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THIS PAGE IS A STARTER TOOLSET. COPY IT PER INSTRUCTIONS, THEN MODIFY IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR OWN WISHES!!! This is Usernames's Toolset. To copy this page to your own set of pages for editing, proceed as follows: 1. Click on edit this page. 2. Highlight the text by pressing down the left button of your mouse (or equivalent) at the upper left corner of the opened window, then 'dragging' all the way down to the extreme lower right corner; release the button, and press ctrl-C (or equivalent for COPY). 3. Click on Cancel, below the open window to the right. 4. In the search box in the left column, enter User:UserName/Toolset, where UserName is your name. 5. Press GO and then opt to create the new page. 6. Make sure your cursor is in the window that appears, then type ctrl-V (or equivalent for PASTE). Click on Save page. 7. Bookmark the resulting page as your entry to Wikipedia. THIS PAGE IS A STARTER TOOLSET. COPY IT PER INSTRUCTIONS, THEN MODIFY IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR OWN WISHES!!!

Wikipedia policies
Article standards
Neutral point of view Attribution What Wikipedia is not Biographies of living persons
Working with others
Civility Consensus No personal attacks Resolving disputes

Contents 1 My Shortcuts 2 Welcome Wagon 3 ToDo 4 Really, Really Important things 4.1 Spelling/Grammar checking 5 Information & Resources for Contributors & Editors 6 See also 6.1 Other Links: 6.2 Summary: 6.3 Formating: 6.3.1 Images 6.3.2 Redirects 6.3.3 Box Formats 6.3.4 Formatting ISBN 6.4 $$$ Barnstar: 6.5 Test Templates:

[edit] My Shortcuts

[Insert the addresses of all the places you are working on or otherwise access often. If you open Wikipedia with this page (in lieue of the Main page), you will then be able to reach wherever you want to go with a single click.]

UserName t:UserName

t:UserFriend

[edit] Welcome Wagon

MUST READ: Links for newcomers:

[Hint: You can learn a lot just by clicking on the edit this page tab at the top on this or any other page and seeing how the various effects are actually produced. Don't forget to click Cancel— below the window on the right hand side— to make sure you don't inadvertantly change anything. Also, if you have made a planned edit, don't forget to Save page it, or your edits will be lost! Also, it's polite to leave an Edit summary (see below window), if you have changed anything, telling what you changed.]

Welcome, newcomer The five pillars of Wikipedia Wikipedia Introduction Talk (discussion) pages Bootcamp Politeness New user log (for new sign-ins) Welcoming committee Wiki-etiquette Contributing to Wikipedia FAQs

Very basic editing (mentoring) Simplified ruleset Starting a new page Your first article How to write a great article K.I.S.S.— Keep It Sweet and Simple. Wikimedia history Community Portal Wikipedia Sandbox Please do 'experimental' edits here.

1. sign name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. (Three tildes will produce your name only.)
Note: <nowiki> and </nowiki> are codes used to suppress expansion of Wikipedia and HTML code tags so that the codes will show for illustration. They should normally not be used in standard text where the codes are intended to be expanded.
2. Questions? ==> check out Where to ask a question, Village pump, or ask on someone's talk page XXXX
3. Write to the target audience: A related question, is who should the pages be written for? Most writers are in college or past college. However, there is evidence that most readers are high-school students, or others not too familar with a topic. (Else, why would they be looking it up in an encyclopedia?) What is obvious or of minor relevance to a CS student or grad, may be very unclear or important to a high-school student, someone who is thinking of returning to college, or just someone looking for information (but not a learned treatise). Of course, Wikipedia has yet to define its target audience very well.

• Discussion of Reading level

[edit] ToDo

[edit] Really, Really Important things

[edit] Spelling/Grammar checking

'Whenever doing anything but minor editing, copy and paste to a word-processor with real time spelling/grammar checking!

[edit] Information & Resources for Contributors & Editors

This is clearly not an exhaustive list. It is an eclectic collection intended to include the main features of Wikimedia, especially those not likely to reveal themselves easily to the novice. However, most of the very advanced features are not referenced here. (Note for Gen X, Y, Z, etc.— Think of Wikipedia, and Wikimedia in general, as a giant adventure game, where there is always something new around the corner...)

Help:Contents Help:Editing Edit conflict  Must read before you get one!

Help Desk Help Forums Category How-To

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[edit] See also

[edit] Other Links:

Browse Computer help desk Featured articles Internet encyclopedia project List of proposed Wikiprojects List of Wikiprojects Main Meta wiki Maintenance Maintenance templates Press Kit resources for enquiries Regional notice boards for collaboration in particular geographical areas

Resolving disputes Semi-protection policy Troubleshooting User contributions Village pump Wikipedia Signpost Young Jacobins

[edit] Summary:

• • Write first for the Educated Layperson (that's hard... But I would suggest using the "New Scientist" as a style example).
  • ...then try to do it better and write for the beginner (that's harder)
• If an educated layperson can't figure it out by following the wikilinks, then it's too hard.
• Yes, we're experts (more or less) but we're writing for a general audience. We could write a clever, concise, deep sentence to explain something...but it's useless if it isn't easy to understand.
• Eschew argot, jargon, technicality and cant.

[edit] Formating:

How Users Read on the Web

• See Help:Editing

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Indenting by one space causes this box to form and suppresses certain codes.

[edit] Images

To insert an image into an article, edit the article and insert

[[Image:FILENAME.jpg| -- | -- | -- |"Caption"]]

For example, [[Image:Hornets-nest-on-house-cropped.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"Insert caption here."]] Gives you the image on the right.

To have an image deleted, edit its description page and put
{{deletebecause|redundant to image FOO.jpg}} (but of course you would insert the name of the FOO.jpg image. Everything to the right of the | is comment. )

[edit] Redirects

• Help on Redirect
• Wikipedia Redirect (formatting)

#REDIRECT [[NAME OF REDIRECT TARGET]]

(To go (back) to a redirect page itself (e.g., to change or delete the redirect), click http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=X_page&redirect=no and change the page name (here X_page) in the address bar of your browser. Type it in canonical form, i.e., starting with a capital letter and using underscores for spaces.)

[edit] Box Formats

Date	rank - name	main space edits	edits last 30 days	rank change
Month 27, 200x	000 UserName	0000	000	↑ 000

[edit] Formatting ISBN

• simply typing ISBN 3-540-60521-5 produces the special reference display ISBN 3-540-60521-5

[edit] $$$ Barnstar:

Be generous in your Barnstar awards.

Image:$$$ barnstar.png|Identify Barnstar

Congratulations!!! I hereby award a $$$ Barnstar to SomeEditor for Some Reason beyond the call of duty! UserName ~date~ (UTC)

[edit] Test Templates:

The template {{TestTemplates}} is deprecated. Please use {{WP:UTM}} instead.

These templates should always be used with the subst: keyword, as suggested on Wikipedia:Template substitution. They are shown without subst: here to reduce the space occupied by this large table. For example, type {{subst:test}}, not {{test}}, to warn common first-time vandals.

Category	Experimenting and vandalism
Level:	0: New user, AGF	1: Factual note	2: Could be seen as vandalism	3: Warning to stop	4: Final warning	5: Blocked	6: Block & severe warning
Generic Hover over the template syntax to see a summary of the contents.	{{warn}} {{test-self}}	{{test}} {{tests}} {{test0}}	{{test2}}	{{vand3}}	{{test4}}	{{test5}} {{test5i}}	{{test6}} {{vblock}} {{Vbc}} {{genblock}} {{vandalblock}}
Obvious vandalism Hover over the template syntax to see a summary of the contents.		{{vw}}			{{blatantvandal}} {{longterm4im}} {{test4im}} {{anon vandal}}
Removing content Hover over the template syntax to see a summary of the contents.		{{test1a}}	{{test2del}} {{test2a}}	{{Crwarn}} {{test3a}}	{{Crfinal}} {{test4a}}
Blanking pages Hover over the template syntax to see a summary of the contents.		{{blank}}	{{blank2}}	{{blank3}}	{{blank4}}	{{blank5}}
Page moves and naming conventions	{{NC0}}	{{mp1}}	{{mp2}}	{{mp3}}	{{mp4}}
Anonymous vandals	{{sharedwelcome}}	{{sharedIP}} {{ipowner}}		{{test3ip}} {{Anon vandal}}
Image vandalism		{{image1}}	{{image2}}	{{image3}} {{imageow3}}	{{image4}}
Use of multiple IPs				{{multipleIPs}}		{{MIPblock}}
Vandalizing userpages	{{tpv0}}	{{tpv1}}	{{tpv2}}	{{tpv3}}	{{tpv4}}	{{tpv5}}
Creating inappropriate pages		{{Test1article}}	{{Test2article}}	{{Test3article}}	{{Test4article}}	{{Test5article}} {{Article5i}}
Category	Other problems with content
Level:	0: Assuming good faith	1: Factual note	2: Possible rule violation	3: Warning to stop	4: Final warning	5: Blocked	6: Block & severe warning
Adding spam/advertising material	{{spam-warn}} {{spam-notice}}	{{advert1}} {{resume}}	{{advert2}}	{{advert3}}	{{advert4}}	{{advert5}}
Adding spam links	{{spam0}} {{Welcomespam}} {{Spam (good faith)}}	{{spam1}} {{spam note}}	{{spam2}} {{spam2a}}	{{spam3}}	{{spam4}} {{spam4im}}	{{spam5}} {{spam5i}}
Conflict of interest (Vanity)/user pages in article space	{{ConflictOfInterest}}	{{userfy warning}} {{Trumpet}}
Adding non-notable material	{{nn-test}}	{{nn-warn}} {{nn-notice}} {{empty-warn}}
Not adhering to NPOV Hover over the template syntax to see a summary of the contents. (Up to level 2.)	{{welcomenpov}} {{NPOV0a}} {{talkinarticle]]}}	{{NPOV0}}	{{comment2}}	{{comment3}}	{{comment4}}	{{comment5}}
Introducing material without proper citations	{{needsource}} {{User-OR}}		{{needsource2}}	{{speculationwarning}} {{sw}}
Adding unreferenced negative information to biographies of living persons		{{blp0}}		{{blp1}}	{{blp2}}	{{blp3}}
Introducing factual errors		{{verror}}	{{verror2}}	{{verror3}}	{{verror4}}
Adding copyrighted text	{{nothanks}} {{nothanks-add}} {{nothanks-drm}} {{nothanks-sd}}		{{cv}} {{cv-r}} {{Usrcvtext}}		{{cv4}}
Posting off-topic messages	{{talkinarticle}}	{{mess1}}	{{mess2}} {{mess2-n}}
Using improper humor		{{behave}} {{joke}}	{{Silly}}	{{funnybut}}	{{seriously}}
Category	Other editing issues
Level:	0: Assuming good faith	1: Factual note	2: Possible rule violation	3: Warning to stop	4: Final warning	5: Blocked	6: Block & severe warning
Violating three-revert rule			{{3RR4}}	{{3RR}}		{{3RR5}} {{3RR5-multi}}
Removing/censoring explicit material	{{Not censored}}		{{Not censored 2}}
Introducing stylistic problems	{{Mos0}} {{italicize}} {{SpellCheck}} {{lang0}}	{{Grammar1}}	{{Mos2}} {{dates2}} {{lang2}}	{{Mos3}} {{dates3}} {{lang3}}	{{lang4}}	{{lang5}}
Royalty stylistic problems			{{rn2}} {{styles2}}	{{rn3}} {{styles3}}	{{rn4}} {{styles4}}
Edit summaries Hover over the template syntax to see a summary of the contents.	{{minor}} {{preview}} {{summary}}	{{Edit summary personal}} {{editsummary}} {{summary2}} {{wrongsummary1}}	{{wrongsummary2}}	{{Edit summary personal 3}} {{wrongsummary3}}	{{Edit summary personal 4}}
Other editing-related warnings	{{tilde}} {{Google bug}} {{cutpastemove}} {{Moving pages}} {{seelink}} {{notyours}} {{badcat}} {{pagemove}} {{c&pmove}}	{{removewarn}} {{Notenglish0}}	{{mcn2}} {{attack}}	{{TestTalk}} {{TestTalk-edit}}
Category	Behaviour messages
Level:	0: Assuming good faith	1: Factual note	2: Possible rule violation	3: Warning to stop	4: Final warning	5: Blocked	6: Block & severe warning
Personal attacks			{{npa2}}	{{npa3}}	{{npa4}} {{npa4im}}	{{npa5}}	{{npa6}}
Defamation of other users				{{ladnav}}	{{defwarn}}		{{defban}}
Assuming bad faith		{{agf1}}		{{agf3}}
Posting other users' personal information					{{pinfo4}}	{{pinfo5}}
Threatening legal action against other users			{{threat2}}		{{threat4}}		{{threatban}}
Inappropriate username				{{Username-Warn}}		{{usernameblock}}
Other		{{canvass}}				{{sockblockdodge}}
Category	Process-related and clerical messages
Level:	0: Informative	1: Factual note	2: Possible rule violation	3: Warning to stop	4: Final warning	5: Blocked	6: Block & severe warning
Removing {{afd}} templates		{{drmafd}}	{{drmafd2}}	{{drmafd3}}	{{drmafd4}}	{{drmafd5}}
Removing speedy deletion templates		{{drmspeedy}}	{{drmspeedy2}}	{{drmspeedy3}}	{{drmspeedy4}}	{{drmspeedy5}}
Removing maintenance notices		{{drmmt}}		{{drmmt3}}
Recreating deleted articles	{{repost-warn}}		{{recreated}}
'Block clerical' tags	{{vandalism watch}} {{blocknumbers}} {{Request accepted}} {{request denied}}				{{repeat vandal}}		{{arbcom}} {{block}} {{blocked user}} {{sockblock}} {{indefblockeduser}} {{Miniblocked}}
Category	Miscellaneous
Level:	0: Assuming good faith	1: Factual note	2: Possible rule violation	3: Warning to stop	4: Final warning	5: Blocked	6: Block & severe warning
Image, fair use and tagging (see also image vandalism)	{{badfairuse}} {{image copyright}} {{image source}} {{name your images}} {{nothanks}} {{nothanks-sd}}				{{Image no source last warning}} {{insertimage4}}
Sandbox	{{Off-sandbox}}	{{Sandbox-head}}
voting related	{{newvoter}} {{newvoterip}}
IP bots				{{NoIPbots}}		{{IPbotblock}}
Miscellaneous Please do not add a template here unless it does not match any other category above.	{{subst}} {{Sofixit}}	{{Nothere}}

To coordinate numbers, the previous blanking 2, 3, and 4 templates have been moved because they were out of sync with the numbering usage with other templates. The old templates, though not listed, can still be used as they redirect to the new name and number.

The numbering system being used across the templates is simple:

0. Good faith edit

1. General note

2. Could be seen as vandalism

3. Warning to stop

4. Final warning

5. Blocked

6. Blocked plus severe warning

If you are creating new templates, please follow the numbers above, even if you are not creating templates using all the numbers. That way, by using the right number, users will be able to know automatically what category of message the template refers to.