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Borrowed (from user Ewulp) bookmarks

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Handy rules

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How to do cites

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<ref name= NYT_yyyy-mm-dd> {{ cite news
|url=
|title=
|last=
|first=
|publisher= ''The New York Times''
|date=
|quote=
|accessdate= }}</ref>

  • Cite web site[3]

<ref name= "name">{{cite web
|url=
|title=
|last=
|first=
|publisher=
|date=
|quote=
|accessdate= }}</ref>

<ref name="name">{{cite book
|url=
|title=
|last=
|first=
|publisher= [[Random House]]
|pages=
|date=
|quote=
|accessdate= |isbn= 0-394-55263-6 }}</ref>

  • Cite online book (? - WiP)[5]
  • ...has been called "the most remarkable achievement in baseball history".[6]
  • Cite video or DVD[7]

How cited references appear

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  1. ↑ Fainaru, Steve (2005-06-26). "Silver Stars Affirm One Unit's Mettle". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-03-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ Gaudin, Sharon (12 June 2007). "California Man Gets 6-Year Sentence For Phishing". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2007-07-01. newspaper quote goes here {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ "Ocala/Marion County Visitors & Convention Bureau". Retrieved 2006-04-30. web quote goes here
  4. ↑ Merola, Mario (1988). Big City D.A. Random House. pp. 7–27. ISBN 0-394-55263-6. book quote goes here
  5. ↑ Merola, Mario. Big City D.A. (online excerpt).
  6. ↑ CNN/SI, The Longest Hitting Streak in History, 17 July, 1961
  7. ↑ Mumia Abu-Jamal (1997). Mumia Abu-Jamal: A Case for Reasonable Doubt? (DVD of HBO TV Special). London, UK: Otmoor Productions.

Handy edit summary phrases

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  • copyedit [ and ... ]
  • it was ok originally
  • revert unexplained change of content
  • rv - no edit summary, no reason to keep
  • (Undo text) Undid revision 123456789 by Userid (talk) per WP:PROMOTION; trivial content
  • rv unexplained deletions. If you are unable or unwilling to explain your thought processes, please do not delete material from wikipedia.
  • Wikipedia is a not a trade directory, it is an encyclopaedia of notable people, events and subjects
  • ("Academy Award-winning" and such) - rv to maintain a neutral point of view per MOS:FILM#Lead section
  • can't use their own website to substantiate this promotional claim
  • [material deleted as unsourced] doesn't seem controversial. add citation needed tag if you believe an explicit citation is needed.
  • the statements are self-evident and do not require a reference
  • rv good faith edit, superfluous
  • reverse unconventional edits
  • out of place
  • not pertinent
  • rm uncited ref
  • rm vanity "ref"
  • purpose of this section is to list the sources used to build the article, not to promote books
  • The References section is for references. The References section of a Wikipedia article is not a list of related works or links; it is specifically the list of works that have been used as sources in the article.
  • rm fake reference links, no evidence these supplements work
  • rm entry of unclear notability
  • switching back to the simple English word that everyone understands
  • keep this clearer explanation, see Plain English
  • remove unsourced statement
  • removing unsourced and unintegrated material, see WP:V and WP:TRIVIA
  • removing trivial mentions - those where the work in its entirety, be it song, poem, movie or whatever, is not about Xxxxxxx
  • there is no reason for this link, as there are 100's of xxxxxxxs, & it doesn't make sense to link them all here -- the yyyyy link is just not valuable here
  • remove imprecise statement (for when it's really crazy)
  • remove off-topic reference [to ...]
  • remove unremarkable claim
  • remove irrelevant {or distracting) information (or link)
  • remove unencyclopedic additions ( irreparably ungrammatical or misspelled )
  • remove incomplete edit ( by 24.13.nn.nn )
  • remove unhelpful additions
  • remove unnecessary elaboration
  • remove material not directly associated with article's subject ( xxxx )
  • remove trivia, there is no point in cataloging every time FLW's name is mentioned in passing
  • not needed in an encyclopedia ( truly trivial trivia )
  • remove unsubstantiated claim
  • remove addition; no evidence of notability for Firstname Lastname to WP:BIO standards
  • remove two more Parkers without articles supporting their notability
  • tagging {{Notability}}; may indeed be notable but this isn't asserted by WP:Reliable sources
  • remove poorly sourced material per WP:RS & WP:BLP
  • remove blog item per WP:RS (self-published source)
  • remove material quoting non-notable subject per WP:NOTE
  • remove assertions based on self-published sources per WP:RS (Fady Bahig)
  • remove irrelevant (possibly true but non-cited, could be true, doesn't matter) edit by 68.113.nn.nn
  • revert revisionist history
    • revert...you are using weasel words to somehow make the point that Jamal may be innocent. He has been convicted and the judgment upheld. Every criminal continues to plead their innocence.
  • remove potentially libelous unsourced addition (NN person added to list of Mafia members/associates)
  • massive revert, the last editor's edits add nothing but improperly sourced, POV and coatrackish content
  • reverting known vandal, edit might have been constructive but why take a chance
  • not disputing this, just asking for a source
  • WP is not a newspaper. Such information quickly becomes dated
  • revert - that is not a reliable source and wikipedia is not a gossip site and per WP:BLP
  • rm unsourced adlike material)
  • rm low-content, ad heavy external link
  • cleanup per MOS:DP and WP:DISAMBIGUATION; removed entries that would not apparently just be called "Popcorn," and links to articles that didn't mention "Popcorn"
  • DAB pages: rm examples not commonly referred to as simply 'subject'

Official multi-level warnings

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Reusable warning prose

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Pled vs pleaded

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"The past tense is pleaded. The use of pled or plead is colloquial." - A dictionary of modern legal usage

Custom message boxes

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Test here

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80 grams (2.8 oz)

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It has high-waisted, wide-legged, tight-cuffed pegged trousers (called tramas) and a long coat with wide lapels and wide padded shoulders (called the carlango).


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