User talk:Jackiewickens

I am posting to my own talk page because that is all I seem to be able to do. I do not understand user talk!!

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Welcome

Hello, Jackiewickens! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. You may benefit from following some of the links below, which will help you get the most out of Wikipedia. If you have any questions you can ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking

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Mentoring

Hello Jackie. I would be honoured to mentor you. I'm not sure how everyone else is doing the mentoring, but I'd say it's a fairly individual matter anyway, so we should do it how we like. Therefore, I was wondering if you could tell me what you'd expect from a mentor? I'm happy to provide as much or as little support as you need, you are always welcome to ask me questions or for a third opinion (There's no such thing as a stupid question - if you are unsure, ask!) and I'll keep a regular eye on your contributions in case I pick up any areas where I think you could do with a little help. Worm 09:04, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Just as an addendum, I see you are very new to wikipedia, so I thought I'd give you a hand on sending me messages. You have a few options

You can leave a message on this page. I will be watching it and will reply within 24 hours.
You can click on my signature where it says Worm. This will take you directly to my talk page, where you can edit a section to leave me a message. Besides email, this will be the fastest way to contact me, as the bright orange bar I get (you might have noticed it, for this message) will alert me. (During UK office hours, it might even be faster than email!)
You can start a new section on my talk page, either directly from my talk page or using this link
You can email me using this link

So you can do whichever you find easiest for you. Also, I've added a template on your userpage, which has some quick links. (Hopefully I've got the right course!). If you ever need them, just click on your name at the top of the screen, and it will jump you there. Worm 09:23, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well it looks like your idea of a mentor and mine are pretty similar! Wikipedia is not too difficult once you get the hang of it, there's a couple of tricks that makes things flow better, but it'll all come in time. Technical or not, I'm sure we'll be able to handle any queries you have :) Otherwise, if you ever see anything that's not quite right with wikipedia, be bold and fix it! (You often find that when people message you, they leave links within their text, using [[ and ]]. This should explain what they're trying to say in more depth) - Anyway, let me know when you start editing with gusto, I'll be around to lend a hand. Oh yes, and if anyone else in your class needs a mentor, I'm still free! Worm^TT 21:00, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yikes!

Hi Jackie. I've moved your article from Lyng v. NW Indian Cemetery Protective Association which is in the "main space" - meaning that anyone using the encyclopedia as an encyclopedia can see it - to your "user space" at User:Jackiewickens/Lyng v. NW Indian Cemetery Protective Association. The problem is that if the article is in the mainspace, it's open to be deleted if it's not yet up to encyclopedic standards, whereas the standards are a lot lower in your user space. You're still able to make any changes to the article in your user space and move it to the main space when it's ready. See Wikipedia:Your first article for more! Worm^TT 21:07, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Been a little while!

Been a little while since you've been last on Jackie, I hope you're not leaving everything til the last minute ;). I'd never do such a thing. Never. No. Nu-uh. I'm not avoiding important work to leave you an irrelevant message. Well, anyway, let me know if there's anything I can do to help, when you do start up :) Worm^TT 14:56, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Worm,

Thank you for that! Of course I am not waiting until the last minute =) haha. That is why I am on today, I am going to write a draft of the first part of my article. I am going to collaborate with another student to write the entire article. I will be working on the the background of the case, she will cover what happened in court, and together we will work on the effects of the case on future rulings. So I Checked out how to add links, format and stylize. I hope it isn't too hard. I might ended up with questions on that. Thanks for not giving up on me....I hope I can stay more on top of this now!!

--Jackiewickens (talk) 23:38, 8 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh hey look at that, i remembered to sign my post this time...see I am learning!

--Jackiewickens (talk) 23:40, 8 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed you are! Jolly good Worm^TT 09:16, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Template Help

Good morning Jackie. Sorry I wasn't about to help out last night, but I was tucked up in bed... at 2am. Being on the other side of the Atlantic does have its disadvantages. What you're looking for is a template called Template:Infobox SCOTUS case. I'm not sure how much you've been taught about templates, but the documentation at Template:Infobox SCOTUS case/doc shows the code you need to copy across. If you copy it to the top of your sand box, and fill in the fields you want to use, you should get the desired result. If not, let me know and I'll see what I can do to help.

Don't worry too much about leaving it all to the last minute ;) It's human nature I know I did it at uni! Though I didn't get to play on wikipedia there. Worm^TT 09:15, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for helping me find the template, I think I can figure it out now. I Just got back from spring break, back to the grind! Jackie Jackiewickens (talk) 19:32, 23 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Glad I could help. Looks like you're making a lot of progress in your sandbox, give me a shout if you need anything. Worm^TT · (talk) 09:57, 25 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sandbox is looking good

Jackie, I looked at your draft and it looks good. You should review Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Supreme Court cases for pointers on the essential elements of the Supreme Court Case article. Additionally you should review Template:cite book, Template:cite journal and Template:cite web for formatting your citations. If you need help, please visit office hours or make arrangements for another meeting. --Mike Cline (talk) 15:53, 30 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]