Jimlech
May 2010
editWelcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to List of fallacies, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. --ANowlin: talk 02:59, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
- I have nominated Next President fallacy for speedy deletion as a hoax. Feel free to look at the policy that governs speedy deletion of such articles; you may protest by making your case on the talk page and typing "{{hangon}}" in the article text. Drmies (talk) 03:42, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
Next president fallacy
editI think it's just a special case of other extant fallacies but in any case your article violated policies on original research and neologisms, the purported sources failed to mention the subject, and it gives every appearance of being what we term a "protologism" - that is, an attempt to coin a new term by inclusion in Wikipedia. Guy (Help!) 11:28, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for uploading this media,
However, it would be nice if you could give some kind of indication as to what license the media is under. That way other people can be confident in making use of it for many varied purposes :)
Adding license information also helps prevent media you've put effort into creating from being deleted :)
You may wish to read Wikipedia:Image_copyright_tags#For_image_creators which will assist you :)
Welcome
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; or leave me a message on my talk page explaining your problem and I will help as best as I can. Again, welcome! strdst_grl (call me Stardust) 12:57, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for uploading this media,
However, it would be nice if you could give some kind of indication as to what license the media is under. That way other people can be confident in making use of it for many varied purposes :)
Adding license information also helps prevent media you've put effort into creating from being deleted :)
You may wish to read Wikipedia:Image_copyright_tags#For_image_creators which will assist you :)
I've looked at the image, and it certainly looks like a scan. Also, it's strange that it's noted as figure one. If you scanned the image, you unfortunately do not hold the copyright to it, which is a common mistake many people make. Where did you obtain the image, so we can make sure it's under valid copyright status. Regards, NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 05:02, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the input, I do appreciate it. The picture is indeed a scan; I created the table myself with Microsoft Office 2007. I call it figure one, because that's how they tend to be referenced in academia. Moreover, others could input their graphs and there would be no confusion in the future. JL
- I don't want to question what you're saying, but the image appears to be a scan at higher resolutions. Did you create the table with office, and then scan a copy of it? NativeForeigner Talk/Contribs 22:53, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
File copyright problem with File:U.S. distribution of SAT scores 1972-2008.jpg
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Math-Verbal Achievement Gap DYK nomination
editHello! Your submission of Math-Verbal Achievement Gap at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Lampman (talk) 16:35, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
DYK for Math-Verbal Achievement Gap
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