Welcome

edit

Hello Chiefofall, and welcome to Wikipedia! We're really glad you've chosen to sign up for an account; it offers numerous benefits in case you weren't already aware of them.

Thankyou for your contributions if you've been editing before you got this message. If you haven't, don't worry: there are numerous ways you can contribute to Wikipedia if you're not sure where to start yet. Either way, we hope you'll like the place and decide to stay. We all remember what it's like to be new, so don't let others scare you off.

edit

Here's some useful links that will help you get started.

  •     Tutorial - a collection of pages explaining the most important things for contributing to Wikipedia.
  •     Sandbox - the best place for trying things out. If previous edits you made to articles have been reverted because they were experimental or unconstructive, this is the place to make test edits.
  •     Wikipedia:Manual of Style - our style guide outlines our standards for ensuring that we present information in a consistent manner that promotes cohesion and professionalism.

Contributing

edit

With these references at hand, we hope you find it easier to contribute to Wikipedia. Here's a brief synopsis of some ways you can:

  • We obviously wouldn't have an encyclopedia without articles. This page shows how you can help them grow.
  • Removing vandalism and keeping the integrity of articles intact is a great way of contributing. More information on how to do so can be found here.
  • Fixing typos, correcting poor grammar and repairing broken links are just some examples of useful, behind the scenes contributions. Even just making things look nice makes using Wikipedia more pleasant for everybody.
  • If you like working with images, you might be interested in the Graphic Lab. Similarly, this page shows you how to work with images in Wikipedia articles.
  • This page lists the many types of tasks you can do to maintain Wikipedia.
  • There are numerous WikiProjects that aim to provide coordination and collaboration on particular subjects. From this list, you can join a project and contribute within an area that interests you.

Of course, there are many ways of contributing, but I hope that this message is helpful to you, and that you'll enjoy editing Wikipedia and continue to do so. You can respond to this message by clicking here if you have a comment or need help - don't forget to sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~), or you can place {{helpme}} on your talk page and write your query there. Again, welcome to Wikipedia! WilliamH (talk) 16:57, 23 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

3RR Admin Posting

edit

FYI: --Firefly322 (talk) 03:21, 24 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/3RR#User:PhilKnight_and_User:Chiefofall

May 2008

edit

  You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Hindu terrorism‎. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. If necessary, pursue dispute resolution. seicer | talk | contribs 03:24, 24 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Any further reverts will result in an immediate block. You have reverted Hindu terrorism‎ seven times and it is entirely unacceptable. seicer | talk | contribs 03:24, 24 May 2008 (UTC)Reply
 

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s):

Autoblock of 72.179.48.36 lifted or expired.

Request handled by:  Netsnipe  ►  04:07, 24 May 2008 (UTC)Reply