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Created new article in sandbox Jyolleck ( talk) 14:49, 10 October 2019 (UTC) and have correctly uploaded image with necessary copyright information, but am struggling with inserting into the article
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Hi, I am currently teaching a course using the Wiki Education platform. My students have generated a number of different sandboxes while they completed various training activities, and it is getting more difficult to find the right sandbox where their drafted materials are located. Is there an easy way to remove the extra pages that have been created but are no longer needed? Thanks! UWM.AP.Endo ( talk) 19:30, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
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David Biddulph (
talk) 19:33, 11 October 2019 (UTC)I recently created the article Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet. The common name for this thing is “SFDR” in Indian Parlance. However, SFDR currently redirects to Spurious-free dynamic range. I am not sure exactly how to create a disambiguation for these.— Vaibhavafro 💬 06:41, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
I am editing my late fathers page: /info/en/?search=C._Ramachandra_Menon
I have a compilation of short clips of his movies and photographs. It is around 24 minutes,158064 KB. It is in .mp4 format. Is there a way I can upload this to the page? Thanks, Goutham — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drgouthammenon ( talk • contribs) 15:20, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you,
ColinFine. I will avoid uploading the video. When I logged in there was a citation request tag, which I provided. Could you tell me what other citations are needed? Thanks — Preceding
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(cont) 17:48, 11 October 2019 (UTC)Thank you, The movie list is linked to pages within Wikipedia. I did not add anything new. I am not sure how else I can source this, since the other pages of the "movies" lists his name as the cinematographer. I will see if I can get some info from the IMDB. Drgouthammenon ( talk) 18:06, 11 October 2019 (UTC)Drgouthammenon
Some of the movies are listed here https://m3db.com/films-cinematography/28737 but it is in Malayalam. Drgouthammenon ( talk) 18:08, 11 October 2019 (UTC)Drgouthammenon
If the other articles list his name [...], you won't need to source the titles. I am fairly sure this is incorrect -- one Wikipedia article cannot serve as the source for another. If his name was listed in the onscreen ncredits of a film, the film itself serves as a source, just as a book is its own source for any of its contents . If some other source is listed in the film article, it can be copied to the biographical article, but should be double checked by the editor doing the copy if at all possible. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 20:13, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
i edited the Al Manar National School, Handessa article but though i gave reference that reference was not accepted by a editor [danarnot] reason given its not a school website or directory but its a ministry website the factual is there how come he took the decision please help someone to clarify this also the same reference given to Zahira College, Kalmunai here is the link http://www.moe.gov.lk/english/images/Tech_Sub_Stream/tech_stream_sch_list.xls — Preceding unsigned comment added by Siyanco ( talk • contribs) 06:33, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
How to add a user's contributions page to their signature? Main CentralTime301 page and talk 01:33, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. These guys ruling swedish wikipedia are anti-drug extremists. Is it some kind of wikipedia policy to be pro-alcohol and anti-cannabis cause them alcohol pages are nothing like this? They don't care about sources, facts or nothing. Just a big fake wall of text with the most ugly picture they can find is what they must have cause everything else is drug-liberal. This is retarded. Bläh! Skalle-Per Hedenhös ( talk) 23:45, 11 October 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skalle-Per Hedenhös ( talk • contribs) 23:41, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
Does it sound crazy? Then read this canadian report about sweden: https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/371/ille/library/gerald-e.htm#_ftn25 Skalle-Per Hedenhös ( talk) 00:34, 12 October 2019 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Well then I know. Is it some kind of wikipedia policy to be pro-alcohol and anti-cannabis cause them alcohol pages are nothing like this? Answer is yes. This general problem will bite wikipedia in the tail and eat itself and grow out of proportion. It's not just swedish wikipedia. This encyclopedia will be madness in a nutshell. Better put head in the sand so don't see the problem coming. Thanks! Skalle-Per Hedenhös ( talk) 00:53, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
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If the idea of consensus is not weak enough as it is truly unscientifical (emotional/political) combine it with the false consensus effect and it is the biggest problem wikipedia has. Further, what happen when everyone is so scared to say their opinion because of social repression so you can not guess if the opinion voiced is someones real opinion or something someone say not to be punished. Maybe you don't think about this so much at english wikipedia cause with hundreds of millions of people someone will allways say the wrong stuff sometime. Now imagine it's a small language with a few million people and all are brain washed by public campaigns for decades. Then these funny guys go police and delete vandalism... Sounds like fiction but isn't. Go imagine! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skalle-Per Hedenhös ( talk • contribs) 04:09, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
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Dear Teahouse Friends,
Thank you very much for help with two questions:
1. How can my co-author and I best create a new, large article where our contributions would appear to be equal, given we will make equal writing contributions?
2. Our subject is Nixon's 1969 White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health. The three-day meeting had great impact, changing the course of nutrition policy in the U.S. The article we plan to contribute is appropriately large, with many links to and from existing Wikipedia articles. The 50th anniversary of Nixon's conference is December 2, 2019, and we would like to be complete and posted as far ahead of that date as possible. What is our best approach to the article review process, to which we will submit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by WooNour ( talk • contribs) 12:47, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you Ian.thompson. We think our best approach is for one of us to use the Wizard to create an encapsulating and worthy smaller article for review approval, and then to build out with equal editing contributions from there. Does that make sense as an appropriate approach? Best, WooNour — Preceding unsigned comment added by WooNour ( talk • contribs) 13:18, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you David Biddulph! It was very useful to be able to see the list of pending submissions to get an idea of possible timeframe. WooNour
Thank you, AlanM1! While we have expertise and passion about a topic we know the fields of nutrition and food assistance will see as notable, we are motivated by a masters course assignment. We're sure our professor will look at the editing history to see how we both contributed, but we will be excited to see others contribute as well! Best, WooNour
Thank you David Biddulph and David notMD! Your advice is much appreciated. WooNour —Preceding undated comment added 14:47, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
WooNour, it sounds like with that much experience, you don't need advice about how to do research, come up with an organizational structure for an article (major sections, subsections), and so on, is that a fair statement? And that you probably also have publications to your credit already? If so, that's all to the good, but you should also be aware that there are a few things that are done a little differently at Wikipedia, and one or two that are radically different, from writing an academic paper for publication.
The main thing to know in the latter department, is that while in academia, producing innovative, striking, original research and publishing it is of the highest value and can gain you respect and accolades, at Wikipedia, original research is completely forbidden. Any original research published here, will likely be rapidly removed. So, don't do that. Instead, remember that Wikipedia is not an academic journal, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. In part, that means that we act as a secondary source for already published material. If it's new and original material, it doesn't belong here. Please have a look at Wikipedia:Original research, and follow that up with a look at WP:Verfiability, Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources, and Wikipedia:Citations.
Another thing that is a little different here, is the Introduction section, which is called the Lead at Wikipedia. The lead functions somewhat like an Abstract of an academic article, in that it summarizes the rest of the article, and does not have to be footnoted (as long as the body of the article is adequately referenced; but Wikipedia does not prohibit footnotes in the Lead); but there are also some differences. Please have a look at Wikipedia:Lead, and the sections MOS:LEADSENTENCE and MOS:LEADPARAGRAPH, as well as the rest of that recommendation.
One suggestion I would make, is to maintain transparency and develop the article openly on Wikipedia. Don't develop offline and then dump a 40,000 word article all at once into main space. I would recommend starting with a small stub article, with around three to five references. You may use the Talk page of the article to lay out your organizational plan, and seek feedback from other editors for how you plan to develop it. Then start adding material to the main article page, writing an explanatory edit summary for each new addition to the article.
Before you write your article, it's important to verify that the article, or a closely related one, doesn't already exist at Wikipedia, or you may expend a lot of effort for nothing. There are currently 6,824,099 articles on Wikipedia, and perhaps there's one on your topic out there already, or one that is similar. Try WP:Advanced search, or other editors can help you find out whether there is already an article about Nixon's 1969 food conference.
Finally, there is a protocol to use when writing on Talk pages and in forums like the Teahouse, such as signing your name, which I see you've figured out, and for responding to previous comments. Accordingly, I've refactored some of your responses above with additional indentation; hope that's okay with you. Please have a look at WP:THREAD. I Hope this helps, Mathglot ( talk) 01:26, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
If I nominate an article for Wikipedia:Did you know today and it gets an initial positive response, how long will it take before it (potentially) actually appears at the Main page as a DYK? Specifically, I am talking about this nomination. Sorry for being a bit impatient.— Vaibhavafro 💬 10:54, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you Clovemoss.I now have an idea of what is required wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jotham Mapenhure Zvinongoza ( talk • contribs) 18:27, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
I have previously tried to write an article about the book. I was confused about notable. I want to submit the article in the book "Walking with my soul". This book is published in August 2019 and has some reviews on newspapers as well, with a local media interview of the author. This book has 15 chapters and is based on true events as per the author. The chapters consist of a short story and a poem, some chapters are based on a social cause such as raising voice against rapes, Some chapters are based on religious views like God is one and there is no difference between human beings, A unique idea to achieve religious harmony is there. Verses from the Sikh Religion holy Book "Guru Granth Sahib" has been taken and some lines of First Sikh Guru "Guru Gobind Singh Ji" have been added to define humanity.
The book is available online as well and in poetry genre, it is currently best selling according to amazon.
So is this a notable work?
Please let me know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sukh.editor ( talk • contribs)
I will Draft a new article but before doing that I want to confirm first. As the book talks about Belief in One God, Verses from Sikh Religions Holy Books
, First Sikh Guru. It is the subject of trivial work. — Preceding
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[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)Hi ! I would contribute to wikipedia but I do not know how to start. Could someone help me ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Masporadict ( talk • contribs) 22:30, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
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Nick Moyes (
talk) 22:41, 12 October 2019 (UTC)I created a draft for a sports club from 2005, /info/en/?search=Draft:London_Magpies_Australian_Football_Club . I realize there are few sources. The only one I have is when the league awarded a Rookie of the Year. I have spoken with three former players who have provided me with photos but I don't believe these sources would be robust enough to expand the article further. For example, I know the field on which they played and have photos but no external source to verify that. The league in which this team played is still active but their public record-keeping is poor. I suppose I considered this page as a bit of expansion of the league's own page in case people were curious and not an in-depth exploration. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RichardMDRNunes ( talk • contribs) 19:28, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
How do I invite people to look at articles I have changed. Jtarvin ( talk) 12:09, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
I would like to know what other projects like these are on Wikipedia, as there isn't that much information on the internet for this topic. creativeRaja t@lk 01:26, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I have added a new article ( Draft: Mehjoor Nagar Sikh Massacre). Added many references to the same. As it is my first article, still checking if it is good to accept this one or there is some information more needed. Sukh.editor ( talk) 21:47, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
Thanks, I will add the follow ups after. — Preceding
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I've used the "Edit" tab for years with no problem. Great feature!
Today, I logged in to make some minor changes on a couple of pages.
When I try to edit - I can no longer use the "Edit" (Visual Editor feature - much easier for me) - and am only given the "Edit source" option which I'm not as adept at.
I've tried to reset this in my preferences utilizing Wikipedia's "Enable VisualEditor" directions* - but nothing seems to work.
The two sites I wish to edit are: /info/en/?search=Ron_Roy_(producer) /info/en/?search=Moodtapes
I'm on an iMac - running OS Mojave 10.14.6 ... using Firefox 69.0.3
Really need help fixing this.
Thanks so much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whozjngalt ( talk • contribs) 23:34, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
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Hello all,
Am desperate and feeling frustrated due to that fact that my first draft submission has been rejected multiple times. I have reviewed the entire articles n number of times, and seems to me that everything is normal. Can anyone please guide me.
page in question: Draft:Debashis_Chatterjee — Preceding unsigned comment added by Valiyaparambil ( talk • contribs) 04:51, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello, Ecuador protests have got worse and President Lenín Moreno ordered curfew and the militarization of Quito, meanwhile, three TV stations were burned down and police officers taken as hostages. Isn't that an uprising? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.27.160.193 ( talk) 00:27, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
I wouldn't know how address things like "The time allocated for running scripts has expired". Perhaps somebody knowledgeable can look into that? Thanks. Bus stop ( talk) 21:53, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
Am I crazy or did there used to be a third option for archive parameters on citations? I know there's archive-url and archive-date, but didn't there used to be an option for archive site as well? You could put in Archive.org, Archive.Is, Archive.today, WebCitation, NewspaperARCHIVE or similar. ★Trekker ( talk) 05:50, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
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Marchjuly (
talk) 07:10, 13 October 2019 (UTC)The map at Australia–United States relations seems messed up. Antarctica is partially colored in. It's beyond my ability to fix, but where can I ask for someone to improve it? - Pine457 ( talk) 04:47, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
How do I put the table like thing in a wiki page on the right-hand side? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lozzur ( talk • contribs) 07:53, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi Colin, Thank you for the advice!
I have references, but is it because they are articles being written about Hub71? Do you have a way I can pick your brain as I find Wiki a bit difficult and don't want to do anything wrong? — Preceding
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Nick Moyes (
talk) 10:54, 13 October 2019 (UTC)I dont have an agenda but realize that many articles about the Middle East or companies here are used as a way to talk negatively about the region. Mubadala for instance most of it is outdated and focusing on the negtives (in my opinion). Im also confused for some edits when i refernce (especially pop culture) they dont allow the pop culture references or social media but NYT isn't going to post specific details about Lauren Conrad. This draft was an oppurtunity for me to finally get involved in the WIkiWorld as I think its important and would love to be apart of it! but its very confusing... im just learning so that I can get better and add more information into the WikiWorld.
Can you make this a page?
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kew1122 ( talk • contribs) 16:12, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi I am fairly new to Wikipedia. I created a draft article about an Internet Service Provider. It was rapidly rejected by a user who on his profile page says he is biased against including things about companies and corporations in Wikipedia. I am not paid or related to the company except for that it is my primary ISP. I have at least two sources that I think are reliable and significant regional sources. These are "The Winnipeg Free Press" which would be a Manitoba News source that has a readership throughout the whole province. The other regional source is "Siemens Says" who writes mainly about farm issues and about topics related to farming. I also have several local or regional within Manitoba sources included.
This is my first attempt at an article. I think if it is still not considered notable at this moment there certainly will likely be more articles published about them in the future.
Does this article still not meet the notability guidelines? Joeseph Sparrow ( talk) 00:15, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello Teahouse! So I was here to find the best way to improve Wikipedia, and then I found SuggestBot, which is a bot that sends me articles that I can improve on. I waited for ~2 days for it to send me articles. What is going on? Thanks, Pepperstarved ( talk) 05:14, 14 October 2019 (UTC).
How do you know if your wikipedia draft has been accepted or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lozzur ( talk • contribs) 06:43, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
{{
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to the top of your draft so that you can submit it when ready. This will still need a bit of work, especially removing PR-speak as I mentioned to you before. It needs shortening down, and your external links corrected (see
External Links guidance for how to format these). Long lists of participants are trivial and pure advertising, and I would strip these out, but just keping the first sentence and references. Until you do, and keep things purely factual and non-promotional, it's probable this draft will be rejected as
WP:TOOSOON and
WP:PROMOTION. Keep it short and sweet and it might just have enough sources to meet
Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). (PS You'll see I've
changed your formatting to fit in with our preferred style. We need all articles in mainspace to have a uniform appearance, rather than stand out as being shoddily laid out, though this never impacts on the key criterion for acceptance -
Notability. Regards
Nick Moyes (
talk) 08:47, 14 October 2019 (UTC) Hello everybody! An article with references was created where the promotional style of writing the article was used. I wanted to change it and use the correct links with a more encyclopedic style, but I did not have time. it was deleted. can I have this article myself and are there any restrictions after deleting it for the first time (it was created by another user)
John. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.167.121.225 ( talk) 16:09, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
I have seen some advanced/experienced users with exotic User Templates describing the user on their User pages. Is there a way, or is it permitted, to create custom User Templates for myself?— Vaibhavafro 💬 16:46, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
There is difference between born date and early life column .. it is stated that he was born in 1951 . Whereas 1965 is also mentioned please correct this .. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2409:4063:4EAA:8CFA:1B7D:B323:8419:1B5C ( talk) 16:53, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
What if one of your edits are reverted, but it was helpful? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gumshoe97 ( talk • contribs) 19:32, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you Gumshoe97 ( talk) 19:37, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
How do I know if the page im trying to make has already been made? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DF1105 ( talk • contribs) 16:42, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
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Nick Moyes (
talk) 20:16, 14 October 2019 (UTC)Is it possible to change my username? I didn't realize most ppl don't use their name and I'd like to change it to something that can't be tied to me directly. Clint.jenkins ( talk) 19:25, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi, in order to add a person to the Category: List of Canadian Artists, does the chicken come before the egg? Do I need to post a link in the Category section of the artist's page first, then go to that Category and add the person to the list? Or do I add the person to the list, then go to the person's Wiki page and add the Category link?
Cheers, Karen Pace — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karenpace ( talk • contribs) 19:39, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you! Karenpace ( talk) 20:22, 14 October 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karenpace ( talk • contribs) 19:59, 14 October 2019 (UTC) Addendum: I appreciate your help, but I tried adding it as a category (List of Canadian Artists) and it says that category doesn't exist. But it does! Then I tried to trace the origin name or Parent Category of it to see if that's what I need to post as the Category title, but had no luck. So I added her right into the Category, and assume I will have to wait to see if it is accepted or not. Which means I think I did exactly the opposite of what you suggested... I am at all loss as to why the Category exists, I can type it in to a search box and it comes up, but it won't show up as a link in a Category list at the end of an article page I'm editing. I am perplexed! =) Karenpace ( talk) 20:27, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
I was looking at the following page last week: /info/en/?search=Timeline_of_the_Donald_Trump_presidency_(2019_Q3)
I noticed that everyone is writing in present tense - but I think this should all be written in past tense. Any rules about this?
thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clint.jenkins ( talk • contribs) 13:15, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
By default, write articles in the present tense, including those covering products or works that have been discontinued. Articles discussing works of fiction are also written in the present tense (see Wikipedia:Writing better articles § Tense in fiction). Generally, do not use past tense except for dead subjects, past events, and subjects that no longer meaningfully exist as such.
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DESiegel Contribs 16:12, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
I'm a little disappointing that Wikipedia doesn't have a more comprehensive style guidetake a look though Wikipedia:Manual of Style and the more than 60 specific sub-pages of the MOS, and see if you still think it is insufficiently comprehensive. Also look at thee sometimes heated debates on WT:MOS (current and in the history) and on several of the talk pages of the sub-pages, such as Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers and Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography, to mention just two active pages. It is not possible for the MOS to cover every case, and it is, like all of Wikipedia, a work in progress. You can help add to it if you so choose. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 23:14, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
I joined today. I immediately created a page on which I have written content describing myself. I thought that the content i have written would immediately be availed to the public but my checks have proved that i could have been wrong. I have two questions;
1. What should i do to have this profile of mine published to the public? 2. I have previously written a number of articles that have been published in the press in my country - Uganda. What should i do to have them published on wikipedia and available to the public.
Thank you
Bwino Fred Kyakulaga ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:45, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
I do not see the "more" and "move" near the search. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poruja111 ( talk • contribs) 20:14, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for your help. You are correct. Mr Jones is a personal friend who is running for office, but I do not work or volunteer for his campaign. Mr. Jones's opponent is a only candidate and already has a wiki page published. I am simply experimenting with my sandbox so that I can talk Mr. Jones through the process of moving his page from his sandbox to the published area when the time comes. Mr. Jones has already prepared his article in his own sandbox and needs me to talk him through the publication process. He already has citations in the work he has prepared. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poruja111 ( talk • contribs) 20:41, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you. I am accustomed to sandbox being a place for development prior to publication. Where am I able to collaborate with my personal friend, Mr. Jones, on this joint effort, and when ready, have it evaluated for publication?-- Poruja111 ( talk) 22:22, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Could anyone please tell me how I go about typing up a direct quote from a letter written in 1786, which has anomalies in terms of there being fairly wide gaps (the equivalent of.......) between phrases, since the author was writing in a hurry and was careless with punctuation. I have it typed up, ready to go, and in Word it is very easy to simply leave the gaps, but Wikipedia closes gaps, so if I tried to upload the following, for instance, (without the full stops keeping the words apart), it would all run together:
The Grand old Duke of York.......he had ten thousand men.......he marched them up to the top of the hill.......then he marched them down again.
If I uploaded that, without the full stops, the result would be:
The Grand old Duke of Yorkhe had ten thousand menhe marched them up to the top of the hillthen he marched them down again.
The only way I can think of is to do as I have, but inserting......to prevent the words joining up together, but that is absolutely not how the manuscript presents itself. The only other alternative would be to insert punctuation; full stops where there aren't any, and capitalising letters at the beginning of a new sentence, which again the author hasn't done. But if I do that it will no longer be a faithful transcription.
Please may I warn readers that I am 75 years of age, with very very limited IT capabilities, so could your explanations be like talking to an idiot child please?
Many thanks. Arbil44 ( talk) 08:05, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you. I have emailed you for clarification because, as I say, my IT skills are very weak. Arbil44 ( talk) 08:53, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Testing! The Grand old Duke of York he had ten thousand men he marched them up to the top of the hill then he marched them down again. Arbil44 ( talk) 09:21, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Well, I've got the gist of it, but can I make the space a little bigger? Arbil44 ( talk) 09:23, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Just edited the passage above to see what happens. I guess trial and error is the best way to learn. Arbil44 ( talk) 09:30, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Two more alternatives: Is there an image of the letter with an appropriate license that could be uploaded?; or use the <pre>...</pre> tags, which preserves the formatting (extra spaces, line breaks) of the text and uses a non-proportional font:
The Grand old Duke of York he had ten thousand men he marched them up to the top of the hill then he marched them down again. Something else here And more here
—[ AlanM1( talk)]— 23:56, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello- Some user by the name of Ahmad had my photos posts taken down twice now using my own website as the reason for the "violation". Identifying sources should be done so accurately by confirming if they are the same copyright holder before removing revisions/profile additions. I would like my photo additions to be reinstated please. If you don't have the authority or capability, I'd like Wikimedia to intervene on my behalf, so Ahmad and whoever else will stop unfairly flagging my photos that I own the copyrights of that I'd like to be featured on my Wiki page. Thank you, Anchorandwings — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anchorandwings ( talk • contribs) 01:22, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
your Wiki page. There may be an article about you, but that article belongs to Wikipedia and the whole community of editors. You, assuming that you are in fact the subject, have no particular right to control what does and does not get included in the article, nor to insist on its creation or on its deletion if you don't like the content. No more than you could control a newspaper story about yourself -- if anything, even less. See WP:OWN DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 02:08, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
I have a page I'm editing, but it's not ready to made public. If I just make it pubilc it will be deleted because it's very much a work-in-progress. How can I save the page I'm editing as a draft so my work is saved?
Seamus M. Slack ( talk) 02:30, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
AND, the article scores 99%+ as copyright violation of https://sites.google.com/site/dicknewsite/home/computing/byte-articles/the-taos-operating-system-1991 David notMD ( talk) 02:47, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Yes I have a question. My article about a "old white male artist" was rejected by the user QueerEcoFeminist. If I compare my article with other similar articles which where published on Wikipedia, I am getting doubts how far the judgement of QueerEcoFeminist is really objective. The user name is already a statement and program and I get the feeling too much personal dislike is the guideline here. With the judgement I can't go any further as its not more then empty hollow phrase. I can accept rejection or advise, but sorry in this case it's not deep enough nor detailed. First I thought to contact QueerEcoFeminist but when I read the personal page under which requirements my questions maybe will be answered I gave up because it comes very arrogant over. And no I have nothing against Queer, Eco, Feminist and people from India. Furthermore I am not a white old male but from Chinese decent, female and 29 years old. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lai Shi Chao ( talk • contribs) 12:38, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello, I edited a page without it logged in. For some reason I thought I was and I found out I wasnt and my IP address was made into an account. Because of that I heard I was blocked from editing under this account because some people tried to edit under my username. I need the IP address page removed and I am trying to reach an administrator to stop people from trying to use it on this platform. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tropetroop29 ( talk • contribs) 02:12, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Because of that I heard I was blocked from editing under this account because some people tried to edit under my username.because you wouldn't have been able to post at the Teahouse if your account was currently blocked; moreover, there's no record of your account ever being blocked. For reference, accounts (even IP accounts) cannot be deleted as explained at WP:UN#Deleting and merging accounts, but the records of any edits they make can sometimes be hidden from public view (sometimes even from administrators) depending upon the circumstances. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 02:34, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
I know this question must have been asked a thousand times earlier, but still I want to ask it. I recently started using Twinkle. What is difference between a twinkle rollback vs a ROLLBACK rollback? (Except for advanced features, like Huggle)— Vaibhavafro 💬 04:36, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
I want to create an article on Lao (Wine) . A traditional wine used by Tai people of south east Asia. I have enough content and references but why it send me to Sandbox ?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by PinkCobras ( talk • contribs) 07:45, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Having little experience with creating a page on wiki, I have encountered so many problems that I ask "Is it worth bothering with wiki?". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noireallymeanit ( talk • contribs) 10:03, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
OK. Case in point - how do I reply to comments on my comment? It seems everything related to wiki is arcane. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noireallymeanit ( talk • contribs) 10:28, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
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Bollocks to it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noireallymeanit ( talk • contribs) 11:26, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Every time I want to see a picture on Wikipedia, it just comes up as a grey background with a teal-ish circle with a line through it. What does that mean and how can I get rid of it so i can see the pictures? Porygon-Z ( talk) 22:49, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
I reverted edits here, since an anonymous editor made some major changes, including removing references, that caused the article to appear on Category:Pages with missing references list, a maintenance category I try to clean-up from time-to-time. Did I make the right decision? I did leave a note on User talk:2600:1014:B107:6956:8914:C5B0:CDA1:4624. I just wanted to get some feedback; the edits seemed to maybe be in good faith? = paul2520 ( talk) 22:19, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
I am thinking of making a page for Sahara Hotnights the eponymous /album/ (6th) of the band of that name. At the moment, the link "Sahara Hotnights - 2011 (#6)" in the page /info/en/?search=Sahara_Hotnights that says it is for the album just connects back to the same page (i.e. the band). There isn't currently a real page for the album - at least, I can't see one (could it be it is 'here', under a different name, and it is just the link that is wrong...?).
I've done a number of minor amendments to various pages across Wikipedia before, some just syntax, others informative to the subject. But I've never created a new page before and it's not jumping out at me, how to. Can anyone give me a few pointers please? I would basically want to copy one of the existing SH album pages and then start amending the data in the new page. When done, I'd update the above album link on the SH band page to point to the new SH album page.
Also - am I right to suppose, in this case, the band page is (and should remain) "Sahara Hotnights"; a new page for the album would be called "Sahara Hotnights (album)"? That kind of 'duplication' isn't handled by some other means (e.g. clever behind the scenes tech stuff)? I just looked at the Authority control / MusicBraiz links for example, which sounds like some form of technical disambiguation... but it's a bit beyond me! I guess I could find other similar examples of bands with albums of same name and copy but if you can confirm either way, would save me that bit of digging.
Oh - just seen comment about mobile view of visual editor. I'd prefer to /not/ get into visual editor at this stage. I'm in IT and typing and testing works well for me. I'm presuming the 'mobile view' is the term for creating/amending pages in the text box and doing formatting etc. 'myself'. That's fine - I prefer to know how the underneath works.
Thanks, Gordon Panther — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gordon Panther ( talk • contribs) 2019-10-14T13:43:16 (UTC)
PS Note to self (!!) - the "Studio albums" section at bottom of page is also missing link to this 6th album.
Thanks very much Colin. I'll have a think through the above and see about how best to proceed. In this case, I'm thinking that although it's a whole new page, actually, most of it is going to be cut and paste (one of the other albums), then amend data (track names), which is why I thought it might make a good first go. I appreciate what you say though about external commentary and I'll look into that as part of the prep; reviews etc. I have made other Wikipedia amendments btw, outside of this user name (which is my real name), under a prior pseudo name, and, occasionally not signed in - so I've done other bits and bobs that wouldn't show up perhaps - though nothing major (I am more a very regular 'user' than a contributor. Well... I do chuck into the annual donation drives though because I value Wikipedia highly, and I do 'advertising' of a sort, in gently 'educating' folk who have picked up on the 'anyone can edit it' (implying, they erroneously think, it can therefore contain any old nonsense) which I count as 'input' of a sort. But yes, I would consider myself a 'noob'!
Well that all sounds grand and good fun, so I'll have a look through the links etc., do the research, and see how I get on! Thanks,
G.
Noted re: signings, I'll try to remember. Just click these 4 tildes, I think? Yes :) Gordon Panther ( talk) 13:54, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Why are all of the wikipedia admins so unfriendly? I was wondering because I had a discussion with several about my request for rollback privileges and they were all very grouchy itd. Dino245 ( talk) 00:27, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Howdy folks, I'm cleaning up Draft:Larry_Masinter and I'm not sure why all of the RFCs are magically turning into external links. I don't mind it, it's useful...but what's doing this? creffett ( talk) 23:20, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
Need an help from you end, i have been publish the article on Olive Trails : Division of RBKEI but that was deleted from you end, can you please help me for this... why article is deleted... if you want any confirmation from my end let me know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Santoshpatnaik1987 ( talk • contribs) 07:34, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello. I am trying to move a draft page for a pianist to a live (article) page, however a page with this persons name already exists; it's being used as a redirect, as it's an informal nickname for someone else. Should I be requesting a "technical move" or should I be submitting the article for review under 'Articles for creation'? Abermuffin ( talk) 23:30, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi. How do I make a page connect to the same page in another language with «change language»? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matti-trd ( talk • contribs) 08:09, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi folks. What do I need to translate existing English articles into German? A certain software? .. or hardware? .. knowledge? (I am thinking to use my Samsung S4 Lollipop and hope not to need much more.) Thank You so much for Your help! Stefan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lodidol ( talk • contribs) 06:18, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
So just yesterday I submitted a username change request at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, but today I decided that I want to cancel the request. Can someone please tell me how to cancel it? Thanks, Dino245 ([[User talk:|talk]]) 01:50, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dino245 (and others). I'm a global renamer (for real) so I can help you out.
I just had a look at the queue and your request was declined, though for a different reason. You had already gotten renamed a month ago, according to our records. In practice we ask that users wait at least six months between renamings, and usually limit the number of renamings to two. Exceptions can be granted and this is not a hard rule, but we typically ask that users carefully think their rename requests through before submitting them.
If you have any questions, feel free to let me know. — k6ka 🍁 ( Talk · Contributions) 12:57, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
I have searched numerous how-to pages all of which explain reflist and the ref markup, but coming across this "Examples shown respectively are: [1][a][Note 1]" dealt with the first two but did not lead to being able to produce "note1" &c instead of a numbered reference. How please? Catchsinger ( talk) 12:34, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
In fact, I had noticed it in passing through one of the longer how-to pages when looking for something else, but did not find it when specifically searching. Just the job - many thanks. Meanwhile, this is related: I have referenced two original manuscript sources but I now wonder if they should be notes instead - or does it not matter?
Thanks again Catchsinger ( talk) 14:11, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
I'm pretty confused on the whole infobox thing, I read the article on infoboxes thinking it would help (it did not). I just need a brief summary on how to really make infoboxes for editing. Neararena ( talk) 14:26, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
So I (Creator of this account), already have a wikipedia account with a few edits and created articles. I have a few friends that love to edit and we wanted to have a account together, (As well as our individual accounts), so we could work on articles together to get them perfect. I do not know if that is allowed by wikipedia, but we all do have our individual wikipedia accounts, but we don't get notifications from each other's sandboxes. The single account would allow us to get email notifications so we know who/what someone in the group added. If a Wikipedia Admin reads this, please contact me. I have not made any edits with this account, so I could delete it if this idea is not allowed. -Thanks for reading and helpful advice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EditingWork ( talk • contribs) 15:21, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Hey, I wrote an article on the painter Jean Jones, but I'm not sure if it has been submitted for review or not? If not, what do I need to do to make this happen? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Harrylangham ( talk • contribs) 16:20, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi, the unmentioned 27 Club member I have found already has a page on Wiki! For some reason they have been omitted from the club and I would like to have them added as an historical fact, being that they have have a VERY significant impact on history and should be know for such!!!
Berzorker — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C55:4600:22B8:0:27B3:89A8:A39D ( talk) 16:36, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi there. I'm working on an artist page which has been declined twice for the following reason: This submission's references do not show that the subject Notability|qualifies for a Wikipedia article. Actualy I have a lot of references and there are a lot of pages on wikipedia like this one, that have less references, and are published. Can I get some help, please.? Thanks
/info/en/?search=Draft:Southernman_Robbie — Preceding unsigned comment added by AncaVes ( talk • contribs) 07:45, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Please advise how can I move my draft to Sandbox? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shivajamale ( talk • contribs) 19:57, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
The section heading: Moving draft to mainspace, is different than the actual question, therfore confusing. Oldperson ( talk) 20:37, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
I was wondering what happens when your edit counter on Wikipedia goes past 1000, because I make about 100 edits a week and I am nearing 750 edits. Is having over 1000 edits considered special? How many edits Wikipedia users usally have before they become admins? Thank you! Dino245 ( talk) 22:10, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Human perception of sound- Would anyone be interested in writing an article on William Softky, neuroscientist, reference article published in "Fair Observer" claiming Neil Young is right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.209.140.181 ( talk) 15:46, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Friends,
Editor DGG offered to review an article I submitted. Today, I received an automated email indicating that he had left a message about the article, which he had moved to draft status.
The first time I clicked the link to view his comment on the draft, the comment was visible. When I later returned to provide an answer to his query, the comment was gone, though earlier ones from other editors remain visible.
The relevant draft is at /info/en/?search=Draft:Mayer_B._Davidson.
DGG or others, can you restore the message, please?
Many thanks for your continued help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1MedTech1 ( talk • contribs) 23:36, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for that information, Rosguill.
I had welcomed the opportunity to clarify my relationship because while I have done work for the subject's company, my work on a Wikipedia article about Dr. Davidson was a labor of love. I am deeply impressed by Dr. Davidson and want to see his 50 years of significant contributions to the diabetes field recognized during his lifetime.
If mention of his company is an issue, I suggest simply removing it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1MedTech1 ( talk • contribs) 00:07, 19 October 2019 (UTC)
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Created new article in sandbox Jyolleck ( talk) 14:49, 10 October 2019 (UTC) and have correctly uploaded image with necessary copyright information, but am struggling with inserting into the article
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Hi, I am currently teaching a course using the Wiki Education platform. My students have generated a number of different sandboxes while they completed various training activities, and it is getting more difficult to find the right sandbox where their drafted materials are located. Is there an easy way to remove the extra pages that have been created but are no longer needed? Thanks! UWM.AP.Endo ( talk) 19:30, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
{{Db-userreq}}
to the top of the page. An admin will then delete the page. --
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talk) 19:33, 11 October 2019 (UTC)I recently created the article Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet. The common name for this thing is “SFDR” in Indian Parlance. However, SFDR currently redirects to Spurious-free dynamic range. I am not sure exactly how to create a disambiguation for these.— Vaibhavafro 💬 06:41, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
I am editing my late fathers page: /info/en/?search=C._Ramachandra_Menon
I have a compilation of short clips of his movies and photographs. It is around 24 minutes,158064 KB. It is in .mp4 format. Is there a way I can upload this to the page? Thanks, Goutham — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drgouthammenon ( talk • contribs) 15:20, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you,
ColinFine. I will avoid uploading the video. When I logged in there was a citation request tag, which I provided. Could you tell me what other citations are needed? Thanks — Preceding
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(cont) 17:48, 11 October 2019 (UTC)Thank you, The movie list is linked to pages within Wikipedia. I did not add anything new. I am not sure how else I can source this, since the other pages of the "movies" lists his name as the cinematographer. I will see if I can get some info from the IMDB. Drgouthammenon ( talk) 18:06, 11 October 2019 (UTC)Drgouthammenon
Some of the movies are listed here https://m3db.com/films-cinematography/28737 but it is in Malayalam. Drgouthammenon ( talk) 18:08, 11 October 2019 (UTC)Drgouthammenon
If the other articles list his name [...], you won't need to source the titles. I am fairly sure this is incorrect -- one Wikipedia article cannot serve as the source for another. If his name was listed in the onscreen ncredits of a film, the film itself serves as a source, just as a book is its own source for any of its contents . If some other source is listed in the film article, it can be copied to the biographical article, but should be double checked by the editor doing the copy if at all possible. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 20:13, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
i edited the Al Manar National School, Handessa article but though i gave reference that reference was not accepted by a editor [danarnot] reason given its not a school website or directory but its a ministry website the factual is there how come he took the decision please help someone to clarify this also the same reference given to Zahira College, Kalmunai here is the link http://www.moe.gov.lk/english/images/Tech_Sub_Stream/tech_stream_sch_list.xls — Preceding unsigned comment added by Siyanco ( talk • contribs) 06:33, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
How to add a user's contributions page to their signature? Main CentralTime301 page and talk 01:33, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
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The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. These guys ruling swedish wikipedia are anti-drug extremists. Is it some kind of wikipedia policy to be pro-alcohol and anti-cannabis cause them alcohol pages are nothing like this? They don't care about sources, facts or nothing. Just a big fake wall of text with the most ugly picture they can find is what they must have cause everything else is drug-liberal. This is retarded. Bläh! Skalle-Per Hedenhös ( talk) 23:45, 11 October 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skalle-Per Hedenhös ( talk • contribs) 23:41, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
Does it sound crazy? Then read this canadian report about sweden: https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/committee/371/ille/library/gerald-e.htm#_ftn25 Skalle-Per Hedenhös ( talk) 00:34, 12 October 2019 (UTC) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Well then I know. Is it some kind of wikipedia policy to be pro-alcohol and anti-cannabis cause them alcohol pages are nothing like this? Answer is yes. This general problem will bite wikipedia in the tail and eat itself and grow out of proportion. It's not just swedish wikipedia. This encyclopedia will be madness in a nutshell. Better put head in the sand so don't see the problem coming. Thanks! Skalle-Per Hedenhös ( talk) 00:53, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
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If the idea of consensus is not weak enough as it is truly unscientifical (emotional/political) combine it with the false consensus effect and it is the biggest problem wikipedia has. Further, what happen when everyone is so scared to say their opinion because of social repression so you can not guess if the opinion voiced is someones real opinion or something someone say not to be punished. Maybe you don't think about this so much at english wikipedia cause with hundreds of millions of people someone will allways say the wrong stuff sometime. Now imagine it's a small language with a few million people and all are brain washed by public campaigns for decades. Then these funny guys go police and delete vandalism... Sounds like fiction but isn't. Go imagine! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skalle-Per Hedenhös ( talk • contribs) 04:09, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
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Dear Teahouse Friends,
Thank you very much for help with two questions:
1. How can my co-author and I best create a new, large article where our contributions would appear to be equal, given we will make equal writing contributions?
2. Our subject is Nixon's 1969 White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health. The three-day meeting had great impact, changing the course of nutrition policy in the U.S. The article we plan to contribute is appropriately large, with many links to and from existing Wikipedia articles. The 50th anniversary of Nixon's conference is December 2, 2019, and we would like to be complete and posted as far ahead of that date as possible. What is our best approach to the article review process, to which we will submit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by WooNour ( talk • contribs) 12:47, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you Ian.thompson. We think our best approach is for one of us to use the Wizard to create an encapsulating and worthy smaller article for review approval, and then to build out with equal editing contributions from there. Does that make sense as an appropriate approach? Best, WooNour — Preceding unsigned comment added by WooNour ( talk • contribs) 13:18, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you David Biddulph! It was very useful to be able to see the list of pending submissions to get an idea of possible timeframe. WooNour
Thank you, AlanM1! While we have expertise and passion about a topic we know the fields of nutrition and food assistance will see as notable, we are motivated by a masters course assignment. We're sure our professor will look at the editing history to see how we both contributed, but we will be excited to see others contribute as well! Best, WooNour
Thank you David Biddulph and David notMD! Your advice is much appreciated. WooNour —Preceding undated comment added 14:47, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
WooNour, it sounds like with that much experience, you don't need advice about how to do research, come up with an organizational structure for an article (major sections, subsections), and so on, is that a fair statement? And that you probably also have publications to your credit already? If so, that's all to the good, but you should also be aware that there are a few things that are done a little differently at Wikipedia, and one or two that are radically different, from writing an academic paper for publication.
The main thing to know in the latter department, is that while in academia, producing innovative, striking, original research and publishing it is of the highest value and can gain you respect and accolades, at Wikipedia, original research is completely forbidden. Any original research published here, will likely be rapidly removed. So, don't do that. Instead, remember that Wikipedia is not an academic journal, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. In part, that means that we act as a secondary source for already published material. If it's new and original material, it doesn't belong here. Please have a look at Wikipedia:Original research, and follow that up with a look at WP:Verfiability, Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources, and Wikipedia:Citations.
Another thing that is a little different here, is the Introduction section, which is called the Lead at Wikipedia. The lead functions somewhat like an Abstract of an academic article, in that it summarizes the rest of the article, and does not have to be footnoted (as long as the body of the article is adequately referenced; but Wikipedia does not prohibit footnotes in the Lead); but there are also some differences. Please have a look at Wikipedia:Lead, and the sections MOS:LEADSENTENCE and MOS:LEADPARAGRAPH, as well as the rest of that recommendation.
One suggestion I would make, is to maintain transparency and develop the article openly on Wikipedia. Don't develop offline and then dump a 40,000 word article all at once into main space. I would recommend starting with a small stub article, with around three to five references. You may use the Talk page of the article to lay out your organizational plan, and seek feedback from other editors for how you plan to develop it. Then start adding material to the main article page, writing an explanatory edit summary for each new addition to the article.
Before you write your article, it's important to verify that the article, or a closely related one, doesn't already exist at Wikipedia, or you may expend a lot of effort for nothing. There are currently 6,824,099 articles on Wikipedia, and perhaps there's one on your topic out there already, or one that is similar. Try WP:Advanced search, or other editors can help you find out whether there is already an article about Nixon's 1969 food conference.
Finally, there is a protocol to use when writing on Talk pages and in forums like the Teahouse, such as signing your name, which I see you've figured out, and for responding to previous comments. Accordingly, I've refactored some of your responses above with additional indentation; hope that's okay with you. Please have a look at WP:THREAD. I Hope this helps, Mathglot ( talk) 01:26, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
If I nominate an article for Wikipedia:Did you know today and it gets an initial positive response, how long will it take before it (potentially) actually appears at the Main page as a DYK? Specifically, I am talking about this nomination. Sorry for being a bit impatient.— Vaibhavafro 💬 10:54, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you Clovemoss.I now have an idea of what is required wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jotham Mapenhure Zvinongoza ( talk • contribs) 18:27, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello,
I have previously tried to write an article about the book. I was confused about notable. I want to submit the article in the book "Walking with my soul". This book is published in August 2019 and has some reviews on newspapers as well, with a local media interview of the author. This book has 15 chapters and is based on true events as per the author. The chapters consist of a short story and a poem, some chapters are based on a social cause such as raising voice against rapes, Some chapters are based on religious views like God is one and there is no difference between human beings, A unique idea to achieve religious harmony is there. Verses from the Sikh Religion holy Book "Guru Granth Sahib" has been taken and some lines of First Sikh Guru "Guru Gobind Singh Ji" have been added to define humanity.
The book is available online as well and in poetry genre, it is currently best selling according to amazon.
So is this a notable work?
Please let me know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sukh.editor ( talk • contribs)
I will Draft a new article but before doing that I want to confirm first. As the book talks about Belief in One God, Verses from Sikh Religions Holy Books
, First Sikh Guru. It is the subject of trivial work. — Preceding
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Nick Moyes (
talk) 22:41, 12 October 2019 (UTC)I created a draft for a sports club from 2005, /info/en/?search=Draft:London_Magpies_Australian_Football_Club . I realize there are few sources. The only one I have is when the league awarded a Rookie of the Year. I have spoken with three former players who have provided me with photos but I don't believe these sources would be robust enough to expand the article further. For example, I know the field on which they played and have photos but no external source to verify that. The league in which this team played is still active but their public record-keeping is poor. I suppose I considered this page as a bit of expansion of the league's own page in case people were curious and not an in-depth exploration. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RichardMDRNunes ( talk • contribs) 19:28, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
How do I invite people to look at articles I have changed. Jtarvin ( talk) 12:09, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
I would like to know what other projects like these are on Wikipedia, as there isn't that much information on the internet for this topic. creativeRaja t@lk 01:26, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I have added a new article ( Draft: Mehjoor Nagar Sikh Massacre). Added many references to the same. As it is my first article, still checking if it is good to accept this one or there is some information more needed. Sukh.editor ( talk) 21:47, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
Thanks, I will add the follow ups after. — Preceding
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I've used the "Edit" tab for years with no problem. Great feature!
Today, I logged in to make some minor changes on a couple of pages.
When I try to edit - I can no longer use the "Edit" (Visual Editor feature - much easier for me) - and am only given the "Edit source" option which I'm not as adept at.
I've tried to reset this in my preferences utilizing Wikipedia's "Enable VisualEditor" directions* - but nothing seems to work.
The two sites I wish to edit are: /info/en/?search=Ron_Roy_(producer) /info/en/?search=Moodtapes
I'm on an iMac - running OS Mojave 10.14.6 ... using Firefox 69.0.3
Really need help fixing this.
Thanks so much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whozjngalt ( talk • contribs) 23:34, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
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Hello all,
Am desperate and feeling frustrated due to that fact that my first draft submission has been rejected multiple times. I have reviewed the entire articles n number of times, and seems to me that everything is normal. Can anyone please guide me.
page in question: Draft:Debashis_Chatterjee — Preceding unsigned comment added by Valiyaparambil ( talk • contribs) 04:51, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello, Ecuador protests have got worse and President Lenín Moreno ordered curfew and the militarization of Quito, meanwhile, three TV stations were burned down and police officers taken as hostages. Isn't that an uprising? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.27.160.193 ( talk) 00:27, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
I wouldn't know how address things like "The time allocated for running scripts has expired". Perhaps somebody knowledgeable can look into that? Thanks. Bus stop ( talk) 21:53, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
Am I crazy or did there used to be a third option for archive parameters on citations? I know there's archive-url and archive-date, but didn't there used to be an option for archive site as well? You could put in Archive.org, Archive.Is, Archive.today, WebCitation, NewspaperARCHIVE or similar. ★Trekker ( talk) 05:50, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
|via=
parameter if you want in such situations. --
Marchjuly (
talk) 07:10, 13 October 2019 (UTC)The map at Australia–United States relations seems messed up. Antarctica is partially colored in. It's beyond my ability to fix, but where can I ask for someone to improve it? - Pine457 ( talk) 04:47, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
How do I put the table like thing in a wiki page on the right-hand side? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lozzur ( talk • contribs) 07:53, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi Colin, Thank you for the advice!
I have references, but is it because they are articles being written about Hub71? Do you have a way I can pick your brain as I find Wiki a bit difficult and don't want to do anything wrong? — Preceding
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ColinFine,
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[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.).
Nick Moyes (
talk) 10:54, 13 October 2019 (UTC)I dont have an agenda but realize that many articles about the Middle East or companies here are used as a way to talk negatively about the region. Mubadala for instance most of it is outdated and focusing on the negtives (in my opinion). Im also confused for some edits when i refernce (especially pop culture) they dont allow the pop culture references or social media but NYT isn't going to post specific details about Lauren Conrad. This draft was an oppurtunity for me to finally get involved in the WIkiWorld as I think its important and would love to be apart of it! but its very confusing... im just learning so that I can get better and add more information into the WikiWorld.
Can you make this a page?
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kew1122 ( talk • contribs) 16:12, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi I am fairly new to Wikipedia. I created a draft article about an Internet Service Provider. It was rapidly rejected by a user who on his profile page says he is biased against including things about companies and corporations in Wikipedia. I am not paid or related to the company except for that it is my primary ISP. I have at least two sources that I think are reliable and significant regional sources. These are "The Winnipeg Free Press" which would be a Manitoba News source that has a readership throughout the whole province. The other regional source is "Siemens Says" who writes mainly about farm issues and about topics related to farming. I also have several local or regional within Manitoba sources included.
This is my first attempt at an article. I think if it is still not considered notable at this moment there certainly will likely be more articles published about them in the future.
Does this article still not meet the notability guidelines? Joeseph Sparrow ( talk) 00:15, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello Teahouse! So I was here to find the best way to improve Wikipedia, and then I found SuggestBot, which is a bot that sends me articles that I can improve on. I waited for ~2 days for it to send me articles. What is going on? Thanks, Pepperstarved ( talk) 05:14, 14 October 2019 (UTC).
How do you know if your wikipedia draft has been accepted or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lozzur ( talk • contribs) 06:43, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
{{
AFC submission/draft}}
to the top of your draft so that you can submit it when ready. This will still need a bit of work, especially removing PR-speak as I mentioned to you before. It needs shortening down, and your external links corrected (see
External Links guidance for how to format these). Long lists of participants are trivial and pure advertising, and I would strip these out, but just keping the first sentence and references. Until you do, and keep things purely factual and non-promotional, it's probable this draft will be rejected as
WP:TOOSOON and
WP:PROMOTION. Keep it short and sweet and it might just have enough sources to meet
Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). (PS You'll see I've
changed your formatting to fit in with our preferred style. We need all articles in mainspace to have a uniform appearance, rather than stand out as being shoddily laid out, though this never impacts on the key criterion for acceptance -
Notability. Regards
Nick Moyes (
talk) 08:47, 14 October 2019 (UTC) Hello everybody! An article with references was created where the promotional style of writing the article was used. I wanted to change it and use the correct links with a more encyclopedic style, but I did not have time. it was deleted. can I have this article myself and are there any restrictions after deleting it for the first time (it was created by another user)
John. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.167.121.225 ( talk) 16:09, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
I have seen some advanced/experienced users with exotic User Templates describing the user on their User pages. Is there a way, or is it permitted, to create custom User Templates for myself?— Vaibhavafro 💬 16:46, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
There is difference between born date and early life column .. it is stated that he was born in 1951 . Whereas 1965 is also mentioned please correct this .. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2409:4063:4EAA:8CFA:1B7D:B323:8419:1B5C ( talk) 16:53, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
What if one of your edits are reverted, but it was helpful? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gumshoe97 ( talk • contribs) 19:32, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you Gumshoe97 ( talk) 19:37, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
How do I know if the page im trying to make has already been made? — Preceding unsigned comment added by DF1105 ( talk • contribs) 16:42, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
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[ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.)
Nick Moyes (
talk) 20:16, 14 October 2019 (UTC)Is it possible to change my username? I didn't realize most ppl don't use their name and I'd like to change it to something that can't be tied to me directly. Clint.jenkins ( talk) 19:25, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi, in order to add a person to the Category: List of Canadian Artists, does the chicken come before the egg? Do I need to post a link in the Category section of the artist's page first, then go to that Category and add the person to the list? Or do I add the person to the list, then go to the person's Wiki page and add the Category link?
Cheers, Karen Pace — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karenpace ( talk • contribs) 19:39, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you! Karenpace ( talk) 20:22, 14 October 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karenpace ( talk • contribs) 19:59, 14 October 2019 (UTC) Addendum: I appreciate your help, but I tried adding it as a category (List of Canadian Artists) and it says that category doesn't exist. But it does! Then I tried to trace the origin name or Parent Category of it to see if that's what I need to post as the Category title, but had no luck. So I added her right into the Category, and assume I will have to wait to see if it is accepted or not. Which means I think I did exactly the opposite of what you suggested... I am at all loss as to why the Category exists, I can type it in to a search box and it comes up, but it won't show up as a link in a Category list at the end of an article page I'm editing. I am perplexed! =) Karenpace ( talk) 20:27, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
I was looking at the following page last week: /info/en/?search=Timeline_of_the_Donald_Trump_presidency_(2019_Q3)
I noticed that everyone is writing in present tense - but I think this should all be written in past tense. Any rules about this?
thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clint.jenkins ( talk • contribs) 13:15, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
By default, write articles in the present tense, including those covering products or works that have been discontinued. Articles discussing works of fiction are also written in the present tense (see Wikipedia:Writing better articles § Tense in fiction). Generally, do not use past tense except for dead subjects, past events, and subjects that no longer meaningfully exist as such.
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). The wiki software will convert this into your default or custom signature, normally including a link to your user page and a timestamp. This makes things much easier for other editors, and for the software when it needs to determine what are separate contributions to a thread.
DES
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DESiegel Contribs 16:12, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
I'm a little disappointing that Wikipedia doesn't have a more comprehensive style guidetake a look though Wikipedia:Manual of Style and the more than 60 specific sub-pages of the MOS, and see if you still think it is insufficiently comprehensive. Also look at thee sometimes heated debates on WT:MOS (current and in the history) and on several of the talk pages of the sub-pages, such as Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers and Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography, to mention just two active pages. It is not possible for the MOS to cover every case, and it is, like all of Wikipedia, a work in progress. You can help add to it if you so choose. DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 23:14, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
I joined today. I immediately created a page on which I have written content describing myself. I thought that the content i have written would immediately be availed to the public but my checks have proved that i could have been wrong. I have two questions;
1. What should i do to have this profile of mine published to the public? 2. I have previously written a number of articles that have been published in the press in my country - Uganda. What should i do to have them published on wikipedia and available to the public.
Thank you
Bwino Fred Kyakulaga ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:45, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
I do not see the "more" and "move" near the search. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poruja111 ( talk • contribs) 20:14, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for your help. You are correct. Mr Jones is a personal friend who is running for office, but I do not work or volunteer for his campaign. Mr. Jones's opponent is a only candidate and already has a wiki page published. I am simply experimenting with my sandbox so that I can talk Mr. Jones through the process of moving his page from his sandbox to the published area when the time comes. Mr. Jones has already prepared his article in his own sandbox and needs me to talk him through the publication process. He already has citations in the work he has prepared. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poruja111 ( talk • contribs) 20:41, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you. I am accustomed to sandbox being a place for development prior to publication. Where am I able to collaborate with my personal friend, Mr. Jones, on this joint effort, and when ready, have it evaluated for publication?-- Poruja111 ( talk) 22:22, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Could anyone please tell me how I go about typing up a direct quote from a letter written in 1786, which has anomalies in terms of there being fairly wide gaps (the equivalent of.......) between phrases, since the author was writing in a hurry and was careless with punctuation. I have it typed up, ready to go, and in Word it is very easy to simply leave the gaps, but Wikipedia closes gaps, so if I tried to upload the following, for instance, (without the full stops keeping the words apart), it would all run together:
The Grand old Duke of York.......he had ten thousand men.......he marched them up to the top of the hill.......then he marched them down again.
If I uploaded that, without the full stops, the result would be:
The Grand old Duke of Yorkhe had ten thousand menhe marched them up to the top of the hillthen he marched them down again.
The only way I can think of is to do as I have, but inserting......to prevent the words joining up together, but that is absolutely not how the manuscript presents itself. The only other alternative would be to insert punctuation; full stops where there aren't any, and capitalising letters at the beginning of a new sentence, which again the author hasn't done. But if I do that it will no longer be a faithful transcription.
Please may I warn readers that I am 75 years of age, with very very limited IT capabilities, so could your explanations be like talking to an idiot child please?
Many thanks. Arbil44 ( talk) 08:05, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you. I have emailed you for clarification because, as I say, my IT skills are very weak. Arbil44 ( talk) 08:53, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Testing! The Grand old Duke of York he had ten thousand men he marched them up to the top of the hill then he marched them down again. Arbil44 ( talk) 09:21, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Well, I've got the gist of it, but can I make the space a little bigger? Arbil44 ( talk) 09:23, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Just edited the passage above to see what happens. I guess trial and error is the best way to learn. Arbil44 ( talk) 09:30, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Two more alternatives: Is there an image of the letter with an appropriate license that could be uploaded?; or use the <pre>...</pre> tags, which preserves the formatting (extra spaces, line breaks) of the text and uses a non-proportional font:
The Grand old Duke of York he had ten thousand men he marched them up to the top of the hill then he marched them down again. Something else here And more here
—[ AlanM1( talk)]— 23:56, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello- Some user by the name of Ahmad had my photos posts taken down twice now using my own website as the reason for the "violation". Identifying sources should be done so accurately by confirming if they are the same copyright holder before removing revisions/profile additions. I would like my photo additions to be reinstated please. If you don't have the authority or capability, I'd like Wikimedia to intervene on my behalf, so Ahmad and whoever else will stop unfairly flagging my photos that I own the copyrights of that I'd like to be featured on my Wiki page. Thank you, Anchorandwings — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anchorandwings ( talk • contribs) 01:22, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
your Wiki page. There may be an article about you, but that article belongs to Wikipedia and the whole community of editors. You, assuming that you are in fact the subject, have no particular right to control what does and does not get included in the article, nor to insist on its creation or on its deletion if you don't like the content. No more than you could control a newspaper story about yourself -- if anything, even less. See WP:OWN DES (talk) DESiegel Contribs 02:08, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
I have a page I'm editing, but it's not ready to made public. If I just make it pubilc it will be deleted because it's very much a work-in-progress. How can I save the page I'm editing as a draft so my work is saved?
Seamus M. Slack ( talk) 02:30, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
AND, the article scores 99%+ as copyright violation of https://sites.google.com/site/dicknewsite/home/computing/byte-articles/the-taos-operating-system-1991 David notMD ( talk) 02:47, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Yes I have a question. My article about a "old white male artist" was rejected by the user QueerEcoFeminist. If I compare my article with other similar articles which where published on Wikipedia, I am getting doubts how far the judgement of QueerEcoFeminist is really objective. The user name is already a statement and program and I get the feeling too much personal dislike is the guideline here. With the judgement I can't go any further as its not more then empty hollow phrase. I can accept rejection or advise, but sorry in this case it's not deep enough nor detailed. First I thought to contact QueerEcoFeminist but when I read the personal page under which requirements my questions maybe will be answered I gave up because it comes very arrogant over. And no I have nothing against Queer, Eco, Feminist and people from India. Furthermore I am not a white old male but from Chinese decent, female and 29 years old. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lai Shi Chao ( talk • contribs) 12:38, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello, I edited a page without it logged in. For some reason I thought I was and I found out I wasnt and my IP address was made into an account. Because of that I heard I was blocked from editing under this account because some people tried to edit under my username. I need the IP address page removed and I am trying to reach an administrator to stop people from trying to use it on this platform. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tropetroop29 ( talk • contribs) 02:12, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Because of that I heard I was blocked from editing under this account because some people tried to edit under my username.because you wouldn't have been able to post at the Teahouse if your account was currently blocked; moreover, there's no record of your account ever being blocked. For reference, accounts (even IP accounts) cannot be deleted as explained at WP:UN#Deleting and merging accounts, but the records of any edits they make can sometimes be hidden from public view (sometimes even from administrators) depending upon the circumstances. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 02:34, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
I know this question must have been asked a thousand times earlier, but still I want to ask it. I recently started using Twinkle. What is difference between a twinkle rollback vs a ROLLBACK rollback? (Except for advanced features, like Huggle)— Vaibhavafro 💬 04:36, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
I want to create an article on Lao (Wine) . A traditional wine used by Tai people of south east Asia. I have enough content and references but why it send me to Sandbox ?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by PinkCobras ( talk • contribs) 07:45, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Having little experience with creating a page on wiki, I have encountered so many problems that I ask "Is it worth bothering with wiki?". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noireallymeanit ( talk • contribs) 10:03, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
OK. Case in point - how do I reply to comments on my comment? It seems everything related to wiki is arcane. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noireallymeanit ( talk • contribs) 10:28, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
::Blah blah blah ~~~~
Bollocks to it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noireallymeanit ( talk • contribs) 11:26, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Every time I want to see a picture on Wikipedia, it just comes up as a grey background with a teal-ish circle with a line through it. What does that mean and how can I get rid of it so i can see the pictures? Porygon-Z ( talk) 22:49, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
I reverted edits here, since an anonymous editor made some major changes, including removing references, that caused the article to appear on Category:Pages with missing references list, a maintenance category I try to clean-up from time-to-time. Did I make the right decision? I did leave a note on User talk:2600:1014:B107:6956:8914:C5B0:CDA1:4624. I just wanted to get some feedback; the edits seemed to maybe be in good faith? = paul2520 ( talk) 22:19, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
I am thinking of making a page for Sahara Hotnights the eponymous /album/ (6th) of the band of that name. At the moment, the link "Sahara Hotnights - 2011 (#6)" in the page /info/en/?search=Sahara_Hotnights that says it is for the album just connects back to the same page (i.e. the band). There isn't currently a real page for the album - at least, I can't see one (could it be it is 'here', under a different name, and it is just the link that is wrong...?).
I've done a number of minor amendments to various pages across Wikipedia before, some just syntax, others informative to the subject. But I've never created a new page before and it's not jumping out at me, how to. Can anyone give me a few pointers please? I would basically want to copy one of the existing SH album pages and then start amending the data in the new page. When done, I'd update the above album link on the SH band page to point to the new SH album page.
Also - am I right to suppose, in this case, the band page is (and should remain) "Sahara Hotnights"; a new page for the album would be called "Sahara Hotnights (album)"? That kind of 'duplication' isn't handled by some other means (e.g. clever behind the scenes tech stuff)? I just looked at the Authority control / MusicBraiz links for example, which sounds like some form of technical disambiguation... but it's a bit beyond me! I guess I could find other similar examples of bands with albums of same name and copy but if you can confirm either way, would save me that bit of digging.
Oh - just seen comment about mobile view of visual editor. I'd prefer to /not/ get into visual editor at this stage. I'm in IT and typing and testing works well for me. I'm presuming the 'mobile view' is the term for creating/amending pages in the text box and doing formatting etc. 'myself'. That's fine - I prefer to know how the underneath works.
Thanks, Gordon Panther — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gordon Panther ( talk • contribs) 2019-10-14T13:43:16 (UTC)
PS Note to self (!!) - the "Studio albums" section at bottom of page is also missing link to this 6th album.
Thanks very much Colin. I'll have a think through the above and see about how best to proceed. In this case, I'm thinking that although it's a whole new page, actually, most of it is going to be cut and paste (one of the other albums), then amend data (track names), which is why I thought it might make a good first go. I appreciate what you say though about external commentary and I'll look into that as part of the prep; reviews etc. I have made other Wikipedia amendments btw, outside of this user name (which is my real name), under a prior pseudo name, and, occasionally not signed in - so I've done other bits and bobs that wouldn't show up perhaps - though nothing major (I am more a very regular 'user' than a contributor. Well... I do chuck into the annual donation drives though because I value Wikipedia highly, and I do 'advertising' of a sort, in gently 'educating' folk who have picked up on the 'anyone can edit it' (implying, they erroneously think, it can therefore contain any old nonsense) which I count as 'input' of a sort. But yes, I would consider myself a 'noob'!
Well that all sounds grand and good fun, so I'll have a look through the links etc., do the research, and see how I get on! Thanks,
G.
Noted re: signings, I'll try to remember. Just click these 4 tildes, I think? Yes :) Gordon Panther ( talk) 13:54, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Why are all of the wikipedia admins so unfriendly? I was wondering because I had a discussion with several about my request for rollback privileges and they were all very grouchy itd. Dino245 ( talk) 00:27, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
Howdy folks, I'm cleaning up Draft:Larry_Masinter and I'm not sure why all of the RFCs are magically turning into external links. I don't mind it, it's useful...but what's doing this? creffett ( talk) 23:20, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
Need an help from you end, i have been publish the article on Olive Trails : Division of RBKEI but that was deleted from you end, can you please help me for this... why article is deleted... if you want any confirmation from my end let me know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Santoshpatnaik1987 ( talk • contribs) 07:34, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Hello. I am trying to move a draft page for a pianist to a live (article) page, however a page with this persons name already exists; it's being used as a redirect, as it's an informal nickname for someone else. Should I be requesting a "technical move" or should I be submitting the article for review under 'Articles for creation'? Abermuffin ( talk) 23:30, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi. How do I make a page connect to the same page in another language with «change language»? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matti-trd ( talk • contribs) 08:09, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi folks. What do I need to translate existing English articles into German? A certain software? .. or hardware? .. knowledge? (I am thinking to use my Samsung S4 Lollipop and hope not to need much more.) Thank You so much for Your help! Stefan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lodidol ( talk • contribs) 06:18, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
So just yesterday I submitted a username change request at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, but today I decided that I want to cancel the request. Can someone please tell me how to cancel it? Thanks, Dino245 ([[User talk:|talk]]) 01:50, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dino245 (and others). I'm a global renamer (for real) so I can help you out.
I just had a look at the queue and your request was declined, though for a different reason. You had already gotten renamed a month ago, according to our records. In practice we ask that users wait at least six months between renamings, and usually limit the number of renamings to two. Exceptions can be granted and this is not a hard rule, but we typically ask that users carefully think their rename requests through before submitting them.
If you have any questions, feel free to let me know. — k6ka 🍁 ( Talk · Contributions) 12:57, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
I have searched numerous how-to pages all of which explain reflist and the ref markup, but coming across this "Examples shown respectively are: [1][a][Note 1]" dealt with the first two but did not lead to being able to produce "note1" &c instead of a numbered reference. How please? Catchsinger ( talk) 12:34, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
In fact, I had noticed it in passing through one of the longer how-to pages when looking for something else, but did not find it when specifically searching. Just the job - many thanks. Meanwhile, this is related: I have referenced two original manuscript sources but I now wonder if they should be notes instead - or does it not matter?
Thanks again Catchsinger ( talk) 14:11, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
I'm pretty confused on the whole infobox thing, I read the article on infoboxes thinking it would help (it did not). I just need a brief summary on how to really make infoboxes for editing. Neararena ( talk) 14:26, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
So I (Creator of this account), already have a wikipedia account with a few edits and created articles. I have a few friends that love to edit and we wanted to have a account together, (As well as our individual accounts), so we could work on articles together to get them perfect. I do not know if that is allowed by wikipedia, but we all do have our individual wikipedia accounts, but we don't get notifications from each other's sandboxes. The single account would allow us to get email notifications so we know who/what someone in the group added. If a Wikipedia Admin reads this, please contact me. I have not made any edits with this account, so I could delete it if this idea is not allowed. -Thanks for reading and helpful advice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EditingWork ( talk • contribs) 15:21, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Hey, I wrote an article on the painter Jean Jones, but I'm not sure if it has been submitted for review or not? If not, what do I need to do to make this happen? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Harrylangham ( talk • contribs) 16:20, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi, the unmentioned 27 Club member I have found already has a page on Wiki! For some reason they have been omitted from the club and I would like to have them added as an historical fact, being that they have have a VERY significant impact on history and should be know for such!!!
Berzorker — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C55:4600:22B8:0:27B3:89A8:A39D ( talk) 16:36, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Hi there. I'm working on an artist page which has been declined twice for the following reason: This submission's references do not show that the subject Notability|qualifies for a Wikipedia article. Actualy I have a lot of references and there are a lot of pages on wikipedia like this one, that have less references, and are published. Can I get some help, please.? Thanks
/info/en/?search=Draft:Southernman_Robbie — Preceding unsigned comment added by AncaVes ( talk • contribs) 07:45, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Please advise how can I move my draft to Sandbox? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shivajamale ( talk • contribs) 19:57, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
The section heading: Moving draft to mainspace, is different than the actual question, therfore confusing. Oldperson ( talk) 20:37, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
I was wondering what happens when your edit counter on Wikipedia goes past 1000, because I make about 100 edits a week and I am nearing 750 edits. Is having over 1000 edits considered special? How many edits Wikipedia users usally have before they become admins? Thank you! Dino245 ( talk) 22:10, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Human perception of sound- Would anyone be interested in writing an article on William Softky, neuroscientist, reference article published in "Fair Observer" claiming Neil Young is right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.209.140.181 ( talk) 15:46, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Friends,
Editor DGG offered to review an article I submitted. Today, I received an automated email indicating that he had left a message about the article, which he had moved to draft status.
The first time I clicked the link to view his comment on the draft, the comment was visible. When I later returned to provide an answer to his query, the comment was gone, though earlier ones from other editors remain visible.
The relevant draft is at /info/en/?search=Draft:Mayer_B._Davidson.
DGG or others, can you restore the message, please?
Many thanks for your continued help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1MedTech1 ( talk • contribs) 23:36, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for that information, Rosguill.
I had welcomed the opportunity to clarify my relationship because while I have done work for the subject's company, my work on a Wikipedia article about Dr. Davidson was a labor of love. I am deeply impressed by Dr. Davidson and want to see his 50 years of significant contributions to the diabetes field recognized during his lifetime.
If mention of his company is an issue, I suggest simply removing it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1MedTech1 ( talk • contribs) 00:07, 19 October 2019 (UTC)