Otmarpub

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a couple of things

Always sign your postings - such as the one at my user talk page with four of these ~. (top key left hand side). See how the time and date and my user name show up at the end to this post in?. That's how it is done, and it needs to be done, every time you post. This is major wikipedia etiquette. Secondly, does this have anything to do with the discussion, "Carptrash regarding this photo", because that is where you posted it? If it does not have to do with that discussion then you should have started a NEW SECTION as I just did. Thirdly, if you put something, anything on your User page then your user name will appear as a blue link rather than a red one, suggesting that you are not an empty file or something. As far as Edward Mahon, yes I have a few ideas and will wait to hear from you. Carptrash (talk) 17:44, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

I am sorry, I am learning the hard way. I had some Teahouse help in clearing away the jammed-up template in my sandbox and have started again. Everything is fine till I click on the red link in order to paste in the main body of my text, and I get a display telling me my work was deleted, for three reasons that make no sense whatsoever. If I can just get my text pasted in, I think I know enough about the codes to finish it, but that is the current stumbling block.Otmarpub (talk) 23:35, 30 January 2015 (UTC)

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Sincerely, w.carter-Talk 18:11, 30 January 2015 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)

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How to alert other editors

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When someone is posting on your talk page you get an automatic notification. That notification is a red square followed by a long yellow box (for most browsers and settings). In all other cases you have to alert the other editor in some way, either by "ping" or by mentioning them in a link. This will result in a just the red box notification on that users pages. So even if you respond on your talk page you still have to alert the editor you are addressing. If you want to get hold of me you write {{ping|W.carter}} resulting in @W.carter: or [[User:W.carter|W.carter]] resulting in W.carter and sign with the four "squiggles" ~~~~ at the end and hit "Save". There are some more, but these are the basics. And when you ask something on someone's talk page, you also create a new section so your question don't get entangled in some other conversation. If you are having a conversation with another user on some page, it is also customary to add that page to your Watchlist in case someone in the discussion forgets to alert.

The policy is to leave an answer on the same page as the question, keep the conversation intact unless there is some reason for moving it elsewhere. Like complicated questions at the Teahouse can be continued on the appropriate talk page. Best, w.carter-Talk 18:13, 30 January 2015 (UTC)