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Hi there, It's a long time since I've been here. How can I request an article for creation? Unpresidented welcome to almaat chat 05:08, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
You go to Wikipedia:Article Wizard OMGuyZ ( talk) 07:49, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
Hello teahouse, thanks for the invitation to visit you here for advice. I have got off to a bad start I am afraid. I have come across an article which I believe seriously contravenes content guidelines. I offered a few examples on the article talk page after being challenged to do so. Other contributors there have defended the article content against some of my concerns, but not mentioned or attempted to defend it against others. The discussion isn't very productive as the other contributors seem to resent any contribution at all from me. Today I tried to improve the compliance of the article with one of the points I had made (one which hasn't been challenged or contradicted) but one of the other contributors reverted my edits and placed a warning on my talk page, claiming I was being disruptive. The reason given was that the dead discussion wasn't closed.
My question is this: when or how does asuch a discussion become closed, and what do we do about articles which contravene guidelines is no-one else agrees, or even if no-one else disagrees? Eff Won ( talk) 20:50, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
I hope this addresses your issues, let me know if you have more. Adam Mugliston Talk 21:32, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
I've been plugging away at an article in my sandbox, on an article about a small press publisher I know a bit about. Half of their publications don't have ISBN numbers, but ASIN numbers. With eBooks so prominent, and Amazon such a giant, do you think Wikipedia will add an ASIN option to the book citation template? SinMacD ( talk) 05:05, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
|asin=
. Best regards--
Fuhghettaboutit (
talk)
05:18, 10 September 2012 (UTC)I feel a bit silly now. lol. I think a little more coffee and I can tackle that, making the references I've added much more consistent. Thank you! SinMacD ( talk) 05:24, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
How long does it take for an article to go into general circulation within Wikipedia? Next, approx. length of time per cycle before one can find a wiki piece by googling?? If we thank those who have helped us along the way in the teahouse talk, will they see them? or we need to go to their own talk page to offer thanks "in person"? As always, many thanks. CHHistory ( talk) 18:07, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
Many thanks for all the time and support you all have given, without which I will not be able to move forward. Hope to "pass it on" as I become more knowledgeale in the workings of this NGO. Further, to "Hajatvrc" - have taken your suggestion and will join the group that work on historical matters, though at the moment, I still need to narrow the field. Cheers.
I have completed an article and have uploaded a photo in the wiki commons - how do I insert this photo into the article? In fact, do I need to upload the photo into the wiki common? If not, how do I delete that? Currently, I have placed the linked to the photo in the beginning of the article. There must be a way where the photo will show up together with the article. Help!! Much obliged and Many, many thanks. Mucho Gracis!! Merci! - :) CHHistory ( talk) 20:01, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
[[File:filename.jpg|right|thumb]]
Hi CHHistory! Gildrien is pretty right on with their suggestion. Also, if you look on the menu when you are editing (the "edit menu" I guess, next to the "bold" "italics" pencil, chain, icons) you'll see a "photo" icon which looks like a clipart image of a picture. Just click on that, and you can add the file name, a caption, the justification (left/center/right) and so forth. Just click it once you find the area in the article you want to place it, and follow through with it. Be sure to preview, of course, and then save. Let us know if it works out for you :) SarahStierch ( talk) 05:33, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
Success declared, thanks to Gilderien and to Sarah for taking the time to explain. Just hope that you'all will see this note, as unlike email, there is no reply icon ... One more question: How to add caption under the photo? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CHHistory ( talk • contribs) 17:27, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
The source in question is the ARGOLIKOS ARCHIVAL LIBRARY HISTORY AND CULTURE, a nonprofit foundation in Aegina, Greece. It has some excellent images of the Greek phoenix (early modern greek currency) which I would like to use on the wikipedia article of the same name. The photos are found here http://argolikivivliothiki.gr/2011/01/25/%CE%B5%CE%B8%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF-%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82/
These say that copying any of their works in part or in full for personal or educational use, so long as it is not for a commercial purpose is allowed. They also require attribution.
So my question is, is it OK to add these pictures to wikipedia? Thank you Blex areton ( talk) 11:21, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
I believe that this is the fourth time I've asked these questions referring to my attempts to correct errors in your entry on "Nevado del Tolima". The previous three times have been via your "Help" feature. My first problem is to find the result of my first editing attempt (rejected for lack of reference(s)). The second is that, once found, I can see no way of re-editing it. The third is that no-one has told me whether the reference I've told them about is suitable. The editors that have responded have done so in computerspeak with just a touch of academic superiority. I have tried to understand all the stuff I been told to read but it's not been helpful. The editor that has tried the hardest to help is Ariconte but I've found no way of communicating with him/her. Ariconte's talk page seems not to have a way of asking questions. In short, I have three questions. First, where do I find my previous (rejected) edit)? Secondly,how do I make changes to this and cite a reference? Thirdly, how can I find out if this reference is acceptable? (It comes from a website called Peakware.com). Any help (in plain English) would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Steve Ingham Inghams3 ( talk) 22:28, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Inghams3 ( talk • contribs) 06:56, 8 September 2012 (UTC) Many thanks to you and Ariconte for answering my questions. It seems that I'm flogging a dead horse without a reliable reference. You're right; Padre Ramirez was quite a guy. I met him twice: once in 1966 to ask him the best way to get to the mountain and again in 1967 to give him a set of photos (which I no longer have) of the new crater. He was amazed to see it. Steve Ingham Inghams3 ( talk) 22:41, 8 September 2012 (UTC) Having read the "El Grafico" article, I see that at the bottom of page 714 (first column) is a detailed description of the summit. NO CRATER! Is it worthwhile translating this or extracting it and have you guys do the translation? Steve Ingham Inghams3 ( talk) 00:39, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
I've made an attempt to insert a reference in my latest edit of this entry and it's still extant. However, it looks strange and no-one has taken me to task for this. Without being masochistic, I would like to find what my next step is or would it be better just to leave things as they are? Thanks, Steve Ingham Inghams3 ( talk) 05:44, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
I've just spent a day or two working on this article, and suddenly realized there may be a community or group here that specializes in these type of articles. I know that could mean a standard for format and referencing. I want to be sure that when I've finished gathering information, I'm not just throwing an inconsistent article into their midst. I also don't want to put further work into the existing draft, if I'm doing it wrong. SinMacD ( talk) 03:58, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Thank you! I appreciate any, and all guidance. There's a lot to absorb, but I'll do my best. SinMacD ( talk) 05:28, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Thank you, Jayron32. :D I'll add it to my favourites, and review it in the morning! SinMacD ( talk) 05:30, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
I started the article in the "creation" mode, and now wishes to remove that line from the title,because this article is done. Try editing it out several times without success -- any ideas? Thanks Unable to find this article with Google -- Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Luo Xian Xiang Did I do something wrong? BTW, is there another mode or page where I could start another article? or creation is still the best choice? CHHistory ( talk) 17:47, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Sarah, thanks for the feedback. I totally agree with your accessment and that is normally NOT how I write. For this particular article, this is a translation from Chinese and I want to stay close to the sources. If I rewrite the article, using Judy Chicago as an example, it will no longer be a direct translation. Will that be OK? If yes, I certainly will rewrite the article without worrying about matching up "word for word". the sources as listed = one in English from DK and the others are in Chinese from China. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CHHistory ( talk • contribs) 19:42, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your encouragement. I did a quick google :-) and found more articles (in Chinese) about the role he played in WWII in China. Again, thanks for you input and this has evolved into a bigger project that I first thought. Hope you will continue to advice... CHHistory ( talk) 20:37, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Sridhar Lagadapati
I have resubmitted with changes made according to Txcrossbow's review first and later SarahStierch's pointers twice - its been sometime was trying to get Sarah's attention but havent got it yet.. :( and am hoping somebody would review my resubmission and help me get this article accepted..
Thank you so much! Meetzia
Meetzia ( talk) 08:02, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
1) The page on Tian Tian, the giant panda, needs to have diacritics added to the name, Tian Tian. Specifically, there needs to be a short horizontal line over the 'a' both times to show that the word is pronounced with first tone. How does one add diacritics to letters? 2) I am not yet an editor, and I'm not sure if I have the time to learn how to be one. Is there no easy place to post the above need and have someone who is an editor and who knows how to do this make the change? NC Daoist ( talk) 22:13, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
Okay.. I have created an article and need to put in my inline references. I have downloaded and read Referencing for Beginners. However, I cannot seem to understand exactly what they want me to put in the piece to give credit to my references. Can someone help me by explaining this in English that I can understand? What exactly goes in the < > to make a reference link? Thank you in advance for any help. Taminole417 ( talk) 17:39, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Charles: Thank you for your reply and your confidence in my article. That is encouraging. I have used the template to create reference tags for all of my references in the piece, but I cannot get that red error meaage:
Cite error: {There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a
template or a tag; see the help page} to go away. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I have a references section near the bottom of my page, and like an old English teacher, which I am, I put them in the format that I teach my students to use. Now, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it recognized? I just cannot figure it out. Any help would be appreciated greatly. Charles ( talk) 21:13, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Would a copy of an image of a book cover be okay to use in an article? Sorry if this sounds really stupid, but I have NO idea of how to find out if said image would be ?licensed?...or a problem for copyright.
Let alone figuring out what I'm supposed to do to put the damned thing in the article. (Yeah, virtually computer illiterate newbie frustration with information overload showing here.) Sorry but I tried to follow the instructions in another images question, but what looked like 'clipart' to aging eyes said embedded file...so now I'm even more confused. I found something that looked like pictures to me, and it says 'gallery'. Which actually might not be a bad idea because...
The article I'm writing is about a book that was originally issued in the UK, then subsequently issued in the US (8 years later) with, of course, a different cover. So, would I use both images? Just one? Which one?
Pocket Colonial ( talk) 14:17, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Wonderful! Thanks guys! Pocket Colonial ( talk) 22:32, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Zorro_Macsk&oldid=512119421 thx Machsucq ( talk) 04:17, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
The article on Ambassador Courtney Blackman does not contain in-line references. I tried finding some additional sources, particularly to support a quotation that is attributed to Blackman about Barbados being "the most successful predominantly black country in the world," but I could find none. Is it appropriate to delete that line if I can't find a source, or should I try asking for one on the discussion page? I don't want to offend other editors by removing it.
My second question concerns article creation. I would like to create a page about psychiatric abuse in China. There is a similar article about
Political abuse of psychiatry in Russia, and another on
Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union. I'm just wondering what the threshold is to determine if something merits its own article, or if I should start by writing about the topic within
Human rights in China? Thank you.
Numera astra (
talk)
22:49, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
With regard to starting a Political abuse of psychiatry in China, there is already a section Political_abuse_of_psychiatry#China, I suggest that you start adding content to that section and then start a discussion on the articles' talk page about spinning it out into it's own article once it gets too long. Stuartyeates ( talk) 03:43, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
I've just added my own name to a list of Canadian writers, as well as the works I have written. I know that you verify info such as this, but there is no where to direct you to all my web pages and blog sites etc. Should I be worrying about this, or ... how is this kind of entry handled? If you look under H my name is Caitlin Hicks so you could tell me if I've got it wrong... i.e. why blue type and why red type? 24.207.112.157 ( talk) 21:42, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Okay. I've had lots of articles written about me and my work, over the years. The best are excerpted on my various websites. Most are newspaper articles, reviewing my work when the work was published as a theatrical piece. How do I communicate to Wikipedia about these articles if they're in a newspaper in say, 1985, for instance? Katiegee6 ( talk) 23:08, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Im looking for a page that explains the complications that an EMT must deal with when a religious belief is involved. Does Wiki have that. I cant seem to find one.
74.106.242.98 ( talk) 19:05, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
I have recently created a company profile. PLease let me know how to get the content reviewed by Wiki. Also need help in publishing the content.
Rgds A Singh Rana 1480 ( talk) 13:06, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Hello...
I would really appreaciate if you could tell me what is wrong with this article that I've written: Everis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Everis
Thanks for your comments.
Octaviorojas ( talk) 11:39, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
How did wiki get this so wrong. Australian rules football is a colloquism. fact. The officilal name is Australian Football. fact. Why are you using a colloquism rater than the formal and a common name? There are no, repeat no ARFCs or ARF leagues in Australia. This term. ARF is far from being used in the majority. Where ARF has been used it has been (unfortunately) replaced by the term "AFL". The historically this code has been named and called "football". Today we call it "Australian Football" to distinguish it from other football codes. References to other codes use their formal name as you would expect an encyclopaedia to do. You've created a myriad of falsehoods, teams and leagues that don't exist. e.g. Women's ARF league or country's ARF national team. they don't exist!! use the correct Title where it exists is fundamental. FUNDAMENTAL. Australianfootballrules ( talk) 02:16, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
I have made a recent change to a page, but the edit keeps disappearing (tried three times). I have an account, but haven't received any kind of notice explaining WHY part of my submission is missing, and havent been able to figure out who or where to ask this question. Is it a problem with my source, or how i quoted material? Goldendelicious1 ( talk) 19:30, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
How do I do a Wikilink to another language edition of Wikipedia? Gtwfan52 ( talk) 17:55, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
Hey, I want to edit an Industry page, and want to add another section in it about their international tie-ups. How to add another section in the page ? Satyam.kapoor ( talk) 05:10, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi all,
im having a bit of trouble with my private wiki (personal server) at the moment. im currently trying to get some images to display on one of my articles. i have edited the local settings.php which means i can successfully upload images, but when i try and display them using the [[file:blah.jpg]] code the image doesn't display, it just shows up with a broken link icon ><
it seems to me its a problem with authorization but i cant seem to find where, is it a server problem? or do i have to authorize the use of images somewhere? any help with this would be fantastic as im really stuck.
Nix 81.137.252.210 ( talk) 08:48, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
hi SarahStierch
thank you for letting me now, i'll go there now :)
Nixxy00 ( talk) 10:36, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
I working to write an article covering 50 years of an artist's artwork, commissions, awards, etc. and I feel that beginning to upload images will help me organize my draft. I began the article in July, and I'm going through a name change now, but would like to begin uploading some of the earlier pics that correspond to what has already been written. My profile says I'm still not confirmed. Is this delay due to the name change request? Gilbertyoung ( talk) 00:05, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Thank you all! Again, Gilbert is NOT writing the article, I am. My name is L. Winfrey Young and I am just now writing the draft. To rid myself of the "are you Gilbert Young" controversy, I submitted a name change to Dantzler and have not yet received the confirmation. I do have a stack of articles, awards, state resolutions, etc. spanning 50 years to use as reference, just haven't gotten to that stage yet. I'm still formatting my article in the sandbox. I did try to upload pics of the artist creating one of his monumental city murals from the 1970's and got the "you are not confirmed" message. Will try again. Gilbertyoung ( talk) 14:53, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
I checked earlier today and was able to upload a pic. The directions led me to believe I was creating a Gilbert Young file for all of the images I would upload for the article. The first pic of the artist working on a mural was uploaded and I named the file something to the effect of "this file will contain pics documenting the personal life and 50 years of the art and artistry blah, blah". I thought all other pics I uploaded would go into the one file. I loaded 16 more images, personal pics from the artist and some I'd taken myself and they disappeared. The only pic showing is the first one. Also, I was directed to wikicommons to load the pics. I'll try again tomorrow...this is difficult! need a drink now... Gilbertyoung ( talk) 01:24, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
Yep, confused "file" with "folder". I'll delete the first one and do-over. Gilbertyoung ( talk) 16:54, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
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Hi there, It's a long time since I've been here. How can I request an article for creation? Unpresidented welcome to almaat chat 05:08, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
You go to Wikipedia:Article Wizard OMGuyZ ( talk) 07:49, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
Hello teahouse, thanks for the invitation to visit you here for advice. I have got off to a bad start I am afraid. I have come across an article which I believe seriously contravenes content guidelines. I offered a few examples on the article talk page after being challenged to do so. Other contributors there have defended the article content against some of my concerns, but not mentioned or attempted to defend it against others. The discussion isn't very productive as the other contributors seem to resent any contribution at all from me. Today I tried to improve the compliance of the article with one of the points I had made (one which hasn't been challenged or contradicted) but one of the other contributors reverted my edits and placed a warning on my talk page, claiming I was being disruptive. The reason given was that the dead discussion wasn't closed.
My question is this: when or how does asuch a discussion become closed, and what do we do about articles which contravene guidelines is no-one else agrees, or even if no-one else disagrees? Eff Won ( talk) 20:50, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
I hope this addresses your issues, let me know if you have more. Adam Mugliston Talk 21:32, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
I've been plugging away at an article in my sandbox, on an article about a small press publisher I know a bit about. Half of their publications don't have ISBN numbers, but ASIN numbers. With eBooks so prominent, and Amazon such a giant, do you think Wikipedia will add an ASIN option to the book citation template? SinMacD ( talk) 05:05, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
|asin=
. Best regards--
Fuhghettaboutit (
talk)
05:18, 10 September 2012 (UTC)I feel a bit silly now. lol. I think a little more coffee and I can tackle that, making the references I've added much more consistent. Thank you! SinMacD ( talk) 05:24, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
How long does it take for an article to go into general circulation within Wikipedia? Next, approx. length of time per cycle before one can find a wiki piece by googling?? If we thank those who have helped us along the way in the teahouse talk, will they see them? or we need to go to their own talk page to offer thanks "in person"? As always, many thanks. CHHistory ( talk) 18:07, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
Many thanks for all the time and support you all have given, without which I will not be able to move forward. Hope to "pass it on" as I become more knowledgeale in the workings of this NGO. Further, to "Hajatvrc" - have taken your suggestion and will join the group that work on historical matters, though at the moment, I still need to narrow the field. Cheers.
I have completed an article and have uploaded a photo in the wiki commons - how do I insert this photo into the article? In fact, do I need to upload the photo into the wiki common? If not, how do I delete that? Currently, I have placed the linked to the photo in the beginning of the article. There must be a way where the photo will show up together with the article. Help!! Much obliged and Many, many thanks. Mucho Gracis!! Merci! - :) CHHistory ( talk) 20:01, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
[[File:filename.jpg|right|thumb]]
Hi CHHistory! Gildrien is pretty right on with their suggestion. Also, if you look on the menu when you are editing (the "edit menu" I guess, next to the "bold" "italics" pencil, chain, icons) you'll see a "photo" icon which looks like a clipart image of a picture. Just click on that, and you can add the file name, a caption, the justification (left/center/right) and so forth. Just click it once you find the area in the article you want to place it, and follow through with it. Be sure to preview, of course, and then save. Let us know if it works out for you :) SarahStierch ( talk) 05:33, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
Success declared, thanks to Gilderien and to Sarah for taking the time to explain. Just hope that you'all will see this note, as unlike email, there is no reply icon ... One more question: How to add caption under the photo? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CHHistory ( talk • contribs) 17:27, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
The source in question is the ARGOLIKOS ARCHIVAL LIBRARY HISTORY AND CULTURE, a nonprofit foundation in Aegina, Greece. It has some excellent images of the Greek phoenix (early modern greek currency) which I would like to use on the wikipedia article of the same name. The photos are found here http://argolikivivliothiki.gr/2011/01/25/%CE%B5%CE%B8%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF-%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82/
These say that copying any of their works in part or in full for personal or educational use, so long as it is not for a commercial purpose is allowed. They also require attribution.
So my question is, is it OK to add these pictures to wikipedia? Thank you Blex areton ( talk) 11:21, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
I believe that this is the fourth time I've asked these questions referring to my attempts to correct errors in your entry on "Nevado del Tolima". The previous three times have been via your "Help" feature. My first problem is to find the result of my first editing attempt (rejected for lack of reference(s)). The second is that, once found, I can see no way of re-editing it. The third is that no-one has told me whether the reference I've told them about is suitable. The editors that have responded have done so in computerspeak with just a touch of academic superiority. I have tried to understand all the stuff I been told to read but it's not been helpful. The editor that has tried the hardest to help is Ariconte but I've found no way of communicating with him/her. Ariconte's talk page seems not to have a way of asking questions. In short, I have three questions. First, where do I find my previous (rejected) edit)? Secondly,how do I make changes to this and cite a reference? Thirdly, how can I find out if this reference is acceptable? (It comes from a website called Peakware.com). Any help (in plain English) would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Steve Ingham Inghams3 ( talk) 22:28, 7 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Inghams3 ( talk • contribs) 06:56, 8 September 2012 (UTC) Many thanks to you and Ariconte for answering my questions. It seems that I'm flogging a dead horse without a reliable reference. You're right; Padre Ramirez was quite a guy. I met him twice: once in 1966 to ask him the best way to get to the mountain and again in 1967 to give him a set of photos (which I no longer have) of the new crater. He was amazed to see it. Steve Ingham Inghams3 ( talk) 22:41, 8 September 2012 (UTC) Having read the "El Grafico" article, I see that at the bottom of page 714 (first column) is a detailed description of the summit. NO CRATER! Is it worthwhile translating this or extracting it and have you guys do the translation? Steve Ingham Inghams3 ( talk) 00:39, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
I've made an attempt to insert a reference in my latest edit of this entry and it's still extant. However, it looks strange and no-one has taken me to task for this. Without being masochistic, I would like to find what my next step is or would it be better just to leave things as they are? Thanks, Steve Ingham Inghams3 ( talk) 05:44, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
I've just spent a day or two working on this article, and suddenly realized there may be a community or group here that specializes in these type of articles. I know that could mean a standard for format and referencing. I want to be sure that when I've finished gathering information, I'm not just throwing an inconsistent article into their midst. I also don't want to put further work into the existing draft, if I'm doing it wrong. SinMacD ( talk) 03:58, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Thank you! I appreciate any, and all guidance. There's a lot to absorb, but I'll do my best. SinMacD ( talk) 05:28, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Thank you, Jayron32. :D I'll add it to my favourites, and review it in the morning! SinMacD ( talk) 05:30, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
I started the article in the "creation" mode, and now wishes to remove that line from the title,because this article is done. Try editing it out several times without success -- any ideas? Thanks Unable to find this article with Google -- Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Luo Xian Xiang Did I do something wrong? BTW, is there another mode or page where I could start another article? or creation is still the best choice? CHHistory ( talk) 17:47, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Sarah, thanks for the feedback. I totally agree with your accessment and that is normally NOT how I write. For this particular article, this is a translation from Chinese and I want to stay close to the sources. If I rewrite the article, using Judy Chicago as an example, it will no longer be a direct translation. Will that be OK? If yes, I certainly will rewrite the article without worrying about matching up "word for word". the sources as listed = one in English from DK and the others are in Chinese from China. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CHHistory ( talk • contribs) 19:42, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for your encouragement. I did a quick google :-) and found more articles (in Chinese) about the role he played in WWII in China. Again, thanks for you input and this has evolved into a bigger project that I first thought. Hope you will continue to advice... CHHistory ( talk) 20:37, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Sridhar Lagadapati
I have resubmitted with changes made according to Txcrossbow's review first and later SarahStierch's pointers twice - its been sometime was trying to get Sarah's attention but havent got it yet.. :( and am hoping somebody would review my resubmission and help me get this article accepted..
Thank you so much! Meetzia
Meetzia ( talk) 08:02, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
1) The page on Tian Tian, the giant panda, needs to have diacritics added to the name, Tian Tian. Specifically, there needs to be a short horizontal line over the 'a' both times to show that the word is pronounced with first tone. How does one add diacritics to letters? 2) I am not yet an editor, and I'm not sure if I have the time to learn how to be one. Is there no easy place to post the above need and have someone who is an editor and who knows how to do this make the change? NC Daoist ( talk) 22:13, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
Okay.. I have created an article and need to put in my inline references. I have downloaded and read Referencing for Beginners. However, I cannot seem to understand exactly what they want me to put in the piece to give credit to my references. Can someone help me by explaining this in English that I can understand? What exactly goes in the < > to make a reference link? Thank you in advance for any help. Taminole417 ( talk) 17:39, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Charles: Thank you for your reply and your confidence in my article. That is encouraging. I have used the template to create reference tags for all of my references in the piece, but I cannot get that red error meaage:
Cite error: {There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a
template or a tag; see the help page} to go away. I am not sure what I am doing wrong. I have a references section near the bottom of my page, and like an old English teacher, which I am, I put them in the format that I teach my students to use. Now, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get it recognized? I just cannot figure it out. Any help would be appreciated greatly. Charles ( talk) 21:13, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Would a copy of an image of a book cover be okay to use in an article? Sorry if this sounds really stupid, but I have NO idea of how to find out if said image would be ?licensed?...or a problem for copyright.
Let alone figuring out what I'm supposed to do to put the damned thing in the article. (Yeah, virtually computer illiterate newbie frustration with information overload showing here.) Sorry but I tried to follow the instructions in another images question, but what looked like 'clipart' to aging eyes said embedded file...so now I'm even more confused. I found something that looked like pictures to me, and it says 'gallery'. Which actually might not be a bad idea because...
The article I'm writing is about a book that was originally issued in the UK, then subsequently issued in the US (8 years later) with, of course, a different cover. So, would I use both images? Just one? Which one?
Pocket Colonial ( talk) 14:17, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
Wonderful! Thanks guys! Pocket Colonial ( talk) 22:32, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Zorro_Macsk&oldid=512119421 thx Machsucq ( talk) 04:17, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
The article on Ambassador Courtney Blackman does not contain in-line references. I tried finding some additional sources, particularly to support a quotation that is attributed to Blackman about Barbados being "the most successful predominantly black country in the world," but I could find none. Is it appropriate to delete that line if I can't find a source, or should I try asking for one on the discussion page? I don't want to offend other editors by removing it.
My second question concerns article creation. I would like to create a page about psychiatric abuse in China. There is a similar article about
Political abuse of psychiatry in Russia, and another on
Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union. I'm just wondering what the threshold is to determine if something merits its own article, or if I should start by writing about the topic within
Human rights in China? Thank you.
Numera astra (
talk)
22:49, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
With regard to starting a Political abuse of psychiatry in China, there is already a section Political_abuse_of_psychiatry#China, I suggest that you start adding content to that section and then start a discussion on the articles' talk page about spinning it out into it's own article once it gets too long. Stuartyeates ( talk) 03:43, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
I've just added my own name to a list of Canadian writers, as well as the works I have written. I know that you verify info such as this, but there is no where to direct you to all my web pages and blog sites etc. Should I be worrying about this, or ... how is this kind of entry handled? If you look under H my name is Caitlin Hicks so you could tell me if I've got it wrong... i.e. why blue type and why red type? 24.207.112.157 ( talk) 21:42, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Okay. I've had lots of articles written about me and my work, over the years. The best are excerpted on my various websites. Most are newspaper articles, reviewing my work when the work was published as a theatrical piece. How do I communicate to Wikipedia about these articles if they're in a newspaper in say, 1985, for instance? Katiegee6 ( talk) 23:08, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi, Im looking for a page that explains the complications that an EMT must deal with when a religious belief is involved. Does Wiki have that. I cant seem to find one.
74.106.242.98 ( talk) 19:05, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
I have recently created a company profile. PLease let me know how to get the content reviewed by Wiki. Also need help in publishing the content.
Rgds A Singh Rana 1480 ( talk) 13:06, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Hello...
I would really appreaciate if you could tell me what is wrong with this article that I've written: Everis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Everis
Thanks for your comments.
Octaviorojas ( talk) 11:39, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
How did wiki get this so wrong. Australian rules football is a colloquism. fact. The officilal name is Australian Football. fact. Why are you using a colloquism rater than the formal and a common name? There are no, repeat no ARFCs or ARF leagues in Australia. This term. ARF is far from being used in the majority. Where ARF has been used it has been (unfortunately) replaced by the term "AFL". The historically this code has been named and called "football". Today we call it "Australian Football" to distinguish it from other football codes. References to other codes use their formal name as you would expect an encyclopaedia to do. You've created a myriad of falsehoods, teams and leagues that don't exist. e.g. Women's ARF league or country's ARF national team. they don't exist!! use the correct Title where it exists is fundamental. FUNDAMENTAL. Australianfootballrules ( talk) 02:16, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
I have made a recent change to a page, but the edit keeps disappearing (tried three times). I have an account, but haven't received any kind of notice explaining WHY part of my submission is missing, and havent been able to figure out who or where to ask this question. Is it a problem with my source, or how i quoted material? Goldendelicious1 ( talk) 19:30, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
How do I do a Wikilink to another language edition of Wikipedia? Gtwfan52 ( talk) 17:55, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
Hey, I want to edit an Industry page, and want to add another section in it about their international tie-ups. How to add another section in the page ? Satyam.kapoor ( talk) 05:10, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
Hi all,
im having a bit of trouble with my private wiki (personal server) at the moment. im currently trying to get some images to display on one of my articles. i have edited the local settings.php which means i can successfully upload images, but when i try and display them using the [[file:blah.jpg]] code the image doesn't display, it just shows up with a broken link icon ><
it seems to me its a problem with authorization but i cant seem to find where, is it a server problem? or do i have to authorize the use of images somewhere? any help with this would be fantastic as im really stuck.
Nix 81.137.252.210 ( talk) 08:48, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
hi SarahStierch
thank you for letting me now, i'll go there now :)
Nixxy00 ( talk) 10:36, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
I working to write an article covering 50 years of an artist's artwork, commissions, awards, etc. and I feel that beginning to upload images will help me organize my draft. I began the article in July, and I'm going through a name change now, but would like to begin uploading some of the earlier pics that correspond to what has already been written. My profile says I'm still not confirmed. Is this delay due to the name change request? Gilbertyoung ( talk) 00:05, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
Thank you all! Again, Gilbert is NOT writing the article, I am. My name is L. Winfrey Young and I am just now writing the draft. To rid myself of the "are you Gilbert Young" controversy, I submitted a name change to Dantzler and have not yet received the confirmation. I do have a stack of articles, awards, state resolutions, etc. spanning 50 years to use as reference, just haven't gotten to that stage yet. I'm still formatting my article in the sandbox. I did try to upload pics of the artist creating one of his monumental city murals from the 1970's and got the "you are not confirmed" message. Will try again. Gilbertyoung ( talk) 14:53, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
I checked earlier today and was able to upload a pic. The directions led me to believe I was creating a Gilbert Young file for all of the images I would upload for the article. The first pic of the artist working on a mural was uploaded and I named the file something to the effect of "this file will contain pics documenting the personal life and 50 years of the art and artistry blah, blah". I thought all other pics I uploaded would go into the one file. I loaded 16 more images, personal pics from the artist and some I'd taken myself and they disappeared. The only pic showing is the first one. Also, I was directed to wikicommons to load the pics. I'll try again tomorrow...this is difficult! need a drink now... Gilbertyoung ( talk) 01:24, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
Yep, confused "file" with "folder". I'll delete the first one and do-over. Gilbertyoung ( talk) 16:54, 13 September 2012 (UTC)