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Needy Monobook

My monobook needs more cowbell. Can anybody point me in the right direction?--Shella * 18:41, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Check out the first and last links at Help:Contents/Account settings and maintenance. --Quiddity 20:50, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Different kind of problem

On my watchlist, there was somthing I didn't put there. "Brotherfucker". Yeah, I know. Weird. Could someone have figured out my password? I changed it, after seeing this. -Yancyfry 03:55, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

That'll just be the result of page-move vandalism. Even after the move is reverted, the new page will stay in everyone's watchlists. I'm sure (hoping) its a bug being worked on :) -Quiddity 06:13, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks =) and good riddens to my new password. I have a hard time remembering it. -Yancyfry 03:40, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Log in cookies

How do you enable cookies to log in? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.169.199.41 (talk • contribs).

Please ask help-related questions at Wikipedia:Help desk. Thanks (and cookies are a browser thing, so tell the people at the help desk what browser you are using :) --Quiddity 03:42, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

WP:Adopt

Hi there - especially Quiddity,

The link from this page to WP:ADOPT was removed (see page history 15th Nov) - citing that it is unessential and that it was already covered by Wikipedia:Department directory. I request that it be reinserted - for the main reason that for the project to work, and to get new users aware of it, it needs to be linked from some/all of the documents that these users are most likely to access - this being a prime example.

Please if you do not known what the project is read up at WP:ADOPT. It is not a part of Wikipedia:Esperanza and just a social club, but a very serious attempt to get in contact with the newest of users and help them contribute effectively - for this though we need this page's help.

Your thoughts please Lethaniol 18:03, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Another point - though it may be covered in Wikipedia:Department directory in reality how many new users (our target) will get that far. A lot will get look under "Where to Ask Questions" on this page I am sure though... Lethaniol 18:29, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
I've added a link at Help:Contents/Getting started. Only critical/common links are listed at this root menu page.
It's already linked at Wikipedia:New user log, but a link could potentially be added at Wikipedia:New contributors' help page too. Hope that all works for you. :) -Quiddity 19:41, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for your suggestions and inserting a link at Help:Contents/Getting started. I understand your concern - that you do not want this help page spammed with any department/project etc... but I think that Adoption, though not critical (neither is reference desk!) and not yet common (increasing numbers all the time) - it does give a valuable extra resource for new users looking for help.
I do not want to give up on this request as of yet, and no offence Quiddity, I would like input from more than one user who regularly works on these help pages. Any suggestion of who to ask for their opinions? Many thanks Lethaniol 12:01, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
I just saw a thread at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#WP:ADOPT, which'd be the prefect place to discuss this too. Hope that helps, and I'm trying not to WP:OWN here so further opinions welcome :) --Quiddity 21:14, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
No I was not suggesting you of WP:OWN just want a few more people to get involved. Will carry on this debate at the Village pump, I hope you will leave your opinion there. Thanks Lethaniol 15:04, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
Oh I know that, I was just meaning it's subtly implied by all the answers on this page coming from me alone :) (And that's just because it was archived recently) -Quiddity 19:20, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

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Where is the source template for this message? Travb (talk) 04:35, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

At MediaWiki:Anontalkpagetext. (I just searched google for the 1st line). --Quiddity 20:42, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

WP:ADOPT

Hi there,

I am bringing back a request to have Adopt-a-user linked from this page. The program has matured significantly (+200 active users, 50 odd Adopters, 150 odd Adoptees), and could be a very valuable resource for ongoing help compared with the one off help from either the Ref/Help desk. What do people think. Cheers Lethaniol 20:10, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Not sure where to..but i back that request. I think its useful for newbies to know. I didnt know it existed till a few days back! Fethroesforia 01:10, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
Oh come on Quiddity give us your opinion - I won't bite I promise :):) Cheers Lethaniol 02:04, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, was busy/distracted elsewhere. Okay, I've changed the portal-box header text to black, for better visibility, and added a link on the contents page under Community. (I didn't put it under "Getting started" because it requires a certain level of commitment to the site, to want to be adopted. Plus it's already under that headings subpage, so now it's twice as likely to be found). Sound good? :) --Quiddity 20:42, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Sorry this is an even tardier reply - thanks very muc, looks good to me:):) Cheers Lethaniol 20:32, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Adding a Resource

moved thread to Wikipedia talk:Cheatsheet#Adding a Resource. --Quiddity 03:30, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Subpage

How do you add a subpage to your user page? Math Genius

JUst go to Special:Mypage/pagename (change pagename as you wish.) Flyingtoaster1337 00:41, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Uploading Images

Whenever I upload an image it dosen't work. What do I do? --MacintoshApple 01:58, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Please ask help-related questions at Wikipedia:Help desk. Thanks :) --Quiddity 20:49, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Newcomers help page delinked on main help again

Would somebody please take note of the plight of the newbie in the name of commonsense and essential humanity and stop removing newcomers help from the main page. Also please note that change is not the same as progress. This page was revised back in the summer and changing 'administrative things' when good editorial talent is desperately needed in article upgrades is not furthering the project. In this case, it is clearly retrograde. Best regards // FrankB 07:51, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Tangential comment: I'd like to see either a merge, or at least an acknowledgment of existence/purpose, between the 3 pages Help desk, New contributors' help page, and Village pump (assistance).
Just look at these headers: Help desk/Header, Newcomers help page/Header, (and partly Template:Villagepump); there's so much overlap/repetition...
Maybe the newcomer's desk could merge into helpdesk, and the more advanced questions get pointed towards VPa? I don't know..
and I also have the same issue with Wikipedia:Contact us and Wikipedia:Questions. —Quiddity 20:01, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Galleries

My problem is that when I try to put a picture gallery on the page, I want to move it to the right instead of the left. What do I do? Supergeeky1 04:14, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

Please ask help-related questions at Wikipedia:Help desk. Thanks :) --Quiddity 04:13, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
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