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I am hoping to set up a course page for a graduate level course I am teaching this semester that looks at governance systems in the Middle East, and their implications on human rights and democracy. Based on extensive reading of other wikipedia course assignments I think that I have designed a 'workable' assignment for my students, whereby they identify and address an existing gap in currently available wikipedia information on a theme related to the course literature. The students must submit to me their article page ideas for approval to ensure that it is appropriate for the assignment.

Anyways, I have requested "course instructor rights" on the Education notice board in order to get started in setting up a course page however I am not entirely clear what I do at this point. Am I to wait until someone reads that request? Am I to notify the correct person of my request? Does someone need my course syllabus or other information in order to grant me such rights? The course is being offered at a European university so I understand that I am not eligible for support from the Wikipedia Foundation for course related projects. I have however completed their training programme for instructors and read a breadth of other material to try to learn how to create a course page outside of the Foundation's system. Any help someone might be able to provide me regarding this would be greatly appreciated!

M0SN24-TD (talk) 14:21, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

As JarrahTree explained below, you're on the right track, but this may take a little time. Please be patient. Huon (talk) 19:46, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Yes it can be difficult if you want to get on with things - what I can see are -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:User_access_levels#Course_coordinator.2C_instructor.2C_online_and_campus_volunteer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Course_pages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Education_noticeboard

which is where you have lodged your request - and explained well.

Sometimes some eds are not regularly available, and one has to be patient for responses. Helaine and Bluerasberry have edited today, so they shouldnt be that long to get back to you. Other than that, I would recommend they gave you further info - I would have suggested talking with an admin if it was other sorts of rights - but in this case, I think you are on the right track asking them JarrahTree 14:27, 19 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Waste management in Egypt

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Waste management in Egypt requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, images, a rephrasing of the title, a question that should have been asked at the help or reference desks, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Bennv3771 (talk) 09:37, 24 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, D.Thompson. Unfortunately that page wasn't ready for "mainspace" (the part of Wikipedia where the actual encyclopedia pages are) and has been deleted. If you are trying to set up a course project, my advice would be to contact Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk · contribs) She's super-helpful, and active right now. (And was given the WP:ADMIN privileges in March 2013, same month as me. Hi Shalor!) Please let me know if I can be of any assistance. Pete AU aka --Shirt58 (talk) 10:22, 24 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Shirt58! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:21, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Waste management in Egypt

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. This is a notice to inform you that a tag has been placed on Waste management in Egypt requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, images, a rephrasing of the title, a question that should have been asked at the help or reference desks, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Catorce2016 (talk) 10:29, 24 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Draft

Hi. Regarding the message you left on my talk page, I've created the draftpage here: Draft:Waste management in Egypt. Your students can work on the draft at their own pace without having to worry that it will be deleted for not meeting the standards required for mainspace articles. When the draft is ready to be published, you can follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Moving a page to see how to move the draft to the mainspace. Bennv3771 (talk) 10:36, 24 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi! I was wondering if you could contact us at contactwikiedu.org - you can also contact Helaine directly at Helainewikiedu.org as well. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:12, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Ah! I just saw that you already have a Dashboard set up! That was one of the main things I wanted to let you know about. Wiki Education also has some training modules here that could help supplement the WMF's education modules. We also have a brochure on editing political science articles that could be helpful as well. There are others here on various other topics, if you're curious. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:17, 28 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Kuwait Vision 2035 (October 27)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Jovanmilic97 was:

This submission reads more like an essay than an encyclopedia article. Submissions should summarise information in secondary, reliable sources and not contain opinions or original research. Please write about the topic from a neutral point of view in an encyclopedic manner.

The comment the reviewer left was:

This does not read like an encyclopedic article.

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.

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Jovanmilic97 (talk) 15:12, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, D.Thompson! 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! Jovanmilic97 (talk) 15:12, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]