User talk:Tcr25

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Again, welcome! Beeswaxcandle (talk) 05:53, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Understanding protocols

{{helpme}} Thanks for the welcome Beeswaxcandle (talk • contribs). I've gone through the tutorial, but I'm either missing some of the terminology or just unclear on the steps. I've brought over a work from Wikicommons (Index:Remarks of Hon. J.E. Bouligny, on the secession of Louisiana (IA remarksofhonjebo00boul 0).pdf), cleaned up the pages and proofread. It still needs to validate by another reader, but at this point do I create an author page? A work page? Just sit tight until it's validated? Tcr25 (talk) 01:04, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

The author page can be created at any stage in the process. I usually do it after I've sorted out the Index: page. Once you've done the best you can with a work, then it should be "transcluded". We don't wait until validation to do that. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 03:24, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Thanks! I think I have everything transcluded properly. I created Author:John Edward Bouligny and the work page (Remarks of Hon. J. E. Bouligny, on the Secession of Louisiana) and cleaned up the typesetting/formatting on the page. I'm not clear if categories go on the mainspace page or the index (right now I have them on the mainspace page). I have the author page linked to the Wikidata item, but I guess it takes time for the authority control to populate. Any guidance or corrections would be appreciated. Tcr25 (talk) 14:26, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

All looks good to me. Categories do indeed go on the mainspace page. I look forward to seeing your next contribution. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 18:58, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

The Story of the Golden Fleece

All works hosted on Wikisource must display the license under which they may be hosted here. All works should have three things: (1) header (which you provided); (2) source (in this case, the scan), and (3) a license template. I have added the license to this work, but please remember this requirement in future. --EncycloPetey (talk) 18:41, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! I appreciate the heads up. —Tcr25 (talk) 18:42, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

@Tcr25 Thanks for adding the Story of the Golden Fleece. However, was there a reason you did not transclude the chapters on individual pages, e.g. The Story of the Golden Fleece/Chapter 1 etc.? Generally, transcluding each chapter separately is preferred. I am happy to make the required changes if there is no reason to the contrary. Thanks, TeysaKarlov (talk) 20:54, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, @TeysaKarlov. I wasn't aware that it was preferred to put the chapters on subpages for shorter books. It simply wasn't on my radar. Please feel free to do so, if you'd like to. —Tcr25 (talk) 20:57, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Tcr25. Thanks for the quick reply. I have transcluded the chapters separately now. If you would prefer a different style for the headers (e.g. with section titles), feel free to adjust; I usually prefer something plain. Thanks again, TeysaKarlov (talk) 21:04, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks! I'm fine with plain. —Tcr25 (talk) 21:05, 24 July 2024 (UTC)

hws/hwe

I notice you've been adding hws/hwe templates to pages I've proofread. In general these templates should no longer be used except for special cases (see the template's documentation); the system can join hyphenated words automatically. Arcorann (talk) 00:38, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Oh, I had not known that. Thanks. Tcr25 (talk) 00:44, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

New texts

Did you spot the note when editing the Template that you should "[t]ry not to have two texts by the same author on this template at the same time, thanks"? You have listed two works by the same author back, and we try to avoid having two works by the same author listed at the same time. --EncycloPetey (talk) 17:09, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, I didn't notice that. —Tcr25 (talk) 17:13, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Reasons Why We are Galilean Fisherman still has a problematic page, which is not proofread, and that page has not been transcluded either. So the work is neither fully proofread nor fully transcluded. We don't list works with problematic pages or that have content that needs to be transcluded that isn't. --EncycloPetey (talk) 04:35, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

EncycloPetey, Thanks, I was debating whether to do the cover as an image or wiki since it is almost completely duplicates the title page. It's there now (and proofread), but I don't think it adds anything to transclude the page. Is there a policy or preference in situations like this? —Tcr25 (talk) 04:39, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Roman numerals in subpages

Hi, by convention we don't use Roman numerals in subpage titles. See Help:Subpages for more detail. The reason for doing so is that it makes for consistent linking. Best, Beeswaxcandle (talk) 20:58, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up, @Beeswaxcandle. I've gone back and moved the pages and corrected the TOC. —Tcr25 (talk) 21:09, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Auth. control

The IDs from various databases should be added at Wikidata; we no longer manage those database IDs locally. --EncycloPetey (talk) 20:30, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, so each edition should end up with its own Wikidata entry? —Tcr25 (talk) 20:43, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Correct. There will be a primary Wikidata item for the work, but also separate Wikidata items for each edition published. Database identifiers for the work are added to the work data item; and identifiers for particular editions are placed on the corresponding data item for that edition. That way, editions published in different cities, by different publishers, in different years, and other differing data, can have their own data recorded. --EncycloPetey (talk) 20:48, 20 September 2024 (UTC)