User talk:Plantton

Welcome to Wikipedia, Plantton!

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If you have any questions, check out the Teahouse or ask me on my talk page. Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. Again, welcome! ----Dustfreeworld (talk) 21:24, 30 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Attaching references

Hi Plantton, here’s a late reply to your previous question on how to attach references.

First, make sure that the source you’re going to use is not categorised as “unreliable” on this list. If you can’t find your source on that page, you may still use it (e.g., many Chinese newspapers’ sites aren’t there but can still be used). On the contrary, if it’s categorised as “unreliable” on that list, we won’t use it. Second, to format your references, you can use tools like:

https://citer.toolforge.org/ (enter the URL, choose the date format, I usually choose the last one, press Submit, and there you go)
https://citation-template-filling.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/index.cgi (this one is usually for medical content, the source may have a Pubmed ID which can be used to generate the citation)

As a side, there seems to be variation in citation styles for different pages, and people usually refer~~red~~ to those as WP:CITEVAR. I can never understand ~~them~~ the differences between the formats of those citation methods or how to use them correctly though. Regards, --Dustfreeworld (talk) 22:53, 29 November 2023 (UTC); 01:30, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And this is a useful page to learn more about the formats. All I’ve mentioned above are for adding references to the articles. To add a link to the talk page, as you may have already known, is relatively simple. Just paste the link, or, if you want it short, put the URL inside a square blanket, e.g., [Your URL] [1]. --Dustfreeworld (talk) 23:19, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the reminder. I will take that into account. Plantton (talk) 15:11, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

~ ~ ~ Merry Christmas! ~ ~ ~

Hello Plantton: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, --Dustfreeworld (talk) 13:42, 25 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Warmest congratulations on the festive season! May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace, joy, and happiness throughout the coming year. (Though I haven't figured out how to post a card here) ;) Plantton (talk) 22:15, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]