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{{ helpme}}How do I find out if a page is protected? Btilm ( talk) 22:24, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

You have to go to the "history" tab of the article, then click the link that says "View logs for this page". It is kind of smaller, in the top left, underneath "Revision history of <<Pagename>> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" Killiondude ( talk) 22:32, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

{{ helpme}}How do I answer other people's questions. Example: The question you are answering right now.

You can check the category Category:Wikipedians looking for help to find out if there's people asking for help with the {{ helpme}} tag. People also ask questions at other places listed at Wikipedia:Questions. Please let me know if there are any other questions. Thanks! -- Mysdaao ^talk 22:54, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

{{ helpme}}What "rankings" are there on wikipedia? An administrator would be an example. Btilm ( talk) 23:01, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

All the user groups and the permissions each group has are listed at Wikipedia:User access levels. I hope this is what you're looking for. Thanks! -- Mysdaao ^talk 23:07, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the message you left on my talk page [2]. The PayPal article has been indefinitely move-protected [3]. Please let me know if you have any other concerns or issues. Thanks, — Kralizec! ( talk) 03:37, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}}How do I use the talkback feature? The wikipedia examples are too hard to follow. Please tell me how. Btilm ( talk) 22:09, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

If you reply to this note here, I will not know about it (because I'm not going to 'watch' this page). So, after you've replied, you should let me know. Try it - please reply here, below, indenting your reply with two colons (::). Then, let me know - to do that, go to my own talk page, user talk:chzz - which normally you would get to by clicking the right-hand bit of my sig. Then create a new section at the end of my talk page, and put this;

{{tb|Btilm}} ~~~~

Save that on my talk with an edit summary (just "tb" would be fine).

And then, I will be alerted - it'll say to me at the top, "you have new messages" - hence I will see your talkback thing, and I'll come back here, and see your reply.

Hope this makes sense? Guess we'll find out soon :-) If it doesn't work or you're still puzzled, for more help, you can either;

• Leave a message on my own talk page; OR
• Use a {{helpme}} - please create a new section at the end of your own talk page, put {{helpme}}, and ask your question - remember to 'sign' your name by putting ~~~~ at the end; OR
• Talk to us live, with this or this.

Best wishes,  Chzz   ►  22:21, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Is this how?

Almost.

How about this? Btw...Is there a page on wiki where I can type in a username and wiki will tell me what types of "powers" they have? By powers I mean like bots or administrators.

{{ user:chzz/tb|New user help :)}}  Chzz   ►  22:35, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

The page on Wikipedia that you can use to give the user rights of a user, or to list the users that are in a user group, is Special:ListUsers. Please let me know if there are any more questions. Thanks! -- Mysdaao ^talk 00:03, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

(outdent) In reply to your question about rights (and in addition to the above), note that in my preferences (at the top), enabling Navigation popups will mean that when you hover your mouse over a user link, it will show their rights in a pop-up window. It's a very useful tool in other ways too.

In reply to the 'How about this?' - I notice that you added a talkback thing at the very top of your talk page, and then removed it (thanks) - but, because you did not add a 'talkback' at the end of my page (or within the section we were discussing things in), I had no way of knowing that you had replied. I'm sorry, it's probably my own fault for not explaining things clearly enough; let me give it another try.

Let's say Fred wants to speak to Bob. So they leave a message on Bob's talk page. Bob will be alerted, and shoudl reply underneath it - but Fred will not know that Bob has replied, unless he checks back. So, it'd be nice if Bob would leave a talkback template on Freds talk page. Then Fred will get the banner alerting them to 'new messages' (ie the talkback), and by clicking on the talkback will see the reply. If Bob replies there again, Fred will be alerted, and Bob doesn't need to do anything further. And so on.

If the conversation thread was, instead, happening on an article talk page - and in the same way the two users were replying to each other - then they should both leave a talkback on the others talk page each time they reply.

I hope this is a bit clearer. Let me know if I can help further.  Chzz   ►  01:05, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

I see what you mean. Thanks for helping me out. I once saw a page that had the current number of administrators, rollbackers...etc on it. Can you give me a link to that page? BTW...what is a rollbacker? I see that you are one. Btilm ( talk) 21:37, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}}What is url of the wikipedia page that has the codes for banners such as this section needs cleaning up? Btilm ( talk) 21:53, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

The big list is Wikipedia:Template messages, which you can shorten to WP:TM. For more help, you can either;

• Leave a message on my own talk page; OR
• Use a {{helpme}} - please create a new section at the end of your own talk page, put {{helpme}}, and ask your question - remember to 'sign' your name by putting ~~~~ at the end; OR
• Talk to us live, with this or this.

Best wishes,  Chzz   ►  21:59, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}}I once saw a page that had the current number of administrators, rollbackers...etc on it. Can you give me a link to that page? BTW...what is a rollbacker? Btilm ( talk) 22:24, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Special:Statistics, Wikipedia:Rollback feature. Algebraist 22:28, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

( edit conflict)

The page was probably Special:ListGroupRights. The rollback permission just allows you to 'undo' all concurrent edits by a specific user with a single click; it helps in combating vandalism. It is usually granted to users in good standing who have 500 edits or so.  Chzz   ►  22:31, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}}What is an account creater and and what is an account reviewer? Btilm ( talk) 22:59, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

All of these things and more are explained in WP:RIGHTS.  Chzz   ►  23:02, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! While we appreciate that you enjoy using Wikipedia, please note that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a social network. Wikipedia is not a place to socialize or do things that are not directly related to improving the encyclopedia. Off-topic material may be deleted at any time. This message is not meant to discourage you from editing Wikipedia but rather to remind you that the ultimate goal of this website is to build an encyclopedia. Thank you.  Chzz   ►  23:05, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello.

You left me a 'talkback' note 21:36, 20 August 2009, but I'm not sure which part (if any) on your page still needs an answer? Please let me know if you need something.  Chzz   ►  09:36, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

{{ helpme}}Which article has directions on how to make an infobar? Btilm ( talk) 21:18, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Do you mean an "infobox" (the template in the upper-right corner of an article that lists basic info)? If so, you might want to see WP:IBX for details about using infoboxes. Jamie S93 ^{be kind to newcomers} 21:22, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}}Which template is best for a customizable infobox or an infobox for a place that requires you to pay to enter? Btilm ( talk) 21:33, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

template:infobox is the generic, standard one. Re. the place, it depends what kind of place you mean. The best thing is to look at similar articles, maybe good articles, find something that looks similar, edit it, and see how they did it.  Chzz   ►  22:08, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

If you're referring to the article you created, Kent Plantation House, then you should use Template:Infobox nrhp, which is designed for properties on the National Register of Historic Places. -- Mysdaao ^talk 14:02, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello, Mysdaao! I do not see a place to put admission. Is there an infobox that has a field for admission? Btilm ( talk) 15:42, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Not that I know of. You can suggest the idea on the talk page at Template talk:Infobox nrhp and see if there's consensus to add that field. -- Mysdaao ^talk 20:05, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}}Will you please give me some feedback on this article I wrote? Btilm ( talk) 23:13, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

kenthouse.org is a primary source, and the other ref is a passing mention, thus it doesn't pass general notability guidelines as there is no "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".  Chzz   ►  23:22, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

I do not quite get what you are saying, but I will try. I have a citation, you know? Btilm ( talk) 23:24, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

In order to have an article on Wikipedia, the subject must meet the notability guidelines. The simplest, most important one is the general notability guideline, which says a subject needs significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. That carefully-worded phrase explains quite a lot;

Significant coverage - such as, a number of news articles about the article topic - not passing mentions

Reliable sources - well, this is defined in some detail in WP:RS, but the essence of it is - something that is generally trusted - such as the BBC, CNN, The New York Times. Books are good, too. Blog-sites are rarely reliable.

Independent - we don't use primary sources, such as the persons own website, or their publishers/labels website, or anything like that. We avoid press-releases. We want secondary coverage - other people independently writing about the subject.  Chzz   ►  23:26, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Are you saying that I should ask different people about the Kent House and then write it on wikipedia? Btilm ( talk) 23:29, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

No, that would be original research. There must already be some reliable sources, such as newspaper coverage or books. If there are not, then the subject is not 'notable', and therefore a reader could not check the facts by following the references.  Chzz   ►  23:41, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Books, newspapers, and magazines are some of the best reference sources for Wikipedia articles. You can cite these sources by using the appropriate citation tools listed at WP:CITET. As an example of this in action, after I purchased the book In Their Name, I was able to use it to add citations to the Oklahoma City bombing article. However even if you do not have physical access to a particular source, sometimes it can be found online like at google books. This is especially true for newspapers; for the Super Tuesday, 2008 article, I was able to add a half-dozen citations by using the papers' on-line editions [4]. Hope this helps! — Kralizec! ( talk) 21:10, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}}What is the fastest way to give a user a warning? Which warning should I give a person if they add repeating words or if they add words that do not relate to the article? I do not think it would be under deletion because they did not delete anything. Btilm ( talk) 18:46, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

If you consider that it is vandalism, you could use {{subst:uw-vandalism1}}, see Template:uw-vandalism1 for documentation.

Otherwise, perhaps the 'adding unsourced info' template would apply, {{subst:uw-unsourced1}}, see Template:Uw-unsourced1 for documentation.

Note, both should be substituted on the page, eg {{subst:uw-unsourced1}}.

You would adjust the '1' to 2,3,4 depending on previous warnings and severity.

The page WP:WARN has a list of templates.  Chzz   ►  19:05, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

{{ helpme}}I am confused about citation. If I have three or four paragraphs that I retrieved from the same source, do I cite them at the end of the last paragraph or at the end of all the paragraphs? Btilm ( talk) 19:27, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

From reading Wikipedia:Footnotes and Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners, it looks like the guideline is to create the citation at the end of each paragraph. Remember that you can name a reference tag and reuse it by following the instructions at Wikipedia:REFNAME. Please let me know if there are any more questions. Thanks! -- Mysdaao ^talk 20:23, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

The requirement for getting rollback includes you reading and being willing to abide by the rollbacker rules outlined at WP:ROLLBACK. Most importantly, you must only use rollback for obvious vandalism or spam, and never during a content dispute with another editor. If, after reading WP:ROLLBACK, you promise to follow the rollback rules to the best of your ability, just drop a quick message on my talk page saying as much and I will update your rights. — Kralizec! ( talk) 21:23, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

• Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
• Rollback can be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
• Rollback may be removed at any time.

If you no longer want rollback, then contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some information on how to use rollback, you can view this page. I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, just leave me a message if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Happy editing! — Kralizec! ( talk) 23:16, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

{{ helpme}}Is there a tool or technique that makes giving a user a warning easier than to copy and paste the code from Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace and then copy and paste the name of the article?  Btilm  23:36, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes. It's called WP:TWINKLE. You can enable it easily in your preferences/gadgets setting. -- œ ^™ 23:55, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Note that it only works in Firefox, Safari, or Opera web browsers, not in Internet Explorer. -- œ ^™ 23:57, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Hello. Yes, I received your messages. Thanks for the custom signature. While I prefer to stick with plain text sigs, I really appreciate the thought. Also, I do not use {{ talkback}} as it really is not my style. Thanks, — Kralizec! ( talk) 20:22, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

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If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{ hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you.  Btilm  22:43, 26 August 2009 (UTC)