User talk:Jacsam2/Archive 1

Coordinates of Palau Ayu

I noticed an IP editor changed the coordinates used on the map in Palau Ayu, I had just copied them from the article, and so I don't have any opinion on what the correct coordinates are, but the coordinates should probably match between what is written in the article, and what is used with the map. Monty₈₄₅ 16:55, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

I added more updated coordinates to the top of the page. Jacsam2 (talk) 02:45, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

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G'day and thank you for the Barnstar, it was much 'preciated. YSSYguy (talk) 08:12, 31 July 2011 (UTC)

Flag-icons

They're pretty, but I think they're distracting and MOS:FLAG advises not to use them in general. For example, I undid your adding them to the Greenwich, Connecticut infobox ({{Infobox settlement}} even explicitly instructs not to use them in this case). DMacks (talk) 18:39, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

I have also reverted your recent edits to some airline articles. You put flags besides the codeshares. They are not needed, they are nothing more than decorative. --JetBlast (talk) 21:54, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

You have revered the edit and gone against the wikipedia policy. If you do this again i will be reporting you. The flags are not needed, it doesnt matter what country the airline is from.

I think it would help to know the nationality so users can understand the geographical area and "culture" the airline would operate in and per WP:WordPrecedent, they are needed "because flag icons may be relevant when the nationality of different subjects is pertinent to the purpose of the list or table itself." Thank you! Jacsam2 (talk) 12:10, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Flags on userpage

Hi Jacsam2, thanks for the nice email! The flags on my userpage are all from the Nuvola set, which you can find on Commons. I'm not sure what you mean by the small tab though. Feel free to pinch any code that you like from my page. the wub "?!" 14:59, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

Twinning cities

Hello Jascam. I am responding to your revert today on Funchal, where you replaced the existing list-format of the twinned cities section. While I agree that the upgrade has more information, of which I do not critique, I do question your comment that the new table-format is "...used a lot in Wikipedia". In all the twinning-related subsections I analyzed, there existed only two types of lists: bullet-ed twinning lists (as in the original) or simple explanations. When I did encounter the same table-format they were examples edited by you. Can you please provide some examples, that were not edited by yourself, that provides consensus on using table-formatting. I don't agree about using the table format in this example, since it has a tendency to expand the size of the article unnecessarily, while the bullet-ed column-based list is more compact then the one suggested. Ruben JC (Zeorymer) (talk) 15:31, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Hi Zeorymer, I appoligize for (kind of rudly) undoing your edit without an explanation. The table is not used all to often, but I think it fits perfectly in the section with the image. Although it does expand the article, this is usually considered a good thing, because there is more info and it is easier to read instead of being scrunched toghther. I did find, however, the following samples of table (and box) articles:

• Nuuk
• Ushuaia
• Vantaa

Thank you for your concern and if you have any further issues, feel free to add! Thank you, Jacsam2 (talk) 16:16, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

While I agree that expanding articles is a good thing, adding more script and extending space is not really "expanding" in the content sense. Regardless, I believe we might be disagreeing on how best to include new information, since I believe that the widely-accepted method for presenting twinning-information is by including them as bullet-ed column-based lists. The use of the a table seem excessive, since the information can be simply presented in a format that does not occupy excess space. I should note that you indicated, succinctly, that the table is not used all too often. Even when it is used, there is no clear standard, being employed for fewer then 2 (as the case with Ushuaia), or a mid-sized list (as is Nuuk). Please note, the common standard on instances of twinning in the Wikiproject Portuguese Geography articles has been to use the bulleted-format, and that is not just pages I have edited, but pages that existed prior to my editing. One final point: the method of adding/inserting new information is a little more complicated for people who haven't the experience (kind of a minor point). Therefore, in conclusion, although I will not maliciously revert your work, I would request (as a new user) that you comprehend the existing standards on "twinning". Ruben JC (Zeorymer) (talk) 18:03, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

September 2011

Hi, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you recently tried to give Palau Ayu a different title by copying its content and pasting either the same content, or an edited version of it, into another page with a different name. This is known as a "cut and paste move", and it is undesirable because it splits the page history, which is needed for attribution and various other purposes. Instead, the software used by Wikipedia has a feature that allows pages to be moved to a new title together with their edit history.

In most cases, once your account is four days old and has ten edits, you should be able to move an article yourself using the "Move" tab at the top of the page. This both preserves the page history intact and automatically creates a redirect from the old title to the new. If you cannot perform a particular page move yourself this way (e.g. because a page already exists at the target title), please follow the instructions at requested moves to have it moved by someone else. Also, if there are any other pages that you moved by copying and pasting, even if it was a long time ago, please list them at Wikipedia:Cut and paste move repair holding pen. Thank you. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 21:20, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for informing me and I apologise for the incorrect move. I was unaware of the move button (of which I am now) and again apologise for any damages. I realise an administrator is needed to rectify these issues. Is it possible for you to do so? Or any other editors? Thank you and I apologise! Jacsam2 (talk) 21:26, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

No, only an administrator may do so, and I am not an administrator. It may be several hours until it is rectified, as history merges are usually low priority tasks. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 21:31, 20 September 2011 (UTC)