User talk:Rougeblossom

Hello

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. While the Wikipedia community appreciates your obvious efforts to increase the amount of information on the site, we'd like to point out our policy against original research and for citing sources for the information you provide. This increases the reputation of Wikipedia as a whole and aids in checking the factuality of that article. --Ironbrew 07:37, 20 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Hello, Rougeblossom, 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:Questions, 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!

By the way, There's a page where people are working on future edits to the Iglesia ni Cristo article at Talk:Iglesia ni Cristo/Workshop. You may want to take a look at it. LBMixPro ^<Sp ^e ^ak|on|it!> 07:08, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Last warning

Hi, I've noticed that you continue to post the worship service information at the INC article. Please let me remind you that the INC article is controvercial and is held at a higher standard than most articles here. In order for your edit to stay, it needs a source. Without it, nobody can verify if it's true or not. If you have copies of God's Message which explain how serviced are conducted, cite them, and we'll be very, very happy to keep it on the article. However, the article is under an arbitration ruling stating the "[i]nformation used in Wikipedia articles should have its source in a reputable reference, not personal experience. Please understand that we respect your edits, but we need to follow Wikipedia:Cite your sources and Wikipedia:Original research. --LBMixPro ^<Sp ^e ^ak|on|it!> 20:33, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Template:SpongeBob SquarePants

Thank you for experimenting with the page Template:SpongeBob SquarePants on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. -AMK152 23:07, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use image use

Hi! I've noticed that several times now you have reinserted fair use images onto your userpage after they were removed. That latest of these was this edit. Please be aware that the use of fair use tagged images on userpages is proscribed by terms of policy at Wikipedia:Fair use criteria item #9. Fair use tagged images may only be used on main namespace articles, not on userpages. I have removed the images again. Please do not re-add the images as doing so constitutes a violation of our policies here. To determine if an image is a fair use tagged image, look for the term "fair use" on the image's description page. If you are uncertain as to the status of an image, feel free to ask me. If you have any questions about this, I'd be happy to answer. --Durin 04:39, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

Would you like to be adopted? Let me know which areas interest you here on WP and I might be able to help! A message on my Talk page is the best way to contact me. I am on UK time (GMT+0), if that is an issue. (aeropagitica) 23:31, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick response! I've been a member of Wikipedia for a while but I haven't done anything significant yet. I'm particularly interested in A Series of Unfortunate Events. How do Wikiprojects get created? Rougeblossom 23:05, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikiproject resources can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory. You should make a proposal for a project to see if anyone is interested in your ideas before you go ahead. You will probably find experienced hands their ready to offer you assistance if your proposal is accepted. Remember to give sufficient detail about the scope and nature of the project. Someone may have already created one and be ready to welcome you aboard! Regards, (aeropagitica) 23:18, 4 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've recently edited the plot section for The Phantom of the Opera movie. How do you recommend shortening overly long and/or ambiguous plot summaries? Thanks, Rougeblossom 20:35, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would look at Wikipedia:Notability (fiction) for guidance on plot summaries. You don't need every last twist and turn to be mentioned. A large block of text on-screen is very daunting to read; something that looks good on paper isn't so great online. Could you cut it by a third or a quarter? (aeropagitica) 21:09, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: It's me again

Where can I find information about uploading pictures that I have taken and licensing issues that might come from it? Also, how do you reply to my messages and leave a copy on my own talk page? Thanks again, Rougeblossom 21:35, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The best place to look for information about images on Wikipedia is Wikipedia:Uploading images. I would also think about uploading to Wikicommons rather than to Wikipedia, as this allows the images that you take to be shared amongst the WikiMedia group without the bother of multiple uploads. Image copyright tags advice contains information for image creators such as yourself. Lastly, to have this correspondence appear on both of our respective Talk pages, I simply copy-and-paste your enquiry and my response back on to your Talk page when I have finished. I prefer to format it as a script, that is - if you start a dialogue then your sections are fully left-justified; my sections are always indented by one space. If someone else joins in then they are indented twice. This way, I can instantly see which person has responded to a particular point without the bother of looking for their sig. Other people have their own methods of organising correspondence - you are free to find a style that suits you! Regards, (aeropagitica) 22:43, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Userboxen

Glad you like the 'box. As for the table, here's a sample of the code:

{| class="wikitable" border="0" cellpadding="2" |{{User:Disavian/Userboxes/Christian}} |{{User Florida2}} |{{User:MiraLuka/Userboxes/User male}} |- |{{User french spacing:no}} |{{User you and me}} |{{user programming-0}} |}

Without the "nowiki" brackets, this shows on the page as:

This user is a Christian.

This user is one of a handful of actual natives of the state of Florida.

This user is male.

. The

This user does not put two spaces after a full stop.

You and Me

This user thinks that if you believe it is incorrect to use "you and me" as the object of a sentence, a little talk needs to be had by you and me...

prog-0

This user does not know how to program.

Hope this helps you out. - Aerobird 00:21, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HTML Wiki markup

Hi again! Where can I find information on basic HTML or other codes used on Wikipedia? Thanks, Rougeblossom 19:36, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would look at:

**Help pages**
Help:Editing	Wikipedia:Cheatsheet	Wikipedia:How to edit a page
Help:Wikitext examples	Help:List	Help:Table
Help:Link	Help:Piped link

for starters! These pages should contain everything that you need to know for standard edits to articles. Let me know if you need anything else. Regards, (aeropagitica) 00:26, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your Labrador Retriever Userbox

Further to your userbox;

This user loves labradors.

(which is very good) it has come to mind that rather than having all this:

{{Userbox |border-c = black |border-s = 1 |id-c = white |id-s = 15 |id-fc = black |info-c = palevioletred |info-s = 8 |info-fc = black |id = [[Image:YellowLabradorLooking.jpg|50px]] |info = This user loves '''[[Labrador Retriever|labradors]]'''. }}

I wondered whether you would like me to help you make it more like this:

{{User:MessengerCrow13/Userboxes/Userbox Planet Di Gi Charat}}, so that is doen't have all the messy table things on everybody's user page.

Please reply on my talk page: Arriva ⁴³⁶

Making the Labrador retriver userbox

Yes, you were right, you do have to create a user-sub page. In case you don't know how to do this, I'll tell you:

First, edit you userpage to created a Wikilink (internal link) to the user sub page
I would recommend you call it [[User:Rougelblossom/LabRetUBox]], or something along those lines.
Then save the page.
Click on the broken link.
Create the user sub page.
Copy this onto it:

{{Userbox |border-c = black |border-s = 1 |id-c = white |id-s = 15 |id-fc = black |info-c = palevioletred |info-s = 8 |info-fc = black |id = [[Image:YellowLabradorLooking.jpg|50px]] |info = This user loves '''[[Labrador Retriever|labradors]]'''. }}

Save the page, and your userbox should appear. If not, tell me.
Then, put {{User:Rougelblossom/LabRetUBox}} on your userpage.

P.S.

To stop the subpage link being out of place on your user page, you can either delete the link (but then you'll never be able to click to get to the subpage), or you could crete a section on your userpage called, say, ==My userbox templates==
If anyting doesn't work, tell me
It's a pleasure to help you on Wikipedia
Arriva ⁴³⁶ 18:27, 1 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, also, you should only make the user sub pages for userboxes you make. You don't have to do it with everyone's on your userpage. Then when you change it, everybody else can just put {{EXAMPLE}} on thier userpage. -- Arriva ⁴³⁶ 08:38, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your new userboxes

You're welcome for the help! It worked OK, I see you have added the link for the template on the list of new userboxes. I have now changed the userbox on my userpage to your new template style, a great help!!

Just a though, you might want to make a subpage for the userboxes you have made, see an example here. If you keep the link on your userpage, then people can see what you've created for Wikipedia.

-- Arriva ⁴³⁶ Glad to be of help. 13:52, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Help with Wiki markup and user Talk archiving

Hi, I was editing my userpage and I noticed that it looks a bit screwy on different sized browsers. Is there a way to fix this? Maybe something with the table code? Thanks, Rougeblossom 23:04, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Also one more quick question, how are talk pages archived? Thanks again, Rougeblossom 23:43, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Most of the material that I can find about Wikicode doesn't mention the differences between different browsers - Help:Editing#Wiki_markups_and_codes, so I have a feeling that it is to do with your monobook CSS and the browser upon which you view and edit Wikipdia. I use Firefox on a PC and my userpage looks best when viewed through that. Internet Explorer makes the curved boxes on my page harden out, which doesn't look so nice. I haven't found an issue where something in my CSS fails to work when using IE over Firefox, so the differences may be more aesthetic rather than functional. I will do some more research for you. If you find something then please let me know!

Archiving your Talk page is easy. It is simply a case of creating a sub-page on your Talk page and cutting-and-pasting the contents of your Talk page on to that. The way that I do mine is:

Open my Talk page for editing.
Type [[User_talk:(aeropagitica)/Archive <number>|<from> - <to> <year>]]
Cut the Talk comments that I want to archive.
Save the Talk page with an edit summary of 'archiving user Talk page'.
Go to the new red link and open it for editing.
Paste the contents of my Clipboard in to the new page.
Add the template {{Talkarchive}} to the page.
Use 'archived user Talk page' as the edit summary.
Save the page.

The new link to your Talk Archive will appear on your Talk page as the red link will have turned blue. I archive mine when it gets to #32k in size. Other people have different reigemes - choose what you feel is best. Other people also use bots for archiving their Talk pages, specifically Werdnabot. See User:Werdnabot/Archiver/Howto for details of that. Regards, (aeropagitica) 11:38, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Meetup

Wikipedia:Meetup/Tampa -- You're invited! Hires an editor (talk) 21:55, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Campus Ambassador needed

Hi! My name is Annie Lin - I'm the Campus Team Coordinator at the Wikimedia Foundation. I'm contacting you because you're listed as a resident of San Francisco, and we're currently looking for a friendly Wikipedian to teach students in a University of San Francisco class how to use/edit Wikipedia. This is a role titled the "Wikipedia Campus Ambassador," and you'll basically be doing in-class presentations about Wikipedia, running Wikipedia labs/workshops, and in general providing face-to-face Wikipedia help for the professor and the students in the class. The time commitment is about 3-5 hours a week (with variations throughout the semester), and for this particular University of San Francisco class, most of the workload will be between March and May.

Please let me know if you're interested!

Thanks. Annie Lin (Campus Team Coordinator, Wikimedia Foundation) (talk) 20:06, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]