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Long pages

Tim,

When I made the page Archive:First Known Use of Whitney as a Surname, I got a warning that my page was about 45 Kb, and that some browsers have trouble editing pages of more than 32 Kb. It suggested I break the page into smaller parts. Is this a problem, or can I ignore the message?

I foresee many other "long" pages.

Robert

1890 Census

Tim,

The 1890 Census of 1890 for D.C. isn't a transcription of the census, is it? It's actually a transcription of the index to that census. The distinction will be obvious when we get to 1880, where we have both the index and the transcriptions.

Furthermore, saying "Whitneys in the ..." seems superfluous. We would have hundreds of pages whose names start with the same three words. I think you should change the name to reflect both of these concerns. Perhaps "Index, 1890 Census, District of Columbia" would be a trifle better.

Similarly, "Index, 1830 Census, Alabama" seems more accurate than "Whitneys in the 1830 Census of Alabama".

Robert

Singular versus Plural in Namespaces

Tim,

I concede that the singular form is (slightly) preferable.

Robert

Error Message

Tim,

When I tried to confirm my e-mail address ([email protected]), I got the following error message:

 "Could not send confirmation mail. Check address for invalid characters."

I tried retyping the e-mail address twice, but got the same message. What gives?

Robert

E-mail Confirmation

Tim,

I went through the process again, and was able to complete one more step. I got a message that a confirmation e-mail was sent to me. That's good. That e-mail message never arrived, however. That's bad! I guess I need more help.

Robert

E-mail Confirmation

Tim,

Using my Erols e-mail address worked. Thanks for your help. When you get the other issue resolved, I'd like to change my e-mail back to the WhitneyGen one.

Robert

Changing E-mail Address

Tim,

I don't see any way on my preferences page to change my e-mail address after it has been confirmed. How does that work?

Robert

Breadcrumbs

Tim,

Thanks for the idea of "breadcrumbs". Check out Melville, Chapter II for a different approach to navigation.

I like breadcrumbs. I think > would suffice, instead of -->.

Robert