Jacbazz

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Deletion discussion about Barbara Jane Howlett

Hello, Jacbazz,

I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether Barbara Jane Howlett should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Barbara Jane Howlett .

If you're new to the process, articles for deletion is a group discussion (not a vote!) that usually lasts seven days. If you need it, there is a guide on how to contribute. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top.

Thanks, EvergreenFir (talk) 04:32, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

I kept the article, to discover that it was copied and pasted from external sources. This represents copyright violation and is not acceptable for Wikipedia. If you continue introducing copyright violations, your account can be blocked from editing.--Ymblanter (talk) 15:28, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

ANI notice

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. EvergreenFir (talk) 04:47, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Follow up

It appears that you're participating in the Wikibomb2016, an editathon for Australian women STEM academics! Welcome to Wikipedia! I wanted to welcome you and say that if you have any questions I'd be happy to assist you. One thing I would recommend you and your fellow Wikibomb2016 editors look at is WP:PROF which is a notability guideline specifically for academics. Unfortunately, not everyone is considered "notable" enough to have their own Wikipedia article (see the general notability guidelines as well). Figuring out Wikipedia's rules and bureaucracy can be frustrating, so feel free to {{ping}} me by using {{ping|EvergreenFir}} when you reply to this message or you can come to my user talk page at User talk:EvergreenFir if you have any questions. Cheers! EvergreenFir (talk) 06:15, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Tea House Invite

Hello! Jacbazz, you are invited to join other new editors and friendly hosts in the Teahouse. The Teahouse is an awesome place to meet people, ask questions and learn more about Wikipedia. Please join us!

EvergreenFir (talk) 06:15, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Teahouse talkback: you've got messages!

Hello, Jacbazz. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by Joe Roe (talk) 16:21, 16 August 2016 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template).

Barbara Jane Howlett article

Hi Jacbazz. I've just been looking at your article and what happened to it. It's been rewritten to match Wikipedia's manual of style and will be kept now. As a biochemistry graduate myself, I'm always keen to see new articles on this kind of topic.

Unfortunately, whoever ran the event you were at didn't do a very good job of mentoring you. Writing new articles is one of the tougher things to do on Wikipedia and it's best to draft these things and save the text until you've got it to a finished state, or run it through the articles for creation project rather than trying to publish at once. (In well-run events, you get a text put up on your user page to explain that you're new and might need some help.) Anyway, some thoughts.

If you're creating an article for the first time, it's best to look at featured articles - supposed to be Wikipedia's best - on similar topics to give you some ideas on what to aim for, also look at the notability guideline - Wikipedia's guideline on good subjects for articles. Few suggestions on what to aim for next time:

1. Never copy any text from anywhere. Copyright violations are as forbidden on Wikipedia as they are in science and have to be removed.
2. If you're writing an article and you're not that experienced, keep it short. Six sentences is probably a good maximum.
3. Add some inline citations and a reflist set to 30em. An article should have about five citations, no more than one (or two, maybe) self-authored.
4. Link to relevant topics like species that are the subject of research.
5. Aim for at least six categories.

Otherwise best wishes, let me know if any questions or thoughts. Blythwood (talk) 21:24, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi

After all that above - another one - If you have any difficulty, most of the above is generic and not Australian - in Australia we have an editing community that is very supportive and editors who are keen to help and speak.

Please never be discouraged!

• The Australian noticeboard is at Wikipedia:Australian_Wikipedians'_notice_board
• The South Australian project can be contacted at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_South_Australia
• The Wikimedia Australia chapter can be contacted via email to help@wikimedia.org.au for other than editorial assistance.

We look forward to your involvement with more editing/exploring wikipedia, and welcome on board !!! JarrahTree 02:29, 18 August 2016 (UTC)