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01:57:45, 6 January 2019 review of draft by Jelliott4

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Is there an easy way to copy the references when you create an article by translating an existing article into English? In this case, the German-language article that I translated even cites English-language sources. I swear I've seen a template or something for this in the past, but I can't find it anywhere. (So now I have to contend with unhelpful editors trying to delete my draft every six months--if only people would be so enthusiastic about porting over the references from the German version!) Jelliott4 (talk) 01:57, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jelliott4 Welcome to Article for creation. You can use Wikipedia:VisualEditor by pasting the URL on the field of the Visual Editor box and click "generate" and it will automatic fill the necessary fields for you except the "author name" of the source article. thank you. CASSIOPEIA(talk) 02:25, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Hi CASSIOPEIA. Thanks for your help, but I'm still confused. I eventually figured out how to enable VisualEditor, but I don't see any field into which I can paste the URL of the source article (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshkosh_Steam_Wagon) as you described. Thanks again. Jelliott4 (talk) 01:44, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Jelliott4 Good day. I am not sure VisualEditor works in De (German) Wikipedia. Try on English (EN) Wikipedia and see if click "cite" on the top menu, a window is poped out of not where there are a field you could paste the URL. Cheers. CASSIOPEIA(talk) 01:57, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Jelliott4. The citation form used in the German article is a complicated one so I did it for you. Please note the repair I performed to the page history to provide copyright attributiomn for your translation. The next time you translate an article please be sure to do this. Copyright attribution is mandatory. See Wikipedia:Translation#How to translate and Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia#Translating from other language Wikimedia projects for instructions. Best regards--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 04:02, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Fuhghettaboutit, both for doing the citations and providing those links that I was unable to find on my own!! Jelliott4 (talk) 22:17, 12 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

02:33:29, 6 January 2019 review of draft by IssyHam

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I'm confused about two notes I just received from a reviewer and want to do my best to correct these, but need clarification.

1) Cited sources. They're noted as not being reliable, but sources are from notable entertainment publications like Variety, Playbill, and Broadway World, as well as other notable political sources (for better or for worse) like Observer and NowThis News. I'm just confused about this note because these are key places where people turn for information on the topics in the AfC.

2) Reading like an advertisement. I will do my best to change the wording, but I studied a lot of existing articles about similar people and modeled the tone and information off of those. I'm not clear on what is "sales-y" about the AfC.

IssyHam (talk) 02:33, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

If the sources were properly formatted as footnotes, it would be easier for us to evaluate them. Instead, this draft includes dozens of external links, floating there like turds in a punchbowl. --Orange Mike | Talk 02:55, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Orangemike Haha got it, I was not aware of that. Thank you. Will correct!

IssyHam (talk) 03:28, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

07:04:29, 6 January 2019 review of draft by Dolly442

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I am an experienced Wikipedia editor but need assistance in redirecting (and then merging) an earlier page, "Shape theory of olfaction" to a new page I just created, "Docking theory of olfaction". Redirection is based on the agreement in two different review articles that the newer naming is more accurate and preferred. Ideally what I would like to do is rename the older page through a redirect and then replace just the first section of the merged article with the new material. Once this has been accomplished the I will go through the now merged article and modify as necessary. Also I was under the impression that since I have already authored and edited numerous Wiki articles that I could write and publish articles myself without going through the review process. However I cannot figure out how to publish by myself without having the Wizard force my aticles to first be reviewed. How do I get around the review step? Thanks very much for your kind assistance. Dolly442 (talk) 07:04, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Dolly442 Good day. There are 2 ways to get the article published (1) for new editor via Article for Creation (using Wizard) and there other is go through new page. To create an article via new page, you could just click on the "significant glass" top right corner, which it will lead you to a search page. Type the name of the title on the search field, if there is not such name matches the title (in read ink), that means there is not such article existed in English Wikipedia. All you need to do is to click on the red in text (the name of the article you want to create) and it will lead you to an empty page with the title of your article and you would start writing. However, pls run through the names (in blue ink) on the search page and see if any article in slightly different but similar content/subject have been created. If they already existed, you that is no point for you to create the article, but just add additional sourced info into it. Either an article goes through Article for Creation (AfC) or New Page process, they still need to go through review. The different is there is a process where by the reviewer would provide feedback/comment either via automated message or personalized comments or both of why the draft article is declined, what are needed to turn the draft page into an article in Wikipedia main page. Thank you. CASSIOPEIA(talk) 06:34, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

15:14:13, 6 January 2019 review of submission by Chandru Manickavasagam

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Chandru Manickavasagam (talk) 15:14, 6 January 2019 (UTC) Chandru Manickavasagam[reply]

Wish to create a page on my profile. Yet to update more. Since there is no option found to save, i clicked publish change. Please let me know the positive ways to took part in ur esteemed WikipediA

Wikipedia does not have profiles. It has articles on notable topics. Wikipedia strongly discourages the submission of autobiographies. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:27, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

17:56:04, 6 January 2019 review of draft by FHF01

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I'm trying to get my article reviewed, but can't figure out why it's not being reviewed

FHF01 (talk) 17:56, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@FHF01: You can expect it to be reviewed within the next four weeks or so. --Worldbruce (talk) 16:06, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

21:33:27, 6 January 2019 review of draft by Zipship544

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How do I attach the newspaper article from the 1970s as a reference? The article is from the News Tribune. Not all information is on the internet. It was pulled from the newspaper achieve. Thank you


Zipship544 (talk) 21:33, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Zipship544: You are on the right track with the current citation, which includes the author's name, the date, the name of the newspaper, and where it was published. Add the title of the article and the page number on which it was printed. Help:Referencing for beginners contains further guidance. --Worldbruce (talk) 16:11, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

23:12:24, 6 January 2019 review of submission by Potatowrite

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Hi, I'm requesting this be re-reviewed. I have edited the text to remove the corporate speak and excessive corporate linking. I have tried to verify the notability of the company via multiple sources and have linked the page with various existing pages that demonstrate notability.

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