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Mentorship edit

Hello, I would be happy to be your mentor. Please tell me a little bit about you, and what your goals are with regards to learning about Wikipedia. Do not hesitate to ask me anything, and I will do my best to be of assistance.

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Cullen328 (talk) 05:00, 7 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Hi there,

Thank you so much for agreeing to mentor me.  A little about myself, I am a sophomore at Montana State University.  I have never edited anything on wikipedia before, so this is all very new to me.  It also takes me a little while to catch on to technology, so I might just be asking basic "how to" questions at first.  

At this point in time, I believe I will be editing and creating articles on monumental cases that changed tribal sovereignty, maybe even some biographies on the individuals involved. Thanks again, Jessica Msujsj (talk) 06:27, 9 February 2011 (UTC)Reply

Hey! Did you still want to work together on a project? I don't know what to pick and I'm so scared! YIKES Starryright (talk) 06:08, 11 February 2011 (UTC)StarryrightReply

Re Chief Pretty Eagle edit

I see that you've chosen this article for your class WP assignment. Good choice as it does need some work. Below is a list of suggestions to help you work on the article.

  • Add an Infobox template:infobox person to the article and complete as much of the infobox data that you can find.
  • Add a number of images of Pretty Eagle to the article (one can go in the infobox)
  • Flesh out the article with the typical section headings found in a biography (see Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography)
  • Review similar biographies to see what types of information is appropriate: Spotted Elk and Little Wolf are good examples
  • Remember to cite all your sources using template:cite book, template:cite web or template:cite journal as appropriate.
  • Make sure you are paraphrasing your sources, not copying them verbatim. If you want to quote a source, be sure and make the quotation clear and cite the source.

Let me know if you have any questions. Good Luck --Mike Cline (talk) 16:16, 23 March 2011 (UTC)Reply

Thank you for the advice and setting me on the right track!