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NW557Bot (talk) 00:08, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Fidel Castro

I've looked at your request for editing to Fidel Castro, and I'd like to say that now, with our tenth edit, I think you can edit Fidel Castro.

Happy Editing,

Buggie111 (talk) 01:22, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

How to add a disambiguation template to a page?

Hello, do you mean {{disambig}}? If that is the template you are looking for, just copy {{disambig}} onto the page. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me at my talk page. Cheers, so nia^♫♪ 12:02, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi!!!

wat a coincidence we share the same birht date....!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eshper (talk • contribs) 11:41, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Ok....Harsh are you from India....??? Eshper (talk) 04:23, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

no i am an NRI.... i am from Guyana.... do u know where that is??? Eshper (talk) 19:14, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

i meant i am not an NRI... sorry about that.... Eshper (talk) 19:17, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

well it was nice knowing u !!!!Eshper (talk) 13:22, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Re: Outreach department

The July 2010 newsletter (for the current month) does not exist. Therefore, it isn't displaying on your page. The easiest option is to add your name to the list here; it will ensure that the newsletter is automatically delivered to your talk page each time one is released. Regards, SBC-YPR (talk) 15:00, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Talk:Guru Harkrishan Public School, Indore

Hi buddy, as per your contribution http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Guru_Harkrishan_Public_School,_Indore&oldid=343373689 in Talk:Guru Harkrishan Public School, Indore, FYI the article is already stated in List of educational institutions in Indore. So what is the intention of moving it back or merging? Also The article is under construction, provided with citations...& regarding your statement "Talent Public School and Agrawal Public School" we dont have any problem removing the names, but if it would have been done, many articles should be deleted prior to this action. please reply back for any queries.( Abu Torsam 16:00, 15 February 2010 (UTC))

{{help}} How to cite references for statements?

Using HTML

{{helpme}} What happens if I use HTML language on WP? Or more appropriately can I use HTML?

Our wiki uses its own markup language, some of which is similar to, and some of which is the same as, HTML. So, certain things will 'work', such as <UL> - but we don't generally use them, because it is easier to create an unordered list by prefixing the lines with asterisks.

See Help:HTML in wikitext for a full explanation.

Feel free to get live help. Chzz ► 05:21, 9 March 2010 (UTC)

Guide to referencing

Click on "show" on the right of the orange bar to open contents.

Using references (citations)

Help another user by posting this to them. Put {{subst:refstart}} on their talk page or a relevant article talk page. Alternatively, use the link WP:REFB, which goes to a help page.

I thought you might find it useful to have some information about references (refs) on wikipedia. These are important to validate your writing and inform the reader. Any editor can remove unreferenced material; and unsubstantiated articles may end up getting deleted, so when you add something to an article, it's highly advisable to also include a reference to say where it came from. Referencing may look daunting, but it's easy enough to do. Here's a guide to getting started. If you need any assistance, let me know. -- Mysdaao ^talk 17:15, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Good references

A reference must be accurate, i.e. it must prove the statement in the text. To validate "Mike Brown climbed Everest", it's no good linking to a page about Everest, if Mike Brown isn't mentioned, nor to one on Mike Brown, if it doesn't say that he climbed Everest. You have to link to a source that proves his achievement is true. You must use reliable sources, such as published books, mainstream press, and authorised web sites. Blogs, Myspace, Youtube, fan sites and extreme minority texts are not usually acceptable, nor is original research (e.g. your own unpublished, or self-published, essay or research), or another wikipedia article.

Inserting a reference

The first thing you have to do is to create a "Notes and references" section (unless it already exists). This goes towards the bottom of the page, below the "See also" section and above the "External links" section. Enter this code:

==Notes and references==

The next step is to put a reference in the text. Here is the code to do that. It goes at the end of the relevant term, phrase, sentence, or paragraph to which the note refers, and after punctuation such as a full stop, without a space (to prevent separation through line wrap):

Whatever text you put in between these two tags will become visible in the "Notes and references" section as your reference.

Test it out

Open the edit box for this page, copy the following text (inserting your own text where indicated), paste it at the bottom of the page and save the page:

==Reference test==

This is the text which you are going to verify with a reference.<ref>Reference details go here</ref>

==Notes and references==

(End of text to copy and paste.)

It should appear like this:

Reference test

This is the text which you are going to verify with a reference.^[1]

Notes and references

^ Reference details go here

Information to include

You need to include the information to enable the reader to find your source. For an online newspaper source, it might look like this:

<ref>Plunkett, John. [http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1601858,00.html "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 2005-10-27. Retrieved on 2005-10-27.</ref>

When uploaded, it appears as:

Plunkett, John. "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying", The Guardian, 2005-10-27. Retrieved on 2005-10-27.

Note the single square brackets around the URL and the article title. The format is:

[http://URL "Title of article"]

Make sure there is a space between the URL and the Title. This code results in the URL being hidden and the title showing as a link. Use double apostrophes for the article title (it is quoted text), and two single quote marks either side of the name of the paper (to generate italics). Double square brackets round the name of the paper create an internal link (a wikilink) to the relevant wikipedia article. Apostrophes must go outside the brackets.

The date after The Guardian is the date of the newspaper, and the date after "Retrieved on" is the date you accessed the site – useful for searching the web archive in case the link goes dead.

References not online

You can use sources which are not online, but which you have found in a library or elsewhere—in which case leave out the information which is not relevant. The newspaper example above would be formatted like this:

<ref>Plunkett, John. "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 2005-10-27.</ref>

When uploaded, it appears as:

Plunkett, John. "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying", The Guardian, 2005-10-27.

Here is an example for a book:

<ref>Charmley, John (2006). ''The Princess and the Politicians'', p.60. Penguin Books Ltd., London. ISBN 0140289712.</ref>

When uploaded, it appears as:

Charmley, John (2006). The Princess and the Politicians. Penguin Books Ltd., London. ISBN 0140289712.

Make sure you put two single quote marks round the title (to generate italics), rather than one double quote mark.

Date format

These formats are all acceptable for dates:

2005-01-27

27 January 2007

January 27, 2007

Citation templates

You may prefer to use a citation template to compile details of the source. The template goes between the ref tags and you fill out the fields you wish to. Basic templates can be found here: Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles/Citation quick reference

Same ref used twice or more

The first time a reference appears in the article, you can give it a simple name in the <ref> code:

<ref name="smith">Details of ref here</ref>

The second time you use the same reference in the article, you need only to create a short cut instead of typing it all out again:

You can then use the short cut as many times as you want. Don't forget the /, or it will blank the rest of the article! Some symbols don't work in the ref name, but you'll find out if you use them. The quotes around the name are optional unless there is a space in the name.

You can see multiple use of the same refs in action in the article William Bowyer (artist). There are three sources and they are each referenced three times. Each statement in the article has a footnote to show what its source is.

Alternative system

The above method is simple and combines references and notes into one section. A refinement is to put the full details of the references in their own section headed "References", while the notes which apply to them appear in a separate section headed "Notes". The notes can be inserted in the main article text in an abbreviated form as seen in Harriet Arbuthnot or in a full form as in Brown Dog affair.

Further information

More information can be found at:

Please let me know if there are any more questions. Thanks! --Mysdaao ^talk 17:15, 16 February 2010 (UTC)