Kangxi emperor6868

Welcome

Welcome to the talk page for my user page. Feel free to comment any changes that I have made (No comments about personal matters, please! :)) Kangxi Emperor 17:23, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Adoption

Greetings Kangxi emperor6868, I see you're up for adoption, and I'm in the market. If ever you need advice or answers, just ask me -- any question, any time. I'd like to help however I can. Happy editing - Draeco (talk) 17:03, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, of course I have some enquiries, especially about editing. It is too tiresome to go around Wikipedia and read every single fact (e.g. putting images, adding references, what to put or not to put, etc.). Regards Kangxi Emperor (talk) 17:51, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Public holidays in Qatar

You've indeed added enough references to remove the template. I'll save the honor for you since you did the work. Adding references is tremendously valuable to Wikipedia. I reformatted and repositioned the refs for clarification. I didn't see how the third link supported anything, so I left it at the end. I also saw a bit of conflict between the National Day (18 Dec) and Independence Day (3 sept according to the second ref). Are they not the same? Perhaps you can understand better and clarify it. Cheers. - Draeco (talk) 18:42, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

There is no firm policy that I know. Technically I suppose just one reference makes it no longer "unreferenced," so the tag could be removed. But personally, I try to make it one very good reference or several mediocre ones (like the ones in that article). - Draeco (talk) 14:25, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

Flickr images

Never apologize for writing on my talk page comrade, that's what it's designed for, and you can't mess it up. As for Flickr images, you must be very careful. Some of their images are licensed in a way that would allow it, but many are not. Generally check each image's license and use the guidelines at WP:IUP to determine if that one is okay. If you're still unsure, you can ask the regulars at Wikipedia talk:Copyrights. If the images in question are your own, then do as you like. - Draeco (talk) 20:19, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Here is the full discussion of Flickr images. - Draeco (talk) 20:26, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

And as for uploading images, you can upload them to Wikipedia here, but it would be even better to create a Commons account and upload it there; those images can easily be used on Wikipedia. - Draeco (talk) 20:26, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

References

Adding good references is possibly the most valuable thing anyone can do on Wikipedia, but unfortunately yes it is technical. Practice makes perfect. WP:CITE has the full discussion. I prefer the citation templates I used at public holidays in Qatar because it standardizes the format and lets users specify if they see citations in the style of MLA, APA, Harvard, Chicago, or whatever. Here are some examples for different ways to do that markup. There are many WP citation tools to help with citation, none of which I use (they mostly evolved after I had already learned the old-fashioned way). At the least, you can write the reference freehand, flanked by <ref> before and </ref> afterward. - Draeco (talk) 18:15, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

On a somewhat unrelated note, it's great to see you staying so active on WP, keep up the good work. - Draeco (talk) 18:15, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

If you mean the title used after "ref name =", just make up something unique and memorable (perhaps the author's last name). - Draeco (talk) 21:51, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

The reflist template (like all templates) should be flanked by double curved brackets. After {{reflist | refs = but before the last }}, add all your references as you normally would. Each ref begins with <ref name = > and ends with </ref>. Within the reflist template, I usually separate each ref as a new paragraph just to make it easier for humans to decipher. This leaves you with the text below. There is no need for an "a" or other specifier before the reference; the Wikimedia engine recognizes the title that appears within <ref name = > both embedded the article text and in the references list, generates a number for the reference, and links the two. - Draeco (talk) 15:29, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

{{reflist| refs =

<ref name = first-ref-example>{{cite web | url = http:/en.wikipedia.org/main_page | title = (this is the title I am talking about) | publisher = Wikimedia Commons}}</ref>

<ref name = second-ref-example>{{cite web | url = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia | title = (this is a second title) | publisher = Wikimedia Commons}}</ref>

}}

Villagio Mall

Fixed [1]. The infobox template already has the necessary wiki markup built into its code, so all you have to do is enter the file name into the appropriate field. Many templates have similar functions already built in, so if you're stumped in the future, remember to try simplification. When all else fails, go directly to the template's page (here in this case) and read the designers' instructions. - Draeco (talk) 23:30, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Commercialbank Plaza

Do you mean the spelling of the article should be "Commercial Bank Plaza"? That seems consistent with your caption and with English in general, but several of the links have the bank spelled "Commercialbank". I'd be hesitant to change the title until that's sorted out. If you were to change it, the best way would be by clicking "move", the fourth tab along the top, to move the page to the appropriate name. - Draeco (talk) 00:54, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Big question. See WP:CSD. - Draeco (talk) 18:01, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Fanar

Is the mosque commonly called "Fanar" in English, not just Arabic? If so, then there should indeed be a disambiguation page. Just visit Fanar (you'll get redirected, but just click the small link in the top left to go to the true page) and change it from a redirect to a disambiguation page. WP:DAB has more info if you want it. - Draeco (talk) 19:18, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Help needed!

Can you please translate this paragraph into Indonesian for my organization. We are a university organization in the United States and are trying to have our purpose statement translated into many languages of the world.

The purpose of the Global Student Organization shall be to promote interest in issues of global significance, to create better inter-cultural relations, to foster international friendship and understanding, and to provide a forum for the presentation of innovative ideas for the benefit of the University community.

The name of the organization means the Organization of Global Students.

Thank you, --Getoar TX (talk) 08:04, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Don't hesitate to contact me if I could ever be helpful in any way.--Getoar TX (talk) 17:56, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Masagus

The article Masagus has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Wikipedia is not a dictionary.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Cnilep (talk) 21:38, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Per the reasoning above, Masagus is currently little more than a definition that you would find in a dictionary. It would be suitable at Wiktionary, but unless you can provide some more encyclopedic information (history, cultural relevance, notable title-holders) it will be hard to keep. Technically speaking, this was a proposed deletion (used for uncontroversial deletions if nobody objects in 7 days) rather than the real thing. Because I think the article has a chance at being a decent stub, I removed the PROD template, but it will likely be put up for the real deal at AfD eventually. - Draeco (talk) 18:02, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

If you could create the Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II article, that would help tie it in with Wikipedia better. - Draeco (talk) 18:06, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Review of closure process 2

Because you've contributed to FPC either recently or in the past, I'm letting you know about the above poll on the basis of which we may develop proposals to change our procedures and criteria. Regards, Papa Lima Whiskey (talk) 02:13, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

List of inactive Wiki projects listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect List of inactive Wiki projects. Since you had some involvement with the List of inactive Wiki projects redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). John Vandenberg ^(chat) 11:19, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

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