Gleidner
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Welcome to Wikipedia, Gleidner! I am Reconsider the static and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or by typing {{helpme}} at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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Sorry, but that's a non-notable organization, and this article would be deleted within minutes of being posted. See WP:CORP for the guidelines we apply. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:18, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for the input. I guess it looks non-notable from my article. I was trying to maintain the neutral point of view since I am a member of the organization and need to avoid conflict of interest issues. Maybe I did too good of a job of neutrality? Looking at the definition of notable in the WP:CORP wikipedia article, I think it would be considered notable. Our organization's annual symposia has been broadcast by CSPAN on more than one occasion, and has been recognized and discussed by the Library of Congress, The National Archives, WETA, The Abraham Lincoln Association (already in wikipedia), Lincoln Memorial University, The Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and various established historical societies nationwide. I could provide websites verifying this. Our Board of Directors consists of some of the most widely known Lincoln scholars, and we provide a great deal of free educational material to the general public. It is a non-profit organization; no one, including myself, is paid for our services.
Would this make a difference?
Gleidner (talk) 02:55, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
- Yes, the links would make the difference. But one would wish to see them before commenting on their reliability. Warm regards.▒ ♪ ♫ Wifione ♫ ♪ ▒ ―Œ ♣Łeave Ξ мessage♣ 16:33, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
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ukexpat (talk) 17:56, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
{{helpme}} I have been working on an article about the Abraham Lincoln Institute and per various people's suggestions have found the references needed to prove the organization's notability. I would like to have someone else finish the article, using the draft and references I've assembled. What link do I send this draft to in order to start this process? Thanks, G. Leidner ````
- I believe you need Articles for creation. Ronhjones (Talk) 21:14, 21 April 2010 (UTC)
{{helpme}} After submitting the article to "Articles for Creation," I received comments that the article needs to be more formal and have removed from it some verbage that makes it sound less nuetral in tone. I have re-read the article and attempted to do this, but it was my hope that someone that is more experienced than I was going to take it from here and finalize the article. Did I misunderstand? At this stage I'm so close to it I'm having difficulty discerning trees from the forrest. Gleidner (talk) 16:55, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
- I am an an AFC reviewer, and I have looked at your article. I don't see any now about NPOV issues. The stuff that you had in there could have been considered unneutral. I will post any notes for revisions that you want to make with in an hour or so for you. Let me know if you have questions. -- /MWOAP|Notify Me\ 20:23, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
Your submission at Articles for creation
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Your nomination at Articles for Creation was a success, and Abraham Lincoln Institute was created.
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Thank you for helping Wikipedia! avs5221 (talk) 22:35, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
Reference and illustration
editHi Gleidner! I'm happy that your article about the Abraham Lincoln Institute was created. Somebody has put a verify credibility-tag at the reference in the organization section. Actually, they probably have WP:OR in mind. Unpublished material is not used on WP, but the uncontroversial information is not likely to be contested. I think it can be provided without a reference. Another option is to publish the information on the institute's website and link to that.
It would be good with an image in the article. The institute's logo is the natural choice. It can be uploaded directly to WP under a fair use-license, but it might be good to upload it to Wikimedia Commons, so it can be used also in other contexts, as on WPs in other languages (not all allow local upload). Apropos of Commons, you may have other pictures that are of interest - perhaps of Lincoln, or of well-known scholars whose WP articles lack illustrations (or who don't have a WP article yet, but may get one in the future). If you or ALI are the copyright-holders to any images of public interest, consider transferring them to the public domain. It's often difficult to find free illustrations for contemporary people. --Jonund (talk) 18:27, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
== help me Thank you. Perhaps I should remove the unpublished resource? The ALI Board of Directors does not wish to publish its bylaws on its internet site. As you say, it is uncontroversial information.
Also, the image I would upload is the ALI's logo, which was never copyrighted. Looking at the Commons it's rather confusing how I get to THAT category so I thought I would just put it directly into the article. Which link do I use to upload an uncopyrighted logo? Again, my thanks for help and encouragement. ````
I have replied to your question on the feedback forum - I've also archived the thread too
edit(I have answered the question you asked a while ago, but I've also done the following to the thread)...
A while ago, you requested some feedback for an article at Feedback forum. Because it has been up there a while, and you've received some at least useful responses, I have now archived the replies in Wikipedia:Requests for feedback/Archive/27. Please do not edit that page though; if you require further feedback, add a new request on WP:FEED.
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I hope you understand and good luck with your draft article. Chevymontecarlo 05:11, 30 May 2010 (UTC)