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General question concerning best practices for creating an article. Is there a rule of thumb as to when the Articles for Creation process is favored over simply taking the bull by the horns and starting an article outright? Coretheapple ( talk) 15:19, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
I am a NASA researcher, and at their behest I submitted an article summarizing my field to Wikipedia. Initial feedback was that the article was not "encyclopedic" but read like an "essay". I cleaned it up, kept objective and to the point, and I thought met all the Wikipedia published on-line criteria. But the feedback from a new editor has come back the same. I don't know what I am doing wrong, especially since other Wikipedia articles are formatted like mine. Help.
[[[User Kanasnick ( talk) 18:48, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
1. Thank you for your feedback, Heatherwalls. My intent was indeed to review what is current about a new field of study, and in scientific writing, reviews are usually data- (i.e., investigator-) oriented. To me, essays are opinions, not facts, and my article (whatever it is) is very fact-laden and referenced, so it is hard for me to see it as an essay. If Wikipedia does not want reviews of new material, then I can see this as a valid criticism; the essay criticism still makes me scratch my head. What am I missing?
2. Not being a computer whiz, I find the formatting issues in Wikipedia a challenge. When I got rid of some subjective essay-like information in an earlier version of the article, the focus changed, and I put in a new title. However, I didn't know if I should (or even how to) change the lead-in title, since I was responding to earlier comments. What do you think?
3. Also, would it be appropriate to delete the psychologcal section of the Human Body article and refer to mine even before it is accepted? I don't know what the proper Wikipedia etiquette is.
Kanasnick ( talk) 20:44, 9 January 2013 (UTC)Kanasnick
Hi Kanasnick, I don't actually think your article is very far from what it should be. Much of it is excellent. However, things to watch out for are unsourced phrases like the following:
These are opinions, not facts, and opinions should never be stated in Wikipedia's voice. For a discussion of this topic, see Wikipedia:Npov#Explanation_of_the_neutral_point_of_view. As that page explains, the trick is to source such opinions, by citing a reference, and attribute them to the people holding them. In this way, the article does not advocate anything, but tells the reader who advocates what, and why. Also, it is often best to have a cited reference at the end of each sentence, so it is clear which source the sentence is based on. Hope this helps. Best, Andreas JN 466 03:13, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Just noting that most of the existing material at Effect_of_spaceflight_on_the_human_body#Psychological_effects_of_spaceflight is completely unsourced ... is this material accurate in your view? Can it be sourced? Long-term, that section should contain a brief summary of what is in your article, together with a pointer to your more exhaustive treatment (for an example of such a pointer, see [1]). If there are any relevant sources cited in the existing section that you have not yet used in your article, it would make sense to include them.
I think it's also fair to say that what you see here, Kanasnick, is that writing a new article for Wikipedia imposes a higher bar on new contributors. You can enter unsourced material and opinion in existing articles without any problem, but new articles are scrutinised. It's a bit like a house that has chains and a big padlock on the door, yet has three of its walls missing. Also be wary of citing too much of your own work: Wikipedians are very mistrustful of that. Make sure you give a neutral round-up of the field's literature. Best wishes and good luck, Andreas JN 466 03:24, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very much, Andreas JN466. Both you and Heatherawalls gave me good input, and I think I see what I need to do. So I think point 1 above is clear to me. Can either of you (or someone else) address points 2 and 3? Should I just make the changes and resubmit this as a new article with the correct lead-in title? Kanasnick ( talk) 03:15, 11 January 2013 (UTC)Kanasnick
Anyone have any feedback on the Margolin Hebrew Academy page? It's not complete yet, but we are working hard! Hacker44 ( talk) 02:49, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello Wikipedians. First of all, I'm attempting to take a Wikibreak until Friday, but as you can see, I won't last very long. The "last" edit I'm doing is using calendar templates to state my days off for my userpage. (I'm in school and I want this school year to be over.) Is there a better way to show my days off than this?
January calendar|EndNote=Off on the 21st and the 28th
}}Thank you. JHUbal27 Roar! :-) 02:32, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
I want to add a new section in table format to the paratriathlon article. How would I do that? Format the table, I mean - I know how to add a section :) 49.176.35.249 ( talk) 01:36, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, How you select what names or entities get a disambiguation page? For example, Washington gets a disambiguation page, but John Kerry does not. Is there some threshold of ambiguity or is it an editorial decision?
Many thanks! Poolera Poolera ( talk) 18:30, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi. I am trying to update information for Airlines Reporting Corporation's wiki page. When I go to save the changes, I am taken to a page that says "This page has been deleted by an administrator." The page does not appear to be deleted by an administrator and the deletion log references a deletion in 2007. Please help.
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Special:Log/delete&page=Airlines_Reporting_Corporation
Thank you.
P318iam ( talk) 16:20, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
P318iam ( talk) 16:46, 15 January 2013 (UTC) moved here from the below section Writ Keeper ⚇ ♔ 16:48, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
P318iam ( talk) 18:00, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello! I'm back again! I'm not a newbie and I'm not experienced, but I am in the middle and I'm a Teahouse host. Since I am, I want to welcome more users. I did receive a Teahouse invitation by HostBot, but I have never really been welcomed as a user. I've heard I can use Twinkle to welcome new users, but I don't know how. Also, where can I find new users to welcome? Thank you. JHUbal27 Roar! :-) 02:30, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
subst:
inside the template code after the opening curly braces e.g., {{subst:welcomeg}}.)There are different kind of templates that may be best given a particular context. We have ones tailored for people who have been vandalizing, spamming, etc., so make a point of familiarizing yourself with the options. As for finding people to welcome, I think a good place to start is at
Special:NewPages. There, you can quickly scan the list for people whose talk pages are
red linked, then take a look at what they've created and welcome (or not) using a template that fits. For other places to find new users, see
Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Finding newbies. I don't use Twinkle but if you turn it on, you'll see that one of the tabs at the top of the screen (when you're at a user's talk page) is "Wel
"; click that and a welcome dialogue will open.
Some welcomes come late. My first article was a BLP. I think he passed before I had a welcome on my talk page.-- Canoe1967 ( talk) 03:49, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
First of all, it should be said that I am comically novice when it comes to wikipedia in general. But- I have fixed up the Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers wiki page and noticed that any link to "stephen kellogg" brought you to "stephen wright kellogg" who is not associated with the group. I wanted to make the most basic page for the "stephen kellogg" who is the founder of "stephen kellogg and the sixers" so that anyone looking for him would be able to find the correct person- and link that page to "stephen kellogg and the sixers" where the researcher would find the information they were looking for. What is the least amount of information i need to put on the page so that it isn't covered in flags? THANKS Cousinskunk ( talk) 15:38, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published worksas an individual then his entry will not be in accordance with policy. In such a case, it would seem appropriate to redirect his name to Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers (or Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers#Current Band Members). Is that any help? -- Trevj ( talk) 13:16, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
I would like to delete the image referred to by that talk page. It seems that I cannot do this without an administrator. Could I get administrator help for deleting an image?
The reason I would like to delete this image is because I can create a free-media image to replace it instead of keeping the Fair Use Rationale image. -- Carrot Lord ( talk) 23:13, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
[[Wikipedia:Teahouse]]
becomes
Wikipedia:Teahouse). But for files, it's different; the normal syntax for a link (like [[File:Teahouse button.png]]
will actually insert the image itself into the page. If you're just trying to make a link to the image, rather than incorporating the image itself, you need to put a colon in front like so: [[:File:Teahouse button.png]]
becomes
File:Teahouse button.png. Does that make more sense?
Writ Keeper
⚇
♔ 01:38, 17 January 2013 (UTC)Hello,
I have been asked to create a wiki article for a Russian artist -- Mikhail Biryukov. He is not very well known internationally, however he is recognized as a great artist of the former Soviet Union. I was given books, which are written in Russian, as sources to write this wiki. There is a large amount of information about the artist and his influence on Russian art at the time. I was wondering if there is any way I can present these books as the sources for the wiki article, or do they have to be online?
Thaelton ( talk) 18:52, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
trans_title=
(place there the English translation of the Russian title) and language=Russian
.--
Fuhghettaboutit (
talk) 01:05, 17 January 2013 (UTC)Is there a way to contact "editors" NOT in a talk page? Bonus Q: if there is a template that suggest "an editor has suggested..." is there a way to address that person or group? Wikikd ( talk) 16:36, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Gtwfan52 ( talk) 18:01, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Why cant i edit ind the infobox in the article called "WW2"?
Kysterskartel (
talk) 16:28, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Kysterskartel ( talk) 17:08, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
{{WW2InfoBox}}
near the top. This means a
template is being transcluded. It can be edited at
Template:WW2InfoBox.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 17:12, 16 January 2013 (UTC)How can i remove this above the photo used in my article?
File: frameless|alt=
Eashleyfox ( talk) 14:20, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
{{
infobox}}
template in which the image is sited has its own image syntax coded in; therefore you don't need to add pictures in the [[File:...|thumb|caption]]
format. If you take a look at the page now, you'll see that I've fixed it for you.
Yunshui
雲
水 14:26, 16 January 2013 (UTC)Hello everyone, I have been absent from Wikipedia longer than I would have liked, but now I'm back and eager to continue being a Wikignome:-). A question I have asked once before and which was cordially answered, but unfortunately I can't find the answer in my Talk section: how does one go about changing a username? I combined mine out of the main languages I work with, but it doesn't look too attractive. Would be grateful for a (repeated) tip. Thanks in advance! WikiGnome2012 ( talk) 10:21, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Swimmer Marieke Guehrer was recently married. She now races under her married name, Marieke D'Cruz. Should probably change article title and redirect, as done with Libby Lenton/Libby Trickett, but I don't yet know how. 49.176.35.249 ( talk) 02:01, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians, Is there an easy way to see all the contributions made by someone that contributes/edits in more than one language? (ie. on the english page I can only pull up my english contributions, but can't see any of the others) Thank you! slv 23:34, 15 January 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slventura ( talk • contribs)
Is there a way that i can help on Wikipedia? I am currently working on Wiktionary's requests for photos, is there something i can do here? Venomxx ( talk) 00:04, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
If you know how to edit photos, there are Graphics labs (and specialized workshops) on both the English Wikipedia ( Wikipedia:Graphics Lab) and on Commons ( commons:Commons:Graphic Lab). – Philosopher Let us reason together. 02:31, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Gtwfam mentioned copyediting as one area where help is needed. That's one area where I feel I can be of help. Can anyone point to points of entry for that, apart from just randomly perusing articles of interest? Coretheapple ( talk) 14:59, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
I am working to improve a page on an author born in my region (1915-1981). I have seen newsphotos and photos on the dustjackets. How can I locate an image that can be used on Wikipedia? Maineshepp ( talk) 00:42, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
A number of articles related to one of the WikiProjects I'm part of seem to have outdated information in the WikiProject template on the talk page, i.e. class =Stub even after the articles have been expanded and improved. I would like to change the class, but I can't find any guidelines to help me determine what is a "C," what constitutes a "start" and so on. How can I tell what the appropriate rankings should be? Sarasays ( talk) 19:56, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
I know nothing comes close, but whats the nearest rival to wikipedia in terms of collaboratively edited, free Internet encyclopedias with a general scope? Pass a Method talk 19:28, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi Teadrinkers, just a quickie, re: this article Martin O'Connell (Irish republican).
Thanks for the help!
Basket Feudalist 16:16, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Well, Ive been having trouble uploading a picture to my own wikipedia page "Koolade" (on a croatian producer). I wanted to upload my logo, but had trouble explaining that the .jpg is my own personal property, and that i hold the copyrights to it, and therefore couldn't upload the pic. Because none of the given options of description fit my case exactly. What should I do? thks! Kooladeus Kooladeus ( talk) 10:51, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
how can i find the name of the school i attened in lincoln city uk in 1946 - 1950 it was close to rookery lane lincoln and also i think to boulham park lincoln city uk 86.168.107.211 ( talk) 06:47, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Moved from Wikipedia talk:Teahouse Gtwfan52 ( talk) 17:30, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I am Marina and I hope I will be able to contribute to our community. Could anyone tell me whether all pictures found o Google images have free license?-- Martina Moreau ( talk) 17:23, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
I am very confused about how to donate to Wikipedia. The system does not accept my credit card, no matter what.
I have started editing Wikipedia in order to try to improve it using my "time" instead of my "money". However, this does not give the same feeling of achievement when some of your money goes into bettering Wikipedia.
Does anyone else have this issue? Or does anybody know how to help? -- Carrot Lord ( talk) 23:39, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, could you help me to improve this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Leonard,_Jr ? It has been considered for deletion. Thanks Dishv80 ( talk) 20:51, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Yes, my mistake. Thanks a lot. Dishv80 ( talk) 21:33, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
OK, I understand. Thanks a lot agaiin. I'll search again Dishv80 ( talk) 21:59, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
hi any one no atool that gives you a list of article in different languages Thanks for your help ثامر مبارك ( talk) 20:26, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I've read that articles nominated for DYK need to be written in the last 3 days. Does it still count as the last three days if I work on an article in userspace for more than three days, then move it into article space, then nominate it for DYK, would that still be OK?
Thanks,
King Jakob C 18:41, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
How can I find out whether the source I quoted and added as reference was found to be useful and noteworthy.... How can I receive feedback about my contributions and edits??? Ajayupai95 ( talk) 18:22, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
I drafted an article in my sandbox that was published (Daniel James (Businessman))but my sandbox still has this article in it and it is synchronised or "redirected" with the publishd article. I do not want to delete the sandbox article without checking with someone in case it damages the main article. Can someone help?
Sidpickle ( talk) 17:34, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Ted
Sidpickle ( talk) 17:43, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I am new to Wikipedia page and I was working on adding an article on an organization called Scarborough Arts. Somehow I ended up making the title of the page as User:Faizaarts instead of Scarborough Arts. I was looking for help to change the title and when i read that i could redirect the ARTICLE. I have even done that. As of now, I want to delete the article and start a new one. Can someone guide me to delete the article? Thank you Faizaarts ( talk) 17:23, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
On Priory School, Isle of Wight, there are a lot of problems. Most of the references appear to be closely affiliated with it, and the edit history shows that most of the edits come from users who make a lot of edits in a short time to this one article, and have no other contributions on Wikipedia. There are also some formatting issues, but every time I add template messages, they get removed by the same editors I mentioned before. I've put something on the talk page, but so far I think the only people who view it are those same suspicious editors.
Am I reading too much into this, or is there something fishy going on? It looks to me like maybe a person closely associated with the school is promoting it (lots of the content seems to be along those lines), or maybe students doing school assignments or something. Could somebody take a look, or tell me what else I can do about it? -- Kierkkadon talk/ contribs 15:29, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
I am a little confused with regards to the policy WP:BLP1E. I think I read somewhere that sufficient notability would override the 1E rule, which is why we have articles on chubby aviator wannabes who kill John Lennon one fine day. Then why is it for some cases, similarly (or even more) notable people like Dr. Conrad Murray (who definitely gained worldwide recognition for killing Michael Jackson) don't deserve their own article? What's the distinguishing? Cheers. Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 13:50, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
I posted an article into arabic version and it was deleted as it is not suitable how do I recover my text, the message that I got
هذه الصفحة تم حذفها. سجلا الحذف والنقل للصفحة معروضان بالأسفل كمرجع.
07:11، 18 يناير 2013 Zaxo (نقاش | مساهمات) حذف الصفحة رهيف حاكمي (مقالة غير موسوعية: المحتوى كان: 'الدكتور المهندس رهيف حاكمي رجل أعمال سوري و يشغل حاليا المناصب التالية: * رئ...) Rahif Hakmi ( talk) 08:46, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hey, is there a way I can help Wikipedia? please leave your answer on my talk page here Thanks- Fishtank1 ( talk) 00:47, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm obviously made a mistake in formatting this one: Clare Cunningham (athlete). Compared my markup with similar boxes that are working, and can't find the problem. Can someone help? Sportygeek ( talk) 23:07, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
|television=
The Amazing Race 10
to show her appearance on the show? There's only one problem with that and that is that the template {{
Infobox sportsperson}} doesn't support the parameter |television=
- the best I can manage is to use |other-interests=
The Amazing Race 10
although the output doesn't look so great to me. I'd be inclined not to include this information in the infobox at all, it's mentioned in the text and there is the navigational template about Amazing Race contestants at the bottom of the page anyway. Infoboxes don't have to record every fact about their subject just the highlight/headlines.
NtheP (
talk) 14:01, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
I accidentally made an edit using my IP address and I was wondering if there was anything I could do about that? The Giant Purple Platypus ( talk) 22:51, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 65 | ← | Archive 68 | Archive 69 | Archive 70 | Archive 71 | Archive 72 | → | Archive 75 |
General question concerning best practices for creating an article. Is there a rule of thumb as to when the Articles for Creation process is favored over simply taking the bull by the horns and starting an article outright? Coretheapple ( talk) 15:19, 11 January 2013 (UTC)
I am a NASA researcher, and at their behest I submitted an article summarizing my field to Wikipedia. Initial feedback was that the article was not "encyclopedic" but read like an "essay". I cleaned it up, kept objective and to the point, and I thought met all the Wikipedia published on-line criteria. But the feedback from a new editor has come back the same. I don't know what I am doing wrong, especially since other Wikipedia articles are formatted like mine. Help.
[[[User Kanasnick ( talk) 18:48, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
1. Thank you for your feedback, Heatherwalls. My intent was indeed to review what is current about a new field of study, and in scientific writing, reviews are usually data- (i.e., investigator-) oriented. To me, essays are opinions, not facts, and my article (whatever it is) is very fact-laden and referenced, so it is hard for me to see it as an essay. If Wikipedia does not want reviews of new material, then I can see this as a valid criticism; the essay criticism still makes me scratch my head. What am I missing?
2. Not being a computer whiz, I find the formatting issues in Wikipedia a challenge. When I got rid of some subjective essay-like information in an earlier version of the article, the focus changed, and I put in a new title. However, I didn't know if I should (or even how to) change the lead-in title, since I was responding to earlier comments. What do you think?
3. Also, would it be appropriate to delete the psychologcal section of the Human Body article and refer to mine even before it is accepted? I don't know what the proper Wikipedia etiquette is.
Kanasnick ( talk) 20:44, 9 January 2013 (UTC)Kanasnick
Hi Kanasnick, I don't actually think your article is very far from what it should be. Much of it is excellent. However, things to watch out for are unsourced phrases like the following:
These are opinions, not facts, and opinions should never be stated in Wikipedia's voice. For a discussion of this topic, see Wikipedia:Npov#Explanation_of_the_neutral_point_of_view. As that page explains, the trick is to source such opinions, by citing a reference, and attribute them to the people holding them. In this way, the article does not advocate anything, but tells the reader who advocates what, and why. Also, it is often best to have a cited reference at the end of each sentence, so it is clear which source the sentence is based on. Hope this helps. Best, Andreas JN 466 03:13, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Just noting that most of the existing material at Effect_of_spaceflight_on_the_human_body#Psychological_effects_of_spaceflight is completely unsourced ... is this material accurate in your view? Can it be sourced? Long-term, that section should contain a brief summary of what is in your article, together with a pointer to your more exhaustive treatment (for an example of such a pointer, see [1]). If there are any relevant sources cited in the existing section that you have not yet used in your article, it would make sense to include them.
I think it's also fair to say that what you see here, Kanasnick, is that writing a new article for Wikipedia imposes a higher bar on new contributors. You can enter unsourced material and opinion in existing articles without any problem, but new articles are scrutinised. It's a bit like a house that has chains and a big padlock on the door, yet has three of its walls missing. Also be wary of citing too much of your own work: Wikipedians are very mistrustful of that. Make sure you give a neutral round-up of the field's literature. Best wishes and good luck, Andreas JN 466 03:24, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you very much, Andreas JN466. Both you and Heatherawalls gave me good input, and I think I see what I need to do. So I think point 1 above is clear to me. Can either of you (or someone else) address points 2 and 3? Should I just make the changes and resubmit this as a new article with the correct lead-in title? Kanasnick ( talk) 03:15, 11 January 2013 (UTC)Kanasnick
Anyone have any feedback on the Margolin Hebrew Academy page? It's not complete yet, but we are working hard! Hacker44 ( talk) 02:49, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello Wikipedians. First of all, I'm attempting to take a Wikibreak until Friday, but as you can see, I won't last very long. The "last" edit I'm doing is using calendar templates to state my days off for my userpage. (I'm in school and I want this school year to be over.) Is there a better way to show my days off than this?
January calendar|EndNote=Off on the 21st and the 28th
}}Thank you. JHUbal27 Roar! :-) 02:32, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
I want to add a new section in table format to the paratriathlon article. How would I do that? Format the table, I mean - I know how to add a section :) 49.176.35.249 ( talk) 01:36, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, How you select what names or entities get a disambiguation page? For example, Washington gets a disambiguation page, but John Kerry does not. Is there some threshold of ambiguity or is it an editorial decision?
Many thanks! Poolera Poolera ( talk) 18:30, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi. I am trying to update information for Airlines Reporting Corporation's wiki page. When I go to save the changes, I am taken to a page that says "This page has been deleted by an administrator." The page does not appear to be deleted by an administrator and the deletion log references a deletion in 2007. Please help.
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Special:Log/delete&page=Airlines_Reporting_Corporation
Thank you.
P318iam ( talk) 16:20, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
P318iam ( talk) 16:46, 15 January 2013 (UTC) moved here from the below section Writ Keeper ⚇ ♔ 16:48, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
P318iam ( talk) 18:00, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello! I'm back again! I'm not a newbie and I'm not experienced, but I am in the middle and I'm a Teahouse host. Since I am, I want to welcome more users. I did receive a Teahouse invitation by HostBot, but I have never really been welcomed as a user. I've heard I can use Twinkle to welcome new users, but I don't know how. Also, where can I find new users to welcome? Thank you. JHUbal27 Roar! :-) 02:30, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
subst:
inside the template code after the opening curly braces e.g., {{subst:welcomeg}}.)There are different kind of templates that may be best given a particular context. We have ones tailored for people who have been vandalizing, spamming, etc., so make a point of familiarizing yourself with the options. As for finding people to welcome, I think a good place to start is at
Special:NewPages. There, you can quickly scan the list for people whose talk pages are
red linked, then take a look at what they've created and welcome (or not) using a template that fits. For other places to find new users, see
Wikipedia:Welcoming committee/Finding newbies. I don't use Twinkle but if you turn it on, you'll see that one of the tabs at the top of the screen (when you're at a user's talk page) is "Wel
"; click that and a welcome dialogue will open.
Some welcomes come late. My first article was a BLP. I think he passed before I had a welcome on my talk page.-- Canoe1967 ( talk) 03:49, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
First of all, it should be said that I am comically novice when it comes to wikipedia in general. But- I have fixed up the Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers wiki page and noticed that any link to "stephen kellogg" brought you to "stephen wright kellogg" who is not associated with the group. I wanted to make the most basic page for the "stephen kellogg" who is the founder of "stephen kellogg and the sixers" so that anyone looking for him would be able to find the correct person- and link that page to "stephen kellogg and the sixers" where the researcher would find the information they were looking for. What is the least amount of information i need to put on the page so that it isn't covered in flags? THANKS Cousinskunk ( talk) 15:38, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published worksas an individual then his entry will not be in accordance with policy. In such a case, it would seem appropriate to redirect his name to Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers (or Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers#Current Band Members). Is that any help? -- Trevj ( talk) 13:16, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
I would like to delete the image referred to by that talk page. It seems that I cannot do this without an administrator. Could I get administrator help for deleting an image?
The reason I would like to delete this image is because I can create a free-media image to replace it instead of keeping the Fair Use Rationale image. -- Carrot Lord ( talk) 23:13, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
[[Wikipedia:Teahouse]]
becomes
Wikipedia:Teahouse). But for files, it's different; the normal syntax for a link (like [[File:Teahouse button.png]]
will actually insert the image itself into the page. If you're just trying to make a link to the image, rather than incorporating the image itself, you need to put a colon in front like so: [[:File:Teahouse button.png]]
becomes
File:Teahouse button.png. Does that make more sense?
Writ Keeper
⚇
♔ 01:38, 17 January 2013 (UTC)Hello,
I have been asked to create a wiki article for a Russian artist -- Mikhail Biryukov. He is not very well known internationally, however he is recognized as a great artist of the former Soviet Union. I was given books, which are written in Russian, as sources to write this wiki. There is a large amount of information about the artist and his influence on Russian art at the time. I was wondering if there is any way I can present these books as the sources for the wiki article, or do they have to be online?
Thaelton ( talk) 18:52, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
trans_title=
(place there the English translation of the Russian title) and language=Russian
.--
Fuhghettaboutit (
talk) 01:05, 17 January 2013 (UTC)Is there a way to contact "editors" NOT in a talk page? Bonus Q: if there is a template that suggest "an editor has suggested..." is there a way to address that person or group? Wikikd ( talk) 16:36, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Gtwfan52 ( talk) 18:01, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Why cant i edit ind the infobox in the article called "WW2"?
Kysterskartel (
talk) 16:28, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Kysterskartel ( talk) 17:08, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
{{WW2InfoBox}}
near the top. This means a
template is being transcluded. It can be edited at
Template:WW2InfoBox.
PrimeHunter (
talk) 17:12, 16 January 2013 (UTC)How can i remove this above the photo used in my article?
File: frameless|alt=
Eashleyfox ( talk) 14:20, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
{{
infobox}}
template in which the image is sited has its own image syntax coded in; therefore you don't need to add pictures in the [[File:...|thumb|caption]]
format. If you take a look at the page now, you'll see that I've fixed it for you.
Yunshui
雲
水 14:26, 16 January 2013 (UTC)Hello everyone, I have been absent from Wikipedia longer than I would have liked, but now I'm back and eager to continue being a Wikignome:-). A question I have asked once before and which was cordially answered, but unfortunately I can't find the answer in my Talk section: how does one go about changing a username? I combined mine out of the main languages I work with, but it doesn't look too attractive. Would be grateful for a (repeated) tip. Thanks in advance! WikiGnome2012 ( talk) 10:21, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Swimmer Marieke Guehrer was recently married. She now races under her married name, Marieke D'Cruz. Should probably change article title and redirect, as done with Libby Lenton/Libby Trickett, but I don't yet know how. 49.176.35.249 ( talk) 02:01, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello fellow Wikipedians, Is there an easy way to see all the contributions made by someone that contributes/edits in more than one language? (ie. on the english page I can only pull up my english contributions, but can't see any of the others) Thank you! slv 23:34, 15 January 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slventura ( talk • contribs)
Is there a way that i can help on Wikipedia? I am currently working on Wiktionary's requests for photos, is there something i can do here? Venomxx ( talk) 00:04, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
If you know how to edit photos, there are Graphics labs (and specialized workshops) on both the English Wikipedia ( Wikipedia:Graphics Lab) and on Commons ( commons:Commons:Graphic Lab). – Philosopher Let us reason together. 02:31, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
Gtwfam mentioned copyediting as one area where help is needed. That's one area where I feel I can be of help. Can anyone point to points of entry for that, apart from just randomly perusing articles of interest? Coretheapple ( talk) 14:59, 16 January 2013 (UTC)
I am working to improve a page on an author born in my region (1915-1981). I have seen newsphotos and photos on the dustjackets. How can I locate an image that can be used on Wikipedia? Maineshepp ( talk) 00:42, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
A number of articles related to one of the WikiProjects I'm part of seem to have outdated information in the WikiProject template on the talk page, i.e. class =Stub even after the articles have been expanded and improved. I would like to change the class, but I can't find any guidelines to help me determine what is a "C," what constitutes a "start" and so on. How can I tell what the appropriate rankings should be? Sarasays ( talk) 19:56, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
I know nothing comes close, but whats the nearest rival to wikipedia in terms of collaboratively edited, free Internet encyclopedias with a general scope? Pass a Method talk 19:28, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi Teadrinkers, just a quickie, re: this article Martin O'Connell (Irish republican).
Thanks for the help!
Basket Feudalist 16:16, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Well, Ive been having trouble uploading a picture to my own wikipedia page "Koolade" (on a croatian producer). I wanted to upload my logo, but had trouble explaining that the .jpg is my own personal property, and that i hold the copyrights to it, and therefore couldn't upload the pic. Because none of the given options of description fit my case exactly. What should I do? thks! Kooladeus Kooladeus ( talk) 10:51, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
how can i find the name of the school i attened in lincoln city uk in 1946 - 1950 it was close to rookery lane lincoln and also i think to boulham park lincoln city uk 86.168.107.211 ( talk) 06:47, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Moved from Wikipedia talk:Teahouse Gtwfan52 ( talk) 17:30, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I am Marina and I hope I will be able to contribute to our community. Could anyone tell me whether all pictures found o Google images have free license?-- Martina Moreau ( talk) 17:23, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
I am very confused about how to donate to Wikipedia. The system does not accept my credit card, no matter what.
I have started editing Wikipedia in order to try to improve it using my "time" instead of my "money". However, this does not give the same feeling of achievement when some of your money goes into bettering Wikipedia.
Does anyone else have this issue? Or does anybody know how to help? -- Carrot Lord ( talk) 23:39, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi, could you help me to improve this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Leonard,_Jr ? It has been considered for deletion. Thanks Dishv80 ( talk) 20:51, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Yes, my mistake. Thanks a lot. Dishv80 ( talk) 21:33, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
OK, I understand. Thanks a lot agaiin. I'll search again Dishv80 ( talk) 21:59, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
hi any one no atool that gives you a list of article in different languages Thanks for your help ثامر مبارك ( talk) 20:26, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hi,
I've read that articles nominated for DYK need to be written in the last 3 days. Does it still count as the last three days if I work on an article in userspace for more than three days, then move it into article space, then nominate it for DYK, would that still be OK?
Thanks,
King Jakob C 18:41, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
How can I find out whether the source I quoted and added as reference was found to be useful and noteworthy.... How can I receive feedback about my contributions and edits??? Ajayupai95 ( talk) 18:22, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
I drafted an article in my sandbox that was published (Daniel James (Businessman))but my sandbox still has this article in it and it is synchronised or "redirected" with the publishd article. I do not want to delete the sandbox article without checking with someone in case it damages the main article. Can someone help?
Sidpickle ( talk) 17:34, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Ted
Sidpickle ( talk) 17:43, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I am new to Wikipedia page and I was working on adding an article on an organization called Scarborough Arts. Somehow I ended up making the title of the page as User:Faizaarts instead of Scarborough Arts. I was looking for help to change the title and when i read that i could redirect the ARTICLE. I have even done that. As of now, I want to delete the article and start a new one. Can someone guide me to delete the article? Thank you Faizaarts ( talk) 17:23, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
On Priory School, Isle of Wight, there are a lot of problems. Most of the references appear to be closely affiliated with it, and the edit history shows that most of the edits come from users who make a lot of edits in a short time to this one article, and have no other contributions on Wikipedia. There are also some formatting issues, but every time I add template messages, they get removed by the same editors I mentioned before. I've put something on the talk page, but so far I think the only people who view it are those same suspicious editors.
Am I reading too much into this, or is there something fishy going on? It looks to me like maybe a person closely associated with the school is promoting it (lots of the content seems to be along those lines), or maybe students doing school assignments or something. Could somebody take a look, or tell me what else I can do about it? -- Kierkkadon talk/ contribs 15:29, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
I am a little confused with regards to the policy WP:BLP1E. I think I read somewhere that sufficient notability would override the 1E rule, which is why we have articles on chubby aviator wannabes who kill John Lennon one fine day. Then why is it for some cases, similarly (or even more) notable people like Dr. Conrad Murray (who definitely gained worldwide recognition for killing Michael Jackson) don't deserve their own article? What's the distinguishing? Cheers. Bonkers The Clown (Nonsensical Babble) 13:50, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
I posted an article into arabic version and it was deleted as it is not suitable how do I recover my text, the message that I got
هذه الصفحة تم حذفها. سجلا الحذف والنقل للصفحة معروضان بالأسفل كمرجع.
07:11، 18 يناير 2013 Zaxo (نقاش | مساهمات) حذف الصفحة رهيف حاكمي (مقالة غير موسوعية: المحتوى كان: 'الدكتور المهندس رهيف حاكمي رجل أعمال سوري و يشغل حاليا المناصب التالية: * رئ...) Rahif Hakmi ( talk) 08:46, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
Hey, is there a way I can help Wikipedia? please leave your answer on my talk page here Thanks- Fishtank1 ( talk) 00:47, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm obviously made a mistake in formatting this one: Clare Cunningham (athlete). Compared my markup with similar boxes that are working, and can't find the problem. Can someone help? Sportygeek ( talk) 23:07, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
|television=
The Amazing Race 10
to show her appearance on the show? There's only one problem with that and that is that the template {{
Infobox sportsperson}} doesn't support the parameter |television=
- the best I can manage is to use |other-interests=
The Amazing Race 10
although the output doesn't look so great to me. I'd be inclined not to include this information in the infobox at all, it's mentioned in the text and there is the navigational template about Amazing Race contestants at the bottom of the page anyway. Infoboxes don't have to record every fact about their subject just the highlight/headlines.
NtheP (
talk) 14:01, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
I accidentally made an edit using my IP address and I was wondering if there was anything I could do about that? The Giant Purple Platypus ( talk) 22:51, 17 January 2013 (UTC)