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Hi, I tried making some edits to correct some errors in an article about Ellen Ternan. They were rejected by Gogolwold withing 30 seconds----hardly sufficient time to read them, let alone verify the facts! I replied to Gogolwold explaining the need for the corrections, but received no response. Can someone please advise how one can make edits with the confidence that they will be verified before being peremptorily rejected. Thankyou — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:5499:4A00:150E:540:106F:7A6C ( talk) 00:24, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Cheers, Slingsbyb — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.144.7.135 ( talk) 04:59, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Is there any way to stop someone from adding personal information about you on a page you didn't create? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Susansteinberg ( talk • contribs) 00:40, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
What can I do about someone repeatedly adding personal information to a page about which I'm the subject? I didn't create the page. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Susansteinberg (
talk •
contribs)
00:48, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
You are insensitive and racist!!! Calling Gary Owens a “wigger”. Look up your explanation of a wigger. Shame on you Wikipedia. Maybe we should put you on the tv news or send these comments to a national talk show!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.196.167.108 ( talk) 03:17, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
I have made "Book creator" SEVERAL times on this site while signed in and once again it says "o pages"; ALSO, tonight when I was trying to save a page, I tried to "help myself first" by going to the help page about book creator and EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS ENABLED I did not see the supposed box on the article I was reading that says "save this page" SOOOO 1) how does one create a book to save pages that STAYS UNDER YOUR NAME --just to save articles, not to edit or add an article 2) if Book creator isn't working, do you just add the apge to your watchlist to try to save it??? THX!!! Ruthhstraussmd ( talk) 06:57, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia has suggested I change my username but I don't know how--can't find out and when I click on my name, it doesn't give an option to change--THX!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ruthhstraussmd ( talk • contribs) 07:02, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
I have been making edits to a page which was called Jalbum. My last change was a MOVE to " JAlbum -" because the real name as used by the creator of the software is "jAlbum" and when I tried to change the name to "JAlbum" it was disallowed because there was already a redirection page called "JAlbum". Apparently the history is that there was originally a page called JAlbum that has been deleted for irrelevance. (see the "talk page" at Talk:JAlbum -- and also User pages at User_talk:MichaelJanich#JAlbum and User_talk:Pamonwiki)
After the MOVE, my earlier edits seem to have disappeared from the content of "JAlbum -" Is there anything which can be done to correct this situation without destroying history? Jimberryau ( talk) 08:08, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Done Page moved to
JAlbum, and {{lowercase title}} added so that the title renders as jAlbum. --
kingboyk (
talk)
01:54, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello there, Finding this all a bit overwhelming - so hoping for a kind soul to explain. I'm definitely on visual editing rather than source as this is early days! I can not see a simple way to update a person who only has one occupation listed (in the infobox person section) and now has another job role to add. Firstly, am I looking in the right place to update/edit? I can not find anywhere apart from the infobox to add occupation details. If I select infobox person edit: I see occupation is: { { hlist|Author } } I would like to add Radio Presenter to that so 2 occupations show in the infobox. Would it look like this: { { hlist|Author, Radio Presenter } } or { { hlist|Author } } { { hlist|Radio Presenter } }
(Minus the spaces - done so you could see the formatting)
Or am I completely missing the mark - I've looked at other pages and seen different layouts and formatting just to confuse me more. I'd be grateful if you could go easy on me as this is my first edit and want to figure things out without impacting on existing information in a messy/unhelpful way. The visual editing for beginners is great, but as soon as you need to stray from the basic text, it becomes a steep learning curve. Hope that made sense and thank you in advance for any help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FrankenElvis ( talk • contribs) 09:18, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
{{
hlist|Author|Radio Presenter}}
. (Don't look at the source of this post: it's how it appears on the published page that you must put into the source of the article). When you see double curly brackets, it's almost always using a template, which you can look at by typing the name into the search box with "Template:" on the front. --
ColinFine (
talk)
16:01, 28 January 2020 (UTC)Many thanks, I will give that a go. Appreciate the help. FrankenElvis ( talk) 16:21, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
ColinFine Thank you, worked exactly as stated - cheers. FrankenElvis ( talk) 09:05, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
I like to upload a photo but i receive this message:
We could not determine whether this file is suitable for Wikimedia Commons. Please only upload photos that you took yourself with your camera, or see what else is acceptable. See the guide to make sure the file is acceptable and learn how to upload it on Wikimedia Commons.
The photo was made by my father as slide wich I scanned to a jpg file. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frans Netherlands ( talk • contribs) 10:54, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Greetings, there should be a suggest edit link on protected pages for suggesting of edits by unregistered users to those who can edit if deemed fit. This may not be the right place for posting this suggestion, if so, please help it reach right place. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.198.201.253 ( talk) 11:15, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello how do i make a draft a published article please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Magadu emily ( talk • contribs) 15:52, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I've just started doing some freelance editorial and marketing work for a musicians' agency and I am quite confused about the parameters of how I can use Wikipedia, so I would appreciate some advice.
I need to set up a page for the company itself as well as sometimes making changes to their artists' pages. A few years ago, the company did this incorrectly and was blocked.
From what I've read, if I'm employed by the agency I'm not allowed to make changes or create a page. However the company would be able to hire someone outside the company to do this. I don't really understand this and wonder if it's correct?
We absolutely understand the imperative for objectively verifiable information and don't want to break any rules, but many companies seem to be able to create and change pages, so I would really appreciate some advice on how to take this forward in a proper manner!
Thank you for any help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.98.226.11 ( talk) 17:23, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
I'm trying to build a case for a sockpuppet investigation, but some of the diffs I need for evidence are on the history of this deleted user page.
[1] Is there any way to access this? Thank you.
Alivardi (
talk)
18:54, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Help desk | ||
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< January 27 | << Dec | January | Feb >> | January 29 > |
Welcome to the Wikipedia Help Desk Archives |
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The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While you can leave answers for any questions shown below, please ask new questions on one of the current Help Desk pages. |
Hi, I tried making some edits to correct some errors in an article about Ellen Ternan. They were rejected by Gogolwold withing 30 seconds----hardly sufficient time to read them, let alone verify the facts! I replied to Gogolwold explaining the need for the corrections, but received no response. Can someone please advise how one can make edits with the confidence that they will be verified before being peremptorily rejected. Thankyou — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:5499:4A00:150E:540:106F:7A6C ( talk) 00:24, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Cheers, Slingsbyb — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.144.7.135 ( talk) 04:59, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Is there any way to stop someone from adding personal information about you on a page you didn't create? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Susansteinberg ( talk • contribs) 00:40, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
What can I do about someone repeatedly adding personal information to a page about which I'm the subject? I didn't create the page. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Susansteinberg (
talk •
contribs)
00:48, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
You are insensitive and racist!!! Calling Gary Owens a “wigger”. Look up your explanation of a wigger. Shame on you Wikipedia. Maybe we should put you on the tv news or send these comments to a national talk show!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.196.167.108 ( talk) 03:17, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
I have made "Book creator" SEVERAL times on this site while signed in and once again it says "o pages"; ALSO, tonight when I was trying to save a page, I tried to "help myself first" by going to the help page about book creator and EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS ENABLED I did not see the supposed box on the article I was reading that says "save this page" SOOOO 1) how does one create a book to save pages that STAYS UNDER YOUR NAME --just to save articles, not to edit or add an article 2) if Book creator isn't working, do you just add the apge to your watchlist to try to save it??? THX!!! Ruthhstraussmd ( talk) 06:57, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia has suggested I change my username but I don't know how--can't find out and when I click on my name, it doesn't give an option to change--THX!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ruthhstraussmd ( talk • contribs) 07:02, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
I have been making edits to a page which was called Jalbum. My last change was a MOVE to " JAlbum -" because the real name as used by the creator of the software is "jAlbum" and when I tried to change the name to "JAlbum" it was disallowed because there was already a redirection page called "JAlbum". Apparently the history is that there was originally a page called JAlbum that has been deleted for irrelevance. (see the "talk page" at Talk:JAlbum -- and also User pages at User_talk:MichaelJanich#JAlbum and User_talk:Pamonwiki)
After the MOVE, my earlier edits seem to have disappeared from the content of "JAlbum -" Is there anything which can be done to correct this situation without destroying history? Jimberryau ( talk) 08:08, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Done Page moved to
JAlbum, and {{lowercase title}} added so that the title renders as jAlbum. --
kingboyk (
talk)
01:54, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello there, Finding this all a bit overwhelming - so hoping for a kind soul to explain. I'm definitely on visual editing rather than source as this is early days! I can not see a simple way to update a person who only has one occupation listed (in the infobox person section) and now has another job role to add. Firstly, am I looking in the right place to update/edit? I can not find anywhere apart from the infobox to add occupation details. If I select infobox person edit: I see occupation is: { { hlist|Author } } I would like to add Radio Presenter to that so 2 occupations show in the infobox. Would it look like this: { { hlist|Author, Radio Presenter } } or { { hlist|Author } } { { hlist|Radio Presenter } }
(Minus the spaces - done so you could see the formatting)
Or am I completely missing the mark - I've looked at other pages and seen different layouts and formatting just to confuse me more. I'd be grateful if you could go easy on me as this is my first edit and want to figure things out without impacting on existing information in a messy/unhelpful way. The visual editing for beginners is great, but as soon as you need to stray from the basic text, it becomes a steep learning curve. Hope that made sense and thank you in advance for any help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FrankenElvis ( talk • contribs) 09:18, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
{{
hlist|Author|Radio Presenter}}
. (Don't look at the source of this post: it's how it appears on the published page that you must put into the source of the article). When you see double curly brackets, it's almost always using a template, which you can look at by typing the name into the search box with "Template:" on the front. --
ColinFine (
talk)
16:01, 28 January 2020 (UTC)Many thanks, I will give that a go. Appreciate the help. FrankenElvis ( talk) 16:21, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
ColinFine Thank you, worked exactly as stated - cheers. FrankenElvis ( talk) 09:05, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
I like to upload a photo but i receive this message:
We could not determine whether this file is suitable for Wikimedia Commons. Please only upload photos that you took yourself with your camera, or see what else is acceptable. See the guide to make sure the file is acceptable and learn how to upload it on Wikimedia Commons.
The photo was made by my father as slide wich I scanned to a jpg file. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Frans Netherlands ( talk • contribs) 10:54, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Greetings, there should be a suggest edit link on protected pages for suggesting of edits by unregistered users to those who can edit if deemed fit. This may not be the right place for posting this suggestion, if so, please help it reach right place. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.198.201.253 ( talk) 11:15, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello how do i make a draft a published article please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Magadu emily ( talk • contribs) 15:52, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I've just started doing some freelance editorial and marketing work for a musicians' agency and I am quite confused about the parameters of how I can use Wikipedia, so I would appreciate some advice.
I need to set up a page for the company itself as well as sometimes making changes to their artists' pages. A few years ago, the company did this incorrectly and was blocked.
From what I've read, if I'm employed by the agency I'm not allowed to make changes or create a page. However the company would be able to hire someone outside the company to do this. I don't really understand this and wonder if it's correct?
We absolutely understand the imperative for objectively verifiable information and don't want to break any rules, but many companies seem to be able to create and change pages, so I would really appreciate some advice on how to take this forward in a proper manner!
Thank you for any help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.98.226.11 ( talk) 17:23, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
I'm trying to build a case for a sockpuppet investigation, but some of the diffs I need for evidence are on the history of this deleted user page.
[1] Is there any way to access this? Thank you.
Alivardi (
talk)
18:54, 28 January 2020 (UTC)