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Borrowed (from user Ewulp) bookmarks[edit]

    Handy rules[edit]

    How to do cites[edit]

    <ref name= NYT_yyyy-mm-dd> {{ cite news
    |url=
    |title=
    |last=
    |first=
    |publisher= ''The New York Times''
    |date=
    |quote=
    |accessdate= }}</ref>

    • Cite web site[3]

    <ref name= "name">{{cite web
    |url=
    |title=
    |last=
    |first=
    |publisher=
    |date=
    |quote=
    |accessdate= }}</ref>

    <ref name="name">{{cite book
    |url=
    |title=
    |last=
    |first=
    |publisher= [[Random House]]
    |pages=
    |date=
    |quote=
    |accessdate= |isbn= 0-394-55263-6 }}</ref>

    • Cite online book (? - WiP)[5]
    • ...has been called "the most remarkable achievement in baseball history".[6]
    • Cite video or DVD[7]

    How cited references appear[edit]

    1. ^ Fainaru, Steve (2005-06-26). "Silver Stars Affirm One Unit's Mettle". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-03-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
    2. ^ Gaudin, Sharon (12 June 2007). "California Man Gets 6-Year Sentence For Phishing". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2007-07-01. newspaper quote goes here {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
    3. ^ "Ocala/Marion County Visitors & Convention Bureau". Retrieved 2006-04-30. web quote goes here
    4. ^ Merola, Mario (1988). Big City D.A. Random House. pp. 7–27. ISBN 0-394-55263-6. book quote goes here
    5. ^ Merola, Mario. Big City D.A. (online excerpt).
    6. ^ CNN/SI, The Longest Hitting Streak in History, 17 July, 1961
    7. ^ Mumia Abu-Jamal (1997). Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt? (DVD of HBO TV Special). London, UK: Otmoor Productions.

    Handy edit summary phrases[edit]

    • copyedit [ and ... ]
    • it was ok originally
    • revert unexplained change of content
    • rv - no edit summary, no reason to keep
    • (Undo text) Undid revision 123456789 by Userid (talk) per WP:PROMOTION; trivial content
    • rv unexplained deletions. If you are unable or unwilling to explain your thought processes, please do not delete material from wikipedia.
    • Wikipedia is a not a trade directory, it is an encyclopaedia of notable people, events and subjects
    • ("Academy Award-winning" and such) - rv to maintain a neutral point of view per MOS:FILM#Lead section
    • can't use their own website to substantiate this promotional claim
    • [material deleted as unsourced] doesn't seem controversial. add citation needed tag if you believe an explicit citation is needed.
    • the statements are self-evident and do not require a reference
    • rv good faith edit, superfluous
    • reverse unconventional edits
    • out of place
    • not pertinent
    • rm uncited ref
    • rm vanity "ref"
    • purpose of this section is to list the sources used to build the article, not to promote books
    • The References section is for references. The References section of a Wikipedia article is not a list of related works or links; it is specifically the list of works that have been used as sources in the article.
    • rm fake reference links, no evidence these supplements work
    • rm entry of unclear notability
    • switching back to the simple English word that everyone understands
    • keep this clearer explanation, see Plain English
    • remove unsourced statement
    • removing unsourced and unintegrated material, see WP:V and WP:TRIVIA
    • removing trivial mentions - those where the work in its entirety, be it song, poem, movie or whatever, is not about Xxxxxxx
    • there is no reason for this link, as there are 100's of xxxxxxxs, & it doesn't make sense to link them all here -- the yyyyy link is just not valuable here
    • remove imprecise statement (for when it's really crazy)
    • remove off-topic reference [to ...]
    • remove unremarkable claim
    • remove irrelevant {or distracting) information (or link)
    • remove unencyclopedic additions ( irreparably ungrammatical or misspelled )
    • remove incomplete edit ( by 24.13.nn.nn )
    • remove unhelpful additions
    • remove unnecessary elaboration
    • remove material not directly associated with article's subject ( xxxx )
    • remove trivia, there is no point in cataloging every time FLW's name is mentioned in passing
    • not needed in an encyclopedia ( truly trivial trivia )
    • remove unsubstantiated claim
    • remove addition; no evidence of notability for Firstname Lastname to WP:BIO standards
    • remove two more Parkers without articles supporting their notability
    • tagging {{Notability}}; may indeed be notable but this isn't asserted by WP:Reliable sources
    • remove poorly sourced material per WP:RS & WP:BLP
    • remove blog item per WP:RS (self-published source)
    • remove material quoting non-notable subject per WP:NOTE
    • remove assertions based on self-published sources per WP:RS (Fady Bahig)
    • remove irrelevant (possibly true but non-cited, could be true, doesn't matter) edit by 68.113.nn.nn
    • revert revisionist history
      • revert...you are using weasel words to somehow make the point that Jamal may be innocent. He has been convicted and the judgment upheld. Every criminal continues to plead their innocence.
    • remove potentially libelous unsourced addition (NN person added to list of Mafia members/associates)
    • massive revert, the last editor's edits add nothing but improperly sourced, POV and coatrackish content
    • reverting known vandal, edit might have been constructive but why take a chance
    • not disputing this, just asking for a source
    • WP is not a newspaper. Such information quickly becomes dated
    • revert - that is not a reliable source and wikipedia is not a gossip site and per WP:BLP
    • rm unsourced adlike material)
    • rm low-content, ad heavy external link
    • cleanup per MOS:DP and WP:DISAMBIGUATION; removed entries that would not apparently just be called "Popcorn," and links to articles that didn't mention "Popcorn"
    • DAB pages: rm examples not commonly referred to as simply 'subject'

    Official multi-level warnings[edit]

    Reusable warning prose[edit]

    Pled vs pleaded[edit]

    "The past tense is pleaded. The use of pled or plead is colloquial." - A dictionary of modern legal usage

    Custom message boxes[edit]

    Test here[edit]

    80 grams (2.8 oz)

     Done  Not done Agree no Disagree

    It has high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed pegged trousers (called tramas) and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders (called the carlango).


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