User talk:Constantweeder

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Constantweeder! I am 43?9enter and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. Thank you for your contributions. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions check out Questions, or feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or type helpme at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! 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! Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes ( ~ ); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. Again, welcome! --43?9enter ☭msg☭contribs 22:04, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
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Constant: Good job adding those names! Is it possible you could create pages for some of these? If so, great! Pepso2 (talk) 19:04, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Who is Harry Owens? Why isn't he mentioned on the Hawaii Calls page? Pepso2 (talk) 16:43, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Constant: Double-check links! Pepso2 (talk) 01:23, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Pepso2: What does "Double-check links" mean and how does one do it?


 * Constant: The  brackets are vital and necessary to form a hyperlink. For instance, "Sweet Leilani" is okay, but if the brackets are added fore and aft, then one can click and go directly to that page: "Sweet Leilani". For the link to work, extraneous material cannot be added in parentheses. I'm simply suggesting that you check to see whether or not a page already exists before you add a name or title. Pepso2 (talk) 18:36, 14 April 2011 (UTC)


 * See Cliff Arquette already has a page. So when you type in *Cliff Arquette (Point Sublime) you are preventing the link from working correctly. You must remove (Point Sublime). Pepso2 (talk) 13:14, 15 April 2011 (UTC)


 * The Passing Parade already has a page. When (John Nesbitt) is inside the brackets, the link will not work. So I fixed by removing (John Nesbitt). Now the link works. A link must use the EXACT title or name as seen in heading at top of page. Pepso2 (talk) 13:27, 15 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Remove (baseball) and the link for Gordon McLendon will go from red to blue. Pepso2 (talk) 13:36, 15 April 2011 (UTC)


 * This is incorrect: Evelyn Bixby (Radio Life Magazine). Please fix by removing (Radio Life Magazine). Pepso2 (talk) 05:06, 16 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Here is correct format for Barry Gray: Barry Gray (radio)|Barry Gray. Of course, that goes inside the double brackets, but I deleted them to make the link format on that one more clear to you. In final form, it will look like this: Barry Gray. Any questions? Please respond to my efforts to assist you. Pepso2 (talk) 05:22, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

To Pepso2 I don't know how to send or reply to messages, so this one may not reach you. I'm not interested in the arcane punctuation rules of the pages themselves, merely in contributing names to the radio personalities and radio programs lists, which I have now done about 400 times. When I realized that the Hawaii Calls page didn't even mention Harry Owens who originated the show, and you asked "Who is Harry Owens?," it became obvious that the people who posted to that page had never heard the program. That is the difference between living history and dead history. The opening theme of "Sweet Leilani" played on steel guitars was memorable, as were the static and fading of the shortwave signal used to transmit the program to Hollywood. I added Evelyn Bixby because she and her husband, Karl Bixby, started Radio Life Magazine in 1941 and made it the bible of the broadcast scene. I'm not interested in posting to the pages, which seem very sterile and incomplete, but merely to enrich the lists themselves. I spent my preteen and early teen years with my radio; I don't need to listen to those old shows now, but merely to bring them to the attention of this website.


 * I have a similar reaction to those old shows and also wanted to bring attention to them here, which I have done for several years. Wikipedia will automatically add a signature to your messages; just type four tildes (as described at top). Pepso2 (talk) 20:53, 16 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I know I read Radio Best and Radio Mirror, but I can't recall if I read Radio Life. Pepso2 (talk) 23:27, 16 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Radio Life became Radio and TV Life around 1950, and then disappeared.Constantweeder (talk) 23:30, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Corrections
The word "Johnny" goes to a page with dozens of Johnnys, so that's no good. Insert brackets around Johnny Roventini to correct: Johnny Roventini. Pepso2 (talk) 23:37, 16 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Here is the correct format for Howard Barlow: Howard Barlow (conductor)|Howard Barlow Pepso2 (talk) 00:06, 17 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Here's how this works: Tom Mix#Radio|Tom Mix The link will carry you directly to the "Radio" subhead in the middle of the page. Tom Mix. Clever, huh?! Pepso2 (talk) 00:20, 17 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Far too clever for me...I'll simply stick with inserting names and let others do the rest.Constantweeder (talk) 03:35, 17 April 2011 (UTC)


 * The pipe | is important. What is on the left of the pipe is the way Wikipedia displays a title or name. What is on the right of the pipe is the usage displayed in the copy. For instance, one does not want to say: The musical director was Howard Barlow (conductor). It looks awkward. Pepso2 (talk) 08:54, 17 April 2011 (UTC)


 * You had The Longine Symphonette which is incorrect. I fixed by adding a single character: The Longines Symphonette. Pepso2 (talk) 09:04, 17 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Roland Young (Topper) is incorrect. Please fix so it looks like this: Roland Young. Also note that there is nothing about radio on the Roland Young page. Pepso2 (talk) 13:17, 17 April 2011 (UTC)


 * "Roland Young played the role of Topper in "The Adventures of Topper" in the movies, and on radio in June 1945 as a summer filler program." B. Eric Rhoads, A Pictorial History of Rsdio's First 75 Years," p. 225 (1997).Constantweeder (talk) 20:53, 17 April 2011 (UTC)


 * You say, "The first hundred or so contributions by Constantweeder... are accurate." However, Ted deCorsia is inaccurate. Please make it accurate so it makes a proper link: Ted de Corsia. Pepso2 (talk) 22:56, 17 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Rosemary deCamp is inaccurate. Please fix to make it Rosemary DeCamp. Please look to see if a page exists before adding an inappropriate name. Someone who knows little or nothing about these performers could be confused by your inaccuracies and assume Wikipedia is missing important personality profiles. Pepso2 (talk) 23:04, 17 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Garry Owen (disc Jockey) has three different errors. The first name is not spelled correctly, and the last name is also wrong. (disc Jockey) prevents the link for working. I've corrected, so we get Gary Owens. Pepso2 (talk) 03:18, 18 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Carmen Cavallero is incorrect. When you make the correction, it will display in blue: Carmen Cavallaro. Please strive for accuracy. Pepso2 (talk) 08:56, 20 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Orrin Tucker is correct. Please fix. I suggest you add his radio credits to the Orrin Tucker page, since it makes no mention of radio (and neither do the links on that page). This is a case where your expertise could add valuable information. Pepso2 (talk) 09:14, 20 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I inserted the correct coding for The Arkansas Traveler: Bob Burns (comedian)#The Arkansas Traveler|The Arkansas Traveler Pepso2 (talk) 09:12, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

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