User talk:Barchard

Welcome!

Hello, Barchard, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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TheRingess 09:11, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Stonyhurst

Many thanks for expanding the history section. Is the source material from one of those already mentioned in the article, or is it another text (or texts)?

--Dunstan 08:43, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ankara

Hi Barchard,

Thanks for your contributions to Ankara. I moved them to History of Ankara, as the section was getting quite large. Cheers. —Khoikhoi 20:38, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Biliotti

I'm very glad you are working on this article. I corrected the formatting of the footnote. If you follow that pattern, it ought to work! There is no need to "name" a reference unless you are going to refer to the same item more than once; otherwise, you can simply enclose each footnote within <ref> ... </ref>. The footnotes only appear when you put == Notes == <references/> at the foot of the page, as I have now done. Andrew Dalby 17:37, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nun Monkton

Thank you for today's expansion of the Nun Monkton page. This is just to let you know that your additions are now in need of inline references; possibly page numbers relating to the source quoted at the bottom of the page (as per WP guidelines), or possibly a whole new list of sources. If you would like to add sufficient inline references, you could then remove the tag from the top of the page. Please note that so-called "peacock" words (advertising-type words) such as "finest" may be removed by editors as such words are discouraged by WP guidelines. Thank you again for your contribution.--Storye book (talk) 22:25, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, now I understand - I've just looked at your contributions list, and seen your request for help with footnotes. If you still have a problem with this, the simplest way is to write your source at the end of the sentence in question, select it, and click on the "ref" button above the editing box. This reference can include a copied-and-pasted URL followed by a space and then your title or explanation. To turn that URL and title into a proper link, just select the whole reference (excluding the ref coding at each end) and hit the external-link button above the editing box (the one with the globe-icon).

If you want a fancier reference, go to "my preferences" at the top right of your browser window, and select "cite" in the gadgets tab. That will give you a cite button next to your current ref button. When you are in editing mode, clicking on "cite" will give you the option of various forms to fill in for different types of references; this will make your life much easier in the long run. If the above is as clear as mud, try this page: Wikipedia:Citing sources. If you need more assistance with inline references, please contact me on my talk page.--Storye book (talk) 22:50, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]