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WP:FILM April 2011 Newsletter

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The April 2011 issue of the WikiProject Film newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 22:49, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

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May 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States

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The May 2011 issue of the WikiProject United States newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.

 
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Footnotes

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Moved to its own section. ~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 04:02, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

Hello Matthew, hope you are doing well in your studies, I want to edit a list with over 50 Notes (Footnotes). Is there a guide on how to add and/or delete and/or move items in the list and notes themselves without screwing up the correspondence and still keep everything sequential. Thanks HawiBoy (talk) 18:29, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

First of all, sorry for the late reply. Thank you for the well wishes.  
Footnotes are actually within the text. So the only way to re-order them would be to move the actual footnotes (designated by the <ref> tag). To move the footnotes, you must simply move the entire text starting with <ref> and ending with </ref> to the place you want it.
Sorry, it's kinda difficult to explain. Does this make sense? If not, put the text {{helpme}} right underneath here and someone else will answer. Thanks, ~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 04:02, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

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Editing

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HI Matthew I was wondering what would happen if someone were to edit something and that person knows it's true.Leuma.13 (talk) 21:15, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi! Welcome to Wikipedia!
Generally, unless we have a reliable source to verify the information, it's called original research. However, adding the information is sometimes as easy as googling and finding a reliable source to add. If you're curious, here is the policy page with more information about reliable sources: Wikipedia:Reliable sources.
If you have any other questions, feel free to drop me a line. ~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 21:23, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

ThanksLeuma.13 (talk) 20:58, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

No problem   ~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 03:19, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Holla

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^. mauchoeagle (c) 23:02, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

  ~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 23:15, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Fruit

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I had the fruit page updated to explain that mushrooms are the fruiting body of a fungus, and the statement that was added is incredibly redundant...

{Fungus also have fruit. When a fungus begins to produce spores, the section of the fungus producing the spores is called the fruiting body of the fungus.[4]}

Sublimehypocrisy (talk) 00:47, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Oh, sorry about that. I've gone and made a change, I hope you like it. Here's a link if you're interested: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fruit&action=historysubmit&diff=431119712&oldid=430390666. If there is anything else I can help you with, don't be afraid to ask. ~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 03:16, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Blender edit....

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Thanks for explanation but was trying to consolidate info at top not at bottom (ref links). If that's improper, hadn't seen that to be true on other subjects.

Don't mind the mods but still trying to work out how to make changes without other editors removing at will. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jambay (talk • contribs) 06:39, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Also... sorry for neglecting signature Jambay (talk) 06:44, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi, Jambay! Welcome to Wikipedia!
The only information I removed was the external links. This was per Wikipedia:MOS#External_links. I can totally understand why you would want the information at the top. However, that's not the way the guidelines are written  .
That being said, most of your edits are very good. The track you're going on, you might turn Blender (software) into a featured article. Thank you so much for improving that article.
If you need any more help, I'm more than willing to help out. Just drop me a line, and I'll try my best.~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 06:48, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

I'd say grat'z but mean thank you. Just getting started on "edits", a major re-write in the works! Though I'm sure Ton won't approve (on first or second edit). Saw your other links, great, still I'm a writer so want to play :)

Apologize for any misnomers, errors, or flagrant fouls. Jambay (talk) 06:54, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

No prob! You're awesome for taking that rewrite on! ~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 06:56, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

PS - Used to editing my own (custom) wiki so local/external links are common and preferred; will limit in future. Jambay (talk) 06:59, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Ok, so, where should I put the edits for the links that are out of date? Didn't want to revise the "infobox", but figure it needs to be utmost. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jambay (talk • contribs) 07:07, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

BTW - thx for input, have taken your guidance to adjust editing on future pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jambay (talk • contribs) 07:27, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

sigh - was in mid-edit and got revised. Please help. Was thinking article but obviously not going to get intermediate edits. Jambay (talk) 08:18, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Not going to be an article - other editors refuse "commentary"; will just have to do with "specs" :)

thanks. Jambay (talk) 10:53, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Probably the easiest thing to do would be to create a draft in your userspace. Somewhere like User:Jambay/Blender (Software). All you would need to do is duplicate the contents of the Blender article to that page, then you can edit that page without interference. If you want me to, I can even do that for you. However, you'll have to copy your changes back to the main article when you're done. However, that shouldn't be too hard. I'm sorry about the edit conflicts, however Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia. It's just unfortunate that it happens so much. ~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 17:01, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
I looked at the difs, BTW, of the warnings posted on your talk page. I think they were right removing the content. I'm sorry, but we don't generally allow promotion of products on Wikipedia. Please try to write with a neutral point of view, otherwise the edits will get reverted. I'm sorry, but that's just the way it is   ~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 17:05, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

hah! got declared as being in edit war. Oh well, guess "creative" isn't part of consensus for Wikipedia (yep, I know, NPOV). Other than pissing off GDallimore doesn't look like I've been able or allowed to contribute :)

Will review, and possibly attempt re-write, but, given hostility, will likely just leave it be. Not worth my time or effort. Jambay (talk) 20:00, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

So, looking for help: Why is the first section sacrosanct? There seems to be plenty of "marketing", promotional, content/text/links under all of the other sections. Jambay (talk) 21:03, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

Yeah, you might say that. Why don't you work to remove the marketing, promotional text? After all, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. We don't generally like promotional material. What the editor was trying to do was to stop the addition of new, promotional material to the article. I'm sure he'd like the idea of you removing it.~ Matthewrbowker Say hi! 23:16, 28 May 2011 (UTC)

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