User talk:ConcreteCuring

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Hello Again,

My article titled "Accelerated Curing of Concrete Pipe" has been flagged. It was stated that it was more of a how to manual. I am wondering what to do about this because I wrote this from an informative standpoint but not as a how to guide. Please let me know how I can make sure this is fixed.

Thank you. ConcreteCuring (talk) 21:02, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Hi! You might want to look at the Manual of Style. That should give you some idea of the style articles should take. :-) Stwalkerster [ talk ] 21:12, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

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My Article labeled "Concrete Curing" has been deleted. It is based on citations as well as blatant advertising. The article is meant to be informative and NOT ADVERTISING. If it is advertising I need to know what exactly I am advertising for?

Regarding my citations: most of the information is from an established company website (which was cited) and the rest from a technical presentation I attended (this presenter gave me permission I just am unaware how to cite this).

Can someone please give me some guidance and explain the problems specifically so that I can change it?

Thank You. ConcreteCuring (talk) 20:39, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

According to the deletion log, there was never a page named 'Concrete Curing'. There is, however, one which is called Concrete curing, which is listed as a potential copyright infringement but has not been deleted. Wikipedia regrettably cannot accept content from non GFDL compatible web pages - is the content actually yours (ie. not off of a website that is non-GFDL licensed, or rather does not state a GFDL compatible license?) — neuro^(talk) 18:16, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Please see WP:CSD and WP:ADS. They should tell you about the advertising side of things, as for 'notes', if they are direct copies of information, even in part (however small), you need to get the copyright holder's permission to license it under the GFDL. If you want an a page on Wikipedia, you might want to look at WP:N, and if you have a personal affiliation with the subject, WP:COI. :) — neuro^(talk) 03:04, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

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Please address my other message. My articles are not being received favorably due to my lack of knowledge of Wikipedia and I will greatly appreciate any assistance or recommendations regarding them.

Thank You.

Hiya, here is some advice to avoid getting articles you create deleted. I hope you find it helpful.

Before creating an article, please search Wikipedia first to make sure that an article does not already exist on the subject. Please also review a few of our relevant policies and guidelines which all articles should comport with. As Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, articles must not contain original research, must be written from a neutral point of view, should cite to reliable sources which verify their content and must not contain unsourced, negative content about living people.

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If you still think an article is appropriate, see Help:Starting a new page. You might also look at Wikipedia:Your first article and Wikipedia:How to write a great article for guidance, and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial so that you know how to properly format the article before creation. Anonymous101 (talk) 16:07, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

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Hello, ConcreteCuring! 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 clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Jw 193 (talk) 15:50, 4 December 2008 (UTC) Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: edit a page • upload and use images Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community Portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Pages needing attention • Peer review Miscellaneous User name • User pages • Talk pages Clean up: General • Spam • Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

Hello, As I am new to Wikipedia I have not been able to completely edit and reference my material and for this I apologize. The material used is with permission and NOT COPYRIGHTED. Give me time to reference my source(s) and rectify this situation correctly. Thank You.

Speedy deletion of Accelerated Curing of Concrete Pipe:

A tag has been placed on Accelerated Curing of Concrete Pipe: requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. 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 that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. TheLetterM (talk) 22:49, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Accelerated Curing of Concrete Pipe:

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Accelerated Curing of Concrete Pipe:, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

No sources, may be a possible copyvio, and violates WP:NOTHOWTO

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Elonka 06:46, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Concrete curing

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Concrete curing, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

This is an advertisement.

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. Elonka 06:50, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Elonka,

If you will reference my notice I put on my deletion notices for my articles, I am new to Wikipedia and am more than willing to discuss at length any problems with my username/article. I look forward to hearing back from you and need help with my article apparently because it has been recommended for deletion based on criteria that is inaccurate.

Thank you.

ConcreteCuring (talk) 14:40, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

December 2008

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia!

I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it is representing a commercial entity.[1] After you look over our policy, could we discuss that concern here?

I'd appreciate learning your own views, for instance your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.

You have several options freely available to you:

• If you can relieve my concern through discussing it here, I can stop worrying about it.
• If the two of us can't agree here, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Wikipedia administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process.
• You can keep your contributions history under a new username. Visit Wikipedia:Changing username and follow the guidelines there.

Thank you. Elonka 06:52, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

• These articles are being deleted/posted for deletion because (1) they appear to be directly copied from the Kraft Energy site (see WP:COPYRIGHT); (2) they appear to be advertising for Kraft Energy's process (see WP:SPAM), and (3) because Wikipedia is not a how-to guide (see WP:NOT). NawlinWiki (talk) 16:42, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

Posting questions

I have removed the question you posted at Nawlinwiki's user page. Your question is fine but it belongs on the editor's talk page and not their "name" page. Please feel free to return it there if you still want to ask the question.--VS ^talk 21:29, 15 December 2008 (UTC)

As a side note, please remember to post at the bottom of a talk page, not the top. :) — neuro^(talk) 03:00, 16 December 2008 (UTC)

Merging "Concrete Curing" Article with "Concrete"

It has been recommended that I merge an article titled "Concrete Curing" with this article. How do I go about doing this and being sure it is done so correctly? ConcreteCuring (talk) 15:39, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. You should read all the tutorial material and style guides (starting at Wikipedia:Your first article) or at least look at them. The idea is that you want your contributions to look like the rest of the articles. The content at Concrete curing needs to be properly referenced to at least a couple of sources - you can do this with the <ref>...<ref/> . A "Power Point" presentation is not a good reference unless it's readily available (on the Web, say) - the point of references is that they are verifiable and accessible to other editors. Headings don't have semicolons at the end and are all lower case except tthe first word or proper names. Encyclopedia articles don't use second-person address so don't say "you will have a rough floor" etc. Try to avoid hyperbole - no need to say "enormous importance", strive for a dryer, less emotive and more technical tone - you're not selling anything here. Check for spelling errors and homonyms - you mean "effect", not "affect", for example. Redundancy - cut out needless duplication, for example you list the methods of accelerated curing twice and in very roundabout fashion. Dont say three (3)- this is redundant.

There's not much physical description of what is happening during concrete curing - the mechanism by which the cement paste gains strength by changing its crystalline form. It would be good to describe the chemistry and physics in some way, to give the reader an idea of the chemical changes going on as the concrete cures.

Properly boiled down, that whole article will make a very nice paragraph in this article, possibly even a heading of its own. And when you've finished, you can put a #REDIRECT [[Concrete]] at the top of the now-empty former Concrete curing article so anyone searching for that phrase will come to the Concrete article instead. ( Use "preview" to check your edits before you hit "save"!)--Wtshymanski (talk) 17:51, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

An article you created maybe deleted soon: Tools which can help you

The article you created, Accelerated_Curing_of_Concrete_Pipe: maybe deleted from Wikipedia.

There is an ongoing debate about whether your article should be deleted here:

• Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Accelerated_Curing_of_Concrete_Pipe:.

The faster your respond, the better chance the article you created can be saved. There are several tools and other editors who can help you keep the page from being deleted forever:

1. List the page up for deletion on Article Rescue Squadron. You can get help listing your page on the Article Rescue Squadron talk page.
2. You can request a mentor to help explain to you all of the complex rules that editors use to get a page deleted: Wikipedia:Adopt-a-User. But don't wait for a mentor to respond to you before responding on the article for deletion page.
3. When trying to delete a page, veteran editors love to use a lot of rule acronyms. Don't let these acronyms intimidate you.
   Here is a list of your own acronyms you can use yourself: WP:Deletion debate acronyms which may support the page you created being kept. Acronyms in deletion debates are sometimes incorrectly used, or ignore rules or exceptions.
4. You can vote to merge the article into a larger or better established article on the same topic.

If your page is deleted, you still have many options available. Good luck! travb (talk) 03:08, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Use of the helpme tag

It appears that the use of the helpme tag wasn't much help for you, especially in deletion discussions. Better to go to Article Rescue Squadron for help with deletions. travb (talk) 03:10, 10 January 2009 (UTC)