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I seem to be missing something and/or not understanding something as i try to upload an article to Wikipedia. would someone be able to help me please.
Thank you. The Title is called Project Map Damiensp ( talk) 11:44, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
My interests include: politics, motoring, history etc. How may I be of assistance? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AnthonyCurt ( talk • contribs) 15:21, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Comparison_of_photogrammetry_software table had extra info after price (last) field. wasn't sure why and didn't want to accidentally F it up so added to talk page and thought i'd bring to attention here. had planned on cleaning up the price fields that didnt have a function but found info not expected ... hard enough to read when fields align correctly i'm too scared to remove even though i'm 99.9% sure it don't belong -- Qazwiz ( talk) 15:05, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Thank you, for inviting me to Teahouse. Indeed, I would love to be a part of this exciting engagement. I am trying to learn how things work at wikipedia and am keeping myself busy to get used to it at the earliest. But I hope, with all of you around I would be sailing safe. Techno-Trend ( talk) 18:10, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
hello, Why Wikipedia is going to delete my Article? All the information written is authentic and could be verified from history books. The information written about the Bhutto family verified from different authentic resources. I do have interviews of Benazir Bhutto in which she was claiming that she belongs to Arab invader Muhammad Bin Qasim. Similarly I have interviews of other Bhutto family leaders in which the claim that they are Arain not Rajput. So, please allow my page to publish and please also make correction in Zulfiqar Ali Bhuttos Article. How an Arab invader could be a Rajput? 119.153.192.128 ( talk) 20:22, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
This was entirely unsourced. Verifying topics and content through reliable sources is the lifeblood of Wikipedia. Throwing out some text from somewhere, or that you know off the top of your head is how some articles start, but it is not a reliable way to gain an entry that will "stick", nor is it a god way to interface with our policies and guidelines.
If this is a notable topic, as shown through the existence of published, reliable, secondary, independent sources, writing about this topic in substantive detail, and if it is not duplicative of the article Arain (and if not in that article, should not be added to it, rather than be fodder for a stand-alone entry), then, if at all, it needs to be:
I know that you're not allowed to put vulgar or inappropriate language but if there's a spelling mistake or some information that's wrong, are you allowed to change it. Also, are you allowed to change full paragraphs? DavGxyz ( talk) 15:41, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Please check the article i have update on today on famous revivalist "Apostle Ernest Thathapudi "and please let me know if there is any changes need to be made. thank you.
18:11, 12 July 2017 (UTC)18:11, 12 July 2017 (UTC)18:11, 12 July 2017 (UTC)18:11, 12 July 2017 (UTC)18:11, 12 July 2017 (UTC) Richardindia2017 ( talk)
How does one revert? I want to be able to get rid of vandalism without losing whatever the vandalism replaced. WikiSquirrel42 ( talk) 22:22, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Thanks! WikiSquirrel42 ( talk) 22:41, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
There's a Melissa Gregg (the academic). I went to add a link to her name in the Affect article, but got a redirect to a fictional character with her same name. Can you direct me to the place to go to de-link automatic redirects like this and possibly to set up an article with her name? Let's assume that I've got the references that establish she's a Wikipedia notable living person. Many thanks. Monikasj ( talk) 22:20, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
I am working with some students who want to create a page for their local girls organization, and they want to take some photos of their own to add.
What are the proper conventions for doing this? Do they need to add themselves as the owner of the photograph? Do they need to choose a CC for the photo?
Any help is appreciated. Chris ChrisBennett ( talk) 23:03, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
local girls organizationis rather unlikely to be notable, see our guideline on the notability of organizations. Trying to create a Wikipedia article about a non-notable topic becomes very frustrating for all concerned, with no useful result at the end. And do note that it would be a Wikipedia article. That difference in terminology might seem trivial, but it implies certain standards that a social media page does not have to conform to. See What Wikipedia is Not. I hope this is helpful. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 23:15, 12 July 2017 (UTC) @ ChrisBennett: DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 23:16, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Hi, I created this page and it started showing up on Google while searching for Palash Baran Pal. But it stopped showing on a search either in Google or in Yahoo for last 5-6 hours. Can someone please tell me what happened? Suratnadas ( talk) 17:01, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Hi, sorry to bother you all. there were some issues with unambiguous alert from some other users. I have fixed it yesterday and now it is showing up in google and yahoo again. — Preceding
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Thanks sir for inviting me to tea house. I want to learn a lot as a member of Wikipedia.
Again a special thanks to all for considering me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikibhushan ( talk • contribs) 14:55, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
Today I submitted my final draft for review, and, fortunately, it was accepted.
There is banner on the top and bottom of the entry, I am not sure how to proceed with this, since, I think that it can performed only by an admin and, to be honest, I don't even know what does it mean.
This article,
Jasmine Directory, has recently been created via the Articles for creation process. The reviewer is in the process of closing the request, and this tag should be removed soon."
"WARNING: Draft:Jasmine Directory is 10,800 bytes. If it is not a redirect with only 1 edit in its edit history, this may be a "copy and paste" move. To avoid losing the edit history, administrators should consider merging the history of the AfC draft into this article."
Thank you! Robertgombos ( talk) 00:46, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I WANT TO CREATE AN ARTICLE ON "SPECIAL SERVICE MEDAL" .AS ALL OTHER MEDALS HAVE THEIR SEPARATE ARTICLE BUT THIS DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN...SO PLEASE HELP ME Wasimansari2778 ( talk) 06:33, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I have noticed that Complete protein and Protein combining articles seem complimentary, yet are providing opposing propositions. Further, I am concerned about potential inaccuracies in the [Complete protein]. The reference to the Food and Nutrition Board from 2005 about what consists a complete protein may be out of date. Yet, the reference about complete and incomplete being misleading in the Protein Combining article comes from 1971. I find the information confusing. What do you do in these instances? Should we combine the articles? Murmullo ( talk) 02:19, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for responding. Murmullo ( talk) 07:21, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I have just created an article Sky Pool, Houston. I want to ask have I made a good effort? Sinner ( talk) 15:10, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
I want to ask two things from above answer:
Sinner ( talk) 07:20, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I was able to incorporate the company logo in the Chinese page ( https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%87%89%E7%94%A8%E7%A7%91%E6%8A%80%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E9%99%A2) but couldn't do the same on its English page. Can someone help me to use the same logo from the Chinese page in the English page ( /info/en/?search=Hong_Kong_Applied_Science_and_Technology_Research_Institute)? I represent the corp comms department of this organisation so I have the right to use this logo.
Hasan.iftekhar ( talk) 03:06, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Misplaced COI declaration removed Roger (Dodger67) ( talk) 12:10, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I am working on the third draft of an article, Draft:Shinesty as the first two drafts were cited as sounding too much like an advertisement, and I am still learning the etiquette/protocol for editing Wikipedia articles. I do have a COI in editing this page as I am an employee of the company, and I understand the importance of keeping Wikipedia impartial. Because of this, I was curious if is there a different route that should be taken to make sure that this article doesn't simply fizzle out? The obvious end goal is to utilize all of the external sources from the web with content published about the company to create an impartial encyclopedic article. I believe that based on the approved Wikipedia pages I have read from similar companies, I am not far off of this goal. Many if not all of these companies have similar sections and provide very similar information about the companies. I used the agglomerated list of those companies as a template for how to write the draft for this article. I was hoping that you could provide a bit more information about what should be removed or altered in this draft in order to make it appear less like an advertisement. The first paragraph along with the "history" and "business ventures" sections have all been edited to match the style of other pages and I imagine a few tweaks should set this page up for success. Thanks for any suggestions. Austin at Shinesty ( talk) 18:31, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Remember, the logo can only be uploaded under a claim of fair use after the article has been accepted and is in the article mainspace, so do not re-upload it (here, to Wikipedia, not to the Commons) unless and until that occurs. Having an image or not in a draft is not even on the radar of consideration for acceptance, btw, so don't think not having a logo in the draft matters one wit.
Regarding the paid editing disclosure above, thank you. However, that goes on your userpage. Please create your userpage with that disclosure. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 21:55, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
I work for Bullfrog Power and have been updating our wikipedia page ( /info/en/?search=Bullfrog_Power) in response to it being flagged as having content that is written like an advertisement. As I work for the company, I have declared on the talk section of the page that I am a COI contributor. I understand it isn't considered appropriate for me to remove this advert flag, so how do I go about having it removed or getting feedback as to whether further changes are required? Jmckaybullfrog ( talk) 15:35, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Hi, I have created a new page on Polish wikipedia https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europejski_Program_Le%C5%9Bnych_Zasob%C3%B3w_Genowych which is a translation of the english one /info/en/?search=European_Forest_Genetic_Resources_Programme
I'm having issues editing the infobox - some info that I had not added appears with missing links/data. I don't seem to have access to edit that info through either of the editors. Secondly, the numbered list is not putting correct numbering automatically in the second column - how to fix it?
thanks
Ewa hermanowicz ( talk) 14:57, 13 July 2017 (UTC)Ewa hermanowicz Ewa hermanowicz ( talk) 14:57, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering if there is a certain word count or rule that makes a page stop being a stub. Thanks very much. Millergeorge253 ( talk) 20:10, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
A stub is an article that, although providing some useful information, is too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of a subject, and that is capable of expansion. ... There is no set size at which an article stops being a stub. While very short articles are very likely to be stubs, there are some subjects about which very little can be written. Conversely, there are subjects about which a lot could be written, and their articles may still be stubs even if they are a few paragraphs long. As such, it is impossible to state whether an article is a stub based solely on its length, and any decision on the article has to come down to an editor's best judgement (the user essay on the Croughton-London rule may be of use when trying to judge whether an article is a stub). Similarly, stub status usually depends on the length of prose text alone – lists, templates, images, and other such peripheral parts of an article are usually not considered when judging whether an article is a stub.So no, there is no simple word count or automatic rule. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 20:21, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for the response Millergeorge253 ( talk) 20:25, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I am the resident of Satan"s choice MC I'm trying to do updates to the site and it keep asking me to talk to someone called wikidan61 ( 65.95.191.96 ( talk) 20:31, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
He has partially reverted your edits, and partially questioned them through tags, looking for the person/you to provide reliable and independent sources that verify the additions, with the burden being on the proponent of any challenged additions, to come forward and cite suitable, published sources using inline citations that directly corroborates edits.
I emphasized the word "published", because the person who responded on the talk page is talking about unpublished documents to prove their additions. That will not work. Wikipedia can be edited by anyone, and so additions must be corroborated by published sources. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 21:26, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Sorry the info for Satan's Choice being closed we are up and running and ready to give any info you nee to do this please feel free to email and will send all the doc to show we are running again as a club!
I have been trying to submit an article on Blessed John Haile, the first secular priest to be martyred under Henry VIII and keep getting rejected for lack of notability. A whole chapter in a work on the subject of the Henrician martyrs (available on an internet archive) is dedicated to him, but I have been told the reference is inadequate. What further reference material do I need to find? Westminsterboy2 ( talk) 21:19, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
For reference: Draft:Blessed John Haile ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Avoid declining an article because it correctly uses general references to support some or all of the material. The content and sourcing policies require inline citations for only four specific types of material, most commonly direct quotations and contentious material (whether negative, positive, or neutral) about living persons.I have notified the reviewers of this thread, aand i hope that they will comment. Still if you can provide specific inline cites, that might help. See Referencing for Beginners. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 21:34, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Glendale had its name changed in the 1960s to The First United Methodist Church of Glendale. This can be verified in the same reference used to support the name First Methodist Episcopal Church of Glendale. I added the information to the Wikipedia Page (a simple statement that it is known by the other name). However, the list of Methodist Churches in North America also had the wrong name, but in attempting to correct it, the link no longer works.
What is the best way to link the original page to the correct name? Or should I be working on making a new page? Jonessensei ( talk) 21:07, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
good question. (Signal boost!!!)
When is it better to use a gallery rather than a media file, I was wondering for upcoming pages I will make. - Thanks for reading, George Millergeorge253 ( talk) 21:10, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Images are typically interspersed individually throughout an article near the relevant text (see WP:MOSIMAGES). However, the use of a gallery section may be appropriate in some Wikipedia articles if a collection of images can illustrate aspects of a subject that cannot be easily or adequately described by text or individual images. About 2% of articles at the English Wikipedia use galleries.It goes on to say
The images in the gallery collectively must have encyclopedic value and add to the reader's understanding of the subject. Images in a gallery should be suitably captioned to explain their relevance both to the article subject and to the theme of the gallery, and the gallery should be appropriately titled (unless the theme of the gallery is clear from the context of the article).and
A gallery is not a tool to shoehorn images into an article, and a gallery consisting of an indiscriminate collection of images of the article subject should generally either be improved in accordance with the above paragraph or moved to Wikimedia Commons.In short, it is rare that a gallery is preferred, and there should be a good reason for using one in a particular case. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 22:02, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Hello,
The page that was just created was rejected. Could you please help me on how to create a Wikipedia for a Public Figure?
Mjworld ( talk) 08:45, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Wondering if there is a procedure to permanently delete talk related to an article. The talk I think contains fairly accusations that have not been accepted in the article and are unsubstantiated. XcommR ( talk) 23:20, 11 July 2017 (UTC)
@ XcommR: I noticed you have removed COI notices on your userpage. Please re-read WP:COI. If you are who you've claimed to be then you have a COI with regards to the LookSmart article, and it is a bit weird that you've accused others of violating WP:OUTING when that page says: "unless that person has voluntarily posted his or her own information" like you did on the talkpage of that deleted article. Stop falsely accusing people, stop deleting information you dislike, and declare your conflicts of interests on your userpage. In your edit dated 04:30, 22 September 2012 (UTC) you wrote: "He talks in general about the issue", as if you are talking about someone who is not you... ((( The Quixotic Potato))) ( talk) 23:57, 11 July 2017 (UTC)
People living in Nepal consist of Madheshi, Marwari, Kirati, but nowhere it is written! Nepal was formed in 18 century by a Hindu king called shah dynasty! Before that, it was all separate princely country like tharu rajya, mithila rajya, kritipur rajya, bhaktapur rajya, like wise. Almost 200 kindom were defeated by shah king Prithivi Narayan Shah, many time they exploit People and culture! Now one community is ruling Nepal. Nepali is community not a country! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhiraj 1995 ( talk • contribs) 04:40, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
I have created an article in my sandbox. I have no idea how to get that post live on the wiki. So kindly guide me with step by step process of getting that post live and running on the Wikipedia page so that it can be visible to other people on the internet.
Thank you Maakakhaana ( talk) 08:02, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
Good day,
I would like to write an article in Wiki for my business. I run a marketing company called Kaomi Marketing, Kaomi in hawaiian means click and we ofter digital services. The main reason for my article is that when our customers search for our brand they often see articles regarding an asian lady or a hawaiian God. I would like to write an informative article laying out what our business does, how it started and why we selected the name.
The reason I am asking is that I have read the guidelines for articles and have seen that an article about your own business is not allowed and would get disapproved. Is there any way for me to be able to write this article or get someone else to do it? as I feel like it would be worthy of a wiki post.
Thank you for your time and help in advance.
Regards, Dewan
DewanChapman ( talk) 10:28, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
I will not write the article.
DewanChapman ( talk) 11:01, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
How long deletion discussion about an article lasts?
Sinner ( talk) 11:35, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
Recently I wrote an article of an organisation named Addatimes which is in Kolkata, India. This is a web portal which features original bengali shortfilms and programs. I tried to bring out the information to all the users but somehow it was promotional. Please suggest me to solve this. Tell me what should not be given which can be subject to promotion. Divya123321 ( talk) 13:11, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
An individual wrote into OTRS ticket:2017071110005411 asking for help improving an article. I urge them to post specific questions here.
The article name is Udesh_Shrestha
There is no need to do anything until the individual post a comment here indicating that they are interested in help.-- S Philbrick (Talk) 16:06, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
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I seem to be missing something and/or not understanding something as i try to upload an article to Wikipedia. would someone be able to help me please.
Thank you. The Title is called Project Map Damiensp ( talk) 11:44, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
My interests include: politics, motoring, history etc. How may I be of assistance? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AnthonyCurt ( talk • contribs) 15:21, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Comparison_of_photogrammetry_software table had extra info after price (last) field. wasn't sure why and didn't want to accidentally F it up so added to talk page and thought i'd bring to attention here. had planned on cleaning up the price fields that didnt have a function but found info not expected ... hard enough to read when fields align correctly i'm too scared to remove even though i'm 99.9% sure it don't belong -- Qazwiz ( talk) 15:05, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Thank you, for inviting me to Teahouse. Indeed, I would love to be a part of this exciting engagement. I am trying to learn how things work at wikipedia and am keeping myself busy to get used to it at the earliest. But I hope, with all of you around I would be sailing safe. Techno-Trend ( talk) 18:10, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
hello, Why Wikipedia is going to delete my Article? All the information written is authentic and could be verified from history books. The information written about the Bhutto family verified from different authentic resources. I do have interviews of Benazir Bhutto in which she was claiming that she belongs to Arab invader Muhammad Bin Qasim. Similarly I have interviews of other Bhutto family leaders in which the claim that they are Arain not Rajput. So, please allow my page to publish and please also make correction in Zulfiqar Ali Bhuttos Article. How an Arab invader could be a Rajput? 119.153.192.128 ( talk) 20:22, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
This was entirely unsourced. Verifying topics and content through reliable sources is the lifeblood of Wikipedia. Throwing out some text from somewhere, or that you know off the top of your head is how some articles start, but it is not a reliable way to gain an entry that will "stick", nor is it a god way to interface with our policies and guidelines.
If this is a notable topic, as shown through the existence of published, reliable, secondary, independent sources, writing about this topic in substantive detail, and if it is not duplicative of the article Arain (and if not in that article, should not be added to it, rather than be fodder for a stand-alone entry), then, if at all, it needs to be:
I know that you're not allowed to put vulgar or inappropriate language but if there's a spelling mistake or some information that's wrong, are you allowed to change it. Also, are you allowed to change full paragraphs? DavGxyz ( talk) 15:41, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Please check the article i have update on today on famous revivalist "Apostle Ernest Thathapudi "and please let me know if there is any changes need to be made. thank you.
18:11, 12 July 2017 (UTC)18:11, 12 July 2017 (UTC)18:11, 12 July 2017 (UTC)18:11, 12 July 2017 (UTC)18:11, 12 July 2017 (UTC) Richardindia2017 ( talk)
How does one revert? I want to be able to get rid of vandalism without losing whatever the vandalism replaced. WikiSquirrel42 ( talk) 22:22, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Thanks! WikiSquirrel42 ( talk) 22:41, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
There's a Melissa Gregg (the academic). I went to add a link to her name in the Affect article, but got a redirect to a fictional character with her same name. Can you direct me to the place to go to de-link automatic redirects like this and possibly to set up an article with her name? Let's assume that I've got the references that establish she's a Wikipedia notable living person. Many thanks. Monikasj ( talk) 22:20, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
I am working with some students who want to create a page for their local girls organization, and they want to take some photos of their own to add.
What are the proper conventions for doing this? Do they need to add themselves as the owner of the photograph? Do they need to choose a CC for the photo?
Any help is appreciated. Chris ChrisBennett ( talk) 23:03, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
local girls organizationis rather unlikely to be notable, see our guideline on the notability of organizations. Trying to create a Wikipedia article about a non-notable topic becomes very frustrating for all concerned, with no useful result at the end. And do note that it would be a Wikipedia article. That difference in terminology might seem trivial, but it implies certain standards that a social media page does not have to conform to. See What Wikipedia is Not. I hope this is helpful. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 23:15, 12 July 2017 (UTC) @ ChrisBennett: DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 23:16, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Hi, I created this page and it started showing up on Google while searching for Palash Baran Pal. But it stopped showing on a search either in Google or in Yahoo for last 5-6 hours. Can someone please tell me what happened? Suratnadas ( talk) 17:01, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Hi, sorry to bother you all. there were some issues with unambiguous alert from some other users. I have fixed it yesterday and now it is showing up in google and yahoo again. — Preceding
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Thanks sir for inviting me to tea house. I want to learn a lot as a member of Wikipedia.
Again a special thanks to all for considering me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikibhushan ( talk • contribs) 14:55, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
Today I submitted my final draft for review, and, fortunately, it was accepted.
There is banner on the top and bottom of the entry, I am not sure how to proceed with this, since, I think that it can performed only by an admin and, to be honest, I don't even know what does it mean.
This article,
Jasmine Directory, has recently been created via the Articles for creation process. The reviewer is in the process of closing the request, and this tag should be removed soon."
"WARNING: Draft:Jasmine Directory is 10,800 bytes. If it is not a redirect with only 1 edit in its edit history, this may be a "copy and paste" move. To avoid losing the edit history, administrators should consider merging the history of the AfC draft into this article."
Thank you! Robertgombos ( talk) 00:46, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I WANT TO CREATE AN ARTICLE ON "SPECIAL SERVICE MEDAL" .AS ALL OTHER MEDALS HAVE THEIR SEPARATE ARTICLE BUT THIS DOES NOT HAVE ITS OWN...SO PLEASE HELP ME Wasimansari2778 ( talk) 06:33, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I have noticed that Complete protein and Protein combining articles seem complimentary, yet are providing opposing propositions. Further, I am concerned about potential inaccuracies in the [Complete protein]. The reference to the Food and Nutrition Board from 2005 about what consists a complete protein may be out of date. Yet, the reference about complete and incomplete being misleading in the Protein Combining article comes from 1971. I find the information confusing. What do you do in these instances? Should we combine the articles? Murmullo ( talk) 02:19, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for responding. Murmullo ( talk) 07:21, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I have just created an article Sky Pool, Houston. I want to ask have I made a good effort? Sinner ( talk) 15:10, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
I want to ask two things from above answer:
Sinner ( talk) 07:20, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I was able to incorporate the company logo in the Chinese page ( https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%87%89%E7%94%A8%E7%A7%91%E6%8A%80%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E9%99%A2) but couldn't do the same on its English page. Can someone help me to use the same logo from the Chinese page in the English page ( /info/en/?search=Hong_Kong_Applied_Science_and_Technology_Research_Institute)? I represent the corp comms department of this organisation so I have the right to use this logo.
Hasan.iftekhar ( talk) 03:06, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Misplaced COI declaration removed Roger (Dodger67) ( talk) 12:10, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I am working on the third draft of an article, Draft:Shinesty as the first two drafts were cited as sounding too much like an advertisement, and I am still learning the etiquette/protocol for editing Wikipedia articles. I do have a COI in editing this page as I am an employee of the company, and I understand the importance of keeping Wikipedia impartial. Because of this, I was curious if is there a different route that should be taken to make sure that this article doesn't simply fizzle out? The obvious end goal is to utilize all of the external sources from the web with content published about the company to create an impartial encyclopedic article. I believe that based on the approved Wikipedia pages I have read from similar companies, I am not far off of this goal. Many if not all of these companies have similar sections and provide very similar information about the companies. I used the agglomerated list of those companies as a template for how to write the draft for this article. I was hoping that you could provide a bit more information about what should be removed or altered in this draft in order to make it appear less like an advertisement. The first paragraph along with the "history" and "business ventures" sections have all been edited to match the style of other pages and I imagine a few tweaks should set this page up for success. Thanks for any suggestions. Austin at Shinesty ( talk) 18:31, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
Remember, the logo can only be uploaded under a claim of fair use after the article has been accepted and is in the article mainspace, so do not re-upload it (here, to Wikipedia, not to the Commons) unless and until that occurs. Having an image or not in a draft is not even on the radar of consideration for acceptance, btw, so don't think not having a logo in the draft matters one wit.
Regarding the paid editing disclosure above, thank you. However, that goes on your userpage. Please create your userpage with that disclosure. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 21:55, 12 July 2017 (UTC)
I work for Bullfrog Power and have been updating our wikipedia page ( /info/en/?search=Bullfrog_Power) in response to it being flagged as having content that is written like an advertisement. As I work for the company, I have declared on the talk section of the page that I am a COI contributor. I understand it isn't considered appropriate for me to remove this advert flag, so how do I go about having it removed or getting feedback as to whether further changes are required? Jmckaybullfrog ( talk) 15:35, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Hi, I have created a new page on Polish wikipedia https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europejski_Program_Le%C5%9Bnych_Zasob%C3%B3w_Genowych which is a translation of the english one /info/en/?search=European_Forest_Genetic_Resources_Programme
I'm having issues editing the infobox - some info that I had not added appears with missing links/data. I don't seem to have access to edit that info through either of the editors. Secondly, the numbered list is not putting correct numbering automatically in the second column - how to fix it?
thanks
Ewa hermanowicz ( talk) 14:57, 13 July 2017 (UTC)Ewa hermanowicz Ewa hermanowicz ( talk) 14:57, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering if there is a certain word count or rule that makes a page stop being a stub. Thanks very much. Millergeorge253 ( talk) 20:10, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
A stub is an article that, although providing some useful information, is too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of a subject, and that is capable of expansion. ... There is no set size at which an article stops being a stub. While very short articles are very likely to be stubs, there are some subjects about which very little can be written. Conversely, there are subjects about which a lot could be written, and their articles may still be stubs even if they are a few paragraphs long. As such, it is impossible to state whether an article is a stub based solely on its length, and any decision on the article has to come down to an editor's best judgement (the user essay on the Croughton-London rule may be of use when trying to judge whether an article is a stub). Similarly, stub status usually depends on the length of prose text alone – lists, templates, images, and other such peripheral parts of an article are usually not considered when judging whether an article is a stub.So no, there is no simple word count or automatic rule. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 20:21, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for the response Millergeorge253 ( talk) 20:25, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
I am the resident of Satan"s choice MC I'm trying to do updates to the site and it keep asking me to talk to someone called wikidan61 ( 65.95.191.96 ( talk) 20:31, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
He has partially reverted your edits, and partially questioned them through tags, looking for the person/you to provide reliable and independent sources that verify the additions, with the burden being on the proponent of any challenged additions, to come forward and cite suitable, published sources using inline citations that directly corroborates edits.
I emphasized the word "published", because the person who responded on the talk page is talking about unpublished documents to prove their additions. That will not work. Wikipedia can be edited by anyone, and so additions must be corroborated by published sources. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 21:26, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Sorry the info for Satan's Choice being closed we are up and running and ready to give any info you nee to do this please feel free to email and will send all the doc to show we are running again as a club!
I have been trying to submit an article on Blessed John Haile, the first secular priest to be martyred under Henry VIII and keep getting rejected for lack of notability. A whole chapter in a work on the subject of the Henrician martyrs (available on an internet archive) is dedicated to him, but I have been told the reference is inadequate. What further reference material do I need to find? Westminsterboy2 ( talk) 21:19, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
For reference: Draft:Blessed John Haile ( | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
Avoid declining an article because it correctly uses general references to support some or all of the material. The content and sourcing policies require inline citations for only four specific types of material, most commonly direct quotations and contentious material (whether negative, positive, or neutral) about living persons.I have notified the reviewers of this thread, aand i hope that they will comment. Still if you can provide specific inline cites, that might help. See Referencing for Beginners. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 21:34, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Glendale had its name changed in the 1960s to The First United Methodist Church of Glendale. This can be verified in the same reference used to support the name First Methodist Episcopal Church of Glendale. I added the information to the Wikipedia Page (a simple statement that it is known by the other name). However, the list of Methodist Churches in North America also had the wrong name, but in attempting to correct it, the link no longer works.
What is the best way to link the original page to the correct name? Or should I be working on making a new page? Jonessensei ( talk) 21:07, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
good question. (Signal boost!!!)
When is it better to use a gallery rather than a media file, I was wondering for upcoming pages I will make. - Thanks for reading, George Millergeorge253 ( talk) 21:10, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Images are typically interspersed individually throughout an article near the relevant text (see WP:MOSIMAGES). However, the use of a gallery section may be appropriate in some Wikipedia articles if a collection of images can illustrate aspects of a subject that cannot be easily or adequately described by text or individual images. About 2% of articles at the English Wikipedia use galleries.It goes on to say
The images in the gallery collectively must have encyclopedic value and add to the reader's understanding of the subject. Images in a gallery should be suitably captioned to explain their relevance both to the article subject and to the theme of the gallery, and the gallery should be appropriately titled (unless the theme of the gallery is clear from the context of the article).and
A gallery is not a tool to shoehorn images into an article, and a gallery consisting of an indiscriminate collection of images of the article subject should generally either be improved in accordance with the above paragraph or moved to Wikimedia Commons.In short, it is rare that a gallery is preferred, and there should be a good reason for using one in a particular case. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 22:02, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Hello,
The page that was just created was rejected. Could you please help me on how to create a Wikipedia for a Public Figure?
Mjworld ( talk) 08:45, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
Wondering if there is a procedure to permanently delete talk related to an article. The talk I think contains fairly accusations that have not been accepted in the article and are unsubstantiated. XcommR ( talk) 23:20, 11 July 2017 (UTC)
@ XcommR: I noticed you have removed COI notices on your userpage. Please re-read WP:COI. If you are who you've claimed to be then you have a COI with regards to the LookSmart article, and it is a bit weird that you've accused others of violating WP:OUTING when that page says: "unless that person has voluntarily posted his or her own information" like you did on the talkpage of that deleted article. Stop falsely accusing people, stop deleting information you dislike, and declare your conflicts of interests on your userpage. In your edit dated 04:30, 22 September 2012 (UTC) you wrote: "He talks in general about the issue", as if you are talking about someone who is not you... ((( The Quixotic Potato))) ( talk) 23:57, 11 July 2017 (UTC)
People living in Nepal consist of Madheshi, Marwari, Kirati, but nowhere it is written! Nepal was formed in 18 century by a Hindu king called shah dynasty! Before that, it was all separate princely country like tharu rajya, mithila rajya, kritipur rajya, bhaktapur rajya, like wise. Almost 200 kindom were defeated by shah king Prithivi Narayan Shah, many time they exploit People and culture! Now one community is ruling Nepal. Nepali is community not a country! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhiraj 1995 ( talk • contribs) 04:40, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
I have created an article in my sandbox. I have no idea how to get that post live on the wiki. So kindly guide me with step by step process of getting that post live and running on the Wikipedia page so that it can be visible to other people on the internet.
Thank you Maakakhaana ( talk) 08:02, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
Good day,
I would like to write an article in Wiki for my business. I run a marketing company called Kaomi Marketing, Kaomi in hawaiian means click and we ofter digital services. The main reason for my article is that when our customers search for our brand they often see articles regarding an asian lady or a hawaiian God. I would like to write an informative article laying out what our business does, how it started and why we selected the name.
The reason I am asking is that I have read the guidelines for articles and have seen that an article about your own business is not allowed and would get disapproved. Is there any way for me to be able to write this article or get someone else to do it? as I feel like it would be worthy of a wiki post.
Thank you for your time and help in advance.
Regards, Dewan
DewanChapman ( talk) 10:28, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
I will not write the article.
DewanChapman ( talk) 11:01, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
How long deletion discussion about an article lasts?
Sinner ( talk) 11:35, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
Recently I wrote an article of an organisation named Addatimes which is in Kolkata, India. This is a web portal which features original bengali shortfilms and programs. I tried to bring out the information to all the users but somehow it was promotional. Please suggest me to solve this. Tell me what should not be given which can be subject to promotion. Divya123321 ( talk) 13:11, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
An individual wrote into OTRS ticket:2017071110005411 asking for help improving an article. I urge them to post specific questions here.
The article name is Udesh_Shrestha
There is no need to do anything until the individual post a comment here indicating that they are interested in help.-- S Philbrick (Talk) 16:06, 14 July 2017 (UTC)