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Please help me with... Hi,
I am recently retired and more recently re-ripped my collection of all 36 Grateful Dead Dick's Picks CD releases at high resolution (as opposed to Variable bitrate).
Having finished that - a project that led me to extensively utilize the pages for the releases here at wikipedia.org - I thought it would be nice to thank the community by adding brief descriptions of the enclosures that accompany many of these releases.
So far I've added sections to the pages for Dick's Picks Volumes 4, 8, 10, 11, and 15. I got a little carried away with the text I added for Volume 8, and got some useful and gentle feedback from user Mudwater. This prompted me to make better use of the Manual of Style, but I must admit there's a lot there!
I am learning, and referencing the Manual of Style regularly, but don't know everything yet! However, I am feeling more comfortable in making these additions, and plan to complete this project for all of the 36 releases that include enclosures.
Assuming these additions are welcome, I'd like to follow this project by adding entries for the Dave's Picks releases, of which there are 41 and counting. I subscribe to these releases and so have all of them so far, and so far all of them include enclosures which in general are more extensive than those included with the Dick's Picks releases. In the event I finish that project, each of the shows for the Dead's Europe '72: The Complete Recordings also include liner notes - most of which I have not even read yet - so it might be fun to do those as well.
Given that I want to continue this work, and have completed a few of them, I thought I'd ask for feedback at this point. I have some experience as a tech writer, and so feel I am not a full-on novice here. However, as mentioned I am really just starting out here at the wikipedia, and I know from experience that it's a lot easier to do things right the first time rather than have to go back and make changes.
It would be great to get some positive feedback, but better - at least in the long run, and I will admit to being rather sensitive - to understand the "best practices" used here! (Sorry for the "scare quotes," but I don't really care for that term, even though this seems like a good time to use it.)
Thanks in advance for your gentle feedback, even if it is simply a short bit of encouragement, so that I don't feel like I'm operating in a vacuum!! Tomhartung ( talk) 22:49, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. I understand being uncomfortable in your first edits, and I've posted a welcome message to the top of your talk page (this page). Some of the links there, such as the Introduction, or a game called The Wikipedia Adventure may help you learn a few more things to feel more comfortable with working around Wikipedia.
Hello again. Here are some formatting tips for you. One point is that album titles should be in italics and song titles should be in quotation marks. That applies for article prose, and also when quoting written material. — Mudwater ( Talk) 01:03, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
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Hello, Tomhartung, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or , and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! Happy Editing-- IAm Chaos 23:18, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
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Please help me with... Hi,
I am recently retired and more recently re-ripped my collection of all 36 Grateful Dead Dick's Picks CD releases at high resolution (as opposed to Variable bitrate).
Having finished that - a project that led me to extensively utilize the pages for the releases here at wikipedia.org - I thought it would be nice to thank the community by adding brief descriptions of the enclosures that accompany many of these releases.
So far I've added sections to the pages for Dick's Picks Volumes 4, 8, 10, 11, and 15. I got a little carried away with the text I added for Volume 8, and got some useful and gentle feedback from user Mudwater. This prompted me to make better use of the Manual of Style, but I must admit there's a lot there!
I am learning, and referencing the Manual of Style regularly, but don't know everything yet! However, I am feeling more comfortable in making these additions, and plan to complete this project for all of the 36 releases that include enclosures.
Assuming these additions are welcome, I'd like to follow this project by adding entries for the Dave's Picks releases, of which there are 41 and counting. I subscribe to these releases and so have all of them so far, and so far all of them include enclosures which in general are more extensive than those included with the Dick's Picks releases. In the event I finish that project, each of the shows for the Dead's Europe '72: The Complete Recordings also include liner notes - most of which I have not even read yet - so it might be fun to do those as well.
Given that I want to continue this work, and have completed a few of them, I thought I'd ask for feedback at this point. I have some experience as a tech writer, and so feel I am not a full-on novice here. However, as mentioned I am really just starting out here at the wikipedia, and I know from experience that it's a lot easier to do things right the first time rather than have to go back and make changes.
It would be great to get some positive feedback, but better - at least in the long run, and I will admit to being rather sensitive - to understand the "best practices" used here! (Sorry for the "scare quotes," but I don't really care for that term, even though this seems like a good time to use it.)
Thanks in advance for your gentle feedback, even if it is simply a short bit of encouragement, so that I don't feel like I'm operating in a vacuum!! Tomhartung ( talk) 22:49, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. I understand being uncomfortable in your first edits, and I've posted a welcome message to the top of your talk page (this page). Some of the links there, such as the Introduction, or a game called The Wikipedia Adventure may help you learn a few more things to feel more comfortable with working around Wikipedia.
Hello again. Here are some formatting tips for you. One point is that album titles should be in italics and song titles should be in quotation marks. That applies for article prose, and also when quoting written material. — Mudwater ( Talk) 01:03, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
-- 22:20, Wednesday, February 23, 2022 ( UTC)
Mission 1 | Mission 2 | Mission 3 | Mission 4 | Mission 5 | Mission 6 | Mission 7 |
Say Hello to the World | An Invitation to Earth | Small Changes, Big Impact | The Neutral Point of View | The Veil of Verifiability | The Civility Code | Looking Good Together |
-- 22:22, Wednesday, February 23, 2022 ( UTC)
Mission 1 | Mission 2 | Mission 3 | Mission 4 | Mission 5 | Mission 6 | Mission 7 |
Say Hello to the World | An Invitation to Earth | Small Changes, Big Impact | The Neutral Point of View | The Veil of Verifiability | The Civility Code | Looking Good Together |