User talk:Lou Sander/Useful Stuff

Lou Sander's Useful Stuff

• Help:Cheatsheet
• Help:Wiki markup
• Words to Watch
• Editors Index to Wikipedia
•  Done = {{done}}
• __NOTOC__ (with two underscores on either side of the word)
• <!--Comment-->
• Pinging   Simple ping: {{reply to|Username}} followed by message text.
• Help:Wiki markup
• Archiving a Talk Page
• Tools
• Lotsa Tools
• Wikimedia Commons
• Template:Non-free_book_cover
• Tables
• My "Tables Sandbox"
• Wikipedia:Deletion process
• List of citation templates GOOD!
• Template:Cite Book
• "Citation needed" fact|date=May 2005
• Name it: <ref name='Foo'> Refer to it: <ref name="Foo"/>
• Nonbreaking space: AMPnbspSEM
• Quotation Marks: WP:LQ

Archiving a Talk Page

1. Get into edit mode on the talk page that contains the material you want to archive
2. Near the top of that talk page, create a link to the prospective archive page. Example: [[/Archive 1]]
3. On the talk page, cut the material that you want to archive
4. Save the talk page (now minus the material to be archived), using an edit summary like "Archiving old material"
5. When the new, smaller talk page comes up on your screen, find and click the link you added at the top (it will be red): /Archive 1
6. A blank page will come up, with the name you have chosen for your archive. Paste the cut material into it
7. Add {{talk archive}} before and after the pasted material. (You can copy it from here if you like. Be sure to get all the curly brackets, and don't worry about the underline.)
8. Save the new page, with an edit summary like "New archive"
9. Optionally go back to the main talk page and add an {{archivebox}}.
10. Remove the (formerly red) link you added at the top of the talk page, then save the page, using an edit summary like "Added Archive Box"

Here is a cool archive box that lets you give a descriptive name to your archive:
{{Archive box|[[/Archive 1|Archive 1 - DescriptiveNameOfArchive1]]}}

Here is a cooler one with three archives, each on its own line:
{{Archive box|[[/Archive 1|NameOfArchive1]]<br>[[/Archive 2|NameOfArchive2]]<br>[[/Archive 3|NameOf Archive3]]}}

Old stuff

Getting Started The five pillars of Wikipedia Manual of Style Be bold in editing How to write a great article WikiProjects Getting your info out there Redirect pages How to Archive a talk page (see below for a simple checklist) How to cite a Wikipedia article Getting specific citations Cite your sources New Reference System Tables of Contents Conversion of Units Neutral Point of View Point of View Verifiability Images http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Uploading images Moving Images to the Commons Show an image: [[Image:AHPDevice.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Caption goes here]] [[:File:Lou Sander.jpg]] produces File:Lou Sander.jpg. Request deletion of an image you uploaded: {{db-author}} Images from other people Image use policy Getting more Wikipedia rules Policy Library Getting Help New contributors' help page Where to ask a question Help Desk Frequently Asked Questions Getting along Wikiquette Civility Sign your posts Wikipedians Conflict resolution Template Messages/Cleanup Getting technical Pages needing attention Peer review Village pump