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Learning trail

Re CisLunarFreighter -- why not use Wikiversity, or an existing article, rather than creating test pages that will just have to be deleted later? Thanks, NawlinWiki 01:16, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Bizplans and education

Thanks for the wikiversity example! Egfrank 10:02, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Jargon tag at Colonization of Trans-Neptunian Objects

I removed smackbot's Jargon tag. The article looks good to me. Words that might be considered technical jargon are links to information in other articles. Might need to tune smackbot's algoryths or selection/threshold criteria a bit if possible. Lazyquasar 03:47, 25 September 2007 (UTC) Re: Colonization of Trans-Neptunian Objects Hi thanks for your message, SmackBot does not generally add tags, but merely dates those that are already there. Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 07:11 25 September 2007 (GMT).

From T3Smile

Hi LQ, thanks for dropping a note in my userpage, which I'm cleaning up at the moment. Glad to see wikiversity is now up, but I'm not sure If I can add the article on chidiac on it. My thesis is to do with Pioneers in Australia in Computing and Digital Innovations - how they bacame such. Specifically, the thesis is heavy on dealing with describing a pattern of early behaviour that a person that achieves industry notability has. I picked two subject people with the help of my lecturer - a person that impacted the entertainment and technology industries in a revolutionary sense but lived reclusively and had been determined by educational authorities as having behavioural, social, and educational difficulties; and the second - a person that was described as "gifted" when young, and got the A Grades through their education and had good social skills - and is now in fact, unemployed/unemployable after a quite illustrious career at a European oil refinery as a scientist. Best part is, both lived in my area so I could get to interview them at depth. The aim of my thesis is to contribute to education in identifying, understanding and nurturing students that display the characteristics of future fathers of innovation/innovative nature. What signs to look for, and how their childhood affected their enthusiasm and determination to succeed. Chidiac was just an eye opener. The achievements were simply fascinating. His childhood recollection was amazing to the verge of freaky. He did so much in his career in such a short space of time and contributed so much to changing entire industries that he is an "unsung hero" of the technology and entertainment industries. When I went about writing a bio of the guy on wikipedia (with some help to start with) - it was met with scorn and unbelieveability. I had failed in properly conforming to wikpedia and worse still, did not properly write about the subject. My research in my thesis has some astounding facts that can contribute to changing the attitudes to teaching methods that allow for greater outcomes of students achieving illustrious careers, and it also covers why some areas/schools do succeed more than others (its not how much you pay for a good school, either. One school I studied that has amazing outcomes is in fact, a Government school in a average suburb.) From a thesis point, I probably would want to have my complete work published at a place were I can get compensed professionally for it as a more expanded study into how society can create more innovative thinking individuals without changing the earth or spending money to do it, before I contribute it for free. The other issue being an addition to wikipedia of the interview subject - Anthony Chidiac - eludes me and has been met with personality clashes and controversy. Understandably, I've lost faith in the accuracy of such publication and its "different rules for different things" as it notes racehorses (that win no notable races) higher than people who have shaped/changed the entertainment/technology industries, but you cannot compare a horse to a person can you? Your thoughts would be appreciated on such, but thankyou so much for making contact with me. T--T3Smile 13:11, 5 November 2007 (UTC) T3Smile (talk · contribs · logs) - Blocked as sockpuppet. See SSP Achidiac -- Jreferee t/c 15:44, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

List of wikis

Hi,

Thanks for adding wikiversity to the list of wikis page, I've shortened the text and removed the external link to keep its formatting in line with the rest of the page. I've also removed the redlink you added to the page - as noted at the top, the page contains notable wikis, as defined by having a wikipage. If you were planning on creating a page for the wiki you added, please wait until after the page is created to add it to the list.

Thanks, WLU (talk) 17:19, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

re: Formatting

Really? I thought that the heading wasn't needed for the intro (just what I thought). Could you point me to where it says so (maybe in the style guide). Thanks! Midorihana_{(talk)(contribs)} 23:52, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know, too. Midorihana_{(talk)(contribs)} 00:10, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

No problem, see you around! :D Midorihana_{(talk)(contribs)} 05:18, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Read WP:CIVIL

Especially the part about making threats, also you may wish to read WP:AGF before you continue editing. You may also want to read WP:CITE on how to use the ref with a reflist as opposed to filling up a section with a bunch of links like that.--Crossmr (talk) 05:29, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

You may also want to read Wikipedia:MOS#External_links Refrain from using too many links in articles: a sea of speckled blue often looks messy. whether these were pasted quotes or not, the extra links were unnecessary and don't change the quotes in any manner whether its meaning or otherwise. In fact it would be much more appropriate to turn those in to wikilinks like Wikibooks and Wikisource--Crossmr (talk) 05:57, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Please show me how removing those links from the quote changes the quote in any manner? The site they reference are still there in name, just the URL for the site is not. That doesn't change the meaning, intent or content of the quote in any meaningful manner. Those links appear to provided solely in text for the convenience of the reader, and have nothing to do with what the source was saying. But I think I will take your advice. I raised concern about the text, no one else has bothered to address it other than you to demand the links are returned, so I will remove it as nothing more than advertising.--Crossmr (talk) 03:11, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Improving articles can include removing content from them. We do not just endlessly and mindlessly add content to articles. As for improving the works of others I made a solid suggestion on the articles talk page on how that section could be improved. An article whose content consists mostly of quotes isn't really an article at all. Wikipedia was never intended to have articles consisting solely or mostly of quotes. It was intended for editors to take sources and create their own words based on reliable sources. You said the author included those links for convenience, hence why they should have been removed and replaced with wikilinks. Its the preferred method of linking on wikipedia and provides the same convenience as I had previously and initially suggested to you.--Crossmr (talk) 05:13, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

"When either of two styles is acceptable, it is inappropriate for an editor to change an article from one style to another unless there is a substantial reason to do so". Except using external links in that manner is not acceptable, its discouraged by the MOS. Hence that statement doesn't apply. If you felt those links were there solely for convenience you were free at any time to put wikilinks in those quotes. No one was preventing you from doing it, and I even suggested it. Also, its not acceptable on wikipedia to write an article so that it reads like an advertisement, so again, your style of putting the information in the article wasn't appropriate and that has no meaning in this context. Which is also irrelevant, because when they discuss style, they're discuss formatting. e.g., how you format citations, whether your use American or British english, not if you create an article which is over 50% just quotations rather than your own words. If you want to take those sources and create your own words on the applicability in modern learning of wikiversity I'd highly encourage it.--Crossmr (talk) 22:18, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

"Deleting the information gathered is not creating your own words and citing reliable sources. It is merely obstructionism for others who work on articles partime." The quotes are still available in the article history. they're not deleted permanently. If you want to use them to work on the article, feel free, no on is stopping you. "I spent hours collecting that information and providing it to others who might wish to use it in improving the Wikiversity article in response to detractors claiming there was no third party verification of Wikiversity's notability. You deleted them from the article after a couple of days with a few seconds effort." You may wish to read WP:OWN, once you add it to the article, it is no longer yours. it is everyone's. If you don't want your material to be edited mercilessly or redistributed by others, do not submit it.. Perhaps you could mitigate your damage by providing a link to the diff file where the quotes are archived in the comment where you state: no one has expressed any interest in discussion for a day or two so I shall delete entire section, header and all. If you think this is appropriate, you can go ahead and do it. Drop a comment on the talk page with the link. Again, no one is stopping you.--Crossmr (talk) 22:31, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

User_talk:Rockpocket#Thanks_for_Using_Wikiversity_Appropriately

I have uploaded star image to en.wiki and formatted, I trust as you intended. Tyrenius (talk) 20:43, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

This user has passed away

Rest in peace. See the top of User talk:Mirwin for verification that this account belonged to Mirwin, and this page on Meta. Graham87 07:24, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Art of Illusion

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No evidence of actual notability as a product, very skimpy referencing, promotional tone, flagged since 2011

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