User talk:Soprah

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Hello, Soprah. Even though you first came here as an editor in May 2008, I see that you have not edited much content on Wikipedia and are therefore still relatively new here. I saw that you edited the Chloe Mitchell article. I want to point out that the soap opera infobox labels should not be changed, because then they do not work. For example, you changed nickname to nickname(s), which caused it not to work for the Chloe Mitchell article. If more than one nickname is going to be listed, then just list it. Also, separate the names by using br; br goes inside < >. In addition, plot summaries should be in present tense, per WP:TENSE. Think about joining WikiProject Soap Operas, and editing more here.

For more information about Wikipedia in order to help your editing here, I will give you this list:


 * 1) What Wikipedia is not, which summarizes what belongs in Wikipedia and what does not;
 * 2) Neutral point of view, which describes Wikipedia's mandatory core approach to neutral, unbiased article-writing;
 * 3) No original research, which prohibits the use of Wikipedia to publish personal views and original research of editors and defines Wikipedia's role as an encyclopedia of existing recognized knowledge;
 * 4) Verifiability, which explains that it must be possible for readers to verify all content against credible external sources (following the guidance in the Risk disclaimer that is linked-to at the bottom of every article);
 * 5) Reliable sources, which explains what factors determine whether a source is acceptable;
 * 6) Citing sources, which describes the manner of citing sources so that readers can verify content for themselves; and
 * 7) Manual of Style, which offers a style guide—in general editors tend to acquire knowledge of appropriate writing styles and detailed formatting over time.

These are often abbreviated to WP:NOT, WP:NPOV, WP:NOR, WP:V, WP:RS, WP:CITE, and WP:MOS respectively.

Take care, and welcome to Wikipedia. Flyer22 (talk) 05:26, 6 August 2009 (UTC)