User talk:Burkeew

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Hello, Burkeew, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using 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 ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! The Rambling Man (talk) 20:33, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
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Hey, welcome to Wikipedia! The above message was automatically generated by me typing ~, that's pretty cool I think. In any case, I wanted to say hi personally, and tell you that I'd be more than happy to help you out as your mentor. If you could let me know what your experiences with Wikipedia have been so far (even if it's "nothing"!) that would be helpful. Other than that, I look forward to working with you and making Wikipedia a place for you to visit and contribute for some time to come. Take it easy, The Rambling Man (talk) 20:33, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

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Hey, I guess you meant Citizen grand jury? If not, please change it back...! The Rambling Man (talk) 19:23, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Hey! I did, I was just trying to change it...you are quick, sir. I apologize if I create a mess at first I'm still very unexperienced. I was trying to get back to your other message, however, I'm not really sure where to communicate. Are there any private message inbox's? Regardless, as you can tell I don't have any more experience than what we have covered in class thus far. That includes basic editing and not much else. I am now about to embark on adding to the Citizen grand jury page. There is not too much information to add, but that is the policy I drew so I will try my best to improve it while improving my wiki abilities. I'd appreciate you keeping an eye out and feel free to be harsh on correcting anything...as I mentioned, I'm a baby stumbling around in here. Appreciate the help! (Burkeew (talk) 19:34, 17 February 2011 (UTC))
 * No problems! Don't worry about creating a mess, that's part of my job to help you to understand how to make less mess!  To communicate with me directly on Wikipedia, leave a message at User talk:The Rambling Man.  To contact me without that, via email through Wikipedia, use this link.  I'm happy to help you in any way I can.  I won't be harsh, I'll just do my best to help you.  And please, feel free to ask me anything.  It can be daunting at first around here, but we're usually a friendly bunch!  Take care, The Rambling Man (talk) 19:42, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Edits to Citizen grand jury
Hi Evan. Just popping in to see how you're getting on. It looks like your three edits to the Citizen grand jury were reverted by another editor. One way to help yourself here is to add references to the claims you add to an article. That way it's not just "you" saying it, it's you with proper reliable sources backing you up! There's no harm done here, just give it another go when you feel comfortable to do so. If you need help with anything specific, then don't hesitate to get in touch with me. All the best, The Rambling Man (talk) 14:00, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

It was slightly disheartening haha I had planned on putting in the sources, but was not quite sure how. I think I'm going to compile a section in my sandbox and drop it in when I get all the sources organized and ready to cite (seems like whoever removed my edit didn't do much research on the matter though as it is clearly stated in the fifth amendment as I was about to add). My additions should increase within the next few days as I will have more time to commit to the page. I'm sure you've been curious about when we were going to get going on the project, so rest assured there will be plenty of questions in the near future. By the way, what football club do you support? I'm sure I'm not in favor being a United fan. I was born into it and the ferguson era so don't criticize too hard! Cheers, Burkeew (talk) 06:23, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, let me know when you're ready to proceed, I'm happy to help you with references, formatting etc! As for me, I'm an Ipswich Town F.C. supporter... Can't help it, I was born that way!  The Rambling Man (talk) 16:39, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Update
Hi Evan, just seen this edit (I've been on holiday, I know it was a few days ago!) and wanted to provide a little feedback. It's well-written and the use of the cite web template is excellent, all I'd say is that the second half of the paragraph you added is not referenced. Can you fix this? As ever, let me know if there's anything I can help you with. All the best, The Rambling Man (talk) 17:47, 21 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I think I addressed the reference you mentioned, let me know if there is anywhere else I should include one. I just added some block quotes, although I am not positive if the use of them is accepted or not...I feel that they are necessary because of what they add to the point being made.  Other than that I don't have any questions at the moment.  I am about to take on some other things on the page, though, so I'm sure that will change shortly.  Thanks for the help! Burkeew (talk) 01:52, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

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Hi Evan, just checking in to say hi and to check you're getting on okay. I noticed you hadn't edited in April, and hope that everything's okay. If you need any help with anything, don't hesitate to send me an email or leave a message on my talk page. All the best, The Rambling Man (talk) 17:18, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Hey RM. Yeah I hit a dead end with my citizen grand jury page because all content was being removed for reasons that I do not know.  I was actually getting on today because I need to learn how to add a picture to the page.  Could you help me with this by any chance? Thank you.  Burkeew (talk) 19:06, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I sure can. Where's the picture you wish to add?   Is it already uploaded or do you need to do it yourself?  You need to be aware that we have some serious rules around images that are used on Wikipedia, WP:IMAGES will give you a heads-up... The Rambling Man (talk) 19:09, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I searched but could not find an answer to my question: Would it be okay to use an image that existed on another wiki page, but with a different caption? Burkeew (talk) 20:21, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Of course, no problem, you did it perfectly. If you need any more specific help, give me a shout (although I'm off to Italy tomorrow for a couple of days so may be delayed in responding...). The Rambling Man (talk) 20:27, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Sounds good, thanks for the help. Enjoy your trip! Burkeew (talk) 20:44, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

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