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Paid editor help edit
I saw your note at Talk:Disabled Veterans National Foundation, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Cooperation/Paid editor help for how to get some more assistance. I have a slight COI on this myself so I don't want to edit the article directly either. Valfontis (talk) 16:21, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
- Thx for the tip. I thought I would initially reach out to editors who have shown an interest in the page in the past, but I'll check this out also. TransparencyServices (talk) 17:38, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
- I'm afraid I may have screwed up. I created a draft in my userspace (my terminology may not be correct), copied the entire original article in, made all my edits to it, then clicked "Save page." Here is the result: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:TransparencyServices/sandbox/Disabled_Veterans_National_Foundation. However, I can't find any "history," and it seems like that's necessary before creating the "diff" link. Now, I'm wondering if I was supposed to "Save page" on the original before making the edits. Ugh! Any suggestions??? Also, I think I should put in comments at several points to explain the rationale for the changes. Should I use the hidden text (aka invisible text) feature or is there some other way? TransparencyServices (talk) 22:23, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
- Yeah, my recomendation on the article talk page was to start with an exact copy of the original before making any changes, but here's a workaround. It's kind of gross, but you could paste in the wiki code for the entire original article (replacing what you wrote), undo that change, then undo the undo. That should leave you with the proposed text and the final diff in the draft history to share for review. And embedding contextual comments sounds just fine. - Brianhe (talk) 02:32, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
- Ok, thx again. Will do it Tuesday. Have a nice Mem Day. TransparencyServices (talk) 03:40, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
- Actually, on re-reading this, I put in an extra "undo". Just replace your draft with the original then undo once. — Brianhe (talk) 07:19, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
- I posted the diff on the other page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Disabled_Veterans_National_Foundation. Would appreciate your comments and any suggestions if you think the rewrite is not up to Wiki standards. Thx. TransparencyServices (talk) 03:36, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
- Actually, on re-reading this, I put in an extra "undo". Just replace your draft with the original then undo once. — Brianhe (talk) 07:19, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
- Ok, thx again. Will do it Tuesday. Have a nice Mem Day. TransparencyServices (talk) 03:40, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
- Yeah, my recomendation on the article talk page was to start with an exact copy of the original before making any changes, but here's a workaround. It's kind of gross, but you could paste in the wiki code for the entire original article (replacing what you wrote), undo that change, then undo the undo. That should leave you with the proposed text and the final diff in the draft history to share for review. And embedding contextual comments sounds just fine. - Brianhe (talk) 02:32, 23 May 2014 (UTC)
- I'm afraid I may have screwed up. I created a draft in my userspace (my terminology may not be correct), copied the entire original article in, made all my edits to it, then clicked "Save page." Here is the result: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:TransparencyServices/sandbox/Disabled_Veterans_National_Foundation. However, I can't find any "history," and it seems like that's necessary before creating the "diff" link. Now, I'm wondering if I was supposed to "Save page" on the original before making the edits. Ugh! Any suggestions??? Also, I think I should put in comments at several points to explain the rationale for the changes. Should I use the hidden text (aka invisible text) feature or is there some other way? TransparencyServices (talk) 22:23, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
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Daniel Case (talk) 17:39, 24 September 2014 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of User:TransparencyServices/sandbox edit
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Speedy deletion nomination of User:TransparencyServices/sandbox/Disabled Veterans National Foundation edit
A tag has been placed on your user page, User:TransparencyServices/sandbox/Disabled Veterans National Foundation, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be blatant advertising which only promotes or publicises a company, product, group or service, and which is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages; user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 02:39, 25 March 2016 (UTC)