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I am creating a Real Life Superhero page. The reason for it not being accepted is the generic; It appears that your submission is either an attempt to be humorous rather than factual or is an obvious hoax. As Wikipedia strives to contain only factual entries, we can not accept your submission at this time.
This Article refers to several Real Life Superheroes. I've also noticed several that have pages on Wikipedia, what would make their stories any less "factual" or "humorous" than the one I am creating? — comment by ∞∞∞∞∞ ( talk • contribs) 00:35, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
Anas Aremeyaw Anas is a real person and even has a documentary. IMDB has a reputation for providing accurate information on movies and documentaries. Why can't he be listed on the Real Life Superheroes page with that reference? As for Dash Johnson, I merely have been following Dash's story for some time and would like to share it in hopes that others provide their accounts of Dash's story. Why would you assume that I'm trying to add material about myself or someone I have a connection with? — Preceding unsigned comment added by NdajiyaSuberu ( talk • contribs) 18:49, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
Can any one review this and help me to publish this page https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Recwiki/sandbox Recwiki ( talk) 03:11, 6 July 2018 (UTC) Sir, actually the url of site was "Nirmal contractors.tk" but it redirects to WordPress site hence it was an normal site so sir pls help me bcz the company was an rapidly growing popular construction company in its local region. Recwiki ( talk) 06:05, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Sir Cordless Larry can i use fb links as references and the articles which are published offline in the newspaper. Recwiki ( talk) 07:45, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I have the Wikipedia app on my phone and have saved some lists to it. I am having trouble locating my lists on the desktop version. I am signed in on both. Is it possible to get them on my computer or is it only an app feature? — Preceding unsigned comment added by QkuksWiki ( talk • contribs) 05:51, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello guys thanks for inviting me! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Furry ninja ( talk • contribs) 07:15, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
I am asking that why is this happening to me? I am writing about an artist who is very popular at our state. So, please help me to create an article about him. Because an artist like him needs an Wikipedia Article. So, please think once about it. It will be an honor to him for having an Wikipedia Article. -Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kishore Raj Narayan Patar ( talk • contribs) 17:21, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi Can someone kindly take a look at the Michelotti Pura page and advise why I am having problems getting it accepted. Its a rare supercar based on a track car that is referenced in wiki elsewhere also its designer and engineer. I have included magazine article references and could include photos of the magazine although that might be a copyright problem if I do. What am I still doing wrong? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michelotti Pura ( talk • contribs) 09:42, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
I no longer have control of it, as the password does not work. Also, I suspect that the email, if any, no longer exist or cannot control it. I did not use that email with yahoo for more then 4 years or longer, and I DO KNOW that yahoo has a policy of deleting email addresses and then anyone can create a new account with the same name, but I do not think so as one security question worked. Regardless, I need to know this Dark Mistress account email so I can see if it is my current one. I cannot get yahoo to help me, as the website errored out each time I tried contacting them. -- 70.35.188.218 ( talk) 20:47, 6 July 2018 (UTC) EDIT: Moot. I GOT MY ACCOUNT BACK! -- Pretty les♀♥, Dark Mistress, talk, 20:50, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
There are lots and lots of articles with "too few wikilinks". My question is: what's a good number? Unlike many of the other editing categories, there are no detailed guidelines for this. Sometimes, the article is barren enough that the need for more links is obvious (e.g. ASL interpreting even after I added a few), but other times this tag is not intuitive. The example of this that led me to ask this question was the article for James Patterson's bibliography. Does something like that really need more wikilinks, or are bots just not good at picking up on lists like that? Even in more standard articles such as ASL interpreting, what's a good point to remove that banner? Matthew V. Milone ( talk) 19:58, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
So, I recently discovered an obvious ARG on reddit. r/cultoftheobsidian. I have also noticed that right now, it being only a month old, it is not very popular at all. I think it should deserve a page of it's own, but I'm not sure if wikipedia would allow that. Would anyone care to explain if this could happen or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mooys1 ( talk • contribs) 14:50, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello. I am updating infoboxes for metro/railroad stations in Russia, usually by just taking the info from the Russian Wikipedia. Russian Wikis' infoboxes for stations includes parameter "chief engineer", while English wiki does not have it. For many stations the chief engineers were, well, prominent engineers, like Vladimir Shukhov and they naturally have English language articles, but I can't add them to the infobox. Is it at all possible to add aditional parameters for Template:Infobox station at a given page without editing the Infobox itself? Ideally, it would be grat if I could add parameter that would show up under the Template:Infobox station#Construction category. Thanks. Openlydialectic ( talk) 03:10, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi,
I'm writing about a modest little bivalve. There is some dispute about its name. The ITIS database (and the rest of Wikipedia, for that matter) refers to it as "Tellina simulans". [1] The WoRMS database says that this name is no longer accepted and the correct name is "Eurytellina simulans". [2] Eurytellina was previously a sub-genus and has apparently been promoted. It seems to me that Eurytellina is likely the more "correct" answer in that the new name presents the most current thinking on this topic, and is based on the database that specializes in marine life. On the other hand, I am aware of many instances where biologists fight amongst themselves about taxonomy. Does Wikipedia have a view on what is definitive in taxonomy?
Thanks! Jordanroderick ( talk) 15:38, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
References
Just curious: How does the relatively new (to me, at least) Wikipedia feature of being about to "thank" as editor for a specific edit on an article's history page work? I just tried it. I thought the "thanks" would go to either the editor's Talk page or the article's Talk page, but it didn't seem to go anywhere. DrLuthersAssistant ( talk) 19:45, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi everyone, What’s the holdup with the draft I submitted for an article? It’s been sitting around for a week and I see other articles were either rejected or accepted in far less time...? Vilamich ( talk) 17:32, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
{{
IPAc-pl|k|o|'|sz|e|f|k|o}}
, and I altered it to {{
IPAc-pl|'|k|e|sz|n|i|c|k}}
. As you can see, the template {{
IPAc-pl}} handles transliterating the Polish orthography into IPA (which works because Polish orthography is pretty well phonemic). As for the population figure, Wikipedia works on
Verifiability not truth. --
ColinFine (
talk)
19:07, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello, and thank you.
Unfortunately it looks like user:Cordless Larry is attempting to have an article I created according to Wikipedia standards deleted and is accusing me of hoaxing. Is there a way to prevent this kind of behavior in the future? Also please note that the draft was listed in top 25 good drafts with no problems for over a week before a user:Theroadislong who currently has approval rights accepted it. Vilamich ( talk) 19:30, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I have corrected Peter Schmeichel goal score for Manchester United as the entry not correct, I have corrected by adding 1 goal he did score where total goal scored 10 but removed even though I have added citation. Please check. Kind Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anwarhs ( talk • contribs)
<!-- LEAGUE ONLY -->
. Your source is not about a league goal.
PrimeHunter (
talk)
22:19, 7 July 2018 (UTC)I have read Archiving a talk page and Archive HowTo several times but I'm flummoxed. I think my mistake was setting up an archive page titled, User talk:Markworthen/Archive N, when it should have been User talk:Markworthen/Archives/ 1, although I'm not sure that's the error, or if I made more than one mistake. In addition to the "N" archive page, I also have User talk:Markworthen/Archives/ 1 and User talk:Markworthen/Archives/ 2, created by Lowercase sigmabot III (I didn't create those pages, so I assume it was the bot). The "N" archive page is the only one that correctly links (in the header) to my current Talk page. I appreciate any assistance y'all can provide to cure my flummoxation. ;-)
A related question: the Archive HowTo page states that one should use the following for the "archive" parameter:
| archive = User talk:Example/Archive %(counter)d
Whereas, Archiving a talk page states that one should use this for the "archive" parameter:
| archive={{SUBST:FULLPAGENAME}}/Archive %(counter)d
Is one of those better than the other?
Thank you! - Mark D Worthen PsyD (talk) 12:41, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
For those interested in housing as a topic. Template:Living spaces.- Inowen ( nlfte) 18:43, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi everyone. I'm brand new here, and a complete n00b. I've got an idea for a couple of articles I'd like to create, and I just wanted to check here if you believe they would be accepted in the encyclopedia, before I give them a shot. I understand there are lots of rules, which I'm currently reading, in particular that subjects have to be notable in some way. I want to create a couple of articles for mental health organisations in New Zealand. I'm a consumer of these organisations, but don't think that would make a conflict of interest? Not sure. I'm not associated with the organisations in any professional capacity. They're NZ wide organisations. My question is, would they qualify for having an article, or can I expect them to be marked for deletion? Thanks! Parallel-sojourner ( talk) 23:20, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
How can i add a photo to a page of a person that doesn't have a photo? — Preceding unsigned comment added by King Kamakazi Maesela ( talk • contribs) 02:11, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
I think it can already stand as article? or too soon? I've seen loads of sources/news now that the submarine is used to rescue the team that was trapped Tham Luang cave rescue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.148.234.156 ( talk) 03:55, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
To Whom It May Concern,
The wiki page on Democratic Socialism is inaccurate. Please cite or reference other sources. The spread of misinformation is contagious enough, without the help of a trusted source. Please see the website and adjust. When we are talking about ideas, it is easy to get this stuff wrong.
Thank you for your time, Jeannine Ehrentraut — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1702:1F70:7120:E831:CDA8:FF80:CA9C ( talk) 11:11, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
Do wikipedia articles need to use formal english? - LionCountry25 ( talk) 12:07, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello @ LionCountry25: and thank you for your question. One way to look at how formal the writing should be is to read a lot of articles in the topic area in which you have an interest. Also, since you are a newer editor, editors with more experience will be helping you with the article and changing the words you use. It really doesn't have to be any more complicated than that. If you would like a Teahouse host take a look at a draft that you have created just come back to the Teahouse and we will be glad to take a look and check to see if you are writing in the correct format! Best Regards, Barbara ✐ ✉ 00:44, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
anyone helps this draft are appreciated :). Bryan ( talk) 8 July 2018 (UTC)
How to add a picture on a wiki info page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by K Srinidhi ( talk • contribs) 13:19, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
If I need to have an anime expansion after The Walt Disney Company were aquired by the franchuse from Square Enix like this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr.Yansen ( talk • contribs) 12:32, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
One should note that the user's edit regarding this subject was reverted because it constituted vandalism. CoolSkittle ( talk) 18:12, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
How do I edit greater things EX (not saying I would edit these exact ones) Acura, McDonalds, ECT it says that it is protected. How do I make it so I can edit it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aredstone9955 ( talk • contribs) 16:56, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello, i can't find my new page 'Habibur Rahman — Preceding unsigned comment added by Imranhossain107057 ( talk • contribs) 18:00, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
thanks a lot dear, sir. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Imranhossain107057 (
talk •
contribs)
18:22, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
How do I report a page that is promotional? CoolSkittle ( talk) 20:52, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
{{advert|date=July 2018}}
or, if you want to get fancy, use {{advert|{{subst:DATE}}}}
. But if you don't put a date there, a bot will come along later and add the current month for you. That template would go at the top of the page. If it was just a section of the page that was promotional, you could use a slightly different version: {{advert section|{{subst:DATE}}}}
which you would place just under the section header.Thanks for the advice CoolSkittle ( talk) 22:15, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
how to write an article about a people will you please sugest me to comeup from this — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaparibond123 ( talk • contribs) 09:22, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
is there already an article? about another disaster in Japan that began on July 5, 2018 which killed 38 people — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.148.234.156 ( talk) 22:03, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
National sports teams are by default considered male on Wikipedia, without actually specifying this in the page title.
Example page titles:
Vs.
France women's national football team
Let’s have Wikipedia proactively support gender equality in the page title naming conventions for those sports that have a team in each gender:
Example:
France men’s national football team
Vs.
France women’s national football team
The default search would remain with the most popular of the two, or however the algorithm currently works, but the page titles would recognize that there is no dominant gender, they are equal.
The current situation is a naming convention for many sports (and other activities) that contributes to a ‘casual sexism’ bias against women’s sports. A shift to more equitable naming conventions will help reduce the ongoing gender disparity of the visibility of women in sport.
Media reference: Andy Murray corrects journalist’s casual sexism — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lisac83 ( talk • contribs) 00:14, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
This citation was edited by 'CitationCleanerBot', AP Faure (6 Apr 2013). "Money Creation: Genesis 2: Goldsmith-Bankers and Bank Notes". Social Science Research Network.
SSRN
2244977. {{
cite web}}
: Missing or empty |url=
(
help), to remove the URL and access-date. The article is now appearing in the 'Category:Pages using web citations with no URL'. I assume that the URL was removed since the SSRN number links to the article abstract. I have done maintenance to articles to remove them from this maintenance category, often by changing the template, sometimes adding the URL. I would be irate if I added an URL to fix a maintenance issue to have a Bot remove it. Wikipedia describes
SSRN as a 'website' not a 'journal' so I assume {{
Cite web}} is appropriate. Does the Bot or template need to be enhanced?
I do not know what the standard is for using URLs with citations that use DOI, Bibcode, JSTOR, etc. I usually use URL to point to the actual text that supports the statement referenced. I have seen many times that URL is used to link to Google, Amazon, Worldcat, etc, descriptions of the book or journal, not the actual text. Any insights to share? User-duck ( talk) 17:09, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
|date=
. I do not know if I should add |access-date=
, I had accessed the web page to verify it was still alive and had text of the source but did not verify that the text supported the statement. The bot did remove the |url=
and |access-date=
from a {{
Cite journal}} using a |jstor=
parameter. But {{
Cite journal}} does not require an URL and having a |access-date=
without an |url=
would generate an entry in a different maintenance category.|url=
parameter is not to be used?
User-duck (
talk)
05:33, 9 July 2018 (UTC)Hi,
I recently added an entry for the 2018 award ceremony regarding
José Vasconcelos World Award of Education. The award ceremony will be held in
Hong Kong. I decided to add the Hong Kong flag
.
Issue is that Hong Kong is a an administrative region of
China
.
What are the conventions to be used for Hong Kong in articles on Wiki? I have the feel that either way would be fine, but I prefer to ask this forum to get some guidelines.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Healing Mandala ( talk) 16:15, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
Good luck to you.... Cr@Z Kit-Kat Lover t@lk 08:05, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
The name pretty much says it all. How many sources should an uncontroversial stub article, such as this, have? I think a good policy that one source is always too few, but would adding a second one be enough if it only applied to a specific claim in the article? Matthew V. Milone ( talk) 03:58, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
X is a plant that grows in Tierra del Fuego. A reader might wonder what good that entry does, as no further information is available; whoever does not live there cares little what grows there, and whoever does will already know it grows there upon seeing it. To which I answer that it is better than there is a silly entry, than no entry at all.Tigraan Click here to contact me 09:17, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
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Archive 795 | Archive 796 | Archive 797 | Archive 798 | Archive 799 | Archive 800 | → | Archive 805 |
I am creating a Real Life Superhero page. The reason for it not being accepted is the generic; It appears that your submission is either an attempt to be humorous rather than factual or is an obvious hoax. As Wikipedia strives to contain only factual entries, we can not accept your submission at this time.
This Article refers to several Real Life Superheroes. I've also noticed several that have pages on Wikipedia, what would make their stories any less "factual" or "humorous" than the one I am creating? — comment by ∞∞∞∞∞ ( talk • contribs) 00:35, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
Anas Aremeyaw Anas is a real person and even has a documentary. IMDB has a reputation for providing accurate information on movies and documentaries. Why can't he be listed on the Real Life Superheroes page with that reference? As for Dash Johnson, I merely have been following Dash's story for some time and would like to share it in hopes that others provide their accounts of Dash's story. Why would you assume that I'm trying to add material about myself or someone I have a connection with? — Preceding unsigned comment added by NdajiyaSuberu ( talk • contribs) 18:49, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
Can any one review this and help me to publish this page https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Recwiki/sandbox Recwiki ( talk) 03:11, 6 July 2018 (UTC) Sir, actually the url of site was "Nirmal contractors.tk" but it redirects to WordPress site hence it was an normal site so sir pls help me bcz the company was an rapidly growing popular construction company in its local region. Recwiki ( talk) 06:05, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Sir Cordless Larry can i use fb links as references and the articles which are published offline in the newspaper. Recwiki ( talk) 07:45, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I have the Wikipedia app on my phone and have saved some lists to it. I am having trouble locating my lists on the desktop version. I am signed in on both. Is it possible to get them on my computer or is it only an app feature? — Preceding unsigned comment added by QkuksWiki ( talk • contribs) 05:51, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello guys thanks for inviting me! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Furry ninja ( talk • contribs) 07:15, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
I am asking that why is this happening to me? I am writing about an artist who is very popular at our state. So, please help me to create an article about him. Because an artist like him needs an Wikipedia Article. So, please think once about it. It will be an honor to him for having an Wikipedia Article. -Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kishore Raj Narayan Patar ( talk • contribs) 17:21, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi Can someone kindly take a look at the Michelotti Pura page and advise why I am having problems getting it accepted. Its a rare supercar based on a track car that is referenced in wiki elsewhere also its designer and engineer. I have included magazine article references and could include photos of the magazine although that might be a copyright problem if I do. What am I still doing wrong? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Michelotti Pura ( talk • contribs) 09:42, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
I no longer have control of it, as the password does not work. Also, I suspect that the email, if any, no longer exist or cannot control it. I did not use that email with yahoo for more then 4 years or longer, and I DO KNOW that yahoo has a policy of deleting email addresses and then anyone can create a new account with the same name, but I do not think so as one security question worked. Regardless, I need to know this Dark Mistress account email so I can see if it is my current one. I cannot get yahoo to help me, as the website errored out each time I tried contacting them. -- 70.35.188.218 ( talk) 20:47, 6 July 2018 (UTC) EDIT: Moot. I GOT MY ACCOUNT BACK! -- Pretty les♀♥, Dark Mistress, talk, 20:50, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
There are lots and lots of articles with "too few wikilinks". My question is: what's a good number? Unlike many of the other editing categories, there are no detailed guidelines for this. Sometimes, the article is barren enough that the need for more links is obvious (e.g. ASL interpreting even after I added a few), but other times this tag is not intuitive. The example of this that led me to ask this question was the article for James Patterson's bibliography. Does something like that really need more wikilinks, or are bots just not good at picking up on lists like that? Even in more standard articles such as ASL interpreting, what's a good point to remove that banner? Matthew V. Milone ( talk) 19:58, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
So, I recently discovered an obvious ARG on reddit. r/cultoftheobsidian. I have also noticed that right now, it being only a month old, it is not very popular at all. I think it should deserve a page of it's own, but I'm not sure if wikipedia would allow that. Would anyone care to explain if this could happen or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mooys1 ( talk • contribs) 14:50, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello. I am updating infoboxes for metro/railroad stations in Russia, usually by just taking the info from the Russian Wikipedia. Russian Wikis' infoboxes for stations includes parameter "chief engineer", while English wiki does not have it. For many stations the chief engineers were, well, prominent engineers, like Vladimir Shukhov and they naturally have English language articles, but I can't add them to the infobox. Is it at all possible to add aditional parameters for Template:Infobox station at a given page without editing the Infobox itself? Ideally, it would be grat if I could add parameter that would show up under the Template:Infobox station#Construction category. Thanks. Openlydialectic ( talk) 03:10, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi,
I'm writing about a modest little bivalve. There is some dispute about its name. The ITIS database (and the rest of Wikipedia, for that matter) refers to it as "Tellina simulans". [1] The WoRMS database says that this name is no longer accepted and the correct name is "Eurytellina simulans". [2] Eurytellina was previously a sub-genus and has apparently been promoted. It seems to me that Eurytellina is likely the more "correct" answer in that the new name presents the most current thinking on this topic, and is based on the database that specializes in marine life. On the other hand, I am aware of many instances where biologists fight amongst themselves about taxonomy. Does Wikipedia have a view on what is definitive in taxonomy?
Thanks! Jordanroderick ( talk) 15:38, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
References
Just curious: How does the relatively new (to me, at least) Wikipedia feature of being about to "thank" as editor for a specific edit on an article's history page work? I just tried it. I thought the "thanks" would go to either the editor's Talk page or the article's Talk page, but it didn't seem to go anywhere. DrLuthersAssistant ( talk) 19:45, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi everyone, What’s the holdup with the draft I submitted for an article? It’s been sitting around for a week and I see other articles were either rejected or accepted in far less time...? Vilamich ( talk) 17:32, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
{{
IPAc-pl|k|o|'|sz|e|f|k|o}}
, and I altered it to {{
IPAc-pl|'|k|e|sz|n|i|c|k}}
. As you can see, the template {{
IPAc-pl}} handles transliterating the Polish orthography into IPA (which works because Polish orthography is pretty well phonemic). As for the population figure, Wikipedia works on
Verifiability not truth. --
ColinFine (
talk)
19:07, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello, and thank you.
Unfortunately it looks like user:Cordless Larry is attempting to have an article I created according to Wikipedia standards deleted and is accusing me of hoaxing. Is there a way to prevent this kind of behavior in the future? Also please note that the draft was listed in top 25 good drafts with no problems for over a week before a user:Theroadislong who currently has approval rights accepted it. Vilamich ( talk) 19:30, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi, I have corrected Peter Schmeichel goal score for Manchester United as the entry not correct, I have corrected by adding 1 goal he did score where total goal scored 10 but removed even though I have added citation. Please check. Kind Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anwarhs ( talk • contribs)
<!-- LEAGUE ONLY -->
. Your source is not about a league goal.
PrimeHunter (
talk)
22:19, 7 July 2018 (UTC)I have read Archiving a talk page and Archive HowTo several times but I'm flummoxed. I think my mistake was setting up an archive page titled, User talk:Markworthen/Archive N, when it should have been User talk:Markworthen/Archives/ 1, although I'm not sure that's the error, or if I made more than one mistake. In addition to the "N" archive page, I also have User talk:Markworthen/Archives/ 1 and User talk:Markworthen/Archives/ 2, created by Lowercase sigmabot III (I didn't create those pages, so I assume it was the bot). The "N" archive page is the only one that correctly links (in the header) to my current Talk page. I appreciate any assistance y'all can provide to cure my flummoxation. ;-)
A related question: the Archive HowTo page states that one should use the following for the "archive" parameter:
| archive = User talk:Example/Archive %(counter)d
Whereas, Archiving a talk page states that one should use this for the "archive" parameter:
| archive={{SUBST:FULLPAGENAME}}/Archive %(counter)d
Is one of those better than the other?
Thank you! - Mark D Worthen PsyD (talk) 12:41, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
For those interested in housing as a topic. Template:Living spaces.- Inowen ( nlfte) 18:43, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Hi everyone. I'm brand new here, and a complete n00b. I've got an idea for a couple of articles I'd like to create, and I just wanted to check here if you believe they would be accepted in the encyclopedia, before I give them a shot. I understand there are lots of rules, which I'm currently reading, in particular that subjects have to be notable in some way. I want to create a couple of articles for mental health organisations in New Zealand. I'm a consumer of these organisations, but don't think that would make a conflict of interest? Not sure. I'm not associated with the organisations in any professional capacity. They're NZ wide organisations. My question is, would they qualify for having an article, or can I expect them to be marked for deletion? Thanks! Parallel-sojourner ( talk) 23:20, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
How can i add a photo to a page of a person that doesn't have a photo? — Preceding unsigned comment added by King Kamakazi Maesela ( talk • contribs) 02:11, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
I think it can already stand as article? or too soon? I've seen loads of sources/news now that the submarine is used to rescue the team that was trapped Tham Luang cave rescue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.148.234.156 ( talk) 03:55, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
To Whom It May Concern,
The wiki page on Democratic Socialism is inaccurate. Please cite or reference other sources. The spread of misinformation is contagious enough, without the help of a trusted source. Please see the website and adjust. When we are talking about ideas, it is easy to get this stuff wrong.
Thank you for your time, Jeannine Ehrentraut — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1702:1F70:7120:E831:CDA8:FF80:CA9C ( talk) 11:11, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
Do wikipedia articles need to use formal english? - LionCountry25 ( talk) 12:07, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello @ LionCountry25: and thank you for your question. One way to look at how formal the writing should be is to read a lot of articles in the topic area in which you have an interest. Also, since you are a newer editor, editors with more experience will be helping you with the article and changing the words you use. It really doesn't have to be any more complicated than that. If you would like a Teahouse host take a look at a draft that you have created just come back to the Teahouse and we will be glad to take a look and check to see if you are writing in the correct format! Best Regards, Barbara ✐ ✉ 00:44, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
anyone helps this draft are appreciated :). Bryan ( talk) 8 July 2018 (UTC)
How to add a picture on a wiki info page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by K Srinidhi ( talk • contribs) 13:19, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
If I need to have an anime expansion after The Walt Disney Company were aquired by the franchuse from Square Enix like this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr.Yansen ( talk • contribs) 12:32, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
One should note that the user's edit regarding this subject was reverted because it constituted vandalism. CoolSkittle ( talk) 18:12, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
How do I edit greater things EX (not saying I would edit these exact ones) Acura, McDonalds, ECT it says that it is protected. How do I make it so I can edit it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aredstone9955 ( talk • contribs) 16:56, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello, i can't find my new page 'Habibur Rahman — Preceding unsigned comment added by Imranhossain107057 ( talk • contribs) 18:00, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
thanks a lot dear, sir. — Preceding
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Imranhossain107057 (
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18:22, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
How do I report a page that is promotional? CoolSkittle ( talk) 20:52, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
{{advert|date=July 2018}}
or, if you want to get fancy, use {{advert|{{subst:DATE}}}}
. But if you don't put a date there, a bot will come along later and add the current month for you. That template would go at the top of the page. If it was just a section of the page that was promotional, you could use a slightly different version: {{advert section|{{subst:DATE}}}}
which you would place just under the section header.Thanks for the advice CoolSkittle ( talk) 22:15, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
how to write an article about a people will you please sugest me to comeup from this — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaparibond123 ( talk • contribs) 09:22, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
is there already an article? about another disaster in Japan that began on July 5, 2018 which killed 38 people — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.148.234.156 ( talk) 22:03, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
National sports teams are by default considered male on Wikipedia, without actually specifying this in the page title.
Example page titles:
Vs.
France women's national football team
Let’s have Wikipedia proactively support gender equality in the page title naming conventions for those sports that have a team in each gender:
Example:
France men’s national football team
Vs.
France women’s national football team
The default search would remain with the most popular of the two, or however the algorithm currently works, but the page titles would recognize that there is no dominant gender, they are equal.
The current situation is a naming convention for many sports (and other activities) that contributes to a ‘casual sexism’ bias against women’s sports. A shift to more equitable naming conventions will help reduce the ongoing gender disparity of the visibility of women in sport.
Media reference: Andy Murray corrects journalist’s casual sexism — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lisac83 ( talk • contribs) 00:14, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
This citation was edited by 'CitationCleanerBot', AP Faure (6 Apr 2013). "Money Creation: Genesis 2: Goldsmith-Bankers and Bank Notes". Social Science Research Network.
SSRN
2244977. {{
cite web}}
: Missing or empty |url=
(
help), to remove the URL and access-date. The article is now appearing in the 'Category:Pages using web citations with no URL'. I assume that the URL was removed since the SSRN number links to the article abstract. I have done maintenance to articles to remove them from this maintenance category, often by changing the template, sometimes adding the URL. I would be irate if I added an URL to fix a maintenance issue to have a Bot remove it. Wikipedia describes
SSRN as a 'website' not a 'journal' so I assume {{
Cite web}} is appropriate. Does the Bot or template need to be enhanced?
I do not know what the standard is for using URLs with citations that use DOI, Bibcode, JSTOR, etc. I usually use URL to point to the actual text that supports the statement referenced. I have seen many times that URL is used to link to Google, Amazon, Worldcat, etc, descriptions of the book or journal, not the actual text. Any insights to share? User-duck ( talk) 17:09, 8 July 2018 (UTC)
|date=
. I do not know if I should add |access-date=
, I had accessed the web page to verify it was still alive and had text of the source but did not verify that the text supported the statement. The bot did remove the |url=
and |access-date=
from a {{
Cite journal}} using a |jstor=
parameter. But {{
Cite journal}} does not require an URL and having a |access-date=
without an |url=
would generate an entry in a different maintenance category.|url=
parameter is not to be used?
User-duck (
talk)
05:33, 9 July 2018 (UTC)Hi,
I recently added an entry for the 2018 award ceremony regarding
José Vasconcelos World Award of Education. The award ceremony will be held in
Hong Kong. I decided to add the Hong Kong flag
.
Issue is that Hong Kong is a an administrative region of
China
.
What are the conventions to be used for Hong Kong in articles on Wiki? I have the feel that either way would be fine, but I prefer to ask this forum to get some guidelines.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Healing Mandala ( talk) 16:15, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
Good luck to you.... Cr@Z Kit-Kat Lover t@lk 08:05, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
The name pretty much says it all. How many sources should an uncontroversial stub article, such as this, have? I think a good policy that one source is always too few, but would adding a second one be enough if it only applied to a specific claim in the article? Matthew V. Milone ( talk) 03:58, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
X is a plant that grows in Tierra del Fuego. A reader might wonder what good that entry does, as no further information is available; whoever does not live there cares little what grows there, and whoever does will already know it grows there upon seeing it. To which I answer that it is better than there is a silly entry, than no entry at all.Tigraan Click here to contact me 09:17, 9 July 2018 (UTC)