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Welcome to the Tropical Cyclone Wikiproject! After months of waiting, I'm glad you finally joined. There are numerous ongoing projects occurring within the project, such as improving the existing articles on retired hurricanes to their highest potential, as well as continually updating active season articles with the latest information, though any changes big or small will be appreciated. The next two items are template-form information letters to tropical cyclone participants. First is the ideal format for a tropical cyclone article.

Dear Tropical cyclone editor,

As a member of the Tropical Cyclone Wikiproject, you are receiving this message to describe how you can better tropical cyclone articles. There are hundreds of tropical cyclone articles, though many of them are poorly organized and lacking in information. Using the existing featured articles as a guide line, here is the basic format for the ideal tropical cyclone article.

1. Infobox- Whenever possible, the infobox should have a picture for the tropical cyclone. The picture can be any uploaded picture about the storm, though ideally it should be a satellite shot of the system. If that is not available, damage pictures, either during the storm or after the storm, are suitable. In the area that says Formed, indicate the date on which the storm first developed into a tropical depression. In the area that says Dissipated, indicate the date on which the storm lost its tropical characteristics. This includes when the storm became extratropical, or if it dissipated. If the storm dissipated and reformed, include the original start date and the final end date. Highest winds should be the local unit of measurement for speed (mph in non-metric countries, km/h in metric countries), with the other unit in parenthesis. The lowest pressure should be in
   mbars
   . Damages should, when available, be in the year of impact, then the present year. The unit of currency can be at your discretion, though typically it should be in USD. Fatalities indicate direct deaths first, then indirect deaths. Areas affected should only be major areas of impact. Specific islands or cities should only be mentioned if majority of the cyclone's effects occurred there.
2. Intro- The intro for every article should be, at a minimum, 2 paragraphs. For more impacting hurricanes, it should be 3. The first should describe the storm in general, including a link to the seasonal article, its number in the season, and other statistics. The second should include a brief storm history, while the third should be impact.
3. Storm history- The storm history should be a decent length, relatively proportional to the longevity of the storm. Generally speaking, the first paragraph should be the origins of the storm, leading to the system reaching tropical storm status. The second should be the storm reaching its peak. The third should be post-peak until landfall and dissipation. This section is very flexible, depending on meteorological conditions, but it should generally be around 3. Storm histories can be longer than three paragraphs, though they should be less than five. Anything more becomes excessive. Remember, all storm impacts, preparations, and records can go elsewhere. Additional pictures are useful here. If the picture in the infobox is of the storm at its peak, use a landfall picture in the storm history. If the picture in the infobox is of the storm at its landfall, use the peak. If the landfall is its peak, use a secondary peak, or even a random point in the storm's history.
4. Preparations- The preparations section can be any length, depending on the amount of preparations taken by people for the storm. Hurricane watches and warnings need to be mentioned here, as well as the number of people evacuated from the coast. Include numbers of shelters, and other info you can find on how people prepared for the storm.
5. Impact- For landfalling storms, the impact section should be the majority of the article. First, if the storm caused deaths in multiple areas, a death table would work well in the top level impact section. A paragraph of the general effects of the storm is also needed. After the intro paragraph, impact should be broken up by each major area. It depends on the information, but sections should be at least one paragraph, if not more. In the major impact areas, the first paragraph should be devoted to meteorological statistics, including rainfall totals, peak wind gusts on land, storm surge, wave heights, beach erosion, and tornadoes. The second should be actual damage. Possible additional paragraphs could be detailed information on crop damage or specifics. Death and damage tolls should be at the end. Pictures are needed, as well. Ideally, there would be at least one picture for each sub-section in the impact, though this sometimes can't happen. For storms that impact the United States or United States territories, this site can be used for rainfall data, including an image of rainfall totals.
6. Aftermath- The aftermath section should describe foreign aid, national aid, reconstruction, short-term and long-term environmental effects, and disease. Also, the storm's retirement information, whether it happened or not, should be mentioned here.
7. Records- This is optional, but can't hurt to be included.
8. Other- The ideal article should have inline sourcing, with the {{cite web}} formatting being preferable. Always double check your writing and make sure it makes sense.

Good luck with future writing, and if you have a question about the above, don't hesitate to ask.

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Usually it is initially when it comes to Colbert; as fans will go after the next closest thing they can. Just saves someone the pain of reverting it a lot. - RoyBoy ⁸⁰⁰ 05:12, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, thanks, just wondering. The great kawa 11:23, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Lessons

Can you teach me Italian. Per favore? Realmente desidero imparare!!!!(I used a translator for this) -Tobi4242 02:00, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately no because I posted that info on my page awhile ago and I haven't practiced ANY Italian in well over a year. So I went from a near-fluent level to forgetting most of it (sounds impossible, but it happens). I am currently only studying Japanese extensively in preparation for taking my JLPT Levels 4 and 3 and some Spanish alongside that. So, while not now, when I do get back to it (and I will master it within a year or two) I might as well because honestly, Spanish and Italian are EXTREMELY easy to learn compared to Japanese (which I now find easy). And it will only take me a little while to re-remember everything. So maybe when I get back to it. ;) The great kawa 02:07, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks anyway. -Tobi4242 15:43, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Moisés Kaufman

Thanks for adding him to the LGBT list! -- SatyrTN (talk | contribs) 12:27, 7 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

August 2007

welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Omghgomg 05:40, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply

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Listen, kid, if you accuse me of attacking other members (when I am actually defending the logic shared by an entire community) then you better at least do the same to the other people who have made "attacks" as well. The great kawa 06:13, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am sorry about that. It turns out I was just reading the latest change instead of the whole discussion from my watchlist. I'd assumed that you were simply 'biting' the 'newbie'. Sorry about that. I had not read the whole discussion. Please accept my humblest apologies and just simply remind me next time to read the whole discussion before I put a template on your talk page. Again, I am very sorry for what I have done. Hope you will forgive me for my accusations. Omghgomg 06:18, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I just like to thank you for your apology. Once again, I am truly sorry. Also, thank you for the vote of confidence, it is nice to know that there are people out there who are willing to support me. =) _{(Sorry for the delayed response)} Omghgomg 08:15, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WPTC Active Members

User:Hurricanehink/Active

Hey, I was pleasantly surprised you're still interested in the project. Are you still interested in writing on tropical cyclones, as well? Over the last few months our project has come to a standstill, so I'm just curious. Hope all is well. --Hurricanehink (talk) 19:15, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's cool! Well, Hurricane Charley is on Peer Review, and some editors are trying to get it to FA, but some interest has died down on it. Do you think you'd be able to give it a look, maybe reorganize some things? The Florida section, in particular, is a little weak, as is the aftermath section. If that's too much, there are a lot smaller articles, such as Hurricane Gaston (2004), or perhaps give a look at any of the articles on FAC or FLC. I look forward to seeing you around. --Hurricanehink (talk) 19:41, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]