User talk:Ithaka11

Welcome
Welcome to Wikipedia! Wiki formatting can take a bit of getting used to, but what I found effective when starting out was looking at what works and copying the appropriate code. If you want to experiment you could start a 'sandbox'. When you log in there are several links in the top right hand corner of your screen. Third from left should be one labelled 'sandbox'. If you click on that it takes you to User:Ithaka11/sandbox, a space away from the encyclopedia where you can try out adding images and links. It might be an idea to copy across everything from the Pompeii article and start editing that (it would also mean you don't have to worry about occasional vandalism). When you're comfortable with the results you could then copy it all back into the Pompeii article.

Don't feel wedded to any of the images. Wikimedia Commons is a database of images you can use on Wikipedia and has a hoard of photos of Pompeii, including this rather nice one of the amphitheater.

If you have any questions you can leave a message here or on my talk page and I'll try to answer ASAP.

And most importantly: good luck with defending your dissertation! Nev1 (talk) 15:55, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome! I'll play around with all this. I did suspect someone added that bit about phallus worship to the Pompeii page as a prank. I think there's quite a bit more that could be added to the pre-1st century AD history sections as well.

Plus, I want to work on the articles relating to my dissertation--all Greek stuff, though. Thanks for the kind wishes! Ithaka11 (talk) 17:10, 16 February 2013 (UTC)