User talk:BasilDiggswell

Welcome[edit]

Welcome!

Hello, BasilDiggswell, 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)
Manual of Style

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion 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 {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! LadyofShalott 14:42, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Let me personally add that if I can help you at all, please let me know. LadyofShalott 14:42, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Auxlang comparison[edit]

Greetings! For what it is worth, I think the way you have been treated was very unelegant. A perfect example of "shoot first, then ask questions", if you ask me. Not the nicest way to welcome a newcomer! In any case, don't let this discourage you. There is plenty of other things to do. If you are interested in constructed languages, be sure be pay a visit to the Portal P:CL. There is a Wikiproject as well. Sadly, a general unfriendliness is something that happens quite often here. I don't think that has anything to do with power, mafia et sim. If you ask me, it is simply because wp.en has grown too big. Whatever you can think of, it already has a detailed article about it. I a person really wants to add someting of real value, he has to be an expert in the field. That can be pretty frustrating for those who aren't experts at all, or who have already written whatever they had to write. As a result, it looks like there are quite a lot of people around who spend most of their time peeing on other people's efforts, sticking tags everywhere, fighting articles about subjects they consider not notable enough, not verifiable enough, original research and whathaveyou. I hope you'll nevertheless find your way. Best regards, —IJzeren Jan _Uszkiełtu? 20:09, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your kind words! BasilDiggswell (talk) 21:18, 3 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]