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[edit] Welcome, from Journalist

Welcome!

Hello, SignalMan, 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! Journalist (talk · contribs)

[edit] Falling scream

Hello there, and welcome. Thanks for your falling scream article, too. A few things that may be helpful to you in future editing (of which I hope there'll be plenty):

  1. Generally only the first word of an article title should be capitalised, unless it's a proper noun such as a book title, film name etc.
  2. It's conventional to bold the subject of the article (see what I've done to falling scream for an example).
  3. If an article is very short, consider adding a stub notice so that other editors can see that expansion would be useful.

Happy editing! Loganberry (Talk) 12:29, 24 August 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the note on my page, and you're very welcome. Loganberry (Talk) 21:10, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Leman's terms

How does this differ from Layman's terms? CambridgeBayWeather 00:39, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

I had never heard of leman's terms but I had heard of layman's terms. They are both on google and both on Wikipedia. I just noticed if you google "leman's terms" (using the " to get the exact phrase) you get about 55 hits as opposed to "layman's terms" which gives about 416,000 hits. So the layman is the more common. I wonder where the leman comes from. It could be modern slang. Where did you first hear it? I checked in some online dictionary's and they have 3 listings for leman but none would seem to lead to the phrase. Neither of the two phrase are listed in the dictionary's i tried. OK. Now I'm obsessing over a minor spelling! CambridgeBayWeather 01:18, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Making a subpage

Hey, you left a message on my user talk inquiring about subpages. To make a subpage, simply make a link on your user page such as User:SignalMan/Interests and click the link. Once you click it, you can start the page. Easy!

-- WindFish 02:29, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Your second question

I'm not entirely sure about what you can put in your subpages specifically, I think the answer is pretty much anything as long as it's not illegal/breaching of copyright. What you intend to put in your subpage(s) is fine, I am certain. -WindFish 09:33, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem RE: Image:Wikixen.jpg

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If you have uploaded other images without including copyright tags, please go back and tag them. Also, please tag all images that you upload in the future.

If you have any questions, just leave a message on my talk page. Thanks again. --Romeo Bravo 06:47, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Glassy_water.jpg

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Please signify the copyright information on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. You can get help on image copyright tagging from Wikipedia talk:Image copyright tags. -- Carnildo 10:04, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image Tagging for Image:Nuggetplatter.gif

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This is an automated notice by OrphanBot. For assistance on the image use policy, see User talk:Carnildo/images. 10:01, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New York City Meetup

The Brooklyn Bridge New York City Meetup


Next: Saturday November 3rd, Brooklyn Museum area
Last: 8/12/2007
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The agenda for the next meetup includes the formation of a Wikimedia New York City local chapter. Hope to see you there! --Pharos 20:11, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Replaceable fair use Image:Regency_buck.jpg

Replaceable fair use

Thanks for uploading Image:Regency_buck.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that the media is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this media is not replaceable, please:

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[edit] You're invited!

...to the next New York City Meetup!

New York City Meetup


Next: Sunday January 13th, Columbia University area
Last: 11/3/2007
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In the morning, there are exciting plans for a behind-the-scenes guided tour of the American Museum of Natural History.

In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to discussing meta:Wikimedia New York City issues (see the last meeting's minutes).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.
This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 01:28, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New mailing list

There has been a mailing list created for Wikipedians in the New York metropolitan area (list: Wikimedia NYC). Please consider joining it! Cbrown1023 talk 21:38, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] You are invited!

New York City Meetup


Next: Sunday March 16th, Columbia University area
Last: 1/13/2008
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In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, and have salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).

Well also make preparations for our exciting Wikipedia Takes Manhattan event, a free content photography contest for Columbia University students planned for Friday March 28 (about 2 weeks after our meeting).

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

You're also invited to subscribe to the public Wikimedia New York City mailing list, which is a great way to receive timely updates.
This has been an automated delivery because you were on the invite list. BrownBot (talk) 03:32, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Userbox Change

A change has been made to the userbox {{User:Mistman123/Userboxes/Adobe Illustrator}}. The userbox now requires you to input your own version as a parameter. In your case it might seem you would have to put something like:

{{User:Mistman123/Userboxes/Adobe Illustrator|CS3}}

Sorry for any inconveniences. ~RayLast «Talk!» 15:48, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] NYC Meetup: June 1, 2008

New York City Meetup


Next: Sunday June 1st, Columbia University area
Last: 3/16/2008
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In the afternoon, we will hold a session dedicated to meta:Wikimedia New York City activities, elect a board of directors, and hold salon-style group discussions on Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects (see the last meeting's minutes).

We'll also review our recent Wikipedia Takes Manhattan event, and make preparations for our exciting successor Wiki Week bonanza, being planned with Columbia University students for September or October.

In the evening, we'll share dinner and chat at a local restaurant, and (weather permitting) hold a late-night astronomy event at Columbia's telescopes.

You can add or remove your name from the New York City Meetups invite list at Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Invite list.

Also, check out our regional US Wikimedia chapters blog Wiki Northeast (and we're open to guest posts).
This has been an automated delivery by BrownBot (talk) 00:38, 20 May 2008 (UTC)