User talk:Okaswad

This user is a student editor in Boston_University/Marine_Biology-_BI260_(Spring_2019) .

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Welcome![edit]

Hello, Okaswad, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Elysia and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Elysia (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:17, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

responding to question[edit]

Hi Okaswad things can be confusing around here, especially when you're new! Think of the "publish changes" button as a save button. That's what makes things happen, as articles are not saved in "real time" as you're editing. As for moving work out of the sandbox, you'll want to check out our trainings here about moving work to an existing page vs. creating a new page. Check out that resource and then let me know if anything isn't clear to you. Thanks! Elysia (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:34, 1 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Oculina varicosa (April 17)[edit]

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

Thank you for your submission, but the subject of this article already exists in Wikipedia. You can find it and improve it at Ivory bush coral instead.

The comment the reviewer left was:

This draft contains more information than the article, but the draft and the article do not entirely overlap. The article can be improved by adding information from the draft. Please review and update the article.

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 when they have been resolved.

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Robert McClenon (talk) 01:29, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Okaswad! Having an article 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! Robert McClenon (talk) 01:29, 17 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]