Hi, please don't tick the "minor edit" box when you make an edit. A minor edit is for fixing typos or broken links. Thanks. T8612 (talk) 11:13, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
ok! Did not know! Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Hi there! I noticed in a lot of your articles you cite things by putting just the author and page numbers between reference brackets. Even if the author only wrote one book, it's more helpful to readers if you include the title of the book you're citing. Have you considered using a citation template? They look overwhelming (especially in source mode), but they're basically just short forms. The citation is then generated for you. I usually pull up citation templates by clicking the "cite" button in the editing toolbar. It then asks if I want to paste in an ISBN (and I do), but if you want to create them manually, you can click the "manual" button and use the book template. You've done such wonderful work so far, so please help others get more out of your work by adding more information to your citations. Once you write 25 articles, you should consider applying for autopatrolled so your articles are automatically indexed by google. Thank you! Mcampany (talk) 07:45, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
Hi! Thanks for the comment and review! The problem i have had with the citation template is that in regards to ancient authors the "options" given in the menu simply is not correct. While i previously used this for example Broughton's "Magistrates of the Roman Republic" i got the feeling from other editors that this was not the preferred way (generally the citation was changed to a shorter form then the one provided by the long-form in the template). As the primary source i am working with right now is Broughton, the secondary (aka his and the true primary sources) are provided to me by a simple "Liv 4.23.6" etc. Therefor, i guess i have been lazy and simply added this together with my reference to Broughton. But, i will of course, take your advice, and try to provide the full names of the books by these ancient authors when they can be provided. Thanks again for noticing my articles and for helping me become a better editor! CutieyKing (talk) 08:07, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
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Hi I’ve just reviewed Marcus Manlius Capitolinus Vulso. Thanks for creating this and happy editing! Mccapra (talk) 15:36, 19 July 2020 (UTC) |
Hallo, Thank you for creating Appius Claudius Crassus (consular tribune 424 BC) . When you create an article like this with a "disambiguated" title, please make sure that the reader can find it from the basic name (ie Appius Claudius Crassus ), by adding or expanding a hatnote, or adding the article to a disambiguation page. This helps the reader to find your article, and also reduces the chance of a future careless editor creating a duplicate article with a slightly different disambiguator. I've fixed this one. Thanks, and Happy Editing. PamD 17:25, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi CutieyKing, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the autopatrolled right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. However, you should consider adding relevant wikiproject talk-page templates, stub-tags and categories to new articles that you create if you aren't already in the habit of doing so, since your articles will no longer be systematically checked by other editors (User:Evad37/rater and User:SD0001/StubSorter.js are useful scripts which can help). Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! ~Swarm~ {sting} 17:16, 15 October 2020 (UTC) Thanks!! I have no idea on the technical side of things here, but i added the two scripts you said! Il read up on how to add the wikiprojects! Kind regards! CutieyKing (talk) 17:24, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I don't think the article is enough for a GA. The main reason is that you only use a few modern sources. In fact, I only see Broughton, which is a good source, but Broughton does not discuss the details given by Livy and Diodorus. These details are largely invented, with only a remnant of historical truth. Livy and Diodorus had very little historical facts to work with and elaborated a lot to write a coherent narrative. For the period of the fifth century BC, good sources are RM Ogilvie, Commentary on Livy 1-5; Gary Forsythe, A Critical History of Early Rome; and TJ Cornell, The beginnings of Rome. See an example of an article using these sources here. T8612 (talk) 14:25, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
I would rather say that this fits into something other then a biographical article were a discussion is needed if we should have a disclaimer/discussion on every single biographical article on the reliability of ancient sources, which is a discussion that is way larger then the scope of any bio (it would most likely take away from the bio and be of secondary use to any potential reader of the bio) but should probably be linked to these ancient bios. I of course agree with you in regards to modern sources, but finding new ones that cover the topic in a relevant way is hard for this early period. Going deeply into a discussion in regards to gens, family or a broader discussion on the early republic all seem irrelevant and covered by other articles, which should (and is), linked to by this article. I could of course delve a bit into at the literature i have at home, or try to find some new in the library, which both adds and dosen't simply repeat what Broughton and Livy has already provided. I would also like to add this from the GAN description: "The "broad in its coverage" criterion is significantly weaker than the "comprehensiveness" required of featured articles. It allows shorter articles, articles that do not cover every major fact or detail, and overviews of large topics.". To back up my reasoning here. CutieyKing (talk) 18:51, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Lucius Valerius Potitus (consul 393 BC) you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Extraordinary Writ -- Extraordinary Writ (talk) 23:22, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
The article Lucius Valerius Potitus (consul 393 BC) you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Lucius Valerius Potitus (consul 393 BC) for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Extraordinary Writ -- Extraordinary Writ (talk) 01:22, 9 March 2021 (UTC)