User talk:Ourstate

Please I am new to this and I am trying to learn how best to represent this magazine that has huge historical significance to the state of NC. Please do not delete this. I do not know code and am attempting to find out how to enhance the article through tutorials and cheatsheets. If I am accidentally "posting" this, I do not mean to. I presumed I had to "submit" the page before I do that. Any help would be VERY welcomed. Ourstate (talk) 16:55, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

OK
First of all, you'll have to change the wording. This wording is used in a lot of other places too, and I nearly tagged for copyright violation. As it stands, it's advertising wording. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, and we're interested in the history of the magazine, not wanting to be sold it. I'll take the tag off, pending changes. Remember to avoid wording used elsewhere - unless you release the copyright under the things in blue below the type-in box like the one I'm using here. It's easier and safer to reword. Oops - it's gone. Never mind - choose another user name NOT connected to the magazine and try again. You'll need references. Your site can be linked to, but you'll need refs to back up things and establish notability. Get them organised first. Then get your wording as encyclopaedic as possible. Look at other articles. Remember there that just because they get away with something, you might not. (They'll get caught up with...) If you avoid a name that links to the mag for your username, you'll avoid the attention that this got! But still, organise before starting. And get the refs. They're essential. Not inhouse, or blogs, or forums, or anything self published. Write as if you don't work for the mag, but have just found one. Any problems, let me know. I'll keep a watch on this page - but better, contact me on my talk page (at the bottom so things stay in order). Peridon (talk) 17:10, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
 * By the way, user pages can be used for many things, but two aren't allowed there. One is copyright violation, and the other is spam. No, three - attacks aren't allowed. You missed that one... Peridon (talk) 17:19, 20 January 2010 (UTC)