User talk:Ahaynes 1102

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How I used Wikipedia Before

I did not use Wikipedia before other than for research. I did not learn about making a page or learning how to edit other pages until I came to this class.

Aralena Contributions to Wiki

Aralena had over 20 contributions to Wikipedia. She was a credible source for a few of her contributions but I am not sure if she is completely credible because she had a page put up for speedy deletion. Her ideas for the Fiordland Penguins page were very good, I wish she would have added more to it. Her two sentence addition to the Egyptian mythology page was fairly credible.

How Aralena can become more credible

I think if I referenced a lot more of my contributions, I could become a more credible source. Just by referencing from more than the internet, for example using newspaper articles or books, would make me more credible in the Wiki world.

your article

Hey, I just reviewed your article on the college kidnappers.I found it to be a well written article, but it lacked much of the information, and did sound jumbled. I would suggest using more sources, and organizing your lead a bit more.Jw07334 (talk) 22:51, 10 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Contests

User:Dr. Blofeld has created Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/Contests. The idea is to run a series of contests/editathons focusing on each region of Africa. He has spoken to Wikimedia about it and $1000-1500 is possible for prize money. As someone who has previously expressed interest in African topics, would you be interested in contributing to one or assisting draw up core article/missing article lists? He says he's thinking of North Africa for an inaugural one in October. If interested please sign up in the participants section of the Contest page, thanks.♦ --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 01:09, 21 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]