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OK... so I've encountered an issue while editing Rugrats. I added the show's logo and a picture of the cast to the info box and changed the colors of the infobox to reflect those of the show. An editor reverted my edits. I don't understand why those customization are allowed on other TV show articles (i.e. Family Guy, The Simpsons, SpongeBob SquarePants) but not on the Rugrats article. I'm not a well experienced editor but I believe that my edits greatly benefit the article. I must say, I'm personally a very visual person and that's why I decided to begin contributing to Wikipedia, to visually enchance articles the best I can. And I understand it's hard with all the copyright restrictions, but I try my best to comprehend everything and follow the rules.
Now that I've rambled on for ages, my question is simply: Why are these types of edits OK on some articles but not others? CityMorgue ( talk) 06:49, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi! Is there a way I could link a Google Doc to a Wikipedia article I am creating and editing? Cmhardi1 ( talk) 23:03, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I was just wondering how you edit/add to your user boxes?
Thanks Zoe Xlucky charmx ( talk) 21:59, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
I was wondering if it would be possible, when creating an article about a well known scholar, to take a picture from their Facebook profile page (an image that they have made available to the public)? Would the fact they have made this image publicly available mean it could be added as a primary picture in the article?
Also, on the topic of Facebook, would it be worthwhile linking to the individuals social networking pages in the external links section of an article? Brancoady ( talk) 21:46, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello Brancoady, welcome to the Teahouse. JHUba127 is correct. Facebook is not an acceptable external link per our policies and guidelines. To go a bit further, per WP:LINKSTOAVOID:
As far as any image you find on Facebook, it must clearly state that it is either in the public domain or has a license comaptible with use on Wikipedia CC attribution, commercial use acceptable. If not you would have to use what is called "Fair Use". See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more details. The propblem is, if the subject is one that a free image could be available (as many public figures have) you would not be able to use fair use. I suggest looking through flicker for an image with a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license and upload it via Wikimedia Commons.-- Amadscientist ( talk) 22:08, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Spoken with the owner of the image who has very kindly changed the license! http://www.flickr.com/photos/brokenthoughts/498904415/ Hopefully this will now be accepted! Brancoady ( talk) 00:11, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
— Keithbob • Talk • 20:24, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello again! I am trying to update the information about last evening's Canadian Screen Awards, and I can't get one of my references, to the Toronto Star newspaper, to format properly. Can someone check it out? This will be a major article shortly, and I don't want to leave it looking bad. — Anne Delong ( talk) 19:50, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
http://
in front of the www.etc to work correctly.
NtheP (
talk)
19:57, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Dear editors: I would like to make a page about a bluegrass band called the Dixie Flyers. The band is notable enough to have an entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia of Music. The page name "Dixie Flyers" is currently redirected to Nashville Dixie Flyers, a minor hockey team from the 1960's in Nashville, Tennessee. Since there's no real page with the Dixie Flyers title, can I undo the redirect, create the page, and then create a disambiguation page instead? — Anne Delong ( talk) 18:52, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
{{About|the bluegrass band|the ice hockey team from Nashville|Nashville Dixie Flyers}}
to the top of the page to distinguish the two. You can add a similar hatnote to the top of
Nashville Dixie Flyers to direct enquiries about the band to the right page. If you do expand the current redirect you need to check the existing links to that page {
Special:WhatLinksHere/Dixie Flyers) to make sure the links are pointed to the correct page.
NtheP (
talk)
19:45, 4 March 2013 (UTC)I've noticed that many pages on Ancient Roman senators/notables (example: Gaius Fufius Geminus (suffect consul 2 BC)) link to books on the Quaestia website, where you have to pay to read/access. Is it possible that Quaestia might be using Wikipedia as a way of directing potential customers to their online library? Would it be better to remove the links to the Quaestia site, or would that weakened the article (since those links are the sources)? Fantini ( talk) 18:47, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
I'm creating an article, I was wondering about redirection of a page. for example the current page is Joe Blogs, however if i just search for it as joe bloggs the page doesn't register. Rachel L Fisher ( talk) 18:15, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
For some reasons, few entries of this template Template:Swami Vivekananda are not being displayed. To see this, go to edit mode and see |group4=Works and philosophy. There are 7-8 entries, but, in template, only 4 are being displayed. Any idea? -- Tito Dutta ( contact) 15:17, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
I am seeking some feedback regarding an article I have contributed to as part of a University assignment [1].
The article has been submitted for review, and me moved it as suggested to the "Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation" section, however the review process is rather backlogged at the moment, so would like some feedback from fellow Wikipedians.
I placed a similar question early on in the articles creation, with feedback being that there wasn't enough references, which we have now fixed.
Any feedback is most welcome. Nickjhanson ( talk) 13:22, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I am currently working with some people on creating an article about a person. I was just wondering how much of the factual information I should rephrase, or can I directly use the information, given I reference it? Thanks, Elir9 ( talk) 12:02, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
I am new to Wikipedia and I am working in a group to create an article, we have been advised to use sandbox as a was to create a draft before submitting an article, is there a way we can all use one of our sandboxes to add information and edit and if so how would I link my sandbox to the rest of the group? Thanks Staceysavage1991 ( talk) 11:43, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi, i'm new to Wikipedia. I just wanted to know how one would go about adding an embedded media player onto an article that would play a short .mp3 audio track? Mogzilla91 ( talk) 10:54, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
{{
listen}}
template: add the code {{listen|filename=pagename of your file, including .ogg suffix|title=title of your file|description=description of the audio}}
and replace the italic text appropriately.
Yunshui
雲
水
11:01, 4 March 2013 (UTC)Hi as stated a lot recently on Teahouse I am engaging in a project for a Psychology of Internet behaviour course. If you look at my groups sandbox user:saoul91/sandbox my question is in my contribution on "human animal bonds" should the referencing method be the same as the rest of the article and if so then how do I reference in that same style? Liberum Conscientia ( talk) 10:54, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Dear editors: I was reading the article about Stonehenge, and I noticed a reference that seemed to be a blog [2]. When I looked at the blog entry, it said the source was the National Museum of Wales. I realized that the article had been copied from this press release: [3]]. Should this entry be removed? No copyright material has been added to Wikipedia. Are press releases intended to be copied and so okay? The paragraph in Wikipedia has another source anyway. — Anne Delong ( talk) 10:45, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi guys, i was wondering if anyone would be able to help as i have a situation where a particular user keeps deleting an article i am creating for education purposes with a group of individuals. We are using an education banner in the code text but nevertheless this user keeps on deleting our page. We are writing about the Psychology of Internet Behaviour if that makes any difference. Any help would be appreciated.
Many Thanks!
( Lewishiley ( talk) 10:12, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
When referencing an article sourced from the internet, what would be the preferred referencing guidelines to use on a wikipage? Daniel.Frozenwind ( talk) 09:59, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, much appreciated! Daniel.Frozenwind ( talk) 10:04, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Do we have a list of deceased admins somewhere? -- Tito Dutta ( contact) 09:57, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
I want to create a new article for an educational assignment and as well as other references and resources, can I quote from other related articles found on Wikipedia? Leanne Morgan ( talk) 09:44, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Can text be copy and pasted from outside sources aslong as it is referenced? Rachel L Fisher ( talk) 09:43, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I'd like to delete the "review waiting" box from my User-sandbox and thus be able to continue editing further my article-to-be - to continue on a "clean table = without this yellow info-box. Is it possible? This would remove the text from the review-queue. Or is there another way to do it? Marjarau ( talk) 17:29, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
{{AFC Submission}}
templates and resubmit when you are ready or you can edit it while it's still waiting for review. There is nothing that says that the version reviewed has to be the same as the version when you added it to the review queue.
NtheP (
talk)
18:24, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
External link is still to be done. I hope the sources-section is acceptable. The one reference is the only one in wiki with a good English summary. All other texts are in Finnish only.Thanks, Marjarau ( talk) 19:29, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
I have finished somewhere about a dozen edits so far, some selected from the urgent list. I am wondering if I need or can, or supposed to do anything to indicate that that particular article has been copy edited and could possibly be removed from the urgent copy edit list? Montykillies ( talk) 09:18, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors
This article was copy edited by Montykillies, a member of the Guild of Copy Editors, on Mar 4, 2013.
Hi again guys (and girls!). I have finally got the issues resolved with help (thanks Doctree!) and some snooping on my own. I am sure there will be many more bumps in the road and I appreciate the willingness of all to help. Thankfully I can remove my stupid cap for the time being!! Montykillies ( talk) 17:31, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi!
I noticed that the current color for visited links makes visited links hard to spot after being visited. I strongly recommend that visited links stay the SAME color as unvisited links. (I'm not even color blind)
I'm not sure it's something that can be changed easily...
Also, talking about links, I would also like to suggest that:
-Links color be change to a more visible and contrasting color. It can be hard to distinguish a link from plain text, especially on aging or older LCD monitors (or users).
-Hovered links could also change color, no just be underlined. It would provide a stronger visual "haptic" feedback.
Thanks! — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Sirusdark (
talk •
contribs)
08:07, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I just created my first article and submitted it for creation yesterday. I was curious about how long this process will take. Will I receive some sort of confirmation/disapproval of the article after it has been reviewed? Will specifics be given about what needs work before resubmitting it if it doesn't pass the first time?
Here's a link to the article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Andy_Gross
Thanks!
Young.benjamin ( talk) 03:55, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi to All! Earlier today I finished a copy edit on an article from the April 2012 list. It was an ugly article. Although not long, it took me 6 hours to beat it into shape! I was wondering if one of you senior editors would give it a casual review and let me know what you think. Yesterday I did an edit on Zenbooks off the request list which was a breeze to polish up since it was in good shape to begin with. But this article, Rudnica, Lubusz Voivodeship, was in rough shape to say the least. I would appreciate your comments! Montykillies Montykillies ( talk) 02:35, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi i'm new to Wikipedia, just wondering are there rules about putting links to external sites in the main article or is it just to linking to other pages within Wikipedia.
Thank you Marc1070 ( talk) 01:53, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I just wanted to report some bad edits on an article (Creighton men's basketball). I tried to undo them but am unable to do so. I'm completely ignorant of Wikipedia policies or procedures, if someone would like to mentor me I'd appreciate it.
Plvcolin ( talk) 23:29, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi! I'm not sure if this is the right place, but can someone please give me feedback on/ review my article at AFC? Thanks. JHUbal27• Talk• E-mail 23:01, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
72.196.19.147 ( talk) 23:46, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Is there a way that I can cite the credits from films after I have seen them, or even cite scenes from a film or TV programme. On the edit page we get only four choices: web, news, book or journal. If I try film I get a red Template message. I feel that we should be able to cite other sources than those four. Jodosma ( talk) 22:44, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
I have done some editing, all minor edits (punctuation, capitalization, syntax), but occasionally I come across the following two problems: a) something is not clear, but I do not know how to correct it, or b) something seems factually incorrect. I don't want to make a correction if I am not sure what is really correct. Where can I post a question about either one of these two issues? CorinneSD ( talk) 21:59, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
If there is no source cited, then there are essentially three roads. First and best is to find a reliable source for the correct content then correct the content and cite the source. Barring that, you can tag the information as incorrect and/or needing a citation, by challenging it, most commonly with {{ Citation needed}}, and if not provided, then remove the material after some time passes (usually at least a few days). Or, third, you can simply remove the material. The " WP:BURDEN" section of the verifiability policy, allows anyone to challenge and remove unsourced content they find that they dispute as inaccurate, immediately, and the burden then is placed on the person who wishes to keep or restore the material, to only do so if they verify the disputed content by citing a reliable source with an inline citation.
Immediate removal should always be done for inaccurate and unsourced content in a biography of a living person, whether the content is positive or negative in nature. The same for egregious content anywhere that most people will recognize but for which there is no litmus test and no way I could describe because its manifests in so many different ways (apply the Potter Stewart rule). Best practice for other content, even though one is allowed immediate removal, is to first challenge with a tag, as noted.
On the other hand, if the content is sourced but you know it's wrong, look to the source. Is it reliable? (if clearly not, be bold and treat as if no source at all). Is the information it purports to verify actually verified by it? (This is not at all uncommon; if not, remove and proceed as if no source was present or challenge with {{ Failed verification}}). If the source does verify, do you have a competing source? Discuss that on the talk page. What to do for each has to be tailored to the special facts of each but I hope this overview helps. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 02:17, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
I sent in "Baltimore Presstman Cardinals" for review ten days ago. Where can I find its status? Ripeditor ( talk) 21:31, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I'm currently in the process of co-writing an article however I have found that we are referring to the subject by different formalities i.e. sometimes by the forename, others by the surname and sometimes even "she". What I wanted to know is if there is a preferred method and should it be consistant or can it interchange? Saoul91 ( talk) 18:45, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I have tried to create a user box but it hasn't shown up and was just wondering what I am doing wrong?
Here is a link to the article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Xlucky_charmx/Evelyn_Ellerman
Thanks Zoe Xlucky charmx ( talk) 18:27, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Dear editors: I have come across a number of articles about bluegrass musicians that have been rated by Wikiprojects as Stubs. Some of them have been expanded quite a bit and have some independent references and inline citations. They aren't really stubs any more. How do I get these articles upgraded to Start-class? Here's an example: the article about Kenny Baker. Since these were rated by members of the Wikiprojects, I don't feel that I should change them. Some of the pages have banners from the Wikiproject:roots music. It's not very active. Should I just join the project and then change the banners? What's appropriate? — Anne Delong ( talk) 18:18, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi there! I've noticed that some biographies code birth and death dates of their subject, and I presume this is how biographies get pulled up on the Wiki home page on On this day... column on their anniversaries of such. I definitely don't see anything in the rich text editor or Formatting help, and I've searched for code. Can someone point me to a guide on this? noranoodle ( talk) 17:51, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hey folks, I am fascinated by remote places that are often NOT on a map anymore. While I have gone to GNIS, I am usually greeted with the geocoordinates of UNKNOWN. Is it an acceptable practice to acquire geocoordinates by using a map and creating them? Coal town guy ( talk) 15:24, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi I put toget a short page on my son a semi pro footballer.
It has his name as the artical heading but it also includes my user name.
How can i remove this ? Hylo64 ( talk) 14:09, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
{{subst:submit}}
to the top of that page, and it will be moved and reviewed.
Yunshui
雲
水
14:21, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Most probably we had an infobox Wikipedian or Wikipedia editor somewhere (not infobox person), can someone give me the link? -- Tito Dutta ( contact) 23:55, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Bang on target! Awesome! I have also a suggestion in return, see if it helps you anyhow. I don't know how you added the talback template at my talk page, but, it was unsigned (unsigned posts are not archived by the bot and creates trouble later). You can follow this process to add Teahouse talkback template.
Know any better way to add Teahouse talkback template? Please share! -- Tito Dutta ( contact) 00:18, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
importScript("User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/teahouseUtility.js");
importScript("User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/teahouseTalkback.js");
importScript("User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/teahouseTalkbackLink.js");
My first question here so mind me if i'm being a butt. I am doing a project for school and i'm researching the culture of Russian Youth. Barely scraping information off the web and finding books only from the 90's I turned to Wikipedia and could not find an article. I've looked in Russian Culture, and looked for a seperate article. I'm not sure where youth culture could be put or if it exists but I am now considering putting my research somewhere so someone doesn't have as hard a time as me. To the point: I am wondering where I would add such information. Would I create a new article or add a new piece to the Russian culture page? Perhaps there is an article on Russian Youth and their culture but I missed it? Any replies are going to be greatly appreciated and I look forward to editing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DrAaronStein ( talk • contribs) 15:58, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
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OK... so I've encountered an issue while editing Rugrats. I added the show's logo and a picture of the cast to the info box and changed the colors of the infobox to reflect those of the show. An editor reverted my edits. I don't understand why those customization are allowed on other TV show articles (i.e. Family Guy, The Simpsons, SpongeBob SquarePants) but not on the Rugrats article. I'm not a well experienced editor but I believe that my edits greatly benefit the article. I must say, I'm personally a very visual person and that's why I decided to begin contributing to Wikipedia, to visually enchance articles the best I can. And I understand it's hard with all the copyright restrictions, but I try my best to comprehend everything and follow the rules.
Now that I've rambled on for ages, my question is simply: Why are these types of edits OK on some articles but not others? CityMorgue ( talk) 06:49, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi! Is there a way I could link a Google Doc to a Wikipedia article I am creating and editing? Cmhardi1 ( talk) 23:03, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I was just wondering how you edit/add to your user boxes?
Thanks Zoe Xlucky charmx ( talk) 21:59, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
I was wondering if it would be possible, when creating an article about a well known scholar, to take a picture from their Facebook profile page (an image that they have made available to the public)? Would the fact they have made this image publicly available mean it could be added as a primary picture in the article?
Also, on the topic of Facebook, would it be worthwhile linking to the individuals social networking pages in the external links section of an article? Brancoady ( talk) 21:46, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello Brancoady, welcome to the Teahouse. JHUba127 is correct. Facebook is not an acceptable external link per our policies and guidelines. To go a bit further, per WP:LINKSTOAVOID:
As far as any image you find on Facebook, it must clearly state that it is either in the public domain or has a license comaptible with use on Wikipedia CC attribution, commercial use acceptable. If not you would have to use what is called "Fair Use". See Wikipedia:Non-free content for more details. The propblem is, if the subject is one that a free image could be available (as many public figures have) you would not be able to use fair use. I suggest looking through flicker for an image with a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license and upload it via Wikimedia Commons.-- Amadscientist ( talk) 22:08, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Spoken with the owner of the image who has very kindly changed the license! http://www.flickr.com/photos/brokenthoughts/498904415/ Hopefully this will now be accepted! Brancoady ( talk) 00:11, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
— Keithbob • Talk • 20:24, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello again! I am trying to update the information about last evening's Canadian Screen Awards, and I can't get one of my references, to the Toronto Star newspaper, to format properly. Can someone check it out? This will be a major article shortly, and I don't want to leave it looking bad. — Anne Delong ( talk) 19:50, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
http://
in front of the www.etc to work correctly.
NtheP (
talk)
19:57, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Dear editors: I would like to make a page about a bluegrass band called the Dixie Flyers. The band is notable enough to have an entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia of Music. The page name "Dixie Flyers" is currently redirected to Nashville Dixie Flyers, a minor hockey team from the 1960's in Nashville, Tennessee. Since there's no real page with the Dixie Flyers title, can I undo the redirect, create the page, and then create a disambiguation page instead? — Anne Delong ( talk) 18:52, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
{{About|the bluegrass band|the ice hockey team from Nashville|Nashville Dixie Flyers}}
to the top of the page to distinguish the two. You can add a similar hatnote to the top of
Nashville Dixie Flyers to direct enquiries about the band to the right page. If you do expand the current redirect you need to check the existing links to that page {
Special:WhatLinksHere/Dixie Flyers) to make sure the links are pointed to the correct page.
NtheP (
talk)
19:45, 4 March 2013 (UTC)I've noticed that many pages on Ancient Roman senators/notables (example: Gaius Fufius Geminus (suffect consul 2 BC)) link to books on the Quaestia website, where you have to pay to read/access. Is it possible that Quaestia might be using Wikipedia as a way of directing potential customers to their online library? Would it be better to remove the links to the Quaestia site, or would that weakened the article (since those links are the sources)? Fantini ( talk) 18:47, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
I'm creating an article, I was wondering about redirection of a page. for example the current page is Joe Blogs, however if i just search for it as joe bloggs the page doesn't register. Rachel L Fisher ( talk) 18:15, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
For some reasons, few entries of this template Template:Swami Vivekananda are not being displayed. To see this, go to edit mode and see |group4=Works and philosophy. There are 7-8 entries, but, in template, only 4 are being displayed. Any idea? -- Tito Dutta ( contact) 15:17, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
I am seeking some feedback regarding an article I have contributed to as part of a University assignment [1].
The article has been submitted for review, and me moved it as suggested to the "Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation" section, however the review process is rather backlogged at the moment, so would like some feedback from fellow Wikipedians.
I placed a similar question early on in the articles creation, with feedback being that there wasn't enough references, which we have now fixed.
Any feedback is most welcome. Nickjhanson ( talk) 13:22, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I am currently working with some people on creating an article about a person. I was just wondering how much of the factual information I should rephrase, or can I directly use the information, given I reference it? Thanks, Elir9 ( talk) 12:02, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
I am new to Wikipedia and I am working in a group to create an article, we have been advised to use sandbox as a was to create a draft before submitting an article, is there a way we can all use one of our sandboxes to add information and edit and if so how would I link my sandbox to the rest of the group? Thanks Staceysavage1991 ( talk) 11:43, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi, i'm new to Wikipedia. I just wanted to know how one would go about adding an embedded media player onto an article that would play a short .mp3 audio track? Mogzilla91 ( talk) 10:54, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
{{
listen}}
template: add the code {{listen|filename=pagename of your file, including .ogg suffix|title=title of your file|description=description of the audio}}
and replace the italic text appropriately.
Yunshui
雲
水
11:01, 4 March 2013 (UTC)Hi as stated a lot recently on Teahouse I am engaging in a project for a Psychology of Internet behaviour course. If you look at my groups sandbox user:saoul91/sandbox my question is in my contribution on "human animal bonds" should the referencing method be the same as the rest of the article and if so then how do I reference in that same style? Liberum Conscientia ( talk) 10:54, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Dear editors: I was reading the article about Stonehenge, and I noticed a reference that seemed to be a blog [2]. When I looked at the blog entry, it said the source was the National Museum of Wales. I realized that the article had been copied from this press release: [3]]. Should this entry be removed? No copyright material has been added to Wikipedia. Are press releases intended to be copied and so okay? The paragraph in Wikipedia has another source anyway. — Anne Delong ( talk) 10:45, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi guys, i was wondering if anyone would be able to help as i have a situation where a particular user keeps deleting an article i am creating for education purposes with a group of individuals. We are using an education banner in the code text but nevertheless this user keeps on deleting our page. We are writing about the Psychology of Internet Behaviour if that makes any difference. Any help would be appreciated.
Many Thanks!
( Lewishiley ( talk) 10:12, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
When referencing an article sourced from the internet, what would be the preferred referencing guidelines to use on a wikipage? Daniel.Frozenwind ( talk) 09:59, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, much appreciated! Daniel.Frozenwind ( talk) 10:04, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Do we have a list of deceased admins somewhere? -- Tito Dutta ( contact) 09:57, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
I want to create a new article for an educational assignment and as well as other references and resources, can I quote from other related articles found on Wikipedia? Leanne Morgan ( talk) 09:44, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Can text be copy and pasted from outside sources aslong as it is referenced? Rachel L Fisher ( talk) 09:43, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I'd like to delete the "review waiting" box from my User-sandbox and thus be able to continue editing further my article-to-be - to continue on a "clean table = without this yellow info-box. Is it possible? This would remove the text from the review-queue. Or is there another way to do it? Marjarau ( talk) 17:29, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
{{AFC Submission}}
templates and resubmit when you are ready or you can edit it while it's still waiting for review. There is nothing that says that the version reviewed has to be the same as the version when you added it to the review queue.
NtheP (
talk)
18:24, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
External link is still to be done. I hope the sources-section is acceptable. The one reference is the only one in wiki with a good English summary. All other texts are in Finnish only.Thanks, Marjarau ( talk) 19:29, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
I have finished somewhere about a dozen edits so far, some selected from the urgent list. I am wondering if I need or can, or supposed to do anything to indicate that that particular article has been copy edited and could possibly be removed from the urgent copy edit list? Montykillies ( talk) 09:18, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
Guild of Copy Editors
This article was copy edited by Montykillies, a member of the Guild of Copy Editors, on Mar 4, 2013.
Hi again guys (and girls!). I have finally got the issues resolved with help (thanks Doctree!) and some snooping on my own. I am sure there will be many more bumps in the road and I appreciate the willingness of all to help. Thankfully I can remove my stupid cap for the time being!! Montykillies ( talk) 17:31, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi!
I noticed that the current color for visited links makes visited links hard to spot after being visited. I strongly recommend that visited links stay the SAME color as unvisited links. (I'm not even color blind)
I'm not sure it's something that can be changed easily...
Also, talking about links, I would also like to suggest that:
-Links color be change to a more visible and contrasting color. It can be hard to distinguish a link from plain text, especially on aging or older LCD monitors (or users).
-Hovered links could also change color, no just be underlined. It would provide a stronger visual "haptic" feedback.
Thanks! — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Sirusdark (
talk •
contribs)
08:07, 3 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I just created my first article and submitted it for creation yesterday. I was curious about how long this process will take. Will I receive some sort of confirmation/disapproval of the article after it has been reviewed? Will specifics be given about what needs work before resubmitting it if it doesn't pass the first time?
Here's a link to the article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_creation/Andy_Gross
Thanks!
Young.benjamin ( talk) 03:55, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi to All! Earlier today I finished a copy edit on an article from the April 2012 list. It was an ugly article. Although not long, it took me 6 hours to beat it into shape! I was wondering if one of you senior editors would give it a casual review and let me know what you think. Yesterday I did an edit on Zenbooks off the request list which was a breeze to polish up since it was in good shape to begin with. But this article, Rudnica, Lubusz Voivodeship, was in rough shape to say the least. I would appreciate your comments! Montykillies Montykillies ( talk) 02:35, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi i'm new to Wikipedia, just wondering are there rules about putting links to external sites in the main article or is it just to linking to other pages within Wikipedia.
Thank you Marc1070 ( talk) 01:53, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I just wanted to report some bad edits on an article (Creighton men's basketball). I tried to undo them but am unable to do so. I'm completely ignorant of Wikipedia policies or procedures, if someone would like to mentor me I'd appreciate it.
Plvcolin ( talk) 23:29, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi! I'm not sure if this is the right place, but can someone please give me feedback on/ review my article at AFC? Thanks. JHUbal27• Talk• E-mail 23:01, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
72.196.19.147 ( talk) 23:46, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Is there a way that I can cite the credits from films after I have seen them, or even cite scenes from a film or TV programme. On the edit page we get only four choices: web, news, book or journal. If I try film I get a red Template message. I feel that we should be able to cite other sources than those four. Jodosma ( talk) 22:44, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
I have done some editing, all minor edits (punctuation, capitalization, syntax), but occasionally I come across the following two problems: a) something is not clear, but I do not know how to correct it, or b) something seems factually incorrect. I don't want to make a correction if I am not sure what is really correct. Where can I post a question about either one of these two issues? CorinneSD ( talk) 21:59, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
If there is no source cited, then there are essentially three roads. First and best is to find a reliable source for the correct content then correct the content and cite the source. Barring that, you can tag the information as incorrect and/or needing a citation, by challenging it, most commonly with {{ Citation needed}}, and if not provided, then remove the material after some time passes (usually at least a few days). Or, third, you can simply remove the material. The " WP:BURDEN" section of the verifiability policy, allows anyone to challenge and remove unsourced content they find that they dispute as inaccurate, immediately, and the burden then is placed on the person who wishes to keep or restore the material, to only do so if they verify the disputed content by citing a reliable source with an inline citation.
Immediate removal should always be done for inaccurate and unsourced content in a biography of a living person, whether the content is positive or negative in nature. The same for egregious content anywhere that most people will recognize but for which there is no litmus test and no way I could describe because its manifests in so many different ways (apply the Potter Stewart rule). Best practice for other content, even though one is allowed immediate removal, is to first challenge with a tag, as noted.
On the other hand, if the content is sourced but you know it's wrong, look to the source. Is it reliable? (if clearly not, be bold and treat as if no source at all). Is the information it purports to verify actually verified by it? (This is not at all uncommon; if not, remove and proceed as if no source was present or challenge with {{ Failed verification}}). If the source does verify, do you have a competing source? Discuss that on the talk page. What to do for each has to be tailored to the special facts of each but I hope this overview helps. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 02:17, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
I sent in "Baltimore Presstman Cardinals" for review ten days ago. Where can I find its status? Ripeditor ( talk) 21:31, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I'm currently in the process of co-writing an article however I have found that we are referring to the subject by different formalities i.e. sometimes by the forename, others by the surname and sometimes even "she". What I wanted to know is if there is a preferred method and should it be consistant or can it interchange? Saoul91 ( talk) 18:45, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I have tried to create a user box but it hasn't shown up and was just wondering what I am doing wrong?
Here is a link to the article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Xlucky_charmx/Evelyn_Ellerman
Thanks Zoe Xlucky charmx ( talk) 18:27, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Dear editors: I have come across a number of articles about bluegrass musicians that have been rated by Wikiprojects as Stubs. Some of them have been expanded quite a bit and have some independent references and inline citations. They aren't really stubs any more. How do I get these articles upgraded to Start-class? Here's an example: the article about Kenny Baker. Since these were rated by members of the Wikiprojects, I don't feel that I should change them. Some of the pages have banners from the Wikiproject:roots music. It's not very active. Should I just join the project and then change the banners? What's appropriate? — Anne Delong ( talk) 18:18, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi there! I've noticed that some biographies code birth and death dates of their subject, and I presume this is how biographies get pulled up on the Wiki home page on On this day... column on their anniversaries of such. I definitely don't see anything in the rich text editor or Formatting help, and I've searched for code. Can someone point me to a guide on this? noranoodle ( talk) 17:51, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hey folks, I am fascinated by remote places that are often NOT on a map anymore. While I have gone to GNIS, I am usually greeted with the geocoordinates of UNKNOWN. Is it an acceptable practice to acquire geocoordinates by using a map and creating them? Coal town guy ( talk) 15:24, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi I put toget a short page on my son a semi pro footballer.
It has his name as the artical heading but it also includes my user name.
How can i remove this ? Hylo64 ( talk) 14:09, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
{{subst:submit}}
to the top of that page, and it will be moved and reviewed.
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14:21, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Most probably we had an infobox Wikipedian or Wikipedia editor somewhere (not infobox person), can someone give me the link? -- Tito Dutta ( contact) 23:55, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Bang on target! Awesome! I have also a suggestion in return, see if it helps you anyhow. I don't know how you added the talback template at my talk page, but, it was unsigned (unsigned posts are not archived by the bot and creates trouble later). You can follow this process to add Teahouse talkback template.
Know any better way to add Teahouse talkback template? Please share! -- Tito Dutta ( contact) 00:18, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
importScript("User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/teahouseUtility.js");
importScript("User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/teahouseTalkback.js");
importScript("User:Writ Keeper/Scripts/teahouseTalkbackLink.js");
My first question here so mind me if i'm being a butt. I am doing a project for school and i'm researching the culture of Russian Youth. Barely scraping information off the web and finding books only from the 90's I turned to Wikipedia and could not find an article. I've looked in Russian Culture, and looked for a seperate article. I'm not sure where youth culture could be put or if it exists but I am now considering putting my research somewhere so someone doesn't have as hard a time as me. To the point: I am wondering where I would add such information. Would I create a new article or add a new piece to the Russian culture page? Perhaps there is an article on Russian Youth and their culture but I missed it? Any replies are going to be greatly appreciated and I look forward to editing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DrAaronStein ( talk • contribs) 15:58, 5 March 2013 (UTC)