User talk:Ian (Wiki Ed)/Archive 6

NP/recent changes patrol while in a WikiEd course

Hi Ian! I'm a student in one of the WikiEd courses. I'm pretty sure I'm the only already established user in the class, so nothing in the guided tours was particularly new to me, but it was nice for a refresher! I've been a contributor in some form or another since at least 2006, and one of the primary things I like to do is patrol new pages and recent changes for vandalism. However, when looking through the WikiEd site, I noted that it logs ALL edits made by student users, even talk page edits. Presumably, reversion of vandalism, tagging new pages, etc. would all show up in that list, when those activities wouldn't be related to the course. Should I avoid doing these things until the course is over, or is there some way around this issue? Now that I'm back on Wikipedia, I'd like to contribute to new page and recent changes patrol again if it isn't inconvenient. --[Belinrahs|^talktome⁄ _ididit] 05:47, 28 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Belinrahs. It's great to have an established editor in a class. And no, you shouldn't worry about that - though you may want to let your instructor know, in case they're confused by your edits. On the contrary, if the class gets you back in the swing of editing, that's a big win. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:28, 29 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ian, thanks for the quick reply. I'm glad this isn't an issue - I know that patrolling new pages and for vandalism isn't the most constructive thing that can be done on Wikipedia, but I enjoy doing it. I will definitely let my instructor know -- he probably would be a bit confused if he suddenly saw that I had made hundreds of namespace edits in a short span of time! [Belinrahs|^talktome⁄ _ididit] 15:46, 29 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

New message

Hi Lan , I am a student editor with WikiEd and registered for the course Emerging technologies at LTU. Firstly I would like to appreciate your contribution towards WikiEd, it’s a great effort. I am new to Wikipedia editing though Wikipedia has been my first source of information when I intent to know about anything. I am excited to work with it and know more about it. Greatly appreciate any start-up suggestions for me and it’s pleasure working with you. Thanks!Ramya Priya (talk) 18:24, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Ramya_Priya#Getting_started. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:59, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ian!

	Impressive!
	Hey Ian, it is really great to meet you over Wikipedia. To be honest with you this is my first time dealing with Wikipedia and i see that you are a Wikipedia content expert! Your have an impressive profile. I hope you will help us to have a great learning in this semester. Thank you. Pkotrike (talk) 22:50, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!

Hi Ian, thanks for welcoming to the wiki world... I've replied to your welcome in my talk page and I'm also posting in your talk page because I'm not really sure if you get notified when I just reply in my own page... do you? By the way, are you one of the online ambassadors? I'm supposed to contact one of the online ambassadors but I'm not really sure how to find them, any help would be greatly appreciated.--Avardaneg (talk) 01:34, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on your talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:23, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Help with Class

Hi, Ian,

The first wave of 35 students went through the first assignment, which was to (a) make an account, and (b) complete the WikiEd training (7/7 modules).

3 students are MIA entirely. I have emailed them, and I will see them tomorrow

2 did Wikipedia Adventure instead of the WikiEd training (my bad -- I included both links and said that Wiki Adventure was optional).

What I need help with is that several made an account, linked it to the course, and only got credit for a couple of the modules. I am trying to drill down and see what the activity was on their account, but I am betting that you could diagnose what is going on much faster. Here are the affected accounts:

Aeliles Kculli Rpdesai2 Sabrinag04 Rmathiso Rachelpeltzer Jwhitfield7 Mwittmer!

If you only look at one, please look at the last one -- she's been particularly conscientious.

There are a couple others that I think linked the account to the class, but didn't start either training.

Thanks, and much appreciated! Prof. Eric A. Youngstrom (talk) 18:52, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied by email. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:16, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

New message

Hi Ian I introduced myself to you already, i hope you remember me. I am the student editor of Wikipedia and I need to accomplish my task by successfully completing the project and thereby learning a lot of new things about Wikipedia and its importance. I believe you help me and guide me wherever and whenever needed. I am glad to work with you. Thank you so much.Pkotrike (talk) 04:45, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Pkotrike. What can I help you with? Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:24, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!!

Hi Ian, This is Sravani, I'm a student editor in one of the Wiki Ed courses. Frankly speaking this is my first experience with the Wikipedia editing. Even though it's my first time editing the Wikipedia I'm enjoying it. Looking forward to work with you on my final project this semester. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naga Sravani Dasari (talk • contribs) 17:20, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nice to hear from you, Naga Sravani Dasari. Hope you have a great time on Wikipedia! Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:44, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ian, I am new to Wikipedia page editing. I hope you could give some valuable suggestions for editing. Thanks in advance Mounica -Mounica merla (talk) 19:38, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mounica merla. I'd be happy to help. I see you've done the basic Wiki Ed trainings. What else can I help you with? Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:41, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!

Hello, Ian, My name is Kevin and I am currently enrolled in the emerging technologies class here at Lawrence tech. One of my assignments is to contact an online ambassador via talk. and introduce myself. I am looking forward to the semester and hope you are doing well. Heronhaus (talk) 19:54, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Heronhaus. Nice to meet you. Let me know if there's anything I can help you with. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:56, 9 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ian !

Hello Ian ! My name is Aishwarya and I am a student in the Emerging Technologies Course . Like some of my friends , I am new here too. Its very nice to be here. I am hopeful that i will continue to edit wikipedia even after the end of this class. Thank you for helping us all become better editors .Aishwarya889 (talk) 07:06, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Aishwarya889. Nice to meet you as well. Let me know if there's any way I can be of assistance. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:00, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello!

Hello Ian, its my pleasure to know you and work with you for the semester. I am a student editor of Wikipedia as a part of my Emerging Technologies project under professor Justin Ku. I am glad to meet you all great people in this class. I hope this is going to be a very good class for me. I am ready to seek your help when I need it. Thank you Ian.Stadepell (talk) 13:00, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nice to meet you Stadepell. Let me know if there's anything I can help you with. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:00, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ian!

Hey Ian, This is Neha. I am in class Emerging Technologies this semester. I am going to work with wiki which is really new to me. I am so excited to work on it. I hope you guide in my wiki by giving me some suggestions and advises for the final project. Thanks a lot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nehanalla9 (talk • contribs) 23:05, 11 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Nehanalla9. Nice to meet you. Let me know what I can help you with. Happy editing. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:00, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello !

Hi Ian. I'm Roja Goud Palusam. Thanks for welcoming me with your message. I'm Very excited to learn new things and editing Wikipedia. By the way I'm new to this editing I never done this before. I hope You will support me and help me in editing an article for my final project. If i would do my better i would make editing the Wikipedia article further.

Thank You. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Palusam roja (talk • contribs) 00:14, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Palusam roja. Nice to meet you. Let me know if there's anything I can help you with. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:00, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

intro

Hello,

This is Bader. I hope you're doing well. I just wanted to inform you that i made this page as a class assignment and i would work on making improvement in wikipedia . Could you plz help me edit and improve articles in Wikipedia ? I will be happy if you help me do my assignments .

Many thanks,

Bader.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bader15 h (talk • contribs) 03:04, 15 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Bader15 h:. Nice to meet you. I'm happy to help - just let me know what you're having trouble with. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:03, 15 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

using various sources

Hello Ian

My name is Larry and we briefly interacted when you welcomed me to the Wikipedia when I created my account, I just recently contributed to an article and wanted to ask if when using valuable sources would other than articles can be used? also can you look at article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_operating_system and see if my format looks okay. I'm new at this and would like to improve has I go

thanks

Lunchmeat30 (talk) 21:10, 17 September 2016 (UTC)Larry[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Lunchmeat30#Reply. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:59, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Clemson class

Curious if you'd had any contact with the professor/class listed at Talk:Intercellular_cleft. Given the format, I strongly suspected it was a class project. I was so so so happy to see the talk page comment identifying the professor and university and professor's user name. Is that done for all Wiki Ed-supported classes? I think it definitely should be. It appears the class needs to be taught how to cite things on Wikipedia. Also, the manual of style with subject headings, etc. (they are capitalized and repeat the title of the article). Would you be the person to teach the professor how to edit Wikipedia so that they can teach the class more effectively? Thanks. Biosthmors (talk) pls notify me (i.e. {{U}}) while signing a reply, thx 19:44, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much for the heads up, @Biosthmors:. It doesn't look like we've interacted with this person. I will let Jami know; hopefully she can get in touch with the professor. We've actually built pretty good training modules for students (and instructors) that usually work pretty well (but not perfectly - I regularly have to nudge students towards proper capitalization, and since I fix it when I find it, I probably have a very good sense of how often they use title case). The training modules also explain proper citation formats; most students seem to get it (though, again, some need a reminder).

For Wiki Ed supported classes, we have a template that goes onto every student's user page (students can, obviously, remove them, but most leave them). The system for tagging article talk pages is less foolproof, since it depends on students assigning themselves the articles they're working on. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:24, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Help

Hello, Ian, I was wondering if you could help me. My class has assigned us to find a Wikipedia article in the information technology field that needs editing for our final project. If you could direct me to asite that lists Wikipedia articles that need editing it would be appreciated. Heronhaus (talk) 23:27, 19 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Heronhaus#Getting_started. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:29, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia article selection

Hi Ian, I am prem sagar, a student editor. Me and my team are confused to choose the right Wikipedia article to edit for the final project. We have filtered so many articles and finally decided couple of them out of which we need to pick one. We all thought we would ask for your help in finalizing the article. Here are the two articles we are stuck between: Replication(computing) and collaborative decision-making software. Could you please suggest us the best topic which you think we can able to complete within the given time. Below are the links to the articles:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_decision-making_software 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_%28computing%29

Thank you.Pkotrike (talk) 03:48, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Pkotrike#Article_selection. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:17, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Lan,I am Ramya from Prem sagar's team,appreciate your suggestion on picking "collaborative desion making software", but I could see that there are no conversations happening on the talk page of this page,what should be our action if the editor of the page is not active or not responding to our messages.can we edit the page directly? Thank you Ramya Priya (talk) 22:23, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Ramya Priya: Yes, you can always edit Wikipedia articles directly. It's good practice to interact with other editors, but pages aren't owned by the people who edit them, and anyone can edit. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:25, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Delete editor from course article

Ian, how can I de-list myself from the article Sagenomella keratitidis on the Articles page of my course? Medmyco (talk) 20:58, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That's a great question @Medmyco: - I wouldn't have thought it was possible. I'll let Sage know; he should be able to figure it out (and hopefully prevent it from happening in the future). Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:01, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

question on starting a page plagiarizing

I am starting a page for Mogula Manhattanesis and I have a question about inputing some numbers without plagiarizing. I have numbers that I want to take from Encyclopedia of Life, but I can't change the numbers. Will you give me some advice on how to use those numbers on the page. Thank you. Susanna Nobody2u (talk) 15:13, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Nobody2u#Data_and_plagiarism. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:18, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Problem about editing word numbers.

Hi lan, I feel confused about the editing record. Despite the number of my editing number, the words added is still shown zero on dashboard. I wonder where the mistake is. Richzy1992 (talk) 18:09, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Richzy1992#Dashboard_data. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:22, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Student Training Badge

Hey Ian!

Thank you for your help with our Wiki.edu course! I have completed the online trainings on the Wiki dashboard, but have not received a badge for doing so on my Wikipedia page. My professor said that we need to make sure we get that badge, so is there a way I can get it? Thank you for your help!--Abw20 (talk) 04:39, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Abw20#Badges. Also check out this. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:37, 29 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

contribution in sandbox

Hi Ian

I am contributing to my teams article and have added an article with comments in my sandbox could you look it over and let me know if it looks alright thanks Larry — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lunchmeat30 (talk • contribs) 04:36, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Please look at CAGE page

Hi, Ian, Three quick things with the CAGE page:

(a) Please look at the revisions to the Reliability and Validity sections and see if we got the spirit of your suggestions right. If so, we are going to use this as a template for other assessment pages to help provide structure for the student editors.

(b) According the Dashboard tool, the page is about 48% on the structural completeness. What is the tool tracking? Any suggestions about how to get the completeness percentage higher?

(c) Any other suggestions for improving the page? We are thinking it is close to fleshed out, and if we are there, then we would like to move the students to a different page, and also point to this as an example. At some point we would like to get it evaluated on the importance scale and the quality scale. In terms of importance, my opinion would be "Mid" -- screening for alcohol problems is a major public health issue, and important in primary care as well as mental health. The CAGE is one of the best of the available screeners, and it has been evaluated in a substantial amount of research and consistently done well. The argument for not rating it even higher is that it is a relatively narrow topic and doesn't "contribute a depth of knowledge;" but it certainly is not trivial. In terms of quality, I am hoping that this is B class now (mostly complete without major problems -- though I am thrown by the low structural completeness rating from the Dashboard tool). Concretely, I would like to get input about what else would be helpful getting it up to GA.

Thanks, as always, for your help! Prof. Eric A. Youngstrom (talk) 16:23, 1 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Eyoungstrom#CAGE_questionnaire. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:55, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Ian! I understand the next steps. Is the etiquette that I delete my question from your talk page here, if you answered my question? Or is the etiquette that you decide, since it's *your* talk page? :-)

Much appreciated! Prof. Eric A. Youngstrom (talk) 19:26, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Glad I could help @Eyoungstrom:. And no, it's fine as is. It's more common these days to leave email threads in the place they start, but given how busy this page is, I find it more helpful to leave feedback on other people's pages, where they can find it. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:40, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note

Thank you so much for your valuable suggestion Ian. I really appreciate your help.Pkotrike (talk) 21:25, 2 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Pkotrike: I'm happy that I could have been of assistance. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:09, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Start a new article

Hi Ian - one of my students, AInWonderland, in my neuro course wants to write about neuromicrobiology. This seems like a great topic, and she has a bit of knowledge already. What is the process for starting a new page? Thanks!! ProfJRL (talk) 01:13, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:ProfJRL#Drafting_new_articles. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:08, 3 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Talk test

HelloKml388 (talk) 07:42, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

HI @Kml388:. Nice to meet you. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 12:57, 4 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback response

Hello Ian,

Thank you for your feedback. If you could help move my submission to sandbox, it would be greatly appreciated. I had meant to move to sandbox for review but seemed to have done it wrong.

Hellojstyne (talk) 20:25, 6 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting Advice

Hi Ian, I am a student at Rice University enrolled in Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities, and I wanted to thank you for your advice on the placement of the "Maternal Health in Texas" page. I have begun working on the article itself, and I would be grateful for any suggestions and advice on content, writing style, citations, etc. It can be found through my sandbox: User:SBanda/sandbox. Thank you in advance! SBanda (talk) 02:59, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Getting going

Thanks Ian for the ideas about adding to the Old Testament section of the article Christian Pacifism. Where do I jump in exactly? Do I start the section or just create a new paragraph at the end of it? Right now I am only adding 1-2 sentences with citation. Next I will be required to draft an addition to an article section...I think. Just dropping 1-2 sentences in seems odd and possibly will lack flow. What I found is in more detail and will be great for writing my draft when needed, but where do I put in just 1-2 sentences as required right now by my assignment?Tyler Chinappi (talk) 01:34, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on his talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:35, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

question about proposed topic: email not working

I just tried to email you at: ian@wikipedia.org but my message did not go through My email is j.thomas@ucla.edu

Here was my email: Dear Ian, I am in Ben Karney's Psychology 220A. Ben just recommended that I read the "deception detection" literature in social psychology, for which I am rerouted to the "lie detection" page. The page has a C for quality and ??? in importance. Here is the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Lie_detection Would this be a worthwhile topic to write an article or add to an article about? Thank you, Jacob — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacob.richard.thomas (talk • contribs) 21:17, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Jacob.richard.thomas#Deception_detection. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:35, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied to you on my talk page

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Add image

Dear Ian, could you please help me find/add an image on Wikipedia as I am unable to do it? Thank you! Anelit0 (talk) 15:50, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Anelit0: Sure. What do you need? Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:52, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Ian (Wiki Ed): this image http://en.efhr.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/yeu_logo_hires.jpg Anelit0 (talk) 15:55, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You need to provide some evidence that the image is available under a free license that's compatible with Wikipedia. If it isn't, you can't upload it. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:03, 13 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied to you on my talk page

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Thank you !

Hello Ian , Thank you so much for reviewing my article again. I will make the changes Aishwarya889 (talk) 19:28, 14 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback

Hi Ian, Thanks for the feedback in my CAD data exchange article edits, I will try to make adjustments per your instructions and will resubmit it to you just to make sure I got it right. --Avardaneg (talk) 15:00, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Images for feminist theory

Hello Ian, I am a student at Connecticut College and we are doing a feminist theory class. I have a couple pictures I would like to upload, that I have received from the Archives at my school. Are there any restrictions for me putting them on the article.? They are not mine, therefore I can't click the button saying I am the rightful owner of the photos. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tmavroko (talk • contribs) 17:50, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Tmavroko#Image_upload. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 00:55, 18 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request - Class assignment 16th oct '16

Hi Ian,Please review my sanbox -Class Assignment 16th oct '16. We have to improve the article suggested by our professor and get your feedback.Thanks.Ramya Priya (talk) 18:14, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I am currently working in my sandbox contributing to two articles one is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_sharing and I wanted to expand the history section of this article. I added a resource I found from a peer reviewed journal. but I am not able to find more journals to support the section, talking to my instructor in class he said if not I may have to look at improvements in other sections, could you take a look at what I have to see if it could be used. And there is another article has well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software where I proposed a change and to add a section, I posted the new section under the talk page of the article. I'm still trying find my way around Wikipedia and exercising the do`s and don'ts, are my portions constructed correctly, is it too little or to much. Any feed back would be appreciated thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lunchmeat30 (talk • contribs) 18:49, 16 October 2016 (UTC) lunchmeat30[reply]

Class assignment - suggestion for improvement in Apache Software Foundation article

Hi Ian, I'd like to get you feedback on a small improvement suggestion on the Apache software foundation article, located in my sandbox 1. Thanks, Alex. --Avardaneg (talk) 21:46, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need your feedback for class assignment

Hi Ian, I would like to get feedback from you for my class assignment which is in my sandbox page named "Proposed a change to Open API". Thanks in advanceMounica merla (talk) 00:07, 17 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Review the sandbox

HI Ian, could you please review my sandbox and give me a feedback on the draft and as well as the Freeware article proposal (class assignment). ThanksPkotrike (talk) 16:44, 17 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sandbox review

Hello Ian, I made a small draft regarding the article and also I need your help in the end to end principle article proposal and improvement which is also in the sandbox. Feedback is highly appreciated. Thanks.Stadepell (talk) 16:47, 17 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Review:

Hi Ian, Can you please review my structure of the article I proposed in my sand box.

Thank you

Apache Software Foundation

Hi Ian, thanks for the response. By no means I'm a subject-matter expert on this topic... this was just a class assignment requirement. I went ahead and added this missing reference to the article. Regards, Alex --Avardaneg (talk) 23:02, 17 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Heads up on sandbox blocking

Hello Ian. Just wanted you to know that some classes may have their sandboxes blocked by User:Huon, as it happened to several students of User:HullIntegrity and one of my own. The issues have been resolved so far, but it's always good to know what is going on. You can find the relevant conversation at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Iwachiw2001.2C_block_evasion.2C_unblock_requests Cheers, --DrX (talk) 15:52, 20 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Doctorxgc: Thanks very much for the heads up! Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:02, 20 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A case of people running into an autoblock because one participant of a course in the same computer lab was blocked for sockpuppetry and edit-warring in 2013, but reactivated his old account before trying to create a new one. It didn't help that the class where I blocked (and unblocked, after the confusion was cleared up) two members as suspected sockpuppets wasn't registered with WikiEdu and was behaving like a bunch of cookie-cutter accounts trying to get autoconfirmed. Huon (talk) 00:13, 21 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Aha. Now I understand what was going on better. Let's just all keep an eye on things. Thanks again, Huon. DrX (talk) 02:34, 21 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks to everyone for the quick response. And a heads up: I will have 75+ new Wikipedians active over the next two weeks, all from the same server. None will be editing live content (at least not yet) under my supervision. I obviously cannot keep them from doing so, but strongly suggest they stick to the sandbox and talk pages and vet any changes to live content through myself or other experienced Wikipedians that they have direct access to on-site. None of them will be registered with WikiEdu. I suppose we will handle this case by case. HullIntegrity^\ talk / 07:57, 21 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Class Project

Hello, Ian, i was wondering if you could take a look at the project that I am doing for class. I am working on improving the "Web Hosting Service" article on Wikipedia and have started on a draft on my sandbox page. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Heronhaus/sandbox

Heronhaus (talk) 00:35, 22 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Heronhaus#Feedback. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:56, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Feed back for Articles

Hello Ian could you please review my sandbox in the talk section I am working on Expansion Mobile Section (which is the current section in image sharing) and "adding a new section to be added" could you please review and inform me of any changes needed or don't need it would be greatly appreciated thanks Larry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Lunchmeat30 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lunchmeat30 (talk • contribs) 11:09, 22 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at [[1]]. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:03, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Article selection

Hi Ian,

I'm having some trouble coming with a good article to make edits on. I just can't find any that need any- any ideas?

Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Acasa0314 (talk • contribs) 20:59, 23 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Acasa0314#Article_selection. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:55, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Redundant welcomes?

Hi Ian. Up to now, I have been leaving a {{welcome student}} message on a user's talk page if I saw that they identified themselves as a student editor enroled in a course. However, I see you also leave messages as a representative of Wiki Ed. Should I perhaps stop leaving the templated welcome? It seems a bit redundant and potentially confusing. Thanks. --Drm310 (talk) 21:59, 23 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Drm310: It probably doesn't hurt to have more than one person welcome students to Wikipedia. I don't see any drawback in being greeted by more than one person. And thanks for welcoming them. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 03:12, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied to you on my talk page

Hi Ian could you please take another look at my article in my sandbox? --Avardaneg (talk) 22:30, 23 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Avardaneg#Feedback. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 23:04, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your feedback on my article draft in my Main Sandbox. I'm aware that the "Common formats" section is not up to par, I'm still working on it. I did move the lead section to the main article page though, now I'll work on the next section. --Avardaneg (talk) 01:03, 27 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback about New Section

Hello Ian,

         I would like add the new section Called Security in Home Automation Wikipedia article, In order to do that I found some references to support the content in Security section, Can you please give the feedback about the content in Security section.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Haifaalburek (talk • contribs) 21:46, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Haifaalburek#Feedback_request. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:33, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sandbox review

Hi Ian I am sorry for the late response. I made the changes in the last part that you gave me the feedback on. I wanted to let you know that Freeware was the class assignment and I need your feedback on the Benefits and Potential concepts that falls under collaborative decision making software article. I made the necessary corrections that you told me to do, I hope I improved my sandbox from what it was. So, please leave your valuable feedback by reviewing my sandbox. Thanks.Pkotrike (talk) 23:40, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Pkotrike#Freeware. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 23:04, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sandbox review

Hi Ian, I am sorry for not being clear on what I was asking you to review. I need you to review the history part in my sandbox as I am working on it towards my final Wikipedia project. The last section end to end principle is just a class assignment. Thanks.Stadepell (talk) 23:47, 24 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note

Thank you for your help @Ian (Wiki Ed): Chloe.93 (talk) 01:44, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Article Creation and Citation Questions

Hi Ian, could you glance at the sandbox on Afmccaffrey's page? Our group is working through a draft that will eventually be combined with the current stub article. We were able to access class catalogues (and other documents) from the school in Northwestern's archives, and were curious about proper citation. If there is anything else as well that you notice that should be altered, any advice is greatly appreciated! Woottie (talk) 02:00, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Baylor_University/Introduction_to_Sociology_(Fall)

Three edits by students, all three with no seeming awareness of MEDRS or formatting citations... also pinging the instructor User:Kant66...

-- Jytdog (talk) 07:30, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, this is the instructor. Apologies for the confusion, I've pasted the email I sent to the students about this below. As you can see, I told them to stay away from statements about biological variables connected to other biological variables, and if they wanted to do something health-related stick to the social/health variable connection. That way, it becomes the kind of fact that is reported in a sociology journal, not a medical one. If I had them stick to facts reported in sociological journals, or dealt with social variables (for example, influence of income on obesity) would that fulfill MEDRS?

Thank you! Kant66 (talk) 13:52, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Dear class,

I forgot to mention that for Wikipedia, statements about biological influences health usually don't get past the editors unless they meet some stringent requirements. Basically, there are so many health/medical papers floating out there that the criterion for getting on Wikipedia is more stringent, statements have to be supported by a literature review or meta-analysis and not just a single study.

Anyway, the point is that if you want to do a health-related reference you should stick to something that's directly social related, for example the effect of income on obesity, instead of, say the effect of obesity on heart disease.

Best,

Dr. Cranney

Thanks Jytdog (talk · contribs). Kant66 (talk · contribs), thanks for sending out that note. While MEDRS probably wouldn't technically apply to social, rather than biomedical, influences on obesity (for example) I would still recommend that you ask your students to apply similar rigor. Look for the best sources available, focus on recent sources, and go with sources that review existing published reports and data instead of reporting new findings. While the latest research findings are often they most interesting, it can be difficult for students to distinguish something that's new and flashy (but ultimately not that solid) from something that's a solid, but incremental addition to the existing knowledge base.

And the other issue, of formatting references properly, is relevant no matter where they're working. Given how easy it is to format a reference from a DOI or PubMed ID with the VisualEditor, it's something students should always do. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:04, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Jytdog (talk) 17:03, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Help!

Hey Ian!

I'm a student user for the HID fall semester class. I can't seem to be able to figure how to give my group members access to my sandbox, any suggestions?

Thanks!

Gmk625 (talk) 13:59, 26 October 2016 (UTC)Gretchen Koller (10/26/16)[reply]

@Ian (Wiki Ed):

Replied at User talk:Gmk625#Sandbox link. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:49, 26 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sandbox question

Howdy Ian. I am a student in one of the wiki ed courses and have lost info on my sandbox and believe on my talk page as well. Appreciate any help you can give. Best, Studentofeg16

Replied at User_talk:Studentofeg16#Sandbox_question. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:34, 27 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Hi Ian, I'm a student with WikiEd and am in Dr. Lenkowski's Neuro Seminar class. I've assigned myself the Serotonergic Cell Group article, but upon some further research and a look at the serotonin page itself, I think it would fit better under the Nervous System section within the main page. I was wondering if that was a possibility? Removing the Serotonergic Cell Group page and moving the information, and the edit's I've made to it, into the Serotonin page? Thanks!!EIhannifin (talk) 00:26, 28 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:EIhannifin#Reassigning_articles. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:55, 28 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Help Editing a new article

Hey Ian,

Hope you're doing well. I'm a student in the the WikiEd course. I just moved my article titled "International entrepreneur rule" to main space. I was hoping you could help me edit it? Thanks!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_entrepreneur_rule — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arvidsson.d (talk • contribs) 16:38, 28 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ian, I am also a student in the Northeastern WikiEd course. I just added the section 'moral issues' to the article 'autonomous cars'. I'd love to get your feedback on it. Thank you so much!Timot2016 (talk) 17:00, 28 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

Hi Ian, this is Oliver Kwai Ben from Northeastern University. I would like you to review my contributions on the article "Corporate Social Responsibility". I added the Ethical Ideologies subsection and expanded the Human Resources and Brand Differentiation subsections. Thanks for your feedback and I hope to hear from you soon.Oliverk25 (talk) 16:40, 28 October 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oliverk25 (talk • contribs)

Article feedback on Web Hosting Services

thanks for the feedback on my article, it was very helpful. One question, you mentioned adding links to other articles, which I've started to do, but is there such a thing as adding too many links to other articles? I want to be thorough, but should most of the words that I cite be in the same area as the article, for instance, Computers and Technology?

Thanks,

Heronhaus (talk) 01:16, 30 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done

Reply on my talk page

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You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Done

GMOs

I just saw that Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UCSD/Introduction to Policy Analysis (Fall) has three students assigned to pages about GMOs. Given the recent ArbCom case and its aftereffects, this could lead to some problems for the students. I don't think that the instructor has a userpage, so I figured I would contact you instead. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:10, 31 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Tryptofish: - Thanks very much for the heads up. I will get in touch with them. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 03:39, 1 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted Page

Hi Ian. I was working on a page Sulphur Shower as part of WikiEd Education in Life Science. The page I am editing was listed as a Stub because it has issues and lacked citations. I am working on fixing this in my sandbox and in the meantime the page was deleted. I followed the talk page to request the page be restored, but there is a request to link the original page, which I am having difficulty with since it is deleted. Any suggestions? Thanks Scimiki (talk) 22:57, 31 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 03:46, 1 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note

Hello Ian!

I am planning to add my sandbox material to History of Feminism.

Thanks! Velocirachael (talk) 00:42, 2 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Q about banners for class assignments on talk pages

Hi Ian, I have a quick question for you. When my students signed up to edit existing pages, a banner was automatically created on the talk pages of those articles saying that the article was part of a class assignment and was being edited by a specific student. For the students who are now creating brand new pages, how do I get that banner to appear (linked to the appropriate student)? Thank you! Ninafundisha (talk) 13:11, 2 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Sage (Wiki Ed): - if they assign themselves an as-yet uncreated article, will the banner be added once they move their sandbox to mainspace? Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:19, 2 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ian (Wiki Ed), Ninafundisha: Every time you modify an assignment for the class on the dashboard, it triggers an update of each talk page. If a sandbox gets moved to mainspace, then the banner should get added the next time an assignment is added or removed on the dashboard. If there are no further changes to the assignments, then the dashboard will not add the banner.--Sage (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:31, 2 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Okay thanks, I'll modify the weekly assignments and hopefully that'll work. Ninafundisha (talk) 18:48, 2 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ninafundisha: by 'assignments', I mean the assigned articles. Editing the timeline will not trigger a banner update. Instead, you can add and then remove an assigned article for one of the students.--Sage (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:53, 2 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sage (Wiki Ed) Thanks, that makes more sense. It worked! Ninafundisha (talk) 19:10, 2 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Issue moving page from sandbox to wikipedia

Hi Ian,

My name is Danik, my group and I are working on the page for Margaret B. Fuller Boos I moved my sandbox page to the page created and switched the last name and first name to make sure it was in the right order according to wikipedia. When I try to post the page it says in big red letters "This sandbox is in the article namespace. Either move this page into your userspace, or remove the {{User sandbox}} template.". I have read the attachments to the claim however I still can't figure out how to post it. I am wondering what I can do to get it posted, when I go into my sandbox now it just has the link to the Margaret B. Fuller Boos page.

Thanks again,

Danik

Done

Hello Ian, quick copyright question

Hello, a recent upload I made Mary Louise Rhodes.jpg was flagged and removed for copyright violation, however the copyright expired more than 5 years ago. I am curious what the cause for a removal would be, thank you.

http://archives.datapages.com/data/bull_memorials/072/072001/pdfs/92.htm

this is the source, with the clearly labeled copyright located on the bottom.

regards RyanNotacker (talk) 16:03, 3 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:RyanNotacker#Copyright_question. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:26, 4 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback request - CAD data exchange article draft

Hi Ian, could you please take another look at my draft for the CAD data exchange article inside my main sandbox? Here's what I've completed so far:

Lead section already uploaded to main article page
'CAD data content' section already uploaded to main article page
'Methods of translation' section renamed to 'Data exchange options', content enhanced and references added. Already uploaded to main article page
'Level of information detail translated' section renamed to 'Data exchange quality', content enhanced and references added. Not uploaded to main article page yet

I've also asked the professor to review and let me know if these content updates are enough to fulfill the class project's objectives. Thanks, Alex. --Avardaneg (talk) 19:09, 3 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ian, have you had a chance to look into my draft yet? I'd like to push the remaining of my updates to the main article page as soon as possible. I'm also supposed to nominate this article to "Good article" status but I have no idea how to do this, could you please help me? Alex --Avardaneg (talk) 23:35, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Smart TV Article Issues

Hi Ian, thank you for informing me about my editing issue. I edited the article again and saved the changes made. Could you please take a look at it again? Thank you. Emsroldan (talk) 13:48, 4 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

please help

could you please take a look at my page on Max bazerman. thanks Socimajor (talk) 17:49, 4 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Socimajor#Ideas_for_your_sandbox. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:34, 4 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment

Hi Ian, Thank you so much for all of the feedback! We really appreciate it and will get working on that in order to create a perfect final product for wikipedia! Yesica1997 (talk) 22:43, 4 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Feedback request

Hi Ian, Would you mind taking a look at my sandbox, containing my thoughts to add to articles relating to the immigration rights movement? Thanks! Kellyshen621 (talk) 23:33, 5 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

Thanks for the feedback, it's been extremely helpful. I have added a history section and a security section to my sandbox draft of web hosting services and was wondering if you could take a look at them to see if there are any problems that would prevent them prom being added to the article. Thanks.

Heronhaus (talk) 20:10, 6 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from ragesoss (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with... testing the new version of the 'need help' button.

--ragesoss (talk) 22:22, 7 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Hello Ian

Thank you for your feedbacks. Your comments are so helpful to make our entry better. We have fixed some of problems that you mentioned and are working on some others. If there is anything more that you want us to fix regarding better quality, please let us know. Thank you once again.Jeongseok victor Lee (talk) 01:16, 8 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Changing Articles

Ian I am a student in Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_San_Francisco/Environmental_Law_II_(Fall). I previously assigned myself an article to work on, but I'd like to change the article to a different topic. How do I do this? It doesn't seem to be a readily available option. Respectfully, Usflaw16wiki (talk) 02:48, 8 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Reply to your comment

Hello Ian! I am intending to add the material in my sandbox to the article History of Feminism.

Thanks! Velocirachael (talk) 00:44, 9 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ian,

I am a student at the University of Missouri and I am trying to figure out how to reuse a source in the article I am editing. When I click cite, it does not give me the option to reuse the reference I have previously used. How can I fix this?

Thanks! Jordan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Biermannjordan (talk • contribs) 02:01, 9 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Aishwarya889 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

I have finished my article. I have incorporated the previous feedback, you asked me to make and added new content. I have also moved few parts of the existing article to my sandbox(Banner blindness definition , top lines in user task). I need feedback from you so i can move my article to mainspace , if you permit.

Thank you so much.

--Aishwarya889 (talk) 10:07, 9 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Paigeunderwood (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

How to share my sandbox with my group members.

--Paigeunderwood (talk) 22:15, 9 November 2016 (UTC) Paige Underwood Done[reply]

How do I nominate my article to "good article"?

Hi Ian, I'm supposed to nominate my updates to the CAD data exchange article to "Good article" status but I have no idea how to do this, could you please help me? I've finished updating the main article with my sandbox edits. Thanks, Alex --Avardaneg (talk) 01:05, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Avardaneg#Good_article_nominations. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:54, 10 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Tyler Chinappi (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with... editing my section on The Old Testament in the Christian Pacifism article. I am not sure if it is encyclopedic. I am use to writing persuasive papers in college, so this was hard to be neutral. Can you take a look please? I am working in my Sandbox. Also, what is the best way to transfer new material from my Sandbox to the mainspsace without ruining everything?

--Tyler Chinappi (talk) 03:02, 10 November 2016 (UTC) Tyler Chinappi (talk) 03:02, 10 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Hyeong.g.oh (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need your feedback on my draft. I need help on structure. I tried to follow the structure in the article, Censorship in China. But, I am not sure that I am on right track. Also, do you think I need write more? If yes, what can I write about more?

--Hyeong.g.oh (talk) 06:16, 10 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Rehern21 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

--Rehern21 (talk) 22:55, 10 November 2016 (UTC) Not done Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:17, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Lunchmeat30 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with my sandbox I added some content to mobile section of the article "image sharing" I added the top section only, the bottom section is existing. just asking if okay

thanx

LLewis

--Lunchmeat30 (talk)13:28, 12 November 2016 (UTC) contribs) Done[reply]

Feedback on section of an article

Hi Ian,

I'd like to have your feedback on my section of an article on vocal cord dysfunction. Can you let me know what you think and what needs to be improved? Thank you Chrissietheslp (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:03, 12 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Hi Ian,

Thanks for your comments. Yes, this is a section of an already existing article. I'll be copy and pasting my changes into the original article in bits and pieces once I've finished revising it. The one sentence you mentioned that was liable was already in the article that's on-line. I will make the revisions though as per your suggestions. Chrissietheslp (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:09, 19 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reply on my talk page

Hello, Ian (Wiki Ed). You have new messages at Avardaneg's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Need help request from WesLASTCar16-17 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with... editing my article in the sandbox

--WesLASTCar16-17 (talk) 18:54, 13 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:37, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Help with sandbox

Hello Ian.

I need help with... How do I write comments/suggestions in my sandbox?

--Meredithtibbals (talk) 19:55, 13 November 2016 (UTC)Meredithtibbals Done[reply]

Need help request from Deltagolf34 (talk)

Hello Ian,

Any feedback for the draft of my article would be greatly appreciated! If I am doing something wrong I would like to know early on so I can start doing it correctly.

Thank you

David Grubb

--Deltagolf34 (talk) 05:48, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Deltagolf34#Feedback_request. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:47, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from MurMcclung (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with... making sure my article is well-written and cited correctly. My group and I are trying to go live with our article "Yukon River Basin." It is new and has never been written about before, so we need expert advice before it can go on Wikipedia for everyone to see. Also, how do you put it in the page? Thanks in advanced for the help!

--MurMcclung (talk) 14:18, 14 November 2016 (UTC) Murray McClung[reply]

Replied at User talk:MurMcclung#Feedback request. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:17, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Miasdae (talk)

Hello Ian.

How can I add a picture to a wiki article that is not my picture? Can I even do that?

Thank you!

--Miasdae (talk) 18:07, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Miasdae#Images. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:37, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Cooperol (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with moving my getting my article to become public. I have moved it from the sandbox page to an article but it still says that it is a user sandbox page. I think i read that it needs to be approved by you before becoming public.

--Cooperol (talk) 18:10, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User talk:Cooperol#Your article draft. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:35, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Can You Help?

Hi Ian! My name is Sam and I am looking to edit Zac Brewer's Wikipedia page with more factual information about him, like awards and where he was born. I ran into a problem when most of this information is provided by Brewer on his website and blog/facebook. I know these are not ideal sources for a wikipedia page, but I did not know whether or not there is an exception with factual information. Brewer is also very interactive with his community of readers through YouTube, Tumblr, and Facebook. This is only an observation I have made. I do not know if it is really an appropriate statement to make on his wikipedia. Thank You for your help SamAshMagee (talk) 20:13, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:SamAshMagee#Sourcing_information. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:26, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from ValerieGudino (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

I am trying to move my article out of my sandbox and It says that I don't have permission to do so. 23:02, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

--ValerieGudino (talk) 23:02, 14 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Post-canine Megadontia Comparative Biology

Dear Ian,

Thank you for the comment regarding the possible redundancy in our Comparative Biology section of the Post-canine Megadontia page. As part of the team that were responsible for this section, I appreciate the amount of attention that you pay to our article and the willingness to help improve it. To address your concern, by comparing it to other primate species, we went beyond the Family Hominidae to include other Families of the Order Primate. Also the molar-to-body-size ratio was not completely confirmed in our sources. For example, I happened to find two opposing conclusions about the postcanines of Canivorans, and while both were equally fascinating, we decided to forfeit the contradicting studies in the scope of our section.

Regardless, thank you for your time and effort. I look forward to hearing from you should there be any additional concerns.

Best,

Khuong KG Le — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khuongkgle (talk • contribs) 00:31, 15 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what this question pertains to. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 23:03, 16 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from David Potts (talk)

Hello Ian!

I have finished up an initial draft for my Wikipedia entry on the scientist Miriam Menkin, and I was hoping that I could get some feedback from you! I was not sure if I was getting into too much detail in my entry, so I am curious if it is a good length. I was also wondering if the draft might be a bit citation heavy, and if all my sources meet Wikipedia's standards.

I would really appreciate any advice you could give me. Thank you! --David Potts (talk) 02:23, 16 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Question

Morning Ian,

My name is Trevor Jenkins and I am enrolled in PoliSci 160AA with Prof. Bergman at UCSD. I have a discrepancy with my 'contributions' record. Our class had an assignment due 11/4, I finished this assignment on 11/2 (as can be seen on the 'contributions' page), however my last submission for 'critiquing an article', which consisted of two questions/comments was not recorded into my 'contributions' page...Thus, I did not receive credit for this part of our assignment. Prof. Bergman has no record of my entires either. After debating this with my Professor, I believe the only way this discrepancy may have happened is that my wifi service might have gone out some time after what I see here in my 'contributions' page:

17:18, 2 November 2016 (diff | hist) . . (+166)‎ . . Talk:Cannabis in California ‎ (Update Introduction to Policy Analysis assignment details) (Tag: dashboard.wikiedu.org [2.0])

Thus, I believe my last submission on 11/2/16 was not included into my "contributions" as well as not 'time-stamped' due to wireless internet connectivity issues. Is there any way to confirm this? I am trying to get credit for the work I already completed, and frankly I find this confusing, I would appreciate an explanation.

Also, I would prefer email exchanges if possible--thanks in advance.

Sincerely, Trevor Jenkins tjjenkin@ucsd.edu — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trevor Jenkins (talk • contribs) 18:08, 16 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Memarti8 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with reviewing the content I would like to contribute to the Hetero-patriarchy page. Please give me some feedback on to how this can be more complete or informative.

--Memarti8 (talk) 20:19, 16 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Ddarabi (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with sectioning - my section headers are kind of long and I'm generally unsure about how to section off the information. And also, if you could look over the article in general to see if it's understandable to a broader audience, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks!

--Ddarabi (talk) 03:44, 17 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Aurelia elani (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with figuring out how to start my article. I was going to use information and get into details from a book called Feminist Theory that I'm reading in my class and talk about what has stayed the same and what has changed. Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).

17:16, 17 November 2016 (UTC)Aurelia elani (talk)aureliaelaniAurelia elani (talk) 17:16, 17 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:07, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Hayesjess (talk) 19:39, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Hello Ian.

I need help with our class article Indigenous planning. Can you take a look at the template message we have at the top of the page and recommend whether or not we have added enough internal links to remove this template? Any other feedback on our article would be greatly appreciated. --Hayesjess (talk) 19:39, 17 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Hayesjess: - Looks good. I removed the template. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:08, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Lunchmeat30 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I added little more content in my sandbox the mobile section of the article "image sharing" question (1) what do you mean by "there shouldn't be spaces before the references"? not sure what you meant.

and again I added the top section only, the bottom section is existing. just asking if okay again..I need to contribute my section to my teamamtes article

thanx

LLewis

--Lunchmeat30 (talk)13:28, 17 November 2016 (UTC) contribs) --Larry 03:34, Done[reply]

Need help request from Creaturesofthewind (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

Getting this approved as a Wikipedia page.

--Creaturesofthewind (talk) 04:42, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Creaturesofthewind: - looks like you figured this out. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:31, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Jeffmortensen (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

How do I make this into an official Wikipedia article?

--Jeffmortensen (talk) 08:20, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeffmortensen: Looks like you figured this out. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:33, 18 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Question

hello, I am part of Rich Halverson's class at UW Madison, and have an issue with my article data driven instruction that I hope you can help me out with. Another user changed the title to data drive instruction, which does not make sense for the content of the article. I have posted to that talk page user:hypergaruda to have that person make the change, but I cannot undo it directly. Thank you! Francisredmon (talk) 20:38, 18 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help with Uploading Photos to Wikipedia page

Hello Ian,

My group's project includes adding content to the University of Nebraska State Museum page. One of my duties includes uploading photos to the Wikipedia page that capture the displays, shop, and overall appearance of the building. I went to the museum and took photos of various displays and the building. Since the museum is a public entity and I captured the photos myself, can I upload them to the Wikipedia page? Or are there photo licensing laws that create restrictions with museums? I reviewed a lot of the information found on the Wikimedia Commons page and cannot find clarity with this issue.

Thanks Aaron Aldana — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aaron Aldana (talk • contribs) 21:05, 18 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Infobox trouble

Hi, I am having trouble with my inbox on my Diane Gifford-Gonzalez page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Gifford-Gonzalez). When I edit it, the frame around the box is perfect but once I save and get out of editing mode, it cuts off parts of the words. I'm not sure how to fix this. Thanks!

Exceptionally almindelig (talk) 17:02, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Exceptionally almindelig: I fixed it for you. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:52, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Exceptionally almindelig (talk) 15:35, 21 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Cooperol (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with moving my page again. I went back through and reformatted the whole page and made it look at lot more like the "History of the United Kingdom" really hoping this is enough to get it moved to the public and then we will continue to make more edits (This page is an assignment and getting it moved is part of the requirements).

--Cooperol (talk) 01:35, 21 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help!

Hello Ian,

Could you please review my sandbox and give me some suggestions to help my improve my article? Please give me your feedback. Thanks! Nehanalla9 (talk) 21:27, 21 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

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Citing an interview?

Hi Ian,

I'm supposed to be writing a Wikipedia page on a living person. She's a researcher, and sent me a copy of her CV, so I have a lot of verifiable research. She also said that biographies and other online resources are "boring" and so she met me in person so that she could tell me stories about her life.

I got a lot of fun information out of that meeting, things like stories from her childhood and people who influenced her, but none of these have published things that I can cite. Am I forced, then, not to put them up? My professor insisted that citing a first person interview is the most reliable thing, because usually it is, but I understand Wiki's hesitation with the pages of living people turning into gossip. I'm just unsure of how to make this page everything that she wants it to be.

If I have a few lines of person things that I can cite to an interview, will they just be removed?

Kevans27 (talk) 16:38, 23 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:14, 26 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Help Please!!

Hello Ian,

I am using wikipedia for my english class with Amy Carlton at Northeastern University. My article is called Colegio Nuestra Senora de la Antigua. I tried to move it to the main space last week but I think I did something wrong because now it is hard to find my article. Can you help me with this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ana Estrada (talk • contribs) 19:37, 23 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Ramya Priya (talk)

Hello Ian.

Please review my final draft on my sandbox User:Ramya Priya/sandbox of the content I modified for Collaborative decision making software article, so that I can start moving the draft to main space.I have incorporated your previous suggestions in my draft article.Let me know your comments/suggestions .Thanks.

--Ramya Priya (talk) 06:42, 24 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Help request for image use verification User:Gmarquartmsg (User talk: Gmarquartmsg)

Hello Ian,

I want to ad an Image of the scientist, Sara Imari Walker, who I made a page of for my class, but I am unsure if it falls under an image I can use. I emailed her and asked her permission to make the page at the beginning of my class. She responded quickly and said yes. A few weeks later when I realized there aren't any photos of her in the Wiki commons picture data base I sent her an email asking her if she had any preference on an image to use for her wiki page. I never received a response. However, she has several photos online on other websites. Therefore, I uploaded an image Sara_Imari_Walker.png from her research group's website at Arizona state. http://emergence.asu.edu/sara-walker.html, and in the description of the upload I put: where I got the photo from, who the author was, and that I did not receive permission from the person or the photographer. I was waiting for a more experienced Wikipedia person to come along and tell me if it is ok to use or if I need to take it down.

My question is, based on what I've told you, and looking at my link to the site I found it on, do you know what I should do? Can I use this photo as is, should I take it down, could I use it if I get her permission, and if so how do I verify with Wikipedia that I received that permission? Thank you for your time.

Gmarquartmsg (talk) 08:14, 25 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Gmarquartmsg#Copyright_question. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:10, 26 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Re-reply Gmarquartmsg (talk):

Do you know how I can take the image down then, since I have not gotten a response from the author yet and I am not sure if I will. When I tried to take the image down myself it said I need to be an administrator. So should I just wait until one comes along and deletes it or is there a way I can do that myself? Thanks.

Gmarquartmsg (talk) 15:02, 26 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

I edited an wiki page but can't tell if my teacher can see it

Hi Ian,

I edited an wiki page but can't tell if my teacher can see it. I was login and everything but how do I know she can see that I edit a particular page?

Thank you Kristen — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reyno071 (talk • contribs) 22:39, 25 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Feedback Concerning my Article Additions

Hello Ian,

Thank you for expressing your willingness to assist me and my classmates throughout our Wikipedia editing experiences. In my Biology class at Montgomery College, we have been assigned a contribution to an existing article related to a species of our choosing. As the deadline approaches, I would like to receive feedback concerning the tone of my article. Specifically, is my literary approach appropriate for Wikipedia? Please consider reading my article draft about the Wheel Bug on my sandbox page and leaving a comment.

Thank you

Ryan Thron (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:20, 27 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Asmat (talk)

Hello Ian.

I'm writing this section as part of my assignment. I would like to have your opinion on it. I'm adding a whole new section to Social Media Analytics, which is an existing article in Wikipedia. Could you please let me know if there is anything to be changed. Thank you.

--Asmat (talk) 04:50, 28 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Bfiorenzo (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

It would be awesome if you could look over my rough draft in my sandbox. I want to make sure that I am on the right track and citing information correctly. Please look over my introduction and let me know if there is anything else I need to add. Thank you.

--Bfiorenzo (talk) 16:12, 28 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Sravani

Hello Ian,

I'm Naga Sravani Dasari, student editor from INT-7213 Emerging Technologies course. I request you to provide feed back on the content in my sand box.

--Sravani 17:27, 28 November 2016 (UTC) Naga Sravani Dasari — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naga Sravani Dasari (talk • contribs) Done

Response

Hello Ian, yes that is the article I created for my class. I am not sure it is well submitted to main space so my teacher can see it. Can you help me with this please?

Thank you very much!! Ana — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ana Estrada (talk • contribs) 17:35, 28 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Help request for possible page title change User:Gmarquartmsg (User talk: Gmarquartmsg)

Hello Ian, I made the page Sara Imari Walker for my class assignment. The scientist I made the page of requested that I remove her middle name from the title, just as a preference but not a necessity. I told her I can edit the content of the page but not the title once the page is live on wikipedia, but that I would see what wikipedia could do.

My question is, is it possible to change the title of the page to Sara Walker instead of Sara Imari Walker, and if so how can I do that?

Thank you.

Gmarquartmsg (talk) 19:22, 28 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ian, never mind, i found out I can repost the page with a new title and the old one will eventually disappear. Sorry for posting on your help page before looking up the answer myself. Thanks!

Gmarquartmsg (talk) 19:59, 28 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Gmarquartmsg#Naming. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:04, 28 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Rahuljc (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

--Rahuljc (talk) 00:04, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Rahuljc. I can't help you if you don't provide details. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:12, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Lourdes Ramirez

Hello Ian.

I need help with the wikipedia page for Jenni Ruiza. This is what I have so far.

Jenni Ruiza is a latina producer, actress and comedian and writer from Bronx, New York. She is currently the co founder of Comedy High, a “full service comedy production company - producing female-driven comedy that's intelligent, risque and unique! Currently producing sketch comedy, web sitcoms, short films and anything else that tickles our funny-fancy!”. She is also a co host of the podcast, Fixx Podcast. Starting at a young age, Ruiza began her career in middle school, where she would write screen plays. She make herself the starting role of each along side the women who inspire her. These women include Bette Midler, Diane Keaton, and Meryl Streep. At that young of an agee Ruiza realize the humanization of the characters the actresses played through their TV disguises which played with subtlety and humor. Ruiza was hooked on shows like Mama’s Family, I Love Lucy, Roseanne, The honeymooners and more (1). These along with the actresses mentioned prior not only inspired Ruiza but gave her a sense of direction. She wanted to star in tv shows and film, focusing on her love for comedy. Yet Ruiza was aware of the issues and obstacles that she would have to deal with being a latina.

Ruiza knew early in her career that if she wanted the leading role with as little struggle as possible she would simply have to create the content. She acknowledged the fact that as a latina roles like hot tempered, thick accents and sassiness were a box that she would be put into. Not only that but as a woman the sexualization would be at an all time high. The need for women to be sexy, skinny but curvy and submissive is a reality for many in the industry. In her case, she wanted to do comedic roles, a category that is already scarce. Bringing in this category opens up another issue with looks. As a women you would either have to be ditzy, over weight or a family oriented women outwitting her dumb husband.All of these factors what lead her to become a producer. One project that brings a better understanding to the stereotypical look of latinas and comediennes that Ruiza was apart of was Latino Stereotypes for Dummies. This short video written by Jesenia uses humor as a way to bring forth the realities of stereotypes that latinos, especially latinas face in the industry. What started the creative juices to flow for this project was Saturday Night Live. Up until this year Saturday Night Live did not have a latina comedienne as apart of their cast. So not only is Ruiza fighting against all of this but also directly attacking networks and shows in order to open doors for not only herself but other Latinas.

Overall Ruiz's work speaks to kind of person she is and what she wants to accomplish in her career but for others in the latino community, especially young latinas. Ruiza states,“I want to be able to change the face of Latinas in comedy. Why can't a Latina play a role like Daria's or star in huge blockbuster without showing my tits? I want to pave the way for little girls who watch TV and go see movies, so they can feel like there's a place for them in entertainment, too.” (1) Thus she is not only a comedian, an actress or a producer but an activist and an example of what you can do with an entertainment industry career. As the co founder of Comedy High, she and her coworkers work to create eye opening content and content with substance yet still using their humor to lighten the blow of these realities that many latinos face in the entertainment industry.

Another project that she is deeply involved in is the podcast The Fixx. Unlike female entertainers from the past, Ruiza has a new platform, the internet. With the power to broadcast freely to anyone in the world for free, Ruiza uses it to her advantage. Podcasting is free and obtainable to the public at any time. Ruiza uses this platform to not only promote herself, and her talents but to voice her opinions. Once again Ruiza uses her sense of humor to enlighten and lighten the topics at hand. She as an entertainer showcases a form of satire that is also informational. Along with the podcast, Ruiza also actively takes part in web series and web shorts and commercials. The internet has allowed her and many others to reach as far as anyone can go, around the world and back. Her works are appropriate for any age and gender.Ruiza does not worry about staying in the comfort zone for anyone and takes things outside the box. Some of her works include Goddesses in the Loo ,In Case of Emergency, and Luminosity (1). Her long list of roles proves that you can do what you love, speak your opinions and also have room to allow yourself to have fun in your career.

"Wikipedia Page." E-mail interview. 8 Nov. 2016. "Jenni Ruiza - Comedic Actress/Producer/Writer." Jenni Ruiza - Comedic Actress/Producer/Writer. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2016. "Jenni Ruiza - Actress | Facebook." Jenni Ruiza - Actress | Facebook. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2016.

--Lourdesramir (talk) 00:29, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Lourdesramir#Feedback. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:12, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Ddarabi (talk)

Hello Ian.

I still need help with moving the sandbox article to a real article page, please.

Thank you

--Ddarabi (talk) 01:17, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like someone has fixed it. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:53, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from David Potts (talk)

Hey Ian!

I have made some changes to my article draft on Miriam Menkin and I am looking for some additional feedback if you don't mind. I cannot think of anything else that I should add to the entry so I was wondering if you thought it was missing anything. Also, should I add any pictures? I found some potential images that I could use for the article but I do not think they fall under Wikipedia's free content requirement, so I am not sure if I should even bother trying to get permission to use them. If you could get back to me whenever you can I would really appreciate it. Thank you!

--David Potts (talk) 03:00, 29 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Jonathanp44 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

 I wrote a whole thing on sandbox and now I cant find it.

--Jonathanp44 (talk) 16:22, 29 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Hello Ian

I've been trying to edit the Graffiti page, but it states that only established registered users can do so. Is there anyway I can get to edit this page in fulfillment for my class? — Preceding unsigned comment added by RunAlongNow0 (talk • contribs) 16:12, 30 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Asking for help

Hi Ian,

  This is Jessica Kurf. I am currently enrolled in the Wiki education course at Northeastern University. I am assigned to the article called Management of Parkinson's disease and I can't fix the issue for citation 3. I already re-link the citation 3 to the correct webpage. However, I don't know how to fix the codes for citation 3. Also, for citation 44 and 45, I am not sure what should I do to correct the citation, either. May I know can you help me fix these issues? Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you so much for your help and time.

Jessica Kurf (talk) 18:08, 30 November 2016 (UTC)Jessica Kurf Done[reply]

Help on New Page

Hi Ian,

I am in a Wiki class with the University of Oklahoma and wondering if you have any advice on how to create more content based on little information. There simply is not much-published information on my subject, Sally Stewart-Wade

and I would like to make my article a bit longer. I've linked to my Sandbox where the article is currently. Any advice? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lukeydukey24/sandbox

Lukeydukey24 (talk) 18:21, 30 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Update: Thanks for your help. My

REDIRECT Sally Stewart-Wade

has been tagged as being an author and perhaps not meeting notability guidelines. Should I be concerned by this?

Lukeydukey24 (talk) 17:12, 2 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Shantalaleman (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

sandbox

--Shantalaleman (talk) 20:02, 30 November 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Yusrao (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

So i moved my work from my sandbox to the main page of slavery in the U.S and I copied and pasted it but when you click on the link it takes you to my sandbox. So pretty much my sources didn't move to the main page.

--21:10, 30 November 2016 (UTC)Yusrao (talk) Done

Need help request from Waynemb2 (talk)

Hi Ian,

I am editing the article on Reputation Systems and I wanted to add an image to the article, but i'm not sure if it would be considered plagiarism. I wanted to give an example of Reputation Systems by using a screenshot from a popular website that uses a Reputation system, such as Ebay or Amazon.com. Is using a screenshot of their interface considered plagiarism?

Thanks,

Waynemb2 (talk) 15:38, 1 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at User_talk:Waynemb2#Copyright. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:47, 1 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from HBGinsberg (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with reviewing my article for submission.

--HBGinsberg (talk) 19:05, 1 December 2016 (UTC)HBGinsberg Done[reply]

Need help request from Dlobe1221 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

finalizing

--Dlobe1221 (talk) 22:07, 1 December 2016 (UTC)Dlobue1221 Done[reply]

Need help request from MMay25 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

Formatting my final submission

--MMay25 (talk) 22:15, 1 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Bcox068 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with... putting this on Affordable housing thank you Bobbie

--Bcox068 (talk) 04:43, 2 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Looks

Done Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:53, 5 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Rahuljc (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with my sandbox. I have written an article about Social Media Analytics. I got some feedback from you earlier and I have made all the changes. Can you please review it finally once and provide me some valuable feedback.

I appreciate it and thank you very much for your help.

Sandbox link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rahuljc/sandbox

Rahul JC.

--Rahuljc (talk) 05:59, 2 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Aecimaru (talk)

Hello Ian.

I was hoping you could look at the last two sections in my talk page to what im hoping to add to the feminist art movement in the us page

--Aecimaru (talk) 21:08, 2 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Haifaalburek (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with my History part i Have rewrite history for home automation articleHaifaalburek (talk) 22:46, 2 December 2016 (UTC). can you please take a look at it and give me your feedback.[reply]

--Haifaalburek (talk) 22:46, 2 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Hello Ian

I'm done with my wiki assigned articles as we are working in groups i worked on outcomes of attacks part on shoulder surfing article can you please respond to it by giving me a feedback.

Thank You. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Palusam roja (talk • contribs) 01:31, 3 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Question

Hey Ian! my article okenane for my class project was removed but I'm not sure why, can you help me figure it out?

Alex — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alatleephillips (talk • contribs) 17:42, 3 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Reply

Hi Ian,

Im got your review and will make adjustments to Sarah Jones page. I do apologize! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shawn B (talk • contribs) 23:03, 4 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Rashed Alzeer (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with my Sandbox please. Thank you.

--Rashed Alzeer (talk) 20:04, 5 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from lan

Hello Ian.

I need help with my articles please.

--Rashed Alzeer (talk) 20:18, 5 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Thanks for the review

Thanks Ian, I have applied your feed back on the content and moved the article collaborative decision making software to main space.Ramya Priya (talk) 23:11, 5 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Memarti8 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with moving the content from my sandbox to the heteropatriarchy page. I'm going to make some small changes per your prior suggestions but after that I need to move the content. Can you tell me how to go about doing this?

--Memarti8 (talk) 00:21, 6 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

WGST215 course project question

Hi Ian, I have a question regarding my sandbox. I am writing an article on Mary Sherwood, but I also wrote two short stubs (not in the same sandbox) that link to this person; I am wondering where I should put these two stubs...in my sandbox along with the article or is there a separate place they can/should go? Thanks.

RingoMad67 (talk) 14:31, 6 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Murder of Rajdev Ranjan

Ian, Are you an admin? I need help to reverse a stupid mistake I just made. I move the entire history of edits from Murder of Rajdev Ranjan to User:Gjclaywell/Murder of Rajdev Ranjan. Can you reverse me on this mistake? The point is to move the work out of draft and into mainspace. Thank you, Crtew (talk) 03:08, 6 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Haifaalburek (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help I have added a new part which is history of home automation, can you please give me your feed back on it. Haifaalburek (talk) 03:30, 6 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

--Haifaalburek (talk) 03:30, 6 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

follow -up Asmat (talk)

Hello Ian.

Thank you a lot for the quick response. I tried my best to tackle the issues you noticed in my article. If there are no further issues, I would like to move this piece along with other sections, which my team has worked on, to main Wikipedia page this weekend. Again, thank you for your support!

--Asmat (talk) 05:22, 6 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Translate sources

I need help with sources in translating my article. I am translating Ana Francisca Abarca de Bolea, and the original page only has sources in Spanish which don't appear in English anywhere. Can I include Spanish sources for my English translation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kelsinw (talk • contribs) 17:23, 6 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from HBGinsberg (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with checking my article for final submission.

--HBGinsberg (talk) 18:05, 6 December 2016 (UTC)HBGinsberg Done[reply]

Need help request from Rashed Alzeer (talk)

Hello Ian.

I update two parts in this article and I need your feedback ASAP. Thank you.

--Rashed Alzeer (talk) 19:46, 6 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Sravani

Hello Ian,

This is Naga Sravani Dasari from INT-7213 Emerging Technologies course. I made the corrections you suggested me in the last feed back and added the see also section to the draft. I request you to provide feed back on the draft. Thank you --Sravani 04:57, 7 December 2016 (UTC) Sravani — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naga Sravani Dasari (talk • contribs) Done

Need feedback from ranjith

Hello Ian, i am from INT 7213-Emerging Technologies course. I need your feedback on my geotagging(draft) in my sandbox. I have added some more content to the existing text in the article and provided references. The original text was very short than it is now. I request you to go through my sandbox and give feedback if any changes. Thank you.Cranjithkumarreddy (talk) 17:21, 7 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

draft

Hello Ian,

I drafted my article a few weeks ago and thought I had saved it on my page, I cant seem to find it anywhere, any chance you can help there? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Everett78258 (talk • contribs) 02:45, 8 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

A kitten for you!

Thank you for all your hard work with our students Ian!!!

Crtew (talk) 03:51, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:36, 9 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Oclark5502 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I feel like I am essentially done with the draft in my sandbox but don't know what to do from there. I applied my peer review edits and don't know how to move forward into the review and publishing process.

Thanks!

--Oclark5502 (talk) 17:02, 8 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

--Oclark5502 (talk) 17:02, 8 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Help with my article

Hi Ian, I was wondering if you could review my article, Cordelia Stanwood. Thank you so much! Hrm0815 (talk) 04:47, 9 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Msldance (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

Making my page an article, I followed the tutorial but it still says it is a sandbox.

--Msldance (talk) 16:46, 9 December 2016 (UTC)Summerlin Done[reply]

Problem with some student edits

I was about to post at RSN but decided to post it here first. Besides a few other problems, the text doesn't seem to match the sources, and there's clearly an essay style to the edits which has resulted in original research, but that's not surprising.

Camel#The Health Benefits of Camel Meat starts with the sentence "The medical and food research have proved that meat of a camel is safer than meat from other animals." The source for the first few sentences can be found here. It certainly doesn't back the "safer" claim. It doesn't say " high benefit of reduced cardiac diseases" but it does mention that the "healthy level of minerals... is an important factor in combating the risk of cardiovascular disease, which is attributed to saturated fat consumption." The source doesn't mention tumors. Although it mentions glycogen it only links that to making the meat sweet, nothing in the source backs " high level of glycogen hence can be used to reduce body fatigue (Tariq et al., 2010)." The next source is a newspaper article, and the source after that seems to be [2] - an anonymous blog. I didn't go any further, and didn't look into the issues in the urine section.

It's been added by a student in the Howard program, User:Afnan.mohy, but copied from the sandbox of another student, User:Areejalaamer/sandbox which complicates things slightly as it's a copyright violation, but that can be fixed.

Among other things of course this seems to be giving medical advice, I presume you know about WP:MEDRS.

Thanks. Ping me if you want to discuss this. I'm not reverting at the moment but obviously this needs to be fixed.

Doug Weller talk 09:51, 3 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

User:Doug Weller thanks for the heads up. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:14, 4 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Mahwish.razi (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

--Mahwish.razi (talk) 19:21, 4 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mahwish.razi. I need something specific. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:09, 4 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Performing Feminist class looks cool

I'm a New Paltz alum and the creator of the Mimi Thi Nguyen a student is using the the Performing Feminism class you're working with. I just thought I'd say hi and that this class looks cool. I'll be interested in hearing more about it sometime. Maybe when the semester winds down. Jennaf (talk) 02:28, 7 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Albahi1988 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

--Albahi1988 (talk) 07:53, 9 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Albahi1988: I need more details. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:29, 9 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Pictures

Hi Ian, I think I added the pictures correctly but I am not completely sure would you be able to check and let me know? It is Commedia dell'Arte Masks. Thank you.

Msldance (talk) 21:32, 9 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Nlmbrown (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

Posting the sandbox page on Oretha Castle Haley on Wikipedia.  I am the professor for the course and the student didn't publish the page.  Is it possible for me to approve and publish the page?
Thanks,
Dr. Brown

--Nlmbrown (talk) 21:05, 10 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:20, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Snuyen (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with publishing this page so that my edits and progress can be seen by my professor. I am not yet finished adding to this page and making it more informative, but I would like to make sure my progress can be seen by the time the assignment is due.

Thanks, Sarah

--Snuyen (talk) 00:42, 11 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:42, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Ian

I'm done with correcting my errors according to your feedback can you please check it out and help me in moving the sandbox to main space. Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Palusam roja (talk • contribs)

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:44, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Bader15 h (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with Collaborative decision-making software article .

I suggest some points in the Technology factors that underpin enterprise CDM section.

I would change the second factor to be :

Fully integrated: Users must be able to discuss their analysis alongside their BI content. Picture this scenario: You’re using your BI tool to search for data on last month’s sales results from the Americas. You find a startling anomaly – sales have skyrocketed compared to previous months. Why? What has been done differently? How can you replicate the results? If the CDM platform is within the BI tool, you can immediately start the investigation, inviting others into the conversation in full view of the data. There’s no need to set up meetings and discussions in isolation from your data set. The collaborative process remains clearly documented in a single open-access space, and discussion remains on topic – the underlying information (data) is right there. To enable successful CDM, both your collaborative platform and information should be in the one place.

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--Bader15 h (talk) 00:13, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Social and Collaborative Business Intelligence delivering ROI. (2016). Dashboardinsight.com. Retrieved from http://www.dashboardinsight.com/sponsored-articles/social-and-collaborative-business-intelligence-delivering-roi.aspx

Replied on their talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:59, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Asbeebe (talk)

Hello Ian.

I would like you to look over my article, "Stephen Glover (screenwriter)" and give me any feedback that you may have. Thank you very much.

--Asbeebe (talk) 10:23, 12 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Mohanavamsi iska (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with...

--Mohanavamsi iska (talk) 18:50, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Mohanavamsi iska: I need more information. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:00, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Sai varma sarikonda (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with my article. Suggest me with edits and new ideas for the article.

--Sai varma sarikonda (talk) 19:16, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Sai varma sarikonda: I need more details of what you're asking of me. Thanks. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:53, 12 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Mohanavamsi iska (talk)

Hello Ian.

i need help to udate

--Mohanavamsi iska (talk) 00:59, 13 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Mohanavamsi iska: I still don't understand what you're asking. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:30, 13 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Need help request from Nlmbrown (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with... changing a student's assignment that was in the sandbox to the main wikipedia page The assignment in sandbox is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oretha_Castle_Haley

Thanks very much!

--Nlmbrown (talk) 01:18, 13 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Lourdesramir (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with submitting my page for review and I also do know how to post it as an article.

--Lourdesramir (talk) 19:31, 13 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

Need help request from Brwilliams2018 (talk)

Hello Ian.

I need help with... Making a wiki page

--Brwilliams2018 (talk) 23:01, 15 December 2016 (UTC) Done[reply]

TB

Hello, Ian (Wiki Ed). You have new messages at JustJess PhD's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

A bit offtopic, but wikiedu.org looks bad for those who disable JavaScript. Please install NoScript or something similar and visit wikiedu.org. Why do you use CC-BY-SA? (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 23:32, 15 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think Sage (Wiki Ed) is the person to answer your offtopic question here. I replied on your user page because I thought that a better place to have a conversation about this stuff. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:52, 16 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thank you, I have replied to your reply on my talkpage. See also Wikipedia:Education_noticeboard/Incidents#User:JustJess_PhD. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 01:25, 17 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Civil Technology Companies

Hey Ian, I was on the verge of PRODding this for deletion. It's essay-like, and seems to be little more than a collection of randomly picked examples. I hope the other projects in that classroom are more promising--I saw some titles that gave me concern. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 04:56, 17 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Drmies. I will follow up with this in the morning and see if there's any way to work with the instructor and student to salvage something useful from this. I think I see the idea they were getting at, though I'm not sure if it can be turned into an article. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 07:02, 17 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Ed/University of Pennsylvania/Medical Missionaries to Community Partners (Fall 2016)

I am displeased with Natasianabila97's work on Leslie Gifford Kilborn. I had to waste my time cleaning up a COPYVIO. Please let their instructor know. Chris Troutman (talk) 06:33, 17 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Innovative Politicians for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Innovative Politicians is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Innovative Politicians until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Joe Roe (talk) 17:49, 17 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Abandoned course at University of Southern California? And offer to help with sanitation-related articles

Hi Ian, I come from the WikiProject Sanitation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Sanitation). I saw on the page on groundwater pollution that a student from this course: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Southern_California/Ecological_Factors_in_Design_(Spring_2016) was meant to work on that page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Groundwater_pollution). Seems like nothing has happened though (since February 2016). I couldn't figure out from the course page if the course was abandoned or if just this one student abandoned the assignment? Could you let me know and perhaps also say something on the course page about it? - I also have a question where to find good example pages of where university instructors have successfully involved their students in editing Wikipedia articles. I've started a little list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Sanitation#Student_assignments But I am sure you probably keep more comprehensive lists? If any university people are interested in getting students to work on pages that are tagged with the WikiProject Sanitation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Sanitation#Lists_by_content) I would be happy to help, e.g. with regards to content, photos, structuring, referencing. EvMsmile (talk) 14:09, 20 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Copyvio at Camden, New Jersey

I have seen that the article for Camden, New Jersey is being updated as part of a student course. There are good edits, there are edits hat need some tweaks or are repetitive, but there are some issues. There were some recent edits that included word-for-word text copied from Public Education in Camden, N.J.: From Inception to Integration, which was removed by another editor and by me as a copyvio. While I have left a note on the student editor's page, it's sometimes hard to tell if new editor's are reading their talk page. I fully support this effort and I only hope that this feedback can help see the page improved. If you're not the best person to talk to about this, please let me know. Alansohn (talk) 17:52, 20 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Alansohn: Thanks for letting me know - I see they've done it twice, but not since you left them a note. I've only seen one or two students repeat it the behaviour after a warning, so I'm hopeful, but if they persist I will get in touch with their instructor. In the meantime, I have hidden those edits. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:41, 20 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've been watching the Camden article and trying to tweak with a light touch. But copyvio issues need to be taken seriously. Thanks for giving the reminder. Alansohn (talk) 18:50, 20 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

But take a look at these edits, where the same copyvio has been added. It's never clear if new users read messages, let alone understand them, but there seems to be no understanding here that there is a major policy violation taking place at the article for Camden, New Jersey. Alansohn (talk) 18:19, 23 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ugh. This is bad. I think a short block might be in order, especially if they're trying to meet a deadline. I contacted the instructor. Thanks Alansohn. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:46, 23 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Lindsay Ridgeway

Hello, I happened to review this and was informed by the user they were assigned that specific subject in which to start an article, the only concern is that Lindsay is in fact non-notable and the student apparently needed to have it published for the class. I'm not sure who was the professor in class that assigned this specific subject, but it seems someone was not entirely familiar with our notability policies before suggesting article subjects. SwisterTwister talk 04:53, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@SwisterTwister: I noticed that a few students in that class seemed to have misconception. Helaine got in touch the with professor and asked that she clear this up for her students, but I'm not sure if she heard back from her. I will follow up on this. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:48, 22 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Social and Collaborative Business Intelligence delivering ROI. (2016). Dashboardinsight.com. Retrieved from http://www.dashboardinsight.com/sponsored-articles/social-and-collaborative-business-intelligence-delivering-roi.aspx

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