User talk:Aguynamedcarl

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Hello, Carlaldrich, and Welcome to Wikipedia! If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{Help me}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or or by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! — w.carter-Talk 22:16, 19 September 2014 (UTC) Getting started Introduction The five pillars of Wikipedia How to edit a page Intuitive guide to Wikipedia Finding your way around Table of contents Department directory Editing articles How to develop an article Simplified Manual of Style Getting help Frequently asked questions Cheatsheet Where to ask a question Help pages New contributors' help page Article Wizard – a Wizard to help you create articles How you can help Contributing to Wikipedia Community Portal Join a WikiProject Follow Wikipedia etiquette Practice civility Discover what's going on in the Wikimedia community

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Hello, Aguynamedcarl. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by Fiddle Faddle 22:35, 19 September 2014 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template).

Hello!

Hi! May I first congratulate you on your quick grasp of the Wikipedia rules. Wish that more "newbies" (that's what you are now) were like you. That being said, I don't have sufficient knowledge about all the legalese of COI, but some other editor will come along soon and answer your question at the Teahouse. I am however quite used to write about old buildings and historical sites, so if you need some help while editing, or want to ask something about things here at the Wikipedia, just ask at my talk page or "ping" me anywhere. Ping is how you notify other users. You do that by writing {{ping|W.carter}} resulting in @W.carter:. Best, w.carter-Talk 22:37, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

This may also help

User:Timtrent/A good article has been said to be helpful by other editors. It will; never be complete guide, but it works as a starting point. WP:REFB and WP:CITE are good to read as well. Fiddle Faddle 09:28, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, that's a great article. Carlaldrich (talk) 16:43, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

{{Connected contributor}}

If you ever need to edit where you feel you may have a conflict of interest, or might be accused of having one, this template is useful, deployed at the head of the article's talk page, and ideally fully fleshed out with all the parameters. Deploying this one's self shows full acknowledgement that one realises that such an accusation might be levied and takes all the heat out of it, and before the event.

Other editors than one's self may also deploy the template, and this is also absolutely fine.

I applaud the statement on your user page. Fiddle Faddle 15:01, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll keep this template in mind! Carlaldrich (talk) 16:36, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

hi, thanks for taking my twitter advice. there is a policy about WP:COIADVICE. the suggested procedure is to make proposed edits on the article talk page, or rough draft in your sandbox. now that we are collaborating, some wp:GLAM editor will be happy to incorporate. i would also encourage you to turn on Wikipedia:VisualEditor, (under your preferences > beta features) which is the wysiwyg editor, you may find it easier. Duckduckstop (talk) 19:16, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for helping me get started. I've had some academic background with Wikipedia (such as some of the many articles about reliability and such) but never any hands-on experience. I've played with the visual editor as well as learning the codes and such. If I make proposed changes either in Talk or a Sandbox, how do I get people to see it? Do they have to be following the article? Carlaldrich (talk) 16:36, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

@Duckduckstop: Aha! So it's you we have to thank for bringing this excellent newbie to us. I was wondering who the "recruiter" was. From what I've seen at User:Carlaldrich and User:Carlaldrich/sandbox (yes, I have been snooping around) he is one very fine editor-in-the-making and he's doing just as great with the editing as with the WP policy. And Carlaldrich, your actions have made you noted here even before you've started! Keep up the good work, both of you. Best, w.carter-Talk 19:45, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm glad to be noticed! Carlaldrich (talk) 16:36, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Some stroopwafels for you!

welcome Duckduckstop (talk) 19:16, 20 September 2014 (UTC)