User:The garmine/talkarchive-2017-03

=march 2017=

help with foreign languages
I just got a notification on my talk page. I went to view it, and it led me to the French wikipedia ! I can't speak French, and I NEED HELP! L.S. inc. (talk)  14:51, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Could you provide a link to the page on the French Wikipedia? It's likely just an automated welcome message though. Perhaps try Google Translate? -- Samtar talk &middot; contribs 16:12, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Please wait. I am not sure about that, but I will try.I will let you know about this when I can, Samtar. L.S. inc.  (talk)  04:13, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Tanglu (March 5)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Happysailor was:

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- Happysailor  (Talk) 20:13, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Tanglu (March 5)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by SwisterTwister was:

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Tanglu and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the or on the.
 * You can also use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

SwisterTwister  talk  20:16, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

unblock request
see my problem above. L.S. inc. (talk)  21:51, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
 * No need to request help. Just the unblock request is sufficient. --Yamla (talk) 21:57, 5 March 2017 (UTC)


 * I have lifted your block. As per WP:USERNAME, note that your current username is inappropriate. It implies a shared account and implies a promotional account. Please follow the instructions in WP:UNC to request a change to your username. Thanks! --Yamla (talk) 21:59, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

, Yamla. L.S. inc. (talk)  22:01, 5 March 2017 (UTC)

help me
what is a good faith edit and how do you do them? The garmine  (talk)  15:21, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
 * It is an edit that had good intentions and faith, and anyone can do them, including you and me. SwisterTwister   talk  17:56, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
 * swistertwister -does that mean like you simply type "good faith edit" into the edit summary? The garmine  (talk)  14:13, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I am pretty sure good faith edits are any edits that are constructive and done in good faith, so that includes expanding articles and other regular edits people like you and me do. An example of bad faith edits would be vandalism. Meiloorun   (talk) 🍁 23:56, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Help me
user:youtical's user page is offensive. Secondly,where can I find the templates for speedy deletion?

The garmine  (talk)  19:43, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
 * The templates for speedy deletion are in Category:Speedy deletion templates. Instructions for their user are at WP:Criteria for speedy deletion. That userpage probably qualifies under G3. --AntiCompositeNumber (Leave a message) 19:50, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

help me
how do I cite scources like books and magazines and is it legal because most books are copyrighted? The garmine  (talk)  19:46, 15 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I've added some instructions on adding references below. And yes, adding cites to books and magazines is legal. You're not copying text from them here (except for perhaps a short quote).

Adding references can be easy
Hello! Here's how to add references from reliable sources for the content you add to Wikipedia. This helps maintain the Wikipedia policy of verifiability.

Adding well formatted references is actually quite easy:
 * 1) While editing any article or a wikipage, on the top of the edit window you will see a toolbar which says "Cite". Click on it.
 * 2) Then click on "Templates".
 * 3) Choose the most appropriate template and fill in as many details as you can. This will add a well formatted reference that is helpful in case the web URL (or "website link") becomes inactive in the future.
 * 4) Click on Preview when you're done filling out the 'Cite (web/news/book/journal)' to make sure that the reference is correct.
 * 5) Click on Insert to insert the reference into your editing window content.
 * 6) Click on Show preview to Preview all your editing changes.
 * Before clicking on Save page, check that a References header  ==References==  is near the end of the article.
 * And check that    is directly underneath that header.
 * 7.Click on Save page. ...and you've just added a complete reference to a Wikipedia article.

You can read more about this on Help:Edit toolbar or see this video File:RefTools.ogv.

Hope this helps, --Neil N  talk to me 19:50, 15 March 2017 (UTC)


 * To use this message, place  on User:talk pages when needed.

Got it. The garmine  (talk)  14:17, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

help me!
I need help with my user page on the last category, I need all of those pages linked and all of the "(talk|history)" removed.
 * I can do it myself but it will take much longer that way because I am online for about an hour period a day and I don’t spend the entire hour with that

The garmine  (talk)  14:34, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * are you asking for your contribs to be deleted? CHRISSY MAD  ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  14:38, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Hopefully what I've done was what you were wanting. If not, revert it and try asking again. Hope that helps. Yeryry (talk) 15:32, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Yeryry: yes, and thank you. but is there any possible way to change the style of the words?The garmine  (talk)  13:17, 28 March 2017 (UTC)