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So I am a first-timer and I feel like I am way down Alice's rabbit hole. My normal intuitions don't work here. Heck, I can't even figure out to respond to the editor (LaMona) who communicated that my article was declined. In my "normal" world, there would have been a single link to respond and dialogue in order to fix issues. But instead, I received a stock message suggesting I ask questions at either the "Articles for Creation Help Desk" or here at "teahouse." So I just shout out into the ether? What do I include to reference my page? Also, I have no clue WHAT questions to ask. So here's the requested specific question: can anyone tell me ONE specific next step to do since my article was declined? There is a note under this very box I'm typing that says "you should sign all of your no-article posts by ending them with four tildes ( Rustberg ( talk) 01:28, 2 February 2016 (UTC)). ??? but ok. Oh, another thing—how will I know if this message is answered? Rustberg ( talk) 01:28, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
I appreciate your rapid feedback to my today's submission of an article titled William P. Kreml. Two reasons were given for the decision to reject. One was failure to adhere fully to manual of style specifications. The other pertains to and apparently rejects the notability of the subject. It appears to me the former is a remediable matter, but the latter may not be. I confess that I am feeling bad, because I firmly believe that his scholarly career at the University of South Carolina and at Peking University in China and his activism and leadership in the Democratic Party and now in the Green Party confirm his notability, and it is I who solicited from him the information that I put in the article. But if the judgment has been made (and can't be altered) that the notability threshold has not been reached, I will accept that as a deal-breaker and not try to modify and resubmit. Davegillespie ( talk) 03:31, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Senior Editors, I want to know that would it require good communication skills to be editor. and my next question is " Can we make a page of any topic about whom we know well, such that page for our regions MLA(Member of legislative assembly).
Thanks Mohd Nazir Zaki Nazirzaki ( talk) 06:28, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello. I attempted to request an article and fear that I accidentally deleted other people's entries. I was in the "Game Design (Non Video Game)" area. I thought the other entries were examples, so I deleted them. Can anyone get them back? Tyler Bielman ( talk) 22:32, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello,
The following article has been declined for publication: /info/en/?search=Draft:Thermogravitational_cycle
The comment of the reviewer is the following: "As per comments at WP:WikiProject Physics, declining on grounds of inadequate notability and failure to publish in a reliable journal. As noted, it is theoretical, and not well published. If it were in production, that would probably be sufficient for notability. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:26, 2 February 2016 (UTC)"
However there is no failure to publish and the cycle is indeed in production. The 2nd figure shows it working. Is it preferable to add a video (it is a cycle so the difference would not be great but the file size will be much bigger)?
Wikawonedia ( talk) 23:01, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
How does one add a citation needed to a wiki page? Jimblesnotron ( talk) 23:50, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
{{Citation needed|reason=Reason|date=July 2024}}
. You can replace Reason by your reason. You can also simply add {{
Citation needed}}
or even {{
cn}}
, without date and reason, but a full tag is preferred. If you can, it is even better to add a good source. Good luck,
Gap9551 (
talk)
00:01, 3 February 2016 (UTC)How to I tag an article as a stub? Jimblesnotron ( talk) 01:02, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi! Just had an article rejected on grounds of notability. Article was about short film that won 2001 Cannes short film jury prize /info/en/?search=User:Sinkmac/sandbox/Daddy%27s_Girl_(2001_film) First time editor - do I need more and better links than IMDB? Thanks in advance! Sinkmac ( talk) 17:03, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi there! I am a new user. I read and followed directions and created an article in the Wiki sandbox. I believe article is ready to move to Wiki, what are my next steps please?
Best, PMLandy13:58, 2 February 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by ( talk • contribs)
I have been editing a page Building and Engineering Services Association. They recently changed their name, and acronym, but dropping the "and". So they are now Building Engineering Services Association and have gone from B&ES to BESA.
This is confirmed in trade press here: http://www.coolingpost.com/uk-news/bes-becomes-besa/
I don't know if you can change the name of the page to reflect this change. So rather than it be wrong, I created a new page Building Engineering Services Association, copied the old text across and changed the original page to be a redirect to the new one.
Within minutes, the new page was marked for deletion and the old one reverted.
So I get that I have done wrong. But how do I change the title so that it is correct?
thanks
Sourswoken ( talk) 09:21, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello again WP experts!
I am in final editing phase of my new article and working to improve and round out my citations. I have come across a published magazine article written by the subject of my article. The article verifies some of the facts I had removed from the article due to the lack of reliable independent source. So my question here is if the article was published in a print magazine, is the magazine publisher considered to be the independent reliable source or the author of the article? Is there an assumption that the information in the article has been verified by the publisher before it went to press?
I suppose the real question is at what point does a personal recollection become a verified fact? Is it dependent on whether the information is shared in "first person" versus "third person"? After all, in my logic, all information and facts have to originate somewhere!
And to clarify, if I am told I cannot use it I will understand and simply include it as an external link.
Thanks in advance.
gggoodgggirl Gggoodgggirl ( talk) 03:23, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
What I find interesting in this process is that the acceptance of source material is dependent on how the researcher chooses to convey their findings. For example, if a researcher interviews a subject (person) and tells of their findings in their own words (3rd person perspective) and it is published in a reputable book or newspaper, then is an acceptable source. But if from the exact same research or interview the researcher instead chooses to include a quote from the subject (first person perspective), and it is published in the exact same reputable book or newspaper, then it is an unreliable source because it is being conveyed directly by the subject (person). But the source is actually the exact same research or interview! I guess I find that confusing.
Anyway... my primary goal is to get my article accepted so I will trust the WP experts and follow all advice given.
Thank you again!
gggoodgggirl Gggoodgggirl ( talk) 14:18, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
The page on the attacks on the WTC on September 11 2001 can not be altered. I do think this is really necessary, for example it says that there are "conspiracy theories" that doubt the official story but the source of that statement is a CBS news article which is far from credible or comprehensive. And the list goes on. The article is quite a sham but editing is impossible. Almost feels like some old school authoritarian censorship.. There are dozens of credible (academic) sources on the 9/11 thing which display an entire different story on what happend that day but I am held away of putting that out there. Please help.
Bazelbart ( talk) 14:36, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
how do I submit a bio of my Dad for your site 50.155.131.167 ( talk) 17:52, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
My friends and I were having discussion on the above said topic but didn't get any conclusion. Can it be clarified from here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.187.113.222 ( talk) 18:31, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
My page keeps getting declined on account of lack of notable references. However, I've used up all of the sources mentioning the company on the wiki page and I don't know what else I could do differently to allow my page to be created and approved. Please help me!!!!
Mandy Mandymlall ( talk) 11:08, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
I would like to request the addition of some photos on a few pages. The images are free for use on wikipedia. I am a paid editor so have been advised to put request for edits in instead of adding them myself. What is the best way to direct the person who receives the request for edit to the photo file? Redediting ( talk) 21:02, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Okay, first some mechanics. You probably know at this point that you can link to almost any page by enclosing it in doubled brackets ([[page name]]). If you do this with a file name, however, the image will display, rather than a link. To make it a link, just prefix a colon before the name: [[:File:Exact name, being careful of original capitalization.jpg]].
When you say these images are "free for use on wikipedia", that may mean they are just the types of images we want, but it raises some alarm bells that you (or the client) may be seeking to upload images licensed for Wikipedia use, while attempting to retain non-free copyright. That cannot be done here because of the way our licensing works. We require that our end-users be able to take our content and reuse it under a free copyright license at least as free as the co-licenses most of our content bears. That means that the images would have to be released to the world, irrevocably, under a suitable free copyright license (or into the public domain). Some information about that process is set out at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. (To be clear, we do allow very limited use of non-free content under the fair use doctrine, where certain strict criteria are met.)
If that's not the case – the images are actually free; and you understand that the client must upload them in a verifiable manner not you; or they're existing images at the
commons and actually proper there; etc. – then just go to the
talk page of the article in question and post a request there, linking to the file (using the colon trick I've explained). You can also post there this template to draw someone to your request: {{
Request edit}}
. This is increasingly more important the less traffic the particular talk page has. Best regards--
Fuhghettaboutit (
talk)
23:37, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Thank you. This was very helpful, as were your suggestions on my talk page. Redediting ( talk) 20:23, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello,
How can you change the name of a page on Wikipedia? Dkourelis ( talk) 20:23, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Forty-three editors created the article Michael Laucke which received 10,000 visitors in 2 months and has been nominated for GA status; there are about 1500 careful edits. I would be very eager to learn how to help this article achieve GA status and of course to learn of how to improve the article even further.
Could you take a moment to give me some feedback; even a quick glimpse would be appreciated. My goal is to make it better and GA worthy or even featured article. I am a proud "Polyglot" (multilingual person) and took the pleasure of making French and Spanish versions also. Kindest regards, et Merci! Natalie Natalie.Desautels ( talk) 15:35, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
I am in distress. Last year July I created an article which was declined due to copyrighted material. Since then, I have been submitting multiple articles with the same title, as I was not aware that amendments had to be done on the very first article (in edit space). Yesterday I tried to delete the articles but the deletions were declined. I am not sure what direction to take moving forward, should I keep submitting the multiple articles or is there a better option? Phumelele123 ( talk) 14:30, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
What is considered as secondary source? Does it have to be a link or a word mention works? And approximately, how many secondary source articles are needed to validate a "notable" company?
Thanks! Streamizm ( talk) 13:58, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
On January 2016 East Asia cold wave, one source being cited is a bare URL in Japanese, and as I am unable to read Japanese I cannot add bibliographic information to accompany it. Is there anywhere that I can request help from editors who can understand Japanese? Alcherin ( talk) 21:25, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
I want to create a wikipedia page about someone I know. She is not famous. Is this allowed? 75.69.43.146 ( talk) 21:31, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
On the page for the television show, "Rick and Morty," there is a quote from one of the episodes that contains a fairly major "spoiler." Would it be unencyclopedic to somehow warn the reader of this beforehand? Is there a commonly used method for this? TheCensorFencer ( talk) 04:09, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi! My article was not accepted stating that "this submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability". However, I think that my sources are verifiable and independent. I do not know what else I can do differently to allow my page to be approved. Do I need more references? Can someone help? Thank you!
Draft:Marilyn mehlmann LenaVd ( talk) 13:04, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Currently I have a long and narrow table, and I want to chop it up into 3 parts and place them side by side to save screen space. I read up in an archive somewhere that putting the tables inside a table with 1 row would work, but I am not clear as to how to do that. Also, is there a way I can make the big outside table collapsible? Thanks. BigBryan0 ( talk) 09:33, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
I have written a draft for this band: /info/en/?search=Adam_Young#Swimming_With_Dolphins
However, I would like to give them their own page instead of a subsection on somebody else's page. I don't plan on deleting the section, just making a new page dedicated to the band.
Would that be OK? Klink45 ( talk) 07:05, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
I created a page Home grown african, I would like to capitalise the words in the title so it reads Home Grown African. How do i go about it? Thanks
Malawiwiki ( talk) 10:43, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
I created a page on Risala Study Circle ( /info/en/?search=Risala_Study_Circle). This is a youth organisation based in the GCC Countries. It has a major presence in the social and cultural arena. However this page was marked for speedy deletion as soon I created it and now I find that the page is already deleted. Why did that happen ? Noufalkareem ( talk) 05:21, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
I want to edit a page that's been earmarked for speedy deletion to keep it up and bring it up to standard with Wikipedia policies. How do I do so? Whatever2016 ( talk) 10:55, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi there
I have been researching a building built in 1937, given it is a very unique building overlooking the Brisbane River, in Brisbane, capital of Queensland Australia. In addition to the building itself, I've tried to summarise some of the more notable people who have called the building home.
The editors are concerned the article now constitutes 'original research' and 'synthesis' and suggested I reach out in the Teahouse, so we can brainstorm some ideas on how to revise the article, a link to which is below: /info/en/?search=Draft:Evesham_Flats
I am thinking to keep it about the building itself I should cut out the notable residents section. I would welcome any help or suggestions, given I am only new to Wikipedia.
Thanks - History devotee History devotee ( talk) 10:36, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello,
Kindly let me know what kind of Reliable source is required for creating article regarding a place in very remote area?
Note: So far the article is not created, I am trying in sandbox.
rgds Dhuffiwala ( talk) 12:14, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
I am trying to get the information from the Government department, but so far the response is very slow.
Unfortunately this place is not on on google map and google earth :(
Rgds
Dhuffiwala ( talk) 12:24, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Dhuffiwala ( talk) 12:41, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Dhuffiwala ( talk) 04:24, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Dhuffiwala ( talk) 12:25, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Dhuffiwala ( talk) 12:10, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
hi,
I have created a page in my user page, /info/en/?search=User:Zkathir/Potential_Studios, now i need to submit, how can do it? Pls support.
Thanks, Kathir ( talk) 06:52, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
How to add image in the right side of the wikipedia page. i created info box, but not find any link to upload image, please help me Nikhil Raj Singer ( talk) 12:50, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello. My draft "Draft: Astor Club" was rejected because not in sections etc. I myself saw this problem but am unsure how to fix it. I have only created one Wikipedia article previously ("Yana (singer)"). Granitic ( talk) 10:55, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
References
Does Wkipedia have a policy that indicates which words/articles should or should not have an etymology section?
I ask because in the last few days I have visited two pages without an etymology and I was curious about the origin - and imagine others might be curious as well.
Housiemousie ( talk) 17:21, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
I would like to see an etymology for the Wikipedia page for Larder. /info/en/?search=Larder
The Wiktionary page for Larder is also lacking an etymology section. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/larder
Uh... or should I be making this request elsewhere? If so, where?
Housiemousie ( talk) 18:03, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Would you be so kind as to check my additions?
Thank you for your help!
Housiemousie ( talk) 23:19, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
I would hope someone would improve upon every entry. There is so much more to know about virtually every topic and I certainly have no real understanding of the formatting used here, though (with the help of those links and observation) I expect to learn.
Thank you again!
Housiemousie ( talk) 18:26, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
I have written a Wikipedia entry, and I'm wanting to post it on Wikipedia. My topic is: The effects of microbeads on the fresh bodies of water in Canada. Is there another way I should name it, or is it more about the information in my paper? Thanks! Aidannoval ( talk) 19:47, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi. A new page I created (EchoPark Automotive) has been tagged for speedy deletion. Can someone suggest what I could change to prevent the page from being deleted?
Thanks!
Llouiseelliott ( talk) 20:02, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
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So I am a first-timer and I feel like I am way down Alice's rabbit hole. My normal intuitions don't work here. Heck, I can't even figure out to respond to the editor (LaMona) who communicated that my article was declined. In my "normal" world, there would have been a single link to respond and dialogue in order to fix issues. But instead, I received a stock message suggesting I ask questions at either the "Articles for Creation Help Desk" or here at "teahouse." So I just shout out into the ether? What do I include to reference my page? Also, I have no clue WHAT questions to ask. So here's the requested specific question: can anyone tell me ONE specific next step to do since my article was declined? There is a note under this very box I'm typing that says "you should sign all of your no-article posts by ending them with four tildes ( Rustberg ( talk) 01:28, 2 February 2016 (UTC)). ??? but ok. Oh, another thing—how will I know if this message is answered? Rustberg ( talk) 01:28, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
I appreciate your rapid feedback to my today's submission of an article titled William P. Kreml. Two reasons were given for the decision to reject. One was failure to adhere fully to manual of style specifications. The other pertains to and apparently rejects the notability of the subject. It appears to me the former is a remediable matter, but the latter may not be. I confess that I am feeling bad, because I firmly believe that his scholarly career at the University of South Carolina and at Peking University in China and his activism and leadership in the Democratic Party and now in the Green Party confirm his notability, and it is I who solicited from him the information that I put in the article. But if the judgment has been made (and can't be altered) that the notability threshold has not been reached, I will accept that as a deal-breaker and not try to modify and resubmit. Davegillespie ( talk) 03:31, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Senior Editors, I want to know that would it require good communication skills to be editor. and my next question is " Can we make a page of any topic about whom we know well, such that page for our regions MLA(Member of legislative assembly).
Thanks Mohd Nazir Zaki Nazirzaki ( talk) 06:28, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello. I attempted to request an article and fear that I accidentally deleted other people's entries. I was in the "Game Design (Non Video Game)" area. I thought the other entries were examples, so I deleted them. Can anyone get them back? Tyler Bielman ( talk) 22:32, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello,
The following article has been declined for publication: /info/en/?search=Draft:Thermogravitational_cycle
The comment of the reviewer is the following: "As per comments at WP:WikiProject Physics, declining on grounds of inadequate notability and failure to publish in a reliable journal. As noted, it is theoretical, and not well published. If it were in production, that would probably be sufficient for notability. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:26, 2 February 2016 (UTC)"
However there is no failure to publish and the cycle is indeed in production. The 2nd figure shows it working. Is it preferable to add a video (it is a cycle so the difference would not be great but the file size will be much bigger)?
Wikawonedia ( talk) 23:01, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
How does one add a citation needed to a wiki page? Jimblesnotron ( talk) 23:50, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
{{Citation needed|reason=Reason|date=July 2024}}
. You can replace Reason by your reason. You can also simply add {{
Citation needed}}
or even {{
cn}}
, without date and reason, but a full tag is preferred. If you can, it is even better to add a good source. Good luck,
Gap9551 (
talk)
00:01, 3 February 2016 (UTC)How to I tag an article as a stub? Jimblesnotron ( talk) 01:02, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi! Just had an article rejected on grounds of notability. Article was about short film that won 2001 Cannes short film jury prize /info/en/?search=User:Sinkmac/sandbox/Daddy%27s_Girl_(2001_film) First time editor - do I need more and better links than IMDB? Thanks in advance! Sinkmac ( talk) 17:03, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi there! I am a new user. I read and followed directions and created an article in the Wiki sandbox. I believe article is ready to move to Wiki, what are my next steps please?
Best, PMLandy13:58, 2 February 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by ( talk • contribs)
I have been editing a page Building and Engineering Services Association. They recently changed their name, and acronym, but dropping the "and". So they are now Building Engineering Services Association and have gone from B&ES to BESA.
This is confirmed in trade press here: http://www.coolingpost.com/uk-news/bes-becomes-besa/
I don't know if you can change the name of the page to reflect this change. So rather than it be wrong, I created a new page Building Engineering Services Association, copied the old text across and changed the original page to be a redirect to the new one.
Within minutes, the new page was marked for deletion and the old one reverted.
So I get that I have done wrong. But how do I change the title so that it is correct?
thanks
Sourswoken ( talk) 09:21, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello again WP experts!
I am in final editing phase of my new article and working to improve and round out my citations. I have come across a published magazine article written by the subject of my article. The article verifies some of the facts I had removed from the article due to the lack of reliable independent source. So my question here is if the article was published in a print magazine, is the magazine publisher considered to be the independent reliable source or the author of the article? Is there an assumption that the information in the article has been verified by the publisher before it went to press?
I suppose the real question is at what point does a personal recollection become a verified fact? Is it dependent on whether the information is shared in "first person" versus "third person"? After all, in my logic, all information and facts have to originate somewhere!
And to clarify, if I am told I cannot use it I will understand and simply include it as an external link.
Thanks in advance.
gggoodgggirl Gggoodgggirl ( talk) 03:23, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
What I find interesting in this process is that the acceptance of source material is dependent on how the researcher chooses to convey their findings. For example, if a researcher interviews a subject (person) and tells of their findings in their own words (3rd person perspective) and it is published in a reputable book or newspaper, then is an acceptable source. But if from the exact same research or interview the researcher instead chooses to include a quote from the subject (first person perspective), and it is published in the exact same reputable book or newspaper, then it is an unreliable source because it is being conveyed directly by the subject (person). But the source is actually the exact same research or interview! I guess I find that confusing.
Anyway... my primary goal is to get my article accepted so I will trust the WP experts and follow all advice given.
Thank you again!
gggoodgggirl Gggoodgggirl ( talk) 14:18, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
The page on the attacks on the WTC on September 11 2001 can not be altered. I do think this is really necessary, for example it says that there are "conspiracy theories" that doubt the official story but the source of that statement is a CBS news article which is far from credible or comprehensive. And the list goes on. The article is quite a sham but editing is impossible. Almost feels like some old school authoritarian censorship.. There are dozens of credible (academic) sources on the 9/11 thing which display an entire different story on what happend that day but I am held away of putting that out there. Please help.
Bazelbart ( talk) 14:36, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
how do I submit a bio of my Dad for your site 50.155.131.167 ( talk) 17:52, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
My friends and I were having discussion on the above said topic but didn't get any conclusion. Can it be clarified from here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.187.113.222 ( talk) 18:31, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
My page keeps getting declined on account of lack of notable references. However, I've used up all of the sources mentioning the company on the wiki page and I don't know what else I could do differently to allow my page to be created and approved. Please help me!!!!
Mandy Mandymlall ( talk) 11:08, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
I would like to request the addition of some photos on a few pages. The images are free for use on wikipedia. I am a paid editor so have been advised to put request for edits in instead of adding them myself. What is the best way to direct the person who receives the request for edit to the photo file? Redediting ( talk) 21:02, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Okay, first some mechanics. You probably know at this point that you can link to almost any page by enclosing it in doubled brackets ([[page name]]). If you do this with a file name, however, the image will display, rather than a link. To make it a link, just prefix a colon before the name: [[:File:Exact name, being careful of original capitalization.jpg]].
When you say these images are "free for use on wikipedia", that may mean they are just the types of images we want, but it raises some alarm bells that you (or the client) may be seeking to upload images licensed for Wikipedia use, while attempting to retain non-free copyright. That cannot be done here because of the way our licensing works. We require that our end-users be able to take our content and reuse it under a free copyright license at least as free as the co-licenses most of our content bears. That means that the images would have to be released to the world, irrevocably, under a suitable free copyright license (or into the public domain). Some information about that process is set out at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. (To be clear, we do allow very limited use of non-free content under the fair use doctrine, where certain strict criteria are met.)
If that's not the case – the images are actually free; and you understand that the client must upload them in a verifiable manner not you; or they're existing images at the
commons and actually proper there; etc. – then just go to the
talk page of the article in question and post a request there, linking to the file (using the colon trick I've explained). You can also post there this template to draw someone to your request: {{
Request edit}}
. This is increasingly more important the less traffic the particular talk page has. Best regards--
Fuhghettaboutit (
talk)
23:37, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
Thank you. This was very helpful, as were your suggestions on my talk page. Redediting ( talk) 20:23, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello,
How can you change the name of a page on Wikipedia? Dkourelis ( talk) 20:23, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Forty-three editors created the article Michael Laucke which received 10,000 visitors in 2 months and has been nominated for GA status; there are about 1500 careful edits. I would be very eager to learn how to help this article achieve GA status and of course to learn of how to improve the article even further.
Could you take a moment to give me some feedback; even a quick glimpse would be appreciated. My goal is to make it better and GA worthy or even featured article. I am a proud "Polyglot" (multilingual person) and took the pleasure of making French and Spanish versions also. Kindest regards, et Merci! Natalie Natalie.Desautels ( talk) 15:35, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
I am in distress. Last year July I created an article which was declined due to copyrighted material. Since then, I have been submitting multiple articles with the same title, as I was not aware that amendments had to be done on the very first article (in edit space). Yesterday I tried to delete the articles but the deletions were declined. I am not sure what direction to take moving forward, should I keep submitting the multiple articles or is there a better option? Phumelele123 ( talk) 14:30, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
What is considered as secondary source? Does it have to be a link or a word mention works? And approximately, how many secondary source articles are needed to validate a "notable" company?
Thanks! Streamizm ( talk) 13:58, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
On January 2016 East Asia cold wave, one source being cited is a bare URL in Japanese, and as I am unable to read Japanese I cannot add bibliographic information to accompany it. Is there anywhere that I can request help from editors who can understand Japanese? Alcherin ( talk) 21:25, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
I want to create a wikipedia page about someone I know. She is not famous. Is this allowed? 75.69.43.146 ( talk) 21:31, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
On the page for the television show, "Rick and Morty," there is a quote from one of the episodes that contains a fairly major "spoiler." Would it be unencyclopedic to somehow warn the reader of this beforehand? Is there a commonly used method for this? TheCensorFencer ( talk) 04:09, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi! My article was not accepted stating that "this submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability". However, I think that my sources are verifiable and independent. I do not know what else I can do differently to allow my page to be approved. Do I need more references? Can someone help? Thank you!
Draft:Marilyn mehlmann LenaVd ( talk) 13:04, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Currently I have a long and narrow table, and I want to chop it up into 3 parts and place them side by side to save screen space. I read up in an archive somewhere that putting the tables inside a table with 1 row would work, but I am not clear as to how to do that. Also, is there a way I can make the big outside table collapsible? Thanks. BigBryan0 ( talk) 09:33, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
I have written a draft for this band: /info/en/?search=Adam_Young#Swimming_With_Dolphins
However, I would like to give them their own page instead of a subsection on somebody else's page. I don't plan on deleting the section, just making a new page dedicated to the band.
Would that be OK? Klink45 ( talk) 07:05, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
I created a page Home grown african, I would like to capitalise the words in the title so it reads Home Grown African. How do i go about it? Thanks
Malawiwiki ( talk) 10:43, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
I created a page on Risala Study Circle ( /info/en/?search=Risala_Study_Circle). This is a youth organisation based in the GCC Countries. It has a major presence in the social and cultural arena. However this page was marked for speedy deletion as soon I created it and now I find that the page is already deleted. Why did that happen ? Noufalkareem ( talk) 05:21, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
I want to edit a page that's been earmarked for speedy deletion to keep it up and bring it up to standard with Wikipedia policies. How do I do so? Whatever2016 ( talk) 10:55, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi there
I have been researching a building built in 1937, given it is a very unique building overlooking the Brisbane River, in Brisbane, capital of Queensland Australia. In addition to the building itself, I've tried to summarise some of the more notable people who have called the building home.
The editors are concerned the article now constitutes 'original research' and 'synthesis' and suggested I reach out in the Teahouse, so we can brainstorm some ideas on how to revise the article, a link to which is below: /info/en/?search=Draft:Evesham_Flats
I am thinking to keep it about the building itself I should cut out the notable residents section. I would welcome any help or suggestions, given I am only new to Wikipedia.
Thanks - History devotee History devotee ( talk) 10:36, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello,
Kindly let me know what kind of Reliable source is required for creating article regarding a place in very remote area?
Note: So far the article is not created, I am trying in sandbox.
rgds Dhuffiwala ( talk) 12:14, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
I am trying to get the information from the Government department, but so far the response is very slow.
Unfortunately this place is not on on google map and google earth :(
Rgds
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hi,
I have created a page in my user page, /info/en/?search=User:Zkathir/Potential_Studios, now i need to submit, how can do it? Pls support.
Thanks, Kathir ( talk) 06:52, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
How to add image in the right side of the wikipedia page. i created info box, but not find any link to upload image, please help me Nikhil Raj Singer ( talk) 12:50, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Hello. My draft "Draft: Astor Club" was rejected because not in sections etc. I myself saw this problem but am unsure how to fix it. I have only created one Wikipedia article previously ("Yana (singer)"). Granitic ( talk) 10:55, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
References
Does Wkipedia have a policy that indicates which words/articles should or should not have an etymology section?
I ask because in the last few days I have visited two pages without an etymology and I was curious about the origin - and imagine others might be curious as well.
Housiemousie ( talk) 17:21, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
I would like to see an etymology for the Wikipedia page for Larder. /info/en/?search=Larder
The Wiktionary page for Larder is also lacking an etymology section. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/larder
Uh... or should I be making this request elsewhere? If so, where?
Housiemousie ( talk) 18:03, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
Would you be so kind as to check my additions?
Thank you for your help!
Housiemousie ( talk) 23:19, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
I would hope someone would improve upon every entry. There is so much more to know about virtually every topic and I certainly have no real understanding of the formatting used here, though (with the help of those links and observation) I expect to learn.
Thank you again!
Housiemousie ( talk) 18:26, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
I have written a Wikipedia entry, and I'm wanting to post it on Wikipedia. My topic is: The effects of microbeads on the fresh bodies of water in Canada. Is there another way I should name it, or is it more about the information in my paper? Thanks! Aidannoval ( talk) 19:47, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Hi. A new page I created (EchoPark Automotive) has been tagged for speedy deletion. Can someone suggest what I could change to prevent the page from being deleted?
Thanks!
Llouiseelliott ( talk) 20:02, 4 February 2016 (UTC)