User talk:Ben83s

November 2011
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 * Hi, N2e. That was my first edit of any wiki page, ever. I understand your concerns. However I am an Engineering officer in the UK merchant fleet. In fact right now, as I type, I am off the coast of Australia heading for Singapore. :D
 * I have done a quick Google for any relevant pages but can find any easy links. Please advise on how to proceed with adding the engine room ratings to the page. Thanks in advance Ben83s (talk) 08:01, 2 November 2011 (UTC).

Welcome!
Welcome to Wikipedia, Ben83s! Thank you for your contributions. I am N2e and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time, so if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Questions or type at the bottom of this page. 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.
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I'm glad you are a new editor hoping to help improve the encyclopedia. I will be most happy to help you learn the ropes. A lot of the merchant marine ... and related articles could use a great deal of improvement. For now, since I commented on your additions that did not include sources, I would take a look at the "pillar" in the links above dealing with Wikipedia neutral point-of-view, and especially the subparts in that item about verifiability and citing sources.

After you've done that, and have a general idea of what's required, you can find a source for the new claims you want to make on engine room ratings. I would look in your merchant marine or seafarer's manuals, or descriptions that might exist in the countries of various merchant marine organizations, to see if you can support what you understand to be true. It will be great to improve the articles, but the assertions we make will need to be sourced. I'll be happy to help you learn how to do a good citation. Just ping me once you've found a good source, and I'll help put the first citation in a standard wiki-format, which will show you how to do it.

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! And I hope the cookies don't get wet on the ship. N2e (talk) 00:03, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank You
My word it looks like I got a lot of information to digest, however thank you for pointing me in the right direction. Like most people I've been a long wiki user so I WILL find the time at some point to sort it out. I'll have a look around the ship at some point for information I can reference, but at the moment life's a little busy keeping everything ticking over down stairs. Maybe next time I'm in a never ending standby :) (Ben83s (talk) 10:19, 7 November 2011 (UTC)).