User talk:Meandv

Welcome[edit]

Hi, Meandv. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person. You can talk to me right now. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. The tips below should help you to get started. Best of luck! Chzz ► 22:04, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You don't need to read anything - anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people.

Ask for help. Talk to us live, or edit this page, put {{helpme}} and describe what help you need. Someone will reply very quickly - usually within a few minutes.

Play in your user area. For example, create User:Meandv/test.

Edit existing articles, before you make your own. Look at some subjects that you know about, and see if you can make them a bit better. For example, Wikipedia:Cleanup#2009.

When you're ready, read about Your first article. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references.

Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page.

There's lots of information below. Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia!

-- Chzz ► 22:04, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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test[edit]

Welcome meandv. Trafford09 (talk) 15:50, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Articles[edit]

Hi again. As I still had these pages open, I thought I'd paste the links here, for you:
FAQ/Organizations answers questions about e.g. what's allowed in articles about companies.
Conflict of interest explains guidelines to avoid COI in articles.
Hope these help. Best, Trafford09 (talk) 16:39, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Trafford09? Hi, it's Meandv. It's been a while. I have made edits to my article and I think you will find it very neutral now. I was not sure the best way to get back in touch with you. Is this how I reach you? Or do I post on your page? Thanks. Meandv (talk) 19:25, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Meandv. sorry, I have only just noticed your additions to your page. My fault - I had your page on my wp:watchlist, but I hadn't checked my watchlist for a bit.

BTW, I'm not a WP:admin, but just help out on wp:IRC quite often.

The surest way to contact any WP-er is to put your message directly onto their Talk page.

But I see you have got some further help, so I hope you're ok for now. Please post on my talk if ever needed.

Cheers, Trafford09 (talk) 14:36, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How does X work?[edit]

{{helpme}} Trying to figure out how to get in touch with an admin person such as Trafford to tell me how to get my article approved/posted. Thanks for any help. Meandv (talk) 19:37, 3 June 2009 (UTC) --Meandv (talk) 19:37, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Meandv. Looks like you've got some good content there – what I'm going to do is reformat the article slightly to bring it in line with the Manual of Style, and then move it into the article space. I'll let you know when I'm done. Good work! haz (talk) 19:53, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds great - thanks for your help! Meandv (talk) 20:13, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done – the article can be found at Burke Corporation. While I'm here, now that you've written your first article, I'll just recommend that you have a read through Wikipedia:Ownership of articles, just so that you're up to speed on that aspect of Wikipedia policy. Congratulations! haz (talk) 21:49, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you much! Meandv (talk) 13:40, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]