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Unconstructive edits notice using Template:Uw-vandalism2
Mackinac Bridge makes:

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox.

Mackinac Bridge makes:

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox.

Neutrality of statements, see Template:POV
I question the neutrality of the recently added statements:


 * "Making matters worse, WWJ-TV has had to compete with longtime VHF CBS affiliates WTOL channel 11 in Toledo, Ohio and WLNS channel 6 in Lansing, Michigan. Both stations signals cover the Detroit/Windsor area decently."

I have placed a notice on the editor's talk page here. Thomprod (talk) 16:33, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Reverting edit summary
rv edit by [User:Joev688] made 20:52, December 27, 2008: Boq Tin man ==> Tin Woodman

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Using a ref more than once, see WP:REFNAME
It's pretty simple. For the first ref, make the ref just like you normally would, only instead of using, use  , where "NAME" is any name you want to use for the ref (the only rule is the name can't be a number...it can be letters and numbers but not just a number). For every other time you want to use that ref, just type, with nothing inside it, and using the same name as before. That will make the exact same ref appear. &mdash;Politizer talk / contribs 23:17, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Notice that there is not a slash in the first ref, and there is a slash in the other refs. Here is an example:


 * This is the first use of the ref.
 * This is the second use of the ref.

&mdash;Politizer talk / contribs 23:18, 15 November 2008 (UTC)

Citing references as footnotes
Note: put footnote after punctuation, per standard procedure at WP:REFPUNCT. Note: use the "cite" tollbar button when editing for faster citations.

Adding inline citations
Over the past week, I have added more detail to the section on Television Productions and tried to use inline footnotes to cite my references. In most cases, the references were web pages. Is there a better way to do this? I have read WP:Citeweb, but I think the footnote numbers that are produced by using (ref) and (/ref) keep the article text cleaner. Please correct me if I am wrong. Thomprod (talk) 18:55, 19 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Use . Den dodge  Talk Contribs 19:10, 19 December 2008 (UTC)


 * (e/c)If you wrap the citeweb template in, the cite web stuff will be incorporated in the footnoted reference. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 19:13, 19 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks, Dendodge and Ukexpat. I'll change them next time I have have a chance. Thomprod (talk) 18:11, 20 December 2008 (UTC)



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Reverting possible vandalism by user:Thomprod to version by user:Thomprod. If this edit is not vandalism, please contact User talk:Thomprod.

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, adding content without citing a reliable source is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are familiar with Citing sources, please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Your recent edit to Chicago (musical) was reverted by User:Thomprod. The edit was identified as adding vandalism to the page and having an inappropriate edit summary. If you want to experiment, please use the preview button while editing or consider using the sandbox. If this revert was in error, please contact User talk:Thomprod. Please consider creating an account for yourself so you can avoid further irrelevant warnings. Thanks! --Thomprod (talk) 16:49, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

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Page links
I would like to link to a section with in a page and I don't know how could someone give me an example? Shadowmaster13 (talk) 10:31, 22 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Put a # between the article name and section title. For example, Canada would link to the Canada article's history section. Be sure to do some sort of piped link, as I did with my internal link to Canada, as the '#' looks bad when it shows up in the text of an article. WP:Manual of Style (links) has some more information and tips on how to do this. Alexius  Horatius 10:46, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

Actually what I meant was can you link from the top of a page to a section of that same page?Shadowmaster13 (talk) 08:08, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Isn't that what the Table of Contents is for? --Thomprod (talk) 00:29, 16 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Just omit the page name before # in the above example by AlexiusHoratius.  creates this piped link to the heading of this section. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:46, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

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