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Excirial (Contact me,Contribs) 20:08, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

TalkBack Carlang

Hi Excirial, Thanks for your feedback on the page I created (sited link below). I've noticed my error. It appears that I included the references in the external links and failed to add the necessary citations within the article. Chalk one up for rookie error (I've been away from wikipedia for months now).

Unless I've missed something, I think I've corrected those errors now. Please read through and let me know if there's anything else that you think needs changing. You'll find the revised article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Babatunde_Rotimi. My references include articles from CNN[1], The Guardian[2] and an official press release from Caines. That counts as reliable doesn't it?

Carlang (talk) 06:36, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hiyas there Carlang,
Looks entirely fine to me, definitely better sources then most article's. Seeing the changes i would say it is in good enough shape to move it to the mainspace, so that has been done as we speak write. I also note that you left a comment on Avs5221's talk page regarding the page notability of the page, and i think that AVS is referring to WP:BLP1E, or biographies for persons notable for just a single event (Or rather: Having received media coverage for 1 event), where there is no indication that they will receive coverage again (As an example: There was an article about a girl who fell down a drain, and half the countries newspapers actually covered that incident. Plenty of decent sources to work with, but no lasting importance nor notability thus no need for an article).
Winning a notable price is another story though, as winning it requires mostly indicates that someone is important enough in his or her field of experience to actually be considered for an award. I had a chat with Avs as well, and we both seem to agree on that point, so well, no reason not to approve the article as already done. Besides this i can say little else then "Well done on the article, looks fine. And thanks for writing it! :)" Excirial (Contact me,Contribs) 20:26, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Excirial,
Thanks for the help. I understand what you (and AVS) meant in the way of notability. I'll be sure to take it into consideration which future articles. If it's okay with you, I'd really appreciate it if I could stop by to ask questions on any issues that I may be unclear with when working on future projects.
Have a good one.
41.219.195.96 (talk) 21:31, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, happy to help if i can. I'm mostly involved in maintenance work as opposed to article writing, but i assume i can answer most questions (Or at least point in the right direction). Just to be sure i would point out that there is also a Helpdesk and an IRC Chat help channel around in case you need them, since i might not be around to much at times. Note that the chat channel can be more or less populated depending on the time of day, as it is manned (like the rest of Wikipedia) by volunteers. If no one is around the helpdesk or a user talk page such as mine is a more surefire bet to get a response. Excirial (Contact me,Contribs) 17:43, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Carlang: Some Advice

Hi, I'm back. I was considering rewriting the content for this page. I'm trying to improve my experience at formatting articles. Got any tips on how I should proceed with this one in particular. I'm guessing I don't have to worry about references in this case. My current line of thought is to use the page of an established footballer like Zidane or (God bless him) Messi but I'm worried that that might be over reaching.. Carlang (talk) 08:31, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hiyas there Carlang,
Personally i would suggest going over the article content first, and at least cursory verifying that the added references support what has been written. When taking over another persons article for continuation you might find that it looks decent at first glance, while having some flaws that are hidden on first sight (Copyright violations, references that don't support what has been written and so on). Best to check in advance rather than finding out in retrospect. (After a lot of work)
After that you might want to look at the structure and formatting of the article. Right now it contains several 1 or 2 line sections, which are really not needed (A single biography section might actually be enough to cover the limited amount of content in the article, perhaps with a subsection or two to divide his football and other activities). After that you probably want to do the basic article style and formatting such as adding interwiki links, bolding the subject on the first line, adding some categories and perhaps a "see also" or "external links" section is the need arises. I would also advice merging the two infoboxes - all the content can be covered in the Template:Infobox football biography infobox, so there is no real need to use a generic infobox template as well.
I would definitely advice using another article as an example for your own, and i would suggest to (always) use an article rated as a good article, since you can be certain these are well written and correctly formated. It might be wise to use a smaller article such as Ken Barnes (footballer) or Fandi Ahmad as an example though. World-class players such as Messi generally have a huge load of content covered in the article, which warrants a different article and section structure then a smaller article would use. (For example, Messi's carrer is split in multiple sections with an even larger amount of subsections, whereas Ken Barnes just needs two sections to cover his entire career).
Hope this helps, and with kind regards, Excirial (Contact me,Contribs) 18:20, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Excirial,
Thanks so much for the advice. They were so insightful. I'll get to work on it and see if I can do justice to your recommendations.
Have a lovely weekend.
CarlCarlang (talk) 22:42, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Specifying "critics"

Thanks for editing ReachOut Healthcare America!

One little thing: About this edit, there are users that tag "Critics say" and ask "which ones?" - The reason why I specified the newspaper is to answer the question to the best degree possible - the newspaper doesn't specify which ones, but we can say the newspaper said so and remove any tags asking which ones. By saying "The newspaper says critics say" we have the best way of knowing who is making the assertion WhisperToMe (talk) 05:39, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also, about this edit, the source article says "ReachOut Healthcare's dental practice was paid $12.5 million from AHCCCS over the past two years, according to records obtained by The Arizona Republic." - So it is saying it in the singular "dental practice" rather than "practices" - Thanks for fixing the error I made regarding two companies instead of three WhisperToMe (talk) 05:43, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

BTW

Barnstar
Awarded to User:Carlang for fixing an error I had made at ReachOut Healthcare America

I like to give barnstars to people who fix errors I make on accident. WhisperToMe (talk) 18:24, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Lol

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A barnstar for you!

The Writer's Barnstar
Just a mark of thanks for all the articles you have submitted to AFC - and your willingness to fix the possible faults in them :) Mdann52 (talk) 13:18, 9 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the Barnstar. *Giddy Cowboy dance*! Carlang (talk) 13:58, 9 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Any unblock carries risk, but so does leaving someone blocked when they seem to "get it". As I'm satisfied that you are sincere and have a basic grasp of the concerns (and the ramifications if they are ignored) I'm going to unblock you with a few simple restrictions:

  • 1. User:Kaldari has offered to mentor, go to their talk page and keep them on speed dial.
  • 2. No new articles created for a year. This is a little harsh, but COI editing can be tricky and I'm convinced you need to work with what we already have here while learning. I'm in marketing by profession, I understand the trials and tribulations of learning how to take all promotional language out of article contribs. I'm confident you will be able to, but prefer you keep it to existing articles.
  • 3. Run any external link by your mentor or myself before adding to an article. This is another way to get into trouble by it looking like you are spamming.
  • 4. Sincerely take the time to read WP:COI. If you want to add content to an article that you have a conflict in, I would expect you to use the talk page instead of editing directly. This is the same that I do even now. I'm not asking to avoid COI, just disclose honestly and take extra steps so that we don't feel we have to constantly monitor you.

I'm probably more forgiving than most when it comes to COI, simply because our policies are not clearly prohibiting it, and I know some COI editors have become good contributors, the choice is yours. I strongly suggest treading lightly around COI or avoiding it altogether, but I'm not going to make that a hard condition. Be forwarned that the next block for promotional editing will likely be an indefinite one, and there is likely nothing I could do to help. If I think you are spamming or violating the terms of this unblock, I will be the first to block you.

Now that this is out of the way, I want to assume the best of faith and encourage you to read up on some policies like WP:RS, WP:V and WP:GNG. This is the same I recommend to any newish editor. What I am hoping is that you find some joy in editing at Wikipedia, with the least amount of hassles. I edit on subject I'm interested in (but not COI in) like old cars, and North Carolina culture, history and events (I live here now). Find some areas you love and enjoy some COI-free editing. Even though I'm an old guy, doing this has made me a better writter in my job, so it is a win/win situation. Hopefully, I can look forward to productive and uneventful contributions from you in the future. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 18:37, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Glad things have moved forward. I'll second everything Dennis says, and add that I'll be happy to answer any questions that you have or help mediate any problems, although I hope there won't be any :) Kaldari (talk) 20:04, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Dennis. I'm really glad to be given the benefit of doubt. I'll visit the pages you recommended and take your advise about focusing on subjects I'm interested in. But for now, I'll just stick to familiarizing myself with all the Wiki rules, while relying on Kaldari's guidance.

Carlang (talk) 21:40, 15 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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  • The December 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is currently in the submissions stage. Submit your best December copy edit there before the end of the month. Submissions end, and discussion and voting begin, on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC).
  • Voting is in progress for the November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest. Everyone is welcome to vote, whether they have entered the contest or not.
  • From Sunday 16 December to Saturday 22 December, we are holding a Project Blitz, in which we will copy edit articles tagged with {{copyedit}} from January 2012. The blitz works much like our bimonthly drives, but a bit simpler. Everyone is welcome to take part, and barnstars will be awarded.
  • January 2013 Backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on January 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in January, February, and March 2012 and complete all requests placed before the end of 2012. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in January, February, and March 2012", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest.

Coodinator election: Nominations are open for candidates to serve as GOCE coordinators from 1 January to 30 June 2013. Nominations close on December 15 at 23:59 UTC, after which voting will run until the end of December. For complete information, please have a look at the election page.

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GOCE 2012 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2012 Annual Report

The GOCE has wrapped up another successful year of operations!

Our 2012 Annual Report is now ready for review.

– Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis

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GOCE mid-drive newsletter, January 2013

Guild of Copy Editors January 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter

We are halfway through our January backlog elimination drive.

The mid-drive newsletter is now ready for review.

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  1. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/03/world/africa/caine-prize/index.html
  2. ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jul/03/rotimi-babatunde-wins-caine-prize?newsfeed=true
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