User talk:No essential nature

[edit] Welcome!

Welcome to Wikipedia, No essential nature! I am FisherQueen and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or by typing {{helpme}} at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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[edit] Help

Am I meant to put the {{help me}} on this page, rather than my user page..?

Yes, it is supposed to go on your talk page (this page). However, there is little harm done by placing it on your user page, except that you won't get the orange bar across your screen indicating that you have a response and you may want to use your user page for other matters, while this page can (and generally should) remain as a record of visible past discussions, either here or in talk page archives.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 15:43, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What I actually wanted help with

Have been trying to update the Ghoul page to include information about the actual origins of the word - that is, to explain in folklore terms the phenomenon of 'Singing' sand. Yet despite adding an amendment in twice, it doesn't even seem to show up on the edit list..

Also I am not exactly clear on what are valid references. Am i going to have to find a prestigious journal that exactly says the folklore refers to this physics phenomenon? It seems unlikely I would be able to find such, due to the differing eras and subjects of concern, of these different modes of explanation..

All advice much appreciated!

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I also don't think I have the book reference quite right on the Subitism entry I amended..

Your edits to ghoul were done correctly, but another editor reverted them the next day. I recommend you start a new discussion on ghoul's talk page to clarify why you feel the information should remain. Another option would be to contact Skysmith through his talk page.

Please read WP:SOURCE for information on proper sources. Note they should be veribiable and reliable.

And see WP:FOOT for proper syntax in using footnotes. I think the only thing you're missing is a <references /> to display the information in your <ref> tags. Hoof Hearted (talk) 16:21, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Thankyou. I have contacted user Skysmith on his talk page.

[edit] References

Sorry, but could someone explain to me how I do the ISBN link on my references? I can't seem to work out how its done. Mine are the last two in this list: Manjushri: References..

Thankyou!

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Also what do the red and green numbers by my watchlist entries mean? how do I stop mine being red and make them go nice and green like evryone elses? I've been trying to be polite factual and well referenced..

You can't change this text. The red text means that text has been removed, the green text is text that has been added. Any more help needed? Click the talk to me next to my name. Dusti^{talk to me} 19:14, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Use {{cite book}} for ISBN citations. The template page has nice, in-depth directions. Someone has already fixed your edits on Manjushri. Hoof Hearted (talk) 13:25, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Armilliary - redirection

I wanted to put a link from Armilliary to Armillary sphere as well - because though not as widely used its a perfectly valid spelling I think. See [1]. But I can't work out how to add it, because the top part of the page with the title and bracketed part where it says 'redirected from' doesn't show up when I edited the page. I would be very appreciative if someone could show me how to do this.

{{help me}} No essential nature (talk) 18:08, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

• Done. Armilliary now redirects to Armillary sphere. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells•Otter chirps)} 18:18, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Hi! For future reference, you can create a redirect by clicking the button on the toolbar, then editing the link. That will automatically redirect people to the target page. :-) Stwalkerster [ talk ] 18:20, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
    • Thanks chaps! Excellent what what. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.88.243.165 (talk) 21:09, 4 June 2008 (UTC)