User talk:Bmegrl9113

Although I've had an account on here for almost five years, I am definitely new to creating an article, so I need all the help I can get!

Is there a way to look up all of the syntax for Wikipedia?
I am asking because I want to know exactly how to create and edit myself. Right now, I'm basically looking at other articles' syntax and format. I appreciate any help. Bmegrl9113 (talk) 10:24, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Bmegrl9113. The full list of wikimarkup commands is available here: WP:MARKUP. A simpler version is available at WP:CHEATSHEET, which covers the most commonly used commands. Yunshui 雲 水 15:28, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Bmegrl9113 (talk) 16:20, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

How can I find an image to post on an article I've created?
I was thinking that putting the actual link for an image on the appropriate line would work, but I found out that was wrong. I want to make sure that I am not violating any more rules on this site. Again, any help is appreciated. Bmegrl9113 (talk) 10:24, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * The best place to look is Wikimedia Commons. The search function there works in a similar way to Wikipedia's - just type in what you're looking for. Once you've found an image, the instructions at User:Yunshui/Images for beginners may help. Yunshui 雲 水 15:30, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, once again! Bmegrl9113 (talk) 16:21, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

Should I wait to create an article about Steve Lacy (musician)?
I have created an article for him (it now redirects because it has violated rules on here) and Steve doesn't have a ton of information about him (i.e. articles, whether web, newspaper, or journal). However, he does post frequently on his social media pages (i.e. Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Soundcloud). I have used his verified Twitter page for references, could that be a reliable source, since he is the one posting tweets on there? Once again, whatever help is provided, I appreciate. Bmegrl9113 (talk) 10:24, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * 'Fraid not, sorry. Wikipedia requires that the topics of its articles have been the subject of in-depth coverage in multiple, reliable, independent sources. The subject's own Twitter feed is not independent, and therefore, while it can be used as a source in some circumstances (see WP:SELFPUB), it doesn't count towards notability. Yunshui 雲 水 15:33, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

Okay. I'll just work on finding more reliable sources then. Thanks. Bmegrl9113 (talk) 16:22, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, Bmegrl9113, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
 * Introduction and Getting started
 * Contributing to Wikipedia
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page and How to develop articles
 * How to create your first article
 * Simplified Manual of Style

You may also want to take the Wikipedia Adventure, an interactive tour that will help you learn the basics of editing Wikipedia. You can visit The Teahouse to ask questions or seek help.

Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! 331dot (talk) 10:25, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much 331dot! I will make sure to go through and read the pages you have posted.
 * -Bmegrl9113 (talk) 20:23, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

March 2017
It appears that you have been canvassing—leaving messages on a biased choice of users' talk pages to notify them of an ongoing community decision, debate, or vote—in order to influence Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steve Lacy (musician). While friendly notices are allowed, they should be limited and nonpartisan in distribution and should reflect a neutral point of view. Please do not post notices which are indiscriminately cross-posted, which espouse a certain point of view or side of a debate, or which are selectively sent only to those who are believed to hold the same opinion as you. Remember to respect Wikipedia's principle of consensus-building by allowing decisions to reflect the prevailing opinion among the community at large. Thank you. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 19:52, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
 * JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C), I apologize for posting biased comments on user's talk pages. I have edited the comments that I could to make them as neutral as possible. Again, I am sorry.
 * -Bmegrl9113 (talk) 20:09, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Help with Moving Steve Lacy (musician) Article to Userpage on a Subpage
It was suggested that the article be moved to a userspace or draftspace and I was wondering how that could be done as it is already an existing article. I saw that a draftpage can be created as a subpage on one's userpage, but I'm guessing that would have to wait until the discussion about the article's deletion is closed. I'm not exactly sure though, so any help provided is definitely appreciated.
 * Bmegrl9113 (talk) 23:37, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I've closed the AfD as "Move to Draft" for you - and moved page to Draft:Steve Lacy (musician) Ron h jones (Talk) 00:51, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Okay thank you Ron h jones !
 * Bmegrl9113 (talk) 00:59, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Also Ron h jones , I wanted to know if I could make the draftpage a subpage of my userpage. Thanks again.
 * Bmegrl9113 (talk) 01:06, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Nevermind Ron h jones , I already moved it.
 * Bmegrl9113 (talk) 01:17, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Just note that when you submit it for review, it will get moved back to draft space by the reviewers. Ron h jones (Talk) 01:22, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I've deleted the redirect left in draft for you. <b style="border:1px solid #dfdfdf;color:green; padding:1px 3px;background:#FFD">Ron h jones </b>(Talk) 01:24, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Talkback
Yunshui <sup style="font-size:90%">雲 <sub style="font-size:90%">水 11:31, 6 March 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Steve Lacy (musician) (March 17)
<div style="border: solid 1px #FCC; background-color: #F8EEBC; padding: 0.5em 1em; color: #000; margin: 1.5em; width: 90%;"> Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by SwisterTwister was:

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Steve Lacy (musician) and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the or on the.
 * You can also use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

SwisterTwister  talk  19:24, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

Okay, thank you. I'll definitely work on improving both drafts.
 * Bmegrl9113 (talk) 03:42, 18 March 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Steve Lacy's Demo (March 17)
<div style="border: solid 1px #FCC; background-color: #F8EEBC; padding: 0.5em 1em; color: #000; margin: 1.5em; width: 90%;"> Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by SwisterTwister was:

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Steve Lacy's Demo and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the or on the.
 * You can also use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

SwisterTwister  talk  19:29, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

I was planning on adding additional reviews, and like I said, I will definitely work on improving both drafts. Thank you.
 * Bmegrl9113 (talk) 03:43, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately other articles existing cannot be used as an immediate factor here because our policies have largely changed and become tighter; you're welcome to show any relevant pages but I wanted to note this since I only saw your comment about that now. SwisterTwister   talk  05:52, 22 July 2017 (UTC)

Numbered lists
Please don't manually type out the numbers for a numbered list as you did on Steve Lacy's Demo.

This is how you make one:


 * 1) Title
 * 2) Another title
 * 3) Third title
 * 4) And So On..

thanks. --<span style="font-weight:bold;font-variant:small-caps;color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#ff8711;letter-spacing:1pt;">Jennica ✿ / talk 10:16, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Okay, thank you. I will keep that in mind for future lists.
 * Bmegrl9113 (talk) 08:25, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Steve Lacy (musician) has been accepted
<div style="border:solid 1px #57DB1E; background:#E6FFE6; padding:1em; padding-top:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.5em; width:20em; color:black; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 1.5em; width: 90%;"> Steve Lacy (musician), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article. You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. If your account is more than four days old and you have made at least 10 edits you can create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer. Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! Zanhe (talk) 04:53, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
 * If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the  [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:AfC_talk/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Steve_Lacy_(musician) help desk] .
 * If you would like to help us improve this process, please consider.

Your draft article, Draft:Apollo XXI


Hello, Bmegrl9113. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Apollo XXI".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the, , or  code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! Lapablo (talk) 11:52, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Letters of Irrelevance


Hello, Bmegrl9113. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Letters of Irrelevance".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the, , or  code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 05:20, 30 November 2019 (UTC)

ArbCom 2023 Elections voter message
<div class="ivmbox " style="margin-bottom: 1em; border: 1px solid #AAA; background-color: ivory; padding: 0.5em; display: flex; align-items: center; "> Hello! Voting in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2023 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:41, 28 November 2023 (UTC)