User talk:Perceval
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[edit] My (Mtz206) RfA
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Thank you for voting at my RFA. My Request was successful with 41 supports, 12 opposes and 5 neutrals, and even though you did not vote for me, your counsel was appreciated. As an admin, I intend to work on expanding my involvement in the project namespace. If in any point in the future you get the feeling I'm doing something wrong, do not hesitate to drop me a line. -- mtz206 (talk) 02:31, 22 June 2006 (UTC) |
[edit] Citing Sources
Thanks for the help with the Culture during the Cold War article. How do I cite sources? This page is so far an amalgamation of bits and pieces from other articles. What do I cite, exactly? I read the citing sources article, but I still feel like I don't know what I need to know. Also, I don't want this to be simply a list of things, but to have some something that takes it up a notch from a list...
- I recommend the library. I guarantee that a university library would have a book or two or three on the cultural effects of the Cold War. From those books you can write about the larger themes, rather than just list individual cultural products. Discussion of Cold War culture can then integrate the good list of shows and books and movies you've got already. (P.S. Don't forget to sign your posts using ~~~~). —Perceval 04:50, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
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- Okay...so I did some searching, found some stuff. What I found is right there on the Cold War page. I haven't read any of the sources, though. Does that matter? Would I just put that list of things at the bottom of the culture of the cold war article? Also, would I repeat some of the sources found on other pages? For example, the musical Chess doesn't cite any sources, since it is the source. Is that the same for the songs and movies and such? Lastly, are you a good resource for these questions, or is there somewhere that is a better place for my questions? Thanks for your help! Hires an editor 02:14, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
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- Well, I'm an administrator, so I'm as good a source as any. To start learning about citing sources in Wikipedia, I would read WP:CITE. It will explain what to cite, when to cite, and how to cite. To understand why we need to cite and the importance of citing, read Wikipedia:Verifiability. One thing we cannot do is to cite other Wikipedia articles as a source. If you see a cited sentence in another article you can use that sentence and carry over the citation if you like. But it's generally best to paraphrase facts from things that you personally have read, and cite those sources, thereby reducing the room for error.
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- The most current citing system is called cite.php. You can read about that at Wikipedia:Footnotes and m:Cite/Cite.php. It's fantastic, and does a lot of the work for you. Also, there are readymade citation templates for various types of sources that will automatically format the bibliographic data for you. You can find them at Category:Citation_templates. I've used Template:Cite news and Template:Cite book countless times, but many others exist for virtually any kind of media. Hope this helps! —Perceval 03:30, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Great power peer review
Could you please see Wikipedia:Peer review/Great power and suggest what we could do to improve that article. Thanks. Nobleeagle (Talk) 00:22, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
- I'll look into it.—Perceval 06:09, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Unspecified source for Image:Brzezinski.jpg
Thanks for uploading Image:Brzezinski.jpg. I notice the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this file yourself, then there needs to be a justification explaining why we have the right to use it on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you did not create the file yourself, then you need to specify where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.
If the file also doesn't have a copyright tag, then one should be added. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{GFDL-self}} tag can be used to release it under the GFDL. If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Fair use, use a tag such as {{fairusein|article name}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:Image copyright tags#Fair_use. See Wikipedia:Image copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.
If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. YellowDot 16:01, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Addition of Copyvios
It seems that you added a copyright violation here (from Britannica). I'd be interested to hear what happened. Thanks, Alphachimp 14:24, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
- Looks like it was added over two years ago, within a month or so of my first starting to edit Wikipedia. If I recall correctly, the text didn't come directly from Britannica, but by way of this website, which is the first thing that comes up on a Google search for Hammon. Good catch, thanks.—Perceval 02:45, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
