User talk:Balquhidder2013

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I find inserting hyperlinks daunting. Is it possible to have them inserted for me is I produce a list of links?

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Balquhidder2013 (talk) 16:23, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Balquhidder2013! If you are trying to add a link to another Wikipedia article, all you need to do is wrap it in two sets of brackets. So if you wanted to link to the Wikipedia article about cats, you would just type this in the edit window: [[cat]], which would produce this when saved: cat. You can learn more about this at the help page about links.

If you want to add an external link, all you have to do is put the URL between one pair of brackets like this: [http://www.example.com Name of website], which would produce this: Name of website. However, take care not to add external links to other websites in the body of an article. See the external link policy for more information. /wia /tlk 16:45, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reassurance

I would like to thank my helper of a couple of days ago. I would now like to know if the formatting of my Sandbox is in order and how I should proceed.

Thank you. Balquhidder2013 (talk) 20:22, 8 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Help me! My sandbox content has disappeared

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I had placed considerable content in my Sandbox which has now disappeared. How can I retrieve it and how do I make progress. The problem is that there are so many instructions it is impossible for a newcomer like me to follow them. Do I need to start again? My text was redirected and having made one change I saved it to see how it worked but then I was just left with a heading. Do I give up completely? My intention had been to enter biogs for a number of worthwhile (but some, in world terms, not that well known) artists.

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Balquhidder2013 (talk) 11:31, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

All of your contributions can be seen by clicking on "contributions" at the top of the page. There you will see Draft:Feargus Hetherington, and if you click on "history" once you go there (at the top of the page), you will see every revision to that page, any of which you can revert to to access any version that has ever existed – just click on any date to see the version, edit and save. You will also see that it was moved there as the draft namespace is the usual place for AFC submissions. The "sandbox" title is just a way to name a subpage, which can have any title. it doesn't need to be "sandbox" and you can create many of them, just by using your username backslash and some title, like the name of something you want to work on. e.g., User talk:Balquhidder2013/Foo. But I will clear your sandbox for reuse by deleting it.

As for the underlying issue, all article topics need to be on notable subjects, as shown by citing to reliable sources that are secondary in nature and entirely unconnected to the topic. They must be written with verifiable content, in a neutral manner and contain no original research. Sandboxes are for working up content to eventually make a suitable article. It's hard to say in the abstract, but "not well known" artists, may not have sufficient sources in existence to sustain articles (though notability is not the same as fame). Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:52, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Referencing

Regarding your Draft:Feargus Hetherington You don't seem to understand what references are supposed to do? For example the sentence "Hetherington is an associate teacher of violin, viola and chamber music at the University of St Andrews" should be followed by a reference that supports that statement, the reference you have supplied [1] Doesn't mention Hetherington. You should also read WP:REFB for help in formatting the references. Theroadislong (talk) 19:37, 6 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ok I think I'm about to give up helping on your draft article. Theroadislong (talk) 19:38, 7 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You continue to repeatedly revert all my correctly formatted references... you are on your own. Theroadislong (talk) 15:44, 11 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What am I supposed to do? This is the second time I've been 'kicked out' so to speak. See

- Ok I think I'm about to give up helping on your draft article. Theroadislong (talk) 19:38, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

- You continue to repeatedly revert all my correctly formatted references... you are on your own. Theroadislong (talk) 15:44, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

The reason for reversion on my part the second time around was that I thought I had eventually found the way forward as indicated with the quote in my first message. I didn't realise he had corrected them as there were symbols like { and |and various words }. When I eventually found on a citations page what appeared to be a solution I started at the beginning to rectify the references. I had only got to number 6 when I received the second of the two messages above.

First of all I need to know if I have found the way forward, e.g. the first 5 or 6 references. Are they correct?

Thank you Balquhidder2013 (talk) 18:17, 11 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Referencing

Hi there. If you're having trouble getting your head around referencing (which is probably the biggest difficulty most editors have), there here are some resources that might help you:

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Minor edits

I guess you haven't read Wikipedia's definition of a minor edit? --David Biddulph (talk) 18:29, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Close paraphrasing in Draft:Feargus Hetherington

Hello. Don't panic. I just came across something that will need immediate attention, before the AfC review takes place, and it is a problem that can be fixed. So please don't panic.

The problem is that significant parts of this article have been pasted directly from the subject's own web-site at http://feargushetherington.com/biography . That is not allowed; it is a copyright violation (the web site is clearly marked "© 2015 Feargus Hetherington"). These sections will need to be significantly changed so they do not closely paraphrase that source (or any other source). The words need to be your own, unless it is a cited quotation. Some examples are below, but please check through the whole article to be sure you have not copied sections.

Matched phrases n bold (the worst offenders)

hetherington rose magnificently to the considerable technical challenges of these pieces and in the central improvisatory nigun he conjured a strong and persuasive tone from his fine modern violin

(29 words, 196 characters)

austria and canada has participated in the starling delay symposium on violin studies at the juilliard school given by musicians including itzhak perlman and monica huggett in recent years
reaching new audiences has participated in the starling delay symposium on violin studies at the juilliard school given by musicians including itzhak perlman and monica huggett feargus performs on

(23 words, 153 characters)

violin by neil kristã³f ãrtz made in 2007 after stradivari c 1715 and has been featured in the strad magazine july 2014 discussing the instrument references edit instrumental and vocal
violin by neil kristóf értz made in 2007 after stradivari c 1715 and has been featured in the strad magazine july 2014 discussing the instrument feargus has in the past

(20 words, 116 characters)

in scotland is a violinist and chamber musician orchestral leader soloist and teacher he also arranges music and presents musical workshops and seminars he studied at the royal conservatoire
developed a wide ranging career as chamber musician orchestral leader soloist and teacher he also arranges music and presents musical workshops and seminars feargus studied at the royal conservatoire

(17 words, 121 characters)

and presents musical workshops and seminars he studied at the royal conservatoire of scotland and the cleveland institute of music usa and has studied and worked with violinists including jerre
and is also an accomplished violist feargus studied at the royal conservatoire of scotland and the cleveland institute of music usa and has worked with some of today's great performers

(16 words, 95 characters)

choral works concertos edit as a soloist has performed concertos by bach mozart beethoven bruch brahms sibelius tchaikovsky and elgar and in march 2013 he played the elgar violin
the scottish concert orchestra as a soloist has performed concertos by bach mozart beethoven bruch brahms sibelius tchaikovsky and elgar and in 2013 and 2014 he played the elgar

(15 words, 99 characters)

new york city his recitals in 2014 on with benjamin powell of the brahms viola sonatas were met with critical acclaim for the thoughtful and intelligent interpretation virtuosic technique
poland and new york city his recitals in with benjamin powell of the brahms viola sonatas were met with critical acclaim praising the thoughtful and intelligent interpretation virtuosic technique

(13 words, 79 characters)

the new edinburgh orchestra and in may 2014 glasgow sinfonia his recent performance of the bruch violin concerto in g minor with the heisenberg ensemble was described by the
violin concerto with both the new edinburgh orchestra glasgow sinfonia his recent performance of the bruch violin concerto in g minor heisenberg ensemble gillian craig was described as a

(13 words, 79 characters)

... There were many, many more. You can produce the list for yourself at http://tools.wmflabs.org/dupdet/compare.php?url1=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDraft%3AFeargus_Hetherington&url2=http%3A%2F%2Ffeargushetherington.com%2Fbiography&minwords=2&minchars=13

--Gronk Oz (talk) 15:34, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

January 2016

Hi there! Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. Thanks! Theroadislong (talk) 15:05, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Problems

You thanked me for my edits and then promptly reverted them all! The lede section should only summarise the rest of the article not have unreferenced content and puffery of it's own and ALL content needs to be referenced or removed. You also continue to edit without using edit summaries so it's not at all clear what you are trying to achieve. Theroadislong (talk) 19:42, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Feargus Hetherington has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Feargus Hetherington. Thanks! Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 03:58, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Feargus Hetherington has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Feargus Hetherington. Thanks! Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 00:59, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Feargus Hetherington has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Feargus Hetherington. Thanks! Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 01:01, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Feargus Hetherington has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Feargus Hetherington. Thanks! Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 01:20, 29 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Feargus Hetherington has been accepted

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Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 03:01, 2 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Have you been to the teahouse yet?

Hi again, Balquhider2013! Check out the Wikipedia:Teahouse, it could be useful to you. Happy editing!Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 15:19, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Gareth Williams (Irish composer)

Greetings! Perhaps you thought you had seen the last of me. Well, here I am. I've done some work on Gareth Williams' site. I've gone as far as I can at the moment with verification. I wondered if it merited the removal of the nasty verification tag now? Many thanks Balquhidder2013 (talk) 09:36, 8 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Joseph Swensen (February 9)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Bearcat was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

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References

I notice that in some of your recent work you have been using the | website parameter in a rather strange way. You have used | website=url=... , so it was displaying as (for example)

Williams, Gareth. "Elephant Angel". url=https:www.scottishopera.org. Scottish Opera. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

You already have the url parameter for the ref, and the website parameter is intended for the title of the website. In many cases the name of the publisher may be the same as the title of the website, so in these cases the publisher parameter can be omitted. Look at the description and examples in {{cite web}}. I've done some tidying up in one of the articles, see this edit. --David Biddulph (talk) 06:26, 9 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

David. Many thanks. I think (at least I hope) that I've now got the measure of it. I'll go back over the Gareth Williams article in the next few days. In the meantime I'm working on the Joseph Swensen one and the same problem occurs there. I only discovered the templates in the last few days (believe it or not) which is the reason I stuggled so much with my first attempt. Thanks again Balquhidder2013 (talk) 19:04, 9 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

As it explains at {{cite web}}, and as I explained above, "In many cases the name of the publisher may be the same as the title of the website, so in these cases the publisher parameter can be omitted". David Biddulph (talk) 10:48, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I'll get there eventually. Balquhidder2013 (talk) 10:53, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Joseph Swensen (February 23)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by LaMona was:

I have marked some statements that are not supported by the references provided. All statements of fact (eg. he had a recording contract with BMG) must be verifiable. If the facts are not essential and you do not have a source, it is best to remove them. You can say that he recorded with BMG with specifying "exclusive contract". He gets good reviews for his recordings, and this counts for musicians. It would be good to include a short list of his major recordings, with the full citations including the label and the date. Are there any reviews of his compositions? That would also be important to include.

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