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we can update {{use dmy dates}} on articles (persons living of dead) related to uk. is my assumption correct? {{use british english}} can be only updated articles to uk or have predominantly british english. or can it be updated for all articles (persons living of dead) related to uk? 28july21 ( talk) 13:22, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
In the list of Wikipedians by article count, do templates and stubs created count? Excellenc1 ( talk) 15:01, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello Wikipedia!
I'm a new editor and had a general question about mission statements WP:MISSION. I've come across some articles that quote their companies' mission statements. In general, should these be deleted? Or are small blurbs ok? Just curious before I edit. Apologies if this is a dumb question...again, I am learning :) Spacebarz ( talk) 00:14, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for your quick responses!@Timtempleton @Hoary
This is what sparked my curiosity:
Netherlands Economic Medal Cabinet
Spacebarz (
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00:33, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Hoary Great explanation. Many thanks!
Spacebarz (
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00:51, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi guys and girls, my submission has been pending review for about 24 hrs now, and I see no option to resubmit. How can I get it done? Fogetu2 ( talk) 22:24, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
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. Or, you can use the
[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)
GoingBatty (
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01:01, 19 August 2021 (UTC)Okey dokey fellow Wikipedians, I have an article idea. What if I wrote an article about the world's largest fire hydrant? Or made a list of the, say, top 10? Or wrote an article about the world's largest working fire hydrant? Are any of these already a thing?
I'd like to know what a couple other editors think and what some suggested news sources would be (e.g. Just NYT style or local CBS or ABC affiliate channels too? Could I use something like this?).
I look forward to the responses! WikiIsKnowledge ( talk) 23:46, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Hoary, it's not an "amusing" idea. I used to live near the world's largest working hydrant and I've been researching others. I wanted to see if it was an acceptable article topic and which sources were acceptable for Wikipedia. I already looked it up, but I'll try using categories. Thanks, WikiIsKnowledge ( talk) 00:04, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Timtempleton Good idea. I'll do that. Thanks. WikiIsKnowledge ( talk) 00:16, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
On the Talk page for William Weaver, I posted, "In the list of translations, each book has the title in English and then, if you look at "Edit source," the title in Italian. In the article, however, the title in Italian is automatically translated to English, sometimes differently from the first title in English, and sometimes without proper spacing. I don't know how to turn off the automatic translator.Maurice Magnus (talk) 18:42, 11 August 2021 (UTC) The same problem occurs after The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana in Biography.Maurice Magnus (talk) 19:03, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
Is there in fact an automatic translator? If not, what is creating the problem I identified? Maurice Magnus ( talk) 23:59, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Replied at Talk:William Weaver#List of translations Maurice Magnus ( talk) 01:20, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I'm unsure whether it's appropriate to use WP:COLLAPSE tables for long podcast episode lists because MOS:COLLAPSE appears to have deprecated collapsible tables. Would extremely long episode tables be a possible exception? Input would be appreciated at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Podcasting#Lists_of_Episodes (These might also provide more context: Talk:The_Adam_Buxton_Podcast and Talk:Up_and_Vanished) TipsyElephant ( talk) 02:08, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
2601:140:8500:870:DCB1:DDFA:8FAF:3AE5 ( talk) 02:11, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Our submission for this Wikipedia page keeps being denied for "lack of significant coverage" /info/en/?search=Draft:Private_Academic_Library_Network_of_Indiana
Would love some advice on how to add that. We are very similar to, for example, this group, whose page appears /info/en/?search=Orbis_Cascade_Alliance or the list here: /info/en/?search=Library_consortium 2603:7080:E506:3AC8:E003:2B88:6E32:60EC ( talk) 20:22, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks all. This is super helpful. This was Megan's project but she is leaving her job and asked me as another employee to look at this. 2603:7080:E506:3AC8:3C8D:86CB:6AEF:A62B ( talk) 14:15, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
How do I send a message to another editor? The person's user name appears in the history of an article. I have received messages from other people. Roryjohnston ( talk) 03:31, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
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link next to their name in the history page) and edit it to leave them a message. —
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04:22, 19 August 2021 (UTC)There are actors and other personalities whose date of birth mentioned on their Wikipedia article is incorrect. I am saying it on the basis of their interviews, youtube videos and social media, where they have mentioned their correct DOB or age. I had tried changing a few DOB earlier but wasn't able to due to lack of reliable sources. Now, even after trying and researching, I can't find a reliable source to support the fact; and to make the respective correction I'll indeed need a source or something. Are there any suggestions regarding it on how to correct date of birth regardless of having an accurate or reliable source. ManaliJain ( talk) 05:53, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I've been working with a small team of editors, most of us novices still, to improve /info/en/?search=Stanford_prison_experiment before it is listed this Friday in the "On This Day" section of the en.wikipedia front page.
We are certain it is in much better shape than it was last week, but would be very grateful to have anyone here look at how it could be better. Thank you very much for all the work you do here. Grateful to be able to help too. DrZasm ( talk) 07:34, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
2021 Taliban offensive I made a request [1] to an edit protected article but how can I get someone to add it to the article. Nobody has bothered to respond even after 10hours 2405:204:5025:8F13:E1E5:5C7E:3E37:2E9C ( talk) 12:02, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I've submitted a piece a text as an addition to the outsourcing page ( /info/en/?search=Outsourcing). From the permissions email address I received permission for the text and the volunteer has made the necessary modifications to the talk page of the article. However, up to date my original text hasn't appeared on the outsourcing page again. And when I submit it once again, it gets removed again. What should I do to get this text published and not removed?
BTW: I'm a first time Wikipedia contributor, so am still learning. Ebroersma1984 ( talk) 08:11, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
You may create the page "Liakat Ali (Artist)", You may create the page "Liakat Ali (Artist)", Dear, When I creat my page in this subject- Liakat Ali (Artist), it show the page but after some hour it does not show, and the guide you do as like the subject I am Asking you , What is the wrong? You do guide some time , but difficult to understand what you want? would you say shor and any guide that can help.
Music in color for Liakat Ali (Artist)
Music in color ( talk) 12:10, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Music in color ( talk) 12:10, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
How do I report glitches on Wikipedia? WinnipegMA ( talk) 21:17, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
someone might see some vandalism and think of it as a glitch but that should be reported to village pump technicalI presume you meant "but that should not be reported to village pump technical"? ― Qwerfjkl talk 08:59, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Not so long ago, I had asked if I should publish a navbox template I made in my sandbox which had, back then, a lot of red links (Original question here). Later I worked on it, it is still very red, but better (when I had orignally asked, there were 7 or 8 blue links, now 30 (but out of 101 total links)). Can I now publish the template because after the creation of all 101 articles, I cannot individually add this template to each one of them, and if I start from now, I can add at least to the 30 articles + the rest of them I will eventually be making? And reading the original question's answers, you may still doubt their (the article links') notability as they are all stubs, made in the same layout/format. Excellenc1 ( talk) 14:52, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
| below = [[List of presidents of departmental councils (France)|List of presidents]]
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PrimeHunter (
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15:32, 18 August 2021 (UTC)@ PrimeHunter:
below
is displayed at the end so it's usually added at the end. I have added it
[2] but you are free to remove it.
PrimeHunter (
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12:28, 19 August 2021 (UTC)@ PrimeHunter: How do I then add the list of presidents (the content) to the template? Excellenc1 ( talk) 13:08, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Over a year ago I saw a sentence in the "Staniszów" article: "After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement." My understanding is that "ethnic cleansing" means something entirely different, and there is no evidence that there was "ethnic cleansing" in Staniszów in 1945, so I removed it. I just saw that the same phrase was re-added to the article. Should I remove it again? I do not have a source that says "there was no ethnic cleansing in Staniszów" but it's very difficult to disprove a negative. What should I do here? Hattie Cape ( talk) 13:20, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
can someone please help in improving the article Juliana000 ( talk) 00:02, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
can you please guide how to improve the article? really appreciate your help and quick reply @ Timtempleton: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Juliana000 ( talk • contribs)
thank you Hoary User:GoingBatty how many days we have to get these issues fixed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Juliana000 ( talk • contribs)
Hoary thanks you can you or someone please help to fix the issue — Preceding unsigned comment added by Juliana000 ( talk • contribs) 12:48, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Hey! I hope you read my previous answer on Cars 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) So I'm here creating pages, correcting soundtrack details etc and so i noticed an EP was missing here so i created a page for it (work in progress) I wanted to ask for some help but before that i just went there to fix it myself but what do i see it just redirected me and what do i see
somebody vandalized it, although i undo the changes he made but can you help me like protect the page or something like only authenticated users can edit it! The page /info/en/?search=Oh_My_Messy_Mind Please see history as when i created it and just a few hours ago somebody came and vandalized it, do help! Thank you! HimuEdits ( talk) 14:56, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
I just checked history and it looks like that user had done rediricitng again with my article which i fixed later without noticing the change. and this time he just erased my article although i undo it, Could you please tell me how to protect it?
Okay first so you don't get confused it's me I got my username got changed, Now listen, I get it he edits or does whatever but wait, Every EP and studio album has their own page see for exmaple James Bay Chaos and the Calm, Ed Sheeran album Divide or Ed Sheeran's EP Songs I wrote with Amy.
Now please be with me, There was no page regarding the EP Oh My Messy Mind, So I created one and added a link everywhere like on peer pressure song like it's from EP oh my messy mind so i just added link. I don't understand if we think like that, Then ed sheeran divide album and all other albums too be removed and instead be redirected to their discorography, fair point? Just checked and yes the page it redirects to is okay but wait that page itself has links to Chaos and the Calm, Electric Light, so why can't it be for the page I created? — Preceding unsigned comment added by HimuTheEditor ( talk • contribs) 08:28, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I may do as you said and add more sources needed to it. Thank you! Again, as I said before I'm new to the wikipedia and I don't know much although I corrected articles but I didn't had knowledge in creating a new one. Thank you for helping! Good day & stay safe! :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by HimuTheEditor ( talk • contribs) 15:46, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
How Can I add References on my posts Emmy Rey ( talk) 14:17, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, on the 6th of August we asked for a number of changes to be made on Talk:BBC Natural History Unit, we've not yet had any responses to our requests. What is the timeframe in which we should expect to receive some feedback? At present the page is factually incorrect and we would like to collaborate with the Wikipedia community to get it updated.
Thank you for your help. BBC Studios Comms ( talk) 14:59, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
hii, can you help me in creating this article Draft:Syed Taha Bukhari please... and i can't understand, how can i improve it? Ttttt321 ( talk). 16:19, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I added an archive bot to my talk page. Is there a good way to display links to the various archives at the top of the page? TipsyElephant ( talk) 18:04, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I did a search to see if this topic has been addressed in the Teahouse in the past but couldn't find a discussion on it. I very much like the general layout of Wikipedia pages, but suggest that the Table of Contents be moved to the left sidebar area, and constructed so that the table remains visible while the user scrolls through the article contents. This would provide a way for the user to rapidly jump from one part of the article to others quickly, without having to manually scroll back to the top for the table. The general Wikipedia links currently resident on the left side would need to be shifted to the bottom of the sidebar. 66.223.250.246 ( talk) 17:20, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Hey, I just want to let you know that the page about Tony Lien, is entirely fake, there's no sources, tried crosschecking and there's no results for him at his linked "achievements" whatsoever. /info/en/?search=Tony_Lien
How has this page been edited so many times and "confirmed" even though there's no way to confirm it since it's all false. Please please please remove all the "info" on this page. If I do it, it'll for some reason just be reverted even though it's all a lie... 81.167.61.224 ( talk) 19:12, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
What are the possible consequences of rickrolling someone on Teahouse? (Note: I haven't done so; just out of curiosity. I acknowledge that Teahouse is a forum of serious discussions and queries.) Excellenc1 ( talk) 15:05, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
how can I edit story books for kids in Wikipedia Amossimphiwe1 ( talk) 10:55, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
In some entries, I've written, for example, "p. 29." Another editor changes it to "(p. 29)." Why? It doesn't change the text, which continues to say, "p. 29." Maurice Magnus ( talk) 22:53, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Please go into "Edit source" to see what another editor changes it to. You can't see it otherwise, because, as I said, the text continues to say, "p. 29." Maurice Magnus ( talk) 22:56, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
@ 192.76.8.74: and :@ Hoary: Good to know; I'll use it. Thanks. Maurice Magnus ( talk) 23:10, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
{{nbsp}}
template, which does the same thing. There are some guidelines for the use of nonbreaking spaces at
MOS:NBSP.
CodeTalker (
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00:29, 20 August 2021 (UTC)How do we enter citations for the same source, but different pages, such as "Williams, p. 234-237"? Socratesart:talk 00:54, 20 August 2021 (UTC) Socratesart:talk 00:54, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
i wany to replace Template:Citation style with Template:No footnotes. is my decision correct? please suggest. 28july21 ( talk) 01:15, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Subject do not qualifies for a Wikipedia article.
Hi Teahouse Editors, my name is Steve, hope all is well.
I'm new to Wikipedia.
Can someone please help me with my Spanish article? SteveJClay ( talk) 04:36, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hanny M ( talk) 00:26, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
182.184.67.245 ( talk) 04:39, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I am an non-logged editor. I joined wikipedia and wikimedia commons with Jejsiguoa account on 29th january 2021. And till yesterday, I edited and crossed 500 contributions. But now, I want to transfer those accounts to a different ip address. Is it possible? How can I do it? the device with Jejsiguoa is now of no use to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.187.240.151 ( talk) 04:25, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Would I log out from the old device and join with Jejsiguoa from my new device? 223.187.240.151 ( talk)
My Chondhi page uptil not showing in Wikipedia for public why? Chondhi ( talk) 06:24, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
How can a user create a new article on wikipedia. What is the eligibility 2006nishan178713 ( talk) 16:53, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I didn't want to promote but I was kinda explaining the account and I really only need my wiki thing up for at least 10 hours so I can get what I need to happen which is trying to get my Twitter verified somehow. I'm just 13 so you also can't expect a wiki paragraph that I write to look good OverLord Official ( talk) 05:31, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
To receive the blue badge, your account must be authentic, notable, and active....
Notable ... Companies, brands, and organizations: ... must meet 2 of the following [three] requirements: presence in public indices, including but not limited to ... stable Wikipedia articles that meet the encyclopedia’s notability standards, ...On one hand, it's nice that Twitter has some faith in us; on the other hand the extra criteria are non-trivial: significant recent mentions in Verified news sources or top .05% (!) ranking in followers. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 17:54, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, everyone! My Draft:Blue J Legal was recently rejected by Tame. Since I haven’t found any advertisement or promotional content myself, I’m asking for help from more experienced users. I did my best to add sources to all the information in the article but you are more than welcome to correct me.
Why my three articles are not accepted yet? It's been 4 day. Lovingheartloving ( talk) 07:14, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, please let me know if I'm in the right place. I work for Writtle University College (page here: Writtle University College) and have noticed that a lot of the info on our page is outdated or entirely incorrect.
I don't want to alter the page myself (I realise this could be a conflict of interest) but could anyone point me in the direction of finding an impartial editor to add updates? I could direct editors to sources (e.g. newspaper articles from third parties) or point out incorrect sections.
The colours listed in the info box are wrong, and so is the number of students and the motto. The info on the Northumberland Building Light Well Mosaic is very, very old - our students have done a lot of exciting things since then!
For example, we have a wide range of facilities and in 2020 we were the National Student Survey's UK's top raised institution for student satisfaction ( https://www.essexlive.news/special-features/putting-science-practice-writtle-university-4525887) in addition to getting 100% satisfaction for some of our higher education courses ( https://www.hortweek.com/writtle-university-college-achieves-100-student-satisfaction-rating-horticulture-degree/parks-and-gardens/article/1693582) .
We also recently launched the UK's first permanent 3x3 basketball facilities ( https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/writtle-university-colleges-summer-sport-festival-to-launch-uks-first-bespoke-3x3-basketball-courts/)
Writtle was the first UK university to offer degrees in Regenerative Agriculture and recently launched a new MBA ( https://www.farmersguide.co.uk/university-leads-the-way-with-new-regenerative-food-systems-mba/)
If anyone would like me to point out more new info or incorrect details just let me know.
Any help appreciated! Essex.Comms ( talk) 12:55, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone delete my account forever? Please delete it. Hyderabadi ( talk) 11:58, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello Folks....What's the usefulness of sand box Emmy Rey ( talk) 09:46, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
As of now I have added 55 citations and I have to add 46 more + changing party colours and names. But I have some other work too, so may I edit the rest later? Or can I move the article to a draft sapce and edit it there and after completion, move it to the mainspace. Excellenc1 ( talk) 10:21, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
I am a junior member at Earthsight and have been trying to add our reports to the criticisms section of IKEAs article. I appreciate Wikipedia's rules re: conflict of interest / self promotion, but I believe our work constitutes substantial criticism, is based on concrete evidence, and is relevant to the article. I've been asking for help frequently in the IKEA talk page but basically keep getting patronised for not being good enough with the formatting and criticised for my persistence as if I'm trying to do something wrong.
There's no denying we have an agenda here - we are after-all an advocacy organisation who want our findings widely known to pressure IKEA and FSC to reform their ways. However, our findings have been internationally reported on by news outlets round the world and can objectively be considered as valid, substantiated criticisms of IKEA.
This is my latest attempt which was denied "due to laughable formatting and incredibly obvious bias" - true I could not figure out how to reference in the talk article, but I'm honestly not sure how to proceed with the bias issue. I mention and link to Earthsight because it's our work and where the full report is, it seems weird to me to cut all reference of the source out, but I'm very much an amateur having a stab at this.
Use of Illegal Timber
In June 2020 IKEA was found to be selling beech chairs made from wood which was illegally felled in the forests of the Ukrainian Carpathians - including their best-selling Terje and Ingolf chairs. In their investigation Flatpacked Forests environmental NGO Earthsight found that many of Ikea’s melamine-coated chipboard furniture products were made from Ukrainian wood of suspect origin.
The report focussed criticism on the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the world’s leading green labelling system for timber, which IKEA uses extensively to prevent illegal and unsustainably harvested wood from entering its supply chains.
Ukrainian forester whistleblowers explained how FSC audits could easily be undermined through corruption and deception, especially during the Ukrainian presidency of Viktor Yanukovych in 2011-14, who has been widely criticized for "massive" corruption and fostered an environment where fraud and the doctoring of official documents was rampant.
A further Earthsight report in July 2021 focussed on the brand's popular Sundvik children's range and Flisat doll's house as likely being tainted with illegal wood from protected forests in Russia. Ikea’s House of Horrors linked their furniture to Siberian forests under the control of one of Russia's top-50 wealthiest politicians, Evgeny Bakurov.
The investigation found that Bakurov's businesses broke numerous forestry and environmental laws, using a practice known as sanitary felling to cut down trees under the false pretext they were dead, dying, diseased or damaged. Over the last decade, these illegal deals have helped Bakurov controlled firms harvet 2.16 million cubic metres of wood.
Again, Bakurov's pine was certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), allowing it to enter into many other supply chains heading to Europe and the US, aside from Ikea's. The report argues a majority of the EU's imports from eastern Russia are potentially contaminated with FSC audits rarely mentioning or addressing the rampant illegal logging documented within Russian authorities.
Ikea denies all wrongdoing and has announced a temporary ban on sanitary felled wood from Siberia and Russia. The retailer insists Bakurov's wood was "legally harvested" – but have stopped purchasing from his associated companies, citing unspecified "practices of concern".
I'd be happy to work with an impartial editor to include our findings if anyone would be so kind TomElliott113 ( talk) 13:55, 20 August 2021 (UTC) TomElliott113 ( talk) 13:57, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
I would like feedback on whether the information added in this edit of Marian and Vivian Brown is encyclopedic or if it should be removed because it is not encyclopedic or otherwise not suitable for Wikipedia. Thank you. Fabrickator ( talk) 15:26, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Dear colleagues, Could you help me to improve my draft to publish it. Scientific articles about history of our academic journal (The World of the Orient) was published in Ukrainian language, so I can not give: "...the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject". Please help me in this problem. Spectatorius ( talk) 12:07, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
What reliable sources are there for
The Village Of Brambleshire Wood? I had initially submitted it as a stub, inviting others to expand it, say, by including those reliable sources! Instead, it was moved to the draftspace.
ANY help along those lines will be muchly appreciated.
Parker Gabriel 14:51, 20 August 2021 (UTC) Parker Gabriel 14:51, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
I have had 4 IP adresses and 2 accounts. Had they all been connected, I would have had 265 days of service and ~2,000 edits, which would give me a lot of permissions (Autoconfimered, Extenddend confimred...), which would be useful for me right now. Is there some way I can get them on this account? Starship SN20 ( talk) 16:08, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Are we allowed to use French reliable sources? ItsJustdancefan ( talk) 17:23, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
I was looking for an article on Eyal Press. All that Eyal Press has now, is a Redirect to the article on the Russell Sage Foundation. I just started a Talk page on Eyal Press, even though it's a Redirect page -- I got to the Redirect page by clicking the link at the top of the Foundation's page. The article will be pretty weak, but Press does deserve coverage. More on the Talk page on the existing Redirect page. Oaklandguy ( talk) 16:59, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
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Lo que en esta página es algo que Wikipedia no es? Nave espacial SN20 ( charla) 17:39, 20 de Agosto 2021 (UTC)— Preceding unsigned comment added by Starship SN20 ( talk • contribs) 17:40, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Non! C'est une blague!
Hi, I am not able to use translation tool in en wiki as I am not an extended confirmed editor. I've been en wiki editor for over 3 years and made over 1,200 edits. How can I have this turned on? Wolfmartyn ( talk) 10:03, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Translate page - On the English Wikipedia machine translation is disabled for all users and this tool is limited to extended confirmed editors.
Wolfmartyn ( talk) 10:44, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi everyone I have an interesting article to create and I am not sure about the reference can I give The Times Bulletin as an reference? Boti2481 ( talk) 01:13, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
How do I disclose that I am being paid to write an article for my company? Merckie514 ( talk) 21:13, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
To the answer of my recent question, I wanted to create Jejsiguoa account again in my new device. But when I am creating an with account Jejsiguoa, it is showing Username entered already in use. Please choose a different name.. What to do? 223.187.240.151 ( talk)
Why isn't her book covered and annotated? SkybirdISLM ( talk) 21:39, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I'm trying to get my first wiki post published ... is there anything else I need to do to my draft? /info/en/?search=Draft:Dr._Prudence_Carter
Also, someone else (don't know who) seems to have another draft on the same person ... (my draft seems more complete). /info/en/?search=Draft:Prudence_Carter
Any advice would be appreciated :) Ddiptee ( talk) 21:03, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
1. The best way to submit articles for review - as a draft page or as sandbox page
2.Do i need to include tags for easy and quick review, and if i need to what is the syntax going to be like? Prosperhaven ( talk) 07:13, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
You said: Unambiguous: not open to more than one interpretation. So, you are only interested in if and by golly stories. Since truth is narrowly defined, that would mean the truth does not abide in you. 97.115.149.226 ( talk) 03:37, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Morning all - I'm trying to get a page approved (Scott Bateman MBE), and I perceived that my sources were reliable and showed notability. The editors don't think so, but I'm not sure what could be improved with them? I've got a significant number of other sources that I haven't used but I don't want to use trial and error to get it approved. Would rather understand what's actually being looked for. Thanks Katherinealee ( talk) 10:21, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy link: Draft:Scott Bateman (British TV and film producer) -- ColinFine ( talk) 10:24, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
I was asked to generate consensus here but I don't know how to, so I request somebody to do that. 27.7.10.112 ( talk) 19:34, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Answer my question. EditJuice ( talk) 15:36, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
User:
, Draft:
, and Template:
: the namespace appears at the beginning of a page name, followed by a colon. Encyclopaedia articles, in the main-space of Wikipedia' have no prefix; for example
Germany. So a page should begin with the prefix Wikipedia:
only if it is a page about the workings of Wikipedia, or is used to manage Wikipedia: examples are this page,
Wikipedia:Teahouse, policies such as
Wikipedia:Five pillars, discussion pages such as
Wikipedia:Village pump/Proposals and essays such as
Wikipedia:an article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing. If what you are talking about is (or is intended to be) an encyclopaedia article, it should not have Wikipedia:
on the front (it might have Draft:
on the front, if it is a draft article).Wikipedia:
namespace, but it is extremely unlikely that a new user would have any valid reason to do so. See
WP:WPNS. I suspect that ColinFine is correct and that you meant an article name starting with "Wikipedia"
Meters (
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16:03, 21 August 2021 (UTC)I'm a long-time reader of Wikipedia and I've made lots and lots of minor edits here and there. Only recently, I've started going a little deeper with more involved edits, including things like templates and citations. Just in the past few days, I've needed to add a Dead link tag to a citation on the article for Hugo Boss (fashion designer) (the person, not the company); and a Clarify tag on the page for the movie Evil Eye (2020 film).
I don't know if I did something wrong, but when it actually showed up in the editor, it added all of it's bare mark-up code to the text of the article, followed by the "clarification needed" tag. I tried both visual and source editing and I got the same result.
What am I doing wrong?
PS. Right before I posted this, I did a quick check on those pages to see if they were both still showing the bare code. They aren't, but that only raises a different question. Why do those templates show up as bare code in the editors, but not on the actual pages? JDspeeder1 ( talk) 15:58, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
{{Dead link|date={{subst:Aug}} {{subst:2021}}|fix-attempted=yes}}
This means that the "date" you entered was actually a copy of
Template:Abbreviated user group (which has the shortcut {{
Aug}}) and a copy of
Template:2021 ({{
2021}}), which is a error catching template for people accidentally entering the year as a template. When you use the dead link template you either need to enter the date without the template brackets ({{Dead link|date=August 2021}}
) or use the DATE template ({{Dead link|{{subst:DATE}}}}
) which the server will automatically replace with the date when you save the page. The templates were fixed automatically because there's a bot that runs around fixing dates in maintanance templates
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16:21, 21 August 2021 (UTC)This article now has 118 citations (You're welcome). Can this have any upgrade on its quality scale? (Note: The citations may not cite the "Since" column of the table in the "List of presidents.." section. Also, the sites France Bleu and actu.fr are used 10 to 12 times each in the article). Excellenc1 ( talk) 15:35, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article be named "Logo of France" or something like that, because anyone interested in the topic wouldn't find this and even Google won't show this article for logo of France (it shows the Emblem)? I know that this logo is not offically recognised as a national symbol but it is used in governmental communication. Excellenc1 ( talk) 16:16, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
I need some help with Draft:Great Lakes Fleet because I don't know how to cite sources. Could you help me with that? Yours truly Z.M. ZorroMothim ( talk) 16:17, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Can l create a stories for kids in Wikipedia article Amossimphiwe1 ( talk) 16:48, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
I am having an issue in Draft:Rishton Ka Manjha please anyone help because we need to get the article to the main page soon Raviana48 ( talk) 17:29, 21 August 2021 (UTC) Raviana48 ( talk) 17:29, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
We need means our production team needs as all the viewers how is going to watch our Tv show needs additional information such as overview cast etc. Please help us to get the draft on mainspace. Raviana48 ( talk) 17:44, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Feels like a trivial question, but can I use my user sandbox to draft edits that I want to copy over into pre-existing articles, rather than for building new articles? PlasticStylus ( talk) 18:25, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I recently created the article Petersen Vargas. I am not sure if I created it correctly, as I first drafted it on my userspace and then moved it into mainspace (I am not sure if I created it as a draft, or if creating it as a draft is required). I would like to get some feedback on whether I did anything incorrectly, or if there is anything else I should do about the article. Thank you! Koikefan ( talk) 18:17, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
I am addingAtomy Name in the list .Atomy is a multibillion South Korea based MLM Company|1= boomboom 07:56, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi, the recently created article Jeremiah Lisbo for some reason does not appear in Google search results, and I am wondering why this is so? The only page that does appear is my Request for Peer Review of the same article. The Lisbo article is relatively new, but there are even newer articles that do appear on Google search results (e.g. Angela Ken). Is there anything I can do to make it appear on Google? Koikefan ( talk) 18:02, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Sometimes when an image becomes the subject of discussion it takes place both on en-Wikipedia and on Commons. However, most images are hosted on Commons, you can't directly edit or replace the image on en-Wikipedia etc. so the talk page on en-Wikipedia doesn't seem to add much.
Does it make sense to somehow add soft redirects to Commons on all pictures automatically?
(e.g. have File talk:Jack London Lake by bartosh.jpg redirect to c:File talk:Jack London Lake by bartosh.jpg.) Egroeg5 ( talk) 20:53, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Radha Raju Ahmed ( talk) 01:13, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Jaintnp ( talk) 03:26, 22 August 2021 (UTC)my article is rejected Jaintnp ( talk) 03:26, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone help to stop activism NPOV violation s and it's being sneaked mid sentences? Great Highway BikeExpertCA ( talk) 01:13, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
I know how to link to a (sub-)section of another article. I need to link to a subsection that has the same name as a subsection of another, earlier section in the same article. How do I make sure it doesn't link to the earlier subsection? Dutchy45 ( talk) 10:36, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
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00:12, 22 August 2021 (UTC)i usually find fair usage template, however there is no such words. can somebody please look into it. 28july21 ( talk) 06:26, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I am looking for help adjusting the image alignment in the Kangxi Emperor article. As you can see from the article, there are some weird effects on the sections "Personality and Achievements" and "Family", due to the two left-aligned images, making a large white space on the left and making the bullet-point list difficult to read. I looked through a couple of the WP help articles and I played around with it a little myself, but I wasn't able to get the formatting right. Part of the issue is that I really don't understand how the placement of an image in the source text translates into the placement in the article. As far as I can tell, all the images are placed completely randomly in the text but somehow show up more or less where they should. Anyway, I would appreciate any help you can provide. Thank you. Shmarrighan ( talk) 06:44, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I come from the Italian Wikipedia and I'm used to using the VisualEditor, without it I work really badly. I tried to activate it here too but I can't, if I go to my preferences under "beta features" no VisualEditor appears. I have activated all the experimental features but I have not solved anything, so even if I want to, I cannot work on the pages. Beaest ( talk) 08:15, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
I have responded to helpful comments to improve my article and follow the recieved formatting (I think!), but canmot seem to resubmit...the 'Resubmit' button does not activate. New links and sources have been added. Victor Ross (Rosenfeld) recieved a significant half page Obituary in The Times (London) and was an internationally known public figure, particularly active within the Jewish community. I ould also like to remove '(businessman)' but cannot (Rosenfeld) would be more apt as a title, as VR was asked to anglicise his name when serving in WW2 to avoid reprisals if captured. (I am working in Visual Editor.) Many thanks for your help, hopefully! From RondDeJambe RondDeJambe ( talk) 10:08, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Draft:Victor Ross (businessman) has a resubmit button. Before you do, fix the referencing mess. David notMD ( talk) 11:05, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
In the infobox at the top right of LEARN journal , the ISSN and eISSN (under "indexing") are forcing those numbers to be links, even without the double brackets. I'm certain that the numbers are correct, yet the pages that the numbers themselves link to don't look like the intended effect. Is there a syntax for forcing text/numbers to NOT be links?
Thanks in advance for any guidance. Mmiklas ( talk) 05:17, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for the prompt response. Mmiklas ( talk) 12:42, 22 August 2021 (UTC)mmiklas
[3:49:37 PM] <EmeraldRhino84> An article with many sources, why did you not agree with it?
If possible, is there someone who can help me and modify it or approve it
/info/en/?search=Draft:Moamel_Ahmed_Shakeer If possible, is there someone who can help me and modify it or approve it Muamalq ( talk) 12:52, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi there,
Could someone help me make my draft better please.
Thanks TickTokTickTok ( talk) 14:22, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
A recent query about the 2021 season led me to Greenlandic Football Championship. I saw that each season has its own article (each with only on ref, from the league), and each team is the subject of an article, mostly with either no ref or only one ref. I have no feelings one way or the other for either football or Greenland, but do wonder about the validity of this collection of articles. Do any Wikipedia-football-knowledgeable editors want to comment? David notMD ( talk) 15:29, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
I have created a wikipedia page in hindi wikipedia but it is published but it is not searchable in google this is the link plkease make this link searchable in google https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/बृज_किशोर_शर्मा 110.224.177.35 ( talk) 10:37, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello-- new to editing. I have verified all of my edits with credible citations but an article on a living person is being monitored by either themselves or their publicist. This account is deleting entire paragraphs of verified information that is unfavorable to the public image of the subject. What are the rules for this? Does this qualify as vandalism? the article:
/info/en/?search=Angela_Rye Blindsocialist ( talk) 15:43, 22 August 2021 (UTC) blindsocialist
I don't understand-- when I see the talk page notifications is doesn't take me to a talk page Blindsocialist ( talk) 15:51, 22 August 2021 (UTC)blindsocialist
Hello. I have a few draft articles I am working on and have not been able to get to them in several months. A bot has reminded me about one of them. I noticed it has a different URL than my other drafts. Does anyone know whether it is possible for me to change the url name or category from Draft to User? And if so, would you please explain how? Currently it is:
and I wonder if it would make more sense to have it as
similar to my other drafts? I would just like to keep it in a safer draft format until I have had more time to develop it. Many thanks. Remando ( talk) 20:10, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
[[Draft:Ballet Florida]]
. This is more concise than writing a URL, you can retain most spaces and punctuation that is in the name, and it shows you, as a redlink, if any of the pages don't exist). --
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20:20, 21 August 2021 (UTC)Hello everyone... So when I wanna edit a post, I'll just click on "home" and then read posts, and edit posts that are contrary to what the real thing is..?? Emmy Rey ( talk) 17:13, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
So my first attempt at making a wikipedia page for the McCurdy Scottish clan family motto was declined. However the Dieu et mon droit page is allowed.
My intention for the creation of the McCurdy Motto page, Dieu et mon pais, is for anyone interested in researching the ancestry of the McCurdy (MacKirdy, etc.) may find this page and be directed to the correct family motto, and the source material for this family motto (Ancestral McCurdys) Figmtnmatt ( talk) 15:01, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
"not just a family motto". That is possibly the most insulting verbiage I have ever read, considering my family's contribution to the Untied States of America. I understand the viewpoint of the copyright of material, however the book I copied from was written in 1930 and is most likely out of copyright. I have removed the copied material. I do not see how any additional context must be included for a McCurdy searching for anything regarding their family name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Figmtnmatt ( talk • contribs) 15:20, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for your help. I was able to edit the McCurdy surname page and the links I added were further edited by someone to be External links. Much appreciated. Figmtnmatt ( talk) 19:28, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
The response received is that the article is promotional and its not. How can we address this? 68.199.119.211 ( talk) 19:45, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I learnt that there is a Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections going on. Please how can I join..?? And what's it all about..Coz I learnt that there are rewards attached to it at the end of the voting exercise. I need help. Emmy Rey ( talk) 21:16, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
I've updated the source for the Emmy awards for /info/en/?search=The_Autobiography_of_Miss_Jane_Pittman_(film); will someone please concur or further guide me in the process? Thanks. Joeythegimp ( talk) 22:14, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
How do I download images Comrade Fabian Livinus ( talk) 23:43, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, Thanks for providing and servicing this help forum.
I cited the book source #4 on this Wiki page on the Gion Matsuri: /info/en/?search=Gion_Matsuri# Book: Pawasarat, Catherine (Nov 2020). The Gion Festival: Exploring Its Mysteries. self-published. ISBN 978-0-9985886-6-7.
I used a template for the citations.
I'd like to add a URL for the book ( http://www.gionfestival.org/book/), but can't find a way to edit the citation.
I have read numerous wiki help pages on editing and on citations, but have not found examples that match this citation (it has a cog symbol in the upper right window that pops up when I hover over it). And when I click on the article edit tab, I don't get access to the template and the URL field that I'm looking for. (Just to let you know I tried resolving this on my own before writing you).
Any help much appreciated. Thank you. AkasaCatherine ( talk) 01:42, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
|url= http://...
to the template) in visual editor you click on the citation, click edit then enter the url into the box that appears.
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01:55, 23 August 2021 (UTC)Bandile Mabaso ( talk) 15:00, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Just the past week, anytime I check my watch list, the list of notifications slides in from the right, and I have to click it to get rid of it. There are no pending notifications; I've read them all, and unticked the little circles, so they're grey. Any thoughts on how to make it stop? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz ( talk) 16:28, 21 August 2021 (UTC) Mr Serjeant Buzfuz ( talk) 16:28, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
An example. [It was also reported that New South Wales Police had denied entry to ticketholders at the “A State of Trance” music festival in April.16 Speaking to the ABC in June, promoter Richie McNeill estimated that “about 40 people” were turned away from the event after being stopped by a drug detection dog. 17McNeill’s company, Hardware Corp, was also responsible for organising the upcoming Above and Beyond performance at Sydney Showground that weekend. 18When asked about the proposed decision to deny entry to patrons, McNeill acknowledged that his company had given police approval for the plan. 19 “We have to or there’s no event basically” he said.20]
This is a paragraph from an article I'm writing. I've put numbers in where I thought citations might be needed but they'd all be from the same article. Would it be acceptable to put a citation at the end of the paragraph? OpticalBloom241 ( talk) 03:32, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello 👋
thanks. —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 ( talk) 05:27, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
i have seen it somewhere before a way to only show Articles that's not been Patrolled yet. -- —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 ( talk) 06:57, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Why are some WikiProjects marked inactive? I know it's not a big deal of a doubt, but I would like to know why they happen. Ken Tony Shall we discuss? 07:26, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
I was hoping to start a page for Zara Rutherford to help track her round-the-world solo flight as a 19 year old female. Is this not possible? Packers76 ( talk) 19:12, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
There seem to be massive amounts of unsourced content in Dogpatch, San Francisco, and to be clear, I have no interest in making the effort to provide such citations. A repeated mantra that I hear on WP is that unsourced content may be removed without notice or discussion. But I still feel kind of cautious about this. So please provide some feedback as to whether it's really perfectly okay for me to remove unsourced content, such as from § Attractions and characteristics and § History. Fabrickator ( talk) 19:50, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
{{
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), and such removals may not be reverted unless a source is provided at the same time. So after I remove all this Dogpatch content, you can go ahead and put it back with citations, but if it's not convenient to you to provide citations, then we'll all just have to live without the content because I made the decision to remove it as allowed by policy. When somebody has the time to add in the citations, then they can restore everything. You don't think that's a difference?
Fabrickator (
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05:00, 21 August 2021 (UTC)A visit to WP:Deletionism and WP:Inclusionism might be useful. Again, my own opinion is add citations needed over deleting unreferenced content for place-articles, the opposite for biographies. David notMD ( talk) 12:14, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
I do not understand how to find reliable secondary sources for gaming news and media that is not released outside Japan, specifically if it's printed media (I don't see any in both US and Japan for printed physical media content tbh). According to Wikipedia, secondary sources mean either books, magazines, or physical media, which I have a hard time finding (I do not see any physical magazines that have content about the game on it, nor do I know which companies/gaming magazine business still print physical magazines). I have searched the internet and online libraries for content related to the game on physical media, but there isn't anything related like Brady Games guide or some Times printed magazine that covers the game and information about it. Because of this, I am not sure how to find Secondary sources in that case. Also, for primary sources, (I believe that the reviewer for my article doesn't consider non-english sources as reliable at all, from their tag review of my submission), I do not find much information on english websites for some, but mostly Japanese/non-english (which I don't speak or understand. According to another person, the sources are reliable, so I am confused on that part as well.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_tertiary_source (I'm basing on this) Misser420 ( talk) 07:46, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
many of these sources appear to be from unreliable outlets; I do not know if that is true, but for sure it does not say or imply that being in Japanese is the problem. Tigraan Click here for my talk page ("private" contact) 09:42, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
How to message somebody on Wikipedia??
Hello! So after Colin accidentally forgot to capitalize the T in my username, it gave me a thought. Are users allowed to create user pages that are redirects to their own if the only difference between the usernames of the user pages is the case? I feel like this can cause issues if usernames are case sensitive (so for example, if I redirected the user page Blaze the Wolf to mine, it would cause issues if another user could create an account for Blaze the Wolf). Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor ( talk) 19:59, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi everyone, I will like to find out how I can check and search for all editors in my community (old or new and also unknown). Thanks, Jwale2 ( talk) 12:51, 23 August 2021 (UTC).
Pushhkar ( talk) 08:13, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Why I can't run IABot tool? It is showing here that it is unable to handle this request. Is this problem only me or is it a common problem? Waiting for a reply. Ken Tony Shall we discuss? 11:28, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
My submission has been declined due to inline citation and footnotes. I am dumb when it comes to these IT stuffs and referencing. Please, can anyone help? Jdunkwu ( talk) 16:35, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
I am writing the plot summary for the game ULTRAKILL. The first sentences are as follow:
"In Ultrakill, the player controls V1, a machine that uses blood as a fuel source. After the extinction of humanity, the player descends through the layers of Hell in order to harvest the blood of demons..."
However I want to incorporate a series of computer messages that appear at the beginning of the story that serve as the game's unofficial tag-line:
"MANKIND IS DEAD.
BLOOD IS FUEL.
HELL IS FULL."
How would I best do this? Or should this just be left out?
EnzoTC (
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18:14, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
how do I submit my article for review from my sandbox re? I'm working with the mobile view Olugold ( talk) 18:49, 23 August 2021 (UTC) Olugold ( talk) 18:49, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:SkateBird Miami
Hi, I’m a skateboarder and I’m trying to reference a new skatepark that’s being built in Miami. My article has been reviewed and not approved because I need more sources about it. I got articles in the press mentioning it … the thing is new so it’s not easy to come with references
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18:50, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
When I tak about the cabanas it’s because usually you dont even have a bench to sit when you skateboard and want to rest. The specs of a skatepark are important to skateboarders. I visited the location and wanted to share the information — Preceding unsigned comment added by JP305 ( talk • contribs)
As noted above. Regards, LWms
Hi, my article draft I wrote was rejected because I included a link to an external SEC report. How can I include the report and not get rejected? I was under the impression that citing an external source is actually helping the article instead of dinging it? Please advise.
Thanks,
Tom Tnoack1 ( talk) 18:48, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
I know that removing notices from Wikipedia administrators is not allowed, but does that apply to discussions? Someone just did it and I thought I'd revert that, but I don't know whether it is actually against policy or not. MarioSuperstar77 ( talk) 18:28, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
My edits regarding Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha were reverted. I want a clear explaination from the person who has done it. If it is clearly stated that person who has srivastva as his surname is a srivastva kayastha then why my edits were removed? LALAJI1234 ( talk) 11:26, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Allow me to clarify the offending links in here and I am asking for help: https://en.wikipedia.org/?action=edit&preload=Template%3AAfc+preload%2Fdraft&editintro=Template%3AAfC+draft+editintro&title=Draft%3AThomas+Schoenberger&create=Create+new+article+draft:
The Youtube source I cited is cited as such Cicada 3301 ref 17 "Cracking the Code of Cicada 3301". YouTube. Great Big Story. Retrieved 23 May 2020 (though I changed the date to reflect my having re-watched it).
Had it not been so cited I would not have done so, and would have gone straight to IRC to ask how to do it. Is there a way you/wikipedia prefer television programs to be cited? Is there a better way to cite television programs that have aired previously but are not archived on their originating channel? Happy to cite this legitimate documentary the best possible way. Would imbd be better/ I also have imdbpro, but not everyone can access that, so it is really not fair to use it as a source?
FYI, I would never quote some Youtuber blabbing, but "Cracking the Code.." was seriously a documentary, and really good, too. Worth the watch. Thanks!
The wordpress links I use are sworn depositions in court cases which have been cited in part elsewhere for example, by The Daily Beast. Should I add additional links to Trellis, the lawsuit archive site to show they are real lawsuits?
The therealsamizdat is backed up by other sources like the The Great Big Story documentary above, news sources, etc.
I removed the weebly links.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks! PatSeeYou ( talk) 20:56, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy: Draft:Thomas Schoenberger David notMD ( talk) 21:56, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
1.Hello house, Please having the geographical coordinates of a mountain location, what tools can I use to measure the altitude of that mountain?
2. How do I measure the distance between two places on s map. Is there a tool to do that? Boadu Emma ( talk) 19:48, 23 August 2021 (UTC) Boadu Emma ( talk) 19:48, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Nick Moyes, thanks for answering me. I however, want to broaden my knowledge on how mountain's elevation is calculated. I will appreciate if anyone with such knowledge can help. Boadu Emma ( talk) 20:21, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Nick Moyes,thanks so much for your response — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boadu Emma ( talk • contribs)
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22:17, 23 August 2021 (UTC)Nick Moyes, I can't find enough words to thank you. teahouse is blessed with excellent hosts Boadu Emma ( talk) 22:46, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
I got a wikipedia and started editing some misinformation about things I care about. I can understand the impulse for people to edit in their own experiences for something as personal as Alcoholics Anonymous but I'm pretty serious about sources in general. As much as I want to delete the entire "cultural identity" section just because I know it isn't true, I think there's an argument for deleting it because it only contains three sources from 1983, 1985, and 1997. How would it be possible to have accurate information about a group's culture with information from 24-38 years ago? Can I delete this entire section while I work on a more modern section with sources from the last 5-10 years? I have a ton...see the talk page of my last edit. Thank you MxLysistrata ( talk) 00:32, 23 August 2021 (UTC)MxLysistrata
Please let me know how long we should expect to get an approval once we publish content? Also, how can I be added as a regular writer/contributor? Schwartzemg ( talk) 01:48, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi Wikipedians,
There is an article with an image that I believe is slightly unsuitable and should be slightly modified. But I don't think I can do it so can I suggest changing this image? Thanks, It'sBirdy ( talk) 03:35, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
How do I do it? DrumFromTheHeart ( talk) 01:51, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
How can I add a page from a different language translated over? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DrumFromTheHeart ( talk • contribs) 02:06, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Is there a notability guideline for record labels? I'm writing a draft article about Disciple Recordings, and would like to know if there is anything I should add to make a valid claim of significance. This draft is far from complete, I plan to build on most of the content that is already there. Thanks! EDM fan 2 ( talk) 03:53, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
How to add new row in table of contents in a article Chaitanya Sure ( talk) 04:00, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Can I use a book for citation, If it don't have ISBN number? And how to cite same book, many times in a article without writing same information again ? And can I add citation of Marathi language books. Newton Euro ( talk) 07:05, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
I recently got a newspapers.com account. I'm wondering if it's okay or useful for me to put block quotes from the newspaper articles I'll be citing on the talk page so other editors can read the source material regardless of whether they have access to the newspaper. Similarly, can I simply include the text in the quote parameter of the citation template, and if so, how much text is too much? TipsyElephant ( talk) 18:42, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi. I would like to know when will the article contributed by will get published? Vaiga Manoj ( talk) 07:52, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
WHY WAS MY PAGE DELETED ? 2603:8001:B301:3F7D:10E9:B99D:B57E:5249 ( talk) 00:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Arindam Roy Odisha ( talk) 06:58, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
HOW TO VERIFY MY CONTENT & GET IT LIVE IN WIKIPEDIA. EVEN EARLIER TOO I WAS HAVING A WIKIPEDIA CONTENT LIVE BUT SOME HOW IT WAS DELETED AND POST To THAT I CREATED THIS CONTENT.
I would add 1 to my {{ User humility}} template, but I think I lost the track in between. Excellenc1 ( talk) 04:16, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
@ RudolfRed: It doesn't count some of my articles like Thierry Lataste (which was actually another user's deleted draft which I continued) and Regional Council of Pays de la Loire (whose draft was made by me but was later merged to a pre-existing article which was made by another user while I was making my draft) and maybe a few others. Excellenc1 ( talk) 11:27, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I'm not sure if should I use The Star of Backstage or The Star of the Backstage per English grammar rules. Could you help? Thanks! Patrik L. ( talk) 12:15, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
86.26.112.191 ( talk) 13:29, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
If I edited a page for the town I live in? It seems like it would be but I"m not exactly sure. I'm not the mayor of my town so maybe not? Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor ( talk) 13:05, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello! Could you translate from Chinese or use Google transleter? Help me, please-- Станислав Савченко ( talk) 12:27, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Excellenc1 ( talk) 15:14, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
koli are different from kshatriya Thakor and koli because I have read some where in the koligstan page that they are different and whenever I make a new page for kshatriya Thakor it always get deleted you Wiki I have some proofs of old book pages If you want then I can show you also An indian ancient philospher ( talk) 12:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
How do you create a new wikipedia page? BalancePublicRelations ( talk) 15:29, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
If I made an edit, and there is already a source included, why is the edit changed without any explanation? 73.61.22.198 ( talk) 21:17, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
I have made edits in the past, so I am not sure why there is a different IP address. OK thank you for the feedback! 73.61.22.198 ( talk) 22:06, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Like the ones which come in the main page's 'In The News' section... Excellenc1 ( talk) 11:22, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
There is no article for Hans Landis, the last Anabaptist Martyr in Zurich. He is a distant relative, 23rd great grandfather, so would creating an article for him be a conflict of interest? Beelzebub's Brother ( talk) 13:59, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
73.71.173.85 ( talk) 16:00, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Pirzada Shakir is a Journalist based in Jammu and Kashmir India. He is working with The Kashmir Walla Magazine and contributing to several news organistions 169.149.11.36 ( talk) 18:17, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
How can I archive my talk page? Hyderabadi ( talk) 13:49, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
What are you looking for, media articles? I had included first rate international museums and collections that hold the artist's work (Vatican, White House, Portuguese Presidency Museum), as well as major internatinal private art collections (eg. Doria Pamphilij) ...so I really don't understand what it is you require exactly.
Leonel Pedro Gonçalves ( talk) 16:30, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi! First time here at the Teahouse. I would really appreciate if someone can help me with this draft I'm working on: Articles for creation: Praxis Electronic Medical Record. I thought that after my last submission the references I added met all the criteria established for notability of the subject, but the most recent review did not agree. Since I got no comments on why the sources weren't valid, I thought I'd come here to get some guidance. Any comments on how to improve the article in general is much appreciated as well. Astropolar13 ( talk) 14:56, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi @ Tenryuu:, thanks for your feedback!
Hello @ Sdkb:, the three most solid sources in my opinion are: Two books by Dr. Mark L. Braunstein, MD, professor at Georgia Tech. You can read more about him here: https://c21u.gatech.edu/team/faculty/braunstein - "Health Informatics on FHIR: How HL7’s New API is Transforming Healthcare" (I bought this book, it is not free online) - "Practitioner’s Guide to Health Informatics" (Found it free in Google Books) and a case study conducted in Uruguay about Praxis: - "Enseñanza de un Programa de Ortesis Mental Clínica: Experiencia con Estudiantes de Medicina en Uruguay. Memorias Del Congreso Nacional De Ingeniería Biomédica".
In addition to this, a source that was already included but was now removed by user David notMD saying that "a self-published book is not a reliable source"; the book was published by Dr. Steven A. Gold, MD, and not the company.
Hello @ Cullen328:, I just explained my situation in my talk page. I don't have any relationship with the company.
@ ColinFine: Thanks for the clarification. Could you walk me through why a book published by a doctor would not be reputable? I'm just not getting it yet. Astropolar13 ( talk) 21:36, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
@ Cullen328: Thanks for the feedback. From what I understood, I should evaluate the sources based on the neutrality and reputation of the source and not based on how 'useful' or 'valuable' I think the content is. If it is not too much to ask, could you take a look at the three sources I listed above and see if they meet the criteria? Astropolar13 ( talk) 20:42, 24 August 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.
This is an odd one so I thought I would ask here, where odd questions are welcomed. Over at this version of Barbara Teller Ornelas, the infobox image is a watercolour painting of the subject, done by the editor who created the page. I'm sure we would be OK with an editor having taken a photograph and added it to an article they created, since photographs are relatively 'objective', but I am wondering what others think about the portrait being an artistic interpretation? I've asked the editor about possible COI, but that's a separate issue. Thanks. --- Possibly ☎ 00:44, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Hiyaitsvanessa ( talk) 22:22, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I have been making minor edits for a while now. I made a draft on a subject that needed an article. I am by no means an expert on the subject. And as this is my first article, I would like some input please. Bulletinbored ( talk) 16:57, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
The Otokonoko page and the Glossary of anime and manga are both caught in the crossfire of... well, I suppose it's a content dispute, though I hesitate to label it as such. One user, who I'm suspecting more and more of being a WP:SEALION, is insistent on adding a particular term ("trap") to both articles. Thing is, there's only one even remotely reliable source linking the term to the articles' subjects, and the term itself is a real-world slur.
I personally don't want it included because 1) sourcing linking it is sketchy at best, and 2) real-world slur, but I am willing to compromise by including it with the source while noting that it's offensive. I'm having a heck of a time communicating with the other editor about this.
I'd really appreciate it if someone (or several someones) could have a look at the edit history of the two articles I mentioned and at their talkpages, and if said someone/s would be willing to review my conduct. I've been an editor since 2014, but as I mostly gnome, I'm not as familiar with the intricacies of being in a content dispute and I'd appreciate fresh, uninvolved eyes having a look to see if I've missed something obvious or if I'm being a jerk.
I have a sneaking suspicion the next step is going to be dispute resolution, so I'd also appreciate any guidance for that, since it's also pretty new to me. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer! NekoKatsun ( nyaa) 21:14, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello everyone
hope you answer thanks. —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 ( talk) 21:48, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Formally, Bold is part of BRD: Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle. Be bold, but if reverted, start a discussion at Talk. David notMD ( talk) 22:31, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
So a few months ago, a WikiProject proposal was made for a 2010s decade WikiProject. Earlier today, it was formed as the WikiProject Twenty-Tens decade. I haven't really messed with much of the behind the scenes stuff on Wikipedia. I just spent 25 minutes creating the banner for it. Any chance someone would be willing to help with the formatting and template stuff to get the WikiProject off to a good start? Thanks for any help in advance! Elijahandskip ( talk) 22:30, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
I got an error when trying to translate from English to Spanish a web page. It says that there is another user translating it. How can I contact that user? The user is Threedotshk. Marce.Vilanova ( talk) 01:24, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi there! I would like you to fix this issue where for e.g. we make a page move for a page and move it to another page and again repeat the process for the third time, if we would like to move it to the original title(i.e. the first one), we can no longer do that. It gives an error message that the page already exists. It would be very helpful if you could fix this rather annoying bug. Thanks! Username006 ( talk) 07:12, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hey everyone, I had declined this draft and had requested for WP:THREE which were provided by Wikicontributor12369 here [9]. Since I am still getting back from my break, I thought it will be best to bring here for more diverse and informed opinions. Please help. Nomadicghumakkad ( talk) 01:39, 23 August 2021 (UTC) Nomadicghumakkad ( talk) 01:39, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
I am currently involved in an editorial dispute regarding a statement in an article. Basically, I believe the statement is useful and should stay, and another editor has deleted it. I am wondering what the policy is regarding these sorts of disputes. Is there a preference for original content and the onus is on the remover to prove that the content removed is not according to policy? I am aware of WP:TASTE and WP:IDONTLIKEIT, but was wondering if there were any specific guidelines I should look into in addition to these. Koikefan ( talk) 03:56, 24 August 2021 (UTC) Koikefan ( talk) 03:56, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
That article has been nominated for deletion. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeremiah Lisbo. So the more immediate place for discussion is the AFD page. I have already declined a request to discuss at the Dispute Resolution Noticeboard because there is already discussion at the AFD page. I am not at this time expressing an opinion on whether the article should be deleted or kept. However, the AFD discussion somewhat changes the matter of how to discuss the content of the article. Robert McClenon ( talk) 16:38, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi, newbie here
I added a table to Euler angles and the change was reverted shortly after, and the admin who did it left me a message on my talk page about "disruptive editing" and vandalism.
I'm not sure what I did wrong, and I'm not sure the person who reverted my changes will answer (or do people usually take days or weeks to answer on Wikipedia?)
So, what did I do wrong? Dragorn421 ( talk) 21:25, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
I requested someone to add a sentence to a semi-edit protected article here but nobody did. I can wait to get auto-confirmed and do it myself but is there a faster way (I am asking them to use the Washington Post, a reliable source)?-- Baamiyaan2 ( talk) 04:38, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi! I've been working on Articles on the First Carlist War for the past 2 weeks as a beginner project. I found a cool fact about one of the battles of the war and added it to the article but didn't know I could nominate it to DYK and so the 7 days have passed (the edit is 12 days old). Is the fact just lost now? I'll still be working on the article and hope to get it to B-class someday but it feels kind of bad that a possibly interesting DYK was lost cause I didn't know about the process. For reference, the DYK can be found here (I didnt add it to the nominations list). A. C. Santacruz ⁂ Talk 23:29, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Let's see if we can get this straightened out. First Carlist War exists and you have done very modest editing. Secondly, you copied the article into User:A. C. Santacruz/sandbox where you have roughly doubled the length. You have not yet copied your revised version into the existing article. The DYK 7-day clock will start ticking when you merge your new content into the existing article. HOWEVER, your additions do not qualify for the 5X size expansion, so no DYK allowed. You could considering nominating it for Good Article status. If you succeed, that qualifies submitting a DYK. David notMD ( talk) 01:54, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
47.29.158.191 ( talk) 09:21, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
I requested someone to add a sentence to a semi-edit protected article here but nobody did. An editor asked me to generate consensus for it (I am asking them to use the Washington Post, a reliable source), how do I do that? Baamiyaan2 ( talk) 09:40, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format.
How do I give a reference?
TechnoTiger2008 ( talk) 10:30, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
As a Latin America fanatic, I've come across a few articles written in MDY date format even though all Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries use DMY instead. Should the DMY date be mandatory on all English-language articles associated with events in Latin America? 2001:8003:3447:9F01:E01E:E556:BC21:FA42 ( talk) 23:30, 24 August 2021 (UTC) 2001:8003:3447:9F01:E01E:E556:BC21:FA42 ( talk) 23:30, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Do not use dd-mm-yyyy, mm-dd-yyyy or yyyy-dd-mm formats, which I assume is what the OP meant but MDY/DMY dates; so the answer is neither, only YMD is allowed for numeric dates. However, in article text, we usually write out the months, in which case Tenryuu’s advice above works (i.e. keep consistency and check the local variety of English to choose between
July 4, 1976and
4 July 1976). Tigraan Click here for my talk page ("private" contact) 11:33, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Malayal 41.116.94.252 ( talk) 17:21, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
I am having issues publishing a page for a British Entrepreneur being met with the violation that it promotes or publicises someone - however it has been written very factually, using similar pages (eg. Peter Jones, Theo Paphitis) for reference. How do I overcome this? JimboJamesSinclair ( talk) 14:20, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi dear Wikipedians. I'm having trouble with a stubborn user at Gedik Ahmed Pasha. You can see our discussion there, but basically user rejects content backed by (multiple) sources (with specific quotes) added by myself, but says we should include his own interpretation of a single source that, according to them, disproves all the others (it's about ethnicity. Balkans). I warned them I would report them. Immediately after, they posted this on my talk page. Thanks in advance for your help!-- Haldir Marchwarden ( talk) 15:29, 25 August 2021 (UTC) Haldir Marchwarden ( talk) 15:29, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
man, what the heck are you talking about?,
Please, refrain from edit warring again.(problematic because it implies they are the only one at fault, but it takes two to edit-war), and the threat to "report".
This is happening increasingly: I make a reasonable - but, I accept, as always, debatable - , which is reverted so fast, that I can only think that it was done without any kind of checking. (I mean, the edit of mine above, as with similar recent incidents, does not scream "disruptive edit" on the face of it, I believe - So should deserve at least a cursory look to check.)
As in this case, when I check the reverter's history, there are masses of reversions, often solely, or nearly so, of IP editors. There is generally a mix of good and bad reversions, as in this case. It is also quite commonly an editor who does not use edit summaries.
I accept that if I choose not to register, I have to take the rough with the smooth, and I see lots of implicit and explicit suspicion of IP editors. I know there are reasons, too. That has never worried me (too much!), but there seems to be a noticeable upsurge in this kind of thing. And it's getting disheartening. Could there be any special reason for this taking off in the last few months? For example, are there special anti-vandalism projects that newly registered users are encouraged to undertake? Or something like that? Any ideas? I'd like to know how long to lay low for, giving WP a bit of rest, if I have to ride-out an anti-IP reversion campaign. But editing has been a real life-saver for me throughout the pandemic, restrictions, etc.
Also, can anything more be done to try to encourage habitual non-users of edit-summaries to a more collegial approach? I find the discourtesy of being reverted with no edit summary whatsoever, quite in-your-face hostile. I would never behave that way to others on WP, so find it really objectionable in registered users - some of whom seem to think they're superior creatures to troublesome varmint IPs.
Rant ended. Thanks for listening. 49.177.69.7 ( talk) 12:04, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Help me create a template or else — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brothernotuser1 ( talk • contribs) 11:28, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
I was planning to work on the article about the cult-film journalist and author Danny Peary, and his birth information is footnoted to Encyclopedia.com. From what I read at /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_279#Encyclopedia.com, Encyclopedia.com aggregates reliable-source material. Here's my question: Rather than cite Encyclopedia.com, shouldn't we cite the reliable source instead? I've seen "via=" in some footnotes. Would that apply here?
I'll be specific. This Danny Peary Encyclopedia.com page https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/peary-dannis-1949 says at the end that the material comes from the reference work Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. So should the current footnote ("Peary, Dannis 1949-". Encyclopedia.com. 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2019.) be more like ("Peary, Dannis 1949-". Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. Via Encyclopedia.com. 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2019.)
Also I don't see "2009" anywhere on the Encyclopedia.com article. Should the 2009 come out?
I'm sorry to keep asking questions, and thank you everyone on Teahouse for helping me many times.
Now that I think about it, I'm not sure any of this even matters. The footnote goes to the same place. Am I being too persnickety? The Horror, The Horror ( talk) 21:52, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Please how do I delete an image from draft Olugold ( talk) 23:18, 24 August 2021 (UTC) Olugold ( talk) 23:18, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
[[File:BENNETH NWANKWO.jpg|thumb|Benneth Nwankwo]]
. If you're using VisualEditor, click Edit, click on the photo, click your delete key, and save your change. Happy editing!
GoingBatty (
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03:15, 25 August 2021 (UTC)okay, thanks.-- Olugold ( talk) 21:31, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
I want to close an Rfc but am unsure of the process. Am I supposed to remove the Rfc tag on the Request for Comments page or the tag on the Article in question's Talk page? Thank you. The Rfc in question in on the article Jeremiah Lisbo.
EDIT: I've closed the Rfc but would like confirmation I did it correctly. Koikefan ( talk) 20:34, 25 August 2021 (UTC) Koikefan ( talk) 20:34, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello Dear Admins, As always satuition in Afghanistan so Bad, Just killing and Kilings... I am also one them the people who living in Afghanistan. I thought i would be helping my country people and copmanies those are Known to create pages as much i can, Cause our people are not familar with Technology and they can't. But here in wikipedians really didn't helped me, Instead of Few of Them were asking for money to approve my page, But i told them i need ligit work and want to learn. I am seeing there bunches of pages those don't have even on Reference as well but still approved, but in case admins like they having personal issues with me. They don't feel in how much struggling i am trying to work, I spent more than Hurdred Hourse on my article, and i have good refrences than many pages, but still not approving.
PLEASE MAKE DECESION NOW, APPROVE MY PAGE, OR DELETE DELETE MY ACCOUNT PERMENETLY ImanSalvador ( talk) 21:45, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
asking for money to approve [your] page, report them to
paid-en-wp@wikimedia.org
; articles are not held hostage for approval. It is most likely a
scam and should be reported.Wikimedia accounts cannot be deleted, as edits need to be attributed to one. You can abandon the account and never use it again if you wish to stop editing Wikipedia. —
Tenryuu 🐲 (
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22:13, 24 August 2021 (UTC)Hi! I am an avid reader of Chinese historical articles on this site, but there is one thing that drives me crazy: I think, for brevity's sake, whenever a person is mentioned multiple times in an article, their name is shortened. For instance, there is an article on Han Fei, and there is a sentence later in the article that reads "Han borrowed Shang Yang's emphasis on laws". So here the author shortens Han Fei's name to "Han", only the problem is this is confusing and not really reflective of how Chinese people use and say their names. "Han" could also refer to the state of Han, which Han Fei is from , and which is also mentioned in the article. And Han is a family name, whereas Fei is the given name or "first name" inn American style. So for clarity's sake it would be better to either just say the full name, "Han Fei borrowed Shang Yang's emphasis on laws , or to say something like "Fei borrowed Shang Yang's emphasis on laws". Thoughts? Are there particular editors I could talk to that regularly handle these articles? I would love to create an account and change them, but before I do that I want to understand why this method is used. I get that it's foreign content, but it only takes a little cultural knowledge to fix, and the articles would read more accurately and be less confusing. 18:35, 25 August 2021 (UTC) HanFeiZiFuRen ( talk) 19:19, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for the info, but it's not easy at all. I'm going to make an account and contribute, and read and understand, but I will also show you examples of where it is confusing. There are many, I've been reading these articles for years. I love them and I only want to make them better. This discussion will probably continue in other boards, and hopefully I can add to them. HanFeiZiFuRen ( talk) 19:19, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Edit: I found this in reference to Japanese names "Japanese historical (and some modern) figures may be conventionally known by either their family (clan) name and their given name or their given name only but not their family name only."
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biography#Subsequent_use
I think the same would apply to Chinese names. Also this, same article: "In Vietnamese names, given names also take priority over family names. The given name, not the surname, should be used to refer to the person. The given name is nevertheless placed after the family name, following the East Asian naming scheme, even when written about in English." I would like the source for this, pretty much proves my point culturally. HanFeiZiFuRen ( talk) 19:19, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
It says the talk discussion is closed for the Chinese naming conventions also, I have a lot of reading to do to figure out where this has been discussed, it's fun though! — Preceding unsigned comment added by HanFeiZiFuRen ( talk • contribs) 19:14, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Note to self: Apparently editing is NOT a collaborative effort. Got it. Didn't realize pages are "owned" by individuals. When did that change as I was thanked previously for my first edit? Good to know for future attempts which may or may not happen. Thanks Wikipedia (Considering canceling my monthly $$ amount) Alden Street ( talk) 17:24, 24 August 2021 (UTC) Alden Street ( talk) 17:24, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Bilorv If I knew who undid the edit I could have reached out to that person, but I don't know how to find that person. And as far as citing a source, I cited the season and episode that mentioned the Nambu pistol. How does one include a source citation for a TV show episode? And, BTW, EVERYONE in Wikipedia is receiving the money. QED. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alden Street ( talk • contribs)
On August 18, 2021 I published a new article entitled Little Folks. I just went to the article's Talk page and I saw this category: AfC submissions by date/07 February 2017. That date is more than four years before the article was published. I thought perhaps an earlier Little Folks article had been deleted, but when I clicked on the category I found, listed under L, Talk:Little Folks, and when I clicked on that I was returned to the talk page of the new article. I don't understand the reason for:AfC submissions by date/07 February 2017. I'm tempted to delete the category, but there may be a valid reason for it being there. Can someone enlighten me on the category? Thank you for any assistance you can give me. Karenthewriter ( talk) 00:19, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Hoary thank you for solving my mystery. I'm sure you're correct, I must have copied material from a Talk page of one of my earlier children's magazine articles. I suppose the good news is that mistakes keep me humble -- I've been editing since 2007, but there's always more I need to learn. Karenthewriter ( talk) 00:45, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
I need to get a good article symbol in my article wishes to mean how can I write a good notable article?? hope someone can help me with some advice.-- HellmuSa ( talk) 17:05, 25 August 2021 (UTC) HellmuSa ( talk) 17:05, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Trying to add an album for an artist, using another of his albums as a template. My entry keeps getting declined. What am I missing?
/info/en/?search=Draft:Looking_at_You,_Looking_at_Me Superdelic ( talk) 01:09, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello all!
I have just written my first draft for a writer I very much admire, but it's already being flagged with problems.
Any suggestions on how to improve this please?
/info/en/?search=Draft:Jo_Lorenz
Thanks,
Chrissie Chrissieessbee ( talk) 23:59, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
I registered a new account with the email of an old account, and now I'm not getting email notifications for pages I'm watching. What do I need to do? SweetTaylorJames ( talk) 06:11, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Had a question about DNA Romance - I'm doing some research on this company as part of a class project but found they didn't have a wikipedia page due to lack of notability. I understand they are a small company, but I feel they are actually quite well known in the vancouver area and within dating industry. Wondering what it takes to be considered notable as a small business? Baldxseaxurchin ( talk) 19:57, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
—— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 ( talk) 20:09, 25 August 2021 (UTC)Wikipedia articles cover notable topics—those that have gained sufficiently significant attention by the world at large and over a period of time, and are not outside the scope of Wikipedia. We consider evidence from reliable and independent sources to gauge this attention. The notability guideline does not determine the content of articles, but only whether the topic should have its own article.
Your addition of one reference to Draft:DNA Romance, created by someone else a while back, is unlikely to be enough to justify reviewer approval if resubmitted. David notMD ( talk) 20:24, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
How to contact astronomy experts in the tea house Crandall a clark ( talk) 01:27, 26 August 2021 (UTC) Crandall a clark ( talk) 01:27, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I have requested the bot to rotate this image: /info/en/?search=File:Cockfighting_Kamala.jpg, but it seems like the bot is not working. What can I do to make it correct? HxH3 ( talk) 02:31, 26 August 2021 (UTC) HxH3 ( talk) 02:31, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Or only two, you guys updated, I uploaded a new one.
Hello! I am working on an article that I submitted for review and was declined for "praising subject," could someone read over it and point out specific areas?
This is the link to the article: /info/en/?search=Draft:James_E._Stewart
Thank you! JorodHistory ( talk) 01:07, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Stewart was noted for “his ability to work with almost anyone, regardless of religion, color, or political belief” and for never backing down from what he believed, but always standing his ground “in a manner which commanded respect.That is not something a reader needs to see immediately, as that description fits innumerable people. Put it further down on the page, please. I'd also suggest that we don't need to know who gave Stewart a particular job - just say he got the job, and let readers find that level of detail by reading the reference if they so desire. On the whole, it doesn't look too bad to me, but maybe others might wish to make comments
Back in July you were asked on your Talk page if PAID or COI applied. You must answer. If not, state that on your Talk page. It yes, state the nature of your connection on your User page. David notMD ( talk) 02:35, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi, So I've recently gotten into editing and have been editing some pages about my state ( Queensland, Australia), it's organisations and some public figures. As part of this I added some info to YMCA Youth Parliament's Queensland section and have what I believe is solid sourcing for it.
I can see that there used to be a separate YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament page but that was deleted for sourcing (and maybe relevancy?)issues in 2010. As it's now a number of years later and I could easily find sources on the topic I believe that this page should be recreated.
I'm unsure how to go about this. I don't want to restore the old page (as I'm willing to believe there was issues with the content), I want to make a new page that is sourced better.
Could someone please help with the process? Thank you and much obliged.
Tomorrow and tomorrow ( talk) 10:01, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
This is what I had hoped. Thank you for your assistance! Tomorrow and tomorrow ( talk)
i am new please which type of article can i write that will be approved? Mickel jack ( talk) 10:15, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Please how can i write an article for a company?
Mickel jack (
talk)
10:17, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone convert the following code into a chart, like at British royal family#Members?
Gulab Singh------Rakwal | | Ranbir Singh---------Subh Devi | | _______________________________________ | | | | Pratap Singh Amar Singh------Bhotiali Chib | | Hari Singh------Tara Devi | | Karan Singh-----Yasho Rajya Lakshmi | | _______________________________________ | | | | Vikramaditya Singh Ajatshatru Singh
Peter Ormond 💬 04:17, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
5944alsas ( talk) 02:10, 25 August 2021 (UTC) hey! alphablocks ended and i definitely like numberblocks, so what would its spinoff be 8 years after alphablocks ended? (example: colorblocks)
New to the Community Maazkhurram ( talk) 11:32, 26 August 2021 (UTC) I was wondering that how can I add a contribution page to Wikipedia with the product heading. I Tried the contribution button but it keeps adding my name and sample page next to my heading. Kindly plz Help
How do I transfer a Russian jpg so it can be usable on English Wikipedia? I need help with the following photo:
Васикова Лидия Петровна.jpg
Thank you (Спасибо),
Shari Garland (
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16:29, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello everyone. I'm still getting to grips with WP and enjoying tidying up and tightening some existing pages. Quick question. Is there any WP stance on the value of podcasts as sources? I know it's a broad question and that podcasts vary hugely in scope and quality. But I regularly listen to the Dan Snow series of History Hit ones [1], which often contain interesting points. Any thoughts/feedback is v much appreciated. SnowballWT ( talk) 11:04, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
References
Can you review my article, please Zija Grapshi. Why my three articles are not accepted yet. Please I beg you. Lovingheartloving ( talk) 19:38, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
You by-passed AfC to create
Zija Grapshi as an article. My personal opinion is that it is not article-worthy in its current form, and should be draftified, as recently was done to your
Draft:Arif Diren. You have also created several drafts but did not submit those, so nothing is happening there until you do. CORRECTION: You submitted three drafts Aug 15 & 16 and those are in the pile of drafts waiting to be reviewed.
David notMD (
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22:48, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
All the articles I have made till now are either translations or by copying the contents from a similar article and editing it (like the ones I have made on departmental councils). As a result, I don't know what all to add to continue my draft. Excellenc1 ( talk) 03:29, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
When I see citation needed, I do a quick search and can usually find answers to these. But on the /info/en/?search=Shower page, it looks like no one can fix it now? I want to add to the section about drainage and second shower drains in Australia (which is actually quite fascinating to see, as well). Please advise - thank you! Benita >Note: 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. Benitag ( talk) 13:31, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
For WikiProject talk page banners, is there a way to leave a specific note with the banner for people to see? I don't mean the hidden text message for editors, but a message that everyone can see. For example, adding a message to Talk:AKM Nazir Ahmed for the Twenty-Tens decade WikiProject to say that the WikiProject only is involved with his arrest/death, which happened in the 2010s. I am not sure if adding such a note to the banner is possible, but I thought I would ask. Thanks for any help in advance. Elijahandskip ( talk) 04:14, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
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that you want to appear on every banner (e.g. "Note that this WikiProject is only involved in events that happened in the 2010s, even if the scope of this article covers more than that."), orHello Teahouse hosts. There have been recent changes in Drake's Plate of Brass by User 97.120.67.205 which you may view HERE. This user made several edits to add much material which is not cited and removed material that was adequately cited. This user has five edits on this page and one on Francis Drake's circumnavigation. The circumnavigation edit was reverted.
I believe the edits of User 97.120.67.205 should be reverted on the Drake's Plate of Brass article, too, but I do not know how to revert so many edits at once. I've only reverted one edit at a time, and even that is something I have rarely done. So, might someone look this over, and if they are comfortable reverting the edits do so--or--tell me the process so that I could do so? And please know that if I am wrong in my assessment about reverting User 97.120.67.205's edits, I would like to know that. Most kind regards, Hu Nhu ( talk) 04:05, 27 August 2021 (UTC) Hu Nhu ( talk) 04:05, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
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we can update {{use dmy dates}} on articles (persons living of dead) related to uk. is my assumption correct? {{use british english}} can be only updated articles to uk or have predominantly british english. or can it be updated for all articles (persons living of dead) related to uk? 28july21 ( talk) 13:22, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
In the list of Wikipedians by article count, do templates and stubs created count? Excellenc1 ( talk) 15:01, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello Wikipedia!
I'm a new editor and had a general question about mission statements WP:MISSION. I've come across some articles that quote their companies' mission statements. In general, should these be deleted? Or are small blurbs ok? Just curious before I edit. Apologies if this is a dumb question...again, I am learning :) Spacebarz ( talk) 00:14, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for your quick responses!@Timtempleton @Hoary
This is what sparked my curiosity:
Netherlands Economic Medal Cabinet
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Hoary Great explanation. Many thanks!
Spacebarz (
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Hi guys and girls, my submission has been pending review for about 24 hrs now, and I see no option to resubmit. How can I get it done? Fogetu2 ( talk) 22:24, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
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[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)
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01:01, 19 August 2021 (UTC)Okey dokey fellow Wikipedians, I have an article idea. What if I wrote an article about the world's largest fire hydrant? Or made a list of the, say, top 10? Or wrote an article about the world's largest working fire hydrant? Are any of these already a thing?
I'd like to know what a couple other editors think and what some suggested news sources would be (e.g. Just NYT style or local CBS or ABC affiliate channels too? Could I use something like this?).
I look forward to the responses! WikiIsKnowledge ( talk) 23:46, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Hoary, it's not an "amusing" idea. I used to live near the world's largest working hydrant and I've been researching others. I wanted to see if it was an acceptable article topic and which sources were acceptable for Wikipedia. I already looked it up, but I'll try using categories. Thanks, WikiIsKnowledge ( talk) 00:04, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Timtempleton Good idea. I'll do that. Thanks. WikiIsKnowledge ( talk) 00:16, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
On the Talk page for William Weaver, I posted, "In the list of translations, each book has the title in English and then, if you look at "Edit source," the title in Italian. In the article, however, the title in Italian is automatically translated to English, sometimes differently from the first title in English, and sometimes without proper spacing. I don't know how to turn off the automatic translator.Maurice Magnus (talk) 18:42, 11 August 2021 (UTC) The same problem occurs after The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana in Biography.Maurice Magnus (talk) 19:03, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
Is there in fact an automatic translator? If not, what is creating the problem I identified? Maurice Magnus ( talk) 23:59, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Replied at Talk:William Weaver#List of translations Maurice Magnus ( talk) 01:20, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I'm unsure whether it's appropriate to use WP:COLLAPSE tables for long podcast episode lists because MOS:COLLAPSE appears to have deprecated collapsible tables. Would extremely long episode tables be a possible exception? Input would be appreciated at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Podcasting#Lists_of_Episodes (These might also provide more context: Talk:The_Adam_Buxton_Podcast and Talk:Up_and_Vanished) TipsyElephant ( talk) 02:08, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
2601:140:8500:870:DCB1:DDFA:8FAF:3AE5 ( talk) 02:11, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Our submission for this Wikipedia page keeps being denied for "lack of significant coverage" /info/en/?search=Draft:Private_Academic_Library_Network_of_Indiana
Would love some advice on how to add that. We are very similar to, for example, this group, whose page appears /info/en/?search=Orbis_Cascade_Alliance or the list here: /info/en/?search=Library_consortium 2603:7080:E506:3AC8:E003:2B88:6E32:60EC ( talk) 20:22, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks all. This is super helpful. This was Megan's project but she is leaving her job and asked me as another employee to look at this. 2603:7080:E506:3AC8:3C8D:86CB:6AEF:A62B ( talk) 14:15, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
How do I send a message to another editor? The person's user name appears in the history of an article. I have received messages from other people. Roryjohnston ( talk) 03:31, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
talk
link next to their name in the history page) and edit it to leave them a message. —
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04:22, 19 August 2021 (UTC)There are actors and other personalities whose date of birth mentioned on their Wikipedia article is incorrect. I am saying it on the basis of their interviews, youtube videos and social media, where they have mentioned their correct DOB or age. I had tried changing a few DOB earlier but wasn't able to due to lack of reliable sources. Now, even after trying and researching, I can't find a reliable source to support the fact; and to make the respective correction I'll indeed need a source or something. Are there any suggestions regarding it on how to correct date of birth regardless of having an accurate or reliable source. ManaliJain ( talk) 05:53, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I've been working with a small team of editors, most of us novices still, to improve /info/en/?search=Stanford_prison_experiment before it is listed this Friday in the "On This Day" section of the en.wikipedia front page.
We are certain it is in much better shape than it was last week, but would be very grateful to have anyone here look at how it could be better. Thank you very much for all the work you do here. Grateful to be able to help too. DrZasm ( talk) 07:34, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
2021 Taliban offensive I made a request [1] to an edit protected article but how can I get someone to add it to the article. Nobody has bothered to respond even after 10hours 2405:204:5025:8F13:E1E5:5C7E:3E37:2E9C ( talk) 12:02, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I've submitted a piece a text as an addition to the outsourcing page ( /info/en/?search=Outsourcing). From the permissions email address I received permission for the text and the volunteer has made the necessary modifications to the talk page of the article. However, up to date my original text hasn't appeared on the outsourcing page again. And when I submit it once again, it gets removed again. What should I do to get this text published and not removed?
BTW: I'm a first time Wikipedia contributor, so am still learning. Ebroersma1984 ( talk) 08:11, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
You may create the page "Liakat Ali (Artist)", You may create the page "Liakat Ali (Artist)", Dear, When I creat my page in this subject- Liakat Ali (Artist), it show the page but after some hour it does not show, and the guide you do as like the subject I am Asking you , What is the wrong? You do guide some time , but difficult to understand what you want? would you say shor and any guide that can help.
Music in color for Liakat Ali (Artist)
Music in color ( talk) 12:10, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Music in color ( talk) 12:10, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
How do I report glitches on Wikipedia? WinnipegMA ( talk) 21:17, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
someone might see some vandalism and think of it as a glitch but that should be reported to village pump technicalI presume you meant "but that should not be reported to village pump technical"? ― Qwerfjkl talk 08:59, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Not so long ago, I had asked if I should publish a navbox template I made in my sandbox which had, back then, a lot of red links (Original question here). Later I worked on it, it is still very red, but better (when I had orignally asked, there were 7 or 8 blue links, now 30 (but out of 101 total links)). Can I now publish the template because after the creation of all 101 articles, I cannot individually add this template to each one of them, and if I start from now, I can add at least to the 30 articles + the rest of them I will eventually be making? And reading the original question's answers, you may still doubt their (the article links') notability as they are all stubs, made in the same layout/format. Excellenc1 ( talk) 14:52, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
| below = [[List of presidents of departmental councils (France)|List of presidents]]
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PrimeHunter (
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15:32, 18 August 2021 (UTC)@ PrimeHunter:
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is displayed at the end so it's usually added at the end. I have added it
[2] but you are free to remove it.
PrimeHunter (
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12:28, 19 August 2021 (UTC)@ PrimeHunter: How do I then add the list of presidents (the content) to the template? Excellenc1 ( talk) 13:08, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Over a year ago I saw a sentence in the "Staniszów" article: "After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement." My understanding is that "ethnic cleansing" means something entirely different, and there is no evidence that there was "ethnic cleansing" in Staniszów in 1945, so I removed it. I just saw that the same phrase was re-added to the article. Should I remove it again? I do not have a source that says "there was no ethnic cleansing in Staniszów" but it's very difficult to disprove a negative. What should I do here? Hattie Cape ( talk) 13:20, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
can someone please help in improving the article Juliana000 ( talk) 00:02, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
can you please guide how to improve the article? really appreciate your help and quick reply @ Timtempleton: — Preceding unsigned comment added by Juliana000 ( talk • contribs)
thank you Hoary User:GoingBatty how many days we have to get these issues fixed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Juliana000 ( talk • contribs)
Hoary thanks you can you or someone please help to fix the issue — Preceding unsigned comment added by Juliana000 ( talk • contribs) 12:48, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Hey! I hope you read my previous answer on Cars 3 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) So I'm here creating pages, correcting soundtrack details etc and so i noticed an EP was missing here so i created a page for it (work in progress) I wanted to ask for some help but before that i just went there to fix it myself but what do i see it just redirected me and what do i see
somebody vandalized it, although i undo the changes he made but can you help me like protect the page or something like only authenticated users can edit it! The page /info/en/?search=Oh_My_Messy_Mind Please see history as when i created it and just a few hours ago somebody came and vandalized it, do help! Thank you! HimuEdits ( talk) 14:56, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
I just checked history and it looks like that user had done rediricitng again with my article which i fixed later without noticing the change. and this time he just erased my article although i undo it, Could you please tell me how to protect it?
Okay first so you don't get confused it's me I got my username got changed, Now listen, I get it he edits or does whatever but wait, Every EP and studio album has their own page see for exmaple James Bay Chaos and the Calm, Ed Sheeran album Divide or Ed Sheeran's EP Songs I wrote with Amy.
Now please be with me, There was no page regarding the EP Oh My Messy Mind, So I created one and added a link everywhere like on peer pressure song like it's from EP oh my messy mind so i just added link. I don't understand if we think like that, Then ed sheeran divide album and all other albums too be removed and instead be redirected to their discorography, fair point? Just checked and yes the page it redirects to is okay but wait that page itself has links to Chaos and the Calm, Electric Light, so why can't it be for the page I created? — Preceding unsigned comment added by HimuTheEditor ( talk • contribs) 08:28, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I may do as you said and add more sources needed to it. Thank you! Again, as I said before I'm new to the wikipedia and I don't know much although I corrected articles but I didn't had knowledge in creating a new one. Thank you for helping! Good day & stay safe! :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by HimuTheEditor ( talk • contribs) 15:46, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
How Can I add References on my posts Emmy Rey ( talk) 14:17, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, on the 6th of August we asked for a number of changes to be made on Talk:BBC Natural History Unit, we've not yet had any responses to our requests. What is the timeframe in which we should expect to receive some feedback? At present the page is factually incorrect and we would like to collaborate with the Wikipedia community to get it updated.
Thank you for your help. BBC Studios Comms ( talk) 14:59, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
hii, can you help me in creating this article Draft:Syed Taha Bukhari please... and i can't understand, how can i improve it? Ttttt321 ( talk). 16:19, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I added an archive bot to my talk page. Is there a good way to display links to the various archives at the top of the page? TipsyElephant ( talk) 18:04, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I did a search to see if this topic has been addressed in the Teahouse in the past but couldn't find a discussion on it. I very much like the general layout of Wikipedia pages, but suggest that the Table of Contents be moved to the left sidebar area, and constructed so that the table remains visible while the user scrolls through the article contents. This would provide a way for the user to rapidly jump from one part of the article to others quickly, without having to manually scroll back to the top for the table. The general Wikipedia links currently resident on the left side would need to be shifted to the bottom of the sidebar. 66.223.250.246 ( talk) 17:20, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Hey, I just want to let you know that the page about Tony Lien, is entirely fake, there's no sources, tried crosschecking and there's no results for him at his linked "achievements" whatsoever. /info/en/?search=Tony_Lien
How has this page been edited so many times and "confirmed" even though there's no way to confirm it since it's all false. Please please please remove all the "info" on this page. If I do it, it'll for some reason just be reverted even though it's all a lie... 81.167.61.224 ( talk) 19:12, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
What are the possible consequences of rickrolling someone on Teahouse? (Note: I haven't done so; just out of curiosity. I acknowledge that Teahouse is a forum of serious discussions and queries.) Excellenc1 ( talk) 15:05, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
how can I edit story books for kids in Wikipedia Amossimphiwe1 ( talk) 10:55, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
In some entries, I've written, for example, "p. 29." Another editor changes it to "(p. 29)." Why? It doesn't change the text, which continues to say, "p. 29." Maurice Magnus ( talk) 22:53, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Please go into "Edit source" to see what another editor changes it to. You can't see it otherwise, because, as I said, the text continues to say, "p. 29." Maurice Magnus ( talk) 22:56, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
@ 192.76.8.74: and :@ Hoary: Good to know; I'll use it. Thanks. Maurice Magnus ( talk) 23:10, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
{{nbsp}}
template, which does the same thing. There are some guidelines for the use of nonbreaking spaces at
MOS:NBSP.
CodeTalker (
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00:29, 20 August 2021 (UTC)How do we enter citations for the same source, but different pages, such as "Williams, p. 234-237"? Socratesart:talk 00:54, 20 August 2021 (UTC) Socratesart:talk 00:54, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
i wany to replace Template:Citation style with Template:No footnotes. is my decision correct? please suggest. 28july21 ( talk) 01:15, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Subject do not qualifies for a Wikipedia article.
Hi Teahouse Editors, my name is Steve, hope all is well.
I'm new to Wikipedia.
Can someone please help me with my Spanish article? SteveJClay ( talk) 04:36, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hanny M ( talk) 00:26, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
182.184.67.245 ( talk) 04:39, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I am an non-logged editor. I joined wikipedia and wikimedia commons with Jejsiguoa account on 29th january 2021. And till yesterday, I edited and crossed 500 contributions. But now, I want to transfer those accounts to a different ip address. Is it possible? How can I do it? the device with Jejsiguoa is now of no use to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.187.240.151 ( talk) 04:25, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Would I log out from the old device and join with Jejsiguoa from my new device? 223.187.240.151 ( talk)
My Chondhi page uptil not showing in Wikipedia for public why? Chondhi ( talk) 06:24, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
How can a user create a new article on wikipedia. What is the eligibility 2006nishan178713 ( talk) 16:53, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
I didn't want to promote but I was kinda explaining the account and I really only need my wiki thing up for at least 10 hours so I can get what I need to happen which is trying to get my Twitter verified somehow. I'm just 13 so you also can't expect a wiki paragraph that I write to look good OverLord Official ( talk) 05:31, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
To receive the blue badge, your account must be authentic, notable, and active....
Notable ... Companies, brands, and organizations: ... must meet 2 of the following [three] requirements: presence in public indices, including but not limited to ... stable Wikipedia articles that meet the encyclopedia’s notability standards, ...On one hand, it's nice that Twitter has some faith in us; on the other hand the extra criteria are non-trivial: significant recent mentions in Verified news sources or top .05% (!) ranking in followers. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 17:54, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, everyone! My Draft:Blue J Legal was recently rejected by Tame. Since I haven’t found any advertisement or promotional content myself, I’m asking for help from more experienced users. I did my best to add sources to all the information in the article but you are more than welcome to correct me.
Why my three articles are not accepted yet? It's been 4 day. Lovingheartloving ( talk) 07:14, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, please let me know if I'm in the right place. I work for Writtle University College (page here: Writtle University College) and have noticed that a lot of the info on our page is outdated or entirely incorrect.
I don't want to alter the page myself (I realise this could be a conflict of interest) but could anyone point me in the direction of finding an impartial editor to add updates? I could direct editors to sources (e.g. newspaper articles from third parties) or point out incorrect sections.
The colours listed in the info box are wrong, and so is the number of students and the motto. The info on the Northumberland Building Light Well Mosaic is very, very old - our students have done a lot of exciting things since then!
For example, we have a wide range of facilities and in 2020 we were the National Student Survey's UK's top raised institution for student satisfaction ( https://www.essexlive.news/special-features/putting-science-practice-writtle-university-4525887) in addition to getting 100% satisfaction for some of our higher education courses ( https://www.hortweek.com/writtle-university-college-achieves-100-student-satisfaction-rating-horticulture-degree/parks-and-gardens/article/1693582) .
We also recently launched the UK's first permanent 3x3 basketball facilities ( https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/writtle-university-colleges-summer-sport-festival-to-launch-uks-first-bespoke-3x3-basketball-courts/)
Writtle was the first UK university to offer degrees in Regenerative Agriculture and recently launched a new MBA ( https://www.farmersguide.co.uk/university-leads-the-way-with-new-regenerative-food-systems-mba/)
If anyone would like me to point out more new info or incorrect details just let me know.
Any help appreciated! Essex.Comms ( talk) 12:55, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone delete my account forever? Please delete it. Hyderabadi ( talk) 11:58, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello Folks....What's the usefulness of sand box Emmy Rey ( talk) 09:46, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
As of now I have added 55 citations and I have to add 46 more + changing party colours and names. But I have some other work too, so may I edit the rest later? Or can I move the article to a draft sapce and edit it there and after completion, move it to the mainspace. Excellenc1 ( talk) 10:21, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
I am a junior member at Earthsight and have been trying to add our reports to the criticisms section of IKEAs article. I appreciate Wikipedia's rules re: conflict of interest / self promotion, but I believe our work constitutes substantial criticism, is based on concrete evidence, and is relevant to the article. I've been asking for help frequently in the IKEA talk page but basically keep getting patronised for not being good enough with the formatting and criticised for my persistence as if I'm trying to do something wrong.
There's no denying we have an agenda here - we are after-all an advocacy organisation who want our findings widely known to pressure IKEA and FSC to reform their ways. However, our findings have been internationally reported on by news outlets round the world and can objectively be considered as valid, substantiated criticisms of IKEA.
This is my latest attempt which was denied "due to laughable formatting and incredibly obvious bias" - true I could not figure out how to reference in the talk article, but I'm honestly not sure how to proceed with the bias issue. I mention and link to Earthsight because it's our work and where the full report is, it seems weird to me to cut all reference of the source out, but I'm very much an amateur having a stab at this.
Use of Illegal Timber
In June 2020 IKEA was found to be selling beech chairs made from wood which was illegally felled in the forests of the Ukrainian Carpathians - including their best-selling Terje and Ingolf chairs. In their investigation Flatpacked Forests environmental NGO Earthsight found that many of Ikea’s melamine-coated chipboard furniture products were made from Ukrainian wood of suspect origin.
The report focussed criticism on the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), the world’s leading green labelling system for timber, which IKEA uses extensively to prevent illegal and unsustainably harvested wood from entering its supply chains.
Ukrainian forester whistleblowers explained how FSC audits could easily be undermined through corruption and deception, especially during the Ukrainian presidency of Viktor Yanukovych in 2011-14, who has been widely criticized for "massive" corruption and fostered an environment where fraud and the doctoring of official documents was rampant.
A further Earthsight report in July 2021 focussed on the brand's popular Sundvik children's range and Flisat doll's house as likely being tainted with illegal wood from protected forests in Russia. Ikea’s House of Horrors linked their furniture to Siberian forests under the control of one of Russia's top-50 wealthiest politicians, Evgeny Bakurov.
The investigation found that Bakurov's businesses broke numerous forestry and environmental laws, using a practice known as sanitary felling to cut down trees under the false pretext they were dead, dying, diseased or damaged. Over the last decade, these illegal deals have helped Bakurov controlled firms harvet 2.16 million cubic metres of wood.
Again, Bakurov's pine was certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), allowing it to enter into many other supply chains heading to Europe and the US, aside from Ikea's. The report argues a majority of the EU's imports from eastern Russia are potentially contaminated with FSC audits rarely mentioning or addressing the rampant illegal logging documented within Russian authorities.
Ikea denies all wrongdoing and has announced a temporary ban on sanitary felled wood from Siberia and Russia. The retailer insists Bakurov's wood was "legally harvested" – but have stopped purchasing from his associated companies, citing unspecified "practices of concern".
I'd be happy to work with an impartial editor to include our findings if anyone would be so kind TomElliott113 ( talk) 13:55, 20 August 2021 (UTC) TomElliott113 ( talk) 13:57, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
I would like feedback on whether the information added in this edit of Marian and Vivian Brown is encyclopedic or if it should be removed because it is not encyclopedic or otherwise not suitable for Wikipedia. Thank you. Fabrickator ( talk) 15:26, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Dear colleagues, Could you help me to improve my draft to publish it. Scientific articles about history of our academic journal (The World of the Orient) was published in Ukrainian language, so I can not give: "...the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject". Please help me in this problem. Spectatorius ( talk) 12:07, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
What reliable sources are there for
The Village Of Brambleshire Wood? I had initially submitted it as a stub, inviting others to expand it, say, by including those reliable sources! Instead, it was moved to the draftspace.
ANY help along those lines will be muchly appreciated.
Parker Gabriel 14:51, 20 August 2021 (UTC) Parker Gabriel 14:51, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
I have had 4 IP adresses and 2 accounts. Had they all been connected, I would have had 265 days of service and ~2,000 edits, which would give me a lot of permissions (Autoconfimered, Extenddend confimred...), which would be useful for me right now. Is there some way I can get them on this account? Starship SN20 ( talk) 16:08, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Are we allowed to use French reliable sources? ItsJustdancefan ( talk) 17:23, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
I was looking for an article on Eyal Press. All that Eyal Press has now, is a Redirect to the article on the Russell Sage Foundation. I just started a Talk page on Eyal Press, even though it's a Redirect page -- I got to the Redirect page by clicking the link at the top of the Foundation's page. The article will be pretty weak, but Press does deserve coverage. More on the Talk page on the existing Redirect page. Oaklandguy ( talk) 16:59, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
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Lo que en esta página es algo que Wikipedia no es? Nave espacial SN20 ( charla) 17:39, 20 de Agosto 2021 (UTC)— Preceding unsigned comment added by Starship SN20 ( talk • contribs) 17:40, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Non! C'est une blague!
Hi, I am not able to use translation tool in en wiki as I am not an extended confirmed editor. I've been en wiki editor for over 3 years and made over 1,200 edits. How can I have this turned on? Wolfmartyn ( talk) 10:03, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Translate page - On the English Wikipedia machine translation is disabled for all users and this tool is limited to extended confirmed editors.
Wolfmartyn ( talk) 10:44, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi everyone I have an interesting article to create and I am not sure about the reference can I give The Times Bulletin as an reference? Boti2481 ( talk) 01:13, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
How do I disclose that I am being paid to write an article for my company? Merckie514 ( talk) 21:13, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
To the answer of my recent question, I wanted to create Jejsiguoa account again in my new device. But when I am creating an with account Jejsiguoa, it is showing Username entered already in use. Please choose a different name.. What to do? 223.187.240.151 ( talk)
Why isn't her book covered and annotated? SkybirdISLM ( talk) 21:39, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I'm trying to get my first wiki post published ... is there anything else I need to do to my draft? /info/en/?search=Draft:Dr._Prudence_Carter
Also, someone else (don't know who) seems to have another draft on the same person ... (my draft seems more complete). /info/en/?search=Draft:Prudence_Carter
Any advice would be appreciated :) Ddiptee ( talk) 21:03, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
1. The best way to submit articles for review - as a draft page or as sandbox page
2.Do i need to include tags for easy and quick review, and if i need to what is the syntax going to be like? Prosperhaven ( talk) 07:13, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
You said: Unambiguous: not open to more than one interpretation. So, you are only interested in if and by golly stories. Since truth is narrowly defined, that would mean the truth does not abide in you. 97.115.149.226 ( talk) 03:37, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Morning all - I'm trying to get a page approved (Scott Bateman MBE), and I perceived that my sources were reliable and showed notability. The editors don't think so, but I'm not sure what could be improved with them? I've got a significant number of other sources that I haven't used but I don't want to use trial and error to get it approved. Would rather understand what's actually being looked for. Thanks Katherinealee ( talk) 10:21, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy link: Draft:Scott Bateman (British TV and film producer) -- ColinFine ( talk) 10:24, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
I was asked to generate consensus here but I don't know how to, so I request somebody to do that. 27.7.10.112 ( talk) 19:34, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Answer my question. EditJuice ( talk) 15:36, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
User:
, Draft:
, and Template:
: the namespace appears at the beginning of a page name, followed by a colon. Encyclopaedia articles, in the main-space of Wikipedia' have no prefix; for example
Germany. So a page should begin with the prefix Wikipedia:
only if it is a page about the workings of Wikipedia, or is used to manage Wikipedia: examples are this page,
Wikipedia:Teahouse, policies such as
Wikipedia:Five pillars, discussion pages such as
Wikipedia:Village pump/Proposals and essays such as
Wikipedia:an article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing. If what you are talking about is (or is intended to be) an encyclopaedia article, it should not have Wikipedia:
on the front (it might have Draft:
on the front, if it is a draft article).Wikipedia:
namespace, but it is extremely unlikely that a new user would have any valid reason to do so. See
WP:WPNS. I suspect that ColinFine is correct and that you meant an article name starting with "Wikipedia"
Meters (
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16:03, 21 August 2021 (UTC)I'm a long-time reader of Wikipedia and I've made lots and lots of minor edits here and there. Only recently, I've started going a little deeper with more involved edits, including things like templates and citations. Just in the past few days, I've needed to add a Dead link tag to a citation on the article for Hugo Boss (fashion designer) (the person, not the company); and a Clarify tag on the page for the movie Evil Eye (2020 film).
I don't know if I did something wrong, but when it actually showed up in the editor, it added all of it's bare mark-up code to the text of the article, followed by the "clarification needed" tag. I tried both visual and source editing and I got the same result.
What am I doing wrong?
PS. Right before I posted this, I did a quick check on those pages to see if they were both still showing the bare code. They aren't, but that only raises a different question. Why do those templates show up as bare code in the editors, but not on the actual pages? JDspeeder1 ( talk) 15:58, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
{{Dead link|date={{subst:Aug}} {{subst:2021}}|fix-attempted=yes}}
This means that the "date" you entered was actually a copy of
Template:Abbreviated user group (which has the shortcut {{
Aug}}) and a copy of
Template:2021 ({{
2021}}), which is a error catching template for people accidentally entering the year as a template. When you use the dead link template you either need to enter the date without the template brackets ({{Dead link|date=August 2021}}
) or use the DATE template ({{Dead link|{{subst:DATE}}}}
) which the server will automatically replace with the date when you save the page. The templates were fixed automatically because there's a bot that runs around fixing dates in maintanance templates
192.76.8.74 (
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16:21, 21 August 2021 (UTC)This article now has 118 citations (You're welcome). Can this have any upgrade on its quality scale? (Note: The citations may not cite the "Since" column of the table in the "List of presidents.." section. Also, the sites France Bleu and actu.fr are used 10 to 12 times each in the article). Excellenc1 ( talk) 15:35, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article be named "Logo of France" or something like that, because anyone interested in the topic wouldn't find this and even Google won't show this article for logo of France (it shows the Emblem)? I know that this logo is not offically recognised as a national symbol but it is used in governmental communication. Excellenc1 ( talk) 16:16, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
I need some help with Draft:Great Lakes Fleet because I don't know how to cite sources. Could you help me with that? Yours truly Z.M. ZorroMothim ( talk) 16:17, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Can l create a stories for kids in Wikipedia article Amossimphiwe1 ( talk) 16:48, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
I am having an issue in Draft:Rishton Ka Manjha please anyone help because we need to get the article to the main page soon Raviana48 ( talk) 17:29, 21 August 2021 (UTC) Raviana48 ( talk) 17:29, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
We need means our production team needs as all the viewers how is going to watch our Tv show needs additional information such as overview cast etc. Please help us to get the draft on mainspace. Raviana48 ( talk) 17:44, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Feels like a trivial question, but can I use my user sandbox to draft edits that I want to copy over into pre-existing articles, rather than for building new articles? PlasticStylus ( talk) 18:25, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I recently created the article Petersen Vargas. I am not sure if I created it correctly, as I first drafted it on my userspace and then moved it into mainspace (I am not sure if I created it as a draft, or if creating it as a draft is required). I would like to get some feedback on whether I did anything incorrectly, or if there is anything else I should do about the article. Thank you! Koikefan ( talk) 18:17, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
I am addingAtomy Name in the list .Atomy is a multibillion South Korea based MLM Company|1= boomboom 07:56, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi, the recently created article Jeremiah Lisbo for some reason does not appear in Google search results, and I am wondering why this is so? The only page that does appear is my Request for Peer Review of the same article. The Lisbo article is relatively new, but there are even newer articles that do appear on Google search results (e.g. Angela Ken). Is there anything I can do to make it appear on Google? Koikefan ( talk) 18:02, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Sometimes when an image becomes the subject of discussion it takes place both on en-Wikipedia and on Commons. However, most images are hosted on Commons, you can't directly edit or replace the image on en-Wikipedia etc. so the talk page on en-Wikipedia doesn't seem to add much.
Does it make sense to somehow add soft redirects to Commons on all pictures automatically?
(e.g. have File talk:Jack London Lake by bartosh.jpg redirect to c:File talk:Jack London Lake by bartosh.jpg.) Egroeg5 ( talk) 20:53, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Radha Raju Ahmed ( talk) 01:13, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Jaintnp ( talk) 03:26, 22 August 2021 (UTC)my article is rejected Jaintnp ( talk) 03:26, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone help to stop activism NPOV violation s and it's being sneaked mid sentences? Great Highway BikeExpertCA ( talk) 01:13, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
I know how to link to a (sub-)section of another article. I need to link to a subsection that has the same name as a subsection of another, earlier section in the same article. How do I make sure it doesn't link to the earlier subsection? Dutchy45 ( talk) 10:36, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
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00:12, 22 August 2021 (UTC)i usually find fair usage template, however there is no such words. can somebody please look into it. 28july21 ( talk) 06:26, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I am looking for help adjusting the image alignment in the Kangxi Emperor article. As you can see from the article, there are some weird effects on the sections "Personality and Achievements" and "Family", due to the two left-aligned images, making a large white space on the left and making the bullet-point list difficult to read. I looked through a couple of the WP help articles and I played around with it a little myself, but I wasn't able to get the formatting right. Part of the issue is that I really don't understand how the placement of an image in the source text translates into the placement in the article. As far as I can tell, all the images are placed completely randomly in the text but somehow show up more or less where they should. Anyway, I would appreciate any help you can provide. Thank you. Shmarrighan ( talk) 06:44, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I come from the Italian Wikipedia and I'm used to using the VisualEditor, without it I work really badly. I tried to activate it here too but I can't, if I go to my preferences under "beta features" no VisualEditor appears. I have activated all the experimental features but I have not solved anything, so even if I want to, I cannot work on the pages. Beaest ( talk) 08:15, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
I have responded to helpful comments to improve my article and follow the recieved formatting (I think!), but canmot seem to resubmit...the 'Resubmit' button does not activate. New links and sources have been added. Victor Ross (Rosenfeld) recieved a significant half page Obituary in The Times (London) and was an internationally known public figure, particularly active within the Jewish community. I ould also like to remove '(businessman)' but cannot (Rosenfeld) would be more apt as a title, as VR was asked to anglicise his name when serving in WW2 to avoid reprisals if captured. (I am working in Visual Editor.) Many thanks for your help, hopefully! From RondDeJambe RondDeJambe ( talk) 10:08, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Draft:Victor Ross (businessman) has a resubmit button. Before you do, fix the referencing mess. David notMD ( talk) 11:05, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
In the infobox at the top right of LEARN journal , the ISSN and eISSN (under "indexing") are forcing those numbers to be links, even without the double brackets. I'm certain that the numbers are correct, yet the pages that the numbers themselves link to don't look like the intended effect. Is there a syntax for forcing text/numbers to NOT be links?
Thanks in advance for any guidance. Mmiklas ( talk) 05:17, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for the prompt response. Mmiklas ( talk) 12:42, 22 August 2021 (UTC)mmiklas
[3:49:37 PM] <EmeraldRhino84> An article with many sources, why did you not agree with it?
If possible, is there someone who can help me and modify it or approve it
/info/en/?search=Draft:Moamel_Ahmed_Shakeer If possible, is there someone who can help me and modify it or approve it Muamalq ( talk) 12:52, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi there,
Could someone help me make my draft better please.
Thanks TickTokTickTok ( talk) 14:22, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
A recent query about the 2021 season led me to Greenlandic Football Championship. I saw that each season has its own article (each with only on ref, from the league), and each team is the subject of an article, mostly with either no ref or only one ref. I have no feelings one way or the other for either football or Greenland, but do wonder about the validity of this collection of articles. Do any Wikipedia-football-knowledgeable editors want to comment? David notMD ( talk) 15:29, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
I have created a wikipedia page in hindi wikipedia but it is published but it is not searchable in google this is the link plkease make this link searchable in google https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/बृज_किशोर_शर्मा 110.224.177.35 ( talk) 10:37, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello-- new to editing. I have verified all of my edits with credible citations but an article on a living person is being monitored by either themselves or their publicist. This account is deleting entire paragraphs of verified information that is unfavorable to the public image of the subject. What are the rules for this? Does this qualify as vandalism? the article:
/info/en/?search=Angela_Rye Blindsocialist ( talk) 15:43, 22 August 2021 (UTC) blindsocialist
I don't understand-- when I see the talk page notifications is doesn't take me to a talk page Blindsocialist ( talk) 15:51, 22 August 2021 (UTC)blindsocialist
Hello. I have a few draft articles I am working on and have not been able to get to them in several months. A bot has reminded me about one of them. I noticed it has a different URL than my other drafts. Does anyone know whether it is possible for me to change the url name or category from Draft to User? And if so, would you please explain how? Currently it is:
and I wonder if it would make more sense to have it as
similar to my other drafts? I would just like to keep it in a safer draft format until I have had more time to develop it. Many thanks. Remando ( talk) 20:10, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
[[Draft:Ballet Florida]]
. This is more concise than writing a URL, you can retain most spaces and punctuation that is in the name, and it shows you, as a redlink, if any of the pages don't exist). --
ColinFine (
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20:20, 21 August 2021 (UTC)Hello everyone... So when I wanna edit a post, I'll just click on "home" and then read posts, and edit posts that are contrary to what the real thing is..?? Emmy Rey ( talk) 17:13, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
So my first attempt at making a wikipedia page for the McCurdy Scottish clan family motto was declined. However the Dieu et mon droit page is allowed.
My intention for the creation of the McCurdy Motto page, Dieu et mon pais, is for anyone interested in researching the ancestry of the McCurdy (MacKirdy, etc.) may find this page and be directed to the correct family motto, and the source material for this family motto (Ancestral McCurdys) Figmtnmatt ( talk) 15:01, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
"not just a family motto". That is possibly the most insulting verbiage I have ever read, considering my family's contribution to the Untied States of America. I understand the viewpoint of the copyright of material, however the book I copied from was written in 1930 and is most likely out of copyright. I have removed the copied material. I do not see how any additional context must be included for a McCurdy searching for anything regarding their family name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Figmtnmatt ( talk • contribs) 15:20, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for your help. I was able to edit the McCurdy surname page and the links I added were further edited by someone to be External links. Much appreciated. Figmtnmatt ( talk) 19:28, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
The response received is that the article is promotional and its not. How can we address this? 68.199.119.211 ( talk) 19:45, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I learnt that there is a Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections going on. Please how can I join..?? And what's it all about..Coz I learnt that there are rewards attached to it at the end of the voting exercise. I need help. Emmy Rey ( talk) 21:16, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
I've updated the source for the Emmy awards for /info/en/?search=The_Autobiography_of_Miss_Jane_Pittman_(film); will someone please concur or further guide me in the process? Thanks. Joeythegimp ( talk) 22:14, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
How do I download images Comrade Fabian Livinus ( talk) 23:43, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, Thanks for providing and servicing this help forum.
I cited the book source #4 on this Wiki page on the Gion Matsuri: /info/en/?search=Gion_Matsuri# Book: Pawasarat, Catherine (Nov 2020). The Gion Festival: Exploring Its Mysteries. self-published. ISBN 978-0-9985886-6-7.
I used a template for the citations.
I'd like to add a URL for the book ( http://www.gionfestival.org/book/), but can't find a way to edit the citation.
I have read numerous wiki help pages on editing and on citations, but have not found examples that match this citation (it has a cog symbol in the upper right window that pops up when I hover over it). And when I click on the article edit tab, I don't get access to the template and the URL field that I'm looking for. (Just to let you know I tried resolving this on my own before writing you).
Any help much appreciated. Thank you. AkasaCatherine ( talk) 01:42, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
|url= http://...
to the template) in visual editor you click on the citation, click edit then enter the url into the box that appears.
192.76.8.74 (
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01:55, 23 August 2021 (UTC)Bandile Mabaso ( talk) 15:00, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
Just the past week, anytime I check my watch list, the list of notifications slides in from the right, and I have to click it to get rid of it. There are no pending notifications; I've read them all, and unticked the little circles, so they're grey. Any thoughts on how to make it stop? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz ( talk) 16:28, 21 August 2021 (UTC) Mr Serjeant Buzfuz ( talk) 16:28, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
An example. [It was also reported that New South Wales Police had denied entry to ticketholders at the “A State of Trance” music festival in April.16 Speaking to the ABC in June, promoter Richie McNeill estimated that “about 40 people” were turned away from the event after being stopped by a drug detection dog. 17McNeill’s company, Hardware Corp, was also responsible for organising the upcoming Above and Beyond performance at Sydney Showground that weekend. 18When asked about the proposed decision to deny entry to patrons, McNeill acknowledged that his company had given police approval for the plan. 19 “We have to or there’s no event basically” he said.20]
This is a paragraph from an article I'm writing. I've put numbers in where I thought citations might be needed but they'd all be from the same article. Would it be acceptable to put a citation at the end of the paragraph? OpticalBloom241 ( talk) 03:32, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello 👋
thanks. —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 ( talk) 05:27, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
i have seen it somewhere before a way to only show Articles that's not been Patrolled yet. -- —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 ( talk) 06:57, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Why are some WikiProjects marked inactive? I know it's not a big deal of a doubt, but I would like to know why they happen. Ken Tony Shall we discuss? 07:26, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
I was hoping to start a page for Zara Rutherford to help track her round-the-world solo flight as a 19 year old female. Is this not possible? Packers76 ( talk) 19:12, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
There seem to be massive amounts of unsourced content in Dogpatch, San Francisco, and to be clear, I have no interest in making the effort to provide such citations. A repeated mantra that I hear on WP is that unsourced content may be removed without notice or discussion. But I still feel kind of cautious about this. So please provide some feedback as to whether it's really perfectly okay for me to remove unsourced content, such as from § Attractions and characteristics and § History. Fabrickator ( talk) 19:50, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
{{
cn}}
), and such removals may not be reverted unless a source is provided at the same time. So after I remove all this Dogpatch content, you can go ahead and put it back with citations, but if it's not convenient to you to provide citations, then we'll all just have to live without the content because I made the decision to remove it as allowed by policy. When somebody has the time to add in the citations, then they can restore everything. You don't think that's a difference?
Fabrickator (
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05:00, 21 August 2021 (UTC)A visit to WP:Deletionism and WP:Inclusionism might be useful. Again, my own opinion is add citations needed over deleting unreferenced content for place-articles, the opposite for biographies. David notMD ( talk) 12:14, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
I do not understand how to find reliable secondary sources for gaming news and media that is not released outside Japan, specifically if it's printed media (I don't see any in both US and Japan for printed physical media content tbh). According to Wikipedia, secondary sources mean either books, magazines, or physical media, which I have a hard time finding (I do not see any physical magazines that have content about the game on it, nor do I know which companies/gaming magazine business still print physical magazines). I have searched the internet and online libraries for content related to the game on physical media, but there isn't anything related like Brady Games guide or some Times printed magazine that covers the game and information about it. Because of this, I am not sure how to find Secondary sources in that case. Also, for primary sources, (I believe that the reviewer for my article doesn't consider non-english sources as reliable at all, from their tag review of my submission), I do not find much information on english websites for some, but mostly Japanese/non-english (which I don't speak or understand. According to another person, the sources are reliable, so I am confused on that part as well.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_tertiary_source (I'm basing on this) Misser420 ( talk) 07:46, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
many of these sources appear to be from unreliable outlets; I do not know if that is true, but for sure it does not say or imply that being in Japanese is the problem. Tigraan Click here for my talk page ("private" contact) 09:42, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
How to message somebody on Wikipedia??
Hello! So after Colin accidentally forgot to capitalize the T in my username, it gave me a thought. Are users allowed to create user pages that are redirects to their own if the only difference between the usernames of the user pages is the case? I feel like this can cause issues if usernames are case sensitive (so for example, if I redirected the user page Blaze the Wolf to mine, it would cause issues if another user could create an account for Blaze the Wolf). Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor ( talk) 19:59, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi everyone, I will like to find out how I can check and search for all editors in my community (old or new and also unknown). Thanks, Jwale2 ( talk) 12:51, 23 August 2021 (UTC).
Pushhkar ( talk) 08:13, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Why I can't run IABot tool? It is showing here that it is unable to handle this request. Is this problem only me or is it a common problem? Waiting for a reply. Ken Tony Shall we discuss? 11:28, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
My submission has been declined due to inline citation and footnotes. I am dumb when it comes to these IT stuffs and referencing. Please, can anyone help? Jdunkwu ( talk) 16:35, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
I am writing the plot summary for the game ULTRAKILL. The first sentences are as follow:
"In Ultrakill, the player controls V1, a machine that uses blood as a fuel source. After the extinction of humanity, the player descends through the layers of Hell in order to harvest the blood of demons..."
However I want to incorporate a series of computer messages that appear at the beginning of the story that serve as the game's unofficial tag-line:
"MANKIND IS DEAD.
BLOOD IS FUEL.
HELL IS FULL."
How would I best do this? Or should this just be left out?
EnzoTC (
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18:14, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
how do I submit my article for review from my sandbox re? I'm working with the mobile view Olugold ( talk) 18:49, 23 August 2021 (UTC) Olugold ( talk) 18:49, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy link:
Draft:SkateBird Miami
Hi, I’m a skateboarder and I’m trying to reference a new skatepark that’s being built in Miami. My article has been reviewed and not approved because I need more sources about it. I got articles in the press mentioning it … the thing is new so it’s not easy to come with references
JP305 (
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18:50, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
When I tak about the cabanas it’s because usually you dont even have a bench to sit when you skateboard and want to rest. The specs of a skatepark are important to skateboarders. I visited the location and wanted to share the information — Preceding unsigned comment added by JP305 ( talk • contribs)
As noted above. Regards, LWms
Hi, my article draft I wrote was rejected because I included a link to an external SEC report. How can I include the report and not get rejected? I was under the impression that citing an external source is actually helping the article instead of dinging it? Please advise.
Thanks,
Tom Tnoack1 ( talk) 18:48, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
I know that removing notices from Wikipedia administrators is not allowed, but does that apply to discussions? Someone just did it and I thought I'd revert that, but I don't know whether it is actually against policy or not. MarioSuperstar77 ( talk) 18:28, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
My edits regarding Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha were reverted. I want a clear explaination from the person who has done it. If it is clearly stated that person who has srivastva as his surname is a srivastva kayastha then why my edits were removed? LALAJI1234 ( talk) 11:26, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Allow me to clarify the offending links in here and I am asking for help: https://en.wikipedia.org/?action=edit&preload=Template%3AAfc+preload%2Fdraft&editintro=Template%3AAfC+draft+editintro&title=Draft%3AThomas+Schoenberger&create=Create+new+article+draft:
The Youtube source I cited is cited as such Cicada 3301 ref 17 "Cracking the Code of Cicada 3301". YouTube. Great Big Story. Retrieved 23 May 2020 (though I changed the date to reflect my having re-watched it).
Had it not been so cited I would not have done so, and would have gone straight to IRC to ask how to do it. Is there a way you/wikipedia prefer television programs to be cited? Is there a better way to cite television programs that have aired previously but are not archived on their originating channel? Happy to cite this legitimate documentary the best possible way. Would imbd be better/ I also have imdbpro, but not everyone can access that, so it is really not fair to use it as a source?
FYI, I would never quote some Youtuber blabbing, but "Cracking the Code.." was seriously a documentary, and really good, too. Worth the watch. Thanks!
The wordpress links I use are sworn depositions in court cases which have been cited in part elsewhere for example, by The Daily Beast. Should I add additional links to Trellis, the lawsuit archive site to show they are real lawsuits?
The therealsamizdat is backed up by other sources like the The Great Big Story documentary above, news sources, etc.
I removed the weebly links.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks! PatSeeYou ( talk) 20:56, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Courtesy: Draft:Thomas Schoenberger David notMD ( talk) 21:56, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
1.Hello house, Please having the geographical coordinates of a mountain location, what tools can I use to measure the altitude of that mountain?
2. How do I measure the distance between two places on s map. Is there a tool to do that? Boadu Emma ( talk) 19:48, 23 August 2021 (UTC) Boadu Emma ( talk) 19:48, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Nick Moyes, thanks for answering me. I however, want to broaden my knowledge on how mountain's elevation is calculated. I will appreciate if anyone with such knowledge can help. Boadu Emma ( talk) 20:21, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Nick Moyes,thanks so much for your response — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boadu Emma ( talk • contribs)
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Nick Moyes (
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22:17, 23 August 2021 (UTC)Nick Moyes, I can't find enough words to thank you. teahouse is blessed with excellent hosts Boadu Emma ( talk) 22:46, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
I got a wikipedia and started editing some misinformation about things I care about. I can understand the impulse for people to edit in their own experiences for something as personal as Alcoholics Anonymous but I'm pretty serious about sources in general. As much as I want to delete the entire "cultural identity" section just because I know it isn't true, I think there's an argument for deleting it because it only contains three sources from 1983, 1985, and 1997. How would it be possible to have accurate information about a group's culture with information from 24-38 years ago? Can I delete this entire section while I work on a more modern section with sources from the last 5-10 years? I have a ton...see the talk page of my last edit. Thank you MxLysistrata ( talk) 00:32, 23 August 2021 (UTC)MxLysistrata
Please let me know how long we should expect to get an approval once we publish content? Also, how can I be added as a regular writer/contributor? Schwartzemg ( talk) 01:48, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi Wikipedians,
There is an article with an image that I believe is slightly unsuitable and should be slightly modified. But I don't think I can do it so can I suggest changing this image? Thanks, It'sBirdy ( talk) 03:35, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
How do I do it? DrumFromTheHeart ( talk) 01:51, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
How can I add a page from a different language translated over? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DrumFromTheHeart ( talk • contribs) 02:06, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Is there a notability guideline for record labels? I'm writing a draft article about Disciple Recordings, and would like to know if there is anything I should add to make a valid claim of significance. This draft is far from complete, I plan to build on most of the content that is already there. Thanks! EDM fan 2 ( talk) 03:53, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
How to add new row in table of contents in a article Chaitanya Sure ( talk) 04:00, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Can I use a book for citation, If it don't have ISBN number? And how to cite same book, many times in a article without writing same information again ? And can I add citation of Marathi language books. Newton Euro ( talk) 07:05, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
I recently got a newspapers.com account. I'm wondering if it's okay or useful for me to put block quotes from the newspaper articles I'll be citing on the talk page so other editors can read the source material regardless of whether they have access to the newspaper. Similarly, can I simply include the text in the quote parameter of the citation template, and if so, how much text is too much? TipsyElephant ( talk) 18:42, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi. I would like to know when will the article contributed by will get published? Vaiga Manoj ( talk) 07:52, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
WHY WAS MY PAGE DELETED ? 2603:8001:B301:3F7D:10E9:B99D:B57E:5249 ( talk) 00:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Arindam Roy Odisha ( talk) 06:58, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
HOW TO VERIFY MY CONTENT & GET IT LIVE IN WIKIPEDIA. EVEN EARLIER TOO I WAS HAVING A WIKIPEDIA CONTENT LIVE BUT SOME HOW IT WAS DELETED AND POST To THAT I CREATED THIS CONTENT.
I would add 1 to my {{ User humility}} template, but I think I lost the track in between. Excellenc1 ( talk) 04:16, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
@ RudolfRed: It doesn't count some of my articles like Thierry Lataste (which was actually another user's deleted draft which I continued) and Regional Council of Pays de la Loire (whose draft was made by me but was later merged to a pre-existing article which was made by another user while I was making my draft) and maybe a few others. Excellenc1 ( talk) 11:27, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I'm not sure if should I use The Star of Backstage or The Star of the Backstage per English grammar rules. Could you help? Thanks! Patrik L. ( talk) 12:15, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
86.26.112.191 ( talk) 13:29, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
If I edited a page for the town I live in? It seems like it would be but I"m not exactly sure. I'm not the mayor of my town so maybe not? Blaze The Wolf | Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor ( talk) 13:05, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello! Could you translate from Chinese or use Google transleter? Help me, please-- Станислав Савченко ( talk) 12:27, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Excellenc1 ( talk) 15:14, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
koli are different from kshatriya Thakor and koli because I have read some where in the koligstan page that they are different and whenever I make a new page for kshatriya Thakor it always get deleted you Wiki I have some proofs of old book pages If you want then I can show you also An indian ancient philospher ( talk) 12:01, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
How do you create a new wikipedia page? BalancePublicRelations ( talk) 15:29, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
If I made an edit, and there is already a source included, why is the edit changed without any explanation? 73.61.22.198 ( talk) 21:17, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
I have made edits in the past, so I am not sure why there is a different IP address. OK thank you for the feedback! 73.61.22.198 ( talk) 22:06, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Like the ones which come in the main page's 'In The News' section... Excellenc1 ( talk) 11:22, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
There is no article for Hans Landis, the last Anabaptist Martyr in Zurich. He is a distant relative, 23rd great grandfather, so would creating an article for him be a conflict of interest? Beelzebub's Brother ( talk) 13:59, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
73.71.173.85 ( talk) 16:00, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Pirzada Shakir is a Journalist based in Jammu and Kashmir India. He is working with The Kashmir Walla Magazine and contributing to several news organistions 169.149.11.36 ( talk) 18:17, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
How can I archive my talk page? Hyderabadi ( talk) 13:49, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
What are you looking for, media articles? I had included first rate international museums and collections that hold the artist's work (Vatican, White House, Portuguese Presidency Museum), as well as major internatinal private art collections (eg. Doria Pamphilij) ...so I really don't understand what it is you require exactly.
Leonel Pedro Gonçalves ( talk) 16:30, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi! First time here at the Teahouse. I would really appreciate if someone can help me with this draft I'm working on: Articles for creation: Praxis Electronic Medical Record. I thought that after my last submission the references I added met all the criteria established for notability of the subject, but the most recent review did not agree. Since I got no comments on why the sources weren't valid, I thought I'd come here to get some guidance. Any comments on how to improve the article in general is much appreciated as well. Astropolar13 ( talk) 14:56, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi @ Tenryuu:, thanks for your feedback!
Hello @ Sdkb:, the three most solid sources in my opinion are: Two books by Dr. Mark L. Braunstein, MD, professor at Georgia Tech. You can read more about him here: https://c21u.gatech.edu/team/faculty/braunstein - "Health Informatics on FHIR: How HL7’s New API is Transforming Healthcare" (I bought this book, it is not free online) - "Practitioner’s Guide to Health Informatics" (Found it free in Google Books) and a case study conducted in Uruguay about Praxis: - "Enseñanza de un Programa de Ortesis Mental Clínica: Experiencia con Estudiantes de Medicina en Uruguay. Memorias Del Congreso Nacional De Ingeniería Biomédica".
In addition to this, a source that was already included but was now removed by user David notMD saying that "a self-published book is not a reliable source"; the book was published by Dr. Steven A. Gold, MD, and not the company.
Hello @ Cullen328:, I just explained my situation in my talk page. I don't have any relationship with the company.
@ ColinFine: Thanks for the clarification. Could you walk me through why a book published by a doctor would not be reputable? I'm just not getting it yet. Astropolar13 ( talk) 21:36, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
@ Cullen328: Thanks for the feedback. From what I understood, I should evaluate the sources based on the neutrality and reputation of the source and not based on how 'useful' or 'valuable' I think the content is. If it is not too much to ask, could you take a look at the three sources I listed above and see if they meet the criteria? Astropolar13 ( talk) 20:42, 24 August 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.
This is an odd one so I thought I would ask here, where odd questions are welcomed. Over at this version of Barbara Teller Ornelas, the infobox image is a watercolour painting of the subject, done by the editor who created the page. I'm sure we would be OK with an editor having taken a photograph and added it to an article they created, since photographs are relatively 'objective', but I am wondering what others think about the portrait being an artistic interpretation? I've asked the editor about possible COI, but that's a separate issue. Thanks. --- Possibly ☎ 00:44, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Hiyaitsvanessa ( talk) 22:22, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I have been making minor edits for a while now. I made a draft on a subject that needed an article. I am by no means an expert on the subject. And as this is my first article, I would like some input please. Bulletinbored ( talk) 16:57, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
The Otokonoko page and the Glossary of anime and manga are both caught in the crossfire of... well, I suppose it's a content dispute, though I hesitate to label it as such. One user, who I'm suspecting more and more of being a WP:SEALION, is insistent on adding a particular term ("trap") to both articles. Thing is, there's only one even remotely reliable source linking the term to the articles' subjects, and the term itself is a real-world slur.
I personally don't want it included because 1) sourcing linking it is sketchy at best, and 2) real-world slur, but I am willing to compromise by including it with the source while noting that it's offensive. I'm having a heck of a time communicating with the other editor about this.
I'd really appreciate it if someone (or several someones) could have a look at the edit history of the two articles I mentioned and at their talkpages, and if said someone/s would be willing to review my conduct. I've been an editor since 2014, but as I mostly gnome, I'm not as familiar with the intricacies of being in a content dispute and I'd appreciate fresh, uninvolved eyes having a look to see if I've missed something obvious or if I'm being a jerk.
I have a sneaking suspicion the next step is going to be dispute resolution, so I'd also appreciate any guidance for that, since it's also pretty new to me. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer! NekoKatsun ( nyaa) 21:14, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello everyone
hope you answer thanks. —— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 ( talk) 21:48, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Formally, Bold is part of BRD: Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle. Be bold, but if reverted, start a discussion at Talk. David notMD ( talk) 22:31, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
So a few months ago, a WikiProject proposal was made for a 2010s decade WikiProject. Earlier today, it was formed as the WikiProject Twenty-Tens decade. I haven't really messed with much of the behind the scenes stuff on Wikipedia. I just spent 25 minutes creating the banner for it. Any chance someone would be willing to help with the formatting and template stuff to get the WikiProject off to a good start? Thanks for any help in advance! Elijahandskip ( talk) 22:30, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
I got an error when trying to translate from English to Spanish a web page. It says that there is another user translating it. How can I contact that user? The user is Threedotshk. Marce.Vilanova ( talk) 01:24, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi there! I would like you to fix this issue where for e.g. we make a page move for a page and move it to another page and again repeat the process for the third time, if we would like to move it to the original title(i.e. the first one), we can no longer do that. It gives an error message that the page already exists. It would be very helpful if you could fix this rather annoying bug. Thanks! Username006 ( talk) 07:12, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hey everyone, I had declined this draft and had requested for WP:THREE which were provided by Wikicontributor12369 here [9]. Since I am still getting back from my break, I thought it will be best to bring here for more diverse and informed opinions. Please help. Nomadicghumakkad ( talk) 01:39, 23 August 2021 (UTC) Nomadicghumakkad ( talk) 01:39, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
I am currently involved in an editorial dispute regarding a statement in an article. Basically, I believe the statement is useful and should stay, and another editor has deleted it. I am wondering what the policy is regarding these sorts of disputes. Is there a preference for original content and the onus is on the remover to prove that the content removed is not according to policy? I am aware of WP:TASTE and WP:IDONTLIKEIT, but was wondering if there were any specific guidelines I should look into in addition to these. Koikefan ( talk) 03:56, 24 August 2021 (UTC) Koikefan ( talk) 03:56, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
That article has been nominated for deletion. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jeremiah Lisbo. So the more immediate place for discussion is the AFD page. I have already declined a request to discuss at the Dispute Resolution Noticeboard because there is already discussion at the AFD page. I am not at this time expressing an opinion on whether the article should be deleted or kept. However, the AFD discussion somewhat changes the matter of how to discuss the content of the article. Robert McClenon ( talk) 16:38, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi, newbie here
I added a table to Euler angles and the change was reverted shortly after, and the admin who did it left me a message on my talk page about "disruptive editing" and vandalism.
I'm not sure what I did wrong, and I'm not sure the person who reverted my changes will answer (or do people usually take days or weeks to answer on Wikipedia?)
So, what did I do wrong? Dragorn421 ( talk) 21:25, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
I requested someone to add a sentence to a semi-edit protected article here but nobody did. I can wait to get auto-confirmed and do it myself but is there a faster way (I am asking them to use the Washington Post, a reliable source)?-- Baamiyaan2 ( talk) 04:38, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi! I've been working on Articles on the First Carlist War for the past 2 weeks as a beginner project. I found a cool fact about one of the battles of the war and added it to the article but didn't know I could nominate it to DYK and so the 7 days have passed (the edit is 12 days old). Is the fact just lost now? I'll still be working on the article and hope to get it to B-class someday but it feels kind of bad that a possibly interesting DYK was lost cause I didn't know about the process. For reference, the DYK can be found here (I didnt add it to the nominations list). A. C. Santacruz ⁂ Talk 23:29, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Let's see if we can get this straightened out. First Carlist War exists and you have done very modest editing. Secondly, you copied the article into User:A. C. Santacruz/sandbox where you have roughly doubled the length. You have not yet copied your revised version into the existing article. The DYK 7-day clock will start ticking when you merge your new content into the existing article. HOWEVER, your additions do not qualify for the 5X size expansion, so no DYK allowed. You could considering nominating it for Good Article status. If you succeed, that qualifies submitting a DYK. David notMD ( talk) 01:54, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
47.29.158.191 ( talk) 09:21, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
I requested someone to add a sentence to a semi-edit protected article here but nobody did. An editor asked me to generate consensus for it (I am asking them to use the Washington Post, a reliable source), how do I do that? Baamiyaan2 ( talk) 09:40, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format.
How do I give a reference?
TechnoTiger2008 ( talk) 10:30, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
As a Latin America fanatic, I've come across a few articles written in MDY date format even though all Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries use DMY instead. Should the DMY date be mandatory on all English-language articles associated with events in Latin America? 2001:8003:3447:9F01:E01E:E556:BC21:FA42 ( talk) 23:30, 24 August 2021 (UTC) 2001:8003:3447:9F01:E01E:E556:BC21:FA42 ( talk) 23:30, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Do not use dd-mm-yyyy, mm-dd-yyyy or yyyy-dd-mm formats, which I assume is what the OP meant but MDY/DMY dates; so the answer is neither, only YMD is allowed for numeric dates. However, in article text, we usually write out the months, in which case Tenryuu’s advice above works (i.e. keep consistency and check the local variety of English to choose between
July 4, 1976and
4 July 1976). Tigraan Click here for my talk page ("private" contact) 11:33, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Malayal 41.116.94.252 ( talk) 17:21, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
I am having issues publishing a page for a British Entrepreneur being met with the violation that it promotes or publicises someone - however it has been written very factually, using similar pages (eg. Peter Jones, Theo Paphitis) for reference. How do I overcome this? JimboJamesSinclair ( talk) 14:20, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi dear Wikipedians. I'm having trouble with a stubborn user at Gedik Ahmed Pasha. You can see our discussion there, but basically user rejects content backed by (multiple) sources (with specific quotes) added by myself, but says we should include his own interpretation of a single source that, according to them, disproves all the others (it's about ethnicity. Balkans). I warned them I would report them. Immediately after, they posted this on my talk page. Thanks in advance for your help!-- Haldir Marchwarden ( talk) 15:29, 25 August 2021 (UTC) Haldir Marchwarden ( talk) 15:29, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
man, what the heck are you talking about?,
Please, refrain from edit warring again.(problematic because it implies they are the only one at fault, but it takes two to edit-war), and the threat to "report".
This is happening increasingly: I make a reasonable - but, I accept, as always, debatable - , which is reverted so fast, that I can only think that it was done without any kind of checking. (I mean, the edit of mine above, as with similar recent incidents, does not scream "disruptive edit" on the face of it, I believe - So should deserve at least a cursory look to check.)
As in this case, when I check the reverter's history, there are masses of reversions, often solely, or nearly so, of IP editors. There is generally a mix of good and bad reversions, as in this case. It is also quite commonly an editor who does not use edit summaries.
I accept that if I choose not to register, I have to take the rough with the smooth, and I see lots of implicit and explicit suspicion of IP editors. I know there are reasons, too. That has never worried me (too much!), but there seems to be a noticeable upsurge in this kind of thing. And it's getting disheartening. Could there be any special reason for this taking off in the last few months? For example, are there special anti-vandalism projects that newly registered users are encouraged to undertake? Or something like that? Any ideas? I'd like to know how long to lay low for, giving WP a bit of rest, if I have to ride-out an anti-IP reversion campaign. But editing has been a real life-saver for me throughout the pandemic, restrictions, etc.
Also, can anything more be done to try to encourage habitual non-users of edit-summaries to a more collegial approach? I find the discourtesy of being reverted with no edit summary whatsoever, quite in-your-face hostile. I would never behave that way to others on WP, so find it really objectionable in registered users - some of whom seem to think they're superior creatures to troublesome varmint IPs.
Rant ended. Thanks for listening. 49.177.69.7 ( talk) 12:04, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
Help me create a template or else — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brothernotuser1 ( talk • contribs) 11:28, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
I was planning to work on the article about the cult-film journalist and author Danny Peary, and his birth information is footnoted to Encyclopedia.com. From what I read at /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_279#Encyclopedia.com, Encyclopedia.com aggregates reliable-source material. Here's my question: Rather than cite Encyclopedia.com, shouldn't we cite the reliable source instead? I've seen "via=" in some footnotes. Would that apply here?
I'll be specific. This Danny Peary Encyclopedia.com page https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/peary-dannis-1949 says at the end that the material comes from the reference work Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. So should the current footnote ("Peary, Dannis 1949-". Encyclopedia.com. 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2019.) be more like ("Peary, Dannis 1949-". Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. Via Encyclopedia.com. 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2019.)
Also I don't see "2009" anywhere on the Encyclopedia.com article. Should the 2009 come out?
I'm sorry to keep asking questions, and thank you everyone on Teahouse for helping me many times.
Now that I think about it, I'm not sure any of this even matters. The footnote goes to the same place. Am I being too persnickety? The Horror, The Horror ( talk) 21:52, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Please how do I delete an image from draft Olugold ( talk) 23:18, 24 August 2021 (UTC) Olugold ( talk) 23:18, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
[[File:BENNETH NWANKWO.jpg|thumb|Benneth Nwankwo]]
. If you're using VisualEditor, click Edit, click on the photo, click your delete key, and save your change. Happy editing!
GoingBatty (
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03:15, 25 August 2021 (UTC)okay, thanks.-- Olugold ( talk) 21:31, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
I want to close an Rfc but am unsure of the process. Am I supposed to remove the Rfc tag on the Request for Comments page or the tag on the Article in question's Talk page? Thank you. The Rfc in question in on the article Jeremiah Lisbo.
EDIT: I've closed the Rfc but would like confirmation I did it correctly. Koikefan ( talk) 20:34, 25 August 2021 (UTC) Koikefan ( talk) 20:34, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello Dear Admins, As always satuition in Afghanistan so Bad, Just killing and Kilings... I am also one them the people who living in Afghanistan. I thought i would be helping my country people and copmanies those are Known to create pages as much i can, Cause our people are not familar with Technology and they can't. But here in wikipedians really didn't helped me, Instead of Few of Them were asking for money to approve my page, But i told them i need ligit work and want to learn. I am seeing there bunches of pages those don't have even on Reference as well but still approved, but in case admins like they having personal issues with me. They don't feel in how much struggling i am trying to work, I spent more than Hurdred Hourse on my article, and i have good refrences than many pages, but still not approving.
PLEASE MAKE DECESION NOW, APPROVE MY PAGE, OR DELETE DELETE MY ACCOUNT PERMENETLY ImanSalvador ( talk) 21:45, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
asking for money to approve [your] page, report them to
paid-en-wp@wikimedia.org
; articles are not held hostage for approval. It is most likely a
scam and should be reported.Wikimedia accounts cannot be deleted, as edits need to be attributed to one. You can abandon the account and never use it again if you wish to stop editing Wikipedia. —
Tenryuu 🐲 (
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📝 )
22:13, 24 August 2021 (UTC)Hi! I am an avid reader of Chinese historical articles on this site, but there is one thing that drives me crazy: I think, for brevity's sake, whenever a person is mentioned multiple times in an article, their name is shortened. For instance, there is an article on Han Fei, and there is a sentence later in the article that reads "Han borrowed Shang Yang's emphasis on laws". So here the author shortens Han Fei's name to "Han", only the problem is this is confusing and not really reflective of how Chinese people use and say their names. "Han" could also refer to the state of Han, which Han Fei is from , and which is also mentioned in the article. And Han is a family name, whereas Fei is the given name or "first name" inn American style. So for clarity's sake it would be better to either just say the full name, "Han Fei borrowed Shang Yang's emphasis on laws , or to say something like "Fei borrowed Shang Yang's emphasis on laws". Thoughts? Are there particular editors I could talk to that regularly handle these articles? I would love to create an account and change them, but before I do that I want to understand why this method is used. I get that it's foreign content, but it only takes a little cultural knowledge to fix, and the articles would read more accurately and be less confusing. 18:35, 25 August 2021 (UTC) HanFeiZiFuRen ( talk) 19:19, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for the info, but it's not easy at all. I'm going to make an account and contribute, and read and understand, but I will also show you examples of where it is confusing. There are many, I've been reading these articles for years. I love them and I only want to make them better. This discussion will probably continue in other boards, and hopefully I can add to them. HanFeiZiFuRen ( talk) 19:19, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Edit: I found this in reference to Japanese names "Japanese historical (and some modern) figures may be conventionally known by either their family (clan) name and their given name or their given name only but not their family name only."
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Biography#Subsequent_use
I think the same would apply to Chinese names. Also this, same article: "In Vietnamese names, given names also take priority over family names. The given name, not the surname, should be used to refer to the person. The given name is nevertheless placed after the family name, following the East Asian naming scheme, even when written about in English." I would like the source for this, pretty much proves my point culturally. HanFeiZiFuRen ( talk) 19:19, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
It says the talk discussion is closed for the Chinese naming conventions also, I have a lot of reading to do to figure out where this has been discussed, it's fun though! — Preceding unsigned comment added by HanFeiZiFuRen ( talk • contribs) 19:14, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Note to self: Apparently editing is NOT a collaborative effort. Got it. Didn't realize pages are "owned" by individuals. When did that change as I was thanked previously for my first edit? Good to know for future attempts which may or may not happen. Thanks Wikipedia (Considering canceling my monthly $$ amount) Alden Street ( talk) 17:24, 24 August 2021 (UTC) Alden Street ( talk) 17:24, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
Bilorv If I knew who undid the edit I could have reached out to that person, but I don't know how to find that person. And as far as citing a source, I cited the season and episode that mentioned the Nambu pistol. How does one include a source citation for a TV show episode? And, BTW, EVERYONE in Wikipedia is receiving the money. QED. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alden Street ( talk • contribs)
On August 18, 2021 I published a new article entitled Little Folks. I just went to the article's Talk page and I saw this category: AfC submissions by date/07 February 2017. That date is more than four years before the article was published. I thought perhaps an earlier Little Folks article had been deleted, but when I clicked on the category I found, listed under L, Talk:Little Folks, and when I clicked on that I was returned to the talk page of the new article. I don't understand the reason for:AfC submissions by date/07 February 2017. I'm tempted to delete the category, but there may be a valid reason for it being there. Can someone enlighten me on the category? Thank you for any assistance you can give me. Karenthewriter ( talk) 00:19, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Hoary thank you for solving my mystery. I'm sure you're correct, I must have copied material from a Talk page of one of my earlier children's magazine articles. I suppose the good news is that mistakes keep me humble -- I've been editing since 2007, but there's always more I need to learn. Karenthewriter ( talk) 00:45, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
I need to get a good article symbol in my article wishes to mean how can I write a good notable article?? hope someone can help me with some advice.-- HellmuSa ( talk) 17:05, 25 August 2021 (UTC) HellmuSa ( talk) 17:05, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Trying to add an album for an artist, using another of his albums as a template. My entry keeps getting declined. What am I missing?
/info/en/?search=Draft:Looking_at_You,_Looking_at_Me Superdelic ( talk) 01:09, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello all!
I have just written my first draft for a writer I very much admire, but it's already being flagged with problems.
Any suggestions on how to improve this please?
/info/en/?search=Draft:Jo_Lorenz
Thanks,
Chrissie Chrissieessbee ( talk) 23:59, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
I registered a new account with the email of an old account, and now I'm not getting email notifications for pages I'm watching. What do I need to do? SweetTaylorJames ( talk) 06:11, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Had a question about DNA Romance - I'm doing some research on this company as part of a class project but found they didn't have a wikipedia page due to lack of notability. I understand they are a small company, but I feel they are actually quite well known in the vancouver area and within dating industry. Wondering what it takes to be considered notable as a small business? Baldxseaxurchin ( talk) 19:57, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
—— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 ( talk) 20:09, 25 August 2021 (UTC)Wikipedia articles cover notable topics—those that have gained sufficiently significant attention by the world at large and over a period of time, and are not outside the scope of Wikipedia. We consider evidence from reliable and independent sources to gauge this attention. The notability guideline does not determine the content of articles, but only whether the topic should have its own article.
Your addition of one reference to Draft:DNA Romance, created by someone else a while back, is unlikely to be enough to justify reviewer approval if resubmitted. David notMD ( talk) 20:24, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
How to contact astronomy experts in the tea house Crandall a clark ( talk) 01:27, 26 August 2021 (UTC) Crandall a clark ( talk) 01:27, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I have requested the bot to rotate this image: /info/en/?search=File:Cockfighting_Kamala.jpg, but it seems like the bot is not working. What can I do to make it correct? HxH3 ( talk) 02:31, 26 August 2021 (UTC) HxH3 ( talk) 02:31, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Or only two, you guys updated, I uploaded a new one.
Hello! I am working on an article that I submitted for review and was declined for "praising subject," could someone read over it and point out specific areas?
This is the link to the article: /info/en/?search=Draft:James_E._Stewart
Thank you! JorodHistory ( talk) 01:07, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Stewart was noted for “his ability to work with almost anyone, regardless of religion, color, or political belief” and for never backing down from what he believed, but always standing his ground “in a manner which commanded respect.That is not something a reader needs to see immediately, as that description fits innumerable people. Put it further down on the page, please. I'd also suggest that we don't need to know who gave Stewart a particular job - just say he got the job, and let readers find that level of detail by reading the reference if they so desire. On the whole, it doesn't look too bad to me, but maybe others might wish to make comments
Back in July you were asked on your Talk page if PAID or COI applied. You must answer. If not, state that on your Talk page. It yes, state the nature of your connection on your User page. David notMD ( talk) 02:35, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi, So I've recently gotten into editing and have been editing some pages about my state ( Queensland, Australia), it's organisations and some public figures. As part of this I added some info to YMCA Youth Parliament's Queensland section and have what I believe is solid sourcing for it.
I can see that there used to be a separate YMCA Queensland Youth Parliament page but that was deleted for sourcing (and maybe relevancy?)issues in 2010. As it's now a number of years later and I could easily find sources on the topic I believe that this page should be recreated.
I'm unsure how to go about this. I don't want to restore the old page (as I'm willing to believe there was issues with the content), I want to make a new page that is sourced better.
Could someone please help with the process? Thank you and much obliged.
Tomorrow and tomorrow ( talk) 10:01, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
This is what I had hoped. Thank you for your assistance! Tomorrow and tomorrow ( talk)
i am new please which type of article can i write that will be approved? Mickel jack ( talk) 10:15, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Please how can i write an article for a company?
Mickel jack (
talk)
10:17, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone convert the following code into a chart, like at British royal family#Members?
Gulab Singh------Rakwal | | Ranbir Singh---------Subh Devi | | _______________________________________ | | | | Pratap Singh Amar Singh------Bhotiali Chib | | Hari Singh------Tara Devi | | Karan Singh-----Yasho Rajya Lakshmi | | _______________________________________ | | | | Vikramaditya Singh Ajatshatru Singh
Peter Ormond 💬 04:17, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
5944alsas ( talk) 02:10, 25 August 2021 (UTC) hey! alphablocks ended and i definitely like numberblocks, so what would its spinoff be 8 years after alphablocks ended? (example: colorblocks)
New to the Community Maazkhurram ( talk) 11:32, 26 August 2021 (UTC) I was wondering that how can I add a contribution page to Wikipedia with the product heading. I Tried the contribution button but it keeps adding my name and sample page next to my heading. Kindly plz Help
How do I transfer a Russian jpg so it can be usable on English Wikipedia? I need help with the following photo:
Васикова Лидия Петровна.jpg
Thank you (Спасибо),
Shari Garland (
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16:29, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
Hello everyone. I'm still getting to grips with WP and enjoying tidying up and tightening some existing pages. Quick question. Is there any WP stance on the value of podcasts as sources? I know it's a broad question and that podcasts vary hugely in scope and quality. But I regularly listen to the Dan Snow series of History Hit ones [1], which often contain interesting points. Any thoughts/feedback is v much appreciated. SnowballWT ( talk) 11:04, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
References
Can you review my article, please Zija Grapshi. Why my three articles are not accepted yet. Please I beg you. Lovingheartloving ( talk) 19:38, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
You by-passed AfC to create
Zija Grapshi as an article. My personal opinion is that it is not article-worthy in its current form, and should be draftified, as recently was done to your
Draft:Arif Diren. You have also created several drafts but did not submit those, so nothing is happening there until you do. CORRECTION: You submitted three drafts Aug 15 & 16 and those are in the pile of drafts waiting to be reviewed.
David notMD (
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22:48, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
All the articles I have made till now are either translations or by copying the contents from a similar article and editing it (like the ones I have made on departmental councils). As a result, I don't know what all to add to continue my draft. Excellenc1 ( talk) 03:29, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
When I see citation needed, I do a quick search and can usually find answers to these. But on the /info/en/?search=Shower page, it looks like no one can fix it now? I want to add to the section about drainage and second shower drains in Australia (which is actually quite fascinating to see, as well). Please advise - thank you! Benita >Note: 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. Benitag ( talk) 13:31, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
For WikiProject talk page banners, is there a way to leave a specific note with the banner for people to see? I don't mean the hidden text message for editors, but a message that everyone can see. For example, adding a message to Talk:AKM Nazir Ahmed for the Twenty-Tens decade WikiProject to say that the WikiProject only is involved with his arrest/death, which happened in the 2010s. I am not sure if adding such a note to the banner is possible, but I thought I would ask. Thanks for any help in advance. Elijahandskip ( talk) 04:14, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
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that you want to appear on every banner (e.g. "Note that this WikiProject is only involved in events that happened in the 2010s, even if the scope of this article covers more than that."), orHello Teahouse hosts. There have been recent changes in Drake's Plate of Brass by User 97.120.67.205 which you may view HERE. This user made several edits to add much material which is not cited and removed material that was adequately cited. This user has five edits on this page and one on Francis Drake's circumnavigation. The circumnavigation edit was reverted.
I believe the edits of User 97.120.67.205 should be reverted on the Drake's Plate of Brass article, too, but I do not know how to revert so many edits at once. I've only reverted one edit at a time, and even that is something I have rarely done. So, might someone look this over, and if they are comfortable reverting the edits do so--or--tell me the process so that I could do so? And please know that if I am wrong in my assessment about reverting User 97.120.67.205's edits, I would like to know that. Most kind regards, Hu Nhu ( talk) 04:05, 27 August 2021 (UTC) Hu Nhu ( talk) 04:05, 27 August 2021 (UTC)