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I created an article on a musician under the broader page I call the Music Scene in Berkeley California. The article was reviewed and denied inclusion. How can I go about understanding the problem(s) and fixing them?
I also see a reference to the article possibly having been or soon to be deleted. How do I determine if it has been deleted?
Thanks, Steve Dowler Sdowler ( talk) 19:51, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
I wasn't aware of the deletion potential and was very lax in fixing this article.
Sdowler Sdowler ( talk) 21:44, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
how do you protect a page SvgManiac ( talk) 16:21, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
In Mar-Apr 2014, as a fairly new user on Wikipedia (Sustainability1), we wrote and posted an article on "Climb-and-Collapse" dynamics in population systems. It was a LOT of work, objective, data-based biology, and well-written etc. SUDDENLY, ALL of our hard work (the entire article)was GONE, having been abruptly and unnecessarily (and discourteously?) deleted by Haworth for "plagiarism" of copyrighted material.
At the time, the "delete" said something like it was plagiarism because "I know it when I see it." We didn't think about that as we worked on prepared the Wikipedia article because with expertise in the field, we had already written widely on the subject matter involved including publication elsewhere as OPEN-COURSEWARE resources. Nevertheless some "bot" perhaps found matches between an important new Wikipedia article and some of our other OCW resources posted elsewhere on the web.
The article that we posted and which was deleted WAS NOT plagiarized - (unless of course, any scholar who uses the same wording that he or she has used in other venues is now to be deleted due to "SELF-plagiarism?")(Imagine if Albert Einstein were still alive and he attempted to post an article on particle physics on Wikipedia and an "editor" or a "bot" unabashedly and unthinkingly deleted the article because the scientist had plagiarized himself.)
Anyway, being busy with other venues at that time (and fairly inexperienced with Wikipedia details), we did not want to go through ALL THAT CAREFUL and CONSCIENTIOUS work AGAIN only to have it deleted, so we just left Wikipedia.
It has bothered us ever since, however, that for those around the world who turn to Wikipedia for correct, IMPORTANT, scholarly, and referenced information on science, mathematics, and history, etc., some of the most important biospheric data sets and understandings in the history of civilization are missing today because of an abrupt deletion that could have been avoided and/or resolved by courteously raising the concern.
Lastly, if all of that original work for the Mar-Apr 2014 deleted article still exists, it would be nice TO HAVE IT RESTORED. [And possibly consider a policy that accommodates or permits "self-plagiarism?") (If Shakespeare were alive today and tried to post one of his plays on Wikipedia, would bots and some editors immediately delete the entire play due to "plagiarism?" (Or would Shakespeare or Hemingway or Nobel Laureate have to re-word every single line and sentence in the entire play or speech into a modified and less-perfect form?)
Partly was a disservice to someone trying to contribute to Wikipedia, but was far more seriously a disservice to citizens around the world who look to Wikipedia as an important source of data and information.
Thank you for Wikipedia and for considering the points offered above. Sustainability1 ( talk) 15:08, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi,
I've written an article on the International Bond & Share Society. I would like your opinion on whether it will be suitable for Wikipedia. What's the best way to share the text that I've written?
Thanks, Steve Sjmaier ( talk) 17:44, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
Will that work for you? Sjmaier ( talk) 20:38, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User:Sjmaier/sandbox&action=submit Sjmaier ( talk) 21:16, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=User:Sjmaier/sandbox/International_Bond_%26_Share_Society Sjmaier ( talk) 17:16, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
I was wondering why some pages have editing locks. On some pages I want to edit something, but it doesn't let me. Some information is not really up to date.
Thank you
WarriorsFan30112335 WarriorsFan30112335 ( talk) 15:39, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
I found this image some time ago
File:NewAC.jpg.
I've asked the uploader to rename the file so that a name would reflect and describe what the image contains (
User talk:Acol37#Image file naming) but got no reply.
A few days ago I found out the image is included in
List of EastEnders crew members where it has a caption 'Writer Andrew Collins'. In the same section
#Writers the article
Andrew Collins (broadcaster) is linked.
Together with the uploader's nick (
Acol37) it made me believe the file is an Andrew Collins' selfie, so I hurried to add it to the infobox in A.C. bio article.
However, soon I found some comments at the
file's talk page suggesting that the 'face' is not necessarily appropriate for Wikipedia. So I undid my addition – but what should I do next?
Should I insist on renaming the file? Or request renaming myself with {{
rename media}} instead?
Is my deduction reliable enough to request renaming 'AC' to 'Andrew Collins'?
Is the file actually 'too weird' or funny for Wikipedia? Can such funny selfie be considered as means of autopromotion? If so, should the file be deleted rather than renamed?
If it is kept, will it be appropriate to add it to the bio article...?
CiaPan ( talk) in a multi-level confusion, 22:07, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
I have run into several instances were a page for a subject redirects to a related page but should exist on its own. Example(1): "Panax", a plant genus, redirects to "Ginseng" which is the common name for some of the species. The "Ginseng" article says, "This article focuses on the species of the genus Panax, named Panax ginseng and P. quinquefolius." This is a VERY good idea. However, since there is no "Panax" article, a lot of information not related to Panax ginseng and P. quinquefolius, including a list of Panax species, is included. I would create a "Panax" article but I do not know if it would be accepted or implemented. Example(2): A plant species name (Aptenia cordifolia) has been determined to be a synonym for (Mesembryanthemum cordifolium). Wikipedia has an article for Aptenia cordifolia and redirects Mesembryanthemum cordifolium to it. Obviously the article needs to be edited to change the names (and probably more). Again, I would edit the article but how would the redirect and article pages be changed. I can not find a process for this. User-duck ( talk) 23:01, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
I have not figured out how to add a photo or a picture with subtitles (or without, in that case). Please tell me how. I also do not know how to create a new Wikipedia page from scratch. Huygtfrd ( talk) 23:50, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
Hello! I'm interested in getting some feedback on draft:A List. Is this a good place for that? Cloudlessly ( talk) 02:09, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Stein said that ...that is a quotation, albiet an indirect one. It therefore requires a citation directly after the statement.
|quote=
parameter in the citations to make it clear exactly how each source supports the draft.he play ever had a professional or non-student production?I am having a huge amount of trouble logging in this week. I am a registered user, but when I go to login, after entering my password, I get what seems to me the nonsensical response of "No active login attempt is in progress for your session." Well, yes, there is an active login attempt, and I'm the one making it. Sometimes I appear to have successfully logged in to Wikipedia, but then when I go to another page on the Wikipedia site, it shows once again that I'm "Not logged in." I have been a registered user of Wikipedia for some years now, but this problem has only started occurring in the past week or so.
I have the feeling that someone (i.e. some editor or administrator) may be blocking IP addresses, perhaps even a range of them, in an attempt to try to block vandalism on Wikipedia. I frankly don't know much about how the Internet works, but it's my impression that IP addresses can change every time someone logs on or off to their ISP, can they not? I've even tried shutting down my Internet connection and then starting it up again in the hope of getting a different IP address, but that doesn't seem to work this evening either. At any rate, it's extremely frustrating to be unable to log in and to then be given a gibberish response like "No active login attempt is in progress for your session" repeatedly. And after three or four tries logging in I get a message about (if I remember correctly) being shut out to avoid a possible hijacked connection (?). I'd like some help but I don't know how I'm supposed to get an answer without being able to log in. By the way, my Wikipedia Username is NicholasNotabene.
107.77.217.214 ( talk) 04:05, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
How do I make the most of being part of the welcoming committee for new users beginning to edit the wiki?- 🐦Do☭torWho42 ( ⭐) 22:08, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
My current Username is Nazim hussain Pak. I want to change it to Nazim Hussain Pak. Please guide me how I can change my Username.
Sinner ( talk) 10:15, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
If Wikipedia and Wikimedia commons are just for educational purpose, then why are so much porn pictures on wikipedia and commons. Most of these pictures do not have any educational purpose, these are just to have a porn website. Only a small number of pictures are enough to cover educational purpose. Why all porn material from wikipedia and Wikimedia commons is not being deleted?
Sinner ( talk) 00:04, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
I have turned off pictures from page Nudity on my skin.css page. The pictures are still being displayed. Please edit my page skin.css such that its pictures are not displayed to me. Thanks!
Sinner ( talk) 03:31, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
I admit that the tools are available to turn off images but the problem is that I have tried my best to use these tools but I could not activate the tool on my account. If I completely turn off the pictures then I will not be able to see pictures from those articles which are not prohibited in my jurisdiction. I tried to turn off pictures from some specific articles. I tried not to make some mistake but I remained unsuccessful. This is the only problem. As an experienced wikipedian, if you turn off pictures of these articles by editing or asking someone other to edit my skin.css page, then I shall be very thankful to you for your kindness.
Sinner ( talk) 08:15, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
.page-Nudity img {display: none;}
.page-Toplessness img {display: none;}
.page-Topfreedom img {display: none;}
.page-Nudity_in_film img {display: none;}
.page-Nudity_in_sport img {display: none;}
.page-Pornography img {display: none;}
.page-Naturism img {display: none;}
I want to ask how I can write colorful text in wikipedia?
Sinner ( talk) 04:24, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
What are qualities of a good wikipedian?
Sinner ( talk) 06:31, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
From early morning, I have been trying to turn off some pictures and pictures from some specific articles. I have tried my skin.css. But the entries that I enter in it do not turn off images. The advice to not visit these pages is also given to me by many users but I want to visit these pages without seeing their images. I am in search in search of a helper who will turn off pictures from these articles by editing my skin.css page.
Is someone on this great encyclopedia to help me???
Sinner ( talk) 17:06, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
There are certain references in an article about surveillance in a police state. The best source of info you have about such cr@p are pieces of information relating to the stasi files (much better going with Deutsche Gründlichkeit than with "It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is" types of Clintonesque). How do link to an automatic translation sites? You would route a link to: http://www.gvoon.de/ddr/stasi/dokumente/woerterbuch/zersetzung-operative.html as https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gvoon.de%2Fddr%2Fstasi%2Fdokumente%2Fwoerterbuch%2Fzersetzung-operative.html Albretch Mueller ( talk) 03:21, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
|tran-title=
parameter in a citation template such as {{
cite web}} to provide an English-language version (manually translated please) of the title of the source. if you do this, please also use the |language=
parameter to specify the language that the source is in.|quote=
parameter to give a brief manually translated quote that makes it clear how the source supports the statement(s) in the article.My articles are often deleted without no reason. I know that I did not put reference in the article Fault(geology), but 1 guy did not put a suitable reference (citation number 7) in the part of Strike-slip fault. So instead of his/her part, why did the Wikipedia delete my part. I request you not to delete my article. Badri K Vishal 2006 ( talk) 15:45, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi I started this originally to just play around but then I found out how I could help. All I need to know is how to include a link in an article.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Tasty Gamer ( talk • contribs) 01:48, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
[[Energy]]
. This would render as
Energy. If I wanted a different word to display in the article i would "pipe" the link. I might enter [[Energy|activity]]
which would render as
activity.Hi - I wrote my first article yesterday in sandbox and submitted for review. It was reviewed and declined due to inadequate sources - only one. I've since added numerous sources. What is the process to re-evaluate my article? Does the same editor have to do so, or another editor? Thanks in advance :) BCPdigital ( talk) 18:50, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Hey, If a user vandals their own userpage/talkpage, is that eligible for a revert? Or they are free to type anything in their userpage/talkpage? This is because I have seen IP Addresses quite a few times now who do that on their own page, and always wanted to ask if they had to be reverted. Adityavagarwal ( talk) 22:30, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Block log:
Oops I had failed to block the IP editor's talk page access. Done now. Sorry.
DES
(talk)
DESiegel Contribs
23:24, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Hello Wikipedians. I was adding an infobox to Amaza Lee Meredith and I noticed that there wasn't a page for her partner Edna Meade Colson Draft:Edna Meade Colson. I attempted to create a page for her and it failed review because my writing was too closely synthesized from the source material.
Dr. Colson is considered noteworthy, but I lack the skills to create an article. I am now familiar with her life and work, so if an interested editor would reword the article, it would provide me a great deal of information on creating an acceptable article in the future. Thank you WomenArtistUpdates ( talk) 17:24, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
I recently spotted that User:177.42.223.250 seems to have a habit of adding unsourced claims about dates of birth or death to biographical articles, and then linking those articles to Wikipedia pages about the claimed years of birth (or death). See Special:Contributions/177.42.223.250. I have spent an hour or so reverting some of those edits, and have now also discovered a similar pattern by another anonymous account: Special:Contributions/191.33.96.84. Sigh.
Unfortunately, I don't have time to review (and revert, if appropriate) all these edits today; perhaps not even this month. But that doesn't mean that these dubious edits should linger any longer than necessary.
In general, is there a way for me to flag up an editor to have their edits reviewed? I looked at Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism_Unit, but did not see an obvious place there to file such a report. (Did I overlook anything?) I also looked at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism but it seems to be more about requesting blocks than reviewing/reverting edits, and is only applicable if the vandal is likely to be active in the immediate future. Please WP:PING me in your reply. Thanks! zazpot ( talk) 18:25, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
I have knowledge about unethical/criminal activities of a large corporation I work for as an independent contractor. I have worked with a journalist who published an article based on the information. It was published in Buzzfeed two years ago with significant documentation. I would like to write a few sentences on the wikipedia entry of this company and cite the article written by the journalist, but, I do not want to be identified as the source of the wikipedia post because I don't want to lose my position. Is there a way to do this? 108.14.66.225 ( talk) 13:06, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
Is there a "report" function? Or does an admin just happen to stroll on by and ban after checking edit history? How does it work? The Verified Cactus 100% 00:24, 22 June 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 main page. |
Archive 625 | ← | Archive 629 | Archive 630 | Archive 631 | Archive 632 | Archive 633 | → | Archive 635 |
I created an article on a musician under the broader page I call the Music Scene in Berkeley California. The article was reviewed and denied inclusion. How can I go about understanding the problem(s) and fixing them?
I also see a reference to the article possibly having been or soon to be deleted. How do I determine if it has been deleted?
Thanks, Steve Dowler Sdowler ( talk) 19:51, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
I wasn't aware of the deletion potential and was very lax in fixing this article.
Sdowler Sdowler ( talk) 21:44, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
how do you protect a page SvgManiac ( talk) 16:21, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
In Mar-Apr 2014, as a fairly new user on Wikipedia (Sustainability1), we wrote and posted an article on "Climb-and-Collapse" dynamics in population systems. It was a LOT of work, objective, data-based biology, and well-written etc. SUDDENLY, ALL of our hard work (the entire article)was GONE, having been abruptly and unnecessarily (and discourteously?) deleted by Haworth for "plagiarism" of copyrighted material.
At the time, the "delete" said something like it was plagiarism because "I know it when I see it." We didn't think about that as we worked on prepared the Wikipedia article because with expertise in the field, we had already written widely on the subject matter involved including publication elsewhere as OPEN-COURSEWARE resources. Nevertheless some "bot" perhaps found matches between an important new Wikipedia article and some of our other OCW resources posted elsewhere on the web.
The article that we posted and which was deleted WAS NOT plagiarized - (unless of course, any scholar who uses the same wording that he or she has used in other venues is now to be deleted due to "SELF-plagiarism?")(Imagine if Albert Einstein were still alive and he attempted to post an article on particle physics on Wikipedia and an "editor" or a "bot" unabashedly and unthinkingly deleted the article because the scientist had plagiarized himself.)
Anyway, being busy with other venues at that time (and fairly inexperienced with Wikipedia details), we did not want to go through ALL THAT CAREFUL and CONSCIENTIOUS work AGAIN only to have it deleted, so we just left Wikipedia.
It has bothered us ever since, however, that for those around the world who turn to Wikipedia for correct, IMPORTANT, scholarly, and referenced information on science, mathematics, and history, etc., some of the most important biospheric data sets and understandings in the history of civilization are missing today because of an abrupt deletion that could have been avoided and/or resolved by courteously raising the concern.
Lastly, if all of that original work for the Mar-Apr 2014 deleted article still exists, it would be nice TO HAVE IT RESTORED. [And possibly consider a policy that accommodates or permits "self-plagiarism?") (If Shakespeare were alive today and tried to post one of his plays on Wikipedia, would bots and some editors immediately delete the entire play due to "plagiarism?" (Or would Shakespeare or Hemingway or Nobel Laureate have to re-word every single line and sentence in the entire play or speech into a modified and less-perfect form?)
Partly was a disservice to someone trying to contribute to Wikipedia, but was far more seriously a disservice to citizens around the world who look to Wikipedia as an important source of data and information.
Thank you for Wikipedia and for considering the points offered above. Sustainability1 ( talk) 15:08, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi,
I've written an article on the International Bond & Share Society. I would like your opinion on whether it will be suitable for Wikipedia. What's the best way to share the text that I've written?
Thanks, Steve Sjmaier ( talk) 17:44, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
Will that work for you? Sjmaier ( talk) 20:38, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User:Sjmaier/sandbox&action=submit Sjmaier ( talk) 21:16, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=User:Sjmaier/sandbox/International_Bond_%26_Share_Society Sjmaier ( talk) 17:16, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
I was wondering why some pages have editing locks. On some pages I want to edit something, but it doesn't let me. Some information is not really up to date.
Thank you
WarriorsFan30112335 WarriorsFan30112335 ( talk) 15:39, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
I found this image some time ago
File:NewAC.jpg.
I've asked the uploader to rename the file so that a name would reflect and describe what the image contains (
User talk:Acol37#Image file naming) but got no reply.
A few days ago I found out the image is included in
List of EastEnders crew members where it has a caption 'Writer Andrew Collins'. In the same section
#Writers the article
Andrew Collins (broadcaster) is linked.
Together with the uploader's nick (
Acol37) it made me believe the file is an Andrew Collins' selfie, so I hurried to add it to the infobox in A.C. bio article.
However, soon I found some comments at the
file's talk page suggesting that the 'face' is not necessarily appropriate for Wikipedia. So I undid my addition – but what should I do next?
Should I insist on renaming the file? Or request renaming myself with {{
rename media}} instead?
Is my deduction reliable enough to request renaming 'AC' to 'Andrew Collins'?
Is the file actually 'too weird' or funny for Wikipedia? Can such funny selfie be considered as means of autopromotion? If so, should the file be deleted rather than renamed?
If it is kept, will it be appropriate to add it to the bio article...?
CiaPan ( talk) in a multi-level confusion, 22:07, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
I have run into several instances were a page for a subject redirects to a related page but should exist on its own. Example(1): "Panax", a plant genus, redirects to "Ginseng" which is the common name for some of the species. The "Ginseng" article says, "This article focuses on the species of the genus Panax, named Panax ginseng and P. quinquefolius." This is a VERY good idea. However, since there is no "Panax" article, a lot of information not related to Panax ginseng and P. quinquefolius, including a list of Panax species, is included. I would create a "Panax" article but I do not know if it would be accepted or implemented. Example(2): A plant species name (Aptenia cordifolia) has been determined to be a synonym for (Mesembryanthemum cordifolium). Wikipedia has an article for Aptenia cordifolia and redirects Mesembryanthemum cordifolium to it. Obviously the article needs to be edited to change the names (and probably more). Again, I would edit the article but how would the redirect and article pages be changed. I can not find a process for this. User-duck ( talk) 23:01, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
I have not figured out how to add a photo or a picture with subtitles (or without, in that case). Please tell me how. I also do not know how to create a new Wikipedia page from scratch. Huygtfrd ( talk) 23:50, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
Hello! I'm interested in getting some feedback on draft:A List. Is this a good place for that? Cloudlessly ( talk) 02:09, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Stein said that ...that is a quotation, albiet an indirect one. It therefore requires a citation directly after the statement.
|quote=
parameter in the citations to make it clear exactly how each source supports the draft.he play ever had a professional or non-student production?I am having a huge amount of trouble logging in this week. I am a registered user, but when I go to login, after entering my password, I get what seems to me the nonsensical response of "No active login attempt is in progress for your session." Well, yes, there is an active login attempt, and I'm the one making it. Sometimes I appear to have successfully logged in to Wikipedia, but then when I go to another page on the Wikipedia site, it shows once again that I'm "Not logged in." I have been a registered user of Wikipedia for some years now, but this problem has only started occurring in the past week or so.
I have the feeling that someone (i.e. some editor or administrator) may be blocking IP addresses, perhaps even a range of them, in an attempt to try to block vandalism on Wikipedia. I frankly don't know much about how the Internet works, but it's my impression that IP addresses can change every time someone logs on or off to their ISP, can they not? I've even tried shutting down my Internet connection and then starting it up again in the hope of getting a different IP address, but that doesn't seem to work this evening either. At any rate, it's extremely frustrating to be unable to log in and to then be given a gibberish response like "No active login attempt is in progress for your session" repeatedly. And after three or four tries logging in I get a message about (if I remember correctly) being shut out to avoid a possible hijacked connection (?). I'd like some help but I don't know how I'm supposed to get an answer without being able to log in. By the way, my Wikipedia Username is NicholasNotabene.
107.77.217.214 ( talk) 04:05, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
How do I make the most of being part of the welcoming committee for new users beginning to edit the wiki?- 🐦Do☭torWho42 ( ⭐) 22:08, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
My current Username is Nazim hussain Pak. I want to change it to Nazim Hussain Pak. Please guide me how I can change my Username.
Sinner ( talk) 10:15, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
If Wikipedia and Wikimedia commons are just for educational purpose, then why are so much porn pictures on wikipedia and commons. Most of these pictures do not have any educational purpose, these are just to have a porn website. Only a small number of pictures are enough to cover educational purpose. Why all porn material from wikipedia and Wikimedia commons is not being deleted?
Sinner ( talk) 00:04, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
I have turned off pictures from page Nudity on my skin.css page. The pictures are still being displayed. Please edit my page skin.css such that its pictures are not displayed to me. Thanks!
Sinner ( talk) 03:31, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
I admit that the tools are available to turn off images but the problem is that I have tried my best to use these tools but I could not activate the tool on my account. If I completely turn off the pictures then I will not be able to see pictures from those articles which are not prohibited in my jurisdiction. I tried to turn off pictures from some specific articles. I tried not to make some mistake but I remained unsuccessful. This is the only problem. As an experienced wikipedian, if you turn off pictures of these articles by editing or asking someone other to edit my skin.css page, then I shall be very thankful to you for your kindness.
Sinner ( talk) 08:15, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
.page-Nudity img {display: none;}
.page-Toplessness img {display: none;}
.page-Topfreedom img {display: none;}
.page-Nudity_in_film img {display: none;}
.page-Nudity_in_sport img {display: none;}
.page-Pornography img {display: none;}
.page-Naturism img {display: none;}
I want to ask how I can write colorful text in wikipedia?
Sinner ( talk) 04:24, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
What are qualities of a good wikipedian?
Sinner ( talk) 06:31, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
From early morning, I have been trying to turn off some pictures and pictures from some specific articles. I have tried my skin.css. But the entries that I enter in it do not turn off images. The advice to not visit these pages is also given to me by many users but I want to visit these pages without seeing their images. I am in search in search of a helper who will turn off pictures from these articles by editing my skin.css page.
Is someone on this great encyclopedia to help me???
Sinner ( talk) 17:06, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
There are certain references in an article about surveillance in a police state. The best source of info you have about such cr@p are pieces of information relating to the stasi files (much better going with Deutsche Gründlichkeit than with "It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is" types of Clintonesque). How do link to an automatic translation sites? You would route a link to: http://www.gvoon.de/ddr/stasi/dokumente/woerterbuch/zersetzung-operative.html as https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gvoon.de%2Fddr%2Fstasi%2Fdokumente%2Fwoerterbuch%2Fzersetzung-operative.html Albretch Mueller ( talk) 03:21, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
|tran-title=
parameter in a citation template such as {{
cite web}} to provide an English-language version (manually translated please) of the title of the source. if you do this, please also use the |language=
parameter to specify the language that the source is in.|quote=
parameter to give a brief manually translated quote that makes it clear how the source supports the statement(s) in the article.My articles are often deleted without no reason. I know that I did not put reference in the article Fault(geology), but 1 guy did not put a suitable reference (citation number 7) in the part of Strike-slip fault. So instead of his/her part, why did the Wikipedia delete my part. I request you not to delete my article. Badri K Vishal 2006 ( talk) 15:45, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi I started this originally to just play around but then I found out how I could help. All I need to know is how to include a link in an article.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Tasty Gamer ( talk • contribs) 01:48, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
[[Energy]]
. This would render as
Energy. If I wanted a different word to display in the article i would "pipe" the link. I might enter [[Energy|activity]]
which would render as
activity.Hi - I wrote my first article yesterday in sandbox and submitted for review. It was reviewed and declined due to inadequate sources - only one. I've since added numerous sources. What is the process to re-evaluate my article? Does the same editor have to do so, or another editor? Thanks in advance :) BCPdigital ( talk) 18:50, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Hey, If a user vandals their own userpage/talkpage, is that eligible for a revert? Or they are free to type anything in their userpage/talkpage? This is because I have seen IP Addresses quite a few times now who do that on their own page, and always wanted to ask if they had to be reverted. Adityavagarwal ( talk) 22:30, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Block log:
Oops I had failed to block the IP editor's talk page access. Done now. Sorry.
DES
(talk)
DESiegel Contribs
23:24, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Hello Wikipedians. I was adding an infobox to Amaza Lee Meredith and I noticed that there wasn't a page for her partner Edna Meade Colson Draft:Edna Meade Colson. I attempted to create a page for her and it failed review because my writing was too closely synthesized from the source material.
Dr. Colson is considered noteworthy, but I lack the skills to create an article. I am now familiar with her life and work, so if an interested editor would reword the article, it would provide me a great deal of information on creating an acceptable article in the future. Thank you WomenArtistUpdates ( talk) 17:24, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
I recently spotted that User:177.42.223.250 seems to have a habit of adding unsourced claims about dates of birth or death to biographical articles, and then linking those articles to Wikipedia pages about the claimed years of birth (or death). See Special:Contributions/177.42.223.250. I have spent an hour or so reverting some of those edits, and have now also discovered a similar pattern by another anonymous account: Special:Contributions/191.33.96.84. Sigh.
Unfortunately, I don't have time to review (and revert, if appropriate) all these edits today; perhaps not even this month. But that doesn't mean that these dubious edits should linger any longer than necessary.
In general, is there a way for me to flag up an editor to have their edits reviewed? I looked at Wikipedia:Counter-Vandalism_Unit, but did not see an obvious place there to file such a report. (Did I overlook anything?) I also looked at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism but it seems to be more about requesting blocks than reviewing/reverting edits, and is only applicable if the vandal is likely to be active in the immediate future. Please WP:PING me in your reply. Thanks! zazpot ( talk) 18:25, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
I have knowledge about unethical/criminal activities of a large corporation I work for as an independent contractor. I have worked with a journalist who published an article based on the information. It was published in Buzzfeed two years ago with significant documentation. I would like to write a few sentences on the wikipedia entry of this company and cite the article written by the journalist, but, I do not want to be identified as the source of the wikipedia post because I don't want to lose my position. Is there a way to do this? 108.14.66.225 ( talk) 13:06, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
Is there a "report" function? Or does an admin just happen to stroll on by and ban after checking edit history? How does it work? The Verified Cactus 100% 00:24, 22 June 2017 (UTC)