User talk:Min7th

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[edit] Other pages that might interest you...

Wikipedia is sorely lacking in good detail for a lot of "oldies"-related articles. It's really depressing when you compare the size and number of Britney Spears articles with the articles on Del Shannon or The Platters.

Considering your wealth of knowledge on The Diamonds, I thought you might be able to improve some other articles dealing with the same period. For instance, just punching in a few that come to mind, The Marcels, The Belmonts, and The Silhouettes are woefully incomplete and/or filled with red links that could use new articles to connect to. It's no problem if you're not interested, but I figured I'd throw the idea out there. Kafziel 18:16, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Answer to Kafziel

I'm still not sure if I should answer here or not. Anyway, about all I know of the groups you mentioned is that I have heard about them and have heard them. I would be happy to do the research on the web for additional information, if that is acceptable. Since I'm retired I have the time and the desire to help. min7th 04:21, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

I certainly don't want to push you into anything that doesn't interest you; Wikipedia isn't paying you enough to do anything but have fun. ;)
You don't need to be an expert on the subject to start an article; I'm 28, so the heyday of the Diamonds was a little before my time, but I just wanted to have one less red link in the 41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti article. There's lots of information about these bands in books and on the Internet, and all you have to do is compile it. Just remember to use your own words, cite your sources, and maintain a neutral point of view.
Again, let me stress that if this doesn't interest you, you're under no obligation to do it. If you do, I'll keep an eye out for you and give you a hand when you need it. Kafziel 20:46, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

That's cool. I'll take my time and do what I can. Thanks. min7th 03:40, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] help desk question

Hi - I saw your question on the help desk about fixing citations. The general rule is, if you don't know exactly how to do something, do the best you can. In this case, just adding the reference as inline text would be fine, i.e. change the "fact" tag to something like "(source: blah blah blah)". Somebody will come along and turn it into a pretty reference for you. You don't have to know how to do everything since collectively everyone here certainly does. It's far better to add what you do know without worrying about formatting than not to add something because you can't get the formatting right. -- Rick Block (talk) 23:58, 26 June 2007 (UTC)