User talk:MITHaystack

Welcome!
Hello, MITHaystack, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:


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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! --mikeu talk 22:16, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

Your username
Hi, I think you should take a look at WP:ISU. Basically, having a username that's just the name of an organization isn't allowed. Eman 235 / talk  22:28, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for the good advice. We will not be doing COI editing, or anything like this request again, and will figure out an acceptable username. MITHaystack (talk) 19:28, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

Please add a contributing organization
I added Haystack to the list. The EHT site mentions computation at Haystack. Are telescopes at the observatory also collecting data for the project? --mikeu talk 22:51, 10 April 2019 (UTC)


 * I accidently added Haystack to the telescope list and then removed it when I realized the EHT participation. It looks correct to me now. It will take four days and 10 edits for your new account to become autoconfirmed for editing semi-protected pages, like articles about breaking news stories.
 * FYI the Teahouse forum is a good place for someone new to ask for help. You might also find this essay Expert editors of interest. It is not an official policy here but does contain some useful advice. Feel free to ping me by adding  Your question? ~  to this talk page to get my attention if you have any questions or leave a message on the talk link after my signature. --mikeu talk 23:21, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

Thank you on all counts; will follow your advice! Please come visit sometime! MITHaystack (talk) 19:22, 11 April 2019 (UTC)