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Does anyone know what the talk button does or if there is a private chat or something? But really I just want to know about the talk button. ~Whale_lover347 Whale lover347 ( talk) 21:04, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Whale lover347 ( talk) 22:13, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Good afternoon. Our startup developed a solution that introduces completely new concept to the IT & media industry. Product will be launched in March. Worldwide Press Release will be carried out in January/February. But we want to publish the term on Wikipedia already now - it is very important for us from the business perspective. Is it possible to publish a term...where the only reference is our landing page? Any suggestions what would be the best thing for us to do? I appreciate your reply and wish you a nice day. With kindest regards, Eva 2003:84:AD47:CCE8:252B:D5F6:8469:8770 ( talk) 14:07, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
Ma page est sytématiquement refusée je l'ai amèlioré en fonction des demandes rien à faire,j'aimerais savoir comment je pourrais la modifier pour la faire accepter, je suis ouvert à toutes vos suggestions. /info/en/?search=Draft:Yves_Moshe_Ayache 109.64.134.56 ( talk) 16:33, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
You have not yet addressed the concerns of the reviewers that declined your article. You need to add references to show that the article subject meets Wikipedia's notability policies -- see WP:GNG. If Ayache does not meet these criteria, he is not eligible for an article here. I note that this article has been repeatedly deleted already on the French Wikipedia. [1] Calliopejen1 ( talk) 18:06, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi There!
I am a researcher and avid wikipedia fan, eternally indebted to wikipedia getting me through university. :o) I've fiddled with the odd wikipedia page in the past and am just starting to get involved more actively with my own account.
In addition to touching up random pages here and there, I am a professional researcher. I especially try to get involved when I see wikipedia pages on subjects within my expertise that are shoddy, poorly sourced and clearly in need of an expert. This brings me to editing wikipedia pages that are closely related to research I've been involved with, bringing in up-to-date references, new discoveries, salient facts, correcting mistakes, improving language and all that good stuff.
I guess I'm basically looking for tips on how to do this without being continuously hassled by editors for one reason or another. I've had some early missteps which I try to learn from, but recently an editor came along an undid over an hour's worth of work due to objections that seem rather arbitrary. This kind of thing is starting to get really discouraging. I want to do this right because I feel like there is an important place for subject matter experts on wikipedia but sadly this experiment starting to feel like a big waste of time...
Please advise!
Knowledgeninja100 ( talk) 22:12, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Translating something concrete from this – and these are just general points, not laws of nature that are always true – but look for paper newspapers, books, scholarly journals, magazines as your default for sourcing before ever turning to pure web based sources, and especially think of the website of the organization you are adding material about, for example, as a desperate last resort. That means in turn, don't even consider using a web-based Google search before first searching Google Books, Scholar and News. The world is not limited to Google but search engines are most people's first stop. There's lots of other places to turn though some require subscriptions. See, for example Wikipedia:Free English newspaper sources, Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library, and note that if you find what looks like a good source but can't access it, you can request it be provided to you by someone who can at WP:RX.
Second, be scrupulous about citing your sources properly. That means not a naked URL, not a link to a search result, or just a link and title, but providing full attribution. For example, when citing a book, common things to include are, yes the URL to the page you're citing, if it's online, but also the author, the work's title, its year of publication, the page number(s), the publisher, its location, and the ISBN number. Or for a journal/magazine, the URL, the issue no., volume no., page nos., month and year of publication, author(s) name(s), title of article, title of the journal, ISSN number or doi and so forth.
We have templates that make this easier, such as {{
cite news}}
, {{
cite book}}
, and {{
cite journal}}
. We also have some resources like
Wikipedia citation tool for Google Books to easily get the citation to place (though I always tweak its output, usually adding location information; changing the name format to last, first; changing the exact publication date to just the year; and most importantly, the page parameter always needs fixing: either add an end page for the range, or remove the en-dash – then hit make citation and copy the code).
I think if you take what I've written to heart you will find much of the problems you're experiencing will disappear – and your edits will be better because proper sourcing is at the heart of being a good editor. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 00:31, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Vandalism in Cities with the most high-rise building article. This article based in Emporis sources which is neutral sources and in English. But somebody had edited the article and put Shanghai highrise more than 14.000 based on local sources which is not neutral sources. Its impossible Shanghai highrise : Hongkong highrise + New York highrise
In this source Shanghai only had 1,232 building. Emporis data completed with list the name of the highrise so we can verified not just city claimed. Somebody claimed Shanghai had 14.000 higrise. But cant give the name of the building just number claimed which is cant verified. Shanghai is international city why no single foreigner report it to Emporis ?? For example in the year 2014 Emporis count the highrise in Moscow only 3000 buildings. But there is a report completed with the name of the building. So Emporis change highrise count for Moscow more than 10.000 highrise.
There is a pattern for building more than 180 metre : Hongkong had 143, New York had 100, Chicago had 50, Shanghai only had 70. For the city without height restriction there is impossible Shanghai only had 70 buildings more than 180 metre but had more than 14.000 highrise building. New York had 100 building more than 180 metre but New York only had 6.000 highrise building. Except city with height restriction such as Sao Paulo.
http://www.emporis.com/statistics/skyline-ranking — Preceding
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But only Emporis had a highrise list in each cities. Not just number claimed. Emporis already had a list of 1,200 Shanghai highrise. But somebody claimed Shanghai had 14.000 highrise. So there is 13.000 highrise in Shanghai which not included in Emporis list. But why none of this 13.000 highrise reported to Emporis by people in Shanghai ? Not single of this highrise. Shanghai is big city with thousands foreigners. And none of this foreigners reported the so call 14.000 highrise in Shanghai. So somebody from other cities could claim their cities had thousands highrise based on local sources which is not neutral. Only Emporis neutral sources with list of completed highrise. I think its only China propaganda because they dont regard Hongkong as their own. Shanghai only had 70 highrise more than 180 metre compare to New York and Hongkong had more than 100 highrise up to 180 metre. So its impossible total highrise in Shanghai outnumbered New York and Hongkong. I already been to Shanghai twice and Hongkong. I saw Hongkong bigger than Shanghai-- Mirandajovi ( talk) 04:10, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Just take a look this is Emporis list for each highrise in Shanghai, Moscow, Hongkong, New York and other cities. Shanghai had more than 1,000 highrise, Moscow had more than 10,000 highrise, New York had more than 6,000 highrise, Hongkong had more than 7,000 highrise.
Emporis is a international standard for counting highrise. It just like in counting GDP countries wikipedia relies on IMF, World Bank and CIA. But if somebody claim his country had bigger GDP based on local source did wikipedia accept that claim ?? Emporis already had more than 1,000 highrise in Shanghai if is it true Shanghai had more than 14,000 highrise why no one in Shanghai report it to Emporis ?? Not even foreigners in Shanghai ? Most of people who work in highrise construction know Emporis very well. I already ask the man who claimed Shanghai had more than 14,000 highrise to show the list of highrise in Shanghai which dont included in Emporis. He cant answer it not single one. -- Mirandajovi ( talk) 03:17, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
This user User:Michael Bednarek is showing suspicious syntax in his signatures. How do I report it? -- Xavier ( talk) 03:06, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
If you view the history on this talk page you can see what I am talking about. -- Xavier ( talk) 03:13, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
I made this article recently, but I am simply stumped on what more to add or what templates to use in its current state. Any help please? Sige |д・) 21:47, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Hello there, Thank you for your availability. On 10/30/15, I created an article using Article Wizard for Gregory V. Jones, and because I wanted to review and revise before publishing, I did not SAVE. Instructions seemed that SAVE would publish the article and so release immediately, but that the draft could be available for some time. I can not find the article searching draft space. Have I lost my draft? Thank you for your help- Maureen. Mbattistella ( talk) 18:22, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
My sign on is jwmtaldem. I have created a draft page called DRAFT: Band of Robbers (2015 Film). How do I move it to the right place for approval to be published? I do not have a "more" button in the menu bar. Is there a code I need to put at the top of the page? I can't find anything in the HELP sections to explain this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jwmtaldem ( talk) 15:56, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Hello, this is Hseong2, a student editor in Western University. I have a following question:
I would like to use an image from this UK Gov agency article (Civil Aviation Authority). On page 13, there is a Threat and Error Management model. Here is the link to the article: CAA Article.
I am trying to upload this image onto the Wikipedia Commons but I was unsure of which copyright tags to use. It is the work of UK Government agency (Civil Aviation Authority) and on page 2, it states that "You can copy and use this text but please ensure you always use the most up to date version and use it in context so as not to be misleading, and credit the CAA."
Which copyright tag is appropriate for this source?
Thanks in advance. Hseong2 ( talk) 18:16, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
I've been working on an article on filmproducer Els Vandevorst: /info/en/?search=Draft:Els_Vandevorst, and although I have added quite a few references, I can't seem to get it approved. Does anyone have any tips on how to improve this article.
Thanks allot in advance! Gertsik ( talk) 19:50, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
On Wikipedia:Feedback request service, a template is given but it is not stated where this should be place or how to change it depending on topics. Please advise, Rubbish computer ( HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 22:44, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
I recently did an overhaul of the
Boonie Bears article, and uploaded a new version of [[File:BonnieBearschars.png]]. However, in the article
Boonie Bears, the image (which is referenced in the infobox) doesn't show the newer version. Could someone point out what I did wrong here? Thanks! ~
Liance
talk/
contribs
04:52, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
It seems as if it took a bit for the image to update through the wiki's servers. Sorry about this question! ~ Liance talk/ contribs 04:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi everyone! I'm at an edit-a-thon at the University of Virginia with User:Rdd6h and she's interested in writing an article about herself, if possible. There has been some coverage of her by people in other countries(she mentioned a Jack McGee wrote about her), but we need some help finding sourcing. Her name is Ruth Dillon, if anyone wants to help. This will likely take a while to find, so can anyone help mentor her and take her under your wing? I can help some, but I am somewhat sporadic nowadays due to class.
I'm getting her started in her draftspace for now. Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 16:18, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi there my question is regarding Moa Brewing Company, in basic terms can you explain what I need to do Jesse Moa ( talk) 21:55, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
I'm working on an article about Ahmad Fawzi. I have supporting evidence in PDF files, what's the best way to refer/link to these files? Klhartog ( talk) 07:05, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
User:Budharner submitted Draft:Bud Harner for review via Articles for Creation. I declined the submission on the grounds that the article appeared to be an autobiography and that the submission of autobiographies is discouraged due to conflict of interest. User:Budharner replied that he is not Bud Harner, but created this account in order to create the article. My advice at this point is to read the user name policy anCd request a change in user name, because his user name could easily be taken to indicate that he is Bud Harner. Do other experienced editors have other thoughts? Robert McClenon ( talk) 00:29, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Budharner ( talk) 18:16, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Budharner ( talk) 18:28, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
My article has been declined thrice already. Basically, the editors want me to provide more sources to make it "verifiable." I've done this but still more proof is needed. The latest is this: "These articles are often challenging as there won't be much good coverage about them considering the field is promotionalism and advertising, but are there are more good sources about them overall?" My question is what do we consider "good sources" here because I think I've already exhausted all sources that I could find? I also followed Wikipedia guidelines re: this topic. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Tlagura ( talk) 10:40, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
I was reading Wiki article on Mark Mobius and found his Birth details are not correctly maintained. Please have a look.
Summary of the issue: In the main para you have mentioned, Mark was born on August 17, 1936 but on the right hand side box depicts August 17 1935. There is a typo in Year. ( 59.160.59.3 ( talk) 06:08, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
How do I create shortcut links for my WikiProject? I tried looking in the help department but searching became long. -- Xavier ( talk) 10:36, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi, there is an editor called Dbarthelme who is currently editing an article about Bal des debutantes in Paris. I suspect that this person is a publicist or working for the subject as this person is continuously adding blatant promotion. This entire article looks like one big advertisement. Since it is a protected article and I am a new editor, could a kind and friendly experienced editor edit this article to make it look like a neutral and objective article for this encyclopedia? Thank you. -- Antipromotion ( talk) 01:14, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
Can we write an article directly from a book? Moreinformation 222 ( talk) 10:38, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
I reviewed the draft of Draft:CobaltAir and declined it. The airline is not yet in operation, although it is hiring personnel, and I cited, among other things, not a crystal ball. User:Thirstyforeigner has asked me to reconsider. I am seeking the input of other experienced editors. Robert McClenon ( talk) 13:12, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
The article An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments used to have an image of the cover of the book. Unfortunately, that image had been placed in Wikimedia Commons ( Commons:File:An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments Cover.jpg), and it was deleted from there. I want to recover it so I can put it into en-wiki with a non-free use justification. Is there any way to get a copy of that original image so I can do this? Gronk Oz ( talk) 06:06, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
I'm an olfactory art specialist trying to start a Wikipedia entry for Olfactory Art, so far a glaring omission on Wikipedia in terms of art. I started with a paper I wrote on the topic as part of my postgraduate research. First, my submission was declined for copyright violation; so I worked with the admin who deleted it, Diannaa, to grant Wikipedia permission to copy the material. The admin then restored it and put a note clarifying that "This submission has now been cleaned of the above-noted copyright violation and its history redacted by an administrator to remove the infringement. If re-submitted (and subsequent additions do not reintroduce copyright problems), the content may be assessed on other grounds." But then a tag was placed on the draft requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. Could you please help? I'm trying to offer my own research and expertise as a basis for a non-existent but much needed Wikipedia article, yet I seem to be caught in a vicious cycle of bureaucracy and absurdity! Thanks. Archmemory ( talk) 09:56, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
It seems some people's idea of "help" is putting spokes in the wheels without doing anything constructive. This introduction to the "Wikipedia community" is proving to be a sobering experience in misanthropy. With a "friendly place to learn about editing Wikipedia" like this, who needs enemies?! Archmemory ( talk) 13:16, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
The game Ingress is being continually modified by its creators, with an ongoing back (and front) story. The page's § Unofficial sites lists several non-Wikimedia wikis and other player-run sites. Like the official web sites, they are continually developing, but their durability is less reliable, and so I feel it is more important to list archives for them. But since the archive will frequently lag behind the site itself, I feel uncomfortable giving the archive URL as the lead link, as Cite web does, so I've listed it separately after the Cite web. Is there some policy or standard way of doing this? Please {{Ping}} me to discuss. -- Thnidu ( talk) 02:00, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
@ Cullen328, John from Idegon, and Gronk Oz: Thank you for your advice. I will remove these and keep them as a private reference. Since the game is web-based, I'd like to keep them in my user space; would that be OK? -- Thnidu ( talk) 15:20, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
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Archive 405 | ← | Archive 409 | Archive 410 | Archive 411 | Archive 412 | Archive 413 | → | Archive 415 |
Does anyone know what the talk button does or if there is a private chat or something? But really I just want to know about the talk button. ~Whale_lover347 Whale lover347 ( talk) 21:04, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Whale lover347 ( talk) 22:13, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Good afternoon. Our startup developed a solution that introduces completely new concept to the IT & media industry. Product will be launched in March. Worldwide Press Release will be carried out in January/February. But we want to publish the term on Wikipedia already now - it is very important for us from the business perspective. Is it possible to publish a term...where the only reference is our landing page? Any suggestions what would be the best thing for us to do? I appreciate your reply and wish you a nice day. With kindest regards, Eva 2003:84:AD47:CCE8:252B:D5F6:8469:8770 ( talk) 14:07, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
Ma page est sytématiquement refusée je l'ai amèlioré en fonction des demandes rien à faire,j'aimerais savoir comment je pourrais la modifier pour la faire accepter, je suis ouvert à toutes vos suggestions. /info/en/?search=Draft:Yves_Moshe_Ayache 109.64.134.56 ( talk) 16:33, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
You have not yet addressed the concerns of the reviewers that declined your article. You need to add references to show that the article subject meets Wikipedia's notability policies -- see WP:GNG. If Ayache does not meet these criteria, he is not eligible for an article here. I note that this article has been repeatedly deleted already on the French Wikipedia. [1] Calliopejen1 ( talk) 18:06, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi There!
I am a researcher and avid wikipedia fan, eternally indebted to wikipedia getting me through university. :o) I've fiddled with the odd wikipedia page in the past and am just starting to get involved more actively with my own account.
In addition to touching up random pages here and there, I am a professional researcher. I especially try to get involved when I see wikipedia pages on subjects within my expertise that are shoddy, poorly sourced and clearly in need of an expert. This brings me to editing wikipedia pages that are closely related to research I've been involved with, bringing in up-to-date references, new discoveries, salient facts, correcting mistakes, improving language and all that good stuff.
I guess I'm basically looking for tips on how to do this without being continuously hassled by editors for one reason or another. I've had some early missteps which I try to learn from, but recently an editor came along an undid over an hour's worth of work due to objections that seem rather arbitrary. This kind of thing is starting to get really discouraging. I want to do this right because I feel like there is an important place for subject matter experts on wikipedia but sadly this experiment starting to feel like a big waste of time...
Please advise!
Knowledgeninja100 ( talk) 22:12, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Translating something concrete from this – and these are just general points, not laws of nature that are always true – but look for paper newspapers, books, scholarly journals, magazines as your default for sourcing before ever turning to pure web based sources, and especially think of the website of the organization you are adding material about, for example, as a desperate last resort. That means in turn, don't even consider using a web-based Google search before first searching Google Books, Scholar and News. The world is not limited to Google but search engines are most people's first stop. There's lots of other places to turn though some require subscriptions. See, for example Wikipedia:Free English newspaper sources, Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library, and note that if you find what looks like a good source but can't access it, you can request it be provided to you by someone who can at WP:RX.
Second, be scrupulous about citing your sources properly. That means not a naked URL, not a link to a search result, or just a link and title, but providing full attribution. For example, when citing a book, common things to include are, yes the URL to the page you're citing, if it's online, but also the author, the work's title, its year of publication, the page number(s), the publisher, its location, and the ISBN number. Or for a journal/magazine, the URL, the issue no., volume no., page nos., month and year of publication, author(s) name(s), title of article, title of the journal, ISSN number or doi and so forth.
We have templates that make this easier, such as {{
cite news}}
, {{
cite book}}
, and {{
cite journal}}
. We also have some resources like
Wikipedia citation tool for Google Books to easily get the citation to place (though I always tweak its output, usually adding location information; changing the name format to last, first; changing the exact publication date to just the year; and most importantly, the page parameter always needs fixing: either add an end page for the range, or remove the en-dash – then hit make citation and copy the code).
I think if you take what I've written to heart you will find much of the problems you're experiencing will disappear – and your edits will be better because proper sourcing is at the heart of being a good editor. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 00:31, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Vandalism in Cities with the most high-rise building article. This article based in Emporis sources which is neutral sources and in English. But somebody had edited the article and put Shanghai highrise more than 14.000 based on local sources which is not neutral sources. Its impossible Shanghai highrise : Hongkong highrise + New York highrise
In this source Shanghai only had 1,232 building. Emporis data completed with list the name of the highrise so we can verified not just city claimed. Somebody claimed Shanghai had 14.000 higrise. But cant give the name of the building just number claimed which is cant verified. Shanghai is international city why no single foreigner report it to Emporis ?? For example in the year 2014 Emporis count the highrise in Moscow only 3000 buildings. But there is a report completed with the name of the building. So Emporis change highrise count for Moscow more than 10.000 highrise.
There is a pattern for building more than 180 metre : Hongkong had 143, New York had 100, Chicago had 50, Shanghai only had 70. For the city without height restriction there is impossible Shanghai only had 70 buildings more than 180 metre but had more than 14.000 highrise building. New York had 100 building more than 180 metre but New York only had 6.000 highrise building. Except city with height restriction such as Sao Paulo.
http://www.emporis.com/statistics/skyline-ranking — Preceding
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Mirandajovi (
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03:39, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
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14:34, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
But only Emporis had a highrise list in each cities. Not just number claimed. Emporis already had a list of 1,200 Shanghai highrise. But somebody claimed Shanghai had 14.000 highrise. So there is 13.000 highrise in Shanghai which not included in Emporis list. But why none of this 13.000 highrise reported to Emporis by people in Shanghai ? Not single of this highrise. Shanghai is big city with thousands foreigners. And none of this foreigners reported the so call 14.000 highrise in Shanghai. So somebody from other cities could claim their cities had thousands highrise based on local sources which is not neutral. Only Emporis neutral sources with list of completed highrise. I think its only China propaganda because they dont regard Hongkong as their own. Shanghai only had 70 highrise more than 180 metre compare to New York and Hongkong had more than 100 highrise up to 180 metre. So its impossible total highrise in Shanghai outnumbered New York and Hongkong. I already been to Shanghai twice and Hongkong. I saw Hongkong bigger than Shanghai-- Mirandajovi ( talk) 04:10, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Just take a look this is Emporis list for each highrise in Shanghai, Moscow, Hongkong, New York and other cities. Shanghai had more than 1,000 highrise, Moscow had more than 10,000 highrise, New York had more than 6,000 highrise, Hongkong had more than 7,000 highrise.
Emporis is a international standard for counting highrise. It just like in counting GDP countries wikipedia relies on IMF, World Bank and CIA. But if somebody claim his country had bigger GDP based on local source did wikipedia accept that claim ?? Emporis already had more than 1,000 highrise in Shanghai if is it true Shanghai had more than 14,000 highrise why no one in Shanghai report it to Emporis ?? Not even foreigners in Shanghai ? Most of people who work in highrise construction know Emporis very well. I already ask the man who claimed Shanghai had more than 14,000 highrise to show the list of highrise in Shanghai which dont included in Emporis. He cant answer it not single one. -- Mirandajovi ( talk) 03:17, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
This user User:Michael Bednarek is showing suspicious syntax in his signatures. How do I report it? -- Xavier ( talk) 03:06, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
If you view the history on this talk page you can see what I am talking about. -- Xavier ( talk) 03:13, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
I made this article recently, but I am simply stumped on what more to add or what templates to use in its current state. Any help please? Sige |д・) 21:47, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
Hello there, Thank you for your availability. On 10/30/15, I created an article using Article Wizard for Gregory V. Jones, and because I wanted to review and revise before publishing, I did not SAVE. Instructions seemed that SAVE would publish the article and so release immediately, but that the draft could be available for some time. I can not find the article searching draft space. Have I lost my draft? Thank you for your help- Maureen. Mbattistella ( talk) 18:22, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
My sign on is jwmtaldem. I have created a draft page called DRAFT: Band of Robbers (2015 Film). How do I move it to the right place for approval to be published? I do not have a "more" button in the menu bar. Is there a code I need to put at the top of the page? I can't find anything in the HELP sections to explain this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Jwmtaldem ( talk) 15:56, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Hello, this is Hseong2, a student editor in Western University. I have a following question:
I would like to use an image from this UK Gov agency article (Civil Aviation Authority). On page 13, there is a Threat and Error Management model. Here is the link to the article: CAA Article.
I am trying to upload this image onto the Wikipedia Commons but I was unsure of which copyright tags to use. It is the work of UK Government agency (Civil Aviation Authority) and on page 2, it states that "You can copy and use this text but please ensure you always use the most up to date version and use it in context so as not to be misleading, and credit the CAA."
Which copyright tag is appropriate for this source?
Thanks in advance. Hseong2 ( talk) 18:16, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
I've been working on an article on filmproducer Els Vandevorst: /info/en/?search=Draft:Els_Vandevorst, and although I have added quite a few references, I can't seem to get it approved. Does anyone have any tips on how to improve this article.
Thanks allot in advance! Gertsik ( talk) 19:50, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
On Wikipedia:Feedback request service, a template is given but it is not stated where this should be place or how to change it depending on topics. Please advise, Rubbish computer ( HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 22:44, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
I recently did an overhaul of the
Boonie Bears article, and uploaded a new version of [[File:BonnieBearschars.png]]. However, in the article
Boonie Bears, the image (which is referenced in the infobox) doesn't show the newer version. Could someone point out what I did wrong here? Thanks! ~
Liance
talk/
contribs
04:52, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
It seems as if it took a bit for the image to update through the wiki's servers. Sorry about this question! ~ Liance talk/ contribs 04:55, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi everyone! I'm at an edit-a-thon at the University of Virginia with User:Rdd6h and she's interested in writing an article about herself, if possible. There has been some coverage of her by people in other countries(she mentioned a Jack McGee wrote about her), but we need some help finding sourcing. Her name is Ruth Dillon, if anyone wants to help. This will likely take a while to find, so can anyone help mentor her and take her under your wing? I can help some, but I am somewhat sporadic nowadays due to class.
I'm getting her started in her draftspace for now. Tokyogirl79 (。◕‿◕。) 16:18, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi there my question is regarding Moa Brewing Company, in basic terms can you explain what I need to do Jesse Moa ( talk) 21:55, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
I'm working on an article about Ahmad Fawzi. I have supporting evidence in PDF files, what's the best way to refer/link to these files? Klhartog ( talk) 07:05, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
User:Budharner submitted Draft:Bud Harner for review via Articles for Creation. I declined the submission on the grounds that the article appeared to be an autobiography and that the submission of autobiographies is discouraged due to conflict of interest. User:Budharner replied that he is not Bud Harner, but created this account in order to create the article. My advice at this point is to read the user name policy anCd request a change in user name, because his user name could easily be taken to indicate that he is Bud Harner. Do other experienced editors have other thoughts? Robert McClenon ( talk) 00:29, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Budharner ( talk) 18:16, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Budharner ( talk) 18:28, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
My article has been declined thrice already. Basically, the editors want me to provide more sources to make it "verifiable." I've done this but still more proof is needed. The latest is this: "These articles are often challenging as there won't be much good coverage about them considering the field is promotionalism and advertising, but are there are more good sources about them overall?" My question is what do we consider "good sources" here because I think I've already exhausted all sources that I could find? I also followed Wikipedia guidelines re: this topic. Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Tlagura ( talk) 10:40, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
I was reading Wiki article on Mark Mobius and found his Birth details are not correctly maintained. Please have a look.
Summary of the issue: In the main para you have mentioned, Mark was born on August 17, 1936 but on the right hand side box depicts August 17 1935. There is a typo in Year. ( 59.160.59.3 ( talk) 06:08, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
How do I create shortcut links for my WikiProject? I tried looking in the help department but searching became long. -- Xavier ( talk) 10:36, 5 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi, there is an editor called Dbarthelme who is currently editing an article about Bal des debutantes in Paris. I suspect that this person is a publicist or working for the subject as this person is continuously adding blatant promotion. This entire article looks like one big advertisement. Since it is a protected article and I am a new editor, could a kind and friendly experienced editor edit this article to make it look like a neutral and objective article for this encyclopedia? Thank you. -- Antipromotion ( talk) 01:14, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
Can we write an article directly from a book? Moreinformation 222 ( talk) 10:38, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
I reviewed the draft of Draft:CobaltAir and declined it. The airline is not yet in operation, although it is hiring personnel, and I cited, among other things, not a crystal ball. User:Thirstyforeigner has asked me to reconsider. I am seeking the input of other experienced editors. Robert McClenon ( talk) 13:12, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
The article An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments used to have an image of the cover of the book. Unfortunately, that image had been placed in Wikimedia Commons ( Commons:File:An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments Cover.jpg), and it was deleted from there. I want to recover it so I can put it into en-wiki with a non-free use justification. Is there any way to get a copy of that original image so I can do this? Gronk Oz ( talk) 06:06, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
I'm an olfactory art specialist trying to start a Wikipedia entry for Olfactory Art, so far a glaring omission on Wikipedia in terms of art. I started with a paper I wrote on the topic as part of my postgraduate research. First, my submission was declined for copyright violation; so I worked with the admin who deleted it, Diannaa, to grant Wikipedia permission to copy the material. The admin then restored it and put a note clarifying that "This submission has now been cleaned of the above-noted copyright violation and its history redacted by an administrator to remove the infringement. If re-submitted (and subsequent additions do not reintroduce copyright problems), the content may be assessed on other grounds." But then a tag was placed on the draft requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. Could you please help? I'm trying to offer my own research and expertise as a basis for a non-existent but much needed Wikipedia article, yet I seem to be caught in a vicious cycle of bureaucracy and absurdity! Thanks. Archmemory ( talk) 09:56, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
It seems some people's idea of "help" is putting spokes in the wheels without doing anything constructive. This introduction to the "Wikipedia community" is proving to be a sobering experience in misanthropy. With a "friendly place to learn about editing Wikipedia" like this, who needs enemies?! Archmemory ( talk) 13:16, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
The game Ingress is being continually modified by its creators, with an ongoing back (and front) story. The page's § Unofficial sites lists several non-Wikimedia wikis and other player-run sites. Like the official web sites, they are continually developing, but their durability is less reliable, and so I feel it is more important to list archives for them. But since the archive will frequently lag behind the site itself, I feel uncomfortable giving the archive URL as the lead link, as Cite web does, so I've listed it separately after the Cite web. Is there some policy or standard way of doing this? Please {{Ping}} me to discuss. -- Thnidu ( talk) 02:00, 6 November 2015 (UTC)
@ Cullen328, John from Idegon, and Gronk Oz: Thank you for your advice. I will remove these and keep them as a private reference. Since the game is web-based, I'd like to keep them in my user space; would that be OK? -- Thnidu ( talk) 15:20, 6 November 2015 (UTC)