Although I've had an account on here for almost five years, I am definitely new to creating an article, so I need all the help I can get!

Is there a way to look up all of the syntax for Wikipedia?

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I am asking because I want to know exactly how to create and edit myself. Right now, I'm basically looking at other articles' syntax and format. I appreciate any help. Bmegrl9113 (talk) 10:24, 2 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Hi Bmegrl9113. The full list of wikimarkup commands is available here: WP:MARKUP. A simpler version is available at WP:CHEATSHEET, which covers the most commonly used commands. Yunshui  15:28, 2 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Bmegrl9113 (talk) 16:20, 2 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

How can I find an image to post on an article I've created?

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I was thinking that putting the actual link for an image on the appropriate line would work, but I found out that was wrong. I want to make sure that I am not violating any more rules on this site. Again, any help is appreciated. Bmegrl9113 (talk) 10:24, 2 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

The best place to look is Wikimedia Commons. The search function there works in a similar way to Wikipedia's - just type in what you're looking for. Once you've found an image, the instructions at User:Yunshui/Images for beginners may help. Yunshui  15:30, 2 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Thank you, once again! Bmegrl9113 (talk) 16:21, 2 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Should I wait to create an article about Steve Lacy (musician)?

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I have created an article for him (it now redirects because it has violated rules on here) and Steve doesn't have a ton of information about him (i.e. articles, whether web, newspaper, or journal). However, he does post frequently on his social media pages (i.e. Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Soundcloud). I have used his verified Twitter page for references, could that be a reliable source, since he is the one posting tweets on there? Once again, whatever help is provided, I appreciate. Bmegrl9113 (talk) 10:24, 2 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

'Fraid not, sorry. Wikipedia requires that the topics of its articles have been the subject of in-depth coverage in multiple, reliable, independent sources. The subject's own Twitter feed is not independent, and therefore, while it can be used as a source in some circumstances (see WP:SELFPUB), it doesn't count towards notability. Yunshui  15:33, 2 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Okay. I'll just work on finding more reliable sources then. Thanks. Bmegrl9113 (talk) 16:22, 2 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Welcome!

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Thank you so much 331dot! I will make sure to go through and read the pages you have posted.
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March 2017

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JJMC89(T·C), I apologize for posting biased comments on user's talk pages. I have edited the comments that I could to make them as neutral as possible. Again, I am sorry.
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Help with Moving Steve Lacy (musician) Article to Userpage on a Subpage

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It was suggested that the article be moved to a userspace or draftspace and I was wondering how that could be done as it is already an existing article. I saw that a draftpage can be created as a subpage on one's userpage, but I'm guessing that would have to wait until the discussion about the article's deletion is closed. I'm not exactly sure though, so any help provided is definitely appreciated.

I've closed the AfD as "Move to Draft" for you - and moved page to Draft:Steve Lacy (musician) Ronhjones  (Talk) 00:51, 6 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

Okay thank you Ronhjones !

Also Ronhjones , I wanted to know if I could make the draftpage a subpage of my userpage. Thanks again.

Nevermind Ronhjones , I already moved it.

Just note that when you submit it for review, it will get moved back to draft space by the reviewers. Ronhjones  (Talk) 01:22, 6 March 2017 (UTC)Reply
I've deleted the redirect left in draft for you. Ronhjones  (Talk) 01:24, 6 March 2017 (UTC)Reply

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Steve Lacy (musician) (March 17)

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Okay, thank you. I'll definitely work on improving both drafts.

Your submission at Articles for creation: Steve Lacy's Demo (March 17)

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I was planning on adding additional reviews, and like I said, I will definitely work on improving both drafts. Thank you.

References

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Hi. Several of your references I've come across are incorrectly formatted. I cannot run a tool to convert them to full refs, so please visit Help:Referencing for beginners to learn how to. Also, no need to use 20em for things. I usually use it when an article has over 200 references. 30em [3 columns] is sufficient. --Jennica / talk 17:02, 1 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

Okay, thank you. I will definitely take a look at the references page.
Bmegrl9113 (talk) 17:35, 1 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

Numbered lists

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Please don't manually type out the numbers for a numbered list as you did on Steve Lacy's Demo.

This is how you make one:

#Title
#Another title
#Third title
#And So On..

thanks. --Jennica / talk 10:16, 23 July 2017 (UTC)Reply


Okay, thank you. I will keep that in mind for future lists.

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