User talk:71.212.178.177

Citation format wrong
Some of your citation format is wrong. Look at existing citations, which result in a superscripted number in the article. What you have done is created an entirely separate numbers reference system, NOT shown in the list of references at the end of the article, so that for example the [5] you added is not the same as the [5] established earlier in the article and in the reference list. If you do not repair this then I expect all of your edits will be deleted. David notMD (talk) 16:57, 28 October 2017 (UTC)


 * I have attempted to fix all citations to adhere to wikipedia citation requirements.
 * After any entry in any Talk you should type four of ~ as that puts in your name and a date and time. David notMD (talk) 00:39, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Much better, but still needs work. Minor: The < at the start of a ref goes directly after the period without a space. Major: You have repeated use of the same refs, but it shows up in the reference list and separately numbered repeats. There is a means of repeating use of the same ref. I did this for Hierarchy as an example. That leaves you to fix SHT, PPH, PWS, Ye and Fait. At the beginning of the ref to be repeated give it a name, as in  When you want to use it again, put in the same with a backslash before the >. If you forget the backslash you get red warning in text. I think the quotation marks are not needed, but that was the way I learned. David notMD (talk) 00:50, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Are you the only students, and Pesticide poisoning the only article? Or are other students bolixing up other articles because no one explained the correct way to create citations? If the latter, would be nice to have a list. And perhaps you could share what you learned with instructor and rest of class. David notMD (talk) 01:08, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Pesticide topics
Kingofaces43 (talk) 21:52, 28 October 2017 (UTC)


 * I think what this means is that for citation fixes you are probably OK, but if someone edits or reverses your CONTENT and you revert it back, all manner of scrutiny will be brought to bear. David notMD (talk) 00:55, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

How it ended up
Here is how it ended up. It is a good thing that the student group made an effort to fix the citation errors. However, one of the editors who has done thousands of edits over the years and has a doctorate in entomology decided to remove everything that was added, with the intent of looking at the proposed content and deciding what parts would actually improve the article, once revised to encyclopedia style. I strongly recommend not reverting that wholesale edit, as the result would be a re-revert and a threat of at least temporarily blocking your account from any future edits. You are welcome to follow up here or at my Talk if you have questions about Wikipedialand. David notMD (talk) 11:33, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * K43 restored some of the content you had supplied. David notMD (talk) 10:52, 3 November 2017 (UTC)

Class assignment information?
Hi there,

I see you're contributing to Wikipedia for a class assignment. Could you tell me a bit more information about the class? In particular, the name/email of your instructor and the institution? I work for the Wiki Education Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides free support for instructors and students contributing to Wikipedia for a class assignment. I'd love to get some information to your instructor about the interactive training, technical tools, and staff support available. Thanks. --Ryan (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:48, 30 October 2017 (UTC)