User talk:Brucet8585

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Thanks for your message and encouragement. This was my first edit. I hope I did everything correctly, but if not please let me know. I will be creating a sandbox on my user page soon. Brucet8585 (talk) 23:20, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Your message was inside the template so I moved it down. It was really good copyediting on Joyce Robertson. Please do the whole if your up for it. scope_creep^Talk 23:41, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

April 2022

Hello, I'm Sea Cow. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Atmospheric-pressure chemical ionization—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Sea Cow (talk) 19:53, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. I don't know how to use the sand box to be more constructive. I edited this paragraph of the article in question because it was awkwardly written, a bit incomplete and not factually correct in that it described only one aspect of APCI - only the context of LC-MS. Admittedly I am new editor, but I thought as such I was encouraged to improve existing articles, including improvements in grammar, spelling and style, and presumably accuracy. True, this article had not been flagged, but if you read the first paragraph you can see that it is not well written. In addition, it only partially explained the topic of APCI, confusing the ion source withe the LC-MS sample inlet. This may not be obvious to anyone but someone in the field.

So, what did I do wrong? Do I need to seek specific guidance about when or how to edit an article, or did I do something technically wrong in the editing process? Brucet8585 (talk) 20:33, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

I reverted it because you misspelled the header with your edit. Sea Cow (talk) 02:18, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Sea Cow, why didn't you just correct the typographical error instead? Cullen328 (talk) 02:28, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

If I see a typographical error, I normally fix it myself. Why it didn't happen this time? I'm not sure to be perfectly honest. Wikipedia is a learning process, mistakes happen. I'm going to call this situation an outlier in my realm of Wikipedia contributions. Sea Cow (talk) 02:41, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. I apologize for my careless error in the header! I will pay more attention. Brucet8585 (talk) 02:49, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi Brucet8585. Although I don't think your edit was "unconstructive", there could still be issues with it related to WP:INTEGRITY, WP:OR and WP:SYN. The statements you revised were supported by citations and your changes could've have changed the contextual relationship between article content and cited source. Do the changes you made still accurately reflect what the cited sources actually said? If not, then that's not a good thing and your changes probably should be undone, or you should find another source to support them. If the changes you made are based on your own knowledge or your own interpretation of the source, then that's not a good thing either. I don't know whether the sources that cited are good or bad, but the article content corresponding to each source should accurately reflect what the source is saying. If you just did copy editing, then that would fine; one of edits, however, seem to be more than a minor rewrite and that might not be a good thing. -- Marchjuly (talk) 09:03, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Sea Cow. Friendly ping Zindor (talk) 02:15, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi, Sea Cow, Brucet8585, Marchjuly, can I suggest moving any wider discussion of the content changes at APCI to APCI's talk page at Talk:Atmospheric-pressure_chemical_ionization? That way it will be more easily found by other editors who have an interest in the subject. Not taking my own advice here, but Bruce8585, I'd avoid describing it as one of the two ion sources commonly used in LC-MS, because "commonly" is a subjective term, and there are other ion-sources out there in fairly widespread use (APPI etc. have their devotees). I'm going to write a bit on the talk page now... Elemimele (talk) 11:46, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Barry French (scientist) has been accepted

Barry French (scientist), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Gusfriend (talk) 11:12, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! I do have another article submitted for creation, which I am happy to have reviewed by an experienced editor to see if they have any comments, understanding it may take a few months. But I am glad that you pointed out that I am auto-confirmed. Although I don't have any immediate aspirations for creating more articles, I will continue to edit.Brucet8585 (talk) 14:11, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: SCIEX (May 24)

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

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DGG ( talk ) 20:07, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Brucet8585! Having an article draft 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! DGG ( talk ) 20:07, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

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Simplifying of words on mitter curtain

On mitter curtain, numerous was changed to many, though was changed to although and many car washes was redesigned to the car wash. What is the reason of these changes along with word erasing and other word changing? Angela Kate Maureen Pears 14:38, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Hello User:Tropical Storm Angela. The banner at the top of this article said that it may require editing for grammar. I simply made some changes to do so and correct the language and simplify phrasing for easier reading. I believe that I did not change the content or information in any significant way. I hope that other Wikipedia editors would agree with my changes, but if you disagree you may appeal to them or revert any changes if you feel they are wrong.Brucet8585 (talk) 13:46, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: SCIEX (August 14)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by CNMall41 was: 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 after they have been resolved.

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CNMall41 (talk) 21:18, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: SCIEX has been accepted

SCIEX, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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~Kvng (talk) 03:37, 18 November 2022 (UTC)