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Headings use the equal sign, "=", with double equal signs bracketing a basic heading and triple for a sub heading- (eg, "Wikipedia Editing Essentials for New Users" uses double equal signs and "Headings" uses triple equal signs).

Citations can be added easily with the "Cite" function. It is the last option on the far right of the top of the editing box. This useful feature makes a once complicated activity self explanatory. Be sure to give a name to your citation (using the 'reference name' line) because it enables you to footnote multiple claims via the same source. For example if you name a citation "Smith3," and use it to source a claim at the top of the article, then you can use the same source for a different claim later on the article just by adding <ref name="Smith3"> after that claim, and both will be footnoted to the same source.

Often you'll find a claim in an article which needs some support. Add a citation needed tag. It uses the curly brackets,"{" and "}", and has the words "Citation needed" within double curly brackets.

This is how it will appear in the article: ^{[citation needed]}

You don't need to actually type the curly brackets as there is a double curly brackets insertion tool. To find it go to the bottom of the editing box. Just below it is a drop down menu that says "Insert". Select the option, "wiki markup" and the insertion tools will appear to the right.

Ideally you should add the date so that wikipedia editors know how long an unsourced claim has been present. This aids them in deciding if the claim should be omitted altogether. You will need to use a vertical line, "|", which can be added with the same tool you used for the double curly brackets. Date your note by adding a vertical line after the word "needed" and then add "date=" followed by the month, a space, and then the year. Within the brackets it should look like this: "Citation needed|date=July 2013"

• {{Who|{{subst:DATE}}}}

This tag is for placement after attributions to vague "authorities" such as "serious scholars", "historians say", "some researchers", "many scientists", and the like. For example:

Use it when no specific examples of identifiable individuals from that group are named who could be used to verify the statements or beliefs attributed to the group. Preferably, the offending statement should be made more specific by identifying particular individuals and then either cited or tagged for needing citation. Similarly, the statement should be deleted if the claim about the group is sufficiently vague as to be unsupportable.

• Links to Articles

Often you will want to link an element of one article to another to allow the reader to get more information about something mentioned without cluttering wikipedia with duplications. For example, the article "Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer" contains links to articles titled "fiber reinforced polymer," "carbon fiber," and "polymer."

This has also been simplified with the "Link" function. It is the fourth option from the left of the top of the editing box. It is represented by an icon depicting three links in a chain. Clicking on this icon opens the "Insert Link" dialogue box. Type the name of the article you want to link to in the line that says "Target Page or URL". Be sure that the "Page exists" message appears in the upper right of the dialogue box and be certain that the button that says "Internal wiki page" is selected at the bottom.

• Links to Articles with Text Other Than the Article's Title Used as the Link

Follow the same steps as above, but type the text that you want to use to link to the article in the line which says, "Text to Display".

• Links to Sections of Articles

The process is the same except that it also uses a number sign, "#", after the article title but before the section title in the line that says "Target Page or URL".

• Links to Something Other Than a Section Within an Articles

This works the same way as the link to a section except that the link will need to be anchored at the end to which you're linking. Use the double curly brackets to designate the text you wish to use as the anchor. Within the brackets add a vertical line before that text. Now, add the word, "Anchor" before the vertical line. It should be capitalized. When you're done, use the anchor text the same way you would as a section title in the "Target Page or URL" line of the link window

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• Metaphilosophy
• Metaphysics
• Metaethics
• Normative ethics
• Epistemology
• Philosophy of Mind
• Political Philosophy

• Philosophy of Science
• Philosophy of Physics
• Philosophy of Language

• Evolution
• Evolutionary Psychology
• Cognitive Science
• Animal Behavior & Primatology
• Developmental Psychology

Philosophical Positions

This user enjoys philosophy. PHL This user's favourite subject is philosophy. ~(p&~p) This user studies the concept of logic.

This user believes in logic. This user is a Determinist. This user is interested in existentialism.

This user is a child of the Enlightenment. This user is in awe of The Great Leviathan. This user believes truth is adaequatio intellectus et rei, or something like that.

This user believes in materialism, the belief that everything that exists is made of matter. This user thinks that abstractions cannot hurt anybody. This user loves the philosophy of Immanuel Kant

rand This user opposes Ayn Rand's objectivist philosophy. This user is a participant in WikiProject Philosophy. This user likes René Descartes.

Subjects That Interest Me

This user is interested in philosophy. This user is interested in metaphysics. This user is interested in physics. This user has a keen interest in the philosophy of physics.

This user is interested in psychology. This user is interested in Paleontology. This user is interested in Human Prehistory This user is interested in the Supreme Court of the United States.

This user is interested in political science. This user is interested in art history. This user is interested in architecture. This user enjoys the subject of Design.

This user is interested in military aircraft and their history.

Political Ideology

This user believes in a non-partisan, direct democracy. ? This user follows their own political ideals. This user identifies as a Democratic Socialist. This user is NOT an Anarchist.

This user is a social democrat. This user believes in the separation of church and state. According to The Political Compass this user is: Economic Left (−7.00) and Social Neutral (−0.72) This user is an independent voter who doesn't like partisan politics.

Dems This user knows both major US parties have been hijacked by special interests, can no longer identify with either one, and has no hope that the situation will ever improve. Reps User:Toa Nidhiki05/Userboxes/On The Issues This user believes the First Amendment was written to protect freedom of religion, not abolish it.   According to the World's Smallest Political Quiz, this user is* a Political Centrist (Personal Freedom: 50; Economic Freedom: 30).

Political Policy

This user supports universal health care. This user is in favor of desalination. This user opposes the death penalty in all cases. This user supports the legalization of same-sex marriage.

This user finds censorship offensive. This user is in favor of gun control. This user believes in universal college tuition. This user is a supporter of Palestinian-Israeli Peace

This user supports the use of nuclear energy. This user supports the United Nations and wants to reform it. This user understands why armed peacekeeping is necessary. Animal cruelty This user opposes animal rights, but opposes animal cruelty.

This user supports the 2002 Arab peace initiative that was unanimously adopted in Beirut This user wishes humans would just get rid of their overly destructive weapons. This user supports drug prohibition and our troops in the War on Drugs. This user supports the ban on smoking in public places.

This user knows that genetically modified food has saved over a billion lives, and that all agriculture is "genetic modification", what we do today is just faster. This user wants to tax the rich to provide health care, education and welfare for everyone.† $ £ ¥ € This user believes the world would be a better place if everyone had access to a quality, free education. This user supports the development of realistic renewable energy.

Religion

This user is a secular humanist. ath This user is an atheist. This user values reason over faith. This user is a bright.

Until proven wrong, this user does not believe in the supernatural. This user is interested in the Brights movement.

Science

This user accepts evolution as a biological fact. This user understands biological evolution. This user believes that the Universe began with a bang. This user knows global warming is a reality we are facing. This user is a participant in WikiProject Time.

Miscellaneous

This user knows that American Independence occured on July 2, 1776. This user is a mammal. This user has seen all of Carl Sagan's Cosmos.

EST This user's time zone is EST. This user has read the United States Constitution. This user is against smoking. This user has never tried any Tobacco products This user doesn't drink, and has a healthy liver to show for it.

Stuff I Like

This user enjoys the works of David Brin. This user is a Nirvana fan. This user enjoys overcast weather. This user is a fan of the Hitch.

This user is a Golden Retriever lover. This user loves Labrador Retrievers. This user likes the BBC. This user enjoys the works of Larry Niven.

This user enjoys reading hard science fiction This user enjoys the works of Neal Stephenson. This user enjoys the works of Isaac Asimov. 5 This user enjoys the poems of William Carlos Williams

ABC This user supports Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio, television and online services. This user enjoys the works of Arthur C. Clarke. This user's favourite animal is a Red panda. This user adores the works of James Joyce and yes I said yes I will Yes.

This user watches and listens to SBS. This user is a fan of the F-22 Raptor. Dune This user knows that fear is the mind-killer. Eh up! This user enjoys the James Herriot series.

This user knows that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

"From the 1940s until the election of Ronald Reagan, the political parties were anything but polarized. Conservative Southern Democrats and liberal Rockefeller Republicans were important counterweights within both parties. Indeed, George Wallace justified his third-party bid for president in 1968 by saying that "there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the Democrat and Republican parties."" - Lawrence Baum and Neal Devins, "Split Definitive: For the first time in a century, the Supreme Court is divided solely by political party." in Slate, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011.

Now, the parties are practically all difference and neither are worth a dime.OckRaz ^talk 00:54, 17 November 2011 (UTC)