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How important are summaries? Should I always write one as a rule?
Also, what exactly constitutes a minor edit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nelson21101805 ( talk • contribs) 23:50, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
What is the formal process for proposing an addition to country info boxes? The info boxes are already quite amazing for quick glances relating to economics, linguistics, demographics, geography, etc. but they seem to be lacking in political science information. The Democracy-Dictatorship Index (DD Index) and the Polity IV Dataset are used extensively throughout the field of comparative politics and international relations yet their coding for each country are only available on their respective pages. Up until recently the DD Index coding was not even available in the article (I have since added it).
The info-boxes already contain the "official" categorization of each country's government and legislature but these are largely not used within the field of political science. There is however abundant information already available for economics and some international politics like GDP, PPP, Gini, and HDI. I would like to propose adding additional information to the info-boxes either immediately after the "Government" and "Legislature" sections or immediately after the "Gini" and "HDI" sections: the DD Index categorization (there are six possible) and the Polity IV ranking (both number and categorical name).
As I've said, DD Index and Polity IV are used extensively throughout the field of political science and especially comparative politics. Polity IV is updated every year and while the DD Index hasn't been updated since 2008 it is currently in active progress. I don't think this is too much of a problem as some countries have Gini coefficients from the 1990's.
I just want to know the official route I can go down to propose this? I'm a bit new to the background workings of Wikipedia but I've been editing for quite a while. Thanks -- Olfbir ( talk) 03:54, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
I'm interested in English Wikipedia. But do not know that how I contribute... — Preceding unsigned comment added by شادان خان ( talk • contribs) 03:36, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hello everyone, I find a friendly atmosphere here at Teahouse so I am encouraged to join.I created an article " Draft:Alliance School Kermanshah" a few days ago and I put "in use" at the beginning. It was put in draft just as i clicked the first publish button.The person did not give me a second to continue. I wish to know what the problem is and what I can do. thank You Alex-h ( talk) 14:45, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
I tried to change the English accent names of Karnataka state cities into recently changed official names. But my edits were reverted. What's reason behind reverting as the names were officially changed by state government itself? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vishwanath K G ( talk • contribs) 08:52, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hello, I'd like to add some pictures to an article about my father. Could someone offer any assistance ? Thanks
Ross Perry — Preceding unsigned comment added by RossAPerry ( talk • contribs) 16:11, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
I just created Manpreet Bambra, and I was having issues with the category additions. I added the ones that I could remember existed, but I was wondering if someone could help correct/amend/add more. I’m aware Bambra is of Indian descent, not sure if that has any specific categories. She also lives in London.
Thank you!
– Joesimnett ( talk) 15:48, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi. I think the categories are alright, you can of course add more categories as long as they exist and are relevant. Kind regards, TruthToBeSpoken (talk) 16:20, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Is there a setting which only shows problematic edits? Cedric White ( talk) 14:44, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Thanks Nick. Cedric White ( talk) 16:43, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
I just nominated A Fox in Space for deletion using Twinkle. The previous article I deleted (just beforehand) went through fine, but this has not created the link (red link on AfD). Did the same thing, not sure what happened. Any ideas? Thanks. Aurornisxui ( talk) 16:33, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
can i restart the wikipedia adventure. Denkiden ( talk) 16:54, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi.
I submitted an article on "Stanton Cohn" (now in my sandbox). It was rejected because of a lack of inline citations. I've added appropriate citations. How do I resubmit for evaluation?
many thanks Meeplistener
-- Meeplistener ( talk) 17:24, 31 January 2019 (UTC) [1] [2] [3] [4]
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How to create page for not for profit social organization ? Can I get such template ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reporterbihar ( talk • contribs) 11:48, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
I have a question about some list articles that have been created. Personally, I don't see a what their point is. Examples include: United States Marshals appointed by Donald Trump—they're only appointed for a four year term at best and no one in the corresponding list has an actual article, save for a handful. United States Attorneys appointed by Donald Trump—they serve at the pleasure of the President, yes an article can be created about the person/nominee, but why the list? Political appointments by Donald Trump: How is this relevant? United States Ambassadors appointed by Donald Trump: Again, the relevance would be where? All presidents appoint ambassadors, I have yet to find an entire listing for another President. I can understand articles like List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump because similar ones have been created for previous presidents and judges can serve for a lifetime, so it makes sense. The other ones, to me, don't. If there was precedent for past Presidents and corresponding lists, I could understand but I haven't found any such lists. Others include: List of Donald Trump nominees who have withdrawn, List of Trump administration dismissals and resignations, List of short-tenure Donald Trump political appointments. Can these be merged somehow? Do guidelines somewhere state where, why and how lists are to be created? Snickers2686 ( talk) 17:24, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi Teahouse hosts! Thanks for the invite.
My question pertains to citing sources with medical content in an objective manner. Since meta-analyses often are inconclusive, or point to potential design flaws in the model of clinical studies, does this mean this content is not appropriate for an encyclopedia?
My personal view is that it would be appropriate to describe the content of well-reviewed research even if the author's conclude that further research is needed to establish scientific fact. Surely the conclusions of the authors should be a focal point, but to simply disallow the information entirely does not seem objective.
The page in question is not a medical page Withania somnifera, but nonetheless contains medical content. Given that it is topic related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), there is inevitably a high degree of skepticism - rightfully so.
I have been guided by a more senior editor on the page to analyze Journals by the impact factor as a measure of research quality, and I have culled my sources appropriately.
My question is: now that I have two sources that meet the criteria, how can I parse the substance of their analysis? Is it not appropriate to cite the conclusions of the authors that (I quote here, although I realize this would need to be paraphrased) "Given the central role of WS in Ayurveda and its promising actions in the realm of modern cancer research, it has potential to move forward as a cancer chemopreventive nutraceutical." [1]
Similarly, the analysis by MSK has substantive points that - in my view - are worthy of inclusion into the encyclopedia. This has been previously acknowledged on the Talk page, yet the senior editors on that page continue to rollback attempts at inclusion. [2]
Now, I would like to attempt an 'additive' edit - leaving the existing skeptical language intact but also introducing these analyses of a substantial body of research. I realize that my previous attempts may not have been perfect, however like other new editors here, I am frustrated by the rollbacks of the entire body of edits rather than engaging in a more nuanced discussion about which language is appropriate.
Any insight is appreciated.
Cheers! Digeridoodle ( talk) 16:59, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
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Is https://www.tor.com/ considered a reliable source on Wikipedia? -- Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 19:11, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
I've submitted an article (profile) for approval with 16 sources, including articles fully dedicated to the subject. /info/en/?search=Draft:Scott_McGovern
I received the following comment:
"This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies)."
Many articles with fewer, less valid sources have been approved. I'd be grateful if anyone has any advice to offer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guccigang0505 ( talk • contribs) 18:28, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Does anyone know how to request for deletion of a Signpost article? I have already asked the same in the newsroom, but no reply as yet, hardly waited 30 min I know and I am being a bit impatient but I want to get this clarified as fast as possible, so asking here if anyone else has experience with the signpost and is online just now and can help out. Any help or guidance to make this process faster will be much appreciated. Regards. DiplomatTesterMan ( talk) 17:47, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Last year, I edited the 88rising page. Since then, various users have removed a verifiable fact (Jaeson Ma is a founder) in a repeated (multiple times) and focused (often, the only edit was to remove Jaeson's name from the wiki) manner.
Several times, the edits not only removed mentions of Jaeson from the page but also removed the verifiable sources. In addition, editors were anonymous, and their edit history is only removing Jaeson's name from the 88rising page.
I've reached out to users as appropriate citing the sources and have resolved misunderstandings with some of them, but I'm at a loss for how to work with anonymous users who remove this verifiable information in a manner that blatantly disregards Wikipedia's principles.
I am escalating this to the Volunteer Response Team (OTRS) but was curious if anyone has any experience with this. If so, what would you suggest doing?
Thank you! Gcheng94 ( talk) 02:11, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
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Hi RhinosF1, Thanks for your help! I saw the page protection is for 3 days - after 3 days, is it open to revisions from anonymous / unverified users? Just asking because I'd love to work with you and others to find a longterm solution for this issue. Thanks,
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Relatively new to Wikipedia and just getting back into the swing of things. Can someone here who works on music articles give me some guidance on ways I can help? Sorry if this is a stupid questions. Grimothy29 ( talk) 23:15, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I was wondering how can I be qualified to answer questions here? I recently became an "extended confirmed user". Does that mean I am experienced enough? Or is there anything I need to do? I don't feel confident enough, though. What if I answer questions wrong? James Booker fan ( talk) 16:36, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Greetings, thanks for the add HostBot. I do have a question but I don't want to sound bias. Is it possible to create a profile of myself or an autobiography? — Preceding unsigned comment added by FenfenSiah ( talk • contribs) 22:21, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
What's the correct template? The turn of events o ( talk) 23:28, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
I wanted to add a [+] to Flipboard, Kik Messenger, Line and Evernote's pages' Stable releases segments but decided not to in fear of getting banned. How do I get pass this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vramtr ( talk • contribs) 23:35, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
The article on Wikipedia on Saint Marcella seems to be mostly lifted from "Parade of Faith: A Biographical History of the Christian Church" by Ruth A. Tucker https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Hb-S41iWo7oC&pg=PT106&dq=Marcella,+Jerome&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiypJ2G4JfgAhUHbisKHZc2CJoQ6AEIQjAE#v=onepage&q=Marcella%2C%20Jerome&f=false
Or is it the other way round? Could Ruth Tucker have plagiarised Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Margaret Mowczko ( talk • contribs) 10:08, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
It was at the home of Marcella that Jerome first met Paula, a devoted and scholarly woman who would become his long-time intellectual counterpart.WikiBlame indicates that User:Holyvincent pasted in content without an edit summary in this diff dated 19th November 2011. Tuckers book online appears to be dated as epublished in July 2011. It would therefore be appropriate to speedily remove the copyright text, leaving a very clear edit summary as to why, leaving a url to the ebook for others to find. But better still, if you have interests in that page, why not write (in your own words) a summary of facts that you can extract from that book, and add it as a reference source? Thanks for raising this issue, and do please remember to sign all talk page posts with four keyboard tildes (like this: ~~~~). In this instance, because you included line breaks in your post I found it really hard to work out whether one person had asked a question and another person had answered it. Signing every post avoids that kind of confusion. Regards, Nick Moyes ( talk) 11:05, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
~~~~ Thanks Nick, I'm still very new to this and unfamiliar with the protocol in these conversations. I'm not sure that I have the time to remove all the copyrighted material. From a quick look, most of the article has been taken from Ruth Tucker's book. Perhaps, the article can be reset at an earlier date (for want of better terminology.) I'll see what I can do. Marg Mowczko ~~~~
I am trying to add this template {{Coord|40|37.23|6|N|73|56.28|2|W |display=title |type:edu_region:US-NY}} to Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel, but each time I do so, it says that the parameters are invalid. For some reason, it lets me add the coordinates if I change them to 40°37'23.0N 73°56'28.0W, but these coordinates are inaccurate. What am I doing wrong? -- Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 23:20, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Is one of these more correct than the other? I've searched for a rule in the MoS and can't find one. deisenbe ( talk) 21:06, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi there,
A few years ago, the Massachusetts state government formed a commission to list 1,000 points of interest across the state. Would it be appropriate to publish the list, and include links to articles about the points of interest? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eldop1895 ( talk • contribs) 01:54, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Why wasn't the sunshine dinner mentioned?? Or the fact that because of the sunshine dinner carls jr had the first fast food that served alcohol. Sunshine would close and Carls jr would open. This is important info that helps sew together CKE family. Ex employee Stephanie Z — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:C6F0:E020:1577:DA01:E115:9E09 ( talk) 02:19, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Every article, every sentence here, comes from someone rolling up there sleeves and getting to work. If that's not you – if you're not comfortable adding content (or aren't, maybe, yet, as a newbie, as unfamiliar with how it all works – mayhaps you should go to the article's talk page and make suggestions for what to add, or point our what's missing and so on. It is helpful to know this much, though, if nothing else: Wikipedia runs on sourcing. Content is properly added only if the world outside of Wikipedia has already written about it. Wikipedia synthsizes what reliable sources have written about subjects. So any suggestion you might make is many time over superior, and far more likely to be acted upon, if it is accompanied by you pointing out a specific source that corroborates the proposed edit. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 05:16, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Can another experienced editor please look at Draft:Hydraulic Entertainment (2) and advise User:CPOlivette about this draft? They initially submitted two copies of it, both of which were declined for not having independent reliable references, and then resubmitted this copy of it with more references which however are not considered reliable. I also think that the draft is not neutrally written, but would appreciate the comments of another editor. I also think that the filmography is too long, but that is my opinion. Robert McClenon ( talk) 18:30, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
List WIP. The turn of events o ( talk) 23:17, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Josep Benet Anton Cañellas Francisco Hidalgo
I can't seem to make those articles, can you help me? The turn of events o ( talk) 23:18, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
I have uploaded a image from Facebook. Below is the link for File:Richmond_Town_Methodist_Church_(RTMC).jpg. I don't know what permission is needed to be updated for getting it removed from Wikimedia. Please help me by having look at the image submitted and let me know for a solution.
Thanks, Setu.V
Link TO Image: commons:File:Richmond_Town_Methodist_Church_(RTMC).jpg Setu755 ( talk) 06:32, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
"I don't know what permission is needed to be updated for getting it removed from Wikimedia."is a little confusing to me. You need do nothing if you want to have it removed from Wikimedia Commons. It will happen very soon. This is because you uploaded it without any evidence that the photographer on Facebook gave their permission under an appropriate Creative Commons licence for it to be reused. So, not unreasonably, the image has been tagged with a warning notice. Thus, it will be deleted in the next day or so unless you can supply evidence that it is correctly licenced.
How to add a company article of various industries in {{portal|Companies}}. Can I get a template for writing information about the company and where to submit this article? I researched a lot on how to contribute to {{portal|Companies}} but I am not able to draft it.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Setu755 ( talk • contribs)
Hi and thank you for a friendly landing pad.
I created the page /info/en/?search=Tango_Cafe a few years ago, now it is deleted based on "notability". I missed the discussion unfortunately. Not contesting the decision (though I disagree) but I would like the page to be viewable by me and by those to whom the Tango Café was a precious center for art, music, poetry, dance, literature and language instruction. Also, it would be great to recover all those links to sources that I found.
I haven't figured out how to make that request and to whom. I found the page Category:Wikipedia_administrators_willing_to_provide_copies_of_deleted_articles but not quite sure what to do next. Select an administrator at random, and then what?
Thanks. -- Notsofeo ( talk) 03:13, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi, apparently I've lost the ability, somehow, to 'mouse over' and preview articles printed in bold, thereby previewing the first sentence or two. I find this feature very handy and makes my experience using Wiki more valuable. Can anybody help me find how to get this ability back? Is this the place where I can ask? Thanks for helping, Freesumpin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Freesumpin ( talk • contribs) 09:02, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello all, My name is Sergio Almerares. I am a newcomer here. I started with the translation, from Spanish to Italian, of Paula Almerares description. Se is a good Soprano singer that lives in Argentina. And obviously we are of a same family, even if I live in Italy. After this I have updated the Spanish page with latest news about her. And would like to have translation also in English. I did it but I am not able to publish. Can someone check my translation in English and if it is OK help me to publish it?
Kind regards. Thank you so much! Sergio. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alme Jr ( talk • contribs) 11:05, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
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How important are summaries? Should I always write one as a rule?
Also, what exactly constitutes a minor edit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nelson21101805 ( talk • contribs) 23:50, 30 January 2019 (UTC)
What is the formal process for proposing an addition to country info boxes? The info boxes are already quite amazing for quick glances relating to economics, linguistics, demographics, geography, etc. but they seem to be lacking in political science information. The Democracy-Dictatorship Index (DD Index) and the Polity IV Dataset are used extensively throughout the field of comparative politics and international relations yet their coding for each country are only available on their respective pages. Up until recently the DD Index coding was not even available in the article (I have since added it).
The info-boxes already contain the "official" categorization of each country's government and legislature but these are largely not used within the field of political science. There is however abundant information already available for economics and some international politics like GDP, PPP, Gini, and HDI. I would like to propose adding additional information to the info-boxes either immediately after the "Government" and "Legislature" sections or immediately after the "Gini" and "HDI" sections: the DD Index categorization (there are six possible) and the Polity IV ranking (both number and categorical name).
As I've said, DD Index and Polity IV are used extensively throughout the field of political science and especially comparative politics. Polity IV is updated every year and while the DD Index hasn't been updated since 2008 it is currently in active progress. I don't think this is too much of a problem as some countries have Gini coefficients from the 1990's.
I just want to know the official route I can go down to propose this? I'm a bit new to the background workings of Wikipedia but I've been editing for quite a while. Thanks -- Olfbir ( talk) 03:54, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
I'm interested in English Wikipedia. But do not know that how I contribute... — Preceding unsigned comment added by شادان خان ( talk • contribs) 03:36, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hello everyone, I find a friendly atmosphere here at Teahouse so I am encouraged to join.I created an article " Draft:Alliance School Kermanshah" a few days ago and I put "in use" at the beginning. It was put in draft just as i clicked the first publish button.The person did not give me a second to continue. I wish to know what the problem is and what I can do. thank You Alex-h ( talk) 14:45, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
I tried to change the English accent names of Karnataka state cities into recently changed official names. But my edits were reverted. What's reason behind reverting as the names were officially changed by state government itself? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vishwanath K G ( talk • contribs) 08:52, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hello, I'd like to add some pictures to an article about my father. Could someone offer any assistance ? Thanks
Ross Perry — Preceding unsigned comment added by RossAPerry ( talk • contribs) 16:11, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
I just created Manpreet Bambra, and I was having issues with the category additions. I added the ones that I could remember existed, but I was wondering if someone could help correct/amend/add more. I’m aware Bambra is of Indian descent, not sure if that has any specific categories. She also lives in London.
Thank you!
– Joesimnett ( talk) 15:48, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi. I think the categories are alright, you can of course add more categories as long as they exist and are relevant. Kind regards, TruthToBeSpoken (talk) 16:20, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Is there a setting which only shows problematic edits? Cedric White ( talk) 14:44, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Thanks Nick. Cedric White ( talk) 16:43, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
I just nominated A Fox in Space for deletion using Twinkle. The previous article I deleted (just beforehand) went through fine, but this has not created the link (red link on AfD). Did the same thing, not sure what happened. Any ideas? Thanks. Aurornisxui ( talk) 16:33, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
can i restart the wikipedia adventure. Denkiden ( talk) 16:54, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi.
I submitted an article on "Stanton Cohn" (now in my sandbox). It was rejected because of a lack of inline citations. I've added appropriate citations. How do I resubmit for evaluation?
many thanks Meeplistener
-- Meeplistener ( talk) 17:24, 31 January 2019 (UTC) [1] [2] [3] [4]
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How to create page for not for profit social organization ? Can I get such template ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reporterbihar ( talk • contribs) 11:48, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
I have a question about some list articles that have been created. Personally, I don't see a what their point is. Examples include: United States Marshals appointed by Donald Trump—they're only appointed for a four year term at best and no one in the corresponding list has an actual article, save for a handful. United States Attorneys appointed by Donald Trump—they serve at the pleasure of the President, yes an article can be created about the person/nominee, but why the list? Political appointments by Donald Trump: How is this relevant? United States Ambassadors appointed by Donald Trump: Again, the relevance would be where? All presidents appoint ambassadors, I have yet to find an entire listing for another President. I can understand articles like List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump because similar ones have been created for previous presidents and judges can serve for a lifetime, so it makes sense. The other ones, to me, don't. If there was precedent for past Presidents and corresponding lists, I could understand but I haven't found any such lists. Others include: List of Donald Trump nominees who have withdrawn, List of Trump administration dismissals and resignations, List of short-tenure Donald Trump political appointments. Can these be merged somehow? Do guidelines somewhere state where, why and how lists are to be created? Snickers2686 ( talk) 17:24, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi Teahouse hosts! Thanks for the invite.
My question pertains to citing sources with medical content in an objective manner. Since meta-analyses often are inconclusive, or point to potential design flaws in the model of clinical studies, does this mean this content is not appropriate for an encyclopedia?
My personal view is that it would be appropriate to describe the content of well-reviewed research even if the author's conclude that further research is needed to establish scientific fact. Surely the conclusions of the authors should be a focal point, but to simply disallow the information entirely does not seem objective.
The page in question is not a medical page Withania somnifera, but nonetheless contains medical content. Given that it is topic related to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), there is inevitably a high degree of skepticism - rightfully so.
I have been guided by a more senior editor on the page to analyze Journals by the impact factor as a measure of research quality, and I have culled my sources appropriately.
My question is: now that I have two sources that meet the criteria, how can I parse the substance of their analysis? Is it not appropriate to cite the conclusions of the authors that (I quote here, although I realize this would need to be paraphrased) "Given the central role of WS in Ayurveda and its promising actions in the realm of modern cancer research, it has potential to move forward as a cancer chemopreventive nutraceutical." [1]
Similarly, the analysis by MSK has substantive points that - in my view - are worthy of inclusion into the encyclopedia. This has been previously acknowledged on the Talk page, yet the senior editors on that page continue to rollback attempts at inclusion. [2]
Now, I would like to attempt an 'additive' edit - leaving the existing skeptical language intact but also introducing these analyses of a substantial body of research. I realize that my previous attempts may not have been perfect, however like other new editors here, I am frustrated by the rollbacks of the entire body of edits rather than engaging in a more nuanced discussion about which language is appropriate.
Any insight is appreciated.
Cheers! Digeridoodle ( talk) 16:59, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
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Is https://www.tor.com/ considered a reliable source on Wikipedia? -- Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 19:11, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
I've submitted an article (profile) for approval with 16 sources, including articles fully dedicated to the subject. /info/en/?search=Draft:Scott_McGovern
I received the following comment:
"This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies)."
Many articles with fewer, less valid sources have been approved. I'd be grateful if anyone has any advice to offer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Guccigang0505 ( talk • contribs) 18:28, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Does anyone know how to request for deletion of a Signpost article? I have already asked the same in the newsroom, but no reply as yet, hardly waited 30 min I know and I am being a bit impatient but I want to get this clarified as fast as possible, so asking here if anyone else has experience with the signpost and is online just now and can help out. Any help or guidance to make this process faster will be much appreciated. Regards. DiplomatTesterMan ( talk) 17:47, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Last year, I edited the 88rising page. Since then, various users have removed a verifiable fact (Jaeson Ma is a founder) in a repeated (multiple times) and focused (often, the only edit was to remove Jaeson's name from the wiki) manner.
Several times, the edits not only removed mentions of Jaeson from the page but also removed the verifiable sources. In addition, editors were anonymous, and their edit history is only removing Jaeson's name from the 88rising page.
I've reached out to users as appropriate citing the sources and have resolved misunderstandings with some of them, but I'm at a loss for how to work with anonymous users who remove this verifiable information in a manner that blatantly disregards Wikipedia's principles.
I am escalating this to the Volunteer Response Team (OTRS) but was curious if anyone has any experience with this. If so, what would you suggest doing?
Thank you! Gcheng94 ( talk) 02:11, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
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Hi RhinosF1, Thanks for your help! I saw the page protection is for 3 days - after 3 days, is it open to revisions from anonymous / unverified users? Just asking because I'd love to work with you and others to find a longterm solution for this issue. Thanks,
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Relatively new to Wikipedia and just getting back into the swing of things. Can someone here who works on music articles give me some guidance on ways I can help? Sorry if this is a stupid questions. Grimothy29 ( talk) 23:15, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I was wondering how can I be qualified to answer questions here? I recently became an "extended confirmed user". Does that mean I am experienced enough? Or is there anything I need to do? I don't feel confident enough, though. What if I answer questions wrong? James Booker fan ( talk) 16:36, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Greetings, thanks for the add HostBot. I do have a question but I don't want to sound bias. Is it possible to create a profile of myself or an autobiography? — Preceding unsigned comment added by FenfenSiah ( talk • contribs) 22:21, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
What's the correct template? The turn of events o ( talk) 23:28, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
I wanted to add a [+] to Flipboard, Kik Messenger, Line and Evernote's pages' Stable releases segments but decided not to in fear of getting banned. How do I get pass this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vramtr ( talk • contribs) 23:35, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
The article on Wikipedia on Saint Marcella seems to be mostly lifted from "Parade of Faith: A Biographical History of the Christian Church" by Ruth A. Tucker https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Hb-S41iWo7oC&pg=PT106&dq=Marcella,+Jerome&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiypJ2G4JfgAhUHbisKHZc2CJoQ6AEIQjAE#v=onepage&q=Marcella%2C%20Jerome&f=false
Or is it the other way round? Could Ruth Tucker have plagiarised Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Margaret Mowczko ( talk • contribs) 10:08, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
It was at the home of Marcella that Jerome first met Paula, a devoted and scholarly woman who would become his long-time intellectual counterpart.WikiBlame indicates that User:Holyvincent pasted in content without an edit summary in this diff dated 19th November 2011. Tuckers book online appears to be dated as epublished in July 2011. It would therefore be appropriate to speedily remove the copyright text, leaving a very clear edit summary as to why, leaving a url to the ebook for others to find. But better still, if you have interests in that page, why not write (in your own words) a summary of facts that you can extract from that book, and add it as a reference source? Thanks for raising this issue, and do please remember to sign all talk page posts with four keyboard tildes (like this: ~~~~). In this instance, because you included line breaks in your post I found it really hard to work out whether one person had asked a question and another person had answered it. Signing every post avoids that kind of confusion. Regards, Nick Moyes ( talk) 11:05, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
~~~~ Thanks Nick, I'm still very new to this and unfamiliar with the protocol in these conversations. I'm not sure that I have the time to remove all the copyrighted material. From a quick look, most of the article has been taken from Ruth Tucker's book. Perhaps, the article can be reset at an earlier date (for want of better terminology.) I'll see what I can do. Marg Mowczko ~~~~
I am trying to add this template {{Coord|40|37.23|6|N|73|56.28|2|W |display=title |type:edu_region:US-NY}} to Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel, but each time I do so, it says that the parameters are invalid. For some reason, it lets me add the coordinates if I change them to 40°37'23.0N 73°56'28.0W, but these coordinates are inaccurate. What am I doing wrong? -- Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 23:20, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Is one of these more correct than the other? I've searched for a rule in the MoS and can't find one. deisenbe ( talk) 21:06, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi there,
A few years ago, the Massachusetts state government formed a commission to list 1,000 points of interest across the state. Would it be appropriate to publish the list, and include links to articles about the points of interest? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eldop1895 ( talk • contribs) 01:54, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Why wasn't the sunshine dinner mentioned?? Or the fact that because of the sunshine dinner carls jr had the first fast food that served alcohol. Sunshine would close and Carls jr would open. This is important info that helps sew together CKE family. Ex employee Stephanie Z — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:C6F0:E020:1577:DA01:E115:9E09 ( talk) 02:19, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Every article, every sentence here, comes from someone rolling up there sleeves and getting to work. If that's not you – if you're not comfortable adding content (or aren't, maybe, yet, as a newbie, as unfamiliar with how it all works – mayhaps you should go to the article's talk page and make suggestions for what to add, or point our what's missing and so on. It is helpful to know this much, though, if nothing else: Wikipedia runs on sourcing. Content is properly added only if the world outside of Wikipedia has already written about it. Wikipedia synthsizes what reliable sources have written about subjects. So any suggestion you might make is many time over superior, and far more likely to be acted upon, if it is accompanied by you pointing out a specific source that corroborates the proposed edit. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 05:16, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Can another experienced editor please look at Draft:Hydraulic Entertainment (2) and advise User:CPOlivette about this draft? They initially submitted two copies of it, both of which were declined for not having independent reliable references, and then resubmitted this copy of it with more references which however are not considered reliable. I also think that the draft is not neutrally written, but would appreciate the comments of another editor. I also think that the filmography is too long, but that is my opinion. Robert McClenon ( talk) 18:30, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
List WIP. The turn of events o ( talk) 23:17, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Josep Benet Anton Cañellas Francisco Hidalgo
I can't seem to make those articles, can you help me? The turn of events o ( talk) 23:18, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
I have uploaded a image from Facebook. Below is the link for File:Richmond_Town_Methodist_Church_(RTMC).jpg. I don't know what permission is needed to be updated for getting it removed from Wikimedia. Please help me by having look at the image submitted and let me know for a solution.
Thanks, Setu.V
Link TO Image: commons:File:Richmond_Town_Methodist_Church_(RTMC).jpg Setu755 ( talk) 06:32, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
"I don't know what permission is needed to be updated for getting it removed from Wikimedia."is a little confusing to me. You need do nothing if you want to have it removed from Wikimedia Commons. It will happen very soon. This is because you uploaded it without any evidence that the photographer on Facebook gave their permission under an appropriate Creative Commons licence for it to be reused. So, not unreasonably, the image has been tagged with a warning notice. Thus, it will be deleted in the next day or so unless you can supply evidence that it is correctly licenced.
How to add a company article of various industries in {{portal|Companies}}. Can I get a template for writing information about the company and where to submit this article? I researched a lot on how to contribute to {{portal|Companies}} but I am not able to draft it.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Setu755 ( talk • contribs)
Hi and thank you for a friendly landing pad.
I created the page /info/en/?search=Tango_Cafe a few years ago, now it is deleted based on "notability". I missed the discussion unfortunately. Not contesting the decision (though I disagree) but I would like the page to be viewable by me and by those to whom the Tango Café was a precious center for art, music, poetry, dance, literature and language instruction. Also, it would be great to recover all those links to sources that I found.
I haven't figured out how to make that request and to whom. I found the page Category:Wikipedia_administrators_willing_to_provide_copies_of_deleted_articles but not quite sure what to do next. Select an administrator at random, and then what?
Thanks. -- Notsofeo ( talk) 03:13, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi, apparently I've lost the ability, somehow, to 'mouse over' and preview articles printed in bold, thereby previewing the first sentence or two. I find this feature very handy and makes my experience using Wiki more valuable. Can anybody help me find how to get this ability back? Is this the place where I can ask? Thanks for helping, Freesumpin — Preceding unsigned comment added by Freesumpin ( talk • contribs) 09:02, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello all, My name is Sergio Almerares. I am a newcomer here. I started with the translation, from Spanish to Italian, of Paula Almerares description. Se is a good Soprano singer that lives in Argentina. And obviously we are of a same family, even if I live in Italy. After this I have updated the Spanish page with latest news about her. And would like to have translation also in English. I did it but I am not able to publish. Can someone check my translation in English and if it is OK help me to publish it?
Kind regards. Thank you so much! Sergio. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alme Jr ( talk • contribs) 11:05, 1 February 2019 (UTC)