User talk:Silversj4467

Hi James! You're Neat! Bcca15 (talk) 14:24, 27 January 2011 (UTC)


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Online mentor
Hi there. I have signed up to be "online mentor", to you and to.

I did so at the request of Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation.

So...I'd like to know if I can help you, in any way.

Please leave me a note on my talk page.

I look forward to hearing from you. Cheers,  Chzz  ► 09:13, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

reply to James_Silvers
 Chzz  ► 23:43, 28 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the reply - I'm glad we've made contact.


 * Best way to learn Wikipedia is to forget reading all the long manuals (for now), and just use it.


 * For example, here is a link which is red, because the page doesn't exist;


 * User:Silversj4467/test page


 * Click it, and type "hello" and save it.


 * Then edit it, and try: something in bold or something in italics.


 * Edit again, and add: Cheese is made from milk.


 * Edit again, add a == New Section ==


 * Edit again, and add: Elephant.jpg


 * All this makes much more sense if you just do it, instead of trying to explain it.


 * A handy quick-reference is WP:CHEATSHEET.


 * Cheers!  Chzz  ► 12:24, 29 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Note: The original reply has now been archived from my user talk page, and is located in User_talk:Chzz/Archive_30.  Chzz  ► 13:22, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit summaries
Howdy.

Please can you start filling in the edit summary, each time you edit? It makes it much easier for others to see what you're doing.

For example, look at the history here - others have written e.g. "Adding geodata", "updated links to TSHA", "removed Category:Ghost towns in Texas" etc.

The edit summary can be brief - e.g. "Fix a spelling", "add info on foo", "remove baa (no reference)" etc.

There is an option in Special:Preferences, under "Editing", to Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary - I recommend using that.

Cheers!  Chzz  ► 17:05, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Progress update
Hi, I'm just checking in, to see how you are getting along - please let me know. Of course, if there's anything I can do to help, give me a shout too. Cheers,  Chzz  ► 09:05, 27 April 2011 (UTC)