User talk:WJDB

Ellen Isabel Jones[edit]

Hi there.

I fixed up Ellen Isabel Jones a little, by adding inline citations. I'll add notes on how to do this, below. Cheers, Chzz ► 00:16, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Feel free to get help, here. Chzz ► 00:19, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How references work[edit]

Simple references[edit]

These require two parts;

a)

Chzz is 98 years old.<ref> "The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. </ref>

He likes tea. <ref> [http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com Tea website] </ref>

b) A section called "References" with the special code "{{reflist}}";

== References ==
{{reflist}}

(an existing article is likely to already have one of these sections)

To see the result of that, please look at user:chzz/demo/simpleref. Edit it, and check the code; perhaps make a test page of your own, such as user:WJDB/reftest and try it out.

Named references[edit]

Chzz was born in 1837, <ref name="MyBook">
"The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. 
</ref> in Footown.<ref name="MyBook"/>

Note that the second usage has a / (and no closing ref tag). This needs a reference section as above; please see user:chzz/demo/namedref to see the result.

Citation templates[edit]

You can put anything you like between <ref> and </ref>, but using citation templates makes for a neat, consistent look;

Chzz has 37 Olympic medals. <ref> {{Citation
 | last = Smith
 | first = John
 | title = Olympic medal winners of the 20th century
 | publication-date = 2001
 | publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]]
 | page = 125
 | isbn = 0-521-37169-4
}}
</ref>

Please see user:chzz/demo/citeref to see the result.

For more help and tips on that subject, see user:chzz/help/refs.

Speedy deletion nomination of Flendish Hundred[edit]

Hello WJDB,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Flendish Hundred for deletion, because it seems to be copied from another source, probably infringing copyright.

If you feel that the article shouldn't be deleted and want more time to rewrite it in your own words, you can contest this deletion, but please don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions.

JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:26, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The source it's taken from is copyright-free and in any case I intend to rewrite it over time. Can you just delete bits you don't like and then I'll sort out the rest? I'm not an expert on Wikipedia so would appreciate if you don't go hard on me!

WJDB ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:33, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I just noticed this question sitting here unanswered and I thought I should explain and hopefully help you avoid the same problem in the future.

Wikipedia lets anybody copy & re-use its content. If somebody uploads content from elsewhere without attribution then Wikipedia would be granting permission to reuse material without any right to do so. This applies to all versions of the article, not just the latest version. If there's a copyright violation in the article's history it needs to be have the offending versions deleted. That's a fair chunk of work, identifying which versions are violations and which are not. Better all round to not introduce any copyright text in the first place.

If the source isn't copyright, or is out of copyright it's best to make it clear, just to prevent unneeded cleanup. Hope that helps, Cabayi (talk) 11:15, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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April 2018[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but in one of your recent edits to Agatha Christie, it appears that you have added original research, which is against Wikipedia's policies. Original research refers to material—such as facts, allegations, ideas, and personal experiences—for which no reliable, published sources exist; it also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. I would also note that one of the edits you made to the article may link to a copyright violation. Please familiarize yourself with Wikipedia's copyright policy. Rivertorch^FIRE_WATER 13:34, 5 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ways to improve William John Dwyer Burkitt[edit]

Hi, I'm Cwmhiraeth. WJDB, thanks for creating William John Dwyer Burkitt!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. This article should be about William John Dwyer Burkitt and the Garnett-Orme murder case should be split off as a separate article.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse.

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Ways to improve Ricciardi of Lucca[edit]

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Thank you for creating Ricciardi of Lucca.

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