User talk:A007u

Made some minor changes to this otherwise well written article. It's a good read, tell me what you think!

A007u (talk) 21:58, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Hello! I have created a second sandbox (from scratch this time!) to introduce the topic of Franceschini's Method under the umbrella of Sorting Algorithms. The references are quite old, but it was my first go at creating a table of contents and using the notation in the Wiki text editor.

A007u (talk) 13:16, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

For my third sandbox, I removed two unsourced references discussing local activities in Brazil and were not verifiable by Wiki standards. This was quite a lengthy article and included unsubstantiated information about the local activities in Brazil for which I was unable to find sources.

A007u (talk) 14:26, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Hello again! For this article, I used the “as of” technique to deal with the information that has dated since the article was written, thereby improving the lead section and the body paragraphs. Any notes/tips would be helpful in helping me understand the editing guideline.

A007u (talk) 15:11, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Copyright problem: User:A007u/sandbox2
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If you would like to begin working on a new version of the article you may do so at [ this temporary page]. Leave a note at User talk:A007u/sandbox2 saying you have done so and an administrator will move the new article into place once the issue is resolved. Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! Stefan2 (talk) 16:07, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

How to copy stuff
Hello A007u, and welcome to Wikipedia. :) While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here. (Most of this does not apply to this situation, but it's all useful information, so I'm leaving the 'form letter' intact.)


 * You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and a cited source. You can read about this at Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
 * Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
 * Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Copyrights. You may also want to review Copy-paste.
 * If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Donating copyrighted materials.
 * In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
 * Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied without attribution. If you want to copy from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page.

Form letter aside, I've restored the page at User:A007u/sandbox2 after giving attribution in the edit summary, as required. The process is, again, described at Copying within Wikipedia. It's really not that hard, but you have to be sure to give credit for content you copy from one page to another.

As a general rule of thumb, though, if you're planning to work on the article in your sandbox, this doesn't always work out. Sometimes people will edit an article between the time you copy it and the time you want to put the new content in. You may wind up accidentally wiping out some good stuff! I usually recommend just working on it incrementally in article space - easier to collaborate that way.

Either way, good luck with it.

Thank you. Moonriddengirl (talk) 21:31, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

I have considered all points made by moderators
I have created these four sandboxes for the purposes of a computer science course. Thank you for taking the time to review my contributions!

MfD nomination of User:A007u/sandbox
User:A007u/sandbox, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:A007u/sandbox and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of User:A007u/sandbox during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Ricky81682 (talk) 22:10, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:A007u/sandbox2
User:A007u/sandbox2, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:A007u/sandbox2 and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of User:A007u/sandbox2 during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Ricky81682 (talk) 22:11, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:A007u/sandbox3
User:A007u/sandbox3, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:A007u/sandbox3 and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of User:A007u/sandbox3 during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Ricky81682 (talk) 22:12, 10 October 2015 (UTC)