User talk:Hiya Watha

Welcome!

Hi there, Hiya Watha, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm a regular contributor here, and when I notice on the recent changes log that a new editor has registered, I like to send them a welcome message - that's how I ended up on your talk page.

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• If you leave a message on a talk page, you can sign it with four tildes (~~~~), which will automatically produce your name and a date stamp when you save the page
• The "Show preview" button allows you to look at what your post will look like before you save it - that way, you can proofread what you've written and not have to back and correct spelling mistakes, failed links, etc.
• You can create a watchlist for yourself that will keep a record of any changes made to a page that interests you.

There are plenty of other features and facets of Wikipedia, many of which I probably haven't even discovered myself, so have fun looking around and finding them.

If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.

Again, welcome! - Tapir Terrific, 19:10, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

your recent edits

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia! You recently added an external link to a blog in an article. It has been removed because the link pointed to a non-encyclopedic source. Please refer to Wikipedia's policy on external links for more information. --JoeSmack Talk 04:59, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

I see you were trying to get it to be a valid link. However, it points to a blog. Blogs aren't really considered reliable sources (WP:RS). You see, wikipedia has some policies on external links (WP:EL) which make sure that links are encyclopedic, meritable and valuable. Blogs don't count aren't especially stable, aren't especially pointed (posts about christmas and how they feel about iraq, etc) and usually don't yield much knowledge that couldn't be found in a verifiable source elsewhere. For all these reasons, it is best you do not re-add the link to the blog or add similar links like it in the future. I hope I've helped, and if you have any other questions, drop me a line and I'd be more than happy to answer em. JoeSmack ^Talk 05:15, 5 January 2007 (UTC)