User talk:GumbyProf

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[edit] Welcome to Wikipedia!!!

Hello GumbyProf! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. If you decide that you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Below are some recommended guidelines to facilitate your involvement. Happy Editing!  Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  17:30, 13 September 2006 (UTC) Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial How to edit a page The five pillars of Wikipedia Manual of Style Be bold in editing How to write a great article WikiProjects Getting your info out there Cite your sources Neutral Point of View Point of View Verifiability Uploading images Image use policy Getting more Wikipedia rules Policy Library Getting Help New contributors' help page Where to ask a question Help Desk Frequently Asked Questions Getting along Wikiquette Civility Sign your posts Wikipedians Conflict resolution Getting technical Pages needing attention Peer review Utilities Village pump

[edit] Thanks

Thanks, Dr. Alberts. I know your name; I just can't type. Plus, I've been taught so many different rules for the apostrophe, and they all contradict. Sorry about that. User:Thyroidpsychic

[edit] Re Prod

Thanks for pointing it out. I'll make sure to timestamp them from next time onwards.Gamesmaster G-9 05:11, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Psychology Wiki

The Logo for the Psychology Wiki.

Hi GumbyProf,

I noticed that you teach statistics, and thought you might be interested in this project which I am involved in, The Psychology Wiki.

I won't say too much, as I'd like you to judge it for yourself, but you should find that it is different from Wikipedia, because approximately 90% of our contributors so far are psychologists, academics, or students and trainees.

Its hosted by a company called Wikia, which was founded by Jimmy Wales and Angela Beesley. There are Google Ads on the site, but we dont make money from the project, they're just to pay for the bandwidth, storage and technical support that Wikia give us.

Have a look and see what you think

Mostly Zen 01:39, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

PS We are trying to attract expert contributors in different areas. So far we have a variety of contributors, the least qualified of which are at an Undergraduate level (such as myself) ranging up to Clinical psychologists with 30 years experience, and Retired researchers and academics. We are in need of a statistics specialist, to collaborate with the other users. Do you relish the challenge of joining a young community that is just starting out? Our wiki may be for you...

[edit] Editing your Userpage

Hey there. It is normally not conventonal for someone to edit a userpage that doesn't belong to them. But I have edited your sandboz to remove the Wikify tag, because your userpage shows up on Category:Articles that need to be wikified. I hope I did not interfere with your experimenting. --Reaper X 18:44, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Teaching with Wikipedia

Hello, Scott. I am a great fan of teaching with Wikipedia, and I would like to congratulate you on experimenting with using Wikipedia in your course. Some links of interest: Wikipedia:School and university projects, Wikiversity. Take care, -- _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk}  17:30, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Use of your tools

Hi, Just to tell that I copied and pasted your table on fr:Wikipédia:Projets pédagogiques, which is the french equivalent of the school and uni projects page. It seems to be a good digital dashboard for such a work. Astirmays 21:03, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] perilously picking pecadilloes with pedagogues

One of the challenges of wikis is the sheer range of people to which you expose your writings, and the oft-unexpected directions from which they evaluate your writings ... and yourself. Thus the frequent insistence that users who wish to be Wikipedia admins should have first demonstrated the ability to bring an article to a high condition, weathering comments and suggestions (good or ill) in the process.

Thus a passing wikipedian notices the ordinarily innocuous "my real page" and is very much put out - the thought that any page on the Wikipedia should not be considered 'real' is shocking. Surely you mean "your external home page" or "work-related page?" Aghast at your inadvertent wiki-denigration I beg you to reconsider.

BTW: I checked the spelling of every word - pedagogues are parlous! ;-) Shenme 07:37, 21 February 2007 (UTC)