User talk:Dividing
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Hello, Dividing, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! — Homefryes Say•Do 19:16, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Hello. Thanks for your contributions on Ohio state route articles. Please stop by Ohio State Highways WikiProject to learn about the article standards, and to sign up to be a part of the project, if you'd like. If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to contact me. — Homefryes Say•Do 19:18, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Ohio State Route Articles
Hey, there – while your contributions are very much appreciated as far as starting articles, I have been following behind and doing a lot of simple clean-up items that you should be aware of:
- Shield sizes: if 1- or 2-digit shields, they should be 20px wide; 3-digit shields are 25px wide. This is in reference to the Infoboxes.
- Categorization: please include [[Category:Ohio state highways|XXX]] (where XXX is the route number, including leading zeros for anything below 100) at the bottom of each article. This links back to and populates the Category page.
- Redirects: all Ohio state route articles have a redirect to them, titled State Route X (Ohio). Start the page with this title, then type the name of the article you're redirecting to in the edit box (Ohio State Route X); highlight the text you just typed; then click the #R button above the edit box.
- Talk page: click on the discussion tab after you have created the article, and enter the following in the edit box: {{Template:Ohio State Highways WikiProject}}.
- Plagarism: most importantly, direct yourself to the text immediately below the Save page button below the edit box! It states, "Do not copy text from other websites without permission. It will be deleted." You need to paraphrase, unless you, of course, have permission to copy it verbatim.
I don't want to come down on you, as it's really nice to see all of these "red links" go away. But there are simple things you can do to keep in line with Wikipedia's rules and with the Ohio State Highways WikiProject standards. I hope you'll take all of this constructively...and take a look at the WikiProject's standards for Ohio route articles. I'd be happy to offer any further assistance you might need. Please direct all questions to my talk page.
Regards — Homefryes Say•Do 13:07, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
Akron Roads
- Heard you were from the Akron area. I was wondering what State Route articles you've worked on. You're doing a great job, keep it up! --UltraSkuzzi 00:01, 27 November 2006 (UTC)