User:Austex: Difference between revisions

As of July 11, 2010 my signature changed to: Austex • Talk

Here is my most recent EDIT HISTORY

Userboxes @ This user can be reached by email. PR Works in Public Relations or Public Affairs (member PRSA) Writer Is a professional author, writer or journalist This user has published a book. This user is proud to be a native of the Great State of Texas. This user lives in Austin This user is a Texas Longhorn. UT Hook 'em Horns!

1) Making regular edits to these and other Central Texas articles:

• Austin, Texas

• Round Rock, Texas

• Georgetown,,Texas

• Travis County, Texas

• Williamson County, Texas

2) Developing and maintaining "alternative Wiki" articles for

two articles otherwise deemed not notable enough for Wikipedia.

3) Here is my most recent _edit history

4) I typically edit and/or experiment with references before publishing in my User:Austex Sandbox.

5) Experimenting with userboxes and other items on Wikipedia

Greater Austin; Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area; Austin, Texas; Travis County, Texas; Round Rock, Texas; Georgetown, Texas; and Williamson County, Texas.

Writing, public affairs, media issues, media relations, crisis management, reading, my Kindle, Lake Travis, sailing, collecting, travel (especially Cozumel), vacations, my kids and family, and my work.

• Wikipedia has an excellent automatic citation generator located HERE

• The Wikimedia citation generator is not as reliable, but it is available HERE

• WEB CITATION: . . <ref>{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref>

• NEWS CITATION: . . <ref>{{cite news |title= |first= |last= |newspaper= |date= |url= }}</ref>

• BOOK CITATION: . . <ref> {{cite book |title= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= |publisher= |location= |isbn= |page= |pages= |url= |accessdate=}}</ref>

• Use the template {{fact}} to mark a spot and show that a citation is needed.

For more examples see HERE

• For my editorial remarks I use color #80461b

• Go HERE for a complete list of available colors.

• To add color text copy this code: <span style="color:#80461b">''' Bold colored text goes here''' </span>

Translates as: Bold colored text goes here

• To add an underline cuse this templace: <u>underline text goes here</u>

Translates as: underline text goes here

• To add make small text use this: <small>this creates small text</mall>

Translates as: this creates small text

• Also can use this for bigger text <big> bigger text size goes here </big>

Translates as: bigger text size goes here

• To strike thru text use this: <s>this causes a strike thru of text</s>

Translates as: this causes a strike thru of text

• For carriage returns and spacing, use: <br> for line break; or <\nl> for new line; or {{pad|4em}} where the number is an amount of length in px.

• Code for creating a box (change color code #d8ffd8 for background color):

{{-}}<div align="center"> {| style="border-bottom: black 1px solid; text-align: center; border-left: black 1px solid; background-color: #d8ffd8; border-top: black 1px solid; border-right: black 1px solid" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="20%" |- ! Note:   Text goes here |} </div> :::Translates as:

• For conflicts of interest edits use template: {{Request edit}}

• For leaving a talkback note use: {{talkback|User or talk name|Section}}

• Auto Wiki Browser

• ISBN Cross Checker

• Edit Counter

• Is X an Admin?

• Pages created by X

• Userbox Maker

• Citation Generator

The Wikipedia "File" name appears as a caption with each photo. To search on Wikipedia for the image, use "File:name.jpg" to retrieve the photo page and metadata:

• Note: Link to Garfield McConico image: File:McConico.jpg temporarily cannot be shown here due to fair use issues that will hopefully be resovled shortly. Meanwhile the image is used in Round Rock, Texas page re Notable Persons. Click HERE

Do not use any of these images without prior discussion!

• Click here to see: File:Austin book cover scan.jpg

Removed temporarily due to "fair use" licensing issues which are being resolved.

File:Martin200.jpg

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Below is list of all images I have up-loaded in order to keep track of the filenames. Some of these are filed in Wikimedia Commons and are used on other Wiki-related sites that connect to Mikimedia Commons (even through not used in a Wikipedia article). So, in no particular order:

• File:LF Fountain.jpg (LF)
• File:Kids in fountain.jpg (LF)
• File:LF water tower.jpg (LF)
• File:LF Marriott.jpg (LF)
• File:Front 301 Sundance.jpg (Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp building)
• File:Georgetown Downtown 4.jpg (Georgetown Tx)
• File:BlueHolePark1.jpg (Georgetown Tx)
• File:Sun City Texas pool.jpg Georgetown Tx)
• File:McConico.jpg (Round Rock Tx)
• File:Chain Saw Massacre House3.jpg ((Round Rock Tx)
• File:RRbumpersticker large.gif (Round Rock Tx)
• File:Martin200.jpg (Don Martin, Austin Tx)
• File:Austin book cover scan.jpg (Don Martin, Austin Tx)

Most of the photos (with the exception of McConico) were taken by or are owned by Don Martin / Don Martin Public Affairs, Austin, Texas.

Some particularly helpful reference pages:

• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• Tutorial
• How to edit a page
• How to write a great article
• Manual of Style

Other helpful sites:

• Business site
• Linked In
• Book site
• Book Cover Here
• Wiki-Site User

*[http://dmartinaus.wiki-site.com/index.php/Don_Martin_%28public_affairs%29 DM Wiki-Site] *[http://dmartinaus.wiki-site.com/index.php/La_Frontera LF Wiki-Site] *[http://dmartinaus.wiki-site.com/index.php/Texas_Government_Newsletter TGN Wiki-Site]