User talk:Jiffy.morton

Welcome![edit]

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Hello, John from Idegon, thank you for the note. I know we have already corresponded on your talk page, but just to be clear - I do not have a COI with any of the pages that I have edited (or any page on Wikipedia that I can think of.) Best Jiffy.morton (talk) 20:10, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Again, welcome! John from Idegon (talk) 06:41, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse![edit]

Hello! Jiffy.morton, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! John from Idegon (talk) 06:41, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Adding references can be easy[edit]

Hello! Here's how to add references from reliable sources for the content you add to Wikipedia. This helps maintain the Wikipedia policy of verifiability.

Adding well formatted references is actually quite easy:

While editing any article or a wikipage, on the top of the edit window you will see a toolbar which says "Cite". Click on it.
Then click on "Templates".
Choose the most appropriate template and fill in as many details as you can. This will add a well formatted reference that is helpful in case the web URL (or "website link") becomes inactive in the future.
Click on Preview when you're done filling out the 'Cite (web/news/book/journal)' to make sure that the reference is correct.
Click on Insert to insert the reference into your editing window content.
Click on Show preview to Preview all your editing changes.

Before clicking on Publish changes, check that a References header ==References== is near the end of the article.
And check that {{Reflist}} is directly underneath that header.

7. Click on Publish changes. ...and you've just added a complete reference to a Wikipedia article.

You can read more about this on Help:Edit toolbar or see this video File:RefTools.ogv.
Hope this helps, --John from Idegon (talk) 06:42, 15 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Your thread has been archived[edit]

Hi Jiffy.morton! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse, school source question, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days (usually at least two days, and sometimes four or more). You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please feel free to create a new thread.

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Your thread has been archived[edit]

Hi Jiffy.morton! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse, achieving consensus, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days (usually at least two days, and sometimes four or more). You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please feel free to create a new thread.

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Your thread has been archived[edit]

Hi Jiffy.morton! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse, edit source on talk page, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days (usually at least two days, and sometimes four or more). You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please feel free to create a new thread.

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Conflict of interest?[edit]

Greetings! I notice that you're claiming to have taken a photo of Charlotte Latin School while it was under construction in 1970. Can you please clarify your connection with the school that enabled you to get that picture? —C.Fred (talk) 01:52, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi C.Fred - I did not take the picture and having read more about how photo copyrights and such work on Wikipedia I now realize I should not have posted it. I have deleted it and will see if I can go through proper channels to get permission. My apologies! Jiffy.morton (talk) 18:32, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to add - I do not have a COI with the school. This was a picture that was available online via an old book about the school. Jiffy.morton (talk) 18:34, 25 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

As you've read, available in an old book does not mean it's free for use. —C.Fred (talk) 00:33, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Understood. A mistake that I shall not repeat. Again, my apologies for the foul up. Jiffy.morton (talk) 00:49, 26 August 2020 (UTC) Jiffy.morton (talk) 00:49, 26 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Coordinators and help needed[edit]

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