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December 2016
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Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Defect severity, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. Keri (talk) 17:05, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
Please stop continuing to remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Install/Uninstall Testing, without resolving the problem that the template refers to. This may be considered disruptive editing. Further edits of this type may result in your account being blocked from editing. Keri (talk) 17:06, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you remove the maintenance templates from Wikipedia articles without resolving the problem that the template refers to, as you did at Loop testing . CLCStudent (talk) 17:20, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to remove speedy deletion notices from pages you created yourself, as you did at Install/Uninstall Testing, you may be blocked from editing. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 17:42, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Widr (talk) 17:48, 13 December 2016 (UTC)Are you editing Wikipedia as a college assignment?
editAre you part of a college of university project where editing Wikipedia is one of the assignments? If so, could you please tell us how to contact your instructor or university department. Thanks, Voceditenore (talk) 11:57, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
(talk) Yes, It was a part of our assignment. The chief goal was to learn how to write articles that get verified on Wiki, and for that we were asked to write articles that are missing on other Software Testing types. Many of my colleagues, failed to grip how things are done on Wiki and thus got their pages deleted. I tried at times to find more precise reasons for it, because most of the time the reason the article was flagged for removal were quite generic and didn't point the exact problem with it. I guess many of user picked on us, to get themself "points" on Wiki. I don't think you need to write to my instructor, but I am open to give you his email if you tell me why you are asking for it. I want to say sorry if we abused the platform for our personal gain. Best— Preceding unsigned comment added by Awaisraad (talk • contribs) 12:31, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
- The problem was that the articles were copied directly from other website articles, creating copyright violations which Wikipedia cannot accept. Instructors are expected to have a good working knowledge of Wikipedia and should be willing to help address core content policy violations. Each assignment should have a course page, so editors and ambassadors can direct constructive feedback to the right place. The user pages of students should link to the course page and any draft. Instructors should be identified at the course page, and their user page should provide contact details or have email enabled. If issues such as copyright infringement develop, contact with the instructor becomes necessary. There are Wikipedia editors who will assist instructors in setting up a successful assignment. Someone will be happy to consult with them through video chat about how to run an assignment; this can be arranged at the education noticeboard. Keri (talk) 12:41, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
- In that case, the college should probably address the students who created copyvios for plagiarism before a conduct/ethics board. A plagiarized assignment is a plagiarized assignment whether it's a typed and printed paper or done online. I guess that isn't so much relevant for a SPI but I find course instructors who encourage this without clearly understanding the very basics of what they're teaching to be pretty unfit for that job, particularly if their students are plagiarizing en masse. Chrissymad ❯❯❯ Talk
@Awaisraad: A few things, no one gets 'points' on Wiki (if they do, it's news to me.) But as others have said the biggest issue, aside from not meeting some of the very basic criteria is that rule #1 for anything, especially Wiki and I hope standard for every University - is not committing copyright violations and/or plagiarism. If an assignment is to create an article for Wikipedia, it should be done by those standards which are clearly written and available to every user. Copyvios, intentional or not, do not just effect the user but all of Wikipedia as a whole. It's about maintaining the integrity of Wikipedia and the information it provides. I think for all of the articles the reasoning was clear - copyright violations/plagiarism and there were a few that had notability issues in addition to copyvios. I'd recommend checking out criteria for speedy deletion to get a better understanding of why the articles were removed. Chrissymad ❯❯❯ Talk
I need to share this with my instructor. You may reach him directly here if you would like to pass him a message. Anyways, I will forward this to my instructor anyways. The students were supposed to follow the Wiki guidelines. No one will get any score for putting plagiarized content. My colleagues will hopefully learn from this. Best— Preceding unsigned comment added by Awaisraad (talk • contribs) 14:50, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
- Hello, Awaisraad. Thanks for your prompt response. As the others have pointed out above, the articles created were unacceptable because the majority of them were copyright violations, and many of them were also on unsuitable or replicated topics. This is often a problem when instructors try to use Wikipedia as a class assignment but may be unfamiliar with how Wikipedia works and are not experienced editors themselves. Could you please direct your instructor to Wikipedia:Training/For educators which will help him or her avoid problems like this in the future. Your instructor might also want to get in touch by posting about this assignment at the Education noticeboard. I'll also leave the standard student welcome message below directed at students who are editing Wikipedia as an assignment. Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 15:05, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
Student welcome notice
editHello, Awaisraad and welcome to Wikipedia! It appears you are participating in a class project. If you haven't done so already, we encourage you to go through our training for students.
If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{Help me}} before the question. Please also read this helpful advice for students.
Before you create an article, make sure you understand what kind of articles are accepted here. Remember: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and while many topics are encyclopedic, some things are not.
Your instructor or professor may wish to set up a course page, and if your class doesn't already have one please tell your instructor about that. It is highly recommended that you place this text: {{Educational assignment}} on the talk page of any articles you are working on as part of your Wikipedia-related course assignment. This will let other editors know this article is a subject of an educational assignment and aid your communication with them.
We hope you like it here and encourage you to stay even after your assignment is finished! Voceditenore (talk) 15:05, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
Thank you for your encouragement. I was let down earlier, but talking to you guys has really cleared the negativity that was bothering me. I hope to be good as you all and contribute to this platform. --Awaisraad (talk) 15:22, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
- Hello Awaisraad, thank you for being understanding about the sensitivities on this English Wikipedia platform. Thank you for your help. It would be great if your course instructor or professor could update people on the plans for the course and what is intended and how many students. Do you know if the course instructor or professor is already aware of the concerns that have been raised? Also, does the course instructor or professor have an English Wikipedia account? MPS1992 (talk) 21:00, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
January 2017
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Hello. Your recent edit appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person or organization added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. MrOllie (talk) 15:35, 26 January 2017 (UTC)