User talk:Rhesusmonkeyboy

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Hello, Rhesusmonkeyboy! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. You may benefit from following some of the links below, which will help you get the most out of Wikipedia. If you have any questions you can ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or by typing four tildes "~~~~"; this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you are already loving Wikipedia you might want to consider being "adopted" by a more experienced editor or joining a WikiProject to collaborate with others in creating and improving articles of your interest. Click here for a directory of all the WikiProjects. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Happy editing! Peacent 15:20, 18 July 2007 (UTC) Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial • The five pillars of Wikipedia How to: edit a page • upload an image Getting Help Frequently Asked Questions Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and Guidelines Neutral point of view • Reliable sources Verifiability • Citing sources • No original research What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Fair use • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The Community Community Portal • Adopt-a-user program Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • Resolving disputes Build consensus • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Things to do Be bold in editing • Help develop an article Pages needing attention • Peer review Join a WikiProject • Translating articles Cleaning up: General • Spam • Vandalism Miscellaneous Categories • Disambiguity • Stubs User pages • Talk pages Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

[edit] Adoption

I noticed that you were seeking adoption and are also interested in making Wikipedia a well-referenced place. Hurrah to that I say. If you'd like me to take you under my wing, respond here. You're right, the Santeria article needs a boatload of references. It has a problem I've seen a lot, which is substituting external links for references. Use your books and check out some of the links for addition references. That article isn't referenced at all, so don't feel shy about putting an {{unreferenced}} on it. If you come across an article that has at least one reference, but not enough, you can use {{refimprove}} to mark it. If you have any other questions, feel free to drop me a line at my talk page--Gimme danger 22:52, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Sounds great, I'd be honored!

I am wondering if I "violated" that "substituting external links for references?" ; on Vanguard:_Saga_of_Heroes using <ref>{cite web}</ref> type of stuff, is that not recommended? It's the last "reference" at the end of the Diplomacy, just before Game World: Telon. Rhesusmonkeyboy 15:12, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

Nah, the real problem is not linking up specific statements to references. Since you did that, you're fine. I'm not so sure, however, that the reference you used meets the criteria for reliable sources. Generally chat transcripts and forum posts are not considered reliable sources. Check it out. I know there's a ridiculous amount of policy to learn, but hey, it's a ridiculously big project, right? --Gimme danger 17:42, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

That makes sense. My naivete got me. It's allegedly a Developer post but it's not an official forum hence it could be someone pretending to be the developer in question. That should've occurred to me. Thanks! Rhesusmonkeyboy 17:26, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:LogoAuthenTec.jpg)

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[edit] Kevin DuBrow

Hi. Thank you for adding the references to the Kevin DuBrow page. Pinkadelica (talk) 03:15, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Checking up

Hi there adoptee! I'm just wondering how you're doing. Is there anything I can help you with? I see that you've been doing pretty minor edits recently and I hope you haven't lost interest in Wikipedia. I've recently been having trouble deciding what to edit and it's sort of paralyzed me, so if you want suggestions, maybe we can come up with a project that you'll enjoy. Good luck with your meatspace life and I hope to see you around. Remember that I'm always around if you have questions/concerns/chocolate cake! --Gimme danger (talk) 18:17, 14 March 2008 (UTC)