User talk:Sandraolney
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Above you will see what constitutes the Wikipedia philosophy. I highly endorse these principles. Dger (talk) 02:47, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
DGER
[edit]Got your message. Good luck. Dger (talk) 23:18, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
Referencing
[edit]To do a reference you need to use "<ref></ref>" around the citation. You could type the citation out in APA format or use a template to do the correct formatting for you. To use a template start the citation (after the <ref>) with "{{cite" then enter all the relevant information one line at a time or all in one line. Finish with "}}" then the </ref>. Look here [1] for all the possible items that can go in the citation. Each item must be precede by the bar "|". Typically you only need about 6 items.
Dger (talk) 21:06, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Links to online refs
[edit]I should have mentioned how to do online references or to webpages. Use the same start and end, i.e., <ref> ... </ref>. Between them start with one [ followed by the URL (e.g., http;//...) then one space a a short title about the page (e.g., Malcolm Peat) followed by another ] and then the webserver name, e.g., Queen's University).
Don't forget to put ~~~~ after any messages you put in Wikipedia. It is an automated way that Wikipedia uses to add your name, date, etc. Like you see after this line.
Dger (talk) 00:55, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Ready?
[edit]Do you want me to put the article into Wiki? It appears ready. It doesn't have to be prefect. Changes can be made at any time. Cheers. Dger (talk) 23:51, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
- It's done. Congrats. Dger (talk) 14:11, 9 February 2015 (UTC)