User talk:DaveUnderwood

 Hi DaveUnderwood, and Please excuse this intrusion as you have been around a bit already but if no one has said it before: Welcome to Wikipedia!  Welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you enjoy the encyclopedia and want to stay. As a first step, you may wish to read the Introduction and check the Teahouse to contact Wikipedians who are available for assistance, or even for a chat. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me at my talk page — I'm happy to help. Or, you can ask your question at the New contributors' help page.

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 Good luck, and have fun. FWIW, Bzuk (talk) 14:34, 22 April 2012 (UTC).

April 2012
Welcome to Wikipedia. We welcome and appreciate your contributions, including your edits to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), but we cannot accept original research. Original research also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. Tabercil (talk) 16:26, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
 * To expand, you are using your analysis of satellite imagery to make changes which don't seem to be backed up by other sources. For instance, you said that "CVN Ford has been removed from drydock"... yet a press release dated earlier this month says "About 958 feet of the ship's total 1,098-foot length is in dry dock". Tabercil (talk) 16:39, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Hi
Would you like to talk? I have gone through the newbie phase myself, and know that deciphering the multitude of Wikipedia protocol may seem daunting, and sometimes veteran editors do come off as less than welcoming. There is an unstated dictum to not bite the newcomers, and I certainly appreciate your initial efforts. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 00:56, 23 April 2012 (UTC).


 * Yep, if you are having any problems pull up a chair and ask; one of the things you'll have to get used to is that because Wikipedia is an open community other people might alter material that you have contributed, sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. One reason could be to add a source, correct details or simply copy-edit, which means changing the grammer or similar. Please don't get offended if this happens because it will happen - guaranteed; it isn't meant as a reflection on the person who did the original editing, nor is it anal retentive. I mean the number of time Bzuk here has had to come in and tidy up something I've done! He gets nervous and chews his fingernails every time he sees Minorhistorian doing some editing. One thing to remember is that for every editor who gets up your nose there are plenty more who are here to help.


 * Now, I am going to work on your propeller but just doing it to tidy up and ensure it has the relevant wikilinks thus It takes a while, but if you're unsure again, pull up a chair and ask. Cheers ◆ 'Min✪rhist✪rian ◆  MTalk''   05:22, 23 April 2012 (UTC)