User talk:Wclark

Nomination of List of industrial parks by size for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article List of industrial parks by size is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of industrial parks by size until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Pontificalibus 08:09, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Schalkenbach Foundation moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. DGG ( talk ) 00:26, 14 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This does not strike me as a very good use of yours (or my) time. In moving an in-progress article, you have broken a good number of links. You have also generated additional work, for no clear benefit. I created a stub article for a foundation that had been linked to already (with redlinks that were fixed but are now broken again) and which had been mentioned on literally dozens of other articles (and used as a reliable source on many more) that I was in the process of updating. You can see from my edit history that I am actively editing a number of related articles. You could have simply contacted me, rather than disrupting that work. Please rethink your goals here, since blind adherence to policy and disruption of good-faith contributions is a surefire way to alienate members of the community. --Wclark (talk) 00:47, 14 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

So apparently the policy on this is that I'm allowed to object at AfD and then the page has to be moved back to mainspace — but then I have to waste even more time in a discussion about the merits of a page for a foundation that had been linked/cited in twenty different articles prior to my creating the page. I'm not doing that; it's a waste of time and energy. I will continue to update and improve the draft, and just leave the links broken for now. Again, I would urge you to think about the impact this kind of thing has on the morale of contributors. It doesn't help the project. In fact, you broke half a dozen links by doing what you did. I don't see how that's better than letting a stub article hang around for a few hours while it's actively being improved. Yes, apparently I should've just created this in draft space to begin with. Informing me of that would've been the way to go, here. What you did was not helpful. --Wclark (talk) 01:01, 14 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2019 election voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2019 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 on Monday, 2 December 2019. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2019 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:03, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2020 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2020 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 7 December 2020. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2020 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:17, 24 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"12th millennium BCE" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect 12th millennium BCE. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 December 9#12th millennium BCE until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Interstellarity (talk) 19:37, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"13th millennium BCE" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect 13th millennium BCE. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 December 9#13th millennium BCE until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Interstellarity (talk) 19:38, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"14th millennium BCE" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect 14th millennium BCE. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 December 9#14th millennium BCE until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Interstellarity (talk) 19:38, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Robert Schalkenbach Foundation.png

⚠

Thanks for uploading File:Robert Schalkenbach Foundation.png. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:24, 18 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2022 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2022 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 12 December 2022. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2022 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:25, 29 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Self-Referential Wikipedia Article

I think it would be best if this article was moved out of mainspace if you would like to keep it, since its probably going to be tagged for CSD. ARandomName123 (talk)^{Ping me!} 00:35, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Self-Referential Wikipedia Article moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, The Self-Referential Wikipedia Article, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:40, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: The Self-Referential Wikipedia Article (September 29)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Dan arndt were:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

This submission reads more like an essay than an encyclopedia article. Submissions should summarise information in secondary, reliable sources and not contain opinions or original research. Please write about the topic from a neutral point of view in an encyclopedic manner.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:The Self-Referential Wikipedia Article and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Dan arndt (talk) 03:50, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Wclark! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Dan arndt (talk) 03:50, 29 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2023 Elections voter message

Hello! Voting in the 2023 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 11 December 2023. All eligible users are allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to impose binding solutions to disputes between editors, primarily for serious conduct disputes the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the authority to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail.

If you wish to participate in the 2023 election, please review the candidates and submit your choices on the voting page. If you no longer wish to receive these messages, you may add {{NoACEMM}} to your user talk page. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:21, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:The Self-Referential Wikipedia Article

Hello, Wclark. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:The Self-Referential Wikipedia Article, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 16:07, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]