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Xavier enc, you are invited to the Teahouse![edit]

Hi Xavier enc! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Be our guest at the Teahouse! The Teahouse is a friendly space where new editors can ask questions about contributing to Wikipedia and get help from peers and experienced editors. I hope to see you there! Samwalton9 (I'm a Teahouse host)

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Thank you Samwalton9 for the message. I will definitely use the page to ask questions. You seem to have a lot of experience and I am sure I will learn some things.

Good Day,

--Xavier (talk) 20:28, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome, after all[edit]

I'm sorry talk:Map projection has descended into quibbling, and I realize it's partly my fault. I'm sure this is one of the reasons WP has acquired a reputation of being unwelcoming; that's certainly not my intent. You have done things right: raised the issue on the talk page, and discussing the issue there. (Though as Strebe observed, it's not clear why you removed the page citation.) I know from my own personal experience that there's a lot to learn, and that experienced editors (ahem) sometimes get testy; but hang in there, we don't bite much. So, welcome! -- Elphion (talk) 21:28, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Elphion: Thank you, your message is greatly appreciated. I considered the discussion friendly debate as I always do. Debate without anger, frustration, and animosity is hard for most humans. You will quickly that find I am not one of those humans.

--Xavier (talk) 21:37, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The remove I made was an error in not understanding page numbers. Can you please describe what they are?

--Xavier (talk) 21:40, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. What or who is "WP"?

--Xavier (talk) 21:41, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The {{...}} notation is used for templates. In this case there were two templates: template:cite book and template:rp. The first is used to spell out the bibliographic data of the citation using keyword parameters, so that they get formatted in a consistent manner. The second is used to provide the specific page number within the referenced work where the relevant information is located. (Knowing the page number means that you can verify the information without looking through the entire book.) It is possible to specify the page number in the "cite book" template with the "page" parameter, but for a reference like Snyder, which is cited several times in the article, it is preferable to site the book in "cite book" without a page number, and then include the page number via "rp" on individual references. That way the bibliographic details don't have to be repeated each time. WP is the standard abbreviation for Wikipedia. -- Elphion (talk) 21:51, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Elphion: Haha! I should have guessed WP! That has got to be the most hilarious experience for me on here so far! Thanks for the explanation on page numbers. Now I totally understand!

--Xavier (talk) 21:56, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I just followed this thread through from map projection, nice to see it all pan out pleasantly. EdwardLane (talk) 13:06, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@EdwardLane: Thanks! Glad to hear it! --Xavier (talk) 13:37, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you . . .[edit]

. . . for your appreciation! And welcome to WP (Wikipedia) :) Writegeist (talk) 21:49, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Writegeist: You are very welcome! This community has been so welcoming!

--Xavier (talk) 21:57, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Writegeist: I have read literally half of your page (whew!), mainly because I started with the first sentence and found myself on to the next with anticipation, and before I knew it, I found myself halfway down and 30 minutes more through the day. Boy was that entertaining! Finding people such as yourself reminds me that the world I live in (actually it's San Diego, and yes they live in a world), has not yet infected the entire planet and there might be a warm couch to sit on someday with a friendly discussion about Javascipt, and castles. Thank you again for the comment.

--Xavier (talk) 22:55, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Writegeist: P.S. I'm going to beat that record of 21 views on my user page! You just wait and see! (shakes fist)

--Xavier (talk) 23:02, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Music Theory Project welcomes new member Xavier enc![edit]

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Welcome to the Music Theory Project!

Hello, Xavier enc! We're delighted you've signed up to join us!

Music Theory is a project devoted to improving coverage on topics related to music theory, such as the mechanics of music and how music works, elements of music such as melody, harmony, rhythm, pitch, texture, etc., compositional form and structure, theories of harmonization, music notation, music and mathematics, musical analysis, sight singing and ear training, and music theorists.

We have a discussion page linked to the main project page where you signed in. We hope to create some more formalized efforts to encourage collaboration on articles between editors soon.

We look forward to working with you on the Music Theory Project.
Please don't hesitate to ask us if you have any questions! We are always - here!
Best regards!

Broken template[edit]

The template message you left on my talk page is broken.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 16:18, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@3family6: I am truly sorry about that! I was in the process of fixing it and got distracted. It has been removed. --Xavier (talk) 16:26, 6 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reference errors on 19 November[edit]

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