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Good Article

Hey! Im glad it made GA status. Considering I nominated it for deletion not very months ago is credit to the hard work that got put in. Next stop FA? --Errant Tmorton166^(Talk)(Review me) 08:20, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Lets not get too far ahead of ourselves :p I think it still needs a few more touch-ups (like the GA dude [forgot his name, sorry!] listed when adding it to GA) as well as a few more images, and we could be headed for a FA. Daniel.Bryant 08:22, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Well yes I was being semi Ironical. Sadly I dont think FA status will be as "easy" as GA status. Seeing as it is a vote and that alot of people will, sadly, reject the whole concept! --Errant Tmorton166^(Talk)(Review me) 08:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

I must say its great that the article has become a "Good Article". Hopefully this will bring added attention to it, ultimately resulting in improvement. I am currently in the process of preparing for trial HSC exams, so I am unable to focus any attention on it. What I would like to see however is someone take the initiative to draw up a really comprehensive todo list of what needs to be changed on the article. This may need to take place in conjunction with a peer review. Maybe rattle up some critique from the Football Wikiproject? Then, later on when I have the time I will work on it again.

Thanks for the affirmation. Keep up the good work on the A-League related stuff by the way. And wasn't that a great game against Newcastle! Regards, MyNameIsNotBob 09:47, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

HSC, unlucky... I'll try and do a to-do list, sometime over the weekend coming - when CCM thump Adelaide :D - and yes, the match was awesome, I saw some highlights plus the news articles (didn't get to go to the match, now that I live in Adelaide...)

Oh, by the way, read this: Email from Ben Coonan re: Wikipedia. Awesome! I've since added images to every Mariner bio. Daniel.Bryant 10:05, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

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This has been dealt with. Daniel.Bryant 09:05, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

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Re: football infobox

thx for the note . i tryed for about 20 minutes to get the pictures onto the infoboxs but i was having some trouble as have just figured out the in's and out's of infoboxs. :Paul User:Boltonfan22

Thanks for your help

Just a quick note to thank you for your help with changing my signature.-- Cardinal Newman  08:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

No problems. Daniel.Bryant 08:08, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Thankyou

Thanks for your help with Parliment House's Co-ordenates mate. It did not occur to me to use Google maps. Beautiful userpage by the way. Enjoy the Adilade sunshine! Dfrg.msc User talk:Dfrg.msc 09:02, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

No problems on the co-ords, thanks for the compliment on my userpage, and I'll make sure I enjoy it :D ... all points answered. Oh, feel free to ask me to do anything which you need to help make Parliament House reach FA. I'll help in any way I can, but if you ask me to do something I'll make sure I give it a go. Daniel.Bryant 09:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Awsome! Hope to talk (and work) with you more in the future. For the Emperor! Yours senserly, Dfrg.msc User talk:Dfrg.msc 09:16, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

User page designs

Hi! I saw you on Trading Spaces via Esperanza, and I was wondering if you know how to make a regular rectangular table have curvy corners - like your page! I don't need a complete overhaul though, I'm okay with the current design as it is. =) –- kungming·2 | ^{(Talk·Contact)} 02:41, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

You use the Mozilla radians border (ie. it only works for Mozilla browsers, IE it appears square). For example:

<div class="NavFrame" style="border: #0581B5 solid 5px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; background:#CAEBF5"></div>

...which produces something like this:

Test

Note the -moz-border-radius: 10px section - this is what makes it curved. The 10px bit is how curved the corners will be - experiment with different numbers until you get what you're looking for, but most values used for this feature are in the 10-25px grouping. The background, width, colours etc. are exactly the same as every other box function on Wikipedia.

If you need any more help, just ask me here. Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 06:15, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much!!! =) –- kungming·2 | ^{(Talk·Contact)} 06:14, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

No problems. Daniel.Bryant 06:15, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Some cake for you!

Hi Daniel, thanks for the birthday greetings! Please have some of my real life brithday cake (which doesn't exist anymore *sob*) :P Cheers!! --Srikeit ^{(Talk | Email)} 11:10, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Lol, thanks. Daniel.Bryant 06:15, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

A-League

thanks for using the image, the portal looks really nice! --Astrokey44 06:54, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Daniel.Bryant 08:18, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Newbie

Hi Daniel, I'm very new here, but created a new article. It should have the same name as an existing article, but I didn't know how to do that. "Stephen Morse" already exists. I created "Stephen Morse, 8086 Designer" It should have a disambiguation page and the same title, but I couldn't figure that out. Sliss 08:44, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do. Daniel.Bryant 08:45, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

I moved the page to this new location, per the manual of style. I also added a link to the top of the original Stephen Morse, per the linked manual I mentioned before. Any more questions, just ask me on my talk page, and I'd be happy to help. I urge you to read those links I posted in the welcome message on your talk page, as it will help you in your future Wikipedia editing. Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 08:50, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your help. I'll look over the style guide in more detail. Sliss 09:03, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

WIkipedia:Esperanza/User Page Award

Greetings, Daniel.Bryant. The judges would like to announce that the winner for the Esperanza User Page Contest has been chosen. Congratulations to Buchanan-Hermit for winning the contest. The winning entry can be found here.

If you'd like to participate in the contest again, check by the contest page in a few days and sign up. See you around. May the Force be with you! Shreshth91($ |-| ŗ 3 $ |-| ţ |-|) 16:39, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

I'll probably be a judge again... Daniel.Bryant 07:15, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the birthday message. It made the day just that more special. American Patriot 1776 01:29, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

No problems. Daniel.Bryant 07:16, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the congrats. And of course, you're welcome to "steal" my userpage. It won't be the first time, and I don't mind either. :) -→Buchanan-Hermit™/?! 07:31, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

No problems. Daniel.Bryant 07:51, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar Awarded

I award you this barnstar in recognition of your win in the #wikipedia-songguess competition on 18th August.Thor Malmjursson 10:11, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Daniel.Bryant 10:14, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Pimp my userpage

I saw your name at trading spaces, and wondered if you could take a look at my user page - any suggestions to make it spiffy/better organised/whatever would be very welcome. Aside from that, if you could offer any general advice, particularly regarding the page's failure to render properly in WebKit-based browsers, I'd be eternally grateful. Thanks! RandyWang (^{chat me up}/_{fix me up}) 13:39, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

I've got some ideas...I'll work on it over the next couple of hours. I'll be using my User:Daniel.Bryant/Sandbox6 for any work I do regarding your userpage, so feel free to drop by and have a look, and post any querys/ideas here. Daniel.Bryant 04:09, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

I really can't see anything I can do to improve it - it looks great as it is. However, if you want to steal my awards layout for your "Nice things" section, go right ahead.

Unforunately, I don't know what I can do to improve WebKit-browsing on your userpage - maybe create an alternate userpage (like I did for my IE viewers).

If you have any other questions or ideas, post them here, and I'll hopefully do better than I did above :p Daniel.Bryant 04:17, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for the slow response, but I haven't been a computer for the last day or so. I'll take a closer look at the format you've used for your awards - it'd probably suit the thin size of the frame just fine. Thanks for taking a look at this. :) RandyWang (^{chat me up}/_{fix me up}) 03:36, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Article creation

Hey there! I was just browsing the new pages section when I noticed that a certain user (that owuld be you) had created 10+ articles in the space of 1 minute. How did you do this? Did you use a programme which allows this or did you press the Save button on 10+ pages in 1 minute? - Erebus555 14:16, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm making a very similar article using the same format over and over. Basically, I'm copying this:

'''''' is an [[Berlin U-Bahn]] [[List of Berlin U-Bahn stations|station]] located on the {{U7 (Berlin U-Bahn)}}.

{{BU-BahnStations}}

{{Berlin-U-Bahn-stub}}

[[Category:Berlin U-Bahn stations]]

...into a variety of red-links off the {{BU-BahnStations}} template, then dragging the name of the station into the bold format "tags". Daniel.Bryant 14:18, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

OK thanks and keep up the good work! - Erebus555 14:21, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

No problems. Only one line left (

105.7 Reversing point 105.3 Osloer Straße 104.5 Nauener Platz 103.7 Leopoldplatz 102.9 Amrumer Straße Westhafen Canal 102.1 Westhafen 101.6 Birkenstraße 100.9 Turmstraße Spree 100.0 Hansaplatz Landwehr Canal 98.6 Zoologischer Garten 98.1 Kurfürstendamm 97.5 Spichernstraße 96.9 Güntzelstraße 96.4 Berliner Straße 95.3 Bundesplatz 94.6 Friedrich-Wilhelm-Platz 94.0 Walther-Schreiber-Platz 93.3 Schloßstraße 92.7 Rathaus Steglitz 92.3 Reversing point

), thank goodness. Daniel.Bryant 14:27, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Pimp my userpage again...

Hi Dan. As you may have noticed, I have decided to come back to Wikipedia in part because of your kind message. You will also notice that my userpage looks utterly terrible. I would appreciate it very much if you could take a look at it and see what you can do to improve it. I really like the design of your page and your main page. My favorite color is green. Please feel free to let me know about any and all comments/questions/concerns that you may have. Thank you and have a nice day.--Chili14 04:17, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do, but unfortunately it will have to wait 24-48 hours. Sorry. Daniel.Bryant 06:17, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Finished it! Daniel.Bryant 08:25, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Fixing :)

Thanks for the heads up. :-) Shane ^{(talk/contrib)} 06:15, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

No problems. Daniel.Bryant 06:16, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Pimp my userpage (or, help me make my layout less ugly)

I saw your name at trading spaces, and wondered if you could take a look at my user page - any suggestions to make it spiffy/better organised/whatever would be very welcome. Aside from that, if you could offer any general advice, particularly regarding the page's failure to render properly in WebKit-based browsers, I'd be eternally grateful. Thanks! RandyWang (^{chat me up}/_{fix me up}) 13:39, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

I've got some ideas...I'll work on it over the next couple of hours. I'll be using my User:Daniel.Bryant/Sandbox6 for any work I do regarding your userpage, so feel free to drop by and have a look, and post any querys/ideas here. Daniel.Bryant 04:09, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

I really can't see anything I can do to improve it - it looks great as it is. However, if you want to steal my awards layout for your "Nice things" section, go right ahead.

Unforunately, I don't know what I can do to improve WebKit-browsing on your userpage - maybe create an alternate userpage (like I did for my IE viewers).

If you have any other questions or ideas, post them here, and I'll hopefully do better than I did above :p Daniel.Bryant 04:17, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for the slow response, but I haven't been a computer for the last day or so. I'll take a closer look at the format you've used for your awards - it'd probably suit the thin size of the frame just fine. Thanks for taking a look at this. :) RandyWang (^{chat me up}/_{fix me up}) 03:36, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

I tried to update my page to use your layout for my "nice things," but have run into a snag that's been a problem for me since creating my new layout: namely, I haven't a clue how to maintain a minimum of 1em between the infobox on the right, and the other content on the left. Take a look at what I mean, at my sandbox (compared with how it should look). If you have any advice on fixing this, I'd be forever in your debt. RandyWang (^{chat me up}/_{fix me up}) 10:32, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Discussion moved to here. Daniel.Bryant 11:15, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

User Page

For creating an awesome and inimitable (by me) userpage, you are presented with the Excellent User Page Award.

(Awarded by The Raven's Apprentice ^{(Talk|Contribs)} 14:18, 20 August 2006 (UTC))

Wow, thanks! Daniel.Bryant 07:43, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Templates

Hey Daniel, congrad's on the Barnstar, may it's holy shine repel the vandals plauging our Kingdom. Due to the extencive use of templates on your pages, I was wondering if you knew if there were any pages on templates and template construcion, as I would like to learn to use them pro-efficently. Thanks mate, Dfrg.msc User talk:Dfrg.msc 07:20, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

I recommend reading this. Good luck! Daniel.Bryant 07:41, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh, and for more advanced stuff, see here. Daniel.Bryant 08:18, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks mate, some of that was really helpful. I made this:

My Computer Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 Display: 17" Benq LCD Monitor Motherboard: Asus P4B-FX Video card: ATi GeCube RADON 9200 SE Sound card: Intergrated CPU: Intel Celeron 2590 MHz 64 bit RAM: 512 DDR1 Expansion cards: None Power supply: 300 Watt Optical disc drive 1: AOpen DVD/R-RW Optical disc drive 2: None HD: 40GB Barracuda 7200.7 HDD Keyboard: Basic Keyboard Mouse: Microsoft Optical Basic Printer: Canon MP150 Series Printer

You can basicaly fill it out easily with your Computer specifycations, I may throw it 'round the IT portal. Thankyou again for your help my friend. Dfrg.msc User talk:Dfrg.msc 09:08, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

No problems. Daniel.Bryant 09:31, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

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Router

Can I return it for a refund? Do I need a reciept? --Steve-o 08:18, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Ha ha ha. Daniel.Bryant 08:20, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Stats

99.95. I'm telling the truth. I don't have any interest in Law, Med, etc. Blnguyen | rant-line 02:08, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Nice. I need 97.00 for Law, but 99.95 would be very nice :D Daniel.Bryant 06:34, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: blanking warning

Original message, posted on User talk:Fuhghettaboutit by Daniel.Bryant at 10:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC):
The {{blank}} warning you left on the above users' page was done in error. The only two edits this user has ever made to the article you cited as the reason for the warnings are adding helpful links and a minor categorisation fix. Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 10:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Actually the user did indeed blank the article, there was no error, see this diff [1]. What happened here was that two articles were existing simultaneously, Luke Glavas and Luka Glavas. Two days after I reverted the blanking, Rossoneri3 redirected the former article to the latter. When you checked the article for the blanking you didn't notice you had been redirected and only saw the history of the other article. By the by, the warning functioned perfectly. The reason for the blanking is now obvious; that user saw the existence of both articles, was likely unaware of redirects, so blanked the article (without an edit summary). The {{blanking-n}} template, you'll note, properly predicts that the reason for blanking may be because an article exists under a better name and gives instructions on redirects. Lo and behold, the user then took the proper action of making a redirect. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit 12:27, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

A note for the future: don't use harshly-worded templates when somebody is obviously acting in good faith. However, I accept your reasoning. By the way, did that template mention anything about redirecting as a reason for blanking? I didn't see it. Maybe we're misunderstanding each other. Anyways, sorry for the confusion. Daniel.Bryant 12:54, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I see now (no, I'm not talking to myself, see this diff) - thanks for clearing it up. Daniel.Bryant 12:57, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Oh, I see why you said that. You're right that {{blanking}} would have been harsh, but it was {{blanking-n}}. My correction of which template was used and your prescriptive note were almost simultaneous. In any case, I'm glad you "accept" my explanation. By the way, please do not remove posts from my talk page.--Fuhghettaboutit 16:05, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

I feel that, at least, the section should link to herem, as the discussion was finished here. Also, please do not edit peoples' userpages with messages per WP:UP, as you did here. I have linked the rest of the discussion to this version, in accordance with the general rule-of-thumb that leaving a half-finished copy of the same conversation which appears on another, linkable page should be referred (and therefore) linked to the conversation in its' entirety. I will post this, then get the version where this appears on the main talk page, post the link on your talk page, then archive it, as this issue has been dealt with. Good day to you. Daniel.Bryant 06:02, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Wow, after 4500 edits, you would never believe I would need to use {{helpme}}, but...

OK, I'm stumped. I read WP:PURGE, and yet, for some reason, I fail to understand it (don't look at me like that, I'm only mildly stupid :P ...) - if you see the atempted purge link on User:Daniel.Bryant, I have stuffed it up. I was wondering if anyone would care to fix it, or explain how I could fix it (does it require a template to be used for the to-be-purged content? etc.). If you could, I would be extremely greatful. Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 06:51, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

fixed! I have to go, ill explain what i did later, or check the diff :) --Deon555^talk_Review 06:55, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I see... *kicks self* Of course, it had to be /w/ instead of the /wiki/ *feeling very stupid at the moment* Thanks anyways - no need to explain! Daniel.Bryant 06:57, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Excellent :) Let me know if you need anything else :) --Deon555^talk_Review 06:58, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

ps. Let me know when you start accepting 'requests' for userpage design -- mine is in need of a much-overdue facelift :) --Deon555^talk_Review 07:01, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I'll take them on Saturday afternoon South Australia time - post what you kinda want it to look like and what sections you want (don't underestimate the power of poorly-drawn paint diagrams! :p), your favoutite colour(s), and I'll whip something up for you. Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 07:04, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Fantastic, i'll post the details on Sat --Deon555^talk_Review 07:30, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Feel free to post them now, if you want - it might give me some time @ school tomorrow to brainstorm :P. I just won't be able to work on it 'till Sat afternoon. Basically, post them whenever you like :) Daniel.Bryant 07:32, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Here's a little tip. If you are on the /wiki/ url and you want to add action=edit, &action=edit is invalid because you haven't started the query string (as opposed to /w/ where the start of the string is at the ?title=). So instead of &action, just use ?action.

For example:

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob&action=edit - valid
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bob?action=edit - valid
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php&title=Bob&action=edit - invalid
4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bob&action=edit - invalid

("invalid" meaning it won't do what you expect)

notice in examples 3 and 4 there is no question mark to start the query string? That was the problem. Not that you had to go to /w/ but there was no ?. This is a good tip for future reference.

---

or you can just as easily use:

{{fullurl:bob|action=edit}}

and let the mediawiki software take care of that.

GeorgeMoney (talk) 08:13, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to write a detailed response - it's much appreciated. Daniel.Bryant 08:15, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

It's actually no problem. When I found out about it I thought it might be useful, so I saw you had problems with the /w/index.php and thought it might also be a useful little tip for you. And, thanks for the barnstar! GeorgeMoney (talk) 05:42, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

A-League Player Profile Photos

Am I able to upload all of the photos of A-League players from their club websites. Could you please let me know if I am able to do this without causing any copyright issues. I noticed that you obtained permission to use the Central Coast Mariners profile photos. Let me know if I can add the pictures from the other 7 clubs as soon as possible. Thanks. Rossoneri3 10:24, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I think you will have to email each club individually. Feel free to use a link to the email between Ben Coonan and myself to help obtain the images from the other 7 clubs. If you get permission, I'll upload them, because I am in the process of getting a bot created by a friend on IRC who will make the job so, so easy. So, I think you will need to email each individual club. I will do it if you prefer - PR is one of my specialities. Cheers, Daniel.Bryant 11:01, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I have the images ready. You can e-mail the clubs if you want. I can upload them as soon as we get permission.Rossoneri3 07:28, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

OK, I'll email them tomorrow afternoon, and we should get a response by Tuesday afternoon from most clubs. I reccomend you use the licensing summary I did for all my images, including the additional information. Daniel.Bryant 07:30, 25 August 2006 (UTC)