User talk:Mr.choppers#Convert template

Hi,I'm new in Wikidepia editing community. I'm the guy who edited audi 100 "Production in Chinese market"a few hours ago. I encountered a problem that is what I wrote doesn't change line automatically in the infobox. What should I do to let the letters stay in the right place.And if I put the new info in the wrong place then where should I list all those codes or should I list them? Bravolute (talk) 23:16, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

:All of those different model codes are excessively detailed for the infobox (in my opinion; I am not the final arbiter) while simultaneously providing very little information (as in what differentiates them all). Typing
is the easiest way to force a line break, but there are better ways. Everything I learned was by finding something laid out to my liking and using it as a template.

:{{ping|Bravolute}} I think that the best way to present this data would be through a table, including code number, generation (C3, C4, etc), engine, wheelbase, and a notes section describing any other differences. See Help:Table for how to start. Below please find a simple template table; don't be shy about asking questions if/when you run into trouble. Someone made a plug-in that can turn an excel file into a functioning wikitable, but I can't remember where it might be.

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class="wikitable"
rowspan = 2 | Template Table	colspan = 2 | Stuff	colspan = 2 | Things
template || output	template || output
rowspan = 2 | Europe, Japan, etc.	{{cvt|100|PS|kW hp|0}}	{{cvt|100|PS|kW hp|0}}	{{cvt|18.4|kgm|Nm lbft|0|order=out}}	{{cvt|18.4|kgm|Nm lbft|0|order=out}}
{{cvt|74|kW|PS hp|0}}	{{cvt|74|kW|PS hp|0}}	{{cvt|180|Nm|lbft|0}}	{{cvt|180|Nm|lbft|0}}
United States	{{cvt|100|hp|kW|0}}	{{cvt|100|hp|kW|0}}	{{cvt|133|lbft|Nm|0}}	{{cvt|133|lbft|Nm|0}}
Great Britain	{{cvt|100|bhp|kW|0}}	{{cvt|100|bhp|kW|0}}	{{cvt|133|lbft|Nm|0}}	{{cvt|133|lbft|Nm|0}}

:Best regards,  Mr.choppers | ✎  23:54, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Good day. Why did you revert my edit to the W123 article regarding the US models? The material is primarily sourced from Automobile-catalog.com (I know I did not reference with footnotes, but I was more concerned with factually detailing the information) and the M@RS website. That it could use more work - perhaps, but a full reversion is a bit harsh, considering that the material can easily be checked. For example you will not find post 1983 US-spec 240Ds (check the classifieds if in doubt). 91.135.146.234 (talk) 12:31, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

:Because much of it was not readable; it read like a machine translation from Russian or as if an AI wrote it. A sentence like "if the 280/280E models in Europe were additionally punctuated by elegant chrome bumper sides and square headlights, then North American could not enjoy this" is not possible. Your edit was a mix of good and bad, but it was badly written and not referenced. You are correct about the 240D ending US sales in 1983, I added a reference and mention of this. What about Japan and Canada, though? They received largely the same specifications and the table includes US and Japan.  Mr.choppers | ✎  17:53, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

::Thank you for the reply, well in that case, may I please revert the article and attempt to re-write the text. The message goes in the rather pursuant nature that the US-spec cars were... plain ugly. That is of course a POV, wrd to WP:MOS, but then again, this is a statement that will be universally said in just about any literature. The point of this particular sentence was to first of all, punctuate that the pre 1981 Euro cars had two different headlight arrangements wrt to their hierarchy, and that only the 280 series got the square lights, whereas the US models were mandated to keep the round sealed beam look. The other is that 280 series had the chrome wrap around pieces, and these they retained all the way up until 1985. But in the States all W123s had the same 5mph eyesores. Reverting the whole edit because of one rather mushed up sentence is a bit harsh??

::TBH I am no expert on JP-spec, but from the available images, their cars lacked the rudiments of North America, so it is a big assumption that their available models were fully in tune to the American product line, and had the same estranged performance specs. Systematically MB started exporting to Japan in 1986 after setting up a local subsidiary. 91.135.146.234 (talk) 08:16, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

:::That was not the only badly written part, merely an example, but of course you are free to add edits as long as they are cited and so on.  Mr.choppers | ✎  10:56, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

::::Just wanted to let you know that I decided to get an account and began to tackle the W124. That will need a LOT of work! Carfan87 (talk) 14:27, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

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What great contributions you've added to this page since it was getting a little stale! Explaining the story behind the Swedish police Valiant was a definite plus; keep up the good work! Dyno Tested (talk) 03:15, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

:{{ping|Dyno Tested}} It's all thanks to {{ip|110.21.145.66}}; I just expanded some of the info based on the references provided by them. But thanks!  Mr.choppers | ✎  20:12, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

Did you miss the discussion on the small block talk page 3 years ago? The small block as a whole has no name. Never has, far as I can tell. The only 'Windsor' as far as Ford Motor Company is concerned is the 351W. A 289 is not a Windsor. A 302/5.0 is is not a Windsor. That's why the name of the page was changed. Page 175 of the 5.0 Mustang reference handbook clearly says that that engine family isn't called Windsor as a whole, so I'm not seeing the problem. I've edited multiple other Wiki pages to reflect this and no one has had a problem with this until now. Carguy1701 (talk) 04:50, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

:{{ping|Carguy1701}} - I did miss that discussion. Perhaps my notion of the common name has been affected by Wikipedia, as I cannot say whether I knew this engine as a Windsor before the advent of WP. Best,  Mr.choppers | ✎  10:49, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

::{{ping|Mr.choppers}}To be 100% fair, Ford Racing kind of encourages this by calling them Windsors on some of their product pages. However, if you look at the Ford service info (especially from back in the day), the engines are referred to by displacement and displacement ONLY. The only time Windsor is used in any Ford service materials is to refer to the 351 cubic inch V8 that was unique to that plant. If there was a name for the engine family as a whole, it has been lost to time (I've seen the Challenger name used but I'm still investigating that). Carguy1701 (talk) 12:32, 24 April 2025 (UTC)

I think you missed the point in your edits to Tantalum in Surgery. The value of tantalum for implants also makes it hazardous in the workplace when not handled with care. Tantalum is only used as a "coating" on tools because of its hardness. It's never used as a "coating" in surgery. When used as an implant material, its value is that it bonds with bone. Your edits imply that it's otherwise. Are you able to fix your edits? Or would you mind if we fixed it for you? Henrilebec (talk) 23:29, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

:The problem is that you changed a sentence, implying that your new wording was supported by the Matsuno et al reference. Please read WP:CITE. You also deleted another sentence and added a new one, not sure if you have references for those statements. Also, who are "we"?  Mr.choppers | ✎  01:05, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

::Let's start with your statement that tantalum is used as a "coating" in surgery. Can we fix that? ("We" is you and I working together). Then we can focus on other details that need fixing. Keeping in mind that it's REALLY difficult to fix things that have been deleted without discussion. Henrilebec (talk) 02:01, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

:::I have made no such statement. Someone else with an interest in tantalum quoted Matsuno et al, you cannot override that unless you have another reference. All you need is a reliable source, please read WP:CITE and WP:RS.  Mr.choppers | ✎  02:07, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

On 23/12/2022 you removed a "Misleading section on chassis numbers", however in doing so you've removed the only mention of what specific models were fitting with 4WD/AWD, I lack the knowledge and references to restore such information, however I believe you do given you've worked on the E110 article for over a decade, I ask if you could add the information specified in this post back to the article, in asking I do understand you do this without pay nor often recognition, however I would appreciate it if this article could be updated. (Also as you can tell from this post my grammar is non-existent) Chromatic Schnitzel (talk) 13:23, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{ping|Chromatic Schnitzel}} I don't fully remember what I did around Christmas three years ago, but you are probably right. Let me look and I will add/clarify/fix whatever is needed. Best regards,  Mr.choppers | ✎  16:32, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

::Oh, that section was fully erroneous. I added a table here: Toyota Corolla (E110)#Model codes.  Mr.choppers | ✎  21:19, 26 May 2025 (UTC)