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SASQ (Sorry for Asking a Stupid Question)...
How do I create a new article, which does not exist yet? MeliusWeideman ( talk) 07:38, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Melius! Welcome to the Teahouse, we're glad you are here. And no, like Blue said, it's not a stupid question :) It might be easier for you to get started with that link above, or simply click the "My sandbox" link on the top right menu by your username and you can start working in that space. If you have specific questions about the editing process, etc, feel free to drop by and let us know. Welcome to Wikipedia! :) Sarah ( talk) 16:47, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi All !
I want to add the following information to an article:
Bhangi Misl also held the possession of Zamzama, the famous cannon, and it got names like Bhangi Toap, Bhangianwala Toap and Bhangian di Top. To this day it retains these along with several other names
Citation Used:
Singh, Khushwant A History of the Sikhs, Volume 1: 1469-1839. Oxford University Press, 2004, Page-198, Footnote-11, ISBN 0195673085, 9780195673081
Please let me know if this is correct, as a few earlier edits(whose citation was not considered genuine) were deleted.
LakhdeepSinghFarwaha ( talk) 06:07, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
This might sound a bit basic as I tend to think I know what I am doing on Wikipedia, but what is the difference and uses between [ ], [[ ]] { }, {{ }}. Also, which one causes text to turn blue and which one justs causes the text to become a number ie. [1]? Thanks. Dan653 ( talk) 23:43, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
-- NeilN talk to me 23:53, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Since the mid-April, I have been waiting for the decision over the article, Mishari bin Saud that is under review. However, today another user published this article. I have realized that s/he copied the article using the link on my talk page. Is it fair? Can you please help me ? Thanks,
Egeymi ( talk) 17:13, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
The article Alenoush Terian needs one of her last photos. I have found some pictures of her but non of them is free to use so I thought to upload a rationable non-free content picture. but the upload form needs details about the person who created but I couldn't find anything about the creators of the pictures? Can I upload it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pouyakhani ( talk • contribs) 16:51, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Hello Teahousers. I have an uncommon artist I am writing an article on, with a rather common name, so it will need to be disambiguated to read John Smith, artist, instead of just John Smith.
--Can you point me to an example of how to disambiguate for the correct title.
-- So pretty soon it will have the correct title and be moved. To move this article into the main section (possible dumb question here) do I move it to "Wikipedia" or to a different label in the pull-down? Last time I picked the wrong word, and it was corrected, but I'm not sure how.
Thanks, as always, Marilyn Nix ( talk) 02:58, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Is there a policy against stating one's place of birth in the lead, i.e. (Sample Person, born 6/6/2012, in Anytown, Anywhere)? As in, would the Anytown, Anywhere part not belong? AutomaticStrikeout ( talk) 19:08, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
I have edited numerous articles about people. I would say it is very common for the place of birth to be in the lead parapgraph. -- Greenmaven ( talk) 22:37, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
~ i apologize for i can't have been paying attention. benzband ( talk) 17:17, 7 June 2012 (UTC)"i have rarely (if ever? ~ i can't remember) seen it that way"
Are there also dangerous users working on the Wikipedia, who are criminals or fundamentalists or something like that in real life? Morgan Katarn ( talk) 18:32, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi folks! Is there a special page where I can ask questions like on the Wikipedia:Auskunft what belongs to the German Wikipedia? Morgan Katarn ( talk) 17:44, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Got it ;) Morgan Katarn ( talk) 18:03, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi guys,
I'm new to the Wiki world of editing, but as a current editor I'm keen to get in the thick of it and get involved.
I've already jumped into the deep-end and edited a few pages (spelling, punctuation and grammar).
However, I've submitted a new page (waiting for approval - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Gapyear.com) but I'm finding it really tricky uploading a picture. Could anyone help me with this one please?
Cheers,
Macca501
Macca501 ( talk) 10:24, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
[[File:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]]
to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg
with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text
with a short description of the image. See our
picture tutorial for more information.Thank you to Heather who responded so quickly. I am going to start my user about me page I guess that would be a good place to start. If I come back here later I could ask someone to check it out for me right? And can I always find responses to questions where I found the response to the last question in my new messages section? Or do I need to come back here to see the answers. Oh and where can I find other user about me pages to look at for examples? Tattoodwaitress ( talk) 01:06, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Wow thank you all so much... now when I reply to you as I am doing now (i just hit the edit button and adding to the bottom is that good? will you get the notice that I replied? Or should I hit your talk link then reply? Hope you get my thank yous. I will work a bit more on this another time... retiring for the evening. Thanks again for the help and ta ta for now. Tattoodwaitress ( talk) 03:09, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
One thing to make note of is WP:UPNOT which probably won't affect what you want to put on your page. This is one of those arbitrary "policies" which is more likely to affect a "minority" or "under-represented" person for example expressing support of social or political views that are unpopular. A favorite victim for the wiki-thought-police is anything that is arguably "promotion of pedophilia". On the other hand some administrators have gotten away with plastering their user page with promotional material for blatant terrorist organizations. I would probably like to put some swastikas on my user page and may well do that but what point would there be to arguing whether it was political, religious or inflammatory. I would almost certainly lose the dispute. Anyway, you can't really make your user page a personal web site. Obotlig ☣ interrogate 01:49, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi. There's probably a way to make myself available for editors seeking copy-editing and such. What would that be? junglejill ( talk) 23:17, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
I don't know any websites to get any reliable sources when i want to edit something. Please help Beggsie221 ( talk) 05:22, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Music, mostly the genres of songs or albums it's really hard trying to find a reliable source about genres Beggsie221 ( talk) 05:34, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
{{
Allmusic|class=artist|id=operation-ivy-mn0000471355|tab=|label=Operation Ivy|first=Steve|last=Huey|accessdate=June 10, 2012}}
{{
Discogs artist|artist=Operation Ivy|name=Operation Ivy}}
{{
MusicBrainz artist|id=931e1d1f-6b2f-4ff8-9f70-aa537210cd46|name=Operation Ivy}}
{{
Allmusic|class=album|id=operation-ivy-mw0000096395|tab=|label=Operation Ivy|first=Bradley|last=Torreano|accessdate=June 10, 2012}}
{{
Discogs master|master=135019|name=Operation Ivy|type=album}}
(here with {{
discogs master}} instead of {{
discogs release}} because it happens to be a master release){{
MusicBrainz release|id=0d042b03-1058-372d-9034-fabd8579df55|name=Operation Ivy}}
Hi there!
I think I've fixed the 'lack of citations' problem on the Fred D'Aguiar page (it had no references before, and now has several...). Do I just go ahead and remove the 'needs citation' tag or do I ask/wait for someone else to do it?
Thank you!
Loriski ( talk) 16:04, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
{{
refimprove}}
was
added in December 2007 because the article lacked citations but
since then things have moved on. Congratulations on your work by the way :D
benzband (
talk)
16:18, 9 June 2012 (UTC)Brilliant! Thank you benzband :) Loriski ( talk) 16:31, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
I was wanting a wiki, like how people make minecraft wikis, zombie wikis,etc. Can you make your own wiki? Laws16 ( talk) 15:37, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Can I ask for specific help here. My company's page has been declined. It is a highly notable company that is referenced in other Wikipedia articles. It is written in an extremely neutral tone. The references are very strong. Can you please help me figure out why? Page is called "Innosight" Innovatewiki ( talk) 12:14, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
What is the main focusing theme in Preludes Paramie Manthila ( talk) 08:55, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, it's me again. :) I was under the impression that you can't use autobiographies or published journals as a source of facts for articles, but now I'm wondering if that's wrong. There is an experienced Wikipedian who is adding a lot to Wanda Gag, which is great, but he's using her published journals as one of his sources. Is that OK? I don't want to ask him about it. Thanks for clarifying. Tlqk56 ( talk) 01:10, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks to all of you. I misunderstood that; I've been leaving out information if I couldn't find it someplace else. It's good to know you can use them for some things, occasionally I find a person's writing fills in gaps of employment or schooling, for instance, that I can't find anywhere else, but I thought I couldn't use it without a verifiable secondary source. I guess I took the strictures against them too seriously. I think I've been trying too hard not to get it wrong. This does help me to understand it better. I will read the page Bilby mentioned, too. So, thanks again everyone, (and you can call me any form of those letters or names you want, Sarah. NP) :) Tlqk56 ( talk) 04:52, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
{{
cite journal}}
.
benzband (
talk)
10:22, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
( what this actually means). I'd say among the utmost important rules are the five pillars that hold the encyclopedia up :-) benzband ( talk) 15:55, 9 June 2012 (UTC)"If a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore it."
Is adding a navbox to an article considered a minor edit? AutomaticStrikeout ( talk) 19:11, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Well, depending on how this goes, I may have 1 more left. Any way for you to let me know if mine is going to make it? Cnhudson ( talk) 01:44, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Is there a way of knowing whether an article is being watched by other editors? ʝungle jill 23:41, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Well, here's one I don't remember hitting before, and I can't figure out where to look to find out. When you're dividing someone's name to cite last name first, where do you put things like "Sr" or "III" as in George Jones III? I did it Jones, George III, but I have no idea if that's right.
Also, I'm not actually seeing the article, but an abstract of the article, and quoting from it. How do I deal with that? Again, it's new territory for me, but I know some of you awesome folks will know what to do. Thanks again. Tlqk56 ( talk) 23:37, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks so much, Rosiestep. It makes sense to do it that way, but for some reason I though it was wrong. Sometimes I wonder what my brain is doing, LOL. Anyway, I appreciate the answer. Have a great day. Tlqk56 ( talk)
User Gregj84 is posting lots of new articles directly to the main space. Many are just a copy-and-paste of a paragraph from A Chinese Biographical Dictionary, by Herbert Allen Giles which was published in 1898. It's available at Google Books as a free download. Some examples include Sun (surname), Sun Yuting, Fu La-t'a, Fu Yau-yu, Fu Yue and Sun K'ai-hua. In my opinion, these tiny stub articles are not appropriate in the English Wikipedia. The user objected to a speedy deletion and denied copyright violation even though it was obvious when I nominated one of his pages that was a copy-and-paste from a current copyrighted document that is partly available in on-line searches. So many articles are being created so quickly that the usual articles for deletion procedure will be a burden. What is the appropriate action? Suggestions, please. DocTree ( talk) 19:19, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Fu Yao-yu (1024–1091) was an upright official of the Chinese Song Dynasty, and a vigorous opponent of the reforms of Wang Anshi, for which opposition he was banished to act as a superintendent of pastures. At his death, the empress said, “Truly he was a perfect man, as it were of gold or jade!"
I have nominated FYICODE for speedy deletion. All I have to do is include the tag, right? No need to inform admins elsewhere? ʝungle jill 05:55, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi all! So I came across a BBC article about Zildjian [3] and I thought it was cool that it was both a family owned and run by women. (No offense to men at all, I think it's still a statistically unbalanced ratio.) I tried to find info or a list on women owned businesses, thinking it has to be around here somewhere, but I couldn't find it. Then I went to look into lists and categories and I was completely overwhelmed. Is there such a list? Can we make one? Is there a reason not to? heather walls ( talk) 21:12, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
I've asked this already on the main help page but asking here as well in case anyone in the teahouse is knowledgeable about sports clubs.
I am trying to get a sports club (synchronised swimming club) onto wikipedia and we keep getting rejected. We have external references to the club, internal wiki entries that mention us, notable Olympic swimmers listed, our British Championship results, TV show appearances but still we get rejected.
There currently is no synchronised club on wikipedia and only one page describing the sport which is dated - which is sad considering in the Olympics the sport is a sell out and will be performed in front of 17000 people. I am trying to bring this womens sport into wikipedia as it is sadly lacking with nothing regarding how it is run in the UK or the rest of the world where special schools have been created dedicated to the sport.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/City of Leeds Synchronised Swimming Club
Synchroleeds ( talk) 12:32, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Dear All,
When I tried to make my first contribution by adding a two-line update to an article, providing valid references, my edit was reverted promptly and soon I was accused of edit-warring, refspam, being against Wikipedia rules, I was inundated with Wikipedia jargon and generally I was bullied and talked down by a handful of deletionists. I now seek impartial third opinion on Talk:Necrophobia posted under Active Disagreements in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Third_opinion. If sby would like to voice a third opinion, thanks in advance.
Btw, when I made that contribution I was not logged in. Is there any way to cover the IP address already registered with my current username after having logged in? I am a bit worried about what I read here about the possibility of IT attacks.
Thanks
H tan H epi tas ( talk) 00:48, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for all the info!
--
H tan H epi tas (
talk)
16:16, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Yo Soy 132, the crown jewel in my contributions (lolz) is a current event with lots of editors stopping by to add info and usually not coming back. It doesn't help that those with the most useful info are usually non-native English speakers. I seem to be the only one concerned with keeping it up to Wikistandard. Is there any way to ask for help with it? Specifically, I need help solving the references issue (they are getting mixed up), because after putting so much work into fixing other people's contributions, I need a break from the article. Another editor to monitor additions is needed. A bit of help from a proper Wikifier would also be good. What's an effective way of finding editors who can get involved with these issues? ʝungle jill 03:37, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Well, I'm either losing my marbles or my computer has just had it. I just finished adding some info and an image to this page: Cedric the Forester. I thought everything was great till I noticed that big red message at the bottom of the page: Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{Reflist}} template or a <references /> tag; see the help page. But that notation IS there, and the references ARE showing up. I even tried removing and redoing and changing the form and location, and going away and coming back -- but that red notice won't go away. What in the world did I do now? (Head in hands.) (It's happening to my sandbox, too. So maybe it's my computer.) Thanks.
So I should manually enter the refs for External links because it gives the reflist a headache otherwise? LOL Thanks so much, I really thought I was going crazy. But it's not the first time, and won't be the last. I sure hated to save it and leave it like that, though. Tlqk56 ( talk) 22:44, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Well, I thought I had, but obviously not. Thanks for figuring it out. Tlqk56 ( talk) 01:20, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I recently submitted a new article about a band from Austin, TX, called Wild Child. The article was declined because "the submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources." I've read the list of criteria on the "Notability (music)" page, and though this band hasn't won any major awards or placed on national radio charts yet, I believe that it still meets notability requirements, per criterion #1 (full text pasted down below). Wild Child's album has been reviewed favorably by some of the biggest music outlets around, which seems to me to be enough to fit the bill here.
Here's the crux of my question: Was my submission declined because I'm mistaken about the notability requirements, or simply because I failed to quote enough neutral press clips?
The rejected submission is here: Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Wild_Child
Thank you, Evan
Majornation ( talk) 19:38, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Want to know if there are pics. of solid precious metal fountain pens by T.&C. & what they are worth? Thanx,Raven 75.105.32.39 ( talk) 19:24, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Is there supposed to be Wikilinks in persondata, i.e. place of birth is Denver Colorado instead of Denver, Colorado? AutomaticStrikeout ( talk) 19:11, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
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SASQ (Sorry for Asking a Stupid Question)...
How do I create a new article, which does not exist yet? MeliusWeideman ( talk) 07:38, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi Melius! Welcome to the Teahouse, we're glad you are here. And no, like Blue said, it's not a stupid question :) It might be easier for you to get started with that link above, or simply click the "My sandbox" link on the top right menu by your username and you can start working in that space. If you have specific questions about the editing process, etc, feel free to drop by and let us know. Welcome to Wikipedia! :) Sarah ( talk) 16:47, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi All !
I want to add the following information to an article:
Bhangi Misl also held the possession of Zamzama, the famous cannon, and it got names like Bhangi Toap, Bhangianwala Toap and Bhangian di Top. To this day it retains these along with several other names
Citation Used:
Singh, Khushwant A History of the Sikhs, Volume 1: 1469-1839. Oxford University Press, 2004, Page-198, Footnote-11, ISBN 0195673085, 9780195673081
Please let me know if this is correct, as a few earlier edits(whose citation was not considered genuine) were deleted.
LakhdeepSinghFarwaha ( talk) 06:07, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
This might sound a bit basic as I tend to think I know what I am doing on Wikipedia, but what is the difference and uses between [ ], [[ ]] { }, {{ }}. Also, which one causes text to turn blue and which one justs causes the text to become a number ie. [1]? Thanks. Dan653 ( talk) 23:43, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
-- NeilN talk to me 23:53, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Since the mid-April, I have been waiting for the decision over the article, Mishari bin Saud that is under review. However, today another user published this article. I have realized that s/he copied the article using the link on my talk page. Is it fair? Can you please help me ? Thanks,
Egeymi ( talk) 17:13, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
The article Alenoush Terian needs one of her last photos. I have found some pictures of her but non of them is free to use so I thought to upload a rationable non-free content picture. but the upload form needs details about the person who created but I couldn't find anything about the creators of the pictures? Can I upload it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pouyakhani ( talk • contribs) 16:51, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Hello Teahousers. I have an uncommon artist I am writing an article on, with a rather common name, so it will need to be disambiguated to read John Smith, artist, instead of just John Smith.
--Can you point me to an example of how to disambiguate for the correct title.
-- So pretty soon it will have the correct title and be moved. To move this article into the main section (possible dumb question here) do I move it to "Wikipedia" or to a different label in the pull-down? Last time I picked the wrong word, and it was corrected, but I'm not sure how.
Thanks, as always, Marilyn Nix ( talk) 02:58, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Is there a policy against stating one's place of birth in the lead, i.e. (Sample Person, born 6/6/2012, in Anytown, Anywhere)? As in, would the Anytown, Anywhere part not belong? AutomaticStrikeout ( talk) 19:08, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
I have edited numerous articles about people. I would say it is very common for the place of birth to be in the lead parapgraph. -- Greenmaven ( talk) 22:37, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
~ i apologize for i can't have been paying attention. benzband ( talk) 17:17, 7 June 2012 (UTC)"i have rarely (if ever? ~ i can't remember) seen it that way"
Are there also dangerous users working on the Wikipedia, who are criminals or fundamentalists or something like that in real life? Morgan Katarn ( talk) 18:32, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi folks! Is there a special page where I can ask questions like on the Wikipedia:Auskunft what belongs to the German Wikipedia? Morgan Katarn ( talk) 17:44, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Got it ;) Morgan Katarn ( talk) 18:03, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi guys,
I'm new to the Wiki world of editing, but as a current editor I'm keen to get in the thick of it and get involved.
I've already jumped into the deep-end and edited a few pages (spelling, punctuation and grammar).
However, I've submitted a new page (waiting for approval - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Gapyear.com) but I'm finding it really tricky uploading a picture. Could anyone help me with this one please?
Cheers,
Macca501
Macca501 ( talk) 10:24, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
[[File:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]]
to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacing File name.jpg
with the actual file name of the image, and Caption text
with a short description of the image. See our
picture tutorial for more information.Thank you to Heather who responded so quickly. I am going to start my user about me page I guess that would be a good place to start. If I come back here later I could ask someone to check it out for me right? And can I always find responses to questions where I found the response to the last question in my new messages section? Or do I need to come back here to see the answers. Oh and where can I find other user about me pages to look at for examples? Tattoodwaitress ( talk) 01:06, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
Wow thank you all so much... now when I reply to you as I am doing now (i just hit the edit button and adding to the bottom is that good? will you get the notice that I replied? Or should I hit your talk link then reply? Hope you get my thank yous. I will work a bit more on this another time... retiring for the evening. Thanks again for the help and ta ta for now. Tattoodwaitress ( talk) 03:09, 31 May 2012 (UTC)
One thing to make note of is WP:UPNOT which probably won't affect what you want to put on your page. This is one of those arbitrary "policies" which is more likely to affect a "minority" or "under-represented" person for example expressing support of social or political views that are unpopular. A favorite victim for the wiki-thought-police is anything that is arguably "promotion of pedophilia". On the other hand some administrators have gotten away with plastering their user page with promotional material for blatant terrorist organizations. I would probably like to put some swastikas on my user page and may well do that but what point would there be to arguing whether it was political, religious or inflammatory. I would almost certainly lose the dispute. Anyway, you can't really make your user page a personal web site. Obotlig ☣ interrogate 01:49, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi. There's probably a way to make myself available for editors seeking copy-editing and such. What would that be? junglejill ( talk) 23:17, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
I don't know any websites to get any reliable sources when i want to edit something. Please help Beggsie221 ( talk) 05:22, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Music, mostly the genres of songs or albums it's really hard trying to find a reliable source about genres Beggsie221 ( talk) 05:34, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
{{
Allmusic|class=artist|id=operation-ivy-mn0000471355|tab=|label=Operation Ivy|first=Steve|last=Huey|accessdate=June 10, 2012}}
{{
Discogs artist|artist=Operation Ivy|name=Operation Ivy}}
{{
MusicBrainz artist|id=931e1d1f-6b2f-4ff8-9f70-aa537210cd46|name=Operation Ivy}}
{{
Allmusic|class=album|id=operation-ivy-mw0000096395|tab=|label=Operation Ivy|first=Bradley|last=Torreano|accessdate=June 10, 2012}}
{{
Discogs master|master=135019|name=Operation Ivy|type=album}}
(here with {{
discogs master}} instead of {{
discogs release}} because it happens to be a master release){{
MusicBrainz release|id=0d042b03-1058-372d-9034-fabd8579df55|name=Operation Ivy}}
Hi there!
I think I've fixed the 'lack of citations' problem on the Fred D'Aguiar page (it had no references before, and now has several...). Do I just go ahead and remove the 'needs citation' tag or do I ask/wait for someone else to do it?
Thank you!
Loriski ( talk) 16:04, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
{{
refimprove}}
was
added in December 2007 because the article lacked citations but
since then things have moved on. Congratulations on your work by the way :D
benzband (
talk)
16:18, 9 June 2012 (UTC)Brilliant! Thank you benzband :) Loriski ( talk) 16:31, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
I was wanting a wiki, like how people make minecraft wikis, zombie wikis,etc. Can you make your own wiki? Laws16 ( talk) 15:37, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Can I ask for specific help here. My company's page has been declined. It is a highly notable company that is referenced in other Wikipedia articles. It is written in an extremely neutral tone. The references are very strong. Can you please help me figure out why? Page is called "Innosight" Innovatewiki ( talk) 12:14, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
What is the main focusing theme in Preludes Paramie Manthila ( talk) 08:55, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, it's me again. :) I was under the impression that you can't use autobiographies or published journals as a source of facts for articles, but now I'm wondering if that's wrong. There is an experienced Wikipedian who is adding a lot to Wanda Gag, which is great, but he's using her published journals as one of his sources. Is that OK? I don't want to ask him about it. Thanks for clarifying. Tlqk56 ( talk) 01:10, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks to all of you. I misunderstood that; I've been leaving out information if I couldn't find it someplace else. It's good to know you can use them for some things, occasionally I find a person's writing fills in gaps of employment or schooling, for instance, that I can't find anywhere else, but I thought I couldn't use it without a verifiable secondary source. I guess I took the strictures against them too seriously. I think I've been trying too hard not to get it wrong. This does help me to understand it better. I will read the page Bilby mentioned, too. So, thanks again everyone, (and you can call me any form of those letters or names you want, Sarah. NP) :) Tlqk56 ( talk) 04:52, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
{{
cite journal}}
.
benzband (
talk)
10:22, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
( what this actually means). I'd say among the utmost important rules are the five pillars that hold the encyclopedia up :-) benzband ( talk) 15:55, 9 June 2012 (UTC)"If a rule prevents you from improving or maintaining Wikipedia, ignore it."
Is adding a navbox to an article considered a minor edit? AutomaticStrikeout ( talk) 19:11, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
Well, depending on how this goes, I may have 1 more left. Any way for you to let me know if mine is going to make it? Cnhudson ( talk) 01:44, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Is there a way of knowing whether an article is being watched by other editors? ʝungle jill 23:41, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Well, here's one I don't remember hitting before, and I can't figure out where to look to find out. When you're dividing someone's name to cite last name first, where do you put things like "Sr" or "III" as in George Jones III? I did it Jones, George III, but I have no idea if that's right.
Also, I'm not actually seeing the article, but an abstract of the article, and quoting from it. How do I deal with that? Again, it's new territory for me, but I know some of you awesome folks will know what to do. Thanks again. Tlqk56 ( talk) 23:37, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Thanks so much, Rosiestep. It makes sense to do it that way, but for some reason I though it was wrong. Sometimes I wonder what my brain is doing, LOL. Anyway, I appreciate the answer. Have a great day. Tlqk56 ( talk)
User Gregj84 is posting lots of new articles directly to the main space. Many are just a copy-and-paste of a paragraph from A Chinese Biographical Dictionary, by Herbert Allen Giles which was published in 1898. It's available at Google Books as a free download. Some examples include Sun (surname), Sun Yuting, Fu La-t'a, Fu Yau-yu, Fu Yue and Sun K'ai-hua. In my opinion, these tiny stub articles are not appropriate in the English Wikipedia. The user objected to a speedy deletion and denied copyright violation even though it was obvious when I nominated one of his pages that was a copy-and-paste from a current copyrighted document that is partly available in on-line searches. So many articles are being created so quickly that the usual articles for deletion procedure will be a burden. What is the appropriate action? Suggestions, please. DocTree ( talk) 19:19, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Fu Yao-yu (1024–1091) was an upright official of the Chinese Song Dynasty, and a vigorous opponent of the reforms of Wang Anshi, for which opposition he was banished to act as a superintendent of pastures. At his death, the empress said, “Truly he was a perfect man, as it were of gold or jade!"
I have nominated FYICODE for speedy deletion. All I have to do is include the tag, right? No need to inform admins elsewhere? ʝungle jill 05:55, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi all! So I came across a BBC article about Zildjian [3] and I thought it was cool that it was both a family owned and run by women. (No offense to men at all, I think it's still a statistically unbalanced ratio.) I tried to find info or a list on women owned businesses, thinking it has to be around here somewhere, but I couldn't find it. Then I went to look into lists and categories and I was completely overwhelmed. Is there such a list? Can we make one? Is there a reason not to? heather walls ( talk) 21:12, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi,
I've asked this already on the main help page but asking here as well in case anyone in the teahouse is knowledgeable about sports clubs.
I am trying to get a sports club (synchronised swimming club) onto wikipedia and we keep getting rejected. We have external references to the club, internal wiki entries that mention us, notable Olympic swimmers listed, our British Championship results, TV show appearances but still we get rejected.
There currently is no synchronised club on wikipedia and only one page describing the sport which is dated - which is sad considering in the Olympics the sport is a sell out and will be performed in front of 17000 people. I am trying to bring this womens sport into wikipedia as it is sadly lacking with nothing regarding how it is run in the UK or the rest of the world where special schools have been created dedicated to the sport.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/City of Leeds Synchronised Swimming Club
Synchroleeds ( talk) 12:32, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
Dear All,
When I tried to make my first contribution by adding a two-line update to an article, providing valid references, my edit was reverted promptly and soon I was accused of edit-warring, refspam, being against Wikipedia rules, I was inundated with Wikipedia jargon and generally I was bullied and talked down by a handful of deletionists. I now seek impartial third opinion on Talk:Necrophobia posted under Active Disagreements in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Third_opinion. If sby would like to voice a third opinion, thanks in advance.
Btw, when I made that contribution I was not logged in. Is there any way to cover the IP address already registered with my current username after having logged in? I am a bit worried about what I read here about the possibility of IT attacks.
Thanks
H tan H epi tas ( talk) 00:48, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for all the info!
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Yo Soy 132, the crown jewel in my contributions (lolz) is a current event with lots of editors stopping by to add info and usually not coming back. It doesn't help that those with the most useful info are usually non-native English speakers. I seem to be the only one concerned with keeping it up to Wikistandard. Is there any way to ask for help with it? Specifically, I need help solving the references issue (they are getting mixed up), because after putting so much work into fixing other people's contributions, I need a break from the article. Another editor to monitor additions is needed. A bit of help from a proper Wikifier would also be good. What's an effective way of finding editors who can get involved with these issues? ʝungle jill 03:37, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Well, I'm either losing my marbles or my computer has just had it. I just finished adding some info and an image to this page: Cedric the Forester. I thought everything was great till I noticed that big red message at the bottom of the page: Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{Reflist}} template or a <references /> tag; see the help page. But that notation IS there, and the references ARE showing up. I even tried removing and redoing and changing the form and location, and going away and coming back -- but that red notice won't go away. What in the world did I do now? (Head in hands.) (It's happening to my sandbox, too. So maybe it's my computer.) Thanks.
So I should manually enter the refs for External links because it gives the reflist a headache otherwise? LOL Thanks so much, I really thought I was going crazy. But it's not the first time, and won't be the last. I sure hated to save it and leave it like that, though. Tlqk56 ( talk) 22:44, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Well, I thought I had, but obviously not. Thanks for figuring it out. Tlqk56 ( talk) 01:20, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I recently submitted a new article about a band from Austin, TX, called Wild Child. The article was declined because "the submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources." I've read the list of criteria on the "Notability (music)" page, and though this band hasn't won any major awards or placed on national radio charts yet, I believe that it still meets notability requirements, per criterion #1 (full text pasted down below). Wild Child's album has been reviewed favorably by some of the biggest music outlets around, which seems to me to be enough to fit the bill here.
Here's the crux of my question: Was my submission declined because I'm mistaken about the notability requirements, or simply because I failed to quote enough neutral press clips?
The rejected submission is here: Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Wild_Child
Thank you, Evan
Majornation ( talk) 19:38, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Want to know if there are pics. of solid precious metal fountain pens by T.&C. & what they are worth? Thanx,Raven 75.105.32.39 ( talk) 19:24, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
Is there supposed to be Wikilinks in persondata, i.e. place of birth is Denver Colorado instead of Denver, Colorado? AutomaticStrikeout ( talk) 19:11, 11 June 2012 (UTC)