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When I click on the Commons link in the Lindera benzoin article it takes me to a weird page. But the code for this on Wikipedia does not indicate how this works. The Commons category for the species exists and is populated. Wikimedia is a far greater nightmare for inexperienced editors than even Wikipedia, so I hesitate to ask there. How can this be fixed?
(Please post about IP addresses on my talk page, not here.) Can someone just tell me how to fix the category problem or fix It? -- 2601:648:8503:4467:2490:76EC:58AE:F1DA ( talk) 07:29, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
Hello, I'm creating my #first article looking forward to hear your opinions to help me save the article from to be deleted. Help needed asap. Roberto_Estuardo_Penedo Thanks Everyone who may have time to take a look at the article and leave your comments how to improve it in order to safe it. Olga Wills ( talk) 01:48, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
Question: what if to add Category: Politician to the article (which is has reliable sources proving that he was elected by the Congress of Guatemala to an office. Thanks for your input. Olga Wills ( talk) 23:20, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
If anyone has a second to check over Draft:Chase Alexander Crawford I would appreciate it
Ojitchee ( talk) 01:59, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
Are there any easy to use status (online/offline) templates that I can use that don't require me making an actual edit to change? I know of User:Cyberpower678/Status and a few others, but they're not what I want. Thanks. d.g. L3X1 (distant write) 01:56, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
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I have made a new page: /info/en/?search=International_Water_Resources_Association. I went through Article Wizard to create the page, and was hoping to save it in Draft space so I could have someone from wiki review it before posting it live. However the page has gone live right now. Can you assist me in switching it to draft and finding a reviewer? Hmb17 ( talk) 23:28, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
Note : Brought back from archive
I recently came across the Matrix decomposition article. It seems that the article's content is so vague and isn't so useful to readers in it's current form. It just seems to be listing the various types and a little information about each and seems to miss the most crucial information about how to perform the operation. Shortly it doesn't cover the main picture and thus is not so helpful for readers who come to read the article without much knowledge about the method (I guess that's the majority) There's another article titled Non-negative matrix factorization. On skimming through it, I could see that it has more background information than the Matrix decomposition article. What should be done to make the article more readable ? Kaartic correct me, if i'm wrong 07:50, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi. I want to know how I can upload pictures in a Wikipedia article. I know editors need to obtain copyright permissions to upload photos. How can I do that? Thank's. — Preceding unsigned comment added by King Queen Commoner ( talk • contribs) 23:20, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi I'm trying to create a wiki page about a company Theknowledgegroup ( talk) 16:04, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
I can't find a Germany flag to display on my user page. Where can I find an animated one that I can see without clicking a link on my userpage to see it? GermanGamer77 ( talk) 16:26, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
i just made a minor addition to the robert motherwell page, adding "bert katz" linked to a web site as one of his students at hunter. i signed it with the four tildes and it seems my name is appearing in red. is that bad? Margokatz ( talk) 19:11, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
Can an administrator please add Category:Deceased Wikipedians to these userpages: User:Sheldon Brown, User:Tgarden, User:OdedSchramm. Thanks.-- Nevé – selbert 21:09, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
I am a "newbie" to editing Wikipedia. :-)
I tried to change a number of minor things to my College's profile page. The College motto had been "hacked" and was incorrect as well as the names of the existing Chaplains. ClueBot NG then indicated that I was potentially vandalizing the article and should refrain from doing so, thus returning the article back into its original state. HOw can I get these changes implemented? S noonan ( talk) 22:16, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
If I want to have another Wiki user write an article about the company I work for, how many sources do I need to provide?
Thanks!
KjohnsonSB ( talk) 18:47, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
Warwick railway station, Queensland - the history section looks like a copy of the [1] link history tab, word for word. What's the {{ }} notation to add to note this ? my brain won't work this morning. Dave Rave ( talk) 01:52, 13 May 2017 (UTC)
I've been trying to add pictures in my wikipedia article but i cant make it. how do i add picture from my computer data to wikipedia? Please guide me. Kimaya Sulakhe ( talk) 07:15, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
Hello Team,
I am trying to add a profile created by someone with name of "Pradeep Gupta" but it is in draft.
Can any one guide me where I am going wrong and how can I edit and make it live again please guide me Sociowash ( talk) 06:06, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Dear Teahouse,
I'm currently working on an article about the volunteer-based emergency organisation Draft:South Australian State Emergency Service. Sourcing is difficult to find, so I have decided to make this a stub until I can find some documentation not written by people directly involved in the organisation. I'd like the stub published in the hopes that someone may see it in a search & be able to help improve it. What is the best way to go about doing this?
Kind regards KaiRAWR ( talk) 02:50, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi Wiki Support Team,
The Information for Sufi Rani khanam is not published yet, please do the needful and let me know what is the reason behind this.
07:49, 16 May 2017 (UTC)07:49, 16 May 2017 (UTC)07:49, 16 May 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sufi Rani Khanam ( talk • contribs)
I am new to Wikipedia and want to add an article, but I want to draw it up in a draft that I can work on over several days, after logging out and in again. I have spent hours now, searching for an answer. How can one "save" a draft without clicking the SAVE button?
Nunukis ( talk) 12:48, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
{{subst:submit}}
. --
David Biddulph (
talk)
13:10, 16 May 2017 (UTC)We are new and unexperienced in writing articles on Wikipedia. It seemed to us that our first article was declined because it was written like a manual. therefore we asked for assistance to understand how to change the article in order to fix Wikipedia standards.
You can find our article at the following link: /info/en/?search=User:Menikini/sandbox
Thanks in advance Norbert Menikini ( talk) 09:51, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Hello again Teahouse!!
/info/en/?search=Mike_Perry_(fighter)
Recently edits have been made to the page of a professional mixed martial arts fighter to add a controversy section that includes a story about racist comments made by the fighter's friend and cornerman Alex Nicholson, and accusations that a photo of the fighter wearing a black plastic mask was in fact Blackface. They cite sources from bleacherreport.com, a site any blogger can sign up to and write stories for, and one that employs every dubious trick in the book to get clicks. It is not in any way a credible news site but the editor that keeps making the changes insists it must stay on his page and is going to report me for section blanking. I am the second person to bring up the issue of defamation but they don't care. Sadly this is spillover from another community where one of the fighter's fan groups resides, and this person is purposefully trying to "troll" them as well as hoping the fighter's employer terminates his contract. The "blackface" photo is still on the fighter's instagram account, any homophobic tweets we're deleted and there was no official reprimand of any kind, only a statement made about Alex Nicholson's comments which the fighter did not hear at the time, let alone have any involvement with.
Is this section within the rules? and if not, what do I do to make sure that person doesn't just keep undoing the edits.
ty for your replies in advance Jahannum ( talk) 13:02, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
I will share the controversy section (below) because it's not currently visible page in question
Controversy
During his UFC debut at UFC 202 Perry and his cornerman fellow UFC middleweight Alex Nicholson were accused of racism after Nicholson shouted during the pre-fight introductions, saying, "He can't even open his motherf--king eyes." referring to his Asian opponent Hyun Gyu Lim. Nicholson later addressed the comment on Twitter, saying, "I respect every man who steps in the cage and my comments were insensitive towards lim (sic) I was hype for my brother but It's all love no hate." Nicholson also referred to Lim as "Dung Him Kong Jung Foo," in a Facebook post. On the Monday following the fight Perry offered an explanation while on The MMA Hour stating "I don't think any of my competition can see me, and when I hit Lim, I opened a lot of people's eyes," Perry told Ariel Helwani. Helwani then clarified that the comment was made prior to the fight to which Perry responded "Well, we can see the future." [1] Perry has also been criticized for making homophobic and racist comments as well as wearing Blackface. [2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jahannum ( talk • contribs) 13:24, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
This user is actually being pretty deceptive and keeps leaving snarky comments on my talk page he makes sock edits without logging in and there's more sources than the ones i used such as. [3] 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 13:26, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Also i think the second person he's referring to is his own IP [1] 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 13:28, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
No one removed these sections from the page except for the one time Jahannum did with there IP which is obvious if you look at the editing history so i'm not sure what there referring to when they said there was another person before them but the only edit was the IP above that removed it afterwards. 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:04, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
He also keeps trying to spin this as if it was only his cornerman/friend who made the comments Perry responded to those which is why i included it in the article but Perry has also worn Blackface and said racist/homophobic comments himself here's more sources I've gathered. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Even LA Times mentioned it in this article. [9] More on Perry's racism [10] 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:08, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Other Fighters such as Matt Mitrione and Jon Jones have made controversial homophobic comments and it wasn't removed from there page and Jones also has his listed under a section called ""Controversies"" much like the one i made for Perry so I'm not sure why Perry is a special snowflake and can't have a Controversy section on his page . 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:08, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
References
reply to ... David?
I don't make stealth edits and the original comment about defamation was not made by me, I just copied & pasted it while failing to tag the edit properly, and I still don't know how to do that. Also highlighting comments I made on your talk page adds nothing to this discussion about the controversy section. I am not misleading anyone.
That bloodyelbow.com report isn't useful either because Mike's comments about his cornerman's racist comments have no relevance to the story you're attaching it to. Mike Perry has words in his vocabulary that are often used in a derogatory manner, but not by him, he trains with African American athletes, has a nickname related to an African American athlete and there is many examples of him supporting African American athletes on his social media accounts. The way Mike and Alex speak is entirely because of where they are from and how they grew up, and that upsetting you doesn't give you the right to judge him on his wikipedia page. If Mike had been reprimanded by the UFC or if the UFC had made a statement on it naming Mike Perry specifically, you could add that, but as it is you need to make a page for Alex Nicholson if you really want to push this topic you seem so passionate about. Have you not even noticed how the links on that bloodyelbow.com report don't link to the homophobic comments directly but instead link to "archived" copies hosted on websites that aren't connected in any way to the site the comments were posted on? They are not credible sources. You can edit the facebook pages before submitting to that site by using the inspect button, and it's a common trick used for faking social media content. There is nothing on that article that actually proves Mike Perry is racist, and discussions started on the subject have almost unanimously agreed that Mike Perry is just a "wigga" (apologies for using the term on this page) and not actually racist at all. Homophobia in combat sports is very common too, but it does seem strange you would single out Mike Perry for comments you can't even prove he made.
Jahannum ( talk) 14:10, 16 May 2017 (UTC) yours sincerely, a snowflake.
Mike Perry has never worn blackface, that is just people's opinion of a photo Mike posted of himself wearing a black plastic mask, and you can still find that photo on his instagram account as I highlighted for you earlier. Jahannum ( talk) 14:14, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
I'm not going single out anyone which is why i brought up Jones and Mitrione nobody is trying to remove there Controversies just you on Perry and I'm saying Perry is the Special Snowflake not you if you even bothered to read my comment or the sources. 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:16, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
You also referred to me as a troll on my talk page. 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:18, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
And MMA Mania and Bloody Elbow are reliable sources that are commonly used on MMA articles but i suppose the LA Times is also an unreliable source right ? Are you Perry's lawyer or something ? 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:24, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
173.69.20.107 ( talk) Please stop trying to create a situation her, I posted that on YOUR talk page not on this page, why do you keep referencing it? and I know you were referring to Mike Perry as the snowflake, but who calls a professional athlete a "snowflake" when they aren't even connected to the page or the edits? That isn't trolling?
Mike Perry is tough and doesn't care about it but we are supposed to be objective and you're definitely not being objective. You're refusing to listen to any arguments and have already condemned him, which is not what wiki pages are for, and no one cares about your opinions. I'm really sorry I had to be rude but you're trying to make a massive scene out of this by cherry picking bits of what I said on your talk page while ignoring the links I provided that have proven you can't keep that section on his page. You conveniently chose not to comment on that at all in fact.
Jahannum ( talk) 14:42, 16 May 2017 (UTC) and thank you Rivertorch for your reply
Im re adding it later with sources that i know are Accepted on Wikipedia such as LA Times and MMAjunkie. 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:52, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Rivertorch could you please look at some of the other many sources that i provided and tell me which ones are acceptable ? 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:52, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
The middleasy.com source has comments by well respected journalists like Brent Brookhouse. 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:52, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Jahannum ( talk) 15:01, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Do you think it's still too soon to create an article about Canadian singer/voice actor Johnny Orlando? People have made articles about him and they have gotten deleted, but more sources have come out about him since them. I have started an article about him on my sandbox... should I publish it now or wait for more news articles about him to come out so I can expand the article? Thanks in advance for feedback
Hillelfrei ( talk) 14:32, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi,I have created a wikipedia page however it does not show when searching for it. What steps do I take to publish? Sure Thing! Insurance 15:42, 16 May 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SureThing! ( talk • contribs)
Someone from the I.P. 74.94.52.197 is repeatedly replacing the Maratha confederacy map of 1760 in the lead of the Maratha Empire article, removing "File:India1760 1905.jpg" and putting "File:Maratha 1320.jpeg" in its place. Can we have an admin control that please? A discussion about that can be seen on the talk page of that article also.- Dona-Hue ( talk) 19:02, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
I've been making small edits for a while now. I just recently started logging in because I thought Wikipedia would keep track of my changes if I logged in, however that doesn't appear to be the case. Is there a way to have Wikipedia keep track of all the changes I make to articles or do I need to do that separately? Simonga25wiki ( talk) 19:36, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi, I'm looking to make a movie. I have personally scheduled a release date and want to give this film a wikipedia page to have it more widely recognized. Is this allowed? If so, how to create a page? Movieman007 ( talk) 21:08, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
im new to Wikipedia and i don't understand why people keep deleting my articles when they are 100 percent true and i put a lot of time and effort in to making them
Yours faithfully Jw100 Jw100 ( talk) 20:14, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
How do I find articles that need to be edited? I can't seem to find the articles that need to be fixed, and I don't know where I can find this. Thanks! Emineminems ( talk) 01:11, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
Thanks!
- Emineminems ( talk) 01:28, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
Hello Teahouse,
I am new here, and have read the very basic rules, guidelines and tips for editing. However, it's already evident that the sheer voluminous nature of all the Wikipedia guidelines (which I want to read) and the features and projects integrated into the system will make every little detail difficult to locate. I am not decrying this thoroughness; on the contrary, I completely admire it. Still, is there some sort of list where I can find Wikipedia:This and Wikipedia:That and anything like that? I'd find this extremely helpful!
Best,
Alt3no ( talk) 21:22, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
how do i go about editing a page on "homeopathy" Fpatanwala49 ( talk) 16:42, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
I have written my first Wikipedia article a while ago and it was rejected first time as it sounded promotional to the editor concerned. I have edited the draft again but the editor hasn't checked it yet. Can a Wikipedia editor please review my article?
Priyanka2887 ( talk) 06:38, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
Edgarjstephens ( talk) 07:14, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
I have added a reference link as a source to the page but the message is still there. also if someone search Mr Puaz on google it doesnt come . kindly show me the right way so i can improve ( Randyjoel ( talk) 12:15, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
I was researching for the Matthias Ringmann page, and I found a website in which most of the paragraphs are exactly the same as the Wikipedia page's. I'm not sure who copied who, but I was unsure what I should do about it. I edited the page, so some parts are slightly different, but the ones I didn't edit are exactly the same. Emineminems ( talk) 14:45, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi, Can you give me instructions on how to create a properly formatted infobox? this is my first article submission. Thank you so much. Mary Anthony Startz MaryAnthonyStartz ( talk) 13:31, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
{{Infobox military person
| name = William McNamara
| rank = First Sergeant
...
}}
I know you aren't suppuse to edit archive pages, but if I want to stop an archive from showing up in a category because a WikiProject Template was included in one of the sections. It seems someone screwed up the way the page was displayed pasted a bunch of stuff above the Project Banner, and then it was left there when someone re-added WikiProjects onto top a few years later.
Would it be best to remove the WikiProject banner from the middle of the archive page, or would a noinclude or another function prevent it from being added to categories, or should just leave it as is? WikiVirusC ( talk) 14:46, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
<noinclude>...</noinclude>
would have no effect but <nowiki>...</nowiki>
would display the code instead of activating it. {{
WikiProject Television}} has a |category=no
parameter to avoid the normal categories but annoyingly it adds another category in the talk namespace with no apparent way to get rid of that one:
Category:WikiProject banners with formatting errors.
PrimeHunter (
talk)
17:23, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
besides copy and paste everything, is there a way to actually merge the content (including references and links) on my sandbox page to an existing article on wiki? my article was refused but it was suggested i merge it into an existing page and the link was provided to me. I've gone to that page and only managed to copoy and paste my content (but not my references and links) to that page...very time consuming. is there a way to get my stuff without redoing all the links and references? thanks Annaweltman 17:14, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 610 | ← | Archive 613 | Archive 614 | Archive 615 | Archive 616 | Archive 617 | → | Archive 620 |
When I click on the Commons link in the Lindera benzoin article it takes me to a weird page. But the code for this on Wikipedia does not indicate how this works. The Commons category for the species exists and is populated. Wikimedia is a far greater nightmare for inexperienced editors than even Wikipedia, so I hesitate to ask there. How can this be fixed?
(Please post about IP addresses on my talk page, not here.) Can someone just tell me how to fix the category problem or fix It? -- 2601:648:8503:4467:2490:76EC:58AE:F1DA ( talk) 07:29, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
Hello, I'm creating my #first article looking forward to hear your opinions to help me save the article from to be deleted. Help needed asap. Roberto_Estuardo_Penedo Thanks Everyone who may have time to take a look at the article and leave your comments how to improve it in order to safe it. Olga Wills ( talk) 01:48, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
Question: what if to add Category: Politician to the article (which is has reliable sources proving that he was elected by the Congress of Guatemala to an office. Thanks for your input. Olga Wills ( talk) 23:20, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
If anyone has a second to check over Draft:Chase Alexander Crawford I would appreciate it
Ojitchee ( talk) 01:59, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
Are there any easy to use status (online/offline) templates that I can use that don't require me making an actual edit to change? I know of User:Cyberpower678/Status and a few others, but they're not what I want. Thanks. d.g. L3X1 (distant write) 01:56, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
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I have made a new page: /info/en/?search=International_Water_Resources_Association. I went through Article Wizard to create the page, and was hoping to save it in Draft space so I could have someone from wiki review it before posting it live. However the page has gone live right now. Can you assist me in switching it to draft and finding a reviewer? Hmb17 ( talk) 23:28, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
Note : Brought back from archive
I recently came across the Matrix decomposition article. It seems that the article's content is so vague and isn't so useful to readers in it's current form. It just seems to be listing the various types and a little information about each and seems to miss the most crucial information about how to perform the operation. Shortly it doesn't cover the main picture and thus is not so helpful for readers who come to read the article without much knowledge about the method (I guess that's the majority) There's another article titled Non-negative matrix factorization. On skimming through it, I could see that it has more background information than the Matrix decomposition article. What should be done to make the article more readable ? Kaartic correct me, if i'm wrong 07:50, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi. I want to know how I can upload pictures in a Wikipedia article. I know editors need to obtain copyright permissions to upload photos. How can I do that? Thank's. — Preceding unsigned comment added by King Queen Commoner ( talk • contribs) 23:20, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi I'm trying to create a wiki page about a company Theknowledgegroup ( talk) 16:04, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
I can't find a Germany flag to display on my user page. Where can I find an animated one that I can see without clicking a link on my userpage to see it? GermanGamer77 ( talk) 16:26, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
i just made a minor addition to the robert motherwell page, adding "bert katz" linked to a web site as one of his students at hunter. i signed it with the four tildes and it seems my name is appearing in red. is that bad? Margokatz ( talk) 19:11, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
Can an administrator please add Category:Deceased Wikipedians to these userpages: User:Sheldon Brown, User:Tgarden, User:OdedSchramm. Thanks.-- Nevé – selbert 21:09, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
I am a "newbie" to editing Wikipedia. :-)
I tried to change a number of minor things to my College's profile page. The College motto had been "hacked" and was incorrect as well as the names of the existing Chaplains. ClueBot NG then indicated that I was potentially vandalizing the article and should refrain from doing so, thus returning the article back into its original state. HOw can I get these changes implemented? S noonan ( talk) 22:16, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
If I want to have another Wiki user write an article about the company I work for, how many sources do I need to provide?
Thanks!
KjohnsonSB ( talk) 18:47, 12 May 2017 (UTC)
Warwick railway station, Queensland - the history section looks like a copy of the [1] link history tab, word for word. What's the {{ }} notation to add to note this ? my brain won't work this morning. Dave Rave ( talk) 01:52, 13 May 2017 (UTC)
I've been trying to add pictures in my wikipedia article but i cant make it. how do i add picture from my computer data to wikipedia? Please guide me. Kimaya Sulakhe ( talk) 07:15, 4 May 2017 (UTC)
Hello Team,
I am trying to add a profile created by someone with name of "Pradeep Gupta" but it is in draft.
Can any one guide me where I am going wrong and how can I edit and make it live again please guide me Sociowash ( talk) 06:06, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Dear Teahouse,
I'm currently working on an article about the volunteer-based emergency organisation Draft:South Australian State Emergency Service. Sourcing is difficult to find, so I have decided to make this a stub until I can find some documentation not written by people directly involved in the organisation. I'd like the stub published in the hopes that someone may see it in a search & be able to help improve it. What is the best way to go about doing this?
Kind regards KaiRAWR ( talk) 02:50, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi Wiki Support Team,
The Information for Sufi Rani khanam is not published yet, please do the needful and let me know what is the reason behind this.
07:49, 16 May 2017 (UTC)07:49, 16 May 2017 (UTC)07:49, 16 May 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sufi Rani Khanam ( talk • contribs)
I am new to Wikipedia and want to add an article, but I want to draw it up in a draft that I can work on over several days, after logging out and in again. I have spent hours now, searching for an answer. How can one "save" a draft without clicking the SAVE button?
Nunukis ( talk) 12:48, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
{{subst:submit}}
. --
David Biddulph (
talk)
13:10, 16 May 2017 (UTC)We are new and unexperienced in writing articles on Wikipedia. It seemed to us that our first article was declined because it was written like a manual. therefore we asked for assistance to understand how to change the article in order to fix Wikipedia standards.
You can find our article at the following link: /info/en/?search=User:Menikini/sandbox
Thanks in advance Norbert Menikini ( talk) 09:51, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Hello again Teahouse!!
/info/en/?search=Mike_Perry_(fighter)
Recently edits have been made to the page of a professional mixed martial arts fighter to add a controversy section that includes a story about racist comments made by the fighter's friend and cornerman Alex Nicholson, and accusations that a photo of the fighter wearing a black plastic mask was in fact Blackface. They cite sources from bleacherreport.com, a site any blogger can sign up to and write stories for, and one that employs every dubious trick in the book to get clicks. It is not in any way a credible news site but the editor that keeps making the changes insists it must stay on his page and is going to report me for section blanking. I am the second person to bring up the issue of defamation but they don't care. Sadly this is spillover from another community where one of the fighter's fan groups resides, and this person is purposefully trying to "troll" them as well as hoping the fighter's employer terminates his contract. The "blackface" photo is still on the fighter's instagram account, any homophobic tweets we're deleted and there was no official reprimand of any kind, only a statement made about Alex Nicholson's comments which the fighter did not hear at the time, let alone have any involvement with.
Is this section within the rules? and if not, what do I do to make sure that person doesn't just keep undoing the edits.
ty for your replies in advance Jahannum ( talk) 13:02, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
I will share the controversy section (below) because it's not currently visible page in question
Controversy
During his UFC debut at UFC 202 Perry and his cornerman fellow UFC middleweight Alex Nicholson were accused of racism after Nicholson shouted during the pre-fight introductions, saying, "He can't even open his motherf--king eyes." referring to his Asian opponent Hyun Gyu Lim. Nicholson later addressed the comment on Twitter, saying, "I respect every man who steps in the cage and my comments were insensitive towards lim (sic) I was hype for my brother but It's all love no hate." Nicholson also referred to Lim as "Dung Him Kong Jung Foo," in a Facebook post. On the Monday following the fight Perry offered an explanation while on The MMA Hour stating "I don't think any of my competition can see me, and when I hit Lim, I opened a lot of people's eyes," Perry told Ariel Helwani. Helwani then clarified that the comment was made prior to the fight to which Perry responded "Well, we can see the future." [1] Perry has also been criticized for making homophobic and racist comments as well as wearing Blackface. [2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jahannum ( talk • contribs) 13:24, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
This user is actually being pretty deceptive and keeps leaving snarky comments on my talk page he makes sock edits without logging in and there's more sources than the ones i used such as. [3] 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 13:26, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Also i think the second person he's referring to is his own IP [1] 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 13:28, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
No one removed these sections from the page except for the one time Jahannum did with there IP which is obvious if you look at the editing history so i'm not sure what there referring to when they said there was another person before them but the only edit was the IP above that removed it afterwards. 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:04, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
He also keeps trying to spin this as if it was only his cornerman/friend who made the comments Perry responded to those which is why i included it in the article but Perry has also worn Blackface and said racist/homophobic comments himself here's more sources I've gathered. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Even LA Times mentioned it in this article. [9] More on Perry's racism [10] 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:08, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Other Fighters such as Matt Mitrione and Jon Jones have made controversial homophobic comments and it wasn't removed from there page and Jones also has his listed under a section called ""Controversies"" much like the one i made for Perry so I'm not sure why Perry is a special snowflake and can't have a Controversy section on his page . 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:08, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
References
reply to ... David?
I don't make stealth edits and the original comment about defamation was not made by me, I just copied & pasted it while failing to tag the edit properly, and I still don't know how to do that. Also highlighting comments I made on your talk page adds nothing to this discussion about the controversy section. I am not misleading anyone.
That bloodyelbow.com report isn't useful either because Mike's comments about his cornerman's racist comments have no relevance to the story you're attaching it to. Mike Perry has words in his vocabulary that are often used in a derogatory manner, but not by him, he trains with African American athletes, has a nickname related to an African American athlete and there is many examples of him supporting African American athletes on his social media accounts. The way Mike and Alex speak is entirely because of where they are from and how they grew up, and that upsetting you doesn't give you the right to judge him on his wikipedia page. If Mike had been reprimanded by the UFC or if the UFC had made a statement on it naming Mike Perry specifically, you could add that, but as it is you need to make a page for Alex Nicholson if you really want to push this topic you seem so passionate about. Have you not even noticed how the links on that bloodyelbow.com report don't link to the homophobic comments directly but instead link to "archived" copies hosted on websites that aren't connected in any way to the site the comments were posted on? They are not credible sources. You can edit the facebook pages before submitting to that site by using the inspect button, and it's a common trick used for faking social media content. There is nothing on that article that actually proves Mike Perry is racist, and discussions started on the subject have almost unanimously agreed that Mike Perry is just a "wigga" (apologies for using the term on this page) and not actually racist at all. Homophobia in combat sports is very common too, but it does seem strange you would single out Mike Perry for comments you can't even prove he made.
Jahannum ( talk) 14:10, 16 May 2017 (UTC) yours sincerely, a snowflake.
Mike Perry has never worn blackface, that is just people's opinion of a photo Mike posted of himself wearing a black plastic mask, and you can still find that photo on his instagram account as I highlighted for you earlier. Jahannum ( talk) 14:14, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
I'm not going single out anyone which is why i brought up Jones and Mitrione nobody is trying to remove there Controversies just you on Perry and I'm saying Perry is the Special Snowflake not you if you even bothered to read my comment or the sources. 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:16, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
You also referred to me as a troll on my talk page. 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:18, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
And MMA Mania and Bloody Elbow are reliable sources that are commonly used on MMA articles but i suppose the LA Times is also an unreliable source right ? Are you Perry's lawyer or something ? 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:24, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
173.69.20.107 ( talk) Please stop trying to create a situation her, I posted that on YOUR talk page not on this page, why do you keep referencing it? and I know you were referring to Mike Perry as the snowflake, but who calls a professional athlete a "snowflake" when they aren't even connected to the page or the edits? That isn't trolling?
Mike Perry is tough and doesn't care about it but we are supposed to be objective and you're definitely not being objective. You're refusing to listen to any arguments and have already condemned him, which is not what wiki pages are for, and no one cares about your opinions. I'm really sorry I had to be rude but you're trying to make a massive scene out of this by cherry picking bits of what I said on your talk page while ignoring the links I provided that have proven you can't keep that section on his page. You conveniently chose not to comment on that at all in fact.
Jahannum ( talk) 14:42, 16 May 2017 (UTC) and thank you Rivertorch for your reply
Im re adding it later with sources that i know are Accepted on Wikipedia such as LA Times and MMAjunkie. 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:52, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Rivertorch could you please look at some of the other many sources that i provided and tell me which ones are acceptable ? 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:52, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
The middleasy.com source has comments by well respected journalists like Brent Brookhouse. 173.69.20.107 ( talk) 14:52, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Jahannum ( talk) 15:01, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Do you think it's still too soon to create an article about Canadian singer/voice actor Johnny Orlando? People have made articles about him and they have gotten deleted, but more sources have come out about him since them. I have started an article about him on my sandbox... should I publish it now or wait for more news articles about him to come out so I can expand the article? Thanks in advance for feedback
Hillelfrei ( talk) 14:32, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi,I have created a wikipedia page however it does not show when searching for it. What steps do I take to publish? Sure Thing! Insurance 15:42, 16 May 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SureThing! ( talk • contribs)
Someone from the I.P. 74.94.52.197 is repeatedly replacing the Maratha confederacy map of 1760 in the lead of the Maratha Empire article, removing "File:India1760 1905.jpg" and putting "File:Maratha 1320.jpeg" in its place. Can we have an admin control that please? A discussion about that can be seen on the talk page of that article also.- Dona-Hue ( talk) 19:02, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
I've been making small edits for a while now. I just recently started logging in because I thought Wikipedia would keep track of my changes if I logged in, however that doesn't appear to be the case. Is there a way to have Wikipedia keep track of all the changes I make to articles or do I need to do that separately? Simonga25wiki ( talk) 19:36, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi, I'm looking to make a movie. I have personally scheduled a release date and want to give this film a wikipedia page to have it more widely recognized. Is this allowed? If so, how to create a page? Movieman007 ( talk) 21:08, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
im new to Wikipedia and i don't understand why people keep deleting my articles when they are 100 percent true and i put a lot of time and effort in to making them
Yours faithfully Jw100 Jw100 ( talk) 20:14, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
How do I find articles that need to be edited? I can't seem to find the articles that need to be fixed, and I don't know where I can find this. Thanks! Emineminems ( talk) 01:11, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
Thanks!
- Emineminems ( talk) 01:28, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
Hello Teahouse,
I am new here, and have read the very basic rules, guidelines and tips for editing. However, it's already evident that the sheer voluminous nature of all the Wikipedia guidelines (which I want to read) and the features and projects integrated into the system will make every little detail difficult to locate. I am not decrying this thoroughness; on the contrary, I completely admire it. Still, is there some sort of list where I can find Wikipedia:This and Wikipedia:That and anything like that? I'd find this extremely helpful!
Best,
Alt3no ( talk) 21:22, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
how do i go about editing a page on "homeopathy" Fpatanwala49 ( talk) 16:42, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
I have written my first Wikipedia article a while ago and it was rejected first time as it sounded promotional to the editor concerned. I have edited the draft again but the editor hasn't checked it yet. Can a Wikipedia editor please review my article?
Priyanka2887 ( talk) 06:38, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
Edgarjstephens ( talk) 07:14, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
I have added a reference link as a source to the page but the message is still there. also if someone search Mr Puaz on google it doesnt come . kindly show me the right way so i can improve ( Randyjoel ( talk) 12:15, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
I was researching for the Matthias Ringmann page, and I found a website in which most of the paragraphs are exactly the same as the Wikipedia page's. I'm not sure who copied who, but I was unsure what I should do about it. I edited the page, so some parts are slightly different, but the ones I didn't edit are exactly the same. Emineminems ( talk) 14:45, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
Hi, Can you give me instructions on how to create a properly formatted infobox? this is my first article submission. Thank you so much. Mary Anthony Startz MaryAnthonyStartz ( talk) 13:31, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
{{Infobox military person
| name = William McNamara
| rank = First Sergeant
...
}}
I know you aren't suppuse to edit archive pages, but if I want to stop an archive from showing up in a category because a WikiProject Template was included in one of the sections. It seems someone screwed up the way the page was displayed pasted a bunch of stuff above the Project Banner, and then it was left there when someone re-added WikiProjects onto top a few years later.
Would it be best to remove the WikiProject banner from the middle of the archive page, or would a noinclude or another function prevent it from being added to categories, or should just leave it as is? WikiVirusC ( talk) 14:46, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
<noinclude>...</noinclude>
would have no effect but <nowiki>...</nowiki>
would display the code instead of activating it. {{
WikiProject Television}} has a |category=no
parameter to avoid the normal categories but annoyingly it adds another category in the talk namespace with no apparent way to get rid of that one:
Category:WikiProject banners with formatting errors.
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talk)
17:23, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
besides copy and paste everything, is there a way to actually merge the content (including references and links) on my sandbox page to an existing article on wiki? my article was refused but it was suggested i merge it into an existing page and the link was provided to me. I've gone to that page and only managed to copoy and paste my content (but not my references and links) to that page...very time consuming. is there a way to get my stuff without redoing all the links and references? thanks Annaweltman 17:14, 17 May 2017 (UTC)