User talk:Phrater

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[edit] Skryped

Thanks for writing this article. Unfortunately it doesn't conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for new articles. However, please do not be disheartened by what may happen to your first article, if indeed it is deleted. Please continue to edit Wikipedia and add articles which conform with the inclusion criteria. For more help, see Help:Contents and to find out what will probably be deleted, see Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion. Thanks, and if you have any questions, please ask them on my user talk page. To do this, click on my name (just after this sentence) and click discussion at the top and then the (+) button at the top. ЯEDVERS 16:29, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Words you just made up

"Bugger" is Old English and therefore has been around in one form or another for 500 or so years, if not more.

Skryped is a word you made up. It has been around for mere minutes. A Google search for it reveals that it is only mentioned on MySpace and nowhere else, and then as a typo for Skyped.

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Wikipedia is not for things made up one day and is specifically not a dictionary.

If you'd like to contribute to a wiki-based dictionary, Wiktionary is the site for you. But they will also not be interested in a word you just made up and cannot prove exists.

There's much more you can do at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, however. See the message below. ЯEDVERS 18:46, 12 September 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Welcome, Phrater!

Hello, Phrater, and welcome to Wikipedia! I'm Redvers, one of the thousands of editors here at Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

  The five pillars of Wikipedia
  How to edit a page
  Help pages
  Tutorial
  How to write a great article
  Manual of Style
  Fun stuff...
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or type {{helpme}} here on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome!

ЯEDVERS 18:46, 12 September 2006 (UTC)