User talk:Lineskier09

This user is a student in a course working with the Wikipedia Ambassador Program.

Course page: Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy/Courses/Spring 2011/Federal Indian Law and Policy (Kristin Ruppel)
Course talk page (for questions and feedback on articles): here
Instant help: Wikipedia classroom on IRC.

Student assignments should always be carried out using a course page set up by the instructor. It is usually best to develop assignments in your sandbox. After evaluation, the additions may go on to become a Wikipedia article or be published in an existing article.

Click the red text to create your sandbox: My sandbox page

Welcome![edit]

Hello, Lineskier09! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by using four tildes (~~~~) or by clicking

if shown; this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Forty two 10:45, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Welcome from an Online Ambassador[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia!

Welcome! My name is UpstateNYer, and I'm one of the Online Ambassadors assisting students who are contributing to WikiProject United States Public Policy. We're excited to work with you, and we hope you'll stick around. If you haven't already, take a few minutes and check out the handy links below to start sharing your knowledge with the world.

Your class is part of a pilot project for bridging the gap between Wikipedia and the academic world; as you learn how to edit Wikipedia, we'll be learning how to better help newcomers. So it will be a fun learning experience all around! You'll find links below for leaving feedback or getting help. If you need anything further, feel free to contact me at my user talk page. And don't forget: have fun! upstate NYer 04:51, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Editing cheatsheet
Forgot how that code worked?

Summary of policies and guidelines
A quick reference for Wikipedia's "rules"

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Choose a mentor
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Help with article assessment
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Starting an article
Guide to starting your first article

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Welcome![edit]

Hello Lineskier09!

First of all, Welcome to Wikipedia! I thank you for your interest in contributing to Wikipedia. It is always a pleasure to welcome a person who has some serious intent of contributing constructively. I will be glad to help you around Wikipedia, and review your edits/articles, and offer any kind of assistance you need. Let me know which article you are working on currently, and I'll be happy to review your edits. Have a good day! TheMike •^{Wassup doc?} 09:50, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for liking my name. It's corny, but fun. I hope this project is going good for you so far. Have a great day. Wikiwriter24 (talk) 16:16, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your first article[edit]

Hello! Hope you are having a good day. If you need help on your first article, or if you have questions like What to write? or How to write?, or anything else, please contact me. If you are comfortable with E-mail or IRC, or Wikipedia talk, please let me know. As for me, I prefer Wikipedia Talk, but I'm open to email or IRC as well. Regards, TheMike •^{Wassup doc?} 16:32, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]