User talk:boredzo

Berlin U-Bahn

HI! you revised the list of Berlin U-Bahn Route numbers... I know it´s logical to list the routes in a number sequence... unfortunately that isn´t the Berlin way of doing it... the U15 is part of the U1 (half the U1) and the U55 is part of the U5 (or will be at a later date) and is also half the U5.. check out the Berlin S-Bahn Routes listing and you´ll see the same thing happens there... gruss aus Berlin IsarSteve 08:46, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)

OpenStep/OPENSTEP

I know it's difficult because different capitalization means different things, but please make yourself aware of the general differences before 'unifying' the occurences next time:

• OpenStep - is a standard, not an implementation
• OPENSTEP - is an extension of OpenStep and and implementation.

Thanks Dysprosia 03:14, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Apple Store (retail)

Recently, you added a clean up tag to the Apple retail stores article and I just was wondering something. Why. What is your basis of it being a substandard level of quality? Honestly, I'd love to know. --Hersch 17:35, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

thanks for the edit on George P

Thanks for reverting the article to its previous condition. I only wanted to reduce the size of the photo but ended screwing up the article. 12:52, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

thanks for the edit on George P

Thanks for reverting the article to its previous condition. I only wanted to reduce the size of the photo but ended screwing up the article. Tomhongs 12:52, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Car Washing Techniques

I saw your edits to that page and I was just wondering if we could make a link to a subpage that includes these words or if some sort of template could be used... Jaberwocky6669 July 4, 2005 05:34 (UTC)

mdash

Thanks for fixing the typo. Interested in why you changed the — to an mdash though? The editing panel inserts the former… — Barefootguru (talk)

my understanding is that raw Unicode characters confuse some browsers (especially text-based ones). entity references can easily be changed to substitutes, like '--' or '...', for viewing only.

I don't use the editing panel, though that certainly explains why I see so many of the raw characters. I'll see about posting a complaint somewhere.

— boredzo (✍) July 9, 2005 05:04 (UTC)

never mind… I just tested it on the sandbox and it generates a raw character anyway. so I guess I need not worry about it. — boredzo (✍) July 9, 2005 06:08 (UTC)

RFID "inappropriate content"

your edit message on RFID:

Unwik Intelligent traffic systems redlink generating a constant stream of inappropriate content

how does a 404 link generate inappropriate content? — boredzo (✍) 08:34, July 11, 2005 (UTC)

Thank you for asking. The link I removed isn't technically a 404, it's a redlink--a link to a Wikipedia article that doesn't exist yet. Normally that is okay but in this case the target article already has a history of nonsense articles being created (for instance "Abhinav Garg I like to read philosophy and indulge myself in reading about sciemtific innovations." as the entire contents), which then have to be deleted by administrators on RC (Recent Changes) patrol.

Some of them are quite amusing. For instance:

An intelligent traffic system is one which is capable of achieving many pre determined goals. These goals may be field goals or even tries but mostly only to systemise traffic. For example the HQ of a large network of vehicular by-ways could detect if a one armed unicyclist who was known to frquently juggle flaming chickens was manouvering the wrong way down a legislatbly approved accessway. This would have great ramifications for all users as if he also supplied heroin they would know when they were going to score.

But obviously not appropriate for Wikipedia.

This kind of thing tends to happen when a redlink is so placed that people reading it and clicking on it are unlikely to have anything to say about the subject or are not yet familiar enough with wikis to be able to add it.

When I detect a situation like that, usually I add a stub article which at least tends to halt the stream of nonsense. If as in this case I cannot do so, even after a little research (I looked at the Road Beacon System external link but it wasn't very helpful, as it was rather vague), then if as in this case the stream of nonsense articles has been going on for months I consider two options: creating the article as a redirect to an appropriate alternative article, if one exists, or editing out the redlink. In this case I could find no suitable alternative so I edited out the redlink.

If you are capable of writing a stub article on the subject in question, or you know of an article that deals with this use of RFIDs and can create the article as a redirect, please do so and restore the link. If you cannot do so, but still feel strongly that the redlink should be allowed to exist, please restore it. --Tony Sidaway|Talk 11:36, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

Classic on Mac OS

Hi Boredzo. I re-added the "nearly" from "nearly complete" because Mac OS X Tiger is missing some of the Mac OS Classic components. If you feel strongly about calling it "complete," perhaps we should figure out why it matters and see if we can come up with a compromise. I don't want to get into an edit war, I'm just trying to be helpful. :) --Steven Fisher 18:25:39, 2005-08-11 (UTC)

I like your idea. Go for it. :) --Steven Fisher 21:14:19, 2005-08-16 (UTC)

List of Apple Stores

Just thought I'd let you know that your list of Apple stores is up for VfD. VFD of Apples Store list. Gateman1997 21:31, 19 August 2005 (UTC)

iMac peer review

Hi there, Boredzo

I see that you've contributed to the Apple computer article. I've recently edited the iMac article and put it up for peer review; but beyond owning an iMac, and loving it, I have little in-depth knowledge on the topic, historically or technically. I wonder whether you have time to read it and add your critical comments at the peer review page? Tony 08:39, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

looking for wikipedia and macintosh support

I'm a Mac user and contributor to wikipedia and wondered if there were any software-assist programs out there - I've looked around Macupdate.com and generals searches of the internet and all I see are ways to add wikipedia searches to other situations, but nothing to help contributors who use Macs.... I see you are a big contributor to Macintosh oriented sites and thought you and a few others might be good people to ask. Thanks.--Smkolins 13:43, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

No idea. I just use my browser. —boredzo, 12:12, 2007-02-02 (UTC)

7th Son

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List of Carbon applications

Hello. Since you have contributed to this article in the past, could you spare a minute to discuss the fate of this article? xpclient (talk) 12:21, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Growl help

Hi, sorry to bring Growl business onto your wiki page, but I was wondering if you could help me with something. I just installed Growl 1.2.1, including HardwareGrowler. I'm trying to make the application not use a dock icon, but I can't access boredzo.org to download Configure Application Dock Tile. Could you post the manual instructions so I can do it without the download? Just like how you used to do it pre 1.2.1.

Thank you! Electrosaurus (talk) 04:44, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Please try the CADT page again, and if it still doesn't work, contact us (the Growl team). Peter Hosey (talk) 07:47, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

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