User talk:MaharajaMD

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The article The Comedy Button has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article, which appeared to be about a real person, individual animal, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the notability of the subject may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.

Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for musicians, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. NawlinWiki (talk) 02:30, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Editing of line 95 of the Makerbot entry
(Moved here from User talk:Guy Macon)

Hi,

Sorry for editing the page but it was a media studies assignment. I am writing to ask why line 95 was deleted entirely as it seems almost self evident that it would require some tweaking to the default parameters to get high quality prints. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MaharajaMD (talk • contribs) 21:20, 26 February 2013 (UTC)

Note to anyone reading this: the above comment concerns this edit.


 * Please don't apologize. We here at Wikipedia love student doing assignments that involve editing Wikipedia. There is usually a bit of a learning curve as the student learns about our quality standards, but some of our best editors started that way. Please show this to your teacher and encourage her/him to join our conversation. I would love to discuss how we at Wikipedia can help him/her.


 * There were a few easily fixed problem in the edit I reverted.


 * First, there is the obvious error of changing Stephen Colbert to Jon Stewart. The citation says Stephen Colbert. Could you give us a hint about your reasoning on that change?


 * Second, when we say something like "with the goal of bringing desktop 3D printing into the home at an affordable price" that means that we, as an encyclopedia, are reporting what they say their goal is. We don't editorialize by adding "for those rich enough to be early adopters." See WP:NPOV. Another minor issue is talking about the price of current models; what if your edit is still there ten years from now? Next time, try something like "As of February of 2013, prices are..."


 * Third, in a section titled "Disadvantages compared to other 3D printers" you wrote "Requires tweaking default parameters to get high quality prints" If, as you claim, "it seems almost self evident that it would require some tweaking to the default parameters to get high quality prints", why isn't it equally self evident about the other 3D printers? You didn't explain why this printer is different. Besides, "self evident" is not acceptable in an encyclopedia. See WP:V and WP:OR. On what basis did you conclude that the printer is not correctly "tweaked" at the factory?


 * Finally, there is a problem with your citation. Book on Demand Ltd. is a company that takes articles from Wikipedia and prints and sells them (which, by the way, we allow) see http://books.google.com/books/about/3d_Printing.html?id=-WR6MAEACAAJ and WP:CIRCULAR


 * I don't want any of the above to discourage you. There are a few tricks to writing for an encyclopedia, but your work shows a lot of promise, and I hope you stick around and become a regular contributor.


 * Again, have your teacher contact me by posting a comment on my talk page. Thanks! --Guy Macon (talk) 22:38, 26 February 2013 (UTC)