User talk:Zootland

Welcome and a little hint
Hello Zootland - welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions so far. We hope you enjoy your work here and continue improving and adding to articles.

Thanks for providing the requested references for the naming of Christchurch and the Avon river. Please have a look in the source file of Christchurch to see how I changed your references from text references into a reference note (there are various ways of doing it, and mine isn't exactly perfect either, but the important thing is that references should preferably be as footnotes). You can also see that by giving both references the same ref name (i.e. : "A History of... ), there ends up being only one single reference in the footnotes pointing back to both locations. That also means that when citing multiple points, you can just use a second note like this instead of having to retype the whole reference. The only difference is that the 'subsidiary' reference tags need a "/" after the initial name, and then don't have the full details.

PS: You are also welcome to delete the 'fact' or 'unreferenced' tags once you have added a reference. Cheers and happy editing. Any questions, just ask me on my talk page. Ingolfson 06:54, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi Ingolfson:

Thanks for tidying that stuff up. The process behind Wikipedia seems as interesting to a newbie like me as the actual content.

I have had long experience (>30 years) with Christchurch industry, and know or knew most of the names I listed. I have written about the local industry from personal knowledge, but have not published any one article on which this is based. Does Wikipedia allow such contributions, without using a name (like you I want to remain anonymous)? The problem about having to use citations, is that most publications about this topic will be from local organisations such as chambers of commerce, all with axes to grind.

I note you have a Master of Engineering degree. The Canterbury engineering school (I don't think the uni still calls it a school but nearly everyone in Christchurch does) plays a key role in the development of new industry in the city.