User talk:RobertL

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If you have any questions, please ask me on my talk page. Once again, welcome, and I hope you quickly feel comfortable here, and find this site a beneficial documentation of the MediaWiki software. Thanks, and regards, Titoxd (?!?) 21:24, 6 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you. MinuteElectron 14:58, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Toolserveraccount
Hello MinuteElectron, please send your real-name, your wikiname, your prefered login-name and the public part of your ssh-key to. We plan to create your account soon then. --DaB. 01:09, 13 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Done. MinuteElectron 14:59, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Babel-Extension
In the betawiki newsletter, there is written that you were working on a Babel-Extension for MediaWiki. Good thing. I've been contemplating the same. I've discussed this, and some related ideas, with User:GerardM about a year ago. In the Wikipedia of the Ripuarian languages, I've collected all Babel related texts I could find in several dozens of wikis for about 270 language codes, see this directory, see this explanaton of the scheme, and the sample page for English. Vary the code at the end of the URLs, so as to inspect others.


 * I'd like to suggest to offer additional Zxxx (script codes as of ISO 15924) for those languages having more than one script used, e. g. Khasakh, Kurdi, etc.
 * I'd like to likewise suggest offering additional orthography indicators for those (Macro)languages having more than one generally used system of orthography, which we have already for,  , e. g.

If you want to discuss, or if you'd like assistance of any kind, feel free to address me. If I can help, I shall help. Greetings. --Purodha Blissenbach 01:22, 22 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I looked over your Babel related texts, but I can't seam to work out how they are organised; in any case I'd rather leave that to the translation team. Regarding the additional Zxxx codes, from looking here they appear to be out of scope for this extension (as it is primarily aimed at languages, rather than other skills) -- perhaps some of the other scripts might have a place, however if no one is going to benefit from it I see little point in coding such functionality.  Howver, I'd be more than happy to look into orthography indicators, although some research on my part may be required; can you provide a link to orthography lists? Thank you. MinuteElectron 15:20, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Slovene missing
I see Slovene (slovenščina) has not been included in the internationalisation file. Why's that? I suggest translations from the English Wikipedia are used for Slovene. --Eleassar 08:54, 8 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Not all languages have been translated yet, when it is it will be added. I do not want to handle getting already existing messages from other wikis as there may be copyright implications, I do not have the time, and it would be better for a translator to double check.  You are, of course, free to translate it yourself. MinuteElectron 14:51, 12 May 2008 (UTC)