User talk:NB

Hi, NB, and welcome to Wikipedia. I hope you're going to want to stay and keep contributing. BTW, great graphic for 101st Airborne. Could I suggest something? Using the filename 101.jpg is a common name that has a high likelihood of getting overwritten. If you were to reupload with a less common name (like "101abnlogo.jpg") it's much less likely you'll find some unexpected picture replacing your eagle. Cheers! -- Cecropia | Talk 22:02, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Hello?

If you can read this, call me Nick

I can read this. Nick, you can sign your username and the time you saved your message by putting four tildes at the end of the message, like this: (Hi Nick! ~~~~). Cecropia | Talk 22:09, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Very nice. Thank you. Any other opinions on anything I've contributed? -Nick

You're welcome! I like the things you've started with. Pictures are always especially welcome because their aren't enough. Just make sure they are free of copyright (public domain or fair use or they're your photos or you have permission) as Wikipedia follows a strict policy on copyright matters. Be sure to post questions or comments on other editors' user pages (like I did on yours, or on the Talk pages of articles that interest you. You get plenty of feedback! :)

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Cheers! -- Cecropia | Talk 22:18, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Much appreciated. I'm curious though - why a sole upload feature? If you haven't heard of it before, there is a site called http://photobucket.com/ and it is a nice source for things such as message boards to post pictures on. Might this be a secondary option for posting pictures in the future?

Giving editors as much freedom and openness on Wikipedia is highly valued here, but there are certain rules we try to adhere to to make things more consistent. It is possible to put inline photos from an outside source, but Wikipedia policy is to upload any images you use here. Also, external links (like to http://www.something.com/somestory.html) are not to be put in the main article. Most articles have a header at the bottom for "==External links==". If it doesn't exist, you can make it!

Nothing terrible happens if you accidentally violate these rules, but someone is sure to (politely, if they're practicing Wikilove) tell you what the right way to do it is. Almost everyone gets the hang of it after a few weeks of editing. Wikipedia can be frustrating sometimes, because it is so open, but most of us find it rewarding. Personally, I like starting or contributing to articles about material undercovered, while others spend hours changing "hot" articles like John F. Kerry and George W. Bush.

BTW, users feel differently about how to respond to postings on their user pages. Some keep up a running conversation on one user's page, others like always post their replies to the other user's page. If you want to get someone's attention, always post on their user page, that a way a You have a new message alert appears the next time they look at a new page on Wikipedia, like happened with you. Enjoy! -- 22:46, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)

BTW - if you want to make any changes to what I've done, to professionalize it, by all means be my guest. I have yet to figure out placement, especially with the HTML code. -Nick

Thanks, Nick. Everyone is encouraged to make articles better, but we usually learn to tread a little lightly on the contentious subjects. As to the HTML, you need very little. Simple conventions make linking, bolding, indenting, italicizing very easy. See: Wikipedia:Tutorial_(Formatting). Cheers! Cecropia | Talk 23:29, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Pathfinders

Hi, thanks very much for the image, but it needs to be marked with information about its source to make sure that it's legal under our copyright policy (see Wikipedia:Copyrights. To add the information, simply go to Image:Pathfinders.jpeg. There, you can type in where you found it and other information (for example, whether it's in the public domain or if it's fair use) by editing the page. Best, [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 00:07, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Where would that go? The Image is public domain.

Hi Nick, go to the Image:Pathfinders.jpeg page, click "edit this page" and then you will have an edit box to put in any information about the image. Where did you get it? What is its copyright status? etc. You can take advantage of Wikipedia features to avoid typing more than you need to. For example, if you type in {{PD}} (two open braces "PD" then two close braces) Wikipedia will substitute the following text:

{{PD}}

Also, not to be a nag, but a lot of people will be happy if you end your comments and postings with four tildes (like this): ~~~~. This automatically inserts your user name, links to your main and talk pages, and the time you posted, which many users like to follow the thread of conversations. Cheers! -- Cecropia | Talk 14:40, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I've edited this article, but a couple of things are unclear - is it only the US forces that have pathfinder squadrons, or do other countries? (see Don Bennett). If it's the latter, perhaps it should be moved to US pathfinders. Do they exist now, or just in WWII? jimfbleak 17:03, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Tick Marks

Can you add some text to this - I've no idea what it is about except it seems to be related to US armed forces. jimfbleak 05:28, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Nick, another sysop deleted this page, since it had no content. If you can add some informative text, let me know, and I'll restore the page for you to edit. The standard form in Wikipedia is to have a brief opening paragraph which includes the title of your article in boldface (obtained by enclosing the wording in three single quotes). You can then insert your image and beneath it have explanatory text. Something like this:

'''Tick marks''' are symbols used in the [[United States of America|US]] [[military]] to give information to troops in the field.

(Insert your image).

(Now put in an explanation of what each tick mark means, why they are used, their history, etc. etc.) -- Cecropia | Talk 14:50, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Hoenn-group ash may brock max.jpg

Hi Nick, OK, here's your problem with this image. If you want the big image, and only that image, to appear on the image information page, you must upload it with the same name as the original image: "Hoenn-group ash may brock max.jpg". Then it will replace that image, become the source for the image on the Pokeman page, and be the only image you see on the image information page. Hope that helps. -- Cecropia | Talk 04:04, 4 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Copyright info on E3 image

Pleace provide copyright info and other information on Image:E3logo.jpeg --Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 15:01, 2004 Jul 5 (UTC)

Also: Image:TSS.gif, thank you, Duk 23:25, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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