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OK, I don't get this - it's hard-coded to be Ungtss' article? Why not just steal what we did at RW? human^{be in} 20:31, 24 April 2008 (CDT)

RW's code randomly selects from category:coverstory. I preferred a fixed article lasting a certain period of time, as at Wikipedia. The RW coding, as I discovered, is not adaptable for this (and possibly not compatible with our version of MediaWiki). Wikipedia's coding is too well-hidden beneath various templates and subpages to be worth looking for, and would probably be too byzantine for me to understand anyway. I simply used the most expedient method available. Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 10:45, 25 April 2008 (CDT)

Ah, ok. I wonder if simple transclusion can be character limited? Or, as long as you don't mind the entire article showing up, you could just transclude it (that way any changes get updated, at least). human^{be in} 14:12, 25 April 2008 (CDT)

I wondered if transclusions could bet character limited, too. Don't know. A transclusion would have the advantage of updating with the article, but I hesitate to do so with longer articles. Hmm... considering, I'll just put in noinclude tags. Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 14:19, 25 April 2008 (CDT)

If memory serves RW uses DPL to get teh bit to extract ... or something ... or not ... or ...Fat Tuesday 23:01, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

I tried that, but for some reason it only shows the raw code. Template wikicode, <ref> tags, <noinclude> tags, etc, are visible. Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 23:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Contents 1 Help, please 2 What am I doing wrong? 3 Authoritarian 4 This is broken 5 Removed 6 feetnotes

[edit] Help, please

I was able to make it display articles randomly, sort of. It works better than previous attempts, but it still doesn't like the <ref> tags. Would someone help with this, please? Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 23:13, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

I was able to fix the problem of displaying <ref> tags... by removing the random display capability. *sigh* Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 23:24, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

I've noincluded the refs on Kels page: try it again. Fat Tuesday 23:28, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

It works now. Thank you, Tuesday. Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 23:32, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Thank you again, Tuesday. I'm still fiddling, but I know what to do now. Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 23:39, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

I included the stalkbox out on purpose - if you want it in <shrugs> Fat Tuesday 23:41, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What am I doing wrong?

[1] Noinclude. -- Nx / talk 17:21, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Which has to be in the article itself, and around each ref. Thanks for allowing me to use my reasearch "skills" on that... Rrose Selavy 17:32, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Authoritarian

Ha! Interesting. Armondikov 21:50, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Do you mean to comment on the 2010 RationalWiki Awards? Liveware Problem 22:15, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Yes. Hmmm. How did I get here? Armondikov 01:20, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

[edit] This is broken

It's including the whole RA article on the main page. -- Nx / talk 17:02, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do. Tyrannis^{An iron, yet caring fist} 19:19, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

I suggest doing it the way it's done on RW. Messing around with noinclude is just too much hassle. -- Nx / talk 19:26, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

As you say, oh sage of the east. Tyrannis^{An iron, yet caring fist} 00:09, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

A more relevant question is why my article is considered "Best of." Hans Johnson _{I'll get my hans on it} 01:37, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

I recall an attempted over haul in like, April or something, it didn't go anywhere. I nommed the Blue article for cover. Tyrannis^{An iron, yet caring fist} 01:40, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

[edit] Removed

In order to bring RWW's main page up to date, I've taken out these four:

<option weight=1><big><b><center>[[Barbara Shack]]</center></b></big> {{:Barbara Shack}}[[Barbara Shack| ← <u>read the entire article</u>]]</option>

<option weight=1><big><b><center>[[Bohdan]]</center></b></big> {{:Bohdan}}[[Bohdan| ← <u>read the entire article</u>]]</option>

<option weight=1><big><b><center>[[SusanG]]</center></b></big> {{:SusanG}}[[SusanG| ← <u>read the entire article</u>]]</option>

<option weight=1><big><b><center>[[TK]]</center></b></big> {{:TK}}[[TK| ← <u>read the entire article</u>]]</option>

Rennie McGreet 16:18, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

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