User talk:Dkephart

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Dkephart! I am Illogicalpie and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. Thank you for your contributions. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions check out Questions, or feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or type helpme at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes ( ~ ); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. Again, welcome! illogicalpie (eat me) 21:24, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks, illogicalpie. Without claiming anything other than a sincere interest in getting a few things out, where all the folks who ask what is that? can read about them...I do confess the potential conflict of interest on my page. Also, I would very much appreciate it if you could point out anywhere you think that potential becomes realized in any of my edits or articles. Soooo... without further ado, I declare: Dkephart (talk) 21:47, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Link-Systems International, Inc.


A tag has been placed on Link-Systems International, Inc. requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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Speedy deletion nomination of MyAcademicWorkshop


A tag has been placed on MyAcademicWorkshop requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

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Request for help
Hi. Your request for help has been noted by an administrator. Could you please state exactly what you need help with. Thanks. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:17, 3 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I saw the note earlier. He was asking if his/her personal knowledge or involvement was showing up in the his/her editing.  I think I can answer to that end.  Dkephart, it's obvious you have a lot of expertise in this area, and it shows in your writing.  That's both good and bad.  It's good because you hit on the most salient issues relating to the field.  It's bad, because your writing sounds like an expert not an encyclopedia.  There's a subtle difference there, but it generally comes down to encyclopedias having no voice of their own.  They don't know the answers, they just report on them.  When I read your writing I know that an expert wrote it, because the writing carries your personal voice, or at least an expert's personal voice.  Instead, try in write more to summarize than to inform.  They're subtly different, but the 'informing' style conveys that the encyclopedia writer has some personal mission, that they want the reader to understand.  It's just slightly too involved and slightly too pro-understanding.  That might sound like a bit oxymoronic--encyclopedias are supposed to inform.  But they're supposed to inform everyone equally about every topic, as if they are all of equal importance and all of equal noteworthiness.


 * One tactic is to be more deliberate your summation. Rather than describing in detail all of the current issues, look for a secondary source that has already done so and paraphrase its overview.  This will help you avoid doing the summarizing yourself, and injecting some of your perspective.  You don't come across as biased, just slightly involved (which you are!).  Encyclopedias can be written by experts, and it helps to have knowledgeable contributors, but we want it to sound somewhat homogenous without being boring.  That's an attempt at an explanation; it's not complete and not without some holes (good encyclopedias might benefit from a bit of variety and a hint of familiarity at times), but I suspect that's not the issue here.


 * Also, I removed the link to NetTutor as a reference. We can't use the site itself as proof of certain platforms adopting a technology.  To show that this adoption was notable, we have to have another reliable source report on the site.  There are tags on the articles you wrote now to give some notice to other editors about what might be fixed.


 * Do you have any thoughts? Ocaasi c 06:07, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Gareth Asher and the Earthlings
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