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General Astronomy/Spaghettification

Spaghettification refers to the effect of extreme gravitational pressure on any particle or body of matter, in particular when exposed to the extreme forces of the black hole. Essentially, when a particle draws too close to the source of the powerful gravitational field, it is stretched into long thin shapes, like pasta.

The term was coined by Stephen Hawking in his book, A Brief History of Time, where he likened this process to spaghetti. Much like other aspects of the black hole theory and model, this effect of drawing too close to a black hole remains untested, unobserved and unproven, and relates to areas of physics that remain largely unexplored, namely the concept of a force so powerful that no matter what components make up a piece of matter, it will be stretched further than is deemed by many to be within the realms of physical plausibility.

Many have speculated upon why it is, scientifically speaking, that spaghettification occurs when an object draws close to a black hole, but a generally accepted theory has been proposed. To understand this, one must consider the sheer strength of an object with such a high gravitational pull. One must also consider Newtonian gravitational theory, which states that:
 * 1) If you increase the mass of an object within a gravitational field, the gravitational pull in question will increase in power by the same amount.
 * 2) These factors become exponentially higher as the object draws closer to the source of the gravitational strength.

Bearing that in mind, one now must consider that:
 * 1) Black holes have extremely high masses, often many times that of the sun and other stars
 * 2) This mass is concentrated in a very small radius.
 * 3) Because of these factors, the gravitational force near a black hole is enormous...
 * 4) And all the above factors thereby contribute to the largeness of the gradient of the gravitational field across the object within the field as it draws closer and closer to the source.

Effects of this on the article in question are extreme. Spaghettification tears at the matter's very atomic structures, elongating them and stretching them until they are atomically and cellularly unrecognisable.

Spaghettification is also largely based on the positioning of the object, and the trajectory at which it approaches the source of the gravitational power. These factors cause variations on the way the gravity acts on the incoming matter, and spaghettification is caused based by the differences in the forces fronting the object in question.

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Cookbook:Green Eggs and Ham

Ingredients

 * 1 large raw bacon hock
 * 2 eggs
 * Green food coloring
 * Blue food coloring

Procedure

 * 1) Place the bacon hock in a pot of water. Add green food color, following the manufacturer's guidelines.
 * 2) Bring to the boil and simmer for 60–90 minutes.
 * 3) Remove the hock and let it cool slightly.
 * 4) Carefully remove the skin leaving the fat layer intact.
 * 5) If the hock is the desired shade of green, place on an platter. If not, return to pot and add color until the right shade is reached. Transfer hock to platter.
 * 6) Separate eggs into whites and yolks.
 * 7) Poach the egg yolks in water with blue food coloring.
 * 8) Poach the egg whites in uncolored water.
 * 9) Place the egg whites on platter with hock, and place the yolks on the whites.
 * 10) Serve using a tri-pronged fork.

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Japanese/Verb conjugation table

Pronouncing and understanding Japanese phonetics is very easy if the basic foundations are learnt correctly before advancing to more evolved structure. For example, there are five sounds that can be represented by the 5 vowels ( in this order 'a' 'i' 'u' 'e' 'o' pronounced "a as in 'a bird'" "i pronounced 'ee' 'u like the first ooo in the sound a monkey makes "oo oo oo" "e said like the e in tech' and 'o said like as in knots') of the 26 letters of this language. These 5 sounds remain unchanged except for variations dictated by the prior consonant and semantics that indicate a brief pause or hold in the relative frequency.

All forms of a verb are derived from the root form of a verb. All verbs end in an 'u' sound. If it is 'ru' it is easy to conjugate; otherwise, there is a set of rules described somewhat in the below table.

Other forms of the copula can be obtained by replacing it with である.

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Erlang Programming/Additional Types

Additional Types
We have already seen the following types: tuple, list, integer, float, function and pid. We can check the type of an object by testing it. 1> is_pid( self ). true

If you wish to convert between types, lists are the lingua franca of types in Erlang so make it a list first on your way to something else. Remember, type conversion is not a parallel-safe operation.

Some additional types are: port and reference.

A port is a connection to the external world. Typically ports generate and/or consume bit streams. Binary data is considered untyped data in Erlang. (See BitSyntax).

A reference is a globally unique symbol and is generated with:

19> make_ref.
 * 1) Ref<0.0.0.88>

A reference is only useful when a unique tag is needed across all connected processes. Do not confuse the term reference with a references in C, which points to data. An Erlang reference is only a unique tag.

Erlang Has No Boolean Type
Erlang has no Boolean type. It has the atoms (true and false) which are generated by certain functions and expected by certain functions like guards and list comprehensions. The function: is_constant generates either true or false.

We can test whether an object is a constant. 1> is_constant(a) true 2> is_atom(a). true

Because atoms are represented as constant numbers, atoms are constants.

is_constant(A). ** 1: variable 'A' is unbound ** 5> A=1. 1 6> is_constant(A). true

Theoretically, because the Boolean type is not built in, it should make it easier to let Erlang compute with alternate types of logic, {true, false, null} for instance.

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Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Characters/Borgin

Overview
Mr. Borgin, a stooping man with greasy hair and an oily manner, is one of the owners of Borgin and Burkes, the Dark magic supplies store in Knockturn Alley. The other owner is, or was, Caractacus Burke.

Chamber of Secrets
Harry enters Borgin and Burkes accidentally, on his first attempt to use Floo powder. Seeing Draco Malfoy approaching, he hides, and eavesdrops while Draco and his father Lucius are waited on by Mr. Borgin. In a particularly oily manner, Borgin suggests that it is a pity that blood purity counts for so little these days, expresses surprise that Mr. Malfoy is selling rather than buying today, commends Draco on his interest in the Hand of Glory, and finally bows the two of them obsequiously out of his shop. He then returns into the back rooms of the store, giving Harry the chance to make his way out unimpeded.

Half-Blood Prince
Harry, Ron, and Hermione follow Draco Malfoy, who has slipped away from his mother, to Borgin and Burkes. There, we overhear Draco demanding assistance in fixing something, a demand to which Borgin expresses some reluctance. Draco shows him something to inspire his cooperation. Draco also says that Fenrir will be stopping by periodically to ensure that he is doing his job. After he leaves the store, Hermione goes in to try and find out what Draco had been interested in; Borgin is uncommunicative, though he does mention that one necklace she looks at is priced at one and a half thousand Galleons. Finally he ushers her out of the shop, and puts up the Closed sign.

While we hear that Tom Riddle had been employed some years earlier at Borgin and Burkes, we do not see Mr. Borgin in relation to that employment.

Strengths
Borgin appears to be very knowledgable about the magical properties of the items that he sells.

Weaknesses
He seems to be pretty easily cowed into cooperating with Draco Malfoy once he realizes the latter's association with the Death Eaters.

Relationships with Other Characters
He is apparently well acquainted with Lucius Malfoy, as shown by his sycophantic behavior towards the influential pure-blood. Judging by his comments after Malfoy leaves the shop however it seems that Borgin resents if not outright dislikes him.

Greater Picture
It's unknown if he was the original Borgin who opened the shop with Caractacus Burke in 1863. If he really did start the business then he would be around 150 (or likely even older) during Harry Potter's time. Though it's clear through the text that Borgin is an old man it's unknown if he was meant to be that ancient. He did not however seem to work at the shop during the 1940s. It's possible that he is merely a descendant of the original Borgin.


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User talk:Embri

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Blender 3D: Noob to Pro/Deforming Meshes using the Curve Modifier

Understanding the Curve Modifier
The curve modifier lets you use a curve shape to deform a mesh. The mesh will follow every twist and turn of the curve as far as it can bend, depending on how many vertices it has—clearly, the more vertices there are, the more faithfully it can follow the curve.

The curve modifier is also very easy to confuse yourself with if you’re not careful in how you set it up. A common situation is you try to move the deformed object in one direction, but it ends up moving in a completely different direction! This happens when you choose a deformation axis that doesn’t correspond to the predominant orientation of the points in the curve.

There are in fact some predictable rules that govern the behaviour of the curve modifier. Once you understand these rules, you shouldn’t need to keep trying different things at random to try to achieve the effect you want, you should be able to go straight for it.

A Simple Example
Let’s do an illustrative example to clarify things. Start a new Blender document; delete the default cube, and add a grid object instead, with the default 10×10 subdivision to give it plenty of vertices that can be deformed. Also add a path curve on top of it—this will give you a NURBS curve with 5 points, initially in a straight line. The result should look like at right.

Now on the grid, go to the Modifiers Context  in the Properties window, and add a new Curve modifier which you will find in the "Deform" column. Click under "object" in the empty box and choose "NurbsPath".

The grid object should immediately jump a little way in the direction of the negative X-axis. Why?

If you select the curve and into Edit mode, you should see that, while the origin of the curve’s local coordinate system (the fat orange dot) is in the middle of the curve, the first point (the one at the end of curve in the same direction that the “centipede legs” are pointing) has a negative X-coordinate. Select just that point, and from the Snap menu, do “Cursor to Selected”. Now back into Object mode, and from Object→Transform do “Origin to 3D Cursor”. This will adjust the origin of the curve’s local coordinate system to that first point (keeping the curve itself in the same place), whereupon the grid object should jump back to its original location.

You can of course freely move around, add and delete the other points. Just be sure to keep that first point always at the origin of the curve.

Now look at the settings for the Curve modifier. Notice those six buttons under “Deformation Axis:”?

When a path curve is created, all its points initially lie along its local X-axis. Since the default for the Deformation Axis is “X”, all works pretty much as you expect. If the two do not coincide, then weird things happen when you try moving things around.

If you really want to mess around, you could go into Edit mode on the curve, select all its points, rotate them to, say, orient them along the local Y-axis, then get out of Edit mode, select the deformed mesh, and change the Deformation Axis on its modifier to Y, and things should still work consistently. But why bother?

As long as you obey the above rules, you can move, rotate and scale the deforming curve in object mode only as much as you like, and the deformation will still behave in a reasonable fashion. Of course, you can do what you like to the deformed mesh in object or edit modes, and this will still be true.

Select the curve, into Edit mode, select the middle point, and move it a little to one side, as at right. You should see the grid mesh immediately bend in a corresponding way.

Now into Object mode, select the mesh, and move  it around: notice how it tries to follow the shape of whatever part of the curve lies nearest to it. What shape does it take when you move it off an end of the curve? How about to one side?

Alternatively, you can similarly drag the curve instead of the mesh, and the same thing will happen: it is only their relative positions that governs the actual deformation.

Also try changing the scaling radius and tilt angle  on particular curve points: note how the former causes the deformed mesh to get wider and narrow at those points, while the latter makes it tilt from side to side.

Setting up your Mesh
While this example will be done with a cone primitive, you can use the default cube or another shape of your choosing so long as it can be loop subdivided along the axis you wish to curve. Delete the default cube if you're not going to use it as your base mesh, and add your chosen primitive. In this example, we'll be using a Cone.

Do everything with the 3D cursor at the center.

 * Set your view to the X-Y Axis (Top View) by pressing NUM7, the 7 on the keypad.
 * Press 'Shift+A > Mesh > Cone''
 * A smaller number of vertices are needed, since this cone will become just the tip of the finished shape.
 * Reduce the number of vertices to 12.
 * Press TAB to enter Edit Mode, or choose Edit Mode from the bottom of the 3D viewport.
 * Switch views to the Z-X Axis by pressing NUM1 (1 on the keypad). Your screen should now look something like the picture at left.
 * If your cone is selected (one or more vertices are yellow) press AKEY (Select/Deselect All) until they are deselected.
 * Select the point of your Cone with the RMB and drag it upwards with the blue arrow. You can hold down the CONTROL key if you want to constrain the scaling to set units. For this example, 5 squares of height were added to the cone.

Subdividing the Cone
The best way to do it is by selecting the side edges and subdivide them by pressing WKEY then clicking on Subdivide, after that you can select the number of cuts you want. You need at least "5" segments. The more segments you have, the smoother your curved cone will be. be sure you have "Limit selection to visible off" and to first deselect all "A key" and you are in "edge select" mode
 * Go to front view by pressing NUM1
 * You can also do: still in Edit Mode, press the NUM8 repeatedly to rotate your view to the underside of your cone. Select the center vertex of the circle, and hold down CONTROL, then press the +KEY on the keypad.  This will select all of the adjacent vertices of the base. Then extrude using the EKEY Pull the new vertices away from the cone a distance at the Z-axis and click the LMB to set them in place. Press the SKEY and widen the new base of the cone a bit.

Making a Curve

 * In Object Mode, Z-X orientation (NUM1'), make sure you have nothing selected and press 'Shift+A > Curve > Bezier Curve
 * Rotate your curve 90° (holding down the CONTROL key to make it rotate in 5° intervals) Note- or just R-KEY and then type 90, so that it lines up with your cone. Move it off to one side so that its not hidden by your cone.
 * Go into "wireframe"
 * Grab the center vertex of each end and adjust its rotation (RKEY) until you have a nice shallow dome shape.
 * Scale the curve in size (SKEY) until it is larger than your cone.
 * The name is highlighted in the "Outliner" Window: "BezierCurve"

Applying the Curve to the Mesh

 * Select the cone in Object Mode. Choose in the "Properties" Header the "modifiers" tab and click "Add Modifier"
 * Click the Add Modifier button and choose Curve from the popup list.
 * Under Object tick the empty box, and select the name of the "Bézier Curve" (it will be "BezierCurve" without the quotations if you left it as the default.)
 * Notice the six buttons underneath, They are X, Y, Z, -X, -Y, -Z. They affect which plane the curve deforms. For this example, you'll need to select the X button.
 * Move your Cone so that it overlays the curve in the '3D View" windows, and notice how it follows the Bézier Curve.
 * You can modify the Bézier Curve as well as the cone repeatedly until you are happy with the design.
 * If you switch to Edit Mode, notice that the cone returns to its straight orientation.
 * To apply the deformation to the mesh permanently, in the Modifiers panel, click the Apply button next to your Curve modifier.
 * Move the curve up 'till the cone is around the curve


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Introduction to Crochet/Sea scarf

This scarf was designed with the California coastline in mind. Think of an outdoor restaurant table by the beach at sunset, or a stroll through the sand during a cool offshore breeze, or maybe just imagine getting strangled by a fashionable piece of seaweed. Suitable for sweater weather in spring and fall.

Materials

 * 1 6mm hook (U.S. size J)
 * 2 skeins Bernat Bamboo Natural Blends, Dill color 161092
 * 1 skein Caron Pizazz ribbon yarn, Meadow color 0005, article PZ1000

Construction

Only two stitches are needed to make this scarf: chain stitch and double crochet. Actually the pattern is quite simple; it's a basic offset filet. The fancy effect is created by weaving ribbon yarn through the gaps after the crochet work is done.

The yarn is 88% bamboo, which looks like raw silk and behaves something like rayon.

Instructions

 * First row: chain stitch 154, plus 2 for the turning chain.
 * Second row: double stitch 2, chain stitch 2. Repeat 38 times.  At end of row, double stitch 2.
 * Third row: chain stitch 4. Make two double stitches wrapping around the previous chain, then chain stitch 2.  Repeat.  At end of row, chain stitch twice followed by 1 double crochet into the previous row turning chain.
 * Repeat rows 2 and 3 for as long as there's enough yarn to complete a row.

Should make 10 rows total, with 9 sets of gaps between them. If the yarn runs short then it can be a 9 row scarf (not much different). Gauge is not important as long as it remains even.

Measure ribbon yarn into strips two feet longer than the crochet. Cut enough pieces to fill each row. Weave ribbons through gaps, taking care to minimize twist. Secure at endswith a simple knot. Stagger the ribbon weave to create a diagonal effect.

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Wikibooks:Reading room/Archives/2008/February

Kinyarwanda dictionary
Hi everyone,

I am looking for a Kinyarwanda-English dictionary. I am a new user and I don't know how to search for information effectively yet. Please help. Enjoy your day!!!
 * I don't know that language, but you probably want our sister project Wiktionary, the wiki-based open content dictionary. – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 03:54, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Hello from Ireland
Hi. My name is Ciarán & I've just joined. I have a strong interest in Irish & general history, & am currently editing the Wikijunior book on Ireland. I'm very new to this, so please bear with me for any breaches of the rules or etiquette. However, please feel free to send any constructive criticism my way.

Slán agus Beannacht (Health and blessings),

Ciarán
 * Hi there! Always glad to see newcomers to Wikibooks. My first bit of constructive criticism is to sign using four tildes ( ~ ). If you add that at the end of your posts to talk pages, the software will turn it into a signature (can be customized via Special:Preferences) and a timestamp. This makes it easier to see who said what, and when. Mine is modified from the default, but serves the same purpose --> – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 03:53, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Salutation from Washington
I'm User:N734LQ, and I'm proud to serve, and be affiliated with this project. Most of my expertise focuses on US Law, particularly those of the State of Washington. I'm a Police Explorer for the King County Sheriff's Office, so I know some police procedure. N734LQ (talk) 06:48, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Images from Commons
I am translating the book "electronics" into italian. Paragraph: Electronics/Thevenin Norton Equivalents. I can not find images "Thevenins Norton Equivalents" in Commons. Please tell me how to get them. Sommacal Alfonso (Alfisomm@libero.it) 15.50 2 feb 2008
 * They may only be on Wikibooks, however if you can tell us which images you require, someone can copy them to Commons if the image license permits it. (We really need a Copy to Wikimedia Commons template for such things, so that users can nominate images that should be shifted to Commons). You could even perform the copy yourself, using the Move-to-commons assistant, but take care to read the license tags on the images to ensure that they will be compliant with Commons' requirements. Webaware talk 01:38, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * FYI, the direct upload option is dead due to yarrow's troubles. But river said "soon" so here's hoping! – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 03:51, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Last time I tried, the indirect, save-and-load option was a bit crook too, but it looked like it was working this morning. I think it is preferable anyway, as it allows you to edit the page text, categories, etc. Webaware talk 07:28, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

How to point out incorrect and simply bad information?
I am new to the "backstage" of Wiki. I recently followed a cite that was provided to a beginner that went to a page in Music Theory that had a chart of Chord Types. I know that Wiki is an evolving process of contribution and I see that things can be edited in an article. The problem here is that this rather important aspect of music theory is so bad that simple editing is not a practical alternative.

There are errors in the chart itself. The explanations are past the level of amateurish and delve very deeply into beyond amusing. The explanations are opinion that is not based on fact or research.

This page may technically pass the copyright aspect of Wiki, but the charts are obviously taken from some book that is designed for a specific and limited genre of music theory (most likely one on Jazz Modal Music Theory) and it is presented verbatim as if it was for general music theory and for universal use. There is information in the chart that has little if any relevance to general music theory. I could go on and on, but you can take any part of this page and find constant questionable and outright wrong information.

My question is: How does one go about correcting this? I am new to Wiki in general and specifically I am only now aware of the Wiki Books part of the overall project. I am not new to music theory and can state that this article would not be published by any publisher that had editors to look at the material. It is simply not helpful to the study of music. It is an amateur's opinion about some cut and paste information that he discovered.

SO, How does one go about starting to get this corrected? Simple edits will replace practically all the text in the article. I tried to find a place to comment on this page but was unsuccessful, that may be to my lack of experience with Wiki, and if so, please direct me there. I will help, but I am hesitant to edit this to such a magnitude as needed with this article without having some input from Wiki as to the best and most accurate way to do this. Please help me to find a way to correct this page.

Thank you --Observer (talk) 14:54, 3 February 2008

 * The best approach is to correct the information yourself and if someone objects to your changes to reach an consensus with that other person or persons providing as much evidence of how valid your argumentation is, if you fail in getting your view validated and you are certain that your claims are valid you will need to request support from the community at large, this is a very hard process but in the event you are correct time is on your side even if you decide not to invest any real effort into it, all you need to do is make you side known, for that you can use the "discuss this page" link.
 * Attempt to avoid at any cost to take an antagonistic stance on disagreements. One can disagree but still respect the opposing view point (and seems you have made some effort there). Hope this helps... --Panic (talk) 21:29, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Book on Writing and Publishing Technical books
For my sins, I'm running a workshop at a conference (SPA2008) in March this year on the above topic. Having been busy with the XQuery book I'm working on, it occurred to me to create a Wikibook on this topic to support the workshop. By 'book', I mean the creation of that complex of resources - websites , collaboration spaces, online as well as published material. One topic of course is the role of Wikibooks. My intention is to set up a framework, then to invite the many attendees who already have books to their name to contribute their top hints before the workshop. We would use the wikibook during the conference to capture workshop outputs and I would hope the book would continue to be developed beyond. This is all a bit recursive of course but how do the experts think this would work, and are there any existing books along these lines - I haven't seen anything in my search so far but may well have missed something.

ChrisWallace (talk) 19:22, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

We have several wikibooks that discuss collaboration:
 * Wiki Science
 * WikiSci
 * Change Issues in Curriculum and Instruction/Wikis in the Classroom
 * Future Teachers Meet Wiki
 * Emerging Instructional Technology

We also have several wikibooks that discuss paper books. --DavidCary (talk) 17:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Basic Book Design
 * Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Vocational/Bookbinding
 * The Written Word
 * Technical Book Development -- which I see was started by ChrisWallace. Great job -- way to be bold!

about information security
hey,gnd afternoon.i want a paper about "Information Security"... 21:54, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Missing pictures
I've been browsing False Friends of the Slavist, and notice that some of the images on the maps and some of the templates mentioned on the doc page are missing: see False Friends of the Slavist/Map mir and False Friends of the Slavist/Editing help for some examples. I don't remember these being missing last time I visited the pages. Is it possible that they got deleted in error? Zocky (talk) 08:17, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

 * As far as I can tell, I don't see any explicit image/page deletions here. Some of the templates being used here are rather complex and nested on multiple levels, so it may be the case of even a well-meaning user who made a mistake here and messed up the template heirarchy.  If there are some specific images/pages that you think should be undeleted, either make a note here or contact the project administrators more directly on Reading room/Administrative Assistance if there may have been an inadvertent page deletion.

 * Some of the apparently deleted templates on the editing help page simply are examples for what would be recommended to expand the array of pages being used in this guide. In looking at those red-link pages, there hasn't been anything deleted or anything in the logs about those pages.  Those are templates that have never been created in the first place.  Again, if there is anything missing here, it certainly was a mistake and please help us to restore those pages by noting what you think may have been deleted.  --Rob Horning (talk) 03:30, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Some of the images you are talking about may have been on Commons, and could have been deleted there. Check CommonsTicker regularly for updates about what images from there have been deleted. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 22:07, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

User e-mail
I don't see the logic in not allowing users that don't have e-mail specified on their preferences to not be able to e-mail other users with e-mail set up. Thoughts? Laleena (talk) 00:09, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * It would enable the spammers. By requiring you to have a valid and confirmed email set in order to email me through the wiki, we weed out the spammers (though it's not perfect, of course). If this ever changes, I suspect that many Wikimedians would disable the email feature. – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 00:29, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Should every plant have its own Subject page?
On the Browse page under All Subjects there are separate entries for Echinacea, Garlic, Maple, Strawberry & Cichorium intybus. If every plant gets promoted like this, won't the Browse page become overgrown? Surely subject pages just on Edible Plants and Ornamental Plants or something like that would be better. Recent Runes (talk) 13:46, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

 * As our number of subject pages increase, attempting to list all subjects like that will obviously become unfeasible. So, as the number gets larger, we will simply stop listing all subjects in a single page, and instead ensure that all subjects are properly organized hierarchically. That way, people can navigate from Subject:Major Subjects down through the tree to any page they want.
 * I'm not sure whether all plants should get their own subject pages, but it might be a worthwhile enterprise for the plants that appear in more then one place such as the gardening book and the cookbook. It really can be left up to user discretion, and if nobody creates anymore plant pages, then we don't need to worry about it. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 14:31, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Cuisine of North India
Hi my name is Adil BarlasAdilbarlas (talk) 12:26, 8 February 2008 (UTC) and I am the one who has created the cuisine for north india this is my own creation and i am the one who has written it specially for wikibooks so please do not delete it and let know the correct procedure of posting if there is any..

Adilbarlas (talk) 12:26, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

 * G'day Adilbarlas, this page has a bunch of recipes on it, and they appear to be copied from other websites. Wikibooks is quite strict about copyright violations, so the recipes that are from other websites with restricted rights must be removed from this page (or the page will be deleted). Also, the Cookbook prefers to keep recipes each on their own page, with cuisine pages discussing the cuisine but not getting bogged down in recipe details. See the Cookbook:Policy page, and perhaps discuss this further on the Cookbook talk page.
 * I'd recommend as a start that you remove the copyright recipes from this page ASAP, so that it doesn't get deleted. Webaware talk 07:32, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Student-Generated Text
Please Help! I am diving head-first into Arctic waters. Are there any of you Wikibook experts and educators that can tell me about how you use these types of texts in your class? I'm trying to do some research on this topic for a class and it seems so new that the information just isn't out there yet! It all seems so exciting but it's a bit overwhelming! Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!Cmcnulty6497 (talk) 00:10, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Hi there. We often have class projects come to Wikibooks to create textbooks. This is a very good teaching technique, as teaching some topic is often the best way of learning it yourself. There are some guidelines for class projects which might help you get started, as well as this module.
 * One of the great things about Wikibooks is that we're a community here, so if you need help there's often someone right at hand to show you the ropes. That goes doubly for class projects; we're always glad to see groups of users working together.
 * In the past, some leaders of class projects have had a few common bumps on the road, and have left some suggestions here and there was another larger section of suggestions somewhere, but I can't find it. Perhaps someone else remembers where it is?
 * Help with markup, tables etc. is in the Help: namespace. To search there, you'll have to go to my preferences in the top right corner, click the Search tab, and add a checkmark beside Help. Hit save at the bottom, then search as normal (the search bot at the left). Quickly skimming some policies like our project scope, naming policy and some stuff about images will be helpful as well. I'm sure someone else will think of something I've missed shortly :) – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 00:51, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Fair use again (again)
I was hoping to comment on the previous section before it got archived, but I was too late by just a bit. You can read it in the archives, but there seemed to be consensus that we should not ban fair use, but that we should a) clean up what we have so far and b) think about enacting a policy restricting what fair use is allowed.

I had started to go through our fair use images, and they're truly a mess (even worse than I thought, and I was expecting a mess)! I have already started a suite of templates to complement, but for images with no fair use rationale. I'm aiming for all the same templates for that process, but with slightly different language (you can also see I changed the colour scheme so the parallel processes will look similar but distinct. I'm not done yet, but I'll list them here once I have things completed.

Once that's done, I'd like us to please please enact a policy on fair use. Fair use policy Fair use policy/Alternate and Media are the relevant proposals (I think). Given past discussion on this matter, we seem to agree on most points, so this should be easy to do. Let's start talking about it now, so we can begin the cleanup as soon as possible. As of right now, I'm pretending that the process will mirror that for images with no license information (which is probably right on the money, but we can discuss that and change templates as needed). One of the main points that needs to be covered in the policy is what we need in the way of rationale for fair use. has very little, and will have to get changed based on what we decide.

Once we have a policy, I'll change templates to match as needed and we can get started on cleaning out our fair use images, which will be no small undertaking. – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 21:30, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Here are the templates so far. for the rationale. If you don't provide that, then it gets (which uses  and puts images into Category:Images with no fair use rationale) and you get  on your talk page. Language is currently you get 7 days to provide the rationale (preferably using the template) or it gets deleted. – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 22:23, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Another set for images with licenses we don't accept such as "educational use" or "for wikibooks only" and for which no fair use claim can be made. I included the possibility that the image might actually be under a free license, but that might be complicating matters, since I doubt it'll come up often. For this set, you tag images with (which uses  and puts the images into Category:Images with a bad fair use claim) and notify the user with. – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 01:22, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * OK, well this apparently fell on deaf ears. I would like to begin tagging images and notifying users to comply with foundation:Resolution:Licensing policy. This policy requires:
 * Fair use is to be limited
 * Fair use (and indeed all other images) must be marked in a machine-readable format (this means using templates)
 * Fair use images are subject to deletion if they lack an appropriate rationale or if they are outside the limitations on fair use (#1)
 * Since we don't currently have a fair use policy enacted, all our fair use images which are unacceptable (#1 and #2) are to be deleted by March 23, 2008.
 * Since this is a Foundation policy, I'm going to get started; no local policy is required. I'm going to begin tagging and notifying users on their talk pages. I will add templates whenever possible, and will be generous on point #1.
 * Additionally, if there are users with many many fair use images that we should keep (ie. some wikibook would lose-out big-time if they all got deleted) then I will email them, but I can't take the time to email everyone. This will inevitably mean that many images will need to be deleted, per policy as referenced above. This is unfortunate, but is required for the good of the project, the good of the Foundation, and is simply a matter of following policy. – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 21:42, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Watch all pages in book?
Is there a way to watch all pages in a book without manually adding each one? I'd like to add all pages in Chess Opening Theory. ChessCreator (talk) 22:31, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No, but here's what I do: Add all pages to the Contents page of the book, then click 'related changes' (in the toolbox on the left) on the Contents page. If you'll look at my userpage, I have two links there ("recent changes in this book") that take me to those pages for the Ancient History and Greek History books. Νεοπτόλεμος ( talk | email | contribs ) 22:37, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Qudos to you Neoptolemus! All known pages are already in the category....so this works. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Special:Recentchangeslinked/Category:Opening_theory_in_chess ChessCreator (talk) 22:54, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Nice, I didn't know you could do the same for category pages. After posting my reply, I saw that Opening Theory doesn't have a Contents page, but your solution works just as well. Also, you said all "known" pages: check out this page for a list of all pages in that book. Νεοπτόλεμος ( talk | email | contribs ) 22:50, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately there are so many pages I can't see what is different between Prefix listand Category list. Can imagine one or two differences...but how to spot them, I don't know. ChessCreator (talk) 23:34, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You can find the uncategorized ones here: http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Uncategorizedpages&limit=500&offset=4000 Just add the categories to those pages and it should all work (but be careful to keep track of which ones you've fixed, because that list doesn't instantly update). -- SB_Johnny | PA! 23:58, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Now I can catch new pages created which haven't have the subject category added to the page. Very useful indeed. ChessCreator (talk) 10:07, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * With those new tools, I've found some empty/incorrectly named pages. How do I request a page is deleted? ChessCreator (talk) 10:56, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Found my answer http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikibooks:Deletion_policy ChessCreator (talk) 12:53, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Batch Insert using ADO.NET in C#
Hi ALL,

my requirement is ,I have to insert values as batch in to one table.

I am in problem to batch insert.

can any one please knows about this?

Thanks & Regards, -Sharada.21:53, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

 * You could use a Data Reader or Hash table. -Ravichandar84 (talk) 04:02, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Have a look at this. Microsoft Certified Professional Developer/Exam 70-528/Web-Based Client Development/Create, delete, and edit data in a disconnected environment. You might get some ideas here. :-) -Ravichandar84 (talk) 04:07, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Help me name a book please
Hi, I'm a little new to this site, and I understand the markup language fine. I am going to start a wikibook about animating weapons for the game Counter-Strike Source. I'm confused on how to name the book title. Should it be "Animating Weapons in Counter-Strike Source", or should it be part of a series on Counter-Strike Source with the book title "Animating Weapons?" Any help would be appreciated. Xz64 (talk) 02:22, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Please do read What is Wikibooks and the unstable branch (feel free to participate on the discussion of the proposed revision), as a partial solution why not add a section to Video Game Design about game modding, where you can give a practical example on Counter-Strike Source and in special "Animating Weapons". --Panic (talk) 03:43, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I think that titles like "Animating Weapons in Counter Strike", or even "Counter Strike Weapons Animation" would be fine titles. I personally don't think this should go into the Video Game Design book. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 22:05, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Okay, my idea is to put the book under the following structure:

 * Department: Electronic Games
 * Bookshelf: Source Engine
 * Book: Counter-Strike Source
 * Chapter: Weapon Animation
 * Module: All modules of how to animate weapons

Is it acceptable? The source engine is the engine on which Counter-Strike Source is played. With Source Engine people could add books for Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and other games. Xz64 (talk) 15:59, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

 * That sounds decent enough. However, I worry that having an entire book on "Counter Strike Source" when you only plan to create one chapter in the book may create a problem in the long term. I'm not sure how many other contributors would be able to write other chapters in that book (of course, if you know other people who know this subject, you should invite them here to help!). Also, we're phasing out the bookshelves/departments, so you don't need to worry about that. Just use the template, to put your book into one of the appropriate subject pages. I can help with that when you get started. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 16:26, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Can a page have multiple subjects? If so, I would just name the book "Animating Weapons for Counter-Strike Source" and go on from there. Xz64 (talk) 22:30, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * That's definately where I would start. It's easy enough to rename pages, or to merge them into a bigger book later, if needed. Start with what you know, and we can figure out the big picture later. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 22:32, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

mw:Extension:SubPageList2
Remembering back to some time ago when we were asked if we had any technical wishes for Wikibooks that were not being fulfilled, I stumbled across this on Wikiversity. I haven't had time to read too far into the description of this extension, but this part looks interesting: "Sub Page List 2 is an extension that automaticaly creates a list of the subpages of a page. The dynamic created list will be created automatically on every edit of the page where the SubPageList element is given." That sounds to me like something we can use to generate dynamic TOCs, and make it easier to watch every page of a book. It has some rather confusing flaws, but we could potentially get someone to adopt it and get it up to snuff. – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 15:59, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Image upload not working
I try to upload an image but the returned page tells me "Protected page." with no further explanation. This happens for all file names. WTF? Psygnisfive (talk) 02:18, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 * That is very strange. I'd ask you to upload a screenshot, but... Can you copy the exact message given, and also the log entry for the protection? – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 18:24, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikiversity
I am curious if anyone would like to help develop courses for this. Thoughts? Laleena (talk) 23:33, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure if I have time to help, but are any simpler courses going to be offered? Such as teaching basic mathematics?  Those could really be helpful to people.  I see "courses" on the site, but I assume you are talking about more live courses.  Please explain a little more.  --Wes (talk) 01:15, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Logo Updates
I'm not sure how many people here are still paying attention to the ongoing logo selection process at meta, but we're getting to a point now where involvement needs to be increased. Specifically, there are two discussion topics right now that will determine how this process is going to continue: The first is a discussion about when to end the initial submissions phase, which has been open now for some time. Of the few people who discussed the issue, most people agree that we should end the submissions phase soon, and many people are looking at the date March 15th. I apologize for not advertising that discussion better, I was under the mistaken impression that more people were reading the talk pages at meta. The second discussion is an attempt to finalize a complete timeline for the remainder of the logo selection process. If we move at a relatively quick pace, we could have a conclusion by early summer. That may be too fast, however, and so we may wish to slow some portions of the process down. That is all up for discussion at this point. Anyway, I encourage all wikibookians to get involved with this discussion, especially since the first voting rounds are going to begin soon. Finally, any people who are multilingual, we are going to need to get messages out to the other wikibooks language projects to alert them that the submissions phase is ending, and that the voting phase is about to begin. Anybody who could help with that effort would be much appreciated. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 17:04, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * m:Talk:Wikibooks/Logo
 * m:Talk:Wikibooks/Logo

Archiving
How do you archive talk pages? Either your own user talk page or contents from a discussion page? ChessCreator (talk) 23:32, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * w:Help:Archiving a talk page. We also have a bot User:MiszaBot which can automatically archive your talk page if you like. I forget where instructions are to set that up - probably in the bot's userspace somewhere. – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 23:59, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Structuring my Book Project
I am fairly new to the Wiki world, but I understand the basic building of pages and such. My question is of a conceptual nature. What I want to do is create a community where ESL teachers can leave lesson ideas/materials for other teachers to adapt and use. I want the main page to be a list of the different learning areas (e.g. listening, speaking, grammar, etc.), with links listed under each area that will take the user to different materials that have been added. For example, I want to find materials pertaining to listening. I find the "listening" category and choose among the materials that are linked under that category. Again, my problem is conceptualizing how I would make that possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. -- TESOL Materials —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevesilsbee (discuss • contribs)

 * This sounds like a very interesting project. As a preface, if you are interesting in creating a general "community", or if you are interested in using all sorts of learning materials, not just textbooks, then you will probably have more luck at Wikiversity then you will here at wikibooks. Wikibooks is focused primarily on textbooks, not all the other materials that you would need to run a course. However, good courses require textbooks for the students, and even training manuals for the teachers, and those can certainly find a good home here.
 * Now, on to some specific answers. If you want to separate out your materials into groups, there are several ways that you could do it. The first and most basic way would be to use a "chapters" format when you name pages. For instance:

 * "My Course/Reading/Material 1"
 * "My Course/Listening/Material 25"
 * "My Course/Grammar/Material 6"
 * Here, the page name explicitly says whether the material in question is for reading/listening/grammar, etc. However, this means that your material would likely be arranged by type, and not chronologically like would be expected on a course syllabus or in a textbook. Another method would be to arrange the material chronologically, and then use categories to specify whether a page was for grammary/spelling/listening or whatever. Your book/course could have categories "Category:My Book/Listening", "Category:My Book/Grammar", and so on, and when you put those category markers on your pages, the software will automatically produce lists of related pages for you. The category markers themselves could be located inside templates that say "This book is for Reading", to not only keep pages organized, but also to keep readers informed of the purpose of each particular page (like a learning objective). I hope this helps you a little bit. I would love to hear more about your project if you have the time to talk about it. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 16:04, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks so much. Last night, I too decided that the page/project would work better at Wikiversity, so I moved it over there. Also, I now have a clearer idea of the organization that will be needed to create it. One last question regarding cleanup: how do I go about redirecting the "TESOL Materials" here to my new "TESOL Materials" page at Wikiversity? Thanks again! --Stevesilsbee (talk) 23:56, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Unless I am mistaken, you cannot do an automatic redirect to a project outside wikibooks. Your best bet is to provide an explanation and a link, a la TESOL Materials. --Jomegat (talk) 00:06, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Well, you can't do an automatic redirect. but you can make links such as #REDIRECT: TESOL Materials, or use something like instead. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 00:33, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

Iranian History
Hi, I am currently writing a book on Iranian History. I'm going alone without any collaborators currently. It would be grt if someone could assist :-) -Ravichandar84 (talk) 04:20, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Unfortunately, a lot of books around here are single-author projects, at least at first. What may be a good idea for you would be to find people in the outside world who are knowledgeable in this subject, and invite them to join wikibooks and help write it. I would be willing to lend some formatting or copyediting work, but I don't know anything about Iranian history and so am unqualified to really author any content. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 14:11, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I am big on the Islamic Revolution, and I like to look around the Web for information, so you can ask for that. Laleena (talk) 23:25, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Recent Updates
I've recently been updating Wikijunior Bugs starting with the millipede and centipede sections. I was wondering if anyone else was still working on the book and would appreciate help/feedback on articles. I hope to finish this book in the coming month(s). --Wes (talk) 00:56, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Hello Wes, Welcome to Wikibooks! To my knowledge, nobody else is currently working on that book, so you have free reign to make the changes or improvements that you think are necessary here. The Wikijunior: Bugs book is a great candidate for you to adopt, and there is a lot of room for improvements to be made there. When you feel that you have done a lot of work, and think that the book is "finished", you can ask here for people to review it, and you can also nominate it at Featured Books Nominations. If we think the book is good too, we'll display it proudly on the main page, and in the list of featured books. If we don't think the book is ready, we'll give you lots of constructive feedback that you can use to take it through the next mile. Good luck, and happy editing! --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 16:46, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Okay, thanks for the information. I'll keep updating the book until it's in good shape. --Wes (talk) 21:39, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

regarding embedded systems
he u all can u pls forward any information regarding embedded systems bcz i have to present paper on the same

 * Our best source right now would probably be Embedded Systems, although that book is not complete yet, and is still under construction. Once you learn more about embedded systems, and present your paper, consider contributing to this book to help make it a better resource to future students. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 16:47, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Special:Random
Is there any kind of script that feeds the Random Book option? If so, can anyone edit it? Thanks, Laleena (talk) 23:59, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 * From what I can tell Random Book is a Javascript function, you might be able to find the source for that function by looking at the source for the navigation bar. I've never been an admin of a wiki though, so I'm no expert.  Good luck!  --Wes (talk) 02:00, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Random Book is, indeed, a Javascript function. It was created by User:Darklama, and reads books from the automatically-generated lists at WB:ABC. This list is very long, so is hidden in a drop-down box on that page (click the down-arrow in the lower-left corner of the page to see it). The list is automatically generated using category lists. To ensure that a book appears in the list, it must have the template on it. We have been asking the developers to implement a proper "Special:Randombook" page for some time now, but there has been no success in this request. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 02:09, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Editing the name of a book
I am adding to a book entitled, "Project Managment." The original creator of the Wikibook has misspelled the title. How can I edit the title to correct its spelling?
 * Just move it to the new name. You might also want to click the "what links here" link in the left panel and fix any links to the old name. --Jomegat (talk) 18:12, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * But of course it's never just that easy, is it? There's already a book called Project Management, so you'd have to move it first, merge it in, or find a different name for yours. --Jomegat (talk) 18:15, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Creating chapters/moving content
Hi...I had a book moved over from Wikipedia and I want to divide it into chapters (right now it is one long, running file...) but I'm not sure how to move the individual chapters onto new pages and then link them back to the table of contents. Any help for this newbie would be appreciated! Ecomeau (talk) 11:31, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You should create a sub-page for each chapter. Take a look at [|Local Manuals of Style], it should be helpful.  After creating each sub-page, copy and paste the contents into the chapter.  It's a pain, but it will make your book look nicer. --Wes (talk) 13:57, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Ignorant?
zHow do I use this to find out what ignorant means?
 * Try Wiktionary. Webaware talk 02:57, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

New Pages
How do i mark pages as being patrolled. Terra What do you want? 20:09, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * You can request patroller rights here. Νεοπτόλεμος ( talk | email | contribs ) 21:26, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Dynamic page lists
G'day, it seems that WB is still running the oldest available version of DPL. Is there any reason for this, and if not, how can we get the latest version of DPL installed in its place? The major issue with keeping the old version is that it doesn't support ordering by title, only by date/time last categorised or edited. Webaware talk 02:08, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Don't quote me on this, but i think there is either a performance or a caching problem with the newer versions. Down at wikinews, DPL2 has been on the wishlist for as long as I can remember. Bawolff (talk) 06:12, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah, that rings a bell. Surely that's in the past by now though, since DPL2 is already superseded. Webaware talk 07:57, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The developers also have an issue with its maintainability. Its a WONTFIX bug. The developers have said that a specific narrow set of wanted features should be added to a new extension. My impression is that the developers consider the extension to be too bloated, too slow, and to use too many/much resources. The DPL that is allowed, is only allowed so long as a wiki is smallish, for instance it will never be used on WP because WP is too big for it. --dark lama  02:01, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * That's a bugger; DPL sorted by edit or cat time isn't very human friendly. Something to examine more closely "when more time is available" yada yada yada... Webaware talk 02:55, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

 * <-- (reset tabs)
 * OK, I've added a Javascript class for sorting DPLs, or really any UL or OL, by wrapping the list in a DIV with a CSS class of sortListInHTML (case-sensitive sort) or sortListInHTMLi (case-insensitive sort). I've done the rash thing and just added it to the Common.js, but realise now that it would be better if I made it into a Gadget. I'll do that later, but in the meantime, if anyone notices anything odd about it (like it breaks or something), please leave me a message and I'll endeavour to sort it out pronto. Webaware talk 09:56, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Now a Gadget, "Sort HTML lists" in the interface section. Webaware talk 13:47, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Excellent! I'll play with it and let you know how it's working. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 18:52, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

Spam issue
We are writing a wikibooks on metabolomics which includes many links to a site called KEGG. Everytime we try to post a link to KEGG we get a SPAM warning message. How can I let the system know that these are legit links. Here is a typical one:

http://www.genome.ad.jp/dbget-bin/show_pathway?map00010+C00031

Paul A. Craig (username: pac8612)

 * G'day Paul, this is now fixed. It didn't like the ".ad." bit, but I've turned off detection of that for now. Webaware talk 21:12, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I've turned back on the detection and added an exception for genome.ad.jp to the Spam whitelist instead. There are many ad websites and urls that were being blocked by this, that really aren't legit and are nothing but a source of spam. --dark lama  01:48, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks mate, it never occurred to me to look for a whitelist! Duh! Webaware talk 02:53, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Why not, are you a racist? :) --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 04:40, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No, just a bit thick. Anyway, some of my best friends are white :P Webaware talk 05:04, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Muggles' Guide Bot Request
I know I've been relatively quiet lately, but over the past few weeks I've been looking at PDF creation tools for my book Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter. Generally things have been going well with Wiki2LaTeX but what my editing team and I have realized now is that all our relative linking in our pages is making links in the PDF get screwed up. What we need is a bot that can go through all 500+ of our pages and "absolutize" the links. Is anyone up to the task? I can certainly provide more detail if necessary. Thanks. -within focus 02:22, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I think that my bot may be able to handle this. I will need to fiddle around with it and see if I can make the algorithm for link expansion general enough. I should have some time this evening that I can play with it.
 * I would like to hear from some of the people who use other tools such as AWB and pywikibot, since I'm not sure what the capabilities of those tools are, and whether they would be a better fit for this project then my homebrew software is. If we don't hear from anybody else, I'll try to have something written up tonight.
 * By the way, my bot is not currently able to read category or prefixindex lists, so we would need a list of all pages that need to be modified. I'll work on that too, if one doesnt exist already. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 19:34, 27 February 2008 (UTC)


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C++ Programming/Code/Standard C Library/Functions/setvbuf

setvbuf
The function setvbuf sets the buffer for stream to be buffer, with a size of size. mode can be one of:

 * _IOFBF, which indicates full buffering
 * _IOLBF, which means line buffering
 * _IONBF, which means no buffering

 * Related topics: fflush - setbuf


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C++ Programming/Code/Standard C Library/Functions/ungetc

ungetc
The function ungetc puts the character ch back in stream.

 * Related topics: getc (C++ I/O) putback


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C++ Programming/Code/Standard C Library/Functions/sprintf

sprintf
The sprintf function is just like printf, except that the output is sent to buffer. The return value is the number of characters written. For example:

Note that sprintf does the opposite of a function like atoi -- where atoi converts a string into a number, sprintf can be used to convert a number into a string.

For example, the following code uses sprintf to convert an integer into a string of characters:

This code is similar, except that it converts a floating-point number into an array of characters:

 * Related topics: fprintf - printf (Standard C String and Character) atof - atoi - atol


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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. c4/2...e6/3. g3

=Catalan Opening= This is the Catalan Opening, named after the Spanish region of Catalonia, when Grandmaster Savielly Tartakower was asked, at the Barcelona tournament of 1929, to invent an opening system in honor of the region's chess history. Usually, the game continues 3...d5 4.Nf3. The Catalan then has two main branches, the Open Variation and the Closed Variation. In the Open Variation, Black takes the pawn on c4. This gives White strong pressure on Black's queenside, thanks to the fianchettoed bishop on g2. In the Closed Variation, Black retains his strong-point on d5, attempting to block out the bishop on g2, but stays passive.

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Microsoft SQL Server/Connecting to MS SQL Server from *nix

This tutorial assumes you are using a Debian based distribution of Linux; if not, you might have to modify the instructions appropriately for you distro.

Downloading
To install both freetds and the drivers for iODBC and unixodbc use apt-get, i.e.,

If you plan to use iODBC, you'll want to run

If you're using Perl, after you install FreeTDS you'll want to install the DBD for Sybase:

Glossary

 * TDS : Designed by Sybase, the Tabular Data Stream Protocol (TDS) describes how to communicate with MS-SQL and Sybase databases.

Troubleshooting
Many of the errors here are to assist those with Google searches and the users.

Failing to set SYBASE
The following error is a result of not setting the sybase configuration variable


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Talk:Music Theory/Finding the Key and Mode of a Piece

Not actually any discussion here at all so this article is suprisingly useful for probabally being the work of one person. It is a little biased though: "Some music does not really follow a mode at all, but non-modal key signatures are frowned upon". I also don't know if I'd agree that Atonal music is the abstract art of the music world, that's probabally another opinion. That's my two cents. Still I found this article enlightening, I dare not update somthing I'm really no expert on. -DarkShroom

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This text would benefit from a bit of cleaning, as there is info that appears to be a bit non-correct. Yet, the article is pretty useful and should make any wikipediophile proud. Mecanismo (talk) 23:46, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Modes Your 1 2 4 5 b7 is more likely Dorian, as that's the Dorian pentatonic scale, and is found in Western folk music, not just japanese.


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User:Chthonius

I hope to cleanup a few pages in one of the math books here at WikiBooks, and perhaps learn some skills from other sections of excellent resource. Feel free to contact me if my edits rub you the wrong way for some reason; I'd rather know if I was doing something wrong than stumble around making changes willy-nilly when they are only going to be reverted.

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Talk:Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python 2.6/Dictionaries

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this really confuses me @_@  can someone explain better (no offense) I just can;t follow it. -- 24.28.7.96 4 March 2008
 * I'd second that. I'm trying to figure out dictionaries and this page was no help at all. --198.85.230.103 10 November 2008
 * There is some more info over here (en.wikiversity), when I have some time I might try and add it in. --Tehdrago (talk) 18:07, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

 * To my opinion, the python page here has a breakdown example on how to use the dictionary function thus explaining how the dictionary actually works. This wiki page on the other hand shows how you can use the dictionary like an application. Perhaps you can include some basic examples before the phonebook example? -- 27 November 2009

I would like to see an expanded definition of keys and values at the beginning of the section; the opening matter shifts abruptly. Could you explain a little more about what a key is? What is a value? Are they like variables? Are they like array/list item indexes? -- 30 December 2010
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Radiation Oncology/Cervix/Randomized

In the process of being cross-linked ...

HPV screening vs Pap smear

 * Finland (2003-2005) -- HPV DNA screen vs conventional cytology
 * 2010 PMID 20423964 Full Text -- "Rate of cervical cancer, severe intraepithelial neoplasia, and adenocarcinoma in situ in primary HPV DNA screening with cytology triage: randomised study within organised screening programme" (Anttila A, BMJ 2010;340:c1804)
 * Randomized. 58,076 women, age 30-60, routine population-based screening program. Arm 1) HPV DNA test vs Arm 2) conventional cytological screening. Primary outcome cervical cancer, CIN-III and carcinoma in situ (both reported as CIN-III+)
 * Outcome: CIN-III+ HPV 76 cases (6 cervical CA) vs cytology 53 cases (8 cervical CA)
 * Conclusion: Primary HPV screening more sensitive than conventional cytology in detecting CIN-III+ lesions; number of cervical cancer small

PET Staging

 * Chang Gung University, Taiwan (2002-2006) -- pretreatment PET vs no PET
 * Randomized. 129 patients, Stage I-IVA cervical cancer, positive pelvic but negative PALN by MRI. Arm 1) pretreatment PET vs Arm 2) no PET. Treated with chemo-RT, standard pelvic fields. If PET+, extended to include PALN
 * 2010 PMID 19464824 -- "A prospective randomized trial to study the impact of pretreatment FDG-PET for cervical cancer patients with MRI-detected positive pelvic but negative para-aortic lymphadenopathy." (Tsai CS, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Feb 1;76(2):477-84. Epub 2009 May 21.)
 * Outcome: PET identified 11% extra-pelvic mets; of these 57% remained disease free after modified fields. 4-year DFS PET+ 75% vs. PET- 77% (NS); 4-year OS 79% vs 85% (NS)
 * Conclusion: Pretreatment PET can improve detection of pelvic mets, but may not translate into survival benefit

Brachytherapy

 * Osaka (Japan)(1983-1989) -- HDR fractional dose 7.5 Gy/fx vs. 6.0 Gy/fx
 * Randomized. 165 patients with cervix adenoCA, Stage IA-IV. Treated with 2 separated dose schedules depending on stage. Arm 1) EBRT + BT using 7.5 Gy/fx (either 37.5/5 or 30/4 or 22.5/3) vs. Arm 2) EBRT + BT using 6.0 Gy/fx (either 36/6 or 30/5 or 18/3).
 * 5-years; 1994 PMID 7974179 -- "A prospective randomized study concerning the point A dose in high-dose rate intracavitary therapy for carcinoma of the uterine cervix. The final results." (Chatani M, Strahlenther Onkol. 1994 Nov;170(11):636-42.)
 * Outcome: 5-year CSS: Stage I 100% vs. 100%, Stage II 82% vs. 85%, Stage III 62% vs. 52%, Stage IV 22% vs. 31% (all NS). No difference in LRF or DM
 * Toxicity: No difference
 * Conclusion: No difference between the two treatment schedules; small number of fractions at 7.5 Gy/fx may be advantageous due to short duration

Circadian Variation

 * Lucknow, India -- morning RT vs evening RT
 * Randomized. 229 patients, cervical CA. Arm 1) morning (8-10 AM) vs Arm 2) evening (6-8 PM) RT. Primary outcome mucositis
 * 2010 PMID 20162717 -- "Circadian variation in radiation-induced intestinal mucositis in patients with cervical carcinoma." (Shukla P, Cancer. 2010 Feb 16. [Epub ahead of print])
 * Outcome: Overall diarrhea AM 87% vs PM 68% (SS), Grade 3-4 diarrhea 14% vs 5% (SS)
 * Conclusion: Significant difference between morning and evening arms suggest influence of circadian rhythms

Anemia

 * GOG 191 (2001-2003) -- Chemo-RT +/- EPO
 * Randomized. Closed prematurely due to concerns about thromboembolic events. 109 patients accrued (<25% planned). Cervical cancer, Stage IIB-IVA, Hgb <14.0 Arm 1) Chemo-RT vs. Arm 2) Chemo-RT + recombinant Epo 40,000 units QW
 * 3-years; 2008 PMID 18037478 -- "Phase III trial to evaluate the efficacy of maintaining hemoglobin levels above 12.0 g/dL with erythropoietin vs above 10.0 g/dL without erythropoietin in anemic patients receiving concurrent radiation and cisplatin for cervical cancer." (Thomas G, Gynecol Oncol. 2008 Feb;108(2):317-25. Epub 2007 Nov 26.) Median F/U 3 years
 * Outcome: 3-year PFS control 65% vs. EPO 58%; OS 75% vs. 61% (insufficient numbers)
 * Rate of thromboembolism: control 8% vs. EPO 19% (NS), no deaths
 * Conclusion: Thromboembolism common; impact of Hgb >12.0 remains undetermined

Hyperbaric Oxygen

 * RTOG 70-01 (1972-1975) -- RT in air vs. RT in HBO
 * Randomized. Stopped early due to slow accrual. 58 patients with Stage IIB-IVA cervix. Arm 1) RT 50/25 in air vs. Arm 2) RT 40/10 in HBO. Brachytherapy in both arms. Only 19/29 HBO patients received most of their EBRT in the chamber
 * 1981 PMID 7028700 -- "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for carcinoma of the cervix--stages IIB, IIIA, IIIB and IVA: results of a randomized study by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group." (Brady LW, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1981 Aug;7(8):991-8.)
 * Outcome: Local failure air 24% vs. HBO 26% (NS); DFS air 52% vs. HBO 73% (NS)
 * Complications: both arms 24% (NS)
 * Conclusion: Study too small; no difference; HBO technically difficult to administer
 * Comment: Test of hypofractionation + HBO vs. standard fractionation; study too small

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Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Shipworm

Shipworms are not worms at all, but rather a group of unusual saltwater clams with very reduced shells, notorious for boring into (and eventually destroying) wooden structures which are immersed in sea water, including piers, docks and wooden ships. Sometimes called "termites of the sea", they are marine bivalve molluscs (Eulamellibranchiata) in the family Teredinidae.

They bore into submerged wood, and bacteria in a special organ called the gland of Deshayes enable them to digest cellulose. The excavated burrow is usually lined with a calcareous tube.

The shipworms belong to several genera, of which Teredo is the most commonly mentioned. The best known species is Teredo navalis. Historically, Teredo concentrations in the Caribbean Sea have been substantially higher than in most other salt water bodies.

Shipworms have slender worm-like forms, but nonetheless possess the characteristic structures of bivalves. The valves of the shell of shipworms are small separate parts located at the anterior end of the worm, used for excavating the burrow. Shipworms greatly damage wooden hulls and marine piling, and have been the subject of much study to find methods to avoid their attacks.

In the early 1800s, the behavior and anatomy of the shipworm inspired the great British engineer Marc Brunel. Based on his observations of how the shipworm's valves simultaneously enable it to tunnel through wood and protect it from being crushed by the swelling timber, Brunel designed an ingenious modular iron tunnelling framework - a tunnelling shield - which enabled workers to successfully tunnel through the highly unstable river bed beneath the Thames. The Thames Tunnel was the first successful large tunnel ever built under a navigable river.

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Introduction to Crochet/Hair scrunchy

Scrunchies hold long hair into pony tails and braids. These are among the simplest and quickest projects for a beginning crocheter. They're cost effective too. A department store quality scrunchy often costs two to three times the price of a skein of yarn, and there will be enough yarn left over to make more scrunchies for envious family and friends.

Materials

 * 6.5mm crochet hook (U.S. size K)
 * Heavy chenille yarn
 * 10" dressmaker's elastic

Construction
A scrunchy is basically a long rectangle of fabric with a piece of elastic running through it and the ends joined into a loop.

When selecting a yarn to make a scrunchy, the three most important factors are pliancy and pile. The fiber should be flexible enough to gather with elastic and full enough to conceal the elastic. Chenille is a particularly good choice for people who have straight silky hair, because this yarn has extra grab. Wool blends often make very good scrunchies. Nylon, silk, and rayon are not good choices for scrunchies.

Instructions

 * Row 1: chain stitch 45. Add a turning chain of 2 stitches.
 * Row 2: half double crochet into previous row. Turn.
 * Row 3: same as row 2.

Leave the crochet ends loose while working the elastic. Secure elastic to one end of row 2 and leave 2" of elastic unused. Run free end of elastic through the stitches of the fabric, gathering material into folds as needed to keep the elastic free.  Tie off the two ends together with an overhand knot, pull tight, and trim.  Then use the loose ends of yarn from the crochet to stitch the end seams together and conceal the elastic knot.  Trim excess.

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Introduction to Crochet/Beaded bracelet

Here's a beginner project to impress fellow crocheters. Crochet lace and bead crochet have a reputation for being difficult, but really this project is as simple as they get. And a dainty little bracelet can be finished in no time at all. If you know how to put beads on string and can wrap yarn around a hook, you can make this.

Materials

 * Crochet hook, 2.5mm (U.S. size B)
 * Mercerized cotton crochet thread, size 10, ecru.
 * Glass beads, size E
 * Bracelet finding, sterling silver (or base metal)
 * Clear nail polish

Construction
This bracelet is designed to fit snugly; some variation will be necessary depending on the size of the wearer's wrist and the gauge of the crocheter. The pattern works in multiples of three, so measure the recipient's wrist and add or subtract stitches in multiples of three to achieve a proper fit.

To add beads during crochet, insert the hook into a stitch and slide one bead down into the stitch before wrapping the thread over the hook. Continue to make a single crochet normally.

When customizing a variable sized item, bear a couple of things in mind, The first row of chain stitches on any pattern will contract when the second row gets worked in. So the working length is unknown until the second row is complete. Also, it is always possible to work extra chain stitches into the first row and cut away excess. That way, if the initial estimate is an undercount, a few extra second row stitches can be worked into the starting chain to achieve the desired length. When the second row is complete and unused chain stitches remain, leave half a dozen chain stitches and trim off the rest, then unravel those unused chain stitches and work in as a loose end when the piece is complete.

Instructions
Before crocheting, string beads onto thread. Bead crocheters often make the stringing process easier by applying clear nail polish to the tip of the thread and waiting for it to dry. 32 beads were used in the sample bracelet. When in doubt, err on the generous side and string extra beads. Approximately 2 beads will be needed for each centimeter of length.

Size notes: the sample bracelet is 6" (16cm) long, not including the length of the clasp. It uses a base of 45 stitches and 32 beads.  That equals approximately 2 beads and 3 stitches per centimeter of length.  Allow approximately 1cm for the clasp.

 * Row 1: chain stitch 60. Turn.  While turning, make a loop and run one clasp end through it.  Work the loop down snug with the end of the chain.
 * Row 2: For the first stitch, work the hook through the loop that holds the clasp. Make a single crochet, securing the clasp into the stitch.  Continue single crochet for 44 more stitches.  Test size on recipient's wrist and add or subtract chain stitches as needed to achieve the desired fit.  Turn.
 * Row 3: Chain stitch 4, skip two, single crochet into the third stitch while adding a bead. Repeat to the end of the row.
 * Special: flat stitch across the end of the row to the other side of the piece. At the midpoint, secure the other end of the clasp with a single crochet stitch.
 * Row 4: As row 3.

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User:Siebengang/Workbench/Slicing!

Slicing strings (and lists)
Strings can be cut into pieces — in the same way as it was shown for lists in the previous chapter — by using the slicing "operators" []. The slicing operator works in the same way as before: text[first_index:last_index] (in very rare cases there can be another colon and a third argument, as in the example shown below).

In order not to get confused by the index numbers, it is easiest to see them as "clipping places", possibilities to cut a sting into parts. Here is an example, which shows the clipping places (in yellow) and their index numbers (red and blue) for a simple text string:

Note that the red indexes are counted from the beginning of the string and the blue ones from the end of the string backwards. (Note that there is no blue -0, which could seem to be logical at the end of the string. Because -0 == 0, -0 means "beginning of the string" as well.) Now we are ready to use the indexes for slicing operations:

text[1:4] gives us all of the text string between clipping places 1 and 4, "TRI". If you omit one of the [first_index:last_index] arguments, you get the beginning or end of the string as default: text[:5] gives "STRIN". For both first_index and <tt>last_index</tt> we can use both the red and the blue numbering schema: <tt>text[:-1]</tt> gives the same as <tt>text[:5]</tt>, because the index -1 is at the same place as 5 in this case. If we do not use an argument containing a colon, the number is treated in a different way: <tt>text[2]</tt> gives us one character following the second clipping point, "<tt>R</tt>". The special slicing operation <tt>text[:]</tt> means "from the beginning to the end" and produces a copy of the entire string (or list, as shown in the previous chapter).

Last but not least, the slicing operation can have a second colon and a third argument, which is interpreted as the "step size": <tt>text[::-1]</tt> is <tt>text</tt> from beginning to the end, with a step size of -1. -1 means "every character, but in the other direction". "<tt>STRING</tt>" backwards is "<tt>GNIRTS</tt>" (test a step length of 2, if you have not got the point yet).

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Talk:X86 Assembly/Arithmetic

"Destination must be a register or a memory location. Source may be either a memory location, a register, or a constant value."

this is wrong, an arithmetic instruction from memory to memory is not allowed. 129.132.209.7 (talk) 15:22, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

 * Good call. I'll add in a note about that. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 15:50, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

This is not written if these instructions are signed or not (in other word if they handle both negative and positive values or only positives)

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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. c3

= Ponziani Opening =

3. c3
The Ponziani opening is one of the oldest openings in chess history and chess books as it supports an immediate d4. Although it’s rarely seen in tournaments, it’s very underrated as white can control the centre and develop pieces quickly.

Some evaluations:

The defense 3. ...Nf6 often leads to a game where White has a small space advantage plus a small time advantage. Not really a bad deal at all. This defense, however, is rather quiet and drawish.

The defense 3. ... d5 leads to a good fight for both sides but really the person who knows current theory best will probably get a very good game.

The defense 3. ... f5 fairly often leads to a White advantage but again theory must be known.

The defense 3. ... d6 will usually lead to a positions often reached via the Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Variation, which are usually just fine for White.

Theory table
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 * 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3


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Wikibooks:Reading room/Administrative Assistance/Archives/2008/February

Partial Imports
I imported Denmark to Transwiki:Denmark today, although there was a failure and I wasn't able to import the complete edit history. However, when I look at the edit history of the page, it shows the last edit made on Wikipedia, and it also includes the import, saying "1 revision from Denmark". Now, this certainly isn't an ideal situation, but it still does give proper attribution to wikipedia, and does point the reader (in a round-about way) to the history of that page. I'm inclined to say that, in terms of GFDL compliance, that this should be sufficient in cases where a full edit history cannot be successfully imported. GFDL texts are not free unless it's technically infeasable to make a complete copy of the history section, and I think people would forgive us for doing our best under these technical limiations.

I would love to hear what other admins have to say on this point, I could easily be wrong. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 02:14, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I think that's exactly right, but we can easily go a step further. (put it on the talk page) provides a direct link to the WP history page. (PS someone who knows how might clean up the way the link is formed.) This provides an additional notice of attribution, and can also serve (through whatlinkshere) as an easy way to see what pages need a full history if/when these imports become possible (and we determine that the rest of the history is needed).  – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 03:50, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * In de.wb we use this tool (The server is unfortunately broken down. :. With that tool you can extract the history of a page. Then we put the extracted history on the discussion page.
 * As info if you didn't know: There is a bug that you cannot import pages with more than 100 versions. That's the export function ...
 * -- heuler06 (talk) 20:41, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, we have in the past posted the edit history to the talk page. This is rather cumbersome, especially when history merges are involved. I'd be happy to see them replaced by a link to the en.wp history. Unfortunately, the admins here are also all-too-aware of the import problems (but I think it's file size, not revision number...) – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 20:45, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you mean by "all-too-aware". "unfortuantely" confuses me. Or I have a false meaning of "all-too-aware" in mind. Could explain it, please? :) You can also do that at my talk page if this is not the right place. ;-) -- heuler06 (talk) 08:04, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * We import a lot of pages from WP, and those imports often fail because of high revision numbers. With that in mind, we are all-too-aware of the software limits because we deal with them on a daily basis. I was under the impression that the number of revisions was over 1000 (5000 was a number I've seen somewhere), not 100. Of course, I could ask the devs if I really wanted to know for sure. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 14:42, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Vandalism
This IP has continued disruption after being warned. Νεοπτόλεμος 18:07, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I'll take a look at it, thanks for the heads-up. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 18:19, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Thanks. Νεοπτόλεμος 18:20, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Picture copyright problem
I want to post:
 * Image:Parameters mockup.png

on G.marco's talk page. Apparently, this page has been vandalized in the past, and so I cannot warn the user. Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks, Laleena (talk) 13:34, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 * That page is not protected, and had never been edited until I did just now. I'm not sure what happened there. – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 18:29, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Huh. That's very, very odd. The notice said that I did not have the right permissions to edit it, or something similar. Laleena (talk) 18:37, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, when I saw Laleena's post, I went to the page and got the same message. Νεοπτόλεμος ( talk | email | contribs ) 21:41, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Do either of you still get a protection notice when trying to edit? – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 22:20, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 * No, I don't. Laleena (talk) 00:25, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Try his userpage, Laleena. I can edit the talk, but not the userpage. Νεοπτόλεμος ( talk | email | contribs ) 01:53, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The message we get is as follows:
 * You do not have permission to do that, for the following reason:

 * The title "User:G.marco" has been banned from creation. It matches the following blacklist entry: .*\b(?:http:\/\/)?(?:[-a-z0-9]\.)+[a-z]+\b.*
 * Retrieved from "http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/User:G.marco" Νεοπτόλεμος ( talk | email | contribs ) 01:55, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

 * (<- reset tabs) That sounds like the Spam-blacklist trapping it, likely because there's a '.' in the user's name. A cursory glance over it just now didn't find which expression is causing it. After lunch, I'll check it out properly if no-one else has sorted it. (Actually, I suspect it isn't this blacklist, but another one that traps page names rather than hyperlinks) Webaware talk 02:10, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The problem was MediaWiki:Titleblacklist, which has apparently been turned back on. I commented out the offending entry until someone can fix it. I believe that one was developed by User:Darklama, User:Whiteknight and I, but we made a mistake. It should prohibit a URL as a pagename, but has apparently decided to branch out :) – Mike.lifeguard  | talk 02:56, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I stuck back the simplified one that only looks for URLs in page names. Webaware talk 03:07, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I can edit his user page, and I'll prove it too. In less than one minute, it will read, "This is my user page.", just to prove I can edit it. Laleena (talk) 22:12, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe Webaware solved the problem, so the page was able to be created. Νεοπτόλεμος ( talk | email | contribs ) 01:15, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

My user account
I am usually logged in as Laleena. But, apparently, I cannot get into my account. I will tell the password to a checkuser who will help, but I would like to get to my username. If it doesn't workd, then I will log in under a different account name. Thoughts? 208.100.195.149 (talk) 00:44, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

 * If you set an email address when you registered your account, you can have it set a new random password and email you the new password. --dark lama  01:51, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I don't set an e-mail address, however I am same IP address, therefore same person. 208.100.195.78 (talk) 01:33, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Got there, no worries. Laleena (talk) 17:05, 29 February 2008 (UTC)