User talk:Inghams3

Albert Ingham

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Sources

Personal experience is great, but around here we need published, verifiable references. Please read WP:reliable sources. Vsmith (talk) 10:40, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

In response to your feedback

Citing sources is fairly easy --- use the tool below:

There is a "Cite" toolbar at the top of the edit window which allows you to automatically generate the required wiki code.

You click one of the templates, e.g. "book", and fill in the details.

More information can be found in Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners or the citations tutorial (the below video will play best in Firefox or Chrome):

Hope this helps,

Ariconte (talk) 00:10, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

 

In response to your feedback

You can respond on your talk page where I will probably see it, or on my talk page.

Ariconte (talk) 01:09, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

 

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Hello! Inghams3, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us!

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How to make changes to an edit and how to cite a reference?

I believe that this is the fourth time I've asked these questions referring to my attempts to correct errors in your entry on "Nevado del Tolima". The previous three times have been via your "Reques Help" feature. My first problem is to find the result of my first editing attempt (rejected for lack of reference(s)). The second is that, once found, I can see no way of re-editing it. The third is that no-one has told me whether the reference I've told them about is suitable. The editors that have responded have done so in computerspeak with just a touch of academic superiority. I have tried to understand all the stuff I been told to read but it's not been helpful. The editor that has tried the hardest to help is Ariconte but I've found no way of communicating with him/her. Ariconte's talk page seems not to have a way of asking questions. In short, I have three questions. First, where do I find my previous (rejected) edit)? Secondly,how do I make changes to this and cite a reference? Thirdly, how can I find out if this reference is acceptable? (It comes from a website called Peakware.com). Any help (in plain English) would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Steve InghamInghams3 (talk) 22:28, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

   Hi Steve and welcome to the teahouse. At the top of any talk page you will find a tab called "new section". Click this to start a conversation.--Charles (talk) 23:14, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

I did that. What now? 'Spect I'd better just wait and see what happens.

The way to see your past edit on a page is to look at the history of the page; look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nevado_del_Tolima&action=history

At the moment there is only one edit after that... the one that undid your edit. The editor has put his reason there and suggests reading WP:RS which talks all about reliable sources.

On the history page you can click the 'Compare selected revisions' to see what was deleted. You can then 'undo' the revision which will restore your text..... Then add the reference using the tool I showed you above.

Regards, Ariconte (talk) 02:39, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

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DocTree's explanation is better than mine and his comment on peakware very helpful.... Ariconte (talk) 02:51, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

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