User:MDGx/2009

 Archived Content  =2009=

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A little bit about sourcing
What Mike said is partially correct; Wikipedia doesn't allow information that was not previously referenced elsewhere outside of Wikipedia or some fan site. As you are very new to the Wiki, take a look at this article: How to write great articles, which will give you some of the tools you will need to become a really good contributor. If you are interested in what exactly constitutes our reliable source policy, look at this article: WP:RS. If you keep your cool - especially when other people aren't - you are going to have a pretty good experience. If you have questions, please feel free to ask me or an admin (a list of which can be found here). Good luck to you, and hve fun. :) - Arcayne   (cast a spell)  04:11, 18 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks a lot for the "newbie" guidelines, I've already started browsing. I do appreciate your taking time to write.
 * And I just posted an answer for Mike, I hope it is acceptable:
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:MikeWazowski#Star_Trek_fan_productions_deletion_Q
 * MDGx (talk) 12:57, 18 June 2009 (UTC)


 * It's a fine response, but you should realize that it was likely better suited to the article discussion rather than Mike's user's talk page. While Mike might not agree with you, posting in the article discussion allows for other editors to comment and respond to Mike's concerns, which will ease your burden of having to deal with him if he becomes intransigent. That happens quite a bit in Wikipedia; some folk adopt a point of view that is firmly held, even though it doesn't have underpinnings in policy or guidelines. Those people won't change their minds, no matter how convincing you are. This is where WP:CONSENSUS comes into play. You making your case for a disputed change in article discussion allows you to build support for that change, or to see the facets of why the changes will not work. I would suggest that you cross-post in the actual article discussion.
 * I would point out that while the news sources are pretty rock solid, I would avoid fan sites for the most part. There isn't a lot of oversight going on there (fact-checking, spelling, etc) which tend to neutralize them as sources.
 * Lastly, when you are making a link, you can shorten the visual display as such:


 * Your way:
 * 1) "Star Trek: Phoenix", also known on the internet as ST:P, has been featured at:
 * - Kitsap Sun:
 * http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/may/03/star-trek-gig-harbor-life-actor-seattle/


 * Another way:
 * 1) "Star Trek: Phoenix", also known on the internet as ST:P, has been featured at:
 * - Kitsap Sun


 * You cannot see the mechanics of this until you open the edit window to see the magic in the format-coding. Try it out; I think you will find it to be an invaluable trick when making longer edits. :)
 * Btw, you are welcome for the assist and welcome template. We're all new here once, and someone was kind enough to help me out when I first started. I'm just paying it forward. ;) - Arcayne   (cast a spell)  16:58, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

