User talk:Elly3802



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 * If you have a question that is not one of the frequently asked questions below, check out Questions, [ ask me on my talk page], or click the button below. Happy editing and again, welcome! TheGeneralUser (talk) 19:27, 17 March 2012 (UTC)

{{Hidden|style=width: 50%;|contentstyle=text-align: left;|1=How do I create citations?|2=#Do a search on Google or your preferred search engine for the subject of the Wikipedia article that you want to create a citation for. 
 * 1) Find a website that supports the claim you are trying to find a citation for.
 * 2) In a new tab/window, go to the citation generator, click on the 'An arbitrary website' bubble, and fill out as many fields as you can about the website you just found.
 * 3) Click the 'Get reference wiki text' button.
 * 4) Highlight, and then copy (Ctrl+C or Apple+C), the resulting text (it will be something like, copy the whole thing).
 * 5) In the Wikipedia article, after the claim you found a citation for, paste (Ctrl+V or Apple+V) the text you copied.
 * 6) If the article does not have a References or Notes section (or the like), add this to the bottom of the page, but above the External Links section and the categories:

Before embarking on such lengthy copy-editing, for example, yesterday – Rickmansworth...
Good morning Elly,

Before embarking on such lengthy copy-editing, for example, yesterday – Rickmansworth... you should address yourself to some of the basic rules of working on any Wikipedia article.

For example:


 * # Travel guides. An article on Paris should mention landmarks, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, but not the telephone number or street address of your favorite hotel, nor the current price of a café au lait on the Champs-Élysées. Wikipedia is not the place to recreate content more suited to entries in hotel or culinary guides, travelogues, and the like. Notable locations may meet the inclusion criteria, but the resulting articles need not include every tourist attraction, restaurant, hotel or venue, etc. Such details may be welcome at Wikitravel or Wikia travel instead.
 * # Video game guides. An article about a computer game or video game should summarize the main actions the player does to win the game. But avoid lists of gameplay weapons, items, or concepts, unless these are notable in their own right (such as the BFG9000 from the Doom series). Detailed coverage of specific point values, achievements, time-limits, levels, types of enemies, character moves, character weight classes, and so on is also considered inappropriate. A concise summary is appropriate if it is essential to understanding the game or its significance in the industry. See WP:VGSCOPE.
 * # Internet guides. Wikipedia articles should not exist only to describe the nature, appearance or services a website offers, but should also describe the site in an encyclopedic manner, offering detail on a website's achievements, impact or historical significance, which can be kept significantly more up-to-date than most reference sources, since editors can incorporate new developments and facts as they are made known.

So much to learn, but it can be fun. Remember, it is better to "dip your toe in gently" at first!

With kind regards,

Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 09:58, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 13:15, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Postscript: Take a look at the article now.  Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 14:50, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Rickmansworth
"...pleeeeeease sort out the references in the Historic Industry as this is serious plagiarism. The link I gave is correct but..."

I have done that...to each of that guy's footnote refs ... too many really, but we can sort that out later. I am reading your "possibly" as probably! Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 17:46, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

"*Rickmansworth is not the "home town" of Three Rivers District..." ✅ Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 18:47, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 10:32, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Talkback
Hope all is well with you. Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 21:16, 3 April 2012 (UTC)