User talk:CanadaCactus

January 2024[edit]

Hi CanadaCactus! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at Lake Tekapo that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. Marshelec (talk) 21:18, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New to wikipedia, thank you for explaining CanadaCactus (talk) 22:13, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

Hello, CanadaCactus, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Below are some pages you might find helpful. For a user-friendly interactive help forum see the Wikipedia Teahouse.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve (January 27)[edit]

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

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

in-depth (not just passing mentions about the subject)
reliable
secondary
independent of the subject

Make sure you add references that meet these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Well done on creating the draft, and it may potentially meet the relevant requirements (including WP:GNG) but presently it is not clear that it does.

As you may know, Wikipedia's basic requirement for entry is that the subject is notable. Essentially subjects are presumed notable if they have received significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject. To properly create such a draft page, please see the articles ‘Your First Article’, ‘Referencing for Beginners’ and ‘Easier Referencing for Beginners’. Also, if you have any connection to the subject, including being paid, you have a conflict of interest that you must declare on your Talk page (to see instructions on how to do this please click the link). Please familiarise yourself with these pages before amending the draft. If you feel you can meet these requirements, then please make the necessary amendments before resubmitting the page. It would help our volunteer reviewers by identifying, on the draft's talk page, the WP:THREE best sources that establish notability of the subject. It would also be helpful if you could please identify with specificity, exactly which criteria you believe the page meets (eg "I think the page now meets WP:GNG criteria #3, because XXXXX").

You may also wish to leave a note for me on my talk page and I would be happy to reassess. As I said, I do think this draft has potential so please do persevere.

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:Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve 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.

Cabrils (talk) 03:32, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, CanadaCactus! 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! Cabrils (talk) 03:32, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Additional sources for Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve[edit]

Hi CanadaCactus. It can be disappointing and frustrating to have your first article declined at AFC. However, there is clearly potential here. What is needed is additional independent sources that provide some significant coverage. Here are several that you could use (I recommend adding at least 3 or 4 of these as citations): [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6]. There are a few minor points that can also be addressed with your draft, but let's see how it looks after you have added more independent citations, and then address those. Marshelec (talk) 05:06, 27 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

CS1 error on Wiremu Keefe-Paul[edit]

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Wiremu Keefe-Paul, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

A "bare URL and missing title" error. References show this error when they do not have a title. Please edit the article to add the appropriate title parameter to the reference. (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 17:44, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Wiremu Keefe-Paul[edit]

Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, introducing hoaxes, such as Wiremu Keefe-Paul, is considered to be vandalism and is prohibited. If you are interested in how accurate Wikipedia is, a more constructive test method would be to try to find inaccurate statements that are already in Wikipedia—and then to correct them if possible. If you would like to make test edits, please use the sandbox. Under section G3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, the page has been nominated for deletion. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges.

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 deleted 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. microbiologyMarcus ^{[petri dish·growths]} 17:54, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

was there an error in sources? I'd be happy to provide more information regarding the legitimacy of the topic.

I want to stay in line with wikipedie's policies and guidelines, covering New Zealand is my day job and I'd like to contribute however I can to bringing light to this topic CanadaCactus (talk) 18:00, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]