User talk:Garyopenmind

Hello everyone out there in WIKI LAND, I am Garyopenmind a thirtyish happy family man from the great state of OHIO. I am a freshmen in college who is taking a course in the Sociology Of Religion. This should be a very interesting quarter, if you have any open minded opinions on the Sociology Of Religion to share please feel free to drop by.

Answer the following questions in a sentence or two:

1.What are the Five Pillars of Wikipedia? Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view. Wikipedia is free content that anyone can edit, use, modify, & distribute. Editors should interact with each other in a respectful & civil manner. Wikipedia does not have firm rules.

2.Describe a Neutral Point of View.

A neutral point of view is when you state a claim fairly, proportional, & as far as you can without bias. You the author have critically analyzed your research making sure the       information stated comes from a reliable source.

3.Describe the No Original Research Policy.

No original research simply means putting out unconfirmed ideas, but passing them off as facts without reliable or published sources.

4.Describe the Verifiability Policy. A verifiable source is where the readers of of your page can go to check cited sources that directly support the information you are stating. This will give credit to your page, & let the reader know that the information is not just your own personnel opinion.

Re:Help creating an article
Hi. To create your first article, it is a good idea to pay attention to a collection of reliable sources you can cite within the main text, the structure of similar articles in Wikipedia and start a "sandbox" of your article in your userspace (for example User:Garyopenmind/Article draft). Do you have an article title in mind, and are there any specific requirements from your course? Remember that Wikipedia articles have no real "thesis" and serve the purpose of conveying information to the reader, and make sure there does not already exist an article on your topic. What roadblocks are you encountering so far? I'd be happy to help once you get started on where you want to go in terms of the article topic and content&mdash;in the meantime, here are some helpful links (see below). Thanks. ~ AH1 (discuss!) 19:07, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, Garyopenmind, 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 talk 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! ~ AH1 (discuss!) 19:07, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
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