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Here is how I prefer receiving messages on my talk page: |
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* Informal messages are much more productive in my point of view |
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* Please give me feedback; if I did something wrong, explain to me why; don't just give me a warning or a personal attack without explaining to me the best you can. |
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* Although administrators de facto have the right to lead personal attacks, please avoid one against me, as that is not very helpful in understanding what I did wrong (goes in hand with paragraph 2) |
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* Do not use the talk page as a forum (Wikipedia rule) |
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Please follow these rules when posting messages on my talk page. |
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P.S.: I don't care about "reliability" requirements, just how accurate the source is (as long as it's not from Yahoo Answers, or a forum). --[[Special:Contributions/96.242.163.228|96.242.163.228]] ([[User talk:96.242.163.228#top|talk]]) 21:51, 24 April 2012 (UTC) |
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=Messages= |
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Please see [[Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion#File:SBO_CG.PNG]]. [[User:Cloudbound|Cloudbound]] ([[User talk:Cloudbound|talk]]) 22:39, 21 March 2012 (UTC) |
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== Welcome == |
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'''Welcome!''' |
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Hello, and [[Wikipedia:Introduction|welcome]] to Wikipedia! Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/96.242.163.228|your contributions]]. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages you might like to see: |
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* [[Wikipedia:Five pillars|The five pillars of Wikipedia]] |
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* [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] |
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You are welcome to continue editing without [[Special:Userlogin|logging in]], but many editors recommend that you '''<span class="plainlinks">[{{fullurl:Special:Userlogin|type=signup}} create an account]</span>'''. Doing so is free, requires no personal information, and provides several benefits such as the ability to create articles. For a full outline and explanation of the benefits that come with creating an account, please see [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|this page]]. If you edit without a username, your [[IP address]] (96.242.163.228) is used to identify you instead. |
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In any case, I hope you enjoy editing here and being a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]! Please [[Wikipedia:Signatures|sign your comments]] on talk pages using four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically produce your IP address (or username if you're logged in) and the date. If you need help, check out [[Wikipedia:Questions]], ask me on [[User talk:John|my talk page]], or ask your question and then place <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[:Category:Wikipedians looking for help|helpme]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> before the question on this page. Again, welcome! <!-- Template:welcome-anon -->--[[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 20:41, 13 April 2012 (UTC) |
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== April 2012 == |
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[[Image:Information.svg|25px|alt=|link=]] Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, but when you add or change content, as you did to the article [[:Seven deadly sins]], please cite a [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable source]] for your addition. This helps maintain our policy of [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]]. See [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]] for how to cite sources, and the [[Wikipedia:Introduction|welcome page]] to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.<!-- Template:uw-unsourced1 --> ''Your source is not reliable. The website is not a scholarly source. Please do not re-add it.'' [[User:Dr.K.|Δρ.Κ.]] <small><sup style="position:relative">[[User talk:Dr.K.|λόγος]]<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">[[Special:Contributions/Dr.K.|πράξις]]</span></sup></small> 00:05, 18 April 2012 (UTC) |
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:''If this is a [[closed proxy|shared IP address]], and you didn't make the edit, consider [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|creating an account]] for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.''<!-- Template:Shared IP advice --> |
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[[Image:Stop hand nuvola.svg|30px|left|alt=|link=]] Your recent editing history at [[:Platinum]] shows that you are currently engaged in an [[WP:EDITWAR|edit war]]. '''Being involved in an edit war can result in your being [[WP:BLOCK|blocked from editing]]'''—especially if you violate the [[WP:3RR|three-revert rule]], which states that an editor must not perform more than three [[WP:REVERT|reverts]] on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. |
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To avoid being blocked, instead of reverting please consider using the article's [[WP:TALK|talk page]] to work toward making a version that represents [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] among editors. You can post a request for help at a relevant [[Wikipedia:Noticeboards|noticeboard]] or seek [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|dispute resolution]]. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary [[Wikipedia:Protection policy|page protection]]. <!-- Template:uw-3rr --> [[User:Toddst1|Toddst1]] <small>([[User talk: Toddst1|talk]])</small> 21:33, 23 April 2012 (UTC) |
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:''If this is a [[closed proxy|shared IP address]], and you didn't make the edit, consider [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|creating an account]] for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.''<!-- Template:Shared IP advice --> |
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[[Image:Information.svg|25px|alt=|link=]] In a recent edit to the page [[:Essenes]], you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English|respect national varieties of English]] in Wikipedia articles. |
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For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the ''original'' author used. |
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In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the [[Wikipedia:Help desk|help desk]]. Thank you. <!-- Template:uw-lang --> [[User:Toddst1|Toddst1]] <small>([[User talk: Toddst1|talk]])</small> 21:35, 23 April 2012 (UTC) |
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:''If this is a [[closed proxy|shared IP address]], and you didn't make the edit, consider [[Wikipedia:Why create an account?|creating an account]] for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant notices.''<!-- Template:Shared IP advice --> |
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===I need help=== |
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{{Edit semi-protected|answered= yes}}<br> |
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See [[Talk: Bacon]]. I don't know why the template looks different than it does [[Template:Edit semi-protected|here]], but please inform me once change is made. |
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==Help== |
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{{Help me-helped}} |
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When finding reference sources for a book, can we use the book itself as a source? This sounds like a dumb question, but I have never seen an article about a book ever use passages from the book as a source. I want to know because, if the answer is yes, I would like to use passages from [[Gathering Blue]] as citations, since the article is lacking reference sources and information. --[[Special:Contributions/96.242.163.228|96.242.163.228]] ([[User talk:96.242.163.228#top|talk]]) 00:14, 2 May 2012 (UTC) |
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:It would help if you described the specifics of what you are trying to source in what article (it is always more difficult to answer questions in the hypothetical). The first thing to know is that for plot sections, as far as I know, there is no general consensus as to whether one does or does not need to cite the work itself. I personal think it is tacit that the plot of a fiction work is what the plot description comes from but be careful of any editorializing; that certainly needs a source. For more on this issue, see [[Wikipedia talk:No original research/Archive 48#Are "plot summaries" made by WP editors Original Research?]]. I believe there have been many other discussions. Of course, if you are ''quoting'' from the book, you would cite the book as the source in the citation. See, for example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Badge_of_Courage#cite_note-18 citations 18, 19, 20, 33 and 40] in ''The Red Badge of Courage'' (a [[WP:FA|featured article]], i.e., a peer reviewed article identified as one of our finest). Outside of the plot, I'm not sure what you could use the book itself as the source for, unless you might be citing a forward or something else appearing in the same binding but not part of the book proper. Again, specifics would help. I'll leave this open.--[[User:Fuhghettaboutit|Fuhghettaboutit]] ([[User talk:Fuhghettaboutit|talk]]) 01:21, 2 May 2012 (UTC) |
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:See [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction#Primary information]]. [[User:Dru of Id|Dru of Id]] ([[User talk:Dru of Id|talk]]) 06:51, 2 May 2012 (UTC) |
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"Specifics would help." |
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I'm referring to using the book to create a plot summary. --[[Special:Contributions/96.242.163.228|96.242.163.228]] ([[User talk:96.242.163.228#top|talk]]) 11:22, 2 May 2012 (UTC) |
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{{Admin help-helped}} |
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Hello, since there is a lot of vandalism going on with the article [[The Giver]], can it please be protected for a week or so? If I posted this onto its talk page, nobody would get to it for a couple of days. --[[Special:Contributions/96.242.163.228|96.242.163.228]] ([[User talk:96.242.163.228#top|talk]]) 19:24, 13 May 2012 (UTC) |
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:Hi. It doesn't seem too bad, and the last vandal edit was very early on 12th, so I don't think it needs protecting at this stage - but I have the article watched now, and I'll protect it if it continues. If you should see any cases in future of an article you think needs protecting, what you should do is file a report at [[WP:RFPP]]. -- [[User:Boing! said Zebedee|Boing! said Zebedee]] ([[User talk:Boing! said Zebedee|talk]]) 19:49, 13 May 2012 (UTC) |
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== Notice == |
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There is a discussion regarding a complaint regarding bullying from this editor [[User:Seb az86556]] at [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents]] [[Special:Contributions/99.251.114.120|99.251.114.120]] ([[User talk:99.251.114.120|talk]]) 02:16, 22 May 2012 (UTC) |
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==Help Me: Location of Need Image Template?== |
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{{Help Me}} |
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What template is to notify users that images need to be added? I want to post a message on [[Joseph Kony]]'s talk page and ask someone to add an image of his face. And the last time I checked, I once added the template (I forget the template's location), and a notification came up, saying such template was more appropriate to paste onto a talk page. --[[Special:Contributions/96.242.163.228|96.242.163.228]] ([[User talk:96.242.163.228#top|talk]]) 23:27, 23 May 2012 (UTC) |
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