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Can't find the conversation you are looking for?  Check my [[User talk:DawnBurn/Archive|Archive]].
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==Anthologies - Same Title==
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Wow, lots of stuff added today. Did we "decide" that an anthology with same title would have publisher in the title or was this just a guess by the author doing the adding? Not a bad idea, but looking at [[Santa Baby - Zebra]] makes me wonder whether we should add a disambiguation line at the begining of the individual book pages saying something like
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::''For other books with same title see <nowiki>[[name]]</nowiki>.''
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Sound like work, but what do you think?--[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 18:10, 18 September 2007 (PDT)
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Hi Kay! That was me, making a guess at how to succinctly add a same-title, multiple-authors book. It seemed as if it would make the entry too long to include all of the authors, which is why I included the publisher instead. I hope that didn't mess up anything! --[[Lisa Plumley | Lisa]] :)
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:Lisa, I think you made a good guess for that. See discussion on the [[Help talk: Style Manual]] about this (discussion going on at the same time you were guessing). I was just commenting that a line at the beginning of all of these types of pages might be a good idea. --[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 10:00, 19 September 2007 (PDT) P.S. When signing on talk pages it is easy to use the signature button (right after the red-no wiki button above the edit screen). this puts in a link to your user page and the date and time.
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== To Do Lists, etc. ==
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I am so punchy I don't know what I did with that vampire book and series. If it is the series name, do we want to make a series page? BUT see my todo list!!!??? Cute, huh? See [[Help Talk:Style Manual]] for an example.--[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 18:18, 17 September 2007 (PDT)
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:The To Do list is spiffy and I think it is cute.  Responded on the Vampire page with comments.  And get some sleep (caffiene? food?) silly punchy lady! --[[User:DawnBurn|DawnBurn]] 21:18, 17 September 2007 (PDT)
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==Images==
 
==Images==
 
Dawn, could you maybe help make an "[[Help:Uploading Images]]" page? I never do this and don't really know how, while you seem to be proficient. I am trying to put together a more generic Help page that will link to this image page (you can just use this link if you like) so any content would be appreciated. --[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 15:50, 7 September 2007 (PDT)
 
Dawn, could you maybe help make an "[[Help:Uploading Images]]" page? I never do this and don't really know how, while you seem to be proficient. I am trying to put together a more generic Help page that will link to this image page (you can just use this link if you like) so any content would be appreciated. --[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 15:50, 7 September 2007 (PDT)
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::Dawn, you still have a redirect on the talk page for that sandbox. Just in case you wanted to chat there about the image. You know, some time ago I shrunk some images by using the "numberpx" argument and it seemed to work. Maybe we could just add on the Help page a standard size number. I wonder why thumb doesn't work? Maybe that is a template that calls the standard thumb size on wiki? --[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 16:44, 16 September 2007 (PDT)
 
::Dawn, you still have a redirect on the talk page for that sandbox. Just in case you wanted to chat there about the image. You know, some time ago I shrunk some images by using the "numberpx" argument and it seemed to work. Maybe we could just add on the Help page a standard size number. I wonder why thumb doesn't work? Maybe that is a template that calls the standard thumb size on wiki? --[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 16:44, 16 September 2007 (PDT)
  
== Thanks! ==
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:::Does this help? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Images Wikipedia images]? --[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 16:46, 16 September 2007 (PDT)
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::::Did help. Thanks.  --[[User:DawnBurn|DawnBurn]] 18:40, 16 September 2007 (PDT)
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{{done}}
  
Thanks for the tip about uploading covers and changing those pages (They originally just had the URL to the pic at the top of the page so that's why I moved the links) :) --[[User:Amy|Amy]] 14:43, 5 September 2007 (PDT)
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==Same Title==
:You are welcome and I figured you were more moving than linking yourself but hoped it didn't hurt to give more info.  Also, great work on the Catherine Asaro book pages.  --[[User:DawnBurn|DawnBurn]] 16:14, 5 September 2007 (PDT)
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Moved to [[Help talk:Same Title Multiple Authors]]
  
== template categories ==
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==Book Template==
 
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Moved to [[Talk:Book Template]].
Don't forget to put categories on your templates (which I can't remember how to do for you right this second). I think [[:category:Templates]] should do it.--[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 16:32, 4 September 2007 (PDT)
 
:Okay.  I didn't know to put them on all templates but I can go ahead and do that.  Thanks. --[[User:DawnBurn|DawnBurn]] 16:37, 4 September 2007 (PDT)
 
 
 
::I am a stickler for categories! There is a whole list of pages and categories without categories - my mission in life. Also, see my comment on [[:category:Erotic/Erotica]]. Now that you have created the great deletion template (thanks, looks good), we need a merge template! --[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 16:41, 4 September 2007 (PDT)
 
  
:::Oh sure, more work. =)  I'll try to figure something out for merge.  You want just another box bit so that people who visit the page(s) know or something to auto merge?  I also didn't see your comments on [[:category:Erotic/Erotica]].  Did the wiki eat them? --[[User:DawnBurn|DawnBurn]] 14:38, 5 September 2007 (PDT)
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== Image help ==
  
==Same Title Pages==
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Hi Dawn! Thanks very much for the image help on the book pages I added. That looks ''much'' better! I knew there had to be a way to specify the size/position, but I just couldn't find it. I'll be sure to keep that in mind when adding future books.
I created [[Help:Same Title Multiple Authors]] and edited [[Book Template]] to try and recommend the format discussed below and to also encourage others to use the Category and create the pages. Please take a look. --[[User:DawnBurn|DawnBurn]] 15:51, 31 August 2007 (PDT)
 
  
:Dawn, thanks so much for getting this page started! It's been on my to-do list forever, but, as you can see, there's always something ahead of actual progress. You clearly have an organized mind (mine, lately, has resembled a jigsaw puzzle with key pieces lost forever) and I soooo appreciate you take the time to write "help" for the various tricky aspects of the wiki. I saw your conversation with KayT about using various wiki formats. We settled on MediaWiki because it seemed to have the best documentation, but I have to admit I was surprised at the various products available.--[[User:Romancewiki|Romancewiki]] 10:03, 2 September 2007 (PDT)
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I love the RomanceWiki. What a fantastic idea!
  
::I'm so glad you like what I've done so far.  I'm only organized about stuff that it isn't necessarily my job to be organized about.  I love MediaWiki format, so it works great for me.  --[[User:DawnBurn|DawnBurn]] 01:21, 3 September 2007 (PDT)
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[[Lisa Plumley|Lisa]] :)
  
== Mirage ==
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:You are very welcome!--[[User:DawnBurn|DawnBurn]] 10:45, 19 September 2007 (PDT)
 
 
Looks like you got something straightened out here. RomanceWiki is the one who should know. So we probably need to either have her delete or redirect the [[Mirage (SP)]] and [[Mirage by Monica Burns]] pages. What does/did the (SP) stand for, I wonder? It is fun to learn about stuff here. We are much more forgiving than that big wiki! But I have learned about so much wiki stuff. and romance stuff. --[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 14:55, 31 August 2007 (PDT)
 
 
 
:Sorry, I did not read the above thread. I think we can put [[:category:Pages To Be Deleted]] on the pages and RomanceWiki will delete them. --[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 14:59, 31 August 2007 (PDT)
 
 
 
::Aha! Thank you for the magical category.  =)  I've messed at tiny bit with the 'big' wiki and have participated in other wikis (with different syntax, ugh).  I'm enjoying stuff here and messing around and meeting everyone.  -[[User:DawnBurn|DawnBurn]] 15:01, 31 August 2007 (PDT)
 
 
 
:::No, I am just getting fluent with this MediaWiki syntax, don't even mention that there are others! I have adopted a project over on the big wiki, and suddenly I am creating pages, etc. (which I had never done there) just like around here! Ha!--[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 15:10, 31 August 2007 (PDT)
 
 
 
==Book Template==
 
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==Categories==
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Dawn, I moved the category page to [[RomanceWiki:Category Index]] and RW is going to link to it in the nav panel at the left. Glad you like it. It was a pain in the you-know-what (even though I copied it from big-Wiki) AND it has to be kept up by hand (not automated).  Just didn't want you to be shocked when I delete it from my user space. --[[User:Kay T|Kay T]] 18:24, 30 September 2007 (PDT)
  
==Welcome==
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== Publishers and Books with Same Name ==
Moved discussion to [[User_talk:DawnBurn/Archive]]
 
  
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Dawn -- Amy had a question re: the above. If you have time, I'd love it if you could weigh in at [[RomanceWiki:Community Discussion]]. I have someone who has the time to take on the potential solution if we go that route.
  
Hi DawnBurn! Not sure if you saw but I replied to your questions on the [[Talk:Luna]] page. :)
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Also, circling back to your comment on the "letter" pages (which made sense in the beginning and help for certain types of searchers), they're getting just plain unwieldy. I'm proposing that we stop the double work when it comes to listing books with the same title: [[:Category talk:Books - Same Title]]. It was fine when there were a small number of books (I live, I learn!), but now, it's just too much.--[[User:Romancewiki|Romancewiki]] 21:14, 30 November 2007 (PST)
--[[User:Amy|Amy]] 11:14, 31 August 2007 (PDT)
 
:Hi Amy.  I did I just hadn't had a chance to respond. Thanks!  =) --[[User:DawnBurn|DawnBurn]] 12:57, 31 August 2007 (PDT)
 

Latest revision as of 05:14, 1 December 2007

Can't find the conversation you are looking for? Check my Archive.

Anthologies - Same Title

Wow, lots of stuff added today. Did we "decide" that an anthology with same title would have publisher in the title or was this just a guess by the author doing the adding? Not a bad idea, but looking at Santa Baby - Zebra makes me wonder whether we should add a disambiguation line at the begining of the individual book pages saying something like

For other books with same title see [[name]].

Sound like work, but what do you think?--Kay T 18:10, 18 September 2007 (PDT)


Hi Kay! That was me, making a guess at how to succinctly add a same-title, multiple-authors book. It seemed as if it would make the entry too long to include all of the authors, which is why I included the publisher instead. I hope that didn't mess up anything! -- Lisa :)

Lisa, I think you made a good guess for that. See discussion on the Help talk: Style Manual about this (discussion going on at the same time you were guessing). I was just commenting that a line at the beginning of all of these types of pages might be a good idea. --Kay T 10:00, 19 September 2007 (PDT) P.S. When signing on talk pages it is easy to use the signature button (right after the red-no wiki button above the edit screen). this puts in a link to your user page and the date and time.

To Do Lists, etc.

I am so punchy I don't know what I did with that vampire book and series. If it is the series name, do we want to make a series page? BUT see my todo list!!!??? Cute, huh? See Help Talk:Style Manual for an example.--Kay T 18:18, 17 September 2007 (PDT)

The To Do list is spiffy and I think it is cute. Responded on the Vampire page with comments. And get some sleep (caffiene? food?) silly punchy lady! --DawnBurn 21:18, 17 September 2007 (PDT)

Images

Dawn, could you maybe help make an "Help:Uploading Images" page? I never do this and don't really know how, while you seem to be proficient. I am trying to put together a more generic Help page that will link to this image page (you can just use this link if you like) so any content would be appreciated. --Kay T 15:50, 7 September 2007 (PDT)

Sure, Kay. I'll see what I can whip up. And note: I only seem proficient. I'm only as good as my ability to search out the instructions from the main wiki site. --DawnBurn 16:11, 7 September 2007 (PDT)
Okay, check out my sandbox for the whip up. I used some of the text from the official wiki site & then edited in some Romancewiki stuff. Do you think it needs a section on how to find images? --DawnBurn 01:01, 11 September 2007 (PDT)
So you have to have the picture saved to your own computer, you can't upload from another website, right? --Kay T 15:42, 11 September 2007 (PDT)
That is correct. I'll try to make that a little clearer. -DawnBurn 15:58, 11 September 2007 (PDT)

I moved it to Help:Uploading Images "which may have unforeseen consequences" like now you have a redirect on your sandbox page. I have a couple of sandbox pages and I usually just copy and paste, but I thought I would get fancy. Ughh! Remove the redirect if you want to use the page for your sandbox again. --Kay T 11:07, 15 September 2007 (PDT)

That's fine and what I'll do. I prefer moving since it moves the discussion & edits too and I can easily remove the redirect. =) --DawnBurn 12:07, 15 September 2007 (PDT)
Dawn, you still have a redirect on the talk page for that sandbox. Just in case you wanted to chat there about the image. You know, some time ago I shrunk some images by using the "numberpx" argument and it seemed to work. Maybe we could just add on the Help page a standard size number. I wonder why thumb doesn't work? Maybe that is a template that calls the standard thumb size on wiki? --Kay T 16:44, 16 September 2007 (PDT)
Does this help? Wikipedia images? --Kay T 16:46, 16 September 2007 (PDT)
Did help. Thanks. --DawnBurn 18:40, 16 September 2007 (PDT)

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Same Title

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Book Template

Moved to Talk:Book Template.

Image help

Hi Dawn! Thanks very much for the image help on the book pages I added. That looks much better! I knew there had to be a way to specify the size/position, but I just couldn't find it. I'll be sure to keep that in mind when adding future books.

I love the RomanceWiki. What a fantastic idea!

Lisa :)

You are very welcome!--DawnBurn 10:45, 19 September 2007 (PDT)

Categories

Dawn, I moved the category page to RomanceWiki:Category Index and RW is going to link to it in the nav panel at the left. Glad you like it. It was a pain in the you-know-what (even though I copied it from big-Wiki) AND it has to be kept up by hand (not automated). Just didn't want you to be shocked when I delete it from my user space. --Kay T 18:24, 30 September 2007 (PDT)

Publishers and Books with Same Name

Dawn -- Amy had a question re: the above. If you have time, I'd love it if you could weigh in at RomanceWiki:Community Discussion. I have someone who has the time to take on the potential solution if we go that route.

Also, circling back to your comment on the "letter" pages (which made sense in the beginning and help for certain types of searchers), they're getting just plain unwieldy. I'm proposing that we stop the double work when it comes to listing books with the same title: Category talk:Books - Same Title. It was fine when there were a small number of books (I live, I learn!), but now, it's just too much.--Romancewiki 21:14, 30 November 2007 (PST)