Welcome!
Hello, Napalmdest55, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a
Wikipedian! Please
sign your messages on
discussion pages using four
tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out
Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}}
before the question. Again, welcome!
Prodego
talk 05:36, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi, Napalmdest55. 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 ► 22:34, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
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 ► 22:34, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
|
There are lots of ways to do this, some are simple, some more complex.
Personally, I like using citation templates, and fill in as much as I possibly can; maybe a bit more work, but I think it looks better. You have a <REF> at the start, then a suitable cite tag, then </REF>. An example usage is;
<ref> {{Citation | last = Preston | first = Peter | title = D. H. Lawrence in the modern world | last2 = Hoare | first2 = Peter | author2-link = | publication-date = 1989 | edition = illustrated | place = [[Cambridge]], [England] | publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]] | page = 125 | isbn = 0-521-37169-4 | url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=J5nRoaOwkPMC&printsec=frontcover#PPA125,M1 | accessdate = 2008-05-11 }} </ref>
For all the possible things to include, see Template:Citation
Of course, you don't have to put everything in, just whatever you can. The above example is a book, but I've included a 'convenience link' to a website that displays it.
Then, at the end of the document (but before any 'category' tags), you need a references section. You just put,
== References == {{reflist}}
Hard work? - help is at hand. There are lots of tools that create cite tags automagically. Personally, I use Zotero for the web links, and the cite book generator for books.
I also recommend you look at other articles and copy from them - especially featured articles, which should have good refs.
Hope this help, cheers, Chzz ► 23:00, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
I have replied to your message, in User talk:Chzz#Thanks for the help. Chzz ► 23:13, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi there. Just a really quick, short note. You're currently listed as a spotlight participant, here, but you are not on the list of people who want to get the newsletter. If you want to receive updates about spotlight, then please add your name on this page. If not, no further action required, and I won't bug you about it again. Thanks, Chzz ► 15:35, 12 October 2009 (UTC)