User talk:Itsabouttime

Welcome!

Hello, Itsabouttime, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on your talk page. Again, welcome! JFW | T@lk 12:58, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

External links

I generally respond quicker to replies left on my own talkpage. I'm happy to introduce you to specific articles and contributors - have you considered joining WikiProject Judaism, which is dedicated to improving articles on Jewish topics? JFW | T@lk 06:44, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Member of the WikiProject Judaism group

One of the first things I did was become a member of the group! I'll keep plugging away. Thanks for everyone's help. --Itsabouttime (talk) 20:07, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

Hi Itsabouttime: I also wish to add my words of welcome to you. You have been doing great work. Feel free to contact me at any time at my talk page.Behatzlachah. Enjoy editing at Wikipedia and thanks for improving so many articles relating to Jews and Judaism. Thanks, IZAK (talk) 09:14, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Help with citations.

Hi Itsabouttime: I noticed your good work and that you are very medakdek and that you are a Talmid Chochem who is technologically savvy with a great command of English. You also have an eagle's eye and must be a speed reader from the quality of work I see you have reviewed and produced so far! It's great to have you on Wikipedia and welcome aboard and you are right, "it's about time" you joined up on Wikipedia, editors like you are a rarity!

There are a variety of ways to cite, such as Wikipedia:Harvard referencing, Wikipedia:Footnotes, Wikipedia:Scientific citation guidelines and see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners.

For better or worse I have taken on and basically use the following method:

Step One: If there is a citation system in place in an article, use that one.
Step Two: If there is no citation in place, then put these two items near the bottom of the page. This will "activate" the "citation system" on the page:

==References==

Step Three: Make sure you have these ready: (1) The web page or book you plan to cite. (2) The name of the article you plan to cite from that web page. (3) The author of the article. (4) In the case of books, find the ISBN number
Step Four:
- For Internet citations follow the instructions and use one of the options Template:Cite web, choose the one that you prefer.
- For book citations follow the instructions and use one Template:Cite book, choose the one that you prefer.
- For citations from magazines or other sources, see and do the same from Wikipedia:Citation templates.
Final Step: Click on "Save page" and check out your handiwork. It should work.

There is a way of not having to repeat all the information if you use the same citation more than once, but that is also for very detailed articles I find.

If you want to see other choices, see Category:Citation templates, but don't overwhelm yourself, you'll mostly not need them. Hope this helps, IZAK (talk) 13:56, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

IZAK - Thank you very much for the explanation. It is very helpful. On the Kaddish page I linked to http://concordband.org/winter07.html and followed the example of virtualjewishlibrary.org. --Itsabouttime (talk) 09:13, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar award for your great work

		The Editor's Barnstar
		Based on your careful, meticulous, highly-skilled and very learned edits to articles relating to many subjects in Judaism, you are hereby awarded the The Editor's Barnstar. See Wikipedia:Barnstars: "The Editor's Barnstar is awarded to individuals who display particularly fine decisions in general editing. This is occasionally known as the Deletionists' Barnstar. Sometimes, expert text removal is the most effective editing." Mazel Tov! IZAK (talk) 14:18, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The RfB is on hold

You might want to remove your vote over here. Please note that the RfB is not open for voting, although it can still be edited. The simplest way of dealing with your vote would be for you to remove it. Thanks. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 14:37, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Five others added their support today. If they need to remove their support then I will remove mine. Thanks --Itsabouttime (talk) 14:47, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

An admin already removed it. You were the only to add after the RfB was officially "put on hold" and advisement was put up not to modify. It's clear that you were acting in good faith and probably just missed the note (very small note on a large page), so it's not a big deal, although they do have to remove the vote. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 14:53, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

- Ooops. Sorry about that. --Itsabouttime (talk) 13:17, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rfb participation thanks

Hello, Itsabouttime.

I wanted to personally thank you for taking part in the project-wide discussions regarding my candidacy for bureaucratship. After bureaucratic discussion, the bureaucrats decided that there was sufficient significant and varied opposition to my candidacy, and thus no consensus to promote. Although personally disappointed, I both understand and respect their decision, especially in light of historical conservatism the project has had when selecting its bureaucrats. Although your support came in too late to be officially counted, I personally am grateful for the trust and support you showed. If you have any further suggestions or comments as to how you think I could help the project, please let me know. Once again, thank you for your support. -- Avi (talk) 19:22, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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This newsletter was automatically delivered because you are a member of one or more Judaism related WikiProjects. If you would like to opt out of future mailings, please remove your name from this list. As always, please direct all questions, comments, requests, ~~barnstars~~, offers of help, and angry all-caps anti-semitic rants to my talk page. Thanks, and have a great month. L'Aquatique[approves|this|message] 20:31, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Yours aye, Buaidh (talk) 05:58, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open!

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Senior Wikipedians

WikiProject Wikipedians aged 70 and older has been inactive for some time. The following three proposals may help invigorate this project.

Change the name of this project to WikiProject Senior Wikipedians.^[a]
Open membership in this project to users who are at least 60 years of age and have made at least 50 edits in the past year.^[b]
Open supporting membership in this project to users who are less than 60 years old but have made at least 50 edits in the past year and support the goals of this project.^[c]

Suggested goals for this project:

To support collaboration and communication among members for the advancement and improvement of Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement.
To encourage older people, retired people, and soon-to-be-retired people to participate in Wikipedia both for the advancement of the encyclopedia and for their own personal enjoyment.
To encourage older people to share their experience and expertise for the improvement of Wikipedia.
To encourage older users to use their experience and expertise to help younger and less experienced users.
To encourage participation in local and regional Wikimedia events.
To sponsor Wikipedia meetings and classes at places where older people gather.
To advocate for the elimination of ageism and sexism in Wikipedia and the Wikimedia movement.

Notes

^ The current name of this project, WikiProject Wikipedians aged 70 and older, is somewhat cumbersome and excludes participation by any users under the age of 70 years.
^ This current minimum age limit of this project is 70 years. A minimum age limit of 60 years should permit the participation of most retired users. The minimum activity level of 50 edits per year is arbitrary. A minimum activity level indicates continued interest. Members who do not meet the minimum activity level shall be moved to inactive status. Members who have died shall be moved to memorial status.
^ A new class of Supporting Members allows those users under 60 years to support the goals of the project. Users approaching the age of 60 years may wish to become supporting members in anticipation of reaching the minimum age limit for members.

Please add your suggestions for this project at Senior Wikipedians. Thank you, Buaidh talk e-mail 01:15, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Elder Wikipedians

My proposal to make extensive changes to WikiProject Wikipedians aged 70 and older was a bust, primarily because many users felt that the term "Senior Wikipedian" implied a higher ranking Wikipedia membership. Therefore, I am making two less ambitious proposals:

Proposal #1. Change the name of "WikiProject Wikipedians aged 70 and older" to "WikiProject Elder Wikipedians".

Proposal #2. Drop the minimum age requirement to 60 years.

Please respond to Elder Wikipedians and let us know what you think of each of these proposals.
Thank you, Buaidh talk e-mail

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MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:32, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] The current name of this project, WikiProject Wikipedians aged 70 and older, is somewhat cumbersome and excludes participation by any users under the age of 70 years.

[2] This current minimum age limit of this project is 70 years. A minimum age limit of 60 years should permit the participation of most retired users. The minimum activity level of 50 edits per year is arbitrary. A minimum activity level indicates continued interest. Members who do not meet the minimum activity level shall be moved to inactive status. Members who have died shall be moved to memorial status.

[3] A new class of Supporting Members allows those users under 60 years to support the goals of the project. Users approaching the age of 60 years may wish to become supporting members in anticipation of reaching the minimum age limit for members.

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