Wikibooks:Simple talk/Archive 4

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Show any book?

Shouldn't the box named "links" say "Show any book" instead of "Show any page" to prevent confusion? —This unsigned comment was added by 72.218.194.210 (talk • contribs) 01:16, 14 March 2008.

No, this button doesn't show books. it shows any random page of any random book. --Is is 21:01, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Format

How are we going to format the books? I thought we were using the following format:

Main Page with Image/Content/Chapter One/Pages/Pages/ect
     ^                  ^         ^
     |                  |         |
Page with image         |         |
                       TOC       Pages w/ info

Or should we use:


Main page with TOC/Chapter One/Page/ect

Either way we go, we shouldn't have a cover page like Chess/Cover. Thoughts? I personally like the first one because when a reader searches for something like Chess, they'll cover upon the main page with the image and it's like opening a book, starting with the cover. ~ Wikihermit 14:52, 3 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone here? ~ Wikihermit 13:32, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that the first page should be the cover page. I think it would simplify things to have the contents page at the same level as a chapter i.e. Book/Contents and Book/Chapter One. --Ezra Katz 10:38, 5 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I like it with the cover as the first page. --Is is 19:26, 15 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Ezra on this one. The TOC doesn't have to be on the main page, nor does it have to be another level. It can be a separate page under the book, but the other pages and/or sections should be under the book title, not "content". Similar to the second example above. --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 23:38, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Logo Selection

Logo selection processes for Wikibooks and Wikijunior have started on meta. All Wikibookians are encouraged to join the discussion and help to select new logos for these projects. --Whiteknight 16:53, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User:Mike's bot account

I operate the same bot (flagged) on en.wb and en.wv. It is harmless - runs pywikipediabot and AWB to do common tasks. I'm going to request a flag at meta, and begin a run now. Mike's bot account 19:51, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You can see planned functions on the bot's userpage. Now is the time to ask questions or comment on this bot. – Mike.lifeguard | ^@en.wb 21:29, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Has this bot been flagged? --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 23:38, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes; see the Meta rights log. —Pathoschild 22:37:15, 23 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bot flag request for User:Computer

Bot operator: User:White Cat (Commons:User:White Cat) - En-N, Tr-4, Ja-1
List of botflags on other projects: Bot has a flag on wikimedia (meta,commons) wikipedia (ar, az, de, en, es, et, fr, is, ja, ku, nn, no, ru, sr, tr, uz, simple...) (See: m:User:White Cat#Bots)
Purpose: Interwiki linking, double redirect fixing, commons delinking (for cases where commonsdelinker fails)

-- Cat ^chi? 18:15, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Looks fine to me, but I think you'll have to request it from a steward at meta, since we don't have a bureaucrat here. --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 22:48, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

rms value

what does rms value of any quantity physically mean? —This unsigned comment was added by 72.14.252.136 (talk • contribs) 20:29, 21 March 2008.

are there ways to make cnversation with any specialist in english literature throughout this wib site ? —This unsigned comment was added by 91.144.37.2 (talk • contribs) 13:05, 18 April 2008.

I don't think this is the place for either of these. Try English Wikipedia and an online chat room, respectively. --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 22:48, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

dairy

how to begin to write a dairy —This unsigned comment was added by 116.68.85.235 (talk • contribs) 09:30, 13 July 2008.

Hello! I put your request here: Wikibooks:Requested books. Hopefully a user will write the book soon. -Thereen 00:03, 15 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

FAQ and bookshelves

There are certain questions that seem to come up frequently on simple English wikis, such as what simple English is, what the difference is between this and En.wikibooks, why Wikijunior isn't here, etc. I think we should write a short FAQ that answers those questions. Obviously, I'm willing to help out. We also really need to start using the actual bookshelves the way that EN does. --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 23:38, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We can probably have the FAQ at Wikibooks:Frequently asked questions. The FAQ should certainly include what you said, what is the difference between this and en.wikibooks, why we don't have Wikijunior, ect. Thoughts or ideas on this would greatly be appreciated. -- RyanCross (talk) 09:30, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Simple English can be based on Qgdan's work at cambridge in the 1930's. By using only 850 words and the most basic grammar, the language moves from an unclimbable mountain to a management hill for trades people and technicians who must hace a basic understanding. Can we bring this work forward, update the 850 words and truly have a Simple English?

I am trying to apply this in South Asia in skills training so it really has a practical application immediately.

Main Page Redesign

I've redesigned the Main Page, and can be found at Main Page/Sandbox. Please give your input. Microchip08 21:23, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's really great! I'm changing the main page now. --Ezra Katz 11:01, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Import Right

I'd like to get community consensus for me having the Import right, mainly for transwiking those babel templates. Any objections? Microchip08 21:23, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And at this point I ask, "where'd the community go?"... Microchip08 12:26, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support I've no particular objection to this. As long as you don't simply import the books from wikibooks I'm fine with it. :) I must stress content over extras however; this wiki would benefit from having books far more than user templates. PeterSymonds 12:29, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I'm fully aware of that, but importing the babel templates takes all of five minutes. Microchip08 12:30, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Conditional Support - As long as content is also imported, and that content is then simplified. If its only going to be used for extras, i.e. User Templates, then no way. B G^7even 15:00, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Why not? I feel that that is the only thing an import right can feasibly be used for. It can only be used on metaspace; there's nothing I could import into mainspace, is there? Help space, projectspace, templatespace, yes. But not for content, as there's no wiki I could import it from. Microchip08 15:03, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
You could import from en.wikibooks and simplify. I don't see a reason for anything else to have an special right, and as for user templates they, as was said on IRC, probably have already been changed several times on other wikis so don't worry about GFDL. Change my vote to Oppose. B G^7even 15:36, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, I don't think it's needed for a couple of language templates that exist on nearly every wiki anyway. Just copy them across, as the original GFDL from en is almost certainly lost. Tholly 15:38, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I strongly support this. Anything to make things more welcoming to users of other projects is a plus. I don't see a reason to import books from other wikis, unless someone requests a specific project they would want to translate.--Ezra Katz 11:13, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright of Main Pgae images

Some of the images on the Main Page, like Image:Dialog-error-copyright.svg have copyright licenses that say the author should be given credit. As the image links to the book not the image page, credit is not given. This means that the page is violating copyright. Anonymous101 16:19, 7 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for warning us. I'll add a note to the Main Page. Microchip08 19:15, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]