Template talk:Assquote

Looks like someone set up what I was hoping for... thanks :) ħuman 01:19, 16 December 2008 (EST)

Something different

Changed the template a tad, all. Now instead of having the name of the user generated automatically, you now input it yourself, so that when you insert this on a talk page, you can actually direct the facsimile of that moron's invective at someone in particular. --Yossie^{Spring in Fialta} 20:23, 19 December 2008 (EST)

Cool, but can you allow the option of the reader always having it be their name, too? Like, make that the default (if 1, use input, if not, use what it was before)? Because that was a cool feature you removed while adding another good one. ħuman 21:26, 19 December 2008 (EST)

By the way, in doing what you did, you will have made every previous use of it screw up and just say {{{1}}}. Keep backwards compatibility in mind when changing templates... ħuman 21:27, 19 December 2008 (EST)

Oops, I forgot that this had been used a couple of times already...hmm...for now I think I'll revert back to the old version, since it's slightly beyond my wiki skillz to make both possible...I will ponder this, however, as I think you're quite right, and both should be available. --Yossie^{Spring in Fialta} 21:39, 19 December 2008 (EST)

Done and done. --Yossie^{Spring in Fialta} 21:53, 19 December 2008 (EST)

Oh, thanks. Anyway, as far as the code you need. It looks like this sort of gibberish: {{{if {{{1}}}|{{{1}}} else {{{what we had before}}}}}} but that is completely wrong in places. I'm trying to remember a template that uses this so you can copy it. Oh, yeah template:welcome does. If you need a tighter guide let me know here and I'll dig it up somewhere for you. ħuman 22:03, 19 December 2008 (EST)

I seem to have got both working, but now the problem is when someone adds a : to indent a post, it creates a huge break between the name and the body of text. I tried simply adding the {{{1}}} template to the source, but it doesn't work for the manual name insertion that way. --Yossie^{Spring in Fialta} 22:08, 19 December 2008 (EST)

Yeah, colons totally screw it up either way right now. I'll take a look at what you have in there. ħuman 22:13, 19 December 2008 (EST)

I think the span tags might not be helping. Can we put it back the way it was and test it in a sandbox til it works all ways? We could put the following below it and save/preview all we want:

{{assquote}} {{assquote|DopeSlipper}} :::{{assquote}} :::{{assquote|TripHammer}}

ħuman 22:17, 19 December 2008 (EST)

Sounds like a plan. --Yossie^{Spring in Fialta} 22:21, 19 December 2008 (EST)

I guess we need to be careful not to EC each other to death on this - do you want to copy the "almost working" version to a subpage here (and link it so I can find it), so we can both edit and preview it to death until we figure it out? I'll await your link. ħuman 22:24, 19 December 2008 (EST)

Ah, yes yes, of course. Here's the raw data in sand box form: User:Yossarian/sandbox2, and here's the almost working sandbox template: User:Yossarian/sandbox. --Yossie^{Spring in Fialta} 22:31, 19 December 2008 (EST)

Discovered something. If one just adds the {{{1}}} template to the raw data, then try to use that through the template, with the colons, it doesn't make an indent at all. Don't know if that helps any. --Yossie^{Spring in Fialta} 23:23, 19 December 2008 (EST)

Thanks, I'll see you at the sandbox, if you aren't already done fixing it ;) ħuman 23:32, 19 December 2008 (EST)

Not even close, lol. --Yossie^{Spring in Fialta} 23:36, 19 December 2008 (EST)

Got it working. - User $\scriptstyle {\sqrt {12}}\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }(-3)^{-n}(2n+1)^{-1}$ 00:51, 20 December 2008 (EST)

Are you sure? test pattern follows

"Anonymous User", your rant above is silly. I wasted time with your unsubstantial additions and you're "sources" are ungrammatical, so clearly you're an agent provocateur. I urge you, I beseech you, I beg you: accept that preaching about Hell helps resist breast cancer. It's simple logic: if you don't know about animals fleeing to high ground before a tsunami hits the shoreline, then open your mind and learn about it first. How about learning first, and then preaching second? Come back when you can learn out to spell "superior".--aschlafly 09:28, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

"dumbass user" (if that is your real name), your posting is filled with gross misspellings, "I don't get it" type of statements, and a general link that shows nothing. I reread the beginning of your rant at the top of this section and you're "sources" are ungrammatical, so whether you admit it or not, I can tell you're a supporter of infanticide. Furthermore, you are in denial that classroom prayer stops Wikipedia bias. Observation and logic dictate that crudeness, vulgarity, mockery, sarcasm and parody aren't humor. Atheists are less charitable than Christians. There's no denying it. Go back to public school.--aschlafly 09:28, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

"Anonymous User", your rant above is silly. I wasted time with your unsubstantial additions and you're "sources" are ungrammatical, so clearly you're an agent provocateur. I urge you, I beseech you, I beg you: accept that preaching about Hell helps resist breast cancer. It's simple logic: if you don't know about animals fleeing to high ground before a tsunami hits the shoreline, then open your mind and learn about it first. How about learning first, and then preaching second? Come back when you can learn out to spell "superior".--aschlafly 09:28, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

"liberal troll" (specialty not in breast cancer), I've never seen you quote or mention the Bible in any of your numerous edits here. I reread the beginning of your rant at the top of this section and you are unlike 99% of evolutionists, who avoid the Bible like the plague and even discourage others from reading it, so my confidence is over three standard deviations away from the mean that you're lacking a largely defensive weapon of gun. Your atheistic worldview has led you to deny that intelligent design deters crime. Observation and logic dictate that liberals claim that what they like (theories of evolution, man-made global warming, relativity, life in outer space, etc.) are somehow objective, while what they do not like (conservative principles, which are highly objective) are subjective. Maybe you should plan a career as a public school teacher. --Andy Schlafly 09:28, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Let me preview...

Nope, not working with colons yet. ħuman 01:28, 20 December 2008 (EST)

Typo

""CE" denies historical basis, so it's obvious to me you'renot conservative enough for us" please to fix :) ħuman 00:56, 18 February 2009 (EST)

Putting in fixed quotes

Is there any way this could insert a quote that remains fixed, instead of coming up different every time the page is loaded? To me, that's now the only thing that stops it being perfect.-- Kriss Akabusi^{AAAWOOOGAAAR!!1} 12:02, 24 February 2009 (EST)

Hmm...I don't think there is. Or, at least I don't know of it (oh the volumes I could fill with what I don't know). Jeeves or Trent might be able to think up something. --Yossie^{Spring in Fialta} 19:07, 24 February 2009 (EST)

Do it manually? Put in the template, hit "preview", copy the result and paste it in? I guess you'd either have to pick a user to address or copy that username trick into your result, though. ħuman 19:34, 24 February 2009 (EST)

That sounds like a good lo-tech solution. I just think that if you're lucky enough to get one where he signs his name 'Teh Assfly', it should be recorded for posterity.-- Kriss Akabusi^{AAAWOOOGAAAR!!1} 05:30, 25 February 2009 (EST)

Hey wait - that option's been taken out anyway...-- Kriss Akabusi^{AAAWOOOGAAAR!!1} 05:32, 25 February 2009 (EST)

Isn't that what the SUBST keyword is for? Lets have a go...

(OK, that didn't work, it doesn't eval the template first then subst in the result, it just substs in all the options. I guess there's no way to get it to work other than simply pasting the result manually.) --JeevesMkII ^{The gentleman's gentleman at the other site} 06:37, 25 February 2009 (EST)

Sadly, of course, c/ping will lose any links in the assquote, although I suppose they could tediously be redone manually also. ħuman 19:53, 25 February 2009 (EST)

fixed time stamp test

"Yossarian", we don't welcome falsehoods, even by people who pretend to be know-it-alls. I've managed to read your rants and see you're suffering from evolution syndrome, so let me guess: you're a sociopath. Denying this calls into question all of your credibility on the fact that the Bush doctrine reduces homosexuality. In sum, chivalry is about far more than physical strength. I haven't seen you admit you're wrong about anything yet. I'll ask the simple question one last time, do you ever admit you're wrong?? Read your bible and pray!--Aschlafly 03:44, 1 March 2009 (EST)

"Anonymous User" (obviously not your real name), you might as well deny that 2+2=4. I skimmed through your recent edits and I did reflect on how your 'experts' perceive American conservatives, and I've concluded they are clueless, so let me guess: you're an apologist for Lenski. You also refuse to accept that exhuming heretics and burning their bodies prevents breast cancer. Whatever the mainstream media might say, I do know quite a bit about the Irish press, Ireland, and Wikipedia. In fact, I've been quoted in the past in the Irish newspapers. Request a change to your real first name and last initial or your account will be blocked.--Andy Schlafly 03:49, 1 March 2009 (EST)

Oh yay! You figured out how to do it. I was just gonna ask. :) --Yossie^{Spring in Fialta} 03:52, 1 March 2009 (EST)

Substing

See here and here. If you type {{subst:expand:User:Nx/sandbox3|Andy}} you get

"Andy", moral decay is so prevalent among feminists that no further talk-page debates about it are necessary or will be tolerated. I skimmed through your recent edits and I feel depression and animosity coming through in your comments, so let me guess: you're trying to spread socialist propaganda. Open your mind and admit that the Bush doctrine prevents against autism. Do yourself a favor and admit that if you received a good grade for the reciting liberal viewpoints, then it becomes even more difficult for you to reconsider. I just typed in "Saint Valentine's Day," and Wikipedia redirects me to the secular form, "Valentine's Day." Help yourself by opening your mind, before it's too late. --Andy Schlafly 17:01, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

-- Nx / talk 17:01, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

So if the template is directed to the "whoever is reading it" username, does it lock onto the first usage, does that stay variable? ħuman 21:04, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

It stays variable:

"Anonymous User" (specialty not in breast cancer), mental illness is so prevalent among agnostics that I hardly think a citation is needed to demonstrate it. I've responded to your concerns and answered your questions and I doubt you've taken half the statistics courses that I have., so admit it: you're easily taken in by Hollywood Values. Furthermore, you deny that capitalizing Hell helps resist Evolution Syndrome. Got news for you: Carl Sagan was the public spokesmen for liberal scientists in the 1970s and 1980s, and an informal adviser to Jimmy Carter and other Democratic leaders. Run along now, and see how many people you can fool outside of Conservapedia. --Andy Schlafly 21:07, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

(that was {{subst:expand:User:Nx/sandbox3}}) -- Nx / talk 21:07, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Ah, cool. Although, the randomness is part of the fun... I guess at least each individual usage will be relatively unique. ħuman 21:13, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Noone said you had to subst it. -- Nx / talk 21:14, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

This is amazing, this is. I've gone ahead and implemented it (hopefully not jumping the gun). --Yossie^{Spring in Fialta} 23:34, 2 December 2009 (UTC)