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Mentoring

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Basket of Puppies 03:43, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Jch127

I'm not sure if this is the usertalk page, but hello. Hope you are doing well. Have a good day.

```` jch127 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jch127 (talk • contribs) 19:14, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

testing, testing...

I replied to you on my talk page, and I'm not sure if you will see that. So I'm talking to you here too, on your talk page. This is all new to me. What is your wiki article going to be about?SylvaSG (talk) 16:31, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How did you get that box on your user page about the class project?SylvaSG (talk) 16:38, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The easiest way to get it is to go to Boonefrog's userpage, click edit and them copy the code for that box over to your userpage. Let me know if that doesn't make sense and I'll make a video on how to do it. Basket of Puppies 18:19, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I didn't get a notification that you'd written a reply to my talk page. Maybe BoP could tell us how to set up the auto-notification for those threads like he did on his talk page?

P.S. completely aware of the fact that neither you or BoP will necessarily get his since we haven't learned the aforementioned code...but I'm in no real rush :) Boonefrog (talk) 18:45, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I added your talkpages to my "watchlist", which I check a few times every hour, so I know pretty soon when you're replied. Regarding getting notified, an orange-colored bar will appear when you log in when you have a new message on your talkpage. In the meantime, I might suggest you check out my video on using article and user talk [pages. You might need to turn the volume up as I understand it's a bit soft. I'm trying to figure that one out. Basket of Puppies 18:50, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

New message

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Basket of Puppies 18:30, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Policy Project meta-mentoring?

Hello Boonefrog,

Thank you for your message. I hope you don't mind if I respond to you on-wiki (I just find that makes it easier to keep the discussion together and to find it in the future if either of us needs a reminder of what we said before).

I can't think of anything off the top of my head that specifically combines cognitive psychology and public policy (although I will let you know if anything comes to mind), but a good place to start brainstorming might be by looking over some of the topics listed at List of public policy topics by country. I see you have a very diverse set of interests, so I imagine there will be something there that might be amenable to your interests.

I noticed from your userpage that you're interested in street art, which made a couple things pop into my mind (these are just random thoughts, not sure exactly how or whether they might become useful as editing topics). A few years ago I did a lot of editing of articles related to street newspapers, and through that I occasionally encountered articles about street press, which shares a confusingly similar name but is a different sort of thing; it seems in some ways to be the print counterpart of street art, and I bet there are some interesting topics (many of which are not yet covered in Wikipedia) that touch on both this and public policy. I also find Posterchild quite interesting, and there's definitely some public policy implications in that kind of street art.

The key is to come up with a topic that's narrowly-defined enough that it will be feasible to edit in one semester. Topics that are very broad are difficult to edit. If you check out the list of Wikipedia's featured articles you'll see that most are on specific topics like an individual person or book, and relatively few are on broad, abstract subjects like science; this is because even experienced editors have a difficult time dealing with such large topics where there is so much information. Which means, in your case, it would be easier to do an article on (for example) a particular event or case study that exemplifies the free culture movement, rather than trying to do the Free culture movement article itself. Of course, it should also be big enough that you can generate a substantial enough amount of content (i.e., more than a stub) for your class.

Best, rʨanaɢ (talk) 22:11, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much for the advice! I'm still narrowing topics on my userpage. Let me know if anything comes to mind on cog psych! - Boonefrog (talk)

How's it going?

Hey, Boone. How's it going? Just checking into see how you are and if you need any help. Sincerely, Basket of Puppies 00:22, 22 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's going fine. I haven't done many updates in a while due to spring break and a relative lack of wikipedia-related assignments from Dr. Cooper. I just now logged in and saw this! One question I have is based on Dr. Cooper's assignments. Our task last week was to "move your sandbox article into Wikipedia's main space (live articles)" whereas for next week we are to "expand your article into an initial draft of a comprehensive treatment of the topic"

My question is: doesn't Wikipedia require that an article already be at least a well-polished initial draft to be published? Or am I missing something and there's some intermediate place between sandbox and full article? Considering the fact that I have barely put a dent in reading all my sources (much less compiling a draft article from them) where do you think I should focus my energy so I can get something published and have it be flexible enough to be expanded upon later?? - Boonefrog (talk) 21:39, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Concern about possible copyright problems

Hello! Your submission of Post-detection policies at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!

I've asked Moonriddengirl (talk · contribs) to provide clarification about whether the quote violates WP:NFCC. If it does, you will have to remove or paraphrase it before the article can be placed on the DYK section of the Main page. I noticed from your userpage that you are part of the Wikipedia Ambassador Program. If you have any questions or concerns in the future, feel free to contact me on my talk page. Cunard (talk) 05:16, 6 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Moonriddengirl (talk · contribs)'s comment can be seen here. I have copied it to here:

* Hi. :) What an interesting article! A decision about whether a quotation violates WP:NFC is always going to be a bit subjective. Unfortunately, there really can't be a hard and fast rule on what constitutes an "extensive" quotation. Two of the rules of thumb I look at myself is the "substantiality" of the content (in proportion and in relative importance to the whole and the degree of transformation of the material—that is, whether it's superseding the original or critically commenting on it. I share concerns that this may be a bit too extensive, particularly given that it is the entirety of the document. (They are more creative and subject tighter protection, but think of songs; we don't permit full reproduction of copyrighted song lyrics even in a substantial article discussing a song.) Too, while it is being used in a larger piece, it seems that the primary purpose of the use is to convey the information in it—an understandable desire, as it fits so well in the topic, but not especially transformative. I would recommend summarizing with quotations of the key portions. I'd be happy to help with that, fwiw. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 11:12, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

Cunard (talk) 22:15, 6 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Concern about paragraphs without citations

Hello! Your submission of Article at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! OCNative (talk) 23:07, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]