User talk:Sembiance

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Hello,, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. 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 discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Rray (talk) 14:08, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
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Just a note
Hi - I actually made a couple of comments on some of the talk pages for the articles you're interested in, but I wanted to point you in the direction of some links which might be helpful as you participate at the Wikipedia: Anyway, I hope those are helpful. Rray (talk) 14:29, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Notability
 * External links - Please take a look at the part about links normally to be avoided, which includes links to sites you own.
 * Civility (I'm pointing out this last link because I noticed you've been shouting in some of your edit notes. Typing in all caps is considered shouting on the Internet, so it's probably not the best way to make your case here.)
 * I misunderstood what Wikipedia was all about. I never realized that it was so... narrow in it's focus of only cataloging 'notable and important' information. My edits on some of those articles I made out of trying to help the user, and I didn't realize the bar for Wikipedia inclusion was so high.
 * I still plan to at some point update all the Solitaire game pages with:
 * A common template so all solitaire game pages share a common look and feel with consistent information
 * Accurate rules. Many pages are missing rules or are wildly incorrect or don't detail variations
 * Screenshots. Many pages have no screenshots of the game. This makes it very difficult for the reader to visualize what the game actually looks like
 * Would such changes be welcome at Wikipedia? Sembiance 15:35, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Please don't think I intended to discourage you from editing here in any way. Be bold and make changes. I just wanted to point out some stuff you might not have been aware of. :) I think all of the changes you mentioned would be excellent additions. There are copyright issues with screenshots I don't fully understand. You might want to familiarize yourself with those ahead of time to avoid frustration. If I can help in any way, please don't hesitate to leave me a message at my talk page. Rray (talk) 22:48, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Stay Cool
Hey. I'd recommend you don't shout in edit summaries or make comments along the lines of "what part of . . . don't you understand?". In my experience, it just makes people think you are a troublemaker. Take a look at WP:Civil and don't get worked up. Thanks Paul20070 (talk) 15:34, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Spam
Please review WP:SPAM. In particular, review the section called "How not to be a spammer". Then look at item #5. Implying that I've been less than level-headed is unfair, as I've been completely level-headed in every discussion we've had. Just because someone disagrees with you doesn't mean that they're not level-headed. Rray (talk) 20:20, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't believe (nor do several others) that it is spam. I'm also not spamming it since I'm not adding it over and over to any pages. In fact I have refrained from adding it to the pages to prevent any conflict of interest possibilities. I am instead following WP:EL guidelines and submitting them for discussion. I have requested additional editors be brought into the discussion as to whether or not these links are valid. We will see what the outcome is from that.Sembiance (talk) 20:53, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your note
I replied over on my talk page, but just in case you don't see that, thanks for your note. I won't be holding anything against you, and I hope you'll continue to contribute here. Rray (talk) 14:02, 26 March 2008 (UTC)