Hymnlover

Hello, Hymnlover! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, 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 using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! LloydSommerer (talk) 13:44, 7 January 2010 (UTC) Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: edit a page • upload and use images • create your first article Intuitive guide to Wikipedia • Article Creation Wizard Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons List of policies • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism • List of guidelines Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Pages needing attention • Peer review Miscellaneous User name • User pages • Talk pages Clean up: General • Spam • Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

Previews

When you click on the [Show preview] button it takes you to a page with the text that you changed directly above a new edit box. You never go back in your browser. You just continue editing on the same page and continue previewing until your edit looks correct. Then you press [Save page]. Don't forget to sign your edits on talk pages by adding ~~~~ to the end of your edit. LloydSommerer (talk) 19:24, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

THANK YOU!!!! I need all the help I can get!  :-) Now, a further question.... When I see something that I feel is not stated as clearly as it should be (kind of implies what I regard as inaccurate), isn't it most polite to ask in a talk page before editing the current text dfinition??? For instance, the use of "always" when it should be "often" or "usually" about something (refrains in gospel hymns, for example).

Your signoff pattern looks confusing. I guess <nowiki> is code for something....

So I shall try to sign off correctly. Hymnlover (talk) 9:50 1/6/2010 (what does UTC mean?)

Generally speaking, go ahead and change it (read this: be bold). While you're there, you might want to look at the other links on that page if anything catches your interest or looks like it might explain something you've seen. The Guideline links on the right are probably the most helpful for a new editor.

But don't be surprised if something you edit is changed back, especially if there is no citation for the fact. When that happens it is best to hash things out on the article talk page before editing the article again. You could also ask the user who changed it why they felt the change was necessary on that user's talk page (especially if they did not leave a good edit summary).

You don't have to do anything fancy to sign your posts. Just put four tildas ~ in a row at the end. I had to use the "no wiki" markup so that it would show the four tildas instead of changing them into a signature. I also added the welcome template above. Feel free to delete it when it is no longer useful. LloydSommerer (talk) 13:44, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Hymns and Hymn Tunes - Marriages

I'm sorry but Hymns and Hymn Tunes - Marriages appears to be a personal essay. Perhaps you should work on this page in your userspace prior to adding it on wikipedia. What did you have in mind for this topic? We can help if you need it. — Timneu22 · talk 17:45, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Articles for deletion nomination of Hymns and Hymn Tunes – "Marriages"

I have nominated Hymns and Hymn Tunes – "Marriages", an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hymns and Hymn Tunes – "Marriages". Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. — Timneu22 · talk 12:34, 17 May 2010 (UTC)