User talk:Spacecasetheman

October 2011
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Portal:Apple Inc., did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. The reverted edit can be found [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=456329408 here]. Vrenator    talk   10:16, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Country names
Hi Spacecasetheman, thanks for trying to improve today's featured article, Appaloosa, but we have a convention on naming countries and it is to use the article name. In the case of the USA, the article is titled United States. Although that is not unique among all languages (Estados Unidos Mexicanos, for example), it does not require disambiguation on the English Wikipedia. If you're interested in country names, there's a good list of the names we use at Category names.

We also prefer to avoid constructions like "types/shapes" as it's not considered good prose. You might make an argument for "types and shapes", but I think that "wide range of body shapes" is probably already covered by "wide range of body types", wouldn't you agree? --RexxS (talk) 21:47, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

Some things to read
Hi Spacecasetheman. Once upon a time, I saw a movie where the central character walks into a room, sees a person just like himself, and asks, "is this where they make you real?"

The other person - the mirror image - looks round, smiles sadly, and says, from experience, "no, this is where they make you read."

The guy is seeking truth, pretty much. I can't remember if his quest is successful or not.

In your quest for truth (and power) on Wikipedia, it will help you greatly if you start by reading Guidance for younger editors. Feel free to ask for more help when it doesn't meet the requirements as to explaining what you need to do! --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:12, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

WormTT Adoption class
Hey young one, you can go to Worm's adoption HQ and read the lessons, as long as you understand them, the tests are not important.-- RexRowan Talk  12:55, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Adoption
Hi Spacecasetheman. If Worm That Turned isn't able to adopt you at present (I know he has something of an adoption backlog, since he's easily the most sought-after mentor on Wikipedia!), I would be happy to take you on in his stead. Let me know on my talkpage if you're interested. Yunshui 雲&zwj;水 12:30, 12 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Consider yourself adopted!
 * As a mentor, I tend to be fairly hands-off - I prefer my adoptees to experience Wikipedia directly, so unless you ask me to I'm not going to hand you a stack of tests and exams to pass (though I can do that if you want me to; just ask). Instead, my usual approach is to monitor your editing, discuss anything particularly contentious that I see, let you know when you do things right, and provide you with instructions in any specialist areas you want to get involved with. Bearing that in mind, what sort of Wikipedia activity would you most like to engage with? Some good places to start are page creation, referencing, copyediting, anti-vandalism, article improvement, categorisation, backlogs, typo patrol, markup, deletion processes - the list is fairly substantial. Is there any particular element you'd like to focus on to begin with?
 * If you have questions about any aspect of Wikipedia, please ask - no question is too trivial. I look forward to working with you. Yunshui 雲&zwj;水 07:16, 15 October 2012 (UTC) PS. I speak English - that's about it...


 * Hi both! Sorry I didn't get round to replying sooner, I've been on something of an enforced wikibreak due to some real life issues. As Yunshui points out, I'm really not in the position to take on any more adoptees at the moment, but I'm glad you've worked something out between you! I'm always about for questions, if you need a hand. Worm TT( talk ) 14:57, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * By the way, I know you're interested in adminship. It's certainly something to consider in the future, but most people who become admins here have been around for quite a while (over a year) with a good few thousand edits behind them. Why don't you put that on the back burner and just see what you enjoy doing on wikipedia. Perhaps after you've spent a few months finding out what you're good at, you could come back to me and ask me to review you? I'll give you some tips then on what extra things you might need to do to be an admin. Worm TT( talk ) 15:04, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi Spacecasetheman. Because you haven't been active on Wikipedia for a few months, I'm going to end our adoption arrangement. This isn't in any way a "punishment" for not editing; it's simply that the adoption process is geared towards users who edit fairly regularly, and as such, I'm not sure it's the most appropriate program for you. You are still more than welcome to come to me with any questions or problems that you have, and if you decide to come back to Wikipedia on a more regular basis in the future I'd be happy to reinstate the arrangement. Whatever you decide to do, I wish you all the best. Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  07:38, 27 February 2013 (UTC)

Hello fellow scientist!
Hi Spacecasetheman,

By reading your Userpage I was able to conclude that you hava an interest in math and science. So do I! I just wanted to let you know that if you have any questions (relating to the fields of math or science), you are more than welcome to ask.

- by Kevin12cd... Tell me how I'm doing on my Talkpage!  —Preceding undated comment added 00:45, 31 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi Spacecasetheman;

I wanted to let you know that I have added to userboxes to your Userpage. Feel free to remove them if you don't like them! I won't be offended. Happy editing!

- by Kevin12cd... Tell me how I'm doing on my Talkpage!  —Preceding undated comment added 00:50, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

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