User talk:FehrScaper

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Considering I am in a training course at work, learning how to create pages, and was alongside my instructor, trying to work out how to change a draft page into a real page (as I have no "move" button), and had literally only published the "test" sentences minutes before you flagged them - I think this was very hasty and has seriously put me off EVER using this platform again!

Obviously the "This is a test" text wasn't going to stay there - and was just there to see why the draft was staying a draft, while training (on a page set up by my instructor), before starting on any real content (and wasting my time if it couldn't be moved out of a draft format). It was a draft! Aren't drafts supposed to be works in progress????

I will use my sandbox - but there is no way to move content from these into an actual page (even my instructor can't find why I don't have this option).

Thank you for destroying all confidence I had, in using Wikipedia, within minutes of my starting to use it. Really not a very believable "welcome"! FehrScaper (talk) 13:38, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello FehrScaper

I am sorry to hear about the inconvenience that I have caused you as it was clearly my fault when I flagged the page so early.

There is no 'move' button as all new articles must be submitted for review through the AfC process as stated at the top of your draft.

I have also noticed that you are affiliated with the University of Sheffield and so is your draft's subject, because of this I would advise that you read Wikipedia's policies on conflicts of interest when you decide to continue.

Finally, I would like to apologise once more for my mistake and I can assure you that it will not happen again.

Thank you Tescomealdeal1 (talk) 17:34, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou.

We are familiar with the conflicts of interest policy.

We were doing the testing because there was no move button and no button to submit for review (hence trying the publishing). This second button - and the information surrounding it - only appeared after the draft page had been marked for deletion. My instructor has a move button, and so did a few others on the course - hence trying to work out why I didn't! (We also googled etc). I don't have a "mentor" assigned to me, so there was no-one to ask.

However, all is good. Thanks. FehrScaper (talk) 08:38, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your reply.

If you need any further help you can ask at the Teahouse or even seek 'adoption' if needed where an experienced user can guide you through Wikipedia. Although, you and your instructor seem to be doing a good job on your own.

Happy editing. Tescomealdeal1 (talk) 10:20, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]