User talk:Alehay
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Welcome!
Hello, Alehay, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
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on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! Karmafist 14:28, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks
Thanks but just one question, why do people bother editing/creating/moving articles, i mean, is there any benefit or status within the Wikipedia community that we get?
Alehay 15:03, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
- Benefit: Other than barnstars, the only benefit is the knowledge that you're assisting in the construction of the first open source compilation of all human knowledge.
- Status: Well, there's those barnstars, and there's also administrators and bureaucrats; they do alot of the sensitive functions, but in theory, everybody is the boss. For any more questions, please ask at my talk page. Karmafist 15:14, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Articles to work on
Responding to the question you just posted:
- I tend to just surf through on the fly and find articles that could use improvement. However, there is a pretty good system you can use:
- Go to the Sports stubs category, and its associated subcategories. This lists mainly non-biography stubs, although some bios may have fallen through the cracks.
- For sports biographies, go to the Sportspeople stubs category, and its associated subcategories.
- Go to Wikipedia:Requested articles/sports and look for articles you'd like to create.
Hope this helps you out! Dale Arnett 00:44, 25 August 2005 (UTC)