User talk:Shadowowl

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09:19:47, 31 August 2017 review of submission by Impress Manchester

• Impress Manchester (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Carl Tighe writer (b.26 April 1950) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Dear ShadowOwl I have added references where they are available regarding the published works and awards to the write Carl Tighe. The narrative such as his date of birth and where he worked I have also found referenced on the internet but there is little more I can do. While Carl Tighe is not a well known writer he has a substantial publication list and some awards. I think he merits a Wikipedia page but do not know what more I can do than I have now submitted. Should I just delete all narrative and just provide the list of publications with links to evidence of publication - that seems strange to delete any context. Please can you advise me how to proceed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Impress Manchester (talk • contribs)

13:04:57, 14 September 2017 review of submission by Brandfog

• Brandfog (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Harold L. Paz, M.D., M.S. (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Brandfog (talk • contribs)

hi, We've removed the Wikipedia as a source and left in verifiable sources - including medical journals and industry publications for Dr. Paz' field. please help us understand what else needs to be revised or removed, thank you

Request on 16:51:28, 30 September 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by Hta94

• Hta94 (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Natalia Toreeva (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Hello, Would you help me to understand why you rejected my input into this Draft? I read your input on that, but I need to understand better. What is the encyclopedic format this Draft did not follow? Why is the problem with "range of independent, reliable, published sources"? I took those sources from the Internet, so they were officially published.

Would you help me with this editing, or just underline the selected text on which I can work again to expend or delete the text. The article is not big, so it will not take much of your time to help on it. Thanks in advance,Hta94 (talk) 16:51, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

Hta94 (talk) 16:51, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

Hello, Would you check again. I made some corrections in the article, and would like to know your opinion. Is it enough to submit again, or I need to do something else? Waiting for your response. Thanks.Hta94 (talk) 20:49, 1 October 2017 (UTC)

Sentences like Natalia Toreeva is continuing using those principles and ideas of the 1920s-1930s movement are good for a museum folder, but need to rewritten to something like Natalia Toreeva continued the principles and ideas of the 1920-1930s movement. -- » Shadowowl Marcos Rodriguez | t | SPI | AIV | Sandbox | Helpdesk » 08:02, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Hello, Would you check again. I did the fixed, you suggested, and did some restructuring of the Article, so it would be easier to follow the text and References. Thanks for your input! Hta94 (talk) 18:30, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

Reference number 33 leads to a blog, which is unreliable. Regards, » Shadowowl Marcos Rodriguez | t | SPI | AIV | Sandbox | Helpdesk » 08:24, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

Hello, I deleted a "blog" in the reference number, and substituted by another path. Would you check again if it is OK now, and I can submit this Draft? Thanks.Hta94 (talk) 18:57, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

Would you confirm, if it is OK now and I can submit the Draft for review? Thanks.Hta94 (talk) 15:36, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

Draft:Ho_Technical_University

Hi there, you rightly wrote that the draft lacked reliable external sources. I had already pointed out on the draft's talk page that there already is an article on the university under its former name. Should I have written that elsewhere? I created two drafts myself, Draft:Guayaquil International Film Festival, and Draft:Philippe Fix. Could you please give me some advise on them? Crotopaxi (talk) 08:02, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

Request on 15:28:10, 3 October 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by Selfmagnet

• Selfmagnet (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Alfred M. Still (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

The references I have cited are a journal from Purdue University and a book by the author. They are available for checking the authenticity of the quotes I cited. I have read the rules many times, and am at a loss as to how to satisfy the reviewer. I would love to see what changes I can make to get the submission accepted.

Selfmagnet (talk) 15:28, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

Your signature (again)

Please shorten your signature to the limit of 255 characters as specified at WP:SIGLENGTH. Right now it sits at 676 characters long, which is particularly disruptive to editing. Additionally, please remove the {{!}} from your signtature per WP:SIG#CustomSig. If you wish to include the pipe (|), you can use |. Lastly, the color does not adhere to WCAG AA standards per WP:SIGAPP: see here and here. This is your current signature: » Shadowowl Marcos Rodriguez | t | SPI | AIV | Sandbox | Helpdesk »

<span class="nounderlinelink plainlinks" style="font-weight:bold;color:#aaa;font-variant:small-caps;font-size:8pt"> <span class="sigexpand"> &raquo; <span class="sighidden" style="white-space:nowrap"> [[Owl|<span style="color:#7aa">Shadowowl</span>]] [[User:shadowowl|<span style="color:#777">Marcos Rodriguez</span>]] {{!}} [[User_talk:Shadowowl|<span style="color:#8bb">t</span>]] {{!}} [[wp:SPI|<span style="color:#aqua">SPI</span>]] {{!}} [[wp:AIV|<span style="color:#aqua">AIV</span>]] {{!}} [[wp:SAND|<span style="color:#aqua">Sandbox</span>]] {{!}} [[wp:HELPDESK|<span style="color:#aqua">Helpdesk</span>]] <span style="color:#ddd">&raquo;</span></span></span> </span>

This has been brought to your attention before, so please correct your signature to adhere to the guidelines. To be honest, the SPI, AIV, sandbox, and helpdesk links should probably be removed as well. Thanks! Nihlus 17:41, 3 October 2017 (UTC)

I have removed the useless links. Regards, -- » Shadowowl Marcos Rodriguez | talk | 12:15, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

Those were actually the least of my concerns as they are not in violation of policy. Please adhere to the guidelines I mentioned: length, templates, and color. Also, please read WP:SIGPROB. Nihlus 12:22, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

I had it shorther, but it had to be substituted to prevent vandalism. If you insist that I should change it, then I should really think of leaving Wikipedia. If i shorten it again by signing with a template, another editor comes to complain that your sig will be vandalised . Regards,

-- » Shadowowl | talk | 13:34, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

Your signature is still too long; it needs to be less than 255 characters of code and it is currently 342 characters long. You also cannot use your signature as a template via {{User:Shadowowl/Sig}} per WP:SIG#NoTemplates. You also cannot use {{!}} in your signature, please use |. In addition, your span tags are unbalanced and Wikipedia does not support sigexpand/sighidden, as those not define (this isn't Unencyclopedia). Here is a version of your signature that I altered to meet all of the guidelines. Please use this instead:

<span style="font-weight:bold;color:#aaa;font-variant:small-caps;font-size:10pt"> &raquo; [[User:shadowowl|<span style="color:#525252">Shadowowl</span>]] &#124; [[User_talk:Shadowowl|<span style="color:#4F7D7D">talk</span>]]</span>

Which looks like this: » Shadowowl | talk. Thanks. Nihlus 14:05, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

Request on 16:26:53, 8 October 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by Selfmagnet

• Selfmagnet (talk · contribs)
  • Draft:Alfred M. Still (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

Thank you for pointing out that I need to get more citations. I have contacted many libraries and publishers for more info on Alfred Still to no avail. I was hoping that his dozen books on engineering subjects, and his autobiography would suffice to get him the recognition on Wikipedia. I am sorry it wasn't enough.

Selfmagnet (talk) 16:26, 8 October 2017 (UTC)