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How can I confirm that my submission is being reviewed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cristobal J. Alex ( talk • contribs) 23:17, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
~~~~
. Or, you can use the
[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)
TimTempleton
(talk)
(cont) 23:42, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
Thanks. I'm not a he, but a she. I am not Cristobal J. Alex. I thought I had to create a username that was similar or the exact name of the Wikipedia submission name. Thank you for your feedback. I am completely new to the Wikipedia submission world. Cristobal J. Alex ( talk) 20:10, 5 September 2019 (UTC)Maria Gonzalez — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cristobal J. Alex ( talk • contribs) 20:04, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
I'm a (relatively) new Wikipedian, and would love to help out some more - but I'm struggling to find articles to edit. Could anyone point me to a list of articles that just need cleaning up, grammatical fixes, etc? I don't have a lot of knowledge to contribute but would still love to help. Thanks in advance, MrConorAE ( user | talk | contribs) 23:07, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
What is the best way to both format/organise a list of species found in a geographical zone?
Eg, is the idea to organise the species into taxologic subgroups?
Is there a template for this anywhere? I've seen a lot of variation / inconsistency with this.
Specifically, I'm trying to improve this: Smooth_Island_(Tasmania)#Biota
I'd be very grateful for your constructive assistance.
Vitreology ( talk) 13:57, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
I'm a composer of production music as well as its subset trailer music. I would like to make a contribution in these areas but since I have or am pursuing business relationships with various production and trailer music libraries I want to avoid a conflict of interest. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
-- Shenrichs ( talk) 03:07, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
How can i get stylish barnstars? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Realyemabhi ( talk • contribs) 04:06, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
I'm looking to check which pages within the category "Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives" have images, as I have the opportunity to take photos of some of these people where they are missing.
I don't want to manually trawl through over 1,400 pages. Is there a quicker way to filter this list?
Similarly, is there a way to filter for people who are both in the above category and are marked as Living People?
Thanks! HenryCrun15 ( talk) 00:26, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
|image=
parms (I hope – the [:word:] class seems problematic, so this new search will include articles with |image=
values that start with something other than [A-Za-z0-9_]). —[
AlanM1(
talk)]— 04:04, 6 September 2019 (UTC)Fantastic, this looks just what I was looking for! HenryCrun15 ( talk) 04:29, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Help! I have accidentally published a page to a talk page, then tried to move it to an article page and now the talk page redirects to the article and I am not sure how to fix it! The article is titled Judy Kensley McKie. Thank you in advance for your help! Terasaface ( talk) 04:02, 6 September 2019 (UTC) (Note: added section header, as it appears Terasaface forgot to do so - MrConorAE ( user | talk | contribs) 04:15, 6 September 2019 (UTC))
Good Afternoon,
I was creating my first draft on Wikipedia. I have yet finished my draft, but I must work on other things now. I wish to save my draft, but I do not know how, and am worried I will lose my work. Can somebody tell me how to save a draft?
Thank you,
Yours sincerely, Sterling Saini — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sterling Saini ( talk • contribs) 07:32, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Hey guys. I posted an edit request at Talk:The Hague Institute for Global Justice seven days ago and no one has come around to fulfilling it yet (more recent requests have been continuously reviewed and/or fulfilled). Would someone kindly be able to take the time to review and implement my request? Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 10:04, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedians, Yesterday I started an Article (my first with this account) about Axon Ivy, a Swiss based firm, that offers business process management software and various other tools. From the moment I started I wanted there to be full disclosure: I am a PR-Volunteer and took on the task to create an article about Axon Ivy and although I tried my very best to keep the article neutral and not ad-like. Then my client made some edits and the result was unquestionably "unambiguous advertising or promotion". Unfortunately I had no say in the matter. To me this project is not about pushing the firm or their product, but about describing a publicly traded company in general terms. I looked around on the Wikipedia and found a number of articles that seem to be cut from the same cloth. Some have issues like mine - but others, such as Accenture, Appian, Forrester seem to be alive and well. Finally, my question to you guys is, whether one or more of you would be interested in going over the article, and editing it according to the Wiki guidelines. I could provide information and you can decide whether and which parts to use and which to discard - or to do some research on your end. I'm looking forward to hearing back from you, best DKNEL — Preceding unsigned comment added by DKNEL ( talk • contribs) 08:00, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Thank you in advance. The category is already there. Mac Henni ( talk) 19:27, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
this. Why you would do that in a category is what I'm not getting. If you want to add categories to a page I would strongly suggest using WP:HOTCAT. Beeblebrox ( talk) 21:30, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
| usercategory Wikipedians who see, but do not necessarily own, pets
. Are you trying to make uses of the userbox add the user to a category called
Category:Wikipedians who see, but do not necessarily own, pets. There is currently no such category. If you want it created then it seems a long title with limited connection to the userbox. Userboxes don't have to add a category. The correct code is | usercategory = ...
. If you want others to use the userbox then I suggest picking a more descriptive name than
User:Mac Henni/Cat, e.g.
User:Mac Henni/Mad at cat. There are dozens of userboxes about cats.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 11:15, 6 September 2019 (UTC)What is the process in creating a page for Chaz Ebert, wife of Roger Ebert? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MyrinNew ( talk • contribs) 11:52, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi team,
please let me know to create a disambiguation page for my page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laksanmd ( talk • contribs) 11:25, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for replies - and... Just saw that this is message is part of "6 hidden categories"? What does that even mean? Why would they be hidden? I feel this scene has been created by fans of Dungeons and Dragons -
USER FRIENDLY - Increasing your editing pool requires the platform become more User Friendly. If the democratic process of this behemoth makes it challenging to modify - then create a representative governing board to move things along.
Make Wikipedia editing easier. Friendlier. All this open source product is made by.... analytical people who see yet cannot explain their logic.
You will not change the product output, unless you change the mode of input
Wikipedia can become the paradigm, or part of the paradigm, that erases geographic abstracts called "countries". Currently, you are a tribe of white men. I know you're trying to change it, but the culture, and the ancient restrictions - I'm looking at my screen as I might as well be in 1980 folks.
I'm not here just going to complain - I'm going to continue to work on figuring out how to EASILY enter data into this old beast. I'm committed to improve the information provided to this incredible global resource. I'm going to start a Wiki group, with your permission, when I move up near Yale.
As for non-English speaking editors - Google Translate will eventually make it possible for people all over the world to participate in Wiki - if you let them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cityfolk ( talk • contribs) 14:24, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
GOAL: To increase the number of women editors, diverse editors, and non English speaking editors by making Wiki editing accurate and unbiased but not difficult.
MY STRATEGY: Make the initial process a RESULTS BASED EXPERIENCE
BACKGROUND: In the two Wiki events I attended knowledgeable, friendly editors actively walked around and made sure we were comfortable and entering information correctly. Megs Wacha sat chair by chair in the MOMA library with me as I made my first entry at the Arts + Feminism event.
THE PROBLEM WITH AN EXAMPLE: However, there is an awkwardness due to the lack of process for Wiki editing. I'm sure that now that you're on the "inside" the repetition of the activity makes you think that it's pretty straight forward.
It is not.
For instance, I worked for several hours on an entry covering a multiple-day Women Composer's Music Festival, checking in with the numerous editors at the meeting, and, as there were about 100 entries of composers, performances, and pieces over this long festival, left it partially finished. When I tried to open it to add to it later on I discovered - it had been deleted by The Unknown Editor.
Luckily I had a business card of the attendee who'd given a brief 'how to' presentation, and she somehow brought it back to life.
MY KNOWLEDGE BACKGROUND FOR WIKI EDITING: I was a librarian for six years, have numerous Microsoft IT certifications, have made websites, and am a writer by trade. To improve my skills I'm taking a Super Researcher mini-course at the CUNY Grad. School of Journalism. <<I'm saying-without-saying I'm not your "Where's the mouse?" "Do I right click?" kind of editor.>>
SOLUTION: 1) MAKE THE FIRST FEW EDITS EASY EDITS For beginner editors. This can't be a "pick what you choose," unless choices are culled so the subject isn't overwhelming and in threat of being deleted by The Unknown Editor. You don't toss a non-swimming adult into the deep end: you let them paddle about and let them touch bottom for a while first.
2) HAVE A CLEAR, EASY TO ACCOMPLISH PROCESS. Note: Even adding THIS entry into "Teahouse" (I don't even know if I'm in a room with editors - but I'm assuming I am - why not call it Editor's Room or something? Why make it arcane?), when I simply want to "Bold" something I see parenthesis: why the heck shouldn't I just see BOLD text? Where's the WYSIWYG in 2019? Why make it weird? I was around for UNIX, and we used abbreviated terms because character count and bytes were computer precious. That was thirty years ago.
2) INCORPORATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SEARCH ALGORITHMS Algorithms exist that can perform searches. Why aren't they used? Can we collaborate with a large A.I. company to assist our work? I feel like I'm working with not a pen or pencil or computer, but with a stick in the dirt. Here's one such Search Engine: {down below, again, says to use ref ref so} ref https://lucene.apache.org/solr/features.html ref ~ I bet my bottom dollar that some company would LOVE to say they donated the A.I. Search Engine to Wiki.
I want to draw in more editors. We need to make this easier to use. Perhaps editors need to be involved in the AI vetting process.
I will continue to edit, but I'm hesitant to leap back in - especially after the deletion of all my work on my last edit job - that was overseen by an editor! Yikes. [I see below "Sign your posts on talk pages: Cityfolk ( talk) 12:06, 6 September 2019 (UTC) " again why? - so Cityfolk ( talk) 12:06, 6 September 2019 (UTC) CityFolk
Hi there. I'm just wondering if the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper is a reliable source to prove the notability of a topic? If so, I'm assuming three SMH articles about the topic is enough to prove notability? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by RebeccaMc81 ( talk • contribs)
Hi,
I have published a book and it is already available on online stores. I like to add the article for my book on Wikipedia with whole information and references of stores. Can I add article for my book. Which editor should I use for the same.
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasbeersingh05 ( talk • contribs) 12:29, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
https://www.indiablooms.com/life-details/LIT/4605/book-review-jasbeer-singh-s-poetic-thoughts-on-the-emotions-of-life.html Jasbeersingh05 ( talk) 15:03, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi all. Perhaps someone can help me out. 2-3 months ago, several of the tools I use in my gnomish activities stopped working. It has to do with signing in to WP on that tool, and the OATH script. I keep getting the message: "There was a script error --> --> A problem occurred in a Python script. /home/dispenser/public_html/cgi-bin/tracebacks/connect_OAuthException_120_SjBvb1.html contains the description of this error." Anyone know I can fix this? Thanks in advance. Onel5969 TT me 12:08, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I really need help with creating a company Wikipedia page. The company is notable, and has an abundance of credible sources that have written about it since its inception in the mid 1990's. Is there an editor that I would be able to work with to go through the process of creating the company's Wikipedia page? I also need to disclose that I work for the company, and have been asked to create this page. My proposed draft will be as neutral as possible and provide credible sources. Please let me know how I can move forward with this process. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Holly0312 ( talk • contribs) 21:15, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
I would like to replace an image on /info/en/?search=Troy_Perry. Rev. Troy Perry does not like the photo of him under "Activism" and wants to replace it with a photo he provided. How can I verify that it is an image he has provided with his caption? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnboswell ( talk • contribs) 21:09, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
I am a connected contributor working on the page of Lori Greiner. I have made all declarations and am suggesting changes via talk page. There are certain tags on the page assigned by editor - Ronz. I have worked on the page to address those issues including completing citations with clear citation style and providing reliable references. I want independent editors to please check the page, talk page and help me remove those tags. Thanking in advance.
FamJoshua1 ( talk) 17:09, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Hello, someone called Diannaa removed an edit I put into
/info/en/?search=Chrysodeixis_eriosoma
citing that I violated copyright.
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User_talk:119.224.2.210&diff=cur
As I did not save that edit to my harddrive I now have no history of it.
How can I contact Diannaa in order to retrieve that edit?
I've tried every which way, without success. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.224.2.210 ( talk) 23:47, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
@ 119.224.2.210: You can go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Chrysodeixis_eriosoma&diff=909055083&oldid=900913708 Oldperson ( talk) 00:09, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
remove copyright content copied from https://web.archive.org/web/20110603071351/http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/plus/eriosom.html, http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/moths/moth-green-garden-looper-moth-chrysodeixis-eriosoma.html. She then left a long message on your talk page at User talk:119.224.2.210#Wikipedia and copyright, explaining the problem in great detail. Basically, your edit was to insert text that was copied (or very closely paraphrased) from the pages she cited. You can contact her either by editing that section on your talk page, beginning it with
{{
Ping|Diannaa}}
(preferred), or leaving her a message as a new section on her talk page at
User talk:Diannaa. I hope this helps. —[
AlanM1(
talk)]— 00:12, 7 September 2019 (UTC)Hi Tea friends!
I'd like to ask about infoboxes applying to certain pages. The R U OK? page is about an organisation in Australia that facilitates the R U OK? Day [sic]. While the page is about the brand, the content is largely about the actual day, as that is their actual headlining campaign.
My two-pronged query is that, could "Infobox recurring event" apply to an organisational page? And if not, is there a precedent for page move proposals for event-based organisations? (to move R U OK? organisational page to R U OK?Day event page).
Sorry about this being a bit messy, and thank you for your time and advice! SunnyBoi ( talk) 11:05, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
hello I am trying to add the name of my grand father Manuel Joseph in the page /info/en/?search=Clifford_Pier under Architecture, Since he was the chief engineer on this project. But i am unable to upload his image because it says it is a scanned image. What can i do?
ajeet — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajeet071084 ( talk • contribs) 08:31, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
Why can’t the real person be apart of developing there own Wikipedia Page? They would seem to be very important to ensuring that even our sources are accurate. On many occasions I have been in very important meetings with Heads of State, but only to see a completely different statement or action reported by “trusted sources.” There has got to be another way to help famous people or worthy people do their own pages and then we validate those pages. I think our audience would appreciate it coming directly from the source or the horses mouth. I am sure many people do their own with a unique user name....Just asking...
Why can’t the real person be apart of developing there own Wikipedia Page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Earth Country33 ( talk • contribs) 11:43, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
OK...Understood...Thank you.
How can I create a professional athlete information page?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Victrixmortali ( talk • contribs)
I know one athlete who Is Asian youth champion. Could anyone create a page on him? It would be a great help if someone does as I'm new to this and not aware about the template and stuff. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Victrixmortali ( talk • contribs) 12:01, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1005 | ← | Archive 1008 | Archive 1009 | Archive 1010 | Archive 1011 | Archive 1012 | → | Archive 1015 |
How can I confirm that my submission is being reviewed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cristobal J. Alex ( talk • contribs) 23:17, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
~~~~
. Or, you can use the
[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)
TimTempleton
(talk)
(cont) 23:42, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
Thanks. I'm not a he, but a she. I am not Cristobal J. Alex. I thought I had to create a username that was similar or the exact name of the Wikipedia submission name. Thank you for your feedback. I am completely new to the Wikipedia submission world. Cristobal J. Alex ( talk) 20:10, 5 September 2019 (UTC)Maria Gonzalez — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cristobal J. Alex ( talk • contribs) 20:04, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
I'm a (relatively) new Wikipedian, and would love to help out some more - but I'm struggling to find articles to edit. Could anyone point me to a list of articles that just need cleaning up, grammatical fixes, etc? I don't have a lot of knowledge to contribute but would still love to help. Thanks in advance, MrConorAE ( user | talk | contribs) 23:07, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
What is the best way to both format/organise a list of species found in a geographical zone?
Eg, is the idea to organise the species into taxologic subgroups?
Is there a template for this anywhere? I've seen a lot of variation / inconsistency with this.
Specifically, I'm trying to improve this: Smooth_Island_(Tasmania)#Biota
I'd be very grateful for your constructive assistance.
Vitreology ( talk) 13:57, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
I'm a composer of production music as well as its subset trailer music. I would like to make a contribution in these areas but since I have or am pursuing business relationships with various production and trailer music libraries I want to avoid a conflict of interest. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
-- Shenrichs ( talk) 03:07, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
How can i get stylish barnstars? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Realyemabhi ( talk • contribs) 04:06, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
I'm looking to check which pages within the category "Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives" have images, as I have the opportunity to take photos of some of these people where they are missing.
I don't want to manually trawl through over 1,400 pages. Is there a quicker way to filter this list?
Similarly, is there a way to filter for people who are both in the above category and are marked as Living People?
Thanks! HenryCrun15 ( talk) 00:26, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
|image=
parms (I hope – the [:word:] class seems problematic, so this new search will include articles with |image=
values that start with something other than [A-Za-z0-9_]). —[
AlanM1(
talk)]— 04:04, 6 September 2019 (UTC)Fantastic, this looks just what I was looking for! HenryCrun15 ( talk) 04:29, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Help! I have accidentally published a page to a talk page, then tried to move it to an article page and now the talk page redirects to the article and I am not sure how to fix it! The article is titled Judy Kensley McKie. Thank you in advance for your help! Terasaface ( talk) 04:02, 6 September 2019 (UTC) (Note: added section header, as it appears Terasaface forgot to do so - MrConorAE ( user | talk | contribs) 04:15, 6 September 2019 (UTC))
Good Afternoon,
I was creating my first draft on Wikipedia. I have yet finished my draft, but I must work on other things now. I wish to save my draft, but I do not know how, and am worried I will lose my work. Can somebody tell me how to save a draft?
Thank you,
Yours sincerely, Sterling Saini — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sterling Saini ( talk • contribs) 07:32, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Hey guys. I posted an edit request at Talk:The Hague Institute for Global Justice seven days ago and no one has come around to fulfilling it yet (more recent requests have been continuously reviewed and/or fulfilled). Would someone kindly be able to take the time to review and implement my request? Davykamanzi → talk • contribs • alter ego 10:04, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedians, Yesterday I started an Article (my first with this account) about Axon Ivy, a Swiss based firm, that offers business process management software and various other tools. From the moment I started I wanted there to be full disclosure: I am a PR-Volunteer and took on the task to create an article about Axon Ivy and although I tried my very best to keep the article neutral and not ad-like. Then my client made some edits and the result was unquestionably "unambiguous advertising or promotion". Unfortunately I had no say in the matter. To me this project is not about pushing the firm or their product, but about describing a publicly traded company in general terms. I looked around on the Wikipedia and found a number of articles that seem to be cut from the same cloth. Some have issues like mine - but others, such as Accenture, Appian, Forrester seem to be alive and well. Finally, my question to you guys is, whether one or more of you would be interested in going over the article, and editing it according to the Wiki guidelines. I could provide information and you can decide whether and which parts to use and which to discard - or to do some research on your end. I'm looking forward to hearing back from you, best DKNEL — Preceding unsigned comment added by DKNEL ( talk • contribs) 08:00, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Thank you in advance. The category is already there. Mac Henni ( talk) 19:27, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
this. Why you would do that in a category is what I'm not getting. If you want to add categories to a page I would strongly suggest using WP:HOTCAT. Beeblebrox ( talk) 21:30, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
| usercategory Wikipedians who see, but do not necessarily own, pets
. Are you trying to make uses of the userbox add the user to a category called
Category:Wikipedians who see, but do not necessarily own, pets. There is currently no such category. If you want it created then it seems a long title with limited connection to the userbox. Userboxes don't have to add a category. The correct code is | usercategory = ...
. If you want others to use the userbox then I suggest picking a more descriptive name than
User:Mac Henni/Cat, e.g.
User:Mac Henni/Mad at cat. There are dozens of userboxes about cats.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 11:15, 6 September 2019 (UTC)What is the process in creating a page for Chaz Ebert, wife of Roger Ebert? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MyrinNew ( talk • contribs) 11:52, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi team,
please let me know to create a disambiguation page for my page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laksanmd ( talk • contribs) 11:25, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for replies - and... Just saw that this is message is part of "6 hidden categories"? What does that even mean? Why would they be hidden? I feel this scene has been created by fans of Dungeons and Dragons -
USER FRIENDLY - Increasing your editing pool requires the platform become more User Friendly. If the democratic process of this behemoth makes it challenging to modify - then create a representative governing board to move things along.
Make Wikipedia editing easier. Friendlier. All this open source product is made by.... analytical people who see yet cannot explain their logic.
You will not change the product output, unless you change the mode of input
Wikipedia can become the paradigm, or part of the paradigm, that erases geographic abstracts called "countries". Currently, you are a tribe of white men. I know you're trying to change it, but the culture, and the ancient restrictions - I'm looking at my screen as I might as well be in 1980 folks.
I'm not here just going to complain - I'm going to continue to work on figuring out how to EASILY enter data into this old beast. I'm committed to improve the information provided to this incredible global resource. I'm going to start a Wiki group, with your permission, when I move up near Yale.
As for non-English speaking editors - Google Translate will eventually make it possible for people all over the world to participate in Wiki - if you let them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cityfolk ( talk • contribs) 14:24, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
GOAL: To increase the number of women editors, diverse editors, and non English speaking editors by making Wiki editing accurate and unbiased but not difficult.
MY STRATEGY: Make the initial process a RESULTS BASED EXPERIENCE
BACKGROUND: In the two Wiki events I attended knowledgeable, friendly editors actively walked around and made sure we were comfortable and entering information correctly. Megs Wacha sat chair by chair in the MOMA library with me as I made my first entry at the Arts + Feminism event.
THE PROBLEM WITH AN EXAMPLE: However, there is an awkwardness due to the lack of process for Wiki editing. I'm sure that now that you're on the "inside" the repetition of the activity makes you think that it's pretty straight forward.
It is not.
For instance, I worked for several hours on an entry covering a multiple-day Women Composer's Music Festival, checking in with the numerous editors at the meeting, and, as there were about 100 entries of composers, performances, and pieces over this long festival, left it partially finished. When I tried to open it to add to it later on I discovered - it had been deleted by The Unknown Editor.
Luckily I had a business card of the attendee who'd given a brief 'how to' presentation, and she somehow brought it back to life.
MY KNOWLEDGE BACKGROUND FOR WIKI EDITING: I was a librarian for six years, have numerous Microsoft IT certifications, have made websites, and am a writer by trade. To improve my skills I'm taking a Super Researcher mini-course at the CUNY Grad. School of Journalism. <<I'm saying-without-saying I'm not your "Where's the mouse?" "Do I right click?" kind of editor.>>
SOLUTION: 1) MAKE THE FIRST FEW EDITS EASY EDITS For beginner editors. This can't be a "pick what you choose," unless choices are culled so the subject isn't overwhelming and in threat of being deleted by The Unknown Editor. You don't toss a non-swimming adult into the deep end: you let them paddle about and let them touch bottom for a while first.
2) HAVE A CLEAR, EASY TO ACCOMPLISH PROCESS. Note: Even adding THIS entry into "Teahouse" (I don't even know if I'm in a room with editors - but I'm assuming I am - why not call it Editor's Room or something? Why make it arcane?), when I simply want to "Bold" something I see parenthesis: why the heck shouldn't I just see BOLD text? Where's the WYSIWYG in 2019? Why make it weird? I was around for UNIX, and we used abbreviated terms because character count and bytes were computer precious. That was thirty years ago.
2) INCORPORATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SEARCH ALGORITHMS Algorithms exist that can perform searches. Why aren't they used? Can we collaborate with a large A.I. company to assist our work? I feel like I'm working with not a pen or pencil or computer, but with a stick in the dirt. Here's one such Search Engine: {down below, again, says to use ref ref so} ref https://lucene.apache.org/solr/features.html ref ~ I bet my bottom dollar that some company would LOVE to say they donated the A.I. Search Engine to Wiki.
I want to draw in more editors. We need to make this easier to use. Perhaps editors need to be involved in the AI vetting process.
I will continue to edit, but I'm hesitant to leap back in - especially after the deletion of all my work on my last edit job - that was overseen by an editor! Yikes. [I see below "Sign your posts on talk pages: Cityfolk ( talk) 12:06, 6 September 2019 (UTC) " again why? - so Cityfolk ( talk) 12:06, 6 September 2019 (UTC) CityFolk
Hi there. I'm just wondering if the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper is a reliable source to prove the notability of a topic? If so, I'm assuming three SMH articles about the topic is enough to prove notability? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by RebeccaMc81 ( talk • contribs)
Hi,
I have published a book and it is already available on online stores. I like to add the article for my book on Wikipedia with whole information and references of stores. Can I add article for my book. Which editor should I use for the same.
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasbeersingh05 ( talk • contribs) 12:29, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
https://www.indiablooms.com/life-details/LIT/4605/book-review-jasbeer-singh-s-poetic-thoughts-on-the-emotions-of-life.html Jasbeersingh05 ( talk) 15:03, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi all. Perhaps someone can help me out. 2-3 months ago, several of the tools I use in my gnomish activities stopped working. It has to do with signing in to WP on that tool, and the OATH script. I keep getting the message: "There was a script error --> --> A problem occurred in a Python script. /home/dispenser/public_html/cgi-bin/tracebacks/connect_OAuthException_120_SjBvb1.html contains the description of this error." Anyone know I can fix this? Thanks in advance. Onel5969 TT me 12:08, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I really need help with creating a company Wikipedia page. The company is notable, and has an abundance of credible sources that have written about it since its inception in the mid 1990's. Is there an editor that I would be able to work with to go through the process of creating the company's Wikipedia page? I also need to disclose that I work for the company, and have been asked to create this page. My proposed draft will be as neutral as possible and provide credible sources. Please let me know how I can move forward with this process. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Holly0312 ( talk • contribs) 21:15, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
I would like to replace an image on /info/en/?search=Troy_Perry. Rev. Troy Perry does not like the photo of him under "Activism" and wants to replace it with a photo he provided. How can I verify that it is an image he has provided with his caption? Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnboswell ( talk • contribs) 21:09, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
I am a connected contributor working on the page of Lori Greiner. I have made all declarations and am suggesting changes via talk page. There are certain tags on the page assigned by editor - Ronz. I have worked on the page to address those issues including completing citations with clear citation style and providing reliable references. I want independent editors to please check the page, talk page and help me remove those tags. Thanking in advance.
FamJoshua1 ( talk) 17:09, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Hello, someone called Diannaa removed an edit I put into
/info/en/?search=Chrysodeixis_eriosoma
citing that I violated copyright.
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User_talk:119.224.2.210&diff=cur
As I did not save that edit to my harddrive I now have no history of it.
How can I contact Diannaa in order to retrieve that edit?
I've tried every which way, without success. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.224.2.210 ( talk) 23:47, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
@ 119.224.2.210: You can go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Chrysodeixis_eriosoma&diff=909055083&oldid=900913708 Oldperson ( talk) 00:09, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
remove copyright content copied from https://web.archive.org/web/20110603071351/http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/plus/eriosom.html, http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/moths/moth-green-garden-looper-moth-chrysodeixis-eriosoma.html. She then left a long message on your talk page at User talk:119.224.2.210#Wikipedia and copyright, explaining the problem in great detail. Basically, your edit was to insert text that was copied (or very closely paraphrased) from the pages she cited. You can contact her either by editing that section on your talk page, beginning it with
{{
Ping|Diannaa}}
(preferred), or leaving her a message as a new section on her talk page at
User talk:Diannaa. I hope this helps. —[
AlanM1(
talk)]— 00:12, 7 September 2019 (UTC)Hi Tea friends!
I'd like to ask about infoboxes applying to certain pages. The R U OK? page is about an organisation in Australia that facilitates the R U OK? Day [sic]. While the page is about the brand, the content is largely about the actual day, as that is their actual headlining campaign.
My two-pronged query is that, could "Infobox recurring event" apply to an organisational page? And if not, is there a precedent for page move proposals for event-based organisations? (to move R U OK? organisational page to R U OK?Day event page).
Sorry about this being a bit messy, and thank you for your time and advice! SunnyBoi ( talk) 11:05, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
hello I am trying to add the name of my grand father Manuel Joseph in the page /info/en/?search=Clifford_Pier under Architecture, Since he was the chief engineer on this project. But i am unable to upload his image because it says it is a scanned image. What can i do?
ajeet — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajeet071084 ( talk • contribs) 08:31, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
Why can’t the real person be apart of developing there own Wikipedia Page? They would seem to be very important to ensuring that even our sources are accurate. On many occasions I have been in very important meetings with Heads of State, but only to see a completely different statement or action reported by “trusted sources.” There has got to be another way to help famous people or worthy people do their own pages and then we validate those pages. I think our audience would appreciate it coming directly from the source or the horses mouth. I am sure many people do their own with a unique user name....Just asking...
Why can’t the real person be apart of developing there own Wikipedia Page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Earth Country33 ( talk • contribs) 11:43, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
OK...Understood...Thank you.
How can I create a professional athlete information page?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Victrixmortali ( talk • contribs)
I know one athlete who Is Asian youth champion. Could anyone create a page on him? It would be a great help if someone does as I'm new to this and not aware about the template and stuff. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Victrixmortali ( talk • contribs) 12:01, 7 September 2019 (UTC)