User talk:MissBono/Archive 1

Hello from Ireland
Thanks for leaving me a message on my page last year. Sorry I am only logging in now to see it. If you want to talk about U2 and Ireland we can trade contact details and I'll be happy to chat. I'm not sure if you made your trip here yet or not but if you did I hope you enjoyed it.  Smith cool  23:39, 12 March 2013 (UTC)


 * That's bad you couldn't make the trip, hopefully you can soon. Many people here like U2 but not everyone. Yes you can give me your email and we can talk. You have a good taste in music :)  Smith cool  20:26, 13 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Where did you post it?  Smith cool  16:07, 14 March 2013 (UTC)


 *  Please, delete the address as soon as you take it. I might not reply to ur email inmediately cuz I'm at work and I have to go to another place after 16:30 to reply, but I surely will MissBono (talk) 17:35, 14 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes I did get it, and emailed you.  Smith cool  18:29, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

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 * Sorry I didn't know that. Problem Solved...I Think Ali Hewson (talk) 20:44, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

March 2013
Please do not add or change content without verifying it by citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 17:35, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

One thing you have to understand is that Wikipedia is trying to be serious and formal, even in articles about popular music. It is not trying to be like IMDB and it is definitely not trying to be like a fan site. The things that end up in Wikipedia are things that come from mainstream general news sources like BBC News, CNN, Reuters, and The Irish Times, and mainstream music sources like NME, Rolling Stone and Billboard. Hope this helps. Wasted Time R (talk) 12:17, 5 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes, you can use an interview in Rolling Stone magazine as a source for adding something to Wikipedia. But it has to be relevant to the article and not just personal trivia.  For example, if Sarah Singer says her favorite color is yellow, that's not really important enough to include in a Wikipedia article.  Everybody has a favorite color, listing it is great for a fan site but not important enough for here. But if Sarah Singer says her favorite color is yellow, and that her album cover art is often dominated by yellow, and the Rolling Stone writer notes that themes of sunlight and reason but also of warning are in her songs (all themes associated with yellow), then yes the favorite color is an important part of her work and all of that should be included in a Wikipedia article.  Or to take quotations.  You added a whole slew of Bono quotations to the article, in a single section without dates or origins or significance.  That is not what Wikipedia is for.  However, you can certainly put a quote here and there in the article text, to illustrate some aspect of the subject.  For example, Bono has often been accused of being self-important.  There's a great quote from one of his Rolling Stone interviews: "I'm sick of Bono. And I am Bono. It's like, oh, man, shut up. But there it is. You just don't want to be dull. We might be annoying. But we're not dull."  That could certainly be included in the article.  Hope this helps.  Wasted Time R (talk) 11:33, 6 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you, Wasted Time, it sure helps. I'm glad you took some of your time to explain that to me. I'll try to improve. Love n' Peace//Only Love Can Heal Such A Scar// (talk) 13:18, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Username issue
I asked an administrator (MBisanz) for help with your confused username and the response was: You need to log into Wikipedia with your new username of "Miss Bono" (with the space) using the password of your old username (that is, the password of "Ali Hewson" the first time you created it). Hope this helps. Wasted Time R (talk) 11:29, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Thank you.U2_Girl! (talk) 12:17, 11 March 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject U2
Hi, I'm really sorry but I'm not writing U2 content right now, as I'm busy with school, WikiProject Women Scientists, and WikiProject Constellations. But if you wanted a collaborator, I've got a project in the back of my mind. Let me know! :) Keilana&#124;Parlez ici 02:34, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Hooray! You created your Teahouse profile!
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Thank you for introducing yourself and contributing to Wikipedia! ~ Anastasia (talk) 03:11, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Great question!
Kevin12xd (contribs) 00:20, 21 March 2013 (UTC) It's great that you are looking into reliable sources and figuring out how to insert them. If you need any more help, you know where to find us!

A kitten for you!
All good wishes

Theroadislong (talk) 17:21, 21 March 2013 (UTC) 

U2 by U2
I want to add some references from this book -U2 by U2- but I don't know how to cite them. Can anybody help me? Miss Bono (talk) 13:55, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi, it's not too hard. Use the  template.   Eg.  gives .  Now just put "ref" tags around it and you can use it as a footnote. To reuse it simply use the &lt;ref name="U2 by U2" /> with the closing " /".

WP:WPU2
This is a Shortcut WP:WPU2 Miss Bono (talk) 19:11, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Miss Bono! Thank you for your contributions. I am TheOriginalSoni and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Questions or type at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes ( ~ ); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! TheOriginalSoni (talk) 19:56, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
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U2 Project
When projects die off it is generally from a lack of interest. However, sometimes all one needs to do is begin inviting others to the project by placing the project invitation template on the talk page of some of the relevant articles.

Another thing might be to revamp the project and add new graphics, barn stars and other edits that might ping the older participants back to help. If you have any question feel free to ask on my talk page.--Amadscientist (talk) 19:58, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject U2
I will create two simple templates for you. One you can drop off at the older member talk pages and one you can place on the article talk pages to generate interest. Give about ten minutes please.--Amadscientist (talk) 20:24, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject U2 needs your help!
Hello! This message is to inform you that WikiProject U2 needs your input! Please join the discussion on the talk page!Amadscientist (talk) 21:05, 21 March 2013 (UTC)


 * The invitation is:

and will appear as:

WikiProject U2 invitation
This is an open invitation to join WikiProject U2! If you would like to collaborate on articles under this projects scope, you are encouraged to participate!

You may add yourself to our meber list below by clicking here!

Amadscientist (talk) 21:05, 21 March 2013 (UTC)


 * These templates can be found at Template:Project U2 invitation and Template:Project U2 member ping. As the member wishing to reactivate the project and gain more interest you are the defacto coordinator, so feel free to edit these to your liking.--Amadscientist (talk) 21:44, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

You got really quiet...
I got wrapped up in other issues and just noticed that you have not replied to my efforts. I am sorry if this was not what you were looking for or I have not achieved what you wanted. (then again our time zones may be very different. LOL!) --Amadscientist (talk) 07:58, 22 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Where should I post the second template. Is it legal to post it on another wikipedian talk page? Regards.. Miss Bono (talk) 12:26, 22 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Yes. Its perfectly legal and allowed to post templates on people's talk pages. What this template is doing is similar to typing a message for them yourself, and posting it there. Also, if anyone finds it disrupting, they can easily remove the template from their talk page (similar to how you can delete messages) TheOriginalSoni (talk) 12:33, 22 March 2013 (UTC)



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Searching for templates
Check out this link and see if this kind of searching will help. I think it should be enough to locate all the templates. Otherwise, I'll try and dig deep to see if there are specific pages, but I doubt it. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 17:03, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
 * And thanks for the barnstar :) But the pleasure is all mine. Really. TheOriginalSoni (talk) 17:08, 22 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you!! :) Miss Bono (talk) 17:08, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I have answered your "Sources" question at the Teahouse. Also, can i request you to remove those questions of yours which are satisfactorily answered (and would require no further comments)? As you might not know, we deal with an excessively long Questions page already, and it would be nice if we could remove anything that can lower the burden. Plus, I am expecting a lot of questions from you. :) P.S. All new questions go to the top; not the bottom TheOriginalSoni (talk) 21:04, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Re: WikiProject U2 needs your help!
Achtung Baby &hellip; where is the discussion? The last discussion has been posted on January 2012. Have I missed something? However, if you need help then feel free to contact me at any time. –p joe f (talk • contribs) 10:02, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Watch out for copying text from sources
In this edit here, you directly copied language from a source into a Wikipedia article. This happened in several places, for instance the Irish Independent story you used said:
 * But Eve persevered and signed up to New York University determined to prove her acting bug wasn't just a flash in the pan. After almost three years of acting classes, theatre production, theatre design and academic studies, she hopes to graduate this year, leaving her free to pursue acting full-time.

And you wrote in the Eve Hewson article:
 * Eve persevered and signed up to New York University determined to prove her acting bug wasn't just a flash in the pan. After almost three years of acting classes, theatre production, theatre design and academic studies, she graduated in 2013, leaving her free to pursue acting full-time.

That's word-for-word copying, and it's considered a violation of the newspaper and reporter's copyright, and is something you can't do. See WP:COPYVIO for the full details.

Instead, you have to summarize the material in your own words (or more rarely, directly quote the source). So for example, it would be okay to say something like this:
 * Determined to show she was serious about the profession, Eve was enrolled in a drama program at New York University for nearly three years. There she studied acting, theatre production, and theatre design, and graduated in 2013.

See the difference? We need to use own our words, not the words of the sources. Wasted Time R (talk) 13:17, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

WIKIPROJECT U2 DISCUSSION
Here's the discussion for the input of Wikiproject U2.Miss Bono (talk) 13:48, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Theroadislong. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Ali Hewson without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry: I restored the removed content. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 15:30, 25 March 2013 (UTC)