User talk:AdmiralEek

AdmiralEek is a legit alternative account of User:CaptainEek. For inquiries or issues, leave a note with my main account. This account exists for testing and demonstration purposes, and for editing in unsecure environments. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 22:22, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Welcome!
Welcome to Wikipedia, AdmiralEek! Thank you for your contributions. I'm CaptainEek and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. I am always willing to help folks out! You can also check out the friendly Teahouse to ask any questions you might have. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes ( ~ ); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Smooth sailing,  CaptainEek  Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 22:21, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
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The Wikipedia tutorial is a good place to start learning about Wikipedia. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and discussion pages using four tildes, like this: &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; (the software will replace them with your signature and the date). Again, welcome! &#123;&#123; reply to &#124;Can I Log In&#125;&#125; 's talk page! 22:28, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

OodFloo
This is OodFloo. Thank you for responding about how to find citations. I am not yet at the point of writing articles but love to copy edit and find citations. Many of the reliable sources require subscriptions. My library carries very little of recommended sources. I have no idea where many contributors get their information and I have, at the moment, no way of verifying information. OodFloo (talk) 22:37, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
 * It depends a lot on what area you are editing in. For general use, Google is a good start. GoogleScholar is a good start for doing scientific topics. The Wikipedia Library provides free access to many common paywalled sources. Otherwise, each topic area has ideal sources that you will have to find out. For example, I work heavily on birds (see Cactus wren as a featured example). When writing, I usually will look for a library book on the bird if it exists. Failing that, Cornell's "Birds of the World Online" is an excellent resource. I will then also read a lot of scientific papers for individual things. As another example, I also love history. I am writing about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War at the moment, and I actually bought several Pulitzer winning books off Amazon to help me write it. But I could also have gotten them at my local library. But I wouldn't go out and buy anything unless you're really dedicated, there is almost always a free copy of a source somewhere. If you know what you want to write about I can help further. AdmiralEek (talk) 18:12, 17 February 2021 (UTC)