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citations

Okay so when using the web citation templates, when it asks for name, ect, that is for the website or the author? That whole template has me a bit confused Dread Skott (talk) 18:08, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Hey Dread Skott, yeah that stuff is confusing. Often you can figure it out by looking at the template documentation, which is supposed to explain it (i.e. go to template:cite web or whatever). name= is for the author's name (or alternately you can use last= and first= for the name). I think the name of the website goes in its own |website= parameter. You can also just play around with it filling in the values and previewing, then save when you like how it looks! BTW you know about WP:RS though right? Some random website doesn't cut it, it has to be something that gets vetted by an editor (like, I don't know, huffington post, or E! news). Let me know if I can help with anything! delldot ∇. 20:57, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Critical Response

When including the critics responses to productions of the work of a playwright, would it be appropriate to have the name of the play as a header, the location and date of the production as a subhead then bullet the names of the reviewers and their publications with links to the actual review?

Thank you for your guidance!

Maura MauraJunius (talk) 18:42, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Hey MauraJunius, good to see you're still improving it! Tough question. I don't know what the actual convention is, fortunately there's WikiProject Theatre full of folks who work on these types of articles. They don't have a guideline for playwrights but WikiProject Theatre/Article Structure has a guideline for a Response section. It's not detailed enough to answer your question though. In my opinion, it would be best to have a general header like Critical reception, then maybe subheaders for each play if there's enough info to fill out a good sized subsection. Otherwise I'd just write it out in different paragraphs. A bulleted list could work, but it might be better to just write it out in prose--I think bulleted lists are not preferred. Then I would definitely link to the reviews but I would do it in the references section--i.e. put the reference with the link between <ref></ref> tags at the end of the relevant sentence. I looked at A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant which is a featured article, meaning the community has deemed it among the best articles. I look at FA's in the relevant area when I'm trying to figure out how to write something. Here are more theater FA's. Anyway look at the Pageant article's Reception section, that's the way I'd format it (of course you're dealing with more than one play). Anyway, I hope this helps, let me know if I can clarify anything! delldot ∇. 23:18, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Category:Characters that are apart of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

This category clearly meets the requirements of speedy deletion, the same editor has recreated the same categories under albeit under slightly different title variations on multiple occasions and each time the concensus is the same. It's actually disruptive behavior at this point.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 03:06, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

I hear you TriiipleThreat, there's no way we're keeping this one, but I was loath to close the CFD discussion as speedy delete because there were other pages being discussed at the same time. I thought it might actually be more efficient to let the thing run its course. But I have no problem with speedying either. I think the way you typically express your opinion is to comment with a speedy delete in the deletion discussion rather than tagging the page. You can weigh in on the other cats that way too. Peace, delldot ∇. 03:15, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

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Thanks very much for reviewing our article.. come join the fun at the WikiCup! Reviewing good articles gets you points. Hope to see you competing soon! ツStacey (talk) 21:13, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the invite! I write at a pretty glacial pace though. I miiiight have a look. :) delldot ∇. 21:20, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Haha, so do we normally.. This has become strangely competitive! Dave (User:Worm That Turned) does all the writing while I make brews and poke him with a stick.. Its really working; I feel I am really achieving something! ツStacey (talk) 21:33, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

I see, very clever! Do I get a stick too if I join? delldot ∇. 21:38, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

You have been poked for MOTIVATION - "YOU CAN WIN.. a barnstar..", you were poked by Stacey on 21:47, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Ah, consider me motivated! delldot ∇. 21:52, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Don't forget to join! If you just score points you will be through the first round.. You've already got points from your Good article review.. Come on! ツStacey (talk) 21:18, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

Huh, so you can retroactively claim points after you join? delldot ∇. 06:52, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

As I understand it, it is for anything done since 1st January :) Get signed up! ツStacey (talk) 11:04, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

RE: Welcome Message

Thank you for inviting me delldot. Happy to be here. -- BetaVersa (talk) 07:35, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

:) Talk to you soon I hope, BetaVersa delldot ∇. 07:39, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

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FA review for Sexuality after spinal cord injury

Just want to give you a heads up that I'll give comments for this article tomorrow. I hope all is well! Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 07:38, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

Oh, thanks a ton Notecardforfree! delldot ∇. 07:42, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

Speedy Deletion - NPlot

Hi, you have deleted the article on NPlot. The reason stated indicates misunderstanding of the subject (refer to the Talk page; - update - didn't even manage to write anything on the Talk page because the article was deleted before I could do anything, so I will put the argument about contesting deletion on my talk page). Can you please revert the action so that the article is available for eventual improvement. Thanks, Ajgorhoe (talk) 11:53, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Hey Ajgorhoe, sorry for the speed of that speedy! Sure, I can undelete it so you can work on it. How about somewhere in your userspace like User:Ajgorhoe/NPlot at least until it's got a few references for verifiability. You're right that the A7 web was not the right justification so that was my mistake to go with that, but wouldn't you agree that it should meet the General notability guideline by showing it's been written about in reliable sources? Thank you for bringing this up, I'm sure your contributions will be valuable. delldot ∇. 15:21, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Hi delldot, thanks for your response. It would be useful for me if you save the article to User:Ajgorhoe/NPlot because I will not be able to work on it soon. I planned to add a broader set of information about .NET libraries because I think that software libraries are poorly covered in general and this would also be useful to attract other contributions in the area (to move things from a standing point). But my stock of time is limited and I already spent this weekend's stock on studying formalities, in particular to figure out how to start and evolve work without parts being removed before they get close enough to their final form.

Of course I agree that articles should meet notability guidelines, verifiability, accuracy etc. Exactly for this reason the amount of work invested in this short piece of information was rather large, but further work would be needed (not in terms of deletion, if I try to make my point) and I don't think I should feel solely responsible or "called" for this mission. Wikipedia is a collaborative project and people can't claim parts of it. In order for an article to reach maturity and good quality, it is necessary that more people get involved and it takes some time and iteration. In the particular case, the article would have most value when connected to other related information (which would advance the whole area) and this should be built here. But this will not happen (it hasn't by now with exception of some specific areas such as numerical libraries) if a modest start is not possible. Regards, Ajgorhoe (talk) 17:45, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Sure, I will undelete it as soon as I'm home in front of a computer, rather than on my mobile. Thanks Ajgorhoe for the time you've put in so far and I'm sorry for not recognizing that right away. I see your point about having something there as a basis for future work. How about adding just a reference or two to get it up to a minimum standard, then moving it to article space and soliciting help on the relevant WikiProject talk page? Or even soliciting help while it's still in the user space? Maybe we can find some active editors in the field as well, and leave them personal messages. I don't mind helping with some of this, but adding the references is probably going to be difficult for me due to the aforemand unfamiliarity with the topic. Peace, delldot ∇. 21:27, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your advise. I'll have to leave it aside for some time, but later the undeleted article will be useful and I'd try to improve it according to your suggestions. I didn't think of soliciting help on the relevant WikiProject talk, and it might be a good idea, especially with a broader work on libraries which I would like to see pushed forward. I will probably come back for some advice later. Regards, Ajgorhoe (talk) 23:21, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Absolutely, I'm happy to help and advise however I can, just let me know. here's the undeleted article, I'm interested to see what you do with it once you have time. Peace, delldot ∇. 02:40, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Delta Dawn (murder victim)‎

Hi. Can you give Delta Dawn (murder victim)‎ a look-over/copy-edit? Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 19:07, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Sure Paul, what do you have in mind? A GA-type review where I say what I think is missing in terms of comprehensiveness and everything? Or more of just a straight copyedit/prose check? You want me to bring up issues I find on the talk page, or just fix stuff myself? delldot ∇. 19:28, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Both review and bring up issues and if you can fix stuff yourself where you can, that would be good. Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 19:34, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Cool, will do. delldot ∇. 19:41, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

Assigning categories

Thanks for all of the work you did to carry out Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 December 28#Category:Populated places by year of establishment subcats. I would hope that a bot could do some of the heavy lifting but it appears like a task that had to be done manually. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:43, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Aw, thank you so much for that Liz! It's rare enough to have someone acknowledge grunt work like that (which actually I enjoy way more than is probably healthy). When I saw the orange notice I literally said "oh dear" out loud because I was sure it was either someone letting me know I screwed something up or that there was a more intelligent way to have done that. delldot ∇. 18:54, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

To be honest, I use to spend a lot of time in CfD discussions when I first started regularly editing in 2013. So I thought when I became an admin last summer, I thought I'd be doing a lot of work in CfD field. But while I am comfortable closing discussions, I find the instructions to carry out actions like mergers so confusing compared to other deletion areas that I've worked in more straight-forward admin activities. If you'd ever be willing to walk me through it, I'd appreciate it!

Oh, and I noticed all of the work you were doing because I regularly tag empty categories and some of those categories you deleted were empty and kept appearing on the database report list every morning but were left untouched because they were involved in a CfD discussion. So, now they be gone! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:14, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Absolutely, I'm happy to help however I can. (Although I reserve the right to have no idea what I'm doing at all times.) Actually if we can identify specific parts of WP:CFDAI that are confusing, maybe we can make some useful edits and recruit some more help! delldot ∇. 06:11, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Reference errors on 13 February

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		Awarded for hard work, stamina and quality of work done in creating and improving Sexuality after spinal cord injury to Featured Article quality and thus contributing to WikiProject Disability. Awarded by: Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 19:02, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

Thank you so much for this and for all the help! delldot ∇. 19:39, 11 March 2016 (UTC)

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Chrisp 2006

Hi. I'm editing and am trying to find a full citation. I found you added this in 2013. Would you be able to remember what book this was from? Thanks.--The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 03:27, 13 December 2019 (UTC)

Oh yeah, good catch. I was mostly editing Slavery_in_Haiti, I must have forgotten to copy over the actual citation. Chrisp, P. (2006). DK Discoveries: Christopher Columbus. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-7566-8616-1. Retrieved 5 March 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)

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Precious anniversary

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Four years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:49, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Aw thank you! Lovely to get. delldot ∇. 14:33, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

Copyright Violation

Hi Delldot! I have been working on the Good Article review of Diaphragmatic rupture at Talk:Diaphragmatic rupture/GA2. Both my review and Talk:Diaphragmatic rupture/GA1 have identified that prose that you wrote in the article in July 2008 has been plagiarised by an "predatory academic journal" called "Open Access Text". Their website can be found at [1], the plagiarising text in question can be found at [2], and their email address is info@oatext.com. You can see my review for a full breakdown of this. As you published your edits under the CC BY-SA 3.0 License, Open Access Text must attribute Wikipedia as the source of the information. Whilst I would gladly pursue the copyright claim myself, it has to come from a writer of the original text - you. For now, I have listed Open Access Text at Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks/MNO#Open Access Text, but if you wish to pursue a copyright claim, then I would suggest following the advice at Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks#Non-compliance process - I would be happy to support you with this. Hoping you are well, Bibeyjj (talk) 21:09, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi, thank you for letting me know! I don't have a lot of time these days. Do you think it is helpful to WP to pursue these copyright claims? Is that an ongoing project? How much of a time commitment do you think it is to pursue it? Thanks again for the note and working on the review. delldot ∇. 01:38, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

Hi Delldot! I completely understand. It is your decision whether you feel it worthwhile to pursue a claim, and it is fine to leave things as they are. Thanks! Bibeyjj (talk) 08:47, 14 May 2021 (UTC)

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Peer-review/mentoring for FAC?

Hi,

I saw that you reviewed Black American Sign Language a few years ago. I think it's the latest article about a language that was promoted to the FA status. I've just listed Levantine Arabic for peer-review, in hopes of bringing it to featured article status and that's why I'd love to get your feedback on this peer-review (and maybe, if you have time, get more help on the nomination process).

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Best, A455bcd9 (talk) 12:07, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

OK, I'll try to have a look soon. delldot ∇. 20:20, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you delldot! A455bcd9 (talk) 11:37, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi delldot, I answered your comments on Wikipedia:Peer review/Levantine Arabic/archive2 and I'd love to know your opinion.

Best, A455bcd9 (talk) 16:06, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello delldot, I answered your comments from last month. If you have time to look at them, it would be awesome! Otherwise let me know and I'll try to find another reviewer. A455bcd9 (talk) 08:06, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi delldot,

Thanks to your PR, I improved the article and then nominated it for FAC. I would love if you could have a second look at the article and provide some feedback. Thanks for any help you can provide. A455bcd9 (talk) 20:03, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

Ah shoot I'm sorry I didn't get to this in time! I hope it gets another chance and I can have time to weigh in. delldot ∇. 14:36, 16 April 2022 (UTC)

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Six years!

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Beautiful, thank you! delldot ∇. 12:08, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

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Precious anniversary

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Seven years!

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Ah hey thank you! delldot ∇. 02:56, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

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