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Guild of Copy Editors

Thank you for the WikiBirthday greetings. It reminds me to update my User:Dthomsen8 page.

I see you like to copy edit. I invite you to join the GOCE and our current drive Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/January 2015 for a bit of friendly competition.--DThomsen8 (talk) 16:27, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Consider using * https://tools.wmflabs.org/fengtools/reflinks/
for reference fixing. I do a fair number of such fixes with the help of that tool, especially on articles I am also copyediting.--DThomsen8 (talk) 16:40, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

@Dthomsen8: Thanks for the advice, DThomsen8! I am already member of the GOCE, but I appreciate the invitation :) I may join the drive depending on my schedule, which is very busy right now. And I've thought about using the reflinks tool, but never really got into it. I'll take another look. Thanks again! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 17:50, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Join the drive, and do a few very easy copy editing tasks. I will pass you some easy ones. The reflinks tool is very easy to use. If needed, I do it on articles I am copy editing.

Try L'Atalante basin, Lagarde (winery), and a bit harder, Lukovo pole hydro power project.--DThomsen8 (talk) 18:24, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

I did L'Atalante basin and Lukovo pole hydro power project myself. Lagarde (winery) is available for editing.--DThomsen8 (talk) 02:08, 1 February 2015 (UTC)

Wiki Adoption?

I read that you were interested in 'adopting' new Wiki editors, if so I could really use some help as I'm new and having some trouble creating my first article. Hope to hear from you, thanks WelshWonderWoman (talk) 14:10, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Hello, WelshWonderWoman! I'd be glad to adopt you and help you to learn how to get around Wikipedia, and give you some help with your article! I've set up an adoption "classroom" for you at User:Missionedit/Adoption/WelshWonderWoman, our own space where I'll post lessons and you can ask questions. I have some questions waiting for you there to get started.

I would recommend that you put this page on your watchlist so that you know when I edit it. If you don't know how, it's easy! To add a page to your watchlist, just click the little blue star icon at the top of the page. To take it off your watchlist, just click the star again. To go to your watchlist, you can click on the "Watchlist" button near the top right had corner of the page, and it will show if the page has been edited recently. Looking forward to learning with you! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 00:00, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

February 2015 Wikification drive

Greetings! Just spreading a message to the members of WikiProject Wikify that the February drive has been started. Better late than never! Come on, sign up! :) Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 23:37, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

Rajesh Kumar

Hello Missionedit

Could you please edit my Wiki article. I really appreciate your help. thanks for giving your time. https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Draft:Rajesh_Kumar

Rajesh Kumar is the founder of Takshila Education, which provides free tutoring for high school students in Georgia and South Carolina. An engineer, Kumar and some friends started the program to help students in STEM courses where high school dropout rates are high. University of Georgia is working with Takshila Education. Around 23 September 2013, Kumar began working on a plan to build a school in 90 km from New Delhi, India to “offer...education to impoverished children”. References

• http://www.nbc26.tv/story/28028597/free-tutoring-for-richmond-county-students
• http://www.nripulse.com/takshila-education-non-profit-aims-to-provide-world-class-education-for-socioeconomic-enhancement-of-community/
• http://www.northfulton.com/stories/Immigrants-story-shows-America-still-a-great-country,15068
• http://newstimes.augusta.com/news/2013-06-16/kumars-goal-is-sharing-education — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rkumar26 (talk • contribs) 21:14, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

@Rkumar26: Hello, Rajesh Kumar! The reason why your article has not been accepted is that it is written in a way that is promotional. This means that it tries to make the subject of the article (you, in this case) look extra good by advertising your program. You need to just state the facts without adding extra bias. Wikipedia is not a place for advertising. I can try to fix it up a little. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 01:19, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Can you help?

Hey Missionedit, My article has declined: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Draft:Getting_lost. I understand the feedback, but I realy like to add this article to wikipedia. Can you help me out? Where to start? Or do you know some guys who know a lot about psychology? Cheers, Heule01Heule01 (talk) 12:11, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Hello, Heule01! To be frank, I have no ideas on how to improve your article. I get confused just looking at it :D It needs work in becoming more than a dictionary definition, and also needs some help with wording. I'm not sure how you can expand the article. Perhaps User:I JethroBT can help you out (he knows more about psychology than I do), or you can ask your question at the Teahouse Q+A Board, where a lot of other editors will see your question. Sorry I couldn't be of more assistance. Thanks! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 20:42, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Source Help

Hi Missionedit,

I'm working on editing a page and had a question about a source that was used for most of the article. The page is Mary Berry (writer, born 1763). The information is from WikiSource... I don't even know how to link it here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Berry,_Mary_(DNB00). What is WikiSource and is it considered a reputable/viable source to use on Wikipedia articles? It also seems that the copy from WikiSource is simply copy/pasted into the article. Can you help clarify? Thanks! User:Ahbeall — Preceding undated comment added 02:08, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

Hello, Ahbeall! I'm glad you asked :) Wikisource actually is considered a reliable source for Wikipedia, because it involves actually published public-domain sources, and not Wikipedia's anyone can edit policy. So it's fine that the article uses this as a source. Wikipedia:Wikisource explains this.

Just so you know, if you want to link to something from Wikisource, do this: [[s:Berry, Mary (DNB00)|Berry, Mary (DNB00)]] and it will show up like this: Berry, Mary (DNB00). Also, whenever you write something on a talk page, sign it with 4 tides (~~~~). This will leave your username and the date. Thanks! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 02:48, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

My improved article about FIT Reisen

Dear Anastasia,

Thank you for your tips on how to improve my article about FIT Reisen. https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Draft:FIT_Reisen I found them very useful. I added some quotes and source and removed press releases from the source list. That was some three weeks ago and it would be great to know if now my article would be accepted. I'm exited already! Please let me know.

Best regards,

Dr Anna Smith (talk) 08:30, 11 February 2015 (UTC) > Dr Anna Smith <

Hi Dr Anna Smith, I'm glad you've improved your article by adding sources. However, now there is another problem to address. It still needs some work on being written neutrally. Make sure the article has no extra, promotional words in it, and take out the lists of companies products so it doesn't look as if you are trying to sell them. If you ask at WP:Teahouse/Questions, I'm sure they'll give you some more suggestions on how to improve it. Good luck! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 04:38, 12 February 2015 (UTC)

WP:Co-op news for December 2014 – Feburary 2015

Hey Missionedit, it's been a while. The Co-op team has been hard at work during over the winter, so let's get right into what's been happening:

Landing page draft. You know it's a draft when you need to squint at the logo, ha ha.

• Graphic design work is nearing completion and development work is coming along slowly but surely. The main components of the space, profiles, the landing page, and the mentor landing page have all been built, and we're basically just putting the pieces together. We have close-to-final draft of the landing page, which is currently at User:Slalani/Landing_page, and in the thumbnail to the right. You can check out other components over at User:Slalani if you're curious. Soni, Slalani, and I are working together on some of the front page elements. We've also been doing some testing on test.wiki.x.io for profile building and matching. If you're curious about checking that out, let me know.
• We've finished up a survey for newer editors to assess their experiences of using existing help spaces (e.g. Reference Desk, Teahouse, IRC, The Wikipedia Adventure) on en.wikipedia. Gabrielm199 is putting together a summary of that survey, and in the meantime, some findings from that survey of 45 newer editors include:
  • On average, editors found contributing to Wikipedia to be easier after using the help space compared to before.
    • However, after using one or more help spaces, only half of editors reported that editing, addressing social challenges, and resolving technical issues were easy or very easy. The other half of editors were either neutral, or reported that these matters were difficult or very difficult.
  • Just under 30% (11 of 38 editors) of newer editors said they probably would have stopped editing entirely had they not received support from the help space they used.
  • Editors frequently reported either 1) that they would not have been learn what they needed without the help space, or 2) That they could have found it, but admitted that it would have been difficult or taken much longer.
• We will be making one final move of the pilot start date to March 4th, 2015. This is the last move (I promise), because we can't afford to run the pilot any later than that. So there it is: March 4th or bust! But we won't bust, because there are just a few things left on our plate before we can run our pilot successfully. I'll be alerting you about when you will be able to make mentor profiles soon, so when you get a message about that, please take a minute or two to create your profile here (otherwise, you won't get matched to any editors!).

Thanks to all of the new mentors who have joined over the past few months. Big thanks to Missvain to posting about our little project here to the gendergap-l mailing list. I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} 00:47, 13 February 2015 (UTC) on behalf of Wikipedia:Co-op.

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Valentine Greets!!!

Valentine Greets!!!

Hello Missionedit, love is the language of hearts and is the feeling that joins two souls and brings two hearts together in a bond. Taking love to the level of Wikipedia, spread the WikiLove by wishing each other Happy Valentine's Day, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Sending you a heartfelt and warm love on the eve, Happy editing,  - T H (here I am) 12:09, 13 February 2015 (UTC) Spread the love by adding {{subst:Valentine Greetings}} to other user talk pages.

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	I wanted to thank you for your recent help. WelshWonderWoman (talk) 08:28, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Happy Valentine's Day, to you and yours! Cheers, Grinding, grinding, grinding... what are we finding, finding, finding... (talk) 23:43, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Thank you

A belated thank you for the welcome and the badge. I am very slowly leaning.Lbhiggin (talk) 19:54, 16 February 2015 (UTC)

The entry Jeff Cavins

Missionedit,

I'm confused as to why the entry Jeff Cavins is being held up. All of the criteria for notability has been met. A biography has been written about his life, He has created the largest bible study in American History for the Catholic Church. He is a celebrated author and sought after media host and guest. Many people who are far less notable have been accepted. I just don't get it. Can you help me out with this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.130.116.140 (talk) 05:37, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi, MKHarden03! Draft:Jeff Cavins (Biblical scholar) not declined because he is not notable. It was declined because the sources in the article do not show that he is notable. The only sources you cited are publications written by Jeff Cavins. Anyone can write a book. In order for your article to be accepted, you must include some reliable, independent sources that someone else has written about this man. See Wikipedia:Reliable sources for what kind of sources you need.

I just want to remind you to please log in before you edit, and to sign your posts on talk pages with 4 tildes (~~~~). The tildes will produce you username and the date. Thanks! Let me know if you have any more questions. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 16:49, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

WP:Co-op: Presentation at Wikimania 2015

Hey Missionedit. I've put in a submission for a presentation at Wikimania 2015 called Is Two the Magic Number?: The Co-op and New Editor Engagement through Mentorship. I'll be talking about the state of finding help spaces on en.wiki and how our new mentorship space, The Co-op, factors into that picture. Reviewing will begin soon and I'll need your help to be able to present our work. Please review our proposal and give us feedback. If you would be interested in seeing this presentation, whether you are attending or not, please add your name to the signup at the bottom of the proposal (you do not need to attend Wikimania to express interest in presentations). I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} on behalf of Wikipedia:Co-op.

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Co-op: Mentor profiles and final pilot prep

Hey mentors, two announcements:

1. You can now make your profile at The Co-op! Please set up your mentor profile here as soon as you are able, as the pilot begins on March 4th. It isn't very involved and should only take a minute. If you need more info about what the different skills mean (e.g. writing, communication), please refer to these descriptions.
2. Profile creation, invitations, and automated matching of editors, profile creation, that will be coordinated through HostBot and a few gadgets may not be ready for our pilot, and will have to be done manually until they are ready. In preparation for the pilot, please read over these instructions on how we will be manually performing these tasks until the automated components are ready. I, JethroBT ^{drop me a line} on behalf of Wikipedia:Co-op.

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February 2015 Wikification awards!

		The Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar
		For scoring #5 on the leaderboard during the February 2015 Wikification drive, you are hereby awarded the Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar! Congratulations!

Cheers! One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 01:54, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you

Hello Missionedit ! I want to thank you for Recognize me. I am very commerce studying Wikipedia. I have been able to edit articles but could you let me know How to deal with{Citation needed|March2015} Please help me.Your help can motive me in editing an article. Rowdy srezan (talk) 11:43, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Hello, Rowdy srezan! {Citation needed|March2015} means that you need to put a source for that sentence so that the source shows up under the "References" section at the bottom. Once you have added a source you can remove {Citation needed|March2015}. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 02:47, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	You have own it because you are very talented editor Rowdy srezan (talk) 15:28, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Suggestion

Hi!Anastasia its me Rowdy srezan again.I would to suggest that if you had made more than 75000 edit why dont you nominate for admins.ill be there to support you.And Happy holi Rowdy srezan (talk) 02:31, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

@Rowdy srezan: Oh, that's so nice of you! Thank you for the compliment. The main reason I haven't tried to become an administrator is that I really don't have the time to be one. It is a very complicated and rigorous process to become an admin, for which you need to meet lots of specific requirements. I appreciate your support, though :) ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 03:50, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

@Rowdy srezan: Thank you, but I am not interested in a relationship. My interactions on Wikipedia are strictly professional. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 18:11, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

hi Anastasia Cold you let me know how to add image in user infobox?Rowdy srezan 03:47, 8 March 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rowdy srezan (talk • contribs)

@Rowdy srezan: Yes, what image would you like to use? Don't forget to sign your posts. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 19:32, 8 March 2015 (UTC)

Let it go I have uploaded file which is my real pic.At last I want you to edit my navigation bar as you have done in your user page.The link is User:Rowdy srezan/navbarRowdy srezan 09:47, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

@Rowdy srezan: Ok, good for you :) If you want, there are lots of navigation bars to choose from besides mine at Wikipedia:User page design center/Menus and subpages. You might want to take a look at that first. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 17:03, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

After looking all the menus I would like to use Menu#15.Rowdy srezan 04:34, 10 March 2015 (UTC)

@Rowdy srezan: Would you like help with anything? ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 01:22, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

No thanks If I need then I will leave you message. Rowdy srezan 01:54, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

Confused

I have two questions One what does patrolled mean? And two,how do you create a new page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pythonessofdelphi (talk • contribs) 15:45, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

@Pythonessofdelphi: 1. If a page has been patrolled, that means someone else besides the creator has checked it over and thinks it is OK to include on Wikipedia.

2. For less experienced users, the best way to create an article is by using the WP:Articles for creation process. Go to the page and follow the directions for creating an article.

I'm really too busy to take on a full-time adoptee right now, but would suggest that you look for mentoring help at the newly-started Wikipedia:Co-op, who will be happy to help! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. Happy editing! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 20:42, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the help, I often get things confused and patrolled was one of those things up until now. I will be looking forward to starting a new page. Also with the Wikipedia:Co-op whenever I type my username into the box that says 'type username here' and click find mentor, it redirects me to a blank page that says 'you are creating a new page on Wikipedia'.How do I fix that?(PythonessofDelphi🐍 (talk) 01:19, 16 March 2015 (UTC))

@Pythonessofdelphi: That is supposed to happen :) When you type in your name, you are redirected to create your own profile, or "page", in the Co-op. Follow all the directions near the top of the page and create it. This will help a mentor who wants to help come and find you. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 18:02, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	Thanks for catching that picture on my user page! AmazingAlec (talk) 20:37, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Page Creation

@Missionedit okay, I know you probably get this everyday, and I'm sorry for the repetition,but I am having a few difficulties with creating a page. I would really liked a user page and to have a mentor, both of those things require me to make a page. I am using a kindle to access wikipedia, and I think there is something about the kindle that makes it very hard to make a page, I just can't click the save button. Could you please either tell me how I can fix this, or help me start a user page, be cause I seem to have no problem editing old pages on here, just starting new ones. thanks! I also was wondering how you get those nice user tables on your page that list you name, race, religion, home country, hobbies, etc. And I just wanted to say that I think.it is really cool that you have Star Wars quotes on your page!😊(BluJay (talk) 01:31, 19 March 2015 (UTC))

Hi, BluJay! I'm happy to help :) I don't have a kindle, so I don't know how that works. What I do want to know is how you can leave messages on my page if you can't use the save page button. To create a page, you click the same button as you would to edit a page. Is the button missing when you try to create a page? The box on my page is called a user infobox, which you can find the template for at Template:Infobox user. Just enter your information in the fields, and add it to your page. I created it to save you the trouble, Thanks-- I like my Star Wars quotes, too ;) ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 02:58, 19 March 2015 (UTC)

Missionedit I don't really know why I can edit pages, but not create them. I just know that when I go to create a page, it looks different than when I go.to edit one, and creating a page doesn't work on my kindle. Thank you so much though! also, on you questionable about adoption, either way is fine with me! I I love smilies too!,😊😁😝One more questionable, when you are "cleaning up" articles, how do you know what nerds to be fixed on them?(BluJay (talk) 23:30, 19 March 2015 (UTC))

@BluJay: Sorry, I forgot to create your user page!--there you go. I'll set up your adoption page as soon as I can. Sorry I don't know how to help with the creating page problem; like I said, I don't have a kindle. About your last question--what do you mean by "nerds"? ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 18:38, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you so much for creating a page for me! I'll just have to talk to people whenever pages may need created, and get help with it if I can't get my kindle to let me. You wouldn't know what I meant by "nerds" because that's not what I typed. Unfortunately, kindles autocorrect things rather harshly, at least mine does, and it only changes the words after I hit save, most times I look back over and can catch any mistakes, but I guess I overlooked that one. I meant something along the lines of "how do you know what [things] need to be fixed on [The pages filed under "need cleaning up"]" Thanks for helping me out!(BluJay (talk) 01:06, 21 March 2015 (UTC))

Adoption

Hiya Missionedit! I was recently looking at the adopt-a-user program and saw that you are on the list of users who are currently accepting adoptees. If you are still looking for someone else to adopt, I would be glad to learn from you about Wikipedia. I joined several days ago and took the Wikipedia Adventure, learning about basic editing. In the future, I would like to be able to take my Wikipedia experience to the next level by being a regular (and valued) contributor to the site. To be able to do accomplish this, I have learned that being mentored by another more experienced user can be very beneficial. I have been reading Wikipedia articles for a long time and understand the time and devotion it takes.

If you cannot currently accept another student right now, I understand, being a very busy person myself.

AmazingAlec (talk) 22:17, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Goodness, I'm going to have to change my profile to very busy :) I'd be glad to adopt you, but you must understand that I might not respond immediately to questions and such. If this is OK with you, I'll create your adoption page ASAP. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 23:03, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

I do understand that you will be busy if you create an adoption page for me, and, if you can handle it, I'd be glad to be adopted. If you cannot do this, it's ok. Don't feel pressured. AmazingAlec (talk) 23:42, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

No, it's ok, I just may take a bit longer in posting lessons than usual. :) So it's settled? ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 00:00, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

I guess so! :D AmazingAlec (talk) 00:02, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you! AmazingAlec (talk) 00:03, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

@AmazingAlec: You're welcome :) Your classroom is at User:Missionedit/Adoption/AmazingAlec. There's some questions waiting there for you to get started. I would suggest you put the page on your watchlist so you can know when I edit it. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 00:15, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

@Missionedit: Ok. I've answered your questions. Sorry for the late response. AmazingAlec (talk) 14:15, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Draft:Martha Brockenbrough

Hi, and thank you. I'm very interested in getting my proposed article about Martha Brockenbrough published. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.JameswoodSK (talk) 02:11, 21 March 2015 (UTC)James

@JameswoodSK: Hi James, sorry it took me so long to respond :) For your article to be accepted, you need to add more sources that are not written/influenced by Brockenbrough. This will help show that she is notable. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 20:30, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Xuniladhikary

How to upload pic in the article. i wanted to upload my locality pics at haldibari,_Nepal because iam from there. but iam unable plz help me to upload pics. and how to enter external links? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xuniladhikary (talk • contribs) 04:58, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

Hi Xuniladhikary! To upload a picture which you have taken yourself, go to https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard and follow the directions there. What do you mean by "enter external links"? Just so you know, you should sign all your posts on talk pages with 4 tildes (~~~~). This will leave your user name and the date. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 20:35, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

March 2015 Award

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		For your extraordinary scrutiny and service to an adoptee at User:Missionedit/Adoption/Scribbleink ← scribbleink talk 13:05, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your input!

Thanks for your input about my submitted Martha Brockenbrough page. I used, for example, this article on Lynne Truss, who wrote a similar book (Eats, Shoots & Leaves) https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Lynne_Truss Without being facetious or cheeky, I'm curious to know the difference between that article and what I submitted. JameswoodSK (talk) 03:41, 31 March 2015 (UTC)James

I added a new reference to the Martha Brockenbrough article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JameswoodSK (talk • contribs) 03:48, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

@JameswoodSK: Your question is perfectly justified :) The difference between Lynne Truss and Draft:Martha Brockenbrough is how you had your draft sourced. All information which is not common knowledge needs to be backed up by a reliable, independent source. Now that you have added more sources, the article definitely has a better chance of being accepted. Also, the Lynne Truss article was not submitted to Wikipedia through Wikipedia:Articles for Creation, so it may not meet all of its requirements. Don't forget to sign your posts! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 00:55, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Talk back

Hello, Missionedit. You have new messages at User talk:The Herald/Talkback.
Message added 05:39, 1 April 2015 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Thank you

Thank you for patrolling my new page on Ureaplasma canigenitalium. Yes, it is about a bacteria that lives on dogs...pretty boring but still notable in the world of bacteria. I also patrol new pages and so I know that it takes time and effort to do it. I appreciate your editing. Best Regards,

  Bfpage |leave a message  23:20, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

April 2015 Wikification drive.

Greetings! Just spreading a message to the members of WikiProject Wikify that the April drive has been started. Come on, sign up! :) One hand on the mouse, one hand on the keyboard... and the feet can do the rest! Hee-hee! (talk) 03:44, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi

@Missionedit: You know how you had offered to set up my userpage, and you did, and its great, but since I used heading size one, it made it into a dropdown (which I didn't know would happen) and now.I cannot fix it. Could you maybe get it out of heading size one? If you have the time of course, I don't want to be an imposition. I also cannot copy and paste silence I am using a kindle, and therefore cannot put that infobox user template on my page. May you please help me if you are not too busy? BluJay (talk) 00:17, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

@BluJay: Sure! I'll do it as soon as I have time (which might be a day or two). :) ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 01:10, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

@Missionedit: That's fine, I really appreciate all of your help! One more question, I've been setting up userpages for newbies who don't have one yet (so I can help them like you helped me) when I get time on the computer, I was thinking this would be a good Wikipedia project. Are you aware of a similar project already existing? If not, maybe I could make one. BluJay (talk) 02:16, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

@Blujay: I don't think there is a WikiProject already for that. If you want to consider creating one, you should read Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide first. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 00:47, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

@Missionedit: Thanks for patrolling the page I made for Cyberdemigod! BluJay (talk) 23:37, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

@Missionedit: Thank you so much for adding the chart to my userpage! BluJay (talk) 16:27, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

Wikirank

@Missionedit: I was bored, so I was looking at random wikipages, and came across wikirank. Here's yours:

Veteran Editor

This editor is a Tutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge.

BluJay (talk) 00:58, 4 April 2015 (UTC)

Happy Easter!

File:Chocolate-Easter-Bunny.jpg

All the best! "Carry me down, carry me down; carry me down into the wiki!" (talk) 23:16, 5 April 2015 (UTC)

Today's articles for improvement

You're invited to join WikiProject Today's articles for improvement. This week's voting for TAFI's upcoming weekly collaboration has begun at Week 18 of 2015. Thanks for your consideration! North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 20:05, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Thank You

Thank you for patrolling the Yusuke Momochi page. I appreciate what you have done. I thought it was appropriate to have the Capcom Cup champ on here, as he has become an icon since his victory and even when he was picked up by Evil Geniuses. :) UltraDark^{:) 2 CHAT} 02:35, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

Dear Missionedit,
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Best wishes to you, your family and relatives this holiday season! Take this opportunity to bond with your loved ones, whether or not you are celebrating Christmas. This is a special time for everybody, and spread the holiday spirit to everybody out there!
From a fellow editor,
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Happy New Year!

Dear Missionedit,
HAPPY NEW YEAR Hoping 2015 will be a great year for you! Thank you for your contributions!
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April 2015 Wikification awards.

		The Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar
		For scoring 4th place on the leaderboard during the 2015 Wikification Backlog drive, you are hereby awarded the Greater Working Wikifier's Barnstar! Congratulations!

		The Iron Wikification Barnstar
		For wikifying 14 articles, you are also awarded the Iron Wikification Barnstar. Keep up the good work!

Cheers! :) "A wiki of beauty is a joy forever." Seriously. That's how long it'd take to read! (talk) 03:45, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

Mentorship

Hello, Missionedit! I saw your name in the Adopters' area, and I was wondering if you were still available for mentorship? I'd love to contribute to Wikipedia, but I'd first like to learn the basics and have someone to watch over my shoulder as I make my first few major contributions... Thanks, --Spyder212 (talk) 16:33, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

Hi Spyder212! I am so sorry to tell you that I cannot take on any more adoptees as of right now. My schedule completely is swamped. I know the adopter's page says I am available; unfortunately, there is some kind of bug in the software that keeps changing my status from "Not currently accepting adoptees" to "Currently accepting adoptees" no matter how many times I change it back :P Again, I would love to adopt you, but I just don't have enough time on my hands right now. So sorry for the inconvenience. Feel free to ask me for help any time you need it, though :) Good luck finding an adopter! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 16:53, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

Souk Okaz

So, you unreviewed Souk Okaz, and then a minute later you marked it as reviewed again. In between, you left this rather cryptic and unhelpful note on my talk page. Why? ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 22:10, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

ONUnicorn, I'm so sorry! There must have been a glitch in how I used the tool; the message was sent automatically. I only intended to review the article; it is up to Wikipedia's basic standards as far as I can see. My apologies again in causing you any inconvenience. Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 23:26, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

Ok. Thanks for responding. Stuff happens I guess. :) ~ ONUnicorn^{(Talk|Contribs)}problem solving 23:40, 8 May 2015 (UTC)

need help, very confused, first post

My fatherOtto Kuhni is a notable Illustrator He is 88 and ill I am trying to do something special for him and get him listed on wiki Many of his friends are listed people have the opinion that i am posting a resume That is silly I was listing his accomplishments: The original and only Hot Wheels illustrator til late 1980's when it went computerized Die Cast Hall of fame 2012 To honor him Mattel named a Hot Wheel "the Custom Otto" only one other person has received that honor. All my info posted came from sites online and was not biased or personal No different than "Peter Max" wiki (friend of my fathers) Why is it a resume if its my Dad but ok if its peter max? Please help

Alkuhni/sandbox/Otto Johnson Kuhni

Alkuhni (talk) 15:55, 12 May 2015 (UTC)alkuhniAlkuhni (talk) 15:55, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

Hello Alkuhni, and welcome to Wikipedia! I can't read what you had written because it was deleted, but I can try to guess what the problem is. Peter Max is not a resume, but an article. It has a lead section, body paragraphs about his life and work in the middle, and reliable references at the end. The difference between an article and a resume is the presentation. Resumes present the information about a person in a favorable light, listing their accomplishments in promotional manner and exist only to summarize a person's life employment and education. Also, resumes cite almost no reliable sources. On the other hand, a Wikipedia biography article briefly covers all important areas and time periods in a person's life, cites reliable, independent sources, and contains no promotional tones (if possible). Again, I can't see your work, so I have no way of knowing exactly what was wrong, but be assured that the editors who reviewed your draft knew what they were doing. In the first place, Wikipedia extremely discourages editors from writing or contributing to articles about themselves or people close to them. See Wikipedia:COI and Wikipedia:Autobiography for more info on this. I hope this helps! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 00:14, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

creation of Wikipedia Page for a Pastor

Good Morning MissionEdit!

Thank you for taking my question! I have attempted to create a page for a client of ours who happens to be a pastor. The first article was deleted due to it being taken directly from his bio.

I took a second attempt to creating the article from scratch and "telling his story" and that also was deleted. This time, it is saying that it is deleted due to "promotion". I know for a fact, I did not write anything related to promoting the Pastor.

We tried our best to mimic the pages of some other Pastors we saw here on Wikipedia.

Any direction you could provide would be great.

Thanks!

TMarie Media (talk) 15:08, 13 May 2015 (UTC)

Hi, TMarie Media! The first thing you must do to create a Wikipedia article is find some reliable sources to back it up, especially a article about a living person. Citing these sources in the article will definitely help it pass review. From what I saw before your article was deleted, the wording of your writing did sound a bit promotional. Although this was probably unintentional, it is very hard to write about someone you know from a subjective point of view. Completely promotional articles have no place on Wikipedia. For more information on writing articles about your own clients, I would suggest you read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. Good luck, and happy editing! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 04:22, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Request on 16:24:19, 15 May 2015 for assistance on AfC submission by Claire Morgan1

• Claire Morgan1 (talk · contribs)
  • User:Claire Morgan1 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Please reconsider in not deleting the page https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Paul_Manners All sources can be confirmed by typing in on google "Paul Manners". Recently on Tuesday 5th May 2015 Peter Andre has confirmed his support in New! Magazine under his own column. All sources are below from newspaper articles:-

Claire Morgan 1 16:24, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

@Claire Morgan1: Sorry, what exactly are you asking? I'm confused. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 04:12, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

I was asking why did you originally place a deletion on the article Paul Manners when he is well-known and had reliable sources? Did you not think of checking the sources beforehand that they were from newspapers and television? Kindest regards.

@Claire Morgan1: I'm sorry, Claire; I think you misunderstood what I did :) I did not mark the article for deletion; rather, I tagged it with the {{linkrot}} template to notify cleanup editors that the bare urls in the references were not formatted properly. This tag alerted another editor to fix the problem and, as a result, remove the tag. This in no way whatsoever has anything to do with the notability or deletion of the article. Sorry if I confused you! I would suggest you read Wikipedia:Template messages to learn more about such tags and templates. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 20:31, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Thanks for the help!

Luis Santos24 (talk) 01:41, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Awards

Hello, my name is Luis and i've been using and editing Wikipedia for some time, but i only recently created a Wikipedia account. They say the rewards have requirements, does that mean that after the requirements are met, an award for that certain thing is automatically added to my profile? Thanks so much for any help you can provide! :D --Luis Santos24 (talk) 20:14, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

@Luis Santos24: Hi Luis! It depends on what award you are talking about. Do you have any specific kind of award in mind? ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 00:21, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Hey, me again! Thanks for responding so quickly! Incremental Service Ribbons and Editor awards were my focus. Thanks! --Luis Santos24 (talk) 00:30, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

@Luis Santos24: Such awards are self-awarded; in other words, if you want the award/ribbon on your user page, you have to put it there yourself once you've met the requirements. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 00:38, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Hey, Thanks for the help Missionedit ! But how do i add them by myself? I tried to read it myself but i found it a bit confusing. --Luis Santos24 (talk) 01:12, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

@Luis Santos24: Next to the award you've earned at Wikipedia:Service awards, there should be text enclosed in curly brackets (e.g. {{Registered Editor}}). Copy-paste this text onto your user page and then save the page. Thanks for the kitten :) Just so you know, how to respond properly to this message, you should click the "edit" button next to the "Awards" heading above this. The "New Section" button at the top of the page is really only there to leave me a new set of messages (not a response). ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 04:03, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Adoption

Hey, sorry to bother you again.

I deal with Military and Naval stuff, would you know any reccomended people that can adopt me?

Thanks! --Luis Santos24 (talk) 20:52, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

@Luis Santos24: No problem! You might want to try asking User:SantiLak or User:Howicus. Good luck! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 21:00, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

How does it work Missionedit? All these new features and stuff confuse me sorry. Yours Truly, --Luis Santos24 (talk) 21:07, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

@Luis Santos24: The Wikipedia:Adopt-a-user program is designed to help new editors learn how to edit from more experienced editors. Depending on who you have as a mentor, adoption usually merits lessons of some type, assignments, and maybe some tests. The whole time your mentor will keep an eye on your progress and activity on Wikipedia, being available to offer advice and answer your questions. Adoption usually lasts over three months, on and off. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 21:17, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Adoption enquiry

Hi, I would like to be adopted but you stated that you are not receiving any more adoptees. So may I ask around when would you be open to adoptees? Thanks, Marcus1093 (talk) 04:04, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Hi, Marcus1093! Yes, I am not currently accepting new adoptees because the five active ones I have already are quite a handful :) However, my real-life schedule is winding down now and I will probably be able to accept one more by sometime next month. I also share a passion for copy editing on Wikipedia like you, as did my adopter before me. So, I'm willing to adopt you, but not immediately. I can tell you when I have time to begin lessons, if you are willing to wait (?) ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 20:26, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Ok then, I am willing to wait. Looking forward to be your adoptee! Marcus1093 (talk) 22:00, 24 May 2015 (UTC)

Ismah

May I ask you to help us to make this article FA, by copy editing the article. Thanks.Salman mahdi (talk) 04:14, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Salman mahdi, in order for an article to be promoted to FA status, it must first become a WP:Good article. I'm rather busy right now to copy edit such a long article; perhaps you should put in a copy edit request at Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Requests. The request will ensure that someone from the Guild will come along eventually to copy edit the article. Thanks! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 17:40, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Thank you

Greetings Anastasia, many thanks for the welcome and the badge. Editing coming along OK, but Im struggling a bit with talk page.Getting easier though. Bye, Michael Honumike (talk) 07:38, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

@Honumike: You are very welcome :) Again, if you need any help, don't hesitate to ask. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 18:22, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

{{Talkback|Honumike}} Hope I've done this right? Message on my page. Bye, Mike Honumike (talk) 20:40, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

{{Talkback|Honumike}}

June 2015 Wikification drive.

Greetings! Just spreading a message to the members of WikiProject Wikify that the June drive has been started. Come on, sign up! :) "A wiki of beauty is a joy forever." Seriously. That's how long it'd take to read! (talk) 04:46, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

:)

Hello Missionedit, Emeraldminecart (talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing! Emeraldminecart (talk) 18:52, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
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I have a four year ban on wikipedia

Hi Mission edit. It's Kristine. Just to let you know I got a four year ban on Wikipedia. Can you talk to the people on wikipedia for my behalf? Venustar84 (talk) 21:04, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

@Venustar84: Kristine, as far as I can see, you have not been banned. To what are you referring to? ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 23:30, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Help me please !

I have some serious questions to ask you about Wikipedia ! Jallouljalloul (talk) 23:51, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

@Jallouljalloul: Ask away. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 00:12, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

@Missionedit: What do you mean ?? Jallouljalloul (talk) 00:16, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

@Jallouljalloul: Like, ask your questions :) What do you want to know? ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 02:21, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

@Missionedit: First of all I don't know how talk pages work? For example I don't even know if this is the right way to ask anyone on his talk page.. Jallouljalloul (talk) 14:18, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

@Jallouljalloul: You've done everything right so far :) What we are doing right now is how talk pages work. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 16:29, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

@Missionedit: Oh good to know that! I thought I was doing it all wrong. Jallouljalloul (talk) 16:37, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

@Jallouljalloul: Anything else you would like to know? ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 18:29, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

@Missionedit: I do actuallty. I would like toknow about sources. After I edit something I don't know how to provide the source. Most of the times I find a reliable source but i don't know how to cite it. Jallouljalloul (talk) 18:35, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

@Jallouljalloul: Sorry I've taken so long to respond! After finding a reliable source, you cite it by placing the citation (name of the source, date, author, ect.) after the information, and then placing <ref> right before the citation, and </ref> right after it. You can read more about this at Help:Referencing for beginners without using templates and Wikipedia:Citing sources. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 02:47, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Draft:Arthur D. "Bud" Craig Page Rejected

Missionedit, it's istrigo. Thank you for your input. I think I have fixed the issue now. The article now satisfies both of the criteria below.

1. The person's research has made significant impact in their scholarly discipline, broadly construed, as demonstrated by independent reliable sources.

The most typical way of satisfying Criterion 1 is to show that the academic has been an author of highly cited academic work – either several extremely highly cited scholarly publications or a substantial number of scholarly publications with significant citation rates.

-- I have now provides a reference that Dr. Craig's work was the most cited article in Nature Review Neuroscience in 2009 ----

2. The person has received a highly prestigious academic award or honor at a national or international level.

-- I have now provided a reference that Dr. Craig received very prestigious award from American Pain Society

Dr. Craig is cross referenced in at least two wikipedia pages (Pain and Homeostatic emotion).

Please advise if these changes are sufficient to approve the page. thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Istrigo (talk • contribs) 02:45, 21 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Istrigo! I think that Craig is notable enough for Wikipedia, but only 3 of all the sources cited in the article are considered both independent and reliable by Wikipedia's standards. If you could find perhaps another source, that would be helpful. Anther thing the article needs work on is the style of writing. On Wikipedia, we try to make all our articles as neutral and unbiased as possible. Some of the wording could use some work (e.g. instead of "Already during his postdoctoral work", "During his postdoctoral work" is more appropriate) and according to our naming style, prefixes like "Dr" are not used. Just so you know, you should sign all your posts on talk pages with 4 tildes (~~~~) at the end. This will produce your username and the date. ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 20:14, 22 June 2015 (UTC)

Co-op Pilot Results & Mentoring

Hey there! The Co-op has been on a hiatus for a bit, but we are planning on opening up shop again soon. When you're able, please read over and respond to this update on our talk page. We have favorable results from our final report regarding the pilot, and we are interested in seeing who is available to mentor when we reopen our space and begin to send out invites again. Thanks, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:16, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	Thanks for all your help! WelshWonderWoman (talk) 23:56, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

13:16:06, 30 June 2015 review of submission by Mithilan 72

• Mithilan 72 (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:TaxTron (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hey this is the first wikipedia article that I am writing? What are some suggestions for improving it? And did I reference them incorrectly? Mithilan 72 (talk) 13:16, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Mithilan 72! One thing you should do is not cite Wikipedia articles as sources in your draft. Wikipedia does not consider itself a reliable source, however ironic it might seem :) You can, however, place links to other Wikipedia articles in the article's text, as I did in this sentence. To make the word "Softron" into a link that leads to the Wikipedia Softron article, put double brackets around it like this: [[Softron]]. The result look like this: Softron.

You also are going to need some more sources that are considered both reliable and independent (meaning not paid for, written by, or promoted by the subject of the article) to show that TaxTron is notable. See Wikipedia:The answer to life, the universe, and everything for more about this.

Another thing you need to fix before the draft can be passed is the promotional tone of the draft. Promotional writing can be anything that makes the article seem like it's trying to sell you something. For instance, remove the parts about the different languages, and the software packages. sSome of wording could be changed, too.

If you need any more help, or you didn't understand something I said, don't hesitate to contact me :) Good luck! ~ Anastasia [Missionedit] (talk) 18:18, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

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