User talk:Chemkatz

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Happy editing! Butwhatdoiknow (talk) 23:52, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Removed broken link
This is my first edit to Wikipedia. My apologies if I did it wrong. Should I have included the link here? I'm still learning! Chemkatz (talk) 22:40, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Your first edit seems okay. Other editors of that page may disagree. IF so, they'll modify or remove your contribution.
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Usernames
A student in your class has requested a change of username stating that their instructor required it. Wikipedia's username policy explicitly advises against using real names - WP:REALNAME. Please do not coerce them into doing so.

Ping - another one! - Cabayi (talk) 17:41, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I've rejected their request as it's obviously not made of their own free will. Cabayi (talk) 17:46, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I reached out to the instructor. Thanks. Helaine (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:19, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Ping Cabayi Thanks for the heads up! I instructed students to use their school usernames, which traditionally have not had their full names in it. It may be that some of their usernames DO have their full names, or as in the case of one student, her name is so common that her username and almost every variation she tried wasn't available, and when she tried her real name, it was. I didn't remember that real names were not allowed, so I told that one student to use her name. But looking at my current list, I see that several of my students have done this. So, I sent a class wide email instructing those who have used their names as usernames to change their usernames immediately. I apologize for this error, as this is my first time executing this project - but I greatly appreciate your assistance with the onboarding process. I will make sure by week's end that all my students have unidentifiable usernames! --Chemkatz (talk) 19:25, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, just wanted to clarify: The policy does not prohibit using real names as user names, it just advises caution. It actually says "Consider carefully before creating an account in your real name or a nickname which might be traced to you, as these increase the potential for harassment, especially if you edit in controversial subject areas.". I know plenty of Wikipedia editors who use their real names as user names, and have been doing so for years. Some also link their profile page to their personal page somewhere else. So it's not forbidden. I probably wouldn't encourage students either to use their real names but if they wish to, you can let them. Perhaps I am not overly worried because most of the articles that I work on are not particularly controversial. - So I just wanted to clarify this. Good luck with this project! EMsmile (talk) 01:40, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Your course with water-related topics
Hi, I have noticed that many of your students in this course have chosen (or been assigned to) water related topics. This is great for me as quite a few of them are also on my to-do list, if they are related to SDG 6. The articles that I have been working on are shown here. I would be interested in collaborating with you. For example, we have in the last six months carefully assessed the quality of those articles and scored them by using 10 parameters. I could share with you the detailed break-down of the scores so that your students might get some pointers on what to work on. I find that students always want to just add new content. But there are other ways in which to make existing articles better, e.g. improving readability, improving images, updating data and sources, improving the structure, moving content to sub-articles, merging sections or sub-articles etc. I find that students often add content which is actually already there in a related sub-article which created overlap between articles. So I'd like to interact with you to ensure that the students' work meets all the objectives: those of your course and also those of making Wikipedia articles better. We can talk on these talk pages or you can send me a direct message through Wikipedia's e-mail system. See here at the bottom of the page. Looking forward to hearing from you and all the best with your course! EMsmile (talk) 01:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

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