User talk:Vegasprof

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Welcome!

Hello, Vegasprof, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome!  Awolf002 11:26, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Messier object pages

Thanks for the heads up! I am watching many astronomical objects article, being a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Astronomical objects and I saw your valuable contributions. Feel free to join us "over there". Awolf002 11:26, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi, Awolf! Thanks for the warm welcome. I did notice the Wikipedia:WikiProject Astronomical objects group. What is the procedure for joining? BTW, did you decide to edit the German M67 page? It now has less information than the English one, and I believe it is incorrect to flatly state that M67 is 5 billion years old; that's only one estimate. Vegasprof 19:19, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
It's easy to "sign up"! Just put the page on your watch list, help in the discussions, and if you care sign your name as a participant.
Yes, I plan to update the German article, when I get to it. I plan to work on this in the next few days. Most likely Tuesday. One thing you may want to add to the M67 article are references. Please, check out some of the featured articles, to see how we currently do this here at WP. The main point of this "exercise" is that all statements must be attributed to reliable sources, per one of the main pillar in the five pillars, especially where verifiable sources are mentioned. I trust you will have no problem with providing these citations. Thanks! Awolf002 04:22, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

I have tried a few times to add citations to the Messier 67 page. I am doing something wrong. Vegasprof 01:36, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi. I see you have edited the article, but I can't see which references you are trying to add, or why you think you are doing something wrong. Can you explain further or provide an example? -- zzuuzz (talk) 01:48, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I just edited the Messier 67 page again and inserted the citation, right after the words "fully understood". The problem is that the section "References" does not appear. What am I doing wrong? Vegasprof 02:00, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Ah, I see it now. You need to add the section seperately using:
==References==
<references />

You can find more info at WP:CITE, WP:FOOT and m:cite.php. Just ask again if there is anything else. Happy editing! -- zzuuzz (talk) 02:03, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Zzuuzz! 02:49, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
Your edits look very good. We may get Messier 67 to become an exemplary "standard" for other cluster and/or Messier object articles. Thanks! Awolf002 12:24, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, Awolf! Sorry it's slow going, but I'm slowly learning the system. For example, I still haven't figured out all the sytax for adding tables, figures, etc. Vegasprof 00:18, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Accounts

I also saw that on de the Blue stragglers page is rather weak. Thanks for the heads up! Regarding the account on de, a general mechanism to share an account between "projects" is in preparation. For now, if you want to edit in another language or project you must create a new account. People who develop the "single sign on" software ask us all to use the same user id (and password?) to make the transition easier, once it will happen. Hope this helps. Awolf002 14:46, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

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