User talk:MimiVonBoom

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Hello, MimiVonBoom, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, especially what you did for Ridgecrest, California. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using 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 ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! 72Dino (talk) 17:09, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
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Ridgecrest, California
Thanks for you addition to the Ridgecrest, California article. Just so you know, external links like the person's website do not belong in the body of the article. In this case, that website is better linked in the person's article rather than this one about the city. Also, wherever possible, prose is preferred to lists per Wikipedia's Manual of Style. Many times notable residents are shown on a list because of the quantity, but as there are only two people then prose will work fine. Thanks, 72Dino (talk) 17:14, 10 April 2012 (UTC)


 * HI DINO - I THINK IT'S RELEVANT TO INCLUDE HIV/AIDS ACTIVISM AS A LINK IN THE SAME WAY YOU WOULD INCLUDE PLAYBOY AS A LINK - IF THAT IS MORE APPROPRIATE TO LINK TO AN INTERNAL SITE THEN I CAN LINK IT TO THE INTERNAL HIV ACTIVISM WEBSITE. ALSO I WAS FORMATTING AS A LIST SO I COULD CONTINUE ADDING NOTABLES FROM MY HOME TOWN.  I WASN'T SURE WHY IT KEPT ON GETTING CHANGED BACK.  I JUST NOTICED THE EMAILS AND FIGURED OUT HOW TO CHECK THESE MESSAGES, SO THANKS FOR BEARING WITH ME ON THIS.


 * No problem. I think it is great that you are adding more notable people to the article, so I left it in list format.  I changed the external link to the HIV/AIDS internal link.  I also put her first so it is in alphabetical order.  I try to always use the edit summary so other editors will know why I'm changing or adding something, so you may want to look for that.  Good luck! 72Dino (talk) 17:56, 10 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Where is the link to format the references to include access date, author, etc? I'm also hoping to be able to upload some of the unclassified work that John Pearson did - I have pdf links to his stuff - is that possible on wikipedia or would i need to enter them as external links?  Would that be something I would do on a personal page for John?


 * You can find templates for citations at Citation templates. I set up my browser to have a drop down menu, but frankly it's been so long ago that I don't remember how I set it up (I think through "My Preferences" on the upper right of your screen).  But those templates at that link are basically the same thing.  As far as uploading unclassified work, there are copyright issues to deal with.  You are probably better off linking to an existing website.  Those kind of links would be best at the artist's article.  Hope this helps, 72Dino (talk) 19:44, 10 April 2012 (UTC)