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Pam D 17:03, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi Phoebe, I noticed that in this edit you removed a large amount of text without explaining why; I have reinstated it for now. Was there a specific reason or was this done by accident? Best, — Blablubbs ( talk • contribs) 15:13, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi, it is content that I just wrote, but it was copied from the Historic England webpage for the wreck, so on second thoughts I decided to remove it. Phoebe MSDS ( talk) 15:15, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
Blabubbs Thank you kindly! Phoebe MSDS ( talk) 15:21, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
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Hi Phoebe. I notice that a lot of your edit summaries include the phrase "I edited this page ... on behalf of Historic England". Do you mean that you are doing this at the direction of, or in the course of employment with, Historic England? If that is the case then you need to read and act upon two policies: WP:PAID and WP:COI, however if you are just an independent editor being helpful, then welcome, and sorry for being suspicious. If you need more information or explanations please ask for help here (I shall be watching this page for a while), on my talk page or at either the Teahouse or Village Pump. Best Wishes, Martin of Sheffield ( talk) 13:20, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi Martin of Sheffield, I am doing this as a volunteer on behalf of Historic England, at their direction. I spoke with other editors yesterday on the help chat about this and they said I just need to declare what I am doing as being on behalf of HE. I'm also adding a statement in the talk page for each article to indicate the edits I have made. All I am doing is adding an external link to the National Heritage List for England record for each proteced wreck in the UK and adding an external link to virtual or physical dive trails where they exist. It is not promotional in anyway. Is this an issue? Phoebe MSDS ( talk) 13:42, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi Martin of Sheffield Thanks! Ah I knew I'd missed one, I will correct immediately. I will add a note on my user page too. I am very new to WP editing, I don't really understand how to use the templates. I also have a limited time to do this, whilst I am a volunteer on this particular project, I do have a day job that needs attending to, so I'll stick to adding the note in the talk page for each article, unless there's a 'templates for dummies' article I could read? haha.
Some background to the project- In 2023 it will be the 50th anniversary of the Protected Wrecks Act and so the trust (in partnership with Historic England) are trying to tidy up all the information available and boost public understanding of the sites. I think the plan will be to add more info to all the WP pages eventually. I'm adding the NHLE records to the articles because the NHLE entries are frequently updated by HE which have lots of info about archaeological intervention and protections. I am also adding links to virtual dive trails of the sites to enable non-divers to explore the wrecks (these are freely available to the public, an educational resource), as well as links to the actualy physical dive trails- these are super important because they provide instructions for divers to dive the wrecks in a way that will not result in damage or degradation to the wreck! I've also tidied up the list of protected wrecks on this page as there were some mistakes and missing links to associated WP pages :) Phoebe MSDS ( talk) 14:49, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
|grade=
. I realise that WP editing can be a bit daunting at first, I've been here nearly a decade and am still learning. Most folks are pretty tolerant of newbies, but please do not be upset if someone comes along and edits your work to fit in with WP's style and policies. As I've said before, please feel free to ask me for help. FYI I'm and ex-diver, a yachtsman and amateur historian, married to a professional one so am clearly "on your side". One last thing: in conversations is is conventional to indent each reply by starting it with one or more colons.
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Hi I’ve just reviewed Hazardous (ship). Thanks for creating this. Any further references you can find will be good, but if not, leave it to other editors to find some. Happy editing! Mccapra ( talk) 23:19, 12 October 2020 (UTC) |
Hello, Phoebe MSDS
Thank you for creating Chesil Beach cannon.
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HᴇʀᴘᴇᴛᴏGᴇɴᴇꜱɪꜱ ( talk) 22:30, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
Hallo Phoebe and welcome to editing. I saw Rill Cove Wreck while Stub-sorting and it led me to your user talk page where I see you've had quite a lot of advice from experienced editors. I've done quite a bit to this article now. If I can just chip in a few points?
Sorry that's rather a lot of stuff all at once, but I hope you'll find some of it useful so that you can make even better articles on these interesting wrecks. Happy Editing! Pam D 17:48, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
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I'd like to write a page for the company I work for, what are the rules on this? I understand that it can't be promotional in any way, and I will ensure it is referenced thoroughly. I will also provide a declaration of my association to the company on the talk page. What else do I need to do? Thanks! Phoebe MSDS ( talk) 11:27, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi, when you use the {{
National Heritage List for England}} template you should normally enclose it between <ref>
and </ref>
, so that the citation appears in the references section, not in the main text. For example:
The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by [[Historic England]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1000087}}</ref>
I have fixed this in HMS Pomone (1805) and Iona II, and I notice than another editor has fixed some others. More remain to be fixed, for example Loe Bar Wreck. Could you look back through the articles you have edited and fix any others? Thanks, Verbcatcher ( talk) 01:04, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you enjoy the encyclopedia and want to stay. As a first step, you may wish to read the Introduction.
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Pam D 17:03, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi Phoebe, I noticed that in this edit you removed a large amount of text without explaining why; I have reinstated it for now. Was there a specific reason or was this done by accident? Best, — Blablubbs ( talk • contribs) 15:13, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi, it is content that I just wrote, but it was copied from the Historic England webpage for the wreck, so on second thoughts I decided to remove it. Phoebe MSDS ( talk) 15:15, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
Blabubbs Thank you kindly! Phoebe MSDS ( talk) 15:21, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
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Hi Phoebe MSDS! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. We hope to see you there!
Delivered by HostBot on behalf of the Teahouse hosts 16:03, 6 October 2020 (UTC) |
Hi Phoebe. I notice that a lot of your edit summaries include the phrase "I edited this page ... on behalf of Historic England". Do you mean that you are doing this at the direction of, or in the course of employment with, Historic England? If that is the case then you need to read and act upon two policies: WP:PAID and WP:COI, however if you are just an independent editor being helpful, then welcome, and sorry for being suspicious. If you need more information or explanations please ask for help here (I shall be watching this page for a while), on my talk page or at either the Teahouse or Village Pump. Best Wishes, Martin of Sheffield ( talk) 13:20, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi Martin of Sheffield, I am doing this as a volunteer on behalf of Historic England, at their direction. I spoke with other editors yesterday on the help chat about this and they said I just need to declare what I am doing as being on behalf of HE. I'm also adding a statement in the talk page for each article to indicate the edits I have made. All I am doing is adding an external link to the National Heritage List for England record for each proteced wreck in the UK and adding an external link to virtual or physical dive trails where they exist. It is not promotional in anyway. Is this an issue? Phoebe MSDS ( talk) 13:42, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi Martin of Sheffield Thanks! Ah I knew I'd missed one, I will correct immediately. I will add a note on my user page too. I am very new to WP editing, I don't really understand how to use the templates. I also have a limited time to do this, whilst I am a volunteer on this particular project, I do have a day job that needs attending to, so I'll stick to adding the note in the talk page for each article, unless there's a 'templates for dummies' article I could read? haha.
Some background to the project- In 2023 it will be the 50th anniversary of the Protected Wrecks Act and so the trust (in partnership with Historic England) are trying to tidy up all the information available and boost public understanding of the sites. I think the plan will be to add more info to all the WP pages eventually. I'm adding the NHLE records to the articles because the NHLE entries are frequently updated by HE which have lots of info about archaeological intervention and protections. I am also adding links to virtual dive trails of the sites to enable non-divers to explore the wrecks (these are freely available to the public, an educational resource), as well as links to the actualy physical dive trails- these are super important because they provide instructions for divers to dive the wrecks in a way that will not result in damage or degradation to the wreck! I've also tidied up the list of protected wrecks on this page as there were some mistakes and missing links to associated WP pages :) Phoebe MSDS ( talk) 14:49, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
|grade=
. I realise that WP editing can be a bit daunting at first, I've been here nearly a decade and am still learning. Most folks are pretty tolerant of newbies, but please do not be upset if someone comes along and edits your work to fit in with WP's style and policies. As I've said before, please feel free to ask me for help. FYI I'm and ex-diver, a yachtsman and amateur historian, married to a professional one so am clearly "on your side". One last thing: in conversations is is conventional to indent each reply by starting it with one or more colons.
![]() |
Hi I’ve just reviewed Hazardous (ship). Thanks for creating this. Any further references you can find will be good, but if not, leave it to other editors to find some. Happy editing! Mccapra ( talk) 23:19, 12 October 2020 (UTC) |
Hello, Phoebe MSDS
Thank you for creating Chesil Beach cannon.
User:Herpetogenesis, while examining this page as a part of our page curation process, had the following comments:
Good work! Try adding a few more references and footnotes for verifiability.
To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Herpetogenesis}}
. Please remember to sign your reply with ~~~~
.
(Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)
HᴇʀᴘᴇᴛᴏGᴇɴᴇꜱɪꜱ ( talk) 22:30, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
Hallo Phoebe and welcome to editing. I saw Rill Cove Wreck while Stub-sorting and it led me to your user talk page where I see you've had quite a lot of advice from experienced editors. I've done quite a bit to this article now. If I can just chip in a few points?
Sorry that's rather a lot of stuff all at once, but I hope you'll find some of it useful so that you can make even better articles on these interesting wrecks. Happy Editing! Pam D 17:48, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
![]() | This help request has been answered. If you need more help, you can , contact the responding user(s) directly on their user talk page, or consider visiting the Teahouse. |
I'd like to write a page for the company I work for, what are the rules on this? I understand that it can't be promotional in any way, and I will ensure it is referenced thoroughly. I will also provide a declaration of my association to the company on the talk page. What else do I need to do? Thanks! Phoebe MSDS ( talk) 11:27, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi, when you use the {{
National Heritage List for England}} template you should normally enclose it between <ref>
and </ref>
, so that the citation appears in the references section, not in the main text. For example:
The wreck is a Protected Wreck managed by [[Historic England]].<ref>{{NHLE|num=1000087}}</ref>
I have fixed this in HMS Pomone (1805) and Iona II, and I notice than another editor has fixed some others. More remain to be fixed, for example Loe Bar Wreck. Could you look back through the articles you have edited and fix any others? Thanks, Verbcatcher ( talk) 01:04, 6 November 2020 (UTC)