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Hello, I'm Rebestalic.
I'm currently experiencing technical issues regarding my edit summaries. On XTools, there is a pie chart showing a comparison between edits with summaries and edits without summaries. I clearly remember that I had 5 accidental no-summary edits. That number has now grown to 35... that's strange!
Thank you, Rebestalic ( talk) 01:52, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
I submitted an article about composer Marc Rossi and it was declined because it was deemed to not follow the standards. My problem is that I did extensive comparioon to other modern living composers alreay on Wikipedia as a model being sensitive to the requirement that it be "just the facts" and not read like a prom,otion piece. But the article was called out on that basis. What I am confused about is what part(s) were deemed in violation so these coupd be appropiately re-edited for hopefully a sucessful re-submission. Bob Reardon — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rjreardon ( talk • contribs)
[http://www.marcrossi.com Official website]
(
Official website).–
directly in
wikicode or you can use &ndash
.or make real headings with section editing links. You can still hide them from the table of contents by addingAbout We Must Continue (MMC Recordings, 1996), Scott Yanow wrote
The chance-taking explorations have plenty of exciting moments"; the compositions are "complex, [but] always contain some catchy melodiesyou might want to check the punctuation in the example as I'm not sure if that is one or two quotations. Is this a case of nested quotations? If it's a quotation with a part skipped, use[...]
to indicate where you're skipping something.
{{
TOC limit|3}}
before the very first heading (that is, right before the
Summary heading.Early Life and Educationto
Early life and education.
Performances by others.
Recorded performers of Rossi's compositions include:should probably not be formatted like a list element.
What does the Uw-... template meaning? - 114.124.181.95 ( talk) 00:10, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Rebestalic here.
I recently joined WikiProject Astronomy, and soon began to improve articles for minor planets. A few minutes ago on the page "List of minor planets: 1001-2000", I inserted a link for minor planet 1090 Sumida, because initially, there wasn't a link to 1090 Sumida. Hoping to see a redlink so I could click on it and then create the page, I saw a blue, working link. I clicked on it and found out that it redirected back to the original page.
I would like to know how to change the redirection path for 1090 Sumida, so I can create an article for it and not result in an orphaned page.
Thank you, Rebestalic ( talk) 01:33, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi there,
Super excited to write my first article (link below). I thought I'd start with some factual information about the company I work at. I would love to get this reviewed by some more experienced wiki editors and get some advice on how to improve my pages (I had lots of fun with the infoboxes). Thanks in advance :D
/info/en/?search=SafetyCulture — Preceding unsigned comment added by Howiemann ( talk • contribs) 05:07, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello,
I need help to suggest editing this article as some of reviewer suggest to make it more 'neutral' : /info/en/?search=Draft:Utthayan_Road I have edited twice which I have add some reliable sources but seems to need rewrite some parts again Please help to review and suggest me which particular part need to edit or which tone of word should be changed
Many thanks Locallion ( talk) 03:44, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram as the premier: what does "premier" mean in that sentence? Prime Minister of Thailand? If so, I'd change it to
Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram was the premier Prime Minister of Thailand. You won't have to link the name of the country, since it's already linked in the lead section (I added it there while writing this message. – Pretended leer { talk}
Is it's reason to block someone from editing Wikipedia to respect the particular respective person by adding some words to his/her name on Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by पुष्पक देसाई ( talk • contribs) 02:58, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
There was an article related to SMS marketing, where the statistics were of 2010 and all I did is replace it with statistics of 2018, only 1 sentence. Is it really spamming? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elen Simonyan ( talk • contribs) 09:27, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
I amn't new to wikipedia. I had created several wikipedia accounts and I tried to mess up with the first account Gaurav456. Then I created User:50gaurav42 to help out wikipedia and then User:LuckyRacerNP and all of them got sock puppet. Now I want to help and contribute to article in wikipedia. I have created several articles one of them is Gopal Prasad Parajuli and I made several articles but they were selected for delection. Please Help me out. Understand me and I think this account will be too block as sock puppet. Please Help me out and give me solution in my talk page. WeLovWiki ( talk) 09:44, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=User_talk:Tym_Whittier#November_2018
I've received some kind of notice from another Editor and would like help in understanding what it means. It regards comments I've made in the "Discussion" section of an Article. From my perspective, I read the comments, got a sense of it's topic, and it's "tone" and posted my contribution as best I could, having to do with the definition of a particular term and whether or not it was acceptable to use in the Article.
The notice is the standard "not forum" notice that I see being used a lot. My question is not about the basic policy, but why it seems that my comments were singled-out when other comments that seemed equivalent. I think my comments are the same as everyone else's, and responded to the Editor who sent me the "not forum" message explain that, and why, I thought so. Then asked that Editor to explain how my comments for "forum-y". I've been on TONS of forums, and think I have a clear understanding that Wikipedia and "forums" are dramatically different, but maybe there's some nuance here I'm missing.
And, in case anyone is wondering, "Is this guy serious?", Yes, I'm serious. I'm fully aware that I have a lot to learn and have already established the goal of learning to post those "NPOV" and "OR" tags in discussions (I've tried twice, and failed both times), and also I READ them every time I can't connect their intended meaning in a Discussion to the Wikipedia Policy. If it doesn't make sense, I re-read the policy, and assume that the person that posted the link knew what they were doing. My question does not center on the policy itself, but rather the circumstances under which it was sent to me, and what that means.
Tym Whittier ( talk) 04:32, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
I’m a graduate of Turner Ashby HS and likely the school name will be challenged and perhaps changed as many schools named to honor confederate soldiers. A May 2018 article published in the Roanoke [VA] Times contains information I have never heard and is not common knowledge in the Valley of Virginia but is certainly verifiable; the webform does not permit me to post the link. If these revelations are true, then Turner Ashby’s Wikipedia bio should be corrected and expanded to give a full account of who he was. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.48.1.41 ( talk) 11:45, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
I created Paxos (Company) in my sandbox, and moved it to draft status on Oct 30. There's usually a flag at the bottom saying it's been submitted and must now be reviewed, only this time, there is not. Have a feeling I did something wrong when moving it to draft, but not sure what that was. Thanks for your help Tlvernon ( talk) 13:25, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
{{subst:submit}}
to the top of the draft. --
David Biddulph (
talk)
13:28, 1 November 2018 (UTC)Hi, Need some suggestion about this article: /info/en/?search=Draft:Bhurit_Bhirombhakdi
This article had been declined submitting process for several times, I may need your help check and suggest which parts need to be fixed further. Some issues that this article had been mentioned, it need to be fixed...
Could you help, are there any parts need to fixed ? (reviewers have suggested may be this article need a major rewrite).
Thanks Bananabacon ( talk) 07:48, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
hello there i have uploaded an image to wikimedia commons for the first time [2] and have obtained the copyright holders permission to license it. but i am unclear about where to send that permission (or do i post it somewhere)? many thanks for advice on the most direct route highhorse ( talk) 13:44, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
thanks Ammarpad. yes, David Biddulph has now been done. highhorse ( talk) 13:48, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello I'm Jules,
I edited an article 2 weeks ago and hit the "publish changes" button. I deleted a picture and replaced it with another one. But In the preview the new one doesn't show. Why doesn't it show? Also, can you kindly point out if the article might be published in the way it is written? or should I make adjustments ? And last, should I have posted it through the sandbox or the way I did by "editing an old one"? /info/en/?search=Draft:Salim_Sfeir
Thank you for your help! JulesNawfal ( talk) 08:33, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for your answer
Bananabacon
Could you kindly help further? JulesNawfal ( talk) 09:24, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for your answer!
Curdle
I started editing on Wikipedia for a week now, I am a digital marketing specialist and my purpose is to share my knowledge and experience in Wikipedia. I want to know what steps I need to undertake to be able to post an article in the future. Can anyone help me with a piece of advice? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elen Simonyan ( talk • contribs) 08:30, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Can I create an account from another email address? - 118.136.59.215 ( talk) 13:02, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi, the page for Lucky Luke in english is about Asterix and not Lucky Luke at all. /info/en/?search=Lucky_Luke — Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.252.14.2 ( talk) 15:37, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
I'm trying to show an inexperienced IP editor some deficiencies in their recent edit, but the edit renders in the format of a published edit. This is what I am trying to render in edit box format (click "edit" to see it):
The {{As of|2006|alt=current}} Municipal President (Mayor) of [[San Pedro Garza García (municipality)|San Pedro]] is Miguel Treviño, an independent candidate. <ref>{{cite web|title=Municipio de San Pedro Garza Garcia|url=http://www.sanpedro.gob.mx/portal.asp?|accessdate=4 December 2013|website=Sanpedro.gob.mx|language=Spanish}}</ref>
Is there a glyph or phrase I can use to preserve edit box format on a Talk page?-- Quisqualis ( talk) 20:11, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
How can I add this picture as the background of my My talk page? Thegooduser Let's Chat 🍁 19:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
mw-body-content
class if it appears inside an element with the page-User_talk_Thegooduser
class. That won't change how the page is shown to others, and I haven't tried it myself. But if you understand
Cascading Style Sheets, I think you could do that. I'm pretty sure your eyes would quickly get tired if you read a lot of text on that background though, unless of course you tone down the colours. –
Pretended leer {
talk}
20:51, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
I wrote a draft but I don't really understand how to request a edit or publishing.
thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trunkeyd ( talk • contribs) 15:24, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
(Wow, I looked over this page for minutes before I noticed the blue box that said "Click here to ask a question".) I'm trying to figure out how to "talk" to someone, or "drop a line". I guess the clutter on the editing pages, like all the informational on this page that distracted me from the blue box is one reason I can't figure it out. That's just me, though. I'm sure it's better for some other people this way. Beyond that, is there any use for material here that is experienced through the five senses: eyes, ears, ect? Is there a way to source that? I know there isn't. I know the answer is that sensation cannot be used as source material. But there are some things that are true even if there isn't a written documented source. How does a Wikipedia editor deal with those things? It maybe that this issue is beyond Wikipedia's scope.
Also, how do I properly contact to a specific person to talk to him/her? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Liberty5651 ( talk • contribs)
Dear Sir,
I have edited our movie "Kya Tum" with all details filled and references. Request you to kindly let know by when it will go live.
Regards, Ratnesh Roop — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ratnesh Roop ( talk • contribs) 18:39, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I would like to start editing two articles: Terry v ohio and Terry stop. I have a question about the proper use of references. I'm going to begin by using one textbook as a source. [1] Later, I plan on going back and adding more sources.
References
My question is how many times do I need to cite this source. For example, if I write three paragraphs in a row, should I cite it once at the end of the three paragraphs. Or, should I cite it at the end of each paragraph or even every other sentence. And also, should I cite page numbers if I cite the book multiple times.
Thanks! Seahawk01 ( talk) 01:20, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi, would like to request a review of the page Lin Shu-ling. Lin is a noted indigenous land rights advocate in Taiwan as well as a founder and leader of the 13-year protest movement against the Taitung Miramar Resort, a landmark case in Taiwan's indigenous, environmental and legal history. She was at the fore-front of numerous events to oppose the resort, including a 300km walk from her home (at the site of the resort) to the Presidential Palace. She was also a plaintiff on the historic Citizen Litigation launched by Thomas Chan that became the first successful use of the Citizen Litigation Act in Taiwan in relation to challenging an EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment). She is also a prominent figure in anti-nuclear protests in Taiwan, as well as protests against other resort developments on traditional indigenous territory, including the 500-room Shanyuan Palm Beach Resort. She was contentiously disqualified from competing in the upcoming November elections as an 'aborigines plains' candidate. She is also the subject of a Taiwanese Wikipedia page.
Despite this, the English article has been tagged for 'notability'. The page is referenced by over 10 different sources including several articles where Lin Shu-ling is the sole subject of the story, and two theses. As such, could someone please check the page and the references, and perhaps the article Taitung Miramar Resort for context to get an understanding of the scale of her involvement? If still further references are required, I would be happy to include them. Otherwise, could the tags please be removed? Thanks, Before the Bang ( talk) 00:01, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Thanks Cullen for your feedback. After reading your comments it seems like just a couple of small mis-understandings, which i think I can clarify. Firstly, I totally agree that "language like "landmark", "forefront" and "prominent"" is not appropriate for the "Wikipedia voice", and i do make an effort to steer clear of these words as well as other promotional language such as "famous", "one of the foremost", “renowned” etc. I only used them on Teahouse to present the argument that the issue of indigenous land rights is a ‘notable’ one in Taiwan, and, given political movements don’t happen by themselves, that therefore, Lin Shu-ling, as a leader of that movement, is also ‘notable’. Anyway, I will avoid the use of these words even on Teahouse in the future, and thanks for the guidance - I am still new to this! (Please note that although the word “landmark” does appear in the article, it is used as a referenced quote from a mainstream English publication, Focus Taiwan, to demonstrate notability - I am assuming that it’s ok in that context?)
Regarding your comment that “I see a lot of non-independent sources in the article you wrote, such as interviews with her and her own campaign website”, I have only used her campaign website as a reference to state her campaign policies. In terms of saying what her campaign policies are, wouldn’t it best to get it from the ‘horse’s mouth’? If not, can you suggest an alternative way to reference her campaign policies? (The bulk of the other references in the article are from mainstream publications - there are also a lot more that i haven't included, which i would be happy to provide if you still require more - though they will be in Chinese.) As for not using ‘interviews with her’ to quote her opinions, I am wondering how to quote her to demonstrate her opinions on relevant issues without using interviews?
Thanks again for your suggestions - I really do want to get this right so I appreciate any further feedback from an experienced editor such as yourself on how best to comply with all Wikipedia regulations. Cheers, Before the Bang ( talk) 02:46, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
I found many ways to upload photos, but I'm still confused. Is it necessary that I upload the photos first on Wikimedia? and is it preferable? AGF ( talk) 07:39, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
If my username assumes bad faith, can I create another account? - 118.136.59.215 ( talk) 10:16, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi! I'm a newcomer here, and I'd like to request help with resolving multiple issues on the page David T. McCoy. I published this page as part of my general efforts to share information about Indigenous peoples' contributions to US History. I'm hoping someone can help me resolve the three issues on the page (inline citations and neutrality/close connection). The article now has 37 inline citations, as well as linking to over 35 other Wikipedia pages. I would greatly appreciate any help to resolve these issues! Thank you. Meredithlmccoy ( talk) 22:10, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi I wanna to ask how i can put a headline on a created of me page, i still don't know and hope sobebody to show how? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deyancho ( talk • contribs) 09:06, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Is whikipadia the sama as the one which provides information of celebrities like lucky dube? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.164.30.170 ( talk • contribs) 2018-11-02T10:44:25 (UTC)
On Wikipedia, should a biography have the title of someone's real name, or the name that they are known by(e.g. their name as a musician)? Thanks, -- Canti60 ( talk) 08:48, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
I have his Bio to add to wikipedia..... His Grandmother Is Oscar Legendary Academy Actress JUANITA MOORE. He has great accomplishment and it seem we do not know how to get certain topics onto page like awards.... bio... early career... etc etc.....
Name is Kirk E. Kelleykahn can you help — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dane1x ( talk • contribs) 00:40, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Ignoring for the moment your screed about unfairness, the core of the weakness of the draft is no references. See Help:Referencing for beginners. Your goal is to find independent;y written articles about Kelleykahn. The content in those articles can be used in the article. And that's all. Other information - true - cannot be added unless references can be found. Furthermore, what a person says about themselves on their website or in an interview does not count. Oh, and donating to Wikipedia is for a good cause, but the editors who do all this stuff at Teahouse and on articles are volunteers with no organization connection to Wikipedia. David notMD ( talk) 10:37, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello Teahouse,
Recently the Wikipedia entry of Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book was mentioned in an ABC Radio National brief. What is the best way to acknowledge this - is it the talk page? I know it was only a brief mention in both the ABC RN page and the accompanying audio, but I thought there was a way to note media coverage of Wikipedia pages themselves?
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/pamela-clarke/10450914
Thank you for your time! SunnyBoi ( talk) 13:37, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
So far I've only made minor corrections, like when I notice a glaring grammar or spelling error, or a dead link in a reference, which is easy to copy-paste fix if I can find the new URL. This was all being done by me without registering. I finally decided to register an account and a message popped up to come to the Teahouse. So, here I am, and the only question I could think to ask was, is there any central place I can go to find things that actually need to be done? (hopefully things that I am capable of doing, but I guess I could always come back here and ask advice if I get stuck). Thanks Ewen Douglas ( talk) 13:42, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello,
I am trying to update the Oakwood School page but for some reason when searching the page, it redirects to the page 'Funtington'. When I keep changing it so it directs to the School page, it reverts back. Why is this? I am putting up correct information from the School website and surely directing to the school page and not the village page is better?
Any help, i will be very grateful.
Alex — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexheath1994 ( talk • contribs) 13:43, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current main page. |
Archive 850 | ← | Archive 852 | Archive 853 | Archive 854 | Archive 855 | Archive 856 | → | Archive 860 |
Hello, I'm Rebestalic.
I'm currently experiencing technical issues regarding my edit summaries. On XTools, there is a pie chart showing a comparison between edits with summaries and edits without summaries. I clearly remember that I had 5 accidental no-summary edits. That number has now grown to 35... that's strange!
Thank you, Rebestalic ( talk) 01:52, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
I submitted an article about composer Marc Rossi and it was declined because it was deemed to not follow the standards. My problem is that I did extensive comparioon to other modern living composers alreay on Wikipedia as a model being sensitive to the requirement that it be "just the facts" and not read like a prom,otion piece. But the article was called out on that basis. What I am confused about is what part(s) were deemed in violation so these coupd be appropiately re-edited for hopefully a sucessful re-submission. Bob Reardon — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rjreardon ( talk • contribs)
[http://www.marcrossi.com Official website]
(
Official website).–
directly in
wikicode or you can use &ndash
.or make real headings with section editing links. You can still hide them from the table of contents by addingAbout We Must Continue (MMC Recordings, 1996), Scott Yanow wrote
The chance-taking explorations have plenty of exciting moments"; the compositions are "complex, [but] always contain some catchy melodiesyou might want to check the punctuation in the example as I'm not sure if that is one or two quotations. Is this a case of nested quotations? If it's a quotation with a part skipped, use[...]
to indicate where you're skipping something.
{{
TOC limit|3}}
before the very first heading (that is, right before the
Summary heading.Early Life and Educationto
Early life and education.
Performances by others.
Recorded performers of Rossi's compositions include:should probably not be formatted like a list element.
What does the Uw-... template meaning? - 114.124.181.95 ( talk) 00:10, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Rebestalic here.
I recently joined WikiProject Astronomy, and soon began to improve articles for minor planets. A few minutes ago on the page "List of minor planets: 1001-2000", I inserted a link for minor planet 1090 Sumida, because initially, there wasn't a link to 1090 Sumida. Hoping to see a redlink so I could click on it and then create the page, I saw a blue, working link. I clicked on it and found out that it redirected back to the original page.
I would like to know how to change the redirection path for 1090 Sumida, so I can create an article for it and not result in an orphaned page.
Thank you, Rebestalic ( talk) 01:33, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi there,
Super excited to write my first article (link below). I thought I'd start with some factual information about the company I work at. I would love to get this reviewed by some more experienced wiki editors and get some advice on how to improve my pages (I had lots of fun with the infoboxes). Thanks in advance :D
/info/en/?search=SafetyCulture — Preceding unsigned comment added by Howiemann ( talk • contribs) 05:07, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello,
I need help to suggest editing this article as some of reviewer suggest to make it more 'neutral' : /info/en/?search=Draft:Utthayan_Road I have edited twice which I have add some reliable sources but seems to need rewrite some parts again Please help to review and suggest me which particular part need to edit or which tone of word should be changed
Many thanks Locallion ( talk) 03:44, 29 October 2018 (UTC)
Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram as the premier: what does "premier" mean in that sentence? Prime Minister of Thailand? If so, I'd change it to
Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram was the premier Prime Minister of Thailand. You won't have to link the name of the country, since it's already linked in the lead section (I added it there while writing this message. – Pretended leer { talk}
Is it's reason to block someone from editing Wikipedia to respect the particular respective person by adding some words to his/her name on Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by पुष्पक देसाई ( talk • contribs) 02:58, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
There was an article related to SMS marketing, where the statistics were of 2010 and all I did is replace it with statistics of 2018, only 1 sentence. Is it really spamming? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elen Simonyan ( talk • contribs) 09:27, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
I amn't new to wikipedia. I had created several wikipedia accounts and I tried to mess up with the first account Gaurav456. Then I created User:50gaurav42 to help out wikipedia and then User:LuckyRacerNP and all of them got sock puppet. Now I want to help and contribute to article in wikipedia. I have created several articles one of them is Gopal Prasad Parajuli and I made several articles but they were selected for delection. Please Help me out. Understand me and I think this account will be too block as sock puppet. Please Help me out and give me solution in my talk page. WeLovWiki ( talk) 09:44, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=User_talk:Tym_Whittier#November_2018
I've received some kind of notice from another Editor and would like help in understanding what it means. It regards comments I've made in the "Discussion" section of an Article. From my perspective, I read the comments, got a sense of it's topic, and it's "tone" and posted my contribution as best I could, having to do with the definition of a particular term and whether or not it was acceptable to use in the Article.
The notice is the standard "not forum" notice that I see being used a lot. My question is not about the basic policy, but why it seems that my comments were singled-out when other comments that seemed equivalent. I think my comments are the same as everyone else's, and responded to the Editor who sent me the "not forum" message explain that, and why, I thought so. Then asked that Editor to explain how my comments for "forum-y". I've been on TONS of forums, and think I have a clear understanding that Wikipedia and "forums" are dramatically different, but maybe there's some nuance here I'm missing.
And, in case anyone is wondering, "Is this guy serious?", Yes, I'm serious. I'm fully aware that I have a lot to learn and have already established the goal of learning to post those "NPOV" and "OR" tags in discussions (I've tried twice, and failed both times), and also I READ them every time I can't connect their intended meaning in a Discussion to the Wikipedia Policy. If it doesn't make sense, I re-read the policy, and assume that the person that posted the link knew what they were doing. My question does not center on the policy itself, but rather the circumstances under which it was sent to me, and what that means.
Tym Whittier ( talk) 04:32, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
I’m a graduate of Turner Ashby HS and likely the school name will be challenged and perhaps changed as many schools named to honor confederate soldiers. A May 2018 article published in the Roanoke [VA] Times contains information I have never heard and is not common knowledge in the Valley of Virginia but is certainly verifiable; the webform does not permit me to post the link. If these revelations are true, then Turner Ashby’s Wikipedia bio should be corrected and expanded to give a full account of who he was. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.48.1.41 ( talk) 11:45, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
I created Paxos (Company) in my sandbox, and moved it to draft status on Oct 30. There's usually a flag at the bottom saying it's been submitted and must now be reviewed, only this time, there is not. Have a feeling I did something wrong when moving it to draft, but not sure what that was. Thanks for your help Tlvernon ( talk) 13:25, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
{{subst:submit}}
to the top of the draft. --
David Biddulph (
talk)
13:28, 1 November 2018 (UTC)Hi, Need some suggestion about this article: /info/en/?search=Draft:Bhurit_Bhirombhakdi
This article had been declined submitting process for several times, I may need your help check and suggest which parts need to be fixed further. Some issues that this article had been mentioned, it need to be fixed...
Could you help, are there any parts need to fixed ? (reviewers have suggested may be this article need a major rewrite).
Thanks Bananabacon ( talk) 07:48, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
hello there i have uploaded an image to wikimedia commons for the first time [2] and have obtained the copyright holders permission to license it. but i am unclear about where to send that permission (or do i post it somewhere)? many thanks for advice on the most direct route highhorse ( talk) 13:44, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
thanks Ammarpad. yes, David Biddulph has now been done. highhorse ( talk) 13:48, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello I'm Jules,
I edited an article 2 weeks ago and hit the "publish changes" button. I deleted a picture and replaced it with another one. But In the preview the new one doesn't show. Why doesn't it show? Also, can you kindly point out if the article might be published in the way it is written? or should I make adjustments ? And last, should I have posted it through the sandbox or the way I did by "editing an old one"? /info/en/?search=Draft:Salim_Sfeir
Thank you for your help! JulesNawfal ( talk) 08:33, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for your answer
Bananabacon
Could you kindly help further? JulesNawfal ( talk) 09:24, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for your answer!
Curdle
I started editing on Wikipedia for a week now, I am a digital marketing specialist and my purpose is to share my knowledge and experience in Wikipedia. I want to know what steps I need to undertake to be able to post an article in the future. Can anyone help me with a piece of advice? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elen Simonyan ( talk • contribs) 08:30, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Can I create an account from another email address? - 118.136.59.215 ( talk) 13:02, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi, the page for Lucky Luke in english is about Asterix and not Lucky Luke at all. /info/en/?search=Lucky_Luke — Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.252.14.2 ( talk) 15:37, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
I'm trying to show an inexperienced IP editor some deficiencies in their recent edit, but the edit renders in the format of a published edit. This is what I am trying to render in edit box format (click "edit" to see it):
The {{As of|2006|alt=current}} Municipal President (Mayor) of [[San Pedro Garza García (municipality)|San Pedro]] is Miguel Treviño, an independent candidate. <ref>{{cite web|title=Municipio de San Pedro Garza Garcia|url=http://www.sanpedro.gob.mx/portal.asp?|accessdate=4 December 2013|website=Sanpedro.gob.mx|language=Spanish}}</ref>
Is there a glyph or phrase I can use to preserve edit box format on a Talk page?-- Quisqualis ( talk) 20:11, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
How can I add this picture as the background of my My talk page? Thegooduser Let's Chat 🍁 19:54, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
mw-body-content
class if it appears inside an element with the page-User_talk_Thegooduser
class. That won't change how the page is shown to others, and I haven't tried it myself. But if you understand
Cascading Style Sheets, I think you could do that. I'm pretty sure your eyes would quickly get tired if you read a lot of text on that background though, unless of course you tone down the colours. –
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20:51, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
I wrote a draft but I don't really understand how to request a edit or publishing.
thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trunkeyd ( talk • contribs) 15:24, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
(Wow, I looked over this page for minutes before I noticed the blue box that said "Click here to ask a question".) I'm trying to figure out how to "talk" to someone, or "drop a line". I guess the clutter on the editing pages, like all the informational on this page that distracted me from the blue box is one reason I can't figure it out. That's just me, though. I'm sure it's better for some other people this way. Beyond that, is there any use for material here that is experienced through the five senses: eyes, ears, ect? Is there a way to source that? I know there isn't. I know the answer is that sensation cannot be used as source material. But there are some things that are true even if there isn't a written documented source. How does a Wikipedia editor deal with those things? It maybe that this issue is beyond Wikipedia's scope.
Also, how do I properly contact to a specific person to talk to him/her? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Liberty5651 ( talk • contribs)
Dear Sir,
I have edited our movie "Kya Tum" with all details filled and references. Request you to kindly let know by when it will go live.
Regards, Ratnesh Roop — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ratnesh Roop ( talk • contribs) 18:39, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I would like to start editing two articles: Terry v ohio and Terry stop. I have a question about the proper use of references. I'm going to begin by using one textbook as a source. [1] Later, I plan on going back and adding more sources.
References
My question is how many times do I need to cite this source. For example, if I write three paragraphs in a row, should I cite it once at the end of the three paragraphs. Or, should I cite it at the end of each paragraph or even every other sentence. And also, should I cite page numbers if I cite the book multiple times.
Thanks! Seahawk01 ( talk) 01:20, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi, would like to request a review of the page Lin Shu-ling. Lin is a noted indigenous land rights advocate in Taiwan as well as a founder and leader of the 13-year protest movement against the Taitung Miramar Resort, a landmark case in Taiwan's indigenous, environmental and legal history. She was at the fore-front of numerous events to oppose the resort, including a 300km walk from her home (at the site of the resort) to the Presidential Palace. She was also a plaintiff on the historic Citizen Litigation launched by Thomas Chan that became the first successful use of the Citizen Litigation Act in Taiwan in relation to challenging an EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment). She is also a prominent figure in anti-nuclear protests in Taiwan, as well as protests against other resort developments on traditional indigenous territory, including the 500-room Shanyuan Palm Beach Resort. She was contentiously disqualified from competing in the upcoming November elections as an 'aborigines plains' candidate. She is also the subject of a Taiwanese Wikipedia page.
Despite this, the English article has been tagged for 'notability'. The page is referenced by over 10 different sources including several articles where Lin Shu-ling is the sole subject of the story, and two theses. As such, could someone please check the page and the references, and perhaps the article Taitung Miramar Resort for context to get an understanding of the scale of her involvement? If still further references are required, I would be happy to include them. Otherwise, could the tags please be removed? Thanks, Before the Bang ( talk) 00:01, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Thanks Cullen for your feedback. After reading your comments it seems like just a couple of small mis-understandings, which i think I can clarify. Firstly, I totally agree that "language like "landmark", "forefront" and "prominent"" is not appropriate for the "Wikipedia voice", and i do make an effort to steer clear of these words as well as other promotional language such as "famous", "one of the foremost", “renowned” etc. I only used them on Teahouse to present the argument that the issue of indigenous land rights is a ‘notable’ one in Taiwan, and, given political movements don’t happen by themselves, that therefore, Lin Shu-ling, as a leader of that movement, is also ‘notable’. Anyway, I will avoid the use of these words even on Teahouse in the future, and thanks for the guidance - I am still new to this! (Please note that although the word “landmark” does appear in the article, it is used as a referenced quote from a mainstream English publication, Focus Taiwan, to demonstrate notability - I am assuming that it’s ok in that context?)
Regarding your comment that “I see a lot of non-independent sources in the article you wrote, such as interviews with her and her own campaign website”, I have only used her campaign website as a reference to state her campaign policies. In terms of saying what her campaign policies are, wouldn’t it best to get it from the ‘horse’s mouth’? If not, can you suggest an alternative way to reference her campaign policies? (The bulk of the other references in the article are from mainstream publications - there are also a lot more that i haven't included, which i would be happy to provide if you still require more - though they will be in Chinese.) As for not using ‘interviews with her’ to quote her opinions, I am wondering how to quote her to demonstrate her opinions on relevant issues without using interviews?
Thanks again for your suggestions - I really do want to get this right so I appreciate any further feedback from an experienced editor such as yourself on how best to comply with all Wikipedia regulations. Cheers, Before the Bang ( talk) 02:46, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
I found many ways to upload photos, but I'm still confused. Is it necessary that I upload the photos first on Wikimedia? and is it preferable? AGF ( talk) 07:39, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
If my username assumes bad faith, can I create another account? - 118.136.59.215 ( talk) 10:16, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi! I'm a newcomer here, and I'd like to request help with resolving multiple issues on the page David T. McCoy. I published this page as part of my general efforts to share information about Indigenous peoples' contributions to US History. I'm hoping someone can help me resolve the three issues on the page (inline citations and neutrality/close connection). The article now has 37 inline citations, as well as linking to over 35 other Wikipedia pages. I would greatly appreciate any help to resolve these issues! Thank you. Meredithlmccoy ( talk) 22:10, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi I wanna to ask how i can put a headline on a created of me page, i still don't know and hope sobebody to show how? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deyancho ( talk • contribs) 09:06, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Is whikipadia the sama as the one which provides information of celebrities like lucky dube? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.164.30.170 ( talk • contribs) 2018-11-02T10:44:25 (UTC)
On Wikipedia, should a biography have the title of someone's real name, or the name that they are known by(e.g. their name as a musician)? Thanks, -- Canti60 ( talk) 08:48, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
I have his Bio to add to wikipedia..... His Grandmother Is Oscar Legendary Academy Actress JUANITA MOORE. He has great accomplishment and it seem we do not know how to get certain topics onto page like awards.... bio... early career... etc etc.....
Name is Kirk E. Kelleykahn can you help — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dane1x ( talk • contribs) 00:40, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Ignoring for the moment your screed about unfairness, the core of the weakness of the draft is no references. See Help:Referencing for beginners. Your goal is to find independent;y written articles about Kelleykahn. The content in those articles can be used in the article. And that's all. Other information - true - cannot be added unless references can be found. Furthermore, what a person says about themselves on their website or in an interview does not count. Oh, and donating to Wikipedia is for a good cause, but the editors who do all this stuff at Teahouse and on articles are volunteers with no organization connection to Wikipedia. David notMD ( talk) 10:37, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello Teahouse,
Recently the Wikipedia entry of Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book was mentioned in an ABC Radio National brief. What is the best way to acknowledge this - is it the talk page? I know it was only a brief mention in both the ABC RN page and the accompanying audio, but I thought there was a way to note media coverage of Wikipedia pages themselves?
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/pamela-clarke/10450914
Thank you for your time! SunnyBoi ( talk) 13:37, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
So far I've only made minor corrections, like when I notice a glaring grammar or spelling error, or a dead link in a reference, which is easy to copy-paste fix if I can find the new URL. This was all being done by me without registering. I finally decided to register an account and a message popped up to come to the Teahouse. So, here I am, and the only question I could think to ask was, is there any central place I can go to find things that actually need to be done? (hopefully things that I am capable of doing, but I guess I could always come back here and ask advice if I get stuck). Thanks Ewen Douglas ( talk) 13:42, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello,
I am trying to update the Oakwood School page but for some reason when searching the page, it redirects to the page 'Funtington'. When I keep changing it so it directs to the School page, it reverts back. Why is this? I am putting up correct information from the School website and surely directing to the school page and not the village page is better?
Any help, i will be very grateful.
Alex — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexheath1994 ( talk • contribs) 13:43, 2 November 2018 (UTC)