User:Drew R. Smith/General Archive

The account of this former contributor was not re-activated after the server upgrade of March 2022.

Welcome

Welcome to the Citizendium! We hope you will contribute boldly and well. Here are pointers for a quick start. You'll probably want to know how to get started as an author. Just look at CZ:Getting Started for other helpful "startup" links, and CZ:Home for the top menu of community pages. Be sure to stay abreast of events via the Citizendium-L (broadcast) mailing list (do join!) and the blog. Please also join the workgroup mailing list(s) that concern your particular interests. You can test out editing in the sandbox if you'd like. If you need help to get going, the forums is one option. That's also where we discuss policy and proposals. You can ask any constable for help, too. Me, for instance! Just put a note on their "talk" page. Again, welcome and have fun! Roger Lohmann 12:01, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

Specialist editors

Drew, you are touching on a category that has been called "specialist editor". User: Aleta Curry is one for dogs; you might want to consult with her. As you point out, there aren't any articles now, so the author role is more critical than the editor. Editors start coming into their own when there are multiple authors to be guided. I don't remember if there are any Dog articles approved; I don't think my cats want me to know (they have excellent canine friends, but it's clear who is boss).

I happen to do a good deal of work in commercial fishing, or, more specifically, the electronics associated with it. That quite conveniently falls under Engineering, sometimes Computers, and even Military when the systems derive from warfare. Nevertheless, the articles need to be produced first. I could probably use Editor involvement on something like Vessel Monitoring System if I were to take it to Approval.

In writing about actual fisheries and species, however, even if I were a Food Sciences or Biology Editor, I couldn't approve my own articles, such as the early one on quahog. Perhaps if there are more than one author writing about sea creatures, we indeed need an Editor, which could be from one of the workgroups I just named. I'm not uninterested in the problem you cite, but from a very different viewpoint. Living here on Cape Cod, what editor would approve an article on Cod? Howard C. Berkowitz 05:40, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

NDOTW response

Hi Drew, You're welcome. I thought the article covered an interesting topic in an area that doesn't get much coverage on CZ. Shamira Gelbman 15:43, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Upload Wizard

Hi Drew, I notice that you used the old upload wizard to upload Image:Fubar.jpg (not actually sure if this is a useful image, but...)
May I ask if there was any problem with the new one, that I might fix it if there was?
Thanks... Caesar Schinas 07:21, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

No, no problem. Usually when I upload an image I create a redlink for it, File:Like this.jpg, and then click the link. It automatically fills in the name of the image, and I find that much easier. I do like the wizard, but my way of uploading files doesn't seem to go through the wizard. Drew R. Smith 07:27, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Ah, OK. I must remember to update the instructions for when you click an image redlink. Thanks. Caesar Schinas 07:43, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Should be better now. Still better to use the wizard, but... Caesar Schinas 13:58, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Welcome & reply

Hi Drew, a belated welcome to CZ! I'm always really glad to see new active people. I might have answered more quickly but was travelling and offline for an unusual amount of time.

Milton answered on my behalf correctly (people think they can do that--go figure!--but they usually do so correctly so I don't actually mind). For our policy regarding approval, see CZ:Approval Process. --Larry Sanger 02:41, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Hey, no problem on the belated-ness; it happens. It's pretty cool that you're willing to stop by and welcome the new people. It shows, at the very least, that you are a better leader than most. Drew R. Smith 05:38, 23 June 2009 (UTC)