User talk:Ceredigion1905

Welcome and introduction

Hi, Ceredigion1905. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person by golly! And this real person (that would be me), wants to say welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you've made an account! Thanks for joining; you're on your way to making some great contributions.

Because I've noticed you've just joined, I wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. Any questions are fine, nothing is too silly (we've heard them all). Now, the tips below - hop on them - they should help you begin editing. Best of luck! JoeSmack ^Talk 21:41, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yessss! You made an account! Totally sweet!

Anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people. Besides that, you shouldn't feel nervous or anything about a good-willed contribution. If you're concerned, talk to us.

Play in your user area. For example, create User:Ceredigion1905/test. If you feel nervous, feel free to talk to us.

When you're ready, start your first article using the Article Wizard. You don't HAVE to use it, but for your first article it really helps. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references. If you'd like more guidance, you guessed it, talk to us.

Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page. (You'll want to sign your name with these four tildes ~~~~ when you leave something on a talk page to help know who you are!)

Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia!

--JoeSmack ^Talk 21:41, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. If you just feel like poking around, Wikipedia:Help is a good place to start. :)

Welsh national costume

Thanks for your great work on the national costume of Wales article. I've tried to push it forward, but I really appreciate your edits. Please keep challenge my work as I paint with broad strokes. Thanks FruitMonkey (talk) 21:46, 11 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Welsh hats and costumes

Hi. I just wanted to thank you for your contributions to the Welsh hat and Traditional Welsh costume articles. You obviously know a lot on the subjects and are keen to help others learn. However, I'd like to point out a couple of things you could do to improve the articles further.

The tone used sometimes is a bit too informal, chatty and convey opinions. Encyclopaedias are required to be more formal and as neutrally expressed as possible. They should not address the reader directly, or suggest they are conveying any particular writer's thoughts or opinions. The skill is in avoiding this being dry and boring, but it is possible.

All articles on encyclopaedias rely on their information being cited to reliable sources, so that the contents can be verified. There is a lot on the articles that may well be true, but they are not cited, or the source given is rather vague. Citing articles increases the value of the article, because readers can be more certain of its content's validity and accuracy. If you can provide some cites for more of the content, that would be much appreciated.

It is also generally not acceptable to cite wordpress blogs, because these are not usually considered reliable sources. As you can appreciate, anyone can write a blog and say anything they like. It can not be used as an indication of accuracy, expertise or truth.

Linking to your own blog is strongly discouraged, because that may be considered more an attempt to publicise your own work, than building an encyclopaedia.

But please, if you can put forward a case why your blog may be justifiably considered a reliable source, I'd be happy to hear it. Preferably on the article talk page where others interested may read it.

Thanks. --Escape Orbit ^(Talk) 21:36, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]