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double checking

Hi Hickory Ought Shirt,

I am just double checking to things: did I re-submit the article correctly on March 10? and, did I ping you correctly just a few moments ago, using my talk page, clicking on the "new section" tab? I kept the parenthesis. I will now try again without the parenthesis. @HickoryOughtShirt?4: Now now I am on your talk page.

Eventually I will understand this, I hope.

Prof Mo Lill (talk) 21:03, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi Prof Mo Lill, I am so sorry. You did but I completely forgot to reply. You will need to fix all those citation needs tags before it can be accepted though. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:10, 26 March 2022 (UTC)

That is really good news, thank you! I understand about the citation needed tags - I wasn't sure how to handle that. A couple of the main ones were held up for technical reasons at the source; I have been assured that those glitches are being fixed today or tomorrow. Three questions for you: First question -- Lillard's fellowship at the Huntington Library was confirmed by a librarian there, and she said "yes, he was a fellow," and gave the dates. Then I said, "do you have a citation I can use for Wikipedia, and she said, "this email should suffice." That seems odd to me. Is she correct? How would I cite her email? Just show it to you? It all seems irregular. Second question - if it gets too hard to find the citations, may I just remove the sentence from the entry? Third question -- some of Lillard's most important work is proving elusive to give a citation for - e.g. his work drafting a municipal code to preserve hillsides from erosion. So I have just left it out. I wondered if I should put it in and write "citation needed," in the hopes that someone else had one - but that seemed unlikely! Did I make the correct choice? Thanks again for your help.

Prof Mo Lill (talk) 19:53, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Prof Mo Lill, that was smart of you to use the CN tag but it won't be accepted if they are on there. Wikipedia allows the use of online sources (Wikipedia:Offline sources) so you can directly source the municipal code to preserve hillsides from erosion if his name is on it. However, the email likely won't work because it is inaccessible to anyone besides you and the Huntington Library librarian. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:51, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Hi, It's funny but I get the hang of wikipedia and then I forget. So now I can't remember how to re-submit the article to you, and can barely remember how to get in touch with you. I guess it's a system I'm just not used to. Anyway, I am ready to re-submit, but need (embarrassedly) to ask for help on how to do that. Prof Mo Lill (talk) 19:16, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Prof Mo Lill, no worries, we've all been there. Please click the Submit your draft for review! button on User:Prof Mo Lill/sandbox. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 03:23, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Ok, I did as you said. I hope it gets to you and not to "some stranger." That is funny because I now feel that I know you. I took out things I did not have a great citation for. Am I correct that as I find those citations, I can edit the entry? But, I'm getting ahead of myself. I hope this draft meets the standards. Thanks for your patience and help.

Prof Mo Lill (talk) 00:46, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

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Calgary Flames

If you get the chance in the next day or so could you semi-protect this article for about a month? It's the usual playoff stupidity. Deadman137 (talk) 17:21, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Anything for you Deadman137 HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 20:28, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

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On 12 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ilya Samsonov, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that ice hockey player Ilya Samsonov chose the position of goaltender because he thought that the equipment looked cool? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ilya Samsonov. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ilya Samsonov), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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List of NHL franchise post-season droughts

Is there any chance that you would consider temporarily semi-protecting this article for about three weeks? The usual yearly disruptive edits from IP editors has begun in this article. Deadman137 (talk) 12:39, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Deadman137, done for a month. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 15:21, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Right after protection expired the IPs are right back at it. Deadman137 (talk) 03:19, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

oh dear i submitted wrong

Oh dear, I submitted wrong and some other person rejected because he saw that you were already reviewing. Is there a way I can submit to you specifically? I will try various things on my end, but not til Monday evening (at the earliest).Prof Mo Lill (talk) 18:21, 1 May 2022 (UTC)

Nice to hear from you again Prof Mo Lill! No worries about time constraints, on Wikipedia there are no deadlines. In regards to your submission, I still see various unsourced statements in Early life and family. I also recommend removing the red links under Published Books as well as making the capital B a lowercase per MOS:HEAD. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 01:38, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Ok on the red links and the lowercase. Am not clear about unsourced statements in Early Life and family - what more do you need - does the link to his bio on the Cal State Emeritus cover it? How do I prove where he was born and went to school? Prof Mo Lill (talk) 02:01, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Yes, a link to his bio will work. If you cannot find a source for the information, it cannot be added to Wikipedia. This is due to our verifiability policy. For example, if someone were to say he was born in 1918 how can we prove that is false? We need sources to verify the information. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:02, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Ok, I will link to his bio - or is his obituary better? Does wikipedia prefer one or the other? And, is one citation at the end of the paragraph good enough, or at the end of each sentence? THANKS again for your patience and help. Prof Mo Lill (talk) 02:06, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

And I am just stepping away from teh computer for the night - fajitas are ready, thanks to my husband - happy cinco de mayo - I will work on this very soon - your response will be helpful. Prof Mo Lill (talk) 02:07, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Yum, enjoy fajitas! My Cinco De Mayo began with (almost) rolling back some vandalism - someone else beat me to it. Regarding the source; if everything in the paragraph is sourced to one source, just cite it at the end. If not, you will need separate citations. I do know that some family members do not like it when I use obituaries but well, you're the family here. Maybe do the obituary because that is less likely to be deleted from the internet as opposed to his biography. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 02:09, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

I resubmitted! Prof Mo Lill (talk) 17:29, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

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