User talk:Kazoo1975

Welcome!

Hello, Kazoo1975, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Belinda ferrari, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Teahouse, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{help me}} on this page, followed by your question, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Savonneux (talk) 04:23, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Belinda ferrari

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A tag has been placed on Belinda ferrari requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Savonneux (talk) 04:23, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

ANI notice

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. EvergreenFir (talk) 06:17, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Follow up

It appears that you're participating in the Wikibomb2016, an editathon for Australian women STEM academics! Welcome to Wikipedia! I wanted to welcome you and say that if you have any questions I'd be happy to assist you. One thing I would recommend you and your fellow Wikibomb2016 editors look at is WP:PROF which is a notability guideline specifically for academics. Unfortunately, not everyone is considered "notable" enough to have their own Wikipedia article (see the general notability guidelines as well). Figuring out Wikipedia's rules and bureaucracy can be frustrating, so feel free to {{ping}} me by using {{ping|EvergreenFir}} when you reply to this message or you can come to my user talk page at User talk:EvergreenFir if you have any questions. Cheers! EvergreenFir (talk) 06:17, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tea House Invite

Hello! Kazoo1975, you are invited to join other new editors and friendly hosts in the Teahouse. The Teahouse is an awesome place to meet people, ask questions and learn more about Wikipedia. Please join us!

EvergreenFir (talk) 06:17, 16 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome & note on Belinda Ferrari

Hello, Kazoo1975, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for contributing Belinda Ferrari. The standards for inclusion in the encyclopedia that are applied to academics are rather tough. I have done some work on the article and believe that Ferrari might meet these guidelines, based on the impact of her research. It would be really great if you could work further on the article, and in particular, what would be really useful would be references that are independent of Ferrari and the universities where she works, such as books, review articles and newspaper coverage. Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 04:52, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Belinda Ferrari article - some thoughts

Hello, thanks for writing this! I've been just looking at the articles created recently and what happened to them. As a science graduate myself, I'm always keen to see new articles on this kind of topic.

Unfortunately, whoever ran the event you were at didn't do a very good job of mentoring you. Writing new articles is one of the tougher things to do on Wikipedia - this is the best guide, but to summarise it's best to draft these things and save the text until you've got it to a finished state, or run it through the articles for creation project rather than trying to publish at once. (If the event you attended had been well-run, you would have had a text put up on your user page to explain that you're new and might need some help.) Hence the wall of text above as people were confused about who was posting these articles and if it was someone posting spam or using multiple accounts. Anyway, some thoughts on what to move onto next.

If you're creating an article for the first time, it's best to look at featured articles - supposed to be Wikipedia's best - on similar topics to give you some ideas on what to aim for, also look at the notability guideline - Wikipedia's guideline on good subjects for articles. Few suggestions on what to aim for next time:

Like I said, don't post the article to the "mainspace" of Wikipedia articles before it's finished.
Get basic proof-reading right like the article name - it should be capitalised as "Belinda Ferrari", of course. This is important because mistakes like this are common traits of spam posters.
If you're writing an article and you're not that experienced, keep it short. Six sentences is probably a good maximum.
Add a references section and reflist set to 30em. An article should have about five to seven (non-identical) citations.
Link to relevant topics like species that are the subject of research.
Aim for at least six categories.

Otherwise best wishes, let me know if any questions or thoughts. Blythwood (talk) 23:35, 17 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

After all that above - another one - If you have any difficulty, in Australia we have an editing community that is very supportive and editors who are keen to help and speak.

Please never be discouraged!

The Australian noticeboard is at Wikipedia:Australian_Wikipedians'_notice_board
The South Australian project can be contacted at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_South_Australia
The Wikimedia Australia chapter can be contacted via email to help@wikimedia.org.au for other than editorial assistance.

We look forward to your involvement with more editing/exploring wikipedia, and welcome on board !!! JarrahTree 02:29, 18 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi all

Thank you for your helpful comments and welcoming me to the community. This has been a very interesting experience so far. So much to learn. Looking at the article Belinda Ferrari more information has been added by others- does it now meet the Wikipedia:Notability (academics) guidelines? If not, can you please tell me what I need to find and add to the entry? As I have some time to look now.

Thank you again, for the encouragement- I have much to learn and creating and editing Wikipedia is much more involved than I thought!

[[Kazoo1975 (talk) 03:11, 23 August 2016 (UTC)]][reply]

Hi Kazoo1975! Good to hear from you, and I'm glad you've not been put off -- creating your first article here can be a bit of a learning curve. On Belinda Ferrari, I consider the subject's notability at the moment is a little borderline with respect to the guidelines. There are a few moderately highly cited research articles, and the membership of the National Committee for Antarctic Research of the AAS is supportive. Has she won any national level awards, for example? Or is she an elected member of any academic societies?

What would be most helpful are references independent of the subject or her places of employment that discuss her, or her work, more than in passing. Books, national newspapers or review articles would be best, but even local newspaper coverage can be useful. Hope this helps and best of luck! Espresso Addict (talk) 04:04, 23 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Belinda Ferrari for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Belinda Ferrari 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/Belinda Ferrari 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. Ajpolino (talk) 19:18, 8 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]