User talk:Phytism

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[edit] Broccoflower and romanesco broccoli

I've merged romanescu with romanesco broccoli and re-worked the broccoflower page in an effort to make it clearer the differences between the two. I have no idea if it's correct! Could you do me a favour and check out the pages to make sure I've got the right information? WLU 16:39, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cauliflower

Hi,

Regards your recent edits to cauliflower, please make sure the pages are as readable as possible for lay-persons. In particular, I had no idea what these terms meant, though fortunately there were wikilinks. To be a bit clearer, if it's a highly technical term, I like to put in either a wikilink (if it exists), use a lay term (if it exists) or a brief explanation (if possible). My preference is for the wikilink, though I don't know if there's a policy or guideline. Aside from that, good work! WLU 20:27, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for adding the wikilinks! Unfortunately no good lay term for this. Cauliflower is the only thing where it is big enough to see with the naked eye. It's not a flower bud, so I had to change that term.Phytism 20:52, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

There's no problem regards adding terms if there's a wikilink and a main aricle so people can look it up if needs be. It just gets complicated when there isn't. Incidentally, it might help other editors if you gave WP:TALK a read through so you can standardize your replies - they can be difficult to read for experienced editors because the spacing is unusual. Just a suggestion.

Thanks, WLU 22:40, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ref tags

Hi,

Want some hints on ref tags? Ref tags turns info into a footnote, citation templates generate a standard format for reporting things like journal articles, news stories, websites, etc.

Here's some links I found handy:

Ref tags are used when you want to link specific information to a specific publication[1], and adding {{reflist}} to the bottom of the page generates a standard way of listing all the refs. Anything you place between the <ref></ref> becomes a footnote, and goes to the bottom of the page. By using the <ref name = anything></ref> format, you can use the same citation multiple times.[2] The only change you have to make is after the first citation, use the <ref name = anything/> tag, exactly as the original use, except for the extra frontslash.[2] It's handy for books,[2] the same news story several times,[2] or any other use you think is appropriate.[2] I bring it up because of your recent edit to cauliflower[3] where you used a ref tag underneath a reflist, and it doesn't appear in the reflist itself (I think because it's below the template). Note that articles can have Footnotes and References, footnotes for citations linked to information, and references for general citations for the whole article.

WLU 23:32, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

References
  1. ^ like this
  2. ^ a b c d e See?
  3. ^ here
Note that I modified the Cauliflower article - have a look and see if I got it right. I enjoy helping out, but I'm acutely aware of my lack of knowledge in this area. WLU 23:41, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Sweet. Are all the really necessary tips for editing articles compiled well somewhere? I haven't been able to found a good central tutorial. OptimistBen 18:29, 30 September 2007 (UTC)