User:Missionedit/Adoption/Acj1

 This adoption on is on hold - Acj1 has been blocked indefinitely 

A few questions to start off with:

1) Would you prefer to be called Acj1, or something else? 2) What is your goal in contributing to Wikipedia/What subjects do you like to contribute to? 3) What time zone do you live in? 4) What do you expect to get out of this mentorship? 5) What picture would you like on this page to represent you? It can be a picture of anything, and it doesn't have to be one that you've uploaded yourself. For examples, see the flower on my userpage, or the pictures at some of my other adoptees' classrooms (some adoptees don't have one yet).

We won't be using the talk page of this classroom, since we can do everything we need in the user page space. You can call me Stasia, if you like. Anastasia is just too long to type :) ~ Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93; (talk) 19:27, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

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 * Hi, Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93;!

1) I would like to be called AJ.

2) I really am not sure what my goals are yet...

3) -06:00 UTC

4) To learn more about editing Wikipedia.

5) I would like to use https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smiles_angry_face.png photo.

Thanks, Acj1 |Sign?| ''Say Hi To Me!  19:55, 5 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I'm so glad you want to learn about Wikipedia, AJ! You seem to be pretty adept at finding your way around, and, from what I see of your user page and signature, already have some decent knowledge of CSS as well :) You can ping me with on this page if you want to, but it's not really necessary as I am watching the page. I would suggest putting this page on your watchlist as well. If you don't know how to add something to your watchlist, it's easy! Just click the little star icon at the top of the page. The star will turn blue. If you want to remove it from your watchlist, just click the star again. To access your watchlist, go to the "Watchlist" button at the very top of the page. It will show you if anyone has recently changed any of the pages you have added to it. I'll get the first lesson up ASAP. ~ Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93; (talk) 01:53, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I have a link to this page from y talk page and will check back here daily!!!  Acj1 |Sign?| ''Say Hi To Me!  13:26, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Lesson 1: Wikiquette
"Wikiquette" is a portmanteau of "Wikipedia" and "etiquette". Here are some of the basic manners we use here on Wikipedia to keep on good terms with everyone, and keep everything running smoothly.

Assuming good faith
Always assume that every member of the community you come across is trying to do the right thing. Even if someone seems like they know they are doing wrong, it's best to give them the benefit of the doubt. The exception to this would be somebody who has been warned many times and is still making more malicious edits; they probably aren't acting in good faith. Apart from that, don't jump straight in to assume somebody is malicious. Always be kind to everyone, even people you are reprimanding, or people who are reprimanding you (some editors are very bad at doing this, but that doesn't mean you have to be).

Threading
You've seemed to have figured this out already. When you're responding to something I write, you use one colon. When I then respond to you, you use two colons. When you then respond to me, you use three colons. When you want to respond to the original post, then you just go back to using one colon. Think of it this way: whatever you want to respond to, preface it with one more colon than what it had already. See THREAD for more info.

Avoiding common mistakes
Avoid these mistakes which have been made by many an editor:
 * Don't create autobiographical articles or articles about someone close to you, company articles, dictionary-type articles (we have Wiktionary for that), or redundant articles. For the last one, it's easy to figure out if you're creating something redundant; just type in the search term into the search box and see if what comes up covers your topic.
 * Whenever you delete content, be sure you give an explanation as to why. Even if you revert vandalism, say that it's vandalism. Also, try not to delete valuable content just because it's poorly written and biased; instead, just rewrite it.
 * Don't self-reference (referencing the Wikipedia project in article space)
 * Don't use external links in places other than the external link section in an article
 * Don't add your signature any place but a talk page, but always remember to use your signature on talk pages.
 * Edit instead of criticize and be bold!
 * Remain level-headed in arguments (if you feel you're getting too heated, walk away and bring in a third party)
 * Don't get annoyed when you see bad articles or drastic edits (or even deletion) of your work. :)

Signatures
There are also Wikiquette rules for signatures. You can customize a signature any way you want using CSS and other code (as you have discovered). There are a few no-nos, though.
 * Do not copy another editor's signature. Even making it look somewhat like another editor's signature is wrong. Linking to someone else's user page on your signature is also a big mistake.
 * Don't make your signature too big. This can effect the way the surrounding text is displayed. Be sparing with your superscript and subscript, too. It can sometimes cause a similar problem. Don't make your signature too small, either, then we won't know who you are :) When you use different colors, make sure that color-blind people will still be able to read it without a problem.
 * Do not include images in your signature. It's wrong for a number of reasons, including server slowdown, distraction, comment displacement, and cluttering up the "File links" section every time you comment. You can use webdings or wingdings to get an image effect if you really want, because these are technically fonts and not images.
 * Keep your signatures short enough that they don't take up a whole line of text when you comment.
 * Make sure that your signature always links to at least your user page, talk page, and/or contributions page.
 * Don't include any external links at all or internal links that have no purpose to building the encyclopedia.
 * Assume good faith when approaching someone who has these problem signatures and be polite.

End of lesson 1
Any questions? You don't have to memorize any of the stuff in my lessons unless you want to. The important part it that you understand it.

I see you've gotten into a bit of trouble with User:Anna Frodesiak for not editing constructively. Is the problem that you just don't know what you want to do here? I know you want to help. ~ Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93; (talk) 02:16, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I do want to help but I seem to keep getting in the way! Acj1 |Sign?| ''Say Hi To Me!  14:28, 6 January 2015 (UTC)


 *  Adoption on hold - Acj1 blocked indefinitely  ~ Anastasia &#91;Missionedit&#93; (talk) 22:45, 24 January 2015 (UTC)