User talk:Spongecob Flairpants

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Happy editing! Cheers, &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 00:15, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Adding references can be easy
Hello! Here's how to add references from reliable sources for the content you add to Wikipedia. This helps maintain the Wikipedia policy of verifiability.

Adding well formatted references is actually quite easy:
 * 1) While editing any article or a wikipage, on the top of the edit window you will see a toolbar which says "Cite". Click on it.
 * 2) Then click on "Templates".
 * 3) Choose the most appropriate template and fill in as many details as you can. This will add a well formatted reference that is helpful in case the web URL (or "website link") becomes inactive in the future.
 * 4) Click on Preview when you're done filling out the 'Cite (web/news/book/journal)' to make sure that the reference is correct.
 * 5) Click on Insert to insert the reference into your editing window content.
 * 6) Click on Show preview to Preview all your editing changes.
 * Before clicking on Publish changes, check that a References header  ==References==  is near the end of the article.
 * And check that    is directly underneath that header.
 * 7.Click on Publish changes. ...and you've just added a complete reference to a Wikipedia article.

You can read more about this on Help:Edit toolbar or see this video File:RefTools.ogv.

Hope this helps, --Shearonink (talk) 15:47, 23 December 2020 (UTC)


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- Saw your post at the Help desk and thought this might help. Shearonink (talk) 15:47, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
 * @Shearonink that worked! Thank you! Spongecob Flairpants (talk) 16:02, 23 December 2020 (UTC)

AfD nominations
hello and welcome to Wikipedia. Just a note that the "artists" deletion sort is not for actors, bands, albums and so on. It is only for visual and media artists painters, sculptors etc. Also I might suggest that you slow down a bit on the AfD nominations, seeing as your account is less than a week old. I takes a while to have the skill to get them right. Possibly (talk) 07:43, 24 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi @Possibly, Got it, still learning here. I nominated articles that I could not find sources for but I absolutely get what you are saying there. Thanks for the tip. Spongecob Flairpants (talk) 07:48, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I would hold off on doing any more for the moment. It takes ages to learn how to do them properly. The results of WP:BEFORE is also one of the many factors. Thanks. Possibly (talk) 07:53, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 * @Possibly - Yes, I will hold on them. As you mention I did read WP:BEFORE but I see what you mean now it takes ages especially when there are so many factors to consider. Thank you for your guidance and please stop by anytime. Spongecob Flairpants (talk) 08:03, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I am glad you understand. In regular editing you might come into contact with one or two editors a week. In an AfD you pretty much always come into contact with a number of editors, who have many decades of cumulative experience! It can be daunting. Possibly (talk) 08:08, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigation
gnu 57 15:11, 26 December 2020 (UTC)