User:Cao An Min/Archive 1

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Welcome!

Hello, Cao An Min/Archive 1, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! - CobaltBlueTony 17:00, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. Doc ^ask? 17:08, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. Doc ^ask? 17:13, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Perhaps the fact that you have come from unencyclopedia is part of the problem. Wikipedia is not unencyclopedia, but an encyclopedia and How to make nunchucks and 20 things i like about uncyclopedia were not suitable articles for wikipedia. Perhaps if you review WP:WELCOME and WP:NOT before further editing you might find yourself less likely to be mistaken for a vandal. --Doc ^ask? 19:33, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

You want to be an admin???

Pardon me for laughing until beverage spewed out of my nose, but honestly, your spelling and grammar are atrocious, your attitude is not like a serious Wikipedian, and your edits have been called vandalism, accurately, in my opinion. You should really read up on "how" to edit, before making a fool of yourself with the kinds of edits you've made thusefar. This is a scholarly resource, and we are serious about this, so please reconsider your desire to be here if you wish to maintain your same conduct. - CobaltBlueTony 21:11, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

In the interests of assuming good faith, then, I'll ask you to review Wikipedia:Tutorial.

Spelling should always be right, so if you have a problem with that, try using a site like Dictionary.com to check your spelling, or paste your work into MS word or a similar word processing program that will check your spelling for you.

This is a serious academic forum here. A scholarly aim should be evident in your edits and comments, no matter what other aspects of your personality there are. Unlike Uncyclopedia, this is not an "anything goes" forum. We're serious about being fair, accurate, and unbiased about everything we do here. If you have any further questions about eidting here, please feel free to ask me or a real admin. ;-) - CobaltBlueTony 22:06, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

P.S. Please sign your name on talk and discussion pages with four tildes (~~~~) while logged in, that we everyone know that you're the author. It's a neat little feature of Wikipedia. - CobaltBlueTony 22:10, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Wikipedia:List of administrators

Nice try, but until you are actually an admin, please do not add yourself to that list. Thank you. Owen× ☎ 21:14, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

If you are interested in becoming an admin, read this guide. It should answer most of your questions. Owen× ☎ 21:45, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Zhang Liao

Please stop removing content from Wikipedia; it is considered vandalism. If you want to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Owen× ☎ 23:48, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Li Dian

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Owen× ☎ 23:48, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Doc ^ask? 23:49, 28 December 2005 (UTC)

Reply

No, I'm a Wikipedia gal, but I also hang out at Wikicities sometimes. I don't have the sense of humour for Uncyclopedia -- sannse (talk) 15:32, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

Santa on Sleign

I think I was talking to him, saying "thank you" again because I couldn't remember if I said that earlier. ε γκυκλοπαίδεια* 03:53, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

You can always come back

Wikipedia has been a powerful and eye-opening for me, in both intellectual discourse and exercise, and social interaction. Should you desire to return, you can be sure that myself and other editors can help you along if you want it. Your apology is greatly appreciated, and accepted. I wish, though, that you would stay around and gain something valuable of your own here. Best wishes, CobaltBlueTony 03:57, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Moved page

I have moved Cao An Min/stuff to User:Cao An Min/stuff which is quite possibly where you intended to create it in the first place. Please remember that personal userpages should be prefixed with User:. Thanks! Stifle 01:43, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Best practices

Cao An Min, the most practical and useful way to better yourself here is to make practical application of the implication of this truth: you have two eyes and two ears, yet only one mouth. This means you should read twice as much as you speak. With two hands on a keyboard, many have lost sight of this, and I have to say that I am not without culpability in this. But the lesson learned is this: be 'swift about hearing,' 'slow about speaking.'

The intro you are offering to new users as a welcome? Read the information in it, namely the five pillars of Wikipedia, how to edit a page, help pages, tutorial, how to write a great article, and manual of style. Also, really read articles like WP:CIV, WP:NPA and others, to understand, not only how to get along with other editors, but how to react and accept others' edits even when you absolutely do not agree with it. The goal of Wikipedia is not to display your opinion, or even the most popular per se, but an amalgam of various opinions on factual information, especially in controversial topics like religion, science, and comic books. (Yes, people take all kinds of things seriously.)

Independently verifiable sources, especially those on the web, are valuable to Wikipedians because they support their perspectives -- but are not necessarily the final say. Discussion pages are the place to discuss differences, and even when others seem uncivil to you, it is best to not return the favor - and calmly but firmly call them on it if they seem unable to treat you with the civility due all editors.

Reading is harder than writing, so that much more time and effort should be placed on it. By taking in information seriously, what you produce in your edits will be thoughtful and informed. This should your first and most important goal. I hope this makes sense and helps you, as I'm editing this early in the morning for me. - CobaltBlueTony 12:19, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

P.S. When you add a template message, like {{welcome}}, place "subst:" in it (e.g.: {{subst:welcome}}). I'm not sure why yet, but it's better for the databases. Happy editing!

HEllo, do you know the history of the banjo? Whopper 20:23, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Nice Idea

I might do your idea on making a stuff page. Sounds like a good idea, is that ok? —Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:Whopper 02:38, 16 March 2006 (UTC)|Whopper 02:38, 16 March 2006 (UTC)]] ([[User talk:Whopper 02:38, 16 March 2006 (UTC)|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Whopper 02:38, 16 March 2006 (UTC)|contribs]])

Hello (again)

So, what do you come here for (wikipedia I mean)? Whopper 01:32, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Re: Im sorry

Im sorry I acted so immature a few months ago, and I am sorry... Cao An Min 03:52, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

No problem, you are forgiven. I am glad to see you have decided to become a contributing member of the community. Owen× ☎ 13:26, 7 May 2006 (UTC)