Razorfish721

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Greetings!

Thank you very much in advance for any guidance you may offer.

I am experiencing difficulty in finding citations from newspaper articles dating back to 1990 and before. Is there a central referencing search engine for old newspaper articles? I am specifically trying to find a front-page photo in USA Today between Oct. 15-29, 1990 of former Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson raising his hand in a victory salute. This has historical significance.

I was a newspaper reporter on the U.S. West Coast, then with the Associated Press worldwide, so all of my journalistic work was published between 1970 - 1998.

Separately, challenged on getting citations marked up correctly (if I ever FIND any to cite). Single attempt not pretty.

MD--Razorfish721 02:49, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Excirial ^{(Contact me,Contribs)} 22:09, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

You have an answer at Teahouse!

Hi! I have answered your question at Teahouse, but I want you to be aware of something. The tone you had in your question there implied you felt like you were being conspired against. Your article at AfC has no references on it whatsoever. It could have been on something as uncontroversial as a mountain or a town and it would have been denied. The attitude will not serve you well here at Wikipedia. As it is a collaborative effort, someone will always be changing, critiquing, modifying, and reverting what you do. It is just the way it works. A battleground attitude, which probably served you well in journalism, will do nothing for you here, except perhaps get you blocked. I see you are looking for an adopter. I applaud you for that. It is the single best way to learn your way around. I wish you good luck, and I will be more than happy to help you with any technical problems you may have. Just give me a bump on my talk page! Gtwfan52 (talk) 06:45, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Arne Carlson

There's no question that coverage of the Carlson campaign would be a worthy addition to Wikipedia. As has already been noted, but I will reiterate, references do NOT have to be online. However, lack of reference is a problem.

Color me a bit confused. Adding references for newcomers is a bit challenging, as it is not close to obvious how to do it. But, I see that you added references to Arne Carlson successfully, so I'm not sure where the roadblock is. I can help if you need help. (I am trying to multi-task, writing this while listening to my family so I may have missed something.)

Reply to your Articles for Creation Help Desk question on Minnesotans for the WRITE Choice

Hello, Razorfish721! I'm Huon. I have replied to your question on the Articles for Creation Help Desk about Minnesotans for the WRITE Choice.
You can read it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk#Review of Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Minnesotans for the WRITE Choice. Huon (talk) 12:31, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! SarahStierch (talk) 05:46, 7 June 2013 (UTC)

Hello! Razorfish721, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there!

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Minnesotans for the WRITE Choice concern

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Your draft article, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Minnesotans for the WRITE Choice

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. HasteurBot (talk) 16:01, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

Adoption

Hello, I'm Lixxx235. I wanted to let you know that I removed the "seeking adoption" userbox from your user page, because you haven't been active for at least a month. When you come back to Wikipedia, feel free to add the userbox back with the code {{Adopt me}}. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks!Thanks, Lixxx235^{Got a complaint?} 20:10, 8 June 2014 (UTC)