User talk:Adam (Wiki Ed)/Archives/Spring 2017

Hello!
Hi Adam,

I'm a student at UC Berkeley and I wanted to create a page for my company but it received a marking for speedy deletion and I was wondering if you could help me find a way to change my article so that it meets the guidelines for Wikipedia. I would appreciate any help that you could give me!

Thanks, Jurgen.Prambs (talk) 23:12, 2 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Hello Jurgen, I have left some useful information about this on your user talk page.


 * Adam, please may I ask which course is this student a part of, and does the course explain the requirements for WP:COI editors? MPS1992 (talk) 23:27, 2 March 2017 (UTC)


 * I don't believe that they are still enrolled in a course. If you look at Special:WhatLinksHere/User:Jurgen.Prambs it appears that they were enrolled in a class in the Fall. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:00, 16 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks Ian. From one of the links on that page I guess that would be the Northern Hemisphere autumn of 2016, so yes quite a long time ago. MPS1992 (talk) 18:32, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Hello i was just wondering if there was any way that you can help me when it comes to editing my thoughts on my partners work page. I write on it but as soon as i try to save it it won't let me. The save button is there but every time i click it it tells me nothing was written CandanceWillis (talk) 21:36, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi, can you send me an e-mail with a screenshot of what you're seeing to shalor@undefinedwikiedu.org? Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 06:25, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Need help request from Kaitlynkorich (talk)
Hello Adam,

I just finished my wikipedia article, Founder CEO, taking into consideration prior feedback and was wondering if you could give it a look and critique (length, citations, hyperlinks, usefulness, etc) it before I submit it to my professor for grading. Thanks for all your help! Kaitlynkorich (talk) 15:53, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi! I'm helping out with Adam's classes this semester. I looked over the article and here are my notes:
 * Be careful when making absolutes in an article. When saying something like "Founder CEOs outperform their non-founder CEO counterparts in both stock performance and market valuation.", make sure to cite that claim. Because a source might be faulty or have a bias, it's usually better to phrase the sentence in a way that reflects that the claim was made by that person(s) or organization. For example, you can write something like "According to some scholars such as John Smith, founder CEOs outperform their non-founder CEO counterparts in both stock performance and market valuation." The reason for this is that once the statement is made an absolute, that means that we're saying that this is absolutely true - when it could differ depending on who makes the claim. It's generally better to avoid absolutes unless there is a large amount of sourcing that explicitly states this claim without using terms like "suggests" or "are said to". (When they use these it means that they aren't taking a firm absolute stance on the matter.)
 * Also be cautious of making original research, which is when you draw a conclusion based on your own research. I didn't see any huge examples of this in the article but I did see some places here and there that could be considered OR. The best way to ensure that people won't worry about this is to make sure to cite any claims or assertions and if possible, try to credit the person/organization that drew those conclusions.
 * Some claims need to be further explained, if possible, to make things clearer for people unfamiliar with the topic. In specific, this sentence confused me a little as it would seem like founder CEOs that do a very good job would be more likely to be retained than those who do not.
 * Founder CEOs who successfully execute product development or enter into negotiations with potential outside investors for additional capital have a higher likelihood of being replaced than those who are not as successful with product development and/or do not to raise additional capital.
 * Other than that, the article and sourcing looks very well done and you've done a good job here. The OR aspect isn't really a huge issue and I'm mostly making that as an aside observation. The main thing is to see if you can give a little explanation for the sentence I highlighted and to avoid absolutes if you can. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 09:56, 5 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Shalor,

Thank you for the feedback! I have made those changes you recommended and was wondering if you could take a quick read through. I am particularly concerned if I changed the absolutes correctly and don't seem too repetitive with naming the scholars. I also added in a sentence further explaining the claim you were confused with, does this make it clearer? Thanks again for your help!

Kaitlynkorich (talk) 13:33, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for making those clarifications! That's pretty interesting, that the successful founder CEOs will be less likely to have the skills needed by the growing company. I wouldn't worry about the naming and renaming of the scholars - it actually helps since the way you added them helps keep a flow of things. The revisions look great! Good job! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:22, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

Need help request from Owwshan (talk)
Hello.

I need help with...

--Owwshan (talk) 00:07, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * , you didn't put anything down so I'm not sure what you need help with. On a side note, I saw that you have an article in your sandbox that is in another language. Something I must warn you about is that all articles on Wikipedia must be in English. There is a Persian Wikipedia that you can add this to, which I would highly recommend. Just make sure that the citations are transferred over when you make the page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 10:45, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

Need help request from Turlan29 (talk) 00:44
Hello,

I need help with the article. I drafted in my sandbox an article "Freedom of speech in kazakhstan", I tried to "move" it to create an article, but there was not "article" option. Hence, I appareantly created a "user" then I created an actual article, but I am not sure if did.

Also I was curoius how change the "k" to capital "K" for "Kazakhstan" in the title. Turlan29 (talk) 00:43, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks !
 * Hi Turlan29! I'm helping out with Adam's classes this semester. It looks like it was moved to the correct place on Wikipedia by . I made a few tweaks to the article so it would fit Wikipedia's WP:MoS. It still needs some general editing for grammar and sourcing, as not all of the claims are sourced, though. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 02:38, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I notice that you have created Freedom of speech in kazakhstan, which I have redirected to the version that you tried to move, which is now at Freedom of speech in Kazakhstan. In the future, if you have problems with technical functions like renaming a page, please reach out to either your instructor, Wiki Ed, or the help desk before trying alternates. Cutting and pasting destroys the attribution history of the article, which is required by Wikipedia's licensing scheme. Luckily there are no significant edits involved, so I don't need to call on an administrator for a history merge. – Train2104 (t • c) 03:32, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Help
``Hi Adam, My articles that I posted for my Black Lives Matter class at UTSA were flagged for speedy deletion, and I have just checked on the main page, and all the links for the 13 guiding principles have been unlinked. I'm not sure what to do now, I used 12 outside sources and cited everything I summarized. Please help, I'm not sure where I went wrong. They said I was soapboxing and promoting, but I think I used language that was neutral. Its difficult to talk about the context of the guiding principles without sounding biased. I cannot find anything that was written now, and I don't want to start over. Is there any way that I can contest the deletions or get feedback from the people or person who deleted my work?Burgesspfc (talk) 01:40, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Just making a note that this has already been addressed via email with the professor and I've launched a discussion here. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 13:00, 25 April 2017 (UTC)