User talk:Keepofftherocks

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We mustn't edit-war[edit]

Keepofftherocks, we need to avoid starting an edit-war. There's some very good advice at WP:BRD; briefly, the first editor makes a bold edit and sometimes a second editor undoes it, so the first editor needs to open a discussion rather than simply clicking "undo" too. I've started a discussion myself - hope to see you there. NebY (talk) 17:42, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

NebY, agreed, you'll have to forgive my naivety when it comes to editing wiki pages, I'm not very experienced so grateful for any hints, tips and advice.Keepofftherocks (talk) 12:04, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think the best place for advice when getting started is the Teahouse. You can ask questions there which will be answered by expert hosts - sometimes more than one - who'll talk things over with you. There's also a directory of Wikipedia's informative, instructional and consultation pages with links to specific advice and guidelines plus other places apart from the Teahouse where you can raise questions. I'd suggest you also look around at other articles, think about what they include and how they're structured, but don't just pick one and copy it - as Wikipedia:Other stuff exists explains, we have to beware of following bad examples. Lastly, I don't know if you have a personal interest in Westminster City School, but just in case I should mention that it's generally a bad idea to only work on an article in which you've got a personal interest. You miss out on the perspective, experience and confidence that you'd get from editing other articles too, and there are other issues as discussed at Wikipedia:Single-purpose account. NebY (talk) 16:55, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]