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Hello all. I see that some new editors are assigned a mentor to be there as a guide, support, etc. Such a cool idea. How are folks assigned to a mentor, do you have to sign up? Do you just reach out to an editor and ask? Thanks :) Taevchoi ( talk) 16:15, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
I have a question about Wikipedia style policies on the use of euphemism and weasel words, in particular as used in article titles. Eg. is it inappropriate to use the "unrest" as a euphemism for "riots". Do such style policies exist? Can someone point me to them?
Is Wikipedia:Teahouse to ask this sort of question? RealLRLee ( talk) 23:13, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
I am getting an error @ Theroadislongwhen trhying to resubmit this with the requested changes. Any tips?
I am getting this error message: No stashed content found for (followed by a nonsensical arrangement of letters and dashes and numbers) Saraalutz ( talk) 06:01, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
So, I was looking at the “Other Areas of Wikipedia”, and the description for The Teahouse and the Help Desk seem very similar. Would it be a good idea for a noob/old rusty editor to assume that WP:Tea and WP:HD are roughly similar, with Tea being more reserved for basic questions? The Phase Master 18:02, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
I need a list that is the same as this one but that has no logos instead of including logos. I would like to work on adding company logos/emblems to any article for a company that is currently lacking them, but I don't know a good way to create that list and then sort through it. Iljhgtn ( talk) 21:38, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello. I noticed that the article for the Tiangong space station currently has a simulated image as the main image in the infobox. Since lead images should be representative ( https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=MOS:LEADIMAGE&redirect=no) it seems that it would be better for an actual image to be there instead. There are complete images of the space station from the China Manned Space agency ( https://en.cmse.gov.cn/dmt/tj/shenzhou16/) and the disclaimer for media on the CMSA website says that fair use is allowed. I was trying to upload one of the images to replace the current lead image but couldn't figure out how since I'm new to editing Wikipedia and was confused by only text appearing when trying to edit the infobox. I would greatly appreciate help. GoldenOrbWeaver ( talk) 23:14, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I am seeking feedback for my article that I want to publish on wikipedia. It got declined twice and I have put every effort to integrate the provided feedback by the fellow wikipedians. I want to re-submit the artice and I want to make sure this time it won't be declined. Kindly give it a read and provide me with feedback for improvement.
User:Akbarirazia/sandbox Akbarirazia ( talk) 12:24, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
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Hello! I hope you're doing well. Recently, I've encountered two issues while translating on my mobile phone: 1. I'm unable to publish my translations because the "I'm not a robot" test continually prompts me to type the displayed word, even after correctly entering it. 2. I'm unable to continue translations started on my mobile phone when using the desktop website on my PC. The "continue translation" button does not appear; only the "start translation" button is visible, which does not function correctly. Could you please assist me with resolving these issues or recommend someone who could help? Vasconcelos-Giovanni ( talk) 16:30, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi,
I would like to move the draft of an article ( Draft:Kerstin Becker) from the namespace to my userspace (in order to continue working on it later on). How can this be done?
Best, Takeru Watanabe ( talk) 18:06, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
I've completed my first Wikipedia Article, and I just received a message about my article getting deleted due to the subject not being deemed significant or showing any importance of the subject. How do I correct this and contest it? Wikieditormneal ( talk) 18:11, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
If you created this page and you disagree with the given reason for deletion, you can click the button below and leave a message explaining why you believe it should not be deleted.
Now at Draft:Lorraine Whittlesey David notMD ( talk) 23:00, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
The above mentioned user is a paid editor as he disclose himself but he hasn't done any significant edit so far, how can he be paid for contributing to wiki.
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KEmel49 (
talk) 20:30, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
A reviewer moved my article back to draft, because, " Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because Wikipedia articles are not academic essays.". Does that mean it needs to be "dumbed down"? Any elaboration appreciated, if known. Fixingthingsguy ( talk) 20:52, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
In anser to your question, not good. Articles consist of facts and references, not "telling". And are you aware that Polyethylene terephthalate has a section on bottles? Perhaps you have referenced content that can be added there versus a separate article. David notMD ( talk) 00:46, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
I made a draft article Draft:Kepler-1972 but failed to find any publications on the astronomical object beyond its discovery paper and a few catalogs (thus failing notability criteria), so I tried to move it to my userspace. However, I mistakenly moved the draft to User:Kepler-1972. I reverted the edit so now the draft is restored, but I cannot figure out how to restore the (previously nonexistent) user page to its original state. This might cause some trouble if a new user tries to name themselves Kepler-1972. How can I (or anyone with the required permissions) fix this? I'm relatively new to Wikipedia, and I greatly appreciate your help. AluminiumWithAnI ( talk) 03:20, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
We need our true story about only what we seventeen girls of the Lee County Stockade lived, endured and survived because we are the only people who lived, endured and survived this saga in 1963. Please assist me with this much needed endeavor. You may contact me at [redacted]. Please assist me with telling only our true story that no one else lived in 1963. Thank you very much. This true story needs to be told truthfully. 99.110.81.53 ( talk) 03:50, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Where would this person fall under the current guidelines of need to declare a COI:
Someone who, although never having met the subject of an existing or planned Wiki article, is beginning to feel very close and connected to that person, but not yet 100% so? Examples: on the secular level: an increasingly self-declared Swiftie; on the spiritual level, an increasingly self-declared devotee of a guru or saint?
I assume someone 100% self-declared would have an “official” COI, right?
Augnablik ( talk) 04:34, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
On the Bubble canopy article, I would like to add a box for the XB-42 and would like to use a image on the XB-42's article page, that is public domain, but Im not sure if im able to use other peoples uploaded images, I have checked the rules, but im still not sure. A-37Dragonfly ( talk) 04:43, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
I have following 4 issues and would like fix them, but do not know how.
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for academics. (April 2024) |
This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral. (April 2024) |
Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. (April 2024) |
This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions. (April 2024) |
Suny8616 ( talk) 07:55, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi!
There's a template I want to use but I forgot how it's called.
Basically if a page doesn't exist on this wiki (enwiki), there's a template that do direct you to a different version of Wikipedia.
Something along the lines of:
The significance of the event led to the creation of 269 life [ fr, an animal liberation movement founded in October 2012. [1]
Thanks to anybody who can help me remember this template's name. QuickQuokka [ talk • contribs 08:18, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Howdy! How do you add the map images to infoboxes? Also, the "part of the..." stuff. I want to add them to my articles. Thanks TheBrowniess ( talk) 08:40, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
{{coord|display=inline}}
in the coordinates=
field causes a map to appear. And there are other fields to tweak exactly what map image gets used. "part of the..." is probably a specific template, could you give an example of what you're thinking of here? --
D'n'B-
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partof
parameter. There are others but most infobox templates have no such parameter. If they do then it may not always be called partof
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PrimeHunter (
talk) 09:57, 26 May 2024 (UTC)By Mandi Ahonen Mandi Ahonen ( talk) 12:11, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Every minor English indie band has copious notes online but unfortunately that's not the case for profound writers from the Global South. I'd hoped to add more about South Africa literature but I don't think that's going to happen - too many sources aren't up to Global North standards. I understand why Wikipedia has to be strict about references but I wish there was more understanding of the conditions others are working under. Atinyfrog ( talk) 13:26, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I'm a new editor, currently going through the list of articles with bare URL sources to try and fix them. A few times I've come across PDFs or JPGs, etc that are scans of magazines that include reviews of games, such as ST Format's review on this game. Is it appropriate to use these even when they are not "officially" online from the original publisher? -- Beanut H Butter ( talk) 13:33, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I have a photo I took under Charles Bridge showing (not very clearly but unmistakenly) a Freemason compass. I looked online and someone was selling a similar photo (wth). Can I give it to wikipedia for free? 107.143.76.152 ( talk) 13:53, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Does anyone know the version of MediaWiki that is powering Wikipedia right now? Is it the latest version or what? Just wondering because I read somewhere that Fandom uses an older version. Bzik2324 ( talk) 14:01, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I’m new to Wikipedia and glad to finally be here. I specifically decided to join to provide translations to Portuguese, and now am wondering how to do that. Thanks in advance. Mvacarn ( talk) 17:19, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi! I attempted to check some sources on an article that failed verification and have successfully located one of them. However, I accessed the newspaper article through a paid database provided by my university (I am a student). I am aware of Template:Cite news, specifically the template for article clips accessed through an aggregation service, but navigating to the link to said newspaper article in an incognito window prompts me to log into my university account to proceed further, which is what I presume most people would see. How do I go about citing this source? If it helps, the aggregation service is Gale. 50shadesofweird ( talk) 21:22, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
should a or an be used before the word "uruguayan". I'm finding some people say its pronounced with a "ur" sound at the beggining but others say its "yur" Gaismagorm ( talk) 22:47, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I'm wondering how to change the formatting of the archive box on a talk page. I would like to change the formatting on this page to look like the formatting on this page. How do I do that? Wafflewombat ( talk) 03:55, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Is there a way to create User Templates? If only administrators can, who and where do I ask? CreatorMH ( talk) 03:56, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
{{ ... }}
: it just defaults to Template:
. So if you created a template in your user space called
User:CreatorMH/MyTemplate, you could use it in a page by {{User:CreatorMH/MyTemplate}}
.
ColinFine (
talk) 10:53, 27 May 2024 (UTC)please ThisIsMyUsernameToday ( talk) 04:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
If you look at the recent revision history for the article Lara Fabian, in the early life section, someone changed the spelling of the word Recognized to it's British spelling, Recognised, I have reverted that person's edit, mentioning that the article's language shouldn't be changed until further discussion. My question is, should the article be written in British English or American English? 70.50.199.125 ( talk) 04:39, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
the variety found in the first post- stub revision that introduced an identifiable varietyis used. That being said, I find that many European articles tend to use British orthography, probably because that's what most editors interested in those subjects are usually exposed to. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 05:18, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Should the article be written in British English or American English- that depends: are Canadians British or are they American? Seriously though, it looks to me like Canadian English tends to prefer ize. [1] [2]
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Hi editors, I'm Altaf with the IKEA Foundation. I made a request to add a History section to the IKEA Foundation article on April 16 but so far it has not received a response. I have posted to several WikiProjects and to individual editors to see if there was any interest but so far have heard nothing. I realize there is no deadline on Wikipedia, but I was wondering if there is anything else I could do to drum up interest? Thanks in advance for your insight. AMfromIKEA ( talk) 07:18, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
A sentence like: "They also wrote a play, Underwood's Finest Hour, about an obstetrician distracted during a birth by the radio broadcast of a Test match, which played at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, in 1981." can be improved by untangling its component ideas. Is there a term I can use for such a sentence ? Doug butler ( talk) 08:11, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
If I want to reference the same source twice on an Wikipedia article, how do I do that?
For example, I want to reference this article twice on the Unomattina estate article. https://www.ilmattino.it/spettacoli/televisione/unomattina_estate_serena_autieri_tiberio_timperi_gigi_marzullo-7470381.html. Soafy234 ( talk) 08:46, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Can you {{ Outdent}} others comments if they are really very narrow? ExclusiveEditor Notify Me! 12:10, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I made a Wikipedia page about another school in Kuala Lumpur. But later the page was moved to draft with a set of instructions, I followed the instructions and moved it back to mainspace. But since it was already an old page it wasn't reviewed. Can anyone review the page or tell me how to resubmit it so that it would be rereviewed? N niyaz ( talk) 15:40, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
In 2007, I wrote a book about my adventures backpacking alone across all 6 habitable continents. The book is titled "Travels in a Blue Chair, Alaska to Zambia - Ushuaia".
I am trying to determine if Wikipedia has a section on Disability Literature and related Authors? I have not found such a section yet.
How does one go about creating one? Thanks in advance.
Walt 2607:FEA8:1380:276:7588:11CB:506:D4F7 ( talk) 15:50, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
We have this, which is a whopping 250 characters. Is there a single article with a longer title that exists (or has existed)? 47.153.138.166 ( talk) 16:25, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
I don't know... it seems kind of illegal to me. I still want to help out, though. 47.153.138.166 ( talk) 19:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
I add book covers to pages which do not have one on a regular basis. Occasionally I see an article listed in the category that I work from Category:Books with missing cover which has an entry that is clearly not correct. One example is Michael Hussey from the "H" section of the aforementioned category. Is there a way for me to remove something like this, where it is obviously just a BLP and not a evidently a book article with a missing image in its infobox? Iljhgtn ( talk) 19:36, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
exclude_cover = yes
, it should be removed from the category.
ColinFine (
talk) 19:47, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
I believe it would be appropriate to apply Template:Third-party to RelayFM, but wanted to make sure that sounded correct to someone with a bit more editing experience. I'm wondering if instead some parts of the article should just be removed due to a lack of sourcing or relying on that company's own site. – OdinintheNorth ( talk) 20:49, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
The references of that article currently [2] include:
And so on.
I'll have a go at converting some of the "references" to footnotes, but I think the article needs to be eyeballed by editors more skilled than me. 2A0D:6FC2:6A90:4D00:0:0:0:5F9 ( talk) 21:08, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
In 3Blue1Brown#Manim, the infobox doesn't fit within the height of the section on many screens and causes the following, long References section to have reduced width. Is there a way to have that section extend to the end of the infobox, or should it just be left as is? Sophon96 ( talk) 23:55, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
This is a common scenario when patrolling new pages: a user with a promotional username creates an article that promotes what their username refers to in their userpage, sandbox or a draft. In such cases, I tag the article with U5 or G11 and report the user to AIV or UAA. I've noticed a small set of admins responsible for most speedy deletions, and another set responsible for most AIV reports. But often, the admin who deletes doesn't block even when the account is clearly promotional and a UP violation, and admins who block don't always delete the promotional userpage. Why is this? Air on White ( talk) 00:50, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Are grammar checkers allowed when editing Wikipedia articles or doing the easy check spelling, grammar, and tone tasks? I use QuillBot. 8bit12man ( talk) 01:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
In addition to William Longspee and Geoffrey Archbishop of York, Henry II of England was known to have two additional illegitimate children named Morgan Bishop of Durham and Matilda, Abess of Barking, yet there is no mention of either of them in article (the article on Henry II) at all. Can someone fix this? 70.50.199.125 ( talk) 01:28, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
know how (or why) one would edit Wikipedia from a phone, but I know both. I have done 99% of my editing from smartphones for many years. I have written many articles including Good articles on my phone. I have expanded hundreds of articles on my phone. I became an adminstrator six years old on my phone and am highly active. As for how, I explain that in my essay User:Cullen328/Smartphone editing which I wrote over eight years ago. As for why, part of the reason is that some people claim that phone editing is impractical and unrealistic, and I live to prove them wrong. Another reason is that it is convenient. My phone is always at my side or in my pocket. I can edit Wikipedia for a minute or ten minutes or an hour, anytime I want, without trudging to a big computer. Whenever I have a few minutes of spare time, wherever I am, I can edit. My phone is a fully functional miniature computer, and Wikipedia's so called "desktop site" is fully functional on most 2024 phones. To me, the real question is why not edit Wikipedia on the world's most popular internet access device, by far? Cullen328 ( talk) 06:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
I wanna know why is my article being deleted from wikepedia even my article is necessary to be on wikepedia as I am uploading the biography of a well known person of our province DrMaqsoodAhmed.psp ( talk) 06:29, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Article addition: Conquest of Mount Everest by ,,Dadvan Yousuf", who became the first person worldwide to achieve this feat on May 20, 2024, as reported by reputable media sources.
He took also the Bitcoin Flag as first to Mount Everest. 185.206.81.126 ( talk) 07:15, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Here is what
Wikipedia:WikiProject Climbing/Article recommendations says about this: Editors should be cautious of modern climbers of eight-thousanders (especially normal routes on Mount Everest, Cho Oyu, and Makalu), which are now achievable by ambitious tourists with $50,000, but little climbing skills. These ascents are no longer covered in climbing media per above, although they are often covered in blogs run by touring companies to promote their guiding business to eight-thousanders.
There has been no coverage of this person's ascent of Mount Everest in any legitimate mountaineering publication because it is of no interest to people who are serious about mountaineering. The coverage of this climb in cryptocurrency publications is duplicative, promotional and repetitive, and is obviously generated by press releases and self-promotional public relations efforts by Yousuf himself. There is literally zero original reporting because cryptocurrency publications have zero interest in reporting on actual mountaineering accomplishments.
Cullen328 (
talk) 02:42, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Why is there no listing for Tony Caravan on Wikipedia. He's the author of 12 books and 50 songs and one of the pioneers of webcasting -- well before podcasting was a thing. He was the first to webcast live video and audio from places like Antarctica, The Himalayas, The North Pole and The Amazon. He has been active on the internet in one way, shape or form since the late 1980s. His resume also includes being a general manager of a radio station, creative director of an advertising agency, talent manager, producer, impresario among many others. He is considered by most to be a modern Renaissance man, yet no mention of him on Wikipedia. Why? His works can be found on Amazon, Apple, Spotify, etc. 137.103.6.239 ( talk) 09:16, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi, sorry to disturb you. Could you assist me in modifying the title of your draft? Despite numerous attempts, I have been unable to find a solution. Nameless ( talk) 10:31, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Seeing Project Gutenbergs' at Wikipedia:List of free online resources#Biographies and clicking edit source I found the s was outside the brackets and was followed by the apostrophe {see the Wikipedia:List of free online resources: Difference between revisions Wikipedia:List of free online resources#Biographies, scrolling to the section, and click edit source here to see how it appeared before my edit}. Why did the s appear as part of the wikilink? Mcljlm ( talk) 11:02, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Why is my article declined Sarimqureshi 6 ( talk) 11:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I am trying to find why my Article ( Colt IAR 6940) cannot be indexed by Search Engines. While the article can be found in the Wikipedia website, it is currently not being indexed. I was able to confirm that sites like Google and Bing have not indexed it. I tried waiting for a couple of days to see if it's just needs time, yet it didn't work. I also see that the site can be indexed by robots in the information tab.
This is pretty strange as my first article, which I sent through AfC, was sent to the mainspace and indexed right away. I am highly suspecting I need someone to help me, but the Wikiprojects the article is in are pretty dead and nobody's responding. What can I do? Personally it would be a shame to put all that work and having nobody to see it... Mattrices ( talk) 11:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
A few minutes ago, I edited the Foreign relations of Ireland page because I read an official article regarding Ireland's recognition of Palestine that also says that the two governments have also agreed to establish diplomatic relations. Here is ther reference:
A few seconds later however, some user by the name of Semsûrî (I'm not going to @ him or else he'll know) reverted my edit (which he at least labeled as good faith) just because the article is written in future tense. Prior to that, I clearly wrote a quote that includes words like "agreed" which is literally past tense. Even if the rest of the article is in future tense, just that diplomatic relations sentence has past tense on it. Even if I convince him I don't think that he will earn my trust because he takes diplomatic relations stuff very seriously in here. How do I cope this next time I edit an article here? Underdwarf58 ( talk) 15:01, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hey editors, I hope you all are well. I want to know when one should use WP:IAR at AfD. It is obvious that the creator of this rule knew it could be misused to save articles. So, what are the limitations of this rule? When can't someone use this guideline? GrabUp - Talk 15:25, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello. I'm really confused when it comes to citing web pages.
Say I have a reliable website with a piece of info I want to use – so reliable in fact, that it's been already used as a reference in the article I'm working on. The issue is, I'm certain the piece of info I'm interested in was added only after the website was last "retrieved".
What is the best practice here? Do I need to update the "retrieved" date and go through all the places the reference was used to make sure it's still applicable and rewrite the parts of the article it no longer supports? Or can I just cite the new version of the page separately?
What if the old version contains a factual error that the new version has fixed, is that automatically the former case (replacing and verifying)?
And what if there's no archive available from the retrieval date, and I actually don't know if the page contained the info I'm interested in at that point in time? Is it best to update the reference/quote separately/whatever else it is you do, just in case? Or do I just re-use the old reference?
Finally, if I'm taking info from several different sections of a website (sections that take clicks to get to, with slightly different URLs), is it better to quote the website once as a whole, or separately for each case?
Sorry for the long question, and thank you very much for any answers. Vtipoman ( talk) 17:50, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
What are your predictions? Editor 28 May 2024 ( talk) 18:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
The page shows an alert with concerns of a too-close major contributor. But more concerning is that the company has moved its HQ from Oregon to Scottsdale AZ, and from a user friend I've learned that it has moved its user base entirely to T-Mobile.
I'm not familiar enough with all the operations and other cases where Wikipedia's info is outdated. Does somebody else want to try? Woof! ( talk) 20:01, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Is it possible to creat a collaborative Wikipedia Group that focuses on specific themes? If yes, how can I creat a Group on Wikipedia? IlEssere ( talk) 20:55, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
I need help fixing an error on here: Draft:Unomattina estate#Seasons I have tried playing around with source editing to fix the issue but couldn't find it. I preview the edited changes and the message of "Cite error: A (see the help page)". is still there after multiple attempts to fix it. Anyone know what the issue was? Soafy234 ( talk) 21:11, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I would like to do this myself as a learning task so I've found 2 that are very low-importance and overlap. Would someone mind walking me through how you'd go about merging these 2 (in a general sense)? (please don't just do it for me) Thanks! /info/en/?search=Cedar_Grove_Plantation_(North_Carolina) /info/en/?search=Cedar_Grove_(Huntersville,_North_Carolina) Sock-the-guy ( talk) 22:26, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Per heading, if I have requested a merge and no one has opposed it and a reasonable time has passed e.g. a fortnight would it be appropriate to simply carry out the action? Closing moves and mergers requires someone uninvolved but I feel this is somewhat different given if I had just done the merge/move before I wouldn't need to worry about that. Traumnovelle ( talk) 23:54, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi. Can a YouTube video ever be a source? 2600:1008:B147:373:F0E1:3CFF:FE27:7F5C ( talk) 00:05, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Hey guys, I was interested in knowing if I have done the clean up correctly of the page ( South African Bureau of Standards).
I am new here, and this page was a bit challenging for me... please help. Liah78 ( talk) 00:07, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Hey everyone! I apologise if this is a silly question, but a draft I made recently was moved to namespace and I've been told I can now create articles without the AfC process (if I've interpreted that correctly).
I have another article ( Draft:Still House Plants) that I made a couple of weeks back, before my approved article was made. This draft was declined, but in the time since, I'm pretty sure I've fixed the issues raised (information re: WP:NMUSICIAN which a reviewer directed to me at the AfC help desk). My question - is it appropriate for me to move the article myself, instead of waiting for the reviewers, now that I have the ability to do so?
Thanks so much for your help! LemurLiterature ( talk) 01:34, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Is this section of the Anxiety Threshold article appropriate for Wikipedia? It seems odd and out of place, but I can't figure out it's actually against any specific policies. I had a look at WP:NOTGUIDE and it seems to fit, but I'm not confident enough that I feel comfortable removing/changing it and would like advice from a more experienced editor. -- NotCharizard 🗨 07:32, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
i think it works like that 188.227.135.236 ( talk) 10:27, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
I am trying to tag this image as a fair use logo ( File:Schwarzman Scholars.jpg - Wikipedia) but it keeps on giving me an error. Can someone help me? SnoopyStudent ( talk) 10:55, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! Thank you for your time.
As I am new to the fray, and want to learn and to do it right, I will make use of this here establishment by asking the following, all though I have a set viewpoint to a certain extent which will now doubt be evident:
When a website moves its content from " https://www.subsection.example.com" to merely " https://subsection.example.com", and, ten years ago, " https://www.subsection.example.com" contained information which allowed the corroboration of a certain factoid (lets say "It used to be XYZ, and now is only ABC") written in the body of the page, and a user had created a source to the effect of "Examplesite (2013), Linktoexamplesite, Example Ltd, Retrieved 2013-02-13", then the link SHOULD STAY AS IS in its entirety and should not be changed, even though it is currently broken and leads to a 404, right?
If someone wanted to "repair" the source by mereley deleting "www." from the link and changing nothing more, that is plain wrong, correct?
If they actually want to help here, they should either resource the material, use and integrated webarchive link, or just leave it alone so that someone else can do one of the above, yes? And if they do change the link, they would have to do their due dilligance, and then also change the date of retrieval. What should not be done is to say, quote, "The www. being there or not is a technical issue, it does not change the webpage but rather how the server deliver that webpage. That I didn't access the webpage in 2011 is irrelevant, someone else did. If you want to know what the webpage looked like in 2011, use WebArchive or similar.", because if I, as a hypothetical clueless third party, would then try to find the " https://subsection.example.com" from supposedly 10 years ago, I could not find a thing since back then it was " https://www.subsection.example.com", yes?
Addendum: Especially if, after doing so, they then go and deleted part of the text, to the extend of "It used to be XYZ, and now is only ABC", leading to only "And now is only ABC" left in the body (at least they capitalized the first leter of the now gramatically rather dangling sentence), because, quote, "As for "[It used to be XYZ, and now is only ABC]", there is no source to support the '[XYZ] anywhere.", based on the now "new" source (which by the way also does not corroborate ABC anymore as times have changed, and the same site contains new info (duh)).
When need be, I can link the Page and Talkpage in question if you want to see the situation in not a generalized form but "in the wild" so to speak, I however hope to have made a general enough case to not have to drag anyone down.
As I am new, yet they pride themselves as a seasoned editor roaming the Wikipedia since time immemorial, I don't want to, and most likely can't, just haggle it out with them, as I would 10 out of 10 pull the short straw.
All the best, OnlyAQuestionOfTime ( talk) 11:20, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi
I am a very, very intermittent editor who maybe once or twice a year makes minor fixes to articles.
I was looking in Wikipedia for information on a specific "think tank", but couldn't find it by the name it was referred to in an article. Eventually using a search engine I found that is not its formal name, which I then used to find it on Wikipedia. I thus feel that there should be a link in Wikipedia that redirects from a search using the name it is sometimes referred to.
I notice this frequently. For instance: searching for "National Aeronautics and Space Administration" redirects to "NASA"; "JB Priestly" to "J. B. Priestly"; etc.
In this case, I searched for "Misgav Institute" after seeing it in a mainstream newspaper article identifying a writer. I finally found using a search engine its proper name, "Institute for Zionist Strategies". Its Wikipedia's first line says: "The Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy (formerly named Institute for Zionist Strategies) ...".
What I want to do is add to the Wikipedia search function a link to that article if "Misgav Institute" is entered. How?
Thanks for your help.
BESTEST
David Life-Is-An-Adventure ( talk) 12:23, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Edit: I realise the title isn't semantically correct by saying only "on the internet." Here I mean something more along the lines of there's no source (book, website, otherwise) for this factoid available.
Hi! I'm relatively new to Wikipedia editing, despite my account being a few years old by now. I've read and understand WP:NOR and that Wikipedia is very strict on zero first-party research being allowed in articles due to conflicts of interest, etc, etc. However, I've had this hypothetical that actually had a good example in a stub I was reading the other day (I can't remember what), and I'm curious as to what the protocol would be for it.
Say that an under-cited/under-written section/article was in need of citations or would benefit from more relevant information ( within encyclopedic reason/relevance): How can I get information—that has no reference/source extant on the internet—added there? My first thought is to publish (on my website or something of the like) a secondary documentation that cites the original primary/reliable source of my information; my goal would be to get the information I would want in the section/article on the internet to start. But, as per WP:NOR's policy, I would not add this to Wikipedia myself. I can respect that.
Assuming my reliability can be 100% proven to Wikipedia beyond doubt (not sure on the details of proving what I'm saying online when I'm the first person to say it…it's a hypothetical!)—what's the precedent for getting this info into the article? Is there some protocol, like when one has a conflict of interest when creating an article, they can request it be written by someone unassociated, where I can give my documentation as a reference for some fact(s) that should be added?
…Or is the NOR policy that strict? I don't know; I'm curious. Thanks!
toydotgame
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contribs 14:04, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
{{Unreferenced section}}
templates meaning a section is "own research" and its existence is in jeopardy because no dubious information is better than having a section that's completely unverified by anything. Thanks for clarifying!
toydotgame
talkI would like to close a long since deceased WikiProject Wikipedia:WikiProject Television/House task force after discussing on that talk page, but neither I nor the other people in the talk discussion know how to do that. Is there a WP:Teahouse host that would be able to help close/delete this project page? Iljhgtn ( talk) 14:46, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Finnusertop, a Teahouse host
Hello all. I see that some new editors are assigned a mentor to be there as a guide, support, etc. Such a cool idea. How are folks assigned to a mentor, do you have to sign up? Do you just reach out to an editor and ask? Thanks :) Taevchoi ( talk) 16:15, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
I have a question about Wikipedia style policies on the use of euphemism and weasel words, in particular as used in article titles. Eg. is it inappropriate to use the "unrest" as a euphemism for "riots". Do such style policies exist? Can someone point me to them?
Is Wikipedia:Teahouse to ask this sort of question? RealLRLee ( talk) 23:13, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
I am getting an error @ Theroadislongwhen trhying to resubmit this with the requested changes. Any tips?
I am getting this error message: No stashed content found for (followed by a nonsensical arrangement of letters and dashes and numbers) Saraalutz ( talk) 06:01, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
So, I was looking at the “Other Areas of Wikipedia”, and the description for The Teahouse and the Help Desk seem very similar. Would it be a good idea for a noob/old rusty editor to assume that WP:Tea and WP:HD are roughly similar, with Tea being more reserved for basic questions? The Phase Master 18:02, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
I need a list that is the same as this one but that has no logos instead of including logos. I would like to work on adding company logos/emblems to any article for a company that is currently lacking them, but I don't know a good way to create that list and then sort through it. Iljhgtn ( talk) 21:38, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello. I noticed that the article for the Tiangong space station currently has a simulated image as the main image in the infobox. Since lead images should be representative ( https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=MOS:LEADIMAGE&redirect=no) it seems that it would be better for an actual image to be there instead. There are complete images of the space station from the China Manned Space agency ( https://en.cmse.gov.cn/dmt/tj/shenzhou16/) and the disclaimer for media on the CMSA website says that fair use is allowed. I was trying to upload one of the images to replace the current lead image but couldn't figure out how since I'm new to editing Wikipedia and was confused by only text appearing when trying to edit the infobox. I would greatly appreciate help. GoldenOrbWeaver ( talk) 23:14, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I am seeking feedback for my article that I want to publish on wikipedia. It got declined twice and I have put every effort to integrate the provided feedback by the fellow wikipedians. I want to re-submit the artice and I want to make sure this time it won't be declined. Kindly give it a read and provide me with feedback for improvement.
User:Akbarirazia/sandbox Akbarirazia ( talk) 12:24, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
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Hello! I hope you're doing well. Recently, I've encountered two issues while translating on my mobile phone: 1. I'm unable to publish my translations because the "I'm not a robot" test continually prompts me to type the displayed word, even after correctly entering it. 2. I'm unable to continue translations started on my mobile phone when using the desktop website on my PC. The "continue translation" button does not appear; only the "start translation" button is visible, which does not function correctly. Could you please assist me with resolving these issues or recommend someone who could help? Vasconcelos-Giovanni ( talk) 16:30, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi,
I would like to move the draft of an article ( Draft:Kerstin Becker) from the namespace to my userspace (in order to continue working on it later on). How can this be done?
Best, Takeru Watanabe ( talk) 18:06, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
I've completed my first Wikipedia Article, and I just received a message about my article getting deleted due to the subject not being deemed significant or showing any importance of the subject. How do I correct this and contest it? Wikieditormneal ( talk) 18:11, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
If you created this page and you disagree with the given reason for deletion, you can click the button below and leave a message explaining why you believe it should not be deleted.
Now at Draft:Lorraine Whittlesey David notMD ( talk) 23:00, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
The above mentioned user is a paid editor as he disclose himself but he hasn't done any significant edit so far, how can he be paid for contributing to wiki.
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KEmel49 (
talk) 20:30, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
A reviewer moved my article back to draft, because, " Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because Wikipedia articles are not academic essays.". Does that mean it needs to be "dumbed down"? Any elaboration appreciated, if known. Fixingthingsguy ( talk) 20:52, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
In anser to your question, not good. Articles consist of facts and references, not "telling". And are you aware that Polyethylene terephthalate has a section on bottles? Perhaps you have referenced content that can be added there versus a separate article. David notMD ( talk) 00:46, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
I made a draft article Draft:Kepler-1972 but failed to find any publications on the astronomical object beyond its discovery paper and a few catalogs (thus failing notability criteria), so I tried to move it to my userspace. However, I mistakenly moved the draft to User:Kepler-1972. I reverted the edit so now the draft is restored, but I cannot figure out how to restore the (previously nonexistent) user page to its original state. This might cause some trouble if a new user tries to name themselves Kepler-1972. How can I (or anyone with the required permissions) fix this? I'm relatively new to Wikipedia, and I greatly appreciate your help. AluminiumWithAnI ( talk) 03:20, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
We need our true story about only what we seventeen girls of the Lee County Stockade lived, endured and survived because we are the only people who lived, endured and survived this saga in 1963. Please assist me with this much needed endeavor. You may contact me at [redacted]. Please assist me with telling only our true story that no one else lived in 1963. Thank you very much. This true story needs to be told truthfully. 99.110.81.53 ( talk) 03:50, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Where would this person fall under the current guidelines of need to declare a COI:
Someone who, although never having met the subject of an existing or planned Wiki article, is beginning to feel very close and connected to that person, but not yet 100% so? Examples: on the secular level: an increasingly self-declared Swiftie; on the spiritual level, an increasingly self-declared devotee of a guru or saint?
I assume someone 100% self-declared would have an “official” COI, right?
Augnablik ( talk) 04:34, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
On the Bubble canopy article, I would like to add a box for the XB-42 and would like to use a image on the XB-42's article page, that is public domain, but Im not sure if im able to use other peoples uploaded images, I have checked the rules, but im still not sure. A-37Dragonfly ( talk) 04:43, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
I have following 4 issues and would like fix them, but do not know how.
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for academics. (April 2024) |
This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral. (April 2024) |
Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. (April 2024) |
This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; try the Find link tool for suggestions. (April 2024) |
Suny8616 ( talk) 07:55, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi!
There's a template I want to use but I forgot how it's called.
Basically if a page doesn't exist on this wiki (enwiki), there's a template that do direct you to a different version of Wikipedia.
Something along the lines of:
The significance of the event led to the creation of 269 life [ fr, an animal liberation movement founded in October 2012. [1]
Thanks to anybody who can help me remember this template's name. QuickQuokka [ talk • contribs 08:18, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Howdy! How do you add the map images to infoboxes? Also, the "part of the..." stuff. I want to add them to my articles. Thanks TheBrowniess ( talk) 08:40, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
{{coord|display=inline}}
in the coordinates=
field causes a map to appear. And there are other fields to tweak exactly what map image gets used. "part of the..." is probably a specific template, could you give an example of what you're thinking of here? --
D'n'B-
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partof
parameter. There are others but most infobox templates have no such parameter. If they do then it may not always be called partof
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PrimeHunter (
talk) 09:57, 26 May 2024 (UTC)By Mandi Ahonen Mandi Ahonen ( talk) 12:11, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Every minor English indie band has copious notes online but unfortunately that's not the case for profound writers from the Global South. I'd hoped to add more about South Africa literature but I don't think that's going to happen - too many sources aren't up to Global North standards. I understand why Wikipedia has to be strict about references but I wish there was more understanding of the conditions others are working under. Atinyfrog ( talk) 13:26, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I'm a new editor, currently going through the list of articles with bare URL sources to try and fix them. A few times I've come across PDFs or JPGs, etc that are scans of magazines that include reviews of games, such as ST Format's review on this game. Is it appropriate to use these even when they are not "officially" online from the original publisher? -- Beanut H Butter ( talk) 13:33, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I have a photo I took under Charles Bridge showing (not very clearly but unmistakenly) a Freemason compass. I looked online and someone was selling a similar photo (wth). Can I give it to wikipedia for free? 107.143.76.152 ( talk) 13:53, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Does anyone know the version of MediaWiki that is powering Wikipedia right now? Is it the latest version or what? Just wondering because I read somewhere that Fandom uses an older version. Bzik2324 ( talk) 14:01, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I’m new to Wikipedia and glad to finally be here. I specifically decided to join to provide translations to Portuguese, and now am wondering how to do that. Thanks in advance. Mvacarn ( talk) 17:19, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi! I attempted to check some sources on an article that failed verification and have successfully located one of them. However, I accessed the newspaper article through a paid database provided by my university (I am a student). I am aware of Template:Cite news, specifically the template for article clips accessed through an aggregation service, but navigating to the link to said newspaper article in an incognito window prompts me to log into my university account to proceed further, which is what I presume most people would see. How do I go about citing this source? If it helps, the aggregation service is Gale. 50shadesofweird ( talk) 21:22, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
should a or an be used before the word "uruguayan". I'm finding some people say its pronounced with a "ur" sound at the beggining but others say its "yur" Gaismagorm ( talk) 22:47, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I'm wondering how to change the formatting of the archive box on a talk page. I would like to change the formatting on this page to look like the formatting on this page. How do I do that? Wafflewombat ( talk) 03:55, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Is there a way to create User Templates? If only administrators can, who and where do I ask? CreatorMH ( talk) 03:56, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
{{ ... }}
: it just defaults to Template:
. So if you created a template in your user space called
User:CreatorMH/MyTemplate, you could use it in a page by {{User:CreatorMH/MyTemplate}}
.
ColinFine (
talk) 10:53, 27 May 2024 (UTC)please ThisIsMyUsernameToday ( talk) 04:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
If you look at the recent revision history for the article Lara Fabian, in the early life section, someone changed the spelling of the word Recognized to it's British spelling, Recognised, I have reverted that person's edit, mentioning that the article's language shouldn't be changed until further discussion. My question is, should the article be written in British English or American English? 70.50.199.125 ( talk) 04:39, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
the variety found in the first post- stub revision that introduced an identifiable varietyis used. That being said, I find that many European articles tend to use British orthography, probably because that's what most editors interested in those subjects are usually exposed to. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 05:18, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Should the article be written in British English or American English- that depends: are Canadians British or are they American? Seriously though, it looks to me like Canadian English tends to prefer ize. [1] [2]
References
Hi editors, I'm Altaf with the IKEA Foundation. I made a request to add a History section to the IKEA Foundation article on April 16 but so far it has not received a response. I have posted to several WikiProjects and to individual editors to see if there was any interest but so far have heard nothing. I realize there is no deadline on Wikipedia, but I was wondering if there is anything else I could do to drum up interest? Thanks in advance for your insight. AMfromIKEA ( talk) 07:18, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
A sentence like: "They also wrote a play, Underwood's Finest Hour, about an obstetrician distracted during a birth by the radio broadcast of a Test match, which played at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, in 1981." can be improved by untangling its component ideas. Is there a term I can use for such a sentence ? Doug butler ( talk) 08:11, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
If I want to reference the same source twice on an Wikipedia article, how do I do that?
For example, I want to reference this article twice on the Unomattina estate article. https://www.ilmattino.it/spettacoli/televisione/unomattina_estate_serena_autieri_tiberio_timperi_gigi_marzullo-7470381.html. Soafy234 ( talk) 08:46, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Can you {{ Outdent}} others comments if they are really very narrow? ExclusiveEditor Notify Me! 12:10, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I made a Wikipedia page about another school in Kuala Lumpur. But later the page was moved to draft with a set of instructions, I followed the instructions and moved it back to mainspace. But since it was already an old page it wasn't reviewed. Can anyone review the page or tell me how to resubmit it so that it would be rereviewed? N niyaz ( talk) 15:40, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
In 2007, I wrote a book about my adventures backpacking alone across all 6 habitable continents. The book is titled "Travels in a Blue Chair, Alaska to Zambia - Ushuaia".
I am trying to determine if Wikipedia has a section on Disability Literature and related Authors? I have not found such a section yet.
How does one go about creating one? Thanks in advance.
Walt 2607:FEA8:1380:276:7588:11CB:506:D4F7 ( talk) 15:50, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
We have this, which is a whopping 250 characters. Is there a single article with a longer title that exists (or has existed)? 47.153.138.166 ( talk) 16:25, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
I don't know... it seems kind of illegal to me. I still want to help out, though. 47.153.138.166 ( talk) 19:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
I add book covers to pages which do not have one on a regular basis. Occasionally I see an article listed in the category that I work from Category:Books with missing cover which has an entry that is clearly not correct. One example is Michael Hussey from the "H" section of the aforementioned category. Is there a way for me to remove something like this, where it is obviously just a BLP and not a evidently a book article with a missing image in its infobox? Iljhgtn ( talk) 19:36, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
exclude_cover = yes
, it should be removed from the category.
ColinFine (
talk) 19:47, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
I believe it would be appropriate to apply Template:Third-party to RelayFM, but wanted to make sure that sounded correct to someone with a bit more editing experience. I'm wondering if instead some parts of the article should just be removed due to a lack of sourcing or relying on that company's own site. – OdinintheNorth ( talk) 20:49, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
The references of that article currently [2] include:
And so on.
I'll have a go at converting some of the "references" to footnotes, but I think the article needs to be eyeballed by editors more skilled than me. 2A0D:6FC2:6A90:4D00:0:0:0:5F9 ( talk) 21:08, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
In 3Blue1Brown#Manim, the infobox doesn't fit within the height of the section on many screens and causes the following, long References section to have reduced width. Is there a way to have that section extend to the end of the infobox, or should it just be left as is? Sophon96 ( talk) 23:55, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
This is a common scenario when patrolling new pages: a user with a promotional username creates an article that promotes what their username refers to in their userpage, sandbox or a draft. In such cases, I tag the article with U5 or G11 and report the user to AIV or UAA. I've noticed a small set of admins responsible for most speedy deletions, and another set responsible for most AIV reports. But often, the admin who deletes doesn't block even when the account is clearly promotional and a UP violation, and admins who block don't always delete the promotional userpage. Why is this? Air on White ( talk) 00:50, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Are grammar checkers allowed when editing Wikipedia articles or doing the easy check spelling, grammar, and tone tasks? I use QuillBot. 8bit12man ( talk) 01:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
In addition to William Longspee and Geoffrey Archbishop of York, Henry II of England was known to have two additional illegitimate children named Morgan Bishop of Durham and Matilda, Abess of Barking, yet there is no mention of either of them in article (the article on Henry II) at all. Can someone fix this? 70.50.199.125 ( talk) 01:28, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
know how (or why) one would edit Wikipedia from a phone, but I know both. I have done 99% of my editing from smartphones for many years. I have written many articles including Good articles on my phone. I have expanded hundreds of articles on my phone. I became an adminstrator six years old on my phone and am highly active. As for how, I explain that in my essay User:Cullen328/Smartphone editing which I wrote over eight years ago. As for why, part of the reason is that some people claim that phone editing is impractical and unrealistic, and I live to prove them wrong. Another reason is that it is convenient. My phone is always at my side or in my pocket. I can edit Wikipedia for a minute or ten minutes or an hour, anytime I want, without trudging to a big computer. Whenever I have a few minutes of spare time, wherever I am, I can edit. My phone is a fully functional miniature computer, and Wikipedia's so called "desktop site" is fully functional on most 2024 phones. To me, the real question is why not edit Wikipedia on the world's most popular internet access device, by far? Cullen328 ( talk) 06:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
I wanna know why is my article being deleted from wikepedia even my article is necessary to be on wikepedia as I am uploading the biography of a well known person of our province DrMaqsoodAhmed.psp ( talk) 06:29, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Article addition: Conquest of Mount Everest by ,,Dadvan Yousuf", who became the first person worldwide to achieve this feat on May 20, 2024, as reported by reputable media sources.
He took also the Bitcoin Flag as first to Mount Everest. 185.206.81.126 ( talk) 07:15, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Here is what
Wikipedia:WikiProject Climbing/Article recommendations says about this: Editors should be cautious of modern climbers of eight-thousanders (especially normal routes on Mount Everest, Cho Oyu, and Makalu), which are now achievable by ambitious tourists with $50,000, but little climbing skills. These ascents are no longer covered in climbing media per above, although they are often covered in blogs run by touring companies to promote their guiding business to eight-thousanders.
There has been no coverage of this person's ascent of Mount Everest in any legitimate mountaineering publication because it is of no interest to people who are serious about mountaineering. The coverage of this climb in cryptocurrency publications is duplicative, promotional and repetitive, and is obviously generated by press releases and self-promotional public relations efforts by Yousuf himself. There is literally zero original reporting because cryptocurrency publications have zero interest in reporting on actual mountaineering accomplishments.
Cullen328 (
talk) 02:42, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Why is there no listing for Tony Caravan on Wikipedia. He's the author of 12 books and 50 songs and one of the pioneers of webcasting -- well before podcasting was a thing. He was the first to webcast live video and audio from places like Antarctica, The Himalayas, The North Pole and The Amazon. He has been active on the internet in one way, shape or form since the late 1980s. His resume also includes being a general manager of a radio station, creative director of an advertising agency, talent manager, producer, impresario among many others. He is considered by most to be a modern Renaissance man, yet no mention of him on Wikipedia. Why? His works can be found on Amazon, Apple, Spotify, etc. 137.103.6.239 ( talk) 09:16, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi, sorry to disturb you. Could you assist me in modifying the title of your draft? Despite numerous attempts, I have been unable to find a solution. Nameless ( talk) 10:31, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Seeing Project Gutenbergs' at Wikipedia:List of free online resources#Biographies and clicking edit source I found the s was outside the brackets and was followed by the apostrophe {see the Wikipedia:List of free online resources: Difference between revisions Wikipedia:List of free online resources#Biographies, scrolling to the section, and click edit source here to see how it appeared before my edit}. Why did the s appear as part of the wikilink? Mcljlm ( talk) 11:02, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Why is my article declined Sarimqureshi 6 ( talk) 11:19, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I am trying to find why my Article ( Colt IAR 6940) cannot be indexed by Search Engines. While the article can be found in the Wikipedia website, it is currently not being indexed. I was able to confirm that sites like Google and Bing have not indexed it. I tried waiting for a couple of days to see if it's just needs time, yet it didn't work. I also see that the site can be indexed by robots in the information tab.
This is pretty strange as my first article, which I sent through AfC, was sent to the mainspace and indexed right away. I am highly suspecting I need someone to help me, but the Wikiprojects the article is in are pretty dead and nobody's responding. What can I do? Personally it would be a shame to put all that work and having nobody to see it... Mattrices ( talk) 11:22, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
A few minutes ago, I edited the Foreign relations of Ireland page because I read an official article regarding Ireland's recognition of Palestine that also says that the two governments have also agreed to establish diplomatic relations. Here is ther reference:
A few seconds later however, some user by the name of Semsûrî (I'm not going to @ him or else he'll know) reverted my edit (which he at least labeled as good faith) just because the article is written in future tense. Prior to that, I clearly wrote a quote that includes words like "agreed" which is literally past tense. Even if the rest of the article is in future tense, just that diplomatic relations sentence has past tense on it. Even if I convince him I don't think that he will earn my trust because he takes diplomatic relations stuff very seriously in here. How do I cope this next time I edit an article here? Underdwarf58 ( talk) 15:01, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hey editors, I hope you all are well. I want to know when one should use WP:IAR at AfD. It is obvious that the creator of this rule knew it could be misused to save articles. So, what are the limitations of this rule? When can't someone use this guideline? GrabUp - Talk 15:25, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello. I'm really confused when it comes to citing web pages.
Say I have a reliable website with a piece of info I want to use – so reliable in fact, that it's been already used as a reference in the article I'm working on. The issue is, I'm certain the piece of info I'm interested in was added only after the website was last "retrieved".
What is the best practice here? Do I need to update the "retrieved" date and go through all the places the reference was used to make sure it's still applicable and rewrite the parts of the article it no longer supports? Or can I just cite the new version of the page separately?
What if the old version contains a factual error that the new version has fixed, is that automatically the former case (replacing and verifying)?
And what if there's no archive available from the retrieval date, and I actually don't know if the page contained the info I'm interested in at that point in time? Is it best to update the reference/quote separately/whatever else it is you do, just in case? Or do I just re-use the old reference?
Finally, if I'm taking info from several different sections of a website (sections that take clicks to get to, with slightly different URLs), is it better to quote the website once as a whole, or separately for each case?
Sorry for the long question, and thank you very much for any answers. Vtipoman ( talk) 17:50, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
What are your predictions? Editor 28 May 2024 ( talk) 18:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
The page shows an alert with concerns of a too-close major contributor. But more concerning is that the company has moved its HQ from Oregon to Scottsdale AZ, and from a user friend I've learned that it has moved its user base entirely to T-Mobile.
I'm not familiar enough with all the operations and other cases where Wikipedia's info is outdated. Does somebody else want to try? Woof! ( talk) 20:01, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Is it possible to creat a collaborative Wikipedia Group that focuses on specific themes? If yes, how can I creat a Group on Wikipedia? IlEssere ( talk) 20:55, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
I need help fixing an error on here: Draft:Unomattina estate#Seasons I have tried playing around with source editing to fix the issue but couldn't find it. I preview the edited changes and the message of "Cite error: A (see the help page)". is still there after multiple attempts to fix it. Anyone know what the issue was? Soafy234 ( talk) 21:11, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I would like to do this myself as a learning task so I've found 2 that are very low-importance and overlap. Would someone mind walking me through how you'd go about merging these 2 (in a general sense)? (please don't just do it for me) Thanks! /info/en/?search=Cedar_Grove_Plantation_(North_Carolina) /info/en/?search=Cedar_Grove_(Huntersville,_North_Carolina) Sock-the-guy ( talk) 22:26, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Per heading, if I have requested a merge and no one has opposed it and a reasonable time has passed e.g. a fortnight would it be appropriate to simply carry out the action? Closing moves and mergers requires someone uninvolved but I feel this is somewhat different given if I had just done the merge/move before I wouldn't need to worry about that. Traumnovelle ( talk) 23:54, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi. Can a YouTube video ever be a source? 2600:1008:B147:373:F0E1:3CFF:FE27:7F5C ( talk) 00:05, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Hey guys, I was interested in knowing if I have done the clean up correctly of the page ( South African Bureau of Standards).
I am new here, and this page was a bit challenging for me... please help. Liah78 ( talk) 00:07, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Hey everyone! I apologise if this is a silly question, but a draft I made recently was moved to namespace and I've been told I can now create articles without the AfC process (if I've interpreted that correctly).
I have another article ( Draft:Still House Plants) that I made a couple of weeks back, before my approved article was made. This draft was declined, but in the time since, I'm pretty sure I've fixed the issues raised (information re: WP:NMUSICIAN which a reviewer directed to me at the AfC help desk). My question - is it appropriate for me to move the article myself, instead of waiting for the reviewers, now that I have the ability to do so?
Thanks so much for your help! LemurLiterature ( talk) 01:34, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Is this section of the Anxiety Threshold article appropriate for Wikipedia? It seems odd and out of place, but I can't figure out it's actually against any specific policies. I had a look at WP:NOTGUIDE and it seems to fit, but I'm not confident enough that I feel comfortable removing/changing it and would like advice from a more experienced editor. -- NotCharizard 🗨 07:32, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
i think it works like that 188.227.135.236 ( talk) 10:27, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
I am trying to tag this image as a fair use logo ( File:Schwarzman Scholars.jpg - Wikipedia) but it keeps on giving me an error. Can someone help me? SnoopyStudent ( talk) 10:55, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello! Thank you for your time.
As I am new to the fray, and want to learn and to do it right, I will make use of this here establishment by asking the following, all though I have a set viewpoint to a certain extent which will now doubt be evident:
When a website moves its content from " https://www.subsection.example.com" to merely " https://subsection.example.com", and, ten years ago, " https://www.subsection.example.com" contained information which allowed the corroboration of a certain factoid (lets say "It used to be XYZ, and now is only ABC") written in the body of the page, and a user had created a source to the effect of "Examplesite (2013), Linktoexamplesite, Example Ltd, Retrieved 2013-02-13", then the link SHOULD STAY AS IS in its entirety and should not be changed, even though it is currently broken and leads to a 404, right?
If someone wanted to "repair" the source by mereley deleting "www." from the link and changing nothing more, that is plain wrong, correct?
If they actually want to help here, they should either resource the material, use and integrated webarchive link, or just leave it alone so that someone else can do one of the above, yes? And if they do change the link, they would have to do their due dilligance, and then also change the date of retrieval. What should not be done is to say, quote, "The www. being there or not is a technical issue, it does not change the webpage but rather how the server deliver that webpage. That I didn't access the webpage in 2011 is irrelevant, someone else did. If you want to know what the webpage looked like in 2011, use WebArchive or similar.", because if I, as a hypothetical clueless third party, would then try to find the " https://subsection.example.com" from supposedly 10 years ago, I could not find a thing since back then it was " https://www.subsection.example.com", yes?
Addendum: Especially if, after doing so, they then go and deleted part of the text, to the extend of "It used to be XYZ, and now is only ABC", leading to only "And now is only ABC" left in the body (at least they capitalized the first leter of the now gramatically rather dangling sentence), because, quote, "As for "[It used to be XYZ, and now is only ABC]", there is no source to support the '[XYZ] anywhere.", based on the now "new" source (which by the way also does not corroborate ABC anymore as times have changed, and the same site contains new info (duh)).
When need be, I can link the Page and Talkpage in question if you want to see the situation in not a generalized form but "in the wild" so to speak, I however hope to have made a general enough case to not have to drag anyone down.
As I am new, yet they pride themselves as a seasoned editor roaming the Wikipedia since time immemorial, I don't want to, and most likely can't, just haggle it out with them, as I would 10 out of 10 pull the short straw.
All the best, OnlyAQuestionOfTime ( talk) 11:20, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi
I am a very, very intermittent editor who maybe once or twice a year makes minor fixes to articles.
I was looking in Wikipedia for information on a specific "think tank", but couldn't find it by the name it was referred to in an article. Eventually using a search engine I found that is not its formal name, which I then used to find it on Wikipedia. I thus feel that there should be a link in Wikipedia that redirects from a search using the name it is sometimes referred to.
I notice this frequently. For instance: searching for "National Aeronautics and Space Administration" redirects to "NASA"; "JB Priestly" to "J. B. Priestly"; etc.
In this case, I searched for "Misgav Institute" after seeing it in a mainstream newspaper article identifying a writer. I finally found using a search engine its proper name, "Institute for Zionist Strategies". Its Wikipedia's first line says: "The Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist Strategy (formerly named Institute for Zionist Strategies) ...".
What I want to do is add to the Wikipedia search function a link to that article if "Misgav Institute" is entered. How?
Thanks for your help.
BESTEST
David Life-Is-An-Adventure ( talk) 12:23, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Edit: I realise the title isn't semantically correct by saying only "on the internet." Here I mean something more along the lines of there's no source (book, website, otherwise) for this factoid available.
Hi! I'm relatively new to Wikipedia editing, despite my account being a few years old by now. I've read and understand WP:NOR and that Wikipedia is very strict on zero first-party research being allowed in articles due to conflicts of interest, etc, etc. However, I've had this hypothetical that actually had a good example in a stub I was reading the other day (I can't remember what), and I'm curious as to what the protocol would be for it.
Say that an under-cited/under-written section/article was in need of citations or would benefit from more relevant information ( within encyclopedic reason/relevance): How can I get information—that has no reference/source extant on the internet—added there? My first thought is to publish (on my website or something of the like) a secondary documentation that cites the original primary/reliable source of my information; my goal would be to get the information I would want in the section/article on the internet to start. But, as per WP:NOR's policy, I would not add this to Wikipedia myself. I can respect that.
Assuming my reliability can be 100% proven to Wikipedia beyond doubt (not sure on the details of proving what I'm saying online when I'm the first person to say it…it's a hypothetical!)—what's the precedent for getting this info into the article? Is there some protocol, like when one has a conflict of interest when creating an article, they can request it be written by someone unassociated, where I can give my documentation as a reference for some fact(s) that should be added?
…Or is the NOR policy that strict? I don't know; I'm curious. Thanks!
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{{Unreferenced section}}
templates meaning a section is "own research" and its existence is in jeopardy because no dubious information is better than having a section that's completely unverified by anything. Thanks for clarifying!
toydotgame
talkI would like to close a long since deceased WikiProject Wikipedia:WikiProject Television/House task force after discussing on that talk page, but neither I nor the other people in the talk discussion know how to do that. Is there a WP:Teahouse host that would be able to help close/delete this project page? Iljhgtn ( talk) 14:46, 29 May 2024 (UTC)