User talk:RabidPanda V

Welcome[edit]

Hello RabidPanda V, and welcome to Wikipedia! Here are some recommended guidelines to help you get involved. Please feel free to contact me if you need help with anything. Best of luck and happy editing! Fabricationary 05:27, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Links/Targets[edit]

Is it possible to have an internal link that directs to a specific target on another Wiki page? The reason I ask is because, for example, a character listing that has a red link because a standalone Wiki does not exist, could be part of a larger article encompassing several characters of the sort. Hence, linking to that target would help streamline internal links to a degree. RabidPanda V 00:40, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed that you posted this at Wikipedia talk:Contact us. First, if you read that page, it was not the proper place to ask this question. Second, it is possible to link to a specific section of an article, as follows:

To link to the section "History" on the article about Wikipedia, you can type [[Wikipedia#History]]. If, then, you want the link to appear to readers to say the history of Wikipedia, you would add [[Wikipedia#History|the history of Wikipedia]], which results in this link: the history of Wikipedia. I hope this helps, and happy editing! Timrem 23:59, 4 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Punctuation[edit]

Not for one second did I ever take it as a personal attack. You wanted to get this right and you were (and still are, quite rightly) venting your dismay at the possibility Wikipedia style might require something so strange with regard to punctuation. I recently found out a high school teacher taught my sons to put punctuation outside the quotation marks the same way. I have no idea why she taught them that. She was teaching long before Wikipedia was around. Even though I understand the logic of saying, "The comma isn't part of the title," I don't get the principle behind contradicting every style guide (MLA, APA, whatever) I've ever had to follow. So, while I'll do things the Wikipedia way for now because it's their playground, I also support your interest in pursuing the issue on the larger scale. Doczilla 19:52, 29 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Skyblue" vs "Sky blue"[edit]

It's just white for me without the space. I do not know why this would be happening to you that it's not colored. —Ryūlóng (竜龍) 03:47, 23 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned fair use image (Image:Bruce Timm Joker.jpg)[edit]

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Unspecified source for Image:General PR Logo.jpg[edit]

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Fair use rationale for Image:General PR Logo.jpg[edit]

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Fair use rationale for Image:General PR Logo.jpg[edit]

Thanks for uploading or contributing to Image:General PR Logo.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will 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.BetacommandBot 19:20, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly unfree Image:Power_Coin_Montage.jpg[edit]

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ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

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