User talk:Digital20

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Hi, Digital20, Welcome to Wikipedia!

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[edit] Additional tips

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Happy Wiki-ing. —Kf4bdy talk contribs

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[edit] Welcome Bot

I am not familiar with any welcome bots, but I am sure something could be created. I don't think one has so that there is still an element of humanity to the process. I am not sure that is the reason, but that would be my reason for not using one. --Kf4bdy talk contribs 04:21, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:WaitingfortheInterurban.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:WaitingfortheInterurban.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ShakespeareFan00 11:24, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Damon Huardism

Please do not remove speedy deletion notices from articles you have created yourself, as you did with Damon Huardism. Please use the {{hangon}} template on the page instead if you disagree with the deletion. Thank you. GregorB (talk) 11:17, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Test pages

Wikipedia does not allow test pages in the main namespace (where the articles are), so I've deleted the page you created. If you want a page to show other people how to use Wikipedia, you can either use the Wikipedia: Sandbox, your userpage, or you can create a user subpage. Editing Wikipedia is the same no matter what page you're editing, so there will be no loss to demonstrating editing in your userspace. An explanation of how to create subpages can be found at Wikipedia:Subpages. Please feel free to ask me any questions you might have. Natalie (talk) 17:49, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Damon huardism

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Damon huardism, and it appears to be very similar to another wikipedia page: User:Digital20/Damon Huardism. It is possible that you have accidentally duplicated contents, or made an error while creating the page— you might want to look at the pages and see if that is the case.

This message was placed automatically, and it is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article and it would be appreciated if you could drop a note on the maintainer's talk page. CorenSearchBot (talk) 22:09, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

Damon huardism

A tag has been placed on Damon huardism, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag) and leave a note on the page's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself.

If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Accounting4Taste:talk 22:22, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] User Page Displayed as Article?

The page 'Category:Religious faiths, traditions, and movements' is currently displaying a link to your User page, which contains material relating to something you call 'Damon huardism'. This material appears to be similar to an article called 'Damon huardism' which was deleted on 12 December 2007 having been assessed to be substantially incoherent and lacking content. Is there a specific reason why you have now linked the User page to that category listing instead, and if not, can the tag on your User page please be removed? - Shrivenzale (talk) 01:50, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

I don't think anyone really minds things like "Damon Huardism" being in your sandbox pages -- at least, I don't, I thought it was kind of funny -- but when you add the article to real categories like Caetgory:People from Yakima, Washington or you run the risk of misleading people and getting them upset to find both the article about the real person and your joke. I think if you took out the category links, you probably wouldn't be bothering anyone (I suggest that this goes for any links you might have made into "Damon Huardism", for the same reason). I hope you don't mind; I'd be unhappy to think that Wikipedia couldn't handle bits of humour in their proper place, but when they get mixed up with the real thing, that can be a problem. I don't know what the official policy is about joke pages in personal sandboxes, so this isn't an official complaint, just a friendly suggestion. Please let me know if there's something further I can do. Accounting4Taste:talk 17:50, 7 January 2008 (UTC)