User talk:Lavanderblue

Other than making my account, I am totally lost on how to add an artist to Wikipedia. I would appreciate any help please!!!!!!Lavanderblue (talk) 05:42, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

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A good place to start is: Your first article Dan D. Ric (talk) 07:31, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Online book help
Help:Wikipedia: The Missing Manual is available right here to help you get started. Your goal of adding a living artist biography is not easy, as you will quickly find out. Read the conflict of interest information in various help articles here, and in the manual I have cited. --DThomsen8 (talk) 14:54, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for answering me. The manual is a huge help. I think I've mixed up practice page and sandbox. I have most of the information I need to create the artist's bio and she is notable. I am confused with how to format it. Can I put it someplace for someone to help me format it? Lavanderblue (talk) 20:47, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Sandboxes
Hi again. You might find it better to experiment on Susan's article in a sandbox rather than on your userpage. Try clicking here. Dan D. Ric (talk) 23:23, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

How to cite books
Citing sources - References look neater if you use one of the templates you can find at Citation templates. for example, the book template:

Filling it in like this:

Results in:

Putting it all in between reference tags and adding

==Notes==

to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. RadioFan (talk) 16:08, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm so new to Wikipedia that I'm not even sure what your critique says. I apologize for putting the raw format onto the sandbox and saving it. I thought I had created another personal sandbox. It was easier for me to inset the info into the correct format if I had it right in front of me. Lavanderblue (talk) 16:46, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


 * The only problem is you did not set this up as your sandbox correctly, just let them delete it and don't worry about it for now. I am at work and can't spend much time on this at the moment.  I'll look at your other question in a little while. Dan D. Ric (talk) 16:55, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I've made a change to your sandbox 2. The first author needs to be filled in, other authors can be added on the co-author line. Dan D. Ric (talk) 04:15, 24 April 2009 (UTC)