User talk:Sophiashapira

Welcome!
Welcome to Wikipedia, Sophiashapira! Thank you for your contributions. I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Questions or type at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes ( ~ ); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian!
 * Introduction
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page
 * Help pages
 * How to write a great article
 * Discover what's going on in the Wikimedia community

I noticed as part of New Page Patrol that you removed the redirect at Anarchy in the United States. I have moved what you wrote to the talk page. The kind of comments you made belong there. If I can help answer questions please let me know. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 19:48, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks - unsure how to _properly_ submit article-request
Thanks, Barkeep49(talk).

The reason that I did what I did is largely because I have difficulty wrapping my head around the proper way to submit an article-request. Not that I have any misgivings about the procedure - just that I literally don't understand how to do it.

Of course - I would have created the article myself as at least a stub - but I don't really have enough knowledge on the historical subject-matter to do even that. Yes - I remember reading in my history books in Junior High School (many years ago) about a time period in the American West when there was no law enforcement around, and bandits became such an problem that people started to see vigilantes as actually being a good thing.

Those were times when there was no sheriff, no police - and the only two options were vigilante justice or complete free-reign for bandits.

I am pretty sure that it is this period that is being referred to in the list of ungoverned communities and not to the Anarchism movement when they list: "Anarchy in the United States (19th century)" -- and for that reason, a redirect to from Anarchy in the United States to Anarchism in the United States fails to give relevant results.

I have enough historical knowledge to know what this is referring to - but not enough to create the article on the topic myself, or even a proper stub. If there would be a way to have a formal Article Request for Anarchy in the United States rather than just a redirect, then it might inspire someone who has more historical knowledge on that period than myself to actually write the article.

Anarchism and anarchy, though related, are not the same thing. Anarchy is a condition in which there actually _is_ an absence of government - as opposed to _anarchism_, which is an _ideology_ that _advocates_ the absence of government.


 * Hey there Sophiashapira. This is a tricky one. First a reminder - when leaving a comment make sure to "sign it" by pressing the signature button or putting ~ at the end of your comment. I think you're right that Anarchy in the US could be a different article than Anarchism. Because Wikipedia is a volunteer project it can be (very) hard to get other editors to write articles that you think should exist. Normally the best way to get other editors involved is to write a stub yourself and either hope others see it or to let some WikiProjects know and see if that gets anyone interested. I would encourage you to think about using either draft or sandbox space to make a list of times you can find that there was anarchy. By starting as a list rather than a full article you might find it easier to get going. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 16:44, 20 July 2018 (UTC)