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I have seen recommendations that students look at Wikipedia:Requested articles (eg Wikipedia:Requested articles/Social sciences/Psychology) or articles with Stub or Start status when selecting an assignment. Although some of those are worth creating/expanding, the majority are obscure or niche. Important "C-class" articles often get overlooked especially those rated as "high-importance". For example Talk:Attention seeking and Talk:Bullying are both rated "C-class" and "high-importance". Talk:Praise is actually "Start-class" and "high-importance". However, grading of articles has often not been done reliably or consistently - Talk:Blame is "C-class" and "mid-importance", Talk:Child grooming is "Start-class" and "mid-importance" and Talk:Psychological manipulation is "C-class" and "mid-importance" but they still in my view need urgent attention.--Penbat (talk) 12:57, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

I agree. I've noticed that some of the courses do focus on C-class articles, but I agree that it's something that's worth encouraging. I also need to keep that in mind when I'm trying to put together a database of articles that the ed program could help with. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:59, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Congratulations on your appointment as a content expert for the Wiki Ed Foundation. I am a campus ambassador who helps with health content. I want to see you succeed in what you do and it would be nice to find grounds for collaboration in our common interests. If you wish and if you think it would be useful, email me and we can meet by video for a chat about the education program and science content. Thanks for taking the position. Blue Rasberry (talk) 19:13, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Greetings & congrats & thanks!

Hello, Ian! I just wanted to drop you a note here to say hi, congratulations, and thank you for taking on your new role with the Wiki Ed Foundation. I'm one of the instructors working on a course that you have volunteered to help out with and whether you wind up actively interacting with my class or not, it's awesome that you're doing this. Aaronshaw (talk) 04:11, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks Aaron. I look forward to working with you and your class. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:15, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Polistes versicolor Image

Dear Ian, Thank you so much for commenting on my talk page. But, I was wondering if I could have a clarification about the licensing of this image. I looked into the license of the image, and it states that is Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial - Share Alike 3.0 United States License + PLUS (commercial use available upon request). Because my page is not related to commercial uses, but noncommercial uses, I thought that this picture could be appropriately used. Please let me know if I'm mistaken. Thanks so much! ~Diana — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diana He819 (talk • contribs) 20:02, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Image Copyright Issues

Hi there, thank you so much for your advice on my contribution to the Brachygastra lecheguana page! I am a little confused about the legal status of this picture, perhaps because I am not well-versed in copyright law. The website says that the image is "Creative Commons Attribution - Noncommercial - Share Alike 3.0 United States License + PLUS," meaning that the image is CC-BY-NC-SA, but that additional commercial rights can be applied upon request. Am I understanding this wrong? Is the SA attribution in addition to the +, or does the + replace the SA attribution? It would be really helpful if you could clarify this for me.

I will take down the "freely available" images because it turns out the journal is CC BY-NC-ND.

Thank you for the head's up!

Gaharrison94 (talk) 20:09, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi there, I am working on the field theory psychology page for one of my classes at NDSU. I was wondering if you could help me through the process of adding images to the page? Also, the images were found in a few of the references we found, so not sure how the copyrights work for that! Please let me know! Angie Scott (talk) 19:02, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

Cierra

Hi, I am trying to figure out whether my group can do a Wikipedia article on the restaurant in Evanston, IL known as Oceanique. I looked up the notability policy and recognize that I can't use primary sources, press releases, advertising, or their website as sources. However, is it okay to use reviews, articles, as well as research we gather through going to the restaurant in person. Naturally, any research we do in person would be for just general information while still maintaining a Neutral point of view and can we take pictures if they allow it? Cierrajadell (talk) 18:01, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Polistes japonicas Redirect

Ian, thank you very much for redirecting the page. It's something I was advised to do myself, but you got to it first. Eventually, Polistes japonicas and Polistes japonicus will merge together. I was told to merge them starting a few weeks from now. Zroscope (talk) 02:58, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

@Ian Thanks for the links. Will this effect the DYK nominations in any way? Both articles have the same information, for the most part. Zroscope (talk) 03:08, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

Cierra

Thanks so much! Taking Everything you said into account I believe that I will definitely be able to find sources that are reputable enough. There are plenty of articles on Oceanique ranging from Zagot, to Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Chicago Sun Times, CBS Chicago, Chicagomag.com, chicagonoe.com, to yelp.com, and many more. I think those should provide us with all of the notable information that we need and I will go take pictures so that we don't have any copyright issues. Cierrajadell (talk) 06:12, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

A Dobos torte for you!

7&6=thirteen (☎) has given you a Dobos Torte to enjoy! Seven layers of fun because you deserve it. To give a Dobos Torte and spread the WikiLove, just place {{subst:Dobos Torte}} on someone else's talkpage, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

7&6=thirteen (☎) 01:58, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi Ian - I have completed preliminary changes to the definition of cognitive load and added a new heading about cognitive load in children. This is my first attempt at editing so it would be very much appreciated if you could take a look at and provide some feedback in my sandbox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Scout37/sandbox) as well as its' talk page where I have written my thoughts down. Thanks very much. Scout37 (talk) 02:30, 29 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi again Ian - I did some revising from yours and Marentette's comments and am now feeling a bit lost about the structure of what I have changed and where to go next. Marentette also posted a comment regarding repeating citation numbers (9 on the list of her comments) in my article. Here is the link to my talk page where I discuss some of the uncertainties I am experiencing especially with regard to article structure: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Scout37/sandbox Thank you so much Scout37 (talk) 03:42, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

Greetings! + Request for assistance

Hello there! My name is Gabi and I am a student in Aaron Shaw's Online Communities and Crowds class. I am having difficulty figuring out how to cite the same source numerous times on an article. The article I am working on is Catherine Furbish, and I use the same sources numerous times throughout the article.

Is there a way to direct the references to the same citation? Or is it common to cite a source only once and not reference it after later sentences?

Much thanks! Gabiravioli (talk) 16:56, 6 November 2014 (UTC)

Hi Ian, I am just wondering if you can give me explicit instruction on how to move my sandbox edits into the main space. I tried to figure out which way to move my page and am unsure about which way is the best/will cause the least amount of ripples. Additionally, how do I use citations more than once but in a way that they don't repeat in my citation list? Thank you - Scout37 (talk) 20:01, 10 November 2014 (UTC)

Not a class, but encouraging editing by (medical) students and faculty

As you noted over at WTMED, I intend to encourage editing (and awareness) of WP, especially medical content, at my institution. I hope that my position and comments will serve to raise the level of discourse about WP, which I see as a great resource (as I've noted on my user page). This will take the form of an initial slide session then interactive, voluntary sessions over lunch (or similar) in a block of weeks when I'm teaching (and co-directing) a course with more than 100 medical students, followed by regular "office hours" during which I'll encourage students and faculty to join me in editing and discussing WP (I anticipate that some of our faculty will be curious and sit in). I will not assign articles or evaluate for grades, so there will be no pressure on editors (or articles); rather, I anticipate an increase in edit rate from our institution over longer periods of time. I am not confident (but could be persuaded) that the Educational Program tools will be a good fit for this. I am, of course, open to suggestions. Thanks for your offer of assistance. Stuart Ray soupvector (talk) 05:07, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Soupvector - Education Program tools may or may not be helpful, but they're worth checking out...I think there's functionality that would be helpful whether it's a class or not. The orientation tools for new editors, and a lot of the editing handouts are pretty good for getting people started. And we have some new instructor tools that are coming online that you might find useful. Helaine (Wiki Ed) will get in touch with you, let you take a look at what we've produced and see if there's anything that might be useful. And let me know if there's anything I can help out with. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:36, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Continued Edits for Economy of Asia

Hello Ian,

A while back you made a few suggestions on the Economy of Asia talk page that were directed towards my group. We are editing this article for our class at Cornell University and would like to make further improvements to the article. Since we last spoke we have added more content, updated the out of date currency table, and added citations. If you could take a look at this page and provide us with some feedback that would be great. We would love to make a substantial improvement to this article.

Thank you Alh272 (talk) 01:02, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

Alh272, I have replied on the article's talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:49, 24 November 2014 (UTC)

Question about posting an image to a Wikipedia article

Hi Ian,

I am one of James Council's students for the NDSU History of Psychology (2014) course. I had a question for you regarding posting an image to the article I am editing for James J. Gibson. I found a picture that I would like to use for the article from the Albanian Wikipedia article on James J. Gibson, which can be found at: https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeda:James_Jerome_Gibson.png. I tried downloading the image, then uploading the image into Wikipedia commons, and then inserting the image into the article. However, someone from the English realm didn't like the copyright information I provided and took the image down. There really wasn't much copyright information to find from the Albanian site, as I would have provided it had it been there. However, there is a section that provides the copyright status of the image that states: the holder of the copyright has irrevocably released all rights to the image. I tried writing this on the talk page of the individual who took down the image, but I did not receive a reply. I was wondering if you had any information on how to proceed in appropriately putting the image up. I've already looked through Wikipedia commons, and did not find a pre-existing image of James J. Gibson. Let me know if there is a way I can provide better copyright information for the image, or if there is another way around posting the image. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks, and have a wonderful day! Pinkfloyd6491 (talk) 21:41, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

Sounds good. Thanks for your feedback! Pinkfloyd6491 (talk) 00:54, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Reciprocal Altruism

Hello, I received your advice on my addition to the reciprocal altruism article. I just wanted to say thank you; it was helpful. I will try to remember to use people's names when talking about research. (Mitchell.1071 (talk) 03:20, 8 December 2014 (UTC))

FOGs

Regarding this edit, somehow I completely misread it as "fats, oils, greases, and FOGs" and couldn't figure out what FOGs meant. :) Deli nk (talk) 18:12, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

Selma Fraiberg

Hi Ian, You have been helpful with my History of Psychology Wikipedia writing project, so maybe you can help again. One of my students user:lbednarz11 has been trying to post a photo on the Selma Fraiberg page. Here is one that she found: http://visionhelp.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/insights-from-the-blind/ I looked on Wikimedia commons, but could not find any pics of Fraiberg. Can you help her out? Thanks, Jim J.R. Council (talk) 21:10, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

African archeology

In light of current criticism of a few other courses, I want to mention that I am very favorably impressed by the consistent high quality of the articles from your course, Education Program:University of Wisconsin - La Crosse/African Archaeology (ARC 312) (Fall 2014) DGG ( talk ) 22:51, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

Thank you DGG; this is really an example of course that did things right. The instructor asked for feedback for the class as a whole. I also got specific questions from students (either directly or asked on their behalf by the instructor). When I gave feedback, the students responded, as did the instructor. And, importantly, they were editing in an area where our coverage is weak - they were adding content where content was needed.

Obviously this is the kind of course we should be encouraging - small, with an involved instructor, working to fill content gaps. More realistically, I think these kinds of courses should use as a model to nudge other courses towards. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 00:05, 15 December 2014 (UTC)