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User talk:Whitefire
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Hello, Whitefire
THIS IS SERIOUS; READ IT.
Congratulations on joining ED! You probably fit into one of these categories:
- 1. New User
- Before making your first article look over ED:101. Try checking out random articles and fixing typos, grammar and/or bullshit where you find them before trying to make a new page. To start with, make multiple small edits to different articles until you have the hang of it. If you don't, it is unlikely that your article will survive for more than sixty seconds and you risk being molested by ED Sysops.
- If you don't know anything about wiki formatting and code, please read ED:BASIC and the Style Guide. Take your time and start slowly.
- 2. Mediawiki Migrant If you're an experienced wiki user (probably from a Wikipedia offshoot) who knows how to operate, please read ED:101 for offical policy and ED:MIGRANT for tips on assimilation and basic rules.
Whichever you are, to successfully contribute to ED, please take some time to look around, note why other people get banned and don't act like they did.
Communication with other users prevents misunderstandings and can be done through talk pages, TJC and the mailing list.
If you plan on sticking around, feel free to make your mark on the ED:Map and join the all new ED Facebook, the ED Myspace the ED Bebo and follow the ED Twitter.
[edit] Additional rules that only apply to you
- Unless your about to write an Alf article, don't link to it. --Einsidler 07:00, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
- Don't write an Alf article. --Jacknstock 07:04, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
Why not just have an Alf article with this picture and this picture only?-Ket 07:07, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
- Since I accidentally restored the alf article (was deleted while I was editing) my vote is "why not?" because that picture has some good lulz, maybe a couple of uses of the pic and the article could have internets relevance --Einsidler 07:10, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
- 2. Don't write an Alf article. Save the picture for the next time you and your boyfriend are involved in an online discussion. --Jacknstock 07:04, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Orphan
Make sure you know the article isn't going to be baleeted before you do this (make it less shitty), because that would create dead links.
When you create a new page, namely CatrinaTheDemon, please go to other related pages and link it to that page (sensibly please), otherwise, it becomes an Orphan, which nobody wants, as your page will never be seen, and it makes for lots of work for other people.
Please go around ED and fix your page, it will be appreciated by many. -- JailBait talk contribs 17:39, 2 September 2007 (CDT)
