User talk:225edits

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Just give it a shot, 225. Note the syntax of the following user name (click on "edit" to see it), which "pings" him to say that his name was mentioned:, how you doing? Finish your thesis yet? I ran into a metal fan the other day who's about to dip into the mess that is metal coverage of Wikipedia. Give him a hand if you can. Drmies (talk) 17:11, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * So, Xibalba is already "taken". Go there and scroll down; you'll see two bands in the obligatory "In popular culture" section (which should be totally overhauled)--one on the label you mentioned, and one from Pomona. Are they the same? Note that Xibalba (band) is a red link: if you click on it you start creating it. Boom! Drmies (talk) 17:14, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * The Xibalba (band) I am familiar with is both from Pomona and affiliated with Southern Lord Records. So, I suppose I'm going to start this as a stub, try to find a complete discography with track listings (or as complete as I can find with proper citation) and write up a brief intro. Will that be sufficient to begin the article as a stub, ? 225edits (talk) 17:29, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * (Note how I indented your response: : for indents, * for bullets. I also signed for you; next time, you can sign messages on talk pages (and user talk pages) with ~ .) Drmies (talk) 17:26, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * OK--first off, cleanup: go to Xibalba and click "edit"; then combine the two entries for your band into one. And add ... around the label's name (full name "Southern Lord Records") to make the wikilink, if you like, if only to indicate to others that your currently redlinked band is on a notable label. Drmies (talk) 17:29, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Since I'm a newborn baby at this, I'm going to take my time tweaking and fiddling with this in my personal sandbox. Trial and error may take a while, but I'll update and  when I have something to look at. 225edits (talk) 17:37, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Right on. Now click your red link and start creating it...! Mind you, you'll need something reliable to add them to List of black metal bands, L–Z--something more reliable than metal-archives, which doesn't count here as a WP:RS ("reliable source"). Baz is the expert in this matter, and perhaps he'll chime in when he gets a chance. Don't worry about "stub" status and what not; if I were you, I'd just grab a metal band's article and start copying code. See WP:CITE for specifics on giving references, but don't worry about that too much either. Drmies (talk) 17:38, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh, what you can do is simply create User:225edits/Sandbox and mess around all you like. Drmies (talk) 17:38, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Update:, here's my first rough draftUser:225edits/Sandbox. Comments? Suggestions? 225edits (talk) 19:23, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * You're obviously a fast learner! Yes, you need reliable sources. I think that Pitchfork Media is usually considered reliable: I'll add that as a source so you can see the coding and what you can do with such a reference. For instance, given the enormous amount of genre warring in metal (and elsewhere), usually that calls for a source. Drmies (talk) 20:04, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Thank you, kindly! I tried my hand at citing sources on the "history" section, which is, as of now, merely tour information. Hopefully the websites I found are considered credible. They do include full tour dates. I did notice a bit of screwy numbering on the superscripts 225edits (talk) 20:53, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
 * How close would you call this to publishable, ?
 * Ha, well it's up, isn't it? I would say that it needs more, and more reliable, sources. It might get challenged for its notability, and you'll have to be ready for that. I doubt that the three you added count as reliable, so more would be better. Look for album reviews, like the Pitchfork one I found. I'm still waiting on Baz to get off his behind and check in; they may have something to add. Hey, you wrote your first article. How'd you like it? Next time, don't be so quick to copy from your sandbox; we'll do it properly (the article history needs to be preserved; it's part of our license, and by copying the text you basically cut my edits out of the history), and all you have to do is ping me or drop me a line. I hope you had fun! Drmies (talk) 23:23, 4 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Oh, no one will ever bother you for a source for a track listing. But do see WP:NBAND. With this band you're lucky that they have one album with a big enough label (item 5)--"big enough" as far as I know. They really need two such albums, or much more coverage (or a hit record or a Grammy, haha). So try and beef up the article with reviews etc. Drmies (talk) 23:26, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

User page
You can individualize your user page all you want as long as you keep it moderately clear. Putting giant penises on it is somewhat frowned upon. What I stuck in (feel free to remove it) is also a framework for userboxes (the "userboxtop" and "userboxbottom" templates), and you can read more about userboxes here, Userboxes. There's some categories with different pre-made boxes at the bottom of that page. Drmies (talk) 18:30, 4 March 2014 (UTC)