Talk:Siddhayoga

Category format

just created this page;

error with Category

I use this format:
[[:Category: Name|Subname]]

[[:Category: Hinduism| Hindu movements and organizations]]

but it comes up error" "Hindu movements and organizations" - no 'category:" appears

please advise- thanks

Remove the first colon in the template. It should be [[Category:Hinduism|{name of article}]]. --Evb-wiki 19:59, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks - still not showing/error notice.
I cut/pasted your link and added article name [[Category:Hinduism|{Siddhayoga}]]
and tried [[Category:Hinduism|Siddhayoga]]
Still no category shows and error notice is there...???

Sorry. I had already fixed it. BTW - please review Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. Thanks.--Evb-wiki 21:08, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

I dont understand - nothing shows up and cleanup error is at top of page I've read over the tutorial pages for categories and still Im perplexed. Thanks Babaji108 21:28, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

The category "Hinduism" is there. It's in the box at the very bottom of the page with the other cats. It reads as follows:

Categories: Cleanup from September 2007 | All pages needing cleanup | Hinduism

--Evb-wiki 21:32, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Cleanup tag

OK great - but then can you explain why there is the cleanup message at the top of the page ; and a link from the Hinduism category page? It seems something is awry...Babaji108 21:42, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Yes. (1) The cleanup message is there because this article needs a lot of work. See Wikipedia's manual on style. (2) The [[Category:Hinduism|Siddhayoga]] links the article to the hinduism category page. --Evb-wiki 21:51, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Wow, thats a lot of style info. Thanks for your kind feedback; I'll try to decipher Wikipedia's manual on style. Babaji108 21:56, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Ive added ital to books, and bold the first use of the article, and standardized the book references. Still there is the clean up logo. Might you be so kind as to point out the areas that I need to amend and I will search specifically in the manual for this...obviously I am missing something. Many thanksBabaji108 22:47, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Sure. (1) The intro paragraph should provide additional context, so a person with no knowledge of the subject can understand what the article is about. I'm still not real sure, and I've read the entire article. (2) The article should be more narative, with complete sentences, avoiding bullet points where possible. (3) Much of the article relies on some knowledge of Hinduism for context and clarity. It needs to be accessible to a lay person.

Just a few thoughts. You done well so far. --Evb-wiki 23:10, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Many thanks for your useful feedback. I was looking for technical (eg, punction) errors because of the cleanup error box at the top of the page. I do know the article needs to be fleshed out, it was the first pass to get the basics down. It is good to know to aim more for the lay person. Peace Babaji108 23:18, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

If you have a moment to review the amended page, it is quite fleshed out. I would appreciate your fresh eye to tell me if it is speaking to the layman or something still remains a question to you. Many thanks. Peace Babaji108 03:53, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

I see you've been working more on it. Remember, information added to an article must be verifiable, and specific facts included must be attributed to a reliable source. Also, be careful. You need to present the information from a neutral point of view and not as an advocate or an advertisement. --Evb-wiki 13:02, 2 September 2007 (UTC)