User talk:Tumbuka Arch

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Edit query
Hello. We haven't met before, but welcome to Wikiversity.

Could I please ask why this edit was made?

I've got about 140 students taking their first steps in editing a wiki in the Motivation and emotion/Book/2023 pages at the moment.

You are welcome to make constructive edits.

Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 10:47, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello, I'm not Tumbuka Arch, but I think I can explain what happened at here based on my similar experiences. The given edit tags say that the edit was done with m:SWViewer (Small Wiki Viewer). This is a tool to allow global patrolling in exchange of limited visibility. In other words, the change was done without actually visiting Wikiversity, and therefore there was little chance for Tumbuka Arch to notice this as a school project before your question. In addition, the edit that Tumbuka Arch has reverted shows that the text "List cited references in APA style (7th ed.) or wiki style. APA style example:" was removed, and I guess this was declared as "unexplained content removal" in their edit summary (also note that reverts by SWViewer works like rollback). By checking full page history this could be avoided, though SWViewer only shows the last editor (this is the another limited visibility that I'm concerned). I think these are the background for the misidentification. I know this can be frustrating for both sides, but I think we should increase the recognition of our school projects (for example, adding commented-out messages to explain this is a school project via ME/BCS, using MediaWiki:Sitenotice etc.) to prevent misunderstandings, and Tumbuka Arch should use this opportunity to increase their understandings to the nature of Wikiversity, try to check full page history for doubtful cases. I hope this can help both of you. MathXplore (discuss • contribs) 15:07, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks MathXplore for taking time to explain this whilst I wasn't available at the time to respond. Exactly, I did not notice it was a school project and that there are some newbies hanging around there. Next time, I will be more watchful and careful before taking any action. As to Jtneill, sorry it was such case and my edit was never intended to discourage new users from contributing. Also, allow me to express my gratitudes for the good work that you are doing of encouraging new students/users to contribute to Wikipedia. As to MathXplore, thanks once again for clearing this up. All the best. Tumbuka Arch (discuss • contribs) 20:07, 14 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thankyou very much MathXplore and User:Tumbuka Arch for your useful explanations and suggestions, they make sense, appreciate it. And thanks to both of you for editing, contributing, and building the collaborative community. Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 21:30, 14 August 2023 (UTC)