about me
This user does not read calculus text books in the shower
This user whistles Stravinsky while cycling
This user adores chocolate acciaccaturas
This user believes in the Butterfly effect
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This user has been on Wikipedia for 18 years, 7 months and 15 days.

Hello and welcome to my userpage, which has never really been designed, but just grew. Most of the stuff further down is just links or information I might want to refer to, since it's so easy to click my username at the top and find myself here.

About me

  • My mother tongue is British English
  • My interests include music, environmental issues, art, travel
  • I like working on disambiguation and list pages...

Manifesto

Part of a band pass filter
  • no person is boring – boredom is your own fault
  • spread a little happiness, start a chain reaction
  • people treasure appreciation – be generous

Favourite quotations:

  • the greatest success is to help others to succeed; the greatest blessing is to bring blessings on others
  • make sure your words are soft and sweet – you may have to eat them tomorrow
  • The only thing men learn from history is that men learn nothing from history.” (Hegel)
  • … there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.” (H. L. Mencken)
  • The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking out new landscapes but in having new eyes.” (Marcel Proust)
  • Add life to your days – not days to your life

Some pages I've created

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105 articles: Appian Publications & Recordings, Nordic Council Music Prize, Nordic Music Prize, "Seals, Georgia", Viktor Jansson, Như Quỳnh (singer), Circomedia, Børre Sæthre, Rodolfo Emilio Giuseppe Pichi-Sermolli, Yutaka Inagawa, Majorelle Blue, Rostrata, "Bompard, Marseille", "Arundel, New Zealand", Mary Selway, Ludwig Eduard Theodor Loesener, Peter Ingwersen, Costello Tagliapietra, William James Blacklock, Thomas Bidgood, Jiří Hudec (composer), William Kelly (New Zealand politician), Ann Paludan, Sibu (crater), Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, Château Lagrézette, Jaakko Tähtinen, Linard Gonthier, Roger Gonthier, Bun Sruth, Port Stoth, Beltwood House, "Applegarth, North Yorkshire", Léon Azéma, Agénor Azéma de Montgravier, "Topley Landing, British Columbia", Hótel Búðir, Tanga (currency), Jürgen Rost, Strome Park, Richard Yemm, Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, Baluan Sholak, Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Ion Miu, Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson, Edmund Fisher, Charles Dennis Fisher, Christabel Cockerell, Hreppur, Hraunhreppur, Björn Hjörtur Guðmundsson, Borgarhreppur, Bent Sørensen (physicist), Ross Piper, Patricia Lake (Wisconsin), Monika Rost, Yegindybulak, Dipendu Biswas, Henry Furneaux, Norðurárdalshreppur, Stafholtstungnahreppur, Borgarfjarðarbrú, Gunung Lambak, Edgar Wilson Award, Michel Ory, Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Quiet Garden Trust, Ponsonby Ogle, Saint Menefrida, Slwch Tump, Long Sukang Airport, Torleiv Bolstad, Katja Pettersson, Gerhard Tausche, Chan Lake Territorial Park, CNTRL: Beyond EDM, Angelo Italia, Edgar Middleton, International Facility for Food Irradiation Technology, Mánnu, Paradise Lake (Quebec), Paradise Lake (Washington), Varvara Ivanova, Cubbage Pond, Jarfjorden, Khuruthang Middle Secondary School, Fitzhugh Dodson, "Paledang, Bogor", Yngve Sköld, "Karsu, Altınözü", Wanstead Sewage Works, Banus, "Church of St. Clare, Horodkivka", "Hawkwood, London", Ewen Gillies, Tuugaalik High School, Elisa Bravo, Josephine McGill, Linda Uttley, Per Isak Juuso, Carl Julian (von) Graba, Artem Pyvovarov, Arsen Mirzoyan, Ionel Budișteanu

Sarawak settlements

170 Sarawak articles: "Abok, Malaysia", Ajau Nanga, Ajong, Aro Kangan, Bagumbang, Balae, Balai Ringin, Balasau, Balingian, Batikal, Batu Gong, Batu Paton, Bedanum, Beduru, Bekenu, Belok, Bengang, Biawak, Bijat, Empaong, Engkeranji, Engkilili, Gawis, Geligau, Grigat, Guntong, Jangkar, Kampung Alit, Kampung Angus, Kampung Beradau, Kampung Buang, Kampung Doras, Kampung Dundong, Kampung Duuh, Kampung Engkabang, Kampung Gaya, Kampung Jagong, Kampung Jangalas, Kampung Manjelin, Kampung Masan, Kampung Melikat, Kampung Munti, Kampung Pangaleh, Kampung Puteh, Kampung Sabang, Kampung Sasam, Kampung Setapang, Kampung Sibigol, Kampung Sitakong, Kampung Sungai Meranti, Kampung Teriso, Kelasen, Kelupu, Kerangan Pinggai, Keranggas, Kerapa, Kubaan, Kundong, Labas, Langit, "Lawing, Sarawak", Lepu Wei, Lio Lesong, Lio Matoh, Lirong Kawit, Long Aar, Long Akah, Long Anap, Long Apu, Long Baleh, Long Banio, Long Berayong, Long Daloh, Long Danau, Long Datih, Long Julan, Long Karabangan, Long Kinoman, Long Labid, Long Lapukan, Long Laput, Long Lellang, Long Lopeng, Long Merarap, Long Merigong, Long Metapa, Long Moh, Long Napir, Long Nawi, Long Palai, Long Peluan, Long Rapung, Long Remirang, Long Sabuloh, Long San, Long Selaan, Long Selatong, Long Semado, Long Semirang, Long Seniai, Long Seridan, Long Sukang, Long Taan, Long Tanid, Long Tap, Long Tebangan, Long Tuma, Long Tungan, Long Ugong, Manalong, Marup, Maruteh, Matop, Melaban, Menjuau, Meribong, Meroh, Merunjau, Mintu, Munggor, Munggu Tajau, Nanga Kron, Nanga Linsum, Nanga Meriu, Nyabor, Nyelutong, Pa Bangar, Pa Brayong, Pa Dali, Pa Tik, Pa Umor, Pangkalan Stungkor, Pelaman Mawiang Togug, Penunus, Penurin, Pok, Pungkung, Ramudu Hulu, Remabong, Rumah Asun, Rumah Baka, Rumah Kulit, Rumah Mauh, Rumah Nyumbang, Rumah Sait, Rumah Sebatang, Salulap, Sebeliau, Sedarat, Sekatap, Sekuyat, Selalau, Selindong, Sematan, Semumoh, Sengkalat, Sepalau, Setengin, Setumbin, Skra, Tansang, Tebat, Temadak, Tembong, Titik, Tundong, Tusor, Udau, Ugol, Wuak

Anthroponymy, disambiguation and set index pages

4002 pages:

Redirects

983 redirects:

Some pages I've worked on

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Miodrag Petković, Azzedine Alaia, Toe socks, Worpswede, Thierry Mugler, Như Quỳnh, Camping Gaz, Nick Kamen, Ba'kelalan, Gollaprolu, Sala, The Golden Filter, Coronatus, Diogo Abreu, Amaro Macedo, Esther Applunius, Sergio Rossi, Loro Piana, Random Quest, "Centennial, California", Penelope Tree, Zoe Mendelson, Han Jin, Javad Yasari, Arthur Sarkissian (artist), Premier Hazard, Rozenkwit, Bernard Reder, Ani Batikian, Marilyn Gambrell, Lucy Skaer, Natasha Barrett (composer), "Longford, Tasmania", Dimitri Uzunidis, Cell culture, "St James' Church, Warter", Albert Henry Ross, Bule Naipi, Janet Meakin Poor, Selborne, Susana Walton, Zimei, Dirk Heidemann, Nagai Sriram, William Thomas Jennings, Frederick Flatman, Saxon Shore Way, William Colston, Ivan Rijavec, Patricia Brooks, Sarah Kay (poet), Georgi Tenev, Edwyn Gray, Quarff, Nick Fowler, Por-Bazhyn, Yuri Rost, Eva Gray, Biohydrogen, Albert Joseph Moore, Charles Bell Birch, Milunka Savić, Koyandinsk Fair, Treasures of the Snow, Annelie Pompe, Pınar Köksal, William H. Brackney, Paul A.G. Stewart, Jacobus Cornelis Gaal, Mian Wada, Laslo Sekelj, Langay, George Bugg (1769-1851), P. T. Chandapilla, Tofifest, Stan Whitmire, Urna Chahar-Tugchi, LRG Treloar, Long Banga, Shane Neilson, Pryse Lockhart Gordon, Florence Violet McKenzie, Kuala Gandah Elephant Conservation Centre, William Blanchard (comedian), Easaval, César Barbosa, William Lyall, Chu River and Han Street, Liangzhu Culture Museum, Celestino, Nectarius of Digne, Patric Curwen, Knud Karl Krogh-Tonning, Peltos whistle-stop, City Chapel London, Cassoeula, Aldemaro Romero Jr., Christian Initiative Romero, Louise Shropshire, St Antony's Church, Kanjiracode, Eltjon Valle, Valaparla, Jef Geys, Nils-Åke Hillarp, Roger Boutet de Monvel, Rick McFarland, Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust, Ari Brynjolfsson, Kelmė Manor, J. L. Dillard, Gerard Van Helden, YAP1, Émile Renouf, Frederick Douglas Miller, Neiman Mikhail Samoilovich, Julianne Pierce, Wikipedia:AutoWikiBrowser/Custom_Modules, The Herring Era Museum, Yvette Mattern, Nathalie Morin, Shilan Ozcelik, Emma Baron, Yenidoğanlar, Alaplı, Trauma and Dreams, Turan ensemble, Thomas Meikle, Ana Paula Arendt, Hussein Tai, Syrian cultural caravan, Anthony Kellman, Vivian Beynon Harris, Choi Young-mi, Sigurður Bjarnason (politician), Astrid Williamson, Elizabeth Dawbarn, Farzane Zamen, Robert Gemmell Hutchison, Octave Parent, Kalicludine, West Bengal Legal Service, Fru Hazlitt, The Flower of Gloster, E. Temple Thurston, Akın Alptuna, Márta Lacza, Edmund Nägele, Claude Chevallon, St Clair Leacock, Zinaida Gilels, Tatarbunary, Sasyk Lagoon, Mohamed Mufti, Resurrection (1931 American film), Wick Baptist Church, Guido Beltramini, Jayy Queezy, Kelston Knoll, Dugald MacFarlane (moderator), Bibisara Assaubayeva, Margit Sebők, Karsu Dönmez, Arab fountain of Alcamo, Esther Saunders, Edward William Payton, Bryant Myers, Warrnambool Cheese and Butter, Jeffery Allen Marston, Chern’ee Sutton, Tlaloc II-TC, Peter Pauson, Emmanuel Kodjoe Dadzie, Arthur Hardwick Marsh, Abernethy biscuit, Mycorrhizae and changing climate, Draft:U Jin Jo (entrepreneur), Darin Ahmad, Ursula Reinstein, Avery (given name), Karan Oberoi (model), Zaton neighbourhood, Sigvaldi Kaldalóns, Karima Rhanem, Armen Trchounian, The Rural Enterprise Academy, Dick Marsh, Milind Mulick

My bookmarks

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Some useful tags

Template:Translation/Ref

In translated articles from other language editions of the Wikipedia, use this template in the External links section of articles to cite the original sources that the article was translated from. Example:

{{Translation/Ref|ru|Худжанд|oldid=16835699}}


Interwiki links

{{ill|Cimetière du Polygone|fr}}


Template:Species_abbreviation

Gives a list of links to species disambiguation pages. Example:

{{Species abbreviation|princeps}}


Wikipedia:Authority_control

Now just put {{Authority control}} on a line by itself after the External links section and navigation templates.

It will take several hours before anything appears on the page, and depends on the subject's Wikidata.


All pages with given word in title – can be used in See also

{{intitle|Senseless}}

gives:

All pages with titles containing Senseless


Commons category inline on a single line in External links

{{commons category-inline|Nordic Council Music Prize}}

gives:

  Media related to Nordic Council Music Prize at Wikimedia Commons


Flagging self-published references

  • put [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]] before the final </ref> tag
  • found on Andrea Gemma
  • results in something like: "Diocese of Isernia–Venafro, Italy". gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2019-09-02.[self-published]

Wayback

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To retrieve the most recent archive of a page from the Wayback Machine, use a link in the format:

http://web.archive.org/http://www.cnet.com

(for the most recent version of http://www.cnet.com

How to "Make list" of a user's page creations

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(Copied from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:AutoWikiBrowser/Archive_31&action=edit )

I've been trying to work out a way of using "Make list" to select just those User Contributions that are page creations. For example, for my own pages I would want to select the pages that are shown on https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&offset=&limit=500&contribs=user&target=Hebrides&namespace=&tagfilter=&newOnly=1&start=&end=

I've tried various strategies in AWB, but without success. Before I start on obscure approaches like page scraping outside AWB using a regex, I thought I'd post the question here, as I'm sure there must be a simple way of using the built-in functionality in AWB, but it so far escapes me!

Some users create a lot of pages with the same pattern of errors (like linked dates, or a "Weblinks" section, or lowercase months, etc) and it would be good to be able to go through and correct such pages in AWB. Thanks in anticipation. — Hebrides (talk) 20:44, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

@Hebrides: You can use this tool to create the list and then populate it within AWB, xtools.wmflabs.org/pages/en.wikipedia.org/Hebrides. Ganeshk (talk) 01:48, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
Thanks, Ganeshk, that xtool is really good and has download options too. In the meantime since posting this question, I've found a direct way in AWB that seems to work, after discovering the "Make list" option "HTML Scraper (advanced regex)", which I tried with the following options:
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?limit=500&title=Special:Contributions&contribs=user&target=Hebrides&namespace=&tagfilter=&newOnly=1&start=&end=
regex: (?<=title=")[^#<>\[\]\{\|}"] (?=">hist)
It managed to populate AWB with my most recent 500 page creations, but it needs proper testing as my regex skills are rather rudimentary. I included it here in case anyone else finds it useful or wants to contribute a better regex :) What's more, because it scrapes pagenames from the "User contributions" page, it will probably work with other options on that page with a bit of tweaking of the regex.
Thanks again — Hebrides (talk) 10:19, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Order of optional appendices and footers

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(from WP:FOOTERS)

  1. Works or Publications
  2. See also
  3. Notes and/or References
  4. Further reading
  5. External links
  6. Navigation templates (footer navboxes)
  7. Persondata template
  8. Defaultsort
  9. Categories
  10. Stub templates
  11. Interlanguage links

Other languages

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Putting images onto pages on Wikipedia in other languages

In place of Image: use the following

Terminology for disambiguation pages in other languages

Other users

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I used to keep these in my watchlist – but some are so busy that the entries swamped the list, so I'll keep their names here:

How to get another user's page creations into AWB

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from "Make_list"_of_a_user's_page_creations here:

I've been trying to work out a way of using "Make list" to select just those User Contributions that are page creations. For example, for my own pages I would want to select the pages that are shown on https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&offset=&limit=500&contribs=user&target=Hebrides&namespace=&tagfilter=&newOnly=1&start=&end=

I've tried various strategies in AWB, but without success. Before I start on obscure approaches like page scraping outside AWB using a regex, I thought I'd post the question here, as I'm sure there must be a simple way of using the built-in functionality in AWB, but it so far escapes me!

Some users create a lot of pages with the same pattern of errors (like linked dates, or a "Weblinks" section, or lowercase months, etc) and it would be good to be able to go through and correct such pages in AWB. Thanks in anticipation. — Hebrides (talk) 20:44, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

@Hebrides: You can use this tool to create the list and then populate it within AWB, xtools.wmflabs.org/pages/en.wikipedia.org/Hebrides. Ganeshk (talk) 01:48, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
Thanks, Ganeshk, that xtool is really good and has download options too. In the meantime since posting this question, I've found a direct way in AWB that seems to work, after discovering the "Make list" option "HTML Scraper (advanced regex)", which I tried with the following options:
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?limit=500&title=Special:Contributions&contribs=user&target=Hebrides&namespace=&tagfilter=&newOnly=1&start=&end=
regex: (?<=title=)[^#<>\[\]\{\|}] ?(?=&amp;oldid=)
It managed to populate AWB with my most recent 500 page creations, but it needs proper testing as my regex skills are rather rudimentary. I included it here in case anyone else finds it useful or wants to contribute a better regex :) What's more, because it scrapes pagenames from the "User contributions" page, it will probably work with other options on that page with a bit of tweaking of the regex.
Thanks again — Hebrides (talk) 10:19, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

My favourite Alt codes

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(listed here because I keep forgetting them)

User committed identity

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Committed identity: 965f3eeedf2e711f2d3d3edd9d71ae77a4bd8c2506323a06643cb7f79978f7a227b779630d49e31c38a985062522e32ac20782252590c671b19dece534d85c10 is a SHA-512 commitment to this user's real-life identity.