User talk:Crimson Red Fox

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Editting

Hi there, regarding your recent edit to Slip knot. You may be interested in WP:CHEAT and WP:NOTHOWTO. If you have any questions feel free to stop by my talk page. §hep • ¡Talk to me! 01:41, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Adoption

Hey. User:Steve_Crossin has offered to addopt you. Please get in touch with him and ask him these questions. I am sure he can help you! Have a great time in the adoption program. ·Add§hore· ^Talk/_Cont 07:01, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Modified User Page & Looking for Adoption

Currently have questions on user page & looking for adoption.--Crimson Red Fox (talk) 20:19, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Crimson Red Fox. You have new messages at Steve Crossin's talk page.
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Also, please watchlist my page, as I always reply there. Steve Crossin (talk)(email) 20:41, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

St. Helena Island Light

Dear CRF: Thanks for editing the sentence. Don't stop there! There is a lot of content in all those on line sources (many of which I put in) that is pertinent, and has not yet made it into the article. Best wishes. 7&6=thirteen (talk) 18:35, 11 June 2008 (UTC) Stan[reply]

CRF:

Go for it. If you have an interest in Michigan lighthouses, there is lots of work to do. Lots of lighthouses that have no articles at all. Or you might start with the articles that I've worked on (there's quite a few) and they have virtually all the External links that one would need to find tons of information that is pertinent and not yet in our articles. I only suggest that as it would really get you immersed into the subject matter, and you could have the benefit of my efforts, and avoid [the steep] learning curve. Welcome to Wikipedia. If I can assist in any way, please feel free to ask. I am not the font of all wisdom in Wikipedia, but I do have a number of sources who have been very helpful to me. If you are interested in Michigan geography, I really recommend that you take a look at Northern Michigan -- I'm proud of how that developed. The other "regional" Michigan articles (except for []the Thumb]] need lots of work. You'll find that working on Wikipedia is a lot like the show "Connections." There are so many connections, and so much to learn and write about. I've largely worked on "fringe" articles, and avoid the controversial and popular articles (e.g., Michigan). I also substantially wrote the Outhouse article. And Frank Murphy, Pewabic Pottery, Anatomy of a Murder and articles related to them have some of my work in them. Of course, I suppose there are many ways to contribute, and you'll find your own way. Enjoy. Best to you. 7&6=thirteen (talk) 20:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC) Stan[reply]

If you go to the articles I mentioned and click on the links, or go to the "edit" section, you will see a lot of practical answers (by way of example) to your questions. 7&6=thirteen (talk) 20:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC) Stan[reply]

License plate fees and lighthouses

The links (and links within links) in Pointe aux Barques Light have a lot of info on that. In case you missed it. You're doing well. 7&6=thirteen (talk) 20:51, 11 June 2008 (UTC) Stan[reply]

Lighthouses

If you've got the books, you could do lots of additions, editing, adding specifics as to references. Very cool! 7&6=thirteen (talk) 23:14, 11 June 2008 (UTC) Stan[reply]

The specific book you put in on Big Sable Point Light is a real enhancement -- I've tried to do that when I could find specific sources. See for example Mackinac Point Light. I would suggest that you find some fact in that, and put in a line cite. The FA and GA articles have citations from real books that make them look like a dissertation. This is something that is completely missing from virtually every Michigan lighthouse article that I've seen (I haven't looked at them all). I'm going to be out of touch for several days -- internet service is spotty and hard to come by where I'm going. Have a good weekend. 7&6=thirteen (talk) 02:24, 12 June 2008 (UTC) Stan[reply]

The stuff you have on your own user page about how to do citations has an expressed preference for citations to page numbers. So if you've got the book and are putting the citation in anyway, it would be special to put that in too. You are providing something that is missing in most of the lighthouse articles (except of course the scholarly ones -- See e.g., the National Park Service inventory article cited in Grosse Point Light -- or in the articles at Terry Pepper Seeing the Light (He is more scholarly than most sources on the web in these parts -- on lighthouses I mean). Take a look at the Great Storm of 1913 and the Edmund Fitzgerald articles. These are articles that are striving to a higher level of excellence. Just a suggestion. 7&6=thirteen (talk) 03:08, 12 June 2008 (UTC) Stan[reply]

Appreciate ALL Suggestions

Thirteen, You are helping me so much! I am now adding the page numbers to my citations. I am learning! The more suggestions the better. --Crimson Red Fox (talk) 03:18, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

Welcome to Wikipedia! I've been working with User:7&6=thirteen‎ on many lighthouse articles. He's quite prolific, and I'm sure he could point out areas where you could help contribute. Don't be afraid to jump right in and be bold. At the very worst your edits will get reverted and you will learn something.Asher196 (talk) 04:04, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I saw that you are interested in userboxes for your user page. Click this link for the information you want Wikipedia:Userboxes....Asher196 (talk) 04:15, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Grand Traverse Light

Just starting on this article. They have been nominated to get free windows. They made the cut from 49 down to 12 lighthouses. If having a good wiki article would help, I'd like to do it. 7&6=thirteen (talk) 01:58, 18 June 2008 (UTC) Stan[reply]

Big Sable Point Light

I thought your contributions to this article (especially the book citations) were outstanding. Keep up the good work. 7&6=thirteen (talk) 01:25, 10 July 2008 (UTC) Stan[reply]