User talk:Historywriter2001

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Historywriter2001! I have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on or by typing helpme at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! 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! Oh yeah, I almost forgot, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on, or place helpme on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! Calaka (talk) 09:09, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
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Help with citations
helpme Doing my best to resolve the issues with the page I am editing. Was looking for some specific feedback regarding the tags that have been placed above it? Also was looking for the proper method of referencing a magazine where the Author of the article, in this case being a photo spread, is the person that the page is about? I am getting the reliable secondary sources tag and am assuming that specific Issues, publications and date published are what is required? Also unsure what was needed to "clean up" the article? I welcome the help to resolve this and learn.
 * Hi, there's an easy way to cite a magazine- you can use the citation template, within the tags. I can give you an example if you like. Then, at the bottom of the article, you can start a references section by typing ==References== and then, under that, . This is all explained in more detail here, but I am happy to answer questions or offer specific help. As for your other question, what was the article you were referring to? J Milburn (talk) 22:23, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm a little busy right now- I've shown Chzz your questions, and he'll be able to help. I'll leave you in his capable hands. :) J Milburn (talk) 22:47, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Tips on referencing
There are lots of ways to do this, some are simple, some more complex.

Personally, I like using citation templates, and fill in as much as I possibly can; maybe a bit more work, but I think it looks better. You have a. An example usage is;

For all the possible things to include, see Template:Citation

Of course, you don't have to put everything in, just whatever you can. The above example is a book, but I've included a 'convenience link' to a website that displays it.

Then, at the end of the document (but before any 'category' tags), you need a references section. You just put,

Re. User talk:J Milburn/archive30
Hello again; in answer to your query on J Milburn's page;


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I have added a sample citation re. 'blink' on Chris Zwirner. It looks like this;

...magazines such as Blink,

Please change the 'unknown page number', and of course fix any other details. I hope that this will serve as an example. The important thing to note is, you are citing the actual magazine, not the website; the 'moranzwirner' is just a "convenience link". Hope this helps/makes sense; have a go at the others. For more help, you can either;


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 * Best wishes,  Chzz  ►  23:03, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

 Chzz  ►  23:08, 19 August 2009 (UTC)