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==Personal Attacks== |
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{{{icon|[[Image:Information.svg|25px]]}}} Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like to remind you not to [[Wikipedia:No personal attacks|attack]] other editors{{{{{subst|}}}#if:{{{1|}}}|, as you did on [[:{{{1}}}]]}}. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the [[Wikipedia:Introduction|welcome page]] to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. {{{{{subst|}}}#if:{{{2|}}}|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}[[User:Modernist|Modernist]] ([[User talk:Modernist|talk]]) 18:26, 21 April 2010 (UTC) |
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Two guiding principles here are [[WP:NPA]], and [[WP:CIVIL]]. Your posts at [[User talk:JNW]] are in violation of those principles...[[User:Modernist|Modernist]] ([[User talk:Modernist|talk]]) 18:26, 21 April 2010 (UTC) |
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Modernist: Just what exactly do you do when another editor is singling out an article for deletion that has just been started? Have you looked at the article being proposed for deletion, as of this moment? |
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Thanks for your input on the Freedom of Information Killer, but I really just spoke my mind and in a very restrained way in my opinion. I'm not attacking him because I couldn't care less what he thinks, it is what he is doing that is problematic! |
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And Technopat, you seem to be the only real thinker that has weighed in on this, if it wasn't for your initial support, I probably would have walked away from Wiki by now. |
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[[User:Nineteen Nightmares|Nineteen Nightmares]] ([[User talk:Nineteen Nightmares#top|talk]]) 18:36, 21 April 2010 (UTC)Nineteen Nightmares |
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All the images that you have uploaded are incorrectly added and will be deleted. You clearly need to learn before you continue to attack others...[[User:Modernist|Modernist]] ([[User talk:Modernist|talk]]) 18:39, 21 April 2010 (UTC) |
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And it is understood that in no way will you assist in the proper loading of the photographs. But that's okay, I'm getting the hang of Wiki now. [[User:Nineteen Nightmares|Nineteen Nightmares]] ([[User talk:Nineteen Nightmares#top|talk]]) 18:41, 21 April 2010 (UTC)Nineteen Nightmares |
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==[[Wikipedia:Images for deletion|Images for deletion]] nomination of [[:File:Herb and Geronimo Valley Entertainment Monthly.jpg]]== |
==[[Wikipedia:Images for deletion|Images for deletion]] nomination of [[:File:Herb and Geronimo Valley Entertainment Monthly.jpg]]== |
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An image that you uploaded is in danger of deletion...[[User:Modernist|Modernist]] ([[User talk:Modernist|talk]]) 19:12, 21 April 2010 (UTC) |
An image that you uploaded is in danger of deletion...[[User:Modernist|Modernist]] ([[User talk:Modernist|talk]]) 19:12, 21 April 2010 (UTC) |
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Valley Entertainment Monthly
I've added three references today, 4/17/10, in the proper format. 22:17, 17 April 2010 (UTC)Nineteen Nightmares (talk) 22:18, 17 April 2010 (UTC)Nineteen Nightmares
The article has also been linked to a handful of other Wiki articles, including the one on the City of Turlock and Mid Valley Publications. Nineteen Nightmares (talk) 02:20, 18 April 2010 (UTC)Nineteen Nightmares
External links have now been added as well and I will continue to search for and add the appropriate references and external links when found.
I sincerely thank everyone for their help with this article!
Articles for deletion nomination of Valley Entertainment Monthly
I have nominated Valley Entertainment Monthly, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Valley Entertainment Monthly. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.
Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. JNW (talk) 15:58, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
Guide to referencing
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I thought you might find it useful to have some information about references (refs) on wikipedia. These are important to validate your writing and inform the reader. Any editor can remove unreferenced material; and unsubstantiated articles may end up getting deleted, so when you add something to an article, it's highly advisable to also include a reference to say where it came from. Referencing may look daunting, but it's easy enough to do. Here's a guide to getting started. If you need any assistance, let me know. -- Ty 02:43, 20 April 2010 (UTC)
A reference must be accurate, i.e. it must prove the statement in the text. To validate "Mike Brown climbed Everest", it's no good linking to a page about Everest, if Mike Brown isn't mentioned, nor to one on Mike Brown, if it doesn't say that he climbed Everest. You have to link to a source that proves his achievement is true. You must use reliable sources, such as published books, mainstream press, and authorised web sites. Blogs, Myspace, Youtube, fan sites and extreme minority texts are not usually acceptable, nor is original research (e.g. your own unpublished, or self-published, essay or research), or another wikipedia article.
The first thing you have to do is to create a "Notes and references" section (unless it already exists). This goes towards the bottom of the page, below the "See also" section and above the "External links" section. Enter this code:
The next step is to put a reference in the text. Here is the code to do that. It goes at the end of the relevant term, phrase, sentence, or paragraph to which the note refers, and after punctuation such as a full stop, without a space (to prevent separation through line wrap):
Whatever text you put in between these two tags will become visible in the "Notes and references" section as your reference.
Open the edit box for this page, copy the following text (inserting your own text where indicated), paste it at the bottom of the page and save the page:
(End of text to copy and paste.) It should appear like this:
You need to include the information to enable the reader to find your source. For an online newspaper source, it might look like this:
When uploaded, it appears as:
Note the single square brackets around the URL and the article title. The format is:
Make sure there is a space between the URL and the Title. This code results in the URL being hidden and the title showing as a link. Use double apostrophes for the article title (it is quoted text), and two single quote marks either side of the name of the paper (to generate italics). Double square brackets round the name of the paper create an internal link (a wikilink) to the relevant wikipedia article. Apostrophes must go outside the brackets. The date after The Guardian is the date of the newspaper, and the date after "Retrieved on" is the date you accessed the site – useful for searching the web archive in case the link goes dead.
You can use sources which are not online, but which you have found in a library or elsewhere—in which case leave out the information which is not relevant. The newspaper example above would be formatted like this:
When uploaded, it appears as:
Here is an example for a book:
When uploaded, it appears as:
Make sure you put two single quote marks round the title (to generate italics), rather than one double quote mark.
These formats are all acceptable for dates:
You may prefer to use a citation template to compile details of the source. The template goes between the ref tags and you fill out the fields you wish to. Basic templates can be found here: Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles/Citation quick reference
The first time a reference appears in the article, you can give it a simple name in the <ref> code:
The second time you use the same reference in the article, you need only to create a short cut instead of typing it all out again:
You can then use the short cut as many times as you want. Don't forget the /, or it will blank the rest of the article! Some symbols don't work in the ref name, but you'll find out if you use them. The quotes around the name are optional unless there is a space in the name. You can see multiple use of the same refs in action in the article William Bowyer (artist). There are three sources and they are each referenced three times. Each statement in the article has a footnote to show what its source is.
The above method is simple and combines references and notes into one section. A refinement is to put the full details of the references in their own section headed "References", while the notes which apply to them appear in a separate section headed "Notes". The notes can be inserted in the main article text in an abbreviated form as seen in Harriet Arbuthnot or in a full form as in Brown Dog affair.
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An image that you uploaded is in danger of deletion...Modernist (talk) 19:12, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
Images for deletion nomination of File:VEM Issue Four.jpg
An image that you uploaded is in danger of deletion...Modernist (talk) 19:12, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
Images for deletion nomination of File:Larry Stanley Valley Entertainment Monthly Associate Editor.jpg
An image that you uploaded is in danger of deletion...Modernist (talk) 19:12, 21 April 2010 (UTC)