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Mark Etheridge · Thursday 20th May 2010, 08:26

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**delia todd** · Thursday 20th May 2010, 08:49

What a great article Mark. Thanks for doing this one.

A couple of questions: I see from the Overview that there may be some other names that this site is known by, would some Redirects for, say Elche (or Elche Lagoons... or both??) be useful and maybe El Fondo too perhaps.

It rather depends how you think people may search for this site in Opus.

D

Mark Etheridge · Thursday 20th May 2010, 11:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by delia todd

some Redirects

Errmmm - how do I do that Delia? Can't quite see how it works on the Links help page...

**delia todd** · Thursday 20th May 2010, 11:28

Ah!

What you do is to type into the search bar the name that you think people will search for.

This should take you to a page that says This page does not exist, though may give some options lower down.

The word(s) you typed in will show in orange text. Click on that and you're taken to a blank page.

Insert this coding:

#REDIRECT [[El Hondo]]

Preview it to check it's worked (El Hondo should show in blue at the top) then save.

Don't worry... if it goes wrong (which it shouldn't) it can easily be corrected.

D

Mark Etheridge · Thursday 20th May 2010, 12:15

Done and diddley-dusted!
Thanks Delia

**delia todd** · Thursday 20th May 2010, 14:47

One other bit of coding you can do:

Replace your name credit under the picture with

{{user|Mark+Etheridge|Mark Etheridge}}

D

HelenB · Friday 21st May 2010, 15:47

Just want to add my thanks to you, Mark, for a great article. I have edited a couple of things as below:

1. Added White-headed Duck to the Check-list
2. Made your website link in External Links, clickable

Also a question - does the Ruddy Duck (US species closely related to the White-headed Duck) occur in the region? I read a while ago that there was a big concern about it inter-breeding with the local WH Duck.

Mark Etheridge · Saturday 22nd May 2010, 05:20

Hi Helen

Unfortunately yes the Ruddy Duck does occur not only in this area but also other parts of Spain

. The Communidad Valencia plays an active role in removing both Ruddy Ducks and any hybrid birds which they find, up to 2002 they have captured 42 birds (source : "Conservation Plan for the White-headed Duck" Generalitat Valenciana Pamphlet dated 2002).

Regards
Mark

HelenB · Monday 24th May 2010, 20:36

Thanks for the info, Mark. Glad to hear that something is being done about it.

Thursday 20th May 2010, 08:26	#1
Mark Etheridge Hawfinch Mythbuster Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Aberdeen and Gran Alacant Posts: 272	El Hondo Discussion thread for El Hondo. If you would like to add a comment, click the Post Reply button.

Thursday 20th May 2010, 08:49	#2
delia todd Moderator but.......If I say the wrong thing put it down to Senior Moments Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Perthshire Posts: 90,236 My location	What a great article Mark. Thanks for doing this one. A couple of questions: I see from the Overview that there may be some other names that this site is known by, would some Redirects for, say Elche (or Elche Lagoons... or both??) be useful and maybe El Fondo too perhaps. It rather depends how you think people may search for this site in Opus. D __________________ In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed 2006 63, 2007 52, 2008 46, 2009 32, 2010 31, 2011 27 Total 81 Latest Patch tick: Magpie The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing - Socrates
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Thursday 20th May 2010, 11:28	#4
delia todd Moderator but.......If I say the wrong thing put it down to Senior Moments Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Perthshire Posts: 90,236 My location	Ah! What you do is to type into the search bar the name that you think people will search for. This should take you to a page that says This page does not exist, though may give some options lower down. The word(s) you typed in will show in orange text. Click on that and you're taken to a blank page. Insert this coding: #REDIRECT [[El Hondo]] Preview it to check it's worked (El Hondo should show in blue at the top) then save. Don't worry... if it goes wrong (which it shouldn't) it can easily be corrected. D __________________ In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed 2006 63, 2007 52, 2008 46, 2009 32, 2010 31, 2011 27 Total 81 Latest Patch tick: Magpie The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing - Socrates
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Thursday 20th May 2010, 12:15	#5
Mark Etheridge Hawfinch Mythbuster Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Aberdeen and Gran Alacant Posts: 272	Done and diddley-dusted! Thanks Delia __________________ I used to have a Fotopic site.....

Thursday 20th May 2010, 14:47	#6
delia todd Moderator but.......If I say the wrong thing put it down to Senior Moments Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Perthshire Posts: 90,236 My location	One other bit of coding you can do: Replace your name credit under the picture with {{user\|Mark+Etheridge\|Mark Etheridge}} D __________________ In between goals is a thing called life, that has to be lived and enjoyed 2006 63, 2007 52, 2008 46, 2009 32, 2010 31, 2011 27 Total 81 Latest Patch tick: Magpie The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing - Socrates
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Friday 21st May 2010, 15:47	#7
HelenB Opus Editor and Expat from Cumbria Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: College Station, Texas Posts: 1,678	Just want to add my thanks to you, Mark, for a great article. I have edited a couple of things as below: 1. Added White-headed Duck to the Check-list 2. Made your website link in External Links, clickable Also a question - does the Ruddy Duck (US species closely related to the White-headed Duck) occur in the region? I read a while ago that there was a big concern about it inter-breeding with the local WH Duck. __________________ Helen http://www.helensbirds.com
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Saturday 22nd May 2010, 05:20	#8
Mark Etheridge Hawfinch Mythbuster Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Aberdeen and Gran Alacant Posts: 272	Hi Helen Unfortunately yes the Ruddy Duck does occur not only in this area but also other parts of Spain . The Communidad Valencia plays an active role in removing both Ruddy Ducks and any hybrid birds which they find, up to 2002 they have captured 42 birds (source : "Conservation Plan for the White-headed Duck" Generalitat Valenciana Pamphlet dated 2002). Regards Mark __________________ I used to have a Fotopic site.....

Monday 24th May 2010, 20:36	#9
HelenB Opus Editor and Expat from Cumbria Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: College Station, Texas Posts: 1,678	Thanks for the info, Mark. Glad to hear that something is being done about it. __________________ Helen http://www.helensbirds.com
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