User talk:The.blurrz

 Phantom Steve  ( Contact Me, My Contribs ) 20:13, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Welcome
Welcome!

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thanx i have so many questions
what is a sandbox??The.blurrz (talk) 16:56, 14 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Hi there! A 'sandbox' is a place where you can test things out. There are general wikipedia sandboes, but I think that the best thing is to make your own. If I write here User:The.blurrz/sandbox, it will look like this;

User:The.blurrz/sandbox


 * That will be a red link, because that page does not exist. Click on it, and make the page. Because it is in your user area, it is not a live article, so you can use it for testing things out and developing an article.


 * You can actually make as many user subpages as you like, for example, you could make;


 * User:The.blurrz/test
 * User:The.blurrz/some page that I am working on
 * User:The.blurrz/sausage

...etc.

I hope that this helps. The wikipedia sandbox (that everyone edits all the time) is in WP:SANDBOX - there is some more help info linked from there.

For more help, you can either;


 * Leave a message on my own talk page;
 * Use a - please create a new section at the end of your own talk page, put , and ask your question - remember to 'sign' your name by putting ~ at the end;
 * Talk to us live, with this or this.

Best wishes,  Chzz  ►  17:03, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Reverting and 3RR
Hi Blurrz. Reverting is basically when someone makes an edit, and another editor changes it back to the way it was before that edit. Sometimes, people feel that their "version" or edit is the best one, and they will keep switching it back and forth to what they think is right. We're not supposed to "change it back" more than 3 times in any given 24 hour period. Probably the 3 best things you can read on this type of thing would be: I hope that helps, best of luck, and happy editing. ;-) — Ched : ?  17:51, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * 1) WP:REVERT which describes what reverting is.
 * 2) WP:3RR which describes what the 3-revert rule is.
 * 3) Edit war which describes what an "edit war" is.

Still more questions
1.what is a user page,2. what is a talk page and how does it work??,3.what is a whatch list??The.blurrz (talk) 17:54, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Hi there! The user page is a page dedicated to yourself. It can be located at User:The.blurrz. There, you are expected to write a bit about you, what you do at Wikipedia, and to use it to remember commands you may use often. Check User page to see what you can and cannot write there.
 * A user talk page is a page in the Talk namespace. Every user has his own talk page, in your case it is this one. If you want to contact another wikipedian you can write in his talk page a message. The user will receive a notification that someone has modified his talk page in every Wikipedia page until he checks the talk page, so it is a good way to letting others know something.
 * The watchlist is a special list of articles you create as you edit articles and leave the "Watch this page" tick on upon saving. You can also use the "Watch" tab above the pages to add pages to your watchlist, which can be accessed by clicking Special:Watchlist. Any modification done to those articles will make the article appear at the top of your watchlist. This way, you know if someone has modified an article you are interested in following. More information at Help:Watching pages.
 * Hope this solves your questions. Cheers! -- ReyBrujo (talk) 18:11, 14 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Sorry to barge in here, but "expected to write a bit about you" might be a bit misleading. Wikipedia takes user privacy very seriously, and it is entirely the choice of each Wikipedian whether or not they decide to show any information about themselves. Just a comment...  Chzz  ►  19:23, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

reply from Phantomsteve
The best way to learn how to edit wikipedia is:
 * 1) look at content and see how it was done
 * 2) edit articles - before you make big changes, read the article's talk page, and discuss what you are going to do (you might also want to check the article's history tab, to make sure you aren't doing something that was done before and deleted!)
 * 3) create an article.

Most of the changes I make (see my contributions) are minor ones. I seldom make big changes, or create complete articles from scratch (in fact, the one I'm working on at the moment (World Aircraft Information Files) is the biggest new article I've created!

Remember, you can always test in your sandbox and ask someone (in help desk perhaps) to have a look - I've found that the majority of the editors on wikipedia are helpful, and understanding of errors! Of course, some are arseholes, but most are really helpful!

If you want to ask me any questions (although I'm still very much a novice on wikipedia), just leave a message on my Talk page, and I'll help if I can!  Phantom Steve  ( Contact Me, My Contribs ) 18:23, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Welcome from chzz
Hi, The.blurrz. Looking at the above stuff, I just thought that my own version of the 'welcome' might be useful to you; I know you've already got a 'welcome' above, but my own version is a bit different.

This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person. You can talk to me right now. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. The tips below should help you to get started. Best of luck!  Chzz  ►  19:24, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

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 Chzz  ►  19:47, 14 July 2009 (UTC)