Template:Article number prediction
I dare to predict, how am I supposed to predict if there's no number given? Are you trying to trick me? |
Explanation
This template is originally from the article User:정안영민 in Korean Wikipedia.
Since this template assumes that the article growth rate is a linear function (see this (if you speak Korean)), you cannot guarantee that the prediction is 100% right (see this (if you speak Korean)). But this template can help you see the approximate time that the article will be created.
Notice: The greater the number gets, the less precise the prediction is.
Formula
- current time + (article number you want to predict - current number of articles) ÷ ((current number of articles - random article) ÷ (current time - the time that the random article was created)) (see this (if you speak Korean))
- A random article number: 23974 (Zune)
- Notice: The random article must be less than the current number of articles. If they are equal, division by zero will occur. See the formula carefully.
- The time that the random article was created (UTC): 20090313 00:39
Please change those variables manually. For now User:에멜무지로 will take care of them.
Usage and notice
- {{Article number prediction|the article number you want to predict|time difference from UTC (hour) (optional)|time difference from UTC (minute) (optional)|time zone name (optional)}}
- If you don't put the article number, you will see the message above.
- If you don't put the time difference and the time zone name, the default time difference would be UTC+0 and the time zone name would be UTC.
- If you put the time difference but not the time zone name, then UTC±xx(:xx) will appear instead.
- If you put a huge number and the prediction time exceeds 23:59:59, December 31, 9999, this template will show you an error message instead.
- If you put a decimal, it will be rounded to a nearest integer.
Examples
If you want to predict the 65,536th article, type this:
- {{Article number prediction|65536}}
Then it will appear like below:
I dare to predict, the 65536th article will be created at 01:32, Sunday, June 9, 2058! (UTC) |
If you want to use a time zone besides UTC, type like this:
- {{Article number prediction|65536|-8}}
- {{Article number prediction|65536|-8|00}}
- {{Article number prediction|65536|-8||PST}}
They will appear like these below, respectively:
I dare to predict, the 65536th article will be created at 17:32, Saturday, June 8, 2058! (UTC-8) |
I dare to predict, the 65536th article will be created at 17:32, Saturday, June 8, 2058! (UTC-8:00) |
I dare to predict, the 65536th article will be created at 17:32, Saturday, June 8, 2058! (PST) |
If the nth article you are looking for is already created, you will see:
I dare to predict, the 100th article is already created, stupid! |
If you put 0 or a negative number, you will see:
I dare to predict, what is the -1st article? Are you trying to trick me? |