User talk:Schmuels

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File permission problem with File:Dov Schperling speach.jpg
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 * Hello. This picture was taken in a public rally by friends of my father- Dov Schperling and given to our family. This was given to us about 40 years ago so the person who took the photo can't be traced. What should I state in the Wiki license?--Schmuels (talk) 23:27, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Dov Schperling.jpg
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Talkback
Fiddle  Faddle  18:08, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Dov Schperling (June 26)
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Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Dov Schperling
I saw your comment. Did you forget to resubmit it? Fiddle  Faddle  20:42, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Hello. "Boredpanda" declined the article . I you referring to my comments to him? I am waiting for some feedback so I know it is good enough for re-submitting. Can I re-submit it?--Schmuels (talk) 20:58, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Probably! I admit to having become confuzzled! Fiddle   Faddle  21:12, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I can't read the refs, though, so I can't review it. My instinct is to accept it and to see what happens. But it would be remiss of me to do so because I can;t read the things. Fiddle   Faddle  21:14, 2 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Can some of them be read using google translate? What if I translate them?--Schmuels (talk) 21:30, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

Using GoogleBooks
Hello Schmuels, I do think that Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Dov Schperling is certainly eventually publishable, it's just we reviewers want it to be as strong as possible before launching so that a) it doesn't get deleted out-of-hand by WP:New Page Patrol or b) that it lingers for years weaker than it deserves to be.

Have you checked on GoogleBooks at all? I thought I checked earlier (under various Latin spellings of his name) and found a number of books which mentioned his activities. Fleshing out the sourcing with some serious published books of Soviet-Jewish/Israeli history would go a long way to making the sourcing inarguably strong. As I recall, I was finding mentions of him under several different spellings, so you'll want to play with that for best results and not missing a good book. As mentioned, Hebrew/Russian/etc sources are fine, reviewers just want to have at least a few indisputable English refs to assure themselves that the subject has serious coverage out there, otherwise we have to track down a reviewer who can give a thumbs-up to the coverage in other languages. So don't remove other-language cites if they're serious news or books, but just add more English so we have a sampling.

Try running searches on GoogleBooks under different name spellings. Look for books which say "Preview" or "Full View" rather than "Snippet View", unless there's a very unique/citeable fact only viewable in Snippet. If you find a good mention of him in a book (once you've clicked the search hit to go into the book), you can automatically turn the URL in your address bar into a full Wikipedia footnote using http://reftag.appspot.com

As a minor example, check out this hit I found which you could use to cite the fact that he was one of five signers of the Riga Petition: http://books.google.com/books?id=LOmBVENjK3sC&pg=PA71&dq=dov+shperling&hl=en&sa=X&ei=umnEU5OuHuPSiwKLxIGQAQ&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=dov%20shperling&f=false

When I plug that address into the Reftag tool, I get:

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All neat and pretty and took seconds to do!

Sorry for the growing pains in learning to use Wikipedia, the first article is always the toughest as one gets used to format, sourcing, etc. Once this publishes and you get a chance to catch your breath, I hope you'll consider continuing to write articles, as I think you're really getting the hang of it after this first uphill slog. You could also check in at Wikipedia Talk:WikiProject Israel to discuss with other enthusiasts as to what related topics need coverage that you can help with, particularly as you're multilingual. MatthewVanitas (talk) 23:41, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
 * this is good information, thank you. I will try.--Schmuels (talk) 12:58, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

Your submission at AfC Dov Schperling was accepted
 Dov Schperling, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article. You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. . Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! Missvain (talk) 23:44, 4 August 2014 (UTC) ---Thank you--Schmuels (talk) 07:19, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
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File permission problem with File:Dov Schperling.jpg
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 * Hello, This is a picture taken during the 60's for an article that was written by an author who is deceased. This picture is now in the possession of Dov's family. I am his son. How can I note this to prevent the deletion of the file?--Schmuels (talk) 07:50, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

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