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How to edit your signature

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Sure. You just go to "my preferences" (in the upper left-hand corner when you're logged in) and down to the box that says "signature." Make sure to check the box that says Raw signature, and then in the signature field type in whatever you want to have displayed.

There aren't a lot of real policies about editing your signature (other than the policy that you can't impersonate someone else), but there are some guidelines available at Wikipedia:SIGNATURE#Customizing your signature. The important thing is to make sure your signature links to at least your user page or talk page (so that it makes it easy for people to find you...personally, I like to have mine link to my user page, talk page, and contributions page) and is similar enough to your real username that people don't get confused.

Best, rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 01:19, 26 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Try this:

=<font face="georgia" size="1">[[User:Bluefish35|<font color="blue">Blue</font><font color="lightblue">Fish35!</font>]]</font><sup>[[User talk:Bluefish35|talk]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Bluefish35|contribs]]</sub>

That way there will be links to your pages. It will show up as =BlueFish35!talk/contribs . rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 01:52, 26 February 2009 (UTC)Reply
Hey Bluefish, please move the last </font> tag so it's outside the ]] brackets (I did the change in the code example above, so you can just copy and paste that if you like); the way it was before, it didn't close the font element and ended up changing other text after your signature. Fixing that closing tag will repair that, so your signature doesn't mess up the following text. Thanks, rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 02:04, 26 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Can I use HTML on my User Page?

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{{helpme}} Can I use HTML on my userpage?

You can, but it's easier to just use Wiki syntax. What are you trying to get done? rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 01:52, 26 February 2009 (UTC)Reply
You can do that by typing this:

[http://example.com Visit webpage]

The text after the url is what displays on the page. You never really need to use html on Wikipedia, as it has its own syntax. I highly recommend that you take the brief Wikipedia tutorial to learn how to use the syntax.
Also, please keep in mind that Wikipedia is not a web hosting or advertising service, and if the only thing you are planning on using Wikipedia for is to advertise your website then that is inappropriate; your main focus should be on editing articles and improving the encyclopedia. Again, you can learn more about that at the tutorial. rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 02:08, 26 February 2009 (UTC)Reply
If you want people to e-mail you, you can just go to Preferences and click the box for "enable e-mail from other users." This will allow users to e-mail you through Wikipedia, but it keeps your actual e-mail address hidden. rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 02:13, 26 February 2009 (UTC)Reply
[[Special:EmailUser/Bluefish35|Text here]] will display as: Text here. rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 02:20, 26 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Alternate account?

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Is User:Pedahir your old account? If it is, and you don't plan on using it anymore, you should probably ask an admin to have it blocked—we're not supposed to have multiple accounts, so it's fine if you've started a new account but it's also standard to block the old one just so that no one can use it in the future. If it is, just let me know and I can have the account closed out for you (I'm not an admin, but I know several who can help out). rʨanaɢ talk/contribs 02:02, 26 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of Owl City

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A tag has been placed on Owl City requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article, which appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. eaolson (talk) 00:05, 4 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Speedy deletion nomination of P00p eater

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