

 * Done --Xania [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 07:23, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

I reverted an edit you checked
See Special:diff/4069241. L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 21:17, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

 * Ah, I see. Thanks Xania [[Image:Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Mann.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 06:35, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
 * also Special:diff/4078382. Please be a bit more careful. L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 06:53, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Excuse me? No need to be rude. I check hundreds of edits every week so there are bound to be some mistakes. We are all volunteers here and I do not appreciate being left messages like this.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 08:03, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry if I seemed rude. Just wanted to point them out. I'll stop with these then. Thanks for letting me know you don't want them. And yes, we all make mistakes. L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 11:03, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * No problem.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 01:49, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Please block this vandal/troll
"Elliot Harkness is stupid" something along those lines. L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 22:23, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Someone else did it. I was offline.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 10:44, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

How can I do this?
How can I link recent changes with parameters (e.g: "?hidenewpages=1") in a way that would work on any wiki correctly (for use on my global userpage, which I spent all day improving)? Thanks. L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 14:52, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm not very technical I'm afraid. hidenewpages=1 is definitely the parameter to use for not showing new pages. For use on any wiki would this not work? --Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 00:01, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't think it will. if index.php?title=RecentChanges doesnt work, I don't know what will. Also, hidenewpages=1 was on my bookmarked url for recent changes, but hid no new pages. At least that isn't what I want. L10nM4st3r / Roar at me 06:43, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Caro–Kann Defence Page
Why have my edits been reverted? I do not think the information I was presenting was incorrect. ISaveNewspapers (discuss • contribs) 15:38, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I think it was one edit, the others were not reverted. My mistake.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 11:27, 17 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok, I will correct it. ISaveNewspapers (discuss • contribs) 23:04, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Indefinite IP blocks
Hello. Generally, IPs shouldn't be blocked indefinitely as it will be randomly assigned to different users. Kindly review the blocks you made and adjust accordingly. Thanks. --Minorax «¦talk¦» 11:36, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Excuse me? There was valid reason for these blocks and a notice was posted on the talk pages of the IP users which would allow them to appeal the ban. Why are you posting this and why also post the same message to two other WB sysops? Very strange behavior.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 11:45, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Seriously considering leaving the project following messages like this. This is exactly the kind of thing which turns people off Wikimedia.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 13:21, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

 * Please don't leave, we need you ! Besides, if we had no active admins, it wouldn't be good, would it? 15:07, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Yikes! Deletion, yet-again...?
Reading room/Assistance Vinyasi (discuss • contribs) 03:54, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

Template "subpage navbar"
On the page JavaScript/Self Test an anonym IP address made a small extension to the template, and you checked it. I do not understand the reason for this extension. What does it do? --Kelti (discuss • contribs) 10:34, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Apologies, should not have been approved. It has now been rejected.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 10:44, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Mozilla VPN
After activating Mozilla VPN I got to the range of blocked IP addresses. I believe that I have understood what's going on there. But: Do you have an advice on how to handle this situation smartly? --Kelti (discuss • contribs) 10:34, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

thanx huge fool x*nia for killing correct info on stalin!
it will be greatly used againt u n entire wmf! 187.135.119.244 (discuss) 05:39, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Enjoy your block.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 05:45, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Xania, I probably wouldn't have responded to our WMF-banned amigo unless you want a bunch of spam emails coming your way, at least per w:WP:DENY.
 * Ljupco, you should probably spend some time enjoying your WMF-ban by abstaining from hitting the edit button. SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 09:05, 8 November 2022 (UTC)

Recipe style guidelines
Hello! Your feedback would be welcome and appreciated at Cookbook_talk:Policy/Recipe_template. Thanks! —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 15:22, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Could you take a look at a Commons File page and ...
... tell me if my correction, Source: Own work derived from Own work, fixes the problem with my having taken a picture of a motor and inserted it into another image both of which are of my own creation? Thank you. -- Vinyasi (discuss • contribs) 06:20, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

w:en:WP:DENY
Do not post warnings to the LTAs, like the IP user 190.104.112.152. Xeverything11 (discuss • contribs) 08:35, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

 * How was I supposed to know it was a LTA? If you bothered to look at my edit history you will notice that I have blocked many, many LTA accounts this week and not once did I post a warning or other notice on their talk page. You need to phrase messages like this in. a more polite manner "Do not post warnings" is not a friendly way to address this problem.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 08:58, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Yea, how are you supposed to easily know the difference between an LTA and a normal vandal? 09:06, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * My warning on the IP's page was related to their edit summary rather than the edit itself. They added a comma to a page which seemed reasonable (though since reverted) but left an abusive edit summary. No real indication that it was a LTA. And if I choose to post a message to a user that's my business. WP:DENY does not apply here - this is Wikibooks.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 09:09, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm a bit late to this, but my 2 cents is I agree with Xeverything11 that warning LTAs is not appropriate per WP:DENY (though I disagree with warning all obvious vandals, but that's a discussion for another day), but it's unreasonable to expect someone to know every LTA. SHB2000 (discuss • contribs) 22:01, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
 * But this is not Wikipedia. This is Wikibooks. No such policy or guideline applies here. And, as I have said before, it was not apparent that this was a LTA. My whole point in this thread was the disrespectful message posted on my talk page by Xeverything. He/she was telling me what to do rather than suggesting or advising something.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 05:06, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Block of User:Jsarah29
Can you unblock User:Jsarah29? The user is a student in a class run by User:Doctorxgc, and just registered their account at a university computer lab, which likely led to the false positive CU. Thanks for your help! Pharos (discuss • contribs) 15:38, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for your help with this. Can you also unblock User:Jeseniaespinal90, who is in the same situation? Also User:DeyviAlvaradoLopez is another student in the same class and appears to have been affected as well, although that account is not explicitly blocked.--Pharos (discuss • contribs) 14:14, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

 * The other account has been unblocked now. The last account wasn't unblocked though and has made edits since your post on this talk page.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 00:49, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Unicode/Versions
Hello, please do not mark random garbage as reviewed. Particularly for edits like this it should have been pretty obvious that they were blatant nonsense. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 15:35, 30 July 2023 (UTC)
 * It did not seem obvious that it was nonsense. Good that those watching the page caught it though.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 00:53, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * It took a while. Since you are also a CU, you might want to have a look at User talk:MarcGarver since disruption appears to continue. 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 01:09, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I had a quick look. All related and blocked.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 01:34, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * is a pretty obvious sock given the username and editing area (and might be a sleeper). 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 01:18, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I have checked out these accounts and they are all related. The users have been blocked permanently, the IP addresses have been given short blocks.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 01:38, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello, why are you continuing to do this even after getting a hint that this is likely to be problematic? 𝟙𝟤𝟯𝟺𝐪𝑤𝒆𝓇𝟷𝟮𝟥𝟜𝓺𝔴𝕖𝖗𝟰 (𝗍𝗮𝘭𝙠) 14:02, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

My edit to a webpage was wrong, but I don't know how to fix the webpage to make it right
I found the webpage, https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Folkstyle_Wrestling/Advanced_Wrestling_Strategy, when I was looking for something about backyard wrestling. I decided to make minor edits to it given what was already there. Only later, did I realize this webpage which is sort of about backyard wrestling has been placed under the topic, Folkstyle wrestling. Folkstyle wrestling is an amateur style of wrestling that is not the same as what is on this webpage. 1) Folkstyle wrestling has weight classes. This webpage talks about "size concerns" where your opponent is a different size from you. 2) Folkstyle wrestling does have a mounted pin position, which goes by many names. Some of those names are "double grapevine pin" or "saturday night ride pin". The mount described on this webpage is more for a backyard style of wrestling, and the description is inappropriate for non-adults.

I am a noob when it comes to editing wiki. If I try to fix things, I will only make a big mess. I am also a noob when it comes to Folkstyle wrestling. Any comments I make would be questionable.

Please move this webpage to an appropriate spot or delete this webpage. Please consider whether parts of this webpage are appropriate for minors and restrict this webpage as appropriate. Please contact a knowledgeable person about Folkstyle wrestling who can provide accurate information on the topic.

I am posting this topic to your page because you approved a minor edit I made when I didn't know the information on this webpage was in the wrong place and/or inappropriate. Ricks9001 (discuss • contribs) 11:25, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

 * Wikibooks is not censored. We will not edit content to remove "unsuitable for minors" content, not will we protect it / hide it from anyone. In terms of the other comments, this is a collaborative volunteer project. We will not delete a page just because it doesn't appear to fit in the scope of a book. The answer is either to increase the scope of the book, or create a new book. But nobody is going to do that for you - you either need to do it yourself, or leave it until someone else decides it's a good idea. Chances are, it won't be changed. MarcGarver (discuss • contribs) 12:54, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Ricks9001 (discuss • contribs) 06:45, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Using Wikibooks is a good start for learning how to edit pages.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 00:34, 3 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Ricks9001 (discuss • contribs) 07:49, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Some edits show under "Edit Source" but not on the page itself
Hello, I was hoping you could help me out with this. Some edits I made on the "Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN codes)/World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI)" page, namely WMI codes for Brazil (they start with 9B-9D & 92-99), show up when you go into "Edit Source" but they don't show up when you simply look at the page when not in editing mode. I thought somebody reverted my edits but I found that was not the case. The "Revision as of 21:02, 4 August 2023" shows up in the "View History" as unaltered and unreverted. I can't find any reason for this situation so I was hoping that you might know and could clue me in. Thank you. JustTheFacts33 (discuss • contribs) 02:19, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

 * Hi, I have just looked and it seems OK now. Is it OK now?--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 05:18, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
 * No, same problem as before. If you look under "Edit Source", you will see many codes that don't show up when you look at the page in normal mode such as 9BD & then 94N, 94T, 95P, 95V, 95Z, 953, 96P, 97N, 988, 98M all the way through to 99Z. JustTheFacts33 (discuss • contribs) 09:34, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Xania, I figured it out. The WMI codes that were not showing up had a dash between the vertical line at the left and the code itself which was causing these particular codes not to show on the page when you looked at it in regular format. Here's an example of what I mean: |-99Z . Not sure how that happened, maybe from copy/paste. Didn't even realize it had happened until just now. Once that dash was removed, everything showed up normally. Thanks for your time. JustTheFacts33 (discuss • contribs) 13:25, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * That's good to know. --Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 06:59, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you!
Just wanted to say thank you for going through many of the pages I've been flagging! Cheers —Kittycataclysm (discuss • contribs) 03:52, 25 February 2024 (UTC)

Destruction of Catholicism/Glossary
Hi,

I am dealing with an incredible amount of mixed backlash on my edits on the Wikibook “Catholicism” namely the Glossary page. There are inconsistencies with the changes being made.

Definitions are being redirected to Wiki’s (in this case Wiktionary) and every time progress is made, Kittycataclysm destroys it again.

Please correct these issues and this users actions so this site doesn’t continue to fall apart. Twillisjr (discuss • contribs) 12:58, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Wikibooks discourages external links because it is intended to create self-contained books that can be saved, or printed, and used offline - just like a print book. Therefore, rather than adding lots of links, you should put the actual definitions in the book. MarcGarver (discuss • contribs) 15:01, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
 * May I insert images like a gallery? (Asking in advance) Twillisjr (discuss • contribs) 15:32, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
 * That should be fine --Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 02:33, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Please check your e-mail
I look forward to hearing from you. MathXplore (discuss • contribs) 07:18, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

 * I didn't receive any email except for a notification about this post.--Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 03:03, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
 * My email was related to special:permalink/4409363. MathXplore (discuss • contribs) 03:14, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Done --Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 03:26, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Please check this page
Do you think special:permalink/4416440 is acceptable? MathXplore (discuss • contribs) 07:11, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the late reply, I was away. Looks OK - not too much personal info. --Xania [[Image:Flag_of_Estonia.svg|15px]] [[Image:Flag_of_Ukraine.svg|15px]] talk 02:44, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

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Horticulture/Trifolium repens

White Clover (Trifolium repens) is a species of clover native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. It has been widely introduced elsewhere in the world as a pasture crop. Clover often grows in lawns, either as a weed or as an intentional lawn plant.

Description
It is an herbaceous perennial plant. It is low growing, with heads of whitish flowers, often with a tinge of pink or cream. The heads are generally 1.5-2 cm wide, and are at the end of 7 cm peduncles or flower stalks. The leaves are trifoliolate, smooth, elliptic to egg-shaped and long-petioled. The stems function as stolons, so white clover often forms mats with the stems creeping as much as 18 cm a year, and rooting at the nodes.

Ecology
White clover grows in turfgrass, crops, and landscapes. It is also found in a wide range of different field type environments. White clover can tolerate close mowing. It can grow on many different types of soil with various pH levels, but prefers clay. Like all clovers, this plant has a symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing rhizobacteria that like in specialized root nodules, so it grows quite well in nitrogen-poor soils.

Before the introduction of broad-leaf herbicides, white clover was often added to lawn seed mixes, as it is able to grow and provide green cover in poorer soils where turfgrasses do not perform well. It is now generally considered a weed when growing in lawns, in part because the flowers are attractive to bees and wasps and thus create a danger for people using the lawn.

Uses
Besides making an excellent forage crop for livestock, clovers are a valuable survival food: they are high in protein, widespread, and abundant. They are not easy to digest raw, but this can be easily fixed by boiling for 5-10 minutes. Dried flowerheads and seedpods can also be ground up into a nutritious flour and mixed with other foods. Dried flowerheads also can be steeped in hot water for a healthy, tasty tea-like infusion.

White clover is frequently used as a "living mulch" due to its nitrogen-fixing abilities and low habit. Aside from controlling erosion, the flowers serve to attract pollenating insects as well.

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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COSTP World History Project/A New Millenium

Twentieth Century

Ascendance of Technology

The 20th century in review

The twentieth century saw the domination of the world by Europe wane, at least partly from the cost and internal destruction of World War I and World War II, and attendant rise of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers. Following World War II, the United Nations was founded in the hopes that it could prevent conflicts among nations and make future wars impossible. After 1990, the Soviet Union collapsed and the United States became the sole superpower, termed by some a "hyperpower." (See "Pax Americana.")

The century saw the rise of powerful secular ideologies. First, after 1917 in the Soviet Union, was communism, which spread to Eastern Europe after 1945, and China in 1949, and to other, scattered nations in the Third World during the 1950s and 1960s. The 1920s saw militaristic fascist dictatorships gain control of Germany, Italy, Japan and Spain.

These transitions were evinced through wars of unparalleled scope and devastation. World War I destroyed many of Europe's old monarchies, and weakened France and Britain. World War II saw most of the militaristic dictatorships in Europe destroyed and communism advance into Eastern Europe and Asia. This led to the Cold War, a forty-year stand-off between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies. All of humanity and complex forms of life were put into jeopardy by the development of nuclear weapons. At the start of the 1990s, the world witnessed the collapse and fragmentation of the Soviet state, with some of its former republics re-joining Russia in a commonwealth, others reaching out toward western Europe. The same century saw vast progress in technology, and a large increase in life expectancy and standard of living for the majority of humanity. As the world economy switched from one based on coal to one based on oil, new communications and transportation technologies continued to make the world more united. The technological developments of the century also contributed to problems with the environment, though urban pollution is lower today than in the days of coal.

The last exploration of the moon, Apollo 17, 1972. The latter half of the century saw the rise of the information age and globalization dramatically increase trade and cultural exchange. Space exploration reached throughout the solar system. DNA, the very template of life, was discovered, and the human genome was sequenced, promising to eventually change the face of human disease. The number of scientific papers published each year today far surpasses the total number published prior to 1900[3], and doubles approximately every 15 years.[4] Global literacy rates continue to increase, and the percentage of the global society's labor pool needed to produce society's food has continued to decrease substantially over the century (Kurzweil 1999).

The same period raised prospects of an end to human history, precipitated by unmanaged global hazards: nuclear proliferation, the greenhouse effect and other forms of environmental degradation caused by the "fissile-fossil complex," international conflicts prompted by the dwindling of resources, fast-spreading epidemics such as HIV, and the passage of near-earth asteroids and comets.

The development of states had always taken impetus from hope of gain and fear of loss. The sense of national identity had always been forged in conflicts with outsiders who were perceived as a threat. As the 20th century closed, the world witnessed the rise of what some saw as a new superstate, the European Union. Tentative steps were also taken, at emulating the European Union, by states in Asia, Africa and South America. The growth, life and collapse of states, organized around various human populations and for the purpose of achieving various human goals, continued to be a trigger for wars, with their accompanying loss of life, physical destruction, disease, starvation and genocide.

Globalization and westernization

The neutrality of this article is disputed.

Globalization and Westernization The world was politically united by Europeans, who established colonies in most parts of the world outside Europe. Western culture modernized rapidly due to the industrial revolution and began to dominate the world in the 19th and 20th century, but was greatly influenced by other civilizations. There are still enormous cultural differences between world regions, although the trend is towards unification with a Western dominance.

The mercantile empires of Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, France and Great Britain in the 15th to 19th centuries dominated the seas. The industrialization and the social and political changes in the Western World of the 18th and 19th century led to a feeling of superiority among western thinkers and politicians. Africa and most of Asia became European-controlled, while European descendants ruled in the Australia and the Americas. New ideologies emerged aimed at reshaping the world. Social Darwinists and imperialists generally believed that white people were superior and that they should civilize the primitive peoples (other cultures) by introducing Western ways of production (economics) and Western ideologies, such as Christianity. This way, the primitive people could have a 'better', 'more moral' lifestyle, although it was assumed that they could never be as cultivated as the whites. Socialists and liberals wanted to civilize the working classes in western countries as well. Socialists and American liberals believed (and continue to believe) that the society is, in large part, responsible for the behavior of its citizens and that the society should be changed in order to make the world better. American Conservatives, European liberals, and all Libertarians believed (and continue to believe) in freedom and market forces and want individuals to take responsibility for themselves and hold that a society should guarantee freedom in order for individuals to develop fully. Christians, regardless of political ideology, believe that the individual's relation to their Church and/or God is the critical factor in a satisfactory life. Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and other religions have religious concepts of their own.

The 20th century witnessed a strong polarization between these ideologies. Social Darwinism suffered a great loss when Nazi Germany was defeated during World War II. The United States and the Soviet Union enforced decolonization. The Civil Rights movement and the hippie counter culture of the 1960s led to a worldwide domination of a humanist ideology which persists in Westernized countries today.

Socialists attempted to change society with different methods. The two most powerful movements were social democracy and communism. Social democrats tried to reach a socialist society by changing society in cooperation with other political parties. The welfare state was created in many western countries. Left-wing Christians and liberals also shared a belief in the welfare state. Today the welfare state is unpopular because it withholds economical progress due to inefficient investments. Communists attempted to create a socialist society by destroying the old society, the old elites and all competing ideologies. It led to genocide and substantial poverty, and was widely viewed as unsuccessful. Soviet and Chinese leaders and intellectuals discovered that the 'western' style of production with self-responsibility led to continuing progress, while the communist societies were in a continuous economic depression, so they were forced to become capitalistic.

Non-Western civilizations were first dominated by Western colonizers, who generally treated the local population with extreme harshness. Nationalist and communist movements that swept through these countries inspired the local populace to begin thinking of and initiating independence movements, wanting equal shares in the world. Many African and Asian colonies became independent in the 1960s. Eventually, there was much optimism that the new underdeveloped countries could become developed, but their economic situation generally grew worse after becoming independent. Civil wars and dictatorships wrecked the local societies and economies - the cause of which is sometimes attributed to neocolonialism and particularly that of the United States (see Jingoism, and the Dependency theory). Today, many Latin American and Asian nations are beginning the transition to first-world status; Most of Africa and the Middle East, however, is stagnating.

Conservatives and nationalists around the world were afraid that their societies would collapse due to modernization and new ideologies so they tried to turn the tide of change. Conservatism is popular in many parts of the world, with neo-conservatism dominating the United States government. Islamic fundamentalists try to stop secularization by waging war against Western culture. Many state leaders and intellectuals in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa criticize the West for its "immoral" lifestyle. Conservatism is fed, for a large part, by a religious belief in the afterlife with its attendant fears of retribution forever after.

Attempts to unite the world by military conquest or revolution met with no success. The nation state became the most important institute in the (western) world. Colonial empires in the 19th century were based on nation states, which controlled large territories containing 'aboriginal' populations. Nation states united in federations during the twentieth century. During the interbellum between World War I and World War II, the League of Nations tried to prevent wars. After World War II, the United Nations tried to solve many problems that could not be solved by individual nation states. The League of Nations and United Nations were dependent on the voluntary contribution and desire to cooperate of individual member states. These organizations cannot function without the support of large countries, as was apparent during the 1920s and 1930s and during the Cold War. Many states are not (ethnic) nation states, but exist as multiple nations (sub-Saharan Africa), or only have a small portion of a nation within their boundaries (as in Arab countries).

The number and size of free market economies have increased dramatically since the 19th century, but state-controlled economies were still seen as viable alternatives, until the fall of the USSR in 1989. Free-market economies led to an enormous growth in standards of living. A global free market has, so far, met with mixed success. The free transfer of goods and information led to a growing interdependence of states that are bound by self-interest to cooperate with other states. This process is called globalization.

Overpopulation has been identified as one of the largest worldwide problems. This problem was identified much earlier by thinkers such as Malthus and Max Weber. Weber was afraid that India and China would develop their economies at the cost of Europe, and advocated German imperialism to prevent poverty for the German masses. The technological and economical development of the 20th century proved that the western countries could have economical growth through internal development. The European countries at the time of Max Weber could be seen as Third World countries compared to the wealth they have now. China, India and Latin America have been developing in recent decades, which has consequences for employment in western countries. Increasing population is also linked with the rapidly increasing demand for a share of limited resources and for the increasing destruction of the environment as these resources are used.

American culture has made a huge impact on the world. Hollywood movies and jazz music dominated the whole western world from the 1920s. Youth culture started in America. Jeans, T-shirts, the American style of advertising and pop music gained worldwide dominance in the 1960s and 1970s.


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Horticulture/Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

The lawn pennywort (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides), also called the lawn marshpennywort, is a creeping perennial plant often found as a weed of gardens, pathways and lawns, but occasionally planted for its attractive, glossy foliage.

Description
This plant is a prostrate creeping herb 1 to 2 cm tall with an unlimited spread via the wiry, hollow, green stems that root freely at the nodes.

Leaves are alternate and/or in whorls at the nodes, compound, with 2 stipules, orbicular or nearly so. Palmate veination and lobes, lobes 7, quite variable, generally less than 1 cm wide. Glabrous and bright green.

Flowers are borne in simple or compound umbels held on a long peduncle above the foliage mat. Small, perianth 5-numerous, stamens 5. Green.

Ecology
Native to Asia and Africa, but introduced elsewhere where it has escaped to become a serious weed that may become invasive in wet areas or along stream banks.

Uses
A pretty ground cover, may also be used in pots as a green base for larger plants.

Control
Control of this plant can be difficult, as it can regrow from very small stolon fragments, and can grow across the crowns of larger plants.

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Horticulture/Oxalis corniculata

Creeping wood sorrel (Oxalis corniculata), also known as yellow wood sorrel and procumbent yellow sorrel, is a somewhat delicate-appearing, low-growing, herbaceous plant in the family Oxalidaceae. It is commonly found as a weed of lawns, gardens, and pathways.

Description
This woodsorrel is a low-growing, herbaceaous plant with a narrow, creeping stem that readily roots at the nodes. The trifoliate leaves are subdivided into three rounded leaflets and resemble a shamrock. Some varieties have green leaves, while others have purple leaves, like the Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea shown in the photo. The leaves have inconspicuous stipules at the base of each petiole.

The fruit is a narrow, cylindrical capsule, 1 to 2 cm long and noteworthy for its explosive discharge of the contained, 1 mm long seeds.

Ecology
This species is cosmopolitan in its distribution, and its place of origin is unknown. It is regarded as weed in gardens, agricultural fields, and lawns.

Uses
The leaves of wood sorrel are edible, having a tangy taste. A drink can be made by infusing the leaves in hot water for about 10 minutes, sweetening and then chilling. The entire plant is rich in Vitamin C. Although wood sorrel is safe in low dosages, it can inhibit calcium absorption by the body if eaten in large quantities over a length of time.

Control
Control of this plant can be difficult because it can grow back from small stem and root fragments.

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English in Use/Capitalization

The use of capital letters in English is generally similar to in other Germanic and Romance languages with a few exceptions. The following list shows when you should use a capital letter:

Capitalization
Capitalize the first word in every sentence. EXAMPLE: She said, "It will be hard to go home after this fun vacation."

Capitalize the pronoun I. EXAMPLE: Ira said that I was the best dancer in the show.

Capitalize the interjection O. EXAMPLE: Guide and direct us,O Lord.

Capitalize the first word in both the salutation and the closing of a letter. EXAMPLES: Dear Mr. Novato:   Sincerely

Capitalize the names of persons and animals. EXAMPLES: Franklin D. Roosevelt   Willem de Kooning

Capitalize geographical names

EXAMPLES: the Gulf of Mexico      the Southwest       Prince William Forest

Capitalize the names of planets, stars, constellations, and other heavenly bodies.

EXAMPLES: Neptune                 Polaris             Great Nebula

Capitalize the names of teams, organizations, institutions, and government bodies.

EXAMPLES: Kansas City Chiefs      Future Teachers of America

Capitalize the names of historical events and periods, special events, holidays, and other calendar items.

EXAMPLES: the Eighties            the Civil War        Hannukah            my Birthday

Capitalize the names of nationalities, races, and peoples

EXAMPLES: Indian                  Chinese              Bedouin

Capitalize the names of religions and their followers, holy days and celebrations, sacred writings, and specific deities.

EXAMPLES: Allah               Hindus               Christmas          Koran

Capitalize the names of buildings and other structures.

EXAMPLES: Colleyville Heritage High School    World Trade Center

Capitalize the names of monuments, memorials, and awards

EXAMPLES: Lincoln Memorial     Nobel Peace Prize

Capitalize the names of trains, ships, aircraft, and spacecraft

EXAMPLES: Enola Gay      U.S.S. Enterprise   Challenger

Capitalize the names of businesses and the brand names of business products

EXAMPLES: Continental Airlines    Microsoft Windows

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Blender 3D: Noob to Pro/Advanced Tutorials/Advanced Animation/example/Piston, Rod and Crank

Piston, Rod and Flywheel
A setup like that shown in Image 1 is e.g. typical for a steam engine. It is surprisingly difficult to animate this setup, because one has to translate a rotating movement (of the Flywheel) to a horizontal movement (of the Piston). This alone wouldn't be too difficult, but the Rod has to stay attached to the Piston. The shown setup uses three empties and two armatures, each with two bones.

The horizontal direction is the Y-direction, if this is different in your model you have to exchange Y with your horizontal direction.

Setup
This will spare you from bad surprises if you rotate the flywheel afterwards.
 * Use Ctrl-A->Apply scale and rotation on all mechanical parts in object mode.

We need an object which follows the rotation of the flywheel. We use an Empty, which is parented to a Vertex.
 * Change to edit mode of the flywheel. Select a Vertex in the middle of the crank.
 * Move the cursor to the Vertex (Shift-S->Cursor->Selection).
 * Change to object mode and insert an Empty (ERotation).

 * Change back to edit mode of the flywheel. The vertex is probably already selected, now select with Ctrl-RMB the Empty and press Ctrl-P->Make vertex parent (Image 2).

 We need two more Emptys:
 * Place the second Empty (EGelenk) in the center of the joint between Rod and Piston.
 * Place the third Empty (ESteuerung) near to the joint.
 * Now select at first EGelenk, than Shift-RMB ESteuerung and parent EGelenk to ESteuerung with Ctrl-P.

We're going to insert two armatures, each with two bones. The first armature, helps translate the rotation to a horizontal movement. The second armature drives the Piston and the Rod. The cursor should be positioned at the Empty ERotation (like in Image 3), else set it there.

 * Add an armature (AHelfer). The root of the first bone (BHelfer1) has the same position as ERotation, the tip has to be positioned to the Empty EGelenk (select Empty first, Cursor->Selection, than select bonetip, Selection->Cursor).
 * Extrude another small bone (BHelfer2) in horizontal direction.

BHelfer2 is automatically Child of BHelfer1. The second armature that is driving the movement of piston and rod will be inserted in the opposite direction, i.e. from right to left in our example.

Connecting the two bones will ensure that the rod cannot disconnect from the piston.
 * Position the cursor on the piston.
 * Add an armature (AGestaenge).
 * Move the tip of the first bone (BKolben) to EGelenk.
 * Extrude the first bone and place the tip of the second bone (BPleuelstange) to ERotation.

Now we're going to add the "logic". Now the root of the bone BHelfer1 follows the rotation of the Flywheel. Its tip follows the joint, but with slight deviations upwards and downwards. The position of BHelfer2 governs the horizontal position of the Piston. We just have to "extract" the horizontal position, for that we're going to use a CopyLocation constraint, but only in Y-direction. There is no offset for a copy location constraint - else we could have done with one empty less.
 * Add a Copy Location constraint to BHelfer1 which points to ERotation. To do this change to the pose mode of the armature AHelfer and select BHelfer1. In the Constraints panel click Add Constraint->Copy Location and type ERotation into the Ob: field.
 * BHelfer1 needs a second constraint: Track To to EGelenk (Image 5).

 * ESteuerung gets a CopyLocation constraint in Y-direction to AHelfer->BHelfer2. You have to inactivate X and Z (Image 6).
 * Make ESteuerung the parent of AGestaenge.

The armature AGestaenge gets its horizontal movement from BHelfer2 via ESteuerung.

Nearly finished:
 * Give BPleuelstange a Track To constraint to ERotation.
 * Parent the piston and the rod (the meshobjects) to their bones.

Overview about the relations between armature bones and objects

 * Schwungrad is vertex parent of ERotation.
 * BHelfer1 has a Copy Location X/Y/Z constraint to ERotation.
 * BHelfer1 has a Track To Constraint to EGelenk.
 * ESteuerung has a Copy Location Y constraint to BHelfer2.
 * ESteuerung is parent of AGestaenge.
 * ESteuerung is parent of EGelenk.
 * BPleuelstange has a Track To constraint to ERotation.
 * BKolben is parent of Kolben.
 * BPleuelstange is parent of Pleuelstange.

The Parent-Child relations between the bones are inserted automatically through extruding, you have to insert the other relations yourself.

Finishing Touches
The driving object is the flywheel, all the other movements are synchronized with its rotation.
 * Animate the rotation of the flywheel.

If you've done everything right, your animation should look like in Image 8.

Links
The German original of this tutorial (same author)

Another method using constraint system