User talk:Rygir

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Welcome!

Welcome to Wikipedia, Rygir! My name is Ryan, aka Acetic Acid. I noticed that you were new and haven't received any messages yet. I just wanted to see how you were doing. Wikipedia can be a little intimidating at first, since it uses different formatting than other sites that use HTML and CSS. In the long run, though, you'll find that the WikiSyntax is a lot easier and faster than those other ways. Here are a few links to get you started:

There are a lot of policies and guides to read, but I highly recommend reading over those first. If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. Please be sure to sign your name on Talk using four tildes (~~~~) to produce your name and the current date, along with a link to your user page. This way, others know when you left a message and how to find you. It's easier than having to type out your name, right? :)

I hope you enjoy contributing to Wikipedia. We can use all the help we can get! Have a nice day. Sincerely, Ryan 00:07, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

  • That's great that you already read them. Most newcomers avoid the guides, jump right into the editing process, and sadly, end up as Clueless Newbies. Keep up the good work. :) Ryan 00:23, August 1, 2005 (UTC)
  • Yeah, I would like to improve the welcome message. The genetic one is this:

Welcome!

Hello, Rygir, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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:Where to ask a question, 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! 

It has a lot more links that probably aren't necessary for someone on their first day. I might add one about reverting.
To make a page break, click the last button on the toolbar. It's a picture of a black line, next to the signature button.
I'm not sure what you were asking in the last sentence. Do you mean what do :'s and *'s mean? Colons (:) indent that paragraph. Using multiple colons (::) indents the paragraph further. Asteriks (*) add bullets. For example:
  • Wikipedia rules. A bullet precedes this line.
I hope this helped. If I didn't answer your last question, come back to my talk page and I'll see if I understand. Sincerely, Ryan 00:41, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Sandbox

Hello, Rygir. Perhaps you should consider using Wikipedia:Sandbox for experimentation instead of User:Acetic Acid's Talk page? Also, welcome to the Wikipedia. Cheers. --Sn0wflake 01:39, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Questions

Okay, on your user page, you might want to put your name, age, a little about yourself, and what you like doing on Wikipedia. A lot of people compile a list of their major contributions and post them on their user pages.

As far as talk page maintenance, it is a common courtesy to archive your talk pages. This means, when your talk page becomes too long (like 20-40 subtitles), you might want to add those messages to a new page, and clear your talk page. To do this, type this as a URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Rygir/Archive1.

Then, edit your talk page. Cut (ctrl+x)everything, and save your results. Paste everything on your archived page. Lastly, point a link to your archive(s) on your now clear talk page.

An alternative to this is to blank your talk page. This just means you delete everything on it without creating an archive. However, people can't read your past messages, so it is highly recommended to archive.

The anon tag looks like this: Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia! You don't have to log in to read or edit articles on Wikipedia, but creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, requires no personal information, and gives you many benefits, including:

We hope you enjoy your time here on Wikipedia and that you choose to become a Wikipedian by creating an account. Feel free to ask me any questions you may have on my talk page. By the way, you should sign your name to your posts and comments with ~~~~.

The welcoming committee posts this on users who have not signed up yet.

No, you aren't nosy. I enjoy getting new messages. :P Ryan 01:40, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hadrosaurus, etc

Hi Rygir! Thanks for your suggestions. I completely agree with all your points about distinguishing characteristics, number and locations of fossils, etc. The problem is that much of this kind of information requires access to numerous scientific papers that I don't have, but rest assured I'll throw in an additional push to the prject to encourage other people to include that kind of thing if they have it. Re: Hadrosaurus, you're right that the article contradicts itself. While Hadrosaurus was the first dinosaur that was known from more than a couple of bones and teeth, it's far from complete. You requested more info on "what it's notable features are (what makes it a different species from every other skeleton"--well, the problem with Hadrosaurus is that it's too inclomplete to tell apart from related dinosaurs, which leads most people to call it a nomen dubium (dubious name, since it has no diagnostic features). As for the translation of the name, 'sturdy' or 'strong' is a correct translation pf Hadron. I agree that Brontosaurus should be merged with Apatosaurus, but other people felt differnetly last time I broght it up. I'm going to try and form an agreement about pages for junior synonyms like Brontosaurus and Seismosaurus in the near future, as a few of them have their own pages for no good reason that I can see. Is that Jar Jar Binks thing still on Hadrosaurus? I removed it several times before, somebody keeps putting it back. It definately has no basis for being included, and I don't even know of any source saying he was based on Hadrosaurus besides this one guy! ;)

Thanks again for your comments, and I'd be happy to answer any other questions. Dinoguy2 00:06, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Oceans of Kansas Paleontology under construction tag

Thanks.

KP Botany 00:05, 9 February 2007 (UTC)