User talk:JSmith9579

Welcome to the Wikipedia

Welcome, JSmith9579!

Here are some useful tips to ease you into the Wikipedia experience:

• First, take a look at the Wikipedia Tutorial, and perhaps dabble a bit in the test area.
• When you have some free time, take a look at the Manual of Style and Policies and Guidelines. They can come in very handy!
• Learn about some of the Wikipedia landmarks by trying our Wikipedia scavenger hunt!
• If you need any help, feel free to post a question at the Help Desk
• Wikipedia has a vibrant community of editors. The village pump is a great place to see the goings on.
• Remember to use a neutral point of view!
• Explore, be bold in editing pages, and, most importantly, have fun!

Also, here are some odds and ends that I find useful from time to time:

• Wikipedia:Five pillars
• Wikipedia:Policy trifecta
• Wikipedia:Brilliant prose
• Wikipedia:Be bold in updating pages
• Wikipedia:Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense

Feel free to ask me anything the links and talk pages don't answer. You can most easily reach me by posting on my talk page.

You can sign your name on any page by typing 4 tildes, likes this: ~~~~.

Best of luck, and have fun!

ClockworkSoul 22:31, 13 December 2005 (UTC)

Pro Wrestling WikiProject

Hello JSmith9579, would you like to join the Pro Wrestling WikiProject?

— Moe ε 22:30, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

Changing "African-American" to "Black"

Hi. Why are you changing "African-American" to "Black" at Rodney King? Jkelly 18:18, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Yes, please stop substituting the word "Black" for "African American". Also, stop removing the term "African American" from articles completely. This could easily be construed as you pushing your own point of view at the expense of the neutral point of view. — BrianSmithson 08:20, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

PLEASE ASSIST, WRESTLING FANS OF WIKIPEDIA

Me and the soon to be departing (hopefully not) Moe Epsilon are setting up a project to deal with the music of this great business. It will be Wikipedia:WikiProject Music of wrestling. Join if you are remotely interested - every little helps! Thanks. Kingfisherswift 17:09, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for experimenting with the page Kelly Rowland on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. A link to the edit I have reverted can be found here: link. If you believe this edit should not have been reverted, please contact me. Zpb52 05:57, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Please refrain from adding nonsense to Wikipedia, as you did to Kelly Rowland. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. A link to the edit I have reverted can be found here: link. If you believe this edit should not have been reverted, please contact me. Zpb52 06:00, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

boan

Thanks for your careful edits to birth of a nation page. It continues to need context but is better than it was a few months ago. Skywriter 16:57, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Don't be a dick.

Don't be a dick. --Zpb52 21:45, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Do not remove sources from the Trish Stratus entry

You deleted and changed the confirmed and sourced information posted about Trish Stratus getting married and leaving WWE. Please don't do this again, as it could be considered vandalism. --CJ 05:44, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Carl Carlton

Please note that in biographical articles, the place of birth should not appear in the intro per the Manual of Style (see WP:MOSBIO). It should actually appear in the body of the article. I reverted your change to the Carlton article, but I was unaware of the place of birth issue myself until a few months ago, so I thought I'd let you know. -Big Smooth 21:26, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Tony Dungy

Just as an FYI, per WP:MOSBIO, I've reverted your edit to the Tony Dungy article which changed the introduction of his name from "Anthony Kevin 'Tony' Dungy" to "Tony Dungy (born Anthony Kevin Dungy . . .". As mentioned in the Manual of Style, stating it with that latter phrasing implies that the preson changed their name from their birth name. In Dungy's case, of course, he has not changed his name, but rather just uses "Tony" as a nickname for "Anthony". In such cases, stating it the former way is preferred.

Happy editing! Mwelch 22:32, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Locations of birth

Your recent addition of birth place locations is not part of the Manual of Style (dates and numbers). Please do not add anymore. - Deep Shadow 07:26, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter

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WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter

The WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter Issue I - November 11, 2007

Project News Montreal Screwjob was featured on the Main Page as "Today's featured article" on November 9, 2007. December to Dismember (2006) and Shelton Benjamin have been elevated to Featured article status. Their respective nomination pages can see viewed here and here. Bobby Eaton is currently a Featured Article candidate. It's nomination page can be found here. Images of Beth Phoenix and the Crippler Crossface are currently Featured picture candidates. Their respective nomination pages can be found here and here. IWGP World Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Women's Championship are currently Featured list candidates. Their respective nomination pages can be found here and here. Al Costello, In Your House 1: Premiere and One Night Stand (2005) have been elevated to Good article status. Cyber Sunday (2007), Melina Perez, One Night Stand (2006) and Randy Orton are currently Good article candidates.

Current Events Solofa Fatu (known as Junior Fatu, and previously as Rikishi) was released from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling on October 25 2007 over a financial dispute, ending his short lived return to television. John Layfield's wife takes serious heat over Citigroup financial advice on November 1 2007. Brooke Adams (known simply as Brooke) was released from World Wrestling Entertainment on November 1 2007. Lilian Ellison (known as The Fabulous Moolah) passed away November 2 2007 at age 84. Chris Mordetsky and Harry Smith (known as Chris Masters and D.H. Smith, respectively) were suspended from World Wrestling Entertainment as of November 2 2007 for Wellness Policy violations. Mordetsky was released from his contract six says later.

Collaboration of the Week The Pro Wrestling Collaboration of the Week for November 11 - November 17 is World Wrestling Entertainment. Please help to improve it to match the quality of an ideal Wikipedia professional wrestling related article. The next article for collaboration will be chosen on Sunday, November 18. Cast your vote to select the collaboration for next week! — Nominate an article that could be greatly improved! From the Editor Welcome to the inaugural edition of the WikiProject Professional wrestling newsletter! I hope this will be a good source of news to those people interested in what's happening around our pro wrestlimg community. I plan to release it every Sunday. This newsletter will just be a way to get the community announcements to people who don't have the time to check the mesageboards, as well that to those just curious about the news. The newsleter will consist of a project news section (to do with what's happening on Wikipedia), and a current events section (relating to news in the "real world"). The newslette will also contain the Collaboration of the Week announcement. That's all. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please post them at this talk page. ~ The Chronic Contributors to this Issue: Gavyn Sykes — LAX — Nahallac Silverwinds — The Chronic — The Hybrid

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Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, adding content without citing a reliable source is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. This is especially important when dealing with biographies of living people, but applies to all Wikipedia articles. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are already familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources please take this opportunity to add your original reference to the article. Thank you. TJ Spyke 23:50, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

AFD

Hello

I have nominated an article that you contributed to for deletion at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Fingerpoke_of_Doom_(3rd_nomination) Seeker of the Torch (talk) 15:25, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:36, 23 November 2015 (UTC)