User talk:ClanJF74017

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-- New user message (talk) 14:43, 23 May 2016 (PDT)

Did my first article. I know it was a rough start but still learning the tricks of the trade. Looking forward to learning from people throughout this process.ClanJF74017 (talk) 10:32, 25 June 2016 (PDT)

It's all good; thanks for adding the article! It takes a while to remember all the little rules and ways to do things on a wiki. There's plenty of people around that will be able to correct/help you. Don't be discouraged and feel free to ask questions whenever. We could always use more people to add pages, just like you. See ya around!

P.S. The best way to learn how to write an article is to look at ones that are similar to what you're adding, in this case, you could look at the wikicode for other Clan military commands to get an idea of how to format it. -BobTheZombie (talk) 12:32, 25 June 2016 (PDT)

Just dropping in to give a personal welcome. Hi, and thank you for your contributions! We've all started out more or less clueless about wikicode, but you'll be almost subconsciously typing it in a few weeks' time - like we all did. :) Frabby (talk) 12:19, 26 June 2016 (PDT)

Thank you for the welcome. I can not wait to work with everyone. Are there any areas that really need help? Military Commands and Biographies I think are areas I can really work in. I have access to most novels of classic line, with a few exceptions. I have a few of the Mechwarrior line, as well as some of the mechawrrior dark age.ClanJF74017 (talk) 17:53, 26 June 2016 (PDT)

Nega Garrison Cluster

Good spot on a little know unit, with only one novel reference by name. If you need any help just ask, keep up the good work. Dark Jaguar (talk) 13:03, 25 June 2016 (PDT)

--Now that the article has been done how do the links for to make tie-in? Because I notice on the Aidan Pryde page... the Cluster is mentioned but the page does not exist?ClanJF74017 (talk) 19:17, 25 June 2016 (PDT)

You had the right idea, but the link has to have the exact wording of the page you want (in this instance the "cluster" was left out). It was no problem, I fixed it. -BobTheZombie (talk) 22:28, 25 June 2016 (PDT)

Yes links must have the exact text of the page it is linking to or it will not work. There is a way to put a page link with other text, if you look to see how the code of this link works - ClanJF74017's first article. Hope that helps a little. Dark Jaguar (talk) 01:41, 26 June 2016 (PDT)

Thank you to both of you. I am learning more each day.ClanJF74017 (talk) 12:08, 26 June 2016 (PDT)

No problem! Something that I found helpful when I started out was going on pages and messing with things and then hitting "preview" instead of save; this allows you to see exactly what the outcome is when you change things, without permanently saving it. Sometimes images and charts can be pretty confusing, so that's where this could be helpful. And as always, feel free to work as much or as little as you like; take it all at your own pace. -BobTheZombie (talk) 18:40, 26 June 2016 (PDT)