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Hi Martinw1200! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. |
In addition to what I left you at Teahouse, I may be willing to help you formulate a response (we call it a "!vote", to delineate it from simply being a vote) for the AfD. I will need to know the name of the article, and why you feel it should not be deleted. Just drop me a note at my talk page, which you can access by clicking the little box that says talk right after my signature. Good luck and happy editing! Gtwfan52 ( talk) 06:20, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia, Martinw1200! Thank you for
your contributions. I am
Fox Wilson and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on
my talk page. You can also check out
Wikipedia:Questions or type {{
helpme}}
at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes (~~~~); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Also, don't forget to sign your posts with ~~~~. It's a Fox! (Talk to me?) 20:43, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, Fox, for the warm welcome and the cookies. I will probably take you up on the offer to answer questions. Only a few though. Don't worry. And thank you for the very useful links. I just got my first taste of editing a long, somewhat sloppy article. It took about 2 hours and gave my brain some much-needed exercise. Martinw1200 ( talk) 21:36, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
Yes I know I saved a bunch of preliminary edits rather than previewing them. From now on I will double-check my work to make sure I'm completely finished editing. No one has scolded me. I just wanted you all to know I'm learning. And I do understand that all my saved pages go into the article's history and cause clutter. Martinw1200 ( talk) 21:55, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
Noob or not, you show great judgement in your answer to the question headed "Noob under attack by an Old Pro - Need Help" Keep up the good work!
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Great Answer Badge |
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Gtwfan52 (
talk)
03:14, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi, MartinW. When Wikipedia becomes frustrating or irritating, take a break and have some FUN.(<-click it) Pluma, an experienced editor, created the page for his adoptees. He's too busy now to accept requests for adoption but the page is still great. Building your userpage is good editing practice and you'll learn a lot about Wikipedia in the process. Once you have a userpage, your name in your signature will turn blue.
Please consider joining the Guild of Copy Editors. Your contributions indicate that you have the interest and talent to be a valued member. Take care, DocTree ( ʞlɐʇ· cont) Join WER 03:33, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
At first I was shocked that some editors will watch each other's edits and engage in circular editing wars.
"How can Wikipedia survive like this?!"
But there's method to this madness on here. Quarrelsome people are kept busy undoing and redoing edits again and again, while the rest of us move through the backlog of articles needing copy editing and get things done. In other words, it keeps the petty ones occupied and out of the way. Martinw1200 ( talk) 16:32, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:Marco Dimitri Official Photo.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.
If you created this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either
If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org.
If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{ non-free fair use}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.
If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read the Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. NtheP ( talk) 18:49, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for being so thoughtful and considerate about british/american spelling differences. Those kinds of things can be surprisingly contentious, and it's great that you checked about the best way to handle it. Come back any time with more great questions!
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Great Question Badge |
Awarded to those who have asked a great question on the
Teahouse Question Forum. There are no stupid questions, but some are excellent! Good questions are those that reflect serious curiosity about editing and help others learn. |
Ocaasi
t |
c
18:37, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Martin! We are having some birthday celebrations as Teahouse turns 1 year-old next week. You're one of the most active and passionate editors I've seen come through the project. I was wondering if you might reflect a bit on your experience at the Teahouse and how it's shaped your growth as a new editor. I'd love to have your responses to any of these questions, possibly for a Wikimedia Foundation blog post which will run on the big day.
Thanks so much for your awesome contributions to the project. Really exciting to watch. Cheers, Ocaasi t | c 20:28, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
The very well-know, often-in-the-news political party, Democrazia Atea is completely blocked on Wikipedia Italy. And it gets worse. They are deleting the Wikipedia pages of Democrazia Atea candidates. Pages of well-known people. Pages that have been up for years.
For me this nukes the credibility of Wikipedia in general and I will no longer participate in this highly misrepresented project. Martinw1200 ( talk) 15:16, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
It's been an exciting year for the Teahouse and you were a part of it. Thanks so much for visiting, asking questions, sharing answers, being friendly and helpful, and just keeping Teahouse an awesome place. You can read more about the impact we're having and the reflections of other guests and hosts like you. Please come by the Teahouse to celebrate with us, and enjoy this sparkly cupcake badge as our way of saying thank you. And, Happy Birthday!
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Teahouse First Birthday Badge |
Awarded to everyone who participated in the
Wikipedia Teahouse during its first year! To celebrate the many hosts and guests we've met and the nearly 2000 questions asked and answered during this excellent first year, we're giving out this tasty cupcake badge. |
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Hi Martinw1200! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. |
In addition to what I left you at Teahouse, I may be willing to help you formulate a response (we call it a "!vote", to delineate it from simply being a vote) for the AfD. I will need to know the name of the article, and why you feel it should not be deleted. Just drop me a note at my talk page, which you can access by clicking the little box that says talk right after my signature. Good luck and happy editing! Gtwfan52 ( talk) 06:20, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia, Martinw1200! Thank you for
your contributions. I am
Fox Wilson and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on
my talk page. You can also check out
Wikipedia:Questions or type {{
helpme}}
at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes (~~~~); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Also, don't forget to sign your posts with ~~~~. It's a Fox! (Talk to me?) 20:43, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, Fox, for the warm welcome and the cookies. I will probably take you up on the offer to answer questions. Only a few though. Don't worry. And thank you for the very useful links. I just got my first taste of editing a long, somewhat sloppy article. It took about 2 hours and gave my brain some much-needed exercise. Martinw1200 ( talk) 21:36, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
Yes I know I saved a bunch of preliminary edits rather than previewing them. From now on I will double-check my work to make sure I'm completely finished editing. No one has scolded me. I just wanted you all to know I'm learning. And I do understand that all my saved pages go into the article's history and cause clutter. Martinw1200 ( talk) 21:55, 16 February 2013 (UTC)
Noob or not, you show great judgement in your answer to the question headed "Noob under attack by an Old Pro - Need Help" Keep up the good work!
![]() |
Great Answer Badge |
Awarded to those who have given a great answer on the
Teahouse Question Forum. A good answer is one that fits in with the Teahouse expectations of proper conduct: polite, patient, simple, relies on explanations not links, and leaves a talkback notification. |
Gtwfan52 (
talk)
03:14, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi, MartinW. When Wikipedia becomes frustrating or irritating, take a break and have some FUN.(<-click it) Pluma, an experienced editor, created the page for his adoptees. He's too busy now to accept requests for adoption but the page is still great. Building your userpage is good editing practice and you'll learn a lot about Wikipedia in the process. Once you have a userpage, your name in your signature will turn blue.
Please consider joining the Guild of Copy Editors. Your contributions indicate that you have the interest and talent to be a valued member. Take care, DocTree ( ʞlɐʇ· cont) Join WER 03:33, 17 February 2013 (UTC)
At first I was shocked that some editors will watch each other's edits and engage in circular editing wars.
"How can Wikipedia survive like this?!"
But there's method to this madness on here. Quarrelsome people are kept busy undoing and redoing edits again and again, while the rest of us move through the backlog of articles needing copy editing and get things done. In other words, it keeps the petty ones occupied and out of the way. Martinw1200 ( talk) 16:32, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for uploading File:Marco Dimitri Official Photo.jpg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.
If you created this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either
If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org.
If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{ non-free fair use}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.
If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read the Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. NtheP ( talk) 18:49, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for being so thoughtful and considerate about british/american spelling differences. Those kinds of things can be surprisingly contentious, and it's great that you checked about the best way to handle it. Come back any time with more great questions!
![]() |
Great Question Badge |
Awarded to those who have asked a great question on the
Teahouse Question Forum. There are no stupid questions, but some are excellent! Good questions are those that reflect serious curiosity about editing and help others learn. |
Ocaasi
t |
c
18:37, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi Martin! We are having some birthday celebrations as Teahouse turns 1 year-old next week. You're one of the most active and passionate editors I've seen come through the project. I was wondering if you might reflect a bit on your experience at the Teahouse and how it's shaped your growth as a new editor. I'd love to have your responses to any of these questions, possibly for a Wikimedia Foundation blog post which will run on the big day.
Thanks so much for your awesome contributions to the project. Really exciting to watch. Cheers, Ocaasi t | c 20:28, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
The very well-know, often-in-the-news political party, Democrazia Atea is completely blocked on Wikipedia Italy. And it gets worse. They are deleting the Wikipedia pages of Democrazia Atea candidates. Pages of well-known people. Pages that have been up for years.
For me this nukes the credibility of Wikipedia in general and I will no longer participate in this highly misrepresented project. Martinw1200 ( talk) 15:16, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
It's been an exciting year for the Teahouse and you were a part of it. Thanks so much for visiting, asking questions, sharing answers, being friendly and helpful, and just keeping Teahouse an awesome place. You can read more about the impact we're having and the reflections of other guests and hosts like you. Please come by the Teahouse to celebrate with us, and enjoy this sparkly cupcake badge as our way of saying thank you. And, Happy Birthday!
![]() |
Teahouse First Birthday Badge |
Awarded to everyone who participated in the
Wikipedia Teahouse during its first year! To celebrate the many hosts and guests we've met and the nearly 2000 questions asked and answered during this excellent first year, we're giving out this tasty cupcake badge. |