User talk:JonRichfield

Hello, JonRichfield, and Welcome to Wikipedia! As you have just started editing, I hope you find the following selection of links helpful and that they provide you with some ideas for how to get the best out of Wikipedia. Happy editing! Fæ (talk) 17:11, 4 October 2010 (UTC) Thank you so much, but I have already submitted some articles and edits. Not so many lately, because of RL pressures, but there have been many changes to the WP interface since I last created an article, and whether they are improvements or not, they are very confusing. The response to my latest entry was particularly frustrating, because, instead of offering me the option of creating the new title, or even indicating the source of the existing redirection, it left me jumping through hoops, after which I was incorrectly informed that the entry for Paralysis tick already exists. It does not, but without a redirect, it takes one to the wrong article without going via a redirect, and the AI assistance, or whatever it might be, is counter-functional in such a connection. I would appreciate some indication of how to proceed in such a case, and suggesting that I start in my sandbox is not it! Thanks for the attention, JonRichfield (talk) 03:10, 29 July 2025 (UTC) Getting started Introduction The five pillars of Wikipedia How to edit a page Intuitive guide to Wikipedia Guide for younger editors Finding your way around Table of contents Department directory Editing articles How to develop an article Manual of Style Getting help Frequently asked questions Cheatsheet Where to ask a question Help pages New contributors' help page Article Wizard - a Wizard to help you create articles Request departments How you can help Contributing to Wikipedia Community Portal Follow Wikipedia etiquette Practice civility

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A page you started (Aspidopleres) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Aspidopleres, JonRichfield!

Wikipedia editor Animalparty just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

Note that monotypic taxa should generally be discussed along with their parent, per WP:MONOTYPICFAUNA, i.e. in a genus such as this, the sole species should be a redirect.

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Six years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:58, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Thank you Gerda, much appreciated. Just wish I had had more opportunity to contribute! Go well, and much gratitude for your own faithful service! Jon JonRichfield (talk) 11:28, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Paralysis tick (July 29)

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

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Paralysis tick and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you do not edit your draft in the next 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Dan arndt (talk) 02:40, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

The response to my submission was incorrect. Currently "Paralysis tick" takes one to the article "Ixodes holocyclus", which is not correct; that is simply one species of relevance, and ignores paralysis ticks in the Americas and Africa for example. The correct redirection is to the existing Tick paralysis which I'll correct in due course, as it needs updating. But for the present, that redirect is necessary. As it stands the situation is analogous to having "Mammal" direct one to say, Lemur. The target article might be OK in itself, but it is not what is being sought.

Thanks for your attention.

JonRichfield (talk) 03:10, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Hello, JonRichfield! 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! Dan arndt (talk) 02:40, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

I am not a new editor, thank you all the same.

Kindly read my reply JonRichfield (talk) 03:12, 29 July 2025 (UTC)