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There should be an article that talks about the upcoming Spiderman 4 fan film. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CTGBwAL6qw [2] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9765564/ 190.21.177.42 ( talk) 17:49, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
how do you switch from source editing to visual editing Ducklan ( talk) 18:55, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
yara Smith Jenny Smith Nicole's Smith Marilyn Smith Marianne Smith 2605:BA00:A208:8BA:99FD:A19:B075:9DDF ( talk) 20:31, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Place where edit was started was regarding the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk Virginia. I lacked a second name, which I have recovered since. My source is my own eyeballs, but my suggested text addition could be confirmed by the Curators of the glass collection, whose names are given in the sidebar about the Museum. CAN I GO BACK AND ADD SECOND NAME? HOW LONG DOES THE EDIT REMAIN IN SUSPENSION BEFORE CRASHING AND BEING ERASED? Virginia Refugee ( talk) 20:20, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello all,
Question on the notability & sourceability of information in the notes of tables for the lists of Pokémon by generation. These list articles contain extensive notes which are rarely sourced and appear to be predominantly in-universe information, but given the volume of these entries & time that they have been in this status I am unsure if removing these notes except where sourced & notable outside of the game universe is the correct approach.
Example: As of the current revision of List of generation I Pokémon (1), Pidgeot has the following note:
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_generation_I_Pok%C3%A9mon&oldid=1171331552
Most trainers choose Pidgeot as their Pokémon due to their striking, beautiful feathers. Pidgeots tend to be very large in size. Its highly decorated plumage is used to intimidate enemies. It races through the skies at Mach-2 speed.
This is not clearly sourced, and appears to be generally not aligned with Wikipedia's policies on notability (since this is in-universe information) and original research.
This entry has been in this state with minor revisions since December 2019 (2), with the first sentance being present with minor revisions since November 2018 (3)...
(2) https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_generation_I_Pok%C3%A9mon&oldid=929561005
(3) https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_generation_I_Pok%C3%A9mon&oldid=870930429
Note: On certain list pages (e.g., List of generation II Pokémon there is a header (see below) which explicitly states that in-universe information should not be added, but appears not to have been followed since almost all entries in the list have this type of information.
This article only covers the basics of Pokémon species. For detailed in-universe information, please refer to dedicated wikis on the subject.
Thanks for your advice, Shazback ( talk) 15:24, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
I want to register the doppelgänger account Looksquare, even though it's not out of worry for being impersonated or anything like that. Is that still allowed? LOOKSQUARE ( 👤️· 🗨️) talk 22:10, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
i forgot how to put my signature on something when chatting Ducklan ( talk) 18:44, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
For example, this is a box drawing map on the article Sparks Street:
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Should this be converted to an image or a map similar to the ones typically shown in infoboxes? LOOKSQUARE ( 👤️· 🗨️) talk 15:07, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
I am used to adding Romanized Korean but made a page containing Chinese text that should be Romanized; Gary Shiu. I am unsure where to ask. if anyone can assist I would very much appreciate it. ₪Rickn Asia₪ 04:26, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
is a Chinese-American theoretical physicist. I'm not sure if this is recorded somewhere as guidance or just general best practice, but if he was not born in China — I avoid beginning articles with someone's ethnic background unless it's particularly relevant to their notability (e.g. if he were an anti-Asian hate activist). We'd never include the ethnic background of someone with e.g. German ancestry in their article, so the same standard should apply for bios of people of color. {{u| Sdkb}} talk 04:57, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
A gymnast page was taken down and they definitelt meet the requirements per WP:Gymnast. 2607:FB91:88AC:52F3:AC39:D1F7:7EBF:622F ( talk) 20:44, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
I placed an edit request in India Talk page. I backed up my request with facts and suitable substantiation. But my request was not accepted and that too without any reason being given. My request was to change an error in the info box of the page. Everytime I make a reply reply I change my query status answered from Yes to No as instructed by the info page. Now one of the Mods have now given me warning for doing this and asked me to post my query here and in rfc. How do I report the Moderators and how do I get the India Page's info box corrected. Roaly3 ( talk) 05:31, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I don't know why but wikipedia has added my this www.tecnofy.xyz domain in blacklist for no reason how can I add it to whitelist Alltheuser ( talk) 14:00, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
@ Edward-Woodrow: @ Vanderwaalforces: Just to be clear, that site tecnofy.xyz isn't on the blacklist. The entire .xyz TLD is blacklisted. Requests can be made to whitelist specific pages (not domains) at MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist. Requests from site owners or anyone with a conflict of interest are summarily declined. ~ Anachronist ( talk) 05:49, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello,
How would you use these two together to make sure something is not bold and is small?
{ {small | example } } and { {nobold|example} }
Thanks KatoKungLee ( talk) 01:26, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
{{small|{{nobold|example text}}}}
.<small> and <big> are no longer supported by all browsers, so using templates is preferable.
Folly Mox (
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06:59, 23 August 2023 (UTC)Hey team, the link for the page I set up is here: /info/en/?search=Draft:Sora_Ventures
I have edited it multiple times but it just doesn't meet the standards. I was wondering what exactly I can do to make it pass, thanks! Since most of the sources I supplied are already secondary and stating facts Leestc ( talk) 03:59, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
Since I'm italian and I know English enough, I've translated a page and create the draft Russian Tientsin concession, but I noticed that it actually existed. So...
Thank you, Bruno Romanin ( talk) 05:16, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Is there anywhere I can call attention to helping verify an article?
I was reading Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, specifically the section on the escape of his wife Haya and found some rather worrying issues. Sources were used to support content they made no mention of. I think the section could use attention but I don't have the time to verify it all, there are quite a few references I'd have to read. FossilWave ( talk) 11:43, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
{{
failed verification}}
after a statement of fact that is not supported by the inline citation. If you did that for one or two such statements, your concerns about lack of time would be appreciated in the context that you have, at least, tried to mark some statements for attention. I hope this helps. Regards,
Nick Moyes (
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12:59, 23 August 2023 (UTC)I'm not subscribed to any page's talk, but I'd like to be notified by email when someone replies to my comment on a page's talk (not my own user page). In my Preferences, is there such a notification? I have selected notifications for "mentions", but sometimes a reply doesn't mention me. Thanks. rootsmusic ( talk) 23:19, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Please, I believe that article is appropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia and has now met all the requirements. I used the top sources from the top 5 newspapers in Nigeria and I need an experienced volunteer to review and publish it on wikipedia. Draft:BJ Sam (Singer) Mmmmm90 ( talk) 15:48, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
{{subst:submit}}
at the very top of the draft article to submit it to
AfC so that reviewers can review it. Hope this helps.
Vanderwaalforces (
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16:01, 23 August 2023 (UTC)I accidentally made an edit without realising that I was not signed in to my account. Is there a way to have my IP address from that edit removed or switched so that my account name shows instead? ViveLaSuisse ( talk) 16:26, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
This guideline is a little confusing to me, epecially "reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective"
How does Wikipedia uphold the Neutral Point of View guideline when all claims made must be from sources which largely hold bias in themselves? Is it not inevitable that opinion sources hold some bias in the things they report, such as selectively choosing what to report on to fit their political leanings? Even if you are allowed to cite opinion sources, how do you ensure that the opinion does not leak into the article?
I don't want to choose articles to cite from that may be placing undue weight on certain aspects to fit their leanings so would love some advice on this.
Thanks TenToe ( talk) 17:48, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
making sure that all majority and significant minority views that have appeared in those sources are covered. Sources that are clearly opinion should never be used to verify statements of fact in Wikipedia's voice, but can be used to verify the opinion, attributed such as "Political commentator John Jones said that . . ." or "The editorial board of The Daily News said that . . ." Cullen328 ( talk) 18:35, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
What should my user page look like and contain? Wobbler107 ( talk) 18:47, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
To verify a source for a few edits I've made, I have photos a yearbook which is the only verifiable evidence I have. How do I go about using that as a source? Joerezi ( talk) 23:11, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Joerezi, this source verifies that you are correct. O'Hurley attended Cardinal Gibbons High School for his senior year only. You can cite that source. Cullen328 ( talk) 20:07, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
I'm writing a draft and have included a description of the physical appearance of a record. How would I cite the record itself? It's a Columbia Patriotic Series Record from 1914, "Boys in Khaki, Boys in Blue" by Stanley Kirby, Flip side, "Your King and Country Need You" by Harrison Latimer. Here's an image from Discogs of the disc in question, https://www.discogs.com/release/26662835-Harrison-Latimer-Stanley-Kirkby-Your-King-And-Country-Need-You-Boys-In-Khaki-Boys-In-Blue/image/SW1hZ2U6OTMyMDY3ODA=. Do I need to cite both sides of the record or just one side? Thanks in advance! Clyde Jimpson of the Arkansas String Beans ( talk) 17:21, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
every {{big}} template shows up as {{{1}}} LOOKSQUARE ( 👤️· 🗨️) talk 21:47, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
<span style="color: red;">
tags with a {{red}}
transclusion, it showed correctly in the edit preview, so I’m guessing it will have something to do with that. Not sure exactly what though.
A smart kitten (
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22:01, 23 August 2023 (UTC){{Big|<span style="color: red;">SO</span>}}
, it is being interpreted as "color: red;">SO</span>
being passed as the parameter <span style
, which is not the intended result. You can fix this by adding 1=
before the <span>
, which will make the parser treat all of the code as the first parameter, or by replacing the equals sign with {{=}}
, which is a template that will later evaluate to the equals sign.
Tollens (
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22:02, 23 August 2023 (UTC)Hi, i've got a question here.
I've been editing the Drive 2011 article, and I decided to restore a banned user's edit, as it logically made sense to me. My edit was then reverted by an ip, with zero explanation. I decided to revert his revert, as he provided zero reason, no edit summary and upon checking his contribs he had a history of this behaviour, and was confronted on his talk page about it before. He then proceeds to revert it back to the original state.
I don't want to start an edit war, what should I do in order to peacefully resolve this small conflict. Thank you
NotAnInsurgent (
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01:48, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Does the article meet the GNG criteria? Also can you check to see that the article is cited properly. User:Pjanvi1008/sandbox Pjanvi1008 ( talk) 13:16, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I'm editing Project Zomboid and I was wondering what english variation I should use
The article talks about a game set in the USA, but the development team is British and Canadian
Thanks NotAnInsurgent ( talk) 02:15, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
this looks inappropriate Cohere Technologies ? 2607:FB91:34F:8A13:AC39:8391:6763:803 ( talk) 17:15, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I am using Discogs as a partial source for my discography. I know Discogs is not considered reliable but it does host pictures of the record discs I am researching. Since I am using information from the physical discs themselves, should I cite the discs instead of Discogs? Clyde Jimpson of the Arkansas String Beans ( talk) 18:17, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
In the info box for New York City, under the heading of government there's just the type of government, along with the mayor and the name of the governing body. For San Francisco, there is a list of supervisors, as well as the state legislators. Is there any convention regarding this? Should all cities have larger representatives? And what about for smaller towns, should they have the city manager and the mayor as the two such as in San Mateo, California? Artwhitemaster ( talk) 07:21, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Former new age author from California who converted to fundamentalist Christianity–can someone please check if she meets SIGCOV/GNG?
If not notable for a standalone article, she can get a sourced mention on New Age#Christian perspectives. 118.149.73.154 ( talk) 10:02, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I mainly edit on the French Wikipedia where I participate in the Pre-Colombian America Project (that is America the continent obviously). On the French Wiki there is only this one project for all Pre-Colombian history. So I searched here and Discovered there was an Inca projet. However this project was inactive. I really only do articles about the Inca, so the Mesoamerica project doesn’t really help. Instead I searched for a Pre-Colombian America project and found nothing.
So now I’m here in order to ask if there is any (actif) project concerning Inca/Pre-colombian Andean history Reman Empire ( talk) 13:39, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
I am Sten Philipson. On the wikipedia page with presentation of my person there is a message: This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. What kind of 'citation for verifications' is needed here? There are valid citations on the page already. Best regards Sten Stenskonto ( talk) 14:27, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I submitted Draft:Cornitos for review. I checked the relevant Wikiproject pages, but was not sure where to ask for help (review request queues don't seem to have activity for 3 years). Please help understand the process. Sabih omar 16:56, 24 August 2023 (UTC) Sabih omar 16:56, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
i have seen block quoted content that is italicized and sometimes it is not. which is the better way according to the WP MOS? Iljhgtn ( talk) 16:46, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
used to mark a particular usage as a term of art, but obviously this applies to a very short selection within a passage, not the whole thing. 199.208.172.35 ( talk) 17:42, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
How can I incorrect an article without sources except for me. All news about myself as Police Chief in Archives apparently and to old to fine, the article needs to be corrected. Thank you, Terry Good retired Police Chief of Rock Hill Mo. "1997-2004 Hired in 1972. Ginger133 ( talk) 17:57, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
I have reviewed WP text on citing a URL. My particular problem is that I have sources from Proquest. As you may know this is not a free service. One must be logged in from an institution with an account. The URL varies a bit with the account. Logged in from New York Univ. (NYU) my link is (in one case): http://ezalumni.library.nyu.edu:2048/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/ professor-nominated-novel/docview/440313129/se-2?accountid=33843 I am told that the Proquest document ID is 440313129. Should I just cite the DB provider and document ID rather than giving the entire link that I have used? Oldsilenus ( talk) 19:08, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
<ref>{{cite journal |blah=blahblahblah |id={{ProQuest|440313129}}</ref>
. Let us know if that gives you any difficulties! In general, for services like that, you always want to find the stable URL if one exists, and to use something that allows you to input the ID number rather than a full URL. Cheers, {{u|
Sdkb}}
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19:23, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
My accounts have Been Blocked when I am Not A Sockpuppet
WP:SOCK for The Policy. 84.64.168.121 ( talk) 20:31, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Need re-review for the draft. I'm confused weather the content is sufficient or need any other sources. Can someone help me out of this. Sandy2205 ( talk) 12:16, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
I, of course get notices sent to my user page. Some of these are quite old and I would like to delete them. I have looked and see no way to do this. Is an edditor (who is not an admistrator) able to do this? Oldsilenus ( talk) 19:14, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Mark all as read
you can click in the header of the dropdown menu. —
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01:59, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Normally when I add a reference from Reach plc digital online brands, I add the name of the newspaper it has come from, which is usually listed at the start of an article next to the writers name, rather than the name of the online "Live" site.
However recently I've noticed the names of the newspapers don't seem to be listed in the articles online anymore, unless it's just on certain "Live" sites.
Should I waste my time searching for the name of the newspaper every time I add a "Live" reference?
Or should I just add the "Live" website names from now on? Danstarr69 ( talk) 20:24, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
|publisher=
field. But that only really comes into play if you're trying to get an article to GA/FA status. Short of that, anything that reasonably facilitates verifiability is fine. Cheers, {{u|
Sdkb}}
talk
03:09, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Trying to add the fossil finds time part to the page 'Rutiotomodon', which I have found seems to require a citation, but one that cannot be easily accessed (visible as a number). How can I make it invisible? I am basing my change off of the page 'Trilophosauridae', but with edits to things such as time and citation. Mangox88 ( talk) 18:02, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
I stumbled upon an article for Armbian, which doesn't conform with the Wiki standards, but I don't pretty much know how or where do I continue with cleaning up the article or at least, make it look like an actual article than an advertisement for it. Thanks in advance. Signed, Lucss21a | Talk | Contribs 06:40, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Is there any convention to those templates on top of the article -- like what order they should go into? I am wondering if I should put the translation notice or the more sources on top. Artwhitemaster ( talk) 06:34, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi! I edit living artist and designers pages and have questions about referencing that an exhibition or event occurred, that an artwork was in a certain museum or collection, or that an award was granted. I would appreciate other editors opinions on if I (and other editors who are doing the same practice) are referencing correctly.
Once it has been established that the article itself has reliable sources, and I want to establish or add to an exhibition or collection list, can a museum website (like MoMA NY), their collection catalog, or press release be a reference to document that the show occurred when a 3rd party independent reliable source is not available?
For example on these pages:
I'm looking at: WP:REPUTABLE: "Proper sourcing always depends on context; common sense and editorial judgment are an indispensable part of the process.", WP:CONTEXTMATTERS: "Each source must be carefully weighed to judge whether it is reliable for the statement being made in the Wikipedia article and is an appropriate source for that content.... and Sources should directly support the information as it is presented in the Wikipedia article" & WP:RS & WP:BLP
What do you think?
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ArtistWatch MuseumSurvey (
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19:56, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Shingebiss and Shingebis seem to refer to the same myth. My understanding is that duplicate articles should be merged. However:
a) Shingebis has multiple problems
b) I know nothing about this myth (I was just looking it up and found the two articles)
I'm mainly a reader and very new to editing. What would be the best course of action here?
Thanks in advance! Mogtek ( talk) 16:58, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I mainly edit on the French wiki on articles concerning the Inca, so I usually don’t get in to Wiki polotics. I did cause quite a mess lately because of my, I do admit somewhat irrational, excitement about a complaint about foundation expenditures. Still I’m not getting the big picture. I think I understood the general organization, but I’d like to know if there are any cercles and such. To know some deeper politics. So here I am asking for answers Reman Empire ( talk) 08:54, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I have been working on an article but so far couldn't have been able to add other topics to the main article Zahirdaud24 ( talk) 10:06, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
What is the best practice for citing a diagram? It is quite simple and can be represented in ASCII like this:
(possibility of Dasein’s Being)
↑ ↑
↑ ↑ towards-which ↑ ↑
\ \ (work) / /
\ ↑ ↑ /
\ equipment ↔ equipment /
(ready-to-hand entities)I could also, however, create an image file from the book in which it appears. Or maybe some other alternative is preferable?
Thank you for your assistance!
Cheers, Patrick J. Welsh ( talk) 21:58, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
I could also, however, create an image file from the book in which it appears.Please don't violate copyright. Edward-Woodrow :) [ talk 22:15, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
hi there! I just submitted my first-ever new Wikipedia entry and it got declined. I carefully read the reasons for the decline and I guess I'm still puzzled. The subject of my article has been cited by many reliable secondary sources. Can you offer advice please? Thank you! /info/en/?search=Draft:Chris_Molanphy MarcdePezenas ( talk) 13:40, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I would appreciate it if I can talk to an editor? I keep getting this Draft:Freeme Digital rejected and I am really curious to know why. 1. How can a child of this be approved and not the parent company? 2. How is the controversy page here not enough for notability? I mean this incident was and is still talked about in African music ecosystem till forever.
I really need answers.... Factscheq ( talk) 13:45, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I've been around the Wikipedia block, but it's been a long time since I've been back to this side of the block. Re-learning to edit/review.
How are draft articles treated when the subject appears to be either sarcasm/humour or outright disrespect (can't assume PoV). Is the subject ignored until it comes up for review, or is there a process to suggest deletion? e.g. Draft:Translender (identity) CMacMillan ( talk) 15:36, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I come here seeking assistance. I had recently made corrections to the page of Brothers of Italy based on the links provided on the page. I have read the rules of Wikipedia and my changes were based on the rules. I understand that all information must be based on links.
However an editor called Vacant0 has undone them all and called them vandalism. I do not know why they undid my change but what I did was not vandalism. It upsets me that my changes can simply be dismissed like this.
I don't know what to do now since Vacant0 never presented an argument for me to contest or accept so I'm asking for help here. I wish to have my changes passed so that it isn't a edit war. Braxmate ( talk) 06:10, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Dr. William Longshaw was born in Manchester, England April 26, 1836. I have copies of originals like the the Census of 1841 Manchester, England. Willliam was 5 years old when he travelled to the United States. I do have a copy of the census that I did upload to wikipedia. Toshiye6 ( talk) 19:11, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
So Wikipedia is not a reliable source!
Hello. I am planning on making a draft and have some questions about birthdates. How do I know which date to put. I'm quite certain it's 1878 but I have two conflicting sources saying September 16 of that year and the other saying September 18. If I'm not sure do I just put 1878 and explain the discrepancy in the text below? If it helps, the September 18, 1878 date comes from the subjects own hand written for his WWI draft card. Thanks in advance! Clyde Jimpson of the Arkansas String Beans ( talk) 15:53, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
there are notices at the start of some articles that mention redirects and disambiguation pages etc. Check out, Daylight saving time for a good example of what I am talking about. i want to be able to make those from visual editor, source editor is not easy for me to use. how can i do this? Iljhgtn ( talk) 19:02, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
MOS shows that we should not use "African-American", instead we should use "African American".. what is the best way for me to search out this incorrectly hyphenated use and correct for it across Wikipedia? i have heard of some kind of wiki web browser??? Iljhgtn ( talk) 16:58, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I'm fixing up a certain partial block request about a tour date that happened and one source that seems convincing to me but I don't know if it's convincing to others is this. I would like to know if this source is allowed. Thomasthedarkenguine ( talk) 18:48, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
There must be a page for Unicode/Versions on Wikipedia, because there's one in Wikibooks and not one in Wikipedia. AshtonTameirao ( talk) 20:46, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
I tried to create a draft for Stenogale and it became an article? Did not mean to do this, is there a way to move it back into draft space? Chainsawpunk ( talk) 19:07, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I've been working on cleaning up the disambiguation and primary topics for the 3 people named Francois Morel. Before, the primary topic was the composer, even though pageview statistics are strongly in favor of the actor being the primary topic. I have added a disambiguation page, and moved the composer to Francois Morel (composer), but am unsure how to move Francois Morel (actor) to the automatically created redirect other than copy and pasting, which would destroy the history. Morel8910 ( talk) 18:39, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I haven’t really done much with the moderation side of Wikipedia. However, I was reading a (relatively niche) article and noticed that a non notable book was cited as a pop culture example that apparently had a direct Amazon link to it in the article. I read some of the “drama boards” occasionally to pass the time and have learned that this kind of self promotion is pretty common. I took a look at the account that added it, and sure enough, the account that added this book to the page had the same initials in the username as the author of the book, and that they had more edits that were just the same thing. However, I’m not sure if there’s a special board to report it to or if just the regular incidents board is fine. I vaguely remember there being a place to report COI editing, but I can’t find it, so maybe stuff just blurred together in my head. Waverfangirl ( talk) 05:19, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I have been contributing to the essay Wikipedia:Why is BFDI not allowed on Wikipedia? and I honestly feel like I want to say this (This is based on a few statements I made on its talk page). If you don't know what that essay is about, basically a lot of people who are fans of an animated YouTube cartoon that does not meet GNG caused massive disruption over some years (but especially recently) over trying to shove an article in about their beloved show.
I feel as if a lot of immature kids are on Wikipedia who obsess over children's/preschool TV shows no one else cares about (preschool shows generally don't get more notable–especially in Wikipedia terms–than shows made for other audiences), to the point it can become disruptive and lead to blocks and sockpuppetry. User:Robert McClenon wrote an essay calling these people " ultras". I don't think they can understand the cues here that what they want to happen (i.e. a preschool show and its non-notable characters or settings being promoted by having Wikipedia articles) won't happen (due to a lack of notability and SIGCOV, which in turn could be because they're not relevant in today's world), and sadly they might ignore any warnings and continue until they get blocked.
This honestly makes me concerned, but I do have to feel sorry for those kids who need to understand that Wikipedia isn't just for their cartoons. Furthermore, these kids could be neurodivergent (I am autistic myself), so I can emphasize with them. They need to realize cartoons obsessions that result in things like this are not healthy. There are so many better things they could spend time on rather than just shoving shows into Wikipedia that just don't simply belong here. As CGP Grey said: "Your job is to work on you, and to make yourself an independent person in the world." NOT to spend time on stupid fancruft. 118.149.72.239 ( talk) 21:43, 24 August 2023 (UTC) Addendum: some examples are listed on WP:LTA 118.149.80.254 ( talk) 04:34, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
When a artist announces a temporary hiatus, how should that be reflected in their page? Should it remain 2000 - Present / or / 2000 - 2023 / or / 2000 - 2023 (Hiatus)? Ladybord ( talk) 22:08, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
This is a draft article for a new Korean cross-over quartet called Crezl. There is very little information available on the group in English, which was the motivation for creating this wiki article using articles in Korean. Could I get advice on how to increase the possibility of review and approval for the article if sources are written in a foreign language? I have tried to follow the Forestella wiki article as reference, as they have many citations written in Korean. In previous q I have posted here, suggestion was to use translation citation, which I have done. Anything else? Echohk ( talk) 20:17, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
There is a page on artist Monika Fleischmann which I am working on updating now. There is also a page on this artist at Monika Fleischmann and Wolfgang Strauss. What is the best way to handle this? Should they be merged, stay separate, etc? Thank you LWu22 ( talk) 20:22, 25 August 2023 (UTC) LWu22 ( talk) 20:22, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Can someone else please handle the clueless (?) new user turning the abovementioned into an outright advert; I've already made two reverts. (Possibly connected with earlier reverted edits by other user / ip, all insist on changing the make to Isuzu.)
Thanks in advance!
2406:3003:2077:1E60:B664:BB58:22E3:BD8D (
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03:16, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi there! I was reviewing my global account information and noticed that I currently have 78 accounts linked to my global account. These accounts were created by simply accessing the corresponding project's website. I was wondering if it's possible to detach these accounts from my global account? I don't wish an Armenian or Vietnamese account. Many thanks. SpaceEconomist192 ✐ 03:30, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Does anyone have time to merge this and delete the article. The one founder looks like she already has a substantial section on it.. the other needs a couple sentences.. Aspect Ventures 2607:FB91:8808:D6E6:AC39:D1F1:66E0:DB84 ( talk) 07:40, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
I started translating The Secret Belgian Army. When I went back to finish my translations dissapared. Can you help? Hentieger46 ( talk) 10:43, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I need to cite some census records and other things from Ancestry.com and I'm not quite sure how. Ancestry gives a source citation you could use but I'm just not sure how Wikipedia deals with it. Thanks in advance! Clyde Jimpson of the Arkansas String Beans ( talk) 17:02, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I can't get off Wikipedia, I had a particularly shitty interaction with a group of editors yesterday and to get over that have been editing Woodcote Park, and trying to reach out to friendly users. But I need to switch off, haven't done any proper work yet (which means I'll have to make that up) and have other better things to do. Really, I'd like someone to say I'm appreciated for what I do and then maybe I can just forget the negative stuff. I know this is perhaps an unusual request, given i'm not a new user and am axtually a host here. All the best Polyamorph ( talk) 12:17, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, the quarrels of Pakistani editors do not seem to stop, the fact is that there are many nationalities in Pakistan - Punjabis, Pashtuns, Balochs, Sindhis and others, well, I noticed that the editors on the history of Afghanistan and Baloch edit according to the rules of Wikipedia (actually) but the Punjabs do not welcome this, here is one of them https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1172364468 RamanBalach ( talk) 16:16, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Unreliable per WP:RAJ, also it doesn't contain the claim of "Rind Baloch". Plus, atleast reply to messages posted on your talk page.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1131551905
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1131547359
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1169138069
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1159469798 RamanBalach ( talk) 16:59, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi!
I was looking at the Group 9 elements and I noticed that barely anything was there. Then I looked at each of the elements and saw that a lot was written, so can I use the elements' article as info for another article? UB Blacephalon ( talk) 03:53, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia's licensing requires that attribution be given to all users involved in creating and altering the content of a page. This applies for copy-and-pasting text from one article to another, as stated above. Hope this helps! Tails Wx ( they/them) ⚧ 05:46, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
copied content from Oklahoma; see that page's history for attribution. Tails Wx ( they/them) ⚧ 06:04, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
HI This page has substantially improved since the warning in 2012--but I do not know the process for suggesting that someone review it again? What is that procedure? The page is:
Clockwork Watch - Wikipedia /info/en/?search=Clockwork_Watch Thank you. LoveElectronicLiterature ( talk) 16:33, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
I'm looking at Iranian University Entrance Exam right now and two of the sections are not up to standard. Should I apply two cleanup sections or one cleanup article template? There are citations but errors in the typography. Artwhitemaster ( talk) 23:34, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
I'm trying to expand and improve the article on actress Amzie Strickland, but having a hard time finding reliable secondary sources that confirm her birth date, location, and parents. The only sources I can find that do are personal records on Ancestry.com. I was wondering if anybody could please explain to me how I can properly cite these records in her article? Please keep in mind that I will only use these records to attest her date and place of birth, as well as the identity of her parents. They will not be used in any way that contradicts the guidelines in WP:PRIMARY. Thank you kindly. — CurryTime7-24 ( talk) 23:09, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
I am trying to submit my first article 'Arne Johnson', nuclear physicist and spent yesterday 6 hours to totally rewrite the article. When switching to the talk page to get some feedback, apparently everything disappeared, only some sentences at the end, that should not be part stayed in the text. Are there ways to retrieve what has been lost? Do edited pages disappear when switching to the talk page? RamonWyss ( talk) 09:01, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Per latest sources available on the internet, [11] [12] [13] [14] [15], I guess this should be moved? Jeraxmoira ( talk) 06:48, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello please I'm a new Wikipedia editor. First and foremost I would like to thank the Wikipedia theme on inviting me here to learn more and to become a professional editor. I would love to ask and to get guidelines on how to edit. I sincerely love to become an editor here on Wikipedia and I will love the guidelines and group of people or an individual who can support me by guiding me all through so I can be an editor who understand the mission. thanks. Chocobnj ( talk) 10:06, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
I carried out my first edit yesterday, and clicked the 'minor edit' box. However, having read the edit guidance more fully, I now realise it was actually a major edit. Does my mistake matter? if so, how can I rectify it? Gangnam Woodford ( talk) 15:45, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I intended to create an article in English, which was actually a translation of a Persian article. Due to the lack of sources in English, I made the article with minimal information, but still it is not approved. This article in Persian is very complete and comprehensive and includes many Persian sources, but unfortunately there is such a problem for the English translation.
Draft English article: /info/en/?search=Draft:Mohsen_Bahrami
Persian article in Wikipedia: https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C TheRealRainbowFlick ( talk) 09:08, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, here is what has been reverted:
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk:Humus&oldid=prev&diff=1172168818
Maybe the ´half´ is forum-like to call from what ever, but I cannot recognize from what, that claim, that pronouncement.
If this is in consent with Wikpedia´s definition of forum and as unacceptable comment for "Talk", then this should be explained some-where, please, how to understand the difference those both.
So what, please, defines a clear to understand the difference of talk and forum ?
Thank You.
Visionhelp (
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15:08, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
My intention is to improve.
My expectation to Wikipedia is the claims of Wikipedia already with reliable sources.
The statement "humus, is essential a waste product with little food value" cannot find a reliable source anywhere, please.
Pointing to it in "Talk" is not forum, please.
The claim of forum as reason to delete that, to my understanding, this all is being put from foot to head.
This just simple reason (the claim forum) this way, to me not defined clearly, allows to do what wants to be done.
This I cannot take really serious.
Thanks the interesst.
Visionhelp (
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17:04, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
machine translation? No, I am just upset and indignant, with Your permission, please.
Such statement - as a required precondition for Wikipedia aricles - requires a reliable source "humus, is essential a waste product with little food value".
Pointing to it being labeled, defined as, explained to talking about the subject just has to confuse me very much.
I did some notes of knowledge with sources, no first hand sources, and not one of my notes is being welcome, not even OK. This I CANNOT take Wikipedia there as serious at all. What here is to face by me is a rule, that is, in my opinion, very just arbitrary usable. Sorry, not to handle for me.
Visionhelp (
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17:40, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
See above HollHopDrive123 ( talk) 16:36, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Not confident enough to handle these issues, requesting assistance from more experienced editor(s):
Thanks in advance, 2406:3003:2077:1E60:14EB:96C2:62B3:8FD3 ( talk) 13:47, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
The article on the Riemann Hypothesis has this statement: "In 1997 Deshouillers, Effinger, te Riele, and Zinoviev showed that the generalized Riemann hypothesis implies that every odd number greater than 5 is the sum of three primes." I look at the odd numbers 3 and 5 and wonder why the statement should not reference "every odd number greater than 1?" (Because 3=1+1+1 and 5=1+1+1.) Ozziemaland ( talk) 21:40, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
should i put the period inside of the "quotation marks" or not at the end of a sentence? ex. john and jill walked up the hill, john said, "jill you are a dolt." or is it, "jill you are a dolt". Iljhgtn ( talk) 18:59, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I frequently come across cited articles which require subscriptions to be read in full at source. In some cases versions at archiving sites, eg. the Wayback Machine or archive.today, enable the whole article to be read. Is there any way to automatically alert editors who aren't aware of this to search archiving sites whenever they cite paywalled articles? Mcljlm ( talk) 16:49, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi there,
I have drafted a page for a famous Iranian-American tennis official and added more than enough credible sources, but my article has been declined twice, despite the fact that another editor confirmed the notability of the person.
Could you please have a look and help?
Thanks in advance.
Regards, ManhattanMG ( talk) 12:09, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
I've nominated an article for deletion ( Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SALt lamp (2nd nomination)). I was thinking that it might be better merged, which I've discussed on the Afd page. How I can ask for input from editors of a specific area, like those of the pages that it might be merged into? 99% fad-free ( talk) 01:15, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
I would like to make a contribution to the article Parkinson's disease in the Research section but I do not have permission to edit. I would like to add this research from the BMJ Gut journal
TRESISR ( talk) 05:35, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello there Wikipedians! Great to be here, thank you to everyone for making this such an awesome place to be!
I have just one head scratching issue, and to be honest I'm kinda struggling with this one. Coming from high academics I should not be scratching my head about how to properly tone a wikipedia article but I'm mostly familiar with Awards, nominations, type of articles and I'm kind of stuck on something, I can't seem to find significant things like a music award nomination for the artist Draft:Doc Shebeleza (South African musician) which is an article I recently created and I would love the help from anyone willing to contribute by changing the tone of the article. I have since update and made the intro a more neutral point of view. it's kind of tricky to determine what should stay and what should particular be removed before being published. Also check the Career tab in the draft.
Kind regards and anybodys help is glady welcome! Frankymulls ( talk) 08:02, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, recently I worked on wikipedia article named Rameshwar Lal dudi, I have added reliable sources to support the information on this article and now I think that the template on this article which says that it require citations is no longer required because it have proper citations. WikiAnchor10 ( talk) 19:20, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi everyone,
Some articles, especially biographies, are written using past tenses, for exampe: "John S. was a singer...".
Is it ok or should we systematically correct it using the present tense?
Fhaidi ( talk) 12:09, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
I want to create a page - biography for my father - he is engineer and professor at faculty of mechanical engineering, in Pristina- Kosovo. DafineMuriqi ( talk) 09:39, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi everyone. I am working on an article about a person (biography) and I need to prove their date of birth. My question is: How can I prove on Wikipedia that a certain person was born on a certain day? Do I need to wait for a reliable source or for that person to tell when they were born or is there a better way to prove it? Thank you for your time and for who helps me. Best Regards, MountSnake87 ( talk) 12:01, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi,
I'm a first-time contributor and finding it difficult to get my proposed content published. I'm a professional writer of some 20 years, so I think the submission is fairly straightforward and easy to read, but I seem to keep running into citation difficulties. I'm not sure if I'm doing that wrong or if my subject just isn't worthy of a Wikipedia entry due to there not being enough reliable info out there to refer to. Can someone help? /info/en/?search=Draft:Jessica_Greenfield
Best regards,
David Davidwalker1981 ( talk) 13:08, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I am aware this is a Wikipedia chat but I have a quick question regarding Wikimedia. I believe this File:William Campbell (Medal of Honor).jpg may not actually be the person it says it is. I have further reasoning at the talk page of William Campbell but I would like to see if there is a relevant forum on Wikimedia to discuss potential changes to the data of the original file. Sorry for the lack of relevance to the chat and thanks in advance! Clyde Jimpson of the Arkansas String Beans ( talk) 18:47, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
For the Durham Museum Wikipedia page, it is still listed as a heritage center, despite the article repeatedly commenting on its renaming as just 'Durham Museum.' Is there any way to change this?
The article in question is: Durham Museum and Heritage Centre 46.208.35.141 ( talk) 12:19, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Is there a way to change the title of a draft? I wanted to change the name of my draft Karu Research to read Karu Research (fashion brand) as I noticed that is more common for wikipedia pages on fashion brands.. Chainsawpunk ( talk) 15:44, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
In the article " Sally Kempton" I tried to add a link to a book I found on Google Books under "External links" and as a reference after the sentence "Her article "Cutting Loose", published in Esquire in 1970, which critiqued societal gender norms, garnered significant attention". But when I click on the link it just goes to the search result highlighted and I have to click on the result again to get to the actual page. Can anyone please fix it so that it goes to the actual page without having to click through? (Or you could explain to me how to fix it, but I doubt I would understand frankly.) Thank you. Caravansera ( talk) 15:15, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Heads up: I am QuickQuokka [ talk • contribs on a public network so please ping me in your replies.
Recently, I was editing Logic gate § Truth tables, to make the table cells with "0" in them red using {{ no2}} to improve readability and consistency with other articles, but there was a problem on the second table. See below.
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Thanks in advance, 46.10.223.203 ( talk) 17:41, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
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Hello, many thanks for all the helpful suggestions provided here. I have addressed the issues editors have noted, including cleaning up citations, etc. Any additional feedback would be greatly be appreciated that might help further improve the draft. Thank you so much. Echohk ( talk) 13:08, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello! For the last month, I've been keeping tabs on a disruptive IP who has focused on removing stub templates from articles. The user has hopped IPs a couple times to evade blocks, meaning I've only seen their disruption several days after it was resumed. This makes clean up difficult. Is there a tool that would allow me to monitor when a specific stub template is removed without resorting to watching every article that has that template? ~ Pbritti ( talk) 15:42, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
I found the public sandbox after someone informed me about it they also said there’s a personal sandbox but I got no clue where and what it is. 209.249.49.18 ( talk) 22:19, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
You need to log in or create an account to create this page.RudolfRed ( talk) 01:41, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello! I need help with the Scribunto extension.
I recently edited Module:Example/sandbox to expreriment (see my sandbox), but the ternary operator is just not working as expected, it's always giving out the plural form.
On the official Lua demo site, running basically the same code runs as expected:
Lua code used in demo website
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function count_fruit(num_bananas, num_apples)
local conj_bananas = num_bananas == 1 and 'banana' or 'bananas'
local conj_apples = num_apples == 1 and 'apple' or 'apples'
return 'I have ' .. num_bananas .. ' ' .. conj_bananas .. ' and ' .. num_apples .. ' ' .. conj_apples
end
print(count_fruit(2,1))
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local p = {};
function p.count_fruit(frame)
local num_bananas = frame.args.bananas
local num_apples = frame.args.apples
local conj_bananas = num_bananas == 1 and 'banana' or 'bananas'
local conj_apples = num_apples == 1 and 'apple' or 'apples'
return 'I have ' .. num_bananas .. ' ' .. conj_bananas .. ' and ' .. num_apples .. ' ' .. conj_apples
end
return p
{{#invoke:Example/sandbox|count_fruit|bananas=2|apples=1}}
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QuickQuokka [ talk • contribs 02:27, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
tonumber
function to frame.args.bananas
and frame.args.apples
and that seemed to fix it.Is there a way to add an over-quotation template for just a section, or should I use template:long quote instead? I'm looking at Gérald Darmanin#Intimidation against the Human Rights League. Artwhitemaster ( talk) 00:35, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
{{over-quotation|section=yes}}
ltbdl (
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04:02, 27 August 2023 (UTC)As I believe Wikipedia is open all, I believe is also offers the opportunity for one to learn more on a topic/entity. I have been contributing to EMY Africa Awards for sometime now and based on the knowledge gathered during my research, I created the pages Kojo Soboh and List of winners of EMY Africa Awards, as it has been done for several award schemes, which is up for deletion at the moment. I am abit surprised with the COI tag placed on me and why such a notable award scheme is been flagged for deletion. A quick on/off wikipedia search confirms its notability. Siagoddess ( talk) 21:01, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Siagoddess ( talk) 22:45, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Siagoddess ( talk) 09:54, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
How do I recite the same book but with different page numbers so that the second, third, etc. citations show up as shortened citations in the references section? I'm editing Tomio Hora right now and looking at references 2 and 3. And is there a way to do this in the visual editor? Artwhitemaster ( talk) 07:18, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello everyone, I need some help to edit my draft to a high enough standard so it can be approved. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks. OGL259 ( talk) 08:13, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
I Am Seeing A Controversial Image In Wikipedia Page. And I Want It To Be Changed. Firstly For Introduction The Page Is About: Ahmad Sirhindi And When You enter You Will See A Portrait Of Him. It Doesnt Seem Controversial But It Is A Very Controversial Image to Around 1.7 Billion Muslims Living And They Get Angry. Because We Dont Put Portraits Of Religious Figures On Wikipedia Page. Even Wikipedia Agrees With This Rule. It Doesnt Put Portraits Of People LIke Muhammad And His Companians And Even Modern Day People That Are Very Famous. We Want It To Be Changed. Many Editors Have Tried It But They Wont Let Us Edit it RERGaming123 ( talk) 18:19, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Even Wikipedia Agrees With This Rule. It Doesnt [ sic] Put Portraits Of People LIke Muhammad And His Companians. No, it totally does. this image, for example, is used on the Muhammad article. Also, there no need to Write In Title Case Like This. Edward-Woodrow :) [ talk 18:41, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi everyone, I hope you are doing well. My name is Anas Baig, currently works at Securiti. I am trying to push my company page i.e Securiti.ai live on Wikipedia. How to push it live from sandbox? Right now it's in the sandbox /info/en/?search=User:Anasbaig/sandbox
Please help:)
Thank you so much.
Kind regards, Anas Baig Anasbaig ( talk) 11:33, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Is someone's generation something that we would include in an infobox? For example, would it be cool to put millennial in the infobox for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or baby boomer in the infobox for Donald Trump? Iljhgtn ( talk) 23:49, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I am a relative newbie and I would really like to know how I might improve the article I have submitted for creation at Draft:Gail_Renard. The references I've added seem to be the concern.
1st rejection was "By no means can the current sourcing be considered significant. Please read the guidelines before any additional submissions."
2nd rejection was "Please cite sources, and ensure that the article describes what the sources discuss."
Can someone steer me in the right direction for how I make this work? HGoody ( talk) 10:38, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
I had seen a user (who I won't name) tag a talk page for a video game with {{ British English}}, saying that the developers is based in France, so it must be in British English. Is there a policy saying it should be that way? Ebbedlila ( talk) 14:15, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
@ X201: yes they were. I saw thay and was wondering why IgelRM had said those edit summaries. I guess I should have asked them directly instead of coming here. sorry. also thank you for the answer. Ebbedlila ( talk) 16:39, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
The article in question:
I suspect that the article was written either by copying straight from the website, or by students or staff. The language reeks of officialese prevalent in a lot of PR material by state-affilated organisations in Kazakhstan, but translated to English.
Since I'm new to editing, I am not sure whether my last edit, which removed "Admissions" section completely, in addition applying small edits, is appropriate, so I want to ask there for help.
UPD: I reversed my edit for a while. SkyOfRose ( talk) 18:14, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Can revision delete be used on a revision consisting of vandalism by adding disgusting (unrelated) images? 73.170.137.168 ( talk) 17:18, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Can we have an advocate system in Wikipedia where an editor fights for the unblock of a blocked editor as a barrister does in real life? Spike 'em 2 ( talk) 19:45, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Articles in question: Electrical grid security in the United States and Electric grid security in the United States. Aren't they the same thing? Ca talk to me! 06:11, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Teahouse hosts, yall may have some familiarity with the mentorship module. According to Special:ManageMentors, there are a few editors who have signed up as mentors and taken editing breaks without marking themselves as "away" in their mentor settings, causing new editors to continue to be assigned to them, and leaving their questions unanswered for an extended period of time.
If anyone here wants to sort the list at Special:ManageMentors by date of latest edit, and click through to the usertalk pages of mentors still marked as "Active", there's quite a few new editor questions that are awaiting response (although some of them may have reached out elsewhere in the interim). You can "bring the Teahouse to them" if feeling called to it. Folly Mox ( talk) 13:28, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
is this script for everyone, or just admins? Notrealname1234 ( talk) 21:26, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
This draft was rejected. On August 15 I posted a query to the AfC helpdesk, asking for clarification of several criticisms. I have not heard a response to date, and I'm wondering how long I should expect to wait before getting a response. I can't really move forward on revising my draft until I hear back.
I'm aware of the enormous backlog of drafts, but I already waited almost half a year for a decision on the draft. The criticisms were very brief and (for me) unhelpful, which is why I posted my query. Do I need to wait another half year to get the clarification that I need? The draft will only stay in draft space for a limited time unless I work on it. Johsebb ( talk) 16:37, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Sometimes a user will constantly poorly edit things on certain topics, I don’t know if they would be considered vandalism as they could easily be seen as good faith edits poorly done, but if I don’t believe it, where should I report it? My example is here 98.10.99.168, page disruption seems to be based on not reaching consensus and I don’t want to have to try and reach consensus on most of their posts Bobisland ( talk) 16:32, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello,
The tools menu in Wikipedia articles has a section called "In other projects" which has a list of Wikimedia projects the corresponding corresponding entry. I was reading this page and noticed that Wiktionary is not in that list although it is included in "External links" section of the page.
For me, it would be logical to have the Wiktionary linking in "In other projects" section of the tools menu. Iku-Tulo Vilutar ( talk) 08:54, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
I am seeking for help regarding Draft:Ajay Gupta. Wanted to check whether the person is eligible for creating an article or shall I go for deletion? I read about notability, however, not able co-relate. If anyone can explain it than it would be better. As per my understanding, all the references were reliable from newspapers. VKG1985 ( Talk | E-Mail | Contrib) 13:13, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
CU blocked
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ccan i have the president of amaricaa username? Ministry of amarica (joke) ( talk) 06:52, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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Hello!
I am a newbie here. I have drafted a page, but my article has been declined. Could you please assist me by reviewing my rejected article draft?
I would appreciate it if you could take a look and help. Thank you! Kentzeli ( talk) 18:27, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Jinhwan's exceptional artistry shone through in his participation in the "Dracula" musical," [my bolding], cited to a website that merely has a brief mention confirming that he would appear in a supporting role. Such PUFFERY is one of the reasons that drafts are declined. You need to stick to the facts and remove all material not explicitly stated in the sources. Mike Turnbull ( talk) 10:19, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Good day all, hope you are all well and keeping good. I wanted to ask if any of you knows any Namibian Wikimedian that I can reach out to. I am from Namibia and in the process of organizing a project in Namibia. I will be good to engage and collaborate with a Namibian.
Thank you. 197.243.233.54 ( talk) 11:39, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Which Grammar checking software is allowed on Wikipedia? I know Grammarly inst but which are? or are they all not allowed? Subariba ( talk) 20:36, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
I'm fairly new to creating articles on the encyclopedia but I have been learning about the acceptable tone used on wikipedia for some years now and I'm trying to create a creative editing streak by creating quality articles that meets wikipedias notability policies and moving it directly to the mainspace without being speedy deleted. Im leaving the article here if any autopatrollers or new page reviewers are interest in copyedit or simply reviewing the page. You can find it here Doc Shebeleza (South African musician)
You can leave a message on my talk page if you want to talk further.
Cheers!
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I uploaded a Non-free logo( file:Girlsfrontline logo.webp), but later I realized that I uploaded it in the wrong format (I originally planned to upload it in png format, but it was uploaded in webp format). Now I am unable to upload a new version in png format on this file. What should I do? SKBNK ( talk) 15:25, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, is there more that needs to be done beyond this edit? Should I note this fact on the talk page of the article or anything, like {{COI editnotice}} or something? Not sure what to do here... -- Engineerchange ( talk) 17:24, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi there, I am interesting in learning more about how Wikipedia moderates contentious articles. For over a month, I have been studying the Talk Pages archives for articles with active community sanctions. I notice that sometimes an unhelpful Talk Page discussion is hidden, collapsed to just an orange or green bar with a short description of the discussion. I have reviewed Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. While these guidelines explain the process for closing Talk Page discussions, they don't go into detail on the various tactics I have observed (e.g. collapsing discussion sections with orange or green colored bars). I would appreciate any insight you have! Allora0 ( talk) 15:31, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Is it appropriate to use a only warning when an vandal outright calls somebody a Nazi? Seawolf35 ( talk) 19:26, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
I am confused on how content assessment works exactly. I have read the pages discussing it and know that we can request for articles to be assessed, but what about the articles that have been assessed already?
Is there a time frame for when they may be reassessed? Does that process happen automatically for some (especially if they are of high importance) like when the articles are updated, or are we supposed to ask for them to be looked at again?
If I were to change the rating of an article, how/where do I give the reasoning for it? Is it on the talk page of the article, as a separate comment? And, eventually, will every article need to have an assessment rating on here? ViveLaSuisse ( talk) 21:45, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
The text box for the intro lessons for wikipedia editing, for instance "Introduce yourself" and "say hi" obscures the page so I can't see whatever I am supposed to click. In "Say Hi" the edit button is missing. Are these lessons important? Is there a way to drag the text box around? Linddaski ( talk) 22:24, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
How can I find out who put a particular photo up on the Force's page, please? Tjffje ( talk) 11:05, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Leo Arthur Robitschek was born at Vienna in 1893. In the mid-1930s he settled in British-Mandate Palestine, and over the next decade or so produced some 600 portrait drawings of the upper echelons of Levantine society, notably a large number of senior British officers and administrators, both resident and passing through, during WWII. Soon after the war, and before the foundation of Israel, he moved with his wife and son to Venezuela and died at Caracas in 1961.The person who provided that information speculated that Robitsju was his grandson. Cullen328 ( talk) 00:04, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
If I made a diagram using some software, I'll have the saved source file to continue editing the diagram (e.g. Photoshop file) together with the exported image (e.g. jpeg). When I put the image on commons, can I also release the source file so that others can edit the diagram and release new versions? Mtanti ( talk) 10:26, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
File:Actress Violet Farebrother.jpg shows up image searches for Hermione Gingold, but it is not in WikiCommons for Hermione Gingold. The image could be a young Hermione Gingold, but it has the name of another actress, Violet Farebrother. This is a significant issue, Hermione Gingold did a cameo in Around the World in 80 Days in the 1950s. Starlighsky ( talk) 04:12, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/1936-Actors-Hermione-Gingold-Violet-Farebrother-/233008435345?hash=item3640629091
" which has Hemione Gingold within the URL.
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I want to change the name of the page Brake run into 'Brakes (Rollercoaster)' because the current title of the article doesn't allow for explanation on other forms of rollercoaster brakes, which are not notable enough for their own article, but could be included in the article should it's name be changed. WikiHmmmm... ( talk) 11:51, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I want to create a redirect page "Blue sea dragon" redirecting to Glaucus atlanticus, but I noticed that there seems to no longer be a way to directly create articles. I am autoconfirmed with an account. How do I create the article without going through Articles for Creation or the Article Wizard? TypoEater ( talk) 11:55, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi I'm a newbie at editing but I tried to abide by the 'notable' criteria for a biography article and included over 12 citations from credible secondary sources that were entirely based on the person referred to in the article but still my article was rejected stating "they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people)". The article is Draft:Mohit Joshi . Please guide me where did I went wrong and how should I resubmit it to get approval? Draft:Mohit Joshi Tanmay.s.15 ( talk) 13:15, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
...but IP editors seem to suddenly be making en-masse talk pages just for articles I've created: -
While nothing actually untoward has happened this seems very odd and I'm just wondering if I'm missing something. BoomboxTestarossa ( talk) 14:18, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I've put up an article called The Garland of Sulpicia with a redirect page called Garland of Sulpicia. But it occurred to me that it might be more in conformity with Wikipedia practice to put it the other way round. What is the usual rule regarding "The" in a title? If you agree that it would be better to call the article just "Garland of Sulpicia", could you please delete the redirect page for me, so that I can then change the title of the main article. Thanks. Kanjuzi ( talk) 13:40, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I am trying to make changes to the Wikipedia page for British Supermodel Kate Moss. She is listed as being born 'Katherine Ann Moss' which is not correct Factsonfashion ( talk) 13:41, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
an employee of Kate Moss Agency LTD, please read and comply with WP:PAID. You can request changes to the article via {{ edit request}}s on the talk page. 199.208.172.35 ( talk) 14:37, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Good day.
I need your assistance with my two articles title " Makosi Consulting" and Darren Issacs in the draft space. I have provided sources and references, the company has won awards with a recent one being in February 2023. Please, point me out and assist if you can MollelwaFahaSaBasotho ( talk) 05:59, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I need a neutral perspective in writing about my organization that is 25 years in the industry. Any help will be appreciated. Happbits ( talk) 14:28, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
The Little Mermaid won the Film of the Year award as well as Best Actor in a Motion Award (Halle Bailey) for the Bulletin. Here is the link for the awards: WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Bulletin Awards 2023 — The Bulletin (onthebulletin.com) Rincemermaid ( talk) 16:00, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I was researching Linux distros, in particular, a cut down version for use in routers, and came upon this...
"On May 6, 2003 Cinege updated the LRP website to reflect that the project was being abandoned."
When you click on the reference, it takes you to a page that I find objectionable. The page you end up at has nothing to do with the topic and instead is full of crotches, and speaking as someone who has been celibate for 15 years. I found it quite a shock. I am here hoping someone will look up this quoted string above and use their judgement what to do about the reference link. Thank you very much. Douglas Goodall 2603:3024:1904:8860:55A3:4FC4:2768:7792 ( talk) 16:27, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
As in Lion lights. Kk.urban ( talk) 16:47, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello Sir, giving you brief history of I the user@ Supriyomj16022008. First i started making article. It was continuing nicely then one day I want to give the title (Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education) of my page. On July'23 I did first mistake and unknowingly instaed of giving title move the user from supriyomj16022008 to Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education. Due to lack of my knowledge about wikipedia i did another one or two mistakes including the last one. Another mistakes like again started writing in the sandbox of username@ Supriyomj16022008, publish it and then one day revert the user from Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education to Supriyomj16022008. Believe me, unknowingly I did it. Please forgive me. Finally may be on 31st July'23 Liz moved the draft from Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education to Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education 2 for my work as I am a novice. From that day onwards I tried to update my draft. Now slowly slowly I may little familiar with wikipedia. The present condition is given now : I almost complete my Draft:Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education 2. I shall try to add few things positively. Now please show me the way what to do next? I want to see my Article:Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education (without adding 2) in the main space with all the updates of the draft. For that shall I do submit request of the draft. Thank you. Waiting for your reply. Supriyomj16022008 ( talk) 13:37, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
1. How to abandon the draft Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education 2 ? Should I simply quit or I have to do something for the draft, its like again I have to revert the page and then start focusing on improvement of my article. 2. The article Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education is the mainspace means what? Can you please tell me. Is it means that the article already submitted? or After improvement I have to submit the page? 3. In my query you see I already told about my few mistakes. Now Point No.1 I mentioned about reverting. If I revert then will I get my article in the userpage Supriyomj16022008 which is now not exist? — Preceding undated comment added 16:43, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I want to change the color of my Wikipedia theme, but the CSS for the theme is blank. Is there anyplace where Wikimedia shares the CSS for its themes? Ablert A. Rock ( talk) 18:54, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ablert A. Rock ( talk • contribs) 18:56, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
coding and navigation to access my account or database. 41.190.12.251 ( talk) 19:21, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I wanted to nominate the article Piano Sonata No. 2 (Shostakovich) for DYK because it was promoted to GA a few days ago. However, the following error message appears when I attempt to submit my nomination: "Creating nomination page: Failed to save edit: The article you tried to create has been created already." In 2021, I successfully nominated the same article for DYK when I expanded it by over 5 times its previous length, which accounts for the preexisting DYK template for this article. So how do I get around it to renominate? — CurryTime7-24 ( talk) 19:32, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
An article is ineligible for DYK if it has previously appeared on the main page as a bold link at DYKso perhaps it cannot be nominated again. There may be a place to ask for help on this at WP:DYK, if you don't get more answers here. RudolfRed ( talk) 19:40, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Well, this is a strange question. Why Wikipedia or Wikimedia Foundation is always in the process of fundraising? The fundraising top-banner popped up several times this month, this might be a bad idea for raising money since people will get annoyed of such a frequent spam and may troll real donators away.
Anyway, does Wikimedia Foundation have a serious problem of inadequate funding? -Lemonaka 01:20, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi,
How would I go about creating a bot that moves coord
templates down from the top of the page? (They break the page previews when put at the top, but work fine when placed at the bottom of the lead paragraph, or anywhere else in my experience)
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lisa nda 41.114.232.120 ( talk) 20:05, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
This article is one of the top articles I want to improve. However, being a semi-new editor, I am not sure if I have what it takes to improve this article to B-class (or even GA status if I'm lucky). Please notify me of any constructive criticism either here or on my talk page.
Thanks for answering, TarantulaTM ( speak with me) ( my legacy) 04:54, 31 August 2023 (UTC).
An editor not using a Wikipedia account just added a paragraph to the Dirty Sally article stating the series' episodes are considered lost. A reference was given, citing a reference book that I own, so I know the data added did not come from that source. I plan to remove the new paragraph, and comment on it at the article's talk page, but I don't know if I should try to reach out to the IP address and politely state that someone may have made a mistake. A little guidance would be appreciated. Karenthewriter ( talk) 23:27, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi everyone, would there even be a way to ever try to see about an edit to an article being made by anyone at a specific time? Basically I’m wondering if there is any way someone could see if there is a type of edit being made at a time where the edit would be recorded essentially in a log that has information which would really ever have an eventual platform. Rosetie ( talk) 23:07, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
undo
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link next to the edit links at the top of the page. If you've scrolled away from the top of the page, the sticky header (provided you're using the default skin) has a
Dear all, after a negative review, I have revised the bibliography for my article but now I believe that the references are too many. Could someone please help me select around 8-10 strongest references? I am not sure the criteria is still completely clear to me. (For example, while a press note about the person counts for notability, an interview in a prominent professional media does not, neither are the pages proving numerous fellowships). I guess I need help here:
Draft:Svitlana Biedarieva User18762 ( talk) 23:53, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I uploaded a file that seems to have some issues since it is non-free content. Apparently a bot has already correct it but I'm not sure. Can any administrator please shed some light for me? Thanks! File:El Torito mural by Amado de la Cueva.jpg Mizaelc ( talk) 21:07, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
hello can you please help me to make correction to the article/page Massimo Faraò ? is not clear what i have to change or modify, thanks a lot Massimo Faraò Massimo Faraò ( talk) 01:31, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
an example of conflict-of-interest editing and is strongly discouraged.Cullen328 ( talk) 03:44, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
@ Massimo Faraò: Read WP:BACKWARD carefully and understand it thoroughly. Then start over on your draft. You must find multiple instances of significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of you. Only after finding such sources can you begin writing an article, based only on what those sources say, and not what you know. If you cannot do this, then your draft cannot be published. ~ Anachronist ( talk) 06:18, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
2023 Asia Cup article should be protected, because many times IP users removed, reliable content. Tesla car owner ( talk) 06:22, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I would like to ask a question. With WP:VERIFIABILITY, a core content policy stating All material in Wikipedia mainspace, including everything in articles, lists, and captions, must be verifiable. All quotations, and any material whose verifiability has been challenged or is likely to be challenged, must include an inline citation to a reliable source that directly supports the material.
, and WP:CN A "citation needed" tag is a request for another editor to supply a source for the tagged fact: a form of communication between members of a collaborative editing community.
in consideration, I would like to bring an example and ask my question using it.
My question is: is it OK to use a CN tag to request verification supporting the settlement's inclusion to that list?
Reason I want to do that: It is a big claim to suggest that the inhabitants were massacred. I believe a claim of this kind that can't go without the necessary in line citation verifying that it is indeed a massacre to justify inclusion to the list of massacres.
Reason I am asking: I am told that that CN tags may only be used to verify the content itself, not about how this content is used on articles and lists. - ❖ SilentResident ❖ ( talk ✉ | contribs ✎) 09:59, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
{{
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template might be more appropriate than this one:
citation needed. Yes, there may be a citation supporting some, all or, indeed, none of the content. So showing that it failed verification can be very helpful. Obviously, it would be great if you could do some research yourself to establish the published facts, one way of the other. But if you can't then the CN or 'failed verification' can be used to highlight any concerns. If you think it's actually a gross misrepresentation of the known facts, then it could be reasonable to remove the listing entirely and to leave a talk page discussion to explain your concerns 9or to post concerns first and then boldly delete 7 days later if nobody responds)Should I list just the Town/City? Or should I list both the Town/City and the Country?
I nearly always list both (no matter what the articles are about), however I'm updating an article which doesn't have a pattern (and is therefore a bit of a mess), so things like each years categories are listed in a different order, and some years mention the country while others don't.
Should host countries always be mentioned, as I think they should? Danstarr69 ( talk) 09:06, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
I have gained access to some page of a company on multiple url "sec.gov" and I wanna be sure it's legal to put it on wikipedia. It can theoricaly be access by anyone if you have the link and/or if you know the proper google search query but the probability of someone finding it are near to nothing. One of reason I ask the question is because the company which I have some data about is on the top 50 of something they call "Fortune 500" with I looked a bit about and I dont want to have legal problem with big company like that, so here to reformulate my question : can the content I just mentioned above be used on a wikipedia page without getting some legal repersecution or shall the ".gov" and "sec.gov" content not be used on wikipedia or at all? I will take your answer seriously and till then I will continue on search this data until I have confirmation (or not) that I can use this data. 178.197.199.236 ( talk) 12:54, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello!
I noticed that the notification icon has a bug (among other bugs with the interface), and I want to screenshot it to report it.
Please just ping me so I get a notification, nothing more. One ping is enough. QuickQuokka [ talk • contribs 14:26, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Hi! I can't remember where I saw it, but I recall there being a tool that enabled you to look at your personal statistics for deletion discussions, comparing your !votes with the outcomes. I want to check my stats to see where I land in terms of reflecting community consensus when I vote and see if I need to adjust my approach accordingly. Thank you. ~ Pbritti ( talk) 15:22, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Dear TeaHouse: Praise be to Jesus and Mary! I am seeking an experienced wiki biographer to please help finish a draft I began of Gordon J. MacRae. I am NOT an experienced biographer. Anyone interested, please help and feel free to do you yourself; you do not need my permission to move forward on this. Thank you, and May God bless you and May you have a wonderful day. holylove.org (Marian shrine with many blessings attached). ServantofGod2 ( talk) 17:41, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Government information in this article — Fallbrook, California — is not correct, and I don't know how to edit. Can an editor fix this?
INCORRECT: "In the California State Legislature, Fallbrook is in the 38th Senate District, represented by Democrat Catherine Blakespear,"
CORRECT: "Fallbrook is in the 40th Senate District, represented by Republican Brian Jones."
INCORRECT: "Fallbrook is in California's 50th congressional district, represented by Democrat Scott Peters."
CORRECT: "Fallbrook is in California's 48th congressional district, represented by Republican Darrell Issa." 2603:8001:D540:A066:D863:B112:6D76:E3D9 ( talk) 15:15, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
So i just began working on my userpage, While it is a time consuming task i want to figure out how to straighten the userboxes so they are in a straight line rather then all over the place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Subariba ( talk • contribs) 15:56, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
There is a reference list and locations in the article's body that link to list items. Which do I develop first, the reference list or selected items in the body? Additionally, some items in the reference list are associated with elements in the body while others are simply on the list with no corresponding word or sentence in the article's body. Is this okay or does every item in the reference list need to have a corresponding element in the body?
Specifically, I have a list of ten items under the title "Select Books" but only five are cited in the body. When I format a book entry it automatically adds a superscript at the beginning. Therefore, as I format every list item, each one will have a superscript...yet only half of them will be reflected in the body. For instance, the first book in the reference list:
[1]Tienken, C. H., & Mullen, C. A. (Eds.). (2022). The risky business of education policy. Routledge. ISBN 9780367622466
...isn't cited in the body. Does that matter?
Maybe I'm overthinking this but I'm confused. I wish there was a "Wikipedia foe Dummies" book available! Co1umbus ( talk) 14:41, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
References
Hi! Just started editing pages and wondering, what's the etiquette/protocol involved with associating a page with someone that doesn't mention the same page in their profile. Is that allowed? Frowned upon? Outright prohibited?
Thanks! CGHorowitz ( talk) 14:36, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello,
I got into an argument with @ Darknipples. I think Don Black's article should refer to him as a white power figure, not a white supremacist, because being a militant racist and former mercenary is notable and being racist is not. Even the Don Black disambiguation page calls him a "white supremacist activist". I told them so and they said, "That's great! I'll look into it!" i.e., it wasn't my place to cite a more reliable source, Kathleen Belew's "Bring the War Home", then they managed to conjure up. Where can I find someone to arbitrate? 2603:7000:D03A:5895:D901:AA0:611A:3336 ( talk) 00:57, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Don Black, a high-ranking Klan leader of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan,"??? Rjjiii ( talk) 04:24, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
This editor is now resorting to ad hominem attacks on my talk page in their arbitration requests. DN ( talk) 18:09, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
The entry about me, R. Duane Ireland, is very inaccurate. How can I delete this entry in its entirety? If I cannot delete it, what action can I take to delete this inaccurate entry?
regards,
R. Duane Ireland Miss Boo cat ( talk) 20:09, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
{{edit COI}}
at the top of the section, the request will be flagged for review by other editors. You are permitted to remove unsourced material from the article by yourself. If you only want the article deleted rather than improved, please open a request at
WP:AFD and make clear that you are the subject and would like the article to be deleted.
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There should be an article that talks about the upcoming Spiderman 4 fan film. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CTGBwAL6qw [2] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9765564/ 190.21.177.42 ( talk) 17:49, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
how do you switch from source editing to visual editing Ducklan ( talk) 18:55, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
yara Smith Jenny Smith Nicole's Smith Marilyn Smith Marianne Smith 2605:BA00:A208:8BA:99FD:A19:B075:9DDF ( talk) 20:31, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Place where edit was started was regarding the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk Virginia. I lacked a second name, which I have recovered since. My source is my own eyeballs, but my suggested text addition could be confirmed by the Curators of the glass collection, whose names are given in the sidebar about the Museum. CAN I GO BACK AND ADD SECOND NAME? HOW LONG DOES THE EDIT REMAIN IN SUSPENSION BEFORE CRASHING AND BEING ERASED? Virginia Refugee ( talk) 20:20, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello all,
Question on the notability & sourceability of information in the notes of tables for the lists of Pokémon by generation. These list articles contain extensive notes which are rarely sourced and appear to be predominantly in-universe information, but given the volume of these entries & time that they have been in this status I am unsure if removing these notes except where sourced & notable outside of the game universe is the correct approach.
Example: As of the current revision of List of generation I Pokémon (1), Pidgeot has the following note:
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_generation_I_Pok%C3%A9mon&oldid=1171331552
Most trainers choose Pidgeot as their Pokémon due to their striking, beautiful feathers. Pidgeots tend to be very large in size. Its highly decorated plumage is used to intimidate enemies. It races through the skies at Mach-2 speed.
This is not clearly sourced, and appears to be generally not aligned with Wikipedia's policies on notability (since this is in-universe information) and original research.
This entry has been in this state with minor revisions since December 2019 (2), with the first sentance being present with minor revisions since November 2018 (3)...
(2) https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_generation_I_Pok%C3%A9mon&oldid=929561005
(3) https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=List_of_generation_I_Pok%C3%A9mon&oldid=870930429
Note: On certain list pages (e.g., List of generation II Pokémon there is a header (see below) which explicitly states that in-universe information should not be added, but appears not to have been followed since almost all entries in the list have this type of information.
This article only covers the basics of Pokémon species. For detailed in-universe information, please refer to dedicated wikis on the subject.
Thanks for your advice, Shazback ( talk) 15:24, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
I want to register the doppelgänger account Looksquare, even though it's not out of worry for being impersonated or anything like that. Is that still allowed? LOOKSQUARE ( 👤️· 🗨️) talk 22:10, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
i forgot how to put my signature on something when chatting Ducklan ( talk) 18:44, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
For example, this is a box drawing map on the article Sparks Street:
│ │ ====│ │ ==== ==│ │ ===== │ │ === │ │ == == │ │ =====╰╮ ╰╮ ==╭╯ ╭╯ │ │ ====│ │ ==== │ │ ===== │ │ === │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ┘ └────┘ └───────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘ └──────┘ ╰--╯ ╭╯ Sparks Street │ ┐ ┌────┐ ┌───────┐ ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐ ┌──────┐ ┌──────────┐ ╭╯ │B│ │L│ == │ K│ ======│ B│ === │O│ │M│ ==== │ E │ │a│ │y│ == │ e│ ======│ a│ === │C│ │e│ ==== │ l │ │y│ │o│ │ n│ │ n│ │o│ │t│ │ g │ │ │ │n│ │ t│ │ k│ │n│ │c│ │ i │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │n│ │a│ │ n │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │o│ │l│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │r│ │f│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │e│ │ │
Should this be converted to an image or a map similar to the ones typically shown in infoboxes? LOOKSQUARE ( 👤️· 🗨️) talk 15:07, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
I am used to adding Romanized Korean but made a page containing Chinese text that should be Romanized; Gary Shiu. I am unsure where to ask. if anyone can assist I would very much appreciate it. ₪Rickn Asia₪ 04:26, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
is a Chinese-American theoretical physicist. I'm not sure if this is recorded somewhere as guidance or just general best practice, but if he was not born in China — I avoid beginning articles with someone's ethnic background unless it's particularly relevant to their notability (e.g. if he were an anti-Asian hate activist). We'd never include the ethnic background of someone with e.g. German ancestry in their article, so the same standard should apply for bios of people of color. {{u| Sdkb}} talk 04:57, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
A gymnast page was taken down and they definitelt meet the requirements per WP:Gymnast. 2607:FB91:88AC:52F3:AC39:D1F7:7EBF:622F ( talk) 20:44, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
I placed an edit request in India Talk page. I backed up my request with facts and suitable substantiation. But my request was not accepted and that too without any reason being given. My request was to change an error in the info box of the page. Everytime I make a reply reply I change my query status answered from Yes to No as instructed by the info page. Now one of the Mods have now given me warning for doing this and asked me to post my query here and in rfc. How do I report the Moderators and how do I get the India Page's info box corrected. Roaly3 ( talk) 05:31, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I don't know why but wikipedia has added my this www.tecnofy.xyz domain in blacklist for no reason how can I add it to whitelist Alltheuser ( talk) 14:00, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
@ Edward-Woodrow: @ Vanderwaalforces: Just to be clear, that site tecnofy.xyz isn't on the blacklist. The entire .xyz TLD is blacklisted. Requests can be made to whitelist specific pages (not domains) at MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist. Requests from site owners or anyone with a conflict of interest are summarily declined. ~ Anachronist ( talk) 05:49, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello,
How would you use these two together to make sure something is not bold and is small?
{ {small | example } } and { {nobold|example} }
Thanks KatoKungLee ( talk) 01:26, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
{{small|{{nobold|example text}}}}
.<small> and <big> are no longer supported by all browsers, so using templates is preferable.
Folly Mox (
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06:59, 23 August 2023 (UTC)Hey team, the link for the page I set up is here: /info/en/?search=Draft:Sora_Ventures
I have edited it multiple times but it just doesn't meet the standards. I was wondering what exactly I can do to make it pass, thanks! Since most of the sources I supplied are already secondary and stating facts Leestc ( talk) 03:59, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
Since I'm italian and I know English enough, I've translated a page and create the draft Russian Tientsin concession, but I noticed that it actually existed. So...
Thank you, Bruno Romanin ( talk) 05:16, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Is there anywhere I can call attention to helping verify an article?
I was reading Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, specifically the section on the escape of his wife Haya and found some rather worrying issues. Sources were used to support content they made no mention of. I think the section could use attention but I don't have the time to verify it all, there are quite a few references I'd have to read. FossilWave ( talk) 11:43, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
{{
failed verification}}
after a statement of fact that is not supported by the inline citation. If you did that for one or two such statements, your concerns about lack of time would be appreciated in the context that you have, at least, tried to mark some statements for attention. I hope this helps. Regards,
Nick Moyes (
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12:59, 23 August 2023 (UTC)I'm not subscribed to any page's talk, but I'd like to be notified by email when someone replies to my comment on a page's talk (not my own user page). In my Preferences, is there such a notification? I have selected notifications for "mentions", but sometimes a reply doesn't mention me. Thanks. rootsmusic ( talk) 23:19, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Please, I believe that article is appropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia and has now met all the requirements. I used the top sources from the top 5 newspapers in Nigeria and I need an experienced volunteer to review and publish it on wikipedia. Draft:BJ Sam (Singer) Mmmmm90 ( talk) 15:48, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
{{subst:submit}}
at the very top of the draft article to submit it to
AfC so that reviewers can review it. Hope this helps.
Vanderwaalforces (
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16:01, 23 August 2023 (UTC)I accidentally made an edit without realising that I was not signed in to my account. Is there a way to have my IP address from that edit removed or switched so that my account name shows instead? ViveLaSuisse ( talk) 16:26, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
This guideline is a little confusing to me, epecially "reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective"
How does Wikipedia uphold the Neutral Point of View guideline when all claims made must be from sources which largely hold bias in themselves? Is it not inevitable that opinion sources hold some bias in the things they report, such as selectively choosing what to report on to fit their political leanings? Even if you are allowed to cite opinion sources, how do you ensure that the opinion does not leak into the article?
I don't want to choose articles to cite from that may be placing undue weight on certain aspects to fit their leanings so would love some advice on this.
Thanks TenToe ( talk) 17:48, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
making sure that all majority and significant minority views that have appeared in those sources are covered. Sources that are clearly opinion should never be used to verify statements of fact in Wikipedia's voice, but can be used to verify the opinion, attributed such as "Political commentator John Jones said that . . ." or "The editorial board of The Daily News said that . . ." Cullen328 ( talk) 18:35, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
What should my user page look like and contain? Wobbler107 ( talk) 18:47, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
To verify a source for a few edits I've made, I have photos a yearbook which is the only verifiable evidence I have. How do I go about using that as a source? Joerezi ( talk) 23:11, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Joerezi, this source verifies that you are correct. O'Hurley attended Cardinal Gibbons High School for his senior year only. You can cite that source. Cullen328 ( talk) 20:07, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
I'm writing a draft and have included a description of the physical appearance of a record. How would I cite the record itself? It's a Columbia Patriotic Series Record from 1914, "Boys in Khaki, Boys in Blue" by Stanley Kirby, Flip side, "Your King and Country Need You" by Harrison Latimer. Here's an image from Discogs of the disc in question, https://www.discogs.com/release/26662835-Harrison-Latimer-Stanley-Kirkby-Your-King-And-Country-Need-You-Boys-In-Khaki-Boys-In-Blue/image/SW1hZ2U6OTMyMDY3ODA=. Do I need to cite both sides of the record or just one side? Thanks in advance! Clyde Jimpson of the Arkansas String Beans ( talk) 17:21, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
every {{big}} template shows up as {{{1}}} LOOKSQUARE ( 👤️· 🗨️) talk 21:47, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
<span style="color: red;">
tags with a {{red}}
transclusion, it showed correctly in the edit preview, so I’m guessing it will have something to do with that. Not sure exactly what though.
A smart kitten (
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22:01, 23 August 2023 (UTC){{Big|<span style="color: red;">SO</span>}}
, it is being interpreted as "color: red;">SO</span>
being passed as the parameter <span style
, which is not the intended result. You can fix this by adding 1=
before the <span>
, which will make the parser treat all of the code as the first parameter, or by replacing the equals sign with {{=}}
, which is a template that will later evaluate to the equals sign.
Tollens (
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22:02, 23 August 2023 (UTC)Hi, i've got a question here.
I've been editing the Drive 2011 article, and I decided to restore a banned user's edit, as it logically made sense to me. My edit was then reverted by an ip, with zero explanation. I decided to revert his revert, as he provided zero reason, no edit summary and upon checking his contribs he had a history of this behaviour, and was confronted on his talk page about it before. He then proceeds to revert it back to the original state.
I don't want to start an edit war, what should I do in order to peacefully resolve this small conflict. Thank you
NotAnInsurgent (
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01:48, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Does the article meet the GNG criteria? Also can you check to see that the article is cited properly. User:Pjanvi1008/sandbox Pjanvi1008 ( talk) 13:16, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I'm editing Project Zomboid and I was wondering what english variation I should use
The article talks about a game set in the USA, but the development team is British and Canadian
Thanks NotAnInsurgent ( talk) 02:15, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
this looks inappropriate Cohere Technologies ? 2607:FB91:34F:8A13:AC39:8391:6763:803 ( talk) 17:15, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I am using Discogs as a partial source for my discography. I know Discogs is not considered reliable but it does host pictures of the record discs I am researching. Since I am using information from the physical discs themselves, should I cite the discs instead of Discogs? Clyde Jimpson of the Arkansas String Beans ( talk) 18:17, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
In the info box for New York City, under the heading of government there's just the type of government, along with the mayor and the name of the governing body. For San Francisco, there is a list of supervisors, as well as the state legislators. Is there any convention regarding this? Should all cities have larger representatives? And what about for smaller towns, should they have the city manager and the mayor as the two such as in San Mateo, California? Artwhitemaster ( talk) 07:21, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Former new age author from California who converted to fundamentalist Christianity–can someone please check if she meets SIGCOV/GNG?
If not notable for a standalone article, she can get a sourced mention on New Age#Christian perspectives. 118.149.73.154 ( talk) 10:02, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I mainly edit on the French Wikipedia where I participate in the Pre-Colombian America Project (that is America the continent obviously). On the French Wiki there is only this one project for all Pre-Colombian history. So I searched here and Discovered there was an Inca projet. However this project was inactive. I really only do articles about the Inca, so the Mesoamerica project doesn’t really help. Instead I searched for a Pre-Colombian America project and found nothing.
So now I’m here in order to ask if there is any (actif) project concerning Inca/Pre-colombian Andean history Reman Empire ( talk) 13:39, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
I am Sten Philipson. On the wikipedia page with presentation of my person there is a message: This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. What kind of 'citation for verifications' is needed here? There are valid citations on the page already. Best regards Sten Stenskonto ( talk) 14:27, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I submitted Draft:Cornitos for review. I checked the relevant Wikiproject pages, but was not sure where to ask for help (review request queues don't seem to have activity for 3 years). Please help understand the process. Sabih omar 16:56, 24 August 2023 (UTC) Sabih omar 16:56, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
i have seen block quoted content that is italicized and sometimes it is not. which is the better way according to the WP MOS? Iljhgtn ( talk) 16:46, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
used to mark a particular usage as a term of art, but obviously this applies to a very short selection within a passage, not the whole thing. 199.208.172.35 ( talk) 17:42, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
How can I incorrect an article without sources except for me. All news about myself as Police Chief in Archives apparently and to old to fine, the article needs to be corrected. Thank you, Terry Good retired Police Chief of Rock Hill Mo. "1997-2004 Hired in 1972. Ginger133 ( talk) 17:57, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
I have reviewed WP text on citing a URL. My particular problem is that I have sources from Proquest. As you may know this is not a free service. One must be logged in from an institution with an account. The URL varies a bit with the account. Logged in from New York Univ. (NYU) my link is (in one case): http://ezalumni.library.nyu.edu:2048/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/ professor-nominated-novel/docview/440313129/se-2?accountid=33843 I am told that the Proquest document ID is 440313129. Should I just cite the DB provider and document ID rather than giving the entire link that I have used? Oldsilenus ( talk) 19:08, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
<ref>{{cite journal |blah=blahblahblah |id={{ProQuest|440313129}}</ref>
. Let us know if that gives you any difficulties! In general, for services like that, you always want to find the stable URL if one exists, and to use something that allows you to input the ID number rather than a full URL. Cheers, {{u|
Sdkb}}
talk
19:23, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
My accounts have Been Blocked when I am Not A Sockpuppet
WP:SOCK for The Policy. 84.64.168.121 ( talk) 20:31, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Need re-review for the draft. I'm confused weather the content is sufficient or need any other sources. Can someone help me out of this. Sandy2205 ( talk) 12:16, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
I, of course get notices sent to my user page. Some of these are quite old and I would like to delete them. I have looked and see no way to do this. Is an edditor (who is not an admistrator) able to do this? Oldsilenus ( talk) 19:14, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Mark all as read
you can click in the header of the dropdown menu. —
Tenryuu 🐲 (
💬 •
📝 )
01:59, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Normally when I add a reference from Reach plc digital online brands, I add the name of the newspaper it has come from, which is usually listed at the start of an article next to the writers name, rather than the name of the online "Live" site.
However recently I've noticed the names of the newspapers don't seem to be listed in the articles online anymore, unless it's just on certain "Live" sites.
Should I waste my time searching for the name of the newspaper every time I add a "Live" reference?
Or should I just add the "Live" website names from now on? Danstarr69 ( talk) 20:24, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
|publisher=
field. But that only really comes into play if you're trying to get an article to GA/FA status. Short of that, anything that reasonably facilitates verifiability is fine. Cheers, {{u|
Sdkb}}
talk
03:09, 25 August 2023 (UTC)Trying to add the fossil finds time part to the page 'Rutiotomodon', which I have found seems to require a citation, but one that cannot be easily accessed (visible as a number). How can I make it invisible? I am basing my change off of the page 'Trilophosauridae', but with edits to things such as time and citation. Mangox88 ( talk) 18:02, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
I stumbled upon an article for Armbian, which doesn't conform with the Wiki standards, but I don't pretty much know how or where do I continue with cleaning up the article or at least, make it look like an actual article than an advertisement for it. Thanks in advance. Signed, Lucss21a | Talk | Contribs 06:40, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Is there any convention to those templates on top of the article -- like what order they should go into? I am wondering if I should put the translation notice or the more sources on top. Artwhitemaster ( talk) 06:34, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi! I edit living artist and designers pages and have questions about referencing that an exhibition or event occurred, that an artwork was in a certain museum or collection, or that an award was granted. I would appreciate other editors opinions on if I (and other editors who are doing the same practice) are referencing correctly.
Once it has been established that the article itself has reliable sources, and I want to establish or add to an exhibition or collection list, can a museum website (like MoMA NY), their collection catalog, or press release be a reference to document that the show occurred when a 3rd party independent reliable source is not available?
For example on these pages:
I'm looking at: WP:REPUTABLE: "Proper sourcing always depends on context; common sense and editorial judgment are an indispensable part of the process.", WP:CONTEXTMATTERS: "Each source must be carefully weighed to judge whether it is reliable for the statement being made in the Wikipedia article and is an appropriate source for that content.... and Sources should directly support the information as it is presented in the Wikipedia article" & WP:RS & WP:BLP
What do you think?
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ArtistWatch MuseumSurvey (
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19:56, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
Shingebiss and Shingebis seem to refer to the same myth. My understanding is that duplicate articles should be merged. However:
a) Shingebis has multiple problems
b) I know nothing about this myth (I was just looking it up and found the two articles)
I'm mainly a reader and very new to editing. What would be the best course of action here?
Thanks in advance! Mogtek ( talk) 16:58, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I mainly edit on the French wiki on articles concerning the Inca, so I usually don’t get in to Wiki polotics. I did cause quite a mess lately because of my, I do admit somewhat irrational, excitement about a complaint about foundation expenditures. Still I’m not getting the big picture. I think I understood the general organization, but I’d like to know if there are any cercles and such. To know some deeper politics. So here I am asking for answers Reman Empire ( talk) 08:54, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I have been working on an article but so far couldn't have been able to add other topics to the main article Zahirdaud24 ( talk) 10:06, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
What is the best practice for citing a diagram? It is quite simple and can be represented in ASCII like this:
(possibility of Dasein’s Being)
↑ ↑
↑ ↑ towards-which ↑ ↑
\ \ (work) / /
\ ↑ ↑ /
\ equipment ↔ equipment /
(ready-to-hand entities)I could also, however, create an image file from the book in which it appears. Or maybe some other alternative is preferable?
Thank you for your assistance!
Cheers, Patrick J. Welsh ( talk) 21:58, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
I could also, however, create an image file from the book in which it appears.Please don't violate copyright. Edward-Woodrow :) [ talk 22:15, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
hi there! I just submitted my first-ever new Wikipedia entry and it got declined. I carefully read the reasons for the decline and I guess I'm still puzzled. The subject of my article has been cited by many reliable secondary sources. Can you offer advice please? Thank you! /info/en/?search=Draft:Chris_Molanphy MarcdePezenas ( talk) 13:40, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I would appreciate it if I can talk to an editor? I keep getting this Draft:Freeme Digital rejected and I am really curious to know why. 1. How can a child of this be approved and not the parent company? 2. How is the controversy page here not enough for notability? I mean this incident was and is still talked about in African music ecosystem till forever.
I really need answers.... Factscheq ( talk) 13:45, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I've been around the Wikipedia block, but it's been a long time since I've been back to this side of the block. Re-learning to edit/review.
How are draft articles treated when the subject appears to be either sarcasm/humour or outright disrespect (can't assume PoV). Is the subject ignored until it comes up for review, or is there a process to suggest deletion? e.g. Draft:Translender (identity) CMacMillan ( talk) 15:36, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I come here seeking assistance. I had recently made corrections to the page of Brothers of Italy based on the links provided on the page. I have read the rules of Wikipedia and my changes were based on the rules. I understand that all information must be based on links.
However an editor called Vacant0 has undone them all and called them vandalism. I do not know why they undid my change but what I did was not vandalism. It upsets me that my changes can simply be dismissed like this.
I don't know what to do now since Vacant0 never presented an argument for me to contest or accept so I'm asking for help here. I wish to have my changes passed so that it isn't a edit war. Braxmate ( talk) 06:10, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Dr. William Longshaw was born in Manchester, England April 26, 1836. I have copies of originals like the the Census of 1841 Manchester, England. Willliam was 5 years old when he travelled to the United States. I do have a copy of the census that I did upload to wikipedia. Toshiye6 ( talk) 19:11, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
So Wikipedia is not a reliable source!
Hello. I am planning on making a draft and have some questions about birthdates. How do I know which date to put. I'm quite certain it's 1878 but I have two conflicting sources saying September 16 of that year and the other saying September 18. If I'm not sure do I just put 1878 and explain the discrepancy in the text below? If it helps, the September 18, 1878 date comes from the subjects own hand written for his WWI draft card. Thanks in advance! Clyde Jimpson of the Arkansas String Beans ( talk) 15:53, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
there are notices at the start of some articles that mention redirects and disambiguation pages etc. Check out, Daylight saving time for a good example of what I am talking about. i want to be able to make those from visual editor, source editor is not easy for me to use. how can i do this? Iljhgtn ( talk) 19:02, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
MOS shows that we should not use "African-American", instead we should use "African American".. what is the best way for me to search out this incorrectly hyphenated use and correct for it across Wikipedia? i have heard of some kind of wiki web browser??? Iljhgtn ( talk) 16:58, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I'm fixing up a certain partial block request about a tour date that happened and one source that seems convincing to me but I don't know if it's convincing to others is this. I would like to know if this source is allowed. Thomasthedarkenguine ( talk) 18:48, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
There must be a page for Unicode/Versions on Wikipedia, because there's one in Wikibooks and not one in Wikipedia. AshtonTameirao ( talk) 20:46, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
I tried to create a draft for Stenogale and it became an article? Did not mean to do this, is there a way to move it back into draft space? Chainsawpunk ( talk) 19:07, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I've been working on cleaning up the disambiguation and primary topics for the 3 people named Francois Morel. Before, the primary topic was the composer, even though pageview statistics are strongly in favor of the actor being the primary topic. I have added a disambiguation page, and moved the composer to Francois Morel (composer), but am unsure how to move Francois Morel (actor) to the automatically created redirect other than copy and pasting, which would destroy the history. Morel8910 ( talk) 18:39, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I haven’t really done much with the moderation side of Wikipedia. However, I was reading a (relatively niche) article and noticed that a non notable book was cited as a pop culture example that apparently had a direct Amazon link to it in the article. I read some of the “drama boards” occasionally to pass the time and have learned that this kind of self promotion is pretty common. I took a look at the account that added it, and sure enough, the account that added this book to the page had the same initials in the username as the author of the book, and that they had more edits that were just the same thing. However, I’m not sure if there’s a special board to report it to or if just the regular incidents board is fine. I vaguely remember there being a place to report COI editing, but I can’t find it, so maybe stuff just blurred together in my head. Waverfangirl ( talk) 05:19, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I have been contributing to the essay Wikipedia:Why is BFDI not allowed on Wikipedia? and I honestly feel like I want to say this (This is based on a few statements I made on its talk page). If you don't know what that essay is about, basically a lot of people who are fans of an animated YouTube cartoon that does not meet GNG caused massive disruption over some years (but especially recently) over trying to shove an article in about their beloved show.
I feel as if a lot of immature kids are on Wikipedia who obsess over children's/preschool TV shows no one else cares about (preschool shows generally don't get more notable–especially in Wikipedia terms–than shows made for other audiences), to the point it can become disruptive and lead to blocks and sockpuppetry. User:Robert McClenon wrote an essay calling these people " ultras". I don't think they can understand the cues here that what they want to happen (i.e. a preschool show and its non-notable characters or settings being promoted by having Wikipedia articles) won't happen (due to a lack of notability and SIGCOV, which in turn could be because they're not relevant in today's world), and sadly they might ignore any warnings and continue until they get blocked.
This honestly makes me concerned, but I do have to feel sorry for those kids who need to understand that Wikipedia isn't just for their cartoons. Furthermore, these kids could be neurodivergent (I am autistic myself), so I can emphasize with them. They need to realize cartoons obsessions that result in things like this are not healthy. There are so many better things they could spend time on rather than just shoving shows into Wikipedia that just don't simply belong here. As CGP Grey said: "Your job is to work on you, and to make yourself an independent person in the world." NOT to spend time on stupid fancruft. 118.149.72.239 ( talk) 21:43, 24 August 2023 (UTC) Addendum: some examples are listed on WP:LTA 118.149.80.254 ( talk) 04:34, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
When a artist announces a temporary hiatus, how should that be reflected in their page? Should it remain 2000 - Present / or / 2000 - 2023 / or / 2000 - 2023 (Hiatus)? Ladybord ( talk) 22:08, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
This is a draft article for a new Korean cross-over quartet called Crezl. There is very little information available on the group in English, which was the motivation for creating this wiki article using articles in Korean. Could I get advice on how to increase the possibility of review and approval for the article if sources are written in a foreign language? I have tried to follow the Forestella wiki article as reference, as they have many citations written in Korean. In previous q I have posted here, suggestion was to use translation citation, which I have done. Anything else? Echohk ( talk) 20:17, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
There is a page on artist Monika Fleischmann which I am working on updating now. There is also a page on this artist at Monika Fleischmann and Wolfgang Strauss. What is the best way to handle this? Should they be merged, stay separate, etc? Thank you LWu22 ( talk) 20:22, 25 August 2023 (UTC) LWu22 ( talk) 20:22, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Can someone else please handle the clueless (?) new user turning the abovementioned into an outright advert; I've already made two reverts. (Possibly connected with earlier reverted edits by other user / ip, all insist on changing the make to Isuzu.)
Thanks in advance!
2406:3003:2077:1E60:B664:BB58:22E3:BD8D (
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03:16, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi there! I was reviewing my global account information and noticed that I currently have 78 accounts linked to my global account. These accounts were created by simply accessing the corresponding project's website. I was wondering if it's possible to detach these accounts from my global account? I don't wish an Armenian or Vietnamese account. Many thanks. SpaceEconomist192 ✐ 03:30, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Does anyone have time to merge this and delete the article. The one founder looks like she already has a substantial section on it.. the other needs a couple sentences.. Aspect Ventures 2607:FB91:8808:D6E6:AC39:D1F1:66E0:DB84 ( talk) 07:40, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
I started translating The Secret Belgian Army. When I went back to finish my translations dissapared. Can you help? Hentieger46 ( talk) 10:43, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I need to cite some census records and other things from Ancestry.com and I'm not quite sure how. Ancestry gives a source citation you could use but I'm just not sure how Wikipedia deals with it. Thanks in advance! Clyde Jimpson of the Arkansas String Beans ( talk) 17:02, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I can't get off Wikipedia, I had a particularly shitty interaction with a group of editors yesterday and to get over that have been editing Woodcote Park, and trying to reach out to friendly users. But I need to switch off, haven't done any proper work yet (which means I'll have to make that up) and have other better things to do. Really, I'd like someone to say I'm appreciated for what I do and then maybe I can just forget the negative stuff. I know this is perhaps an unusual request, given i'm not a new user and am axtually a host here. All the best Polyamorph ( talk) 12:17, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, the quarrels of Pakistani editors do not seem to stop, the fact is that there are many nationalities in Pakistan - Punjabis, Pashtuns, Balochs, Sindhis and others, well, I noticed that the editors on the history of Afghanistan and Baloch edit according to the rules of Wikipedia (actually) but the Punjabs do not welcome this, here is one of them https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1172364468 RamanBalach ( talk) 16:16, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Unreliable per WP:RAJ, also it doesn't contain the claim of "Rind Baloch". Plus, atleast reply to messages posted on your talk page.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1131551905
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1131547359
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1169138069
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1159469798 RamanBalach ( talk) 16:59, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi!
I was looking at the Group 9 elements and I noticed that barely anything was there. Then I looked at each of the elements and saw that a lot was written, so can I use the elements' article as info for another article? UB Blacephalon ( talk) 03:53, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia's licensing requires that attribution be given to all users involved in creating and altering the content of a page. This applies for copy-and-pasting text from one article to another, as stated above. Hope this helps! Tails Wx ( they/them) ⚧ 05:46, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
copied content from Oklahoma; see that page's history for attribution. Tails Wx ( they/them) ⚧ 06:04, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
HI This page has substantially improved since the warning in 2012--but I do not know the process for suggesting that someone review it again? What is that procedure? The page is:
Clockwork Watch - Wikipedia /info/en/?search=Clockwork_Watch Thank you. LoveElectronicLiterature ( talk) 16:33, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
I'm looking at Iranian University Entrance Exam right now and two of the sections are not up to standard. Should I apply two cleanup sections or one cleanup article template? There are citations but errors in the typography. Artwhitemaster ( talk) 23:34, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
I'm trying to expand and improve the article on actress Amzie Strickland, but having a hard time finding reliable secondary sources that confirm her birth date, location, and parents. The only sources I can find that do are personal records on Ancestry.com. I was wondering if anybody could please explain to me how I can properly cite these records in her article? Please keep in mind that I will only use these records to attest her date and place of birth, as well as the identity of her parents. They will not be used in any way that contradicts the guidelines in WP:PRIMARY. Thank you kindly. — CurryTime7-24 ( talk) 23:09, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
I am trying to submit my first article 'Arne Johnson', nuclear physicist and spent yesterday 6 hours to totally rewrite the article. When switching to the talk page to get some feedback, apparently everything disappeared, only some sentences at the end, that should not be part stayed in the text. Are there ways to retrieve what has been lost? Do edited pages disappear when switching to the talk page? RamonWyss ( talk) 09:01, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Per latest sources available on the internet, [11] [12] [13] [14] [15], I guess this should be moved? Jeraxmoira ( talk) 06:48, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello please I'm a new Wikipedia editor. First and foremost I would like to thank the Wikipedia theme on inviting me here to learn more and to become a professional editor. I would love to ask and to get guidelines on how to edit. I sincerely love to become an editor here on Wikipedia and I will love the guidelines and group of people or an individual who can support me by guiding me all through so I can be an editor who understand the mission. thanks. Chocobnj ( talk) 10:06, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
I carried out my first edit yesterday, and clicked the 'minor edit' box. However, having read the edit guidance more fully, I now realise it was actually a major edit. Does my mistake matter? if so, how can I rectify it? Gangnam Woodford ( talk) 15:45, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I intended to create an article in English, which was actually a translation of a Persian article. Due to the lack of sources in English, I made the article with minimal information, but still it is not approved. This article in Persian is very complete and comprehensive and includes many Persian sources, but unfortunately there is such a problem for the English translation.
Draft English article: /info/en/?search=Draft:Mohsen_Bahrami
Persian article in Wikipedia: https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C TheRealRainbowFlick ( talk) 09:08, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, here is what has been reverted:
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Talk:Humus&oldid=prev&diff=1172168818
Maybe the ´half´ is forum-like to call from what ever, but I cannot recognize from what, that claim, that pronouncement.
If this is in consent with Wikpedia´s definition of forum and as unacceptable comment for "Talk", then this should be explained some-where, please, how to understand the difference those both.
So what, please, defines a clear to understand the difference of talk and forum ?
Thank You.
Visionhelp (
talk)
15:08, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
My intention is to improve.
My expectation to Wikipedia is the claims of Wikipedia already with reliable sources.
The statement "humus, is essential a waste product with little food value" cannot find a reliable source anywhere, please.
Pointing to it in "Talk" is not forum, please.
The claim of forum as reason to delete that, to my understanding, this all is being put from foot to head.
This just simple reason (the claim forum) this way, to me not defined clearly, allows to do what wants to be done.
This I cannot take really serious.
Thanks the interesst.
Visionhelp (
talk)
17:04, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
machine translation? No, I am just upset and indignant, with Your permission, please.
Such statement - as a required precondition for Wikipedia aricles - requires a reliable source "humus, is essential a waste product with little food value".
Pointing to it being labeled, defined as, explained to talking about the subject just has to confuse me very much.
I did some notes of knowledge with sources, no first hand sources, and not one of my notes is being welcome, not even OK. This I CANNOT take Wikipedia there as serious at all. What here is to face by me is a rule, that is, in my opinion, very just arbitrary usable. Sorry, not to handle for me.
Visionhelp (
talk)
17:40, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
See above HollHopDrive123 ( talk) 16:36, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Not confident enough to handle these issues, requesting assistance from more experienced editor(s):
Thanks in advance, 2406:3003:2077:1E60:14EB:96C2:62B3:8FD3 ( talk) 13:47, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
The article on the Riemann Hypothesis has this statement: "In 1997 Deshouillers, Effinger, te Riele, and Zinoviev showed that the generalized Riemann hypothesis implies that every odd number greater than 5 is the sum of three primes." I look at the odd numbers 3 and 5 and wonder why the statement should not reference "every odd number greater than 1?" (Because 3=1+1+1 and 5=1+1+1.) Ozziemaland ( talk) 21:40, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
should i put the period inside of the "quotation marks" or not at the end of a sentence? ex. john and jill walked up the hill, john said, "jill you are a dolt." or is it, "jill you are a dolt". Iljhgtn ( talk) 18:59, 25 August 2023 (UTC)
I frequently come across cited articles which require subscriptions to be read in full at source. In some cases versions at archiving sites, eg. the Wayback Machine or archive.today, enable the whole article to be read. Is there any way to automatically alert editors who aren't aware of this to search archiving sites whenever they cite paywalled articles? Mcljlm ( talk) 16:49, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi there,
I have drafted a page for a famous Iranian-American tennis official and added more than enough credible sources, but my article has been declined twice, despite the fact that another editor confirmed the notability of the person.
Could you please have a look and help?
Thanks in advance.
Regards, ManhattanMG ( talk) 12:09, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
I've nominated an article for deletion ( Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SALt lamp (2nd nomination)). I was thinking that it might be better merged, which I've discussed on the Afd page. How I can ask for input from editors of a specific area, like those of the pages that it might be merged into? 99% fad-free ( talk) 01:15, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
I would like to make a contribution to the article Parkinson's disease in the Research section but I do not have permission to edit. I would like to add this research from the BMJ Gut journal
TRESISR ( talk) 05:35, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello there Wikipedians! Great to be here, thank you to everyone for making this such an awesome place to be!
I have just one head scratching issue, and to be honest I'm kinda struggling with this one. Coming from high academics I should not be scratching my head about how to properly tone a wikipedia article but I'm mostly familiar with Awards, nominations, type of articles and I'm kind of stuck on something, I can't seem to find significant things like a music award nomination for the artist Draft:Doc Shebeleza (South African musician) which is an article I recently created and I would love the help from anyone willing to contribute by changing the tone of the article. I have since update and made the intro a more neutral point of view. it's kind of tricky to determine what should stay and what should particular be removed before being published. Also check the Career tab in the draft.
Kind regards and anybodys help is glady welcome! Frankymulls ( talk) 08:02, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, recently I worked on wikipedia article named Rameshwar Lal dudi, I have added reliable sources to support the information on this article and now I think that the template on this article which says that it require citations is no longer required because it have proper citations. WikiAnchor10 ( talk) 19:20, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi everyone,
Some articles, especially biographies, are written using past tenses, for exampe: "John S. was a singer...".
Is it ok or should we systematically correct it using the present tense?
Fhaidi ( talk) 12:09, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
I want to create a page - biography for my father - he is engineer and professor at faculty of mechanical engineering, in Pristina- Kosovo. DafineMuriqi ( talk) 09:39, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi everyone. I am working on an article about a person (biography) and I need to prove their date of birth. My question is: How can I prove on Wikipedia that a certain person was born on a certain day? Do I need to wait for a reliable source or for that person to tell when they were born or is there a better way to prove it? Thank you for your time and for who helps me. Best Regards, MountSnake87 ( talk) 12:01, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi,
I'm a first-time contributor and finding it difficult to get my proposed content published. I'm a professional writer of some 20 years, so I think the submission is fairly straightforward and easy to read, but I seem to keep running into citation difficulties. I'm not sure if I'm doing that wrong or if my subject just isn't worthy of a Wikipedia entry due to there not being enough reliable info out there to refer to. Can someone help? /info/en/?search=Draft:Jessica_Greenfield
Best regards,
David Davidwalker1981 ( talk) 13:08, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I am aware this is a Wikipedia chat but I have a quick question regarding Wikimedia. I believe this File:William Campbell (Medal of Honor).jpg may not actually be the person it says it is. I have further reasoning at the talk page of William Campbell but I would like to see if there is a relevant forum on Wikimedia to discuss potential changes to the data of the original file. Sorry for the lack of relevance to the chat and thanks in advance! Clyde Jimpson of the Arkansas String Beans ( talk) 18:47, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
For the Durham Museum Wikipedia page, it is still listed as a heritage center, despite the article repeatedly commenting on its renaming as just 'Durham Museum.' Is there any way to change this?
The article in question is: Durham Museum and Heritage Centre 46.208.35.141 ( talk) 12:19, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Is there a way to change the title of a draft? I wanted to change the name of my draft Karu Research to read Karu Research (fashion brand) as I noticed that is more common for wikipedia pages on fashion brands.. Chainsawpunk ( talk) 15:44, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
In the article " Sally Kempton" I tried to add a link to a book I found on Google Books under "External links" and as a reference after the sentence "Her article "Cutting Loose", published in Esquire in 1970, which critiqued societal gender norms, garnered significant attention". But when I click on the link it just goes to the search result highlighted and I have to click on the result again to get to the actual page. Can anyone please fix it so that it goes to the actual page without having to click through? (Or you could explain to me how to fix it, but I doubt I would understand frankly.) Thank you. Caravansera ( talk) 15:15, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Heads up: I am QuickQuokka [ talk • contribs on a public network so please ping me in your replies.
Recently, I was editing Logic gate § Truth tables, to make the table cells with "0" in them red using {{ no2}} to improve readability and consistency with other articles, but there was a problem on the second table. See below.
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Thanks in advance, 46.10.223.203 ( talk) 17:41, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
colspan
, rowspan
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, they need to be put before the template call, and there must be no vertical bar (aka pipe) |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Hello, many thanks for all the helpful suggestions provided here. I have addressed the issues editors have noted, including cleaning up citations, etc. Any additional feedback would be greatly be appreciated that might help further improve the draft. Thank you so much. Echohk ( talk) 13:08, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello! For the last month, I've been keeping tabs on a disruptive IP who has focused on removing stub templates from articles. The user has hopped IPs a couple times to evade blocks, meaning I've only seen their disruption several days after it was resumed. This makes clean up difficult. Is there a tool that would allow me to monitor when a specific stub template is removed without resorting to watching every article that has that template? ~ Pbritti ( talk) 15:42, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
I found the public sandbox after someone informed me about it they also said there’s a personal sandbox but I got no clue where and what it is. 209.249.49.18 ( talk) 22:19, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
You need to log in or create an account to create this page.RudolfRed ( talk) 01:41, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello! I need help with the Scribunto extension.
I recently edited Module:Example/sandbox to expreriment (see my sandbox), but the ternary operator is just not working as expected, it's always giving out the plural form.
On the official Lua demo site, running basically the same code runs as expected:
Lua code used in demo website
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function count_fruit(num_bananas, num_apples)
local conj_bananas = num_bananas == 1 and 'banana' or 'bananas'
local conj_apples = num_apples == 1 and 'apple' or 'apples'
return 'I have ' .. num_bananas .. ' ' .. conj_bananas .. ' and ' .. num_apples .. ' ' .. conj_apples
end
print(count_fruit(2,1))
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local p = {};
function p.count_fruit(frame)
local num_bananas = frame.args.bananas
local num_apples = frame.args.apples
local conj_bananas = num_bananas == 1 and 'banana' or 'bananas'
local conj_apples = num_apples == 1 and 'apple' or 'apples'
return 'I have ' .. num_bananas .. ' ' .. conj_bananas .. ' and ' .. num_apples .. ' ' .. conj_apples
end
return p
{{#invoke:Example/sandbox|count_fruit|bananas=2|apples=1}}
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QuickQuokka [ talk • contribs 02:27, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
tonumber
function to frame.args.bananas
and frame.args.apples
and that seemed to fix it.Is there a way to add an over-quotation template for just a section, or should I use template:long quote instead? I'm looking at Gérald Darmanin#Intimidation against the Human Rights League. Artwhitemaster ( talk) 00:35, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
{{over-quotation|section=yes}}
ltbdl (
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04:02, 27 August 2023 (UTC)As I believe Wikipedia is open all, I believe is also offers the opportunity for one to learn more on a topic/entity. I have been contributing to EMY Africa Awards for sometime now and based on the knowledge gathered during my research, I created the pages Kojo Soboh and List of winners of EMY Africa Awards, as it has been done for several award schemes, which is up for deletion at the moment. I am abit surprised with the COI tag placed on me and why such a notable award scheme is been flagged for deletion. A quick on/off wikipedia search confirms its notability. Siagoddess ( talk) 21:01, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Siagoddess ( talk) 22:45, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Siagoddess ( talk) 09:54, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
How do I recite the same book but with different page numbers so that the second, third, etc. citations show up as shortened citations in the references section? I'm editing Tomio Hora right now and looking at references 2 and 3. And is there a way to do this in the visual editor? Artwhitemaster ( talk) 07:18, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello everyone, I need some help to edit my draft to a high enough standard so it can be approved. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks. OGL259 ( talk) 08:13, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
I Am Seeing A Controversial Image In Wikipedia Page. And I Want It To Be Changed. Firstly For Introduction The Page Is About: Ahmad Sirhindi And When You enter You Will See A Portrait Of Him. It Doesnt Seem Controversial But It Is A Very Controversial Image to Around 1.7 Billion Muslims Living And They Get Angry. Because We Dont Put Portraits Of Religious Figures On Wikipedia Page. Even Wikipedia Agrees With This Rule. It Doesnt Put Portraits Of People LIke Muhammad And His Companians And Even Modern Day People That Are Very Famous. We Want It To Be Changed. Many Editors Have Tried It But They Wont Let Us Edit it RERGaming123 ( talk) 18:19, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Even Wikipedia Agrees With This Rule. It Doesnt [ sic] Put Portraits Of People LIke Muhammad And His Companians. No, it totally does. this image, for example, is used on the Muhammad article. Also, there no need to Write In Title Case Like This. Edward-Woodrow :) [ talk 18:41, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi everyone, I hope you are doing well. My name is Anas Baig, currently works at Securiti. I am trying to push my company page i.e Securiti.ai live on Wikipedia. How to push it live from sandbox? Right now it's in the sandbox /info/en/?search=User:Anasbaig/sandbox
Please help:)
Thank you so much.
Kind regards, Anas Baig Anasbaig ( talk) 11:33, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Is someone's generation something that we would include in an infobox? For example, would it be cool to put millennial in the infobox for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or baby boomer in the infobox for Donald Trump? Iljhgtn ( talk) 23:49, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I am a relative newbie and I would really like to know how I might improve the article I have submitted for creation at Draft:Gail_Renard. The references I've added seem to be the concern.
1st rejection was "By no means can the current sourcing be considered significant. Please read the guidelines before any additional submissions."
2nd rejection was "Please cite sources, and ensure that the article describes what the sources discuss."
Can someone steer me in the right direction for how I make this work? HGoody ( talk) 10:38, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
I had seen a user (who I won't name) tag a talk page for a video game with {{ British English}}, saying that the developers is based in France, so it must be in British English. Is there a policy saying it should be that way? Ebbedlila ( talk) 14:15, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
@ X201: yes they were. I saw thay and was wondering why IgelRM had said those edit summaries. I guess I should have asked them directly instead of coming here. sorry. also thank you for the answer. Ebbedlila ( talk) 16:39, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
The article in question:
I suspect that the article was written either by copying straight from the website, or by students or staff. The language reeks of officialese prevalent in a lot of PR material by state-affilated organisations in Kazakhstan, but translated to English.
Since I'm new to editing, I am not sure whether my last edit, which removed "Admissions" section completely, in addition applying small edits, is appropriate, so I want to ask there for help.
UPD: I reversed my edit for a while. SkyOfRose ( talk) 18:14, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Can revision delete be used on a revision consisting of vandalism by adding disgusting (unrelated) images? 73.170.137.168 ( talk) 17:18, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Can we have an advocate system in Wikipedia where an editor fights for the unblock of a blocked editor as a barrister does in real life? Spike 'em 2 ( talk) 19:45, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Articles in question: Electrical grid security in the United States and Electric grid security in the United States. Aren't they the same thing? Ca talk to me! 06:11, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Teahouse hosts, yall may have some familiarity with the mentorship module. According to Special:ManageMentors, there are a few editors who have signed up as mentors and taken editing breaks without marking themselves as "away" in their mentor settings, causing new editors to continue to be assigned to them, and leaving their questions unanswered for an extended period of time.
If anyone here wants to sort the list at Special:ManageMentors by date of latest edit, and click through to the usertalk pages of mentors still marked as "Active", there's quite a few new editor questions that are awaiting response (although some of them may have reached out elsewhere in the interim). You can "bring the Teahouse to them" if feeling called to it. Folly Mox ( talk) 13:28, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
is this script for everyone, or just admins? Notrealname1234 ( talk) 21:26, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
This draft was rejected. On August 15 I posted a query to the AfC helpdesk, asking for clarification of several criticisms. I have not heard a response to date, and I'm wondering how long I should expect to wait before getting a response. I can't really move forward on revising my draft until I hear back.
I'm aware of the enormous backlog of drafts, but I already waited almost half a year for a decision on the draft. The criticisms were very brief and (for me) unhelpful, which is why I posted my query. Do I need to wait another half year to get the clarification that I need? The draft will only stay in draft space for a limited time unless I work on it. Johsebb ( talk) 16:37, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
Sometimes a user will constantly poorly edit things on certain topics, I don’t know if they would be considered vandalism as they could easily be seen as good faith edits poorly done, but if I don’t believe it, where should I report it? My example is here 98.10.99.168, page disruption seems to be based on not reaching consensus and I don’t want to have to try and reach consensus on most of their posts Bobisland ( talk) 16:32, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello,
The tools menu in Wikipedia articles has a section called "In other projects" which has a list of Wikimedia projects the corresponding corresponding entry. I was reading this page and noticed that Wiktionary is not in that list although it is included in "External links" section of the page.
For me, it would be logical to have the Wiktionary linking in "In other projects" section of the tools menu. Iku-Tulo Vilutar ( talk) 08:54, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
I am seeking for help regarding Draft:Ajay Gupta. Wanted to check whether the person is eligible for creating an article or shall I go for deletion? I read about notability, however, not able co-relate. If anyone can explain it than it would be better. As per my understanding, all the references were reliable from newspapers. VKG1985 ( Talk | E-Mail | Contrib) 13:13, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
CU blocked
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ccan i have the president of amaricaa username? Ministry of amarica (joke) ( talk) 06:52, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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Hello!
I am a newbie here. I have drafted a page, but my article has been declined. Could you please assist me by reviewing my rejected article draft?
I would appreciate it if you could take a look and help. Thank you! Kentzeli ( talk) 18:27, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Jinhwan's exceptional artistry shone through in his participation in the "Dracula" musical," [my bolding], cited to a website that merely has a brief mention confirming that he would appear in a supporting role. Such PUFFERY is one of the reasons that drafts are declined. You need to stick to the facts and remove all material not explicitly stated in the sources. Mike Turnbull ( talk) 10:19, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Good day all, hope you are all well and keeping good. I wanted to ask if any of you knows any Namibian Wikimedian that I can reach out to. I am from Namibia and in the process of organizing a project in Namibia. I will be good to engage and collaborate with a Namibian.
Thank you. 197.243.233.54 ( talk) 11:39, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Which Grammar checking software is allowed on Wikipedia? I know Grammarly inst but which are? or are they all not allowed? Subariba ( talk) 20:36, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
I'm fairly new to creating articles on the encyclopedia but I have been learning about the acceptable tone used on wikipedia for some years now and I'm trying to create a creative editing streak by creating quality articles that meets wikipedias notability policies and moving it directly to the mainspace without being speedy deleted. Im leaving the article here if any autopatrollers or new page reviewers are interest in copyedit or simply reviewing the page. You can find it here Doc Shebeleza (South African musician)
You can leave a message on my talk page if you want to talk further.
Cheers!
Frankymulls (
talk)
10:57, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
I uploaded a Non-free logo( file:Girlsfrontline logo.webp), but later I realized that I uploaded it in the wrong format (I originally planned to upload it in png format, but it was uploaded in webp format). Now I am unable to upload a new version in png format on this file. What should I do? SKBNK ( talk) 15:25, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, is there more that needs to be done beyond this edit? Should I note this fact on the talk page of the article or anything, like {{COI editnotice}} or something? Not sure what to do here... -- Engineerchange ( talk) 17:24, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi there, I am interesting in learning more about how Wikipedia moderates contentious articles. For over a month, I have been studying the Talk Pages archives for articles with active community sanctions. I notice that sometimes an unhelpful Talk Page discussion is hidden, collapsed to just an orange or green bar with a short description of the discussion. I have reviewed Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. While these guidelines explain the process for closing Talk Page discussions, they don't go into detail on the various tactics I have observed (e.g. collapsing discussion sections with orange or green colored bars). I would appreciate any insight you have! Allora0 ( talk) 15:31, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Is it appropriate to use a only warning when an vandal outright calls somebody a Nazi? Seawolf35 ( talk) 19:26, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
I am confused on how content assessment works exactly. I have read the pages discussing it and know that we can request for articles to be assessed, but what about the articles that have been assessed already?
Is there a time frame for when they may be reassessed? Does that process happen automatically for some (especially if they are of high importance) like when the articles are updated, or are we supposed to ask for them to be looked at again?
If I were to change the rating of an article, how/where do I give the reasoning for it? Is it on the talk page of the article, as a separate comment? And, eventually, will every article need to have an assessment rating on here? ViveLaSuisse ( talk) 21:45, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
The text box for the intro lessons for wikipedia editing, for instance "Introduce yourself" and "say hi" obscures the page so I can't see whatever I am supposed to click. In "Say Hi" the edit button is missing. Are these lessons important? Is there a way to drag the text box around? Linddaski ( talk) 22:24, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
How can I find out who put a particular photo up on the Force's page, please? Tjffje ( talk) 11:05, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
Leo Arthur Robitschek was born at Vienna in 1893. In the mid-1930s he settled in British-Mandate Palestine, and over the next decade or so produced some 600 portrait drawings of the upper echelons of Levantine society, notably a large number of senior British officers and administrators, both resident and passing through, during WWII. Soon after the war, and before the foundation of Israel, he moved with his wife and son to Venezuela and died at Caracas in 1961.The person who provided that information speculated that Robitsju was his grandson. Cullen328 ( talk) 00:04, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
If I made a diagram using some software, I'll have the saved source file to continue editing the diagram (e.g. Photoshop file) together with the exported image (e.g. jpeg). When I put the image on commons, can I also release the source file so that others can edit the diagram and release new versions? Mtanti ( talk) 10:26, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
File:Actress Violet Farebrother.jpg shows up image searches for Hermione Gingold, but it is not in WikiCommons for Hermione Gingold. The image could be a young Hermione Gingold, but it has the name of another actress, Violet Farebrother. This is a significant issue, Hermione Gingold did a cameo in Around the World in 80 Days in the 1950s. Starlighsky ( talk) 04:12, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/1936-Actors-Hermione-Gingold-Violet-Farebrother-/233008435345?hash=item3640629091
" which has Hemione Gingold within the URL.
Mike Turnbull (
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11:28, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I want to change the name of the page Brake run into 'Brakes (Rollercoaster)' because the current title of the article doesn't allow for explanation on other forms of rollercoaster brakes, which are not notable enough for their own article, but could be included in the article should it's name be changed. WikiHmmmm... ( talk) 11:51, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I want to create a redirect page "Blue sea dragon" redirecting to Glaucus atlanticus, but I noticed that there seems to no longer be a way to directly create articles. I am autoconfirmed with an account. How do I create the article without going through Articles for Creation or the Article Wizard? TypoEater ( talk) 11:55, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi I'm a newbie at editing but I tried to abide by the 'notable' criteria for a biography article and included over 12 citations from credible secondary sources that were entirely based on the person referred to in the article but still my article was rejected stating "they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people)". The article is Draft:Mohit Joshi . Please guide me where did I went wrong and how should I resubmit it to get approval? Draft:Mohit Joshi Tanmay.s.15 ( talk) 13:15, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
...but IP editors seem to suddenly be making en-masse talk pages just for articles I've created: -
While nothing actually untoward has happened this seems very odd and I'm just wondering if I'm missing something. BoomboxTestarossa ( talk) 14:18, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I've put up an article called The Garland of Sulpicia with a redirect page called Garland of Sulpicia. But it occurred to me that it might be more in conformity with Wikipedia practice to put it the other way round. What is the usual rule regarding "The" in a title? If you agree that it would be better to call the article just "Garland of Sulpicia", could you please delete the redirect page for me, so that I can then change the title of the main article. Thanks. Kanjuzi ( talk) 13:40, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I am trying to make changes to the Wikipedia page for British Supermodel Kate Moss. She is listed as being born 'Katherine Ann Moss' which is not correct Factsonfashion ( talk) 13:41, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
an employee of Kate Moss Agency LTD, please read and comply with WP:PAID. You can request changes to the article via {{ edit request}}s on the talk page. 199.208.172.35 ( talk) 14:37, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Good day.
I need your assistance with my two articles title " Makosi Consulting" and Darren Issacs in the draft space. I have provided sources and references, the company has won awards with a recent one being in February 2023. Please, point me out and assist if you can MollelwaFahaSaBasotho ( talk) 05:59, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I need a neutral perspective in writing about my organization that is 25 years in the industry. Any help will be appreciated. Happbits ( talk) 14:28, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
The Little Mermaid won the Film of the Year award as well as Best Actor in a Motion Award (Halle Bailey) for the Bulletin. Here is the link for the awards: WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Bulletin Awards 2023 — The Bulletin (onthebulletin.com) Rincemermaid ( talk) 16:00, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I was researching Linux distros, in particular, a cut down version for use in routers, and came upon this...
"On May 6, 2003 Cinege updated the LRP website to reflect that the project was being abandoned."
When you click on the reference, it takes you to a page that I find objectionable. The page you end up at has nothing to do with the topic and instead is full of crotches, and speaking as someone who has been celibate for 15 years. I found it quite a shock. I am here hoping someone will look up this quoted string above and use their judgement what to do about the reference link. Thank you very much. Douglas Goodall 2603:3024:1904:8860:55A3:4FC4:2768:7792 ( talk) 16:27, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
As in Lion lights. Kk.urban ( talk) 16:47, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello Sir, giving you brief history of I the user@ Supriyomj16022008. First i started making article. It was continuing nicely then one day I want to give the title (Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education) of my page. On July'23 I did first mistake and unknowingly instaed of giving title move the user from supriyomj16022008 to Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education. Due to lack of my knowledge about wikipedia i did another one or two mistakes including the last one. Another mistakes like again started writing in the sandbox of username@ Supriyomj16022008, publish it and then one day revert the user from Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education to Supriyomj16022008. Believe me, unknowingly I did it. Please forgive me. Finally may be on 31st July'23 Liz moved the draft from Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education to Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education 2 for my work as I am a novice. From that day onwards I tried to update my draft. Now slowly slowly I may little familiar with wikipedia. The present condition is given now : I almost complete my Draft:Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education 2. I shall try to add few things positively. Now please show me the way what to do next? I want to see my Article:Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education (without adding 2) in the main space with all the updates of the draft. For that shall I do submit request of the draft. Thank you. Waiting for your reply. Supriyomj16022008 ( talk) 13:37, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
1. How to abandon the draft Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education 2 ? Should I simply quit or I have to do something for the draft, its like again I have to revert the page and then start focusing on improvement of my article. 2. The article Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education is the mainspace means what? Can you please tell me. Is it means that the article already submitted? or After improvement I have to submit the page? 3. In my query you see I already told about my few mistakes. Now Point No.1 I mentioned about reverting. If I revert then will I get my article in the userpage Supriyomj16022008 which is now not exist? — Preceding undated comment added 16:43, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I want to change the color of my Wikipedia theme, but the CSS for the theme is blank. Is there anyplace where Wikimedia shares the CSS for its themes? Ablert A. Rock ( talk) 18:54, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ablert A. Rock ( talk • contribs) 18:56, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
coding and navigation to access my account or database. 41.190.12.251 ( talk) 19:21, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I wanted to nominate the article Piano Sonata No. 2 (Shostakovich) for DYK because it was promoted to GA a few days ago. However, the following error message appears when I attempt to submit my nomination: "Creating nomination page: Failed to save edit: The article you tried to create has been created already." In 2021, I successfully nominated the same article for DYK when I expanded it by over 5 times its previous length, which accounts for the preexisting DYK template for this article. So how do I get around it to renominate? — CurryTime7-24 ( talk) 19:32, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
An article is ineligible for DYK if it has previously appeared on the main page as a bold link at DYKso perhaps it cannot be nominated again. There may be a place to ask for help on this at WP:DYK, if you don't get more answers here. RudolfRed ( talk) 19:40, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Well, this is a strange question. Why Wikipedia or Wikimedia Foundation is always in the process of fundraising? The fundraising top-banner popped up several times this month, this might be a bad idea for raising money since people will get annoyed of such a frequent spam and may troll real donators away.
Anyway, does Wikimedia Foundation have a serious problem of inadequate funding? -Lemonaka 01:20, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi,
How would I go about creating a bot that moves coord
templates down from the top of the page? (They break the page previews when put at the top, but work fine when placed at the bottom of the lead paragraph, or anywhere else in my experience)
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lisa nda 41.114.232.120 ( talk) 20:05, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,
This article is one of the top articles I want to improve. However, being a semi-new editor, I am not sure if I have what it takes to improve this article to B-class (or even GA status if I'm lucky). Please notify me of any constructive criticism either here or on my talk page.
Thanks for answering, TarantulaTM ( speak with me) ( my legacy) 04:54, 31 August 2023 (UTC).
An editor not using a Wikipedia account just added a paragraph to the Dirty Sally article stating the series' episodes are considered lost. A reference was given, citing a reference book that I own, so I know the data added did not come from that source. I plan to remove the new paragraph, and comment on it at the article's talk page, but I don't know if I should try to reach out to the IP address and politely state that someone may have made a mistake. A little guidance would be appreciated. Karenthewriter ( talk) 23:27, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Hi everyone, would there even be a way to ever try to see about an edit to an article being made by anyone at a specific time? Basically I’m wondering if there is any way someone could see if there is a type of edit being made at a time where the edit would be recorded essentially in a log that has information which would really ever have an eventual platform. Rosetie ( talk) 23:07, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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Dear all, after a negative review, I have revised the bibliography for my article but now I believe that the references are too many. Could someone please help me select around 8-10 strongest references? I am not sure the criteria is still completely clear to me. (For example, while a press note about the person counts for notability, an interview in a prominent professional media does not, neither are the pages proving numerous fellowships). I guess I need help here:
Draft:Svitlana Biedarieva User18762 ( talk) 23:53, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
I uploaded a file that seems to have some issues since it is non-free content. Apparently a bot has already correct it but I'm not sure. Can any administrator please shed some light for me? Thanks! File:El Torito mural by Amado de la Cueva.jpg Mizaelc ( talk) 21:07, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
hello can you please help me to make correction to the article/page Massimo Faraò ? is not clear what i have to change or modify, thanks a lot Massimo Faraò Massimo Faraò ( talk) 01:31, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
an example of conflict-of-interest editing and is strongly discouraged.Cullen328 ( talk) 03:44, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
@ Massimo Faraò: Read WP:BACKWARD carefully and understand it thoroughly. Then start over on your draft. You must find multiple instances of significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of you. Only after finding such sources can you begin writing an article, based only on what those sources say, and not what you know. If you cannot do this, then your draft cannot be published. ~ Anachronist ( talk) 06:18, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
2023 Asia Cup article should be protected, because many times IP users removed, reliable content. Tesla car owner ( talk) 06:22, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello. I would like to ask a question. With WP:VERIFIABILITY, a core content policy stating All material in Wikipedia mainspace, including everything in articles, lists, and captions, must be verifiable. All quotations, and any material whose verifiability has been challenged or is likely to be challenged, must include an inline citation to a reliable source that directly supports the material.
, and WP:CN A "citation needed" tag is a request for another editor to supply a source for the tagged fact: a form of communication between members of a collaborative editing community.
in consideration, I would like to bring an example and ask my question using it.
My question is: is it OK to use a CN tag to request verification supporting the settlement's inclusion to that list?
Reason I want to do that: It is a big claim to suggest that the inhabitants were massacred. I believe a claim of this kind that can't go without the necessary in line citation verifying that it is indeed a massacre to justify inclusion to the list of massacres.
Reason I am asking: I am told that that CN tags may only be used to verify the content itself, not about how this content is used on articles and lists. - ❖ SilentResident ❖ ( talk ✉ | contribs ✎) 09:59, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
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citation needed. Yes, there may be a citation supporting some, all or, indeed, none of the content. So showing that it failed verification can be very helpful. Obviously, it would be great if you could do some research yourself to establish the published facts, one way of the other. But if you can't then the CN or 'failed verification' can be used to highlight any concerns. If you think it's actually a gross misrepresentation of the known facts, then it could be reasonable to remove the listing entirely and to leave a talk page discussion to explain your concerns 9or to post concerns first and then boldly delete 7 days later if nobody responds)Should I list just the Town/City? Or should I list both the Town/City and the Country?
I nearly always list both (no matter what the articles are about), however I'm updating an article which doesn't have a pattern (and is therefore a bit of a mess), so things like each years categories are listed in a different order, and some years mention the country while others don't.
Should host countries always be mentioned, as I think they should? Danstarr69 ( talk) 09:06, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
I have gained access to some page of a company on multiple url "sec.gov" and I wanna be sure it's legal to put it on wikipedia. It can theoricaly be access by anyone if you have the link and/or if you know the proper google search query but the probability of someone finding it are near to nothing. One of reason I ask the question is because the company which I have some data about is on the top 50 of something they call "Fortune 500" with I looked a bit about and I dont want to have legal problem with big company like that, so here to reformulate my question : can the content I just mentioned above be used on a wikipedia page without getting some legal repersecution or shall the ".gov" and "sec.gov" content not be used on wikipedia or at all? I will take your answer seriously and till then I will continue on search this data until I have confirmation (or not) that I can use this data. 178.197.199.236 ( talk) 12:54, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello!
I noticed that the notification icon has a bug (among other bugs with the interface), and I want to screenshot it to report it.
Please just ping me so I get a notification, nothing more. One ping is enough. QuickQuokka [ talk • contribs 14:26, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Hi! I can't remember where I saw it, but I recall there being a tool that enabled you to look at your personal statistics for deletion discussions, comparing your !votes with the outcomes. I want to check my stats to see where I land in terms of reflecting community consensus when I vote and see if I need to adjust my approach accordingly. Thank you. ~ Pbritti ( talk) 15:22, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Dear TeaHouse: Praise be to Jesus and Mary! I am seeking an experienced wiki biographer to please help finish a draft I began of Gordon J. MacRae. I am NOT an experienced biographer. Anyone interested, please help and feel free to do you yourself; you do not need my permission to move forward on this. Thank you, and May God bless you and May you have a wonderful day. holylove.org (Marian shrine with many blessings attached). ServantofGod2 ( talk) 17:41, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
Government information in this article — Fallbrook, California — is not correct, and I don't know how to edit. Can an editor fix this?
INCORRECT: "In the California State Legislature, Fallbrook is in the 38th Senate District, represented by Democrat Catherine Blakespear,"
CORRECT: "Fallbrook is in the 40th Senate District, represented by Republican Brian Jones."
INCORRECT: "Fallbrook is in California's 50th congressional district, represented by Democrat Scott Peters."
CORRECT: "Fallbrook is in California's 48th congressional district, represented by Republican Darrell Issa." 2603:8001:D540:A066:D863:B112:6D76:E3D9 ( talk) 15:15, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
So i just began working on my userpage, While it is a time consuming task i want to figure out how to straighten the userboxes so they are in a straight line rather then all over the place. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Subariba ( talk • contribs) 15:56, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
There is a reference list and locations in the article's body that link to list items. Which do I develop first, the reference list or selected items in the body? Additionally, some items in the reference list are associated with elements in the body while others are simply on the list with no corresponding word or sentence in the article's body. Is this okay or does every item in the reference list need to have a corresponding element in the body?
Specifically, I have a list of ten items under the title "Select Books" but only five are cited in the body. When I format a book entry it automatically adds a superscript at the beginning. Therefore, as I format every list item, each one will have a superscript...yet only half of them will be reflected in the body. For instance, the first book in the reference list:
[1]Tienken, C. H., & Mullen, C. A. (Eds.). (2022). The risky business of education policy. Routledge. ISBN 9780367622466
...isn't cited in the body. Does that matter?
Maybe I'm overthinking this but I'm confused. I wish there was a "Wikipedia foe Dummies" book available! Co1umbus ( talk) 14:41, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
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Hi! Just started editing pages and wondering, what's the etiquette/protocol involved with associating a page with someone that doesn't mention the same page in their profile. Is that allowed? Frowned upon? Outright prohibited?
Thanks! CGHorowitz ( talk) 14:36, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Hello,
I got into an argument with @ Darknipples. I think Don Black's article should refer to him as a white power figure, not a white supremacist, because being a militant racist and former mercenary is notable and being racist is not. Even the Don Black disambiguation page calls him a "white supremacist activist". I told them so and they said, "That's great! I'll look into it!" i.e., it wasn't my place to cite a more reliable source, Kathleen Belew's "Bring the War Home", then they managed to conjure up. Where can I find someone to arbitrate? 2603:7000:D03A:5895:D901:AA0:611A:3336 ( talk) 00:57, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
Don Black, a high-ranking Klan leader of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan,"??? Rjjiii ( talk) 04:24, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
This editor is now resorting to ad hominem attacks on my talk page in their arbitration requests. DN ( talk) 18:09, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
The entry about me, R. Duane Ireland, is very inaccurate. How can I delete this entry in its entirety? If I cannot delete it, what action can I take to delete this inaccurate entry?
regards,
R. Duane Ireland Miss Boo cat ( talk) 20:09, 1 September 2023 (UTC)
{{edit COI}}
at the top of the section, the request will be flagged for review by other editors. You are permitted to remove unsourced material from the article by yourself. If you only want the article deleted rather than improved, please open a request at
WP:AFD and make clear that you are the subject and would like the article to be deleted.
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