User talk:Angela

Please put new messages at the end

WikiMac
Hi Angela,

Thanks so much for getting WikiMac up and running. Could you please grant me Bureaucrat status on WikiMac? (As I'm the one that created the wiki).

Also, I would deeply appreciate a Chinese version. Like Wikipedia, it would be best if it could support Chinese traditional and simplified.

FInally, how do I change the image? It's a sunflower at present, with square brackets.

Thanks, --DavidFeng 21:15, 9 Nov 2004 (PST)

Multiple User Pages
Hi, Angela. :) I joined WikiMac, but was surprised to discover that I had a separate user and talk page. I think the idea of signing up once is great, but it's somewhat frustrating that I would need to maintain so many different personal spaces. Just commenting. Thank you for welcoming me. :) func(talk) 08:51, 19 Nov 2004 (PST)


 * The option of having one user page should be available in future. Angela

Building G.Knowledge Wiki citie into a frame set within the main GreenZone.org Site
Angela, Thank you for updating the logo on the [G.Knowledge] Wikicitie. I just now noticed. I was working on the other sections of the site. So, again, thank you very much.

Would it be possible to build G.Knowledge into a frame set within the Main [GreenZones] site? I tested this and the wikicitie G.Knowledge site pops out of the frame.

The reason I need to build the the site within the main site, is to keep the navigation on top, to allow people, members to move between the wiki site, and the other community features within the [GreenZones].

Also, how do I become the admin for the site? How do I control the content within the site?


 * Now fixed. Angela

questions & some answers
Q: I hope I'm interpreting this correctly... is the "talk" page where it's most appropriate to address messages to a particular user?

Q: How do I set up a link to my e-mail without actually entering my e-mail address? I thought that was possible based on the way the ID form was worded. A: How blind can I get, I see the "E-mail this user" link in the toolbox now. (I'm leaving my dumb/initial questions here as potential fodder for an FAQ. Would you like me to start one?)

--Robin 15:32, 6 Dec 2004 (PST)

P.S. I tried using things like Editing help, but since no one's had a chance to fill out some things like that... I'm just giving it my best guess. Thanks to the folks who run this site for the opportunity. I've made some notes in the Sandbox.

Q: Also, is there a "main" user page? A: Never mind on this one, I just found the User List under special pages.)

Q: I'm entering this anonymously, but this is from Robin. I tried to change some preferences, and now all the pages I view are scrambled with raw html commands. How can I change my preferences back to the default (which worked)? A: See instructions. (You have to adjust the instructions slightly. I'll post more about how to do that later.)  --Robin 20:07, 13 Dec 2004 (PST)

Peace City
Hi Angela many thanks for geting us started with the Peace Wikicity - we are having a retreat to get people up and running and then hopefully we will settle down in a year or two. Just so you know three of our active members have commented on the good vibe that wikicity provides.

Keep up the good work.

One thing I find strange is. . .. when I edit a section on the front page, a comparison table comes up and I have two edit boxes and then I have to re-edit the section to include the whole page otherwise if I save the edit section becomes the whole page - I must have changed my settings - m m m. . tried to go back to the default ones without luck. ..

Any ideas? 82.69.58.117 01:31, 7 Dec 2004 (PST)

UKrailways
Thank you for getting UKrailways going, I could do with Bureaucrat status, so I can enable some administrators in the fullness of time.

Bedders 00:44, 15 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * I'll do this when I am back from vacation next week. There have been some changes to the software which means I can't currently make admins, but I will try to sort this out by Monday. Angela 13:38, 17 Dec 2004 (PST)

Angela 02:15, 21 Dec 2004 (PST) Another bug has caused all admin access to be lost again!


 * This should be working normally again now. Angela

Sustainable Community Action
Hi Angela have been trying to add logo, uploaded image to 'Wiki' but just got page protected notice. Image also uploaded with different name. Thanks, regards


 * Philralph 02:26, 17 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * You need to be an admin to upload the logo. I'll make you one next week (see also message above). Angela 13:38, 17 Dec 2004 (PST)

Angela 02:15, 21 Dec 2004 (PST) Another bug has caused all admin access to be lost again!


 * This should be working normally again now. Angela

WikiMac (18 Dec 2004)
Greetings Angela,

WikiMac reporting a few errors -- my bureaucrat status has gone in the English version and my admin status gone in ZH (Chinese). I'm kindly requesting bureaucrat status for both accounts.

Thanks, and have a nice weekend,

--DavidFeng 05:40, 18 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * Hello. It appears that I am having the same problem.  I noticed that when I tried to delete a page in Calgary Community, I no longer had that capability.  -- JamesTeterenko 07:04, 18 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * There have been some changes to the software which meant everyone lost their admin powers, including me. Jason is currently trying to fix this. I will restore everyone's admin/bureaucrat access as soon as I have mine back. Sorry for any inconvenience this is causing. Angela 20:46, 20 Dec 2004 (PST)

Let me know if you have any problems with the new access levels. Angela 02:15, 21 Dec 2004 (PST) Another bug has caused all admin access to be lost again! Angela 03:50, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * This should be working normally again now. Angela


 * It works for me. Thanks Angela.  -- JamesTeterenko 05:47, 24 Dec 2004 (PST)

NeoPets Guilds
Angela, Thanks for setting up the NeoPets Guilds!

I've added a bunch of start-up pages, including some help, the poetry and newsletter pages and created a disclaimer. It's all rather raw now, but I guess that's in line with wiki growth. Thanks again!

As I mentioned in e-mail, the majority of the people in the PurpleLightHouse Guild which is helping to start the wiki are 14 years old or older. However, a few are under the 13 year old lower limit set for wikicities. Does that limit mean that they cannot contribute to any of the wikicities (including the Guilds) or just to the main one? Since we are planning to keep the content of the NeoPets Guilds wikicity ok for all ages, I've assumed that they are permitted to visit the site and read the hints even if they shouldn't have an ID. And, given the way the World Wide Web is, we really couldn't stop them from visiting. (Sorry, I should have asked this earlier, but since I'm well over 13, it didn't occur to me until I was trying to boil down the Terms of Use for the site.)

- RJ 17:43, 20 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * The terms of use apply to all of the Wikicities. However, they are still in a draft format, so I will talk to some others about whether this clause legally needs to be in there and let you know the outcome of those discussions. Angela 20:46, 20 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * Since I know (in real life) the only participant in the guild that is starting this up who is under 13 (assuming the others whom I don't know, told the truth about their ages to the NeoPets site), I can enforce this fairly easily at the current time. In the future, it could be more of an issue.  I can put it in the Terms, and block violations that I'm aware of... as you discuss this and share the outcomes, could you consider the following?  Are we permitted to encourage younger users to visit (but not post)?  Am I required by the terms I agreed to to try to block visitors who are younger than 13?  Can children under 13 have IDs, but only be permitted to post in certain wikis?  For now, I'll put a no IDs or posting for under 13 in the NeoPet Guilds Terms.  Sorry to bring up all these questions, but I hope it's better to do so now. ?? - RJ 06:43, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * Thank you. I've changed the NeoPet Guild's [Guidelines] to match the revisions to the term.  (People under 13 can have IDs, but cannot give out personal information.)  I'm posting this here, in case anyone was interested in the outcome, but you're welcome to delete this thread.  (I'll come back and delete it in a week or so.  I know I can do that, and I hope it's ok etiquette for me to remove my outdated questions from your talk page.  (If not, please let me know.) - RJ 17:32, 23 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * You can remove it if you really want to, but I generally prefer to keep an archive of older comments since often the same questions will come up again, and also it's interesting to keep a track of what has been asked before. Angela 18:24, 23 Dec 2004 (PST)

Angela - Thank you again! (This time for the permissions.) NeoPets Guild has a logo now. It's a little smaller than the recommended size and fairly simple because I don't have good picture editing tools on this PC right now. (sigh - guess it leaves room for improvement) - RJ 22:13, 24 Dec 2004 (PST)

MASP
Thank you for you assistance getting started. Just did a look see at "recent changes" and find the edits I've done on MASP and Astronomy are not included. I would like to change Masp to MASP and have moved content to the MASP pages to facilitate that. I am looking forward to MASP showing up on the wikicities home page.


 * The wiki is now available at http://astronomy.wikicities.com/. I'll move over the edits that you placed on this central Wikicity to that new one. Angela 06:44, 23 Dec 2004 (PST)

Statistics
Thanks for logging the bug about the statistics. I was going to mention it to you, but I figured I would do a bit more testing myself. I figure it has something to do with the fact that I do not have content in every namespace. The next time I have a few minutes, I'll probably create at least one page in each namespace and see what happens. Have a merry Christmas. -- JamesTeterenko 05:47, 24 Dec 2004 (PST)

Proposed Wikis
Hello, I noticed the following on your "to do" list on your user page: Proposed wikis: Business plans, Jitney Network. Since I created these pages, how can I help? Samw 05:25, 26 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * Hi. Those were just on my to-do list as I realised I had meant to respond to them and hadn't. I also wanted to check with you whether you wanted the business plans wiki created yet, or were just waiting to see whether others were interested first, but after reading Proposed wikis again, I think you mean you don't actually want to start this immediately. Is that right? Angela 06:27, 26 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * Correct, I think the Business plans wiki should stay in the main namespace until there's demonstrated interest and that the main namespace should be used as an incubator for this and other ideas. Unless there's a ready-made group surrounding a topic already, wikis will take a long incubation period before they take off. If the main namespace gets too polluted, may I suggest an "incubator" wikicity?  One criteria for when a wiki is ready to move off to its own wikicity is when there starts to be namespace collisions.  In the meanwhile, I'll happily add random thoughts to the business plans and other wikis to get the ball rolling.  Samw 09:48, 26 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * Hi Samw. I do like the idea of an incubator wiki. However, this could lead to broken links when the wiki is moved to its own domain, unless redirects from the incubator to the live site are going to be kept, which could lead to far too many redirects eventually. Do you think that would be a problem? Angela 04:28, 29 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * IMHO redirects are not necessary for all pages of wikis developed in the incubator. For internal links, getting them correct in the new Wikicity would be part of the setup in the new Wikicity.  If a page in the incubator is so popular that it already has external links, then it should've been moved to it's own Wikicity long ago.  That's another pleasant problem to deal with on a case by case basis.  Samw 06:31, 31 Dec 2004 (PST)

G-Wiki..or maybe G-Pedia
Thank you all for my new toy: Genealogy.Wikicities (or maybe I will promote the term "G-Wiki" or "G-Pedia").

Having said that, I sent you an e-mail about naming--though I am cotoning to the one y'all chose for it.

The question I have is about SysOps; I don't think I have gotten anything about that from you or found anything that tells me the who's and how's of Administrating that Wiki.

Thanks again. &mdash;iFaqeer (Talk to me!) 06:19, 31 Dec 2004 (PST)


 * I can understand the name doesn't sound that exciting, but the aim of the URL is to have something easily guessable, as explained in Name for the wiki. However, the title for the wiki can be anything you like, such as G-Pedia. Moving the Genealogy:Main Page to the title you'd like will help to give the wiki its own identity, and the namespaces (if those are going to be used) can be changed so that the project namespace is the same as the title for the wiki. Angela 21:16, 1 Jan 2005 (PST)

Footywiki - ready to start
Hi Angela - I'm unsure whether my e-mail is working, so just letting you know that I'm ready to start work once the wiki is created.

Charlie