User:Brittletheories/2021archive

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Again, welcome! — surjection ⟨??⟩ 22:14, 30 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. I've lurked here for years, and have admittedly felt tempted to contribute, but did only get to it now. It appears to be oddly addictive and rewarding too; it scratches that organisational itch. Let's see if the excitement is here to stay.

p.s. I'll take a look at the Babel Box thing.

Llittleserie (talk) 14:31, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

I see you are still a bit confused on how the heading levels (the number of = characters before and after the heading) work in entries. While it's not a big deal and the rules can admittedly be confusing at first, it's still good to know the way they work so that the entries can be formatted correctly (as in WT:ELE). Here's a quick rundown:

• Language headings are L2 {level 2 headings, so ==heading== with two equals signs before and after)
• Etymology, anagram, reference and further reading headings are L3 (===heading===)
• Pronunciation and part-of-speech headers are L3 (===heading===), except under the exception below
• All headings pertaining to a particular word, such as synonyms, sntonyms, derived and related terms, declension/conjugation, usage notes etc. are L4 (====heading====), except under the exception below
• Exception: if there are multiple (numbered) etymologies, the above headings (pronunciation, part of speech and any L4 headings) are one level deeper. An example of this is Special:Diff/62468635 - the part of speech headings are now L4, and declension/related terms/synonyms are L5.
  • Exception to the exception: if the pronunciation would be the same for all etymologies, it can be placed before any of them and in that case it remains an L3 (not L4). This only applies with multiple etymologies - if there is only one, the pronunciation comes after the etymology.
• See also headings are either L3 or L4. This is probably the most inconsistent heading, but it's probably best to have it as an L5 in case it only applies to one etymology out of many.

— surjection ⟨??⟩ 10:01, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

The usage of {{bor+}} was struck down in the vote: Wiktionary:Votes/2021-04/Creation of Template:inh+ and Template:bor+. Please do not continue to use it. --{{victar|talk}} 20:43, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Also, please familiarize yourself with the documentation on {{borrowed}} as it should not have been used in your edit here. --{{victar|talk}} 20:46, 22 July 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! Just a note here: Victar doesn't like {{bor+}} but there is no issue in using it. However, he is correct in that {{bor}} and similar templates should be used only for direct borrowings. Properly, hiirenloukku is a partial calque rather than a direct borrowing (i.e. the hiiren part is a calque and the loukku part is apparently a borrowing). We have a template {{pcal}} for exactly this purpose, and I fixed the etymology of this term to use it. Benwing2 (talk) 07:01, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Me not "liking" it has nothing to do with it. The vote lost and that's that. --{{victar|talk}} 22:12, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for adding the translations, but {{t+}} should only be used when a linked translation exists as an entry on the Wiktionary of the language translated (which in this case is the Finnish Wiktionary). If the entry does not appear on the Finnish Wiktionary, use {{t}}. PseudoSkull (talk) 22:52, 8 November 2021 (UTC)