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Yes, but you use the templates given in that category to add the page to a category of pages for speedy deletion. Admins scroll through that list, clicking on the pages, reading the reason why it should be deleted, which the template you add to the article has right on it. In the NP patrol, you aren't the one deleting the page; you are the one adding the templates that admins will see when they scroll through their list. I'm not an admin either. -- THLRCCD 22:21, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
Hi!
I'm so proud of you, and I haven't even seen any of your edits. I can just tell from your talk page that you've found some things to do that (hopefully), make you happy to be here.
Even if no one ever tells you, your hard work is much need and much appreciated. That doesn't just go for your fellow Wikipedians, but to the readers of this encyclopedia as well.
Think about that. Every time someone types in blah-de-blah or who-de-who in Google (or wherever), the Wikipedia article on that whatever is most often in the top five hits. Sometimes (well, a lot of the time), it's number 1.
That means that what you do here, WHATEVER it is, is seen by a LOT of people. It also means that whenever a reader views that article, they have the opportunity to wander in and around where-ever they like.
They might just read that article and be done with it, but let me tell you something about internet people, most of them don't and won't stop there. They will read and read and read. They'll read the talk page, the page history, other articles that article is linked to, and will find it very hard to stop.
Many, many, of them will like what they see and decide to stay. Perhaps for a few grammatical edits, or a lifetime of hard work (and serious fun). Many people won't like what they see, but they'll keep reading anyway.
So it's this weird cyclical thing. As Wikipedia gets larger (and larger, and larger), We become a "world" telling the World about the World. Or perhaps, we'll become the World telling itself about itself.
But I'm getting a bit deep. The point is, what you do is very simple and very important and the same time. Isn't that fun?
Please feel free to let me know about your achievements - but like I said, I'm proud of you already. If it makes you feel good to let me know, then it will make me feel tens times as good to hear it.
Take care, NinaEliza 02:38, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
Um
Where can I add {{User:_}} to magic words? --Darkest Hour $$$$ 20:45, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- See my reply at the help desk. Prodego talk 20:54, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
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- Ah, I see, that is called transclusion. You are putting the full code of your userpage onto (in this case) my talk page. It isn't actually a magic word, but instead a separate feature. Prodego talk 21:06, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
{{helpme}}
How do I get rid of the little cross at the top of my page?--Darkest Hour $$$$ 21:10, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Yeah how doi rid my self of it? Just a question.
- You can't remove it but there are ways you can hide it. Why do you want to do so, it really is quite useful? Also, you had the magic word __NOEDITSECTION__ on this page, which was making it really hard to respond to you here, so I removed it. If you wish go ahead and re add it, but I do not recommend using it on a talk page. Prodego talk 21:16, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
I just want to try it out. Because I am always wanting to learn something new. could you please let me know?--Darkest Hour $$$$ 21:20, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
- Well to hide it you need to do evil things like css hacks, which will not look right in some skins and browsers. It is also very advanced editing, that I would not recommend you try yet, but if you want to see how you would do that, take a look at the administrator globe in the top right corner of my userpage. The code for it can be adapted to cover the plus sign. Prodego talk 21:24, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Yes but HOW? --Darkest Hour $$$$ 21:28, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
Hey DH
How's your editing coming along? I'm sort of getting myself organized to start writing some things. I notice you've learned a lot about Wiki - much more than I have, or at least in a different way. I have a proposal. Would you like to mess around with my user page and make it pretty? You can just go off on it - but try not to get to extra-fancy with hidden stuff or anything like that. If there is anything useful you might like to add, that would be great too. How does that sound?
Let me know, NinaEliza 21:41, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
