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In biographies, can we mention that a public person speaks in the same style of, for example, a character from a television show? The reason I am asking if because, since I am new, I was given a practice edit for an actor from the television series "Scorpion". I wanted to describe the way his character speaks as the way a relatively well-known public person speaks.
Starlighsky ( talk) 01:09, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I've been involved in a deletion discussion where a user presented a number of sources, but what interested me is the meaning of SIGCOV at WP:NCORP, specifically with regards to this article published by The Sunday Times, about a music venue named "the Bird":
IS it The Bird? Yes. Is it plain? No, it’s super fresh.
Sure, this pokey, charmingly DIY room serves drinks from midday, but it’s as much a place for enjoying art and song as it is somewhere to whet the whistle.
The promoters of Friday’s Kanye West concert probably didn’t have The Bird on their venue shortlist, nor are you likely to find a Rembrandt displayed here.
But as an incubator for some of Perth’s more niche artists, The Bird nails it. Psych rockers, quirky illustrators, crate-diggers: these are just some of the people whose handiwork one can admire with a cold – and fairly priced – drink in hand.
A succinct wine list that includes Mitolo pinot grigio ($9 a glass) proves it’s possible, even for venues that aren’t particularly wine-minded, to serve interesting vino at reasonable prices.
The cider and beer range observes a similar mantra with Feral’s Sly Fox summer ale one of four brews available as an $8 pint.
The Bird is also licensed to sell takeaway alcohol, which is handy for revellers keen to kick on once the party’s over.
The bar team, meanwhile, hasn’t gone too crazy with its cocktails, electing instead to stick with dependables such as the Bloody Mary ($17) and Dark ‘n’ Stormy ($20).
Don’t be put off by The Bird’s alternative leanings. Despite championing the non-mainstream, the venue and its staff extend a warm welcome to all, from lone wolves with a midday thirst to parties of dolled-up girls out to paint the town red.
The setting, while sparse, is tidy and clean (except for when smokers light up out the back), the bartenders’ smiles are genuine and The Bird proves originality is alive in Northbridge.
THE DETAILS 181 William St, Northbridge6142 3513 î williamstreetbird.com Mon-Sat, noon-midnight; Sun noon-10pm THE SCORE***1/2
Now, SIGCOV is supposed to not be trivial coverage. The information in the article above is mostly trivial, and the only content that I believe would be acceptable in an article is the fact that the venue (the Bird) exists. But is this what SIGCOV actually means? #Examples of trivial coverage contains a list of trivial coverage that isn't considered to be SIGCOV, but none of the examples match this case. Is a source considered trivial if most of its content cannot be used in an article, or have I got this wrong? Are sources related to corporations and other such entities automatically SIGCOV because they are published in regional newspapers, regardless of their content? Thanks. Nythar ( 💬- 🍀) 03:36, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I have a problem with Wikipedia skin. I am using Opera and in Wikipedia, the skin is MinervaNeue but the preferences mentioned that the skin is in Vector. Is there a way to change to Vector properly?
Edit: I check further, it seems to be an Opera problem. Google Chrome work fine. Yaujj13 ( talk) 11:20, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I would like to understand why in en.wiki the pages on Italy are, at least apparently, shorter than in it.wiki. I thought it was because, perhaps, in the Wikipedia in Italian language people also tend to write superfluous things. Could you give me an explanation? For goodness' sake, the page on the Italian state (" Italy") is longer than that of the it.wiki (for which I am very very grateful), but many other pages on Italian topics within the Wikipedia in Italian language are richer, at least apparently, than the corresponding pages within en.wiki; you will probably tell me that this is normal, since the it.wiki deals precisely with Italian topics, but en.wiki should be (and in fact is) the richest virtual encyclopaedia in the world, and should therefore also be rich in the pages on Italian topics. JackkBrown ( talk) 12:35, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Notes
I have noticed that there is a user with a poor understanding of forms of English other than their own; they keep changing the content of articles tagged "use British English" to American English based on their belief that only American English uses the suffix -ize and claiming that this meant the articles contained no British English. In British English -ize and -ise are both acceptable, and indeed the Oxford English Dictionary exclusively uses -ize (see: Oxford spelling). I'm just wondering what can be done about it. (examples: [1], [2], [3], [4]) 92.21.251.88 ( talk) 13:34, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I've noticed something strange and wanted to ask what the right venue is to raise this issue:
User:JasonWeitz, who has disclosed that they were paid to create an article on
David Latimer, created
Draft:David_Latimer which was twice rejected in AfC review by @
Jamiebuba: first on 5 April 2023, second on 15 April 2023.
Only four days after the second rejection, on 19 April 2023,
User:Nutchladsa (SPA whose first action was to create a David Latimer page in their sandbox in February 2023,
copied the rejected draft piecewise into their Sandbox and within minutes
moved that sandbox article into mainspace.
Around 3 weeks later, JasonWeitz added an image.
A few questions:
Thanks for your help! AncientWalrus ( talk) 13:58, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Good morning, how do I include the English translation of this quote?
...Si presenta come una piccola zolla di terra e come una zolla si sbriciola... È un incantevole mistero fatto di mille aromi che confondono il palato in una sinfonia di dolcezza...
I would like to insert it on this page: Torta Barozzi. JackkBrown ( talk) 14:08, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
how to create an article Prakash Ulliyeri ( talk) 14:32, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I signed up for an account with the user name FibonARTcci a few years ago, but I can't seem to locate the email address associated with the user name. Is there a way of finding out what the email address is please. Many thanks
Peter Symonds Peterjohnsymonds ( talk) 14:35, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I keep adding in the name of the page I want to create but it won't let me create it. Every time it says "you can create this page but first you have to save it as a draft" but it won't let me save as a draft. Aeiscrei ( talk) 15:33, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Can you delete a Wikipedia page that you made yourself? I'm thinking of deleting one of my Wikipedia pages, List of para table tennis tournaments as I feel it's a bit of a waste of space to have on Wikipedia unless it does actually interest other Wikipedia users and viewers who have an interest in para table tennis. I'd like to know how the deletion process works too. Thanks, SarahTHunter ( talk) 15:42, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Reference help requested. The pdf is avalaible on Arxiv. How can I cite Arxiv? Thanks, Nolord ( talk) 15:56, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Sergio be 2A00:23C7:99A5:F201:91DB:FF62:1BB4:12A8 ( talk) 16:54, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I read the page about it and i'm still confused. Are regular(autoconfirmed) editors allowed to use rollback or not? Blitzfan51 speak to the manager 17:16, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
is Qui usable on chrome. I don't want it to break my browser and I know nothing about javascript. Blitzfan51 speak to the manager 18:38, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I was attempting to archive my talk page ( diff) when I accidentally set the parameter maxarchivesize to 150 instead of 150k. I have six archives now, but I only want a single one. Retrospectively changing the parameter doesn't fix the issue. Is there a way to solve this? Thanks. Cessaune [talk] 18:57, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I used to write here ages ago with another account, forgot my userid, and opened a new account.
How can I merge the accounts?
Starlighsky (
talk)
20:06, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
How do I add a date of death to my father's page. He was, James B Busey IV, his date of death is 4/21/2023. Thank you, Angela Presto. ARBPresto ( talk) 20:09, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
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Welcome to the Wikipedia Help Desk Archives |
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In biographies, can we mention that a public person speaks in the same style of, for example, a character from a television show? The reason I am asking if because, since I am new, I was given a practice edit for an actor from the television series "Scorpion". I wanted to describe the way his character speaks as the way a relatively well-known public person speaks.
Starlighsky ( talk) 01:09, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I've been involved in a deletion discussion where a user presented a number of sources, but what interested me is the meaning of SIGCOV at WP:NCORP, specifically with regards to this article published by The Sunday Times, about a music venue named "the Bird":
IS it The Bird? Yes. Is it plain? No, it’s super fresh.
Sure, this pokey, charmingly DIY room serves drinks from midday, but it’s as much a place for enjoying art and song as it is somewhere to whet the whistle.
The promoters of Friday’s Kanye West concert probably didn’t have The Bird on their venue shortlist, nor are you likely to find a Rembrandt displayed here.
But as an incubator for some of Perth’s more niche artists, The Bird nails it. Psych rockers, quirky illustrators, crate-diggers: these are just some of the people whose handiwork one can admire with a cold – and fairly priced – drink in hand.
A succinct wine list that includes Mitolo pinot grigio ($9 a glass) proves it’s possible, even for venues that aren’t particularly wine-minded, to serve interesting vino at reasonable prices.
The cider and beer range observes a similar mantra with Feral’s Sly Fox summer ale one of four brews available as an $8 pint.
The Bird is also licensed to sell takeaway alcohol, which is handy for revellers keen to kick on once the party’s over.
The bar team, meanwhile, hasn’t gone too crazy with its cocktails, electing instead to stick with dependables such as the Bloody Mary ($17) and Dark ‘n’ Stormy ($20).
Don’t be put off by The Bird’s alternative leanings. Despite championing the non-mainstream, the venue and its staff extend a warm welcome to all, from lone wolves with a midday thirst to parties of dolled-up girls out to paint the town red.
The setting, while sparse, is tidy and clean (except for when smokers light up out the back), the bartenders’ smiles are genuine and The Bird proves originality is alive in Northbridge.
THE DETAILS 181 William St, Northbridge6142 3513 î williamstreetbird.com Mon-Sat, noon-midnight; Sun noon-10pm THE SCORE***1/2
Now, SIGCOV is supposed to not be trivial coverage. The information in the article above is mostly trivial, and the only content that I believe would be acceptable in an article is the fact that the venue (the Bird) exists. But is this what SIGCOV actually means? #Examples of trivial coverage contains a list of trivial coverage that isn't considered to be SIGCOV, but none of the examples match this case. Is a source considered trivial if most of its content cannot be used in an article, or have I got this wrong? Are sources related to corporations and other such entities automatically SIGCOV because they are published in regional newspapers, regardless of their content? Thanks. Nythar ( 💬- 🍀) 03:36, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I have a problem with Wikipedia skin. I am using Opera and in Wikipedia, the skin is MinervaNeue but the preferences mentioned that the skin is in Vector. Is there a way to change to Vector properly?
Edit: I check further, it seems to be an Opera problem. Google Chrome work fine. Yaujj13 ( talk) 11:20, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I would like to understand why in en.wiki the pages on Italy are, at least apparently, shorter than in it.wiki. I thought it was because, perhaps, in the Wikipedia in Italian language people also tend to write superfluous things. Could you give me an explanation? For goodness' sake, the page on the Italian state (" Italy") is longer than that of the it.wiki (for which I am very very grateful), but many other pages on Italian topics within the Wikipedia in Italian language are richer, at least apparently, than the corresponding pages within en.wiki; you will probably tell me that this is normal, since the it.wiki deals precisely with Italian topics, but en.wiki should be (and in fact is) the richest virtual encyclopaedia in the world, and should therefore also be rich in the pages on Italian topics. JackkBrown ( talk) 12:35, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Notes
I have noticed that there is a user with a poor understanding of forms of English other than their own; they keep changing the content of articles tagged "use British English" to American English based on their belief that only American English uses the suffix -ize and claiming that this meant the articles contained no British English. In British English -ize and -ise are both acceptable, and indeed the Oxford English Dictionary exclusively uses -ize (see: Oxford spelling). I'm just wondering what can be done about it. (examples: [1], [2], [3], [4]) 92.21.251.88 ( talk) 13:34, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I've noticed something strange and wanted to ask what the right venue is to raise this issue:
User:JasonWeitz, who has disclosed that they were paid to create an article on
David Latimer, created
Draft:David_Latimer which was twice rejected in AfC review by @
Jamiebuba: first on 5 April 2023, second on 15 April 2023.
Only four days after the second rejection, on 19 April 2023,
User:Nutchladsa (SPA whose first action was to create a David Latimer page in their sandbox in February 2023,
copied the rejected draft piecewise into their Sandbox and within minutes
moved that sandbox article into mainspace.
Around 3 weeks later, JasonWeitz added an image.
A few questions:
Thanks for your help! AncientWalrus ( talk) 13:58, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Good morning, how do I include the English translation of this quote?
...Si presenta come una piccola zolla di terra e come una zolla si sbriciola... È un incantevole mistero fatto di mille aromi che confondono il palato in una sinfonia di dolcezza...
I would like to insert it on this page: Torta Barozzi. JackkBrown ( talk) 14:08, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
how to create an article Prakash Ulliyeri ( talk) 14:32, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I signed up for an account with the user name FibonARTcci a few years ago, but I can't seem to locate the email address associated with the user name. Is there a way of finding out what the email address is please. Many thanks
Peter Symonds Peterjohnsymonds ( talk) 14:35, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I keep adding in the name of the page I want to create but it won't let me create it. Every time it says "you can create this page but first you have to save it as a draft" but it won't let me save as a draft. Aeiscrei ( talk) 15:33, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Can you delete a Wikipedia page that you made yourself? I'm thinking of deleting one of my Wikipedia pages, List of para table tennis tournaments as I feel it's a bit of a waste of space to have on Wikipedia unless it does actually interest other Wikipedia users and viewers who have an interest in para table tennis. I'd like to know how the deletion process works too. Thanks, SarahTHunter ( talk) 15:42, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Reference help requested. The pdf is avalaible on Arxiv. How can I cite Arxiv? Thanks, Nolord ( talk) 15:56, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
Sergio be 2A00:23C7:99A5:F201:91DB:FF62:1BB4:12A8 ( talk) 16:54, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I read the page about it and i'm still confused. Are regular(autoconfirmed) editors allowed to use rollback or not? Blitzfan51 speak to the manager 17:16, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
is Qui usable on chrome. I don't want it to break my browser and I know nothing about javascript. Blitzfan51 speak to the manager 18:38, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I was attempting to archive my talk page ( diff) when I accidentally set the parameter maxarchivesize to 150 instead of 150k. I have six archives now, but I only want a single one. Retrospectively changing the parameter doesn't fix the issue. Is there a way to solve this? Thanks. Cessaune [talk] 18:57, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
I used to write here ages ago with another account, forgot my userid, and opened a new account.
How can I merge the accounts?
Starlighsky (
talk)
20:06, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
How do I add a date of death to my father's page. He was, James B Busey IV, his date of death is 4/21/2023. Thank you, Angela Presto. ARBPresto ( talk) 20:09, 24 May 2023 (UTC)