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I did a experiment about cockatiels and came to a conclusion.Then I edited Lutino-pearl cockatiel. But later I got a messang.It says I don't have good references.There is no authoritative articles on the internet.Can you help me solve the problems?Just find some authoritative articles about it is OK.Thanks. SecondFatBudgie ( talk) 10:09, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
Can I just use Chinese Wikipedia as a reference?
How can I make a start arcicle better? Should I leave it alone and go on to the article that I have to offer? CharlemagneJane ( talk) 00:48, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
stand on its own as a concise overview of the article's topic. It should identify the topic, establish context, explain why the topic is notable, and summarize the most important points, including any prominent controversies. The notability of the article's subject is usually established in the first few sentences. As in the body of the article itself, the emphasis given to material in the lead should roughly reflect its importance to the topic, according to reliable, published sources.So. your lead sections are way too short and should summarize the notabilty of these people in a far better way.
CharlemagneJane Many (most?) of the references for the two Byars articles appear to be to URLs for images of newspaper articles (most of those behind a paywall), so I am raising a query to those more experienced than I as to whether all this represents copyright infringement. David notMD ( talk) 07:08, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Why are science articles often unreadable? Azbookmobile ( talk) 21:19, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
Why would a whole section be deleted in an article if the section was sourced with news paper articles and if the section was related to the interest of the person noted? CharlemagneJane ( talk) 13:59, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
How can I make and publish an article on the topic "Ferula jaeschkeana" as the topic is not available in Wikipedia?
Helix 199 ( talk) 14:44, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wild%20Asafoetida.html https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:842316-1 https://uk.inaturalist.org/taxa/921258-Ferula-jaeschkeana https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8582753/ then look at how other similar articles are formatted for example Ferula cypria and Ferula foetida then base your article on those. I would also advise using the WP:AFC process too. Goodluck. Theroadislong ( talk) 14:54, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Is any one working on using Bacterial . Co2 consuming bacteria to combat global warming. 86.5.132.5 ( talk) 14:40, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
I noticed an "error" in the article Schlumberger Brothers. Henri George Doll is listed as (Conrad's brother-in-law); Henri George Doll was Conrad's "son-in-law", as he married Conrad's daughter, Anne Schlumberger. 12.231.54.50 ( talk) 16:51, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
All of the sources that I have used in the Ray Byars and Tommy Byars articles come from old newspapers and magazine articles and all statements are sourced. Why would they not be reliable? CharlemagneJane ( talk) 16:20, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
I edited the page Henry II, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and want to move it to Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen as that is the correct title. However, I'm not allowed to move the page as the page of that name already exists. That page is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). That renaming was done because Henry of Nassau-Siegen (1611–1652) has never been a reigning count.
Can someone move the page? Roelof Hendrickx ( talk) 19:25, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello! I've had autopatrolled rights for a couple months now and realized one of my preferred methods of page creation may have prevented my articles from actually benefitting from this right. Both Eastern Catholic liturgy and Disco (Surf Curse song) were originally created in sandboxes that I moved to their current titles. However, neither appears in the search bar unless I type their full names in a case-sensitive manner, reminiscent of my pre-autopatroller experience. If anyone could give me an idea on how to confirm whether I'm right or not, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks and happy new year! ~ Pbritti ( talk) 21:12, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello: I saw on the COI pages that if I felt the author of an existing page had a COI, I should contact him/her directly to suggest this and offer additional information that would provide balance. It isn't apparent to me how to find the original author or how to connect. VerniceDaniel ( talk) 22:12, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello Teahouse folks. I have some general questions please, that doesn't relate to any specific article. Are blocked editors allowed to dispute Prods?
If not, and a Prod is disputed by a sockpuppet of an editor who was blocked at the time, then can the article be re-prodded? Regards, MrsSnoozyTurtle 03:51, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Thank you everyone for the advice. There is no current article that this relates to, it is just a situation that I have seen a few times in the past, so I would like to know how it works for future reference.
Marchjuly, after your latest reply, I am confused about the earlier one sorry: "I would say no, in principle, since even an article WP:DEPRODded in bad-faith or without any reason being given is considered to be a valid deprod; thus, making the article no longer eligible for WP:PROD". Are you saying that if a PROD is removed by a confirmed sockpuppet (and the sockmaster was blocked at the time of de-PRODding), then the article can't be re-PRODded? Regards, MrsSnoozyTurtle 10:43, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Of course, there might be extenuating circumstances in which an administrator might restore a prod template removed by a sockpuppet or otherwise WP:BANned or WP:BLOCKed editor and these are covered in WP:DEPROD. Does that answer your question? In principle, an article can only be prodded once; however, there might be certain cases (e.g. random vandalism) in which the removal of a prod tag is deemed invalid. Unless you're absolutely sure that a deprod is invalid and are sure that pretty much everyone else is going to see it that way, you're probably better off starting a discussion at AfD than trying to re-add the prod tag. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 12:39, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Good Evening! I'm looking to learn more about how to properly use sourcing, referencing and verification for an article to be published on "Signal Cigarettes." Thanks David TMG13655 ( talk) 23:52, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Hypothetical but the same as my dilemma:
1. A man said that he went into outer space on a homemade rocket.
2. He received significant media coverage (CNN, Forbes, BBC, etc).
3. Later it was proven that he did not go into outer space but simply tricked the media.
4. The media keeps the articles as is, with a tiny clarification.
5. A second man has proof that he went into outer space on a homemade rocket but his event was not covered by the media. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8802:3A12:E700:E18A:7B24:46C8:11F5 ( talk) 21:49, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
What is Wikipedia's response? Are they only interested in the notoriety of the media coverage or are they interested in factual events? Thanks 2600:8802:3A12:E700:E18A:7B24:46C8:11F5 ( talk) 21:31, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello - I've read the information on reliable sources, but still am unsure as to why my citations constitute was not reliable. Is it possible to get more detail on my specific sourcing and how I can fix this? Please let me know how I can share my article from sandbox. PS - I am a newbie. Queenlily2222 ( talk) 22:51, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
I edited a page without an account (an IP edit) - Special:Contributions/68.48.130.97. Subsequently, I created an account as RDJBK. Can I attribute my IP edit to my account name? RDJBK ( talk) 17:25, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello! I got a message from discospinster and her username looks cool when she sent me a welcome. How do I make my username look cool, too? Lobster from Maine ( talk) 01:44, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
So I read someone's post on LinkedIn, wherein there was a few lines in his Wikipidea page that was added by an editor, and he wanted to remove them permanently. He already deleted those lines several times, but they were added over and over again. Please advise, and how to prevent this from happening.
I'm asking for future reference. Thank you. Bmjc98 ( talk) 02:39, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Okay. Thank you for your response. I do have another question, though. What if the page is about a living person, and the "few lines" he wants to get rid off but keeps coming back is negative (but well-sourced), is it still possible to remove it? I have a feeling not, but still wants to hear your answer. Thank you. Bmjc98 ( talk) 03:32, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi! I'm using a phone, so it's hard to type in full detail. Anyway, I forgot the name of the page since it was in different language. But according to that post, the lines that he wants to get rid off are something that can affect the subject's name. He didn't specify what it was, though. Bmjc98 ( talk) 03:32, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
How do I suggest redirecting Premodern to a section of Human history? I didn’t find anything helpful about it in the WP:Redirect guide, only how to actually make the move. Vital Articles Grammar ( talk) 05:00, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
So uh remember me the guy who said “I have a history of vandalism can I be good” yeah i am back help me from getting banned 2001:16A2:C8A0:DC00:B1F9:9870:ECD9:67CD ( talk) 13:03, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Why is the title of the page Hall & Oates instead of Daryl Hall & John Oates? Hall & Oates is a nickname coined by the media. Danzigthecat ( talk) 00:44, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I tried editing the image in the dick pic page but it said that my upload might be unconstructive. How can I change the image to my own edit? Orangeshirt122722 ( talk) 12:05, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
@ Uporządnicki ( talk) Wikipedia does not censor things. Sorry! Cwater1 ( talk) 00:47, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi,
I was wondering what I can do to improve the article ( Draft:Dylan O'Donnell).
This is part of an Educational Project and my team and I submitted it for revision 11 days ago but has not been published yet.
Any help or advice is accepted. Thanks. LIUC.Camilla03 ( talk) 09:59, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
If anyone pliz tell me is this person are available to make a profile in Wikipedia . here is the link of google panel and some music link of her : panel - https://g.co/kgs/7JpneR some music https://open.spotify.com/album/3A65BtM8MR2d5PCrXc9JYi https://open.spotify.com/album/3A65BtM8MR2d5PCrXc9JYi Asrifali ( talk) 11:02, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I want to get a page on Wikipedia resembling my company profile 103.208.225.10 ( talk) 06:56, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
Why is it different in different words Jr321182 ( talk) 12:47, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Rᴀᴍᴋʀɪᴘᴀʟʏᴀᴅᴀᴠɢ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ɪɴ Kᴜᴅɪʟᴀ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ Bɪʜᴀʀ. Dᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ Bɪʀᴛʜ- Wᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ᴏɴ _____ Hᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ɪɴ Bɪʜᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪᴅᴇᴀ Hᴇ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ 𝟷𝟶ᴛʜ ɪɴ 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟶 ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ 𝟷𝟸ᴛʜ ɪɴ 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟸 Hᴇ ɪs ᴀ sᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴅᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ɪɴ BA Hᴇ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴏғ Jᴀᴍᴜɪ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪᴄᴛ Hɪs ғɪʙʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ᴀʀᴛ, ʀᴇᴅ, sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴇᴛᴄ. Fᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ, Tᴡɪᴛᴛᴇʀ, Iɴsᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ, WʜᴀᴛsAᴘᴘ, Oғғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ID - Rᴀᴍᴋʀɪᴘᴀʟʏᴀᴅᴀᴠɢ Ramkripalyadavgeo ( talk) 00:58, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=List_of_supercentenarians
/info/en/?search=Jeanne_Calment
2600:6C4E:1200:1E85:984E:F9AE:AD6D:15AC ( talk) 02:16, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
notable for reasons other than just longevity.as calment's notability comes from her old age alone, no, she should not be listed. lettherebedarklight 晚安 02:44, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
How do I fix this? 2600:8802:3A12:E700:3587:306B:DAB4:9D55 ( talk) 16:17, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
the post about david hunt is labelled as a gangsters which he insists he is not if this is not the way to take down a post could you imform me how to do it many thanks monk eastman
4 Roachguard ( talk) 17:48, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Americanfreedom ( talk) 18:11, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I want to move a page, but the moving a page guide is unclear as to whether I can’t move a page to a redirect or whether I can’t move a redirect.
Thanks In Advance,
Vital Articles Grammar ( talk) 03:26, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
How do I get a page reassessed on the quality-scale? Kanna Hashimoto has been listed as start class but I feel that the work I, among others, have done for the article have made it of higher quality. Would appreciate any help in this matter. Sincerely, Atsumoo ( talk) 19:45, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
The article is Sakae Menda. While attempting to find sources for it, I realized that most sources listed similar facts in the same order to the article and each other. I'm unsure if Wikipedia copied these articles or vice versa. Some parts also read very awkwardly, like they were machine translated. I can't speak Japanese, so I'm not actually sure if this is true though.
Any ideas for fixing these issues, or for finding more sources and expanding the page (I'm struggling to find more online sources to expand the page with)? I've done a little work so far. 108.48.97.70 ( talk) 03:16, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
In the Wikipedia:Using neural network language models on Wikipedia article, the Proposed guidelines section has a different font than other sections in the articles and all that I have ever seen. I can see [when opened for edit] that its' source code is different than the other sections.
== '''Proposed guidlines'''==
vs the other sections which appear as == Planning an article ==
why is this?
additionally, I can only edit source instead of having the option to switch to visual editing. why is that?
3point1415 (
talk) 18:59, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
The logo on our Branson School page is 8 years out of date and I would like to post the current one - but it looks like I don't have access to do that, even when I log in. How can I gain access? BransonComms ( talk) 21:02, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi there,
I am drafting a new Wiki Page and have been reading through some court cases related to the topic. I am wondering: Can I use a court briefing as a source? On the one hand, they are sort of biased, since each side is arguing their own case, on the other hand, they include quite a bit of information, much of which can be reliably fact-checked else where. I am having a hard time finding a help article that touches on this, can anyone point me to helpful info?? Thanks much! Snowyday222 ( talk) 21:20, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi all! I've done a bit of editing, but never a disambiguation page, and I'm not sure about the norms there. I wanted to add another meaning to Parkway (disambiguation): the space between a sidewalk and street, otherwise known as a road verge (it is used in this way several times in the road verge article). I included a citation, but now I'm not sure if disambiguation pages are even supposed to have citations. Since the alternate meaning is listed (with a citation) in the main road verge article, should I omit the citation on the disambiguation page?
Also, I found the specific citation I used in a digital version of the Dictionary of American Regional English on archive.org. From other citations I've seen, it seems like it is preferred to use url=... for the archive.org page, instead of wikilinking the book itself (since it seems like you can't do both?), but I wanted to check on that, too.
Any other advice/assistance appreciated, too. Thanks! Cleancutkid ( talk) 06:08, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
url=
parameter. If it has been archived by a service such as archive.org, then it also worth giving that url, in the archive-url=
parameter, in case the site disappears or is moved (unlikely for Google books, but you never know).
ColinFine (
talk) 16:29, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
In the Google Podcasts article revision history, there seem to be some contradicting edits that add and remove different stub notice templates. This one added a mobile software-related article stub notice, when the article already had a google-related article stub notice. Another edit has also added the podcast-related article stub notice. Then, another edit was made to remove the mobile software and podcast notices, which kept only the google-related article stub notice. The edit was quickly reverted and the article has stayed the same since.
TLDR: should articles have more than one stub notice? (I believe the answer is yes, personally.) If so, which one should it be? 3point1415 ( talk) 22:02, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
[i]f an article overlaps several stub categories, more than one template may be used, but it is strongly recommended that only those relating to the subject's main notability be used. A limit of three or, if really necessary, four stub templates is advised.For example, Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger (a page in my topic area) was once a stub, and used the Amusement ride, building and Six Flags stub templates (You may see it here). Hopefully this answers your question! -- Harobouri • 🎢 • 🏗️ (he/him • WP:APARKS) 22:34, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Non-free content cannot be used in cases where a free content equivalent, with an acceptable quality sufficient to serve the encyclopedic purpose, is available or could be created. - Per WP:NFCC#1
I am asking for clarification on what "could be created" means here. Does it mean that, say, if we were to use a non-free image for a living person, that would violate NFCC 1 because there could be a free content portrait of them produced or would it simply mean that if there isn't a free equivalent, that a NFC can be used? Knightoftheswords281 ( talk) 04:16, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Ok, I have one problem: I want to create an article about the alolan tapu pokemon, but I don't know how! Please help me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.40.1.167 ( talk) 04:21, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Does it need its own WP article or can it be included in another existing article. Some "new" articles have come out of existing articles that have for whatever reason been sectioned off. Search pokemon in WP and see if what you want can be placed in an existing article. If others find that a new article is neede3ed then you can pow wow on it. The important thing is not that you are the author of an article but that you have contributed. Use what you find as your temporary template and go from there. There are plenty of other contributors in WP that will advise if you have gone off track. And if you think you are going off track then come on back to the Teahouse for some guidance. 2603:8000:D300:D0F:A4A9:1E1:30A5:4340 ( talk) 07:14, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
hi, its me again, my question is how do i even create the article draft? that is the part i dont know and im sure there isnt an article on it yet — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.193.44.202 ( talk) 07:07, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
I have reported the abuse of rollback by an administrator (Bbb23) to the Administrative action review page, but I'm not able to leave Bbb23 a message on his talk page because it is protected. Is there a way I am able to notify him other than that? Lobster from Maine (talk) 07:06, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I dont understand this reason can any one help me to fix the problem ! Ahmedemad665 ( talk) 18:42, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I recently created an article about Julien Vincent which has been tagged with the advert tag. Can another reviewer have a look and let me know how I can improve the article? Thanks! UMStellify ( talk) 16:43, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
"The organization uses a multi-faceted approach in its campaigns, including personal meetings with finance executives, data-driven presentations on the risks and costs of coal investment, and partnerships with advocacy groups..."really grates as it 100% sounds like publicity-speak or a copy/paste job, not an encyclopaedia. That therefore leads me to ask if you are connected with the subject in some way, or have received payment to create it? If so, please declare it on your userpage, as explained here. TBH: Your article creations and barnstars thus far don't suggest you have a Conflict of Interest, but this one does somewhat set the old alarm bells ringing. Hope this helps a bit, Nick Moyes ( talk) 17:34, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I did a good job for putting references of their biographies and their stories of athletes, heads of State, etc. on Wikipedia. It's like how to improve communication skills while using phonics. I volunteered as a friendly student. 100.2.114.167 ( talk) 18:58, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Once an article has been published, when is it acceptable enough to begin a new article? I have been advised by Cullen328 to not start any new articles. CharlemagneJane ( talk) 15:32, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Another issue you need to avoid before drafting any more articles. Many (most) of the references you created for the two Byars articles go to GenealogyBank, which asks visitors to create an account in order to see content. This is wrong. Content such as newspaper articles do not need to be available online. Instead, each reference should include the title of an article, the publication, the date, the byline if applicable, the pages, etc. David notMD ( talk) 16:18, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Short version: an editor keeps attacking me and calling my edits garbage and irrelevant, and keeps deleting edits I make for no reason. How do I make him stop and/or report him? I'm combed through Wikipedia's articles but I find them confusing.
Longer version: I added a semi-famous alumna to a school page. An editor took it down saying he didn't think they were important. The person appears in numerous prominent publications and I go to the school; we love talking about how the person went there. I feel these are both objective standards of relevance to both the school and on a broader cultural significance. I also told this editor relevance is subjective and that, while they may not personally find this person important, they do meet Wikipedia's suggested objective criteria of significance. Well now this editor won't stop messaging me, reporting me for I don’t know what (I haven't done anything mean/false/or otherwise offensive to Wiki's policies), and deleting reasonable and reliable edits I have made on pages. I added the head of the Law Society to their law school's notable alumni section and he even deleted that. I added multiple sources and it's hard to defend why the head of Canada's largest provincial legal organization isn't relevant to their law school, no? Wikileeks5 ( talk) 08:43, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
I want to explain the whole truth. May 26, 2020, Sports Reference have closed Olympic sites and bave it transfer into Olympedia. I need you to help me improve and correct the reference of Tracy Caulkins in her biography. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/50983 where she competes for the Women's 100m Breaststroke https://www.olympedia.org/results/7181, 200 metres Individual Medley, Women https://www.olympedia.org/results/7214, 400 metres Individual Medley, Women https://www.olympedia.org/results/7222, 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay, Women. Thank you. 100.2.114.167 ( talk) 10:08, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
I added this:
"As such, note that this list does not include every person who has reached at least an age of 110 years."
To here: /info/en/?search=List_of_supercentenarians
It now reads
"... The following is a list of famous supercentenarians (people who have attained the age of at least 110 years) notable for reasons other than just longevity. As such, note that this list does not include every person who has reached at least an age of 110 years. ..."
It feels a little grammatically awkward to mention 110 twice. Is there a better way to word that? Or is it okay? It was added to make it more clear that the list doesn't include everyone of that age. If it's unnecessary to include that, then let me know and I'll revert it (unless someone else wants to). 2600:6C4E:1200:1E85:984E:F9AE:AD6D:15AC ( talk) 11:17, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
When I try to revert/undo an edit, I get the "The edit could not be undone because it does not exist or was deleted" error message. My suspicion is that it should have said a merge conflict prevented the undo from happening.
Googling this, I found: Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions/Archive_1173#Reverting_Edits
Problem is, the resulting Phabricator task T325019 is closed as resolved. But it's still happening. Maybe this isn't the same cause? Is this the same error or another one? In both cases, other editors have made edits after the edit I want to undo, which is why I suspect I'm too getting the wrong error message.
Here are two reverts I couldn't undo, where I get the above-mentioned error message: [1] [2]
CapnZapp ( talk) 13:14, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
The lead section of Zaporizhzhia (city) states that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (named after the oblast) is in the city, when it is actually located about 50km away in Enerhodar. My request on the talk page last week was ignored. Please fix this; the article is ECP protected so I cannot. 217.180.228.188 ( talk) 02:03, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
How/where do I apply for and earn the wikilibrary card thing so that I can access some added sources and stuff without needing to pay? That sounds really neat. :) — Moops ⋠ T⋡ 03:33, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello!
Have you guidance or a standard for using an article when you refer to a clan name as a noun or subject?
For example, the Clan Campbell <did or was such and such> or Clan Campbell <did or was such and such>
I lean toward no article, but I see both approaches used in the content, sometimes in the same article.
Of course, I would use an article when the clan name is used as an adjective or modifier, like the Clan Campbell crest of arms is....
Thanks much. Toliverkt ( talk) 00:34, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
I am worried that I would get blocked from editing again, since I got blocked from editing two times. Can you please delete my two user talk pages, please?
I HATE if I get blocked from editing Wikipedia. 2607:FEA8:FD04:8107:8497:A2A3:C15D:136D ( talk) 01:48, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
dear, wikipedia team i need some personal information for your page. personal information to advertisement some people 2400:9700:111:3C11:9C73:F184:C8F2:EEFD ( talk) 04:18, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
personal information to advertisement some peopleseems to be describing something that is not permitted on Wikipedia. Advertising on Wikipedia is forbidden. Cullen328 ( talk) 06:13, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
can someone put this [3] template on my userpage? i want it the same size place etc as on the template page Allaoii talk 21:02, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
<div style="position: absolute; top: {{{top|3.5}}}em; width: {{{size|150}}}px; right: {{{right|2}}}em;">[[File:Cabal approved.svg|{{{size|150}}}px|right|link={{{link|WP:TINC}}}|alt=There is no Cabal]]</div>
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Helen
Degenerate◆ 21:59, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
{{Top icon|imagename = Cabal approved.svg|wikilink = WP:TINC|width = 50|height = 50}}
I’ve set the image size at 50x50 pixels, but if that’s too large or too small, feel free to toy with the numbers. ◇
Helen
Degenerate◆ 22:20, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
{{tinc| size = 50| right = 3.5| top = 1| link =WP:TINC}}
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Helen
Degenerate◆ 22:31, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
{{tinc|size = 125|right = 1.5|top = 0.5|link =WP:TINC}}
might work. I changed the size of the image, as well as the ‘right’ and ‘top’ parameters, so that it appears over the topicons. Let me know what you think; I’d be happy to adjust it further if needed. ◇
Helen
Degenerate◆ 00:15, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi - a new editor here. The page for Jeffrey Gramlich contains essentially a resume. What is the usual approach to removing that / rewriting the article in another way? From what a quick google can tell me, I am not even sure this article applies to the basic standards of "notability" other than this individual being a frequent publisher of tax related articles in tax related publications. I cannot see discourse about that person from other sources. As a new editor, I don't want to get in trouble for straight deletions of text. Bustlingporkchop ( talk) 05:15, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello everyone, I found that RTRC tool has provide us with ORES and CVN scores, may help us identify bad edits in a short time, but it's a little hard to use for me. While popup give me a lot of help when patrolling, but it doesn't have a score for all the edits. Is there any way or any tools to combine them together Lemonaka ( talk) 07:06, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi all - I have edited my draft, "Jimmy Ryan (guitarist)," several times and yet it keeps being rejected as non-relevant or not of interest, or not famous enough to merit a Wiki article. I’ve searched Wikipedia and seen many articles about musicians with far less relevance and far less article support that are up on Wikipedia. I don’t understand. I have a discography that’s almost three pages long. I have a book out with a solid five-star rating with 84 reviews. I have a history of being in a rock group with three top forty records (The Critters), which actually has it’s own Wiki page and the same references that I used! I have been credited with six platinum records. I just performed at the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions with three-time Grammy winner, Olivia Rodrigo. As Paul McCartney once said when being not let into a party, “How VIP do I have to be to get in?” Two of my band members have Wiki pages, Don Ciccone, and Lee Shapiro. My page is only different in that it has a lot more references. What to do?? Jrslam01 ( talk) 16:30, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I'd like to be able to split my page into two columns. Maybe 2/3 of the space for text entries and historical information and the 1/3 on the right for pictures, infoboxes, maps, chronologies, etc...
Draft:Sidney P. Marland Jr. PI 71 5280 2021 ( talk) 18:37, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi Wikipedians
Yesterday, I changed my name on Wikimedia Commons from something to Axadem. The problem is that, this change also affected my profile in Wikipedia.
Is it possible to keep my old name in Wikipedia but "Axadem" in Wikimedia Commons? Axadem ( talk) 12:23, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
In Ann Rutledge, in the section "Historical criticism of alleged Lincoln-Rutledge relationship, I just inserted citation needed in this sentence: "In his Lincoln the President, citation needed historian James G. Randall wrote a chapter entitled "Sifting the Ann Rutledge Evidence" which cast doubt on the nature of her and Lincoln's relationship." I did this because Lincoln the President has four volumes. I tried to put "volume number needed," but was not allowed to because there is no template for that. That would be more helpful than "citation needed." What can be done? Maurice Magnus ( talk) 19:45, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
plz tell e how can vanished/delete my article pages Ajrun Amir'za-da ( talk) 09:36, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
By publishing changes, you agree to the Terms of Use, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the CC BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license."Irrevocably" means that you have given up your right to change your mind. There may be other valid reasons to remove the content that you wrote. What are those reasons? Cullen328 ( talk) 09:59, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
would an article about charlemagne's water clock be notable in wikipedia standard? Time Up King ( talk) 12:48, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi! Can I use some parts of a chatGPT result in my wikipedia article? Thanks! Tiagorangel2011 ( talk) 12:52, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
The khandayat caste page is looking like a propaganda. I am from odisha. I studies many caste and people related books like HH risely's tribe and caste of odisha and Bengal, lk mohapatra's many book, Japanese writer akio tanabe's reserch article,prasant Pradhans article, also odisha district gazetteer by many ias officers. They all written correct information and that also match with reality of odisha society. Khandayat is a martial caste and chasa is a sub caste of khandayat. We can find it in every khandayat article and books. But a editor trying to relate gouda caste to khandayat caste by misusing a books information. Sir,There is no connection of khandayat caste with goudas. This is propaganda. Pls reserch on this. Sekharblack123 ( talk) 04:24, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Sekharblack123 The issue appears to be a disagreement with the last sentence of the Lead at Khandayat (caste): "Historically they originated from Oda & Gauda castes." Again, proper place to reach consensus is Talk page of that article. David notMD ( talk) 12:50, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
To the language police - in my opinion, the use of "Sir" late in what Sekharnblack123 wrote was not intended as a salutation, but rather as derogatory intent, as in "Sir (you idiot), there is no connection of khandayat caste with goudas." David notMD ( talk) 12:50, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello everyone, Hope you're good and we're enjoying 2023. I have few (literally many and long) questions here I need guidance from you;
noindex
, so well-behaved search engines will not index them.
ColinFine (
talk) 16:44, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
noidex
code on them too but
Talk:Joseph Marwa (actor) and
Talk:Joe Young (horse) has appeared to almost all big search engines (Google, bing, Yandex, Startpage & duckduck go) sometimes as the first pages but that was only a question to end my curiosity, the big deal/problem was about page moving which I guess I'll have to wait another 18 days to have
extended confirmed status or ask page movers.
ANUwrites 17:14, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
noindex
, so if a search engine is indexing it, it's being naughty..
ColinFine (
talk) 17:22, 1 January 2023 (UTC)I have two articles ( Business Ethics (film) and The Song Spinner (film)) that I want to de-orphan by linking the cast/crew of the films back to their respective Wikipedia articles, e.g. mention Business Ethics in Larenz Tate's page/filmography, but a few months ago, my ability to edit Wikipedia articles about living people was revoked by another Wikipedia user, as far as I can remember, so basically I can still make/edit pages for media like these films, but I can't de-orphan them. PetSematary182 ( talk) 16:17, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
@ Tamzin, would this be acceptable? I've got this screenshot of the preview talk page post, but I haven't posted it yet and won't if it's unacceptable:
Sorry if this is a silly question but wikipedia suggested I go to the talk page for a wikiproject to discuss edits/etc but I can't find the talk page for a project. Is there a URL? I'm specifically looking for the Talk page for this project: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Disability Catchant ( talk) 23:58, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
(1) I have started a draft and want to refer to an existing article. The existing article is titled John Murray (judge), but his name is actually Sir John Murray Murray. I want to use his full name (JMM) in my draft but can't because the title is different (I assume). How can I (or an experienced editor) change the title? [I am JMM's granddaughter so am knowledgeable about this.]
(2) I added two sentences in the middle of JMM's article - statements about his marriage and children. The only citation I could provide is the Murray Family Register, a PDF that traces the family members from 1822 forward. Would it be appropriate to put this in Commons? Then I could refer to it.
Thanks for your help.
Slim8029 ( talk) 02:28, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello I’m a music producer who has produced for several major artists. Including Stitches which I produced most of his biggest songs including brick in yo face, Molly Cyrus, kilos in my bag etc I wanted to add I was the one behind the production on his Wikipedia and find a way to make my self one since I have worked with several other artists like Kevin gates, Mistah fab, Travis barker etc if anyone can instruct me on how I should do this it would be great please and thank you. 2600:1700:1E7E:6810:C427:7341:CF63:224A ( talk) 23:48, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I just created a new article that I transferred from Simple Wikipedia and removed the redirect, Lisa M. Montgomery. There are lots of pages that have her name in them and it will take a long time to link all of them to the Lisa page. Is there a tool I can use to speed the process? Another thing, the new article is not shown on the new pages feed or any other system or this, Is there a reason? Thanks! `~HelpingWorld~` (👽🛸) 06:04, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
The Ajuran Sultanate (Empire) was not shared in Somali history. The Ajuran Empire (Sultanate) ruled East Africa (Large Part of Somalia) from 13th Century to 18th century. The editor limits their history as that of middle ages. It is obvious that the Ajuran Sultanate existed three hundred years past the middle ages. Their Trump card is they defeated the Portuguese and saved East African from certain exploitations of their people. Also saved the Islamic world as the Portuguese would have used Somalia as stepping stone to conquer the Arabian peninsula from the South. I am requesting permission to add such important Somali Empire that had navy to add the History of Somalis. Let not ignorance or tribal minded historian undermine such powerful empire as they may have a narrow minded tribal limited ambitions and deny such powerful part of Somali history. A history that every Somali and African should be proud of knowing the Somali Armada of Ships attacking the Portuguese Navy in 16th century. Yes, the Ajuran Empire denied the Portuguese ambition of conquering East Africa by limiting their colony to Mozambique. Sofala (go plow in Somali) in Mozambique was the Ajuran Empire sentinel was located to watch any Portuguese movement north from there. SomaliAmerican1 ( talk) 07:34, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
C# Abdullahzebari ( talk) 11:35, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
there is a bit of confusion around about some editings on john campbell page... somebody used as source this:
"Campbell says in the video that the National Institute of Health and the Wuhan Institute of Virology were conducting experiments with monkeypox prior to the outbreak and misleadingly suggests viewers may “draw some parallels” between the origins of the monkeypox outbreak and the origins of SARS-CoV-2."
to modify the wiki page to make him appear like a conspiracy supporter... if you watch the video saying “draw some parallels” he clearly didn't meant the same origin for both viruses...
My question is: how is possible that this source passed like "truth" to the extend to destroy the reputation of a person that always showed respect for scientific methodslike John Campbell...
I say "leftists" because the page used as source ask in popoups to support far left organizations. The very same author of the article is clearly a person in paranoia anti-anti-vaxxers and clearly a Trump hater https://twitter.com/gorskon/status/1378718911831638020 95.157.71.108 ( talk) 11:37, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi! I am new to entertainment journalism and my first article was on Filmmaker Melicka Jamshidabadi but it got rejected. Are you able to help me fix the article and learn more about how to write my future articles on other notable public figures? The link to my article is: /info/en/?search=Draft:Melicka_Jamshidabadi Ashley Andersons ( talk) 08:32, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Vinegarymass911 Thanks a lot, and I appreciate your concern and the short note attached to my article where you mentioned the cause of decline! I am learning with time. I will definitely edit the area where 'Blogs, Amazon, and articles written by him' is used. Can you enlighten me a bit more about this part, Should i absolutely avoid his own articles and other's 'blog post' in the entire article, or just the part that deals with 'notability"? i mean, can i cite from his own article to describe his opinion about something? regards. Morshedul Alam Talukdar ( talk) 06:42, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello, there is a draft I cannot find. How do I restore a draft please? thank you, BarI2021 ( talk) 12:26, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
If this was about Draft:Michal Alberstein, it appears that your request for undeletion of a draft that had timed out due to inactivity was approved. David notMD ( talk) 14:53, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi everyone, nice to meet y'all! I hope everyone around the world had a great new year. Let me introduce myself, I am PlainCroissant. I am new to Wikipedia, despite this account being created in April 2022. I aspire to become a Wikipedian as I believe an individual can learn a lot by editing an encyclopedia, as per the saying "knowledge is power". Going forward, I wish to create articles about living people as per BLP policy, edit articles, and improve articles. My niche of interest is music, sports, and comedy. Furthermore, I am looking for a mentor to help me along the way, so I have somebody to provide me clarification regarding any doubts. Kindly ping me by replying here or posting a message on my talk page if you're interested. I am looking forward to meeting you. PlainCroissant ( talk) 08:07, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I have been adding a small martial arts info box to a page but they delete it /info/en/?search=Talk:Robert_Downey_Jr.#Martial_Arts_infobox why can't it stay? I find editors on this page don't allow regular users to make changes. The info box is constructive, in one day viewers have opened it and clicked on Eric Oram's page his stats show a jump from 59 views in a day to 118 just cause of the box. The are over a dozen quality references stating Downey trains Wing Chun he even went on Oprah to discuss it and show where he trains and with who. The photo in the info box show three notable persons so it is relevant. I don't understand what the problem is cause the info box is small and collapsible doesn't take up space but very interesting to fans. Australianblackbelt ( talk) 15:52, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
I have registered a username Ricaltman about twelve years ago with an email address I no longer have. I can no longer log on, having lost my password. How would I edit my account? 24.75.161.96 ( talk) 14:49, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Currently I try to write about armenian scientists,who already passed away. They have been leaving in Era where was no internet,and all publications are paper. How can I cite their works,if they are no online. 147.92.91.224 ( talk) 08:35, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello! I was looking over the article for the 2022 Kazakh presidential election after finding it listed in Category:All articles needing copy edit and I find that article needs some work such as a through copy edit and also a shortening of the opening segment but I do not find myself adequately versed in the subject at hand to do such myself. Is there a way one could note for a future editor of the page, who is more capable in the subject matter, what they feel the article is in need of? Would that just go in the talk page? Thank you for your time.
P.S I apologize if anything here breaks some sort of social convention here that I am not aware of or seems like something very obvious. Planetberaure ( talk) 03:20, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
|for=
parameter to say what the problem is specifically.
Sungodtemple (
talk •
contribs) 03:28, 2 January 2023 (UTC)life science 41.114.147.243 ( talk) 17:11, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
I recently made edits. One was pointed out needing a better reference. My changes have been deleted. Is there someone to talk with or can I get a number of questions answered? Thanks. Speaker Tom Murphy Migliare ( talk) 16:59, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
In a
template, I consider the addition of a newly added item lacking support from reliable sources, so I
used the inline template {{
citation needed span}} on the item. But the editor who added the item
removed the inline template and claimed that "We don't use citations in templates.
"
Is his removal of the inline citation-related template appropriate? If yes, how do we mark something in a template as lacking support from reliable sources? -- Matt Smith ( talk) 02:08, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
{{citation needed}}
in this manner would give the impression that the template itself is being used incorrectly. The result is that existing correct uses of the template would get the warning, which would be inappropriate.
Fabrickator (
talk) 22:12, 2 January 2023 (UTC)love always 207.204.77.75 ( talk) 23:50, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Some interprising admin should create a WP:and/or article for guidance that corresponds to the and/or article so that editors can cite it to support otherwise excising that awkwardly ambiguous Janus-faced monstrosity from Wikepedia. Kent Dominic·(talk) 14:49, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
How can I add things like:
To a template like Template:Infobox building? Danstarr69 ( talk) 19:09, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
{{Infobox building
| name =
| <!-- etc. -->
| embedded =
{{Infobox ABC
| embed = yes <!-- or child=yes or subbox=yes-->
| <!-- etc. -->
}}
}}
~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 22:32, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
:*Please note that the discussion needs to take place here
Template talk:Infobox person. Also be aware that fields like that were deprecated through
WP:CONSENSUS quite some time ago. It was at least 9 or 10 years ago but the discussions are still in the archives.
MarnetteD|
Talk 00:46, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Is he eligible for a Wikipedia page? https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/davis-nolan-1942 2600:8802:3A12:E700:65F6:ED00:6F05:B184 ( talk) 22:38, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
I have done extensive work on the article I have created and I think it deserves a B review now, well sourced and has a lot of information. Is there a place where I can request it? Thanks! `~HelpingWorld~` (👽🛸) 01:52, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
with the president commemorating the observance with a ceremonial speech and proclamationbut that assertion is not verified by the reference that follows. The date format is not consistent, with both month-day-year formats being used alongside day-month-year formats. The article should be checked over carefully. Cullen328 ( talk) 03:31, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
February 9, 1999and at another point it says
30 May 1999. Those are incompatible date formats. Date formatting should be standardized within each individual article. Cullen328 ( talk) 06:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
HelpingWorld, you need to take a very careful look at every single date in that article. The second sentence of the "History " section uses a date format inconsistent with the first sentence of the same section. The lead section says 1st day of May to the 31st of May
, which not anything close to standard date formatting. Please check all of your dates, and standardize them. Added at 06:53, 3 January 2023 by
Cullen328
HelpingWorld, the article is about a subject that's specific to the US. So Wikipedia practice, backed up by a MoS page that I can't be bothered to look for right now, is to write primarily for readers expecting American practice. This includes "American" spelling, antique units of measurement, and a date format that changes direction in the middle. Thus "May 30, 1999" and similar. -- Hoary ( talk) 07:16, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Do not use ordinals (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)and yet you are using ordinals in the lead section. Plus, the first sentence of the "History" section still has date formatting incompatible with the date formatting in the second sentence. You have multiple date formats mixed together in one article. Please standardize the dates. Cullen328 ( talk) 07:41, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
At what point does an article get published? I began an article in my sandbox, to make sure I really understood what I was doing. At some point all of a sudden it was apparently visible to all and got deleted because it was considered to have violated copyright. I wanted to keep correcting the content but couldn't because it had been removed. How to keep an article in the sandbox until it is really ready? Km4water ( talk) 20:00, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi, for more than 3 months I have seen something unusual with the infobox in Santali Wikipedia. Compare infobox in English - Narendra Modi (Normal info) and Santali - ᱱᱚᱨᱮᱱᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱢᱳᱫᱤ (infobox widened in desktop mode). But, it seems to work normal in mobile minerva theme (mobile view). Can anyone point me to the solution to this problem. It would be a great help. Rocky 734 ( talk) 07:25, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello everyone! I just submitted my first wikipedia article yesturday and would love some feedback for its next review. Any feedback is much appreciated. Sustainablequeen ( talk) 12:24, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello again! Hope you're fine, I have a problem with WP:LAYOUT especially a statement, Infobox goes before the introduction. One of the editor had to come and recorrect all of the articles I created and I really feel bad to burden him/her/them/it.
ANUwrites 13:22, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
What's good y'all.
I've noticed that since my article on Émile Reutlinger, some of the article's I have created have not been showing up in seach results (unless you type in its exact name). This also applies to the articles for Johann Eustach von Westernach, Johann Kaspar von Stadion, and Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI. All of them are articles that I have made that fail to appear in search results even when linking to them in other articles. There doesn't seem to be an corelary between any of them, besides that I made them and all of them, with the exception of the article on Johann Eustach von Westernach, had the under construction template on them. Is this a known issue and what can I do to combat this? Knightoftheswords281 ( talk) 00:26, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
I have recently re-written a Wikipedia article that contained inaccuracies and missed many crucial pieces of information. Having made the changes and clicked 'publish' I checked and confirmed that the new entry was online. But I now find that the old article has re-appeared and my new one is nowhere to be seen. Is there a delay between re-submitting a new article or should it be instantly available and the old one superceded? Hayneman ( talk) 11:53, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi there. I've written an Article for /info/en/?search=Draft:Manfred_Doss . Unfortunately i cannot publish it or move it to the namespace due to the missing "more"-Button? What am I doing wrong? Username: User:AnnaZwei
AnnaZwei ( talk) 14:27, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I am trying to understand guideline Wikipedia:NACTOR. If an actor has a significant role in a TV Based notable show, buy that show was super hit and then again they create the 2nd season of it. Then that actor will be consider notable or not? As now he is acting in multiple shows but the show is same, just a new season. Will we consider it as multiple show or one?
Thanks Lordofhunter ( talk) 07:36, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
People are likely to be notable if they meet any of the following standards. Failure to meet these criteria is not conclusive proof that a subject should not be included; conversely, meeting one or more does not guarantee that a subject should be included.. ColinFine ( talk) 11:22, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
I am LordVoldemort728 and I am here to know that how to archive my talk page in different archive numbers? I am able to archive my talk page at User talk:LordVoldemort728/Archive 1 but I want to archive 5 messages to User talk:LordVoldemort728/Archive 2, 5 messages to User talk:LordVoldemort728/Archive 3, 5 messages to User talk:LordVoldemort728/Archive 4 ....... But I don't know how to do like this pattern via a user script so can anyone tell me that how to archive messages of talk page to different archive page numbers. Thanks. 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙♂️ Let's Talk ! 14:56, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
maxarchivesize
, currently it is set in raw format as 100000
, this works. But you can set it as 100k as well. 100000 is the standard, and recommended value for the size of archive page. 80k would be very small, and that value will generate a lot of archive pages. I recommend you to stick to your current settings. When the current page (User talk:LordVoldemort728/Archive 1) gets to the size of 100k, the bot will automatically create /Archive 2. —usernamekiran
(talk) 15:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello! Happy new year and thank you for the invite. I am currently making a page for the Indycar team I work for, Steinbrenner Racing. This is part of my job, I have photos and logos that they have asked me to use. I am having trouble uploading the logo without it being deleted. How should I go about it as far as selecting the correct license(s) for the logo and our other photos? They are all ours and I have been told to use them so there is no issue there. Thank you! Ajusc21 ( talk) 17:32, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hey there ! Last year I tried to transfer a biographical article from the German-language Wiki to the English one – and I learned that self-referencing is not appropriate and some sources were not viewed as reliable. Now, I want to learn how to get it right. First, I will shorten the article to basics and make it about facts mostly. Still, some questions popped up. May I ask where the right place or who the right person/group is to ask them? Thank you and have a good start into the year, Jens JensOhle PS I read already the relevant help pages and have three more specific questions. ( talk) 11:05, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Advice, please: user Роман Сергеевич Сидоров seems to be developing his Talk page as a personal website for himself, though I have advised him several times not to do this. He has also developed some sort of grievance against me, in spite of my efforts to answer questions he has sent me, and has been sending me confrontational messages on my Talk page (posting on the topic 'Voiced retroflex consonant in RP' is the most recent example). I am not sure what to do about this, but I find it disturbing to have these messages sent to me on WP. RoachPeter ( talk) 19:41, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
All the resources I was able to find look reliable to me. I am not sure how I can improve Reliable sources when I found all of them third party and reliable. Ddujmovic ( talk) 18:54, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hey, uh, if you look in these two articles, /info/en/?search=77th_Armor_Regiment#Commanders_of_the_753rd,_Co_A_77th_Tank_Bn,_77th_Armor_Regiment and /info/en/?search=67th_Armored_Regiment, there is nothing about its current structure, and I don't have access to external links that would tell me. Can someone please help? Faithful15 ( talk) 20:17, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Its weird, ive never looked someone up to find wikipedia refusing them a spot. I wanted to learn more about her, it woukd seem based on her authorship alone she would be deserving? Could someone please explain? 97.115.136.1 ( talk) 20:39, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Can you please help me properly format my nomination of the 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election to ITN? Joesom333 ( talk) 19:37, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! Joesom333 ( talk) 22:13, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I'm a paid contributor but I am only a beginner here in wikipedia so I submitted a draft of a politician's biography for review and it was already assessed thanks to the editors who helped me improve the article. Since there was an issue with the picture when I submitted the article for review... it was removed while I was trying to settle the issue. Now that it is resolved and is back in wkicommons, I wanted to edit the article myself and just insert the picture into the article. Would that be okay? I'm just scared of violating the policies. Madona Jace ( talk) 03:00, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
I created a long draft article over several hours, then needed to stop. I looked for a save draft button but did not find one. Now I came back to continue editing, and the draft article has zero content. Empty. Did I lose those hours of work? How do I save a draft before it's ready to publish? BlueChippy ( talk) 21:56, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Someone can revert me like I said
last time, but I just wanted to tell all of you that 2022 (in UTC) has officially passed, and we have entered the fresh new year of 2023! Thank you for
your contributions; all of you!
Happy New Year! —
3PPYB6 (
T /
C /
L) — 00:00, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
User:RPSkokie, have reverted my edits from Divya Gokulnath. If (ASU + GSV Summit 2019 Power of Women Award) is non notable, then why it is here on Cindy Mi's wiki article? and why RPSkokie has removed this. Please note i am not an employee of Byju's, not a paid editor or not a family of Divya Gokulnath. I'm just trying to understand out whether Wikipedia's policy is not same for all entries. Gaargi Puri ( talk) 08:36, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
can i just for clean delete my all talk pages? or, something else. Ajrun Amir'za-da ( talk) 19:13, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Sure i would be happy if you do so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajrun Amir'za-da ( talk • contribs)
It annoys me how every single, British, right leaning source is either listed as:
Generally Unreliable or Deprecated
Whereas every single, British, left leaning source is listed as:
Generally Reliable
Even though I see mistakes from sources like The Guardian and The Independent every single time I read a story from them.
Therefore the left is just as bad as the right, except on Wikipedia it seems, which just like the world of film and TV, is clearly run by liberals, as practically every single Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Daily Express, The Sun, Daily Star, News of the World, Metro, GB News etc reference I see on Wikipedia or use myself is removed by someone eventually no matter what the context of the reference is.
Earlier last year I created this One Pair of Eyes (TV series).
I used the BBC Programme Index to reference every episode date...
And then I used the few random references I could find which were talking about this long-forgotten show or one of the episodes.
One of those random references was from the deprecated Daily Mail.
It was written by Shirley Conran who presented one of the episodes, and was simply a brief mention that she made the episode.
I noticed yesterday that the reference had been removed, so after double checking the reliable source guidelines which say:
"The Daily Mail may be used in rare cases in an about-self fashion. Some editors regard the Daily Mail as reliable historically, so old articles may be used in a historical context."
And then reading the linked about self-fashion section here Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published and questionable sources as sources on themselves which says:
Self-published and questionable sources may be used as sources of information about themselves, usually in articles about themselves or their activities, without the self-published source requirement that they are published experts in the field, so long as:
Therefore I reverted that incorrect reference removal, and explained what the guidelines said.
Today my reversion has been reverted again, so I've re-added it, and I suspect it will be reverted again.
Why are so many people allowed to remove right-leaning references no matter what the context without being questioned?
As I said at the start, I'm always seeing them being removed when I look through the history of articles, no matter what the context of the reference is.
They also get removed even when there's no other sources available to reference non-controversial information, like with another reference of mine that I noticed got removed last year, which I'm pretty sure was about a farmer appearing in a TV show. How is proving that a farmer appeared in a TV show controversial? It isn't, yet it got removed anyway, despite it being the only article I could find with photographic proof of whoever it was appearing in whatever show it was. Danstarr69 ( talk) 23:51, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Could someone direct me to where it is discussed the phrasing style for national Olympic committee names? I do not totally understand all the bits and pieces of WP but i do need to know what is if it has been established how original language titles are phrased in English such as "Comité Olímpico Chile" is the name for the nation of Chile but it is translated into "Chilean Olympic Committee" in an attempt to coincide with English grammar rules when in fact it is a legal title that the translation should be more literal than figurative and at least phrased as "Chile Olympic Committee" instead of "Chilean Comité Olímpico" as what it would be if translated "Chilean Olympic Committee"? 2603:8000:D300:D0F:A4A9:1E1:30A5:4340 ( talk) 04:46, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
I've almost edited 300 pages so far with my account! After I reach the 500 mark will I instantly be able to edit level 3 security extended confirmed articles or is there more to activating that privilege? Hgh1985 ( talk) 00:12, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
I understand the guideline, but I tend to believe vandals usually don't ask for permission or guidance from administrators, if that doesn't shows a hint of good faith, then well I can have nothing else to say.There are various types of vandals. If they ask for guidance from administrators, it may be because they are acting like good-faith editors in order to be mistaken for good-faith editors. Robert McClenon ( talk) 03:39, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Warning an editor who has been vandalizing is not mistreatment. I have no reason to block you, Juanriveranava. Feel free to insult me all you want. I have thick skin. I do not block people to feel better. I block people only to protect the encyclopedia from disruption. Cullen328 ( talk) 23:01, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
I have known that when an editor asks about when an article that they have created will show up on Google searches, they are almost certainly a conflict of interest editor who is trying to game the system of reviewing and indexing and New Page Patrol. I think that we have identified another area of questions that should be cause for concern, that if a new editor asks about extended-confirmed status, they are likely to be trying to game extended-confirmed status. I think that experienced editors should be aware that we do not need to assume good faith in these cases. Robert McClenon ( talk) 16:24, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Why do I keep seeing that?
Is it a problem on Wikipedia?
Or is it something like a cache/cookies problem? Danstarr69 ( talk) 08:59, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Hey team, what redirects used to target Southern Cross Ten?
Southern Cross Ten has since been moved to 10 (Southern Cross Austereo), so I am trying to find out what redirects used to target Southern Cross Ten and don't target 10 (Southern Cross Austereo) nowadays. Can you help me please? From Bas. Bassie f ( talk) 08:57, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Felix_Leong
Apart from these 3 TV news coverage 1. https://www.9news.com.au/national/fire-adelaide-king-fu-felis-leong/550e2804-8b91-47f9-8f1a-022c8434ef15 2. https://www.facebook.com/10NewsAdl/videos/2069357169823106/ 3. https://www.facebook.com/grandmaster.leong1/videos/349970479036036
Felix has been published in a national Spanish newspaper https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5715589521893738&set=a.4444647332321303 He has been in the Latin Australian Times that is out of print but those sources were deleted before the AFD. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217092946im_/http://sifu.maurice.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Sum_Nung.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20170217092858im_/http://sifu.maurice.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LAT-10-Nov.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20170217093153im_/http://sifu.maurice.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/felix-LAT-402x1024.jpg Advertiser; https://web.archive.org/web/20170217093137im_/http://sifu.maurice.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Felix-Leong-559x1024.jpg
Happy new year! Australianblackbelt ( talk) 06:19, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
hello folks, a quick question: how do i create the talk page for an article? this question is apropos of an article i recently created, Bride's Toilet. the article currently lacks a talk page – and i'm not too sure what to add in there. wikiprojects? hope someone can help. Dissoxciate (talk) 09:26, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
can i edit article in wikipedia :-Coupon Code Amank134 ( talk) 10:41, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
I have to quote a lot of hyper links, I give the links, it appears on the page with an icon which when clicked gives the image. I need only the icon. The link can vanish. For that what to do? Sreejit TK Ramchand ( talk) 11:29, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
There has been a Wikipedia article about the script since October this year. It is at Bharati Script and of course you can add information there provided you can cite reliable sources for it. ColinFine ( talk) 18:29, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Lately it has come to my attention the rude and unwelcoming manners of a certain number of administrators and seasoned editors, either in the teahouse or in the interactions on talk pages on different articles, even though I understand that disruptive/vandalizing behaviour is harmful for the project and must be addressed swiftly and that the administrator positions entails certain rights and prerogatives, i extend a cordial invitation on everyone here to adjust the attitude to reflect the expectations of welcoming, politeness and patience and even more keenly to those who have spent more time and effort on wikipedia to follow the guidelines and policies that they're so eager to enforce, lets continue building a better and more inclusive and welcoming project. Juanriveranava ( talk) 18:50, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Those aspiring to become Teahouse hosts are already charged with being friendly and informative to newcomers. See Wikipedia:Teahouse/Host lounge/Expectations. David notMD ( talk) 21:18, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
On my notifications bell, it says I have a new message, but when I click on it, there are no new notifications. Is it a notification from another wiki, and if so, is there a place where I can view cross-wiki notifications. Please help. -- Justyouraveragelechuga talk 12:49, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Brittanica WorldCat works entry Pulse News in Nigeria Google book paragraph about the person seeking a Wikipedia page. 2600:8802:3A12:E700:246A:5770:5E30:1A69 ( talk) 18:07, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
The page is King Gug and it was tagged with "speedy deletion" but I cannot see why it is "irrelevant". Can somebody tell me why? MaxAvery1999 ( talk) 03:23, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
see nothing wrongwith your draft, then that indicates that you have not read basic help pages like Your first article and studied it in depth. Your draft completely fails to establish that this person is notable. You need to step up your game if you hope to write Wikipedia articles that will stick. Cullen328 ( talk) 05:35, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
It, and your other attempts at articles, were all converted to drafts due to lack of references. No references = no articles. And if King Gug is not notable, very unlikely that his albums could be notable. David notMD ( talk) 15:41, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Today i edited the page of Alex Beaton. After a few searches on Google, i found out that there was a Producer with the same name that had a Emmy Nomination once. Now i'm not sure if that is enough to count him as notable. He's also already mentioned in a few wikipeda articles. (1) Emmy Nomination Obituary IMDB
My question now is if this person could be notable. Thanks for any help 1AmNobody24 ( talk) 14:57, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi -- I submitted an article via AfC, not really thinking about why I was doing it that way, and since then have posted another article directly in the mainspace. I just saw on the AFC page that it says "Established users in good standing, however, are encouraged to not clutter up the AfC queue with pages that do not need support or guidance from AfC reviewers." I'm inclined to just post the article currently in the queue directly but would like to know the proper procedure for removing it from the queue. Much thanks. Iguana0000 ( talk) 18:14, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Why was this notice about copyediting put on the article? — VORTEX 3427 ( Talk!) 14:13, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
"As a child, Stovall had severe asthma and visited Hendrick Medical Center over a dozen times, although it has since grown milder with age. He also spent three months at the National Jewish Hospital. A large hospital, it had an onsite kindergarten and field trips. Stovall first visited an arcade on one such field trip and played Night Driver (1976). He lived in Abilene, Texas, where he attended Alta Vista Elementary School and Cooper High School."It's rather full of trivia, and the subjects of the sentences do jump around a bit, nor is it in the most logical order. So, some copy editing would be welcome to polish it a bit further. But I also know from experience that, having worked hard on researching and writing a whole load of text over many weeks, it can often be easier for a fresh pair of eyes to do that final work. Don't be offended by this - it actually a way of saying this is interesting, but it could be made to flow better with a little more work. Hope this helps. Nick Moyes ( talk) 14:30, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
How do i move images up and down in visual editing mode?
Thanks. Klad 2 ( talk) 19:42, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I recently saw a page request on the Bulgaria portal with a link to the original page in Bulgarian. I decided to translate it and publish it as a draft ( Draft:Census of Bulgaria, 1992). I know newer users can't publish pages, so I was wondering what to do from here to get it published? Sorry if this is a bad question! Thanks in advance. LuweQ ( talk) 01:55, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
Justyouraveragelechuga talk 02:24, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
I would like to send out several hundred more 'Happy New Years' greetings. I planned on making this a once a year tradition, as I have only had my account since February of 2022 or so, but have made 13,000+ edits, mostly reverting vandalism. I found this activity to be helpful in getting to see other editors talk pages, as well as spreading joy and love to the most productive editors (by edit count) on the encyclopedia. These people work tirelessly to improve the encyclopedia and thus deserve some thanks in my view. That said, I was recently blocked for doing this by user RoySmith and then promptly unblocked. As you can see, many editors see this as a harmless and helpful activity. I would like to see about gaining WP:Consensus though BEFORE continuing to send any more 'Happy New Years' messages of love, so that I do not violate the terms of my (very brief) block. See the details on the block and block discussion here, and if this is NOT the place to try and seek feedback on this block, or more appropriately, the consensus on terms that would allow for me to proceed with sending holiday love, then please just direct me to where best to send this message. TY — Moops ⋠ T⋡ 18:44, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
@ Moops: although some will like receiving your New Year messages, some will not. Even a small percentage of thousands can equate to many editors who are not pleased, may even be annoyed, and may think of you as a spammer. Also, as others have noted, your messages clutter up the watchlists of everyone who has many high-volume editors on their list (bot edits can be excluded from watchlists but yours can't). Sure, you have received some thanks but I would guess that the vast majority of your recipients haven't thanked you. After all, it's one thing to receive a greeting from people with whom we've conversed and directly collaborated, quite another to receive a mass-mailing from a stranger who's been sending multiple messages a minute. Rather than simply removing objectors from your list as if it's something we have to opt out of, why not take their objections on board, accept anyway that the time for saying Happy New Year in 2023 has passed, and consider carefully whether it might be inappropriate to repeat the exercise in 2024? NebY ( talk) 16:48, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
is registered to the US Navy and may be shared by multiple users of a government agency or facility. You can ask further questions on my talk page if you like, and I'll dig out a list of my responses to you if you really want one. 199.208.172.35 ( talk) 21:51, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
"...the spamming has started up again...". For the sake of all that is good, what is harmed here? — Moops ⋠ T⋡ 21:37, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
I'll add a recollection, with little comment on the specific topic discussed. In the very early days of the Internet somebody innocently sent a crude Christmas tree graphic out. In this case it was designed to send itself on to addresses in the recipient's address book, the first true worm. This gesture, intended to be kind, overwhelmed the Internet. One (or a very few) people sending greetings to several random others, as happened now, is not a problem, indeed a nice gesture. But if it catches on ... Happy (nearly) New Year, Pol098 ( talk) 13:20, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
TOERS 102.249.1.232 ( talk) 10:35, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
I've found a few drafts which I believe could be speedy deleted under A10, but I'm not sure if the criteria in the article group can be applied to drafts. If not, what criteria applies to the drafts linked? MaterialWorks (talk) 11:26, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
in the Temara article (in the Temara#Climate part) there's a Weather box template that looks wrong when I view it, it leaves a lot of empty space because the Template:Infobox settlement is longer and so there's a very large gap without text. I think it looks like that only one the beta wikipedia version, which I am using. Here's[1] how it looks for me:
Here's[2] how it looks when I open it in incognito (without my account settings):
I wonder if I should change the weather box template to have width=auto
3point1415 (
talk) 09:40, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
I would like to create a wikipedia entry for certain objects on Amelia Island, Florida (where I am now a retired professor). As an example, here is a story about the statue of David Yulee, which can be the first object entry I will create: https://fernandinaobserver.com/general/david-levy-yulee-a-man-a-moment-in-time-a-monument/
In my academic research and practice as professor, I used an "object-based" approach in several venues, including U. Texas at Dallas. Often, there are multiple interpretations for an object, including viewing the object through a mathematical lens (or a computing lens). The math educators call these "math walks" or "math trails". I used computer science as the lens for objects on campus.
Has anyone else done this object-centered (multiple interpretations) approach in Wikipedia? I'd also like to tie the object interpretations to educational standards in middle school/high school/university subjects. So, someone looking at the David Yulee statue could thread each interpretation to its corresponding subject/standard. This will be useful for educators seeking new ways of interpreting objects and their interpretations, complementing the traditional teacher on the stage approach to learning. 2600:1700:5A10:6CD0:C000:ADED:51BA:1B8B ( talk) 15:08, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
How to edit Ilovehermionegranger ( talk) 16:23, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
Steve Covino There was a listing previously for Steve Covino who is a broadcaster on FOX Sports Radio, Patreon as part of Covino and Rich and Sirius XM on multiple channels and formerly an ESPN host. He has been a voice on GTA and has had a successful career in broadcasting for almost 2 decades. His Wikipedia spot was suddenly taken by a soccer player with the same name. His info has mysteriously disappeared. Can we put him back on using his photo and biography? Www.covinoandrich.com (----) Lisaparaggio ( talk) 16:20, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
What is Auckland's protection level on Wikipedia? 64.114.207.63 ( talk) 19:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi! Is there some easy way to convert citations from bibtex format to the format used in wikipedia? Vuniu ( talk) 22:51, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
I have not even started and I got alert that someone declared publicly a conflict of interest with my article? What do I do? MWIalliedhealth ( talk) 18:14, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
What if you see a mistake in a writing but do not know how to edit it? I have tried and tried to find a guide to see but I cannot find one. IGotHacked12 ( talk) 17:22, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I have a few questions about references. There is a page that I tried to edit ( rolfing) because it seemed very biased. This is not a subject I am an expert in, which is what I came to Wikipedia for, but 10 minutes of additional searching made the bias clear. After doing deeper research I added several recent studies on the subject (good ones, 2015, 2016 at Harvard Med & Stanford) which showed strong results of Rolfing for 3 specific things. The original writers deleted all of that and took it back to what was. So here are my questions:
1.) does the reference article have to be readable by the public, i.e., what if it's behind a paywall? I would think in this case at least the Wikipedia editor should have to quote it. Or are we expected to use references which are available to all? (this is about their reference to the term "quackery")
2.) Don't we have a preference for good studies done in the last 10 years over an opinion that was expressed in 2001 which was only reiterating a phrase in a book from 1959? (again, about quackery - and I agree with another person who tried to edit the page who said that this term has a moral connotation, it implies an attempt to be deceitful)
3.) I assume you editors are very busy. So if I stated all the above in a response (to someone, who I presume was an admin editor) does it just take time for them to get back to it? Or should I conclude that the medical luddites won? :-)
Just to be clear: I'm not pro or con any of the 4-5 things which I noticed are now paid for by my medial insurance, but I was curious about all of them as I was surprised that they had become that mainstream. Then I come to my favorite encyclopedia to see that these articles reference very old material.
Thanks - I'm sure there's a lot I don't know yet about editing (before now I was mostly about line editing (non-controversial!)). Cleajames13 ( talk) 20:07, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
I'm super new, but I had written an article that had been set for speedy deletion and now I cant create a new sandbox, nor access the old one.
Could someone check it out to see if anything is wrong? Louister41 ( talk) 18:55, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
Peer Groups. Started with 2 or 3, grew. Ben Franklin's Junto. Samual Johnson's Club. Freud's Vienna Psychoanalytic Society. Etc Etc Good idea? 97.122.250.107 ( talk) 23:12, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello team, I am not a new user and have already translated a few pages from English. Recently I translated Poverty Bay page but when trying to publish it, I received an error message as:
Automatic edit filters have identified problematic content in your translation. Filter hit: ویرایش و ایجاد مقاله با استفاده از ابزار ترجمه محتو
Reading further in help pages, I notice the requirement for 500 edits for translation from English. Is this a new rule? I never had problems like this before.
Is there any way I can publish this work? Any help will be appreciated.  Freshclover ( talk) 06:24, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic page inbox looks messed up. Could I have some help, and maybe a few tips on fixing infoboxes? Thanks. Professor Penguino ( talk) 02:10, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello, when creating a List of live performances, should we add the date the performance was recorded or aired? Didimilk ( talk) 22:03, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
I know I'm doing something wrong but I'm not sure how to do it correctly.
DarklitShadow ( talk) 21:05, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
|url=
and |title=
parameters in that, along with any other relevant parameters. See the documentation of the citation template for how to do it.
Deor (
talk) 22:05, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
How do I see the number of edits? Do I simply have to count through the list or is there a shortcut? Mast303 ( talk) 04:38, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Sorry, but I really want to know how to add pictures because when I try it always just says the name of the pictures link but never shows it.
Also how do I add links as when I do even if it's a real page that exists it says do you want to make a draft on it or not a real page yet. Thanks. Imadethis123 ( talk) 12:17, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello - was not sure how to have Wikipedia pick up the Texaco Camaro story. Is this something that I do or other contribute to? 50.237.88.150 ( talk) 15:23, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
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I did a experiment about cockatiels and came to a conclusion.Then I edited Lutino-pearl cockatiel. But later I got a messang.It says I don't have good references.There is no authoritative articles on the internet.Can you help me solve the problems?Just find some authoritative articles about it is OK.Thanks. SecondFatBudgie ( talk) 10:09, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
Can I just use Chinese Wikipedia as a reference?
How can I make a start arcicle better? Should I leave it alone and go on to the article that I have to offer? CharlemagneJane ( talk) 00:48, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
stand on its own as a concise overview of the article's topic. It should identify the topic, establish context, explain why the topic is notable, and summarize the most important points, including any prominent controversies. The notability of the article's subject is usually established in the first few sentences. As in the body of the article itself, the emphasis given to material in the lead should roughly reflect its importance to the topic, according to reliable, published sources.So. your lead sections are way too short and should summarize the notabilty of these people in a far better way.
CharlemagneJane Many (most?) of the references for the two Byars articles appear to be to URLs for images of newspaper articles (most of those behind a paywall), so I am raising a query to those more experienced than I as to whether all this represents copyright infringement. David notMD ( talk) 07:08, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Why are science articles often unreadable? Azbookmobile ( talk) 21:19, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
Why would a whole section be deleted in an article if the section was sourced with news paper articles and if the section was related to the interest of the person noted? CharlemagneJane ( talk) 13:59, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
How can I make and publish an article on the topic "Ferula jaeschkeana" as the topic is not available in Wikipedia?
Helix 199 ( talk) 14:44, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wild%20Asafoetida.html https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:842316-1 https://uk.inaturalist.org/taxa/921258-Ferula-jaeschkeana https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8582753/ then look at how other similar articles are formatted for example Ferula cypria and Ferula foetida then base your article on those. I would also advise using the WP:AFC process too. Goodluck. Theroadislong ( talk) 14:54, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Is any one working on using Bacterial . Co2 consuming bacteria to combat global warming. 86.5.132.5 ( talk) 14:40, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
I noticed an "error" in the article Schlumberger Brothers. Henri George Doll is listed as (Conrad's brother-in-law); Henri George Doll was Conrad's "son-in-law", as he married Conrad's daughter, Anne Schlumberger. 12.231.54.50 ( talk) 16:51, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
All of the sources that I have used in the Ray Byars and Tommy Byars articles come from old newspapers and magazine articles and all statements are sourced. Why would they not be reliable? CharlemagneJane ( talk) 16:20, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
I edited the page Henry II, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and want to move it to Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen as that is the correct title. However, I'm not allowed to move the page as the page of that name already exists. That page is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). That renaming was done because Henry of Nassau-Siegen (1611–1652) has never been a reigning count.
Can someone move the page? Roelof Hendrickx ( talk) 19:25, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello! I've had autopatrolled rights for a couple months now and realized one of my preferred methods of page creation may have prevented my articles from actually benefitting from this right. Both Eastern Catholic liturgy and Disco (Surf Curse song) were originally created in sandboxes that I moved to their current titles. However, neither appears in the search bar unless I type their full names in a case-sensitive manner, reminiscent of my pre-autopatroller experience. If anyone could give me an idea on how to confirm whether I'm right or not, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks and happy new year! ~ Pbritti ( talk) 21:12, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello: I saw on the COI pages that if I felt the author of an existing page had a COI, I should contact him/her directly to suggest this and offer additional information that would provide balance. It isn't apparent to me how to find the original author or how to connect. VerniceDaniel ( talk) 22:12, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello Teahouse folks. I have some general questions please, that doesn't relate to any specific article. Are blocked editors allowed to dispute Prods?
If not, and a Prod is disputed by a sockpuppet of an editor who was blocked at the time, then can the article be re-prodded? Regards, MrsSnoozyTurtle 03:51, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Thank you everyone for the advice. There is no current article that this relates to, it is just a situation that I have seen a few times in the past, so I would like to know how it works for future reference.
Marchjuly, after your latest reply, I am confused about the earlier one sorry: "I would say no, in principle, since even an article WP:DEPRODded in bad-faith or without any reason being given is considered to be a valid deprod; thus, making the article no longer eligible for WP:PROD". Are you saying that if a PROD is removed by a confirmed sockpuppet (and the sockmaster was blocked at the time of de-PRODding), then the article can't be re-PRODded? Regards, MrsSnoozyTurtle 10:43, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Of course, there might be extenuating circumstances in which an administrator might restore a prod template removed by a sockpuppet or otherwise WP:BANned or WP:BLOCKed editor and these are covered in WP:DEPROD. Does that answer your question? In principle, an article can only be prodded once; however, there might be certain cases (e.g. random vandalism) in which the removal of a prod tag is deemed invalid. Unless you're absolutely sure that a deprod is invalid and are sure that pretty much everyone else is going to see it that way, you're probably better off starting a discussion at AfD than trying to re-add the prod tag. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 12:39, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Good Evening! I'm looking to learn more about how to properly use sourcing, referencing and verification for an article to be published on "Signal Cigarettes." Thanks David TMG13655 ( talk) 23:52, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Hypothetical but the same as my dilemma:
1. A man said that he went into outer space on a homemade rocket.
2. He received significant media coverage (CNN, Forbes, BBC, etc).
3. Later it was proven that he did not go into outer space but simply tricked the media.
4. The media keeps the articles as is, with a tiny clarification.
5. A second man has proof that he went into outer space on a homemade rocket but his event was not covered by the media. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8802:3A12:E700:E18A:7B24:46C8:11F5 ( talk) 21:49, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
What is Wikipedia's response? Are they only interested in the notoriety of the media coverage or are they interested in factual events? Thanks 2600:8802:3A12:E700:E18A:7B24:46C8:11F5 ( talk) 21:31, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello - I've read the information on reliable sources, but still am unsure as to why my citations constitute was not reliable. Is it possible to get more detail on my specific sourcing and how I can fix this? Please let me know how I can share my article from sandbox. PS - I am a newbie. Queenlily2222 ( talk) 22:51, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
I edited a page without an account (an IP edit) - Special:Contributions/68.48.130.97. Subsequently, I created an account as RDJBK. Can I attribute my IP edit to my account name? RDJBK ( talk) 17:25, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello! I got a message from discospinster and her username looks cool when she sent me a welcome. How do I make my username look cool, too? Lobster from Maine ( talk) 01:44, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
So I read someone's post on LinkedIn, wherein there was a few lines in his Wikipidea page that was added by an editor, and he wanted to remove them permanently. He already deleted those lines several times, but they were added over and over again. Please advise, and how to prevent this from happening.
I'm asking for future reference. Thank you. Bmjc98 ( talk) 02:39, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Okay. Thank you for your response. I do have another question, though. What if the page is about a living person, and the "few lines" he wants to get rid off but keeps coming back is negative (but well-sourced), is it still possible to remove it? I have a feeling not, but still wants to hear your answer. Thank you. Bmjc98 ( talk) 03:32, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi! I'm using a phone, so it's hard to type in full detail. Anyway, I forgot the name of the page since it was in different language. But according to that post, the lines that he wants to get rid off are something that can affect the subject's name. He didn't specify what it was, though. Bmjc98 ( talk) 03:32, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
How do I suggest redirecting Premodern to a section of Human history? I didn’t find anything helpful about it in the WP:Redirect guide, only how to actually make the move. Vital Articles Grammar ( talk) 05:00, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
So uh remember me the guy who said “I have a history of vandalism can I be good” yeah i am back help me from getting banned 2001:16A2:C8A0:DC00:B1F9:9870:ECD9:67CD ( talk) 13:03, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Why is the title of the page Hall & Oates instead of Daryl Hall & John Oates? Hall & Oates is a nickname coined by the media. Danzigthecat ( talk) 00:44, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I tried editing the image in the dick pic page but it said that my upload might be unconstructive. How can I change the image to my own edit? Orangeshirt122722 ( talk) 12:05, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
@ Uporządnicki ( talk) Wikipedia does not censor things. Sorry! Cwater1 ( talk) 00:47, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi,
I was wondering what I can do to improve the article ( Draft:Dylan O'Donnell).
This is part of an Educational Project and my team and I submitted it for revision 11 days ago but has not been published yet.
Any help or advice is accepted. Thanks. LIUC.Camilla03 ( talk) 09:59, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
If anyone pliz tell me is this person are available to make a profile in Wikipedia . here is the link of google panel and some music link of her : panel - https://g.co/kgs/7JpneR some music https://open.spotify.com/album/3A65BtM8MR2d5PCrXc9JYi https://open.spotify.com/album/3A65BtM8MR2d5PCrXc9JYi Asrifali ( talk) 11:02, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I want to get a page on Wikipedia resembling my company profile 103.208.225.10 ( talk) 06:56, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
Why is it different in different words Jr321182 ( talk) 12:47, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Rᴀᴍᴋʀɪᴘᴀʟʏᴀᴅᴀᴠɢ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ɪɴ Kᴜᴅɪʟᴀ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ Bɪʜᴀʀ. Dᴀᴛᴇ ᴏғ Bɪʀᴛʜ- Wᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ᴏɴ _____ Hᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ɪɴ Bɪʜᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɪᴅᴇᴀ Hᴇ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ 𝟷𝟶ᴛʜ ɪɴ 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟶 ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ 𝟷𝟸ᴛʜ ɪɴ 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟸 Hᴇ ɪs ᴀ sᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴡʜᴏ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴅᴍɪssɪᴏɴ ɪɴ BA Hᴇ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴏғ Jᴀᴍᴜɪ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪᴄᴛ Hɪs ғɪʙʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ᴀʀᴛ, ʀᴇᴅ, sɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴇᴛᴄ. Fᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ, Tᴡɪᴛᴛᴇʀ, Iɴsᴛᴀɢʀᴀᴍ, WʜᴀᴛsAᴘᴘ, Oғғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ID - Rᴀᴍᴋʀɪᴘᴀʟʏᴀᴅᴀᴠɢ Ramkripalyadavgeo ( talk) 00:58, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=List_of_supercentenarians
/info/en/?search=Jeanne_Calment
2600:6C4E:1200:1E85:984E:F9AE:AD6D:15AC ( talk) 02:16, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
notable for reasons other than just longevity.as calment's notability comes from her old age alone, no, she should not be listed. lettherebedarklight 晚安 02:44, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
How do I fix this? 2600:8802:3A12:E700:3587:306B:DAB4:9D55 ( talk) 16:17, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
the post about david hunt is labelled as a gangsters which he insists he is not if this is not the way to take down a post could you imform me how to do it many thanks monk eastman
4 Roachguard ( talk) 17:48, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Americanfreedom ( talk) 18:11, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I want to move a page, but the moving a page guide is unclear as to whether I can’t move a page to a redirect or whether I can’t move a redirect.
Thanks In Advance,
Vital Articles Grammar ( talk) 03:26, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
How do I get a page reassessed on the quality-scale? Kanna Hashimoto has been listed as start class but I feel that the work I, among others, have done for the article have made it of higher quality. Would appreciate any help in this matter. Sincerely, Atsumoo ( talk) 19:45, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
The article is Sakae Menda. While attempting to find sources for it, I realized that most sources listed similar facts in the same order to the article and each other. I'm unsure if Wikipedia copied these articles or vice versa. Some parts also read very awkwardly, like they were machine translated. I can't speak Japanese, so I'm not actually sure if this is true though.
Any ideas for fixing these issues, or for finding more sources and expanding the page (I'm struggling to find more online sources to expand the page with)? I've done a little work so far. 108.48.97.70 ( talk) 03:16, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
In the Wikipedia:Using neural network language models on Wikipedia article, the Proposed guidelines section has a different font than other sections in the articles and all that I have ever seen. I can see [when opened for edit] that its' source code is different than the other sections.
== '''Proposed guidlines'''==
vs the other sections which appear as == Planning an article ==
why is this?
additionally, I can only edit source instead of having the option to switch to visual editing. why is that?
3point1415 (
talk) 18:59, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
The logo on our Branson School page is 8 years out of date and I would like to post the current one - but it looks like I don't have access to do that, even when I log in. How can I gain access? BransonComms ( talk) 21:02, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi there,
I am drafting a new Wiki Page and have been reading through some court cases related to the topic. I am wondering: Can I use a court briefing as a source? On the one hand, they are sort of biased, since each side is arguing their own case, on the other hand, they include quite a bit of information, much of which can be reliably fact-checked else where. I am having a hard time finding a help article that touches on this, can anyone point me to helpful info?? Thanks much! Snowyday222 ( talk) 21:20, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi all! I've done a bit of editing, but never a disambiguation page, and I'm not sure about the norms there. I wanted to add another meaning to Parkway (disambiguation): the space between a sidewalk and street, otherwise known as a road verge (it is used in this way several times in the road verge article). I included a citation, but now I'm not sure if disambiguation pages are even supposed to have citations. Since the alternate meaning is listed (with a citation) in the main road verge article, should I omit the citation on the disambiguation page?
Also, I found the specific citation I used in a digital version of the Dictionary of American Regional English on archive.org. From other citations I've seen, it seems like it is preferred to use url=... for the archive.org page, instead of wikilinking the book itself (since it seems like you can't do both?), but I wanted to check on that, too.
Any other advice/assistance appreciated, too. Thanks! Cleancutkid ( talk) 06:08, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
url=
parameter. If it has been archived by a service such as archive.org, then it also worth giving that url, in the archive-url=
parameter, in case the site disappears or is moved (unlikely for Google books, but you never know).
ColinFine (
talk) 16:29, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
In the Google Podcasts article revision history, there seem to be some contradicting edits that add and remove different stub notice templates. This one added a mobile software-related article stub notice, when the article already had a google-related article stub notice. Another edit has also added the podcast-related article stub notice. Then, another edit was made to remove the mobile software and podcast notices, which kept only the google-related article stub notice. The edit was quickly reverted and the article has stayed the same since.
TLDR: should articles have more than one stub notice? (I believe the answer is yes, personally.) If so, which one should it be? 3point1415 ( talk) 22:02, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
[i]f an article overlaps several stub categories, more than one template may be used, but it is strongly recommended that only those relating to the subject's main notability be used. A limit of three or, if really necessary, four stub templates is advised.For example, Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger (a page in my topic area) was once a stub, and used the Amusement ride, building and Six Flags stub templates (You may see it here). Hopefully this answers your question! -- Harobouri • 🎢 • 🏗️ (he/him • WP:APARKS) 22:34, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Non-free content cannot be used in cases where a free content equivalent, with an acceptable quality sufficient to serve the encyclopedic purpose, is available or could be created. - Per WP:NFCC#1
I am asking for clarification on what "could be created" means here. Does it mean that, say, if we were to use a non-free image for a living person, that would violate NFCC 1 because there could be a free content portrait of them produced or would it simply mean that if there isn't a free equivalent, that a NFC can be used? Knightoftheswords281 ( talk) 04:16, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Ok, I have one problem: I want to create an article about the alolan tapu pokemon, but I don't know how! Please help me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.40.1.167 ( talk) 04:21, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Does it need its own WP article or can it be included in another existing article. Some "new" articles have come out of existing articles that have for whatever reason been sectioned off. Search pokemon in WP and see if what you want can be placed in an existing article. If others find that a new article is neede3ed then you can pow wow on it. The important thing is not that you are the author of an article but that you have contributed. Use what you find as your temporary template and go from there. There are plenty of other contributors in WP that will advise if you have gone off track. And if you think you are going off track then come on back to the Teahouse for some guidance. 2603:8000:D300:D0F:A4A9:1E1:30A5:4340 ( talk) 07:14, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
hi, its me again, my question is how do i even create the article draft? that is the part i dont know and im sure there isnt an article on it yet — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.193.44.202 ( talk) 07:07, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
I have reported the abuse of rollback by an administrator (Bbb23) to the Administrative action review page, but I'm not able to leave Bbb23 a message on his talk page because it is protected. Is there a way I am able to notify him other than that? Lobster from Maine (talk) 07:06, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I dont understand this reason can any one help me to fix the problem ! Ahmedemad665 ( talk) 18:42, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi, I recently created an article about Julien Vincent which has been tagged with the advert tag. Can another reviewer have a look and let me know how I can improve the article? Thanks! UMStellify ( talk) 16:43, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
"The organization uses a multi-faceted approach in its campaigns, including personal meetings with finance executives, data-driven presentations on the risks and costs of coal investment, and partnerships with advocacy groups..."really grates as it 100% sounds like publicity-speak or a copy/paste job, not an encyclopaedia. That therefore leads me to ask if you are connected with the subject in some way, or have received payment to create it? If so, please declare it on your userpage, as explained here. TBH: Your article creations and barnstars thus far don't suggest you have a Conflict of Interest, but this one does somewhat set the old alarm bells ringing. Hope this helps a bit, Nick Moyes ( talk) 17:34, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I did a good job for putting references of their biographies and their stories of athletes, heads of State, etc. on Wikipedia. It's like how to improve communication skills while using phonics. I volunteered as a friendly student. 100.2.114.167 ( talk) 18:58, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Once an article has been published, when is it acceptable enough to begin a new article? I have been advised by Cullen328 to not start any new articles. CharlemagneJane ( talk) 15:32, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Another issue you need to avoid before drafting any more articles. Many (most) of the references you created for the two Byars articles go to GenealogyBank, which asks visitors to create an account in order to see content. This is wrong. Content such as newspaper articles do not need to be available online. Instead, each reference should include the title of an article, the publication, the date, the byline if applicable, the pages, etc. David notMD ( talk) 16:18, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Short version: an editor keeps attacking me and calling my edits garbage and irrelevant, and keeps deleting edits I make for no reason. How do I make him stop and/or report him? I'm combed through Wikipedia's articles but I find them confusing.
Longer version: I added a semi-famous alumna to a school page. An editor took it down saying he didn't think they were important. The person appears in numerous prominent publications and I go to the school; we love talking about how the person went there. I feel these are both objective standards of relevance to both the school and on a broader cultural significance. I also told this editor relevance is subjective and that, while they may not personally find this person important, they do meet Wikipedia's suggested objective criteria of significance. Well now this editor won't stop messaging me, reporting me for I don’t know what (I haven't done anything mean/false/or otherwise offensive to Wiki's policies), and deleting reasonable and reliable edits I have made on pages. I added the head of the Law Society to their law school's notable alumni section and he even deleted that. I added multiple sources and it's hard to defend why the head of Canada's largest provincial legal organization isn't relevant to their law school, no? Wikileeks5 ( talk) 08:43, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
I want to explain the whole truth. May 26, 2020, Sports Reference have closed Olympic sites and bave it transfer into Olympedia. I need you to help me improve and correct the reference of Tracy Caulkins in her biography. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/50983 where she competes for the Women's 100m Breaststroke https://www.olympedia.org/results/7181, 200 metres Individual Medley, Women https://www.olympedia.org/results/7214, 400 metres Individual Medley, Women https://www.olympedia.org/results/7222, 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay, Women. Thank you. 100.2.114.167 ( talk) 10:08, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
I added this:
"As such, note that this list does not include every person who has reached at least an age of 110 years."
To here: /info/en/?search=List_of_supercentenarians
It now reads
"... The following is a list of famous supercentenarians (people who have attained the age of at least 110 years) notable for reasons other than just longevity. As such, note that this list does not include every person who has reached at least an age of 110 years. ..."
It feels a little grammatically awkward to mention 110 twice. Is there a better way to word that? Or is it okay? It was added to make it more clear that the list doesn't include everyone of that age. If it's unnecessary to include that, then let me know and I'll revert it (unless someone else wants to). 2600:6C4E:1200:1E85:984E:F9AE:AD6D:15AC ( talk) 11:17, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
When I try to revert/undo an edit, I get the "The edit could not be undone because it does not exist or was deleted" error message. My suspicion is that it should have said a merge conflict prevented the undo from happening.
Googling this, I found: Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions/Archive_1173#Reverting_Edits
Problem is, the resulting Phabricator task T325019 is closed as resolved. But it's still happening. Maybe this isn't the same cause? Is this the same error or another one? In both cases, other editors have made edits after the edit I want to undo, which is why I suspect I'm too getting the wrong error message.
Here are two reverts I couldn't undo, where I get the above-mentioned error message: [1] [2]
CapnZapp ( talk) 13:14, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
The lead section of Zaporizhzhia (city) states that the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (named after the oblast) is in the city, when it is actually located about 50km away in Enerhodar. My request on the talk page last week was ignored. Please fix this; the article is ECP protected so I cannot. 217.180.228.188 ( talk) 02:03, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
How/where do I apply for and earn the wikilibrary card thing so that I can access some added sources and stuff without needing to pay? That sounds really neat. :) — Moops ⋠ T⋡ 03:33, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello!
Have you guidance or a standard for using an article when you refer to a clan name as a noun or subject?
For example, the Clan Campbell <did or was such and such> or Clan Campbell <did or was such and such>
I lean toward no article, but I see both approaches used in the content, sometimes in the same article.
Of course, I would use an article when the clan name is used as an adjective or modifier, like the Clan Campbell crest of arms is....
Thanks much. Toliverkt ( talk) 00:34, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
I am worried that I would get blocked from editing again, since I got blocked from editing two times. Can you please delete my two user talk pages, please?
I HATE if I get blocked from editing Wikipedia. 2607:FEA8:FD04:8107:8497:A2A3:C15D:136D ( talk) 01:48, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
dear, wikipedia team i need some personal information for your page. personal information to advertisement some people 2400:9700:111:3C11:9C73:F184:C8F2:EEFD ( talk) 04:18, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
personal information to advertisement some peopleseems to be describing something that is not permitted on Wikipedia. Advertising on Wikipedia is forbidden. Cullen328 ( talk) 06:13, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
can someone put this [3] template on my userpage? i want it the same size place etc as on the template page Allaoii talk 21:02, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
<div style="position: absolute; top: {{{top|3.5}}}em; width: {{{size|150}}}px; right: {{{right|2}}}em;">[[File:Cabal approved.svg|{{{size|150}}}px|right|link={{{link|WP:TINC}}}|alt=There is no Cabal]]</div>
◇
Helen
Degenerate◆ 21:59, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
{{Top icon|imagename = Cabal approved.svg|wikilink = WP:TINC|width = 50|height = 50}}
I’ve set the image size at 50x50 pixels, but if that’s too large or too small, feel free to toy with the numbers. ◇
Helen
Degenerate◆ 22:20, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
{{tinc| size = 50| right = 3.5| top = 1| link =WP:TINC}}
◇
Helen
Degenerate◆ 22:31, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
{{tinc|size = 125|right = 1.5|top = 0.5|link =WP:TINC}}
might work. I changed the size of the image, as well as the ‘right’ and ‘top’ parameters, so that it appears over the topicons. Let me know what you think; I’d be happy to adjust it further if needed. ◇
Helen
Degenerate◆ 00:15, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi - a new editor here. The page for Jeffrey Gramlich contains essentially a resume. What is the usual approach to removing that / rewriting the article in another way? From what a quick google can tell me, I am not even sure this article applies to the basic standards of "notability" other than this individual being a frequent publisher of tax related articles in tax related publications. I cannot see discourse about that person from other sources. As a new editor, I don't want to get in trouble for straight deletions of text. Bustlingporkchop ( talk) 05:15, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello everyone, I found that RTRC tool has provide us with ORES and CVN scores, may help us identify bad edits in a short time, but it's a little hard to use for me. While popup give me a lot of help when patrolling, but it doesn't have a score for all the edits. Is there any way or any tools to combine them together Lemonaka ( talk) 07:06, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi all - I have edited my draft, "Jimmy Ryan (guitarist)," several times and yet it keeps being rejected as non-relevant or not of interest, or not famous enough to merit a Wiki article. I’ve searched Wikipedia and seen many articles about musicians with far less relevance and far less article support that are up on Wikipedia. I don’t understand. I have a discography that’s almost three pages long. I have a book out with a solid five-star rating with 84 reviews. I have a history of being in a rock group with three top forty records (The Critters), which actually has it’s own Wiki page and the same references that I used! I have been credited with six platinum records. I just performed at the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions with three-time Grammy winner, Olivia Rodrigo. As Paul McCartney once said when being not let into a party, “How VIP do I have to be to get in?” Two of my band members have Wiki pages, Don Ciccone, and Lee Shapiro. My page is only different in that it has a lot more references. What to do?? Jrslam01 ( talk) 16:30, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
I'd like to be able to split my page into two columns. Maybe 2/3 of the space for text entries and historical information and the 1/3 on the right for pictures, infoboxes, maps, chronologies, etc...
Draft:Sidney P. Marland Jr. PI 71 5280 2021 ( talk) 18:37, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Hi Wikipedians
Yesterday, I changed my name on Wikimedia Commons from something to Axadem. The problem is that, this change also affected my profile in Wikipedia.
Is it possible to keep my old name in Wikipedia but "Axadem" in Wikimedia Commons? Axadem ( talk) 12:23, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
In Ann Rutledge, in the section "Historical criticism of alleged Lincoln-Rutledge relationship, I just inserted citation needed in this sentence: "In his Lincoln the President, citation needed historian James G. Randall wrote a chapter entitled "Sifting the Ann Rutledge Evidence" which cast doubt on the nature of her and Lincoln's relationship." I did this because Lincoln the President has four volumes. I tried to put "volume number needed," but was not allowed to because there is no template for that. That would be more helpful than "citation needed." What can be done? Maurice Magnus ( talk) 19:45, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
plz tell e how can vanished/delete my article pages Ajrun Amir'za-da ( talk) 09:36, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
By publishing changes, you agree to the Terms of Use, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the CC BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license."Irrevocably" means that you have given up your right to change your mind. There may be other valid reasons to remove the content that you wrote. What are those reasons? Cullen328 ( talk) 09:59, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
would an article about charlemagne's water clock be notable in wikipedia standard? Time Up King ( talk) 12:48, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi! Can I use some parts of a chatGPT result in my wikipedia article? Thanks! Tiagorangel2011 ( talk) 12:52, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
The khandayat caste page is looking like a propaganda. I am from odisha. I studies many caste and people related books like HH risely's tribe and caste of odisha and Bengal, lk mohapatra's many book, Japanese writer akio tanabe's reserch article,prasant Pradhans article, also odisha district gazetteer by many ias officers. They all written correct information and that also match with reality of odisha society. Khandayat is a martial caste and chasa is a sub caste of khandayat. We can find it in every khandayat article and books. But a editor trying to relate gouda caste to khandayat caste by misusing a books information. Sir,There is no connection of khandayat caste with goudas. This is propaganda. Pls reserch on this. Sekharblack123 ( talk) 04:24, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Sekharblack123 The issue appears to be a disagreement with the last sentence of the Lead at Khandayat (caste): "Historically they originated from Oda & Gauda castes." Again, proper place to reach consensus is Talk page of that article. David notMD ( talk) 12:50, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
To the language police - in my opinion, the use of "Sir" late in what Sekharnblack123 wrote was not intended as a salutation, but rather as derogatory intent, as in "Sir (you idiot), there is no connection of khandayat caste with goudas." David notMD ( talk) 12:50, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello everyone, Hope you're good and we're enjoying 2023. I have few (literally many and long) questions here I need guidance from you;
noindex
, so well-behaved search engines will not index them.
ColinFine (
talk) 16:44, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
noidex
code on them too but
Talk:Joseph Marwa (actor) and
Talk:Joe Young (horse) has appeared to almost all big search engines (Google, bing, Yandex, Startpage & duckduck go) sometimes as the first pages but that was only a question to end my curiosity, the big deal/problem was about page moving which I guess I'll have to wait another 18 days to have
extended confirmed status or ask page movers.
ANUwrites 17:14, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
noindex
, so if a search engine is indexing it, it's being naughty..
ColinFine (
talk) 17:22, 1 January 2023 (UTC)I have two articles ( Business Ethics (film) and The Song Spinner (film)) that I want to de-orphan by linking the cast/crew of the films back to their respective Wikipedia articles, e.g. mention Business Ethics in Larenz Tate's page/filmography, but a few months ago, my ability to edit Wikipedia articles about living people was revoked by another Wikipedia user, as far as I can remember, so basically I can still make/edit pages for media like these films, but I can't de-orphan them. PetSematary182 ( talk) 16:17, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
@ Tamzin, would this be acceptable? I've got this screenshot of the preview talk page post, but I haven't posted it yet and won't if it's unacceptable:
Sorry if this is a silly question but wikipedia suggested I go to the talk page for a wikiproject to discuss edits/etc but I can't find the talk page for a project. Is there a URL? I'm specifically looking for the Talk page for this project: /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Disability Catchant ( talk) 23:58, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
(1) I have started a draft and want to refer to an existing article. The existing article is titled John Murray (judge), but his name is actually Sir John Murray Murray. I want to use his full name (JMM) in my draft but can't because the title is different (I assume). How can I (or an experienced editor) change the title? [I am JMM's granddaughter so am knowledgeable about this.]
(2) I added two sentences in the middle of JMM's article - statements about his marriage and children. The only citation I could provide is the Murray Family Register, a PDF that traces the family members from 1822 forward. Would it be appropriate to put this in Commons? Then I could refer to it.
Thanks for your help.
Slim8029 ( talk) 02:28, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello I’m a music producer who has produced for several major artists. Including Stitches which I produced most of his biggest songs including brick in yo face, Molly Cyrus, kilos in my bag etc I wanted to add I was the one behind the production on his Wikipedia and find a way to make my self one since I have worked with several other artists like Kevin gates, Mistah fab, Travis barker etc if anyone can instruct me on how I should do this it would be great please and thank you. 2600:1700:1E7E:6810:C427:7341:CF63:224A ( talk) 23:48, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I just created a new article that I transferred from Simple Wikipedia and removed the redirect, Lisa M. Montgomery. There are lots of pages that have her name in them and it will take a long time to link all of them to the Lisa page. Is there a tool I can use to speed the process? Another thing, the new article is not shown on the new pages feed or any other system or this, Is there a reason? Thanks! `~HelpingWorld~` (👽🛸) 06:04, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
The Ajuran Sultanate (Empire) was not shared in Somali history. The Ajuran Empire (Sultanate) ruled East Africa (Large Part of Somalia) from 13th Century to 18th century. The editor limits their history as that of middle ages. It is obvious that the Ajuran Sultanate existed three hundred years past the middle ages. Their Trump card is they defeated the Portuguese and saved East African from certain exploitations of their people. Also saved the Islamic world as the Portuguese would have used Somalia as stepping stone to conquer the Arabian peninsula from the South. I am requesting permission to add such important Somali Empire that had navy to add the History of Somalis. Let not ignorance or tribal minded historian undermine such powerful empire as they may have a narrow minded tribal limited ambitions and deny such powerful part of Somali history. A history that every Somali and African should be proud of knowing the Somali Armada of Ships attacking the Portuguese Navy in 16th century. Yes, the Ajuran Empire denied the Portuguese ambition of conquering East Africa by limiting their colony to Mozambique. Sofala (go plow in Somali) in Mozambique was the Ajuran Empire sentinel was located to watch any Portuguese movement north from there. SomaliAmerican1 ( talk) 07:34, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
C# Abdullahzebari ( talk) 11:35, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
there is a bit of confusion around about some editings on john campbell page... somebody used as source this:
"Campbell says in the video that the National Institute of Health and the Wuhan Institute of Virology were conducting experiments with monkeypox prior to the outbreak and misleadingly suggests viewers may “draw some parallels” between the origins of the monkeypox outbreak and the origins of SARS-CoV-2."
to modify the wiki page to make him appear like a conspiracy supporter... if you watch the video saying “draw some parallels” he clearly didn't meant the same origin for both viruses...
My question is: how is possible that this source passed like "truth" to the extend to destroy the reputation of a person that always showed respect for scientific methodslike John Campbell...
I say "leftists" because the page used as source ask in popoups to support far left organizations. The very same author of the article is clearly a person in paranoia anti-anti-vaxxers and clearly a Trump hater https://twitter.com/gorskon/status/1378718911831638020 95.157.71.108 ( talk) 11:37, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi! I am new to entertainment journalism and my first article was on Filmmaker Melicka Jamshidabadi but it got rejected. Are you able to help me fix the article and learn more about how to write my future articles on other notable public figures? The link to my article is: /info/en/?search=Draft:Melicka_Jamshidabadi Ashley Andersons ( talk) 08:32, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Vinegarymass911 Thanks a lot, and I appreciate your concern and the short note attached to my article where you mentioned the cause of decline! I am learning with time. I will definitely edit the area where 'Blogs, Amazon, and articles written by him' is used. Can you enlighten me a bit more about this part, Should i absolutely avoid his own articles and other's 'blog post' in the entire article, or just the part that deals with 'notability"? i mean, can i cite from his own article to describe his opinion about something? regards. Morshedul Alam Talukdar ( talk) 06:42, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello, there is a draft I cannot find. How do I restore a draft please? thank you, BarI2021 ( talk) 12:26, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
If this was about Draft:Michal Alberstein, it appears that your request for undeletion of a draft that had timed out due to inactivity was approved. David notMD ( talk) 14:53, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi everyone, nice to meet y'all! I hope everyone around the world had a great new year. Let me introduce myself, I am PlainCroissant. I am new to Wikipedia, despite this account being created in April 2022. I aspire to become a Wikipedian as I believe an individual can learn a lot by editing an encyclopedia, as per the saying "knowledge is power". Going forward, I wish to create articles about living people as per BLP policy, edit articles, and improve articles. My niche of interest is music, sports, and comedy. Furthermore, I am looking for a mentor to help me along the way, so I have somebody to provide me clarification regarding any doubts. Kindly ping me by replying here or posting a message on my talk page if you're interested. I am looking forward to meeting you. PlainCroissant ( talk) 08:07, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I have been adding a small martial arts info box to a page but they delete it /info/en/?search=Talk:Robert_Downey_Jr.#Martial_Arts_infobox why can't it stay? I find editors on this page don't allow regular users to make changes. The info box is constructive, in one day viewers have opened it and clicked on Eric Oram's page his stats show a jump from 59 views in a day to 118 just cause of the box. The are over a dozen quality references stating Downey trains Wing Chun he even went on Oprah to discuss it and show where he trains and with who. The photo in the info box show three notable persons so it is relevant. I don't understand what the problem is cause the info box is small and collapsible doesn't take up space but very interesting to fans. Australianblackbelt ( talk) 15:52, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
I have registered a username Ricaltman about twelve years ago with an email address I no longer have. I can no longer log on, having lost my password. How would I edit my account? 24.75.161.96 ( talk) 14:49, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Currently I try to write about armenian scientists,who already passed away. They have been leaving in Era where was no internet,and all publications are paper. How can I cite their works,if they are no online. 147.92.91.224 ( talk) 08:35, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello! I was looking over the article for the 2022 Kazakh presidential election after finding it listed in Category:All articles needing copy edit and I find that article needs some work such as a through copy edit and also a shortening of the opening segment but I do not find myself adequately versed in the subject at hand to do such myself. Is there a way one could note for a future editor of the page, who is more capable in the subject matter, what they feel the article is in need of? Would that just go in the talk page? Thank you for your time.
P.S I apologize if anything here breaks some sort of social convention here that I am not aware of or seems like something very obvious. Planetberaure ( talk) 03:20, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
|for=
parameter to say what the problem is specifically.
Sungodtemple (
talk •
contribs) 03:28, 2 January 2023 (UTC)life science 41.114.147.243 ( talk) 17:11, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
I recently made edits. One was pointed out needing a better reference. My changes have been deleted. Is there someone to talk with or can I get a number of questions answered? Thanks. Speaker Tom Murphy Migliare ( talk) 16:59, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
In a
template, I consider the addition of a newly added item lacking support from reliable sources, so I
used the inline template {{
citation needed span}} on the item. But the editor who added the item
removed the inline template and claimed that "We don't use citations in templates.
"
Is his removal of the inline citation-related template appropriate? If yes, how do we mark something in a template as lacking support from reliable sources? -- Matt Smith ( talk) 02:08, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
{{citation needed}}
in this manner would give the impression that the template itself is being used incorrectly. The result is that existing correct uses of the template would get the warning, which would be inappropriate.
Fabrickator (
talk) 22:12, 2 January 2023 (UTC)love always 207.204.77.75 ( talk) 23:50, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Some interprising admin should create a WP:and/or article for guidance that corresponds to the and/or article so that editors can cite it to support otherwise excising that awkwardly ambiguous Janus-faced monstrosity from Wikepedia. Kent Dominic·(talk) 14:49, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
How can I add things like:
To a template like Template:Infobox building? Danstarr69 ( talk) 19:09, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
{{Infobox building
| name =
| <!-- etc. -->
| embedded =
{{Infobox ABC
| embed = yes <!-- or child=yes or subbox=yes-->
| <!-- etc. -->
}}
}}
~ 🦝 Shushugah (he/him • talk) 22:32, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
:*Please note that the discussion needs to take place here
Template talk:Infobox person. Also be aware that fields like that were deprecated through
WP:CONSENSUS quite some time ago. It was at least 9 or 10 years ago but the discussions are still in the archives.
MarnetteD|
Talk 00:46, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Is he eligible for a Wikipedia page? https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/davis-nolan-1942 2600:8802:3A12:E700:65F6:ED00:6F05:B184 ( talk) 22:38, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
I have done extensive work on the article I have created and I think it deserves a B review now, well sourced and has a lot of information. Is there a place where I can request it? Thanks! `~HelpingWorld~` (👽🛸) 01:52, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
with the president commemorating the observance with a ceremonial speech and proclamationbut that assertion is not verified by the reference that follows. The date format is not consistent, with both month-day-year formats being used alongside day-month-year formats. The article should be checked over carefully. Cullen328 ( talk) 03:31, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
February 9, 1999and at another point it says
30 May 1999. Those are incompatible date formats. Date formatting should be standardized within each individual article. Cullen328 ( talk) 06:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
HelpingWorld, you need to take a very careful look at every single date in that article. The second sentence of the "History " section uses a date format inconsistent with the first sentence of the same section. The lead section says 1st day of May to the 31st of May
, which not anything close to standard date formatting. Please check all of your dates, and standardize them. Added at 06:53, 3 January 2023 by
Cullen328
HelpingWorld, the article is about a subject that's specific to the US. So Wikipedia practice, backed up by a MoS page that I can't be bothered to look for right now, is to write primarily for readers expecting American practice. This includes "American" spelling, antique units of measurement, and a date format that changes direction in the middle. Thus "May 30, 1999" and similar. -- Hoary ( talk) 07:16, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Do not use ordinals (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)and yet you are using ordinals in the lead section. Plus, the first sentence of the "History" section still has date formatting incompatible with the date formatting in the second sentence. You have multiple date formats mixed together in one article. Please standardize the dates. Cullen328 ( talk) 07:41, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
At what point does an article get published? I began an article in my sandbox, to make sure I really understood what I was doing. At some point all of a sudden it was apparently visible to all and got deleted because it was considered to have violated copyright. I wanted to keep correcting the content but couldn't because it had been removed. How to keep an article in the sandbox until it is really ready? Km4water ( talk) 20:00, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi, for more than 3 months I have seen something unusual with the infobox in Santali Wikipedia. Compare infobox in English - Narendra Modi (Normal info) and Santali - ᱱᱚᱨᱮᱱᱫᱽᱨᱚ ᱢᱳᱫᱤ (infobox widened in desktop mode). But, it seems to work normal in mobile minerva theme (mobile view). Can anyone point me to the solution to this problem. It would be a great help. Rocky 734 ( talk) 07:25, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello everyone! I just submitted my first wikipedia article yesturday and would love some feedback for its next review. Any feedback is much appreciated. Sustainablequeen ( talk) 12:24, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello again! Hope you're fine, I have a problem with WP:LAYOUT especially a statement, Infobox goes before the introduction. One of the editor had to come and recorrect all of the articles I created and I really feel bad to burden him/her/them/it.
ANUwrites 13:22, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
What's good y'all.
I've noticed that since my article on Émile Reutlinger, some of the article's I have created have not been showing up in seach results (unless you type in its exact name). This also applies to the articles for Johann Eustach von Westernach, Johann Kaspar von Stadion, and Death and funeral of Pope Benedict XVI. All of them are articles that I have made that fail to appear in search results even when linking to them in other articles. There doesn't seem to be an corelary between any of them, besides that I made them and all of them, with the exception of the article on Johann Eustach von Westernach, had the under construction template on them. Is this a known issue and what can I do to combat this? Knightoftheswords281 ( talk) 00:26, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
I have recently re-written a Wikipedia article that contained inaccuracies and missed many crucial pieces of information. Having made the changes and clicked 'publish' I checked and confirmed that the new entry was online. But I now find that the old article has re-appeared and my new one is nowhere to be seen. Is there a delay between re-submitting a new article or should it be instantly available and the old one superceded? Hayneman ( talk) 11:53, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi there. I've written an Article for /info/en/?search=Draft:Manfred_Doss . Unfortunately i cannot publish it or move it to the namespace due to the missing "more"-Button? What am I doing wrong? Username: User:AnnaZwei
AnnaZwei ( talk) 14:27, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello, I am trying to understand guideline Wikipedia:NACTOR. If an actor has a significant role in a TV Based notable show, buy that show was super hit and then again they create the 2nd season of it. Then that actor will be consider notable or not? As now he is acting in multiple shows but the show is same, just a new season. Will we consider it as multiple show or one?
Thanks Lordofhunter ( talk) 07:36, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
People are likely to be notable if they meet any of the following standards. Failure to meet these criteria is not conclusive proof that a subject should not be included; conversely, meeting one or more does not guarantee that a subject should be included.. ColinFine ( talk) 11:22, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
I am LordVoldemort728 and I am here to know that how to archive my talk page in different archive numbers? I am able to archive my talk page at User talk:LordVoldemort728/Archive 1 but I want to archive 5 messages to User talk:LordVoldemort728/Archive 2, 5 messages to User talk:LordVoldemort728/Archive 3, 5 messages to User talk:LordVoldemort728/Archive 4 ....... But I don't know how to do like this pattern via a user script so can anyone tell me that how to archive messages of talk page to different archive page numbers. Thanks. 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙♂️ Let's Talk ! 14:56, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
maxarchivesize
, currently it is set in raw format as 100000
, this works. But you can set it as 100k as well. 100000 is the standard, and recommended value for the size of archive page. 80k would be very small, and that value will generate a lot of archive pages. I recommend you to stick to your current settings. When the current page (User talk:LordVoldemort728/Archive 1) gets to the size of 100k, the bot will automatically create /Archive 2. —usernamekiran
(talk) 15:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello! Happy new year and thank you for the invite. I am currently making a page for the Indycar team I work for, Steinbrenner Racing. This is part of my job, I have photos and logos that they have asked me to use. I am having trouble uploading the logo without it being deleted. How should I go about it as far as selecting the correct license(s) for the logo and our other photos? They are all ours and I have been told to use them so there is no issue there. Thank you! Ajusc21 ( talk) 17:32, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hey there ! Last year I tried to transfer a biographical article from the German-language Wiki to the English one – and I learned that self-referencing is not appropriate and some sources were not viewed as reliable. Now, I want to learn how to get it right. First, I will shorten the article to basics and make it about facts mostly. Still, some questions popped up. May I ask where the right place or who the right person/group is to ask them? Thank you and have a good start into the year, Jens JensOhle PS I read already the relevant help pages and have three more specific questions. ( talk) 11:05, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Advice, please: user Роман Сергеевич Сидоров seems to be developing his Talk page as a personal website for himself, though I have advised him several times not to do this. He has also developed some sort of grievance against me, in spite of my efforts to answer questions he has sent me, and has been sending me confrontational messages on my Talk page (posting on the topic 'Voiced retroflex consonant in RP' is the most recent example). I am not sure what to do about this, but I find it disturbing to have these messages sent to me on WP. RoachPeter ( talk) 19:41, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
All the resources I was able to find look reliable to me. I am not sure how I can improve Reliable sources when I found all of them third party and reliable. Ddujmovic ( talk) 18:54, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hey, uh, if you look in these two articles, /info/en/?search=77th_Armor_Regiment#Commanders_of_the_753rd,_Co_A_77th_Tank_Bn,_77th_Armor_Regiment and /info/en/?search=67th_Armored_Regiment, there is nothing about its current structure, and I don't have access to external links that would tell me. Can someone please help? Faithful15 ( talk) 20:17, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Its weird, ive never looked someone up to find wikipedia refusing them a spot. I wanted to learn more about her, it woukd seem based on her authorship alone she would be deserving? Could someone please explain? 97.115.136.1 ( talk) 20:39, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Can you please help me properly format my nomination of the 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election to ITN? Joesom333 ( talk) 19:37, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Thank you! Joesom333 ( talk) 22:13, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I'm a paid contributor but I am only a beginner here in wikipedia so I submitted a draft of a politician's biography for review and it was already assessed thanks to the editors who helped me improve the article. Since there was an issue with the picture when I submitted the article for review... it was removed while I was trying to settle the issue. Now that it is resolved and is back in wkicommons, I wanted to edit the article myself and just insert the picture into the article. Would that be okay? I'm just scared of violating the policies. Madona Jace ( talk) 03:00, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
I created a long draft article over several hours, then needed to stop. I looked for a save draft button but did not find one. Now I came back to continue editing, and the draft article has zero content. Empty. Did I lose those hours of work? How do I save a draft before it's ready to publish? BlueChippy ( talk) 21:56, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Someone can revert me like I said
last time, but I just wanted to tell all of you that 2022 (in UTC) has officially passed, and we have entered the fresh new year of 2023! Thank you for
your contributions; all of you!
Happy New Year! —
3PPYB6 (
T /
C /
L) — 00:00, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
User:RPSkokie, have reverted my edits from Divya Gokulnath. If (ASU + GSV Summit 2019 Power of Women Award) is non notable, then why it is here on Cindy Mi's wiki article? and why RPSkokie has removed this. Please note i am not an employee of Byju's, not a paid editor or not a family of Divya Gokulnath. I'm just trying to understand out whether Wikipedia's policy is not same for all entries. Gaargi Puri ( talk) 08:36, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
can i just for clean delete my all talk pages? or, something else. Ajrun Amir'za-da ( talk) 19:13, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Sure i would be happy if you do so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajrun Amir'za-da ( talk • contribs)
It annoys me how every single, British, right leaning source is either listed as:
Generally Unreliable or Deprecated
Whereas every single, British, left leaning source is listed as:
Generally Reliable
Even though I see mistakes from sources like The Guardian and The Independent every single time I read a story from them.
Therefore the left is just as bad as the right, except on Wikipedia it seems, which just like the world of film and TV, is clearly run by liberals, as practically every single Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Daily Express, The Sun, Daily Star, News of the World, Metro, GB News etc reference I see on Wikipedia or use myself is removed by someone eventually no matter what the context of the reference is.
Earlier last year I created this One Pair of Eyes (TV series).
I used the BBC Programme Index to reference every episode date...
And then I used the few random references I could find which were talking about this long-forgotten show or one of the episodes.
One of those random references was from the deprecated Daily Mail.
It was written by Shirley Conran who presented one of the episodes, and was simply a brief mention that she made the episode.
I noticed yesterday that the reference had been removed, so after double checking the reliable source guidelines which say:
"The Daily Mail may be used in rare cases in an about-self fashion. Some editors regard the Daily Mail as reliable historically, so old articles may be used in a historical context."
And then reading the linked about self-fashion section here Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published and questionable sources as sources on themselves which says:
Self-published and questionable sources may be used as sources of information about themselves, usually in articles about themselves or their activities, without the self-published source requirement that they are published experts in the field, so long as:
Therefore I reverted that incorrect reference removal, and explained what the guidelines said.
Today my reversion has been reverted again, so I've re-added it, and I suspect it will be reverted again.
Why are so many people allowed to remove right-leaning references no matter what the context without being questioned?
As I said at the start, I'm always seeing them being removed when I look through the history of articles, no matter what the context of the reference is.
They also get removed even when there's no other sources available to reference non-controversial information, like with another reference of mine that I noticed got removed last year, which I'm pretty sure was about a farmer appearing in a TV show. How is proving that a farmer appeared in a TV show controversial? It isn't, yet it got removed anyway, despite it being the only article I could find with photographic proof of whoever it was appearing in whatever show it was. Danstarr69 ( talk) 23:51, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Could someone direct me to where it is discussed the phrasing style for national Olympic committee names? I do not totally understand all the bits and pieces of WP but i do need to know what is if it has been established how original language titles are phrased in English such as "Comité Olímpico Chile" is the name for the nation of Chile but it is translated into "Chilean Olympic Committee" in an attempt to coincide with English grammar rules when in fact it is a legal title that the translation should be more literal than figurative and at least phrased as "Chile Olympic Committee" instead of "Chilean Comité Olímpico" as what it would be if translated "Chilean Olympic Committee"? 2603:8000:D300:D0F:A4A9:1E1:30A5:4340 ( talk) 04:46, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
I've almost edited 300 pages so far with my account! After I reach the 500 mark will I instantly be able to edit level 3 security extended confirmed articles or is there more to activating that privilege? Hgh1985 ( talk) 00:12, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
I understand the guideline, but I tend to believe vandals usually don't ask for permission or guidance from administrators, if that doesn't shows a hint of good faith, then well I can have nothing else to say.There are various types of vandals. If they ask for guidance from administrators, it may be because they are acting like good-faith editors in order to be mistaken for good-faith editors. Robert McClenon ( talk) 03:39, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Warning an editor who has been vandalizing is not mistreatment. I have no reason to block you, Juanriveranava. Feel free to insult me all you want. I have thick skin. I do not block people to feel better. I block people only to protect the encyclopedia from disruption. Cullen328 ( talk) 23:01, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
I have known that when an editor asks about when an article that they have created will show up on Google searches, they are almost certainly a conflict of interest editor who is trying to game the system of reviewing and indexing and New Page Patrol. I think that we have identified another area of questions that should be cause for concern, that if a new editor asks about extended-confirmed status, they are likely to be trying to game extended-confirmed status. I think that experienced editors should be aware that we do not need to assume good faith in these cases. Robert McClenon ( talk) 16:24, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Why do I keep seeing that?
Is it a problem on Wikipedia?
Or is it something like a cache/cookies problem? Danstarr69 ( talk) 08:59, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Hey team, what redirects used to target Southern Cross Ten?
Southern Cross Ten has since been moved to 10 (Southern Cross Austereo), so I am trying to find out what redirects used to target Southern Cross Ten and don't target 10 (Southern Cross Austereo) nowadays. Can you help me please? From Bas. Bassie f ( talk) 08:57, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Felix_Leong
Apart from these 3 TV news coverage 1. https://www.9news.com.au/national/fire-adelaide-king-fu-felis-leong/550e2804-8b91-47f9-8f1a-022c8434ef15 2. https://www.facebook.com/10NewsAdl/videos/2069357169823106/ 3. https://www.facebook.com/grandmaster.leong1/videos/349970479036036
Felix has been published in a national Spanish newspaper https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5715589521893738&set=a.4444647332321303 He has been in the Latin Australian Times that is out of print but those sources were deleted before the AFD. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217092946im_/http://sifu.maurice.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Sum_Nung.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20170217092858im_/http://sifu.maurice.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LAT-10-Nov.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20170217093153im_/http://sifu.maurice.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/felix-LAT-402x1024.jpg Advertiser; https://web.archive.org/web/20170217093137im_/http://sifu.maurice.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Felix-Leong-559x1024.jpg
Happy new year! Australianblackbelt ( talk) 06:19, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
hello folks, a quick question: how do i create the talk page for an article? this question is apropos of an article i recently created, Bride's Toilet. the article currently lacks a talk page – and i'm not too sure what to add in there. wikiprojects? hope someone can help. Dissoxciate (talk) 09:26, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
can i edit article in wikipedia :-Coupon Code Amank134 ( talk) 10:41, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
I have to quote a lot of hyper links, I give the links, it appears on the page with an icon which when clicked gives the image. I need only the icon. The link can vanish. For that what to do? Sreejit TK Ramchand ( talk) 11:29, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
There has been a Wikipedia article about the script since October this year. It is at Bharati Script and of course you can add information there provided you can cite reliable sources for it. ColinFine ( talk) 18:29, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Lately it has come to my attention the rude and unwelcoming manners of a certain number of administrators and seasoned editors, either in the teahouse or in the interactions on talk pages on different articles, even though I understand that disruptive/vandalizing behaviour is harmful for the project and must be addressed swiftly and that the administrator positions entails certain rights and prerogatives, i extend a cordial invitation on everyone here to adjust the attitude to reflect the expectations of welcoming, politeness and patience and even more keenly to those who have spent more time and effort on wikipedia to follow the guidelines and policies that they're so eager to enforce, lets continue building a better and more inclusive and welcoming project. Juanriveranava ( talk) 18:50, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Those aspiring to become Teahouse hosts are already charged with being friendly and informative to newcomers. See Wikipedia:Teahouse/Host lounge/Expectations. David notMD ( talk) 21:18, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
On my notifications bell, it says I have a new message, but when I click on it, there are no new notifications. Is it a notification from another wiki, and if so, is there a place where I can view cross-wiki notifications. Please help. -- Justyouraveragelechuga talk 12:49, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Brittanica WorldCat works entry Pulse News in Nigeria Google book paragraph about the person seeking a Wikipedia page. 2600:8802:3A12:E700:246A:5770:5E30:1A69 ( talk) 18:07, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
The page is King Gug and it was tagged with "speedy deletion" but I cannot see why it is "irrelevant". Can somebody tell me why? MaxAvery1999 ( talk) 03:23, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
see nothing wrongwith your draft, then that indicates that you have not read basic help pages like Your first article and studied it in depth. Your draft completely fails to establish that this person is notable. You need to step up your game if you hope to write Wikipedia articles that will stick. Cullen328 ( talk) 05:35, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
It, and your other attempts at articles, were all converted to drafts due to lack of references. No references = no articles. And if King Gug is not notable, very unlikely that his albums could be notable. David notMD ( talk) 15:41, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Today i edited the page of Alex Beaton. After a few searches on Google, i found out that there was a Producer with the same name that had a Emmy Nomination once. Now i'm not sure if that is enough to count him as notable. He's also already mentioned in a few wikipeda articles. (1) Emmy Nomination Obituary IMDB
My question now is if this person could be notable. Thanks for any help 1AmNobody24 ( talk) 14:57, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi -- I submitted an article via AfC, not really thinking about why I was doing it that way, and since then have posted another article directly in the mainspace. I just saw on the AFC page that it says "Established users in good standing, however, are encouraged to not clutter up the AfC queue with pages that do not need support or guidance from AfC reviewers." I'm inclined to just post the article currently in the queue directly but would like to know the proper procedure for removing it from the queue. Much thanks. Iguana0000 ( talk) 18:14, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Why was this notice about copyediting put on the article? — VORTEX 3427 ( Talk!) 14:13, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
"As a child, Stovall had severe asthma and visited Hendrick Medical Center over a dozen times, although it has since grown milder with age. He also spent three months at the National Jewish Hospital. A large hospital, it had an onsite kindergarten and field trips. Stovall first visited an arcade on one such field trip and played Night Driver (1976). He lived in Abilene, Texas, where he attended Alta Vista Elementary School and Cooper High School."It's rather full of trivia, and the subjects of the sentences do jump around a bit, nor is it in the most logical order. So, some copy editing would be welcome to polish it a bit further. But I also know from experience that, having worked hard on researching and writing a whole load of text over many weeks, it can often be easier for a fresh pair of eyes to do that final work. Don't be offended by this - it actually a way of saying this is interesting, but it could be made to flow better with a little more work. Hope this helps. Nick Moyes ( talk) 14:30, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
How do i move images up and down in visual editing mode?
Thanks. Klad 2 ( talk) 19:42, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I recently saw a page request on the Bulgaria portal with a link to the original page in Bulgarian. I decided to translate it and publish it as a draft ( Draft:Census of Bulgaria, 1992). I know newer users can't publish pages, so I was wondering what to do from here to get it published? Sorry if this is a bad question! Thanks in advance. LuweQ ( talk) 01:55, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
Justyouraveragelechuga talk 02:24, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
I would like to send out several hundred more 'Happy New Years' greetings. I planned on making this a once a year tradition, as I have only had my account since February of 2022 or so, but have made 13,000+ edits, mostly reverting vandalism. I found this activity to be helpful in getting to see other editors talk pages, as well as spreading joy and love to the most productive editors (by edit count) on the encyclopedia. These people work tirelessly to improve the encyclopedia and thus deserve some thanks in my view. That said, I was recently blocked for doing this by user RoySmith and then promptly unblocked. As you can see, many editors see this as a harmless and helpful activity. I would like to see about gaining WP:Consensus though BEFORE continuing to send any more 'Happy New Years' messages of love, so that I do not violate the terms of my (very brief) block. See the details on the block and block discussion here, and if this is NOT the place to try and seek feedback on this block, or more appropriately, the consensus on terms that would allow for me to proceed with sending holiday love, then please just direct me to where best to send this message. TY — Moops ⋠ T⋡ 18:44, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
@ Moops: although some will like receiving your New Year messages, some will not. Even a small percentage of thousands can equate to many editors who are not pleased, may even be annoyed, and may think of you as a spammer. Also, as others have noted, your messages clutter up the watchlists of everyone who has many high-volume editors on their list (bot edits can be excluded from watchlists but yours can't). Sure, you have received some thanks but I would guess that the vast majority of your recipients haven't thanked you. After all, it's one thing to receive a greeting from people with whom we've conversed and directly collaborated, quite another to receive a mass-mailing from a stranger who's been sending multiple messages a minute. Rather than simply removing objectors from your list as if it's something we have to opt out of, why not take their objections on board, accept anyway that the time for saying Happy New Year in 2023 has passed, and consider carefully whether it might be inappropriate to repeat the exercise in 2024? NebY ( talk) 16:48, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
is registered to the US Navy and may be shared by multiple users of a government agency or facility. You can ask further questions on my talk page if you like, and I'll dig out a list of my responses to you if you really want one. 199.208.172.35 ( talk) 21:51, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
"...the spamming has started up again...". For the sake of all that is good, what is harmed here? — Moops ⋠ T⋡ 21:37, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
I'll add a recollection, with little comment on the specific topic discussed. In the very early days of the Internet somebody innocently sent a crude Christmas tree graphic out. In this case it was designed to send itself on to addresses in the recipient's address book, the first true worm. This gesture, intended to be kind, overwhelmed the Internet. One (or a very few) people sending greetings to several random others, as happened now, is not a problem, indeed a nice gesture. But if it catches on ... Happy (nearly) New Year, Pol098 ( talk) 13:20, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
TOERS 102.249.1.232 ( talk) 10:35, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
I've found a few drafts which I believe could be speedy deleted under A10, but I'm not sure if the criteria in the article group can be applied to drafts. If not, what criteria applies to the drafts linked? MaterialWorks (talk) 11:26, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
in the Temara article (in the Temara#Climate part) there's a Weather box template that looks wrong when I view it, it leaves a lot of empty space because the Template:Infobox settlement is longer and so there's a very large gap without text. I think it looks like that only one the beta wikipedia version, which I am using. Here's[1] how it looks for me:
Here's[2] how it looks when I open it in incognito (without my account settings):
I wonder if I should change the weather box template to have width=auto
3point1415 (
talk) 09:40, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
I would like to create a wikipedia entry for certain objects on Amelia Island, Florida (where I am now a retired professor). As an example, here is a story about the statue of David Yulee, which can be the first object entry I will create: https://fernandinaobserver.com/general/david-levy-yulee-a-man-a-moment-in-time-a-monument/
In my academic research and practice as professor, I used an "object-based" approach in several venues, including U. Texas at Dallas. Often, there are multiple interpretations for an object, including viewing the object through a mathematical lens (or a computing lens). The math educators call these "math walks" or "math trails". I used computer science as the lens for objects on campus.
Has anyone else done this object-centered (multiple interpretations) approach in Wikipedia? I'd also like to tie the object interpretations to educational standards in middle school/high school/university subjects. So, someone looking at the David Yulee statue could thread each interpretation to its corresponding subject/standard. This will be useful for educators seeking new ways of interpreting objects and their interpretations, complementing the traditional teacher on the stage approach to learning. 2600:1700:5A10:6CD0:C000:ADED:51BA:1B8B ( talk) 15:08, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
How to edit Ilovehermionegranger ( talk) 16:23, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
Steve Covino There was a listing previously for Steve Covino who is a broadcaster on FOX Sports Radio, Patreon as part of Covino and Rich and Sirius XM on multiple channels and formerly an ESPN host. He has been a voice on GTA and has had a successful career in broadcasting for almost 2 decades. His Wikipedia spot was suddenly taken by a soccer player with the same name. His info has mysteriously disappeared. Can we put him back on using his photo and biography? Www.covinoandrich.com (----) Lisaparaggio ( talk) 16:20, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
What is Auckland's protection level on Wikipedia? 64.114.207.63 ( talk) 19:33, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi! Is there some easy way to convert citations from bibtex format to the format used in wikipedia? Vuniu ( talk) 22:51, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
I have not even started and I got alert that someone declared publicly a conflict of interest with my article? What do I do? MWIalliedhealth ( talk) 18:14, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
What if you see a mistake in a writing but do not know how to edit it? I have tried and tried to find a guide to see but I cannot find one. IGotHacked12 ( talk) 17:22, 1 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi, I have a few questions about references. There is a page that I tried to edit ( rolfing) because it seemed very biased. This is not a subject I am an expert in, which is what I came to Wikipedia for, but 10 minutes of additional searching made the bias clear. After doing deeper research I added several recent studies on the subject (good ones, 2015, 2016 at Harvard Med & Stanford) which showed strong results of Rolfing for 3 specific things. The original writers deleted all of that and took it back to what was. So here are my questions:
1.) does the reference article have to be readable by the public, i.e., what if it's behind a paywall? I would think in this case at least the Wikipedia editor should have to quote it. Or are we expected to use references which are available to all? (this is about their reference to the term "quackery")
2.) Don't we have a preference for good studies done in the last 10 years over an opinion that was expressed in 2001 which was only reiterating a phrase in a book from 1959? (again, about quackery - and I agree with another person who tried to edit the page who said that this term has a moral connotation, it implies an attempt to be deceitful)
3.) I assume you editors are very busy. So if I stated all the above in a response (to someone, who I presume was an admin editor) does it just take time for them to get back to it? Or should I conclude that the medical luddites won? :-)
Just to be clear: I'm not pro or con any of the 4-5 things which I noticed are now paid for by my medial insurance, but I was curious about all of them as I was surprised that they had become that mainstream. Then I come to my favorite encyclopedia to see that these articles reference very old material.
Thanks - I'm sure there's a lot I don't know yet about editing (before now I was mostly about line editing (non-controversial!)). Cleajames13 ( talk) 20:07, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
I'm super new, but I had written an article that had been set for speedy deletion and now I cant create a new sandbox, nor access the old one.
Could someone check it out to see if anything is wrong? Louister41 ( talk) 18:55, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
Peer Groups. Started with 2 or 3, grew. Ben Franklin's Junto. Samual Johnson's Club. Freud's Vienna Psychoanalytic Society. Etc Etc Good idea? 97.122.250.107 ( talk) 23:12, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello team, I am not a new user and have already translated a few pages from English. Recently I translated Poverty Bay page but when trying to publish it, I received an error message as:
Automatic edit filters have identified problematic content in your translation. Filter hit: ویرایش و ایجاد مقاله با استفاده از ابزار ترجمه محتو
Reading further in help pages, I notice the requirement for 500 edits for translation from English. Is this a new rule? I never had problems like this before.
Is there any way I can publish this work? Any help will be appreciated.  Freshclover ( talk) 06:24, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic page inbox looks messed up. Could I have some help, and maybe a few tips on fixing infoboxes? Thanks. Professor Penguino ( talk) 02:10, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
Hello, when creating a List of live performances, should we add the date the performance was recorded or aired? Didimilk ( talk) 22:03, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
I know I'm doing something wrong but I'm not sure how to do it correctly.
DarklitShadow ( talk) 21:05, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
|url=
and |title=
parameters in that, along with any other relevant parameters. See the documentation of the citation template for how to do it.
Deor (
talk) 22:05, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
How do I see the number of edits? Do I simply have to count through the list or is there a shortcut? Mast303 ( talk) 04:38, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
Sorry, but I really want to know how to add pictures because when I try it always just says the name of the pictures link but never shows it.
Also how do I add links as when I do even if it's a real page that exists it says do you want to make a draft on it or not a real page yet. Thanks. Imadethis123 ( talk) 12:17, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
Hello - was not sure how to have Wikipedia pick up the Texaco Camaro story. Is this something that I do or other contribute to? 50.237.88.150 ( talk) 15:23, 5 January 2023 (UTC)