User talk:Meme Zach

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Help me!
Please help me with... I added a new listing to the Renaissance festivals list, however it has disappeared. Please tell me what I am doing wrong. Many thanks!! Meme Zach (talk) 13:43, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Meme Zach (talk) 13:43, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
 * reverted your edit for not meeting the inclusion criteria. Perhaps they're referencing Stand-alone_lists. In short, you need to establish the fair's notability before adding it, which usually means having its own article (but not a strict requirements). Perhaps GenQuest can shed more light on the particular article and edit. —Hexafluoride Ping me if you need help, or post on my talk 15:45, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Hi, Meme Zach.  is partially correct.  The reason the addition was reverted is due to a number of factors, one other being notability.  Wikipedia is designed as an encyclopedia, and as such, article inclusion criteria are of a higher level than say a newspaper or magazine article would be.  These latter two can also be more promotional in nature than an encyclopedia article would ever be.  Regarding this last point, please review what our Manual of Style says about predicting or writing articles involving future events.  You may still wish to write a stand alone article about the one time event coming next year, however, unless it has been reported / written about in reliable secondary sources which show a clear notable aspect of the event, it may not survive the vetting process for an encyclopedic article.  In my opinion, however, the 500th anniversary aspect may be an indicator of additional interest that will be generated by reliable news outlets as the date of the event grows closer, and that may give you additional sources regarding notability. So you should consider writing that article (though such an article would still not meet the inclusion criteria indicated for the List of Renaissance fairs).


 * I hope my explanation helps clarify things for you. Feel free to ask for additional help if needed at my talk page.  If you wish to discuss the article itself, you can also use the actual article's talk page for some guidance from other interested editors.  Regards,  GenQuest  "Talk to Me" 23:00, 20 September 2016 (UTC)

Question for administrator


Meme Zach (talk) 16:30, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Please use the template appropriately. This is not the proper way to raise concerns with an article. First you should contact the user who's disputing the edit (taking care to ping the user(s), or alert them to the discussion), on the article's talk page, or directly on theirs. Then if they don't respond, or the differences aren't resolved, you could request comments from other editors. Please read Dispute resolution carefully, and the links in the welcome message above. —Hexafluoride Ping me if you need help, or post on my talk 19:21, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the email. In the future you can just leave a message on my talk page, or ping me on yours. This makes it easier for me to keep track of discussions.
 * I'd like to point out the GenQuest is not an admin. He/she's a regular editor, with additional permissions (namely rollback, and pending changes reviewer). Although experience around Wikipedia gives an advantage, there's no difference between an IP user, new editor, or a long time one. Everyone is under the same rules. Be bold, but not reckless. If a rule prevents you from improving Wikipedia ignore it (but also see what "Ignore all rules" means).
 * So in short, discuss the disputed edits with the other editors. And read-up on the rules that govern Wikipedia to keep to its encyclopedic standards, and writing style. —Hexafluoride Ping me if you need help, or post on my talk 17:50, 21 September 2016 (UTC)