Knowledge (XXG)

User talk:Perspeculum

Source 📝

258: 541: 342: 551: 170:
As for referencing, it can be a little tricky but to save you the hassle with the markup, you can use a tool called 'ProveIt' which can be enabled from the 'gadgets' screen of your preferences under the 'editing' section. There's a link there to how it works as well, but it's pretty self explanatory.
117:
1. When trying to leave my signature, I leave the string of tilde marks just as instructed. However, this only leaves an UNlinked version of my user signature. Later, WP (a bot, I imagine) goes through and says that the preceding was unsigned by xerobane on X date. So my entries always end up with
164:
With the first problem I would suggest that if you are definitely using four tildes with no surrounding characters, your preferences might be off in the user control panel. Click on 'My preferences' in the top right, scroll down to the middle and you should see a bit about your signature. Ensure the
127:
2. My second question has to do with the citation of sources. I understand I need to supply a link to any page (that wasn't created by me) that supports my facts but I get completely lost when it comes to adding the number in the box - for example- and then the link in the references section of an
566:
is an independent medical nonprofit organization consisting of over 28,000 volunteers in more than 100 countries. The collaboration was formed to organize medical scholarship in a systematic way in the interests of evidence-based research: the group conducts systematic reviews of randomized
113:
You wrote me a nice welcome on my talk page when I first announced that I was new to editing WP articles (which is still the case.) I can usually figure out the markup or text formatting by reading long enough but there are two things that elude me.
309: 251: 247: 316: 177:{{cite web|url=http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/ |title=The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) Order 2003 |publisher=Office of Public Sector Information |accessdate=2009-06-15 }}</ref: --> 383: 124:
I copied and pasted that from a previous edit so it only varies slightly from the original. But the question remains... why does this happen? Am I placing the string of tildes incorrectly?
128:
article. For some reason, the number box never shows-up properly (likely due to a markup error on my part) so I always just end up forgetting about making a contrib and move on.
520: 398: 418: 192:
In terms of getting the piping in the right order and the correct markup language, ProveIt will help a lot as well as speed it up. I highly recommend it!
443: 357: 477: 183:
and this will then use the same number instead of creating a new reference. It is also the format that creates the number in the first place.
350: 413: 726: 682: 644: 246:(DR) about some of the most important issues, advances, and challenges in the area. You were delivered this update because you are 217: 457: 423: 482: 604: 171:
If the link is appearing in the text you're probably using the alternative markup. An example of the numbered markup would be:
147: 515: 428: 525: 433: 408: 501: 472: 467: 388: 182:
The 'ref name=' tag allows you to use the same reference again by simply using the tag <ref name=order2003 /: -->
257: 403: 462: 135: 744: 697: 562: 530: 165:
freetype box is cleared and the tick box underneath is UNticked. See if that works. If not, let me know.
579: 574:. Individual access would otherwise cost between $ 300 and $ 800 per account. Thank you Cochrane! 76: 567:
controlled trials of health-care interventions, which it then publishes in the Cochrane Library.
393: 143: 740: 693: 121:
Xerobane 17:24, 29 November 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xerobane (talk •
66: 40: 438: 707: 667: 625: 198: 95: 243: 333:
The Knowledge (XXG) Library now offering accounts from Cochrane Collaboration (sign up!)
341: 139: 250:, but if you would prefer not to receive any future mailing, just add your name to 496: 586: 510: 748: 733: 701: 589: 224: 151: 100: 369: 131:
Any help you could give me would be much appreciated. Thanks, xerobane
186:
For none-web references, you might therefore use: <ref name=ABC: -->
197:
Does that help at all? Let me know if you have any further questions!
242:. This will be a place to semi-regularly update editors active in 256: 296:: How the newest DR forum has progressed between May and August 540: 336: 20: 550: 310:
Geopolitical, ethnic, and religious conflicts noticeboard
361: 302:: Checking up on the Wikiquette Assistance close debate 290:: Where DR happened, broken down by the top DR forums 578:
If you are stil active as a medical editor, come and
599:
Please be aware that your signature uses deprecated
187:
Insert book name, page number etc here </ref: -->
284:: Highlights from Steven Zhang's April 2012 survey 572:free, full-access accounts to 100 medical editors 511:Help disambiguate authors of scholarly papers 8: 458:The Knowledge (XXG) Library Bookshelf (meta) 234:: A Dispute Resolution Newsletter (Issue #1) 159:Hey buddy! Glad to see you're still with us! 77:Please click here to leave me a new message. 570:Cochrane has generously agreed to give 272:: A brief overview of the DR ecosystem. 516:Be a Knowledge (XXG) Visiting Scholar 7: 706:Thanks for the heads up, fixed now! 261:Steven Zhang's Fellowship Slideshow 14: 317:Read the entire first edition of 549: 539: 340: 238:Welcome to the first edition of 478:Knowledge (XXG) Loves Libraries 329:19:22, 4 September 2012 (UTC) 101:15:15, 22 September 2011 (UTC) 1: 722: 708: 640: 626: 610:You are encouraged to change 225:13:00, 14 December 2011 (UTC) 213: 199: 152:12:28, 14 December 2011 (UTC) 29:If I have left you a message: 749:06:22, 2 February 2018 (UTC) 734:21:17, 1 February 2018 (UTC) 702:09:25, 1 February 2018 (UTC) 429:Find Your Local Library tips 370:Get free access to research! 727: 714: 645: 632: 377:Research tools and services 351:The Knowledge (XXG) Library 218: 205: 176:<ref name=order2003: --> 765: 615:]<font color="red": --> 497:Get free access to sources 463:Universities and Libraries 55:If you leave me a message: 590:19:55, 16 June 2013 (UTC) 308:: It's time to close the 294:DR Noticeboard comparison 278:: The most recent DR data 106:Markup help with editing, 97:Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs 603:tags, which are causing 483:Wikidata source metadata 660:in ænigmate</i: --> 617:in ænigmate</i: --> 563:Cochrane Collaboration 419:Free newspaper sources 262: 63:talk page, then place 37:talk page, then place 521:Teach Library Interns 434:Find Your Source tips 312:. Agree or disagree? 260: 526:Become a Coordinator 444:Citation tools guide 399:Free Resource Guides 394:Discover open access 110:Hello, Perspeculum! 546:Support Open Access 439:How to find sources 605:Obsolete HTML tags 263: 244:dispute resolution 118:something like... 559: 558: 504:Books & Bytes 384:Resource Exchange 365: 300:Discussion update 288:Activity analysis 265:In this issue: 155: 138:comment added by 86: 85: 57:I will answer on 31:please answer on 756: 729: 724: 718: 712: 685: 680: 665: 647: 642: 636: 630: 623: 602: 553: 543: 372: 355: 354: 344: 337: 327:The Olive Branch 319:The Olive Branch 240:The Olive Branch 232:The Olive Branch 220: 215: 209: 203: 154: 132: 98: 94:Thanks! Cheers, 80: 70: 50: 21: 764: 763: 759: 758: 757: 755: 754: 753: 732: 688: 683: 678: 658: 650: 614: 600: 597: 555: 554: 536: 535: 531:Learn about TWL 487: 448: 424:Online archives 409:Journal Sources 368: 348: 335: 323: 236: 223: 133: 122: 108: 96: 92: 74: 64: 38: 12: 11: 5: 762: 760: 752: 751: 719: 690: 689: 675: 652: 651: 637: 618:</font: --> 596: 595:Your signature 593: 557: 556: 538: 537: 534: 533: 528: 523: 518: 513: 508: 499: 493: 486: 485: 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 454: 447: 446: 441: 436: 431: 426: 421: 416: 414:Bibliographies 411: 406: 401: 396: 391: 389:Reference Desk 386: 380: 374: 366: 347: 345: 334: 331: 315: 314: 313: 303: 297: 291: 285: 282:Survey results 279: 273: 235: 229: 228: 227: 210: 194: 193: 189: 188: 184: 179: 178: 173: 172: 167: 166: 161: 160: 120: 107: 104: 91: 88: 87: 84: 83: 82: 81: 72: 69:|Perspeculum}} 52: 24: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 761: 750: 746: 742: 738: 737: 736: 735: 731: 730: 725: 717: 713: 711: 704: 703: 699: 695: 687: 686: 681: 674: 671: 670: 664:</sub: --> 663:]]</b: --> 657: 656: 655: 649: 648: 643: 635: 631: 629: 622:</sub: --> 621:]]</b: --> 613: 612: 611: 608: 607:lint errors. 606: 601:<font: --> 594: 592: 591: 588: 583: 582: 581: 575: 573: 568: 565: 564: 552: 547: 542: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 505: 500: 498: 495: 494: 492: 491: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 455: 453: 452: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 405: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 381: 379: 378: 373: 371: 363: 359: 353: 352: 346: 343: 339: 338: 332: 330: 328: 322: 320: 311: 307: 304: 301: 298: 295: 292: 289: 286: 283: 280: 277: 274: 271: 268: 267: 266: 259: 255: 253: 249: 245: 241: 233: 230: 226: 222: 221: 216: 208: 204: 202: 196: 195: 191: 190: 185: 181: 180: 175: 174: 169: 168: 163: 162: 158: 157: 156: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 129: 125: 119: 115: 111: 105: 103: 102: 99: 89: 79: 78: 73: 71:on your talk. 68: 62: 61: 56: 53: 48: 47: 46:your username 42: 36: 35: 30: 27: 26: 25: 23: 22: 19: 18: 741:Anomalocaris 721: 720: 715: 709: 705: 694:Anomalocaris 691: 677: 676: 672: 668: 661:<sub: --> 653: 639: 638: 633: 627: 619:<sub: --> 609: 598: 584: 577: 576: 571: 569: 561: 560: 545: 503: 490:Get involved 489: 488: 450: 449: 404:Book Sources 376: 375: 367: 349: 326: 324: 318: 305: 299: 293: 287: 281: 275: 269: 264: 248:active in DR 239: 237: 231: 212: 211: 206: 200: 134:— Preceding 130: 126: 123: 116: 112: 109: 93: 90:Re: Barnstar 75: 59: 58: 54: 45: 44: 33: 32: 28: 16: 15: 716:in ænigmate 710:ῤerspeκὖlὖm 673:in ænigmate 669:ῤerspeκὖlὖm 659:]<i: --> 634:in ænigmate 628:ῤerspeκὖlὖm 207:in ænigmate 201:ῤerspeκὖlὖm 51:on my talk. 662:<b: --> 620:<b: --> 616:<i: --> 580:sign up :) 506:newsletter 473:Publishers 468:Archivists 270:Background 739:Thanks! — 502:Read the 252:this page 585:Cheers, 451:Outreach 306:Proposal 276:Research 148:contribs 140:Xerobane 136:unsigned 67:Talkback 41:Talkback 17:Welcome! 321:--: --> 723:(talk) 679:(talk) 641:(talk) 587:Ocaasi 214:(talk) 728:(spy) 684:(spy) 646:(spy) 219:(spy) 745:talk 698:talk 548:... 362:edit 358:talk 144:talk 34:your 654:to 544:... 747:) 700:) 666:: 624:: 360:| 325:-- 254:. 150:) 146:• 65:{{ 60:my 49:}} 39:{{ 743:( 696:( 692:— 364:) 356:( 142:( 43:|

Index

Talkback
Talkback
Please click here to leave me a new message.
Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs
15:15, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
unsigned
Xerobane
talk
contribs
12:28, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
ῤerspeκὖlὖm
(talk)
(spy)
13:00, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
dispute resolution
active in DR
this page

Geopolitical, ethnic, and religious conflicts noticeboard
Read the entire first edition of The Olive Branch -->

The Knowledge (XXG) Library
talk
edit
Get free access to research!
Resource Exchange
Reference Desk
Discover open access
Free Resource Guides
Book Sources

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.