User talk:Ian (Wiki Ed)/Archive 9

Wiki Ed/Carleton College/Immunology 2018 (Winter)[edit]

Your work in a job I didn't realize existed until today is much appreciated! Having no real connection with the subject myself, a student in this program made an edit recently to page on my watchlist. I've been looking for a project to take on in the new year, what can I do to help here? I have no technical knowledge of the subject, but if I went in and did my best to clean up the assigned articles, would that be a net gain? Are cleanup and copyediting and more menial tasks a big part of what the curriculum is about? If you don't think it's the project for me, I understand that as well, it just piqued my interest. Gabriel syme (talk) 06:00, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Gabriel syme: I'm glad you're interested in helping out with students. It differs from class to class (some classes are primarily interested in copyediting, for example, but most are interested in writing content); this class seems mostly interested in adding content, so I'm sure they're appreciate cleanup and copy-editing. A lot of new people struggle with getting WP:MOS stuff right. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:57, 8 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Engineering Education and Wiki ...[edit]

Hello Ian and happy new year ... I am teaching two engineering classes this spring ... I have been a long wiki user and last few years, an editor (2k plus edits) ... I'd like to talk about providing guidance to civil engineering instructors out there evaluating Wiki as a tool for their course work ... Let me know if there is an interest ... many thanks for your work ... cheers ... Risk Engineer (talk) 15:47, 14 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Risk Engineer - sure, I'd be interested. I'm going to get in touch with you by email. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:56, 16 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the Welcome ...[edit]

Hello, Ian. I just wanted to say thanks for the welcome to Wikipedia you posted on my talk page and for the training recommendations. I have completed the training you recommended and we (my class) will complete additional courses before we attempt to edit any articles. I also appreciate the introduction to the Tea House, which is something I hadn't heard of. I will certainly check that out! Thanks again! Heather-L (talk) 00:51, 17 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Heather-L: Thanks for the note. I hope you have a great time contributing to Wikipedia! Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:59, 17 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Savannah Shivers (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with creating a subsection in my sandbox. The menu is grayed out and I don't know how to fix it to edit it.

--Savannah Shivers (talk) 18:56, 18 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Savannah Shivers (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I figured out how to add a new section. Thanks anyway.

--Savannah Shivers (talk) 19:04, 18 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Savannah Shivers - Good to know! Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:05, 18 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Shreyahurrymun25 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with my article. I haven't been assigned an article yet so I am not able to do the edits required.

--Shreyahurrymun25 (talk) 20:03, 18 January 2018 (UTC)Shreyahurrymun25[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:34, 18 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Ejb850 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with using my sandbox. It won't allow me to use it.

--Ejb850 (talk) 02:01, 21 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:49, 22 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Aespinosa1994 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

titling my sandbox

--Aespinosa1994 (talk) 19:07, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:16, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from J.Vilcek (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

When I click on "Sandbox" it brings me to a page that says, "This is a user sandbox of J.Vilcek. A user sandbox is a subpage of the user's user page. It serves as a testing spot and page development space for the user and is not an encyclopedia article." I am not sure what do next.

--J.Vilcek (talk) 20:00, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:04, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Bigirimana1 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

--Bigirimana1 (talk) 21:17, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bigirimana1, I need a specific question to reply to. Thanks. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:18, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

Hello Ian,

how do i identify if an article of wiki is apart of the wiki project or not ?Aespinosa1994 (talk) 21:50, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:19, 23 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox Image Upload Help[edit]

Hi Ian,

I wanted to add an image into an Infobox for the article page I was assigned. I got up to the Step 3 of the "File Upload Wizard" page but stopped there. In Step 3 the page asked to "provide source and copyright information". I believe the image I want to use is a copyright portrait of my assigned artist (Paul Sepuya)^[1] by another photographer (Janus van den Eijnden) which I think belongs in the "This is a copyrighted, non-free work, but I believe it is Fair Use" category. However, I'm having trouble identifying the "Non-free rationale" section as I don't want to get into trouble for adding/uploading an image into the article page's Infobox and get into trouble. If you could help me out in deciding if the image is okay to upload that would be great. The image can be seen here. ^[2] Thank you for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmurphy36 (talk • contribs)

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:42, 25 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "Paul Sepuya Wikipage". Retrieved 24 January 2018.
^ "The 2012 Jury". PridePhotoAward.org. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

User:MaximeRouyer[edit]

Hi Ian. I stumbled across User:MaximeRouyer while clecking on some non-free files which were flagged by a bot as violations of WP:NFCC#9. MaximeRouyer was using a non-free file on their userpage, so I removed it. No big deal, and this is something that happens a lot. Anyway, I noticed that Maxime is listed as a student participating in Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/McGill_University/EDPE_208_(Winter_2018). I can leave message on Maxime's user talk about non-free content use, but I'd thought you want to do so instead since you are one of the WikiEd advisors helping that particular group. You might also want to take a look at Maxime's user page because it's starting to look a bit like a WP:FAKEARTICLE. Again, I can mention to Maxime as well, but it might be better coming from you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:29, 25 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads-up - Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:37, 25 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need Help request from RebeccaWedley[edit]

I am having trouble with the talk page for the article Gold Fingerprinting. I am not sure if there is simply nothing there or if I can't access it, I am also not able to post something in it which is why I believe I also can't view what has been discussed.

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:06, 26 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"Save page" not available[edit]

Hello Ian! I may have missed it somewhere on "Edit source" page, but it appears as though "Save page" button (recommended in training modules) does not exist. Instead, "Publish changes" is the available option. Have I actually missed "Save page" button or does the "Save page" button and "Publish changes" represent the same function?AlexKuprich (talk) 05:03, 28 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

AlexKuprich - yes, "save page" has been changed to "publish changes". That needs to be update in our training modules. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:25, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

working in sandbox[edit]

Hi Ian, I am just getting started and attempting to work in sandbox. Following the tutorial for editing articles by first working in sandbox, the tutorial instructs to "save changes," but I only see a "publish changes" button. This wording is so different, but I do not see another option for saving. Can you provide some insight? Thanks.BHittle (talk) 22:01, 30 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ian- As soon as I published the above post, I saw you answered a similar question yesterday. Apologies! It did not display when I searched for an answer. Have a great day!BHittle (talk) 22:05, 30 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

BHittle - No problem. Hopefully we'll have that fixed soon. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:06, 30 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How to find a stub article on marine pollution, ocean circulation patterns, or marine phytoplankton[edit]

Hi Ian! I'm Maddy and I'm new to using Wikipedia. I hope this is the appropriate way to ask a question. What is the best way to find an article about marine pollution, ocean circulation patterns, or marine phytoplankton that needs work/contributions? The articles I have found all seem very well written and comprehensive. Thank you!

Maddyy.h Maddyy.h (talk) 01:19, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:58, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Akenefick (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with... how do I write in my sandbox? --Akenefick (talk) 01:05, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

(by talk reader) @Akenefick: Your sandbox is at User:Akenefick/sandbox. You'll notice that at the top of the display, there's a link to your user page, your talk page, and then your sandbox. Simply go there and hit the "edit" tab. Chris Troutman (talk) 01:12, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from MrsJWalda (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

For one of my assignments I am supposed to "make a section" in my sandbox, and I cannot find in any of the training that I have been assigned so far how to do this.

--MrsJWalda (talk) 04:09, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 06:01, 4 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Michalasockol (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

--Michalasockol (talk) 20:02, 9 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Michalasockol. I need more details than this to be able to help. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:13, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Question[edit]

Hi, I removed an old citation from the article I'm editing on fish wheels -- it was no longer a live link, and didn't go anywhere -- now I have received this message: Cite error: The named reference oregonhistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page). And I don't know what to do. help? Akenefick (talk) 17:50, 12 February 2018 (UTC)akenefick[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:57, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Mary and the Witch's Flower[edit]

You removed the word "concurrent" from my edit. Please re-read the sentence as it now stands and you will see it makes no sense; i.e., why would an English-language version require subtitles?

Michael Schlesinger aka Cadavra8Cadavra8 (talk) 07:50, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Cadavra8: I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you're taking about. I've never edited Mary and the Witch's Flower. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:51, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Well, this is strange. I clicked on the link and your page came up. I shall investigate further; in the meantime, my apologies for puzzling you. Cadavra8Cadavra8 (talk) 17:32, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Carinaterrasi (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

Creating a page or article evaluation page.

--Carinaterrasi (talk) 18:54, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:25, 13 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Picture captions[edit]

Hi Ian! Have a questions for you. Was wondering how you can put caption boxes beneath the pictures and make the text wrap around them? ~Clinton — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cstipek123 (talk • contribs) 11:55, 14 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Some bubble tea for you![edit]

Thanks for everything, Ian! Ryan (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:42, 14 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Immcarle76 (talk)[edit]

Hello Ian.

I'm looking for feedback on the draft of my article on RIG-I like receptors. Here are my questions: - am I covering the topic in too much or too little detail? - are there particular sections that I should plan to expand? - is my language too scientific for the article? - should I incorporate more sources? The article overview I lifted (and edited) from the current page. It has several sources (not my own) embedded in it. - is there anything else I should consider/implement/or be aware of?

Thank you so much for your feedback, I really appreciate the help.

--Immcarle76 (talk) 06:48, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:27, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Ricardo Johnson (talk)[edit]

Hello.

How do I add something I've written to Sandbox?

--Ricardo Johnson (talk) 17:45, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:27, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from T Pelz (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with my sandbox. I was writing and then went to add a source which refreshed the page into source editing mode and all that I had written in my sandbox disappeared. Now I cannot access my sandbox to write my work, how do I get back to where I was to continue.

--T Pelz (talk) 00:27, 17 February 2018 (UTC) Tomas Pelz[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:27, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Savannah Shivers (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with uploading pictures to Wikipedia. I am working on a boundary extension article on Wikipedia and would like to upload pictures. I took some pictures and uploaded them to my computer. I tried uploading them to both my sandbox and the Boundary extension wikipedia article that I am editing and both times after I filled out the information/description for them, I got an error message saying that something went wrong. I am claiming them as my own work because I took the photos. How do I successfully upload photos to the BE Wikipedia page (without getting the error message)? Thanks so much!

--Savannah Shivers (talk) 22:47, 19 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Alanaziabdul (talk) Alanaziabdul[edit]

Hello.

I need help with first selecting an article in this case I mean where can I get the article to edit or does it mean when I click the edit button then the content would appear automatically? Also I want to know how can somebody interact with other users of Wikipedia online. Finally, is the article I have edited subject to correction or it will be final in which I will be free to post it.

--Alanaziabdul (talk) 10:13, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ian! Im from Dr. Munger's class at Davidson College, I had a question for you - Im trying to delete two images on the wiki page im currently editing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maturation_and_environmentalism (all i want is the thumbnail, but I accidentally added two copy images, and when i go to edit them they dont appear so i cant delete them, but theyre both there in read mode - im not sure how I go about fixing this? thanks os much!

Aditi Ghatlia (talk) 20:58, 23 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Cstipek123 (talk)Clinton[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

Just wanted to see if you could take a look over the article I am editing and give me some feedback on what I should clean up. Want to make sure that I have the 5 elements and it flows ok.

~Clinton

--Cstipek123 (talk) 14:18, 24 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Immcarle78[edit]

Hi Ian,

I am currently working on the CD69 article for my Immunology class. I noticed that there is box/template on the page that seems to be maintained by a bot, so it is very difficult to edit and somewhat tricky to work around. I was wondering if you had any suggestions for writing around it or possibly deleting it? Thanks! Immcarle78 (talk) 18:50, 25 February 2018 (UTC)Immcarle78[reply]

Need help request from Mdeolivares (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

  1. The font and background. My text is surrounded by a blue background and the font looks strange.
  2. I am also unsure how to turn my draft into an actual article.
  3. Is it ok to submit a google image?

--Mdeolivares (talk) 10:42, 26 February 2018 (UTC) Milo DeOlivares[reply]

Need help request from Springerhe (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with the improvements that my student BVilleggante wants to make to the 2017 California Floods page. She is using website news articles. How else to get good information on such a recent event? Springerhe (talk)

--Springerhe (talk) 21:39, 26 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Laurensss18 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with... setting up my sandbox

--Laurensss18 (talk) 17:22, 28 February 2018 (UTC)Laurenssss18[reply]

Need help request from Ecpleshka (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with... adding article i am editing in my sandbox.

--Ecpleshka (talk) 23:28, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Ecpleshka (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

I edited the article Willpower as my assignment and I went to work on it today and everything i added was gone?

--Ecpleshka (talk) 14:55, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Attachment[edit]

References

Belsky, J., & Rovine, M. (1987). Temperament and attachment security in the strange situation: An empirical rapprochement. Child Development, 58(3), 787-795. doi:10.2307/1130215 Shi, J., Wang, Z., Shang, R., & Liang, X. (2017). Toddlers' attachment style and development of emotion regulation strategies: A longitudinal study. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology, 25(4), 603-607. Voran, M. J. (1995, November). The relationship between attachment classification and emotion regulation in the strange situation. Dissertation Abstracts International, 56, 2907. Nicolebristol (talk) 02:19, 3 March 2018 (UTC) Nicole Bristol[reply]

Need help request from Jordynhcole (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I was just looking for some further suggestions on my topic "interspecies friendship" for my Wiki Project.

Thanks in advance,

--Jordynhcole (talk) 20:38, 3 March 2018 (UTC) Jordyn Cole[reply]

Need help request from Immcarle73 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with my wikipedia article on the macrophage receptor, MARCO. I am adding a lot of new information to this article since only one sentence in the article was not plagiarized. Could you please read through my article and check that the sources and formatting look good? Thanks!

--Immcarle73 (talk) 01:02, 4 March 2018 (UTC)Immcarle73[reply]

Need help request from Springerhe (talk)[edit]

Hello Ian!

Could you give Jessica (Jesseel99) some feedback on the changes she is proposing thus far? And the sources she is using thus far?

--Springerhe (talk) 19:14, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their sandbox page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:50, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Springerhe (talk)[edit]

Hello.

Can you help Sylavanna (Sstevenson) with the photo she's wanting to add to Eastern Sierra? Make sure it's okay and link her to instructions for resizing/formatting it. Do her sources look okay? Thanks!

--Springerhe (talk) 19:20, 7 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:51, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Tagropp (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

In my "Determining relationships between pottery and household kinship" section, I am citing a dissertation. It shows up as "Takaki, Michiko (1977). Aspects of Exchange in a Kalinga Society, Northern Luzon (Phd). Xerox University Microfilms." whenever I reference it.

I just want to make sure this is in the right format for wikipedia. Thanks!

--Tagropp (talk) 03:24, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:54, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Obakes95 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

Figuring out how to make different, separate sections in my sandbox

--Obakes95 (talk) 04:19, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:57, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Adam-Krok (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

Editing my sandbox

--Adam-Krok (talk) 19:13, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:56, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Courses Modules are being deprecated[edit]

Hello,

Your account is currently configured with an education program flag. This system (the Courses system) is being deprecated. As such, your account will soon be updated to remove these no longer supported flags. For details on the changes, and how to migrate to using the replacement system (the Programs and Events Dashboard) please see Wikipedia:Education noticeboard/Archive 18#NOTICE: EducationProgram extension is being deprecated.

Thank you! Sent by: xaosflux 20:28, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Kuponya (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with my Week 5 Dissection Group Topic: Amphiuma section on my sandbox. My group and I were hoping for feedback on whether any of our topics are preferable or would contribute the most to one of the amphiuma pages. That being said, we were also wondering if it would be best for us to focus on just one species of amphiuma, or whether we should try to keep it to the general amphiuma page.

Are there any concerns or challenges that you would expect of our topic ideas as of right now?

Also, for gathering images, is it preferable to contribute our own images, or should we try to annotate an image from one of the articles that we cite, if the source allows that use of their images? Kuponya (talk) 05:52, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

--Kuponya (talk) 05:52, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:41, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from NyQuildrops (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I am wondering if you could help/provide me with some feedback on what I plan to add to the Wikipedia article "microbat". The description is listed under week 5 in my sandbox, but mainly I want to add information about the impact to microbats from deprivation of fluid intake. Thank you very much for your time!

--NyQuildrops (talk) 06:01, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:35, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Js7581 (talk)[edit]

Hello Ian!

I am currently working on my draft for my soon-to-be-created article 'Information centre hypothesis,' and I am at the point where I am wondering what I am missing, could add, should change, etc. I'm wondering if you would be willing to help me by briefly reviewing it and seeing if there are any glaring issues. I appreciate it! Thank you.

--Js7581 (talk) 20:49, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:34, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Petrikyv (talk)[edit]

Hello. I would appreciate any help that you could provide with our possible edits on the Wiki page for Turtles. We've made a couple points that could possibly be discussed, please let us know what you think! Petrikyv (talk) 00:33, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:02, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Jac1702 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with looking over our proposed revision for the "Gar" page. The link for my group's sandbox is in my Week 5 paragraph. Thank you!

--Jac1702 (talk) 01:24, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:08, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Bazinga2018 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

reviewing my references section in my sandbox and checking to make sure I am citing sources correctly. On Week 5, we also made some points for possible additions to the Feral pigeon page, will you give us some comments or suggestions. Any feedback will be helpful! Thank you

--Bazinga2018 (talk) 05:32, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:28, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Padfoot (talk)Ian[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...reviewing my sandbox drafts to make sure I am using proper formatting and have good sources to provide proper content to wikipedia pages.

--Padfoot (talk) 05:39, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:03, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Caduceus19 (talk)[edit]

Hello Ian,

I would please like feedback on my article draft/ideas of what I plan to add to the Microbat wikipedia page. My group's ideas are under Week 5 of my sandbox.

Thank you for your help! --Caduceus19 (talk) 05:48, 10 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:44, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Student on a GMO page[edit]

I noticed that User:Erica Liu, a student in this class, plans to work on Genetically modified organism, which is in the GMO group of articles that are subject to the messy Discretionary Sanctions from ArbCom. I'm letting you know, since you're the Wiki Ed person for the class, in case she needs to be advised about picking a different page. Thanks. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:38, 5 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up. It looks like she has picked a less controversial (but perhaps equally challenging) article - green revolution. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 02:13, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the concern. I just changed it to the green revolution. Now, I am a little confused about how to choose topics. So should I give up this green revolution topic again?--Erica Liu (talk) 02:37, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Green revolution is a better choice than the GMO page at least for a student. The green revolution is a large topic, so there may be an area you can pick out for improvement, but it's also a rather fairly established article already too. As long your professor is basing your grade primarily on the draft you write up in your sandbox and you think you can gather enough additions to the original article, I think you'd be ok. It might be tougher moving those edits from your draft to the actual article, but that's entirely dependent upon whatever content you generate. I'd personally recommend a less established article for a student to flesh out, but you at least won't be dealing with as much controversy with the green revolution as GMOs. Kingofaces43 (talk) 03:43, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks everyone. It looks like Erica has also moved off of the Green Revolution page. Erica: I'm sorry your introduction to Wikipedia has been a hassle over this – and by the way, welcome to Wikipedia! What you got caught up in is that, a few years ago, there was a huge editorial battle over how to present material about GMOs, resulting in some very strict restrictions being enacted on all pages related to GMOs, in order to prevent further fighting among editors. As a result, it is very easy to do something unintentionally on those pages, that would lead to an administrator blocking you from editing. Obviously, no one wants that to happen, so we tend to try to steer student editors away from those topics. Many topics where there are present-day political disputes tend to have editing conflicts. I noticed that a lot of the students in your class are working on more specialized and less political topics about practical botany, and you might want to look for a short and incomplete article about a subject like that. Please feel free to ask Ian here, or me at User talk:Tryptofish, if you have any questions. Happy editing! --Tryptofish (talk) 17:13, 6 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ian, it looks like we have another one with MikeyYB (Mikey, the above discussion could also apply to you) as part of Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/UW_Bothell/B_WRIT_135_Research_Writing_(Winter_2018). I can't tell from the course page what their planned assignments are though. I'll note that Mikey has had a useful edit that just had some copyediting needed. Depending on what the assignments actually are, they might be able to edit in this topic without much issue, but it might be worth checking in with the professor to see they're planning for students. Kingofaces43 (talk) 16:38, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Kingofaces43: Thanks for the heads-up. I saw the edits this morning. This class is only adding a couple sentences, and they're supposed to be done with the assignment, so the odds of running into problems are probably pretty low. I did check the other students sandboxes, and I didn't see any other controversial topics.

I think I'll encourage the instructor to have his students assign themselves the articles they want to work on in the future - that way, I will see if they assign themselves articles subject to DS. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:22, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, and I kind of was hoping this one would end up simpler than most, so I'm glad that was the case. Kingofaces43 (talk) 17:34, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Celsisa (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with the general structure of the article I am revising. I added a section on the procedure of lumpectomies as well as its history but I just want to make sure that this is appropriate for this article and that it is cohesive.

--Celsisa (talk) 03:31, 9 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Need help request from Azg717 (talk)[edit]

Hello!

I'd just like someone to evaluate my draft of edits for an existing article (High-dose chemotherapy and Bone Marrow Transplant). Any feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks so much!

--Azg717 (talk) 21:04, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Need help request from Mattdrodge (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with a review of my first draft of my article. I added significant information into the Wildlife management section and added some information into the Animal handling section as well. I am not really sure where/if I should add more information.

Thank you, Matthew Drodge

--Mattdrodge (talk) 21:49, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Need help request from Lucaswalters (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with making sure my format looks appropriate, also that my outline looks okay, and finally that I have properly used the citation tools

--Lucaswalters (talk) 02:10, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:11, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Harandell (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

I completed a draft of what I aim to contribute to the Pant-hoot (call) article and was wondering if my format/headings are appropriately separated and if my content is making a significant contribution to the article.

Also, I would like to insert an audio clip into my article that I had found that is a good demonstration of a pant-hoot and was wondering how to go about doing it. It is from an open-access article, and I am unsure about copyright violations and whether I would be able to safely use the clip, and if so, how to upload/ insert it.

Thanks :)

--Harandell (talk) 05:00, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:13, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Wikipedia Draft[edit]

Dear Ian,

Thank you for your thoughtful comments on my Wikipedia talk page! With your help, I learned how to choose and properly edit Wikipedia articles.

I tried using the “get help” button, but it kept linking me back to my sandbox, so I am writing a post on your talk page to ask if you can help provide some comments for a draft of my edits for the cancer prevention Wikipedia article in my sandbox.

Thank you very much for your time and help!

Best, Eric Eli 17 (talk) 05:06, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:14, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Kmm257 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

My professor suggested I have you take a look at my draft. Any suggestions will be helpful!

--Kmm257 (talk) 14:51, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Need help request from Bf335 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I was wondering if you could take a look at the formatting of my page. While playing with the layout I added one too many pictures and can't seem to delete them to free up space. Is there any special process for this? Also, if you could take a look at the content to make sure I am making a good contribution to the article that would be great.

Thank you!

--Bf335 (talk) 15:17, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:33, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Iswwiki (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

I would love to get your feedback of if my current draft is to the standards of Wikipedia's quality and if my references are fairly placed. Thank you.

--Iswwiki (talk) 18:17, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:15, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from StuckInThought (talk)[edit]

Hi Ian,

Hope this message finds you doing well! I'm a member of the WikiEdu class for Science and Politics of Cancer at Yale, I was wondering if you'd be able to look over my rewrite for the Cancer Insurance article (it's under "Week 5" on my sandbox page) to give me some feedback. Specifically, I was hoping to get some advice for what else I can add to the article — I can't really seem to find many more sources besides the ones I've used, so it doesn't seem like I'll have much more content to add.

Thanks!

--StuckInThought (talk) 23:35, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:15, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Seahorse17 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I would really appreciate an evaluation of my draft.

Best Regards,

--Seahorse17 (talk) 05:21, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:22, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reusing citations in sandbox[edit]

Hi Ian, I am not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I'm working on some article edits on [sandbox page], and I can't figure out how to "reuse" a citation. When I copy and paste the inline citation code, it repeats the citation so that I now have the same source listed twice. The options that I was given in the training (about using the drop down menu etc) don't seem to be available. Any advice is very much appreciated! Thanks, Shane Shane.blau (talk) 19:17, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Shane,

First, to link your sandbox page, don't use the whole url starting with http, just type this: [[User:Shane.blau/sandbox|my sandbox page]].

To reuse a citation, you must "name" the first (or any subsequent) occurrence of it. A fairly standard way is to use last name of author plus hyphen plus year as a name, so, for example, a good name might be "Kuhl-2007". Incorporate that name as an HTML attribute of the ref tag in the first ref tag. For all the other citations to the same source, just reuse the name in a ref tag with no content, and end with a slash before the ending angle bracket, thus:

<ref name=Kuhl-2007">{{cite journal|last1=Kuhl|first1=Patricia|title=Cracking the speech code: How infants learn language|journal=Acoustical Science and Technology|date=2007|volume=28|issue=2|page=71–83}}</ref>
<ref name=Kuhl-2007" />

Note that this only works, if both uses of the citation reference the exact same pages. If they don't, then do it like this, with no pages inside the ref, and a {{rp}} template following the end ref tag, to indicate the page numbers:

<ref name=Kuhl-2007">{{cite journal|last1=Kuhl|first1=Patricia|title=Cracking the speech code: How infants learn language|journal=Acoustical Science and Technology|date=2007|volume=28|issue=2}}</ref>{{rp|71–83}}
<ref name=Kuhl-2007" />{{rp|73, 78, 84–89}}

As one of Wikipedia's many arcane, niggly little points, note the use of en dash (–) in the page ranges, rather than hyphen (-); i.e., use '71–83', not '71-83'. But don't worry about this too much, as if you forget, a bot will come along and fix it up for you. It's more important to get the named refs right. HTH, Mathglot (talk) 20:53, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Shane, you can switch between the visual editor (which gives you the drop-down menus) and the wikicode editor (which appears to be what you're using) by following the instruction on this slide. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:00, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and by the way: citation page numbers should be as specific as possible. If Kuhl's article is on pages 71 to 83 of the journal, but you used a statement Kuhl wrote on page 75 and 76 of the journal to verify your assertion in the Wikipedia article, then the page range in your citation should be 75–76. The citation documents where you found verifiable proof of your assertion(s); it does not document what pages of the journal the article occupies. So please be as restrictive as possible in page numbers, citing only the specific page numbers where the proof of your added content can be found. It's okay to use commas and dash-ranges, as in the last {{rp}} example above. Mathglot (talk) 21:05, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much Ian and Mathglot. This is all very helpful! I will be more precise with my citation pages. Shane.blau (talk) 21:26, 13 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Help - feedback on draft of previously non-existing page[edit]

Hi Ian,

Could you give me some feedback on the draft of my page? There is still a lot of information to be added, and it's an ongoing process, but I'd like to see what you think of it before I get too far into things. The page is about fugitive gas emissions. I would like to know what needs to be fixed/changed before I consider moving it into the main space.

Thanks! --JustJordan (talk) 20:31, 16 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:27, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ian! I have made several changes since March, and was wondering if you could give it another look? I believe it will be ready to move to the mainspace in the next couple of weeks. I am still tinkering with some of the wording and formatting (I may need to break the lead section up a bit so that it flows better). I am also wondering - should I be citing references in the lead section, or only on the more fleshed out versions of the same information later in the article? Thanks again! --JustJordan (talk) 00:09, 7 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from NicoleMorningStar (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with editing my entry of an addition to the Northern Tutchone Language page. Here is my addition:

The Northern Tutchone are a First Nations people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethnolinguistic group living mainly in the central Yukon in Canada. The Northern Tutchone language, originally spoken by the Northern Tutchone people, is a variety of the Tutchone language, part of the Athabaskan language family. "Song Keeper" Jerry Alfred is leading a movement to keep the language alive through his music. Northern Tutchone First Nations governments and communities include: • First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun (Mayo, Yukon) (Nacho Nyak Dun - ″Big River People″, because they called the Stewart River Na Cho Nyak, meaning Big River, most northerly Northern Tutchone First Nation) • Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation (Carmacks, Yukon) (Tagé Cho Hudän - ″Big River People″, because they called their keystone place the Yukon River Tage Cho, meaning Big River and Little Salmon after their keystone species the Chinook Salmon) • Selkirk First Nation (Pelly Crossing, Yukon) (Hućha Hudän - ″Flatland People″, because of the landscape in Fort Selkirk, where the land is flat on both sides of the river) • White River First Nation (Beaver Creek, Yukon)

Oral History The Native people of the Yukon languages conveyed religion, traditions and views of their world through stories that have been transmitted intergenerationally. Like all natural languages, Northern Tutchone was originally an oral language. Typographic documentations showcase the concept of language and landscape and how each is reliant on the other. The Northern Tutchone call their language “Dan Ki” which means “our way” and refers to all Northern Tutchone traditional knowledge and cultural practices. “Dooli Dan Ki” is the traditional values in which the Northern Tutchone are to conduct themselves in everyday life. These values and morals are found in the Dooli Dan Ki Traditional Story line, to which language revitalization efforts have focused on publishing the oral histories. Northern Tutchone story telling has been remodified for the modern First Nation by the production of oral history children’s books and animations, in English and Northern Tutchone. The ethonopoetics of the Northern Tutchone contribute to anthropological time lines of the Northern Tutchone’s history, linguistics and mythologies. Similar epistemology can be found in the Dene of the Northwest Territories narratives.

References Gertie, T. (1987). Ekeyi: Gyo Cho Chu My Country: Big Salmon River. Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada: Yukon Native Language Centre. Carr, G. L. (2004). Northern Tutchone (Athabascan) Poetics (Doctoral dissertation, ProQuest Information and Learning Company, Ann Arbor). Retrieved February 10, 2018, from http://wcm.ucalgary.ca/dflynn/files/dflynn/carr_n_tutchone_poetics.pdf

Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation. (2016). Dooli Dan K'i Traditional Stories.

NTom — Preceding unsigned comment added by NicoleMorningStar (talk • contribs) 23:14, 16 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Need help request from MCDB40Student81 (talk)[edit]

Hello Ian,

I have a start to my article down at the bottom of my sandbox. I think my biggest problem so far is that I cannot find too many sources for the history of VAMP other than the Mukherjee book, and I was wondering if you had any suggestions about this issue.

Thanks, Brendan

--MCDB40Student81 (talk) 04:30, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:19, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Tmontford on Stephanie Arnold[edit]

Hello,

I need help with checking that my wikipedia article for Stephanie Arnold is not seen as advertisement, as it was recently deleted for. I have no organizational ties with the author herself but I am doing this wikipedia page for a college class we are assigned a author and must create a wikipedia page for them and this was my research. I will like to know what changes that I should make so that it seems less promotional. Will it be the citations that I have? I have also asked the other admin/contributor Shalor for their advice as well, since it will be nice to have both opinions.

Best,

Tmontford — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tmontford (talk • contribs) 16:49, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Need help request from PinkPsych0626 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with... making a sandbox entry. i can not enter my sandbox without the box for assistance popping up.

--PinkPsych0626 (talk) 20:55, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:13, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Js7581 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with... moving my article to the main space. I am ready to move my article, Information centre hypothesis to the main space, but it is in my sandbox with a bunch of other paragraphs from the semester which were all required for my course. Should I delete everything from my sandbox that is not a part of my article? Is there a way to create a new sandbox with just my article, and then move that to the main space? Thank you so much!

Julia. --Js7581 (talk) 23:29, 19 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I moved it to a sandbox article all by itself so Ian (or anyone you choose) can give it a once-over, before moving it to main space. Also, fyi, we don't use level 1 headings in articles (headings like = Very big header =; the highest level is level 2 (== Like this ==).

See User:Js7581/sandbox/Information centre hypothesis; and click the "Talk" tab for more feedback. Mathglot (talk) 05:30, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Help Request from Moosebro[edit]

Hi Ian, I am working on this sandbox page called "pollen barcoding", I was hoping to rename it "pollen DNA barcoding". Is there an easy way to do this or to copy and paste the whole thing including links and citation to a new page with that name? Also any comments on this draft article would be welcome. ThanksMoosebro (talk) 20:31, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:18, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I figured it out thank you. Moosebro (talk) 16:40, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Nick Beigler (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with...

--Nick Beigler (talk) 00:46, 21 March 2018 (UTC) Alright- to be quite frank- I have absolutely little no no clue what's going on with all of this wiki-hoopla and hullabaloo. As far as expectations and/or what I'm required to do... I feel like a small blind child who has been spun around rapidly for several minutes before being turned loose to find a penny hidden inside of shopping mall. All of this hyperlinking and whatnot... It's lost upon me.[reply]

Furthermore, I just know that I will inevitably create false wikipedia pages to besmirch my enemies down the line, so, this is kind of irresponsible to even be giving me these tools in the first place.

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:18, 21 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Ejr622 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with a reference clarification. Under my section "Biomechanics" in my Sandbox, I list a bunch of different positions in which I found from one scientific article. Right now I have the citation in the paragraph before I list all the positions and I am wondering if this is sufficient or if I need to cite after every single position that is listed.

Besides that, I'm looking for an opinion on what and where to improve the article as well as I feel right now it is too short.

Thanks for your help,

--Ejr622 (talk) 13:47, 22 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Shahn27 (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with making sure that the tone of the article is appropriate to be officially published on Wikipedia's website.

I appreciate any help that you may be able to provide.

Thank you!

--Shahn27 (talk) 01:11, 23 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Bowen Chen[edit]

Hello.

I need help with creating a new sandbox. For Module 4 final assignment, we need to create a new sandbox, but I don't know and can not find a way to create a new one.

--Bobbyybbob (talk) 19:12, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Need help request from Megallicchio (talk)[edit]

Hello.

I need help with making sure the content that we have written in the group sandbox under "draft" so far is acceptable in Wikipedia terms. We are gathering information and sources in order to expand on the Self-Incrimination article, and we would like to make sure that it is up to standards. Our group sandbox under discussion is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jesscampos/sandbox

Any tips or ideas would be very much appreciated. Thank you for your help, Ian!

--Megallicchio (talk) 01:42, 26 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]