User talk:Humbeede

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 * Hello and welcome to Wikipedia, I've declined that speedy deletion nomination. Thanks for writing that article.  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  11:22, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

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Hi, I get the impression from what you say on your profile and in the talk page for the article that you are intending to produce a long and in depth article on Sara Flower and that she was the subject of your doctorate. Wikipedia is certainly improved by the presence of experts such as yourself, but I should warn you that it has somewhat different expectations than PhD examiners.

PhD theses involve the breaking open new areas of knwoledge and developing new theory, Wikipedia is about documenting knowledge that already exists. Indeed there is a policy od WP:No Original Research. For that reason, secondary and tertiary sources are favoured here over primary ones. Of course, anyone capable of producing a PhD thesis is capable of producing articles of the best quality here - our co-called WP:Featured Articles the pool from which articles that appear on the front page are drawn. There is one editor here who's thesis is on Mary Wollstonecraft who has produced a double figures number of features articles on MW, her writings and family. If you do intend to produce the type of detailed article on Flower that I think, then it is probably worth having half an eye on the requirements to attain features article status WP:WIAFA and those for the less strict good article status WP:WIAGA. Being aware of these requirements will save you from having to go through your sources etc again when you want to nominate the article for one of these levels. (I myself am now working on the article I created on Juduth Weir's Blond Eckbert intending to propose it as a Good Article and have had to re-read the references again to sort out who said what and when I am making claims rather stronger than those in the originals.)

If you are planning to hang aroudn Wikipedia for a while, then consider joining a WP:Wikiproject or two. You don't have to join any, but the project talk pages allow editors with similar areas of interest to exchange ideas about article improvements etc. Sara FLower would fall under WP:Wikiproject Opera, of which I am a member, WP:Australia and WP:Biography.

By the way, I notice that the Australian Dictionary of Biography gives a different birt date for her here http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/AS10161b.htm If 1920 isn't a typo, then it's worth having a footnote explaining that sources vary and giving several to substantiate your preferred one.--Peter cohen (talk) 14:41, 18 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi and welcome from me too. I've quickly added a basic source to the article and formatted it a bit. I have just one thing to add to Peter's excellent advice... It's often a good idea to draft expansions of the article in your user space first before going live with it. You can use User:Humbeede/Sandbox or User:Humbeede/Sara Flower. Just click on one of those red links, add some text and click save. And don't hestitate to drop by WikiProject Opera if you have any queries or need advice. Vistors (and new members) are always welcome. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 15:48, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

Psalmist movement
If you're attempting a redirect, please aks a the help desk. Thanks  Tide  rolls  23:31, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Yes, sorry I put the wrong title on it...there is no Psalmist movement...that was typo..the correct title is Psalmody Movement but I wasn't sure how to edit the title. Humbeede (talk) 23:37, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

April 2010
Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit that you made to the page Psalmist movement has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Please use the sandbox for testing any edits; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing for further information. Thank you. Tommy2010 23:34, 26 April 2010 (UTC)