User talk:GassyTrucker

October 2023

Hello, I'm TornadoLGS. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Flinders University, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. TornadoLGS (talk) 04:06, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Empire Times (November 9)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by DoubleGrazing was:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Firstly, please do not REFBOMB; there is no need for multiple citations to support entirely non-contentious statements such as the last sentence, "In 1973, Dit ego times was a joint publication between OnDit, South Australian Institute of Technology’s student newspaper Egois, and Empire Times.[25][26][27][28][29]" Choose the strongest source that supports each statement (and/or that you're already using elsewhere, and/or that you're using to establish notability), and remove the rest.

Do, however, make sure to support all material and potentially contentious statements with reliable sources. Some of these have already been marked with 'citation needed' tags.

Please form your citations correctly, at least the last four (which seem to be citing the same source anyway?) are throwing errors, flagged up clearly in red.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Empire Times and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:31, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, GassyTrucker! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:31, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you @DoubleGrazing. I’ll touch it up and resubmit when improved. GassyTrucker (talk) 10:27, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Empire Times has been accepted

Empire Times, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

Since you have made at least 10 edits over more than four days, you can now create articles yourself without posting a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for creation if you prefer.

If you have any questions, you are welcome to ask at the help desk. Once you have made at least 10 edits and had an account for at least four days, you will have the option to create articles yourself without posting a request to Articles for creation.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

Ca ^{talk to me!} 13:54, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright and Wikipedia

Hello GassyTrucker! Your additions to Empire Times have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 17:05, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hey @Significa liberdade it seems that the source of the claim is a copy and paste of the Flinders University Wikipedia page. Which parts were removed as I’m unable to compare the histories, I notice a part was removed that has nothing to do with the claim. Cheers GassyTrucker (talk) 01:57, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, GassyTrucker! Thank you for reaching out with your concerns. I do not have access to the material that is now unavailable on the Empire Times wiki page, so I can't tell you exactly what material was removed.

@Nthep: Would you be able to provide any input here? Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 02:02, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Significa liberdade @Nthep Letting you guys know that I have briefly rewrote the history section so it should be good. I believe it was only a section in the history area. If it still conflicts with the claim - delete it and let me know. Cheers GassyTrucker (talk) 02:26, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The bit you've reintroduced is the copyvio (see the section "Media" at [1]) I've rewritten it to avoid the copyvio. Nthep (talk) 16:35, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Nthep Thank you - much better worded too. GassyTrucker (talk) 00:49, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to Meetup, 15 November 2024

Adelaide Meetup
Next: 15 November 2024
Last: 6 March 2020
This box: view • talk • edit

You are cordially invited to this meetup to:

discuss the WikiCon Australia 2024 event to be held in Adelaide on 23 November 2024, which involves the setting up of a GLAM collaboration between Wikimedia Australia and the South Australian Museum, and, possibly later, other local GLAM institutions
discuss means of recruitment/mentoring/training of new editors, and the possibility of holding more regular meetups in Adelaide.

Cheers, Bahudhara (talk) 11:00, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]