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::HTML tables are easier than wiki-tables in my opinion. And MediaWiki will properly display an HTML table. (See the oh-so-controversial table [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sport_bike here].) I find that you can build an HTML table pretty easily in a spreadsheet--just add columns for the tags, then cut'n'paste into the wiki. --[[User:Pi3832|Pi3832]] 11:27, 9 March 2007 (CST) | ::HTML tables are easier than wiki-tables in my opinion. And MediaWiki will properly display an HTML table. (See the oh-so-controversial table [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sport_bike here].) I find that you can build an HTML table pretty easily in a spreadsheet--just add columns for the tags, then cut'n'paste into the wiki. --[[User:Pi3832|Pi3832]] 11:27, 9 March 2007 (CST) | ||
:::Hmm I should probably try that out instead of the wiki table. I could probably create a css class to make it look very nice as well. | :::Hmm I should probably try that out instead of the wiki table. I could probably create a css class to make it look very nice as well. | ||
== Expandable Categories == | |||
I noticed you were creating hierarchical categories such as wikipedia often has. If you think the expandable categories like wikipedia has are useful, let me know and I'll work to get that working on this site.--[[User:Budlight|Budlight]] 11:55, 9 March 2007 (CST) | |||
:Okay, I admit it--I'm slightly obsessive-compulsive. I like categorizing things. | |||
::Well they can be quite useful, I never really finished these [[:Category:1960s motorcycles]] type categories but they could be really useful for someone researching or just wanting to browse bikes by decade etc.--[[User:Budlight|Budlight]] 12:08, 9 March 2007 (CST) | |||
:I'm not sure what you mean by "expandable categories". This wiki appears to be doing what I expect it to. | |||
:: Well I'm not sure they're of much use anyway, but on wikipedia it has the + signs next to the categories. Such with the Classifications category on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Motorcycles. --[[User:Budlight|Budlight]] 12:08, 9 March 2007 (CST) | |||
:Hopefully I'm not being overly ambitious. --[[User:Pi3832|Pi3832]] 12:00, 9 March 2007 (CST) | |||
::Oh no of course not.:-)--[[User:Budlight|Budlight]] 12:08, 9 March 2007 (CST) | |||
== New Articles == | |||
[[How Much Power Do You Need?]] | |||
[[What Motor Oil Should You Use?]] | |||
== Helmet Stuff == | |||
Hearing and vision: http://www.webbikeworld.com/Motorcycle-Safety/NHTSA-Helmet-Study.htm | |||
:PDF Summary: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/outreach/traftech/pub/tt127.pdf | |||
Woah. The end-all of data: http://web.archive.org/web/20040611063534/http://www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/research/motorcycles_final_report.pdf | |||