User talk:Here2HelpWiki/Archive 1

Mentor?
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia,

I am sorry that I only have time for a mentorship with one other editor, and am already involved with that relationship. Feel free, though, to ask me questions about editing at any time. I also recommend the Teahouse as a great place to get friendly advice.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  20:11, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

TeaHouse Host Talkback
Hey Here2Help-- I had to revert one of your changes at the Teahouse because we generally try to maintain old parts of a discussion rather than replace them, even when it's our own comments. It's perhaps not such a big deal at a place like the Teahouse, but it can be much more problematic to do on other parts of Wikipedia. If you'd like, you can write a thank you at the end of the discussion. Also, your new signature looks pretty sharp! I, JethroBT drop me a line 21:41, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

I,JethroBT-- Sorry. Thanks for letting me know, I appreciate it! Is there a possibility you would consider adopting me? I was going to ask you on your talk page but I saw that you asked for replies to be on the talk page it started on. Again, Thanks Here 2 HelpWiki  (talk)
 * Let me give it some thought; I need to see what kind of availability I will have in the next few months. I'll let you know in a day or two.  In the meantime, I'd like you to think about two questions:
 * In what way do you want to contribute to Wikipedia?

''I want to contribute to Wikipedia by reviewing other peoples articles, to make sure their spelling, punctuation, sentence alignment, sentence agreement, and verb agreement are correct. I also want to edit to make these changes and create articles. Here 2 HelpWiki 3-to-talk''  14:19, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
 * 2. Why?

I want to do these things because they are my two strong suites, and I feel it the best way I could contribute to Wikipedia, and make it a better place. Here 2 HelpWiki  3-to-talk  14:19, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
 * You don't need to answer these right now (though you can if you want), and it's fine if you change your mind later. But they'll help me or another mentor figure out how best to get you started.  I, JethroBT  drop me a line 22:03, 12 November 2013 (UTC)

If you are really looking for a place you are most needed, you might try WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors...take your pick from the articles submitted for review. Your work would be very much appreciated! Liz Read! Talk! 16:31, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm glad I could help. There is a great need here for copy editors to do just the sort of tasks that it sounds like you excel at. Part of this is because there are a number of editors who know a lot about the subject of their articles (content) but English is not their first language...it would be great if you could help smooth out some awkward sentences. And because there is such a need, you can probably pick the topics that are of most interest to you. Happy editing! Liz  Read! Talk! 21:50, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Hey Here2Help. I'm afraid I'll have to decline your request for adoption; I don't think I have the time to prepare a structured walkthrough of Wikipedia and evaluations over the next several weeks.  That said, please continue to use the Teahouse, and you are certainly welcome to ask me a question on my talk page.  I am usually on Wikipedia every day, so you can expect a quick response.  Thanks,  I, JethroBT  drop me a line 15:11, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Alright. Thanks for trying. Here 2 HelpWiki 3-to-talk  16:15, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, Here2HelpWiki, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful: Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing 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! - David Biddulph (talk) 01:03, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Getting Started
 * Introduction to Wikipedia
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page and How to develop articles
 * How to create your first article
 * Simplified Manual of Style

Some further advice links, which you'll find linked from above, or from your AFC feedback, but I'll highlight them specifically: - David Biddulph (talk) 15:53, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
 * External links - which we don't include as inline links within an article text
 * Reliable sources - which need to be independent of the article subject, and don't normally include pages like Youtube & Facebook.
 * Referencing for beginners - explains (inter alia) how to use tags and template  to show references.

Accounts
Hi there,
 * I noticed edited your user page. Are both these accounts being held by the same person?
 * If this is the case, I'd encourage you to choose one and retire the other, as it's policy for users to operate all their activity from one account (with only limited exceptions). If this isn't the case, please ignore me!
 * Cheers,
 * Luke

Hi Luke! Today's Xtra is a friend of mine, as we both live in New York. He got me to get on Wikipedia, and edited my User page because I was having trouble with certain things. I understand that you need to know these things and I appreciate your concern. Keep up the good work! I hope to be like you one day. I would love to eventually become an administrator!

Please try to be more specific
Hello again,

I read your responses to the questions above about your plans here on Wikipedia, and I've got to say that your answers are quite vague. You say that you hope to become an administrator here one day. Let me express the opinion that we expect frank, responsive, detailed replies to such questions from editors who plan to become administrators. So please tell us, in detail about your specific interests and plans, so that we can point you in the proper direction.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  03:00, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Here2HelpWiki/sandbox (November 13)
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 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, you can find it at.
 * To edit the submission, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the [ Articles for creation help desk], or on the [ . Please remember to link to the submission!
 * You can also get live chat help from experienced editors.
 * Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Rankersbo (talk) 07:58, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Hi
Hi, Any help needed? Feel free to ask me. I am at the service of new editors who really want to make Wikipedia a better one. Thanks and Happy editing!!!! And yes, I think you need some articles to edit. So you may subscribe to this page for the list of Articles needing attention. If you are wondering how the suggestion may look, see my talk page for the same as I have a newsletter from SuggestBot. Again, have a good Wikistay!!! Herald  talk with me 15:04, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Thankyou. I'll try my best. Great talk page by the way! working on articles right now. Here 2 HelpWiki 3-to-talk  15:06, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Please read this
WP:PRIMER. It should answer most of your questions.  Cullen 328  Let's discuss it  17:53, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Hello,Here2Help! I hope you don't mind my jumping in, I saw your question at Cullen's talk page. First, thanks for wanting to help. There is a lot to do here. The best place to start is just to read articles about things you know something about or have an interest in. If you see errors, fix them. This will give you a sense of how things work here. As an experienced editor you might want to visit and/or join the Guild of Copy Editors. They have a how-to guide at that page, as well as a list of articles that have been tagged as in need of copy editing. Another approach: if you have mastered how to add references (it's not hard, I can help you learn how) you can find a lot of articles that need references at Category:Unreferenced BLPs. BLP means Biography of Living Persons. All articles about living persons are required to have references, as summarized here. Not all of the articles at that category are deserving of articles, but just click on names until you find one that sounds encyclopedia-worthy to you. Search for references, add them, and delete the tag at the top of the page that says "BLP unsourced". Bingo! You just rescued an article. Hope you enjoy it here and decide to stay. If you have questions, you can ask me. --MelanieN (talk) 18:10, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

TNYT
I wonder if you would clarify what you mean exactly by "I am also an editor... for The New York Times"? "Editor" as typified by Richard L. Berke? Or Bernard Gwertzman? Or Naka Nathaniel? Or Gail Collins? Your usage of the title seems very nebulous; perhaps with clarification it may be easier to point you in the right direction here at Wikipedia in which to channel your output. Blackberry Sorbet (talk • contribs) 19:32, 13 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Most times I make sure their spelling, punctuation, sentence alignment, sentence agreement, and verb agreement are correct. -- Here 2 HelpWiki 3-to-talk  19:44, 13 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Ah, I see, "editor" of the Patrick LaForge ilk. In that case, you could do worse than follow the suggestion in the section above and check out the Guild of Copy Editors: poorly written and presented articles abound. Blackberry Sorbet (talk • contribs) 20:03, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

I apparently can do worse at anything… Here 2 HelpWiki 3-to-talk  21:00, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Links to categories
I see that you are struggling with trying to set up a wikilink to a category, so I would suggest that you read WP:Wikilink. - David Biddulph (talk) 17:36, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

I am not struggling, just trying things out. I know how to set up links, but thanks anyway.

November 2013
Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Please make sure to include an edit summary with every edit. Please provide one before saving your changes to an article, as the summaries are quite helpful to people browsing an article's history.

The edit summary appears in:
 * User contributions
 * Recent changes
 * Watchlists
 * Revision differences
 * IRC channels
 * Related changes
 * New pages list and
 * Article editing history

Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 17:38, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

Oh, Im sorry. I will make sure i do that next time! Again, so sorry. Here 2 HelpWiki 3-to-talk  17:43, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

7-Eleven
Your edits to 7-Eleven removed citation requests, but you didn't provide any citations. You added wiki links. You need to read some of the helpful links in the welcome message that you deleted.Theroadislong (talk) 18:30, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

Adoption
Shall I adopt you ?? <span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0em 0em 0.8em,#FF4500 -0.8em -0.8em 0.9em,#90EE90 0.7em 0.7em 0.8em;color:#696969"><span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0em 0em 0.8em,#FF4500 -0.8em -0.8em 0.9em,#90EE90 0.7em 0.7em 0.8em;color:#696969">Herald  talk with me 14:50, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Yes. Thank you. Here 2 HelpWiki 3-to-talk  16:13, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I have my doubts that an editor with only six months of experience and just over 2,000 edits is qualified to become a mentor.  Cullen <sup style="color:purple;">328  Let's discuss it  07:13, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry?
I just wondered if you were also editing as User:Lloyd Burgundy ? His page looks remarkably like yours and you briefly had a link on your page to his, which you then changed Theroadislong (talk) 16:36, 15 November 2013 (UTC)


 * I was doing an experiment. My friend's son wanted to have an account, but I did not know wether or not a kid was allowed on wikipedia. I asked how to delete an account, but learned you cannot. In result, you will not see that account active at all anymore. I understand the rules about sock puppetry and if it is possible, you can block that account if you wish. If you do, please make sure that you do not block this one as well. Here 2 HelpWiki  3-to-talk  19:08, 15 November 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm a little confused. You were editing while logged in to the account User:Lloyd Burgundy ? Was it you who wrote this and this ? Blackberry Sorbet (talk • contribs) 19:29, 15 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes, It was me. I used the first name of my friends son (with his and his fathers permission) and used his age and a fake location. I later asked if it was possible to delete an account, because I know that sock puppetry is not allowed. Here 2 HelpWiki 3-to-talk  19:31, 15 November 2013 (UTC)


 * I see that what i did, i should not have. You can block the account, I did not think it would be such a big deal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Here2HelpWiki (talk • contribs) 19:34, 15 November 2013‎
 * Well, at least you've cleared that up. If you have been using other accounts (in a manner contrary to Wikipedia policy), it would be a smart move to declare them and have them out in the open now. It wouldn't look too good if someone decided to start a sock puppet investigation and discovered you were still using other accounts. Blackberry Sorbet (talk • contribs) 20:00, 15 November 2013 (UTC)


 * If this helps you, I share an IP address (same house…roommate) with my friend whose username is Todays Extra. Here 2 HelpWiki  3-to-talk
 * In that case, I suggest you use Template:User shared IP address for clarity. While there is nothing wrong with two roommates editing Wikipedia, please take care to avoid the appearance of WP:MEATPUPPETRY. Mark Arsten (talk) 06:53, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

Edit summaries
Dear Here2HelpWiki: I hope that you are enjoying editing Wikipedia. Don't forget, though, to fill in your edit summaries! &mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 22:30, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

Ok sorry Here 2 HelpWiki 3-to-talk  22:53, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
 * There's a setting you can select in your preferences to automatically remind you to add an edit summary, if you're about to save an edit without one. I use this myself and it's saved me a bunch of times! Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 00:48, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

GOCE mentorship
Hi. By "mentorship", I presume you mean copyediting and are somewhat familiar with the GOCE. Their project page has a number of useful links, especially How to copy edit. The Manual of Style is an invaluable resource, too; it seems overwhelming at first, but if you look things up on a need-to-know basis it goes down more easily :-). The GOCE is in the middle of a month-long backlog-reduction drive, and I've found that the best way is to learn by doing. Sign up (it's not too late!), pick an article from the backlog and jump in. Hope you find copyediting as relaxing as I do. All the best,  Mini  apolis  00:27, 16 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Easier not more easy. Here 2 HelpWiki 3-to-talk  23:01, 16 November 2013 (UTC)


 * "Easier" = adjective; "more easily" = adverb. Describing the action of "going down" = adverb = "more easily." Blackberry Sorbet (talk • contribs) 00:27, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

Talkback
<span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0em 0em 0.8em,#FF4500 -0.8em -0.8em 0.9em,#90EE90 0.7em 0.7em 0.8em;color:#696969"><span style="white-space:nowrap;text-shadow:#F8F8FF 0em 0em 0.8em,#FF4500 -0.8em -0.8em 0.9em,#90EE90 0.7em 0.7em 0.8em;color:#696969">Herald  talk with me 07:07, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

I want to tidy up my Talk page, what can i delete that I won't get in trouble with wikipedia for, or is there another way?
 * The only things you're not allowed to remove from your talk page are notices of active sanctions (i.e. blocks). Since you currently don't have any of these, you can remove anything you want from your talk page. However, it is recommended (though not required) that you archive your talk page rather than simply removing the content from it. Jackmcbarn (talk) 14:53, 18 November 2013 (UTC)