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There is a better and easier way to cite these Trove newspaper articles than what you are doing. When you are looking at the newspaper article in Trove, look over to the left hand tool bar. One of the icons there is a little "i" in a circle. Click this and then scroll down the screen that pops up. You will find the Wikipedia-format citation there. Just copy and paste everything between (and including) the double curly brackets. If you are using the wiki text editor put it inside the ref tags. If you are using the Visual Editor, use Cite > Manual > Basic and then paste the citation into that text box. Very easy to do! [[User:Kerry Raymond|Kerry]] ([[User talk:Kerry Raymond|talk]]) 02:43, 6 March 2020 (UTC) |
There is a better and easier way to cite these Trove newspaper articles than what you are doing. When you are looking at the newspaper article in Trove, look over to the left hand tool bar. One of the icons there is a little "i" in a circle. Click this and then scroll down the screen that pops up. You will find the Wikipedia-format citation there. Just copy and paste everything between (and including) the double curly brackets. If you are using the wiki text editor put it inside the ref tags. If you are using the Visual Editor, use Cite > Manual > Basic and then paste the citation into that text box. Very easy to do! [[User:Kerry Raymond|Kerry]] ([[User talk:Kerry Raymond|talk]]) 02:43, 6 March 2020 (UTC) |
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I have been following this method with Trove articles since you pointed it out when I contributed to the Laurence Watts page. What results in the citations area makes you think I am not following this method? |
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Great work on James Laurence Watts! Kerry (talk) 08:15, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi, again. I have gone through and tidied up some of your work on James Laurence Watts. I can see that, as a newcomer to Wikipedia, you had a few things that you could not work out. I notice that you have uploaded many photos to Wikimedia Commons for the article but you could not include them in Watt's article. The trick to doing this is that when you are looking at the entry in Wikimedia Commons, e.g. this one of the bust of Bernays you will see above the photo a line with Download etc. You need the click the middle link on this line (Use This Link with the Wikipedia W symbol to the left of it). Then copy the line of text under Thumbnail. This is what you paste into the Wikipedia article to make your photo appear. I have gone through and done this for all the photos you were pointing to in Commons. I am hoping this is what you intended. Let me know if it isn't.
Also, you had many citations to the Trove digitised newspapers (which is excellent). However, there is a better way that is just as easy. When you are looking at a digitised newspaper entry in Trove, over towards the top left, you will see a Cite button. Click on this and you will see (you might need to scroll down) a Wikipedia citation. Again, copy this gobbledy-gook and then paste it into your article as your referencec/citation. I have done this for citations, as you will see they are more helpful to the reader. Again I hope this is what you would have wanted if you had known how.
If I can be of any help, please don't hesitate to ask me. Either write here or use my Talk page or email me at kerry.raymond@wikimedia.org.au if you prefer (it's often easier when you are new to the wiki formatting) - keep up the good work! We need more people who can provide such useful information! Kerry (talk) 22:02, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
Francis family
I see the info you have added about Arthur and Dick Francis. I have tidied it to be more conformant with our Manual of Style. However, as Arthur Francis was a member of parliament, he already has an article on Wikipedia (not a very impressive one!) and I feel the content you have added would be better placed in that article. Similarly I think Dick Francis probably merits his own article. So I will relocate the information accordingly. Kerry (talk) 20:54, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks Kerry. I have just created a new Wiki page on Henry Alexander Francis the son of Arthur and Angela, and submitted it for review. As you are a Wiki editor, could you please expedite the approval for this page. Alphi123 (talk) 01:29, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
Your submission at Articles for creation: Henry Alexander Francis (February 16)
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Hello, Alphi123!
Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! DGG ( talk ) 23:24, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Henry Alexander Francis (February 23)
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- 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:Henry Alexander Francis, 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.
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Citing the digitised newspaper articles in Trove
There is a better and easier way to cite these Trove newspaper articles than what you are doing. When you are looking at the newspaper article in Trove, look over to the left hand tool bar. One of the icons there is a little "i" in a circle. Click this and then scroll down the screen that pops up. You will find the Wikipedia-format citation there. Just copy and paste everything between (and including) the double curly brackets. If you are using the wiki text editor put it inside the ref tags. If you are using the Visual Editor, use Cite > Manual > Basic and then paste the citation into that text box. Very easy to do! Kerry (talk) 02:43, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Hi Kerry I have been following this method with Trove articles since you pointed it out when I contributed to the Laurence Watts page. What results in the citations area makes you think I am not following this method?