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adding page range to names ref
editThis adds a page number to a footnote.[1]: 23
- ^ my favorite source
How to find infobox documentation
editTo find the page for say, Infobox knot, just type Template:Infobox knot in the Search Box
Example of access date wiki coding
edit- ^ John Horton Conway. {Retrieved|access-date=09 January 2021}}
- ^ John Horton Conway | Retrieved 09 January 2021.
Editor who knows a lot about sourcing and fights Nazi revisionism
editRussian date confusion gregorian vs old style - OS & NS
edit- example HERE
Citing Google Books
editThe Dublin University calendar (how to use in a ref)
editExample page Dennis W. Sciama. Use the format: [1]
- ^ The Dublin University calendar 1972-73 Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Dublinensis or Burtchaell and Sadleir (how to use in a ref)
editExample page Henry Dabzac Use the format: [1]
- ^ Burtchaell, George Dames; Sadleir, Thomas Ulick (eds), Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593-1860), p. 140: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935.
List of all pages containing or starting with XXX
editBarnstar template
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Family tree diagrams
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Nowrap
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Multiple Page moves template
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Nice and helpful WP editors
edit- User:Wcherowi
- User:Prhartcom
- User:Scott Tillinghast, Houston TX - sporadic group articles
How to use endnotes
editSee Martin Gardner bibliography for a perfect use of endnotes
Interlanguage links
editTemplates
editMath formula example with fractions, greek letters, and square roots
editIf we let σ = 1⁄2(ma+mb+mc) the area A of a triangle can be expressed in terms of the medians by[1]
- A = 4⁄3√σ (1 - ma) (1 - mb) (1 - mc) .
Pages associated with a particular user
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Deleting Pages
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- Also see Deletion of user pages
More useful techniques
edit- Wikipedia:Extended image syntax gives parameters for File: syntax
- Force next paragraph to begin at left margin below any figures: See example in Alphamagic square
- search for all pages that begin with... at All pages with prefix
- book citation format Sylvan Barnet
- Notes and Sources formatting of citations Le Boeuf sur le Toit (cabaret)
- Infobox person Stephen Henry Hobhouse
- Infobox park with photo Ramsden Park
- Infobox using a jpg image Marc Culler
- great math notation examples Formal power series
- example of redirect page Intermezzo (play)
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How to insert comments (see contents of this section)
editSome useful links and the red dot
editHow to use OCLC in references
edit- reference that doesn't recognize OCLC[2]
- reference that does recognize OCLC[3]
- only the OCLC matters in this template[4]
- ^ R. A Johnson & John Wesley Young, (1929) "Modern Geometry: An Elementary Treatise on the Geometry of the Triangle and the Circle" Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, pp. 173-175, OCLC 71762549
- ^ Hobhouse, Stephen, Joseph Sturge, his life and work, London, J.M. Dent & Sons, 1919, OCLC 187101825
- ^ Stephen Hobhouse (1919). Joseph Sturge, his life and work. London: J.M. Dent & Sons. OCLC 187101825.
- ^ WHO (YYYY). THETITLE. CITY: THEPUB. OCLC 187101825.
{{cite book}}
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How to create a citation for an old NY Times article
edit- smallpox eradication reference[1]
- Here is how I had the citation[2]
ISBN template
editChicago manual of style
editRecommended book citation format is
- last-name, first-name, title, place-of-pub, publisher, year-of-pub, ISBN ####
- Cohen, Robert, Giraudoux, Three Faces of Destiny, p. 65, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1968, ISBN 0226112489
What is a directory site?
editA web directory is normally a site dedicated to one subject or region. Its sole purpose is to bring together a bunch of sites in one catagory to make searching far easier for a surfer. There are directories that list more than one catagory but these take time to build.
Math markup language
edit- For very good examples of math expressions, see Formal power series
Interesting External Refs
edit- Extremely interesting set of External references at We Live in Public
- also, for film reviews, try Metacritic
Wikilove
editTo use WikiLove, go to a user's talk page, move your mouse over the heart icon in the tab menu and choose which award or gift you would like to give. Follow the instructions from there. For more info on Wikilove script, go to User:Kaldari/wikilove
Official website template
edit- Official website Use to standardize web sites
Search engines
edit- A fantastically useful search engine from Australian government at Trove
- Also see How to really find stuff with Google below
How to find all user subpages
edit- go to the user page: e.g. User:foobarnix
- click User contributions in the Toolbox
- click Subpages at the bottom of that page
Wikipedia blamer
editGreek Islands
editColon trick
editIf you are creating a draft of a page and mention a link like "Category:Theatres in Paris", you need to prefix it with a colon (the colon shows up in the edit box) in order to keep the page from appearing in the category and also make a link to the category page appear in the text instead of at the bottom of the page. (This is easy to forget.) See Help:Colon trick for more info.
Character codes used in Wikipedia
editA numeric character reference refers to a character by its Universal Character Set/Unicode code point, and uses the format &xxxx; Examples include quot " amp & lt < gt > plusmn ± tilde ˜ ndash – mdash — rArr ⇒ hArr ⇔ equiv ≡ and clubs ♣. See table of character codes for the complete list.
Wiki markup language
editThere is a teriffic page at Help:Wiki markup
Here is an example of how to ignore Wiki markup by using the "pre" tag The line break is ignored<br> ''Italics'' and '''bolding''' are ignored Indentation and extra space is preserved * bullets don't work # numbered lines don't work Colors are {{Font color|green|ignored}} If you want to do all this without the dotted lines, see <poem> tag WYSIWYG
Date and time
edit- My preferred date format: 24 August 2010
- Add 8 hours to local time to get UTC time
- Subtract 8 hours from UTC time to get local time.
Page hit counter
editThere is a third party site, not maintained by Wikipedia, which currently allows you to view page hit counts since December 2007. Toplists are available here though these might not be current.
Good footnoting
editFor examples of how to do really good footnotes, see the article Harvey Milk. It was a featured article. It has multiple footnotes to different pages of the same source.
How to link to a section of an article
editUse a number sign to link to the section. Here is an example: Ondine plot summary which is linked by typing Ondine (play)#Plot summary
Example of a redirect page
editHow to get a list of user contributions
edit- Go to the the page Special:Contributions. It is a special page.
- Type in the name of the user whose contributions you want to see and then click the Search button.
- You are now on a page with the contributions of that user.
- At the bottom of that page you can choose further options such as Articles created or Edit count.
Doublestruck or Hollow math font
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Big and small and colored text
edit- This is big text, and this is really big text
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- The colors of the spectrum are red orange yellow green blue and violet.
- A comprehensive list of colors can be found at List of colors.
Lists and tables
edit- List styles including bullet lists and numbered lists
- simple table with column headings Polyomino
- simple table alphamagic square
- 4 column list using div col La Cigale
- simple hidden lists Carolina Actors Studio Theatre
- This is how to do a numbered list
- Put on socks
- Put on shoes
- Tie shoes
- Stand up
- this item starts a now list because of an empty line
Multiple columns
edit- For example of using multiple columns, see La Cigale or Links section below.
- For example of automatic multiple col division, see Suso Cecchi d'Amico.
Inserting horizontal space
editThis line contains the coding { { pad | 4.5em } } where the space is.
How to show all articles worked on by a particular Wikipedia editor
edit- go to the user page for the editer in question; e.g., User:foobarnix
- Open the Toolbox menu tab on the left side of the page
- Click User contributions
Translated pages
editFor an example of how to document the fact that a page is a translation, see the talk page of Electra.
How to create a new personal sandbox
edit- Go into edit mode on my user page
- Type new page name in double brackets *[[Testpage4]
- Save the edit
- The new page name will now appear in red
- Just click on the new (red) page name to create it
Example of colored quote box
editSuperstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth.
- Voltaire
Example of block quote
editA specific solution using this "Common Heritage of Mankind" idea was proposed by the 19th century American political economist Henry George in his 1879 book Progress and Poverty where he wrote:
Deduction and induction have brought us to the same truth—that the unequal ownership of land necessitates the unequal distribution of wealth. And as in the nature of things unequal ownership of land is inseparable from the recognition of individual property in land, it necessarily follows that the only remedy for the unjust distribution of wealth is in making land common property.
Henry George believed that this common ownership of land, and hence a solution to the tragedy of the commons, could be accomplished through a single tax on land.
IBDB profile in play infobox
editThe Madwoman of Chaillot | |
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Written by | Jean Giraudoux |
Original language | French |
Genre | Drama |
- Using iobdb template
How to really find stuff with Google
editThe Wikipedia search engine is not very good. But Google Advanced search is excellent and you can restrict it to search within a domain. For example:
- Ondine Giraudoux site:en.wikipedia.org will find all Ondine references within English Wikipedia
- maurice valency site:www.nytimes.com will find a wealth of information on Valency in the Times archives
- maurice valency site:www.nytimes.com/1996/ will immediately find Valency's obituary (he died in 1996)
- Jean Giraudoux site:www.nytimes.com/ -valency -Montresor everything on Giraudoux
Links
editReferences, Notes, Bibliography, Further reading, and External links
editUse the format {Reflist|30em}} as the standard if there are more than 4 footnotes; otherwise just use {Reflist}}
References
edit- all the footnotes go here
- footnotes are numbered
- each footnote contains some subset of remarks, wikilinks, and external links
Notes
edit- must contain a non-footnoted comment by the editor
- notes are bulleted
- may optionally contain wikilinks and external links
Bibliography
edit- books used to write this article go here
- may contain a wikilink to the Wikipedia article about the book
- may contain an external link to an online copy of the book
Further reading
edit- books related to the subject of the article go here
- may contain a wikilink to the Wikipedia article about the book
- may contain an external link to an online copy of the book
External links
edit- must be a non-footnoted external link
- entire link must be blue, even if it contains embedded comment
From Wikipedia: The Missing Manual (contrast with above)
editThe sections that can appear at the bottom of an article, in the preferred order, are:
- See also. A bulleted list of internal links and, optionally, a short explanation for any link whose purpose isn't obvious. (If the link is already in the article, don't add it to the "See also" section.)
- References, Notes, Footnotes, or Notes and footnotes. Whatever you find, don't change any of these four section headings when you find them in an article (unless you're an experienced editor). But if the section is (incorrectly) called "Citations", change it to "References" or "Notes", whichever isn't already being used.
- Further reading or Bibliography. This section contains sources that weren't used in writing the article, but that provide material that could eventually be used. It's unusual to find this section, mostly because if a potential source is online, it should be listed under "External links", not in "Further reading".
- External links . Lists a small number of high-quality sites that most readers will find useful and that were generally not cited as sources. Most experienced editors find links to prune from these sections. The external links section is where you're most likely to find linkspam. And even when links to blogs, personal Web pages, and so on are well-intentioned, they normally don't belong in an article. The guideline Wikipedia:External links (shortcut: WP:EL) has details.
Book references: Examples
editGiraudoux was a French playwrite.[3] [4] Another book.[5]
- here is a perfect citation using the Template:Citation
- Borovik, Alexandre; Borovik, Anna (2010), Mirrors and reflections : the geometry of finite reflection groups, New York: Springer, ISBN 9780387790664
Further reading: Examples
edit- Bryer, Jackson R.; Barks, Cathy W. (eds.) (2002), Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda: The Love Letters of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, New York: St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0312268750
{{citation}}
:|first2=
has generic name (help) - Cline, Sally (2003), Zelda Fitzgerald: Her Voice in Paradise, New York: Arcade Publishing, ISBN 1559706880
- Curnutt, Kirk (ed.) (2004), A Historical Guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0195153022
{{citation}}
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Experiment Here
edit- New media is represented by Harry Knowles of Ain’t It Cool News and Karina Longworth, of spout.com.[6]
External links
editISBN 0809007126
ISBN 9780809007127
OL14097555M
Category:Theatres in Paris]]
Category:8th arrondissement of Paris]]
I propose that we rename the article to "Théâtre de l'Athénée" with redirects from "Athénée Theatre" and "Athénée Théâtre Louis Jouvet" and "Athénée Louis Jouvet". Robert.Allen
Would it be naïve to expect a soupçon of co?öperation? Also: Möbius strip & Français
{France-struct-stub}} {Theatre-struct-stub}}
footnote testing
editJean Giraudoux | |
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Portrait of Giraudoux in 1927 | |
Occupation | Dramatist |
Nationality | French |
Notable works | The Madwoman of Chaillot, Ondine, Duel of Angels, The Trojan War Will Not Take Place |
Civil war, famine, and refugees made the task even more difficult. An intensive surveillance and containment and vaccination program was undertaken in early and mid-1977. In 1977, Australian microbiologist Frank Fenner was named the chairman of the Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication. As the campaign neared its goal, Professor Fenner was able to demonstrate that there were no animal carriers of the disease left, an important step in declaring victory.[7] The last naturally occurring case of indigenous smallpox (Variola minor) was diagnosed in Ali Maow Maalin, a hospital cook in Merca, Somalia, on 26 October 1977.
Editing keyboard shortcuts
edit- ALT-e-ENT Go into edit mode
- ALT-,-ENT Go to edit box
- ALT-s-ENT Exit edit mode
- ALT-j-ENT Go to home page
Floating table of contents
editIt uses the template {{TOCleft}}. Does anybody ever use it?
Wonderful Ondine poster is at 1982 Ondine poster
Maurice Valency wrote The Flower and the Castle: An Introduction to Modern Drama (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1966).
The Visit review by Lloyd Rose, The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext). Washington, D.C.: May 15, 1992.
Book citation template
editWinton, John E.; Ruyton, Arthur C. (1996). Textbook of medical physiology. Philadelphia: W.B. Maunders. ISBN 0-7216-5944-6.{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Colors
edit- List of colors shows a nice list of color strips with associated names
color | wavelength interval | frequency interval |
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red | ~ 700–635 nm | ~ 430–480 THz |
orange | ~ 635–590 nm | ~ 480–510 THz |
yellow | ~ 590–560 nm | ~ 510–540 THz |
green | ~ 560–490 nm | ~ 540–610 THz |
blue | ~ 490–450 nm | ~ 610–670 THz |
violet | ~ 450–400 nm | ~ 670–750 THz |
- red text with yellow background
- black text with palegreen background
- black text with lightblue background
- black text with skyblue background
- black text with lightgreen background
- purple text with tiffany blue background
- black text with powder blue background
- black text with tea green background
Also see Help:Using colours and List of colors
Example of footnote
editGiraudoux died in 1944[9].
See this link: Encyclopedia of literary translation into English
Articles to possibly create
edit- Brilliant Classics—a classical record company
- Associate (ring theory)—at same time, revise Integral domain
- Scott Macaulay—film critic
- Brad Duchaine—prosopagnosia research
- Ken Nakayama—prosopagnosia research
- Coming to a Theatre Near You (Ebert & Roper)
- cinematical
- Story about the end of cinematical in Salt Lake Tribune article and at IFC blog
- finish writing bio of Giraudoux and Valency
Nino Rota stuff
edit- Should add awards section to Nino Rota. For other examples, see Audrey Hepburn or Danny Elfman. Many of Rota's awards can be found here at IMDb.
- great biography of Rota here
Pages to add to Rota discography?
edit- http://www.take2.co.za/music-rota-chamber-music-nonetto-quintetto-2751492.html
- http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=55724
- Notte di un Neurastenico, Orchestra Sinfonica Calabrese, Gruppo Strumentale Ricercare, Denise Fedeli (conductor), Label: Bottega Discantica, 1997
- Category:Classical music discographies
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Discographies
- Viva-Verdi has worked on a lot of opera discographies
Nino Rota's works were performed by
edit- City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Eugene Ormandy
- Massimo Palumbo
- Nic Raine
- André Rieu
- Richard Stoltzman
- Giuseppe Grazioli
- Carlo Savina
- Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Orchestra of the Americas
- Riccardo Muti
- Henry Mancini
- Paul Bateman
- Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
- Marzio Conti
- Nancy Enslin
- I Virtuosi Italiani
- Danielle Laval
- London Symphony Orchestra
Footnote version of books in further reading section
editThe citations below will eventually be used in the Ondine article.
Grossvogel [10] Fowlie.[11] Cohen.[12] Giraudoux.[13] LeSage.[14] Inskip.[15] Fletcher.[16] Knowles.[17]
Further reading
edit- Grossvogel, David I. (1958), 20th Century French Drama, Columbia University Press, New York.
- Fowlie, Wallace (1967), Dionysus in Paris; A Guide to Contemporary French Theater, Meridian Books, Inc, New York, ISBN 60-6740.
- Cohen, Robert (1968), Giraudoux; Three Faces of Destiny, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, ISBN 68-29058.
- Giraudoux, Jean (1963), Three Plays, Oxford University Press, New York.
- LeSage, Laurent (1959), Jean Giraudoux; His Life and Works, The Pennsylvania State University Press, city, ISBN 52-12342.
- Inskip, Donald, (1958), Jean Giraudoux, The Making of a Dramatist, Oxford University Press, New York.
- Fletcher, John (1972), Forces in Modern French Drama, Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., New York, ISBN 0804421994.
- Knowles, Dorothy (1968), French Drama of the Inter-War Years, 1918-39, Barnes & Noble, Inc., New York.
Further reading with page numbers indicated
edit- Grossvogel, David I. (1958), 20th Century French Drama,p. 80-84, Columbia University Press, New York.
- Fowlie, Wallace (1967), Dionysus in Paris; A Guide to Contemporary French Theater,p. 67-70, Meridian Books, Inc, New York, ISBN 60-6740.
- Cohen, Robert (1968), Giraudoux; Three Faces of Destiny,p. 64-76, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, ISBN 68-29058.
- Giraudoux, Jean (1963), Three Plays,p. xxxx, Oxford University Press, New York.
- LeSage, Laurent (1959), Jean Giraudoux; His Life and Works, The Pennsylvania State University Press, city, ISBN 52-12342.
- Inskip, Donald, (1958), Jean Giraudoux, The Making of a Dramatist,p. 97-102, Oxford University Press, New York.
- Fletcher, John (1972), Forces in Modern French Drama,p. 62-63, Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., New York, ISBN 0804421994.
- Knowles, Dorothy (1968), French Drama of the Inter-War Years, 1918-39,p. 208-210, Barnes & Noble, Inc., New York.
External links
edit- Allan Cavan at IMDb
- Glacier National Park, National Park Service homepage
- Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP). "Going-to-the-Sun Road: A Model of Landscape Engineering".
- The Kintla Archives. "The Kintla Archives of Waterton – Glacier History".
- Guide to the Glacier National Park Papers at the University of Montana
References
edit- ^ Grimes, William (2010-11-25). "Frank Fenner Dies at 95". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ New York Times, 26 November 2010, Frank Fenner Dies at 95
- ^ Fletcher, John (1972). Forces in Modern French Drama, p. 62. University of London Press, London. ISBN 0804421994.
- ^ Knowles, Dorothy (1968). French Drama of the Inter-War Years, p. 208-210. Barnes & Noble, New York.
- ^ Grossvogel, David I. (1958). 20th Century French Drama, p. 80-84. Columbia University Press, New York.
- ^ For the Love of Movies The New York Times, May 28, 2010
- ^ New York Times, 26 November 2010, Frank Fenner Dies at 95
- ^ Craig F. Bohren (2006). Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation: An Introduction with 400 Problems. Wiley-VCH. ISBN 3527405038.
- ^ New York Times; February 1, 1944; Jean Giraudoux obituary, Retrieved September 1, 2010
- ^ Grossvogel, David I. (1958), 20th Century French Drama, Columbia University Press, New York.
- ^ Fowlie, Wallace (1967), Dionysus in Paris; A Guide to Contemporary French Theater, Meridian Books, Inc, New York, ISBN 60-6740.
- ^ Cohen, Robert (1968), Giraudoux; Three Faces of Destiny, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, ISBN 68-29058.
- ^ Giraudoux, Jean (1963), Three Plays, Oxford University Press, New York.
- ^ LeSage, Laurent (1959), Jean Giraudoux; His Life and Works, The Pennsylvania State University Press, city, ISBN 52-12342.
- ^ Inskip, Donald, (1958), Jean Giraudoux, The Making of a Dramatist, Oxford University Press, New York.
- ^ Fletcher, John (1972), Forces in Modern French Drama, Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., New York, ISBN 0804421994.
- ^ Knowles, Dorothy (1968), French Drama of the Inter-War Years, 1918-39, Barnes & Noble, Inc., New York.