User talk:BluJay
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- Thank you so much for your help, though I have a few more questions if you don't mind.
- I really want to join the Food and Drinks Project, but I don't know how to add myself to the list.
- I've seen all these different boxes with people's opinions like "so and so does this" and I don't know how to get them or where to find them.
- What is a sandbox?
- How do I create a page?
- Whenever I add my name to lists using the User name (talk · contribs) format, everyone else's turns blue to show that they're a link, but mine just stays black, and it's starting to bother me, what am I doing wrong?
- Why are there so few WikiOtters, and why whenever I try to find others are their pages all blocked?
- What is puppeting and why do you get in trouble for it on here?
- Hello, I've just seen the message you left on my talk page, so I'll reply here since you have more questions.
- Go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Food and drink/Members/participants and follow the instructions at the top of the page.
- These are called userboxes and you can find a list of them by clicking here.
- The sandbox is a page provided to experiment with the process of editing Wikipedia pages without actually editing a real page and potentially doing something wrong because you're not sure how to edit or you just want to test something.
- I recommend that you use the article wizard for creating your first page. Make sure to follow the instructions carefully.
- If you're talking about this then your name is red because you haven't created your user page yet. Click the red link and write something and maybe add a few userboxes, then the link will turn blue like everyone else.
- Wikipedia:WikiOtter appears to be more of a humorous page and not very well known, which probably explains why there's not many members.
- Sock puppeting is the use of multiple Wikipedia user accounts for an improper purpose, like vandalism or block evasion. You can read more about it here.
- I hope that answered all of your questions but if you have any more please do not hesitate to ask. Puffin Let's talk! 22:30, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
Wow! Thank you so much for your help! Everyone has been so nice, and to think that I used to believe that Wikipedia was just a few people who put stuff online. It's so much more organized than that, and I'm really proud to be a part of it!
- I can answer at least one question: you can create pages by searching for the page and click the hyperlink of the redlinked page search. For example, if I want to create "Clock worm" (it doesn't really exist) then search for "clock worm" and then click on that red hyperlink saying "clock worm", then create your article. (But don't try "clock worm") Qwertyxp2000 (talk) 08:54, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
Thank you! Wow, I've learned more on here in a day or two, than in a few WEEKS of school!
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What do I do if no sources or citations exist?
You sent me a message earlier and said I could talk to you. I added "some" citations to the article (Contract wars - Draft), are those acceptable?
I wrote for wikia for a long time, most of the weapons pages on the Elder Scrolls Skyrim Wikia I am responsible for - citations were simply the game itself. Linking to the game itself for info is not really suitable though right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cyber demigod (talk • contribs) 23:13, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
- @Cyber Demigod: That looks like sufficient references to me, but just in case, I would wait a day or two for it to be further reviewed, before you add any more edits to the page. Thank you for asking! BluJay (talk) 01:36, 30 March 2015 (UTC)
Userbox info
I'm just copying and pasting everything again:
- @BluJay: Hello there! I'm not very good at explaining things, so I'll just list off some things you might want to take a look at.
- I mostly looked on WP:UBX for the basic syntax for my userboxes, as well as what each of the parameters do. (For the section that contains the wikicode I used, on the same page: Wikipedia:Userboxes#Constructing_a_userbox.) My custom userboxes pretty much follow the same syntax; they just have different images and text.
- To customize your userboxes' colors, you can find a list of colors just by searching for "list of colors" or starting with List of colors: A-F, from where you can also choose other lists of colors from the "See also" section right under the title.
- For the pictures, you can look in the Wikimedia Commons for those, as long as the image you want is free. (I mostly chose images already used in Wikipedia articles, since I assumed that they didn't violate Wikipedia policy. You might want to review Wikipedia's policy on images if you're unsure about an image, since I'm not too familiar with image usage.)
- I should also tell you that two of my userboxes actually came from templates others had made; they are found on Template:User_oops and Template:User_Wikipedian_for. (The latter of these I cannot make myself; I don't know how to code that.) In case you don't want to make your own boxes, you can look in WP:UBXG (which contains different categories of boxes) and/or WP:UBX/UBX. Some Wikipedians will also make userboxes for you if you ask them; there's a list at the end of WP:UBX, but I'm not sure how accurate or complete that list is.
- That's all I can think of right now. Hope this answer makes sense, and that it isn't too long. If you have any questions, you can always go to the Teahouse to ask, since there are probably other users who are much better at explaining things (or give better advice). Good luck!
There you go! CabbagePotato (talk) 23:42, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
- @CabbagePotato: Thanks so much! BluJay (talk) 01:04, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
I don't know
What are some things I need to know? (Ooppss already used (talk) 12:34, 5 April 2015 (UTC))
- @Ooppss already used: I put the answer on your your talk page! If you want to make sure that I see and reply to your message use the ping format in the future. The ping format: { {ping|Username of the person you're talking to}} (just normally don't leave a space between the first { and the second { ) BluJay (talk) 17:21, 5 April 2015 (UTC)
This week's article for improvement (week 15, 2015)
 The wheel is one of the most famous and useful inventions in the history of technology
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This week's article for improvement (week 16, 2015)
Hello, BluJay.
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This week's article for improvement (week 17, 2015)
 A satellite image demonstrating the Geography of Niger
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This week's article for improvement (week 18, 2015)
.jpg) Hydroelectric dams use hydropower to generate electricity
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This week's article for improvement (week 20, 2015)
 The food industry is a complex, global collective of diverse businesses that supply much of the food and food energy consumed by the world population.
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This week's article for improvement (week 21, 2015)
 Left: Czech bramboráček, a bread made of potato dough, being deep fried.
Right: The Royal Navy Trafalgar class attack submarine HMS Tireless (S88) sits on the surface of the North Pole, the northern polar ice cap on Earth
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This week's article for improvement (week 22, 2015)
 Chocolate most commonly comes in dark (bottom), milk (middle), and white (top) varieties
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TAFI week 22, 2015 update
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This week's article for improvement (week 23, 2015)
 The term Buggy is generally used to refer to any lightweight automobile with off road capabilities and sparse bodywork.
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This week's article for improvement (week 24, 2015)
 An example of sport – a view of the 1906 unofficial Olympic Games
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This week's article for improvement (week 25, 2015)
Hello, BluJay.
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This week's article for improvement (week 26, 2015)
 The amounts of fat types in selected foods
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This week's article for improvement (week 27, 2015)
 A party in celebration of the Chinese Year of the Ox at a restaruant
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Archiving
Here are some possible settings to get your talk page archived:
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Just paste them at the top of your talk page.
This will archive anything older than 28 days, provided it leaves at least 8 threads on your talk-page. Of course you can play with the parameters as much as you like. All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 14:47, 2 July 2015 (UTC).
This week's article for improvement (week 28, 2015)
 Mecca is regarded as the holiest city in the religion of Islam. Pictured is the Masjid al-Haram during Hajj, 2007.
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This week's article for improvement (week 29, 2015)
Hello, BluJay.
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This week's articles for improvement (week 30, 2015)
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 An example of an igloo
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This week's article for improvement (week 32, 2015)
 A farmhouse (bottom) in Einsiedeln, Switzerland
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TAFI List of articles purge, part II
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This week's article for improvement (week 33, 2015)
 Berries for sale at a farmers' market
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This week's article for improvement (week 34, 2015)
 Three plates of soufflés
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This week's article for improvement (week 35, 2015)
 Blenheim Palace, a famous English historic house
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This week's article for improvement (week 36, 2015)
 A Old Colony Mennonite family observing the practice of plain dress
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This week's article for improvement (week 37, 2015)
 Two high divers in mid-air
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This week's article for improvement (week 38, 2015)
 Transection of a human head
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This week's article for improvement (week 39, 2015)
 "Boy on white horse" by Theodor Kittelsen
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This week's article for improvement (week 40, 2015)
 Personal finance – an example image of personal budget planning software
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