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Happy editing! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:14, 8 November 2020 (UTC)

Please don't abuse the Minor edit flag/checkbox

Please don't mark edits Minor unless they meet the criteria for such edits (see WP:MINOR). From that article:

A check to the minor edit box signifies that only superficial differences exist between the current and previous versions. Examples include typographical corrections, corrections of minor formatting errors, and reversion of obvious vandalism. A minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. An edit of this kind is marked in its page's revision history with a lower case, bolded "m" character (m).

By contrast, a major edit is one that should be reviewed for its acceptability to all concerned editors. Any change that affects the meaning of an article is not minor, even if it concerns a single word; for example, the addition or removal of "not" is not a minor edit.

You flagged your recent edits of the Claude_Shannon article as minor; they were good additions, but they weren't minor edits.

Thanks! — UncleBubba ^{( T @ C )} 19:44, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments! The edits I made to Claude Shannon seemed to me to meet the criteria for "Minor". In the first, I added his MIT degrees to the floating box, both of which are mentioned (and cited) in the article. My second edit added items from the floating box to the "Also see" section; the only changes made were formatting and alphabetical sorting. My third edit removed the duplication that I had inadvertently introduced in the second edit. You are correct about the edit I made to A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits – that one was not minor, I did add an URL. Thanks for pointing this out.

My interest was stimulated by reading an online article, How Claude Shannon Invented the Future. Do you think I should cite this article on Claude Shannon page? Bcjohnston (talk) 20:09, 28 December 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Samuel Wakefield (pastor) (January 1)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Seawolf35 was: 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 after they have been resolved.

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Seawolf35 ^T--C 07:32, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Bcjohnston! Having an article draft 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! Seawolf35 T--C 07:32, 1 January 2024 (UTC)