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| :::That happens to all of us from time to time. When wikipedia servers are overloaded enough they rarely ignore some requests all together. It is a known bug I guess. We need better servers to compensate. :) --<small>]<sup>]|]</sup></small> 14:36, 13 December 2005 (UTC) | :::That happens to all of us from time to time. When wikipedia servers are overloaded enough they rarely ignore some requests all together. It is a known bug I guess. We need better servers to compensate. :) --<small>]<sup>]|]</sup></small> 14:36, 13 December 2005 (UTC) | ||
| ::::Okay, cool man.] 14:40, 13 December 2005 (UTC) | ::::Okay, cool man.] 14:40, 13 December 2005 (UTC) | ||
| ==Categories== | |||
| Hi Hamedog, | |||
| There is a Misplaced Pages guideline that says we only put articles in their most specific categories; that is, an article should not be in both a category and one of its sub-categories. In the case of ], this was in ], ], ] and ], even though the first is a subcategory of the second, which is a subcategory of the third, which is a subcategory of the fourth. You also had ] listed as a subcategory of itself, which I'm sure I don't need to convince you is inappropriate. | |||
| Once you have created ], article ] doesn't need to be in any other category, because any other category that the article should be in the category should be in too. | |||
| As for templates, putting a template in a category will put every article to which the template is added into that category too. So one must be very careful. For example, you put ] in ], which would seem to make sense, except that as soon as you put the template into ], ] then ends up in ], which is obviously incorrect. | |||
| Sorry to dump so much information on you; you looked like you needed a bit of help. ] | ] 00:45, 15 December 2005 (UTC) | |||
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Cheers Blade Hamedog 12:04, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
Uploading images to wikipedia
Help, im having troble uploading images to wikipedia. Hamedog 06:11, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
- What kind of problems? Do realise wikipedia does not allow certain file formats such as .bmp because of the sake of hardrive space and bandwidth. Also if you simply rename a .jpg as .gif and attempt to upload to wikipedia, the servers will interprete the immage as being "corrupt". If that's the case try resaving image on for example windows paint as a .png or .gif which should "fix" it. --Cool Cat 14:13, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks. Its working again but before I was trying to upload on firefox it was saying "Alear, no document' after hitting submit. On internet explorer it was saying page cannot be displayed. It was kinda of odd. Hamedog 14:25, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
- That happens to all of us from time to time. When wikipedia servers are overloaded enough they rarely ignore some requests all together. It is a known bug I guess. We need better servers to compensate. :) --Cool Cat 14:36, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
- Okay, cool man.Hamedog 14:40, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
- That happens to all of us from time to time. When wikipedia servers are overloaded enough they rarely ignore some requests all together. It is a known bug I guess. We need better servers to compensate. :) --Cool Cat 14:36, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks. Its working again but before I was trying to upload on firefox it was saying "Alear, no document' after hitting submit. On internet explorer it was saying page cannot be displayed. It was kinda of odd. Hamedog 14:25, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Categories
Hi Hamedog,
There is a Misplaced Pages guideline that says we only put articles in their most specific categories; that is, an article should not be in both a category and one of its sub-categories. In the case of Category:Public Schools Association, this was in Category:Private schools in Western Australia, Category:Schools in Western Australia, Category:Education in Western Australia and Category:Education, even though the first is a subcategory of the second, which is a subcategory of the third, which is a subcategory of the fourth. You also had Category:Public Schools Association listed as a subcategory of itself, which I'm sure I don't need to convince you is inappropriate.
Once you have created Category:Public Schools Association, article Public Schools Association doesn't need to be in any other category, because any other category that the article should be in the category should be in too.
As for templates, putting a template in a category will put every article to which the template is added into that category too. So one must be very careful. For example, you put Template:Public Schools Association in Category:Associations of Schools, which would seem to make sense, except that as soon as you put the template into Hale School, Hale School then ends up in Category:Associations of Schools, which is obviously incorrect.
Sorry to dump so much information on you; you looked like you needed a bit of help. Snottygobble | Talk 00:45, 15 December 2005 (UTC)