Bradp521

Reply to email re. talkpages

Hi there. Thanks for contacting me via the email interface; I will do my utmost to answer all your questions.

• The normal way to contact users for discussion is via their talk page, which is editable like any other page. You can either type into the Wikipedia search box "User talk:username" or, usually, you can click on the right-hand part of their signature, which provides a link to the same place - often labeled 'talk', though in my case it's just a little symbol like this;  Chzz  ►  - if you move your mouse over the ► you'll see it links to User talk:chzz.

Create a new section for your note, and put a section heading like "Hello Chzz" or whatever.

To avoid confusion, it's best to reply underneath the comment you're replying to, with a colon (:) to indent your reply - for example, if you reply to this message. Some users will be monitoring the page and 'see' your reply, others (like me) will not, so it's best to also add a note to their page saying "I have replied to you in user talk:Bradp521".

For more on this, see WP:TALKPAGE.

I will respond to your other questions soon. --  Chzz  ►  19:49, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Danny Bonaduce

I've had a quick look at this; what seems to have happened is, the page had been vandalized, and then you edited it to try to fix the syntax error. User JGKlein then mistakenly thought that you were involved in the vandalism. Don't worry about this; unfortunately, Wikipedia is vandalized many times every second of every minute, every day. This necessitates the use of various tools and automated processes to attempt to remove the vandalism, and sometimes mistakes are make with false positives. I can see that your edit was made in good faith; therefore, you can disregard the warning on your talk page - in fact, I will remove it. (You could also have done that yourself; if you get 'false positive' messages like that, check them and if you're confident that the matter is dealt with just remove the notice). You did nothing wrong. I will post some general help below; if you require further help, feel free to contact me.

Best wishes, --  Chzz  ►  20:25, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Welcome

Welcome to Wikipedia! Hello, Bradp521. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. You don't need to read anything - anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people. Ask for help. Talk to us here, or edit this page, put {{helpme}} and describe what help you need. Someone will reply very quickly - usually within a few minutes. Play in your user area. For example, create user:Bradp521/test. I suggest that you try to improve a few articles first, before you make your own. Look at some subjects that you know about, and see if you can make them a bit better. When you're ready, read about Your first article. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references. Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page. There's lots of information below. Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia! --  Chzz  ►  Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: edit a page • upload and use images Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Grade sources • Cite sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists • Best articles Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Manual of style Pages needing attention • Peer review The missing manual

--  Chzz  ►  20:25, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Help with User Page

{{helpme}} I was going to create a User Page for myself, and I've seen other user pages that have image tags that tell people about their interests (the user page for JGKlein is the most recent example I've seen). Where do I find those image tags and how do I add them to my userpage? Bradp521 (talk) 12:18, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

You want to go here. Cheers. //roux   12:22, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

I found the userboxes (Thanks a billion!!). However, when I added the Userbox for the University of Nebraska, I wound up listed in the category of "Wikipedians by alma mater: University of Nebraska-Lincoln". I'm actually an alum of Nebraska Wesleyan University. I was trying to say I was a fan of the Huskers. Is there a way to reflect that?Bradp521 (talk) 13:33, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

You'll have to find or make a custom userbox for that. Please remember that if you create your own, images used in it must be free, not fair use. //roux   15:48, 29 March 2009 (UTC)