User:Bixly777

I began editing and writing for Wikipedia in February 2020. I am a professional historian with much research experience with primary and secondary sources. I aim to produce and cite the most accurate information possible, although, like everyone else, I have been known to make the occasional mistake. I am eager to fix any such anomalies that may occur!

My primary interest is in the Ziegfeld Follies and early twentieth-century dance, music, and theater in general, primarily concerning women performers. I am helping to expand Wikipedia's coverage of that area to make more (and more accurate) information about that era of entertainment available to anyone interested. I also am known to enhance existing articles about various dance, music, and theatrical personalities and subjects.

To date, my area of focus is on the pre-1928 Ziegfeld Follies, both performers and related topics.

Articles I have created

• Gladys Feldman
• Hilda Ferguson
• Emma Haig
• Vera K. Maxwell
• Norma Taylor
• The Belle of New York (1919 film)

Articles for which I have made significant edits and additons

• Edythe Baker
• Nina Byron
• Bessie Clayton
• Helena D'Algy
• Rubye De Remer
• Lotta Faust
• The Ingenues
• Gertrud Eysoldt
• Meiningen Ensemble
• Karyl Norman
• Bee Palmer
• Ann Pennington
• Ada Overton Walker
• Ziegfeld Follies
• Ziegfeld girls

Frequently used categories

User:Bixly777 A work in progress

Opportunities to improve WP

• WikiProject Check Wikipedia

Tips of the Day

Tip of the day...

Displaying one page within another = Transclusion

Including the contents of a template page on a different page (by surrounding the page name with double braces, i.e. "{{}}" and leaving out the "Template:" prefix) is called transclusion.

This allows the other page to be automatically updated whenever the template page is updated.

Besides templates, pages in the following namespaces can be transcluded:

• Category:
• Help:
• Portal:
• User:
• Wikipedia:

The only difference between transcluding these and templates is that you must include the prefix (followed by a colon) with the page's name inside the double braces.

Images also can be transcluded, but this is done using double square brackets instead of braces.

Here are some examples of transclusion:

{{Pic of the day}} · {{Help:Contents}} · [[Image:Wikipedia-logo.png]]

Prior tip – Tips library – Next tip

Read more:

Wikipedia:Transclusion  

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