User talk:Archivedigitalqld

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What exactly are you trying to do with Separation of Queensland?
So far, you have only managed to mangle an existing citation by including a link to this Flick image. What are you trying to do and I will try to help you. Are you trying to cite the document. If so, I would cite it direct from the Archive as:

which would create

If you want to include the image in the article, then the image needs to be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons first. Kerry (talk) 06:37, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
 * If you are from the Queensland State Archives, I note that Wikimedia Australia provide free Wikipedia training/support for Austrlian organisations and individuals and I am the local trainer for Brisbane. You can contact me at kerry.raymond@wikimedia.org.au if you would like to arrange something. Kerry (talk) 06:40, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

Archivedigitalqld (talk) 21:46, 23 April 2019 (UTC)Hi Kerry,

Our apologies for the mangling, we were testing editing while also trying to make an earnest attempt at adjusting the citation (the original blog post no longer exists in that location). So, your example of the ideal correct new citation is exactly what we were aiming to create.

And yes, this is an account officially for the Queensland State Archives - we are looking to input our records and expertise where possible in Queensland specific articles.
 * Ok. I have updated the blog post citation and included an archived version of it (a good practice against organisations reorganising their websites and/or removing old blog posts etc). I have uploaded the proclamation image and added that, so I think I have done what you originally set out to do. But, I really would suggest I come out to Runcorn and do a short introductory training sessions with you or a group on using the Visual Editor, uploading photos, etc. As much as we say "the encyclopedia that anyone can edit", we don't say "but there is a bit of a learning curve and there isn't a lot of tolerance for mistakes made by new people" (especially when it affects what the reader sees). For example, there are a few policy issues that you need to be aware of. A bit of training can avoid a lot of problems. For exmmple, you say above that "this is an account officially for the Queensland State Archives", which is actually not permitted by Wikipedia. A Wikipedia account must belong to an individual and not an organisation or an organisational role. So if you have multiple people at the archives wishing to contribute to Wikipedia, they must all create and use separate accounts, not share one. If an account belongs to an individual who is contributing to Wikipedia as part of their work (which sounds like what you are saying is your situation), then you must declare that fact under the Terms of Service of Wikipedia. While there are a few ways you can do it, by far the simplest way is to put a declaration on your User page User:Archivedigitalqld simply saying "I am an employee of the Queensland State Archives" (you can say more than that if you wish, but that is sufficient). Putting aside 2 hours for some introductory training really would be time well-spent in terms of future productivity (happy to provide some referees if you wish). I do visit QSA for talks and research from time to time as I interested in Queensland history so I am reasonable familiar with what QSA does etc. Kerry (talk) 00:12, 24 April 2019 (UTC)