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Hello! I've been trying to create an article for a musician, and I keep getting declined because the sources aren't notable enough. Any suggestions on how to find notable sources? Thanks! Dudup2020 ( talk) 16:11, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm looking for advice on how to best cite from a collection work where the articles within are by different authors. In particular, this reference has a number of high-quality historical monologs that often overlap. Currently, there is a single bib entry and cites within the body reference the editor name and page number, but this obscures the actual article and author that's being cited, some of which have appeared in other collections. What's the best option here? Maury Markowitz ( talk) 11:39, 7 April 2020 (UTC) Maury Markowitz ( talk) 11:39, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, there is a typo on Steven Mnuchin's page, but I cannot change it because it is in the introductory section. "in regards to regulatory policy..." Should be in regard to regulatory policy. Is there any way this can be changed, please? 72.12.75.63 ( talk) 17:09, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
This is very nice of NDTV that phone numbers of persons in crisis is being displayed. I am sorry to write to you in desperation. I tried to note down numbers to help them but to my utter frustration, couldn't do it because either the numbers are moving very fast, are superimposed by adds or news. Ask your monitors to check what i say. 'My request is to display it properly and give some time so that people can note them down otherwise its no point in showing them' 106.215.124.136 ( talk) 17:08, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, My article was declined by a senior editor :@ Sulfurboy:. The comments provided were "What is going to be most helpful here is providing a lead that introduces the subject to the uninitiated reader. That is, imagine you are trying to explain this concept as simply as possible to someone that doesn't know about this subject, how would you do so? Once that is done we can properly assess the notability of the subject." This comment makes perfect sense, however, the concept is already define in another article on Wikipedia at URL /info/en/?search=Copula_(probability_theory). Does it mean that I am suppose to duplicate the same information in my article? Or it it more appropriate to merge two articles? Also, I would be thankful if a senior editor could help write this up so that it is accepted? Thanks for the feedback. Earthianyogi ( talk) 11:00, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
I added: "A copula is a mathematical function that provides a relationship between marginal distributions of random variables and their joint distributions. Copula is important because it represents a dependence structure without using marginal distributions. Copula has been widely used in the field of finance, but its use in signal processing is relatively new. Copula has been employed in the field of wireless communication for classifying radar signals, change detection in remote sensing applications, and EEG signal processing in medicine."
However, I was unable to remove the title 'Copula signal processing'; maybe someone could help. thanks again. Earthianyogi ( talk) 15:25, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
@ Earthianyogi: That is a superb summary. Maury Markowitz ( talk) 16:43, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
@ Maury Markowitz: and :@ David notMD: - Thanks to both of you! :) Earthianyogi ( talk) 16:54, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello to the hosts ! I am currently working on improving inline citations of an article I created ( Bhilwara (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)). I want to cite pdf from Election Commission of India website ( https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3378-rajasthan-1951/), but their is no option to view the pdf (the button directly downloads the file).I can think of two ways to solve the problem :
with reference to 2, I was not able to found any relevant information about citing from Commons on Wikipedia. Also how can I determine that the files are not already uploaded on Commons. Thank You :) Sanyam.wikime ( talk) 05:19, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
{{cite report|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF RAJASTHAN|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=}}
It would probably be not so bad an idea to include the url to the page with the download button; it would be useful as long as it exists, and at least provide a record of where the file was available from, in our time. But, as I said, the fact that it's a report, the title of the report and the publisher is probably enough info to help anyone track it down./info/en/?search=User:Surelyshubham/sandbox Here is the link of my sandbox. Please go through this article very well & let me know if it is publishable or not. Thank You. Surelyshubham ( talk) 20:23, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
Please check this link /info/en/?search=Draft:Joe_Mesmar I have fixed the issues you have told. I am wondering will this article pass? Please tell me. Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Surelyshubham ( talk • contribs) 18:26, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi. I made some updates to the page of Michael Stokes (photographer) in November, and it was flagged as a conflict of interest and incorrect citing of sources. I have stated -- though it's very possible I did it in the wrong place -- that I do not know the subject personally, though I did email him to ask if I could upload a photo from his website. He said yes, and I uploaded it, not realizing that this could be considered a copyright issue. The photo was removed (I now understand why) and then the conflict of interest note appeared at the top of the page. I would like to get this resolved but I am clueless. If someone can help guide me, I would appreciate it. Thank you. Apparently I've also cited some sources incorrectly. If someone could guide me on that issue as well, I would be most grateful.
Glendon wasey ( talk) 19:12, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
I am working on a biography of a living person and the subject of that article has sent and given me permission to upload a portrait photo. Having permission to upload the photo, am I also considered to be the "owner". And what, if any, consideration needs to be given to the photographer? Daseinundzeit ( talk) 19:09, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Dear Friends, One of my students encountered the following: wikimedia\rdbms\DBQueryError. Does anyone know what to do with this? Sadly, it's miles above my pay grade. Ijmusic ( talk) 01:35, 7 April 2020 (UTC) Ijmusic ( talk) 01:35, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
I am looking for a specialist in Biographic Articles in order to publish my own professional history. Who do you recommend? NelsonGailH ( talk) 20:00, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello wikipedians please I need an help with deleting a draft I'm not longer interested in working on. Please how do I go about this. Thanks and God bless Samirexz arts ( talk) 20:29, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
I am a new user that wants to help. How should I get started? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1st Username ( talk • contribs) 20:59, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
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I have added links to the article Rose Kirumira Namubiru, tried to organise it but found it hard to source more concrete citations. I have resubmitted it. Any additions and corrections will be highly appreciated, thanks Alvinategyeka ( talk) 22:32, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Can you add biographical articles about famous people?I heard that you can't write about yourself but what about famous people? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1st Username ( talk • contribs) 22:59, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
I welcome knowing what images are able to be used. I've read up on this but I keep feeling dead ended when I read that most images online are copyrighted and anything not allowed will be yanked. I want to follow the rules. :) I'm looking for images to improve a person page, to illustrate various parts of her career. I see images across the web, used on more than one website. Images such as TV show stills and DVD movie covers. If the 'owner' is not able to be tracked down, can I use them in Wikipedia as a fair use; may I do this for any image online I can't trace to a copyright owner? Also, do they have to be downloaded into my own device before being imported to Wikimedia? -- PaulThePony ( talk) 03:58, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
I’m wanting to know were to find a reliable source for the page Canimals, It’s been really hard to find info on the show. Were can I find a reliable source on the show? If so, can I add it to the Wikipedia page? RheieWater2005 ( talk) 00:08, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello there! I was wondering if it's possible to display a category's contents on a page without the use of bots and whatnot. Thanks in advance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ToxiBoi ( talk • contribs) 22:50, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
this is probably not alowed here, but i am trying to recall the name of a wikisoftware - asumming its based on mediawiki. i can only remember 5 things about it 1. it was semi personal. you cold request a wiki 2.had a beehive like logo 3. looked build on metia wiki 4. might have sing in withwikipedia 5. probably open source any ideas? thanks 24.91.137.184 ( talk) 02:53, 8 April 2020 (UTC) 24.91.137.184 ( talk) 02:53, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I have seen in many articles that references are linked to web archives. I know nothing about this - ie what circumstances, why, how etc. Is there a guide of some kind that I can read to find out more about when and how to use web archiving ? Marshelec ( talk) 08:31, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I've now removed the direct external links from the body of the text and consigned them to the footnote section. But I'm not sure why there is the comment [edit source] next to the Discography, Pedagogical Works, and Notes and references section. If there is some problem with the formatting, it would be helpful to know specifically what that is. Thanks! Corniste6367 ( talk) 20:35, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, i am new to the Wikipedia, i want learn about editing and making changes in Wikipedia. Vishal.acquire ( talk) 07:26, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
no, i do not want to add my own links, i just want to learn how it works and how i can make the changes if any link shows 404 error or page does not exist — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vishal.acquire ( talk • contribs) 08:00, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello Bonadea, thank you for sharing and letting me clear my doubts. moreover, to make changes how i can suggest and propose edits to the editors ? thank you
Dear Wiki Users, Kindly note that i want to create a page with title "yacht clubs in Lebanon" or "Oldest Yacht Club in Lebanon" and for this reason 2 draft were created one for Beirut yacht club : /info/en/?search=Draft:Beirut_Yacht_Club and one for Lebanese yacht club: /info/en/?search=Draft:Lebanese_Yacht_Club can you please check them and revert with your feedback in order to submit them for approval. much appreciated your kind feedback. Peace. Princesse Marissa ( talk) 08:38, 8 April 2020 (UTC)Princesse Marissa
Dear ColinFine ( talk), Thank you very much for your reply and have checked WP:CSMN.
for the other Draft Draft:Lebanese Yacht Clubcan you please just give your feedback in it?
and once articles are approved i.e. Draft:Lebanese Yacht Club i will list is in the Category.. am i on the right track? Peace. Princesse Marissa ( talk) 10:52, 8 April 2020 (UTC)Princesse Marissa
you are right, i am trying to provide strong sources for both articles to be high-quality and approved. may i kindly ask you to take a look when you have time to (Lebanese Yacht club) Draft, i need an expert opinion as i am still very new here and i am trying to learn and understand things ... the (Beirut Yacht Club) BYC article still needs some resources... wish you a very pleasant afternoon or maybe eve at yours. Princesse Marissa ( talk) 11:44, 8 April 2020 (UTC)Princesse Marissa
I need a help to create biography page. Lakshika rodrigo ( talk) 11:48, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I created an article about Merle Norman Cosmetics after I saw strangely there wasn't one [link: /info/en/?search=User:CTR117/Merle_Norman_Cosmetics ], and I can't figure out how to insert it to be the main article. CTR117 ( talk) 09:47, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I met a newbie at User_talk:2001:8003:9008:1301:780A:CF5:F4B:EC87. Can someone who find it convenient to guide this new editor walkthrough Wikipedia on behalf of me? I may not have too much time to do so, that's why I come here to seek assistance. Thanks. Reciprocater (Talk) 05:05, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello there,
I recently had an article declined about a woman, who I think is phenomenal. Quick context, I learned about her work in class, heard her speak at an event, and after seeing so many articles on Google & wikipedia about her, thought she should have her own wikipedia page. I am excited to learn how to make this article better.
So, these are just a few of the sources I found about her that aren't directly from her company's website. I'm hoping you can help me understand which of these types of citations meet the secondary source criteria? Thank you for your help ^_^
WilmerHale Wins Case Against Abortion
Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation
Interviews with Fox News, MSNBC, Bloomberg, etc
Aspen Institute appoints Anja Manuel as Director 2019crisissimus2 ( talk) 14:52, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, my article on Rena Dumas has been rejected for not having verifiable sources. These are the same sources that are fine in French ... what can I do? Thanks Pollymagoo ( talk) 18:55, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
From what I understand, the subject of a page is not supposed to be the author. Is this correct? Tunesmth ( talk) 20:51, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Where can I find the previous page names for any page? For example, I know the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic article wasn't called that in the beginning, it had a couple of names like 2019-20 Wuhan pneumonia outbreak, but I only know that from studying the topic from the beginning. How can someone look at the previous names of any article or page?
47.152.145.95 ( talk) 20:42, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
how can i put an on wikipedia 41.210.145.65 ( talk) 21:16, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I've finished editing my page and everything appears to be in good order. I clicked the publish button on the bottom of the edit page but am uncertain as to the current status. Can you help me to understand what is the next step. Bobw7165 ( talk) 21:29, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello! I had recently tried to get an article published because it is part of a graded assignment for my english class. However, my request was rejected because it was marked "contrary to the use of Wikipedia" (or something along those lines, sorry) and was considered "an uncensored advertisment". The assignment is due today so I really need to get it published; I am willing to make the corrections needed in order to do so! Agwarnock ( talk) 20:08, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I submitted my first entry and it was rejected with the notation (ADV/BIO) which I understand to mean advertising and not notable biography. Please let me know if I am incorrect. If that is the case, and I understand notability is somewhat driven by independent news coverage of a subject, is it a lack of diverse citations that leads to this or is a wider search done by the reviewer? Any tips for improving the evidence of notability or do I simply make peace with the fact that this is more of a regional author/expert and give it up? Thanks for any thoughts. Whirly12 ( talk) 21:37, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
got it, thanks. Understandable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whirly12 ( talk • contribs) 22:41, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I need clarification with editing; i'm not sure if i understand what is expected of me.
Thank you, Peggy APSME.OKU ( talk) 04:57, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Why did my page get rejected? I wrote a biography about myself under Bennettheyn/sandbox. Here is what I wrote. (redacted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bennettheyn ( talk • contribs) 22:49, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I am interested in writing an article on the Vampire Ball of Los Angeles. There appear to be adequate sources which discuss the subject in depth, but it turns out there are actually several events around the country themed "vampire ball", and I don't want the LA event to be confused with them. Neither, however, do I want to write 10 articles on vampire balls! Since there are currently no articles called " Vampire Ball", should I just create the LA one under that title and wait for others to disambiguate it from that one if/ when articles on the other balls are written? Or should I call it Vampire Ball (Los Angeles)" even though there are no other articles called "Vampire Ball" yet? A loose necktie ( talk) 22:02, 8 April 2020 (UTC) A loose necktie ( talk) 22:02, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
May I know why was the Visual Editing option removed from Wikipedia please? AlAzhar 21:09, 8 April 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alazhars ( talk • contribs)
I was asked by Yebba's management to make updates to her Wikipedia page because there were clear errors and inconsistencies. I spent hours making changes only to then have the whole thing reverted to its original state. The only message I received was that the edits were not constructive. How can I ensure that my changes will be saved since they were approved by the actual artist management? Davidjr25 ( talk) 01:04, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
am i wrong that this is a run-on sentence? maybe im wrong about the term, but this sentence seems convoluted.
It is based on the DC Comics character Batwoman, a costumed crime-fighter created by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, and Keith Giffen, and is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe.
Any suggestions on how to improve? ToeFungii ( talk) 23:58, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Now if i can ask a follow-up.ive noticed a lot of wiki has long sentences which i understand because people add info but sometimes dont think about readability. problem is i tried to change the sentence and another user reversed me saying its not a runon sentence (ive looked up runon sent and id say this is just an overly long sent as Tim said.been long time since english class). ive seen a lot of contentiousness on pages with some users acting as stone. i dont want to just make another change because im certain this user will likely simply undo it again, so what is one to do with an obvious problem but faces a user that feels status quo is right? as am fyi the page is Batwoman TV series. ToeFungii ( talk) 00:44, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I'm pretty new and was looking to de-orphan articles and came across Plantscape which, upon further inspection, might be a valid candidate for deletion. All of its seven citations are dead, and I could find few mentions of it of much substance outside its own website. I think it might have been made as a way to add prestige to a brand, though it is a neutral article now. A second opinion and some advice would be appreciated. Trevey-On-Sea ( talk) 23:58, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I wrote an article for a Thai actor named Mew Suppasit. It was just declined for failing the guidelines of "actor notability" according to wiki staff reviewers. I am confused as to why tho? The actor is quite famous in Thailand and throughout Asia. His drama has garnered an international fanbase, he recently reached 1M IG followers, acted in 4 dramas, several commercials, in-demand. So can someone please explain to me how that isn't significant? Is there something I am doing wrong? Thebriandez ( talk) 01:34, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Yes, there are 2 articles (both in Thai and from the same source) talking about him. When I looked at a similar actor in his field on Wikipedia, they referenced similar articles. So is that not enough? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thebriandez ( talk • contribs) 05:12, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I have revised my draft, added more and in my opinion, better sources. I am hoping this will help get my article approved. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thebriandez ( talk • contribs) 07:35, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I have begun using a web archive to ensure that references I quote remain accessible. However, I am unsure about whether it is important to retain the accessdate parameter, as well as the archive-date parameter. Once you archive a web reference and give the archive-date, is the accessdate now irrelevant ? Here is an example I am working on: "National performance review - Residential water efficiency". Water New Zealand. Archived from the original on 9 Apr 2020. Retrieved 9 Apr 2020. Marshelec ( talk) 03:24, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
92.23.114.59 ( talk) 09:36, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
its kind of confusing to me to find links on same page. however, we have multiple ways to provide references. here author using {{sfn|Scott|2007|p=2}}
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my query : is this method correct ? or it can be improved ? Leela52452 ( talk) 07:55, 9 April 2020 (UTC) suggestion or critique is preferred here
"I want to create a designer brand page. How can I do it without it sounding like a promotional page? Lavanya Venky ( talk) 09:01, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I just want to write pages on Fashion Designers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lavanya Venky ( talk • contribs) 09:24, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
23.176.32.1 ( talk) 12:37, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
My name is Shelby Kloberdanz and somebody is hacking my account please call the MCPD at 641-424-3636
Someone changed her birthplace to "Hatfield" - Herfortshire stood there first. I cannot confirm this change - and i don't know what to do... leave it like this or undo or??? Maybe you find better sources than me to confirm this? I'm excusing myself already if this is a very stupid question! Kind regards, Gyanda ( talk) 12:07, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Is it possible to hire someone to edit my page so that it conforms to requirements and can be published? Alt4960 ( talk) 15:30, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I am new to Wikipedia. I have copyedited a few articles from the backlog page, some in parts and others in full. Do I need to inform a senior editor so that they can double-check and removed the 'Need copyediting' tag from some of these pages? How does it work? The articles are as follows: 1. /info/en/?search=Zero_downtime_manufacturing 2. /info/en/?search=Health_information_on_the_Internet 3. /info/en/?search=ISO%2FIEC_27005 4. /info/en/?search=Gurdwara_Gobind_Ghat 5. /info/en/?search=Cameraman_Gangatho_Rambabu 6. /info/en/?search=Copula_%28probability_theory%29 Thank you Earthianyogi ( talk) 13:38, 9 April 2020 (UTC) 6.
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14:22, 9 April 2020 (UTC)Swaraj Abhiyan is not a political party and is not synonymous with Swaraj India, which is a registered political party in India. Swaraj Abhiyan is a socio political forum for social work (like an NGO) and a sister organisation of Swaraj India. Now Swaraj India redirects to Swaraj Abhiyan. I thought Swaraj India has grown significantly in the past few years and deserves its own page. Can a draft for Swaraj India be created? Davidindia ( talk) 18:23, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi there,
I submitted a draft today for an article and filmmaker which was declined. I was wondering if you could give me some specific tips to make this article wiki-worthy?
This is the feedback I received: This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. USHistorian1867 ( talk) 18:09, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I realized that a product that can be found across the globe and that a few of us have dedicated our lives has no entry in the encyclopedia. So since we are confined to our homes, I thought to spend time to author one. How do I get my Draft:JNIOR article considered for release? What is my next step?
Bruce Bscloutier ( talk) 16:05, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
An IP user with zero other contributions deleted my Proposed For Deletion tag on the “Little Dogs on the Prairie” article without providing a reason why it should be kept. Could I undo their edit or do I have to go through the formal deletion process? Dronebogus ( talk)
Hi, this is Shadowblade08 again. I had a quick question. (at least I hope its quick)
Is it possible for me to close a topic on my discussion page? I've seen this on article talk pages. I currently don't have anything that I want to close, but is it possible for me to do it? Thanks. Shadowblade08 ( talk) 13:57, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I am writing an article about a scientist who has published many highly cited papers. He is among the pioneers in several disciplines, which is reflected in many citations to those papers. The reviewers are asking to prove his notability by references. My problem is that I do not know which references would prove it. What sort of references or links are appropriate to show that a subject has highly cited papers? From the other articles on Wikipedia I can see that links to Web of Science or Scopus are not provided. I inserted some references in which Matej Pavsic is cited, but the reviewers say that causal mentions are not sufficient. This is not the case with mentioning of Pavsic. Especially in a paper published last year by a famous physicist in Physical Review D extensively describes two papers by Pavsic, which are important and gaining more and more citations. In addition, his book The Landscape of Theoretical Physics has many citations, as well as the paper External Inversion, Internal Inversion and Reflection Invariance that has more than hundred pure citations. He is among the members of the International Advisory Board for the series of conferences on Clifford algebras, and is in the Standing Committee of IARD conference series. So again my question. I need a concrete example of referencing that show many citations. Terazij ( talk) 17:30, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I have responses to my first question. What is the accepted procedure for replying to those? The same for a comment appearing on my article? Clicking on the (talk) link associated with the comment's author does not take me to a consistent form or entry point for a response. If it does where does that response show up? I can to add a response but then am I responsible for my own date and time? Is there a wizard or something? Searching the help... seems just to get me further and further away from an answer. Bscloutier ( talk) 17:27, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
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Special:MyPage/common.js.Curious if there's some kind of gadget or tool for easily developing talk pages of new pages. I've created a couple dozen pages so such a tool, if there is one, could definitely help me out. Thanks. Loksmythe ( talk) 22:35, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
can i ping a non user? -- Disoff ( talk) 01:13, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
issue is on
Julie Cairney. it contains code {{Authority control|ORCID=0000-0003-4564-2675}}
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https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49882552, however the issue still persists.
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suggestion or critique is preferred here
I recently posted a question in the teahouse about comic books which is archived on my talk page - Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions/Archive 1054#Comic Books Someone responded that you could not make a list of a publishers publications regarding comic books.
but here: List of Timely and Atlas Comics publications I found a list of these publications.
My original goal was to make a list of all the comic books published by several different publishers and add them to wikipedia, because organized lists can often be helpful to those who read and collect comics.
Is that answer still valid or is there something different about this list that makes it different than what I am trying to achieve?
A response would be helpful. Thanks. Svrangerchrista ( talk) 03:06, 10 April 2020 (UTC) Svrangerchrista ( talk) 03:06, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Aaron Justin Giebel ( talk) 06:19, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
@ Aaron Justin Giebel: Welcome to the Teahouse. The help page is over at Help:Template. Generally templates are created in the Template space, but if it's for personal use, you can do so in your own userspace. Consider my template {{ User:Tenryuu/GOCE talk}} as an example. If you're looking for ideas as to how to use templates, search for templates that fit what you want, take a look at the code, copy it over, and experiment with it. -- Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 06:53, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
my article it has been declined, i don't know why and am just new in here, i need your help. Moses rukanima ( talk) 08:46, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Websites that are associated with Mohameds' company (that is, websites written by people working for/paid by Silent Ocean) and social media websites aren't reliable information because they're primary sources. Instagram and YouTube are user-generated websites, so they aren't reliable, either.What part of that is not clear to you? Seraphimblade Talk to me 09:27, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
i real appreciate for your help. sorry can you help me to edit it if possible. thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moses rukanima ( talk • contribs) 09:43, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Dominique.Habimana ( talk) 09:16, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Dominique Habimana, a statistician at FAO based in Rome.
We appreciate the publication of information and data on food energy intake that we produce. Thank you for that. However, we would like to request you if there is a possibility for us to support the editing and revising the numbers and text related to this page so that we provide the more updated information as a team in charge of producing such data.
In summary we need to know how we can edit the text and figures published on this page. Thank you. Dominique
I am a new contributor to Wikipedia and I would like to create a new article. How do I do this? MrJCasey ( talk) 11:19, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
I have edited a page with a new link. My link is black, not blue like the other links. /info/en/?search=Odonis_Odonis Reference #8 Can someone please tell me what I've done wrong? This is my 1st Wiki edit ever. Thank you OGSepterhed ( talk) 17:20, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by OGSepterhed ( talk • contribs)
How do you cite something that is more less tribal knowledge, such a common nickname or do you just not include it? I wanted to include the nickname of the airplane the RQ-170 Sentinel which I know from working in the defense and aeorspace industry. But this isn't something I feel like I can give a reliable online source because what comes up is www.militaryfactory.com and medium.com
I've found before that the best parts of wikipedia are when they mention connections to other ideas that may not be "offcial" but to a layperson or someone not familiar in the area, it makes the mental connection. Therefore I'd like to properly include some of this type of information. Estatic707 ( talk) 01:49, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi all dos anyone know of somewhere or someone who I could go to to request the creation of football kit patterns? on the subject is there a way for me to create some patterns myself that is simple and easy and dos not cost the earth like photoshop thanks! REDMAN 2019 ( talk) 12:36, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Edit links are disabled in all articles I have tried to edit. Only the edit link on top of the page is active but with it, I can only edit first section Ugbedeg ( talk) 12:52, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
It works, though difficult and time wasting to locate. Thanks. Ugbedeg ( talk) 14:00, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
I created an article /info/en/?search=Mohan_Shakti_National_Heritage_Park but unable to know, what's the status with few queries like : Do I need to verify it from someone for getting Grading scheme ? Thankyou Pankajkukreti03 ( talk) 11:32, 10 April 2020 (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.
dear sir, these are all valid , i am doing on pranjal bhat behalf and please dont interfere and remove all your work done on her, it is serious issue . you have no right of her profile and photos and wikipedia. you cannot change our profile , if you do it again we will take police action regards sumeet Suprach ( talk) 07:29, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
give me your mobile no - need to know more about editing Suprach ( talk) 07:49, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi,
I am a paid editor and had suggested clean-up edits on the talk page (along with paid disclosure) of Gary Vaynerchuk to deal with the COI tag on the page. Since the page is too long, I had broken down the requested edits section-wise. I had also shared the explanation of each change along with the requested edits, but I was asked to 'Please work in smaller requests, and explain why you want the changes.' I had already done that.
There is no addition of information, just toning down the current text working inline with WP:CLEANUP but my requested edits were misjudged as an attempt to whitewash the article. I request help or cooperation of the editors to understand the underlying issue and deal with the COI tag on the page. Thanks a lot! FamJoshua1 ( talk) 17:00, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Draft:Dr. Ajeet Jaiswal, Anthropologist. I want to publish this information related to Dr. Ajeet Jaiswal, but i am not getting approval from your side. Please let me know the reseaon. I have checked all info there is no copy write issue is detected. 2007.sapna ( talk) 10:24, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Kindly go thru it again, I have not pasted his CV here. I typed all important information related to his career and his teaching specialization. Please check it again. Thanking you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2007.sapna ( talk • contribs) 10:33, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi. Regarding Michael Stokes (photographer), I would really like to resolve the issues of conflict of interest and incorrect citing of sources. I have stated -- though it's likely I did it in the wrong place -- that I do not know the subject personally. I did email him to ask if I could upload a photo from his website. He said yes, and I uploaded it, not realizing that this would create a copyright issue. The photo was removed (I understand why) but then the conflict of interest note appeared at the top of the page. I guess it was assumed that if I asked his permission to use the photo that I must know him. I do not. I have never met him. As for the incorrect citing of sources, I have tried a few times to fix this but I clearly don't know what I'm doing.
If someone can please tell me what I need to do to resolve these issues, I would appreciate it. I find this all a bit confusing, and I feel bad for messing up this person's page. Glendon wasey ( talk) 19:09, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
I’m trying to write Wikipedia of a supermodel actress . How can I get her more information?? I have draft ready , anyone can see and tell me what correction needed ?? -- 202.134.174.127 ( talk) 19:54, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Are rejected drafts allowed to be resubmitted? Is there a difference between rejected and declined? What is the procedure to applying suggested edits to a rejected draft? Pilot333 ( talk) 22:24, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm working on some improvements to our article on Pillar Point Harbor. I uploaded a photo on Commons of a plaque in the harbor commemorating a local shipwreck. The photo itself is not great, with the text impossible to read in a thumbnail and difficult to puzzle out even at full size. So I don't really want to put the photo in the article, but the text itself (which is transcribed in the description of the Commons file) is of some interest. Would it be appropriate to put a link to the Commons file in the External Links section of the article? Or is there a better way to handle this? CodeTalker ( talk) 21:36, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
“ | ANCHOR OF THE RYDAL HALL On the night of October 17, 1876, the square-rigger Rydal Hall ... [1] |
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CodeTalker: I would use {{Rquote |1=right |2=ANCHOR OF THE RYDAL HALL<br /> On the night of ...<ref>(cite for the source of the text)</ref>}}
, producing the quote box at the right. —[
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I have been making Wikipedia submissions for over 10 years. In the past I was able to create articles for my small community. They are hard to support because we are very small but live in an area where there is deep history of the native Americans and along the main access to the west in Canada. Some of my submissions I have researched for hours upon hours and used the words from local people and natives. They are now being rejected because I cannot find enough online sources to support them. This is such a shame. A Killer can kill 2 people and will get a Wikipedia page, but real history is rejected and deleted because there is no online information about it. This was where I was coming to make the online information about it. I am very disappointed in the direction that Wikipedia has gone. I believe that research should be accepted before cites from news papers etc. How can I cite a historical place if there is no place to get cites from? Singlepole ( talk) 05:23, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
User "Llammakey" stated in /info/en/?search=French_schooner_Belle_Poule that "The vessel was constructed in 1932 as a replica of a cod fishing vessel used off Iceland for the French merchant marine school". It is obviously wrong. This boat was ordered for the french naval school ("Ecole Navale") and not for the merchant marine school.I corrected this twice and this guy nndid my edition twice. This kind of vandalizing is unacceptable. I asked him to restore my text.
cf /info/en/?search=User_talk:Llammakey
There is an official description of this boat on french navy official website at: [1]
they clearly state (in french) that "L'Étoile à été mise en service le 20 novembre 1932 et la Belle-Poule le 20 juillet 1932". Which means in english that Belle-Poule was commissioned into the French Navy (Ecole Navale) the day it was delivered that is the 20th of July 1932. No way it could have been ever commissioned by french merchant navy.
Plus, this boat is somewhat different from french fishing schooners, its hull lines are much narrower and designed for higher speed. It could be qualified as a sail training vessel inspired by XIXth century Dunkerque's sailing schooner which mostly operated off Newfoudland and not off Island.
I know this boat for ages having first visited it #45 years ago. My grand-grand-father also knew this boat quite well in the 30' 78.194.143.124 ( talk) 18:40, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
for the merchant marine schoolmodifies the noun phrase
a cod fishing vessel, not
The vessel [Belle Poule. The article text does not contradict the official information from the French Navy. Stay well, Rotideypoc41352 ( talk · contribs) 21:17, 9 April 2020 (UTC) and reworded 21:28, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
for the merchant marine schoolmodifies, he is plain wrong, this schooner was not built for the french merchant navy school and is obviously not "a replica of a cod fishing vessel used off Iceland by the French merchant marine school". Because 1) no cod fishing vessel where ever built for the French merchant marine school, and, 2) The Belle-Poule is not a replica of of a cod fishing vessel used off Iceland. It is a very much altered and reinterpreted adaptation of fishing schooners used off Newfoudland, with much sleeker water-lines. So this text is rubbish and "Llammakey" and "Rotideypoc41352" don't know what they are talking about.
1) the main reason why Llammakey treated me of "vandal", the fact that the "Belle Poule" was built in 1932 for Ecole Navale and in no way for a supposed French "merchant marine school" is clearly documented in : [3]
2)The Belle-Poule was built in Fecamp by the Chantier Naval de Normandie which was then a semi-closed shipyard, not very active since 1914. French scholar agree that hull shape is similar to Dunkerque or Graveline-type fishing Dundees or schooners from #1900 or before, but with finer "yacht-like" water-lines. [4] and [5] They have found drawing dated April 7, 1931 in Brittany (St Malo), but according to them "presque à chaque fois qu’une commande de la Marine arrivait, elle était accompagnée de plans déjà réalisés et imposés, notamment pour la forme de la coque. Il est donc probable que ces plans soient ceux que les chantiers Gautier ont reçus, comme les chantiers de Fécamp, dans le cadre de l’appel d’offre. M. Clément précise que, en général, le chantier retenu ne pouvait guère apporter sa «touche locale» que sur les superstructures", which means that the hull-shape was most probably drawed by a naval architect belonging to the French Navy. A clear suspect is adm. Durand-Viel, then chief of staff, whose family had a long maritime tradition in Dunkerque and who is the conceptor of french balleships Dunkerque and Richelieu.
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Would East-West Digital News be considered a reliable source to use on articles? ArchonBoi— (Talk) 17:36, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Colin, I wanted to say thanks as this is a question i also had. appreciate you sharing your brain. ToeFungii ( talk) 04:14, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I have additional information that I would like to add to the USAF communications squadron listing of all the various squadrons. I notice that the 2075th comm sq is missing the emblem and other details that I can provide. I'm not familiar with Wikipedia updates and just wondering if I could provide the information for someone to actually do the inputs? Thank you. Danof 2075 ( talk) 05:47, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Have you see the Daisuke Kambe page and the Haru Kato page? People are spamming and deleting info and putting inappropriate things all over the page. How do you stop that? 2601:681:5300:AE80:D13A:5008:4D9E:1E95 ( talk) 06:23, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
usually we mark a link as permanent dead. what should i do if almost of them are permanent dead ? Leela52452 ( talk) 06:31, 11 April 2020 (UTC) suggestion or critique is preferred here
Hi I am trying to upload two articles- one of which I have already placed for some months now on my Wikie sand box for vetting/ approval for upload on Wikie . It is about Sita Parakrama(nee Jayawardana) Actress, Journalist and founder Editor of the first Women"s Magazine In Ceylon(now Sri Lanka),possibly one of the first In Asia .She was one of the leading personalities in the arts in post-independence Sri Lanka. It is as far I know well cross referenced and I have a huge amount of other content and links if needed.. but I I'd like to first get approval that as is,. it is fit for uploading Pls tell me how.. I have been through Help and am still unsure of the process. I could give you a sandbox link if neededor copy it out here..pls advise. /info/en/?search=User:SchezID/sandbox SchezID ( talk) 02:55, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
why my page has not published yet -- Skylark Sportz ( talk) 11:11, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm hoping someone can help me. Looking for someone to create an author page for me (who knew you could do that? I only just discovered it). The learning curve is a bit steep for me at the moment as I'm on chemotherapy which causes brain-fuzzies, plus lack of sleep and I still have to work full time. If anyone knows a reliable and experienced editor, I'd be happy to give over reasonable payment (if I can afford it) if they could create a page for me. Please contact me through FB (Aiki Flinthart) AikiFlinthart ( talk) 10:19, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Some time ago, I noticed articles like Bibliography of Bhutan and Bibliography of Canada and was interested in updating them. But then I remembered the guideline WP:NOTCAT, and that seemingly includes bibliographies. I don't want to waste my time on articles that might someday be deleted so my question is, is there any chance that articles like Bibliography of Canada will be deleted under WP:NOTCAT? TryKid ( talk) 09:19, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Cleaning house in the Time of Coronavirus. Getting ready to discard original disks containing the program in question MORE (application). Took photo of each (2). Thought they's be a positive addition to the above-referenced entry. Have never edited Wikipedia. Will forward photos to anyone who can/will insert them (if that is possible). Regards. Stay healthy, y'all. WasTherein'84 ( talk) 01:15, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I am Rishabh jain I am a Indian actor I want to edit my own page so what is the best way to do it? 122.161.66.229 ( talk) 18:15, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi
Bob, thank you for accepting my change to the 1968 Democratic National Convention! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.36.105.237 ( talk) 18:52, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
How to upload image file like this? =>
( File:Twitter icon.svg ). Where i can upload my images?
Zebuready (
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13:36, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am trying to my align my summary table to the right hand side of the page as seen in most articles.
(The table shows the name of the musical act, years active, label genre etc.)
Can anybody help?
Thanks 185.176.90.147 ( talk) 16:23, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I make some edits but I can't see the updates live. Is that normal?. Thanks 154.189.18.1 ( talk) 17:20, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello,
I am after some advice as I feel quite discouraged today but hope it doesn't come across as whinging!
I have been on wiki for some time, but as my contribution pages show, I'm a creator and tend to avoid doing anything other than that task! As I am constructing an article I'm happy for experienced editors to contribute, and particularly correct my typos, MOS etc as I know that is my weakness. Most editors come along, make quite a few soft edits, and off they go. I am not too bothered what happens with the articles, because as soon as I've finished the research, and written them to the best of my ability, I move on to the next one, as I've done my bit. Today, I've started an article, put up my usual under construction or in use template on, and within minutes a patroller is sticking notability and major error templates on it. It is very discouraging. I look at the person's talk page and they seem to be good at putting tags on articles and falling-out with everyone. It does make you think why do I bother creating articles, and feel it would be very off-putting for newcomers. Am I being oversensitive? Is this typical behaviour? After somebody has been given additional tools is there ever a review to consider if they are still suitable?
And mine is with milk and two sugars please! -- WPCW ( talk) 15:43, 11 April 2020 (UTC) WPCW ( talk) 15:43, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I think you've found the article Chester and Wrexham Turnpike. Yes, I agree with the page name change, it is much better. However, I still think the patroller is likely to discourage people, and really should not be doing that role!-- WPCW ( talk) 16:41, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to perform a merger of certain articles. Unfortunately, I am topic banned from creating redirects. Does it mean that I am not allowed to perform any merger? -- Soumyabrata stay at home wash your hands to protect from coronavirus 17:57, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi how do you create a family tree page on here. I want it to talk about the notable couch family from England. Nbarratt31 ( talk) 19:30, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I just started working on my wikipedia page, and for some reason, I can´t get the editor to accept my date paremeters within the web cite template on my page.
I´ve pasted the actual text below, along with the source in my sandbox. I´m sure it´s a quick fix, but I just can´t figure out why my dates would be wrong.
Worley, Will (07 January 2016). "Kids photograph the slum they call home". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved 06 April 2020. Check date values in: Chrisc5234 ( talk) 15:36, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
That did it, thanks.
Hi! I'm funded by the NIH to study Irritability and a physician. I edited the Irritability page yesterday and then realized that I probably needed to disclose that I'm funded and my views do not represent those of the National Institutes of Health. I tried to do that on my personal page.
I did cite myself, but removed those citations on realizing that's understandably not welcome. I am not particularly keen on self aggrandizing. The most important thing (to me) was to update the content and make sure it was accurate, reflecting the cool stuff going on, and that it was clinically accurate and safer. What else can I or should I do to disclose my relationship to the topic? Thank you!
The Irritability page sorely needs a disambiguation. DMDD/ODD need updates too. I'm not sure if I'm welcome to do that given my funded clinical scientist status.
Thank you! JoelStod ( talk) 16:40, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I made a change to the Black Widow (2020 film) article. It incorrectly says "Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as Iron Man..." As the movie is not out yet, and will not be out until November, that line should not appear anywhere on the page until it is confirmed. 173.86.51.152 ( talk) 17:03, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to add a new category in a page as a sub-template (new page), how can I do it? Thanks Sw135792003 ( talk) 19:07, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Please tell me if there is any invalid link(404) exit in any Semi-protected article so can I ask to replace that link my potential blog's link of the same topic? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khalidlatif12 ( talk • contribs) 21:49, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
NEW - Talk on Emma Robert’s Wikipedia page is locked to protect it against vandalism.
I can’t find any other way to tell someone about this mistake - that the filmography in Emma Robert’s Wikipedia entry is missing the film Nerve (2012) which she was a star in.
2600:8800:7D80:707:F57B:2270:5D38:169F (
talk)
21:19, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Talk on Emma Robert’s Wikipedia page is locked to protect it against vandalism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8800:7D80:707:F57B:2270:5D38:169F ( talk) 21:29, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to renominate Animated Hero Classics et al. for deletion, as they were nominated for deletion back when Wikipedia had looser standards and kept on flimsy grounds (basically a pity keep). Notability was never actually established, and the closest things to references on any of the current articles are links to primary/unreliable/non-notable sources, which do not count towards notability. However, when I tried doing it with Twinkle it just redirected to the archived deletion discussion. How do I properly nominate it again? Dronebogus ( talk) 22:16, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I would like to create a new article, but I can not find the place of writing. Where can I feed the information? Please let me know the menu of entry. Attoexa ( talk) 23:06, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
@ Jmcgnh: Thanks for your input about Augustus Vignos. I have made some edits on it, but don't understand everything you said. Is there a "Wikipedia for Dummies" book yet? Nimishillen ( talk) 00:42, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Please advise.
Updating and expanding a stub, human gene cloned in 1999. I worked in the field 20-30 years ago.
In the 10 years a subfield of clinical neurogenetics has grown around this gene.
Is it considered reasonable as per TOS for me to be doing these edits - no commercial or professional activity in this field. Basically, to help out students.
Thank you for your kind attention! DL7700 ( talk) 16:50, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Will do. Thank you both. DL7700 ( talk) 00:56, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I would like guidance on how to create "table of contents" for the page to list the different sub headings/categories Icecommtech ( talk) 14:54, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Dear Tea House, Being brand new to adding material and editing on Wikipedia, I need some advice about how to and and cite references on my 1st piece of work, which is a genealogical addition to an existing article about George William Eve (1855-1914) who was an Heraldic Artist. He was an ancestor of mine. Thanks, Christopher Eve 95.150.221.41 ( talk) 17:17, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
“Case overview”
Greetings,
When I typed in “the latest on covid-19” on google, one of the first things is see is the “case overview”. If I’m correct, this is a page by Wikipedia. I was also typed in “the latest on influenza” but I do not get a “case overview” from wiki. Does you have one? If so where could I find that info? I ask cuz after looking at the CDC website. They say that in the US there have been approximately up to 62,000 deaths from influenza and up to 56 million cases, although the CDC disclaims that they don’t monitor the flu as closely. Anyhoo, if this info is correct, then mathematically, the flu seems to be just as potentially fatal and possible to contract as covid-19. Yet, c-19 is portrayed as something much worse. Anyway I was just hoping to get a case overview for influenza from wiki so I can gather data for both illnesses from the same sources. I am gather data from multiple sources but seeing as how infamous wiki is, I was hoping to include your data in my research. Thanks for your time. 2600:1010:B10D:6B79:C980:F6E9:B5FE:5583 ( talk) 05:58, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi Tenryuu — the preload seems to be working here. I clicked on the main button to create a new section. {{u| Sdkb}} talk 06:17, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
The last two revisions of Noakhali riots (by the same IP address) look like they might be vandalism. How do I undo these two edits and bring the page back to the previous version?
Thanks for any help, Coldspur ( talk) 14:08, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
How do you get published on wiki... a story about yourself.. Domtaino ( talk) 04:02, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi folks, I've read the COI pages, but need more guidance. I publish software packages. One of my packages is the subject of 3 books (2 published by Springer) and is often mentioned in papers published in professional Journals in the Medical and Educational fields. It has thousands of licensees and the freeware version has hundreds of thousands of downloads. I am often asked about it, so a Wikipedia page would be helpful. But who can write it? Me? One of the book authors? One of the paper authors? A licensed user? A freeware user? A knowledgeable competitor? I welcome your guidance. Thank you. User:MikeLinacre 02:02, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to change my signature style permanently. How can I add image, color and different language text to my signature. -- Raaj Tilak ( talk) 09:33, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I was recreating a previously deleted page. The draft is available at Draft:Dax Dasilva and now I want anyone to let me know if I should proceed with moving it to the article space. It was deleted by Seraphimblade and I was hoping that he might help me with it. It was deleted for being promotional. After my research I believe that Dax Dasilva is fairly notable and meeter WP:GNG. But having a few other opinions is the right to go about it, I guess. Thanks ElricFullMetal ( talk) 11:24, 12 April 2020 (UTC) ElricFullMetal ( talk) 11:24, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I just found this article and I think it doesn't meet the wikipedia notability. sorry if I should have found this myself but I was overwhelmed by all of the pages and couldn't find what i was looking for so even a link to the description would be greate. Erfan Talk☻ 18:44, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
I am here to raise an issue about Draft:Chinu Kala recently draftified by User:billinghurst I had already disclosed on my userpage that I've been paid for this; requesting that the article be moved to mainspace . I promise that I will not take payments in future . Regards Albertkerl ( talk) 14:44, 11 April 2020 (UTC) Albertkerl ( talk) 14:44, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello billinghurst , I have submitted it for Afc submission and I had disclosed paid edit at very ealry stage please re-review Albertkerl ( talk) 09:23, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
how to add sidebox in a an article on wikipedia. Jay2930 ( talk) 13:55, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
107.77.199.93 ( talk) 12:45, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
This is all very confusing. You do not make it at all easy to contact you and it is very unclear as to where I might find an answer to my question. I think it might be in the question and answer section, so that is the first place 2600:1700:C950:E880:D08D:8182:C70D:500E ( talk) 13:48, 12 April 2020 (UTC) I'll look. I am interested in adding to your article on precognition. I have a story that will prove beyond doubt that precognition is real and a predetermined future exists. What is an IP address and how do get one? I hope I will be able to find your answer. I don't know what this "four tildes" signature thing is all about, but my name is Allan Edson. 2600:1700:C950:E880:D08D:8182:C70D:500E ( talk) 13:48, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi Folks. I recently created a page and it was speedy deleted for copyright violation. I understand and do not dispute this claim. However, I would prefer to revise the page, rather than have it deleted. My question is: can I have access to the old page to edit it, or should I recreate it and submit it for review? ThePhantom65 ( talk) 15:02, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Would it be better to create it and submit it to AFR or just post it? ThePhantom65 ( talk) 15:06, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Greetings Every one Requesting to address my question?
I am Writing an article in English and some of the Reliable source which i have collected are in local language, can i use it or do i have to provide some more evidence to support it. Thoufiq313 ( talk) 07:02, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
How to do the mirror site template Abdullah Al Manjur ( talk) 09:14, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
In most, if not all, Wikipedia articles, there is an infobox that has pictures and little bits of info that helps the reader understand said topic more. The question is, how do you make one? There seems to be no setting in the editor that allows you to make such a box, it would be really helpful if you at least led me in the right direction. Thanks, ArticleMaker456 ( talk) 16:06, 12 April 2020 (UTC) ArticleMaker456 ( talk) 16:06, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hey! I am wondering why we don't have a longer article about DoggoLingo. Yeetyman123 ( talk) 16:45, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone, I’ve been sick with coronavirus for the past few days so I haven’t edited very much. I’m still doing some here and there, but is there a template or something I can put on my user page or talk page that would make it clear that I’m not avoiding questions or anything? I seem to remember having seen something like that before but I’m forgetting where. Thanks. Woerich (talk) 03:26, 12 April 2020 (UTC) Woerich (talk) 03:26, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I have an article prepared with the title Fourth Inspectorate-General, Turkey, but now there exists a redirect Fourth Inspectorate-General which redirects to the article Inspectorates-General (Turkey) and in part treats the same subject as the one my article is about. But the existing article treats 4 Inspectorates-General while mine focuses only on the Fourth Inspectorate-General. So, if I publish the article under the planned name, there will be a redirect to an other page, but if I use the name Fourth Inspectorate-General, I think it won't really be correct... maybe a Fourth Inspectorate-General will also exist in another country than Turkey. So what is your advice? Paradise Chronicle ( talk) 17:33, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Border pairs method
Draft:Border pairs method My personal opinion is that subject "Border Pairs Method" (BPM) is worthy of publishing on Wiki. So I have written draft which was sadly rejected. It is true that I am at the same time also author of the BPM Method. So my opinion is not objective and so I am searching for help of other people. Verifyable Facts:
One of invited talks was for example at IBM Reseach in Zurich where works some nobel laureats.
Can sombody help me please to publish somehow my subject on wiki? Maybe not as an (whole) article. Some ideas? Thanks Bojan PLOJ ( talk) 20:47, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Based on WP:Filmcast it says cast lists arent supposed to contain forced "line breaks" because of accessibility concerns. I have two questions.
thanks ToeFungii ( talk) 19:07, 12 April 2020 (UTC) ToeFungii ( talk) 19:07, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Cornel Chiriac
I have a big request for you. Please correct in your article about the Romanian announcer "Radio Free Europe" Cornel Chiriac the name of this wonderful person. In the Russian text about Cornel Chiriac his name is incorrectly written - Chiriyak. The English word Chiriac in Russian is spelled and pronounced Kiriyak, not Chiriyak. The letters "Ch" in Russian is "K". just listen to the correct name of Cornel Chiriac in Youtube. Thank you. Vladimir from Russia. Rogers kenny ( talk) 18:17, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I didn't save changes but published directly. Is this the reason for decline? Safetipin ( talk) 19:29, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
If the plot for a tv show episodes is copied directly from fandom.com does that violate wiki's copyright policy? Thanks all and stay well. ToeFungii ( talk) 03:29, 11 April 2020 (UTC) ToeFungii ( talk) 03:29, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I should add that I don't know which is the chicken and the egg. I assumed fandom's info was copied here, while it is entirely possible that it was on wiki first and put there. The site's terms of use has info regarding using the info and it appears it's ok. This is the link www.fandom.com/licensing ToeFungii ( talk) 03:34, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
List_of_Austin_&_Ally_episodes#Season_2_(2012–13) look at s2.21 sports&brains. this is the dup i found: link ToeFungii ( talk) 06:04, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm editing 2nd Portuguese India Armada (Cabral, 1500) right now. I understand that citations and notes are different. So what should you use if you have a citation, but you need a note for the citation? The example I have right now is the first note (all the citations are put in as footnotes on this page):
Castanheda (1551, Lib. 1, ch.30, p.96) João de Barros (1552, Dec. I, Lib. V c.1 p.384); Damião de Góis (1563, Pt. 1, ch.53, p.67); Diogo do Couto Decada decima (c.1600, ch. 16, p.117), Faria e Sousa (1666: v.1, ch.5, p.44) Both Barros and Gois mistakenly list Diogo Dias (Bartolomeu's brother) as "Pêro Dias", an error also found in the marginal gloss of the Relaçao das Naos (Maldonado, 1985: p.10) and subsequently repeated in Couto and Faria e Sousa. Oddly, Couto inserts Duarte Pacheco Pereira in the place of Simão de Pina, but subsequently corrects himself. All the chroniclers in this note (Castanheda, Barros, etc.) give Gaspar de Lemos instead of André Gonçalves. Chronicler Jerónimo Osório (De rebus Emmanuelis, 1571) does not list captain names.
Obviously, there are a lot of other issues with this note/reference, and I think this one can be solved by including a citation after each person mentioned, and then including the note at the very end of the sentence. But in general, is there a proper way to have a note within a citation? Or should it just be avoided entirely? Somewhat related, but is there a difference between references and sources? This page has a list of sources, but not of references (which are under the heading "Notes," which also includes actual notes). Thanks! hiabc ( talk) 00:40, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I've written quite a comprehensive entry for an elderly hairdresser - John Morrey /info/en/?search=Draft:John_Morrey?action=edit - who was quite important in Australia in the 60s and 70's. He has an old scrapbook I referred to with hundreds of newspapers and magazine clippings (most now defunct), and I conducted an interview. My question is how do I reference old clippings? Happy to provide scans of all these stories but will be significant. Ta Danielle!
DD 05:50, 12 April 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielledunsmore ( talk • contribs)
Thank-you. The scrapbook has actual newspaper clippings - but not always the date and/or publication, as well as printed catalogues of results etc. Should I scan these, and where do I store them? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielledunsmore ( talk • contribs) 07:40, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Ok thank-you. Will do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:E418:A801:7D25:ED1C:9260:5864 ( talk) 01:06, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
"Startpage is a web search engine which highlights privacy as its distinguishing feature.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]"
Does this strike anyone else as too many? I read a wiki article about it a long time ago. Disoff ( talk) 22:51, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I wrote a biography of Carlo Masi (Ruggero Freddi) basing mostly on a biography written by Strega Prize winner Walter Siti, who is one of the most important Italian writers alive. This biography is a book published by Rizzoli Libri one of the most important Italian publishers. Apart from the book I used as a source Corriere della Sera, la Repubblica, La Stampa and Il Giornale which are the most important Italian national news papers, very reliable and authoritative ( here you can find a list of the most important Italian daily news papers and you can check they are respectively in 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 10th position). Moreover I used Attitude (magazine), Times Higher Education, Gay Star News, Vanity Fair (magazines) ( here it says it is reliable for wikipedia) and Vice (magazine)( here it says that its reliability is not consensus ) but mostly in the "media attention" part. I also used for some details about his porn career Xbiz ( here it says it is reliable for wikipedia). Finally, I gave the link to the segment of the tv show where he asked his partner to marry him. Every single article I cite here is entirely on Carlo Masi (Ruggero Freddi) apart from the review of theater show he did, but even there his name is in bold and he is the main character.
I don't know if this makes any difference but his biography is present in the Spanish ( https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Masi) , Italian ( https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Masi), Polish ( https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Masi), French( https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Masi) and Korean ( https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B4%EB%A5%BC%EB%A1%9C_%EB%A7%88%EC%8B%9C) wikipedia (I didn't use any of them as source).
As a porn star he was one of the most important and he was definitely the most important at Colt Studio Group, the company he worked for, in fact he is the only one ever named "emeritus" and he is the cover man of the 40th anniversary celebrative book of the company. Apart from the porn career his theater debut rose a lot of attention among critics and media. Moreover, media from all around the world have spoken about him when he become a professor for one of the most prestigious university in Italy, Sapienza University of Rome.
He is not notable as a professor but he is definitely notable as a porn actor and even more notable as a composition of porn actor-professor as the unique ever known case in the world.
If there is a problem with one or more specific sources please tell me which one and I will replace it or delete the specific information. Can you please tell me how come I got a "is not sufficiently notable for inclusion in Wikipedia" message and a STOP? a problem with one or two sources or with a specific part of the bio can not be cause of rejection.
-- AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 13:44, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
There are news websites which encompass a few other sites. For example, Nine.com.au is actually a network of sites, which includes two subdomains (wwos.nine.com.au, 9honey.nine.com.au) and a different domain name (9news.com.au). The main domain is (nine.com.au).
Currently, it's Wikipedia page only lists nine.com.au under the field "URL" in the sidebar. What is the correct way of linking it's children sites in the sidebar (wwos.nine.com.au, 9honey.nine.com.au, 9news.com.au)? I'm looking to scrape a list of URLs of news sites from Wikipedia for an internet filter, but it seems that some subdomains and affiliated domains are not listed on Wikipedia, so they will be missed. Examples of other Wiki pages that links multiple URLs are welcome. Thank you. Aaronshenhao ( talk) 06:41, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Are any things that are undefinable in specific way can be defined? Meaning any thing which is not perceivable. Kpbastola44 ( talk) 10:07, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I noticed that the image was removed from the infobox of several popes (e.g. Pope Gregory VI, Pope Benedict VIII, Pope Benedict IX, Pope Clement II) with the comment "removing a fanciful and misleading depiction". It is not explained why the image is fanciful or misleading, except perhaps that it is not a contemporary image. I don't necessarily put into question the removal of these images, but it's very easy to think "oh, there's an image missing here, let's link one I found on another page", inadvertently undoing the removal which may be lost in the history of the page.
Is there a guideline that requests the removal of non-contemporary depictions ? How does one tell if an image is fanciful (when it's not overly obvious) ? (I might as well start removing several images of Christ for that reason) Kwakeroni ( talk) 08:17, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello
So I have no clue what I am doing, but I will let you know so I raise awareness for mental health, I suffer really bad from it, my dad passed away so I started going around the UK with my fluffy friend charlie, I have had media coverage, as well as going on BBC radio tomorrow to talk about my journey, I find the layout difficult to understand myself, but everything I do is for the best interest of others, as I dont want others to suffer in silence alone. sorry for going on, how can I get someone to do the wikipedia for me ?, if that is possible I have all the sources, links etc
Thanks sulfurboy for your help mate Neverloseyoursparkle2 ( talk) 02:10, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
How does this thanking thing work? How do they see it? NamelessLameless ( talk) 08:40, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
What does it mean when it asks you if you want to publicly send thanks? NamelessLameless ( talk) 08:56, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Please check the link and let me know should it got the permission of publish in Wikipedia or not? /info/en/?search=Draft:Joe_Mesmar Thanks in advance. Surelyshubham ( talk) 10:19, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Dear Sir, Thank you for your reply to my post about George William Eve (1855-1914). I note your reason for deleting my additions to the article. I'm a little puzzled, about your comment that genealogical material should be left out, because, when looking randomly at another Wikipedia example, in this case, William Wordsworth, that article has both his parents and children listed. I was doing exactly the same for George William Eve. Perhaps you meant that some of the biographical material about his family might in 'inappropriate' for Wikipedia. In which case, I could leave some of that out. I need some guidelines for this, though.
Thank you for pointing me towards a help page for beginners, re referencing. I'll have another go soon.
Many thanks, Chris Eve CelticViking.1 ( talk) 20:59, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Thank you to both David notMD, Mathglot and DGG for your feedback. Learning about writing and editing on Wikipedia feels a bit overwhelming, like jumping into the deep end! CelticViking.1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by CelticViking.1 ( talk • contribs) 12:08, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to ask that recently my one of the partner create an article with myself on my talk page but that time I didn't do anything much and he was the created of the article. When it passes to afd it was totally COI article. I want to create the same article and my wish that I also make article on Wikipedia. I feel that I can make article better than my partner. I want to create the article on my sandbox and submit to AFC because this will be going to my first article. Can I make the same article with better quality of source? Can I do such? Kashish pall ( talk) 10:49, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
hi, i was going to add a source and image to the parasitemia page, but my source is a book, and i'm wondering about a few things. 1) the book isn't specific to parasitemia. it's a clinical diagnosis book (a colour atlas and text of clinical medicine by C.D Forbes and W.F Jackson, 1993) and so do i have to mention the specific page number where it covers it, or is the book itself fine. 2) the picture is low quality due to the book being a bit old, and i don't want to go ahead and add it if higher quality pictures can be used. sorry if this is a waste of question, this is my first edit + i'm not too sure on a few things. thank you. 81.153.253.64 ( talk) 13:26, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
In the field of quantum mechanics (Wikipedia reference), Erwin Schrödinger (Wikipedia reference) illustrated one of his concerns with an area of quantum mechanics with his now-famous thought experiment: Schrödinger's Cat. Taking his illustration but substituting a clock for the cat - where the clock randomly tells the right or wrong time - I invented Schrödinger's Clock(™) as an amusing way to illustrate the same principle. Two examples have been built, one of which is in Moyses Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds (Wikipedia reference), and the other is for my own amusement. Applications for a patent are undergoing review, and the trade mark (Schrödinger's Clock) has already been registered as United States [Int.TM] Trade Mark Number: 5537676. Part of the novelty for the patent is that the Clock deliberately sets out to create the wrong time some of the time - no other clock does this because they all aim to tell the right time. Schrödinger's Clock deliberately tells the wrong time for a specific reason.
Another version is an app that uses the camera on the iPhone to illustrate the Observer effect (Wikipedia reference).
The web site www.schrodingers-clock.com provides more details.
The presentation of the Clock to Moyses Hall Museum was reported in the local paper, the Bury Free Press (part of the Yattendon Group, Wikipedia reference).
Given the unique nature of this item and my desire simply to bring its principles to a wider audience (i.e. there is no commercial opportunity here, obviously), would this be considered an appropriate topic to be included in Wikipedia? Antonyhurden ( talk) 10:23, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi there - many thanks for your immediate reaction which I entirely understand and expected (if I'm honest). It's the sort of idea to amuse people in 'lock-down' but not an enduring addition to Wikipedia. Many thanks, Antony — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antonyhurden ( talk • contribs) 14:18, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Dear Wiki Users, Happy Easter everyone! i have created 2 draft articles: /info/en/?search=Draft:Lebanese_Yacht_Club /info/en/?search=Draft:Beirut_Yacht_Club Need your advise if the above articles can be processed to submission or it is preferable in submitting them in one article the below: /info/en/?search=Draft:Yacht_clubs_in_lebanon waiting for your kind assistance. -- Princesse Marissa ( talk) 07:53, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
thank you for your reply i saw last week feedback and it was well noted. my purpose is to write articles for each yacht club in Lebanon with deep rooted history, i have take a look at List of yacht clubs and i read the article of each yacht club (approved highlighted in blue) mentioned there...and i was thinking that if all these articles (yacht clubs for all the countries) are acceptable so maybe and my articles (2 yacht clubs) can be accepted too... i have added a lot of independent reference to the draft since last time /info/en/?search=Draft:Beirut_Yacht_Club any recommendation from your side? thank you in advance. Princesse Marissa ( talk) 14:41, 13 April 2020 (UTC)Princesse Marissa
Hallo, there is a certain number of biographies very poorly sourced with number of dead links and unreliable sources. here are the bios I am referring to:
/info/en/?search=Steven_Daigle
/info/en/?search=Cameron_Marshall
/info/en/?search=Kurt_Marshall
/info/en/?search=Jack_Radcliffe
and
/info/en/?search=Fran%C3%A7ois_Sagat
this last one for being way too celebrative (the article is written as a press release for him).
Is there a special procedure to follow to ask for this pages to be reviewed? I think that this pages were written many years ago when wikipedia had less strict rules about sourcing and they have survived only because no one has looked at them anymore. thank you. -- AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 00:23, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
|bio=
param with it. For those articles that need better referencing, you could also add the {{
Refimprove}} template. For cases where the source is unreliable, tag the article inline by adding the {{
better source}} template right after the questionable reference, and be sure to use the |reason=
param to briefly indicate your objection to the poor reference. For dead links, see
WP:LINKROT. If the url can be found in the Internet archive, you can use {{
webarchive}} or the |archive-url=
param of the {{
cite}} templates. If it's not in the archive, please append the {{
dead link}} template inline. HTH,
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00:49, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I've just edited my first page and I don't really know if it was helpful or not and I plan to edit the rest of the page so can I? if yes, what direction should i go? wp:Reviewing pending changes - wp:New pages patrol/Reviewers or wp:Autopatrolled.
Thanks in advance – Erfan Talk☻ 15:04, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, i am posted first of it's kind Article and it was rejected.
"published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject." It's not a concrete reason.
Where i can find reasons? Because we are the source of unique and relevant information. I can't understand. Paulwingle ( talk) 20:48, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
It's not a concrete reasonso I'm guessing that you missed that the blue links in the message on your talk page are links to the pages that describe the meaning of "published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject". Click on those blue links to read about those policies. This is a core principle of Wikipedia; it's how we determine whether a subject is " notable" and should have an article, or not. —[ AlanM1 ( talk)]— 13:19, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
need help with a draft, and need tips on it, please help link below
/info/en/?search=Draft:Ali_%22SypherPK%22_Hassan AsmrSasquatch ( talk) 18:37, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
hi! I want to translate this article to English, how can I get in to the translate assistant??
https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Pony_Pisador — Preceding unsigned comment added by Petyrocell ( talk • contribs) 18:57, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Content in this edit is translated from the existing Catalan Wikipedia article at [[:ca:El Pony Pisador]]; see its history for attribution.
. Don't forget to submit the article after saving it by clicking the big blue "Submit" button after you saved the article. --
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19:15, 13 April 2020 (UTC)My article is rejected again & again, I want to know where and what is the issue. Draft:Minerva Academy Football and Cricket Club Sisanchobraut ( talk) 19:16, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
where you guys think you need more references? Draft:Minerva Academy Football and Cricket Club Sisanchobraut ( talk) 19:24, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
User:Christine Kato/sandbox
How can page be published? i have edited my photos please help. Christine Kato ( talk) 14:43, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
-- Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 15:14, 13 April 2020 (UTC)The proper way to get your own writing about yourself into Wikipedia if you really think that you can meet the inclusion criteria and are willing to accept having a neutral, non-promotional article, is to make a proposal at Articles for creation containing the text you want, instead of just putting it into the encyclopedia directly, and seek the consensus of the community through discussion. Not only does this provide independent viewpoints on it that can allow you to discover biases you were not aware of having, it also helps provide an indication of good faith and that you are willing to put the interests of Wikipedia first instead of standing in a conflict of interest.
iam read to have Christine Kato Page reviewed and published. Can someone look into this please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Christine Kato ( talk • contribs) 15:35, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I am ready to publish Christine Kato WIKIPEDIA PAGE HELP. Can someone review and have my page published.
Thanks Christine Kato ( talk) 15:33, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Update: Page in question has been deleted under
WP:G11 and
Christine Kato has been blocked. --
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I have seen lot of wikipedia user have sub page like User:KylieTastic/Statusnotice , How can i create subpage like this zebuready/something, User:zebuready/Demo? Zebuready ( talk) 19:41, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I have no idea how new Categories are created, but unfortunately I think the time has come to create "People who died of Covid-19." Do you agree? DaringDonna ( talk) 19:45, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Never mind. I just found those categories are up and running. I just havent seen it used yet on people's articles who have sadly died. Now that I know this category exists, I can add it. Stay well and safe. DaringDonna ( talk) 19:49, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I have created a new wikipedia page this week and have followed the guidelines as best I can. Can anyone tell me how long new pages take to get accepted or rejected? I am just keen to know before I have a go at doing another one. Many Thanks Pegs50 ( talk) 17:56, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, that's great, thank you for your help. When you say sectioning and style could you possibly give me some context on that? Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pegs50 ( talk • contribs) 18:17, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
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18:40, 13 April 2020 (UTC)Hello, when we encounter content which is clearly fallacious, how do we get it corrected? I attempted to add factual information and links to correct a clearly biased and incomplete “article” but I would like more input. Thanks. 2600:1700:DB1:5900:15E5:25B5:B40F:AB0B ( talk) 21:18, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
When I bring up the article Marquess on my mobile (Kindle), following the one-para lead there is an error message: "Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags...but the the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template..." The full article has both a reflist & notelist template in the usual position and displays without error. NB I got to the page via a redirect from "marquis" if that makes a difference.
I have no idea how to fix this—I don't know how to edit the mobile-view lead at all—but I would like to learn. Can you help? D Anthony Patriarche, BSc ( talk) 17:32, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Is the false and incorrect phrase undocumented immigrants used to mislead the nation? If it isn't why aren't people who have been caught driving without a license called undocumented drivers? Undocumented immigrants phrase is used in Wikipedia's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The argument that illegal alien children should be rewarded for criminal conduct by their parents is promoting crime because it encourages illegal immigration as it is rewarded. The entire phrase undocumented immigrant is political term for a political agenda. It has no factual basis. Wikipedia is being drawn into the political arena by allowing inaccurate and false terms to be used to further political agendas. The absurdity of the term is shown as more and more people throughout the world are entering the United States illegally through Mexico. When politics ignores facts and changes words to conform to a political agenda the seeds of corruption are born. Joe53566 ( talk) 21:58, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I recently came into possession of a rare photograph of Marmaduke Military Academy Faculty, of which my great grandfather was an instructor. /info/en/?search=Marmaduke_Military_Academy I have a photo of the faculty taken about 1892. Can this be added to the site? ```` Jonrmoore ( talk) 21:43, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
You are requested to kindly have a look on my draft:Saqib Iqbal Shami suggestions are welcomed Maizbhandariya ( talk) 20:12, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello All,
I've been trying to get a page published for the company Voxa and have been struggling with issues over tone. So far I have made a lot of changes, but both times that that the page has been reviewed it has been deemed as having a non-encyclopedic tone. I have made more edits based on the recent denial for publication, and I was wondering if someone could take a lot at the page and give me advice on how to fix the tone. /info/en/?search=Draft:Voxa. I would like to have someone more familiar with Wikipedia tone read over it before I try and publish it again. Any help would be awesome. Sachin Zachariah ( talk) 16:50, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
If a user has violated the Biography of a Living Person policy, and continues to do so after a level 4 warning, what is the next step? Is it the same process as for vandalism, i.e. reporting to AIV? I'm basically not sure if it counts as vandalism for this purpose. Thanks! - QuadColour ( talk) 22:30, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Lodi Canning Company
Hello! I need help with an infobox for a local canning plant. It seems as if I put in all the parameters correctly, but the area of the factory and its address are written as plain text, apart from the infobox. I'm not sure what do do or what may have caused it, it'd be great if someone could help!
Attached are images of the plain text spat onto the page, the infobox which lacks aforementioned text, and the text editor respectively.
Thank you!! Zagraa ( talk) 00:03, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
I need help! Someone answered my question, and I have no idea of where they went. I clicked on the response in my inbox, and nothing happened. Help, please. Shadowblade08 ( talk) 00:13, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
How much does wikipedia get for selling my email address to 3rd parties? The junk blasts are pretty insane.
Itslinds ( talk) 22:43, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to be able to find a list of pages using the Confusing template. I think fixing these pages is one of the more productive things I personally can do on Wikipedia. How can I find a list of which pages have this template currently? Ikjbagl ( talk) 02:42, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
While reading the subject article, I found numerous typos in the subject section. I do not have access to the book cited as reference material for this section. Can the original contributor be contacted so that the corrections can be implemented? The source cited is the following: 52.Ayala, Bernabe, Cesar, Rafael (2007). Puerto Rico in the American Century A History since 1898. U.S.A: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 42. 24.163.50.66 ( talk) 15:03, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to add Alexa rank to Template:Infobox newspaper for which I have to build consensus first. How can I do that? Explanation, why I want to add rank: As more and more newspapers are going online, simply acting as a website (online publication), it will be helpful if we add rank similar to Template:Infobox website. Any help in this regard will be helpful. Störm (talk) 09:13, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello my name is Arber Sokoli. İ'm currently an Albanian student studying in Media and Journalism Turkey. İ am 19 years old and i would like to be part of the Wikipedia community. İ recdntly just registered and even though my experience writing articles is limited i belive i can be very useful as a translator. İ am currently able to read,speak and write four languages English, İtalian, Turkish and my mother language Albanian. Currently i am also trying to study international law and as i have been researching different sources about law in Wikipedia i have found many pages missing and further more i have many mistakes in the Turkish and Albanian translations. İ would like to have the possibillity to translate and write these pages myself. İ do not expect any payment and i dk not want any. İ just wish to be able to fix these mistakes. Could you please give me the authority to do so?
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HELLO , wanted to create wikipedia for my company IMEX Shipping & Logistics LLC , please help . 86.98.54.211 ( talk) 09:48, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am not sure if this is the right place where to post this so if it is not please advise me where to move it. I would like to discuss with you some thoughts I have about sourcing, more precisely about biography.
General reading purpose biographies of living people (not academic purpose or journalistic investigations) usually are mostly based on interviews (followed by fact checking) but still there is a questionable interaction between the writer and the subject of the bio. Moreover, biographies for general reading purpose (not academic purpose) make up some details: if it reports a not recorded conversation happened years before it is obvious that it is not reporting the exact words (no one could be 100% sure of what the exact word are), the same happens if they describe any detail like a dress, a room, or tell what a person thought in a precise moment. If we consider this level of "fabrication" unacceptable for a reliable source we need to delete 98% of the biographies of living people.
I believe that general reading purpose biographies should be considered reliable (depending on the author and the publisher) even if they obviously made up some details that no one could ever know as the relevant facts are double checked and are not made up. May be telling something happened 10 years ago the biographer might tell what the person felt or thought in a precise moment. This is either made up or based on an interview but to me this doesn't make the biography unreliable. As long as fiction aspects of a biography are not reported in the wikipedia biography that level of "fabrication" shouldn't be a reason to question the biography as a source. Being so stiff would make sense if there was not common agreement on a fact but in such case you can not question a source without reporting other sources that disagree with it. Moreover, when a source reports a conversation not using the exact words is because of two reasons: first, no one could tell what the exact words were unless the conversation was recorded, and second most often the words are not important. If I report a conversation of a person with his mother in a book I might be way more interested into using that conversation to tell what kind of relation they had, rather than being precise. Another example, if I tell in a biography of when that person argued with his mother, is not important what he exactly said but it is important how bad the fight was. So, sometime conversations are simply used to describe a relation or an intimacy and in such case it is obviously unimportant how precisely the conversation is reported.
Finally, I feel that when it comes up to sourcing we need to be reasonable and check also the context where a source is used. Unless there is disagreement among different sources it shouldn't be important what source you are using for facts like: where and when the person was born, how tall he is and general stuff like that. I understand being stiff if someone reports that a person was an actor, a model, an astronaut, a singer but the only sources one can find are his interviews but speaking of not sensible details basically if there is not disagreement any source should be accepted.
Being so unreasonably stiff with sourcing is discouraging a lot of people to write anything. Plus, most of the material on wikipedia was written years ago when sourcing was not such an issue, becoming so stiff not would make it questionable a big part of the biographies you can find on wikipedia now. So, also to make wikipedia a little bit more homogeneous and even please be reasonable.
what do you think about it? please, feel free to agree with me (jocking). I would like to hear your opinions. thank you
-- AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 09:52, 12 April 2020 (UTC) AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 09:52, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hallo, I wrote a draft and sourced 90% with Italian sources (book, authoritative daily news papers ad some magazine). My draft has been declined 2 times and rejected 1 time (each time I worked on it to include the opinions I was given about my work). Is it normal that none of the people who have rejected/declined my draft speak any Italian (especially considering that the main problem seems to be the sourcing)? As a metter of fact I asked the person who rejected my draft to tell me at least couple of specific sources he had a problem with but kept giving me only very generic answers refusing to point out one single specific problem or source.
I know as a fact that the sources I used are universally judged as very reliable (in Italy), but if one doesn't speak Italian it is pretty hard to convince him. Don't you think that before rejecting a draft for bad sourcing one should know both the sources and the language they are written (and check the context in which they are used)?
Note: the first 2 times the draft was rejected it was because they found in the sources list (Notes) not reliable sources. Those "bad" sources were not used to prove anything but the fact that in every part of the world magazines and tabloids spoke about the Biographed so they were in the bio only to prove that his name was actually everywhere in the world. For as bad as a source can be, it will still be good enough to prove that it spoke about something (not that what it says is correct but that it said it). I can see now that reporting such a thing might be too celebrative but than I should have got a different message. I really didn't want to waste time explaining something so obvious so I fixed it cutting off that part. But guys, it is frustrating, you can not rush into delinting/rejecting stuff. Don't you think that for rejecting someone's work you should spend a fairly amount of energy to check it out and also to inform the person who did the job about the specific reasons for rejection?
thank you -- AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 09:41, 13 April 2020 (UTC) AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 09:41, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
(see also the section Wikipedia:Teahouse#Draft:Carlo_Masi above)
universally judged as very reliable (in Italy)may be a bit of an exaggeration. Furthermore, the only claim to notability is the media attention in 2017 when some students discovered that their lecturer was a pornographic actor, and that is pretty tenuous. I think one reason this was rejected may have been the repeated re-submissions and requests for review, here and on other boards and user talk pages. There is no deadline, and there can be no reason to be in such a hurry about this. -- bonadea contributions talk 11:29, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
universally judged as very reliable (in Italy)I am referring to the daily news paper (La repubblica, il messaggero, etc). I was suggested to base the biography on the book as the author is one of the most recognized in Italy (see Strega Prize Walter Siti) and also the publisher is one of the most respectable: Rizzoli Libri and I follow every piece of suggestion I am given. If the problem is the book as a primary source then I can change it. As a matter of fact Carlo was known as one of the most famous gay porn actors in the world (only ever Emeritus for Colt Studio Group) and as far as I can see this is good enough to be on wikipedia( Category:Gay_pornographic_film_actors). Am I wrong?. I agree with you that he is even more known as a combination of porn actor and an academic but this is one more reason for his bio to be here. you say
I think one reason this was rejected may have been the repeated re-submissions and requests for review, here and on other boards and user talk pagesand this discloses one of the main problems here. When a draft is rejected is the draft itself to be judged or it is rather its author's behavior? as far as I understood if my behavior is somehow "problematic" I can be suspended or other disciplinary measures can be taken but this should have nothing to do with the draft itself. What you say means to me that probably here the problem is me rather than the draft itself. Please notice that before re-submitting it I worked on it and changed it to fix the problem risen. Going back to notability, you say he is more known for the combination of being an academic and a porn actor, well Pietro Boselli, Mary Kay Letourneau, Pamela Rogers Turner and many, many others are on wikipedia for stories with a very much similar kind of notability. They were teachers, they did something that gained the world attention and now they are here (for no other reason). I think that Carlo should be here first as a porn star, but if you question this (I wouldn't know how), he should be here because of the word wide attention his story gathered. I already know you will not answer again as it has happened again and again, when I answer something reasonable either I don't get any other answer or they change subject and this is why after a while I try to ask to someone else. A discussion is an exchange of opinion that should extend to more than one answer. -- AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 14:17, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
you say he is more known for the combination of being an academic and a porn actorNo, I did not say that – sorry for being unclear. I said that the existing claim to notability, in the article at the present time, is the media attention from 2017. (As you point out, he is not notable as an academic.) -- bonadea contributions talk 14:40, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
-- AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 23:08, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I think one reason this was rejected may have been the repeated re-submissions and requests for review, here and on other boards and user talk pagesand I think he was 100% right, the problem, whatever it was it was not the draft, the sourcing or notability. So, yes, go ahead and candidate it for AFD so I can have a bunch of people who have not clue and who speak no Italian (so they can't read or judge the sources) telling me how unreliable are the most important Italian news paper, how irrelevant is a Strega Prize winner's Book and that all of this doesn't prove that a gay porn actor is notable (give a look to the bios of the other gay porn actor here). Here is like if you had to convince a person from Cina that if some one is interviewed by Oprah is a big thing, that the times, the sun, the new york time, etc are reliable news papers and that Charles Bukowski was one of the most important German-American poets.
I was just looking at the Freedom Mobile Wiki, and it seems that the writer(s) of the description do not like Freedom Mobile at all! They describe it as the worst provider, and say that they are 'thieving' money from Canadians. I don't think this is honest or professional. Freedom Mobile is probably the smallest provider, and might not be the best, but it has many satisfied customers who are getting the deal that they wanted. 76.69.114.23 ( talk) 13:27, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
2600:1702:2FD0:8280:A104:C7F0:DA13:770D ( talk) 11:49, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Can we put the same matter under hyperlink and as a reference/footnote also? Please clarify. -- Mkjoshidcpl ( talk) 12:24, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Content here.<ref>Reference details (author, title, name of publication, etc.) and link if available</ref>
Hope this helps a bit, but please feel free to ask here again for more specific details.
GermanJoe (
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14:26, 14 April 2020 (UTC)It has come to my attention that we have disambiguation pages for A_word (autism, adultery, etc.), B word (bastard, Brexit), F word (fuck, feminism), K word (word processor, Christian radio), and various other letters. (And redirects: the "H word" takes you straight to Hell.) I'd like to make these more findable, from one dab page to another. Is there a more elegant solution than listing them as "see also", as T-word does? Carbon Caryatid ( talk) 16:44, 12 April 2020 (UTC) Carbon Caryatid ( talk) 16:44, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi. I've never edited a Wikipedia page before. But I saw an error, an incorrect date, on a page.
I created an account, and tried to correct it, but got all kinds of "citation error" notices. Thus it appears that I don't know what I'm doing. I would appreciate your help (or someone else correcting the error).
The page in question is this: /info/en/?search=1992_Landers_earthquake
The website talks about a foreshock that happened in Joshua Tree, but it lists the date as April 23rd. This is wrong. This Joshua Tree quake happened on April 22nd, and I have several sources to back me up. It happened just before 10pm on the 22nd, and thus a lot of news stories might be dated April 23rd. However the actual quake happened on April 22nd.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Russ Rwflash ( talk) 22:48, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Greetings Editors If a page is recommended to Speedy Deletion can we move it into Draft so that we can improve or make necessary changes. Thoufiq313 ( talk) 14:13, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
do not draftify junkfrom the draftify policy applies - it should be used for poor quality articles with potential, not just to delay deletion. ~~ Alex Noble/ 1-2/ TRB 15:18, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
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Hello,
I wrote an article that was rejected in relation to the singer "Matthew Devereux". I was wondering where you would suggest I should change/alter some information on my page or could you help me with understanding how to cite a page better? Most of my information was taken from a podcast in relation to his life. His band has a verified page called "The Pale Band" and I thought it would be suitable to make one for the artist himself.
I am new to Wikipedia and welcome suggestions or edits offered by you and your team.
Thank you for your time,
Hibaesque Hibaesque ( talk) 17:12, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
hey, I have just edited a page called bhuvan bam, I added a table of his songs on YouTube but it is removed. One editor named Aguy777 removed it saying that I didn't provide a reliable source. I an not getting what source to give. I tried giving the youtube channel link but he still removed it. KingeVishesh ( talk) 17:33, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I would like to ask a couple of questions:
Thank you for your time. Mikalagrand ( talk) 17:38, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
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So I tried to publish a page called Draft:Morgan Brittany Osman. She is a US Reality TV star who featured on two notable TV shows on Oxygen & VHS. She has since left but has many brand deals & endorsements online, I think she should have a wiki page, as she is a notable person who has dontated clothes during this current situation (COVID:19). So please any help on writing a wiki page on a public person that doesn’t class as “unambiguous advertising”, i’m all ears, KylePippen1 ( talk) 19:00, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Can someone please edit Gordon Ramsey’s page to list Masterchef Australia 2020, April 13th to present? Thanks CDart950 ( talk) 13:39, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
in past i removed some universities hyperlinks which clearly states price, for ex oup. however, i need suggestion about whether to remove if hyperlink given is a catalogue. for ex https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1133049. the reference contains hyperlink, isbn, oclc. Leela52452 ( talk) 14:29, 13 April 2020 (UTC) any other suggestion or critique is preferred here
isbn=
parameter that links to
Special:Booksources like this one for
ISBN 0195537688. Thats a search rather than a link to a specific record, though.So, I tried to edit the Main Page, and when I tried, a message came up that said, “This page is protected so that only Administrators can edit it.” Why is it protected, and more importantly, what are Administrators? Total Eclipse 2017 ( talk) 20:52, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
No reason, I literally just wanted to see if it had an “edit” button like other pages... Total Eclipse 2017 ( talk) 21:02, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
‘Kay... Total Eclipse 2017 ( talk) 21:18, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
On p. 29 of the catalog, headed "NEW AGE/METAPHYSICS", they offer a book called Alien World Order: The Reptilian Plan to Divide and Conquer the Human Race by Len Kasten which reads in part "Kasten shows how Eisenhower's treaty with the Grey Aliens, signed in 1954, gave reptilian aliens the authority to abduct humans for 'research.' "
I would be interested to read a review or critique of the company that publishes this catalog and/or of the book mentioned above.
yours truly, Paula Bonnell BonnellP ( talk) 21:35, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, WikiNOOB here!
I'm currently going through public domain/CC0 images from the Smithsonian and seeing if they are useful in Wikipedia articles. I've come across the article for Gladys Bentley, which has a single image. I have found a better image that is basically the same, but has far higher quality here: https://www.si.edu/object/gladys-bentley-americas-greatest-sepia-player-brown-bomber-sophisticated-songs:nmaahc_2011.57.25.1 Would replacing the current image be considered an improvement? RevoltoftheBeavers ( talk) 13:51, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Can i edit wikipedia article which are semi-protected? My article name is Overwatch (video game). Anmol Jindal ( talk) 23:46, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hey there! Old school HTML editor here and new to wikipedia, I feel I'm picking it up quickly! While making a few small edits here and there I'm working on entering a feature film (documentary - independent) into the site. I noticed generally speaking the best practice is to insert a type of quick reference infobox to the right of the screen to list directors, runtime, studio,etc. Examples of notable comparable entrees here:
/info/en/?search=Minding_the_Gap /info/en/?search=Free_Solo
Almost embarrassing, but I'm not even sure how to search for what this functionality would be. I have the page built and cited except for this. Any thoughts of what to research to find what this is that I need to insert?
Thank you!
Nick Venicenothing ( talk) 22:53, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hey there RudolfRed, so much appreciate it! I'll look into it now. Thank you!
Hey there RudolfRed, one last question. I'm trying to upload an image for the film poster, which falls into the non-free but able to use in context of the film on the page I'm creating. It keeps asking me for license info, is there any help documentation to help me upload this? Since I'm unverified there's a process to ask for it to be uploaded I'm using. Is there any help-info on this process? Thank you!
Hi MrClod Thank you for your help! Here's the page I was just published (my first!) : /info/en/?search=Blood_Road_(film) Here's a link to the film poster that I'd like to put into the infobox. Can you help me upload this and insert it? Not trying to bother you, if there's a tutorial or way I should do it let me know.
Film poster to insert: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTAyZGEzOTUtZjFmNi00ZjMyLWIzYTEtY2NmMDk1ZTljNGQxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzI0NTkyNzY@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,707,1000_AL_.jpg
Thank you!
So, I’ve been clicking “random article” and fixing spelling and grammar errors. What I want to know is, are there any other ways to find articles that need work? (I’ve found that Wikipedia articles aren’t in as good of shape as I thought, and I want to help a little.) Total Eclipse 2017 ( talk) 17:27, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Will do. Thanks! @ RudolfRed:
I’ll check it out. @ Tenryuu: Total Eclipse 2017 ( talk) 17:54, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
I just realized that copy editing is what I did to those two snail articles. I find it kind of fun, actually. I just go to random articles and fix their spelling and grammar. How do I join this copyedit group? @
Tenryuu:
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Hi guys. I was trying to edit the filmography section on the Wikipedia article for the actor Joel McKinnon Miller (I intended to add a show he cameoed in - the link to the article is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_McKinnon_Miller), but when I clicked the edit button and brought up the editor view it only showed the table for his basic information (i.e: name, date of birth, spouse etc...) and the brief description of him below said table, but it didn't even show anything for the other drop-down articles (i.e: filmography, references etc...). I checked the visual editor and the source editor, and neither of them show anything of these other sections. There also wasn't an edit button next to the drop-down article for his filmography section as there usually is on other people's articles, so I was wondering what to do about that and if it could be fixed. Thank you for your time. 2A02:C7F:D847:7C00:3426:AB1C:F0AE:EFF7 ( talk) 18:01, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
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One more thing I want to ask actually I made article on my sandbox but I am creating from mobile so I don't get any button for submission. Can you help me regarding this? Kashish pall ( talk) 16:54, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
{{
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to the top of the page and then click the submit button. No comment on whether it is acceptable as an article. —[
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01:24, 15 April 2020 (UTC)How can I publish an article on Covid 19 infection management in Wikipedia? Dr Mukundan M K ( talk) 17:30, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello everybody. I ran into the following problem. In this page Jambyl Region I saw a mistake (the name of the region is in Arabic script (in this region and country there is no Arabic language and Arabic script), therefore, I decided to fix it. I deleted the error, wrote the reason, but after a few minutes, my edit was canceled. I still didn’t understand the reason, I didn’t understand what the moderator who deleted my edit meant.
By the way, this error is on almost all articles about the regions and cities of Kazakhstan. I consider this a gross mistake, since in no region of this country is there an Arabic language or Arabic script.
Before that, I wrote about this on the talk page (check the talk page of that article). But there was no answer. However, how can I fix this error? I mean the error in the article. KzShop ( talk) 18:44, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
FTR: KzShop has been blocked as a sockpuppet of a previously blocked user, JackAtkinson22. They had already been told how they should go about trying to get consensus in favour of their change, but they chose to edit war and attack other users, and now create more accounts to do the same thing, instead. -- bonadea contributions talk 20:29, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
How to lock the page for further edit ? to save it from mischievous people editing it or deleting it . only reliable source can edit .. how to do so ? ANAMIKA6SI ( talk) 20:18, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
How can I protect this Wikipedia page I wrote ?? Surabhi Prabhu . All the credentials are verifiable. Competitors hire PR to malicious ruin the page 202.134.174.127 ( talk) 20:22, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
no I'm not Pr, THIS MY FIRST contribution to Wikipedia, I'm learning . I will contribute more in future .
talk please check BONADEA is vandalising all my contributions. he is saying I'm paid and reporting me . isn't it like bullying??? since I'm new , I'm trying to write and he is being aggressive. he says it looks like paid advertisement. please anyone can help me with this bully ??
[[User:username]]
and sign with ~~~~
. It needs to have the User: prefix rather than User talk: The mechanics of discussion here can be daunting, but you'll get used to it. :) I'll address the maintenance templates when I can; I'm late in getting ready for work and must go.
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23:08, 14 April 2020 (UTC)P.S. A bit off-topic, but you shan't steal pictures from Instagram and upload them to Commons as "own work". If you really did take the photo, then what is your relationship to the actress? ( Bonadea has tagged the file for speedy deletion and provided a link to the Insta post.) Pelagic ( talk) 22:35, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Well, four "different" accounts are tag teaming to keep the current version of the article a poorly written promotional piece – and other accounts have created drafts and articles about the actor since 2015, all deleted as non-notable or pure spam. -- bonadea contributions talk 23:09, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Oh, I only saw two users on a cursory glance, and was about to ask ANAMIKA6SI "what is your relationship to Maya82ster?" Thanks for looking into this, Bonadea. Pelagic ( talk) 23:15, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Assume this has already been addressed, so if you could just point me to relevant conversation, that would be great. Thanks. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 02:45, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello.
I was just wondering if I could get some advice concerning the president of Nigeria's page. A while ago, I added a cited reference to his chieftaincy titles to the section on "Honours". By the time that I came back, it had been removed. I assumed that it was due to the edit warring that had been going on in my absence (my president is a popular guy 😂), so I restored it and pointed out that it was cited in the edit summary.
By the time that I found my way back today, I found that the entire "Honours" section was gone - cited contribution and all.
Now ordinarily, I'd just restore it - because as far as I could tell, nobody had called its verifiability into question - but there has been quite a bit of tomfoolery going on on that page more widely, and I'd just like some advice from above on how to proceed.
Thanks in advance.
O.ominirabluejack ( talk) 09:33, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, @ REDMAN 2019:...
Thank you for responding. I really appreciate it.
The subsection that I was referring to - about his other honours - was referenced. I made certain to include a link to a local news source that would corroborate my contribution.
I admit to not knowing whether or not the rest of the "Honours" section was properly sourced. I just came and grafted my information into the pre-existing section where it seemed to belong.
If everybody is alright with it, I think that I'll just add my bit - with the appropriate citation - to the most recent revision. I'll leave the other honours to people that are more knowledgeable about the president's complete list of honours.
What do you say?
O.ominirabluejack ( talk) 10:04, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Thanks you, @ REDMAN 2019:. I'll give it a look.
Very well, @ AlanM1:... I will do so in the future.
Forgive me, @ Maproom:... Clearly I fail to understand the notion of basic verifiability. That having been said, I would have thought that deleting everything provided would lead whomever does so to delete - presumably inadvertently - that which clearly has already been substantiated. After all, those titles were clearly referenced in the offending article provided.
At any rate, thanks to everyone for their help.
O.ominirabluejack ( talk) 13:25, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm fairly new to WP editing. Looking at talk pages, I've been getting the sense that a lot of FA reviews occurred around 2006 or 2007, as opposed to being evenly distributed in the last, say, 15 years. Is my observation correct? And if so, I'm just curious why it is. Thanks! Ambrosia0 ( talk) 18:34, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
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Thanks so much for the super fast response! Ambrosia0 ( talk) 04:09, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone! I know that this isn't really a question, but I would like to give my compliments to Wikipedia and all of the Wikimedia projects. I haven't been a user for very long, and I'm so surprised at all the things that go on in the background. It's like when I wasn't a user, all I saw was the tiny top of an immense iceberg of edits, talk pages, and users. I'm so glad I'm able to experience all of this now and hopefully make a difference on Wikipedia. Thanks a lot! Wikiforever47 ( talk) 02:11, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
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Hello! I've been trying to create an article for a musician, and I keep getting declined because the sources aren't notable enough. Any suggestions on how to find notable sources? Thanks! Dudup2020 ( talk) 16:11, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm looking for advice on how to best cite from a collection work where the articles within are by different authors. In particular, this reference has a number of high-quality historical monologs that often overlap. Currently, there is a single bib entry and cites within the body reference the editor name and page number, but this obscures the actual article and author that's being cited, some of which have appeared in other collections. What's the best option here? Maury Markowitz ( talk) 11:39, 7 April 2020 (UTC) Maury Markowitz ( talk) 11:39, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, there is a typo on Steven Mnuchin's page, but I cannot change it because it is in the introductory section. "in regards to regulatory policy..." Should be in regard to regulatory policy. Is there any way this can be changed, please? 72.12.75.63 ( talk) 17:09, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
This is very nice of NDTV that phone numbers of persons in crisis is being displayed. I am sorry to write to you in desperation. I tried to note down numbers to help them but to my utter frustration, couldn't do it because either the numbers are moving very fast, are superimposed by adds or news. Ask your monitors to check what i say. 'My request is to display it properly and give some time so that people can note them down otherwise its no point in showing them' 106.215.124.136 ( talk) 17:08, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, My article was declined by a senior editor :@ Sulfurboy:. The comments provided were "What is going to be most helpful here is providing a lead that introduces the subject to the uninitiated reader. That is, imagine you are trying to explain this concept as simply as possible to someone that doesn't know about this subject, how would you do so? Once that is done we can properly assess the notability of the subject." This comment makes perfect sense, however, the concept is already define in another article on Wikipedia at URL /info/en/?search=Copula_(probability_theory). Does it mean that I am suppose to duplicate the same information in my article? Or it it more appropriate to merge two articles? Also, I would be thankful if a senior editor could help write this up so that it is accepted? Thanks for the feedback. Earthianyogi ( talk) 11:00, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
I added: "A copula is a mathematical function that provides a relationship between marginal distributions of random variables and their joint distributions. Copula is important because it represents a dependence structure without using marginal distributions. Copula has been widely used in the field of finance, but its use in signal processing is relatively new. Copula has been employed in the field of wireless communication for classifying radar signals, change detection in remote sensing applications, and EEG signal processing in medicine."
However, I was unable to remove the title 'Copula signal processing'; maybe someone could help. thanks again. Earthianyogi ( talk) 15:25, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
@ Earthianyogi: That is a superb summary. Maury Markowitz ( talk) 16:43, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
@ Maury Markowitz: and :@ David notMD: - Thanks to both of you! :) Earthianyogi ( talk) 16:54, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello to the hosts ! I am currently working on improving inline citations of an article I created ( Bhilwara (Rajasthan Assembly constituency)). I want to cite pdf from Election Commission of India website ( https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3378-rajasthan-1951/), but their is no option to view the pdf (the button directly downloads the file).I can think of two ways to solve the problem :
with reference to 2, I was not able to found any relevant information about citing from Commons on Wikipedia. Also how can I determine that the files are not already uploaded on Commons. Thank You :) Sanyam.wikime ( talk) 05:19, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
{{cite report|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF RAJASTHAN|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=}}
It would probably be not so bad an idea to include the url to the page with the download button; it would be useful as long as it exists, and at least provide a record of where the file was available from, in our time. But, as I said, the fact that it's a report, the title of the report and the publisher is probably enough info to help anyone track it down./info/en/?search=User:Surelyshubham/sandbox Here is the link of my sandbox. Please go through this article very well & let me know if it is publishable or not. Thank You. Surelyshubham ( talk) 20:23, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
Please check this link /info/en/?search=Draft:Joe_Mesmar I have fixed the issues you have told. I am wondering will this article pass? Please tell me. Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Surelyshubham ( talk • contribs) 18:26, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi. I made some updates to the page of Michael Stokes (photographer) in November, and it was flagged as a conflict of interest and incorrect citing of sources. I have stated -- though it's very possible I did it in the wrong place -- that I do not know the subject personally, though I did email him to ask if I could upload a photo from his website. He said yes, and I uploaded it, not realizing that this could be considered a copyright issue. The photo was removed (I now understand why) and then the conflict of interest note appeared at the top of the page. I would like to get this resolved but I am clueless. If someone can help guide me, I would appreciate it. Thank you. Apparently I've also cited some sources incorrectly. If someone could guide me on that issue as well, I would be most grateful.
Glendon wasey ( talk) 19:12, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
I am working on a biography of a living person and the subject of that article has sent and given me permission to upload a portrait photo. Having permission to upload the photo, am I also considered to be the "owner". And what, if any, consideration needs to be given to the photographer? Daseinundzeit ( talk) 19:09, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Dear Friends, One of my students encountered the following: wikimedia\rdbms\DBQueryError. Does anyone know what to do with this? Sadly, it's miles above my pay grade. Ijmusic ( talk) 01:35, 7 April 2020 (UTC) Ijmusic ( talk) 01:35, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
I am looking for a specialist in Biographic Articles in order to publish my own professional history. Who do you recommend? NelsonGailH ( talk) 20:00, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello wikipedians please I need an help with deleting a draft I'm not longer interested in working on. Please how do I go about this. Thanks and God bless Samirexz arts ( talk) 20:29, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
I am a new user that wants to help. How should I get started? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1st Username ( talk • contribs) 20:59, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
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I have added links to the article Rose Kirumira Namubiru, tried to organise it but found it hard to source more concrete citations. I have resubmitted it. Any additions and corrections will be highly appreciated, thanks Alvinategyeka ( talk) 22:32, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Can you add biographical articles about famous people?I heard that you can't write about yourself but what about famous people? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1st Username ( talk • contribs) 22:59, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
I welcome knowing what images are able to be used. I've read up on this but I keep feeling dead ended when I read that most images online are copyrighted and anything not allowed will be yanked. I want to follow the rules. :) I'm looking for images to improve a person page, to illustrate various parts of her career. I see images across the web, used on more than one website. Images such as TV show stills and DVD movie covers. If the 'owner' is not able to be tracked down, can I use them in Wikipedia as a fair use; may I do this for any image online I can't trace to a copyright owner? Also, do they have to be downloaded into my own device before being imported to Wikimedia? -- PaulThePony ( talk) 03:58, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
I’m wanting to know were to find a reliable source for the page Canimals, It’s been really hard to find info on the show. Were can I find a reliable source on the show? If so, can I add it to the Wikipedia page? RheieWater2005 ( talk) 00:08, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello there! I was wondering if it's possible to display a category's contents on a page without the use of bots and whatnot. Thanks in advance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ToxiBoi ( talk • contribs) 22:50, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
this is probably not alowed here, but i am trying to recall the name of a wikisoftware - asumming its based on mediawiki. i can only remember 5 things about it 1. it was semi personal. you cold request a wiki 2.had a beehive like logo 3. looked build on metia wiki 4. might have sing in withwikipedia 5. probably open source any ideas? thanks 24.91.137.184 ( talk) 02:53, 8 April 2020 (UTC) 24.91.137.184 ( talk) 02:53, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I have seen in many articles that references are linked to web archives. I know nothing about this - ie what circumstances, why, how etc. Is there a guide of some kind that I can read to find out more about when and how to use web archiving ? Marshelec ( talk) 08:31, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I've now removed the direct external links from the body of the text and consigned them to the footnote section. But I'm not sure why there is the comment [edit source] next to the Discography, Pedagogical Works, and Notes and references section. If there is some problem with the formatting, it would be helpful to know specifically what that is. Thanks! Corniste6367 ( talk) 20:35, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, i am new to the Wikipedia, i want learn about editing and making changes in Wikipedia. Vishal.acquire ( talk) 07:26, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
no, i do not want to add my own links, i just want to learn how it works and how i can make the changes if any link shows 404 error or page does not exist — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vishal.acquire ( talk • contribs) 08:00, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello Bonadea, thank you for sharing and letting me clear my doubts. moreover, to make changes how i can suggest and propose edits to the editors ? thank you
Dear Wiki Users, Kindly note that i want to create a page with title "yacht clubs in Lebanon" or "Oldest Yacht Club in Lebanon" and for this reason 2 draft were created one for Beirut yacht club : /info/en/?search=Draft:Beirut_Yacht_Club and one for Lebanese yacht club: /info/en/?search=Draft:Lebanese_Yacht_Club can you please check them and revert with your feedback in order to submit them for approval. much appreciated your kind feedback. Peace. Princesse Marissa ( talk) 08:38, 8 April 2020 (UTC)Princesse Marissa
Dear ColinFine ( talk), Thank you very much for your reply and have checked WP:CSMN.
for the other Draft Draft:Lebanese Yacht Clubcan you please just give your feedback in it?
and once articles are approved i.e. Draft:Lebanese Yacht Club i will list is in the Category.. am i on the right track? Peace. Princesse Marissa ( talk) 10:52, 8 April 2020 (UTC)Princesse Marissa
you are right, i am trying to provide strong sources for both articles to be high-quality and approved. may i kindly ask you to take a look when you have time to (Lebanese Yacht club) Draft, i need an expert opinion as i am still very new here and i am trying to learn and understand things ... the (Beirut Yacht Club) BYC article still needs some resources... wish you a very pleasant afternoon or maybe eve at yours. Princesse Marissa ( talk) 11:44, 8 April 2020 (UTC)Princesse Marissa
I need a help to create biography page. Lakshika rodrigo ( talk) 11:48, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I created an article about Merle Norman Cosmetics after I saw strangely there wasn't one [link: /info/en/?search=User:CTR117/Merle_Norman_Cosmetics ], and I can't figure out how to insert it to be the main article. CTR117 ( talk) 09:47, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I met a newbie at User_talk:2001:8003:9008:1301:780A:CF5:F4B:EC87. Can someone who find it convenient to guide this new editor walkthrough Wikipedia on behalf of me? I may not have too much time to do so, that's why I come here to seek assistance. Thanks. Reciprocater (Talk) 05:05, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello there,
I recently had an article declined about a woman, who I think is phenomenal. Quick context, I learned about her work in class, heard her speak at an event, and after seeing so many articles on Google & wikipedia about her, thought she should have her own wikipedia page. I am excited to learn how to make this article better.
So, these are just a few of the sources I found about her that aren't directly from her company's website. I'm hoping you can help me understand which of these types of citations meet the secondary source criteria? Thank you for your help ^_^
WilmerHale Wins Case Against Abortion
Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation
Interviews with Fox News, MSNBC, Bloomberg, etc
Aspen Institute appoints Anja Manuel as Director 2019crisissimus2 ( talk) 14:52, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, my article on Rena Dumas has been rejected for not having verifiable sources. These are the same sources that are fine in French ... what can I do? Thanks Pollymagoo ( talk) 18:55, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
From what I understand, the subject of a page is not supposed to be the author. Is this correct? Tunesmth ( talk) 20:51, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Where can I find the previous page names for any page? For example, I know the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic article wasn't called that in the beginning, it had a couple of names like 2019-20 Wuhan pneumonia outbreak, but I only know that from studying the topic from the beginning. How can someone look at the previous names of any article or page?
47.152.145.95 ( talk) 20:42, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
how can i put an on wikipedia 41.210.145.65 ( talk) 21:16, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I've finished editing my page and everything appears to be in good order. I clicked the publish button on the bottom of the edit page but am uncertain as to the current status. Can you help me to understand what is the next step. Bobw7165 ( talk) 21:29, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello! I had recently tried to get an article published because it is part of a graded assignment for my english class. However, my request was rejected because it was marked "contrary to the use of Wikipedia" (or something along those lines, sorry) and was considered "an uncensored advertisment". The assignment is due today so I really need to get it published; I am willing to make the corrections needed in order to do so! Agwarnock ( talk) 20:08, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I submitted my first entry and it was rejected with the notation (ADV/BIO) which I understand to mean advertising and not notable biography. Please let me know if I am incorrect. If that is the case, and I understand notability is somewhat driven by independent news coverage of a subject, is it a lack of diverse citations that leads to this or is a wider search done by the reviewer? Any tips for improving the evidence of notability or do I simply make peace with the fact that this is more of a regional author/expert and give it up? Thanks for any thoughts. Whirly12 ( talk) 21:37, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
got it, thanks. Understandable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whirly12 ( talk • contribs) 22:41, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I need clarification with editing; i'm not sure if i understand what is expected of me.
Thank you, Peggy APSME.OKU ( talk) 04:57, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Why did my page get rejected? I wrote a biography about myself under Bennettheyn/sandbox. Here is what I wrote. (redacted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bennettheyn ( talk • contribs) 22:49, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I am interested in writing an article on the Vampire Ball of Los Angeles. There appear to be adequate sources which discuss the subject in depth, but it turns out there are actually several events around the country themed "vampire ball", and I don't want the LA event to be confused with them. Neither, however, do I want to write 10 articles on vampire balls! Since there are currently no articles called " Vampire Ball", should I just create the LA one under that title and wait for others to disambiguate it from that one if/ when articles on the other balls are written? Or should I call it Vampire Ball (Los Angeles)" even though there are no other articles called "Vampire Ball" yet? A loose necktie ( talk) 22:02, 8 April 2020 (UTC) A loose necktie ( talk) 22:02, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
May I know why was the Visual Editing option removed from Wikipedia please? AlAzhar 21:09, 8 April 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alazhars ( talk • contribs)
I was asked by Yebba's management to make updates to her Wikipedia page because there were clear errors and inconsistencies. I spent hours making changes only to then have the whole thing reverted to its original state. The only message I received was that the edits were not constructive. How can I ensure that my changes will be saved since they were approved by the actual artist management? Davidjr25 ( talk) 01:04, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
am i wrong that this is a run-on sentence? maybe im wrong about the term, but this sentence seems convoluted.
It is based on the DC Comics character Batwoman, a costumed crime-fighter created by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, and Keith Giffen, and is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with the other television series of the universe.
Any suggestions on how to improve? ToeFungii ( talk) 23:58, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Now if i can ask a follow-up.ive noticed a lot of wiki has long sentences which i understand because people add info but sometimes dont think about readability. problem is i tried to change the sentence and another user reversed me saying its not a runon sentence (ive looked up runon sent and id say this is just an overly long sent as Tim said.been long time since english class). ive seen a lot of contentiousness on pages with some users acting as stone. i dont want to just make another change because im certain this user will likely simply undo it again, so what is one to do with an obvious problem but faces a user that feels status quo is right? as am fyi the page is Batwoman TV series. ToeFungii ( talk) 00:44, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I'm pretty new and was looking to de-orphan articles and came across Plantscape which, upon further inspection, might be a valid candidate for deletion. All of its seven citations are dead, and I could find few mentions of it of much substance outside its own website. I think it might have been made as a way to add prestige to a brand, though it is a neutral article now. A second opinion and some advice would be appreciated. Trevey-On-Sea ( talk) 23:58, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
I wrote an article for a Thai actor named Mew Suppasit. It was just declined for failing the guidelines of "actor notability" according to wiki staff reviewers. I am confused as to why tho? The actor is quite famous in Thailand and throughout Asia. His drama has garnered an international fanbase, he recently reached 1M IG followers, acted in 4 dramas, several commercials, in-demand. So can someone please explain to me how that isn't significant? Is there something I am doing wrong? Thebriandez ( talk) 01:34, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
Yes, there are 2 articles (both in Thai and from the same source) talking about him. When I looked at a similar actor in his field on Wikipedia, they referenced similar articles. So is that not enough? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thebriandez ( talk • contribs) 05:12, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I have revised my draft, added more and in my opinion, better sources. I am hoping this will help get my article approved. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thebriandez ( talk • contribs) 07:35, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I have begun using a web archive to ensure that references I quote remain accessible. However, I am unsure about whether it is important to retain the accessdate parameter, as well as the archive-date parameter. Once you archive a web reference and give the archive-date, is the accessdate now irrelevant ? Here is an example I am working on: "National performance review - Residential water efficiency". Water New Zealand. Archived from the original on 9 Apr 2020. Retrieved 9 Apr 2020. Marshelec ( talk) 03:24, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
92.23.114.59 ( talk) 09:36, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
its kind of confusing to me to find links on same page. however, we have multiple ways to provide references. here author using {{sfn|Scott|2007|p=2}}
.
my query : is this method correct ? or it can be improved ? Leela52452 ( talk) 07:55, 9 April 2020 (UTC) suggestion or critique is preferred here
"I want to create a designer brand page. How can I do it without it sounding like a promotional page? Lavanya Venky ( talk) 09:01, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I just want to write pages on Fashion Designers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lavanya Venky ( talk • contribs) 09:24, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
23.176.32.1 ( talk) 12:37, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
My name is Shelby Kloberdanz and somebody is hacking my account please call the MCPD at 641-424-3636
Someone changed her birthplace to "Hatfield" - Herfortshire stood there first. I cannot confirm this change - and i don't know what to do... leave it like this or undo or??? Maybe you find better sources than me to confirm this? I'm excusing myself already if this is a very stupid question! Kind regards, Gyanda ( talk) 12:07, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Is it possible to hire someone to edit my page so that it conforms to requirements and can be published? Alt4960 ( talk) 15:30, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I am new to Wikipedia. I have copyedited a few articles from the backlog page, some in parts and others in full. Do I need to inform a senior editor so that they can double-check and removed the 'Need copyediting' tag from some of these pages? How does it work? The articles are as follows: 1. /info/en/?search=Zero_downtime_manufacturing 2. /info/en/?search=Health_information_on_the_Internet 3. /info/en/?search=ISO%2FIEC_27005 4. /info/en/?search=Gurdwara_Gobind_Ghat 5. /info/en/?search=Cameraman_Gangatho_Rambabu 6. /info/en/?search=Copula_%28probability_theory%29 Thank you Earthianyogi ( talk) 13:38, 9 April 2020 (UTC) 6.
[[Zero downtime manufacturing]]
. Best,
Usedtobecool
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14:22, 9 April 2020 (UTC)Swaraj Abhiyan is not a political party and is not synonymous with Swaraj India, which is a registered political party in India. Swaraj Abhiyan is a socio political forum for social work (like an NGO) and a sister organisation of Swaraj India. Now Swaraj India redirects to Swaraj Abhiyan. I thought Swaraj India has grown significantly in the past few years and deserves its own page. Can a draft for Swaraj India be created? Davidindia ( talk) 18:23, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi there,
I submitted a draft today for an article and filmmaker which was declined. I was wondering if you could give me some specific tips to make this article wiki-worthy?
This is the feedback I received: This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. USHistorian1867 ( talk) 18:09, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I realized that a product that can be found across the globe and that a few of us have dedicated our lives has no entry in the encyclopedia. So since we are confined to our homes, I thought to spend time to author one. How do I get my Draft:JNIOR article considered for release? What is my next step?
Bruce Bscloutier ( talk) 16:05, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
An IP user with zero other contributions deleted my Proposed For Deletion tag on the “Little Dogs on the Prairie” article without providing a reason why it should be kept. Could I undo their edit or do I have to go through the formal deletion process? Dronebogus ( talk)
Hi, this is Shadowblade08 again. I had a quick question. (at least I hope its quick)
Is it possible for me to close a topic on my discussion page? I've seen this on article talk pages. I currently don't have anything that I want to close, but is it possible for me to do it? Thanks. Shadowblade08 ( talk) 13:57, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I am writing an article about a scientist who has published many highly cited papers. He is among the pioneers in several disciplines, which is reflected in many citations to those papers. The reviewers are asking to prove his notability by references. My problem is that I do not know which references would prove it. What sort of references or links are appropriate to show that a subject has highly cited papers? From the other articles on Wikipedia I can see that links to Web of Science or Scopus are not provided. I inserted some references in which Matej Pavsic is cited, but the reviewers say that causal mentions are not sufficient. This is not the case with mentioning of Pavsic. Especially in a paper published last year by a famous physicist in Physical Review D extensively describes two papers by Pavsic, which are important and gaining more and more citations. In addition, his book The Landscape of Theoretical Physics has many citations, as well as the paper External Inversion, Internal Inversion and Reflection Invariance that has more than hundred pure citations. He is among the members of the International Advisory Board for the series of conferences on Clifford algebras, and is in the Standing Committee of IARD conference series. So again my question. I need a concrete example of referencing that show many citations. Terazij ( talk) 17:30, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I have responses to my first question. What is the accepted procedure for replying to those? The same for a comment appearing on my article? Clicking on the (talk) link associated with the comment's author does not take me to a consistent form or entry point for a response. If it does where does that response show up? I can to add a response but then am I responsible for my own date and time? Is there a wizard or something? Searching the help... seems just to get me further and further away from an answer. Bscloutier ( talk) 17:27, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
importScript( 'User:Enterprisey/reply-link.js' ); // Backlink:
User:Enterprisey/reply-link.js
on
Special:MyPage/common.js.Curious if there's some kind of gadget or tool for easily developing talk pages of new pages. I've created a couple dozen pages so such a tool, if there is one, could definitely help me out. Thanks. Loksmythe ( talk) 22:35, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
can i ping a non user? -- Disoff ( talk) 01:13, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
issue is on
Julie Cairney. it contains code {{Authority control|ORCID=0000-0003-4564-2675}}
. i have added url on
https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49882552, however the issue still persists.
Leela52452 (
talk)
01:48, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
suggestion or critique is preferred here
I recently posted a question in the teahouse about comic books which is archived on my talk page - Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions/Archive 1054#Comic Books Someone responded that you could not make a list of a publishers publications regarding comic books.
but here: List of Timely and Atlas Comics publications I found a list of these publications.
My original goal was to make a list of all the comic books published by several different publishers and add them to wikipedia, because organized lists can often be helpful to those who read and collect comics.
Is that answer still valid or is there something different about this list that makes it different than what I am trying to achieve?
A response would be helpful. Thanks. Svrangerchrista ( talk) 03:06, 10 April 2020 (UTC) Svrangerchrista ( talk) 03:06, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Aaron Justin Giebel ( talk) 06:19, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
@ Aaron Justin Giebel: Welcome to the Teahouse. The help page is over at Help:Template. Generally templates are created in the Template space, but if it's for personal use, you can do so in your own userspace. Consider my template {{ User:Tenryuu/GOCE talk}} as an example. If you're looking for ideas as to how to use templates, search for templates that fit what you want, take a look at the code, copy it over, and experiment with it. -- Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 06:53, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
my article it has been declined, i don't know why and am just new in here, i need your help. Moses rukanima ( talk) 08:46, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Websites that are associated with Mohameds' company (that is, websites written by people working for/paid by Silent Ocean) and social media websites aren't reliable information because they're primary sources. Instagram and YouTube are user-generated websites, so they aren't reliable, either.What part of that is not clear to you? Seraphimblade Talk to me 09:27, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
i real appreciate for your help. sorry can you help me to edit it if possible. thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moses rukanima ( talk • contribs) 09:43, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Dominique.Habimana ( talk) 09:16, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Dominique Habimana, a statistician at FAO based in Rome.
We appreciate the publication of information and data on food energy intake that we produce. Thank you for that. However, we would like to request you if there is a possibility for us to support the editing and revising the numbers and text related to this page so that we provide the more updated information as a team in charge of producing such data.
In summary we need to know how we can edit the text and figures published on this page. Thank you. Dominique
I am a new contributor to Wikipedia and I would like to create a new article. How do I do this? MrJCasey ( talk) 11:19, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
I have edited a page with a new link. My link is black, not blue like the other links. /info/en/?search=Odonis_Odonis Reference #8 Can someone please tell me what I've done wrong? This is my 1st Wiki edit ever. Thank you OGSepterhed ( talk) 17:20, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by OGSepterhed ( talk • contribs)
How do you cite something that is more less tribal knowledge, such a common nickname or do you just not include it? I wanted to include the nickname of the airplane the RQ-170 Sentinel which I know from working in the defense and aeorspace industry. But this isn't something I feel like I can give a reliable online source because what comes up is www.militaryfactory.com and medium.com
I've found before that the best parts of wikipedia are when they mention connections to other ideas that may not be "offcial" but to a layperson or someone not familiar in the area, it makes the mental connection. Therefore I'd like to properly include some of this type of information. Estatic707 ( talk) 01:49, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi all dos anyone know of somewhere or someone who I could go to to request the creation of football kit patterns? on the subject is there a way for me to create some patterns myself that is simple and easy and dos not cost the earth like photoshop thanks! REDMAN 2019 ( talk) 12:36, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Edit links are disabled in all articles I have tried to edit. Only the edit link on top of the page is active but with it, I can only edit first section Ugbedeg ( talk) 12:52, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
It works, though difficult and time wasting to locate. Thanks. Ugbedeg ( talk) 14:00, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
I created an article /info/en/?search=Mohan_Shakti_National_Heritage_Park but unable to know, what's the status with few queries like : Do I need to verify it from someone for getting Grading scheme ? Thankyou Pankajkukreti03 ( talk) 11:32, 10 April 2020 (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.
dear sir, these are all valid , i am doing on pranjal bhat behalf and please dont interfere and remove all your work done on her, it is serious issue . you have no right of her profile and photos and wikipedia. you cannot change our profile , if you do it again we will take police action regards sumeet Suprach ( talk) 07:29, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
give me your mobile no - need to know more about editing Suprach ( talk) 07:49, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi,
I am a paid editor and had suggested clean-up edits on the talk page (along with paid disclosure) of Gary Vaynerchuk to deal with the COI tag on the page. Since the page is too long, I had broken down the requested edits section-wise. I had also shared the explanation of each change along with the requested edits, but I was asked to 'Please work in smaller requests, and explain why you want the changes.' I had already done that.
There is no addition of information, just toning down the current text working inline with WP:CLEANUP but my requested edits were misjudged as an attempt to whitewash the article. I request help or cooperation of the editors to understand the underlying issue and deal with the COI tag on the page. Thanks a lot! FamJoshua1 ( talk) 17:00, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Draft:Dr. Ajeet Jaiswal, Anthropologist. I want to publish this information related to Dr. Ajeet Jaiswal, but i am not getting approval from your side. Please let me know the reseaon. I have checked all info there is no copy write issue is detected. 2007.sapna ( talk) 10:24, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Kindly go thru it again, I have not pasted his CV here. I typed all important information related to his career and his teaching specialization. Please check it again. Thanking you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2007.sapna ( talk • contribs) 10:33, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi. Regarding Michael Stokes (photographer), I would really like to resolve the issues of conflict of interest and incorrect citing of sources. I have stated -- though it's likely I did it in the wrong place -- that I do not know the subject personally. I did email him to ask if I could upload a photo from his website. He said yes, and I uploaded it, not realizing that this would create a copyright issue. The photo was removed (I understand why) but then the conflict of interest note appeared at the top of the page. I guess it was assumed that if I asked his permission to use the photo that I must know him. I do not. I have never met him. As for the incorrect citing of sources, I have tried a few times to fix this but I clearly don't know what I'm doing.
If someone can please tell me what I need to do to resolve these issues, I would appreciate it. I find this all a bit confusing, and I feel bad for messing up this person's page. Glendon wasey ( talk) 19:09, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
I’m trying to write Wikipedia of a supermodel actress . How can I get her more information?? I have draft ready , anyone can see and tell me what correction needed ?? -- 202.134.174.127 ( talk) 19:54, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Are rejected drafts allowed to be resubmitted? Is there a difference between rejected and declined? What is the procedure to applying suggested edits to a rejected draft? Pilot333 ( talk) 22:24, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm working on some improvements to our article on Pillar Point Harbor. I uploaded a photo on Commons of a plaque in the harbor commemorating a local shipwreck. The photo itself is not great, with the text impossible to read in a thumbnail and difficult to puzzle out even at full size. So I don't really want to put the photo in the article, but the text itself (which is transcribed in the description of the Commons file) is of some interest. Would it be appropriate to put a link to the Commons file in the External Links section of the article? Or is there a better way to handle this? CodeTalker ( talk) 21:36, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
“ | ANCHOR OF THE RYDAL HALL On the night of October 17, 1876, the square-rigger Rydal Hall ... [1] |
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, producing the quote box at the right. —[
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23:04, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I have been making Wikipedia submissions for over 10 years. In the past I was able to create articles for my small community. They are hard to support because we are very small but live in an area where there is deep history of the native Americans and along the main access to the west in Canada. Some of my submissions I have researched for hours upon hours and used the words from local people and natives. They are now being rejected because I cannot find enough online sources to support them. This is such a shame. A Killer can kill 2 people and will get a Wikipedia page, but real history is rejected and deleted because there is no online information about it. This was where I was coming to make the online information about it. I am very disappointed in the direction that Wikipedia has gone. I believe that research should be accepted before cites from news papers etc. How can I cite a historical place if there is no place to get cites from? Singlepole ( talk) 05:23, 8 April 2020 (UTC)
User "Llammakey" stated in /info/en/?search=French_schooner_Belle_Poule that "The vessel was constructed in 1932 as a replica of a cod fishing vessel used off Iceland for the French merchant marine school". It is obviously wrong. This boat was ordered for the french naval school ("Ecole Navale") and not for the merchant marine school.I corrected this twice and this guy nndid my edition twice. This kind of vandalizing is unacceptable. I asked him to restore my text.
cf /info/en/?search=User_talk:Llammakey
There is an official description of this boat on french navy official website at: [1]
they clearly state (in french) that "L'Étoile à été mise en service le 20 novembre 1932 et la Belle-Poule le 20 juillet 1932". Which means in english that Belle-Poule was commissioned into the French Navy (Ecole Navale) the day it was delivered that is the 20th of July 1932. No way it could have been ever commissioned by french merchant navy.
Plus, this boat is somewhat different from french fishing schooners, its hull lines are much narrower and designed for higher speed. It could be qualified as a sail training vessel inspired by XIXth century Dunkerque's sailing schooner which mostly operated off Newfoudland and not off Island.
I know this boat for ages having first visited it #45 years ago. My grand-grand-father also knew this boat quite well in the 30' 78.194.143.124 ( talk) 18:40, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
for the merchant marine schoolmodifies the noun phrase
a cod fishing vessel, not
The vessel [Belle Poule. The article text does not contradict the official information from the French Navy. Stay well, Rotideypoc41352 ( talk · contribs) 21:17, 9 April 2020 (UTC) and reworded 21:28, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
for the merchant marine schoolmodifies, he is plain wrong, this schooner was not built for the french merchant navy school and is obviously not "a replica of a cod fishing vessel used off Iceland by the French merchant marine school". Because 1) no cod fishing vessel where ever built for the French merchant marine school, and, 2) The Belle-Poule is not a replica of of a cod fishing vessel used off Iceland. It is a very much altered and reinterpreted adaptation of fishing schooners used off Newfoudland, with much sleeker water-lines. So this text is rubbish and "Llammakey" and "Rotideypoc41352" don't know what they are talking about.
1) the main reason why Llammakey treated me of "vandal", the fact that the "Belle Poule" was built in 1932 for Ecole Navale and in no way for a supposed French "merchant marine school" is clearly documented in : [3]
2)The Belle-Poule was built in Fecamp by the Chantier Naval de Normandie which was then a semi-closed shipyard, not very active since 1914. French scholar agree that hull shape is similar to Dunkerque or Graveline-type fishing Dundees or schooners from #1900 or before, but with finer "yacht-like" water-lines. [4] and [5] They have found drawing dated April 7, 1931 in Brittany (St Malo), but according to them "presque à chaque fois qu’une commande de la Marine arrivait, elle était accompagnée de plans déjà réalisés et imposés, notamment pour la forme de la coque. Il est donc probable que ces plans soient ceux que les chantiers Gautier ont reçus, comme les chantiers de Fécamp, dans le cadre de l’appel d’offre. M. Clément précise que, en général, le chantier retenu ne pouvait guère apporter sa «touche locale» que sur les superstructures", which means that the hull-shape was most probably drawed by a naval architect belonging to the French Navy. A clear suspect is adm. Durand-Viel, then chief of staff, whose family had a long maritime tradition in Dunkerque and who is the conceptor of french balleships Dunkerque and Richelieu.
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Would East-West Digital News be considered a reliable source to use on articles? ArchonBoi— (Talk) 17:36, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Colin, I wanted to say thanks as this is a question i also had. appreciate you sharing your brain. ToeFungii ( talk) 04:14, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I have additional information that I would like to add to the USAF communications squadron listing of all the various squadrons. I notice that the 2075th comm sq is missing the emblem and other details that I can provide. I'm not familiar with Wikipedia updates and just wondering if I could provide the information for someone to actually do the inputs? Thank you. Danof 2075 ( talk) 05:47, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Have you see the Daisuke Kambe page and the Haru Kato page? People are spamming and deleting info and putting inappropriate things all over the page. How do you stop that? 2601:681:5300:AE80:D13A:5008:4D9E:1E95 ( talk) 06:23, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
usually we mark a link as permanent dead. what should i do if almost of them are permanent dead ? Leela52452 ( talk) 06:31, 11 April 2020 (UTC) suggestion or critique is preferred here
Hi I am trying to upload two articles- one of which I have already placed for some months now on my Wikie sand box for vetting/ approval for upload on Wikie . It is about Sita Parakrama(nee Jayawardana) Actress, Journalist and founder Editor of the first Women"s Magazine In Ceylon(now Sri Lanka),possibly one of the first In Asia .She was one of the leading personalities in the arts in post-independence Sri Lanka. It is as far I know well cross referenced and I have a huge amount of other content and links if needed.. but I I'd like to first get approval that as is,. it is fit for uploading Pls tell me how.. I have been through Help and am still unsure of the process. I could give you a sandbox link if neededor copy it out here..pls advise. /info/en/?search=User:SchezID/sandbox SchezID ( talk) 02:55, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
why my page has not published yet -- Skylark Sportz ( talk) 11:11, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm hoping someone can help me. Looking for someone to create an author page for me (who knew you could do that? I only just discovered it). The learning curve is a bit steep for me at the moment as I'm on chemotherapy which causes brain-fuzzies, plus lack of sleep and I still have to work full time. If anyone knows a reliable and experienced editor, I'd be happy to give over reasonable payment (if I can afford it) if they could create a page for me. Please contact me through FB (Aiki Flinthart) AikiFlinthart ( talk) 10:19, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Some time ago, I noticed articles like Bibliography of Bhutan and Bibliography of Canada and was interested in updating them. But then I remembered the guideline WP:NOTCAT, and that seemingly includes bibliographies. I don't want to waste my time on articles that might someday be deleted so my question is, is there any chance that articles like Bibliography of Canada will be deleted under WP:NOTCAT? TryKid ( talk) 09:19, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Cleaning house in the Time of Coronavirus. Getting ready to discard original disks containing the program in question MORE (application). Took photo of each (2). Thought they's be a positive addition to the above-referenced entry. Have never edited Wikipedia. Will forward photos to anyone who can/will insert them (if that is possible). Regards. Stay healthy, y'all. WasTherein'84 ( talk) 01:15, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I am Rishabh jain I am a Indian actor I want to edit my own page so what is the best way to do it? 122.161.66.229 ( talk) 18:15, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi
Bob, thank you for accepting my change to the 1968 Democratic National Convention! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.36.105.237 ( talk) 18:52, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
How to upload image file like this? =>
( File:Twitter icon.svg ). Where i can upload my images?
Zebuready (
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Hello, I am trying to my align my summary table to the right hand side of the page as seen in most articles.
(The table shows the name of the musical act, years active, label genre etc.)
Can anybody help?
Thanks 185.176.90.147 ( talk) 16:23, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I make some edits but I can't see the updates live. Is that normal?. Thanks 154.189.18.1 ( talk) 17:20, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello,
I am after some advice as I feel quite discouraged today but hope it doesn't come across as whinging!
I have been on wiki for some time, but as my contribution pages show, I'm a creator and tend to avoid doing anything other than that task! As I am constructing an article I'm happy for experienced editors to contribute, and particularly correct my typos, MOS etc as I know that is my weakness. Most editors come along, make quite a few soft edits, and off they go. I am not too bothered what happens with the articles, because as soon as I've finished the research, and written them to the best of my ability, I move on to the next one, as I've done my bit. Today, I've started an article, put up my usual under construction or in use template on, and within minutes a patroller is sticking notability and major error templates on it. It is very discouraging. I look at the person's talk page and they seem to be good at putting tags on articles and falling-out with everyone. It does make you think why do I bother creating articles, and feel it would be very off-putting for newcomers. Am I being oversensitive? Is this typical behaviour? After somebody has been given additional tools is there ever a review to consider if they are still suitable?
And mine is with milk and two sugars please! -- WPCW ( talk) 15:43, 11 April 2020 (UTC) WPCW ( talk) 15:43, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I think you've found the article Chester and Wrexham Turnpike. Yes, I agree with the page name change, it is much better. However, I still think the patroller is likely to discourage people, and really should not be doing that role!-- WPCW ( talk) 16:41, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to perform a merger of certain articles. Unfortunately, I am topic banned from creating redirects. Does it mean that I am not allowed to perform any merger? -- Soumyabrata stay at home wash your hands to protect from coronavirus 17:57, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi how do you create a family tree page on here. I want it to talk about the notable couch family from England. Nbarratt31 ( talk) 19:30, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I just started working on my wikipedia page, and for some reason, I can´t get the editor to accept my date paremeters within the web cite template on my page.
I´ve pasted the actual text below, along with the source in my sandbox. I´m sure it´s a quick fix, but I just can´t figure out why my dates would be wrong.
Worley, Will (07 January 2016). "Kids photograph the slum they call home". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved 06 April 2020. Check date values in: Chrisc5234 ( talk) 15:36, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
That did it, thanks.
Hi! I'm funded by the NIH to study Irritability and a physician. I edited the Irritability page yesterday and then realized that I probably needed to disclose that I'm funded and my views do not represent those of the National Institutes of Health. I tried to do that on my personal page.
I did cite myself, but removed those citations on realizing that's understandably not welcome. I am not particularly keen on self aggrandizing. The most important thing (to me) was to update the content and make sure it was accurate, reflecting the cool stuff going on, and that it was clinically accurate and safer. What else can I or should I do to disclose my relationship to the topic? Thank you!
The Irritability page sorely needs a disambiguation. DMDD/ODD need updates too. I'm not sure if I'm welcome to do that given my funded clinical scientist status.
Thank you! JoelStod ( talk) 16:40, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I made a change to the Black Widow (2020 film) article. It incorrectly says "Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as Iron Man..." As the movie is not out yet, and will not be out until November, that line should not appear anywhere on the page until it is confirmed. 173.86.51.152 ( talk) 17:03, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to add a new category in a page as a sub-template (new page), how can I do it? Thanks Sw135792003 ( talk) 19:07, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Please tell me if there is any invalid link(404) exit in any Semi-protected article so can I ask to replace that link my potential blog's link of the same topic? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khalidlatif12 ( talk • contribs) 21:49, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
NEW - Talk on Emma Robert’s Wikipedia page is locked to protect it against vandalism.
I can’t find any other way to tell someone about this mistake - that the filmography in Emma Robert’s Wikipedia entry is missing the film Nerve (2012) which she was a star in.
2600:8800:7D80:707:F57B:2270:5D38:169F (
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Talk on Emma Robert’s Wikipedia page is locked to protect it against vandalism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8800:7D80:707:F57B:2270:5D38:169F ( talk) 21:29, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to renominate Animated Hero Classics et al. for deletion, as they were nominated for deletion back when Wikipedia had looser standards and kept on flimsy grounds (basically a pity keep). Notability was never actually established, and the closest things to references on any of the current articles are links to primary/unreliable/non-notable sources, which do not count towards notability. However, when I tried doing it with Twinkle it just redirected to the archived deletion discussion. How do I properly nominate it again? Dronebogus ( talk) 22:16, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I would like to create a new article, but I can not find the place of writing. Where can I feed the information? Please let me know the menu of entry. Attoexa ( talk) 23:06, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
@ Jmcgnh: Thanks for your input about Augustus Vignos. I have made some edits on it, but don't understand everything you said. Is there a "Wikipedia for Dummies" book yet? Nimishillen ( talk) 00:42, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Please advise.
Updating and expanding a stub, human gene cloned in 1999. I worked in the field 20-30 years ago.
In the 10 years a subfield of clinical neurogenetics has grown around this gene.
Is it considered reasonable as per TOS for me to be doing these edits - no commercial or professional activity in this field. Basically, to help out students.
Thank you for your kind attention! DL7700 ( talk) 16:50, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Will do. Thank you both. DL7700 ( talk) 00:56, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I would like guidance on how to create "table of contents" for the page to list the different sub headings/categories Icecommtech ( talk) 14:54, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Dear Tea House, Being brand new to adding material and editing on Wikipedia, I need some advice about how to and and cite references on my 1st piece of work, which is a genealogical addition to an existing article about George William Eve (1855-1914) who was an Heraldic Artist. He was an ancestor of mine. Thanks, Christopher Eve 95.150.221.41 ( talk) 17:17, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
“Case overview”
Greetings,
When I typed in “the latest on covid-19” on google, one of the first things is see is the “case overview”. If I’m correct, this is a page by Wikipedia. I was also typed in “the latest on influenza” but I do not get a “case overview” from wiki. Does you have one? If so where could I find that info? I ask cuz after looking at the CDC website. They say that in the US there have been approximately up to 62,000 deaths from influenza and up to 56 million cases, although the CDC disclaims that they don’t monitor the flu as closely. Anyhoo, if this info is correct, then mathematically, the flu seems to be just as potentially fatal and possible to contract as covid-19. Yet, c-19 is portrayed as something much worse. Anyway I was just hoping to get a case overview for influenza from wiki so I can gather data for both illnesses from the same sources. I am gather data from multiple sources but seeing as how infamous wiki is, I was hoping to include your data in my research. Thanks for your time. 2600:1010:B10D:6B79:C980:F6E9:B5FE:5583 ( talk) 05:58, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi Tenryuu — the preload seems to be working here. I clicked on the main button to create a new section. {{u| Sdkb}} talk 06:17, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
The last two revisions of Noakhali riots (by the same IP address) look like they might be vandalism. How do I undo these two edits and bring the page back to the previous version?
Thanks for any help, Coldspur ( talk) 14:08, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
How do you get published on wiki... a story about yourself.. Domtaino ( talk) 04:02, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi folks, I've read the COI pages, but need more guidance. I publish software packages. One of my packages is the subject of 3 books (2 published by Springer) and is often mentioned in papers published in professional Journals in the Medical and Educational fields. It has thousands of licensees and the freeware version has hundreds of thousands of downloads. I am often asked about it, so a Wikipedia page would be helpful. But who can write it? Me? One of the book authors? One of the paper authors? A licensed user? A freeware user? A knowledgeable competitor? I welcome your guidance. Thank you. User:MikeLinacre 02:02, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to change my signature style permanently. How can I add image, color and different language text to my signature. -- Raaj Tilak ( talk) 09:33, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I was recreating a previously deleted page. The draft is available at Draft:Dax Dasilva and now I want anyone to let me know if I should proceed with moving it to the article space. It was deleted by Seraphimblade and I was hoping that he might help me with it. It was deleted for being promotional. After my research I believe that Dax Dasilva is fairly notable and meeter WP:GNG. But having a few other opinions is the right to go about it, I guess. Thanks ElricFullMetal ( talk) 11:24, 12 April 2020 (UTC) ElricFullMetal ( talk) 11:24, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I just found this article and I think it doesn't meet the wikipedia notability. sorry if I should have found this myself but I was overwhelmed by all of the pages and couldn't find what i was looking for so even a link to the description would be greate. Erfan Talk☻ 18:44, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
I am here to raise an issue about Draft:Chinu Kala recently draftified by User:billinghurst I had already disclosed on my userpage that I've been paid for this; requesting that the article be moved to mainspace . I promise that I will not take payments in future . Regards Albertkerl ( talk) 14:44, 11 April 2020 (UTC) Albertkerl ( talk) 14:44, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello billinghurst , I have submitted it for Afc submission and I had disclosed paid edit at very ealry stage please re-review Albertkerl ( talk) 09:23, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
how to add sidebox in a an article on wikipedia. Jay2930 ( talk) 13:55, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
107.77.199.93 ( talk) 12:45, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
This is all very confusing. You do not make it at all easy to contact you and it is very unclear as to where I might find an answer to my question. I think it might be in the question and answer section, so that is the first place 2600:1700:C950:E880:D08D:8182:C70D:500E ( talk) 13:48, 12 April 2020 (UTC) I'll look. I am interested in adding to your article on precognition. I have a story that will prove beyond doubt that precognition is real and a predetermined future exists. What is an IP address and how do get one? I hope I will be able to find your answer. I don't know what this "four tildes" signature thing is all about, but my name is Allan Edson. 2600:1700:C950:E880:D08D:8182:C70D:500E ( talk) 13:48, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi Folks. I recently created a page and it was speedy deleted for copyright violation. I understand and do not dispute this claim. However, I would prefer to revise the page, rather than have it deleted. My question is: can I have access to the old page to edit it, or should I recreate it and submit it for review? ThePhantom65 ( talk) 15:02, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Would it be better to create it and submit it to AFR or just post it? ThePhantom65 ( talk) 15:06, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Greetings Every one Requesting to address my question?
I am Writing an article in English and some of the Reliable source which i have collected are in local language, can i use it or do i have to provide some more evidence to support it. Thoufiq313 ( talk) 07:02, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
How to do the mirror site template Abdullah Al Manjur ( talk) 09:14, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
In most, if not all, Wikipedia articles, there is an infobox that has pictures and little bits of info that helps the reader understand said topic more. The question is, how do you make one? There seems to be no setting in the editor that allows you to make such a box, it would be really helpful if you at least led me in the right direction. Thanks, ArticleMaker456 ( talk) 16:06, 12 April 2020 (UTC) ArticleMaker456 ( talk) 16:06, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hey! I am wondering why we don't have a longer article about DoggoLingo. Yeetyman123 ( talk) 16:45, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone, I’ve been sick with coronavirus for the past few days so I haven’t edited very much. I’m still doing some here and there, but is there a template or something I can put on my user page or talk page that would make it clear that I’m not avoiding questions or anything? I seem to remember having seen something like that before but I’m forgetting where. Thanks. Woerich (talk) 03:26, 12 April 2020 (UTC) Woerich (talk) 03:26, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I have an article prepared with the title Fourth Inspectorate-General, Turkey, but now there exists a redirect Fourth Inspectorate-General which redirects to the article Inspectorates-General (Turkey) and in part treats the same subject as the one my article is about. But the existing article treats 4 Inspectorates-General while mine focuses only on the Fourth Inspectorate-General. So, if I publish the article under the planned name, there will be a redirect to an other page, but if I use the name Fourth Inspectorate-General, I think it won't really be correct... maybe a Fourth Inspectorate-General will also exist in another country than Turkey. So what is your advice? Paradise Chronicle ( talk) 17:33, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Border pairs method
Draft:Border pairs method My personal opinion is that subject "Border Pairs Method" (BPM) is worthy of publishing on Wiki. So I have written draft which was sadly rejected. It is true that I am at the same time also author of the BPM Method. So my opinion is not objective and so I am searching for help of other people. Verifyable Facts:
One of invited talks was for example at IBM Reseach in Zurich where works some nobel laureats.
Can sombody help me please to publish somehow my subject on wiki? Maybe not as an (whole) article. Some ideas? Thanks Bojan PLOJ ( talk) 20:47, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Based on WP:Filmcast it says cast lists arent supposed to contain forced "line breaks" because of accessibility concerns. I have two questions.
thanks ToeFungii ( talk) 19:07, 12 April 2020 (UTC) ToeFungii ( talk) 19:07, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Cornel Chiriac
I have a big request for you. Please correct in your article about the Romanian announcer "Radio Free Europe" Cornel Chiriac the name of this wonderful person. In the Russian text about Cornel Chiriac his name is incorrectly written - Chiriyak. The English word Chiriac in Russian is spelled and pronounced Kiriyak, not Chiriyak. The letters "Ch" in Russian is "K". just listen to the correct name of Cornel Chiriac in Youtube. Thank you. Vladimir from Russia. Rogers kenny ( talk) 18:17, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I didn't save changes but published directly. Is this the reason for decline? Safetipin ( talk) 19:29, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
If the plot for a tv show episodes is copied directly from fandom.com does that violate wiki's copyright policy? Thanks all and stay well. ToeFungii ( talk) 03:29, 11 April 2020 (UTC) ToeFungii ( talk) 03:29, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I should add that I don't know which is the chicken and the egg. I assumed fandom's info was copied here, while it is entirely possible that it was on wiki first and put there. The site's terms of use has info regarding using the info and it appears it's ok. This is the link www.fandom.com/licensing ToeFungii ( talk) 03:34, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
List_of_Austin_&_Ally_episodes#Season_2_(2012–13) look at s2.21 sports&brains. this is the dup i found: link ToeFungii ( talk) 06:04, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm editing 2nd Portuguese India Armada (Cabral, 1500) right now. I understand that citations and notes are different. So what should you use if you have a citation, but you need a note for the citation? The example I have right now is the first note (all the citations are put in as footnotes on this page):
Castanheda (1551, Lib. 1, ch.30, p.96) João de Barros (1552, Dec. I, Lib. V c.1 p.384); Damião de Góis (1563, Pt. 1, ch.53, p.67); Diogo do Couto Decada decima (c.1600, ch. 16, p.117), Faria e Sousa (1666: v.1, ch.5, p.44) Both Barros and Gois mistakenly list Diogo Dias (Bartolomeu's brother) as "Pêro Dias", an error also found in the marginal gloss of the Relaçao das Naos (Maldonado, 1985: p.10) and subsequently repeated in Couto and Faria e Sousa. Oddly, Couto inserts Duarte Pacheco Pereira in the place of Simão de Pina, but subsequently corrects himself. All the chroniclers in this note (Castanheda, Barros, etc.) give Gaspar de Lemos instead of André Gonçalves. Chronicler Jerónimo Osório (De rebus Emmanuelis, 1571) does not list captain names.
Obviously, there are a lot of other issues with this note/reference, and I think this one can be solved by including a citation after each person mentioned, and then including the note at the very end of the sentence. But in general, is there a proper way to have a note within a citation? Or should it just be avoided entirely? Somewhat related, but is there a difference between references and sources? This page has a list of sources, but not of references (which are under the heading "Notes," which also includes actual notes). Thanks! hiabc ( talk) 00:40, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I've written quite a comprehensive entry for an elderly hairdresser - John Morrey /info/en/?search=Draft:John_Morrey?action=edit - who was quite important in Australia in the 60s and 70's. He has an old scrapbook I referred to with hundreds of newspapers and magazine clippings (most now defunct), and I conducted an interview. My question is how do I reference old clippings? Happy to provide scans of all these stories but will be significant. Ta Danielle!
DD 05:50, 12 April 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielledunsmore ( talk • contribs)
Thank-you. The scrapbook has actual newspaper clippings - but not always the date and/or publication, as well as printed catalogues of results etc. Should I scan these, and where do I store them? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Danielledunsmore ( talk • contribs) 07:40, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Ok thank-you. Will do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:E418:A801:7D25:ED1C:9260:5864 ( talk) 01:06, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
"Startpage is a web search engine which highlights privacy as its distinguishing feature.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]"
Does this strike anyone else as too many? I read a wiki article about it a long time ago. Disoff ( talk) 22:51, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I wrote a biography of Carlo Masi (Ruggero Freddi) basing mostly on a biography written by Strega Prize winner Walter Siti, who is one of the most important Italian writers alive. This biography is a book published by Rizzoli Libri one of the most important Italian publishers. Apart from the book I used as a source Corriere della Sera, la Repubblica, La Stampa and Il Giornale which are the most important Italian national news papers, very reliable and authoritative ( here you can find a list of the most important Italian daily news papers and you can check they are respectively in 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 10th position). Moreover I used Attitude (magazine), Times Higher Education, Gay Star News, Vanity Fair (magazines) ( here it says it is reliable for wikipedia) and Vice (magazine)( here it says that its reliability is not consensus ) but mostly in the "media attention" part. I also used for some details about his porn career Xbiz ( here it says it is reliable for wikipedia). Finally, I gave the link to the segment of the tv show where he asked his partner to marry him. Every single article I cite here is entirely on Carlo Masi (Ruggero Freddi) apart from the review of theater show he did, but even there his name is in bold and he is the main character.
I don't know if this makes any difference but his biography is present in the Spanish ( https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Masi) , Italian ( https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Masi), Polish ( https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Masi), French( https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Masi) and Korean ( https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%B9%B4%EB%A5%BC%EB%A1%9C_%EB%A7%88%EC%8B%9C) wikipedia (I didn't use any of them as source).
As a porn star he was one of the most important and he was definitely the most important at Colt Studio Group, the company he worked for, in fact he is the only one ever named "emeritus" and he is the cover man of the 40th anniversary celebrative book of the company. Apart from the porn career his theater debut rose a lot of attention among critics and media. Moreover, media from all around the world have spoken about him when he become a professor for one of the most prestigious university in Italy, Sapienza University of Rome.
He is not notable as a professor but he is definitely notable as a porn actor and even more notable as a composition of porn actor-professor as the unique ever known case in the world.
If there is a problem with one or more specific sources please tell me which one and I will replace it or delete the specific information. Can you please tell me how come I got a "is not sufficiently notable for inclusion in Wikipedia" message and a STOP? a problem with one or two sources or with a specific part of the bio can not be cause of rejection.
-- AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 13:44, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
There are news websites which encompass a few other sites. For example, Nine.com.au is actually a network of sites, which includes two subdomains (wwos.nine.com.au, 9honey.nine.com.au) and a different domain name (9news.com.au). The main domain is (nine.com.au).
Currently, it's Wikipedia page only lists nine.com.au under the field "URL" in the sidebar. What is the correct way of linking it's children sites in the sidebar (wwos.nine.com.au, 9honey.nine.com.au, 9news.com.au)? I'm looking to scrape a list of URLs of news sites from Wikipedia for an internet filter, but it seems that some subdomains and affiliated domains are not listed on Wikipedia, so they will be missed. Examples of other Wiki pages that links multiple URLs are welcome. Thank you. Aaronshenhao ( talk) 06:41, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Are any things that are undefinable in specific way can be defined? Meaning any thing which is not perceivable. Kpbastola44 ( talk) 10:07, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I noticed that the image was removed from the infobox of several popes (e.g. Pope Gregory VI, Pope Benedict VIII, Pope Benedict IX, Pope Clement II) with the comment "removing a fanciful and misleading depiction". It is not explained why the image is fanciful or misleading, except perhaps that it is not a contemporary image. I don't necessarily put into question the removal of these images, but it's very easy to think "oh, there's an image missing here, let's link one I found on another page", inadvertently undoing the removal which may be lost in the history of the page.
Is there a guideline that requests the removal of non-contemporary depictions ? How does one tell if an image is fanciful (when it's not overly obvious) ? (I might as well start removing several images of Christ for that reason) Kwakeroni ( talk) 08:17, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello
So I have no clue what I am doing, but I will let you know so I raise awareness for mental health, I suffer really bad from it, my dad passed away so I started going around the UK with my fluffy friend charlie, I have had media coverage, as well as going on BBC radio tomorrow to talk about my journey, I find the layout difficult to understand myself, but everything I do is for the best interest of others, as I dont want others to suffer in silence alone. sorry for going on, how can I get someone to do the wikipedia for me ?, if that is possible I have all the sources, links etc
Thanks sulfurboy for your help mate Neverloseyoursparkle2 ( talk) 02:10, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
How does this thanking thing work? How do they see it? NamelessLameless ( talk) 08:40, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
What does it mean when it asks you if you want to publicly send thanks? NamelessLameless ( talk) 08:56, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Please check the link and let me know should it got the permission of publish in Wikipedia or not? /info/en/?search=Draft:Joe_Mesmar Thanks in advance. Surelyshubham ( talk) 10:19, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Dear Sir, Thank you for your reply to my post about George William Eve (1855-1914). I note your reason for deleting my additions to the article. I'm a little puzzled, about your comment that genealogical material should be left out, because, when looking randomly at another Wikipedia example, in this case, William Wordsworth, that article has both his parents and children listed. I was doing exactly the same for George William Eve. Perhaps you meant that some of the biographical material about his family might in 'inappropriate' for Wikipedia. In which case, I could leave some of that out. I need some guidelines for this, though.
Thank you for pointing me towards a help page for beginners, re referencing. I'll have another go soon.
Many thanks, Chris Eve CelticViking.1 ( talk) 20:59, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
Thank you to both David notMD, Mathglot and DGG for your feedback. Learning about writing and editing on Wikipedia feels a bit overwhelming, like jumping into the deep end! CelticViking.1 — Preceding unsigned comment added by CelticViking.1 ( talk • contribs) 12:08, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to ask that recently my one of the partner create an article with myself on my talk page but that time I didn't do anything much and he was the created of the article. When it passes to afd it was totally COI article. I want to create the same article and my wish that I also make article on Wikipedia. I feel that I can make article better than my partner. I want to create the article on my sandbox and submit to AFC because this will be going to my first article. Can I make the same article with better quality of source? Can I do such? Kashish pall ( talk) 10:49, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
hi, i was going to add a source and image to the parasitemia page, but my source is a book, and i'm wondering about a few things. 1) the book isn't specific to parasitemia. it's a clinical diagnosis book (a colour atlas and text of clinical medicine by C.D Forbes and W.F Jackson, 1993) and so do i have to mention the specific page number where it covers it, or is the book itself fine. 2) the picture is low quality due to the book being a bit old, and i don't want to go ahead and add it if higher quality pictures can be used. sorry if this is a waste of question, this is my first edit + i'm not too sure on a few things. thank you. 81.153.253.64 ( talk) 13:26, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
In the field of quantum mechanics (Wikipedia reference), Erwin Schrödinger (Wikipedia reference) illustrated one of his concerns with an area of quantum mechanics with his now-famous thought experiment: Schrödinger's Cat. Taking his illustration but substituting a clock for the cat - where the clock randomly tells the right or wrong time - I invented Schrödinger's Clock(™) as an amusing way to illustrate the same principle. Two examples have been built, one of which is in Moyses Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds (Wikipedia reference), and the other is for my own amusement. Applications for a patent are undergoing review, and the trade mark (Schrödinger's Clock) has already been registered as United States [Int.TM] Trade Mark Number: 5537676. Part of the novelty for the patent is that the Clock deliberately sets out to create the wrong time some of the time - no other clock does this because they all aim to tell the right time. Schrödinger's Clock deliberately tells the wrong time for a specific reason.
Another version is an app that uses the camera on the iPhone to illustrate the Observer effect (Wikipedia reference).
The web site www.schrodingers-clock.com provides more details.
The presentation of the Clock to Moyses Hall Museum was reported in the local paper, the Bury Free Press (part of the Yattendon Group, Wikipedia reference).
Given the unique nature of this item and my desire simply to bring its principles to a wider audience (i.e. there is no commercial opportunity here, obviously), would this be considered an appropriate topic to be included in Wikipedia? Antonyhurden ( talk) 10:23, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi there - many thanks for your immediate reaction which I entirely understand and expected (if I'm honest). It's the sort of idea to amuse people in 'lock-down' but not an enduring addition to Wikipedia. Many thanks, Antony — Preceding unsigned comment added by Antonyhurden ( talk • contribs) 14:18, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Dear Wiki Users, Happy Easter everyone! i have created 2 draft articles: /info/en/?search=Draft:Lebanese_Yacht_Club /info/en/?search=Draft:Beirut_Yacht_Club Need your advise if the above articles can be processed to submission or it is preferable in submitting them in one article the below: /info/en/?search=Draft:Yacht_clubs_in_lebanon waiting for your kind assistance. -- Princesse Marissa ( talk) 07:53, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
thank you for your reply i saw last week feedback and it was well noted. my purpose is to write articles for each yacht club in Lebanon with deep rooted history, i have take a look at List of yacht clubs and i read the article of each yacht club (approved highlighted in blue) mentioned there...and i was thinking that if all these articles (yacht clubs for all the countries) are acceptable so maybe and my articles (2 yacht clubs) can be accepted too... i have added a lot of independent reference to the draft since last time /info/en/?search=Draft:Beirut_Yacht_Club any recommendation from your side? thank you in advance. Princesse Marissa ( talk) 14:41, 13 April 2020 (UTC)Princesse Marissa
Hallo, there is a certain number of biographies very poorly sourced with number of dead links and unreliable sources. here are the bios I am referring to:
/info/en/?search=Steven_Daigle
/info/en/?search=Cameron_Marshall
/info/en/?search=Kurt_Marshall
/info/en/?search=Jack_Radcliffe
and
/info/en/?search=Fran%C3%A7ois_Sagat
this last one for being way too celebrative (the article is written as a press release for him).
Is there a special procedure to follow to ask for this pages to be reviewed? I think that this pages were written many years ago when wikipedia had less strict rules about sourcing and they have survived only because no one has looked at them anymore. thank you. -- AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 00:23, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
|bio=
param with it. For those articles that need better referencing, you could also add the {{
Refimprove}} template. For cases where the source is unreliable, tag the article inline by adding the {{
better source}} template right after the questionable reference, and be sure to use the |reason=
param to briefly indicate your objection to the poor reference. For dead links, see
WP:LINKROT. If the url can be found in the Internet archive, you can use {{
webarchive}} or the |archive-url=
param of the {{
cite}} templates. If it's not in the archive, please append the {{
dead link}} template inline. HTH,
Mathglot (
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00:49, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I've just edited my first page and I don't really know if it was helpful or not and I plan to edit the rest of the page so can I? if yes, what direction should i go? wp:Reviewing pending changes - wp:New pages patrol/Reviewers or wp:Autopatrolled.
Thanks in advance – Erfan Talk☻ 15:04, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, i am posted first of it's kind Article and it was rejected.
"published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject." It's not a concrete reason.
Where i can find reasons? Because we are the source of unique and relevant information. I can't understand. Paulwingle ( talk) 20:48, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
It's not a concrete reasonso I'm guessing that you missed that the blue links in the message on your talk page are links to the pages that describe the meaning of "published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject". Click on those blue links to read about those policies. This is a core principle of Wikipedia; it's how we determine whether a subject is " notable" and should have an article, or not. —[ AlanM1 ( talk)]— 13:19, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
need help with a draft, and need tips on it, please help link below
/info/en/?search=Draft:Ali_%22SypherPK%22_Hassan AsmrSasquatch ( talk) 18:37, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
hi! I want to translate this article to English, how can I get in to the translate assistant??
https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Pony_Pisador — Preceding unsigned comment added by Petyrocell ( talk • contribs) 18:57, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Content in this edit is translated from the existing Catalan Wikipedia article at [[:ca:El Pony Pisador]]; see its history for attribution.
. Don't forget to submit the article after saving it by clicking the big blue "Submit" button after you saved the article. --
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19:15, 13 April 2020 (UTC)My article is rejected again & again, I want to know where and what is the issue. Draft:Minerva Academy Football and Cricket Club Sisanchobraut ( talk) 19:16, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
where you guys think you need more references? Draft:Minerva Academy Football and Cricket Club Sisanchobraut ( talk) 19:24, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
User:Christine Kato/sandbox
How can page be published? i have edited my photos please help. Christine Kato ( talk) 14:43, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
-- Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝) 15:14, 13 April 2020 (UTC)The proper way to get your own writing about yourself into Wikipedia if you really think that you can meet the inclusion criteria and are willing to accept having a neutral, non-promotional article, is to make a proposal at Articles for creation containing the text you want, instead of just putting it into the encyclopedia directly, and seek the consensus of the community through discussion. Not only does this provide independent viewpoints on it that can allow you to discover biases you were not aware of having, it also helps provide an indication of good faith and that you are willing to put the interests of Wikipedia first instead of standing in a conflict of interest.
iam read to have Christine Kato Page reviewed and published. Can someone look into this please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Christine Kato ( talk • contribs) 15:35, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I am ready to publish Christine Kato WIKIPEDIA PAGE HELP. Can someone review and have my page published.
Thanks Christine Kato ( talk) 15:33, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Update: Page in question has been deleted under
WP:G11 and
Christine Kato has been blocked. --
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I have seen lot of wikipedia user have sub page like User:KylieTastic/Statusnotice , How can i create subpage like this zebuready/something, User:zebuready/Demo? Zebuready ( talk) 19:41, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I have no idea how new Categories are created, but unfortunately I think the time has come to create "People who died of Covid-19." Do you agree? DaringDonna ( talk) 19:45, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Never mind. I just found those categories are up and running. I just havent seen it used yet on people's articles who have sadly died. Now that I know this category exists, I can add it. Stay well and safe. DaringDonna ( talk) 19:49, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I have created a new wikipedia page this week and have followed the guidelines as best I can. Can anyone tell me how long new pages take to get accepted or rejected? I am just keen to know before I have a go at doing another one. Many Thanks Pegs50 ( talk) 17:56, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, that's great, thank you for your help. When you say sectioning and style could you possibly give me some context on that? Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pegs50 ( talk • contribs) 18:17, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
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18:40, 13 April 2020 (UTC)Hello, when we encounter content which is clearly fallacious, how do we get it corrected? I attempted to add factual information and links to correct a clearly biased and incomplete “article” but I would like more input. Thanks. 2600:1700:DB1:5900:15E5:25B5:B40F:AB0B ( talk) 21:18, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
When I bring up the article Marquess on my mobile (Kindle), following the one-para lead there is an error message: "Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags...but the the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template..." The full article has both a reflist & notelist template in the usual position and displays without error. NB I got to the page via a redirect from "marquis" if that makes a difference.
I have no idea how to fix this—I don't know how to edit the mobile-view lead at all—but I would like to learn. Can you help? D Anthony Patriarche, BSc ( talk) 17:32, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Is the false and incorrect phrase undocumented immigrants used to mislead the nation? If it isn't why aren't people who have been caught driving without a license called undocumented drivers? Undocumented immigrants phrase is used in Wikipedia's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The argument that illegal alien children should be rewarded for criminal conduct by their parents is promoting crime because it encourages illegal immigration as it is rewarded. The entire phrase undocumented immigrant is political term for a political agenda. It has no factual basis. Wikipedia is being drawn into the political arena by allowing inaccurate and false terms to be used to further political agendas. The absurdity of the term is shown as more and more people throughout the world are entering the United States illegally through Mexico. When politics ignores facts and changes words to conform to a political agenda the seeds of corruption are born. Joe53566 ( talk) 21:58, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I recently came into possession of a rare photograph of Marmaduke Military Academy Faculty, of which my great grandfather was an instructor. /info/en/?search=Marmaduke_Military_Academy I have a photo of the faculty taken about 1892. Can this be added to the site? ```` Jonrmoore ( talk) 21:43, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
You are requested to kindly have a look on my draft:Saqib Iqbal Shami suggestions are welcomed Maizbhandariya ( talk) 20:12, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello All,
I've been trying to get a page published for the company Voxa and have been struggling with issues over tone. So far I have made a lot of changes, but both times that that the page has been reviewed it has been deemed as having a non-encyclopedic tone. I have made more edits based on the recent denial for publication, and I was wondering if someone could take a lot at the page and give me advice on how to fix the tone. /info/en/?search=Draft:Voxa. I would like to have someone more familiar with Wikipedia tone read over it before I try and publish it again. Any help would be awesome. Sachin Zachariah ( talk) 16:50, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
If a user has violated the Biography of a Living Person policy, and continues to do so after a level 4 warning, what is the next step? Is it the same process as for vandalism, i.e. reporting to AIV? I'm basically not sure if it counts as vandalism for this purpose. Thanks! - QuadColour ( talk) 22:30, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Lodi Canning Company
Hello! I need help with an infobox for a local canning plant. It seems as if I put in all the parameters correctly, but the area of the factory and its address are written as plain text, apart from the infobox. I'm not sure what do do or what may have caused it, it'd be great if someone could help!
Attached are images of the plain text spat onto the page, the infobox which lacks aforementioned text, and the text editor respectively.
Thank you!! Zagraa ( talk) 00:03, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
I need help! Someone answered my question, and I have no idea of where they went. I clicked on the response in my inbox, and nothing happened. Help, please. Shadowblade08 ( talk) 00:13, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
How much does wikipedia get for selling my email address to 3rd parties? The junk blasts are pretty insane.
Itslinds ( talk) 22:43, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to be able to find a list of pages using the Confusing template. I think fixing these pages is one of the more productive things I personally can do on Wikipedia. How can I find a list of which pages have this template currently? Ikjbagl ( talk) 02:42, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
While reading the subject article, I found numerous typos in the subject section. I do not have access to the book cited as reference material for this section. Can the original contributor be contacted so that the corrections can be implemented? The source cited is the following: 52.Ayala, Bernabe, Cesar, Rafael (2007). Puerto Rico in the American Century A History since 1898. U.S.A: The University of North Carolina Press. p. 42. 24.163.50.66 ( talk) 15:03, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I want to add Alexa rank to Template:Infobox newspaper for which I have to build consensus first. How can I do that? Explanation, why I want to add rank: As more and more newspapers are going online, simply acting as a website (online publication), it will be helpful if we add rank similar to Template:Infobox website. Any help in this regard will be helpful. Störm (talk) 09:13, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello my name is Arber Sokoli. İ'm currently an Albanian student studying in Media and Journalism Turkey. İ am 19 years old and i would like to be part of the Wikipedia community. İ recdntly just registered and even though my experience writing articles is limited i belive i can be very useful as a translator. İ am currently able to read,speak and write four languages English, İtalian, Turkish and my mother language Albanian. Currently i am also trying to study international law and as i have been researching different sources about law in Wikipedia i have found many pages missing and further more i have many mistakes in the Turkish and Albanian translations. İ would like to have the possibillity to translate and write these pages myself. İ do not expect any payment and i dk not want any. İ just wish to be able to fix these mistakes. Could you please give me the authority to do so?
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HELLO , wanted to create wikipedia for my company IMEX Shipping & Logistics LLC , please help . 86.98.54.211 ( talk) 09:48, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am not sure if this is the right place where to post this so if it is not please advise me where to move it. I would like to discuss with you some thoughts I have about sourcing, more precisely about biography.
General reading purpose biographies of living people (not academic purpose or journalistic investigations) usually are mostly based on interviews (followed by fact checking) but still there is a questionable interaction between the writer and the subject of the bio. Moreover, biographies for general reading purpose (not academic purpose) make up some details: if it reports a not recorded conversation happened years before it is obvious that it is not reporting the exact words (no one could be 100% sure of what the exact word are), the same happens if they describe any detail like a dress, a room, or tell what a person thought in a precise moment. If we consider this level of "fabrication" unacceptable for a reliable source we need to delete 98% of the biographies of living people.
I believe that general reading purpose biographies should be considered reliable (depending on the author and the publisher) even if they obviously made up some details that no one could ever know as the relevant facts are double checked and are not made up. May be telling something happened 10 years ago the biographer might tell what the person felt or thought in a precise moment. This is either made up or based on an interview but to me this doesn't make the biography unreliable. As long as fiction aspects of a biography are not reported in the wikipedia biography that level of "fabrication" shouldn't be a reason to question the biography as a source. Being so stiff would make sense if there was not common agreement on a fact but in such case you can not question a source without reporting other sources that disagree with it. Moreover, when a source reports a conversation not using the exact words is because of two reasons: first, no one could tell what the exact words were unless the conversation was recorded, and second most often the words are not important. If I report a conversation of a person with his mother in a book I might be way more interested into using that conversation to tell what kind of relation they had, rather than being precise. Another example, if I tell in a biography of when that person argued with his mother, is not important what he exactly said but it is important how bad the fight was. So, sometime conversations are simply used to describe a relation or an intimacy and in such case it is obviously unimportant how precisely the conversation is reported.
Finally, I feel that when it comes up to sourcing we need to be reasonable and check also the context where a source is used. Unless there is disagreement among different sources it shouldn't be important what source you are using for facts like: where and when the person was born, how tall he is and general stuff like that. I understand being stiff if someone reports that a person was an actor, a model, an astronaut, a singer but the only sources one can find are his interviews but speaking of not sensible details basically if there is not disagreement any source should be accepted.
Being so unreasonably stiff with sourcing is discouraging a lot of people to write anything. Plus, most of the material on wikipedia was written years ago when sourcing was not such an issue, becoming so stiff not would make it questionable a big part of the biographies you can find on wikipedia now. So, also to make wikipedia a little bit more homogeneous and even please be reasonable.
what do you think about it? please, feel free to agree with me (jocking). I would like to hear your opinions. thank you
-- AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 09:52, 12 April 2020 (UTC) AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 09:52, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hallo, I wrote a draft and sourced 90% with Italian sources (book, authoritative daily news papers ad some magazine). My draft has been declined 2 times and rejected 1 time (each time I worked on it to include the opinions I was given about my work). Is it normal that none of the people who have rejected/declined my draft speak any Italian (especially considering that the main problem seems to be the sourcing)? As a metter of fact I asked the person who rejected my draft to tell me at least couple of specific sources he had a problem with but kept giving me only very generic answers refusing to point out one single specific problem or source.
I know as a fact that the sources I used are universally judged as very reliable (in Italy), but if one doesn't speak Italian it is pretty hard to convince him. Don't you think that before rejecting a draft for bad sourcing one should know both the sources and the language they are written (and check the context in which they are used)?
Note: the first 2 times the draft was rejected it was because they found in the sources list (Notes) not reliable sources. Those "bad" sources were not used to prove anything but the fact that in every part of the world magazines and tabloids spoke about the Biographed so they were in the bio only to prove that his name was actually everywhere in the world. For as bad as a source can be, it will still be good enough to prove that it spoke about something (not that what it says is correct but that it said it). I can see now that reporting such a thing might be too celebrative but than I should have got a different message. I really didn't want to waste time explaining something so obvious so I fixed it cutting off that part. But guys, it is frustrating, you can not rush into delinting/rejecting stuff. Don't you think that for rejecting someone's work you should spend a fairly amount of energy to check it out and also to inform the person who did the job about the specific reasons for rejection?
thank you -- AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 09:41, 13 April 2020 (UTC) AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 09:41, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
(see also the section Wikipedia:Teahouse#Draft:Carlo_Masi above)
universally judged as very reliable (in Italy)may be a bit of an exaggeration. Furthermore, the only claim to notability is the media attention in 2017 when some students discovered that their lecturer was a pornographic actor, and that is pretty tenuous. I think one reason this was rejected may have been the repeated re-submissions and requests for review, here and on other boards and user talk pages. There is no deadline, and there can be no reason to be in such a hurry about this. -- bonadea contributions talk 11:29, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
universally judged as very reliable (in Italy)I am referring to the daily news paper (La repubblica, il messaggero, etc). I was suggested to base the biography on the book as the author is one of the most recognized in Italy (see Strega Prize Walter Siti) and also the publisher is one of the most respectable: Rizzoli Libri and I follow every piece of suggestion I am given. If the problem is the book as a primary source then I can change it. As a matter of fact Carlo was known as one of the most famous gay porn actors in the world (only ever Emeritus for Colt Studio Group) and as far as I can see this is good enough to be on wikipedia( Category:Gay_pornographic_film_actors). Am I wrong?. I agree with you that he is even more known as a combination of porn actor and an academic but this is one more reason for his bio to be here. you say
I think one reason this was rejected may have been the repeated re-submissions and requests for review, here and on other boards and user talk pagesand this discloses one of the main problems here. When a draft is rejected is the draft itself to be judged or it is rather its author's behavior? as far as I understood if my behavior is somehow "problematic" I can be suspended or other disciplinary measures can be taken but this should have nothing to do with the draft itself. What you say means to me that probably here the problem is me rather than the draft itself. Please notice that before re-submitting it I worked on it and changed it to fix the problem risen. Going back to notability, you say he is more known for the combination of being an academic and a porn actor, well Pietro Boselli, Mary Kay Letourneau, Pamela Rogers Turner and many, many others are on wikipedia for stories with a very much similar kind of notability. They were teachers, they did something that gained the world attention and now they are here (for no other reason). I think that Carlo should be here first as a porn star, but if you question this (I wouldn't know how), he should be here because of the word wide attention his story gathered. I already know you will not answer again as it has happened again and again, when I answer something reasonable either I don't get any other answer or they change subject and this is why after a while I try to ask to someone else. A discussion is an exchange of opinion that should extend to more than one answer. -- AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 14:17, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
you say he is more known for the combination of being an academic and a porn actorNo, I did not say that – sorry for being unclear. I said that the existing claim to notability, in the article at the present time, is the media attention from 2017. (As you point out, he is not notable as an academic.) -- bonadea contributions talk 14:40, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
-- AlejandroLeloirRey ( talk) 23:08, 13 April 2020 (UTC)
I think one reason this was rejected may have been the repeated re-submissions and requests for review, here and on other boards and user talk pagesand I think he was 100% right, the problem, whatever it was it was not the draft, the sourcing or notability. So, yes, go ahead and candidate it for AFD so I can have a bunch of people who have not clue and who speak no Italian (so they can't read or judge the sources) telling me how unreliable are the most important Italian news paper, how irrelevant is a Strega Prize winner's Book and that all of this doesn't prove that a gay porn actor is notable (give a look to the bios of the other gay porn actor here). Here is like if you had to convince a person from Cina that if some one is interviewed by Oprah is a big thing, that the times, the sun, the new york time, etc are reliable news papers and that Charles Bukowski was one of the most important German-American poets.
I was just looking at the Freedom Mobile Wiki, and it seems that the writer(s) of the description do not like Freedom Mobile at all! They describe it as the worst provider, and say that they are 'thieving' money from Canadians. I don't think this is honest or professional. Freedom Mobile is probably the smallest provider, and might not be the best, but it has many satisfied customers who are getting the deal that they wanted. 76.69.114.23 ( talk) 13:27, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
2600:1702:2FD0:8280:A104:C7F0:DA13:770D ( talk) 11:49, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Can we put the same matter under hyperlink and as a reference/footnote also? Please clarify. -- Mkjoshidcpl ( talk) 12:24, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Content here.<ref>Reference details (author, title, name of publication, etc.) and link if available</ref>
Hope this helps a bit, but please feel free to ask here again for more specific details.
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14:26, 14 April 2020 (UTC)It has come to my attention that we have disambiguation pages for A_word (autism, adultery, etc.), B word (bastard, Brexit), F word (fuck, feminism), K word (word processor, Christian radio), and various other letters. (And redirects: the "H word" takes you straight to Hell.) I'd like to make these more findable, from one dab page to another. Is there a more elegant solution than listing them as "see also", as T-word does? Carbon Caryatid ( talk) 16:44, 12 April 2020 (UTC) Carbon Caryatid ( talk) 16:44, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi. I've never edited a Wikipedia page before. But I saw an error, an incorrect date, on a page.
I created an account, and tried to correct it, but got all kinds of "citation error" notices. Thus it appears that I don't know what I'm doing. I would appreciate your help (or someone else correcting the error).
The page in question is this: /info/en/?search=1992_Landers_earthquake
The website talks about a foreshock that happened in Joshua Tree, but it lists the date as April 23rd. This is wrong. This Joshua Tree quake happened on April 22nd, and I have several sources to back me up. It happened just before 10pm on the 22nd, and thus a lot of news stories might be dated April 23rd. However the actual quake happened on April 22nd.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Russ Rwflash ( talk) 22:48, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
Greetings Editors If a page is recommended to Speedy Deletion can we move it into Draft so that we can improve or make necessary changes. Thoufiq313 ( talk) 14:13, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
do not draftify junkfrom the draftify policy applies - it should be used for poor quality articles with potential, not just to delay deletion. ~~ Alex Noble/ 1-2/ TRB 15:18, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
User:Hibaesque/sandbox
Hello,
I wrote an article that was rejected in relation to the singer "Matthew Devereux". I was wondering where you would suggest I should change/alter some information on my page or could you help me with understanding how to cite a page better? Most of my information was taken from a podcast in relation to his life. His band has a verified page called "The Pale Band" and I thought it would be suitable to make one for the artist himself.
I am new to Wikipedia and welcome suggestions or edits offered by you and your team.
Thank you for your time,
Hibaesque Hibaesque ( talk) 17:12, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
hey, I have just edited a page called bhuvan bam, I added a table of his songs on YouTube but it is removed. One editor named Aguy777 removed it saying that I didn't provide a reliable source. I an not getting what source to give. I tried giving the youtube channel link but he still removed it. KingeVishesh ( talk) 17:33, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I would like to ask a couple of questions:
Thank you for your time. Mikalagrand ( talk) 17:38, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
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Draft:Morgan Brittany Osman
So I tried to publish a page called Draft:Morgan Brittany Osman. She is a US Reality TV star who featured on two notable TV shows on Oxygen & VHS. She has since left but has many brand deals & endorsements online, I think she should have a wiki page, as she is a notable person who has dontated clothes during this current situation (COVID:19). So please any help on writing a wiki page on a public person that doesn’t class as “unambiguous advertising”, i’m all ears, KylePippen1 ( talk) 19:00, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Can someone please edit Gordon Ramsey’s page to list Masterchef Australia 2020, April 13th to present? Thanks CDart950 ( talk) 13:39, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
in past i removed some universities hyperlinks which clearly states price, for ex oup. however, i need suggestion about whether to remove if hyperlink given is a catalogue. for ex https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1133049. the reference contains hyperlink, isbn, oclc. Leela52452 ( talk) 14:29, 13 April 2020 (UTC) any other suggestion or critique is preferred here
isbn=
parameter that links to
Special:Booksources like this one for
ISBN 0195537688. Thats a search rather than a link to a specific record, though.So, I tried to edit the Main Page, and when I tried, a message came up that said, “This page is protected so that only Administrators can edit it.” Why is it protected, and more importantly, what are Administrators? Total Eclipse 2017 ( talk) 20:52, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
No reason, I literally just wanted to see if it had an “edit” button like other pages... Total Eclipse 2017 ( talk) 21:02, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
‘Kay... Total Eclipse 2017 ( talk) 21:18, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
On p. 29 of the catalog, headed "NEW AGE/METAPHYSICS", they offer a book called Alien World Order: The Reptilian Plan to Divide and Conquer the Human Race by Len Kasten which reads in part "Kasten shows how Eisenhower's treaty with the Grey Aliens, signed in 1954, gave reptilian aliens the authority to abduct humans for 'research.' "
I would be interested to read a review or critique of the company that publishes this catalog and/or of the book mentioned above.
yours truly, Paula Bonnell BonnellP ( talk) 21:35, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi, WikiNOOB here!
I'm currently going through public domain/CC0 images from the Smithsonian and seeing if they are useful in Wikipedia articles. I've come across the article for Gladys Bentley, which has a single image. I have found a better image that is basically the same, but has far higher quality here: https://www.si.edu/object/gladys-bentley-americas-greatest-sepia-player-brown-bomber-sophisticated-songs:nmaahc_2011.57.25.1 Would replacing the current image be considered an improvement? RevoltoftheBeavers ( talk) 13:51, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Can i edit wikipedia article which are semi-protected? My article name is Overwatch (video game). Anmol Jindal ( talk) 23:46, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hey there! Old school HTML editor here and new to wikipedia, I feel I'm picking it up quickly! While making a few small edits here and there I'm working on entering a feature film (documentary - independent) into the site. I noticed generally speaking the best practice is to insert a type of quick reference infobox to the right of the screen to list directors, runtime, studio,etc. Examples of notable comparable entrees here:
/info/en/?search=Minding_the_Gap /info/en/?search=Free_Solo
Almost embarrassing, but I'm not even sure how to search for what this functionality would be. I have the page built and cited except for this. Any thoughts of what to research to find what this is that I need to insert?
Thank you!
Nick Venicenothing ( talk) 22:53, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hey there RudolfRed, so much appreciate it! I'll look into it now. Thank you!
Hey there RudolfRed, one last question. I'm trying to upload an image for the film poster, which falls into the non-free but able to use in context of the film on the page I'm creating. It keeps asking me for license info, is there any help documentation to help me upload this? Since I'm unverified there's a process to ask for it to be uploaded I'm using. Is there any help-info on this process? Thank you!
Hi MrClod Thank you for your help! Here's the page I was just published (my first!) : /info/en/?search=Blood_Road_(film) Here's a link to the film poster that I'd like to put into the infobox. Can you help me upload this and insert it? Not trying to bother you, if there's a tutorial or way I should do it let me know.
Film poster to insert: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTAyZGEzOTUtZjFmNi00ZjMyLWIzYTEtY2NmMDk1ZTljNGQxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzI0NTkyNzY@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,707,1000_AL_.jpg
Thank you!
So, I’ve been clicking “random article” and fixing spelling and grammar errors. What I want to know is, are there any other ways to find articles that need work? (I’ve found that Wikipedia articles aren’t in as good of shape as I thought, and I want to help a little.) Total Eclipse 2017 ( talk) 17:27, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Will do. Thanks! @ RudolfRed:
I’ll check it out. @ Tenryuu: Total Eclipse 2017 ( talk) 17:54, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
I just realized that copy editing is what I did to those two snail articles. I find it kind of fun, actually. I just go to random articles and fix their spelling and grammar. How do I join this copyedit group? @
Tenryuu:
Total Eclipse 2017 (
talk)
Hi guys. I was trying to edit the filmography section on the Wikipedia article for the actor Joel McKinnon Miller (I intended to add a show he cameoed in - the link to the article is https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_McKinnon_Miller), but when I clicked the edit button and brought up the editor view it only showed the table for his basic information (i.e: name, date of birth, spouse etc...) and the brief description of him below said table, but it didn't even show anything for the other drop-down articles (i.e: filmography, references etc...). I checked the visual editor and the source editor, and neither of them show anything of these other sections. There also wasn't an edit button next to the drop-down article for his filmography section as there usually is on other people's articles, so I was wondering what to do about that and if it could be fixed. Thank you for your time. 2A02:C7F:D847:7C00:3426:AB1C:F0AE:EFF7 ( talk) 18:01, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
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User:Kashish pall/sandbox
One more thing I want to ask actually I made article on my sandbox but I am creating from mobile so I don't get any button for submission. Can you help me regarding this? Kashish pall ( talk) 16:54, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
{{
subst:AFC draft}}
to the top of the page and then click the submit button. No comment on whether it is acceptable as an article. —[
AlanM1 (
talk)]—
01:24, 15 April 2020 (UTC)How can I publish an article on Covid 19 infection management in Wikipedia? Dr Mukundan M K ( talk) 17:30, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello everybody. I ran into the following problem. In this page Jambyl Region I saw a mistake (the name of the region is in Arabic script (in this region and country there is no Arabic language and Arabic script), therefore, I decided to fix it. I deleted the error, wrote the reason, but after a few minutes, my edit was canceled. I still didn’t understand the reason, I didn’t understand what the moderator who deleted my edit meant.
By the way, this error is on almost all articles about the regions and cities of Kazakhstan. I consider this a gross mistake, since in no region of this country is there an Arabic language or Arabic script.
Before that, I wrote about this on the talk page (check the talk page of that article). But there was no answer. However, how can I fix this error? I mean the error in the article. KzShop ( talk) 18:44, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
FTR: KzShop has been blocked as a sockpuppet of a previously blocked user, JackAtkinson22. They had already been told how they should go about trying to get consensus in favour of their change, but they chose to edit war and attack other users, and now create more accounts to do the same thing, instead. -- bonadea contributions talk 20:29, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
How to lock the page for further edit ? to save it from mischievous people editing it or deleting it . only reliable source can edit .. how to do so ? ANAMIKA6SI ( talk) 20:18, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
How can I protect this Wikipedia page I wrote ?? Surabhi Prabhu . All the credentials are verifiable. Competitors hire PR to malicious ruin the page 202.134.174.127 ( talk) 20:22, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
no I'm not Pr, THIS MY FIRST contribution to Wikipedia, I'm learning . I will contribute more in future .
talk please check BONADEA is vandalising all my contributions. he is saying I'm paid and reporting me . isn't it like bullying??? since I'm new , I'm trying to write and he is being aggressive. he says it looks like paid advertisement. please anyone can help me with this bully ??
[[User:username]]
and sign with ~~~~
. It needs to have the User: prefix rather than User talk: The mechanics of discussion here can be daunting, but you'll get used to it. :) I'll address the maintenance templates when I can; I'm late in getting ready for work and must go.
Pelagic (
talk)
23:08, 14 April 2020 (UTC)P.S. A bit off-topic, but you shan't steal pictures from Instagram and upload them to Commons as "own work". If you really did take the photo, then what is your relationship to the actress? ( Bonadea has tagged the file for speedy deletion and provided a link to the Insta post.) Pelagic ( talk) 22:35, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Well, four "different" accounts are tag teaming to keep the current version of the article a poorly written promotional piece – and other accounts have created drafts and articles about the actor since 2015, all deleted as non-notable or pure spam. -- bonadea contributions talk 23:09, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Oh, I only saw two users on a cursory glance, and was about to ask ANAMIKA6SI "what is your relationship to Maya82ster?" Thanks for looking into this, Bonadea. Pelagic ( talk) 23:15, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Assume this has already been addressed, so if you could just point me to relevant conversation, that would be great. Thanks. -- Hobbes Goodyear ( talk) 02:45, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello.
I was just wondering if I could get some advice concerning the president of Nigeria's page. A while ago, I added a cited reference to his chieftaincy titles to the section on "Honours". By the time that I came back, it had been removed. I assumed that it was due to the edit warring that had been going on in my absence (my president is a popular guy 😂), so I restored it and pointed out that it was cited in the edit summary.
By the time that I found my way back today, I found that the entire "Honours" section was gone - cited contribution and all.
Now ordinarily, I'd just restore it - because as far as I could tell, nobody had called its verifiability into question - but there has been quite a bit of tomfoolery going on on that page more widely, and I'd just like some advice from above on how to proceed.
Thanks in advance.
O.ominirabluejack ( talk) 09:33, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello, @ REDMAN 2019:...
Thank you for responding. I really appreciate it.
The subsection that I was referring to - about his other honours - was referenced. I made certain to include a link to a local news source that would corroborate my contribution.
I admit to not knowing whether or not the rest of the "Honours" section was properly sourced. I just came and grafted my information into the pre-existing section where it seemed to belong.
If everybody is alright with it, I think that I'll just add my bit - with the appropriate citation - to the most recent revision. I'll leave the other honours to people that are more knowledgeable about the president's complete list of honours.
What do you say?
O.ominirabluejack ( talk) 10:04, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
Thanks you, @ REDMAN 2019:. I'll give it a look.
Very well, @ AlanM1:... I will do so in the future.
Forgive me, @ Maproom:... Clearly I fail to understand the notion of basic verifiability. That having been said, I would have thought that deleting everything provided would lead whomever does so to delete - presumably inadvertently - that which clearly has already been substantiated. After all, those titles were clearly referenced in the offending article provided.
At any rate, thanks to everyone for their help.
O.ominirabluejack ( talk) 13:25, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
I'm fairly new to WP editing. Looking at talk pages, I've been getting the sense that a lot of FA reviews occurred around 2006 or 2007, as opposed to being evenly distributed in the last, say, 15 years. Is my observation correct? And if so, I'm just curious why it is. Thanks! Ambrosia0 ( talk) 18:34, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
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Thanks so much for the super fast response! Ambrosia0 ( talk) 04:09, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone! I know that this isn't really a question, but I would like to give my compliments to Wikipedia and all of the Wikimedia projects. I haven't been a user for very long, and I'm so surprised at all the things that go on in the background. It's like when I wasn't a user, all I saw was the tiny top of an immense iceberg of edits, talk pages, and users. I'm so glad I'm able to experience all of this now and hopefully make a difference on Wikipedia. Thanks a lot! Wikiforever47 ( talk) 02:11, 15 April 2020 (UTC)