User talk:Veteranoak

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License tagging for File:Jubilee stone - Copy cropped.jpg

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Your submission at Articles for creation

You recently made a submission to Articles for Creation. Your article has been reviewed and declined; it is now located at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Stockway North Nature Reserve. Please view your submission to see the comments left by the reviewer. Feel free to edit the submission to address the issues raised, and resubmit once you feel they have been resolved. (You can do this by adding the text {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} to the top of the article.) Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! [[CharlieEchoTango]] 01:27, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure how to set about changing my article to comply with your criteria. I thought that I was giving information on non-profit making wildlife sites around Nailsea for which I tried to give appropriate documentation. The page was an account of the type of wildlife that could be found there, externally referenced to other items in Wikipedia. It also included some photographic illustrations and English National Grid references to establish the localities. Any suggestions would be welcome. Veteranoak (talk) 10:09, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have now removed the first two references. Does this overcome the criticism of 'advertising'? Veteranoak (talk) 12:52, 28 February 2011 (UTC) I have now also deleted two sentences that might be subjective in order to make the article 'neutral'.Veteranoak (talk) 07:54, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation

You recently made a submission to Articles for Creation. Your article has been reviewed and declined; it is now located at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Stockway North Nature Reserve. Please view your submission to see the comments left by the reviewer. Feel free to edit the submission to address the issues raised, and resubmit once you feel they have been resolved. (You can do this by adding the text {{subst:AFC submission/submit}} to the top of the article.) Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! Alpha Quadrant ^talk 04:11, 7 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation

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Alpha Quadrant ^talk 16:09, 8 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nature Reserves in Nailsea

Hello Veteranoak, thank you for your feedback on Articles for Creation. I have moved the page to the requested title for you. You have the ability to move pages as well. To change the title you click a button that says "Move" and you input the new title. See here for the location of the move button. Caution should be used when using the move tool, as only administrators can undo a move. To change categories after you upload them, you navigate to their title and click the edit button. Some images can not be edited on Wikipedia, because they are not really *here*. For example File:Moorend Spout Nailsea in Jan.jpg, a image you uploaded, is on Wikimedia commons and mirrored here. You have to go to the commons page and edit it. So you would have to go to commons:File:Moorend Spout Nailsea in Jan.jpg. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me by leaving me a message here. Best, Alpha Quadrant ^talk 18:46, 8 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Alpha Quadrant - Thanks for your quick response. That was very helpful Veteranoak (talk) 18:57, 8 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just wondering whether it would be clearer to have a separate article for each nature reserve? What do you think? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 11:15, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Marttin - I could write at great length on each nature reserve, but I have been fairly restrained, as I was not sure that readers would be that interested, since these sites might seem to be of rather parochial significance. If time allows I will give that consideration. I have been rather concerned that readers may wonder why I am reviewing the nature reserves, and I would like to put this into the wider context of the preservation of biodiversity. The wildlife depends on specific habitats and it is these that we should preserve. Even rather familiar and mundane local habitats could be just a important as the tropical rainforests. This might mean writing a preamble to the article having reference to the global loss of species,and the need to start thinking about the need to 'act locally'. I would have liked to add references to my own book and my website on this subject, but I understood that this might constitute 'self promotion' or 'advertising'. Since I am still trying to master the Wiki language, I thought that I should concentrate on producing good quality photographs and factual text. However, I hope to add other sites to the review as time allows. I thank you for your suggestion.Veteranoak (talk) 19:35, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Martin - On thinking about this again, perhaps I have misundertood you. How can I put these on different pages, presumably each with a separating line and an 'edit' tab? I would be most grateful if you could tell me how that is done.Veteranoak (talk) 20:19, 9 March 2011 (UTC) I wonder if you mean 'different sections' Veteranoak (talk) 08:20, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Veteranoak, I've done some work on the article and put in the separate sections. I think it's looking better now. The other alternative is that each nature reserve gets its own article. In other words, you could create the following articles:

and just move the content over (cut and paste) into the separate articles. As long as each article satisfies the General notability guideline, it doesn't have to be "interesting" to all readers! — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 17:15, 10 March 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Martin - Thanks. It looks much better now. I will think about the other suggestions that you made. Veteranoak (talk) 17:20, 10 March 2011 (UTC) Martin I am very grateful to you for your help in making improvements to my article Veteranoak (talk) 20:05, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]