User talk:Aaronrbenson

Howdy.

Welcome to the english Wikipedia. I have noticed your recent contributions, and would like to help you get up to speed on editing here.


 * First and foremost, be aware of Ignore all Rules. At Wikipedia, many of us are fond of citing "rules" governing how a user should or shouldn't edit. There is always room for your own judgement, however. While we have rules, you are also expected to be bold in your editing. Try to be familiar with these rules, but do not let them get in the way of your contributing.


 * Wikipedia is more or less supported by five pillars. As a guideline, these pillars can help you understand what makes the Wikipedia a useful project for you, for me, and hopefully for the world at large.


 * While I see that you are already on your way to editing pages, there is a guide which may help. In my experience, knowing what templates and categories are out there will help a lot. As an example, if you find yourself editing Hickam Air Force Base, you may notice a couple things:
 * near the bottom of the article. This inserts a large table allowing the user to navigate to other airports in Hawaii more easily than finding the relevant links. Over time, you'll find that there are quite a few useful templates. Be on the lookout for them in articles.
 * and others, also at the bottom of the article. Categories help us categorize articles into groups so that we can find other articles like the one we're reading or editing. There are a lot of categories (almost 100,000!), so it may be tough to find useful ones at first. Try looking at articles related to the subject you're working on, and see what categories they are in.


 * Additionally, there are templates like this which will allow you to add data to articles which is highly standardized. This makes reading the Wikipedia much easier. Don't get discouraged if this looks complicated at first, it's really not so hard.


 * You may get stuck. We all do. There are a bunch of places to look for help:
 * Tutorial
 * Help:Contents
 * How to write a great article


 * For interactive help, you can always ask another user. Doing so is easy. If you were to go to my page, you'd see at the top of the page, a tab for "discussion". Simply click that tab, edit the page, and insert a small header (== Subject of question ==), add your question (typically at the bottom), and save. When somebody leaves a message for a user, the user gets a notification that a message is waiting for them. In general most of us try to reply to messages on our talk pages. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. You may also wish to ask questions at Boot Camp. Lastly, you can add a tag to your own user page.
 * Remember, when you leave a message on a talk page or anywhere else, please sign your name with four tildes ( ~ ).


 * With respect to editing and style, please be aware that Wikipedia does have a Manual of Style, and some users treat this very seriously. The most important task is to add information. Closely following that is formatting, collating, and proofreading the information herein. If you aren't so great at spelling or style, you can be sure that somebody will come along and fix it for you. Sometimes these people can be a little harsh when editing, but don't take it personally. We're all on the same team here, and we value your contributions.

Welcome. aa v ^ 22:26, 6 February 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:MervBurger1.gif
Thanks for uploading Image:MervBurger1.gif. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this:.

Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or ask for help at Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags. Thank you. -- Carnildo 05:55, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

AFD notice
An editor has nominated the article Mervburger for deletion, under the Articles for deletion process. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the nomination (also see What Wikipedia is not and Deletion policy). Your opinions on why the topic of the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome: participate in the discussion by editing Articles for deletion/Mervburger. Add four tildes like this &tilde;&tilde;&tilde;&tilde; to sign your comments. You can also edit the article Mervburger during the discussion, but do not remove the "Articles for Deletion" template (the box at the top of the article), this will not end the deletion debate. --Slgrandson 15:39, 14 June 2006 (UTC)