User talk:Haiqu
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Contributions
Great contributions - well done! Lighthouse 09:35, 26 May 2011 (BST)
Whitsunday Passage
Hi, don't forget the Navbar links at the bottom of the (NEW) page. Add the links to parent and child pages. You can normally copy/paste the Navbar from the parent page and complete this. Great contributions! Lighthouse 14:04, 29 May 2011 (BST)
- Thanks! Only just figured out how to add new pages, would like to know how to alter names of existing pages too ("North Australia" should be "Northern Territory"). --Haiqu 14:08, 29 May 2011 (BST)
- Can be done quite easily by = "Move page" (ONLY) (top of page menu). You then have the option to change the name of the page and state reason for change. This creates a "redirect" from the "old" page (which has all the parent and child links) to the "moved" (renamed) page. To make it really neat and clean one should then ideally change all that page's parent and child links on it's parent and child linked pages to this newly named page. A bit laborious for some (widely linked) pages but it can easily be done. If the links are not changed to the newly linked pages, the redirect will still operate. Lighthouse 15:45, 29 May 2011 (BST)
- Fixed the Whitsunday Passage. I also tagged a shipload of pages that didn't have categories attached, mostly ports on the Adriatic Coast and in the Caribbean.--Haiqu 18:52, 29 May 2011 (BST)
Countries in need of help
North Korea is missing from the countries list. Also, some you have listed aren't actually countries. e.g. Kerguelen Islands are in fact a French territory, and West Papua is actually part of Indonesia. Please fix, I can't edit the countries list (or at least I don't see a way to do that). --Haiqu 18:49, 29 May 2011 (BST)
- There are a couple of "Territories" listed as countries and have their own flags, etc. It is probably best to keep these listed as countries for the sake of assisting with the Wiki layout and searches. However, West Papua is possibly a good case to leave under Indonesia. Territories should however be linked back (in fact both ways) to the "mother" country. Hope that makes sense. Much cruising in North Korea? Lighthouse 19:09, 29 May 2011 (BST)
- No, I wouldn't think cruising anywhere near North Korea would be advisable, but it might be nice to warn people of that. :-) --Haiqu 19:17, 29 May 2011 (BST)
- I added a link to North Korea on the Korea page. Lighthouse 19:26, 29 May 2011 (BST)
- Thanks, I did a similar thing for North Vietnam.
Missing countries
We don't have Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Palestine, Uganda, Congo Republic (previously known as Zaire, not Democratic Republic of the Congo) or Laos listed as countries on the main page. --Haiqu 03:46, 30 May 2011 (BST)
All right, this is all fixed. Whew! --Haiqu 19:58, 31 May 2011 (BST)
El Salvador
The country of El Salvador links to the Brazilian city of Salvador. --Haiqu 03:39, 30 May 2011 (BST)
I've moved Salvador -> Salvador, Brazil but the main coutries page still needs to be fixed. I can't edit that. --Haiqu 01:39, 31 May 2011 (BST)
Fixed!! --Haiqu 20:01, 31 May 2011 (BST)
Cyprus
Note that there are already pages for North Cyprus and South Cyprus. In light of this, I will delete the new page for Cyprus. Lighthouse 19:31, 29 May 2011 (BST)
- Didn't even realize they were two separate countries. ??? --Haiqu 19:37, 29 May 2011 (BST)
- More, from wikipedia - "The international community, with the exception of Turkey, does not recognise Northern Cyprus as a sovereign state." If you're Turkish, I'll concede the point.
- Been trouble there for many years. VERY separate there in terms of cruising. Lighthouse 20:58, 29 May 2011 (BST)
- Been trouble with Customs in several Queensland ports too, but that doesn't make it another country. Although now that I think about it, maybe it is. We have a saying in Victoria: "Going to Qld? Don't forget to turn your watch back 10 years."
- Perhaps you could explain your criteria and rationale for selecting different regions and treating them as countries, it might help. Not meaning to be difficult but if it's just a matter of someone making their own flag, minting their own currency and declaring themselves a country, we even have one of those here: Hutt River Province. Prince Leonard even has his own Navy, and some awards and international recognition.
- This also seems inconsistent with the way Ireland is managed on one page, even where they are recognised as quite separate internationally. Edit: OK, I just found Northern Ireland, retracted! --Haiqu 22:28, 29 May 2011 (BST)
Africa
Note that the Africa regions already exist. For the Cruising Wiki, only coastal countries should be included - of interest to cruisers/sailors. Lighthouse 08:34, 30 May 2011 (BST)
- Yep, noticed that. Obviously no point making a page for the Central African Republic, it doesn't have a river or lake in sight. Some others may be accessible however. You can go right through Europe on inland waterways, even into Russia if you can get permission. There are some inland seas too. --Haiqu 10:46, 30 May 2011 (BST)
Wiki Contributions
WOW! You have done an amazing amount of work on the Wiki. Well done indeed! Lighthouse 16:42, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Working like a man obsessed! I've seen comments from some people going back as far as 2005 and yet I kept seeing old templates, and missing flags and maps, so I decided to do something about it. Glad you're enjoying the progress. I started off thinking I'd just cover the SE Asia region (which I know a fair bit about) and then things just snowballed from there. I figure I needed a revision in geography anyhow before putting to sea. The world has changed a lot since I was at school. --Haiqu 17:05, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Would you by any chance be interested in a promotion? We need more Admins on the Wiki and you have sure learned the inner workings in a hurry. It would mean that you would need to watch (and correct formatting, etc.) others' contributions, etc. i.e. Keep checking "Recent Changes" and check formatting and assist to correct, and, check for (and delete) any spam (there is almost none), etc. As an Admin, you will have the ability to Revert edits, create categories, etc., etc. Also, accept new member applications, ban members, etc. Not difficult but spreading the load over a few "Admins" helps a great deal. Lighthouse 17:22, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Sure, sounds good to me. Do I get access to the "Countries (A-Z)" page as well? That's a bugbear at the moment. BTW I used to contribute to WikiPedia until the internal politics got me down, so already knew how to use this stuff. --Haiqu 17:28, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Yes, access to "protected" pages. I will arrange for Admin status - thanks for joining us. Lighthouse 17:58, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Done. Thanks for joining this great project. I will give you more info regarding new members, etc., shortly. Lighthouse 18:13, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- List of co-admins - http://www.cruiserswiki.org/index.php?title=Special%3AListUsers&username=&group=sysop&limit=50 - Lighthouse 18:19, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Done. Thanks for joining this great project. I will give you more info regarding new members, etc., shortly. Lighthouse 18:13, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Yes, access to "protected" pages. I will arrange for Admin status - thanks for joining us. Lighthouse 17:58, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Sure, sounds good to me. Do I get access to the "Countries (A-Z)" page as well? That's a bugbear at the moment. BTW I used to contribute to WikiPedia until the internal politics got me down, so already knew how to use this stuff. --Haiqu 17:28, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Would you by any chance be interested in a promotion? We need more Admins on the Wiki and you have sure learned the inner workings in a hurry. It would mean that you would need to watch (and correct formatting, etc.) others' contributions, etc. i.e. Keep checking "Recent Changes" and check formatting and assist to correct, and, check for (and delete) any spam (there is almost none), etc. As an Admin, you will have the ability to Revert edits, create categories, etc., etc. Also, accept new member applications, ban members, etc. Not difficult but spreading the load over a few "Admins" helps a great deal. Lighthouse 17:22, 31 May 2011 (BST)
Admin
Welcome aboard fellow Admin. Lighthouse 18:20, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Thank you very much! --Haiqu 18:27, 31 May 2011 (BST)
Haiqu - I just wanted to say thank you for contributing to the World Cruising Wiki. Lighthouse couldn't be happier to have someone like yourself helping out, he's emailed us a few times to point out your contributions. If you ever need technical help (ie. software or server issues) please don't hesitate to email me at andy [~at~] socialknowledge.com.
Thanks again for jumping in and helping out. We are trying to build a more active team so fostering any other editors you see passing by would be greatly appreciated. --Andy R 14:31, 4 June 2011 (BST)
Flag Icons
For flag icons use the extension: Country_icon.png . Flag icons here http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/flags/ (use .png images). If you want me to download them let me know. Lighthouse 18:59, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- I was in the middle of correcting that whe you rolled back, good thing a had the whole page in the buffer. Thanks for the link, I had been Photoshopping down to size so it should save some time. --Haiqu 19:01, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Damn, they're too small!
- All done. --Haiqu 20:04, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Please let me know if you can see the Wiki Admin section on the Cruising forums. There is one topic to read. Lighthouse 20:33, 31 May 2011 (BST)
- Checked and understood.
Free maps
http://www.maps4free.com/index.php - Lighthouse 17:43, 1 June 2011 (BST)
- Awesome, thanks buddy! --Haiqu 17:44, 1 June 2011 (BST)
- You have done a mountain of work - stuff that so badly needed doing. Well done! Lighthouse 08:04, 2 June 2011 (BST)
- I've approved two new editors today, maybe I'll get some help! There was a third who owns a website called the Yucatan Cruising Guide but he mistyped his email address and couldn't get replies. I've emailed him privately asking him to apply again. Busy day all round. --Haiqu 08:10, 2 June 2011 (BST)
- You have done a mountain of work - stuff that so badly needed doing. Well done! Lighthouse 08:04, 2 June 2011 (BST)
Replace text tool
Note the useful tool - http://www.cruiserswiki.org/wiki/Special:ReplaceText It is advisable to test on one change before selecting a whole string to do at once. Useful for changing links, etc., i.e. Find [[One Name]] and change to [[Another Name]]. Use with extreme care. Lighthouse 10:49, 3 June 2011 (BST)
- Discovered it yesterday! Works really well. --Haiqu 10:52, 3 June 2011 (BST)
