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A page you started (Tracy Sorensen) has been reviewed! edit

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Cheers big ears. Don't really know what any of this means but "noted". Locochoko (talk) 06:15, 13 March 2019 (UTC)Reply

AustLit rocks! edit

As an Australian Literature nerd I'm on a mission to make sure that notable Australian authors and their work are documented on Wikipedia. If there is a published Australian author or book that you believe should have a Wikipedia page please let me know. Locochoko (talk) 05:28, 10 March 2019 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia and copyright edit

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Boooooo. The material I took from his bio on his publisher's site has been reflected word-for-word on many other websites. But "rules is rules" I guess. Locochoko (talk) 06:14, 13 March 2019 (UTC)Reply

main space is one thing edit

please get a handle on what is needed on talk pages as well, thanks JarrahTree 05:35, 16 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

happy to take your guidance on this one! Anything specific I need to know? Locochoko (talk) 05:42, 16 May 2019 (UTC)Reply
have a look at what happened with recent new article 'o'connor' - tags for everything, and if in the text of the article a city or state is identified - always good idea to add as well - also leaving spruiking messages is ok for a while but it wears thin - some pages/spaces have lower reading rates than unidentified antartican peaks... you might have to deal with yourself as the only enthusiast - things get quiet around here. JarrahTree 06:08, 16 May 2019 (UTC)Reply
Appreciate the explanation, thank you :) So basically when I create those same (or similar/appropriate) tags at the top of the talk page? Cheers! Locochoko (talk) 06:29, 16 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

The Lucky Galah edit

The best way, actually almost the sole way, to make sure that a page about a new or newish book is not deleted is to find 3 or more book reviews in WP:RS and add them to the page. Cheers.E.M.Gregory (talk) 04:01, 22 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

  • Never mind, this book is an exception: prizes, feature coverage.E.M.Gregory (talk) 05:01, 22 May 2019 (UTC)Reply
Cheers, I’ll keep it in mind for future book pages :) Locochoko (talk) 09:18, 22 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

Ways to improve Joanne van Os edit

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The article does not contain any independent reliable sources that would indicate notability. One wheelercentre source is a mere bio; the other wheelercentre article is an interview, neither of which count towards notability. The same is true of using her own web site as a source.

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Hi, thank you! I’ve added a few more references. Do you think that’s sufficient to remove the tag? Cheers Locochoko (talk) 09:47, 29 May 2019 (UTC)Reply

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Nomination of Jessica Dettmann for deletion edit

 

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You really want to delete this acclaimed Australian female novelist, don’t you? There are many people unworthy of wiki articles, but Dettmann is not one of them. Locochoko (talk) 15:11, 7 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

Ways to improve Asher Award edit

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Need to include references tp some independent sources covering the award

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