Talk:Convention Calendar - Revision history

Bill Taylor at 16:32, 26 November 2011

2011-11-26T16:32:19Z

Ranvaig: noted that the calendar is out of date

2011-11-25T18:23:49Z

noted that the calendar is out of date

Bill Taylor: /* The wikipedia list */

2007-03-31T15:35:09Z

‎The wikipedia list

Bill Taylor: /* broken link */

2007-02-28T20:20:54Z

‎broken link

Tbmorgan74: /* The wikipedia list */

2007-02-28T16:43:54Z

‎The wikipedia list

Tbmorgan74 at 16:43, 28 February 2007

2007-02-28T16:43:24Z

Bill Taylor: /* They were by weekend originally-please revert */

2005-10-23T16:48:11Z

‎They were by weekend originally-please revert

Netmouse: They were by weekend originally-please revert

2005-10-23T11:14:01Z

They were by weekend originally-please revert

Bill Taylor at 23:19, 21 October 2005

2005-10-21T23:19:59Z

Bill Taylor at 23:04, 21 October 2005

2005-10-21T23:04:52Z

New page

==Adding con "types"==
Great idea Anne!

I could see this expanding nicely. Each con can have its own page for telling its story, but this page brings them together. One thing though, should the kind of con it is be in the listing? I like the idea, but I could see it getting sticky pretty fast. Is it "Literary" or "Media" or "just those damn Filkers" or what? Lables can be a blessing or an insult, depending on who is applying them.

If we get really lucky and the list gets long, it can be rearranged into a table. --[[User:Bill Taylor|Bill Taylor]] 16:04, 21 Oct 2005 (PDT)

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	This calendar is very out of date, I think you should list the year as well as the weekend.		This calendar is very out of date, I think you should list the year as well as the weekend.
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		+	* It isn't that it is out of date. It is that the various Cons don't come here to maintain their entries. They may not realize that they should, but it is a group effort. Very difficult to keep accuracy of hundreds of entries without help. --[[User:Bill Taylor\|Bill Taylor]] 08:32, 26 November 2011 (PST)

	==Adding con "types"==		==Adding con "types"==

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		+	== Calendar is out of date ==
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		+	This calendar is very out of date, I think you should list the year as well as the weekend.
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	==Adding con "types"==		==Adding con "types"==
	Great idea Anne!		Great idea Anne!

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	Everyone should be advised that there is an active effort on wikipedia for a con list.		Everyone should be advised that there is an active effort on wikipedia for a con list.
	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_science_fiction_conventions Recently we upgraded it to sortable tables with good effect. Its not perfect yet, but its close. Its clear that there should be lists on each of the wikis, because they serve different needs. But it would be fantastic if someone could write a program that compares one to the other and "syncs" them. Additions to one, will be added to the other, with their internal links pointing to the host wiki. I dont think I have the skills to it justice. Is anyone fluent in a scripting language like perl?--[[User:Tbmorgan74\|Tbmorgan74]] 08:43, 28 February 2007 (PST)		http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_science_fiction_conventions Recently we upgraded it to sortable tables with good effect. Its not perfect yet, but its close. Its clear that there should be lists on each of the wikis, because they serve different needs. But it would be fantastic if someone could write a program that compares one to the other and "syncs" them. Additions to one, will be added to the other, with their internal links pointing to the host wiki. I dont think I have the skills to it justice. Is anyone fluent in a scripting language like perl?--[[User:Tbmorgan74\|Tbmorgan74]] 08:43, 28 February 2007 (PST)
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		+	:I'm still not thrilled with the way wikimarkup does tables, but this might be a good end result. Th table is readable and the sort feature is nice. It is hell to edit though. --[[User:Bill Taylor\|Bill Taylor]] 08:35, 31 March 2007 (PDT)

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 The con lovers link is not working
 --[[User:Tbmorgan74|Tbmorgan74]] 08:43, 28 February 2007 (PST)
 ==The wikipedia list==
 Everyone should be advised that there is an active effort on wikipedia for a con list.
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_science_fiction_conventions  Recently we upgraded it to sortable tables with good effect.  Its not perfect yet, but its close.  Its clear that there should be lists on each of the wikis, because they serve different needs.  But it would be fantastic if someone could write a program that compares one to the other and "syncs" them. Additions to one, will be added to the other, with their internal links pointing to the host wiki. I dont think I have the skills to it justice. Is anyone fluent in a scripting language like perl?--[[User:Tbmorgan74|Tbmorgan74]] 08:43, 28 February 2007 (PST)

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 ==The wikipedia list==
 Everyone should be advised that there is an active effort on wikipedia for a con list.
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_science_fiction_conventions  Recently we upgraded it to sortable tables with good effect.  Its not perfect yet, but its close.  Its clear that there should be lists on each of the wikis, because they serve different needs.  But it would be fantastic if someone could write a program that compares one to the other and "syncs" them. Additions to one, will be added to the other, with their internal links pointing to the host wiki. I dont think I have the skills to it justice. Is anyone fluent in a scripting language like perl?
+http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_science_fiction_conventions  Recently we upgraded it to sortable tables with good effect.  Its not perfect yet, but its close.  Its clear that there should be lists on each of the wikis, because they serve different needs.  But it would be fantastic if someone could write a program that compares one to the other and "syncs" them. Additions to one, will be added to the other, with their internal links pointing to the host wiki. I dont think I have the skills to it justice. Is anyone fluent in a scripting language like perl?--[[User:Tbmorgan74|Tbmorgan74]] 08:43, 28 February 2007 (PST)

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	There doesn't seem to be a nice way to put in a short horizontal bar in without using HTML. The wikicode only slaps in a long bar, all the way across. It seems like visual overkill to me, but it might not be so bad. --[[User:Bill Taylor\|Bill Taylor]] 09:48, 23 Oct 2005 (PDT)		There doesn't seem to be a nice way to put in a short horizontal bar in without using HTML. The wikicode only slaps in a long bar, all the way across. It seems like visual overkill to me, but it might not be so bad. --[[User:Bill Taylor\|Bill Taylor]] 09:48, 23 Oct 2005 (PDT)
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		+	==broken link==
		+	The con lovers link is not working
		+	--[[User:Tbmorgan74\|Tbmorgan74]] 08:43, 28 February 2007 (PST)
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		+	==The wikipedia list==
		+	Everyone should be advised that there is an active effort on wikipedia for a con list.
		+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_science_fiction_conventions Recently we upgraded it to sortable tables with good effect. Its not perfect yet, but its close. Its clear that there should be lists on each of the wikis, because they serve different needs. But it would be fantastic if someone could write a program that compares one to the other and "syncs" them. Additions to one, will be added to the other, with their internal links pointing to the host wiki. I dont think I have the skills to it justice. Is anyone fluent in a scripting language like perl?

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	Regarding putting indicators of focus, that's fine. Outside of a couple of relaxacons, almost all the ones I put in to seed the list are long-running science fiction conventions, some with a slight media bent. others, like comic-cons and the filk festival, are recognizable by their names. But if you look at Saul and Sharon's list, you'll find themes like Filk, Furry, Gaming, Comics, Costuming, and Feminist Sf called out in the listing.		Regarding putting indicators of focus, that's fine. Outside of a couple of relaxacons, almost all the ones I put in to seed the list are long-running science fiction conventions, some with a slight media bent. others, like comic-cons and the filk festival, are recognizable by their names. But if you look at Saul and Sharon's list, you'll find themes like Filk, Furry, Gaming, Comics, Costuming, and Feminist Sf called out in the listing.
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		+	I've put them back.
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		+	There doesn't seem to be a nice way to put in a short horizontal bar in without using HTML. The wikicode only slaps in a long bar, all the way across. It seems like visual overkill to me, but it might not be so bad. --[[User:Bill Taylor\|Bill Taylor]] 09:48, 23 Oct 2005 (PDT)

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	I added some cons. Then I rearranged the names alphabetically. Then I realized that might not be right. Perhaps the order should be roughly by weekend in each month? It won't read quite so nicely, but it would give a better hint as to when the con is, in relation to others. Ideas? Notions? Random thoughts?? --[[User:Bill Taylor\|Bill Taylor]] 16:19, 21 Oct 2005 (PDT)		I added some cons. Then I rearranged the names alphabetically. Then I realized that might not be right. Perhaps the order should be roughly by weekend in each month? It won't read quite so nicely, but it would give a better hint as to when the con is, in relation to others. Ideas? Notions? Random thoughts?? --[[User:Bill Taylor\|Bill Taylor]] 16:19, 21 Oct 2005 (PDT)
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		+	== They were by weekend originally-please revert ==
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		+	If you reordered them alphabetically, you should revert that change, because they were formerly alphabetically ordered within each weekend (At least I had tried for that. ) and the chronological ordering is more important. I thought about putting horizontal lines between weekends. I guess I should have. I put an extra line between weekends that you should have seen when you were editing, but it didn't show in the displayed page. The thing is, some cons, like Conclave, wander around a lot within their month. But that's all right.
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		+	Regarding putting indicators of focus, that's fine. Outside of a couple of relaxacons, almost all the ones I put in to seed the list are long-running science fiction conventions, some with a slight media bent. others, like comic-cons and the filk festival, are recognizable by their names. But if you look at Saul and Sharon's list, you'll find themes like Filk, Furry, Gaming, Comics, Costuming, and Feminist Sf called out in the listing.

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	If we get really lucky and the list gets long, it can be rearranged into a table. --[[User:Bill Taylor\|Bill Taylor]] 16:04, 21 Oct 2005 (PDT)		If we get really lucky and the list gets long, it can be rearranged into a table. --[[User:Bill Taylor\|Bill Taylor]] 16:04, 21 Oct 2005 (PDT)
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		+	==Alphabetical?==
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		+	I added some cons. Then I rearranged the names alphabetically. Then I realized that might not be right. Perhaps the order should be roughly by weekend in each month? It won't read quite so nicely, but it would give a better hint as to when the con is, in relation to others. Ideas? Notions? Random thoughts?? --[[User:Bill Taylor\|Bill Taylor]] 16:19, 21 Oct 2005 (PDT)