User talk:Nygdan

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I have now reverted your edits for a third time. Stop dumping copyrighted text. You also claim to be changing the "image code" but I only see you deleting images. If you rephrase the content then it can be added. freestylefrappe 01:28, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

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You're welcome. You should definitely check out Wikipedia:Picture tutorial for the syntax for images. The method I'm using for footnotes is pretty new, so if you ever edit a page that already has footnotes, it will probably do them a different way: watch out!

By the way, there's something very screwy with your signature. Clicking on it takes you to User=Nygdan instead of User:Nygdan. You definitely need to fix that.

—Bunchofgrapes (talk) 03:01, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Cleanup

I remember getting the cleanup tag put on the very first article I created. It wasn't a good feeling. I suggest just looking over a few similar articles (Shinto, Je Tsongkhapa, Hussite) and see if you can get an idea of how they usually look. The easiest thing is to put section headings and sub-section headings. Those are inserted with the double or triple equals signs (==). Notice the category tags at the bottom of every article, edit the page to see how they are added.

For content, try looking over the Wikipedia:Cleanup page. Usually a good article will have a good introduction, with the who/what/when/why all in about 2 short paragraphs, and pictures are nice. You can scan in your own pictures too, see Wikipedia:Images for more on that. But more importantly on content, you should avoid making a lot of general vague comments and phrases like "some people think" or "apparently they do this..." If there is a source then quote it, or if you're getting info from a published source then quote the source under a "references" section at the bottom.

Good luck. Cuñado - Talk 02:12, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Actually I'm not an admin, try User:Geni, he's an admin that works on a lot of Islam related pages. Cuñado - Talk 22:39, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

It needs to be redirected anyone can do that. Is there any information that is in the article that is not in Alawite?Geni 23:34, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

The References code style

Not too long ago you helped me in using the <ref> tag. On the Tinwiki, we are trying to work out how to standardize our citations. Do you know what is involved in establishing the <ref> tag format for new Wikis? I very much like the <ref> tag format, and want to introduce it early to our Wiki. Or perhaps you can point me out to someone that can help? Nygdan 14:12, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Well, I know it's a MediaWiki extension; see m:Cite/Cite.php. I know user User:Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote it, so he could probably answer any technical questions that the Cite.php page doesn't. —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 15:55, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Wikis and Conspiracy theory

Thank you for your generous offer, but given a choice between assisting you in a scheme that slyly promotes conspiracy theories, as opposed to mortification of the flesh by rusty chain saw, I would not hesitate to choose the latter. I decline.--Cberlet 13:10, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Wesley Donehue

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Appears not to be notable - the only apparent evidence of notability is that he was recently named as a rising star by one magazine, that he once had a guest who made offensive remarks, and that he responded to some marginally controversial texts about a third party. Fails WP:N

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"Vandalism" on Jefferson article

I support your adding more context to the Jefferson article about how he was an awful slaveholder and rapist, but a couple suggestions to make your changes more likely to stick:

a) don't characterize others' reversions or deletions of your material as "vandalism" in your edit summaries. The other editors may be wrong, but they are not vandals defacing the article because they think it's funny, and misuse of that term is a way that some people (unsuccessfully) try to avoid the 3-revert rule.

b) Make your edits more encyclopedic in style: don't use contractions, make sure to copy edit (Jefferson threatened death and rape for non-compliance, not compliance), and cite sources of some kind if you can. That last one is really key; it's harder for people to just dump your changes if you have a good article or two to support your point, especially if you attribute opinions to the author of the article rather than stating them without qualification. It should be obvious that slaves cannot consent to sex with their masters, but if people are going to fight with you about it, beat them with sources. SS451 (talk) 20:01, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Edit warring at Thomas Jefferson

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Thomas Jefferson. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

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Regards, YoPienso (talk) 15:24, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

Absurd that you'd give me a 'warning', when you are the one that improperly deleted an edit, presumably for personal reason. -N.

I'm not "the one"; several of us have removed your inappropriate commentary.

Please engage on the article's talk page. YoPienso (talk) 15:35, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

Talk pages are not where the substance of the article goes. Describing slave rape as slave rape, or slave ownership as slave ownership is not commentary. -N

Even though you've had an account here since 2006 I see you've made only 272 edits. Wikipedia can be frustrating and fellow editors can seem unfair to a person unfamiliar with the editing philosophy and process. You may wish to run through the tutorial below. Also, the second pillar in the link "The five pillars of Wikipedia" is germane to your commentary at Thomas Jefferson. Best wishes, YoPienso (talk) 16:10, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

I've been here long enough to know how it works, and your idea that what I put in is 'commentary' is ludicrous. And thanks but no thanks, I don't 'need more training' -N

You could at least inform yourself on the purpose, use, and format of talk pages. YoPienso (talk) 05:59, 11 July 2015 (UTC)

Already aware of what talk pages are for, you should probably familiarize yourself with what the article pages are for, since you apparently don't know. -N.

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We rarely put Dr in front of a person's name

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