User:Sticks66/ Useful Tools and Tips

[edit] Helpful Tools

[edit] Category name order

As far as I know the way the names are listed in the category is determined by the way in which the category is added to the individual article... So - "Category:Dual code rugby internationals|Price, Ray (rugby league footballer)" would list Ray Price under 'P' for Price. I think this is the way you should proceed in terms of this category. I imagine it would require changing all the pages unless there is some automatic way of doing it that I don't yet know about! -- User:CumberlandsAshes81 12 September 2006

[edit] Lists of Dual Rugby Internationals

Here is a list of DIs I found in the "Australian Sporting Records" 1988 edition. No idea if it's complete, of and course doesn't include any since 1988. [1] --Angry mob mulls options 12:56, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Bah. If I'd looked here first, I would've seen this (from the 2005 Rugby League Annual) -- it's reasonable to assume that this *is* definitive. --Angry mob mulls options 13:10, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redirecting duplicate articles

With Kevin Ryan, I simply made Kevin Ryan (footballer) a redirect to Kevin Ryan (rugby league footballer). You do this by replacing all the content on the page with this code:

#REDIRECT [[Kevin Ryan (rugby league footballer)]]

To sort out John Sutton you'll need to merge the two articles, just move thie stuff on one that isn't on the other over to the other, then make the first one a redirect. Geddit? I'd go with having the article at simply John Sutton, it's an easier name. Finally for deleting Cyril Abotomy, it needs listed at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion. Grinner 17:50, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Creating sub-pages

I had this all written out quite well and lost my edit... damn proxy server I guess. Anyway, it works like this: User:Sticks66/Build links Go to your user page User:Sticks666

Edit it

Create a link to a subpage (the subpage doesn't exist yet) such as User:Sticks666/Sandbox

(note: it's a page in your user space - nobody else really cares what name you use, as long as it's not a banned name in which case you will find that out pretty quickly). A lot of people as you pointed out have them named for the project they are working on, and if you use them for drafts then there's nothing wrong with User:Sticks666/Articlename which makes it easy to move the subpage straight to Articlename. And to remember what the subpage is for when you fall off that bandwagon... ;)

Save your user page.

Your user page now has a redlink to User:Sticks666/Sandbox (or whatever). Click it and you will get to the edit screen for a page in user space which does not exist yet. That page has a blurb referring you to WP:SUBPAGES. When you need more information than what I have just given you, go and check it out.

PS. If you need more prompt assistance, put the {{helpme}} template on your talk page. Apparently it gets fairly prompt (<10 minutes) responses, from a group of people who have that template on a watch list or something. Garrie 23:12, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Creating categories

It's been a while since I did Categories but if you scroll to the bottom of any categorised page in editing mode you'll see a few boxes showing: [[Category:Australian captains]] or something to that effect. When categorising things, make sure you group the cateogry with the rest of the existing ones down the bottom of the page. This will make them easier to manage. Hope that helps. mdmanser 13:44, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure why, but categories stay redlinked until you edit that redlinked category and add another category into it (i.e. the St. George players category should link to "rugby league players" or something). Check out how other similar categories employ hierachy and do the same thing I guess. The linked articles to that category should already appear in that category if you check - when you click it you'll get an edit page but if you scroll down I think it should list out all of those players already put into there. Test it out. Good luck. mdmanser 13:57, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Default sort

Sample Default sort -- use Ron Coote

[edit] Force a section break at a particular point

I found the code that creates the break automatically. It's <*br style="clear:both;" /> - remove the asterisk.

[edit] Reverting Vandalism

Yeah I did just it with no problems. Were you having some issues with being able to revert them? Thanks for letting me know about it either way. Cheers, mdmanser 12:55, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Haha yeah it's pretty straight forward, but only when you figure out how to do it. It wasn't until a month or two ago that I realised there was a simple way. Basically go through the history and click the version before the vandalism by clicking the date and time. It opens up an archived page whereby you click "edit" and then save the page. However, an easier way is to to click "last" next to the vandlised section. Here it shows you a difference between the two pages - at the top right hand side of the newer version there is an "undo" button. Click that and then just save the next page that comes up. It took me 24 months to realise the section option existed...

As for administrators, they have the right to delete and undelete pages, ban users and edit protected pages (which they can also protect and unprotect further). If you ever need help with stuff like that I suggest dropping User:DaGizza a line. Hope all this helps! mdmanser 13:21, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Categorising the name of one person who appears in a broader article

Hey Florrie, Been linking a few old coaches to the RL Coaches category. Because the article I wrote on Frank Burge is actually about him and his three brothers and called Burge Family when I link Category:Rugby league coaches|Burge, Frank I get the family name on the list in the category. I've also noticed it in similar situations with the McLean Family (rugby footballers). Any clues how this can be avoided so the relevant individual name shows on the category list ? -Sticks66 08:59, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

Worked this out in case your interested. Ensure each player in a "family" article has their own name article that REDIRECTS to the family article. On that own name article post the "Category" on the same line as the REDIRECT command. Then on the Category list will appear the name, albeit that it will be in italics unlike all others. -Sticks66 09:40, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] state of origin infobox

You simply use the same infobox, but change the "image" parameter. For instance, from the 1985 series article:
{{Infobox_State_of_Origin_series

| year = 1985
| image = ARL 1998.jpg
| count = 1st
| imagesize = 100px
| caption = Logo of the Australian Rugby League
| winners = winners   New South Wales 
| margin = 2-1
| points = 81
| attendance = 90937
| top points scorer =   Michael O'Connor(29 points)
| top try scorer =  Michael O'Connor & Dale Shearer (2 tries)

}}

The image parameter can be changed to whatever image the Harvey Norman one is.  SpecialWindler talk (currently offlineoffline)  20:05, 15 November 2007 (UTC)