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hi, it's a joke? transfermarkt is the official website for football player and the UEFA PRO coach Gmasuri1989 ( talk) 14:16, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Then ca I ask you why a lot of people have in the external link but i can't have??? Gmasuri1989 ( talk) 14:25, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
How can I create a page? Kenzie Abraham ( talk) 15:26, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I have a quick question. Is the chemical plant explosion in West Virginia notable enough for an article? I saw that another explosion a few days ago in the U.K. got an article, but I’m still not sure to write an article about this event. •rslashthinkong User page User talk page 15:22, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
I would like to have information about how to publish a new article/page on Wikipedia. Ilgiurista digitale ( talk) 16:51, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello Teahouse Hosts: I am new to Wikipedia and excited about participating and have recently made a few edits and additions yet received a few messages and a couple of edit or reversions. I would like to reply, however I am not exactly sure how to do so at the bottom of their talk page. I tried on one and start a new subject and published it and believe that to be the way. If there is another way more acceptable could someone please suggest it to me? Thank you in advance for your considerate assist and support. SILENTWARRIOR SILENTWARRIOR ( talk) 17:19, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
LizLI2 ( talk) 18:14, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
gvcfxdzsxgcgvbhjnmk 166.127.1.75 ( talk) 18:53, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
I have been wondering for a long time, how are bots programmed? Do they use the User:
namespace, or the MediaWiki:
namespace?
a gd fan (
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19:06, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me on best practices to begin immigration, or where I could learn more about this subject. 2601:1C2:4F01:89D0:C120:BF77:B548:85F3 ( talk) 21:07, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am trying to update columns that pertain to Canada history in Ufology. It just so happens to be my organization and my work. Yes this is self promotion, but I've been trying to display the movement that my group has done that contributes to Ufology on a whole. I've written in third person and refference third party articles that others written about us to show a non biased and factual documentation. The issue in the Ufology community, is no one promotes anyone else and you have to promote yourself in order to be recognized. I'm totally understanding the rules and guidelines but my intentions of self promoting is for the benefit of mankind not for myself. With that said, how do I get the content on there ? I can have another member of the group write for me but then it's a conflict as well. People aren't endorsing our work because we are the fact checkers and are actually making it difficult for the other ufologists. We just want the truth. I am a private investigator by trade. So with this said, I'm stumped and looking for someone else to write this story for me. I can provide links and refferences and help another writer/editor if it comes to it.
Please help me find someone to write because I have more info to update on these pages. Stuff that no one has ever read and has never seen the public eyes. Rstacey86 ( talk) 16:20, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
I appreciate the security screening. Do I request an edit in general or on each page ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rstacey86 ( talk • contribs) 16:28, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi there. This is good information. I understand the stand point and I appreciate the high standard. There are reliable sources in the public domain. So I'll request an edit and see where that goes.
Either way, I can push for more media coverage on the work so that it becomes notable and available for other editors to draw from.
I assure you, we are the real deal and want to be taken seriously. So thank you for your comments and I'll redirect my research towards the media and will circle back here once we've achieved that milestone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rstacey86 ( talk • contribs) 16:37, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Stuff that no one has ever read and has never seen the public eyesdoesn't sound promising - Wikipedia does not propagate the first-hand information. Unpublished truth doesn't matter here (please see WP:OR and WP:PRIMARY), only published, reliable, secondary sources count (see WP:VER). -- CiaPan ( talk) 16:44, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
If you take all that's said in consideration, and you accept that being added to Wikipedia is a goal of ours, what strategy would you recommend and where would I start ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rstacey86 ( talk • contribs) 16:45, 9 December 2020 (UTC) CiaPan I don't know the tag to reply to you specifically. I agree with your thoughts and I support them. I should have been clearer, even though we are talking in general terms right now.
The information I am reffering to is unclassified documents given to me by the Canadian Government. We just haven't made them public yet.
This is just research for me right now. I want this information handled properly. I don't want the media to put a spin on it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rstacey86 ( talk • contribs) 16:50, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
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Nick Moyes (
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17:11, 9 December 2020 (UTC)Thank you. I'll start there. I'll have someone else look into it and flag it for you to review.
I appreciate what you are doing and I understand the challenges in regulating.
I am an expert in this field which why I'm paying closer attention.
Step one, make the data that's there accurate.
Ryan Rstacey86 ( talk) 17:18, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi! I'm new here. The page for Operation Wallacea appears to an advert for voluntourism packages, and seems to just be a list of travel locations available. Is it warranted to remove most of its content, especially parts that are not cited? Who should I report this to? Thank you! Arcahaeoindris ( talk) 19:13, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I have uploaded this image to the site (File:Tip_Of_My_Tongue_Single_Art.jpg) but I can't add it to the infobox of the song (Tip of My Tongue by Kenny Chesney) because I believe the page is locked? Can someone help me out Paul to my Linda ( talk) 22:32, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
How do I submit an article for review? And how do I create one? Nononsense101 ( talk) 00:41, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
So I've noticed @ CAPTAIN RAJU:'s edit https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ren%C3%A9_Leblanc&oldid=992558717, which replaced Infobox Judge with Infobox Officeholder in Rene Leblanc's page who is a Judge on Canada's Federal appelate court. Richard Wagner's page who is the Chief Justice of Canada used Infobox Judge. Is there a reason Infobox Judge should not be used rather than Infobox Officeholder? Swil999 ( talk) 06:07, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Are there any improvements that you could recommend to me that be made to the Pre-debut section of my draft? 52-whalien ( talk) 06:43, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I have tried to fulfill all requirements to get a neutral article posted but it seems that I have been misunderstood. The person I have written about is a notable person who has been interviewed on TV, been written about in several scientific and business publications. People need a neutral place where they can look him up, which I thought was Wikipedia. Unfortunately, I've been responded to quite rudely when I was only inquiring about the proper steps involved. I was even dissuaded from doing the 10 edits because of it being a profile, even though it is a neutral one on a notable scientist/entrepreneur. Please note: IT IS A PROFILE DONE ON A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN INTERVIEWED ON TV AND BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT IN SEVERAL SCIENTIFIC AND BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS, NOT BY ME BUT BY OTHER WRITERS.
I don't understand the necessity for rudeness when I am trying to abide by your rules. Do I stand a chance of getting this published or should I give up, as I was so rudely told? Scientrep ( talk) 21:47, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Timtempleton and others - draft content is at Scientrep's talk page. David notMD ( talk) 03:30, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi if I am trying to edit a page like Art to add some grammer changes how do I visually submit an edit request because I cant find what I want to change on the normal edit mode? Thatweirdeditor ( talk) 22:19, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Then, probably give a reason for your request. Hope this helps. — Naddruf ( talk ~ contribs) 08:10, 10 December 2020 (UTC)"In the section titled 'Mammals', replace 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.' with 'The speedy grey wolf leaps over the tired cat.'."
Professeur XYZ ( talk) 01:34, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Why would a page be there for a few days and then suddenly disappear? Professeur XYZ ( talk) 01:36, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Narugopal Mandal
Yesturday I uploaded an article about a film director Narugopal Mandal talking about his works and achivments with all supporting links attached to the article, but today when I submited the article it got rejected stating it sounds like advertisement and not a neutral statement. How can I rewrite it? Capturegraphics ( talk) 07:21, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Unapproved Draft on the Disappearance of Luke Durbin
Hello, hope this finds you well. I recently was received notification that my draft was not approved due to the following: This submission appears to be a news report of a single event and may not be notable enough for an article in Wikipedia. Please see Wikipedia:NOT#NEWS and Wikipedia:ONEEVENT for more information. There is also a potential conflict of interest.
This confused me for the following reasons. I had used all outside sources such as the BBC and local newspapers as well as a documentary. Additionally, I have zero connection to the missing person nor his family. Would it be possible to point out which parts of the article resulted in its non-approval and how it can be approved? Thank you for your time!
CelestialOne (
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12:41, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
I'm wondering if Template:Rp is a good referencing method to use for page numbers, along with Template:Cite book for the general information about the book. I will be using each book a few times, with different page numbers, with references at Draft:Culture of Silicon Valley. Is this the best practice or should I use another referencing method instead? — Naddruf ( talk ~ contribs) 05:48, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
{{
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12:58, 10 December 2020 (UTC)Hi! I apologize first as this is a very specific question and I was not sure where to ask. I am wondering for reference what counts as a 'suicide'. If an individual attempts suicide but survives, and then dies from injuries caused by the attempt months later.. would that still be considered suicide?
I am new to the tea house and a little bit confused but I hope my question is properly formatted
Thank you La Transatlantique ( talk) 12:14, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you La Transatlantique ( talk) 13:15, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Is my sandbox public or private? Sungpeshwe9 ( talk) 11:32, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I've been trying to attach my personal image but for some reasons I get this: ,,We could not determine whether this file is suitable for Wikimedia Commons. Please only upload photos that you took yourself with your camera, or see what else is acceptable. See the guide to make sure the file is acceptable and learn how to upload it on Wikimedia Commons."
It's a portrait of the person about who the page is being created. Thank you for your help:)
Best Regards, Domante Purtokaite DomaPurt ( talk) 13:36, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, how can I put an image in the giovanni scanu page? I try a lot of time but the answer is always an error thank you Gmasuri1989 ( talk) 14:09, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Just added this to the Talk page on Section 28 - and immediately had it removed....What did I do wrong?
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Placing this in context, by 1969, for more families it was becoming common and necessary for both parents to work. The idea of Female equals homemaker and Male equals breadwinner across all classes was being undermined by the economic changes in Society and the Women's Liberation Movement.
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I then received this response....abrupt and unhelpful....Can someone please expand on what I did wrong as I thought it was constructive, I had cited sources and specified why it was necessary.
"Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Talk:Section 28—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 13:12, 10 December 2020 (UTC)"
thanking you in advance. Atomicman33 ( talk) 13:44, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
There is a rude editor on Wikipedia that keeps bothering me. What should I do? Toad62 ( talk) 13:59, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Quisqualis gave very reasonable warnings for you to stop, but you disregarded those and failed to recognize that you were in the wrong. It doesn't matter if you're 13 or 31; as a Wikipedia editor, you're expected to communicate with the community and respond to feedback through discussion. If you really don't understand something, you should've asked for help here! ◢ Ganbaruby! ( Say hi!) 14:18, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
@ Quisqualis and Toad62: I believe the recent example ( Victor Adeboyejo) may be incorrect after Quisqualis' edit:
Ayomide Victor Adeboyejo (born 12 January 1998) known as Victor Adeboyejo, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Barnsley.
I believe there should be a comma after the closing paren (before " known") to set off the following clause correctly:
Ayomide Victor Adeboyejo (born 12 January 1998), known as Victor Adeboyejo, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Barnsley.
If the parenthetical (born 12 January 1998)
is removed, the sentence is still correct (which is how it's supposed to work I think). I suppose if the parenthetical were set off by commas instead of parentheses, you wouldn't need two consecutive commas after 1998, but because a different scheme (parens) is used, I believe the comma should be there.
An alternative I've seen elsewhere (especially when there are more clauses needed, like pronunciations, other language transcriptions, etc.) is to put the "known as" inside the parens:
Ayomide Victor Adeboyejo (born 12 January 1998; known as Victor Adeboyejo) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Barnsley.
I don't think looking at other articles for players on the same team necessarily proves anything about the "correctness" of the grammar; it may only prove that editors use existing articles as a template for new ones and/or that they are largely created/edited by one or a small number of editors.
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Ok, sorry for overreacting. Toad62 14:06, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
I've been working on adding quality and importance labels to articles related to the Wikiproject Podcasting. I was curious whether there was a standard convention for the capitalization of the different levels. For instance, should they always be capitalized or always be lowercase? Does it not matter at all? Should I just be consistent with the other banners on the page or should I change them all to a specific capitalization?
I also wanted to ask whether there is a standard convention for editing summaries. In this case I'm specifically asking about what the best editing summary would be for changing a banner status from one quality and importance rating to another, but I'm also curious if there are guidelines for edit summaries in general.
Wikiproject Podcasting: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Podcasting
Priority Scale: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Release_Version_Criteria#Priority_of_topic
Importance Assessment: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Content_assessment#Importance_assessment
TipsyElephant ( talk) 14:31, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
I am working on a wiki article for a scientist at a major research university. I am having issues getting his article published. His work has been published in a lot of major peer reviewed journals and has made major contributions to his field. However, I could not find any secondary sources (articles written about him) other than peer reviews which are not digital and not easily accessed by the public. Any help or advice you can give me in getting this article published would be appreciated. Draft is for Richard L. Green an American condensed matter experimental physicist. Thank you!! Kstenson86 ( talk) 13:59, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
331dot Thank you for letting me know. Would a peer review be consider a secondary source. It is a critique of the scientists work but he is listed an author because it's his orignal material that they are citing and reviewing. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kstenson86 ( talk • contribs) 14:09, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you Nick MoyesI will follow your advice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kstenson86 ( talk • contribs) 15:03, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
How do you manage a UPE tag if it was assigned unfairly? What are the steps or the process to eliminate that from a page? Thank you Iulia Braila ( talk) 14:40, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Is Ctrlt a Nigerian artist a notable person to write about? Ctrltoby ( talk) 15:07, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Yesterday I had asked if the WV explosion was notable enough for an article, and I got a now. The only requirements I think it really needed was fatalities. Well, there has been confirmed fatality, so before I do anything, I would to make sure if it is notable enough now. • • rslashthinkong (User page) (User talk page) 13:35, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, can anyone share their views on this page : RightScale
I think my edits were not unsourced or poorly sourced. If they are proper, then can anyone edit them back?
Let me know what is right.
Thank you! Flenleaf ( talk) 18:19, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
David notMD ( talk) Hello, I think I am eligible for COI as I am somehow connected to the company, this means I can't directly edit it, right? But can you please review the history and reverse it back to what it was because that is the truth.
As for the blocked account, I have no connections with it. How do I prove this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flenleaf ( talk • contribs) 17:48, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
@ David notMD: Flenleaf ( talk) 17:25, 10 December 2020 (UTC) Hello
@ Hugo999: Hello Flenleaf ( talk) 17:25, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Sometimes when I put stub templates on top of articles, I notice on other articles that the stub template is on the bottom. Am I doing something wrong? Toad62 14:21, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for helping me, I appreciate it! Stay safe :) Toad62 15:17, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Listen, I don't know who you think you are changing the edits that I made to Barbados but those edits were completely true. I am a Barbadian myself and Bajan Creole is not a language that we speak, we speak english with a accent that is similar to a british one, so why when we speak english its called creole but when people of America or U.K speak english its not considered creole. Don't talk about the vocabulary how we have different words, all English speakers of different regions have different vocabulary so why is it cosidered creole for people of Barbados. You can understand when we speak english its not like Jamaican Patois or Hatian Creole which are actually languages that a primary English speaker will not understand. Please do not change back my edits I have just explained to you why I made those edits so please don't. If you do i'll just change it back all the time so lets really not go through that, OK. NickMaraj ( talk) 15:41, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
I've just explained why I changed it, simply because the facts of the matter were not true. Here, let me right it in all caps so you may understand or see it better. BARBADIANS OR BAJANS DO NOT SPEAK BAJAN CREOLE BECAUSE IT IS NOT A LANGUAGE, WE SPEAK ENGLISH WITH AN ACCENT THATS IT, IF WIKIPEDIA IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FACTS THEN WHATS THE PROBLEM WITH ME FIXING THE FACTS SO THAT THE OUTSIDE VIEW WOULD BE CORRECT ALL IM TRYING TO DO IS MAKE SURE THE INFORMATION FOR Barbados IS CORRECT, WHATS SO WRONG WITH THAT. NickMaraj ( talk) 18:43, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
How can you tell if an article is Start class or a stub? Slater and Devil fires is now published as a stub, and the article is short, but I feel like its long enough to not be a stub. How can you tell if it's a stub? a gd fan ( talk) 18:12, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi. I'm a philosopher and a scientist new to Wikipedia. I'd like help creating a page devoted to an emerging science. Is there someone who can guide me through this process? I can't devote a ton of time to learning the intricacies of wiki editing, but can handle drafting the article, siting background research, etc. I need a collaborator who's passionate about science, knows Wikipedia, and wants to contribute to public understanding of an exciting new science. Can you help? Philo1963 ( talk) 15:37, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
I have added episode summaries for A Discovery of Witches season one, episodes 5-8. I tried to match the length of previously written summaries, but I agree that they are all too long and detailed. Season two starts airing in January, and I wondered if this would be a good time to make a separate article for the episode guide. I would then shift the more detailed episode descriptions there and condense the summaries on the main page. Kaboobie71 ( talk) 13:48, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
ETA: I have sought out the pages of some other recent series and noticed that their episode summaries are at least as long, but have not been flagged as "too long or excessively detailed". For example, The Umbrella Academy. Kaboobie71 ( talk) 19:31, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
I have been editing Wikipedia for a while but would appreciate thoughts on the best way to deal with this. The page on Alma Thomas has a significant number of issues. Among them, it included two incorrect statements citing old and current versions of a webpage from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, saying that in college two professors (Jones and Herring) influenced her to change her painting style toward abstraction (and extrapolating from those pages to say further things that are not stated in them, such as that she had further (post graduate) education at Howard University). This source, the NMWA webpage, is contradicted by numerous other sources, and obviously wrong on one point - Jones was not "her" professor, but was 14 years younger than her and only became a professor at Howard 6 years after Thomas had graduated. I thought just deleting the incorrect statements would look baseless and result in their coming back. I deleted one of the two incorrect statements and corrected the other, with explanations of my edits and adding a note at the place of the deletion explaining why the previously-cited source was wrong. Is there a better approach to deal with an incorrect factual statement in an article supported by a source that is obviously and demonstrably wrong?
Thanks. Sullidav ( talk) 20:13, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi there. This regards the page: /info/en/?search=Alyosha_Monument,_Murmansk
The photo there is quite low resolution, and I thought the article could do with a higher resolution photo that shows more detail, so I was going to replace it with one I took while visiting this year. (Of course it's debatable whether my photo is otherwise better.)
However, when I go to the photo, it seems there is some copyright issue with sculptures according to Russian law.
What should I do about this? Is it OK for me to upload this photo and use it on the wiki page?
Sorry for writing about such an insignificant issue. I'd like to learn to contribute better and get a bit more involved. Aapeliv ( talk) 21:02, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
By this point I have spent far more time on this task than it was worth, and I regret even attempting it. I've made multiple anonymous edits to Wikipedia over the years, but I suspect I'll be much more hesitant in the future. 108.246.204.20 ( talk) 21:14, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Bonjour members of the Teahouse, it is I once again. I've gotten into fighting vandalism, mostly through recent changes. This can be slow, and most of the time I get beat to it anyways. Are there any other more efficient ways to find vandalism? Thanks! SnazzyInfinity ( talk • contribs) 19:18, 10 December 2020 (UTC) SnazzyInfinity ( talk • contribs) 19:18, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
can we please make it so the graphic picture of a murder victim is blurred out or you have to consent to seeing it 67.170.230.230 ( talk) 23:45, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Millie's mothers name should be spelt Kellie and not Kelly. . 62.64.135.183 ( talk) 22:20, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
On my global account information page, there are a lot of extraneous unused accounts attached to my sole Wikipedia account. Is there a way to remove/delete them without affecting this one? They were created by simply visiting other Wikimedia projects. I don't even speak the language of most of them ... signed, SpringProof talk 01:16, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Draft:Slater and Devil fires
Sorry if I am a bit impatient, but my best article is up for review, and I want it to get reviewed faster, but how?
a gd fan (
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15:56, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
I want to know how to make a thing like User:TigerScientist/Pages Created or something like that. Can you help me. TigerScientist ( talk) 02:22, 11 December 2020 (UTC) TigerScientist ( talk) 02:22, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I've got a question about self published sources. When do you tag or consider a source as self-published?
In addition, what if a website, in which the author is the same as the one in the Wikipedia page, will be used as a source? I don't know if I'm understood with that, but I noticed it in some pages. Mottshmikes ( talk) 05:46, 10 December 2020 (UTC) Mottshmikes ( talk) 05:46, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Good morning, I have a problem. You see, I translated a Wikipedia article in Spanish. For this I simply translated words and entered the sources well, this is:
/info/en/?search=Draft:Christopher_Louis_Chanc%C3%A9_P%C3%A9rez
And well, I was rejected for being something "advertising". I understand that they are different wikis, but they all have many rules in common.
I'll give you the article in Spanish: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Chanc%C3%A9
Please if you can help me, Thank you. MarioHernandez1976 ( talk) 04:51, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I noticed that the article about the Goutte d'Or neighbourhood of Paris has been flagged with: This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (September 2009) This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2009) While I am by no means an expert on Paris, I'm wondering if it's just a case of finding some better and more recent citations? I had a quick look for information about le marché Dejean and there were several pages, although some of them were published many years ago. Are there any Parisians who have got time to give this article a quick look, please? Canberranone ( talk) 08:24, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Usually I use citation tool of visual editor for adding references from various journal articles. Many times 2 link URLs are available link to journal and link to PDF or HTML article. In many cases, if one gives only one URL then finding other one can remain difficult In present citation tool I did not find facility to include both URLs (this makes reconfirmation verification process tedious if not impossible).
Is their any solution available to include two URLs in same citation.
Thanks and regards Bookku ( talk) 04:51, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
@ Ganbaruby:, Let us not digress from main question with usual obsession. Let me give another example as you said DOI link. Now I want to add a DOI link plus PDF link or say a journal link. Or say some other link of proof to show it is reliable source. Is there any option of at least manually adding additional URL link in the template? If no one knows on this forum then I will forward my question to Technical Village pump.
Thanks and regards
Bookku ( talk) 07:59, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
archive-url
, so you're probably going to have to insert that second URL in manually. —
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08:31, 11 December 2020 (UTC)Tenryuu, Thanks for your prompt reply. Just I tried manually, it template does not seem to show immediate error but it does not give a display either. Further I will take up the issue at Village pump technical. Regards Bookku ( talk) 08:58, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for inviting me. My questions are: How do I improvise information and Add pictures related to article. Sayli Bhalekar ( talk) 05:31, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I'm new here and have a very basic question. I don't know if I'm even in the right place to ask this. Is there a dark mode option for Wikipedia on PCs? I had an android smart tv box and there was a dark mode available in that app. It would really help with eye strain. Thanks. I hope I'm doing this correctly. -- Chuckripp ( talk) 01:17, 11 December 2020 (UTC) Chuckripp ( talk) 01:17, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Nick, I hope this is the way to thank you for answering my question. I'm using Firefox with Windows 10. I set up Firefox in dark mode but Wikipedia still comes up with a bright white background. I'll play around with Firefox some more and see what I can find. Thanks for your help. I hope I did this correctly. -- Chuckripp ( talk) 01:43, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks Fuhghettaboutit, I checked it out. Pretty gnarly. Reminds me of 1980. It was worth a shot...-- Chuckripp ( talk) 05:32, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I want to update the image on Panama Canal fence to reference the 5th page of the pdf file (the one with the map), but I can't figure out how to - there doesn't seem to be an option on the visual editor and there's not an attribute for page number in the source editor Condimentary ( talk) 20:37, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
[[File:Map of the Isthmus of Panama representing the line of the Panama Rail Road as constructed under the direction of George M. Totten, Chief Engineer etc. (IA mapisthmuspanam00harr).page5.jpg |thumb |Map of the Isthmus of Panama representing the line of the Panama Rail Road (before 1857)]]
|page=5
in the source editor. The jpg uploaded by AlanM1 has better image quality for me.
PrimeHunter (
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10:23, 11 December 2020 (UTC)Why some bot undo my edits frequently? Alexander The king ( talk) 10:30, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi. Just curious. Is there anything to be done about admin bullies? Because there are many many admin bullies on here that just gang up and attack people, but if you retaliate, you get threatened with a ban. That does not seem fair. This seems to only exist on the English wikipedia. So I am unsure why this exists or how you deal with it? I am happy to finally have an account, after 10 years of applying. However, I do not want to lose it overnight. But I also do not want to be the victim of bullying and vulgar attacks. Thank you. Walther Faunus ( talk) 03:34, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the review you have completed for my draft. I am disappointed though that my draft has been declined. The reason you have given for the decline is that the submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. The article is a biography of a scholar and the sources are the scholar's published works. They are published in refereed journals, so they can be verified. So I am not sure what you mean by your decline. Kudzai Matereke ( talk) 13:21, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Foreword: Contrary to what edit summaries mentioning this section may imply, I haven't found "appoint" being disturbed by "your Wikipedia's lack of faith articles". Appoint is a verb, not a noun, and you can't disturb a verb unless you know someone named Verb, or Appoint in this case.
I know these are two unrelated things, but I'm a bit disappointed that Peter Hastings (the Animaniacs co-producer) and the phrase No shirt, no shoes, no service don't have Wikipedia articles about themselves as of yet. There are redirective mainspace articles for a fictional Peter Hastings and a song called " No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service", but no article on the real Peter Hastings or the phrase itself, and I've been wondering why no one on Wikipedia has suggested there be articles about either of them.
Could it be that the droids I'm looking for, despite being at least sort of popular, don't have enough coverage in reliable sources (as far as editors have looked) to meet Wikipedia's notability requirements? -- MrPersonHumanGuy ( talk) 13:55, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
How do i add a flag Mungkorn789 ( talk) 14:13, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I am not sure how to make a new page on a language that should work that I came up with. Any help is appreciated. БОЇ ШНАТ ИОШ Џ ( talk) 14:40, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I added a photo and it has no copyrights but Wikipedia wants me to provide a copyright so what can I do. Yemenpedia ( talk) 14:44, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
In regards to the Infobox biography, the status should not be Senior Posting, but Muslim Leader instead.
How do I edit the status, or is it edited by your staff? Your prompt attention would be great appreciated.
Thank you, Imzaid ( talk) 05:07, 11 December 2020 (UTC) Imzaid ( talk) 05:07, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello! Gary of Bitner Group here, working to update the James F. Allen article on his behalf by sharing requests on the article's Talk page. I've disclosed my conflict of interest on my profile and on the article's Talk page. First, I've proposed some specific changes to the infobox and categories re: his year of birth. I've also provided a source to confirm the year. Can someone please review my request and update the page for me? Thank you! GaryBitner ( talk) 13:03, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Help me delete my account because I just give up. Thanks БОЇ ШНАТ ИОШ Џ ( talk) 14:52, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
information on a public transit site is erroneous. The city - City of St. Thomas - has re-branded their transit services including a new logo. Some of the edits I attempted to make ( I work for the City Environmental Services that oversees transportation) have been rejected. How do we ensure that our name/logo and content are correct? I also can't upload the new logo. Ttiersma ( talk) 16:11, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Since I saw an image posted as a joke (a screenshot of a tiny, kinda useless Wikipedia article that I don't think exists), I've been wondering about what kind of things are significant enough to make an entire article about. (I did dig up and read pages like this.) For example, Sans, Flowey, and Toriel have pages, but other main characters from Undertale don't. But then, they're rather important characters...?
I'm sorry if this question is too silly or has been asked before and I just didn't see it in the Teahouse... Galina&Oddity ( talk) 20:02, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
why my page is deleting? Sameer Khan Director ( talk) 16:20, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello;
Weeks ago I became dismayed when the number of American deaths from Covid 19 surpassed the number of Americans killed in the 4 year American Civil War, 212,000 according to my trusted source Wikipedia. I wondered if the death toll from the virus would equal the biggest killer of Americans, WWII at 292,000.
Imagine my surprise when I checked yesterday to find the wikipedia number changed to 491,000 for WWII.
Why was the number changed by who?
Thank you. John Lyons 2607:FEA8:13DF:6E00:E864:86BC:D6F7:D83A ( talk) 15:50, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
The article they're complaining about - which I found because OP came onto -en-help and complained about it, again without saying anything about what article it was other than Siri pulled it up, prompting me to Google it - is United States military casualties of war. — A little blue Bori v^_^v Takes a strong man to deny... 16:44, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I was thinking of adding compound synthesis image( https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281552098/figure/fig2/AS:280436698828831@1443872727919/Formal-syntheses-of-a-ervaticine-and-conolidine-and-b-latrepirdine.png) from ( https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Formal-syntheses-of-a-ervaticine-and-conolidine-and-b-latrepirdine_fig2_281552098) to Ervaticine article? Can I, or will there be copyright issues?. Machinexa ( talk) 16:40, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Machinexa ( talk) 16:41, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, New page created; /info/en/?search=British_Weight_Lifting
Two template messages below have been addressed.
This article or section may have been copied and pasted from another location This article contains content that is written like an adverting
Earwigs Copyvio Detector now sits at just 2.9% and I have removed any words/phrases that may be deemed promotional.
Could i request a review of the template messages, and for their removal please? (Or further assistance if you feel they still need addressing)
Thanks and best, H.A.Player ( talk) 16:42, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Gremania ( talk) 16:50, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
so is t ok to make minor edits on existing articles because it's not like I'm vandalizing but I'm saying is it ok because I'm new. Gremania ( talk) 17:05, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Google works for Google, while Alexa works for Amazon, and Siri works for Apple. 172.58.47.35 ( talk) 17:48, 11 December 2020 (UTC) 172.58.47.35 ( talk) 17:48, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
How do I reference my source for an edit? Specifically, my source is a Facebook post I made. Can I do a hyperlink over my name to that post? If so, how? If not, what do I do? All the Wikipedia "help" pages seem very confusing. PianoMan58H ( talk) 18:49, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
PianoMan58H Click the cite button. Then put the url into the space and wikipedia will generate a citation. TigerScientist ( talk) 18:51, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Gremania ( talk) 18:41, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
There are some helpful links in your talk page. ( talk) TigerScientist ( talk) 18:54, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Am I, a non-admin, acting in accordance with policy if I close the TfD request I made at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2020 December 5#Template:Uw-vandalism1? Note the high amount of replies and unclear consensus. Thank you for your time. Opal|zukor( discuss) 20:23, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
A Wikipedia page is needed for an incredible woman who organized and led efforts to acquire, preserve, restore one of the most well known Revolutionary War sites, helped preserve another internationally known site, worked with the original Daughters of the American Revolution and became founder, first Regent of one of the first significant Chapters of D.A.R., was Matron-In-Chief / Nurse for three years during Civil War, at times tending over 2,000 wounded soldiers, was present (nearby) for Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, was State Regent at 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Authored three books, all while helping organize, raise funds / supplies, donate time for multiple other National, State and Community causes.
While collating information for another project regarding this incredible women it came to our attention that she is more than well-deserving of a Wikipedia page, yet none exists. There are highly qualified historical writers who have written or supplied content and bibliographical data over the past 100+ years, however there are currently no writers "that we personally know" available that also have the proper Wikipedia experience needed to author this page in a deserving way.
As you can easily tell I am neither a Historian or Writer. What we do have is an incredible amount of factual data supporting all of the above contributions. We are hoping to find a qualified writer to properly utilize that information for a page. The information historians, historical organizations, Authors and others have uncovered and have direct hyperlinks to comes from the Library of Congress, U.S. National Park Service, contemporary magazine and newspaper articles, pictures and factual data uncovered by highly qualified historians over the past 100+ years.
Please let me know if there is a qualified volunteer author we can review the data with.
Thank You. CBrookUM ( talk) 19:54, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Apologies, this is my first posting. While I am not trying to be covert, and there are probably hundreds of qualified people, especially given the volumes of links to factual data from incredibly reputable sources and the association with very well known historical sites, events and leaders that we have, it was strongly suggested to us that we reach out to someone with track record of articles on historic U.S. people and places. More specifically they suggested we try to reach someone from the great "Women In Red" initiative. If there is a way to do that, please let me know. Thank you again.— Preceding unsigned comment added by CBrookUM ( talk • contribs) 21:00, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I was requested this article Isabelle de Charrière for translation into Bengali and Hindi as I can read and write fluently in both the languages. However I do not know how to link these pages to the original English article once I have translated the text and created the pages in the Bengali and Hindi Wikipedias respectively. Could anyone possibly help me? DishitaBhowmik 07:35, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Gremania ( talk) 21:05, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I am not quite sure if I asked this in the right place, but if not, please direct me there. My question is about where to ask factual questions. Is it better to ask at Wikipedia's reference desk or on Quora? I'm asking this because I get confused between the two websites and would like a little but of guidance on what to do when I have a factual question. Thanks, Interstellarity ( talk) 21:15, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Interstellarity, Here's the rundown:
The Teahouse (here) is a forum to ask questions on how to use or edit Wikipedia. Get friendly help if you are a newcomer
The Help Desk is similar to the Teahouse, but is for more complex questions and for more experienced users.
The Reference Desk is a forum to ask specific questions on anything non-Wikipedia related. Although most questions can be answered using Google, the Reference Desk can answer word-specific questions.
Quora is basically the same thing as the Reference desk, but not involved with Wikipedia. According to our religion, it doesn't exist.
(and you know, when you try to use the User:Enterprisey/reply-link only to see it result in an error, and when you try to respond again you see that Nick Moyes already answered it, it makes you want to nominate him for deletion. I'm still answering this because effort is effort.) Le Panini [🥪] 21:27, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Gremania ( talk) 21:11, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Gremania ( talk) 21:17, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Gremania ( talk) 21:20, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
User blocked as a sock. 331dot ( talk) 22:02, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I remember having a feature where you could select a piece of text, and you could right=click it to find the last revision it was changed in. I can't remember the tool that did this (not in RW prefs, not in account prefs), but I swear it existed somewhere. Anyone knows what that might be so they can jog my memory? WikiBlame isn't it afaik, it's an external tool. This is inline and enabled somehow... WhoAteMyButter ( 📬│ ✏️) 22:31, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello
Could a citogenesis warning tag be created? so that readers of an article can be made aware that some of the information is potential unreliable, but because wikipedia has been used as a source by so many media, academic and other sources it is nigh impossible to discern at this point if a source cited is based on information taken from wikipedia.
That way the reader is alerted that although the sources used are usual reliable there is a risk that the authors, journalists etc didn't take their information from wikipedia.
Happy to Discuss 84.13.85.156 ( talk) 20:25, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks both! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.85.156 ( talk) 10:03, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Is there one where it may be a problem? as in there is no direct evidence but wikipedia is so much of the zeitgeist particularly for journalists that it would now be impossible to disentangle a genuine source from one that originated in wikipedia?
In the list of best selling books we have the issue that one editor is sure anything published after the article was created is pulling numbers that were originally unsourced or poorly sourced from the article. However these numbers now have many sources in books and newspapers etc which may not in anyway even realise they were drawn from the wiki article (if they were) originally, but are now used as sources to support those numbers. However, without interogating ever writer of ever source it is impossible to ascertain. So to resolve the issue I though a general warning, that sets out these numbers are based on sources, however the influnence wikipedia on journalism etc means that citogenesis may have occurred but it is now impossible to know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.85.156 ( talk) 10:11, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello: I just edited a page created by an unknown author. Somehow THAT page was accepted even though it had outdated information and less information than I provided. When I submitted it for review I received the following: "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)."
The subject has frequently been featured in articles in Bloomberg, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Business Journal, Wall St. Journal, etc. and is frequently interviewed on major financial television programs. I did not include these references when I edited the article (at her request, to correct the inaccuracies by the mystery person who created the page). I don't understand how the original page could have been accepted as an Article for Creation when my edited version, which was simply an attempt to make the page accurate, has been rejected. The subject is by all measures worthy of a page. Please advise. Thank you! Paula F Warren ( talk) 22:26, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
What is the draft? TigerScientist ( talk) 22:28, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
User:Le Panini, thank you for your reply. As a new user, I was unaware that knowing someone was considered a conflict of interest. I did not include the Bloomberg and other citations because that seemed ancillary to her actual career. Paula F Warren ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 22:40, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
User Cullen328: Thank you for your reply. I have not edited any other article besides the "Draft:Betsy Cohen" - I can see this will need to be revisited, but I am somewhat mystified--it sounds like you're saying that I should take, for example, an article from the Philadelphia Business Journal or Bloomberg and put that in the draft with references; that would provide some info but not the full story. How do you include info that is true and might be interesting but not published elsewhere? Or don't you? Paula F Warren ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 22:56, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not interested in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is only interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources.. -- ColinFine ( talk) 23:10, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Is it possible to read articles of information without the reference citation numbers. Thank You WayneDrach ( talk) 03:35, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Jimmy Blackmon
Hello,
I recently published the page, "Jimmy Blackmon" and have received feedback from several reviewers on Wikipedia. Some reviewers mentioned issues on the sources and reliability of them. Can someone provide additional guidance as to the specific sections of the article that may not meet the notability criteria or simply require additional references?
To address the comments regarding my user name, I originally created this account while under the impression that I could convert it to the Jimmy Blackmon page itself, then to find out later on, that simply serves as a sandbox environment, talk page and profile hub which is why I have a similar profile name as the page).
An article cannot be completely based on what we call primary sources, which are sources that the subject written about themselves including official sites and tweets. Also, Wikipedia has a rule about notability, which is how we determine if an article is "important" enough to have an article. This means that we need multiple independent reliable sources to go in depth about the subjec JFBlackmon ( talk) 22:02, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I want to know the below sources are reliable or Not? 1. Poster in India Today Magzine 2. highlighted in Aaj Tak News. 3. Mentioned too many times in a book published by HarperCollins 4. Certificates from the DRDO, Indian Army, and Most Government hospitals like Medanta, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Command Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre and more certificates from government.
I researched since last 6 months to collect them. Please tell me is it enough to create an article or not?. Murad9711 ( talk) 12:18, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I took it upon myself to fix missing page numbers in references for the Wikipedia page Tulsa race massacre
I checked out the book "Riot and Rembrance" cited in the page from my local library and found the various quotes and the corresponding page numbers.
Where I'm requesting advice on is the following quote in the section Property Losses "The Red Cross estimated that 10,000 people, mostly black, were made homeless by the destruction."
I've read the entire book and the only mention of the number 10,000 is a statement that the population of black Tulsan's at the time of the riot was 10,000. Also there is a mention of the Red Cross providing temporary housing for 4,000 people.
Do I simply change it with new verbiage that conforms more closely to the book being cited? Do I mark it as a unsourced number? The rest of the section on the Property damage does come from the book.
Thanks for any advice. Grgrant ( talk) 02:13, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I'm conducting an experiment for a class at my school, on how credible Wikipedia is. We have a controlled experiment, where we went to edit some unknown pages, making both conspicuous and inconspicuous edits, and recording the amount of time this takes to get changed. Just wanted to let whoever's behind this to know!! Jawadm06 ( talk) 01:51, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
2607:FCC8:FFC0:24:5851:226F:3B16:B7AA ( talk) 04:01, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I want to help translate articles into Simple English. Is there a guide for translating pages? I'm sorry if this has been asked before. Aquackers ( talk) 04:55, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
My understanding is that if we run the "fix dead link" tool, and choose "Add archives to all non-dead references (Optional)", then the archives will be stored "offsite" (example: web.archive.org) in addition to being added to the article.
At some point, I learned that sponsoring the archived links on WP, increases both the article size and download time. So, depending on the number of citations, I have "Add[ed]archives to all non-dead references". Once complete, I have undone/reverted my edit. Reasoning: The references were now stored offsite, and would be available in future, if a link went dead. But the WP article wouldn't be increased in size (and download time for readers, etc.).
I am giving archiving advice to a new editor. Can anyone confirm that this process of archiving/adding archives, and then "undoing" the edit, works as I understand it? Thanks, Tribe of Tiger Let's Purrfect! 06:47, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi , how can i add a photo to a wikipedia page Kinghafis ( talk) 07:15, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
[[File:(image file name)|thumb|250px|(add caption to explain that photo)]]
in the article section. For the image file name, you can search or upload the images at
Wikimedia Commons.
WPSamson (
talk)
07:58, 12 December 2020 (UTC)So,there is this article about a console,and that article is proposed for deletion,it is called "Ending-man terminator"( https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ending-Man_Terminator) ,I guess the reason for deletion is that it has no references,so I added a reference,so now should I remove the proposed for deletion message or not? Simulator-master ( talk) 07:43, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Bob says x on twitter. I report bob said X, and use their twitter post as a citation. Is this allowed?-- Michaelwalky ( talk) 08:02, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
How can I make an artist bio publishable? The draft I submitted [1] has been turned down and I don’t know how to satisfy the reviewer Windsome429. Jean Constant is a Google scholar, listed in ORCID, has published over 30 books and papers. He has several works listed in Wikimedia Common [2] He produced 2,000-some artworks in his career and all the links and references in this draft are not random but send to specific places and events relevant to this artist biography. Any advice will help. Thank you. Bysance ( talk) 11:50, 12 December 2020 (UTC) Bysance ( talk) 11:53, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
References
... when it seems that many articles on political matters and people is dominated by those willing to repeatedly edit out any contrary information and able to spend the time doing this censorship. I actually have a life, and am not supported by George Soros. So, I am effectively prevented from "combat" in this arena. I just made my annual donation to the Wikimedia Foundation, BUT THAT WILL BE THE LAST TIME! Davidlgilmer ( talk) 09:07, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello everyone! I recently came across this article, Nitrogenous base which was a stub which I thought unusual for such an established and important topic. So I did a bit of digging and found another article, Nucleobase, which is the same thing as nitrogenous base. This article is more developed and detailed and the better one. So should I propose the stub for deletion (after extracting any information and references that can be use in the other article) or redirect it to the Nucleobase page? I don't know how to redirect / merge pages. DishitaBhowmik 07:25, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I don't know how to start a new page.
I would really like to start a new page, but don't know how to. Bababeoy ( talk) 15:09, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Sachechka13 ( talk) 19:13, 11 December 2020 (UTC)how to retrieve a draft of new article that was deleted accidentally? Sachechka13 ( talk) 19:13, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
How can i submit an article for review MasterJohnPal ( talk) 15:54, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, I wanted to know if the admin had a nick of time to check the following article. I've already edited major mistakes about the article that was reviewed by one of the admins, Timtrent on July 15th, 2020. If there's any problem(s), please let me know. Thank you!
/info/en/?search=Draft:Fomalhaut_TV Danialhalim680 ( talk) 16:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Oh, maybe I need more research for the information I've added. I thought that might as well called references, but I will read first about reliable secondary sources article. Thank you for helping me out! -- Danialhalim680 ( talk) 17:08, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Rajesh Chaplot
Page approval
I had created a page few months back and one reviewer suggested few changes and I had resubmitted with the changes. Now after 3 months,another guy came and rejected it. can somebody help me to get this page approved Kishormeru ( talk) 18:28, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi. I was trying to type something in my user page, and the text was in a box. It also looked like writing from the source. What happened? Hayta= 19:42, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello WP community, This is kinda getting frustraing. I've made a Wikipedia article a while back (April of this year) and, it said that article reviews could take up to 3 months. Guess what, it's more than 3 months, and my article is still listed as a DRAFT. What is going on?! I don't get it. If anyone could answer me that would be great. :D Flipsosmasos ( talk) 12:11, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Responding to editor SK2242’s judgment that my sandbox proposal to replace article “Problem of induction” violated protocols NPOV and NOR, I presented a table as evidence refuting that mistaken classification. The table format was botched, making the evidence undecipherable. How can I get a second chance to present my evidence? TBR-qed ( talk) 18:48, 12 December 2020 (UTC) TBR-qed ( talk) 18:48, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Under the pages "such-and-such (Disambiguation)" or any other page that shows a list of possible meanings, if the word is the exact name of a particular song/track, would that count to be put in the list? Probably not, because it's such a small thing (game soundtrack so...), but just asking. Rolex Kaard ( talk) 22:10, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
How does WP determine precedence in regard to article title names? WP has a stub article for Art Napoleon, a film director (1920-2003), consisting of one sentence, seven film credits, and two references. Meanwhile, we have Draft:Art Napoleon (Artist). This Art Napoleon has a "career" encompassing Indigenous political activism, several TV programs, (some that he translated into Cree) educational publications (Cree/English) and a music career, etc., supported by 39 citations.
I am entirely uncertain about the choice of "Artist", which gives impression that Napoleon paints or sculpts. Given the amount of refs and coverage in RS, I would think that the current "Art Napoleon" article should be changed to "Art Napoleon (film director)", and the draft should be titled as "Art Napoleon". If I move the current Art Napoleon to "Art Napoleon (film director)", what would/should/could be done about the Draft title? May the Draft title be changed to "just" Art Napoleon? WP:AT doesn't seem to address this. Curious... Tribe of Tiger Let's Purrfect! 23:33, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Bold textHi How can i create new images for wikipedia? Because i would like to insert an image on a page i am creating which, unfortunately, is not found on wikipedia. D10s Maradona ( talk) 12:48, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
I recently edited the article on Oscar C. Parkinson and noticed lots of other pages in the California State Legislature category are similarly stubs without much information. I plan to try and expand them with the sources I used for this article (namely JoinCalifornia.com and Statement of the Vote of California, as those were the only sources I could find with information on this person - they seem to line up), but I wanted to ask before I made edits to a bunch of articles. Is this a good set of sources and structure (infobox for example) for these articles?
A few examples of the other stubs: John N. Anderson, Ernest N. Mobley, Vernon F. Gant Tymewalk ( talk) 05:54, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Comment On rejection of Savoy Motel article: Super frustrating. Band's been active for 6 years, played SXSW, gets radio play, written up in trade mags, etc. Still not good enough for WP. Hours of my time-- trying to meet all the standards, linking all sorts of articles, reviews, ratings, etc.--dismissed with a snarky elitist comment about garage bands. 24.189.252.17 ( talk) 21:52, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
The form that walks you through creating a new article form stresses the need to use your own words. This seems to contradict the idea of user-generated content being unreliable. Not sure how to square this circle. The Garage Band comment is what stung the most. These four make up a working band, they're not fooling around in their parent's basement. They're gigging every week, getting paid. They opened for Kesha during her 2017 tour. The "notable" barrier seems to be extremely subjective. Not sure how big a circle of influence has to be. Nashville, TN might be seen as a backwater burg to some, but there's always been a big scene for music. If you do a search on the band, you'll find they're referenced in other articles. They just don't get one of their own. I wasn't expecting this velvet rope vibe. Finally, since the article's been removed, I can't make any of these suggested changes. As I said, the experience has been frustrating. If the urge hits, I might try again someday (maybe when they chart, when their third album comes out, or when they hit some kind of milestone). Thanks for your attention. 24.189.252.17 ( talk) 00:12, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
The form that walks you through creating a new article form stresses the need to use your own words.That is correct; to avoid toeing the line and making a copyright violation, information from reliable sources should be given in one's own words. That doesn't contradict WP:USERGEN, as user-generated content can be hard to verify without a source that is considered reliable.
They're gigging every week, getting paid.A lot of bands and other groups get paid every week, but that doesn't necessarily mean they'll catch the eye of reputable sources that give them significant coverage. Wikipedia can be a difficult place to navigate, especially if you're trying to create an article, which is one of the hardest things to do on here. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) ( 🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 00:55, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello! I have been editing the page Republican reactions to Donald Trump's claims of 2020 election fraud. The current definition of the articles, as stated below the name is “Members of the US Republican Party have reacted differently to Republican President Donald Trump's claims about the 2020 United States presidential election, with some denouncing it and others supporting it. Trump falsely claimed to have won the election,[1][2][3] and made many claims of widespread fraud arising from postal voting, despite substantial evidence to the contrary.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
By December 5, only 27 out of 249 Republicans in Congress had acknowledged Biden as the winner of the election.[10] By December 2, over three weeks after Joe Biden's victory speech, most of the Republican members of Congress who commented on the presidential election still sided with Trump.[11] By December 11, 126 out of 196 Republican members of the House backed a lawsuit filed in the United States Supreme Court supported by nineteen Republican state attorneys general seeking to subvert the election and overturn the election results.[12]”
Additionally, there is a sidebar at the top that says “This article is about the reactions of prominent members and leaders of the Republican Party to Donald Trump's 2020 election fraud claims. For these election fraud claims themselves, see Post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 United States presidential election and Disputes surrounding the 2020 United States presidential election results.“
Another editor continues to add former Republicans. I deleted them ( Joe Scarborough). The editor then started editing on the talk page. Before I go any further, I just want to say that I’m not here to rat out or report anyone. I just want to have a little confirmation from other experienced editors to help me work this out before I do need to report my fellow editor (which I hope I don’t). I may be wrong too, so please let me know. So anyway, the other editor says that since there are other former Republicans on the article as well then they should all stay until a consensus has been made about adding former Republicans. I told the other editor that there should be consensus on former Republicans in the talk page before adding it as a criteria. I also asked the other editor to cite a criteria of the article that says former Republicans should be added (not only current members of the Republican Party). The editor cited that the word “former” is used 39 times in the article without citing an example or any context and also said that one of my edit summaries, I used the word former, which somehow constitutes as a guideline. They stated that cited material should not be removed (which I agree with, but if the citation does not say that they’re current republican, and the article criteria, as far as I can see, is current Republicans. The user then went on to say that there are two other former Republicans on the page, and that one was added by me. I admitted that I did add it ( David Durenberger), because I added all of the names from an article saying former Republicans who recognize Biden’s win. However, I stated, that I should have read the article criteria first and if they couldn’t show the criteria includes former Republicans, then I was also wrong to add a former Republican before consensus was reached and that they should all be removed until the criteria of the article is reached. The other editor stated that the article is after 1932 and based on politics, posted a warning on my talk page, and then said that I was trying to take ownership of the article. Am I in the wrong here? Is the other editor? Or is it a mix of both? Thank you. Just Piping In ( talk) 16:48, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Even after donating, I'm repeatedly asked to donate, as if I didn't donate already. Is there a way to stop this? 64.229.216.21 ( talk) 22:43, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
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When I use a search engine to look up "hexamethyldisiloxane", I get (among other hits) a hit for the Wikipedia article, which (as far as I can tell) is correct. However, the page of hits also includes a rectangle at the side that starts out "Hexamethyldisiloxane is an organosilicon compound with the formula O[Si3]2" and ends "More at Wikipedia". The formula "O[Si3]2" is inconsistent with the Wikipedia article, and I'm sure that it's incorrect, since the correct formula is "O[Si(CH3)3]2" [subscripts brought up for ease in printing]. It would be good to correct the incorrect formula. WordsTheMum ( talk) WordsTheMum ( talk) 02:19, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
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I'm trying to start the manual of style for podcast articles at the Podcasting Wikiproject, and I'm unsure about what should be included in the external links list. I've already started a conversation on the Wikiproject talk page and I read the wikipedia page on external links, but I wanted another opinion because the project isn't super active and the rules weren't explicit enough.
My question is whether it's appropriate to have an external link to a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher at the same time. It seems redundant and unnecessary, but I don't see why one of the three is more important than the other (or even why lesser known podcast platforms aren't just as important or reliable). Including links to three, four, or even five platforms would be easy, but I'd say that it violates the rule that you're supposed to keep the list minimal. There's also a rule that if an official website contains links than they shouldn't be included in the external links section, however, that seems in contradiction to the rule that articles for published works should have links to a platform providing legal copies of the work (i.e. most official websites for podcasts include links to platforms like Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher).
Overall, I'm torn between whether I should include all three or only one, and if it's only one then which deserves it? Personally, I think I'd choose Stitcher because it's a hosting platform specifically for podcasts rather than a company that sells music and other media like Apple and Google. TipsyElephant ( talk) 04:10, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
So far, the only edits I have made to Wikipedia pages are grammatical ones of which I am CERTAIN there is something incorrect and I know the correct way to fix it. However, there have been several instances in which I see something that, although it might be grammatically correct, it is just poorly written for coherency. Still, I respect the author's style and have left those stylistic deficiencies alone. To what extent should we edit an article that lacks smooth transitions or coherent flow? Will Searcy ( talk) 04:46, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello everyone,
I just created my account and wrote my first article, unfortunately was rejected, I would like to have some help to be approved and have my account back to a good stand,
Thanks Ferreirajeanjf ( talk) 20:49, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
How can i create a wikipedia page?? Kinghafis
Congratulations, you have now created a valid Wikipedia article . Victor Schmidt ( talk) 11:34, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
My draft hasn't review till now from 3 days ! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Ahmed_Mohamed_(entrepreneur) Johny112 ( talk) 12:12, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I have over the last several months been editing the History of Pernambuco article. I saw somewhere an admonition to 'be bold', so I have just jumped in the water. Although I am certain that I must have violated some conventions (or rules)---and I can't say that I devoted a lot of research to making sure I was 'coloring inside the lines'--- nevertheless I have tried to abide by common sense and those conventions that I was aware of. I put a note at the end of the Talk page about what I have done. It seems quite apparent that this article is a bit obscure, but before I requested a copyedit, I thought I should ask here if someone could take a brief look and comment on whether I would be wasting the time of a copyeditor if I request such. Thank you. P2dwight ( talk) 15:51, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I am not sure on how to add pictures from google its quite annoying any help would be welcomed! Nathaniel20056 ( talk) 16:37, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I would like to discuss certain improvements in articles with other editors before undertaking them, in particular where sections are missing. How to do this?
Thank you. Eli185 ( talk) 16:37, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, my article was rejected because it sounded like a sales brochure. I removed the overview section and kept the history section of the article. Can someone review this and give me some more pointers to improve the article?
Current version /info/en/?search=Draft:Defold WDeri77 ( talk) 21:01, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Nick. I appreciate your feedback. I updated my talk page with a declaration that I'm not connected or paid by the company to write the article. WDeri77 ( talk) 16:55, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, There is an article about Yemeni Hip Hop and I want to add a new artist , what should I do ? Yemenpedia ( talk) 17:12, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I have made a research about company and created a article it got deleted as it was mentioned as spam. How do I check whether it is spam or not. Vijayabhaskarjatoth ( talk) 11:39, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for information. Will develop myself to do best things here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vijayabhaskarjatoth ( talk • contribs) 18:53, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Can I do as a new user? SSH localhost ( talk) 18:45, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I was thinking of adding information about a group of secondary characters which return many times throughout the series to this page: /info/en/?search=Lumberjanes . Is that worth adding, or should I leave them out? Softsylveon ( talk) 18:38, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
A friend of ours, Dorothy Keefer ( Rambonnet) has left us many original drawings, office & get together pictures & photographs from when she worked at the United Features Syndicate from 1940's to mid 1970's Dorothy started as a telephone operator & worked her way to office secretary. She had many art works, photographs, notes and much more from Feg Murray, Ernie Bushmiller, Rex Maxon, Alan Maver, I. A Bayliss & more in her collection.
Want to know if anyone is interested in this collection. 2600:8805:B400:87:396A:421F:7FAE:F73B ( talk) 16:05, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
First, a question: when you say she left them to you, do you mean she willed the photographs to you and the Will has been probated? (You define your relationship as "friends", so you could not have inherited them through intestacy). If so, good, you **probably** own the copyright, which is the right starting point for this issue. **I say "probably" because there are a number of circumstances that could mean that Ms. Keefer did not own them, even if in her "collection", or co-owned them, either of which would not give you free rein over their copyright. Anyway, for purposes of further advice, I am going to make the assumption you own the copyright outright (if not, the inquiry ends there).
The only way we can use them is if you are willing to release the copyright under a suitably free copyright license (or even freer – into the public domain) that allows their free re-use even for commercial purposes, with the only obligations of re-users anywhere being such things as providing proper attribution, and disclosing the copyright license you choose upon the release in a certain transparent manner.
If you are willing to do that (and as I indicated, verifiably have the legal authority to do so), then yes, they may be very useful here, and the way to donate them for such use is to head over to our sister project, the Wikimedia Commons and donate them. The details of their upload and their release are beyond the scope what I can post here, but hopefully, the Commons' upload wizard will appropriately guide you. See also Commons:First steps, and the tutorial accessible through that page. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 17:08, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
If you think about it, this makes sense because the ultimate purpose of the doctrine is to define a carve out in the law from the remedies available to copyright owners for infringement (enforcement and/or damages). With that legislative goal in mind, it would make no sense for an owner to be able to claim an exemption under the very doctrine that is devised to protect their interests (e.g., the very idea of an infringement lawsuit being commenced, on these facts, becomes a non sequitur).
I wish I could remember the details enough to locate it, but there was a discussion quite a few years back that I either participated in, or possibly just monitored (maybe at FfD), where this was fleshed out at some length.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 20:17, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Is YouTube a reliable source? We are the Great ( talk) 21:11, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I have a draft receiving edits currently before being moved as an article to the wiki mainspace. Though, the title of my draft is being used as a redirect for another article, Emmeline. How could I have that redirect removed so that I could use the name "Emmaline" for the title of my article. My draft is about jazz singer Emmaline. Would this require me to have the article name "Emmaline (singer)"?
Thanks. RosarioFreedom ( talk) 21:46, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I have created a new entry for Ronald using the template provided for " how to add an artist to Wikipedia". I believe I have followed the guidelines and submitted the page for review. Can you please let me know a status on this submission? Jpspano ( talk) 21:14, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Is there a way to put a message on someone's Talk Page and make it so that only that User can see it? This is mostly curiosity, as someone asked me and I didn't know but now I would like to. Ex-Borg Seven of Nine ( talk) 01:06, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Corey Allen Jr Basketball.
Is there any way someone can make a wikipedia page for Corey Allen Jr the basketball player? Gameovername ( talk) 01:02, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
From my understanding yes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gameovername ( talk • contribs) 01:22, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
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01:28, 14 December 2020 (UTC)Truth suppressors... Why does Wikipedia support the whitewashing of truth? what is so scary about the truth? Why do you support the crazy leftist agenda sweeping our world? The article on Satanic Ritual Abuse is absolutely WRONG! IT was not merely a "moral panic" - the only reason you would say that would be to suppress the truth...which means you support liars - which is what satanic ritual abusers are. So you are on board with them??!! This whole site needs to be shut down! 24.237.147.1 ( talk) 20:09, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
That, in turn, makes it a near certainty that you are currently impervious to demonstrable empirical facts (and the techniques for both gathering evidence to learn about the true state of the world, and the meaning of the evidence itself once gathered, in order to learn from first principles whether something posited is likely to reflect reality); how to winnow out good secondary sources from the bad; to not rely on appeals to authority for information and how to research yourself and come to independent conclusions through surveying a dialectic of reliable source material.
I don't blame you, it's difficult when we have a huge industry devoted to promoting such stuff. In any event, Wikipedia employs a number of policies and guidelines that attempt to make it much more likely that, when followed well, our articles tend to reflect reality, rather than the side of fringe nonsense. We don't always get it right, but that type of moderate qualification is going to be lost on you, given the extreme side you are on.
Of course, you will almost certainly read this as the pompous talking down to from a leftist liberal godless asshole that it most certainly is; yes, yes, I was brain washed by too many years of education; Trump stole the election; 911 was an inside job; yes, yes let's take that as read. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of choice but to talk down when your post is what it is; re-educating you is beyond the scope of what can be done here. But understand that the chastising purpose of your post, the point you wish to make, is certainly lost on me (and I bet most reading it), not because I don't hear you, but because as much as you're here to tell us about our terrible errors, you're simply and utterly wrong, in a rueful headshaking, shrug-of-the-shoulders and what-can-you-do, eye-rolling-way from the adults in the room.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 21:21, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I want to publish some information about a registered nonprofit NGO in Yemen, YFoundation. It is well known that Yemen is going through severe political unrest leading to the national economy dropdown. YFoundation contributes to serving the community through several humanitarian initiatives and interventions. Also, it seeks to accomplish economic stability especially for the most vulnerable households in Yemen.
Your advice is highly appreciated. Hmd-yf ( talk) 01:05, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hi everyone, I have an article that has ongoing GA nominations review and one of the sentences the reviewer found to be unacceptable are "Some merchants who were early adopters of vcash viewed the service positively." due to the sentence written like the weasel word. I am thinking of fixing the sentence, my planned idea including:
What do you think about the correction I planning to fix? (or suggest your own idea on fixing the sentence to fix the sentence.) Thanks
References that support this sentence: Growing trend for e-payment WPSamson ( talk) 07:51, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Reference at the end, of course. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) ( 🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 08:11, 12 December 2020 (UTC)Some merchants that adopted vcash early viewed the service positively: they praised the low transaction fee rate and noted that the adoption of e-wallet services led to shorter queueing times and improved customer service at lower costs. The service's analytical tools helped merchants better understand their customers' spending behavior.
I just moved an article I've been working on from my sandbox to the live space. I'm happy to receive constructive feedback, thanks in advance. Note - this is my first article, so although I did as much research as I could, please don't assume I know something that may be common knowledge elsewhere. Thanks! URL: /info/en/?search=Birdeatsbaby K3n51mm ( talk) 21:32, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Sorry, I don't know how to do either thing mentioned on my 'User Page' or 'Talk Page', though I wouldn't mind doing so if it's needed. Further guidance is appreciated. My only connection with this band is they happen to be a band I like that didn't have a wikipedia page. I've been a fan of theirs for around 7 years. I began this, my first article in 2018 and was so turned off by the accusatory comments made by wikipedia editors when I made an honest mistake concerning image copyrights (I was called a liar) that I stopped work on the article. I don't have time to go around editing wikipedia pages, and I'm not very experienced in it anyway. Then I had several deaths among my family and friends including both of my parents and my best friend. I don't know how such conclusions are reached by wikipedia reviewers, but that's what happened. I fail to see the connection between my personal life and publishing a wikipedia article. If this is not the place to make mention of these facts, then as mentioned, further guidance is appreciated. THX — Preceding unsigned comment added by K3n51mm ( talk • contribs) 03:15, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Could someone explain this diff to me? https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk%3AHunter_Biden&type=revision&diff=993812824&oldid=993790812 . That was an active, confirmed, protected edit request. I then tried to post this question on the Talk page, and a new section is shown, but the link from the TOC appears dead. Charles Juvon ( talk) 19:14, 13 December 2020 (UTC) Charles Juvon ( talk) 19:14, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
If you post any further BLP violations you will face sanctions. SPECIFICO talk 02:42, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
May we please receive an explanation as to what "favorable features" are in the Hodgkin lymphoma page? 2603:6080:6403:83D4:C17:525B:D9C3:2A25 ( talk) 05:08, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
What does "However, this may be an artifact of the ambiguity inherent in the diagnosis" mean? May we have a reference? 2603:6080:6403:83D4:C17:525B:D9C3:2A25 ( talk) 05:47, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Zeshany18 ( talk) 07:45, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Dear Teahouse,
I would like to ask your assistance in publishing my articles in the main space of Wikipedia. Here is the list of articles that I have submitted for approval:
/info/en/?search=Draft:Gleb_Sintsov
/info/en/?search=Draft:Larisa_Ryabikhina
/info/en/?search=Draft:Lyudmila_Fionova
/info/en/?search=Draft:Dmitry_Pashchenko
/info/en/?search=Draft:Ekaterina_Pecherskaya
/info/en/?search=Draft:Viktor_Usmanov
I would also like to ask you to create the category Penza State University alumni, which will include the mentioned articles. Thank you for your help in advance!
Best regards, SeregaBeglov2020 ( talk) 08:49, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Dear v^_^v! Help what needs to be specified in my drafts to comply with biographical policy? SeregaBeglov2020 — Preceding undated comment added 09:57, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
As someone who rarely interacts with other users, could someone explain to me what happened to my stub, especially this edit? Regards, Jeromi Mikhael ( marhata) 12:06, 14 December 2020 (UTC) Regards, Jeromi Mikhael ( marhata) 12:06, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
1 I want to report false information regarding an article published on Wikipedia that is misleading the masses. Would be obliged if someone could help me regarding this issue. Paracha rafay ( talk) 13:31, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello there! Where is the false information that you have seen? -- Toaster9 ( talk) 13:34, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
How many sources of notability do you need to have an approved article? JayeChrs ( talk) 14:33, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I need some help. I started editing in wikipedia because i want to make good and reliable articles and because i also enjoy editing and contributing. Currently i am trying to edit Nokia 3310 to make it possibly a good article but i don't know what i exactly need to add. Also i have another problem when editing many things which is not finding sources that easily which makes it harder to edit. Have a nice day. YmTheSuper ( talk) 10:07, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the help everyone, i think i will try doing some minor edits and improvements to articles that interest me until i get enough experience and then i will start doing major edits. YmTheSuper ( talk) 15:12, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
I have just recovered my draft as it had been deleted as apparently I had blanked the draft - to my knowledge I had resubmitted it after having made some amends. How do you blank a draft so that I can avoid making the same mistake?
Thanks so much Daniellesmall247 ( talk) 14:49, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
The entry is supported by 5 references and 5 external links. Only 2 of those relate to Insitute B61 sites or profiles.
Please explain why those 8-10 sources are unreliable.
Please advise how to improve the text or sources.
This entry presents a non-profit organisation "Institute B61" that unites artists and scientists in promoting science through art. For this reason, there is an extensive list of artists and events -- it was not intended to look like an advertisement. There are hundreds of people involved in those events since 2009.
Please advise how to improve it. The answers I got from live help related only to the style -- sounds like marketing. Nick Saturday ( talk) 15:32, 14 December 2020 (UTC) Nick Saturday ( talk) 15:35, 14 December 2020 (UTC) Nick Saturday ( talk) 15:38, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
This is my only question. in.DITTO.gpr (SEALED) ( ask. d-contributes) 10:09, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
There are no Big 12 divisions and yet someone reverted a change i made based on this fact... What do I do? 204.63.40.44 ( talk) 17:25, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
I have created an article for an artist but I keep being told that I dont have reliable source, but I am using the same sources location that been approved by a similar artist in the same city, and publication. I would like to know how to correct it or improve? JayeChrs ( talk) 13:25, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, can anyone explain to me why the draft tht I wrote is sorted as "Start Class - Possible Spam" ? Here is the link
Also do you know if with this class it has any chance to be visible online one day ? What changes should I make ? Thank you for your help, please be tolerant I'm new to Wiki but I want to do more ! Duf29 ( talk) 17:15, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Duf29 I don't think that your overview paragraph (first) should include everything. Once someone approves the draft anyone can see it (technically if you add Draft: before the draft name you can see it) TigerScientist ( talk) 17:29, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for your help TigerScientist . Do you see any changes that could speed up the review and improve my article ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Duf29 ( talk • contribs) 17:46, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
You can add tags to some wikiproject Duf29 but other than that I dont know how to make it faster. Also finish your talk page and teahouse edits with 4 tildes (this is a tilde ~) so it signs your name. I also added some stuff at the draft so you can get a feel for how a article about a person should look like. TigerScientist ( talk) 17:56, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
I would like to register a concept on this platform which is my extrapolation of events based on well documented research and common accepted trends. I am the first to admit that i am not a scholar, but the specific environment which forms the subject matter is my playground of 30 years. I believe this qualifies me to at least post the concept and explanation and hope that further citations will evolve the concept to maturity.
Specifically, i would like to introduce a term which i have invented, 'PSYCHOSOMATIC MARKETING' based on my observations of the current pandemic and trends within businesses that have adapted or entered associated markets, it is critically important to name this game.
it is rooted in the wealth of information around the effects of stress and the associated effect on the human body which is already accepted and documented on wiki, however this definition specifically deals with the effects of the covid awareness campaigns on the mentality of patients that are diagnosed positive, actually get symptoms and are found to have been issued a false positive. With 89% false positives, millions of people are victims of this unintended marketing scam, with the symptom suppression market making a killing.
As humans, we need to be able to understand and define this strategy, that we may become aware of the consumer based effects of gearing up for the "pandemic" so whilst I have identified the concept, i would like to invite scholars and academics to comment and the final result will be a defintion that will encapsulate a concept that will go on to help bring this crazy strategy under control.
In short, I would like to post an article and grow it as a concept with citations and scholarly articles from established institutions, is this acceptable to m the overall tone of submissions. Douj ( talk) 18:26, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Illegal Frog ( talk) 17:05, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
However, I haven't been UPGRADED to an extended confirm user:<. Noted that deleted edits and non-article edits also count. Feel free to help me. FYI, Wikipedia:User access levels#Extendedconfirmed. Hypersonic man 11 ( talk) 11:35, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedian. I am requesting an edit authorization for the "watermelon" article. I simply wanted to add that "wild watermelon seeds have been found in the prehistoric Libyan site of Uan Muhuggiag." Please get back to me as soon as possible. Thanks. LARRYkimani25 ( talk) 22:06, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hey, I found a stub article that I'd thought would have more to it. Is there some sort of guide that I could follow? CanadianOtaku ( talk) 02:03, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
How do I upload a non-free image, specifically a video game screenshot? I have been struggling with this, and I still don't know how it works. Npthura ( talk) 01:33, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Draft:Moving Mountains (company) Hello, the article is in compliance with all policies. Can any one look into it and see if it reads like an advertisement or is it an error of judgment? Given the company's vast popularity in england and the eu, backed by significant independent coverage, I believe the page should clear the review process. Loveah ( talk) 14:57, 14 December 2020 (UTC) Loveah ( talk) 14:57, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi guys, I read all the criticism about doing this, and I can't say I didn't expect it lol. Thankful that everything got reverted, but to be clear, I am a real person, and I think that my debate as to why Wikipedia is credible should go well, as the fact that there are this many people on my behind the moment I blatantly inaccurately edit an article is a big part of why this source is a solid one and just shows how inspected this sit is, and I hope its a big enough reason for me to win this debate which I am having in maybe 15 minutes or so. Winning this one for the admins(that I have now had some interesting interactions with) and beautiful Wikipedia.
Also on a side note, I might find interest on revisiting this account and actually using it for productive purposes in the near future
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In case people missed it, Jawadm06's original post on 12 December was "Hi, I'm conducting an experiment for a class at my school, on how credible Wikipedia is. We have a controlled experiment, where we went to edit some unknown pages, making both conspicuous and inconspicuous edits, and recording the amount of time this takes to get changed. Just wanted to let whoever's behind this to know!!" David notMD ( talk) 11:50, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
My userpage is quite inorganize, especially the userboxtop. Can someone please help me out. Thanks. Hypersonic man 11 ( talk) 04:52, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Greetings fellow tea addicts,
and another question: I just read up on the MOS on foreign language terms, and wanted to update my older article contributions to adhere to it. However, I am a bit confused on what to do with Lake Võrtsjärv: The second word is most definitely pure Estonian (I can't read IPA and still have no idea how to pronounce that), but the "Lake" preceding it is definitely English. So should I mark the whole term with {{lang}}? That would be wrong, as "lake" is an English word. But if I mark only "Võrtsjärv", it turns italic and looks weird next to non-italic "Lake". Any advice? -- LordPeterII ( talk) 21:30, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hello, everyone! Recently I created a page Ekvita and published it without submitting for review. Because there was no option to choose for that. What should I do? Nargizyl ( talk) 13:04, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
I would like to ask why AfDs and RfAs have talk pages, and when they should be used. JJP...MASTER! [talk to] JJP... master? 13:26, 15 December 2020 (UTC) JJP...MASTER! [talk to] JJP... master? 13:26, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello,
I wrote yesterday my 1st Wikipedia article on a French start-up that is called Go4ioT: /info/en/?search=User:Alexs_ahs/sandbox. However, first of all I do not know if the article meets all the criteria as to how Wikipedia articles are meant to be written. And secondly I do not know if the article is acceptable as it is based almost entirely on French sources, i.e. someone that wants to verify information needs to be bilungual, especially as there is no French article for the start-up as yet. Would you let me know if the article is acceptable the way it is written and / or if changes need to be done?
Looking forward to your reply.
Best regards,
Alex Alexs ahs ( talk) 09:56, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
What is furthermore noteworthy is that it is a completely independent and autonomous solutionthat are not neutral in tone. As with many first articles, there are far too many WP:PRIMARY sources. To establish notability and confirm a Wikipedia article might be justified, focus, as writer, on only those sources which have independently written about the company. They shouldn't be based on press releases or interviews. I find it odd that there isn't already an article within the French Wikipedia for this company. Mike Turnbull ( talk) 12:21, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
I am trying to add Jeffrey A. Rosen to List of Jewish American politicians as the new Acting AG. It is not formatting correctly. Please help. Pennsylvania2 ( talk) 22:57, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
I messed things up when trying to move to Sheila Boyde, not sure what happened, can someone help me ? GrahamHardy ( talk) 15:04, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I'm doing some research on Wikipedians' editing activity, and discovered this tool https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec/en.wikipedia.org That enables me to put in a username of an editor and find out how many edits they have made per year. I'm trying to find out the AVERAGE number of yearly edits made by wikipedia editors. Is there a place to find that out? Many thanks! Chapmansh ( talk) 05:23, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks all! I appreciate the help. Chapmansh ( talk) 17:22, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Other users are joking about me: /info/en/?search=Talk:Hunter_Biden#Extended-confirmed-protected_edit_request_on_15_December_2020 Charles Juvon ( talk) 17:13, 15 December 2020 (UTC) Charles Juvon ( talk) 17:13, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
@ ValarianB: "Lol, what? No. "Henchmen" makes it sound like we're talking about The Joker and his penguin-clad minions plotting to rob Gotham Bank. Do not post frivolous edit requests, please." ValarianB (talk) 13:03, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
@ EvergreenFir: "And let's rename the White House House the Hall of Doom?" EvergreenFir (talk) 16:56, 15 December 2020 (UTC) Charles Juvon ( talk) 17:34, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
HI there Editors and Editorials
I am concerned with no one, literally no one is helping me properly format this page: /info/en/?search=Tommy_e_Oscar . Idk even if how many people visit this page every day? i need to find sources for this page so that i can remove the template. Mg7134 ( talk) 17:25, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
I just started a page the other day for a podcast I like because I say that other podcasts I like have good representation on Wikipedia, but this one did not. How can I upload images from the podcast if I do not own them? If the images are on their Main website page, are they free to use for Wikipedia? Thank You. TheHollowCrucible ( talk) 18:58, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
How do I ask User:Hammersoft a question in his nomination for admin rights? I want to ask: If your real life best friend was blocked on Wikipedia for intentional vandalism, would you unblock them? Ex-Borg Seven of Nine ( talk) 16:54, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks, @ Hammersoft:! I didn't know you were a host here! Ex-Borg Seven of Nine ( talk) 17:30, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Some guy keeps posting misinformation on some election related pages. I delete them, but he keeps reposting. How can he be stopped from doing this obvious vandalism? BriscoeLogan20 ( talk) 20:30, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
What exactly needs to be provided for copyright use. Picture author said that for her using the picture is no problem but she has no knowledge of what she needs to provide me to go through Wikipedia copyright steps. Could you possibly provide me what exactly does the copyright owner provide me. It's about following wiki page I am trying to create - /info/en/?search=User:Herthaaltedame/sandbox Herthaaltedame ( talk) 20:23, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
I write my bio on wiki and i don't know when my bio is ready to be publish in web and google? Arsen.danga96 ( talk) 17:40, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, my name is elham emami a wikipedia page has been made under my name without my consent and I want to delete my page. Can you please help me how I can delete it ?
Thanks Montrealediting ( talk) 18:27, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
If Emami is not considered a public figure (as a dean of a faculty that may be a little difficult to assert) one could put forth that argument. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) ( 🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 19:25, 15 December 2020 (UTC)Where the living subject of a biographical article has requested deletion, the deletion policy says: "Discussions concerning biographical articles of relatively unknown, non-public figures, where the subject has requested deletion and there is no rough consensus, may be closed as delete."
Some people like DannyS712 bot III have reviewer rights and can review pages. What does "reviewing" even do? 🔥 Lightning Complex Fire🔥 19:11, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
hi i'm new i am wondering what the teahouse is about — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bagthag ( talk • contribs) 21:58, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Changing font size to print an article for visually impaired? My 76 year old brother is visually impaired and is doing physics research. He does NOT have a computer. I must print articles and take to him. I can't seem to copy & paste an article in such a manner that I can then increase the font size so that he can read the article. In doing this all the equations are lost. One example is an article titled: Calculus of variations.
If I download the PDF it keeps the equations but I can't edit the font size on the general text. Is there anything short of having to purchase ADOBE ACROBAT to make this possible? This will be an ongoing issue. 50.82.62.160 ( talk) 22:28, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Can you help me publish my favorite game art director articles please? I just added two new links with interviews with him:
/info/en/?search=User_talk:NinjaWarrior99#Video_games NinjaWarrior99 ( talk) 22:47, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
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23:17, 15 December 2020 (UTC)This category doesn't seem to show people included in this category. Why's that? --🔥 Lightning Complex Fire🔥 (always @ Ping: me when replying) 20:59, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
On up to a dozen occasions over the last several weeks, I have tried to edit some details in her biography. Some of my corrections have been accepted. Others not, without explanation… The most glaring error is in the Biography section's opening sentence: 'Desmond was born in Constantia, Cape Town in 1908, the daughter of Nicolaas Johannes Smith, an Afrikaner clergyman, and Ivy Desmond.[2] ,[3] and London's Central School of Art in 1938, where she learned graphic-printing techniques; but was otherwise largely self-taught.'[4] Clearly this needs to be broken into TWO separate sentences; otherwise it is nonsensical! But some Wikipedia editor disagrees, without elaboration! For my correction continues to be overridden. Why? in the Career section, another correction I have attempted to make is of the sentence below: .[6] 'In 1948 she painted extensively in South West Africa (now Namibia); and in 1953 similarly in Zanzibar and Mombasa, Kenya.'[4]. The comments above clearly imply that she painted ‘en plein air’; à la Van Gogh, for example! That she lugged tubes of paint, plus an easel, even a canvas and turpentine in the case of oils, around with her! Clearly this is unrealistic. What she invariably DID was to make a sketch, noting shades of colours and other details. Only when she had returned home to her studio did she THEN start creating the painting! Again my comments (without my elaboration outlined above), have been inexplicably ignored… A minor irritation, earlier in this section, is the statement 'farm-related and rural subjects'. This is a tautology; 'rural' infers 'farm-related'! ```` DeSoto 383 ( talk) 23:41, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello! Looking for some assistance on my first article, Draft:Yahya M. Madra. It was declined when I submitted it for the first time a few nights ago, but since then I have shifted all of the citations to secondary and emphasized the points of notability, which is the two reasons for which it was originally declined. The page meets the eligibility requirements for WP:NSCHOLAR, specifically point number 8 as he is the editor-in-chief of Rethinking Marxism. Any help is appreciated with this. Thanks! Mysteriousmarx ( talk) 19:50, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Mysteriousmarx ( talk) 00:16, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I was just traipsing about the dead links category and found an article linking to very old newspaper article. The publication apparently used to have their archived articles freely available, but has since moved their archived articles behind a paywall.
The article: National_Bottle_Museum
The dead citation: Eck, Michael (May 27, 1999). "Bottles and Bottle Lore Plentiful at Museum". Albany Times-Union. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
The Times-Union archive now lives at https://www.timesunion.com/archive/. Searching for the article title "Bottles and Bottle Lore Plentiful at Museum" yields the cited article behind the paywall. I couldn't tell what to do from looking at WP:DEADLINK or WP:DEADREF in the case where the cited material still exists and is technically available, just not available in this particular context.
I'm extremely new to editing and hope I can contribute to maintaining the project. Thanks for all your hard work :). Diskqualified ( talk) 04:11, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
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If user A makes a draft and user B moves it to from draft to page then who is creator of the page? Adishere ( talk) 05:53, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi! I am new to editing on Wikipedia.
I was Wikipedia binging as usual when I stumbled upon a section in the This_Christmas_(Donny_Hathaway_song) page. The section in question is the This_Christmas_(Donny_Hathaway_song)#Jess_Glynne_version. I know the section is probably newly added, but I'm wondering why this cover has a section dedicated to it that other more popular versions do not. I'm also confused why Amazon Music is referred to in the section and in a quote in that section.
I think this is a link to the first revision including that section: Revision
To me, just reading it is off-putting because it highlights a random, new cover and puts more focus on the owning company rather than the merits of the cover song.
My question is: Does this look like advertising (even if inadvertent) and has anyone seen things similar to this before on Wikipedia? Coolio274 ( talk) 05:52, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I am trying to add an external reference to a Wall Street Journal Newspaper article. I got a message that they were removed because "they did not appear to be constructive". Here is the article:
I am trying to add this to the external links section of the Wikipedia entry describing this television show. Why are you censoring this??? Et Tu Wikipedia? Sloanm ( talk) 05:37, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
What does this mean? "Please use the {{support}} (or similar) template to express support, otherwise your vote will not count." What and/or where is this template? Kdammers ( talk) 04:11, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
{{
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07:07, 16 December 2020 (UTC)can I write an article on dudes with harmony? they are a musical group into music production and they post their videos on youtube, they usually do covers of songs and other video, they are relatively popular on Instagram, and on youtube, so I was struck that they do not have an article on Wikipedia. Qt3jy ( talk) 09:21, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
HI, Please suggest and guide me the article Name" /info/en/?search=Draft:Rishihood_University" has been declined due to not reliable references. It's passing message like Most of the references are either press releases, blogs, or not reliable. Can I remove press releases, blogs related references from my article or is there required any changes?
Manojmishra06 ( talk) 09:46, 16 December 2020 (UTC) Manojmishra06 ( talk) 09:46, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Why my Wikipedia get reject? AssameseWritter ( talk) 11:07, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Jami (software)
I'M THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SO,RIGTH NOW I'M DEVELOPING THIS APPLICATION , AND I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE, ABOUT EDITING. Kjgm ( talk) 02:22, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I need a reply as well.Thanks so much. All the best. Kjgm ( talk) 02:26, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I'm the developer and I'm developing the jami software , application.So my question is can I edit myself? And reply me as well. Kjgm ( talk) 02:35, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Jami (software)
How can hi create a page on wikipidia Muhbel ( talk) 11:28, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I wish you guys know that the page is currently unreliable, the source there are dated, and information are poorly cited. The airlines currently has over 860 fleet, according to Csair website, but the article fleet section only have some 600 fleets in total. The page needs to be protected, thus reliable source is needed to strengthen the reliability and quality of the page. #I undone one's vandalism edit recently. # Help protect the page. Hypersonic man 11 ( talk) 05:36, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
@ User:AlanM1, sure, you can say there are many "well-meaning" edits out there without proper source. The problem is people delete large chunk of the article without reason. The source is cited there, there are 2 A319neo on order, what's next, one particular user delete the original "2" with source and change it to "1" without any explanation. I am sure you know what I mean, including user:Jetstreamer effort to fight someone's vandalism in the page. Moreover, "he/she" redo the article to get counts, he/she deleted part of the infobox without any-explanation. This is "vandalism"... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hypersonic man 11 ( talk • contribs) 03:49, 15 December 2020 (UTC) @ User:AlanM1, sure, but he/she don't know maths, deleted the original thing, and add a ... number...
Editing Wikipedia
Does fixing a little problem, such as a punctuation error or adding/removing one word count as a full edit? LunarLOL ( talk) 12:22, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Does the 500 edit benchmark include non-mainspace edits such as edits on talk pages? I might not have read Wikipedia:Protection policy throughly because I can't find it there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SenatorLEVI ( talk • contribs) 12:38, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
How to convert draft page to Wiki's main source? Epic Dragstar ( talk) 11:54, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks, but for another drafts, please help me to convert drafts to Wikipedia's pages. And also, How to upload a file on Wikipedia?
I want to know that how to upload a file on English Wikipedia. I hqve tried it on Marathi Wikipedia. It is simple but on English wikipedia, it is hard. Just help me that how to upload files? Tell me in steps. 1. 'Upload file'option. Tell next 2. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epic Dragstar ( talk • contribs) 12:48, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I am trying to upload a number of WW2 pictures with commentary. All pics are owned by me inherited from my father. As I am trying to post pics and details to enhance info on this page ( /info/en/?search=USS_Pinon_(AN-66) I am getting a warning pics do not meet wikicommons standards. ProudSon2020 ( talk) 22:50, 13 December 2020 (UTC) Can someone help explain what I need to do, thanks!
All, thank you for all the advice. Yes, the pics were taken by my dad and the few professional pics were from the military. I am just trying to share stories and details that would otherwise remain in a family album. Lots of important stories about how this generation served the US and hoping that a few of my dad's shipmates may have relatives that benefit from the information. Thanks again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ProudSon2020 ( talk • contribs) 01:25, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for the clarification. Yes, stories are from what my father shared with me and his contemporaneous notes. Seems like a simple sharing has a few more complexities than expected. I will get all the pics posted and refrain from the storyline. Thanks to all for the help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ProudSon2020 ( talk • contribs) 02:15, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
All, again, thanks for all the advice. I created a simple doc where I captioned the pics, added a few links from military sources to provide for the full crew roster and added a link to my father's obit. Would it be possible to send the doc to one of you for your best advice on what elements might be acceptable so I can at least make a small contribution to the page. I am starting to realize I make a better content contributor than page editor and have quickly come to recognize and appreciate the work you all do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ProudSon2020 ( talk • contribs) 01:58, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
How does dysfunction of the immune system cause cancer? 2603:6080:6403:83D4:C17:525B:D9C3:2A25 ( talk) 06:56, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
I want to know the procedure of attaching the title cards and posters of drama serials to wikipedia articles HassanEsani ( talk) 12:17, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
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Are there any girls on Wikipedia? Just curious. I'm asking for a friend who's majoring in gender studies. Sincerely, Optic Sunflow. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.76.95.136 ( talk) 13:27, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
He says he's looking for hot ones. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.76.95.136 ( talk) 14:19, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
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Pmpfilm ( talk) 14:47, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, how can I add a flag of a country/branch of military alongside details like allegiance, unit, etc. in military infobox. Will be grateful for support JanglaKing ( talk) 15:21, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I tried to draft a page in my sandbox then move it to wikipedia. It now has this address:
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Charlotte_Weidler
It says it is a redirect from my user page? Is this correct? Or have I done it all wrong?
Thanks, Eli185 ( talk) 15:24, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
How do you create a barnstar? And will it get deleted for copyright? And what software should you use for creating the Barnstar? 🔥 Lightning Complex Fire🔥 (always @ Ping: me when replying) 15:32, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
When I created an article, currently unassessed, on Battenberg (lace), I completely missed seeing another article (actually, exploring further, I didn't, I added content to that one which mirrors what is in the one I created!), a stub, titled Battenberg lace. I am happy to work on combining the content into a cohesive whole, and expanding it if I can, but is there a recommended procedure for combining articles? And do I keep the older article and delete mine? Does one need special privileges to delete an article? Thank you for your guidance! TrudiJ ( talk) 15:16, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
They should be combined. From a quick look, the earlier article has more info, and the first sentence of yours is redundant with it, so I would move all but the first sentence of your new article into the old one. One alternative to deleting your new one, after the move, might be to make it into a redirect page, pointing to the old one. Sullidav ( talk) 15:31, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Please i have so many artikel about my self how can to put all my artikel news link in Wikipedia? i am writer and Director Here is imdb link https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4470253/?ref_=pro_nm_visitcons
here is news links https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/turkish-aid-irish-famine-movie
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/life/story-of-drowned-syrian-toddler-set-to-be-film/1517711, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/28/alan-kurdi-syrian-toddler-drowned-turkey-steven-seagal-film https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/6/30/family-of-late-syrian-toddler-alan-kurdi-heartbroken-over-film
So please can do for me this?
Thank you Omer Sarikaya — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pmpfilm ( talk • contribs) 16:06, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
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I would like advice on how to improve this draft. I made changes after it was rejected the first time. I want to check before submitting it in again. Thank you. /info/en/?search=Draft:Penumbra_(company) Adamreinman ( talk) 17:25, 15 December 2020 (UTC) Adamreinman ( talk) 17:25, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you Tenryuu. I don't have a conflict of interest. I saw the company in the news and wondered why there was no Wikipedia article about it. So it thought it would be a good learning experience. For the tone, do you mean having sentences and ideas flow more smoothly? Thank you. Adamreinman ( talk) 18:38, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
173.206.145.50 ( talk) 15:56, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
can you submit articles that are not full but are not empty, just meant for other to edit and support it TheAboLaptopAccount ( talk) 16:12, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Is this vandalism?
I added more info to the Diwali page a month ago, like this: Diyas (oil lamps) to Diyas (oil lamps made of clay), and a bot (ClueBot NG) took it down as vandalism. Is it really vandalism or a bot malfunction? Vamsi20 ( talk) 16:02, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Ok, thanks! Vamsi20 ( talk) 16:36, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
While signed in to my account, I recently made some comments on a Talk page. When I reviewed my comments, I noticed that there was a notation that my comments were "unsigned"--even though I was signed into my account and my comments are associated with my username. Is it necessary to use 4 tildes to sign a Talk page comment if the commenting user is signed into his/her Wikipedia account? Thanks. Millipede ( talk) 17:16, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
My second Teahouse question of the day, what are the tests to pass for a Wikipedia page to be created? And can you explain them, as I will try to follow them and create one? Vamsi20 ( talk) 17:16, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Admin How can I become an Admin on Wikipedia. I like the community here and I would love to work my way up. Can you help me and give me a clear path to do so? Thank you! Armen2655 ( talk) 19:58, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, i have already disclosed a COI to edit the page "George Jacob" and I'd like to add some of his publications/interview links. What is the best way to do this? I have been denied when trying to add the links, and when i tried to add a linktree. EditorAOTB2020 ( talk) 19:05, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
In October of this year, I submitted an article for review about the company CTB, Inc (Draft:CTB, Inc.) I received a challenge regarding the nature of my relationship with this company. That person flagged the draft with an alert that reads "This article may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments, a violation of Wikipedia's terms of use. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies." In response to the person who reached out to me, I did disclose that I do work for a marketing agency that represents CTB, Inc., but that they did not compensate us for the Wikipedia article. We did this pro bono as a way to learn about Wikipedia (this is the first we have attempted to publish an article, so there is quite the learning curve). But, per the guidelines, I felt the disclosure was still warranted because I am paid by my employer...even if CTB, Inc. did not pay for these efforts. Since adding this disclosure, the flag about the violation of Wikipedia's terms of use still remains. Is there any way to get this removed since complying with the request? Or is that something done when this article is eventually reviewed? (Right now it says there's at least a 3-month wait for review, and we're about 2 months into that period). My concern is that when someone does look at this article for review, they will see that disclaimer and disregard the article out of hand. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Though our doing this on behalf of another company is said to be a violation, I'm also curious as to how there are several companies out there advertising the service of writing articles on behalf of companies for a pretty large fee (minimum $2,500) - and that's not a violation? Jthorp72 ( talk) 21:56, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I personally mark them as minor, as I count filling in a
bare URL as [a]dding or correcting wikilinks, or fixing broken external links and references already present in the article
, but I'm curious whether that is commonly accepted as I see other editors don't usually mark them as minor.
As for what I mean by "rearranging text", I mean changes on the scale of moving a sentence to another section heading in an article.
Sdrqaz ( talk) 21:20, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I gave to Wikipedia, $3.25. I still get messages to donate. I already gave. May God Bless You In Jesus Name. 174.251.128.32 ( talk) 11:49, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
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hi, it's a joke? transfermarkt is the official website for football player and the UEFA PRO coach Gmasuri1989 ( talk) 14:16, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Then ca I ask you why a lot of people have in the external link but i can't have??? Gmasuri1989 ( talk) 14:25, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
How can I create a page? Kenzie Abraham ( talk) 15:26, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I have a quick question. Is the chemical plant explosion in West Virginia notable enough for an article? I saw that another explosion a few days ago in the U.K. got an article, but I’m still not sure to write an article about this event. •rslashthinkong User page User talk page 15:22, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
I would like to have information about how to publish a new article/page on Wikipedia. Ilgiurista digitale ( talk) 16:51, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello Teahouse Hosts: I am new to Wikipedia and excited about participating and have recently made a few edits and additions yet received a few messages and a couple of edit or reversions. I would like to reply, however I am not exactly sure how to do so at the bottom of their talk page. I tried on one and start a new subject and published it and believe that to be the way. If there is another way more acceptable could someone please suggest it to me? Thank you in advance for your considerate assist and support. SILENTWARRIOR SILENTWARRIOR ( talk) 17:19, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
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gvcfxdzsxgcgvbhjnmk 166.127.1.75 ( talk) 18:53, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
I have been wondering for a long time, how are bots programmed? Do they use the User:
namespace, or the MediaWiki:
namespace?
a gd fan (
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19:06, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me on best practices to begin immigration, or where I could learn more about this subject. 2601:1C2:4F01:89D0:C120:BF77:B548:85F3 ( talk) 21:07, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I am trying to update columns that pertain to Canada history in Ufology. It just so happens to be my organization and my work. Yes this is self promotion, but I've been trying to display the movement that my group has done that contributes to Ufology on a whole. I've written in third person and refference third party articles that others written about us to show a non biased and factual documentation. The issue in the Ufology community, is no one promotes anyone else and you have to promote yourself in order to be recognized. I'm totally understanding the rules and guidelines but my intentions of self promoting is for the benefit of mankind not for myself. With that said, how do I get the content on there ? I can have another member of the group write for me but then it's a conflict as well. People aren't endorsing our work because we are the fact checkers and are actually making it difficult for the other ufologists. We just want the truth. I am a private investigator by trade. So with this said, I'm stumped and looking for someone else to write this story for me. I can provide links and refferences and help another writer/editor if it comes to it.
Please help me find someone to write because I have more info to update on these pages. Stuff that no one has ever read and has never seen the public eyes. Rstacey86 ( talk) 16:20, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
I appreciate the security screening. Do I request an edit in general or on each page ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rstacey86 ( talk • contribs) 16:28, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi there. This is good information. I understand the stand point and I appreciate the high standard. There are reliable sources in the public domain. So I'll request an edit and see where that goes.
Either way, I can push for more media coverage on the work so that it becomes notable and available for other editors to draw from.
I assure you, we are the real deal and want to be taken seriously. So thank you for your comments and I'll redirect my research towards the media and will circle back here once we've achieved that milestone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rstacey86 ( talk • contribs) 16:37, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Stuff that no one has ever read and has never seen the public eyesdoesn't sound promising - Wikipedia does not propagate the first-hand information. Unpublished truth doesn't matter here (please see WP:OR and WP:PRIMARY), only published, reliable, secondary sources count (see WP:VER). -- CiaPan ( talk) 16:44, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
If you take all that's said in consideration, and you accept that being added to Wikipedia is a goal of ours, what strategy would you recommend and where would I start ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rstacey86 ( talk • contribs) 16:45, 9 December 2020 (UTC) CiaPan I don't know the tag to reply to you specifically. I agree with your thoughts and I support them. I should have been clearer, even though we are talking in general terms right now.
The information I am reffering to is unclassified documents given to me by the Canadian Government. We just haven't made them public yet.
This is just research for me right now. I want this information handled properly. I don't want the media to put a spin on it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rstacey86 ( talk • contribs) 16:50, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
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Nick Moyes (
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17:11, 9 December 2020 (UTC)Thank you. I'll start there. I'll have someone else look into it and flag it for you to review.
I appreciate what you are doing and I understand the challenges in regulating.
I am an expert in this field which why I'm paying closer attention.
Step one, make the data that's there accurate.
Ryan Rstacey86 ( talk) 17:18, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi! I'm new here. The page for Operation Wallacea appears to an advert for voluntourism packages, and seems to just be a list of travel locations available. Is it warranted to remove most of its content, especially parts that are not cited? Who should I report this to? Thank you! Arcahaeoindris ( talk) 19:13, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I have uploaded this image to the site (File:Tip_Of_My_Tongue_Single_Art.jpg) but I can't add it to the infobox of the song (Tip of My Tongue by Kenny Chesney) because I believe the page is locked? Can someone help me out Paul to my Linda ( talk) 22:32, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
How do I submit an article for review? And how do I create one? Nononsense101 ( talk) 00:41, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
So I've noticed @ CAPTAIN RAJU:'s edit https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ren%C3%A9_Leblanc&oldid=992558717, which replaced Infobox Judge with Infobox Officeholder in Rene Leblanc's page who is a Judge on Canada's Federal appelate court. Richard Wagner's page who is the Chief Justice of Canada used Infobox Judge. Is there a reason Infobox Judge should not be used rather than Infobox Officeholder? Swil999 ( talk) 06:07, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Are there any improvements that you could recommend to me that be made to the Pre-debut section of my draft? 52-whalien ( talk) 06:43, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I have tried to fulfill all requirements to get a neutral article posted but it seems that I have been misunderstood. The person I have written about is a notable person who has been interviewed on TV, been written about in several scientific and business publications. People need a neutral place where they can look him up, which I thought was Wikipedia. Unfortunately, I've been responded to quite rudely when I was only inquiring about the proper steps involved. I was even dissuaded from doing the 10 edits because of it being a profile, even though it is a neutral one on a notable scientist/entrepreneur. Please note: IT IS A PROFILE DONE ON A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN INTERVIEWED ON TV AND BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT IN SEVERAL SCIENTIFIC AND BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS, NOT BY ME BUT BY OTHER WRITERS.
I don't understand the necessity for rudeness when I am trying to abide by your rules. Do I stand a chance of getting this published or should I give up, as I was so rudely told? Scientrep ( talk) 21:47, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Timtempleton and others - draft content is at Scientrep's talk page. David notMD ( talk) 03:30, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi if I am trying to edit a page like Art to add some grammer changes how do I visually submit an edit request because I cant find what I want to change on the normal edit mode? Thatweirdeditor ( talk) 22:19, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Then, probably give a reason for your request. Hope this helps. — Naddruf ( talk ~ contribs) 08:10, 10 December 2020 (UTC)"In the section titled 'Mammals', replace 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.' with 'The speedy grey wolf leaps over the tired cat.'."
Professeur XYZ ( talk) 01:34, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Why would a page be there for a few days and then suddenly disappear? Professeur XYZ ( talk) 01:36, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Narugopal Mandal
Yesturday I uploaded an article about a film director Narugopal Mandal talking about his works and achivments with all supporting links attached to the article, but today when I submited the article it got rejected stating it sounds like advertisement and not a neutral statement. How can I rewrite it? Capturegraphics ( talk) 07:21, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Unapproved Draft on the Disappearance of Luke Durbin
Hello, hope this finds you well. I recently was received notification that my draft was not approved due to the following: This submission appears to be a news report of a single event and may not be notable enough for an article in Wikipedia. Please see Wikipedia:NOT#NEWS and Wikipedia:ONEEVENT for more information. There is also a potential conflict of interest.
This confused me for the following reasons. I had used all outside sources such as the BBC and local newspapers as well as a documentary. Additionally, I have zero connection to the missing person nor his family. Would it be possible to point out which parts of the article resulted in its non-approval and how it can be approved? Thank you for your time!
CelestialOne (
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12:41, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
I'm wondering if Template:Rp is a good referencing method to use for page numbers, along with Template:Cite book for the general information about the book. I will be using each book a few times, with different page numbers, with references at Draft:Culture of Silicon Valley. Is this the best practice or should I use another referencing method instead? — Naddruf ( talk ~ contribs) 05:48, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
{{
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12:58, 10 December 2020 (UTC)Hi! I apologize first as this is a very specific question and I was not sure where to ask. I am wondering for reference what counts as a 'suicide'. If an individual attempts suicide but survives, and then dies from injuries caused by the attempt months later.. would that still be considered suicide?
I am new to the tea house and a little bit confused but I hope my question is properly formatted
Thank you La Transatlantique ( talk) 12:14, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you La Transatlantique ( talk) 13:15, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Is my sandbox public or private? Sungpeshwe9 ( talk) 11:32, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I've been trying to attach my personal image but for some reasons I get this: ,,We could not determine whether this file is suitable for Wikimedia Commons. Please only upload photos that you took yourself with your camera, or see what else is acceptable. See the guide to make sure the file is acceptable and learn how to upload it on Wikimedia Commons."
It's a portrait of the person about who the page is being created. Thank you for your help:)
Best Regards, Domante Purtokaite DomaPurt ( talk) 13:36, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, how can I put an image in the giovanni scanu page? I try a lot of time but the answer is always an error thank you Gmasuri1989 ( talk) 14:09, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Just added this to the Talk page on Section 28 - and immediately had it removed....What did I do wrong?
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Placing this in context, by 1969, for more families it was becoming common and necessary for both parents to work. The idea of Female equals homemaker and Male equals breadwinner across all classes was being undermined by the economic changes in Society and the Women's Liberation Movement.
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I then received this response....abrupt and unhelpful....Can someone please expand on what I did wrong as I thought it was constructive, I had cited sources and specified why it was necessary.
"Hello, I'm Materialscientist. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Talk:Section 28—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 13:12, 10 December 2020 (UTC)"
thanking you in advance. Atomicman33 ( talk) 13:44, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
There is a rude editor on Wikipedia that keeps bothering me. What should I do? Toad62 ( talk) 13:59, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Quisqualis gave very reasonable warnings for you to stop, but you disregarded those and failed to recognize that you were in the wrong. It doesn't matter if you're 13 or 31; as a Wikipedia editor, you're expected to communicate with the community and respond to feedback through discussion. If you really don't understand something, you should've asked for help here! ◢ Ganbaruby! ( Say hi!) 14:18, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
@ Quisqualis and Toad62: I believe the recent example ( Victor Adeboyejo) may be incorrect after Quisqualis' edit:
Ayomide Victor Adeboyejo (born 12 January 1998) known as Victor Adeboyejo, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Barnsley.
I believe there should be a comma after the closing paren (before " known") to set off the following clause correctly:
Ayomide Victor Adeboyejo (born 12 January 1998), known as Victor Adeboyejo, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Barnsley.
If the parenthetical (born 12 January 1998)
is removed, the sentence is still correct (which is how it's supposed to work I think). I suppose if the parenthetical were set off by commas instead of parentheses, you wouldn't need two consecutive commas after 1998, but because a different scheme (parens) is used, I believe the comma should be there.
An alternative I've seen elsewhere (especially when there are more clauses needed, like pronunciations, other language transcriptions, etc.) is to put the "known as" inside the parens:
Ayomide Victor Adeboyejo (born 12 January 1998; known as Victor Adeboyejo) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Barnsley.
I don't think looking at other articles for players on the same team necessarily proves anything about the "correctness" of the grammar; it may only prove that editors use existing articles as a template for new ones and/or that they are largely created/edited by one or a small number of editors.
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Ok, sorry for overreacting. Toad62 14:06, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
I've been working on adding quality and importance labels to articles related to the Wikiproject Podcasting. I was curious whether there was a standard convention for the capitalization of the different levels. For instance, should they always be capitalized or always be lowercase? Does it not matter at all? Should I just be consistent with the other banners on the page or should I change them all to a specific capitalization?
I also wanted to ask whether there is a standard convention for editing summaries. In this case I'm specifically asking about what the best editing summary would be for changing a banner status from one quality and importance rating to another, but I'm also curious if there are guidelines for edit summaries in general.
Wikiproject Podcasting: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Podcasting
Priority Scale: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Release_Version_Criteria#Priority_of_topic
Importance Assessment: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Content_assessment#Importance_assessment
TipsyElephant ( talk) 14:31, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
I am working on a wiki article for a scientist at a major research university. I am having issues getting his article published. His work has been published in a lot of major peer reviewed journals and has made major contributions to his field. However, I could not find any secondary sources (articles written about him) other than peer reviews which are not digital and not easily accessed by the public. Any help or advice you can give me in getting this article published would be appreciated. Draft is for Richard L. Green an American condensed matter experimental physicist. Thank you!! Kstenson86 ( talk) 13:59, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
331dot Thank you for letting me know. Would a peer review be consider a secondary source. It is a critique of the scientists work but he is listed an author because it's his orignal material that they are citing and reviewing. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kstenson86 ( talk • contribs) 14:09, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you Nick MoyesI will follow your advice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kstenson86 ( talk • contribs) 15:03, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
How do you manage a UPE tag if it was assigned unfairly? What are the steps or the process to eliminate that from a page? Thank you Iulia Braila ( talk) 14:40, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Is Ctrlt a Nigerian artist a notable person to write about? Ctrltoby ( talk) 15:07, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Yesterday I had asked if the WV explosion was notable enough for an article, and I got a now. The only requirements I think it really needed was fatalities. Well, there has been confirmed fatality, so before I do anything, I would to make sure if it is notable enough now. • • rslashthinkong (User page) (User talk page) 13:35, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, can anyone share their views on this page : RightScale
I think my edits were not unsourced or poorly sourced. If they are proper, then can anyone edit them back?
Let me know what is right.
Thank you! Flenleaf ( talk) 18:19, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
David notMD ( talk) Hello, I think I am eligible for COI as I am somehow connected to the company, this means I can't directly edit it, right? But can you please review the history and reverse it back to what it was because that is the truth.
As for the blocked account, I have no connections with it. How do I prove this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flenleaf ( talk • contribs) 17:48, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
@ David notMD: Flenleaf ( talk) 17:25, 10 December 2020 (UTC) Hello
@ Hugo999: Hello Flenleaf ( talk) 17:25, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Sometimes when I put stub templates on top of articles, I notice on other articles that the stub template is on the bottom. Am I doing something wrong? Toad62 14:21, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for helping me, I appreciate it! Stay safe :) Toad62 15:17, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Listen, I don't know who you think you are changing the edits that I made to Barbados but those edits were completely true. I am a Barbadian myself and Bajan Creole is not a language that we speak, we speak english with a accent that is similar to a british one, so why when we speak english its called creole but when people of America or U.K speak english its not considered creole. Don't talk about the vocabulary how we have different words, all English speakers of different regions have different vocabulary so why is it cosidered creole for people of Barbados. You can understand when we speak english its not like Jamaican Patois or Hatian Creole which are actually languages that a primary English speaker will not understand. Please do not change back my edits I have just explained to you why I made those edits so please don't. If you do i'll just change it back all the time so lets really not go through that, OK. NickMaraj ( talk) 15:41, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
I've just explained why I changed it, simply because the facts of the matter were not true. Here, let me right it in all caps so you may understand or see it better. BARBADIANS OR BAJANS DO NOT SPEAK BAJAN CREOLE BECAUSE IT IS NOT A LANGUAGE, WE SPEAK ENGLISH WITH AN ACCENT THATS IT, IF WIKIPEDIA IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FACTS THEN WHATS THE PROBLEM WITH ME FIXING THE FACTS SO THAT THE OUTSIDE VIEW WOULD BE CORRECT ALL IM TRYING TO DO IS MAKE SURE THE INFORMATION FOR Barbados IS CORRECT, WHATS SO WRONG WITH THAT. NickMaraj ( talk) 18:43, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
How can you tell if an article is Start class or a stub? Slater and Devil fires is now published as a stub, and the article is short, but I feel like its long enough to not be a stub. How can you tell if it's a stub? a gd fan ( talk) 18:12, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi. I'm a philosopher and a scientist new to Wikipedia. I'd like help creating a page devoted to an emerging science. Is there someone who can guide me through this process? I can't devote a ton of time to learning the intricacies of wiki editing, but can handle drafting the article, siting background research, etc. I need a collaborator who's passionate about science, knows Wikipedia, and wants to contribute to public understanding of an exciting new science. Can you help? Philo1963 ( talk) 15:37, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
I have added episode summaries for A Discovery of Witches season one, episodes 5-8. I tried to match the length of previously written summaries, but I agree that they are all too long and detailed. Season two starts airing in January, and I wondered if this would be a good time to make a separate article for the episode guide. I would then shift the more detailed episode descriptions there and condense the summaries on the main page. Kaboobie71 ( talk) 13:48, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
ETA: I have sought out the pages of some other recent series and noticed that their episode summaries are at least as long, but have not been flagged as "too long or excessively detailed". For example, The Umbrella Academy. Kaboobie71 ( talk) 19:31, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
I have been editing Wikipedia for a while but would appreciate thoughts on the best way to deal with this. The page on Alma Thomas has a significant number of issues. Among them, it included two incorrect statements citing old and current versions of a webpage from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, saying that in college two professors (Jones and Herring) influenced her to change her painting style toward abstraction (and extrapolating from those pages to say further things that are not stated in them, such as that she had further (post graduate) education at Howard University). This source, the NMWA webpage, is contradicted by numerous other sources, and obviously wrong on one point - Jones was not "her" professor, but was 14 years younger than her and only became a professor at Howard 6 years after Thomas had graduated. I thought just deleting the incorrect statements would look baseless and result in their coming back. I deleted one of the two incorrect statements and corrected the other, with explanations of my edits and adding a note at the place of the deletion explaining why the previously-cited source was wrong. Is there a better approach to deal with an incorrect factual statement in an article supported by a source that is obviously and demonstrably wrong?
Thanks. Sullidav ( talk) 20:13, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi there. This regards the page: /info/en/?search=Alyosha_Monument,_Murmansk
The photo there is quite low resolution, and I thought the article could do with a higher resolution photo that shows more detail, so I was going to replace it with one I took while visiting this year. (Of course it's debatable whether my photo is otherwise better.)
However, when I go to the photo, it seems there is some copyright issue with sculptures according to Russian law.
What should I do about this? Is it OK for me to upload this photo and use it on the wiki page?
Sorry for writing about such an insignificant issue. I'd like to learn to contribute better and get a bit more involved. Aapeliv ( talk) 21:02, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
By this point I have spent far more time on this task than it was worth, and I regret even attempting it. I've made multiple anonymous edits to Wikipedia over the years, but I suspect I'll be much more hesitant in the future. 108.246.204.20 ( talk) 21:14, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Bonjour members of the Teahouse, it is I once again. I've gotten into fighting vandalism, mostly through recent changes. This can be slow, and most of the time I get beat to it anyways. Are there any other more efficient ways to find vandalism? Thanks! SnazzyInfinity ( talk • contribs) 19:18, 10 December 2020 (UTC) SnazzyInfinity ( talk • contribs) 19:18, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
can we please make it so the graphic picture of a murder victim is blurred out or you have to consent to seeing it 67.170.230.230 ( talk) 23:45, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Millie's mothers name should be spelt Kellie and not Kelly. . 62.64.135.183 ( talk) 22:20, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
On my global account information page, there are a lot of extraneous unused accounts attached to my sole Wikipedia account. Is there a way to remove/delete them without affecting this one? They were created by simply visiting other Wikimedia projects. I don't even speak the language of most of them ... signed, SpringProof talk 01:16, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Draft:Slater and Devil fires
Sorry if I am a bit impatient, but my best article is up for review, and I want it to get reviewed faster, but how?
a gd fan (
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15:56, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
I want to know how to make a thing like User:TigerScientist/Pages Created or something like that. Can you help me. TigerScientist ( talk) 02:22, 11 December 2020 (UTC) TigerScientist ( talk) 02:22, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I've got a question about self published sources. When do you tag or consider a source as self-published?
In addition, what if a website, in which the author is the same as the one in the Wikipedia page, will be used as a source? I don't know if I'm understood with that, but I noticed it in some pages. Mottshmikes ( talk) 05:46, 10 December 2020 (UTC) Mottshmikes ( talk) 05:46, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Good morning, I have a problem. You see, I translated a Wikipedia article in Spanish. For this I simply translated words and entered the sources well, this is:
/info/en/?search=Draft:Christopher_Louis_Chanc%C3%A9_P%C3%A9rez
And well, I was rejected for being something "advertising". I understand that they are different wikis, but they all have many rules in common.
I'll give you the article in Spanish: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Chanc%C3%A9
Please if you can help me, Thank you. MarioHernandez1976 ( talk) 04:51, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I noticed that the article about the Goutte d'Or neighbourhood of Paris has been flagged with: This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (September 2009) This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2009) While I am by no means an expert on Paris, I'm wondering if it's just a case of finding some better and more recent citations? I had a quick look for information about le marché Dejean and there were several pages, although some of them were published many years ago. Are there any Parisians who have got time to give this article a quick look, please? Canberranone ( talk) 08:24, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Usually I use citation tool of visual editor for adding references from various journal articles. Many times 2 link URLs are available link to journal and link to PDF or HTML article. In many cases, if one gives only one URL then finding other one can remain difficult In present citation tool I did not find facility to include both URLs (this makes reconfirmation verification process tedious if not impossible).
Is their any solution available to include two URLs in same citation.
Thanks and regards Bookku ( talk) 04:51, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
@ Ganbaruby:, Let us not digress from main question with usual obsession. Let me give another example as you said DOI link. Now I want to add a DOI link plus PDF link or say a journal link. Or say some other link of proof to show it is reliable source. Is there any option of at least manually adding additional URL link in the template? If no one knows on this forum then I will forward my question to Technical Village pump.
Thanks and regards
Bookku ( talk) 07:59, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
archive-url
, so you're probably going to have to insert that second URL in manually. —
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08:31, 11 December 2020 (UTC)Tenryuu, Thanks for your prompt reply. Just I tried manually, it template does not seem to show immediate error but it does not give a display either. Further I will take up the issue at Village pump technical. Regards Bookku ( talk) 08:58, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for inviting me. My questions are: How do I improvise information and Add pictures related to article. Sayli Bhalekar ( talk) 05:31, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I'm new here and have a very basic question. I don't know if I'm even in the right place to ask this. Is there a dark mode option for Wikipedia on PCs? I had an android smart tv box and there was a dark mode available in that app. It would really help with eye strain. Thanks. I hope I'm doing this correctly. -- Chuckripp ( talk) 01:17, 11 December 2020 (UTC) Chuckripp ( talk) 01:17, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Nick, I hope this is the way to thank you for answering my question. I'm using Firefox with Windows 10. I set up Firefox in dark mode but Wikipedia still comes up with a bright white background. I'll play around with Firefox some more and see what I can find. Thanks for your help. I hope I did this correctly. -- Chuckripp ( talk) 01:43, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks Fuhghettaboutit, I checked it out. Pretty gnarly. Reminds me of 1980. It was worth a shot...-- Chuckripp ( talk) 05:32, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I want to update the image on Panama Canal fence to reference the 5th page of the pdf file (the one with the map), but I can't figure out how to - there doesn't seem to be an option on the visual editor and there's not an attribute for page number in the source editor Condimentary ( talk) 20:37, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
[[File:Map of the Isthmus of Panama representing the line of the Panama Rail Road as constructed under the direction of George M. Totten, Chief Engineer etc. (IA mapisthmuspanam00harr).page5.jpg |thumb |Map of the Isthmus of Panama representing the line of the Panama Rail Road (before 1857)]]
|page=5
in the source editor. The jpg uploaded by AlanM1 has better image quality for me.
PrimeHunter (
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10:23, 11 December 2020 (UTC)Why some bot undo my edits frequently? Alexander The king ( talk) 10:30, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi. Just curious. Is there anything to be done about admin bullies? Because there are many many admin bullies on here that just gang up and attack people, but if you retaliate, you get threatened with a ban. That does not seem fair. This seems to only exist on the English wikipedia. So I am unsure why this exists or how you deal with it? I am happy to finally have an account, after 10 years of applying. However, I do not want to lose it overnight. But I also do not want to be the victim of bullying and vulgar attacks. Thank you. Walther Faunus ( talk) 03:34, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the review you have completed for my draft. I am disappointed though that my draft has been declined. The reason you have given for the decline is that the submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. The article is a biography of a scholar and the sources are the scholar's published works. They are published in refereed journals, so they can be verified. So I am not sure what you mean by your decline. Kudzai Matereke ( talk) 13:21, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Foreword: Contrary to what edit summaries mentioning this section may imply, I haven't found "appoint" being disturbed by "your Wikipedia's lack of faith articles". Appoint is a verb, not a noun, and you can't disturb a verb unless you know someone named Verb, or Appoint in this case.
I know these are two unrelated things, but I'm a bit disappointed that Peter Hastings (the Animaniacs co-producer) and the phrase No shirt, no shoes, no service don't have Wikipedia articles about themselves as of yet. There are redirective mainspace articles for a fictional Peter Hastings and a song called " No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service", but no article on the real Peter Hastings or the phrase itself, and I've been wondering why no one on Wikipedia has suggested there be articles about either of them.
Could it be that the droids I'm looking for, despite being at least sort of popular, don't have enough coverage in reliable sources (as far as editors have looked) to meet Wikipedia's notability requirements? -- MrPersonHumanGuy ( talk) 13:55, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
How do i add a flag Mungkorn789 ( talk) 14:13, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I am not sure how to make a new page on a language that should work that I came up with. Any help is appreciated. БОЇ ШНАТ ИОШ Џ ( talk) 14:40, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I added a photo and it has no copyrights but Wikipedia wants me to provide a copyright so what can I do. Yemenpedia ( talk) 14:44, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
In regards to the Infobox biography, the status should not be Senior Posting, but Muslim Leader instead.
How do I edit the status, or is it edited by your staff? Your prompt attention would be great appreciated.
Thank you, Imzaid ( talk) 05:07, 11 December 2020 (UTC) Imzaid ( talk) 05:07, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello! Gary of Bitner Group here, working to update the James F. Allen article on his behalf by sharing requests on the article's Talk page. I've disclosed my conflict of interest on my profile and on the article's Talk page. First, I've proposed some specific changes to the infobox and categories re: his year of birth. I've also provided a source to confirm the year. Can someone please review my request and update the page for me? Thank you! GaryBitner ( talk) 13:03, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Help me delete my account because I just give up. Thanks БОЇ ШНАТ ИОШ Џ ( talk) 14:52, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
information on a public transit site is erroneous. The city - City of St. Thomas - has re-branded their transit services including a new logo. Some of the edits I attempted to make ( I work for the City Environmental Services that oversees transportation) have been rejected. How do we ensure that our name/logo and content are correct? I also can't upload the new logo. Ttiersma ( talk) 16:11, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Since I saw an image posted as a joke (a screenshot of a tiny, kinda useless Wikipedia article that I don't think exists), I've been wondering about what kind of things are significant enough to make an entire article about. (I did dig up and read pages like this.) For example, Sans, Flowey, and Toriel have pages, but other main characters from Undertale don't. But then, they're rather important characters...?
I'm sorry if this question is too silly or has been asked before and I just didn't see it in the Teahouse... Galina&Oddity ( talk) 20:02, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
why my page is deleting? Sameer Khan Director ( talk) 16:20, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello;
Weeks ago I became dismayed when the number of American deaths from Covid 19 surpassed the number of Americans killed in the 4 year American Civil War, 212,000 according to my trusted source Wikipedia. I wondered if the death toll from the virus would equal the biggest killer of Americans, WWII at 292,000.
Imagine my surprise when I checked yesterday to find the wikipedia number changed to 491,000 for WWII.
Why was the number changed by who?
Thank you. John Lyons 2607:FEA8:13DF:6E00:E864:86BC:D6F7:D83A ( talk) 15:50, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
The article they're complaining about - which I found because OP came onto -en-help and complained about it, again without saying anything about what article it was other than Siri pulled it up, prompting me to Google it - is United States military casualties of war. — A little blue Bori v^_^v Takes a strong man to deny... 16:44, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I was thinking of adding compound synthesis image( https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281552098/figure/fig2/AS:280436698828831@1443872727919/Formal-syntheses-of-a-ervaticine-and-conolidine-and-b-latrepirdine.png) from ( https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Formal-syntheses-of-a-ervaticine-and-conolidine-and-b-latrepirdine_fig2_281552098) to Ervaticine article? Can I, or will there be copyright issues?. Machinexa ( talk) 16:40, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Machinexa ( talk) 16:41, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, New page created; /info/en/?search=British_Weight_Lifting
Two template messages below have been addressed.
This article or section may have been copied and pasted from another location This article contains content that is written like an adverting
Earwigs Copyvio Detector now sits at just 2.9% and I have removed any words/phrases that may be deemed promotional.
Could i request a review of the template messages, and for their removal please? (Or further assistance if you feel they still need addressing)
Thanks and best, H.A.Player ( talk) 16:42, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Gremania ( talk) 16:50, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
so is t ok to make minor edits on existing articles because it's not like I'm vandalizing but I'm saying is it ok because I'm new. Gremania ( talk) 17:05, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Google works for Google, while Alexa works for Amazon, and Siri works for Apple. 172.58.47.35 ( talk) 17:48, 11 December 2020 (UTC) 172.58.47.35 ( talk) 17:48, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
How do I reference my source for an edit? Specifically, my source is a Facebook post I made. Can I do a hyperlink over my name to that post? If so, how? If not, what do I do? All the Wikipedia "help" pages seem very confusing. PianoMan58H ( talk) 18:49, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
PianoMan58H Click the cite button. Then put the url into the space and wikipedia will generate a citation. TigerScientist ( talk) 18:51, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Gremania ( talk) 18:41, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
There are some helpful links in your talk page. ( talk) TigerScientist ( talk) 18:54, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Am I, a non-admin, acting in accordance with policy if I close the TfD request I made at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2020 December 5#Template:Uw-vandalism1? Note the high amount of replies and unclear consensus. Thank you for your time. Opal|zukor( discuss) 20:23, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
A Wikipedia page is needed for an incredible woman who organized and led efforts to acquire, preserve, restore one of the most well known Revolutionary War sites, helped preserve another internationally known site, worked with the original Daughters of the American Revolution and became founder, first Regent of one of the first significant Chapters of D.A.R., was Matron-In-Chief / Nurse for three years during Civil War, at times tending over 2,000 wounded soldiers, was present (nearby) for Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, was State Regent at 1893 Chicago World's Fair, Authored three books, all while helping organize, raise funds / supplies, donate time for multiple other National, State and Community causes.
While collating information for another project regarding this incredible women it came to our attention that she is more than well-deserving of a Wikipedia page, yet none exists. There are highly qualified historical writers who have written or supplied content and bibliographical data over the past 100+ years, however there are currently no writers "that we personally know" available that also have the proper Wikipedia experience needed to author this page in a deserving way.
As you can easily tell I am neither a Historian or Writer. What we do have is an incredible amount of factual data supporting all of the above contributions. We are hoping to find a qualified writer to properly utilize that information for a page. The information historians, historical organizations, Authors and others have uncovered and have direct hyperlinks to comes from the Library of Congress, U.S. National Park Service, contemporary magazine and newspaper articles, pictures and factual data uncovered by highly qualified historians over the past 100+ years.
Please let me know if there is a qualified volunteer author we can review the data with.
Thank You. CBrookUM ( talk) 19:54, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Apologies, this is my first posting. While I am not trying to be covert, and there are probably hundreds of qualified people, especially given the volumes of links to factual data from incredibly reputable sources and the association with very well known historical sites, events and leaders that we have, it was strongly suggested to us that we reach out to someone with track record of articles on historic U.S. people and places. More specifically they suggested we try to reach someone from the great "Women In Red" initiative. If there is a way to do that, please let me know. Thank you again.— Preceding unsigned comment added by CBrookUM ( talk • contribs) 21:00, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I was requested this article Isabelle de Charrière for translation into Bengali and Hindi as I can read and write fluently in both the languages. However I do not know how to link these pages to the original English article once I have translated the text and created the pages in the Bengali and Hindi Wikipedias respectively. Could anyone possibly help me? DishitaBhowmik 07:35, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Gremania ( talk) 21:05, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I am not quite sure if I asked this in the right place, but if not, please direct me there. My question is about where to ask factual questions. Is it better to ask at Wikipedia's reference desk or on Quora? I'm asking this because I get confused between the two websites and would like a little but of guidance on what to do when I have a factual question. Thanks, Interstellarity ( talk) 21:15, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Interstellarity, Here's the rundown:
The Teahouse (here) is a forum to ask questions on how to use or edit Wikipedia. Get friendly help if you are a newcomer
The Help Desk is similar to the Teahouse, but is for more complex questions and for more experienced users.
The Reference Desk is a forum to ask specific questions on anything non-Wikipedia related. Although most questions can be answered using Google, the Reference Desk can answer word-specific questions.
Quora is basically the same thing as the Reference desk, but not involved with Wikipedia. According to our religion, it doesn't exist.
(and you know, when you try to use the User:Enterprisey/reply-link only to see it result in an error, and when you try to respond again you see that Nick Moyes already answered it, it makes you want to nominate him for deletion. I'm still answering this because effort is effort.) Le Panini [🥪] 21:27, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Gremania ( talk) 21:11, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Gremania ( talk) 21:17, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Gremania ( talk) 21:20, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
User blocked as a sock. 331dot ( talk) 22:02, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I remember having a feature where you could select a piece of text, and you could right=click it to find the last revision it was changed in. I can't remember the tool that did this (not in RW prefs, not in account prefs), but I swear it existed somewhere. Anyone knows what that might be so they can jog my memory? WikiBlame isn't it afaik, it's an external tool. This is inline and enabled somehow... WhoAteMyButter ( 📬│ ✏️) 22:31, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello
Could a citogenesis warning tag be created? so that readers of an article can be made aware that some of the information is potential unreliable, but because wikipedia has been used as a source by so many media, academic and other sources it is nigh impossible to discern at this point if a source cited is based on information taken from wikipedia.
That way the reader is alerted that although the sources used are usual reliable there is a risk that the authors, journalists etc didn't take their information from wikipedia.
Happy to Discuss 84.13.85.156 ( talk) 20:25, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks both! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.85.156 ( talk) 10:03, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Is there one where it may be a problem? as in there is no direct evidence but wikipedia is so much of the zeitgeist particularly for journalists that it would now be impossible to disentangle a genuine source from one that originated in wikipedia?
In the list of best selling books we have the issue that one editor is sure anything published after the article was created is pulling numbers that were originally unsourced or poorly sourced from the article. However these numbers now have many sources in books and newspapers etc which may not in anyway even realise they were drawn from the wiki article (if they were) originally, but are now used as sources to support those numbers. However, without interogating ever writer of ever source it is impossible to ascertain. So to resolve the issue I though a general warning, that sets out these numbers are based on sources, however the influnence wikipedia on journalism etc means that citogenesis may have occurred but it is now impossible to know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.85.156 ( talk) 10:11, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello: I just edited a page created by an unknown author. Somehow THAT page was accepted even though it had outdated information and less information than I provided. When I submitted it for review I received the following: "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)."
The subject has frequently been featured in articles in Bloomberg, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Business Journal, Wall St. Journal, etc. and is frequently interviewed on major financial television programs. I did not include these references when I edited the article (at her request, to correct the inaccuracies by the mystery person who created the page). I don't understand how the original page could have been accepted as an Article for Creation when my edited version, which was simply an attempt to make the page accurate, has been rejected. The subject is by all measures worthy of a page. Please advise. Thank you! Paula F Warren ( talk) 22:26, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
What is the draft? TigerScientist ( talk) 22:28, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
User:Le Panini, thank you for your reply. As a new user, I was unaware that knowing someone was considered a conflict of interest. I did not include the Bloomberg and other citations because that seemed ancillary to her actual career. Paula F Warren ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 22:40, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
User Cullen328: Thank you for your reply. I have not edited any other article besides the "Draft:Betsy Cohen" - I can see this will need to be revisited, but I am somewhat mystified--it sounds like you're saying that I should take, for example, an article from the Philadelphia Business Journal or Bloomberg and put that in the draft with references; that would provide some info but not the full story. How do you include info that is true and might be interesting but not published elsewhere? Or don't you? Paula F Warren ( talk) — Preceding undated comment added 22:56, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia is not interested in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. Wikipedia is only interested in what people who have no connection with the subject, and who have not been prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about the subject in reliable sources.. -- ColinFine ( talk) 23:10, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Is it possible to read articles of information without the reference citation numbers. Thank You WayneDrach ( talk) 03:35, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
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Jimmy Blackmon
Hello,
I recently published the page, "Jimmy Blackmon" and have received feedback from several reviewers on Wikipedia. Some reviewers mentioned issues on the sources and reliability of them. Can someone provide additional guidance as to the specific sections of the article that may not meet the notability criteria or simply require additional references?
To address the comments regarding my user name, I originally created this account while under the impression that I could convert it to the Jimmy Blackmon page itself, then to find out later on, that simply serves as a sandbox environment, talk page and profile hub which is why I have a similar profile name as the page).
An article cannot be completely based on what we call primary sources, which are sources that the subject written about themselves including official sites and tweets. Also, Wikipedia has a rule about notability, which is how we determine if an article is "important" enough to have an article. This means that we need multiple independent reliable sources to go in depth about the subjec JFBlackmon ( talk) 22:02, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I want to know the below sources are reliable or Not? 1. Poster in India Today Magzine 2. highlighted in Aaj Tak News. 3. Mentioned too many times in a book published by HarperCollins 4. Certificates from the DRDO, Indian Army, and Most Government hospitals like Medanta, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Command Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre and more certificates from government.
I researched since last 6 months to collect them. Please tell me is it enough to create an article or not?. Murad9711 ( talk) 12:18, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I took it upon myself to fix missing page numbers in references for the Wikipedia page Tulsa race massacre
I checked out the book "Riot and Rembrance" cited in the page from my local library and found the various quotes and the corresponding page numbers.
Where I'm requesting advice on is the following quote in the section Property Losses "The Red Cross estimated that 10,000 people, mostly black, were made homeless by the destruction."
I've read the entire book and the only mention of the number 10,000 is a statement that the population of black Tulsan's at the time of the riot was 10,000. Also there is a mention of the Red Cross providing temporary housing for 4,000 people.
Do I simply change it with new verbiage that conforms more closely to the book being cited? Do I mark it as a unsourced number? The rest of the section on the Property damage does come from the book.
Thanks for any advice. Grgrant ( talk) 02:13, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I'm conducting an experiment for a class at my school, on how credible Wikipedia is. We have a controlled experiment, where we went to edit some unknown pages, making both conspicuous and inconspicuous edits, and recording the amount of time this takes to get changed. Just wanted to let whoever's behind this to know!! Jawadm06 ( talk) 01:51, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
2607:FCC8:FFC0:24:5851:226F:3B16:B7AA ( talk) 04:01, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I want to help translate articles into Simple English. Is there a guide for translating pages? I'm sorry if this has been asked before. Aquackers ( talk) 04:55, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
My understanding is that if we run the "fix dead link" tool, and choose "Add archives to all non-dead references (Optional)", then the archives will be stored "offsite" (example: web.archive.org) in addition to being added to the article.
At some point, I learned that sponsoring the archived links on WP, increases both the article size and download time. So, depending on the number of citations, I have "Add[ed]archives to all non-dead references". Once complete, I have undone/reverted my edit. Reasoning: The references were now stored offsite, and would be available in future, if a link went dead. But the WP article wouldn't be increased in size (and download time for readers, etc.).
I am giving archiving advice to a new editor. Can anyone confirm that this process of archiving/adding archives, and then "undoing" the edit, works as I understand it? Thanks, Tribe of Tiger Let's Purrfect! 06:47, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi , how can i add a photo to a wikipedia page Kinghafis ( talk) 07:15, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
[[File:(image file name)|thumb|250px|(add caption to explain that photo)]]
in the article section. For the image file name, you can search or upload the images at
Wikimedia Commons.
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07:58, 12 December 2020 (UTC)So,there is this article about a console,and that article is proposed for deletion,it is called "Ending-man terminator"( https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ending-Man_Terminator) ,I guess the reason for deletion is that it has no references,so I added a reference,so now should I remove the proposed for deletion message or not? Simulator-master ( talk) 07:43, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Bob says x on twitter. I report bob said X, and use their twitter post as a citation. Is this allowed?-- Michaelwalky ( talk) 08:02, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
How can I make an artist bio publishable? The draft I submitted [1] has been turned down and I don’t know how to satisfy the reviewer Windsome429. Jean Constant is a Google scholar, listed in ORCID, has published over 30 books and papers. He has several works listed in Wikimedia Common [2] He produced 2,000-some artworks in his career and all the links and references in this draft are not random but send to specific places and events relevant to this artist biography. Any advice will help. Thank you. Bysance ( talk) 11:50, 12 December 2020 (UTC) Bysance ( talk) 11:53, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
References
... when it seems that many articles on political matters and people is dominated by those willing to repeatedly edit out any contrary information and able to spend the time doing this censorship. I actually have a life, and am not supported by George Soros. So, I am effectively prevented from "combat" in this arena. I just made my annual donation to the Wikimedia Foundation, BUT THAT WILL BE THE LAST TIME! Davidlgilmer ( talk) 09:07, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello everyone! I recently came across this article, Nitrogenous base which was a stub which I thought unusual for such an established and important topic. So I did a bit of digging and found another article, Nucleobase, which is the same thing as nitrogenous base. This article is more developed and detailed and the better one. So should I propose the stub for deletion (after extracting any information and references that can be use in the other article) or redirect it to the Nucleobase page? I don't know how to redirect / merge pages. DishitaBhowmik 07:25, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
I don't know how to start a new page.
I would really like to start a new page, but don't know how to. Bababeoy ( talk) 15:09, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Sachechka13 ( talk) 19:13, 11 December 2020 (UTC)how to retrieve a draft of new article that was deleted accidentally? Sachechka13 ( talk) 19:13, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
How can i submit an article for review MasterJohnPal ( talk) 15:54, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi there, I wanted to know if the admin had a nick of time to check the following article. I've already edited major mistakes about the article that was reviewed by one of the admins, Timtrent on July 15th, 2020. If there's any problem(s), please let me know. Thank you!
/info/en/?search=Draft:Fomalhaut_TV Danialhalim680 ( talk) 16:41, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Oh, maybe I need more research for the information I've added. I thought that might as well called references, but I will read first about reliable secondary sources article. Thank you for helping me out! -- Danialhalim680 ( talk) 17:08, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
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Page approval
I had created a page few months back and one reviewer suggested few changes and I had resubmitted with the changes. Now after 3 months,another guy came and rejected it. can somebody help me to get this page approved Kishormeru ( talk) 18:28, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi. I was trying to type something in my user page, and the text was in a box. It also looked like writing from the source. What happened? Hayta= 19:42, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello WP community, This is kinda getting frustraing. I've made a Wikipedia article a while back (April of this year) and, it said that article reviews could take up to 3 months. Guess what, it's more than 3 months, and my article is still listed as a DRAFT. What is going on?! I don't get it. If anyone could answer me that would be great. :D Flipsosmasos ( talk) 12:11, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Responding to editor SK2242’s judgment that my sandbox proposal to replace article “Problem of induction” violated protocols NPOV and NOR, I presented a table as evidence refuting that mistaken classification. The table format was botched, making the evidence undecipherable. How can I get a second chance to present my evidence? TBR-qed ( talk) 18:48, 12 December 2020 (UTC) TBR-qed ( talk) 18:48, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Under the pages "such-and-such (Disambiguation)" or any other page that shows a list of possible meanings, if the word is the exact name of a particular song/track, would that count to be put in the list? Probably not, because it's such a small thing (game soundtrack so...), but just asking. Rolex Kaard ( talk) 22:10, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
How does WP determine precedence in regard to article title names? WP has a stub article for Art Napoleon, a film director (1920-2003), consisting of one sentence, seven film credits, and two references. Meanwhile, we have Draft:Art Napoleon (Artist). This Art Napoleon has a "career" encompassing Indigenous political activism, several TV programs, (some that he translated into Cree) educational publications (Cree/English) and a music career, etc., supported by 39 citations.
I am entirely uncertain about the choice of "Artist", which gives impression that Napoleon paints or sculpts. Given the amount of refs and coverage in RS, I would think that the current "Art Napoleon" article should be changed to "Art Napoleon (film director)", and the draft should be titled as "Art Napoleon". If I move the current Art Napoleon to "Art Napoleon (film director)", what would/should/could be done about the Draft title? May the Draft title be changed to "just" Art Napoleon? WP:AT doesn't seem to address this. Curious... Tribe of Tiger Let's Purrfect! 23:33, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Bold textHi How can i create new images for wikipedia? Because i would like to insert an image on a page i am creating which, unfortunately, is not found on wikipedia. D10s Maradona ( talk) 12:48, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
I recently edited the article on Oscar C. Parkinson and noticed lots of other pages in the California State Legislature category are similarly stubs without much information. I plan to try and expand them with the sources I used for this article (namely JoinCalifornia.com and Statement of the Vote of California, as those were the only sources I could find with information on this person - they seem to line up), but I wanted to ask before I made edits to a bunch of articles. Is this a good set of sources and structure (infobox for example) for these articles?
A few examples of the other stubs: John N. Anderson, Ernest N. Mobley, Vernon F. Gant Tymewalk ( talk) 05:54, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Comment On rejection of Savoy Motel article: Super frustrating. Band's been active for 6 years, played SXSW, gets radio play, written up in trade mags, etc. Still not good enough for WP. Hours of my time-- trying to meet all the standards, linking all sorts of articles, reviews, ratings, etc.--dismissed with a snarky elitist comment about garage bands. 24.189.252.17 ( talk) 21:52, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
The form that walks you through creating a new article form stresses the need to use your own words. This seems to contradict the idea of user-generated content being unreliable. Not sure how to square this circle. The Garage Band comment is what stung the most. These four make up a working band, they're not fooling around in their parent's basement. They're gigging every week, getting paid. They opened for Kesha during her 2017 tour. The "notable" barrier seems to be extremely subjective. Not sure how big a circle of influence has to be. Nashville, TN might be seen as a backwater burg to some, but there's always been a big scene for music. If you do a search on the band, you'll find they're referenced in other articles. They just don't get one of their own. I wasn't expecting this velvet rope vibe. Finally, since the article's been removed, I can't make any of these suggested changes. As I said, the experience has been frustrating. If the urge hits, I might try again someday (maybe when they chart, when their third album comes out, or when they hit some kind of milestone). Thanks for your attention. 24.189.252.17 ( talk) 00:12, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
The form that walks you through creating a new article form stresses the need to use your own words.That is correct; to avoid toeing the line and making a copyright violation, information from reliable sources should be given in one's own words. That doesn't contradict WP:USERGEN, as user-generated content can be hard to verify without a source that is considered reliable.
They're gigging every week, getting paid.A lot of bands and other groups get paid every week, but that doesn't necessarily mean they'll catch the eye of reputable sources that give them significant coverage. Wikipedia can be a difficult place to navigate, especially if you're trying to create an article, which is one of the hardest things to do on here. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) ( 🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 00:55, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello! I have been editing the page Republican reactions to Donald Trump's claims of 2020 election fraud. The current definition of the articles, as stated below the name is “Members of the US Republican Party have reacted differently to Republican President Donald Trump's claims about the 2020 United States presidential election, with some denouncing it and others supporting it. Trump falsely claimed to have won the election,[1][2][3] and made many claims of widespread fraud arising from postal voting, despite substantial evidence to the contrary.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
By December 5, only 27 out of 249 Republicans in Congress had acknowledged Biden as the winner of the election.[10] By December 2, over three weeks after Joe Biden's victory speech, most of the Republican members of Congress who commented on the presidential election still sided with Trump.[11] By December 11, 126 out of 196 Republican members of the House backed a lawsuit filed in the United States Supreme Court supported by nineteen Republican state attorneys general seeking to subvert the election and overturn the election results.[12]”
Additionally, there is a sidebar at the top that says “This article is about the reactions of prominent members and leaders of the Republican Party to Donald Trump's 2020 election fraud claims. For these election fraud claims themselves, see Post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 United States presidential election and Disputes surrounding the 2020 United States presidential election results.“
Another editor continues to add former Republicans. I deleted them ( Joe Scarborough). The editor then started editing on the talk page. Before I go any further, I just want to say that I’m not here to rat out or report anyone. I just want to have a little confirmation from other experienced editors to help me work this out before I do need to report my fellow editor (which I hope I don’t). I may be wrong too, so please let me know. So anyway, the other editor says that since there are other former Republicans on the article as well then they should all stay until a consensus has been made about adding former Republicans. I told the other editor that there should be consensus on former Republicans in the talk page before adding it as a criteria. I also asked the other editor to cite a criteria of the article that says former Republicans should be added (not only current members of the Republican Party). The editor cited that the word “former” is used 39 times in the article without citing an example or any context and also said that one of my edit summaries, I used the word former, which somehow constitutes as a guideline. They stated that cited material should not be removed (which I agree with, but if the citation does not say that they’re current republican, and the article criteria, as far as I can see, is current Republicans. The user then went on to say that there are two other former Republicans on the page, and that one was added by me. I admitted that I did add it ( David Durenberger), because I added all of the names from an article saying former Republicans who recognize Biden’s win. However, I stated, that I should have read the article criteria first and if they couldn’t show the criteria includes former Republicans, then I was also wrong to add a former Republican before consensus was reached and that they should all be removed until the criteria of the article is reached. The other editor stated that the article is after 1932 and based on politics, posted a warning on my talk page, and then said that I was trying to take ownership of the article. Am I in the wrong here? Is the other editor? Or is it a mix of both? Thank you. Just Piping In ( talk) 16:48, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Even after donating, I'm repeatedly asked to donate, as if I didn't donate already. Is there a way to stop this? 64.229.216.21 ( talk) 22:43, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
donate@wikimedia.org
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23:35, 12 December 2020 (UTC)WordsTheMum ( talk) 02:17, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
When I use a search engine to look up "hexamethyldisiloxane", I get (among other hits) a hit for the Wikipedia article, which (as far as I can tell) is correct. However, the page of hits also includes a rectangle at the side that starts out "Hexamethyldisiloxane is an organosilicon compound with the formula O[Si3]2" and ends "More at Wikipedia". The formula "O[Si3]2" is inconsistent with the Wikipedia article, and I'm sure that it's incorrect, since the correct formula is "O[Si(CH3)3]2" [subscripts brought up for ease in printing]. It would be good to correct the incorrect formula. WordsTheMum ( talk) WordsTheMum ( talk) 02:19, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
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Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Podcasting § Guidelines for style of podcast articles
I'm trying to start the manual of style for podcast articles at the Podcasting Wikiproject, and I'm unsure about what should be included in the external links list. I've already started a conversation on the Wikiproject talk page and I read the wikipedia page on external links, but I wanted another opinion because the project isn't super active and the rules weren't explicit enough.
My question is whether it's appropriate to have an external link to a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher at the same time. It seems redundant and unnecessary, but I don't see why one of the three is more important than the other (or even why lesser known podcast platforms aren't just as important or reliable). Including links to three, four, or even five platforms would be easy, but I'd say that it violates the rule that you're supposed to keep the list minimal. There's also a rule that if an official website contains links than they shouldn't be included in the external links section, however, that seems in contradiction to the rule that articles for published works should have links to a platform providing legal copies of the work (i.e. most official websites for podcasts include links to platforms like Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher).
Overall, I'm torn between whether I should include all three or only one, and if it's only one then which deserves it? Personally, I think I'd choose Stitcher because it's a hosting platform specifically for podcasts rather than a company that sells music and other media like Apple and Google. TipsyElephant ( talk) 04:10, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
So far, the only edits I have made to Wikipedia pages are grammatical ones of which I am CERTAIN there is something incorrect and I know the correct way to fix it. However, there have been several instances in which I see something that, although it might be grammatically correct, it is just poorly written for coherency. Still, I respect the author's style and have left those stylistic deficiencies alone. To what extent should we edit an article that lacks smooth transitions or coherent flow? Will Searcy ( talk) 04:46, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello everyone,
I just created my account and wrote my first article, unfortunately was rejected, I would like to have some help to be approved and have my account back to a good stand,
Thanks Ferreirajeanjf ( talk) 20:49, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
How can i create a wikipedia page?? Kinghafis
Congratulations, you have now created a valid Wikipedia article . Victor Schmidt ( talk) 11:34, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
My draft hasn't review till now from 3 days ! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Ahmed_Mohamed_(entrepreneur) Johny112 ( talk) 12:12, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I have over the last several months been editing the History of Pernambuco article. I saw somewhere an admonition to 'be bold', so I have just jumped in the water. Although I am certain that I must have violated some conventions (or rules)---and I can't say that I devoted a lot of research to making sure I was 'coloring inside the lines'--- nevertheless I have tried to abide by common sense and those conventions that I was aware of. I put a note at the end of the Talk page about what I have done. It seems quite apparent that this article is a bit obscure, but before I requested a copyedit, I thought I should ask here if someone could take a brief look and comment on whether I would be wasting the time of a copyeditor if I request such. Thank you. P2dwight ( talk) 15:51, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I am not sure on how to add pictures from google its quite annoying any help would be welcomed! Nathaniel20056 ( talk) 16:37, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I would like to discuss certain improvements in articles with other editors before undertaking them, in particular where sections are missing. How to do this?
Thank you. Eli185 ( talk) 16:37, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, my article was rejected because it sounded like a sales brochure. I removed the overview section and kept the history section of the article. Can someone review this and give me some more pointers to improve the article?
Current version /info/en/?search=Draft:Defold WDeri77 ( talk) 21:01, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi Nick. I appreciate your feedback. I updated my talk page with a declaration that I'm not connected or paid by the company to write the article. WDeri77 ( talk) 16:55, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, There is an article about Yemeni Hip Hop and I want to add a new artist , what should I do ? Yemenpedia ( talk) 17:12, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I have made a research about company and created a article it got deleted as it was mentioned as spam. How do I check whether it is spam or not. Vijayabhaskarjatoth ( talk) 11:39, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for information. Will develop myself to do best things here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vijayabhaskarjatoth ( talk • contribs) 18:53, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Can I do as a new user? SSH localhost ( talk) 18:45, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I was thinking of adding information about a group of secondary characters which return many times throughout the series to this page: /info/en/?search=Lumberjanes . Is that worth adding, or should I leave them out? Softsylveon ( talk) 18:38, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
A friend of ours, Dorothy Keefer ( Rambonnet) has left us many original drawings, office & get together pictures & photographs from when she worked at the United Features Syndicate from 1940's to mid 1970's Dorothy started as a telephone operator & worked her way to office secretary. She had many art works, photographs, notes and much more from Feg Murray, Ernie Bushmiller, Rex Maxon, Alan Maver, I. A Bayliss & more in her collection.
Want to know if anyone is interested in this collection. 2600:8805:B400:87:396A:421F:7FAE:F73B ( talk) 16:05, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
First, a question: when you say she left them to you, do you mean she willed the photographs to you and the Will has been probated? (You define your relationship as "friends", so you could not have inherited them through intestacy). If so, good, you **probably** own the copyright, which is the right starting point for this issue. **I say "probably" because there are a number of circumstances that could mean that Ms. Keefer did not own them, even if in her "collection", or co-owned them, either of which would not give you free rein over their copyright. Anyway, for purposes of further advice, I am going to make the assumption you own the copyright outright (if not, the inquiry ends there).
The only way we can use them is if you are willing to release the copyright under a suitably free copyright license (or even freer – into the public domain) that allows their free re-use even for commercial purposes, with the only obligations of re-users anywhere being such things as providing proper attribution, and disclosing the copyright license you choose upon the release in a certain transparent manner.
If you are willing to do that (and as I indicated, verifiably have the legal authority to do so), then yes, they may be very useful here, and the way to donate them for such use is to head over to our sister project, the Wikimedia Commons and donate them. The details of their upload and their release are beyond the scope what I can post here, but hopefully, the Commons' upload wizard will appropriately guide you. See also Commons:First steps, and the tutorial accessible through that page. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 17:08, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
If you think about it, this makes sense because the ultimate purpose of the doctrine is to define a carve out in the law from the remedies available to copyright owners for infringement (enforcement and/or damages). With that legislative goal in mind, it would make no sense for an owner to be able to claim an exemption under the very doctrine that is devised to protect their interests (e.g., the very idea of an infringement lawsuit being commenced, on these facts, becomes a non sequitur).
I wish I could remember the details enough to locate it, but there was a discussion quite a few years back that I either participated in, or possibly just monitored (maybe at FfD), where this was fleshed out at some length.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 20:17, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Is YouTube a reliable source? We are the Great ( talk) 21:11, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I have a draft receiving edits currently before being moved as an article to the wiki mainspace. Though, the title of my draft is being used as a redirect for another article, Emmeline. How could I have that redirect removed so that I could use the name "Emmaline" for the title of my article. My draft is about jazz singer Emmaline. Would this require me to have the article name "Emmaline (singer)"?
Thanks. RosarioFreedom ( talk) 21:46, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I have created a new entry for Ronald using the template provided for " how to add an artist to Wikipedia". I believe I have followed the guidelines and submitted the page for review. Can you please let me know a status on this submission? Jpspano ( talk) 21:14, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Is there a way to put a message on someone's Talk Page and make it so that only that User can see it? This is mostly curiosity, as someone asked me and I didn't know but now I would like to. Ex-Borg Seven of Nine ( talk) 01:06, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Corey Allen Jr Basketball.
Is there any way someone can make a wikipedia page for Corey Allen Jr the basketball player? Gameovername ( talk) 01:02, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
From my understanding yes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gameovername ( talk • contribs) 01:22, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
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01:28, 14 December 2020 (UTC)Truth suppressors... Why does Wikipedia support the whitewashing of truth? what is so scary about the truth? Why do you support the crazy leftist agenda sweeping our world? The article on Satanic Ritual Abuse is absolutely WRONG! IT was not merely a "moral panic" - the only reason you would say that would be to suppress the truth...which means you support liars - which is what satanic ritual abusers are. So you are on board with them??!! This whole site needs to be shut down! 24.237.147.1 ( talk) 20:09, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
That, in turn, makes it a near certainty that you are currently impervious to demonstrable empirical facts (and the techniques for both gathering evidence to learn about the true state of the world, and the meaning of the evidence itself once gathered, in order to learn from first principles whether something posited is likely to reflect reality); how to winnow out good secondary sources from the bad; to not rely on appeals to authority for information and how to research yourself and come to independent conclusions through surveying a dialectic of reliable source material.
I don't blame you, it's difficult when we have a huge industry devoted to promoting such stuff. In any event, Wikipedia employs a number of policies and guidelines that attempt to make it much more likely that, when followed well, our articles tend to reflect reality, rather than the side of fringe nonsense. We don't always get it right, but that type of moderate qualification is going to be lost on you, given the extreme side you are on.
Of course, you will almost certainly read this as the pompous talking down to from a leftist liberal godless asshole that it most certainly is; yes, yes, I was brain washed by too many years of education; Trump stole the election; 911 was an inside job; yes, yes let's take that as read. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of choice but to talk down when your post is what it is; re-educating you is beyond the scope of what can be done here. But understand that the chastising purpose of your post, the point you wish to make, is certainly lost on me (and I bet most reading it), not because I don't hear you, but because as much as you're here to tell us about our terrible errors, you're simply and utterly wrong, in a rueful headshaking, shrug-of-the-shoulders and what-can-you-do, eye-rolling-way from the adults in the room.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 21:21, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
I want to publish some information about a registered nonprofit NGO in Yemen, YFoundation. It is well known that Yemen is going through severe political unrest leading to the national economy dropdown. YFoundation contributes to serving the community through several humanitarian initiatives and interventions. Also, it seeks to accomplish economic stability especially for the most vulnerable households in Yemen.
Your advice is highly appreciated. Hmd-yf ( talk) 01:05, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
vcash
Hi everyone, I have an article that has ongoing GA nominations review and one of the sentences the reviewer found to be unacceptable are "Some merchants who were early adopters of vcash viewed the service positively." due to the sentence written like the weasel word. I am thinking of fixing the sentence, my planned idea including:
What do you think about the correction I planning to fix? (or suggest your own idea on fixing the sentence to fix the sentence.) Thanks
References that support this sentence: Growing trend for e-payment WPSamson ( talk) 07:51, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Reference at the end, of course. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) ( 🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 08:11, 12 December 2020 (UTC)Some merchants that adopted vcash early viewed the service positively: they praised the low transaction fee rate and noted that the adoption of e-wallet services led to shorter queueing times and improved customer service at lower costs. The service's analytical tools helped merchants better understand their customers' spending behavior.
I just moved an article I've been working on from my sandbox to the live space. I'm happy to receive constructive feedback, thanks in advance. Note - this is my first article, so although I did as much research as I could, please don't assume I know something that may be common knowledge elsewhere. Thanks! URL: /info/en/?search=Birdeatsbaby K3n51mm ( talk) 21:32, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Sorry, I don't know how to do either thing mentioned on my 'User Page' or 'Talk Page', though I wouldn't mind doing so if it's needed. Further guidance is appreciated. My only connection with this band is they happen to be a band I like that didn't have a wikipedia page. I've been a fan of theirs for around 7 years. I began this, my first article in 2018 and was so turned off by the accusatory comments made by wikipedia editors when I made an honest mistake concerning image copyrights (I was called a liar) that I stopped work on the article. I don't have time to go around editing wikipedia pages, and I'm not very experienced in it anyway. Then I had several deaths among my family and friends including both of my parents and my best friend. I don't know how such conclusions are reached by wikipedia reviewers, but that's what happened. I fail to see the connection between my personal life and publishing a wikipedia article. If this is not the place to make mention of these facts, then as mentioned, further guidance is appreciated. THX — Preceding unsigned comment added by K3n51mm ( talk • contribs) 03:15, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Could someone explain this diff to me? https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk%3AHunter_Biden&type=revision&diff=993812824&oldid=993790812 . That was an active, confirmed, protected edit request. I then tried to post this question on the Talk page, and a new section is shown, but the link from the TOC appears dead. Charles Juvon ( talk) 19:14, 13 December 2020 (UTC) Charles Juvon ( talk) 19:14, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
If you post any further BLP violations you will face sanctions. SPECIFICO talk 02:42, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
May we please receive an explanation as to what "favorable features" are in the Hodgkin lymphoma page? 2603:6080:6403:83D4:C17:525B:D9C3:2A25 ( talk) 05:08, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
What does "However, this may be an artifact of the ambiguity inherent in the diagnosis" mean? May we have a reference? 2603:6080:6403:83D4:C17:525B:D9C3:2A25 ( talk) 05:47, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Zeshany18 ( talk) 07:45, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Dear Teahouse,
I would like to ask your assistance in publishing my articles in the main space of Wikipedia. Here is the list of articles that I have submitted for approval:
/info/en/?search=Draft:Gleb_Sintsov
/info/en/?search=Draft:Larisa_Ryabikhina
/info/en/?search=Draft:Lyudmila_Fionova
/info/en/?search=Draft:Dmitry_Pashchenko
/info/en/?search=Draft:Ekaterina_Pecherskaya
/info/en/?search=Draft:Viktor_Usmanov
I would also like to ask you to create the category Penza State University alumni, which will include the mentioned articles. Thank you for your help in advance!
Best regards, SeregaBeglov2020 ( talk) 08:49, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Dear v^_^v! Help what needs to be specified in my drafts to comply with biographical policy? SeregaBeglov2020 — Preceding undated comment added 09:57, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
As someone who rarely interacts with other users, could someone explain to me what happened to my stub, especially this edit? Regards, Jeromi Mikhael ( marhata) 12:06, 14 December 2020 (UTC) Regards, Jeromi Mikhael ( marhata) 12:06, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
1 I want to report false information regarding an article published on Wikipedia that is misleading the masses. Would be obliged if someone could help me regarding this issue. Paracha rafay ( talk) 13:31, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello there! Where is the false information that you have seen? -- Toaster9 ( talk) 13:34, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
How many sources of notability do you need to have an approved article? JayeChrs ( talk) 14:33, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I need some help. I started editing in wikipedia because i want to make good and reliable articles and because i also enjoy editing and contributing. Currently i am trying to edit Nokia 3310 to make it possibly a good article but i don't know what i exactly need to add. Also i have another problem when editing many things which is not finding sources that easily which makes it harder to edit. Have a nice day. YmTheSuper ( talk) 10:07, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the help everyone, i think i will try doing some minor edits and improvements to articles that interest me until i get enough experience and then i will start doing major edits. YmTheSuper ( talk) 15:12, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
I have just recovered my draft as it had been deleted as apparently I had blanked the draft - to my knowledge I had resubmitted it after having made some amends. How do you blank a draft so that I can avoid making the same mistake?
Thanks so much Daniellesmall247 ( talk) 14:49, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
The entry is supported by 5 references and 5 external links. Only 2 of those relate to Insitute B61 sites or profiles.
Please explain why those 8-10 sources are unreliable.
Please advise how to improve the text or sources.
This entry presents a non-profit organisation "Institute B61" that unites artists and scientists in promoting science through art. For this reason, there is an extensive list of artists and events -- it was not intended to look like an advertisement. There are hundreds of people involved in those events since 2009.
Please advise how to improve it. The answers I got from live help related only to the style -- sounds like marketing. Nick Saturday ( talk) 15:32, 14 December 2020 (UTC) Nick Saturday ( talk) 15:35, 14 December 2020 (UTC) Nick Saturday ( talk) 15:38, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
This is my only question. in.DITTO.gpr (SEALED) ( ask. d-contributes) 10:09, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
There are no Big 12 divisions and yet someone reverted a change i made based on this fact... What do I do? 204.63.40.44 ( talk) 17:25, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
I have created an article for an artist but I keep being told that I dont have reliable source, but I am using the same sources location that been approved by a similar artist in the same city, and publication. I would like to know how to correct it or improve? JayeChrs ( talk) 13:25, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, can anyone explain to me why the draft tht I wrote is sorted as "Start Class - Possible Spam" ? Here is the link
Also do you know if with this class it has any chance to be visible online one day ? What changes should I make ? Thank you for your help, please be tolerant I'm new to Wiki but I want to do more ! Duf29 ( talk) 17:15, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Duf29 I don't think that your overview paragraph (first) should include everything. Once someone approves the draft anyone can see it (technically if you add Draft: before the draft name you can see it) TigerScientist ( talk) 17:29, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for your help TigerScientist . Do you see any changes that could speed up the review and improve my article ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Duf29 ( talk • contribs) 17:46, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
You can add tags to some wikiproject Duf29 but other than that I dont know how to make it faster. Also finish your talk page and teahouse edits with 4 tildes (this is a tilde ~) so it signs your name. I also added some stuff at the draft so you can get a feel for how a article about a person should look like. TigerScientist ( talk) 17:56, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
I would like to register a concept on this platform which is my extrapolation of events based on well documented research and common accepted trends. I am the first to admit that i am not a scholar, but the specific environment which forms the subject matter is my playground of 30 years. I believe this qualifies me to at least post the concept and explanation and hope that further citations will evolve the concept to maturity.
Specifically, i would like to introduce a term which i have invented, 'PSYCHOSOMATIC MARKETING' based on my observations of the current pandemic and trends within businesses that have adapted or entered associated markets, it is critically important to name this game.
it is rooted in the wealth of information around the effects of stress and the associated effect on the human body which is already accepted and documented on wiki, however this definition specifically deals with the effects of the covid awareness campaigns on the mentality of patients that are diagnosed positive, actually get symptoms and are found to have been issued a false positive. With 89% false positives, millions of people are victims of this unintended marketing scam, with the symptom suppression market making a killing.
As humans, we need to be able to understand and define this strategy, that we may become aware of the consumer based effects of gearing up for the "pandemic" so whilst I have identified the concept, i would like to invite scholars and academics to comment and the final result will be a defintion that will encapsulate a concept that will go on to help bring this crazy strategy under control.
In short, I would like to post an article and grow it as a concept with citations and scholarly articles from established institutions, is this acceptable to m the overall tone of submissions. Douj ( talk) 18:26, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Illegal Frog ( talk) 17:05, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
However, I haven't been UPGRADED to an extended confirm user:<. Noted that deleted edits and non-article edits also count. Feel free to help me. FYI, Wikipedia:User access levels#Extendedconfirmed. Hypersonic man 11 ( talk) 11:35, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedian. I am requesting an edit authorization for the "watermelon" article. I simply wanted to add that "wild watermelon seeds have been found in the prehistoric Libyan site of Uan Muhuggiag." Please get back to me as soon as possible. Thanks. LARRYkimani25 ( talk) 22:06, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hey, I found a stub article that I'd thought would have more to it. Is there some sort of guide that I could follow? CanadianOtaku ( talk) 02:03, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
How do I upload a non-free image, specifically a video game screenshot? I have been struggling with this, and I still don't know how it works. Npthura ( talk) 01:33, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Draft:Moving Mountains (company) Hello, the article is in compliance with all policies. Can any one look into it and see if it reads like an advertisement or is it an error of judgment? Given the company's vast popularity in england and the eu, backed by significant independent coverage, I believe the page should clear the review process. Loveah ( talk) 14:57, 14 December 2020 (UTC) Loveah ( talk) 14:57, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi guys, I read all the criticism about doing this, and I can't say I didn't expect it lol. Thankful that everything got reverted, but to be clear, I am a real person, and I think that my debate as to why Wikipedia is credible should go well, as the fact that there are this many people on my behind the moment I blatantly inaccurately edit an article is a big part of why this source is a solid one and just shows how inspected this sit is, and I hope its a big enough reason for me to win this debate which I am having in maybe 15 minutes or so. Winning this one for the admins(that I have now had some interesting interactions with) and beautiful Wikipedia.
Also on a side note, I might find interest on revisiting this account and actually using it for productive purposes in the near future
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In case people missed it, Jawadm06's original post on 12 December was "Hi, I'm conducting an experiment for a class at my school, on how credible Wikipedia is. We have a controlled experiment, where we went to edit some unknown pages, making both conspicuous and inconspicuous edits, and recording the amount of time this takes to get changed. Just wanted to let whoever's behind this to know!!" David notMD ( talk) 11:50, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
My userpage is quite inorganize, especially the userboxtop. Can someone please help me out. Thanks. Hypersonic man 11 ( talk) 04:52, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Greetings fellow tea addicts,
and another question: I just read up on the MOS on foreign language terms, and wanted to update my older article contributions to adhere to it. However, I am a bit confused on what to do with Lake Võrtsjärv: The second word is most definitely pure Estonian (I can't read IPA and still have no idea how to pronounce that), but the "Lake" preceding it is definitely English. So should I mark the whole term with {{lang}}? That would be wrong, as "lake" is an English word. But if I mark only "Võrtsjärv", it turns italic and looks weird next to non-italic "Lake". Any advice? -- LordPeterII ( talk) 21:30, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
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Hello, everyone! Recently I created a page Ekvita and published it without submitting for review. Because there was no option to choose for that. What should I do? Nargizyl ( talk) 13:04, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
I would like to ask why AfDs and RfAs have talk pages, and when they should be used. JJP...MASTER! [talk to] JJP... master? 13:26, 15 December 2020 (UTC) JJP...MASTER! [talk to] JJP... master? 13:26, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello,
I wrote yesterday my 1st Wikipedia article on a French start-up that is called Go4ioT: /info/en/?search=User:Alexs_ahs/sandbox. However, first of all I do not know if the article meets all the criteria as to how Wikipedia articles are meant to be written. And secondly I do not know if the article is acceptable as it is based almost entirely on French sources, i.e. someone that wants to verify information needs to be bilungual, especially as there is no French article for the start-up as yet. Would you let me know if the article is acceptable the way it is written and / or if changes need to be done?
Looking forward to your reply.
Best regards,
Alex Alexs ahs ( talk) 09:56, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
What is furthermore noteworthy is that it is a completely independent and autonomous solutionthat are not neutral in tone. As with many first articles, there are far too many WP:PRIMARY sources. To establish notability and confirm a Wikipedia article might be justified, focus, as writer, on only those sources which have independently written about the company. They shouldn't be based on press releases or interviews. I find it odd that there isn't already an article within the French Wikipedia for this company. Mike Turnbull ( talk) 12:21, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
I am trying to add Jeffrey A. Rosen to List of Jewish American politicians as the new Acting AG. It is not formatting correctly. Please help. Pennsylvania2 ( talk) 22:57, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
I messed things up when trying to move to Sheila Boyde, not sure what happened, can someone help me ? GrahamHardy ( talk) 15:04, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I'm doing some research on Wikipedians' editing activity, and discovered this tool https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec/en.wikipedia.org That enables me to put in a username of an editor and find out how many edits they have made per year. I'm trying to find out the AVERAGE number of yearly edits made by wikipedia editors. Is there a place to find that out? Many thanks! Chapmansh ( talk) 05:23, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks all! I appreciate the help. Chapmansh ( talk) 17:22, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Other users are joking about me: /info/en/?search=Talk:Hunter_Biden#Extended-confirmed-protected_edit_request_on_15_December_2020 Charles Juvon ( talk) 17:13, 15 December 2020 (UTC) Charles Juvon ( talk) 17:13, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
@ ValarianB: "Lol, what? No. "Henchmen" makes it sound like we're talking about The Joker and his penguin-clad minions plotting to rob Gotham Bank. Do not post frivolous edit requests, please." ValarianB (talk) 13:03, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
@ EvergreenFir: "And let's rename the White House House the Hall of Doom?" EvergreenFir (talk) 16:56, 15 December 2020 (UTC) Charles Juvon ( talk) 17:34, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
HI there Editors and Editorials
I am concerned with no one, literally no one is helping me properly format this page: /info/en/?search=Tommy_e_Oscar . Idk even if how many people visit this page every day? i need to find sources for this page so that i can remove the template. Mg7134 ( talk) 17:25, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
I just started a page the other day for a podcast I like because I say that other podcasts I like have good representation on Wikipedia, but this one did not. How can I upload images from the podcast if I do not own them? If the images are on their Main website page, are they free to use for Wikipedia? Thank You. TheHollowCrucible ( talk) 18:58, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
How do I ask User:Hammersoft a question in his nomination for admin rights? I want to ask: If your real life best friend was blocked on Wikipedia for intentional vandalism, would you unblock them? Ex-Borg Seven of Nine ( talk) 16:54, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks, @ Hammersoft:! I didn't know you were a host here! Ex-Borg Seven of Nine ( talk) 17:30, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Some guy keeps posting misinformation on some election related pages. I delete them, but he keeps reposting. How can he be stopped from doing this obvious vandalism? BriscoeLogan20 ( talk) 20:30, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
What exactly needs to be provided for copyright use. Picture author said that for her using the picture is no problem but she has no knowledge of what she needs to provide me to go through Wikipedia copyright steps. Could you possibly provide me what exactly does the copyright owner provide me. It's about following wiki page I am trying to create - /info/en/?search=User:Herthaaltedame/sandbox Herthaaltedame ( talk) 20:23, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
I write my bio on wiki and i don't know when my bio is ready to be publish in web and google? Arsen.danga96 ( talk) 17:40, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, my name is elham emami a wikipedia page has been made under my name without my consent and I want to delete my page. Can you please help me how I can delete it ?
Thanks Montrealediting ( talk) 18:27, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
If Emami is not considered a public figure (as a dean of a faculty that may be a little difficult to assert) one could put forth that argument. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) ( 🎁 Wishlist! 🎁) 19:25, 15 December 2020 (UTC)Where the living subject of a biographical article has requested deletion, the deletion policy says: "Discussions concerning biographical articles of relatively unknown, non-public figures, where the subject has requested deletion and there is no rough consensus, may be closed as delete."
Some people like DannyS712 bot III have reviewer rights and can review pages. What does "reviewing" even do? 🔥 Lightning Complex Fire🔥 19:11, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
hi i'm new i am wondering what the teahouse is about — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bagthag ( talk • contribs) 21:58, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Changing font size to print an article for visually impaired? My 76 year old brother is visually impaired and is doing physics research. He does NOT have a computer. I must print articles and take to him. I can't seem to copy & paste an article in such a manner that I can then increase the font size so that he can read the article. In doing this all the equations are lost. One example is an article titled: Calculus of variations.
If I download the PDF it keeps the equations but I can't edit the font size on the general text. Is there anything short of having to purchase ADOBE ACROBAT to make this possible? This will be an ongoing issue. 50.82.62.160 ( talk) 22:28, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Can you help me publish my favorite game art director articles please? I just added two new links with interviews with him:
/info/en/?search=User_talk:NinjaWarrior99#Video_games NinjaWarrior99 ( talk) 22:47, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
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23:17, 15 December 2020 (UTC)This category doesn't seem to show people included in this category. Why's that? --🔥 Lightning Complex Fire🔥 (always @ Ping: me when replying) 20:59, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
On up to a dozen occasions over the last several weeks, I have tried to edit some details in her biography. Some of my corrections have been accepted. Others not, without explanation… The most glaring error is in the Biography section's opening sentence: 'Desmond was born in Constantia, Cape Town in 1908, the daughter of Nicolaas Johannes Smith, an Afrikaner clergyman, and Ivy Desmond.[2] ,[3] and London's Central School of Art in 1938, where she learned graphic-printing techniques; but was otherwise largely self-taught.'[4] Clearly this needs to be broken into TWO separate sentences; otherwise it is nonsensical! But some Wikipedia editor disagrees, without elaboration! For my correction continues to be overridden. Why? in the Career section, another correction I have attempted to make is of the sentence below: .[6] 'In 1948 she painted extensively in South West Africa (now Namibia); and in 1953 similarly in Zanzibar and Mombasa, Kenya.'[4]. The comments above clearly imply that she painted ‘en plein air’; à la Van Gogh, for example! That she lugged tubes of paint, plus an easel, even a canvas and turpentine in the case of oils, around with her! Clearly this is unrealistic. What she invariably DID was to make a sketch, noting shades of colours and other details. Only when she had returned home to her studio did she THEN start creating the painting! Again my comments (without my elaboration outlined above), have been inexplicably ignored… A minor irritation, earlier in this section, is the statement 'farm-related and rural subjects'. This is a tautology; 'rural' infers 'farm-related'! ```` DeSoto 383 ( talk) 23:41, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello! Looking for some assistance on my first article, Draft:Yahya M. Madra. It was declined when I submitted it for the first time a few nights ago, but since then I have shifted all of the citations to secondary and emphasized the points of notability, which is the two reasons for which it was originally declined. The page meets the eligibility requirements for WP:NSCHOLAR, specifically point number 8 as he is the editor-in-chief of Rethinking Marxism. Any help is appreciated with this. Thanks! Mysteriousmarx ( talk) 19:50, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Mysteriousmarx ( talk) 00:16, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I was just traipsing about the dead links category and found an article linking to very old newspaper article. The publication apparently used to have their archived articles freely available, but has since moved their archived articles behind a paywall.
The article: National_Bottle_Museum
The dead citation: Eck, Michael (May 27, 1999). "Bottles and Bottle Lore Plentiful at Museum". Albany Times-Union. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
The Times-Union archive now lives at https://www.timesunion.com/archive/. Searching for the article title "Bottles and Bottle Lore Plentiful at Museum" yields the cited article behind the paywall. I couldn't tell what to do from looking at WP:DEADLINK or WP:DEADREF in the case where the cited material still exists and is technically available, just not available in this particular context.
I'm extremely new to editing and hope I can contribute to maintaining the project. Thanks for all your hard work :). Diskqualified ( talk) 04:11, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
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If user A makes a draft and user B moves it to from draft to page then who is creator of the page? Adishere ( talk) 05:53, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi! I am new to editing on Wikipedia.
I was Wikipedia binging as usual when I stumbled upon a section in the This_Christmas_(Donny_Hathaway_song) page. The section in question is the This_Christmas_(Donny_Hathaway_song)#Jess_Glynne_version. I know the section is probably newly added, but I'm wondering why this cover has a section dedicated to it that other more popular versions do not. I'm also confused why Amazon Music is referred to in the section and in a quote in that section.
I think this is a link to the first revision including that section: Revision
To me, just reading it is off-putting because it highlights a random, new cover and puts more focus on the owning company rather than the merits of the cover song.
My question is: Does this look like advertising (even if inadvertent) and has anyone seen things similar to this before on Wikipedia? Coolio274 ( talk) 05:52, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I am trying to add an external reference to a Wall Street Journal Newspaper article. I got a message that they were removed because "they did not appear to be constructive". Here is the article:
I am trying to add this to the external links section of the Wikipedia entry describing this television show. Why are you censoring this??? Et Tu Wikipedia? Sloanm ( talk) 05:37, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
What does this mean? "Please use the {{support}} (or similar) template to express support, otherwise your vote will not count." What and/or where is this template? Kdammers ( talk) 04:11, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
{{
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07:07, 16 December 2020 (UTC)can I write an article on dudes with harmony? they are a musical group into music production and they post their videos on youtube, they usually do covers of songs and other video, they are relatively popular on Instagram, and on youtube, so I was struck that they do not have an article on Wikipedia. Qt3jy ( talk) 09:21, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
HI, Please suggest and guide me the article Name" /info/en/?search=Draft:Rishihood_University" has been declined due to not reliable references. It's passing message like Most of the references are either press releases, blogs, or not reliable. Can I remove press releases, blogs related references from my article or is there required any changes?
Manojmishra06 ( talk) 09:46, 16 December 2020 (UTC) Manojmishra06 ( talk) 09:46, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Why my Wikipedia get reject? AssameseWritter ( talk) 11:07, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Jami (software)
I'M THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SO,RIGTH NOW I'M DEVELOPING THIS APPLICATION , AND I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE, ABOUT EDITING. Kjgm ( talk) 02:22, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I need a reply as well.Thanks so much. All the best. Kjgm ( talk) 02:26, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I'm the developer and I'm developing the jami software , application.So my question is can I edit myself? And reply me as well. Kjgm ( talk) 02:35, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Jami (software)
How can hi create a page on wikipidia Muhbel ( talk) 11:28, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I wish you guys know that the page is currently unreliable, the source there are dated, and information are poorly cited. The airlines currently has over 860 fleet, according to Csair website, but the article fleet section only have some 600 fleets in total. The page needs to be protected, thus reliable source is needed to strengthen the reliability and quality of the page. #I undone one's vandalism edit recently. # Help protect the page. Hypersonic man 11 ( talk) 05:36, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
@ User:AlanM1, sure, you can say there are many "well-meaning" edits out there without proper source. The problem is people delete large chunk of the article without reason. The source is cited there, there are 2 A319neo on order, what's next, one particular user delete the original "2" with source and change it to "1" without any explanation. I am sure you know what I mean, including user:Jetstreamer effort to fight someone's vandalism in the page. Moreover, "he/she" redo the article to get counts, he/she deleted part of the infobox without any-explanation. This is "vandalism"... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hypersonic man 11 ( talk • contribs) 03:49, 15 December 2020 (UTC) @ User:AlanM1, sure, but he/she don't know maths, deleted the original thing, and add a ... number...
Editing Wikipedia
Does fixing a little problem, such as a punctuation error or adding/removing one word count as a full edit? LunarLOL ( talk) 12:22, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Does the 500 edit benchmark include non-mainspace edits such as edits on talk pages? I might not have read Wikipedia:Protection policy throughly because I can't find it there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SenatorLEVI ( talk • contribs) 12:38, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
How to convert draft page to Wiki's main source? Epic Dragstar ( talk) 11:54, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks, but for another drafts, please help me to convert drafts to Wikipedia's pages. And also, How to upload a file on Wikipedia?
I want to know that how to upload a file on English Wikipedia. I hqve tried it on Marathi Wikipedia. It is simple but on English wikipedia, it is hard. Just help me that how to upload files? Tell me in steps. 1. 'Upload file'option. Tell next 2. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Epic Dragstar ( talk • contribs) 12:48, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I am trying to upload a number of WW2 pictures with commentary. All pics are owned by me inherited from my father. As I am trying to post pics and details to enhance info on this page ( /info/en/?search=USS_Pinon_(AN-66) I am getting a warning pics do not meet wikicommons standards. ProudSon2020 ( talk) 22:50, 13 December 2020 (UTC) Can someone help explain what I need to do, thanks!
All, thank you for all the advice. Yes, the pics were taken by my dad and the few professional pics were from the military. I am just trying to share stories and details that would otherwise remain in a family album. Lots of important stories about how this generation served the US and hoping that a few of my dad's shipmates may have relatives that benefit from the information. Thanks again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ProudSon2020 ( talk • contribs) 01:25, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for the clarification. Yes, stories are from what my father shared with me and his contemporaneous notes. Seems like a simple sharing has a few more complexities than expected. I will get all the pics posted and refrain from the storyline. Thanks to all for the help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ProudSon2020 ( talk • contribs) 02:15, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
All, again, thanks for all the advice. I created a simple doc where I captioned the pics, added a few links from military sources to provide for the full crew roster and added a link to my father's obit. Would it be possible to send the doc to one of you for your best advice on what elements might be acceptable so I can at least make a small contribution to the page. I am starting to realize I make a better content contributor than page editor and have quickly come to recognize and appreciate the work you all do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ProudSon2020 ( talk • contribs) 01:58, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
How does dysfunction of the immune system cause cancer? 2603:6080:6403:83D4:C17:525B:D9C3:2A25 ( talk) 06:56, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
I want to know the procedure of attaching the title cards and posters of drama serials to wikipedia articles HassanEsani ( talk) 12:17, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
Obvious trolling by a sockpuppet. Goose( Talk!) 15:14, 16 December 2020 (UTC) |
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Are there any girls on Wikipedia? Just curious. I'm asking for a friend who's majoring in gender studies. Sincerely, Optic Sunflow. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.76.95.136 ( talk) 13:27, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
He says he's looking for hot ones. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.76.95.136 ( talk) 14:19, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
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Pmpfilm ( talk) 14:47, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, how can I add a flag of a country/branch of military alongside details like allegiance, unit, etc. in military infobox. Will be grateful for support JanglaKing ( talk) 15:21, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I tried to draft a page in my sandbox then move it to wikipedia. It now has this address:
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Charlotte_Weidler
It says it is a redirect from my user page? Is this correct? Or have I done it all wrong?
Thanks, Eli185 ( talk) 15:24, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
How do you create a barnstar? And will it get deleted for copyright? And what software should you use for creating the Barnstar? 🔥 Lightning Complex Fire🔥 (always @ Ping: me when replying) 15:32, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
When I created an article, currently unassessed, on Battenberg (lace), I completely missed seeing another article (actually, exploring further, I didn't, I added content to that one which mirrors what is in the one I created!), a stub, titled Battenberg lace. I am happy to work on combining the content into a cohesive whole, and expanding it if I can, but is there a recommended procedure for combining articles? And do I keep the older article and delete mine? Does one need special privileges to delete an article? Thank you for your guidance! TrudiJ ( talk) 15:16, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
They should be combined. From a quick look, the earlier article has more info, and the first sentence of yours is redundant with it, so I would move all but the first sentence of your new article into the old one. One alternative to deleting your new one, after the move, might be to make it into a redirect page, pointing to the old one. Sullidav ( talk) 15:31, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Please i have so many artikel about my self how can to put all my artikel news link in Wikipedia? i am writer and Director Here is imdb link https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4470253/?ref_=pro_nm_visitcons
here is news links https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/turkish-aid-irish-famine-movie
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/life/story-of-drowned-syrian-toddler-set-to-be-film/1517711, https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/28/alan-kurdi-syrian-toddler-drowned-turkey-steven-seagal-film https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/6/30/family-of-late-syrian-toddler-alan-kurdi-heartbroken-over-film
So please can do for me this?
Thank you Omer Sarikaya — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pmpfilm ( talk • contribs) 16:06, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
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I would like advice on how to improve this draft. I made changes after it was rejected the first time. I want to check before submitting it in again. Thank you. /info/en/?search=Draft:Penumbra_(company) Adamreinman ( talk) 17:25, 15 December 2020 (UTC) Adamreinman ( talk) 17:25, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
Thank you Tenryuu. I don't have a conflict of interest. I saw the company in the news and wondered why there was no Wikipedia article about it. So it thought it would be a good learning experience. For the tone, do you mean having sentences and ideas flow more smoothly? Thank you. Adamreinman ( talk) 18:38, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
173.206.145.50 ( talk) 15:56, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
can you submit articles that are not full but are not empty, just meant for other to edit and support it TheAboLaptopAccount ( talk) 16:12, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Is this vandalism?
I added more info to the Diwali page a month ago, like this: Diyas (oil lamps) to Diyas (oil lamps made of clay), and a bot (ClueBot NG) took it down as vandalism. Is it really vandalism or a bot malfunction? Vamsi20 ( talk) 16:02, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Ok, thanks! Vamsi20 ( talk) 16:36, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
While signed in to my account, I recently made some comments on a Talk page. When I reviewed my comments, I noticed that there was a notation that my comments were "unsigned"--even though I was signed into my account and my comments are associated with my username. Is it necessary to use 4 tildes to sign a Talk page comment if the commenting user is signed into his/her Wikipedia account? Thanks. Millipede ( talk) 17:16, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
My second Teahouse question of the day, what are the tests to pass for a Wikipedia page to be created? And can you explain them, as I will try to follow them and create one? Vamsi20 ( talk) 17:16, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Admin How can I become an Admin on Wikipedia. I like the community here and I would love to work my way up. Can you help me and give me a clear path to do so? Thank you! Armen2655 ( talk) 19:58, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
Hello, i have already disclosed a COI to edit the page "George Jacob" and I'd like to add some of his publications/interview links. What is the best way to do this? I have been denied when trying to add the links, and when i tried to add a linktree. EditorAOTB2020 ( talk) 19:05, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
In October of this year, I submitted an article for review about the company CTB, Inc (Draft:CTB, Inc.) I received a challenge regarding the nature of my relationship with this company. That person flagged the draft with an alert that reads "This article may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments, a violation of Wikipedia's terms of use. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies." In response to the person who reached out to me, I did disclose that I do work for a marketing agency that represents CTB, Inc., but that they did not compensate us for the Wikipedia article. We did this pro bono as a way to learn about Wikipedia (this is the first we have attempted to publish an article, so there is quite the learning curve). But, per the guidelines, I felt the disclosure was still warranted because I am paid by my employer...even if CTB, Inc. did not pay for these efforts. Since adding this disclosure, the flag about the violation of Wikipedia's terms of use still remains. Is there any way to get this removed since complying with the request? Or is that something done when this article is eventually reviewed? (Right now it says there's at least a 3-month wait for review, and we're about 2 months into that period). My concern is that when someone does look at this article for review, they will see that disclaimer and disregard the article out of hand. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Though our doing this on behalf of another company is said to be a violation, I'm also curious as to how there are several companies out there advertising the service of writing articles on behalf of companies for a pretty large fee (minimum $2,500) - and that's not a violation? Jthorp72 ( talk) 21:56, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I personally mark them as minor, as I count filling in a
bare URL as [a]dding or correcting wikilinks, or fixing broken external links and references already present in the article
, but I'm curious whether that is commonly accepted as I see other editors don't usually mark them as minor.
As for what I mean by "rearranging text", I mean changes on the scale of moving a sentence to another section heading in an article.
Sdrqaz ( talk) 21:20, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
I gave to Wikipedia, $3.25. I still get messages to donate. I already gave. May God Bless You In Jesus Name. 174.251.128.32 ( talk) 11:49, 16 December 2020 (UTC)
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