Place talk:Grey Highlands, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Wondering if you know about the auto-update from Wikipedia [3 November 2012]

In this page I see that you have copied in text from the Grey Highlands, Ontario Wikipedia page. This will be out-of-date if the Wikipedia page is modified.

If you use the following syntax (excluding the ), the same text is auto-populated into the page on a weekly basis, so future changes will be incorporated: <nowiki>{{source-wikipedia|Grey Highlands, Ontario}}

I recently saw a page that even copied in specific sections, but cannot find it again. I would like to use this to include the first section (which is copied by the above syntax) and then a later section such as "Cemeteries."

Rick

As you can imagine I had lazy days as well as active days in building up the content on the Ontario pages. I recall Grey County being one of the former.

Looking over the wikipedia blurb, I don't think there will be much to change until 2016 and the next census, unless someone writing for Wikipedia has a creative spark. At least the population ended in "0". There's no point in WR using anything more than rounded population figures for the 21st century. I found one township where they reported a population of 2001 and omitted the year! (LOL)

I feel quite free about taking the vital facts from Wikipedia but throwing away the dross. New heading: "This section is based on an article in Wikipedia"--with the credit line at the bottom. --goldenoldie 03:19, 3 November 2012 (EDT) (Pat)

I also use sticky notes and have recently been considering adding an Article or two with the heading "Cheatsheet - xxx." With this title they should be quick to find in a search.

That way I could share some of my frequently used sticky notes with other interested volunteers. Some examples would be: formatting, census dates (Canada, US, England, etc.) and a Cemetery "place" template for Canada and US.

If you created cheatsheets for your "permanent" sticky notes, I could borrow them as I create new places.

Actually, I just checked and there are over 300 hits on a generic search for keyword "Cheatsheet." Ouch. Will play around with a more specific search.

Now I have to go read the Help pages (and maybe some cheatsheets) you mentioned.

Thanks--RGMoffat 08:28, 3 November 2012 (EDT)

Adding extra sections from Wikipedia [3 November 2012]

Just re-read the last para of your note.

Before starting the work on the place pages I found [[Help:Place pages]], printed it out and underlined in red the important directions. Twelve very useful pages. I just wish they would number the sections that go with the front contents. What you are looking for is on page 7 of the printout.

There is another help section on formatting which goes into some wiki-talk I don't understand, but does make other points clear.

I keep StickyNotes open at the right of my screen while I work so that I can copy repeated material to them and paste back as many times as I need to. The template for Wikipedia History sections and the Wikipedia credit is kept there permanently.

I've started to inspect places in England. Haven't touched anything yet. I wish I knew who to advise that 635 places in Massachusetts have been included in the "England" list--because Massachusetts was once a colony of England. The other 12 colonies, British North America post 1784, Australia and New Zealand didn't get included, thank goodness.

--goldenoldie 03:41, 3 November 2012 (EDT) (Pat)

Sticky notes also useful for adding census refs for families with ten kids.

This type of sticky note I also keep on Evernote as family biographies. I actually like how they build up better than my own Legacy Family Tree. --goldenoldie 11:01, 3 November 2012 (EDT)