Ryan Burke

Hello, Ryan Burke, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• How to edit a page
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• How to write a great article
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! BatteryIncluded (talk) 16:42, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

August 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Toilet has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. — Senator Palpatine 00:07, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Sorry. hehe. Ryan Burke (talk) 00:08, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Experiment

Welcome, and thank you for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test on the page Glass worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment further, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Jdrewitt (talk) 10:01, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Abbas Ibn Firnas

Hello. You rencently made an edit to the Abbas Ibn Firnas article and it was reverted. I thought it was actually productive so I will form a consensus with you. InternetHero (talk) 11:36, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Regarding your question to edits of the Abbas Iban Firnas article, it is answered on the same page you pose the question to (return to the talk page and read it). Since this subject is an ongoing item of contention, discuss revisions on the talk page before acting unilaterally to avoid unproductive conflict.Mavigogun (talk) 06:24, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Basic rules

The basic rules is this:

1) The community is most important. Not necessarily to a singular community, but the community around any particular reciprocating topic. CONSENSUS

2) Once the community agrees of a general direction, the references come into play. Usually, the references that are most peer-reviewed (indeed, the peer-review could happen with the introduction of it) get to be included, but the secondary references usually will come into play as a backdrop. REFERENCES

3) I just learned that if there is a discussion between to people and neither of them take a 3rd opinion clause (its a 'notice board' that reaches a third-person viewpoint), the arguement would end from dispute resolution. If the editor chooses to edit-war, then try and get an admin to verify the situation. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

4) Don't revert an edit (the same edit) more than 3 times. On the 3rd revert you can get blocked. 3RR

5) Don't copy-past from websites or any other reference. LICENCING

6) There are other misc. policies that can get you into trouble if the other editor has some negative feelings towards you. They're all tied to being disruptive at the end. MISC.

That's all you should worry about for now. Try to read the etiquette policies and always try to dispute resolution 1st. InternetHero (talk) 12:10, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

I've been on Wikipedia before. It is nice to know that someone would write that! c u Ryan Burke (talk) 06:06, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

The basic rules have been posted on top. Keep in mind that in determining proper weight, we consider a viewpoint's prevalence in reliable sources, not its prevalence among Wikipedia editors. Cheers, BatteryIncluded (talk) 16:42, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Ya i know. The consensus thing is first and foremost. Thx. Ryan Burke (talk) 23:50, 14 August 2008 (UTC)