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I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:International Committee on Technical Interchange for Space Mission Operations and Ground Data Systems. Thanks! Rankersbo (talk) 08:36, 21 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:29, 11 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, well done getting your article approved. However I notice that the username you have chosen, Spaceops, sounds very much as if it might be intended to be shared among several members of your organization. This would be in contravention of Wikipedia policy: WP:ISU. If so, you should change it to one or more personal usernames. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:50, 11 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for uploading File:International Committee on Technical Interchange for Space Mission Operations and Ground Data Systems.jpeg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status and its source. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously.

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Welcome Spaceops!

Hello again! An administrator has answered my questions at our conversation on my talk page. Please read them and act on them. Failing to follow the rules and guidelines of the Wikipedia can result in getting an editor blocked from editing, so it is vital that you do as suggested. All the best, w.carter-Talk 09:48, 26 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just a quick guide on "how to use the phone on Wikipedia" if you want to get hold on someone.

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Thanks for uploading File:International Committee on Technical Interchange for Space Mission Operations and Ground Data Systems.jpeg. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

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W.carter Hello WCarter, I am trying to de-orphan the SpaceOps page. The Wiki tool finder shows approx. 20 possibilities, however SpaceOps is only mentioned in the references. Can I Wikilink SpaceOps within a reference? Joachim ICare82 (talk) 16:51, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nope. It has to be in the article. Don't worry about the orphan-tag, that is just the way some articles are. I'll see what I can do about it later tonight when I get home. I'm still at work. Best, w.carter-Talk 16:58, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In the meantime, can you please concentrate on fixing the references the way I showed you with the first two, that would get rid of one of the tags at least. You'll find additional help here: Help:Referencing for beginners :) Happy editing, w.carter-Talk 17:01, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article linked to a couple of articles. I saw that you had already found one. So no longer an orphan. Best, w.carter-Talk 19:29, 6 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

W.carter Dear W.carter, I have worked very hard in the afternoon to augment the references as told. This should take care of the second comment on the SpaceOps page. With your linking of other pages to the SpaceOps page the "de-orpahning" has been taken care also (thank you very much!). The only remaining item is the COI - do I have to do something else or will my statement be enough? Thanks again for your dedicated help - I wouldn't have achieved it without you! (the Wikisystem is very procedural oriented, i.e. time consuming to digest for newcomers). Cheers, JoachimICare82 (talk) 17:58, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You are very kind. :) I've removed the tag for the refs, they are almost there, I'll see what I can do about the final tweaking this weekend. Anyway, you've done your part. The last tag is something we'll have to live with until someone else without a COI comes along and do a major expansion on the article. Some articles have those tags for years. Yes, being new at the WP is not easy, lots to learn. Especially when you go in at the deep end as you did. :) The more sensible approach to learn editing here, is when you join out of interest to build and really work on the encyclopedia as such, not for a single article. Most editors start with easy tasks and work their way up to articles. This makes it easy to see who's here for the spreading of knowledge and who's here to promote their own cause. I hope that you have learned something here and in time might be interested in contributing on other articles as part of this huge project. All the best, w.carter-Talk 19:16, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

W.carter Dear W.carter, I would like to thank you again for your support - WP should be proud of you! Yeah, I guess I was not aware what expected me when I started. I still have to decide (timewise) whether I will maintain and use what I have learned or let it rest for a while. Anyways - indeed it is an interesting project and I am proud having been able to contribute a little. Cheers JoachimICare82 (talk) 11:10, 8 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]