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Makolli86 ( talk) 12:41, 14 May 2016 (UTC)Dear Friends,
Can anyone help me improve my article about Ismet Asllani ( /info/en/?search=Ismet_Asllani)? E.g., I would like to add a content list and write about his biography and furthermore improve the way I have added the references on wiki, so the article becomes more professional.
You are free to add further informations about this Hero of Kosovo!
On advance thanks a lot
Best regards
Faton Makolli Makolli86 ( talk) 12:41, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
Its an honour for me helping to improve Wikipedia. Regards Makolli86 ( talk) 17:01, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Dear JoeHebda,
I need your help once more, I hope you will find time to help me? I want to add a picture on Wikipedia of Ismet Asllani and his two brothers Muharrem and Nazim Asllani, but Wikipedia wont allow me to do so, how come? The picture does not belong to "Bota Sot", but the family Asllani, which I have the full permission from to use! The picture is to be found here: http://botasot.info/lajme/529157/17-vite-me-pare-u-vra-luftetari-ismet-asllani/. Under the part biography of my article about "Ismet Asllani", I would like to add the picture, and write this text bellow the picture "The three brothers - Ismet, Muharrem and Nazim Asllani".
On advance million times thanks for your help
Makolli86 ( talk) 17:17, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Again JoeHebda, thanks for trying. I appreciate it a lot! :-) Makolli86 ( talk) 19:17, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Can anyone help me improve details on my Article "Ismet Asllani"?
Axiomus have added this message to my surprise:
"The neutrality of this article is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. (Learn how and when to remove this template message)".
Everything on my article is document and the history of Ismet Asllani is as true, honest and reliable as our existence. If anyone are just a bit in doubt about this statement, you are free to do some research about this, and further improve this article! I am just trying to contribute to Wikipedia with reliable information! I would kindly ask someone to remove the message that Axiomus have put in the article, since I don't know how.
On advance thanks
With respect Makolli86 ( talk) 10:59, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
I did my first ever edit before I realised that I should have opened an account and provided a user name. My IP address is now in the history of edits. How do I get it removed. Is there anyone that I can speak to? Tim (Redacted) 06:40, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Yesterday I had edited a page and now all the edits are missing. What do I do? Aaditya Rangan R ( talk) 07:58, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
I recently posed a question What's the proper space for a KIS userbox template? which was archived without response. I know I'm not quite proficient with all of the terminology but I thought my question was clear enough and I linked to relevant pages on Wikipedia to show how far I'd gotten on my own and why I was confused. Since nobody here has an answer or advice for me, perhaps someone could refer me to a better place to ask my question where a person knowledgeable about namespaces might be able to help me? Thanks.
P.S.: I'm thinking I should leave the templates in my userspace. It seems as though they can always be moved later. I just don't like the implication that being in my userspace somehow suggests I own them (and yes, I know that I don't own the contents of my account's userspace). Reidgreg ( talk) 12:06, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
I have been working on Laron Pierce's page for a couple of months now and I have put the info that is needed on there but it keeps on getting deleted for some reason. So I went to do a draft for it and they said its still needs alot of work but i have put everthing on there and they denied it. So i need some assistance on how to put this article together without being deleted. DreMystro91 ( talk) 02:19, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
I have written the editor via talk (though I can't seem to see where their reply is), and asked for specific sections that made them decline the article. I'd like some help on how to resolve the issues so that my article will get approved. The article I have written is here: /info/en/?search=Draft:Ramesh_(Persian_Singer) Holly Dae ( talk) 15:15, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Will you please look over my article again to make sure it sounds better? I would really like to get it approved. Thanks! :) Holly Dae ( talk) 15:35, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Anyhow, some of the words you mentioned ("musical heavy-weights") are linked to other articles that clearly show the artists involved were prominent in their time and country. As this artist is from a different country and an era where articles and sources are not easy to come by, please pardon me for doing my best to gather all there is available, while trying to convey the popularity (yes, because she was/is) of this artist on a Wiki article. Holly Dae ( talk) 16:16, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
I made an algorithme for an examination project at CPH business school May 11 2016. I posted the algorithme here on wikipedia today May 16 2016. So far I got 2 comments from wikipedia editors saying it is no where to be found on Google? I mean it is obvious it is no where to be found on Google when the algorithme was finally done at May 11 2016. So it has only existed for 5 days. How do I inform wikipedias editors about that, so I won't receive more non relevant comments. Cop77 ( talk) 18:33, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Why is auditing refered to as expression of an opinion not detecting of error and fraud — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.190.12.187 ( talk) 11:28, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Is there a way I can get back my deleted page? What are the things i need to keep in mind to contest speedy deletion? If i create and edit in sandbox, can it still get deleted? Parwaaz hasan ( talk) 16:32, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
I reviewed Draft:Matthew Trivett and declined it, citing notability issues and tone issues. User:Jtrivett then replied on my talk page:
Hi, I have changed the tone on this, and added links, I am this person Father and can attest to the facts as submitted
I will be declining it again. The author may not be aware of Wikipedia’s policies on conflict of interest and reliable sources. We cannot accept the attestation of a family member to facts, let alone to notability. Facts and notability can only be verified by reliable sources. Neither of the sources listed appears to be a reliable source. (Reddit is definitely not considered a reliable source.) While family members (who have conflicts of interest) are permitted to submit drafts via Articles for Creation, drafts written by family members or other persons with conflicts of interest are subject to very strict review by neutral volunteer reviewers. As to tone, the particular statement to which I objected has been removed, but “Sadokist has become a well known name in the gaming world” is still the sort of statement that should not be made in the voice of Wikipedia, and which illustrates why so-called conflict of interest edits (that is, edits by persons with a special interest in the subject, including family members) are likely to be non-neutral.
I don’t know whether this particular gamer is notable in the peculiar Wikipedia sense. Most gamers are not notable, and notability (in any activity) must be established by independent reliable sources. I am declining the draft again. Do any other experienced editors have any additional advice? Robert McClenon ( talk) 23:04, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Having logged in I tried to edit my partners profile. The edit was apparently undone by a 12 year old from Sweden who told me I would be blocked if I continued to edit. How can Wikipedia allow such nonsense? Jeremy Jeremy sandle ( talk) 21:46, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
well what you have told me is that as I am connected to the person I can't make an edit. You have the edit I proposed so it is upto you to verify that the edit is the truth as we are clearly debarred form telling you the truth in case we are lying!!jeremy Jeremy sandle ( talk) 22:31, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
I reviewed User:Amamedli/sandbox and declined it as lacking context. I said that it appeared to assume that its readers would know what it was about. I didn’t understand and still don’t understand what it is about.
User:Amamedli then wrote to my talk page:
Robert, can you educate as to the reason for declining my suggestions. I am new to this and apologize if I am breaking rules, but my suggestions, I believe are well positioned and would stand scrutiny of knowlidgeable experts. Jamala's last name is easily recognizable by most Russian speakers as Tatar. This is easily established. Can you educate me as to what steps are required to get this acknowledged. Secondly, Nagorno Karabakh is a part of Azerbaijan as recognized by nations in the world and numerous UN resolutions. It is disputed, but is legally part of Azerbaijan. What is your basis for declining this edit? Thank you, Araz Mamedli.
I did not mean to imply that the author was “breaking rules”, only that I didn’t understand what the page is about. The author is saying that a particular last name will be recognized by Russian speakers as a Tatar name. This is the English Wikipedia, and a knowledge of Russian is not required either to read the English Wikipedia or to edit it. The author, on my talk page, is referring to a dispute over sovereignty over a region. The draft that I declined doesn’t mention that.
It may be that the author didn’t intend to be submitting the sandbox draft in question as a stand-alone article, but as an edit to an existing article that may refer to one of the various territorial or sovereignty disputes in parts of the former Soviet Union. If so, they may edit an existing article, although they should be aware that disruptive editing with regard to certain conflicts in the Caucasus region may be subject to ArbCom discretionary sanctions.
Can some other experienced editor please try to explain to this admittedly new editor that what they submitted isn’t a draft article, and isn’t self-explanatory to most English-speakers? Robert McClenon ( talk) 02:51, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
When citing web sources, we say "Retrieved (date)" If an editor is not in the UTC time zone, should they use the UTC date or the date in their own time zone? Thanks! Chickadee46 ( talk) 04:04, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Why creating new account, not allowed, even in good faith (if someone)??-- Yes ji ( talk) 09:43, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Dear editors,
I am an old Wikipedia user and a newcomer editor. I am interested to know if wiki pages are sorted in the quality of articles written. This would help to identify the pages which are in more need of being improved. It is harder to go from page to page to find out what is their exact status. Thank you to everyone in advance.
Warm Regards, Varshit Dusad Dusadv ( talk) 04:50, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
I'm having a go at writing my first WIki article. It is about a musician, a virtuoso ukelele player from Hawaii. I have no relationship with her. The idea came when I saw a video of her playing, and tried to look her up on wiki and discovered there was not an article, so thought I'd create one. I have several sources, articles about her in reputable magazines. But before I post, I want to check on some biographical details (age, birthplace etc.) She has a web page, with contact details, and I wondered if it is okay to contact her and get these details directly. Also, can I link to and quote from her own webpage? Or is this too much like advertising. Also, when mentioning her released albums, is it okay to link to an online site where they can be bought? Or again, is this too much like advertising? I'm concerned, as it seems a previous article about her was deleted due to sounding too much like advertising; probably written by herself or PR team, so I want to make sure this is neutral enough. Thanks for helping a newbie, folks. Misterdequincey ( talk) 09:58, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Hi On the Clan MacLaren page the Clan Crest badge displayed in the "Infobox clan" is incorrect and needs to be replaced with a correct image which matches the description. I can provide a accurate image, but have not been able to figure out how to replace with a correct image, please help. /info/en/?search=Clan_MacLaren
{{Infobox clan
|clan name=Clan MacLaren |image badge=Clan member crest badge - Clan MacLaren.svg
MacRory Mor ( talk) 13:22, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
I've just submitted my first article for review, Draft:Taimane Gardner. it was declined within a few seconds on the grounds there weren't enough reliable independent sources. All the sources I quoted were independent, they ranged from IMDb to Guitar World magazine. If they're not independent and reliable, what the hell is? Any help? The reviewer was Robert McClenon and it says to ask here before asking him on his talk page. Misterdequincey ( talk) 15:38, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
What is the most convenient shortcut for creating a new article? This is the only problem I've experienced since becoming a Wikipedia editor. Nkwe ( talk) 15:32, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
I was recently talking to a friend and she showed me that there are many "backlogs" on wikipedia which require someone to take care of them, and that there are many simple tasks which are needed for everyday working of the encyclopedia. Can any experienced user guide me towards these?
EDIT: I have found this page via google
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Backlog CuratorGuy
CuratorGuy (
talk) 06:08, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Can someone please tell me where I've gone wrong with this ref cite?
</ref>{{webcite|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Anne-Shelton/6000000006444065505 |title=Anne Shelton |website=geni.com |accessdate=17 May 2016}}<ref/>
The ref tags seem OK to me, I've got in the Wikivoodoocode squiggles & all the pipes, but the 1st ref tag is hanging out, & it's not translating itself to a citation number when I test it out in my sandbox to make sure it was correct before editing the pg. Driving me mad staring at it trying to figure out where I've gone wrong. TYVM if you can help. ScarletRibbons ( talk) 20:23, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
<ref>{{webcite|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Anne-Shelton/6000000006444065505 |title=Anne Shelton |website=geni.com |accessdate=17 May 2016}}<ref/>
Nope, still telling me it's malformed even tho I've changed it. Help! ScarletRibbons ( talk) 20:25, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Anybody who knows computer history knows that DEC was a pioneering company between the 60s and 80s. They were so strong that they had they had their own fleet of helicopters that they used in order to fly some key engineers (including Peter Lipman) from office to office (like from MA to NH) - this is not unlike Google and Apple today using private busing in the SF Bay area.
I wrote an article about Peter Lipman documenting his contribution to computing - he created novel low level memory management that lives on today in much of our modern computer tech.
I found this question on USENET - People were asking who Peter Lipman was since he was one of the original architects of VAX VMS https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.os.vms/c9_quls-Nc8 http://compgroups.net/comp.os.vms/history-peter-lipman/525284
I wrote this draft article: /info/en/?search=Draft:Peter_Lipman
I was unable to satisfy the editors sourcing rubric. Some time has passed and it is now being nominated for removal as I've been unable to improve the sourcing.
Peter's Former boss at DEC, and Security Heavyweight who are both well documented on Wikipedia provided technical background for the article I wrote helping me understand some of his major contributions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1THVkntARc9_4Sa_Q76jm1jneSzlVHgF0k0stXbgVX9U/edit
This history is not publicly documented, but Peter's contribution was early in the computer history world. If the tech journalism that exists today had existed back when Peter was making his contributions, there would be a more public data set on what he did in the same way you see this with folks who are active today, like Jon Callas /info/en/?search=Jon_Callas who looked up to Peter Lipman as a brilliant forefather. You will see this if you read the writing of Dave Cutler and Jon Callas - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1THVkntARc9_4Sa_Q76jm1jneSzlVHgF0k0stXbgVX9U/edit RE: Peter Lipman
Another VAX VMS architect who died before his time was Dick Hustvedt documented here /info/en/?search=Dick_Hustvedt previously, but I have less technical information on his contributions.
Any help moving this forward is much appreciated. it's my first wiki effort Etlipman ( talk) 17:32, 17 May 2016 (UTC)etlipman
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I'm new to this and have part written an article about the band I perform in, the article will be deleted in a week as I have not referenced it to any articles. how do I do this? the band has been in various newspaper articles and magazines and I am struggling with how to do it "properly" as I have been requested many thanks Bill S Bill scroggs ( talk) 20:55, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Hi Colin Fine, thank you very much for the advice, I will attempt to place the article in draft space, that was where I intended it to go but it seems it's published....whoops, sorry about that, I really appreciate your help and contribution to making the article look presentable for this site. many thanks Bill Scroggs Bill scroggs ( talk) 08:39, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
This page on Wikimedia Commons has a spelling mistake in the name of the page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chuche_of_Ognissanti_(Venice) It should be Church rather than Chuche. What is the best way to correct this? I tried changing the display of the name with DISPLAYTITLE:Church of Ognissanti (Venice) but that didn't work. Thanks. VeniceEmpire ( talk) 10:19, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know what to do in future and correcting it in this case. VeniceEmpire ( talk) 13:19, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
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Makolli86 ( talk) 12:41, 14 May 2016 (UTC)Dear Friends,
Can anyone help me improve my article about Ismet Asllani ( /info/en/?search=Ismet_Asllani)? E.g., I would like to add a content list and write about his biography and furthermore improve the way I have added the references on wiki, so the article becomes more professional.
You are free to add further informations about this Hero of Kosovo!
On advance thanks a lot
Best regards
Faton Makolli Makolli86 ( talk) 12:41, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
Its an honour for me helping to improve Wikipedia. Regards Makolli86 ( talk) 17:01, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Dear JoeHebda,
I need your help once more, I hope you will find time to help me? I want to add a picture on Wikipedia of Ismet Asllani and his two brothers Muharrem and Nazim Asllani, but Wikipedia wont allow me to do so, how come? The picture does not belong to "Bota Sot", but the family Asllani, which I have the full permission from to use! The picture is to be found here: http://botasot.info/lajme/529157/17-vite-me-pare-u-vra-luftetari-ismet-asllani/. Under the part biography of my article about "Ismet Asllani", I would like to add the picture, and write this text bellow the picture "The three brothers - Ismet, Muharrem and Nazim Asllani".
On advance million times thanks for your help
Makolli86 ( talk) 17:17, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Again JoeHebda, thanks for trying. I appreciate it a lot! :-) Makolli86 ( talk) 19:17, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Can anyone help me improve details on my Article "Ismet Asllani"?
Axiomus have added this message to my surprise:
"The neutrality of this article is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. (Learn how and when to remove this template message)".
Everything on my article is document and the history of Ismet Asllani is as true, honest and reliable as our existence. If anyone are just a bit in doubt about this statement, you are free to do some research about this, and further improve this article! I am just trying to contribute to Wikipedia with reliable information! I would kindly ask someone to remove the message that Axiomus have put in the article, since I don't know how.
On advance thanks
With respect Makolli86 ( talk) 10:59, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
I did my first ever edit before I realised that I should have opened an account and provided a user name. My IP address is now in the history of edits. How do I get it removed. Is there anyone that I can speak to? Tim (Redacted) 06:40, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Yesterday I had edited a page and now all the edits are missing. What do I do? Aaditya Rangan R ( talk) 07:58, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
I recently posed a question What's the proper space for a KIS userbox template? which was archived without response. I know I'm not quite proficient with all of the terminology but I thought my question was clear enough and I linked to relevant pages on Wikipedia to show how far I'd gotten on my own and why I was confused. Since nobody here has an answer or advice for me, perhaps someone could refer me to a better place to ask my question where a person knowledgeable about namespaces might be able to help me? Thanks.
P.S.: I'm thinking I should leave the templates in my userspace. It seems as though they can always be moved later. I just don't like the implication that being in my userspace somehow suggests I own them (and yes, I know that I don't own the contents of my account's userspace). Reidgreg ( talk) 12:06, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
I have been working on Laron Pierce's page for a couple of months now and I have put the info that is needed on there but it keeps on getting deleted for some reason. So I went to do a draft for it and they said its still needs alot of work but i have put everthing on there and they denied it. So i need some assistance on how to put this article together without being deleted. DreMystro91 ( talk) 02:19, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
I have written the editor via talk (though I can't seem to see where their reply is), and asked for specific sections that made them decline the article. I'd like some help on how to resolve the issues so that my article will get approved. The article I have written is here: /info/en/?search=Draft:Ramesh_(Persian_Singer) Holly Dae ( talk) 15:15, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Will you please look over my article again to make sure it sounds better? I would really like to get it approved. Thanks! :) Holly Dae ( talk) 15:35, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Anyhow, some of the words you mentioned ("musical heavy-weights") are linked to other articles that clearly show the artists involved were prominent in their time and country. As this artist is from a different country and an era where articles and sources are not easy to come by, please pardon me for doing my best to gather all there is available, while trying to convey the popularity (yes, because she was/is) of this artist on a Wiki article. Holly Dae ( talk) 16:16, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
I made an algorithme for an examination project at CPH business school May 11 2016. I posted the algorithme here on wikipedia today May 16 2016. So far I got 2 comments from wikipedia editors saying it is no where to be found on Google? I mean it is obvious it is no where to be found on Google when the algorithme was finally done at May 11 2016. So it has only existed for 5 days. How do I inform wikipedias editors about that, so I won't receive more non relevant comments. Cop77 ( talk) 18:33, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Why is auditing refered to as expression of an opinion not detecting of error and fraud — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.190.12.187 ( talk) 11:28, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Is there a way I can get back my deleted page? What are the things i need to keep in mind to contest speedy deletion? If i create and edit in sandbox, can it still get deleted? Parwaaz hasan ( talk) 16:32, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
I reviewed Draft:Matthew Trivett and declined it, citing notability issues and tone issues. User:Jtrivett then replied on my talk page:
Hi, I have changed the tone on this, and added links, I am this person Father and can attest to the facts as submitted
I will be declining it again. The author may not be aware of Wikipedia’s policies on conflict of interest and reliable sources. We cannot accept the attestation of a family member to facts, let alone to notability. Facts and notability can only be verified by reliable sources. Neither of the sources listed appears to be a reliable source. (Reddit is definitely not considered a reliable source.) While family members (who have conflicts of interest) are permitted to submit drafts via Articles for Creation, drafts written by family members or other persons with conflicts of interest are subject to very strict review by neutral volunteer reviewers. As to tone, the particular statement to which I objected has been removed, but “Sadokist has become a well known name in the gaming world” is still the sort of statement that should not be made in the voice of Wikipedia, and which illustrates why so-called conflict of interest edits (that is, edits by persons with a special interest in the subject, including family members) are likely to be non-neutral.
I don’t know whether this particular gamer is notable in the peculiar Wikipedia sense. Most gamers are not notable, and notability (in any activity) must be established by independent reliable sources. I am declining the draft again. Do any other experienced editors have any additional advice? Robert McClenon ( talk) 23:04, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
Having logged in I tried to edit my partners profile. The edit was apparently undone by a 12 year old from Sweden who told me I would be blocked if I continued to edit. How can Wikipedia allow such nonsense? Jeremy Jeremy sandle ( talk) 21:46, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
well what you have told me is that as I am connected to the person I can't make an edit. You have the edit I proposed so it is upto you to verify that the edit is the truth as we are clearly debarred form telling you the truth in case we are lying!!jeremy Jeremy sandle ( talk) 22:31, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
I reviewed User:Amamedli/sandbox and declined it as lacking context. I said that it appeared to assume that its readers would know what it was about. I didn’t understand and still don’t understand what it is about.
User:Amamedli then wrote to my talk page:
Robert, can you educate as to the reason for declining my suggestions. I am new to this and apologize if I am breaking rules, but my suggestions, I believe are well positioned and would stand scrutiny of knowlidgeable experts. Jamala's last name is easily recognizable by most Russian speakers as Tatar. This is easily established. Can you educate me as to what steps are required to get this acknowledged. Secondly, Nagorno Karabakh is a part of Azerbaijan as recognized by nations in the world and numerous UN resolutions. It is disputed, but is legally part of Azerbaijan. What is your basis for declining this edit? Thank you, Araz Mamedli.
I did not mean to imply that the author was “breaking rules”, only that I didn’t understand what the page is about. The author is saying that a particular last name will be recognized by Russian speakers as a Tatar name. This is the English Wikipedia, and a knowledge of Russian is not required either to read the English Wikipedia or to edit it. The author, on my talk page, is referring to a dispute over sovereignty over a region. The draft that I declined doesn’t mention that.
It may be that the author didn’t intend to be submitting the sandbox draft in question as a stand-alone article, but as an edit to an existing article that may refer to one of the various territorial or sovereignty disputes in parts of the former Soviet Union. If so, they may edit an existing article, although they should be aware that disruptive editing with regard to certain conflicts in the Caucasus region may be subject to ArbCom discretionary sanctions.
Can some other experienced editor please try to explain to this admittedly new editor that what they submitted isn’t a draft article, and isn’t self-explanatory to most English-speakers? Robert McClenon ( talk) 02:51, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
When citing web sources, we say "Retrieved (date)" If an editor is not in the UTC time zone, should they use the UTC date or the date in their own time zone? Thanks! Chickadee46 ( talk) 04:04, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Why creating new account, not allowed, even in good faith (if someone)??-- Yes ji ( talk) 09:43, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Dear editors,
I am an old Wikipedia user and a newcomer editor. I am interested to know if wiki pages are sorted in the quality of articles written. This would help to identify the pages which are in more need of being improved. It is harder to go from page to page to find out what is their exact status. Thank you to everyone in advance.
Warm Regards, Varshit Dusad Dusadv ( talk) 04:50, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
I'm having a go at writing my first WIki article. It is about a musician, a virtuoso ukelele player from Hawaii. I have no relationship with her. The idea came when I saw a video of her playing, and tried to look her up on wiki and discovered there was not an article, so thought I'd create one. I have several sources, articles about her in reputable magazines. But before I post, I want to check on some biographical details (age, birthplace etc.) She has a web page, with contact details, and I wondered if it is okay to contact her and get these details directly. Also, can I link to and quote from her own webpage? Or is this too much like advertising. Also, when mentioning her released albums, is it okay to link to an online site where they can be bought? Or again, is this too much like advertising? I'm concerned, as it seems a previous article about her was deleted due to sounding too much like advertising; probably written by herself or PR team, so I want to make sure this is neutral enough. Thanks for helping a newbie, folks. Misterdequincey ( talk) 09:58, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Hi On the Clan MacLaren page the Clan Crest badge displayed in the "Infobox clan" is incorrect and needs to be replaced with a correct image which matches the description. I can provide a accurate image, but have not been able to figure out how to replace with a correct image, please help. /info/en/?search=Clan_MacLaren
{{Infobox clan
|clan name=Clan MacLaren |image badge=Clan member crest badge - Clan MacLaren.svg
MacRory Mor ( talk) 13:22, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
I've just submitted my first article for review, Draft:Taimane Gardner. it was declined within a few seconds on the grounds there weren't enough reliable independent sources. All the sources I quoted were independent, they ranged from IMDb to Guitar World magazine. If they're not independent and reliable, what the hell is? Any help? The reviewer was Robert McClenon and it says to ask here before asking him on his talk page. Misterdequincey ( talk) 15:38, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
What is the most convenient shortcut for creating a new article? This is the only problem I've experienced since becoming a Wikipedia editor. Nkwe ( talk) 15:32, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
I was recently talking to a friend and she showed me that there are many "backlogs" on wikipedia which require someone to take care of them, and that there are many simple tasks which are needed for everyday working of the encyclopedia. Can any experienced user guide me towards these?
EDIT: I have found this page via google
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Backlog CuratorGuy
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talk) 06:08, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Can someone please tell me where I've gone wrong with this ref cite?
</ref>{{webcite|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Anne-Shelton/6000000006444065505 |title=Anne Shelton |website=geni.com |accessdate=17 May 2016}}<ref/>
The ref tags seem OK to me, I've got in the Wikivoodoocode squiggles & all the pipes, but the 1st ref tag is hanging out, & it's not translating itself to a citation number when I test it out in my sandbox to make sure it was correct before editing the pg. Driving me mad staring at it trying to figure out where I've gone wrong. TYVM if you can help. ScarletRibbons ( talk) 20:23, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
<ref>{{webcite|url=https://www.geni.com/people/Anne-Shelton/6000000006444065505 |title=Anne Shelton |website=geni.com |accessdate=17 May 2016}}<ref/>
Nope, still telling me it's malformed even tho I've changed it. Help! ScarletRibbons ( talk) 20:25, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
Anybody who knows computer history knows that DEC was a pioneering company between the 60s and 80s. They were so strong that they had they had their own fleet of helicopters that they used in order to fly some key engineers (including Peter Lipman) from office to office (like from MA to NH) - this is not unlike Google and Apple today using private busing in the SF Bay area.
I wrote an article about Peter Lipman documenting his contribution to computing - he created novel low level memory management that lives on today in much of our modern computer tech.
I found this question on USENET - People were asking who Peter Lipman was since he was one of the original architects of VAX VMS https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.os.vms/c9_quls-Nc8 http://compgroups.net/comp.os.vms/history-peter-lipman/525284
I wrote this draft article: /info/en/?search=Draft:Peter_Lipman
I was unable to satisfy the editors sourcing rubric. Some time has passed and it is now being nominated for removal as I've been unable to improve the sourcing.
Peter's Former boss at DEC, and Security Heavyweight who are both well documented on Wikipedia provided technical background for the article I wrote helping me understand some of his major contributions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1THVkntARc9_4Sa_Q76jm1jneSzlVHgF0k0stXbgVX9U/edit
This history is not publicly documented, but Peter's contribution was early in the computer history world. If the tech journalism that exists today had existed back when Peter was making his contributions, there would be a more public data set on what he did in the same way you see this with folks who are active today, like Jon Callas /info/en/?search=Jon_Callas who looked up to Peter Lipman as a brilliant forefather. You will see this if you read the writing of Dave Cutler and Jon Callas - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1THVkntARc9_4Sa_Q76jm1jneSzlVHgF0k0stXbgVX9U/edit RE: Peter Lipman
Another VAX VMS architect who died before his time was Dick Hustvedt documented here /info/en/?search=Dick_Hustvedt previously, but I have less technical information on his contributions.
Any help moving this forward is much appreciated. it's my first wiki effort Etlipman ( talk) 17:32, 17 May 2016 (UTC)etlipman
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What it had been changing again Pgangwani35 ( talk) 22:12, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
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how do you insert/format a sidebar graph with a photo and key highlights for that page's topic? MichelleMTL ( talk) 03:46, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
{{
infobox person}}
. One of the easiest ways to add an infobox is with
VisualEditor. Click the "Edit" tab of an article or draft (not the "Edit source" tab), and in the edit window, click the "Insert" button. In the dropdown menu, select "Template". It will pop up with a search bar – use the search bar to find an infobox to use. If, say, the article is about a person, type "infobox person" into the search bar, then "Add template". It will automatically provide you with various fields that you can fill for the infobox. If you need help finding an infobox to use or if you have any other questions, please let us know. Best of luck,
Mz7 (
talk) 04:12, 18 May 2016 (UTC)Please help me find and remove a second copy of an article I submitted on G.Parthasarathy. I can't seem to find the second copy - not sure how to locate it. When I asked this question earlier, I was told to refer to the Teahouse for my answer but I couldn't find the answer to my question there. Please give me clear instructions on how to do access the correct answer that pertains to my question or explain it to me here. Shyamw1 149.152.191.2 ( talk) 18:22, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
I'm new to this and have part written an article about the band I perform in, the article will be deleted in a week as I have not referenced it to any articles. how do I do this? the band has been in various newspaper articles and magazines and I am struggling with how to do it "properly" as I have been requested many thanks Bill S Bill scroggs ( talk) 20:55, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
Hi Colin Fine, thank you very much for the advice, I will attempt to place the article in draft space, that was where I intended it to go but it seems it's published....whoops, sorry about that, I really appreciate your help and contribution to making the article look presentable for this site. many thanks Bill Scroggs Bill scroggs ( talk) 08:39, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
This page on Wikimedia Commons has a spelling mistake in the name of the page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chuche_of_Ognissanti_(Venice) It should be Church rather than Chuche. What is the best way to correct this? I tried changing the display of the name with DISPLAYTITLE:Church of Ognissanti (Venice) but that didn't work. Thanks. VeniceEmpire ( talk) 10:19, 18 May 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for letting me know what to do in future and correcting it in this case. VeniceEmpire ( talk) 13:19, 18 May 2016 (UTC)