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== A kitten for you! ==

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Cute or what?

[[User:GhostInTheMachine|GhostInTheMachine]] ([[User talk:GhostInTheMachine#top|talk]]) 12:11, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
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== Thanks for coming along! ==

Hi, Just want to say a big thank you for all your help at the YMT Luminaries edit-a-thon. You can read a report of the event [[Wikipedia:GLAM/YMT/Luminaries-report|here]]. Tweaks are welcome and you can comment on the talk page. Cheers! [[User:PatHadley|PatHadley]] ([[User talk:PatHadley|talk]]) 13:25, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

== A barnstar for you! ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For the brilliant observation of the difference between 'notable' and 'noted' with ref to Wikipedia's fundamental critieria of notability, which opens doors to major change for underrepresented groups on Wikipedia. [[User:BessieMaelstrom|BessieMaelstrom]] ([[User talk:BessieMaelstrom|talk]]) 11:59, 17 May 2020 (UTC)
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== Precious ==
{{user precious|header=water preservation|thanks=for beginning quality articles around natural water, such as [[Eccup Reservoir]] and [[American Whitewater]], for gnomish work with short descriptions, for wishing a kind recovery, and for "It can also become a challenge to keep AGF in mind." -}}
You are recipient no. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement/Precious#GhostInTheMachine|2451]] of Precious, a prize of [[WP:QAI|QAI]]. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 20:14, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

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Thank you for a beer for [[User talk:Gerda Arendt#RexxS|RexxS]] --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 21:18, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
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== Precious anniversary ==
{{User QAIbox/auto|years=One}} --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 06:41, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

== Your User page ==

Hello {{re|GhostInTheMachine}} I am new to Wikipedia editing and came across your user page and have a few questions. How does the nav bar template work? How does the user box homepage work? What and where are the categories from? and why does it say you are a new user on a banner in the talk section, but says you have 15+ years in the other section? I have a few other questions but I don't want to bombard you, to much :) [[User:DannyHatcher|DannyHatcher]] ([[User talk:DannyHatcher|talk]]) 11:55, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

:Welcome aboard {{ping|DannyHatcher}}.
:* {{tq|How does the nav bar template work?}} — Templates are a way to include some common piece of text into many articles. A [[Help:Wikitext|wikitext]] link uses square brackets but a [[Help:Template|template]] is included into a page using curly brackets. Normally the "master" template will be kept in a page which is in the '''Template''' namespace, but the curly brackets can include text from anywhere else. In my case, I created my personal navbar in a sub-page under my user page: [[User:GhostInTheMachine/t/nav]] — '''/''' for sub-page, '''t''' for template (just my way of grouping the templates together), '''nav''' for navigation bar. The navbar is then included at the top of my other pages by using the curly brackets {{code|<nowiki>{{User:GhostInTheMachine/t/nav}}</nowiki>}}. Templates need not be plain text or just wikitext, they can include code — in this case {{code|<nowiki>{{ #time:Y-m-d H:i:s|{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}} }}</nowiki>}} which gets the date and time when the page was last edited.
:* {{tq|How does the user box homepage work?}} — User boxes are just small templates that display in a rectangle of a fixed size. There are a lot of them already — see [[Wikipedia:Userboxes]] and [[:Category:Userboxes]]. I have also created a few of my own, such as [[User:GhostInTheMachine/UBX/Polite to cats]]. My "home" page then has a table of these boxes using {{tl|Userboxtop}} and {{tl|Userboxbottom}} at the top and bottom of each column to keep things tidy.
:* {{tq|What and where are the categories from?}} — Many of the categories are a side-effect of adding a userbox to the page. The userbox template generally sets a category which then list the users who display that userbox. See [[:Category:Wikipedian web developers]]. Any page can add categories as well — normally at the bottom of the page by adding a special "link" to the category. For example, the page for [[York]] has lines like {{code|<nowiki>[[Category:County towns in England]]</nowiki>}} at the end.
:Thank you for your questions. Happy to help further if I can. If I am not around, then you can also ask general questions at [[Wikipedia:Teahouse|the Teahouse]]  — [[User:GhostInTheMachine|GhostInTheMachine]] <sup>[[User talk:GhostInTheMachine|talk to me]]</sup> 21:04, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
::Thankyou for all of that! I was looking at the edit view and was trying to figure things out. I will keep looking around and will copy that text into my own space for ease of location.[[User:DannyHatcher|DannyHatcher]] ([[User talk:DannyHatcher|talk]]) 21:22, 8 November 2021 (UTC)

== Happy Christmas! ==

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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! [[Adoration of the Kings (Bramantino)]] is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. [[User:Johnbod|Johnbod]] ([[User talk:Johnbod#top|talk]]) 14:50, 22 December 2021 (UTC)
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== Happy New Year, GhostInTheMachine! ==
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'''GhostInTheMachine''',<br />Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable [[New Year]], and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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== TalkHelper ==

Thank you for the very useful script! Unfortunately, whenever I'm reading on mobile, it pops up a warning that I don't have commentsInLocalTime enabled every time I load a new page. Is it possible to disable that somehow? [[User:Rusalkii|<span style="color:#259a83">Rusalkii</span>]] ([[User talk:Rusalkii|talk]]) 17:23, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
: {{ping|Rusalkii}} The TalkHelper script needs the commentsInLocalTime gadget to be enabled as well. See [[User:GhostInTheMachine/TalkHelper2#Use|TalkHelper #Use and #Prerequisites]] for how to do that (and why) — [[User:GhostInTheMachine|GhostInTheMachine]] <sup>[[User talk:GhostInTheMachine|talk to me]]</sup> 19:09, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
::Right, and I have it enabled on desktop, but either it's impossible to enable on the mobile version of the site or I'm missing something. [[User:Rusalkii|<span style="color:#259a83">Rusalkii</span>]] ([[User talk:Rusalkii|talk]]) 19:12, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
:::Ah. I never use the mobile version - even on a tablet. I will see if I can replicate that — [[User:GhostInTheMachine|GhostInTheMachine]] <sup>[[User talk:GhostInTheMachine|talk to me]]</sup> 19:23, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

== Tban ==

<s>I don't want to do this myself, and I'm asking you to strike your [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Turkish_War_of_Independence&curid=569110&diff=1069046549&oldid=1068979262&diffmode=source vote]. That isn't even an RfC to begin with and most importantly, you're tbanned from the article. This is the 3rd time I'm reminding you of your tban. Please don't test my patience. [[User:ZaniGiovanni|ZaniGiovanni]] ([[User talk:ZaniGiovanni|talk]]) 17:30, 1 February 2022 (UTC)</s>
:GhostInTheMachine, disregard that, you're fine. There is no [[WP:TBAN]], only a [[WP:PB|p-block]]. [[User:El_C|El_C]] 18:32, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
::I was aware that there was no Topic ban, but thanks for confirming. However, the p-block is itself blocking my library access. 

{{unblock reviewed |1=I have no intention of ever editing the Turkish_War_of_Independence article — [[User:GhostInTheMachine|GhostInTheMachine]] <sup>[[User talk:GhostInTheMachine|talk to me]]</sup> 19:01, 1 February 2022 (UTC) |accept = Okie dokie. [[User:El_C|El_C]] 19:08, 1 February 2022 (UTC)}}

== notice ==

[[file:Ambox warning blue.svg|inline|50px]]Template:Introductory pages has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2022_February_3#Template:Introductory_pages|the entry on the Templates for discussion page]]. --[[User:Sm8900|Sm8900]] ([[User talk:Sm8900|talk]]) 21:55, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

== Short description ==

I noticed your edit on Nehru.  As you seem to be a programmer, I might as well ask the questions I've waited for years.  What is the use of short descriptions? Are they somehow involved in Google rankings; if so how? Why is it recommended that they be short (< 40 char)? Thanks!  [[User:Fowler&amp;fowler|<span style="color:#B8860B">Fowler&amp;fowler</span>]][[User talk:Fowler&amp;fowler|<span style="color:#708090">«Talk»</span>]] 00:24, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

:@[[User:Fowler&fowler|Fowler&fowler]] I am not GhostInTheMachine, just stopping by, but the short (no pun intended) version is that they are used on mobile and some other views as brief blurbs. For example, [[:File:Related pages screenshot - mobile web.png|here]] the text under the article names are the short descriptions.
:The long version is at [[Wikipedia:Short description]]. [[User:Rusalkii|<span style="color:#259a83">Rusalkii</span>]] ([[User talk:Rusalkii|talk]]) 00:54, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
::Oh, I see.  They are very helpful then, as is your explanation.  Your screenshot also explains why long descriptions don't help.  Thank you!  [[User:Fowler&amp;fowler|<span style="color:#B8860B">Fowler&amp;fowler</span>]][[User talk:Fowler&amp;fowler|<span style="color:#708090">«Talk»</span>]] 01:21, 22 February 2022 (UTC)

== Thanks for being objective and unbiased. ==

There is heavy lobby workings in Wikipedia both from funded by Iranian goverment itself and Armenian lobbies to manipulate history. And you tbanned short after you tried to implement real Wikipedia rules, but it was against their manipulative policy. I hope you could contiune to your wikipedia works without paid lobbies. Have a good day! [[Special:Contributions/78.190.4.26|78.190.4.26]] ([[User talk:78.190.4.26|talk]]) 18:05, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

== Guitar amplifier  ==

Wasn’t that edit you reverted the same one I made? [[User:Ffffrr|Ffffrr]] ([[User talk:Ffffrr|talk]]) 17:59, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
:The edit I reverted '''was''' the one you made. I then re-imported the Wikidata version and made it suitable by making it shorter. You imported it, then left it too long but instead changed the first letter to lower case, which is incorrect for a Short description — [[User:GhostInTheMachine|GhostInTheMachine]] <sup>[[User talk:GhostInTheMachine|talk to me]]</sup> 18:10, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
::Ok thanks for making it briefer than before I guess. [[User:Ffffrr|Ffffrr]] ([[User talk:Ffffrr|talk]]) 18:14, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
:::Part of the challenge (and indeed the fun) of creating Short descriptions is to devise a short phrase that says enough to serve as a decent Short description, but also does not include extra detail and so creep too far over the 40 character limit — [[User:GhostInTheMachine|GhostInTheMachine]] <sup>[[User talk:GhostInTheMachine|talk to me]]</sup> 18:26, 3 March 2022 (UTC)

== Hello and thanks ==

I just thought I should say Hello (in a non-canvassing and calorie-free way) to thank you for commenting on that infobox thing. I do realize that it might be a dead-horse/stick job etc but I thought it was at least worth a try. 

Because you popped up to comment I looked at your userpage and was tickled by the geography and a few familiar items of tech. I am exiled in the far far distant South but I used to live (in what I think was then the same county? Ah maybe not quite ... it says York wasn't in a Riding??) about 63 km almost due N of you and I still have strong associations with even further North. 

Anyway, enough waffle and thanks again. Best wishes, [[User:DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered|DBaK]] ([[User talk:DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered|talk]]) 18:59, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

== Variant template names ==

Thanks for your work on improving short descriptions. I noticed that [[Special:Diff/1073358412|this change]] to [[Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication]] was a swap of one valid template name for another one. This is a cosmetic change to the wikicode that has no real-world effect, and is contrary to [[MOS:VAR]]. (Same thing for capitalization.)  Put another way, every edit should improve the article in some way, no matter how small, but this one didn't. Thanks, [[User:Mathglot|Mathglot]] ([[User talk:Mathglot|talk]]) 22:57, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

== [[York Castle]] ==

Re [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=York_Castle&diff=prev&oldid=1079922256]: Come on!--[[Special:Contributions/217.155.32.221|217.155.32.221]] ([[User talk:217.155.32.221|talk]]) 10:30, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
:That is better, although you could state the intended opening date — [[User:GhostInTheMachine|GhostInTheMachine]] <sup>[[User talk:GhostInTheMachine|talk to me]]</sup> 10:34, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
::Thanks for the prompt response. I'm trying to avoid the <nowiki>[[MOS:CURRENT]]</nowiki> problem, which would have resolved itself in just two days' time.--[[Special:Contributions/217.155.32.221|217.155.32.221]] ([[User talk:217.155.32.221|talk]]) 10:42, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

== Cornish places ==

Hi, please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cornwall/Guideline]]. The "Cornwall, England, UK" wording was adopted after a lot of disruption and edit warring as a way of avoiding the same in future. [[User:DuncanHill|DuncanHill]] ([[User talk:DuncanHill|talk]]) 14:52, 31 March 2022 (UTC)