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Hi, I created an article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Ataklan , and it has been rejected 4 times. After the last edit, I was sure I had included sufficient references by inserting newspaper article links, however it was still rejected. There are not online references for all of the information within the article, however there is 'non-digital' evidence that I cannot get a hold of to upload. I do not wish to compromise the accuracy and completeness of the article by excluding information that I do not have online sources for, can you give me any suggestions. Thanks Petalm ( talk) 15:08, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
I want to make my signature colorful which is done in my preference but when i make it colorful so it shows code not the result please give an example of colorful signature which we make in our preference, Thank You Greatuser ( talk) 14:23, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
<nowiki>...</nowiki>
tags so that we can see what your code is), and we'll help you get it working. Hope this helps!
Writ Keeper
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♔ 14:29, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
[[User:Writ Keeper|Writ Keeper]] [[User talk: Writ Keeper|⚇ ;]][[Special:Contributions/Writ_Keeper|♔ ;]]
, with the box checked. (The spaces between the numbers and the semicolons need to be removed in order to have the special characters appear.) The problem with yours is that the "font" tag has been deprecated since HTML 4, and is no longer supported in HTML5, which Wikipedia recently switched to. As an alternative, you should use span tags with a css style attribute. You would type in [[User:Greatuser|<span style="color:red;">Greatuser</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Greatuser|<span style="color:yellow;">talk</span>]]</sup>
, and it will come out looking like:
Greatuser
talk. Again, make sure you have the "Treat the above as wiki markup" box checked.
Writ Keeper
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♔ 14:52, 27 December 2012 (UTC)'''[[User:JHUbal27|<font color="mediumblue">JHUbal</font><font color="teal">27</font>]]''' ('''[[User talk:JHUbal27|<font color="darkviolet">talk</font>]]''')
Go to "Preferences" on the top of the page and type in what you want for your signature. After that, sign your posts on talk pages like this one with ~~~~ and you should be good to go!Your signatre is your's to customize, so have fun with it! If you have any questions contact me on my talk page. Here's my beautiful cool color signature. JHUbal27 ( talk) 16:28, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I have created a page on Wikipedia about 2 weeks ago, but when I type the title of the article into the search bar at the top of the screen, it says that no article exists with this title. Does this mean that my article has been deleted? Or is it not released yet? How long (approximately) does it usually take for a page to be reviewed and be made (for lack of a better word) 'searchable'?
The page is called Nice Pebbles
Thank you for any help or advice you can give regarding this!! Makahi ( talk) 11:31, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Greetings, former AP reporter attempting to make new entry into Wikipedia about a political group responsible for upset victory of Minn. Gov. Arne Carlson 1990 but being denied for lack of citation. This group appears to have been DELIBERATELY OMITTED from record. I notice RE-TYPED, non-authentic transcripts of newspaper articles accepted by Wikipedia on same subject. Why?
Main problem: lack of Internet access to 1990 USA Today article published circa October 17, 1990 on page one with photo of Gov. Carlson in victory salute. Pls. advise.
06:12, 27 December 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Razorfish721 ( talk • contribs)
Just created a new article called Lenart Sphere and the first reference bombed. I'm a real novice here but do have a PhD in math and am a good OOP coder, so can probably help from time to time with tech stuff once I get the feel for the format. Need help in fixing the first reference, and welcome any other help and suggestions. Still trying to find a copyright free image-- see my comment on the article's talk page. There are hundreds of references to this on Google but I kept it minimal for now, not knowing what was kosher for Wiki's copyright rules. THANKS tea friends! Pdecalculus ( talk) 01:41, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
AJAXFIORE, YOU'RE THE BEST, THANKS! Pdecalculus ( talk) 21:09, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Greetings... I've revised an article that has a banner reading: This section may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia's layout guidelines. Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure. (November 2012) How do I either remove or petition to remove the banner now? Thanks very much and Happy New Year! Misssarta ( talk) 21:36, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello there! I wrote an article on actor Zack Norman ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Zack_Norman), which has been rejected twice because my reference sources (primarily the Internet Movie Database) didn't meet Wikipedia requirements for verification. So I had a quick question: does Wikipedia consider the New York Times website to be a reliable reference source? Because, for example, if you go to http://movies.nytimes.com/person/52994/Zack-Norman/filmography many of Zack Norman's film roles are listed. So could I just cite that url as verification for his accomplishments as an American film character actor? Or would I need to cite a separate url for each role, i.e.: http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/41997/Romancing-the-Stone/cast for his performance in Romanicing the Stone? If you could let me know if this would be acceptable, that would be a huge help, because then I could just replace the reference footnotes where necessary, redo the layout according to Wiki guidelines, and ... is there something I'm forgetting? There's certainly no conflict of interest, as I am not associated with Mr. Norman in any way. I'm just a writer with an interest in submitting articles to Wikipedia, and chose Zack Norman as my first article subject simply because he's not yet represented there and seems like he should be. I look forward to your response, and Happy New Year! All the best, Matthew Weiss Matzohboy ( talk) 21:31, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
*Role 1<ref name="NYT">http://movies.nytimes.com/person/52994/Zack-Norman/filmography</ref> *Role 2<ref name="Somewhere else"> made up URL </ref> *Role 3<ref name="NYT"/> *Role 4<ref name="NYT"/> *etc == References == {{reflist}}
Is it okay for an article to use another Wikipedia article as a source? Would it be considered reliable? Or does it depend on the article? Koopatrev ( talk) 11:03, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello community... thsi would be my first time to want to (a) correct and (b) post a new page. Specifically somebody has posted erroneous information on an airline company that is now out of business (flyAruba), but mixing up with this our company website, and in and effort to create a posting on our company (Aruba Airlines) i now see messages indicating this is unverified or other such comments and subject to deletion. How do i simply correct the erroneous poster information and post an intro of our company, that can be build on...
thank you for any inputs
Trevor Sadler 201.229.125.182 ( talk) 01:31, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Question No 1: What are cosmetic changes? I am seeking help here because I recently got the AWB flag. The AWB policy states that we should be careful in making cosmetic changes. I don't want to lose the AWB flag so I would like to know what are cosmetic changes. "Cosmetic changes (such as many of AWB general fixes) should only be applied when there is a substantial change to make at the same time.". What is general fixes here? Please give me a detailed explanation about this.
Question No 2: What is CSD P2? "Any portal based on a topic for which there is only a stub header article or fewer than three non-stub articles detailing subject matter that would be appropriate to present under the title of that portal." I found the sentence very confusing. Please give me a detailed explanation about this.
Question No 3: What is VisualEditor and how does it work? I found this gadget in the Editing section of Preferences.
Question No 4: What are reliable sources and how to identify them? I read Project:RS but found it confusing. I also read in Project:V and Project:NOR that reliable sources must be cited for potentially controversial claims. I would appreciate a detailed explanation.
Please answer my questions. Thanks! Forgot to put name 18:19, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi. Can someone tell me where to go? I want technical help in writing a new template.
kcylsnavS{
screech
harrass} 20:33, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi there!
I created a new article, ( Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Rank Uiller), but it was rejected due the reliable sources issue. I have two questions about that. 1.- Is the external link that appear on the page, valid? 2.- Is the References section mandatory on each article?
Thanks. Happy new year! Regards, Zoe. Zoepe ( talk) 17:02, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
I uploaded a photo on wiki but it's name has changed . Why an how did it happen? The same file has been redirected. Alhosniomani20 ( talk) 11:06, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Is it true that on April Fool's day, one can randomly nominate any random page on Wikipedia for deletion, in the name of fun? Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 08:37, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
I have read my talk page, and I received large amounts of messages saying that I should assess this article. any tips? :) Ianlopez12 ( talk) 07:58, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Oh, thanks for the help. Yes, correction, the only one. Ian Raphael Lopez :) (talk) 08:26, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Oh, one more question. Is there any time deadline in assesing an article? Thank you Ian Raphael Lopez :) (talk) 08:31, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
hi, I uploaded an old family letter (there is no copyright) I'm not sure what category to place this in and have picked to the best of the options so Wikipedia can be satisfied it is a free work . how can I be sure that the picture wont be removed ? is there another option I can select? Trixx22 ( talk) 23:20, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Carter_%28rugby_union%29
the letter was written to my Great Grandmother who lived to 106. As I live in New Zealand I am not aware of what copyright is being referred to? and If there is a copyright then what is required as proof? Trixx22 ( talk) 10:59, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello,
I'm trying to create documentation for a template I just created, Template:International dollars. The template is supposed to do an in-line conversion of a value in a national currency to international dollars. However, Wikipedia seems to be doing some formatting that I don't understand when I use the template. In one instance it puts the value on its own line (i.e. puts newlines before and after it); in another it keeps it on the current line but moves all text afterwards into a box with a dashed boarder on a light background. How can I change my template so that the value it returns is substituted for the template without any other formatting changes? -- Greenbreen ( talk) 04:19, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
I can see how to write new paragraphs but I can't understand how you edit what is written on a Wiki page. When I click edit (logged in) I don't get the text to edit, just a list of other things. I seem to be missing something very basic in the process Heritage specialist ( talk) 23:49, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Heritage specialist ( talk) 00:02, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
98.204.26.105 ( talk) 00:42, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
why not ?
suggest - PAIMI federal law: protection and advocacy for mental ill individuals act 50.79.41.93 ( talk) 21:49, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello! This is my first and I look forward to getting more involved in projects. I played in my sandbox and have submitted AND been rejected AND corrected. However, I am so close to completion. If someone could look at the article and tell me what I am doing wrong. It would be extremely appreciated. I know that it is a simple fix, but I am doing something wrong in the referencing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Badding_Rug
L,S,A. 18:28, 30 December 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by L-S-AZZAR ( talk • contribs)
Cheers!! TheOriginalSoni ( talk) 19:43, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
RE: hospital name I am citing from the news sources and the same applies to the department store. 62 years ago it (like many hospitals) used a different name. I understand about the "Mrs." rule, but it is exactly how it is printed on Program for the Eighth National Exhibition of Amateur Needlework Of Today Inc. --- under the Honorary Chairmanship of Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Does this rule mean that I must omit that portion of the history of the rug? L,S,A. 00:45, 31 December 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by L-S-AZZAR ( talk • contribs)
I want to make a template on Wikipedia, i shall be grateful very much to anyone who will guide me. Sanpatrick81 ( talk) 16:49, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
This template is used quite a bit on Wikipedia, and editing the article Temple of the Tooth which did not display properly, I realized that the template itself has an issue.
Have a look at Template:Overlay and the examples, they do not display legends properly.
The author of the template Overlay article does not seem to be active anymore.
I have added two entries on the talk page Template_talk:Overlay.
Vincent Lextrait ( talk) 14:40, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I'm starting to write this article and I found most of my information on their official website. Is an official website a reliable source or just an external link? Would this website be a better source? Also, about how many reliable sources do I need? I'm sorry for all the questions. Thanks. JHUbal27 ( talk) 07:59, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello Teahouse, I have editing experience but am an article originator rookie, and am wondering if the Article Wizard is a safe haven to build an article over time. I will be writing one with appropriate references and don't want anyone making rash decisions about the article's worth for Wikipedia until it is ready to go live. My impression of the Sandbox from the descriptions is that there is always someone looking over your shoulder poised to hit delete, so I think the Article Wizard is best, yet am seeking advice. Is crafting the article in Word a better route, so as to submit in complete form? Please advise.
Thanks Wordcraft ( talk) 07:38, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Please,tell me how to add a photo to the article. If you can give me the tutorial video,please! I really really thanks to you :) DaFaJi ( talk) 06:25, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
On the top of my article, there are warning box there that says "This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy. Please share your thoughts on the matter at this article's entry on the Articles for deletion page. Feel free to edit the article, but the article must not be blanked, and this notice must not be removed, until the discussion is closed. For more information, particularly on merging or moving the article during the discussion, read the Guide to deletion."
And another box with a yellow line on he left that says "This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; suggestions may be available. (December 2012)"
And also, what is the meaning of the colors on the left side of the box.
Thanks!
franz josef caballes ( talk) 03:06, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
How does one (or does one) use photos from another WP (i.e.: Ukraine)? Beate Sirota Gordon died yesterday, and I thought it might be nice to spruce-up her article with a picture or two, and noticed there are some on her corresponding uk.wikipedia page: [2] ~Thanks, ~E : 74.60.29.141 ( talk) 23:10, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello everyone! First of all a very Happy New Year 2013 to all! I wanted to know if there are any more new year templates for wishing editors other than {{ New Year 1}} and {{ Happy New Year 2013}} I believe there could be more than 2 templates on a big community project like ours. TheGeneralUser (talk) 20:23, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
How long does it take for your page to show up on Wikipedia once you requested its creation? Alisamusso ( talk) 16:06, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
I am not able to link File:Junoon Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq logo.jpg to Junoon - Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq in the infobox. Please help me. Thank you. Forgot to put name 14:19, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
[[File:Junoon Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq logo.jpg]]
Other templates might only need [[Junoon Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq logo.jpg]]
or even just Junoon Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq logo.jpg
NtheP (
talk) 14:42, 31 December 2012 (UTC)Hi, I reviewed the article, which was a Good article nominee. I passed it and I thought that I should edit the talk page and show it, but somehow I messed up and it look weird. I just did as the GAN page said for successful articles and did the rplacement stuff. Now it looks awry. Plus, can someone update the article's talk page accordingly as the article is now GA class and not B class?
Details: The article was previously B class. The article had previously failed a GAN. WeirdWoman123 ( talk) 10:25, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
WeirdWoman123 ( talk) 12:31, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
I have an alternative account for my test editing like Using twinkle and warn user or welcome user. I mean I use the warning templates of twinkle on that alternative account. Do I have problems with that? -- Pratyya (Happy New Year) 10:18, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello, sorry if this is the wrong place to ask. I would like to change my username to my signature. Thankyou :) Andrea Christiansen 08:19, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
I just got a notice that my changes regarding male tennis players were considered unhelpful and removed. I have absolutely no idea what this is talking about. I have, to my knowledge, never been a wikipedia editor. Can I assume this is an error? 24.178.6.142 ( talk) 20:47, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I recently created a new article Poverty in Japan, it has just been initiated and i am looking forward to adding more input, though i am unable to find my article when i search for it. Do i need to anythning else to make my article visible to everyone ? Anandtr2006 ( talk) 02:36, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I'd like to merge my current account (anothersignalman) with my former one (steamtostay). How do I go about transferring the contents of both the main and talk pages, and setting up the "steamtostay" page to automatically redirect?
Thanks, Dave
Anothersignalman ( talk) 02:20, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Is there a way to get rid of the white border that surrounds images in standard galleries? What I'm talking about is this: When you look at a standard gallery of images, it looks like a set of old Kodakchrome slides from the 1970s. If there is any text, the text floats under the Kodakchrome slide. I'd like to (1) have the image take up a bigger portion of the "slide" OR (2) have the caption appear on the bottom of that frame instead of free-floating under it. Is that possible? ProfReader ( talk) 23:33, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
I've contributed a little but I'm no expert on the Wiki society so I'd like to ask someone more experienced to have a look at this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7603
It seems to be a copy of this:
http://quasars.org/ngc7603.htm
My understanding is that this is a pseudo-science site based on Halton Arp's controversial and/or discredited views.
George Dishman ( talk) 23:02, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
I have requested peer review on the following article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singani How can I support the process of getting impartial experienced reviewers to look at this article? DGFritz ( talk) 21:47, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
I read somewhere in WP that peer review was a process of exchanging reviews, reciprocal favors as it were. The Wikiproject sounds promising. Thanks. 108.18.122.94 ( talk) 01:05, 2 January 2013 (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 60 | ← | Archive 63 | Archive 64 | Archive 65 | Archive 66 | Archive 67 | → | Archive 70 |
Hi, I created an article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Ataklan , and it has been rejected 4 times. After the last edit, I was sure I had included sufficient references by inserting newspaper article links, however it was still rejected. There are not online references for all of the information within the article, however there is 'non-digital' evidence that I cannot get a hold of to upload. I do not wish to compromise the accuracy and completeness of the article by excluding information that I do not have online sources for, can you give me any suggestions. Thanks Petalm ( talk) 15:08, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
I want to make my signature colorful which is done in my preference but when i make it colorful so it shows code not the result please give an example of colorful signature which we make in our preference, Thank You Greatuser ( talk) 14:23, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
<nowiki>...</nowiki>
tags so that we can see what your code is), and we'll help you get it working. Hope this helps!
Writ Keeper
⚇
♔ 14:29, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
[[User:Writ Keeper|Writ Keeper]] [[User talk: Writ Keeper|⚇ ;]][[Special:Contributions/Writ_Keeper|♔ ;]]
, with the box checked. (The spaces between the numbers and the semicolons need to be removed in order to have the special characters appear.) The problem with yours is that the "font" tag has been deprecated since HTML 4, and is no longer supported in HTML5, which Wikipedia recently switched to. As an alternative, you should use span tags with a css style attribute. You would type in [[User:Greatuser|<span style="color:red;">Greatuser</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Greatuser|<span style="color:yellow;">talk</span>]]</sup>
, and it will come out looking like:
Greatuser
talk. Again, make sure you have the "Treat the above as wiki markup" box checked.
Writ Keeper
⚇
♔ 14:52, 27 December 2012 (UTC)'''[[User:JHUbal27|<font color="mediumblue">JHUbal</font><font color="teal">27</font>]]''' ('''[[User talk:JHUbal27|<font color="darkviolet">talk</font>]]''')
Go to "Preferences" on the top of the page and type in what you want for your signature. After that, sign your posts on talk pages like this one with ~~~~ and you should be good to go!Your signatre is your's to customize, so have fun with it! If you have any questions contact me on my talk page. Here's my beautiful cool color signature. JHUbal27 ( talk) 16:28, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello, I have created a page on Wikipedia about 2 weeks ago, but when I type the title of the article into the search bar at the top of the screen, it says that no article exists with this title. Does this mean that my article has been deleted? Or is it not released yet? How long (approximately) does it usually take for a page to be reviewed and be made (for lack of a better word) 'searchable'?
The page is called Nice Pebbles
Thank you for any help or advice you can give regarding this!! Makahi ( talk) 11:31, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Greetings, former AP reporter attempting to make new entry into Wikipedia about a political group responsible for upset victory of Minn. Gov. Arne Carlson 1990 but being denied for lack of citation. This group appears to have been DELIBERATELY OMITTED from record. I notice RE-TYPED, non-authentic transcripts of newspaper articles accepted by Wikipedia on same subject. Why?
Main problem: lack of Internet access to 1990 USA Today article published circa October 17, 1990 on page one with photo of Gov. Carlson in victory salute. Pls. advise.
06:12, 27 December 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Razorfish721 ( talk • contribs)
Just created a new article called Lenart Sphere and the first reference bombed. I'm a real novice here but do have a PhD in math and am a good OOP coder, so can probably help from time to time with tech stuff once I get the feel for the format. Need help in fixing the first reference, and welcome any other help and suggestions. Still trying to find a copyright free image-- see my comment on the article's talk page. There are hundreds of references to this on Google but I kept it minimal for now, not knowing what was kosher for Wiki's copyright rules. THANKS tea friends! Pdecalculus ( talk) 01:41, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
AJAXFIORE, YOU'RE THE BEST, THANKS! Pdecalculus ( talk) 21:09, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Greetings... I've revised an article that has a banner reading: This section may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia's layout guidelines. Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure. (November 2012) How do I either remove or petition to remove the banner now? Thanks very much and Happy New Year! Misssarta ( talk) 21:36, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello there! I wrote an article on actor Zack Norman ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Zack_Norman), which has been rejected twice because my reference sources (primarily the Internet Movie Database) didn't meet Wikipedia requirements for verification. So I had a quick question: does Wikipedia consider the New York Times website to be a reliable reference source? Because, for example, if you go to http://movies.nytimes.com/person/52994/Zack-Norman/filmography many of Zack Norman's film roles are listed. So could I just cite that url as verification for his accomplishments as an American film character actor? Or would I need to cite a separate url for each role, i.e.: http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/41997/Romancing-the-Stone/cast for his performance in Romanicing the Stone? If you could let me know if this would be acceptable, that would be a huge help, because then I could just replace the reference footnotes where necessary, redo the layout according to Wiki guidelines, and ... is there something I'm forgetting? There's certainly no conflict of interest, as I am not associated with Mr. Norman in any way. I'm just a writer with an interest in submitting articles to Wikipedia, and chose Zack Norman as my first article subject simply because he's not yet represented there and seems like he should be. I look forward to your response, and Happy New Year! All the best, Matthew Weiss Matzohboy ( talk) 21:31, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
*Role 1<ref name="NYT">http://movies.nytimes.com/person/52994/Zack-Norman/filmography</ref> *Role 2<ref name="Somewhere else"> made up URL </ref> *Role 3<ref name="NYT"/> *Role 4<ref name="NYT"/> *etc == References == {{reflist}}
Is it okay for an article to use another Wikipedia article as a source? Would it be considered reliable? Or does it depend on the article? Koopatrev ( talk) 11:03, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello community... thsi would be my first time to want to (a) correct and (b) post a new page. Specifically somebody has posted erroneous information on an airline company that is now out of business (flyAruba), but mixing up with this our company website, and in and effort to create a posting on our company (Aruba Airlines) i now see messages indicating this is unverified or other such comments and subject to deletion. How do i simply correct the erroneous poster information and post an intro of our company, that can be build on...
thank you for any inputs
Trevor Sadler 201.229.125.182 ( talk) 01:31, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
Question No 1: What are cosmetic changes? I am seeking help here because I recently got the AWB flag. The AWB policy states that we should be careful in making cosmetic changes. I don't want to lose the AWB flag so I would like to know what are cosmetic changes. "Cosmetic changes (such as many of AWB general fixes) should only be applied when there is a substantial change to make at the same time.". What is general fixes here? Please give me a detailed explanation about this.
Question No 2: What is CSD P2? "Any portal based on a topic for which there is only a stub header article or fewer than three non-stub articles detailing subject matter that would be appropriate to present under the title of that portal." I found the sentence very confusing. Please give me a detailed explanation about this.
Question No 3: What is VisualEditor and how does it work? I found this gadget in the Editing section of Preferences.
Question No 4: What are reliable sources and how to identify them? I read Project:RS but found it confusing. I also read in Project:V and Project:NOR that reliable sources must be cited for potentially controversial claims. I would appreciate a detailed explanation.
Please answer my questions. Thanks! Forgot to put name 18:19, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi. Can someone tell me where to go? I want technical help in writing a new template.
kcylsnavS{
screech
harrass} 20:33, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi there!
I created a new article, ( Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Rank Uiller), but it was rejected due the reliable sources issue. I have two questions about that. 1.- Is the external link that appear on the page, valid? 2.- Is the References section mandatory on each article?
Thanks. Happy new year! Regards, Zoe. Zoepe ( talk) 17:02, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
I uploaded a photo on wiki but it's name has changed . Why an how did it happen? The same file has been redirected. Alhosniomani20 ( talk) 11:06, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Is it true that on April Fool's day, one can randomly nominate any random page on Wikipedia for deletion, in the name of fun? Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 08:37, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
I have read my talk page, and I received large amounts of messages saying that I should assess this article. any tips? :) Ianlopez12 ( talk) 07:58, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Oh, thanks for the help. Yes, correction, the only one. Ian Raphael Lopez :) (talk) 08:26, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
Oh, one more question. Is there any time deadline in assesing an article? Thank you Ian Raphael Lopez :) (talk) 08:31, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
hi, I uploaded an old family letter (there is no copyright) I'm not sure what category to place this in and have picked to the best of the options so Wikipedia can be satisfied it is a free work . how can I be sure that the picture wont be removed ? is there another option I can select? Trixx22 ( talk) 23:20, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Carter_%28rugby_union%29
the letter was written to my Great Grandmother who lived to 106. As I live in New Zealand I am not aware of what copyright is being referred to? and If there is a copyright then what is required as proof? Trixx22 ( talk) 10:59, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello,
I'm trying to create documentation for a template I just created, Template:International dollars. The template is supposed to do an in-line conversion of a value in a national currency to international dollars. However, Wikipedia seems to be doing some formatting that I don't understand when I use the template. In one instance it puts the value on its own line (i.e. puts newlines before and after it); in another it keeps it on the current line but moves all text afterwards into a box with a dashed boarder on a light background. How can I change my template so that the value it returns is substituted for the template without any other formatting changes? -- Greenbreen ( talk) 04:19, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
I can see how to write new paragraphs but I can't understand how you edit what is written on a Wiki page. When I click edit (logged in) I don't get the text to edit, just a list of other things. I seem to be missing something very basic in the process Heritage specialist ( talk) 23:49, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Heritage specialist ( talk) 00:02, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
98.204.26.105 ( talk) 00:42, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
why not ?
suggest - PAIMI federal law: protection and advocacy for mental ill individuals act 50.79.41.93 ( talk) 21:49, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello! This is my first and I look forward to getting more involved in projects. I played in my sandbox and have submitted AND been rejected AND corrected. However, I am so close to completion. If someone could look at the article and tell me what I am doing wrong. It would be extremely appreciated. I know that it is a simple fix, but I am doing something wrong in the referencing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Badding_Rug
L,S,A. 18:28, 30 December 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by L-S-AZZAR ( talk • contribs)
Cheers!! TheOriginalSoni ( talk) 19:43, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
RE: hospital name I am citing from the news sources and the same applies to the department store. 62 years ago it (like many hospitals) used a different name. I understand about the "Mrs." rule, but it is exactly how it is printed on Program for the Eighth National Exhibition of Amateur Needlework Of Today Inc. --- under the Honorary Chairmanship of Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Does this rule mean that I must omit that portion of the history of the rug? L,S,A. 00:45, 31 December 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by L-S-AZZAR ( talk • contribs)
I want to make a template on Wikipedia, i shall be grateful very much to anyone who will guide me. Sanpatrick81 ( talk) 16:49, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
This template is used quite a bit on Wikipedia, and editing the article Temple of the Tooth which did not display properly, I realized that the template itself has an issue.
Have a look at Template:Overlay and the examples, they do not display legends properly.
The author of the template Overlay article does not seem to be active anymore.
I have added two entries on the talk page Template_talk:Overlay.
Vincent Lextrait ( talk) 14:40, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I'm starting to write this article and I found most of my information on their official website. Is an official website a reliable source or just an external link? Would this website be a better source? Also, about how many reliable sources do I need? I'm sorry for all the questions. Thanks. JHUbal27 ( talk) 07:59, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello Teahouse, I have editing experience but am an article originator rookie, and am wondering if the Article Wizard is a safe haven to build an article over time. I will be writing one with appropriate references and don't want anyone making rash decisions about the article's worth for Wikipedia until it is ready to go live. My impression of the Sandbox from the descriptions is that there is always someone looking over your shoulder poised to hit delete, so I think the Article Wizard is best, yet am seeking advice. Is crafting the article in Word a better route, so as to submit in complete form? Please advise.
Thanks Wordcraft ( talk) 07:38, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Please,tell me how to add a photo to the article. If you can give me the tutorial video,please! I really really thanks to you :) DaFaJi ( talk) 06:25, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
On the top of my article, there are warning box there that says "This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy. Please share your thoughts on the matter at this article's entry on the Articles for deletion page. Feel free to edit the article, but the article must not be blanked, and this notice must not be removed, until the discussion is closed. For more information, particularly on merging or moving the article during the discussion, read the Guide to deletion."
And another box with a yellow line on he left that says "This article is an orphan, as no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; suggestions may be available. (December 2012)"
And also, what is the meaning of the colors on the left side of the box.
Thanks!
franz josef caballes ( talk) 03:06, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
How does one (or does one) use photos from another WP (i.e.: Ukraine)? Beate Sirota Gordon died yesterday, and I thought it might be nice to spruce-up her article with a picture or two, and noticed there are some on her corresponding uk.wikipedia page: [2] ~Thanks, ~E : 74.60.29.141 ( talk) 23:10, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello everyone! First of all a very Happy New Year 2013 to all! I wanted to know if there are any more new year templates for wishing editors other than {{ New Year 1}} and {{ Happy New Year 2013}} I believe there could be more than 2 templates on a big community project like ours. TheGeneralUser (talk) 20:23, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
How long does it take for your page to show up on Wikipedia once you requested its creation? Alisamusso ( talk) 16:06, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
I am not able to link File:Junoon Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq logo.jpg to Junoon - Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq in the infobox. Please help me. Thank you. Forgot to put name 14:19, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
[[File:Junoon Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq logo.jpg]]
Other templates might only need [[Junoon Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq logo.jpg]]
or even just Junoon Aisi Nafrat Toh Kaisa Ishq logo.jpg
NtheP (
talk) 14:42, 31 December 2012 (UTC)Hi, I reviewed the article, which was a Good article nominee. I passed it and I thought that I should edit the talk page and show it, but somehow I messed up and it look weird. I just did as the GAN page said for successful articles and did the rplacement stuff. Now it looks awry. Plus, can someone update the article's talk page accordingly as the article is now GA class and not B class?
Details: The article was previously B class. The article had previously failed a GAN. WeirdWoman123 ( talk) 10:25, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
WeirdWoman123 ( talk) 12:31, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
I have an alternative account for my test editing like Using twinkle and warn user or welcome user. I mean I use the warning templates of twinkle on that alternative account. Do I have problems with that? -- Pratyya (Happy New Year) 10:18, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
Hello, sorry if this is the wrong place to ask. I would like to change my username to my signature. Thankyou :) Andrea Christiansen 08:19, 31 December 2012 (UTC)
I just got a notice that my changes regarding male tennis players were considered unhelpful and removed. I have absolutely no idea what this is talking about. I have, to my knowledge, never been a wikipedia editor. Can I assume this is an error? 24.178.6.142 ( talk) 20:47, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
Hi, I recently created a new article Poverty in Japan, it has just been initiated and i am looking forward to adding more input, though i am unable to find my article when i search for it. Do i need to anythning else to make my article visible to everyone ? Anandtr2006 ( talk) 02:36, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I'd like to merge my current account (anothersignalman) with my former one (steamtostay). How do I go about transferring the contents of both the main and talk pages, and setting up the "steamtostay" page to automatically redirect?
Thanks, Dave
Anothersignalman ( talk) 02:20, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Is there a way to get rid of the white border that surrounds images in standard galleries? What I'm talking about is this: When you look at a standard gallery of images, it looks like a set of old Kodakchrome slides from the 1970s. If there is any text, the text floats under the Kodakchrome slide. I'd like to (1) have the image take up a bigger portion of the "slide" OR (2) have the caption appear on the bottom of that frame instead of free-floating under it. Is that possible? ProfReader ( talk) 23:33, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
I've contributed a little but I'm no expert on the Wiki society so I'd like to ask someone more experienced to have a look at this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7603
It seems to be a copy of this:
http://quasars.org/ngc7603.htm
My understanding is that this is a pseudo-science site based on Halton Arp's controversial and/or discredited views.
George Dishman ( talk) 23:02, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
I have requested peer review on the following article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singani How can I support the process of getting impartial experienced reviewers to look at this article? DGFritz ( talk) 21:47, 1 January 2013 (UTC)
I read somewhere in WP that peer review was a process of exchanging reviews, reciprocal favors as it were. The Wikiproject sounds promising. Thanks. 108.18.122.94 ( talk) 01:05, 2 January 2013 (UTC)