User talk:Joe Miller65

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Editing tips
When you're editing, here's few tips:

First, at the end of your message (and only at the end), you can click the little signature pencil icon in the tool bar to put two dashes and 4 tildes. When you hit save, that will create your signature with a time stamp. You've been putting that at the start.

Second, it's customary to look at the number of ':' (which turns into an indentation when you save) of the previous person and then add 1. So like, if you respond to me here, I didn't use any ':' so you'll want to use one.

Third, Wikipedians quite rightly tend to be slightly skeptical of people we don't know anything about, so it'll be a good idea to fill in your User page with a little bit about yourself. This will turn it from a red link to blue, and provides you with an opportunity to become a "real person" to people. This makes life nicer all around! :-)

Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Since you've joined into a contentious topic, things can be tense, but please don't get the idea that Wikipedia should be a battleground - the best Wikipedians try to trust each other, be neutral, and avoid a mentality of struggle.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 03:22, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia terminology
This is a reminder that Wikipedia users typically have some specific meanings applied to common words:
 * The term "source" often means a book, magazine/journal, or webpage, rather than being a person.
 * The term "blog" often means a whole website where users post their opinions, rather meaning one person's individual diary weblog. Most blogs are not allowed as sources to verify article text, except to prove that such a blog website does exist on the Internet.
 * The term "personal attack" refers to any, even slightly negative remark aimed towards another user. I was once blocked 24 hours for the quip, "Anyone who doesn't know Knox met Sollecito because he looked like Harry Potter, needs to get out more (LOL)". Even though that comment did not directly attack a specific named user, it was seen as a veiled insult, rather than seen as a reminder how some people editing about Amanda Knox don't know the slightest details about her.

When working on Wikipedia, I have found it important to not get upset with editors who have no idea about the subjects being edited. Meanwhile, there are other editors who might try to goad you into getting angry, and posting a hateful reply, which could get you blocked for 1 day, 3 days, or a week. Hence, be extra careful to walk away from conversations which seem to be causing anger. Anyway, these are just my personal opinions, so feel free to form your own views about this. -Wikid77 (talk) 03:49, 26 March 2011 (UTC)