User talk:BYUbiologist

I like cougars.

Recent edit

I saw your recent edit at Mormons, and I think there are a couple of problems with it, so I am going to undo it for now. I do think you did bring up a good point, though, and that is Mormons' focus on higher education, which is hardly mentioned in the article. Sometime in the next few weeks, I'd like to write a paragraph on education for the article that will talk about the church's focus on education, as well as educational programs like BYU and the church educational system. You're welcome to contribute to that if you want. For the moment, though, I think I'm going to remove the sentence, as it doesn't quite fit in its current form. ~Adjwilley (talk) 04:09, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Hello, BYUbiologist, and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your recent edit to an article that is part of the Latter Day Saint movement WikiProject. We welcome your contributions and hope that you will stay and contribute more. Here are some links that I found helpful:

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Measurement systems

Should I use the metric system or a different system on wikipedia?

Please see WP:UNITS section of the Manual of Style for a detailed answer. ​—DoRD (talk)​ 21:24, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict)I have moved this down - new entries are normally placed at the bottom of a talk page, and that is where people will look for them. For the answer to your question, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Units of measurement and (for even more detail) Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Units of measurement.
When adding comments to talk pages (but not in articles) it is helpful to sign and date them so that people know who said what when. The easiest way to do that is to end your comment with four "tilde" characters ~~~~, which the system turns into a "signature" with your username and the time and date, like this: JohnCD (talk) 21:35, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Personal Experience Question

If I know something through personal experience should I put it on wikipedia? If so how would I cite it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by BYUbiologist (talk • contribs) 19:25, 21 March 2012‎

You can't, it has to be referenced from a published reliable source. Shearonink (talk) 02:54, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
If you do this it is referred to as original research, see WP:OR. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 02:58, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict)
First, thank you for asking!
The answer to your question is no, please do not use your personal experiences as sources on Wikipedia. Some good places to start reading about finding and citing good sources are:
Again, thanks for asking! Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 03:00, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In response to your feedback

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Ariconte (talk) 03:03, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

 

Inline references

I noted your article on Opisthoproctus soleatus does not have an in-line reference that supports what the text says. Here is a tool to help enter the references.

There is a "Cite" toolbar at the top of the edit window which allows you to automatically generate the required wiki code.

You click one of the templates, e.g. "book", and fill in the details.

More information can be found in Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners or the citations tutorial (the below video will play best in Firefox or Chrome):

Hope this helps, Ariconte (talk) 03:18, 22 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Help

I created a new article Eastern Carrion Crow but when I type it in on the wikipedia search bar it does not turn up unless I click go or hit enter. Also I would like to know how to make multiple searches go to the article, for example the scientific name and the common name, not just one or the other.

BYUbiologist (talk) 23:44, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The search engine takes at least a few hours to update; external ones will usually take several days to more than a week. The Wikipedia search box returns results based on spelling and # of links from elsewhere. External searches should pick up the syntax within the article an offer it; internal versions like Corvus corone orientalis would need to be created and redirected; see [1]. When starting a new section, use the 'New section' tab in the edit row, which will automatically place it at the bottom and provide an edit tab. Dru of Id (talk) 23:19, 3 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In response to your recent comment on my talk page

Hi, it takes time for a new article to be published. It has to go through reviewing with Admins and it will be fully published momentarily. I'm sorry, I didn't really understand what you wanted to do in your second sentence.

Webclient101 (talk) 00:14, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It wouldn't be possible to use one browser page to search multiple articles. You may either search one by one or open another browser tab. New articles won't appear through the search box immediately and usually takes a day or two. However, you can view your contributions by clicking "my contributions" located next to "log out". If you have other questions, contact me at my talk page. SwisterTwister talk 03:18, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

{{Help me}} On the page Chromis viridis I see a photograph that looks much more like a Wrasse than a Chromis. Should I delete it or leave it?BYUbiologist (talk) 15:54, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

unless you can find a better image uploaded to Wikipedia, just leave it. Mdann52 (talk) 16:17, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

{{Help me}} What I mean is that I think it is a Wrasse. It could be a problem if there is a picture of a Wrasse on the Chromis viridis article. If you want you can see for your self, it's the one on the bottom and it says "In Prague Sea aquarium." Take a look and tell me what you think. If the person answering this time is not Mdann52 than read his answer to clarify.

Oh... That picture. I have removed it. Mdann52 (talk) 17:04, 16 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In response to your feedback

Hello! Thanks for your feedback! If you have any questions about Wikipedia , please don't hesitate to ask me on my talk page. Have a great day! (:

Webclient101 (talk) 02:18, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

 

Article Feedback deployment

Hey BYUbiologist; I'm dropping you this note because you've used the article feedback tool in the last month or so. On Thursday and Friday the tool will be down for a major deployment; it should be up by Saturday, failing anything going wrong, and by Monday if something does :). Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 23:28, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]