User talk:SPQRobin

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Template:Lang
Hi - Can you please explain what the purpose of Template:Lang (and related templates) is. I can't see any use for them. For example, various derived templates are used on Template:MediaWiki Introduction/nl, where they create links to the Wikipedia in the specified language. What is the point of this? You can reply here or on my talk page, but if I don't here from you within a week or so I will assume it was just an experiment that didn't work and delete them. --HappyDog 01:19, 21 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I use it for indicating it is a link to a Dutch page or an English page. I think nl, de and fr aren't useful, but I would use (instead of these others) en andlang for what I said. SPQRobin 15:33, 21 May 2007 (UTC)


 * The only useful place that the template could link to would be to the page in the language mentioned... which the link already does! I have deleted all but lang, which I have removed the link from (although imho you might as well put the text in-line and not bother with the template at all).  I have updated pages to use this instead of en or equivalent. --HappyDog 14:16, 19 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Ok, thank you. SPQRobin 15:55, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Special:Interwiki extension infopage
I don't quite get why the &lt;source&gt; tags are inside /* comments */ as it looks quite bad on the extension page: Extension:Special page to work with the interwiki table (plus looks like it isn't going to work if you copypaste the source from there...) -- Sayuri 14:20, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
 * It is good if you want to download it: on Extension:Special page to work with the interwiki table, I've added a link to the [/w/index.php?title=Extension:Special_page_to_work_with_the_interwiki_table/SpecialInterwiki.php&action=raw&ctype=text/css raw version] of the /SpecialInterwiki.php subpage, and if you copy or save the page in the extensions directory, then you don't need to change the file anymore. SPQRobin 14:33, 13 October 2007 (UTC)

$wgNamespacesWithSubpages[NS_MAIN] = 1;
Can you switch on namespace on Esperanto wiki ( http://eo.wikipedia.org ) ? On this site is write that you can: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual_talk:LocalSettings.php#Activation_on_eo:WP so if you can help me, please. I you can answer to me on my discussion page: http://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikipediista_diskuto:Arkadiusz_Zychewicz --212.76.37.198 00:24, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Special:Interwiki extension infopage (2)
Hi Robin,

Could you please change the text of the extension so that on Special:Specialpages it's listed as "Interwiki data" or some such instead of "View and edit interwiki data"? Right now it sorts under "V" rather than the logical "I". Cheers. --kingboyk 17:41, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
 * The name at Special:Specialpages can only be changed if the title of Special:Interwiki is changed as well, and I'm not sure wheter "Interwiki data" is a good page title. And btw, in 1.13 Special:Specialpages has a new sorting so when 1.13 is released you can upgrade and the alphabetical sorting isn't that important anymore. But, if you really would like to change the title, edit MediaWiki:Interwiki on your wiki (if you're an admin), but again know that the title of Special:Interwiki will change as well. Greetings, SPQRobin 21:09, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks Robin. Sounds like I should just wait for 1.13 then! Cheers --kingboyk 21:13, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yep. And you can change the place of the link by changing Manual:$wgSpecialPageGroups. SPQRobin 21:16, 15 June 2008 (UTC)