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Hi all,
I am a new user creating a Wiki article on a charitable organization. I am trying to insert an in-text link to the organization's website, but I can't figure out how to do it. Any advice? I want this link to be in the middle of a paragraph, not as a reference at the end of the paper. Bhynes2 ( talk) 14:42, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
I recently had an article accepted, but the name was changed and now does not reflect the actual names of the individuals I was writing about. the article shows up as Douglas Nemanic and Mary Nemanic. this is incorrect, how do I change it? Asb2324 ( talk) 18:29, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi Wiki Editors,
I am slowly getting more involved w editing here at Wikipedia and am enjoying it-- learning as I go. Could someone please look over my latest submission and give me specifics on why it was declined as it seems to follow the guidelines to my knowledge…Thanks in advance…! --MacMason
/info/en/?search=Draft:Emmanuel_“Manny”_Mijares
MacMason ( talk) 21:41, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Thanks so much for your quick response
The thing is, I am using other WP articles as reference points, and indeed iTunes is used as a reference all over the place in WP-- and it should be..! After all, it proves the existence of a recording and provides even more information of the validity of those involved with the recording. It really is no different than being published in a newspaper and citing that article, actually….Also, Billboard HAS to be accepted as it is the industry-standard magazine for chart listings for the entire world…So I guess this leaves me in the position of asking the declining editor what is missing? Thanks for your help-- MacMason MacMason ( talk) 22:36, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Awesome answer! Thanks for the advice, ColinFine. I will make changes asap… Regards, MacMason MacMason ( talk) 23:20, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
I've written an article 'Ebrington Manor fruit farm shootings' of which I was a victim. I need help to make it better add references etc but am finding whole process of finding my way round Wikipedia very much a fog of confusion. It doesn't gell with being easy to understand at all. Charles Everett (Vegibagger) Perhaps I should first change user name to to something including my name. 92.29.134.95 ( talk) 23:48, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Wow, I don't think I've ever seen a more incorrect answer here at the Teahouse. I am not an administrator nor have I ever played one on tv. the administrator who deleted the article after I nominated it for deletion is HJ Mitchell. I can tell you why I nominated it. It again comes down to references. You absolutely cannot say negative things about a person, even if they are true, without references. Ever. Saying somebody shot someone is a pretty doggone negative. I'm not saying it's not true, just you cannot say it without a source, an already published reliable source. Now if the event seemed notable, perhaps it would have been worth searching for a source, but a shooting without fatalities, without any notable people involved, and without any implications for society as a whole will never be notable. I'm sorry you had to go through that and realize it was probably quite traumatic for you and your family, and quite possibly your community too. But please try to understand, it really does not matter to the rest of the world. John from Idegon ( talk) 08:12, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Are the biological terms to be italicized? (example
terrestrial ecosystem). I made the phylum and division italicised
aGastya
✉ Dicere Aliquid :)
15:57, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I work for DLP at Texas Instruments and would like to update the Digital Light Processing article as it is very out of date. For example, it's now known simply as DLP and the logo is wrong. I would like to use content from white papers, which I would reference. Is that sufficient?. The article is in the WikiProject Electronics section and I don't think that we want to go deeply into electronics but instead give information and an overview of what DLP offers. The article was recently quoted from, incorrectly, by a reporter, so the need to update is seen as important. I wrote on the talk page of the article on May 3 that I wanted to update but haven't received a response from the community yet. I'm a Wikipedia newbie and would appreciate guidance. Thanks. Txaussie ( talk) 12:08, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
User:Mattmill30/Comparison_of_peer-to-peer_lending_companies
I am creating a comprehensive overview of the peer-to-peer lending market and would like to attach editing guidance for this article in an effort to ensure the quality of the information and references are maintained.
Is there a provision for storing and associating such guidance? e.g. referencing a discussion article via a particular {{ }} function
Mattmill30 ( talk) 13:24, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
When I was stationed with NATO in Italy, many of the intelligence briefs referenced the "Barbarian Gate" which apparently was a common route used by the barbarians when they invaded Italy. I am guessing it is located in either Austria or Slovenia. There was was concern back in the days of the "cold war", that the Russians could use the same route to invade Italy.
Thanks Vince Corry 146.145.162.170 ( talk) 14:56, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi! I posted a draft of a page I was working on as a "Talk page" and it got deleted. I did try to contest the deletion, and the user who deleted it gave a reasoning. I would like to be able to refer back to both of these bodies of information, but I cannot seem to find where they are. Are those permanently gone? Bhynes2 ( talk) 05:25, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Dear All, I am new editor and i have created article about Miss World Africa 2012 and Miss World 3rd runner up Atong Demach. I need help to improve it and make it show once anyone type her name on google. Can you please help. Thank you( Juba88 ( talk) 07:27, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
Are both mediawiki and wikispecies considered as external links?
aGastya
✉ Dicere Aliquid :)
13:31, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Ylevental ( talk) 12:03, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
I'm just starting out editing Wikipedia and I'd like to add a page about Little Flowers Girls Club, I believe it is notable enough for it's own Wikipedia page. My one problem is that I work for the company which publishes the Little Flowers Girls Club materials. My question is, would it be permissible for me to submit the basic information about the club as a stub? Even though I have a conflict of interest I think I can write the basic information about the club in a neutral light. CharlotteWatk ( talk) 19:24, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi all, I want to make archive of my talk page as I see archives on other's talk pages, but I don't see any option for making Archives on my talk page. Kindly help me, I don't know how to make archives. -- Human3015 01:26, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
{{subst:Setup auto archiving}} {{Archive box|search=yes}}
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Is there a method for users to hide their user pages from search engines? If yes, can someone provide (or direct me to) details? If no, can someone provide (or direct me to) the reasons for not providing such a method? Thanks much. Timrooks ( talk) 16:11, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
How do I get some of the different cool things on the profile page? I just joined today and was wondering if there is a article on that... Airplane Maniac ( talk) 21:55, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Where do I start? What is the best way to jump in?
Thx SusanChana ( talk) 00:22, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Can any Wikipedia user comment, or is it limited to current Administrators. Carl Henderson ( talk) 01:05, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi! I recently created a page for a piece by artist Barbara Kruger. It can be found here: /info/en/?search=You_Are_Not_Yourself. This might be an unusual question to post here, but does this page look ok? Is it alright to include criticism and interpretation in a post for a piece of art? Thanks!
Anwenparrott ( talk) 20:20, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
What is meant by Attribute to Author? I saw one of my images was used by a website without even notifying me. What should I do? And how are the other photographers protected from this malpractice?
aGastya
✉ Dicere Aliquid :)
03:27, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
I put a good amount of time into following the first-time-making-articles guide on Wikipedia, for a growing company I know of which currently does not have a wikipedia article. After a few hours putting together the first draft, I submitted the page live to /wiki/Vuevent and the page survived for about 8 hours, before being nominated for Speedy Deletion along CSD A7 and CSD G11. It was midnight at the time of the nomination, and, to my expectation, the article was deleted in the next 2 hours while I was sleeping.
Of course, after doing some more homework on wikipedia, I realized that the sourcing is incredibly important, if not the most important concept of the wiki (cross checking etc.). To the advice of the admin who deleted the bad wiki, I rebuilt the page from scratch using my sandbox.
I am requesting people check out my sandbox, and give me specific advice about which CSD clauses may still be affected, and more importantly, any specific parts of the submission which should be removed etc. To my understanding, if I was marked for speedy deletion, my submission was "unquestionably" bad, and an obvious candidate for deletion.
I know not to take this personally, so I went out and did my research homework and came back with over 20 sources (my original submitted article noted only 2 sources!).
I appreciate your time and input - all of it! Please check out what I intend to submit as an article for wiki/Vuevent for Vuevent inc., currently stored on my sandbox at /info/en/?search=User:Jderocher/Sandbox
Best wishes and thanks, Jderocher ( talk) 20:55, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Jderocher ( talk) 22:06, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello. I know one way a user may get help is by putting "{{help me}}" on their talk page; I know there is a page the editors who end up helping them monitors to see that they left the template in the first place (the Help Me page?). Where is this page? — DangerousJXD ( talk) 04:34, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
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14:44, 7 May 2015 (UTC)I know I am probably asking something extremely obvious but how do semi-automated edits work? I don't understand. Rubbish computer ( talk) 17:26, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Thank you. Rubbish computer ( talk) 18:30, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello,
Am I allowed to update company information if it is false on the current page? For example, the company legal name is wrong as well as a photo that is being used.
Thanks! 216.143.116.8 ( talk) 18:47, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
How far into depth am I allowed to go into the rules of a game? I want to make the article Titanic: The Board Game better, but I don't know how far into depth I am allowed to go... Airplane Maniac ( talk) 01:42, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
I initially wrote to the editor of my Wikipedia article who referred me to this page, here is my question copied below:
Hello, I wanted to send a message to question why my article has continued to be rejected. I wanted to add an article about a local comedian Des Dowling because he is a known comedian in Australia, particularly in Melbourne and already has quite a few Wikipedia mentions which can be linked to an official page: /info/en/?search=Coxy%27s_Big_Break /info/en/?search=1116_SEN /info/en/?search=Kinne_(Australian_TV_series)
He is also regularly mentioned in local Melbourne media as a comedian/local celebrity, which is why I wanted to add him to the Wikipedia database. I have added independent media mentions of him to show that he is a prominent local celebrity. My wikipedia username is samanthalenkic. Thank you for your time. Regards, Samantha Samanthalenkic ( talk) 00:30, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
I could have asked it at the Portal, but if I need it for future. So
In cricket (game), is the letter C, in the headings and sub-headings like International centuries to be in upper case? And are these type of rules in the other sports too?
aGastya
✉ Dicere Aliquid :)
08:29, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello There currently is a stub article [ General Service Area] which is wikilinked to by every town, village and community in Nova Scotia, Canada. One editor in particular has taken it upon his/her self to change over 1600 articles to use this obscure stub as the definition for each and every community in this Province rather than the usual wikilinks (town, village, community etc.) used by the rest of Wikipedia. Seeing as how NS is apparently the only region in the world that uses this definition and the definition could be eliminated at any time by the stroke of a pen by the NS Government, I would wonder if the project would be better served if we simply deleted this article under WP:N as a Google search using the phrase gives few (if any) reliable sources? This particular editor has become active again in the last couple of days and simply refuses to engage anyone who attempts to talk with him/her. See [1] Thank You, Aloha27 talk 23:07, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
How do I change (correct) the title of an existing article. Just need to add a word to the title to change it from a general-public term to a term specific to the content. Shonzey ( talk) 18:41, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Maybe method requires opening a new article with the correct title, then using MOVE to migrate all the content. Is that it? If so, I still need more guidance. Shonzey ( talk) 17:52, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
How do I add/edit a Wikipedia article? 2602:306:B8F2:D860:144A:587:BF6B:9BB9 ( talk) 15:28, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
I'm currently working on the biography of Sir Frederick Page (1917-2005). I have a nice image of his signature from "Yates, I. R. (2006). "Sir Frederick William Page CBE FREng. 20 February 1917 -- 29 May 2005: Elected FRS 1978". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 52: 231–210" But I am unsure of the copyright status of the signature and if it falls into the category of fair use KreyszigB ( talk) 20:55, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
I would like to change my signature so that Rubbish leads to my user page and computer leads to my talk page and both are in italics. How do I do this? Thanks, Rubbish computer ( talk) 15:12, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
[[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish'']][[User talk:Rubbish computer|''Computer'']]
.[[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish'']] [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''computer'']]
to produce
Rubbish
computer. By the way
Acagastya, you only need one <nowiki>...</nowiki>
around the whole string to display code. The source is hard to read when it's littered with nowikis.
PrimeHunter (
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22:03, 8 May 2015 (UTC)@ PrimeHunter: Thank you but I have changed this already. Rubbish computer 22:04, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
<nowiki>...</nowiki>
tags yet???
[[User:Rubbish computer|Rubbish]][[User talk:Rubbish computer|Computer]]
. But then I realised a small mistake. Both the words were in italics and the ''
was not visible. Thus I had used many! I was sick looking at it. But the one who wants it, mostly will copy from here to save time and won't see the codes!Jeremiah Y.:
Regarding the National Automotive Parts Association ("NAPA") entry, you left a message saying that my edit seemed to be a test so you changed it? Nothing about my edit appeared to be changed, but, in any case, as Mr. Baxter's granddaughter, I felt obligated to correct the information on the site, especially since Wikipedia had NAPA being created as a retailer in 1925 by a company that didn't even exist until 1928. That inconsistency was there in black and white, yet no one noticed that the facts, as stated, were impossible. It also was not a retailer until Genuine Parts did whatever it did to make it so after 1970 or 1980.
Since the first edit, I have refined the text and eliminated extraneous information so that it reads better. Can you explain why you thought my corrections were a test and what you did to change them? Thank you for your anticipated clarification. Martha Qualitymatters1555 ( talk) 05:53, 9 May 2015 (UTC) 76.180.67.212 ( talk) 05:18, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello, May we cite self published, scholarly books (published by Create Space, for example) with an ISBN number under Further Reading? Vocatur ( talk) 09:40, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
This concerns an author known in the relevant field who has been published by a reputable publishing house. Should I put his books under References or Further Reading? Vocatur ( talk) 10:53, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
Many thanks for your thoughtful answer. I have not explained well: this does not concern an article about the above-mentioned historian, but rather listing his books here and there under "Further Reading" on OTHER notable people he has written about! Vocatur ( talk) 11:20, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for this useful reply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vocatur ( talk • contribs) 13:13, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
I asked a question here on Wikipedia:Tearoom approximately three weeks ago, but now I can't find the question or possible answers. Any tips on how to find it? Would it help to have the exact wording of the question summary, I didn't think to write it down at the time? The question involved a section I added to the article "Mold" about artists who had used mold in art pieces. When I looked at the article I saw my section was gone. I couldn't seem to get any info about the deletion on the "edit" page, but wasn't sure I was looking correctly. Is there a way to know if a person deliberately deleted the section? Is there a way to know who did it? Is there a way to contact the person as I'd like to know why it was deleted? Thank you. 69.230.179.59 ( talk) 14:43, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi! With the advice of my instructor in a Wiki Education program, I have merged several related (short!) pages together into the existing Parental leave article. I'm brand new to editing Wikipedia this quarter and would love community feedback on how to make the article better! Melody.waring ( talk) 03:08, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
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Archive 335 | ← | Archive 337 | Archive 338 | Archive 339 | Archive 340 | Archive 341 | → | Archive 345 |
Hi all,
I am a new user creating a Wiki article on a charitable organization. I am trying to insert an in-text link to the organization's website, but I can't figure out how to do it. Any advice? I want this link to be in the middle of a paragraph, not as a reference at the end of the paper. Bhynes2 ( talk) 14:42, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
I recently had an article accepted, but the name was changed and now does not reflect the actual names of the individuals I was writing about. the article shows up as Douglas Nemanic and Mary Nemanic. this is incorrect, how do I change it? Asb2324 ( talk) 18:29, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi Wiki Editors,
I am slowly getting more involved w editing here at Wikipedia and am enjoying it-- learning as I go. Could someone please look over my latest submission and give me specifics on why it was declined as it seems to follow the guidelines to my knowledge…Thanks in advance…! --MacMason
/info/en/?search=Draft:Emmanuel_“Manny”_Mijares
MacMason ( talk) 21:41, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Thanks so much for your quick response
The thing is, I am using other WP articles as reference points, and indeed iTunes is used as a reference all over the place in WP-- and it should be..! After all, it proves the existence of a recording and provides even more information of the validity of those involved with the recording. It really is no different than being published in a newspaper and citing that article, actually….Also, Billboard HAS to be accepted as it is the industry-standard magazine for chart listings for the entire world…So I guess this leaves me in the position of asking the declining editor what is missing? Thanks for your help-- MacMason MacMason ( talk) 22:36, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Awesome answer! Thanks for the advice, ColinFine. I will make changes asap… Regards, MacMason MacMason ( talk) 23:20, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
I've written an article 'Ebrington Manor fruit farm shootings' of which I was a victim. I need help to make it better add references etc but am finding whole process of finding my way round Wikipedia very much a fog of confusion. It doesn't gell with being easy to understand at all. Charles Everett (Vegibagger) Perhaps I should first change user name to to something including my name. 92.29.134.95 ( talk) 23:48, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Wow, I don't think I've ever seen a more incorrect answer here at the Teahouse. I am not an administrator nor have I ever played one on tv. the administrator who deleted the article after I nominated it for deletion is HJ Mitchell. I can tell you why I nominated it. It again comes down to references. You absolutely cannot say negative things about a person, even if they are true, without references. Ever. Saying somebody shot someone is a pretty doggone negative. I'm not saying it's not true, just you cannot say it without a source, an already published reliable source. Now if the event seemed notable, perhaps it would have been worth searching for a source, but a shooting without fatalities, without any notable people involved, and without any implications for society as a whole will never be notable. I'm sorry you had to go through that and realize it was probably quite traumatic for you and your family, and quite possibly your community too. But please try to understand, it really does not matter to the rest of the world. John from Idegon ( talk) 08:12, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Are the biological terms to be italicized? (example
terrestrial ecosystem). I made the phylum and division italicised
aGastya
✉ Dicere Aliquid :)
15:57, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I work for DLP at Texas Instruments and would like to update the Digital Light Processing article as it is very out of date. For example, it's now known simply as DLP and the logo is wrong. I would like to use content from white papers, which I would reference. Is that sufficient?. The article is in the WikiProject Electronics section and I don't think that we want to go deeply into electronics but instead give information and an overview of what DLP offers. The article was recently quoted from, incorrectly, by a reporter, so the need to update is seen as important. I wrote on the talk page of the article on May 3 that I wanted to update but haven't received a response from the community yet. I'm a Wikipedia newbie and would appreciate guidance. Thanks. Txaussie ( talk) 12:08, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
User:Mattmill30/Comparison_of_peer-to-peer_lending_companies
I am creating a comprehensive overview of the peer-to-peer lending market and would like to attach editing guidance for this article in an effort to ensure the quality of the information and references are maintained.
Is there a provision for storing and associating such guidance? e.g. referencing a discussion article via a particular {{ }} function
Mattmill30 ( talk) 13:24, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
When I was stationed with NATO in Italy, many of the intelligence briefs referenced the "Barbarian Gate" which apparently was a common route used by the barbarians when they invaded Italy. I am guessing it is located in either Austria or Slovenia. There was was concern back in the days of the "cold war", that the Russians could use the same route to invade Italy.
Thanks Vince Corry 146.145.162.170 ( talk) 14:56, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi! I posted a draft of a page I was working on as a "Talk page" and it got deleted. I did try to contest the deletion, and the user who deleted it gave a reasoning. I would like to be able to refer back to both of these bodies of information, but I cannot seem to find where they are. Are those permanently gone? Bhynes2 ( talk) 05:25, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Dear All, I am new editor and i have created article about Miss World Africa 2012 and Miss World 3rd runner up Atong Demach. I need help to improve it and make it show once anyone type her name on google. Can you please help. Thank you( Juba88 ( talk) 07:27, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
Are both mediawiki and wikispecies considered as external links?
aGastya
✉ Dicere Aliquid :)
13:31, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
Ylevental ( talk) 12:03, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
I'm just starting out editing Wikipedia and I'd like to add a page about Little Flowers Girls Club, I believe it is notable enough for it's own Wikipedia page. My one problem is that I work for the company which publishes the Little Flowers Girls Club materials. My question is, would it be permissible for me to submit the basic information about the club as a stub? Even though I have a conflict of interest I think I can write the basic information about the club in a neutral light. CharlotteWatk ( talk) 19:24, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi all, I want to make archive of my talk page as I see archives on other's talk pages, but I don't see any option for making Archives on my talk page. Kindly help me, I don't know how to make archives. -- Human3015 01:26, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
{{subst:Setup auto archiving}} {{Archive box|search=yes}}
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Is there a method for users to hide their user pages from search engines? If yes, can someone provide (or direct me to) details? If no, can someone provide (or direct me to) the reasons for not providing such a method? Thanks much. Timrooks ( talk) 16:11, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
How do I get some of the different cool things on the profile page? I just joined today and was wondering if there is a article on that... Airplane Maniac ( talk) 21:55, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Where do I start? What is the best way to jump in?
Thx SusanChana ( talk) 00:22, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Can any Wikipedia user comment, or is it limited to current Administrators. Carl Henderson ( talk) 01:05, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi! I recently created a page for a piece by artist Barbara Kruger. It can be found here: /info/en/?search=You_Are_Not_Yourself. This might be an unusual question to post here, but does this page look ok? Is it alright to include criticism and interpretation in a post for a piece of art? Thanks!
Anwenparrott ( talk) 20:20, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
What is meant by Attribute to Author? I saw one of my images was used by a website without even notifying me. What should I do? And how are the other photographers protected from this malpractice?
aGastya
✉ Dicere Aliquid :)
03:27, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
I put a good amount of time into following the first-time-making-articles guide on Wikipedia, for a growing company I know of which currently does not have a wikipedia article. After a few hours putting together the first draft, I submitted the page live to /wiki/Vuevent and the page survived for about 8 hours, before being nominated for Speedy Deletion along CSD A7 and CSD G11. It was midnight at the time of the nomination, and, to my expectation, the article was deleted in the next 2 hours while I was sleeping.
Of course, after doing some more homework on wikipedia, I realized that the sourcing is incredibly important, if not the most important concept of the wiki (cross checking etc.). To the advice of the admin who deleted the bad wiki, I rebuilt the page from scratch using my sandbox.
I am requesting people check out my sandbox, and give me specific advice about which CSD clauses may still be affected, and more importantly, any specific parts of the submission which should be removed etc. To my understanding, if I was marked for speedy deletion, my submission was "unquestionably" bad, and an obvious candidate for deletion.
I know not to take this personally, so I went out and did my research homework and came back with over 20 sources (my original submitted article noted only 2 sources!).
I appreciate your time and input - all of it! Please check out what I intend to submit as an article for wiki/Vuevent for Vuevent inc., currently stored on my sandbox at /info/en/?search=User:Jderocher/Sandbox
Best wishes and thanks, Jderocher ( talk) 20:55, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Jderocher ( talk) 22:06, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello. I know one way a user may get help is by putting "{{help me}}" on their talk page; I know there is a page the editors who end up helping them monitors to see that they left the template in the first place (the Help Me page?). Where is this page? — DangerousJXD ( talk) 04:34, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
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14:44, 7 May 2015 (UTC)I know I am probably asking something extremely obvious but how do semi-automated edits work? I don't understand. Rubbish computer ( talk) 17:26, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Thank you. Rubbish computer ( talk) 18:30, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello,
Am I allowed to update company information if it is false on the current page? For example, the company legal name is wrong as well as a photo that is being used.
Thanks! 216.143.116.8 ( talk) 18:47, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
How far into depth am I allowed to go into the rules of a game? I want to make the article Titanic: The Board Game better, but I don't know how far into depth I am allowed to go... Airplane Maniac ( talk) 01:42, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
I initially wrote to the editor of my Wikipedia article who referred me to this page, here is my question copied below:
Hello, I wanted to send a message to question why my article has continued to be rejected. I wanted to add an article about a local comedian Des Dowling because he is a known comedian in Australia, particularly in Melbourne and already has quite a few Wikipedia mentions which can be linked to an official page: /info/en/?search=Coxy%27s_Big_Break /info/en/?search=1116_SEN /info/en/?search=Kinne_(Australian_TV_series)
He is also regularly mentioned in local Melbourne media as a comedian/local celebrity, which is why I wanted to add him to the Wikipedia database. I have added independent media mentions of him to show that he is a prominent local celebrity. My wikipedia username is samanthalenkic. Thank you for your time. Regards, Samantha Samanthalenkic ( talk) 00:30, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
I could have asked it at the Portal, but if I need it for future. So
In cricket (game), is the letter C, in the headings and sub-headings like International centuries to be in upper case? And are these type of rules in the other sports too?
aGastya
✉ Dicere Aliquid :)
08:29, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello There currently is a stub article [ General Service Area] which is wikilinked to by every town, village and community in Nova Scotia, Canada. One editor in particular has taken it upon his/her self to change over 1600 articles to use this obscure stub as the definition for each and every community in this Province rather than the usual wikilinks (town, village, community etc.) used by the rest of Wikipedia. Seeing as how NS is apparently the only region in the world that uses this definition and the definition could be eliminated at any time by the stroke of a pen by the NS Government, I would wonder if the project would be better served if we simply deleted this article under WP:N as a Google search using the phrase gives few (if any) reliable sources? This particular editor has become active again in the last couple of days and simply refuses to engage anyone who attempts to talk with him/her. See [1] Thank You, Aloha27 talk 23:07, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
How do I change (correct) the title of an existing article. Just need to add a word to the title to change it from a general-public term to a term specific to the content. Shonzey ( talk) 18:41, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
Maybe method requires opening a new article with the correct title, then using MOVE to migrate all the content. Is that it? If so, I still need more guidance. Shonzey ( talk) 17:52, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
How do I add/edit a Wikipedia article? 2602:306:B8F2:D860:144A:587:BF6B:9BB9 ( talk) 15:28, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
I'm currently working on the biography of Sir Frederick Page (1917-2005). I have a nice image of his signature from "Yates, I. R. (2006). "Sir Frederick William Page CBE FREng. 20 February 1917 -- 29 May 2005: Elected FRS 1978". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 52: 231–210" But I am unsure of the copyright status of the signature and if it falls into the category of fair use KreyszigB ( talk) 20:55, 7 May 2015 (UTC)
I would like to change my signature so that Rubbish leads to my user page and computer leads to my talk page and both are in italics. How do I do this? Thanks, Rubbish computer ( talk) 15:12, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
[[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish'']][[User talk:Rubbish computer|''Computer'']]
.[[User:Rubbish computer|''Rubbish'']] [[User talk:Rubbish computer|''computer'']]
to produce
Rubbish
computer. By the way
Acagastya, you only need one <nowiki>...</nowiki>
around the whole string to display code. The source is hard to read when it's littered with nowikis.
PrimeHunter (
talk)
22:03, 8 May 2015 (UTC)@ PrimeHunter: Thank you but I have changed this already. Rubbish computer 22:04, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
<nowiki>...</nowiki>
tags yet???
[[User:Rubbish computer|Rubbish]][[User talk:Rubbish computer|Computer]]
. But then I realised a small mistake. Both the words were in italics and the ''
was not visible. Thus I had used many! I was sick looking at it. But the one who wants it, mostly will copy from here to save time and won't see the codes!Jeremiah Y.:
Regarding the National Automotive Parts Association ("NAPA") entry, you left a message saying that my edit seemed to be a test so you changed it? Nothing about my edit appeared to be changed, but, in any case, as Mr. Baxter's granddaughter, I felt obligated to correct the information on the site, especially since Wikipedia had NAPA being created as a retailer in 1925 by a company that didn't even exist until 1928. That inconsistency was there in black and white, yet no one noticed that the facts, as stated, were impossible. It also was not a retailer until Genuine Parts did whatever it did to make it so after 1970 or 1980.
Since the first edit, I have refined the text and eliminated extraneous information so that it reads better. Can you explain why you thought my corrections were a test and what you did to change them? Thank you for your anticipated clarification. Martha Qualitymatters1555 ( talk) 05:53, 9 May 2015 (UTC) 76.180.67.212 ( talk) 05:18, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello, May we cite self published, scholarly books (published by Create Space, for example) with an ISBN number under Further Reading? Vocatur ( talk) 09:40, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
This concerns an author known in the relevant field who has been published by a reputable publishing house. Should I put his books under References or Further Reading? Vocatur ( talk) 10:53, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
Many thanks for your thoughtful answer. I have not explained well: this does not concern an article about the above-mentioned historian, but rather listing his books here and there under "Further Reading" on OTHER notable people he has written about! Vocatur ( talk) 11:20, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for this useful reply. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vocatur ( talk • contribs) 13:13, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
I asked a question here on Wikipedia:Tearoom approximately three weeks ago, but now I can't find the question or possible answers. Any tips on how to find it? Would it help to have the exact wording of the question summary, I didn't think to write it down at the time? The question involved a section I added to the article "Mold" about artists who had used mold in art pieces. When I looked at the article I saw my section was gone. I couldn't seem to get any info about the deletion on the "edit" page, but wasn't sure I was looking correctly. Is there a way to know if a person deliberately deleted the section? Is there a way to know who did it? Is there a way to contact the person as I'd like to know why it was deleted? Thank you. 69.230.179.59 ( talk) 14:43, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi! With the advice of my instructor in a Wiki Education program, I have merged several related (short!) pages together into the existing Parental leave article. I'm brand new to editing Wikipedia this quarter and would love community feedback on how to make the article better! Melody.waring ( talk) 03:08, 9 May 2015 (UTC)