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Hi, I was wondering what's the notability guidelines for makeup companies? I noticed that a pretty prominent makeup company (Beauty Bakerie Cosmetics) I've been seeing on Insta a lot doesn't have a WP article yet despite me seeing multiple notable media coverage on the brand. [1] [2] [3] [4] I'd like to see an article for it but I can't find the notability guidelines for makeup brands specifically. I'm not doing this in the interest of promoting said brand or turning it into an ad per WP:COI), I'd just like to see if it's okay to create an article on said company given the notable media coverage.) Thanks! shanghai. talk to me 04:30, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
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I am seeking some guidance or assistance on how I should approach replacing the redirect for Bell Resources with a disambiguation Bell Resources (disambiguation). I am also drafting the following stub article Draft:Bell Resources. All help and guidance welcome. SiamBill555 ( talk) 10:10, 19 October 2021 (UTC) SiamBill555 ( talk) 10:10, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
I know that there is custom css that you can use on wikipedia. I have found things like this dark skin, but I don't want something with green text. Is there anything like this that is just darker than the normal wikipedia? Thanks, ― Levi_OP Talk 14:01, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
you guys keep removing it,why Footballvoorhees ( talk) 10:30, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
The page on Vision Therapy has a lot of errors, misleading information and cites only sources that conform to one bias.
An example is the intro statement that says there is no scientific evidence supporting it. The CITT study, double blind, placebo controlled, and peer reviewed says otherwise.
I am trying to open a discussion with other editors to make the page more objective. Discuss the studies that say it is not supported, and the studies that support it too.
I’m running into a problem. Nobody wants to discuss it in the talk section, but they are happy to revert any edits made to make the page more objective.
Looking for help on what to do. Snapdginger ( talk) 05:32, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you very much! I will try that approach! Snapdginger ( talk) 13:08, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
Solid advice. Read WP:RS at length. I've gained a lot of respect for the WIKI process by doing this. Quick Questions: 1. What do you do if one of the previous and established editors or mods seems to be very attached to their perspective? Is there a way to pull in a third party who doesn't have attachment at some point? 2. Is there clear criteria on which peer reviewed journals meet WP:RS. For example, Optometry and Vision Science (peer reviewed) [1]. I am having difficulty with an editor dismissing any source I cite (including peer reviewed optometric journals), while they include opinion pieces if it fits their narrative. 3. I have doctorate in Optometry, which allows me to understand the area well. I do not wish to see WP:FRIND. How do I ensure other editors of the fact that all I want to see is an actual neutral point of view that uses sources from established peer reviewed and reliable sources that both support and question something. It seems as though just asking for a more neutral point of view and citing reliable sources has caused one editor to re-write the article in an even less neutral manner that could be perceived as punishment for seeking neutrality.
All of that said, I am very open to feedback if my recent edits were not neutral or violated any wiki terms. If someone not emotionally attached to the current narrative on the page could review the edits of the past few days it would greatly help me learn the process and understand how to best proceed. Excuse the paste, I’m on mobile right now. /info/en/?search=Vision_therapy?wprov=sfti1 Snapdginger ( talk) 13:16, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Can someone stop the spammer on Fiesta (magazine)
5.68.124.25 ( talk) 13:42, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Good evening sir or madam, i have been trying to get an article published for weeks now and i keep receiving different reasons for its refusal. The latest one being about my referencing. I have made a few changes but still not sure that is why i am here to get help. Please how can i get my article published. EsipoWiki ( talk) 20:43, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
This is a good example of source you could reference in your article if it talks about this. Kaleeb18 ( talk) 14:47, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Why are some edits in edit history highlighted blue? The Tips of Apmh ( talk) 14:40, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I edited an article in Sandbox using visual editing. It was rejected. I am trying to fix the issues but I'm not sure the article is "located" anymore. Now when I go to edit it is wikitext and I don't know wiktext. How do I get it in the visual format again to work with? Thanks in advance for your help! Here is the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Draft:Jeremy_Miller_(businessman)&action=edit Bimshirebaby ( talk) 17:10, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you, I guess I meant where can I work with the article in visual editor. Now when I look at it I see wikitext and unfortunately I don't know how to work with this yet. How do I edit, add references etc without using wikitext with this draft? ack, I can't even figure out how to tag you lol. Tried @ing you and copy/pasting the exact format you used for my name and replacing with yours. I was able to use the visual editing really easily and now I'm just confused. I hope my question makes sense? -
Hi, I am bisexual and was trying to use a similar "userbox" field on my userpage as to that used by @ GorillaWarfare:, she's amazing! If someone could please help me get that going on my userpage, that would be great. I may add some other details too, but just trying to get started. Thanks! Th78blue ( talk) 15:24, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
{{User:GorillaWarfare/userbox template|[[Image:gay flag.svg|40px]]|This user identifies as '''[[queer]]'''.}}
, though it's only a slight stylistic variation from {{User:UBX/queer}}
. There are also a whole slew of other options at
Wikipedia:Userboxes/Life/Sexuality.
GorillaWarfare (she/her •
talk)
15:31, 20 October 2021 (UTC)Thanks! @ GorillaWarfare: I also noticed you have you pronouns in your user signature!! How can I add mine automatically for when I sign with the four tilde's? Th78blue ( talk) 15:50, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
[[User:Th78blue|Th78blue]] (pronouns • [[User talk:Th78blue|Th78blue]])
underneath "New signature" (replacing pronouns with your pronouns), tick "Treat signature as wikitext" then press Save. Now, when you post a comment, your pronouns should appear. :) --
Ferien (
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16:00, 20 October 2021 (UTC)Thank you very much @ Ferien:, I just tried that, does it work now? It should add (They/Them/Theirs) as my chosen pronouns. They/Them/Theirs ( talk) 16:12, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Never mind, I botched it there. Let me try again! [[User:Th78blue|Th78blue]] (They/Them/Theirs • [[User talk:Th78blue|Th78blue]]) ( talk) 16:14, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Sheesh! Alright, hoping I am good NOW. :-) Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • Th78blue) 17:27, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Oh my, oh my! Hopefully I get it this time... Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk 18:28, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
In the interest of perfection, I am now closing the parentheses on the back side too... I noticed it missing... check one "last time" :) Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 18:30, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
How should we present disputed information on Wikipedia?
For example, if a group of people were making a specific claim, and another group of people were to make a counter claim, but there was no verifiable evidence to support either side of the claim as it happened a long time ago, how should this be presented?
Should we present both sides of the argument and state that it is disputed, or to leave it out altogether? Occasionalpedestrian ( talk) 15:27, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Do you have any tea? 86.32.57.31 ( talk) 17:51, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
hi. just checking. it looks nice. keep it up. 695LM ( talk) 16:43, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
How do you add a article that has a graph or a list? TiffPlayz Roblox ( talk) 21:36, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
What are the tags for (for example, "Tag: tag example")? 2001:44B8:41C6:F700:9D7:BF4F:D02C:AFAA ( talk) 08:17, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello. I usually help in translating english wiki into chinese wiki. Recently I found this wikipage about relish (in general), though when I check the chinese page, the name and the description feels really off. In this scenario, should the page be deleted or just heavily modified? Crescentwuju ( talk) 20:37, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello @ Maproom: . The thing that I have with Relish translate as 開味小菜 is that it sounded as if the chinese term is a type of "small appetizer", not used as a condiment or sauce, which I think will cause confusion. Either way, I will go to the chinese teahouse equivalent and see what people think about it. Thanks for the suggestion @ ColinFine:. Crescentwuju ( talk) 21:13, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Edit: the more I think of it, the more I felt that the original chinese wiki probably is referring to hors d'oeuvres , appetizers rather than the english-term relish. Maybe the person who wrote the chinese wiki made a wrong interlink? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crescentwuju ( talk • contribs) 21:23, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
Why is Main Page are fully-protected for? 2001:44B8:41C6:F700:D17E:1C6B:7B43:3324 ( talk) 00:20, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi all,
I am certainly too new still, but one day I aspire to be an admin and help the wiki in any and all ways that I can. How does one go about that? I assume the process is "invite only"? Thank you all! Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • Th78blue) 17:56, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Wow! What incredible responses. Thank you all for taking the time to respond, and for the incredible insight. As I mentioned, I'm sure it is a long way off (likely 1+ years), but I plan to edit every day I can, and have already done 500+ in just a month or so. Regardless, I am fully aware that it is not the quantity that matters, but quality. Also, I loved that comment on "needing the right temperament" etc. I agree completely. I do get the very real sense that some admins see their opinions as having more weight than my own. I will put very detailed edit summaries and follow all the WP policies that I exist, but they will revert some of my points sometimes and simply say "unreasonable", or some other extremely short response. Sometimes they will even do a revert with no edit summary at all... which is very discouraging. Without having the context as to what EXACTLY I may have done wrong, I do not know how new editors are supposed to learn. I feel as if WP:BITE is not heeded very often... Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 23:37, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
2001:FB1:12B:F33F:E4E9:202C:3DEF:AA06 ( talk)Mubeen 2001:FB1:12B:F33F:E4E9:202C:3DEF:AA06 ( talk) 22:57, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
How can i auto confirm my wikipedia account? Haris099 ( talk) 23:08, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I've been editing the article for The Conet Project and thought it could use an image of the cover art of the album. I read the information page about uploading images, and I think that I can just upload the image to Wikimedia Commons because on the website the image is hosted on, it says "Open Content 1995-2019 Irdial. All Rights Reserved where applicable." but I'm not sure, because the image itself isn't specifically marked with the "open content" logo. I'm shaky on copyright law, and to be honest had trouble understanding the guidelines page. Would uploading it there be an appropriate thing to do, or should I follow the process for copyrighted album art that can be used here due to fair use?
Also, sorry if this isn't the appropriate page to ask this question on. Thanks in advance for your help. IdealSalesman ( talk) 23:12, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
I just believe that such numbers should be considered underserved and thus require establishment. This, I believe will require 3 editors or more and will involve gashing it into the server. Thoughts on proposal? Bonnffdo ( talk) 02:44, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, there seems to have been a change to the software for inserting links, and it's no longer working for me. It used to be that if I wanted to link to a sub-part in an article, I would highlight the phrase in my draft that I wanted to link. Then I would hit the "link" button in the editing box and insert the url for that sub-part and click "insert". The software would then give a message about that being an external link, and did I want to make it an internal link? I would click "internal link" and it would insert it as an internal link. Now, when I get to that stage and click "internal link", nothing happens. It doesn't insert any link at all. Am I doing something wrong? has the software for inserting links changed? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz ( talk) 02:53, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
[[Wikipedia:Teahouse#Trouble inserting links|linktext]]
generates
linktext. If you're using the
Wikipedia:VisualEditor, highlighting a word, hitting the link button on the toolbar, and pasting
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Teahouse#Trouble_inserting_links
into the "Add a link" box (within the "Wikipedia" tab, not "External site") automatically abbreviates to the internal wikilink form (alternatively, enter into the box WP:Teahouse#Trouble inserting links
), and you can just hit "Done" to make a wikilink. You seem to be quite an experienced editor, but for general questions,
H:WIKILINK is the first reference. –
Anon423 (
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09:52, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
how to correct my refence Jamshi jabeen ( talk) 06:13, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
My name is Melissa Harley I’m writing regarding of well known musician artist “Lil Sporty D” Who has been mentioned in multiple news magazine and reliable source he Doesn’t have a Wikipedia page yet? I was wondering can someone please create him a WP article? MsMelissaBaby ( talk) 08:13, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
I am not sure what I am doing but can someone please check my article and see I did it correctly It will be appreciate it here is the link. I don’t know how to put a picture up either I’m still Learning. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Lil_Sporty_D Can someone please approve it — Preceding unsigned comment added by MsMelissaBaby ( talk • contribs) 16:26, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
~~~~
. Or, you can use the
[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)
GoingBatty (
talk)
02:33, 21 October 2021 (UTC)I note that
Draft:Lil Sporty D right now appears to be nothing more than a badly formatted copy-paste of wikitia(dot)com/wiki/Lil_Sporty_D, which is a blacklisted Wikipedia clone where editing is limited to only specialized editors who are experts in their fields
– so, in practical terms, a thinly disguised advertisement / SEO site (as evident by the linked page appearing in a Google knowledge panel when one looks up the subject). As their copyright note states that everything's available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike, I don't believe this to be a copyvio (although I see no attribution on the draft), but I feel it's still worth pointing out.
AngryHarpy
talk
04:48, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
MsMelissaBaby, yesterday I advised you: before you attempt to create your first article, be sure to get plenty of practice improving and augmenting existing articles. I suggest that you don't ignore it; that you instead improve and augment existing articles. With that experience behind you, you might be able to create a viable article. -- Hoary ( talk) 08:33, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello house My new article has been constantly rejected due to issues bordering on referencing and and notability. The word 'Tupocracy' is gaining traction gradually in the political space and then i feel there is need to have it also on Wikipedia.
I wouldn't mind having an experience editor work with me on this project.
Thank you
Niftyrules™ 08:32, 21 October 2021 (UTC) Niftyrules™ 08:32, 21 October 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Niftyrules ( talk • contribs)
The "Species" section in this article to which I have linked, had a long list of beetles so I thougght I'll rather add columns-list. But now I feel it looks congested. Is it fine? Excellenc1 ( talk) 04:45, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
Padding | Signature |
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no padding | Excellenc1 ( talk) |
1px | Excellenc1 ( talk) |
2px | Excellenc1 ( talk) |
3px | Excellenc1 ( talk) |
4px | Excellenc1 ( talk) |
5px | Excellenc1 ( talk) |
No padding looks the worst. Excellenc1 ( talk) 06:13, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
padding:0px 2px 0px 2px
(
Excellenc1 (
talk)). You could also use a border radius to make it look a little better (in my opinion) padding:0px 2px 0px 2px; border-radius: 4px
(
Excellenc1 (
talk)) Just some suggestions for thought :) ―
Levi_OP
Talk
14:49, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
#bodyContent a[title="User:Excellenc1"] { background:#58111A; color:#FFA700; padding:5px; font-weight: bold; }
Verbarson I'm sorry but I didn't understand what do you mean by "highlight" when you said "This will highlight your signature whenever you are logged on". Also, what about this signature (somewhat based on Levi_OP's suggestion: Excellenc1 ( talk) But I fear this is too long in the source code. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Excellenc1 ( talk • contribs) 04:40, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
@
Verbarson: I get it now, this way people can know if I'm offline or online. But it looks the same as my signature at no padding, or like
Levi_OP suggested: padding: 0px 2px 0px 2px; border-radius: 4px;
. From my end I don't see any overlaps or stuff, so I don't know if I should actually change anything.
Excellenc1 (
talk)
04:07, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Why won't this website ( /info/en/?search=User:Kevin-Bokoum/sandbox) show up? I'm trying to make a wikipedia page for a person of interest and would like it to show up on google results. 24.49.61.186 ( talk) 00:30, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
How do I transfer it to a non-user page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kevinbokoum ( talk • contribs) 00:33, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Now at Draft:Kevin Bokoum. I second the opinion that Mr. Bokoum's accomplishments do not rise to a level that meets Wikipedia's concept of notability. David notMD ( talk) 09:43, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello, where can I found Wikipedia images of flags for countries? That would help me for a draft article I'm working on. Thanks! GTNO6 ( talk) 10:12, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
I am thinking that a user is a paid editor see here /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/Radha_shyam as his contribiutons he create and edit only one page Weidner Memorial Senior Secondary School so it means he is a paid editor what you all think if he is not a paid editor so he edit other pages but he was paid so he only edit Weidner Memorial Senior Secondary School UserABCXYZ ( talk) 08:42, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
油條 Yóutiáo - Angel Wong's Kitchen
Why this kind of recipe blog content can be submit to wikipedia? I have seen many bloggers submit their blog content. Anyone can give me an introduction? Cherryblossomcici ( talk) 07:28, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
another example:
External links Chinese Steamed Bun 饅頭
http://yireservation.com/recipes/mantou-chinese-steamed-bun/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cherryblossomcici ( talk • contribs) 09:17, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, i recently created an article for torque sealants ( /info/en/?search=Draft:Torque_sealant). My first draft was declined with the comment: "Fails WP: GNG, requires significant coverage in multiple independent reliable secondary sources". This was understandable as there were only two citations for the whole article. Since then I have been researching for more sources and added 7 further references. However, when resubmitting my draft it was declined again and i got following answer: "If this draft is resubmitted without any improvement or with very little improvement again, it will almost certainly be rejected, and it may be nominated for deletion, or a partial block may be requested against further submission by the responsible editor.".
Since I made changes to the article before resubmitting it I am now a bit confused and don't know what else is expected from me. I am new to Wikipedia and maybe I made a mistake I am not aware of? I would greatly appreciate some help. MoritzStorch ( talk) 11:46, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi there. I'm here to ask that I want to recreate a page which was deleted per deletion discussion. The page was nominated because it didn't meet with general notability guideline. But I've found some sources which meets with general notability guideline. So I hope that if I recreate this page, it will meet with GNG. Thanks. || Orbit Wharf 11:56, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello community! Iam a content writer from pakistan and wants to write on Tania Aidrus, She was a leader in the Global Business Organization at Google in the US and in Singapore as well, where she was the Country Manager for South Asia Frontier Markets at Google. Prior to her appointment as a Google executive, Tania co-founded a mobile health diagnosis company called ClickDiagnostics which connected rural patients in emerging markets to doctors around the world. She resigned her job just to serve her motherland (Pakistan) and She became minister of technology, Wikipedia lacks information about her and I wanted to share whole story of Tania Aidrus with the globe how her patriotism bring her in the underdeveloping country and her determiniation to which she was resigned for. Mrsginamann ( talk) 12:31, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
My wiki adventure keeps being unable to progress past 'summarize your edit', even though I complete the summary. Is there a work-around to this? I'd like to make sure I do all of the onboarding lessons. Snapdginger ( talk) 13:13, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
New to all this stuff please help
Hello there, I'm a casual reader of wikipedia but i just found all this editing tools and i'm very confused. I just discovered this about 15 minutes ago so im still pretty confused with all this, i've only used wikipedia before to read some articles. What should i know about all this editing tools and communities and whatnot? I know the teahouse is for editing pages but it said its friendly to newcomers plus i dont know where else to put this. If someone could help me i have a couple questions i would like to be answered
1. What should i know about all these editing tools 2. What is the editing community here in wikipedia? I saw a page on a christianity in china work group but i'm still pretty confused 3. Whats the difference between the wikipedia website and app? Does the app have all these editing features
Thanks in advance :) Overbubble ( talk) 13:48, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
I have created an article Draft:Kawardha Voilence but it is about a very sensitive case so I am fearing about to publish it so I want help to contribute that article because that is very very sensitive and national case it is about and I don't know but if I have write some attacking words so please review it UserABCXYZ ( talk) 14:09, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Why don't they publish something about the INAZUMA ELEVEN ARES animation program, I mean this is a great animation so why wouldn't anyone post something about them that includes: photos of characters, their background and episodes and siries or chapters. {plz sm1 post something} 41.115.61.132 ( talk) 15:56, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
a question about edits
Hello! I am new here - I was trying to add a book to further reading - powers of two by Joshua Wolf Shenk - it focuses on creative partnerships and tells the story of many historical figures including Emily Dickinson. When I added it to her wikipedia page, I was told I was editing disruptively - not my intention and many apologies! What are the rules on this? How can I get a book, which is very relevant, well revered and I think would be useful - to be listed? What is the process? Many thanks for your help!!
Emma EmmaFDennis ( talk) 16:28, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Preference is normally given to works that cover the whole subject of the article rather than a specific aspect of the subject, and to works whose contents are entirely about the subject of the article, rather than only partly.
This is really helpful both, thank you so much!! EmmaFDennis ( talk) 16:52, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi! I was trying to create an alphabetic table of contents at List of awards and nominations received by NCT, but it doesn't work and I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. How do I fix it? Thanks in advance! Poirot09 ( talk) 16:54, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
{{anchor|J}}
to the row heading beginning with J then it will create a hidden anchor that the TOC will let you jump to. Do this for any and all letters you need, but only once per letter (two identical anchors will mean the second one doesn't work).
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17:06, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi. I'm here to ask that can I request for block for any user? I've found a user who is using Wikipedia using a promotional username. And the user should be blocked. Thanks. || Orbit Wharf 19:28, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Can someone format all the citations/ref on the article Sora (Kingdom Hearts)? There are tons of cited sources without the name of the website and they aren't even formatted correctly. Thanks. 180.44.113.234 ( talk) 11:55, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
I'm really puzzled by the thinking behind Colonel Powell. This is a redirect to Colin Powell (so that's what you see if you hover over the link), but there is also a disambiguation page for the various Colonel Powells, which you can only get to by first going to Colin Powell and then noticing the bit at the top of the article that points to the disambiguation. It seems to me that if a reader types "Colonel Powell" in the search box in Wikipedia, we should consider the possibility that they are intelligent humans capable of typing, who chose to type "Colonel" because they want to read about a Colonel; and that had they wanted to read about Colin, they would have typed "Colin". I suppose there's an added complication that Colin Powell, having been a four-star general, was presumably a colonel at some point in his career?? But he's notable for being Colin Powell, not for being Colonel Powell. My feeling is that the redirect shouldn't exist. Colonel Powell should go to the disambiguation page, which can happily contain a link to Colin Powell to help those who have made a mistake and misheard Colin's name as a rank. But I'm loath to mess around with such a high-profile redirect, and in any case I don't know technically how to deal with bad redirects. Any advice appreciated! Elemimele ( talk) 17:48, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
I'm watching a page where an IP editor keeps making unsourced changes, e.g.
[2]. The changes are not obvious vandalism, but they also seem very unlikely to be good faith attempts to improve wikipedia. I reverted them a couple of times, and in one edit they even reverted themselves citing my previous edit summary, so they seem to understand. But then they keep doing it. At this point I'm not sure what I should do next. Any advice? Thanks.
Danstronger (
talk)
13:29, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
There is a LOT of IP editing, much of it reverted, going on at Casualties of the September 11 attacks. Perhaps some protection warranted? David notMD ( talk) 16:34, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Good day,
On my submitted article : /info/en/?search=Draft:Mikhail_Mouty
I received the following reason for rejection on Oct 19th : "Subject does not appear to pass WP:GNG or WP:NPROF. The inline citations do not confirm the sentences they are linked to"
Can you please guide me in improving my article to be accepted.
Great thanks MEF2362 ( talk) 09:14, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Pls can u keep my edit temporary stayed JahXVro999SkiMask ( talk) 17:16, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Appreciate comments received from various parties. Believe this article is ready. Looking for verification.
Thank you
Flagship1 Flagship1 ( talk) 20:15, 21 October 2021 (UTC) Flagship1 ( talk) 20:15, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Page in question: /info/en/?search=Draft:Herd_Social was declined due to lack in reliable sources. This is my first time writing a wikipedia page, and was wondering if anyone could help. I'm confused on which sources are not credible, or are the not enough credible sources? Just kinda confused over all.
Thank you in advance! Alihoward82 ( talk) 15:21, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
I keep getting a prompt to open the source editor when I already have it open, then I can not continue. Cjs1 21:42, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
I'm new to Wikipedia.
How do you make userboxes to customize your profile? I have no experience editing this site but have read many political articles and cannot wait to contribute when I have the time.
Thank you, Anonymous user — Preceding unsigned comment added by PoliticallyPassionateGamer ( talk • contribs) 00:15, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I chanced upon this situation where a registered user was wrongly criticised for a simple infobox expansion, where there is clearly prose to support with ref (at a mid-point) in the opening section. One viable ref (BBC) is extant since 2007.
I messaged the TW user at User talk:Loriendrew#Your revert at Jane Tomlinson - without any recommendation or request - but s/he has not edited since. Users of third-party utilities are responsible for their correct usage, and as I cannot find anything specific allowing me (under these particular circumstances) to remove Talk content, would an admin remove, in fairness to the initial editor? Thank you. Rocknrollmancer ( talk) 23:42, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
When creating an article on a movie ( this one), how to cite the entire plot, or is it ok if I don't cite the plot? Excellenc1 ( talk) 03:38, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello , My article has been declined , would appreciate if someone can help me on that and review it once. Paperpen2824 ( talk) 06:50, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I promise I won't mislead anyone. I'll help only if I can. Excellenc1 ( talk) 04:54, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
183.171.25.164 ( talk) 09:05, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
What voting system is used to elect the arbitration committee? (e.g. first-past-the-post, etc.) Timis189 ( talk) 09:05, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
• Why My Was Rejected? TechPandeyYT ( talk) 03:48, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi-hi-hello! I have two questions. Is there a way to upload images? How so? Anywho, see ya soon! Best regards, Thirstys ( talk) 13:24, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi. Hope all is well. I'm writing an article for my journalism license, about Osmia Music , a known music producer from Romania. I want to know if I need to do anything else to improve the article or its enough ? I worked very hard on this project in the last days and I want to give the best for it to get it published, will help me a lot. Besides what I know about him and his music, I've made a very deep research also in his early life and music career to put all together with all references almost for every sentences. So please be kind and let me know your feedback. With love, Joan ( Fjoan ( talk) 11:13, 22 October 2021 (UTC)) Fjoan ( talk) 11:13, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi everyone,
What does the score next to a draft article mean?
I drafted an article that was declined. I edited it to include more reliable and notable sources. I'd love to know what I can do to boost its prospects. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Navnine9 ( talk • contribs) 15:56, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for answering! Navnine9 ( talk) 15:49, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi there, I would very much appreciate any help from an editor, to help me get my article approved. An editor called Tol has said that the article is not mention worthy and that the sources are not reliable. I dont understand how newspapers and very mention worthy people are not deemed reliable sources, particularly when they already have pages on wikipedia. I think it may be the way I have drafted the article, I find wikipedia very difficult, particularly the layout, it must be just me, but its difficult to follow. I would so appreciate any help. Thank you. Emma Russell21 ( talk) 15:23, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
<ref></ref>
tags, so an example reference with enough information for another person to properly understand it might look like this:
The CAS # in the ChemBox of the article for costunolide ( /info/en/?search=Costunolide) matches that given by Common Chemistry for this compound. However, the article shows a red "X" by the CAS #, indicating that it is unverified. What should be done to change the red "X" to a green "√" to indicate the CAS # is correct/verified? Chemtalker777 ( talk) 04:03, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Is there a specific list of articles that need spelling and grammar fixes? So far I've found a list of articles needing copy-edit in general, but I don't know if there's a place where they're divided into categories based on what kind of editing they need. Perfect4th ( talk) 17:39, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Just a question out of interest, what is the minimum age to be eligible to make edits to Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.142.67.35 ( talk) 17:16, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I see, but is there any age criteria for creating an account? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.142.67.35 ( talk) 17:36, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I have tried to edit the draft Draft:Ronnie Makabai in the right way but all ways have failed. Can i please getr some help and how can i make this right. NB: Am not attached to the subject or know him, i just wrote things i know about him and to me he is notable. I just contributed as an editor and i wish to learn more. please help out. Biggerbenson ( talk) 04:05, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Jan12shamil ( talk) 05:36, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I'm currently editing Ongaku Zukan, a 1984 Japanese album by composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, and this will be my first submission to Wikipedia. Need to ask some questions:
- I would like to redirect Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia to this page's "International Release" section. How do I do that? - I have the album cover that is from iTunes, and I'm OK for the non-free image resizer to resize the image. Do I have to upload it to Wikimedia Commons, state the source, put the album cover on the draft page and then declare the cover source? If so, how to declare the copyright stuffs? - For example, last time I edited Giant Steps (composition) on Wikipedia, then I put the album cover from the Wikimedia library, and then the cover is removed by the bot stating I used non-free image and has to be removed. How do I fix this?
Thanks. Weareblahs ( talk) 12:29, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I would like to redirect Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia to this page's "International Release" section. How do I do that?
#
. In your case, it'd be [[#International Release]]
.I have the album cover that is from iTunes, and I'm OK for the non-free image resizer to resize the image. Do I have to upload it to Wikimedia Commons, state the source, put the album cover on the draft page and then declare the cover source? If so, how to declare the copyright stuffs?
i have been trying to get an article published for months now and i keep reasons for its refusal. I have made a changes to the article but it is not been reviewed for a little while now. Please how can i get my article published. attached is the link to my draft /info/en/?search=Draft:Ingrid_M._Evans ELF215 ( talk) 16:40, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi there, I was wondering how to submit an article to get graded/get it a higher grade, because I recently have been working on the article Fagin and added a lot of citations which could probably get its grade up to C class at least. Kaleeb18 ( talk) 14:04, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello,
I recently created my first article Stephen Guidry, and this message (below) popped up on the page:
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources: "Stephen Guidry" American football – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
I'm not sure what to do about it... Born of Iron ( talk) 20:02, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Added title
I will like to make the Contest Country Returning Jai ( talk) 22:53, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I was looking through random articles and I sometimes I see ones like this South Korea at the 1992 Winter Paralympics. They haven’t been edited in two years and it’s a stub. Kaleeb18 ( talk) 00:45, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
How do I use it? Do I need some funding or something like that? I really make my own called "Manchild wiki" or REDB wiki. a updated manual would be good tho Thegibuspyro ( talk) 02:47, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Thanks but can link any manuals or "FAQS" for it! Thegibuspyro ( talk) 02:56, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Today I wanted to try using my sandbox page to test the wikilink format of Special:Diff for use in an edit summary. However, when attempting to create it I get this vague editnotice. Help:Subpages is of no help in clarifying the significance of this notice, nor is WP:USERSUBPAGE. Skimming Help:Subpages and clicking through some of the links on page, I found nothing at all about the case of creating a subpage when the parent page doesn't exist.
My assumption is that the creators of MediaWiki were competent enough that creating this sandbox page will go without a hitch. Other than the fact that the backlink will be red link. From this, I have to surmise that this editnotice is mainly for the case of creating a subpage under another's user page. Although that seems like an extremely rare occurrence, so really I have no idea what this editnotice is for.
I know very little about how editnotices work technically, but I did look through Category:Editnotice templates to try to find where this editnotice comes from to no avail.
Yes, a much simpler "fix" would have simply been to follow what the editnotice seems to imply and create my user page. But I'm a curious person, and I also don't really want to create my user page until I have something to put there. At this point all that would be is a link to my sandbox.
I've currently sidestepped this issue by simply previewing my sandbox page and never publishing it. Firvqipo ( talk) 18:19, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I want to discuss about this article Draft:Anup Ranjan Pandey I want to say that this person is notable because he got national and forth highest award in India and biggest newspapers and news channel of India writed article about it and see this page List of Padma Shri award recipients (2020–2029) all persons who got that award have wikipedia page because only by that award he is notable so why this person is not notable UserABCXYZ ( talk) 15:52, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
|trans-title=
parameter with an English translation of the Hindi title. Hope this helps, and happy editing!
GoingBatty (
talk)
19:18, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
HI, I need my page reviewed. is it posibble to get page reviewed a.s.a.p? please ignore my spelling in this request and grammar. I'm on a chromebook laptop right now. FaarizPlayz ( talk) 20:09, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Can you explain Why you are in so much hurry? २ तकर पेप्सी ( talk) 20:11, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
@Tenryuu, I know. it just that I will need to update the page when time comes. Once, you read the page. You'll find out what I mean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FaarizPlayz ( talk • contribs) 20:23, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I would like to cite a PDF file made by the Swedish police regarding the 2021 Eslöv school attack in Sweden, but I am unable to find the actual source of the PDF. I could only find it on a file-sharing website which is blocked by Wikipedia. I believe the PDF contains critical information about the event which in my eyes raises its significance immensely. For example, the Police state the attack was inspired by the Christchurch Mosque attacks and was politically motivated. The attack was also livestreamed to Twitch via a mounted camera. Since this PDF seems to be the only piece of media that states this information (no news articles have written about the new information in it yet) I have no idea on how I can share this information. Parzival2101 ( talk) 12:08, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Is any image from this site public domain through any US Government copyright tag? Peter Ormond 💬 23:59, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Oliverdlh ( talk) 17:40, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
For the Wikipedia in English article Michel Magne I'd like to link the Caen Conservatory, but the English Wikipedia doesn't have an article about it, but the French one does https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatoire_%C3%A0_rayonnement_r%C3%A9gional_de_Caen Greg Dahlen ( talk) 14:27, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
What is the difference between Draft:Sandbox and Wikipedia:Sandbox? 85.193.252.19 ( talk) 13:09, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
veaction=edit
param to the URL. (
link for this page) or if done properly, I don't have a way ad hoc, by using mw.libs.ve.activateVe(mode). I believe the reason why the Visual Editor is not enabled in certain namespaces is that it was mainly designed to help new users get a feeling for editing Wikipedia without having to learn the complex Wikisyntax. For pages in the Wikipedia namespace this is most often either not what new users do (as new users probbably won't create policies or essays using complex syntax), or useless (for example on this very page) as there is no support for section editing, resulting in you getting edit conflicts all over the place.Another reason for some namespaces is that the Visual Editor only support pages that are written in Wikitext, which some namespaces simply aren't. The pretty much only case where Visual Editing could be usefull in the Wikipedia namespace are AFD and related pages, which are most likely short enough to not constantly cause edit conflicts.
Victor Schmidt (
talk)
14:38, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Factual Content was deleted. the deletionist said "wrong song" but it is confirmed 100% ?????
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Don_McLean&diff=1051466002&oldid=1051464581
Jonny Mathis "And I Love You So" is a song by Johnny Mathis. It is track #3 from the album Killing Me Softly With Her Song that was released in 1973 /info/en/?search=Killing_Me_Softly_with_Her_Song_(album) The song was written by Don McLean
Eddy Arnold: "And I Love You So" Album: Hand Holdin' Songs 1989 /info/en/?search=Eddy_Arnold_discography The song was written by Don McLean Lib-trans-free ( talk) 19:31, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
How to become confirmed user(not extended confirmed) as my account is auto confirmed. २ तकर पेप्सी ( talk) 23:16, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
I'm sorry if this has an obvious answer, but this is my first time editing a Wikipedia article. I wanted to add some information to the Cabinet de lecture Wikipedia article, and was wondering if I add information in separate places in the article, should I include an inline citation to the resource each time I reference information I found in it? Cvwayne ( talk) 00:10, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I notice which a recently-deleted Wikipedia user (Rayeberlefamily) has made some inaccurate edits to the article /info/en/?search=Ray_Eberle ...The date of this edit is displayed as https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ray_Eberle&oldid=1035848025 or July 28th, 2021. Namely, he, she, or they made the following changes, which I shall quote here: Added grandchildren, fixed cause of death. The name of at least one of these grandchildren, Michael Eberle is not accurate, because ...1: There don't seem to be any sources or citations claiming him to be part of the Eberle family. 2: If by 'Michael Eberle', they refer to my Mom, Laurie's firstborn son, then his last name was never Eberle when he was born or at any time during or after his childhood. My Mom was married to her first husband, Mike DePilla during this time. Please pardon me if the spelling of his last name is incorrect. Thus, Michael's last name should not be listed as Eberle.
Furthermore, I am the second biological son of my aforementioned Mom, named Ross Eberle. I would prefer if Michael's name be removed from the article since he didn't consider himself to be related to the Eberle family. He ultimately chose to live with his father, while still a minor. This happened after my Mom divorced her husband, Mike. However, if Michael is going to be listed as one of Ray's grandchildren in this article, then I have the right to be listed on this article as well, since my Mom's last name was Eberle at the time of my birth; she was not currently married. If anyone has any questions or comments in regards to this, feel free to contact me here on Wikipedia.
P.S. I have shown this article to my Mom, Laurie with its most recent edits, before sending this message. The purpose of this was to gain her opinion and permission to contact you, the editors on my grandfather's (Ray Eberle's) talk page. Any citations in regards to my requests for these changes can be requested from me at any time. SnarkyEberle ( talk) 19:00, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
I really wanted to add information to my favourite football team Chelsea fc but there page is locked so when can I edit it? Footballeditor999 ( talk) 07:45, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi there! Just got a rejection of my draft for the prominent philosopher Thomas Christiano. Maybe I am assuming a bit too much here but he got books published with Oxford University Press and three papers with the highest ranking philosophy journals. Yet, User:Greenman seems to disagree and has referred me to the notability guidelines.
But it clearly states there: "Many scientists, researchers, philosophers and other scholars (collectively referred to as "academics" for convenience) are notably influential in the world of ideas without their biographies being the subject of secondary sources."
So with my draft I went for the criteria stated in /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Notability_(academics)
Why would my draft be subject to other notability criteria than that? Friddle ( talk) 11:19, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
How to become Account Creator in Wikipedia and How to use ACC Tool for creating accounts UserABCXYZ ( talk) 10:49, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
I read a wikipedia page this Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Account creator/Administrator instructions in the second line that "It is granted to users who are active in the account request process (ACC)." so what is the meaning of active in ACC and How to active in ACC and last question that users who are active in ACC which was they have to do and how to join ACC UserABCXYZ ( talk) 11:23, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
@ Muninnbot:, @ Lazy Maniik: and @ RegentsPark: Ji, Is Alan Singh page fit for Wikipedia now? Because his ten references have been completed. Using all these references, help me complete Alan Singh page.
|author=
, |publisher=
, |year=
, and |page=
. Happy editing! (Please remember to
sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard
tildes like this: ~~~~
. Or, you can use the
[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) 02:21, 24 October 2021 (UTC)I prepared an new article in the sandbox of my user account, but how to publish it in wikipedia? I am completely lost in the help space of wikipedia. user account: EvalRohstoffe EvalRohstoffe ( talk) 22:05, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
{{subst:submit}}
to the sandbox to submit it for review, or you can use the
Article Wizard linked on
User talk:EvalRohstoffe, and choose "Next" on the first page.
PrimeHunter (
talk)
22:55, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
who is supposed to answer questions in talk pages 2601:440:C081:74B0:70C5:DF93:7B76:97CF ( talk) 04:03, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
What is the code for it. When to use a note ? Newton Euro ( talk) 05:03, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Good day,
On my submitted contribution on 20th August,2021 : https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Draft:Vayam&oldid=1039659486
There is no response yet.
Kindly guide me on how to proceed with it KaizenKraft ( talk) 21:37, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Suppose I want to create a translation of fr:Association de défense des actionnaires minoritaires. How do I know if the translation already exists? How do I know if the existing translation's title is in its original language (French in this case) or in English? (Just an example, I have already created its translation). Excellenc1 ( talk) 03:42, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
@ GoingBatty: For example, this article on pollicitation in French civil law (currently working on its translation here). How do I know an article on "pollicitation" exists and this article was a section in it? Or an article on "French civil law" where this exists? (Just an example, there are many other articles like this, for example this one.) Excellenc1 ( talk) 06:00, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
@ GoingBatty: My last question (which I guess you are referring to the one I put in brackets) was another example of an article which could exist as a section of another article. It is about a law in France passed in 1980 and there are many such French articles on laws. Excellenc1 ( talk) 07:49, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
I understand many people do not know about the vote, I feel lucky that Wikipedia has give such notifications only to my page. Thank you much
I will research now more on new topics and help this niche community grow
Anyone who would like to join me please write here on my talk page so that we can work as a group? Thank you IndianVenture ( talk) 09:00, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Re: Entering a subject matter for Publishing with the subject's approval. Is it necessary to contact the subject in an accounting of a performing artists performance? Are website's copyright of pictorial material added to permissions? Channel19 ( talk) 01:03, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Why was this undone? 62.165.255.66 ( talk) 09:26, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
hi i am new here and looking for create new page template can anyone help David Wright in Spain ( talk) 10:08, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
I am dipping my toe in the water of editing Wikipedia and was looking to update some rasterized images, consistent with the template: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Convert_to_SVG .
I was hoping someone could provide clarity on best practices for this as far as licensing/uploading. I had tried one, but on reflection think that I had made some inaccurate selections. Chief among them, while the reproduction is my work, on reflection, I don't think that is the most accurate choice from the perspective of the upload wizard. Ex.,
It seems like now it would be better to select/provide the following to the upload wizard:
Additional recommendations welcome!
For reference, here is an example image that appears to be a high quality reproduction, but may be making similar licensing errors by accident.
If I would like to help out in Chinese to English translations, What should I do? Thefatpotato ( talk) 12:12, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello everyone. Now in this article there is an introduction of information without sources. The edits were first rolled back by the participants, then I started rolling back. At the moment, the article is posted on the block, but the information of the ip participant in the article remains. Please delete the false information. It's about: "... part of the AnastasiaDate online dating chain". 2A00:1FA1:4115:1538:6C94:97:3F76:2BC7 ( talk) 08:48, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
What is the common name of Old Oak Tree? I don't know if the current title is correct. Paul Vaurie ( talk) 03:20, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Today I found this, a nicely written manual for scientists; it explains how to use Wikipedia: "A step-by-step guide for using Wikipedia for research communication" [4], best regards, HenriDuvent ( talk) 11:05, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
What happens next? Is there anything that the creator of the page can or should add to the page? Do articles still need "authority control"? Sorry, it's been a few years since I last created a page, so I don't remember the process. Lupine453 ( talk) 00:49, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Good Day All
I am new here and I wanted to ask if someone could guide me. I am looking for a way to publish stories without getting accused of advertising or some other label.
I simply want to try to put my stories out there so that my dream as a journalist can be short lived and possibly could get an offer from a big new channel. Glorified Anchorman ( talk) 20:22, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
@ Glorified Anchorman: Wikipedia articles don't have a byline, and editors don't use their first and last name, for their identity is not to be revealed to the public. Even if you were to tell a potential employee that you wrote several Wikipedia articles that may not impress, for not everyone has a high opinion of this on-line encyclopedia. It would be better to start your own blog site where you could research, write and publish articles on subjects that you believe would help you obtain employment as a journalist. Best wishes. Karenthewriter ( talk) 03:24, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello,sir im john belgi.and im a new beginner to wikipedia sir.so what are the contribution and things that i need to do before editing.please help me out sir,as i want to be a developed my writing skills. John Belgi ( talk) 13:08, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
I submitted /info/en/?search=Draft:Jim_Derhaag and was advised, "This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies."
Does this mean that the overall tone should be adjusted? I was not attempting to do an advertisement so I could use help in directing an edit. I'm new to the Wikipedia tools and unsure of how to get help.
The intent of this article is to objectively document the life of the driver/team owner, not to promote the series or any part of Trans Am. If I adjusted references, such as how hard a racing year was, is that what needs to be updated?
Thank you. Race Car 40 ( talk) 23:57, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Howdy folks! I've worked on a music group page, and just really curious to hopefully confirm that it meets Notability Standards. Would super appreciate any help and review! /info/en/?search=Draft:Apollo_Chamber_Players Thanks so much!! Wayneashleymusic 04:18, 25 October 2021 (UTC) Wayneashleymusic ( talk) 04:18, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
There are many difficulties when I try to write an article on Wikipedia for the first time. Do you have any tips for first-time users? Audrb ( talk) 05:38, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Can I move a page from Stahlrohrlanze to my sandbox page? David mystery books research 🕵️♂️ ( talk) 04:35, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Is there any way for me to change ONLY the FONT size that wikipedia articles are displayed in? On mobile, there is a simple "Tt" button, that lets me alter font size and a few other things. Is there anything similar available for desktop? When I use the "+" function in the browser, it makes all of the elements on the page (side menu, images, etc) bigger while the box displaying the article text gets smaller to make room for the rest.
I have vision problems, so this would make browsing wikipedia MUCH simpler for me. Thank you!
In short:
How can I make the font (and nothing else) larger? AliceF ( talk) 11:03, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
.mw-body {font-size:125%;}
Hi everybody, I tried to write my first article on the english wikipedia: /info/en/?search=Draft:European_Federation_of_Management_Consultancies_Associations_(Feaco)#Past_Presidents I have received feedback that I have not quoted enough sources and have added additional sources (mostly online). The problem is that there are no book sources on Feaco. However, there is a Wikipedia page in the German Wikipedia that has been released: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feaco. Why is this released in German Wikipedia but not in the English one? As a European organisation, this should be possible.
Thank you for your help. Akbn24 ( talk) 09:52, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi,
I have made some contribution in talk on RUMI, I tried to do it in the main page. Understandably the main pages are locked, this will help preserve the content.
Here are my contributions, please promote to main page if they are going to be helpful.
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk:Rumi&oldid=1051512484
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk:Rumi&oldid=1051382148 MehdiAf110 ( talk) 09:22, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Apologies if this is the wrong noticeboard for this - I'm not too technically minded.
I've been trying to add the {{ glossary}} template to the article Irezumi for maybe the past half hour, and have only just remembered an issue I ran into it last time - it doesn't like language templates.
Now, last time, this was fine - I wrapped {{ transl}} around the terms in question, no problem. However, this is more of an issue seemingly for more complex templates like {{ nihongo}}.
Here's an example of what throws it for a loop:
{{term|{{nihongo||墨刑|Bokukei, bokkei}}}} {{defn|punishment by tattooing.}}
Having quickly checked, it seems to format properly if I change that to the following:
{{nihongo||墨刑|{{term|Bokukei, bokkei}}}} {{defn|punishment by tattooing.}}
But something about that seems wrong somehow. I wouldn't know exactly what, but it doesn't seem right to interrupt a language template with a term template, when you're only including the transliteration as the term; for users with screenreaders, I don't honestly know how it would format. I'd assume wrongly.
I haven't tried this with other templates like {{ zh}}, but I can't imagine they'd play nicely either. I don't want to implement edits that appear fine but have broken accessibility, because that kind of defeats the point of a language template in the first place. Ineffablebookkeeper ( talk) 10:17, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
id
for linking like
#bokukei, bokkei. This requires pure text. {{term|bokukei, bokkei|{{nihongo||墨刑|Bokukei, bokkei}}}}
produces:Hello, anybody out here being able to give advise on on how to get rid of the Category:CS1 errors: unsupported parameter on the articles? See or example Behzinga? Thank you for your time. Lotje ( talk) 11:44, 25 October 2021 (UTC) Lotje ( talk) 11:44, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi im wondering if I can use a cover image from spotify for a song under a fair use license maybe. Am I allowed to do that cause I see songs like Sunday Best have a cover image in their infobox. Kaleeb18 ( talk) 21:24, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Oh gotcha Kaleeb18 ( talk) 13:00, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I would like to add a footnote to an article pointing out how date of birth is disputed and am not sure how. I looked at the wikipedia footnotes page but it was very confusing. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Gandalf the Groovy ( talk) 13:56, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
@ Shushugah (he/him • talk) Thank you! Gandalf the Groovy ( talk) 14:11, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
41.114.197.198 ( talk) 13:52, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi,
I'd appreciate some more in depth/detailed help with how I can improve this article for submission. It was already declined so I'd like to ensure this doesn't happen again. It would be great to talk through this with someone as I'm new to Wikipedia and not entirely sure of how the editing process works.
Here is the article: /info/en/?search=Draft:Rajiv_S._Joshi Bridgingv ( talk) 12:41, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hiii, I want attention of some of frequent and experienced editors on Virat Kohli. This article is largely written by Indian editors, Eng is not their 1st language. I want you to look it do CE and remove extra content from lead section and career section. This article is too big to navigate and doesn't have proper sub sections, points headings and paragraphs. Do some editing on that . Newton Euro ( talk) 12:22, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
On subpages, for example WP:ANI, the link to the parent page does not appear. It does not seem to be the result of any templates on the page that suppress the link. dud hhr Contribs 15:05, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Quais os processos a seguir para editar imagens na Wikipedia? CCAzevedo ( talk) 14:51, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
A friend recently introduced me to La Gritona Tequila, and I believe it merits an article in Wikipedia, similar to articles on other brands of tequila, and, furthermore, I believe it also merits an entry in Wikipedia's List of Tequilas.
One interesting and relevant point is that this excellent tequila is made by a woman-owned company, which, in and of itself, is unusual. For details, please see: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/business/tequila-mexico-women.html . I would be glad to do this, but I lack editing experience, and surely would make a big mess of it and waste a lot of time, my own and others' who would be involved in fixing my inevitable blunders.
I have no personal interest in this product (La Gritona), financial or otherwise, nor do I know anyone who does. But if other tequilas merit pages in Wikipedia, then I believe this one does, too. Here's a link to the website for La Gritona: https://lagritona.com/ .
Thank you! JCNSmith ( talk) 15:39, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello. I would like to add a new magazine cover to White Dwarf (magazine). Ideally, there would be a more recent cover in the infobox and an older cover in the history section in order to show the extensive formatting changes the magazine has gone through. I have only ever made minor copy edits, so I was unsure if this would be allowed under Wikipedia's image copyright guidelines. KBEditing ( talk) 00:34, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Could I replace the 'old' cover with a newer one? Also, magazine articles such as Rolling Stone have multiple covers. Are some magazine covers freely licensed and others not? I appreciate your help Cullen328. KBEditing ( talk) 02:13, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
How do you publish a wiki article? GurrenLagann100 ( talk) 17:29, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi. I’m relatively new to Wikipedia, still learning how to edit. I’ve been regular updating the plot of a show I watch but for the past month, there is this one editor - Jellysandwich01 that seems experienced and is trying her best to try to revert single one my edits. First she stated I wasn’t following the rules, which I corrected. Then she kept on attacking me saying I use substandard English. I have raised this topic in her discussion page but she never responds, I even brought it up in the talk page of the article but no one responded. Then she dropped me a rather rude message on my talk page saying that I was trying to break rules again. She managed to get the article protected. I have been polite in all my interactions, have even said we can co operate but I never get a reply from her. The problem is I don’t know how to exactly register a complaint or bring the issue under an administrator’s notice because I’m still new and figuring out Wikipedia but I am highly frustrated and feel demotivated. It almost feels like her actions are because of ego issues now, checking her history she seems to do this a lot. Everyone’s edits takes time and efforts, if anyone has any above how to peacefully resolve this, please help. GrottoVilla ( talk) 17:38, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi. Thank you for responding. Yes I have no issues with focusing on bettering the content at all! Willing to work and cooperate but the editor just keeps reverting it. The list of episodes can be edited further, but I don’t understand why she just deletes the entire section. She’s the only editor whose been doing this. I don’t mind having a discussion how to make it better, but she’s just been rude about it and not willing to listen. Instead I don’t understand why I am getting warnings when she’s basically doing the same. I’ll make it more concise but hopefully it’s not reverted yet again. Thanks for the help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GrottoVilla ( talk • contribs)
Dear all, I have just resubmitted for review an article about a Swiss designer, called Demian Conrad [5]. Recently, following Eternal Shadow's suggestions, I tried to improve the text and tone of the article. It is my first contribution and I hope to do a good job, so I would like to ask your advice on how I could further improve the biography and whether the tone is now appropriate. Thanks for your help! EnḫeduannaS ( talk) 19:11, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
how do I get my contributions confirmed and not deleted ? Akram O. A. ( talk) 19:46, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
"...has an incredible number of views on social medias (more than 6 billion video views 2020)"as that is non-neutral puffery. Hope that helps Pyrrho the Skeptic ( talk) 20:13, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I posted a Request for Comment at Talk:CRA International#RfC on lead of Charles River Associates on Oct. 14, 2021, asking whether a paragraph added to the lead was WP:Undue, WP: Impartial and followed WP:Balance. Eight editors have now weighed in and except for the editor who posted the paragraph, everyone agrees the current paragraph violates Wikipedia policy and needs to be removed or rewritten. I work as an employee of CRA, which I disclosed on the Talk page. Another editor has already pointed out that the RfC response of the editor who posted this paragraph feels like WP: Advocacy and WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS.
With such overwhelming consensus that this paragraph as constituted now is improper, it seems unjustified that it should remain in the lead for perhaps several weeks more while the RFC continues until final status. Even a few weeks of unmerited negative material (written in the voice of Wikipedia) encourages more WP: Advocacy and WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS. I would like to know whether there is an interim solution for removing the offending paragraph while the discussion on the finer points continues in the RfC? Thank you. Basslonick1220 ( talk) 20:11, 25 October 2021 (UTC) Basslonick1220 ( talk) 20:11, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi I am new to editing, and I added a section to an article ( the star wars prequels) and I am unsure if I have stumbled into a dispute or not. I checked with LIbera.chat #wikipedia-en-help. But I am still unsure. Could I get some help in this regard? thank you. Nerdykat65 ( talk) 20:47, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I added a note to the talk page about what I hope others can help me with going forward. I hope this also allows a space for discussion relating to the possible dispute. -- Nerdykat65 ( talk) 21:03, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you very much. I hope to add to it more in the future! This is for a class currently! Thank you for your insight.-- Nerdykat65 ( talk) 21:08, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I didn't mean to automatically add it back when I moved the section, I just meant to move the section, I did not know it had been deleted again.-- Nerdykat65 ( talk) 21:28, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Account29 claims my version of the edition is unstable, and that my edits to the page make it appear unstable. Account 29 also claims that my edits do not contribute no information to the page.
I would claim: A - the sums of death tolls are useful, and are how the death tolls for Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were derived even though information about their death tolls is already on the page. I produced the following new rows to the table, detailing each of their death tolls: - Syngman Rhee (reverted) - Massacre of poles in Volhynia and eastern Galicia (Not reverted) - Vladimir Lenin (reverted) - Hong Xiuquan (reverted) - Editing Mao's death toll based on hawaii.edu's description of death tolls, and the endurance of the laogoi system. - Adding up all the communist leader's death tolls and making a new row for them. There are other sets of titles which read "various leaders" on the page, including the Young Turks, and the leaders of communist Hungary.
- QRbot believed Account 29's actions were vandalism.
To be clear I wanted to make different death tolls on different parts of Wikipedia consistent with each other.
Is this true? I was not aware he was reverting my edits until just now. Account29 told me to come here. I would like my well cited contributions to stay up. Is there another problem?
Here is the old edit's URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_wars_and_anthropogenic_disasters_by_death_toll&oldid=1051849188
Hong kuslauski (
talk) 23:24, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hong kuslauski (
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23:24, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I said it was OR [6] you put from 1917 or 1850 to 2021 communist leaders killed x amount of people [7]. Even are page does not says that from 1850 [8]? Account29 ( talk) 23:32, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I am tagging
Davide King as it looks like he knows about the history of Mass killings under communist regimes maybe he can help with this.
Account29 (
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23:36, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Alternatively, Account29 could have told me specifically what was wrong with the 1850 to 1917 post at the time. Once more, there is a case to be made that Hong Xiquan was a proto-communist. No one up until this point has directed me to modify my contributions but has instead overridden them without detailing the reasons beyond completely subjective statements: "This does not help the lede" what is this supposed to mean? I cannot conclude anything except 力's opinion on the matter. Please detail more specifically said textual problems, otherwise I cannot avoid them.
Once more, the promotion of ideological agenda? I have added a variety of conservative massacres to the list of anthropogenic disasters by death toll, including Rhee Syngman & The massacre of Poles in Volhynia, both perpetrated by anti-communists. Why were these contributions not reverted but others were?
In order to "listen to advice from the regulars" I could be given advice to rectify this, What textual problems? Care to list a few? I would love the constructive criticism as opposed to the abrupt shut down . 力, is not made of time though as his page denotes, and people cannot be expected to both moderate and advise me on all issues when I am out of line. Which apparently I often am.
Hi everyone, I was looking at Richard Edmonds and clicked on the "Obituary" link at the bottom, expecting to be taken to a mainstream site such as The Guardian or similar, only to find it's a gushing tribute on a far right site here. Is this appropriate? Do we have any rules on obituary links?
Many thanks. GreebleNeeble ( talk) 17:25, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
How do I edit the name / title of this page that is currently on my Sandbox? I named the page Dr. Pantaleón Julian Valdés and need to change the title to read Pantaleón Julian Valdés Ilieva ( talk) 01:25, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
is their anybody to help me design my page? Soni MajorZ ( talk) 02:53, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Just for trivial and entertainment purposes, is there a duplicate/spoof username checker available outside of the account creation process (like in the API)? Or is it just available only there? 180.251.148.169 ( talk) 01:48, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
hello - im having trouble getting a basic submission approved. any help is greatly appreciated. /info/en/?search=Draft:Jessica_(musician) BriggsmeetBriggs ( talk) 03:55, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Dear admins, the article draft /info/en/?search=Draft:Ahsan_Khan_Chowdhury have enough references with newspaper publishing. Requesting to have a look, is anyone can help to approve this pls. ITCaravan ( talk) 09:00, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
-- ITCaravan ( talk) 06:35, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I am not very technically qualified, I need support for reviewing the content of the article and reference links. I need to identify where I am going wrong and how I can rectify it and have the page published. Sumati15473 ( talk) 06:51, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Move Talk:Mako Mako Komuro of Akishino to Talk:Mako Komuro. (a typo)
Delete Mako Kuroda and Talk:Mako Kuroda. (incorrect title)
Move Mako Komuro of Akishino to Mako Komuro. (correct title)
Please. Peter Ormond 💬 09:20, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello Shivaguevara ( talk) 11:47, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello I am a new Wikipedia user, and recently I have created an article of the person which got comments as not enough information to support. I am looking for the experienced users who can help me out in fixing some issues which I was having while writing. I have given references to support the article. There are news online regarding the article which i couldn't understand how to use them. Secondly, how to reference the commemorative plaques of someone. Are these consider a reliable source. As IAM a new user and still learning, any help would be much appreciated. Mohdsaad212 ( talk) 11:59, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Is repeatedly blanking your own talk page each time you get a warning punishable? The Tips of Apmh ( talk) 15:18, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi all,
I am creating a little article on this company that I came across called Underwood Ammo, I think I added enough to have it go live and I published it as my first "article" or stub, though I intend to keep working on it. The next thing that I would like to add is the company logo, but this brings me to a question that I have on logo's on companies both big and small generally. Do I need to try and reach out to someone at the company, or can I take a screenshot of their logo and upload it? We are not using their logo here for any commercial interests of our own on wikipedia or in any way that I feel would conflict with their interests, but I am no lawyer, and certainly no expert on copyright law etc. I know that we are pretty strict on copyrights here on the wiki, and I've had pictures that I've even taken with my own phone removed before, so I figured I should just as the good 'ole Teahouse and see if you all could help me with something like this, and then I'll know what to do for the future. Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 02:35, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
This is a copyrighted artwork or photograph, and the image itself is the topic of discussion in the article. The discussion is about the photograph or painting as such, as a creative work, not just about the thing or person it shows. Kaleeb18 ( talk) 00:15, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Non-free images that reasonably could be replaced by free content images are not suitable for Wikipedia.Clearly, a Wikipedia editor could have a meal at this restaurant, take photos, and freely license them. Therefore, that photo cannot be used since it is copyrighted by Disney. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 16:13, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I added numerous sources to the page I edited. The page is not visible in a google search. Martin Glintze ( talk) 15:47, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you. The page had appeared in a google search prior to my edits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Martin Glintze ( talk • contribs) 16:43, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
PLEASE. i need you to desperately understand Chobitslover69 ( talk) 15:29, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I am trying to add:
"I need help" redirects here. For help on Wikipedia, see Help:Contents or Wikipedia:Questions.
to Distress signal, but:
{{Redirect|I need help|help on Wikipedia|[[Help:Contents]] or [[Wikipedia:Questions]]}}
comes out as:
How do I do this? The Tips of Apmh ( talk) 15:41, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
{{Redirect|I need help|help on Wikipedia|Help:Contents|questions|Wikipedia:Questions}}, which would give you Vexations ( talk) 16:36, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
@ The Tips of Apmh: I think you could use {{Redirect|I need help|help on Wikipedia|Help:Contents}} to get
and not bother with the alternative possibility. The existing redirect on Distress signal isn't terribly useful as it suggests an alternative article that doesn't exist. Mike Turnbull ( talk) 16:30, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
{{Hatnote| "I need help" redirects here. For help on Wikipedia, see [[Help:Contents]] or [[Wikipedia:Questions]].}}
I am having trouble trying to get a change made.
RPGA 989 should redirect to a disambiguation page that in turn has links to Socket G2 and Socket G1.
As un unregistered editor I can't create it, so I followed the instructions that I got when I tried to edit RPGA 989. ("The page "RPGA 989" does not exist. You can ask for it to be created...")
Here is where I did that: /info/en/?search=Draft:RPGA_989
OK, so a nice person told me on that page that it wasn't the right place, so I followed the new instructions they gave me.
Here is where I did that: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Redirects_and_categories#Redirect_request:_RPGA_989
It turns out that this isn't the right place to ask either. This time there were no instructions for an IP editor to follow, just a page about the rules for creating a disambiguation page that I am not allowed to create anyhow.
I give up. All I wanted to do was to make Wikipedia better, not be given the runaround and told to go to more places and jump through more hoops.
It kind of feels like Wikipedia doesn't want any suggestions from IPs when they suggest a change that they can't make themselves. I just wanted to make Wikipedia a little bit better by making the link to RPGA 989 go to the correct page(s). I don't want to go to Wikipedia College and get a masters degree in Wikipedia editing just to suggest something that could probably be done in two minutes by someone who already knows how. 2600:1700:D0A0:21B0:2507:52B6:D594:2D17 ( talk) 10:45, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Please create a redirect called RPGA 989 (like the one at RPGA 988B) to Socket G2 or Socket G1 (or maybe a disambiguation page? The RPGA 989 is compatible with both). From Socket G2: "rPGA 989 (as shown on the left) is a socket that can take Socket Socket G1 (rPGA988A) or Socket socket G2 (rPGA988B) processors."From Socket G1: "there are Socket G/rPGA 989 sockets that can take Socket G1/rPGA 988A or Socket G2/rPGA 988B packaged processors[citation needed]"BTW, here is a citation for the above citation needed: https://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket%20G2%20(rPGA988B).html (it is in the "Compatible sockets" section of that page.― Qwerfjkl talk 13:26, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Intellihot#References I want to know, I'm practicing my skills on this draft page. I want to know is it worthy of publish? and how to improve it. Thanks Le.Wiki.Man04 ( talk) 16:11, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Draft:Intellihot has been nominated for Speedy deletion. You can contest that, but ASAP, copy your content and refs to a place outside Wikipedia, because if the SD is acted on, there will not be any record of its (brief) existence in Wikipedia. Having a draft trashed feels unfair - as you had not yet submitted it - but it happens. David notMD ( talk) 17:35, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Why doesn't Wikipedia have a Suggestion Article? As in, where you can submit suggestions and such, to help improve the overall quality of the website. Almost 20 years of Wikipedia, but not this. Pikiwedia98461 ( talk) 17:32, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Alright, thank you. Pikiwedia98461 ( talk) 17:37, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I would like someone to check out the new article I made Let's Go Brandon (Loza Alexander song) to make sure I did everything right. I think I improved a lot since making the Space 220 article Kaleeb18 ( talk) 14:46, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
1.How to correct my birth month in wikepedia? It’s November11,1980 not March11,1980 2.Retirement end of January2020 Postman95 ( talk) 15:20, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
In the article Let's Go Brandon (song) why in the world did David Gerard get rid of almost everything. I was going to undo his edits, but I thought I would seek an answer from experienced Wikipedia editors first. And he did it just because of the source I can find another source easily there are a lot of websites that talk about the song. Kaleeb18 ( talk) 19:37, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello how do I add color to a signature with source? Footloops8 ( talk) 15:25, 26 October 2021 (UTC) Footloops8 ( talk) 15:25, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Yes thank you Footloops8 ( talk) 20:00, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I am waiting for a submitted article to be reviewed. Can I expect to receive an email when it is or do I need to check from time to time? Roryjohnston ( talk) 19:52, 26 October 2021 (UTC) Roryjohnston ( talk) 19:52, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I just created a article, my first one, but I don't know how to find out the coordinates. I found the coordinates, but it is very confusing. Can someone help with this?
(If someone knows how to do it, link to article: Woodbridge, Indiana. Severestorm28 ( talk) 21:27, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
{{coord|39|13|28|N|86|28|55|W|type:city}}
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◢ Ganbaruby! (
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23:09, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I guess I'm just confused then...I understand the reasoning behind the "notability criteria," but how can a drafted rookie fit the criteria, if they themselves have yet to play in a game? For example, Kelvin Joseph has a page, but he has yet to appear in a regular season game. It's odd that the person (player) was notable enough to be listed within the 2020 NFL season opt-outs, but not notable enough to have a page...or at least it was to me. Born of Iron ( talk) 03:08, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I recently created an article to create the present, which is available here. This article was deleted in 2019 with a comment, and now I have prepared it with its sources. In your opinion, the authors of this article are not worthy of publication, despite the fact that someone works in a famous group.-- Modeling ( talk) 16:58, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hey there, Drew here, I have a very very bad feeling about that due to guy who loves Eurovision so much. I am searching all of the Eurovision contests, last years are getting bored as well. The next contest were held on 2022, in Italy (nowadays Turin is hosted), this article was bored with the same thing for the others, because Michele creating first to prepare the article about that. I am frustrating, and I try to editing that will you words, and grammar was better. The next day, I saw that it reverting the article by that guy. I started to anger, I'll just revert back it better! Another next day, I am shocked that guy undo the changes by me. I have crippling depression... so, what now?
note: wait, I think that guy loves Eurovision, Michele1999 and IvanScrooge98- *gasp* COINCIDENCE???!!!?!?!?!?!?! FRIENDS???!!?!???!?!?!!!?? DrewWill2021 ( talk) 13:52, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Not that I can make sense of this, but you have created User:DrewWill2021/sandbox3 which describes the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as the 67th, to take place in Germany. Meanwhile, Eurovision Song Contest 2022 exists as an article describing the 66th, taking place in Italy. So what is your question? David notMD ( talk) 17:21, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Dr. Hell - disambiguation? How to go about?
Hi all - I am new (well, back after a loong time) to Wikipedia - I am entering some data about a local band and I would like to add the band-members. I have a ton of questions - but first: How do I go about creating an entry? Second, since the band mamber's names are common, they might need disambiguation. How do I go about that? Xumbrega1974 ( talk) 17:29, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
It is just like any other fictional language and you say it is a hoax so other fictional languages are hoaxes? Please correct if I'm wrong fine i will put it on some other website of something. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keranique-Kaara ( talk • contribs) 00:28, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
When Tolkien invents a language ( Elvish languages (Middle-earth)) it is article-worthy. You, no so much. David notMD ( talk) 03:24, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I have submitted twice a wiki page for Vicki Mack Lataillade a Gospel Industry Icon, recognized by all of the major Gospel organizations, we have submitted a number of article references industry awards, and yet the page is not accepted. Who is the Wiki reviewer? Can we get someone who is knowledgeable of the Gospel Industry? I cannot understand why (they give a reason, but it is not of sufficient merit to be believed). This is very troubling when a see a number of wiki pages with far less references or maybe none. Don't understand this logic. ClaudeLataillade ( talk) 20:37, 26 October 2021 (UTC) ClaudeLataillade ( talk) 20:37, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I noticed that a window popped up on my Wiki page saying I need citations and verification all of a sudden. Not sure why or how this happened but figured I would ask here and see if anyone can help! Please let me know if you might be able to help. Thank you! 2603:8001:6501:4B27:5C92:8C83:60E5:2CCC ( talk) 22:34, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Greetings. I need someone to walk me thru how to add a gif image of THE original mood ring to replace the copycat mood ring image on the site /info/en/?search=Mood_ring Moodman001 ( talk) 00:06, 27 October 2021 (UTC) Moodman001 ( talk) 00:06, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
[[File:Moodring1.jpg|thumb|A mood ring shown face front, showing a band of green color change across a brown background]]
with something like [[File:Yourfilename.gif|thumb|Your description of your photo]]
and click "Show preview".The every single editor are not logged in uses IP addresses will be publicly visible. It says on editor screen: "You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to a username, among other benefits." Can you give us more information about logging in as user account without any IP addresses? 2001:44B8:41C6:F700:9105:6104:2624:534B ( talk) 03:14, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I removed the redirect and added some extra sources. Now I want to find the proper categories to add at the bottom. Forced conversion of minority girls in Pakistan. -- ZebraaaLounge ( talk) 05:13, 27 October 2021 (UTC) ZebraaaLounge ( talk) 05:13, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi there,
I am editing Soomro wiki and each time I do that it goes back to obnoxious and false information presented on Soomros. Being Soomro and a student of history myself, I represent my community and therefore I make changes based on history. Thanks Rostam.smr ( talk) 06:21, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Can I write a new Wikipedia article even if I haven't ever made edits to other Wikipedia articles? Piacerebbe ( talk) 22:14, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I was just wondering if there is a guideline recommending the use of metre v.s. meter thoughout articles. I have seen that some articles, such as freestyle swimming use "meter", while others such as 100 metres freestyle use "metre". Thanks!
Sincerely,
Rafaelmanman (
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18:07, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Yeah, I have noticed that for a while. It reminds me of this one thing in the article Athenian Democracy, where it referred to the size of the quorum as 6000 people, but the courts as up to 6,000 people; notice how one has a comma, and the other doesn't. Also, maybe on the front of the page can be a thing saying wherever it is used by a British or American person using the article (Or something like that, I don't know)? And what if it like autocorrected the language to you, so it would auto-translate (so like if you marked yourself as "American", and you were reading an article that included the word "metre", then it could be corrected to "meter", but only in your view. And it shouldn't be like the 'white to harmless' thing; it should stay as "metre" if there is something signifying that it should not be corrected) and therefore you would see the translation. This would maybe evolve into people using one central Wikipedia, instead of language differed ones. This could also do stuff like changing "mile" to "kilometer" or "kilometre", and I'm American, but I use "kilometer". So it would do stuff like that. This is all very complex and probably will be very hard to insert into Wikipedia, but it could significantly help people. Pikiwedia98461 ( talk) 18:19, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
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at the end of your posts.Thank you for telling me that. Pikiwedia98461 ( talk) 18:53, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Changing variants dependent on user would require Javascript or similar scripts, which is, in my opinion, wholly unnecessary and needlessly complicated.If some people feel strongly enough about English varieties to care, it would be helpful to them to have an "automated translation" switcher (as long as the default is to not alter the actual text of the articles), similar to how we give instructions in Talk:Muhammad/FAQ Q3 as to how to hide images. It would be quite easy to script wholesale word replacements, but the problem is that an automated tool is going to fail on certain cases; for instance, you do not want the Aerial Lift Bridge to appear as the "aerial elevator bridge" to a GB reader.
How to make Featured article? From today's featured article ( talk) 08:27, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Oh, and "From today's featured article" is a BAD choice for a User name. I strongly suggest you abandon the account and start a new one with a different name. David notMD ( talk) 11:06, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I’m fairly new to Wiki and have figured out the basics with text, boxes, tables etc.. but was wanting to learn about adding photos and what type of photos can be added as I somehow managed it once but it was deleted. Any help appreciated!
Bradonwiki ( talk) 10:50, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
To me, if a term in a Wikipedia article that has its own article is mentioned in both the infobox of the article and the text of the article, I'm inclined to link the term in both the infobox and the first use or mention in the article text. This is because I'm not certain all readers read the infobox or follow links in it, and there may be some readers who only read the infobox and not the article text.
As an example, the infobox on Yiddish has the term "minority language." The article text also uses that term. There is an article Minority language on Wikipedia. I would be inclined to link both "minority language" in the Yiddish infobox and the first use of "minority language" in the Yiddish article text.
What do others think? Is there any official, or widely adhered to, policy? Greg Dahlen ( talk) 12:31, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I was involved in a crash landing in Kano, Nigeria in early 1951 and would like to add the incident to the above topic. Please LMK how I can proceed. Thank you Tony S2000 ( talk) 03:45, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Is there a preferred tense when captioning depictions of, broadly speaking, the past? Some examples to illustrate:
"The tower was" versus "a fireball rises", "the platform was" versus "transmitters can be seen". I looked at the style manual, but WP:CAPTION doesn't mention tenses and WP:TENSE doesn't mention captions, so no immediate help there.
Of course, captions don't really need verbs in the first place: "The original complex in March 2001." So the question need not come up at all. But while that works well for individual sentences, it doesn't hold up as well when applied throughout a paragraph. And a past tense is of course required when referring to something that happened before the photograph was taken, like the "destroyed by Hurricane Maria" parenthetical.
I like present tense elsewhere, though. On the one hand, this can simply be considered a case of historical present, especially when it is natural to think of the subject matter as an event rather than an entity, like "a fireball rises". On the other hand, the choice of tense entails a choice of frame of reference: Using the past suggests we're talking about the thing; using the present suggests we're talking about the picture. And that we're typically doing the latter is shown by the use of directional terms, which have meaning only in that context: The "right" in "to the right was the catwalk" is about its location in the picture, not its location in reality. And as the picture exists in the present, saying that "the catwalk is to the right" is arguably sounder than that it "was to the right".
Granted, a similar argument can be made vice versa: "In the background was the East River" could be justified by noting that even though the East River exists in the present, "in the background" establishes the frame of reference as the picture, not reality, and the picture was taken in the past. Unless the taking of the picture was somehow a notable event in and of itself, though, that perspective would be a rather peculiar one to adopt, surely.
Thoughts?
- 2A02:560:42A1:700:E8EB:87DF:3948:D496 ( talk) 13:20, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello, everyone. I replaced the word "white" with "harmless" in an article, but it was reverted. Does English Wikipedia currently see no problem with using the word "white" to mean "trustworthy", "do no harm", etc.? Kj4bFan ( talk) 12:19, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you all for your comments. I have read the chapter in question in the source before, using DeepL, but I didn't find it natural in the context that the word appeared in the sense of "of the white race," and I thought it was used to indicate that they had no dangerous objects. I have a lot to learn about the English language, so I'll avoid getting involved in this part of the article any further. My apologies, and thank you again.-- Kj4bFan ( talk) 13:57, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
-- Kj4bFan ( talk) 13:24, 25 October 2021 (UTC)Like most UK garage clubs, Twice as Nice bans trainers, jeans, baseball caps. Scene outsiders often criticize the dress code as elitist. Defenders of the policy argue that it’s good to encourage people to make an effort, and that the dress code keeps trouble out. Actually, the only people deterred by the garage veto on trainers and jeans are scruffy but harmless white college kids. And everybody knows that gangstas like to dress expensive – which is why there are metal detectors on Twice as Nice’s doors.
— Simon Reynolds in Energy Flash
In the article Sameer Wankhede a recent arrest of one actor's son is mentioned. Is it violating WP:BLPCRIME? Eevee01( talk) 14:52, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
The article Muddy (film) was moved to draft Draft: Muddy (film), the reason was neither developed the production section nor not released yet. As per the suggestions by some admins from the WP:HELPDESK, I improved the production section and added more reliable references to it. But rejected. Still saying that it is not meeting film notability. But in my view and as per the guideline I think it meets WP:NFILM. Please tell where I didn't cover and where I should improve. please help! there are some film articles on mainspace which haven't been released yet such as /info/en/?search=Minnal_Murali That's why I am confused. Muddy is the first-ever Indian film of an off-road mud race as well as a multilingual one. I expect a scope of wikiproject film. Thank you !! Onmyway22 ( talk) 15:54, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I had a notice on my talk page that " your recent contributions to Sutherland Springs church shooting have been undone because they did not appear constructive." I was told specifically that the edits were in fact constructive. What exactly was incorrect about the sources that I used for my edits? Am I allowed to remove notifications on my own talk page in order to clean up space? Thanks! 73.167.238.120 ( talk) 03:53, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I am new to Wikipedia and I have a question. After editing and creating a draft on a page, how do I send it for review? Thank you! Alpha phoenix679 ( talk) 15:48, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I'm new here and was wondering if y'all could give any advice to start me off. The smallest tips are still much appreciated! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Le3royJ3nk1ns06 ( talk • contribs) 17:27, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I was struggling with adding categories on pages. I read over the wikipedia article about categorization but I couldn't find an answer. Btw i am on smartphone in case maybe that might make a difference to my situation? Bpk365 ( talk) 22:08, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
[[Category:Name]]
to the end of the article's source code, replacing Name
with the name of the category. ––
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22:13, 26 October 2021 (UTC)2A02:8388:15C0:9800:28BD:8FE3:F980:6BAF ( talk) 10:53, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I have been working on this entry on an important public historian: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Draft:Peter_Benes&action=submit. As you'll see from the Talk, one editor (much to my surprise) dismissed Notability outright; another has engaged in a more thoughtful exchange, but the conversation still seems to be distracted, I think, with questions about whether the "best book" awards cited are themselves "notable," etc. But the central premise for Notability here not the publication record per se, but rather that the subject of this entry is the founder of an important scholarly organization that itself already has an entry (the person is also a highly-respected historian whose publications have consistently won awards, so that is part of the entry, but it's not the basis for Notability in and of itself), so I'm just puzzled about these questions. The entry to me looks completely consistent with other entries on prominent historians. I'd love to bring this work to a close--and would welcome any help that could be offered here! Mrmedit ( talk) 15:44, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Many thanks to you both for your quick replies! I added author/title to the Globe references (and will look at the referencing guide re: the URLs when I have more time). On "significant coverage," do you mean other biographical entries already online elsewhere? I do not know of any other in-depth career overviews already in print or online; the career achievement awards (Bay State Legacy Award and AASLH) include brief citations that articulate why the recognition (one statewide, one national) was given, which is what I thought would be most relevant to the Notability question, but they don't (alas) provide a career overview. There are several publications that speak to one element or another (book reviews that describe impact on scholarship, awards that attest to significance) but not a summary, that I know of. Mrmedit ( talk) 16:55, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello,
What is the proper way to cite a newspaper article that I found using NewsBank (access to NewsBank from public library)? A template and example would be very helpful.
Thanks! Trillkat ( talk) 15:39, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
|via=
parameter. I quick search for "NewsBank" shows that the
Sam Quek article has several examples of references to articles on NewsBank. Hope this helps, and happy editing!
GoingBatty (
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15:47, 27 October 2021 (UTC)References
Hi, Nick Moyes. Thanks for your quick response. I will try and use the cite button when I make my edit, sounds a lot easier than using wordpad lol. Thanks again! Trillkat ( talk) 17:03, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
hello, i tried to correct some wrong information, and i was then blocked. how do i suggest the correct information to be updated on a page? 68.199.57.75 ( talk) 19:42, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
How do you get an article published quicker guys?
Sanele Dupont ( talk) 18:22, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi all I'm just starting out and have been turned around quite often, what I'm pondering is; what do I do when I see statements that on inquiry via search turn out to have no basis? and if an article is written like an advertisement but I have trouble finding any reliable source to reference, how to approach the rephrasing?
Thanks! Rannugblah ( talk) 18:06, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Rannugblah ( talk) 20:42, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Ana Marinovic appears to have got married, and an IP address and GavinReed2021 have attempted to modify the article about her to reflect her married name. These changes have been consistently reverted, presumably as unreferenced. On the Talk page, GavinReed2021 has suggested that he could produce her marriage certificate. This is, I think, a good-faith offer. I've made him aware that if he's close enough to her to have her marriage certificate he almost certainly has a conflict of interest that he must declare. But the problem remains: a marriage certificate is a primary source and I'd have no idea how to cite it anyway. What are we supposed to do in circumstances like this? Do we accept an inaccurate encyclopaedia because we can't prove she's married, or do we accept primary evidence? Elemimele ( talk) 20:37, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Elemimele a marriage certificate is a local government document, usually kept at a courthouse, and a copy is accessible to all, not just someone with close ties to the married couple. (Births, deaths and marriage records are considered public records, and accessible by the public.) When I was editing the article about actor Jack Orrison I wanted his 1937 marriage license (which had his marriage certification attached to it) as a backup source to verify published references I'd obtained. I went to the county courthouse website and ordered a copy of the marriage license to be mailed to me. I referenced it as: Westmoreland Co., PA Marriage License Docket No. 56, page 125, the docketing location listed on the license. I hope this is of help to you, if you obtain a copy of a marriage certificate. Karenthewriter ( talk) 15:07, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I would like to contribute a page on an important artist who died in 1981 and who is not mentioned in Wikipedia. I have two questions which I hope people will be able to help me with.
The first is: I have written the proposed content in collaboration with another person, and all facts, information and quotes etc have their sources in original published material which is cited. However, much (not all) of this published material was written by me or quotes me. Is this a conflict of interest and a big no-no with Wikipedia, or is it acceptable? What if my collaborator submits it instead of me?
Secondly, do we have to format the content in the wikipedia style? I have looked at how to do this with the formatting marks/coding needed to create larger font sizes and bold lettering etc, but feel it would be much easier for someone who is already familiar with doing this. We would prefer to submit the content with sub-headings, images and citations if possible, but will do it ourselves if necessary.
This artist is an 'outsider artist' of some importance. There has been quite some interest in his work both in his country of origin, new Zealand, and internationally, but there is no place where the public information about him is gathered comprehensively in summary. I feel Wikipedia is the place to do this.
Thanks for any help. Featurefax ( talk) 20:33, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
What are the requirements for one to become a verified editor and/or administrator so that they can decline or rather accept Drafts, and also earn badges? Motlatlaneo ( talk) 01:21, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Reviewers accept or decline (or reject) drafts. AfC reviewers must have:
You probably don't need to worry about becoming an administrator, Motlatlaneo; but if you're interested, you might look at a recent example. Here, we see Blablubbs' trial by questions on Blablubbs' way to becoming an administrator. (If you're like me, you'll have difficulty understanding a number of the questions, let alone knowing how best to answer them.) Aside from having done a lot of excellent administrative work, Blablubbs did most of what we now see in the article Wolfdietrich Schnurre. -- Hoary ( talk) 04:02, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I want to create at least a stub on the Pokemon Sirfetch'd but I'm not very good at editing. I can get the info down and organize it well but everything else I'll need help with. Tips are helpful. Thanks! UB Blacephalon ( talk) 02:04, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
The Kachwaha dynasty was established by Dulherai after the end of Raja Alan Singh Chanda, the ruler of Chanda dynasty. Therefore, in the history of Kachwaha dynasty, include the history of Raja Alan Singh Chanda, the ruler of Chanda dynasty. -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 15:51, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
[1] -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 16:46, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
My article draft is /info/en/?search=Draft:Self_Insert and someone said that my article fails musician notability guidelines. I am confused because rule 1 of those guidelines states "Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent of the musician or ensemble itself", and I have listed two reliable published secondary sources on this band both with notable mention in my draft. Is the issue that I need more sources, or are my existing sources bad? If so why? Jimfish000 ( talk) 04:19, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
I asked about this at the village pump (edited by Pikiwedia98461 ( talk) 18:55, 26 October 2021 (UTC)) a while ago but didn't get a response. So my question is: do we have a place where we keep track of copyright permission requests?
c:Commons:WikiProject Permission requests only shows a handful of entries. This suggests either 1) people don't really bother to ask authors for a release of rights or 2) most of those requests are not publicly recorded. If someone else has requested permission to publish a work under a free license and the copyright holder declines, then it would be useful for others to know so that they don't waste time trying to contact the same author. Ixfd64 ( talk) 18:21, 26 October 2021 (UTC) Ixfd64 ( talk) 18:21, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
As the title suggests, I am considering uploading an image for Draft:Tirzepatide which can be found here. What do I need to know before uploading this & it is a good image? Obama gaming ( talk) 06:34, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi Teahouse,
How do WikiProjects work in terms of media, popular culture et al? Editors and visitors alike are confused by how they work! The same goes for Portals. Can I create portals for Barbie and Mattel, since they are the less popularly pressed subjects, bubbling under "hot"/popular portals like Disney, Anime/Manga and Cartoon. Is YouTube-only referencing welcome on WP articles? Barbie: Dreamtopia is one such example as all its media/components apart from the eponymous film/movie is YouTube-based. Fooliard ( talk) 21:51, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Why iOS 14.8.1 released by Apple is not part of your article ( iOS version history)? Sravan Kumar A ( talk) 09:02, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
For example, if you didn't have time to edit it or didn't know what to put? SoyokoAnis - talk 13:18, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia is about sharing information which is publicly available but not given here, should we not contribute towards update? IndianVenture ( talk) 07:57, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
A person had secured a fellowship from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) - /info/en/?search=Indian_Council_of_Agricultural_Research. He not only secured a fellowship but also ranked second in the Country (India).
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Notability_(academics) - I would like to know if this fellowship is enough to pass WP:NACADEMIC or not. A.Abraham.A ( talk) 08:00, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
I am guessing this is about your desire to restore an article about a person named M. Ravi, with a history of being deleted back in February (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/M. Ravi (2nd nomination)). An award such as the President's Police Medal can be a valid article, but this does not mean that everyone who ever received it (hundreds) are article-worthy. Same for a fellowship from Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Sports participation at a non-professional level does not contribute to notability. David notMD ( talk) 13:41, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello,
I am trying to create a new well known artist page, it's been a year I try using Wikipedia guidelines but I keep getting declined. Please let me know where i can send the article for review, before i try to publish it again. Thanks in advance Simplyalbania ( talk) 08:56, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Draft:Maya Lasker-Wallfisch ... I struggle to understand the issues with this article, as it cites several independent newspaper articles (naming the authors) plus public radio broadcasts and the event section of institutions like the Jewish museum and a holocaust center.... any ideas? Draft:Maya Lasker-Wallfisch Fu-Lank ( talk) 08:33, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Authors, editors, journalists, filmmakers, photographers, artists, architects, and other creative professionals: The person has created […] a significant or well-known work […]. In addition, such work must have been the primary subject of […] multiple independent periodical articles or reviews; ... ... As the article fulfills the above mentioned criteria, I still think it doesnt deserve being deleted. Fu-Lank ( talk) 12:57, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
In looking through the archived discussions on Find a Grave, I understand that the content is not a reliable source for images, locations, dates, etc; and is frowned upon for inclusion as such. However, I've noticed countless listings under External Links along side IMDB, IBDB, etc. Is there a WP policy against including this here; or is it OK? Thanks. Maineartists ( talk) 05:04, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello everyone. I had created a draft which was moved to draft because it didn't have reliable sources. Drafts is this Draft:B Unnikrishnan (Academic). I was also asked to check criteria for academics. One of that is highly cited academic work. Check work here [17]. There are many pages of academics that are short and don't have reliable sources. So why not this one? The person has papers that have even more than 500 citations. Why this discrimination? Mtpos ( talk) 14:49, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Good day
I work for a communications agency in Amsterdam that provides BDR Thermea with content support from time to time. I have noticed that much of the information on the BDR Thermea page is outdated and inaccurate. I have written some revised text, which has been approved by the head of communications at BDR Thermea. Now I would like to make these changes / edits. Please advise how I can do this correctly / folllowing the right community guidelines.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards Tracy Melass TracyMelass ( talk) 08:42, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
{{
request edit}}
template), or by posting a note at the
COI noticeboard, so that they can be peer reviewed. ––
FormalDude
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09:00, 28 October 2021 (UTC)How do I add a Background Colour to my userpage? Peter Ormond 💬 10:12, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I’m a new user but have been asked to create a Wiki project page for a local editathon event at my university. Despite looking at the existing resources, it’s not clear to me how to create a project page. Could anyone offer clear steps or give instructions on how to get it started? 2600:6C44:1A3F:E5D9:11A1:64D7:51B5:B90F ( talk) 13:12, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
GoingBatty ( talk) 15:26, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
I want to translate fr:Théâtre d'Orléans but an article with the same name but different topic exists in English Wikipedia ( Théâtre d'Orléans). So what should I name the translation of this French article? "Théâtre d'Orléans (France)"? Excellenc1 ( talk) 15:21, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
I'm a little confused! Another contributor offered a comment that there are no defined criteria for inclusion on the 'List of Songs Referencing Elvis Presley' on the Wikipedia page? I'll defer to your expertise! So, how does one get added or qualify for inclusion to that page? Who decides that? I see no rules or qualifiers? Can I just edit the page myself and add my song? (I own ALL RIGHTS and the (C), and I don't think it has been used in any of the venues you mentioned, is that one of the criteria?) I'm not really sure how it works. I did have it listed a few years ago, but for some reason, unknown to me, it is no longer there? Thank you. I look forward to your advice and comments. Surayabay ( talk) 15:24, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
From other wiki - are they counted as copyright violations? What are our policies on that? Nomadicghumakkad ( talk) 15:36, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
1.47.132.124 ( talk) 14:05, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I wanted to inform you that this draft written in italian by an ip is a hoax and I think that it meets the criteria of speedy deletion. The text says: "Hamburgerona is a famous athlete that took part at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics representing Taipei. Hamburgerona excels in almost all disciplines and sure enough she will allow Taipei's coach Gianmarco "Toccus" Tocco to receive many lists (?)" The elements that made me understand that this is false are: the lack of source, the fact that Gianmarco Tocco is the real name of an Italian twitch streamer, better known as Blur (I discovered this two days ago) and the inexistence of this athlete (I searched it on Google and videos related to Blur came up). Should this draft be deleted immediately or no? Thanks, Bloomingbyungchan ( talk) 17:08, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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Hi, I was wondering what's the notability guidelines for makeup companies? I noticed that a pretty prominent makeup company (Beauty Bakerie Cosmetics) I've been seeing on Insta a lot doesn't have a WP article yet despite me seeing multiple notable media coverage on the brand. [1] [2] [3] [4] I'd like to see an article for it but I can't find the notability guidelines for makeup brands specifically. I'm not doing this in the interest of promoting said brand or turning it into an ad per WP:COI), I'd just like to see if it's okay to create an article on said company given the notable media coverage.) Thanks! shanghai. talk to me 04:30, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
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I am seeking some guidance or assistance on how I should approach replacing the redirect for Bell Resources with a disambiguation Bell Resources (disambiguation). I am also drafting the following stub article Draft:Bell Resources. All help and guidance welcome. SiamBill555 ( talk) 10:10, 19 October 2021 (UTC) SiamBill555 ( talk) 10:10, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
I know that there is custom css that you can use on wikipedia. I have found things like this dark skin, but I don't want something with green text. Is there anything like this that is just darker than the normal wikipedia? Thanks, ― Levi_OP Talk 14:01, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
you guys keep removing it,why Footballvoorhees ( talk) 10:30, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
The page on Vision Therapy has a lot of errors, misleading information and cites only sources that conform to one bias.
An example is the intro statement that says there is no scientific evidence supporting it. The CITT study, double blind, placebo controlled, and peer reviewed says otherwise.
I am trying to open a discussion with other editors to make the page more objective. Discuss the studies that say it is not supported, and the studies that support it too.
I’m running into a problem. Nobody wants to discuss it in the talk section, but they are happy to revert any edits made to make the page more objective.
Looking for help on what to do. Snapdginger ( talk) 05:32, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you very much! I will try that approach! Snapdginger ( talk) 13:08, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
Solid advice. Read WP:RS at length. I've gained a lot of respect for the WIKI process by doing this. Quick Questions: 1. What do you do if one of the previous and established editors or mods seems to be very attached to their perspective? Is there a way to pull in a third party who doesn't have attachment at some point? 2. Is there clear criteria on which peer reviewed journals meet WP:RS. For example, Optometry and Vision Science (peer reviewed) [1]. I am having difficulty with an editor dismissing any source I cite (including peer reviewed optometric journals), while they include opinion pieces if it fits their narrative. 3. I have doctorate in Optometry, which allows me to understand the area well. I do not wish to see WP:FRIND. How do I ensure other editors of the fact that all I want to see is an actual neutral point of view that uses sources from established peer reviewed and reliable sources that both support and question something. It seems as though just asking for a more neutral point of view and citing reliable sources has caused one editor to re-write the article in an even less neutral manner that could be perceived as punishment for seeking neutrality.
All of that said, I am very open to feedback if my recent edits were not neutral or violated any wiki terms. If someone not emotionally attached to the current narrative on the page could review the edits of the past few days it would greatly help me learn the process and understand how to best proceed. Excuse the paste, I’m on mobile right now. /info/en/?search=Vision_therapy?wprov=sfti1 Snapdginger ( talk) 13:16, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Can someone stop the spammer on Fiesta (magazine)
5.68.124.25 ( talk) 13:42, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Good evening sir or madam, i have been trying to get an article published for weeks now and i keep receiving different reasons for its refusal. The latest one being about my referencing. I have made a few changes but still not sure that is why i am here to get help. Please how can i get my article published. EsipoWiki ( talk) 20:43, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
This is a good example of source you could reference in your article if it talks about this. Kaleeb18 ( talk) 14:47, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Why are some edits in edit history highlighted blue? The Tips of Apmh ( talk) 14:40, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I edited an article in Sandbox using visual editing. It was rejected. I am trying to fix the issues but I'm not sure the article is "located" anymore. Now when I go to edit it is wikitext and I don't know wiktext. How do I get it in the visual format again to work with? Thanks in advance for your help! Here is the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Draft:Jeremy_Miller_(businessman)&action=edit Bimshirebaby ( talk) 17:10, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you, I guess I meant where can I work with the article in visual editor. Now when I look at it I see wikitext and unfortunately I don't know how to work with this yet. How do I edit, add references etc without using wikitext with this draft? ack, I can't even figure out how to tag you lol. Tried @ing you and copy/pasting the exact format you used for my name and replacing with yours. I was able to use the visual editing really easily and now I'm just confused. I hope my question makes sense? -
Hi, I am bisexual and was trying to use a similar "userbox" field on my userpage as to that used by @ GorillaWarfare:, she's amazing! If someone could please help me get that going on my userpage, that would be great. I may add some other details too, but just trying to get started. Thanks! Th78blue ( talk) 15:24, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
{{User:GorillaWarfare/userbox template|[[Image:gay flag.svg|40px]]|This user identifies as '''[[queer]]'''.}}
, though it's only a slight stylistic variation from {{User:UBX/queer}}
. There are also a whole slew of other options at
Wikipedia:Userboxes/Life/Sexuality.
GorillaWarfare (she/her •
talk)
15:31, 20 October 2021 (UTC)Thanks! @ GorillaWarfare: I also noticed you have you pronouns in your user signature!! How can I add mine automatically for when I sign with the four tilde's? Th78blue ( talk) 15:50, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
[[User:Th78blue|Th78blue]] (pronouns • [[User talk:Th78blue|Th78blue]])
underneath "New signature" (replacing pronouns with your pronouns), tick "Treat signature as wikitext" then press Save. Now, when you post a comment, your pronouns should appear. :) --
Ferien (
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16:00, 20 October 2021 (UTC)Thank you very much @ Ferien:, I just tried that, does it work now? It should add (They/Them/Theirs) as my chosen pronouns. They/Them/Theirs ( talk) 16:12, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Never mind, I botched it there. Let me try again! [[User:Th78blue|Th78blue]] (They/Them/Theirs • [[User talk:Th78blue|Th78blue]]) ( talk) 16:14, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Sheesh! Alright, hoping I am good NOW. :-) Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • Th78blue) 17:27, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Oh my, oh my! Hopefully I get it this time... Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk 18:28, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
In the interest of perfection, I am now closing the parentheses on the back side too... I noticed it missing... check one "last time" :) Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 18:30, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
How should we present disputed information on Wikipedia?
For example, if a group of people were making a specific claim, and another group of people were to make a counter claim, but there was no verifiable evidence to support either side of the claim as it happened a long time ago, how should this be presented?
Should we present both sides of the argument and state that it is disputed, or to leave it out altogether? Occasionalpedestrian ( talk) 15:27, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Do you have any tea? 86.32.57.31 ( talk) 17:51, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
hi. just checking. it looks nice. keep it up. 695LM ( talk) 16:43, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
How do you add a article that has a graph or a list? TiffPlayz Roblox ( talk) 21:36, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
What are the tags for (for example, "Tag: tag example")? 2001:44B8:41C6:F700:9D7:BF4F:D02C:AFAA ( talk) 08:17, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello. I usually help in translating english wiki into chinese wiki. Recently I found this wikipage about relish (in general), though when I check the chinese page, the name and the description feels really off. In this scenario, should the page be deleted or just heavily modified? Crescentwuju ( talk) 20:37, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello @ Maproom: . The thing that I have with Relish translate as 開味小菜 is that it sounded as if the chinese term is a type of "small appetizer", not used as a condiment or sauce, which I think will cause confusion. Either way, I will go to the chinese teahouse equivalent and see what people think about it. Thanks for the suggestion @ ColinFine:. Crescentwuju ( talk) 21:13, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Edit: the more I think of it, the more I felt that the original chinese wiki probably is referring to hors d'oeuvres , appetizers rather than the english-term relish. Maybe the person who wrote the chinese wiki made a wrong interlink? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crescentwuju ( talk • contribs) 21:23, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
Why is Main Page are fully-protected for? 2001:44B8:41C6:F700:D17E:1C6B:7B43:3324 ( talk) 00:20, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi all,
I am certainly too new still, but one day I aspire to be an admin and help the wiki in any and all ways that I can. How does one go about that? I assume the process is "invite only"? Thank you all! Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • Th78blue) 17:56, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Wow! What incredible responses. Thank you all for taking the time to respond, and for the incredible insight. As I mentioned, I'm sure it is a long way off (likely 1+ years), but I plan to edit every day I can, and have already done 500+ in just a month or so. Regardless, I am fully aware that it is not the quantity that matters, but quality. Also, I loved that comment on "needing the right temperament" etc. I agree completely. I do get the very real sense that some admins see their opinions as having more weight than my own. I will put very detailed edit summaries and follow all the WP policies that I exist, but they will revert some of my points sometimes and simply say "unreasonable", or some other extremely short response. Sometimes they will even do a revert with no edit summary at all... which is very discouraging. Without having the context as to what EXACTLY I may have done wrong, I do not know how new editors are supposed to learn. I feel as if WP:BITE is not heeded very often... Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 23:37, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
2001:FB1:12B:F33F:E4E9:202C:3DEF:AA06 ( talk)Mubeen 2001:FB1:12B:F33F:E4E9:202C:3DEF:AA06 ( talk) 22:57, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
How can i auto confirm my wikipedia account? Haris099 ( talk) 23:08, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I've been editing the article for The Conet Project and thought it could use an image of the cover art of the album. I read the information page about uploading images, and I think that I can just upload the image to Wikimedia Commons because on the website the image is hosted on, it says "Open Content 1995-2019 Irdial. All Rights Reserved where applicable." but I'm not sure, because the image itself isn't specifically marked with the "open content" logo. I'm shaky on copyright law, and to be honest had trouble understanding the guidelines page. Would uploading it there be an appropriate thing to do, or should I follow the process for copyrighted album art that can be used here due to fair use?
Also, sorry if this isn't the appropriate page to ask this question on. Thanks in advance for your help. IdealSalesman ( talk) 23:12, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
I just believe that such numbers should be considered underserved and thus require establishment. This, I believe will require 3 editors or more and will involve gashing it into the server. Thoughts on proposal? Bonnffdo ( talk) 02:44, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, there seems to have been a change to the software for inserting links, and it's no longer working for me. It used to be that if I wanted to link to a sub-part in an article, I would highlight the phrase in my draft that I wanted to link. Then I would hit the "link" button in the editing box and insert the url for that sub-part and click "insert". The software would then give a message about that being an external link, and did I want to make it an internal link? I would click "internal link" and it would insert it as an internal link. Now, when I get to that stage and click "internal link", nothing happens. It doesn't insert any link at all. Am I doing something wrong? has the software for inserting links changed? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz ( talk) 02:53, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
[[Wikipedia:Teahouse#Trouble inserting links|linktext]]
generates
linktext. If you're using the
Wikipedia:VisualEditor, highlighting a word, hitting the link button on the toolbar, and pasting
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Teahouse#Trouble_inserting_links
into the "Add a link" box (within the "Wikipedia" tab, not "External site") automatically abbreviates to the internal wikilink form (alternatively, enter into the box WP:Teahouse#Trouble inserting links
), and you can just hit "Done" to make a wikilink. You seem to be quite an experienced editor, but for general questions,
H:WIKILINK is the first reference. –
Anon423 (
talk)
09:52, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
how to correct my refence Jamshi jabeen ( talk) 06:13, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
My name is Melissa Harley I’m writing regarding of well known musician artist “Lil Sporty D” Who has been mentioned in multiple news magazine and reliable source he Doesn’t have a Wikipedia page yet? I was wondering can someone please create him a WP article? MsMelissaBaby ( talk) 08:13, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
I am not sure what I am doing but can someone please check my article and see I did it correctly It will be appreciate it here is the link. I don’t know how to put a picture up either I’m still Learning. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Lil_Sporty_D Can someone please approve it — Preceding unsigned comment added by MsMelissaBaby ( talk • contribs) 16:26, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
~~~~
. Or, you can use the
[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)
GoingBatty (
talk)
02:33, 21 October 2021 (UTC)I note that
Draft:Lil Sporty D right now appears to be nothing more than a badly formatted copy-paste of wikitia(dot)com/wiki/Lil_Sporty_D, which is a blacklisted Wikipedia clone where editing is limited to only specialized editors who are experts in their fields
– so, in practical terms, a thinly disguised advertisement / SEO site (as evident by the linked page appearing in a Google knowledge panel when one looks up the subject). As their copyright note states that everything's available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike, I don't believe this to be a copyvio (although I see no attribution on the draft), but I feel it's still worth pointing out.
AngryHarpy
talk
04:48, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
MsMelissaBaby, yesterday I advised you: before you attempt to create your first article, be sure to get plenty of practice improving and augmenting existing articles. I suggest that you don't ignore it; that you instead improve and augment existing articles. With that experience behind you, you might be able to create a viable article. -- Hoary ( talk) 08:33, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello house My new article has been constantly rejected due to issues bordering on referencing and and notability. The word 'Tupocracy' is gaining traction gradually in the political space and then i feel there is need to have it also on Wikipedia.
I wouldn't mind having an experience editor work with me on this project.
Thank you
Niftyrules™ 08:32, 21 October 2021 (UTC) Niftyrules™ 08:32, 21 October 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Niftyrules ( talk • contribs)
The "Species" section in this article to which I have linked, had a long list of beetles so I thougght I'll rather add columns-list. But now I feel it looks congested. Is it fine? Excellenc1 ( talk) 04:45, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
Padding | Signature |
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no padding | Excellenc1 ( talk) |
1px | Excellenc1 ( talk) |
2px | Excellenc1 ( talk) |
3px | Excellenc1 ( talk) |
4px | Excellenc1 ( talk) |
5px | Excellenc1 ( talk) |
No padding looks the worst. Excellenc1 ( talk) 06:13, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
padding:0px 2px 0px 2px
(
Excellenc1 (
talk)). You could also use a border radius to make it look a little better (in my opinion) padding:0px 2px 0px 2px; border-radius: 4px
(
Excellenc1 (
talk)) Just some suggestions for thought :) ―
Levi_OP
Talk
14:49, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
#bodyContent a[title="User:Excellenc1"] { background:#58111A; color:#FFA700; padding:5px; font-weight: bold; }
Verbarson I'm sorry but I didn't understand what do you mean by "highlight" when you said "This will highlight your signature whenever you are logged on". Also, what about this signature (somewhat based on Levi_OP's suggestion: Excellenc1 ( talk) But I fear this is too long in the source code. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Excellenc1 ( talk • contribs) 04:40, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
@
Verbarson: I get it now, this way people can know if I'm offline or online. But it looks the same as my signature at no padding, or like
Levi_OP suggested: padding: 0px 2px 0px 2px; border-radius: 4px;
. From my end I don't see any overlaps or stuff, so I don't know if I should actually change anything.
Excellenc1 (
talk)
04:07, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Why won't this website ( /info/en/?search=User:Kevin-Bokoum/sandbox) show up? I'm trying to make a wikipedia page for a person of interest and would like it to show up on google results. 24.49.61.186 ( talk) 00:30, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
How do I transfer it to a non-user page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kevinbokoum ( talk • contribs) 00:33, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Now at Draft:Kevin Bokoum. I second the opinion that Mr. Bokoum's accomplishments do not rise to a level that meets Wikipedia's concept of notability. David notMD ( talk) 09:43, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello, where can I found Wikipedia images of flags for countries? That would help me for a draft article I'm working on. Thanks! GTNO6 ( talk) 10:12, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
I am thinking that a user is a paid editor see here /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/Radha_shyam as his contribiutons he create and edit only one page Weidner Memorial Senior Secondary School so it means he is a paid editor what you all think if he is not a paid editor so he edit other pages but he was paid so he only edit Weidner Memorial Senior Secondary School UserABCXYZ ( talk) 08:42, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
油條 Yóutiáo - Angel Wong's Kitchen
Why this kind of recipe blog content can be submit to wikipedia? I have seen many bloggers submit their blog content. Anyone can give me an introduction? Cherryblossomcici ( talk) 07:28, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
another example:
External links Chinese Steamed Bun 饅頭
http://yireservation.com/recipes/mantou-chinese-steamed-bun/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cherryblossomcici ( talk • contribs) 09:17, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, i recently created an article for torque sealants ( /info/en/?search=Draft:Torque_sealant). My first draft was declined with the comment: "Fails WP: GNG, requires significant coverage in multiple independent reliable secondary sources". This was understandable as there were only two citations for the whole article. Since then I have been researching for more sources and added 7 further references. However, when resubmitting my draft it was declined again and i got following answer: "If this draft is resubmitted without any improvement or with very little improvement again, it will almost certainly be rejected, and it may be nominated for deletion, or a partial block may be requested against further submission by the responsible editor.".
Since I made changes to the article before resubmitting it I am now a bit confused and don't know what else is expected from me. I am new to Wikipedia and maybe I made a mistake I am not aware of? I would greatly appreciate some help. MoritzStorch ( talk) 11:46, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi there. I'm here to ask that I want to recreate a page which was deleted per deletion discussion. The page was nominated because it didn't meet with general notability guideline. But I've found some sources which meets with general notability guideline. So I hope that if I recreate this page, it will meet with GNG. Thanks. || Orbit Wharf 11:56, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello community! Iam a content writer from pakistan and wants to write on Tania Aidrus, She was a leader in the Global Business Organization at Google in the US and in Singapore as well, where she was the Country Manager for South Asia Frontier Markets at Google. Prior to her appointment as a Google executive, Tania co-founded a mobile health diagnosis company called ClickDiagnostics which connected rural patients in emerging markets to doctors around the world. She resigned her job just to serve her motherland (Pakistan) and She became minister of technology, Wikipedia lacks information about her and I wanted to share whole story of Tania Aidrus with the globe how her patriotism bring her in the underdeveloping country and her determiniation to which she was resigned for. Mrsginamann ( talk) 12:31, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
My wiki adventure keeps being unable to progress past 'summarize your edit', even though I complete the summary. Is there a work-around to this? I'd like to make sure I do all of the onboarding lessons. Snapdginger ( talk) 13:13, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
New to all this stuff please help
Hello there, I'm a casual reader of wikipedia but i just found all this editing tools and i'm very confused. I just discovered this about 15 minutes ago so im still pretty confused with all this, i've only used wikipedia before to read some articles. What should i know about all this editing tools and communities and whatnot? I know the teahouse is for editing pages but it said its friendly to newcomers plus i dont know where else to put this. If someone could help me i have a couple questions i would like to be answered
1. What should i know about all these editing tools 2. What is the editing community here in wikipedia? I saw a page on a christianity in china work group but i'm still pretty confused 3. Whats the difference between the wikipedia website and app? Does the app have all these editing features
Thanks in advance :) Overbubble ( talk) 13:48, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
I have created an article Draft:Kawardha Voilence but it is about a very sensitive case so I am fearing about to publish it so I want help to contribute that article because that is very very sensitive and national case it is about and I don't know but if I have write some attacking words so please review it UserABCXYZ ( talk) 14:09, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Why don't they publish something about the INAZUMA ELEVEN ARES animation program, I mean this is a great animation so why wouldn't anyone post something about them that includes: photos of characters, their background and episodes and siries or chapters. {plz sm1 post something} 41.115.61.132 ( talk) 15:56, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
a question about edits
Hello! I am new here - I was trying to add a book to further reading - powers of two by Joshua Wolf Shenk - it focuses on creative partnerships and tells the story of many historical figures including Emily Dickinson. When I added it to her wikipedia page, I was told I was editing disruptively - not my intention and many apologies! What are the rules on this? How can I get a book, which is very relevant, well revered and I think would be useful - to be listed? What is the process? Many thanks for your help!!
Emma EmmaFDennis ( talk) 16:28, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Preference is normally given to works that cover the whole subject of the article rather than a specific aspect of the subject, and to works whose contents are entirely about the subject of the article, rather than only partly.
This is really helpful both, thank you so much!! EmmaFDennis ( talk) 16:52, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi! I was trying to create an alphabetic table of contents at List of awards and nominations received by NCT, but it doesn't work and I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. How do I fix it? Thanks in advance! Poirot09 ( talk) 16:54, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
{{anchor|J}}
to the row heading beginning with J then it will create a hidden anchor that the TOC will let you jump to. Do this for any and all letters you need, but only once per letter (two identical anchors will mean the second one doesn't work).
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17:06, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi. I'm here to ask that can I request for block for any user? I've found a user who is using Wikipedia using a promotional username. And the user should be blocked. Thanks. || Orbit Wharf 19:28, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Can someone format all the citations/ref on the article Sora (Kingdom Hearts)? There are tons of cited sources without the name of the website and they aren't even formatted correctly. Thanks. 180.44.113.234 ( talk) 11:55, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
I'm really puzzled by the thinking behind Colonel Powell. This is a redirect to Colin Powell (so that's what you see if you hover over the link), but there is also a disambiguation page for the various Colonel Powells, which you can only get to by first going to Colin Powell and then noticing the bit at the top of the article that points to the disambiguation. It seems to me that if a reader types "Colonel Powell" in the search box in Wikipedia, we should consider the possibility that they are intelligent humans capable of typing, who chose to type "Colonel" because they want to read about a Colonel; and that had they wanted to read about Colin, they would have typed "Colin". I suppose there's an added complication that Colin Powell, having been a four-star general, was presumably a colonel at some point in his career?? But he's notable for being Colin Powell, not for being Colonel Powell. My feeling is that the redirect shouldn't exist. Colonel Powell should go to the disambiguation page, which can happily contain a link to Colin Powell to help those who have made a mistake and misheard Colin's name as a rank. But I'm loath to mess around with such a high-profile redirect, and in any case I don't know technically how to deal with bad redirects. Any advice appreciated! Elemimele ( talk) 17:48, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
I'm watching a page where an IP editor keeps making unsourced changes, e.g.
[2]. The changes are not obvious vandalism, but they also seem very unlikely to be good faith attempts to improve wikipedia. I reverted them a couple of times, and in one edit they even reverted themselves citing my previous edit summary, so they seem to understand. But then they keep doing it. At this point I'm not sure what I should do next. Any advice? Thanks.
Danstronger (
talk)
13:29, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
There is a LOT of IP editing, much of it reverted, going on at Casualties of the September 11 attacks. Perhaps some protection warranted? David notMD ( talk) 16:34, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Good day,
On my submitted article : /info/en/?search=Draft:Mikhail_Mouty
I received the following reason for rejection on Oct 19th : "Subject does not appear to pass WP:GNG or WP:NPROF. The inline citations do not confirm the sentences they are linked to"
Can you please guide me in improving my article to be accepted.
Great thanks MEF2362 ( talk) 09:14, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Pls can u keep my edit temporary stayed JahXVro999SkiMask ( talk) 17:16, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Appreciate comments received from various parties. Believe this article is ready. Looking for verification.
Thank you
Flagship1 Flagship1 ( talk) 20:15, 21 October 2021 (UTC) Flagship1 ( talk) 20:15, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Page in question: /info/en/?search=Draft:Herd_Social was declined due to lack in reliable sources. This is my first time writing a wikipedia page, and was wondering if anyone could help. I'm confused on which sources are not credible, or are the not enough credible sources? Just kinda confused over all.
Thank you in advance! Alihoward82 ( talk) 15:21, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
I keep getting a prompt to open the source editor when I already have it open, then I can not continue. Cjs1 21:42, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
I'm new to Wikipedia.
How do you make userboxes to customize your profile? I have no experience editing this site but have read many political articles and cannot wait to contribute when I have the time.
Thank you, Anonymous user — Preceding unsigned comment added by PoliticallyPassionateGamer ( talk • contribs) 00:15, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I chanced upon this situation where a registered user was wrongly criticised for a simple infobox expansion, where there is clearly prose to support with ref (at a mid-point) in the opening section. One viable ref (BBC) is extant since 2007.
I messaged the TW user at User talk:Loriendrew#Your revert at Jane Tomlinson - without any recommendation or request - but s/he has not edited since. Users of third-party utilities are responsible for their correct usage, and as I cannot find anything specific allowing me (under these particular circumstances) to remove Talk content, would an admin remove, in fairness to the initial editor? Thank you. Rocknrollmancer ( talk) 23:42, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
When creating an article on a movie ( this one), how to cite the entire plot, or is it ok if I don't cite the plot? Excellenc1 ( talk) 03:38, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello , My article has been declined , would appreciate if someone can help me on that and review it once. Paperpen2824 ( talk) 06:50, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I promise I won't mislead anyone. I'll help only if I can. Excellenc1 ( talk) 04:54, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
183.171.25.164 ( talk) 09:05, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
What voting system is used to elect the arbitration committee? (e.g. first-past-the-post, etc.) Timis189 ( talk) 09:05, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
• Why My Was Rejected? TechPandeyYT ( talk) 03:48, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi-hi-hello! I have two questions. Is there a way to upload images? How so? Anywho, see ya soon! Best regards, Thirstys ( talk) 13:24, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi. Hope all is well. I'm writing an article for my journalism license, about Osmia Music , a known music producer from Romania. I want to know if I need to do anything else to improve the article or its enough ? I worked very hard on this project in the last days and I want to give the best for it to get it published, will help me a lot. Besides what I know about him and his music, I've made a very deep research also in his early life and music career to put all together with all references almost for every sentences. So please be kind and let me know your feedback. With love, Joan ( Fjoan ( talk) 11:13, 22 October 2021 (UTC)) Fjoan ( talk) 11:13, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi everyone,
What does the score next to a draft article mean?
I drafted an article that was declined. I edited it to include more reliable and notable sources. I'd love to know what I can do to boost its prospects. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Navnine9 ( talk • contribs) 15:56, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for answering! Navnine9 ( talk) 15:49, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi there, I would very much appreciate any help from an editor, to help me get my article approved. An editor called Tol has said that the article is not mention worthy and that the sources are not reliable. I dont understand how newspapers and very mention worthy people are not deemed reliable sources, particularly when they already have pages on wikipedia. I think it may be the way I have drafted the article, I find wikipedia very difficult, particularly the layout, it must be just me, but its difficult to follow. I would so appreciate any help. Thank you. Emma Russell21 ( talk) 15:23, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
<ref></ref>
tags, so an example reference with enough information for another person to properly understand it might look like this:
The CAS # in the ChemBox of the article for costunolide ( /info/en/?search=Costunolide) matches that given by Common Chemistry for this compound. However, the article shows a red "X" by the CAS #, indicating that it is unverified. What should be done to change the red "X" to a green "√" to indicate the CAS # is correct/verified? Chemtalker777 ( talk) 04:03, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Is there a specific list of articles that need spelling and grammar fixes? So far I've found a list of articles needing copy-edit in general, but I don't know if there's a place where they're divided into categories based on what kind of editing they need. Perfect4th ( talk) 17:39, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Just a question out of interest, what is the minimum age to be eligible to make edits to Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.142.67.35 ( talk) 17:16, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I see, but is there any age criteria for creating an account? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.142.67.35 ( talk) 17:36, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I have tried to edit the draft Draft:Ronnie Makabai in the right way but all ways have failed. Can i please getr some help and how can i make this right. NB: Am not attached to the subject or know him, i just wrote things i know about him and to me he is notable. I just contributed as an editor and i wish to learn more. please help out. Biggerbenson ( talk) 04:05, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Jan12shamil ( talk) 05:36, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I'm currently editing Ongaku Zukan, a 1984 Japanese album by composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, and this will be my first submission to Wikipedia. Need to ask some questions:
- I would like to redirect Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia to this page's "International Release" section. How do I do that? - I have the album cover that is from iTunes, and I'm OK for the non-free image resizer to resize the image. Do I have to upload it to Wikimedia Commons, state the source, put the album cover on the draft page and then declare the cover source? If so, how to declare the copyright stuffs? - For example, last time I edited Giant Steps (composition) on Wikipedia, then I put the album cover from the Wikimedia library, and then the cover is removed by the bot stating I used non-free image and has to be removed. How do I fix this?
Thanks. Weareblahs ( talk) 12:29, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I would like to redirect Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia to this page's "International Release" section. How do I do that?
#
. In your case, it'd be [[#International Release]]
.I have the album cover that is from iTunes, and I'm OK for the non-free image resizer to resize the image. Do I have to upload it to Wikimedia Commons, state the source, put the album cover on the draft page and then declare the cover source? If so, how to declare the copyright stuffs?
i have been trying to get an article published for months now and i keep reasons for its refusal. I have made a changes to the article but it is not been reviewed for a little while now. Please how can i get my article published. attached is the link to my draft /info/en/?search=Draft:Ingrid_M._Evans ELF215 ( talk) 16:40, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi there, I was wondering how to submit an article to get graded/get it a higher grade, because I recently have been working on the article Fagin and added a lot of citations which could probably get its grade up to C class at least. Kaleeb18 ( talk) 14:04, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello,
I recently created my first article Stephen Guidry, and this message (below) popped up on the page:
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources: "Stephen Guidry" American football – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
I'm not sure what to do about it... Born of Iron ( talk) 20:02, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Added title
I will like to make the Contest Country Returning Jai ( talk) 22:53, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I was looking through random articles and I sometimes I see ones like this South Korea at the 1992 Winter Paralympics. They haven’t been edited in two years and it’s a stub. Kaleeb18 ( talk) 00:45, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
How do I use it? Do I need some funding or something like that? I really make my own called "Manchild wiki" or REDB wiki. a updated manual would be good tho Thegibuspyro ( talk) 02:47, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Thanks but can link any manuals or "FAQS" for it! Thegibuspyro ( talk) 02:56, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Today I wanted to try using my sandbox page to test the wikilink format of Special:Diff for use in an edit summary. However, when attempting to create it I get this vague editnotice. Help:Subpages is of no help in clarifying the significance of this notice, nor is WP:USERSUBPAGE. Skimming Help:Subpages and clicking through some of the links on page, I found nothing at all about the case of creating a subpage when the parent page doesn't exist.
My assumption is that the creators of MediaWiki were competent enough that creating this sandbox page will go without a hitch. Other than the fact that the backlink will be red link. From this, I have to surmise that this editnotice is mainly for the case of creating a subpage under another's user page. Although that seems like an extremely rare occurrence, so really I have no idea what this editnotice is for.
I know very little about how editnotices work technically, but I did look through Category:Editnotice templates to try to find where this editnotice comes from to no avail.
Yes, a much simpler "fix" would have simply been to follow what the editnotice seems to imply and create my user page. But I'm a curious person, and I also don't really want to create my user page until I have something to put there. At this point all that would be is a link to my sandbox.
I've currently sidestepped this issue by simply previewing my sandbox page and never publishing it. Firvqipo ( talk) 18:19, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I want to discuss about this article Draft:Anup Ranjan Pandey I want to say that this person is notable because he got national and forth highest award in India and biggest newspapers and news channel of India writed article about it and see this page List of Padma Shri award recipients (2020–2029) all persons who got that award have wikipedia page because only by that award he is notable so why this person is not notable UserABCXYZ ( talk) 15:52, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
|trans-title=
parameter with an English translation of the Hindi title. Hope this helps, and happy editing!
GoingBatty (
talk)
19:18, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
HI, I need my page reviewed. is it posibble to get page reviewed a.s.a.p? please ignore my spelling in this request and grammar. I'm on a chromebook laptop right now. FaarizPlayz ( talk) 20:09, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Can you explain Why you are in so much hurry? २ तकर पेप्सी ( talk) 20:11, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
@Tenryuu, I know. it just that I will need to update the page when time comes. Once, you read the page. You'll find out what I mean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FaarizPlayz ( talk • contribs) 20:23, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
I would like to cite a PDF file made by the Swedish police regarding the 2021 Eslöv school attack in Sweden, but I am unable to find the actual source of the PDF. I could only find it on a file-sharing website which is blocked by Wikipedia. I believe the PDF contains critical information about the event which in my eyes raises its significance immensely. For example, the Police state the attack was inspired by the Christchurch Mosque attacks and was politically motivated. The attack was also livestreamed to Twitch via a mounted camera. Since this PDF seems to be the only piece of media that states this information (no news articles have written about the new information in it yet) I have no idea on how I can share this information. Parzival2101 ( talk) 12:08, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Is any image from this site public domain through any US Government copyright tag? Peter Ormond 💬 23:59, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Oliverdlh ( talk) 17:40, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
For the Wikipedia in English article Michel Magne I'd like to link the Caen Conservatory, but the English Wikipedia doesn't have an article about it, but the French one does https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatoire_%C3%A0_rayonnement_r%C3%A9gional_de_Caen Greg Dahlen ( talk) 14:27, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
What is the difference between Draft:Sandbox and Wikipedia:Sandbox? 85.193.252.19 ( talk) 13:09, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
veaction=edit
param to the URL. (
link for this page) or if done properly, I don't have a way ad hoc, by using mw.libs.ve.activateVe(mode). I believe the reason why the Visual Editor is not enabled in certain namespaces is that it was mainly designed to help new users get a feeling for editing Wikipedia without having to learn the complex Wikisyntax. For pages in the Wikipedia namespace this is most often either not what new users do (as new users probbably won't create policies or essays using complex syntax), or useless (for example on this very page) as there is no support for section editing, resulting in you getting edit conflicts all over the place.Another reason for some namespaces is that the Visual Editor only support pages that are written in Wikitext, which some namespaces simply aren't. The pretty much only case where Visual Editing could be usefull in the Wikipedia namespace are AFD and related pages, which are most likely short enough to not constantly cause edit conflicts.
Victor Schmidt (
talk)
14:38, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Factual Content was deleted. the deletionist said "wrong song" but it is confirmed 100% ?????
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Don_McLean&diff=1051466002&oldid=1051464581
Jonny Mathis "And I Love You So" is a song by Johnny Mathis. It is track #3 from the album Killing Me Softly With Her Song that was released in 1973 /info/en/?search=Killing_Me_Softly_with_Her_Song_(album) The song was written by Don McLean
Eddy Arnold: "And I Love You So" Album: Hand Holdin' Songs 1989 /info/en/?search=Eddy_Arnold_discography The song was written by Don McLean Lib-trans-free ( talk) 19:31, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
How to become confirmed user(not extended confirmed) as my account is auto confirmed. २ तकर पेप्सी ( talk) 23:16, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
I'm sorry if this has an obvious answer, but this is my first time editing a Wikipedia article. I wanted to add some information to the Cabinet de lecture Wikipedia article, and was wondering if I add information in separate places in the article, should I include an inline citation to the resource each time I reference information I found in it? Cvwayne ( talk) 00:10, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I notice which a recently-deleted Wikipedia user (Rayeberlefamily) has made some inaccurate edits to the article /info/en/?search=Ray_Eberle ...The date of this edit is displayed as https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ray_Eberle&oldid=1035848025 or July 28th, 2021. Namely, he, she, or they made the following changes, which I shall quote here: Added grandchildren, fixed cause of death. The name of at least one of these grandchildren, Michael Eberle is not accurate, because ...1: There don't seem to be any sources or citations claiming him to be part of the Eberle family. 2: If by 'Michael Eberle', they refer to my Mom, Laurie's firstborn son, then his last name was never Eberle when he was born or at any time during or after his childhood. My Mom was married to her first husband, Mike DePilla during this time. Please pardon me if the spelling of his last name is incorrect. Thus, Michael's last name should not be listed as Eberle.
Furthermore, I am the second biological son of my aforementioned Mom, named Ross Eberle. I would prefer if Michael's name be removed from the article since he didn't consider himself to be related to the Eberle family. He ultimately chose to live with his father, while still a minor. This happened after my Mom divorced her husband, Mike. However, if Michael is going to be listed as one of Ray's grandchildren in this article, then I have the right to be listed on this article as well, since my Mom's last name was Eberle at the time of my birth; she was not currently married. If anyone has any questions or comments in regards to this, feel free to contact me here on Wikipedia.
P.S. I have shown this article to my Mom, Laurie with its most recent edits, before sending this message. The purpose of this was to gain her opinion and permission to contact you, the editors on my grandfather's (Ray Eberle's) talk page. Any citations in regards to my requests for these changes can be requested from me at any time. SnarkyEberle ( talk) 19:00, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
I really wanted to add information to my favourite football team Chelsea fc but there page is locked so when can I edit it? Footballeditor999 ( talk) 07:45, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi there! Just got a rejection of my draft for the prominent philosopher Thomas Christiano. Maybe I am assuming a bit too much here but he got books published with Oxford University Press and three papers with the highest ranking philosophy journals. Yet, User:Greenman seems to disagree and has referred me to the notability guidelines.
But it clearly states there: "Many scientists, researchers, philosophers and other scholars (collectively referred to as "academics" for convenience) are notably influential in the world of ideas without their biographies being the subject of secondary sources."
So with my draft I went for the criteria stated in /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Notability_(academics)
Why would my draft be subject to other notability criteria than that? Friddle ( talk) 11:19, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
How to become Account Creator in Wikipedia and How to use ACC Tool for creating accounts UserABCXYZ ( talk) 10:49, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
I read a wikipedia page this Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Account creator/Administrator instructions in the second line that "It is granted to users who are active in the account request process (ACC)." so what is the meaning of active in ACC and How to active in ACC and last question that users who are active in ACC which was they have to do and how to join ACC UserABCXYZ ( talk) 11:23, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
@ Muninnbot:, @ Lazy Maniik: and @ RegentsPark: Ji, Is Alan Singh page fit for Wikipedia now? Because his ten references have been completed. Using all these references, help me complete Alan Singh page.
|author=
, |publisher=
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, and |page=
. Happy editing! (Please remember to
sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard
tildes like this: ~~~~
. Or, you can use the
[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) 02:21, 24 October 2021 (UTC)I prepared an new article in the sandbox of my user account, but how to publish it in wikipedia? I am completely lost in the help space of wikipedia. user account: EvalRohstoffe EvalRohstoffe ( talk) 22:05, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
{{subst:submit}}
to the sandbox to submit it for review, or you can use the
Article Wizard linked on
User talk:EvalRohstoffe, and choose "Next" on the first page.
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who is supposed to answer questions in talk pages 2601:440:C081:74B0:70C5:DF93:7B76:97CF ( talk) 04:03, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
What is the code for it. When to use a note ? Newton Euro ( talk) 05:03, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Good day,
On my submitted contribution on 20th August,2021 : https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Draft:Vayam&oldid=1039659486
There is no response yet.
Kindly guide me on how to proceed with it KaizenKraft ( talk) 21:37, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Suppose I want to create a translation of fr:Association de défense des actionnaires minoritaires. How do I know if the translation already exists? How do I know if the existing translation's title is in its original language (French in this case) or in English? (Just an example, I have already created its translation). Excellenc1 ( talk) 03:42, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
@ GoingBatty: For example, this article on pollicitation in French civil law (currently working on its translation here). How do I know an article on "pollicitation" exists and this article was a section in it? Or an article on "French civil law" where this exists? (Just an example, there are many other articles like this, for example this one.) Excellenc1 ( talk) 06:00, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
@ GoingBatty: My last question (which I guess you are referring to the one I put in brackets) was another example of an article which could exist as a section of another article. It is about a law in France passed in 1980 and there are many such French articles on laws. Excellenc1 ( talk) 07:49, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
I understand many people do not know about the vote, I feel lucky that Wikipedia has give such notifications only to my page. Thank you much
I will research now more on new topics and help this niche community grow
Anyone who would like to join me please write here on my talk page so that we can work as a group? Thank you IndianVenture ( talk) 09:00, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Re: Entering a subject matter for Publishing with the subject's approval. Is it necessary to contact the subject in an accounting of a performing artists performance? Are website's copyright of pictorial material added to permissions? Channel19 ( talk) 01:03, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Why was this undone? 62.165.255.66 ( talk) 09:26, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
hi i am new here and looking for create new page template can anyone help David Wright in Spain ( talk) 10:08, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
I am dipping my toe in the water of editing Wikipedia and was looking to update some rasterized images, consistent with the template: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Convert_to_SVG .
I was hoping someone could provide clarity on best practices for this as far as licensing/uploading. I had tried one, but on reflection think that I had made some inaccurate selections. Chief among them, while the reproduction is my work, on reflection, I don't think that is the most accurate choice from the perspective of the upload wizard. Ex.,
It seems like now it would be better to select/provide the following to the upload wizard:
Additional recommendations welcome!
For reference, here is an example image that appears to be a high quality reproduction, but may be making similar licensing errors by accident.
If I would like to help out in Chinese to English translations, What should I do? Thefatpotato ( talk) 12:12, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello everyone. Now in this article there is an introduction of information without sources. The edits were first rolled back by the participants, then I started rolling back. At the moment, the article is posted on the block, but the information of the ip participant in the article remains. Please delete the false information. It's about: "... part of the AnastasiaDate online dating chain". 2A00:1FA1:4115:1538:6C94:97:3F76:2BC7 ( talk) 08:48, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
What is the common name of Old Oak Tree? I don't know if the current title is correct. Paul Vaurie ( talk) 03:20, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Today I found this, a nicely written manual for scientists; it explains how to use Wikipedia: "A step-by-step guide for using Wikipedia for research communication" [4], best regards, HenriDuvent ( talk) 11:05, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
What happens next? Is there anything that the creator of the page can or should add to the page? Do articles still need "authority control"? Sorry, it's been a few years since I last created a page, so I don't remember the process. Lupine453 ( talk) 00:49, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Good Day All
I am new here and I wanted to ask if someone could guide me. I am looking for a way to publish stories without getting accused of advertising or some other label.
I simply want to try to put my stories out there so that my dream as a journalist can be short lived and possibly could get an offer from a big new channel. Glorified Anchorman ( talk) 20:22, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
@ Glorified Anchorman: Wikipedia articles don't have a byline, and editors don't use their first and last name, for their identity is not to be revealed to the public. Even if you were to tell a potential employee that you wrote several Wikipedia articles that may not impress, for not everyone has a high opinion of this on-line encyclopedia. It would be better to start your own blog site where you could research, write and publish articles on subjects that you believe would help you obtain employment as a journalist. Best wishes. Karenthewriter ( talk) 03:24, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello,sir im john belgi.and im a new beginner to wikipedia sir.so what are the contribution and things that i need to do before editing.please help me out sir,as i want to be a developed my writing skills. John Belgi ( talk) 13:08, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
I submitted /info/en/?search=Draft:Jim_Derhaag and was advised, "This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies."
Does this mean that the overall tone should be adjusted? I was not attempting to do an advertisement so I could use help in directing an edit. I'm new to the Wikipedia tools and unsure of how to get help.
The intent of this article is to objectively document the life of the driver/team owner, not to promote the series or any part of Trans Am. If I adjusted references, such as how hard a racing year was, is that what needs to be updated?
Thank you. Race Car 40 ( talk) 23:57, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Howdy folks! I've worked on a music group page, and just really curious to hopefully confirm that it meets Notability Standards. Would super appreciate any help and review! /info/en/?search=Draft:Apollo_Chamber_Players Thanks so much!! Wayneashleymusic 04:18, 25 October 2021 (UTC) Wayneashleymusic ( talk) 04:18, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
There are many difficulties when I try to write an article on Wikipedia for the first time. Do you have any tips for first-time users? Audrb ( talk) 05:38, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Can I move a page from Stahlrohrlanze to my sandbox page? David mystery books research 🕵️♂️ ( talk) 04:35, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Is there any way for me to change ONLY the FONT size that wikipedia articles are displayed in? On mobile, there is a simple "Tt" button, that lets me alter font size and a few other things. Is there anything similar available for desktop? When I use the "+" function in the browser, it makes all of the elements on the page (side menu, images, etc) bigger while the box displaying the article text gets smaller to make room for the rest.
I have vision problems, so this would make browsing wikipedia MUCH simpler for me. Thank you!
In short:
How can I make the font (and nothing else) larger? AliceF ( talk) 11:03, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
.mw-body {font-size:125%;}
Hi everybody, I tried to write my first article on the english wikipedia: /info/en/?search=Draft:European_Federation_of_Management_Consultancies_Associations_(Feaco)#Past_Presidents I have received feedback that I have not quoted enough sources and have added additional sources (mostly online). The problem is that there are no book sources on Feaco. However, there is a Wikipedia page in the German Wikipedia that has been released: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feaco. Why is this released in German Wikipedia but not in the English one? As a European organisation, this should be possible.
Thank you for your help. Akbn24 ( talk) 09:52, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi,
I have made some contribution in talk on RUMI, I tried to do it in the main page. Understandably the main pages are locked, this will help preserve the content.
Here are my contributions, please promote to main page if they are going to be helpful.
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk:Rumi&oldid=1051512484
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk:Rumi&oldid=1051382148 MehdiAf110 ( talk) 09:22, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Apologies if this is the wrong noticeboard for this - I'm not too technically minded.
I've been trying to add the {{ glossary}} template to the article Irezumi for maybe the past half hour, and have only just remembered an issue I ran into it last time - it doesn't like language templates.
Now, last time, this was fine - I wrapped {{ transl}} around the terms in question, no problem. However, this is more of an issue seemingly for more complex templates like {{ nihongo}}.
Here's an example of what throws it for a loop:
{{term|{{nihongo||墨刑|Bokukei, bokkei}}}} {{defn|punishment by tattooing.}}
Having quickly checked, it seems to format properly if I change that to the following:
{{nihongo||墨刑|{{term|Bokukei, bokkei}}}} {{defn|punishment by tattooing.}}
But something about that seems wrong somehow. I wouldn't know exactly what, but it doesn't seem right to interrupt a language template with a term template, when you're only including the transliteration as the term; for users with screenreaders, I don't honestly know how it would format. I'd assume wrongly.
I haven't tried this with other templates like {{ zh}}, but I can't imagine they'd play nicely either. I don't want to implement edits that appear fine but have broken accessibility, because that kind of defeats the point of a language template in the first place. Ineffablebookkeeper ( talk) 10:17, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
id
for linking like
#bokukei, bokkei. This requires pure text. {{term|bokukei, bokkei|{{nihongo||墨刑|Bokukei, bokkei}}}}
produces:Hello, anybody out here being able to give advise on on how to get rid of the Category:CS1 errors: unsupported parameter on the articles? See or example Behzinga? Thank you for your time. Lotje ( talk) 11:44, 25 October 2021 (UTC) Lotje ( talk) 11:44, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi im wondering if I can use a cover image from spotify for a song under a fair use license maybe. Am I allowed to do that cause I see songs like Sunday Best have a cover image in their infobox. Kaleeb18 ( talk) 21:24, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Oh gotcha Kaleeb18 ( talk) 13:00, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I would like to add a footnote to an article pointing out how date of birth is disputed and am not sure how. I looked at the wikipedia footnotes page but it was very confusing. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Gandalf the Groovy ( talk) 13:56, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
@ Shushugah (he/him • talk) Thank you! Gandalf the Groovy ( talk) 14:11, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
41.114.197.198 ( talk) 13:52, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi,
I'd appreciate some more in depth/detailed help with how I can improve this article for submission. It was already declined so I'd like to ensure this doesn't happen again. It would be great to talk through this with someone as I'm new to Wikipedia and not entirely sure of how the editing process works.
Here is the article: /info/en/?search=Draft:Rajiv_S._Joshi Bridgingv ( talk) 12:41, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hiii, I want attention of some of frequent and experienced editors on Virat Kohli. This article is largely written by Indian editors, Eng is not their 1st language. I want you to look it do CE and remove extra content from lead section and career section. This article is too big to navigate and doesn't have proper sub sections, points headings and paragraphs. Do some editing on that . Newton Euro ( talk) 12:22, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
On subpages, for example WP:ANI, the link to the parent page does not appear. It does not seem to be the result of any templates on the page that suppress the link. dud hhr Contribs 15:05, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Quais os processos a seguir para editar imagens na Wikipedia? CCAzevedo ( talk) 14:51, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
A friend recently introduced me to La Gritona Tequila, and I believe it merits an article in Wikipedia, similar to articles on other brands of tequila, and, furthermore, I believe it also merits an entry in Wikipedia's List of Tequilas.
One interesting and relevant point is that this excellent tequila is made by a woman-owned company, which, in and of itself, is unusual. For details, please see: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/business/tequila-mexico-women.html . I would be glad to do this, but I lack editing experience, and surely would make a big mess of it and waste a lot of time, my own and others' who would be involved in fixing my inevitable blunders.
I have no personal interest in this product (La Gritona), financial or otherwise, nor do I know anyone who does. But if other tequilas merit pages in Wikipedia, then I believe this one does, too. Here's a link to the website for La Gritona: https://lagritona.com/ .
Thank you! JCNSmith ( talk) 15:39, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello. I would like to add a new magazine cover to White Dwarf (magazine). Ideally, there would be a more recent cover in the infobox and an older cover in the history section in order to show the extensive formatting changes the magazine has gone through. I have only ever made minor copy edits, so I was unsure if this would be allowed under Wikipedia's image copyright guidelines. KBEditing ( talk) 00:34, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Could I replace the 'old' cover with a newer one? Also, magazine articles such as Rolling Stone have multiple covers. Are some magazine covers freely licensed and others not? I appreciate your help Cullen328. KBEditing ( talk) 02:13, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
How do you publish a wiki article? GurrenLagann100 ( talk) 17:29, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi. I’m relatively new to Wikipedia, still learning how to edit. I’ve been regular updating the plot of a show I watch but for the past month, there is this one editor - Jellysandwich01 that seems experienced and is trying her best to try to revert single one my edits. First she stated I wasn’t following the rules, which I corrected. Then she kept on attacking me saying I use substandard English. I have raised this topic in her discussion page but she never responds, I even brought it up in the talk page of the article but no one responded. Then she dropped me a rather rude message on my talk page saying that I was trying to break rules again. She managed to get the article protected. I have been polite in all my interactions, have even said we can co operate but I never get a reply from her. The problem is I don’t know how to exactly register a complaint or bring the issue under an administrator’s notice because I’m still new and figuring out Wikipedia but I am highly frustrated and feel demotivated. It almost feels like her actions are because of ego issues now, checking her history she seems to do this a lot. Everyone’s edits takes time and efforts, if anyone has any above how to peacefully resolve this, please help. GrottoVilla ( talk) 17:38, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi. Thank you for responding. Yes I have no issues with focusing on bettering the content at all! Willing to work and cooperate but the editor just keeps reverting it. The list of episodes can be edited further, but I don’t understand why she just deletes the entire section. She’s the only editor whose been doing this. I don’t mind having a discussion how to make it better, but she’s just been rude about it and not willing to listen. Instead I don’t understand why I am getting warnings when she’s basically doing the same. I’ll make it more concise but hopefully it’s not reverted yet again. Thanks for the help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GrottoVilla ( talk • contribs)
Dear all, I have just resubmitted for review an article about a Swiss designer, called Demian Conrad [5]. Recently, following Eternal Shadow's suggestions, I tried to improve the text and tone of the article. It is my first contribution and I hope to do a good job, so I would like to ask your advice on how I could further improve the biography and whether the tone is now appropriate. Thanks for your help! EnḫeduannaS ( talk) 19:11, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
how do I get my contributions confirmed and not deleted ? Akram O. A. ( talk) 19:46, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
"...has an incredible number of views on social medias (more than 6 billion video views 2020)"as that is non-neutral puffery. Hope that helps Pyrrho the Skeptic ( talk) 20:13, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I posted a Request for Comment at Talk:CRA International#RfC on lead of Charles River Associates on Oct. 14, 2021, asking whether a paragraph added to the lead was WP:Undue, WP: Impartial and followed WP:Balance. Eight editors have now weighed in and except for the editor who posted the paragraph, everyone agrees the current paragraph violates Wikipedia policy and needs to be removed or rewritten. I work as an employee of CRA, which I disclosed on the Talk page. Another editor has already pointed out that the RfC response of the editor who posted this paragraph feels like WP: Advocacy and WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS.
With such overwhelming consensus that this paragraph as constituted now is improper, it seems unjustified that it should remain in the lead for perhaps several weeks more while the RFC continues until final status. Even a few weeks of unmerited negative material (written in the voice of Wikipedia) encourages more WP: Advocacy and WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS. I would like to know whether there is an interim solution for removing the offending paragraph while the discussion on the finer points continues in the RfC? Thank you. Basslonick1220 ( talk) 20:11, 25 October 2021 (UTC) Basslonick1220 ( talk) 20:11, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi I am new to editing, and I added a section to an article ( the star wars prequels) and I am unsure if I have stumbled into a dispute or not. I checked with LIbera.chat #wikipedia-en-help. But I am still unsure. Could I get some help in this regard? thank you. Nerdykat65 ( talk) 20:47, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I added a note to the talk page about what I hope others can help me with going forward. I hope this also allows a space for discussion relating to the possible dispute. -- Nerdykat65 ( talk) 21:03, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you very much. I hope to add to it more in the future! This is for a class currently! Thank you for your insight.-- Nerdykat65 ( talk) 21:08, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I didn't mean to automatically add it back when I moved the section, I just meant to move the section, I did not know it had been deleted again.-- Nerdykat65 ( talk) 21:28, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Account29 claims my version of the edition is unstable, and that my edits to the page make it appear unstable. Account 29 also claims that my edits do not contribute no information to the page.
I would claim: A - the sums of death tolls are useful, and are how the death tolls for Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were derived even though information about their death tolls is already on the page. I produced the following new rows to the table, detailing each of their death tolls: - Syngman Rhee (reverted) - Massacre of poles in Volhynia and eastern Galicia (Not reverted) - Vladimir Lenin (reverted) - Hong Xiuquan (reverted) - Editing Mao's death toll based on hawaii.edu's description of death tolls, and the endurance of the laogoi system. - Adding up all the communist leader's death tolls and making a new row for them. There are other sets of titles which read "various leaders" on the page, including the Young Turks, and the leaders of communist Hungary.
- QRbot believed Account 29's actions were vandalism.
To be clear I wanted to make different death tolls on different parts of Wikipedia consistent with each other.
Is this true? I was not aware he was reverting my edits until just now. Account29 told me to come here. I would like my well cited contributions to stay up. Is there another problem?
Here is the old edit's URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_wars_and_anthropogenic_disasters_by_death_toll&oldid=1051849188
Hong kuslauski (
talk) 23:24, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hong kuslauski (
talk)
23:24, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I said it was OR [6] you put from 1917 or 1850 to 2021 communist leaders killed x amount of people [7]. Even are page does not says that from 1850 [8]? Account29 ( talk) 23:32, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I am tagging
Davide King as it looks like he knows about the history of Mass killings under communist regimes maybe he can help with this.
Account29 (
talk)
23:36, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Alternatively, Account29 could have told me specifically what was wrong with the 1850 to 1917 post at the time. Once more, there is a case to be made that Hong Xiquan was a proto-communist. No one up until this point has directed me to modify my contributions but has instead overridden them without detailing the reasons beyond completely subjective statements: "This does not help the lede" what is this supposed to mean? I cannot conclude anything except 力's opinion on the matter. Please detail more specifically said textual problems, otherwise I cannot avoid them.
Once more, the promotion of ideological agenda? I have added a variety of conservative massacres to the list of anthropogenic disasters by death toll, including Rhee Syngman & The massacre of Poles in Volhynia, both perpetrated by anti-communists. Why were these contributions not reverted but others were?
In order to "listen to advice from the regulars" I could be given advice to rectify this, What textual problems? Care to list a few? I would love the constructive criticism as opposed to the abrupt shut down . 力, is not made of time though as his page denotes, and people cannot be expected to both moderate and advise me on all issues when I am out of line. Which apparently I often am.
Hi everyone, I was looking at Richard Edmonds and clicked on the "Obituary" link at the bottom, expecting to be taken to a mainstream site such as The Guardian or similar, only to find it's a gushing tribute on a far right site here. Is this appropriate? Do we have any rules on obituary links?
Many thanks. GreebleNeeble ( talk) 17:25, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
How do I edit the name / title of this page that is currently on my Sandbox? I named the page Dr. Pantaleón Julian Valdés and need to change the title to read Pantaleón Julian Valdés Ilieva ( talk) 01:25, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
is their anybody to help me design my page? Soni MajorZ ( talk) 02:53, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Just for trivial and entertainment purposes, is there a duplicate/spoof username checker available outside of the account creation process (like in the API)? Or is it just available only there? 180.251.148.169 ( talk) 01:48, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
hello - im having trouble getting a basic submission approved. any help is greatly appreciated. /info/en/?search=Draft:Jessica_(musician) BriggsmeetBriggs ( talk) 03:55, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Dear admins, the article draft /info/en/?search=Draft:Ahsan_Khan_Chowdhury have enough references with newspaper publishing. Requesting to have a look, is anyone can help to approve this pls. ITCaravan ( talk) 09:00, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
-- ITCaravan ( talk) 06:35, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I am not very technically qualified, I need support for reviewing the content of the article and reference links. I need to identify where I am going wrong and how I can rectify it and have the page published. Sumati15473 ( talk) 06:51, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Move Talk:Mako Mako Komuro of Akishino to Talk:Mako Komuro. (a typo)
Delete Mako Kuroda and Talk:Mako Kuroda. (incorrect title)
Move Mako Komuro of Akishino to Mako Komuro. (correct title)
Please. Peter Ormond 💬 09:20, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello Shivaguevara ( talk) 11:47, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello I am a new Wikipedia user, and recently I have created an article of the person which got comments as not enough information to support. I am looking for the experienced users who can help me out in fixing some issues which I was having while writing. I have given references to support the article. There are news online regarding the article which i couldn't understand how to use them. Secondly, how to reference the commemorative plaques of someone. Are these consider a reliable source. As IAM a new user and still learning, any help would be much appreciated. Mohdsaad212 ( talk) 11:59, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Is repeatedly blanking your own talk page each time you get a warning punishable? The Tips of Apmh ( talk) 15:18, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi all,
I am creating a little article on this company that I came across called Underwood Ammo, I think I added enough to have it go live and I published it as my first "article" or stub, though I intend to keep working on it. The next thing that I would like to add is the company logo, but this brings me to a question that I have on logo's on companies both big and small generally. Do I need to try and reach out to someone at the company, or can I take a screenshot of their logo and upload it? We are not using their logo here for any commercial interests of our own on wikipedia or in any way that I feel would conflict with their interests, but I am no lawyer, and certainly no expert on copyright law etc. I know that we are pretty strict on copyrights here on the wiki, and I've had pictures that I've even taken with my own phone removed before, so I figured I should just as the good 'ole Teahouse and see if you all could help me with something like this, and then I'll know what to do for the future. Th78blue (They/Them/Theirs • talk) 02:35, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
This is a copyrighted artwork or photograph, and the image itself is the topic of discussion in the article. The discussion is about the photograph or painting as such, as a creative work, not just about the thing or person it shows. Kaleeb18 ( talk) 00:15, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Non-free images that reasonably could be replaced by free content images are not suitable for Wikipedia.Clearly, a Wikipedia editor could have a meal at this restaurant, take photos, and freely license them. Therefore, that photo cannot be used since it is copyrighted by Disney. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 16:13, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I added numerous sources to the page I edited. The page is not visible in a google search. Martin Glintze ( talk) 15:47, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you. The page had appeared in a google search prior to my edits. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Martin Glintze ( talk • contribs) 16:43, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
PLEASE. i need you to desperately understand Chobitslover69 ( talk) 15:29, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I am trying to add:
"I need help" redirects here. For help on Wikipedia, see Help:Contents or Wikipedia:Questions.
to Distress signal, but:
{{Redirect|I need help|help on Wikipedia|[[Help:Contents]] or [[Wikipedia:Questions]]}}
comes out as:
How do I do this? The Tips of Apmh ( talk) 15:41, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
{{Redirect|I need help|help on Wikipedia|Help:Contents|questions|Wikipedia:Questions}}, which would give you Vexations ( talk) 16:36, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
@ The Tips of Apmh: I think you could use {{Redirect|I need help|help on Wikipedia|Help:Contents}} to get
and not bother with the alternative possibility. The existing redirect on Distress signal isn't terribly useful as it suggests an alternative article that doesn't exist. Mike Turnbull ( talk) 16:30, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
{{Hatnote| "I need help" redirects here. For help on Wikipedia, see [[Help:Contents]] or [[Wikipedia:Questions]].}}
I am having trouble trying to get a change made.
RPGA 989 should redirect to a disambiguation page that in turn has links to Socket G2 and Socket G1.
As un unregistered editor I can't create it, so I followed the instructions that I got when I tried to edit RPGA 989. ("The page "RPGA 989" does not exist. You can ask for it to be created...")
Here is where I did that: /info/en/?search=Draft:RPGA_989
OK, so a nice person told me on that page that it wasn't the right place, so I followed the new instructions they gave me.
Here is where I did that: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Redirects_and_categories#Redirect_request:_RPGA_989
It turns out that this isn't the right place to ask either. This time there were no instructions for an IP editor to follow, just a page about the rules for creating a disambiguation page that I am not allowed to create anyhow.
I give up. All I wanted to do was to make Wikipedia better, not be given the runaround and told to go to more places and jump through more hoops.
It kind of feels like Wikipedia doesn't want any suggestions from IPs when they suggest a change that they can't make themselves. I just wanted to make Wikipedia a little bit better by making the link to RPGA 989 go to the correct page(s). I don't want to go to Wikipedia College and get a masters degree in Wikipedia editing just to suggest something that could probably be done in two minutes by someone who already knows how. 2600:1700:D0A0:21B0:2507:52B6:D594:2D17 ( talk) 10:45, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Please create a redirect called RPGA 989 (like the one at RPGA 988B) to Socket G2 or Socket G1 (or maybe a disambiguation page? The RPGA 989 is compatible with both). From Socket G2: "rPGA 989 (as shown on the left) is a socket that can take Socket Socket G1 (rPGA988A) or Socket socket G2 (rPGA988B) processors."From Socket G1: "there are Socket G/rPGA 989 sockets that can take Socket G1/rPGA 988A or Socket G2/rPGA 988B packaged processors[citation needed]"BTW, here is a citation for the above citation needed: https://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket%20G2%20(rPGA988B).html (it is in the "Compatible sockets" section of that page.― Qwerfjkl talk 13:26, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Intellihot#References I want to know, I'm practicing my skills on this draft page. I want to know is it worthy of publish? and how to improve it. Thanks Le.Wiki.Man04 ( talk) 16:11, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Draft:Intellihot has been nominated for Speedy deletion. You can contest that, but ASAP, copy your content and refs to a place outside Wikipedia, because if the SD is acted on, there will not be any record of its (brief) existence in Wikipedia. Having a draft trashed feels unfair - as you had not yet submitted it - but it happens. David notMD ( talk) 17:35, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Why doesn't Wikipedia have a Suggestion Article? As in, where you can submit suggestions and such, to help improve the overall quality of the website. Almost 20 years of Wikipedia, but not this. Pikiwedia98461 ( talk) 17:32, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Alright, thank you. Pikiwedia98461 ( talk) 17:37, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I would like someone to check out the new article I made Let's Go Brandon (Loza Alexander song) to make sure I did everything right. I think I improved a lot since making the Space 220 article Kaleeb18 ( talk) 14:46, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
1.How to correct my birth month in wikepedia? It’s November11,1980 not March11,1980 2.Retirement end of January2020 Postman95 ( talk) 15:20, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
In the article Let's Go Brandon (song) why in the world did David Gerard get rid of almost everything. I was going to undo his edits, but I thought I would seek an answer from experienced Wikipedia editors first. And he did it just because of the source I can find another source easily there are a lot of websites that talk about the song. Kaleeb18 ( talk) 19:37, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello how do I add color to a signature with source? Footloops8 ( talk) 15:25, 26 October 2021 (UTC) Footloops8 ( talk) 15:25, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Yes thank you Footloops8 ( talk) 20:00, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I am waiting for a submitted article to be reviewed. Can I expect to receive an email when it is or do I need to check from time to time? Roryjohnston ( talk) 19:52, 26 October 2021 (UTC) Roryjohnston ( talk) 19:52, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I just created a article, my first one, but I don't know how to find out the coordinates. I found the coordinates, but it is very confusing. Can someone help with this?
(If someone knows how to do it, link to article: Woodbridge, Indiana. Severestorm28 ( talk) 21:27, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
{{coord|39|13|28|N|86|28|55|W|type:city}}
.
◢ Ganbaruby! (
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23:09, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I guess I'm just confused then...I understand the reasoning behind the "notability criteria," but how can a drafted rookie fit the criteria, if they themselves have yet to play in a game? For example, Kelvin Joseph has a page, but he has yet to appear in a regular season game. It's odd that the person (player) was notable enough to be listed within the 2020 NFL season opt-outs, but not notable enough to have a page...or at least it was to me. Born of Iron ( talk) 03:08, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I recently created an article to create the present, which is available here. This article was deleted in 2019 with a comment, and now I have prepared it with its sources. In your opinion, the authors of this article are not worthy of publication, despite the fact that someone works in a famous group.-- Modeling ( talk) 16:58, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Hey there, Drew here, I have a very very bad feeling about that due to guy who loves Eurovision so much. I am searching all of the Eurovision contests, last years are getting bored as well. The next contest were held on 2022, in Italy (nowadays Turin is hosted), this article was bored with the same thing for the others, because Michele creating first to prepare the article about that. I am frustrating, and I try to editing that will you words, and grammar was better. The next day, I saw that it reverting the article by that guy. I started to anger, I'll just revert back it better! Another next day, I am shocked that guy undo the changes by me. I have crippling depression... so, what now?
note: wait, I think that guy loves Eurovision, Michele1999 and IvanScrooge98- *gasp* COINCIDENCE???!!!?!?!?!?!?! FRIENDS???!!?!???!?!?!!!?? DrewWill2021 ( talk) 13:52, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Not that I can make sense of this, but you have created User:DrewWill2021/sandbox3 which describes the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as the 67th, to take place in Germany. Meanwhile, Eurovision Song Contest 2022 exists as an article describing the 66th, taking place in Italy. So what is your question? David notMD ( talk) 17:21, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Dr. Hell - disambiguation? How to go about?
Hi all - I am new (well, back after a loong time) to Wikipedia - I am entering some data about a local band and I would like to add the band-members. I have a ton of questions - but first: How do I go about creating an entry? Second, since the band mamber's names are common, they might need disambiguation. How do I go about that? Xumbrega1974 ( talk) 17:29, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
It is just like any other fictional language and you say it is a hoax so other fictional languages are hoaxes? Please correct if I'm wrong fine i will put it on some other website of something. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keranique-Kaara ( talk • contribs) 00:28, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
When Tolkien invents a language ( Elvish languages (Middle-earth)) it is article-worthy. You, no so much. David notMD ( talk) 03:24, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I have submitted twice a wiki page for Vicki Mack Lataillade a Gospel Industry Icon, recognized by all of the major Gospel organizations, we have submitted a number of article references industry awards, and yet the page is not accepted. Who is the Wiki reviewer? Can we get someone who is knowledgeable of the Gospel Industry? I cannot understand why (they give a reason, but it is not of sufficient merit to be believed). This is very troubling when a see a number of wiki pages with far less references or maybe none. Don't understand this logic. ClaudeLataillade ( talk) 20:37, 26 October 2021 (UTC) ClaudeLataillade ( talk) 20:37, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
I noticed that a window popped up on my Wiki page saying I need citations and verification all of a sudden. Not sure why or how this happened but figured I would ask here and see if anyone can help! Please let me know if you might be able to help. Thank you! 2603:8001:6501:4B27:5C92:8C83:60E5:2CCC ( talk) 22:34, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Greetings. I need someone to walk me thru how to add a gif image of THE original mood ring to replace the copycat mood ring image on the site /info/en/?search=Mood_ring Moodman001 ( talk) 00:06, 27 October 2021 (UTC) Moodman001 ( talk) 00:06, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
[[File:Moodring1.jpg|thumb|A mood ring shown face front, showing a band of green color change across a brown background]]
with something like [[File:Yourfilename.gif|thumb|Your description of your photo]]
and click "Show preview".The every single editor are not logged in uses IP addresses will be publicly visible. It says on editor screen: "You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to a username, among other benefits." Can you give us more information about logging in as user account without any IP addresses? 2001:44B8:41C6:F700:9105:6104:2624:534B ( talk) 03:14, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I removed the redirect and added some extra sources. Now I want to find the proper categories to add at the bottom. Forced conversion of minority girls in Pakistan. -- ZebraaaLounge ( talk) 05:13, 27 October 2021 (UTC) ZebraaaLounge ( talk) 05:13, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi there,
I am editing Soomro wiki and each time I do that it goes back to obnoxious and false information presented on Soomros. Being Soomro and a student of history myself, I represent my community and therefore I make changes based on history. Thanks Rostam.smr ( talk) 06:21, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Can I write a new Wikipedia article even if I haven't ever made edits to other Wikipedia articles? Piacerebbe ( talk) 22:14, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I was just wondering if there is a guideline recommending the use of metre v.s. meter thoughout articles. I have seen that some articles, such as freestyle swimming use "meter", while others such as 100 metres freestyle use "metre". Thanks!
Sincerely,
Rafaelmanman (
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18:07, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Yeah, I have noticed that for a while. It reminds me of this one thing in the article Athenian Democracy, where it referred to the size of the quorum as 6000 people, but the courts as up to 6,000 people; notice how one has a comma, and the other doesn't. Also, maybe on the front of the page can be a thing saying wherever it is used by a British or American person using the article (Or something like that, I don't know)? And what if it like autocorrected the language to you, so it would auto-translate (so like if you marked yourself as "American", and you were reading an article that included the word "metre", then it could be corrected to "meter", but only in your view. And it shouldn't be like the 'white to harmless' thing; it should stay as "metre" if there is something signifying that it should not be corrected) and therefore you would see the translation. This would maybe evolve into people using one central Wikipedia, instead of language differed ones. This could also do stuff like changing "mile" to "kilometer" or "kilometre", and I'm American, but I use "kilometer". So it would do stuff like that. This is all very complex and probably will be very hard to insert into Wikipedia, but it could significantly help people. Pikiwedia98461 ( talk) 18:19, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
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at the end of your posts.Thank you for telling me that. Pikiwedia98461 ( talk) 18:53, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Changing variants dependent on user would require Javascript or similar scripts, which is, in my opinion, wholly unnecessary and needlessly complicated.If some people feel strongly enough about English varieties to care, it would be helpful to them to have an "automated translation" switcher (as long as the default is to not alter the actual text of the articles), similar to how we give instructions in Talk:Muhammad/FAQ Q3 as to how to hide images. It would be quite easy to script wholesale word replacements, but the problem is that an automated tool is going to fail on certain cases; for instance, you do not want the Aerial Lift Bridge to appear as the "aerial elevator bridge" to a GB reader.
How to make Featured article? From today's featured article ( talk) 08:27, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Oh, and "From today's featured article" is a BAD choice for a User name. I strongly suggest you abandon the account and start a new one with a different name. David notMD ( talk) 11:06, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I’m fairly new to Wiki and have figured out the basics with text, boxes, tables etc.. but was wanting to learn about adding photos and what type of photos can be added as I somehow managed it once but it was deleted. Any help appreciated!
Bradonwiki ( talk) 10:50, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
To me, if a term in a Wikipedia article that has its own article is mentioned in both the infobox of the article and the text of the article, I'm inclined to link the term in both the infobox and the first use or mention in the article text. This is because I'm not certain all readers read the infobox or follow links in it, and there may be some readers who only read the infobox and not the article text.
As an example, the infobox on Yiddish has the term "minority language." The article text also uses that term. There is an article Minority language on Wikipedia. I would be inclined to link both "minority language" in the Yiddish infobox and the first use of "minority language" in the Yiddish article text.
What do others think? Is there any official, or widely adhered to, policy? Greg Dahlen ( talk) 12:31, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I was involved in a crash landing in Kano, Nigeria in early 1951 and would like to add the incident to the above topic. Please LMK how I can proceed. Thank you Tony S2000 ( talk) 03:45, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Is there a preferred tense when captioning depictions of, broadly speaking, the past? Some examples to illustrate:
"The tower was" versus "a fireball rises", "the platform was" versus "transmitters can be seen". I looked at the style manual, but WP:CAPTION doesn't mention tenses and WP:TENSE doesn't mention captions, so no immediate help there.
Of course, captions don't really need verbs in the first place: "The original complex in March 2001." So the question need not come up at all. But while that works well for individual sentences, it doesn't hold up as well when applied throughout a paragraph. And a past tense is of course required when referring to something that happened before the photograph was taken, like the "destroyed by Hurricane Maria" parenthetical.
I like present tense elsewhere, though. On the one hand, this can simply be considered a case of historical present, especially when it is natural to think of the subject matter as an event rather than an entity, like "a fireball rises". On the other hand, the choice of tense entails a choice of frame of reference: Using the past suggests we're talking about the thing; using the present suggests we're talking about the picture. And that we're typically doing the latter is shown by the use of directional terms, which have meaning only in that context: The "right" in "to the right was the catwalk" is about its location in the picture, not its location in reality. And as the picture exists in the present, saying that "the catwalk is to the right" is arguably sounder than that it "was to the right".
Granted, a similar argument can be made vice versa: "In the background was the East River" could be justified by noting that even though the East River exists in the present, "in the background" establishes the frame of reference as the picture, not reality, and the picture was taken in the past. Unless the taking of the picture was somehow a notable event in and of itself, though, that perspective would be a rather peculiar one to adopt, surely.
Thoughts?
- 2A02:560:42A1:700:E8EB:87DF:3948:D496 ( talk) 13:20, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello, everyone. I replaced the word "white" with "harmless" in an article, but it was reverted. Does English Wikipedia currently see no problem with using the word "white" to mean "trustworthy", "do no harm", etc.? Kj4bFan ( talk) 12:19, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you all for your comments. I have read the chapter in question in the source before, using DeepL, but I didn't find it natural in the context that the word appeared in the sense of "of the white race," and I thought it was used to indicate that they had no dangerous objects. I have a lot to learn about the English language, so I'll avoid getting involved in this part of the article any further. My apologies, and thank you again.-- Kj4bFan ( talk) 13:57, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
-- Kj4bFan ( talk) 13:24, 25 October 2021 (UTC)Like most UK garage clubs, Twice as Nice bans trainers, jeans, baseball caps. Scene outsiders often criticize the dress code as elitist. Defenders of the policy argue that it’s good to encourage people to make an effort, and that the dress code keeps trouble out. Actually, the only people deterred by the garage veto on trainers and jeans are scruffy but harmless white college kids. And everybody knows that gangstas like to dress expensive – which is why there are metal detectors on Twice as Nice’s doors.
— Simon Reynolds in Energy Flash
In the article Sameer Wankhede a recent arrest of one actor's son is mentioned. Is it violating WP:BLPCRIME? Eevee01( talk) 14:52, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
The article Muddy (film) was moved to draft Draft: Muddy (film), the reason was neither developed the production section nor not released yet. As per the suggestions by some admins from the WP:HELPDESK, I improved the production section and added more reliable references to it. But rejected. Still saying that it is not meeting film notability. But in my view and as per the guideline I think it meets WP:NFILM. Please tell where I didn't cover and where I should improve. please help! there are some film articles on mainspace which haven't been released yet such as /info/en/?search=Minnal_Murali That's why I am confused. Muddy is the first-ever Indian film of an off-road mud race as well as a multilingual one. I expect a scope of wikiproject film. Thank you !! Onmyway22 ( talk) 15:54, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I had a notice on my talk page that " your recent contributions to Sutherland Springs church shooting have been undone because they did not appear constructive." I was told specifically that the edits were in fact constructive. What exactly was incorrect about the sources that I used for my edits? Am I allowed to remove notifications on my own talk page in order to clean up space? Thanks! 73.167.238.120 ( talk) 03:53, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello! I am new to Wikipedia and I have a question. After editing and creating a draft on a page, how do I send it for review? Thank you! Alpha phoenix679 ( talk) 15:48, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I'm new here and was wondering if y'all could give any advice to start me off. The smallest tips are still much appreciated! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Le3royJ3nk1ns06 ( talk • contribs) 17:27, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I was struggling with adding categories on pages. I read over the wikipedia article about categorization but I couldn't find an answer. Btw i am on smartphone in case maybe that might make a difference to my situation? Bpk365 ( talk) 22:08, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
[[Category:Name]]
to the end of the article's source code, replacing Name
with the name of the category. ––
FormalDude
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22:13, 26 October 2021 (UTC)2A02:8388:15C0:9800:28BD:8FE3:F980:6BAF ( talk) 10:53, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
I have been working on this entry on an important public historian: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Draft:Peter_Benes&action=submit. As you'll see from the Talk, one editor (much to my surprise) dismissed Notability outright; another has engaged in a more thoughtful exchange, but the conversation still seems to be distracted, I think, with questions about whether the "best book" awards cited are themselves "notable," etc. But the central premise for Notability here not the publication record per se, but rather that the subject of this entry is the founder of an important scholarly organization that itself already has an entry (the person is also a highly-respected historian whose publications have consistently won awards, so that is part of the entry, but it's not the basis for Notability in and of itself), so I'm just puzzled about these questions. The entry to me looks completely consistent with other entries on prominent historians. I'd love to bring this work to a close--and would welcome any help that could be offered here! Mrmedit ( talk) 15:44, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Many thanks to you both for your quick replies! I added author/title to the Globe references (and will look at the referencing guide re: the URLs when I have more time). On "significant coverage," do you mean other biographical entries already online elsewhere? I do not know of any other in-depth career overviews already in print or online; the career achievement awards (Bay State Legacy Award and AASLH) include brief citations that articulate why the recognition (one statewide, one national) was given, which is what I thought would be most relevant to the Notability question, but they don't (alas) provide a career overview. There are several publications that speak to one element or another (book reviews that describe impact on scholarship, awards that attest to significance) but not a summary, that I know of. Mrmedit ( talk) 16:55, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello,
What is the proper way to cite a newspaper article that I found using NewsBank (access to NewsBank from public library)? A template and example would be very helpful.
Thanks! Trillkat ( talk) 15:39, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
|via=
parameter. I quick search for "NewsBank" shows that the
Sam Quek article has several examples of references to articles on NewsBank. Hope this helps, and happy editing!
GoingBatty (
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15:47, 27 October 2021 (UTC)References
Hi, Nick Moyes. Thanks for your quick response. I will try and use the cite button when I make my edit, sounds a lot easier than using wordpad lol. Thanks again! Trillkat ( talk) 17:03, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
hello, i tried to correct some wrong information, and i was then blocked. how do i suggest the correct information to be updated on a page? 68.199.57.75 ( talk) 19:42, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
How do you get an article published quicker guys?
Sanele Dupont ( talk) 18:22, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi all I'm just starting out and have been turned around quite often, what I'm pondering is; what do I do when I see statements that on inquiry via search turn out to have no basis? and if an article is written like an advertisement but I have trouble finding any reliable source to reference, how to approach the rephrasing?
Thanks! Rannugblah ( talk) 18:06, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Rannugblah ( talk) 20:42, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Ana Marinovic appears to have got married, and an IP address and GavinReed2021 have attempted to modify the article about her to reflect her married name. These changes have been consistently reverted, presumably as unreferenced. On the Talk page, GavinReed2021 has suggested that he could produce her marriage certificate. This is, I think, a good-faith offer. I've made him aware that if he's close enough to her to have her marriage certificate he almost certainly has a conflict of interest that he must declare. But the problem remains: a marriage certificate is a primary source and I'd have no idea how to cite it anyway. What are we supposed to do in circumstances like this? Do we accept an inaccurate encyclopaedia because we can't prove she's married, or do we accept primary evidence? Elemimele ( talk) 20:37, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Elemimele a marriage certificate is a local government document, usually kept at a courthouse, and a copy is accessible to all, not just someone with close ties to the married couple. (Births, deaths and marriage records are considered public records, and accessible by the public.) When I was editing the article about actor Jack Orrison I wanted his 1937 marriage license (which had his marriage certification attached to it) as a backup source to verify published references I'd obtained. I went to the county courthouse website and ordered a copy of the marriage license to be mailed to me. I referenced it as: Westmoreland Co., PA Marriage License Docket No. 56, page 125, the docketing location listed on the license. I hope this is of help to you, if you obtain a copy of a marriage certificate. Karenthewriter ( talk) 15:07, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I would like to contribute a page on an important artist who died in 1981 and who is not mentioned in Wikipedia. I have two questions which I hope people will be able to help me with.
The first is: I have written the proposed content in collaboration with another person, and all facts, information and quotes etc have their sources in original published material which is cited. However, much (not all) of this published material was written by me or quotes me. Is this a conflict of interest and a big no-no with Wikipedia, or is it acceptable? What if my collaborator submits it instead of me?
Secondly, do we have to format the content in the wikipedia style? I have looked at how to do this with the formatting marks/coding needed to create larger font sizes and bold lettering etc, but feel it would be much easier for someone who is already familiar with doing this. We would prefer to submit the content with sub-headings, images and citations if possible, but will do it ourselves if necessary.
This artist is an 'outsider artist' of some importance. There has been quite some interest in his work both in his country of origin, new Zealand, and internationally, but there is no place where the public information about him is gathered comprehensively in summary. I feel Wikipedia is the place to do this.
Thanks for any help. Featurefax ( talk) 20:33, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
What are the requirements for one to become a verified editor and/or administrator so that they can decline or rather accept Drafts, and also earn badges? Motlatlaneo ( talk) 01:21, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Reviewers accept or decline (or reject) drafts. AfC reviewers must have:
You probably don't need to worry about becoming an administrator, Motlatlaneo; but if you're interested, you might look at a recent example. Here, we see Blablubbs' trial by questions on Blablubbs' way to becoming an administrator. (If you're like me, you'll have difficulty understanding a number of the questions, let alone knowing how best to answer them.) Aside from having done a lot of excellent administrative work, Blablubbs did most of what we now see in the article Wolfdietrich Schnurre. -- Hoary ( talk) 04:02, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
I want to create at least a stub on the Pokemon Sirfetch'd but I'm not very good at editing. I can get the info down and organize it well but everything else I'll need help with. Tips are helpful. Thanks! UB Blacephalon ( talk) 02:04, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
The Kachwaha dynasty was established by Dulherai after the end of Raja Alan Singh Chanda, the ruler of Chanda dynasty. Therefore, in the history of Kachwaha dynasty, include the history of Raja Alan Singh Chanda, the ruler of Chanda dynasty. -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 15:51, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
[1] -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 16:46, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
My article draft is /info/en/?search=Draft:Self_Insert and someone said that my article fails musician notability guidelines. I am confused because rule 1 of those guidelines states "Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent of the musician or ensemble itself", and I have listed two reliable published secondary sources on this band both with notable mention in my draft. Is the issue that I need more sources, or are my existing sources bad? If so why? Jimfish000 ( talk) 04:19, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
I asked about this at the village pump (edited by Pikiwedia98461 ( talk) 18:55, 26 October 2021 (UTC)) a while ago but didn't get a response. So my question is: do we have a place where we keep track of copyright permission requests?
c:Commons:WikiProject Permission requests only shows a handful of entries. This suggests either 1) people don't really bother to ask authors for a release of rights or 2) most of those requests are not publicly recorded. If someone else has requested permission to publish a work under a free license and the copyright holder declines, then it would be useful for others to know so that they don't waste time trying to contact the same author. Ixfd64 ( talk) 18:21, 26 October 2021 (UTC) Ixfd64 ( talk) 18:21, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
As the title suggests, I am considering uploading an image for Draft:Tirzepatide which can be found here. What do I need to know before uploading this & it is a good image? Obama gaming ( talk) 06:34, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi Teahouse,
How do WikiProjects work in terms of media, popular culture et al? Editors and visitors alike are confused by how they work! The same goes for Portals. Can I create portals for Barbie and Mattel, since they are the less popularly pressed subjects, bubbling under "hot"/popular portals like Disney, Anime/Manga and Cartoon. Is YouTube-only referencing welcome on WP articles? Barbie: Dreamtopia is one such example as all its media/components apart from the eponymous film/movie is YouTube-based. Fooliard ( talk) 21:51, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Why iOS 14.8.1 released by Apple is not part of your article ( iOS version history)? Sravan Kumar A ( talk) 09:02, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
For example, if you didn't have time to edit it or didn't know what to put? SoyokoAnis - talk 13:18, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Wikipedia is about sharing information which is publicly available but not given here, should we not contribute towards update? IndianVenture ( talk) 07:57, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
A person had secured a fellowship from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) - /info/en/?search=Indian_Council_of_Agricultural_Research. He not only secured a fellowship but also ranked second in the Country (India).
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Notability_(academics) - I would like to know if this fellowship is enough to pass WP:NACADEMIC or not. A.Abraham.A ( talk) 08:00, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
I am guessing this is about your desire to restore an article about a person named M. Ravi, with a history of being deleted back in February (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/M. Ravi (2nd nomination)). An award such as the President's Police Medal can be a valid article, but this does not mean that everyone who ever received it (hundreds) are article-worthy. Same for a fellowship from Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Sports participation at a non-professional level does not contribute to notability. David notMD ( talk) 13:41, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello,
I am trying to create a new well known artist page, it's been a year I try using Wikipedia guidelines but I keep getting declined. Please let me know where i can send the article for review, before i try to publish it again. Thanks in advance Simplyalbania ( talk) 08:56, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Draft:Maya Lasker-Wallfisch ... I struggle to understand the issues with this article, as it cites several independent newspaper articles (naming the authors) plus public radio broadcasts and the event section of institutions like the Jewish museum and a holocaust center.... any ideas? Draft:Maya Lasker-Wallfisch Fu-Lank ( talk) 08:33, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Authors, editors, journalists, filmmakers, photographers, artists, architects, and other creative professionals: The person has created […] a significant or well-known work […]. In addition, such work must have been the primary subject of […] multiple independent periodical articles or reviews; ... ... As the article fulfills the above mentioned criteria, I still think it doesnt deserve being deleted. Fu-Lank ( talk) 12:57, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
In looking through the archived discussions on Find a Grave, I understand that the content is not a reliable source for images, locations, dates, etc; and is frowned upon for inclusion as such. However, I've noticed countless listings under External Links along side IMDB, IBDB, etc. Is there a WP policy against including this here; or is it OK? Thanks. Maineartists ( talk) 05:04, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Hello everyone. I had created a draft which was moved to draft because it didn't have reliable sources. Drafts is this Draft:B Unnikrishnan (Academic). I was also asked to check criteria for academics. One of that is highly cited academic work. Check work here [17]. There are many pages of academics that are short and don't have reliable sources. So why not this one? The person has papers that have even more than 500 citations. Why this discrimination? Mtpos ( talk) 14:49, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Good day
I work for a communications agency in Amsterdam that provides BDR Thermea with content support from time to time. I have noticed that much of the information on the BDR Thermea page is outdated and inaccurate. I have written some revised text, which has been approved by the head of communications at BDR Thermea. Now I would like to make these changes / edits. Please advise how I can do this correctly / folllowing the right community guidelines.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards Tracy Melass TracyMelass ( talk) 08:42, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
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09:00, 28 October 2021 (UTC)How do I add a Background Colour to my userpage? Peter Ormond 💬 10:12, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I’m a new user but have been asked to create a Wiki project page for a local editathon event at my university. Despite looking at the existing resources, it’s not clear to me how to create a project page. Could anyone offer clear steps or give instructions on how to get it started? 2600:6C44:1A3F:E5D9:11A1:64D7:51B5:B90F ( talk) 13:12, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
GoingBatty ( talk) 15:26, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
I want to translate fr:Théâtre d'Orléans but an article with the same name but different topic exists in English Wikipedia ( Théâtre d'Orléans). So what should I name the translation of this French article? "Théâtre d'Orléans (France)"? Excellenc1 ( talk) 15:21, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
I'm a little confused! Another contributor offered a comment that there are no defined criteria for inclusion on the 'List of Songs Referencing Elvis Presley' on the Wikipedia page? I'll defer to your expertise! So, how does one get added or qualify for inclusion to that page? Who decides that? I see no rules or qualifiers? Can I just edit the page myself and add my song? (I own ALL RIGHTS and the (C), and I don't think it has been used in any of the venues you mentioned, is that one of the criteria?) I'm not really sure how it works. I did have it listed a few years ago, but for some reason, unknown to me, it is no longer there? Thank you. I look forward to your advice and comments. Surayabay ( talk) 15:24, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
From other wiki - are they counted as copyright violations? What are our policies on that? Nomadicghumakkad ( talk) 15:36, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
1.47.132.124 ( talk) 14:05, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Hi, I wanted to inform you that this draft written in italian by an ip is a hoax and I think that it meets the criteria of speedy deletion. The text says: "Hamburgerona is a famous athlete that took part at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics representing Taipei. Hamburgerona excels in almost all disciplines and sure enough she will allow Taipei's coach Gianmarco "Toccus" Tocco to receive many lists (?)" The elements that made me understand that this is false are: the lack of source, the fact that Gianmarco Tocco is the real name of an Italian twitch streamer, better known as Blur (I discovered this two days ago) and the inexistence of this athlete (I searched it on Google and videos related to Blur came up). Should this draft be deleted immediately or no? Thanks, Bloomingbyungchan ( talk) 17:08, 28 October 2021 (UTC)