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Hey everybody! My name is Scott, and I'm a big fan of the SGU and an aspiring transcriptionist. I look forward to helping get this project ramped up again! I'm also slowly upgrading my regular Wikipedia skills. Here's my {{w|User:Xanderox|userpage}} over there.
Hey everybody! My name is Scott, and I'm a big fan of the SGU and an aspiring transcriptionist. I love being able to help get this project ramped up again! I'm also slowly and intermittently upgrading my regular Wikipedia skills. Here's my {{w|User:Xanderox|userpage}} over there.
 
<span style="color:gray"><small>''(Note to self: [[SGU Episode 821|episode 821]] is the one where the Rogues switch roles.)''</small></span>
{| class="wikitable" style="float: right;border: 1px solid darkgray;padding: 5;background:#F8F9F9;margin: 1em;width:750px;" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
! Formatting and templates...
! ...that I often use
|-
|colspan=2 |<div align=center ><pre>[[File:_file_name_|right|400px|thumb|link=_URL_with_http_|_caption_ ''(Click/tap image for article.)''&nbsp;<ref>[_link_URL_ _publication_: _title_]</ref><br><p style="line-height:100%">_smaller_text_for_longer_caption_</p>]]</pre>
|-
|<pre>{{tnote|_your_note_here_}}</pre><big>{{tnote|this is a handy template}}</big>
|<pre>{{tooltip|text|hover note}}</pre>{{tooltip|...and so is this hover note one|(the tooltip template)}}&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Template:Tooltip#Usage|'''''(Usage examples here)''''']]
|-
|<pre>{{gne|with_different_text}}</pre>{{gne|Good news! (from Futurama)}}
|<pre>{{sand|_text_to_assign_to_hyperlink_}}</pre> It {{sand|gets everywhere}} <br>{{sand|_other_text_to_hyperlink_}}
|-
|<pre>{{phenomen|a_A_o_O}}</pre>{{phenomen|a}}
|<pre><span style="color:orange">_emphasize_</span></pre><span style="color:orange">''(Emphasizing with color!)''</span>
|-
|<pre>{{meatball}}&nbsp;{{meatball|s}}</pre>{{meatball}}<br>{{meatball|s}}
|<pre>{{w|Article|alternate text|span=hover text}}</pre>{{w|meatball|Wikipedia's meatball article, with hover text|span=Yummy!}}
|-
|colspan=2 |<div align=center ><br> <span class="mw-customtoggle-myDivision"><u><span style="color:red">'''(red here) Click for detailed caption'''</u></span></div>
<div align=center ><div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-myDivision"><p style="line-height:100%">&nbsp;(expanded caption here)</p></div>
<div align=left ><pre><span class="mw-customtoggle-myDivision"><u>Click for detailed caption</u></span>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-myDivision"><p style="line-height:100%">_expanded_caption_here_</p></div></pre>
|}
 
== Shownotes quick pub key ==
| nn = Neurologica:
| nnn = Neuroscience News:
| sbm = Science-Based Medicine:
| ars = Ars Technica:
| scd = ScienceDaily:
| sca = ScienceAlert:
| sci = Science:
| ls = Live Science:
| space = Space.com:
| sa = Scientific American:
| nyt = New York Times:
| ut = Universe Today:
| bbc = BBC:
| nasa = NASA:
| convo = The Conversation:
| n = Nature:
| nc = Nature Communications:
| ng = National Geographic:
| natgeo = National Geographic:
| r = Reuters:
| ap = Associated Press:
| pnas = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences:


== To Do List ==
== To Do List ==
* start uploading episode icons now that I'm an admin!!
* add a "Newest Episode" box on main page that pulls the episode icon from that episode?!?!
* add subtitles to all generic "special report"/"special segment" section headers
** create redirects for these sections to add to "other" category
* help upload past episode icons (and captions) now that I'm an admin!!
* investigate [[Environmentalism]] page and consider for potential new category, [[:Category:Environment & Climate Science|Environment & Climate Science]]
* update generic formatting for comments like (laughter) (laughs) and [inaudible] (no capitalizations here)
* update generic formatting for comments like (laughter) (laughs) and [inaudible] (no capitalizations here)
* select all, copy, paste, find, and replace all [X]: with '''[X]:''' to bold all the Rogues' initials in the transcripts, as I have done in my first transcript, [[SGU Episode 762]].
* select all, copy, paste, find, and replace all [X]: with '''[X]:''' to bold all the Rogues' initials in the transcripts, as I have done in my first transcript, [[SGU Episode 762]].
* italicize all the ''It's time for "Science or Fiction"'' voiceovers
* use [[Template:vo]] to standardize and italicize all the ''Voice-over: It's time for "Science or Fiction"'' voice-overs in previous episodes/skeletons
* create "new noisy" subsections in all the WTN sections
* create "New Noisy" subsections in all the WTN sections
* add "SoF with a theme" and "What's the Word?" cat. table entries into the SGU Features area of the [[Browse Categories|Browse by category]] page
* Update the QoW collection table, SGU reading list, Favorite Rogues Quotes, University entries, etc.
* Update the QoW collection table, SGU reading list, Favorite Rogues Quotes, University entries, etc.
* merge into or create "Signoff/Announcements" sections or just delete "Announcements" sections if it's just the voiceover Outro
* merge into or create "Signoff/Announcements" sections or just delete "Announcements" sections if it's just the voice-over Outro
* add wikitionary links to the [https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/Category:What%27s_the_Word%3F What's the Word?] segments for definitions if it's not good for a wiki link
* add wikitionary links to the [https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/Category:What%27s_the_Word%3F What's the Word?] segments for definitions if it's not good for a wiki link
* add references next to the external links
* add references next to most external links, especially for links for News Items
* add vocab lists to other episodes like the list in [[SGU Episode 581#Vocabulary|Episode 581]]
* add vocab lists to other episodes like the list in [[SGU Episode 581#Vocabulary|Episode 581]]
* figure out how to move the entries for whole episodes to the end of category topics' lists so that segment redirects can be visible first
* start removing generic category tags once I create redirects; eventually it would be good to have almost ALL the category lists be only redirects, with almost zero links to full episodes, and rather only to the relevant segments, ideally using anchors, rather than section titles, as many of those need timestamps added
** actually I just need to start removing generic category tags once I create redirects; eventually it would be good to have ALL the category lists be only redirects, with no links to full episodes but only to the relevant segments
* insert my new [[Episode skeleton]] into all the to-be-created episode pages, including the QoW, News Items, SoF Items, and links
* insert my new [[Episode skeleton (new)|Episode Skeleton]] into all the to-be-created episode pages, including the QoW, News Items, SoF Items, and links
** update the 2020 and 2019 skeletons with the [[Template:Episode|"Episode" message template]]
* create a sortable table for the SGU episode list: sort by episode number, year, status, maybe even by sof theme/interview/live recording... (I'm sandboxing this below)
* eventually apply my newer skeleton to the older episodes (644 and earlier), ahead of getting to finishing those transcriptions
* eventually apply my newer skeleton to the older episodes (644 and earlier), ahead of getting to finishing those transcriptions
* use [[Template:Tooltip]] to put a hover note over names dear to the Rogues, like their children and spouses
* {{anchor|tooltip}}use [[Template:Tooltip]] to put a hover note over names dear to the Rogues, like their children and spouses
** Example: ({{tooltip|name|[Rogue's] [family member]}})
** Example: {{tooltip|Julia|Steve's daughter}}
* update colors/borders of [[Template:MessageBox]]
* possibly create templates called "600s" and "700s" where 600/700|### auto generates individual date, month, and year data so it can be called by the Episode, InfoBox, and DownloadLink templates for currently blank episodes #652-742
<!-- I have already created a 2021 left-leading list for when the first episode of 2021 comes out. Hopefully I'm still around, editing this Wiki then. Here is where you can find the list: [[SGU episode list (odd years on left)]] -->
<!-- I have already created a 2021 left-leading list for when the first episode of 2021 comes out. Hopefully I'm still around, editing this Wiki then. Here is where you can find the list: https://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/SGU_episode_list_(odd_years_on_left) -->
=== [http://www.sgutranscripts.org/wiki/Template:SGU_episode_list Link to SGU Episode List edit template] ===
 
=== Useful links ===
https://web.archive.org/web/20110515184137/http://www.theskepticsguide.org/sgublog/ <br>
https://web.archive.org/web/20171121215018/http://theness.com/roguesgallery/ <br>
https://www.toddstrong.com/comedywriting/exaggeration.php a solid reference for the "How ___ is it" chuckle
 
== Done List ==
*reformatted other "EpisodeList" tables to match updated [[Template:EpisodeList2022|Episode List 2022]]
* added "SoF with a theme" and "What's the Word?" cat. table entries into the SGU Features area of the [[Browse Categories|Browse by category]] page
** '''''also mention other cat. table entries'''''
* made an icon for the episode skeleton: "SAMPLE" superimposed on ep1 icon
* created templates [[Template:800s|called "800s"]], [[Template:900s|and "900s"]], [[Template:600s|and "600s"]] which auto generate individual date, month, and year data so they can be called by the Episode, InfoBox, and DownloadLink templates
* created sortable tables collected by year for the SGU episode list: sort by episode number, status, episode features...
** started with 2022
** now working on 2018; other years to be ported eventually
* added caption field to infobox template to expect captions under episode icons
* updated colors/borders of [[Template:MessageBox]]
* removed all "(w/ links)" from episodes using former '''Editing required (w/links)''' template, then deleted that template


== Questions/Issues to consider==
== Questions/Issues to consider==
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* Should Wikilinks be included in the list of SoF items, or only include them in the transcription?
* Should Wikilinks be included in the list of SoF items, or only include them in the transcription?


== Templates I have made/like to use ==
== Quick Text/Formatting templates I've made==
=== SBM ===
* A quick-text template for the publication, "Science-Based Medicine": [[Template:sbm]] <pre>{{sbm}}</pre>
* A quick-text template for the publication, "Science-Based Medicine": [[Template:sbm]] <pre>{{sbm}}</pre>


* A template for showing a colorful breakdown of the Science or Fiction results, based on a suggestion from user [[User:Bshirley#Desirable_Template|BShirley]]:
=== Shownotes ===
* [[Template:Shownotes]] makes it easy to enter details from articles linked in show notes:
<pre>{{shownotes
|weblink = <!-- must begin with http:// -->
|article_title = <!-- please replace ALL CAPS with Title Case or Sentence case -->
|publication = <!-- below are some quick texts for commonly cited publications:
| nn = Neurologica:
| nnn = Neuroscience News:
| sbm = Science-Based Medicine:
| ars = Ars Technica:
| scd = ScienceDaily:
| sca = ScienceAlert:
| ls = Live Science:
| space = Space.com:
| sa = Scientific American:
| nyt = New York Times:
| ut = Universe Today:
| bbc = BBC:
| nasa = NASA:
| convo = The Conversation:
-->
|note = <!-- optional; enter "not" for "(Note: this article is not from the SGU show notes page)" -->
}}</pre>
 
=== SOFResults ===
* A template for showing a colorful breakdown of the Science or Fiction results, based on a [[User:Bshirley#Desirable_Template|suggestion from user BShirley]]:
 
<pre>{{SOFResults}}</pre> [[Template:SOFResults]] is a formatted entry for SoF colored results at the end of each SoF segment. See [[SGU Episode 787#theme|Episode 787's SoF segment]], whose SOF Results table looks like this:
{{SOFResults
 
|fiction = bird beak
 
|science1 = oldest masks
|science2 = 1B N95s


<pre>{{SoFResults}}</pre> [[Template:SOFResults]] is a formatted entry for SoF colored results at the end of each SoF segment.<!--
|rogue1 = cara
|answer1 = bird beak


SCOTT - PUT SOME EXAMPLES HERE SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THE TABLES
|rogue2 =bob
|answer2 =oldest masks


--><br><br>
|rogue3 =steve
|answer3 =oldest masks
 
|rogue4 = jay
|answer4 = oldest masks
 
|rogue5 = george
|answer5 = 1B N95s
 
|host = evan
<!-- for the result options below,
    only put a 'y' next to one. -->
|sweep = <!-- all the Rogues guessed wrong -->
|clever = y<!-- each item was guessed (Steve's preferred result) -->
|win = <!-- at least one Rogue guessed wrong, but not them all -->
|swept = <!-- all the Rogues guessed right -->
}}<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>


<pre>{{Episode|MM|DD|YYYY}}</pre> [[Template:Episode]] is the green message box that generates the [[Template:LatestEpisode|“Latest Episode”]], [[Template:RecentEpisode|“Recent Episode”]] or [[Template:OldEpisode|“Old Episode”]] message, depending on if the broadcast date is within one week/one year of the current date or not.<!--
===Episode Messageboxes===
<pre>{{Episode|M|D|YYYY}}</pre> [[Template:Episode]] is the green message box that generates the [[Template:LatestEpisode|“Latest Episode”]], [[Template:RecentEpisode|“Recent Episode”]] or [[Template:OldEpisode|“Old Episode”]] message, depending on if the broadcast date is within one week/one year of the current date or not.<!--


SCOTT - PUT SOME EXAMPLES HERE SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THE TABLES
SCOTT - PUT SOME EXAMPLES HERE SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THE BOXES


--><br><br>
--><br><br>


=== Infobox Shortcuts ===
* I also created shortcuts for typing in the number date, written month, and download link in the [[Template:InfoBox|episode infobox]]:
* I also created shortcuts for typing in the number date, written month, and download link in the [[Template:InfoBox|episode infobox]]:


<pre>{{date|##}}</pre> [[Template:Date]] inserts the appropriate two-letter superscript text for the ordinal abbreviation of the date of the month.<br>
<pre>{{date|##}}</pre> [[Template:Date]] inserts the appropriate two-letter superscript text for the ordinal abbreviation of the date of the month.<br>


<pre>{{month|MM}}</pre> [[Template:Month]] inserts the appropriate month name text for the numerical abbreviation of the month.<br>
<pre>{{month|M}}</pre> [[Template:Month]] inserts the appropriate month name text for the numerical abbreviation of the month.<br>


<pre>{{DownloadLink|YYYY-MM-DD}}</pre> [[Template:DownloadLink]] inserts the appropriate broadcast date into the link for the podcast episode.<br><br>
<pre>{{DownloadLink|YYYY-MM-DD}}</pre> [[Template:DownloadLink]] inserts the appropriate broadcast date into the link for the podcast episode.<br><br>


* And these quick-formatting shortcuts:
=== 10tothe ===
[[Template:10tothe]] inserts the appropriate superscripted number for the power of ten that is said. It makes it a little bit faster as a quick text than typing 10<nowiki><sup>number</sup></nowiki>:
[[Template:10tothe]] inserts the appropriate superscripted number for the power of ten that is said. It makes it a little bit faster as a quick text than typing 10<nowiki><sup>_number_</sup></nowiki>  
<pre>{{10tothe|number}}</pre>
<pre>{{10tothe|##}}</pre>


===Templates to use for quotes and cultural references===
===WTN===
* I created two templates for streamlining links to past and future WTN segments. I'll add some examples soon.


[[Template:WtnHiddenAnswer]], used at the beginning of the WTN segment, inserts into a box a link to the New Noisy segment of the most recent-to-the-episode WTN, with the answer initially collapsed.
[[Template:WtnAnswer]], used in the New Noisy subsection, inserts a link to the WTN segment of the future episode that has the answer.
===Tnote===
<pre>{{tnote|_your_note_here_}}</pre>
* [[Template:Tnote]] inserts a small transcriptionist's note into the text. {{tnote|like this!}}
==For inside jokes, quotes, & cultural references==
===Meatball===
<pre>{{Meatball}}</pre> [[Template:Meatball]] is linked to the hidden category [[:Category:Meatball mention|"Meatball mention"]] that tracks what episodes involve a rogue referencing <span style="color: #5C4033">'''meatballs'''</span>, especially as they relate to Jay's famous <span style="color: #5C4033">'''meatballs'''</span>. When you use <code><nowiki>{{meatball}}</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{meatball|s}}</nowiki></code>, the page is added to the hidden category and the word <span style="color: #5C4033">'''meatball'''</span> appears brown, as shown here.<br><br>
===42===
<pre>{{42}}</pre> [[Template:42]] creates an in-line link to the Wikipedia subsection about {{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}} reference to the answer {{42}}. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out/copy-and-pasting the long link.<br><br>
<pre>{{42}}</pre> [[Template:42]] creates an in-line link to the Wikipedia subsection about {{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}} reference to the answer {{42}}. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out/copy-and-pasting the long link.<br><br>


<pre>{{mostly dead}}</pre> [[Template:Mostly dead]] creates an in-line link to the {{mostly dead}} Wikiquote from the film {{w|''The Princess Bride'' (film)|''The Princess Bride''}}. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole wikiquote link.<br><br>
==="''Mostly'' Dead"===
<pre>{{mostly dead}}</pre>
<pre>{{mostly}}</pre> [[Template:Mostly dead]] and [[Template:Mostly]] create an in-line link to the {{mostly dead}} Wikiquote from the film {{w|''The Princess Bride'' (film)|''The Princess Bride''}}. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole wikiquote link.<br><br>


===''"Guidelines"''===
<pre>{{guidelines}}</pre> [[Template:Guidelines]] creates an in-line link to the {{guidelines}} Wikiquote from the film {{w|''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl''}}. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole wikiquote link.<br><br>
<pre>{{guidelines}}</pre> [[Template:Guidelines]] creates an in-line link to the {{guidelines}} Wikiquote from the film {{w|''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl''}}. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole wikiquote link.<br><br>


<pre>{{Phenomen|}}</pre> [[Template:Phenomen]] creates an in-line link to the to the Muppets song, [https://youtu.be/VrS6KTso0eM?t=7 "Mahna Mahna"]. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole link when a Rogue jokingly says "phenomenon/phenomena". Add an 'a', 'A', 'on', or 'On' after the pipe in <nowiki>{{Phenomen|}}</nowiki> to generate {{Phenomen|a}}, {{Phenomen|A}}, {{Phenomen|on}}, or {{Phenomen|On}}, respectively.<br><br>
===Phenomenon ''("Mahna Mahna")''===
<pre>{{Phenomen|}}</pre> [[Template:Phenomen]] creates an in-line link to the to the Muppets song, [https://youtu.be/VrS6KTso0eM?t=7 "Mahna Mahna"]. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole link when a Rogue jokingly says "phenomenon/phenomena". Add an 'a', 'A', 'on', or 'On' after the pipe in <code><nowiki>{{Phenomen|}}</nowiki></code> to generate {{Phenomen|a}}, {{Phenomen|A}}, {{Phenomen|on}}, or {{Phenomen|On}}, respectively.<br><br>


In each of these references above you can see in the markup to this page that I used the templates. Clicking the link to these templates will show you just how long the markup text being called is!
===Sand===
<pre>{{sand}}</pre> [[Template:Sand]] links to the [https://youtu.be/2tLf1JO5bvE?t=3 "I don't like sand."] monologue from {{w|''Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''}}. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole link to YouTube clip.


== Sandboxing ==
Here is [https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-best-scene-in-star-wars-sand-speech-attack-of-the-clones an article defending the cringe-worthy flirting] of {{w|Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker}} that has an embedded video clip from the film.<br><br>


I apologize for messing around in the main wiki with some of my recent projects. I'll try to work on them here first! I’ve recently been working on [[Template:EpisodeList]] and I want to keep exploring morphing the current SGU Episodes page into one that looks like [[Draft Episode Table]].
==="Good news, everyone!"===
----
<pre>{{gne}}</pre> [[Template:Gne]] creates an in-line link to the {{gne}} "Good news, everyone!" article about Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth's catchphrase from Futurama. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole link to the Futurama Wiki.
{{EpisodeList|999|YYYY|(status)|(sof theme)|(interviewee)|(live)|(guest rogue)|(other)}}


----
Below is a table with links to all the SGU episodes with transcription pages, sortable by year, transcription status, and certain episode features. The table is under construction, and the "jump-to" pages mentioned below need to be created. Blank and new episodes will benefit from using the [[Episode skeleton (new)|episode skeleton]] structure.


{|
'''In each of these references above you can see in the markup to this page that I used the templates. Clicking the link to these templates will show you just how long the markup text being called is!'''
!Key:
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{{open}}
| &nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp; contains sections that need transcribing
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{{i}}
| &ndash;&nbsp; transcription in progress
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{{mag}}
| &nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp; transcription complete and needs proof-reading
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{{a}}
| &ndash;&nbsp; initial transcription by Google Speech API
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{{tick}}
|colspan="3"| &nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp; episode proof-read
|}


You can also jump to pages of episodes listed by year and date: [[2035 Episodes|2035]], [[2021 Episodes (808-???)|2021]], [[2020 Episodes (756-807)|2020]], [[2019 Episodes (704-755)|2019]], [[2018 Episodes (652-703)|2018]], [[2017 Episodes (600-651)|2017]], [[2016 Episodes (547-599)|2016]], [[2015 Episodes (495-546)|2015]], [[2014 Episodes (442-494)|2014]], [[2013 Episodes (390-441)|2013]], [[2012 Episodes (338-389)|2012]], [[2011 Episodes (286-337|2011]], [[2010 Episodes (232-285)|2010]], [[2009 Episodes (181-231)|2009]], [[2008 Episodes (128-180)|2008]], [[2007 Episodes (76-127)|2007]], [[2006 Episodes (24-75)|2006]], [[2005 Episodes (1-23)|2005]]
== Sandboxing ==
<!--


make those lists above using the original lines from the previous SGU Episodes list
I apologize for messing around in the main wiki with some of my recent projects. I'll try to work on them here first!


-->
{{shownotes
{|class="sortable wikitable sortable"
|weblink=Scott.com
|-
|article_title=trying to figure out references
! Episode
|weblinkref=Scott.com
! style="width:30px;"|Year
|titleref=trying to figure out references
! style="width:30px;"|Status
}}
! style="width:130px;"|SoF Theme
! style="width:130px;"|Interview with
! style="width:130px;"|Live Recording
! style="width:130px;"|Guest Rogue(s)
! style="width:30px;"|(column)
|-
|[[SGU Episode 797|797]]||2020||align=center|{{open}}||align=center|[[Traffic - SoF Theme (797)|Traffic]]||align=center|[[Paul Thibado Interview: Limitless Power from Graphene (797)|Paul Thibado]]|||||||
|-
|[[SGU Episode 796|796]]||2020||align=center|{{open}}|||||||||||
|-
|[[SGU Episode 795|795]]||2020||align=center|{{open}}||align=center|[[Predicting the Future - SoF Theme (795)|Predicting the Future]]|||||||||
|-
|[[SGU Episode 780|780]]||2020||align=center|{{mag}}||align=center|[[Earth - SoF Theme (780)|Earth]]|||||||||
|-
|[[SGU Episode 762|762]]||2035||align=center|{{mag}}||align=center|[[Anxiety - SoF Theme (762)|Anxiety]]||||align=center|SGU from the Future||||<!--align=center|other notable episode feature (redirect?)-->
|-
|[[SGU Episode NNNN|NNNN]]
|YYYY
|align=center|{{mark}} <!-- (transcription status) {{open}} {{i}} {{mag}} {{a}} {{tick}} -->
|align=center|{{mark}} <!-- leave blank, use {{tick}}, or note the SoF Theme (redirect?) -->
|align=center|{{mark}} <!-- leave blank, use {{tick}}, or note the Interviewee (redirect?) -->
|align=center|{{mark}} <!-- leave blank, use {{tick}}, or note the Live Recording venue/event name -->
|align=center|{{mark}} <!-- leave blank, use {{tick}}, or note the Guest Rogue's/Rogues' name(s) -->
|align=center|{{tick}} <!-- leave blank, use {{tick}}, or note the other notable episode feature (redirect?) -->
|}

Revision as of 16:14, 16 May 2024

Hey everybody! My name is Scott, and I'm a big fan of the SGU and an aspiring transcriptionist. I love being able to help get this project ramped up again! I'm also slowly and intermittently upgrading my regular Wikipedia skills. Here's my userpage over there.

(Note to self: episode 821 is the one where the Rogues switch roles.)

Formatting and templates... ...that I often use
[[File:_file_name_|right|400px|thumb|link=_URL_with_http_|_caption_ ''(Click/tap image for article.)'' <ref>[_link_URL_ _publication_: _title_]</ref><br><p style="line-height:100%">_smaller_text_for_longer_caption_</p>]]
{{tnote|_your_note_here_}}
(Transcriptionist's note: this is a handy template)
{{tooltip|text|hover note}}
...and so is this hover note one
(the tooltip template)
   (Usage examples here)
{{gne|with_different_text}}
(in Professor Farnsworth voice) Good news! (from Futurama)
{{sand|_text_to_assign_to_hyperlink_}}
It gets everywhere.
"_other_text_to_hyperlink_"
{{phenomen|a_A_o_O}}
(sing-song) phenomena!
<span style="color:orange">_emphasize_</span>
(Emphasizing with color!)
{{meatball}} {{meatball|s}}
meatball
meatballs
{{w|Article|alternate text|span=hover text}}
Wikipedia's meatball article, with hover text

(red here) Click for detailed caption

 (expanded caption here)

<span class="mw-customtoggle-myDivision"><u>Click for detailed caption</u></span>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" id="mw-customcollapsible-myDivision"><p style="line-height:100%">_expanded_caption_here_</p></div>

Shownotes quick pub key

| nn = Neurologica:
| nnn = Neuroscience News:
| sbm = Science-Based Medicine:
| ars = Ars Technica:
| scd = ScienceDaily:
| sca = ScienceAlert:
| sci = Science:
| ls = Live Science:
| space = Space.com:
| sa = Scientific American:
| nyt = New York Times:
| ut = Universe Today:
| bbc = BBC:
| nasa = NASA:
| convo = The Conversation:
| n = Nature:
| nc = Nature Communications:
| ng = National Geographic:
| natgeo = National Geographic:
| r = Reuters:
| ap = Associated Press:
| pnas = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences:

To Do List

  • add a "Newest Episode" box on main page that pulls the episode icon from that episode?!?!
  • add subtitles to all generic "special report"/"special segment" section headers
    • create redirects for these sections to add to "other" category
  • help upload past episode icons (and captions) now that I'm an admin!!
  • investigate Environmentalism page and consider for potential new category, Environment & Climate Science
  • update generic formatting for comments like (laughter) (laughs) and [inaudible] (no capitalizations here)
  • select all, copy, paste, find, and replace all [X]: with [X]: to bold all the Rogues' initials in the transcripts, as I have done in my first transcript, SGU Episode 762.
  • use Template:vo to standardize and italicize all the Voice-over: It's time for "Science or Fiction" voice-overs in previous episodes/skeletons
  • create "New Noisy" subsections in all the WTN sections
  • Update the QoW collection table, SGU reading list, Favorite Rogues Quotes, University entries, etc.
  • merge into or create "Signoff/Announcements" sections or just delete "Announcements" sections if it's just the voice-over Outro
  • add wikitionary links to the What's the Word? segments for definitions if it's not good for a wiki link
  • add references next to most external links, especially for links for News Items
  • add vocab lists to other episodes like the list in Episode 581
  • start removing generic category tags once I create redirects; eventually it would be good to have almost ALL the category lists be only redirects, with almost zero links to full episodes, and rather only to the relevant segments, ideally using anchors, rather than section titles, as many of those need timestamps added
  • insert my new Episode skeleton into all the to-be-created episode pages, including the QoW, News Items, SoF Items, and links
  • eventually apply my newer skeleton to the older episodes (644 and earlier), ahead of getting to finishing those transcriptions
  • use Template:Tooltip to put a hover note over names dear to the Rogues, like their children and spouses
    • Example: Julia
      Steve's daughter
  • possibly create templates called "600s" and "700s" where 600/700|### auto generates individual date, month, and year data so it can be called by the Episode, InfoBox, and DownloadLink templates for currently blank episodes #652-742

Useful links

https://web.archive.org/web/20110515184137/http://www.theskepticsguide.org/sgublog/
https://web.archive.org/web/20171121215018/http://theness.com/roguesgallery/
https://www.toddstrong.com/comedywriting/exaggeration.php a solid reference for the "How ___ is it" chuckle

Done List

  • reformatted other "EpisodeList" tables to match updated Episode List 2022
  • added "SoF with a theme" and "What's the Word?" cat. table entries into the SGU Features area of the Browse by category page
    • also mention other cat. table entries
  • made an icon for the episode skeleton: "SAMPLE" superimposed on ep1 icon
  • created templates called "800s", and "900s", and "600s" which auto generate individual date, month, and year data so they can be called by the Episode, InfoBox, and DownloadLink templates
  • created sortable tables collected by year for the SGU episode list: sort by episode number, status, episode features...
    • started with 2022
    • now working on 2018; other years to be ported eventually
  • added caption field to infobox template to expect captions under episode icons
  • updated colors/borders of Template:MessageBox
  • removed all "(w/ links)" from episodes using former Editing required (w/links) template, then deleted that template

Questions/Issues to consider

  • Should Wikilinks be included in the list of SoF items, or only include them in the transcription?

Quick Text/Formatting templates I've made

SBM

  • A quick-text template for the publication, "Science-Based Medicine": Template:sbm
    {{sbm}}

Shownotes

{{shownotes
|weblink			= 	<!-- must begin with http:// -->
|article_title			= 	<!-- please replace ALL CAPS with Title Case or Sentence case -->
|publication			= 	<!-- below are some quick texts for commonly cited publications:
 | nn = Neurologica:
 | nnn = Neuroscience News:
 | sbm = Science-Based Medicine:
 | ars = Ars Technica:
 | scd = ScienceDaily:
 | sca = ScienceAlert:
 | ls = Live Science:
 | space = Space.com:
 | sa = Scientific American:
 | nyt = New York Times:
 | ut = Universe Today:
 | bbc = BBC:
 | nasa = NASA:
 | convo = The Conversation: 
-->
|note				=	<!-- optional; enter "not" for "(Note: this article is not from the SGU show notes page)" -->
}}

SOFResults

{{SOFResults}}

Template:SOFResults is a formatted entry for SoF colored results at the end of each SoF segment. See Episode 787's SoF segment, whose SOF Results table looks like this:

Answer Item
Fiction Bird beak
Science Oldest masks
Science
1B N95s
Host Result
Evan clever
Rogue Guess
Cara
Bird beak
Bob
Oldest masks
Steve
Oldest masks
Jay
Oldest masks
George
1B N95s











Episode Messageboxes

{{Episode|M|D|YYYY}}

Template:Episode is the green message box that generates the “Latest Episode”, “Recent Episode” or “Old Episode” message, depending on if the broadcast date is within one week/one year of the current date or not.

Infobox Shortcuts

  • I also created shortcuts for typing in the number date, written month, and download link in the episode infobox:
{{date|##}}

Template:Date inserts the appropriate two-letter superscript text for the ordinal abbreviation of the date of the month.

{{month|M}}

Template:Month inserts the appropriate month name text for the numerical abbreviation of the month.

{{DownloadLink|YYYY-MM-DD}}

Template:DownloadLink inserts the appropriate broadcast date into the link for the podcast episode.

10tothe

Template:10tothe inserts the appropriate superscripted number for the power of ten that is said. It makes it a little bit faster as a quick text than typing 10<sup>_number_</sup>

{{10tothe|##}}

WTN

  • I created two templates for streamlining links to past and future WTN segments. I'll add some examples soon.

Template:WtnHiddenAnswer, used at the beginning of the WTN segment, inserts into a box a link to the New Noisy segment of the most recent-to-the-episode WTN, with the answer initially collapsed.

Template:WtnAnswer, used in the New Noisy subsection, inserts a link to the WTN segment of the future episode that has the answer.

Tnote

{{tnote|_your_note_here_}}
  • Template:Tnote inserts a small transcriptionist's note into the text. (Transcriptionist's note: like this!)

For inside jokes, quotes, & cultural references

Meatball

{{Meatball}}

Template:Meatball is linked to the hidden category "Meatball mention" that tracks what episodes involve a rogue referencing meatballs, especially as they relate to Jay's famous meatballs. When you use {{meatball}} or {{meatball|s}}, the page is added to the hidden category and the word meatball appears brown, as shown here.

42

{{42}}

Template:42 creates an in-line link to the Wikipedia subsection about The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference to the answer 42. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out/copy-and-pasting the long link.

"Mostly Dead"

{{mostly dead}}
{{mostly}}

Template:Mostly dead and Template:Mostly create an in-line link to the "mostly dead" Wikiquote from the film The Princess Bride. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole wikiquote link.

"Guidelines"

{{guidelines}}

Template:Guidelines creates an in-line link to the "guidelines" Wikiquote from the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole wikiquote link.

Phenomenon ("Mahna Mahna")

{{Phenomen|}}

Template:Phenomen creates an in-line link to the to the Muppets song, "Mahna Mahna". Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole link when a Rogue jokingly says "phenomenon/phenomena". Add an 'a', 'A', 'on', or 'On' after the pipe in {{Phenomen|}} to generate (sing-song) phenomena!, (sing-song) Phenomena!, (sing-song) phenomenon!, or (sing-song) Phenomenon!, respectively.

Sand

{{sand}}

Template:Sand links to the "I don't like sand." monologue from Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole link to YouTube clip.

Here is an article defending the cringe-worthy flirting of Anakin Skywalker that has an embedded video clip from the film.

"Good news, everyone!"

{{gne}}

Template:Gne creates an in-line link to the (in Professor Farnsworth voice) "Good news, everyone!" "Good news, everyone!" article about Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth's catchphrase from Futurama. Useful for when you don't feel like typing out the whole link to the Futurama Wiki.


In each of these references above you can see in the markup to this page that I used the templates. Clicking the link to these templates will show you just how long the markup text being called is!

Sandboxing

I apologize for messing around in the main wiki with some of my recent projects. I'll try to work on them here first!

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