User talk:Andreldritch

Welcome! I also responded to your query at New contributors' help page. See there for my response. -- Jayron  32  04:11, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

User:Andreldritch/
I saw your question at WP:New contributors' help page. If you'd like, you can simply copy the contents of User:Andreldritch non-confirmed users can't move pages, but they can create new pages in article space. You're the only author, so there's no WP:GFDL issue. Alternately, I'd be happy to move it for you.

However, it might be better to tweak it a little more before doing so, to limit the possibility of bad things happening to it when it gets moved into article space. New articles sometimes have a rough time running the gauntlet of new page patrollers, especially when created by new editors. Not really fair, but it happens. I'm certainly no content genius, but I could help a little with wikifying, formatting, sourcing, etc. if you'd like, to help improve the odds. --Floquenbeam (talk) 05:14, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
 * And, of course, when you move the article into mainspace, the title should be H. P. Newquist rather than "HP Newquist". As Floquenbeam intimated, the article does need wikification and formatting work first, though. Deor (talk) 15:24, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi Andre, I'll reply here to your comment on my talk page, to keep things together; I'm watching this page, so you can reply here. Like I said, I'm no content wizard, but I can try to help as best I can. It's only my opinion, but I'd suggest we work on this a little more in your user space before moving it. The big thing you have to deal with is the notability guideline, particularly as it relates to authors. If you can't meet WP:AUTHOR, there's a good chance someone is going to suggest the article be deleted. I noticed you said that his Brain book was "award winning". Can you find a link to a web page that shows this? When I've got a few minutes, I'll start doing the light lifting, and play with the formatting a little (if it looks nice, people are more inclined to let it live), but your key hurdle will be WP:AUTHOR. I think he passes it, myself, but we need to demonstrate it. --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:32, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, do the external links you have at the bottom of the page work for you? My browser crashes every time I try to load them, something about too many PDF files... --Floquenbeam (talk) 21:34, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me fiddle with your article. Feel free to undo/revert/change anything you disagree with, I don't have strong feelings about any of the changes. I did it in lots of small steps so you can undo any particular change easier. It still needs some work, but that's what Wikipedia is all about; hopefully others will come along and improve it further. I hope it's ready to survive main space now; only one way to find out, I suppose. I can move it for you if you'd like (let me know). Or, if you'd like the honor of doing it yourself, you only need a couple of more edits and 2 days to be autoconfirmed. --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:22, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Floquenbeam,

Wow. Looks great. I'd like to move it myself as I need some more practice, and would like to do an article on author William Bayer next. Let's see if I can do the easy stuff -- like moving -- and then will see how that goes. Thanks for your help. Hope to call on you for the next round while I mount the learning curve.

AEAndreldritch (talk) 04:17, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


 * You could probably find someone better at this kind of thing than me with about 2 minutes of work, but... sure, if you'd like me to help out again, I'd be happy to. Let me know.  When you become autoconfirmed, the move tab should magically appear up above.  remember to remove the Userspace draft template up top, the article creation category at the bottom, remove the colons from the categories I added, and you should be set.  Cheers. --Floquenbeam (talk) 04:42, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

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Welcome to Wikipedia. It isn't original research when actual facts are cited in the source material. Each of my notations is indeed factual and related to the text of Derleth's story. Andreldritch (talk) 02:40, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

Gotcha covered with the original story's text. 108.14.110.72 (talk) 03:48, 6 November 2017 (UTC)


 * You are combining material from two sources (It and Derleth's story) to support an idea not stated in either source (that they share several plot points). This is synthesis, part of our "No original research" policy. - Sum mer PhD v2.0 04:28, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

The facts remain the same; that the two stories share similar elements. Obviously neither source is going to state that they share plot points; that is why one points out facts. It is also not synthesis, and I am not doing anything other entering the similarities, which is part of the flexibility of the Wiki world. You are mistaking "original research" and synthesis with factual statements. If you have a problem with including it, I suggest you take it up on the entry talk page if you are going to dispute the facts as entered. Andreldritch (talk) 04:55, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

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I'm OK with this edit as a compromise, but ... really, are people out there reading this that thick that we have to repeat "drive" in that sentence? Daniel Case (talk) 16:40, 2 February 2018 (UTC)


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Yet you kick me when I'm down. Wow. Vcuttolo (talk) 08:02, 27 November 2019 (UTC)

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