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Admin: I run http://wikipensacola.com. As I look at some of the stuff you are doing, it seems silly to duplicate one another's efforts. There are a few issues I have with your site, though. When I first visited this site you were using a restrictive license, but it appears that you have migrated to GFDL. Is this the case for all content? Secondly, why do you use that weird SWF Flash thing to render article titles? Just to use that font? :-) Wikipens 22:28, 13 March 2007 (CDT)
Also
May I ask what hosting company you are using? Also what version of MediaWiki? And your logo, did you design that, or pull it from somewhere? Wikipens 15:18, 16 March 2007 (CDT)
Thirdly
I didn't even realise MediaWiki 1.9 was out. Geez.
I am considering merging my project into yours, because as I said, it seems kind-of silly to duplicate our efforts. Firsly, would you have any problem with me doing that?
Secondly, do you have a process for adminning other users? Do you plan on allowing other admins? Wikipens 16:18, 16 March 2007 (CDT)
- One more thing: Do you make backups of the database ever? Wikipens 16:54, 16 March 2007 (CDT)
- So far, I've done backups whenever I upgrade the MediaWiki software. I suppose that's something I'll need to do more frequently, though. --Admin 17:00, 16 March 2007 (CDT)
- Sorry for the endless questions, but I am curious and OCD... Did you try using the logo as the favicon? It looks like it would make a really nice favicon, but too much detail might be lost at 16x16, j/w... Wikipens 17:10, 16 March 2007 (CDT)
- Also, you can delete the image I uploaded at Image:Endoftheline.jpg if you like, I am not ready to move the article over, I have to figure out the differences in the google maps extensions our two sites use. Wikipens 17:20, 16 March 2007 (CDT)
Ah ha! I didn't notice that "make a map" link. That makes it a lot more intuitive than the GMaps extension I was using. Mine didn't have the ability to do paths, either. Awesome. Wikipens 20:30, 16 March 2007 (CDT)
24 March
I have responded to you on my talk page. Also, I tried to insert route number (Florida 289) into the infobox code for the 9th Avenue article, but it is not displaying, would you mind taking a look at that? I am not good with conditionals. Wikipens 12:19, 24 March 2007 (CDT)
- I'm fairly certain the problem is entirely my fault. (I'm not good with conditionals either.) The Wikipedia road infobox I copied had all kinds of extra parameters for cross-country highways that I omitted, and some of the output fields were probably lost in the process. I'll look into it. --Admin 13:29, 24 March 2007 (CDT)
- Cool. I was using barebones infoboxes on my project that just had params w/o conditionals. Conditionals are useful but confusing as hell. As far as the addresses thing we talked about on my talk page, that works for me. I'd just like a place to put that info, like what business used to be in a particular building, etc. and it doesn't seem fitting to put it in the article for the current occupant. I'm definitely not advocating we have articles for every podunk address in the city with content like "My uncle Jim lives here", etc. As far as the adminship, thanks a bunch. If I make any edits to articles you started, stylistic or otherwise, that you disagree with, feel free to revert me or bring it up with me on my talk page. Wikipens 14:38, 24 March 2007 (CDT)
- Lolz thanks for correcting my redirect. Wikipens 18:22, 24 March 2007 (CDT)
Name change
Hey, do you know how/have the ability to change a username or reassign edits to another username. I don't really want this username, I picked it before I really committed to migrating my content to your site. Wikipens 18:24, 24 March 2007 (CDT)
- I think there's an extension I can install to do this. Create the username you want and let me know. --Admin 19:46, 24 March 2007 (CDT)
- I would appreciate it if you could. I created user User:DCosson. Wikipens 08:14, 25 March 2007 (CDT)
Hey, I really like this Idea...
I found Pensapedia through a talk page on wikipedia, and I really love the idea. I got an account a few days ago, and began editing when I got the time, and I think I got a lot done, albeit haphazardly I suppose. I was just sort of operating on the principal that "whatever I'm about to do is better than no article on this particular subject" I guess. The issue of the CMPA is pretty...fuzzy. The CMPA board has only been in existence for several months, however CMPA, Inc. has been around for several years now. And of course now Quint Studer no longer has any sort of official position in the CMPA. Maybe we could clarify in the article that Community Maritime Park Associates developed the idea for the CMP, instead of simply saying "developed."
Sorry about the vague categories, again, I think I may have been getting a little carried away.
Anyway, this is a wonderful idea and I'll do what I can to help. Thanks a bunch for getting the ball rolling on something like this.
Pat O'Sullivan 01:57, 25 March 2007 (CDT)
New username
Lolz I thought so but no big deal. Can you try User:Dcosson? That should be okay as the "C" is not capitalised as it is in the one I created. Wikipens 10:49, 25 March 2007 (CDT)
Park-stub and park infobox
Hey. I could do the stub I guess, but we need park stub and park infobox templates established. :-) dcosson ··· talk 12:40, 25 March 2007 (CDT)
- There's an infobox template for parks already: {{Infobox Park}}. See Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Infobox_Park for some examples. There's no stub yet, but I guess you could use {{Comm-stub}} for now. --Admin 12:46, 25 March 2007 (CDT)
Road infobox
Hey, I figured out why the road infobox isn't allowing the route field to be populated. It's the section {{#if:{{{state|}}}| {{!}}colspan="2" align="center"{{!}}'''<big>{{infobox road/{{{state}}} {{{type}}} name|num={{{route}}}}}</big>'''. The Wikipedia template accounts for subtemplates ("Infobox road/state"). At some point (whenever you get around to it), can you strip this section and replace it with a field which is just "Route" for the title and allows me to input route shield images as the content? dcosson ··· talk 15:31, 25 March 2007 (CDT)
Recent changes question
You probably know more about mediawiki than I do, I was wondering about something in recent changes:
(diff) (hist) . . User talk:Admin; 20:31 . . (+651) . . Dcosson (Talk | contribs | block) (Road infobox)
Do you know what the + number means? I've highlighted it above. dcosson ··· talk 15:42, 25 March 2007 (CDT)
- I believe that's the size difference between revisions in number of characters.--Admin 15:43, 25 March 2007 (CDT)
number of articles on main page
Just out of curiosity, any particular reason you disabled the display of the total number of articles on the main page? You've added a display:none; parameter to the div that contains {{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]. dcosson ··· talk 18:07, 25 March 2007 (CDT)
April 2
Might I just inquire as to your source for the date of the Saenger opening? dcosson ··· talk 09:33, 26 March 2007 (CDT)
- This article at pensacolasaenger.com. --Admin 09:59, 26 March 2007 (CDT)
Copyright
I see that you've migrated to a free license for contributions, which is nice. Thank you for doing that. It's only fair, after all :) --wikipedia:User:Disavian
Cuba
William Alexander Blount, Sr.
Great article... can't believe there's no picture of Blount on the interwebs. I've looked everywhere. dcosson ··· talk 09:59, 31 March 2007 (CDT)
- Nah man that's awesome! dcosson ··· talk 14:58, 31 March 2007 (CDT)
- I saw you uploaded a pic of Francis Celestino Brent. Did you have your eyes on that article? I was going to tackle it pretty soon but it's yours if you want. dcosson ··· talk 14:59, 31 March 2007 (CDT)
Wikilinks in infoboxes
Do you not like wikilinks in infoboxes? I noticed you de-wikilinked a bunch of things in the San Carlos Hotel infobox. dcosson ··· talk 23:27, 31 March 2007 (CDT)
New Images
Awesome high quality images. Are you digitizing these? I haven't been able to find anything this high-quality online. dcosson ··· talk 09:01, 3 April 2007 (CDT)
Server load
I've noticed the site is lagging some, sometimes. If you need to cut down on the filesize of some of the imagees I have uploaded, feel free. I know some were unnecessarily high-res. Anything I can do to help, let me know. I do have some server space that I was using for my wikipensacola site, if there is any way you think we could use that let me know. dcosson ··· talk 23:59, 4 April 2007 (CDT)
Notability
Evening:
I've added three short articles on people whom are not necessarily notable in and of themselves (all children of Augustus E. Maxwell): Lucy Maxwell Meade, Simeon Maxwell II, and John E. Maxwell. I want to get your take on them.
Personally, I think such articles are good. They may encourage genealogists to contribute something. But if you don't want to go down that road, I'd understand. So what do you think? dcosson ··· talk 21:44, 16 April 2007 (CDT)
The Circle
Admin: do you know definitively what part of town was historically referred to as "the circle"? I've been wanting to do an article on it but I am not sure... one source I saw said Martine's Restaurant was nearby... and then another said the Firehouse Drive-In was nearby but it was my understanding that was on Gregory St... I know Circle Donuts is over near Lillian Hwy/Mobile Hwy/New Warrington... is that it, or do you know? dcosson ··· talk 20:44, 17 April 2007 (CDT)
Pensapedia:Uploading images
Take a look at Pensapedia:Uploading images if you would and give me your feedback. I think I've put together a decent page, for starters. dcosson ··· talk 19:45, 19 April 2007 (CDT)