Comet580

Notability of Matt schroeder

A tag has been placed on Matt schroeder requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article appears to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable. If this is the first page that you have created, then you should read the guide to writing your first article.

If you think that you can assert the notability of the subject, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's 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 confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines.

For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 20:24, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Welcome

Welcome to Wikipedia. To find out how to make useful contributions, take a look at the welcome page. To stay in Wikipedia, an article has to be about something notable, that is, of general interest. Click on Notability for an explanation of what that means. Also, it must give independently verifiable sources. Articles that don't meet these requirements are likely to be deleted. Follow the links below to learn more:

• To find out more about creating articles, read the Introduction and the Guide to creating your first article.
• You should not write articles about yourself, your band, or your best friend - that's a conflict of interest.
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• For experiments, please use the sandbox.

JohnCD (talk) 22:37, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Matt schroeder

A tag has been placed on Matt schroeder, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion. To do this, add {{hangon}} on the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag) and leave a note on the page's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself.

If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this. JohnCD (talk) 22:37, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

March 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. A page you recently created may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for new pages, so it will shortly be removed (if it hasn't been already). Please use the sandbox for any tests. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Your first article. You may also want to read our introduction page to learn more about contributing. Thank you. Dlohcierekim 22:41, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Test pages

Create a page here User:Comet580/Sandbox with whatever you want. If you want more help with how to teach your 5th graders, ask me at my talk page. Calvin 1998 ^(t-c) 22:48, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Belated welcome

Hello, Comet580! 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! Dlohcierekim 22:50, 19 March 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, Comet580. You have new messages at JohnCD's talk page.
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Please stop. If you continue to introduce inappropriate pages to Wikipedia, such as Matt schroeder, you will be blocked from editing. --Paul Erik ^{(talk)(contribs)} 23:06, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Matt schroeder

A tag has been placed on Matt schroeder, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.

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 (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. Acroterion _(talk) 11:42, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

This is the last warning you will receive for your disruptive edits.
The next time you create an inappropriate page, such as Matt schroeder, you will be blocked from editing. Please do not create fictional articles as teaching tools. If you wish to experiment, you may create a subpage in your userspace for this purpose, such as a page called User:Comet580/sandbox. Acroterion _(talk) 11:46, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

User:Comet580/Sandbox has already been created for you. — Matt Eason ^{(Talk • Contribs)} 13:50, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm in a real bind here

Acroterion final warninged you, and your recreated the Matt schroeder thing. I hate to do it, but I'm gonna have to block you from editing. Please, please stop recreating nonsense. This has become tedious, and you need to find a better use for your time. I'll give you a week to think about it. Dlohcierekim 18:32, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 week in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for Disruption- recreation of deleted nonsense. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below. Dlohcierekim 18:35, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

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use of time

I made great use of my time . . .

I'm glad.

there is strict monitoring going on.

Not really. Far more gets by then I would like.

do you get paid to do what you do?

Wikipedia:About describes the project pretty well. There is also an article about Wikipedia. Wikipedia is the encyclopedia anyone can edit. We are all unpaid volunteers. The foundation that owns Wikipedia has a handful of office employees. The rest are volunteers-- about 1,000,000 editors with and without registered accounts for the English language Wikipedia.

Another question, how do you get into the position you are as a monitor?

Anyone can monitor Special:RecentChanges for vandalism and new articles. However, one should have experience as an editor in order to have the judgement to recognise Wikipedia:Vandalism and to recognise notability and verifiable sources. Basically, I had exhausted the resources I had available to contribute as an editor and started RCPatrolling.

What is your official title? It isn't really a title. Eventually, I had sufficient knowledge, experience and community trust that I stood for adminship. Admins are editors that are trusted by the community with some extra buttons. Like sysops on other sites, we have the ability to delete/undelete pages, protect/unprotect pages, and block/unblock users.

the lack of correct grammar and spelling they saw in the posts between monitors and writers.

Talk page posts are often very informal. One need not adhere to the Manual of Style on a talk page. It's like the difference between an IM or chat message and writing for a grade.

I have noticed that none of my 120 5th graders are now using Wikipedia for their research, but rather our subscription databases and websites recommended by fellow educators and sources.

One has to be discerning when using the web for info. If an educator knows a site is reliable, then that's the one to go with. While I can vouch for any information I've added to the encyclopedia, it is still possible for factual errors to creep in. I use subscription databases at times to update articles, so they are great to have. Someone got paid to do that research, and it is probably the best available.

On the other hand, I've known the frustration of finding that Wikipedia has more and better information than what I can find at the local library. One example would be my recent attempt to add information to some of the articles about Florida Governors. Most of the articles already have more and better information than the best resource I could find at the Largo library.

So I would have to say, go with the paid subscription databases and what you know and trust. Then see what Wikipedia has on the same subject. Cheers, and happy editing. Dlohcierekim 04:56, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

In summation

"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That’s what we’re doing." - Jimbo Wales
Dlohcierekim 05:04, 13 April 2008 (UTC)