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You can simply click "new section" on Jedd's talkpage (it's located between "Edit" and "view history").
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I don't edit much now on wikipedia but have several thousand edits on wikipedia on the past and am trusted on Wikicommons to mark images. (I have a second account on Commons but I disclose this fact to everyone) So, I suppose, I can make edits and submissions freely to semi-protected articles which are designed to stop anonymous IP's from vandalising them. I'll make a response to the Paterno talkpage but I'm afraid I cannot have an overly long discussion with you as I have to work in the real world on weekdays. As for Paterno, I don't know the guy but I can sympathise with his sad and tragic end. Thank You, -- Leoboudv ( talk) 06:49, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- PS: Its only articles that are fully protected which can only be edited by Admins and not even registered users like me who have never vandalised a single wikipedia article. Paterno's wiki article is semi-protected I suppose because the Admins welcome useful (and presumably well-sourced) contributions to his article but want to stop anonymous IP's from vandalising it to bits and pieces. But as I said, I direct more of my activities today at WikiCommons due to all the edit wars here among different editors and spamming which really turn off some very good users sadly. An Admin on wikipedia I trust is MBisanz from NY. You can ask him questions if you wish. I hope this helps. Regards, -- Leoboudv ( talk) 08:58, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- No problem. I deleted a section of the Paterno article I submitted by Fulbright--on her conclusions since it did seem a bit over the top and repetitive as you say and shortened that sub-chapter a lot on Paterno. We'll that's it. I have to go now. Best Regards, -- Leoboudv ( talk) 20:11, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
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Can you be more specific? You've made quite a few edits in the last couple of days.
Daniel Case ( talk) 04:56, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Hmm. I think it probably could be included without violating copyright ... Lord knows I've included longer quotes in articles I've written (see Anna Wintour, particularly the "responses" section). Perhaps, in the interest of brevity, most of it could be paraphrased, but I don't see copyright as a problem in such a short quote. I will say so on the talk page. Daniel Case ( talk) 16:43, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
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My opinion: If your sources are good ( WP:RS) then just do it. Take it to talk if it needs discussion later. If the sources are not good - do more research.
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Welcome!
Hello, AVR2012, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
- The five pillars of Wikipedia
- Tutorial
- How to edit a page and How to develop articles
- How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Manual of Style
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a
Wikipedian! Please
sign your messages on
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Bagumba (
talk) 06:33, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
Message added 01:12, 29 January 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
— Bagumba ( talk) 01:12, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
In response to your feedback
Hi there! It is easy to understand how to edit based on our tutorial. Just go to our sandbox or you may let me know about what's wrong. I'll help you out. Have a nice day, God bless and have a nice stay here at Wikipedia!
Jedd Raynier ( talk) 05:33, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
In response to your feedback
You can simply click "new section" on Jedd's talkpage (it's located between "Edit" and "view history").
SwisterTwister talk 06:52, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments, as you did at
Talk:Joe Paterno, is considered
bad practice, even if you meant well. Even making spelling and grammatical corrections in others' comments is generally frowned upon, as it tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. Take a look at the
welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. —
Bagumba (
talk) 08:43, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
- You can look at the above link "bad practice" for talk page guidelines, specifically the section WP:REDACT regarding your own comments. Don't worry, this is a normal learning curve. I usually like to have threads in one place, so just respond here if you have any following questions. Cheers.— Bagumba ( talk) 17:42, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to
talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should
sign your posts by typing four
tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You could also click on the signature button
or
located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when they said it. Thank you. --
SineBot (
talk) 21:57, 29 January 2012 (UTC)
I don't edit much now on wikipedia but have several thousand edits on wikipedia on the past and am trusted on Wikicommons to mark images. (I have a second account on Commons but I disclose this fact to everyone) So, I suppose, I can make edits and submissions freely to semi-protected articles which are designed to stop anonymous IP's from vandalising them. I'll make a response to the Paterno talkpage but I'm afraid I cannot have an overly long discussion with you as I have to work in the real world on weekdays. As for Paterno, I don't know the guy but I can sympathise with his sad and tragic end. Thank You, -- Leoboudv ( talk) 06:49, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- PS: Its only articles that are fully protected which can only be edited by Admins and not even registered users like me who have never vandalised a single wikipedia article. Paterno's wiki article is semi-protected I suppose because the Admins welcome useful (and presumably well-sourced) contributions to his article but want to stop anonymous IP's from vandalising it to bits and pieces. But as I said, I direct more of my activities today at WikiCommons due to all the edit wars here among different editors and spamming which really turn off some very good users sadly. An Admin on wikipedia I trust is MBisanz from NY. You can ask him questions if you wish. I hope this helps. Regards, -- Leoboudv ( talk) 08:58, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
- No problem. I deleted a section of the Paterno article I submitted by Fulbright--on her conclusions since it did seem a bit over the top and repetitive as you say and shortened that sub-chapter a lot on Paterno. We'll that's it. I have to go now. Best Regards, -- Leoboudv ( talk) 20:11, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
Message added 19:00, 30 January 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
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— Bagumba ( talk) 23:24, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
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Can you be more specific? You've made quite a few edits in the last couple of days.
Daniel Case ( talk) 04:56, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Hmm. I think it probably could be included without violating copyright ... Lord knows I've included longer quotes in articles I've written (see Anna Wintour, particularly the "responses" section). Perhaps, in the interest of brevity, most of it could be paraphrased, but I don't see copyright as a problem in such a short quote. I will say so on the talk page. Daniel Case ( talk) 16:43, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Message added 13:48, 2 February 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
— HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 13:48, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
In response to your feedback
My opinion: If your sources are good ( WP:RS) then just do it. Take it to talk if it needs discussion later. If the sources are not good - do more research.
Ariconte ( talk) 04:53, 11 February 2012 (UTC)
In response to your feedback
I am sorry to hear this, have you discussed the issue with him on his/her talk page or on the article page? I would be glad to discuss this further with you. Let me know on my talk page if you have any questions or anything else for that matter. Thank you for your feedback and thank you for your contributions! For more help on getting started, please look at Help desk and the help pages.
If you need help editing,
- Check out the tutorial.
- Wanting to create an article? Use the article wizard.
- See the manual.
Cheers,
Riley Huntley
talk No talkback needed; I'll temporarily watch here. 03:02, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Please do not add unreferenced or
poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about
living persons, as you did to
Joe Paterno. Thank you. --
Guy Macon (
talk) 19:14, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi. Thank you for your recent edits. An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Neurology, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Residency. Such links are usually incorrect, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of unrelated topics with similar titles. (Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.)
It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot ( talk) 05:56, 16 September 2021 (UTC)