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== Congrats! ==


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<br><br>For You weren't the first to sign my book (you signed on the "copy" and I forgot to transfer the first signature), but for reminding me of that ''''and'''' for signing, you get this!!, I hereby award {{BASEPAGENAME}} with the “'''[[User:Mr. Bouncy/CoolAward|Cool Award]]'''.” <font face="Monotype Corsiva">[[User:Dustihowe|'''<span style="color:#ff0000;">D</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">u</span><span style="color:#009900;">s</span><span style="color:#0000ff;">t</span><span style="color:#6600cc;">i</span>''']][[User talk:Dustihowe|<sup>speak!</sup>]]</font> 21:50, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
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 <font face="Monotype Corsiva">[[User:Dustihowe|'''<span style="color:#ff0000;">D</span><span style="color:#ff6600;">u</span><span style="color:#009900;">s</span><span style="color:#0000ff;">t</span><span style="color:#6600cc;">i</span>''']][[User talk:Dustihowe|<sup>speak!</sup>]]</font> 21:50, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

== [[WP:AWB]] ==


Hi, you are so close! You have 461 edits to Mainspace, and 500 is the minimum unless you can make a case for needing AWB. You can either wait for another 40+ edits or expand your application on the AWB page. I won't delete your application, but will leave it up to you as to what you wish to do. I'll leave a note there. Cheers. --'''[[User:Rodhullandemu|<span style="color:#7F007F;">'''Rodhullandemu'''</span>]]''' ([[User_talk:Rodhullandemu|Talk]]) 22:55, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
:Hi. Since your count now shows you with 501 mainspace edits out of 1570 total, you are approved. Enjoy! --'''[[User:Rodhullandemu|<span style="color:#7F007F;">'''Rodhullandemu'''</span>]]''' ([[User_talk:Rodhullandemu|Talk]]) 19:57, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

== Re: Secret Page ==

Just click on the "Irish" in my signature to find out. [[User:Stormtracker94|<font face="Bauhaus 93" size="2.0" color="#002649"> STORMTRACKER</font>]]  [[User talk:Stormtracker94|<font face="Times New Roman" size="2.3" color="#DAA520"> '''94''' </font>]] <sup> Go [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish|Irish!]] </sup> 18:41, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

== News! Tag & Assess 2008 is coming ... ==


Milhist's new drive – [[WP:MHA-T&A08|'''''Tag & Assess 2008''''']] – goes live on [[April 25]] and you are cordially invited to participate. This time, the task is housekeeping. As ever, there are awards galore, plus there's a bit of friendly competition built-in, with a race for bronze, silver and gold wikis! You can sign up, in advance, [[WP:MHA-T&A08#Participants|'''here''']]. I look forward to seeing you on the drive page! All the best, --[[User:Roger Davies|<font color="maroon">'''R<small>OGER</small>&nbsp;D<small>AVIES</small>'''</font>]]&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Roger Davies|'''talk''']]</sup> 11:11, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

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;Ave Gaia Octavia Agrippa!

I've had a quick look through some of your edits on T&A08. Good work, well done :) Oh, and if you're still looking for adoption, I might be able to manage something end of May. (I'm going to the Cannes Film Fest so it will have to after that.) All the best, --[[User:Roger Davies|<font color="maroon">'''R<small>OGER</small>&nbsp;D<small>AVIES</small>'''</font>]]&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Roger Davies|'''talk''']]</sup> 12:05, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

==Did You Know question==
I co-wrote an [[Wikipedia:FCDW/April 28, 2008|article]] about DYK for the next ''Signpost''. Let me know on [[User talk:Royalbroil|my talk page]] if there's anything that can be done to make the topic clearer. [[User:Royalbroil|<span style="color:#000000;">'''Royal'''</span><span style="color:#FFCC00;">'''broil'''</span>]] 02:05, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
:How would you like to be involved with DYK? Most people write an article doing a good job with the references and following standards. 

:Are you interested in being involved with the behind the scenes work? If so, do you have a handle on writing articles with respect to [[WP:MOS]], [[WP:CITE]], etc.? Would you provide me a recent article that you started to confirm this? '''[[User:Royalbroil|<span style="color:#000000;">Royal</span>]][[User talk:Royalbroil|<span style="color:#FFCC00;">broil</span>]]''' 20:41, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

::The non-admin help that we have is for experienced contributors to help determine whether or not an article meets the DYK rules. Those rules are 1) it was created/started on the date that it is listed under (using Wikipedia/UTC/Greenwich Mean time), 2) it meets the size criteria (at least 1,500 characters which are not contained in lists, large quotes, references, etc.) or that it was expanded to become at least 5 times its previous size since that start date 3) that it uses a [[WP:RS|reliable source]] with an [[WP:CITE#HOW|inline citation]] to reference that fact 4) that it's interesting and at least somewhat surprising 5) that there are no maintenance tags like cleanup, unreferenced, wikification needed, etc. and 6) that it looks and reads good (professional-type quality [not a [[WP:GA|good article]]], well-written, understandable, etc.). On point #3, we have been actually looking at all online references to ensure that it actually says what's in the hook. Since you want to learn more and feel like you're not at that level yet, would you like me to mentor you for doing that task? I can think of a several phase learning process to mentor you. '''[[User:Royalbroil|<span style="color:#000000;">Royal</span>]][[User talk:Royalbroil|<span style="color:#FFCC00;">broil</span>]]''' 22:36, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

==Fair use rationale for Image:Ross Kemp in Afgan.PNG==
Thanks for uploading '''[[:Image:Ross Kemp in Afgan.PNG]]'''.  You've indicated that the image meets Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Non-free content|criteria for non-free content]], but there is no explanation of why it meets those criteria.  Please go to [[:Image:Ross Kemp in Afgan.PNG|the image description page]] and edit it to include a fair use rationale.  If you have any questions, please post them at [[Wikipedia:Media copyright questions]].

Thank you for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. [[User:STBotI|STBotI]] ([[User talk:STBotI|talk]]) 17:35, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

== RE:User page ==

Thanks for letting me know.  It was merely a piece of the code of the page being glitchy with Internet Explorer.  I fixed it so the stars appear next to the featured articles I recorded rather than all the way at the bottom.[[User:Persian Poet Gal|<i style="font-family:comic sans ms; color:purple;"><b>¤~Persian Poet Gal</b></i>]] [[User talk:Persian Poet Gal|<sup style="color:purple;">(talk)</sup>]] 00:08, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

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== WikiProject Yorkshire Newsletter - May 2008 ==
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* One of the new aims of the project was to produce a monthly newsletter to be circulated to members. This is it!


'''Priorities''' are still being discussed; please join in at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Yorkshire]]


*Currently there are nine Yorkshire featured articles:

[[Sheffield]] • [[History of Sheffield]] • [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.]] • [[York City F.C.]] • [[M62 motorway]] • [[Henry Moore]] • [[George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore]] • [[Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C.]] • [[Valley Parade]]

* There are also seven featured lists:

[[List of York City F.C. Clubmen of the Year]] • [[List of York City F.C. managers]] • [[List of York City F.C. players]] •  
[[York City F.C. seasons]] • [[Bradford City A.F.C. seasons]] • [[List of York City F.C. statistics and records]] • [[Leeds United A.F.C. seasons]]


'''Thank you and well done''' to all those who contributed.


*[[Kingston upon Hull]] was nominated for GA Status on '''April 28th'''



* WP:YORKS is  a leading local British WikiProject in terms of the total number of articles supported (3343 on April 27th). [[WP:GM]] has the lead in FAs. WP:YORKS is  lacking in the area of GAs and falls well behind [[WP:LONDON]]. This topic was at the front of the new aims discussion and is an important issue for WP:YORKS.


* As mentioned above, new aims have been decided. See the right hand column for more details.


; Member News

There are now 45 members of WikiProject Yorkshire! A warm welcome to the 2 new members that have joined us since March:


*{{User|Jetsetradio}}

*{{User|Paulrach}}


No users left the WikiProject this month, but the list may need trimming to account for the one user who was permanently blocked and one who seems not to exist. There are also several who have not contributed to Wikipedia for some  months.


The format of the member list has been altered to:

# allow easier editing for new members 
# assist members to communicate more easily (by including members talk pages)
# allow member to keep up to date with each other's contributions


;Thanks

* The [[Portal:Yorkshire|Yorkshire Portal]] continues to be maintained by [[User:Kaly99]]. '''Many thanks.'''

* A big "'''thank you'''" to all the editors who help make this WikiProject what it is; no edit goes unnoticed.

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; New Aims

After discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Yorkshire]].

Specific aims for the project are:-

*To complete tagging and assessment of all Yorkshire related articles
*To recruit more active editors
*To bring our top level article [[Yorkshire]] up to [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured article]] status
*To bring all other top priority articles (currently 15 with 2 at FA) to at least [[Wikipedia:Good articles|Good article]] status
*To set up a weekly or monthly selected article improvement drive
*To produce a regular news letter for circulation to members

The top priority articles that have been identified to date and their current ratings are as follows -

*[[Bradford]] - B
*[[East Riding of Yorkshire]] - B
*[[Henry Moore]] - FA - but would be demoted for lack of references if reviewed
*[[Kingston upon Hull]] - B - informal Peer review comments on talk page
*[[Leeds]] - B
*[[North Yorkshire]] - Start
*[[Ripon]] - B
*[[Sheffield]] - FA
*[[South Yorkshire]] - Start
*[[Wakefield]] - Start
*[[West Yorkshire]] - Start
*[[William Wilberforce]] - GA - actively being worked on for FAC
*[[York]] - B
*[[Yorkshire]] - B
*[[Yorkshire and the Humber]] - Start

The number has been kept deliberately low to give us a fighting chance of improving them to GA status, also so we can concentrate our efforts on these first.

; Don't Forget...

*''Monitor''<br />Use the [[Special:RecentChangesLinked/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Yorkshire/watchlist|watchlist]] to keep an eye on changes to the project's articles so that vandalism can be removed as quickly as possible.
 
*''Images!''<br />There is a shortage of good images in Yorkshire related articles, particularly on pages about smaller settlements. A good place to start would be the [[:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Yorkshire|requested photographs category]] but please remember that there are many articles not within this category that have the same need.

*''Assessment''<br />[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Yorkshire/Assessment|Assess and review]] Assessment of Yorkshire related articles  has been brought  up to date recently, but needs constant maintenance.

*''Last but not Least...''<br />Please remember that the [[:Category:Stub-Class Yorkshire articles|list of stubs needing expansion]]  is in permanent need of attention. Please take a look and see what you can do.
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==[[Ickwell]]‎==
Thanks for promoting this from stub to start class, which seems right to me. As the main author, I couldn't very well say anything, but I wasn't impressed by the 'stub' assessment! Regards, [[User:Xn4|<span style="color:#9911DD">Xn4</span>]] 23:19, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

== The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXVI (April 2008) ==
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==DYK mentoring==
First, it is called DYK not DYN. DYK means Did You Know. I know that "know" sounds like it starts with an "N", but it actually starts with a "K". The first thing that I want you to do is to review [[Wikipedia:Did_You_Know#The_DYK_Rules|the rules]] for DYK. I'll give you a test on them after you get done. I created the user [[WP:SUBPAGE|subpage]] [[User:Gaia Octavia Agrippa/DYK mentoring]] for us to work and communicate in. Please add it to your watchlist, and treat it like a talk page. I don't want your and my talk pages to become full of these communications. '''[[User:Royalbroil|<span style="color:#000000;">Royal</span>]][[User talk:Royalbroil|<span style="color:#FFCC00;">broil</span>]]''' 12:05, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

== Peer Review ==

Generally, when you ask for a [[Wikipedia:Peer review/Ross Kemp in Afghanistan/archive1|peer review]], you're expected to regularly watch it and to respond to the comments left. :) Please don't forget to read teh comments in the ''Ross Kemp in Afghanistan'' and respond, even if only to say thanks to reviewers for taking time to comment. To not respond at all is often seen as poor etiquette and can result in future PRs being ignored. [[User:Collectonian|Collectonian]] ([[User talk:Collectonian|talk]]) 17:11, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

== Classroom ==

Is there anything else that you need help with? I can continue your class if you need anything, or if I see that you need anything I will notify you. Cheers, <font face="Papyrus">[[User:Redmarkviolinist|<font color="red">Ṝέđ</font><font color="green">ṃάяķvюĨїήīṣŢ</font>]]</font> <sup> [[User talk:Redmarkviolinist|Drop me a line]]</sup>[[User:Redmarkviolinist/Articles|<big>§</big>]] 17:36, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
==Orphaned non-free media (Image:Ross Kemp in Afgan.PNG)==
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If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "[[Special:Contributions/{{PAGENAME}}|my contributions]]" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any '''articles''' will be deleted after seven days, as described on [[wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#Images.2FMedia|criteria for speedy deletion]]. Thank you.<!-- Template:Orphaned --> [[User:BJBot|BJBot]] ([[User talk:BJBot|talk]]) 12:48, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

==Editor Review Challenge==
When you complete the challenge, give me the proof on my talk page rather than the award center page itself. Cheers! <font face=jokerman>[[User:IMatthew/Admin coaching|<span style="color:purple;">'''King'''</span>]] [[User:iMatthew|<span style="color:red;">'''iMat'''</span>]][[User talk:iMatthew|<span style="color:orange;">'''thew'''</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/iMatthew|<span style="color:blue;">'''20'''</span>]][[User:iMatthew/Guestbook|<span style="color:green;">'''08'''</span>]]</font> 19:50, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

==Thanks!==
Thanks for [[User:Shruti14/Signatures|signing]]!! --<span style="border: 1px solid #00a5ff; ">[[User:Shruti14|Shruti14]]</span> <sup><i>[[User talk:Shruti14|t]] [[Special:Contributions/Shruti14|c]] [[User:Shruti14/Signatures|s]]</i></sup> 00:17, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
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--<span style="border: 1px solid #00a5ff; ">[[User:Shruti14|Shruti14]]</span> <sup><i>[[User talk:Shruti14|t]] [[Special:Contributions/Shruti14|c]] [[User:Shruti14/Signatures|s]]</i></sup> has smiled at you! Smiles promote [[Wikipedia:WikiLove|WikiLove]] and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Cheers, and happy editing!  <br /> <small>''Smile at others by adding {{tls|Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.''</small>
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== 1st Armored Division ==

Hi,  I changed the <nowiki>{{references}}</nowiki> tag in [[1st Armored Division (United States)]] to <nowiki>{{refimprove}}</nowiki> as there are some references already.  It would help if you could indicate which sections you are most concerned about (via <nowiki>{{fact}}</nowiki> maybe.  I'm more interested in the older history and could help there.  (John [[User:Jwy]] [[User talk:Jwy|talk]]) 18:00, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

== Barnstar! ==

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== Finals ==

I've had school finals lately, so I'll get around to answering any questions that you may have on May 24. Cheers, <font face="Papyrus">[[User:Redmarkviolinist|<font color="red">Ṝέđ</font><font color="green">ṃάяķvюĨїήīṣŢ</font>]]</font> <sup> [[User talk:Redmarkviolinist|Drop me a line]]</sup>'''<sub>[[Wikipedia:Editor review/Redmarkviolinist 2|Review Me!]]</sub>''' 02:48, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

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== The Military history WikiProject Newsletter : Issue XXVII (May 2008) ==
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==WikiProject Yorkshire - June 2008 Newsletter==
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; Project News

* Welcome to the second [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Yorkshire|WikiProject Yorkshire]] monthly newsletter. 


'''Priorities''' are still being discussed; please join in at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Yorkshire]]


*Currently there are ten Yorkshire featured articles:

[[Sheffield]] • [[History of Sheffield]] • [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.]] • [[York City F.C.]] • [[M62 motorway]] • [[Henry Moore]] • [[George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore]] • [[Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C.]] • [[Valley Parade]] • [[Caedmon]]

* There are also seven featured lists:

[[List of York City F.C. Clubmen of the Year]] • [[List of York City F.C. managers]] • [[List of York City F.C. players]] •  
[[York City F.C. seasons]] • [[Bradford City A.F.C. seasons]] • [[List of York City F.C. statistics and records]] • [[Leeds United A.F.C. seasons]]


'''Thank you and well done''' to all those who contributed.


*[[Lealholm]] was nominated for GA Status on '''May 1st''' and has just received the review comments

*[[Last of the Summer Wine]] proposed at FAC on '''May 22nd'''

*[[History of Bradford City A.F.C.]] on peer review since '''May 29th'''


* WP:YORKS is  a leading local British WikiProject in terms of the total number of articles supported (up from 3343 last month to 3509 on May 28th). [[WP:GM]] has the lead in FAs. WP:YORKS is  lacking in the area of GAs and falls well behind [[WP:LONDON]]. This topic was at the front of the new aims discussion and is an important issue for WP:YORKS.


* As mentioned above, new aims have been decided. See the right hand column for more details.


; Member News

There are now 45 members of WikiProject Yorkshire! A warm welcome to the 4 new members that have joined us since the May newsletter:

*{{User|ObscureFruits}}

*{{User|Dr Greg}}

*{{User|Johnbibby}}

*{{User|Ahjet}}

No users left the WikiProject this month, but the list has been  trimmed to account for the one user who was permanently blocked and one who seems not to exist. There are also several who have not contributed to Wikipedia for some  months. However it is the exam season :-)

{{User|Retiono Virginian}} has been permanently blocked

and

{{User|Malcolm Bryant}} does not seem to have registered on Wikipedia.(Let me know if I am wrong.)

Last month the format of the '''member list''' was altered to:

# allow easier editing for new members 
# assist members to communicate more easily (by including members talk pages)
# allow members to keep up to date with each other's contributions

It had to be changed again before the May Newsletter went out to allow easier, more efficient, circulation by the [[User:ENewsBot|'''ENewsBot''']]. The Bot worked like magic last month but slightly complicated the signing up process, particularly for novice users.


;Thanks

* The [[Portal:Yorkshire|Yorkshire Portal]] continues to be maintained by [[User:Kaly99]] once again, thank you. There has been a number of suggestions on the ToDo list and this has been kept up to date too.

* The [[Northallerton]] article has been greatly expanded by [[User:Yorkshiresky]] in the last month.

* The football and rugby editors have to be congratulated for keeping abreast of most. if not all, of the top clubs.

* [[User:Cyberdemon007]] has made a '''lot''' of edits to North Yorkshire settlement infoboxes. Thank you.

* There have been more WikiProkject Yorkshire editors on vandal patrol on [[Special:RecentChangesLinked/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Yorkshire/watchlist|watchlist]] , just lately. Thanks it's really good to know that you have others in support.

* A big "'''thank you'''" to all the editors who help make this WikiProject what it is; no edit goes unnoticed. If you patrol the recent changes regularly you "get to know" the editors and their specialities quite well. 

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; New Aims

After discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Yorkshire]].

'''Specific aims''' for the project are:-

*To complete tagging and assessment of all Yorkshire related articles
*To recruit more active editors
*To bring our top level article [[Yorkshire]] up to [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured article]] status
*To bring all other top priority articles (currently 15 with 2 at FA) to at least [[Wikipedia:Good articles|Good article]] status
*To set up a weekly or monthly selected article improvement drive
*To produce a regular news letter for circulation to members



The '''top priority articles''' that have been identified to date and their current ratings are as follows -

*[[Bradford]] - B - some tidying up was done earlier in the month but much still to do.
*[[East Riding of Yorkshire]] - B - See [[Talk:East Riding of Yorkshire/Comments|comments page]]

*[[Henry Moore]] - FA - but would be demoted for lack of references if reviewed.
*[[Kingston upon Hull]] - B - informal Peer review comments on talk page. Has gone to [[WP:GA]] review and is awaiting result.
*[[Leeds]] - B -has been really improved lately but suffers from [[ISP]] edits. Well done to editors who keep on top of them.
*[[North Yorkshire]] - Start
*[[Ripon]] - B - See [[Talk:Ripon/Comments|comments page]]
*[[Sheffield]] - FA -[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Sheffield]] seem to be keeping an eye on this, their flagship article.
*[[South Yorkshire]] - Start
*[[Wakefield]] - Start
*[[West Yorkshire]] - Start
*[[William Wilberforce]] - GA - actively being worked on for FAC
*[[York]] - B - Main problems are lack of references and the lists, also the external links section would need a major prune before a GA review.Maybe ask for peer review when these are done? [[Bath, Somerset]] is an FA and a good role model.
*[[Yorkshire]] - B - see [[Talk:Yorkshire|talk page]] for discussions on this.
*[[Yorkshire and the Humber]] - Start. The article has been reorganised and expanded (some sections with no text are there on the source page but are commented out at the moment). It could do with more citations.

The number has been kept deliberately low to give us a fighting chance of improving them to GA status, also so we can concentrate our efforts on these first.


; '''Don't Forget...'''

*''Monitor''<br />Use the [[Special:RecentChangesLinked/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Yorkshire/watchlist|watchlist]] to keep an eye on changes to the project's articles so that vandalism can be removed as quickly as possible.
 
*''Images!''<br />There is a shortage of good images in Yorkshire related articles, particularly on pages about smaller settlements. A good place to start would be the [[:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Yorkshire|requested photographs category]] but please remember that there are many articles not within this category that have the same need. A good old holiday picture of [[The Spa, Bridlington]] would be a useful addition to the article.

*''Assessment''<br />[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Yorkshire/Assessment|Assess and review]] Assessment of Yorkshire related articles  has been brought  up to date recently, but needs constant maintenance.

*''Last but not Least...''<br />Please remember that the [[:Category:Stub-Class Yorkshire articles|list of stubs needing expansion]]  is in permanent need of attention. Please take a look and see what you can do. One small edit each session would make a big difference.
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== Hello ==

I haven't heard from you in a while. Life has been uber dramatic on and off-wiki, but suddenly things seem calm. Anyway, I was clearing out my classroom and realized I'd never given you an assignment. I typically ask what interests one holds and what areas of Wikipedia they are interested in getting involved in but maybe aren't sure what to do. If you're still interested in such guidance, let me know. Otherwise, as was previously offered, feel free to ask me any questions you may have on my talk page. Regards, [[User:LaraLove|<span style="font-family:tahoma;color:#000">LaraLove|</span>]][[User talk:LaraLove|<span style="font-family:Segoe Script;color:deeppink">Talk</span>]] 19:06, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
:Making sure you saw [[User_talk:LaraLove/Archive_29#RE:_Hello|this]]. Let me know if you need anything else. :) [[User:LaraLove|<span style="font-family:tahoma;color:#000">LaraLove|</span>]][[User talk:LaraLove|<span style="font-family:Segoe Script;color:deeppink">Talk</span>]] 18:54, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

==Citations==

Hey there! I was wandering around random pages on wiki when I saw your classroom. I realize that RedMarkViolinist may be inactive or not online much, so I thought I'd pop in and give you a hand if that's okay. In terms of citing a book, well, it's actually quite simple. We'll start off with how to create an inline citation, like this one<ref>This one! Right here!</ref>

That was created by adding < ref > [Insert writing] < / ref >, although obviously without the spaces. So, to cite say a text, you would add in the authors last name and the page number.<ref>Harclerode, p. 385</ref>

Now then, once that's done, you obviously have to give the full details of the book you're quoting from/otherwise using. This is done with this template:

*{{cite book
  | last = Harclerode
  | first = Peter
  | title = Wings Of War – Airborne Warfare 1918-1945
  | publisher = Weidenfeld & Nicolson
  | date = 2005
  | isbn = 0-30436-730-3}}

In this template you simply fill in the last and first name of the author, the title, publisher and date. Adding the ISBN number is also recommended. More information can be found at [[WP:CITE]], as can more templates for things like magazines, newspapers and websites. I'd recommend looking over [[Operation Varsity]]; as an A-Class article, it has a ton of citations and references you can copy and use, both for books and websites!

Hope that helps! [[User:Skinny87|Skinny87]] ([[User talk:Skinny87|talk]]) 19:28, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

:Cheers, that's really appreciated. Now then, I've only been here about two months, but I reckon I've learnt the basics. Anything else you need help with? Are you editing any articles at the moment? [[User:Skinny87|Skinny87]] ([[User talk:Skinny87|talk]]) 19:47, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

::I think I just pick things up quickly. It helps to read all the wiki essays and things like [[WP:CITE]] and [[WP:OR]] and so on. I certainly made mistakes in my early days. Anything specific you want help on, my door is always open as it were. [[User:Skinny87|Skinny87]] ([[User talk:Skinny87|talk]]) 20:16, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

:::I haven't done any tests really, or projects. I just bumbled around doing my own thing. [[User:Skinny87|Skinny87]] ([[User talk:Skinny87|talk]]) 20:18, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

::::I realize RedmarkViolinist is busy in RL, so if you need any help just give me a call on my talkpage. I'm not a real wiki teacher given I've only been here two months, but I think I know the basics and can probably answer questions or point you in the direction of someone who can. [[User:Skinny87|Skinny87]] ([[User talk:Skinny87|talk]]) 20:10, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

I'll be around. I found a computer, and I added a little about references on your coaching page. I'll probably be on every day. <font face="Papyrus">[[User:Redmarkviolinist|<font color="red">Ṝέđ</font><font color="green">ṃάяķvюĨїήīṣŢ</font>]]</font> <sup> [[User talk:Redmarkviolinist|Drop me a line]]</sup>'''<sub>[[Wikipedia:Editor review/Redmarkviolinist 2|Review Me!]]</sub>''' 18:51, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

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