User talk:Freshstrawberry
Jasmia Robinson
[edit]Hi there.
I heard you were having a few problems with a draft article, so I'm trying to help sort things out. I hope I can clarify.
The draft article is in User:Freshstrawberry/Jasmia Robinson. That is, in a user sub-page. That is the one you should work on.
I have edited your user page, and added a link to that page, and others. You can always get to your user page by clicking on your user-name at the top of all Wikipedia pages - so, it is quite handy.
What I specifically did, on your user-pace, was added links like this;
*[[User:Freshstrawberry/My sandbox]]
*[[User:Freshstrawberry/My test page]]
*[[User:Freshstrawberry/Something else]]
The asterisks just make bullet-points.
Putting a page-name in brackets like that makes a wiki-link. Same as if I put e.g. [[Sausage]], it makes a link to the page sausage. Or [[User:Chzz]], to link to my own user page - User:Chzz.
The subpage names of "My sandbox", "My test page", and "Something else" are just things I made up. You could edit the user page and change them, if you wanted. Also, note that they are in red - because they don't yet exist; but you can click on them to create them.
I hope that helps clarify that bit.
As regards the draft article - you need to add references after each fact - so we can see where each piece of information comes from. So, you need to write things such as;
Jasmia was born in Hackney.<ref>"Interview with Jasmina", A. Person, page 42, The Times, 1st April 2010.</ref>
All the facts need a reliable source, so that the person reading the article can check it.
I hope that helps. Sorry if you've been confused; Wikipedia can be pretty challenging at first.
If you need any more help, please just put {{helpme}} right here, on your user talk page, and ask your question.
Cheers! Chzz ► 17:52, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
Welcome and introduction
[edit]Hi, Freshstrawberry. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person. You can talk to me right now. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. The tips below should help you to get started. Best of luck! Chzz ► 17:52, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
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Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page. There's lots of information below. Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia! -- Chzz ► 17:52, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
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Referencing
[edit]How references work
[edit]Simple references
[edit]These require two parts;
- a)
Chzz is 98 years old.<ref> "The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. </ref> He likes tea. <ref> [http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com Tea website] </ref>
- b) A section called "References" with the special code "{{reflist}}";
== References == {{reflist}}
(an existing article is likely to already have one of these sections)
To see the result of that, please look at user:chzz/demo/simpleref. Edit it, and check the code; perhaps make a test page of your own, such as user:Freshstrawberry/reftest and try it out.
Named references
[edit]Chzz was born in 1837. <ref name=MyBook> "The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. </ref> Chzz lives in Footown.<ref name=MyBook/>
Note that the second usage has a / (and no closing ref tag). This needs a reference section as above; please see user:chzz/demo/namedref to see the result.
Citation templates
[edit]You can put anything you like between <ref> and </ref>, but using citation templates makes for a neat, consistent look;
Chzz has 37 Olympic medals. <ref> {{Citation | last = Smith | first = John | title = Olympic medal winners of the 20th century | publication-date = 2001 | publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]] | page = 125 | isbn = 0-521-37169-4 }} </ref>
Please see user:chzz/demo/citeref to see the result.
For more help and tips on that subject, see user:chzz/help/refs.Obsidi♠nSoul 13:18, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
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to the top of the article.) Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Alpha Quadrant talk 22:13, 7 March 2011 (UTC)Your submission at Articles for creation
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to the top of the article.) Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Chevymontecarlo 16:24, 14 March 2011 (UTC)Your submission at Articles for creation
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- You might want to consider viewing this. It may help make your references look a little more unified with the rest of Wikipedia. I'm Flightx52 and I approve this message 01:01, 18 March 2011 (UTC)