User:Sfdan/References

This is SFDan's reference pages, and other useful information.

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Messages and tags
''This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page.''


 * Use
 * to add the footer text. See also: MediaWiki_custom_messages
 * to add the footer text. See also: MediaWiki_custom_messages

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 * The preferred (and easiest) method is to use
 * instead. This will always display the latest version, as at MediaWiki_custom_messages
 * instead. This will always display the latest version, as at MediaWiki_custom_messages

Commenting: Use the following



So fix it: Thank you for your suggestion. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the Edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to).


 *  Thank you for your suggestion. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the Edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills.  New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to).   

Alphabetizing: Use the following



Conventions: Use the following





Formatting

 * Help:Table
 * HTML tag
 * Special characters
 * Template messages
 * Template messages/Stubs

Categorisation and grouping of information

 * Article series
 * Category
 * Categorization

Problem resolution

 * Neutral point of view
 * Problem users
 * Requests for comment
 * Staying cool when the editing gets hot
 * Wikiquette
 * Wikipedia deletion

Style manual and general guidelines

 * MediaWiki User's Guide
 * Boilerplate text
 * Cite sources
 * Disambiguation
 * Help
 * How to edit a page
 * How to rename (move) a page
 * How to revert a page to an earlier version
 * Manual of Style
 * MediaWiki custom elements: navigation elements
 * MediaWiki custom messages
 * Namespace
 * Perfect stub article
 * Redirect
 * Redirects with possibilities
 * Requested moves

Wikipedians

 * List of people by name

Diverse

 * Community Portal

Other helpful and interesting

 * Kate's tool - Enter a Wikipedia username and see the number of edits.