User talk:Ballot man jr

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Regarding this edit, deletions are requested using {{delete}} or {{rfd}}. However, the question of whether a word form is "wrong" is usually decided at WT:RFV which has its own {{rfv}} template. — Keφr 16:55, 6 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

Bah! Never mind RFV. That was quite obviously a mistake. — Keφr 16:56, 6 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

When you use a template like {{rfp}} and don't include the required parameter(s), it causes a module error and the template doesn't do what it's supposed to do. If you click Show preview instead of Save page once, you'll be able to spot any module errors (or other errors, for that matter) and fix them. If I'm not sure what the required parameters are, I always go to the bottom of page after clicking Show preview: there are links there to all of the templates used in the section you're editing. If you right-click/command-click to view the template page in another tab, there's usually documentation telling you what the parameters are. Once you have everything right, then you can click on Save page. Never leave a page with a module error- it looks awful, the template doesn't do what you want it to do, and it puts the page in a cleanup category so grumpy people like me end up fixing your mistake and complaining about it on your talk page. Thanks! Chuck Entz (talk) 13:42, 31 August 2016 (UTC)Reply

Thanks and sorry. I clean them up sometimes but often I don't Notice. I'll be more prudent in the future. Ballot man jr (talk) 14:51, 31 August 2016 (UTC)Reply

odds are how's that working out for you maybe next time all I'm saying just saying Ballot man jr (talk) 22:02, 13 September 2016 (UTC)Reply