HaarFager's Talk Page - Archive Number 3

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Bump In The Road
I apologise to everyone for not responding for the last two weeks, but a bad storm went through my area two weeks ago and lightning struck my computer. It took my computer out and the internet equipment my provider supplied. I just bought a new computer on Monday and the internet people came today and put in new equipment. Since I'm posting this message, you can see I'm back online now. It'll be a few days before I get everthing back up like normal, so I'll be back on here by early next week. I also have a trip coming up this weekend and I have to download some stuff and directions for that. Between the trip and work, I'll be a little busy taking care of that stuff, but I should be back to normal by Monday or Tuesday, hopefully! Sorry if anyone tried to ask me anything or e-mail these last two weeks - I wasn't ignoring anybody. The storm was so bad, I just found out that it took computers out all along this end of town. HaarFager 20:51, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry to hear of your loss, glad to hear you're getting back on track. I was beginning to wonder why you were "ignoring" my pm at HWC ;)  Check the discussion side of the VW Drag Trucks page.ranugad 03:14, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Rich Text Editor?
Oh, please.... not another "improvement!"

Redirecting Series
Mike, please don't take this wrong, and I hope you don't think I'm always getting on your case, I'm not intending to - it's just that lately you've been doing most of the work on here. But what I wanted to ask you about involves your redirecting the various series put out each year. Such as these two kind of series: Wild Wave Series and 2003 Wild Wave Series. I had hoped that people would start creating pages for each series such as the one I did for the 2003 Wild Wave Series. That way, each series could sort of be spotlighted with it's own page. I may have this page incorrectly named, (maybe it should only be called the "Wild Wave Series" without the 2003 in front of it), but when each of these are redirected to the page for the year they were released, the specific pages detailing just the series itself will be lost or not be able to be created. I really wouldn't want to have the Wild Wave page redirected into nothingness, (after all the work I put into it), and it seems a shame to take away the potential for creating other pages for other series in this manner. It also seems like it might make using series names as categories a moot point. You'll lose the functionality of what having categories is all about and what the code behind it does. You might have noticed I like creating pages that group things together and I don't use a lot of redirects. I think instead of redirecting stuff in this manner, links to where it would or could have been redirected to could be used in the articles themselves and people will find their way to these other pages by clicking on the appropriate link. With redirects, searching for several different names will take you to only one place. That seems like we might risk losing potential pages - such as a special page for each series. I hope I'm being clear, because it's such a confusing matter to me sometimes in dealing with redirects. I don't want to make you mad, but I had intended on creating more series pages. If they're just going to be redirected somewhere else, there would be no point in creating them. I hope you can see the point I'm trying to make. Just tell me your thoughts on the matter and we'll see what can be done. Maybe I missed something and will have to rethink my position. Please just don't take this the wrong way and be mad at me. I feel I'm trying to do what's best for the Hot Wheels Wiki, as I'm sure you do, also. I figure there's usually a good solution if it is worked on long enough. HaarFager 07:28, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * In response to your complaint about me redirecting pages, I need to admit that I am a bit confused.  First of all, I never did anything with your "Wild Wave Series" page.  Generally, I don't do anything with pages or casting post-2000.  I was just cleaning up the red/dead links by linking them to an existing location.  For the subject of redirecting the series cars, all I was doing was linking the series to a page that Bill already created.
 * Sorry I screwed things up again, I'll stop. I didn't realize you were creating separate series pages.  Feel free to undo everything I've messed up. Vista69 01:25, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Mike, I didn't say you had done anything with the Wild Wave Series page, I was only asking what would happen to it when you had eventually redirected all the series pages.  If a project like redirecting all the series pages is started, I figured it would be finished by, if not you, then somebody else - that's how things usually go on here.  Once redirected, the page I had created would then "vanish" and you wouldn't be able to see it anymore.
 * And the red/dead links you're referring to, there is a good way to take care of those. Click on the link and go where it takes you to create the page.  By doing this, the category feature becomes functional.  I try to take care of these pages when I find them, but I find it hard to differentiate between red and black letters, so I don't always notice them.
 * It's true, I have created a few series pages, but it was something I thought other people might join in with, as I don't have every series or the cars in all the series. It just seemed like everything else was getting it's own page, I thought it would be pretty neat to spotlight each series with it's own page.  Have you seen a couple of the series pages I've created?  Such as the 2003 Wild Wave Series page or the 2002 Star Spangled Series page?  What do you think of them?  And, what do you think of them in relation to the Hot Wheels Wiki?  Do you think they're too much and not really needed?  Sometimes I think I create too many of the wrong kinds of pages, because nobody else seems to create any like them.  By this, I mean like my Hot Wheels Vans page or the Hot Wheels Station Wagons page.  Perhaps they're not really needed, either.  Let me know what you think.  I mean, if I'm wrong about redirecting the series names, then I could be wrong about everything else.  The internet and the distance between everyone using it makes it hard to know what's on other people's minds.  So, please don't think I think you keep screwing up.  It might be me that keeps screwing up!  I only commented about it in my capacity as an Administrator.  What with the auto reply to new users feature on here and other things, it seems to me there's getting less and less need for me as an Administrator on here.  HaarFager 03:09, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Fclass continued
If that's the case, could you add the 2008 Web Trading Cars colors for Ford GT-40, the Hot Wheels Classics Series 3 colors for Tail Dragger, the Hot Wheels Classics Series 3 colors for '70 Plymouth Barracuda, and the 2008 Web Trading Cars and 2009 Modified Rides colors for At-A-Tude? Fclass 14:25, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Just wanted to let you know I'll do this tonight. I was going to do the Ford GT-40 myself, as I have one of them I wanted to upload an image for.  HaarFager 19:24, 27 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I started the '70 Mercury Cyclone article. Do you know if the car appeared in another series besides Larry's Garage? Also, check out the Maserati Quattroporte article I started. Fclass 17:19, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Good work on the Maserati Quattroporte page! I can't wait to see what it looks like when somebody post's a picture of it.  As far as the '70 Mercury Cyclone goes, it looks like it was only used one other time, as part of the 2005 Real Riders Series.  I remember back in the 1970's when the real car first came out, I had a center-spread two-page magazine ad for this car taped on my bedroom wall.  It was such a nice looking muscle car!  HaarFager 18:18, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I just started the 1967 Pontiac GTO Convertible page. I have the Hot Wheels Classics Series 4 version of the toy car, but I'm not sure if it debuted there. Do you think you could add some extra information and redirect '67 Pontiac GTO Convertible to the page? Also, could you add the Hot Wheels Classics Series 4 colors and any other series colors for the 1964 Chevrolet Impala? Fclass 18:04, 29 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Could you add other colors and series for Covelight, Ferrari 360 Modena, and Roll Cage? Fclass 18:53, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll do that sometime tomorrow, I have to work tonight. I don't know if you noticed yet, but I did the 1964 Chevy Impala page - I really like that car!  I used to have a real one.  HaarFager 19:27, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I spotted a problem. Somebody created two pages for the same model: Tooned Ferrari 360 Modena and Ferrari 360 Modena ('Tooned). Did you add the other series' and colors to the Ferrari 360 Modena page yet? Also, could you add the 2008 Web Trading Cars colors and other series colors to Meyers Manx? Fclass 15:44, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I couldn't find the Ferrari 360 Modena page, what is it's exact name? But, I'll take care of the duplicate page and the Meyer's Manx for you.  HaarFager 17:44, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you going to take care of the duplicate page and Meyers Manx? By the way, is there any way I can contact the creator of South Texas Diecast? Do they have an email? Fclass 16:09, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, I'm going to do those two things, it's just that I've been out of town for three days. South Texas Diecast does have an e-mail address, I think, I'm just not sure what it is.  If you Google them, you'll probably be able to find it.  I mentioned that I couldn't find the regular Ferrai 360 Modena page - I think I wasn't using the right name or something.  That's why I asked you to tell me what it is.  I ask again, will you please tell me what the correct name is?  HaarFager 19:52, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, I took care of the duplicate 'Tooned Ferrari page and worked on the Meyer's Manx page. Let me know if you have anything else that comes along!
 * Ferrari 360 Modena is the page. Also, add the other colors and series for Ferrai 512M and Airy 8 and Overbored 454. Fclass 14:28, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I have a trip I've been planning coming up this weekend, so I won't be able to do anything until next week. HaarFager 23:00, 21 May 2009 (UTC)