User talk:Martycarbone

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December 2007

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments, as you did at Talk:Main Page, is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. —slakr^\ talk / 11:28, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Removing talk page comments

Hi Marty, as mentioned above, please don't remove other editor's comments. Instead, use the + tab to create a new comment, or edit a section, scroll to the very bottom, and add a new header by typing two equals signs on each side of the header name, and then making your comment below the header. Thanks, Ariel♥Gold 11:30, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your Recent Edits to Fractional-reserve banking

I noticed you were discussing the article within the article itself. If you want to discuss an article, please use the "discussion" tab at the top of the page to get to the talk page. A new section can be created within the talk page by using the "new section" tab. Also keep in mind while editing that Wikipedia article are suppose to represent a world-wide view. The fractional-reserve comments you made only refer to Federal Reserve reserve requirements. The reserve requirements are different in other countries. -- EGeek (talk) 22:55, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In response to the questions posted on my talk page

There is a discussion tab at the top of every wikipedia page to discuss its contents. The top heading will add a "talk:" prefix when your are in a talk/discussion page.
There is a "new section" tab only at the top of the talk/discussion pages. If a new page is already available, then click the "edit" on the right side of the section you want to edit, or click the "edit this page" tab to edit the entire page.
Anyone can add to a discussion. Its their choice. Active pages tend to get a response quicker.
If you have good information on the Federal Reserve you should put that information in the Federal Reserve System article. More general articles such as Fractional-reserve banking should represent a global view or consensus of the subject matter instead of one single country. However, this does not mean that country-specific information should be excluded.
If I get your message I will respond. I do not know of another method.
I have answered on your own talk page. When your talk page is edited (either someone adds or modifies something) you get notified or you found out the next time you login.
"Save page" writes the changes you made to the page you are editing. "Show preview" will show what the page or section will look like (but not write those changes). The "Show changes" button will compare the original page with your modified version.

If you need additional help, the Frequently Asked Questions and the help page are at your disposal. -- EGeek (talk) 01:23, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm always interested in new sources if they are reliable and sometimes when they are not. I am aware of the different reserve requirements for banks under the Federal Reserve based on their size. The general explanation of the multiplier effect on bank loan transactions within a fractional reserve system is still generally correct; however, due to the variety of reserve requirements under the Federal Reserve, the actual results will be different. In addition, open market operations can increase available reserves and add additional money to the banking system. -- EGeek (talk) 01:52, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: my reply to you

I did not know I removed comments at Talk:Main Page. I will try to be careful about that in the future. I thought I was always in an "edit" area.
No prob. T'was fixed. :P
What should I do if I am trying to make an "edit" and I get confused. Is there some way to simply abandon the effort and leave the page untouched.
As long as you don't click the "Save page" button, nothing happens, so you can simply click "back" to the article, close the window, or navigate to another page and nothing will be committed. Worst case, if you do click "Save page" and want to undo what you did, you can use the History tab, click the undo link on your edit, and click "save page" and it will automatically be undone.
If I have questions about editing -- where is the best place to post them
Probably the Wikipedia help desk. There are also some alternative places listed on that page to go for help, as well. :)
Does 4 tildes always sign my name?
Yes, assuming there isn't anything between them (like spaces). For example ~~~~ will work but ~ ~ ~ ~ won't. If at any point you wish to use 4 tildes in a row but don't want your signature to apppear, simply enclose half of them in <nowiki></nowiki> tags, e.g., <nowiki>~~</nowiki>~~. If you're ever in doubt as to what your edit will look like, though, simply use the show preview button at the bottom of the edit box and it will show you the end result. :)
When I "save" this page -- will it be delivered to you?
No. Well, yes and no. Because you originally posted to my talk page, a new messages dialog appeared there (more about that in the next question, below). Though, on non-user talk pages there is no "delivery" system. However, all edits will appear in the recent changes list, which people fairly actively monitor. Additionally, if someone has a page you are changing watchlisted, they will see the last change to the page when they check their watchlist.
If you answer me -- (a) how do I know that and (b) how do I find the message
You should have received a little yellow box stating you have new messages, pointing you back to your talk page. This will appear whenever someone other than you edits your talk page. It should include a diff link to the last change. Alternatively, you can check the page history for changes. However, some people may respond where the original message was posted, so it might be a good idea to watchlist when you post a message. This is particularly true on article talk pages, where people won't usually contact you directly whenever they reply to something you say.

Hopefully that helps. I'll drop a little canned "welcome message" below to give you some good links/info about editing in general. Again, if you have any questions, definitely check out the help desk. Cheers :) --slakr^\ talk / 08:48, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Martycarbone, and Welcome to Wikipedia!

Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement.

Happy editing! slakr^\ talk / 08:48, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for your invitation

I would, however, not suggest starting another new article on the same subject. See, for example, monetary policy of the United States. I also think the content I have looked at on your user page is primarily copied from another web page and not from reliable sources. Good luck.--Gregalton (talk) 18:28, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Gregalton. The information provided on your page should be placed into the Federal Reserve System and Fractional reserve banking articles. -- EGeek (talk) 22:35, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You used the helpme tag

Hello, you used the {{helpme}} tag. How may I help you? When you've asked your question, please put the tag back so we know to check back. Alternatively, you can join the #wikipedia-en-help IRC channel to get real-time help. (Click here for instant access.) Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 17:06, 8 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

fractional reserve banking

Which sections of the fractional reserve banking do you feel need more clarification or are wrong and need correcting? It's not generally a good idea to reinvent the wheel when you don't have to. You said that you didn't really understand the money page. Which sections of that page do you feel need more clarification or are wrong and need correcting? Thanks. :) The first link that you gave said (at the top of the page), "This is a work-in-progress, it is nowhere near its finished form. Things will be out-of-order and incomplete until I sign off on it." I would suggest not deleting a Wikipedia article which seems fairly well written for an incomplete article. Perhaps you could finish that other article before attempting to substitue what is already here. The second page wasn't really written in the style of an ecyclopedic article. Question/answer isn't generally the form of a scholarly paper. Informal asides and comments that were interspersed through the article would probably need to be removed before the article would fit well in the Wikipedia. It would likely be better to talk about which sections of the Wikipedia articles that you feel are wrong and/or need correcting. :) Banaticus (talk) 03:04, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

interspersing your comments with mine

Please don't intersperse your comments with my own text, just write a response afterward, please. :) Editing article talk pages to remove comments or to otherwise obfuscate the flow of a conversation is generally considered to be a poor practice, so please don't presume that we would do that or that we would want to do that. Interspersing your comments would make it much more difficult for another person to come in after that conversation has started and figure out exactly how the conversation went. I'm not saying that you shouldn't reply to my previous post on this page about fractional reserve banking. Comments should stay in whatever section they're addressing. But we generally don't break apart another person's post -- that's generally considered "bad form". ;) Banaticus (talk) 03:05, 9 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cleaned up your user page for you.

I assume that you don't really want the rude comment left there on your user page. I have cleaned it up for you.

In the future, you should know that you don't have to leave other user's comments up on your user page. You can do almost anything you like with your user page. It's the one page on wikipedia that is yours (as long as you follow a few rules, no advertisements, no obscenities, no slander).

You can also blank out comments on your talk page (this page), although it's considered polite to leave them up, but you don't have to.

Drop me a note if you need any help. best, lk (talk) 20:37, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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