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Hello Everyone - I had worked for a few weeks, on and off, on an article about vocalist Machan Taylor. I know the draft was rejected but the opportunity for improving it is still open. I hope to improve, among other things, by adding what is a a rather hefty and reputable discography. That said, I really would appreciate instructive feedback on a few things. For context, here is the article:
And here is the reason it was rejected for publishing:
Here are my questions:
1) I noticed an article for a similar subject to Machan. While my draft was rejected on the basis of the references that are there, I am trying to understand how this similar and apparently related subject's article was published with know references (except some linked content): /info/en/?search=Kevin_Bartlett_(musician). It seems both Machan Taylor and Kevin Bartlett have had similar trajectories - in some respects Machan Taylor has done more international work. I think both subjects have done notable work and should have articles. But I'm not sure I can tell how Taylor's is less publishable than Bartlett's.
2) The reason it was rejected states the articles cited must be reliable, secondary, independent, and they must not just 'mention the subject in passing'. None of the sources cited mention Machan Taylor in passing. All of them are focused on her as the subject of the interview or story. Some of the resources are smaller publications but they are reputable and widely read in the markets that they are published in and for - these are geographic regions; I guess I'm trying to understand how that would be a less credible source than a larger paper: as an academic, I have a hard time understanding how a regional paper that is the most important publication in that region, isn't reputable. That said, there are a couple of international sources that are devoted to music and Pink Floyd and interview notable people on a regular basis.
3) Subjects that have done very similar work throughout their careers and have performed on the exact same projects as Taylor have published articles, e.g., /info/en/?search=Durga_McBroom, /info/en/?search=Rachel_Fury, /info/en/?search=Sam_Brown_(singer). I think these musicians should have articles and are notable. I just think Taylor is of the same scale of notability.
I respect the decision to decline this draft and am working on improving it. But am trying to understand, on the three points above. My intent is not to imply the existence of one article should be the basis for another, I'm trying to understand how substantively the Taylor article comes up short in comparison to any of the other articles on comparable subjects mentioned in the three points above.
Any feedback is sincerely and truly appreciated. 1987atomheartbrother ( talk) 06:19, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi there, I just want to know what is undeleted edits and how can I check my undeleted edits Onmyway22 talk 15:57, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello
I Would Like To Like to know If There Is A way To solve a issue Where A Article (like mine: /info/en/?search=Draft:Rugoconites_tenuirugosus) about An Animal has Little References. What I'm Trying To say Here Is that my page (the Rugoconites_Tenuirugosus one) Keeps On Getting Rejected Due to Low amounts of References, Even Though there Are only 3 Websites Which Are References ( The Three websites I used For the page are https://www.mindat.org/taxon-P153113.html , https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=153113&is_real_user=1 And http://www.ediacaran.org/rugoconites.html), They Are The only Few Websites Which Reference this Animal In The Wikipedia page I've Made. If Someone Can Find me More References or Websites Mentioning Information About Rugoconites Tenuirugosus I Would Greatly Appreciate that And I Will be sure to add it To The Page.
Thank you, have a nice day! Rugoconites Tenuirugosus ( talk) 19:22, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Harrypot0122 ( talk) 15:02, 17 January 2022 (UTC) I have been playing farming simulator for quite some time now but there are lots of things that I am still curious about. There is no satisfactory content anywhere on the internet nor on Wikipedia. Can anyone update it, it would be a great help.
In the talk page of the article Mohammed Shami, an editor told me "####LOOK HERE, I AM DISCUSSING IT YOU FOOL####". Now, is this a proper language of discussing a matter? After watching my reply to him, he cunningly removed his words. Now, I think proper strides should be taken against the concerned user. Any veteran user, kindly handle this issue. Thanks Michri michri ( talk) 12:57, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Can we use Quora answers as a reliable source for citation? Religiousmyth ( talk) 17:38, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
hi, i really need some help with my wikipedia entry. i am working for an artist and his estate and I want to create an article for him. for some strange reason the jpg got uploaded but not the wording and i just noticed that i got blocked. here is the link to the jpg. that should be changed to an text entry: https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carlo_Valsecchi.jpg can someone guide me through? I am clearly making some mistakes here. very best, Colettedelamaison ( talk) 15:05, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
thank you very much for your respond. robert matza is a friend of mine. but yes, I took the images from this homepage. should i just start all over again? and take a image which I can use? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Colettedelamaison ( talk • contribs) 15:31, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
I have an other question. is there someone who could help me creating this page? is there such community i can adress? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Colettedelamaison ( talk • contribs) 15:34, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
I have edited Genre of Amy Winehouse's Love is a losing game about 3 times and advised not to edit it again without approval. Sorry about that! I recently added https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWHRrkxTZG4 quotes Tony Bennett "We've lost one of the Jazz greats" as the source but this was not accepted. The genre is shown as Soul. Do you agree that the genre should be jazz? I'm looking for consensus on this. I was unable to add this to the articles talk page as I saw no option for doing so. Many thanks. Signed, Lyricality. Lyricality ( talk) 19:11, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
The article for E.O. Wilson says that him and Irene Wilson were married. However, he says that he married a woman named Renee in his book Naturalist. They were married up until his death last year. How is it possible that this is the case? Is Irene a version of Renee? Cerambycidfreak ( talk) 20:17, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Just received a notice that "Page User:N013i has been reviewed."
What does this means? I am aware that new pages require a patrol but Its not like my user page was created yesterday. — Preceding unsigned comment added by N013i ( talk • contribs) 16:26, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello,
Hello people , It's been A Nice Time Editing And Asking Questions On The Teahouse about My First Wikipedia "page" And How To improove (Sorry For my bad Spelling and Grammar I am not english) The page itself, It ultimately Failed , though , It was Fun To make. Though , I am Now started A new Page About Eoporpita Medusa, And I Can't Seem To Get The Sandbox Which I Have To Work with, if Anyone knows How To make A new Page By Working In the sandbox, It Would be greatly Appreciated.
I Would also Like to Say What The Possible References For That topic might be, if their unreliable For The page / Are Suspicious, Please Let Me Know by responding to this message, Here Are The References I might include In that Page: http://www.ediacaran.org/eoporpita.html https://www.mindat.org/taxon-8686328.html https://paleobotany.ru/palynodata/species/77951?page=1&order=ageOld&dir=asc https://extinct-animals.fandom.com/ru/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0 (and yes that IS A unofficial Wiki , but I Had To use It To have More references To work Off of) https://bioone.org/journals/paleontological-research/volume-7/issue-1/prpsj.7.43/Ediacaran-biota--The-dawn-of-animal-life-in-the/10.2517/prpsj.7.43.full https://www.palass.org/sites/default/files/media/publications/palaeontology/volume_15/vol15_part2_pp197-225.pdf And https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KsFFIrJ8IxEC&pg=PA270&lpg=PA270&dq=eoporpita+medusa&source=bl&ots=4qnz7Co_BS&sig=ACfU3U3YaHhltVFDXH_Jm2yOvpSy0hsTdw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7_864wbn1AhXKasAKHVxRBf4Q6AF6BAgYEAM#v=onepage&q=eoporpita%20medusa&f=false.
Do Note That I Did use The same Websites (ediacaran.org and mindat.org) Which Were In My First File, If Those Two References Are Enough To Take Down The page I Would be making By using help From the teahouse, I Will be sure To Immedietly (sorry for my Bad spelling , as mentioned before , I am not an english person) so that the Article Could atleast have A Little Amount Of Possibly Reliable sources.
Happy editing everyone! Rugoconites Tenuirugosus ( talk) 19:39, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
If the info is actually not available from a reliable source, and so insist that you need to rely on an article from some wiki, that would have you off to a bad start. It's difficult to avoid running into disputes on a variety of grounds, but the explanation you offer in this case would just not hold water. Fabrickator ( talk) 20:57, 17 January 2022 (UTC)... that IS A unofficial Wiki , but I Had To use It To have More references ...
Hi, I've just drafted a new page on Wikipedia and I have 2 questions. In the first place, I've already published it and it appears as "Draft". How long does it take to be verified and published? Second, I don't know how to add a resume chart (the chart that appears on most of the Wikipedia pages). Many thanks! Noeliagarone ( talk) 01:01, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Can I remove a or section from my talk page? If I need to refresh my memory, I can go back and view what I was warned about. Any feedback is helpful. Thank you! 73.167.238.120 ( talk) 00:49, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
How can I clean up my 'Alerts' page. I see no option for doing that. ++++++++++
Lemchastain ( talk) 04:53, 18 January 2022 (UTC) Lemchastain ( talk) 04:53, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
For one of the articles I am working on, there is a source which is completely paywalled and the article which is cited is inaccesabile otherwise. What is the protocol around this Thank you in advance Siguida ( talk) 22:46, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
What is use dmy dates
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Hello. I have two questions. I am relatively new so while these are specific I am trying to apply answers to these more generally.
First of all, I want to apologize if I am linking articles in not the most efficient way. I'm not sure how to link them internally to Wikipedia other than just posting the full hyperlink.
I am having trouble understanding a sentence I would like to edit in /info/en/?search=Philippine_Airlines#Destinations . The sentence begins, "Following the 1997 Asian financial crisis, " The source cited I cannot get to. I believe from at least one other reputable source I have found (Associated Press), that sentence is not accurate and I could rewrite it. Would it be best to ask on the talk page for someone to clarify this? And if nobody does for maybe a week I could just change it to reflect what I have found and I believe is correct? Then if reverted we would have to figure out why we have differing understandings of what really happened.
Secondly, this is about some jargon. I searched /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Aviation/Style_guide for guidance on referring to directions on an aircraft as forward and aft. I think it makes the context more clear than saying something points left when the aircraft is pointing right and vice versa. In absence of any applicable style guide, for something that minor, I guess it should be a judgment call for me as an editor to use those terms. MOS:JARGON seems to indicate adding a quick parenthetical definition would suffice. Does that seem accurate? Ardentmetaop ( talk) 04:47, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
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parameter to the reference).Hi! I was editing the page Islamabad Football Association, and found that it does not have an official website. However, it does have a Facebook page [1] which it uses instead of a website. All official announcements, events, and even newspaper articles and media coverage are posted on this Facebook page (in the form of a post, image or a video). I was wondering if it was possible to use these posts and images as relevant references when editing the page. Regards. Toofllab ( talk) 22:03, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
An article in today's GlobalSecurity.org mentioned "The Saudi airplanes also targeted September 11 Park in northern Sana'a." Sana'a is a place in Yemen, but I haven't been able to find any reference to a "September 11 Park" online.
The article is here: https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2022/01/mil-220118-presstv01.htm?_m=3n%2e002a%2e3230%2eps0ao43ss6%2e2zr7
I am just a shameless user of Wikipedia and have no idea how to begin, but if this is a real place it seems like an article might be interesting?
Thanks. SixtyRedDevil ( talk) 13:41, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello, i already asked, is there a place where new editors can be guided trough, like semi authomatic editing? I was now talking with friend of mine who knows to edit wikipedia, but i cannot ask everything i need to know. I would love to create new articles, but just need some help for start. Thank you Nox Lumen ( talk) 15:15, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
How i can turn on that Twinkle AssumeGoodWraith? -- Nox Lumen ( talk) 15:29, 18 January 2022 (UTC)Bold text
Hello dear Wikipedians. I tried to improve precognition but all edits reverted. Talk page going round in circles. Specifically, under 'violation of natural law' a reference to a good paper on retrocausality is described in the following sentence as 'quantum weirdness' and asserts that it cannot give rise to macro phenomena. Sentence is unsourced. I'm not at all happy with what appears to be a false assertion. I'm not sure what should be done. Any input would be helpful. Thanks. Thelisteninghand ( talk) 15:03, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia friends, it seems that I need advice. When offering the entry on the poet Jurgen Theobaldy, I based it on the entry in the German language Wikipedia which is inadequately supported by referenced sources. (Perhaps because the poet is so well-known in Germany, it was not deemed essential.) I agree that my entry had to be rejected because there were few sources added in the form of references. Now, the entry is rejected because there are too many references and too many sources and I quoted at great length (in the original with added translation to English.) I have deleted some links to sources that are online. My experience is that sources that are available in few libraries are often rejected. Is it because some reviewers accept only resources that can be checked online with ease? I need help. Is it still too much I add to the initial, badly referenced text on Theobaldy? Or have I deleted details that I should not have deleted? I am certain that experienced Wikipedia editors can give good advice. Thank you so much for your help, dear friends. My best/ Barbara BarbaraLassen ( talk) 15:28, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello! I am fairly experienced with editing however I have not made my own articles much so I am here to ask a question. My first article was World Tang Soo Do Association, but whenever I try to make an article, such as Rainbow Unicorns (song), it keeps telling me that it is the first article I am creating and is very quickly patrolled and cited for speedy deletion. I am not opposing such speedy deletion in that article here however, just wondering why Wikipedia does not register my first page as such and stops giving me the message in the visual editor of how to write my first article.
Thanks! AWESOMEDUDE0614 ( talk) 16:55, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
@ GoingBatty: @ Nick Moyes: Thanks for the help. AWESOMEDUDE0614 ( talk) 17:36, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
I have tried to look at the Translate us page but couldnt find anything about translate to english only from english Splyfof ( talk) 17:52, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I have been trying to create the Whale Research Group article. It was approved yesterday, but now I am getting an error message at the top of the article, which I think will cause the article to be moved to the draft space.
1. The message says the article is an orphan, however there is clearly a link to the article on the Jon Lien article. I believe it's on the first line.
2. The message says the article needs additional citations for verification. How do I know where it needs additional citations. I believe every piece of information in there is cited from a credible source.
Thanks very much for the help. Tyroneslothrop00000 ( talk) 15:18, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply, Robert McClenon. I didn't mean to annoy any reviewer, or to run away from anyone, and I also didn't mean to create two copies of the article, I just got confused where it went when it was taken down. I'm still trying to get the hang of things (talk pages etc.), so I'm sorry if I'm causing a headache with this stuff. Anyways, I just saw your analysis of my sources thanks to ColinFine, and it was very helpful. I will add more citations which will satisfy the requirements of the table you made. Thank you for the help. Tyroneslothrop00000
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Tenryuu 🐲 (
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📝 ) 18:25, 18 January 2022 (UTC)In-line references for an article I'm trying to create ... #1 does not appear in the text but only in the references section. Consequently, I cannot delete it and begin again. George-Amherst ( talk) 20:25, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Seems like there is a issue in this individual infobox where it shows him have two of the same office title. I could not figure out why it is doing it, but it’s showing up on both Computer and on Mobile devices if you could figure out the issue it would be much appreciated. The name of the page is Jeff Denham. BigRed606 ( talk) 21:19, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello editors and editors of Wiki, I have created an article and it is in the draft. I used to see it for various reasons, which was written by my friends, and it had a news aspect, but now I edited it, it was edited with different sources. Do managers check whether it is authorized to publish or not? Karestoonegoli ( talk) 08:26, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
I hope the article will be carefully examined and the problem will be solved. Thank You.
I changed some of the links, please check if it is approved by the editors. Thanks to all the friends and professional editors. -- Karestoonegoli ( talk) 22:25, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
I am the author of a book - STYLE OF INDIA, PUBLISHED BY HACHETTE INDIA, I WANT TO MAKE A PAGE ABOUT THE BOOK. 122.161.88.229 ( talk) 07:17, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
UPDATE: Draft:Style Of India created, submitted and Declined because no references. David notMD ( talk) 13:56, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
How come when I put the "citation needed" template, the edit is removed, but when others put it, the edit stays until someone finds a edit?!!? I am very confused. Sincerely, CertifiedAmazing2 ( talk) 22:42, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Look at this talk page. I put a COI template there because they said that they owned the article and their username is the article name. 🦁⋆JennilyW♡🦌 ( talk) 22:49, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
@ GoingBatty: Okay, thank you! I've removed the COI template from their user page. 🦁⋆JennilyW♡🦌 ( talk) 23:03, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
So, what came into your guys' mind on creating the Teahouse? I thought of this as a nice idea, but is there a backstory for this? Mod creator ( talk) 00:44, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Saw an article about Izin Hash few months back. It's not visible now. How can I find it? 27.63.192.154 ( talk) 03:22, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Question: How do I verify if a source is reliable or not? ValeAliz 04:39, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
How do I change the name I'm listed on in my Wikipedia page, which has me listed as Kenneth Penders Jr, a name which is not on my birth certificate, Honorable Discharge from the US Air Force (January 6, 1976 - December 14, 1979) or any other official document I need to present. For the record, my full legal name is Kenneth Walter Penders II, but I've signed my name professionally as Ken Penders since September 1986 when I turned in my first professional comic book illustration assignment to then-DC Comics editor Robert Greenberger when he assigned me 6 pages of work that was published in WHO'S WHO IN Star Trek issue 1. There are other changes / additions that could be made, but let's start with that first as you verify my identity. I also have a Twitter page under Ken Penders and in the process of relaunching my kenpenders.com website.
KenPenders ( talk) 07:35, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Please let me know the exact reason of my article getting rejected.
/info/en/?search=Draft:Waman_Balaji_Desai 103.199.176.64 ( talk) 10:24, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
When one hears the word prisoner, his forehead is covered with tears, people look at him with contempt, look at him, spit on him, despise him, no one stands near him, despise him near one another, beat him and do not give him good food. They get a lot of work done from them, they give him a lot of troublewould be appropriate in a personal memoir, but are completely out of place in an encyclopaedia article. Please see WP:NPOV. -- ColinFine ( talk) 11:49, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I need some userboxes for my user page. Can anyone give me some? Thanks. Troyol ( talk) 12:13, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I've just created a draft Wikipedia page and a Wikidata entry (for a prize-winning Nigerian 'visual artist'). I've read the [ page on linking Wikipedia pages with Wikidata] but the advice (underneath) doesn't seem to work:
From a Wikipedia page, you can go to the link "Wikidata item", using "Tools" in the side panel (in the left), to see and edit it. Also in Tools, there is another link to "page information", where is "Wikidata item ID", that contains the QID (for example: Q171 or "None").
1. I see no link "Wikidata item", and 2. I see no Wikidata item ID in the Wikipedia page information.
Could this be because the page is still Draft and not yet submitted for review? Or my editing permissions?
Thanks in advance for any help,
Mike Mikemorrell49 ( talk) 12:18, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
From time to time I work on articles about the band Pink Floyd (its members, studio musicians, touring musicians, production folks). From time to time I also see photographs removed from articles in these subject areas. I've usually found ways to reach out to the photographers and to sort out having these restored. This was the case recently with this file: that said, I'm not sure I'm going about this the most efficient way. If I know a photographer that is willing to donate files/photography of any of these subjects, and they are not familiar with Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, what is the simplest, most efficient way for me to ask them to submit their work? Is there an email where they can just send a set of pictures they are willing to donate and a type of license they can specify that will cover that they are donating the picture for public use (I know there are variations, I mean whatever the simplest one might be for them to let the work be used publicly)?
Your feedback is appreciated. 1987atomheartbrother ( talk) 05:45, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
why is my article submission got declined ?? .the source of the article is produced on that(it was in indian language malayalam-official language of state kerala.so official site,school wiki project held by education department was designed in malayalam.i only translated that government document.the link provided was a strong proof and related to government policy(but sadly not in english language).so if you cant recognize indian language please refer to multi language expert who know malayalam.is there any wikipedia policy says indian languages should not allowed?.kindly understant what iam trying to tell. thankyou Wikiking666 ( talk) 15:06, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
A well known photographer took pictures of the subject I am working on in 1950. That fact that he had been hired to take these pictures was a point of interest that I believe legitimately deserves to be included in the article, along with the cite to the magazine where they were published. There is also a website that sells his photos or the right to use them, and the photos of interest can be found there. Would including that URL be reasonable as a reference or is that a workaround to the basic principle of how we share media. Fothergilla ( talk) 13:54, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi All, is there a Wikipedia training - like a Wikipedia University ... some online courses on editing here? 1987atomheartbrother ( talk) 14:24, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
2.95.189.69 ( talk) 18:17, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello to all professional editors of Wikipedia. According to the problems that existed in the resources and the studies performed and the collection of resources were re-edited. I hope it is acceptable. I am waiting for the opinion of the wiki professionals. Draft:Zahra_Meygoli Thanks. -- Karestoonegoli ( talk) 12:44, 19 January 2022 (UTC) Karestoonegoli ( talk) 12:44, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Please help if possible and let me edit it again. Thank you in advance for your help. I am really confused by all this complexity and I am very happy to help me in this way so that I can be the best in the future. Thank You-- Karestoonegoli ( talk) 19:01, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
I have concerns about the neutrality of a some recent edits here:
/info/en/?search=Oxfam#Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict
The edits all appear to lean towards criticism of Oxfam of their work from sources such as NGO Monitor and others that (and I'm not sure here) appear not neutral.
The edits were done from a IP address account and that is the only activity they have ever done on Wikipedia.
What would more experienced editors recommend in this situation? CT55555 ( talk) 19:29, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
I am the author of the book, Satanic Panic (1993). I would like to add a sentence saying that I was the person who coined the term "satanic panic" to the article titled Satanic Panic. (URL /info/en/?search=Satanic_panic#As_a_moral_panic)I coined the term with my editor for the title of my book. The term was not used before my book was published. I would like to get credit for that, when reporters seek someone with expertise on the topic. I am a Ph.D. specialized in Sociology and I have written many social science articles on the topic. Unfortunately, I am not technically adept with my computer. Can someone help me to learn a simple way of adding that sentence and citation to my book. (My book is cited in the article, but not that I originated the term.) Thank you. Jeff Victor ( talk) 21:18, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi there! I put in an edit request for ACORD sometime before the new year. Just wanted to ensure that the suggested edits are acceptable for addition. Thank you! Morrissey35 ( talk) 19:32, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
{{
request edit}}
to {{
request edit|D}}
. Even though you responded, your request remained declined. I suggest you remove the "|D", so your request will be enabled again. You could also try notifying Spencer of your reply by using {{
ping|Spencer}}
when you edit the page. Hope this helps, and happy editing!
GoingBatty (
talk) 20:54, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Dear Sir, I have a startup for which I was thinking Wikipedia the best platform for a page to make and be on. Please guide me on how could I be able to publish content so that it gets approved. 103.208.70.180 ( talk) 21:12, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
am working on a new article: /info/en/?search=Draft:Dawn_After_Dark?action=edit. I have 2 questions. First, I want to insert an infobox. How should I do it? I read this article but I can't find how to do it. Secondly, I had done another question and I got this response: "To clarify, "Publish changes" means save. Once submitted to Articles for Creation (AfC) for review, can be days, weeks, up to two months before a Reviewer makes a decision. "Declined" means the reviewer thinks the topic may be article-worthy, but not good enough yet ("Rejected" is more severe)". How should I submit a new article for review? Many thanks! Noeliagarone ( talk) 20:25, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
{{
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Tenryuu 🐲 (
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📝 ) 00:34, 20 January 2022 (UTC)I started an AfD discussion and it's quite evenly balanced at the moment. The principle behind the discussion has potentially quite wide implications for many Wikipedia articles so I wonder if an experienced admin might take a look and give a view? Essentially, Wikipedia has many articles on uk aristocratic titles. The Earl of Caledon is one. Articles typically list each historical title holder and provides plenty of biographical information. Many of the title holders mentioned are entirely un-notable as individuals, yet typically (as with Denis Alexander and other Earls of Caldon) there is separate Wikipedia article on each individual too. My view is that where an individual is not notable for any reason other than holding a title, their biographical material should be merged at the article which describes the title and the extra article should be deleted. Any thoughts either way from more experienced Wikipedian's very welcome! Emmentalist ( talk) 19:38, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
I am looking for relevant WP:RfC's (or proof that they do not exist) and all GA reviews (According to the Article milestones there is more than one but don't know how to find the earlier reviews) to help me understand the history of the Elon Musk article so I can make better contributions to it. I would also appreciate pointers to any tools or techniques that would allow me to find them on my own without burdening the community.
I have already posted this request on the Talk page but I get the sense that I am being stonewalled and intimidated into leaving a WP:BLP violation on the most viewed BLP Wikipedia article of 2021.
If it is appropriate, I would appreciate a response on the Article talk page Annette Maon ( talk) 19:41, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
I think that mermaids, mermen and merfolk should be merged because of overlap. Is this possible? Linux rules, Windows drools ( talk) 16:20, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
What should i do to get this page published? I posted the following article about my band 2 weeks ago but it won't go live - how should i change it to improve?
Courtesy: User:One23Dress/sandbox/Wondrous Fair
Wondrous Fair’s new album ‘Spirals’ will be available from May 2022
. One23Dress ( talk) 03:17, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
According to Help:Creating a bot, I want to know how to create bots and how to handle them. Neel.arunabh ( talk) 04:25, 20 January 2022 (UTC) Neel.arunabh ( talk) 04:25, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Shayar (poet) article talks about a form of poetry art that has been produced in languages such as Urdu, Hindi and Persian.
The article has category for "Urdu-language poetry" but when I added the same for Persian and Hindi, it showed that such categories don't exist. [9]
I need someone to create Category:Hindi-language poetry so that I can expand this category.
I would be asking for a Persian category too but I need to research on it first.
Thanks all 27.57.163.214 ( talk) 07:06, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I would like to change the name and logo from Arnhem Business School to International School of Business, since we are no longer the Arnhem Business School and this false image is dramatically harming our business. Arnhem Business School JessicaKistenmacher ( talk) 09:05, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Are there any fixed guidelines for rating an article? Like a certain size of article with certain number of citations is such class article. Excellenc1 ( talk) 09:46, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I would like to change the logo of the following website, as that logo is outdated. /info/en/?search=HAN_International_School_of_Business JessicaKistenmacher ( talk) 12:31, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Please help me in this article so that I can add more articles in the future. Wiki's good help to me and I'm proud that all this has been noticed and I'm glad to be in such a family. Please check my article. I added new editions and new Iranian and foreign sources and now I need help to fix any problems. Draft:Zahra_Meygoli-- Karestoonegoli ( talk) 10:13, 20 January 2022 (UTC) Karestoonegoli ( talk) 10:13, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Plays, especially Kurzgrove, are a political play, and this can be troublesome for actors in the context of Iranian politics, which is why journalists only usually write the name of that play.
You who have more experience in editing than me, help me to make the article more professional. If possible, delete the links you see that are not good for me. Because I really have a big ambiguity in the wiki called policy recognition. I hope you can help me in this way so that I can present bigger and more professional articles to the world of foreign languages in the future. And please tell me how can I change my name?-- Karestoonegoli ( talk) 12:23, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I deleted "During her childhood and adolescence, she worked in many physical and low-income jobs, including online insurance and sales." and its eleven references because that had nothing to do with her possible acting or directing notability. David notMD ( talk) 12:53, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I have gone through 10 edits about a Japanese cultural word that has become popular since 2017, but I am unsure how to correct some of the references in this draft:
/info/en/?search=User:TNewfields/sandbox2
Invalid URL access date messages appear, but I am unsure what specifically is wrong. There are also "script title: missing prefix" messages, but I do not understand precisely what is missing.
Coding apart, does this article seem ready to publish? A Japanese version is already online at https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/忖度
TNewfields ( talk) 12:35, 20 January 2022 (UTC)TNewfields
url-access
needs a value as shown at
Template:Cite web#Access indicators for url-holding parameters; perhaps you intended to use the parameter access-date
?
Template:Cite web#Title tells you that the value for script-title
needs to be prefixed by a language code from the list at
script-<param>=_language codes. --
David Biddulph (
talk) 12:59, 20 January 2022 (UTC)Lemchastain ( talk) 22:57, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Dear Tenryuu, I notice that here at least Wiki- puts the most recent stuff on top (i.e. 'wrong' end of the thread). Thanks for saving me from wasting more time trying to get rid of them, but are they benign? Tenryuu Lemchastain ( talk) 23:19, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
benign, but only you can see them. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 00:02, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
&Lem Dear Tenryuu, "benign" was a vague reference to 'Alerts' growing downward without limit, and no control over their eventually filling the universe. tenryuu Dear Pyrrho, If I could remember.... "Anyways', I guess "Rose's" note is still up in the Teahouse, but it might take a long time to find it. I didn't think of making a written note to myself about it. Pyrrho the Skipper Lemchastain ( talk) 03:53, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
If RYD, (a chrome extension) cannot be allowed on this site, then why does /info/en/?search=Adblock_Plus Adblock PLUS, Exist? BTW i am not affiated with RYD. TzarN64 ( talk) 14:07, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I've noticed that when an IP address belongs to an institution, it has a header at the top of its talk page stating this, with some guidance or whatnot about editing. Well I have a couple questions:
1. If I wanted to check to see if an institution had one of those header things so that I might add one if it doesn't, how would I be able to find the IP address to an institution? How limited is such a search, if one exists? And how would I add a header to an IP talk page if I decide to do so?
2. Should this be placed at the top of IP address talk pages of K–12 schools? And aside from schools, what are the requirements to include such a header?
3. It appears that when I use a university's internet, going into Incognito mode makes you use a different IP address from the school's IP. Should anything be done with these IP addresses? TheGEICOgecko ( talk) 08:16, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
2601:282:1900:BAC0:ACC7:48D:8BEC:9E5F ( talk) 14:09, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
How does one fix an error at the top section of a bio page? They have my client listed as DEAD when she is very much alive, but I can't seem to edit that section. JaneAitken ( talk) 14:53, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I notice on some of my citations on my draft pending approval, it will have a lowercase "a b" next to them or even a lower case "a b c d" before it starts. What does this mean? I'm trying to check all boxes because I'm worried about approval and it's a long wait! MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 14:34, 20 January 2022 (UTC) MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 14:34, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you very much for all of your help! I made sure I have at least 16 sources, I just quoted several of them 2,3, even 4 times! I really appreciate it...fingers crossed 1 of my 3 entries gets approved! Trying to nail this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MediaExpert1979 ( talk • contribs) 16:05, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
105.112.208.158 ( talk) 04:53, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Sure! I had an article published in 1989 in Engineering Design Graphics Journal, and a Correction by them on the Internet last year. Maybe I should have tried for a mathematical journal instead (but it was not very difficult math). Now, I'm trying to get some feedback on it, and possibly someone else on Wiki- to write up a summary. [They don't like me doing it: a) original work objection, b) lack of knowledge of Wiki-'style' c) impatience with ... some others. Njd-de Quantliing
Whoops! I forgot to ask a question. If anyone at Wolfram would read the article, I'd like to know if the results were published before 1989. [I'm trying to remember the guy Wolfram that handled the late Rev. Wenninger's SIG many years ago, but you may be in a different location.] TEST: Lemchastain Lemchastain ( talk) 23:11, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
&LemI19 -- Dear GoingBatty, It is hoped that you didn't get to the above Whoops! yet; because it seems to have been a double: I also neglected to tell you where to look. Here: http://edgj.org/index.php/EDGJ/issue/view/237 The click on Spring issue box in lower left. GoingBatty Lemchastain Lemchastain ( talk) 04:10, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Dear GoingBatty, Thank you. You are so right. I copied the address from one in which I had left out ".org". I'm going to correct the above error; although that is redundant, given your correcting comment. Now if it will just be left alone in the 'further reading' for "Axonometric Projection" Goingbatty Lemchastain ( talk) 04:48, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Dear GoingBatty, I don't know what was wrong with the last attempt; unless it was me trying to change an'l' to an 'L'. I don't know where removal reasons are given, and can't get to that double-sided page when I want to. The last time when there were supposed to be reasons for a removal, I could not find them on that scree -- however, I managed to get there. At this point, the only hope is that someone else sees the above link, and decides to add it correctly. GoingBatty DVdm Lemchastain ( talk) 15:39, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I want this page to become my author page. How to substitute the title by Arnaldo Gonçalves https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User:Arnaldogonc/Sample_page&action=edit Arnaldogonc ( talk) 17:11, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi. I sought guidance from this page earlier and the people here were very helpful. I am new to Wikipedia. I drafted a piece on my father, Peter D. Welch, as the author of the "Welch Method" and as an academic (in a field different than his) I had a sense of how to find source material. I also declared my conflict of interest as his daughter (after learning of that part of this process). I would love to try to get that piece resubmitted or have others revise and re-submit it for review. But it's my sense that it should not be me who does this. As my father is in his 90s; it would be a great gift for him to see an article on Wikipedia about him. Though I am biased, I believe he merits a small note in history for the "Welch Method." I'm just wondering how best to take the entry to the next level. Please advise. RebeccahWelch ( talk) 16:38, 20 January 2022 (UTC) RebeccahWelch ( talk) 16:38, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
38.140.244.18 ( talk) 18:02, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I have multiple sources for a citation in an article I would like to create (currently using sandbox as I'm new). Is there a way to add a string of sources to a particular citation? I would like to prove to Wikipedia that I've done ample research. Orangecosmos ( talk) 20:08, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you so much!!! EXTREMELY HELPFUL!!! Orangecosmos ( talk)
Hello is someone able to help me? My page was submitted for review almost 4 months ago now? i was told i would have an answer in roughly 2 months but it's almost 4. Can snyone help speed this process up? LaylaDakota ( talk) 21:07, 20 January 2022 (UTC) LaylaDakota ( talk) 21:07, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
How do I know if I have an autoconfirmed account? One user told me it is if I have made 10 edits or more, which I have but I don't know if I have gotten any designation which would make my account "autoconfirmed" or what this actually means MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 16:19, 20 January 2022 (UTC) MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 16:19, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
@ MediaExpert1979: Autoconfirmed means that you are permitted to create articles without being required to go through the Draft, Articles for Creation submission and Review process. However, such articles are evluated by the New Pages Patrol, and may be Speedy deleted if completely imappropriate for Wikipedia, draftified (turned into a draft) or accepted. David notMD ( talk) 17:43, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you all! This makes sense and I was an autoconfirmed user without even knowing! My new goal is to become a confirmed user!:) MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 22:15, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
74.77.48.250 ( talk) 03:44, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
A simple one I hope: how do I add names to the block E-mail section of preferences? I tried a name given, but the box turned red. after that the 'save' button was not on for a retry. ( talk) Ljc 22:53, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Are you serious? Have you research the old page? It literally have NO resources on reddit. https://imgur.com/a/0oLg3L0 + I'm Updating the page to include reliable sites now. TzarN64 ( talk) 14:28, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
STATUS: TzarN64 created a draft in own Sandbox, then moved it to mainspace as Return YouTube Dislike without going through Articles for Creation. Same day, an editor (not Slywriter) tagged it with Speedy deletion, which TzarN64 opposed. Article exists, is not at PROD or AFD, but in my opinion, some references are fatally flawed. David notMD ( talk) 15:35, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I am not confident in identifying reliability. Could someone take a look at these, I belive they are unreliable. They look like blogs and fan sites but I am not sure. [ [10]], [ [11]], [ [12]], [ [13]] and [ [14]]. Thanks in advance. Gandalf the Groovy ( talk) 23:23, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello readers,
"Te Kauwhata" - the town in North Island New Zealand, it spelt incorrectly on the map on the Wikipedia page, it is displayed as Kauwhata. /info/en/?search=Te_Kauwhata is anyone able to edit and correct this please? I don't know how to.
thank you. Shani 180.150.37.197 ( talk) 23:04, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I need some help. I am doing a major rewrite on an article and have some questions. First off, what are the rules on subject interviews, Are they considered primary sources? Are they considered reliable? Secondly, if no reliable websites specify the subjects birth date do you just leave it out? What if the mention their birth date in an interview? Thanks in advance. Gandalf the Groovy ( talk) 23:12, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I linked to
Seba Technology Disruption Framework, expecting to see an article (I believe I visited this page before), but it is red-linked. I believe that this is a notable topic and was tempted to create an article, but before doing that I would like to confirm that this article existed before and, if it did, I would like to see the prior content and also understand why the page was deleted. Can anyone confirm the prior existance of this article and, if it did, help me to understand why it was deleted. Assuming that it previously existed, it would also be helpful to see what was there before, rather than being obliged to start from scratch. Feedback and suggestions welcome.
Enquire (
talk) 00:59, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
While scouring through barely used templates, I want to know if there is any way to see what pages use these templates. Is there any special page that does that? Afaik, Whatlinkshere shows which articles links to the page, and not which article trancsludes what template. 139.192.111.232 ( talk) 01:06, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
If I'm citing a source from vidanuevadigital.com and would like to wikilink to the website, but there is no English Wikipedia page for the website is it appropriate to include a link like this: Vida Nueva? TipsyElephant ( talk) 02:50, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
References
I have mistakenly added a number of templates to the article in caption. Anyone please fix it. Michri michri ( talk) 01:38, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
article declined for lack of reliable sources. following is the Original References list but recommended to list only a few applicable references. Could use help in completing this article. when asked about inadequate references for reliability purposes seemed adequate when compared to similar wikipedia articles e.g. lucian niemeyer
Could use help when asked about inadequate references for reliability purposes.
1. ↑ "Charles Williams, United States Navy, Biography". America's Navy. 1. Southeast Missouri State University graduate college newspaper article ( https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=17c98d4384f2083c&attid=0.1&disp=attd&safe=1&zw(https://www.slu/edu) 2. Charles Williams presidential nomination( https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/eight-nominations-one-withdrawal-sent-senate-2/) 3. Charles Williams ( http://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/1310) 4. Charles Williams ( http://www.executivegov.com/2019/12/retired-rear..) 6. Trump announces pick for top Navy energy, environment post.pdf ( http://www.eenews.net/stories/1061653601) https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=17c94cebe9e622b1&attid=0.1&disp=attd&safe=1&zw 7. Charles Williams ( http://www.insidedefense.com/document/mcpherson-williams-confirmation-hearing) 8. Charles Williams ( http://www.msccn.org/uploads/2/5/8/2/25822220/chuck_williams.pdf) 9. Liberty University ( http://www.coursehero.com/file/75130637/Generations)-Assesment-3docx 10. Charles Williams ( http://capitalinnovators.com/charles-williams) 11. Charles Williams Hall of Fame 1968 ( http://www.ritenour.k12.mo.us/page/452) 12. Charles Williams USS St. Louis Commissioning speaker ( https://news.usni.org/2020/08/11/video-littoral-combat-ship-uss-st-louis-comissioning-ceremony 13. Interview for PBS special https://www.ninepbs.org/blogs/program-highlights/uss-st-louis-centuries-of-service/ 14. Defense minister, embassy and Omani Admiral in Chief RNO commander receives US official - Oman Observer https://www.omanobserver.om/article/7116/Local/rno... RNO Commander meets with US Navy official - Oman Observer https://www.omanobserver.om/article/7091/Local/rno... 15. Assistant Secretary Williams visits U.S. installations in the U.S., Central Command, Europe and Africa. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2366261/assistant-secretary-of-the-navy-for-energy-installations-environment-visits-sou/ https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2329431/asn-for-energy-installations-environment-visits https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2438028/asst-secnav-for-energy-installations-environment-visits-overseas-installations/ 16. Charles Williams Installation Annual Report ( https://www.secnav.navy.mil/eie/Documents/2020_Navy_Financial_Report_PRINT_FILE-BLEED.pdf) 17.Trump Taps Missouri Vet to Lead Navy ... - Defense Communities ( https://defensecommunities.org/2019/12/trump-taps...) 18. Charles Williams livid over housing https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2020/01/16/navy-housing-nominee-livid-about-housing-problems/ 19. Charles Williams ( http://www.independentsentinel.com/88-former) 20. Charles Williams https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2020/03/06/as-pentagon-vacancies-peak-time-runs-out-to-fill-jobs/ 21. Charles Williams Senate Confirmation hearing ( https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/national/military-news/pentagon-nominees-questioned-on-housing-suicides-shipyards-climate-change/291-36f29958-4530-42d6-b878-afe73155e9dd) 22. Charles Williams Senate hearing congressional record (pdf) https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-166/daily-digest/page/D59 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/press-releases/sasc-advances-civilian-military-nominations-021320 23. Charles Williams Armed Services hearing January 16,2020 ( https://www.c-span.org/search/?sdate=01%2F16%2F2020&edate=01%2F16%2F2020&congressSelect=&yearSelect=&searchtype=Videos&sort=Most+Recent+Event&text=0) 24. Charles Williams Senate Event Schedule https://www.congress.gov/event/116th-congress/senate-event/326925?s=2&r=10 Flagship1 ( talk) 19:00, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
3rd party references were suggested to be added. Flagship1 ( talk) 20:20, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
references include 2 college articles on the subject (liberty and southeast missouri) and 1 high school article ritenour). 3 television reports local and national (cspan, pbs). 4 newspaper articles.
believe these to be 3rd party. are more needed than this?
Might add the position held was previously held by Teddy Roosevelt (pres mckinley appointment) and Franklin Rooselvelt (pres Wilson appointment)
thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flagship1 ( talk • contribs) 20:20, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello,
I am curious to know why Plivo's Wikipedia page was deleted /info/en/?search=Plivo? Would you be able to provide some help? Thank you, Erik EW 21:18, 20 January 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Erikgwagner ( talk • contribs)
Hello. I came across a user sandbox page for a banned [blocked] user. I wanted to nominate it for speedy deletion, but did not find it in CSD. I tried searching policy and guidelines, but came up empty. Surely, it doesn't have to go through a full
WP:MFD, does it? For specifics, it is this page:
User:Ugochukwu75/sandbox. The user was officially banned [blocked] for sockpuppetry but has also admitted to undeclared paid editing. Cheers,
SVT
Cobra 23:40, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I'm a novice Wikepedia contributor and need some help and feedback on creating a new page for a non-profit organization. The draft is here: /info/en/?search=Draft:The_Society_to_Improve_Diagnosis_in_Medicine
I had tried to create a page for this group last year but it was rejected (too much 'advertising', no references). The current version hopefully addresses the problems that were identified with the first version. I no longer have any official ties to this organization but I have a big COI as its founder, which I have clearly stated on my user page. Not sure how to indicate the COI on the draft? Also not sure if drafts like this automatically get reviewed or how one designates them for review. Thanks for any advice !
Mark Graber MLGraber ( talk) 23:39, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Mikemorrell49 ( talk)Hi MLGraber, as a relative newbie here (who initiated a Wiki page for an organization that I was associated with), I just want to add my perspective to MLGraber's comment. He's absolutely right! But I also accept that the initiative to create a Wiki page about an organization is sometimes taken by someone who is associated with the organization. In the sense that they believe that the organization is 'notable' to the wider community in some way. The first step is to research the actual 'notability' by finding out which reliable and independent sources demonstrate that the organization is sufficiently 'notable' in the wider community. The actual 'notability' (the attention paid by independent media and other sources) might be far less than the organization imagines! A second point is to include references to these reliable and independent sources in any Wikipedia article. A third point is to describe the organization in neutral terms, based soley on the content of the referenced reliable, independent sources. A fourth point is (on the article's 'talk page') to openly declare any 'conflict of interest' you might have through an association with this organization and any steps you have taken to mitigate the effects of this possible conflict. In my case, I deliberately invited 3 independent Wikipedians (and my Wikipedia coach) to review my 'Draft Page' before submitting it for publication. The submitted version was very different from my 'Draft' version
One of the main concerns for new Wikipedia pages about organizations is that they may be 'promotional'. I suggest spending some time learning about the purpose of Wikipedia and how this translates into criteria for Wikipedia pages. As a complete newbie, it took me a while to learn about Wikipedia and how to add valuable pages (for the community) while respecting the purpose of and guidelines for Wikipedia pages. Mikemorrell49 ( talk) 12:45, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
How, and where can I suggest a change to the Wikipedia interface? Itcouldbepossible Talk 13:13, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
I created a new account yesterday, and I want to create a new page article. Unfortunately, I am unable to find out how to create one. please I need your help in that regard. My username is Hadeel Market, and I want to create a page named Market Equity. Hadeel Market ( talk) 08:03, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I am interested not only on earthquakes, but also on articles about places or cities. Any tips for making or improving articles of those topics? Filipinohere ( talk) 15:24, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
(I reposted this from a misplaced quest for help [15] at MediaWiki talk:Signature. I didn't know where else this person might find the help they are looking for.)
Reposted by Willondon ( talk) 16:41, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Can someone tell me what is going on? See diff 1 and diff 2. It always adds these weird blocks of code (<templatestyles src="Module:Infobox/styles.css"> and so on). But I didn't add it. It adds them automatically. Is this a visual editor bug or what? Renat 16:50, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
After thinking for a bit, i think this should just be a redirect to /info/en/?search=YouTube#Consolidation_and_controversy_(2019%E2%80%93present). It sucks for having my first artictle deleting after hours of research but i dont really care. TzarN64 ( talk) 16:28, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Experiencing an issue where my edits, while using the visual editor, are quasi-duplicating the infobox ( see my contributions). I first noticed this type of edit to Chris Sununu, where it appeared to be some weird edit. Well, it happened to me a few times to me, didn't know if this was something that other folks were experiencing. PerpetuityGrat ( talk) 18:58, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
I was going to add two external sources to an article, Turner Classic Movies and the American Film Institute. I looked at another article to get the formats, and they were {{AFI film|xxxx}} and {{TCMDb title|xxxxx}} where the x's were numbers. In a different format for the same sources there were called id numbers. What are they and were do I get them for my film? I didn't see anything on those sites pages. Pete Best Beatles ( talk) 20:21, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
I was just reading letters from my great uncle, Roy M Evans, who was an aide, a cartographer, for General Pershing in WWI. He has information on this battle from a personal experience that I would like to add to the article already in place, but not sure how to do it, or where in the article. I was thinking the short portion near the bottom, 'Aftermath', might be a good fit. I could copy and paste this here and let someone more experienced do it, if you'd like. Suzisuzanne ( talk) 07:42, 21 January 2022 (UTC) Suzisuzanne ( talk) 07:42, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Sorry, but original research (i.e. personal experiences) is not allowed on Wikipedia articles. However, you could possibly add it if there's an online source that's able to be cited, rather than your great uncle that's giving the information. My apologies if that was confusing. Sincerely, CertifiedAmazing2 wanna chat? 22:56, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi folks. I just submitted my first DYK nomination, so I'm a bit fuzzy on the nuts and bolts. The issue is that after I submitted the nomination, another editor moved the article. I AGREE with the move (they added a hyphen), but now the DYK nomination is wrong, and I can't figure out how to update it in a way that doesn't just break stuff. The article is here: Courant–Snyder parameters. (note the en dash) Thanks! PianoDan ( talk) 21:04, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
This page has been marked as a draft, but it isn't a draft, and it was published over a month ago. How do I revert it from draft status? /info/en/?search=Draft:%22NOT_A_BOOK%22 PetSematary182 ( talk) 16:29, 21 January 2022 (UTC)PetSematary182
I found this company called AXIS BATS, and there isn't a wiki article about it. I want to create a article, but I have little writing knowledge about writing a article on the Wikipedia. If I simply write a article with low writing criteria stating it's a stub, will people try and volunteer and add more better described information? Torrent1703 ( talk) 00:45, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello, all the pictures that I had added to my draft were deleted and I do not have any notification. I have the copyright. Noeliagarone ( talk) 11:26, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I just was asking about a blocked user that I found out about, and I wanted to ask: should their sandbox be deleted? I just nominated it for deletion, so please let me know if this is the right thing. Here is their page: /info/en/?search=User:WaterflameIsAwesome/sandbox Sincerely, CertifiedAmazing2 wanna chat? 23:09, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Is it possible to attempt to rename a draft article you did not make or do you have to to wait until it potentially gets published? Is it possible to start a discussion on name changes for drafts? Gandalf the Groovy ( talk) 00:15, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
In Nadeo the logo in the infobox is outdated. Am I allowed to change it to the current logo? (The image is already on commons) ZaiIsZai ( talk) 02:49, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello Wikipedians! I am a newbie and have drafted my first entry. I don't know if this is the proper way to get started, but could I ask if someone could take a look at my sandbox draft and tell me what I need to do to take it live? It is at: /info/en/?search=User:Wormpicker62/sandbox
Many thanks! Wormpicker62 ( talk) 23:09, 18 January 2022 (UTC)Wormpicker62
Thanks so much for your kind and encouraging words and thoughtful advice, ! TheTechnician27! I hope I'm formatting this reply correctly. I will work on getting more secondary independent sources for citations. I'd be grateful if you would continue to follow my progress. Thanks again. Wormpicker62 ( talk) 01:04, 19 January 2022 (UTC)Wormpicker62
Wormpicker62 I've looked at your article, and it looks great. Another thing you could do is add an infobox template about the person, maybe something like this:
{{Infobox person | name = Lucas Staehelin | birth_date = February 10, 1939 (81 years old) | citizenship = Switzerland-America | years_active = 1970-unknown | known_for = Cell Biology }}
Sincerely, CertifiedAmazing2 wanna chat? 02:37, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
How can I get an internal link for a different language of wikipedia? For example, how can I get a internal link to may be Russian language Wikibooks, or maybe Italian language Wikivoyage. Itcouldbepossible Talk 09:19, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
In Xtools it is showing that I have created 5 pages, but I have only created one page and developed an existing draft. But, I did not create the rest of the pages. Why is it showing like that? Itcouldbepossible Talk 14:43, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
I did search this before asking, but could not find the answer.
Are we allowed to assess articles that we created ourselves with regards to the quality scales? To date, I have not done so, I tag the relevant WikiProjects and wait for someone to assess them. By now I feel confident that I can assess articles. I'm talking about stub/start/C, I would not feel confident assessing anything as B and obvioulsy grading A and FA is a whole different process. Is that encouraged/discouraged/helpful/bad? What's the normal thing to do? CT55555 ( talk) 23:06, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi again, I've seen a lot of users with pretty cool signatures, but I want to learn how I can do it myself. I mean, I already know some stuff about this, but it's too confusing. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, CertifiedAmazing2 ( talk) 02:21, 21 January 2022 (UTC) CertifiedAmazing2
Never mind, I got my own. What do you think? Sincerely, CertifiedAmazing2 wanna chat? 22:45, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
P.S. Why does a signature have a limit of 255 characters? It's kind of annoying to work around and takes away the endless possibilities part of signature creating. Also, my signature is too big to add the "Sincerely" I put in my messages, which is yet another setback and now I have to manually add it each time I send a message.
So I just copyedited an article, including its lede which I re-wrote in another document and copy-pasted back into the article. After publishing that and the rest of my edits I realized that deleting and copy-pasting my new lede into the article caused the contents bar to move up before the lede starts. Ive tried everything on the internet on how to get it to its original spot, and I really dont want to redo everything else I wrote, so can anybody help me here? NSNW ( talk) 02:03, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
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talk 10:11, 22 January 2022 (UTC)Please see original request at User talk:CJDOS/Archive 2#Template:Committed identity topicon, where I was redirected here by Primefac after I used the {{ Help me}} tag. In brief, a discussion is taking place at Template talk:Committed identity topicon#RfC 8 January 2022. I've come to the Teahouse:
This is not a closure request. I'm asking for more involvement, and someone not involved to take over the task of officiating the discussion. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR ( talk) 21:01, 21 January 2022 (UTC) (revised 10:50, 22 January 2022 (UTC))
I'm going to upload a number of screenshots from the following link. I want to confirm whether it allows reuse in reality. I have already asked it and now asking again just for reassurance. Please cooperate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANiXrucmC6U
Thank you. Michri michri ( talk) 10:47, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
I need help with adding sources to articles, expanding articles and creating infoboxes for articles as I have my hands full with editing. Can anyone please help me with this? I would be very thankful to get any help. Davidgoodheart ( talk) 23:20, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
I would like to know who has the power to accept drafts and make them articles? Is there a special role needed? Thanks in advance. Gandalf the Groovy ( talk) 00:46, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
#REDIRECT [[Target page name]] I.was.logged.in.to.my.account.from.this.laptop.for.over.a.decade.Now.my.keyboard.is.having.problems.and.I.need.my.email.and.password.to.lo------------g.in.on.another.device. FkpCascais ( talk) 18:46, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
it adds a load of nonsense to the url in order to highlight a random part of the page eg: /info/en/?search=Capelin#:~:text=The%20capelin%20or%20caplin%20(Mallotus,of%20krill%20and%20other%20crustaceans. rather than: /info/en/?search=Capelin why? its annoying. its done it for atleast a year now. i dont like it. briefly, it would go away when you clicked the page. that was better i enjoy collecting many many wikipedia pages in my bookmarks and it has significantly decreased productivity. change it pls or ill cry :'¬( big love x 86.177.57.39 ( talk) 15:17, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
The capelin or caplin (Mallotus villosus) is a small forage fish of the smelt family...., which it highlights in purple when you click on the link. If you use instead Google's knowledge panel on the right of the search page, you'll get the simpler URL instead. Mike Turnbull ( talk) 17:30, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
I am writing a Wikipedia bot that will write articles at 3000 - 4000 per day. Are there any rate limits that will get triggered? Can I pay to get outside of these limits? 24.55.14.189 ( talk) 13:07, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
CAn you help him plz. Greenpickles987 ( talk) 17:05, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
How can I correct Wikipedia incorrect death date for my husband? It is Nov. 12, 2017, not Nov. 13. 66.108.97.128 ( talk) 20:40, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi all! This community is so helpful--I really appreciate it. I have submitted 3 entries with no COI on three very different topics and am waiting to see about approval. A helpful user let me know he believes one of the entries will be denied. Can someone take a look for me and let me know how to eradicate the problem? I have already deleted it once and fixed errors. The user believes it won't be approved because too many of the references are directly connected to him (i.e. his personal website and two of his company's pages). If that's the case, as I was using these as secondary forms of information, I can easily delete them and leave the 8 other sources of information. Isn't it allowed at certain times to use company websites as secondary forms of information however? I asked this question last week before submitting this page. Please let me know if it's better to just delete them and any related information. There is enough international and national coverage of the subject that I am able to delete. Draft here: /info/en/?search=Draft:Christopher_N._Harding
Again, thank you all so much for your help. I really appreciate how nice this community has been while helping me move from a regular editor to a creator the past few weeks. It is hard! MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 18:23, 22 January 2022 (UTC) MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 18:23, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
STATUS: Draft:Christopher N Harding declined. Draft:Organic by John Patrick waiting for a reviewer. No evidence in ME's Contributions of a third article. David notMD ( talk) 22:49, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
The 'should there be an art gallery section on Wikipedia?' Question which I have come up with while drawing some Ediacaran art on a paper towel is referring to how there should be a section featuring art, drawings, animations,3D models and uploads that have been uploaded by users on Wikimedia or Wikipedia.
This idea seems like a pretty good idea to me , as people might look at the images uploaded to the gallery tab and get some inspiration without having to go on Wikimedia and try to find images by searching for the name of the image because the image their looking for has a name similar to other files uploaded on Wikimedia and would result in that person getting confused and having to scroll down more and more if there are WAY too many images with the same file name that they're looking for.
And yes, I do know that it would basically work like the "featured image" edit on certain images, but trying to find a featured image is often frustrating as there can be multiple uploads of that feature image , as well as people copying the "featured image" script onto their newly uploaded , NOT featured image, to Wikimedia. When a image gets into the gallery tab (the one I'm talking about) it shows the image that WAS actually featured and not re-uploads of the same image with the same "featured image" script. For example , lets imagine a scenario where a person gets their image turned into a featured image on Wikipedia, then , malicious people see that image being featured so they steal it , upload it to Wikimedia and put the "featured image" edit onto the stolen image. Rugoconites Tenuirugosus ( talk) 20:50, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Can someone please help me remove the "invalid year" error in the infobox. Ficaia ( talk) 00:00, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello! I was wondering if I could get more clarity on when to remove tags/tags in general. Based on what I’ve read, it seems that for some tags if the problem is addressed then the tag can be removed with an edit summary while other tags may require a talk page discussion. For an article that has the tag “needs additional citations for verification,” is there a general rule of thumb as to how many citations need to be added before the tag can be removed? Thank you! Eucalyptusmint ( talk) 19:50, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Does Wikipedia generally use the Oxford comma? Aythya affinis ( talk) 00:38, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Copied from the Dell Talkpage
Oi... okay. So this is becoming an albatross around my neck. I'm going to put all the events as I see it here and ask for someone who is not myself, anyone involved in the original AFD, or the ultimate merge to make a decision on this.
1. The page History of Dell was woefully out-of-date, and I PRODed it.
2. Another user dePRODed as they saw value in the page.
3. Correspondingly, I opened an AFD. This AFD was improperly closed.
4. I began work on following consensus, and posted a notice (see above section).
5. The deletion review recognized this, but the Admin closed it with what appears to be another wrong reason, stating consensus as Merge to Dell. I believe the discussion pretty clearly shows consensus was to split the History section from this article into the History of Dell article to make it up to date.
6. Another user, unaware of the rather tumultuous happenings, came by and understandably merged it.
To lay out the reasons I saw from others and understand as consensus:
As a result, it seemed to me like we had settled on updating the original history article and keeping it in place. I really don't know what to do at this point. Help? Spurious Correlation 17:00, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi all, I'm still new to editing and have so far fixed simple things like broken redirects or number errors, but I've come across a particularly bizarre wall. Using Citation Hunt this uncited line from Discord's page was brought to my attention
Having used Discord, I know this is certainly a feature that exists within the software. but original research is a no go so I went hunting for some documentation to prove that the feature existed and found only two support articles: This one, mentioning Spotify intergration and This one, targeting Xbox Live integration, I don't exactly know how to proceed, as these two articles demonstrate the existence of components of the system described, but not of the system itself. The way I'm thinking about it in my head is "Am I allowed to say cheese exists if I only have sources for cheddar and mozzarella?"
I appreciate any insight, AGuyNamedSquid ( talk) 02:15, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi all! During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown a did a lot of reading about Scottish History and decided to do a wiki article about some of what I became interested in. My first attempt was moved from drafts to prime time, fairly quickly, but then got moved out because an editor thought I needed to do better with my references. I have done that and submitted it for review again. I am hoping that when it gets moved again, it will stay out as a wiki article and can be developed as a wiki article. Can someone review my article to see if my references look like they should. Am I missing anything else?
/info/en/?search=Draft:Scottish_Feudal_Barony_of_MacDuff Grnhrnt35 ( talk) 17:55, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
@ Pyrrho the Skipper: Thank you so much for taking the time to look and to provide me feedback and help. The issue is that the record is not digitised, so I linked to the source. There is a section that talks about where the records could be seen in person. Also, I was able to copy them and have images, as they are public records. Should I remove the hot link, link to the description of how to search them in person, leave it as is, or upload the pictures and link to them? There are 8 pages and therefore 8 pictures. If that is your advice, where would you upload public documents to that I could hot link to? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grnhrnt35 ( talk • contribs)
|last=
/|first=
parameters in reference #6. Should it be something like |last1=Duff|first1=James|first2=Henrietta|last2=Tayler|first3=Alistair Norwich|last3=Tayler
instead? Keep up the good work!
GoingBatty (
talk) 19:31, 22 January 2022 (UTC)@ GoingBatty: thank you so much for your time. I appreciate your taking the time to go thorough my article so thoroughly. I’m not sure my plan was to expand on each Baron. I wanted to create the page so that it could be edited and added onto once in the main space. Is that an ok strategy, or should I format it differently if it’s not my plan to elaborate on each of the Barons? Regarding “MacDuff” capitalisation, the Barony is spelled “MacDuff” and the town is called “Macduff”. I think you will find it is consistent through that lens. I have removed the bold print on images. I didn’t know that wasn’t just a preference. I THINK the number 6 reference is actually correct. The author of the letters is an author, and lived in the date range I placed there. The book was written in the early 1900’s buy the other two authors. I looked up the format to do that before I put it out there. I admittedly looked it up though. I’m no expert. Am I wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grnhrnt35 ( talk • contribs) 03:43, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
|last=
field. Without seeing the book, I'm not sure how to properly credit both the author of the letters and the authors of the book.
GoingBatty (
talk) 04:55, 23 January 2022 (UTC)/info/en/?search=United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team I edited the team and took them off, but some stupid person keeps adding them back! 03:45, 23 January 2022 (UTC) Msantiking0309 ( talk) Msantiking0309 ( talk) 03:45, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Can someone please show me how to make a note (labelled "a") from the end of the first paragraph in this article, after footnote "2". I want to include a short quotation in the note. Ficaia ( talk) 09:28, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
There is an un-logged IP user who makes clear vandal edits after every few days with different IPs. I have got about 10 different IPs and all have the same kind of vandal edits in Indian constituency pages, making it pretty obvious that it's the same person. By the time these edits are discovered and reverted, the IP user starts making similar changes on other Indian constituency pages a few days later with a different IP.
The last couple of IPs from where vandalism has happened are - 1 2 3 4 5
Is there any way to permanently block this vandalism from this particular user?. Thanks. Dhruv edits ( talk) 09:08, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
I've always assumed that in plot summaries in film articles, after the first listing of a character's full, subsequent references to that character should use their last name only, instead of their first name, but I just realized I can't find this convention in WP:FILMPLOT. Which is it? Pete Best Beatles ( talk) 07:28, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
How do I delete my account from this Trash Fire of a thing called Wikipedia. The admin I've encountered are bossy grouches who just show up, jump to conclusions and criticize when I've been trying to do my best for a long time. When you calmly explain they made a mistake, they follow with another dig. Then when you say one thing on the page is important to you they ignore you like you don't matter and tell you to stop being negative or they'll make you! Ugh! In two days I've learned to hate Wikipedia. Some of your admin think they can treat people as rudely as they want, when this place wouldn't exist without amateur volunteers. It's not worth volunteering for something where the admin treat you like crap. Daltonsatom ( talk) 06:46, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Retiring for a means of creating a RETIRED banner atop User page, and I suppose Talk page. David notMD ( talk) 10:44, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
A TOC can be useful for DAB and talk-pages, even when they don't have the required 4 headings. Talk-pages for instance can have discussions that go on forever, a TOC can help with jumping over the "mammoths". By using the "TOC right" tag one can always create a TOC, but on the right side, where I don't find it as user-friendly. Any solution for a regular TOC on the left? Thanks! Arminden ( talk) 15:24, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
I want to somehow specifically follow the Wikiprojects theology and LGBT studies. Is there a way I can do this? MaitreyaVaruna ( talk) 16:22, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
How to work on draft of a redirect page? Mukesh.kfc ( talk) 15:19, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
{{
draft article}}
, it’ll say: “The page (insert title here) in the mainspace currently is a redirect to (target page here)”. When you submit your draft, if it’s accepted, then your draft will either A: be copy-paste moved, or B: the redirect will be deleted under
CSD G6, and the draft will be moved to take its place. Hopefully this helps. —
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CONTRIBS — 21:11, 23 January 2022 (UTC)Hi! We've edited quite a bit, but I would like to ask if making character lists that do not already exist be premature without help? -Jae RemusSandersRegretsEverything ( talk) 00:18, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Already posted something like this; we want to make a few character lists that don't yet exist. Would it be premature to make this article without much prior experience to making an article? We aren't sure how to use all the perks Wikipedia has yet. -Jae RemusSandersRegretsEverything ( talk) 02:37, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
I recently made an article Draft:Astolfo (Fate/stay night) for a character who is definitely notable culturally relative to other characters such as Byleth (Fire Emblem) who have full articles. What kind of coverage should I include in the article to establish the notability? MaitreyaVaruna ( talk) 18:09, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello, this is a purely theoretical question I'm asking to satisfy my own curiosity as I read up more about Wikipedia rules. There are so many wikis around today, with more specialised areas--e.g. fandom wikis, computer game wikis, etc. What are the ground rules surrounding subjects that may be already covered in another wiki, which someone may think about transferring to Wikipedia? Are there content duplication rules that forbid acceptance of particular kinds of content if they have already been written about substantially in another source (and could an editor point me to the guidelines if a page exists on this topic? Can't seem to find it myself)? E.g. say for example, a new Star Wars character that's already been given a treatment on a Star Wars wiki, and which someone may want to write about in Wikipedia. On the assumption that the basic requirement to paraphrase instead of lifting is met, is that okay? Talamioros ( talk) 08:43, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Its being vandalised several times. The vandalism says that its cancelled. https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Hollow_Knight:_Silksong&action=history It has been vandalised and unvandalized several times. Lionsleeps26 ( talk) 00:35, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I am having an issue with another Wikipedian. They seem set on deleting anything I add--and it appears from their talk page that they have done this to many others.
First they deleted notables that I added to city and high school pages, indicating that these people were not notable because they are not in Wikipedia. While I would have preferred it if this person had taken the time to review my citations, rather than assuming I was wrong, this is why there is a talk page. Next they deleted my addition of a notable who has a Wikipedia article, saying "they only went to school there." I maintain that going to elementary, junior high and high school in a town means a person is from a community and grew up there, matching the very definition of a related notable. At the same time, this Wikipedian did nothing to the other existing notables whose articles don't even mention a relationship to the city (something I plan on fixing, rather than deleting). To me, this shows malice toward me personally, rather than a sincere desire to follow the guidelines.
This has been going back and forth on two articles, and has escalated. Yesterday, I spent about 5 hours finding sources for data without citations, correcting incorrect facts, and adding content to the history section for the city. Ny change were +4,274. I used many sources, including a UNC press book, newspaper articles and the NCpedia (State Library/NC Dept of Cultural Resources), museums, and a credible e-newspaper. This person reverted all my work, saying that I used a blog as a source. Even if I did use a blog for one reference, why would any reasonable person delete other content that was unrelated to the blog? But I did not use a blog--I have a masters in library science and a masters in history, and know what an appropriate source is.
In the past, my activity as an editor has been adding sources and updating content. I rarely make bigger changes. I recently decided to try to be more active because I am currently not working (recovering from surgery) and the American Library Association has encouraged librarians (and women) to get involved. I want to do this, but I getting really frustrated and feeling bullied by this person. Today, I left them a message on their talk page making my case and asking them to revert my content and let me fix the source they are concerned with. However, based on the comments others have left, I am not expecting a response. If I don't hear back, what is my next step. How do I get someone to adjudicate this dispute? Is this normal? Rublamb ( talk) 22:04, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
I put information about the nanovna in the Network Analyzers article and it was reverted. It had 3 references. I cannot imagine why the information was erased except that the editor has not kept up with this advance. Rather than getting a $10,000 piece of lab equipment hobbyists like me can buy a $50-$150 device small enough to fit in our pocket that is fine for our purposes. It reminds me of my father, a computer pioneer, who scoffed that microcomputers could be good for anything, or a friend at NIST who thought of microcomputers as an amusing toy. He used supercomputer time at work, so it was hard for him to understand that anything less could be valuable. It's very frustrating to put valuable information into Wikipedia, properly referenced, and be undone by someone who is just ignorant of significant advances in the instrumentation. Sometimes the advance is not greater accuracy, but, like the microcomputer, putting an affordable tool in the hands of anybody who wants it. Conscientia ( talk) 04:14, 24 January 2022 (UTC) Conscientia ( talk) 04:14, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello there, Can I write an article with a group of people and on one account, or do we need to have separate accounts and work individually? LOWTeam2022 ( talk) 05:43, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
If you are creating a Wikipedia page for a woman who is known by her maiden name although she is married, which last name should be used as the title for the wikipedia page? Weissepedia ( talk) 23:26, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
making article 71.31.41.249 ( talk) 04:18, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
please make an article about wwe superstar, wendy choo.
71.31.41.249 ( talk) 04:18, 24 January 2022 (UTC)livvy
Dear Team,
Kindly advise, how could i list my organization details in Wikipedia. and if our organization has featured in any other news articles how do i attach the resource/referal . and what is the content format to publish here Radeemshu ( talk) 08:16, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I have no idea how to fix this, but can someone fix the ref error on citation 11 at Algerian nuthatch, thanks. 2001:4455:364:A800:C13C:8A64:1CEF:F186 ( talk) 11:09, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
It's true that on the English Wikipedia many editors here often add the original English voice cast to French and Quebecois animated series to the articles I used to edit before, but there is a problem, it turns out that when I changed the original voice cast from english to french to infoboxes (these two revisions for example [20] [21]) have taken care to revert my edits without leaving summaries as a reason indicating now that only my edits appear as vandalism or non-constructive to it, the same thing happened with Angel's Friends (which is an Italian animated series) I was about to remove the cast of voices to the infobox knowing that international voices do not fit here but even so [22], both the bot and two users who have had several incidents [ here reverted it again and the question for me is can some information be copied from the original voice cast from French Wikipedia and paste it here? Well here are the web sources as proof:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Lyoko#Distribution
http://www.doublage.qc.ca/p.php?i=162&idmovie=3179
http://www.doublage.qc.ca/p.php?i=162&idmovie=3241
152.0.138.36 ( talk) 07:00, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I came here, because of something that I have done, and cannot revert it. I moved Benipal to Draft:Benipal. It was actually an accidental move, and I cannot revert. Please do something about it. Itcouldbepossible Talk 08:20, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I found that it was a long standing article, and someone told me not to draftify long standing articlesIt's a little more complicated: it was created as an article about five years ago, but was almost immediately changed to a redirect, and the redirect was there until a month ago. Some content was added, but the title was reverted back to the redirect. Yesterday, the same editor returned and added the current content. So the article you draftified is actually quite new, even though the title has existed for several years. -- bonadea contributions talk 10:54, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi,
My son is an actor and he had a page on Wikipedia which was removed in 2019. He has numerous film and TV credits (as a lead actor) and has another big project coming out this year. I don't know anything about wikipedia, but I would like to get his page re-instated and find out what I need to do to keep it active. I note many other actors with less experience than him have active wikipedia pages.
His name is Toby Woolf
Can anyone help me?
Thanks so much.
Marnie Woolf Mw1357 ( talk) 11:22, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Mw1357 ( talk) 12:31, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Thanks all - that's really really helpful. Marchjuly what you say makes so much sense. With that in mind, I will drop this. The only reason I edited his page in the first place was that he had a page written for him when Rare Beasts went up on Wikipedia, but his page just linked and looped back to the Rare Beasts wikipedia page, which I found frustrating as he had done more than just Rare Beasts. I presume that if, in years to come, he justifies having a Wikipedia page, then it won't be problematic that there was a page in the past? Thank you all for your help and advice! Mw1357 ( talk) 13:03, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Some pages (such as this one) have this template at the top:
Is this cabal actually real?
03:49, 23 January 2022 (UTC)What do people thing of signatures in biography articles? I really don't see how they add anything to an article and it was off the back of a conversation we had at Talk:Emma Watson#Watson's signature?, I feel they breach a few type of laws myself. Was looking for more input on the subject. Regards Govvy ( talk) 10:15, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Whether including the signature is appropriate or not varies widely depending on the person, and the inclusion or exclusion of signatures from infoboxes has been hotly debated. For pre-photography era people, I always support inclusion of signatures, as they are one of the few things we have reliably identifying the individual. Sometimes the signatures are iconic, as with Picasso or John Hancock. — Kusma ( talk) 11:16, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I have been an occasional contributor to Wikipedia since 2016 who has so far stuck mostly to topics I was particularly passionate about at the time. My most notable contribution by far has been the creation of the List of mass shootings in the United States article.
But I would like to contribute to Wikipedia more regularly and graduate from being a WikiTeen. I'm not particularly confident in my ability to write new articles or completely transform existing ones because I'm not a subject-area expert, more a jack of all trades.
What area of Wikipedia needs the most help? Categorization? Spelling/grammar errors? A particular subject? OttoKaneko ( talk) 18:27, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Mountains of the Alps articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
GA | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
B | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||
C | 12 | 24 | 26 | 41 | 2 | 105 | |
Start | 5 | 81 | 232 | 387 | 2 | 707 | |
Stub | 22 | 212 | 2,000 | 2,234 | |||
List | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||
Category | 45 | 45 | |||||
File | 6 | 6 | |||||
Portal | 2 | 2 | |||||
Project | 2 | 2 | |||||
Template | 4 | 4 | |||||
NA | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||
Assessed | 26 | 132 | 476 | 2,432 | 62 | 5 | 3,133 |
Total | 26 | 132 | 476 | 2,432 | 62 | 5 | 3,133 |
WikiWork factors ( ?) | ω = 17,402 | Ω = 5.69 |
How do i change the biased and wrong info about the context.
Hello. A lot of the sources under this categorty:
/info/en/?search=Category:Kurdish_settlements_in_Ankara_Province are biased or dead links.
I'm trying to remove them but instead my changes are getting removed. What am i suppose to do?
Baybars1 (
talk) 14:22, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
How can I change my User Name? Elkedopp ( talk) 14:26, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, i have started to explore Dutch architects projects . I figured out that the first topic already existed as a rejected draft. i would like to know that if i should start editing that draft or should i request to remove the previous draft page in order to start a new draft page. the page is UArchitects. Bahram2010 ( talk) 11:44, 24 January 2022 (UTC) Bahram2010 ( talk) 11:44, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedians, I am a first-time editor, and I am trying to create a page for Jannis Panagiotidis, a German historian who is a prominent migration scholar, world-famous in his field (history of Russia Germans). My submission has been declined because apparently it does not qualify for a Wikipedia article — does no not show significant coverage. Could someone please help me to understand what "significant coverage" means specifically in the case of a living person/a scientist? For example, there are interviews with him in large newspapers such as the German Die Zeit, which I have linked in the draft - doesn't this qualify as "significant coverage"? What specific type of content would qualify as "significant coverage" in this case? THANK YOU for your help! Iravienna ( talk) 14:27, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
@Arminden He sure is quoted in many publications by other scholars! But those are all strictly scientific books and articles. I did not think Wikipedia is the right place for such quotes, but now I will try. Thanks for advice! Iravienna ( talk) 19:57, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
I edited the references to be more aligned with Wikipedia format. I also completely changed the description of his involvement with the Ambivalences ref, as all I saw in the ref was that he led a discussion at a conference. What I removed was "He is also the principle investigator in the project on post-Soviet immigrant communities in Germany." If that is true, it needs a better ref. In general, I agree that more references ABOUT him are needed. David notMD ( talk) 17:24, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Hey all, Do you mind looking over my article, and making any tweaks or helping me with some mistakes that I did not catch? Please and thank you Reggie Wilcock ( talk) 14:55, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
ADMIN HELP NEEDED: This is a block evasion by User:D cook 12 who created an article about Desmond Cook, since deleted. See the User's Talk page, bottom, and Desmond cook and Draft:Desmond Cook 12 W&M. David notMD ( talk) 15:05, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I want to add [citation needed] to the end of the following paragraph in When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, but I don't know how:
The poem is one of several that Whitman wrote on Lincoln's death. Although Whitman did not consider the poem to be among his best works, it has been compared in both effect and quality to several acclaimed works of English literature, including elegies such as John Milton's Lycidas (1637) and Percy Bysshe Shelley's Adonais (1821).
I can't find the answer to my question at Wikipedia:Citation needed Maurice Magnus ( talk) 13:26, 24 January 2022 (UTC) Maurice Magnus ( talk) 13:26, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you, Mike Turnbull (talk) but, when I clicked on the {{ cn}} tag, I didn't see how to use it. Maurice Magnus ( talk) 14:14, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you Shantavira and David Biddulph. I did it. That wasn't difficult. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maurice Magnus ( talk • contribs) 14:24, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Станислав Савченко ( talk|C|TB|) 15:23, 24 January 2022 (UTC) Hello all! Check my sandbox, please.-- Станислав Савченко ( talk|C|TB|) 15:23, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I want to remove the previously mentioned sitelinks, as they are about a different topic.
The English Chia Pet article is about a specific product from a specific brand. The Hebrew and Hungarian pages are about that type of product in general. QuickQuokka ( talk) 18:41, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Is there a tool that allows me to review my own edits (or someone else's) by specific dates (e.g. Sept. 2010 or 23 Sep 2010) without having to scroll through dozens of pages of contributions? Cbl62 ( talk) 16:41, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
&offset=20220113131333
, which is 2022-01-23 17:52:25 (UTC), and &limit=500
. You can change these two values to see different sets of contributions. For example:
I am hoping to add a citation to my schools Wikipedia page, and I managed to find an archived newspaper article about the schools founding. However I'm only able to access this article through an access link provided by my school library, and trying to access the link through other means results in the document being unavailable. Should I cite this source despite its limited availability? EmptyHardDrive ( talk) 19:12, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I mean this: Talk:Bayt#Change of concept needed; also templates needed to help reduce the number of items. The main technical question there is: Is there a way to add {{srt}}-type catch-all templates for the spelling variants which are NOT in the title of the DAB page? Thanks, Arminden ( talk) 20:55, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Mcmatter, I need help to better understand what it is that you are requiring for the ZTERS page. I appreciate any assistance.
Thank you,
Jesse Jessedstallone ( talk) 20:24, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
"This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added . If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia."So, your topic must meet our Notability requirements. That means you need to provide at least three in-depth and independent articles from Reliable Sources that have written about that company in some detail. Insider news statements, blogs, press releases are excluded from this, as are mere passing mentions. Read this page to understand what that means. It is likely that ZTERS is one of hundreds of millions of companies around the world that do not meet those critieria. It would be waste of time pursuing this if you cannot find three really good sources. If you can, feel free to pop back here and show them to us, and we can advise if they're good enough to justify an article on Wikipedia. Does that help? Nick Moyes ( talk) 20:53, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you! I will research for additional reference articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessedstallone ( talk • contribs) 21:14, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
New here. Most of the articles referenced on the wiki page are from Murdoch newspapers which cannot possibly be considered reliable sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Autist4lyfe ( talk • contribs) 19:06, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Can someone again fix ref 34 error at Algerian nuthatch that are unfixable for us. Thanks. 2001:4455:364:A800:C13C:8A64:1CEF:F186 ( talk) 00:27, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Does Wikipedia count for notoriety? Article declined for references but subject shows up at least 6 times in separate wikipedia articles. Appreciate the help to finish this article. Flagship1 ( talk) 00:48, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Anybody help me to setup wikilove. I cannot access it while using google chrome PC. Because I need to appreciate people efforts Onmyway22 talk 10:24, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi! I'm working on the article Draft:Envelope Encryption. It got rejected a few days ago in the AfC queue because the tone was too essay-like, and I got a few comments about citation style. I fixed what I thought/was told was essay-like tone and the citations, but I'm not sure I covered everything. It seems like I haven't fully absorbed what the Wikipedian definition of "essay-like" is yet, so I would really like help with this. I am auto-confirmed, but I submitted to the AfC queue because I wanted feedback. Here are some questions I'd like help with:
1: Could somebody look at my fixed article and say if they think there are still essay-like parts of the tone? Some specific pointers would be nice!
2: I theoretically have permission to move my article out of drafts, since I am auto-confirmed. How many rounds of feedback should my article go through before moving it out of drafts? Do you think it's ready?
Thanks!
A40585 ( talk) 15:51, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I got my question from a few hours ago partially answered (thanks to GoingBatty!), but I'd like a bit more feedback and opinions about when I can ship the article. For reference, it's this one: Wikipedia:Teahouse#Essay-like_Tone?_How_long_before_my_article_is_ready?. Thanks, and please tell me if bumping is bad etiquette! A40585 ( talk) 19:10, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
175.157.122.50 ( talk) 04:45, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
This question is regarding the article posted by me /info/en/?search=Draft:Waman_Balaji_Desai Actually this is the writing of my grandfather. He has written a diary after his return from the world war 2 which I want to publish on wikipedia. Please guide me on how to do that. Sayalidesai087 ( talk) 07:59, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi. This is the first time I talked in Teahouse. I need to ask how to merge one of my draft article, Draft:Dengeki no Shin Bungei to the other articles, like ASCII Media Works in Light Novel's Publishing Imprints (same with my first deleted article, Kadokawa Books, which merged to Fujimi Shobo), due to lack of notability for references. It such run around the circle for finding the reliable sources, and still didn't meet my criteria to include for reference.
Also why the other two of my drafts declined? And how it works for notability references for make a company as an encyclopedia rather than advertising? Anyway, the two drafts are Draft:GC Novels and Draft:Kadokawa Beans Bunko (The last one is still curious why it declined, although I used reliable sources (for this case Anime News Network (ANN)) for add the reference). Kurogaga ( talk) 13:42, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Help me to make this. [1] -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 10:27, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
References
Can this page be resubmitted now? -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 03:58, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
As Dhola Rae was an infant, his mother felt that the usurper may kill her and the child so she put the child in a basket and reached near Khogong which was ruled by Meenas. Being hungry she was plucking wild berries. Seeing a snake near the basket she screamed but a Brahmin saw and told that the baby has a very bright future.
He took her to Khogong where she asked the king to give her some employment for survival. The queen included her in her slaves. One day, as per the order, she cooked food which was liked by the king. When he listened her story, he adopted her as sister and Dhola Rae as his nephew. Dhola Rae was sent to Delhi at the age of 14 and he returned after five years.
The Kachwaha Rajputs returned with Dhola Rae and as per their conspiracy, they killed many of the royal people and the public during the celebration of Diwali festival. In this way, the Kachwahas overtook the town from the Meenas. -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 04:42, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Resubmit. -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 07:37, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Also, you asked for help on 21 January. There are extensive replies at #2 on this list of Teahouse questions and answers. David notMD ( talk) 09:50, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Help me to make this. [1] [2] -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 15:34, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
References
Any thoughts on the best way of communicating with an SPA who's persistently editing an article to add unsourced (though quite likely true) claims about himself? He doesn't seem to be aware of the existence of Talk pages, either the one associated with the article, or his own. Although this is clearly CoI editing, I don't believe it to be in bad faith, I think he's just clueless, and we've all been there at some point. I'm not asking how to get him blocked. How does one get a message in front of such a person? EVhotrodder ( talk) 12:27, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
hello, how do you put something on the left? for example, on the right there is a userbox box. i want to know how to put this (and other things that default on the right) on the left.
i want this on the left, not the right
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Hi! My submission ( /info/en/?search=Draft:Jacqueline_Rhodes ) got declined and I'm trying to fix the references and reliable sources. Could someone take a look at help me with what I'm doing wrong? Thanks much. Profjrhodes ( talk) 17:05, 23 January 2022 (UTC)profjrhodes
|work=
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parameter, and also a |year=
or |date=
parameter. Hope this helps, and happy editing!
GoingBatty (
talk) 17:44, 23 January 2022 (UTC)I have come across an article that is not only factually incorrect (conflating two events) but also logically ludicrous. How do I go about correcting it? 124.168.253.129 ( talk) 18:35, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I am guessing you are asking about Australia Day, also that you started editing as IP 124.168.253.129, then registered an account and continued as User:Autist4lyfe. You are verging on what Wikipedia calls 'edit warring' (two or more editors reverting each other's edits). The proper next step is to start a discussion on the artic;e's Talk page. Now that you have an account, 'sign' your name by typing four of ~ at the end of each comment. David notMD ( talk) 21:56, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello there,
Draft:Mercans - HRM and Payroll I've been doing research on this organization finding news posts from google news/ publishers and writing the content in my language. But the article gets declined all the time. I understand that writing Wikipedia articles are not a simple task, but I could not figure out why my articles get declined. References I used are from trustable resources. If you have any criteria for reference sites please let me know. Priyajith2022 ( talk) 17:55, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
The Google result that list the entry for the Wikipedia article on Louise Brown says she was born in 1869. She was born in 1978--she is famous because she was the first child born using IVF. I hope someone can fix this. Thanks. ```` 73.247.148.54 ( talk) 17:14, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Why isn't Bernhard Goetz on the page explaining Vigilantism? 76.97.122.19 ( talk) 18:37, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
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Hello Everyone - I had worked for a few weeks, on and off, on an article about vocalist Machan Taylor. I know the draft was rejected but the opportunity for improving it is still open. I hope to improve, among other things, by adding what is a a rather hefty and reputable discography. That said, I really would appreciate instructive feedback on a few things. For context, here is the article:
And here is the reason it was rejected for publishing:
Here are my questions:
1) I noticed an article for a similar subject to Machan. While my draft was rejected on the basis of the references that are there, I am trying to understand how this similar and apparently related subject's article was published with know references (except some linked content): /info/en/?search=Kevin_Bartlett_(musician). It seems both Machan Taylor and Kevin Bartlett have had similar trajectories - in some respects Machan Taylor has done more international work. I think both subjects have done notable work and should have articles. But I'm not sure I can tell how Taylor's is less publishable than Bartlett's.
2) The reason it was rejected states the articles cited must be reliable, secondary, independent, and they must not just 'mention the subject in passing'. None of the sources cited mention Machan Taylor in passing. All of them are focused on her as the subject of the interview or story. Some of the resources are smaller publications but they are reputable and widely read in the markets that they are published in and for - these are geographic regions; I guess I'm trying to understand how that would be a less credible source than a larger paper: as an academic, I have a hard time understanding how a regional paper that is the most important publication in that region, isn't reputable. That said, there are a couple of international sources that are devoted to music and Pink Floyd and interview notable people on a regular basis.
3) Subjects that have done very similar work throughout their careers and have performed on the exact same projects as Taylor have published articles, e.g., /info/en/?search=Durga_McBroom, /info/en/?search=Rachel_Fury, /info/en/?search=Sam_Brown_(singer). I think these musicians should have articles and are notable. I just think Taylor is of the same scale of notability.
I respect the decision to decline this draft and am working on improving it. But am trying to understand, on the three points above. My intent is not to imply the existence of one article should be the basis for another, I'm trying to understand how substantively the Taylor article comes up short in comparison to any of the other articles on comparable subjects mentioned in the three points above.
Any feedback is sincerely and truly appreciated. 1987atomheartbrother ( talk) 06:19, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi there, I just want to know what is undeleted edits and how can I check my undeleted edits Onmyway22 talk 15:57, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello
I Would Like To Like to know If There Is A way To solve a issue Where A Article (like mine: /info/en/?search=Draft:Rugoconites_tenuirugosus) about An Animal has Little References. What I'm Trying To say Here Is that my page (the Rugoconites_Tenuirugosus one) Keeps On Getting Rejected Due to Low amounts of References, Even Though there Are only 3 Websites Which Are References ( The Three websites I used For the page are https://www.mindat.org/taxon-P153113.html , https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=153113&is_real_user=1 And http://www.ediacaran.org/rugoconites.html), They Are The only Few Websites Which Reference this Animal In The Wikipedia page I've Made. If Someone Can Find me More References or Websites Mentioning Information About Rugoconites Tenuirugosus I Would Greatly Appreciate that And I Will be sure to add it To The Page.
Thank you, have a nice day! Rugoconites Tenuirugosus ( talk) 19:22, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Harrypot0122 ( talk) 15:02, 17 January 2022 (UTC) I have been playing farming simulator for quite some time now but there are lots of things that I am still curious about. There is no satisfactory content anywhere on the internet nor on Wikipedia. Can anyone update it, it would be a great help.
In the talk page of the article Mohammed Shami, an editor told me "####LOOK HERE, I AM DISCUSSING IT YOU FOOL####". Now, is this a proper language of discussing a matter? After watching my reply to him, he cunningly removed his words. Now, I think proper strides should be taken against the concerned user. Any veteran user, kindly handle this issue. Thanks Michri michri ( talk) 12:57, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Can we use Quora answers as a reliable source for citation? Religiousmyth ( talk) 17:38, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
hi, i really need some help with my wikipedia entry. i am working for an artist and his estate and I want to create an article for him. for some strange reason the jpg got uploaded but not the wording and i just noticed that i got blocked. here is the link to the jpg. that should be changed to an text entry: https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carlo_Valsecchi.jpg can someone guide me through? I am clearly making some mistakes here. very best, Colettedelamaison ( talk) 15:05, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
thank you very much for your respond. robert matza is a friend of mine. but yes, I took the images from this homepage. should i just start all over again? and take a image which I can use? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Colettedelamaison ( talk • contribs) 15:31, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
I have an other question. is there someone who could help me creating this page? is there such community i can adress? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Colettedelamaison ( talk • contribs) 15:34, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
I have edited Genre of Amy Winehouse's Love is a losing game about 3 times and advised not to edit it again without approval. Sorry about that! I recently added https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWHRrkxTZG4 quotes Tony Bennett "We've lost one of the Jazz greats" as the source but this was not accepted. The genre is shown as Soul. Do you agree that the genre should be jazz? I'm looking for consensus on this. I was unable to add this to the articles talk page as I saw no option for doing so. Many thanks. Signed, Lyricality. Lyricality ( talk) 19:11, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
The article for E.O. Wilson says that him and Irene Wilson were married. However, he says that he married a woman named Renee in his book Naturalist. They were married up until his death last year. How is it possible that this is the case? Is Irene a version of Renee? Cerambycidfreak ( talk) 20:17, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Just received a notice that "Page User:N013i has been reviewed."
What does this means? I am aware that new pages require a patrol but Its not like my user page was created yesterday. — Preceding unsigned comment added by N013i ( talk • contribs) 16:26, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello,
Hello people , It's been A Nice Time Editing And Asking Questions On The Teahouse about My First Wikipedia "page" And How To improove (Sorry For my bad Spelling and Grammar I am not english) The page itself, It ultimately Failed , though , It was Fun To make. Though , I am Now started A new Page About Eoporpita Medusa, And I Can't Seem To Get The Sandbox Which I Have To Work with, if Anyone knows How To make A new Page By Working In the sandbox, It Would be greatly Appreciated.
I Would also Like to Say What The Possible References For That topic might be, if their unreliable For The page / Are Suspicious, Please Let Me Know by responding to this message, Here Are The References I might include In that Page: http://www.ediacaran.org/eoporpita.html https://www.mindat.org/taxon-8686328.html https://paleobotany.ru/palynodata/species/77951?page=1&order=ageOld&dir=asc https://extinct-animals.fandom.com/ru/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0 (and yes that IS A unofficial Wiki , but I Had To use It To have More references To work Off of) https://bioone.org/journals/paleontological-research/volume-7/issue-1/prpsj.7.43/Ediacaran-biota--The-dawn-of-animal-life-in-the/10.2517/prpsj.7.43.full https://www.palass.org/sites/default/files/media/publications/palaeontology/volume_15/vol15_part2_pp197-225.pdf And https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KsFFIrJ8IxEC&pg=PA270&lpg=PA270&dq=eoporpita+medusa&source=bl&ots=4qnz7Co_BS&sig=ACfU3U3YaHhltVFDXH_Jm2yOvpSy0hsTdw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj7_864wbn1AhXKasAKHVxRBf4Q6AF6BAgYEAM#v=onepage&q=eoporpita%20medusa&f=false.
Do Note That I Did use The same Websites (ediacaran.org and mindat.org) Which Were In My First File, If Those Two References Are Enough To Take Down The page I Would be making By using help From the teahouse, I Will be sure To Immedietly (sorry for my Bad spelling , as mentioned before , I am not an english person) so that the Article Could atleast have A Little Amount Of Possibly Reliable sources.
Happy editing everyone! Rugoconites Tenuirugosus ( talk) 19:39, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
If the info is actually not available from a reliable source, and so insist that you need to rely on an article from some wiki, that would have you off to a bad start. It's difficult to avoid running into disputes on a variety of grounds, but the explanation you offer in this case would just not hold water. Fabrickator ( talk) 20:57, 17 January 2022 (UTC)... that IS A unofficial Wiki , but I Had To use It To have More references ...
Hi, I've just drafted a new page on Wikipedia and I have 2 questions. In the first place, I've already published it and it appears as "Draft". How long does it take to be verified and published? Second, I don't know how to add a resume chart (the chart that appears on most of the Wikipedia pages). Many thanks! Noeliagarone ( talk) 01:01, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Can I remove a or section from my talk page? If I need to refresh my memory, I can go back and view what I was warned about. Any feedback is helpful. Thank you! 73.167.238.120 ( talk) 00:49, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
How can I clean up my 'Alerts' page. I see no option for doing that. ++++++++++
Lemchastain ( talk) 04:53, 18 January 2022 (UTC) Lemchastain ( talk) 04:53, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
For one of the articles I am working on, there is a source which is completely paywalled and the article which is cited is inaccesabile otherwise. What is the protocol around this Thank you in advance Siguida ( talk) 22:46, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
What is use dmy dates
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Hello. I have two questions. I am relatively new so while these are specific I am trying to apply answers to these more generally.
First of all, I want to apologize if I am linking articles in not the most efficient way. I'm not sure how to link them internally to Wikipedia other than just posting the full hyperlink.
I am having trouble understanding a sentence I would like to edit in /info/en/?search=Philippine_Airlines#Destinations . The sentence begins, "Following the 1997 Asian financial crisis, " The source cited I cannot get to. I believe from at least one other reputable source I have found (Associated Press), that sentence is not accurate and I could rewrite it. Would it be best to ask on the talk page for someone to clarify this? And if nobody does for maybe a week I could just change it to reflect what I have found and I believe is correct? Then if reverted we would have to figure out why we have differing understandings of what really happened.
Secondly, this is about some jargon. I searched /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Aviation/Style_guide for guidance on referring to directions on an aircraft as forward and aft. I think it makes the context more clear than saying something points left when the aircraft is pointing right and vice versa. In absence of any applicable style guide, for something that minor, I guess it should be a judgment call for me as an editor to use those terms. MOS:JARGON seems to indicate adding a quick parenthetical definition would suffice. Does that seem accurate? Ardentmetaop ( talk) 04:47, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
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parameter to the reference).Hi! I was editing the page Islamabad Football Association, and found that it does not have an official website. However, it does have a Facebook page [1] which it uses instead of a website. All official announcements, events, and even newspaper articles and media coverage are posted on this Facebook page (in the form of a post, image or a video). I was wondering if it was possible to use these posts and images as relevant references when editing the page. Regards. Toofllab ( talk) 22:03, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
An article in today's GlobalSecurity.org mentioned "The Saudi airplanes also targeted September 11 Park in northern Sana'a." Sana'a is a place in Yemen, but I haven't been able to find any reference to a "September 11 Park" online.
The article is here: https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2022/01/mil-220118-presstv01.htm?_m=3n%2e002a%2e3230%2eps0ao43ss6%2e2zr7
I am just a shameless user of Wikipedia and have no idea how to begin, but if this is a real place it seems like an article might be interesting?
Thanks. SixtyRedDevil ( talk) 13:41, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello, i already asked, is there a place where new editors can be guided trough, like semi authomatic editing? I was now talking with friend of mine who knows to edit wikipedia, but i cannot ask everything i need to know. I would love to create new articles, but just need some help for start. Thank you Nox Lumen ( talk) 15:15, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
How i can turn on that Twinkle AssumeGoodWraith? -- Nox Lumen ( talk) 15:29, 18 January 2022 (UTC)Bold text
Hello dear Wikipedians. I tried to improve precognition but all edits reverted. Talk page going round in circles. Specifically, under 'violation of natural law' a reference to a good paper on retrocausality is described in the following sentence as 'quantum weirdness' and asserts that it cannot give rise to macro phenomena. Sentence is unsourced. I'm not at all happy with what appears to be a false assertion. I'm not sure what should be done. Any input would be helpful. Thanks. Thelisteninghand ( talk) 15:03, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia friends, it seems that I need advice. When offering the entry on the poet Jurgen Theobaldy, I based it on the entry in the German language Wikipedia which is inadequately supported by referenced sources. (Perhaps because the poet is so well-known in Germany, it was not deemed essential.) I agree that my entry had to be rejected because there were few sources added in the form of references. Now, the entry is rejected because there are too many references and too many sources and I quoted at great length (in the original with added translation to English.) I have deleted some links to sources that are online. My experience is that sources that are available in few libraries are often rejected. Is it because some reviewers accept only resources that can be checked online with ease? I need help. Is it still too much I add to the initial, badly referenced text on Theobaldy? Or have I deleted details that I should not have deleted? I am certain that experienced Wikipedia editors can give good advice. Thank you so much for your help, dear friends. My best/ Barbara BarbaraLassen ( talk) 15:28, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello! I am fairly experienced with editing however I have not made my own articles much so I am here to ask a question. My first article was World Tang Soo Do Association, but whenever I try to make an article, such as Rainbow Unicorns (song), it keeps telling me that it is the first article I am creating and is very quickly patrolled and cited for speedy deletion. I am not opposing such speedy deletion in that article here however, just wondering why Wikipedia does not register my first page as such and stops giving me the message in the visual editor of how to write my first article.
Thanks! AWESOMEDUDE0614 ( talk) 16:55, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
@ GoingBatty: @ Nick Moyes: Thanks for the help. AWESOMEDUDE0614 ( talk) 17:36, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
I have tried to look at the Translate us page but couldnt find anything about translate to english only from english Splyfof ( talk) 17:52, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I have been trying to create the Whale Research Group article. It was approved yesterday, but now I am getting an error message at the top of the article, which I think will cause the article to be moved to the draft space.
1. The message says the article is an orphan, however there is clearly a link to the article on the Jon Lien article. I believe it's on the first line.
2. The message says the article needs additional citations for verification. How do I know where it needs additional citations. I believe every piece of information in there is cited from a credible source.
Thanks very much for the help. Tyroneslothrop00000 ( talk) 15:18, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for the reply, Robert McClenon. I didn't mean to annoy any reviewer, or to run away from anyone, and I also didn't mean to create two copies of the article, I just got confused where it went when it was taken down. I'm still trying to get the hang of things (talk pages etc.), so I'm sorry if I'm causing a headache with this stuff. Anyways, I just saw your analysis of my sources thanks to ColinFine, and it was very helpful. I will add more citations which will satisfy the requirements of the table you made. Thank you for the help. Tyroneslothrop00000
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also works.You'd have to start a new line with a new ping and signature if you want to try and correctly notify them again. —
Tenryuu 🐲 (
💬 •
📝 ) 18:25, 18 January 2022 (UTC)In-line references for an article I'm trying to create ... #1 does not appear in the text but only in the references section. Consequently, I cannot delete it and begin again. George-Amherst ( talk) 20:25, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Seems like there is a issue in this individual infobox where it shows him have two of the same office title. I could not figure out why it is doing it, but it’s showing up on both Computer and on Mobile devices if you could figure out the issue it would be much appreciated. The name of the page is Jeff Denham. BigRed606 ( talk) 21:19, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello editors and editors of Wiki, I have created an article and it is in the draft. I used to see it for various reasons, which was written by my friends, and it had a news aspect, but now I edited it, it was edited with different sources. Do managers check whether it is authorized to publish or not? Karestoonegoli ( talk) 08:26, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
I hope the article will be carefully examined and the problem will be solved. Thank You.
I changed some of the links, please check if it is approved by the editors. Thanks to all the friends and professional editors. -- Karestoonegoli ( talk) 22:25, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
I am the author of a book - STYLE OF INDIA, PUBLISHED BY HACHETTE INDIA, I WANT TO MAKE A PAGE ABOUT THE BOOK. 122.161.88.229 ( talk) 07:17, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
UPDATE: Draft:Style Of India created, submitted and Declined because no references. David notMD ( talk) 13:56, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
How come when I put the "citation needed" template, the edit is removed, but when others put it, the edit stays until someone finds a edit?!!? I am very confused. Sincerely, CertifiedAmazing2 ( talk) 22:42, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Look at this talk page. I put a COI template there because they said that they owned the article and their username is the article name. 🦁⋆JennilyW♡🦌 ( talk) 22:49, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
@ GoingBatty: Okay, thank you! I've removed the COI template from their user page. 🦁⋆JennilyW♡🦌 ( talk) 23:03, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
So, what came into your guys' mind on creating the Teahouse? I thought of this as a nice idea, but is there a backstory for this? Mod creator ( talk) 00:44, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Saw an article about Izin Hash few months back. It's not visible now. How can I find it? 27.63.192.154 ( talk) 03:22, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Question: How do I verify if a source is reliable or not? ValeAliz 04:39, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
How do I change the name I'm listed on in my Wikipedia page, which has me listed as Kenneth Penders Jr, a name which is not on my birth certificate, Honorable Discharge from the US Air Force (January 6, 1976 - December 14, 1979) or any other official document I need to present. For the record, my full legal name is Kenneth Walter Penders II, but I've signed my name professionally as Ken Penders since September 1986 when I turned in my first professional comic book illustration assignment to then-DC Comics editor Robert Greenberger when he assigned me 6 pages of work that was published in WHO'S WHO IN Star Trek issue 1. There are other changes / additions that could be made, but let's start with that first as you verify my identity. I also have a Twitter page under Ken Penders and in the process of relaunching my kenpenders.com website.
KenPenders ( talk) 07:35, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Please let me know the exact reason of my article getting rejected.
/info/en/?search=Draft:Waman_Balaji_Desai 103.199.176.64 ( talk) 10:24, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
When one hears the word prisoner, his forehead is covered with tears, people look at him with contempt, look at him, spit on him, despise him, no one stands near him, despise him near one another, beat him and do not give him good food. They get a lot of work done from them, they give him a lot of troublewould be appropriate in a personal memoir, but are completely out of place in an encyclopaedia article. Please see WP:NPOV. -- ColinFine ( talk) 11:49, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I need some userboxes for my user page. Can anyone give me some? Thanks. Troyol ( talk) 12:13, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I've just created a draft Wikipedia page and a Wikidata entry (for a prize-winning Nigerian 'visual artist'). I've read the [ page on linking Wikipedia pages with Wikidata] but the advice (underneath) doesn't seem to work:
From a Wikipedia page, you can go to the link "Wikidata item", using "Tools" in the side panel (in the left), to see and edit it. Also in Tools, there is another link to "page information", where is "Wikidata item ID", that contains the QID (for example: Q171 or "None").
1. I see no link "Wikidata item", and 2. I see no Wikidata item ID in the Wikipedia page information.
Could this be because the page is still Draft and not yet submitted for review? Or my editing permissions?
Thanks in advance for any help,
Mike Mikemorrell49 ( talk) 12:18, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
From time to time I work on articles about the band Pink Floyd (its members, studio musicians, touring musicians, production folks). From time to time I also see photographs removed from articles in these subject areas. I've usually found ways to reach out to the photographers and to sort out having these restored. This was the case recently with this file: that said, I'm not sure I'm going about this the most efficient way. If I know a photographer that is willing to donate files/photography of any of these subjects, and they are not familiar with Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, what is the simplest, most efficient way for me to ask them to submit their work? Is there an email where they can just send a set of pictures they are willing to donate and a type of license they can specify that will cover that they are donating the picture for public use (I know there are variations, I mean whatever the simplest one might be for them to let the work be used publicly)?
Your feedback is appreciated. 1987atomheartbrother ( talk) 05:45, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
why is my article submission got declined ?? .the source of the article is produced on that(it was in indian language malayalam-official language of state kerala.so official site,school wiki project held by education department was designed in malayalam.i only translated that government document.the link provided was a strong proof and related to government policy(but sadly not in english language).so if you cant recognize indian language please refer to multi language expert who know malayalam.is there any wikipedia policy says indian languages should not allowed?.kindly understant what iam trying to tell. thankyou Wikiking666 ( talk) 15:06, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
A well known photographer took pictures of the subject I am working on in 1950. That fact that he had been hired to take these pictures was a point of interest that I believe legitimately deserves to be included in the article, along with the cite to the magazine where they were published. There is also a website that sells his photos or the right to use them, and the photos of interest can be found there. Would including that URL be reasonable as a reference or is that a workaround to the basic principle of how we share media. Fothergilla ( talk) 13:54, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi All, is there a Wikipedia training - like a Wikipedia University ... some online courses on editing here? 1987atomheartbrother ( talk) 14:24, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
2.95.189.69 ( talk) 18:17, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello to all professional editors of Wikipedia. According to the problems that existed in the resources and the studies performed and the collection of resources were re-edited. I hope it is acceptable. I am waiting for the opinion of the wiki professionals. Draft:Zahra_Meygoli Thanks. -- Karestoonegoli ( talk) 12:44, 19 January 2022 (UTC) Karestoonegoli ( talk) 12:44, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Please help if possible and let me edit it again. Thank you in advance for your help. I am really confused by all this complexity and I am very happy to help me in this way so that I can be the best in the future. Thank You-- Karestoonegoli ( talk) 19:01, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
I have concerns about the neutrality of a some recent edits here:
/info/en/?search=Oxfam#Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict
The edits all appear to lean towards criticism of Oxfam of their work from sources such as NGO Monitor and others that (and I'm not sure here) appear not neutral.
The edits were done from a IP address account and that is the only activity they have ever done on Wikipedia.
What would more experienced editors recommend in this situation? CT55555 ( talk) 19:29, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
I am the author of the book, Satanic Panic (1993). I would like to add a sentence saying that I was the person who coined the term "satanic panic" to the article titled Satanic Panic. (URL /info/en/?search=Satanic_panic#As_a_moral_panic)I coined the term with my editor for the title of my book. The term was not used before my book was published. I would like to get credit for that, when reporters seek someone with expertise on the topic. I am a Ph.D. specialized in Sociology and I have written many social science articles on the topic. Unfortunately, I am not technically adept with my computer. Can someone help me to learn a simple way of adding that sentence and citation to my book. (My book is cited in the article, but not that I originated the term.) Thank you. Jeff Victor ( talk) 21:18, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi there! I put in an edit request for ACORD sometime before the new year. Just wanted to ensure that the suggested edits are acceptable for addition. Thank you! Morrissey35 ( talk) 19:32, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
{{
request edit}}
to {{
request edit|D}}
. Even though you responded, your request remained declined. I suggest you remove the "|D", so your request will be enabled again. You could also try notifying Spencer of your reply by using {{
ping|Spencer}}
when you edit the page. Hope this helps, and happy editing!
GoingBatty (
talk) 20:54, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Dear Sir, I have a startup for which I was thinking Wikipedia the best platform for a page to make and be on. Please guide me on how could I be able to publish content so that it gets approved. 103.208.70.180 ( talk) 21:12, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
am working on a new article: /info/en/?search=Draft:Dawn_After_Dark?action=edit. I have 2 questions. First, I want to insert an infobox. How should I do it? I read this article but I can't find how to do it. Secondly, I had done another question and I got this response: "To clarify, "Publish changes" means save. Once submitted to Articles for Creation (AfC) for review, can be days, weeks, up to two months before a Reviewer makes a decision. "Declined" means the reviewer thinks the topic may be article-worthy, but not good enough yet ("Rejected" is more severe)". How should I submit a new article for review? Many thanks! Noeliagarone ( talk) 20:25, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
{{
AfC submission|t}}
instead. —
Tenryuu 🐲 (
💬 •
📝 ) 00:34, 20 January 2022 (UTC)I started an AfD discussion and it's quite evenly balanced at the moment. The principle behind the discussion has potentially quite wide implications for many Wikipedia articles so I wonder if an experienced admin might take a look and give a view? Essentially, Wikipedia has many articles on uk aristocratic titles. The Earl of Caledon is one. Articles typically list each historical title holder and provides plenty of biographical information. Many of the title holders mentioned are entirely un-notable as individuals, yet typically (as with Denis Alexander and other Earls of Caldon) there is separate Wikipedia article on each individual too. My view is that where an individual is not notable for any reason other than holding a title, their biographical material should be merged at the article which describes the title and the extra article should be deleted. Any thoughts either way from more experienced Wikipedian's very welcome! Emmentalist ( talk) 19:38, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
I am looking for relevant WP:RfC's (or proof that they do not exist) and all GA reviews (According to the Article milestones there is more than one but don't know how to find the earlier reviews) to help me understand the history of the Elon Musk article so I can make better contributions to it. I would also appreciate pointers to any tools or techniques that would allow me to find them on my own without burdening the community.
I have already posted this request on the Talk page but I get the sense that I am being stonewalled and intimidated into leaving a WP:BLP violation on the most viewed BLP Wikipedia article of 2021.
If it is appropriate, I would appreciate a response on the Article talk page Annette Maon ( talk) 19:41, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
I think that mermaids, mermen and merfolk should be merged because of overlap. Is this possible? Linux rules, Windows drools ( talk) 16:20, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
What should i do to get this page published? I posted the following article about my band 2 weeks ago but it won't go live - how should i change it to improve?
Courtesy: User:One23Dress/sandbox/Wondrous Fair
Wondrous Fair’s new album ‘Spirals’ will be available from May 2022
. One23Dress ( talk) 03:17, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
According to Help:Creating a bot, I want to know how to create bots and how to handle them. Neel.arunabh ( talk) 04:25, 20 January 2022 (UTC) Neel.arunabh ( talk) 04:25, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Shayar (poet) article talks about a form of poetry art that has been produced in languages such as Urdu, Hindi and Persian.
The article has category for "Urdu-language poetry" but when I added the same for Persian and Hindi, it showed that such categories don't exist. [9]
I need someone to create Category:Hindi-language poetry so that I can expand this category.
I would be asking for a Persian category too but I need to research on it first.
Thanks all 27.57.163.214 ( talk) 07:06, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I would like to change the name and logo from Arnhem Business School to International School of Business, since we are no longer the Arnhem Business School and this false image is dramatically harming our business. Arnhem Business School JessicaKistenmacher ( talk) 09:05, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Are there any fixed guidelines for rating an article? Like a certain size of article with certain number of citations is such class article. Excellenc1 ( talk) 09:46, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I would like to change the logo of the following website, as that logo is outdated. /info/en/?search=HAN_International_School_of_Business JessicaKistenmacher ( talk) 12:31, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Please help me in this article so that I can add more articles in the future. Wiki's good help to me and I'm proud that all this has been noticed and I'm glad to be in such a family. Please check my article. I added new editions and new Iranian and foreign sources and now I need help to fix any problems. Draft:Zahra_Meygoli-- Karestoonegoli ( talk) 10:13, 20 January 2022 (UTC) Karestoonegoli ( talk) 10:13, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Plays, especially Kurzgrove, are a political play, and this can be troublesome for actors in the context of Iranian politics, which is why journalists only usually write the name of that play.
You who have more experience in editing than me, help me to make the article more professional. If possible, delete the links you see that are not good for me. Because I really have a big ambiguity in the wiki called policy recognition. I hope you can help me in this way so that I can present bigger and more professional articles to the world of foreign languages in the future. And please tell me how can I change my name?-- Karestoonegoli ( talk) 12:23, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I deleted "During her childhood and adolescence, she worked in many physical and low-income jobs, including online insurance and sales." and its eleven references because that had nothing to do with her possible acting or directing notability. David notMD ( talk) 12:53, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I have gone through 10 edits about a Japanese cultural word that has become popular since 2017, but I am unsure how to correct some of the references in this draft:
/info/en/?search=User:TNewfields/sandbox2
Invalid URL access date messages appear, but I am unsure what specifically is wrong. There are also "script title: missing prefix" messages, but I do not understand precisely what is missing.
Coding apart, does this article seem ready to publish? A Japanese version is already online at https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/忖度
TNewfields ( talk) 12:35, 20 January 2022 (UTC)TNewfields
url-access
needs a value as shown at
Template:Cite web#Access indicators for url-holding parameters; perhaps you intended to use the parameter access-date
?
Template:Cite web#Title tells you that the value for script-title
needs to be prefixed by a language code from the list at
script-<param>=_language codes. --
David Biddulph (
talk) 12:59, 20 January 2022 (UTC)Lemchastain ( talk) 22:57, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Dear Tenryuu, I notice that here at least Wiki- puts the most recent stuff on top (i.e. 'wrong' end of the thread). Thanks for saving me from wasting more time trying to get rid of them, but are they benign? Tenryuu Lemchastain ( talk) 23:19, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
benign, but only you can see them. — Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 00:02, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
&Lem Dear Tenryuu, "benign" was a vague reference to 'Alerts' growing downward without limit, and no control over their eventually filling the universe. tenryuu Dear Pyrrho, If I could remember.... "Anyways', I guess "Rose's" note is still up in the Teahouse, but it might take a long time to find it. I didn't think of making a written note to myself about it. Pyrrho the Skipper Lemchastain ( talk) 03:53, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
If RYD, (a chrome extension) cannot be allowed on this site, then why does /info/en/?search=Adblock_Plus Adblock PLUS, Exist? BTW i am not affiated with RYD. TzarN64 ( talk) 14:07, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I've noticed that when an IP address belongs to an institution, it has a header at the top of its talk page stating this, with some guidance or whatnot about editing. Well I have a couple questions:
1. If I wanted to check to see if an institution had one of those header things so that I might add one if it doesn't, how would I be able to find the IP address to an institution? How limited is such a search, if one exists? And how would I add a header to an IP talk page if I decide to do so?
2. Should this be placed at the top of IP address talk pages of K–12 schools? And aside from schools, what are the requirements to include such a header?
3. It appears that when I use a university's internet, going into Incognito mode makes you use a different IP address from the school's IP. Should anything be done with these IP addresses? TheGEICOgecko ( talk) 08:16, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
2601:282:1900:BAC0:ACC7:48D:8BEC:9E5F ( talk) 14:09, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
How does one fix an error at the top section of a bio page? They have my client listed as DEAD when she is very much alive, but I can't seem to edit that section. JaneAitken ( talk) 14:53, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I notice on some of my citations on my draft pending approval, it will have a lowercase "a b" next to them or even a lower case "a b c d" before it starts. What does this mean? I'm trying to check all boxes because I'm worried about approval and it's a long wait! MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 14:34, 20 January 2022 (UTC) MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 14:34, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you very much for all of your help! I made sure I have at least 16 sources, I just quoted several of them 2,3, even 4 times! I really appreciate it...fingers crossed 1 of my 3 entries gets approved! Trying to nail this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MediaExpert1979 ( talk • contribs) 16:05, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
105.112.208.158 ( talk) 04:53, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
Sure! I had an article published in 1989 in Engineering Design Graphics Journal, and a Correction by them on the Internet last year. Maybe I should have tried for a mathematical journal instead (but it was not very difficult math). Now, I'm trying to get some feedback on it, and possibly someone else on Wiki- to write up a summary. [They don't like me doing it: a) original work objection, b) lack of knowledge of Wiki-'style' c) impatience with ... some others. Njd-de Quantliing
Whoops! I forgot to ask a question. If anyone at Wolfram would read the article, I'd like to know if the results were published before 1989. [I'm trying to remember the guy Wolfram that handled the late Rev. Wenninger's SIG many years ago, but you may be in a different location.] TEST: Lemchastain Lemchastain ( talk) 23:11, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
&LemI19 -- Dear GoingBatty, It is hoped that you didn't get to the above Whoops! yet; because it seems to have been a double: I also neglected to tell you where to look. Here: http://edgj.org/index.php/EDGJ/issue/view/237 The click on Spring issue box in lower left. GoingBatty Lemchastain Lemchastain ( talk) 04:10, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Dear GoingBatty, Thank you. You are so right. I copied the address from one in which I had left out ".org". I'm going to correct the above error; although that is redundant, given your correcting comment. Now if it will just be left alone in the 'further reading' for "Axonometric Projection" Goingbatty Lemchastain ( talk) 04:48, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Dear GoingBatty, I don't know what was wrong with the last attempt; unless it was me trying to change an'l' to an 'L'. I don't know where removal reasons are given, and can't get to that double-sided page when I want to. The last time when there were supposed to be reasons for a removal, I could not find them on that scree -- however, I managed to get there. At this point, the only hope is that someone else sees the above link, and decides to add it correctly. GoingBatty DVdm Lemchastain ( talk) 15:39, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I want this page to become my author page. How to substitute the title by Arnaldo Gonçalves https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User:Arnaldogonc/Sample_page&action=edit Arnaldogonc ( talk) 17:11, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi. I sought guidance from this page earlier and the people here were very helpful. I am new to Wikipedia. I drafted a piece on my father, Peter D. Welch, as the author of the "Welch Method" and as an academic (in a field different than his) I had a sense of how to find source material. I also declared my conflict of interest as his daughter (after learning of that part of this process). I would love to try to get that piece resubmitted or have others revise and re-submit it for review. But it's my sense that it should not be me who does this. As my father is in his 90s; it would be a great gift for him to see an article on Wikipedia about him. Though I am biased, I believe he merits a small note in history for the "Welch Method." I'm just wondering how best to take the entry to the next level. Please advise. RebeccahWelch ( talk) 16:38, 20 January 2022 (UTC) RebeccahWelch ( talk) 16:38, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
38.140.244.18 ( talk) 18:02, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I have multiple sources for a citation in an article I would like to create (currently using sandbox as I'm new). Is there a way to add a string of sources to a particular citation? I would like to prove to Wikipedia that I've done ample research. Orangecosmos ( talk) 20:08, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you so much!!! EXTREMELY HELPFUL!!! Orangecosmos ( talk)
Hello is someone able to help me? My page was submitted for review almost 4 months ago now? i was told i would have an answer in roughly 2 months but it's almost 4. Can snyone help speed this process up? LaylaDakota ( talk) 21:07, 20 January 2022 (UTC) LaylaDakota ( talk) 21:07, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
How do I know if I have an autoconfirmed account? One user told me it is if I have made 10 edits or more, which I have but I don't know if I have gotten any designation which would make my account "autoconfirmed" or what this actually means MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 16:19, 20 January 2022 (UTC) MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 16:19, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
@ MediaExpert1979: Autoconfirmed means that you are permitted to create articles without being required to go through the Draft, Articles for Creation submission and Review process. However, such articles are evluated by the New Pages Patrol, and may be Speedy deleted if completely imappropriate for Wikipedia, draftified (turned into a draft) or accepted. David notMD ( talk) 17:43, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you all! This makes sense and I was an autoconfirmed user without even knowing! My new goal is to become a confirmed user!:) MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 22:15, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
74.77.48.250 ( talk) 03:44, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
A simple one I hope: how do I add names to the block E-mail section of preferences? I tried a name given, but the box turned red. after that the 'save' button was not on for a retry. ( talk) Ljc 22:53, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Are you serious? Have you research the old page? It literally have NO resources on reddit. https://imgur.com/a/0oLg3L0 + I'm Updating the page to include reliable sites now. TzarN64 ( talk) 14:28, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
STATUS: TzarN64 created a draft in own Sandbox, then moved it to mainspace as Return YouTube Dislike without going through Articles for Creation. Same day, an editor (not Slywriter) tagged it with Speedy deletion, which TzarN64 opposed. Article exists, is not at PROD or AFD, but in my opinion, some references are fatally flawed. David notMD ( talk) 15:35, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I am not confident in identifying reliability. Could someone take a look at these, I belive they are unreliable. They look like blogs and fan sites but I am not sure. [ [10]], [ [11]], [ [12]], [ [13]] and [ [14]]. Thanks in advance. Gandalf the Groovy ( talk) 23:23, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello readers,
"Te Kauwhata" - the town in North Island New Zealand, it spelt incorrectly on the map on the Wikipedia page, it is displayed as Kauwhata. /info/en/?search=Te_Kauwhata is anyone able to edit and correct this please? I don't know how to.
thank you. Shani 180.150.37.197 ( talk) 23:04, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I need some help. I am doing a major rewrite on an article and have some questions. First off, what are the rules on subject interviews, Are they considered primary sources? Are they considered reliable? Secondly, if no reliable websites specify the subjects birth date do you just leave it out? What if the mention their birth date in an interview? Thanks in advance. Gandalf the Groovy ( talk) 23:12, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I linked to
Seba Technology Disruption Framework, expecting to see an article (I believe I visited this page before), but it is red-linked. I believe that this is a notable topic and was tempted to create an article, but before doing that I would like to confirm that this article existed before and, if it did, I would like to see the prior content and also understand why the page was deleted. Can anyone confirm the prior existance of this article and, if it did, help me to understand why it was deleted. Assuming that it previously existed, it would also be helpful to see what was there before, rather than being obliged to start from scratch. Feedback and suggestions welcome.
Enquire (
talk) 00:59, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
While scouring through barely used templates, I want to know if there is any way to see what pages use these templates. Is there any special page that does that? Afaik, Whatlinkshere shows which articles links to the page, and not which article trancsludes what template. 139.192.111.232 ( talk) 01:06, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
If I'm citing a source from vidanuevadigital.com and would like to wikilink to the website, but there is no English Wikipedia page for the website is it appropriate to include a link like this: Vida Nueva? TipsyElephant ( talk) 02:50, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
References
I have mistakenly added a number of templates to the article in caption. Anyone please fix it. Michri michri ( talk) 01:38, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
article declined for lack of reliable sources. following is the Original References list but recommended to list only a few applicable references. Could use help in completing this article. when asked about inadequate references for reliability purposes seemed adequate when compared to similar wikipedia articles e.g. lucian niemeyer
Could use help when asked about inadequate references for reliability purposes.
1. ↑ "Charles Williams, United States Navy, Biography". America's Navy. 1. Southeast Missouri State University graduate college newspaper article ( https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=17c98d4384f2083c&attid=0.1&disp=attd&safe=1&zw(https://www.slu/edu) 2. Charles Williams presidential nomination( https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/eight-nominations-one-withdrawal-sent-senate-2/) 3. Charles Williams ( http://www.congress.gov/nomination/116th-congress/1310) 4. Charles Williams ( http://www.executivegov.com/2019/12/retired-rear..) 6. Trump announces pick for top Navy energy, environment post.pdf ( http://www.eenews.net/stories/1061653601) https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=17c94cebe9e622b1&attid=0.1&disp=attd&safe=1&zw 7. Charles Williams ( http://www.insidedefense.com/document/mcpherson-williams-confirmation-hearing) 8. Charles Williams ( http://www.msccn.org/uploads/2/5/8/2/25822220/chuck_williams.pdf) 9. Liberty University ( http://www.coursehero.com/file/75130637/Generations)-Assesment-3docx 10. Charles Williams ( http://capitalinnovators.com/charles-williams) 11. Charles Williams Hall of Fame 1968 ( http://www.ritenour.k12.mo.us/page/452) 12. Charles Williams USS St. Louis Commissioning speaker ( https://news.usni.org/2020/08/11/video-littoral-combat-ship-uss-st-louis-comissioning-ceremony 13. Interview for PBS special https://www.ninepbs.org/blogs/program-highlights/uss-st-louis-centuries-of-service/ 14. Defense minister, embassy and Omani Admiral in Chief RNO commander receives US official - Oman Observer https://www.omanobserver.om/article/7116/Local/rno... RNO Commander meets with US Navy official - Oman Observer https://www.omanobserver.om/article/7091/Local/rno... 15. Assistant Secretary Williams visits U.S. installations in the U.S., Central Command, Europe and Africa. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2366261/assistant-secretary-of-the-navy-for-energy-installations-environment-visits-sou/ https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2329431/asn-for-energy-installations-environment-visits https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2438028/asst-secnav-for-energy-installations-environment-visits-overseas-installations/ 16. Charles Williams Installation Annual Report ( https://www.secnav.navy.mil/eie/Documents/2020_Navy_Financial_Report_PRINT_FILE-BLEED.pdf) 17.Trump Taps Missouri Vet to Lead Navy ... - Defense Communities ( https://defensecommunities.org/2019/12/trump-taps...) 18. Charles Williams livid over housing https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2020/01/16/navy-housing-nominee-livid-about-housing-problems/ 19. Charles Williams ( http://www.independentsentinel.com/88-former) 20. Charles Williams https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2020/03/06/as-pentagon-vacancies-peak-time-runs-out-to-fill-jobs/ 21. Charles Williams Senate Confirmation hearing ( https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/national/military-news/pentagon-nominees-questioned-on-housing-suicides-shipyards-climate-change/291-36f29958-4530-42d6-b878-afe73155e9dd) 22. Charles Williams Senate hearing congressional record (pdf) https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-166/daily-digest/page/D59 https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/press-releases/sasc-advances-civilian-military-nominations-021320 23. Charles Williams Armed Services hearing January 16,2020 ( https://www.c-span.org/search/?sdate=01%2F16%2F2020&edate=01%2F16%2F2020&congressSelect=&yearSelect=&searchtype=Videos&sort=Most+Recent+Event&text=0) 24. Charles Williams Senate Event Schedule https://www.congress.gov/event/116th-congress/senate-event/326925?s=2&r=10 Flagship1 ( talk) 19:00, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
3rd party references were suggested to be added. Flagship1 ( talk) 20:20, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
references include 2 college articles on the subject (liberty and southeast missouri) and 1 high school article ritenour). 3 television reports local and national (cspan, pbs). 4 newspaper articles.
believe these to be 3rd party. are more needed than this?
Might add the position held was previously held by Teddy Roosevelt (pres mckinley appointment) and Franklin Rooselvelt (pres Wilson appointment)
thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flagship1 ( talk • contribs) 20:20, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello,
I am curious to know why Plivo's Wikipedia page was deleted /info/en/?search=Plivo? Would you be able to provide some help? Thank you, Erik EW 21:18, 20 January 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Erikgwagner ( talk • contribs)
Hello. I came across a user sandbox page for a banned [blocked] user. I wanted to nominate it for speedy deletion, but did not find it in CSD. I tried searching policy and guidelines, but came up empty. Surely, it doesn't have to go through a full
WP:MFD, does it? For specifics, it is this page:
User:Ugochukwu75/sandbox. The user was officially banned [blocked] for sockpuppetry but has also admitted to undeclared paid editing. Cheers,
SVT
Cobra 23:40, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
I'm a novice Wikepedia contributor and need some help and feedback on creating a new page for a non-profit organization. The draft is here: /info/en/?search=Draft:The_Society_to_Improve_Diagnosis_in_Medicine
I had tried to create a page for this group last year but it was rejected (too much 'advertising', no references). The current version hopefully addresses the problems that were identified with the first version. I no longer have any official ties to this organization but I have a big COI as its founder, which I have clearly stated on my user page. Not sure how to indicate the COI on the draft? Also not sure if drafts like this automatically get reviewed or how one designates them for review. Thanks for any advice !
Mark Graber MLGraber ( talk) 23:39, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Mikemorrell49 ( talk)Hi MLGraber, as a relative newbie here (who initiated a Wiki page for an organization that I was associated with), I just want to add my perspective to MLGraber's comment. He's absolutely right! But I also accept that the initiative to create a Wiki page about an organization is sometimes taken by someone who is associated with the organization. In the sense that they believe that the organization is 'notable' to the wider community in some way. The first step is to research the actual 'notability' by finding out which reliable and independent sources demonstrate that the organization is sufficiently 'notable' in the wider community. The actual 'notability' (the attention paid by independent media and other sources) might be far less than the organization imagines! A second point is to include references to these reliable and independent sources in any Wikipedia article. A third point is to describe the organization in neutral terms, based soley on the content of the referenced reliable, independent sources. A fourth point is (on the article's 'talk page') to openly declare any 'conflict of interest' you might have through an association with this organization and any steps you have taken to mitigate the effects of this possible conflict. In my case, I deliberately invited 3 independent Wikipedians (and my Wikipedia coach) to review my 'Draft Page' before submitting it for publication. The submitted version was very different from my 'Draft' version
One of the main concerns for new Wikipedia pages about organizations is that they may be 'promotional'. I suggest spending some time learning about the purpose of Wikipedia and how this translates into criteria for Wikipedia pages. As a complete newbie, it took me a while to learn about Wikipedia and how to add valuable pages (for the community) while respecting the purpose of and guidelines for Wikipedia pages. Mikemorrell49 ( talk) 12:45, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
How, and where can I suggest a change to the Wikipedia interface? Itcouldbepossible Talk 13:13, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
I created a new account yesterday, and I want to create a new page article. Unfortunately, I am unable to find out how to create one. please I need your help in that regard. My username is Hadeel Market, and I want to create a page named Market Equity. Hadeel Market ( talk) 08:03, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I am interested not only on earthquakes, but also on articles about places or cities. Any tips for making or improving articles of those topics? Filipinohere ( talk) 15:24, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
(I reposted this from a misplaced quest for help [15] at MediaWiki talk:Signature. I didn't know where else this person might find the help they are looking for.)
Reposted by Willondon ( talk) 16:41, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Can someone tell me what is going on? See diff 1 and diff 2. It always adds these weird blocks of code (<templatestyles src="Module:Infobox/styles.css"> and so on). But I didn't add it. It adds them automatically. Is this a visual editor bug or what? Renat 16:50, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
After thinking for a bit, i think this should just be a redirect to /info/en/?search=YouTube#Consolidation_and_controversy_(2019%E2%80%93present). It sucks for having my first artictle deleting after hours of research but i dont really care. TzarN64 ( talk) 16:28, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Experiencing an issue where my edits, while using the visual editor, are quasi-duplicating the infobox ( see my contributions). I first noticed this type of edit to Chris Sununu, where it appeared to be some weird edit. Well, it happened to me a few times to me, didn't know if this was something that other folks were experiencing. PerpetuityGrat ( talk) 18:58, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
I was going to add two external sources to an article, Turner Classic Movies and the American Film Institute. I looked at another article to get the formats, and they were {{AFI film|xxxx}} and {{TCMDb title|xxxxx}} where the x's were numbers. In a different format for the same sources there were called id numbers. What are they and were do I get them for my film? I didn't see anything on those sites pages. Pete Best Beatles ( talk) 20:21, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
I was just reading letters from my great uncle, Roy M Evans, who was an aide, a cartographer, for General Pershing in WWI. He has information on this battle from a personal experience that I would like to add to the article already in place, but not sure how to do it, or where in the article. I was thinking the short portion near the bottom, 'Aftermath', might be a good fit. I could copy and paste this here and let someone more experienced do it, if you'd like. Suzisuzanne ( talk) 07:42, 21 January 2022 (UTC) Suzisuzanne ( talk) 07:42, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Sorry, but original research (i.e. personal experiences) is not allowed on Wikipedia articles. However, you could possibly add it if there's an online source that's able to be cited, rather than your great uncle that's giving the information. My apologies if that was confusing. Sincerely, CertifiedAmazing2 wanna chat? 22:56, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi folks. I just submitted my first DYK nomination, so I'm a bit fuzzy on the nuts and bolts. The issue is that after I submitted the nomination, another editor moved the article. I AGREE with the move (they added a hyphen), but now the DYK nomination is wrong, and I can't figure out how to update it in a way that doesn't just break stuff. The article is here: Courant–Snyder parameters. (note the en dash) Thanks! PianoDan ( talk) 21:04, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
This page has been marked as a draft, but it isn't a draft, and it was published over a month ago. How do I revert it from draft status? /info/en/?search=Draft:%22NOT_A_BOOK%22 PetSematary182 ( talk) 16:29, 21 January 2022 (UTC)PetSematary182
I found this company called AXIS BATS, and there isn't a wiki article about it. I want to create a article, but I have little writing knowledge about writing a article on the Wikipedia. If I simply write a article with low writing criteria stating it's a stub, will people try and volunteer and add more better described information? Torrent1703 ( talk) 00:45, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello, all the pictures that I had added to my draft were deleted and I do not have any notification. I have the copyright. Noeliagarone ( talk) 11:26, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I just was asking about a blocked user that I found out about, and I wanted to ask: should their sandbox be deleted? I just nominated it for deletion, so please let me know if this is the right thing. Here is their page: /info/en/?search=User:WaterflameIsAwesome/sandbox Sincerely, CertifiedAmazing2 wanna chat? 23:09, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Is it possible to attempt to rename a draft article you did not make or do you have to to wait until it potentially gets published? Is it possible to start a discussion on name changes for drafts? Gandalf the Groovy ( talk) 00:15, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
In Nadeo the logo in the infobox is outdated. Am I allowed to change it to the current logo? (The image is already on commons) ZaiIsZai ( talk) 02:49, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello Wikipedians! I am a newbie and have drafted my first entry. I don't know if this is the proper way to get started, but could I ask if someone could take a look at my sandbox draft and tell me what I need to do to take it live? It is at: /info/en/?search=User:Wormpicker62/sandbox
Many thanks! Wormpicker62 ( talk) 23:09, 18 January 2022 (UTC)Wormpicker62
Thanks so much for your kind and encouraging words and thoughtful advice, ! TheTechnician27! I hope I'm formatting this reply correctly. I will work on getting more secondary independent sources for citations. I'd be grateful if you would continue to follow my progress. Thanks again. Wormpicker62 ( talk) 01:04, 19 January 2022 (UTC)Wormpicker62
Wormpicker62 I've looked at your article, and it looks great. Another thing you could do is add an infobox template about the person, maybe something like this:
{{Infobox person | name = Lucas Staehelin | birth_date = February 10, 1939 (81 years old) | citizenship = Switzerland-America | years_active = 1970-unknown | known_for = Cell Biology }}
Sincerely, CertifiedAmazing2 wanna chat? 02:37, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
How can I get an internal link for a different language of wikipedia? For example, how can I get a internal link to may be Russian language Wikibooks, or maybe Italian language Wikivoyage. Itcouldbepossible Talk 09:19, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
In Xtools it is showing that I have created 5 pages, but I have only created one page and developed an existing draft. But, I did not create the rest of the pages. Why is it showing like that? Itcouldbepossible Talk 14:43, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
I did search this before asking, but could not find the answer.
Are we allowed to assess articles that we created ourselves with regards to the quality scales? To date, I have not done so, I tag the relevant WikiProjects and wait for someone to assess them. By now I feel confident that I can assess articles. I'm talking about stub/start/C, I would not feel confident assessing anything as B and obvioulsy grading A and FA is a whole different process. Is that encouraged/discouraged/helpful/bad? What's the normal thing to do? CT55555 ( talk) 23:06, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi again, I've seen a lot of users with pretty cool signatures, but I want to learn how I can do it myself. I mean, I already know some stuff about this, but it's too confusing. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, CertifiedAmazing2 ( talk) 02:21, 21 January 2022 (UTC) CertifiedAmazing2
Never mind, I got my own. What do you think? Sincerely, CertifiedAmazing2 wanna chat? 22:45, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
P.S. Why does a signature have a limit of 255 characters? It's kind of annoying to work around and takes away the endless possibilities part of signature creating. Also, my signature is too big to add the "Sincerely" I put in my messages, which is yet another setback and now I have to manually add it each time I send a message.
So I just copyedited an article, including its lede which I re-wrote in another document and copy-pasted back into the article. After publishing that and the rest of my edits I realized that deleting and copy-pasting my new lede into the article caused the contents bar to move up before the lede starts. Ive tried everything on the internet on how to get it to its original spot, and I really dont want to redo everything else I wrote, so can anybody help me here? NSNW ( talk) 02:03, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
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talk 10:11, 22 January 2022 (UTC)Please see original request at User talk:CJDOS/Archive 2#Template:Committed identity topicon, where I was redirected here by Primefac after I used the {{ Help me}} tag. In brief, a discussion is taking place at Template talk:Committed identity topicon#RfC 8 January 2022. I've come to the Teahouse:
This is not a closure request. I'm asking for more involvement, and someone not involved to take over the task of officiating the discussion. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR ( talk) 21:01, 21 January 2022 (UTC) (revised 10:50, 22 January 2022 (UTC))
I'm going to upload a number of screenshots from the following link. I want to confirm whether it allows reuse in reality. I have already asked it and now asking again just for reassurance. Please cooperate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANiXrucmC6U
Thank you. Michri michri ( talk) 10:47, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
I need help with adding sources to articles, expanding articles and creating infoboxes for articles as I have my hands full with editing. Can anyone please help me with this? I would be very thankful to get any help. Davidgoodheart ( talk) 23:20, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
I would like to know who has the power to accept drafts and make them articles? Is there a special role needed? Thanks in advance. Gandalf the Groovy ( talk) 00:46, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
#REDIRECT [[Target page name]] I.was.logged.in.to.my.account.from.this.laptop.for.over.a.decade.Now.my.keyboard.is.having.problems.and.I.need.my.email.and.password.to.lo------------g.in.on.another.device. FkpCascais ( talk) 18:46, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
it adds a load of nonsense to the url in order to highlight a random part of the page eg: /info/en/?search=Capelin#:~:text=The%20capelin%20or%20caplin%20(Mallotus,of%20krill%20and%20other%20crustaceans. rather than: /info/en/?search=Capelin why? its annoying. its done it for atleast a year now. i dont like it. briefly, it would go away when you clicked the page. that was better i enjoy collecting many many wikipedia pages in my bookmarks and it has significantly decreased productivity. change it pls or ill cry :'¬( big love x 86.177.57.39 ( talk) 15:17, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
The capelin or caplin (Mallotus villosus) is a small forage fish of the smelt family...., which it highlights in purple when you click on the link. If you use instead Google's knowledge panel on the right of the search page, you'll get the simpler URL instead. Mike Turnbull ( talk) 17:30, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
I am writing a Wikipedia bot that will write articles at 3000 - 4000 per day. Are there any rate limits that will get triggered? Can I pay to get outside of these limits? 24.55.14.189 ( talk) 13:07, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
CAn you help him plz. Greenpickles987 ( talk) 17:05, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
How can I correct Wikipedia incorrect death date for my husband? It is Nov. 12, 2017, not Nov. 13. 66.108.97.128 ( talk) 20:40, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi all! This community is so helpful--I really appreciate it. I have submitted 3 entries with no COI on three very different topics and am waiting to see about approval. A helpful user let me know he believes one of the entries will be denied. Can someone take a look for me and let me know how to eradicate the problem? I have already deleted it once and fixed errors. The user believes it won't be approved because too many of the references are directly connected to him (i.e. his personal website and two of his company's pages). If that's the case, as I was using these as secondary forms of information, I can easily delete them and leave the 8 other sources of information. Isn't it allowed at certain times to use company websites as secondary forms of information however? I asked this question last week before submitting this page. Please let me know if it's better to just delete them and any related information. There is enough international and national coverage of the subject that I am able to delete. Draft here: /info/en/?search=Draft:Christopher_N._Harding
Again, thank you all so much for your help. I really appreciate how nice this community has been while helping me move from a regular editor to a creator the past few weeks. It is hard! MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 18:23, 22 January 2022 (UTC) MediaExpert1979 ( talk) 18:23, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
STATUS: Draft:Christopher N Harding declined. Draft:Organic by John Patrick waiting for a reviewer. No evidence in ME's Contributions of a third article. David notMD ( talk) 22:49, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
The 'should there be an art gallery section on Wikipedia?' Question which I have come up with while drawing some Ediacaran art on a paper towel is referring to how there should be a section featuring art, drawings, animations,3D models and uploads that have been uploaded by users on Wikimedia or Wikipedia.
This idea seems like a pretty good idea to me , as people might look at the images uploaded to the gallery tab and get some inspiration without having to go on Wikimedia and try to find images by searching for the name of the image because the image their looking for has a name similar to other files uploaded on Wikimedia and would result in that person getting confused and having to scroll down more and more if there are WAY too many images with the same file name that they're looking for.
And yes, I do know that it would basically work like the "featured image" edit on certain images, but trying to find a featured image is often frustrating as there can be multiple uploads of that feature image , as well as people copying the "featured image" script onto their newly uploaded , NOT featured image, to Wikimedia. When a image gets into the gallery tab (the one I'm talking about) it shows the image that WAS actually featured and not re-uploads of the same image with the same "featured image" script. For example , lets imagine a scenario where a person gets their image turned into a featured image on Wikipedia, then , malicious people see that image being featured so they steal it , upload it to Wikimedia and put the "featured image" edit onto the stolen image. Rugoconites Tenuirugosus ( talk) 20:50, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Can someone please help me remove the "invalid year" error in the infobox. Ficaia ( talk) 00:00, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello! I was wondering if I could get more clarity on when to remove tags/tags in general. Based on what I’ve read, it seems that for some tags if the problem is addressed then the tag can be removed with an edit summary while other tags may require a talk page discussion. For an article that has the tag “needs additional citations for verification,” is there a general rule of thumb as to how many citations need to be added before the tag can be removed? Thank you! Eucalyptusmint ( talk) 19:50, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Does Wikipedia generally use the Oxford comma? Aythya affinis ( talk) 00:38, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Copied from the Dell Talkpage
Oi... okay. So this is becoming an albatross around my neck. I'm going to put all the events as I see it here and ask for someone who is not myself, anyone involved in the original AFD, or the ultimate merge to make a decision on this.
1. The page History of Dell was woefully out-of-date, and I PRODed it.
2. Another user dePRODed as they saw value in the page.
3. Correspondingly, I opened an AFD. This AFD was improperly closed.
4. I began work on following consensus, and posted a notice (see above section).
5. The deletion review recognized this, but the Admin closed it with what appears to be another wrong reason, stating consensus as Merge to Dell. I believe the discussion pretty clearly shows consensus was to split the History section from this article into the History of Dell article to make it up to date.
6. Another user, unaware of the rather tumultuous happenings, came by and understandably merged it.
To lay out the reasons I saw from others and understand as consensus:
As a result, it seemed to me like we had settled on updating the original history article and keeping it in place. I really don't know what to do at this point. Help? Spurious Correlation 17:00, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi all, I'm still new to editing and have so far fixed simple things like broken redirects or number errors, but I've come across a particularly bizarre wall. Using Citation Hunt this uncited line from Discord's page was brought to my attention
Having used Discord, I know this is certainly a feature that exists within the software. but original research is a no go so I went hunting for some documentation to prove that the feature existed and found only two support articles: This one, mentioning Spotify intergration and This one, targeting Xbox Live integration, I don't exactly know how to proceed, as these two articles demonstrate the existence of components of the system described, but not of the system itself. The way I'm thinking about it in my head is "Am I allowed to say cheese exists if I only have sources for cheddar and mozzarella?"
I appreciate any insight, AGuyNamedSquid ( talk) 02:15, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi all! During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown a did a lot of reading about Scottish History and decided to do a wiki article about some of what I became interested in. My first attempt was moved from drafts to prime time, fairly quickly, but then got moved out because an editor thought I needed to do better with my references. I have done that and submitted it for review again. I am hoping that when it gets moved again, it will stay out as a wiki article and can be developed as a wiki article. Can someone review my article to see if my references look like they should. Am I missing anything else?
/info/en/?search=Draft:Scottish_Feudal_Barony_of_MacDuff Grnhrnt35 ( talk) 17:55, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
@ Pyrrho the Skipper: Thank you so much for taking the time to look and to provide me feedback and help. The issue is that the record is not digitised, so I linked to the source. There is a section that talks about where the records could be seen in person. Also, I was able to copy them and have images, as they are public records. Should I remove the hot link, link to the description of how to search them in person, leave it as is, or upload the pictures and link to them? There are 8 pages and therefore 8 pictures. If that is your advice, where would you upload public documents to that I could hot link to? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grnhrnt35 ( talk • contribs)
|last=
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parameters in reference #6. Should it be something like |last1=Duff|first1=James|first2=Henrietta|last2=Tayler|first3=Alistair Norwich|last3=Tayler
instead? Keep up the good work!
GoingBatty (
talk) 19:31, 22 January 2022 (UTC)@ GoingBatty: thank you so much for your time. I appreciate your taking the time to go thorough my article so thoroughly. I’m not sure my plan was to expand on each Baron. I wanted to create the page so that it could be edited and added onto once in the main space. Is that an ok strategy, or should I format it differently if it’s not my plan to elaborate on each of the Barons? Regarding “MacDuff” capitalisation, the Barony is spelled “MacDuff” and the town is called “Macduff”. I think you will find it is consistent through that lens. I have removed the bold print on images. I didn’t know that wasn’t just a preference. I THINK the number 6 reference is actually correct. The author of the letters is an author, and lived in the date range I placed there. The book was written in the early 1900’s buy the other two authors. I looked up the format to do that before I put it out there. I admittedly looked it up though. I’m no expert. Am I wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grnhrnt35 ( talk • contribs) 03:43, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
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field. Without seeing the book, I'm not sure how to properly credit both the author of the letters and the authors of the book.
GoingBatty (
talk) 04:55, 23 January 2022 (UTC)/info/en/?search=United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team I edited the team and took them off, but some stupid person keeps adding them back! 03:45, 23 January 2022 (UTC) Msantiking0309 ( talk) Msantiking0309 ( talk) 03:45, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Can someone please show me how to make a note (labelled "a") from the end of the first paragraph in this article, after footnote "2". I want to include a short quotation in the note. Ficaia ( talk) 09:28, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
There is an un-logged IP user who makes clear vandal edits after every few days with different IPs. I have got about 10 different IPs and all have the same kind of vandal edits in Indian constituency pages, making it pretty obvious that it's the same person. By the time these edits are discovered and reverted, the IP user starts making similar changes on other Indian constituency pages a few days later with a different IP.
The last couple of IPs from where vandalism has happened are - 1 2 3 4 5
Is there any way to permanently block this vandalism from this particular user?. Thanks. Dhruv edits ( talk) 09:08, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
I've always assumed that in plot summaries in film articles, after the first listing of a character's full, subsequent references to that character should use their last name only, instead of their first name, but I just realized I can't find this convention in WP:FILMPLOT. Which is it? Pete Best Beatles ( talk) 07:28, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
How do I delete my account from this Trash Fire of a thing called Wikipedia. The admin I've encountered are bossy grouches who just show up, jump to conclusions and criticize when I've been trying to do my best for a long time. When you calmly explain they made a mistake, they follow with another dig. Then when you say one thing on the page is important to you they ignore you like you don't matter and tell you to stop being negative or they'll make you! Ugh! In two days I've learned to hate Wikipedia. Some of your admin think they can treat people as rudely as they want, when this place wouldn't exist without amateur volunteers. It's not worth volunteering for something where the admin treat you like crap. Daltonsatom ( talk) 06:46, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:Retiring for a means of creating a RETIRED banner atop User page, and I suppose Talk page. David notMD ( talk) 10:44, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
A TOC can be useful for DAB and talk-pages, even when they don't have the required 4 headings. Talk-pages for instance can have discussions that go on forever, a TOC can help with jumping over the "mammoths". By using the "TOC right" tag one can always create a TOC, but on the right side, where I don't find it as user-friendly. Any solution for a regular TOC on the left? Thanks! Arminden ( talk) 15:24, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
I want to somehow specifically follow the Wikiprojects theology and LGBT studies. Is there a way I can do this? MaitreyaVaruna ( talk) 16:22, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
How to work on draft of a redirect page? Mukesh.kfc ( talk) 15:19, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
{{
draft article}}
, it’ll say: “The page (insert title here) in the mainspace currently is a redirect to (target page here)”. When you submit your draft, if it’s accepted, then your draft will either A: be copy-paste moved, or B: the redirect will be deleted under
CSD G6, and the draft will be moved to take its place. Hopefully this helps. —
3PPYB6 —
TALK —
CONTRIBS — 21:11, 23 January 2022 (UTC)Hi! We've edited quite a bit, but I would like to ask if making character lists that do not already exist be premature without help? -Jae RemusSandersRegretsEverything ( talk) 00:18, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Already posted something like this; we want to make a few character lists that don't yet exist. Would it be premature to make this article without much prior experience to making an article? We aren't sure how to use all the perks Wikipedia has yet. -Jae RemusSandersRegretsEverything ( talk) 02:37, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
I recently made an article Draft:Astolfo (Fate/stay night) for a character who is definitely notable culturally relative to other characters such as Byleth (Fire Emblem) who have full articles. What kind of coverage should I include in the article to establish the notability? MaitreyaVaruna ( talk) 18:09, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello, this is a purely theoretical question I'm asking to satisfy my own curiosity as I read up more about Wikipedia rules. There are so many wikis around today, with more specialised areas--e.g. fandom wikis, computer game wikis, etc. What are the ground rules surrounding subjects that may be already covered in another wiki, which someone may think about transferring to Wikipedia? Are there content duplication rules that forbid acceptance of particular kinds of content if they have already been written about substantially in another source (and could an editor point me to the guidelines if a page exists on this topic? Can't seem to find it myself)? E.g. say for example, a new Star Wars character that's already been given a treatment on a Star Wars wiki, and which someone may want to write about in Wikipedia. On the assumption that the basic requirement to paraphrase instead of lifting is met, is that okay? Talamioros ( talk) 08:43, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
Its being vandalised several times. The vandalism says that its cancelled. https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Hollow_Knight:_Silksong&action=history It has been vandalised and unvandalized several times. Lionsleeps26 ( talk) 00:35, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I am having an issue with another Wikipedian. They seem set on deleting anything I add--and it appears from their talk page that they have done this to many others.
First they deleted notables that I added to city and high school pages, indicating that these people were not notable because they are not in Wikipedia. While I would have preferred it if this person had taken the time to review my citations, rather than assuming I was wrong, this is why there is a talk page. Next they deleted my addition of a notable who has a Wikipedia article, saying "they only went to school there." I maintain that going to elementary, junior high and high school in a town means a person is from a community and grew up there, matching the very definition of a related notable. At the same time, this Wikipedian did nothing to the other existing notables whose articles don't even mention a relationship to the city (something I plan on fixing, rather than deleting). To me, this shows malice toward me personally, rather than a sincere desire to follow the guidelines.
This has been going back and forth on two articles, and has escalated. Yesterday, I spent about 5 hours finding sources for data without citations, correcting incorrect facts, and adding content to the history section for the city. Ny change were +4,274. I used many sources, including a UNC press book, newspaper articles and the NCpedia (State Library/NC Dept of Cultural Resources), museums, and a credible e-newspaper. This person reverted all my work, saying that I used a blog as a source. Even if I did use a blog for one reference, why would any reasonable person delete other content that was unrelated to the blog? But I did not use a blog--I have a masters in library science and a masters in history, and know what an appropriate source is.
In the past, my activity as an editor has been adding sources and updating content. I rarely make bigger changes. I recently decided to try to be more active because I am currently not working (recovering from surgery) and the American Library Association has encouraged librarians (and women) to get involved. I want to do this, but I getting really frustrated and feeling bullied by this person. Today, I left them a message on their talk page making my case and asking them to revert my content and let me fix the source they are concerned with. However, based on the comments others have left, I am not expecting a response. If I don't hear back, what is my next step. How do I get someone to adjudicate this dispute? Is this normal? Rublamb ( talk) 22:04, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
I put information about the nanovna in the Network Analyzers article and it was reverted. It had 3 references. I cannot imagine why the information was erased except that the editor has not kept up with this advance. Rather than getting a $10,000 piece of lab equipment hobbyists like me can buy a $50-$150 device small enough to fit in our pocket that is fine for our purposes. It reminds me of my father, a computer pioneer, who scoffed that microcomputers could be good for anything, or a friend at NIST who thought of microcomputers as an amusing toy. He used supercomputer time at work, so it was hard for him to understand that anything less could be valuable. It's very frustrating to put valuable information into Wikipedia, properly referenced, and be undone by someone who is just ignorant of significant advances in the instrumentation. Sometimes the advance is not greater accuracy, but, like the microcomputer, putting an affordable tool in the hands of anybody who wants it. Conscientia ( talk) 04:14, 24 January 2022 (UTC) Conscientia ( talk) 04:14, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello there, Can I write an article with a group of people and on one account, or do we need to have separate accounts and work individually? LOWTeam2022 ( talk) 05:43, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
If you are creating a Wikipedia page for a woman who is known by her maiden name although she is married, which last name should be used as the title for the wikipedia page? Weissepedia ( talk) 23:26, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
making article 71.31.41.249 ( talk) 04:18, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
please make an article about wwe superstar, wendy choo.
71.31.41.249 ( talk) 04:18, 24 January 2022 (UTC)livvy
Dear Team,
Kindly advise, how could i list my organization details in Wikipedia. and if our organization has featured in any other news articles how do i attach the resource/referal . and what is the content format to publish here Radeemshu ( talk) 08:16, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I have no idea how to fix this, but can someone fix the ref error on citation 11 at Algerian nuthatch, thanks. 2001:4455:364:A800:C13C:8A64:1CEF:F186 ( talk) 11:09, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
It's true that on the English Wikipedia many editors here often add the original English voice cast to French and Quebecois animated series to the articles I used to edit before, but there is a problem, it turns out that when I changed the original voice cast from english to french to infoboxes (these two revisions for example [20] [21]) have taken care to revert my edits without leaving summaries as a reason indicating now that only my edits appear as vandalism or non-constructive to it, the same thing happened with Angel's Friends (which is an Italian animated series) I was about to remove the cast of voices to the infobox knowing that international voices do not fit here but even so [22], both the bot and two users who have had several incidents [ here reverted it again and the question for me is can some information be copied from the original voice cast from French Wikipedia and paste it here? Well here are the web sources as proof:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Lyoko#Distribution
http://www.doublage.qc.ca/p.php?i=162&idmovie=3179
http://www.doublage.qc.ca/p.php?i=162&idmovie=3241
152.0.138.36 ( talk) 07:00, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I came here, because of something that I have done, and cannot revert it. I moved Benipal to Draft:Benipal. It was actually an accidental move, and I cannot revert. Please do something about it. Itcouldbepossible Talk 08:20, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I found that it was a long standing article, and someone told me not to draftify long standing articlesIt's a little more complicated: it was created as an article about five years ago, but was almost immediately changed to a redirect, and the redirect was there until a month ago. Some content was added, but the title was reverted back to the redirect. Yesterday, the same editor returned and added the current content. So the article you draftified is actually quite new, even though the title has existed for several years. -- bonadea contributions talk 10:54, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi,
My son is an actor and he had a page on Wikipedia which was removed in 2019. He has numerous film and TV credits (as a lead actor) and has another big project coming out this year. I don't know anything about wikipedia, but I would like to get his page re-instated and find out what I need to do to keep it active. I note many other actors with less experience than him have active wikipedia pages.
His name is Toby Woolf
Can anyone help me?
Thanks so much.
Marnie Woolf Mw1357 ( talk) 11:22, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Mw1357 ( talk) 12:31, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Thanks all - that's really really helpful. Marchjuly what you say makes so much sense. With that in mind, I will drop this. The only reason I edited his page in the first place was that he had a page written for him when Rare Beasts went up on Wikipedia, but his page just linked and looped back to the Rare Beasts wikipedia page, which I found frustrating as he had done more than just Rare Beasts. I presume that if, in years to come, he justifies having a Wikipedia page, then it won't be problematic that there was a page in the past? Thank you all for your help and advice! Mw1357 ( talk) 13:03, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Some pages (such as this one) have this template at the top:
Is this cabal actually real?
03:49, 23 January 2022 (UTC)What do people thing of signatures in biography articles? I really don't see how they add anything to an article and it was off the back of a conversation we had at Talk:Emma Watson#Watson's signature?, I feel they breach a few type of laws myself. Was looking for more input on the subject. Regards Govvy ( talk) 10:15, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Whether including the signature is appropriate or not varies widely depending on the person, and the inclusion or exclusion of signatures from infoboxes has been hotly debated. For pre-photography era people, I always support inclusion of signatures, as they are one of the few things we have reliably identifying the individual. Sometimes the signatures are iconic, as with Picasso or John Hancock. — Kusma ( talk) 11:16, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I have been an occasional contributor to Wikipedia since 2016 who has so far stuck mostly to topics I was particularly passionate about at the time. My most notable contribution by far has been the creation of the List of mass shootings in the United States article.
But I would like to contribute to Wikipedia more regularly and graduate from being a WikiTeen. I'm not particularly confident in my ability to write new articles or completely transform existing ones because I'm not a subject-area expert, more a jack of all trades.
What area of Wikipedia needs the most help? Categorization? Spelling/grammar errors? A particular subject? OttoKaneko ( talk) 18:27, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Mountains of the Alps articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
GA | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
B | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||
C | 12 | 24 | 26 | 41 | 2 | 105 | |
Start | 5 | 81 | 232 | 387 | 2 | 707 | |
Stub | 22 | 212 | 2,000 | 2,234 | |||
List | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |||
Category | 45 | 45 | |||||
File | 6 | 6 | |||||
Portal | 2 | 2 | |||||
Project | 2 | 2 | |||||
Template | 4 | 4 | |||||
NA | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |||
Assessed | 26 | 132 | 476 | 2,432 | 62 | 5 | 3,133 |
Total | 26 | 132 | 476 | 2,432 | 62 | 5 | 3,133 |
WikiWork factors ( ?) | ω = 17,402 | Ω = 5.69 |
How do i change the biased and wrong info about the context.
Hello. A lot of the sources under this categorty:
/info/en/?search=Category:Kurdish_settlements_in_Ankara_Province are biased or dead links.
I'm trying to remove them but instead my changes are getting removed. What am i suppose to do?
Baybars1 (
talk) 14:22, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
How can I change my User Name? Elkedopp ( talk) 14:26, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, i have started to explore Dutch architects projects . I figured out that the first topic already existed as a rejected draft. i would like to know that if i should start editing that draft or should i request to remove the previous draft page in order to start a new draft page. the page is UArchitects. Bahram2010 ( talk) 11:44, 24 January 2022 (UTC) Bahram2010 ( talk) 11:44, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedians, I am a first-time editor, and I am trying to create a page for Jannis Panagiotidis, a German historian who is a prominent migration scholar, world-famous in his field (history of Russia Germans). My submission has been declined because apparently it does not qualify for a Wikipedia article — does no not show significant coverage. Could someone please help me to understand what "significant coverage" means specifically in the case of a living person/a scientist? For example, there are interviews with him in large newspapers such as the German Die Zeit, which I have linked in the draft - doesn't this qualify as "significant coverage"? What specific type of content would qualify as "significant coverage" in this case? THANK YOU for your help! Iravienna ( talk) 14:27, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
@Arminden He sure is quoted in many publications by other scholars! But those are all strictly scientific books and articles. I did not think Wikipedia is the right place for such quotes, but now I will try. Thanks for advice! Iravienna ( talk) 19:57, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
I edited the references to be more aligned with Wikipedia format. I also completely changed the description of his involvement with the Ambivalences ref, as all I saw in the ref was that he led a discussion at a conference. What I removed was "He is also the principle investigator in the project on post-Soviet immigrant communities in Germany." If that is true, it needs a better ref. In general, I agree that more references ABOUT him are needed. David notMD ( talk) 17:24, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Hey all, Do you mind looking over my article, and making any tweaks or helping me with some mistakes that I did not catch? Please and thank you Reggie Wilcock ( talk) 14:55, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
ADMIN HELP NEEDED: This is a block evasion by User:D cook 12 who created an article about Desmond Cook, since deleted. See the User's Talk page, bottom, and Desmond cook and Draft:Desmond Cook 12 W&M. David notMD ( talk) 15:05, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I want to add [citation needed] to the end of the following paragraph in When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, but I don't know how:
The poem is one of several that Whitman wrote on Lincoln's death. Although Whitman did not consider the poem to be among his best works, it has been compared in both effect and quality to several acclaimed works of English literature, including elegies such as John Milton's Lycidas (1637) and Percy Bysshe Shelley's Adonais (1821).
I can't find the answer to my question at Wikipedia:Citation needed Maurice Magnus ( talk) 13:26, 24 January 2022 (UTC) Maurice Magnus ( talk) 13:26, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you, Mike Turnbull (talk) but, when I clicked on the {{ cn}} tag, I didn't see how to use it. Maurice Magnus ( talk) 14:14, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you Shantavira and David Biddulph. I did it. That wasn't difficult. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maurice Magnus ( talk • contribs) 14:24, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Станислав Савченко ( talk|C|TB|) 15:23, 24 January 2022 (UTC) Hello all! Check my sandbox, please.-- Станислав Савченко ( talk|C|TB|) 15:23, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I want to remove the previously mentioned sitelinks, as they are about a different topic.
The English Chia Pet article is about a specific product from a specific brand. The Hebrew and Hungarian pages are about that type of product in general. QuickQuokka ( talk) 18:41, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Is there a tool that allows me to review my own edits (or someone else's) by specific dates (e.g. Sept. 2010 or 23 Sep 2010) without having to scroll through dozens of pages of contributions? Cbl62 ( talk) 16:41, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
&offset=20220113131333
, which is 2022-01-23 17:52:25 (UTC), and &limit=500
. You can change these two values to see different sets of contributions. For example:
I am hoping to add a citation to my schools Wikipedia page, and I managed to find an archived newspaper article about the schools founding. However I'm only able to access this article through an access link provided by my school library, and trying to access the link through other means results in the document being unavailable. Should I cite this source despite its limited availability? EmptyHardDrive ( talk) 19:12, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I mean this: Talk:Bayt#Change of concept needed; also templates needed to help reduce the number of items. The main technical question there is: Is there a way to add {{srt}}-type catch-all templates for the spelling variants which are NOT in the title of the DAB page? Thanks, Arminden ( talk) 20:55, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Mcmatter, I need help to better understand what it is that you are requiring for the ZTERS page. I appreciate any assistance.
Thank you,
Jesse Jessedstallone ( talk) 20:24, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
"This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of organizations and companies). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added . If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia."So, your topic must meet our Notability requirements. That means you need to provide at least three in-depth and independent articles from Reliable Sources that have written about that company in some detail. Insider news statements, blogs, press releases are excluded from this, as are mere passing mentions. Read this page to understand what that means. It is likely that ZTERS is one of hundreds of millions of companies around the world that do not meet those critieria. It would be waste of time pursuing this if you cannot find three really good sources. If you can, feel free to pop back here and show them to us, and we can advise if they're good enough to justify an article on Wikipedia. Does that help? Nick Moyes ( talk) 20:53, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Thank you! I will research for additional reference articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessedstallone ( talk • contribs) 21:14, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
New here. Most of the articles referenced on the wiki page are from Murdoch newspapers which cannot possibly be considered reliable sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Autist4lyfe ( talk • contribs) 19:06, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Can someone again fix ref 34 error at Algerian nuthatch that are unfixable for us. Thanks. 2001:4455:364:A800:C13C:8A64:1CEF:F186 ( talk) 00:27, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Does Wikipedia count for notoriety? Article declined for references but subject shows up at least 6 times in separate wikipedia articles. Appreciate the help to finish this article. Flagship1 ( talk) 00:48, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Anybody help me to setup wikilove. I cannot access it while using google chrome PC. Because I need to appreciate people efforts Onmyway22 talk 10:24, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi! I'm working on the article Draft:Envelope Encryption. It got rejected a few days ago in the AfC queue because the tone was too essay-like, and I got a few comments about citation style. I fixed what I thought/was told was essay-like tone and the citations, but I'm not sure I covered everything. It seems like I haven't fully absorbed what the Wikipedian definition of "essay-like" is yet, so I would really like help with this. I am auto-confirmed, but I submitted to the AfC queue because I wanted feedback. Here are some questions I'd like help with:
1: Could somebody look at my fixed article and say if they think there are still essay-like parts of the tone? Some specific pointers would be nice!
2: I theoretically have permission to move my article out of drafts, since I am auto-confirmed. How many rounds of feedback should my article go through before moving it out of drafts? Do you think it's ready?
Thanks!
A40585 ( talk) 15:51, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I got my question from a few hours ago partially answered (thanks to GoingBatty!), but I'd like a bit more feedback and opinions about when I can ship the article. For reference, it's this one: Wikipedia:Teahouse#Essay-like_Tone?_How_long_before_my_article_is_ready?. Thanks, and please tell me if bumping is bad etiquette! A40585 ( talk) 19:10, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
175.157.122.50 ( talk) 04:45, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
This question is regarding the article posted by me /info/en/?search=Draft:Waman_Balaji_Desai Actually this is the writing of my grandfather. He has written a diary after his return from the world war 2 which I want to publish on wikipedia. Please guide me on how to do that. Sayalidesai087 ( talk) 07:59, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi. This is the first time I talked in Teahouse. I need to ask how to merge one of my draft article, Draft:Dengeki no Shin Bungei to the other articles, like ASCII Media Works in Light Novel's Publishing Imprints (same with my first deleted article, Kadokawa Books, which merged to Fujimi Shobo), due to lack of notability for references. It such run around the circle for finding the reliable sources, and still didn't meet my criteria to include for reference.
Also why the other two of my drafts declined? And how it works for notability references for make a company as an encyclopedia rather than advertising? Anyway, the two drafts are Draft:GC Novels and Draft:Kadokawa Beans Bunko (The last one is still curious why it declined, although I used reliable sources (for this case Anime News Network (ANN)) for add the reference). Kurogaga ( talk) 13:42, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Help me to make this. [1] -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 10:27, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
References
Can this page be resubmitted now? -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 03:58, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
As Dhola Rae was an infant, his mother felt that the usurper may kill her and the child so she put the child in a basket and reached near Khogong which was ruled by Meenas. Being hungry she was plucking wild berries. Seeing a snake near the basket she screamed but a Brahmin saw and told that the baby has a very bright future.
He took her to Khogong where she asked the king to give her some employment for survival. The queen included her in her slaves. One day, as per the order, she cooked food which was liked by the king. When he listened her story, he adopted her as sister and Dhola Rae as his nephew. Dhola Rae was sent to Delhi at the age of 14 and he returned after five years.
The Kachwaha Rajputs returned with Dhola Rae and as per their conspiracy, they killed many of the royal people and the public during the celebration of Diwali festival. In this way, the Kachwahas overtook the town from the Meenas. -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 04:42, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Resubmit. -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 07:37, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Also, you asked for help on 21 January. There are extensive replies at #2 on this list of Teahouse questions and answers. David notMD ( talk) 09:50, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Help me to make this. [1] [2] -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 15:34, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
References
Any thoughts on the best way of communicating with an SPA who's persistently editing an article to add unsourced (though quite likely true) claims about himself? He doesn't seem to be aware of the existence of Talk pages, either the one associated with the article, or his own. Although this is clearly CoI editing, I don't believe it to be in bad faith, I think he's just clueless, and we've all been there at some point. I'm not asking how to get him blocked. How does one get a message in front of such a person? EVhotrodder ( talk) 12:27, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
hello, how do you put something on the left? for example, on the right there is a userbox box. i want to know how to put this (and other things that default on the right) on the left.
i want this on the left, not the right
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Cologne Blue (talk) 13:24, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
| align
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Template:Userboxtop#Parameters? --
David Biddulph (
talk) 13:29, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Hi! My submission ( /info/en/?search=Draft:Jacqueline_Rhodes ) got declined and I'm trying to fix the references and reliable sources. Could someone take a look at help me with what I'm doing wrong? Thanks much. Profjrhodes ( talk) 17:05, 23 January 2022 (UTC)profjrhodes
|work=
or |publisher=
parameter, and also a |year=
or |date=
parameter. Hope this helps, and happy editing!
GoingBatty (
talk) 17:44, 23 January 2022 (UTC)I have come across an article that is not only factually incorrect (conflating two events) but also logically ludicrous. How do I go about correcting it? 124.168.253.129 ( talk) 18:35, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
I am guessing you are asking about Australia Day, also that you started editing as IP 124.168.253.129, then registered an account and continued as User:Autist4lyfe. You are verging on what Wikipedia calls 'edit warring' (two or more editors reverting each other's edits). The proper next step is to start a discussion on the artic;e's Talk page. Now that you have an account, 'sign' your name by typing four of ~ at the end of each comment. David notMD ( talk) 21:56, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
Hello there,
Draft:Mercans - HRM and Payroll I've been doing research on this organization finding news posts from google news/ publishers and writing the content in my language. But the article gets declined all the time. I understand that writing Wikipedia articles are not a simple task, but I could not figure out why my articles get declined. References I used are from trustable resources. If you have any criteria for reference sites please let me know. Priyajith2022 ( talk) 17:55, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
The Google result that list the entry for the Wikipedia article on Louise Brown says she was born in 1869. She was born in 1978--she is famous because she was the first child born using IVF. I hope someone can fix this. Thanks. ```` 73.247.148.54 ( talk) 17:14, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
Why isn't Bernhard Goetz on the page explaining Vigilantism? 76.97.122.19 ( talk) 18:37, 25 January 2022 (UTC)