2016-09-13T04:13:01Z

Bshirley: /* Contributions */

A Texan Computer Scientist living and working in Houston, Texas.

[https://twitter.com/bshirley @bshirley] on twitter

=== Contributions ===

* transcribed [[SGU_Episode_581#Science_or_Fiction_.281:09:38.29|Science or Fiction]] on [[SGU_Episode_581]]
* updated functionality and documentation of templates
** [[Template:Google_speech]]
** (experimental, in progress) [[Template:Editing_needed]]
** created [[Template:MessageBox]], based on others

I have been adding templates to the [[Templates]] category, they are all sub categorized which makes them harder to discover. I think categorizing them all improves that. Some of them are not editable by me, however. So here's the list I'm keeping for myself of those.
* [[Template:W]] - wikipedia link creator
* [[Template:5X5_infobox]]
* [[Template:InfoBox]] - info box for episode
* [[Template:Numerical_titles]]

===FYI===
{{CURRENTDAYNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}

Local time is wrong - {{LOCALTIME}}

* we're on WikiMedia Version {{CURRENTVERSION}}
* user count: {{NUMBEROFUSERS}}
* admin count: {{NUMBEROFADMINS}}
* active count: {{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}}
* number of articles: {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}

=== Desirable Template ===
For suggested placement at the end of the '''Science or Fiction''' section.

After investigation, I suspect this is desirable to implement as an extension. I plan on installing a local wiki and working on that.

<pre>
{{SOFResults
|episode=581
|host=Steve 
|topic1=whiskers 
|topic2=chimpanzees
|topic3=coma
|fiction=whiskers
|topc4=
|rogue1=Bob 
|answer1=whiskers 
|rogue2=Jay
|answer2=whiskers
|rogue3=Evan
|answer3=whiskers
|rogue4=Cara
|answer4=whiskers
}}
</pre>

Would output something like:

{|class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|Science or Fiction (581)
|-
!style="background-color:#ffcccc"|Steve
|style="background-color:#ffcccc"|crushed
|-
!style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Bob
|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|whiskers
|-
!style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Jay
|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|whiskers
|-
!style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Evan
|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|whiskers
|-
!style="background-color:#ccffcc"|Cara
|style="background-color:#ccffcc"|whiskers
|-
!colspan=2|other topics
|-
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|chimpanzees
|-
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|coma
|}

Suggested colorings:

{|class="wikitable"
!colspan=3|Host Colorings
|-
!style="background-color:#ccffcc"|swept
|#ccffcc
|all the rogues guessed one of the incorrect items
|-
!style="background-color:#ccccff"|scattered
|#ccccff
|each item was guessed at least once (Steve's preferred result)
|-
!style="background-color:#ffffcc"|mixed
|#ffffcc
|some wrong, some right
|-
!style="background-color:#ffcccc"|crushed
|#ffcccc
|all the rogues guessed the correct answer
|-
!colspan=3|Rogue Colorings
|-
!style="background-color:#ccffcc"|correct
|#ccffcc
|correctly selected the fiction item
|-
!style="background-color:#ffcccc"|incorrect
|#ffcccc
|selected one of the science items

|}

Template Output
<pre>

{|class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|{{anchorencode:SOFResults}}Science or Fiction ({{episode}})
|-
!style="background-color:{{color0}}"|{{host}}
|style="background-color:{{color0}}"|{{host_result}}
|-
!style="background-color:{{color1}}"|{{rogue1}}
|style="background-color:{{color1}}"|{{answer1}}
|-
!style="background-color:{{color2}}"|{{rogue2}}
|style="background-color:{{color2}}"|{{answer2}}
|-
!style="background-color:{{color3}}"|{{rogue3}}
|style="background-color:{{color3}}"|{{answer3}}
|-
!style="background-color:{{color4}}"|{{rogue4}}
|style="background-color:{{color4}}"|{{answer4}}
|-
!colspan=2|other topics
|-
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|{{topic2}}
|-
|colspan=2 style="text-align:center"|{{topic3}}
|}

</pre>

Template:MessageBox

2016-09-13T04:11:59Z

Bshirley: /* Usage */ formatting

<div style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0 2.5%; padding: 0 0px; border: 2px solid #ffff22;">
{| border="0"
|-
| width="3" bgcolor=#ffff22| 
| width="40" align="center"|[[File:{{{image|Emblem-pen.png}}}|25x25px|link=]]
| {{{1|One of the editors wanted to leave you a message, but they forgot to enter it.}}}
|}
</div>

<noinclude>
=== Description ===
A simple way to leave a message behind for other editors. Of course, general viewers will see it, so don't use it inappropriately.

parameters
* first parameter, unnamed - required, a message to be displayed.
* image - optional, an alternate image to be displayed

=== Usage ===

coded as:
<pre>
{{MessageBox|I have something very important to say.}}
</pre>
appears as:
{{MessageBox |I have something very important to say.}}

coded as:
<pre>
{{MessageBox
|Episodes up to #315 have been checked for references to colleges and universities.
|image=Emblem-pen-orange.png
}}
</pre>
appears as:
{{MessageBox
|Episodes up to #315 have been checked for references to colleges and universities.
|image=Emblem-pen-orange.png
}}

coded as:
<pre>
{{MessageBox|If you have an opinion about how to XYZ, join [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|the discussion]] on this page.}}
</pre>
appears as:
{{MessageBox|If you have an opinion about how to XYZ, join [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|the discussion]] on this page.}}

[[Category: Message templates]]
[[Category: Templates]]
</noinclude>

Template:MessageBox

2016-09-13T04:10:34Z

Bshirley:

<div style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0 2.5%; padding: 0 0px; border: 2px solid #ffff22;">
{| border="0"
|-
| width="3" bgcolor=#ffff22| 
| width="40" align="center"|[[File:{{{image|Emblem-pen.png}}}|25x25px|link=]]
| {{{1|One of the editors wanted to leave you a message, but they forgot to enter it.}}}
|}
</div>

<noinclude>
=== Description ===
A simple way to leave a message behind for other editors. Of course, general viewers will see it, so don't use it inappropriately.

parameters
* first parameter, unnamed - required, a message to be displayed.
* image - optional, an alternate image to be displayed

=== Usage ===

coded as:
<pre>
{{MessageBox|I have something very important to say.}}
</pre>
appears as:
{{MessageBox |I have something very important to say.}}

coded as:
<pre>
{{MessageBox|Episodes up to #315 have been checked for references to colleges and universities.
|image=Emblem-pen-orange.png}}
</pre>
appears as:
{{MessageBox|Episodes up to #315 have been checked for references to colleges and universities.
|image=Emblem-pen-orange.png}}

coded as:
<pre>
{{MessageBox|If you have an opinion about how to XYZ, join [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|the discussion]] on this page.}}
</pre>
appears as:
{{MessageBox|If you have an opinion about how to XYZ, join [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|the discussion]] on this page.}}

[[Category: Message templates]]
[[Category: Templates]]
</noinclude>

Template:MessageBox

2016-09-13T04:05:29Z

Bshirley:

<div style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0 2.5%; padding: 0 0px; border: 2px solid #ffff22;">
{| border="0"
|-
| width="3" bgcolor=#ffff22| 
| width="40" align="center"|[[File:{{{2|Emblem-pen.png}}}|25x25px|link=]]
| {{{1|One of the editors wanted to leave you a message, but they forgot to enter it.}}}
|}
</div>

<noinclude>
=== Description ===
A simple way to leave a message behind for other editors. Of course, general viewers will see it, so don't use it inappropriately.

=== Usage ===

coded as:
<pre>
{{MessageBox|I have something very important to say.}}
</pre>
appears as:
{{MessageBox |I have something very important to say.}}

coded as:
<pre>
{{MessageBox|Episodes up to #315 have been checked for references to colleges and universities.}}
</pre>
appears as:
{{MessageBox|Episodes up to #315 have been checked for references to colleges and universities.}}

coded as:
<pre>
{{MessageBox|If you have an opinion about how to XYZ, join [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|the discussion]] on this page.}}
</pre>
appears as:
{{MessageBox|If you have an opinion about how to XYZ, join [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|the discussion]] on this page.}}

[[Category: Message templates]]
[[Category: Templates]]
</noinclude>

Template:MessageBox

2016-09-13T04:05:01Z

Bshirley: Continuing documentation. Added second parameter.

<div style="background-color: #ffffcc; margin: 0 2.5%; padding: 0 0px; border: 2px solid #ffff22;">
{| border="0"
|-
| width="3" bgcolor=#ffff22| 
| width="40" align="center"|[[File:{{2|Emblem-pen.png}}|25x25px|link=]]
| {{{1|One of the editors wanted to leave you a message, but they forgot to enter it.}}}
|}
</div>

<noinclude>
=== Description ===
A simple way to leave a message behind for other editors. Of course, general viewers will see it, so don't use it inappropriately.

=== Usage ===

coded as:
<pre>
{{MessageBox|I have something very important to say.}}
</pre>
appears as:
{{MessageBox |I have something very important to say.}}

coded as:
<pre>
{{MessageBox|Episodes up to #315 have been checked for references to colleges and universities.}}
</pre>
appears as:
{{MessageBox|Episodes up to #315 have been checked for references to colleges and universities.}}

coded as:
<pre>
{{MessageBox|If you have an opinion about how to XYZ, join [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|the discussion]] on this page.}}
</pre>
appears as:
{{MessageBox|If you have an opinion about how to XYZ, join [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|the discussion]] on this page.}}

[[Category: Message templates]]
[[Category: Templates]]
</noinclude>