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I have created an article page for review. It was declined for unknown reasons. I would like the assistance of a pro to help me make it acceptable. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Mollyannprice (
talk •
contribs)
23:59, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
(moved up from bottom of page by
GrammarFascist
contribs
talk
21:18, 15 November 2015 (UTC) )
I'm wanting to make a page about a little known but growing podcast called "The Toon Goons". However, even though it has more than 60 episodes and a few thousand listeners it is not very much covered by other sources, aside from themselves on social media, youtube, and soundcloud. However since it is a podcast and most all the information is, by default, coming from the show itself would it still be eligible for a page? Penheart7 ( talk) 05:52, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
I declined this draft at Articles for Creation as not meeting the minimum standards for in-line citations for a BLP, and said that, due to the lack of sources, it was not possible to verify whether she met notability guidelines. User:71.170.17.236 then posted to my talk page: "Hello, Thank you for your speedy review. Please give me more specifics on what items need citation. Is it the Robert Louis Stevenson reference or Elizabeth Hin's Grail publication or forthcoming works. Thank You, Sarla Matsumura" Will other experienced editors please comment? The author appears to be trying to ask what is the minimum number of footnotes that will be needed to pass review. While I am required to assume good faith, the question appears to be how to game the system with the minimum number of citations. Every statement in a biography of a living person that might be questioned should be footnoted. Robert McClenon ( talk) 21:19, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
Avoid the following errors: 1.Avoid declining an article because it correctly uses general references to support some or all of the material. The content and sourcing policies require inline citations for only four specific types of material, most commonly direct quotations and contentious material (whether negative, positive, or neutral) about living persons.Also see WP:BLPSOURCES.
...all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation; material not meeting this standard may be removed. This policy extends that principle, adding that contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately and without discussion.StarryGrandma ( talk) 22:15, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
Can I delete content from my user Talk page?? LionsRule125 ( talk) 02:06, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
Could you please help me to know the procedure for creating a new page in sandbox. I already have one article which is yet incomplete in my sandbox. I am planning to write a second article but I am unable to find options to create a new article.
Thanks in Advance and Happy Editing..!! Sanket Edits Wiki ( talk) 07:45, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
Tons of thanks Finnusertop, Gronk Oz and Fuhghettaboutit... It was really informational and helpful.. Thanks Again.. Happy Editing..!! Sanket Edits Wiki ( talk) 09:05, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Further review of this draft invited please. Additional references cited. I have a photo/portrait of the subject but reluctant to upload unless proceeding to nsubmission. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 13:09, 12 November 2015 (UTC) (moved from bottom of page by GrammarFascist contribs talk 22:35, 12 November 2015 (UTC) )
Thank you for the review. I will endeavour to make some adjustments. Unfortunately as you will appreciate, online references for an early 1800's subject are not going to be necessarily widespread. The notability I would argue arises from the lifetime achievements as archived in both contemporary (eg. Sir Stamford Raffles and Bodleian library entries), and recognition of industrial activities in Dartmoor reference books and recent chapters (half the book) of 'Sarn Fawr - Sarns first house'. The buildings and industrial tramway at Shipley Bridge in Devon are still in existence and are regularly visited by historical buffs and hikers today. I will continue to make some edits to the article and hopefully improve content. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 01:12, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
I have added a link to the online site where the Sarn Fawr book originates. I will attempt to gain further references soon. I would argue, that if historic buildings such as these (Shipley Bridge naptha works) exist today and are visited regularly it may be in the general public interest to note an online site such as Wikipedia to identify what they were used for and the person (s) behind the works. You may appreciate that at that point in history (early to mid 1800s), liquid petroleum fuels were almost unheard of and it would have been quite a pioneering activity in those days (this is not another flour mill). There was an association between these works and the gas lighting of a nearby town which I will try to dig up a reference for. Work in progress. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 14:34, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
I appreciate your concerns, however Sarn Fawr is definitely not a work of fiction, it is a well referenced book by a local historian. Even without this reference (which you appear to be fixated upon), there are other more important and reliable references in the article. For example those regarding the industrial activities in Dartmoor, those concerning LH Davys time in HEIC and Java and his contributions to early New Zealand. Sarn Fawr is just a house, whose estate is now occupied by the Village of Sarn in Wales. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 22:35, 13 November 2015 (UTC) PS. I should like to have input from Wikipedians in addition to Cullen if possible please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 22:39, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
You are again fixated upon this one reference (which I am happy to remove and locate better sources for). Please have due diligence and allow others to comment/ review this article, which as you agree is entirely allowable. There are other references and informative to consider. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 23:03, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
Information: Contains recognition pattern of the JS/iFrame.EB.368 Java script virus". SovalValtos ( talk) 23:10, 13 November 2015 (UTC) The link has been removed from the draft page and I am inviting further review/contribution from additional editors.
I have added further information regarding LH Davy's industrial activities - indicating that his naptha works were a first of their kind in the Kingdom. This is supported by newspaper articles of the time. I'm only on my phone at the moment (out of State) but will add to this with some more refs. when I return home in a fortnight. News of his ventures at the time reached all the way to an Australian newspaper - thousands of miles away enhancing notability of article subject. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 09:56, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I have just recently written an article on business woman Cassandra Harris here /info/en/?search=Cassandra_Jayne_Harris
There is a Cassandra Harris on wikipedia already whom passed away many years ago.
The feedback that I have received is:
Your submission at Articles for creation: Cassandra Jayne Harris has been accepted[edit source] Cassandra Jayne Harris, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.
There already is an article for a different Cassandra Harris. Either her article should have a hatnote to the businesswoman whom I just accepted, or there should be a disambiguation page. If this is confusing, please request advice at the Teahouse, but we need to be able to have people who search on Cassandra Harris find her. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:13, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
How do I create a hatnote or disambiguation? Can someone please advise?
Many thanks
Johnsonclaire12 ( talk) 10:21, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
I often edit articles about railway. There are sometimes railway layout. To make complex layout, there are many combination of characters. How to make it easily? Kayukayu10 ( talk) 10:24, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
when no one knows how to speak it Rigsofrods ( talk) 00:52, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
Once again I appear to be having difficulties understanding your content writing/editing guidelines. Can you kindly explain to me what is wrong with the "style or content" in /info/en/?search=DJ_Marfox? Your guidelines are: 1. write in a formal tone/businesslike manner 2. follow the style used by reliable sources, while remaining clear and understandable 3. do not use argot, slang, colloquialisms, doublespeak, legalese, or jargon that is unintelligible to an average reader 4. do not use a first- or second-person perspective 5. use gender-neutral pronouns All of which I follow strictly. I would appreciate very much if you could help me understand what is wrong with my tone or content as well as provide suggestions for improvement. Thanking you in advance. Mariana Marianadjraposa ( talk) 15:12, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Eye wunt too chaynj stuf plees L3onat0r PPlayZ ( talk) 18:17, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
I've seen wikis on different fandoms like books, tv shows, anime, etc, and I want to know if that's something different than Wikipedia? Also, if it is different, say you wanted to look up something about your fandom and nothing was there so you do your own research over it, can you still make a Wikipedia article about that topic? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Heart106 ( talk • contribs) 08:21, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
how to create a box for an existing page about a person Esaridak ( talk) 19:56, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
I'm new to wikipedia and creating an article for the WikiProject Psychology/APS-Wikipedia Initiative. My article will specifically be about several mental disorders and I am wondering if it is permissible to include symptom lists from the DSM-5 ( DSM-5). Exact symptoms are helpful in that they define diagnoses, however, I'm concerned that including specific symptoms could be considered plagiarism or violate copyright laws. At the same time, it looks like other pages on disorders have listed symptoms and I'm not seeing concerns raised on the talk page (e.g., Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Oppositional defiant disorder). Any ideas about whether I can include symptoms if I cite the DSM-5? Klealake ( talk) 01:20, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I have an article that I am ready to move out of my Sandbox. When I click move, I get a message that it scant be done be cause the article title already exists.
Jdavisivad ( talk) 21:18, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I'm coming across a lot of artist and author bio's of living people clearly written by the subject themselves or someone very close to them. In some cases the subject is at the beginning of their career or self-published, often with just few online sources to unreliable promotional blogs etc.
The guide says we should post on the page's talk page, but what do you post? What should we do as a first measure when we spot these? Bwcajp ( talk) 17:52, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
{{
Multiple issues}}
if more than one is called for, which is not unlikely. It's hard to predict what might be appropriate without a concrete example – see generally
Wikipedia:Template messages – but some that come to mind here are {{
BLP sources}}
, {{
COI}}
{{
Primary sources}}
and so forth. Many of these can be used in the frame of the multiple issues template I linked.I added references and cleaned up the article Duarte galactosemia, but there is still a
![]() | This article needs more
reliable medical references for
verification or relies too heavily on
primary sources. | ![]() |
tag on it. I'm new to wikipedia and I don't know what editor added this tag or how to get it removed. What can I do to get this tag off and "okayed" by an editor?
Thanks!
-- Jfridovichkeil ( talk) 20:50, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
Thanks Jfridovichkeil ( talk) 18:48, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
I keep getting stuck and not being able to proceed in Mission 2 of the Wikipedia Adventure. Tyler york4 ( talk) 19:57, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
I create a page called "Empty Veins" (a music group). I thought I did something wrong in the process of creation, because when I search for the page, it won't appear. I don't know why! Could you please guide me! Thanks.Empty Veins 07:48, 17 November 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Unfailing rise ( talk • contribs)
I recently stumbled across an article on Worthen's sparrow (Spizella wortheni) - "a species of American sparrow that is endemic to northeastern Mexico." A quick glance at my signature will tell you how I stumbled onto this endangered bird's Wikipedia article. ;o)
At any rate, the article does not have a photo of the poor little fellow, so I searched Google Images to see if there might be a photo in the public domain, but alas, I came up empty-handed.
However, I found some beautiful photographs of the sparrow taken by professional photographers, which led me to wonder about the following:
a) Is there any sort of formal or informal protocol or etiquette for asking a professional photographer if he or she would be willing to donate a photograph to Wikimedia Commons?
b) If I made a living selling my photographs, I would probably wonder something like, "Yeah, well Wikipedia is great and all, but what's in it for me? I have to make a living!" - Is there any advantage for a photographer to donate an image, other than awesome wiki-karma? I know watermarks and such are out if it's going to be a truly 'free', non-copyrighted image, but does the photographer get to have his or her name in the caption?
c) If no credit is possible, and, understandably, a professional photographer does not want to donate a photograph that other people can use for commercial purposes, how do we obtain images for more obscure topics like my namesake sparrow? [I am guessing the answer is something like, "Patience Padawan, provide it time will", but I want to make sure.]
Thanks! - Mark D Worthen PsyD 04:35, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Dear Sir/Ma'm
I had created Niat Qabool Hayat Kakakhail. It shows some multiple issues. I have gathered more information about the mentioned article, but due to some grammatical mistakes, I haven't publish it yet. Is there anybody else to help me??
Regards Khesrawkakakhail Khesrawkakakhail ( talk) 04:27, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
User talk:GrammarFascist Thanks for your cooperation. I hope you will continue helping me in this regard. The one thing, you are saying about copying materials from other websites. Actually it's not so. I had created this article a year before, but due to some mistakes, it was deleted. The websites, from where I have copied the materials, have copied from the deleted article themselves. Now I'm recopying them, its not a violation of copyright. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khesrawkakakhail ( talk • contribs) 07:06, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Is this an appropriate way to add references to an article as is done in Smart Cities Mission#Smart City News -- Pankaj Jain Capankajsmilyo ( talk · contribs · count) 11:17, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
I wrote an article for inclusion in 2013 for the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre. (please see /info/en/?search=Draft:Australian_Aviation_Heritage_Centre )
It was rejected as not being notable, which I interpret as have not sufficient third party sources. However, it is really just a list of aeroplanes and engines that are stored in the museum- so the museum itself should know what it has stored there, not a third person. The whole article is based on another Wikipedia article of another aviation museum: please see /info/en/?search=South_Australian_Aviation_Museum where all references and notes are referring just to their website. When I look at the Wikipedia list of aviation museums ( /info/en/?search=List_of_aerospace_museums ), most seem to just referring to their own webpages as source material. For the newspaper articles, most are what the museum has sent to the newspaper.
What I suggest is making this article into a stub. I can also fix the incorrect link in the References. Thanks for the opertunity to talk to someone - I did not know how to do this previously. Apple1Pie ( talk) 08:35, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
article date; Posted at 11:06 AM ET,03/ 6/2009 Subject; Security Fix. Title Why Web Site Security Matters to Us All How do I locate this old article? 32.211.150.30 ( talk) 13:51, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi - I am a marketing manager acting on behalf of a client who would like to see an entry about their innovative point of sale and payment technologies but 2 drafts have been rejected as being too promotional. I have considered sites like ShopKeep, which has a page on Wikipedia and tried to emulate the style and format but I have just qualified for Speedy Deletion and clearly failing. Can you please advise. There are 4 links in my post to newspaper articles in praise of the solutions which I though would qualify them as informative or encyclopaedic. Kid regards Richard 86.161.43.18 ( talk) 14:54, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi there,
The school Mount Kelly has a new wiki page (up and running for a week or so) Mount Kelly School
When you search for 'Mount Kelly' in Google - the google Quick Facts box on the right brings up a feed from the old school wiki page which was named Kelly College, google is still drawing data from this old business wiki page Kelly College
Can anyone help with stopping the old business (Kelly college) appearing in google Quick Facts Wiki box? Or is it just a matter of increasing the number of clicks through to our new Mount Kelly School wiki page?
History- The school was named Kelly College - it is now Named Mount Kelly as it merged with another local school. Red Demon 2015 ( talk) 12:25, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Could the issue lie in Mount Kelly School not having anything in wikidata but Kelly college having coordinates in there? Red Demon 2015 ( talk) 15:10, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
I have made edits to a specific page (religious literacy) that had copyright material on it. I received permission from the source to use the material. I forwarded that information to wikipedia- via wikicommons before making another edit. However, the information was deleted a second time. The first time it was deleted I received a notice form wikipedia saying they took it down because it had copyrighted material on it. The second time there was no notice, the edits were just erased. I am curious if someone else took down the material. Is there a way to find out? Any suggestions as to what my next steps should be would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! R.L. Robison R.L.Robison ( talk) 13:29, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
I have just created a page for an artist Helidon Xhixha and I have included citations of everything that has been taken from another source, however, it is still telling me that the page needs additional citations for verification. Could you please tell me how to fix this?
Robert.jameson08 ( talk) 16:14, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
{{BLP sources|date=June 2015}}
at the top of the article, and include an edit summary to say what you've done. To tidy it up a bit, I would recommend that you read
Help:Referencing for beginners#Same reference used more than once. --
David Biddulph (
talk)
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I have created an article page for review. It was declined for unknown reasons. I would like the assistance of a pro to help me make it acceptable. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Mollyannprice (
talk •
contribs)
23:59, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
(moved up from bottom of page by
GrammarFascist
contribs
talk
21:18, 15 November 2015 (UTC) )
I'm wanting to make a page about a little known but growing podcast called "The Toon Goons". However, even though it has more than 60 episodes and a few thousand listeners it is not very much covered by other sources, aside from themselves on social media, youtube, and soundcloud. However since it is a podcast and most all the information is, by default, coming from the show itself would it still be eligible for a page? Penheart7 ( talk) 05:52, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
I declined this draft at Articles for Creation as not meeting the minimum standards for in-line citations for a BLP, and said that, due to the lack of sources, it was not possible to verify whether she met notability guidelines. User:71.170.17.236 then posted to my talk page: "Hello, Thank you for your speedy review. Please give me more specifics on what items need citation. Is it the Robert Louis Stevenson reference or Elizabeth Hin's Grail publication or forthcoming works. Thank You, Sarla Matsumura" Will other experienced editors please comment? The author appears to be trying to ask what is the minimum number of footnotes that will be needed to pass review. While I am required to assume good faith, the question appears to be how to game the system with the minimum number of citations. Every statement in a biography of a living person that might be questioned should be footnoted. Robert McClenon ( talk) 21:19, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
Avoid the following errors: 1.Avoid declining an article because it correctly uses general references to support some or all of the material. The content and sourcing policies require inline citations for only four specific types of material, most commonly direct quotations and contentious material (whether negative, positive, or neutral) about living persons.Also see WP:BLPSOURCES.
...all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation; material not meeting this standard may be removed. This policy extends that principle, adding that contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately and without discussion.StarryGrandma ( talk) 22:15, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
Can I delete content from my user Talk page?? LionsRule125 ( talk) 02:06, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
Could you please help me to know the procedure for creating a new page in sandbox. I already have one article which is yet incomplete in my sandbox. I am planning to write a second article but I am unable to find options to create a new article.
Thanks in Advance and Happy Editing..!! Sanket Edits Wiki ( talk) 07:45, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
Tons of thanks Finnusertop, Gronk Oz and Fuhghettaboutit... It was really informational and helpful.. Thanks Again.. Happy Editing..!! Sanket Edits Wiki ( talk) 09:05, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Further review of this draft invited please. Additional references cited. I have a photo/portrait of the subject but reluctant to upload unless proceeding to nsubmission. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 13:09, 12 November 2015 (UTC) (moved from bottom of page by GrammarFascist contribs talk 22:35, 12 November 2015 (UTC) )
Thank you for the review. I will endeavour to make some adjustments. Unfortunately as you will appreciate, online references for an early 1800's subject are not going to be necessarily widespread. The notability I would argue arises from the lifetime achievements as archived in both contemporary (eg. Sir Stamford Raffles and Bodleian library entries), and recognition of industrial activities in Dartmoor reference books and recent chapters (half the book) of 'Sarn Fawr - Sarns first house'. The buildings and industrial tramway at Shipley Bridge in Devon are still in existence and are regularly visited by historical buffs and hikers today. I will continue to make some edits to the article and hopefully improve content. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 01:12, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
I have added a link to the online site where the Sarn Fawr book originates. I will attempt to gain further references soon. I would argue, that if historic buildings such as these (Shipley Bridge naptha works) exist today and are visited regularly it may be in the general public interest to note an online site such as Wikipedia to identify what they were used for and the person (s) behind the works. You may appreciate that at that point in history (early to mid 1800s), liquid petroleum fuels were almost unheard of and it would have been quite a pioneering activity in those days (this is not another flour mill). There was an association between these works and the gas lighting of a nearby town which I will try to dig up a reference for. Work in progress. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 14:34, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
I appreciate your concerns, however Sarn Fawr is definitely not a work of fiction, it is a well referenced book by a local historian. Even without this reference (which you appear to be fixated upon), there are other more important and reliable references in the article. For example those regarding the industrial activities in Dartmoor, those concerning LH Davys time in HEIC and Java and his contributions to early New Zealand. Sarn Fawr is just a house, whose estate is now occupied by the Village of Sarn in Wales. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 22:35, 13 November 2015 (UTC) PS. I should like to have input from Wikipedians in addition to Cullen if possible please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 22:39, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
You are again fixated upon this one reference (which I am happy to remove and locate better sources for). Please have due diligence and allow others to comment/ review this article, which as you agree is entirely allowable. There are other references and informative to consider. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 23:03, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
Information: Contains recognition pattern of the JS/iFrame.EB.368 Java script virus". SovalValtos ( talk) 23:10, 13 November 2015 (UTC) The link has been removed from the draft page and I am inviting further review/contribution from additional editors.
I have added further information regarding LH Davy's industrial activities - indicating that his naptha works were a first of their kind in the Kingdom. This is supported by newspaper articles of the time. I'm only on my phone at the moment (out of State) but will add to this with some more refs. when I return home in a fortnight. News of his ventures at the time reached all the way to an Australian newspaper - thousands of miles away enhancing notability of article subject. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davymi ( talk • contribs) 09:56, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I have just recently written an article on business woman Cassandra Harris here /info/en/?search=Cassandra_Jayne_Harris
There is a Cassandra Harris on wikipedia already whom passed away many years ago.
The feedback that I have received is:
Your submission at Articles for creation: Cassandra Jayne Harris has been accepted[edit source] Cassandra Jayne Harris, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. The article has been assessed as C-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article.
There already is an article for a different Cassandra Harris. Either her article should have a hatnote to the businesswoman whom I just accepted, or there should be a disambiguation page. If this is confusing, please request advice at the Teahouse, but we need to be able to have people who search on Cassandra Harris find her. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:13, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
How do I create a hatnote or disambiguation? Can someone please advise?
Many thanks
Johnsonclaire12 ( talk) 10:21, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
I often edit articles about railway. There are sometimes railway layout. To make complex layout, there are many combination of characters. How to make it easily? Kayukayu10 ( talk) 10:24, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
when no one knows how to speak it Rigsofrods ( talk) 00:52, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
Once again I appear to be having difficulties understanding your content writing/editing guidelines. Can you kindly explain to me what is wrong with the "style or content" in /info/en/?search=DJ_Marfox? Your guidelines are: 1. write in a formal tone/businesslike manner 2. follow the style used by reliable sources, while remaining clear and understandable 3. do not use argot, slang, colloquialisms, doublespeak, legalese, or jargon that is unintelligible to an average reader 4. do not use a first- or second-person perspective 5. use gender-neutral pronouns All of which I follow strictly. I would appreciate very much if you could help me understand what is wrong with my tone or content as well as provide suggestions for improvement. Thanking you in advance. Mariana Marianadjraposa ( talk) 15:12, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Eye wunt too chaynj stuf plees L3onat0r PPlayZ ( talk) 18:17, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
I've seen wikis on different fandoms like books, tv shows, anime, etc, and I want to know if that's something different than Wikipedia? Also, if it is different, say you wanted to look up something about your fandom and nothing was there so you do your own research over it, can you still make a Wikipedia article about that topic? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Heart106 ( talk • contribs) 08:21, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
how to create a box for an existing page about a person Esaridak ( talk) 19:56, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
I'm new to wikipedia and creating an article for the WikiProject Psychology/APS-Wikipedia Initiative. My article will specifically be about several mental disorders and I am wondering if it is permissible to include symptom lists from the DSM-5 ( DSM-5). Exact symptoms are helpful in that they define diagnoses, however, I'm concerned that including specific symptoms could be considered plagiarism or violate copyright laws. At the same time, it looks like other pages on disorders have listed symptoms and I'm not seeing concerns raised on the talk page (e.g., Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Oppositional defiant disorder). Any ideas about whether I can include symptoms if I cite the DSM-5? Klealake ( talk) 01:20, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I have an article that I am ready to move out of my Sandbox. When I click move, I get a message that it scant be done be cause the article title already exists.
Jdavisivad ( talk) 21:18, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I'm coming across a lot of artist and author bio's of living people clearly written by the subject themselves or someone very close to them. In some cases the subject is at the beginning of their career or self-published, often with just few online sources to unreliable promotional blogs etc.
The guide says we should post on the page's talk page, but what do you post? What should we do as a first measure when we spot these? Bwcajp ( talk) 17:52, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
{{
Multiple issues}}
if more than one is called for, which is not unlikely. It's hard to predict what might be appropriate without a concrete example – see generally
Wikipedia:Template messages – but some that come to mind here are {{
BLP sources}}
, {{
COI}}
{{
Primary sources}}
and so forth. Many of these can be used in the frame of the multiple issues template I linked.I added references and cleaned up the article Duarte galactosemia, but there is still a
![]() | This article needs more
reliable medical references for
verification or relies too heavily on
primary sources. | ![]() |
tag on it. I'm new to wikipedia and I don't know what editor added this tag or how to get it removed. What can I do to get this tag off and "okayed" by an editor?
Thanks!
-- Jfridovichkeil ( talk) 20:50, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
Thanks Jfridovichkeil ( talk) 18:48, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
I keep getting stuck and not being able to proceed in Mission 2 of the Wikipedia Adventure. Tyler york4 ( talk) 19:57, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
I create a page called "Empty Veins" (a music group). I thought I did something wrong in the process of creation, because when I search for the page, it won't appear. I don't know why! Could you please guide me! Thanks.Empty Veins 07:48, 17 November 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Unfailing rise ( talk • contribs)
I recently stumbled across an article on Worthen's sparrow (Spizella wortheni) - "a species of American sparrow that is endemic to northeastern Mexico." A quick glance at my signature will tell you how I stumbled onto this endangered bird's Wikipedia article. ;o)
At any rate, the article does not have a photo of the poor little fellow, so I searched Google Images to see if there might be a photo in the public domain, but alas, I came up empty-handed.
However, I found some beautiful photographs of the sparrow taken by professional photographers, which led me to wonder about the following:
a) Is there any sort of formal or informal protocol or etiquette for asking a professional photographer if he or she would be willing to donate a photograph to Wikimedia Commons?
b) If I made a living selling my photographs, I would probably wonder something like, "Yeah, well Wikipedia is great and all, but what's in it for me? I have to make a living!" - Is there any advantage for a photographer to donate an image, other than awesome wiki-karma? I know watermarks and such are out if it's going to be a truly 'free', non-copyrighted image, but does the photographer get to have his or her name in the caption?
c) If no credit is possible, and, understandably, a professional photographer does not want to donate a photograph that other people can use for commercial purposes, how do we obtain images for more obscure topics like my namesake sparrow? [I am guessing the answer is something like, "Patience Padawan, provide it time will", but I want to make sure.]
Thanks! - Mark D Worthen PsyD 04:35, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Dear Sir/Ma'm
I had created Niat Qabool Hayat Kakakhail. It shows some multiple issues. I have gathered more information about the mentioned article, but due to some grammatical mistakes, I haven't publish it yet. Is there anybody else to help me??
Regards Khesrawkakakhail Khesrawkakakhail ( talk) 04:27, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
User talk:GrammarFascist Thanks for your cooperation. I hope you will continue helping me in this regard. The one thing, you are saying about copying materials from other websites. Actually it's not so. I had created this article a year before, but due to some mistakes, it was deleted. The websites, from where I have copied the materials, have copied from the deleted article themselves. Now I'm recopying them, its not a violation of copyright. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khesrawkakakhail ( talk • contribs) 07:06, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Is this an appropriate way to add references to an article as is done in Smart Cities Mission#Smart City News -- Pankaj Jain Capankajsmilyo ( talk · contribs · count) 11:17, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
I wrote an article for inclusion in 2013 for the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre. (please see /info/en/?search=Draft:Australian_Aviation_Heritage_Centre )
It was rejected as not being notable, which I interpret as have not sufficient third party sources. However, it is really just a list of aeroplanes and engines that are stored in the museum- so the museum itself should know what it has stored there, not a third person. The whole article is based on another Wikipedia article of another aviation museum: please see /info/en/?search=South_Australian_Aviation_Museum where all references and notes are referring just to their website. When I look at the Wikipedia list of aviation museums ( /info/en/?search=List_of_aerospace_museums ), most seem to just referring to their own webpages as source material. For the newspaper articles, most are what the museum has sent to the newspaper.
What I suggest is making this article into a stub. I can also fix the incorrect link in the References. Thanks for the opertunity to talk to someone - I did not know how to do this previously. Apple1Pie ( talk) 08:35, 14 November 2015 (UTC)
article date; Posted at 11:06 AM ET,03/ 6/2009 Subject; Security Fix. Title Why Web Site Security Matters to Us All How do I locate this old article? 32.211.150.30 ( talk) 13:51, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi - I am a marketing manager acting on behalf of a client who would like to see an entry about their innovative point of sale and payment technologies but 2 drafts have been rejected as being too promotional. I have considered sites like ShopKeep, which has a page on Wikipedia and tried to emulate the style and format but I have just qualified for Speedy Deletion and clearly failing. Can you please advise. There are 4 links in my post to newspaper articles in praise of the solutions which I though would qualify them as informative or encyclopaedic. Kid regards Richard 86.161.43.18 ( talk) 14:54, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Hi there,
The school Mount Kelly has a new wiki page (up and running for a week or so) Mount Kelly School
When you search for 'Mount Kelly' in Google - the google Quick Facts box on the right brings up a feed from the old school wiki page which was named Kelly College, google is still drawing data from this old business wiki page Kelly College
Can anyone help with stopping the old business (Kelly college) appearing in google Quick Facts Wiki box? Or is it just a matter of increasing the number of clicks through to our new Mount Kelly School wiki page?
History- The school was named Kelly College - it is now Named Mount Kelly as it merged with another local school. Red Demon 2015 ( talk) 12:25, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Could the issue lie in Mount Kelly School not having anything in wikidata but Kelly college having coordinates in there? Red Demon 2015 ( talk) 15:10, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
I have made edits to a specific page (religious literacy) that had copyright material on it. I received permission from the source to use the material. I forwarded that information to wikipedia- via wikicommons before making another edit. However, the information was deleted a second time. The first time it was deleted I received a notice form wikipedia saying they took it down because it had copyrighted material on it. The second time there was no notice, the edits were just erased. I am curious if someone else took down the material. Is there a way to find out? Any suggestions as to what my next steps should be would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! R.L. Robison R.L.Robison ( talk) 13:29, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
I have just created a page for an artist Helidon Xhixha and I have included citations of everything that has been taken from another source, however, it is still telling me that the page needs additional citations for verification. Could you please tell me how to fix this?
Robert.jameson08 ( talk) 16:14, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
{{BLP sources|date=June 2015}}
at the top of the article, and include an edit summary to say what you've done. To tidy it up a bit, I would recommend that you read
Help:Referencing for beginners#Same reference used more than once. --
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