April 2012

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, but at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Politics of Virtual Realities, did not appear to be constructive and has been automatically reverted (undone) by an automated computer program called ClueBot NG.

Hey, can you tell me what is going on with this page? There is a lot of work being done to it in a very short amount of time, of which some appears to be vandalism. Are you a professor using Wikipedia in your classroom? Ryan Vesey Review me! 18:28, 24 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

Hi Ryan, We are a class of students studying technology and politics. We feel our class is at the forefront of discussing technology, political science, and law and its implications for society. I'm hoping that by making a wikipedia page, we might inspire other colleges and professors to discuss these issues. There may be another page being created as well, although we assume only one will meet quality standards. The vandalism must have been a brief joke.

Hey, I'm sorry to tell you that I see almost no chance of the page being considered notable. There aren't any notability criteria for classes in a university and frankly under Wikipedia notability policies I couldn't see it happening. Unless there was something truly special about the class so that it was covered widely by the media, it couldn't be published as an article. Perhaps you could check out the Wikipedia Campus Ambassador program. Ryan Vesey Review me! 18:42, 24 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

Okay, thanks for responding Ryan. Totally understood re: notability.

  • Two further points.
  1. If it is your own class you are writing about, you have a conflict of interest. A Wikipedia article is supposed to be written from a neutral, independent point of view, and you are likely to find it difficult to edit neutrally on a subject in which you have such a close involvement. It is better for you to edit on a subject where you don't have such a direct involvement.
  2. If you are writing the page because "We feel our class is at the forefront of discussing technology, political science, and law and its implications for society. I'm hoping that by making a wikipedia page, we might inspire other colleges and professors to discuss these issues" then you are writing it to promote your class, and to promote discussion of the issues. Wikipedia policy is that editing to promote anything is not permitted, and any page created for that purpose may be speedily deleted. JamesBWatson (talk) 20:10, 24 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Happy editing! Ryan Vesey Review me! 18:52, 24 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

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I thought I should give you a proper welcome. The automated template I sent you right above this should have some useful links that you and your friends can read when you get a chance. It will certainly increase your knowledge and ability to edit constructively. I like what you were trying to do and it would be great for you to use the knowledge you gained in the class to add to current articles on Wikipedia. You can always leave a message at my talk page if you have any questions or need help on anything. Ryan Vesey Review me! 18:57, 24 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

User:Ryan Vesey/New editors

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I have created this page for the editors from PSCI 307. I believe it would be easier to discuss the article for the class and future Wikipedia editing with the entire group rather than trying to discuss it individually with each editor. If there are more editors working with you, and I haven't left this message on their page, please inform them of the discussion. Ryan Vesey Review me! 19:52, 24 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

Your article has been moved to AfC space

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Hi! I would like to inform you that the Articles for Creation submission which was previously located here: User:TheHunter10/PSCI 307 (Politics of Virtual Realities) has been moved to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/PSCI 307 (Politics of Virtual Realities), this move was made automatically and doesn't affect your article, if you have any questions please ask on my talk page! Have a nice day. ArticlesForCreationBot (talk) 10:02, 27 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/PSCI 307 (Politics of Virtual Realities), a page you created has not been edited in at least 180 days. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace. If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it. You may request Userfication of the content if it meets requirements. If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available at WP:REFUND/G13. Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 23:47, 18 August 2013 (UTC)Reply

Your article submission PSCI 307 (Politics of Virtual Realities)

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Hello TheHunter10. It has been over six months since you last edited your article submission, entitled PSCI 307 (Politics of Virtual Realities).

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. HasteurBot (talk) 22:02, 19 November 2013 (UTC)Reply