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1 Garysauruses
2 discussion of the proposed deletion
3 Garysauruses, tag for deletion notice
4 Guide to referencing

[edit] Garysauruses

I've added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Garysauruses, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at Talk:Garysauruses. You may remove the deletion notice, and the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. Inner Earth 19:25, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] discussion of the proposed deletion

Thanks for the welcome regarding my proposed article,

Garysauruses is a term coined for the large creations of sculptor Jim Gary (1939-2006). Andrew Roth of the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom coined the term in January of 2006 to describe the sculptures that relate the essense of dinosaurs to viewers at exhibitions of Jim Gary's Twentieth Century Dinosaurs.[1] The term is meant to "create" a new scientific taxonomy category, a phylum—or rather a pseudophylum—of dinosaurs made out of the twentieth-century automobile parts used by Gary in his sculptures. The coined term is plural and its singular form would be, Garysaurus, for one of the sculptures, of course.

Many types of extinct dinosaurs are among the sculptures created by Jim Gary. They range from bird-like dinosaurs of six feet to tyrannosauruses and brontosauruses exceeding ninety feet. The sculptures were equally popular among museums of fine art and natural history and his traveling exhibition was booked for displays around the world.

References

^ Jim Gary by Andrew Roth; Tuesday February 14, 2006; The Guardian; United Kingdom; guardian.co.uk in which the author coined the term, Garysauruses, for the huge sculptures among Jim Gary's Twentieth Century Dinosaurs

This is a neologism which has only been used once (according to the article). Does not seem to merit its own article is the basis for a nomination for deletion.

That the term has been used only once is not correct, this is the place where it was coined. The term is also used on the official page for Jim Gary and, now, as a subtitle on the Wikipedia page for Jim Gary. The term was referred to by many newspapers and broadcast media around the world in obituaries or memorials for Jim Gary.

The Guardian, the original source, is a newspaper of world-wide distribution and the author of the article, respected for his professional work. I believe that these reasons would qualify the term for a reference in Wikipeda, and I will expand it if left to stand... I will remove the tag as you suggested and work further after the condsideration is determined. Thanks for the advice. --Khand 19:51, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

I note that khand is an article about something that has only one reference also -- a new word for a fictional country -- Garysauruses is a new word for many real sculptures. Look forward to the determination. (Sorry, but I had never heard of the fictional country when I created the name, is it a problem?)

[edit] Garysauruses, tag for deletion notice

A tag for deletion has been placed on the article Garysauruses. Please feel free to participate in the discussion concerning that. Use the link on the article's page to access the deletion discussion page. Bus stop 19:33, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Guide to referencing

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Using references (citations)

I thought you might find it useful to have some information about references (refs) on wikipedia. These are important to validate your writing and inform the reader. Any editor can removed unreferenced material; and unsubstantiated articles may end up getting deleted, so when you add something to an article, it's highly advisable to also include a reference to say where it came from. Referencing may look daunting, but it's easy enough to do. Here's a guide to getting started.

[edit] Good references

A reference must be accurate, i.e. it must prove the statement in the text. To validate "Mike Brown climbed Everest", it's no good linking to a page about Everest, if Mike Brown isn't mentioned, nor to one on Mike Brown, if it doesn't say that he climbed Everest. You have to link to a source that proves his achievement is true. You must use Reliable sources, such as published books, mainstream press, authorised web sites, and official documents. Blogs, Myspace, Youtube, fan sites and extreme minority texts are not usually acceptable, nor is Original research, e.g. your own unpublished, or self-published, essay or research.

[edit] Simple referencing

The first thing you have to do is to create a "Notes and references" section. This goes towards the bottom of the page, below the "See also" section and above the "External links" section. Enter this code:

==Notes and references==

The next step is to put a reference in the text. Here is the code to do that. It goes at the end of the relevant term, phrase, sentence, or paragraph to which the note refers, and after punctuation such as a full stop, without a space (to prevent separation through line wrap):

Whatever text you put in between these two tags will become visible in the "Notes and references" section as your reference.

[edit] Test it out

Copy the following text, open the edit box for this page, paste it at the bottom (inserting your own text) and save the page:

==Reference test==

This is the text which you are going to reference.<ref> Substitute your own text in this space </ref>

==Notes and references==

(End of text to copy and paste.)

[edit] Information to include

You need to include the information to enable the reader to find your source. For a book it might look like this:

<ref> Smith, Timothy: "A Guide to Planets", page 29. Solar Publishing, 2001 </ref>

An online newspaper source would be:

<ref> Plunkett, John. [http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,14173,1601858,00.html "Sorrell accuses Murdoch of panic buying"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', [[2005-10-27]]. Retrieved on [[2005-10-27]]. </ref>

Note the square brackets around the URL. The format is [URL Title] with a space between the URL and the Title. If you do this the URL is hidden and the Title shows as the link. Use double apostrophes for the article title, and two single quote marks either side of the name of the paper (to generate italics).

The date after The Guardian is the date of the newspaper, and the date after "Retrieved on" is the date you accessed the site – useful for searching the web archive in case the link goes dead. Wikilinks (double square brackets which create an internal link to a wikipedia article) function inside the ref tags. Dates are wikilinked so that they work with user preference settings.

[edit] Citation templates

You may prefer to use a citation template to compile details of the source. The template goes between the ref tags and you fill out the fields you wish to. Basic templates can be found here: Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles/Citation quick reference

[edit] Same ref used twice or more

The first time a reference appears in the article, you can give it a simple name in the <ref> code:

<ref name=smith> DETAILS OF REF </ref>

The second time you use the same reference in the article, you need only to create a short cut instead of typing it all out again:

You can then use the short cut as many times as you want. Don't forget the /, or it will blank the rest of the article! A short cut will only pick up from higher up the page, so make sure the first ref is the full one. Some symbols don't work in the ref name, but you'll find out if you use them.

[edit] Example

You can see refs in action in the article William Bowyer (artist). There are 3 sources and they are each referenced 3 times. Each statement in the article has a footnote to show what its source is.

[edit] Next step

When you become familiar with the process, the next step is to have one section, "Footnotes", with links embedded in the text, and another, "References", which lists all of your references alphabetically with full details, e.g. for a book:

Lincoln, Abraham; Grant, U. S.; & Davis, Jefferson (1861). Resolving Family Differences Peacefully (3rd ed.). Gettysburg: Printing Press. ISBN 0-12-345678-9.

If you're ready to go into it further, these pages have detailed information:

I hope this helps. If you need any assistance, let me know.

Tyrenius 03:05, 12 April 2007 (UTC)