Kendanne
Welcome!
editHello, Kendanne, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
- The five pillars of Wikipedia
- Tutorial
- How to edit a page and How to develop articles
- How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Simplified Manual of Style
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! Charles (talk) 21:58, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
Hi
editHi Kendanne.
I got your message. To start a conversation at another editors talk page begin by clicking the "new section" tab at the top of the page. The other editor will usually reply there because it is easier to follow conversations that are in one place. You can check under "preferences" that your watchlist is set up to automatically add any page you edit. If you check your watchlist regularly you can see if the other editor has replied.--Charles (talk) 18:40, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks/ User page
editHi Charles
Thanks a bunch for your help. As you know I am new to Wikipedia. I do hope that I do not bug you by asking questions. Also I would be VERY grateful if you could check out my user page, and comment on my talk page if anything needs to be edited or if you think otherwise. I do enjoy having you as an aqaintance, since I can see that you are somewhat of an expert. Thanks again for your help. Kendall 16:13, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
Putting info and acheivements on user page Arctic Kangaroo 15:28, 1 May 2013 (UTC)}}
Putting info and acheivements on user page Gtwfan52 (talk) 05:12, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
Hosting
editHi Kendanne. My name is Jethro, a host at the Teahouse. I removed your listing from the host list there. I really appreciate your enthusiasm for wanting to help new editors, and I think if you continue to edit and communicate with new editors over the next couple of months, you'll have the experience you need to start answering questions that come in to our Q&A section. Until then, you're always welcome to ask any questions you might have. Thanks, I, JethroBT drop me a line 18:19, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
I, JethroBT
editGreeting Jethro. I don't really know how to respond to your message. I guess all I can really say is that I respect your opinion. if there is one thing I want to make known is that I LOVE to help people. I find that helping people is something that I enjoy doing. the ONLY reason I have not yet posted any info is because I don't want to give the people something that they won't take a second look at. I mean, I know what my interests are, and I hope you know what yours are. But I want to know what interests OTHER people, and then I can help them learn more. But thank you for your opinion. Kendall 21:05, 27 August 2014 (UTC) Kendanne
- Hey Kendanne, thanks for following up with me. I'm very glad you want to help people-- we need more folks like that here on Wikipedia with that goal in mind. I do want to clarify that being a host at the Teahouse is not about having information on your userpage about your interests, but more about whether you have some experience editing Wikipedia and can converse with people with respect. (I have no doubts about the latter in your case.) At the time, your contributions suggested to me you were just getting started with editing, so I thought it might be best if you engaged in things like article writing, discussion, and editing policies a little more (not a ton, just enough to get your feet wet). That said, people who are not hosts have answered questions at the Teahouse before; if you are perusing the Q&A page there, and feel like you can answer a question, I encourage you to do so. One other thing I wanted to ask was whether you might be interested in helping at the reference desk? It basically works like one at the library where folks ask and get answers to general knowledge questions. Let me know what you think! I, JethroBT drop me a line 06:10, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
Hey Jethro! thank you for your advice. I would definitely be interested in helping at the the reference desk. one question though: Is the reference desk similar to the Teahouse? Or in other words, will I be asked questions regarding topics that people are interested in knowing more about? If you could get back with me on that, your response would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Kendall 20:29, 28 August 2014 (UTC)Oh, and you can call me Kendall. If you like that is. :)Kendall 20:32, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
- Hey Kendall. The reference desk is similar to the Teahouse, but the topics asked has less to do with Wikipedia editing and more to do with general questions folks are interested in...about pretty much anything. For example, this question is about how Japanese keyboards work. I, JethroBT drop me a line 20:38, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
Hey Jethro. I'm definitely interested. Thank you for the information. It sounds like exactly the kind of thing I'm interested in doing. Thank you for suggesting that to me. I do apologize if my comment from yesterday sounded too harsh. I am very grateful for you help. Kendall 20:45, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
Hey Jethro. Question for you. Or a couple questions for you. First off, how do I (I don't know how to say it) get permission to start a discussion? Or be able to get an article approved? And second, what is the best way to request permission? I know I'm probably nagging you and I'm sorry about that. I just want to be sure I do everything that needs to be done in order for me to put together an article draft. Your response is always greatly appreciated, and I'm always up for your opinion. Can't say it enough, but THANKS J. Kendall (talk) 20:41, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
- The short answer is you don't need anyone's permission to edit Wikipedia whether it's starting a discussion or writing content. Early on, it's easy to make mistakes here, but I assure you it's OK to make those mistakes and it's not a big deal.
- That said, for articles, if you're not sure whether your topic will be acceptable or not the first time you hit "save page," you can create a draft in your userspace where it's more or less private. You can ask for feedback about it while you're writing (you can even ask me, if you want!) Then, you can move it to the article space when you're ready and the article will be made public and searchable. You can also use Articles for creation process to get a more official review where experienced editors give feedback and can approve your article (but it's not necessary to use it if you do not want to).
- Also, I wanted to mention this primer that might be useful to you. It discusses a lot of important aspects about writing new articles like notability and finding good references. I, JethroBT drop me a line 20:56, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
Well, that's a relief. I would actually prefer to ask you to look at it afterwards. So that I won't feel too embarrassed about it. That is exactly the information I was looking for. Now I can start putting together a draft. My page was getting boring. Thanks! Kendall (talk) 21:05, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
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Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!
edit - Hi ! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.
-- 08:19, Wednesday, November 27, 2024 (UTC)
| Mission 1 | Mission 2 | Mission 3 | Mission 4 | Mission 5 | Mission 6 | Mission 7 |
| Say Hello to the World | An Invitation to Earth | Small Changes, Big Impact | The Neutral Point of View | The Veil of Verifiability | The Civility Code | Looking Good Together |
User:WillKomen :Thank you so much for your message. I can't wait to start editing. It was very kind of you to send that message. Thanks Kendall (talk) 20:36, 3 September 2014 (UTC)