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editShkëmbi 01:27, 4 March 2007 (UTC) Hi Mr. Scientizzle, Thank you for welcoming me to Wikipedia and asking me to write to you if I needed help. I have written an article on Tsyam, the mythological homeland of the Kalash people. Today, I made the last changes (I hope) to the article. In an earlier version, I saw a tag which said that the article needed to be categorized. After having edited it again, the tag disappeared, and the situation is the same as before the tag was placed. What am I supposed to do now? All the best Shkëmbi Eeemte (talk · contribs)
- I've taken a look at the article an reapplied the {{categorize}} tag. That article will need sourcing in order to stay on Wikipedia. Please check out the relevant policies on verifiability and reliable sources. -- Scientizzle 03:34, 4 March 2007 (UTC)
Hi again,
Wikipedia:Attribution has all you need to know about what is required of articles, namely that all information within an article can be attributed to a proper, reliable source (avoiding a writer's own original research). This is important to preserve the integrity of the information presented and the encyclopedia as a whole. Reliable sources may include published books, television shows or newspaper articles, for example; they rarely include personal websites, search engine results, or word-of-mouth, for example.
Once you find a proper source, it's important to give the source information within the article. Wikipedia:Citing sources has useful information on the where/when/why/how of sourcing within Wikipedia articles. I prefer this technique because I think it looks nicer and is less intrusive to the text.
A few practical notes:
- Have the major sources within the article before submitting it the first time, this will help prevent over-zealous editors from tagging an incomplete article with speedy deletion tags and may help other editors to contribute to the article earlier.
- Use the "Show preview" button before submitting any edit to be sure things look like they should.
Best of luck, and don't hesitate to ask me future questions. -- Scientizzle 02:35, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
Dear Scientizzle, Tonight, I entered a few sources in my article "Tsyam" on the "edit this page". After I clicked on Save, another page showed, which referred to spam regarding a hyperlink. This surprised me. Besides, before typing in the sources, I could not find the article on the Wikipedia website. It had already been removed. Why? If I have done something wrong unknowingly, I would thank you if you guide me to do the right thing. Sincerely Shkëmbi 02:04, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
- I'm not sure why you could not find the article...Tsyam is still there, just as you left it on March 7. Sometimes the search functions can work funky or the database can lock up. Were you, perhaps at a slightly different spelling?
- Regarding the "spam link" page, that's usually related to the metawiki spam blacklist. If you find your source is from one of those many domains, that would explain why it would not let you publish the link. If you feel this is in error, you'd need to find an administrator to edit the spamlist...I'm not an admin, so I couldn't help you there, but Wikipedia:Administrators has info that can help you contact an admin for assistance. I hope this all helps... -- Scientizzle 03:45, 23 March 2007 (UTC)