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Hi Gabi - thanks for your nice talk page message. Here's a platypus for you! Welcome to Wikipedia, and good luck with your group assignment! SnehaNar (talk) 19:58, 21 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Citations

Hi Gabi. Yes, instead of repeating the same reference over and over, you can name the reference. When you first use a reference, structure it as <ref name = "somename">Then your normal reference text</ref>. Then, the next time you use that same reference, just time <ref name = "somename" />. That way you save the trouble of writing the whole reference over and over, and you also produce a more compact set of reference.

It is also useful to use citation templates. If you look at the top of the edit window (the place you type text after you hit 'edit') you should see the word 'Cite' on the toolbar. Click on that, selected appropriate template from the drop-down menu, and fill it in as best you can. Doing that creates a better formatted reference, and one that it easier to maintain in the long run. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:31, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Catherine Furbish

Nice work on the Catherine Furbish article. I wonder if you would like to consider submitting it as a candidate for the "Did you know...?" feature. DYKs (as they are commonly called) are short snippets taken from Wikipedia's newest articles and, if approved, appear on the Main Page. You can learn more about this by clicking on the image to the right to access a nice pdf outlining the process.

According to the DYK tool, your article was created very early on November 5, and since you only have a week to submit the article, you should do this as soon as possible. Assuming, of course, that you're interested. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:02, 10 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Help Requested: Private correspondence to public edits

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Hello there. Tallgrass Beef Company has brought a case to me in which they have firmly documented evidence/paperwork from the USDA proving that they have paid a USDA fine. They also have emails asking if the USDA would make the information public, and a response saying that the USDA would not create a public record stating they paid the fine. This is difficult for Tallgrass, as it makes them look like they have not paid the fine, when they have. Tallgrass has asked me to reach out to Wikipedia for help on this matter: what we are asking is is there a way to make private correspondence such as detailed receipts of payment into edits on Wikipedia, whether through admins or any other means?

My personal inclination would be to ask a reputable source to add an addendum with the true info, and then cite that info. Tallgrass is concerned the articles are too old to add such addendums, but still want the truth to be reflected in their Wikipedia page.

If there is any person/user/page I can contact or reference, please let me know! Much thanks. -G Gabiravioli (talk) 03:18, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, that sounds like an awful situation. Unfortunately, Wikipedia cannot help. As an encyclopedia, we are a tertiary source, which means we draw most of our information from secondary sources. If the information is not published in a reliable secondary source, we can't do anything. We're not the place to "get the message out". Going to the media is probably your best bet. Best of luck! Happy Squirrel (talk) 03:30, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]