UnsungHistory

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@Moxy,please clarify the ~~~~ signature thing,i do not see anybody do it UnsungHistory (talk) 18:23, 30 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

@Moxy UnsungHistory (talk) 02:04, 5 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

You're doing just fine using your signature everything is good! Moxy🍁 02:05, 5 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Please see MOS:LEADCITE. Basically, if it is already cited in the body-text of the article, it does not necessarily need to be cited in the lead-section. FOARP (talk) 12:34, 10 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, articles should not be moved, as you did to San Francisco 4th and King Street station, without good reason. They should have a name that is both accurate and intuitive. Wikipedia has some guidelines in place to help with this. Generally, a page should only be moved to a new title if the current name doesn't follow these guidelines. Also, if a page move is being discussed, consensus needs to be reached before anybody moves the page. If you would like to experiment with page titles and moving, please use the test Wikipedia. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 00:12, 4 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Example comment UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 19:25, 6 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello, UnsungHistory,

I know you are proud of your new signature but it is very, very long. Most signatures for long-time editors are short. I think the important element in a signature is a legible username and a link to your User talk page, I don't think most of the other information is important. Other editors just need to know how to reach you and what your name is. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:11, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello,@Liz,

Thanks for the concern, when I have more time i will consider shortening it, however, you are basically telling me that i should probably remove the " (See how I messed up)"part, which is the link to my Contributions page,pointing out that editors really need is just my talk page and user page, but isn't the "Read!"part of your signature a link to your contributions page, just shorter then in mine? UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 16:00, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

I saw your signature in the open letter, and am not sure that the "See how I messed up" part is good for a serious legal matter, also a time-stamp is missing, - no idea how you achieved that, - looks like something messed up ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:10, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

I removed it as not valid, - please try again. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:31, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

The limit in the policy is 255,this is less then half,58/255 characters UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 21:36, 7 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

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help UnsungHistory (Questions or Concerns?) (See how I messed up) 00:02, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hi UnsungHistory. It appears that you accidentally transcluded the petition page on your user page. The difference between transclusions and links is that a transclusion displays an entire page and its code looks like this: {{Wikipedia:2024 open letter to the Wikimedia Foundation}}, while a link's code looks like this: [[Wikipedia:2024 open letter to the Wikimedia Foundation]]. Curly brackets transclude pages and square brackets link to them. I've replaced the transclusion with a link, although you may want to remove the note you added to the userbox. Regards, Nythar (💬-🍀) 07:11, 9 November 2024 (UTC)Reply