User talk:Nathan.tang

Welcome!

Hello, Nathan.tang, 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:

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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 on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! Philip Trueman (talk) 11:26, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

.. but please use the sandbox for testing in future. Thanks. Philip Trueman (talk) 11:26, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

{{helpme}} How do you make your talk page fancy?

There are lots of ways :-) I've added you a nice header, I hope this is okay for you. Cheers, Anthøny 12:33, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages to Wikipedia. Doing so is not in accordance with our policies. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Your first article. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Beeblbrox (talk) 04:52, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! I noticed that you recently added commentary to an article, Pubgaine. While Wikipedia welcomes editors' opinions on an article and how it could be changed, these comments are more appropriate for the article's accompanying talk page. If you post your comments there, other editors working on the same article will notice and respond to them and your comments will not disrupt the flow of the article. Thank you. Not trying to pick on you or anything, but the CSD tag says clearly that you should put your hang-on reasoning on the talk page, and I really don't think every variant of "Rogaine" needs it's own separate article. Beeblbrox (talk) 05:01, 15 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Nathan, if the above post you made to the discussion page for adminship was you asking to be an administrator, please read through the guide to adminship, especially things to consider before requesting adminship. There is a specific application process one goes through, and as you have less than 300 edits in total, there is very little chance that your request to become an administrator would succeed at this point. Wikipedia has numerous areas, policies, and guidelines, as well as many behind-the-scenes areas that most editors are not even aware of, and one must be familiar with a good amount of these things to be able to be an administrator. I would suggest that you seek out a mentor for a while, to assist you with editing articles, how to follow the manual of style, learn about things like footnotes and sourcing, and many of the basics before you consider adminship. Cheers! Ariel♥Gold 10:44, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nathan! Welcome to Wikipedia. I'm unfortunately not taking any adoptees right now myself (I've just gotten back from vacation and have a bit of work to catch up on), but I'm glad you're interested in it! Adoption is a good way to work with another more experienced editor who can help show you the ins and outs of Wikipedia so it's not quite as much of a head-first dive into a cold and shallow pool. Wikipedia, as you've probably noticed, is a really big place, and it's easy to get caught up in some issues when you're not quite sure what's going on. An adopter would be able to help you through these issues, and help you get on the road to being really well involved. You can read through the adoption project page for more information, but that's really about the gist of it.

If you are interested in finding an adopter, go ahead and put the template code {{subst:dated adoptme}} on your talk page to let adopters know you're looking for someone. You can also just contact someone directly from this list as you did with me. While you're waiting for someone to take you on, though, feel free to look through my lessons to get you started - they may be a little out of date in places, but they're being used by several other adopters and should be good to get you started.

Anyway, welcome again! Sorry I can't take you on myself just now, but I'm glad you've signed up and are interested in getting involved further. Wikipedia may seem like a lot of work, but it can be a lot of fun and it's a great way to learn some really random things as well. If you run into any problems, feel free to let me know; usually I'm fairly quick about responding to messages. Happy editing! Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 00:55, 23 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good to see you are able to add additional information - it is also very very important to make sure you are up with WP:RS, WP:CITE and WP:V on that! SatuSuro 10:55, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I try to edit pages that are lacking information whenever possible. Nathan.tang (talk) 10:58, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fine keep at it but.... - WP:TONE- beloved boat? - try getting a hang of encyclopediac language or cite such stuff or expect it to be deleted as a WP:COPYVIO SatuSuro 11:01, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nah youd need photos and maps i think for it to go up the scale - but never quote me on that:) SatuSuro 11:03, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I have to get off for real life issues - photos have to be ok'ed as public domain - I dont think youd be able to get any - cheers I am off for a day or two now - SatuSuro 11:07, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have adopted you.I removed the seeking adoption thing off your talk page and that was it.I put the adoption template on your User Page.

Congrats on being adopted!

This user has been adopted by Comppro.

--Comppro (talk) 13:30, 3 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Nathan.tang (talk) 07:41, 5 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How are you doing Adoptee?--Comppro 00:20, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, I've been very busy these few weeks. Unfortunately I haven't been able to do much except edit a few pages. By the way, is there anything I should know from an adopter? Regarding Wikipedia, that is. Or am I supposed to ask questions? I'm not very familiar with the system, I'm afraid.Nathan.tang (talk) 09:57, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Nathan.tang (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

I think there is a mistake because I was accidentally using a proxy (Your Freedom) during the time I edited a page. I'm not too sure about Wikipedia policy about using proxies but I'm definitely not a zombie.

Decline reason:

You are not blocked directly - however, as you said, you're using a proxy, and it's the proxy that is blocked. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 10:25, 17 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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May I ask how I can reject a pending change? Or do I just leave it alone? Nathan.tang (talk) 10:05, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on Shittyrail, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing no content to the reader. Please note that external links, "See also" section, book reference, category tag, template tag, interwiki link, rephrasing of the title, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article don't count as content. Moreover, please add more verifiable sources, not only 3rd party sources. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content. You may wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. If you plan to expand the article, you can request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material. To do this, affix the template {{hangon}} to the page and state your intention on the article's talk page. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. ErikHaugen (talk) 05:22, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nathan.tang , I saw your post on the Wiki Project Australia saying you wanted to contribute. I'm interested in updating the Victoria Office of Police Integrity (OPI) page, as it's written like a press release and doesn't have any discussion on the numerous issues in the OPI (corruption, cover-ups of human rights abuses etc) that are regularly reported in reputable Australian media outlets. I've left a comment in the discussion page with a huge list of links and will be doing more myself. Sorry if this is the wrong area to be posting this, I'm somewhat new to editing and that's part of the reason I'm asking for help with editing the OPI page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Police_Integrity

thanks Wikiiuser87324987234 (talk) 18:36, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I understand your view of the Victoria Office of Police Integrity. However, I wish to say that it is written in the format/style it is due to the need for formality. There are quite a few Wikipedia articles that lack depth and I understand your request to do more research to add information for the worldwide users of Wikipedia and commend you for your determination and effort. Unfortunately, I am too busy/occupied at the moment to offer any useful information and effort but once I'm free I will help you clean up this article. Sorry about this. Nathan.tang (talk) 09:15, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AURD (Australian Roads), is inviting comment on a proposal to convert Australian road articles to {{infobox road}}. Please come and discuss. The vote will be after concerns have been looked into.

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Australian Roads/RfC:Infobox Road proposal

You are being notified as a member on the list of WP:AUS

Nbound (talk) 05:42, 6 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Wikipedia:WikiProject Oceania/The 10,000 Challenge and Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia/The 5000 Challenge are up and running based on Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge which has currently produced over 2300 article improvements and creations. The Australia challenge would feed into the wider region one and potentially New Zealand could have a smaller challenge too. The main goal is content improvement, tackling stale old stubs and important content and improving sourcing/making more consistent but new articles are also welcome if sourced. I understand that this is a big goal for regular editors, especially being summertime where you are, but if you'd like to see large scale quality improvements happening for Oceania and Australia like The Africa Destubathon, which has produced over 1700 articles in 5 weeks, sign up on the page. The idea will be an ongoing national editathon/challenge for the region but fuelled by a series of contests to really get articles on every province and subject mass improved. The Africa contest scaled worldwide would naturally provide great benefits to Oceania countries, particularly Australia and attract new editors. I would like some support from existing editors here to get the Challenges off to a start with some articles to make doing a Destubathon worthwhile and potentially bring about hundreds of improvements in a few weeks through a contest! Cheers.♦ --MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 02:12, 24 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]