User talk:Prof.Vandegrift

Reply to your feedback
Hello User:Prof.Vandegrift,

I saw your comment on my page. I'm very excited to look at what is available and what needs to be expanded upon in Youth Led Media.

However, I did see that you asked for me to make an edit to a page and use a source. I thought I had. I went on to the Youth Studies page, and added the sentence "The majority of 15-24 year-olds in 2008 lived in developing countries." That was added with this source: " Furlong, Andy. Youth Studies: An Introduction. Routledge. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-415-56479-3."

However, the sentence I added was edited too. Did I do the assignment wrong? Did I not fully complete it?

Thanks!

Amrogers (talk) 02:58, 16 September 2015 (UTC)

Hey Dr. V
In response to your feedback, I looked at the list of subjects you has listed and I was thinking of either editing the american or creating a page about the child labor laws so that it extends globally. Even though the laws in the United States are strict, I know the laws globally vary where some countries still do not have any. The history of child labor also extends back quite a bit before U.S. history. I did not entirely realize the assignment last week was to link the subjects we were interested in for class, I just l. I will update my page. I am also open to other suggestions for other pages.

Heather.Richmond (talk) 00:34, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

List of Countries
Dr. V, I read your feedback on Kkaltenheuser's talk page on his interest in the gay-straight alliance page. You mentioned that he could edit it in a way that didn't rely on a list by countries. For certain issues like this one, how do we accurately bring about the issue in a global context without going country by country? Can any section represent all the countries that an issue effects? I had always assumed that a page with a list of countries was better representative of the world. What are your thoughts on this?

Thanks, GrebniewNeb (talk) 16:11, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Sources Comment
Hi Professor V., I just finished working on my citations for my User page. I wasn't sure on the exact format that you were looking for, so to make it as clear as possible I included the authors, year and title of my sources. I also included the full Wikipedia citations below. Hopefully this is okay, if not I do have the citations in APA format as well. I'm not 100% sure where all of my sources will be going just yet, but I do have a general idea. The description for source placement is below the citation. Let me know if there are any glaring errors or if there is anything I need to expand on. As always thank you for all the help and encouragement! Best Brogers0922 (talk) 16:51, 8 October 2015 (UTC)Brogers0922

Sources Update
Hi Professor Vandegrift,

I have just put my sources onto my user page, and I did cite them using the Wikipedia format but please let me know if I need to change anything. I look forward to your comments, have a nice weekend.

SophiaOtto9 (talk) 20:39, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

Sources Update
Hi, Dr. V!

I just wanted to let you know that I have posted my sources and I am excited to hear what you have to say. I'm looking forward to your comments. I feel like I have some good sources and have the potential to do a lot with the sources. But I just wanted to let you know that there were a couple of sources that I was unable to upload the .pdf for. Maybe you can help me with this on a later date. Have a great weekend. --Parkerstinski (talk) 05:11, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Sources Update
Hello, Dr. V. I have updated my project proposal as I have decided to switch topics. Kayla and I had a great discussion today about what I can do with the new topic I am looking at researching. We feel that it is a much better topic for this course and that I can do a lot with it, and I am looking forward to getting started on it! I have updated about 5 sources on to my user page so far, but am continuing to look for more to add as the project continues. I have cited the sources I have found so far and would love for you to take a look at them and provide your feedback. I look forward to hearing what you have to say about them. Hope your weekend is going well. AMWilkinson (talk) 03:27, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi, AMW - I left you feedback.Prof.Vandegrift (talk) 14:51, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

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Student page
Hi! Just giving you a head's up - one of the student pages for the class Wiki Ed/Drake University/Global Youth Studies (Fall 2015) is up for proposed deletion, Effects of genocide on youth. The argument is that it's original research and I think that part of the issue is that it's written a bit like a student paper, which can frequently give off the impression of OR since we're more free to draw conclusions in academic papers. In any case, I'm just letting you know so that you don't count this against the student if it does get deleted. I've asked around at a few WikiProjects to see if they'd be willing to help clean it up and save it, since I think that there's a huge argument to be made for having this information on Wikipedia as an entry separate from the main genocide page. I've asked around on a few of the WikiProjects (and on the main genocide page) in the hopes that someone familiar with the topic could help lend a hand in solving some of the concerns. If this does get deleted and the student wants to have it userfied, I can help with that. Hopefully though, it won't be necessary. The student can contest the deletion, however, by removing the PROD from the article. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  12:02, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

December 2015
Hello, I'm RichardOSmith. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Child Labour Laws without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; I have restored the removed content. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. ''When a page is renamed, the redirect which is created serves to "fix" the links that had been set up to the original page location. By blanking the page you broke those links.'' RichardOSmith (talk) 18:20, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Am tagging User:Adam (Wiki Ed) for advice.Prof.Vandegrift (talk) 19:21, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi . Was this message left in error? What edit are you referring to? Adam (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:54, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
 * This one. RichardOSmith (talk) 22:28, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

Latin American 10,000 Challenge invite
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Proposed low-bandwidth editing app
May I ask your views on a proposal for a low-bandwidth editing app which I made in the Community Wishlist Survey? The app is for editing wikis over slow or expensive internet connections. You're listed as a member of WikiProject Countering systemic bias/Global perspective, and it seems as if you have relevant knowledge, experience, and interests. Please also feel free to relay this invitation to anyone you feel might have useful contributions. The deadline for changes to the proposal is the 16th of November. Thank you for your time. HLHJ (talk) 22:21, 11 November 2018 (UTC)