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I am an associate of a living person who is the subject of an article. An editor has put an advisory on the article saying it reads like an advertisement. Can I, as a person who is an associate of the subject, make suggestions on the talk page for how to remove advertisement-like language from the article? Mking92124 ( talk) 16:36, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi Teahouse. I'd like to add an interactive map to an article, like the one in the infobox of the Manhattan article. Can someone offer some pointers or direct me to a how-to? Many thanks! Kdorse ( talk) 16:42, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
{{Maplink|type=shape}}
to the article. But I guess it really depends what map you want to add and how much data is already there. If you want to create a custom map, it's probably much more involved. --
Smurftrooper (
talk) 20:05, 14 February 2021 (UTC){{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=325|frame-height=250|frame-align=center|type=shape|fill=#ffffff|fill-opacity=0|stroke-width=3}}
to the article, it will display the map. You may want to have a look at the Manhattan source how they have done it within the infobox (search for "image_map
") there. Also have a look at the documentation of the template if you want to tune the optics. Cheers --
Smurftrooper
sup? 17:16, 15 February 2021 (UTC)I made a suggestion to change the images on the wikipedia page for Truth on the talk page. The same suggestion had previously been made by at least 2 other editors on the talk page but batted down by other editors on grounds of censorship and as far as I can tell a misreading of Wikipedia's rules and style guide. In my own Talk page entry, I pointed out a number of guidelines on the Wikipedia style guide that were being ignored or broken by the images in the article and a couple of other editors sounded their support for the change I was suggesting as well.
Now that a few days has passed with no further activity or opposition to my suggestion, when can it be considered that the change can go forward? TranquilDragon ( talk) 20:09, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Guys, I looked In MeTV#Affiliates, and it says that MeTV started on KCTU-LD in 2011, while it says 2010 on The KCTU-LD Wikipedia Article itself. Does anyone know when MeTV started it's affiliation with KCTU-LD, because I'm confused with the Dates. LooneyTraceYT ( talk) 20:47, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Greetings,
I have a quick question: Another editor has just reverted their own edit at a talk page discussion, and I am getting an edit conflict with my answer to them. What is the best practice in this case? Should I restore their post and somehow mark it as retracted? Should I just post my answer without theirs (which might confuse others)? Should I not post my carefully crafted response at all, even though I believe it would benefit the discussion?
Feels a bit weird because I do not want to meddle in someone else's talk page responses. -- LordPeterII ( talk) 21:18, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Yes, I was just wondering why does Wikipedia's highly detailed day by day current events portal only go back to July 1994? 47.150.227.254 ( talk) 17:30, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
I have come across this photo from WikiCommons. It was uploaded there by an editor who photographed a book page, presented it as "own work", and offered it as copyright-free for further use. It shows an event from 1918. I have checked and it is being offered FOR A FEE by the Central Zionist Archives here. I know this doesn't mean that the CZA are the (only) reproduction rights or (c) holders, but I also don't know if our colleague's formulation ("own work") is OK. I also believe one should check if the actual photographer isn't known by name, as he should be mentioned in the file as the actual author. There weren't all that many official photographers in Jerusalem in 1918. Anyone who knows the laws (which differ from area to area, stricter in the EU and less so in the US) & WP rules? Arminden ( talk) 10:51, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
I've made and uploaded a sample of a typeface to commons. The background is white, and I was wondering if it would be better to make the background transparent. The characters themselves are very small (16x16) so I don't know how it would display in transparency on mobile devices. Should I replace the white background version with a transparent background, or let it be? WhoAteMyButter ( 📨│ 📝) 22:19, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
How can I undo my very last edit to a NEW page I am working on? I accidentally deleted a couple of paragraphs while creating a new page, before publishing it, and I would like to just "undo" or revert to last version. All help says to click on the "view history" tab, however that option does not appear in the "new" page I am working on. CBrookUM ( talk) 01:43, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
To clarify, I am not trying to edit an already published page. I am in the process of creating a "New" page, that I have NOT published yet. As I was creating the New page I accidentally deleted some significant content that I had created for the page. All I am trying to do is "Undo" my very last action. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CBrookUM ( talk • contribs) 03:12, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
4th Decline for Agantukaya. I am a beginner and trying to do an article. struggling with footnotes. Read footnotes section for beginners and has taken a easy way out and reduced the content from the initial write up. but still rejected. can you please tell me how to improve further. Thank you Agantukaya ( talk) 02:55, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
|title=
should be the title of the web page or journal article or book, not "Professor" or "Dr." The |last=
and |first=
parameters should be the name of the author of the web page or journal article or book - hopefully Rajapakse did not write every reference you provided.
GoingBatty (
talk) 03:57, 16 February 2021 (UTC)Thank you very much GoingBatty David notMD that makes lot of sense. will edit.Bless you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Agantukaya ( talk • contribs) 04:04, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello,
I'm new to Wikipedia, and I've been attempting to get some practice with the basic editing process by updating articles for Colorado and Wyoming state representatives. I have not added any political commentary, only electoral history. However, my edits to Susan Lontine, adding information about the 2018 and 2020 elections, were recently reverted. The editor who reverted my edits notified me through my talk page, and told me that they do not "appear constructive". Where did I go wrong? Screechybird1 ( talk) 05:33, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Is this allowed? JennilyW ( talk) 22:51, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear Teahouse Unfortunately my other article /info/en/?search=Draft:Young_In_Hong has not been accepted either. Here too, I don't understand why it's not clear that she satisfies WP:ARTIST. Kind regards, thanks for your help! Sabine Hagmann ( talk) 15:09, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Can't find the "request article" link. Keep getting redirected to write it myself Dear Wikigods,
I'm tasked with requesting an article about the firm I'm working for - as I've got a COI, I'm advised against writing it myself. But every time I try to request an article to be written, I end up in the same menu, where it looks like I'm supposed to write it myself... What am I doing wrong?
Thank you!
Best regards, Karl Karl at Norm Architects ( talk) 10:41, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Greetings friends I'm working on my bands page /info/en/?search=Draft:Zaram_Band how long does it take to get it published? Mornalik31 ( talk) 12:11, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.
Thank you.
Hi! I need some help to publish my draft on Federico Bilotta, a living professor. Please let me know! Valeriaspe ( talk) 11:45, 16 February 2021 (UTC) Valeriaspe ( talk) 11:45, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Im seeking assistance in creating a Biography on Wikipedia for Musician Cubanlynk Josephclarke17 ( talk) 22:17, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Cubanlynk
Thanks, i hope there's someone here that is willing to write the article for me , that knows the guidelines and how to write a proper article for wikipedia
Update: It appears that the draft has been speedily deleted for unambiguous advertising or promotion. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 16:58, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I am new to the editing community, and I have a problem. I need to cite a book for a citation. the book is not free, however, and I do not know how to cite it. The source I used was a publishing store in which the book can be bought, however, I do not know if that is acceptable. the book is called "The Tanks of Operation Barbarossa; Soviet versus German Armour on the Eastern Front" by Boris Kavalerchik. please respond asap. thank you, and have a nice day. KommanderC ( talk) 16:25, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
As to the convenience link to a url, I recommend not using the online store's, but something like Google Books (which in this case has preview available). Specifically, I suggest the following format, which will display as set forth below, from the footnote you'll see at the end of this sentence (just note that where I have written "INSERT" in the citation, next to the pages=
parameter, that is for you to place the actual page numbers that verify the detail you are citing; use "page=
" if it's one page"):
[1]
<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Tanks of Operation Barbarossa; Soviet versus German Armour on the Eastern Front|last= Kavalerchik|first=Boris|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Tanks_of_Operation_Barbarossa/7XjNDwAAQBAJ|isbn=978-1-4738-8682-7|translator-last1=Britton|translator-first1=Stuart|year=2018|publisher=Pen & Sword Books|pages=INSERT}}</ref>
References
thanks @Fuhghettaboutit.— Preceding unsigned comment added by KommanderC ( talk • contribs)
Original Post :Reply to it ::Reply to that :::Really? ::::Yes really!
Any guidance or comments please? I'm trying to demonstrate how notable his work and legacy are, and I'm linking all quotes and statements to good books (reliable verifiable sources) and I hope I'm doing an ok job so far!! How is it looking to your trained eyes? I'm only halfway through editing my first draft but there are one or two things I will need to ask about later...any feedback welcome. Paranoid Numanoid ( talk) 21:41, 14 February 2021 (UTC) Paranoid Numanoid ( talk) 21:41, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Wow - guys - thank you for the rapid and constructive feedback, it's exactly what I was looking for. Now motivated to work hard and integrate my new learnings!! Paranoid Numanoid ( talk) 23:30, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
I've worked up some key parts of the lead paragraph, especially the "three claims" which of course was unconsciously done on my part! and that's why we need editors and critics - and I was delighted to find that both of the dictionaries which followed Swainson in fact did rely on him to a greater extent that even I had first realised. Maybe I've made too much of this, I will of course look into this more deeply. I know the rest of the article is not anyhwere near as "finished" as the first part, but that's just the way I'm working at the moment, sorry. Any further comments gladly received. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paranoid Numanoid ( talk • contribs) 01:10, 16 February 2021 (UTC) Should've signed my last comment Paranoid Numanoid ( talk) 17:53, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
how to create blue links Zbani kurdi ( talk) 18:32, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
[[Spain]]
displays as
Spain and links to the article called "Spain". If you want the text to appear different from the name, you put the text after a "pipe" character, so [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
display as
Spanish. See
WP:Wikilinks for the whole story, and
WP:CHEATSHEET for other kinds of Wikimarkup. --
ColinFine (
talk) 18:44, 16 February 2021 (UTC)Hi everyone, a few days ago I've written a page about Bihać Operation, and I want to nominate it for a good article but it still needs to be improved before I do that. The page met all B-class criteria except for grammar, I'd really appreciate if someone who is a native English speaker could copyedit the article. I would also love to hear other suggestions for improving the article so it can meet good article criteria. Thanks! OakMapping ( talk) 12:38, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
I am a native English speaker, I will do my best to fix any grammar mistakes. KommanderC ( talk) 16:29, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
A problem I am encountering is a problem with redundancy. I would maybe replace some of the "Bihac Operation"s with things like "Battle", "Military engagement", "Conflict", or something else. there is also what I feel is unnecessary background info on the battalions. You can create stub articles on the battalions for the basic info, instead of putting it on the Bihac Operation article. I am exited to see this get nominated. Good luck! Best regards- KommanderC KommanderC ( talk) 17:06, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Frankly speaking, I have read a couple of approved articles on Wikipedia to compare it to my recently submitted one. I have also read to crosscheck on Wikipedia policies and guidelines on notability but I am moved by surprised on the standpoint of some reviewers.
First, can't an article on a political appointee be accepted on Wikipedia? Second,can't the same article be approved when the sources reports official duties of the office holder? Third, are print news third party independent sources which do not have online platform unaccepted to give a subject notability? Fourth, on the office of a mayour or local government chairman, is he not worthy of inclusion on Wikipedia even when reliable and veritable sources are available? Fifth, when did Wikipedia policies start considering notability based on the numerical strength and number of towns a mayor or local government chairman controls?
Let us take the case of
Draft:Ojo Maduekwe and
Draft:Ibrahim Magu. These are political appointees yet they are accepted as articles on Wikipedia. The case of the first subject even surprised me as there are only 4 sources cited on it. When that of the second article has sources discussing his official duties as EFCC Chairman.
Let our reviewers be fair in their acceptance and rejection of articles. Nwachinazo ( talk) 18:41, 16 February 2021 (UTC) Nwachinazo ( talk) 18:41, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
How can I make my site Reliable like The_Times_of_India My site is https://alatestnews.com
Please give me my question;
Digimarksomnath ( talk) 10:57, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Jack1578 ( talk) 19:49, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
A statement in 1977 that his birth name was Morris Edelstein does not guarantee Jewishness. Jack1578, is this the basis for your claim – that it's a Jewish-sounding name? Please discuss at Talk:Morgan Edge. Thanks. —[ AlanM1 ( talk)]— 19:35, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
2603:6011:4544:7300:5471:2BEC:74D7:87F1 ( talk) 20:08, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I'd like to create new Wikipedia page about Steven Hassan's BITE model (very briefly described on his page), using as main source his book "Freedom of Mind". While I'm pretty sure this is a notable topic, I wonder if there may be a copyright issue, if not what is the limit of using text from his book to explain the BITE model. Thank you. InukshukBro ( talk) 20:35, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for your answers and tips, expanded section at Hassan's article seems the right approach. — Preceding unsigned comment added by InukshukBro ( talk • contribs) 21:28, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I have an infobox that has stopped working. The code is as follows
Elizabeth Clark | |
---|---|
[[File:Elizabeth Clark
c. 1915 .jpg|frameless|upright=1]] Elizabeth Clark, about 1915 | |
Born |
Hartlebury,
Worcestershire, United Kingdom | 14 May 1875
Died | 21 April 1972
Winchester,
Hampshire, United Kingdom | (aged 96)
Resting place | Kilmeston, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
Occupation(s) | Story teller, lecturer, author |
Years active | 1915–1955 |
I think I have the correct filename under image, but I have forgotten how to find files. Could somebody please tell me how to locate my files? Pogga D ( talk) 20:20, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I don't quite understand what you mean. If I remove the {{circa 1915}} it makes no difference I still don't get the image. I need to check the name of the file. Pogga D ( talk) 20:35, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I can't recall, I really need to search both. Pogga D ( talk) 20:43, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you so much, and I believe you've fixed it. Pogga D ( talk) 20:55, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I did the editing, but still finding it diffucult to upload pictures and documents, in fact cannot find the areas to the links. Kativhup ( talk) 10:37, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Every state in Mexico has a coat of arms and a flag in their infobox. However, that flag is almost always just the seal on a white background. I have heard that Mexican state flags are not really a thing on public display, and if you look at the Spanish Wikipedia for Mexican State X it just has the seal and not the flag. Why do we have Mexican state flags on English Wikipedia? Is it just to keep the formatting the same as states in other countries? They seem made up and unnecessary. T-Ro Trains ( talk) 19:05, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Jack1578 ( talk) 22:03, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I'm a new wp user and I'm very sorry in advance if I'm not supposed to use the Teahouse platform in this way. I'm a senior design student at Parsons and am doing my thesis on wikipedia and disinformation. I was wondering if I could find someone to interview about being a Wikipedian and their thoughts on how WP has progressed over the past 20 years? Or point me to a social media group that I could dm instead? Again, very sorry this isn't an editing question. Happy to take this post down if it's inappropriate. Hotplates ( talk) 07:10, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks everyone for the helpful advice! I really appreciate it. Hotplates ( talk) 22:56, 16 February 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hotplates ( talk • contribs) 22:47, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm a fairly established editor, but I've lost that box beneath the edit summary box that had common Wiki markups and I can't find how to add it! I've looked in all my preferences but to no avail. Sorry if this is the wrong place for this query! Many thanks for all your great work here. No Swan So Fine ( talk) 23:28, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
The suggestion at Talk:Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 § Merge of articles on this act is nearing its 10th anniversary without the portion relating to Rural Post "Good" Roads Act of 1916 being implemented. Are there any volunteers either to do it, or to offer some specific pointers on doing it?
Also, do you think there's any "good" reason for retaining those quotation marks in the title of the article? (It looks to me like this article title is only used in Template:United States Postal Service.) Fabrickator ( talk) 22:27, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I have trouble getting enough reference material online to add citations where needed. I have tried the local library and Internet Archive. There must be other sources to use. Would there be a list of online resources for those of us who like to add citations? OodFloo ( talk) 19:54, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I was doing some editing and research and came across this situation. /info/en/?search=Maleic_acid_dibutyl_ester /info/en/?search=Dimethyl_maleate Dimethyl maleate /info/en/?search=Diethyl_maleate Diethyl maleate
So Dimethyl maleate article is called that as is diethyl maleate. However, Dibutyl maleate (DBM) article redirects to Maleic acid dibutyl ester. Surely there needs to be some consistency. Probably needs a very experienced chemistry editor to look at. GRALISTAIR ( talk) 17:11, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Well it has been sorted so great news. Article has been renamed as suggested. So I suggest this section on Teahouse can be archived etc. GRALISTAIR ( talk) 02:38, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, How do I protect a page from Vandalism, if I’m not an administrator? How do I get administrative privileges ? Cyberanthropologist ( talk) 17:18, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you Fuhghettaboutit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cyberanthropologist ( talk • contribs) 03:57, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I've recently started work on a draft, and noticed after it's creation that I miscapitalized the name. How do I get this changed? Do I give some sort of note to the reviewer, or can I get it changed while it's in draft namespace?
Specifically, I need Clone Drone In The Danger Zone
→ Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
.
Or do I just move it myself? Confirming simple decisions. WhoAteMyButter ( 📨│ 📝) 06:06, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
So I’m trying to get rid of some misleading information about me being a child abuse victim. I don’t identify as a child abuse victim so I’m obviously finding this situation pretty concerning. I’ve tried to voice my concern and delete the content but now I’ve been totally banned from editing. Out of everything I’ve done in my life, I am being remembered for something I’d prefer to forget. If anyone can help me if greatly appreciate it.
Thank you Matt Franis ( talk) 05:38, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hey all! I was just editing List of World Heritage Sites in Indonesia, when I noticed a weird bold at the side columns in the Tentative list section. I tried see if there's a markup but can't find one. Does anyone know what's wrong? Gerald WL 06:44, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
! scope="row" |
Bawomataluo Site
. The reason why the first table is not bolding is because plainrowheaders
is specified at the top of it, at {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
.
◢ Ganbaruby! (
Say hi!) 07:54, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I have a problem with Wikipedia and how the editors conduct themselves. The common approach from most admin/editors is that they like to selectively pick on specific articles and instead of being helpful they aggressively "show their power" by incorrectly editing pages, deleting pages which do not align with their personal beliefs, and provide details and input on articles regarding Wikipedia guidelines which when cross-referencing with the actual guidelines are not correct. It is becoming the wild west as Wikipedia rules and guidelines are actually meaningless because editors are allowed to make up there own rules and if there rules are in conflict with Wikipedia guidelines , the editors rules and decisions almost always supersede anything stated by Wikipedia.
There are too many false and misleading articles on Wikipedia which are permitted to remain published and protected by admins/editors. This removes credibility of Wikipedia. Now in addition to the abundant amount of misleading content on Wikipedia, admins are now becoming aggressive on editing and deleting articles based on their personal beliefs, and values and are no longer required to follow Wikipedia guidelines. Society today has enough issues with fake news, misleading information, and fraud. Wikipedia appears to now be joining this trend and I believe may not be exempt from legal implications. The United States Government needs to be made aware of what is happening on Wikipedia including foreign influence by admins and the common practice of wiki admins protecting misleading articles to mislead the American public on companies, politics, law, and financials including Wikipedia's strong support for allowing American corporations to post and edit articles about themselves while publishing indisputably false statements/data/details on their organizations which also can have an effect on shareholders, investors, and gov entities as Wikipedia allows self-promotion for profit including false information. The SEC and the FTC needs to be aware of the recklessness from the Wikipedia foundation and editors who are in violation of SEC laws, international laws, and election laws as Wikipedia admins are mostly complicent in unethical practices.
Without an ounce of integrity , what actually is wiki to you? ~jonscott239 Jonscott239 ( talk) 12:03, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
The common approach from most admin/editors is that they like to [do all sorts of things against policy]is when I stopped reading. Most? Really? Nonsense. —[ AlanM1 ( talk)]— 22:11, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Under the court case section...
The case is about which fire safety classification a building providing accommodation was a single accommodation unit or not. Importantly it was dismissed on technical grounds about when the appeal against the council was filed, rather than details about the incident itself. It leaves out a lot of other information including how she submitted planning permission early on etc...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/business/3141102/QLDC-notice-against-building-petty-owner https://www.building.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/resolving-problems/determinations/Appeals/2011-069-appeal-judgement.pdf https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases/2014/sc84_2014_sc85_2014wanakagymltdgrahamvqueenstownldc.pdf
1. I don't think it deserves its own section. It seems to be just one event in her life, of which there are many numerous events. I would rename the section to "Other activities" and reduce the paragraph to "A property owned by Graham, The Wanaka Gym Ltd., was fined a total of NZ$64,000 and ordered to pay NZ$9,000 in costs, following a conviction relating to which buildings code her property should fall under, after appeals were rejected on technical grounds."
2. It needs to mention that her appeals were dismissed on a technical ground. We need to remember that she contends that she was not running tourist accommodation (with the evidence that she does not have staff etc...). I am not privy to the little details but it appears she was catering to long term stayers and argues that the safety codes were aimed at short stay tourists - and that she was modifying the house to the different standards anyway.
Considering that the appeals were rejected on technical grounds about it being submitted too late to the council, it would be incorrect for wikipedia to assume guilt in this situation. The house also complies with the general accommodation safety code, just not the short stay tourist code which she says she was not catering for.
And on a side note about the page, it needs a lot more information about her other activities as well, but being Extended Protected makes it hard to add good information.
Geicraftor ( talk) 09:39, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
i dont know how to publish a page im working on ive edited it and everything i just dont know how to make it bublic please if anyone could get back to me ad publish it i will email it to you Zidanez786 ( talk) 10:52, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I first submitted an article that was rejected for lack of references on 31st December 2020. I re-submitted on 1st January 2021 and have not heard back. I now have additional information so want to re-submit, but can I do this before hearing back about the first re-submission? Christopher michell ( talk) 11:53, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm a new contributor and already discouraged because it seems to me that a totally intransparent, formal process seems to be more important than useful contribution.
I spent many hours trying to make an article in my field of expertise better. It will probably be a very short episode of engagement with Wikipedia. It's probably much simpler to write my articles elsewhere and post links to them in expert forums, that will spare me the trouble I experienced here... TomRoad-1 ( talk) 00:41, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Please I need assistance on creating a stub for a young 21yrs Old former National U20 goalkeeper of Nigeria horlah Oladeji. I will appreciate any kind assistance. References about him exist Jhonnnnny ( talk) 06:34, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Good morning, am a contributor from Zimbabwe and am having a problem. The issue here is in Zimbabwe, the sources available to prove a subject is notable are the ones that are reliable but then nomatter if I add them, my contributions are not recognised.
I think it is key to observe carefully what happens when it comes to Zimbabwean media references.
Two of my recent articles where moved to draft space due to issues to do with referencing I.e Mudiwa Hood but if you do a research online one can see that the subject is indeed notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zvandofarira2 ( talk • contribs) 08:32, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
David notMD Ok thank you. Let me work on that. What else can be improved? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zvandofarira2 ( talk • contribs) 12:58, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I noticed some odd edits from an IP editor this morning, and I think it'd be good for someone experienced to have a look at them. Is there some standard way to "flag something for review"?
The editor in question is /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/5.91.30.89. At least part of the editor's text is copied from other sites (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Milutin_Milankovi%C4%87&diff=prev&oldid=1007272616&diffmode=source seems copied from https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Milankovitch/milankovitch_3.php). Aapeliv ( talk) 14:36, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
You should revert that and the other major edit 5.91.30.89 did on copyright grounds, and also adding content with no reference. David notMD ( talk) 14:56, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, can I still edit a page of a person I know? In case I can, what sort of information can I put? Thanks. Radspeed ( talk) 03:42, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I added a dozen sources to a Wikipedia article and they were removed, with no discussion, just an order. Is this normal? See: /info/en/?search=User_talk:Ceoil#Why_did_Ceoil_remove_a_dozen_sources_concerning_Nazi_looting_of_Van_Goghs_? Thank you. Eli185 ( talk) 13:13, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Here's an example of pure connective trivia—an extreme reductio ad absurdum for illustration purposes. We have an article on William Shakespeare. We also have an article on Scooby Doo. There is an episode of Scooby Doo that features the ghost of Shakespeare as the harum-scarum. It might be appropriate in the article on Scooby Doo to mention the Shakespeare episode appearance—though even there, as a matter of editorial judgment, such level of detail might be a bit indiscriminate, belonging instead in a dedicated article providing a Scooby Doo episode list, with short summaries of each episode. On the other hand, it would be the height of absurdity to mention in our article on Shakespeare that an episode of Scooby Doo featured Shakespeare's ghost – utterly out of focus for that topic; beyond-the-pale-attenuated; pure connective trivia.
Now, I don't think the Nazi's looting of Van Gogh works is "pure connective trivia". Again, the above presents an extreme to make a point. Nevertheless, in Van Gogh's biographical article it is very out of focus to include seven paragraphs about this topic. There are so many things that are connected to Van Gogh in general, and if we treated each one at the same level of connection, in the same level of detail you wrote, the article would mushroom 1,000 fold. In my estimation, due weight for the Nazi looting of Van Gogh paintings supports maybe a sentence or two – which is exactly what the user who reverted your addition of these seven paragraphs reduced it to. Just as the user recommended, those seven paragraphs could certainly form the germ of a dedicated article focused on the topic of Nazi looting of Van Gogh works. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 16:56, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Cubix (company)
Hi,
I am quite new to writing on Wikipedia. I always thought of writing up information here, but have only started to write my first page because I have an abundance of information with me regarding Cubix.
I work with Cubix, but wish to establish a page with company facts. Just like Wikipedia demands, I want to put up the information with all the references I have, and then leave it to the public to edit, add or subtract details.
If you look at the page I have created, I would like:
1. Help with building corporate notability, if that's something I can build. 2. To know what else I could do to get this page approved, so that I could leave it to the community.
Thanks Zenameer ( talk) 13:47, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I am unsure how to create a page. Please help! MarioFyreFlower ( talk) 18:40, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I’m trying to create a page for an artist. However, I’ve noticed some of the links to his most notable achievements (e.g popular videos or website features) have been removed and cannot be found on web archive.
I’m worried that if I resubmit the article, it will be deleted. So I’m looking for any advice? I’ve noticed other artists have been added to Wikipedia with very few reference links, sometimes only one link which is on wayback machine, and they have been approved. So I’m trying to find out if there’s something I’m doing wrong in the draft process to cause the article to get refused.
Thanks in advance! H o AggressiveGap3546 ( talk) 19:01, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
If I work for an artist and that artist would rather not have some other company use the artist's Wikipedia page to advertise an award the artist never accepted or knew anything about, how could one go about removing this entry for good? Or is it just something we must be vigilant over and continually ask to be removed as fellow users in a free and open internet?
It's not as though the artist is trying to hide anything or even resents the award per se, but the addition (and numerous re-additions) by this internet award blog is solely for the promotion for what appears to be a for-profit company and should not--in our admittedly biased editorial estimation--appear alongside this artist's many other awards/honors (which includes a MacArthur)--as if this blog's award is on par with the artists other achievements. In understanding of the purely open ethos of Wikipedia, and in understanding that there may be nothing to be done, what recourse could be possible? Could the entry be flagged in some way through the editing interface? I am not an expert on editing Wikipedia pages but I believe the continued addition violates Wikipedia standards with regard to self-promotion and the protections for still living biographies. 72.43.134.42 ( talk) 17:30, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I am sorry. I wasn't sure if I had to request it myself on the artist's talk page and was confused on how to do it. The artist's name is Mark Bradford and I don't work for him exactly, I work for a lawyer who represents Mark and his Gallery representation. The Honor/award in question is the first one listed on his page: an award from Queerty about being a "trailblazer" for the LGBTQ+ community. This is all well and good (Mark clearly is that) but this citation appears to directly lead to the Queerty site itself and the second citation subsequently leads to a listicle on Queerty's site (which presumably would receive some ad revenue from the redirects). Since Mark has no idea what this is and attempts by Mark's representation to try to contact the organization have yielded no answers about this "award" is there anyway to prevent this from being the first honor/award listed on Mark's page? ```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.43.134.42 ( talk) 17:47, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you both for your help. I have emailed the address that was provided. I am just trying to pursue an entry (for my job) that seemed to Mark and his reps as an entry that was not reliable, seemed not to be noteworthy, and seemed to us as tabloid. I should have been more specific in the beginning and understood the mode of communication here. I think citing this from Wikipedia's own page on Reliable Sources might clarify where we're coming from: "contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately and without discussion. This applies whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable and whether it is in a biography or in some other article. The material should not be added to an article when the only sourcing is tabloid journalism. When material is both verifiable and noteworthy, it will have appeared in more reliable sources." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.43.134.42 ( talk) 20:31, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
In the Wikipedia article on the Tilde, this line appears: For most Western European languages, the only diacritics used are accute (´), grave
Here, accute is a link. Very likely it should read: acute.
I know how to edit text, but not this. Nor do I want to be the one to change it.
Larry Dunn of Bakersfield Larry Dunn of Bakersfield ( talk) 19:13, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Larry Dunn of Bakersfield, I made the edit to fix the spelling. 777burger user talk contribs 19:23, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I think the article Shawty (slang) should be merged with AAVE or deleted, since it doesn't look like an encyclopedic entry. How would I go about requesting this? Thanks. Finder of Eggs How's My Editing? 20:40, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Trying to create a account and the captcha security code does not show up I need to known how to get it solved as captcha works on other websites but not Wikipedia Email me at (Redacted) 64.222.180.90 ( talk) 19:09, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
That is strange did I you hit refresh? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilovecats0519 ( talk • contribs) 21:18, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I attempted to make a number of changes to the Vibram Five Fingers page. I cited my sources but all my edits were reverted as vandalism? I spent a good deal of time tracking down and verifying sources. Did I make too many edits in too short a time period? I'm sure I'm doing a number of things wrong - hoping you kind folks can take a look at the edit history and let me know. IdontlikePR ( talk) 20:52, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
The current Wikipedia article excludes this lawsuit by the family of deceased Ethiopian Olympic runner Abebe Bikila over Vibram's nonconsensual and uncompensated TM of the Bikila name to market one of their barefoot running shoes https://apnews.com/article/7373346e39d4463fa0fb9bf579990ed9
The current article also does not disclose that Harvard research cited in the article was funded by Vibram (disclosed in the existing cited source, but not the wiki) — Preceding unsigned comment added by IdontlikePR ( talk • contribs) 21:36, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
<ref name="Bikila lawsuit"/>
; the full citation only needs to appear once. However, I know little to nothing about edit filters and how ClueBot works, so my suggestion may not work. Make of that what you will.
Rotideypoc41352 (
talk ·
contribs) 21:31, 17 February 2021 (UTC)Welcome IdontlikePR well i may not be an expert but sometimes those bots make mistakes so it was probably accidental. Ilovecats0519 ( talk) 21:15, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Jack1578 ( talk) 19:25, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm trying to revert this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Geography_of_Arizona&diff=prev&oldid=1007375349 because they removed content from the article and replaces it with "cap". When I try to revert it, it tells me that I can't revert it. JennilyW ( talk) 21:52, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Where was the link to the blacklist on the article? I couldn't see it. JennilyW ( talk) 22:20, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
\bcity-data\.com\b
. This means you cannot save an edit which adds or restores a link to that domain. The link must originally have been added to the article before the domain was added to the blacklist.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 22:41, 17 February 2021 (UTC)OK, thank you. JennilyW ( talk) 22:43, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
To whom it may concern:
Hello! My name is Brian K. James, DJ/Producer known as "The Engineer". I am based out of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. I have recently gotten my own record label off the ground, Daibutsu Music. I am a long time fan of, and donator to Wikipedia. Thanks to all of you who make this possible, and I'm happy to help as much as I can.
I'm writing to you today with a question about how I can get my record label it's own entry here on Wikipedia. One of my favorite record labels, Plus 8 has an entry as well as all of the electronic music ones listed on Wikipedia.
My question is: Who creates and/or maintains the information about the record label? Is it done by people who work for the label? Friends? Who? If it's possible for me to create my own entry, how would I go about doing that? While I've just gotten my label up and running, I've been in the scene here in Philly for a long time, and would want to add my information to the tapestry that is Wikipedia. I also want to make sure that any information that does end up here regarding me, my work, my label, my podcast is accurate and truthful.
If someone could contact me about this, I would greatly appreciate it! Sincerely, Brian K. James / The Engineer / Daibutsu Music 73.188.205.56 ( talk) 23:54, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
As someone who is brand new to the editing scene on Wikipedia, I can't help but be excited yet anxious over doing so. All of the information is so new to me it's a little overwhelming. Aside from doing the tutorials and understanding Wikipedia's policies and rules, I was wondering if there is anything else I can do aside from using the sandbox to practice to feel more confident as well as help with the anxiety I am feeling? EpicCarnage12 ( talk) 22:49, 17 February 2021 (UTC) EpicCarnage12 ( talk) 22:49, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello EpicCarnage12 well as a somewhat new user I recommend you use the sandbox first and foremost and then go and help out with some of the articles that need slight edits i will get back to you with a link shortly Ilovecats0519 Ilovecats0519 ( User) ( talk) 23:13, 17 February 2021 (UT WP:CLEANUP that page has many articles that need a few smaller edits great to start out.
As an editor with 10+ years experience I follow the same strategy I've always used – I only edit subjects that interest me, and that I have some knowledge of. I read Wikipedia articles on favorite topics and notice what might not be correct, or what needs expanded on, and then I go to good reference sources and read up on the subject. (As a university student you should have access to a library filled with reference books.) Start small and add a couple of lines of new text, written in your own words, and not copied and pasted from a copyrighted document. Use a neutral voice, and don't give your opinion. Then add your reference sources, so future readers can see you didn't make something up, but got data from a respected source. You can also help an article by rewriting a confusing sentence, or correcting spelling and punctuation.
Make sure you're logged in while editing, and add a short sentence to the "Edit summary" line, so others can know why the changes were made. Then click the "Show preview" button and review your changes to make sure everything reads well, and when you've got your edits in proper shape, click on "Publish changes." And remember, changes can be changed, so if you go back in a couple days and decide your work can be improved upon, do another edit, and no harm done. Karenthewriter ( talk) 00:55, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi
Why can I not edit on Wikipedia anymore?
Sincerely IvanFaught 18:54, 17 February 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by IvanFaught ( talk • contribs)
I did not edit now. I only asked a question now. I do not really know where on Wikipedia I can talk to somebody to ask questions. If I try to fix spelling mistakes I am warned by the system about discretionary sanctions. I do not want to be blocked from Wikipedia by trying to help.— Preceding unsigned comment added by IvanFaught ( talk • contribs)
how can i create a login in wikipedia 2405:201:C009:402E:7439:CB5D:D18D:1561 ( talk) 03:16, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm just trying to understand some Wikipedia history. IIRC, the main page used to have a link to Wikipedia:Article_wizard for editors who wanted to create articles. Currently the main page doesn't seem to have a link for creating a new article at all. Does anyone know when this was removed and why? What is the path for editors to discover how to create an article? Thanks in advance! Best, Clayoquot ( talk | contribs) 19:03, 17 February 2021 (UTC) Clayoquot ( talk | contribs) 19:03, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi I am a new user and I think I have made an error submitting my article. Can anyone please advise. I followed a source from You tube on submitting articles, But I am not sure if that was correct. I tried searching for the article through Googles search engine and could not find it. Willmajor1 ( talk) 00:43, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Want to Create a Page for "Dr. Vivek Bindra"
I know how to create a page on Wikipedia, I want to ask here that can I start creating the page about "Dr. Vivek Bindra"
Is enough for the article to cite?
In the Pietro Aretino entry, footnote 16 ends with a closed quotation mark and a closed parenthesis on a new line. That looks bad. In an effort to bring them up to the preceding line, I removed the parentheses--open and closed. That didn't work; it left the quotation mark on its own line. Therefore, I replaced the parentheses, because, all things being equal, I prefer them. Can this be fixed? Maurice Magnus ( talk) 12:03, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
People.″)
. Repeated many times:″
and )
or between .
and ″
when I change window width. Apparently your browser makes a different choice. We use straight quotation marks and apostrophes per
MOS:STRAIGHT. I have applied this to the whole article so the text is now People.")
. Repeated many times:"
and )
or between .
and "
. I don't know what your browser does. It's possible to disallow wrapping with {{
nowrap}} but I wouldn't use it here. There isn't enough reason to clutter up the wikitext.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 12:49, 18 February 2021 (UTC)PrimeHunter, thank you for fixing it. My browser was Edge. It looks good on Firefox as well, although I don't know whether it had been a problem on Firefox before you fixed it.
I've always clicked on the quotation marks at the bottom of this (and every Wikipedia) page, which come out curly; I thought that we were supposed to. If using the straight quotation marks on the keyboard is acceptable, then I'll use them. But, if they're acceptable, then why does Wikipedia have the curly ones at the bottom of the page? I suppose that one should use them for the sake of consistency, when editing an entry in which others have used them. Maurice Magnus ( talk) 13:05, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
.
and ″
but not between .
and "
, so all is good. ″
is not a curly quotation mark ”
but a
double prime. It has some valid uses in Wikipedia but not to quote. The straight quotation mark is on keyboards so we don't use space on it in the wiki markup menu. Same for single prime versus apostrophe.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 13:28, 18 February 2021 (UTC)Let me make sure that I understand. I glanced at the Wikipedia page "Line wrap and word wrap," and I gather that wrapping is what we want -- it means to keep stuff on the same line, right? (I don't need to understand the technicalities of what it is.) Another question: How is that you two, PrimeHunter and CiaPan, replied to my post on TeaHouse so promptly? Did you just happen to check it this morning, or do you get notifications when someone posts? Maurice Magnus ( talk) 13:39, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
#footer
which is automatically added to the bottom of Wikipedia pages. I don't get notifications unless you
ping me, and our replies weren't particularly fast.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 14:09, 18 February 2021 (UTC)Hi, I'm a student from Queens, and I'm spending this semester researching pandemics across a few classes and fields. As of now, I have my research topic: The ways African-American communities in New York City have changed since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and hopefully, this research will help in making historical parallels between this pandemic and the 1918 Flu pandemic (Though, I'm unsure if I intend to include these parallels within my Wikipedia writing). So, I wonder where I would actually place this research on Wikipedia. I think I could add it on to COVID-19 pandemic in New York City or African Americans in New York City, though I can also see it being worthwhile to make the topic its own page, as it is a topic that could be expanded and widened beyond my own research question. Any help would be appreciated! Owenpayne2000 ( talk) 18:31, 17 February 2021 (UTC) Owenpayne2000 ( talk) 18:31, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I will not be producing any of my own research, I have access to a lot of libraries and encyclopedias through my University library, so hopefully, I'll be citing those scholarly sources first. I would be writing this article as a collection of information without a specific agenda or POV I desire to push, I would be making those arguments in separate papers and assignments. I want to treat this article as an exercise in objectivity. Owenpayne2000 ( talk) 19:06, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Alright! Ill keep that all in mind as I write. Thank you for your help and clarity. Owenpayne2000 ( talk) 15:35, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello,
Recently I have made a correction to a Wikipedia entry but it didn't get accepted. I believe the information in the original article is bias and provides misinformation on the subject. What could I do under the circumstances? Shouldn't there be some option for balanced information presentation in Wikipedea?
Thank you for your soon response.
Lana
2607:FEA8:7A5F:CD30:4064:6EEA:E63E:8ECB (
talk) 15:48, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Jack1578 ( talk) 17:16, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, and thanks for the Tea-Room chat site.
I recently translated a Czech Wiki article about an extinct village. Based on my personal family research, a great-grandfather of mine was born in this village. Since the article only exists on a Czech wiki article, (with pictures), I made my very first attempt to translate the information using the Wiki translation tool. At the moment it appears only as a 'Draft'. I'm just wondering how long it will take until it will be reviewed and published online by the Wiki Editing Team.
Thank you for your time and efforts.
Kirk Haggerty Munich, Germany KPHaggerty ( talk) 14:42, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
{{subst:sumbit}}{{subst:submit}}
to the top of your draft. It could take several months to be reviewed.
GoingBatty (
talk) 15:17, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
~~~~
. Or, you can use the
[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Thank you.
Eagleash (
talk) 17:08, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I plan to remove a tag to my Draft, but do not know how to proceed. Henk Borgdorff ( talk) 09:30, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you Henk Borgdorff ( talk) 13:47, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear David notMD, David notMD ( talk) I have removed the hyperlinks in the article (and placed the references in footnotes). I thought I already stated my name on my User page, but I guess I have not...? Could you please tell me how to proceed with this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Henk Borgdorff ( talk • contribs) 15:01, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear 331dot ( talk), I have created a user page. Will this do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Henk Borgdorff ( talk • contribs) 15:30, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi,guys I want to post a new article (about employee monitoring software, named WorkTime) And need help with making it. Looks like there is not a lot of info about it,maybe you can help? Thank You! Joseph1993BLP ( talk) 17:20, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm trying to publish a user page and it won't allow me to publish my page saying an automated filter is blocking me? Dr. Steve Perry ( talk) 15:45, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I was flagged and deleted for apparently self promoting so I took out a lot of my article and only left a bit in no resume is in my article just a few facts about notable coverage and my message to help spread positivity in the world. Do you think it will be flagged again? Dr. Steve Perry ( talk) 17:04, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
@ Dr. Steve Perry: Please stop trying to create an article about yourself. Your content, currently (again) on your User page is self-promotional, and has no place at Wikipedia. Expect that it will be deleted again. If you persist, you will be blocked. David notMD ( talk) 18:11, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Appears that Dr. Steve Perry has recreated User:Dr. Steve Perry after it has been Speedy deleted at least once. SP also had the content in a Sandbox that was Speedy deleted. UPDATE: SD'd again, and gone. David notMD ( talk) 18:11, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I noticed, what I believe to be a mistake in a page, /info/en/?search=Block_cipher_mode_of_operation Below the table Summary of modes, there is a note about g(i). I believe this should be f(i). Before I make this change, how can I ask previous editors of this page if this is correct? Wi11iams ( talk) 19:52, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
How do I bring a reference from a reliable source if there is no reference? Asaduk93 ( talk) 20:07, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Click the cite button and then put the url of the reliable source into the automatic section. This might help WP:CITE. TigerScientist Chat 20:17, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Is there a template that says something like "this article can be expanded using text from this related article... Cheers -- Arcahaeoindris ( talk) 19:30, 18 February 2021 (UTC) Arcahaeoindris ( talk) 19:30, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm a new editor. I started with the WP article on Medicaid because it was listed as in need of copyediting. I'm considering a possible change but I wanted to first put my idea on the article talk page to get feedback. I've done this (see heading about Privitization towards the end) and signed my name, but my question is, who will see my idea? Will anything pop up somewhere that there is a new entry on the talk page for Medicare? Or do I need to specifically notify past editors of this article to solicit their input? Howbeit ( talk) 21:42, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi all,
I am very new to wiki, and have posted my first article, which has been published. I have added 3 references from newspaper articles to the subject, 2 of which, I feel, prominently feature my subject. I woke this morning to the following update from wiki: "The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted". I should hate for my article to be deleted, but at this time, I have limited sources for references.
I have 2 questions around this: 1: What is the deadline to find additional references? 2: What else can I add? I have tried the Wiki FIND feature, but nothing comes up.
Thanks in advance Gold 3350 ( talk) 21:43, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I am a student at IUPUI ( Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis), studying Human-Computer Interaction, and a new Wikipedia user. We have a project regarding the social processes of communication, conversation, and collaboration online. We picked Wikipedia and its talk pages. Seeking a Wikipedia user or editor with moderate experience, we would like to interview you and ask some questions. It should take no more than a hour over Zoom and we greatly appreciate your help. Thank you.
This is relatively urgent, we would like to talk before Monday, February 22. Thanks!
Please respond and thank you! User:CheeseCommander, on at 2144 UTC on 18 February 2021. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CheeseCommander ( talk • contribs) 21:45, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
~~~~
.) Regards,
Nick Moyes (
talk) 23:12, 18 February 2021 (UTC)Hello! My name is Alyssa and I work for MasterClass. I've disclosed this on my profile and at Talk:MasterClass, where I've proposed some changes to correct and update the article. More specifically, I've asked to fix language about the company's founding and remove a sentence which is not specifically confirmed by sourcing. I tried posting at a few WikiProjects but still haven't received feedback. Maybe an editor who helps here could take a look? Thanks in advance! MC Alyssa ( talk) 19:02, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi all! I'm a fairly new editor, and while I think I have a decent grasp on WP:N, I wanted to ask: is an event like the ongoing power outage in Texas sufficiently notable in its own right that it deserves an article separate from February 13–16, 2021 North American winter storm or list of major power outages? I don't intend to create an article myself just yet, but I think this makes for an illustrative example. Moonjail ( talk) 02:33, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi. I cannot figure out how to add Notes in Visual Editor. Am I missing something, or is this not available? Thanks. Sunnycloudsocks ( talk) 00:34, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Mars Helicopter Ingenuity has "Ingenuity" in italics. How can I create an article, on Wikipedia, that has only a part of the title in Italics? User:Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 19:34, 18 February 2021 (UTC) User:Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 19:34, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello all, have been editing for 3 1/2 years in Indian films (saw hundreds) and now wish to picture-edit many of the film posters, beginning with early Tamil films. Thai Ullam of 1952 is a good example. Many aren't pictured squarely, have tattered edges, creases, stains etc. Have GIMP program and have used it on a couple hundred of my own pictures. I just want to restore original appearance as much as possible. As Lincoln said "It is above our poor power to add or detract. I may not be programmed for etiquette and protocol, but I wish to get the procedural stuff right. I've read that you don't have to be in the graphics lab list, but i'm announcing that I will be doing it. Comments? Suggestions? Menjobleeko11 ( talk) 01:11, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Won't be doing it. Menjobleeko11 ( talk) 01:37, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for answering my other question! How do I go about embedding a citation in an explanatory footnote (in source editor)? Sunnycloudsocks ( talk) 01:07, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello everyone, If a singer has a verified page on Facebook, does it mean if i make a biography for him on Wiki, it will be accepted?
Best regards Bahastt ( talk) 18:58, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear theTechnician and Coline, thank you both very much, now i understand more.
Bahastt (
talk) 07:05, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Widgetfan8 ( talk) 07:00, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I want to be helpful. I need to know what articles are the most in need on Wikipedia. Doitthebestyoucandoit ( talk) 05:19, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
So do I edit whatever I want or is there anything specific you would like me to be editing? I would love to have something assigned to me and can work with whatever you give me. -JESUS IS THE WAY123 JESUS IS THE WAY123 ( talk) 18:57, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Are this 3 news portal reliable according to Wikipedia's policy asianage, Deccan Chronical, The Statesman ?? Jroynoplan ( talk) 11:57, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jroynoplan ( talk • contribs) 12:06, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello @ Geicraftor:, thank you. Really this information is helpful.
Hi there - I have been working on creating a page for a band I love - /info/en/?search=Draft:Beequeen - It was rejected due to a notability issue. While they are not the Rolling Stones, Beequeen has been around for over 30 years and has been reviewed many times, played around the world, and has particularly notable member. I added in new references after it was initially rejected. I reviewed the Notability in Music Wiki page and feel I followed those directions.
I submitted back in October for the next review, and know it takes time. But I didn't enter in any keywords for the reviewers. I tried to enter things, but that process didn't make sense to me. And I can make more updates while I wait for the next review.
Please take a peak at the draft page and let me know if you can make any suggestions to make this smoother going from here.
Many thanks to all of you for the assistance! Don Muteelation ( talk) 03:10, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
2) Independent sources are already added in the draft. 3) When you pointed out the italics and punctuation articles - did you mean I needed to add italics or the article had punctuation issues? What was the reference to those 2 links for? Thanks!Don Muteelation ( talk)
The article for Legacy Five, a gospel group, has been flagged. Apparently, it "may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for music." It does, though.
The group has been recognized for many years by American media as one of the most popular gospel groups in the country. They've been awarded several times on the Singing News Fan Awards, and nominated for a few Dove Awards, the highest, best-known award in the gospel industry. I agree the article may need aditional citations, and I will be adding as many as I can in the next few days. But contesting the group's notability seems a little exaggerated.
I'm asking for help because, even though I'm not really a beginner on Wikipedia, I still lack knowledge on many topics. Editors with more experience may help the article more than I would. I believe it would be a good idea to remove the banner and justify clearly the reason for doing so, so that the editor who added it will not do it again.
I'll gladly do it myself if someone gives me a hand, or anyone might just check the article and do it at once.
Thank you for your attention. LucasBitencourt ( talk) 23:44, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I saw the McCarran International Airport will be renamed as Harry Reid International Airport. Someone able to rename McCarran to Harry Reid it? Lkas123 ( talk) 08:22, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
While I share this site's viewpoint, I wonder if it is too biased to be considered a reliable source: https://www.zinnedproject.org. Dgndenver ( talk) 18:01, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you both. Dgndenver ( talk) 15:45, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I do hope that Wikipedia can label disturbing/graphic/nudity images, as the encyclopaedia is for everyone and it should be considerate of those unwilling to see such images. Tony Zhao ( talk) 16:02, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
If a user is continuously vandalising Wikipedia then how do I give warning to the user, also after how many warnings should we ask an administrator about blocking the user? ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 15:11, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
What is difference between vandalising and disruptive editing? ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 15:44, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
What should be done to primary sources in an article? Talking about articles like /info/en/?search=Christian_Relief_Fund Should those be taken out? Malone98stockton ( talk) 07:27, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I want to create an wikipedia list article with "List of Indian Junior Records in Athletics". Can anybody help me?? Jejsiguoa ( talk) 06:24, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Yes. I have reliable sources about it from AFI (Athletics Federation of India). It's only records for U 20 Athletics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jejsiguoa ( talk • contribs) 08:30, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm creating a new English wiki page for a German-American Scholar & just realized that he has already has a page in German. should I translate that or copy links over to my sandbox. this is my first attempt at writing a bio Karxpava ( talk) 17:39, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
How can I edit semi-protected articles? I want to update the "Education" section on the page of "Lebanon" on /info/en/?search=Lebanon link. Of course, I will use reliable sources. Samirtohme ( talk) 17:46, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
What are the rules regarding dealing with large swathes of unsourced text in articles? For example, on the page Badhan, Sanaag the vast majority seems to be original research and has no citations e.g. "Badhan has the largest hospital in Sanaag region, built by the Diaspora of the Region, sadly the hospital is closed since February 2009 due lack of funding and now the local community is left to face the daunting task of taking their sick to Bosaso in Bari region."
Thank you ( talk) 18:22, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
If you search on google you can find many interviews and topics about this person, we respect him because he is a true patriot for peace, education, and ethical politics, I have listed his name and also gave the links of websites that wrote about him, let me know please why is that someone who spends his whole life doing good for others is not even on Wikipedia??? his past works: 1-Former Professor at Kabul University for more than 30 year 2-Former Head of Political Science department at Kabul university 3-Elected former head of lawyers union of Afghanistan 4-former head of Independent Commission for Overseeing the implementation of the constitution 5-founder and elected head of Afghanistan Peace and Salvation Council 6-Joint Front for Peace and National Unity 7-Hamid Karzai Political Adviser 8-Founder and CEO of Qalam Institute of Higher Education
https://www.google.com/search?q=professor+gul+rahman+qazi&rlz=1C1CHBD_enAF926AF926&oq=professor+gul+rahman+qazi&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l4j69i60l3.4658j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Mahmoodqazi ( talk) 20:21, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
This edit of mine was automatically acccepted. [ [7]] However, these subsequent ones on the same page were not [ [8]] and [ [9]], as may be seen from the edit history. [ [10]]. Why is this and to what extent will this continue? Thanks. Jontel ( talk) 20:01, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, just a quick question about templates. When I add a template to an article, is anyone notified of its appearance? Or does it differ between templates? Thanks, Gageills ( talk) 21:39, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I am trying to reuse a reference in an article. I am editing an article on Madeleine Colani. I click on the "named references" but I do not see the reference that I used before. In fact, i only see one of the four references. How do I reuse my reference if it does not appear in "named references"? Edwin Hustead ( talk) 21:50, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
<ref name="NYT-2012">
, so subsequent times it can simply be reused with <ref name="NYT-2012" />
. If you'd like to use the other references again, you'll first have to name them. Happy editing!
GoingBatty (
talk) 22:23, 19 February 2021 (UTC)Can I build my new page in the Sandbox and have it be reviewed. I am sure that my subject will pass the notability standards but I just want to make sure I am citing it correctly. Can I get help with that?
Thank you
-Sepia Dog Sepia Dog ( talk) 22:22, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Can YouTube videos be cited? For example, if I'm building a Career graph of a news anchor, is a citation of the interviews he/she have conducted and which may be on YouTube permissable? Mommatwrk ( talk) 02:51, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for these. Will check them out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mommatwrk ( talk • contribs) 15:07, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello Wikipedians, I'm new to editing and I'd like to know "how much is too much" when adding to a section dedicated to potential objections to a theory/idea/etc that an article is about.
To give a practical example, the article I think I'd like to edit is this one: /info/en/?search=Brain_in_a_vat
If you scroll down, there's two short paragraphs explaining potential objections to the thought experiment. I'd like to add one more that I recently learned about in my philosophy class. I think it is not only a fascinating objection, but upon subsequent research it seems to have had a considerable influence upon contemporary scholarship in the area, as many philosophers have either wrote about it or attempted to answer the objection itself.
My only fear is that it's inclusion in the article will make the objections section too long, perhaps longer than the lead section itself. I wouldn't want to unintentionally convey to the reader that this thought experiment is somehow invalid or bad on the basis of there being a lot of objections to it. I thought about asking the talk page, but that doesn't seem to have gotten attention since George Bush was President, and I mean that literally.
So, in general, how could I know without consulting anyone that adding to a section would not make it excessive?
Thanks everyone. Mmarinkovic5678 ( talk) 02:29, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for the responses, everyone. I think I will go ahead and make the addition, bearing in mind the necessity of discussing it on the talk page and using reliable sources. Mmarinkovic5678 ( talk) 23:17, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear wikipedia, the infinity symbol that i have made in the infinite page was necessary. so i have no idea why the message i got was not constructive. please write back, in regards, Sean Chand. 67.181.61.140 ( talk) 22:52, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Ricky Glaser
Can anyone review my article? Cheers!
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talk) 17:54, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Sk8Wiki (
talk) 17:54, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, is there a certain rubric for photographs that can be added, especially for first time editors. If I want to add graphs or pictures of the topic of my article are there specific guidelines to those captions, other than not placing anything unrelated or inappropriate? As for captions that are added underneath these photographs, do they have any rubrics, guidelines, or restrictions. Will photos be removed like weak information will be removed? Are photographs and captions up to our own discretion or do Wikipedia editors prefer and specific type? Alexaneybold ( talk) 00:45, 20 February 2021 (UTC) Alexaneybold ( talk) 00:45, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I'm a somewhat new editor and I just made my first article, Morgan Bullock. Everything looks fine, but the page is listed in several categories under M rather than B. It looks like it's supposed to be listed under her last name, since every other article is ordered that way. Is this just a glitch, or is something else I need to do to get it to show up properly? (I'm not terribly concerned about the order on the Category page, but I have a feeling it might be a sign that I missed a step in creating the page.) Aerin17 ( talk) 21:14, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I wanted to report a username, and I went to Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention, but I did not understood how do I report, means after going to Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention how do I report. ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 04:09, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I think the user page of User:Wipro International is made for a promotion, and violated wikipedia:NPOV. ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 05:07, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
username of User:Wipro International and content of the userpage indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 05:20, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Can someone take a look at this and make sure that I did it right? Thanks /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2021_February_20#State_farm AntoineHound ( talk) 04:05, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Currently writing a short description for Jangid and I put in a new short desc over at Wikidata. I have it set to none, but does this appear as the Wikidata description for everyone else, or do I manually have to copy it in? And if it doesn't show, is there an option to let it use the Wikidata entry automatically? WhoAteMyButter ( 📨│ 📝) 05:37, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Can a ip address be host? ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 06:09, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
If anyone here has the right to delete pages, please delete Draft:Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure, I already made the move to Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure so please delete Draft:Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure thanks. Aviation160 ( talk) 06:54, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Yeah, so can any body move the draft to a (article) so it will be normal? I don't have permission, Thanks Aviation160 ( talk) 17:58, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Bootpalish ( talk) 12:15, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm new to Wiki editing. I've edited text in an infobox but it's now just sitting at the top of the article. How do I get it back into an infobox? Any help gratefully received. SMBraund ( talk) 13:41, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
{{URL|Insert URL}}
, so I've now changed that as well.--
Fuhghettaboutit (
talk) 14:08, 20 February 2021 (UTC)What to do!? Keep it up Kenzie021 ( talk) 13:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Regarding the article on Nest Man of India I would like to enquire that, can I write an article with title 'Nest Man of India' which is very famous title given to Rakesh Khatri, who is also know as Sparrow Man. The Nest Man ( talk) 12:10, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
How do I let a user know, that a page created by him is Proposed for deletion. ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 14:31, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello fellow editors:) I had published an article about Ibrahim El Khoury, and then someone put it back as a draft because: "looks too much like a cv" after looking at it from another angle, I think that he was right; I now have made important changes and have added many resources, and I would like to know what you guys think, and if it can now be put back as an article? Thank You 😊 Carlhatem ( talk) 14:11, 20 February 2021 (UTC) Carlhatem ( talk) 14:11, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, thank you very much for your advice, I will work on it right now. Carlhatem ( talk) 16:50, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Is this right? ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 15:59, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
How can I leave a block request? $' YEG. talk. contribe.'$ 14:05, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
A user is vandalizing pages and even after getting Level 4 warning he is vandalizing wikipedia, then how should I report the user to administrators and get them blocked? ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 15:13, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello everyone I am very sorry for disturbing Wikipedia, I just don't know what to edit. I am new and I'm sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stawberry Poptart ( talk • contribs) 16:05, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I think I messed things up, Can someone fix it ? apologies GrahamHardy ( talk) 18:28, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I invented dental occlusion ties (brand name: Minne Ties)about 8 years ago. They are a tool that can be used for surgeries related to the jaw/teeth. Academic articles have been published about them and they have been the subject of a number of articles in the lay press. These devices were FDA cleared in 2017. They are available and in widespread use across the United States. There are no articles in Wikipedia that reference them. Is this something I can write/contribute? I obviously have a conflict of interest as the lead inventor, but I use them clinically and I know their story better than anyone.
Thanks, Alan Johnson, MD Facial trauma MD ( talk) 18:01, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone please tell me how to on auto patrolled feature ??? DasSoumik ( talk) 10:21, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
@ AlanM1: thank you
Hello! How can we add a citation to all film and television projects so that all Production Designers are credited along with the Director and Cinematographer in the main credit box? Production Designers are part of the primary "trinity" with the Directors and Cinematographers, responsible for the look and feel of the film and as important as they are and the Editor. In the film (or tv show itself) we are credited with full page title cards in the same way that the Director and DP are. We are often credited BEFORE the Cinematographer in the film itself. In addition, we should be able to credit the Costume Designers in this main block. All of our roles are responsible for the look and feel of the project.
I have attempted to add myself on some of my film projects and it has never shown up. Here is the history of my attempts to add myself to my projects: /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/Dhiwish11 In fact, my most recent attempt to add myself was blocked and deleted by someone you can see it here: /info/en/?search=User_talk:Dhiwish11#Welcome%21
Because there are so many film projects on wikipedia (and I have personally designed over 40 projects you can see here https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1120039/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 ), please consider these page links of some films that I was the Production Designer for, as examples only to show how we are credited now. Each Wiki link is followed by an imdb.com link (you have to scroll down to see the crews' credits) so you can see how this definitive film and tv website credits both Production Designers and Costume Designers: /info/en/?search=Death_in_Love https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1079980/reference /info/en/?search=He%27s_Way_More_Famous_Than_You https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2076216/reference /info/en/?search=Irreplaceable_You https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6119856/reference
Appreciate this consideration and change to the wiki! Dara Wishingrad dhiwish11 16:53, 20 February 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhiwish11 ( talk • contribs)
Hello Teahouse,
I would like to update this page as it is out of date - /info/en/?search=Children_of_Peace
However, I am unable to as it has been protected and there is a reference to 'extended confirmed access'
In the History Page it says:
21:08, 29 May 2018 Renamed user mou89p43twvqcvm8ut9w3 talk contribs m 6,918 bytes 0 Protected "Children of Peace": Arbitration enforcement; WP:ARBPIA3#500/30 ([Edit=Require extended confirmed access] (indefinite) [Move=Require extended confirmed access] (indefinite))
The user mou89p43twvqcvm8ut9w3 doesn't seem to exist and I don't know who to go to in order to get this changed.
Many thanks, Clare Bolt (Iamclarebolt) -- Iamclarebolt ( talk) 23:29, 20 February 2021 (UTC) Iamclarebolt ( talk) 23:29, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm not sure what to do about a disagreement over wording I've had with another editor on 2020s in fashion who I think is trying to push a political cause. Llewee ( talk) 11:56, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello All! My name is Benjamin Aviles and I am a new editor here on wikipedia. My question is: if I ever decide to create a whole new article, how do I decipher on my talk page which recommendations/suggestions to take into consideration when changing my original article? Is there a general rule of thumb to follow? I ask this because sometimes I am going through the Talk Page's of some articles and some suggestions seem like it would not be a valuable contribution to the article. For example, this link /info/en/?search=Talk:Violent_crime is a Talk Page of an article that has a lot of suggestions. How can I determine what are good suggestions? Thank you volunteers for taking the time! Benjamin.aviles1 ( talk) 22:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC) Benjamin.aviles1 ( talk) 22:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm writing a history section of a place in Taiwan that has changed names, as well has been pronounced differently over time. I have to refer to this place several times over the course of the section, and I'm wondering how I should call it? For example, Yuli, Hualien went through these changes:
It's not just this town either, and unlike this one, some of them are hard to verify when they changed their name. I've seen WP:MPN, but I have no references in English, so I have no idea what the dominant English at the historical context is. Any ideas? ◢ Ganbaruby! ( Say hi!) 02:08, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
The article states that the Comal was used by the Aztecs to "toast coffee." As coffee was introduced to the New World for centuries, I think this statement is not correct. Any thoughts welcome. 100.15.180.14 ( talk) 22:42, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
It left a damage of 972.2 million USD. It struck Northern Philippines last 2016. The local name is Super typhoon Lawin. 49.150.48.8 ( talk) 02:00, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Who loves the Daleks? Starkiryu64 ( talk) 04:25, 21 February 2021 (UTC) Starkiryu64 ( talk) 04:25, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
The user ip 2001:569:78BA:4A00:2017:8571:4DDE:3EB is constantly vandalising, and has removed my vandalism notice from the page. I do not know completely whether this can get them banned, but if it can, please ban this user. EGL1234 ( talk) 05:36, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I would like to ask if I also need to remove sentences/paragraphs associated with references/sources which are considered dead links or inaccessible links. Thank you! Gomenacy00 ( talk) 03:33, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! How can I make a article or can't I? roscoe ( talk) 12:16, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Congratulations, you have now created a valid Wikipedia article . Victor Schmidt ( talk) 12:29, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
WHAT IS THE TEAHOUSE Dime123 ( talk) 14:19, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
I could use some assistance with evaluating potential COI and responding to the editor YoulettingsUK for their recent edits on this article. I also see some concerns with the article on their added target page for wiki voyage. I am not familiar with that site but it appears to be part of Wikimedia. Thank you. DrGvago ( talk) 12:11, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
DrGvago ( talk) 14:41, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
5.236.137.138 ( talk) 12:12, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Is there any way to change the default date style (for the clickable Access Date) in the Edit Bar citation codes, via one's personal settings or preferences? It defaults to British date style, and has to be manually changed to American style with each use if American style is desired. Thanks for any help or advice. TerryBG ( talk) 07:27, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
$('head').one('reftoolbarbase', function() {
CiteTB.UserOptions['date format'] = "<monthname> <date>, <year>";
});
If I want to edit an article page, I am using the talk section to make sure it is fine to contribute to the article. Is there a certain amount of time to wait before adding the content that I wish to add if no one has commented back for days? Cbeedy ( talk) 15:08, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
I want to Practice TWINKLE feature but if I practice it in my sandbox, such as warning feature then it will warn myself, How do I practice TWINKLE feature? ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 14:39, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Does interlanguage link work in templates, wikitables, and infoboxes? Like what I did in 1970–71 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season for some reason it didn't remove the external language link even though there is an article. Paul Vaurie ( talk) 20:20, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
{{
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works in all three. I'm afraid I'm a bit unclear as to what you then ask. You've made a lot of edits to that article (summarised
here). They all look OK to me (apart from not needing the lt= parameter when the target article name is the same as the text you're putting in that parameter ...and the fact that you don't need to repeat the same person's wikilink innumerable times, as with Michel Prost and many others. You might however find that purging your browser cache gives you a better view of the changes you've made. There's a link in the 'More' tab at the top of the page in desktop view to let you do that. Regards
Nick Moyes (
talk) 23:25, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
When following the MEDRS guidelines, is it possible to cite medical research that has just been published and there are no literature reviews yet due to the rapid emergence of the disease/research? Jencastiel ( talk) 15:21, 21 February 2021 (UTC) Jencastiel ( talk) 15:21, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
I am the Frank J. Viola listed on the table of most prolific inventors as holding 319 US Patents. As of January 5, 2021, I now have 321 US Patents. How can I get this 319 number Corrected to 321? Does this list get updated automatically by Wikipedia, or do I need to do something to make it happen? Thank you! Frankonzoar ( talk) 16:42, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Please see my entry at the bottom of the talk page: /info/en/?search=Talk:Laura_Jane_Grace YarrowFlower ( talk) 08:29, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Fellow Wikipedians,
I know the first line of help for such a request would be the Guild of copyeditors, but A: I don't wanna overload them with work and B, these articles don't have serious issues, I'm not sure about things like CEs and grammar. It'd be nice if somebody could take a look at them, since I want to make the most out of them.
The first'd be Marina Devyatova. I worked on this article without being a native speaker of neither English/Russian. I think the article is okay, but it may need some corrections, so if anybody can help or at best find somebody with knowledge in both languages to help me finish the article, I'd be more than glad to hear from you.
I also worked on the article Junin de los Andes. Like I said, though I'm an experienced editor, English is not my native language, so I'd appreciate if somebody could read it. Like I said, I know the Guild of Copyeditors has more than enough to do, and this, not being an article with too significant issues/ not running for GA status, could need a read by a native speaker.
Your help/suggestions are welcome, also if I should use the Guild next time. Have a nice day!-- Gunt50 ( talk) 13:31, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
How to edit in Wikipedia. Thecoolviewer800 ( talk) 17:20, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear community, I finished my draft for the german-egypt artist Ahmed Kamel ( here) and would like to delete the redirect ( here), that goes to another guy with a second name. Is there an admin who can do this for me? Btw - is the submit-queue really 4 months? Thanks guys and greetz from germany! Gnomad ( talk) 17:18, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
It appears that all of the images are from Kamel's website. If true, this means they are copyright protected, and should be removed from the draft and from Commons. David notMD ( talk) 17:39, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Right after watching the 2020 film "True Story of the Kelly Gang" I read the current entry under this tile in Wikipedia. I don't understand this, but many of the facts related in the second paragraph in the Plot section are not included in the film ... or at least they aren't in the 130 minute version of the film I saw on Showtime on 02-20-2021. For example, there is nothing in the film that would lead anyone to believe that Ned Kelly's family had settled northwest of Melbourne or that his father (Red Kelly) had numerous run ins with the legal authorities prior to the point in time at which the film's narrative begins. While these claims may be true background information my question is: is it appropriate to include such details in the Plot section in the entry on a film that aren't mentioned or verified in the film? When I read a summary of a plot of a film I assume that all that information is contained in the film itself, and is not information extraneous to the film. Maybe this information should be included in another (new) section of this entry titled "Historical Background" or something similar. Radphilosophe1 Radphilosophe1 ( talk) 10:38, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
For some reason this entry on the "True History of the Kelley Gang" (yes, you are correct, this is the proper title of the film to which I was referring) is in the category of: "This page is semi-protected so that only autoconfirmed users can edit it. If you need help getting started with editing, please visit the Teahouse." I wonder why this particular entry is in this category and how one would go about making edits of it, given that it is in this category. Any information appreciated. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Radphilosophe1 ( talk • contribs) 17:27, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Ok. Thanks. Sorry to bother you about it. LOL — Preceding unsigned comment added by Radphilosophe1 ( talk • contribs) 19:32, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello. Can I upload a clear photo I took of a mug shot of a convicted murderer, to the page on the murder? Thank you! JayElk33 ( talk) 19:44, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
How do you make hyper links? I want to know how to create hyper links in wiki pages EeveeAnimationswastaken ( talk) 21:46, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello. Currently there are multiple pages on different versions of wikipedia that do not have an English equivalent. Currently I am considering converting the pages on the Radpanzer 90 (Deutsch Wikipedia), Spähpanzer Ru 251 (French Wikipedia), M41D (Chinese Wikipedia), and some others. Is it allowed for me to do this? Det the Eigth ( talk) 23:21, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Can someone please take a look at my post at Talk:Johnson & Johnson/Archives/2021#Probable copyvio - can’t find in page text? I can’t understand why the edit can’t be made myself b/c the article text is different from the edit text. Thanks 108.21.51.204 ( talk) 21:09, 21 February 2021 (UTC) 108.21.51.204 ( talk) 21:09, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Im having trouble adding the previous team played to infobox basketball biography. The field name is Years and Teams
On February 13, 2021, I nominated Ha Ha Clinton-Dix for GA. I nominated Marlon Humphrey for GA-status on February 14 (one day later). It has been around 7-8 days since. How long will it take before both of these articles get a review? -- AlabamaFan101 ( talk) 22:24, 21 February 2021 (UTC) AlabamaFan101 ( talk) 22:24, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone watch List of programs broadcast by MeTV, because Alot of people are editing the article without edit summaries, and I sometimes could be lazy to Revert these edits. LooneyTraceYT ( talk) 01:19, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Den Socling ( talk) 01:31, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Are there any circumstances under which you can cite an expert on a subject directly if you know them? For example if you have a Professor who's a leading expert on a subject internationally can you cite things they've said in classes and lectures? Or do all sources need to be from peer reviewed works and highly academic publications? Julianloll ( talk) 03:26, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, are we able to cite things such as documentaries or videos we find online? For example, are we able to cite something from a BBC documentary? Thanks. Greenflowers04 ( talk) 03:04, 22 February 2021 (UTC)Greenflowers04
I began writing a draft article some time ago and have not completed it. I have no intention of working on it further without help. I am wondering if one can submit a partial draft. Can one ask more experienced editors to help before one publishes? GTBlakeman ( talk) 04:15, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
If I want to add a reference list to the bottom of my article, how do I compile my citations into a neat section? On other articles, it says that it was generated with the use of a template. MTSpencer79 ( talk) 05:02, 22 February 2021 (UTC) MTSpencer79 ( talk) 05:02, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
(I gave this new question its own section title) David notMD ( talk) 01:05, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I have a couple of ideas for the Wikipedia page that I want to work on. But while looking for a wiki article I found that some of the articles have the potential to have overlapping information. Do I have to worry about whether or not the information might be presented in a section on another page? (Ex: foresensic science article talks briefly about blood stain analysis) If I do how do I know if the information was already presented on another page? GZhen ( talk) 00:46, 22 February 2021 (UTC) GZhen ( talk) 00:46, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Greetings! to all editors of the teahouse I need some suggestions from all of you to develop it. This is my 1st article work User: Auramstate/sandbox. Please give me some time of yours to check this draft and guide me to correct if there are any errors. I have 2 doubts before submission for review. 1. Is this work eligible for hosting a Wikipedia space? 2. What category should be tag in this work? Auramstate ( talk) 08:12, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello. With respect to the terms of notability, if I am looking to edit an article and the information for a certain section is much larger than the the rest of the information provided, would it make more sense to request that a separate page be created? With the assumption that it met with all aspects of notability but it has direct relations with the subject of the page. Thank you! RSuee ( talk) 03:07, 22 February 2021 (UTC) RSuee ( talk) 03:07, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I doubt a request would get anywhere. David notMD ( talk) 08:26, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Actually, what is the use of dmy dates template? I clearly don't understand what is the use of it. Ken Tony Shall we discuss? 08:34, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
May I know what is the terms to be an administrator? Laney145 ( talk) 08:40, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Laney145 ( talk) 08:41, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
--Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 09:43, 22 February 2021 (UTC) Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 09:43, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello
I need help to know the reason behind rejecting this draft: Draft:Abdou Diop And if someone can help me to improve it, I will appreciate it. I think all sources available in the web are good but just in french.
Thanks Art&football ( talk) 21:00, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks. Yes, a businessman but notable to have a Wikipedia page. isn't he?-- Art&football ( talk) 21:53, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
https://leseco.ma/business/abdou-souleye-diop-a-la-tete-de-mazars-maroc.html https://telquel.ma/2017/02/06/abdou-diop-prend-les-commandes-mazars-maroc_1534466?fbrefresh=4 https://www.leconomiste.com/article/1067654-cgem-abdou-diop-president-de-la-commission-afrique LesEco, TelQuel & L'économiste. 3 big and independant medias in Morocco. There is also JeuneAfrique (if you know medias in Africa, you may know it): https://www.jeuneafrique.com/193532/archives-thematique/abdou-diop-le-grand-fr-re-s-n-galais/
What do you think?-- Art&football ( talk) 22:10, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
The 4rth one is a biography article about him. We can add this too: https://www.buzzsenegal.com/news/News/ce-senegalais-conseille-le-roi-du-maroc_n_18664.html -- Art&football ( talk) 22:43, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello
I have found some additional sources that can help establish notability:
FinancialAfrik: https://www.financialafrik.com/2017/02/06/le-senegalais-abdou-souleye-diop-aux-commandes-de-mazars-maroc/ https://www.financialafrik.com/2020/09/25/abdou-diop-monsieur-afrique-de-la-cgem/
Short biographies here: http://fieldattitude.com/wp/biographie-des-intervenants/ https://www.forumae.com/amo-team/abdou-diop/
Long article in MAP:
http://www.mapexpress.ma/actualite/economie-et-finance/entreprises-marocaines-en-afrique-interview-president-commission-afrique-cgem-abdou-diop/
Long article in Afrimag:
https://afrimag.net/patronat-marocain-senegalais-abdou-diop-tete-commission/
Long article in L'homme actuel; https://lhommeactuelmagazine.com/interview-abdou-souleye-diop/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Art&football ( talk • contribs) 11:03, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
How do I properly cite a source on wikipedia. We used the subjects website and reached out to her promotion team for a lot of information. We also gathered information from social media and online interviews. How do we cite that? Her official website is www.tariajaybre.com Tjmills1 ( talk) 07:05, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Given first album not released yet, this is definitely WP:TOOSOON. David notMD ( talk) 08:38, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, please could you let me know when an image change is needed in a wikipedia template. MasterD.D. Patel ( talk) 10:34, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I have just recently become extended confirmed. I am also currently being trained for the CVU. Now that i am extended confirmed, What else is their to do? Starman2377 ( talk) 13:58, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
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Hello, i am very confused about what kind of references could be considered as reliable sources for esport related articles according to wikipedia GNG? For eg:- the article i created earlier Stalwart Esports has major coverage because of their India x pakistan thing, but here in india we have much more major organisation but they don’t have enough links, they have references in indian media houses only, For example:- Orange Rock Esports is a very famous esport organisation and they’ve won many tournaments and i want to do article on them but they have references in websites like (SportsKeeda Esports) (Dot Esports) (Talk Esports), I wanted to confirm will these articles be accepted as reliable sources for wikipedia? I can confirm that they are very major esport media houses in india, but wanted to confirm from some experienced editor/ admin as per wikipedia GNG. Also if you reply to me, kindly tag me. Thanks Hums4r ( Let's Talk) 23:51, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
What are the best practices for including an official website in an infobox or under the external links section when the subject's official website is no longer active and the only available links are archived? Also, what if there is an article for a specific project done by a person with a website that no longer contains information related to the project? For instance, someone who released a podcast for a number of years and included information on their website at the time, but now the podcast is no longer active and isn't included on the website. TipsyElephant ( talk) 13:55, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Okay, I'm sorry if the title sounded weird, I'm not too familiar with terminologies here. But I recently added several information and improvements to Draft:Twice3 which is within a redirect page of "Twice3" (category:Redirects with possibilities). How do I get other editors to consider it for inclusion into article namespace? JTan1017 ( talk) 15:47, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
{{
subst:submit}}
(as it appears when viewing this page here) to it. This variant is much slower (due to review backlog), but it is more likely that reasons why someone might send this to
WP:AFD are found before it gets promoted to article. In this case, the reviewer will take care of the move for youHello,i was wondering why when i was trying to add some userboxes to my page, some of them worked while others did not? Can anyone explain why some of them would not work? Thank you in advance. Ilovecats0519 Ilovecats0519 ( User) ( talk) 16:42, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
ok thank you David notMd Ilovecats0519 Ilovecats0519 ( User) ( Talk) 17:02, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I recently made my tenth edit here, and got a notification about it. Since I don't use Tor or anything else to hide my IP address, and I created by account about 2 years ago, I should be autoconfirmed now. When do autoconfirmed privileges take effect, and will I get a notice somewhere about this? KirbyDude25 ( talk) 15:00, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
The page
Sushant Singh Rajput of Wikipedia has been vandalised. (incorrect death cause).
Cokeah (
talk) 08:50, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! While browsing random articles on wikipedia, I found Summer storage tank, of which the first citation was titled 'Insert Title Here'. Clicking on the website, this is indeed the title of the page due to the <title> tag in the <head> element.
However, there is an element named 'IRRIGATION PROFILE OF CHITTOOR DISTRICT'. Would it be appropriate to replace the title to that, or should it stay as 'Insert Title Here'? I checked Help:Citation_Style_1#Titles_and_chapters and Template:Cite_web#Title, but these did not answer my question, unless I missed something. PascalCase ( talk) 17:57, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
|trans-title=
to reference #3.
GoingBatty (
talk) 19:08, 22 February 2021 (UTC)List of youngest birth fathers have wrong wikilinks. Please check and remove. Thanks in advance! -- 2001:B07:6442:8903:F938:6B9A:863C:E8FA ( talk) 18:07, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
wrong wikilinks? — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 18:15, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Does anyone think that the links in List of programs broadcast by MeTV#Animated is reliable? If so, I will leave it alone, But not, I will edit them for you guys. LooneyTraceYT ( talk) 19:26, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I paid for a Wikipedia submission to a 3rd party business, and the company are now saying that I need to pay £1000 for them to get a "Wikipedia lock" as they are claiming competitors are rejecting the page.
They said the money goes to Wikipedia. They have said if I seek a refund for the original cost they will lock the page so no one else can add to the page. Can they do this? MatthewLawson.ribble ( talk) 19:13, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I am going to create a Wikipedia page but don't know how to create the content area https://prnt.sc/103mo5s Where all content index is shown in a box. Please help me ButlerJan ( talk) 10:36, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Greetings,
so I have a specific question about notability (well who doesn't, 80% of questions here are about notability ^^). I've recently started to meddle a bit in merge discussions, and have now dipped into deletion discussions. But I'm curious about how exactly the arguments should be made there. Because in these two examples Jitender Mehra & R. W. Chandrasiri the nominator referred to WP:GNG which makes sense to me. But both are cricketers, so they seem to fall under WP:CRIN as well. Can a deletion occur because they fail GNG, but pass CRIN? This ofc applies to any situation where there's a specific guideline that supplements the GNG. Which one takes precedent (I assume the supplement)? Or do we just use common sense (our own judgement) in the end?
But maybe I am misunderstanding the discussion there and they fail both GNG and CRIN, in which case the decision is obvious. -- LordPeterII ( talk) 19:33, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Anyway, they provide (are supposed to but not all properly clarify) presumptions of notability—'X is presumed to be a notable topic → because Y status → usually means the necessary sources from which notability actually depends (on which an article with verifiable content could be written, beyond a stub) → are likely to exist for topics with that status.'
All presumptions are by definition rebuttable. Accordingly, if one does a hard dive into a topic's sourcing, such that it can be said with some degree of certitude that suitable sourcing actually doesn't exist (despite falling within some SSNG criterion), deletion is still warranted.
That's my take on the manner the SSNGs must ultimately interface with the GNG as a logical necessity, in the larger context of what we mean by notability and its pragmatic gatekeeper function of keeping out indiscriminate topics that can never be built into proper articles that meet our core content inclusion policies. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 21:52, 22 February 2021 (UTC)Hello! I am an intern at the Air Conditioning Contractors of America. This month, I've been given the task to update our Wikipedia page as it does not hold much information about the association, and would like to expand for anyone who would like to look us up. After failed attempts, I now understand that the sources I've used are from our website which prevents me from creating the page. Although, if the information can only be found at our website, how should I move forward? For example, we want to list out current members (companies) would it not be okay to use our website? I am confused on what is allowed or not, or what is considered promotional or not, and would really love some insight on this as I am a little lost! (I am also aware that since I am a paid intern, I may be considered a conflict of interest but I've followed instructions and have included that information on my profile)
Thank you! Wingelcaburian ( talk) 17:30, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Would it be okay to copy text from a different language Wikipedia and translate it like i did here? https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Janusz_P%C4%99cherz&diff=prev&oldid=1008295843 Thank you Starman2377 ( talk) 16:15, 22 February 2021 (UTC) Starman2377 ( talk) 16:15, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Jack1578 ( talk) 22:22, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I appeared on the Midnite Special in 1977/'78 to promote my album Universal Child for ABC Records. I had just begun filming in the role of "LUCY (in the Sky) in the RSO/Universal Movie "SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND" w Peter Frampton and the BeeGees.
The day my band and I arrived to film, the Dazz Band was recording their segment. It may help to note the band members: Steve Lukather/Guitar/pre-Toto, Kenny Lee Lewis/bass/pre-Steve Miller Band, William 'Smitty' Smith on 2nd Keys, Mike Baird/drums, David Pomeranz/Songwriter/BG vocals, & and Trish Smith/BG vocals. Two Questions: How can I attain a copy of my performance? And how can I be added to the lists of Artists posted here?
Dianne Steinberg (AKA Diane Steinberg Lewis 71.84.25.43 ( talk) 22:10, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
added a section title David notMD ( talk) 22:51, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
How are you editing today? PhampH102 ( talk) 19:09, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
edit source] In 2018, Wagle cosponsored legislation with Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley that worked to bring more transparency to state contracts. Senate Bill 394 required lobbyist registration for anyone attempting to influence officials in state agencies or the executive branch over a state contract. Prior to the enactment of this legislation, lobbying efforts were only required to be disclosed if such efforts were directed toward the legislative branch. Wagle stated the need for this legislation arose due to a lack of transparency within the administration of Republican former Governor Sam Brownback.
Government Accountability[edit I love Kansas ( talk) 23:00, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
By the way, unless you created the text you copied and pasted above, your post above is a copyright violation (but of an eminently fixable kind). When you take content from an article here and post it somewhere else on Wikipedia, such as to a forum like this one, or re-use it in another article, you must provide suitable credit to the Wikipedia authors of that content who own the copyright of their edits, which we all agree can be done (among other ways) by linking the article in the edit summary where the page history is available, together with stating what you've done. I have fixed the copyright attribution in this edit, per WP:RIA. Please see Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia, and make sure to follow copyright in the future by giving suitable credit to your fellow editors. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 23:34, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
@
I love Kansas: P.S. the preferred method for linking other Wikipedia pages is to enclose the name in brackets, instead of posting the URL. Thus [[Susan Wagle]]
produces
Susan Wagle. See more at
Help:Link and
Help:Cheatsheet.--
Fuhghettaboutit (
talk) 23:38, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I have received a text message from number 18339870836 that states : "We think you are now eligible to have your personal Wikipedia profile, contact asap" followed by a link. I did not click the link or reply as am assuming this is a scam but wanted any insight/clarification please. 101.178.218.78 ( talk) 23:37, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello. I manage many of the pages for the recently-deceased rapper and producer MF Doom, including the page for his first album Operation: Doomsday. Recently, a user by the name of Ascribe4 has been editing the article, adding large amounts of text which only cite a few sources, including one AllMusic article they cited 15 times (which they are using as the main source of biographical info, clearly going against WP:ALLMUSIC). At first they were blatantly plagiarizing the article with verbatim text, which I quickly undid, but it seems whenever I undo their submissions for not meeting Wikipedia's criteria for WP:PLAGFORM or WP:ALLMUSIC they just put it right back. There are now several grammatical and spelling errors and inconsistencies through the article because of this one person's edits. I'm not sure what I can do to get them to stop, I don't want to have to watch the article 24/7 to undo their edits. I made a post on their talk page which they have not responded to, nor have they responded to any of the other posts on their talk page. Is there anything that can be done to stop this person from adding bad content to the page? Hostagecat ( talk) 23:37, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks guys! Would anyone else care to chew me out for asking for help while I'm here? -- Hostagecat ( talk) 03:31, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I am just learning. I have created a new page on information that did not otherwise exist. The article is entitled College Committee on Disability Issues (CCDI). The page describes a Province of Ontario committee related to college disability service committee. I am not sure what or if my page will be posted. Do I receive a confirmation for someone that it has? Tutorial session indicated that simply need to move it to Wikipedia and that is that. However, I can't seem to find my entry now in Wikipedia so am quite confused. Any help would be welcome. Also when I was trying to move my article up, it was also including my invite to the teahouse and I had to go back and delete that part of the post as was not part of my article. I could not see what was to be moved - a print preview - so that I could have seen that there was extra information that I did not intend to include. How would I ensure that this does not happen again in future? Thanks so much! Linda Lindachamberlain1 ( talk) 04:23, 23 February 2021 (UTC) Lindachamberlain1 ( talk) 04:23, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy: Now at Draft:College Committee on Disability Issues. David notMD ( talk) 05:05, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello Please how can i add pictures to articles Rodesma ( talk) 06:14, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello,
I would like to cite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM7C_Pw7OL8 in The Broomway. Are youtube videos acceptible in articles? Thank you. Nightwolf1223 ( talk) 02:00, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello I just wanted to ask how do i edit my own userpage? Like example, how do I add my Birthdate or Where I was born and etc? Flash Lloyd ( talk) 09:49, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear Sir/mandam, Hope this email meets you in a good condition. I have created a page by the name of (tariq shah bahrami) but i sent the bio to preview for wikipedia. it will be very kind of you if it's confirmed by Wikipedia. thanks Waseem.nasimi ( talk) 04:31, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Waseem.nasimi The article remains an article. You have a list of references at the end; those must be incorporated into body of the article (same as existing refs 1 & 2). David notMD ( talk) 13:30, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Why my user page is deleted? I created once Digimarksomnath ( talk) 11:26, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Read Wikipedia:User pages for what belongs on a user page and what does not. Among 'NOT': your personal website, your social media, and anything that has to do with your business endeavors. The purpose of a User page is to describe your intensions as a Wikipedia editor, and perhaps a mention of credentials that justify your belief that you are competent to edit certain types of articles. Mine, for example, states PhD in nutritional biochemistry (I edit articles about nutrition). I do not mention my business. David notMD ( talk) 13:39, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, Please could someone let me know how to make a userbox. (and the code for one) Thanks. MasterD.D. Patel ( talk) 13:41, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
I was reading WP:UPGOOD out of curiosity, and I noticed the line: "Contributions can also be given a wider license – for example releasing them into the public domain or multi-licensing them – by putting a notice to this effect on one's user page." Would I be able to add a notice to my userpage that both places all future edits of mine in the public domain but also retroactively releases all of my prior edits into the public domain as well? TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 14:33, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
What to do of those pages which were sysop blocked permanently long back but they are notable in today's date. Is it possible to create them? Just asking because I created the page imo (app) and coincidently one admin also created the page Imo (software) then I suggested him to redirect both the page to imo.im which was admin blocked. Sonofstar ( talk) 17:37, 23 February 2021 (UTC) Sonofstar ( talk) 17:37, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I noticed that there are many quite obvious inconsistencies between the articles devoted to some natural numbers- is this purposeful? It would seem that such articles should be rigorously fact-checked, however, there are things such as even the articles "65 (number)" and "66 (number)" do not mention the numbers' parity in the same place, if at all, as the articles "67 (number)" and "68 (number)." It is apparent that this inconsistent theme is quite popular when observing other articles; for example the articles "62 (number)" and "63 (number)" state "<number> is a natural number following <number> and preceding <number>," where other articles state "<number> is the natural number following <number> and preceding <number>" ("a," in the first example, is replaced with "the," in the second example). I'd simply report these issues as directed when attempting to edit, however, there are seemingly many inconsistencies such as the examples given- I'm wondering if this all is somehow purposeful, or if I just missed something. ASploopyPerson ( talk) 16:58, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia has no central authority assessing articles in any regimented way and dispatching people to make things consistent. Rather, every article you see was developed because some volunteer, like you or me, editing by his or her own lights, was interested in the subject and dove in to boldly help out. Notwithstanding this, we do have volunteer collectives, called " Wikiprojects", that do attempt to organize articles in certain subject areas in various ways, possibly to foster some of that consistency work you're here about.
Every article (and project page like this one) has an associated talk page, which will often list a banner template flagging that the article is within the purview of some Wikiproject. If you look at the talk pages of articles on natural numbers, such as Talk:66 (number), Wikipedia:WikiProject Numbers is provided as the associated Wikiproject.
A post to that project's talk page, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Numbers, stating your concerns, is likely a good way to bring this up at a dedicated forum where people knowledgeable in the area will see it. On the other hand, you might be the best person to fix this, because you are the person who noticed it and seems knowledgeable in the area. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 17:45, 23 February 2021 (UTC)AfC submitted waiting for reply Hello all,
I submitted an article for review, and it has been almost a month. Is there anything I can do to speed the process, other than adding tags? Thank you so much B. BettinaGsott ( talk) 11:26, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! Just a question, how are watchlists supposed to be used...? ThatIPEditor ( talk) 08:16, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
As a programmer, list defined references seem so much nicer to me than defining them inline. All of the references are in one place and, when editing, it seems easier to focus exclusively on prose. I suppose I would like to know: what are the negatives of this format and would it be improper to change this in an article (moving any inline references content to reflist). Thanks, ritenerek talk :) 09:44, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
When an article is already consistent, avoid:
those things at the bottom of articles, how do i make them? I have before, i just forgot how since i haven't edited in a while.
Sbob99 ( talk) 15:05, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
What do I do when I am a new editor? GreenBayPackerFan25 ( talk) 21:01, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia Master Minds, please help me to understand, why my attempts to optimize the "FPP" article are completely ignored. I really tried my best to align it with your regulatories. Thank you in advance for your answers and help. Antiquatuss ( talk) 21:53, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello
I decided to create a page about a musician from Angola called Dizzy Diddy, but I found that the page was deleted before and the editor who created it was blocked.
Can it be taken back if we take into consideration these sources : Journal of Angola: https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/detalhes.php?id=361407 https://jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/detalhes.php?id=379778 https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/detalhes.php?id=406324 Novojornal: https://novojornal.co.ao/cultura/interior/angolanos-nos-eua-para-os-premios-black-entertainment-television-1415.html Makangola: https://makangola24.com/c4-pedro-e-o-destaque-do-angola-music-award-cultura-jornal-de-angola/ others: https://bwevip.com/vencedores-do-concurso-musical-angola-music-awards/
Thanks Art&football ( talk) 20:07, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
@ RudolfRed: Hello Thanks for replying. Just done it. Can you check please? Draft:Dizzy Diddy
I would like help changing the image on the google preview page of /info/en/?search=Alison_Rodger When I search "Alison Rodger mq" the image pulled is the first image from google images however that isn't the correct person. I have tried adding a profile image to the wiki page, however, that still hasn't worked. Please can you help? Graceanncooper ( talk) 21:45, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hey, I’m a Wiki editor in English, and occasional scroller in Arabian. The Wikipedia pages for the Arab site are absolutely broken on Israel. It calls Hamas a “liberation organization” that has “never hurt anyone but the Zionist Occupiers”. It says the country is an apartheid-which I’m pretty sure it isn’t since I used to live there and was fine, but instead of at least presenting that in its own spot, it’s just what they call it. And they have conspiracy theories about Jews controlling the western world through Israel all over it. The mods there don’t help, and I don’t know what to do to make it slightly more sane. Any ideas? Batsquatch ( talk) 22:33, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Okay, thank you so much!
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I am an associate of a living person who is the subject of an article. An editor has put an advisory on the article saying it reads like an advertisement. Can I, as a person who is an associate of the subject, make suggestions on the talk page for how to remove advertisement-like language from the article? Mking92124 ( talk) 16:36, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi Teahouse. I'd like to add an interactive map to an article, like the one in the infobox of the Manhattan article. Can someone offer some pointers or direct me to a how-to? Many thanks! Kdorse ( talk) 16:42, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
{{Maplink|type=shape}}
to the article. But I guess it really depends what map you want to add and how much data is already there. If you want to create a custom map, it's probably much more involved. --
Smurftrooper (
talk) 20:05, 14 February 2021 (UTC){{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-width=325|frame-height=250|frame-align=center|type=shape|fill=#ffffff|fill-opacity=0|stroke-width=3}}
to the article, it will display the map. You may want to have a look at the Manhattan source how they have done it within the infobox (search for "image_map
") there. Also have a look at the documentation of the template if you want to tune the optics. Cheers --
Smurftrooper
sup? 17:16, 15 February 2021 (UTC)I made a suggestion to change the images on the wikipedia page for Truth on the talk page. The same suggestion had previously been made by at least 2 other editors on the talk page but batted down by other editors on grounds of censorship and as far as I can tell a misreading of Wikipedia's rules and style guide. In my own Talk page entry, I pointed out a number of guidelines on the Wikipedia style guide that were being ignored or broken by the images in the article and a couple of other editors sounded their support for the change I was suggesting as well.
Now that a few days has passed with no further activity or opposition to my suggestion, when can it be considered that the change can go forward? TranquilDragon ( talk) 20:09, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Guys, I looked In MeTV#Affiliates, and it says that MeTV started on KCTU-LD in 2011, while it says 2010 on The KCTU-LD Wikipedia Article itself. Does anyone know when MeTV started it's affiliation with KCTU-LD, because I'm confused with the Dates. LooneyTraceYT ( talk) 20:47, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Greetings,
I have a quick question: Another editor has just reverted their own edit at a talk page discussion, and I am getting an edit conflict with my answer to them. What is the best practice in this case? Should I restore their post and somehow mark it as retracted? Should I just post my answer without theirs (which might confuse others)? Should I not post my carefully crafted response at all, even though I believe it would benefit the discussion?
Feels a bit weird because I do not want to meddle in someone else's talk page responses. -- LordPeterII ( talk) 21:18, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Yes, I was just wondering why does Wikipedia's highly detailed day by day current events portal only go back to July 1994? 47.150.227.254 ( talk) 17:30, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
I have come across this photo from WikiCommons. It was uploaded there by an editor who photographed a book page, presented it as "own work", and offered it as copyright-free for further use. It shows an event from 1918. I have checked and it is being offered FOR A FEE by the Central Zionist Archives here. I know this doesn't mean that the CZA are the (only) reproduction rights or (c) holders, but I also don't know if our colleague's formulation ("own work") is OK. I also believe one should check if the actual photographer isn't known by name, as he should be mentioned in the file as the actual author. There weren't all that many official photographers in Jerusalem in 1918. Anyone who knows the laws (which differ from area to area, stricter in the EU and less so in the US) & WP rules? Arminden ( talk) 10:51, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
I've made and uploaded a sample of a typeface to commons. The background is white, and I was wondering if it would be better to make the background transparent. The characters themselves are very small (16x16) so I don't know how it would display in transparency on mobile devices. Should I replace the white background version with a transparent background, or let it be? WhoAteMyButter ( 📨│ 📝) 22:19, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
How can I undo my very last edit to a NEW page I am working on? I accidentally deleted a couple of paragraphs while creating a new page, before publishing it, and I would like to just "undo" or revert to last version. All help says to click on the "view history" tab, however that option does not appear in the "new" page I am working on. CBrookUM ( talk) 01:43, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
To clarify, I am not trying to edit an already published page. I am in the process of creating a "New" page, that I have NOT published yet. As I was creating the New page I accidentally deleted some significant content that I had created for the page. All I am trying to do is "Undo" my very last action. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CBrookUM ( talk • contribs) 03:12, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
4th Decline for Agantukaya. I am a beginner and trying to do an article. struggling with footnotes. Read footnotes section for beginners and has taken a easy way out and reduced the content from the initial write up. but still rejected. can you please tell me how to improve further. Thank you Agantukaya ( talk) 02:55, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
|title=
should be the title of the web page or journal article or book, not "Professor" or "Dr." The |last=
and |first=
parameters should be the name of the author of the web page or journal article or book - hopefully Rajapakse did not write every reference you provided.
GoingBatty (
talk) 03:57, 16 February 2021 (UTC)Thank you very much GoingBatty David notMD that makes lot of sense. will edit.Bless you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Agantukaya ( talk • contribs) 04:04, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello,
I'm new to Wikipedia, and I've been attempting to get some practice with the basic editing process by updating articles for Colorado and Wyoming state representatives. I have not added any political commentary, only electoral history. However, my edits to Susan Lontine, adding information about the 2018 and 2020 elections, were recently reverted. The editor who reverted my edits notified me through my talk page, and told me that they do not "appear constructive". Where did I go wrong? Screechybird1 ( talk) 05:33, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Is this allowed? JennilyW ( talk) 22:51, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear Teahouse Unfortunately my other article /info/en/?search=Draft:Young_In_Hong has not been accepted either. Here too, I don't understand why it's not clear that she satisfies WP:ARTIST. Kind regards, thanks for your help! Sabine Hagmann ( talk) 15:09, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Can't find the "request article" link. Keep getting redirected to write it myself Dear Wikigods,
I'm tasked with requesting an article about the firm I'm working for - as I've got a COI, I'm advised against writing it myself. But every time I try to request an article to be written, I end up in the same menu, where it looks like I'm supposed to write it myself... What am I doing wrong?
Thank you!
Best regards, Karl Karl at Norm Architects ( talk) 10:41, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Greetings friends I'm working on my bands page /info/en/?search=Draft:Zaram_Band how long does it take to get it published? Mornalik31 ( talk) 12:11, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.
Thank you.
Hi! I need some help to publish my draft on Federico Bilotta, a living professor. Please let me know! Valeriaspe ( talk) 11:45, 16 February 2021 (UTC) Valeriaspe ( talk) 11:45, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Im seeking assistance in creating a Biography on Wikipedia for Musician Cubanlynk Josephclarke17 ( talk) 22:17, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Cubanlynk
Thanks, i hope there's someone here that is willing to write the article for me , that knows the guidelines and how to write a proper article for wikipedia
Update: It appears that the draft has been speedily deleted for unambiguous advertising or promotion. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 16:58, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I am new to the editing community, and I have a problem. I need to cite a book for a citation. the book is not free, however, and I do not know how to cite it. The source I used was a publishing store in which the book can be bought, however, I do not know if that is acceptable. the book is called "The Tanks of Operation Barbarossa; Soviet versus German Armour on the Eastern Front" by Boris Kavalerchik. please respond asap. thank you, and have a nice day. KommanderC ( talk) 16:25, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
As to the convenience link to a url, I recommend not using the online store's, but something like Google Books (which in this case has preview available). Specifically, I suggest the following format, which will display as set forth below, from the footnote you'll see at the end of this sentence (just note that where I have written "INSERT" in the citation, next to the pages=
parameter, that is for you to place the actual page numbers that verify the detail you are citing; use "page=
" if it's one page"):
[1]
<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Tanks of Operation Barbarossa; Soviet versus German Armour on the Eastern Front|last= Kavalerchik|first=Boris|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Tanks_of_Operation_Barbarossa/7XjNDwAAQBAJ|isbn=978-1-4738-8682-7|translator-last1=Britton|translator-first1=Stuart|year=2018|publisher=Pen & Sword Books|pages=INSERT}}</ref>
References
thanks @Fuhghettaboutit.— Preceding unsigned comment added by KommanderC ( talk • contribs)
Original Post :Reply to it ::Reply to that :::Really? ::::Yes really!
Any guidance or comments please? I'm trying to demonstrate how notable his work and legacy are, and I'm linking all quotes and statements to good books (reliable verifiable sources) and I hope I'm doing an ok job so far!! How is it looking to your trained eyes? I'm only halfway through editing my first draft but there are one or two things I will need to ask about later...any feedback welcome. Paranoid Numanoid ( talk) 21:41, 14 February 2021 (UTC) Paranoid Numanoid ( talk) 21:41, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
Wow - guys - thank you for the rapid and constructive feedback, it's exactly what I was looking for. Now motivated to work hard and integrate my new learnings!! Paranoid Numanoid ( talk) 23:30, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
I've worked up some key parts of the lead paragraph, especially the "three claims" which of course was unconsciously done on my part! and that's why we need editors and critics - and I was delighted to find that both of the dictionaries which followed Swainson in fact did rely on him to a greater extent that even I had first realised. Maybe I've made too much of this, I will of course look into this more deeply. I know the rest of the article is not anyhwere near as "finished" as the first part, but that's just the way I'm working at the moment, sorry. Any further comments gladly received. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Paranoid Numanoid ( talk • contribs) 01:10, 16 February 2021 (UTC) Should've signed my last comment Paranoid Numanoid ( talk) 17:53, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
how to create blue links Zbani kurdi ( talk) 18:32, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
[[Spain]]
displays as
Spain and links to the article called "Spain". If you want the text to appear different from the name, you put the text after a "pipe" character, so [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
display as
Spanish. See
WP:Wikilinks for the whole story, and
WP:CHEATSHEET for other kinds of Wikimarkup. --
ColinFine (
talk) 18:44, 16 February 2021 (UTC)Hi everyone, a few days ago I've written a page about Bihać Operation, and I want to nominate it for a good article but it still needs to be improved before I do that. The page met all B-class criteria except for grammar, I'd really appreciate if someone who is a native English speaker could copyedit the article. I would also love to hear other suggestions for improving the article so it can meet good article criteria. Thanks! OakMapping ( talk) 12:38, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
I am a native English speaker, I will do my best to fix any grammar mistakes. KommanderC ( talk) 16:29, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
A problem I am encountering is a problem with redundancy. I would maybe replace some of the "Bihac Operation"s with things like "Battle", "Military engagement", "Conflict", or something else. there is also what I feel is unnecessary background info on the battalions. You can create stub articles on the battalions for the basic info, instead of putting it on the Bihac Operation article. I am exited to see this get nominated. Good luck! Best regards- KommanderC KommanderC ( talk) 17:06, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Frankly speaking, I have read a couple of approved articles on Wikipedia to compare it to my recently submitted one. I have also read to crosscheck on Wikipedia policies and guidelines on notability but I am moved by surprised on the standpoint of some reviewers.
First, can't an article on a political appointee be accepted on Wikipedia? Second,can't the same article be approved when the sources reports official duties of the office holder? Third, are print news third party independent sources which do not have online platform unaccepted to give a subject notability? Fourth, on the office of a mayour or local government chairman, is he not worthy of inclusion on Wikipedia even when reliable and veritable sources are available? Fifth, when did Wikipedia policies start considering notability based on the numerical strength and number of towns a mayor or local government chairman controls?
Let us take the case of
Draft:Ojo Maduekwe and
Draft:Ibrahim Magu. These are political appointees yet they are accepted as articles on Wikipedia. The case of the first subject even surprised me as there are only 4 sources cited on it. When that of the second article has sources discussing his official duties as EFCC Chairman.
Let our reviewers be fair in their acceptance and rejection of articles. Nwachinazo ( talk) 18:41, 16 February 2021 (UTC) Nwachinazo ( talk) 18:41, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
How can I make my site Reliable like The_Times_of_India My site is https://alatestnews.com
Please give me my question;
Digimarksomnath ( talk) 10:57, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Jack1578 ( talk) 19:49, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
A statement in 1977 that his birth name was Morris Edelstein does not guarantee Jewishness. Jack1578, is this the basis for your claim – that it's a Jewish-sounding name? Please discuss at Talk:Morgan Edge. Thanks. —[ AlanM1 ( talk)]— 19:35, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
2603:6011:4544:7300:5471:2BEC:74D7:87F1 ( talk) 20:08, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I'd like to create new Wikipedia page about Steven Hassan's BITE model (very briefly described on his page), using as main source his book "Freedom of Mind". While I'm pretty sure this is a notable topic, I wonder if there may be a copyright issue, if not what is the limit of using text from his book to explain the BITE model. Thank you. InukshukBro ( talk) 20:35, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for your answers and tips, expanded section at Hassan's article seems the right approach. — Preceding unsigned comment added by InukshukBro ( talk • contribs) 21:28, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I have an infobox that has stopped working. The code is as follows
Elizabeth Clark | |
---|---|
[[File:Elizabeth Clark
c. 1915 .jpg|frameless|upright=1]] Elizabeth Clark, about 1915 | |
Born |
Hartlebury,
Worcestershire, United Kingdom | 14 May 1875
Died | 21 April 1972
Winchester,
Hampshire, United Kingdom | (aged 96)
Resting place | Kilmeston, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
Occupation(s) | Story teller, lecturer, author |
Years active | 1915–1955 |
I think I have the correct filename under image, but I have forgotten how to find files. Could somebody please tell me how to locate my files? Pogga D ( talk) 20:20, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I don't quite understand what you mean. If I remove the {{circa 1915}} it makes no difference I still don't get the image. I need to check the name of the file. Pogga D ( talk) 20:35, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I can't recall, I really need to search both. Pogga D ( talk) 20:43, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you so much, and I believe you've fixed it. Pogga D ( talk) 20:55, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I did the editing, but still finding it diffucult to upload pictures and documents, in fact cannot find the areas to the links. Kativhup ( talk) 10:37, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Every state in Mexico has a coat of arms and a flag in their infobox. However, that flag is almost always just the seal on a white background. I have heard that Mexican state flags are not really a thing on public display, and if you look at the Spanish Wikipedia for Mexican State X it just has the seal and not the flag. Why do we have Mexican state flags on English Wikipedia? Is it just to keep the formatting the same as states in other countries? They seem made up and unnecessary. T-Ro Trains ( talk) 19:05, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Jack1578 ( talk) 22:03, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I'm a new wp user and I'm very sorry in advance if I'm not supposed to use the Teahouse platform in this way. I'm a senior design student at Parsons and am doing my thesis on wikipedia and disinformation. I was wondering if I could find someone to interview about being a Wikipedian and their thoughts on how WP has progressed over the past 20 years? Or point me to a social media group that I could dm instead? Again, very sorry this isn't an editing question. Happy to take this post down if it's inappropriate. Hotplates ( talk) 07:10, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks everyone for the helpful advice! I really appreciate it. Hotplates ( talk) 22:56, 16 February 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hotplates ( talk • contribs) 22:47, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm a fairly established editor, but I've lost that box beneath the edit summary box that had common Wiki markups and I can't find how to add it! I've looked in all my preferences but to no avail. Sorry if this is the wrong place for this query! Many thanks for all your great work here. No Swan So Fine ( talk) 23:28, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
The suggestion at Talk:Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 § Merge of articles on this act is nearing its 10th anniversary without the portion relating to Rural Post "Good" Roads Act of 1916 being implemented. Are there any volunteers either to do it, or to offer some specific pointers on doing it?
Also, do you think there's any "good" reason for retaining those quotation marks in the title of the article? (It looks to me like this article title is only used in Template:United States Postal Service.) Fabrickator ( talk) 22:27, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I have trouble getting enough reference material online to add citations where needed. I have tried the local library and Internet Archive. There must be other sources to use. Would there be a list of online resources for those of us who like to add citations? OodFloo ( talk) 19:54, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
I was doing some editing and research and came across this situation. /info/en/?search=Maleic_acid_dibutyl_ester /info/en/?search=Dimethyl_maleate Dimethyl maleate /info/en/?search=Diethyl_maleate Diethyl maleate
So Dimethyl maleate article is called that as is diethyl maleate. However, Dibutyl maleate (DBM) article redirects to Maleic acid dibutyl ester. Surely there needs to be some consistency. Probably needs a very experienced chemistry editor to look at. GRALISTAIR ( talk) 17:11, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Well it has been sorted so great news. Article has been renamed as suggested. So I suggest this section on Teahouse can be archived etc. GRALISTAIR ( talk) 02:38, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, How do I protect a page from Vandalism, if I’m not an administrator? How do I get administrative privileges ? Cyberanthropologist ( talk) 17:18, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you Fuhghettaboutit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cyberanthropologist ( talk • contribs) 03:57, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I've recently started work on a draft, and noticed after it's creation that I miscapitalized the name. How do I get this changed? Do I give some sort of note to the reviewer, or can I get it changed while it's in draft namespace?
Specifically, I need Clone Drone In The Danger Zone
→ Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
.
Or do I just move it myself? Confirming simple decisions. WhoAteMyButter ( 📨│ 📝) 06:06, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
So I’m trying to get rid of some misleading information about me being a child abuse victim. I don’t identify as a child abuse victim so I’m obviously finding this situation pretty concerning. I’ve tried to voice my concern and delete the content but now I’ve been totally banned from editing. Out of everything I’ve done in my life, I am being remembered for something I’d prefer to forget. If anyone can help me if greatly appreciate it.
Thank you Matt Franis ( talk) 05:38, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hey all! I was just editing List of World Heritage Sites in Indonesia, when I noticed a weird bold at the side columns in the Tentative list section. I tried see if there's a markup but can't find one. Does anyone know what's wrong? Gerald WL 06:44, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
! scope="row" |
Bawomataluo Site
. The reason why the first table is not bolding is because plainrowheaders
is specified at the top of it, at {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
.
◢ Ganbaruby! (
Say hi!) 07:54, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I have a problem with Wikipedia and how the editors conduct themselves. The common approach from most admin/editors is that they like to selectively pick on specific articles and instead of being helpful they aggressively "show their power" by incorrectly editing pages, deleting pages which do not align with their personal beliefs, and provide details and input on articles regarding Wikipedia guidelines which when cross-referencing with the actual guidelines are not correct. It is becoming the wild west as Wikipedia rules and guidelines are actually meaningless because editors are allowed to make up there own rules and if there rules are in conflict with Wikipedia guidelines , the editors rules and decisions almost always supersede anything stated by Wikipedia.
There are too many false and misleading articles on Wikipedia which are permitted to remain published and protected by admins/editors. This removes credibility of Wikipedia. Now in addition to the abundant amount of misleading content on Wikipedia, admins are now becoming aggressive on editing and deleting articles based on their personal beliefs, and values and are no longer required to follow Wikipedia guidelines. Society today has enough issues with fake news, misleading information, and fraud. Wikipedia appears to now be joining this trend and I believe may not be exempt from legal implications. The United States Government needs to be made aware of what is happening on Wikipedia including foreign influence by admins and the common practice of wiki admins protecting misleading articles to mislead the American public on companies, politics, law, and financials including Wikipedia's strong support for allowing American corporations to post and edit articles about themselves while publishing indisputably false statements/data/details on their organizations which also can have an effect on shareholders, investors, and gov entities as Wikipedia allows self-promotion for profit including false information. The SEC and the FTC needs to be aware of the recklessness from the Wikipedia foundation and editors who are in violation of SEC laws, international laws, and election laws as Wikipedia admins are mostly complicent in unethical practices.
Without an ounce of integrity , what actually is wiki to you? ~jonscott239 Jonscott239 ( talk) 12:03, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
The common approach from most admin/editors is that they like to [do all sorts of things against policy]is when I stopped reading. Most? Really? Nonsense. —[ AlanM1 ( talk)]— 22:11, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
Under the court case section...
The case is about which fire safety classification a building providing accommodation was a single accommodation unit or not. Importantly it was dismissed on technical grounds about when the appeal against the council was filed, rather than details about the incident itself. It leaves out a lot of other information including how she submitted planning permission early on etc...
https://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/business/3141102/QLDC-notice-against-building-petty-owner https://www.building.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/resolving-problems/determinations/Appeals/2011-069-appeal-judgement.pdf https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases/2014/sc84_2014_sc85_2014wanakagymltdgrahamvqueenstownldc.pdf
1. I don't think it deserves its own section. It seems to be just one event in her life, of which there are many numerous events. I would rename the section to "Other activities" and reduce the paragraph to "A property owned by Graham, The Wanaka Gym Ltd., was fined a total of NZ$64,000 and ordered to pay NZ$9,000 in costs, following a conviction relating to which buildings code her property should fall under, after appeals were rejected on technical grounds."
2. It needs to mention that her appeals were dismissed on a technical ground. We need to remember that she contends that she was not running tourist accommodation (with the evidence that she does not have staff etc...). I am not privy to the little details but it appears she was catering to long term stayers and argues that the safety codes were aimed at short stay tourists - and that she was modifying the house to the different standards anyway.
Considering that the appeals were rejected on technical grounds about it being submitted too late to the council, it would be incorrect for wikipedia to assume guilt in this situation. The house also complies with the general accommodation safety code, just not the short stay tourist code which she says she was not catering for.
And on a side note about the page, it needs a lot more information about her other activities as well, but being Extended Protected makes it hard to add good information.
Geicraftor ( talk) 09:39, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
i dont know how to publish a page im working on ive edited it and everything i just dont know how to make it bublic please if anyone could get back to me ad publish it i will email it to you Zidanez786 ( talk) 10:52, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I first submitted an article that was rejected for lack of references on 31st December 2020. I re-submitted on 1st January 2021 and have not heard back. I now have additional information so want to re-submit, but can I do this before hearing back about the first re-submission? Christopher michell ( talk) 11:53, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm a new contributor and already discouraged because it seems to me that a totally intransparent, formal process seems to be more important than useful contribution.
I spent many hours trying to make an article in my field of expertise better. It will probably be a very short episode of engagement with Wikipedia. It's probably much simpler to write my articles elsewhere and post links to them in expert forums, that will spare me the trouble I experienced here... TomRoad-1 ( talk) 00:41, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Please I need assistance on creating a stub for a young 21yrs Old former National U20 goalkeeper of Nigeria horlah Oladeji. I will appreciate any kind assistance. References about him exist Jhonnnnny ( talk) 06:34, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Good morning, am a contributor from Zimbabwe and am having a problem. The issue here is in Zimbabwe, the sources available to prove a subject is notable are the ones that are reliable but then nomatter if I add them, my contributions are not recognised.
I think it is key to observe carefully what happens when it comes to Zimbabwean media references.
Two of my recent articles where moved to draft space due to issues to do with referencing I.e Mudiwa Hood but if you do a research online one can see that the subject is indeed notable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zvandofarira2 ( talk • contribs) 08:32, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
David notMD Ok thank you. Let me work on that. What else can be improved? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zvandofarira2 ( talk • contribs) 12:58, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I noticed some odd edits from an IP editor this morning, and I think it'd be good for someone experienced to have a look at them. Is there some standard way to "flag something for review"?
The editor in question is /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/5.91.30.89. At least part of the editor's text is copied from other sites (e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Milutin_Milankovi%C4%87&diff=prev&oldid=1007272616&diffmode=source seems copied from https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Milankovitch/milankovitch_3.php). Aapeliv ( talk) 14:36, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
You should revert that and the other major edit 5.91.30.89 did on copyright grounds, and also adding content with no reference. David notMD ( talk) 14:56, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, can I still edit a page of a person I know? In case I can, what sort of information can I put? Thanks. Radspeed ( talk) 03:42, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I added a dozen sources to a Wikipedia article and they were removed, with no discussion, just an order. Is this normal? See: /info/en/?search=User_talk:Ceoil#Why_did_Ceoil_remove_a_dozen_sources_concerning_Nazi_looting_of_Van_Goghs_? Thank you. Eli185 ( talk) 13:13, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Here's an example of pure connective trivia—an extreme reductio ad absurdum for illustration purposes. We have an article on William Shakespeare. We also have an article on Scooby Doo. There is an episode of Scooby Doo that features the ghost of Shakespeare as the harum-scarum. It might be appropriate in the article on Scooby Doo to mention the Shakespeare episode appearance—though even there, as a matter of editorial judgment, such level of detail might be a bit indiscriminate, belonging instead in a dedicated article providing a Scooby Doo episode list, with short summaries of each episode. On the other hand, it would be the height of absurdity to mention in our article on Shakespeare that an episode of Scooby Doo featured Shakespeare's ghost – utterly out of focus for that topic; beyond-the-pale-attenuated; pure connective trivia.
Now, I don't think the Nazi's looting of Van Gogh works is "pure connective trivia". Again, the above presents an extreme to make a point. Nevertheless, in Van Gogh's biographical article it is very out of focus to include seven paragraphs about this topic. There are so many things that are connected to Van Gogh in general, and if we treated each one at the same level of connection, in the same level of detail you wrote, the article would mushroom 1,000 fold. In my estimation, due weight for the Nazi looting of Van Gogh paintings supports maybe a sentence or two – which is exactly what the user who reverted your addition of these seven paragraphs reduced it to. Just as the user recommended, those seven paragraphs could certainly form the germ of a dedicated article focused on the topic of Nazi looting of Van Gogh works. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 16:56, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Cubix (company)
Hi,
I am quite new to writing on Wikipedia. I always thought of writing up information here, but have only started to write my first page because I have an abundance of information with me regarding Cubix.
I work with Cubix, but wish to establish a page with company facts. Just like Wikipedia demands, I want to put up the information with all the references I have, and then leave it to the public to edit, add or subtract details.
If you look at the page I have created, I would like:
1. Help with building corporate notability, if that's something I can build. 2. To know what else I could do to get this page approved, so that I could leave it to the community.
Thanks Zenameer ( talk) 13:47, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I am unsure how to create a page. Please help! MarioFyreFlower ( talk) 18:40, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I’m trying to create a page for an artist. However, I’ve noticed some of the links to his most notable achievements (e.g popular videos or website features) have been removed and cannot be found on web archive.
I’m worried that if I resubmit the article, it will be deleted. So I’m looking for any advice? I’ve noticed other artists have been added to Wikipedia with very few reference links, sometimes only one link which is on wayback machine, and they have been approved. So I’m trying to find out if there’s something I’m doing wrong in the draft process to cause the article to get refused.
Thanks in advance! H o AggressiveGap3546 ( talk) 19:01, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
If I work for an artist and that artist would rather not have some other company use the artist's Wikipedia page to advertise an award the artist never accepted or knew anything about, how could one go about removing this entry for good? Or is it just something we must be vigilant over and continually ask to be removed as fellow users in a free and open internet?
It's not as though the artist is trying to hide anything or even resents the award per se, but the addition (and numerous re-additions) by this internet award blog is solely for the promotion for what appears to be a for-profit company and should not--in our admittedly biased editorial estimation--appear alongside this artist's many other awards/honors (which includes a MacArthur)--as if this blog's award is on par with the artists other achievements. In understanding of the purely open ethos of Wikipedia, and in understanding that there may be nothing to be done, what recourse could be possible? Could the entry be flagged in some way through the editing interface? I am not an expert on editing Wikipedia pages but I believe the continued addition violates Wikipedia standards with regard to self-promotion and the protections for still living biographies. 72.43.134.42 ( talk) 17:30, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I am sorry. I wasn't sure if I had to request it myself on the artist's talk page and was confused on how to do it. The artist's name is Mark Bradford and I don't work for him exactly, I work for a lawyer who represents Mark and his Gallery representation. The Honor/award in question is the first one listed on his page: an award from Queerty about being a "trailblazer" for the LGBTQ+ community. This is all well and good (Mark clearly is that) but this citation appears to directly lead to the Queerty site itself and the second citation subsequently leads to a listicle on Queerty's site (which presumably would receive some ad revenue from the redirects). Since Mark has no idea what this is and attempts by Mark's representation to try to contact the organization have yielded no answers about this "award" is there anyway to prevent this from being the first honor/award listed on Mark's page? ```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.43.134.42 ( talk) 17:47, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you both for your help. I have emailed the address that was provided. I am just trying to pursue an entry (for my job) that seemed to Mark and his reps as an entry that was not reliable, seemed not to be noteworthy, and seemed to us as tabloid. I should have been more specific in the beginning and understood the mode of communication here. I think citing this from Wikipedia's own page on Reliable Sources might clarify where we're coming from: "contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately and without discussion. This applies whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable and whether it is in a biography or in some other article. The material should not be added to an article when the only sourcing is tabloid journalism. When material is both verifiable and noteworthy, it will have appeared in more reliable sources." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.43.134.42 ( talk) 20:31, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
In the Wikipedia article on the Tilde, this line appears: For most Western European languages, the only diacritics used are accute (´), grave
Here, accute is a link. Very likely it should read: acute.
I know how to edit text, but not this. Nor do I want to be the one to change it.
Larry Dunn of Bakersfield Larry Dunn of Bakersfield ( talk) 19:13, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Larry Dunn of Bakersfield, I made the edit to fix the spelling. 777burger user talk contribs 19:23, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I think the article Shawty (slang) should be merged with AAVE or deleted, since it doesn't look like an encyclopedic entry. How would I go about requesting this? Thanks. Finder of Eggs How's My Editing? 20:40, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Trying to create a account and the captcha security code does not show up I need to known how to get it solved as captcha works on other websites but not Wikipedia Email me at (Redacted) 64.222.180.90 ( talk) 19:09, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
That is strange did I you hit refresh? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilovecats0519 ( talk • contribs) 21:18, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I attempted to make a number of changes to the Vibram Five Fingers page. I cited my sources but all my edits were reverted as vandalism? I spent a good deal of time tracking down and verifying sources. Did I make too many edits in too short a time period? I'm sure I'm doing a number of things wrong - hoping you kind folks can take a look at the edit history and let me know. IdontlikePR ( talk) 20:52, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
The current Wikipedia article excludes this lawsuit by the family of deceased Ethiopian Olympic runner Abebe Bikila over Vibram's nonconsensual and uncompensated TM of the Bikila name to market one of their barefoot running shoes https://apnews.com/article/7373346e39d4463fa0fb9bf579990ed9
The current article also does not disclose that Harvard research cited in the article was funded by Vibram (disclosed in the existing cited source, but not the wiki) — Preceding unsigned comment added by IdontlikePR ( talk • contribs) 21:36, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
<ref name="Bikila lawsuit"/>
; the full citation only needs to appear once. However, I know little to nothing about edit filters and how ClueBot works, so my suggestion may not work. Make of that what you will.
Rotideypoc41352 (
talk ·
contribs) 21:31, 17 February 2021 (UTC)Welcome IdontlikePR well i may not be an expert but sometimes those bots make mistakes so it was probably accidental. Ilovecats0519 ( talk) 21:15, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Jack1578 ( talk) 19:25, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm trying to revert this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Geography_of_Arizona&diff=prev&oldid=1007375349 because they removed content from the article and replaces it with "cap". When I try to revert it, it tells me that I can't revert it. JennilyW ( talk) 21:52, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Where was the link to the blacklist on the article? I couldn't see it. JennilyW ( talk) 22:20, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
\bcity-data\.com\b
. This means you cannot save an edit which adds or restores a link to that domain. The link must originally have been added to the article before the domain was added to the blacklist.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 22:41, 17 February 2021 (UTC)OK, thank you. JennilyW ( talk) 22:43, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
To whom it may concern:
Hello! My name is Brian K. James, DJ/Producer known as "The Engineer". I am based out of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. I have recently gotten my own record label off the ground, Daibutsu Music. I am a long time fan of, and donator to Wikipedia. Thanks to all of you who make this possible, and I'm happy to help as much as I can.
I'm writing to you today with a question about how I can get my record label it's own entry here on Wikipedia. One of my favorite record labels, Plus 8 has an entry as well as all of the electronic music ones listed on Wikipedia.
My question is: Who creates and/or maintains the information about the record label? Is it done by people who work for the label? Friends? Who? If it's possible for me to create my own entry, how would I go about doing that? While I've just gotten my label up and running, I've been in the scene here in Philly for a long time, and would want to add my information to the tapestry that is Wikipedia. I also want to make sure that any information that does end up here regarding me, my work, my label, my podcast is accurate and truthful.
If someone could contact me about this, I would greatly appreciate it! Sincerely, Brian K. James / The Engineer / Daibutsu Music 73.188.205.56 ( talk) 23:54, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
As someone who is brand new to the editing scene on Wikipedia, I can't help but be excited yet anxious over doing so. All of the information is so new to me it's a little overwhelming. Aside from doing the tutorials and understanding Wikipedia's policies and rules, I was wondering if there is anything else I can do aside from using the sandbox to practice to feel more confident as well as help with the anxiety I am feeling? EpicCarnage12 ( talk) 22:49, 17 February 2021 (UTC) EpicCarnage12 ( talk) 22:49, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello EpicCarnage12 well as a somewhat new user I recommend you use the sandbox first and foremost and then go and help out with some of the articles that need slight edits i will get back to you with a link shortly Ilovecats0519 Ilovecats0519 ( User) ( talk) 23:13, 17 February 2021 (UT WP:CLEANUP that page has many articles that need a few smaller edits great to start out.
As an editor with 10+ years experience I follow the same strategy I've always used – I only edit subjects that interest me, and that I have some knowledge of. I read Wikipedia articles on favorite topics and notice what might not be correct, or what needs expanded on, and then I go to good reference sources and read up on the subject. (As a university student you should have access to a library filled with reference books.) Start small and add a couple of lines of new text, written in your own words, and not copied and pasted from a copyrighted document. Use a neutral voice, and don't give your opinion. Then add your reference sources, so future readers can see you didn't make something up, but got data from a respected source. You can also help an article by rewriting a confusing sentence, or correcting spelling and punctuation.
Make sure you're logged in while editing, and add a short sentence to the "Edit summary" line, so others can know why the changes were made. Then click the "Show preview" button and review your changes to make sure everything reads well, and when you've got your edits in proper shape, click on "Publish changes." And remember, changes can be changed, so if you go back in a couple days and decide your work can be improved upon, do another edit, and no harm done. Karenthewriter ( talk) 00:55, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi
Why can I not edit on Wikipedia anymore?
Sincerely IvanFaught 18:54, 17 February 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by IvanFaught ( talk • contribs)
I did not edit now. I only asked a question now. I do not really know where on Wikipedia I can talk to somebody to ask questions. If I try to fix spelling mistakes I am warned by the system about discretionary sanctions. I do not want to be blocked from Wikipedia by trying to help.— Preceding unsigned comment added by IvanFaught ( talk • contribs)
how can i create a login in wikipedia 2405:201:C009:402E:7439:CB5D:D18D:1561 ( talk) 03:16, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm just trying to understand some Wikipedia history. IIRC, the main page used to have a link to Wikipedia:Article_wizard for editors who wanted to create articles. Currently the main page doesn't seem to have a link for creating a new article at all. Does anyone know when this was removed and why? What is the path for editors to discover how to create an article? Thanks in advance! Best, Clayoquot ( talk | contribs) 19:03, 17 February 2021 (UTC) Clayoquot ( talk | contribs) 19:03, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi I am a new user and I think I have made an error submitting my article. Can anyone please advise. I followed a source from You tube on submitting articles, But I am not sure if that was correct. I tried searching for the article through Googles search engine and could not find it. Willmajor1 ( talk) 00:43, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Want to Create a Page for "Dr. Vivek Bindra"
I know how to create a page on Wikipedia, I want to ask here that can I start creating the page about "Dr. Vivek Bindra"
Is enough for the article to cite?
In the Pietro Aretino entry, footnote 16 ends with a closed quotation mark and a closed parenthesis on a new line. That looks bad. In an effort to bring them up to the preceding line, I removed the parentheses--open and closed. That didn't work; it left the quotation mark on its own line. Therefore, I replaced the parentheses, because, all things being equal, I prefer them. Can this be fixed? Maurice Magnus ( talk) 12:03, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
People.″)
. Repeated many times:″
and )
or between .
and ″
when I change window width. Apparently your browser makes a different choice. We use straight quotation marks and apostrophes per
MOS:STRAIGHT. I have applied this to the whole article so the text is now People.")
. Repeated many times:"
and )
or between .
and "
. I don't know what your browser does. It's possible to disallow wrapping with {{
nowrap}} but I wouldn't use it here. There isn't enough reason to clutter up the wikitext.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 12:49, 18 February 2021 (UTC)PrimeHunter, thank you for fixing it. My browser was Edge. It looks good on Firefox as well, although I don't know whether it had been a problem on Firefox before you fixed it.
I've always clicked on the quotation marks at the bottom of this (and every Wikipedia) page, which come out curly; I thought that we were supposed to. If using the straight quotation marks on the keyboard is acceptable, then I'll use them. But, if they're acceptable, then why does Wikipedia have the curly ones at the bottom of the page? I suppose that one should use them for the sake of consistency, when editing an entry in which others have used them. Maurice Magnus ( talk) 13:05, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
.
and ″
but not between .
and "
, so all is good. ″
is not a curly quotation mark ”
but a
double prime. It has some valid uses in Wikipedia but not to quote. The straight quotation mark is on keyboards so we don't use space on it in the wiki markup menu. Same for single prime versus apostrophe.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 13:28, 18 February 2021 (UTC)Let me make sure that I understand. I glanced at the Wikipedia page "Line wrap and word wrap," and I gather that wrapping is what we want -- it means to keep stuff on the same line, right? (I don't need to understand the technicalities of what it is.) Another question: How is that you two, PrimeHunter and CiaPan, replied to my post on TeaHouse so promptly? Did you just happen to check it this morning, or do you get notifications when someone posts? Maurice Magnus ( talk) 13:39, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
#footer
which is automatically added to the bottom of Wikipedia pages. I don't get notifications unless you
ping me, and our replies weren't particularly fast.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 14:09, 18 February 2021 (UTC)Hi, I'm a student from Queens, and I'm spending this semester researching pandemics across a few classes and fields. As of now, I have my research topic: The ways African-American communities in New York City have changed since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and hopefully, this research will help in making historical parallels between this pandemic and the 1918 Flu pandemic (Though, I'm unsure if I intend to include these parallels within my Wikipedia writing). So, I wonder where I would actually place this research on Wikipedia. I think I could add it on to COVID-19 pandemic in New York City or African Americans in New York City, though I can also see it being worthwhile to make the topic its own page, as it is a topic that could be expanded and widened beyond my own research question. Any help would be appreciated! Owenpayne2000 ( talk) 18:31, 17 February 2021 (UTC) Owenpayne2000 ( talk) 18:31, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
I will not be producing any of my own research, I have access to a lot of libraries and encyclopedias through my University library, so hopefully, I'll be citing those scholarly sources first. I would be writing this article as a collection of information without a specific agenda or POV I desire to push, I would be making those arguments in separate papers and assignments. I want to treat this article as an exercise in objectivity. Owenpayne2000 ( talk) 19:06, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Alright! Ill keep that all in mind as I write. Thank you for your help and clarity. Owenpayne2000 ( talk) 15:35, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello,
Recently I have made a correction to a Wikipedia entry but it didn't get accepted. I believe the information in the original article is bias and provides misinformation on the subject. What could I do under the circumstances? Shouldn't there be some option for balanced information presentation in Wikipedea?
Thank you for your soon response.
Lana
2607:FEA8:7A5F:CD30:4064:6EEA:E63E:8ECB (
talk) 15:48, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Jack1578 ( talk) 17:16, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, and thanks for the Tea-Room chat site.
I recently translated a Czech Wiki article about an extinct village. Based on my personal family research, a great-grandfather of mine was born in this village. Since the article only exists on a Czech wiki article, (with pictures), I made my very first attempt to translate the information using the Wiki translation tool. At the moment it appears only as a 'Draft'. I'm just wondering how long it will take until it will be reviewed and published online by the Wiki Editing Team.
Thank you for your time and efforts.
Kirk Haggerty Munich, Germany KPHaggerty ( talk) 14:42, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
{{subst:sumbit}}{{subst:submit}}
to the top of your draft. It could take several months to be reviewed.
GoingBatty (
talk) 15:17, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
~~~~
. Or, you can use the
[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Thank you.
Eagleash (
talk) 17:08, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I plan to remove a tag to my Draft, but do not know how to proceed. Henk Borgdorff ( talk) 09:30, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you Henk Borgdorff ( talk) 13:47, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear David notMD, David notMD ( talk) I have removed the hyperlinks in the article (and placed the references in footnotes). I thought I already stated my name on my User page, but I guess I have not...? Could you please tell me how to proceed with this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Henk Borgdorff ( talk • contribs) 15:01, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear 331dot ( talk), I have created a user page. Will this do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Henk Borgdorff ( talk • contribs) 15:30, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi,guys I want to post a new article (about employee monitoring software, named WorkTime) And need help with making it. Looks like there is not a lot of info about it,maybe you can help? Thank You! Joseph1993BLP ( talk) 17:20, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm trying to publish a user page and it won't allow me to publish my page saying an automated filter is blocking me? Dr. Steve Perry ( talk) 15:45, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I was flagged and deleted for apparently self promoting so I took out a lot of my article and only left a bit in no resume is in my article just a few facts about notable coverage and my message to help spread positivity in the world. Do you think it will be flagged again? Dr. Steve Perry ( talk) 17:04, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
@ Dr. Steve Perry: Please stop trying to create an article about yourself. Your content, currently (again) on your User page is self-promotional, and has no place at Wikipedia. Expect that it will be deleted again. If you persist, you will be blocked. David notMD ( talk) 18:11, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Appears that Dr. Steve Perry has recreated User:Dr. Steve Perry after it has been Speedy deleted at least once. SP also had the content in a Sandbox that was Speedy deleted. UPDATE: SD'd again, and gone. David notMD ( talk) 18:11, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I noticed, what I believe to be a mistake in a page, /info/en/?search=Block_cipher_mode_of_operation Below the table Summary of modes, there is a note about g(i). I believe this should be f(i). Before I make this change, how can I ask previous editors of this page if this is correct? Wi11iams ( talk) 19:52, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
How do I bring a reference from a reliable source if there is no reference? Asaduk93 ( talk) 20:07, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Click the cite button and then put the url of the reliable source into the automatic section. This might help WP:CITE. TigerScientist Chat 20:17, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Is there a template that says something like "this article can be expanded using text from this related article... Cheers -- Arcahaeoindris ( talk) 19:30, 18 February 2021 (UTC) Arcahaeoindris ( talk) 19:30, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm a new editor. I started with the WP article on Medicaid because it was listed as in need of copyediting. I'm considering a possible change but I wanted to first put my idea on the article talk page to get feedback. I've done this (see heading about Privitization towards the end) and signed my name, but my question is, who will see my idea? Will anything pop up somewhere that there is a new entry on the talk page for Medicare? Or do I need to specifically notify past editors of this article to solicit their input? Howbeit ( talk) 21:42, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi all,
I am very new to wiki, and have posted my first article, which has been published. I have added 3 references from newspaper articles to the subject, 2 of which, I feel, prominently feature my subject. I woke this morning to the following update from wiki: "The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted". I should hate for my article to be deleted, but at this time, I have limited sources for references.
I have 2 questions around this: 1: What is the deadline to find additional references? 2: What else can I add? I have tried the Wiki FIND feature, but nothing comes up.
Thanks in advance Gold 3350 ( talk) 21:43, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I am a student at IUPUI ( Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis), studying Human-Computer Interaction, and a new Wikipedia user. We have a project regarding the social processes of communication, conversation, and collaboration online. We picked Wikipedia and its talk pages. Seeking a Wikipedia user or editor with moderate experience, we would like to interview you and ask some questions. It should take no more than a hour over Zoom and we greatly appreciate your help. Thank you.
This is relatively urgent, we would like to talk before Monday, February 22. Thanks!
Please respond and thank you! User:CheeseCommander, on at 2144 UTC on 18 February 2021. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CheeseCommander ( talk • contribs) 21:45, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
~~~~
.) Regards,
Nick Moyes (
talk) 23:12, 18 February 2021 (UTC)Hello! My name is Alyssa and I work for MasterClass. I've disclosed this on my profile and at Talk:MasterClass, where I've proposed some changes to correct and update the article. More specifically, I've asked to fix language about the company's founding and remove a sentence which is not specifically confirmed by sourcing. I tried posting at a few WikiProjects but still haven't received feedback. Maybe an editor who helps here could take a look? Thanks in advance! MC Alyssa ( talk) 19:02, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi all! I'm a fairly new editor, and while I think I have a decent grasp on WP:N, I wanted to ask: is an event like the ongoing power outage in Texas sufficiently notable in its own right that it deserves an article separate from February 13–16, 2021 North American winter storm or list of major power outages? I don't intend to create an article myself just yet, but I think this makes for an illustrative example. Moonjail ( talk) 02:33, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi. I cannot figure out how to add Notes in Visual Editor. Am I missing something, or is this not available? Thanks. Sunnycloudsocks ( talk) 00:34, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Mars Helicopter Ingenuity has "Ingenuity" in italics. How can I create an article, on Wikipedia, that has only a part of the title in Italics? User:Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 19:34, 18 February 2021 (UTC) User:Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 19:34, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello all, have been editing for 3 1/2 years in Indian films (saw hundreds) and now wish to picture-edit many of the film posters, beginning with early Tamil films. Thai Ullam of 1952 is a good example. Many aren't pictured squarely, have tattered edges, creases, stains etc. Have GIMP program and have used it on a couple hundred of my own pictures. I just want to restore original appearance as much as possible. As Lincoln said "It is above our poor power to add or detract. I may not be programmed for etiquette and protocol, but I wish to get the procedural stuff right. I've read that you don't have to be in the graphics lab list, but i'm announcing that I will be doing it. Comments? Suggestions? Menjobleeko11 ( talk) 01:11, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Won't be doing it. Menjobleeko11 ( talk) 01:37, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for answering my other question! How do I go about embedding a citation in an explanatory footnote (in source editor)? Sunnycloudsocks ( talk) 01:07, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello everyone, If a singer has a verified page on Facebook, does it mean if i make a biography for him on Wiki, it will be accepted?
Best regards Bahastt ( talk) 18:58, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear theTechnician and Coline, thank you both very much, now i understand more.
Bahastt (
talk) 07:05, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Widgetfan8 ( talk) 07:00, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I want to be helpful. I need to know what articles are the most in need on Wikipedia. Doitthebestyoucandoit ( talk) 05:19, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
So do I edit whatever I want or is there anything specific you would like me to be editing? I would love to have something assigned to me and can work with whatever you give me. -JESUS IS THE WAY123 JESUS IS THE WAY123 ( talk) 18:57, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Are this 3 news portal reliable according to Wikipedia's policy asianage, Deccan Chronical, The Statesman ?? Jroynoplan ( talk) 11:57, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jroynoplan ( talk • contribs) 12:06, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello @ Geicraftor:, thank you. Really this information is helpful.
Hi there - I have been working on creating a page for a band I love - /info/en/?search=Draft:Beequeen - It was rejected due to a notability issue. While they are not the Rolling Stones, Beequeen has been around for over 30 years and has been reviewed many times, played around the world, and has particularly notable member. I added in new references after it was initially rejected. I reviewed the Notability in Music Wiki page and feel I followed those directions.
I submitted back in October for the next review, and know it takes time. But I didn't enter in any keywords for the reviewers. I tried to enter things, but that process didn't make sense to me. And I can make more updates while I wait for the next review.
Please take a peak at the draft page and let me know if you can make any suggestions to make this smoother going from here.
Many thanks to all of you for the assistance! Don Muteelation ( talk) 03:10, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
2) Independent sources are already added in the draft. 3) When you pointed out the italics and punctuation articles - did you mean I needed to add italics or the article had punctuation issues? What was the reference to those 2 links for? Thanks!Don Muteelation ( talk)
The article for Legacy Five, a gospel group, has been flagged. Apparently, it "may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for music." It does, though.
The group has been recognized for many years by American media as one of the most popular gospel groups in the country. They've been awarded several times on the Singing News Fan Awards, and nominated for a few Dove Awards, the highest, best-known award in the gospel industry. I agree the article may need aditional citations, and I will be adding as many as I can in the next few days. But contesting the group's notability seems a little exaggerated.
I'm asking for help because, even though I'm not really a beginner on Wikipedia, I still lack knowledge on many topics. Editors with more experience may help the article more than I would. I believe it would be a good idea to remove the banner and justify clearly the reason for doing so, so that the editor who added it will not do it again.
I'll gladly do it myself if someone gives me a hand, or anyone might just check the article and do it at once.
Thank you for your attention. LucasBitencourt ( talk) 23:44, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
I saw the McCarran International Airport will be renamed as Harry Reid International Airport. Someone able to rename McCarran to Harry Reid it? Lkas123 ( talk) 08:22, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
While I share this site's viewpoint, I wonder if it is too biased to be considered a reliable source: https://www.zinnedproject.org. Dgndenver ( talk) 18:01, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you both. Dgndenver ( talk) 15:45, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I do hope that Wikipedia can label disturbing/graphic/nudity images, as the encyclopaedia is for everyone and it should be considerate of those unwilling to see such images. Tony Zhao ( talk) 16:02, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
If a user is continuously vandalising Wikipedia then how do I give warning to the user, also after how many warnings should we ask an administrator about blocking the user? ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 15:11, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
What is difference between vandalising and disruptive editing? ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 15:44, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
What should be done to primary sources in an article? Talking about articles like /info/en/?search=Christian_Relief_Fund Should those be taken out? Malone98stockton ( talk) 07:27, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I want to create an wikipedia list article with "List of Indian Junior Records in Athletics". Can anybody help me?? Jejsiguoa ( talk) 06:24, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Yes. I have reliable sources about it from AFI (Athletics Federation of India). It's only records for U 20 Athletics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jejsiguoa ( talk • contribs) 08:30, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm creating a new English wiki page for a German-American Scholar & just realized that he has already has a page in German. should I translate that or copy links over to my sandbox. this is my first attempt at writing a bio Karxpava ( talk) 17:39, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
How can I edit semi-protected articles? I want to update the "Education" section on the page of "Lebanon" on /info/en/?search=Lebanon link. Of course, I will use reliable sources. Samirtohme ( talk) 17:46, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
What are the rules regarding dealing with large swathes of unsourced text in articles? For example, on the page Badhan, Sanaag the vast majority seems to be original research and has no citations e.g. "Badhan has the largest hospital in Sanaag region, built by the Diaspora of the Region, sadly the hospital is closed since February 2009 due lack of funding and now the local community is left to face the daunting task of taking their sick to Bosaso in Bari region."
Thank you ( talk) 18:22, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
If you search on google you can find many interviews and topics about this person, we respect him because he is a true patriot for peace, education, and ethical politics, I have listed his name and also gave the links of websites that wrote about him, let me know please why is that someone who spends his whole life doing good for others is not even on Wikipedia??? his past works: 1-Former Professor at Kabul University for more than 30 year 2-Former Head of Political Science department at Kabul university 3-Elected former head of lawyers union of Afghanistan 4-former head of Independent Commission for Overseeing the implementation of the constitution 5-founder and elected head of Afghanistan Peace and Salvation Council 6-Joint Front for Peace and National Unity 7-Hamid Karzai Political Adviser 8-Founder and CEO of Qalam Institute of Higher Education
https://www.google.com/search?q=professor+gul+rahman+qazi&rlz=1C1CHBD_enAF926AF926&oq=professor+gul+rahman+qazi&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l4j69i60l3.4658j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Mahmoodqazi ( talk) 20:21, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
This edit of mine was automatically acccepted. [ [7]] However, these subsequent ones on the same page were not [ [8]] and [ [9]], as may be seen from the edit history. [ [10]]. Why is this and to what extent will this continue? Thanks. Jontel ( talk) 20:01, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, just a quick question about templates. When I add a template to an article, is anyone notified of its appearance? Or does it differ between templates? Thanks, Gageills ( talk) 21:39, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I am trying to reuse a reference in an article. I am editing an article on Madeleine Colani. I click on the "named references" but I do not see the reference that I used before. In fact, i only see one of the four references. How do I reuse my reference if it does not appear in "named references"? Edwin Hustead ( talk) 21:50, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
<ref name="NYT-2012">
, so subsequent times it can simply be reused with <ref name="NYT-2012" />
. If you'd like to use the other references again, you'll first have to name them. Happy editing!
GoingBatty (
talk) 22:23, 19 February 2021 (UTC)Can I build my new page in the Sandbox and have it be reviewed. I am sure that my subject will pass the notability standards but I just want to make sure I am citing it correctly. Can I get help with that?
Thank you
-Sepia Dog Sepia Dog ( talk) 22:22, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Can YouTube videos be cited? For example, if I'm building a Career graph of a news anchor, is a citation of the interviews he/she have conducted and which may be on YouTube permissable? Mommatwrk ( talk) 02:51, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for these. Will check them out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mommatwrk ( talk • contribs) 15:07, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello Wikipedians, I'm new to editing and I'd like to know "how much is too much" when adding to a section dedicated to potential objections to a theory/idea/etc that an article is about.
To give a practical example, the article I think I'd like to edit is this one: /info/en/?search=Brain_in_a_vat
If you scroll down, there's two short paragraphs explaining potential objections to the thought experiment. I'd like to add one more that I recently learned about in my philosophy class. I think it is not only a fascinating objection, but upon subsequent research it seems to have had a considerable influence upon contemporary scholarship in the area, as many philosophers have either wrote about it or attempted to answer the objection itself.
My only fear is that it's inclusion in the article will make the objections section too long, perhaps longer than the lead section itself. I wouldn't want to unintentionally convey to the reader that this thought experiment is somehow invalid or bad on the basis of there being a lot of objections to it. I thought about asking the talk page, but that doesn't seem to have gotten attention since George Bush was President, and I mean that literally.
So, in general, how could I know without consulting anyone that adding to a section would not make it excessive?
Thanks everyone. Mmarinkovic5678 ( talk) 02:29, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for the responses, everyone. I think I will go ahead and make the addition, bearing in mind the necessity of discussing it on the talk page and using reliable sources. Mmarinkovic5678 ( talk) 23:17, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear wikipedia, the infinity symbol that i have made in the infinite page was necessary. so i have no idea why the message i got was not constructive. please write back, in regards, Sean Chand. 67.181.61.140 ( talk) 22:52, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:Ricky Glaser
Can anyone review my article? Cheers!
--
Sk8Wiki (
talk) 17:54, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Sk8Wiki (
talk) 17:54, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, is there a certain rubric for photographs that can be added, especially for first time editors. If I want to add graphs or pictures of the topic of my article are there specific guidelines to those captions, other than not placing anything unrelated or inappropriate? As for captions that are added underneath these photographs, do they have any rubrics, guidelines, or restrictions. Will photos be removed like weak information will be removed? Are photographs and captions up to our own discretion or do Wikipedia editors prefer and specific type? Alexaneybold ( talk) 00:45, 20 February 2021 (UTC) Alexaneybold ( talk) 00:45, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I'm a somewhat new editor and I just made my first article, Morgan Bullock. Everything looks fine, but the page is listed in several categories under M rather than B. It looks like it's supposed to be listed under her last name, since every other article is ordered that way. Is this just a glitch, or is something else I need to do to get it to show up properly? (I'm not terribly concerned about the order on the Category page, but I have a feeling it might be a sign that I missed a step in creating the page.) Aerin17 ( talk) 21:14, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
I wanted to report a username, and I went to Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention, but I did not understood how do I report, means after going to Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention how do I report. ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 04:09, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I think the user page of User:Wipro International is made for a promotion, and violated wikipedia:NPOV. ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 05:07, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
username of User:Wipro International and content of the userpage indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 05:20, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Can someone take a look at this and make sure that I did it right? Thanks /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2021_February_20#State_farm AntoineHound ( talk) 04:05, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Currently writing a short description for Jangid and I put in a new short desc over at Wikidata. I have it set to none, but does this appear as the Wikidata description for everyone else, or do I manually have to copy it in? And if it doesn't show, is there an option to let it use the Wikidata entry automatically? WhoAteMyButter ( 📨│ 📝) 05:37, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Can a ip address be host? ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 06:09, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
If anyone here has the right to delete pages, please delete Draft:Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure, I already made the move to Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure so please delete Draft:Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure thanks. Aviation160 ( talk) 06:54, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Yeah, so can any body move the draft to a (article) so it will be normal? I don't have permission, Thanks Aviation160 ( talk) 17:58, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
Bootpalish ( talk) 12:15, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm new to Wiki editing. I've edited text in an infobox but it's now just sitting at the top of the article. How do I get it back into an infobox? Any help gratefully received. SMBraund ( talk) 13:41, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
{{URL|Insert URL}}
, so I've now changed that as well.--
Fuhghettaboutit (
talk) 14:08, 20 February 2021 (UTC)What to do!? Keep it up Kenzie021 ( talk) 13:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Regarding the article on Nest Man of India I would like to enquire that, can I write an article with title 'Nest Man of India' which is very famous title given to Rakesh Khatri, who is also know as Sparrow Man. The Nest Man ( talk) 12:10, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
How do I let a user know, that a page created by him is Proposed for deletion. ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 14:31, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello fellow editors:) I had published an article about Ibrahim El Khoury, and then someone put it back as a draft because: "looks too much like a cv" after looking at it from another angle, I think that he was right; I now have made important changes and have added many resources, and I would like to know what you guys think, and if it can now be put back as an article? Thank You 😊 Carlhatem ( talk) 14:11, 20 February 2021 (UTC) Carlhatem ( talk) 14:11, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, thank you very much for your advice, I will work on it right now. Carlhatem ( talk) 16:50, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Is this right? ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 15:59, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
How can I leave a block request? $' YEG. talk. contribe.'$ 14:05, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
A user is vandalizing pages and even after getting Level 4 warning he is vandalizing wikipedia, then how should I report the user to administrators and get them blocked? ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 15:13, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello everyone I am very sorry for disturbing Wikipedia, I just don't know what to edit. I am new and I'm sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stawberry Poptart ( talk • contribs) 16:05, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I think I messed things up, Can someone fix it ? apologies GrahamHardy ( talk) 18:28, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I invented dental occlusion ties (brand name: Minne Ties)about 8 years ago. They are a tool that can be used for surgeries related to the jaw/teeth. Academic articles have been published about them and they have been the subject of a number of articles in the lay press. These devices were FDA cleared in 2017. They are available and in widespread use across the United States. There are no articles in Wikipedia that reference them. Is this something I can write/contribute? I obviously have a conflict of interest as the lead inventor, but I use them clinically and I know their story better than anyone.
Thanks, Alan Johnson, MD Facial trauma MD ( talk) 18:01, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone please tell me how to on auto patrolled feature ??? DasSoumik ( talk) 10:21, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
@ AlanM1: thank you
Hello! How can we add a citation to all film and television projects so that all Production Designers are credited along with the Director and Cinematographer in the main credit box? Production Designers are part of the primary "trinity" with the Directors and Cinematographers, responsible for the look and feel of the film and as important as they are and the Editor. In the film (or tv show itself) we are credited with full page title cards in the same way that the Director and DP are. We are often credited BEFORE the Cinematographer in the film itself. In addition, we should be able to credit the Costume Designers in this main block. All of our roles are responsible for the look and feel of the project.
I have attempted to add myself on some of my film projects and it has never shown up. Here is the history of my attempts to add myself to my projects: /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/Dhiwish11 In fact, my most recent attempt to add myself was blocked and deleted by someone you can see it here: /info/en/?search=User_talk:Dhiwish11#Welcome%21
Because there are so many film projects on wikipedia (and I have personally designed over 40 projects you can see here https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1120039/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 ), please consider these page links of some films that I was the Production Designer for, as examples only to show how we are credited now. Each Wiki link is followed by an imdb.com link (you have to scroll down to see the crews' credits) so you can see how this definitive film and tv website credits both Production Designers and Costume Designers: /info/en/?search=Death_in_Love https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1079980/reference /info/en/?search=He%27s_Way_More_Famous_Than_You https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2076216/reference /info/en/?search=Irreplaceable_You https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6119856/reference
Appreciate this consideration and change to the wiki! Dara Wishingrad dhiwish11 16:53, 20 February 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhiwish11 ( talk • contribs)
Hello Teahouse,
I would like to update this page as it is out of date - /info/en/?search=Children_of_Peace
However, I am unable to as it has been protected and there is a reference to 'extended confirmed access'
In the History Page it says:
21:08, 29 May 2018 Renamed user mou89p43twvqcvm8ut9w3 talk contribs m 6,918 bytes 0 Protected "Children of Peace": Arbitration enforcement; WP:ARBPIA3#500/30 ([Edit=Require extended confirmed access] (indefinite) [Move=Require extended confirmed access] (indefinite))
The user mou89p43twvqcvm8ut9w3 doesn't seem to exist and I don't know who to go to in order to get this changed.
Many thanks, Clare Bolt (Iamclarebolt) -- Iamclarebolt ( talk) 23:29, 20 February 2021 (UTC) Iamclarebolt ( talk) 23:29, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm not sure what to do about a disagreement over wording I've had with another editor on 2020s in fashion who I think is trying to push a political cause. Llewee ( talk) 11:56, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello All! My name is Benjamin Aviles and I am a new editor here on wikipedia. My question is: if I ever decide to create a whole new article, how do I decipher on my talk page which recommendations/suggestions to take into consideration when changing my original article? Is there a general rule of thumb to follow? I ask this because sometimes I am going through the Talk Page's of some articles and some suggestions seem like it would not be a valuable contribution to the article. For example, this link /info/en/?search=Talk:Violent_crime is a Talk Page of an article that has a lot of suggestions. How can I determine what are good suggestions? Thank you volunteers for taking the time! Benjamin.aviles1 ( talk) 22:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC) Benjamin.aviles1 ( talk) 22:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm writing a history section of a place in Taiwan that has changed names, as well has been pronounced differently over time. I have to refer to this place several times over the course of the section, and I'm wondering how I should call it? For example, Yuli, Hualien went through these changes:
It's not just this town either, and unlike this one, some of them are hard to verify when they changed their name. I've seen WP:MPN, but I have no references in English, so I have no idea what the dominant English at the historical context is. Any ideas? ◢ Ganbaruby! ( Say hi!) 02:08, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
The article states that the Comal was used by the Aztecs to "toast coffee." As coffee was introduced to the New World for centuries, I think this statement is not correct. Any thoughts welcome. 100.15.180.14 ( talk) 22:42, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
It left a damage of 972.2 million USD. It struck Northern Philippines last 2016. The local name is Super typhoon Lawin. 49.150.48.8 ( talk) 02:00, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Who loves the Daleks? Starkiryu64 ( talk) 04:25, 21 February 2021 (UTC) Starkiryu64 ( talk) 04:25, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
The user ip 2001:569:78BA:4A00:2017:8571:4DDE:3EB is constantly vandalising, and has removed my vandalism notice from the page. I do not know completely whether this can get them banned, but if it can, please ban this user. EGL1234 ( talk) 05:36, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I would like to ask if I also need to remove sentences/paragraphs associated with references/sources which are considered dead links or inaccessible links. Thank you! Gomenacy00 ( talk) 03:33, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! How can I make a article or can't I? roscoe ( talk) 12:16, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Congratulations, you have now created a valid Wikipedia article . Victor Schmidt ( talk) 12:29, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
WHAT IS THE TEAHOUSE Dime123 ( talk) 14:19, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
I could use some assistance with evaluating potential COI and responding to the editor YoulettingsUK for their recent edits on this article. I also see some concerns with the article on their added target page for wiki voyage. I am not familiar with that site but it appears to be part of Wikimedia. Thank you. DrGvago ( talk) 12:11, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
DrGvago ( talk) 14:41, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
5.236.137.138 ( talk) 12:12, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Is there any way to change the default date style (for the clickable Access Date) in the Edit Bar citation codes, via one's personal settings or preferences? It defaults to British date style, and has to be manually changed to American style with each use if American style is desired. Thanks for any help or advice. TerryBG ( talk) 07:27, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
$('head').one('reftoolbarbase', function() {
CiteTB.UserOptions['date format'] = "<monthname> <date>, <year>";
});
If I want to edit an article page, I am using the talk section to make sure it is fine to contribute to the article. Is there a certain amount of time to wait before adding the content that I wish to add if no one has commented back for days? Cbeedy ( talk) 15:08, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
I want to Practice TWINKLE feature but if I practice it in my sandbox, such as warning feature then it will warn myself, How do I practice TWINKLE feature? ExclusiveEditor ( talk) 14:39, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Does interlanguage link work in templates, wikitables, and infoboxes? Like what I did in 1970–71 Paris Saint-Germain F.C. season for some reason it didn't remove the external language link even though there is an article. Paul Vaurie ( talk) 20:20, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
{{
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works in all three. I'm afraid I'm a bit unclear as to what you then ask. You've made a lot of edits to that article (summarised
here). They all look OK to me (apart from not needing the lt= parameter when the target article name is the same as the text you're putting in that parameter ...and the fact that you don't need to repeat the same person's wikilink innumerable times, as with Michel Prost and many others. You might however find that purging your browser cache gives you a better view of the changes you've made. There's a link in the 'More' tab at the top of the page in desktop view to let you do that. Regards
Nick Moyes (
talk) 23:25, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
When following the MEDRS guidelines, is it possible to cite medical research that has just been published and there are no literature reviews yet due to the rapid emergence of the disease/research? Jencastiel ( talk) 15:21, 21 February 2021 (UTC) Jencastiel ( talk) 15:21, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
I am the Frank J. Viola listed on the table of most prolific inventors as holding 319 US Patents. As of January 5, 2021, I now have 321 US Patents. How can I get this 319 number Corrected to 321? Does this list get updated automatically by Wikipedia, or do I need to do something to make it happen? Thank you! Frankonzoar ( talk) 16:42, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Please see my entry at the bottom of the talk page: /info/en/?search=Talk:Laura_Jane_Grace YarrowFlower ( talk) 08:29, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Fellow Wikipedians,
I know the first line of help for such a request would be the Guild of copyeditors, but A: I don't wanna overload them with work and B, these articles don't have serious issues, I'm not sure about things like CEs and grammar. It'd be nice if somebody could take a look at them, since I want to make the most out of them.
The first'd be Marina Devyatova. I worked on this article without being a native speaker of neither English/Russian. I think the article is okay, but it may need some corrections, so if anybody can help or at best find somebody with knowledge in both languages to help me finish the article, I'd be more than glad to hear from you.
I also worked on the article Junin de los Andes. Like I said, though I'm an experienced editor, English is not my native language, so I'd appreciate if somebody could read it. Like I said, I know the Guild of Copyeditors has more than enough to do, and this, not being an article with too significant issues/ not running for GA status, could need a read by a native speaker.
Your help/suggestions are welcome, also if I should use the Guild next time. Have a nice day!-- Gunt50 ( talk) 13:31, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
How to edit in Wikipedia. Thecoolviewer800 ( talk) 17:20, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear community, I finished my draft for the german-egypt artist Ahmed Kamel ( here) and would like to delete the redirect ( here), that goes to another guy with a second name. Is there an admin who can do this for me? Btw - is the submit-queue really 4 months? Thanks guys and greetz from germany! Gnomad ( talk) 17:18, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
It appears that all of the images are from Kamel's website. If true, this means they are copyright protected, and should be removed from the draft and from Commons. David notMD ( talk) 17:39, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
Right after watching the 2020 film "True Story of the Kelly Gang" I read the current entry under this tile in Wikipedia. I don't understand this, but many of the facts related in the second paragraph in the Plot section are not included in the film ... or at least they aren't in the 130 minute version of the film I saw on Showtime on 02-20-2021. For example, there is nothing in the film that would lead anyone to believe that Ned Kelly's family had settled northwest of Melbourne or that his father (Red Kelly) had numerous run ins with the legal authorities prior to the point in time at which the film's narrative begins. While these claims may be true background information my question is: is it appropriate to include such details in the Plot section in the entry on a film that aren't mentioned or verified in the film? When I read a summary of a plot of a film I assume that all that information is contained in the film itself, and is not information extraneous to the film. Maybe this information should be included in another (new) section of this entry titled "Historical Background" or something similar. Radphilosophe1 Radphilosophe1 ( talk) 10:38, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
For some reason this entry on the "True History of the Kelley Gang" (yes, you are correct, this is the proper title of the film to which I was referring) is in the category of: "This page is semi-protected so that only autoconfirmed users can edit it. If you need help getting started with editing, please visit the Teahouse." I wonder why this particular entry is in this category and how one would go about making edits of it, given that it is in this category. Any information appreciated. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Radphilosophe1 ( talk • contribs) 17:27, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Ok. Thanks. Sorry to bother you about it. LOL — Preceding unsigned comment added by Radphilosophe1 ( talk • contribs) 19:32, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello. Can I upload a clear photo I took of a mug shot of a convicted murderer, to the page on the murder? Thank you! JayElk33 ( talk) 19:44, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
How do you make hyper links? I want to know how to create hyper links in wiki pages EeveeAnimationswastaken ( talk) 21:46, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello. Currently there are multiple pages on different versions of wikipedia that do not have an English equivalent. Currently I am considering converting the pages on the Radpanzer 90 (Deutsch Wikipedia), Spähpanzer Ru 251 (French Wikipedia), M41D (Chinese Wikipedia), and some others. Is it allowed for me to do this? Det the Eigth ( talk) 23:21, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Can someone please take a look at my post at Talk:Johnson & Johnson/Archives/2021#Probable copyvio - can’t find in page text? I can’t understand why the edit can’t be made myself b/c the article text is different from the edit text. Thanks 108.21.51.204 ( talk) 21:09, 21 February 2021 (UTC) 108.21.51.204 ( talk) 21:09, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Im having trouble adding the previous team played to infobox basketball biography. The field name is Years and Teams
On February 13, 2021, I nominated Ha Ha Clinton-Dix for GA. I nominated Marlon Humphrey for GA-status on February 14 (one day later). It has been around 7-8 days since. How long will it take before both of these articles get a review? -- AlabamaFan101 ( talk) 22:24, 21 February 2021 (UTC) AlabamaFan101 ( talk) 22:24, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone watch List of programs broadcast by MeTV, because Alot of people are editing the article without edit summaries, and I sometimes could be lazy to Revert these edits. LooneyTraceYT ( talk) 01:19, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Den Socling ( talk) 01:31, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Are there any circumstances under which you can cite an expert on a subject directly if you know them? For example if you have a Professor who's a leading expert on a subject internationally can you cite things they've said in classes and lectures? Or do all sources need to be from peer reviewed works and highly academic publications? Julianloll ( talk) 03:26, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, are we able to cite things such as documentaries or videos we find online? For example, are we able to cite something from a BBC documentary? Thanks. Greenflowers04 ( talk) 03:04, 22 February 2021 (UTC)Greenflowers04
I began writing a draft article some time ago and have not completed it. I have no intention of working on it further without help. I am wondering if one can submit a partial draft. Can one ask more experienced editors to help before one publishes? GTBlakeman ( talk) 04:15, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
If I want to add a reference list to the bottom of my article, how do I compile my citations into a neat section? On other articles, it says that it was generated with the use of a template. MTSpencer79 ( talk) 05:02, 22 February 2021 (UTC) MTSpencer79 ( talk) 05:02, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
(I gave this new question its own section title) David notMD ( talk) 01:05, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I have a couple of ideas for the Wikipedia page that I want to work on. But while looking for a wiki article I found that some of the articles have the potential to have overlapping information. Do I have to worry about whether or not the information might be presented in a section on another page? (Ex: foresensic science article talks briefly about blood stain analysis) If I do how do I know if the information was already presented on another page? GZhen ( talk) 00:46, 22 February 2021 (UTC) GZhen ( talk) 00:46, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Greetings! to all editors of the teahouse I need some suggestions from all of you to develop it. This is my 1st article work User: Auramstate/sandbox. Please give me some time of yours to check this draft and guide me to correct if there are any errors. I have 2 doubts before submission for review. 1. Is this work eligible for hosting a Wikipedia space? 2. What category should be tag in this work? Auramstate ( talk) 08:12, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello. With respect to the terms of notability, if I am looking to edit an article and the information for a certain section is much larger than the the rest of the information provided, would it make more sense to request that a separate page be created? With the assumption that it met with all aspects of notability but it has direct relations with the subject of the page. Thank you! RSuee ( talk) 03:07, 22 February 2021 (UTC) RSuee ( talk) 03:07, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I doubt a request would get anywhere. David notMD ( talk) 08:26, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Actually, what is the use of dmy dates template? I clearly don't understand what is the use of it. Ken Tony Shall we discuss? 08:34, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
May I know what is the terms to be an administrator? Laney145 ( talk) 08:40, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Laney145 ( talk) 08:41, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
--Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 09:43, 22 February 2021 (UTC) Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 09:43, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello
I need help to know the reason behind rejecting this draft: Draft:Abdou Diop And if someone can help me to improve it, I will appreciate it. I think all sources available in the web are good but just in french.
Thanks Art&football ( talk) 21:00, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks. Yes, a businessman but notable to have a Wikipedia page. isn't he?-- Art&football ( talk) 21:53, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
https://leseco.ma/business/abdou-souleye-diop-a-la-tete-de-mazars-maroc.html https://telquel.ma/2017/02/06/abdou-diop-prend-les-commandes-mazars-maroc_1534466?fbrefresh=4 https://www.leconomiste.com/article/1067654-cgem-abdou-diop-president-de-la-commission-afrique LesEco, TelQuel & L'économiste. 3 big and independant medias in Morocco. There is also JeuneAfrique (if you know medias in Africa, you may know it): https://www.jeuneafrique.com/193532/archives-thematique/abdou-diop-le-grand-fr-re-s-n-galais/
What do you think?-- Art&football ( talk) 22:10, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
The 4rth one is a biography article about him. We can add this too: https://www.buzzsenegal.com/news/News/ce-senegalais-conseille-le-roi-du-maroc_n_18664.html -- Art&football ( talk) 22:43, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello
I have found some additional sources that can help establish notability:
FinancialAfrik: https://www.financialafrik.com/2017/02/06/le-senegalais-abdou-souleye-diop-aux-commandes-de-mazars-maroc/ https://www.financialafrik.com/2020/09/25/abdou-diop-monsieur-afrique-de-la-cgem/
Short biographies here: http://fieldattitude.com/wp/biographie-des-intervenants/ https://www.forumae.com/amo-team/abdou-diop/
Long article in MAP:
http://www.mapexpress.ma/actualite/economie-et-finance/entreprises-marocaines-en-afrique-interview-president-commission-afrique-cgem-abdou-diop/
Long article in Afrimag:
https://afrimag.net/patronat-marocain-senegalais-abdou-diop-tete-commission/
Long article in L'homme actuel; https://lhommeactuelmagazine.com/interview-abdou-souleye-diop/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Art&football ( talk • contribs) 11:03, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
How do I properly cite a source on wikipedia. We used the subjects website and reached out to her promotion team for a lot of information. We also gathered information from social media and online interviews. How do we cite that? Her official website is www.tariajaybre.com Tjmills1 ( talk) 07:05, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Given first album not released yet, this is definitely WP:TOOSOON. David notMD ( talk) 08:38, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, please could you let me know when an image change is needed in a wikipedia template. MasterD.D. Patel ( talk) 10:34, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I have just recently become extended confirmed. I am also currently being trained for the CVU. Now that i am extended confirmed, What else is their to do? Starman2377 ( talk) 13:58, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Hello, i am very confused about what kind of references could be considered as reliable sources for esport related articles according to wikipedia GNG? For eg:- the article i created earlier Stalwart Esports has major coverage because of their India x pakistan thing, but here in india we have much more major organisation but they don’t have enough links, they have references in indian media houses only, For example:- Orange Rock Esports is a very famous esport organisation and they’ve won many tournaments and i want to do article on them but they have references in websites like (SportsKeeda Esports) (Dot Esports) (Talk Esports), I wanted to confirm will these articles be accepted as reliable sources for wikipedia? I can confirm that they are very major esport media houses in india, but wanted to confirm from some experienced editor/ admin as per wikipedia GNG. Also if you reply to me, kindly tag me. Thanks Hums4r ( Let's Talk) 23:51, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
What are the best practices for including an official website in an infobox or under the external links section when the subject's official website is no longer active and the only available links are archived? Also, what if there is an article for a specific project done by a person with a website that no longer contains information related to the project? For instance, someone who released a podcast for a number of years and included information on their website at the time, but now the podcast is no longer active and isn't included on the website. TipsyElephant ( talk) 13:55, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Okay, I'm sorry if the title sounded weird, I'm not too familiar with terminologies here. But I recently added several information and improvements to Draft:Twice3 which is within a redirect page of "Twice3" (category:Redirects with possibilities). How do I get other editors to consider it for inclusion into article namespace? JTan1017 ( talk) 15:47, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
{{
subst:submit}}
(as it appears when viewing this page here) to it. This variant is much slower (due to review backlog), but it is more likely that reasons why someone might send this to
WP:AFD are found before it gets promoted to article. In this case, the reviewer will take care of the move for youHello,i was wondering why when i was trying to add some userboxes to my page, some of them worked while others did not? Can anyone explain why some of them would not work? Thank you in advance. Ilovecats0519 Ilovecats0519 ( User) ( talk) 16:42, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
ok thank you David notMd Ilovecats0519 Ilovecats0519 ( User) ( Talk) 17:02, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I recently made my tenth edit here, and got a notification about it. Since I don't use Tor or anything else to hide my IP address, and I created by account about 2 years ago, I should be autoconfirmed now. When do autoconfirmed privileges take effect, and will I get a notice somewhere about this? KirbyDude25 ( talk) 15:00, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
The page
Sushant Singh Rajput of Wikipedia has been vandalised. (incorrect death cause).
Cokeah (
talk) 08:50, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! While browsing random articles on wikipedia, I found Summer storage tank, of which the first citation was titled 'Insert Title Here'. Clicking on the website, this is indeed the title of the page due to the <title> tag in the <head> element.
However, there is an element named 'IRRIGATION PROFILE OF CHITTOOR DISTRICT'. Would it be appropriate to replace the title to that, or should it stay as 'Insert Title Here'? I checked Help:Citation_Style_1#Titles_and_chapters and Template:Cite_web#Title, but these did not answer my question, unless I missed something. PascalCase ( talk) 17:57, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
|trans-title=
to reference #3.
GoingBatty (
talk) 19:08, 22 February 2021 (UTC)List of youngest birth fathers have wrong wikilinks. Please check and remove. Thanks in advance! -- 2001:B07:6442:8903:F938:6B9A:863C:E8FA ( talk) 18:07, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
wrong wikilinks? — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 18:15, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Does anyone think that the links in List of programs broadcast by MeTV#Animated is reliable? If so, I will leave it alone, But not, I will edit them for you guys. LooneyTraceYT ( talk) 19:26, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I paid for a Wikipedia submission to a 3rd party business, and the company are now saying that I need to pay £1000 for them to get a "Wikipedia lock" as they are claiming competitors are rejecting the page.
They said the money goes to Wikipedia. They have said if I seek a refund for the original cost they will lock the page so no one else can add to the page. Can they do this? MatthewLawson.ribble ( talk) 19:13, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I am going to create a Wikipedia page but don't know how to create the content area https://prnt.sc/103mo5s Where all content index is shown in a box. Please help me ButlerJan ( talk) 10:36, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Greetings,
so I have a specific question about notability (well who doesn't, 80% of questions here are about notability ^^). I've recently started to meddle a bit in merge discussions, and have now dipped into deletion discussions. But I'm curious about how exactly the arguments should be made there. Because in these two examples Jitender Mehra & R. W. Chandrasiri the nominator referred to WP:GNG which makes sense to me. But both are cricketers, so they seem to fall under WP:CRIN as well. Can a deletion occur because they fail GNG, but pass CRIN? This ofc applies to any situation where there's a specific guideline that supplements the GNG. Which one takes precedent (I assume the supplement)? Or do we just use common sense (our own judgement) in the end?
But maybe I am misunderstanding the discussion there and they fail both GNG and CRIN, in which case the decision is obvious. -- LordPeterII ( talk) 19:33, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Anyway, they provide (are supposed to but not all properly clarify) presumptions of notability—'X is presumed to be a notable topic → because Y status → usually means the necessary sources from which notability actually depends (on which an article with verifiable content could be written, beyond a stub) → are likely to exist for topics with that status.'
All presumptions are by definition rebuttable. Accordingly, if one does a hard dive into a topic's sourcing, such that it can be said with some degree of certitude that suitable sourcing actually doesn't exist (despite falling within some SSNG criterion), deletion is still warranted.
That's my take on the manner the SSNGs must ultimately interface with the GNG as a logical necessity, in the larger context of what we mean by notability and its pragmatic gatekeeper function of keeping out indiscriminate topics that can never be built into proper articles that meet our core content inclusion policies. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 21:52, 22 February 2021 (UTC)Hello! I am an intern at the Air Conditioning Contractors of America. This month, I've been given the task to update our Wikipedia page as it does not hold much information about the association, and would like to expand for anyone who would like to look us up. After failed attempts, I now understand that the sources I've used are from our website which prevents me from creating the page. Although, if the information can only be found at our website, how should I move forward? For example, we want to list out current members (companies) would it not be okay to use our website? I am confused on what is allowed or not, or what is considered promotional or not, and would really love some insight on this as I am a little lost! (I am also aware that since I am a paid intern, I may be considered a conflict of interest but I've followed instructions and have included that information on my profile)
Thank you! Wingelcaburian ( talk) 17:30, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Would it be okay to copy text from a different language Wikipedia and translate it like i did here? https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Janusz_P%C4%99cherz&diff=prev&oldid=1008295843 Thank you Starman2377 ( talk) 16:15, 22 February 2021 (UTC) Starman2377 ( talk) 16:15, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Jack1578 ( talk) 22:22, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I appeared on the Midnite Special in 1977/'78 to promote my album Universal Child for ABC Records. I had just begun filming in the role of "LUCY (in the Sky) in the RSO/Universal Movie "SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND" w Peter Frampton and the BeeGees.
The day my band and I arrived to film, the Dazz Band was recording their segment. It may help to note the band members: Steve Lukather/Guitar/pre-Toto, Kenny Lee Lewis/bass/pre-Steve Miller Band, William 'Smitty' Smith on 2nd Keys, Mike Baird/drums, David Pomeranz/Songwriter/BG vocals, & and Trish Smith/BG vocals. Two Questions: How can I attain a copy of my performance? And how can I be added to the lists of Artists posted here?
Dianne Steinberg (AKA Diane Steinberg Lewis 71.84.25.43 ( talk) 22:10, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
added a section title David notMD ( talk) 22:51, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
How are you editing today? PhampH102 ( talk) 19:09, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
edit source] In 2018, Wagle cosponsored legislation with Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley that worked to bring more transparency to state contracts. Senate Bill 394 required lobbyist registration for anyone attempting to influence officials in state agencies or the executive branch over a state contract. Prior to the enactment of this legislation, lobbying efforts were only required to be disclosed if such efforts were directed toward the legislative branch. Wagle stated the need for this legislation arose due to a lack of transparency within the administration of Republican former Governor Sam Brownback.
Government Accountability[edit I love Kansas ( talk) 23:00, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
By the way, unless you created the text you copied and pasted above, your post above is a copyright violation (but of an eminently fixable kind). When you take content from an article here and post it somewhere else on Wikipedia, such as to a forum like this one, or re-use it in another article, you must provide suitable credit to the Wikipedia authors of that content who own the copyright of their edits, which we all agree can be done (among other ways) by linking the article in the edit summary where the page history is available, together with stating what you've done. I have fixed the copyright attribution in this edit, per WP:RIA. Please see Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia, and make sure to follow copyright in the future by giving suitable credit to your fellow editors. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 23:34, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
@
I love Kansas: P.S. the preferred method for linking other Wikipedia pages is to enclose the name in brackets, instead of posting the URL. Thus [[Susan Wagle]]
produces
Susan Wagle. See more at
Help:Link and
Help:Cheatsheet.--
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talk) 23:38, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
I have received a text message from number 18339870836 that states : "We think you are now eligible to have your personal Wikipedia profile, contact asap" followed by a link. I did not click the link or reply as am assuming this is a scam but wanted any insight/clarification please. 101.178.218.78 ( talk) 23:37, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello. I manage many of the pages for the recently-deceased rapper and producer MF Doom, including the page for his first album Operation: Doomsday. Recently, a user by the name of Ascribe4 has been editing the article, adding large amounts of text which only cite a few sources, including one AllMusic article they cited 15 times (which they are using as the main source of biographical info, clearly going against WP:ALLMUSIC). At first they were blatantly plagiarizing the article with verbatim text, which I quickly undid, but it seems whenever I undo their submissions for not meeting Wikipedia's criteria for WP:PLAGFORM or WP:ALLMUSIC they just put it right back. There are now several grammatical and spelling errors and inconsistencies through the article because of this one person's edits. I'm not sure what I can do to get them to stop, I don't want to have to watch the article 24/7 to undo their edits. I made a post on their talk page which they have not responded to, nor have they responded to any of the other posts on their talk page. Is there anything that can be done to stop this person from adding bad content to the page? Hostagecat ( talk) 23:37, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Thanks guys! Would anyone else care to chew me out for asking for help while I'm here? -- Hostagecat ( talk) 03:31, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I am just learning. I have created a new page on information that did not otherwise exist. The article is entitled College Committee on Disability Issues (CCDI). The page describes a Province of Ontario committee related to college disability service committee. I am not sure what or if my page will be posted. Do I receive a confirmation for someone that it has? Tutorial session indicated that simply need to move it to Wikipedia and that is that. However, I can't seem to find my entry now in Wikipedia so am quite confused. Any help would be welcome. Also when I was trying to move my article up, it was also including my invite to the teahouse and I had to go back and delete that part of the post as was not part of my article. I could not see what was to be moved - a print preview - so that I could have seen that there was extra information that I did not intend to include. How would I ensure that this does not happen again in future? Thanks so much! Linda Lindachamberlain1 ( talk) 04:23, 23 February 2021 (UTC) Lindachamberlain1 ( talk) 04:23, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy: Now at Draft:College Committee on Disability Issues. David notMD ( talk) 05:05, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello Please how can i add pictures to articles Rodesma ( talk) 06:14, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello,
I would like to cite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM7C_Pw7OL8 in The Broomway. Are youtube videos acceptible in articles? Thank you. Nightwolf1223 ( talk) 02:00, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello I just wanted to ask how do i edit my own userpage? Like example, how do I add my Birthdate or Where I was born and etc? Flash Lloyd ( talk) 09:49, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear Sir/mandam, Hope this email meets you in a good condition. I have created a page by the name of (tariq shah bahrami) but i sent the bio to preview for wikipedia. it will be very kind of you if it's confirmed by Wikipedia. thanks Waseem.nasimi ( talk) 04:31, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Waseem.nasimi The article remains an article. You have a list of references at the end; those must be incorporated into body of the article (same as existing refs 1 & 2). David notMD ( talk) 13:30, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Why my user page is deleted? I created once Digimarksomnath ( talk) 11:26, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Read Wikipedia:User pages for what belongs on a user page and what does not. Among 'NOT': your personal website, your social media, and anything that has to do with your business endeavors. The purpose of a User page is to describe your intensions as a Wikipedia editor, and perhaps a mention of credentials that justify your belief that you are competent to edit certain types of articles. Mine, for example, states PhD in nutritional biochemistry (I edit articles about nutrition). I do not mention my business. David notMD ( talk) 13:39, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hi, Please could someone let me know how to make a userbox. (and the code for one) Thanks. MasterD.D. Patel ( talk) 13:41, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
I was reading WP:UPGOOD out of curiosity, and I noticed the line: "Contributions can also be given a wider license – for example releasing them into the public domain or multi-licensing them – by putting a notice to this effect on one's user page." Would I be able to add a notice to my userpage that both places all future edits of mine in the public domain but also retroactively releases all of my prior edits into the public domain as well? TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 14:33, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
What to do of those pages which were sysop blocked permanently long back but they are notable in today's date. Is it possible to create them? Just asking because I created the page imo (app) and coincidently one admin also created the page Imo (software) then I suggested him to redirect both the page to imo.im which was admin blocked. Sonofstar ( talk) 17:37, 23 February 2021 (UTC) Sonofstar ( talk) 17:37, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I noticed that there are many quite obvious inconsistencies between the articles devoted to some natural numbers- is this purposeful? It would seem that such articles should be rigorously fact-checked, however, there are things such as even the articles "65 (number)" and "66 (number)" do not mention the numbers' parity in the same place, if at all, as the articles "67 (number)" and "68 (number)." It is apparent that this inconsistent theme is quite popular when observing other articles; for example the articles "62 (number)" and "63 (number)" state "<number> is a natural number following <number> and preceding <number>," where other articles state "<number> is the natural number following <number> and preceding <number>" ("a," in the first example, is replaced with "the," in the second example). I'd simply report these issues as directed when attempting to edit, however, there are seemingly many inconsistencies such as the examples given- I'm wondering if this all is somehow purposeful, or if I just missed something. ASploopyPerson ( talk) 16:58, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia has no central authority assessing articles in any regimented way and dispatching people to make things consistent. Rather, every article you see was developed because some volunteer, like you or me, editing by his or her own lights, was interested in the subject and dove in to boldly help out. Notwithstanding this, we do have volunteer collectives, called " Wikiprojects", that do attempt to organize articles in certain subject areas in various ways, possibly to foster some of that consistency work you're here about.
Every article (and project page like this one) has an associated talk page, which will often list a banner template flagging that the article is within the purview of some Wikiproject. If you look at the talk pages of articles on natural numbers, such as Talk:66 (number), Wikipedia:WikiProject Numbers is provided as the associated Wikiproject.
A post to that project's talk page, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Numbers, stating your concerns, is likely a good way to bring this up at a dedicated forum where people knowledgeable in the area will see it. On the other hand, you might be the best person to fix this, because you are the person who noticed it and seems knowledgeable in the area. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 17:45, 23 February 2021 (UTC)AfC submitted waiting for reply Hello all,
I submitted an article for review, and it has been almost a month. Is there anything I can do to speed the process, other than adding tags? Thank you so much B. BettinaGsott ( talk) 11:26, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello! Just a question, how are watchlists supposed to be used...? ThatIPEditor ( talk) 08:16, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
As a programmer, list defined references seem so much nicer to me than defining them inline. All of the references are in one place and, when editing, it seems easier to focus exclusively on prose. I suppose I would like to know: what are the negatives of this format and would it be improper to change this in an article (moving any inline references content to reflist). Thanks, ritenerek talk :) 09:44, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
When an article is already consistent, avoid:
those things at the bottom of articles, how do i make them? I have before, i just forgot how since i haven't edited in a while.
Sbob99 ( talk) 15:05, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
What do I do when I am a new editor? GreenBayPackerFan25 ( talk) 21:01, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia Master Minds, please help me to understand, why my attempts to optimize the "FPP" article are completely ignored. I really tried my best to align it with your regulatories. Thank you in advance for your answers and help. Antiquatuss ( talk) 21:53, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
Hello
I decided to create a page about a musician from Angola called Dizzy Diddy, but I found that the page was deleted before and the editor who created it was blocked.
Can it be taken back if we take into consideration these sources : Journal of Angola: https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/detalhes.php?id=361407 https://jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/detalhes.php?id=379778 https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/ao/noticias/detalhes.php?id=406324 Novojornal: https://novojornal.co.ao/cultura/interior/angolanos-nos-eua-para-os-premios-black-entertainment-television-1415.html Makangola: https://makangola24.com/c4-pedro-e-o-destaque-do-angola-music-award-cultura-jornal-de-angola/ others: https://bwevip.com/vencedores-do-concurso-musical-angola-music-awards/
Thanks Art&football ( talk) 20:07, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
@ RudolfRed: Hello Thanks for replying. Just done it. Can you check please? Draft:Dizzy Diddy
I would like help changing the image on the google preview page of /info/en/?search=Alison_Rodger When I search "Alison Rodger mq" the image pulled is the first image from google images however that isn't the correct person. I have tried adding a profile image to the wiki page, however, that still hasn't worked. Please can you help? Graceanncooper ( talk) 21:45, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Hey, I’m a Wiki editor in English, and occasional scroller in Arabian. The Wikipedia pages for the Arab site are absolutely broken on Israel. It calls Hamas a “liberation organization” that has “never hurt anyone but the Zionist Occupiers”. It says the country is an apartheid-which I’m pretty sure it isn’t since I used to live there and was fine, but instead of at least presenting that in its own spot, it’s just what they call it. And they have conspiracy theories about Jews controlling the western world through Israel all over it. The mods there don’t help, and I don’t know what to do to make it slightly more sane. Any ideas? Batsquatch ( talk) 22:33, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
Okay, thank you so much!