User talk:RJalan

{{helpme}} Hello (July 2021. As an editor with no experience apart from one article in 2008 I would be very grateful for help with the article in my sandbox at RJalan/sandbox, particularly but not only with a) The opening paragraphs which replace the shorter text which was rejected by UnitedStatesian (is it clear now what SfB is and why it was created?) b) The references: are there enough and do they work properly? Please could you read the text (not the tables) and tell me about poor grammar or anything which is not clear - or should be deleted. Thank you very much!! Alan (talk) 14:59, 16 July 2021 (UTC) Hello (September 2021) Clearly there is a lot to do to the SfB article and I regret that I have not worked on it for some time, due to a broken wrist. I hope I may be given time when I have recovered in the autumn/winter to make a further submission. Alan (talk) 11:01, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2008: Hello. I would be grateful for help in marking up this article, particularly on references. Reference 2 accounts for most of the text - have I indicated this adequately? Also, the three references are also the three external links and it would seem neater to bring them together, so can the external links be intergrated with the reference text? Alan (talk) 18:14, 23 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Alan, I'll do what I can to help you. For the second reference (to the Tameside Blue Plaque) I have made it into a "named reference" - this means that anywhere else in the text that you want to use it you can just insert <ref name="tameside" /> and it will automatically link to the reference. I've also made the reference work as an external link itself. I'd suggest adding it at the end of paragraphs which rely on it as a source. If you have any more questions, then you can ask here (I've put this page on my watchlist) or on my talk page, which is linked in my signature. DuncanHill (talk) 12:44, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've done a similar thing for the link to the family website - just type <ref name="rayjones" /> anywhere you want to use that reference again. I made it as a direct link to the "Ray...Jone" page, as this seemed to be the one with the most biographical material - hope this was right! DuncanHill (talk) 12:51, 11 December 2008 (UTC).[reply]

Thanks Duncan - and for adding the categories at the end - or perhaps that was done automatically. I'll need to go back to the sources to see what I took from where. Alan (talk) 13:52, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I added the categories - if you click on the box marked "history" at the top of the article, it lists all the edits that have been made to the page. You can use this to see exactly who did what, which can be useful when you need to see how something was done. Anyway - I'm glad I could help, and do please ask if there's anything else I can do. Wikipedia can be quite confusing at first, but I'm sure you'll get the hang of it soon. Best wishes, DuncanHill (talk) 13:58, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome - some inks to help you find your way around

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Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (June 16)

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

This submission provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please see the guide to writing better articles for information on how to better format your submission.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please edit to give more context (including spelling out SfB) before resubmitting

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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UnitedStatesian (talk) 15:47, 16 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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I would much appreciate help with this article (The SfB Classification) from an experienced editor: a read through, checking the references (are there enough?) and in particular, does my revised text adequately deal with the criticism from UnitedStatesian? Alan (talk) 14:42, 19 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Helpme tag is intended for getting assistance with using or editing Wikipedia, not for getting feedback on what you have written. That should be posted to WP:AFCHELP - Rich^T|C|E-Mail 13:17, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: sandbox (August 4)

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

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms that promote the subject.

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject. Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

This needs clean-up to comply with WP:MOS standards.

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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Qwerfjkl talk 19:35, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:The SfB classification for building

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 14:01, 16 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding User:RJalan/sandbox

Hello, RJalan. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that User:RJalan/sandbox, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 20:02, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, User:RJalan/sandbox

Hello, RJalan. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "sandbox".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:13, 4 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]