User talk:Wikiwoman823

Re. request

A quick note regarding Talk:Advertising#Edit request from Wikiwoman823, 15 April 2010

I reformatted your request. When you begin a new line with a space, it is treated as a 'comment' field, and...

it looks like this. The text does not wrap, and appears in a dotted box instead.

I removed the spaces; I actually also surrounded the text with a 'template' called 'xt', which makes the quoted text appear in a different colour and font; for example, putting {{xt|This is an example}} results in; This is an example

'xt' stands for 'eXample Text'.

This is just a tip; I did not, at this time, actually process the request. Best, Chzz ► 12:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome and introduction

Hi, Wikiwoman823. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person. You can talk to me right now. Welcome to Wikipedia! I noticed you've just joined, and wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. The tips below should help you to get started. Best of luck! Chzz ► 12:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You don't need to read anything - anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people.

Ask for help. Talk to us live, or edit this page, put {{helpme}} and describe what help you need. Someone will reply very quickly - usually within a few minutes.

Play in your user area. For example, create User:Wikiwoman823/test.

Edit existing articles, before you make your own. Look at some subjects that you know about, and see if you can make them a bit better. For example, Wikipedia:Cleanup#2009.

When you're ready, read about Your first article. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references.

Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page.

There's lots of information below. Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia!

-- Chzz ► 12:50, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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