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I saw an old article that had been submitted for creation and posted about on a project page. The article is just made up information under a misspelling, in other words a hoax. [1] It should just be deleted.
How do I ask to get it deleted? The article has a link on it for the "Articles for Creation help desk," but this is not an "Articles for Creation help desk," but it is a "Requests for re-review help desk." The article has wasted enough time, already, and does not need re-reviewed, it just needs deleted--or are these hoax drafts kept on Wikipedia? How to go about getting it deleted?
And, just for fun, is there actually an "Articles for Creation help desk," or is that a hoax, also?
Thank you. MicroPaLeo ( talk) 22:19, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
{{subst:Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Mesophelles}}
) into both the heading and body. The problem was on the discussion subpage itself, not in the listing. —
174.141.182.82 (
talk)
07:29, 19 January 2015 (UTC)When I posted on talk pages, people removed my posts twice even though they did not violate Wikipedia's policies. Removing innocent posts from talk pages is considered to be vandalism.
One of the people who did this, Ricky81682, is an administrator. I contacted him about the post removal, but he did not reply. Why would an administrator commit talk page vandalism? They know better.
The posts that were removed were messages to Baconbutterz that he was doing stuff that was wrong (he made an article ( Golden Freddy) that was unsourced and almost totally original research, then uploaded problematic images without licensing or source information (see his talk page for details).) and that he needed to stop. I see nothing wrong with telling a user to stop their unconstructive activity.
Links to the talk page vandalism edits: [5] [6]
ApparatumLover ( talk) 00:00, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
What about any requirements for inclusion of the subject's date of birth?
To me, this is an essential ingredient of an encyclopedia, but I have a subject who does not want to divulge her birthday.
Is there a policy or suggested procedure for this? Will it eventually be dropped in anyhow?
Thanks for guidance. Marilyn Nix ( talk) 01:30, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi. Just wondering if you have to do The Wikipedia Adventure in a single sitting, or if you can do it one 'mission' at a time? Your advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
tH0r ( talk contribs) 11:53, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
I am a student of Institute of Engineering, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India. I created the aforementioned page about my college on the request of the college authorities using the information provided by them, university brochure, notice boards and personal observation. The sources are quite reliable but unfortunately no information about the college is available on the internet so I am unable to cite references on the page. Due to this my page creation has been denied. Please assist me on this issue. Shan3802 ( talk) 12:35, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Guys, it has come to my attention that Pakistan was recently listed amongst one of the indo-aryan ethnic groups. I would like to point out that though eastern-pakistan is indo-aryan in terms of linguistics, it is certainly not indo-aryan in terms of genetics. I wanted to know whether there is someone who could help me edit that page, I also have proof if you don't believe me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Billybowden211 ( talk • contribs) 18:08, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi - What does it mean when you receive a notice a page you worked on is being "patrolled by..."? 1987atomheartbrother ( talk) 12:18, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
I represent OPPO, a smartphone manufacturer which has recently developed the world's fastest smartphone charging technology and was wondering whether this topic is acceptable as a Wikipedia article? Or is it perhaps a tad too commercial? Any feedback regarding this would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks kindly, Azeri — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bakarrik Azeri ( talk • contribs) 02:59, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
How do you block someone who is disrupting Wikipedia? Jatremitiedi ( talk) 00:00, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
How to Add/Change picture of an Article ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devippandey.dpp ( talk • contribs) 04:24, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
[[Name of picture|thumb]]
on the page where you want to use it. All pictures have names starting with File:
, so be sure to include that in the code.If anyone can look over my page and lmk if the citations need help I would greatly appreciate it! The link is /info/en/?search=Draft:Lyn-Genet_Recitas. The submission was declined because this person wasn't "notable" but she has 11 citations so I am thinking I did the citations incorrectly?? Thanks! Molly.C.Burke ( talk) 23:34, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi
I am lindani and would like to add some current information to an article: Skhiming Village .I created Simon Ramafalo article but is not yet in Wikipedia. How do I create another article
Help Lindani Makwela ( talk) 11:44, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
How can I clear my notifications. It is not really necessary and I do not want them to be shown at all. - Nim Bhharathhan ( talk) 00:36, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Nim Bhharathhan ( talk) 00:44, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
A few days ago a new editor: @ Passenger68: requested help editing the article Muhammadu Buhari There was an IP user who was edit warring and was reverting changes made with good references and always in order to make Buhari look as good as possible. The last few days Passenger68 and I have been working on the Buhari article. I took his changes and looked at them one by one; made sure they were validated by references, documented what we were doing and why on the Buhari talk page. Now two other IP users (of course no way to tell if they are the same person) have made a bunch of changes they are @ 2.29.122.38: and @ 196.216.200.4: These two editors have completely ignored the voluminous discussions on the talk page. A few of their changes (correcting typos adding some balanced facts to support Buhari) were reasonable but most were not and were clearly designed again to put Buhari in as good a light as possible. One of the most egregious is this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Muhammadu_Buhari&diff=prev&oldid=643372835 where 196.216.200.4 changed the text that said Buhari was one of the leaders of a coup to saying that Buhari was not involved in the coup. If you look at the reference that follows this change, it is page 121 of this book: http://books.google.com/books?id=hTs6GpM4zDMC&q=121#v=snippet&q=121&f=false (Note: you have to click on the page number 121 to see the text) and as you can see from Google books it clearly says right on that page (second paragraph) "the leader of the coup was Buhari". It seems clear to me that this IP editor has an agenda and is not editing in good faith on this topic. I should make it clear prior to the question from Passenger68 I had never heard of Buhari and frankly I don't care about him one way or the other. My question is: is there anything one can do in these situations to get an admin involved when someone demonstrates a pattern of irresponsible editing with a clear bias? Also, if there are any other hosts who have some spare cycles and have more patience than I do for this kind of contentious editing I would more than welcome some help here. MadScientistX11 ( talk) 15:38, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I recently created this page: /info/en/?search=Andr%C3%A9_Kalfayan but I'm having problems with citations, references. I'm not sure I'm doing it right. Can I get some help in editing and improving the page? Thanks.
Nirozoss ( talk) 12:10, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi, newbie here on Wikipedia, so sorry if this seems like a dumb question. I recently usurped an account and for whatever reason I have two talk pages, one of them that is named "User talk: KatnissEverdeen (usurped)" [7] and another one that is just named "User talk: KatnissEverdeen" [8]. The latter one redirects to the usurped version, but I would prefer to have the name be just "User talk: KatnissEverdeen." Is it against Wikipedia policy and/or frowned upon to redirect my talk page to the "User talk: KatnissEverdeen" page? Thanks! KatnissEverdeen ( talk) 19:05, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the super quick response and for fixing that! I didn't want anyone to be confused and accidently post a comment on the wrong talk page. KatnissEverdeen ( talk) 19:14, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Long story short, I found a new page that looked real, but couldn't find anything on Google. I asked the page creator and he insisted it was real, but could not provide any references. I check the users history and there are hundreds of edits to similar articles, over the past few years, and I didn't see not a single ref. I'm not saying the information is wrong, it looks legit, but still.... I don't know where to go from here. Help? Deunanknute ( talk) 07:53, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
I know this might not be the place to ask this, but that unexisting user page is 19th most accessed page on wikipedia [9]. What is going on Tetra quark ( don't be shy) 22:23, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
The journalist Steve Gold died last week two days short of what would have been his 59th birthday. I was his barrister in the case that made him famous, the hacking of the Duke of Edinburgh's PRESTEL account in 1985. I later, along with the police who arrested him, became his friend. He took over writing The Hackers Handbook in the late 1980s from Professor Peter Sommer. We have quickly built a small website in his memory at http://www.silentmodems.com
I would like to build a proper and accurate series of pages regarding Steve Gold in Wikipedia. How should I best go about this task?
Alistair Kelman Barrister and Technologist AlistairKelman ( talk) 20:00, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Hello. Just wanted to know how long it takes once you have written an article before it begins showing up in the search engine? Thank you Ridervos ( talk) 03:49, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
It appears that my previous question doesn't exist anymore... But I'll just ask it again here. On the Polychaeta page, the taxobox contains 2 parameters I have never heard of before, included and excluded groups. I can understand what they are meant to do based on their apparent meanings, but I just can't figure out why it is necessary to add them (or not). Can't I just add a list if child taxa and leave out the excluded groups part? It doesn't have a description on the taxobox page either. - PotatoNinja123 ( talk) 05:58, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi Team, I am writing a Wikipedia page article for the first time and it is very likely to have some mistakes. I would like to tell that I am writing about my own genealogy. What are the possible pros and cons for this may arise in future. There is no intention to hurt any one . It just for my own and my siblings knowledge. Kunja Bihari Bandopadhaya ( talk) 12:13, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi! I've been working on Draft:Plastiglomerate and I noticed that there's a tag at the bottom talking about a need for categories (that tag's been there before I started editing). I'm wondering how to remove the tag (I don't see where it is in the code) or what other categories I should add. Thank you, Bananasoldier ( talk) 00:18, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
I have also improved an article that claimed improvement due to additional citations. I have added a number of citations. So I have left a message on the article's talk page that the claim be removed. Is that the correct approach?
Pixarh ( talk) 16:38, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Use link : https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User_talk:Rohitkapoor001/Mebelkart.com&oldid=643354762 rohit kapoor 12:56, 20 January 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rohitkapoor001 ( talk • contribs)
How do I make more than one picture appear in a thumbnail? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jjbernardiscool ( talk • contribs) 16:59, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
- {{multiple image
- | align = right
- | direction = vertical
- | header = Two example pictures.
- | width = 100
- | image1 = PNG transparency demonstration 1.png
- | alt1 = Colored dice with white background
- | caption1 = Here's the first image...
- | image2 = PNG transparency demonstration 2.png
- | alt2 = Colored dice with checkered background
- | caption2 = ...and the second!
- }}
I would like to create a page for notable organizations related the nonprofit Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories, Inc in Panacea Florida. I think it is a notable company because it is the main source of marine specimens for most North American scientists. They have directly contributed to the discovery of cancer medicines from marine specimens. Founders Jack Rudloe and Anne Rudloe have published, together and separately, numerous books as naturalists and many articles in magazines such as the National Geographic. Plus the company is well known for its educational work. The founders got the 2014 ELI National Wetlands Award for their work in education [1]. Feedback on the feasibility of this idea before I begin please. Do they qualify as a notable organization? If so what is the best way to begin? Bjorklund21 ( talk) 17:19, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Thank you! Just what I need! Bjorklund21 ( talk) 18:19, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
I've been creating a few articles recently by translation from the German wikipedia. Each time, I get a notification that the article has been patrolled by someone. It's been a long time since I was last active on Wikipedia but this looks like a new procedure to me. What does it mean? Cricketgirl ( talk) 18:58, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
I wanted to make Dingo Pictures redirect to the part in the article Mockbuster that talks about it, but it isn't a section itself. How can I do this correctly? I attempted to use an anchor link, but it didn't work and created a section instead. Could someone explain please? Thanks a lot! ~HackedBotato Chat with me ♽ Contribs 17:25, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi guys. Is there a way of rendering 1/2 as a single character? Specifically, I'm citing an old paper where the title is "$5 1/2 million . . .". Obviously there are ways around it, like adding a space like I just did, or converting to "$5.5 million", but a single 1/2 character would be preferable.
Thanks! Bromley86 ( talk) 17:39, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
@ Cullen328:@ Bromley86:Let me just clarify that I have in no way recommended which style of number to use!!! I was simply answering the question ("Is there a way of rendering 1/2 as a single character?") about where such a character could be located should need for it arise. That was what I interpreted the question to be about. Please do not involve me in a discussion about its use. Best, w.carter -Talk 19:41, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
I have come across more than one contradiction between facts (usually dates) in the daily Events, Births, Deaths pages and the main article they are presumably taken from. For instance, under January 22: "1521 – Emperor Charles V opens the Diet of Worms" When I open "Diet of Worms" I find: "Emperor Charles V commenced the Imperial Diet of Worms on 28 January 1521." It would be easy to change the daily page entry - January 22 - to reconcile with the main article, but can I be sure it is the main article which is correct? Burke ( talk) 03:43, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
Hello, can this Teahouse be made for the multiple different language Wikipedias? In creating making these other\ Teahouses, I think that the various and numerous other language Wikipedias will be strengthened. Frogger48 ( talk) 22:26, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Can Wikipedia pages/articles about living people verify some of it's content by using a source that does not explicitly mention the living person's name?
For example, a list of about 100 schools not considered accredited by CHEA is being used to verify the content in the article about the school that the living person attended being unaccredited. The source does not mention the living persons name.
I tried to see if there was a rule about using BLP sources that do not mention the living persons name, but I could not find anything. I have noticed that some editors removed sources that do not mention the living persons name. Tachyon1010101010 ( talk) 03:55, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
I`m trying to learn how to image, and I cannot figure out how-and where-to "copy and paste". Can somebody tell me how? [In CLEAR language please!] Dale Stern ( talk) 00:17, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
I'm currently editing the "List of renegadepress.com episodes" page (from renegadepress.com). I just added the second season. However, when I try to do that, all the episodes from the 1st season drop under the second season title. I have no idea why this is happening and it's driving me nuts! Please help. Debola91 ( talk) 10:44, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
When a new movie is released , I have seen every time the entire plot is written on Wikipedia . I think those who have not watched the movie should not read the entire story in case of new releases . I want Wikipedia to create rules where no movie or novel will have any plot section where the ending and spoilers are revealed. Wikipedia pages of movies contain this /info/en/?search=Spoiler_(media)
I don't know why Wikipedia don't have any policy about protecting the movie spoilers in plot or synopsis section . Can't editors wait for at least one year after the release of the movie or novel. What should i do to get attention of wiki administrators ? Frost The World ( talk) 11:15, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 290 | ← | Archive 295 | Archive 296 | Archive 297 | Archive 298 | Archive 299 | Archive 300 |
I saw an old article that had been submitted for creation and posted about on a project page. The article is just made up information under a misspelling, in other words a hoax. [1] It should just be deleted.
How do I ask to get it deleted? The article has a link on it for the "Articles for Creation help desk," but this is not an "Articles for Creation help desk," but it is a "Requests for re-review help desk." The article has wasted enough time, already, and does not need re-reviewed, it just needs deleted--or are these hoax drafts kept on Wikipedia? How to go about getting it deleted?
And, just for fun, is there actually an "Articles for Creation help desk," or is that a hoax, also?
Thank you. MicroPaLeo ( talk) 22:19, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
{{subst:Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Mesophelles}}
) into both the heading and body. The problem was on the discussion subpage itself, not in the listing. —
174.141.182.82 (
talk)
07:29, 19 January 2015 (UTC)When I posted on talk pages, people removed my posts twice even though they did not violate Wikipedia's policies. Removing innocent posts from talk pages is considered to be vandalism.
One of the people who did this, Ricky81682, is an administrator. I contacted him about the post removal, but he did not reply. Why would an administrator commit talk page vandalism? They know better.
The posts that were removed were messages to Baconbutterz that he was doing stuff that was wrong (he made an article ( Golden Freddy) that was unsourced and almost totally original research, then uploaded problematic images without licensing or source information (see his talk page for details).) and that he needed to stop. I see nothing wrong with telling a user to stop their unconstructive activity.
Links to the talk page vandalism edits: [5] [6]
ApparatumLover ( talk) 00:00, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
What about any requirements for inclusion of the subject's date of birth?
To me, this is an essential ingredient of an encyclopedia, but I have a subject who does not want to divulge her birthday.
Is there a policy or suggested procedure for this? Will it eventually be dropped in anyhow?
Thanks for guidance. Marilyn Nix ( talk) 01:30, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi. Just wondering if you have to do The Wikipedia Adventure in a single sitting, or if you can do it one 'mission' at a time? Your advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
tH0r ( talk contribs) 11:53, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
I am a student of Institute of Engineering, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India. I created the aforementioned page about my college on the request of the college authorities using the information provided by them, university brochure, notice boards and personal observation. The sources are quite reliable but unfortunately no information about the college is available on the internet so I am unable to cite references on the page. Due to this my page creation has been denied. Please assist me on this issue. Shan3802 ( talk) 12:35, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Guys, it has come to my attention that Pakistan was recently listed amongst one of the indo-aryan ethnic groups. I would like to point out that though eastern-pakistan is indo-aryan in terms of linguistics, it is certainly not indo-aryan in terms of genetics. I wanted to know whether there is someone who could help me edit that page, I also have proof if you don't believe me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Billybowden211 ( talk • contribs) 18:08, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi - What does it mean when you receive a notice a page you worked on is being "patrolled by..."? 1987atomheartbrother ( talk) 12:18, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
I represent OPPO, a smartphone manufacturer which has recently developed the world's fastest smartphone charging technology and was wondering whether this topic is acceptable as a Wikipedia article? Or is it perhaps a tad too commercial? Any feedback regarding this would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks kindly, Azeri — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bakarrik Azeri ( talk • contribs) 02:59, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
How do you block someone who is disrupting Wikipedia? Jatremitiedi ( talk) 00:00, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
How to Add/Change picture of an Article ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devippandey.dpp ( talk • contribs) 04:24, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
[[Name of picture|thumb]]
on the page where you want to use it. All pictures have names starting with File:
, so be sure to include that in the code.If anyone can look over my page and lmk if the citations need help I would greatly appreciate it! The link is /info/en/?search=Draft:Lyn-Genet_Recitas. The submission was declined because this person wasn't "notable" but she has 11 citations so I am thinking I did the citations incorrectly?? Thanks! Molly.C.Burke ( talk) 23:34, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi
I am lindani and would like to add some current information to an article: Skhiming Village .I created Simon Ramafalo article but is not yet in Wikipedia. How do I create another article
Help Lindani Makwela ( talk) 11:44, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
How can I clear my notifications. It is not really necessary and I do not want them to be shown at all. - Nim Bhharathhan ( talk) 00:36, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Nim Bhharathhan ( talk) 00:44, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
A few days ago a new editor: @ Passenger68: requested help editing the article Muhammadu Buhari There was an IP user who was edit warring and was reverting changes made with good references and always in order to make Buhari look as good as possible. The last few days Passenger68 and I have been working on the Buhari article. I took his changes and looked at them one by one; made sure they were validated by references, documented what we were doing and why on the Buhari talk page. Now two other IP users (of course no way to tell if they are the same person) have made a bunch of changes they are @ 2.29.122.38: and @ 196.216.200.4: These two editors have completely ignored the voluminous discussions on the talk page. A few of their changes (correcting typos adding some balanced facts to support Buhari) were reasonable but most were not and were clearly designed again to put Buhari in as good a light as possible. One of the most egregious is this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Muhammadu_Buhari&diff=prev&oldid=643372835 where 196.216.200.4 changed the text that said Buhari was one of the leaders of a coup to saying that Buhari was not involved in the coup. If you look at the reference that follows this change, it is page 121 of this book: http://books.google.com/books?id=hTs6GpM4zDMC&q=121#v=snippet&q=121&f=false (Note: you have to click on the page number 121 to see the text) and as you can see from Google books it clearly says right on that page (second paragraph) "the leader of the coup was Buhari". It seems clear to me that this IP editor has an agenda and is not editing in good faith on this topic. I should make it clear prior to the question from Passenger68 I had never heard of Buhari and frankly I don't care about him one way or the other. My question is: is there anything one can do in these situations to get an admin involved when someone demonstrates a pattern of irresponsible editing with a clear bias? Also, if there are any other hosts who have some spare cycles and have more patience than I do for this kind of contentious editing I would more than welcome some help here. MadScientistX11 ( talk) 15:38, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I recently created this page: /info/en/?search=Andr%C3%A9_Kalfayan but I'm having problems with citations, references. I'm not sure I'm doing it right. Can I get some help in editing and improving the page? Thanks.
Nirozoss ( talk) 12:10, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi, newbie here on Wikipedia, so sorry if this seems like a dumb question. I recently usurped an account and for whatever reason I have two talk pages, one of them that is named "User talk: KatnissEverdeen (usurped)" [7] and another one that is just named "User talk: KatnissEverdeen" [8]. The latter one redirects to the usurped version, but I would prefer to have the name be just "User talk: KatnissEverdeen." Is it against Wikipedia policy and/or frowned upon to redirect my talk page to the "User talk: KatnissEverdeen" page? Thanks! KatnissEverdeen ( talk) 19:05, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the super quick response and for fixing that! I didn't want anyone to be confused and accidently post a comment on the wrong talk page. KatnissEverdeen ( talk) 19:14, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Long story short, I found a new page that looked real, but couldn't find anything on Google. I asked the page creator and he insisted it was real, but could not provide any references. I check the users history and there are hundreds of edits to similar articles, over the past few years, and I didn't see not a single ref. I'm not saying the information is wrong, it looks legit, but still.... I don't know where to go from here. Help? Deunanknute ( talk) 07:53, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
I know this might not be the place to ask this, but that unexisting user page is 19th most accessed page on wikipedia [9]. What is going on Tetra quark ( don't be shy) 22:23, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
The journalist Steve Gold died last week two days short of what would have been his 59th birthday. I was his barrister in the case that made him famous, the hacking of the Duke of Edinburgh's PRESTEL account in 1985. I later, along with the police who arrested him, became his friend. He took over writing The Hackers Handbook in the late 1980s from Professor Peter Sommer. We have quickly built a small website in his memory at http://www.silentmodems.com
I would like to build a proper and accurate series of pages regarding Steve Gold in Wikipedia. How should I best go about this task?
Alistair Kelman Barrister and Technologist AlistairKelman ( talk) 20:00, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Hello. Just wanted to know how long it takes once you have written an article before it begins showing up in the search engine? Thank you Ridervos ( talk) 03:49, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
It appears that my previous question doesn't exist anymore... But I'll just ask it again here. On the Polychaeta page, the taxobox contains 2 parameters I have never heard of before, included and excluded groups. I can understand what they are meant to do based on their apparent meanings, but I just can't figure out why it is necessary to add them (or not). Can't I just add a list if child taxa and leave out the excluded groups part? It doesn't have a description on the taxobox page either. - PotatoNinja123 ( talk) 05:58, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi Team, I am writing a Wikipedia page article for the first time and it is very likely to have some mistakes. I would like to tell that I am writing about my own genealogy. What are the possible pros and cons for this may arise in future. There is no intention to hurt any one . It just for my own and my siblings knowledge. Kunja Bihari Bandopadhaya ( talk) 12:13, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi! I've been working on Draft:Plastiglomerate and I noticed that there's a tag at the bottom talking about a need for categories (that tag's been there before I started editing). I'm wondering how to remove the tag (I don't see where it is in the code) or what other categories I should add. Thank you, Bananasoldier ( talk) 00:18, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
I have also improved an article that claimed improvement due to additional citations. I have added a number of citations. So I have left a message on the article's talk page that the claim be removed. Is that the correct approach?
Pixarh ( talk) 16:38, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Use link : https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User_talk:Rohitkapoor001/Mebelkart.com&oldid=643354762 rohit kapoor 12:56, 20 January 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rohitkapoor001 ( talk • contribs)
How do I make more than one picture appear in a thumbnail? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jjbernardiscool ( talk • contribs) 16:59, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
- {{multiple image
- | align = right
- | direction = vertical
- | header = Two example pictures.
- | width = 100
- | image1 = PNG transparency demonstration 1.png
- | alt1 = Colored dice with white background
- | caption1 = Here's the first image...
- | image2 = PNG transparency demonstration 2.png
- | alt2 = Colored dice with checkered background
- | caption2 = ...and the second!
- }}
I would like to create a page for notable organizations related the nonprofit Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratories, Inc in Panacea Florida. I think it is a notable company because it is the main source of marine specimens for most North American scientists. They have directly contributed to the discovery of cancer medicines from marine specimens. Founders Jack Rudloe and Anne Rudloe have published, together and separately, numerous books as naturalists and many articles in magazines such as the National Geographic. Plus the company is well known for its educational work. The founders got the 2014 ELI National Wetlands Award for their work in education [1]. Feedback on the feasibility of this idea before I begin please. Do they qualify as a notable organization? If so what is the best way to begin? Bjorklund21 ( talk) 17:19, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Thank you! Just what I need! Bjorklund21 ( talk) 18:19, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
I've been creating a few articles recently by translation from the German wikipedia. Each time, I get a notification that the article has been patrolled by someone. It's been a long time since I was last active on Wikipedia but this looks like a new procedure to me. What does it mean? Cricketgirl ( talk) 18:58, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
I wanted to make Dingo Pictures redirect to the part in the article Mockbuster that talks about it, but it isn't a section itself. How can I do this correctly? I attempted to use an anchor link, but it didn't work and created a section instead. Could someone explain please? Thanks a lot! ~HackedBotato Chat with me ♽ Contribs 17:25, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi guys. Is there a way of rendering 1/2 as a single character? Specifically, I'm citing an old paper where the title is "$5 1/2 million . . .". Obviously there are ways around it, like adding a space like I just did, or converting to "$5.5 million", but a single 1/2 character would be preferable.
Thanks! Bromley86 ( talk) 17:39, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
@ Cullen328:@ Bromley86:Let me just clarify that I have in no way recommended which style of number to use!!! I was simply answering the question ("Is there a way of rendering 1/2 as a single character?") about where such a character could be located should need for it arise. That was what I interpreted the question to be about. Please do not involve me in a discussion about its use. Best, w.carter -Talk 19:41, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
I have come across more than one contradiction between facts (usually dates) in the daily Events, Births, Deaths pages and the main article they are presumably taken from. For instance, under January 22: "1521 – Emperor Charles V opens the Diet of Worms" When I open "Diet of Worms" I find: "Emperor Charles V commenced the Imperial Diet of Worms on 28 January 1521." It would be easy to change the daily page entry - January 22 - to reconcile with the main article, but can I be sure it is the main article which is correct? Burke ( talk) 03:43, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
Hello, can this Teahouse be made for the multiple different language Wikipedias? In creating making these other\ Teahouses, I think that the various and numerous other language Wikipedias will be strengthened. Frogger48 ( talk) 22:26, 21 January 2015 (UTC)
Can Wikipedia pages/articles about living people verify some of it's content by using a source that does not explicitly mention the living person's name?
For example, a list of about 100 schools not considered accredited by CHEA is being used to verify the content in the article about the school that the living person attended being unaccredited. The source does not mention the living persons name.
I tried to see if there was a rule about using BLP sources that do not mention the living persons name, but I could not find anything. I have noticed that some editors removed sources that do not mention the living persons name. Tachyon1010101010 ( talk) 03:55, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
I`m trying to learn how to image, and I cannot figure out how-and where-to "copy and paste". Can somebody tell me how? [In CLEAR language please!] Dale Stern ( talk) 00:17, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
I'm currently editing the "List of renegadepress.com episodes" page (from renegadepress.com). I just added the second season. However, when I try to do that, all the episodes from the 1st season drop under the second season title. I have no idea why this is happening and it's driving me nuts! Please help. Debola91 ( talk) 10:44, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
When a new movie is released , I have seen every time the entire plot is written on Wikipedia . I think those who have not watched the movie should not read the entire story in case of new releases . I want Wikipedia to create rules where no movie or novel will have any plot section where the ending and spoilers are revealed. Wikipedia pages of movies contain this /info/en/?search=Spoiler_(media)
I don't know why Wikipedia don't have any policy about protecting the movie spoilers in plot or synopsis section . Can't editors wait for at least one year after the release of the movie or novel. What should i do to get attention of wiki administrators ? Frost The World ( talk) 11:15, 22 January 2015 (UTC)