User talk:Ar1994

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Hello, Ar1994, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, especially what you did for Spark Unlimited. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! Karthik Nadar (talk) 16:10, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

September 2011

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, such as on Karthikndr, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You could also click on the signature button or located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you. Karthik Nadar (talk) 16:10, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Help

How do I properly format a reference? Ar1994 (talk) 12:03, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

• There are various templates used for citing sources, accessible through your editing toolbar 2.0 (see picture):

1. {{cite web}}
2. {{cite news}}
3. {{cite book}}

Hope this helps! If you need further assistance just drop a line on my talk page, or re-convert the {{helpme}} template :-) benzband (talk) 20:13, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

Can you give me an example on each types of references?Ar1994 (talk) 12:31, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

• Additional guidance:

How references work

Simple references These require two parts; a) Chzz is 98 years old.<ref>"The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009.</ref> He likes tea.<ref>http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com </ref> b) A section called "References" with the special code "{{reflist}}"; == References == {{reflist}} (an existing article is likely to already have one of these sections) To see the result of that, please look at user:chzz/demo/simpleref. Edit it, and check the code; perhaps make a test page of your own, such as user:Ar1994/reftest and try it out. Named references Chzz was born in 1837,<ref name="MyBook"> "The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. </ref> in Footown.<ref name="MyBook"/> Note that the second usage has a / (and no closing ref tag). This needs a reference section as above; please see user:chzz/demo/namedref to see the result. Citation templates You can put anything you like between <ref> and </ref>, but using citation templates makes for a neat, consistent look; Chzz has 37 Olympic medals.<ref> {{Citation | last = Smith | first = John | title = Olympic medal winners of the 20th century | publication-date = 2001 | publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]] | page = 125 | isbn = 0-521-37169-4 }} </ref> Please see user:chzz/demo/citeref to see the result. For more help and tips on that subject, see user:chzz/help/refs.

Best regards, Cind.amuse (Cindy) 12:35, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you Ar1994 (talk) 12:39, 2 January 2012 (UTC)