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==Adoption==

Hello, Rhbsihvi! I see that you have expressed an interest in being adopted by an experienced editor. I would be willing to adopt you, though it might help if you provided some information about your interests and what you are looking for in an adopter. The full list of adopters can be found [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user/Adoptee's_Area/Adopters|here]], and you are free to choose any available adopter you feel would be the best fit for you. More information about me can be found on [[User:Krashlandon|my user page]] or at [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user/Adoptee's_Area/Adopters#Krashlandon|my adopter entry]]. If you are interested or have any further questions about this process, please use [[User Talk:Krashlandon|my talk page]], or if you reply here please post <nowiki>{{tb|Rhbsihvi}}</nowiki> on my talk page. [[User:Krashlandon|Krashlandon]] [[User_talk:Krashlandon|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 17:56, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
== "Defamatory" edit summaries ==
:My interests are in writing and improving articles and finding out what else there is to do at this site. [[Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user]] says an adopter is a mentor, which I suppose is needed, especially after reading [[Wikipedia:Avoiding common mistakes]] which has so much I can’t remember already. I can rely to a certain extent on my own judgment based on my secular and religious education, and my understanding of what Wikipedia obviously is – an encyclopedia all over the internet, which trusts the public to tell the truth. I skimmed you user page and am wondering how sources can be archived without that being copyright infringement. The “tb” makes sense since I am unaware of any convenient way to watch pages. I’m not sure why you created all those accounts. I clicked the “user contributions” of the top of the list and it is unused. I don’t plan on being a fanatic on Wikipedia all day. I will occasionally visit this site. [[User:Rhbsihvi|Rhbsihvi]] ([[User talk:Rhbsihvi#top|talk]]) 23:05, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

::Thanks for the reply. I will address your comments in order.
How can I prevent edit summaries that make me sound like I made a mistake when I did not. For example, I recently looked at an article I added the pronunciation of a word to. I got that pronunciation from a well know encyclopedia, Columbia Encyclopedia, Columbia University Press, via Infoplease, yet the edit summary undoing my edit claimed that I had not used a reliable source. I had used a reliable source. Should I put my source in my edit summary? Do you have any advice? --[[User:Rhbsihvi|Rhbsihvi]] ([[User talk:Rhbsihvi#top|talk]]) 05:57, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
::*After seeing your interests, I'm pretty sure I can help you with that. I have created several articles myself, and have lots of experience gathering sources and placing citations, including in controversial situations where things got heated (see [[User_talk:65.32.47.2#Florida_Department_of_Corrections|this]]). There are many automated or semiautomated tools that can help you with some of the harder to remember tasks. [[WP:Twinkle|Twinkle]] for one is extremely helpful for adding tags, including the TB tag you just used, and warning vandals. Others can make it easier to add sources, etc.

::*I have lots of experience with the Wikipedia guidelines, so I could answer your questions and steer you in the right direction whenever you need help. If you want to be more active, there are multitudes of ways to help out with the project, and I could point you to subprojects, activities, or research avenues that interest you. As an adopter, I am here to show you the ropes, so to speak, and to lend my experience.
:The technical details are at [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style (pronunciation)]]. I can't find anything about having to cite pronunciations, but it wouldn't hurt to just mention where you got it in your edit summary. [[User:Krashlandon|Krashlandon]] [[User_talk:Krashlandon|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 17:55, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
::*The "archiving" I am referring to on my user page is in the sense that I have access to a large university library with microfilm and other such archives, not in the sense that the sources would be available online if they were not authorized to be. By the way, you can watch pages by clicking the star at the top right of the page banner. Then any changes will show up in your watchlist.

::*I have created so many accounts because I am part of the team of volunteers who review account creation requests for people who are not able to create an account for themselves, either because they are unable to read the captcha image or are affected by a [[WP:rangeblock|rangeblock]] or some other difficulty that prevents them from creating an account. We review their information and create the account for them, and the software sends them a randomly generated password. The reason many of those accounts have no contributions is that some people get accounts and then never edit, using them only for saving their preferences, or that they forget about them.
== [[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|Proposed deletion]] of [[:Food circle]] ==
::*You don't have to be terribly active to use Wikipedia or profit from a mentor. There are even some tips and tricks for effectively navigating without even editing anything.
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::If you are still interested, let me know. Thanks,

::[[User:Krashlandon|Krashlandon]] [[User_talk:Krashlandon|<sup>(talk)</sup>]] 00:32, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
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How can I prevent edit summaries that make me sound like I made a mistake when I did not. For example, I recently looked at an article I added the pronunciation of a word to. I got that pronunciation from a well know encyclopedia, Columbia Encyclopedia, Columbia University Press, via Infoplease, yet the edit summary undoing my edit claimed that I had not used a reliable source. I had used a reliable source. Should I put my source in my edit summary? Do you have any advice? --Rhbsihvi (talk) 05:57, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The technical details are at Wikipedia:Manual of Style (pronunciation). I can't find anything about having to cite pronunciations, but it wouldn't hurt to just mention where you got it in your edit summary. Krashlandon (talk) 17:55, 25 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Korny O'Near (talk) 18:40, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]