User talk:Priceobserver

Priceobserver, you are invited to the Teahouse!

Hi Priceobserver! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Be our guest at the Teahouse! The Teahouse is a friendly space where new editors can ask questions about contributing to Wikipedia and get help from peers and experienced editors. I hope to see you there! I JethroBT (I'm a Teahouse host) Visit the Teahouse This message was delivered automatically by your robot friend, HostBot (talk) 17:24, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Welcome Priceobserver!

Now that you've joined Wikipedia, there are 48,303,514 registered editors!

Hello, Priceobserver. Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions! I'm W.carter, one of the other editors here, and I hope you decide to stay and help contribute to this amazing repository of knowledge.

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Sincerely, w.carter-Talk 12:04, 28 November 2015 (UTC)   (Leave me a message)

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How to alert other editors

Here are some cookies for you.

Hi! I saw your post at the Teahouse and I'm dropping by to give you a little guide in "how to use the phone" on the Wikipedia. I'm one of the editors who help newcomers here.

When someone is posting on your talk page you get an automatic notification. That notification is a small blue sign followed by a long yellow box at the top of your page (for most browsers and settings). In all other cases you have to alert the other editor in some way, either by "ping" or by mentioning them in a link. This will result in just the red sign notification on top of that users page. So even if you respond on your talk page you still have to alert the editor you are addressing. If you want to get hold of me you write {{ping|W.carter}} resulting in @W.carter: or [[User:W.carter|W.carter]] resulting in W.carter and sign with the four "squiggles" ~~~~ at the end and hit "Save". There are some more, but these are the basics. And when you ask something on someone's talk page, you also create a new section so your question don't get entangled in some other conversation. If you are having a conversation with another user on some page, it is also customary to add that page to your Watchlist in case someone in the discussion forgets to alert.

The policy is to leave an answer on the same page as the question, keep the conversation intact unless there is some reason for moving it elsewhere. Like complicated questions at the Teahouse can be continued on the appropriate talk page. Cheers, w.carter-Talk 12:10, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

@W.carter: Thank you for answering me. Why do they call it a Teahouse? Did I post on the right place? Priceobserver (talk) 18:20, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

You sure did post at the right place. If you take a look at the article Tea house, you will find that such places "often serve as centers of social interaction". The page here draws much of its inspiration from the Japanese tea houses where people can meet and discuss things in a friendly and polite environment where all are equal. That is one of the most important features of such a tea house. That is why there is no "chief editor" or "master" there, only hosts to make sure things run smoothly. You are always welcome to ask questions there. I can also recommend just hanging out there and listening in on other conversations. That is how I learned much of the basics about the Wikipedia. And you are of course always welcome at my talk page. Or 'ping' me. :) w.carter-Talk 22:05, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

Your thread has been archived

Hi Priceobserver! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse, What's an autoconfirmed user?, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days (usually at least two days, and sometimes four or more). You can still find the archived discussion here. If you have any additional questions that weren't answered then, please feel free to . The archival was done by Lowercase sigmabot III, and this notification was delivered by Muninnbot, both automated accounts. You can opt out of future notifications by placing {{bots|deny=Muninnbot}} here on your user talk page. Muninnbot (talk) 19:02, 13 September 2020 (UTC)