User talk:GrecoRomanNut

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There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is How Do I Delete A Footnote?. Thank you. Gestrid (talk) 04:06, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

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Email response
Hi GrecoRomanNut. Thanks for your contributions! You asked about having put the same reference in the same place twice - I'm not seeing that at Euphrosyne (mythology); it seems like you've used two different references for two sentences, and that looks fine! I will say that you should try to find some better references since one of those is a wikia page. On Wikipedia we try to use reliable secondary sources such as newspapers, books, or academic papers. Openly editable wikis (including Wikipedia!) aren't reliable sources for use here because they can be changed by anyone and are summaries of other sources (a tertiary source). See if you can find a book or paper that backs up the information you added instead. Feel free to reply to me here, I'll keep your talk page on my watchlist :) Sam Walton (talk) 08:53, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Samwalton9, thank you for helping me, what happened was, after I messaged you, I went to the teahouse, where they answered almost immediately, so right now I have the problem fixed, and I am working on a better source, which I will find soon. So thank you!
 * Good to hear! Let me know if you have any other questions. Sam Walton (talk) 17:57, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Samwalton9, Thank you, and, trust me, there will be many more questions. P.S. what happens if I want to expand the page, but can't find any reliable info? Do I just leave that page it is?

September 2016
Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. When you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion (but never when editing articles), please be sure to sign your posts. There are two ways to do this. Either: This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is necessary to allow other editors to easily see who wrote what and when.
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Thank you. Gestrid (talk) 04:59, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Gestrid, I Am SOOO sorry. I really am. I was just really excited. I feel like I am helping other peoples knowledge and that makes me feel good and excited. But before that, I have signed every single one with the tildes. A rookie mistake. P.S. I was on your user page and I noticed you had alot of awards. I was wondering how you got all of those? Thanks GrecoRomanNut (talk) 05:07, 13 September 2016 (UTC)


 * First of all, not signing your posts usually isn't a HUGE deal (unless you're on a high-traffic page like WP:ANI), so there's really o need to apologize. That message above is just a general reminder usually given to those that forget to sign their posts frequently.  You also forgot to sing your comments on the posts on this page above.
 * Second, the only way you get barnstars (the two big boxes at the bottom of my page) is just by being a generally good editor. I wasn't trying to get either of those barnstars.  In fact, I was actually kind of surprised that I got them.  The way you get barnstars is just by being a good editor and not trying to earn rewards.  As for all the other boxes (including the big one at the top), they're not awards.  They're userboxes.  You should try a few out on your userpage and see if you like them. -- Gestrid (talk) 05:22, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Gestrid, Yes okay thanks. I will just try not to try! Well, thank you!

Pronunciation guide template IPAc-en
, I thought I'd reply to you on your talk page so it'd be easier for you to hold onto this information for reference. Templates are like functions in mathematics or computing. You call the template by saving its code and parameters in the edit window and when that page is loaded it returns (in this case) formatted text to appear in its place on the article.

If you see something that looks "neat" on an article, you can edit the article and look for the spot where the "neat" thing is and usually find a template. For example, I looked up the article on Chimera (mythology) which is where I discovered this template, then looked up the template. So we just have to figure out what they did on Chimera and reproduce it on Asterope (Hesperide).

So open up Template:IPAc-en in another window or tab so you can look at its documentation. Skip down to the examples. This is what you put into the edit window for the article. Basically, you want to have this:

Templates are always in double scroll brackets. So you have double opening scroll brackets, then the name of the template. Then, if there are parameters (some templates can be called without parameters) you have a vertical bar or "pipe". Then, each parameter in order, separated by a pipe character. Then finish with double closing scroll brackets. (Other templates may use named parameters but that's another story.)

Instead of "parameter" you want to have the codes from the table above Examples. I may not have this correct, but something like:

So, as I'm typing this, I'm going to try it out with a "show preview" to make sure that it works.

It seems to work (after going back twice to fix my mistakes!). Edit this section and you can see what I did. There are also a couple templates I used to display the template! You can copy the code immediately above this paragraph and paste it into the Asterope (Hesperide) article, but I've probably made a little mistake in there somewhere so please check my work.

I hope that's enough information for the editing that you're doing. In case it's not, I'm going to quickly tell you about two more templates which are great for getting the attention of another editor on talk pages:  and. Either of these will sent a Notification to "username". So if you have a follow-up for me, start with or  to make sure I'm alerted. (As it is, I probably won't be checking again today, though.) - Reidgreg (talk) 22:34, 13 September 2016 (UTC)


 * , Thank you so much! With your templates, plus my dad's help, I figured it out. Now if you check that page, it looks a lot better now. Oh, and a quick question about the Asterope page: I have edited it and added a picture, but I can't find any additional info on her, so do I just leave it? Or do I merge it? Please help, thanks --GrecoRomanNut (talk) 23:56, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

You're welcome, GrecoRomanNut! There's nothing wrong with leaving it as-is. I suppose as the article stands it would be considered a stub so merging is an option, probably with Hesperides. If you want to go that route, I would say to ask at Talk:Hesperides or one of the Wikiprojects listed at Talk:Asterope (Hesperide).

BTW, for illustrative purposes, I added a few characters at the beginning of what you wrote, above. You can see them by editing the section. The colon indents text, which is a practice used on talk pages to help distinguish material written by different editors in a discussion. I also put the template u around my username so it would give me an alert (it also links to my userpage). You can find these and more tips at Help:Using talk pages - Reidgreg (talk) 12:15, 14 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Thank you, I will leave it alone then, I will just move on! But thank you, you have been very helpful. Also, do you know anything else I could do to Wiki? I have a pretty good knowledge of Myths. So if you can think of anything I help with, maybe a brother or sister project? Thanks GrecoRomanNut (talk) 18:01, 14 September 2016 (UTC)--GrecoRomanNut (talk) 18:01, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

Well, to let you know, I've only just passed the six-month mark as an active editor. (I answered your question while waiting for an answer to one of mine!) I probably spent most of my first month reading through documentation and learning my way around. The Manual of Style is a must-read, The Missing Manual is a fairly thorough treatment on editing, there are are lot of help files (so many that the help system has its own help file), and there are some very insightful essays. Then consider joining or volunteering with a WikiProject. There are a lot of them. Some focus on a topic, like WikiProject Mythology, while others focus on tasks, like WikiProject Merge.

The first WikiProject I joined was the Typo Team which is about as simple as it gets: pick a typo from an enormous list, click on the search (already set up) and check the articles listed for that typo, fixing them as you go. It's a simple gnomish task but requires a human to check the context and be certain the typos are really typos. It also takes you on a nice tour of pages you might not otherwise have visited. Pages with typos may have other issues, and as I noticed them I investigated a bit and learned how to fix a lot of them, too.

Many WikiProjects will have a backlog or a to-do list to make it easy for new members to jump in and help. Just look for a WikiProject that sounds interesting to you, read the Project's guide to make sure you understand the best way to help, and you can get started. Happy editing! - Reidgreg (talk) 15:41, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Typo Team sounds great for me because I am running out of Greek pages to edit, or ones that info can be found on. Most of the Stubs cannot be enlarged. At all. Because of their minimal action in myths. Like a local river deity to a small village in the corner of Greece. Anyway, Thank you because Typo sounds good because, like you said, I could find other pages. As a Wiki Editor, I am always grappling for more knowledge, even random facts. So thank you, I have been an editor for about 1-2 months, still am learning :D

Film release dates
Hi. Please see Manual_of_Style/Film. We don't include all the release dates for films on articles, just the first one. Thanks.  Lugnuts  Precious bodily fluids 08:07, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Oh, Lugnuts, thank you. I was not aware of this. I have been participating in the editathon, and I could not find any more info without like creating my own, which is against wikipedia "laws". So what do you suppose I do?

Speedy deletion nomination of Walk in the light international


A tag has been placed on Walk in the light international, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. IExistToHelp (talk) 05:44, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Okay thank you. I don't care if it gets deleted. I just want an article on that company. Can you help out? GrecoRomanNut (talk) 22:16, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

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