User talk:RayBuckley

Welcome to Wikipedia! If this really is Ray Buckley, I have tried to maintain the article about you to Wikipedia standards. My involvement in the article is kind of random. I was raised in New Hampshire, but have not lived there since 1998; I am neither a Democrat (actually an active Libertarian my whole life). However, I did feel that the article needed maintaining, and I am a serious Wikipedian, so I have kinda taken this article under my wing, as it were. I recently noticed that you made some minor additions to an article about you. Thanks for doing so. I hope that you can become a more active editor, as an active politician you have access to sources that the average Wikipedian does not have. Please be aware of the Wikipedia policy on conflict of interest, especially when editing articles about yourself. Your recent edits look good, but it is easy to get carried away in articles about yourself. If you have hard sources (newspaper articles, books, journal articles, even transcripts of radio/TV interviews or programs) which could flesh out the Raymond Buckley article, or even better, a public domain or free use image of yourself (such as a photograph you have taken that you would be willing to release and liscence under GFDL or Creative Commons liscence,) it would really help the article. Thanks again for joining Wikipedia, and if you need any help "learning the ropes" here, drop a note on my talk page. --Jayron32|talk|contribs 03:44, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, this is really me. Since I do not know how else to communicate with you (my email is RepBuckley@aol.com or the NH Democratic Party offices are 603-225-6899) I hope that this works.

To assist you in work, I suggest that you take a look at http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070128/REPOSITORY/701280338&SearchID=73287242614937

Which is a very lengthy story in the Concord (NH) Monitor newspaper 1/28/07 you may find things that you can use, since it appears that more proof of my life is needed. Which humors me. Also, since I cannot figure out how to add a photo I can email several photos for you to choose from. If there is anything else you need I encourage you to directly contact me since I am not Wikipedia proficient.— Preceding unsigned comment added by RayBuckley (talk • contribs)

How to upload a picture[edit]

Click on the "file upload wizard" at the left, in the tool bar.
You should see a page where you are asked to describe the work. The best kind of work, from the "free" aspect of Wikipedia, is a work you yourself have created (such as a picture you have taken or you own the copyright to... like a personal photo you or a friend has taken). Click the link that describes the picture you wish to upload.
This will load a page that will include some basic uploading instructions, and a page that you need to edit some basic info about the picture.
Use the browse fuction to select the picture from your computer you would like to upload.
The destination filename should be descriptive, like "Ray Buckley in 2007.jpg" or something like that.
In the summary please list the source, such as "Picture of Ray Buckley, taken by myself on XXXX date, which I release under GFDL liscence for free use in Wikipedia" or something like that.
In the liscence section, pull down the menu and select a liscence you want to release the work under. The best is probably the GFDL, which is the free-documentation liscence that Wikipedia itself is published under.
Click "upload file"

That's it. If you need help adding the image to the article itself, send me a note on my talk page and I can do it. Just click my name in the signature. Then click on the "discussion" tab, then click on "+" to start a new message. It's that simple. Oh, and to sign your messages, so people know who has left them, use four tilde's, like this: ~~~~. Later, and if you have any more questions, let me know. --Jayron32|talk|contribs 03:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Other stuff[edit]

I will try to use that Concord Monitor article to add more info to the article. I know it seems funny that we need "proof" of things, but the reliability of Wikipedia is based on verifiability, one of the cornerstone bedrock principles of Wikipedia. If people are to trust these articles, they need to be transparent as to their sources. --Jayron32|talk|contribs 03:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]