Dey shiva
Welcome to Wikipedia!
Hello, Dey shiva, I'm Kafziel. I noticed you were new, or at least that nobody has officially welcomed you yet, so let me be the first to say hello, give you some tips, and share a few useful links.
Here are some links you might find helpful:
- User tutorial
- Help desk
- Policy on maintaining a neutral point of view
- Policy for content when editing articles and creating new ones
- Notability guidelines for people
- Tips for settling disputes
- Guidelines for properly writing and formatting articles
I know they're a little boring (okay... a lot boring) but they may come in handy someday.
I give every newcomer two tips for adding content: cite references whenever possible, and try to set aside any personal points of view. Another important thing to remember is that when you contribute to Wikipedia, others are allowed to change (or remove) what you add. Try not to take it personally if an article you write is listed for deletion or a photo you have taken is removed from a page. Instead of reverting others' changes, it is considered good form to use the proper talk page to discuss why you feel your addition is important.
Aside from that, just be patient and receptive, ask questions whenever you need to, and have a good time. If you want to experiment with coding or see how articles will look before you post them, you can use your own private sandbox at User:Dey shiva/sandbox for any tests you want to do. (The link will turn blue after you start the page.)
Now that you have your own user name, you can sign your comments on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~). This will automatically stamp your user name, the time, and the date. That will help other users reply to your posts. You may also want to fill out your user page to tell others a bit about yourself.
I hope this information is useful to you, and I'm looking forward to seeing your contributions. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me for help. Good luck, and happy editing! Kafziel Talk 19:18, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
- Another thing I wanted to note is that photographs of two-dimensional objects (such as paintings or signs) do not generally establish a new copyright. In other words, any pictures you take of museum information signs may still owned by the copyright holder of the signs themselves (probably the museum). It's much better to incorporate the information on the signs into the articles than to add unfree images to articles. Readers should not need to download a high-resolution version of an image to be able to see it, and images should not be uploaded unless the copyright is clear. Kafziel Talk 19:18, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
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