User talk:Thaley09

Welcome!

Hello, Thaley09, 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 my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Cnilep (talk) 08:42, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
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Language and gender
I am very happy to see a new editor taking an interest in the page Language and gender. Your new additions appear to have some problems with formatting. While Wiki formatting is supposed to be relatively easy to use, it is not automatic or always intuitive. If you would like some help with format, feel free to ask me or other users. You may also want to check out Sandbox, a page where you can test out all sorts of mark-up and formatting. Happy editing, Cnilep (talk) 08:42, 21 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi again, Thaley09. While it's great to see your interest in editing Wikipedia, there are several little problems that need to be dealt with. Most importantly (to me, anyway) is your use of references. You are using an idiosyncratic system of parenthetical references tied to an "Other sources" section. Since the page uses footnotes, that system needs to be consistent on the whole page. In other words, don't use parenthetical references just for the section you've added. In any case, full references should appear in the "References" section, not as "Other sources". See Help:References and Template:Citation for more information. And since the formatting can be a little tricky, I really encourage you to check out the Sandbox and to use the "Show preview" button while editing to ensure things look the way you want them to before hitting "Save page".


 * Also, very important, you are marking all of your edits as minor edits, even when you add or change substantial content. Minor edits mean correcting typos, fixing punctuation, or other strictly superficial changes. Changes to the content or meaning of a page should never be marked as minor. This is an aspect of Etiquette that will help you get along better with other users.


 * Another important aspect of Wikipedia culture is the so-called BOLD, revert, discuss cycle. If you have made an addition and another editor reverts or changes that content, the potential changes need to be discussed on the article's Discussion (or "Talk") page to reach consensus about the best content. You should not restore content that another editor has removed without such discussion.


 * There are, as I mentioned before, a lot of little style problems, but these are minor and can be worked on. For example, Wikipedia doesn't use 'smart quotes', it uses "this" instead of “these”. This can be a bit fiddly, and I hope it doesn't discourage you from contributing. It's great to see a new Wikipedian taking an interest in issues of language and communication.


 * Happy editing, Cnilep (talk) 00:13, 22 November 2011 (UTC)