User talk:Lobsteroh

need to add a page for John Paul Scott - the notable scientist - but another page for a much less notable individual already exists

I hope this is not a completely wrong place to request some help for a wikipedia article issue ... I am trying to add a page that houses all the materials I have gathered on Dr. John Paul Scott, who is one of the biggies in the behavioral sciences. He started the Animal Behavior Society, penned resolutions on violence for the UNESCO, studied behavioral genetics of dog temperament, and has a neuroscience center at Bowling Green State University named after him. There is already a page in wikipedia for a John Paul Scott whose main claim to fame was that he escaped from Alcatraz. I would like to argued that what we need is a disambiguation on the name, to move the current jp scott to a different page name and to give the important John Paul Scott the page that currently exists. How do I go about setting this all in motion? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks, (Lobsteroh (talk) 15:48, 4 December 2012 (UTC))

Proposed deletion of Johann Huber

The article Johann Huber has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this newly created biography of a living person will be deleted unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

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Thanks, yes that makes sense. I will get my grubby hands on the relevant print references when I visit the old country the next time. It will require some digging in old newspaper archives. I will not be able to do this from a distance or within the next few weeks. I will have to request an undelete when I manage to find the references on my next Europe trip. Stay well, Lobsteroh (talk)

I am ready to add the requested references and I have requested undeletion of the article Lobsteroh (talk) 12:48, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

Behaviour (journal)

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Behaviour

From the section just above, I see that today is not the first time that you added text from the journal's own website verbatim to the WP article. Please do not do this. It constitutes a violation of copyright and is bound to introduce undesirable promotional language into what should be an encyclopedic article. As for the section on top of this talk page, I agree that John Paul Scott, whom I had the pleasure of meeting several times, should have an article. The best way to do this is to start in your sandbox, where you can work on it quietly. Once you think its ready, drop me a note and I'll look at it and move it into article space for you (and create a dab page if needed). I'll also place a (very belated) welcome note at the top of this page. Please read at least the more important guidelines and policies linked in that template, as this will make it much easier for you to contribute effectively. As we say here: Happy editing! --Randykitty (talk) 17:27, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Hi Kitty, Thanks for your comments. In order to assure consistency of pages with other similar pages (e.g., Behavior journal with Animal Behavior journal) I thought it appropriate to use a matching structure and then fill it with the specific info for the new page. For developing the detailed content I have been in close contact with Frans de Waal, the executive editor of the journal, who has provided me with the details for the page. There is no copyright issue and I have been conscious of avoiding/deleting info that could be construed as promotional language. The info is not verbatim, but I have deliberately applied a fairly light editorial touch. I would be very happy to go more heavy-handed if you encourage me in that direction. Lobsteroh (talk)

You definitely need to be more heavy-handed. For example: "The study of animal behaviour remains vibrant and keeps attracting young, talented scientists, who will find Behaviour a journal with a quick turn-around time (editors strive for first reviews within a month), read by a wide range of students and researchers of animal behaviour" was taken verbatim from the journal website (only substituting "the editors" for "we") and definitely is purely promotional. the website of the journal states "Copyright 2013 Brill. All rights reserved.", so that also was a copyright violation. Whether or not someone from the publisher told you to go ahead and copy text is irrelevant as far as copyright law is concerned. We have a separate mechanism for copyright holders who want to donate figures or text to WP (WP:OTRS). I'll have a look at the article on Animal Behaviour, which may need some cleanup, too, if that is what you used as an example. There are many articles on WP and not all are in good condition. For advice on writing good journal articles, see our journal article writing guide. Finally, Frans can certainly be helpful in identifying useful sources, but oral communications from him are not an acceptable source here (see WP:RS). --Randykitty (talk) 18:31, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks kitty, that comm was very helpful and I gladly will let more of 'me' flow into this process. New Year's resolution ... more confidence LOL. Much obliged Lobsteroh (talk)

Nomination of Johann Huber for deletion

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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. GeorgeLouis (talk) 01:19, 16 March 2015 (UTC)