User talk:DBoyd13

Hello DBoyd13,

Welcome to Wikipedia. I am an online ambassador for your class. This means that I will assist you with the world of Wikipedia by digital means. You can contact me on my talk page, or email me via Special:EmailUser/Graeme Bartlett. I am keen on geology but I have not studied it at the tertiary level. So this means you will know more than me on your topic, but I am looking forward to reading what you create. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:23, 19 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! DBoyd13, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us!

I, and the rest of the hosts, would be more than happy to answer any questions you have! SarahStierch (talk) 04:42, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits

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Image sizes

Hi, I noticed that you took the thumb parameter of the images in the sandbox. The style on Wikipedia is to leave it in, and the users can set the size they want to see through preferences. It is best to make your picture look good at the thumbnail default size. Your images are still quite good at that size, the only issue being the included text may be a bit small in some cases. I would like to see a more detailed map of the Xiong'er Volcanic Belt, rather than a locality only. For your referencing I see that sometime you have author family name first and sometimes given name. And there is a stray * (perhaps it means corresponding author, but is meaningless here) There are also a few DOI's to add if they are available. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 20:56, 1 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, DOI stands for Digital object identifier. You actually did make use of it in some of your references. DOI use is good because it is supposed to be immune from companies rearranging web sites, or changing name, or taking each other over. The trade off between your instructor's request and the Wikipedia style I suppose could be the difference in the number of marks. In your sandbox it does not matter if you use the style or not. There is a massive amount of text on the standard style at WP:MOS which you can read if you have several hours to spare. Otherwise when your page becomes an article others will fix it up. The preferences are at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering for setting the thumbnail size for those that like big! Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:46, 2 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Front page appearance

Hi, the link to your article is currently scheduled to appear on the Wikipedia front page on 17 November 16:00 UTC, presumably that will be a bit earlier in your local time. This is part of the Did You Know section. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:21, 16 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Xiong'er Volcanic Belt

On 17 November 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Xiong'er Volcanic Belt, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Xiong'er Volcanic Belt formed part of the earliest known supercontinent Columbia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Xiong'er Volcanic Belt. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 16:53, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Education Program: student survey!

Wikipedia Education Program- student survey!

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Thanks so much! JMathewson (WMF) (talk) 22:51, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Glad you're editing again!

Hey, DBoyd! I was randomly looking through some articles from your class last semester (I work with the Wikipedia Education Program), when I saw that you just recently created another article. That's so great; I'm glad to see it! What made you come back to edit again? JMathewson (WMF) (talk) 20:15, 8 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of File:Smiley in a black top hat.pdf

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