User:Dbiel

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Unified login: Dbiel is the unique login of this user for all public Wikimedia projects.

I have found Wikipedia to be a very useful tool and as a result was lead to help make it even better. I had been actively involved with SpamCop serving as one of the two admins of the SpamCop Wiki[1] and also as one of the five moderators of the SpamCop Fourms[2]

My current schedule no longer permits be to be active in Wikipedia, but I still believe in the value of Wikipedia and make use of it as a initial reference source.

Carpocoris purpureipennis
List building

There are three basic steps to building a topic list for Wikipedia: the first is to search Wikipedia to make sure it doesn't already have a list on the subject. The second step is to hunt down every word you can find on the subject, from your own memory, books, web directories, dictionaries, etc. Surround each term with double square brackets, and save the page.

Because Wikipedia has become so extensive, don't be surprised if most or even all of the links turn out blue (those are live links, each leading to an article on Wikipedia). Dead-end links are red, but don't remove them, because they show what articles Wikipedia is missing — anyone can click on a red link to create an article on that topic. The third step is checking each live article in the list for links to related topics. When you find one, add it to the list.

To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd}}

Links to my other accounts[edit]

Barnstars[edit]

The Schools Barnstar
For long-term contributions to school-related articles on Wikipedia, I award Dbiel the Schools Barnstar! --Jh12 (talk) 13:19, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

To Do List[edit]

  • to purge any page add the following to the end of the address entry - ?action=purge

Wikipedia-specific Google searchbox[edit]

Note: the following does not seem to work at this time:

The default Wikipedia search engine can be slow and unreliable. Luckily, alternatives are available, such as a customized Google searchbox, already preset to search Wikipedia: http://www.google.com/custom?sa=Google+Search&domains=wikipedia.org&sitesearch=wikipedia.org

http://www.google.com/custom?sa=Google+Search&domains=wikidata.org&sitesearch=wikidata.org

Cut and paste it to your Userpage, or click on it, and save it as a button on your browser's toolbar.

Pages to watch[edit]

Pages to study

Links to users pages of interest

Users who have assisted me in the past[edit]

Worked with him in Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal on article National Civilian Community Corps see Case page

Admins who have been difficult to work with[edit]

Important Links[edit]

Links to pages in my NameSpace[edit]

Pages I have started[edit]

Pages I have edited[edit]

Templates I have edited[edit]

To allow for catagories=no[edit]

Cabal Mediation Cases I have worked on[edit]

Handy Tools[edit]

User Boxes[edit]

This user is a Christian.
This user is interested in Lutheranism.
7,000+This user has made more than 7,000 contributions to Wikipedia.
This user thinks that registration should be required to edit articles.
This user has created a global account. Dbiel's main account is on Wikipedia (in English).
This user has a zero tolerance policy on vandalism.
This user maintains a strict policy advising against all personal attacks.
<sum>:1This user believes that every edit should have a summary.
1RRThis user prefers discussing changes on the talk page rather than engaging in an edit war.
This user has rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify)
Unified login: Dbiel is the unique unified login of this user for all public Wikimedia projects.
UTC-8This user's time zone is UTC-8.
This user observes Daylight Saving Time.
Flag of the United StatesThis user is proud to be a United States citizen.
SoCalThis user lives in, hails from or is associated with Southern California.
enThis user is a native speaker of the English language.
SpamCopThis user knows how to report spam to blocklisters.

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