Talk:O. R. Melling

message: Please add some indication of dates - first publication of the various titles, even if a birth date for the author is unavailable. PamD 09:33, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: (I've found some stubs for novels while stub-sorting and would like to categorise as  etc rather than just .) PamD 09:34, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dates 

message: As of 1/31/2023, the text of this article is virtually identical to the text about her on Fantastic Fiction.  The earliest internet archive snap of the Fantastic Fiction page is from 10/16/2021.  Our article contained this text much earlier than that, at least as far back as 2008.  The earliest draft of our article, from 2004, contains very similar language.  So I think ours probably came first.  However, Fantastic Fiction (the website) has been around since 1999, so it may well have come first. I can find no information about what sources they use for their information, so really I have no way of knowing who is plagiarizing whom in this case. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 19:23, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyvio? 

message: Hi there, 
This article is about me & I wish to provide information with citations to update it. I sought help from editors a few months ago and several gave me great advice but I cannot find that discussion here. I'm returning after a bout of Covid, a crash course in creative technology, and several deadlines to provide said material and citations. Could you please advise. Do I just input here? Also could you help me find the original responses from editors if they still exist somewhere? All the best, O.R. Melling (aka GV Whelan, Val Decraney) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Val Decraney (talk • contribs) 11:59, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello, Val Decraney. I'll leave it to other editors to deal with your edit requests when you post them. I'll say that you can find "the original responses from editors" at Wikipedia:Help desk/Archives/2023 January 31#Editing O.R. Melling Page (mine). (You could have found this by looking at the contributions page for your account.) And please remember to sign your messages here by typing ~~~~ at the end. Deor (talk) 21:34, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi there, thanks. I somehow located those archives today - or someone directed them at me - they seemed to suddenly appear. The mysteries of Wiki. I've put in my edit request on the talk page.Val Decraney (talk) 21:45, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Contributing to article

message: * What I think should be changed (include citations):
If possible, I would like to provide descriptive paragraphs detailing my life & work - I'm a senior artist, 70 years old, still working - in the style of pages of fellow fantasy writers Holly Black, Michael Scott, and Kate Thompson (the English-Irish one). I understand and accept that you may wish to edit what I provide. I will include citations from reliable indepdendent sources such as online sites, magazine articles et al.   
* Why it should be changed: The article is poorly written, thin on the ground, and lacks citations. 
Thank you! Val aka O.R. Melling 
Val Decraney (talk) 21:34, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done for now: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format.  Lightoil (talk) 03:49, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think you misunderstand the purpose of an edit request. The purpose isn't to request permission for you to edit. An edit request is for proposing specific changes to the article. Other editors will review your proposal and they will make the changes. Your proposal should have the form "Change X to Y" or "Delete X" or "Add X after Y", with sources cited. ~Anachronist (talk) 16:23, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi thanks for responding but no, I didn't think I could edit. I've understood from the get-go that you can't edit your own article. I was just trying to figure out how to propose changes. But I think I understand now. I'll give it a go shortly and see what happens. Thanks again. Val Decraney (talk) 16:35, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Providing material for my own page which is sad and thin.