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	But I came to ask an administrative question: are you allowed to protect my talk page for a week, say, so that I can "get away" from it? I am referring to ], and I confirmed in my last edit using that account that the account I am posting under now is 'me'. If you are able to, I'd first like to put the page in a neutral archived state before you do so. Miniature drama queen signing off, ] (]) 02:49, 13 October 2009 (UTC)		But I came to ask an administrative question: are you allowed to protect my talk page for a week, say, so that I can "get away" from it? I am referring to ], and I confirmed in my last edit using that account that the account I am posting under now is 'me'. If you are able to, I'd first like to put the page in a neutral archived state before you do so. Miniature drama queen signing off, ] (]) 02:49, 13 October 2009 (UTC)
	:Ha. I keep putting up that bloody wikibreak notice, and then never actually ~~managing~~ to get away. Moni's words are very wise. Just take a break for a while, take the dogriggr out on his dates, catch the game and spend a few evenings at seedy bars checking out the new bands. (Not sure which is more important, the seediness of the bar or the quality of the band, but either way the result is the same. I love it when my ears are still ringing two hours later.) Archive your page, go ahead; don't think I can really lock it down, but I will keep an eye. We'll be waiting when you're ready to return. Believe me, I know how hard it is to walk away, even for a while. The email addy still works, feel free to use it. :-) ] (]) 03:10, 13 October 2009 (UTC)		:Ha. I keep putting up that bloody wikibreak notice, and then never actually manage to get away. Moni's words are very wise. Just take a break for a while, take the dogriggr out on his dates, catch the game and spend a few evenings at seedy bars checking out the new bands. (Not sure which is more important, the seediness of the bar or the quality of the band, but either way the result is the same. I love it when my ears are still ringing two hours later.) Archive your page, go ahead; don't think I can really lock it down, but I will keep an eye. We'll be waiting when you're ready to return. Believe me, I know how hard it is to walk away, even for a while. The email addy still works, feel free to use it. :-) ] (]) 03:10, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

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If you're here to respond to a comment I posted on your talk page, feel free to reply on your talk page so the question and answer are together. I tend to watch talk pages I've posted comments to for a few weeks after my initial post. If you leave me a message, I'll respond here unless you ask me to reply somewhere else. --Risker (talk) 00:15, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Beware! This user's talk page is monitored by talk page watchers. Some of them even talk back.

Useful things for me to remember or I will never find them again, plus archive links

The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

Column-generating template families

The templates listed here are not interchangeable. For example, using {{col-float}} with {{col-end}} instead of {{col-float-end}} would leave a <div>...</div> open, potentially harming any subsequent formatting.

Column templates
Type Family Handles wiki
table code? Responsive/
mobile suited Start template Column divider End template

Float "col-float" Yes Yes {{col-float}} {{col-float-break}} {{col-float-end}}

"columns-start" Yes Yes {{columns-start}} {{column}} {{columns-end}}

Columns "div col" Yes Yes {{div col}} – {{div col end}}

"columns-list" No Yes {{columns-list}} (wraps div col) – –

Flexbox "flex columns" No Yes {{flex columns}} – –

Table "col" Yes No {{col-begin}},
{{col-begin-fixed}} or
{{col-begin-small}} {{col-break}} or
{{col-2}} .. {{col-5}} {{col-end}}

Can template handle the basic wiki markup {| | || |- |} used to create tables? If not, special templates that produce these elements (such as {{(!}}, {{!}}, {{!!}}, {{!-}}, {{!)}})—or HTML tags (<table>...</table>, <tr>...</tr>, etc.)—need to be used instead.

My talk page is also my "to-do" list

No really, I do read all my messages in a timely manner. I also archive fairly regularly once the subject of the message has been resolved. I keep things on my talk page until they've been addressed, so stuff tends to be out of date order. Consider the top half of this page my to-do list. Some things just take time. See also User:Risker/Copyedit Requests. Risker (talk)

Messages below please

Break
A former arbitrator told me once that too much dispute resolution was soul-destroying. I'm going to be spending a short time clearing off my real-world desks and replenishing my soul, soothing my hopeful heart. I'd started to this a few weeks ago and got rudely interrupted, so I'm going to try this again. It may take me a while to respond to any messages left here, and the same for any emails. Risker (talk) 02:27, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Those are very nice lyrics, Risker. I keep The Paradoxical Commandments next to my computer, in plain sight, for days such as these. Enjoy your well deserved break. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:51, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Do take the well deserved break

Hi Risker, you really don't know me but I got brought here following some difs, not important at this time. You have a thankless job being both an administrator and also an arbitrator. Definitely take the wikibreak and stay away from here. It is good to spend some time away, I myself just did this recently. I don't expect an answer so don't worry. Go enjoy! :) --CrohnieGal 19:28, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

RS/N comment about Life University situation

Note section there. -- Brangifer (talk) 20:16, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Requesting a copyedit

I'm working up an article in my userspace. It's not quite finished yet (I'm planning, perhaps, 250-300 more words), but I'd appreciate if you'd take your prettifying brush to it at some point. Unit Anode 19:59, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Hi

Hi Risker. Thank you for the note on my page. It is precisely the point I'm trying to make (if I can only edit as Outriggr, then my name somehow proceeds me, and the edits can't be much good if the only thing stopping their reversion is my name). I'm not suggesting that my edits under another account were a "test" along those lines (the reality is that I've locked myself out of my main account... and I don't have to tell anyone about wiki withdrawals, not wanting to remain attached to an identity on wikipedia , wanting to help a friend with an article, etc.)
But I came to ask an administrative question: are you allowed to protect my talk page for a week, say, so that I can "get away" from it? I am referring to User talk:Outriggr, and I confirmed in my last edit using that account that the account I am posting under now is 'me'. If you are able to, I'd first like to put the page in a neutral archived state before you do so. Miniature drama queen signing off, Outrigger (talk) 02:49, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

Ha. I keep putting up that bloody wikibreak notice, and then never actually manage to get away. Moni's words are very wise. Just take a break for a while, take the dogriggr out on his dates, catch the game and spend a few evenings at seedy bars checking out the new bands. (Not sure which is more important, the seediness of the bar or the quality of the band, but either way the result is the same. I love it when my ears are still ringing two hours later.) Archive your page, go ahead; don't think I can really lock it down, but I will keep an eye. We'll be waiting when you're ready to return. Believe me, I know how hard it is to walk away, even for a while. The email addy still works, feel free to use it. :-) Risker (talk) 03:10, 13 October 2009 (UTC)