User talk:Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )

Welcome!!
You're a fast mover, Richard Arthur. You weren't here when I looked earlier today. I've just welcomed you to the Central Wikia (and said we want you here), so I won't give you a full-sized "template" welcome here!

Not many persistent active contributors here. It's not everybody's ideal genealogy site, but I'm sure it has a place. I've got only a dozen relatives listed, because it takes a bit of time and I have them all perfectly displayed at WorldConnect whenever I want them.

Watercooler discussions have touched on the desirability of optional automating of page creation. Still a fairly open topic. Most recent energetic contribution is from the Wigton Walkers led by Bill Willis.

I look forward to your contributions of facts and ideas.

Robin Patterson 00:01, 9 November 2006 (UTC) in Wellington

Central Wikia
Please see Genealogy:Watercooler Robin Patterson 19:32, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Administrator?
Richard, two of us have responded to your self-nomination. Both of us rather wondered what you hope to do with the powers (though your wad of responsible and energetic contributions leaves us in little doubt that you would do some good and no harm!). See http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Genealogy:Requests_for_adminship#User:Richard_Arthur_Norton_.281958-_.29

Robin Patterson 04:00, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

OK, a week is long enough. You're in. Please read http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Administrators'_how-to_guide from time to time! Robin Patterson 14:31, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Page names where a person is "of a place"
I see your recent Scandinavians include a few of the above. Seems unnatural to put the dates in the middle. See my John Pollok of Balgray (c 1690-after 1720) for how it can be done in what I think is a more natural way. Robin Patterson 13:14, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Categories
Richard, the format for catgories is. See my edits of your Hans Pederson page for an example. The wikipedia style is to place these at the bottom of the page, but it's usually easier to place them at the top. The Category entries will still display at the bottom of the page (or elsewhere depending on preference settings). If you add a category that has no other entries, your new category will initially appear in red---indicating an empty page. Click the red link, and you'll go to the newly created category page. You'll need to type something into the edit field to actually create the page. I usually just describe the content a bit, and let the machinery do the rest Bill 17:14, 22 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Butting in (which is perfectly OK on a wiki user's talk page!) - one does not need to describe the content every time, but one should ensure that the new category has a parent category (or two +) of its own. Robin Patterson 12:31, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Email
Hi Richard

Robin is in transition and his old email address no longer receives mail. He probably hasn't updated his preferences here. However, if YOU will turn on your email, so I can send you a message directly, I'll let you into the "backdoor" communication channel. Bill 17:56, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
 * You've apparently not turned on your email in preferences. Leastwise, when i click "email this user", it says you haven't enabled this functionality.  Bill 19:49, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Mine is now on, according to the check box. (I've always had the home one - through xtra.co.nz - working in the background.) I thought I fixed it here months ago, when I set or reset my authentication: "Your e-mail address was authenticated on 2006-09-13T16:30:30"; but maybe not. Robin Patterson 12:26, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Thank you
I've noticed the incredible amount of work you've been doing as I scan Recent Changes from time to time. Thank you. These two words are often thought but not often said. I just wanted to make sure that someone actually told you what I'm sure was on our minds. Your contributions have added considerably to this Wikia. Keep up the great work!

Respectfully,

Zephyrinus 12:56, 28 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Two months later, recovering from an illness, and I still see you busy at work. Thank you very much.  None of us say it enough.  You certainly have added much value to this wikia.


 * I wish you the best, Dear Mr. Norton. And even if I only say it once every two months:


 * Thank you.


 * Zephyrinus 11:12, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

Format
Hi Richard!

All the work you are doing inputing your family relations is certainly appreciated! Pretty much day in and day out you're adding members of your family line. And I have to admit that I find what you've written about many of them of interest. Not that there's a relationship between them and my family, but because I find the mini biographies interesting reading. You do get a real sense of who some of these folks were---especially, the more recent people.

And you ar right, I was looking at a relatively recent person, and I guess I didn't see any children because they were all still living. Bill 13:39, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

User renaming
Hello,

I am new here and this looks like a great project − I can't wait to get started!

As an administrator, are you able to change my user name? If so, I would like mine changed to Andrew Gordon Wever, as in my signature. I don't want this account to be connected to other online accounts (e.g. Wikipedia) where I use the same nickname.

If you can't change usernames, can you delete this account and I will create a new account by that name?

Thank you. − Andrew Gordon Wever'' ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 09:16, 26 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Can you please delete this account, and I will start a new one as Andrew Gordon Wever? − Andrew Gordon Wever'' ( talk • contribs • e-mail ) 17:13, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Andrew, you can create a new account under any name you wish, anytime you wish. I suspect that its usually better to have only a single user name, but its not necessary.   However, in answer to your specific question, I don't know, as its never come up before.  robin may know.  However, even if its possible, you haven't given us enough information to do as you ask.  Spcifically, you didn't sign your name (4 "tilde's") so we don't know what user account your are working from. Bill 01:18, 30 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi, guys! Richard did email me about this but it was only today that I saw it. Bill's right about re-registering under a new username. (I can't find any actual policy about deleting accounts, but I have a feeling Wikia likes to leave them alone, not deleted; see w:Talk:Wikia.) Starting up under a new name is unusual but quite acceptable in unusual circumstances (which seems to apply here, for reasons I don't need to know). The three current administrators on the w:c:Psychology Wikia did that, once they decided that they wanted to have their real names used instead of nicknames, for the sake of professional appearance. The old user pages are still there, with notes saying where the users have "gone". Andrew may not wish to have such an obvious link made: I see no problem with that. Richard and I know the current username, but it can simply be ignored if that's Andrew's wish. Anything to welcome a Wikipedia stalwart! Robin Patterson 13:53, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

County pages
Please see http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:County_Pages_Idea#.22Model_County.2C_Statename.22_articles if you haven't already.

I mentioned it on the email list, nearly two days ago, but few people see that, apparently.

Robin Patterson 13:30, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Discussion of pages for states and for individuals
Hello again, Richard. You've been here nearly a year and contributed more article edits than nearly anyone. I would value your input into some recent discussions. Please see:
 * Forum:Model state pages
 * the page names discussion, starting at about http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Genealogy_talk:Page_names#Finding_us_on_Google

Robin Patterson 00:57, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

OK- I put in my application for sysop.
Genealogy:Requests for adminship. Thanks for considering this. I am asking for your vote. ~  Ph l o x  02:41, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Since this is such a tiny wikia, it would be good if you could say something one way or another about my being a sysop. If you have some concerns, then I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have either publically or privately via email.  ~  Ph l o x   05:53, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

person tab
you are right it is redundant. You can overide it with "shortname", but you are right- the default should be something different. After trying out blank, on your suggested article, it looks a little off. Perhaps "Main"? Hmmm General? ~  Ph l o x  23:25, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Freudenberg & Horwitz families
Horwitz data is up at Category:Horwitz Surname in Berlin, Germany.

Freudenberg data is done at Freudenbergs of Berlin, Germany.

Kborland 12:35, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

Death age calc

 * Sure thing. Actually, I think I ported over one of the WP death age templates and I thought it was working.  I'd be happy to move another.  Just send me a link to the WP template you want and I will take care of it.   ~  <font color="#0DC4F2">Ph <font color="#3DD0F5">l <font color="#6EDCF7">o <font color="#9EE8FA">x   00:01, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
 * You should be good to go. Maria Elisabeth has her commas now.  Great article by the way....  It is a very odd situation with the commas- the WP template didn't have them either, and how the comma gets inserted is a complete mystery to me.  I don't see any on WP that does it.  Very odd mystery, but no time to figure out why. Easier to just shove the comma in.   <font color="#0A9DC2">~  <font color="#0DC4F2">Ph <font color="#3DD0F5">l <font color="#6EDCF7">o <font color="#9EE8FA">x   03:39, 3 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Birth date and ago- OK, done. By any chance are you using some browser other than Internet explorer?   <font color="#0A9DC2">~  <font color="#0DC4F2">Ph <font color="#3DD0F5">l <font color="#6EDCF7">o <font color="#9EE8FA">x   02:14, 4 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Right. I saw that and chopped it out.  Should be ok now.   <font color="#0A9DC2">~  <font color="#0DC4F2">Ph <font color="#3DD0F5">l <font color="#6EDCF7">o <font color="#9EE8FA">x   04:24, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Firefox

 * Not a problem at all. I prefer it because it has less display bugs, but use both to check for any display differences.
 * Some of the articles you have been generating recently have photos directly after the person template. What it looks like in IE is that you don't see any text next to the Person information until after the photos.  Firefox has no problem displaying it correctly, but IE messes up.  There may be a patch to fix the site so that IE won't get so confused.  You may see one of the articles that had your new template I changed so that the photos were way further in the text.  The IE bug is why I did it.


 * Anyhow- don't do anything to your articles for now. A lot of people will do what you are doing, because it is perfectly reasonable wikitext.  Hopefully I can fix it is no bother for everyone, but who knows- I'll leave a note on Forum if articles have to be fixed.  And no- a bot can't do it very well because it's too dumb to 1) figure out there is a problem, and 2) make the judgement call on how far down the images should be moved to.
 * <font color="#0A9DC2">~  <font color="#0DC4F2">Ph <font color="#3DD0F5">l <font color="#6EDCF7">o <font color="#9EE8FA">x  04:42, 5 December 2007 (UTC)