User talk:Biosedman

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Coastal Zone Foundation (November 27)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by SK2242 was:

This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.

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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SK2242 (talk) 23:12, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Biosedman! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! SK2242 (talk) 23:12, 27 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Coastal Zone Foundation (November 28)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by SK2242 was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Coastal Zone Foundation and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Coastal Zone Foundation, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

SK2242 (talk) 08:29, 28 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Coastal Zone Foundation

Hello, Biosedman. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Coastal Zone Foundation".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗plicit 10:19, 28 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Citation found - how do I add it?

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Hi, I have located a missing citation in the Wiki article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padre_Island but not sure how to add to the page. Please advise - thanks! Biosedman (talk) 10:06, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Biosedman. For a general answer, you can see Help:References and Help:VisualEditor § Editing references. For a more specific answer, can you tell me what it is you'd like to add, and where you'd like to add it? (When you respond, try to inclue the markup {{ping|Tamzin}}, but I'll try to check back in either way.) -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she/they) 12:24, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Tamzin: Hi Tamzin

The citation required is in the Geology section of the Padre Island wiki article:

Padre Island began forming as a submerged sand bar some 4500 years ago, as shown by radiocarbon dating of shells. Geologic speculation indicates the emerged island may be 1000 to 1500 years younger.^{[citation needed]} Barrier island origins have been debated for many years by geologists, but it is agreed they are formed and modified by such factors as sediment type and supply, sea-level directional changes, current and wave strength and direction, and tide magnitude.

The geologic speculation referred to in the wiki article originated from comments made by J. H. McGowen and R. A. Morton in 1978 to the authors of this publication, published in 1980 by Texas Bureau of Economic Geology:

https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/pais/1980-17/index.htm

on this page

http://npshistory.com/publications/geology/state/tx/1980-17/sec2.htm

Mention of the 3500 BP date is also made by Morton in this publication:

https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/77916/txu-oclc-3925921.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Biosedman (talk) 13:05, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Biosedman. Thanks. So, what you should do here is go to that section (Padre Island#Geography) and click "edit". If you haven't already set a preference for how to edit, it should ask you whether you want to use the "visual editor" or regular (source code) editor. I recommend the visual editor for new users, so I'm going to give you instructions for that, but if you'd prefer to use the source code editor, let me know and I'll tell you how to do that instead.

So, assuming you're using the visual editor:

Go to where it says 1000 to 1500 years younger and delete the "citation needed" right after that. You just have to hit backspace twice.
Click where it says "Cite" at the top of the screen.
A dialog will pop up, giving you three options: "Automatic", "Manual", and "Re-use". Click "Automatic".
Paste https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/pais/1980-17/index.htm and click "Generate"
Click "Insert"
There should now be a little box showing a reference, but it's not done! Click "Edit" in that box.
Fill out "Last name" and "First name" for Bonnie R. Weise, "Source date" as 1980.
Click "Add more information"
"Last name 2" and "First name 2" for William A. White
Type "page" and then click the fourth option, "At". (Yes, it would make sense if you could just type "At" and have that be the first result, but sadly it doesn't work that way. Don't blame me. ;) ) For "At", put "Origin and Geologic History of Padre Island".
Once you've added that and any other information you want to. Click "Apply changes".

Now follow that same process for the other source. Then when you're done, click "Publish changes" in the top right corner, write a summary explaining what you've changed (like "Added sources for geologic age"), click "Review your changes" to make sure everything went as planned, and then click "Publish changes" a second time.

I know that that sounds like a lot, but trust me, it's easier than it used to be. If you have any other questions, including if you'd rather learn how to do this in source code, or using one of the scripts and gadgets we have just for adding sources, please let me know (using {{ping}} again). -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she/they) 22:09, 9 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not able to see Visual Editor

@Tamzin:

Hi Tamzin

I tried following your instructions and think I have changed so that I can see Visual Editor. Not sure where I delete - in the source or in the page above? I'm only able to edit in the source, but what do I delete exactly please?

Thanks,

Patrick