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I reviewed Draft:Boy Erased and declined it as a coatrack article really as much about gay conversion therapy as about the book. I received the following comment from User:Computationsaysno :
Hi, I appreciate the concerns about "coat-racking" however this book is all about gay conversion therapy and those who have practiced this "therapy". The book includes a timeline of the practice. To omit this content is to not actually cover the book which would be worse. The news articles talk about the book and the practice - they are inseparable.
My own opinion, which is consistent with my interpretation of the coatrack essay, is that gay conversion therapy should have and does have its own article, and that the article on the book doesn’t need to provide that detail. What do other experienced editors think? Robert McClenon ( talk) 02:44, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
To not include a snapshot of the legal status of the practice (one brief paragraph), and that it is disreputable practice by mainstream authorities (another paragraph) would be an omission to covering the subject as do the news stories on this book. If I took out all mentions and all sources that mention it, there would be essentially no article to speak of. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Computationsaysno ( talk • contribs) 02:49, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
My name is Keith Carlock from Owensboro Kentucky. I'm new to Wikipedia.
Someone suggested that I make a Wikipedia article about my theories in invisibility ( adaptive camouflage) and holodeck ( virtual immersion) technologies theory.
How do I create an article?
Sincerely,
Keith Jason Carlock KeithCarlock73 ( talk) 15:58, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
First of all, whoever gave you that idea, is a very bad idea! So I suggest not to listen to him. And about giving you some tips for excellent articles, i suggest you to click to Your First Article.
I hope you decide to stay on Wikipedia and start by editing some articles which needs some improvements. This helps you in confidence and gives you an idea about formatting articles so that in future, you don't have any problem for creating articles.
Be Bold! Cheers! Amy2563 ( talk) 16:30, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
Referring to Draft: Oswald Werner As is often the case, even the most detailed instructions can be subject to interpretation. I was being told previously that I didn't have enough substantive references which resulted in the article being rejected. If I look at similar articles for living people, I see very little in the way of references. Some guidance would be appreciated.
I am referring to:
/info/en/?search=James_M._Adovasio
/info/en/?search=Jane_E._Buikstra
/info/en/?search=Stuart_Struever Bernardwerner ( talk) 06:50, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Is there a way to get suggestions daily and regularly from SuggestBot? I tried this but didn't work. - INVISIBLE knock! 07:57, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
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10:25, 9 June 2016 (UTC)Dear Team, I feel this article has multiple issues , tone is very promotional and lots of NPOV issues, also most of the references are not independent reliable sources like Youtube, imdb, facebook and other press releases. Have a look Saurabh_Malik I have added a tag of improving citations but I also suspect subjects notability. Kindly guide me with tag name, I should use in such condition ? However if I am wrong kindly educate me on it. Thanks and Regards Catrat999 ( talk) 21:04, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
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Thank you so much to Finnusertop , White Arabian Filly and Checkingfax for guiding me :) All the points were very informative and I appreciate and respect guidance from each one of you (Y) , Every thing explained by you all totally make sense to me :)
@ Finnusertop : I concluded not to tag it with notability issue as user has also referred some images of print media via uploading images on his personal google plus id. So I guess independent sources are there but in the form of print media. But I am still not convinced with the format of citation, Kindly guide me what is the best way to cite Print Articles which are only available in the form of images on social media platforms of subject? Thanks and Best Regards Catrat999 ( talk) 12:11, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
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18:22, 8 June 2016 (UTC)@ Checkingfax : Thank you again for further guidance :) Cheers Catrat999 ( talk) 11:25, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello, I am in a seminar where we are learning about editing Wikipedia, and one of the participants received an invite to the teahouse. I was wondering why all new members/editors don't automatically receive this invite. Or perhaps on the page where you create a user account there is a note about the teahouse to let all new editors know about this resource. Thank you. Camstra ( talk) 14:35, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
Camstra ( talk) 15:38, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Hey guys, I translated the German wiki page Papis Loveday (A model and Austrian TV moderator) ( /info/en/?search=Papis_Loveday) into english. Could someone that is a native speaker (or perfectly fluent in english) please go through the article and correct it in terms of syntax and phrasing and afterwards delete the template message concerning the translation? :) I put a lot of effort into that translation but I'm of course no linguist. It's my first wiki page!
I hope you have a great day and greetings :),
Jan Seekie90 ( talk) 10:49, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
edit: I got a second question: another template message says, that there are to many links in the article- i deleted all unnecessary ones- how and who can i ask to delete that template message now? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seekie90 ( talk • contribs) 11:23, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
A name of a company was improperly CamelCase'd and the resulting URL on the page was CamelCase'd. Is it possible to remove the CamelCase from the URL?
184.23.225.98 ( talk) 20:23, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
why do I have trouble always finding my user page? Can others see it? Can I see other people's pages? Celia 18:34, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Are there any MoS (manual of style) rules on samples of languages on wiki articles about foreign languages? For example, are there restrictions on what sort of phrases you can use as samples, and how much text you use as samples, as Wikipedia is not a language tutorial website? What other rules are there?
I see that on the article about the Avar language, the Khoekhoe language and several other articles as well, there are samples for common phrases such as greetings. Does this break any rules? -- Corsican Warrah Israeli Pika 18:17, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
How do I insert some pictures? I have been trying it but it doesn't seems to take it and shows the name of the file instead. How do it? Please anybody, answer it fast. i really need it. It's very urgent!
Thanks! Amy2563 ( talk) 08:26, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Hullo!
The pictures are now currently on my desktop. I wanted it to insert on the recently created article Books of Malory Towers written by Pamela Cox.
Thank You! Amy2563 ( talk) 10:04, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
My new article submission on Ponce alla Livornese has been declined due to "references do not adequately show the subject's notability". The 'Ponce' is a typical local alcholic beverage of Livorno (Tuscany, Italy), well appreciated by visitors that many times already know about it when they visit the city. On the other side, being it typical and moreover local, I can understand a note about notability. How can we handle this subject, let it clear that th enotability is there and let the article be published ? The article cites bibliography and references already used in the italian version of the article: can more references help ? Thanks FabC ( talk) 05:19, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
I reviewed Draft:Zintkala Nuni-Lost Bird and declined it, saying that it needed a proper lede sentence identifying its subject and explaining her notability. User: ZintkalaNuni requested a re-review, saying "I have attempted to change what you pointed out I had neglected to do. …I look forward to changing all that you point out that is wrong." I don’t see any notability issues. I think that the author has established notability. My only problem is that the article doesn’t state correctly. Maybe I haven’t explained that clearly. Can some other experienced editor help me explain that what is needed is a revised lede sentence? Can any other experienced editors comment on the draft in any other respects? My inclination is to accept it after the lede sentence is rewritten. Robert McClenon ( talk) 02:13, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
The Rojava article I like to work on out of academic/professional interest in the topic incites much political emotions by many users. While in the past these things could somehow be solved, User:Ogress now persistently reverts the article to his particular POV, irrespective of discussion on the talk page. I never needed administrator help before on editing, what can I do? -- 2A1ZA ( talk) 10:27, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello, My editor-friend, Ron (Art Mazur) submitted a piece on me, Jerry Di Falco. He just asked me to deal with the rest of the process, which I hope to do successfully. I am not sure I understand the process, despite my editing work for The Philadelphia Free Library. So I will need (and appreciate) any help.
My question is how do I reference a gallery art show if the gallery went out of business twenty years ago . . . or even five years ago? I also do not know how to reference the articles on me from press sources. Do I scan them into the computer and send you a copy?
Please help. I have degenerative disc disease and am on a new regiment of treatment (as of today). Therefore, my pain levels are higher than normal. Please, be patient with me. You can see my work on http://www.saatchionline.com/gerarddifalco or www.absolutearts.com/gerarddifalco.
Thank you for your kindness and time. Jerry (Gerard) Di Falco
The Wikipedia page Draft:Gerard (Jerry) DiFalco, Visual Artist has been changed on June 10, 2016 by LaMona, see /info/en/?search=Draft:Gerard_(Jerry)_DiFalco,_Visual_Artist for the current revision.
Ron was using my computer for this work, so I can take over his Art Mazur name (with his blessing). Artmazur ( talk) 13:35, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi,I want to create an article which has previously deleted from wikipedia. Smarty5 ( talk) 05:30, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Dear all!
when i try to edit "" Kohat "" the following warning appears, in red.
Warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with unknown parameter "elevation_m_max" (this message is shown only in preview).
Warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with unknown parameter "elevation_m_min" (this message is shown only in preview).
can anybody please fix this issue?
Best regards
Aftab Banoori ( Talk) 16:23, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Thanks Dear
Finnusertop
I am extremely grateful for your help.
Aftab Banoori (
Talk) 16:50, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi, It's my first time here on Wikipedia creating a brand new article. I have a basic knowledge of HTML, inserting citations and references etc.
I was wondering if perhaps anybody could give me some advice on the page I have tried to create - Draft:Adam_Greenwood.
It was previously rejected for not having notable enough sources such as Twitter and YouTube, so I have gone through and tried to add some more that I could find, without overpopulating and referencing unnecessarily.
Ps19950987 ( talk) 03:08, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
I now understand it is not whether the sources help the subject's notability, rather it's reliability. I will endeavor to improve upon these aspects when creating/editing future articles.
Thank you :)
Ps19950987 ( talk) 17:22, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
I reviewed Draft:Elope (business) and declined it as reading like an advertisement. Its author, User:Omnitaus, made changes to it and resubmitted it. I think that it is better but still has tone issues. The comments of other experienced editors are welcome. Should the current version be accepted, or does it still need rework? Robert McClenon ( talk) 02:13, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
I am puzzled, and an inexperienced editor seems to be puzzled, about two drafts about the same person. I have reviewed User:Shyamw1/sandbox and have tried to move it to Draft:G. Parthasarathy. However, there is already a draft there. The only difference is that the sandbox belongs to User:Shyamw1, and the draft is by User:Wshyam.
There has been previous confusion because of an article on Gopalapuram Parthasarathy, but it is now clear that the article is on a living person and the drafts are about a dead person (and the two drafts are obviously about the same person).
I am guessing that these are the same user. I have tried asking User:Shyam1 whether they are the same person. Both versions have notability issues and tone issues. The tone issues include referred to him as "visionary" in the voice of Wikipedia. The notability issues are that the references are not properly formatted, and that it would be useful to find more references. (It appears that he is notable, but that a better case needs to be made for his notability.)
User:Shyamw1 would like to delete the existing draft to work on the sandbox. If they are the same person, they may delete the draft, but then should stick to one account. If they are not the same person, they should collaborate.
Can someone else either provide advice on how to deal with the situation of two drafts, or provide advice on how to ask the user whether they have (probably by mistake) used two accounts? Can someone else also provide specific advice on improving the notability of the article? (As general advice, read referencing for beginners and referencing). Robert McClenon ( talk) 18:24, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
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Thank you very much for discussing this. Both Shyamw1 and Wshyam are the same person (me). I would like to delete Wshyam but I don't know how to do it. I created this account a while ago and forgot I had it. I am really interested in getting this article about G.Parthasarathy published because I know he is a notable figure in Indian politics and has made important contributions to foreign policy. I was surprised to note that there was no article in Wikipedia on him. I am happy to do whatever is needed to have this article accepted and would greatly appreciate any help I can get. Thanks, again. Shyamw1 ( talk) 16:40, 9 June 2016 (UTC)Shyamw1
I think I may have created the Wshyam ID first to get acquainted with Wikipedia and the sandbox feature but I must have forgotten my password or the fact that I had already had an account. Then I read somewhere that universities were using Wikipedia to introduce students to information literacy. I liked the idea and that's when I created the Shyamw1 account (it's my university username) in the hope of doing that with my students but I somehow never got around to it. I recently got interested in writing articles or editing articles for Wikipedia and I am slowly learning how to do it. I didn't know how to respond to comments from editors and wasn't familiar with the talk process and that may have been the reason for the several draft submissions. I think I finally understand how to do it. Will keep trying to get better at it. Thank you for understanding. Shyamw1 ( talk) 13:45, 10 June 2016 (UTC)Shyamw1
Yes, I will abandon Wshyam and stick with Shyamw1. Thanks for all your help thus far. I asked for help from Live Chat but in both instances the "helper" quit. I'm not sure how to get in touch with someone other than through Live Chat. I saw that Helpbot joined the chat. I typed !Helper and my question as per the instructions but no one seemed to respond although I stuck around for a while. Not sure what to do next.
Shyamw1 (
talk) 17:50, 10 June 2016 (UTC)Shyamw1
I want to earn a star for my many achievements as a Wikipedia user, but no matter how hard I try, I never get a star! How must I appease the Wikipedia gods? HOW?! BuyMyCereal ( talk) 22:55, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello, when I try to edit in a link to a certain part of a wiki article, it doesn't work. For example, on the "Government of the first Bourbon restoration" page, I wanted to edit in a link for the words "fall of Napoleon" to include the fall of the french empire: /info/en/?search=First_French_Empire#The_Fall
Before I submitted the changes, I wanted to check the link. When I clicked it, it only directed me to the page of the "First French Empire", not to the fall. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance
Sith Lord Amadeus ( talk) 05:06, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
I reviewed Draft: Patta and declined it on notability grounds because the references do not appear to be independent. User: Myrthevdstaay then wrote on my talk page:
I think the article shouldn't have been rejected on notabilty. Patta is a really big thing in Europe and is available worldwide. Patta is also still growing and probably gonna conquer the rest of the world really soon, so wikipedia if you don't want a page about that I don't know about what you do want a page. I'd also really love to get some tips on how to improve my page instead of just saying it's not notable enough, because it is.
I think that this editor may not understand notability, or that the author is expected to establish notability by providing independent third-party sources, and that we don’t care what Patta has written about itself, only what others not associated with it have written about it. Can someone either help me explain, or advise me why I should have accepted? Robert McClenon ( talk) 14:33, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
To be clear - this is not a request to change my username. However, on my talkpage someone told me about a year ago that my username was going to change. However, it seems it hasn't. I'm confused.
If my username does have to change - I'd rather be able to pick the new name than having to take the very ugly one suggested on my talk page.
kh7 ( talk) 15:21, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
I am currently using this page to find pages containing errors which I can correct, but often I find that articles I have edited still appear on the list as if no change has been made, such as this where clearly, there is no longer any need for this article to still be on the list, as you may see [ here]. Why is it so difficult clean up this list Jodosma (talk) 19:57, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
I know that there's a tool which can be used to see a particular user's accuracy rating in regards to votes and nominations at AfD. Are there any tools which do the same for other things, like how often a request for page protection is acted upon or how often a report to AIV or UAA results in a block? – Compassionate727 ( T· C) 20:00, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
BuyMyCereal ( talk) 20:39, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
Every time I add a warning to someone's talkpage after I've seen them do unconstructive edits or vandalised my user name breaks up the text and I must edit out spaces betwen the | and the *. Does that happen to everyone or is it something weird with my username? *Treker ( talk) 09:47, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
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Special:Preferences.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 20:53, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello all, I'd like to edit more, but I don't have a lot of time due to work. Does anyone have a recommendation on some avenues where to go? South Nashua ( talk) 00:32, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
I want to create a page for Systech Solutions which I am not able to find in existing articles. I want to create it under BI(Business Intelligence) since it is one of the promising companies in this field.
ShankarSivasamy ( talk) 04:56, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
I understand that this does not come under the notable guidelines but what should be done to see this page in Wikipedia when I google systech solutions. May be this will become notable in future. let me know your thoughts ShankarSivasamy ( talk) 09:05, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
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I reviewed Draft:Boy Erased and declined it as a coatrack article really as much about gay conversion therapy as about the book. I received the following comment from User:Computationsaysno :
Hi, I appreciate the concerns about "coat-racking" however this book is all about gay conversion therapy and those who have practiced this "therapy". The book includes a timeline of the practice. To omit this content is to not actually cover the book which would be worse. The news articles talk about the book and the practice - they are inseparable.
My own opinion, which is consistent with my interpretation of the coatrack essay, is that gay conversion therapy should have and does have its own article, and that the article on the book doesn’t need to provide that detail. What do other experienced editors think? Robert McClenon ( talk) 02:44, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
To not include a snapshot of the legal status of the practice (one brief paragraph), and that it is disreputable practice by mainstream authorities (another paragraph) would be an omission to covering the subject as do the news stories on this book. If I took out all mentions and all sources that mention it, there would be essentially no article to speak of. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Computationsaysno ( talk • contribs) 02:49, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
My name is Keith Carlock from Owensboro Kentucky. I'm new to Wikipedia.
Someone suggested that I make a Wikipedia article about my theories in invisibility ( adaptive camouflage) and holodeck ( virtual immersion) technologies theory.
How do I create an article?
Sincerely,
Keith Jason Carlock KeithCarlock73 ( talk) 15:58, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
First of all, whoever gave you that idea, is a very bad idea! So I suggest not to listen to him. And about giving you some tips for excellent articles, i suggest you to click to Your First Article.
I hope you decide to stay on Wikipedia and start by editing some articles which needs some improvements. This helps you in confidence and gives you an idea about formatting articles so that in future, you don't have any problem for creating articles.
Be Bold! Cheers! Amy2563 ( talk) 16:30, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
Referring to Draft: Oswald Werner As is often the case, even the most detailed instructions can be subject to interpretation. I was being told previously that I didn't have enough substantive references which resulted in the article being rejected. If I look at similar articles for living people, I see very little in the way of references. Some guidance would be appreciated.
I am referring to:
/info/en/?search=James_M._Adovasio
/info/en/?search=Jane_E._Buikstra
/info/en/?search=Stuart_Struever Bernardwerner ( talk) 06:50, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi, Is there a way to get suggestions daily and regularly from SuggestBot? I tried this but didn't work. - INVISIBLE knock! 07:57, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
{{User:SuggestBot/config |frequency = weekly }}
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10:25, 9 June 2016 (UTC)Dear Team, I feel this article has multiple issues , tone is very promotional and lots of NPOV issues, also most of the references are not independent reliable sources like Youtube, imdb, facebook and other press releases. Have a look Saurabh_Malik I have added a tag of improving citations but I also suspect subjects notability. Kindly guide me with tag name, I should use in such condition ? However if I am wrong kindly educate me on it. Thanks and Regards Catrat999 ( talk) 21:04, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
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18:10, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
Thank you so much to Finnusertop , White Arabian Filly and Checkingfax for guiding me :) All the points were very informative and I appreciate and respect guidance from each one of you (Y) , Every thing explained by you all totally make sense to me :)
@ Finnusertop : I concluded not to tag it with notability issue as user has also referred some images of print media via uploading images on his personal google plus id. So I guess independent sources are there but in the form of print media. But I am still not convinced with the format of citation, Kindly guide me what is the best way to cite Print Articles which are only available in the form of images on social media platforms of subject? Thanks and Best Regards Catrat999 ( talk) 12:11, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
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18:22, 8 June 2016 (UTC)@ Checkingfax : Thank you again for further guidance :) Cheers Catrat999 ( talk) 11:25, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello, I am in a seminar where we are learning about editing Wikipedia, and one of the participants received an invite to the teahouse. I was wondering why all new members/editors don't automatically receive this invite. Or perhaps on the page where you create a user account there is a note about the teahouse to let all new editors know about this resource. Thank you. Camstra ( talk) 14:35, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
Camstra ( talk) 15:38, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Hey guys, I translated the German wiki page Papis Loveday (A model and Austrian TV moderator) ( /info/en/?search=Papis_Loveday) into english. Could someone that is a native speaker (or perfectly fluent in english) please go through the article and correct it in terms of syntax and phrasing and afterwards delete the template message concerning the translation? :) I put a lot of effort into that translation but I'm of course no linguist. It's my first wiki page!
I hope you have a great day and greetings :),
Jan Seekie90 ( talk) 10:49, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
edit: I got a second question: another template message says, that there are to many links in the article- i deleted all unnecessary ones- how and who can i ask to delete that template message now? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Seekie90 ( talk • contribs) 11:23, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
A name of a company was improperly CamelCase'd and the resulting URL on the page was CamelCase'd. Is it possible to remove the CamelCase from the URL?
184.23.225.98 ( talk) 20:23, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
why do I have trouble always finding my user page? Can others see it? Can I see other people's pages? Celia 18:34, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Are there any MoS (manual of style) rules on samples of languages on wiki articles about foreign languages? For example, are there restrictions on what sort of phrases you can use as samples, and how much text you use as samples, as Wikipedia is not a language tutorial website? What other rules are there?
I see that on the article about the Avar language, the Khoekhoe language and several other articles as well, there are samples for common phrases such as greetings. Does this break any rules? -- Corsican Warrah Israeli Pika 18:17, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
How do I insert some pictures? I have been trying it but it doesn't seems to take it and shows the name of the file instead. How do it? Please anybody, answer it fast. i really need it. It's very urgent!
Thanks! Amy2563 ( talk) 08:26, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
Hullo!
The pictures are now currently on my desktop. I wanted it to insert on the recently created article Books of Malory Towers written by Pamela Cox.
Thank You! Amy2563 ( talk) 10:04, 9 June 2016 (UTC)
My new article submission on Ponce alla Livornese has been declined due to "references do not adequately show the subject's notability". The 'Ponce' is a typical local alcholic beverage of Livorno (Tuscany, Italy), well appreciated by visitors that many times already know about it when they visit the city. On the other side, being it typical and moreover local, I can understand a note about notability. How can we handle this subject, let it clear that th enotability is there and let the article be published ? The article cites bibliography and references already used in the italian version of the article: can more references help ? Thanks FabC ( talk) 05:19, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
I reviewed Draft:Zintkala Nuni-Lost Bird and declined it, saying that it needed a proper lede sentence identifying its subject and explaining her notability. User: ZintkalaNuni requested a re-review, saying "I have attempted to change what you pointed out I had neglected to do. …I look forward to changing all that you point out that is wrong." I don’t see any notability issues. I think that the author has established notability. My only problem is that the article doesn’t state correctly. Maybe I haven’t explained that clearly. Can some other experienced editor help me explain that what is needed is a revised lede sentence? Can any other experienced editors comment on the draft in any other respects? My inclination is to accept it after the lede sentence is rewritten. Robert McClenon ( talk) 02:13, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
The Rojava article I like to work on out of academic/professional interest in the topic incites much political emotions by many users. While in the past these things could somehow be solved, User:Ogress now persistently reverts the article to his particular POV, irrespective of discussion on the talk page. I never needed administrator help before on editing, what can I do? -- 2A1ZA ( talk) 10:27, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello, My editor-friend, Ron (Art Mazur) submitted a piece on me, Jerry Di Falco. He just asked me to deal with the rest of the process, which I hope to do successfully. I am not sure I understand the process, despite my editing work for The Philadelphia Free Library. So I will need (and appreciate) any help.
My question is how do I reference a gallery art show if the gallery went out of business twenty years ago . . . or even five years ago? I also do not know how to reference the articles on me from press sources. Do I scan them into the computer and send you a copy?
Please help. I have degenerative disc disease and am on a new regiment of treatment (as of today). Therefore, my pain levels are higher than normal. Please, be patient with me. You can see my work on http://www.saatchionline.com/gerarddifalco or www.absolutearts.com/gerarddifalco.
Thank you for your kindness and time. Jerry (Gerard) Di Falco
The Wikipedia page Draft:Gerard (Jerry) DiFalco, Visual Artist has been changed on June 10, 2016 by LaMona, see /info/en/?search=Draft:Gerard_(Jerry)_DiFalco,_Visual_Artist for the current revision.
Ron was using my computer for this work, so I can take over his Art Mazur name (with his blessing). Artmazur ( talk) 13:35, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi,I want to create an article which has previously deleted from wikipedia. Smarty5 ( talk) 05:30, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Dear all!
when i try to edit "" Kohat "" the following warning appears, in red.
Warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with unknown parameter "elevation_m_max" (this message is shown only in preview).
Warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with unknown parameter "elevation_m_min" (this message is shown only in preview).
can anybody please fix this issue?
Best regards
Aftab Banoori ( Talk) 16:23, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Thanks Dear
Finnusertop
I am extremely grateful for your help.
Aftab Banoori (
Talk) 16:50, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Hi, It's my first time here on Wikipedia creating a brand new article. I have a basic knowledge of HTML, inserting citations and references etc.
I was wondering if perhaps anybody could give me some advice on the page I have tried to create - Draft:Adam_Greenwood.
It was previously rejected for not having notable enough sources such as Twitter and YouTube, so I have gone through and tried to add some more that I could find, without overpopulating and referencing unnecessarily.
Ps19950987 ( talk) 03:08, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
I now understand it is not whether the sources help the subject's notability, rather it's reliability. I will endeavor to improve upon these aspects when creating/editing future articles.
Thank you :)
Ps19950987 ( talk) 17:22, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
I reviewed Draft:Elope (business) and declined it as reading like an advertisement. Its author, User:Omnitaus, made changes to it and resubmitted it. I think that it is better but still has tone issues. The comments of other experienced editors are welcome. Should the current version be accepted, or does it still need rework? Robert McClenon ( talk) 02:13, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
I am puzzled, and an inexperienced editor seems to be puzzled, about two drafts about the same person. I have reviewed User:Shyamw1/sandbox and have tried to move it to Draft:G. Parthasarathy. However, there is already a draft there. The only difference is that the sandbox belongs to User:Shyamw1, and the draft is by User:Wshyam.
There has been previous confusion because of an article on Gopalapuram Parthasarathy, but it is now clear that the article is on a living person and the drafts are about a dead person (and the two drafts are obviously about the same person).
I am guessing that these are the same user. I have tried asking User:Shyam1 whether they are the same person. Both versions have notability issues and tone issues. The tone issues include referred to him as "visionary" in the voice of Wikipedia. The notability issues are that the references are not properly formatted, and that it would be useful to find more references. (It appears that he is notable, but that a better case needs to be made for his notability.)
User:Shyamw1 would like to delete the existing draft to work on the sandbox. If they are the same person, they may delete the draft, but then should stick to one account. If they are not the same person, they should collaborate.
Can someone else either provide advice on how to deal with the situation of two drafts, or provide advice on how to ask the user whether they have (probably by mistake) used two accounts? Can someone else also provide specific advice on improving the notability of the article? (As general advice, read referencing for beginners and referencing). Robert McClenon ( talk) 18:24, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
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Thank you very much for discussing this. Both Shyamw1 and Wshyam are the same person (me). I would like to delete Wshyam but I don't know how to do it. I created this account a while ago and forgot I had it. I am really interested in getting this article about G.Parthasarathy published because I know he is a notable figure in Indian politics and has made important contributions to foreign policy. I was surprised to note that there was no article in Wikipedia on him. I am happy to do whatever is needed to have this article accepted and would greatly appreciate any help I can get. Thanks, again. Shyamw1 ( talk) 16:40, 9 June 2016 (UTC)Shyamw1
I think I may have created the Wshyam ID first to get acquainted with Wikipedia and the sandbox feature but I must have forgotten my password or the fact that I had already had an account. Then I read somewhere that universities were using Wikipedia to introduce students to information literacy. I liked the idea and that's when I created the Shyamw1 account (it's my university username) in the hope of doing that with my students but I somehow never got around to it. I recently got interested in writing articles or editing articles for Wikipedia and I am slowly learning how to do it. I didn't know how to respond to comments from editors and wasn't familiar with the talk process and that may have been the reason for the several draft submissions. I think I finally understand how to do it. Will keep trying to get better at it. Thank you for understanding. Shyamw1 ( talk) 13:45, 10 June 2016 (UTC)Shyamw1
Yes, I will abandon Wshyam and stick with Shyamw1. Thanks for all your help thus far. I asked for help from Live Chat but in both instances the "helper" quit. I'm not sure how to get in touch with someone other than through Live Chat. I saw that Helpbot joined the chat. I typed !Helper and my question as per the instructions but no one seemed to respond although I stuck around for a while. Not sure what to do next.
Shyamw1 (
talk) 17:50, 10 June 2016 (UTC)Shyamw1
I want to earn a star for my many achievements as a Wikipedia user, but no matter how hard I try, I never get a star! How must I appease the Wikipedia gods? HOW?! BuyMyCereal ( talk) 22:55, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello, when I try to edit in a link to a certain part of a wiki article, it doesn't work. For example, on the "Government of the first Bourbon restoration" page, I wanted to edit in a link for the words "fall of Napoleon" to include the fall of the french empire: /info/en/?search=First_French_Empire#The_Fall
Before I submitted the changes, I wanted to check the link. When I clicked it, it only directed me to the page of the "First French Empire", not to the fall. Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks in advance
Sith Lord Amadeus ( talk) 05:06, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
I reviewed Draft: Patta and declined it on notability grounds because the references do not appear to be independent. User: Myrthevdstaay then wrote on my talk page:
I think the article shouldn't have been rejected on notabilty. Patta is a really big thing in Europe and is available worldwide. Patta is also still growing and probably gonna conquer the rest of the world really soon, so wikipedia if you don't want a page about that I don't know about what you do want a page. I'd also really love to get some tips on how to improve my page instead of just saying it's not notable enough, because it is.
I think that this editor may not understand notability, or that the author is expected to establish notability by providing independent third-party sources, and that we don’t care what Patta has written about itself, only what others not associated with it have written about it. Can someone either help me explain, or advise me why I should have accepted? Robert McClenon ( talk) 14:33, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
To be clear - this is not a request to change my username. However, on my talkpage someone told me about a year ago that my username was going to change. However, it seems it hasn't. I'm confused.
If my username does have to change - I'd rather be able to pick the new name than having to take the very ugly one suggested on my talk page.
kh7 ( talk) 15:21, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
I am currently using this page to find pages containing errors which I can correct, but often I find that articles I have edited still appear on the list as if no change has been made, such as this where clearly, there is no longer any need for this article to still be on the list, as you may see [ here]. Why is it so difficult clean up this list Jodosma (talk) 19:57, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
I know that there's a tool which can be used to see a particular user's accuracy rating in regards to votes and nominations at AfD. Are there any tools which do the same for other things, like how often a request for page protection is acted upon or how often a report to AIV or UAA results in a block? – Compassionate727 ( T· C) 20:00, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
BuyMyCereal ( talk) 20:39, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
Every time I add a warning to someone's talkpage after I've seen them do unconstructive edits or vandalised my user name breaks up the text and I must edit out spaces betwen the | and the *. Does that happen to everyone or is it something weird with my username? *Treker ( talk) 09:47, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
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or use the • character instead. Good luck. Cheers! —
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talk) 15:50, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
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on a template which automatically inserts your username inside the message like {{
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? I don't have a solution for that but I can say it's unrelated to whatever you put in the signature field in
Special:Preferences.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 20:53, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
Hello all, I'd like to edit more, but I don't have a lot of time due to work. Does anyone have a recommendation on some avenues where to go? South Nashua ( talk) 00:32, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
I want to create a page for Systech Solutions which I am not able to find in existing articles. I want to create it under BI(Business Intelligence) since it is one of the promising companies in this field.
ShankarSivasamy ( talk) 04:56, 12 June 2016 (UTC)
I understand that this does not come under the notable guidelines but what should be done to see this page in Wikipedia when I google systech solutions. May be this will become notable in future. let me know your thoughts ShankarSivasamy ( talk) 09:05, 12 June 2016 (UTC)