User talk:TomahF

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation (May 25)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Zoozaz1 was:  The comment the reviewer left was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to User:TomahF/Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Zoozaz1 talk 20:46, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

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May 2021

Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. This is just a note to let you know that I've moved the draft that you were working on to Draft:Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation, from its old location at User:TomahF/Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation. This has been done because the Draft namespace is the preferred location for Articles for Creation submissions. Please feel free to continue to work on it there. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you. UnitedStatesian (talk) 16:15, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation (May 29)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by BD2412 was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
• If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

BD2412 T 21:43, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

Categories on drafts

Hello there. I have disabled categories on your draft, Draft:Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation, two times over the past week or so. Please ensure your draft does not have categories on. Make the categories look like the correct example instead of the incorrect one.

• N [[Category:Category]]
• Y [[:Category:Category]]

Thanks, --Ferien (talk) 19:52, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

OK; sorry. I assume that Categories can not be added until the draft is approved. Correct? Or was my format incorrect?

TomTomahF (talk) 21:10, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

Kind of both. Categories should not be added until the draft is approved. You can add [[:Category:Category]] so you know the categories that will be on the article. It won't add the draft to the category. Regards, --Ferien (talk) 08:06, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

Copying within Wikipedia requires attribution

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you copied or moved text from Allis-Chalmers Model WC into Draft:Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation. While you are welcome to re-use Wikipedia's content, here or elsewhere, Wikipedia's licensing does require that you provide attribution to the original contributor(s). When copying within Wikipedia, this is supplied at minimum in an edit summary at the page into which you've copied content, disclosing the copying and linking to the copied page, e.g., copied content from [[page name]]; see that page's history for attribution. It is good practice, especially if copying is extensive, to also place a properly formatted {{copied}} template on the talk pages of the source and destination. Please provide attribution for this duplication if it has not already been supplied by another editor, and if you have copied material between pages before, even if it was a long time ago, you should provide attribution for that also. You can read more about the procedure and the reasons at Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 11:55, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Diannaa,

I did copy a minor passage on the Allis-Chalmers Model WC, but then modified the passage based upon personal research. I published a book that documents the history of the company, etc. However, I did retain the number of tractors produced and the years, from this site, so you are right, I should have provided attribution. I'll do so. Thanks.

TomTomahF (talk) 13:12, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello TomahF! Your additions to Draft:Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

• You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
• Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 15:31, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

Diannaa,

I believe I understand the policy, which I certainly support. I did amend the item to provide appropriate citation. I didn't meant to suggest that I was arguing against making the change.

Thanks for your help on these matters.

Tom

AfC notification: Draft:Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation. Thanks! —Qwerfjkltalk 18:27, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

REPLY: I need some help here. I have been trying for the last month to refine my draft submission, and to address various comments. Your comment that: "This scores 92% on Earwig's Copyvio detector" is interesting, but I frankly don't know what it means, or how to address it. Nor do I know how I am supposed to communicate with you. This has gotten pretty frustrating. I'm trying to submit some useful content to Wikipedia, on behalf of the history and heritage committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Tom

AfC notification: Draft:Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Timeline of mechanical engineering innovation. Thanks! TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 06:06, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

REPLY:

I have been making numerous changes to address the various issues and believe they have largely been resolved:

The content of this Draft Wiki-page has largely been prepared from sources that I have previously created on behalf of the History and Heritage Committee of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or from the sister mechanical engineering organization in England. I have been refining the content and plan to continue to do so, as time permits, but I think it is ready to be released.

Keep in mind that the proposed wikipage is a LIST of significant mechanical engineering accomplishments in society. Almost all of these accomplishments likely appear individually elsewhere on the web--many on Wikipedia sites. I have avoided lifting text directly--this is supposed to be a quick summary of the items, not a full recitation. I have attempted to reference and link to the majority of these other sites and will continue to add additional link. [In fact, if these 1,800 engineering accomplishments were not recognized elsewhere, it would suggest that this is not a valid listing.]

I believe this proposed timeline is similar to how other Wikipedia timelines appear.

I have added the sources I am replying upon, and have been providing numerous references and links.