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I am trying to officiate the business in which I started to collaborate with artists. There is a lot of music projects involved and would like accurate information added over time. Why am I getting kicked around in the first 15 mins of trying to navigate through the processes? It wont even let me upload Artwork I have created personally. StrangeJRB ( talk) 21:42, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
Where can I find this or this templates? I have been templated with both, but can't find them anywhere for me to use. I am pretty sure they were not created fresh for my talk page. Aditya( talk • contribs) 04:24, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
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"The Tinamou was killed at last. By the Tinamou. They were everywhere. It had only begun." Please explain this ending. Jassiken ( talk) 14:01, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
Halcyon grun Sproutz ( talk) 08:38, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Question: For the film Sunshine on Leith, Wikipedia: Sunshine on Leith (film) I wish to insert the filming locations which are identifiable. I seek guidance to the appropriate format to allow me to carry out this action. Sincerely DIY Man DIY Man ( talk) 07:53, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello) Some people ask me to write article in Wiki for them. I don't know can I work like this or not. But it will be good for me. Does anybody work here for money? Svetlana 3012 ( talk) 07:42, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
There is a draft which I had edited a while back (created by a registered account) at Draft:Pekka Lundmark. The draft is linked to all relevant WikiProjects via the talk page as recommended, but for some reason it is yet to get reviewed (more than 6 weeks so far). I know that reviewers are volunteers, but can someone tell whether there is anything wrong with the draft which may affect its chance of being accepted? 45.251.33.22 ( talk) 09:32, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
I am editing National Women's Front and a third of its sources are published by its parent organisation Popular Front of India. Are these sources reliable as they would most likely try their best to show NWF in a good light ?-- User:श्रीमान २००२ ( User talk:श्रीमान २००२) 08:50, 9 August 2020 (UTC) User:श्रीमान २००२ ( User talk:श्रीमान २००२) 08:50, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Asaju shalom great ( talk) 10:08, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I've recently written a draft for a high school-level Model United Nations conference which was rejected. I've seen articles with equal or worse quality get approved and I do not fully understand why my submission was declined. I would really appreciate if someone could help me fix the issues on this submission or re-review it. Link to the article: Bratmun Many Thanks. Tahamct ( talk) 10:29, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello!
On Wikipedia, should two spaces be used after the end of a sentence or just one?
Thank you!
SeparateTitan92 (
talk) 10:19, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I made my first edits to the page "Hanseatic League". Could someone please check my work, esp. the citations? I just followed the pattern of existing citations and it seemed to to work fine. Since I am fluent in German, I noticed a citation from a German source which 1) was not entirely accurate, involved some free interpolation and 2) was from a weak online source, the notability of which I would call into question. In any case I can retrieve the core information from an academic source and present it more accurately. Is there some process to follow in order to delete/ replace another edits? Or should I just do it? Hroberth Dunbar ( talk) 10:31, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello.
I've just added a link on the Wax Bullets page, under the section titled Pistol Dueling. The text I've added reads
Main Article: Pistol Duelling
Pistol Duelling is a new page (my first article. hooray!). The link I've added on the Wax Bullets shows " Pistol Deulling " in red. Have I done something incorrectly or does it take a while for new pages to be recognised by the linking software?
Thank you for any help more experienced editors can give. Universal Kakistocrat ( talk) 21:47, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you both. Problem solved. I didn't know it was case sensitive. Thank you also both for not pointing out my particularly egregious misspelling of Duelling in my own question.
Thank you for your kind words. But spelling it as Deulling in my question above was pretty unforgivable in the circumstances! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Universal Kakistocrat ( talk • contribs) 22:13, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
<s>Deulling</s>Duelling
appears as Thank you for the helpful advice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Universal Kakistocrat ( talk • contribs) 12:26, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Nick & Colin, thank you for your replies. I have sourced various internet articles and collected the links to add to the reference section along with insertion beside filming locations. These will be cited to allow readers to refer should they wish The number of filming locations I believe warrants a section dedicated to these areas. These could be inserted between section 4 songs and 5 references I’ll visit WP:REFBEGIN as suggested. The list which I propose is in my view would extend beyond the interest of devotees of the film My thoughts are to list the filming locations either alphabetically following the city where located. The list would benefit from separating the list into two areas Edinburgh and Glasgow. Each location would have the full Royal Mail Postal Address where possible. Another alternative would be to list the filming locations as they appear chronologically in the film. In undertaking the sourcing and listing of the filming locations I wish to maintain accuracy while displaying information which will be of interest to readers. I don’t fancy a discussion, not for me at the moment. Would it be an idea to run a draft passed you both before submission? Your help and assistance is most appreciated. DIY Man ( talk) 09:46, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Colin, thank you for your reply. All you write I have noted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DIY Man ( talk • contribs) 10:44, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
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Nick Moyes (
talk) 11:46, 9 August 2020 (UTC) Nick, thank you for your response. I appreciate that a list such as I proposed may be inappropriate for a Wikipedia article. Also that the information might be of limited interest to other readers. On the film Highlander. When it was released I was not a regular cinemas goer. I was at that time running my second Kit Car which I constructed myself. Along with work and Territorial Army commitments the cinema was not a big attraction to me. I did watch Highlander in the 1990’s for light entertainment. Having read the Wikipedia article on Highlander it has refreshed my recollection of the film. Likeable in the article is the image of Eilean Donan Castle. I own a Graham Harris Graham picture of Eilean Donan Castle, wall mounted in my living room. A stunning evening shot with the castle lit up by floodlights. I’ll follow advice and will not insert the Sunshine on Leith Film Locations. Thank you again. DIY Man ( talk) 13:04, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Do I just strike out my nomination and wait for somebody to close it or is there something else I have to do? – 2. O. Boxing 12:56, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi! This is probably a silly question, but do you have to be 13 to use Wikipedia? ~Abraham236 ( talk) 02:37, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi i am getting a notability issues,Draft:Jamal Nasser on this kindly review and help in any way you can. JJNasser ( talk) 13:34, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, can anybody help me to create articles? i want to create articles about many journal from fermilab and maybe improve another articles in wikipedia. Googath ( talk) 15:03, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
i was looking at the Danny Phantom page and notice a fair bit of it maybe Self-published as well as questionable sources as sources on themselves so i start looking at other pages related to Butch Hartman and notice samiler they see :Template:Butch Hartman for full list of the pages. usally for his youtube channel. Fanoflionking 16:36, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Can i create a article of Jio Joseph (Notable person and Indian youtuber) , reliable sources available.can i create?. TintuArunav ( talk) 12:38, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
I created the draft /info/en/?search=Draft:Howey_Ou. Now, I would like to transform the draft into an article. Could anyone walk me through the procedure please? Your help would be much appreciated. Azastorr ( talk) 19:31, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
{{draft}}
tag at top or bottom of a draft. This generates a submit button. You can submit with that. And a reviewer will see your draft and move it to an article if everything is okay. If not, he/she will decline and define a reason for declining draft submission. You have to work on it, then submit again. Thank You.—
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(Speak🗣️ or Write✍️) 19:52, 7 August 2020 (UTC)I have been accused of a conflict of interest. It is not true. I want the flag removed. I feel I have been ignored. The article in question is Durdana Ansari MonksCroft ( talk) 11:18, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
I have not got my point over. I have not edited the page since May. I have stopped editing it. My question remains unanswered at your end: namely, what needs to change? if another editor would like to make those changes that would be fine, but I don't know what you are objecting to, so how can I propose further changes? Meanwhile this COI statement is casting aspersions on my integrity and I am angry that it remains there. I have no idea who the other editor is! MonksCroft ( talk) 19:06, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
Thanks - I have put such a statement on my User page. As I mentioned, I have no idea who the other editor is. Also, I would be happy to rewrite any bits you object to with journalistic integrity. Having worked in that field all my life I would be able to do so. But I need to know what bits of the existing piece fail your test! Hope this helps MonksCroft ( talk) 17:08, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
The article about Matuschka has 3 references to Don Snyder who has his own Wikipedia article. Two references are within the same paragraph. How often should we provide the link? I am concerned about the reader encountering too many links for the same person. A) Every instance. B) First instance in a paragraph. C) First instance in a section. D) First instance in the article. I think it's between B and C. The article about Matuschka (note: no link) is well-divided into sections and paragraphs.
Thank you in advance for your input. Greenwayfriend ( talk) 17:27, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Generally, a link should appear only once in an article...but if it seems helpful to the reader, then the links can be repeated. I hope that helps. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 17:43, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Super. Correction: I also have a friend Eggishorn. The article has so many long sections. I may go for 1st instance in section. Many thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greenwayfriend ( talk • contribs) 17:59, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
I have a friend who asked me to create a Wikipedia profile for him but I declined due to conflict of interest rules. I explained this to my friend but he would not understand it and insisted that I create a page for him saying all his mates have Wikipedia profiles. Later, he offered me USD250, again I declined. Days later he told me that he had seen an editor who would do it for him at $200 but I did not say anything because he said I was jealous of his achievements and that was the reason I refused to create the page for him. After few days, he came back to plead that I should guarantee that I would not delete the article. I suspected that the editor he paid to create the page must have advised him to plead with me not to report this issue because the editor is aware of the consequences of such behavior. For days I was confused whether to report the editor that would create the page or not because reporting the editor may lead to the deletion of the article which may be unfair to my friend. But if I keep mute this editor will continue with his unethical activities here. So decided that the issue should come before senior editors to investigate. Two weeks ago I saw the article live in public space. The subject of the article is in sports. I checked to see the editor that created the article and I was surprised that it is a senior editor who has a number of editor's rights. If anyone had told me that this editor engages in paid editing I would not believe it. This editor has moved hundreds of articles from main space to draft space for the sole reason of 'under sourced' even when many of such articles would survive AFD should they pass through that process. This editor marks several articles for deletion within minutes and I wonder how he conducts WP:BEFORE before nominating articles for deletion. This editor does this to mask his paid editing activities. This editor does this to create the impression that he is doing a great job thereby diverting attention from his paid editing. I want to plead that the article in question should not be deleted because it's subject is not aware of Wikipedia rules. The senior editor who violated the rules should be punished. This editor is Lapablo. Should this editor attempt to deny it I will bring hard evidence against him. Paid editing is a serious offense here. I urge this editor to disclose all his paid editing immediately. Supolsanko ( talk) 16:39, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi I have 1rare euro coin and I want to sell it please help. reply pleaae Mbuulu ( talk) 18:40, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I have created a stub article for late film critic Mike Clark, it was supposed to creat it at my sandbox but, created at my talk page by mistake, now i want to delete the redirect but i don't know how to do that. Hope you can help, Thanks -- Stephen Chandler ( talk) 19:16, 9 August 2020 (UTC) Stephen Chandler ( talk) 19:16, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am inquiring about the Wikipedia page of T. Thomason - he is requesting to have his deadname (Molly Thomason) removed or placed in a less notable area of his Wiki page. This is creating issues for him and is a constant source of frustration and upset. His page is semi-protected, and I am hoping, for his sake, we can make this change so as to make T more comfortable and create less frustration for him as it keeps appearing in his press and articles, which he does not want. Jonesandco902 ( talk) 21:57, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
"birth and former names of transgender and non-binary people should only be included in the lead section if they were notable prior to coming out."-- Dane talk 02:43, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Jonesandco902 ( talk) 22:13, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hi this od new article and i would like to someone saw/review it :D Polskiarmator123 ( talk) 20:51, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Isn't it the best for Wikipedia that celebrities edit their page themselves? I'm quite good in translating from English to Dutch but who says that's permitted. The latter is not a question. She lives on only 16 km in a nutshell from me. Goalsurfer ( talk) 01:42, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Dear Sirs, I have always been corrected if my verifiable sources or my writing wasn't more than officially verifiable. Now I see this page: /info/en/?search=Elvis_From_Hell that is full of unverifiable content and I don't understand why the Wikipedia standards only work for some people and not everyone alike. I know for a fact that what they declare about interviews with various people is not true and is not verified. Thank you Athenaathena07 ( talk) 13:46, 9 August 2020 (UTC) Athenaathena07 ( talk) 13:46, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
So, let me understand: if I tell a lie and The Times publishes it, it becomes the truth for Wikipedia just because it has been published on an important newspaper, right? Athenaathena07 ( talk) 22:07, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
The website I used for my talk page archives is not hosting them anymore. I don't have anywhere else that I have put them, what do I do? Emicho's Avenger ( talk) 17:58, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
@ColinFine @AlanM1 do they look right now? Emicho's Avenger ( talk) 05:04, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, its been a while since I last created an article here and I would appreciate some help/hints. I submitted, or rather re-submitted, a draft version on the Nordstadt borough of Karlsruhe. I always find it to be a bit difficult to place pictures in the right spot so they do not appear to be all over the place. Also I have no idea on how to place the coordinates. Large parts of the borough include what used to be US Smiley barracks and Paul Revere Village I wonder if anyone could come up with useful redirects in case some of its former inhabitants look up the place on Wikipedia. Thanks! Feel free to edit the draft if you wish. Catflap08 ( talk) 15:36, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello!
I posted on the Teahouse earlier but as I have explored Wikipedia further today I have another question.
I am unsure about the usage of the User Contrib template. It states in the documentation that it links to X!'s Tools by default to show a user's edit count. This doesn't seem to work.
Also, is the Teahouse the right place to ask questions like this?
Thanks. SeparateTitan92 ( talk) 19:19, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hi all, while updating Inonotus_obliquus to remove an awkward citation I noticed the user in question has done this quite a few times in various articles, and seems to be seeding academic citations into Wikipedia of their own work based on the commonality of the name "Chi Chung Lin" in many of them. Not sure what best path is here, whether I should just go and try to quietly clean them all up, or what is considered canonical/appropriate. Thanks in advance for any advice. MKV ( talk) 22:33, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
I've been amending details in "The Dark Side of the Moon" page, the Pink Floyd album. The proper title is "Dark Side of the Moon" and the inclusion of the superfluous "The" at the start drives me nuts. No one says "The Sergeant Peppers" or "The Pink Floyd" etc. I can't edit the page title though. How can this be done? Fullabubbles ( talk) 08:35, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I have written and sourced my first article. I have completed the format of citations for book, foreign language book and journal and feel confident that they are correct and will work since I've done that already in the editing process. I have placed links to other Wikipedia articles inside of [[Other Wikipedia article]]. The chapter headings I have put in the ==chapter title== format. Will the table fo contents automatically be generated (like in Word)? Or do I have to do that manually? Does the conventional long name provide the main title of the article on the upper header? Or does that have to do with the information box on the upper right? I am assuming that the references are automatically generated from the citations. Is this correct? Do i provide the further reading and external links? Or are these optional for a short first article? Anything else I should know before submitting to the Wizard? I have already disclosed my relationship with the project and associated Institute. Thanks! Hroberth Dunbar ( talk) 15:37, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Thanks Giraffer, I haven't uploaded it to the Article Wizard yet. If you would be so kind to take a look, should I upload there it as a draft or in the sandbox, sorry, not so sure how this works yet. Since I am indirectly associated th the project through my job at the University (not directly with the project itself) I tried to write in a neutral and objective tone and simply relay the facts from the sources. Still, it would be good to get feedback on that too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hroberth Dunbar ( talk • contribs) 16:35, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I posted the article as a draft. I assume you should be able to find it? /info/en/?search=Draft:Handschriftencensus I have not yet submitted it. One glich seems to be that when I put the title of the article inside of <nowiki> ' ' 'title' ' ' it didn't turn out like in published articles. Should I attribute this to the fact the article is yet to be published, or did i do it wrong? Also, the red notices in the references I am not sure about. What are they about? Again, did i do something wrong or do the references need to be double checked? I would greatly appreciate your feedback and any needed further instructions. Is the tone neutral by your reading? Thanks!
{{cite book |last1=Gamper |first1=Rudolf |last2=Glassner |first2=Christine |editor-last=Golob |editor-first=Natasa |title=Medieval Autograph Manuscripts |publisher=Brepols Publishers |date=2013 |pages=291–302 |chapter=Chapter 20: “Handschriftencensus” and “Handschriftenarchiv”: German Medieval Manuscripts Online |isbn=978-2-503-54916-3 |page=291}}
(where I have bolded the problem values). I presume that "pages=291-302" refers to the whole paper, and "page=291" is where the information is which is being cited: if so, then the "pages" parameter should be removed. On the other hand, another reference (to the same source) has "pages=291-302" and "page=292-294". That one probably wants to lose the "pages" parameter, but the "page" parameter to be renamed "pages". I notice that you have referenced the same paper several times. One way of making this clearer is to combine them into a single source, using
named references; though you would then need to use the {{
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ColinFine (
talk) 19:26, 10 August 2020 (UTC)What do I need to do to get an uninvolved third party to take a look at something that seems unresolvable, and how do I do it? [2]. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 19:47, 10 August 2020 (UTC) Jenhawk777 ( talk) 19:47, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
I was asked to add more public articles to prove the person is a person of note:
This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.
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.
Page in question: /info/en/?search=Draft:James_Fortune_(photographer)
I have scan's of several print articles from magazines, how do I include those? I have the Washington post. His photographs have been used inside and on the cover of: Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen. Photographer James Fortune's Led Zeppelin photo on the cover. I included many links in the article.
I think I need someone else to help me with the article since I am related to him? Brandyfortune ( talk) 18:20, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
I just tried uploading some articles about him he took photos of the magazine articles for me but it says they are copyright strikes. I did add a few without the links to the article today. I feel totally lost here and if I am not supposed to update it myself where could I find a wikipedia contributor who loves rock and roll but has no relation to him so they could take away any bias? I tried very hard to be neutral. Sadly several articles speak about his photographs without his actual name. Even TMZ has an article about a lawsuit but does not name him, which for many reasons is desired.. but now trying to cite things becomes difficult. he has been interviewed on tv, been written about in the newspaper and his shows have been written about so Ic an find more from him but a lot of them are not online or they used to be but the websites have taken them down for being too old. He's in many galleries so many galleries have bio's about him but it didn't seem like those mitered. His photographs have also been used for some albums (Led Zeppelin for example) so I could try to find a way to cite that also. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brandyfortune ( talk • contribs) 19:07, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Okay thank you so much, I didn't realize to use the talk page that way. I don't even know how to like.. tag people on here yet! Thank you.
UPDATE: I have added them, but they are what I thought I already linked it may just get lost but its all on the talk page the ones that seem the "best" references". I can try to get more like he's done shows at art galleries and it may be possible for me to find more articles about him that way but I would need to do more research. I really thought this stuff would be enough but some is out of print.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Brandyfortune ( talk • contribs) 21:47, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Is an effort to correct an article's inaccuracy really taken seriously? A few years ago, I saw a blatant inaccuracy about the date and place of death of someone. I attempted to amend the data. The character in question (i.e. the "someone") had died "CODE BLUE" in the next room to me in the same hospital where I was recovering from my own myocardial infarction. My correction, within a day or less, was eliminated. The error was restored. I am writing now only because I have a colleague who suffered (appropriate word) the same experience. We (the colleague and I) have different areas of interest and/or skill. He thought as I did that contributions normally would be welcome.
Would appreciate a reply ... including, given your caution about email addresses, how you will deliver a reply. 2601:194:C080:4980:357D:97B7:DB85:422B ( talk) 13:54, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Dear Tea House experts,
Some days ago I made some remarks at the talk page of the article Vietnamese language /info/en/?search=Vietnamese_language. In the following you can see my remarks:
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Vietnamese language Dear author(s) , I have some remarks concerning the article Vietnamese language /info/en/?search=Vietnamese_language 1) Section Language variation, in the penultimate sentence: "Most Southerners, when singing modern/old popular Vietnamese songs or addressing the public, do so in the Standardised accent if possible (which is Northern pronunciation). This is true in Vietnam as well as in overseas Vietnamese communities." My remarks: Northern pronunciation is not a standardised accent, even if in case of singing modern/old popular Vietnamese songs northern pronunciation is used. Popular south vietnamese opera CAI LUONG is only sung in Southern Vietnamese. Popular south vietnamese folklore DAN CA MIEN NAM is only sung in Southern Vietnamese. Northern pronunciation is not a standardised accent, even in case of addressing the public, unless peope adressing the public are northern vietnamese speakers. By the way: It should be very interesting to explore/investigate, why modern (I guess, you mean western style-based music) songs are performed in northern vietnamese, although in the north vietnamese dialect words are pronounced differently than in the written form, e.g. ra and da are pronounced as za, trang is pronounced as chang. See also https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Vietnamese. 2) Reference Number 46: "In southern dialects, v is increasingly being pronounced [v] among educated speakers. Less educated speakers have [j] more consistently throughout their speech." My remarks: I am sorry. It is simply wrong, if you are writing "educated speakers are pronouncing v like [v] and less educated speakers still use [j]. It is not a question of EDUCATED or LESS EDUCATED. In my opinion it is an INSULT, when writing less educated speakers are pronouncing v as [j]. Thank you for your time. Sincerely yours, Nguyen --2001:A61:2542:C001:415C:42C2:B0B0:421C (talk) 13:53, 8 August 2020 (UTC) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
In the last sentence "Sincerely yours, Nguyen --2001:A61:2542:C001:415C:42C2:B0B0:421C (talk) 13:53, 8 August 2020 (UTC)", the word "talk" is marked in RED. So, I have no idea whether my remarks are now confirmed or not. My request: Can you please give me a "short" information about the meaning of the "RED Flag" of the word Talk? Thank you in advance.
Sincerely yours, Nguyen -- 2001:A61:2542:C001:54A7:A860:85C6:6FBC ( talk) 17:16, 10 August 2020 (UTC) 2001:A61:2542:C001:54A7:A860:85C6:6FBC ( talk) 17:16, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I wanna help to build wikipedia and I wonder if it will be a tutor that can help me. Marco Marcomkc ( talk) 16:41, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
I work as technical support for a Canadian retail news outlet ( Retail Insider Canada) and have access to tons of archival articles (breaking 'retail' news back to 2012 in Canada). When stores opened, closed, etc. which could be useful for bolstering various Retailer Wikipedia pages. For example, if Canada Goose opened a new store in Ottawa - I also have reports stretching back through the years of each of their retail store openings which I could cite from the archives. Naturally, most of my sources are from ( Retail Insider Canada) but the retailers have not paid ( Retail Insider Canada) as it is a news desk. Retailers would also be unhappy with Wikipedia being updated with closures, bankruptcy information, etc. which comes through as well.
I happily made 43 contributions and was identified as having a COI with all changes removed. Is there any 'proper' way to be able to positively, or am I completely not eligible to edit Wikipedia due to my heavy reliance on news reported by ( Retail Insider Canada).
I am completely open to guidance as I enjoyed updating Wikipedia, but fully understand if this is a hard-stop for Wikipedia. Lee-RI-Canada ( talk) 03:30, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
whats going on? 185.48.63.24 ( talk) 03:33, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Regarding wiki page: /info/en/?search=Amazon_(company) While on first glance the page appears to have a very comprehensive table of contents. But it is mind boggling that no content has been retained, by Wikipedia, containing content with the the company's history of dismal delivery services. Thanks in advance for seriously considering reinstating what content surely must have been composed for the article, and the accommodation of a more accurate and comprehensive study of the company. 2600:1700:5F20:18E0:BD98:2146:A808:338 ( talk) 04:34, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
How Can I Make My WikiPedia Page , Can I Did It Or Not Jewkoiyie1 ( talk) 05:21, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello,
I am looking for some help regarding this movie's page " https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12492650/?ref_=rvi_tt"
Can I go ahead and make a page for this movie? I have a similar movie page from where I can copy the format.
Thanks, Ablasaur ( talk) 05:09, 11 August 2020 (UTC) Ablasaur ( talk) 05:09, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
I added some links to the article in the sandbox and I also said that I do work on behalf of York von Heimburg, like I stated on my user page. It would be very nice if somebody could look at the article one more time. If you still don't like it I'll inform York von Heimburg that he'll has to try it by himself. Thank you very much for your help Angela-- Aschiller1211 ( talk) 07:57, 11 August 2020 (UTC) Aschiller1211 ( talk) 07:57, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
The wiki article, 2020_Beirut_explosions says: "The blast WAS regarded as having been among the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history"
I think it should say "The blast IS regarded as having been among the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history" Disoff ( talk) 20:35, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
By default, write articles in the present tense, including those covering works of fiction (see Wikipedia:Writing better articles § Tense in fiction) and products or works that have been discontinued. Generally, do not use past tense except for past events, subjects that are dead or no longer meaningfully exist, or periodicals and similar written material that are no longer being produced.
Hello
I have got a few comments on the page I created - /info/en/?search=Allison_Harding. I improved it according the directions, but comments still there. What I'am doing wrong?
Negreydens ( talk) 11:07, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
you should read the tag more carefully - it was not a matter of the number of references, you did not cite them in the article itself
Negreydens Also, it is not clear if ANY of the refs are to content about her at length, which is essential to establishing her notability. The ones are not behind a paywall do no more than establish that she was in these plays, i.e., her name mentioned in the cast. Concern that the image may be copyright protected, as not clear if Bell20X donated the image. David notMD ( talk) 07:09, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
I have the letter from Bell20X in Russian, because she is. I sent it to permissions-ru@wikimedia.org . Hope it was enough
David, miss Harding is a theatre and musical actress. During lock-down Northern Irish theatre Lyric (Belfast) streamed 2 performances where she played the one of main characters for the whole world. Just for example. I hope that the decision about her "notability" will be made by knowledgeable people, who know what is the theatre actor not only through Laurence Olivier. Thank you) But the situation is absurd. I have the digital copies of newspapers and theatre programs that I cannot provide because they are not available on the free internet.
What can one do about other people who come along and change books, podcasts and other information for sources on a subject that were once accurate, but they delete and change ISBN's etc. and even delete books just to mess with the page. What can be done about that - I found that ISBN's had been changed on purpose to misdirect people and things are deleted just because someone may not like an author - what can we do to make this not happen in the future? It is time consuming to come along after them and try to fix all that they mess up or delete just to be mean (like children) Please advise. Thanks! Rosalind Rosalind15! ( talk) 02:24, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I uploaded three pictures on wikimedia commons but all were deleted due to copyright violations, I don't know what else to do, so I am asking if someone could be of help to me in helping me out with the pictures according to wikimedia and wikipedia media protocols. Thanks Josedimaria237 ( talk) 10:24, 11 August 2020 (UTC) Josedimaria237 ( talk) 10:24, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Josedimaria237 ( talk) 12:01, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
I understand, but how do I go about it?gives me concern that you may not understand the fundamental issue of copyright. I cannot see the deleted content, so I'll describe the usual case. In general, photographs are copyrighted by the photographer. When/if they are published somewhere (like on a webpage), they grant a license to the publisher for that specific use. Unless that is a free license that allows anyone to copy, possibly modify, and re-publish it for any purpose (including selling it), which is very rare, it cannot be used on Wikipedia. You cannot copy it and upload it here. The only way it can be used is if the copyright holder (likely the original photographer) agrees to a suitable free license (evidence will be required). There are exceptions in certain cases. See WP:Image use policy, especially WP:IUP#COPYRIGHT for all the details.
There is a script that will take urls and back them up on the Internet Archive, but I've never used it and can't find it.
My immediate concern, if it's relevant, is to archive the urls in es:Discusión:Esquivias. Thank you. deisenbe ( talk) 00:27, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Can somebody erase the former version of the File:XFactorRo-promoposter.jpg? Thanks. -- Monsterofain ( talk) 11:26, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone,
How can I include an image in my article? It's not my photo although I do have permission to use it.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks! -- MattHHM ( talk) 11:53, 10 August 2020 (UTC) MattHHM ( talk) 11:53, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I am in the process of obtaining sources. I want to understand how to add an image to my article so that I have everything I need down the line, can you help? Thanks, -- MattHHM ( talk) 14:26, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Thanks! -- MattHHM ( talk) 14:43, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello! I'm about to start formatting some references on an article, and I was doing some research to see how to do that best. I'm pretty sure I want to use Help:List-defined_references and plan to use the script User:Kaniivel/Reference_Organizer to help. I also came across Template:R, which seems rather elegant and uncluttered. However, I notice the in-editor cite template does not have an option for formatting in this way—are there any issues I should be aware of? Or does anyone have advice/experience they can give me? Douginamug ( talk) 11:56, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
@ Nick Moyes, Ganbaruby, Sphilbrick, and DESiegel: many thanks for the considered responses! This is information I wasn't able to find on the relevant pages (and might be worth putting there? I'll see if I get round to that...) Interestingly, I wasn't using the Visual Editor, and now that I'm trying it, I see it definitely has some advantages. I'm particularly concerned about worsening the editing experience for others, and I will definitely take that into account. The article I'm working on is Consensus decision-making, and the only other editor who responded to me on the Talk section I made seemed to be OK with the idea. In any case, I'll think it through again before making changes. Cheers, Douginamug ( talk) 15:02, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
I notice
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is rated A-Class
. What does this mean, and is it above GA-Class
? What is the process to become A-Class
? If there isn't one, (there doesn't seem to be one,) how do we know that this article is A-Class
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I am creating a page for a rock band and am not sure how to make a rectangular box on the right side w/ image, list of musicians, labels, hometown, etc. Thanks! Vero11up ( talk) 15:54, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I have a problem with my chembox template. Some content I wanted to get it inside the chembox was shown outside. How to fix this? Please answer. Yours sincerely Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk) 14:29, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
I don't really know where to start doing anything. I mean, this is a huge project, and I don't want to ruin anybody's hard work. I just don't really know where to start. Fixing typos? Where can I find articles that need fixing? Making my own article? What articles have not been made? Ronsiv8 ( talk) 15:38, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
I have made edits to this page -- /info/en/?search=Secular_Student_Alliance -- but it needs much work because nearly all of the references are from the group's own website. If I cannot find independent verification from reliable sources, can I just remove the references or do I remove the sentences that don't have reliable sources? Practically all of the page reads like something the group would write. Ihaveadreamagain 19:11, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello. I was working in a new article with phone numbers related to violence against women: /info/en/?search=Draft:List_of_help_telephone_numbers_on_violence_against_women I have actually seen some others about similar things, but I am facing some problems because mine looks like a directory service. I completely disagree, this is not a directory like a list of restaurants or barber shops! This is an encyclopedic article about those telephone services around the world. I would like to know how you do this kind of articles..... please, help me to publish this one. Preventior ( talk) 12:42, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Can i get some red links or something easy to work on? Thank you. Rinju2074 ( talk) 21:40, 11 August 2020 (UTC) Rinju2074 ( talk) 21:39, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
I'm currently updating a Wikipedia article for an actor, and wondered what the guidelines are for Notable Works?
I usually just put a few of whatever films or shows they seem to have had the most airtime in, in the Notable Works section.
However as he had 3 lines in one of the highest grossing films of all time, in just his eleventh role as a professional screen actor (he currently has over 40 film/TV credits), I'm wondering if it could be added to his "Notable Works section based on the fame of the film, rather than his role in the film. Danstarr69 ( talk) 01:24, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone, I am currently translating a Chinese article into English and the draft is currently just in my sandbox. Just wondering how the process works with translations? I've read Wikipedia:Translation and it seems like I can create a stub and tag it with some translation templates. If I decide to publish this translation, will it have to be reviewed? Or is it only if I am an unconfirmed user? The reason why I ask is because sometimes it can take months for someone to review the article and I don't see the point of waiting for months when the article is a stub and translation on something notable. Thanks! GhostHuang'sFan ( talk) 07:26, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Please tell me that how to create a new Wikipedia article without drafting it. BlueGold123456 ( talk) 11:40, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
I agree. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlueGold123456 ( talk • contribs) 11:51, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi there! I have been helping a new-to-wikipedia editor with a new page Draft:Margaret_Alison_Stones. Thing is I'm also not very experienced with editing either! Somewhere between the AfC review process, and moving the item from sandbox to draft space, my colleague and I had some trouble with the wiki code and I think somehow 'closed' the page for reviews by removing some sort of template. Basically, I'm just wondering whether someone might be able to help review it (and approve it if it looks good!). Thanks so much for any help here! KerstingFan ( talk) 13:38, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I’m new here, so I’m searching a Mentor to help me, to get trough the new Wikipedia, and answering me the first questions I have. Thank you! Hans-Godzilla-Müller ( talk) 12:45, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Can someone help me publish two entries?
Can someone help me publish two entries? The first one was good to go and when I clicked "publish," it didn't work. I would prefer a live chat while doing it instead of countless emails back and forth. ¨ Thursday 13 August between 10 am GMT and 4 pm GMT would be perfect. Thank you so much. Sand7043 13:30, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello. I was wondering if i could put my foundation on a page in wiki its not really a foundation but im tryig to do something like scp im a 10 year old and im wanting to make a story, PH my name is noah Iloveapples122 ( talk) 05:49, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Agreed -- Otr500 ( talk) 15:55, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Im writing to seek help on clarification on why my entry for The Texas Torch Husein Hadi : /info/en/?search=User:Janicejane2020/sandbox?venotify=created was not accepted. I put all references and website links accordingly. Wikiavatardesk ( talk) 14:50, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
In addition, your draft, at User:Janicejane2020/sandbox has hyperlinks in the text of the article. Not allowed. The draft is also promotional rather than neutral point of view. David notMD ( talk) 15:16, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi
ColinFine and
David notMD, thank you for taking the time to respond to my inquiry. I will try to look for more credible sources and edit the 1st entry. I had trouble accessing the first account I created but then I lost access to it so I thought creating a new one would be much easier than trying to retrieve the old one. Honest mistake from my end, Is it possible to get my entry from an old account and move it to what I'm using now? Your feedbacks are highly appreciated. Thanks! — Preceding
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Hi DES , thank you for clarifying this. I'll just add the active status note for my Wikiavatardesk account. Thanks!
Hi everyone, here's my draft Draft:Huang Xiaoyun. I would appreciate some feedback on where I can improve and the likelihood of acceptance. I'm not sure if it's still a stub but it still has room for further translation. I mainly translated the important parts first. Thank you very much! GhostHuang'sFan ( talk) 13:33, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
When she was 6 months old, she was already able to accurately hum the tune of music being played and at the age of 2, her father taught her how to play the drumsare usually considered promotional, and should be omitted, unless perhaps a very reliable independent secondary source (or several such sources) comments on the matter at some length.
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to give English-language versions of the title of the article, and the publication in which it is contained.Good day all, please I need help on getting my first article accepted and published, it will really go a long way in motivating and encouraging me to participate and write more. I have been making lots of edits before now and they were all accepted.
After going through so many Wikipedia's policies, I started making my draft Draft:Mira Technologies Limited, but it was rejected upon submission for review in seconds, making me wonder if it was actually reviewed at all. The issue raised was that the submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. But it is not an advert. I only set out my plans to review and write about software development companies in Nigeria that are doing nicely but yet not on Wikipedia.
Please, I need all the help I can get to move forward, Thanks so much! GreatEmeka ( talk) 20:54, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
The company was founded by IT professionals who are driven by the need to provide the best software solutions at the most affordable prices,
as developed a couple of solutions in the area of software development which has helped a lot of people including big and small scale businesses,
IT professionals who saw the need to help solve the challenges many businesses owners face, and
Apart from their engagement in the design and development of robust business software solutions with reliable and proven technologies.[4] Mira Technologies limited has given easy ground for young developersare highly promotional and simply not acceptable anywhere in any Wikipedia draft or article.
Okay, Thanks so much. This answer helped me a lot. But I hope my draft is safe as I modify it further? — Preceding
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cat Adejobi Quazeem Adejobi ( talk) 23:24, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
I'm currently editing a wiki page about a company. Some of the information that I added contains sources from that company's instagram/youtube. I'm confused about why this information is not valid or reliable when I'm talking about the actions of that company. i.e. When they held their launch party, who joined their roster, etc. Michie740 ( talk) 00:37, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
I have a Wikipedia article I am writing offline, and embedded within the article text there are about two hundred journal references in the format:
<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/123456789}}</ref>
I would like to automatically batch convert these references to full citations, but the Citation expander which I had hoped to use to do this has been temporarily disabled.
Is there any other easy way to batch convert such references to full citations?
Thanks very much for your help. Hip-IV ( talk) 18:12, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hi there! I am very new to Wikipedia and needing some help. I joined to help a friend. She has a page (biography of a living person?) about her, and a few months ago she asked for her daughter's help to update the page, as it was several years out of date. Her daughter added a lot of new material, which was unsurprisingly flagged by other editors for possible COI. Now there is a COI warning on the top of the page, and she asked for my help in addressing the warning. Obviously, I have COI too, but is there anything I can do to validate the page or recruit help from other editors to validate the page in order to remove the warning? Thank you for any advice! Renji.b ( talk) 17:16, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
It was my first draft of course. But i had collected information on this and it took me so much time to brainstorm sentences. I know and understand that when you are rejected it feels bad but i can come over it. But there is no specific reason for your "REJECTION" statement that you have posted. Ls tell me the reason you rejected me and i request you to tell me asap. Thank You! StrwberryCheeseCake ( talk) 08:37, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
The draft:Cooper Barnes was named and says it passed WP:NACTOR so what the remaining things it has to have before getting passed to an article. Tbiw ( talk) 01:54, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
was named, but it appears that draft was rejected by AfC reviewer who looked it over. It appears that multiple AfC reviewers have commented on the draft and only one seemed to suggest that Barnes might (just barely) meet WP:NACTOR, while the others still felt he was not Wikipedia notable enough for an article to be written about him. Perhaps this is a case of WP:TOOSOON in that Barnes's career has yet to take off in a way that will give him the WP:SIGCOV he needs to better establish Wikipedia notability. You can keep working on the draft and keep searching for reliable sources, but I wouldn't keep submitting the same version for review over and over again. As long as it appears to the AfC reviewers that improved versions of the draft are being submitted, you can keep submitting it for review; if, however, the reviewers feel you're submitting the same version over and over again, they will likely start a deletion discussion about it at WP:MFD. So, all I can suggest it that you keep looking for better reliable sources, particularly ones that discuss Barnes in some some detail. Look for national or regional sources, etc. to show that Barnes is receiving coverage that goes beyond run of the mill local coverage, etc. in publications with an established reputation for editorial control like major newspapers or magazines. I did a quick Google search for Barnes and I didn't really find anything that Wikipedia would considered to be a reliable source on any of the first five pages of search results. It's clear that he's an actor, and there's lots of posts about him, but they all seem to be user-generated or other types of sources not really considered reliable for Wikipedia purposes. Please understand that the fact that Barnes doesn't have a Wikipedia article written about him doesn't mean he's not successful at what he does; it just means that he might not (at least at this time) meet the criteria for having an article written about him. In addition, lots of people misunderstand the purpose of Wikipedia and think that a Wikipedia article is a 100% good thing; however, there can be a serous downside to having a Wikipedia article as explained here, here and here that many people only come to understand until after it's too late. Negative content about article subjects can and often does in up in Wikipedia articles as long as it's added in accordance with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. It's a bit hard to create a new article about someone based totally upon negative coverage they might be receiving (unless the subject is involved in a major and widely reported criminal case, etc.) if that's the only claim being made for their Wikipedia notability, but it's not as hard to add negative coverage about someone to an already existing article if their Wikipedia notability has been establsihed for other reasons. So, it might actually better for some individuals to not have Wikipedia articles created about them since they cannot really use it to promote their careers or activities, they have no real editorial control over the content of the articles, and they might find things that they don't want people to know about showing up in the article. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 02:40, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am new in wikipedia did some edits and wrote a first draft/article about a film.* /info/en/?search=Draft:Spiral_(Film) I d need your help in order to see if the article is well written and being corrected. If someone can help me on that ? and then validate the article to the mainspace? Thanks and regards Cinefile1212 ( talk) 08:15, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello Thanks for your answer and help. I have just added more references and as advised independent reliable sources. Going to 16 different sources leaving only one 1 imdb source. Can you please advise if it is fine? and please validate the article and move to the mainspace as a real article. Thanks & regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cinefile1212 ( talk • contribs) 10:57, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
is there a list that contains all film articles from wikipedia? If yes, can send anybody the link for it. Thank you. Hans-Godzilla-Müller ( talk) 14:08, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, I added new article Draft:Fahir Jahić - Šico but it was declined since I don't have any reference or reliable source online. All I have are old newspapers that were printed in Yugoslavia ( country that doesn't exists anymore ). Is there any way to submit those or something similar since there are so many articles and stories? I was writing about former Yugoslavian boxer. Thank you! Minnionnn ( talk) 13:31, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
I have created some fictional shipping companies and ships, I was wondering if I could use Wikipedia to make files of them (Of course marking them as fictional to avoid confusion). Thanks in advance! Scurly07 ( talk) 13:44, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Okay, thanks! Scurly07 ( talk) 15:36, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, My first draft for the proposed page Draft:Trishna_Basak was declined for not providing reliable sources. I have two questions, the answer for which will help me modify the content and resubmit it for approval.
1. How do I add ISBN numbers along with the name of the books by the author? 2. Most references about the author are in Bengali printed newspapers and not online. Can those newspapers be referred as reliable sources?
Thanks in advance, Wikipagebanai ( talk) 14:30, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
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(2) In the English Wikipedia, verifiability is required so that other people using the encyclopedia can check that the information comes from a
reliable source. Thus, the sources may be challenged as unreliable. See
Wikipedia:Offline sources
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💬 15:33, 13 August 2020 (UTC)NeilBamping ( talk) 17:46, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi folks. I am brand new here. I edited my first piece yesterday and had a good time doing so. Any advice on how to get started/involved? Yesterday, I simply made a piece more readable. I look forward to the thrill of fact-checking and actually adding "content" to a piece. Horswispr ( talk) 19:37, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi. I've written a draft page and submitted it for review. I see now there are several things I would like to modify, however, I seem unable to get back to VisualEditor, where the original draft was written. My draft page menu bar gives me an "edit source" option but no "edit" option as in visual editor. Thanks - signed, stuck. VictorMooney ( talk) 19:50, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
I've found the solution in prefs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by VictorMooney ( talk • contribs) 20:27, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am new in wikipedia did some edits and wrote a first draft/article about a film.* /info/en/?search=Draft:Spiral_(Film) I d need your help in order to see if the article is well written and being corrected. If someone can help me on that ? and then validate the article to the mainspace? I have changed the article lately and added up to 16 references from independent and reliable websites pages Thanks and regard Cinefile1212 ( talk) 11:03, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
He Hello, The only way I've been able to find my page is by typing User: Kenneth L. Kieser. Will that ever change so typing in my name is enough? Will I be allowed to post photos on my page? What must people type in to find my page? Thank You! 2600:1700:7F10:6640:B4ED:68E8:74DB:BB5D ( talk) 20:30, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I've got this article in my sandbox /info/en/?search=User:Meowmeowman85/sandbox. How do I move this page into review for creation of a publicly accessible page? Thanks in advance for your help. Best regards Meowman Meowmeowman85 ( talk) 00:00, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi all! Is it possible to change my pending review draft back to just a draft that is not pending a review? I know I can edit it when it's pending but I want to reconsider the entire idea behind creating the article in the first place. Thanks! GhostHuang'sFan ( talk) 10:50, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Mthobza Nyabza ( talk) 05:49, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
I'm very sad, 3 Drafts are not accepting because i am IP and not an editor, all have sources, And they refuse for the same reasons. Everyone rejects drafts, nobody helps, we try hours, and they easily refuse in seconds. 1- Draft:Sherif Salama, 2- Draft:Napoleon Wal Mahrousa, 3- Draft:Ali Mansour. -- 41.35.85.111 ( talk) 22:09, 3 August 2020 (UTC) 41.35.85.111 ( talk) 22:09, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
Just make an account, and it will save the drafts, its also not the best idea to be an ip editor, because people have access to a lot of info.
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Hi Victor Schmidt mobil, source No. 4 about the actor and tells about his role in the series. Translate the content of source: The artist Ali Mansour said that he considers himself lucky, because he participated in a work with the star Yousra, and Ali Mansour embodies within the events of the series "Saraya Abdin" a character (a French photographer) who came to Egypt to take the first photo inside Egypt, and the picture was of the family of Khedive Ismail (Qusai Khouli The mother, Pasha (Yusra), is inside the Abdin Palace garden.
Hi Otr500 , Okay, I will work on Draft:Sherif Salama more thanks. This is a very famous actor in the Arab world. - 102.45.13.38 ( talk) 16:10, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello Victor Schmidt mobil, I have make an account, Thank you. - Eng Mohammed Hamdy ( talk) 22:11, 8 August 2020 (UTC) Hello Otr500, What about Draft:Sherif Salama now? -- Eng Mohammed Hamdy ( talk) 20:09, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Have you read Wikipedia:YFA to start with? Tried The Wikipedia Adventure? Wikipedia:YFA says that biographies are the hardest to get. Try going easier like how I did with chemicals. This article was made by me when I was less than a week old in Wikipedia. Try going easy when you still have an urge to create an article, Regards. Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk) 06:35, 14 August 2020 (UTC) Eng Mohammed Hamdy The message above is for you. Regards. Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk) 06:40, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
I am a maharashtrian marathi person and have some problem regarding the bhonsle page.it is having some incomplete and wrong info. KD TALEKAR ( talk) 06:14, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello All I wish to bring to knowledge to all fellow wikipedians that social media in India is filled with all kind of rumor's related to wiki edits by anonymous ip's. Do we have a way to restrict this? Why i'm asking this can be understood by 1 Twitter link i'm sharing
please do see the snapshot being shared related to fake news. If i could be helpful in any way, please do let me know. Thanks All Shekhar in ( talk) 06:26, 14 August 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shekhar in ( talk • contribs) 06:29, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Why was my edit reverted? Manta22 ( talk) 17:24, 13 August 2020 (UTC) 13 August 2020 diffhist Heidelberg High School 02:13 -571 24.117.19.153 talk Undid revision 972587816 by Manta22 (talk) Tag: Undo Manta22 ( talk) 17:24, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
"It is disappointing to learn that Wikipedia is nothing more than a consolidator of published references."Personally, I feel that this its precisely its strength and the cause of its success over the last two decades. We exclude all published sources that are not regarded as reliable (blogs, social media, personal accounts, private websites, unreliable news outlets, unpublished documents, hearsay, personal recollections and downright false claims) and focus only on statements that are available to anyone around the world to verify online or via a library, bookshop etc. We don't use primary sources as references, but use what secondary sources have written about those sources. The collection of references at the end of every article are the real gems here - even if most users ignore them.
I was originally asking why my edits had been reverted without explanation or by whom. How friendly was that? I won't sully Wikipedia any longer with my "unverifiable" input. Adios. Manta22 ( talk) 00:04, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Belatedly, and obviously too late, I apologize for my choice of words, but not my intentions, which were to explain that Wikipedia does not accept undocumented content. David notMD ( talk) 01:19, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Can someone help me out to edit this article, just edit if something is wrong and please don't delete this Article. User:UMAGPR/St.Mary's Church Gulmarg, Kashmir. UMAGPR ( talk) 10:50, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Your input is much appreciated /info/en/?search=Draft:The_Pearl_Protectors Oceanic812 ( talk) 08:35, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello! I'm just wondering do you have to be an admin to give a page a WikiProject template? For example, if I create an article about the life of a dead person, can I then add the "WikiProject Biography" template in the Talk Page? Or is that someone that only Admins can do? And connected to that, who can rate the quality and importance of an article?
Thanks a mil! CáitChrainn ( talk) 08:53, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
@
Giraffer: Perfect. That's very useful to know! Thanks for answering!
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105.112.112.46 ( talk) 11:52, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am working on a declined AFC, I have added a lot of things, but I guess, it could be made better. If anyone wants to help, then please do! /info/en/?search=Draft:WOO!_Tungsten Many thanks, Ablasaur ( talk) 04:04, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Gina Linette ( talk) 14:38, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi All,
I woke up this morning, to find almost all of my articles that I created going back to alteast a few years, suddenly marked for deletion (AfD) by the same person. I can definitely go and type up the AfD responses for why they should remain. But, one thing caught my attention in that it was by the same user, and likely someone whom I had interacted on a different AfD.
More importantly, one of the folks there has marked a COI and paid editing tag on my page. More than the indiscriminate AfDs, this one worries me a lot, since as a matter of personal principle, I absolutely ensure that I have no COI on any of the topics that I edit, and also absolutely no financial consideration for anything that I do online.
Additional details can be seen here User:Ktin
Greatly appreciate pointers on how I should be dealing with this situation, particularly the second one.
Thanks in advance.
Ktin ( talk) 14:28, 14 August 2020 (UTC) Ktin ( talk) 14:28, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Update 1 - I have posted this message ( User talk:Ktin#August 2020) on my talkpage as a response to the COI charge. Please can someone see this and let me know if this will suffice. User talk:Ktin#August 2020. Thanks in advance, all. Ktin ( talk) 14:37, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Update 2 - I exchanged a few messages with the editor who posted that note, and had a good discussion here . While I was shaken this morning to see the charge, I think I am better now. Thanks everyone. The AfDs - I will have to go to each one of them and frame my responses as to why I believe they deserve to exist. I will do that over the weekend. Cheers Ktin ( talk) 18:47, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
To some stat-head Wikian who's also good at revising WikiMedia diagrams:
Plz correct the numbers in the 1st diagram in the article on "Bayesian Network"?
-- Tx !
Details:
The diagram's caption is "A simple Bayesian network with conditional probability tables".
The diagram shows three "T-or-F"-style tables of the probability-figures of the truth or falsity of each of three partially-inter-dependent sub-states within a particular hypothetical situation:
1: of it raining; 2: of the grass' sprinkler being on; &, 3: of the grass being wet.
It is the resultant probability-figures for #3 that need correcting.
-- For all of us, now & to come,
thanks again!
2605:6000:1516:4565:4488:EED6:4E7A:4FB4 (
talk) 18:48, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello,
There are a lot of Demon's, Fallen Angels and Spirits on Wikipedia. But they are all marked different. There are Demons marked as project Christianity, Mythology and Occult.
How do I know what is the correct to use? I would say Occult, but if you take Mythology as a wide concept that would work also. Besides Satan most of them wouldn't really fit Christianity? Ziminiar ( talk) 16:52, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
So something could fit multiple projects without an issue? I was reading it like it should fit one, and only one. Ziminiar ( talk) 21:16, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Article Planter class has the following as its first line:
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Agrarian enslaver class}}
I have looked unsuccessfully at Template:DISPLAYTITLE trying to understand what this template is doing, if anything. Is it an error? Thank you. deisenbe ( talk) 19:29, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Is WorkIndia a notable topic?
I have written a few lines on topic WorkIndia(A startup founded in 2015) in July first week but no progress (not accepted, not rejected).
below is my draft link, please help /info/en/?search=Draft:WorkIndia Lokesh 1589 ( talk) 13:33, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
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Header inserted by -- ColinFine ( talk) 16:34, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Change the four Draft Articles Bovoidea, Cervoidea, Giraffomorpha and Cameloidea to Normal ones Pillowquilt ( talk) 16:13, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone, I am fairly satisfied with my current pending review draft Draft:Huang Xiaoyun. However, as a newbie, I am sure there may be many errors or other areas to improve on that I am not aware of. Can any experts please point these out? Do you think this article will be accepted? Otherwise, it really isn't worth the wait... Thanks! Note: as a result of being translated from a Chinese Wikipedia article, most sources are in Chinese, but I provide translated titles and I can ensure you that they are published from well-established Chinese news agencies. GhostHuang'sFan ( talk) 23:44, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
I made a nomination (listed here) for several mergers and renamings of categories. However, due to some speedy renamings, some of my merges are inaccurate as a redirect was not listed. Can I change the original nomination? (Oinkers42) ( talk) 01:14, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
When I try to put the new voice actor of Dashi into the characters section of Octonauts, it said that it's semi protected so that auto confirmed users can edit it. I was wondering that am I an auto confirmed user? Leapfrog009 ( talk) 03:23, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Buenas Dias, Mundo. I'm a new user, and unprepared for an edit war with an experienced and highly decorated WP veteran. Please someone visit my contrib list. Promised Land (sculpture) and Spanish-American War Soldier's Monument. Please more editors give some attention to these pages, it is very pressing issue in Portland, OR at this insurrectionary moment in the nation's history, and he and I cannot be trusted to maintain the WP Neutrality and Verifiability unless there are several other editors involved with some experience in the both the subject matter and the WP guidelines. Please restore or improve the edits that reverted by this person, or consider tagging his articles with Systemic Bias. I genuinely think they violate the neutrality policy. Can I get a witness? Reverting a persons edits without explanation and then refusing to speak about it on the talk page, is also contrary to WP culture, from what I've learned so far. Have a good weekend all, and thanks for the teahouse! I'll be back next week. WP:BRD. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaredscribe ( talk • contribs) 03:36, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
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and
ending it with ~~~~
(similar to what I did here to notify you). The only other article you've edited is
The Promised Land (sculpture), so what's with all the other names you have mentioned in this section heading? Did you edit them while logged out or under another username? —[
AlanM1 (
talk)]— 05:28, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
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. An unsigned ping does not notify the other user.
DES
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DESiegel Contribs 06:56, 15 August 2020 (UTC)The Islamic writers might have wanted to arase the fact that Babylonian Jews were the reason that many Jews were still living within the Abbasid Caliphate. Their Islamic writings have no prior Jewish historical evidence.
That was my addition and one of the editors arased it. How do I take him to task? I am new to this editing, while obviously the distinguished editor does not recognise the historic importance to this edit. Leonperetz ( talk) 06:15, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Some of the articles I'm working on have a warning box at the top "This article has multiple issues." First, these are not my articles, I'm just editing them. They say "Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page." However, the talk pages are blank or nearly so. It doesn't look like they have current activity. I want to help the articles but I don't know how. I did click through to the help pages linked in the warning boxes. They are very general on the policies and procedures. How do you find out what specifically is wrong with an individual article? For instance, one says "The neutrality of this article is disputed." I don't see anything that specifically jumps out as bias. Are there certain words or topics that trigger these warnings? How do find them? How do you know if the problem has already been edited out/fixed? For instance, another article said it was a stub, but it was rather long, page down 3-4 times to get to the bottom. Does that mean it was already fixed? Or that it is missing something that is required? If so, what? And how do you find out?
Forgive me if these are sort of dumb questions, just trying to learn how this works. Thanks Katrazyna ( talk) 01:24, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
hello, sir, I hope you are doing well. My question is about Wikipedia article writing I want to write an article so kindly guide me what should I avoid so my articles got approved. 39.42.16.109 ( talk) 12:43, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
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I want to request for adminship. Please tell me how to do that. Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk) 07:19, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
@ 331dot, AlanM1, and Cullen328: I have really good editing skills. I created this article. I understand all the admin powers and know when to use them. (unsigned by Nihaal The Wikipedian but pinged by Giraffer due to editing conflict) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk • contribs) 08:37, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Is AfC stronger than admins ? Which field am I best in. Teahouse host,Admin or AfC member? Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk) 11:19, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Case closed. Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk) 13:40, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
At the Request article section, I requested that the FC Barcelona 2–8 FC Bayern Munich match be created.
Is that the appropriate way to request an article and is the article good to be requested? Josedimaria237 ( talk) 12:08, 15 August 2020 (UTC) Josedimaria237 ( talk) 12:08, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval/Yash_Dudhani — Preceding unsigned comment added by Technoto ( talk • contribs) 12:16, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
I added some sources to an article but when I click on them it says “oops we can’t find that page” or something like that. Is there a reason why? Lima Bean Farmer ( talk) 18:13, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
The sources are on this page and are for Susan Collins (senator) and Karyn Polito (Lieutenant Governor). Thank you! Lima Bean Farmer ( talk) 20:58, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Just added Christine Todd Whitman (former cabinet official) and the source doesn’t work there either. I don’t know what’s up with this. Lima Bean Farmer ( talk) 21:49, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
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in the URLs. I'll remove them when off mobile.
Rotideypoc41352 (
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contribs) 22:50, 14 August 2020 (UTC)Wonderful! Thank you Rotideypoc41352! Lima Bean Farmer ( talk) 23:00, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
The one for Whitman was fixed but Susan Collins and Karyn Polito still need to be changed. I don’t know why or how to change them, but I’m hoping someone can fix it this time. Thank you! Lima Bean Farmer ( talk) 03:10, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you Rotideypoc41352 for the advice! Lima Bean Farmer ( talk) 14:58, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I'm currently writing an article about a business, and hopefully the owner as well (later on) *I have no connection to either for the record, and have read all of Wikipedia's guidelines* I have found their profile on Crunchbase, is this an external link or is it a reference, thanks in advance. Paul. Strayas12 ( talk) 17:11, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
In the 2019 RfC, there was consensus to deprecate Crunchbase, but also to continue allowing external links to the website. A significant proportion of Crunchbase's data is user-generated content.
Hey! Some of the inlinks in my text goes directly to the wikipedia page and som go to the reference list. Is it supposed to be like this or do I have to fix it? In that case, how?
Thanks!
Best, May MaySundAnd ( talk) 12:51, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
I don't know if this happens, but how do you know someone is currently creating an article you are also creating at the same time? I'm asking so as to save me the stress of unknowingly creating an article again. Especially articles about current events or big articles.
Josedimaria237 ( talk) 15:49, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Josedimaria237 ( talk) 16:22, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Josedimaria237 ( talk) 17:39, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi! I've been drafting a biography page Draft:Amei Wallach and would love some input from more experienced editors. I've tried to minimize any references from primary sources, but am still having a bit of trouble with the citations. Specifically, for the citation re: "Taking Venice: The Rauschenberg Factor" I've only been able to find that title mentioned in an IMDb page (which I know aren't accepted so much on Wiki) and in an article that interviews the subject of the draft. Which should I cite, if any? Also am just eager for general edits/tips on the page, much appreciated!! Nutellab ( talk) 19:56, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I would like assistance to start a page about a "notable"[Wikipedia's words] person. I have written the facts in a neutral perspective and have examples of various references were I obtained these facts. Some examples of these sources include [1], from F.I.R.S.T. [2], [3], and [4].
I think that these are reliable sources, however, I thought it best to check with a volunteer before I continue.
The specific question that I want answered is, "May a volunteer assist me in starting a page and tell me whether the sources that I have provided are appropriate?" Thank you. AmonTon707 ( talk) 07:21, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
References
I understand that it's bad form for individuals to edit their own wikipedia pages. Alas, as a former political operative, I made a lot of partisan enemies who periodically seem to enjoy posting defamatory entries to my wikipedia page. This is a difficult situation, because it is true that I was arrested three times in a year as a result of my work with American Bridge. In each case, my political adversaries did not like the questions I was asking, so they imposed to have me arrested by police on false charges. Fortunately, in each case I had video of what actually occurred, so I was able to contest the charges. In the first two cases (Virginia and Washington DC), I successfully presented evidence in court that resulted in the case being dismissed. The third case (Las Vegas) is currently under appeal.
Anyway, wiki editors have published entries relying on reports from Brietbart and other unreliable partisan sources. These entries are untrue and defamatory. As an attorney that relies on his reputation to acquire work, when these posts appear as the first search result on my name, I'm obviously disadvantaged.
I have court transcripts, videos and other documentary evidence supporting these claims.
What I'd like to know is 1) What is the proper way to edit a page to honestly reflect my career as an activist? and 2) How can I keep my page from being vandalized by partisan opponents? 70.191.130.19 ( talk) 15:14, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
"Due to persistent abuse, Breitbart News is on the Wikipedia spam blacklist, and links must be whitelisted before they can be used. The site has published a number of falsehoods, conspiracy theories, and intentionally misleading stories. The 2018 RfC showed a very clear consensus that Breitbart News should be deprecated in the same way as the Daily Mail. This does not mean Breitbart News can no longer be used, but it should not be used, ever, as a reference for facts, due to its unreliability. It can still be used as a primary source when attributing opinions, viewpoints, and commentary."
"All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be supported by an inline citation to a reliable, published source. Contentious material about living persons (or, in some cases, recently deceased) that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion. Users who persistently or egregiously violate this policy may be blocked from editing.".
Mike Stark here (yes, the original questioner). I've received a lot of help and have much to learn from the links folks dropped for me. I just wanted to stop in again to say thank you to everyone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.66.89.101 ( talk) 15:35, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
I apologize if this is not the place to ask this question. I am new to the community and I would like to know how to login my volunteer hours.
Thank you, Sp17447 ( talk) 00:23, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you so much DES. I appreciate the warm welcome and your response. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sp17447 ( talk • contribs) 01:13, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
How to put some remarks in the Article Vietnamese phonology, link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_phonology
Hi. I am sorry. I need again some help. There is no "talk page". So I have no idea, how to put remarks into the article. It is about the Article Vietnamese phonology, link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_phonology.
Thank you in advance. Beautiful Bavaria ( talk) 15:04, 15 August 2020 (UTC) Beautiful Bavaria ( talk) 15:04, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
+++++++++++++++++ Ups. I don´t want put remarks into the article, but into the "talk page". Beautiful Bavaria ( talk) 15:55, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
At the article Te Atua Mou E, one of the sources says "URL–wikilink conflict" even though I checked the citation and there were no conflicts between URLS or Wikilinks. Please help. Koridas 📣 03:36, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
How should i confirm my user id?? because i am new to wikipedia Shusshi Teishi 15:21, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi! I seem to have found a hoax article. It's only a paragraph long and says about an Australian god Bampana who has committed various crimes like rape, Incest. A previous hoax had been created in the name of Jar'Edo wens.
It was created 18 years ago so it could be the longest lasting hoax article on Wikipedia as the current longest hoax article is 15 years.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamapana Can you please check this out? Powering everyone ( talk) 06:06, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Greetings,
not sure if this is the right place, as this is not necessarily a "complete beginner" question...
So I've edited a bit here and there, and am currently working on my first larger articles. While I'm starting to feel comfortable with general Wikipedia stuff (and already having received helpful inputs from various people), I occasionally stumble upon a problem related to sources:
My personal agenda is shaping up to be about improving the English Wikipedia especially in areas that fall outside a good current coverage, and that quite often means anything outside the Anglosphere. But that means that quite often, important sources are available only in languages other than English. And while I speak one other language (German), for all others I need to rely on Google translate to give me an idea what the source states, which quite often feels insufficient to me. Even worse, quite often it seems almost impossible to even find sources because if the keyword is needed in a foreign language, I don't even know what to type into Google to get results.
So, to get to the point: Is there a centralized way to find other Wikipedians with language skills, who are willing to collaborate on identifying, translating and verifying sources in languages other than English?
There certainly is Babel, but it doesn't seem practical to just ask everyone in a language category individually whether they could and want to help.
Regards, LordPeterII ( talk) 15:19, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I had asked a question 3 days back and had received answers too. The query was related to Draft:Trishna_Basak . I need to revert back to them for references. How can I see that thread again. It seems it has been archived already. Thanks in advance, Wikipagebanai ( talk) 07:40, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for your help and suggestions, AlanM1 and Nick Moyes . Wikipagebanai ( talk) 11:04, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
JustARandomGuyLolTheNew ( talk) 09:46, 16 August 2020 (UTC) I want to know how to write wiki code.
Draft:Cynthia Shalom was declined eventhough reliable and notable sources were attached. Cynthia is a Nigerian actress. Please let me know what i need to correct or add. Thanks for your help.
( PhaithS ( talk) 12:19, 16 August 2020 (UTC)) PhaithS ( talk) 12:19, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
I found my bands name listed with others who played at a club in NYC called The Cooler. Our name The August Sons was written in red letters. I would like to fill in the blanks but unsure how. I have no experience creating a Wikipedia page. Can you help me? Asgard Marc ( talk) 11:57, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello all, I want to be certain I can use Wikipedia articles on my website. Is this legally OK? It seems to be but I want it ask those more familiar with this encyclopedia. MrsLibertyisSinging ( talk) 15:52, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
I really appreciate the information, Ed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrsLibertyisSinging ( talk • contribs) 17:26, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Jerome Kurnia Hello someone made a wikipedia page about me and it was very nice and accurate, some other editor also added accurate new info. Although one other user deleted most of the info on the page and added many wrong informations. How do I retrieve it back to the previous editor? Thank you 182.253.124.35 ( talk) 17:53, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
"Don Jorge Clarke", his common-law mulatto wife Flora, and four children 7 to 15 years old are mentioned in an entry of the census taken at Fernandina in 1814.[17] I am a descendant of George Clarke and Flora Leslie Clarke. In our family research we have no indications that Flora was a mulatto. Please remove this information. it is incorrect. George and Flora had 8 children. If you are going to provide the story. It follows: He fell in love with Flora who was the slave of john leslie while he was an apprentice to Leslie. He left his work early because Flora gave birth to their first child Felicia. He worked for his mother Honoria to save enough money to purchase the baby. Leslie was willing to sell the baby because she was a girl. The baby lived with Honoria while George continued to work to save money to purchase Flora. By the time he saved the money for Flora the couple had a second child, James. Leslie would not sell James. George not only freed Flora but manumitted her so that she would live as free as he to own property, have a business and be as free as he was. TELL THAT STORY. And they did not have a "common law" marriage. It was illegal for black and white to marry. They lived together as man and wife. This was his only family.
I fail to understand why historians attempt to use words and phrases that exist to day to apply to another time where these terms do not belong.
i would appreciate that you respect the fact that I know more about the history of my ancestry than historians who follow some American historical doctrine that is not appropriate.
Finally, let me add that you should reference my two self-published books: Dona Honoria Cummings Clarke and Nearest and Dearest. I do not say they are excellently written but they are filled with valuable information and should I receive enough money to republish these books they will be updated and properly written. The point is the information is out there and people interested in these people and North Florida should be aware of their existence. I question your crediting Landers and Mariotti when it comes to the discussions regarding the family. Neither of these two historians have written about my ancestors properly. You would do better to put my books as reference and remove them. I've read their books and they write in the traditional Eurocentric context of black and white relations. I don't like how she (Landers) writes about black women at all.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Cokerg ( talk • contribs) 17:06, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you
Gylbert Garvin Coker Cokerg ( talk) 16:53, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
This seems to be the autobiography of William Lawson (co-operator), it needs to be tidied up. Regards -- Devokewater @ 22:25, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, i am trying to create new article about card/boardgame, that are not supported anymore. There are no information about it in the google, except those that i already added in the links/ref section. Also i contacted with developpers about the game and refs - the same, they just do not have anything to help with references, but they added some internal things about the dev process.
/info/en/?search=Draft:High_Command_(game)
Sergeantgrey (
talk) 13:52, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
i understand that there are too small refs. but there are just no other sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sergeantgrey ( talk • contribs) 21:15, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
I am very sad that my page has been completely deleted. /info/en/?search=Draft:Adasinskiy,_Anton_Alexandrovich. I realized I had to work on it, but now I don't have that option. I'd correct it. But I'm a beginner, I've done so much work and it's all for nothing. I'd really like my article to be rework and I could keep working on it. It took me 2 months to figure out how to write an article and now this (((( this is very sad and frustrating MakhinaDzhu ( talk) 10:00, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I would like to request help to write an article or page for a contemporary Costa Rican artist, who has been providing a valuable contribution to culture for more than 30 years. Currently, he is one of the most important visual artists in Costa Rica.
I have already wrote the article but it was deleted, even when i used real and original pictures, all the information about the artist was based on the his history, taking notes from books, interviews and other articles.
Here is the link of the article /info/en/?search=Draft:Adrian_Arguedas_Ruano Draft:Adrian Arguedas Ruano.
I am really confuse about the way I have received such a negative feedback about this article.
I am an Art promoter and I am trying to add a good article to the Wikipedia encyclopedic data, at the same time, I am trying to included this artist because, I have read articles about other contemporary artists, that I have known, but they do not have the half of importance and trajectory of this artist I am reffering to, never the less, Wikipedia have published articles or pages about them.
I have never wrote an article like this before, but i would like to learn and maybe I would be able to continue adding information and editing in the future.
Joannych Joannych ( talk) 23:07, 14 August 2020 (UTC) Joannych ( talk) 23:07, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you ... I have already submitted the article for deletion. Joannych Joannych ( talk) 02:13, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
quiero aportarle a wikipedia Daniel santiago carvajal ( talk) 02:21, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello. So my draft, Draft:Universiti_Teknologi_MARA_Sarawak, got rejected and it says "This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia". But I don't know which part is considered as an advertisement. I would appreciate it if you can tell me which part because I'm a very new Wiki user. Thank you. EuniceR29 ( talk) 02:32, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Alright, I will delete those and thank you for your feedback. Have a good day! EuniceR29 ( talk) 03:36, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
A String of SCARY recent developments at WIkipedia
Recently, there are some string of new pages created on WIkipedia, targeting a particular honorable community in India, i.e. Rajputs, many such article pages have been created in one month to demonize the image of Rajputs in India, where people are infuriating hatred against rajputs by sourcing these wikipedia articles, which is not appreciated. Hence I request the Wikipedia community to take steps to bring down these article from the Wikipedia website.
The links of such articles: /info/en/?search=Rajputization https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80 Wikimaster2107 ( talk) 07:25, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
I was looking at the Danny Phantom page and notice a fair bit of it maybe Self-published as well as questionable sources as sources on themselves so i start looking at other pages related to Butch Hartman and notice samiler they see Template:Butch Hartman for full list of the pages. usally for his youtube channel Added on 12 August 2020 by Fanoflionking
stared with DP tonight I will carry on the next few days, remove anything that looks too inadequate. Fanoflionking 21:01, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
page | remove questionable sources | time done | date done | page protect | time done | date done | tag added | date | time |
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Butch Hartman | yes | 12:34 | August 14, 2020 | no | no | no | yes | August 14, 2020 | 23:41 |
The Fairly OddParents | 10:48 | August 15, 2020 | August 15, 2020 | 10:48 | |||||
Danny Phantom | 22:32 | August 13, 2020 | August 14, 2020 | 23:44 | |||||
The Magic Roundabout (film) | 16:16 | August 16, 2020 | no | no | no | ||||
: Template:Butch Hartman | 09:51 | August 17, 2020 |
here are main pages if any one know any more where there qustionable data go ahead and added it on P+T
I have also added factual accuracy tags to the pages to notifce page readers. Fanoflionking 15:19, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
I have been working on the page for Mike Whaley and have been including articles, references and citations. Can someone let me know if it is ready for publication? /info/en/?search=Draft:Mike_L._Whaley
Thanks Dreamskygirlsa ( talk) 06:37, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
HI,
I have removed the references relating to Wiki, are there enough references now to publish?
Thanks Dreamskygirlsa ( talk) 08:01, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Dreamskygirlsa, I've amalgamated two of your threads about the same draft. Please don't start new threads on this page willy-nilly. If you have a new question about Draft:Mike L. Whaley, ask it here. -- Hoary ( talk) 09:00, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Is it okay to copy and paste Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO material? Or is still WP:PLAGIARISM. Aditya( talk • contribs) 02:30, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
How do I properly reference a document substantiating the scrapping of a United States Coast Guard Cutter? The item is known as a part of the ship's MARAD documents. The US Department of Transportation is the issuer. I am sadly stupid about Wikipedia. I have not discovered a proper way to reference this item. Since there has been much confused Wiki talk about when the various ships, each named Courier, were scrapped, I would like to present the proof for the radio broadcasting ship named Courier. Or, if someone Wikipedia wise would do it, I would appreciate it. I have a great love for the ship. I've been aboard many times. It changed my life. I just want the correct facts to be present. Thank you. Courierkid ( talk) 10:08, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
How do I delete his wikipedia account Onyekwere09 ( talk) 13:43, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, guys! I noticed that in my draft for #Draft:Francis Baraan IV, it says there are multiple issues and sources are questionable. Which among the sources are questionable? It is just a stub, and the sources I gave are reliable, independent, and are all verifiable. They have editorial oversight, too. Please help me improve it by letting me know where to improve.
Thank you. MediaManager1 ( talk) 13:22, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Abcdxyz124567810 ( talk) 14:09, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi Teahouse experts,
Germany and Vietnam are 2 reunified countries. But in Wikipedia each country is presented by articles with different quality.
About the leaders/heads of state/presidents, Germany and Vietnam are presented with different articles: Regarding Germany: Article List of heads of state of Germany, /info/en/?search=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Germany Article List of presidents of Germany, /info/en/?search=List_of_presidents_of_Germany
Regarding Vietnam: Article List of heads of state of Vietnam, /info/en/?search=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Vietnam Article List of presidents of Vietnam, /info/en/?search=List_of_presidents_of_Vietnam Article List of heads of government of Vietnam, /info/en/?search=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Vietnam
My concern is: While in the above mentioned german articles leaders of (the communist) East Germany and (the pro-western) West Germany are fully depicted with correct titles and functions, in the vietnamese articles leaders of the (pro-western) South Vietnam (1954-1975), aka Republic of Vietnam, are ONLY PARTLY mentioned.
But NOT enough: Titles, functions in the 3 articles are not correct described and inconsistent.
My question: How can Wikipedia push through, that the contents of the above mentioned "Vietnam" articles should be updated in such a way, that leaders of all, I mean really all, vietnamese political systems (communist/socialist and pro-western/non communist) are fully presented based on equivalent treatment respectively based on quality work? As guide for articles with expected quality, the "Germany" articles mentioned above could be used.
By the way: Emblem of Vietnam, regardless of North Vietnam, South Vietnam, reunified Vietnam, should be discarded from the "Vietnam" articles mentioned above, because these articles are only dealing with the leaders/heds of state/presidents/prime ministers and not the country Vietnam itself.
Thanks in advance. Beautiful Bavaria ( talk) 14:59, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi
I have just created a Wikipedia page entitled "DeVono Cresa". A number of sources that I have cited are saying "Missing or empty DC072020 ( talk) 15:26, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
|work=
or |website=
parameters should provide the name of the site or other publication, not the domain name. Use "Forbes" not "forbes.com" for example. In general, anything with a ".com" or other domain is probable incorrect, unless that is the only name a site is known by.Under contributions, each individual contribution has - in between date and the article title - a number in parentheses. What does that number mean? Thanks! COBURY ( talk) 17:07, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Thanks!
I am new to Wikipedia and I want to edit this wiki article Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence because it is full of criticism that isn't scientifically neutral and affected by cultural views on the subject of rejuvenation. I posted a new section in the talk page("The "Scientific controversy" section needs to be removed" without an account) and talked about the problems with the criticism in the article, what next? should I wait for someone to see what I wrote and edit the article?. I am allowed to edit the article myself?. ThunderheadX ( talk) 16:59, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Consensus is not reached on the Talk page of the article. Given this, you should not deleted the Scientific controversy section. If there are newer references to cite, cite them. David notMD ( talk) 01:04, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, we are trying to update our page and the edits we made were undone. How do we successfully make changes? Kathleenapf ( talk) 17:08, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
1. Trying to add a Legal Citation copied a paragraph of the actual Judgement and wiki editors keep deleting it saying it's a "Copyright violation" the thing is the Source is a Official Legal Public Data base (Canlii) and specifically allows copying and citation which I properly cited.
"...legal materials published on the CanLII website, such as legislation, decisions and commentary, including editorial enhancements inserted into the documents by CanLII such as hyperlinks and information in headers and footers, can be copied, printed and used by Users free of charge and without any other authorization from CanLII, provided that CanLII is identified as the source of the document." https://www.canlii.org/en/info/terms.html"
2. How to add the Law suits including a copy of the Judgment Paragraphs into the BLP,
3. The BLP is Non Neutral as is without the addition of Legal citations and currently includes a Lawsuit that the BLP "Won" but none of the other and some related Lawsuits which I want to add.
An not related to the party am aware of the industry and law suit cited in the original article and trying to contribute a balanced in context info. Please advise. DragonFireWar ( talk) 18:54, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Unless restricted by another policy, primary sources that have been reputably published may be used in Wikipedia, but only with care, because it is easy to misuse them. ... A primary source may be used on Wikipedia only to make straightforward, descriptive statements of facts that can be verified by any educated person with access to the primary source but without further, specialized knowledge. ... Use extra caution when handling primary sources about living people.and WP:BLPPRIMARY (which is linked to from WP:PRIMARY) says, in relevant part
Do not use trial transcripts and other court records, or other public documents, to support assertions about a living person.I think this case falls under Do not use trial transcripts and other court records, or other public documents, to support assertions about a living person, so you should seek a secondary source that interprets the court decision and puts it in context. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 19:08, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
To: Ed6767 - Seriously the problem with a lot of "Editors" on wiki is that they say and think stuff without any fact checking a published Legal Judgement by Courts in the US and Canada in fact most if not all Western Countries are a matter of Public Record and not copyrighted and/or incompatible with wiki or it's license terms. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DragonFireWar ( talk • contribs) 19:22, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
To: DESiegel - Thanks for the response your statement is factual and makes a lot of sense.
To clarify I simply want to list the Law Suits in this persons BLP without making any assertions or even one word of my own - simply the Law Suits and a Summary Judgement Paragraph copied with a proper citation that's all. This keeps being deleted by people who are claiming "Copyvio" like experienced wiki editor DMacks - "DMacks talk contribs 8,386 bytes -5,599 same coypvio again Undid revision...".
How can this bogus removal of my contributions for this one BLP based on non existent Copy Violation be stopped? Note that other Wiki BLP's have a laundry list of Lawsuits on Wiki! — Preceding unsigned comment added by DragonFireWar ( talk • contribs) 19:28, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
seek a secondary source that interprets the court decision and puts it in contextis the key point. Direct transcipts of a court case can be full of all sorts of things that are irrelevant or downright wrong (procedural irregularities like objections, uncorrected transcription mistakes, etc.). As a tertiary source, we report what secondary sources have written; we need those sources to interpret, distill, and summarize the information and explain what of it is significant and why. We can then report on what those sources said. As a hypothetical example, Giant Corp., with $5B in annual net income, gets sued 100 times a year, sometimes asking for millions of dollars in damages. 90 of those suits are either won by the company, dismissed, or just die of old age (the suits, not the plaintiffs). Ten of them are settled for a total of $1.5M. Is this significant? Are any of the individual suits significant? $1.5M could easily be less than the cost of fighting them. Often, they might be contractual disputes, where they owed something between $x and $y to a vendor, and needed a court to settle on the number, not find that they did anything wrong. We need that analysis by sources to tell us. DESiegel, I noticed in the CanLI license quoted above that they release their own "editorial enhancements" freely as well. Do you know if the US prohibition against
putting them under any licenseincludes such editorial enhancements that Cornell, LexisNexis, etc. add to their products? Can/do they copyright the presentation and not the data? —[ AlanM1 ( talk)]— 21:42, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
... can be copied, printed and used by Users free of charge ...(emphasis mine), I'm guessing that "Users" (capitalized) might be defined somewhere as those who have registered an account (and accepted ToS), and the phrase could easily be interpreted to be talking about use by such Users only – not re-publication. Dianaa's note that they specifically disallow mass reproduction by bots is some evidence of their intent, at least, which I agree we should respect as not being "free enough" license. —[ AlanM1 ( talk)]— 02:15, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
@Wiki Editors...Many BLP's with Lawsuits listed on wiki have Primary Sources and Copy of Court Documents.
1. I am not copying or linking to court documents that are not Final in terms of Judgement rendered by the Court e.g. Motions and/or Hearings or Affidavits and no Assertions are being made,
Please review and advise on wiki Primary Sources in the context of No Assertions and Final Judgement from the Primary Source actual Judgement Court Docs which are expressly allowed to be copied and linked by the Court in question the BC Supreme Court in Canada BC Supreme Court Copyright Terms,
2. I am copying and linking to FINAL Court Decisions and there is the EXISTING Lawsuit listed in the current NON Neutral BLP,
3. No "Assertions" - As a Primary Source (the actual Court Doc) there is no "Assertion(s)" being made by me I am only copying the Summary Judgment of the Judge in a Final decision by the court,
Further linking to a "third party" as a secondary source is almost impossible due to either non existence and/or third party commercial copyright, adding my own words would require linking to Primary Source that is the Court Document rendering Final Judgement and I do not want to add any of my own words I prefer to stick to the facts,
There appears to be a link being made by Editors and or assumption about "Copyvio" and Assertions - there is no Assertions being made by the contributor only a straight Copy which is allowed by the original source Court documents - the Courts in BC Canada (see Copy and Linking Terms of the BC Supreme Court BC Supreme Court Copyright Terms",
4. BC Court and Canada Government Copyright - The Courts in British Columbia, Canada expressly allow Copy and Linking - see their terms... BC Supreme Court Copyright Terms
"...1. EXTERNAL LINKS BC Supreme Court Copyright Terms
Links from this site to other sites are presented as a convenience to users. The British Columbia Superior Courts do not accept any responsibility for the content, accuracy, reliability, or currency found on these external sites. In addition, different privacy and reproduction policies may apply. Users wishing to rely upon information contained on the external links should consult directly with the source of the information.
The linking to this site from an outside organization does not imply on the part of the British Columbia Superior Courts any endorsement or guarantee of any of the organizations or information (including the right to display such information) found on their respective web sites.
2. COPYRIGHT/PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE
Materials on this website were produced and/or compiled by the British Columbia Superior Courts for the purpose of providing direct access to information about the courts. The Court of Appeal for British Columbia and the Supreme Court of British Columbia are the copyright owners of the information unless otherwise stated.
The decisions and reasons for decision of the British Columbia Superior Courts may be reproduced, in whole or in part without further permission from the individual court.
The official version of the reasons for judgment is the signed original in the court file. In the event that there is a question about the content of a judgment, the original of the judgment in the court file takes precedence. Copies of the original judgment can be obtained by contacting the local registry. A photocopying charge is payable.
Other information on the site is also available for use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means without change or further permission from the individual court.
In both cases, we ask only that:
Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy and currency of the materials reproduced; The Court, identified by name, be identified as the source and, The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the material reproduced, or as having been made in affiliation with or with the endorsement of the British Columbia Superior Courts."
5. The BLP is Non Neutral and their is an existing Lawsuit listed therefore other Lawsuits ought to be listed, I'll note that most other BLP's on wiki with Lawsuits have copy and links to Primary Sources including Court Docs, e.g. Justia etc... why would this BLP be any different?
6. As far as Canlii - a Legal Public Database and their Robots terms it appears to be targeted at Search Engines etc - I could ask them for express permission for linking in wiki I am pretty sure they would allow it but I would have to ask them in writing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.110.120.247 ( talk) 20:26, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
195.149.195.165 ( talk) 14:57, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello. I saw that it was requested that we upload lossless SVG's for JPG, GIF, and PNG. I've done so, but my files were nominated for deletion, because they came out as raster. I have no idea why it's doing this, because my programs keep saying that they're vector graphics. I'm using Photoshop and Illustrator. I was wondering if somebody could please show me how to make them properly. Thanks! LocalContributor281 ( talk) 16:22, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
In searching for the text of The Black Manifesto (1969), I looked in vain for the page. The topic appears on a number of other pages, which cry out for a link to this not-yet-page.
Surely it qualifies for notability? Although it was perhaps ephemeral, 51 years on, it still speaks. And the renewed discussion of reparations makes the Manifesto's demands significant.
There are ample resources! Just a few online examples: Sources: https://www.trcnyc.org/blackmanifesto/ https://episcopalarchives.org/church-awakens/exhibits/show/specialgc/item/202 https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/biographies/historians-us-biographies/black-manifesto https://religionnews.com/2019/12/30/50-years-after-black-manifesto-religious-groups-take-up-reparations-again/ https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/webinar-explores-the-black-manifesto/
Cultural Influences: https://blackmanifesto.us/
Anyone interested in working on a "Black Manifesto" page? JFLohr ( talk) 19:49, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Comment: What a great example of how Wikipedia pages can get created. Although here at the Teahouse we never offer to create articles for people - that's something we leave for them to do, with guidance from us - there is equally nothing stopping us if we want to. But here is a brilliant case of a page being created by two Teahouse Hosts, initiated by a simple question from a user, JFLohr. Normally, we might just have suggested posting the idea at Wikipedia:WikiProject Civil Rights Movement, and left it at that, so how nice to see the baton being picked up and carried in this particular instance. Nick Moyes ( talk) 22:36, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
So if you have a list are you're just doing a job title followed by a name, I thought you're suppose to capitalise the job title, are you suppose to capitalise each part of that, so "Interim Manager" "Persons name" or is the second bit "manager" suppose to be lowercase? Govvy ( talk) 21:53, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Sir i created a article ob the influencer aloke singh y it is not accepted Fashinhub2020 ( talk) 06:54, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
[ [6]] The logo used here is more than 10 years old. How does one go about changing the logo as a non free image? Peachy198588 ( talk) 18:33, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
How Wikipedia help you get a job? Oliverdrinkstars57 ( talk) 02:44, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
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I am trying to officiate the business in which I started to collaborate with artists. There is a lot of music projects involved and would like accurate information added over time. Why am I getting kicked around in the first 15 mins of trying to navigate through the processes? It wont even let me upload Artwork I have created personally. StrangeJRB ( talk) 21:42, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
Where can I find this or this templates? I have been templated with both, but can't find them anywhere for me to use. I am pretty sure they were not created fresh for my talk page. Aditya( talk • contribs) 04:24, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
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"The Tinamou was killed at last. By the Tinamou. They were everywhere. It had only begun." Please explain this ending. Jassiken ( talk) 14:01, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
Halcyon grun Sproutz ( talk) 08:38, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Question: For the film Sunshine on Leith, Wikipedia: Sunshine on Leith (film) I wish to insert the filming locations which are identifiable. I seek guidance to the appropriate format to allow me to carry out this action. Sincerely DIY Man DIY Man ( talk) 07:53, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello) Some people ask me to write article in Wiki for them. I don't know can I work like this or not. But it will be good for me. Does anybody work here for money? Svetlana 3012 ( talk) 07:42, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
There is a draft which I had edited a while back (created by a registered account) at Draft:Pekka Lundmark. The draft is linked to all relevant WikiProjects via the talk page as recommended, but for some reason it is yet to get reviewed (more than 6 weeks so far). I know that reviewers are volunteers, but can someone tell whether there is anything wrong with the draft which may affect its chance of being accepted? 45.251.33.22 ( talk) 09:32, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
I am editing National Women's Front and a third of its sources are published by its parent organisation Popular Front of India. Are these sources reliable as they would most likely try their best to show NWF in a good light ?-- User:श्रीमान २००२ ( User talk:श्रीमान २००२) 08:50, 9 August 2020 (UTC) User:श्रीमान २००२ ( User talk:श्रीमान २००२) 08:50, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Asaju shalom great ( talk) 10:08, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I've recently written a draft for a high school-level Model United Nations conference which was rejected. I've seen articles with equal or worse quality get approved and I do not fully understand why my submission was declined. I would really appreciate if someone could help me fix the issues on this submission or re-review it. Link to the article: Bratmun Many Thanks. Tahamct ( talk) 10:29, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello!
On Wikipedia, should two spaces be used after the end of a sentence or just one?
Thank you!
SeparateTitan92 (
talk) 10:19, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I made my first edits to the page "Hanseatic League". Could someone please check my work, esp. the citations? I just followed the pattern of existing citations and it seemed to to work fine. Since I am fluent in German, I noticed a citation from a German source which 1) was not entirely accurate, involved some free interpolation and 2) was from a weak online source, the notability of which I would call into question. In any case I can retrieve the core information from an academic source and present it more accurately. Is there some process to follow in order to delete/ replace another edits? Or should I just do it? Hroberth Dunbar ( talk) 10:31, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello.
I've just added a link on the Wax Bullets page, under the section titled Pistol Dueling. The text I've added reads
Main Article: Pistol Duelling
Pistol Duelling is a new page (my first article. hooray!). The link I've added on the Wax Bullets shows " Pistol Deulling " in red. Have I done something incorrectly or does it take a while for new pages to be recognised by the linking software?
Thank you for any help more experienced editors can give. Universal Kakistocrat ( talk) 21:47, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you both. Problem solved. I didn't know it was case sensitive. Thank you also both for not pointing out my particularly egregious misspelling of Duelling in my own question.
Thank you for your kind words. But spelling it as Deulling in my question above was pretty unforgivable in the circumstances! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Universal Kakistocrat ( talk • contribs) 22:13, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
<s>Deulling</s>Duelling
appears as Thank you for the helpful advice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Universal Kakistocrat ( talk • contribs) 12:26, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Nick & Colin, thank you for your replies. I have sourced various internet articles and collected the links to add to the reference section along with insertion beside filming locations. These will be cited to allow readers to refer should they wish The number of filming locations I believe warrants a section dedicated to these areas. These could be inserted between section 4 songs and 5 references I’ll visit WP:REFBEGIN as suggested. The list which I propose is in my view would extend beyond the interest of devotees of the film My thoughts are to list the filming locations either alphabetically following the city where located. The list would benefit from separating the list into two areas Edinburgh and Glasgow. Each location would have the full Royal Mail Postal Address where possible. Another alternative would be to list the filming locations as they appear chronologically in the film. In undertaking the sourcing and listing of the filming locations I wish to maintain accuracy while displaying information which will be of interest to readers. I don’t fancy a discussion, not for me at the moment. Would it be an idea to run a draft passed you both before submission? Your help and assistance is most appreciated. DIY Man ( talk) 09:46, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Colin, thank you for your reply. All you write I have noted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DIY Man ( talk • contribs) 10:44, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
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talk) 11:46, 9 August 2020 (UTC) Nick, thank you for your response. I appreciate that a list such as I proposed may be inappropriate for a Wikipedia article. Also that the information might be of limited interest to other readers. On the film Highlander. When it was released I was not a regular cinemas goer. I was at that time running my second Kit Car which I constructed myself. Along with work and Territorial Army commitments the cinema was not a big attraction to me. I did watch Highlander in the 1990’s for light entertainment. Having read the Wikipedia article on Highlander it has refreshed my recollection of the film. Likeable in the article is the image of Eilean Donan Castle. I own a Graham Harris Graham picture of Eilean Donan Castle, wall mounted in my living room. A stunning evening shot with the castle lit up by floodlights. I’ll follow advice and will not insert the Sunshine on Leith Film Locations. Thank you again. DIY Man ( talk) 13:04, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Do I just strike out my nomination and wait for somebody to close it or is there something else I have to do? – 2. O. Boxing 12:56, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi! This is probably a silly question, but do you have to be 13 to use Wikipedia? ~Abraham236 ( talk) 02:37, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi i am getting a notability issues,Draft:Jamal Nasser on this kindly review and help in any way you can. JJNasser ( talk) 13:34, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, can anybody help me to create articles? i want to create articles about many journal from fermilab and maybe improve another articles in wikipedia. Googath ( talk) 15:03, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
i was looking at the Danny Phantom page and notice a fair bit of it maybe Self-published as well as questionable sources as sources on themselves so i start looking at other pages related to Butch Hartman and notice samiler they see :Template:Butch Hartman for full list of the pages. usally for his youtube channel. Fanoflionking 16:36, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Can i create a article of Jio Joseph (Notable person and Indian youtuber) , reliable sources available.can i create?. TintuArunav ( talk) 12:38, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
I created the draft /info/en/?search=Draft:Howey_Ou. Now, I would like to transform the draft into an article. Could anyone walk me through the procedure please? Your help would be much appreciated. Azastorr ( talk) 19:31, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
{{draft}}
tag at top or bottom of a draft. This generates a submit button. You can submit with that. And a reviewer will see your draft and move it to an article if everything is okay. If not, he/she will decline and define a reason for declining draft submission. You have to work on it, then submit again. Thank You.—
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(Speak🗣️ or Write✍️) 19:52, 7 August 2020 (UTC)I have been accused of a conflict of interest. It is not true. I want the flag removed. I feel I have been ignored. The article in question is Durdana Ansari MonksCroft ( talk) 11:18, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
I have not got my point over. I have not edited the page since May. I have stopped editing it. My question remains unanswered at your end: namely, what needs to change? if another editor would like to make those changes that would be fine, but I don't know what you are objecting to, so how can I propose further changes? Meanwhile this COI statement is casting aspersions on my integrity and I am angry that it remains there. I have no idea who the other editor is! MonksCroft ( talk) 19:06, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
Thanks - I have put such a statement on my User page. As I mentioned, I have no idea who the other editor is. Also, I would be happy to rewrite any bits you object to with journalistic integrity. Having worked in that field all my life I would be able to do so. But I need to know what bits of the existing piece fail your test! Hope this helps MonksCroft ( talk) 17:08, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
The article about Matuschka has 3 references to Don Snyder who has his own Wikipedia article. Two references are within the same paragraph. How often should we provide the link? I am concerned about the reader encountering too many links for the same person. A) Every instance. B) First instance in a paragraph. C) First instance in a section. D) First instance in the article. I think it's between B and C. The article about Matuschka (note: no link) is well-divided into sections and paragraphs.
Thank you in advance for your input. Greenwayfriend ( talk) 17:27, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Generally, a link should appear only once in an article...but if it seems helpful to the reader, then the links can be repeated. I hope that helps. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 17:43, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Super. Correction: I also have a friend Eggishorn. The article has so many long sections. I may go for 1st instance in section. Many thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greenwayfriend ( talk • contribs) 17:59, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
I have a friend who asked me to create a Wikipedia profile for him but I declined due to conflict of interest rules. I explained this to my friend but he would not understand it and insisted that I create a page for him saying all his mates have Wikipedia profiles. Later, he offered me USD250, again I declined. Days later he told me that he had seen an editor who would do it for him at $200 but I did not say anything because he said I was jealous of his achievements and that was the reason I refused to create the page for him. After few days, he came back to plead that I should guarantee that I would not delete the article. I suspected that the editor he paid to create the page must have advised him to plead with me not to report this issue because the editor is aware of the consequences of such behavior. For days I was confused whether to report the editor that would create the page or not because reporting the editor may lead to the deletion of the article which may be unfair to my friend. But if I keep mute this editor will continue with his unethical activities here. So decided that the issue should come before senior editors to investigate. Two weeks ago I saw the article live in public space. The subject of the article is in sports. I checked to see the editor that created the article and I was surprised that it is a senior editor who has a number of editor's rights. If anyone had told me that this editor engages in paid editing I would not believe it. This editor has moved hundreds of articles from main space to draft space for the sole reason of 'under sourced' even when many of such articles would survive AFD should they pass through that process. This editor marks several articles for deletion within minutes and I wonder how he conducts WP:BEFORE before nominating articles for deletion. This editor does this to mask his paid editing activities. This editor does this to create the impression that he is doing a great job thereby diverting attention from his paid editing. I want to plead that the article in question should not be deleted because it's subject is not aware of Wikipedia rules. The senior editor who violated the rules should be punished. This editor is Lapablo. Should this editor attempt to deny it I will bring hard evidence against him. Paid editing is a serious offense here. I urge this editor to disclose all his paid editing immediately. Supolsanko ( talk) 16:39, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi I have 1rare euro coin and I want to sell it please help. reply pleaae Mbuulu ( talk) 18:40, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I have created a stub article for late film critic Mike Clark, it was supposed to creat it at my sandbox but, created at my talk page by mistake, now i want to delete the redirect but i don't know how to do that. Hope you can help, Thanks -- Stephen Chandler ( talk) 19:16, 9 August 2020 (UTC) Stephen Chandler ( talk) 19:16, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am inquiring about the Wikipedia page of T. Thomason - he is requesting to have his deadname (Molly Thomason) removed or placed in a less notable area of his Wiki page. This is creating issues for him and is a constant source of frustration and upset. His page is semi-protected, and I am hoping, for his sake, we can make this change so as to make T more comfortable and create less frustration for him as it keeps appearing in his press and articles, which he does not want. Jonesandco902 ( talk) 21:57, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
"birth and former names of transgender and non-binary people should only be included in the lead section if they were notable prior to coming out."-- Dane talk 02:43, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hi this od new article and i would like to someone saw/review it :D Polskiarmator123 ( talk) 20:51, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Isn't it the best for Wikipedia that celebrities edit their page themselves? I'm quite good in translating from English to Dutch but who says that's permitted. The latter is not a question. She lives on only 16 km in a nutshell from me. Goalsurfer ( talk) 01:42, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Dear Sirs, I have always been corrected if my verifiable sources or my writing wasn't more than officially verifiable. Now I see this page: /info/en/?search=Elvis_From_Hell that is full of unverifiable content and I don't understand why the Wikipedia standards only work for some people and not everyone alike. I know for a fact that what they declare about interviews with various people is not true and is not verified. Thank you Athenaathena07 ( talk) 13:46, 9 August 2020 (UTC) Athenaathena07 ( talk) 13:46, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
So, let me understand: if I tell a lie and The Times publishes it, it becomes the truth for Wikipedia just because it has been published on an important newspaper, right? Athenaathena07 ( talk) 22:07, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
The website I used for my talk page archives is not hosting them anymore. I don't have anywhere else that I have put them, what do I do? Emicho's Avenger ( talk) 17:58, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
@ColinFine @AlanM1 do they look right now? Emicho's Avenger ( talk) 05:04, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, its been a while since I last created an article here and I would appreciate some help/hints. I submitted, or rather re-submitted, a draft version on the Nordstadt borough of Karlsruhe. I always find it to be a bit difficult to place pictures in the right spot so they do not appear to be all over the place. Also I have no idea on how to place the coordinates. Large parts of the borough include what used to be US Smiley barracks and Paul Revere Village I wonder if anyone could come up with useful redirects in case some of its former inhabitants look up the place on Wikipedia. Thanks! Feel free to edit the draft if you wish. Catflap08 ( talk) 15:36, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello!
I posted on the Teahouse earlier but as I have explored Wikipedia further today I have another question.
I am unsure about the usage of the User Contrib template. It states in the documentation that it links to X!'s Tools by default to show a user's edit count. This doesn't seem to work.
Also, is the Teahouse the right place to ask questions like this?
Thanks. SeparateTitan92 ( talk) 19:19, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hi all, while updating Inonotus_obliquus to remove an awkward citation I noticed the user in question has done this quite a few times in various articles, and seems to be seeding academic citations into Wikipedia of their own work based on the commonality of the name "Chi Chung Lin" in many of them. Not sure what best path is here, whether I should just go and try to quietly clean them all up, or what is considered canonical/appropriate. Thanks in advance for any advice. MKV ( talk) 22:33, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
I've been amending details in "The Dark Side of the Moon" page, the Pink Floyd album. The proper title is "Dark Side of the Moon" and the inclusion of the superfluous "The" at the start drives me nuts. No one says "The Sergeant Peppers" or "The Pink Floyd" etc. I can't edit the page title though. How can this be done? Fullabubbles ( talk) 08:35, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I have written and sourced my first article. I have completed the format of citations for book, foreign language book and journal and feel confident that they are correct and will work since I've done that already in the editing process. I have placed links to other Wikipedia articles inside of [[Other Wikipedia article]]. The chapter headings I have put in the ==chapter title== format. Will the table fo contents automatically be generated (like in Word)? Or do I have to do that manually? Does the conventional long name provide the main title of the article on the upper header? Or does that have to do with the information box on the upper right? I am assuming that the references are automatically generated from the citations. Is this correct? Do i provide the further reading and external links? Or are these optional for a short first article? Anything else I should know before submitting to the Wizard? I have already disclosed my relationship with the project and associated Institute. Thanks! Hroberth Dunbar ( talk) 15:37, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Thanks Giraffer, I haven't uploaded it to the Article Wizard yet. If you would be so kind to take a look, should I upload there it as a draft or in the sandbox, sorry, not so sure how this works yet. Since I am indirectly associated th the project through my job at the University (not directly with the project itself) I tried to write in a neutral and objective tone and simply relay the facts from the sources. Still, it would be good to get feedback on that too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hroberth Dunbar ( talk • contribs) 16:35, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I posted the article as a draft. I assume you should be able to find it? /info/en/?search=Draft:Handschriftencensus I have not yet submitted it. One glich seems to be that when I put the title of the article inside of <nowiki> ' ' 'title' ' ' it didn't turn out like in published articles. Should I attribute this to the fact the article is yet to be published, or did i do it wrong? Also, the red notices in the references I am not sure about. What are they about? Again, did i do something wrong or do the references need to be double checked? I would greatly appreciate your feedback and any needed further instructions. Is the tone neutral by your reading? Thanks!
{{cite book |last1=Gamper |first1=Rudolf |last2=Glassner |first2=Christine |editor-last=Golob |editor-first=Natasa |title=Medieval Autograph Manuscripts |publisher=Brepols Publishers |date=2013 |pages=291–302 |chapter=Chapter 20: “Handschriftencensus” and “Handschriftenarchiv”: German Medieval Manuscripts Online |isbn=978-2-503-54916-3 |page=291}}
(where I have bolded the problem values). I presume that "pages=291-302" refers to the whole paper, and "page=291" is where the information is which is being cited: if so, then the "pages" parameter should be removed. On the other hand, another reference (to the same source) has "pages=291-302" and "page=292-294". That one probably wants to lose the "pages" parameter, but the "page" parameter to be renamed "pages". I notice that you have referenced the same paper several times. One way of making this clearer is to combine them into a single source, using
named references; though you would then need to use the {{
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ColinFine (
talk) 19:26, 10 August 2020 (UTC)What do I need to do to get an uninvolved third party to take a look at something that seems unresolvable, and how do I do it? [2]. Jenhawk777 ( talk) 19:47, 10 August 2020 (UTC) Jenhawk777 ( talk) 19:47, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
I was asked to add more public articles to prove the person is a person of note:
This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.
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.
Page in question: /info/en/?search=Draft:James_Fortune_(photographer)
I have scan's of several print articles from magazines, how do I include those? I have the Washington post. His photographs have been used inside and on the cover of: Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen. Photographer James Fortune's Led Zeppelin photo on the cover. I included many links in the article.
I think I need someone else to help me with the article since I am related to him? Brandyfortune ( talk) 18:20, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
I just tried uploading some articles about him he took photos of the magazine articles for me but it says they are copyright strikes. I did add a few without the links to the article today. I feel totally lost here and if I am not supposed to update it myself where could I find a wikipedia contributor who loves rock and roll but has no relation to him so they could take away any bias? I tried very hard to be neutral. Sadly several articles speak about his photographs without his actual name. Even TMZ has an article about a lawsuit but does not name him, which for many reasons is desired.. but now trying to cite things becomes difficult. he has been interviewed on tv, been written about in the newspaper and his shows have been written about so Ic an find more from him but a lot of them are not online or they used to be but the websites have taken them down for being too old. He's in many galleries so many galleries have bio's about him but it didn't seem like those mitered. His photographs have also been used for some albums (Led Zeppelin for example) so I could try to find a way to cite that also. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brandyfortune ( talk • contribs) 19:07, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Okay thank you so much, I didn't realize to use the talk page that way. I don't even know how to like.. tag people on here yet! Thank you.
UPDATE: I have added them, but they are what I thought I already linked it may just get lost but its all on the talk page the ones that seem the "best" references". I can try to get more like he's done shows at art galleries and it may be possible for me to find more articles about him that way but I would need to do more research. I really thought this stuff would be enough but some is out of print.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Brandyfortune ( talk • contribs) 21:47, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Is an effort to correct an article's inaccuracy really taken seriously? A few years ago, I saw a blatant inaccuracy about the date and place of death of someone. I attempted to amend the data. The character in question (i.e. the "someone") had died "CODE BLUE" in the next room to me in the same hospital where I was recovering from my own myocardial infarction. My correction, within a day or less, was eliminated. The error was restored. I am writing now only because I have a colleague who suffered (appropriate word) the same experience. We (the colleague and I) have different areas of interest and/or skill. He thought as I did that contributions normally would be welcome.
Would appreciate a reply ... including, given your caution about email addresses, how you will deliver a reply. 2601:194:C080:4980:357D:97B7:DB85:422B ( talk) 13:54, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Dear Tea House experts,
Some days ago I made some remarks at the talk page of the article Vietnamese language /info/en/?search=Vietnamese_language. In the following you can see my remarks:
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Vietnamese language Dear author(s) , I have some remarks concerning the article Vietnamese language /info/en/?search=Vietnamese_language 1) Section Language variation, in the penultimate sentence: "Most Southerners, when singing modern/old popular Vietnamese songs or addressing the public, do so in the Standardised accent if possible (which is Northern pronunciation). This is true in Vietnam as well as in overseas Vietnamese communities." My remarks: Northern pronunciation is not a standardised accent, even if in case of singing modern/old popular Vietnamese songs northern pronunciation is used. Popular south vietnamese opera CAI LUONG is only sung in Southern Vietnamese. Popular south vietnamese folklore DAN CA MIEN NAM is only sung in Southern Vietnamese. Northern pronunciation is not a standardised accent, even in case of addressing the public, unless peope adressing the public are northern vietnamese speakers. By the way: It should be very interesting to explore/investigate, why modern (I guess, you mean western style-based music) songs are performed in northern vietnamese, although in the north vietnamese dialect words are pronounced differently than in the written form, e.g. ra and da are pronounced as za, trang is pronounced as chang. See also https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Vietnamese. 2) Reference Number 46: "In southern dialects, v is increasingly being pronounced [v] among educated speakers. Less educated speakers have [j] more consistently throughout their speech." My remarks: I am sorry. It is simply wrong, if you are writing "educated speakers are pronouncing v like [v] and less educated speakers still use [j]. It is not a question of EDUCATED or LESS EDUCATED. In my opinion it is an INSULT, when writing less educated speakers are pronouncing v as [j]. Thank you for your time. Sincerely yours, Nguyen --2001:A61:2542:C001:415C:42C2:B0B0:421C (talk) 13:53, 8 August 2020 (UTC) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
In the last sentence "Sincerely yours, Nguyen --2001:A61:2542:C001:415C:42C2:B0B0:421C (talk) 13:53, 8 August 2020 (UTC)", the word "talk" is marked in RED. So, I have no idea whether my remarks are now confirmed or not. My request: Can you please give me a "short" information about the meaning of the "RED Flag" of the word Talk? Thank you in advance.
Sincerely yours, Nguyen -- 2001:A61:2542:C001:54A7:A860:85C6:6FBC ( talk) 17:16, 10 August 2020 (UTC) 2001:A61:2542:C001:54A7:A860:85C6:6FBC ( talk) 17:16, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I wanna help to build wikipedia and I wonder if it will be a tutor that can help me. Marco Marcomkc ( talk) 16:41, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
I work as technical support for a Canadian retail news outlet ( Retail Insider Canada) and have access to tons of archival articles (breaking 'retail' news back to 2012 in Canada). When stores opened, closed, etc. which could be useful for bolstering various Retailer Wikipedia pages. For example, if Canada Goose opened a new store in Ottawa - I also have reports stretching back through the years of each of their retail store openings which I could cite from the archives. Naturally, most of my sources are from ( Retail Insider Canada) but the retailers have not paid ( Retail Insider Canada) as it is a news desk. Retailers would also be unhappy with Wikipedia being updated with closures, bankruptcy information, etc. which comes through as well.
I happily made 43 contributions and was identified as having a COI with all changes removed. Is there any 'proper' way to be able to positively, or am I completely not eligible to edit Wikipedia due to my heavy reliance on news reported by ( Retail Insider Canada).
I am completely open to guidance as I enjoyed updating Wikipedia, but fully understand if this is a hard-stop for Wikipedia. Lee-RI-Canada ( talk) 03:30, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
whats going on? 185.48.63.24 ( talk) 03:33, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Regarding wiki page: /info/en/?search=Amazon_(company) While on first glance the page appears to have a very comprehensive table of contents. But it is mind boggling that no content has been retained, by Wikipedia, containing content with the the company's history of dismal delivery services. Thanks in advance for seriously considering reinstating what content surely must have been composed for the article, and the accommodation of a more accurate and comprehensive study of the company. 2600:1700:5F20:18E0:BD98:2146:A808:338 ( talk) 04:34, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
How Can I Make My WikiPedia Page , Can I Did It Or Not Jewkoiyie1 ( talk) 05:21, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello,
I am looking for some help regarding this movie's page " https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12492650/?ref_=rvi_tt"
Can I go ahead and make a page for this movie? I have a similar movie page from where I can copy the format.
Thanks, Ablasaur ( talk) 05:09, 11 August 2020 (UTC) Ablasaur ( talk) 05:09, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
I added some links to the article in the sandbox and I also said that I do work on behalf of York von Heimburg, like I stated on my user page. It would be very nice if somebody could look at the article one more time. If you still don't like it I'll inform York von Heimburg that he'll has to try it by himself. Thank you very much for your help Angela-- Aschiller1211 ( talk) 07:57, 11 August 2020 (UTC) Aschiller1211 ( talk) 07:57, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
The wiki article, 2020_Beirut_explosions says: "The blast WAS regarded as having been among the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history"
I think it should say "The blast IS regarded as having been among the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history" Disoff ( talk) 20:35, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
By default, write articles in the present tense, including those covering works of fiction (see Wikipedia:Writing better articles § Tense in fiction) and products or works that have been discontinued. Generally, do not use past tense except for past events, subjects that are dead or no longer meaningfully exist, or periodicals and similar written material that are no longer being produced.
Hello
I have got a few comments on the page I created - /info/en/?search=Allison_Harding. I improved it according the directions, but comments still there. What I'am doing wrong?
Negreydens ( talk) 11:07, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
you should read the tag more carefully - it was not a matter of the number of references, you did not cite them in the article itself
Negreydens Also, it is not clear if ANY of the refs are to content about her at length, which is essential to establishing her notability. The ones are not behind a paywall do no more than establish that she was in these plays, i.e., her name mentioned in the cast. Concern that the image may be copyright protected, as not clear if Bell20X donated the image. David notMD ( talk) 07:09, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
I have the letter from Bell20X in Russian, because she is. I sent it to permissions-ru@wikimedia.org . Hope it was enough
David, miss Harding is a theatre and musical actress. During lock-down Northern Irish theatre Lyric (Belfast) streamed 2 performances where she played the one of main characters for the whole world. Just for example. I hope that the decision about her "notability" will be made by knowledgeable people, who know what is the theatre actor not only through Laurence Olivier. Thank you) But the situation is absurd. I have the digital copies of newspapers and theatre programs that I cannot provide because they are not available on the free internet.
What can one do about other people who come along and change books, podcasts and other information for sources on a subject that were once accurate, but they delete and change ISBN's etc. and even delete books just to mess with the page. What can be done about that - I found that ISBN's had been changed on purpose to misdirect people and things are deleted just because someone may not like an author - what can we do to make this not happen in the future? It is time consuming to come along after them and try to fix all that they mess up or delete just to be mean (like children) Please advise. Thanks! Rosalind Rosalind15! ( talk) 02:24, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I uploaded three pictures on wikimedia commons but all were deleted due to copyright violations, I don't know what else to do, so I am asking if someone could be of help to me in helping me out with the pictures according to wikimedia and wikipedia media protocols. Thanks Josedimaria237 ( talk) 10:24, 11 August 2020 (UTC) Josedimaria237 ( talk) 10:24, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Josedimaria237 ( talk) 12:01, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
I understand, but how do I go about it?gives me concern that you may not understand the fundamental issue of copyright. I cannot see the deleted content, so I'll describe the usual case. In general, photographs are copyrighted by the photographer. When/if they are published somewhere (like on a webpage), they grant a license to the publisher for that specific use. Unless that is a free license that allows anyone to copy, possibly modify, and re-publish it for any purpose (including selling it), which is very rare, it cannot be used on Wikipedia. You cannot copy it and upload it here. The only way it can be used is if the copyright holder (likely the original photographer) agrees to a suitable free license (evidence will be required). There are exceptions in certain cases. See WP:Image use policy, especially WP:IUP#COPYRIGHT for all the details.
There is a script that will take urls and back them up on the Internet Archive, but I've never used it and can't find it.
My immediate concern, if it's relevant, is to archive the urls in es:Discusión:Esquivias. Thank you. deisenbe ( talk) 00:27, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Can somebody erase the former version of the File:XFactorRo-promoposter.jpg? Thanks. -- Monsterofain ( talk) 11:26, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone,
How can I include an image in my article? It's not my photo although I do have permission to use it.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks! -- MattHHM ( talk) 11:53, 10 August 2020 (UTC) MattHHM ( talk) 11:53, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I am in the process of obtaining sources. I want to understand how to add an image to my article so that I have everything I need down the line, can you help? Thanks, -- MattHHM ( talk) 14:26, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Thanks! -- MattHHM ( talk) 14:43, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello! I'm about to start formatting some references on an article, and I was doing some research to see how to do that best. I'm pretty sure I want to use Help:List-defined_references and plan to use the script User:Kaniivel/Reference_Organizer to help. I also came across Template:R, which seems rather elegant and uncluttered. However, I notice the in-editor cite template does not have an option for formatting in this way—are there any issues I should be aware of? Or does anyone have advice/experience they can give me? Douginamug ( talk) 11:56, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
@ Nick Moyes, Ganbaruby, Sphilbrick, and DESiegel: many thanks for the considered responses! This is information I wasn't able to find on the relevant pages (and might be worth putting there? I'll see if I get round to that...) Interestingly, I wasn't using the Visual Editor, and now that I'm trying it, I see it definitely has some advantages. I'm particularly concerned about worsening the editing experience for others, and I will definitely take that into account. The article I'm working on is Consensus decision-making, and the only other editor who responded to me on the Talk section I made seemed to be OK with the idea. In any case, I'll think it through again before making changes. Cheers, Douginamug ( talk) 15:02, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
I notice
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is rated A-Class
. What does this mean, and is it above GA-Class
? What is the process to become A-Class
? If there isn't one, (there doesn't seem to be one,) how do we know that this article is A-Class
?
Psiĥedelisto (
talk •
contribs) please always
ping! 07:10, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
I am creating a page for a rock band and am not sure how to make a rectangular box on the right side w/ image, list of musicians, labels, hometown, etc. Thanks! Vero11up ( talk) 15:54, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I have a problem with my chembox template. Some content I wanted to get it inside the chembox was shown outside. How to fix this? Please answer. Yours sincerely Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk) 14:29, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
I don't really know where to start doing anything. I mean, this is a huge project, and I don't want to ruin anybody's hard work. I just don't really know where to start. Fixing typos? Where can I find articles that need fixing? Making my own article? What articles have not been made? Ronsiv8 ( talk) 15:38, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
I have made edits to this page -- /info/en/?search=Secular_Student_Alliance -- but it needs much work because nearly all of the references are from the group's own website. If I cannot find independent verification from reliable sources, can I just remove the references or do I remove the sentences that don't have reliable sources? Practically all of the page reads like something the group would write. Ihaveadreamagain 19:11, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello. I was working in a new article with phone numbers related to violence against women: /info/en/?search=Draft:List_of_help_telephone_numbers_on_violence_against_women I have actually seen some others about similar things, but I am facing some problems because mine looks like a directory service. I completely disagree, this is not a directory like a list of restaurants or barber shops! This is an encyclopedic article about those telephone services around the world. I would like to know how you do this kind of articles..... please, help me to publish this one. Preventior ( talk) 12:42, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Can i get some red links or something easy to work on? Thank you. Rinju2074 ( talk) 21:40, 11 August 2020 (UTC) Rinju2074 ( talk) 21:39, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
I'm currently updating a Wikipedia article for an actor, and wondered what the guidelines are for Notable Works?
I usually just put a few of whatever films or shows they seem to have had the most airtime in, in the Notable Works section.
However as he had 3 lines in one of the highest grossing films of all time, in just his eleventh role as a professional screen actor (he currently has over 40 film/TV credits), I'm wondering if it could be added to his "Notable Works section based on the fame of the film, rather than his role in the film. Danstarr69 ( talk) 01:24, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone, I am currently translating a Chinese article into English and the draft is currently just in my sandbox. Just wondering how the process works with translations? I've read Wikipedia:Translation and it seems like I can create a stub and tag it with some translation templates. If I decide to publish this translation, will it have to be reviewed? Or is it only if I am an unconfirmed user? The reason why I ask is because sometimes it can take months for someone to review the article and I don't see the point of waiting for months when the article is a stub and translation on something notable. Thanks! GhostHuang'sFan ( talk) 07:26, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Please tell me that how to create a new Wikipedia article without drafting it. BlueGold123456 ( talk) 11:40, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
I agree. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlueGold123456 ( talk • contribs) 11:51, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi there! I have been helping a new-to-wikipedia editor with a new page Draft:Margaret_Alison_Stones. Thing is I'm also not very experienced with editing either! Somewhere between the AfC review process, and moving the item from sandbox to draft space, my colleague and I had some trouble with the wiki code and I think somehow 'closed' the page for reviews by removing some sort of template. Basically, I'm just wondering whether someone might be able to help review it (and approve it if it looks good!). Thanks so much for any help here! KerstingFan ( talk) 13:38, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I’m new here, so I’m searching a Mentor to help me, to get trough the new Wikipedia, and answering me the first questions I have. Thank you! Hans-Godzilla-Müller ( talk) 12:45, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Can someone help me publish two entries?
Can someone help me publish two entries? The first one was good to go and when I clicked "publish," it didn't work. I would prefer a live chat while doing it instead of countless emails back and forth. ¨ Thursday 13 August between 10 am GMT and 4 pm GMT would be perfect. Thank you so much. Sand7043 13:30, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello. I was wondering if i could put my foundation on a page in wiki its not really a foundation but im tryig to do something like scp im a 10 year old and im wanting to make a story, PH my name is noah Iloveapples122 ( talk) 05:49, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Agreed -- Otr500 ( talk) 15:55, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Im writing to seek help on clarification on why my entry for The Texas Torch Husein Hadi : /info/en/?search=User:Janicejane2020/sandbox?venotify=created was not accepted. I put all references and website links accordingly. Wikiavatardesk ( talk) 14:50, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
In addition, your draft, at User:Janicejane2020/sandbox has hyperlinks in the text of the article. Not allowed. The draft is also promotional rather than neutral point of view. David notMD ( talk) 15:16, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi
ColinFine and
David notMD, thank you for taking the time to respond to my inquiry. I will try to look for more credible sources and edit the 1st entry. I had trouble accessing the first account I created but then I lost access to it so I thought creating a new one would be much easier than trying to retrieve the old one. Honest mistake from my end, Is it possible to get my entry from an old account and move it to what I'm using now? Your feedbacks are highly appreciated. Thanks! — Preceding
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Hi DES , thank you for clarifying this. I'll just add the active status note for my Wikiavatardesk account. Thanks!
Hi everyone, here's my draft Draft:Huang Xiaoyun. I would appreciate some feedback on where I can improve and the likelihood of acceptance. I'm not sure if it's still a stub but it still has room for further translation. I mainly translated the important parts first. Thank you very much! GhostHuang'sFan ( talk) 13:33, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
When she was 6 months old, she was already able to accurately hum the tune of music being played and at the age of 2, her father taught her how to play the drumsare usually considered promotional, and should be omitted, unless perhaps a very reliable independent secondary source (or several such sources) comments on the matter at some length.
|trans-title=
and |trans-work=
to give English-language versions of the title of the article, and the publication in which it is contained.Good day all, please I need help on getting my first article accepted and published, it will really go a long way in motivating and encouraging me to participate and write more. I have been making lots of edits before now and they were all accepted.
After going through so many Wikipedia's policies, I started making my draft Draft:Mira Technologies Limited, but it was rejected upon submission for review in seconds, making me wonder if it was actually reviewed at all. The issue raised was that the submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. But it is not an advert. I only set out my plans to review and write about software development companies in Nigeria that are doing nicely but yet not on Wikipedia.
Please, I need all the help I can get to move forward, Thanks so much! GreatEmeka ( talk) 20:54, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
The company was founded by IT professionals who are driven by the need to provide the best software solutions at the most affordable prices,
as developed a couple of solutions in the area of software development which has helped a lot of people including big and small scale businesses,
IT professionals who saw the need to help solve the challenges many businesses owners face, and
Apart from their engagement in the design and development of robust business software solutions with reliable and proven technologies.[4] Mira Technologies limited has given easy ground for young developersare highly promotional and simply not acceptable anywhere in any Wikipedia draft or article.
Okay, Thanks so much. This answer helped me a lot. But I hope my draft is safe as I modify it further? — Preceding
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cat Adejobi Quazeem Adejobi ( talk) 23:24, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
I'm currently editing a wiki page about a company. Some of the information that I added contains sources from that company's instagram/youtube. I'm confused about why this information is not valid or reliable when I'm talking about the actions of that company. i.e. When they held their launch party, who joined their roster, etc. Michie740 ( talk) 00:37, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
I have a Wikipedia article I am writing offline, and embedded within the article text there are about two hundred journal references in the format:
<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/123456789}}</ref>
I would like to automatically batch convert these references to full citations, but the Citation expander which I had hoped to use to do this has been temporarily disabled.
Is there any other easy way to batch convert such references to full citations?
Thanks very much for your help. Hip-IV ( talk) 18:12, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hi there! I am very new to Wikipedia and needing some help. I joined to help a friend. She has a page (biography of a living person?) about her, and a few months ago she asked for her daughter's help to update the page, as it was several years out of date. Her daughter added a lot of new material, which was unsurprisingly flagged by other editors for possible COI. Now there is a COI warning on the top of the page, and she asked for my help in addressing the warning. Obviously, I have COI too, but is there anything I can do to validate the page or recruit help from other editors to validate the page in order to remove the warning? Thank you for any advice! Renji.b ( talk) 17:16, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
It was my first draft of course. But i had collected information on this and it took me so much time to brainstorm sentences. I know and understand that when you are rejected it feels bad but i can come over it. But there is no specific reason for your "REJECTION" statement that you have posted. Ls tell me the reason you rejected me and i request you to tell me asap. Thank You! StrwberryCheeseCake ( talk) 08:37, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
The draft:Cooper Barnes was named and says it passed WP:NACTOR so what the remaining things it has to have before getting passed to an article. Tbiw ( talk) 01:54, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
was named, but it appears that draft was rejected by AfC reviewer who looked it over. It appears that multiple AfC reviewers have commented on the draft and only one seemed to suggest that Barnes might (just barely) meet WP:NACTOR, while the others still felt he was not Wikipedia notable enough for an article to be written about him. Perhaps this is a case of WP:TOOSOON in that Barnes's career has yet to take off in a way that will give him the WP:SIGCOV he needs to better establish Wikipedia notability. You can keep working on the draft and keep searching for reliable sources, but I wouldn't keep submitting the same version for review over and over again. As long as it appears to the AfC reviewers that improved versions of the draft are being submitted, you can keep submitting it for review; if, however, the reviewers feel you're submitting the same version over and over again, they will likely start a deletion discussion about it at WP:MFD. So, all I can suggest it that you keep looking for better reliable sources, particularly ones that discuss Barnes in some some detail. Look for national or regional sources, etc. to show that Barnes is receiving coverage that goes beyond run of the mill local coverage, etc. in publications with an established reputation for editorial control like major newspapers or magazines. I did a quick Google search for Barnes and I didn't really find anything that Wikipedia would considered to be a reliable source on any of the first five pages of search results. It's clear that he's an actor, and there's lots of posts about him, but they all seem to be user-generated or other types of sources not really considered reliable for Wikipedia purposes. Please understand that the fact that Barnes doesn't have a Wikipedia article written about him doesn't mean he's not successful at what he does; it just means that he might not (at least at this time) meet the criteria for having an article written about him. In addition, lots of people misunderstand the purpose of Wikipedia and think that a Wikipedia article is a 100% good thing; however, there can be a serous downside to having a Wikipedia article as explained here, here and here that many people only come to understand until after it's too late. Negative content about article subjects can and often does in up in Wikipedia articles as long as it's added in accordance with relevant Wikipedia policies and guidelines. It's a bit hard to create a new article about someone based totally upon negative coverage they might be receiving (unless the subject is involved in a major and widely reported criminal case, etc.) if that's the only claim being made for their Wikipedia notability, but it's not as hard to add negative coverage about someone to an already existing article if their Wikipedia notability has been establsihed for other reasons. So, it might actually better for some individuals to not have Wikipedia articles created about them since they cannot really use it to promote their careers or activities, they have no real editorial control over the content of the articles, and they might find things that they don't want people to know about showing up in the article. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 02:40, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am new in wikipedia did some edits and wrote a first draft/article about a film.* /info/en/?search=Draft:Spiral_(Film) I d need your help in order to see if the article is well written and being corrected. If someone can help me on that ? and then validate the article to the mainspace? Thanks and regards Cinefile1212 ( talk) 08:15, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello Thanks for your answer and help. I have just added more references and as advised independent reliable sources. Going to 16 different sources leaving only one 1 imdb source. Can you please advise if it is fine? and please validate the article and move to the mainspace as a real article. Thanks & regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cinefile1212 ( talk • contribs) 10:57, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
is there a list that contains all film articles from wikipedia? If yes, can send anybody the link for it. Thank you. Hans-Godzilla-Müller ( talk) 14:08, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, I added new article Draft:Fahir Jahić - Šico but it was declined since I don't have any reference or reliable source online. All I have are old newspapers that were printed in Yugoslavia ( country that doesn't exists anymore ). Is there any way to submit those or something similar since there are so many articles and stories? I was writing about former Yugoslavian boxer. Thank you! Minnionnn ( talk) 13:31, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
I have created some fictional shipping companies and ships, I was wondering if I could use Wikipedia to make files of them (Of course marking them as fictional to avoid confusion). Thanks in advance! Scurly07 ( talk) 13:44, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Okay, thanks! Scurly07 ( talk) 15:36, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, My first draft for the proposed page Draft:Trishna_Basak was declined for not providing reliable sources. I have two questions, the answer for which will help me modify the content and resubmit it for approval.
1. How do I add ISBN numbers along with the name of the books by the author? 2. Most references about the author are in Bengali printed newspapers and not online. Can those newspapers be referred as reliable sources?
Thanks in advance, Wikipagebanai ( talk) 14:30, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
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(2) In the English Wikipedia, verifiability is required so that other people using the encyclopedia can check that the information comes from a
reliable source. Thus, the sources may be challenged as unreliable. See
Wikipedia:Offline sources
~ Amkgp
💬 15:33, 13 August 2020 (UTC)NeilBamping ( talk) 17:46, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi folks. I am brand new here. I edited my first piece yesterday and had a good time doing so. Any advice on how to get started/involved? Yesterday, I simply made a piece more readable. I look forward to the thrill of fact-checking and actually adding "content" to a piece. Horswispr ( talk) 19:37, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi. I've written a draft page and submitted it for review. I see now there are several things I would like to modify, however, I seem unable to get back to VisualEditor, where the original draft was written. My draft page menu bar gives me an "edit source" option but no "edit" option as in visual editor. Thanks - signed, stuck. VictorMooney ( talk) 19:50, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
I've found the solution in prefs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by VictorMooney ( talk • contribs) 20:27, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am new in wikipedia did some edits and wrote a first draft/article about a film.* /info/en/?search=Draft:Spiral_(Film) I d need your help in order to see if the article is well written and being corrected. If someone can help me on that ? and then validate the article to the mainspace? I have changed the article lately and added up to 16 references from independent and reliable websites pages Thanks and regard Cinefile1212 ( talk) 11:03, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
He Hello, The only way I've been able to find my page is by typing User: Kenneth L. Kieser. Will that ever change so typing in my name is enough? Will I be allowed to post photos on my page? What must people type in to find my page? Thank You! 2600:1700:7F10:6640:B4ED:68E8:74DB:BB5D ( talk) 20:30, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I've got this article in my sandbox /info/en/?search=User:Meowmeowman85/sandbox. How do I move this page into review for creation of a publicly accessible page? Thanks in advance for your help. Best regards Meowman Meowmeowman85 ( talk) 00:00, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi all! Is it possible to change my pending review draft back to just a draft that is not pending a review? I know I can edit it when it's pending but I want to reconsider the entire idea behind creating the article in the first place. Thanks! GhostHuang'sFan ( talk) 10:50, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Mthobza Nyabza ( talk) 05:49, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
I'm very sad, 3 Drafts are not accepting because i am IP and not an editor, all have sources, And they refuse for the same reasons. Everyone rejects drafts, nobody helps, we try hours, and they easily refuse in seconds. 1- Draft:Sherif Salama, 2- Draft:Napoleon Wal Mahrousa, 3- Draft:Ali Mansour. -- 41.35.85.111 ( talk) 22:09, 3 August 2020 (UTC) 41.35.85.111 ( talk) 22:09, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
Just make an account, and it will save the drafts, its also not the best idea to be an ip editor, because people have access to a lot of info.
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Hi Victor Schmidt mobil, source No. 4 about the actor and tells about his role in the series. Translate the content of source: The artist Ali Mansour said that he considers himself lucky, because he participated in a work with the star Yousra, and Ali Mansour embodies within the events of the series "Saraya Abdin" a character (a French photographer) who came to Egypt to take the first photo inside Egypt, and the picture was of the family of Khedive Ismail (Qusai Khouli The mother, Pasha (Yusra), is inside the Abdin Palace garden.
Hi Otr500 , Okay, I will work on Draft:Sherif Salama more thanks. This is a very famous actor in the Arab world. - 102.45.13.38 ( talk) 16:10, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello Victor Schmidt mobil, I have make an account, Thank you. - Eng Mohammed Hamdy ( talk) 22:11, 8 August 2020 (UTC) Hello Otr500, What about Draft:Sherif Salama now? -- Eng Mohammed Hamdy ( talk) 20:09, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
Have you read Wikipedia:YFA to start with? Tried The Wikipedia Adventure? Wikipedia:YFA says that biographies are the hardest to get. Try going easier like how I did with chemicals. This article was made by me when I was less than a week old in Wikipedia. Try going easy when you still have an urge to create an article, Regards. Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk) 06:35, 14 August 2020 (UTC) Eng Mohammed Hamdy The message above is for you. Regards. Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk) 06:40, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
I am a maharashtrian marathi person and have some problem regarding the bhonsle page.it is having some incomplete and wrong info. KD TALEKAR ( talk) 06:14, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello All I wish to bring to knowledge to all fellow wikipedians that social media in India is filled with all kind of rumor's related to wiki edits by anonymous ip's. Do we have a way to restrict this? Why i'm asking this can be understood by 1 Twitter link i'm sharing
please do see the snapshot being shared related to fake news. If i could be helpful in any way, please do let me know. Thanks All Shekhar in ( talk) 06:26, 14 August 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shekhar in ( talk • contribs) 06:29, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Why was my edit reverted? Manta22 ( talk) 17:24, 13 August 2020 (UTC) 13 August 2020 diffhist Heidelberg High School 02:13 -571 24.117.19.153 talk Undid revision 972587816 by Manta22 (talk) Tag: Undo Manta22 ( talk) 17:24, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
"It is disappointing to learn that Wikipedia is nothing more than a consolidator of published references."Personally, I feel that this its precisely its strength and the cause of its success over the last two decades. We exclude all published sources that are not regarded as reliable (blogs, social media, personal accounts, private websites, unreliable news outlets, unpublished documents, hearsay, personal recollections and downright false claims) and focus only on statements that are available to anyone around the world to verify online or via a library, bookshop etc. We don't use primary sources as references, but use what secondary sources have written about those sources. The collection of references at the end of every article are the real gems here - even if most users ignore them.
I was originally asking why my edits had been reverted without explanation or by whom. How friendly was that? I won't sully Wikipedia any longer with my "unverifiable" input. Adios. Manta22 ( talk) 00:04, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Belatedly, and obviously too late, I apologize for my choice of words, but not my intentions, which were to explain that Wikipedia does not accept undocumented content. David notMD ( talk) 01:19, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Can someone help me out to edit this article, just edit if something is wrong and please don't delete this Article. User:UMAGPR/St.Mary's Church Gulmarg, Kashmir. UMAGPR ( talk) 10:50, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Your input is much appreciated /info/en/?search=Draft:The_Pearl_Protectors Oceanic812 ( talk) 08:35, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello! I'm just wondering do you have to be an admin to give a page a WikiProject template? For example, if I create an article about the life of a dead person, can I then add the "WikiProject Biography" template in the Talk Page? Or is that someone that only Admins can do? And connected to that, who can rate the quality and importance of an article?
Thanks a mil! CáitChrainn ( talk) 08:53, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
@
Giraffer: Perfect. That's very useful to know! Thanks for answering!
CáitChrainn ( talk) 09:06, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
105.112.112.46 ( talk) 11:52, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am working on a declined AFC, I have added a lot of things, but I guess, it could be made better. If anyone wants to help, then please do! /info/en/?search=Draft:WOO!_Tungsten Many thanks, Ablasaur ( talk) 04:04, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Gina Linette ( talk) 14:38, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi All,
I woke up this morning, to find almost all of my articles that I created going back to alteast a few years, suddenly marked for deletion (AfD) by the same person. I can definitely go and type up the AfD responses for why they should remain. But, one thing caught my attention in that it was by the same user, and likely someone whom I had interacted on a different AfD.
More importantly, one of the folks there has marked a COI and paid editing tag on my page. More than the indiscriminate AfDs, this one worries me a lot, since as a matter of personal principle, I absolutely ensure that I have no COI on any of the topics that I edit, and also absolutely no financial consideration for anything that I do online.
Additional details can be seen here User:Ktin
Greatly appreciate pointers on how I should be dealing with this situation, particularly the second one.
Thanks in advance.
Ktin ( talk) 14:28, 14 August 2020 (UTC) Ktin ( talk) 14:28, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Update 1 - I have posted this message ( User talk:Ktin#August 2020) on my talkpage as a response to the COI charge. Please can someone see this and let me know if this will suffice. User talk:Ktin#August 2020. Thanks in advance, all. Ktin ( talk) 14:37, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Update 2 - I exchanged a few messages with the editor who posted that note, and had a good discussion here . While I was shaken this morning to see the charge, I think I am better now. Thanks everyone. The AfDs - I will have to go to each one of them and frame my responses as to why I believe they deserve to exist. I will do that over the weekend. Cheers Ktin ( talk) 18:47, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
To some stat-head Wikian who's also good at revising WikiMedia diagrams:
Plz correct the numbers in the 1st diagram in the article on "Bayesian Network"?
-- Tx !
Details:
The diagram's caption is "A simple Bayesian network with conditional probability tables".
The diagram shows three "T-or-F"-style tables of the probability-figures of the truth or falsity of each of three partially-inter-dependent sub-states within a particular hypothetical situation:
1: of it raining; 2: of the grass' sprinkler being on; &, 3: of the grass being wet.
It is the resultant probability-figures for #3 that need correcting.
-- For all of us, now & to come,
thanks again!
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talk) 18:48, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello,
There are a lot of Demon's, Fallen Angels and Spirits on Wikipedia. But they are all marked different. There are Demons marked as project Christianity, Mythology and Occult.
How do I know what is the correct to use? I would say Occult, but if you take Mythology as a wide concept that would work also. Besides Satan most of them wouldn't really fit Christianity? Ziminiar ( talk) 16:52, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
So something could fit multiple projects without an issue? I was reading it like it should fit one, and only one. Ziminiar ( talk) 21:16, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Article Planter class has the following as its first line:
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Agrarian enslaver class}}
I have looked unsuccessfully at Template:DISPLAYTITLE trying to understand what this template is doing, if anything. Is it an error? Thank you. deisenbe ( talk) 19:29, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Is WorkIndia a notable topic?
I have written a few lines on topic WorkIndia(A startup founded in 2015) in July first week but no progress (not accepted, not rejected).
below is my draft link, please help /info/en/?search=Draft:WorkIndia Lokesh 1589 ( talk) 13:33, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
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Header inserted by -- ColinFine ( talk) 16:34, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Change the four Draft Articles Bovoidea, Cervoidea, Giraffomorpha and Cameloidea to Normal ones Pillowquilt ( talk) 16:13, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone, I am fairly satisfied with my current pending review draft Draft:Huang Xiaoyun. However, as a newbie, I am sure there may be many errors or other areas to improve on that I am not aware of. Can any experts please point these out? Do you think this article will be accepted? Otherwise, it really isn't worth the wait... Thanks! Note: as a result of being translated from a Chinese Wikipedia article, most sources are in Chinese, but I provide translated titles and I can ensure you that they are published from well-established Chinese news agencies. GhostHuang'sFan ( talk) 23:44, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
I made a nomination (listed here) for several mergers and renamings of categories. However, due to some speedy renamings, some of my merges are inaccurate as a redirect was not listed. Can I change the original nomination? (Oinkers42) ( talk) 01:14, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
When I try to put the new voice actor of Dashi into the characters section of Octonauts, it said that it's semi protected so that auto confirmed users can edit it. I was wondering that am I an auto confirmed user? Leapfrog009 ( talk) 03:23, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Buenas Dias, Mundo. I'm a new user, and unprepared for an edit war with an experienced and highly decorated WP veteran. Please someone visit my contrib list. Promised Land (sculpture) and Spanish-American War Soldier's Monument. Please more editors give some attention to these pages, it is very pressing issue in Portland, OR at this insurrectionary moment in the nation's history, and he and I cannot be trusted to maintain the WP Neutrality and Verifiability unless there are several other editors involved with some experience in the both the subject matter and the WP guidelines. Please restore or improve the edits that reverted by this person, or consider tagging his articles with Systemic Bias. I genuinely think they violate the neutrality policy. Can I get a witness? Reverting a persons edits without explanation and then refusing to speak about it on the talk page, is also contrary to WP culture, from what I've learned so far. Have a good weekend all, and thanks for the teahouse! I'll be back next week. WP:BRD. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaredscribe ( talk • contribs) 03:36, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
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and
ending it with ~~~~
(similar to what I did here to notify you). The only other article you've edited is
The Promised Land (sculpture), so what's with all the other names you have mentioned in this section heading? Did you edit them while logged out or under another username? —[
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(~~~~)
. An unsigned ping does not notify the other user.
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DESiegel Contribs 06:56, 15 August 2020 (UTC)The Islamic writers might have wanted to arase the fact that Babylonian Jews were the reason that many Jews were still living within the Abbasid Caliphate. Their Islamic writings have no prior Jewish historical evidence.
That was my addition and one of the editors arased it. How do I take him to task? I am new to this editing, while obviously the distinguished editor does not recognise the historic importance to this edit. Leonperetz ( talk) 06:15, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Some of the articles I'm working on have a warning box at the top "This article has multiple issues." First, these are not my articles, I'm just editing them. They say "Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page." However, the talk pages are blank or nearly so. It doesn't look like they have current activity. I want to help the articles but I don't know how. I did click through to the help pages linked in the warning boxes. They are very general on the policies and procedures. How do you find out what specifically is wrong with an individual article? For instance, one says "The neutrality of this article is disputed." I don't see anything that specifically jumps out as bias. Are there certain words or topics that trigger these warnings? How do find them? How do you know if the problem has already been edited out/fixed? For instance, another article said it was a stub, but it was rather long, page down 3-4 times to get to the bottom. Does that mean it was already fixed? Or that it is missing something that is required? If so, what? And how do you find out?
Forgive me if these are sort of dumb questions, just trying to learn how this works. Thanks Katrazyna ( talk) 01:24, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
hello, sir, I hope you are doing well. My question is about Wikipedia article writing I want to write an article so kindly guide me what should I avoid so my articles got approved. 39.42.16.109 ( talk) 12:43, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
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I want to request for adminship. Please tell me how to do that. Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk) 07:19, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
@ 331dot, AlanM1, and Cullen328: I have really good editing skills. I created this article. I understand all the admin powers and know when to use them. (unsigned by Nihaal The Wikipedian but pinged by Giraffer due to editing conflict) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk • contribs) 08:37, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Is AfC stronger than admins ? Which field am I best in. Teahouse host,Admin or AfC member? Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk) 11:19, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Case closed. Nihaal The Wikipedian ( talk) 13:40, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
At the Request article section, I requested that the FC Barcelona 2–8 FC Bayern Munich match be created.
Is that the appropriate way to request an article and is the article good to be requested? Josedimaria237 ( talk) 12:08, 15 August 2020 (UTC) Josedimaria237 ( talk) 12:08, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval/Yash_Dudhani — Preceding unsigned comment added by Technoto ( talk • contribs) 12:16, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
I added some sources to an article but when I click on them it says “oops we can’t find that page” or something like that. Is there a reason why? Lima Bean Farmer ( talk) 18:13, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
The sources are on this page and are for Susan Collins (senator) and Karyn Polito (Lieutenant Governor). Thank you! Lima Bean Farmer ( talk) 20:58, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Just added Christine Todd Whitman (former cabinet official) and the source doesn’t work there either. I don’t know what’s up with this. Lima Bean Farmer ( talk) 21:49, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
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in the URLs. I'll remove them when off mobile.
Rotideypoc41352 (
talk ·
contribs) 22:50, 14 August 2020 (UTC)Wonderful! Thank you Rotideypoc41352! Lima Bean Farmer ( talk) 23:00, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
The one for Whitman was fixed but Susan Collins and Karyn Polito still need to be changed. I don’t know why or how to change them, but I’m hoping someone can fix it this time. Thank you! Lima Bean Farmer ( talk) 03:10, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you Rotideypoc41352 for the advice! Lima Bean Farmer ( talk) 14:58, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I'm currently writing an article about a business, and hopefully the owner as well (later on) *I have no connection to either for the record, and have read all of Wikipedia's guidelines* I have found their profile on Crunchbase, is this an external link or is it a reference, thanks in advance. Paul. Strayas12 ( talk) 17:11, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
In the 2019 RfC, there was consensus to deprecate Crunchbase, but also to continue allowing external links to the website. A significant proportion of Crunchbase's data is user-generated content.
Hey! Some of the inlinks in my text goes directly to the wikipedia page and som go to the reference list. Is it supposed to be like this or do I have to fix it? In that case, how?
Thanks!
Best, May MaySundAnd ( talk) 12:51, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
I don't know if this happens, but how do you know someone is currently creating an article you are also creating at the same time? I'm asking so as to save me the stress of unknowingly creating an article again. Especially articles about current events or big articles.
Josedimaria237 ( talk) 15:49, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Josedimaria237 ( talk) 16:22, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Josedimaria237 ( talk) 17:39, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi! I've been drafting a biography page Draft:Amei Wallach and would love some input from more experienced editors. I've tried to minimize any references from primary sources, but am still having a bit of trouble with the citations. Specifically, for the citation re: "Taking Venice: The Rauschenberg Factor" I've only been able to find that title mentioned in an IMDb page (which I know aren't accepted so much on Wiki) and in an article that interviews the subject of the draft. Which should I cite, if any? Also am just eager for general edits/tips on the page, much appreciated!! Nutellab ( talk) 19:56, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I would like assistance to start a page about a "notable"[Wikipedia's words] person. I have written the facts in a neutral perspective and have examples of various references were I obtained these facts. Some examples of these sources include [1], from F.I.R.S.T. [2], [3], and [4].
I think that these are reliable sources, however, I thought it best to check with a volunteer before I continue.
The specific question that I want answered is, "May a volunteer assist me in starting a page and tell me whether the sources that I have provided are appropriate?" Thank you. AmonTon707 ( talk) 07:21, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
References
I understand that it's bad form for individuals to edit their own wikipedia pages. Alas, as a former political operative, I made a lot of partisan enemies who periodically seem to enjoy posting defamatory entries to my wikipedia page. This is a difficult situation, because it is true that I was arrested three times in a year as a result of my work with American Bridge. In each case, my political adversaries did not like the questions I was asking, so they imposed to have me arrested by police on false charges. Fortunately, in each case I had video of what actually occurred, so I was able to contest the charges. In the first two cases (Virginia and Washington DC), I successfully presented evidence in court that resulted in the case being dismissed. The third case (Las Vegas) is currently under appeal.
Anyway, wiki editors have published entries relying on reports from Brietbart and other unreliable partisan sources. These entries are untrue and defamatory. As an attorney that relies on his reputation to acquire work, when these posts appear as the first search result on my name, I'm obviously disadvantaged.
I have court transcripts, videos and other documentary evidence supporting these claims.
What I'd like to know is 1) What is the proper way to edit a page to honestly reflect my career as an activist? and 2) How can I keep my page from being vandalized by partisan opponents? 70.191.130.19 ( talk) 15:14, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
"Due to persistent abuse, Breitbart News is on the Wikipedia spam blacklist, and links must be whitelisted before they can be used. The site has published a number of falsehoods, conspiracy theories, and intentionally misleading stories. The 2018 RfC showed a very clear consensus that Breitbart News should be deprecated in the same way as the Daily Mail. This does not mean Breitbart News can no longer be used, but it should not be used, ever, as a reference for facts, due to its unreliability. It can still be used as a primary source when attributing opinions, viewpoints, and commentary."
"All quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be supported by an inline citation to a reliable, published source. Contentious material about living persons (or, in some cases, recently deceased) that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion. Users who persistently or egregiously violate this policy may be blocked from editing.".
Mike Stark here (yes, the original questioner). I've received a lot of help and have much to learn from the links folks dropped for me. I just wanted to stop in again to say thank you to everyone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.66.89.101 ( talk) 15:35, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
I apologize if this is not the place to ask this question. I am new to the community and I would like to know how to login my volunteer hours.
Thank you, Sp17447 ( talk) 00:23, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you so much DES. I appreciate the warm welcome and your response. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sp17447 ( talk • contribs) 01:13, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
How to put some remarks in the Article Vietnamese phonology, link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_phonology
Hi. I am sorry. I need again some help. There is no "talk page". So I have no idea, how to put remarks into the article. It is about the Article Vietnamese phonology, link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_phonology.
Thank you in advance. Beautiful Bavaria ( talk) 15:04, 15 August 2020 (UTC) Beautiful Bavaria ( talk) 15:04, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
+++++++++++++++++ Ups. I don´t want put remarks into the article, but into the "talk page". Beautiful Bavaria ( talk) 15:55, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
At the article Te Atua Mou E, one of the sources says "URL–wikilink conflict" even though I checked the citation and there were no conflicts between URLS or Wikilinks. Please help. Koridas 📣 03:36, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
How should i confirm my user id?? because i am new to wikipedia Shusshi Teishi 15:21, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi! I seem to have found a hoax article. It's only a paragraph long and says about an Australian god Bampana who has committed various crimes like rape, Incest. A previous hoax had been created in the name of Jar'Edo wens.
It was created 18 years ago so it could be the longest lasting hoax article on Wikipedia as the current longest hoax article is 15 years.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamapana Can you please check this out? Powering everyone ( talk) 06:06, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Greetings,
not sure if this is the right place, as this is not necessarily a "complete beginner" question...
So I've edited a bit here and there, and am currently working on my first larger articles. While I'm starting to feel comfortable with general Wikipedia stuff (and already having received helpful inputs from various people), I occasionally stumble upon a problem related to sources:
My personal agenda is shaping up to be about improving the English Wikipedia especially in areas that fall outside a good current coverage, and that quite often means anything outside the Anglosphere. But that means that quite often, important sources are available only in languages other than English. And while I speak one other language (German), for all others I need to rely on Google translate to give me an idea what the source states, which quite often feels insufficient to me. Even worse, quite often it seems almost impossible to even find sources because if the keyword is needed in a foreign language, I don't even know what to type into Google to get results.
So, to get to the point: Is there a centralized way to find other Wikipedians with language skills, who are willing to collaborate on identifying, translating and verifying sources in languages other than English?
There certainly is Babel, but it doesn't seem practical to just ask everyone in a language category individually whether they could and want to help.
Regards, LordPeterII ( talk) 15:19, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I had asked a question 3 days back and had received answers too. The query was related to Draft:Trishna_Basak . I need to revert back to them for references. How can I see that thread again. It seems it has been archived already. Thanks in advance, Wikipagebanai ( talk) 07:40, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for your help and suggestions, AlanM1 and Nick Moyes . Wikipagebanai ( talk) 11:04, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
JustARandomGuyLolTheNew ( talk) 09:46, 16 August 2020 (UTC) I want to know how to write wiki code.
Draft:Cynthia Shalom was declined eventhough reliable and notable sources were attached. Cynthia is a Nigerian actress. Please let me know what i need to correct or add. Thanks for your help.
( PhaithS ( talk) 12:19, 16 August 2020 (UTC)) PhaithS ( talk) 12:19, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
I found my bands name listed with others who played at a club in NYC called The Cooler. Our name The August Sons was written in red letters. I would like to fill in the blanks but unsure how. I have no experience creating a Wikipedia page. Can you help me? Asgard Marc ( talk) 11:57, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello all, I want to be certain I can use Wikipedia articles on my website. Is this legally OK? It seems to be but I want it ask those more familiar with this encyclopedia. MrsLibertyisSinging ( talk) 15:52, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
I really appreciate the information, Ed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MrsLibertyisSinging ( talk • contribs) 17:26, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Jerome Kurnia Hello someone made a wikipedia page about me and it was very nice and accurate, some other editor also added accurate new info. Although one other user deleted most of the info on the page and added many wrong informations. How do I retrieve it back to the previous editor? Thank you 182.253.124.35 ( talk) 17:53, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
"Don Jorge Clarke", his common-law mulatto wife Flora, and four children 7 to 15 years old are mentioned in an entry of the census taken at Fernandina in 1814.[17] I am a descendant of George Clarke and Flora Leslie Clarke. In our family research we have no indications that Flora was a mulatto. Please remove this information. it is incorrect. George and Flora had 8 children. If you are going to provide the story. It follows: He fell in love with Flora who was the slave of john leslie while he was an apprentice to Leslie. He left his work early because Flora gave birth to their first child Felicia. He worked for his mother Honoria to save enough money to purchase the baby. Leslie was willing to sell the baby because she was a girl. The baby lived with Honoria while George continued to work to save money to purchase Flora. By the time he saved the money for Flora the couple had a second child, James. Leslie would not sell James. George not only freed Flora but manumitted her so that she would live as free as he to own property, have a business and be as free as he was. TELL THAT STORY. And they did not have a "common law" marriage. It was illegal for black and white to marry. They lived together as man and wife. This was his only family.
I fail to understand why historians attempt to use words and phrases that exist to day to apply to another time where these terms do not belong.
i would appreciate that you respect the fact that I know more about the history of my ancestry than historians who follow some American historical doctrine that is not appropriate.
Finally, let me add that you should reference my two self-published books: Dona Honoria Cummings Clarke and Nearest and Dearest. I do not say they are excellently written but they are filled with valuable information and should I receive enough money to republish these books they will be updated and properly written. The point is the information is out there and people interested in these people and North Florida should be aware of their existence. I question your crediting Landers and Mariotti when it comes to the discussions regarding the family. Neither of these two historians have written about my ancestors properly. You would do better to put my books as reference and remove them. I've read their books and they write in the traditional Eurocentric context of black and white relations. I don't like how she (Landers) writes about black women at all.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Cokerg ( talk • contribs) 17:06, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you
Gylbert Garvin Coker Cokerg ( talk) 16:53, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
This seems to be the autobiography of William Lawson (co-operator), it needs to be tidied up. Regards -- Devokewater @ 22:25, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, i am trying to create new article about card/boardgame, that are not supported anymore. There are no information about it in the google, except those that i already added in the links/ref section. Also i contacted with developpers about the game and refs - the same, they just do not have anything to help with references, but they added some internal things about the dev process.
/info/en/?search=Draft:High_Command_(game)
Sergeantgrey (
talk) 13:52, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
i understand that there are too small refs. but there are just no other sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sergeantgrey ( talk • contribs) 21:15, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
I am very sad that my page has been completely deleted. /info/en/?search=Draft:Adasinskiy,_Anton_Alexandrovich. I realized I had to work on it, but now I don't have that option. I'd correct it. But I'm a beginner, I've done so much work and it's all for nothing. I'd really like my article to be rework and I could keep working on it. It took me 2 months to figure out how to write an article and now this (((( this is very sad and frustrating MakhinaDzhu ( talk) 10:00, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I would like to request help to write an article or page for a contemporary Costa Rican artist, who has been providing a valuable contribution to culture for more than 30 years. Currently, he is one of the most important visual artists in Costa Rica.
I have already wrote the article but it was deleted, even when i used real and original pictures, all the information about the artist was based on the his history, taking notes from books, interviews and other articles.
Here is the link of the article /info/en/?search=Draft:Adrian_Arguedas_Ruano Draft:Adrian Arguedas Ruano.
I am really confuse about the way I have received such a negative feedback about this article.
I am an Art promoter and I am trying to add a good article to the Wikipedia encyclopedic data, at the same time, I am trying to included this artist because, I have read articles about other contemporary artists, that I have known, but they do not have the half of importance and trajectory of this artist I am reffering to, never the less, Wikipedia have published articles or pages about them.
I have never wrote an article like this before, but i would like to learn and maybe I would be able to continue adding information and editing in the future.
Joannych Joannych ( talk) 23:07, 14 August 2020 (UTC) Joannych ( talk) 23:07, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
Thank you ... I have already submitted the article for deletion. Joannych Joannych ( talk) 02:13, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
quiero aportarle a wikipedia Daniel santiago carvajal ( talk) 02:21, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello. So my draft, Draft:Universiti_Teknologi_MARA_Sarawak, got rejected and it says "This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia". But I don't know which part is considered as an advertisement. I would appreciate it if you can tell me which part because I'm a very new Wiki user. Thank you. EuniceR29 ( talk) 02:32, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Alright, I will delete those and thank you for your feedback. Have a good day! EuniceR29 ( talk) 03:36, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
A String of SCARY recent developments at WIkipedia
Recently, there are some string of new pages created on WIkipedia, targeting a particular honorable community in India, i.e. Rajputs, many such article pages have been created in one month to demonize the image of Rajputs in India, where people are infuriating hatred against rajputs by sourcing these wikipedia articles, which is not appreciated. Hence I request the Wikipedia community to take steps to bring down these article from the Wikipedia website.
The links of such articles: /info/en/?search=Rajputization https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80 Wikimaster2107 ( talk) 07:25, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
I was looking at the Danny Phantom page and notice a fair bit of it maybe Self-published as well as questionable sources as sources on themselves so i start looking at other pages related to Butch Hartman and notice samiler they see Template:Butch Hartman for full list of the pages. usally for his youtube channel Added on 12 August 2020 by Fanoflionking
stared with DP tonight I will carry on the next few days, remove anything that looks too inadequate. Fanoflionking 21:01, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
page | remove questionable sources | time done | date done | page protect | time done | date done | tag added | date | time |
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Butch Hartman | yes | 12:34 | August 14, 2020 | no | no | no | yes | August 14, 2020 | 23:41 |
The Fairly OddParents | 10:48 | August 15, 2020 | August 15, 2020 | 10:48 | |||||
Danny Phantom | 22:32 | August 13, 2020 | August 14, 2020 | 23:44 | |||||
The Magic Roundabout (film) | 16:16 | August 16, 2020 | no | no | no | ||||
: Template:Butch Hartman | 09:51 | August 17, 2020 |
here are main pages if any one know any more where there qustionable data go ahead and added it on P+T
I have also added factual accuracy tags to the pages to notifce page readers. Fanoflionking 15:19, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
I have been working on the page for Mike Whaley and have been including articles, references and citations. Can someone let me know if it is ready for publication? /info/en/?search=Draft:Mike_L._Whaley
Thanks Dreamskygirlsa ( talk) 06:37, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
HI,
I have removed the references relating to Wiki, are there enough references now to publish?
Thanks Dreamskygirlsa ( talk) 08:01, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Dreamskygirlsa, I've amalgamated two of your threads about the same draft. Please don't start new threads on this page willy-nilly. If you have a new question about Draft:Mike L. Whaley, ask it here. -- Hoary ( talk) 09:00, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Is it okay to copy and paste Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO material? Or is still WP:PLAGIARISM. Aditya( talk • contribs) 02:30, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
How do I properly reference a document substantiating the scrapping of a United States Coast Guard Cutter? The item is known as a part of the ship's MARAD documents. The US Department of Transportation is the issuer. I am sadly stupid about Wikipedia. I have not discovered a proper way to reference this item. Since there has been much confused Wiki talk about when the various ships, each named Courier, were scrapped, I would like to present the proof for the radio broadcasting ship named Courier. Or, if someone Wikipedia wise would do it, I would appreciate it. I have a great love for the ship. I've been aboard many times. It changed my life. I just want the correct facts to be present. Thank you. Courierkid ( talk) 10:08, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
How do I delete his wikipedia account Onyekwere09 ( talk) 13:43, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi, guys! I noticed that in my draft for #Draft:Francis Baraan IV, it says there are multiple issues and sources are questionable. Which among the sources are questionable? It is just a stub, and the sources I gave are reliable, independent, and are all verifiable. They have editorial oversight, too. Please help me improve it by letting me know where to improve.
Thank you. MediaManager1 ( talk) 13:22, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Abcdxyz124567810 ( talk) 14:09, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi Teahouse experts,
Germany and Vietnam are 2 reunified countries. But in Wikipedia each country is presented by articles with different quality.
About the leaders/heads of state/presidents, Germany and Vietnam are presented with different articles: Regarding Germany: Article List of heads of state of Germany, /info/en/?search=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Germany Article List of presidents of Germany, /info/en/?search=List_of_presidents_of_Germany
Regarding Vietnam: Article List of heads of state of Vietnam, /info/en/?search=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Vietnam Article List of presidents of Vietnam, /info/en/?search=List_of_presidents_of_Vietnam Article List of heads of government of Vietnam, /info/en/?search=List_of_heads_of_state_of_Vietnam
My concern is: While in the above mentioned german articles leaders of (the communist) East Germany and (the pro-western) West Germany are fully depicted with correct titles and functions, in the vietnamese articles leaders of the (pro-western) South Vietnam (1954-1975), aka Republic of Vietnam, are ONLY PARTLY mentioned.
But NOT enough: Titles, functions in the 3 articles are not correct described and inconsistent.
My question: How can Wikipedia push through, that the contents of the above mentioned "Vietnam" articles should be updated in such a way, that leaders of all, I mean really all, vietnamese political systems (communist/socialist and pro-western/non communist) are fully presented based on equivalent treatment respectively based on quality work? As guide for articles with expected quality, the "Germany" articles mentioned above could be used.
By the way: Emblem of Vietnam, regardless of North Vietnam, South Vietnam, reunified Vietnam, should be discarded from the "Vietnam" articles mentioned above, because these articles are only dealing with the leaders/heds of state/presidents/prime ministers and not the country Vietnam itself.
Thanks in advance. Beautiful Bavaria ( talk) 14:59, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Hi
I have just created a Wikipedia page entitled "DeVono Cresa". A number of sources that I have cited are saying "Missing or empty DC072020 ( talk) 15:26, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
|work=
or |website=
parameters should provide the name of the site or other publication, not the domain name. Use "Forbes" not "forbes.com" for example. In general, anything with a ".com" or other domain is probable incorrect, unless that is the only name a site is known by.Under contributions, each individual contribution has - in between date and the article title - a number in parentheses. What does that number mean? Thanks! COBURY ( talk) 17:07, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Thanks!
I am new to Wikipedia and I want to edit this wiki article Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence because it is full of criticism that isn't scientifically neutral and affected by cultural views on the subject of rejuvenation. I posted a new section in the talk page("The "Scientific controversy" section needs to be removed" without an account) and talked about the problems with the criticism in the article, what next? should I wait for someone to see what I wrote and edit the article?. I am allowed to edit the article myself?. ThunderheadX ( talk) 16:59, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
Consensus is not reached on the Talk page of the article. Given this, you should not deleted the Scientific controversy section. If there are newer references to cite, cite them. David notMD ( talk) 01:04, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello, we are trying to update our page and the edits we made were undone. How do we successfully make changes? Kathleenapf ( talk) 17:08, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
1. Trying to add a Legal Citation copied a paragraph of the actual Judgement and wiki editors keep deleting it saying it's a "Copyright violation" the thing is the Source is a Official Legal Public Data base (Canlii) and specifically allows copying and citation which I properly cited.
"...legal materials published on the CanLII website, such as legislation, decisions and commentary, including editorial enhancements inserted into the documents by CanLII such as hyperlinks and information in headers and footers, can be copied, printed and used by Users free of charge and without any other authorization from CanLII, provided that CanLII is identified as the source of the document." https://www.canlii.org/en/info/terms.html"
2. How to add the Law suits including a copy of the Judgment Paragraphs into the BLP,
3. The BLP is Non Neutral as is without the addition of Legal citations and currently includes a Lawsuit that the BLP "Won" but none of the other and some related Lawsuits which I want to add.
An not related to the party am aware of the industry and law suit cited in the original article and trying to contribute a balanced in context info. Please advise. DragonFireWar ( talk) 18:54, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
Unless restricted by another policy, primary sources that have been reputably published may be used in Wikipedia, but only with care, because it is easy to misuse them. ... A primary source may be used on Wikipedia only to make straightforward, descriptive statements of facts that can be verified by any educated person with access to the primary source but without further, specialized knowledge. ... Use extra caution when handling primary sources about living people.and WP:BLPPRIMARY (which is linked to from WP:PRIMARY) says, in relevant part
Do not use trial transcripts and other court records, or other public documents, to support assertions about a living person.I think this case falls under Do not use trial transcripts and other court records, or other public documents, to support assertions about a living person, so you should seek a secondary source that interprets the court decision and puts it in context. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 19:08, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
To: Ed6767 - Seriously the problem with a lot of "Editors" on wiki is that they say and think stuff without any fact checking a published Legal Judgement by Courts in the US and Canada in fact most if not all Western Countries are a matter of Public Record and not copyrighted and/or incompatible with wiki or it's license terms. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DragonFireWar ( talk • contribs) 19:22, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
To: DESiegel - Thanks for the response your statement is factual and makes a lot of sense.
To clarify I simply want to list the Law Suits in this persons BLP without making any assertions or even one word of my own - simply the Law Suits and a Summary Judgement Paragraph copied with a proper citation that's all. This keeps being deleted by people who are claiming "Copyvio" like experienced wiki editor DMacks - "DMacks talk contribs 8,386 bytes -5,599 same coypvio again Undid revision...".
How can this bogus removal of my contributions for this one BLP based on non existent Copy Violation be stopped? Note that other Wiki BLP's have a laundry list of Lawsuits on Wiki! — Preceding unsigned comment added by DragonFireWar ( talk • contribs) 19:28, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
seek a secondary source that interprets the court decision and puts it in contextis the key point. Direct transcipts of a court case can be full of all sorts of things that are irrelevant or downright wrong (procedural irregularities like objections, uncorrected transcription mistakes, etc.). As a tertiary source, we report what secondary sources have written; we need those sources to interpret, distill, and summarize the information and explain what of it is significant and why. We can then report on what those sources said. As a hypothetical example, Giant Corp., with $5B in annual net income, gets sued 100 times a year, sometimes asking for millions of dollars in damages. 90 of those suits are either won by the company, dismissed, or just die of old age (the suits, not the plaintiffs). Ten of them are settled for a total of $1.5M. Is this significant? Are any of the individual suits significant? $1.5M could easily be less than the cost of fighting them. Often, they might be contractual disputes, where they owed something between $x and $y to a vendor, and needed a court to settle on the number, not find that they did anything wrong. We need that analysis by sources to tell us. DESiegel, I noticed in the CanLI license quoted above that they release their own "editorial enhancements" freely as well. Do you know if the US prohibition against
putting them under any licenseincludes such editorial enhancements that Cornell, LexisNexis, etc. add to their products? Can/do they copyright the presentation and not the data? —[ AlanM1 ( talk)]— 21:42, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
... can be copied, printed and used by Users free of charge ...(emphasis mine), I'm guessing that "Users" (capitalized) might be defined somewhere as those who have registered an account (and accepted ToS), and the phrase could easily be interpreted to be talking about use by such Users only – not re-publication. Dianaa's note that they specifically disallow mass reproduction by bots is some evidence of their intent, at least, which I agree we should respect as not being "free enough" license. —[ AlanM1 ( talk)]— 02:15, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
@Wiki Editors...Many BLP's with Lawsuits listed on wiki have Primary Sources and Copy of Court Documents.
1. I am not copying or linking to court documents that are not Final in terms of Judgement rendered by the Court e.g. Motions and/or Hearings or Affidavits and no Assertions are being made,
Please review and advise on wiki Primary Sources in the context of No Assertions and Final Judgement from the Primary Source actual Judgement Court Docs which are expressly allowed to be copied and linked by the Court in question the BC Supreme Court in Canada BC Supreme Court Copyright Terms,
2. I am copying and linking to FINAL Court Decisions and there is the EXISTING Lawsuit listed in the current NON Neutral BLP,
3. No "Assertions" - As a Primary Source (the actual Court Doc) there is no "Assertion(s)" being made by me I am only copying the Summary Judgment of the Judge in a Final decision by the court,
Further linking to a "third party" as a secondary source is almost impossible due to either non existence and/or third party commercial copyright, adding my own words would require linking to Primary Source that is the Court Document rendering Final Judgement and I do not want to add any of my own words I prefer to stick to the facts,
There appears to be a link being made by Editors and or assumption about "Copyvio" and Assertions - there is no Assertions being made by the contributor only a straight Copy which is allowed by the original source Court documents - the Courts in BC Canada (see Copy and Linking Terms of the BC Supreme Court BC Supreme Court Copyright Terms",
4. BC Court and Canada Government Copyright - The Courts in British Columbia, Canada expressly allow Copy and Linking - see their terms... BC Supreme Court Copyright Terms
"...1. EXTERNAL LINKS BC Supreme Court Copyright Terms
Links from this site to other sites are presented as a convenience to users. The British Columbia Superior Courts do not accept any responsibility for the content, accuracy, reliability, or currency found on these external sites. In addition, different privacy and reproduction policies may apply. Users wishing to rely upon information contained on the external links should consult directly with the source of the information.
The linking to this site from an outside organization does not imply on the part of the British Columbia Superior Courts any endorsement or guarantee of any of the organizations or information (including the right to display such information) found on their respective web sites.
2. COPYRIGHT/PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE
Materials on this website were produced and/or compiled by the British Columbia Superior Courts for the purpose of providing direct access to information about the courts. The Court of Appeal for British Columbia and the Supreme Court of British Columbia are the copyright owners of the information unless otherwise stated.
The decisions and reasons for decision of the British Columbia Superior Courts may be reproduced, in whole or in part without further permission from the individual court.
The official version of the reasons for judgment is the signed original in the court file. In the event that there is a question about the content of a judgment, the original of the judgment in the court file takes precedence. Copies of the original judgment can be obtained by contacting the local registry. A photocopying charge is payable.
Other information on the site is also available for use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means without change or further permission from the individual court.
In both cases, we ask only that:
Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy and currency of the materials reproduced; The Court, identified by name, be identified as the source and, The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the material reproduced, or as having been made in affiliation with or with the endorsement of the British Columbia Superior Courts."
5. The BLP is Non Neutral and their is an existing Lawsuit listed therefore other Lawsuits ought to be listed, I'll note that most other BLP's on wiki with Lawsuits have copy and links to Primary Sources including Court Docs, e.g. Justia etc... why would this BLP be any different?
6. As far as Canlii - a Legal Public Database and their Robots terms it appears to be targeted at Search Engines etc - I could ask them for express permission for linking in wiki I am pretty sure they would allow it but I would have to ask them in writing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.110.120.247 ( talk) 20:26, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
195.149.195.165 ( talk) 14:57, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Hello. I saw that it was requested that we upload lossless SVG's for JPG, GIF, and PNG. I've done so, but my files were nominated for deletion, because they came out as raster. I have no idea why it's doing this, because my programs keep saying that they're vector graphics. I'm using Photoshop and Illustrator. I was wondering if somebody could please show me how to make them properly. Thanks! LocalContributor281 ( talk) 16:22, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
In searching for the text of The Black Manifesto (1969), I looked in vain for the page. The topic appears on a number of other pages, which cry out for a link to this not-yet-page.
Surely it qualifies for notability? Although it was perhaps ephemeral, 51 years on, it still speaks. And the renewed discussion of reparations makes the Manifesto's demands significant.
There are ample resources! Just a few online examples: Sources: https://www.trcnyc.org/blackmanifesto/ https://episcopalarchives.org/church-awakens/exhibits/show/specialgc/item/202 https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/biographies/historians-us-biographies/black-manifesto https://religionnews.com/2019/12/30/50-years-after-black-manifesto-religious-groups-take-up-reparations-again/ https://www.presbyterianmission.org/story/webinar-explores-the-black-manifesto/
Cultural Influences: https://blackmanifesto.us/
Anyone interested in working on a "Black Manifesto" page? JFLohr ( talk) 19:49, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Comment: What a great example of how Wikipedia pages can get created. Although here at the Teahouse we never offer to create articles for people - that's something we leave for them to do, with guidance from us - there is equally nothing stopping us if we want to. But here is a brilliant case of a page being created by two Teahouse Hosts, initiated by a simple question from a user, JFLohr. Normally, we might just have suggested posting the idea at Wikipedia:WikiProject Civil Rights Movement, and left it at that, so how nice to see the baton being picked up and carried in this particular instance. Nick Moyes ( talk) 22:36, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
So if you have a list are you're just doing a job title followed by a name, I thought you're suppose to capitalise the job title, are you suppose to capitalise each part of that, so "Interim Manager" "Persons name" or is the second bit "manager" suppose to be lowercase? Govvy ( talk) 21:53, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
Sir i created a article ob the influencer aloke singh y it is not accepted Fashinhub2020 ( talk) 06:54, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
[ [6]] The logo used here is more than 10 years old. How does one go about changing the logo as a non free image? Peachy198588 ( talk) 18:33, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
How Wikipedia help you get a job? Oliverdrinkstars57 ( talk) 02:44, 18 August 2020 (UTC)