Hey, I accept your adoption program. I was kind of adopted before, but my adoptee turned semi-retired. Anyway, thanks for the offer and get in touch. [[User:VTomi|VTomi]] ([[User talk:VTomi|talk]]) 20:18, 29 November 2009 (UTC)
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14 Nov 2024 – Amelia Rose Earhart(talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by GrantHenninger (t · c): WP:BLP1E. Amelia Rose Earhart was involved in one event a decade ago that is not important enough to have a Wikipedia page. This article reads more like a press release than an encyclopedia entry. and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 17 Nov 2024
When you have a lot of information from the same website, do you place the reference at the end of each sentence or at the end of all the information from that source?Yuan Lin (talk) 21:52, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You can name the ref, like this: <ref name="reference">http//www.example.com</ref> Then, in other places where you want to cite the same reference, just put <ref name="reference"/> to cite the same website. Another way is to use the {{cite}} template by doing the following (copied from an earlier post of mine):
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A good thing to use is "ref tools". Enable it by:
Go to "my preferences"
Click on the "gadgets" tab.
Under "editing gadgets", you'll see "refTools". Check it and save.
When you edit, you'll see a blue {{cite}} button after the ref button. It's on the far right. Click on it, and you fill out a form which, when you click "add citation", add a formatted citation for your book, journal, website, etc. sources. The reference will look something like this when you insert is (make sure your cursor is next to the words you want to cite; that's where the tool will put the reference: (don't mind the spaces, they won't show up really)
<ref name="Wikihowto">{{cite book|last=Wales|first=Jimbo|coauthors=2, Roboticus|others=Man, Airplane|title=How to be a Wikipedian|editor=SchizzleDizzle, Frizzle|publisher=RandomHouse|location=New York, New York|date=13 November 2009|edition=57|series=WikiSeries|volume=98|pages=4545|chapter=64|isbn=345948547|oclc=3450498530|url=PediaWiki.com|accessdate=10 July 2010|language=Spanish}}</ref>[1]
Under the "References" section, it'll look like:
^Wales, Jimbo (13 November 2009). "64". In SchizzleDizzle, Frizzle (ed.). [PediaWiki.com How to be a Wikipedian]. WikiSeries (in Spanish). Vol. 98. Man, Airplane (57 ed.). New York, New York: RandomHouse. p. 4545. ISBN345948547. OCLC3450498530. Retrieved 10 July 2010. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help); Check |url= value (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
Of course, you don't have to fill out everything. The above is entirely fictitious and made up on the spot. In the reference name, don't put any spaces, it messes it up. The "refname" is there so you can refer to the source again without having to fill out the form. Just type<ref name="Wikihowto/> and it will be cited again! (that's the "b" cite; the first time the ref is given is the "a" cite. "c" the third time, etc.)
It really helps a lot. By the way, I noticed that you made some changes to my new article Prelude in C minor, BWV 999. Thanks! :) Oh, and by the way, if you go to an article called The 39 Clues, you might find a lot of grammar mistakes. I haven't had time myself to correct them. Could you please do it for me? Yuan Lin (talk) 23:01, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think this might interest you. There's a group that is dedicated to improving articles that are about Classical Music. Just go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Classical music/Compositions task force. At the middle of the article there is list of members (you'll see my name there). add #, a space, and three tides at the bottom of the list on the edit page and you're in the club! :)
Please do not use correction scripts on any page that is not in the article namespace (that is, the name has nothing before the beginning of the name like [[Albert Einstein]], or has just a colon, like [[:Albert Einstein]]. This is because such pages may have deliberate errors that are used to show what users ought not do.
Also, please do not change html entities that start with an ampersand and end with a semicolon into characters, because some of these characters look nearly identical in some fonts, and editors can't tell what they are. --Jc3s5h (talk) 01:31, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm back again! Could you take a look at this, please? #36, the part about the Companion books. (I can't figure out how to add that into the link. Any suggestions?) Thanks! PrincessofLlyr (talk) 03:07, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
About the link, I was trying to figure out if there was a way to link directly to the section on the talk page, not just the talk page. It just seems as if it would make things easier. Thanks for the help! PrincessofLlyr (talk) 01:09, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for signing and fixing the # thingy! I had started it before learning about that Wikitext function thingy and then forgot to change it. Thanks again :D fetchcomms☛23:38, 23 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I wish there was a speedy for these "made-up-one-day" things, particularly new words, new religions and new games; I have suggested it more than once, but never managed to get agreement. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:14, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Same here; it seems logical. I might think of bringing it up again. More than once I've had to PROD or AfD silly articles that didn't fit the CSD criteria but were certainly qualified (the one mentioned above I thought could be counted as a hoax). I'll keep this in mind and will definitely consider bringing it up in the future! Airplanemantalk01:51, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! I'll try to help where I can, especially in the article-imporving area. I'm still learning, too (check out some of the posts above) but if you have a question, I'll try my best to answer it. I'm also active in the Percy Jackson Task Force. Thanks again for the welcome, and I look forward to working with you! Airplanemantalk03:35, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I think you noticed this on the character list page, but its on every page: the ord priority is used instead of importance, so none of the pages have an importance rating. I started fixing them, but its kind of tedious. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brambleclawx (talk • contribs) 03:59, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, actually, I've put a suggestion for it to be merged on that page. and is there any sort of gadget that will remind me to sign my posts, cuz i forget a lot Brambleclawx (talk) 23:42, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I'll merge the page when we move Thunderclan's "real" page into the mainspace from your subpage. I don't think there's a gadget to remind you to sign your posts, though. Sorry. Well, I'm going to start a roll call for the Warriors Project. I'll post more info on the talk page in a sec. Airplanemantalk23:46, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
One thing: I suggest we just put Blood Clan on the main page - it's so short already. It's a bit awkward to have Blood Clan at the end of a whole list of Sky Clan cats. Otherwise, I think we can move these pages into the mainspace and update the current article accordingly! Regards, Airplanemantalk20:18, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I was looking over all the other pages, and I'm realising that a lot of links (on the pages themselves, and on other warriors pages), will need to be fixed. Brambleclawx (talk) 17:08, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Dell Adamo in MacBook Air
Hi Airplaneman, thanks for the message. The Dell Adamo comment read to me as more like trivia and seemed out of place in the MacBook Air article. It's interesting no doubt, but I didn't get the impression it really belonged, which is why I removed it. I also feel the phrasing, "At the time of release, Apple described…" was enough to imply that there would be obvious future contesters for 'thinnest laptop' status. If you specifically mention Dell Adamo, does that mean any thinner laptops in the future will also need to be listed there alongside? EssentialParadox (talk) 00:47, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for responding :). In my view, though, I don't think every laptop has to be listed. The way I think of it is that one could benefit from knowing that the Apple's claim that the Air is the thinnest laptop was, and will be, contested. In this case, the Adamo was used as an example. Regards, Airplanemantalk02:43, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Inappropriate CSD nominations
Hello Airplaneman. In reviewing CSD nominations, I have noted that two of your recent nominations (Pimpinela and S dnem rozhdeniya Vika) sucked (i.e. were not in accordance with policy). Please be more careful when tagging other contributors' work for speedy deletion. We're getting a bad rep (e.g., the WSJ front page article earlier this week) because of reflexive actions such as the ones you took. -- Ynot?15:30, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry for my crappy contributions! But, thanks for letting me know :). I'm still learning, but don't want other people to lose something (like an article they wrote) in the process. I hate biting newbies and others in general... after reviewing the articles, thought they were in accordance with the policy. I'm sorry that they actually weren't. I'm aware that I wrongly took Alexandr Astashenok to be the band (he was the writer) in S dnem rozhdeniya Vika, and will be sure to be more careful. Nice to meet you, Y, and again, thanks for notifying me. Regards, Airplanemantalk20:22, 27 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I accept your adoption program. I was kind of adopted before, but my adoptee turned semi-retired. Anyway, thanks for the offer and get in touch. VTomi (talk) 20:18, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
