Talk:LibreTexts

Request edit on 23 May 2020
Remove any content that was created by undisclosed paid Joshua Halpern.

While my own edits followed COI and the Articles of Creation, it appears that this previous editor did not. Would someone be able to rewrite/clean-up this article to remove anything edited by Joshua Halpern? I will not make the changes myself since COI editors should only propose changes.

Miniland1333 (talk) 17:31, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Welcome to Wikipedia&mdash;this request is inappropriately formulated and has therefore ❌. You say you will not make changes yourself, but then you did edit this article multiple times in January. You followed WP:AFC, you say? But this article was created by User:Joshua Halpern, not you, so that makes no sense. The biggest mistake you've made is you've failed to follow WP:ER№1. With how you've written it, someone needs to carefully compare Halpern's last revision to the current revision, and then make a decision on each difference, as you've not provided any guidance on what you actually want. Given that you're being paid to do this and we aren't, why should a volunteer do this work for you? I'm not trying to be mean, I'm sure you have the best of intentions, so please, go write a user space draft and then make a new, specific WP:ER. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) 03:26, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you Psiĥedelisto for your guidance. I've started a userspace draft and we'll see what modifications it needs before it is ready to apply to the article. I have started a Request edit below.

Request edit on 26 May 2020

 * Assess draft User:Miniland1333/sandbox/LibreTexts
 * After improving draft, Replace article with rewritten draft to remove Undisclosed Paid contributions by Joshua Halpern
 * Remove Undisclosed Paid template
 * Verify article qualifies for stub status
 * Verify that additions to infobox are done correctly, namely whether the "Written in" applies to the Mindtouch Platform (which is a SaaS rather than a programming language)

Since the article is so short, I have attempted to write a draft to either cut or replace all work done by Joshua Halpern. Would someone be able to look over this draft and let me know what needs modification? It is pretty bare-bones right now so there isn't much left to cut. I have tentatively added a stub status to the bottom of the draft, though I did not find a specific stub type that was obviously applicable. Also Psiĥedelisto thank you for your guidance. Thank you reviewer for your time.

Miniland1333 (talk) 18:25, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you . One question before I copy it over. I notice you removed that all content is CC-licensed. Was this ever true? Or just no longer? Or still? Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) 18:30, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

I have added the license information to the info panel. While almost all content is CC licensed, there are some exceptions which is why we can't say ALL. Some use less common licenses for content such as GPL, and there are a small few that LibreTexts has been given permission to make publicly viewable but are All Rights Reserved. This may also be relevant: "Unless otherwise noted, LibreTexts content is licensed by CC BY-NC-SA 3.0." Therefore, maybe we should change the infobox license to read CC-BY_NC_SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted? Miniland1333 (talk) 18:56, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks good to me, I've copied it over; thank you for your contribution. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) 19:40, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Request edit on 26 May 2020
Fix whatever the citation error is for reference 10

In the references, there is a generated error that Cite error: The named reference ":2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page). I am not familiar with what this error is, so I was hoping that some other editor would know how to correct this. I think it may be that the reference 10 citations within the article need to be re-added in.

Thank you for your assistance Miniland1333 (talk) 18:53, 29 May 2020 (UTC)
 * Corrected. Psiĥedelisto (talk • contribs) please always ping! 08:43, 30 May 2020 (UTC)

Request edit on 7 July 2020
Add reference to 501(c)(3) status to infobox.

LibreTexts has now been confirmed by the IRS to be an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit. [EIN: 84-5160503, verification available at https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/]

Would you please add this information to the infobox? Thank you!

Miniland1333 (talk) 03:14, 26 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Which field exactly in Template:Infobox website do you think it should go in? Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:41, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Ah, it looks like there isn't a great fit for the Infobox template we are using. I was looking Company infobox which is different than what we are using. Anyway, I have two possible solutions but I would like your feedback on which, if either is okay: Either we can change Owner to "LibreTexts, Inc. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit" or changing the second sentence from starting with "The project" to "LibreTexts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that". Let me know what you think and/or if you have any suggestions. Thanks for your help!Miniland1333 (talk) 22:11, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅ I've added the fact that it's 501(c)(3) to the main text as well as adding it to Category:501(c)(3) organizations. I have not added this to the infobox, since that would mean changing the infobox. Hope that's everything? --jftsang 15:25, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Looks like that works. Thank you very much for taking the time to do this! Miniland1333 (talk) 17:13, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Reliable source?
Increasingly, LibreTexts topics are being cited in articles, at least in the chemistry project. It is a favorite for students doing homework. The articles in LibreTexts lack references, as far as I can see. I doubt that these references are reliable. If they are, I guess they might count as primary sources, not the elevated WP:TERTIARY status accorded to textbooks. I would be interested in views from others.--Smokefoot (talk) 17:45, 12 December 2023 (UTC)