User talk:Ala culta

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Happy editing! HiLo48 (talk) 00:40, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

AfC notification: Draft:Varanus (Soterosaurus) has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Varanus (Soterosaurus). Thanks! Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 14:31, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Varanus (Varanus) has been accepted

Varanus (Varanus), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Robert McClenon (talk) 17:04, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your cut-and-paste move

Hi, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you tried to give Varanus salvadorii a different title by copying its content and pasting either the same content, or an edited version of it, into Crocodile monitor. This is known as a "cut-and-paste move", and it is undesirable because it splits the page history, which is legally required for attribution. Instead, the software used by Wikipedia has a feature that allows pages to be moved to a new title together with their edit history.

In most cases for registered users, once your account is four days old and has ten edits, you should be able to move an article yourself using the "Move" tab at the top of the page (the tab may be hidden in a dropdown menu for you). This both preserves the page history intact and automatically creates a redirect from the old title to the new. If you cannot perform a particular page move yourself this way (e.g. because a page already exists at the target title), please follow the instructions at requested moves to have it moved by someone else. Also, if there are any other pages that you moved by copying and pasting, even if it was a long time ago, please list them at Wikipedia:Requests for history merge. Thank you. Edward-Woodrow :) _[talk] 17:42, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Varanus (Soterosaurus) (August 13)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Edward-Woodrow was:

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.

The comment the reviewer left was:

As Ozzie10aaaa said, large swathes are unsourced.

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.

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Edward-Woodrow :) _[talk] 20:51, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Ala culta! 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! Edward-Woodrow :) _[talk] 20:51, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your cut-and-paste move of Varanus salvadorii

Hi there, I reverted your cut and paste move of Varanus salvadorii to Crocodile monitor. The proper channel to request a move like this is to get consensus for it by following the procedure outlined here at Wikipedia:Requested moves. If you would like help getting such a discussion set up (it can be complicated especially if you're new here), let me know. bibliomaniac 1 5 21:33, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Copying within Wikipedia requires attribution

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you copied or moved text from Monitor lizard into Varanus (Varanus). While you are welcome to re-use Wikipedia's content, here or elsewhere, Wikipedia's licensing does require that you provide attribution to the original contributor(s). When copying within Wikipedia, this is supplied at minimum in an edit summary at the page into which you've copied content, disclosing the copying and linking to the copied page, e.g., copied content from [[page name]]; see that page's history for attribution. It is good practice, especially if copying is extensive, to also place a properly formatted {{copied}} template on the talk pages of the source and destination. Please provide attribution for this duplication if it has not already been supplied by another editor, and if you have copied material between pages before, even if it was a long time ago, you should provide attribution for that also. You can read more about the procedure and the reasons at Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 01:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Xiaohe (crocodile) (November 3)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Vanderwaalforces was:

This submission does not appear to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Entries should be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources. Please rewrite your submission in a more encyclopedic format. Please make sure to avoid peacock terms that promote the subject.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Article is confusing, is Xiaohe a species of crocodile? Or a particular crocodile that was raised? This isn't clear as the article is not straightforward and focused on exactly what it is representing.

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.

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Vanderwaalforces (talk) 15:03, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Xiaohe (crocodile) has been accepted

Xiaohe (crocodile), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

Congratulations, and thank you for helping expand the scope of Wikipedia! We hope you will continue making quality contributions.

The article has been assessed as Start-Class, which is recorded on its talk page. Most new articles start out as Stub-Class or Start-Class and then attain higher grades as they develop over time. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

Ca ^{talk to me!} 06:06, 6 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Concern regarding Draft:Varanus (Papusaurus)

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Your draft article, Draft:Varanus (Papusaurus)

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:51, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Varanus (Philippinosaurus)

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗plicit 00:15, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Your draft article, Draft:African monitor (disambiguation)

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Your draft article, Draft:Varanus (Soterosaurus)

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗plicit 14:49, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Your draft article, Draft:Scott Persons

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:11, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:William Hu

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