Welcome! edit

WELCOME TO WIKIPEDIA! EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE
 
Hello Cahbreis and welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopædia anyone can edit! To get you started, I've included some of the very basics of Wikipedia and some useful links and guidelines for you in the box below.

Meanwhile, if you need any more help, please feel free to ask on my talk page or, if I'm not around, try asking at the help desk.

Regards,

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Here are some of the basics I wish I'd known when I started:

  • Sign your posts on article's talk pages using four squiggles- ~~~~.
  • Use double brackets - [[ and ]] - to create a link to another article on Wikipedia. For example, to link to the Wikipedia article Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight, enter [[Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight]], which should produce Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight. Alternatively, you can use [[Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight|other page name]] to produce other page name.
  • Use single brackets to create an external link. For example, to link to Google, use [http://www.google.com] to produce [1] or [http://www.google.com Google] to produce a link to Google.
  • Use an accurate edit-summary - this helps distinguish your edits from vandalism and is a useful reminder to you later!
  • Don't revert a page more than three times - this is known as the three revert rule, and is designed to prevent edit wars. There are some exceptions to this, such as reverting blatant vandalism, but be prepared to apologise if you revert a genuine edit! See the Counter-vandalism Unit and vandalism for more information.

Most importantly, be bold, remain civil and enjoy yourself!

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USEFULLINKS
  • The Five Pillars, a guide to the basic principles behind Wikipedia guidelines.
  • Wikipedia Tutorial, the place to go for a brief overview of how to edit Wikipedia.
  • How to write a great article, a summary of how you can help write a great article for Wikipedia.
  • The manual of style (MOS), a guide to what Wikipedia articles should contain and how to format them.
  • Help pages, useful information to help get you started with Wikipedia.
  • Help desk, the page to ask any questions about how to use Wikipedia (replies may be a little slow!).
  • The glossary, the page to look up abbreviations used on Wikipedia.
  • Esperanza, a great place to go for some community support and fun. You need quite a few edits (over 150) to become a member, but you can still join in the fun now!.

License tagging for Image:MuseumFront.jpg edit

Thanks for uploading Image:MuseumFront.jpg. Wikipedia gets hundreds of images uploaded every day, and in order to verify that the images can be legally used on Wikipedia, the source and copyright status must be indicated. Images need to have an image tag applied to the image description page indicating the copyright status of the image. This uniform and easy-to-understand method of indicating the license status allows potential re-users of the images to know what they are allowed to do with the images.

For more information on using images, see the following pages:

This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. If you need help on selecting a tag to use, or in adding the tag to the image description, feel free to post a message at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. 23:11, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Unspecified source for Image:MuseumFront.jpg edit

Thanks for uploading Image:MuseumFront.jpg. I notice the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this file yourself, then there needs to be an argument why we have the right to use it on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you did not create the file yourself, then you need to specify where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the file also doesn't have a copyright tag, then one should be added. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Fair use, use a tag such as {{Non-free fair use in|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Nv8200p talk 21:38, 19 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

AfD nomination of Nomophobia edit

I have nominated Nomophobia, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nomophobia. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Skomorokh 15:39, 6 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Replaceable fair use Image:MuseumFront.jpg edit

 
Replaceable fair use

Thanks for uploading Image:MuseumFront.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that the media is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this media is not replaceable, please:

  1. Go to the media description page and edit it to add {{di-replaceable fair use disputed}}, without deleting the original replaceable fair use template.
  2. On the image discussion page, write the reason why this image is not replaceable at all.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace this non-free media by finding freely licensed media of the same subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or similar) media under a free license, or by taking a picture of it yourself.

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these images fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if uploaded before 13 July 2006), per our non-free content policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Rettetast (talk) 11:31, 17 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Invitation to Meetup/Seattle6, a focus group edit

Hello. I'm part of a research group at the University of Washington (Seattle campus), and my group is reaching out to Wikipedians in the Puget Sound area. We're hosting a focus group designed to gather information on what Wikipedians would like to know about each other when interacting on Wikipedia. Our end goal is to create an embedded application that helps people quickly know more about others' history and activity on Wikipedia, and we feel our design will be much more useful if it's based on insights of users like you.

I'm hoping that the chance to help out local researchers, to engage in lively face-to-face discussion with other Seattle Wikipedians, and to contribute to Wikipedia in a new way will entice you to join us. The session lasts 2 hours and snacks are provided. Sessions will be held on UW Seattle campus - directions will be sent after registration. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated!

Willing and able to help us out? RSVP here. Want to know more? Visit our user talk page . Please help us contact other local Wikipedians, too! Commprac01 (talk) 21:28, 15 March 2009 (UTC)Reply