User talk:86.18.16.78

Help me!
Please help me with initial procedures needed to add biographical information to a named individual found in the Wikipedia Article "Pink Triangle (audio manufacturer)". There is only a "stub" linked to the individual and I'm totally new to Wikipedia and have no idea about creating and editing articles.

Do I click on the name link and then start writing the biography, or are there other steps involved before submitting the information?

The Wiki format is horrendously boggling and in need of a GUI not dependence on what is ostensibly lines of code. But I'm not here to do that, I just wanted to add biographical information about a named individual in a foundation article without going about things in a way that will see what I write deleted before its had time to breath.

When I start an article is it published immediately or does it remain in my control for proof readings, additions and corrections until I think it is substantially ready for publication and further Wikipaedic editing? I will have to research source material and include citations and dates which may not be readily to hand. If I start writing a few scant sentences and paragraphs of what is known to me but don't as yet include publication dates of source articles or the individuals' personal details, will the entire article be deleted before I have the spare time to return to it and improve citations?

If these, my primary questions, have found their way to the relevant person and answered cogently I thank you.

Regards The 4 tildes 86.18.16.78 (talk) 15:41, 20 May 2018 (UTC)


 * To create directly (i.e. click the red link) you have to have an account.
 * Articles created direct must be fully compliant with all polices at the first save!
 * It's better to start at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation and make a Draft. then you have more control, and get it properly reviewed when you want it to be reviewed.
 * If you have an account, then there is the choice of the VisualEditor.
 * BTW - All new pages are set to noindex in the search engines until reviewed.
 * Ron h jones (Talk) 15:55, 20 May 2018 (UTC)