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Student sandboxes
Hi there,
Thanks for your work at
- Hello Ryan (Wiki Ed)! My understanding is that there's no particular problem removing old Decline notices, modifying AFC templates, etc. provided its being done for legit reasons in good faith. As in, removing them so reviewers wouldn't see you've been declined 9 times would be sketchy, but removing one because someone used the wrong tag would be fine. I'd say just leave a clear edit summary when you swap tags. MatthewVanitas (talk) 16:55, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
- That's what I figured, but didn't know if there was some AfC category-based recordkeeping that necessitated keeping those templates. I'll go ahead and remove them and swap out the template. Thanks. --Ryan (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:57, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
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About Draft:Josh Lord (Artist)
Hello Matthew,
I just received a decline on my WIKI but would like to know more specifically where I need more reliable sources. I would like your help on how I can improve this article please.
WriteaboutArt (talk) 23:26, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
- Hello WP:Notability (artists)first so we can be on the same page? That guideline should answer about 80% of your questions, and it'll save us a lot of time if I only have to answer the remaining 20%. :) Please take a quick look, and then let me know what parts you're unsure of how to address.
- The very short answer to your question is: for any given fact in the entire article, imagine a reader saying "oh yeah, says who?". If you don't have an answer for that fact, clearly cite there, the fact can't be in the article. For example: his love and knowledge of art were very evident from an early age.. Okay, who has this opinion? If it's just your personal take, we don't care, you (and I) are just some person on the internet. If, however, a serious journalist, art historian, etc has specifically written about Lord's early promise, then you can cite that person's book/article which says so to this fact. Fundamentally, everything in the article has to be a fact that is explicitly established somewhere else, not your personal embellishment, interpretation, etc. That's how an encyclopedia works; it doesn't break new ground, rather it bring together existing documented facts. Make sense? Scope the guideline and let me know what your specific questions are. MatthewVanitas (talk) 05:02, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply Matthew, yes it does make a lot of sense and I have read the guide and will continue. I am a Theatre Reviewer and reviewing is very much about personal embellishment. So I clearly need to take a very different, matter of fact approach.
I will do my best. Thanks again.WriteaboutArt (talk) 01:08, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
Thiruvidanthai Telugu
Hello matthew I recently posted a page in telugu. which was rejected by you. I actually want it to link it to the English page "Thiruvidanthai" How can I do it? Currently there are only English and Tamil versions of that page.
Regards Hydkarthik
- Hello, please see Wikipedia:Language links. What you do is click the "Language" link at the bottom of the tools column on the left side of your screen. Directly below the "Wikipedia globe" and at the bottom of the list. That will allow you to add links between equivalent articles existing on different language Wikipedias. MatthewVanitas (talk) 07:13, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
Museum hacks and museum edits
Hello there!
Upcoming events:
- February 6–8: The third annual ArtBytes Hackathon at the Walters Art Museum! This year Wikimedia DC is partnering with the Walters for a hack-a-thon at the intersection of art and technology, and I would like to see Wikimedia well represented.
- February 11: The monthly WikiSalon, same place as usual. RSVP on Meetup or just show up!
- February 15: Wiki Loves Small Museums in Ocean City. Mary Mark Ockerbloom, with support from Wikimedia DC, will be leading a workshop at the Small Museum Association Conference on how they can contribute to Wikipedia. Tons of representatives from GLAM institutions will be present, and we are looking for volunteers. If you would like to help out, check out "Information for Volunteers".
I am also pleased to announce events for Wikimedia DC Black History Month with Howard University and NPR. Details on those events soon.
If you have any questions or have any requests, please email me at james.harewikimediadc.org.
See you there! – James Hare
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THANK YOU
- REDIRECT Elsa Cladera de Bravo
Thank you for your cooperation on the 9 September 2014, when Article Elsa Cladera de Bravo was accepted and has been created. Nadezhda Bravo Cladera (talk) 07:00, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
It's a normal treatment
It's a sense or concept not suitable for writing. See you later. Jianjun Yang (talk) 08:12, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
11:30:58, 2 February 2015 review of submission by Ronniemenassa
Hi - would it be possible to advise why the article was rejected, and what advice you could give to be able to get this page up? Many thanks Ronnie
Ronniemenassa (talk) 11:30, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
- Hello WP:Notability (writers)? Please take a look at that guideline, and it should answer 90% of your questions. Please post back here if you are still unsure what to do after reading the guideline. MatthewVanitas (talk) 17:15, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi Matthew
I did, and I have checked, but being new to wikipedia, I am still unsure what I can do to be able to update or change to be able to have the page published? Many thanks, Ronnie Ronniemenassa (talk) 17:31, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
- Hello Ronnie, essentially what you need to do is demonstrate that people are discussing Michtawi. Not that her name is listed in a program or website, not a bio from her employer/school, not her Facebook page. You have to show that art critics, journalists, art researchers, etc are substantively writing about her and her work. If nobody is doing so, we don't really have anything to put on Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not just a place to quote someone's Facebook; if it were, you and I and just anyone could make a page. To merit being in an encyclopedia, you must demonstrate that the subject has had an impact on the field which has been noted by other experts. Does that make sense? For the 10-second summary, check out the guideline WP:42:
Articles generally require significant coverage
in reliable sources
- MatthewVanitas (talk) 21:25, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
Request on 20:08:11, 3 February 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Katherinecraw
I require more of an overview of exactly where the term 'lexical' needs to be clarified such that your use of it to justify a word in the English language does not include the assumption that doing so simply determines its validity without first establishing merit.
Just because lexical more specifically relates to taxonomical structure, when further explaining what it means to be an 'English word without a vowel' you cannot continue to claim that old-English standards should still be considered enough to substantiate modern credibility. They are not.
To allow the above mentioned views to formulate the basis of establishing presence is to improperly prioritize a clearly defined parameter of definition based on cultural preference. A word must either reflect the culture to which it belongs or fail to adhere to an adequate degree of responsible regulation. The moral implications of cross-cultural contamination with regard to an abundance of terms using letters like q, x and z for example contribute to its loss of identity.
A moral sense of obligation when establishing these limitations speaks to a level of maturity that is quite capable of incorporating modern definitions of something like an 'acronym' into the English mainstream by using an appropriate distinction. Re-approaching the methodology behind maintaining the integrity of a language also enables one to re-asses the scale of change that might be necessary in order to adequately maneuver through every incremental pass.
I had further intended to draw attention to another discrepancy over the use of the term 'class' verses 'category'. This is once again something that requires re-purposing from either a bottom up or top down perspective to the extent that doing so results in structural consistency, and I currently lack an empirical analysis of range within your construct. In addition, I would have to re-assemble all citations in order to reflect an adequate consensus - Knowing that an important aspect of differentiation also means relating to a generational sense of comprehension.
A final note... The complexity of multifaceted arrangements underlying linguistic terminology should not permit a spelling mistake to exist as a brand new word by default at any position in Wikipedia's flow-chart, regardless of the ease with which it has become to assume the right to do so. For example, to the best of my knowledge the letter 'w' has never before been credited with belonging to our set of vowels, and I would at least expect an English versed encyclopedia to maintain a similar historical perspective for the purpose of maintaining its cultural authority.
Something to be wary of is an under-estimation of our ability to re-create the alphabet using the kind of whispered undertones that have the potential to infiltrate common practice within a non-removable format.
Kat Craw 20:08, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
- I cannot even parse your question; you are not making your intentions any clearer by this screed. In whatever case, the draft you submitted is not appropriate material for an encyclopedia, and much like your question above, is not even particularly intelligible. I do not wish to be involved any further with your work, so please refrain from contacting me again on my Talk page, and I will refrain from any further reviews of your work, though I assure you that other reviewers will agree that what you have submitted in your Draft simply is not publishable. MatthewVanitas (talk) 21:27, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
16:32:16, 4 February 2015 review of submission by Jbruno999
Jbruno999 (talk) 16:32, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
- Hello Jbruno999, what is your question? Did you read the comments I left at the top of your draft? MatthewVanitas (talk) 16:33, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
Barnstar
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06:19:53, 5 February 2015 review of submission by Ivorcivor
Hello Matthew,
You rejected my entry yesterday on the grounds that it read too much like an advertisement. I have had this happen before and so I was very careful to leave out all hyperbole and subjective evaluations of the company. I didn't use words like "excellent" or "best" and tried to keep the entry factual. It is impossible for me to find outside sources that confirm dates and times of the company being set up as they are Chinese and only recently hired any kind of marketing team.
I want to know what I can do to get this page uploaded, I have checked and all of our competitors (Robert Walter, Korn Ferry, Michael Page etc.) have Wikipedia entries. If you could help me to understand better what steps I need to take that would be really helpful.
Ivorcivor (talk) 06:19, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
Technical Question on move of the article "Mascha Mioni" from Sandbox -
Dear MatthewVanitas Thanks a lot for helping with my article on Mascha Mioni by moving it out of the sandbox "status". Now I plan to add an article "Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada" https://yoshikowada.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/yiw_brief-cv11_2.pdf who has and still is conributing enormously to textile art advancement and research. I would try to do it in my sandbox first, but am afraid I'll change Mascha Mioni's article if I edit anything in it ? ( If I go to the sandbox I see: "Mascha Mioni From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from User:Bonu/sandbox)"
How do I proceed to start a new subject (BLP) in my sandbox? Can I just delete what I see when clicking on sandbox??
Please let me know soon - I wanted to do it while I have some time :)
Thanks a lot again for your help! Bonu (talk) 20:33, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
Dear MatthewVanitas I did some further research, but could not find a way to remove the link from the sandbox. But I found the place to create aa new draft for later submission and started working there: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Yoshiko_Iwamoto_Wada&action=edit So no need to take your valuable wiki-time to answer my request anymore. I'm launched :) Thanks again for your engagement in wikipedia. Bonu (talk) 08:37, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Original Barnstar | |
Thank you for your helpful suggestions for my most recent start-class article. Mitzi.humphrey (talk) 18:35, 5 February 2015 (UTC) |
Seibner et al (Limner Group of Artists)
Hi Matthew: I'm contributing Seibner et al (Limner Group of Artists) pages, all reference material in University of Victoria Special Collection archives. Is there an easy way to place a single reference, showing all original docs are in the archives? Thanks Cian Cian Yyj (talk) 18:57, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
Draft:Watch What U Wish...
Are you serious? Not evidence that the album is FAMOUS?? Did you see who the album is by? The first Rap Group to win an OSCAR!! If that's not an album by a famous person then undone know what is. Please further investigate your decision to decline my article cause your reason is NOT a good one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheMann1989 (talk • contribs) 16:28, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
- Your draft doesn't say anything about awards, and has no footnotes to any news article confirming the album is award-winning, Oscar or otherwise. It's not my job to do research, it's your job to present and cite the facts about the album. My job is just to make sure you do your job, not to go read up on every one of the hundreds of topics I review each week. If it's not immediately clear why a given album/person/band/company is famous, with clear citations, then it can't publish until the submitter fixes that. MatthewVanitas (talk) 16:34, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
- Just because WP:Notability is not inherited. The album has to be shown to be famous on its own, not just made by a group that itself is famous. Otherwise, all the new album gets is a mention on the overall page for the band, since it would be the band that is famous, not the album. Now, if the album drops and gets a bunch of media coverage and awards, then it would need an article.
- Just because
- If you'll just read the guideline WP:Notability (albums) like I suggested, that'd answer 95% of your questions. MatthewVanitas (talk) 16:37, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
- If you'll just read the guideline
- I do appreciate your input. Also, u are a VERY quick responder. That in itself deserves kudos on here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheMann1989 (talk • contribs) 18:50, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
- No worries, sorry if I was a bit snippy, I've just been dealing with some people bugging me to approve their blatantly unqualified articles. The album you're writing on might well qualify a few months down the road, so once you have a handle on what accomplishments qualify an album for an article, you can watch for those and them add them as citations into the Draft and launch it. Thanks for your patience. MatthewVanitas (talk) 20:08, 5 February 2015 (UTC)
Draft:Edwin L. "Uncle Ted" Raub
Thank you for all the work you did on my Draft:Edwin L. "Uncle Ted" Raub. I was only expecting to be told what to do but your help was invaluable. Following your example I inserted the other references you found and was able to garner a tidbit or two from them as well. I'm also in the process of getting permissions to use some photos. Will the draft still be considered or do I need to resubmit the now (and referenced to the hilt) corrected copy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jhm795 (talk • contribs) 14:53, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
- No worries, I did some more cleanup and published the article. Image rules take some getting used to, Wikipedia is very strict about copyright. My main suggestion: if nothing else, you can include one photo of Raub automatically under WP:Upload wizard and very specifically chose the options for "copyright image, used under Fair Use, deceased person". Just click the options that lead to that as you go down, and fill in all the fields/check-boxes it asks of you. If you have trouble with it, check in at WP:Teahouseto speak to volunteer mentors.
- Beyond Fair Use, see WP:Donating copyrighted materials for the steps folks would need to take to release copyrighted photos of Raub. Big note: there is no "we release this just for usage on Wikipedia" license! If folks want to "release" a photo, it very nearly as strong as saying "I, the owner of the rights, relinquish all rights to this image and release it to Public Domain". So unless the person/company who owns the rights to the image is fully releasing it, it can't go in the article, except you (or another editor) are allowed to add one image, regardless of copyright, under Fair Use. It's the same clause that, for example, lets newspapers show the poster for a movie in a review, a limited allowance made to "show what you're talking about" in situations where there is no copyright-free alternative.
- Glad to help on this page, it's an interesting topic. We get a scattering of submissions for TV/radio hosts that just aren't publishable because the person never had fame outside of their immediate area, but in Raub's case his career did leave ripples on the national scene, so I wanted to make sure this article made it through.
- If you want to submit more articles in the future, that'd be great! My main suggestions would be to mind the conversational language (Wikipedia writing is rather dry/formal), so "it's not surprising that", "the interesting thing is..." etc are always cut out during editing as being just filler, or adding opinion. Kind of "don't tell the reader a fact is interesting, make it interesting and let the reader decide". But overall you seem to have the idea down pretty well.
- Nice work, hope you'll stick around to write new articles and improve existing ones! MatthewVanitas (talk) 15:37, 6 February 2015 (UTC)
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Wikimedia DC celebrates Black History Month, and more!
Hello again!
Not even a week ago I sent out a message talking about upcoming events in DC. Guess what? There are more events coming up in February.
First, as a reminder, there is a WikiSalon on February 11 (RSVP here or just show up) and Wiki Loves Small Museums at the Small Museum Association Conference on February 15 (more information here).
Now, I am very pleased to announce:
- Tuesday, February 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM there will be #WikiTurgy at the University of Maryland. Join fellow theatre enthusiasts for a “mass act of public dramaturgy!”
- Thursday, February 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM we are hosting the Howard University Black History Edit-a-Thon. We are working in partnership with the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of African-American and African diasporic history.
- Tuesday, February 24 from 6 PM to 8 PM we have the Black History Month “First Edit” at NPR. Help improve Wikipedia and help others make their first edit to Wikipedia!
- Finally, our monthly dinner meetup is on Saturday, February 28.
There is going to be a lot going on, and I hope you can come to some of the events!
If you have any questions or need any special accommodations, please let me know.
Regards,
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Recently denied AfC
I added a note at User talk:CalvinBeza § Your submission at Articles for creation: Perimeter Church .28Johns Creek.2C Georgia.29 .28February 7.29, saying:
- Apparently, an article already was created in February 2014 at Perimeter Church (Johns Creek, Georgia). It appears that Duluth, Georgia and Johns Creek, Georgia are nearby suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. None of this says anything about the notability of the church.
Just wanted to let you know so you didn't think I was subverting the AfC process. YBG (talk) 22:38, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
What is the point of decline a personal sandbox?
What is the point of decline my personal sandbox User:Yejianfei/sandbox? It's so rediculous! After all it is only a sandbox, i.e. a place for experiment! Moreover, it is not a public or shared sandbox. It is only my personal sandbox. What is the point to decline it or accept it????? -- Yejianfei (talk) 17:47, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
- Hello Yejianfei, you clicked "Submit", putting your Sandbox in line to be reviewed for possible publication. I'm a reviewer, so I checked out your page and it wasn't ready. If you don't want to be reviewed, don't click Submit, and you can feel free to practice and experiment in your sandbox. MatthewVanitas (talk) 18:13, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
12:52:03, 8 February 2015 review of submission by 166.216.130.174
The submission was declined becuase the site that I was going to get my reference from was not working. However, once the website was working again, I posted a key reference. Do I need to have more than one reference? If so, why didn't you say so in the 2nd decline message. The 2nd decline message comment was BLANK!
166.216.130.174 (talk) 12:52, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
- Hello 166.216.130.174, the issue is that the site you're posting doesn't even function as a real link, and I can't tell what on earth it's even a link too, but it certainly doesn't look like a link to a serious book or newspaper. You must provide sourcing, and some website that doesn't even work right doesn't really inspire confidence. Surely this bridge is covered in news media, books, etc? Why not cite those? MatthewVanitas (talk) 18:15, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
Office Acoustical Design Rejection
Here's why in the world it was not finished. I took several months to write a comprehensive scientific article on Aerodynamic Whistles. A subject that I originally wrote for Scientific American. I submitted it and it was rejected. I was supposed to add the material to an little existing article called "whistle" Not only was the title incorrect, but it was a short description of a few police type whistles not a scientific article. A web search of whistle showed clothing, videos, and other items not relevant to my article. A search of "Aerodynamic whistles" however was the location the article should be. So I did all that work for nothing just because there was a little article with a similar name.
Now I am writing about a subject that I am expert on, and have written a book about, and wish to get it on Wikipedia. But I am not going through the drill of doing all the work just to have it rejected because there is some similar article nearby.
The resolution is to tell me the title and subject is worthy of an article and there are no conflicts and I will complete the draft.
Would appreciate hearing from you.
Bob Chanaud — Preceding unsigned comment added by BobChan2 (talk • contribs) 00:34, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
Francisco Fort and Plaza
Matthew, Thanks for your quick response and suggestions. I will get with the museum director later this week and work on the sources!
Thanks
kholance — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.204.241.226 (talk) 02:45, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
About Shraddha Kadakia Article
Hi
Can you tell me that what you found similar in http://metroindia.com/Details.aspx?id=21920 and Shraddha Kadakia Article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shraddha.kadakia.83 (talk • contribs) 09:40, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
Category:Vishwakarma
Category:Vishwakarma, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Redtigerxyz Talk 10:36, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I have not aired my grievances but a real fact.All I want is to Highlight about the temple which I have mentioned in my articles.This is 100% fact and I can prove by picture taken.Which way u want me to re present the article so rejected I am not familiar with this site . 10:44, 10 February 2015 (UTC)10:44, 10 February 2015 (UTC)10:44, 10 February 2015 (UTC)~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by S.vijay raghavan (talk • contribs)
- Hello S.vijay raghavan, I strongly suggest you read the following:
- WP:Your first article
- WP:No original research
- As the latter link notes, we do not accept things like photos, personal testimony, etc. We can only accept documented, published evidence in sources like newspapers, academic articles, government sites, etc. If this temple is writtten about in formal sources, then we can have an article about it. But we cannot have any facts unless they are clearly documented in WP:Reliable sources, and we absolutely cannot have allegations of wrongdoing unless such has been explicitly documented by media, government, and/or academics. To accept otherwise would risk defaming individuals or groups based on someone's online claims, so sourcing is mandatory. MatthewVanitas (talk) 16:54, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
17:05:07, 10 February 2015 review of submission by Ezra percolab
Hello Matthew,
Thanks for your review! I have made changes to the draft Art of Hosting page, removing content that appeared non factual and added several different sources.
I am unsure of the next steps - once edits have been performed, does the article automatically get reviewed by yourself or another editor?
Thanks,
- Ezra
Great comments, will work on it : ) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ezra percolab (talk • contribs) 17:39, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
Ezra percolab (talk) 17:05, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Hello Ezra percolab, I've left extensive comments at the top of your draft. And generally I like to let fresh eyes take a look, so I'll leave your next review up to another reviewer. MatthewVanitas (talk) 17:32, 10 February 2015 (UTC)