Welcome

Hi Dwyerj! welcome to Wikipedia!

Be bold in editing pages and don't let others scare you off! To sign your posts (for eg. on talk pages) use ~~~~ (four tildes). This will insert your name and timestamp.

Here are some links that you might find useful:

    Wikipedia:How to edit a page
    Tutorial
    Sandbox, the place where you can experiment
    Wikipedia:Where to ask a question.
    Wikipedia:Five pillars
    Wikipedia:Manual of Style

You can contribute in many ways

    write an article
    fight vandalism
    Be a WikiFairy or a WikiGnome
    Improve illustrations and upload new images
    perform maintenance tasks
    Become member of a project that interests you

I hope you stick around and keep contributing to Wikipedia. If you need help, you can drop a note on my talk page or use Wikipedia:New contributors' help page. You can also type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Hope you enjoy contributing to Wikipedia! utcursch | talk 13:03, 25 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

Dwyer function

edit

I read the new article that you created at Dwyer Function. If you have references from reliable sources that refer to this function by this name, it would be a good idea to add them to the article, to demonstrate that it does not breach Wikipedia's "no original research" policy. Gandalf61 (talk) 16:37, 17 April 2008 (UTC)Reply


Hi Gandalf61. Thanks for the tip - I have added reliable sources to the page and will add more soon.

I see you have provided a link to a paper at Algana Associates. I think this falls under the category of self-published sources, which are not generally regarded as reliable sources in Wikipedia. A reference to the term "Dwyer function" in a peer-reviewed publication would be better. Also, if you are the same John Dwyer who authored that paper, you should make sure you are aware of the guidelines at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Gandalf61 (talk) 11:17, 18 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

I've brought that page closer to the conventions of Wikipedia:Manual of Style and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (mathematics). In particular, note the lower-case initial "f" in the article's title and the various math notation edits I did. Michael Hardy (talk) 16:35, 19 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

Please notice that someone has placed a PROD template on your article Dwyer function. This means that the article will be deleted on Friday unless some action is taken before then. JRSpriggs (talk) 02:57, 21 April 2008 (UTC)Reply
See AfD notice below. JRSpriggs (talk) 01:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

AfD nomination of John Dwyer (professor)

edit
 

An article that you have been involved in editing, John Dwyer (professor), has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Dwyer (professor). Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice?Arthur Rubin (talk) 14:33, 21 April 2008 (UTC)Reply

AfD nomination of Dwyer function

edit
 

An article that you have been involved in editing, Dwyer function, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dwyer function. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice?

Sockpuppetry case

edit
 

You have been accused of sockpuppetry. Please refer to Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Dwyerj for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with notes for the suspect before editing the evidence page. —David Eppstein (talk) 21:15, 23 April 2008 (UTC)Reply