User talk:RainbowZen1

September 2012
Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; ) at the end of your comment. You could also click on the signature button or  located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when they said it. Thank you. NtheP (talk) 19:24, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

To NtheP, I hope this shows up in the right place. I'm presently ignorant about how to do much of anything on Wikipedia beyond adding bits of information to a discussion. I tried to thank everybody who answered my question so nicely, but I'm not at at all sure it ended up in the right place. As for your helpful message, I'm pretty sure I did add tildes at the end of my communications, because I saw where I was prompted to do so when I was writing my (very first) question in that box thingie. but thanks for the tip about clicking the symbols, I didn't know about those. I intend to educate myself about Wikipedia protocols and other things, because I'm an extremely polite person, and usually interested in behaving nicely, and I can see that it's not unlikely that I may occasionally wish to contribute here in the future.

If you're all into helpfully correcting other people's faux pas, maybe you could find the time to direct me to where I can learn how to add things like "Thank you" in the correct, intended place. I may well have other questions in the future, and I'll always wish to thank people who are nice enough to take the time to answer them. But, whatever you choose. Anyway, thanks again for the tip about those symbols. That was useful, interesting information. --"Ring the bell that still can ring, forget your perfect offering, there is a crack...in everything, that's how the light gets in." 20:58, 16 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi, I'm not sure you added the tildes this time as your last edit above is unsigned :-) It's not the etiquette, although that does matter to some, it's the anonymity that's the issue. Anyone who wants to reply has to go via the page history to find out who made the edit and therefore who to address replies to.  There's a whole page - Etiquette - dedicated to the subject but if you remember assume good faith until proven otherwise that covers most situations.  As to things like saying thanks, just a one liner will do either on the talk page where things have been discussed or on the users talkpage but it won't always be necessary.
 * The Teahouse will always be there for any questions you have on this subject or anything else. NtheP (talk) 21:12, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

To NtheP...Clearly there is a signature. ("Ring the bell that still can ring, forget your perfect offering, there is a crack...in everything, that's how the light gets in."). It's a lovely quote from Leonard Cohen's song "Anthem". I don't know how you keep missing it, but there it is & there it was. And here it is again --"Ring the bell that still can ring, forget your perfect offering, there is a crack...in everything, that's how the light gets in." 21:52, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

P.S. Thanks for letting me know when you think it would & would not be necessary for me thank to people. I did not know what you thought about that until now. So fascinating. ;) By the way, do you think maybe you can direct me to where I can learn how to put in an outside link to a video??? If that's doable??? That's information I could really use. :) --"Ring the bell that still can ring, forget your perfect offering, there is a crack...in everything, that's how the light gets in." 21:52, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

P.P.S. Regarding, "It's not the etiquette...it's the anonymity that's the issue."...And yet somehow you managed to find me and send me all these oh so helpful messages, about nothing that had anything to do with my actual question.--"Ring the bell that still can ring, forget your perfect offering, there is a crack...in everything, that's how the light gets in." 21:52, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Ok so you've changed your signature but it doesn't include any link back to this page which is a requirement of signatures (see WP:SIGLINK, having the quote is fine but you really do need to make it easier for people to respond to you.
 * Linking to externally hosted videos is normally frowned upon due to possible copyright issues. What is the video and what purpose would the link be for? NtheP (talk) 22:06, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

Welcome
This thing above is called a welcome template. It allows me to leave you a whole bunch of info with just a few keystrokes. Editing Wikipedia is loads of fun, but it can get kinda rough and tumble in here. If you want to be polite and use niceties, that is great; I do that too. Just understand please that not everyone here is polite. It doesn't mean they are not going to be helpful, although sometimes they won't be. This is kind of a microcosm of life. Some people are great and helpful, some are knowledgeable and not too helpful, most are somewhere in the middle. Teahouse is always going to be a kind of "safehouse". It is a place where you can get straight answers to your technical questions cheerfully. We strive to be inviting and friendly. Some other places in Wikipedia won't be quite so nice. The nature of doing everything by consensus can cause things to get kind of rough and tumble, as I mentioned. Know that you can always walk away for a few, have a cup of tea, walk the dog, whatever and come back to it. And you can always get answers at the Teahouse. I hope you enjoy it here and urge you to come to me or the Teahouse any time you need help.Gtwfan52 (talk) 21:43, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

To Gtwfan52: Thank you. Those directions to where I can learn protocol & technical things for myself are appreciated. I'll always be polite to anyone who takes the time to answer my questions. As regards going to you directly, I don't know how to do that, but thank you for the invitation. I've found some places on this site where I'm uniquely qualified to contribute a few bits and snips. I want to learn how to do that, for instance I want learn if I can add a link to a video reference (YouTube). --"Ring the bell that still can ring, forget your perfect offering, there is a crack...in everything, that's how the light gets in." 22:45, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

To Nthep: regarding "...it doesn't include any link back to this page" I have absolutely no idea how to do that. None. I would be happy to comply. If I knew how.

The link I was thinking of maybe adding is to a video clip on YouTube (from a TV show called The Big Bang Theory) wherein a regular character (Sheldon), costumed as The Flash, races at super speed to The Grand canyon. The bit looks very, very much like an homage to something called "The Wizard's Run", which is from another movie. I and a few others are fans of this pretty obscure, but much-beloved-by-us movie. There's a Wikipedia page for the movie. I want to mention "Sheldon's Run" to other WoSaT fans. I do not need to put in a link. I could just, maybe say it's on YouTube, & say the clip is titled thus & so. A link would just be nice. --"Ring the bell that still can ring, forget your perfect offering, there is a crack...in everything, that's how the light gets in." 23:16, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
 * You must have altered your signature in the user profile tab of My Preferences, for the time being I suggest you change it back to RainbowZen1 but make sure you leave the tick box immediately underneath unchecked. Have a read of How to fix your signature then edit My Preferences accordingly to reinsert the quote - if that's what you really want to do.
 * On the You Tube clip have a look at how the second to last bulletpoint is formatted in The Wizard of Speed and Time and add your 'homage' entry the same way. Hope this helps. NtheP (talk) 08:42, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

To Nthep: In my preferences I've unchecked something, & used my online ID name as the signature, but I'm not at all sure any of this changes things in the direction you were discussing. Re., "...have a look at how the second to last bulletpoint is formatted...", I'm not sure what a bulletpoint is, but I might be able to figure things out for myself eventually. --RainbowZen1 (talk) 00:27, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Your signature is at least showing up with a link now.
 * a bulletpoint is a line that starts not with text but with a punctuation mark - the bulletpoint - so have a look at the line about the Flash's run around the world and see how that is formatted. NtheP (talk) 22:20, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

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