User talk:LowlanderToo

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I agree, your draft looks pretty good now. We get a lot of articles about minor academics submitted and without references it's usually difficult to tell whether they are notable. Wikipedia:Notability and Wikipedia:Verifiability are keys to this, but I think you have probably already read them? Deb (talk) 10:55, 18 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Boaz Tsaban for deletion

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Stephen Buckland (March 8)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by StraussInTheHouse was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Good news: likely meets WP:PROF. Bad news: you've used Facebook and five self-published sources to back up claims which should really be supported by secondary sources.

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SITH (talk) 11:45, 8 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Stephen Buckland (April 18)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DGG was:

This still needs considerable editing. It's written from the perspective of what he would like to say about his career, with too much personal material.

All claims for "instrumental in" are vague, and nonspecific third party references for exactly what he did. It is usually better to simply give the sequence of his positions.

As for publications, the practice is to give all of the books he has written--written, not edited--edited is secondary and should be listed separately. If the bookshave been reviewed, cite the reviews.

The 2 of 3 most cited peer-reviewed papers should be given, together with the number of their citations from Google scholar or a similar database.

Then give the honours.

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DGG ( talk ) 00:01, 18 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Stephen Buckland (July 25)

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We still need references for the Biography paragraph. What cannot be referenced must be omitted

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DGG ( talk ) 01:26, 25 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Stephen Buckland has been accepted

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DGG ( talk ) 01:05, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Motu Kaikoura Trust (January 22)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by S0091 was:

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

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The Plan is a primary sources and not independent. Need in-depth coverage about the Trust.

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S0091 (talk) 17:53, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Pascal Kossivi Adjamagbo

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 20:23, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced personal information

Hello, I'm David Eppstein. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person on Eamonn O'Brien (mathematician), but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! —David Eppstein (talk) 05:40, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. The details are at https://prabook.com/web/eamonn.o_brien/475839 . LowlanderToo (talk) 06:05, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That is not a reliable source for Wikipedia purposes. —David Eppstein (talk) 06:42, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, chuck it then. I also had the information from somewhere else but don't recall where I got it. So we'll have to wait until his 60th birthday conference which is imminent but probably I won't bother with this detail again.

I realise the importance of getting these details right, noticing with sadness the mess when Sir Vaughan Jones died. LowlanderToo (talk) 07:16, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Motu Kaikoura Trust (July 3)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Missvain were:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Hi.

I'm sorry, but none of the sourcing here helps the subject meet our general notability guidelines nor WP:NORG at this point. The sources presented are either primary sources, mention Motu Kaikoura Trust in passing, or don’t mention Motu Kaikoura Trust.

We need *significant* coverage in notable media outlets or by notable publishers. Examples: magazine and newspaper reviews and features about Motu Kaikoura Trust specifically; books written ABOUT Motu Kaikoura Trust; television and radio features ABOUT Motu Kaikoura Trust.

If those are available, please improve this submission. If not, then it appears to be WP:TOOSOON for Motu Kaikoura Trust to have their own Wikipedia article.

I hope you will consider improving existing Wikipedia content about other subjects of interest!

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Missvain (talk) 02:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your helpful comments, Missvain. I have recently become involved with the Trust and have been impressed with what they have done but of course that opinion is of no use in this context! I have found a radio interview about what the Trust has been doing and will add that but even that is 12 years old. LowlanderToo (talk) 04:07, 3 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Motu Kaikoura Trust

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 22:01, 16 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Motu Kaikoura Trust

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:30, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Liz. It's a pity but at this stage the Trust is just getting on with its good work without too much publicity. I've decided to take advice from another helpful editor to improve the Motu Kaikoura page and can include some relevant stuff I have gathered there: like lots of other things, it's a matter of time. LowlanderToo (talk) 22:04, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to an in-person meetup in Mohua / Golden Bay

Thinking about your summer break? Think about joining other Wikipedians and Wikimedians in Golden Bay / Mohua! Details are on the meetup page. There's heaps of interesting stuff to work on e.g. the oldest extant waka or New Zealand's oldest ongoing legal case. Or you may spend your time taking photos and then upload them.

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Be in touch with Schwede66 if this event interests you and you'd like to discuss logistics. Schwede 66 09:14, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]