User talk:SkybirdForever

Your question at the Teahouse

Hello! Your question at the Teahouse has got a reply. Best, w.carter-Talk 09:24, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Welcome to the Wikipedia

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A less formal hello

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Hi! It's me from the Teahouse again. :) "Sorry" for starting you up with the Wikipedia-addiction, but as it seems like you have expertise in a neglected corner of the encyclopedia, we really need you! This can be a very confusing place when you are new, but if you are just a bit curious and have another Wikipedian to ask questions to, it will come to you eventually. Best thing is that you have at least heard of a language called Fortran, that means you know something about how coding works.

My knowledge of the Ute is very limited, but I will try my best to help you along. What little I know of them is what is mentioned in passing in the books of Tony Hillerman (I've read them all since the country in the Four Corners area very much resembles the island where I live: strange rocks, sheep, old traditions and tourists.^^ ) The Ute pages are part of a project here at the Wikipedia called Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America. I think it would be good if you introduced yourself and your concerns at their talk page. You will get much more attentions by people who know things there than on the talk pages of the individual articles.

As for how to fix links in the "Notes" section, I can teach you how to do it. It is really not that hard, you just have to know where to look. :)

Next there are some things you should know about, to make it easier for you. You are now a "newbie". That is your shield, if you declare that, people here will be extra nice and considerate to you. They will understand since we've all been there. Then there is how communication work here. This little section will guide you:

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When someone is posting on your talk page you get an automatic notification. That notification is a red square followed by a long yellow box (for most browsers and settings). In all other cases you have to alert the other editor in some way, either by "ping" or by mentioning them in a link. This will result in a just the red box notification on that users pages. So even if you respond on your talk page you still have to alert the editor you are addressing. If you want to get hold of me you write {{ping|W.carter}} resulting in @W.carter: or [[User:W.carter|W.carter]] resulting in W.carter and sign with the four ~~~~ at the end and hit "Save". There are some more, but these are the basics. And when you ask something on someone's talk page, you also create a new section so your question don't get entangled in some other conversation. If you are having a conversation with another user on some page, it is also customary to add that page to your Watchlist in case someone in the discussion forgets to alert.

The policy is to leave an answer on the same page as the question, keep the conversation intact unless there is some reason for moving it elsewhere. Like complicated questions at the Teahouse can be continued on the appropriate talk page.

Userpage

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Again Welcome and please call at my talk page whenever you need. Cheers, w.carter-Talk 22:04, 18 October 2014 (UTC)