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Hello
I'm been in contact with several of the Wikipedia editors and they have helped me understand what can and what cannot be posted/added to existing pages.
To the existing page: /info/en/?search=Electronic_flight_bag I would like to propose adding the following at the end of the History section:
Early high levels of breakages to EFB equipment have been addressed through the deployment of rugged protective tablet cases like the PIVOT case that is deployed at Southwest Airlines ( http://swaefb.com/pivot-pro-case/; https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/southwest-efb/; https://ipadpilotnews.com/2015/03/perfect-ipad-case-mount-pilots/).
I work for a company that is referenced in these articles. If the above request is acceptable, can you explain or give me a step-by-step as to what I need to do for next steps.
Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KJ010110 ( talk • contribs) 21:10, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
You might not get this a lot so I hope you have a good day :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by PLZLEAVEMEALONE21 ( talk • contribs) 20:41, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
When editing, may I use words such as: Shall, Shan't, keen, peculiar, etcetera... or should I keep the language simple?
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by CharlieZPP ( talk • contribs) 19:05, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
hello all,
I have updated the article about the organisation IAWRT but this updating message stays above a section that has been updated several times over more that a year, does anyone now why? there
Current status Ambox current red.svg This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (November 2010)
Nonee Iawrtwebjournalist — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iawrtwebjournalist ( talk • contribs) 04:48, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
rejecting publishing of genuine articles with more than enough references on wiki is highly dissapointing — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.229.230.27 ( talk) 07:52, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to read my email, my name's Assam and I'm the founder of a startup called Intvo, I'm sending this email to see if you can help me to list my company profile on WIKI. I would really appreciate the time. Kind Regards, Assam — Preceding unsigned comment added by Intvo ( talk • contribs) 18:51, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
Please could I make contact with Railfan23? He/she has left me a message and I do not know how to reply. Pedr Jarvis — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pedrjarvis ( talk • contribs) 15:07, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
As a Biracial Hispanic American, I have always had concerns about how biracials are racially classified.
I feel that for change and progress to take place, it has to start with media and information sources such as Wikipedia, that most people turn to for information and/or clarification. I've noticed for so many years, since Wikipedia's existence (however, I realize it has been a constant for many years prior in American social culture), that this country has held onto the "one drop rule" notion, in spite of its invalidity today. However, there are still ignorant mindsets that continue to adhere to that notion and as a biracial American, I feel as though I can speak for most of us 'mixies' that we want our racial classification to be correct and accurate. I also realize that the subject of race is socially constructed, however, this is the very reason why the racial terminology should be printed and read correctly for those of mixed race, like myself.
Most of the time, when I research a famous person of black & white racial mixture, and who also self-identifies as 'biracial', I will see at the bottom of your pages, where your references are listed, that these individuals will have a reference of "African American", whereas if they have other racial mixture and classification, it will read other races or ethnicities such as, for example, "American of Italian ancestry," or "American of Swedish ancestry," etc., instead of "American of African ancestry" or "American of African American ancestry." I was pleased to see that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex was classified as "British People of African Ancestry," (It should also read in the same way since she is also an American: "American of African Ancestry" or "American of African American Ancestry") because you didn't give her the label of "African American."
It always made me wonder why other biracials aren't listed in this way? Why are they not listed as "American of African Ancestry" or "American of African American Ancestry"? Personally, I, as a biracial Hispanic, do not self-identify as "African American" because even though I have African ancestry, I am not exclusively an African American and I feel that if the racial classification is noted for other biracials you should stick to how you racially classified Meghan, Duchess of Sussex instead of saddling them with the "African American" label. Just because someone has African or African American ancestry, it should not automatically be said that they are African or African American--ESPECIALLY if they are of mixed race and they also self-identify that way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Exotiq88 ( talk • contribs) 16:04, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
Guys, a simple question for those experienced with the editing process. we have up dated photo's to replace some ancient ones already in place. How do i approach this please Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chriscrew ( talk • contribs) 13:53, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
I did my editing and it was declined. you said ask it on teahouse ,now i am doing it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sajwa123 ( talk • contribs) 15:08, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
Sajwa123: You have some content on your User page which appears to be about you. You also created a Sandbox with the same content, submitted it to be an article and that was declined. The Sandbox User:Sajwa123/sandbox still exists, but for many, many reasons is not ready to be an article. Wikipedia is not a social media. For a living person to be the subject of an article, there has to be published content ABOUT that person, written by others. Nothing that a person writes about themselves - even if all true - can be used. David notMD ( talk) 16:11, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
The OP was asking why their edit, in their sandbox, was declined. The IP then says that since anyone should be able to edit whatever they want in a sandbox, why was that edit declined? This may illustrate a misunderstanding of the AFC Submit function on a sandbox. Experienced editors and AFC reviewers know that Submit, whether on a draft, or on a user subpage, or on a sandbox, means Request Review for Acceptance as an Article. However, I think that many new editors edit in their sandbox and then Submit, without really knowing what it is that they are Submitting, without really thinking that they have written an article draft. So sometimes when a sandbox edit is Submitted and Declined, the editor may not have understood what they were requesting when they Submitted.
I am not sure whether there is anything that can be done to reduce this confusion. AFC reviewers should know that the submitter might or might understand what they are doing, and so should be patient and courteous with a confused submitter.
Was the OP requesting that their edit become an article in mainspace, or were they Submitting it because they didn't understand that is what Submit means?
Robert McClenon ( talk) 22:27, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
I was looking at the Dean Spanos article (having recently read an entertaining book about the NFL) and was struck by its vaguely PR agency-written tone. Inspecting the history, it appears to have emerged almost whole cloth from an Orlando-based IP user who has contributed similarly whitewashed articles about many other NFL executives. Is it appropriate to raise the provenance of an article in any way? Or is the right approach to simply edit where one sees a lack of objectivity? The difficulty I see with simply editing is that the structure of these hagiographic articles -- with sections like Philanthropy and Awards & Recognition -- make them resistant to adverse information without wholesale revisions. Thank you! bzzne ( talk) 20:37, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
I have seen people mention "X source has been used 20 times on the site" but cannot figure out how to find such statistics myself (and googling for instructions failed me). Can someone give me a quick pointer? bzzne ( talk) 21:57, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
There are 4.5 million unique sources in the datasets. While on average, every source is cited 3.5 times, the vast majority of sources in this dataset are used less than 500 times across wikis. Only nine “super publications”’ are used more than 10,000 times.
Hi There,
I asked for publishing a draft for ARZAQY and here what I got (not sufficiently notable for inclusion in Wikipedia.).
In my opinion , it is good to share such new information about a new sources for HR for MENA market and specially for county like Yemen , which most of people use Wikipedia for searcing for new information.
Thanks
Areqi85 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alareqi85 ( talk • contribs) 06:20, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Though the no original research policy directly invalidates the idea of using Wikipedia to first document a topic, multiple other fundamental policies and guidelines require reliable, independent, secondary sources, treating a topic in substantive detail to exist for an article on a topic to be warranted. These include the verifiability policy (mandating that all facts in an article be attributable to previously published, reliable sources) and the notability guideline (requiring that, for an article to be warranted, it be shown that the world has taken "note" of the topic by non-trivial publication about that topic in secondary and independent reliable sources).
For these reasons, please document this, but not at Wikipedia. If in the future it gains such treatment in sources, only then might it be suitable for a Wikipedia entry. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 06:49, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi guys does this article meet notability for Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_(2019_film) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:741:100:1A3F:B90E:534D:3148:629E ( talk) 02:29, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi! I would like to replace the yucky .jpg used in the page .OOO. After some effort, I found a nicer transparent .png version of the logo in the Wayback Machine. (I forget where exactly and it was tricky to find, but I could probably find it again if needed.) All the rules for Wikipedia images and copyright and yadda yadda are long and scary and so after going around in circles in the Help articles I decided to ask here: what do I do to make this page image not be a jpeggy mess anymore and how do I do it without messing up something? Is the .png I found sufficient? thanks in advance :) -- Undead Shambles ( talk) 07:36, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi there. Sorry to bother you, but when there’s a lot of information about a Wikipedia subject in the same non-Wikipedia article (a different website), can I reference it as a source on the Wikipedia article twice, thrice etc.?
Many thanks for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NickyNelka ( talk • contribs) 12:14, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
I have been reverting vandalism a lot since I was granted rollback rights. Another right I would be interested in to fight vandalism is the pending changes reviewer right to determine whether edits contain inappropriate content. The requirements are similar to getting rollback rights. Should I apply for these rights now or should I wait? Mstrojny ( talk) 01:02, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
"Reviewers have a similar level of trust to rollbackers". You've clearly been given the trust to rollback, so it could be deemed reasonable to give you pending changes permission, too. In support of that view, I'd point you to the current discussion at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Pending changes reviewer where an admin ( Swarm) has said to another editor:
" It does not make sense to withhold PC when Rollback has already been granted". And we do need more active, experience editors at Pending Changes. Have you got that experience, do you think?
I'm HorsesAreNice and I'm forced to edit as an IP because my account was blocked for sockpuppetry. But I was wondering how I can create an account, even as another account by me. Do you know if I can create another account if I'm a sock, or will I have to edit as an IP for eternity? 2602:306:8BB9:4E20:E0C9:87F5:3CF1:A47D ( talk) 06:43, 10 February 2019 (UTC) (NOTE: My IP is constantly changing, so it may not be the IP that created the account)
dear sir / madam please provide me information about how can i confirm my account. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mudasirarghand ( talk • contribs) 07:01, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Could someone help me with protecting an article? The page belongs to my boss and it was recently vandalised. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devdas420 ( talk • contribs) 16:50, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Yes it was about that article and why was it deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devdas420 ( talk • contribs) 01:30, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
My recent article /info/en/?search=Draft:Sarvesh_Shashi was marked as promotional or an Advertisement. I had read the article more 2-3 times before submitting and ensuring that all of the information are factual and back by source. However, I am not sure which part(s) in particular of my article lead reviewer to take this decision. Can you help me pin-point those areas and hence, improve my article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sagarshah28 ( talk • contribs) 05:59, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
a fast-growing and popular youngest entrepreneur,
started touching many lives with his impactful, and
spread happiness of yoga to thousands of peoplenot sound promotional to you? They do to most of us. You must find a way to state the facts in a more neutral tone. — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 06:20, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
I tried creating a new article for "George Roland" made several citiations. I hit publish and hit save changes but I seemed to have lost everything. Is there anyway to get it back? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gigliodantefam ( talk • contribs) 18:04, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello, Teahouse! I appreciate any help you can offer me. After weeks waiting, my article Draft:Brian Rosenworcel was declined, due to lack of notabilty by User:Legacypac. However, when reviewing Notability Guidelines, I find that my subject meets the criteria on at least three points: Has a record with the band Certified Gold ( Satellite (Guster song)), is a member of an ensemble with at least two notable members (the other members of the band Guster have pages Adam Gardner and Ryan Miller (musician), and has written lyrics for a notable composition Satellite (Guster song) I am hoping User:Legacypac will re-consider, but I am asking for further advice on how to get my article published. Thank you so much for any help you can offer. Zuzuroo ( talk) 17:34, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
How do I become confirmed or auto confirmed? I know it's something like 4 days and 10 contributions - which I have - but I'm still not confirmed so I was wondering. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ch518 ( talk • contribs) 13:43, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
I was looking at Drvenik, Split-Dalmatia County and thought that it may be good to add something about the ferry port there. I was wondering how I could ask for an image. I was also wondering where I could get images that would not violate copyrights. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jentacular ( talk • contribs)
{{
Photo requested}}
template to the talk page - though I do wonder how effective these are in eliciting new pictures from editors. Here in the UK we have a superb website of images of places called www.geograph.org.uk which only accepts properly licence CC_BY_SA images from users. So it might be worth you checking if there is a similar website covering Croatia. I don't think the global scheme called Panoramio works any more - others may know.Thank you! Jentacular ( talk) 00:37, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
If I add a source to an article, without changing the article in any way other than adding that source, should the edit be marked as minor? — Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 01:59, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Is there a good page/resource for how to communicate on talk pages? I’m looking for things that explain things like : or Actaudio ( talk) 00:56, 11 February 2019 (UTC) and some of the “code” shorthand.
ie Alejandro de Acosta. I am asking coz I do not know how to footnote him. Asfn|de Acosta|2009|p=12}} or Bsfn|Acosta|2009|p=12}}. The same goes with Dutch writers (A van der B). Thanks, this is my first time at the Teahouse, so...hello everybody! Cinadon36 ( talk) 23:31, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Dear Teahouse, Is being nominated for this award notable in Wikipedia? /info/en/?search=Young_Artist_Award_for_Best_Performance_in_a_Daytime_TV_Series_-_Young_Actress Thank you Josephintechnicolor ( talk) 06:02, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Could Majherhat Bridge be created so that it points to the target of Majerhat Bridge? I had a talk with a approved helper, @Praxidicae: in the online chat who vehemently opposed its creation. I personally live extremely close to the bridge and can vouch for the fact that it is a common spelling mistake. Additionally multiple sources such as [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] use the name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sohom ⁴⁵⁷⁸⁹ ( talk • contribs) 18:34, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
References
Okay, BTW, @jmcgnh: could you tell me how to in general create redirects ? Whenever I go to a redlink I am asked to use the article wizard and then create an draft article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sohom ⁴⁵⁷⁸⁹ ( talk • contribs) 06:53, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
#REDIRECT [[2018 Kolkata bridge collapse ]]
How can I reference my article — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kokoekpo ( talk • contribs) 11:13, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi Teahouse, It's Kanika this side. I am trying to cite news in my wikipedia article. But somehow I am not able to find an online link to that particular article in the newspaper. Do you mind helping me find a solution to this problem?
Thank you, Kanika — Preceding unsigned comment added by Waliakanika ( talk • contribs) 12:59, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
The discoverer and founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, explains the spirit of God in her writing as follows: "...Christ, the spirit of God, of Truth, Life, and Love, which heals mentally." This appears in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," on page 137 line 20. The context of these words is found in the following paragraph: 'With his usual impetuosity, Simon replied for his brethren, and his reply set forth a great fact: "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God!" That is: The Messiah is what thou hast declared, - Christ, the spirit of God, of Truth, Life, and Love, which heal mentally.' On page 587 in the Glossary of the textbook, Mrs. Eddy defines God in this way: "God. The great I AM; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence." She explains the term Christ in several ways. "Christ, the divine manifestation of God, which comes to the flesh to destroy incarnate error." ibid. p.583. Elsewhere she states: "Jesus was born of Mary. Christ is the true idea voicing good, the divine message from God to men speaking to the human consciousness. The Christ is incorporeal, spiritual, - yea, the divine image and likeness, dispelling the illusions of the senses; the Way, the Truth, and the Life, healing the sick and casting out evils, destroying sin, disease and death. 'As Paul says: "There is one God, and one mediator between God and Men, the man Christ Jesus.' "The corporeal man Jesus was human," Eddy explains, based on what Jesus said when he called himself 'the son of man.' Further on she adds: "Jesus was the son of a virgin. He was appointed to speak God's word and to appear to mortals in such a form of humanity as they could understand as well as perceive. Also, she continues later, "He expressed the highest type of divinity, which a fleshly form could express in that age."(ibid. p. 332) On page 333, she continues with the words:"...Christ is not a name so much as the divine title of Jesus. Christ expressed God's spiritual, eternal nature. The name is synonymous with Messiah, and alludes to the spirituality which is taught, illustrated, and demonstrated in the life of which Christ Jesus was the embodiment. The proper name of our Master in the Greek was Jesus the Christ; but Christ Jesus better signifies the Godlike."
Cjmartin6486 ( talk)Charles J. Martin
Sources: The
King James Version of the Holy Bible and
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
—Preceding
undated comment added 01:26, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello, could someone please help with Draft:Mark Biltz? I believe there is sufficient coverage and that there's no denying Pastor Mark Biltz's notability. I require help with the intention of eventually moving it to the main article space. -- Omer Toledano ( talk) 06:52, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
How does one create a Wikipedia page from scratch?
Can you copy and paste a page from another one that has been set up on a similar basis? For Instance, there is a page titled, 'Australia at the World Athletics Championships' , and I want to create the same page for Greta Britain's performances at the World Athletics Championships'.
Can anyone help?
Many thanks, TheScribe1965 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thescribe1965 ( talk • contribs) 14:01, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
Can you kindly advise me where I'm going wrong? I'm drafting a new Wikipedia page for Sharon White, a mixed-media artist - here's the link - https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Draft:Sharon_White_(artist)&action=edit
Sharon has an Art degree and initially taught at secondary schools for 17 years. She then left to set up her own studios and has exhibited in London and the UAE. She has opened her own studios and toured the UK for Breast Cancer Care who commissioned her to create art and 'art heals' workshops.
My first submission has been refused ....can you please guide me as to where I'm going wrong?
Many thanks,
DeanoJD DeanoJD ( talk) 14:56, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
I was editing wikipedia, when then, the pictures can't load. What can i do to fix this? -- TheWinRat ( talk) 16:57, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
@ TheWinRat: All systems have now been resolved. RhinosF1 (chat) (status) (contribs) 17:31, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
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Hello
I'm been in contact with several of the Wikipedia editors and they have helped me understand what can and what cannot be posted/added to existing pages.
To the existing page: /info/en/?search=Electronic_flight_bag I would like to propose adding the following at the end of the History section:
Early high levels of breakages to EFB equipment have been addressed through the deployment of rugged protective tablet cases like the PIVOT case that is deployed at Southwest Airlines ( http://swaefb.com/pivot-pro-case/; https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/southwest-efb/; https://ipadpilotnews.com/2015/03/perfect-ipad-case-mount-pilots/).
I work for a company that is referenced in these articles. If the above request is acceptable, can you explain or give me a step-by-step as to what I need to do for next steps.
Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KJ010110 ( talk • contribs) 21:10, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
You might not get this a lot so I hope you have a good day :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by PLZLEAVEMEALONE21 ( talk • contribs) 20:41, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
When editing, may I use words such as: Shall, Shan't, keen, peculiar, etcetera... or should I keep the language simple?
Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by CharlieZPP ( talk • contribs) 19:05, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
hello all,
I have updated the article about the organisation IAWRT but this updating message stays above a section that has been updated several times over more that a year, does anyone now why? there
Current status Ambox current red.svg This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (November 2010)
Nonee Iawrtwebjournalist — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iawrtwebjournalist ( talk • contribs) 04:48, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
rejecting publishing of genuine articles with more than enough references on wiki is highly dissapointing — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.229.230.27 ( talk) 07:52, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to read my email, my name's Assam and I'm the founder of a startup called Intvo, I'm sending this email to see if you can help me to list my company profile on WIKI. I would really appreciate the time. Kind Regards, Assam — Preceding unsigned comment added by Intvo ( talk • contribs) 18:51, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
Please could I make contact with Railfan23? He/she has left me a message and I do not know how to reply. Pedr Jarvis — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pedrjarvis ( talk • contribs) 15:07, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
As a Biracial Hispanic American, I have always had concerns about how biracials are racially classified.
I feel that for change and progress to take place, it has to start with media and information sources such as Wikipedia, that most people turn to for information and/or clarification. I've noticed for so many years, since Wikipedia's existence (however, I realize it has been a constant for many years prior in American social culture), that this country has held onto the "one drop rule" notion, in spite of its invalidity today. However, there are still ignorant mindsets that continue to adhere to that notion and as a biracial American, I feel as though I can speak for most of us 'mixies' that we want our racial classification to be correct and accurate. I also realize that the subject of race is socially constructed, however, this is the very reason why the racial terminology should be printed and read correctly for those of mixed race, like myself.
Most of the time, when I research a famous person of black & white racial mixture, and who also self-identifies as 'biracial', I will see at the bottom of your pages, where your references are listed, that these individuals will have a reference of "African American", whereas if they have other racial mixture and classification, it will read other races or ethnicities such as, for example, "American of Italian ancestry," or "American of Swedish ancestry," etc., instead of "American of African ancestry" or "American of African American ancestry." I was pleased to see that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex was classified as "British People of African Ancestry," (It should also read in the same way since she is also an American: "American of African Ancestry" or "American of African American Ancestry") because you didn't give her the label of "African American."
It always made me wonder why other biracials aren't listed in this way? Why are they not listed as "American of African Ancestry" or "American of African American Ancestry"? Personally, I, as a biracial Hispanic, do not self-identify as "African American" because even though I have African ancestry, I am not exclusively an African American and I feel that if the racial classification is noted for other biracials you should stick to how you racially classified Meghan, Duchess of Sussex instead of saddling them with the "African American" label. Just because someone has African or African American ancestry, it should not automatically be said that they are African or African American--ESPECIALLY if they are of mixed race and they also self-identify that way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Exotiq88 ( talk • contribs) 16:04, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
Guys, a simple question for those experienced with the editing process. we have up dated photo's to replace some ancient ones already in place. How do i approach this please Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chriscrew ( talk • contribs) 13:53, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
I did my editing and it was declined. you said ask it on teahouse ,now i am doing it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sajwa123 ( talk • contribs) 15:08, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
Sajwa123: You have some content on your User page which appears to be about you. You also created a Sandbox with the same content, submitted it to be an article and that was declined. The Sandbox User:Sajwa123/sandbox still exists, but for many, many reasons is not ready to be an article. Wikipedia is not a social media. For a living person to be the subject of an article, there has to be published content ABOUT that person, written by others. Nothing that a person writes about themselves - even if all true - can be used. David notMD ( talk) 16:11, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
The OP was asking why their edit, in their sandbox, was declined. The IP then says that since anyone should be able to edit whatever they want in a sandbox, why was that edit declined? This may illustrate a misunderstanding of the AFC Submit function on a sandbox. Experienced editors and AFC reviewers know that Submit, whether on a draft, or on a user subpage, or on a sandbox, means Request Review for Acceptance as an Article. However, I think that many new editors edit in their sandbox and then Submit, without really knowing what it is that they are Submitting, without really thinking that they have written an article draft. So sometimes when a sandbox edit is Submitted and Declined, the editor may not have understood what they were requesting when they Submitted.
I am not sure whether there is anything that can be done to reduce this confusion. AFC reviewers should know that the submitter might or might understand what they are doing, and so should be patient and courteous with a confused submitter.
Was the OP requesting that their edit become an article in mainspace, or were they Submitting it because they didn't understand that is what Submit means?
Robert McClenon ( talk) 22:27, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
I was looking at the Dean Spanos article (having recently read an entertaining book about the NFL) and was struck by its vaguely PR agency-written tone. Inspecting the history, it appears to have emerged almost whole cloth from an Orlando-based IP user who has contributed similarly whitewashed articles about many other NFL executives. Is it appropriate to raise the provenance of an article in any way? Or is the right approach to simply edit where one sees a lack of objectivity? The difficulty I see with simply editing is that the structure of these hagiographic articles -- with sections like Philanthropy and Awards & Recognition -- make them resistant to adverse information without wholesale revisions. Thank you! bzzne ( talk) 20:37, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
I have seen people mention "X source has been used 20 times on the site" but cannot figure out how to find such statistics myself (and googling for instructions failed me). Can someone give me a quick pointer? bzzne ( talk) 21:57, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
There are 4.5 million unique sources in the datasets. While on average, every source is cited 3.5 times, the vast majority of sources in this dataset are used less than 500 times across wikis. Only nine “super publications”’ are used more than 10,000 times.
Hi There,
I asked for publishing a draft for ARZAQY and here what I got (not sufficiently notable for inclusion in Wikipedia.).
In my opinion , it is good to share such new information about a new sources for HR for MENA market and specially for county like Yemen , which most of people use Wikipedia for searcing for new information.
Thanks
Areqi85 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alareqi85 ( talk • contribs) 06:20, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Though the no original research policy directly invalidates the idea of using Wikipedia to first document a topic, multiple other fundamental policies and guidelines require reliable, independent, secondary sources, treating a topic in substantive detail to exist for an article on a topic to be warranted. These include the verifiability policy (mandating that all facts in an article be attributable to previously published, reliable sources) and the notability guideline (requiring that, for an article to be warranted, it be shown that the world has taken "note" of the topic by non-trivial publication about that topic in secondary and independent reliable sources).
For these reasons, please document this, but not at Wikipedia. If in the future it gains such treatment in sources, only then might it be suitable for a Wikipedia entry. Best regards-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 06:49, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi guys does this article meet notability for Wikipedia. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_(2019_film) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:741:100:1A3F:B90E:534D:3148:629E ( talk) 02:29, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi! I would like to replace the yucky .jpg used in the page .OOO. After some effort, I found a nicer transparent .png version of the logo in the Wayback Machine. (I forget where exactly and it was tricky to find, but I could probably find it again if needed.) All the rules for Wikipedia images and copyright and yadda yadda are long and scary and so after going around in circles in the Help articles I decided to ask here: what do I do to make this page image not be a jpeggy mess anymore and how do I do it without messing up something? Is the .png I found sufficient? thanks in advance :) -- Undead Shambles ( talk) 07:36, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi there. Sorry to bother you, but when there’s a lot of information about a Wikipedia subject in the same non-Wikipedia article (a different website), can I reference it as a source on the Wikipedia article twice, thrice etc.?
Many thanks for your help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NickyNelka ( talk • contribs) 12:14, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
I have been reverting vandalism a lot since I was granted rollback rights. Another right I would be interested in to fight vandalism is the pending changes reviewer right to determine whether edits contain inappropriate content. The requirements are similar to getting rollback rights. Should I apply for these rights now or should I wait? Mstrojny ( talk) 01:02, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
"Reviewers have a similar level of trust to rollbackers". You've clearly been given the trust to rollback, so it could be deemed reasonable to give you pending changes permission, too. In support of that view, I'd point you to the current discussion at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Pending changes reviewer where an admin ( Swarm) has said to another editor:
" It does not make sense to withhold PC when Rollback has already been granted". And we do need more active, experience editors at Pending Changes. Have you got that experience, do you think?
I'm HorsesAreNice and I'm forced to edit as an IP because my account was blocked for sockpuppetry. But I was wondering how I can create an account, even as another account by me. Do you know if I can create another account if I'm a sock, or will I have to edit as an IP for eternity? 2602:306:8BB9:4E20:E0C9:87F5:3CF1:A47D ( talk) 06:43, 10 February 2019 (UTC) (NOTE: My IP is constantly changing, so it may not be the IP that created the account)
dear sir / madam please provide me information about how can i confirm my account. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mudasirarghand ( talk • contribs) 07:01, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Could someone help me with protecting an article? The page belongs to my boss and it was recently vandalised. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devdas420 ( talk • contribs) 16:50, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
Yes it was about that article and why was it deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Devdas420 ( talk • contribs) 01:30, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
My recent article /info/en/?search=Draft:Sarvesh_Shashi was marked as promotional or an Advertisement. I had read the article more 2-3 times before submitting and ensuring that all of the information are factual and back by source. However, I am not sure which part(s) in particular of my article lead reviewer to take this decision. Can you help me pin-point those areas and hence, improve my article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sagarshah28 ( talk • contribs) 05:59, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
a fast-growing and popular youngest entrepreneur,
started touching many lives with his impactful, and
spread happiness of yoga to thousands of peoplenot sound promotional to you? They do to most of us. You must find a way to state the facts in a more neutral tone. — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 06:20, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
I tried creating a new article for "George Roland" made several citiations. I hit publish and hit save changes but I seemed to have lost everything. Is there anyway to get it back? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gigliodantefam ( talk • contribs) 18:04, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello, Teahouse! I appreciate any help you can offer me. After weeks waiting, my article Draft:Brian Rosenworcel was declined, due to lack of notabilty by User:Legacypac. However, when reviewing Notability Guidelines, I find that my subject meets the criteria on at least three points: Has a record with the band Certified Gold ( Satellite (Guster song)), is a member of an ensemble with at least two notable members (the other members of the band Guster have pages Adam Gardner and Ryan Miller (musician), and has written lyrics for a notable composition Satellite (Guster song) I am hoping User:Legacypac will re-consider, but I am asking for further advice on how to get my article published. Thank you so much for any help you can offer. Zuzuroo ( talk) 17:34, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
How do I become confirmed or auto confirmed? I know it's something like 4 days and 10 contributions - which I have - but I'm still not confirmed so I was wondering. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ch518 ( talk • contribs) 13:43, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
I was looking at Drvenik, Split-Dalmatia County and thought that it may be good to add something about the ferry port there. I was wondering how I could ask for an image. I was also wondering where I could get images that would not violate copyrights. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jentacular ( talk • contribs)
{{
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template to the talk page - though I do wonder how effective these are in eliciting new pictures from editors. Here in the UK we have a superb website of images of places called www.geograph.org.uk which only accepts properly licence CC_BY_SA images from users. So it might be worth you checking if there is a similar website covering Croatia. I don't think the global scheme called Panoramio works any more - others may know.Thank you! Jentacular ( talk) 00:37, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
If I add a source to an article, without changing the article in any way other than adding that source, should the edit be marked as minor? — Puzzledvegetable ( talk) 01:59, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Is there a good page/resource for how to communicate on talk pages? I’m looking for things that explain things like : or Actaudio ( talk) 00:56, 11 February 2019 (UTC) and some of the “code” shorthand.
ie Alejandro de Acosta. I am asking coz I do not know how to footnote him. Asfn|de Acosta|2009|p=12}} or Bsfn|Acosta|2009|p=12}}. The same goes with Dutch writers (A van der B). Thanks, this is my first time at the Teahouse, so...hello everybody! Cinadon36 ( talk) 23:31, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
Dear Teahouse, Is being nominated for this award notable in Wikipedia? /info/en/?search=Young_Artist_Award_for_Best_Performance_in_a_Daytime_TV_Series_-_Young_Actress Thank you Josephintechnicolor ( talk) 06:02, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Could Majherhat Bridge be created so that it points to the target of Majerhat Bridge? I had a talk with a approved helper, @Praxidicae: in the online chat who vehemently opposed its creation. I personally live extremely close to the bridge and can vouch for the fact that it is a common spelling mistake. Additionally multiple sources such as [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] use the name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sohom ⁴⁵⁷⁸⁹ ( talk • contribs) 18:34, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
References
Okay, BTW, @jmcgnh: could you tell me how to in general create redirects ? Whenever I go to a redlink I am asked to use the article wizard and then create an draft article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sohom ⁴⁵⁷⁸⁹ ( talk • contribs) 06:53, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
#REDIRECT [[2018 Kolkata bridge collapse ]]
How can I reference my article — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kokoekpo ( talk • contribs) 11:13, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi Teahouse, It's Kanika this side. I am trying to cite news in my wikipedia article. But somehow I am not able to find an online link to that particular article in the newspaper. Do you mind helping me find a solution to this problem?
Thank you, Kanika — Preceding unsigned comment added by Waliakanika ( talk • contribs) 12:59, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
The discoverer and founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, explains the spirit of God in her writing as follows: "...Christ, the spirit of God, of Truth, Life, and Love, which heals mentally." This appears in the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," on page 137 line 20. The context of these words is found in the following paragraph: 'With his usual impetuosity, Simon replied for his brethren, and his reply set forth a great fact: "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God!" That is: The Messiah is what thou hast declared, - Christ, the spirit of God, of Truth, Life, and Love, which heal mentally.' On page 587 in the Glossary of the textbook, Mrs. Eddy defines God in this way: "God. The great I AM; the all-knowing, all-seeing, all-acting, all-wise, all-loving, and eternal; Principle; Mind; Soul; Spirit; Life; Truth; Love; all substance; intelligence." She explains the term Christ in several ways. "Christ, the divine manifestation of God, which comes to the flesh to destroy incarnate error." ibid. p.583. Elsewhere she states: "Jesus was born of Mary. Christ is the true idea voicing good, the divine message from God to men speaking to the human consciousness. The Christ is incorporeal, spiritual, - yea, the divine image and likeness, dispelling the illusions of the senses; the Way, the Truth, and the Life, healing the sick and casting out evils, destroying sin, disease and death. 'As Paul says: "There is one God, and one mediator between God and Men, the man Christ Jesus.' "The corporeal man Jesus was human," Eddy explains, based on what Jesus said when he called himself 'the son of man.' Further on she adds: "Jesus was the son of a virgin. He was appointed to speak God's word and to appear to mortals in such a form of humanity as they could understand as well as perceive. Also, she continues later, "He expressed the highest type of divinity, which a fleshly form could express in that age."(ibid. p. 332) On page 333, she continues with the words:"...Christ is not a name so much as the divine title of Jesus. Christ expressed God's spiritual, eternal nature. The name is synonymous with Messiah, and alludes to the spirituality which is taught, illustrated, and demonstrated in the life of which Christ Jesus was the embodiment. The proper name of our Master in the Greek was Jesus the Christ; but Christ Jesus better signifies the Godlike."
Cjmartin6486 ( talk)Charles J. Martin
Sources: The
King James Version of the Holy Bible and
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
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undated comment added 01:26, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello, could someone please help with Draft:Mark Biltz? I believe there is sufficient coverage and that there's no denying Pastor Mark Biltz's notability. I require help with the intention of eventually moving it to the main article space. -- Omer Toledano ( talk) 06:52, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
How does one create a Wikipedia page from scratch?
Can you copy and paste a page from another one that has been set up on a similar basis? For Instance, there is a page titled, 'Australia at the World Athletics Championships' , and I want to create the same page for Greta Britain's performances at the World Athletics Championships'.
Can anyone help?
Many thanks, TheScribe1965 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thescribe1965 ( talk • contribs) 14:01, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
Can you kindly advise me where I'm going wrong? I'm drafting a new Wikipedia page for Sharon White, a mixed-media artist - here's the link - https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Draft:Sharon_White_(artist)&action=edit
Sharon has an Art degree and initially taught at secondary schools for 17 years. She then left to set up her own studios and has exhibited in London and the UAE. She has opened her own studios and toured the UK for Breast Cancer Care who commissioned her to create art and 'art heals' workshops.
My first submission has been refused ....can you please guide me as to where I'm going wrong?
Many thanks,
DeanoJD DeanoJD ( talk) 14:56, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
I was editing wikipedia, when then, the pictures can't load. What can i do to fix this? -- TheWinRat ( talk) 16:57, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
@ TheWinRat: All systems have now been resolved. RhinosF1 (chat) (status) (contribs) 17:31, 11 February 2019 (UTC)