Naldysol21

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:15, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

languages in peril

Hello Naldysol21, My name is Meyming Lam and I am in your Languages in Peril class. Just practicing my editing basics. Have a good semester. --Ml970 (talk) 19:23, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

Languages in Peril- Assignment 2

Two languages I am interested on learning more about and translating are El Molo as my first option and Cubeo as my second. An article I started making edits and adding onto is located in the link provided. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Molo_language

Existing article

Just to note that an article on El Molo language already exists (note capitalization), and that any work in your sandbox should be used to modify the existing article, not moved into article space. --Calton | Talk 22:48, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Your contributed article, El-Molo Language

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Hello, I noticed that you recently created a new page, El-Molo Language. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page – El Molo language. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will continue helping to improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at El Molo language. If you have new information to add, you might want to discuss it at the article's talk page.

If you think the article you created should remain separate, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. PRehse (talk) 05:40, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Oh, for God's sake

A Wikipedia article on the El Molo language already exists: see the link which uses the correct title. Did you even read your own class assignment instructions at Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rutgers/Languages in Peril (Spring)?

Assignment - Publish your work

Move sandbox articles into main space.

If you are expanding an existing article [emphasis original], it's time to add your revised translation (including English sources, when available). Copy your edit into the article. If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one. Do NOT paste over the entire existing article, or large sections of the existing article [emphasis mine]. Be sure to check the article's talk page and respond to suggestions from Wikipedians. Don't panic if your edits are removed or changed! Discuss it civilly on the article's talk page, and make a note of it for your report or presentation about your editing experience.

I suggest NOT using links from YouTube or Academia.edu, as a start.

I have moved it back to user space. Do NOT create a duplicate article again. If you do it again, I'll tag it for deletion myself. --Calton | Talk 07:07, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Pasting your entire sandbox -- INCLUDING THE WIKIEDU DASHBOARD -- to the *bottom* of the existing article is NOT how it's done. I have reverted: try again, this time INTEGRATING the material, into the proper places and sections, one piece at a time. --Calton | Talk 14:54, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

• Hi Naldysol21, please be more careful with article creation. Don't create new versions of existing articles under different spellings or capitalizations. Here's a guide of how to add in content to an existing article:

1. First, make sure to verify that your draft is complete. Doublecheck the sources, as Calton is right that YT isn't a very good source. A lot of it is self-published, so it's not always the strongest possible source. With Academia.edu, the issue is that not all of the papers on there are usable. You should always try to find out where the paper was first published and add in that information.
2. With your draft reviewed, open both your draft and the article in edit mode. You will need to do this or else the markup language and references won't be transferred properly.
3. In a series of small edits (IE, edit, save, repeat until done), copy and paste your draft in the live article. Make sure to post in your edit summary what you're doing so that people are aware. Small edits are best because this helps people see the changes you're making and is also beneficial in that if you make a mistake, it's easier to correct.

I hope that this helps! Our sandbox module goes over this a little as well. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:02, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

• Fwiw, Naldysol21's version has already been merged into the main article. What's left is for Naldysol21 to double-check the sourcing, proof-read etc. – Uanfala (talk) 21:04, 1 May 2018 (UTC)