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[Steve Vertigum]

--- "Merritt L. Perkins" <mlperkins3 at juno.com> wrote
> I will certainly appreciate any help that I can get
> because I really need
> it.

No problem. :) Just keep it at low-doses, -- ask short
specific questions, and address most of them to the
list. I cant promise to be available to you
exclusively. I like the way you broke up your emails
into distinct parts--this makes it a lot easier to
read. I wont do anything with the info on B12 and
Sharon -- its no good to send it here. You should look
at the articles on Wikipedia and edit them if
something needs changing, adding, and (sometimes)
removing--and so on...

> I don't understand what username is; is it like a
> nickname?

Its can be a nickname, or it can be your real name. 
Your username is what you use to log into the system,
with a password.  Then every change you make will be
connected to your username. People can leave you
messages on your talk page, and you can sign your
comments with three of these ~ like this ~~~ and it
leaves a link to your page.
Its about identity-- your username can be anonymous or
legitimate -- as long as it lets people feel like they
are talking to Merritt --not an IP address like
'11.20.209.293'

How:
1. go to www.wikipedia.org 
2.. click "Log in" in the upper right corner.  Then
chose a unique name --just 'Merritt' is fine - (keep
it simple).
3.type your password
4.type it again just to make sure you have it right
5.add your email address1
6. click the bottom button that says "register."
7. The next screen will have your username at the top
right-- click on it.
8. Then click "edit this page"
9. write a little about yourself and click "save" when
youre done.

Thats it.

> .With regard to enclosing and inclosing I have a
> dictionary that seems to
> favor inclosing. I debated which to use when I wrote
> the post. There
> seems to be a difference of opinion on this.

Our conventions are well thought out. Print books have
the luxury of not having to actually do anything --
they are not code that has to work.  Our [[wiki
"markup"]] works, its simple, and thats the end of
that. We do make changes from time to time, but these
are never based on any old typographic standards.

> What does disambignate mean?

It means "to clear up"--- to "make less ambiguous".
Ambiguous means "may be one thing or the other"

So a "disambiguation page" is one that "clears up"
whether something is one or the other. 

1.Do a search for "Go" in the upper right.

That article shows different meanings for the word
"go", and links to them.

> In speaking of text, what is meant by front cover
> and back cover?

I dont know.

> I have trouble with acronyms. I can guess that IMO
> stands for in my
> opinion, and IMHO for in my humble opinion. 

Not bad. I didnt know these myself till i looked them
up. See "internet jargon" ( think ) for more on this.

but what
> does TADAA mean?

Never mind.

> You mentioned LOGAN, this seems to refer is
> something that I don't have.

Is said "LOG IN."

> I see from the time that you must live on the West
> Coast. I live in
> southwestern Lower Michigan and we are in the
> Eastern time zone. Your
> e-mail addresses so long that I am liable to make a
> mistake in typing it.

You can select it and then copy it and then paste it.
No typing required.

> I will try to send information on B12 and rose of
> Sharon in separate
> e-mails.. 
> Merritt L. Perkins

Please dont. I have no use for them. Add them to the
article. This mailing list is reserved for issues
pertaining to Wikipedia as a whole-- not to specific
articles.

Be well,
~S~

P.S. Ive sent this to the mailing list as well so that
others are clued in to your situation. Send me a
little note when you log in. 
-Stevertigo




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