Wikipedia talk:Credo


 * Archive 1
 * Archive 2

I gave up my account in June
In June I gave up my account, but Karmela, who is number 101 on the request list, has told me via email that (s)he was never offered an account. I don't know if any others of the lucky 100 have given up their accounts, but if they have, the accounts may not be being reassigned. Mike R (talk) 22:23, 16 September 2010 (UTC) I am a she :) Karmela (talk) 23:30, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

The Credo account would be wellcome, there is no proper library near here. I have more than 6000 user contributions alone in the main namespace of the hungarian Wikipedia and my hu:Lopótök article is an FA. Karmela (talk) 23:30, 16 September 2010 (UTC)


 * someone can have my account as well I have stopped editing. --Kumioko (talk) 17:22, 21 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I could make use of it as well. Not close to any ordinary library and relatively often moving around, so an online "library" resource would be ideal. bamse (talk) 17:55, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

How do I get an account reassigned?
I now have access to a real world library and would like my CREDO account to be reassigned. What is the best way to do this?  Ϣere Spiel  Chequers  14:07, 15 March 2011 (UTC)


 * A few people have asked that. Perhaps we should ask on the Foundation mailing list. There was also a mailing list set up to discuss the CREDO accounts -- https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediareference-l -- so that might be a good place to ask too. SlimVirgin  TALK| CONTRIBS 14:22, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

ex-Wikipedians
I see quite a few ex-Wikipedians on the list. Has any thought been given to whether/how those credo accounts will be terminated. John Vandenberg (chat) 22:20, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
 * As well as people like me: I signed up for one, then withdrew before the accounts were given out when it was pointed out that my UK library access covered it, and yet was given one anyway, which I've never used, and nobody seems to know how I pass it on! BencherliteTalk 00:16, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Uhhhh... give it to me...? GlitchCraft (talk) 03:29, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
 * To my shame, I'd forgotten I had this: last year I got a new (dream) job and so no longer had time to contribute to Wikipedia, so I've barely used it recently (and my new job gives me access to far better online academic databases anyway). If there is a way to move this on please let me know.--Jackyd101 (talk) 18:29, 17 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Apparently there is a way to pass these on, though it will take some organizing, so I was thinking we should get this batch of 400 off first, and afterwards people who want to pass their accounts to the unsuccessful can do so. But I'll need to ask the company or Erik how best to organize it. SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 19:37, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Got the email
Just a few minutes ago. So check your inbox! cmadler (talk) 22:05, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Me too. Thanks to Credo and the WP volunteers who've worked on this.   Will Beback    talk    22:09, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Got mine as well. -  Neutralhomer •  Talk  • 22:16, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * And mine, thanks to everyone involved! --joe deckertalk to me 22:19, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Ditto, and many thanks to the Wikipedians involved, the WMF and Credo. HJ Mitchell  &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   22:25, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Mine as well, thanks to everyone. I contacted their support because I can't figure out how to change passwords to something I would prefer. –  Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 22:32, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Oooooohhhh me too! Thanks to Credo and everyone at WP :D--5 albert square (talk) 23:23, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The same here. Thanks to Credo and Wikipedia! --Góngora (Talk) 00:08, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Many thanks to all those (at Credo and Wikipedia) who put together this initiative. Cheers! -- Black Falcon (talk) 00:12, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

I got an email too.. but was not on the list. Did I get accidently included somehow? Anyway.. I now have two Credo accounts.. haha &mdash;Charles Edward (Talk 00:35, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Got the email. Many thanks to Credo and those at WP for facilitating this!
 * Btw, does anyone know what a Credo250 account is? Bejinhan   talks   01:46, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Got mine, too. Bejinhan, I think it means you get access to 250 of the reference books, as opposed to all 500-something. / ƒETCH COMMS  /  02:33, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Got mine :D thanks to those at WP and Credo. Credo250 accounts offer access to only 250 of Credo's entire collection of reference books. @Charles: Maybe your example entry was included in the email by accident? — James (Talk • Contribs) • 7:21pm • 09:21, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Got mine! -- Whpq (talk) 10:16, 12 May 2011 (UTC) ditto - thanks to credo and WP. Around The Globe सत्यमेव जयते 10:57, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Got milk mine! -- Thanks Mr. Dove and everyone else who made it possible. You're aces in my book. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:54, 12 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Glad to see they're arriving. I'll pass on the thanks to Credo. Thanks, too, to Erik Möller of the Foundation who initiated the process, last year and this. SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 12:34, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Got mine, thank you...Modernist (talk) 12:38, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Got mine working now, too. ··· 日本穣 ? · 投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WikiProject Japan ! 06:41, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Got mine, too (received on 12 May 00:00) and works fine. --Aushulz (talk) 15:38, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Got mine! Thanks everyone! --Dry Martini (talk) 19:10, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Userbox
Users can use the following userbox for their page, comes with a category link....

Take Care... Neutralhomer •  Talk  • 22:40, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for providing the template. I've just added it to my user page.--Aschmidt (talk) 11:54, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Too late?
Ooooh, pity! editor for 4 years, mainly on itW (itW edit count). More than one hundred articles created and more than 120 significantly edited there. GA on itW started just this month: I reviewed two articles. More than 17000 edits in ns0 (itW). --Pequod76 (talk-ita.esp.eng) 03:01, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think it's too late, unless someone realizes they have library access to Credo and is giving up their account—the email sent out by the Credo folks reminded people of that, so a few accounts may be redistributed. However, I'm not sure. / ƒETCH COMMS  /  04:15, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I did not know about this until now - which is a shame because it would have been very useful. Are all the spaces taken for sure? Rain the 1  BAM 12:29, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Mail Problem
By mistake I deleted the Credo-Mail permanently before reading. Is it possible to send it again to me? Thanks in advance --Density (talk) 07:30, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
 * You could contact Credo through their support email address. Go to their website and click on "Contact" at the bottom of the page. I'm not comfortable sharing any specific email address here, though. –  Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 13:43, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

New sign-up lists
I've opened two new lists on the page (WP:CREDO) for people who missed out this time, but would still like an account if any are redistributed, and for anyone who would like to hand theirs back. There's no guarantee any will be re-assigned, and no time frame, but this is the place to add your name just in case. I've added a few people already who said on this page that they'd like one.

I'm going to post about this to one or two of the central mailing lists, then it'll be up to people to let their own language projects or WikiProjects, etc., know about it. Cheers, SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 13:20, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

No e-mail received
A access for me was approved but I didn't receive an email. What to do? --Geiserich77 (talk) 15:15, 12 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Do you have a working email address in your preferences? SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 18:27, 12 May 2011 (UTC)


 * My name also was there in the list, but I also have not received any email. What should I do? Mayooranathan (talk) 18:52, 13 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi, did you have a working email address set in your preferences at the time? I see you have one set now.


 * If there's anyone else who didn't receive an email and had their name on the list, please let me know here. SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 18:59, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I received it. Thanks. -- Mayooranathan (talk) 19:11, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, I have a working e-mail adress but I have not received the access. --Geiserich77 (talk) 09:31, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm in the same situation as Geiserich77. "E-mail this user" works well for me, as far as I know.. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 14:02, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I've got the email, but lost by mistake (see above). --Density (talk) 08:44, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Did you contact them? I've been in touch with several people at Credo and they all respond immediately. Very nice group of people. –  Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 10:05, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your simple and logical hint, Keraunoscopia :) I contacted them and everything went smoothly. --Vejvančický (talk | contribs) 15:14, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I think its better if one user bundles all problems, who knows about the collaboration conventions between credo and wikipedia respectively contact persons. --Density (talk) 07:24, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I've got the lost mail once again, now it works fine. Many thanks to SlimVirgin for assistance! --Density (talk) 18:27, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I also have not received any email and I have a working e-mail adress. What should I do? --Rlbberlin (talk) 16:51, 17 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I'll drop the company a note and let them know. SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 17:21, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi SV, please add User:Sailko who did not receive the e-mail either. I just checked and his address is working. --Elitre (talk) 19:48, 19 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Elitre, did Sailko say somewhere that he didn't receive it? Also, just to let you all know, I've emailed Credo and the contact person is out of town until next week, so there will be a few days delay. SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 20:09, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
 * No, I read it in his mind. :).--Elitre (talk) 21:39, 19 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Somehow I lost my email; perhaps I deleted it by accident. Binksternet (talk) 20:29, 19 May 2011 (UTC)


 * If they sent you an email, it means you have an account, so the best thing is to contact them directly and ask them to resend the details. There are contact details here. But please let me know if that doesn't work. SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 20:33, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'm all set. Credo responded quickly to my request. Binksternet (talk) 18:10, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * That's great, thanks for letting me know. SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 18:15, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi, Elitre told me that my account request is approved, but I haven't received the email. I checked in the spam of my email but there is nothing. Thanks --gian_d (talk) 17:35, 20 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Can you send me your email address, please, and also make sure that's the email address you have set in your preferences? Cheers, SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 17:36, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Hmm, same problem for me. What to do? Julius1990 (talk) 18:01, 25 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Julius, if you email, she'll sort it out for you. SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 18:34, 25 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the information. --Julius1990 (talk) 21:46, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Who chose the list of titles?
May I ask who selected the list of the works one can have access to? Just realized that I can't read an entry linked by another it.wiki editor. If we all have different lists, it might be useful to share them as well so that people without the account know who has the titles they are interested in. --Elitre (talk) 21:36, 14 May 2011 (UTC)


 * I understood that everyone had been given a Credo 250 account, though looking on their website, I can't find a reference to Credo 250. But I assumed we'd all have access to the same titles. Can you post the link you couldn't access? SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 22:19, 14 May 2011 (UTC)


 * It isn't clear from the original post, but maybe the it.wiki editor has an account with full access. I suppose at some point, anyone with Credo250 or no Credo account at all will run into a similar problem. –  Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 10:23, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
 * No, we now agree that he probably got a full account at first but it was downgraded some hours later, as he cannot access that source anymore. --Elitre (talk) 13:44, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay. : ) –  Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 05:41, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thank you for the access. I think it will be very useful to me personally also. I have shared my account with my home wiki members. Again thank you for the access friends.... --SuryaPrakash.S.A. Talk... 06:14, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Account
I have a credo account I have no use for, the resource doesn't cover my area of interest. I got an email from them about a week or two ago deleted it without knowing what it was about. If its possible to still transfer the entitlement; can do if told how. Ceoil 16:39, 21 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Not sure how it's transfered, but I'm certainly interested if something becomes available. — Ched : ?  22:07, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Usage of Credo account - sharing experiences
I made usage of my credo account for the first time... (see Talk:Aquamanile and Face jug). I found it really useful not to get information on the main subject (in my case medieval arts), but rather on the connection to a peripherical subject (in this case folk arts). Any other feedback? --Anneyh (talk) 09:37, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes the general reference sources supplied by Credo are more likely to provide background info than to provide a directly cited source. Fore example Credo led me to the article on Mary Anning in the Encyclopedia of paleontology. That article listed some species that had been named for Anning after her death. That information was also in another source that was already being used as a reference for Mary Anning, but it wouldn't have occurred to me to look for it, if I hadn't read the article Credo led me to. As it happened I ended up citing the Encyclopedia of Paleontology article anyway, but even if I hadn't it would have been useful by just alerting me to the fact that that info was out there somewhere even if I never cited it directly.Rusty Cashman (talk) 00:01, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Credo Reference helps me a lot both for getting more background to the topics I write about on Wikimedia projects. E.g., when editing in Wiktionary the bilingual and topic dictionaries are quite helpful. I miss a more thorough reference for economics, though. The books I get in Credo are not available in our local libraries. Neither is Credo. I use it almost every day. So, I'm quite satisfied with it.--Aschmidt (talk) 12:04, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

I have had a credo account for over a year now, I use it at least on a week. It is excellent for helping to find sources by the aforementioned means, but the articles themselves are often cursory and good as a general reference, rather tan source material for articles. I find myself rarely citing Credo directly, but rather locating their sources and citing them. The greatest value I have found for Credo is in content review. I can look up topic which I have no personal expertise on and get a fair enough understanding through Credo to judge the quality of our own articles. I find that ability incredibly useful for allowing non-experts to review obscure and peripheral articles. &mdash;Charles Edward (Talk 17:35, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

I find Credo helpful for getting an overview of how main-stream non-specialist sources treat a topic. I first made use of it for a long comment regarding a conflict around the British Isles. I found clear evidence there that standard reference sources never claim outright that Northern Ireland is a country, even though in passing it may sometimes be referred to as such. I think an overview of encyclopedia articles is an effective way to counter original research of the form "many sources list the 4 countries of the UK, and Northern Ireland is one of them, therefore our article must say that Northern Ireland is a country".

And I am now delighted by the discovery that Credo includes Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, a standard reference for spelling international place names in English. In the current discussion around diacritics it is often claimed that using them is somehow not correct English. It is therefore interesting to note that for almost all places that have diacritics in the original language, this well respected American source recommends the spelling with the diacritics. (There aren't many places with genuinely English names such as Munich for München, although of course they occur rather frequently.) Hans Adler 09:47, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Aviable account
Hi. There are a couple of aviable accounts. What to do with them? I contacted one of the users but, of course, it would be better to organize a "well done" and chronologically correct excange... Thanks. --Lucas (talk) 07:08, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Account re-distribution
There are still nine Wikipedians looking for accounts, so if anyone has an account available for re-distribution, please add your name to the list here. Cheers, SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 14:03, 23 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Actually, I've just been in touch with the company about this, and it seems several Wikipedians have contacted them directly to give up accounts, so they have a few more to distribute. If you would like an account, or have one to give up, please contact . SlimVirgin  TALK |  CONTRIBS 16:38, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

How does the account redistribution work?
So how does one apply? There is a signup list with names but on top of it a note saying to seek email context instead. So which is it now? Either, both or just email? Also is there specific reason why the email address can't be written "properly" (i.e. ingrid.becker@credoreference.com) ?--Kmhkmh (talk) 06:10, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Sign up on the main page rather than email. The reason email is not written properly is so that spambots can't add it to their spamlist by searching the page.  Cheers,   Ocaasit &#124; c 15:00, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Closed?
I´ve seen there is yet free accounts. Is it close the subscription? --Ganímedes (talk) 15:44, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
 * There were 130 free accounts, but the sign-up is currently closed. We'll try and get more accounts in the future, so you can still add your name to the list.  Cheers, Ocaasit &#124; c 15:57, 5 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Any update on possible new accounts or re-assignment of returned accounts? Thanks for your work on this. Tvoz / talk 19:27, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

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Credo Reference
Credo Reference should be a Wikipedia article about the service. --DThomsen8 (talk) 12:21, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

Status of account?
Back in June I was told to fill out a form, nothing since then.John Carter (talk) 20:41, 14 August 2014 (UTC)