Thank you for
your contributions to
Wikipedia. Please make sure to include an
edit summary. Please provide one before saving your changes to an article, as the summaries are quite helpful to people browsing an article's history. Thanks!
Jim1138 (
talk) 07:23, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages.
Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "
soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the
welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.
DMacks (
talk) 07:43, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi! - Thank you very much for the note. I do have one question please: You mention to please make sure to include an edit summary -- how should this be done?
Vpayez1931 (
talk) 17:07, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
When you edit a page, toward the bottom is an edit box with "
Edit summary" above it. People who do
Recent changes patrol and others may take a look at your edit. A good edit summary will let others understand your thinking and can help prevent them believing you are making unconstructive edits (or vandalism). If your edit is likely controversial, it would probably be put in the talk page of the article (click the "talk" tab) first so others can see and discuss the proposed changes (not really applicable in your added reference).
A good way to do a reference is <ref>{{cite web|title=Melendy, R. (1997): Bang-bang control development of permeability changes in a membrane model. | url=http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/9456}}</ref> Place the reference on the word
[1] (<- I put it here) where you want it and it will automatically put a cite number "[1]" on that point and add the reference to the bottom of the page (there has to be a {{reflist}} usually on the bottom of the page (as below click the edit tab at the top to see the everything I added). See
Template:cite web for more information. There are other templates similar to this one which are useful for references. You can also click the "Edit" tab at the top of the page to see how others have done it. Also,
wp:rs and
wp:citing sources are good references on sources.
Also, please avoid using email addresses that may have been why your change was removed. It could also have been the unusual location where you put the reference as well. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my talk page. You can also put {{helpme}} on your talk page (this page) with the question underneath and a volunteer should get back to you. Thanks for your contributions! Jim1138 ( talk) 22:50, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
|
Hello fellow Wikipedian, the hardworking hosts and staff at Wikipedia:Teahouse would like your feedback! We have created a brief survey meant to help us better understand the experience of new editors on Wikipedia. You are being selected to participate in our survey because you either received an invitation to visit the Teahouse, or edited the Teahouse Questions or Guests page.
Click here to be taken to the survey site.
The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. We really appreciate your feedback, and we look forward to your next vist to the Teahouse!
Happy editing,
J-Mo, Teahouse host, 16:11, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Message sent with Global message delivery.
Thank you for
your contributions to
Wikipedia. Please make sure to include an
edit summary. Please provide one before saving your changes to an article, as the summaries are quite helpful to people browsing an article's history. Thanks!
Jim1138 (
talk) 07:23, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages.
Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "
soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the
welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.
DMacks (
talk) 07:43, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi! - Thank you very much for the note. I do have one question please: You mention to please make sure to include an edit summary -- how should this be done?
Vpayez1931 (
talk) 17:07, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
When you edit a page, toward the bottom is an edit box with "
Edit summary" above it. People who do
Recent changes patrol and others may take a look at your edit. A good edit summary will let others understand your thinking and can help prevent them believing you are making unconstructive edits (or vandalism). If your edit is likely controversial, it would probably be put in the talk page of the article (click the "talk" tab) first so others can see and discuss the proposed changes (not really applicable in your added reference).
A good way to do a reference is <ref>{{cite web|title=Melendy, R. (1997): Bang-bang control development of permeability changes in a membrane model. | url=http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/9456}}</ref> Place the reference on the word
[1] (<- I put it here) where you want it and it will automatically put a cite number "[1]" on that point and add the reference to the bottom of the page (there has to be a {{reflist}} usually on the bottom of the page (as below click the edit tab at the top to see the everything I added). See
Template:cite web for more information. There are other templates similar to this one which are useful for references. You can also click the "Edit" tab at the top of the page to see how others have done it. Also,
wp:rs and
wp:citing sources are good references on sources.
Also, please avoid using email addresses that may have been why your change was removed. It could also have been the unusual location where you put the reference as well. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on my talk page. You can also put {{helpme}} on your talk page (this page) with the question underneath and a volunteer should get back to you. Thanks for your contributions! Jim1138 ( talk) 22:50, 2 March 2012 (UTC)
|
|
Hello fellow Wikipedian, the hardworking hosts and staff at Wikipedia:Teahouse would like your feedback! We have created a brief survey meant to help us better understand the experience of new editors on Wikipedia. You are being selected to participate in our survey because you either received an invitation to visit the Teahouse, or edited the Teahouse Questions or Guests page.
Click here to be taken to the survey site.
The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. We really appreciate your feedback, and we look forward to your next vist to the Teahouse!
Happy editing,
J-Mo, Teahouse host, 16:11, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Message sent with Global message delivery.