User talk:Lieutenant Blue

Welcome to the Wikipedia
Welcome, newcomer!

Here are some useful tips to ease you into the Wikipedia experience:


 * First, take a look at the Wikipedia Tutorial, and perhaps dabble a bit in the test area.
 * When you have some free time, take a look at the Manual of Style and Policies and Guidelines. They can come in very handy!
 * Remember to use a neutral point of view!
 * If you need any help, feel free to post a question at the Help Desk
 * Explore, be bold in editing pages, and, most importantly, have fun!

Also, here are some odds and ends that I find useful from time to time:


 * Policy Library
 * Utilities
 * Cite your sources
 * Verifiability
 * Wikiquette
 * Civility
 * Conflict resolution
 * Brilliant prose
 * Pages needing attention
 * Peer review
 * Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense
 * Village pump
 * Boilerplate text

Feel free to ask me anything the links and talk pages don't answer. You can most easily reach me by posting on my talk page.

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Best of luck, and have fun!

ClockworkSoul 17:20, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Many Thanks-Lieutenant Blue
Posted on User_talk:ClockworkSoul

Thank you for your help. I'm greatful for it. -- Lieutenant Blue 17:25, 4 Dec 2004 (GMT)
 * My pleasure! One question, though: how did you end up on my archive page? :) -- ClockworkSoul 17:36, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * My apologies... I'm not sure how I ended up there... -- Lieutenant Blue 17:43, 4 Dec 2004 (GMT)
 * No apologies necessary, I was just curious. :) -- ClockworkSoul 18:04, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Star Trek images
Remember that you must add copyright information for every image you upload to Wikipedia. See the image use policy. I fixed the pip images, but you'll have to find out the copyright situation of any other images yourself. -- JanSöderback 17:48, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Thank you. The images were actually created by a friend of mine, so what would you recommend? -- Lieutenant Blue 17:51, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * I was correct in attributing the pips to the Daystrom Institute, right? Otherwise change my edits. You should ask your friend if he'll agree to make his images available under the GFDL (used for most Wikipedia content), some other share-alike license or public domain, then add a note about which license he chooses to the image page. See the Image copyright tags page for premade copyright statements.
 * I'll have to look into it, but i think it's right. Thanks for the help

Fan material
There is a big tendency here to delete articles that are deemed of interest only to fans, as Wikipedia aims to be a general encyclopedia. You can expect to hear the word fancruft a lot&mdash;see Fancruft and the discussion page on that.

Be prepared to defend yourself a lot. Remain civil. People are not out to get you or your articles, they're genuinely acting out of the belief that their actions promote the interests of Wikipedia as a whole. Being angry or insulting will just encourage people to think that you can't be a good contributor, and that your articles are unlikely to have redeeming value. Remember that these people know nothing about you or your interests, and they may not care. That's their prerogative.

Some of your articles may get deleted. Sometimes people won't even take a good look at what you're doing; they'll just hear "fan" and vote Delete rightaway. Try not to get sad or angry about that; instead try to make your articles as encyclopedic as possible. See What Wikipedia is not. Keep it factual, neutral, and of interest to non-fans. Always ask yourself: if I know nothing about it, does this article make me want to read on or is it only interesting if I'm already in the know?

If all else fails, try editing something non-fan related that's also of interest to you&mdash;maybe there's still something relevant missing in the article about your local town, city or university, or maybe there's something on the Community portal that grabs your fancy.

I am on the side of no particular contributor, but I am on the side of any article that has the potential to become encyclopedic. I'm presently involved in an effort to determine why people are so opposed to fan material, and what Wikipedia should do with it, if anything, so it's all out of self-interest. (And if you think I'm a boring and long-winded person, you're right.)

Anyway! After this little soapbox rant, all that's left is to say Welcome to Wikipedia! JRM 21:29, 2004 Dec 6 (UTC)

Possibly unfree Image:Full pip.gif
An image that you uploaded or altered, Image:Full pip.gif, has been listed at Possibly unfree images. If the image's copyright status cannot be verified, it may be deleted. Please go to its page to provide the necessary information on the source or licensing of this image (if you have any), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. - SCEhard T 16:44, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Image:Cmdblue.PNG listed for deletion
An image or media file that you uploaded or altered, Image:Cmdblue.PNG, has been listed at. Please look there to see why this is (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. —Bkell (talk) 19:13, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Out of Date
I did some minor editing to help with the main parts, but this is still a bit outdated, but otherwise, nicely written. ~Cloudy Skies~ 07:13, 28 February 2007 (UTC)