User talk:Willi Wittig

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Cheers, ChzzBot IV (talk) 01:45, 21 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation

I noticed your submission in Articles for creation, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/International Federation of Shipmasters' Association. Thanks! It will be reviewed by a volunteer soon.

Before it can be added to Wikipedia, your submission should have references. All articles on Wikipedia should have inline, numbered references after facts, showing the 'reliable source' (a newspaper, book, etc.) where the information can be checked, so that all information is verifiable.

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Here's an example of how to add references:

Chzz is 98 years old.<ref> "The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. </ref>

He likes tea.<ref> Smith, John. "[http://foonews.com/Article42 Interview with Chzz]", Foo News, 1 April 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-22. </ref>

== References ==

That makes the references automatically display as small numbers^[1] which will link to the details in the section titled == References == at the end. You can see that example in action here.

Please add references to your submission, which will be reviewed as soon as possible. See also, Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners. If you need any help, just put {{helpme}} at the end of this page, followed by a question or get into our live help chat chanel at #wikipedia-en-help ^connect.

Best, ChzzBot IV (talk) 01:45, 21 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

Hello, Willi Wittig and Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by using four tildes (~~~~) or by clicking

if shown; this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field with your edits. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 23:24, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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IFSMA

Hi. The way we handle an abbreviation or acronym that refers to the subject of an article is by using a redirect, or a disambiguation page if there are several possibilities - see USSRA for an example of how a redirect works, or RAC for an example of a disambiguation page. (Sometimes we use both, but there's no need to consider that here). You can also find out about redirects at Wikipedia:Redirect.

What we don't do is create an article containing nothing but a one-line definition with a link to the article, which is why I changed IFSMA to a proper redirect. Once it is a redirect, you should then not link to it from the article it directs to, or that creates a circular redirect back to itself. I've changed it back the way it should be done now.

Also, if you do not agree with a change an editor makes (such as mine), you should not just revert it without explanation, you should discuss it either on the article's Talk page or on the Talk page of the editor who made the change.

If you have any questions or don't understand anything related to this (or to anything else), please feel free to come on over to my Talk page and ask me - or just reply here and I'll see it. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 23:45, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification

Hi. In International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations, you recently added a link to the disambiguation page Commodore (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. For more information, see the FAQ or drop a line at the DPL WikiProject.

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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/International Federation of Shipmasters' Association concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/International Federation of Shipmasters' Association, a page you created has not been edited in at least 180 days. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace. If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it. You may request Userfication of the content if it meets requirements. If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available at WP:REFUND/G13. Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 04:03, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your article submission International Federation of Shipmasters' Association

Hello Willi Wittig. It has been over six months since you last edited your article submission, entitled International Federation of Shipmasters' Association.

The page will shortly be deleted. If you plan on editing the page to address the issues raised when it was declined and resubmit it, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code. Please note, however, that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you want to retrieve it, copy this code: {{subst:Refund/G13|Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/International Federation of Shipmasters' Association}}, paste it in the edit box at this link, click "Save", and an administrator will in most cases undelete the submission.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. HasteurBot (talk) 21:54, 22 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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