Wlshmj

Maybe a silly question...

{{helpme}} I am a new user/soon to be contributor, fingers crossed, but I have a couple of questions. Can I write an article, and have it be accepted, if it is about a word not shown in the dictionary? It may be a slang word, but not a curse word. It would be a word that is not completely made up, but is an up and coming word in modern pop culture. I would go into as much detail as possible about its origins, how it would be used in certain contexts, and its meanings. Wlshmj (talk) 03:53, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

That's certainly not a silly question. Please ask anything you like, any time.

It sounds like the word would be a neologism - please see that link. Also, Wikipedia is not a dictionary - that link explains all about this sort of thing, and the differences between a Wikipedia article and a Wiktionary one.

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Best wishes,  Chzz  ►  04:09, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Welcome and introduction

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Red Highlighted Words

{{helpme}} I understand that the red hight lighted words are subjects that lack a Wikipedia page. So my question... Is there a way that I can retrieve an entire list of red high lighted words? Wlshmj (talk) 03:42, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Special:WantedPages, though in theory there would be an unlimited number in the full list. Intelligentsium^review 03:56, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

{{helpme}} How do we add a picture to our wiki page currently under construction?

• If you want to add an existing image to an article, add [[Image:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]] to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information.
• If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must find out what the proper license of the image is. If you know the image is licensed under a free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure what license the image takes, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy. I hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 05:01, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

pictures

{{helpme}} How do i add pictures into a wiki page i'm working on? 131.252.142.193 (talk) 05:02, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Pub Golf

• ... that Boston holds an annual Pub Golf event that has grown and climbed to over 1400 participants per year?

Created by Sdawg5k (talk). Nominated by Wlshmj (talk) at 21:06, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

Could you please have a look at T:TDYK#Pub Golf? There are several issues still to be resolved. Thanks, Ucucha 12:20, 9 December 2009 (UTC)