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[edit] Wikipedia:Advice for parents
I'm thinking of adding a link to this page somewhere appropriate (as I have done to the 'about' page, and have suggested at the 'help' page) - any thoughts or feedback most welcome! cheers, Privatemusings (talk) 05:27, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Improving directions for asking questions
The current methods for diverting questions doesn't seem to be fully effective.. The questions that make it here ( and other places ) sometimes haven't looked very hard, other times got confused. I am suggesting changing the article to start off with something like
'To ask about how to use wikipedia use Wikipedia:Help_desk, requests for other information can be made on the Wikipedia:Reference desk. The following resources also contain commonly sought answers'
Basically get the help and reference desks to the top and provide other resources later. I would also like to remove the harsh notice at the top - this page will be commonly accessed by new users and the note is the wrong tone. LeeVJ (talk) 16:02, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
- Ok have been browsing around the help/intro pages a bit now - this page is specifically linked to as a reference of where to ask questions. Recommend we remove non-question resources (i.e. how to use wikipedia section and search) - leave pointer to FAQ, but make it Wikipedia:FAQ Index which is more comprehensive. LeeVJ (talk) 21:46, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
[edit] RfC
RfC seems like an advanced and confusing place to link to, especially for newcomers. I suggest removing this link. Computerjoe's talk 22:47, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Andrea Malker
who is andrea????????????/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Anniedm89 (talk • contribs) 05:08, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
- This page is for discussing the contents of Wikipedia:Questions and not for asking questions. There does not appear to be a notable person by that name. You can ask at Wikipedia:Reference desk if you give more information to identify the person, for example where you got the name from. Or try a Google search.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 12:48, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
[edit] please make other pages consistant with this page
This page makes reference to other help pages. ("reference desk is like a library. Village pump is where you'd discuss technical WP aspects" and so on). It's great, it is very clear and easy to understand. Unfortunately, I go to those other pages and they have big template boxes saying ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE? and then they give -slightly- modified versions of your advice. "This is the place to ask question about USING wikipedia". I know meta work is sometimes frowned up as instruction creep, and not building the encyclopedia, but making the meta stuff a bit simpler for newbies (and maybe there needs to be some bold changes) would help. Or maybe it wouldn't. I'm aware of big red boxes on some pages asking users to "DON'T DO THIS" sometimes appearing to do little to stem the flood of users doing exactly what they're asked not to do. 82.33.48.96 (talk) 23:17, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
- Well, to some extent, I think it may be true that the various help/wiki-talk sections aren't exactly named/arranged in a way that makes them easy to grok. "Help desk" and "Reference desk" make a certain amount of sense, but "the village pump" was always kind of non-obvious, and has since grown like kudzu. A lot of disucssions that used to happen at the pump now happen at project pages and the like. • Any specific suggestions on what we should all do about it? —DragonHawk (talk|hist) 00:06, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Music Section
Whomever edited the Music section needs to correct their mistake - whatever it was they posted has caused the page to shift four screens too wide. Please fix it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dkarp82 (talk • contribs)
- Wikipedia:Questions has no music section. Which page are you referring to? Maybe somebody started a line with a space in its music section. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:12, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
[edit] MURDA UNIT
WAT IT DEW GUYS DIS MURDA UNIT AND WE WANT 2 BE KNOWN —Preceding unsigned comment added by Murda Unit 09 (talk • contribs) 06:37, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
i would like to get recently discussing subjects for gd —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.204.84.174 (talk) 16:54, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
