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Spencer oliver edit

Hello, BierInTrout, and thank you for your contributions!

I wanted to let you know it seems an article you worked on, Spencer oliver, is copied from another Wikipedia page, Robert Spencer Oliver. It's fine to do this as long as you provide the following information in the edit summary:

  1. a link to the article you copied from
  2. the date you copied it

You can do this now by editing the page, making any minor edit to the article, and adding the above information into the edit summary.

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Thanks again for helping build the free encyclopedia! MadmanBot (talk) 08:41, 30 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

December 2013 edit

'Moving' pages to new name edit

Hi Bierlin Trout'
I see that you started the Robert Spencer Oliver page. You now seem to be trying to re-name it to Spencer Oliver by a cut and paste method, but made a typo. Cut and paste is not a good way to 'move' a page as it 'breaks' the edit history of the page. However the 'right' way is to move the page.

If this is correct and you want the page at the shorter name, but you cannot move/rename the page because you are a new editor, you can request it at Wikipedia:Requested moves, or I could do it for you.

As you started the original page, this should be an 'uncontroversial' move so long as it meets WP page naming policy. Regards 220 of Borg 09:50, 30 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

   I see I was too late. Your cut and paste will probably have to be undone as other editors also edited the page and their contributions have to be acknowledged too. 220 of Borg 09:57, 30 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

  Hi, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you tried to give Spencer Oliver a different title by copying its content and pasting either the same content, or an edited version of it, into another page with a different name. This is known as a "cut-and-paste move", and it is undesirable because it splits the page history, which is legally required for attribution. Instead, the software used by Wikipedia has a feature that allows pages to be moved to a new title together with their edit history.

In most cases, once your account is four days old and has ten edits, you should be able to move an article yourself using the "Move" tab at the top of the page. This both preserves the page history intact and automatically creates a redirect from the old title to the new. If you cannot perform a particular page move yourself this way (e.g. because a page already exists at the target title), please follow the instructions at requested moves to have it moved by someone else. Also, if there are any other pages that you moved by copying and pasting, even if it was a long time ago, please list them at Wikipedia:Cut-and-paste-move repair holding pen. Thank you. 220 of Borg 10:06, 30 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

Thanks, my apologies, the intent was to have the 'new' page with the correct name that the individual uses and redirect from the original page which uses his full name. A 'move' would have been the correct thing to do. If anyone can assist in this I would be grateful BierInTrout (talk) 10:13, 30 December 2013 (UTC) BierInTroutReply

As you can see I have nominated the page for deletion. This will allow the page to be 'moved' correctly. Don't worry about it, many editors make the same mistake, in good faith, when they are new to WP editing. :-) An Administrator may able to do it more simply, but I'm not sure about it. Regards, 220 of Borg 10:18, 30 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

Welcome! edit

Hello, BierInTrout, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained. Struck through as not applicable. 220 of Borg 10:27, 30 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the Tea House, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{help me}} on this page, followed by your question, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! 220 of Borg 10:22, 30 December 2013 (UTC)Reply

Finnair edit

Hi there,

As you were involved in the section of the Finnair page relating to operational problems / technical issues with the Airbus A350, I would invite you to discuss the removed content at the article talk page. Thanks. SempreVolando (talk) 10:43, 21 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

Than you for the invite. Have posted an answer. BierInTrout (talk)