User talk:Blawes

ps - how do I add content on help after I've posted a comment? There is no edit button anymore? is this how? or should I wait for a reply and an edit button to appear? Welcome!

Hello, Blawes, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted.

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Hello Blawes. You used the {{helpme}} tag but you did not post a question. Please write out your question and when you are done, place back the tag. I or someone else will be along to help. Alternatively, you can ask your question at the new contributors help desk, the help desk, or join the #wikipedia-en-help IRC help channel to get real-time assistance. Click here for instant access. JohnCD (talk) 09:57, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

no, i'm not that computer literate. i just want 5 minutes of simple straightforward help without jumping through hoops or getting technical. i'm not even sure if i'm doing this correctly or if this will get to anybody.

Helpme Template[edit]

Unfortunately that was not the way the helpme template should be used, but the effects are the same i guess. I will be happy to help you, but before i can do that, i would like to know: What can i help you with? (Just add the response under this message, i will be monitoring your talk page) Excirial^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 10:10, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've started a page for what I beleive is a worthy entry. I am a member in the largest co-ed slo-pitch league in Canada, and we would like to start an entry. I want to know if i have started it correctly and can have help in posting it. Prevous entry was unsigned bu User:Blawes

I believe you are referring to User:Blawes/Langley_Mixed_Slo-Pitch? I copyedited and wikified the article, and made a few minor changes, but overall it didn't look quite bad. Just keep in mind that there is no "We" on wikipedia, as all article's should adhere to a neutral point of view. Apart from that, a few more references are always a good thing, but it is not a major issue, as many new article's don't have any references at all. Oh, and keep in mind that not every reader will know the sport or Canadian geography - i for one needed a few minutes to figure BC meant British Colombia and not Before Christ.

Now, as for publishing the article: (Assuming you don't use the new beta interface (If you do, please tell, the procedure is a tad different then)

Navigate to the User:Blawes/Langley_Mixed_Slo-Pitch page.
You will see a couple of tabs on top of the page, one of them being called "Move". Click that one.
Put the title the article should be moved to in the "To new title" field. (For example "Langley mixed slo-pitch" - sans quotes of course)
In the reason field add "Publishing article from userspace" or some similar reason.
And presto, your page will be published!

If you receive an error that you are not permitted to do this, drop me a note as well. To move pages you need to be auto confirmed (10 edits + 4 days account age required). In that case i will happily do it for you. The only reason i didn't do it myself yet is that you might want to have a look at the article, or that you might still want to make changes. Kind regards, Excirial^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 10:38, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

thank you for the straightforward help! Prevous entry was unsigned bu User:Blawes

Glad to help - i just saw the article appearing on the new page so that went just fine. Oh, a few minor pointers as well: If you need help in the future, you can use the {{helpme}} template as well, but in those cases, just add the question right under it - that way other editors can see what you need help with. Alternatively you can use the help desk, and of course your always welcome to ask a question at my talk page.

By the way, remember to sign your posts! To do so, add four tildes (~~~~) after your messsage. That will sign your post with your username and a date/time which makes it easier to see who wrote something. Excirial^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 10:58, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

thanks again, I'm slowly learning how to do this. I'm a people person, not a computer person, so thanks for your assistance. I never would have been able to complete it with jumping through all the hoops this website requires. It's VERY difficult for the computer illiterate person such as me. I would have just given up and thrown my monitor across the room, lol.

Thanks again for the human assistance!

ps - how do I add content on help after I've posted a comment? There is no edit button anymore? is this how? or should I wait for a reply and an edit button to appear?

-Brian (Blawes (talk) 11:28, 18 March 2010 (UTC)) those are hard to find! That's silly.[reply]

Ah, Wikipedia is easy once you get it, as it is at least pretty consistent. However, "Getting it" might actually take some time - so feel free to take that time! We all started as novices once. I would advice to go trough the tutorial if you have trouble with the basic Wiki functionality - it covers the basics pretty well, and the inclusion of some images will make it easier to understand then me writing it in text. But as always, if you need any assistance feel free to ask! If im slow to respond, you may want to leave the message on My talk page. To do so, just click the link i added in the previous line, and then click on the tab with the + on top of the page. That will allow you to create a new section on my talk page, and as you might have seen, it will immediately notify me that someone has been there, so i can get right back to you if im online, or when i log in. Excirial^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 12:34, 18 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Langley Mixed Slo-Pitch[edit]

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Local amateur sports league clearly fails WP:GNG.

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