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:::Someohow I suspect that is never going to happen. Sumit is interested in just one thing - to prove that Banafar (his clan), and the two legendary heroes of Banafars ([[Udal of Mahoba]] and [[Alha]]), are pure-bred warrior-race, and has no mix of lowly Ahir race. Is entire presence on Wikipedia is dedicated to that endeavor. He also is interested in reading just one word in a book - "Banafar" - no matter what else is written in the sentence. [[User:Aditya Kabir|<span style="font-family: Kristen ITC; color: deeppink;">Aditya</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Aditya Kabir|✉]] • [[Special:Contributions/Aditya Kabir|⚒]])</sup> 07:07, 6 November 2020 (UTC) |
:::Someohow I suspect that is never going to happen. Sumit is interested in just one thing - to prove that Banafar (his clan), and the two legendary heroes of Banafars ([[Udal of Mahoba]] and [[Alha]]), are pure-bred warrior-race, and has no mix of lowly Ahir race. Is entire presence on Wikipedia is dedicated to that endeavor. He also is interested in reading just one word in a book - "Banafar" - no matter what else is written in the sentence. [[User:Aditya Kabir|<span style="font-family: Kristen ITC; color: deeppink;">Aditya</span>]]<sup>([[User talk:Aditya Kabir|✉]] • [[Special:Contributions/Aditya Kabir|⚒]])</sup> 07:07, 6 November 2020 (UTC) |
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[[User:Aditya Kabir|<span style="font-family: Kristen ITC; color: deeppink;">Aditya</span>]]:-I agree what your saying that I'm here just to edit those three pages but I do not agree with when you say that I'm interested in just one word no matter what is written in it. |
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It is simple as that for ex:- when someone write your name incorrect so there is two options first you can correct yourself or second tell him kindly that it's incorrect please correct it.[[User:Sumit banaphar|Sumit banaphar]] ([[User talk:Sumit banaphar|talk]]) 18:26, 6 November 2020 (UTC) |
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Cracking The Code To Infinite Knowledge Bruit Force For A.I
What are the rules about giving every combination out for to a TV screen my original screen size was 10x10 biased on black or white pixels. the mathematical formula for the combinations is 10 to the tenth power x 10 to the tenth power of combination for such a small screen biased on black or white pixels. The answer is 1E20 of combinations for that screen possibility's. I wanted to give out the equation for A.I to Look at. I thought it would be cool if I could give out every combination to a large TV screen like 1000000 x 1000000 for A.I to play with every image, and have access to everything that can be seen, and I would like A.I to have to study everything. I understand most is garbled images, but some are true images with information. I am a computer animator, I don't think I should not under any patent laws if the image was random, I'm not sure. I do plan on animation of this equation in Blender, to show everyone, but I will show a super small screen of 4x4 for a total combinations of 64 combinations biased on black or white pixels, to show the idea. I am basically bruit forcing every combination. Thank You for your time reading Harold Burgess Jr Harold Burgess Jr God Of Good Living Things (talk) 16:42, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- Welcome to the Teahouse, Harold Burgess Jr God Of Good Living Things. I really don't know what you're on about, nor do I care that much, I'm afraid. But this is an encyclopaedia of Notable Things, and not a place to advocate your own ideas, theories or religions. To that effect, I have marked your sandbox for speedy deletion as it has nothing to do with this encyclopaedia. Please either be prepared to contribute to one of the existing 6,000,000 articles of notable topics, or find an alternative idea to promote your, no-doubt, worthy philosophy on life. I apologise if this sounds rude. That was not my intent, but there is no place here for promoting original thought, philosophies or beliefs. Sorry. Nick Moyes (talk) 16:51, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- Welcome to the Teahouse Harold Burgess Jr God Of Good Living Things. I'm a computer scientist who specializes in AI so I think I have some idea what you are asking but as Nick Moyes said this isn't the place to ask those kinds of questions. This forum is for questions about editing Wikipedia articles not for general discussion. If you want to have these kinds of discussions I suggest you try Facebook or Reddit. They have various forums for philosophical discussions that also relate to computer science issues. Also, the Reference Desk is a place to ask specific questions but your question as it currently is stated is so vague it really isn't appropriate for that forum either. BTW, to the extent I understood what you are asking I think you may not be appreciating the combinatorics of the problem you describe. There are many problems in computer science where in theory an optimal solution is possible but in reality to search every option is even theoretically impossible because you end up getting numbers that exceed the total number of atoms in the universe. The "perfect game of chess" is such an example. There is such a game and it could theoretically be discovered by brute force, by evaluating every possible game of chess since the number is finite. But that is an example where the number exceeds the total number of atoms in the universe so there is no way any computer could actually evaluate them all. I think the same thing is true with every possible pixel combination on a screen. And when you talk about "letting AI loose" that isn't the way AI works. There are algorithms and heuristics that are very powerful but you never get good results by just tossing a bunch of data at an algorithm. You have to design a specific algorithm for a given problem. --MadScientistX11 (talk) 03:53, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
Article flagged for deletion. Where to start?
{{subst:trim|1= Hello, new here, looking for guidance...My BLP article is being considered fo deletion. Onganymede (talk) 22:33, 31 October 2020 (UTC)Can someone direct me to addressing this? Via what venue? Addressed to whom? Thank you much.Onganymede (talk) 22:35, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
Courtesy: J. Jaye Gold. You can comment at the Deletion discussion and you can also attempt to address the criticism by improving the article. Clock is ticking. David notMD (talk) 22:41, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hello, Onganymede. You can contribute to the discussion at WP:Articles for deletion/J. Jaye Gold. But given, as the comments say, that it is a promotional piece sourced only to his work, there is little hope of saving it. If you want Wikipedia to have an article about Gold, you should let it be deleted, and start again with a draft, remembering that Wikipedia is not interested in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, but only in what people wholly unconnected with the subject, and not prompted or fed information on behalf of the subject, have chosen to publish about them in reliable sources. I suggest that you start by reading your first article carefully; and, if you have any connection with Gold yourself, also reading conflict of interest/ --ColinFine (talk) 22:45, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
Apologies, how can I reply to either of you who have responded to me here?Onganymede (talk) 22:59, 31 October 2020 (UTC) Onganymede (talk) 22:59, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
- Hello again Onganymede. I have moved your reply to the correct section: you put it on the end of the page, which meant it was appended to a different question. So that's the answer: edit the specific section of the page. You can ping another user by going
{{U|username}}
, so I went{{U|Onganymede}}
. --ColinFine (talk) 23:08, 31 October 2020 (UTC)
Thanks ColinFine for the navigation tip and fixing my placement! I've cut out everything I once held dear [kidding], addressed COI on my talk page, and added new refs. Would you mind taking another quick look and offering direction? Onganymede (talk) 05:06, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello Onganymede. Glancing at your new sources, I notice that nine of them are blog posts (which are not "reliable sources") and one is an interview with Gold (which is not independent of him). —teb728 t c 07:08, 2 November 2020 (UTC) BTW the reason you were not able to save links to the Thrive Global blog posts is that the website is on the spam blacklist. —teb728 t c 10:06, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
Thanks ColinFine for looking again. A few questions, if you would... 1] You are saying that Arianna Huffington's publication Thrive Global, which Wikipedia describes as "an American company that provides behavior change technology etc.," is an unacceptable source? Is this accurate? Can this be changed? Can I prove these articles are not spam? 2] Re: the NPR "interview,"I am referencing the interviewer's comments, not Gold's... The interviewer herself is a secondary source, no? She appears to already have known the info about Gold that I am referencing. It was not revealed in/by the interview. Is this incorrect reasoning? I have found several other interviews by people who know him and say things about him. This is all inadmissible? Are you saying my sources must be tertiary? 3] re: FortWorth news link, I don't have the archived link yet. I have seen a xeroxed clipping, but may not be able to get online version. What to do? Delete? 4] Books, unfortunately, it seems to me, are on their way out of our lives. How will one reference secondary sources if not partially via online media...interviews, youtube videos, and so forth? 5] I've spent hours and hours comparing other BLPs... I see that the rules are often stretched. Just came across one with 11 of the 15 reference from subject's web page, and 2 identical from encyclopedia.com. If somebody writes Gold into an online encyclopedia tomorrow, can I use that as a source? You understand my frustration no doubt. Should I take out Bio, or nonprofit, or teaching sections?... just leave books? I appreciate your time and attention. Can/Should I paste to others on the Afd page? Is that a place I can ask about my issues, or just for the administrators/voters? Onganymede (talk) 10:07, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- pinging teb728, whose comments you are responding to. --ColinFine (talk) 12:03, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
ColinFine Thanks! I see/understand now that the comments were from teb728! Can you address any of my other questions? The interviewer's prior knowledge as ref, the off line news archives, would YOU allow the Thrive articles? Onganymede (talk) 20:57, 4 November 2020 (UTC) teb728 Hi, appreciate the explanation of the Thrive linking problem. The Wiki article about Thrive says all good things..no indication that it is not trustworthy. But Wiki blocks a Thrive article as spam? Seems anomalous, or am I missing some bigger picture? Am I to understand that I must delete any references I found there? Thank you Onganymede (talk) 20:57, 4 November 2020 (UTC) Hi again ColinFine, I have restructured, rewritten, new-sourced, and I believe addressed every issue that has been brought to my attention. Will you check it out? Onganymede (talk) 20:55, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- OK, Onganymede, think about it this way: What would make Gold significant enough to be the subject of an article in an encyclopedia? Most people are not that important. Does he meet any of the notability criteria for authors? If not does he meet the basic notability criteria? Blog posts by his students do not show notability: anybody can write a blog post. When I looked at your sources on 2 November, the only one that looked like a independent reliable source was the Los Angeles Times article, and that was pretty underwhelming: it says his book was not good but his book tour was entertaining. —teb728 t c 06:04, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
HELP with edits
I am trying to get edit updates but every time i try a certain edior seems to keep making things harder for me. I am new at this and have a conflict of interest and need edits bio added and citations i have sources can anyone please hilp i have met the wikipidia guidlines as payed editor i am only requesting help for edits on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Couch see talk page I think i an requesting correctly there was nio maintenance box and as i try to request updates i get one as soon as i comply then he adds different boxes. can someone please help me i am trying to do in good faith and by wikipedia guidelines i am new at this and due to conflict of interest i can only request now this editor is saying the article will be deleted if not sourced please help Philip H Taylor (talk) 20:28, 1 November 2020 (UTC) Philip H Taylor (talk) 20:28, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
- You have now put your Paid relationship to Nicole Couch (and others) on your User page. David notMD (talk) 20:53, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
- Yes I was instructed to add to my talk page to meet wikipedia guidlines and have requested edits on the artists talk page as instructed to Philip H Taylor (talk) 20:55, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
- Then you have done the correct thing (versus doing any direct edits to the article (which is why those were reversed)). The next step in the process is for a not-connected editor to look at your proposed changes and either implement, or not. Nothing for you to do but wait. David notMD (talk) 20:59, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you. some sources are in forign language and it wont let me share the translated link. this article i did not create it is years old. I was only needing it updated they will not delete the article? Philip H Taylor (talk) 21:06, 1 November 2020 (UTC) David notMD (talk) they deleted the article Philip H Taylor (talk) 05:50, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- The article has not been nominated for deletion. If that happens (unlikely), a new tag will be added to the article, directing interested parties to the deletion nomination. If you add the article to your Watch list you will see the article as having a new edit from the last time you logged in. David notMD (talk) 22:04, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you. some sources are in forign language and it wont let me share the translated link. this article i did not create it is years old. I was only needing it updated they will not delete the article? Philip H Taylor (talk) 21:06, 1 November 2020 (UTC) David notMD (talk) they deleted the article Philip H Taylor (talk) 05:50, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- Then you have done the correct thing (versus doing any direct edits to the article (which is why those were reversed)). The next step in the process is for a not-connected editor to look at your proposed changes and either implement, or not. Nothing for you to do but wait. David notMD (talk) 20:59, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
- Yes I was instructed to add to my talk page to meet wikipedia guidlines and have requested edits on the artists talk page as instructed to Philip H Taylor (talk) 20:55, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Philip H Taylor: I'm sorry to be blunt with you. But if you are being paid to edit Wikipedia on someone's behalf, you need to already have become competent in editing and understanding how Wikipedia works. We are not here to help you earn money -unlike you, we are all volunteers. So, if, as you say, you "are new to this", I would politely suggest you go away and learn how we work before seeking help and support from this forum. A good start for you would be WP:TWA and WP:YFA. I have redirected the page to Phantom Blue. Kind regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 00:41, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
Nick Moyes (talk) i am not and have never been paid to do edits I was doing as a favor the page was created years ago I was told to add paid edits as I am her manager I DO NOT GET PAID please un delete her article Philip H Taylor (talk) 05:50, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- By your words, you are her manager. Thus, you editing her article can be considered you editing as part of your job, meaning you must still disclose. —A little blue Bori v^_^v Takes a strong man to deny... 06:19, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- ALL we wanted originally was her pic added. no worries delete my account I have screen shot EVERYTHING and ALL comments I will be turning this matter over to my lawfirm. See wikipedia in vcourt if this article is not un deleted. we will also have our Law firm go through every artist and label and have the courts have wikipedia speedy delete ebery article that is not up to your so call standard see you in court now delete or /and block this user account as I have copied and printed everything for our lawyers. I do not care if we lose I will drag this out until your broke. Good day idiot Philip H Taylor (talk) 06:34, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- Please read WP:NLT. I suggest that you immediately retract that legal threat before you are blocked. Meters (talk) 07:02, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- Blocked by CaptainEek per ANI report. JavaHurricane 07:20, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- That did not go well. David notMD (talk) 11:27, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- It's funny how people claiming to have teams of lawyers on call and so on are usually illiterate. EEng 11:54, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- Uncalled for, and you should retract. David notMD (talk) 12:28, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- It's funny how people claiming to have teams of lawyers on call and so on are usually illiterate. EEng 11:54, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- That did not go well. David notMD (talk) 11:27, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- Blocked by CaptainEek per ANI report. JavaHurricane 07:20, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- Please read WP:NLT. I suggest that you immediately retract that legal threat before you are blocked. Meters (talk) 07:02, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- ALL we wanted originally was her pic added. no worries delete my account I have screen shot EVERYTHING and ALL comments I will be turning this matter over to my lawfirm. See wikipedia in vcourt if this article is not un deleted. we will also have our Law firm go through every artist and label and have the courts have wikipedia speedy delete ebery article that is not up to your so call standard see you in court now delete or /and block this user account as I have copied and printed everything for our lawyers. I do not care if we lose I will drag this out until your broke. Good day idiot Philip H Taylor (talk) 06:34, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- Any good-faith editor has the privilege of going through our six million articles and requesting that any of them that do not satisfy our policies and guidelines be deleted. An editor who makes legal threats is not an editor in good standing while they are blocked. Also, our policies and guidelines provide criteria for when when articles should be deleted, and our policies and guidelines also provide procedures for trying to work with editors who do not agree with us about what needs to be deleted. One of the responsibilities of a New Page reviewer is to decide what should be considered for deletion how,and I recall occasional discussions at WP:ANI about deletion. But this editor is not in good standing. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:11, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- I've been staring at this stupid mirror gif for an hour now. Le Panini (Talk tome?) 17:20, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
What's hotter than blue, purple and magenta?
Ultaorb (talk) 19:38, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- That is a question for you to find out using Google or the WP:REFDESK. This is a forum purely to assist editors with the process of editing. Sorry. Nick Moyes (talk) 19:40, 2 November 2020 (UTC)
- I would say white, although this is not a question for the teahouse Firestar9990 (talk) 21:25, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
HELP ME !!!
hello, I think one of user have aggression to me, he put GNG template to may articles, seriously all of articles, some of them he put PROD or AfD. What can I do or who can i say....i create referee articles, that user write that articles are not pass notability, but there are more more more articles that same as me, which he put PROD, Afd or GNG....please help me...i dont know what he want from me??? Almgerdeu (talk) 19:42, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
- Well, based on the messages on your talkpage, I think they want you to not create articles unless they clearly meet WP:GNG/WP:BASIC. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:13, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Almgerdeu: The problem, as I see it, is that you do not have much understanding of our notability criteria and the sources that you need to find and to put into an article in orer to demonstrate a person is Notable enough for a page to remain in this encyclopaedia. See WP:SPORTBASIC for a bit of specific guidance on sport-people. OK, so you are clearly fascinated by football referees, and so are the main types of website you cite in your rapidly-created pages: worldreferee.com ; eu-football.info ; thecelticwiki.com. Unfortunately, they all seem to be insider summary pages, with nothing to suggest real notability, just the jobs they've done. I am not aware that WP:NSPORTS has a criterion for notability of referees taking part in major tournaments. There seems to be no citations in your hastily made pages to published books, biographies or national media outlets - that talks about their participation and contribution to major sporting events, such as they refereed in the 1996 World Cup, followed by lots of indepth coverage of them as a person. That's what notability means. So, if you're going to carry on in this way, you must be prepared for a lot more PRODS and AFDs on notability grounds. The way to avoid that is to slow down, and spend real, quality time finding sources about these seemingly non-notable people. If you can't, then maybe it's best not to waste everyone's time - including your own - trying. That, to me, seems to be the bottom line, and I would encourage Spiderone to continue assessing your well-meant contributions - and perhaps offer you a bit of guidance and instruction along the way. I hope both of you will proceed with care. Nick Moyes (talk) 21:51, 3 November 2020 (UTC).
- @Almgerdeu: there is no aggression here. A number of users, not just me, have left messages on your talk page suggesting how articles could be improved. I have personally suggested that you try to use WP:DRAFT and WP:AFC to help you to understand what sort of articles are accepted and which ones are not. Unfortunately, not everyone is notable. I can tell that you have put a good chunk of time into a lot of these articles but, honestly, a lot of these people just do not meet WP:GNG. If a person cannot be sourced to anything more than World Referees or similar database websites then that person isn't notable. Me placing a GNG template on an article is not a personal attack but simply a reminder that the article makes no demonstration of how the subject is notable. I could go straight to PROD or AfD in almost all of these cases but I think it's important that you spend time trying to find sources that explore the referees in depth and, if they don't exist, then try to use self-control and not create the article. The only one that stands out to me as being hugely notable is Arturo Yamasaki. Honestly, the overwhelming majority of the others don't seem to have anything more than routine and passing mentions. Spiderone 22:01, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
Almgerdeu has created close to 100 stub-length articles on football referees. Many of these get Prod, then contested by Almgerdeu, then nominated to AfD, and then deleted. Is there a way to stop this insistence on creating articles which do not, and can not, meet Wikipedia's criteria for GNG? David notMD (talk) 04:04, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Since Almgerdeu is clearly acting in good faith, I'm not sure. If it were deliberately disruptive behaviour, I would go down the route of ANI and suggesting a topic ban but I don't think that's appropriate in this particular circumstance. Spiderone 09:13, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Username
Hi, I previously setup a username and password. I have now subsequently forgotten the password but on trying to reset it it tells me there isn't such username registered. Trying to open a new account with my old username I get told that it is already in use. Please assist. 41.3.8.210 (talk) 20:08, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
- Are you sure you're spelling the username right, case and all? (Usernames are case-sensitive.) —A little blue Bori v^_^v Takes a strong man to deny... 20:20, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
Yes, the username is correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.13.232.185 (talk) 05:34, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Thats no possible. If the reset password system tells you that the username doesnt exist, yet account creation with that exact username fail because it exist, something is broken. Note: I know that some form-autofill software will ocassionaly insert extra chars that cause the username to be different. @OP try resetting the password by entering the email adress, not the username. Victor Schmidt (talk) 06:47, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
That is true. My username doesn't exist if I request the password but once I want to create a new account with my username I get told it already exist. Guys please assist! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.13.254.98 (talk) 15:30, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- I repeat myself: Try inserting the email adress you believe is associated with your old account, i.e.
- Open Special:PasswordReset in a new tab
- Leave the first field (Labeled with "Username:") blank. If something is in there, delete it.
- insert the email adress in the second input field
- Hit the big red button.
- It would be nice if you would copy the exact error message you get. Alternatively, if you dont mind your username-IP- affliation getting public, you can copy the exact username you create an account for here, including the error message you get. Victor Schmidt (talk) 16:00, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Firstly; there is no error message if I type in the email address associated with the account and hit the reset button. Nothing happens and I do not receive an email with a reset link or otherwise. Secondly; herewith the error message on trying to create a new account,
Username(help me choose) Ameshoff Username entered already in use. Please choose a different name.
- I am out of Ideas. There is a user "Ameshoff", and there is "AmeshoffNaledi". The first one has an email set, the second doesn't. I have requested another password reset for "Ameshoff". If this didn't solve it please do the following: First, there is a limit on the amount of password reset mails. So please wait at least 24 hours before submitting one more password reset request. If that also fails within resonable time amounts, you can only register a new account with a different username. There is not so much of a loss because the old account has only made 33 edits, howewer, I would still recommend that you declare your old accounts name due to WP:SOCK (even if its unlikely that this is a problem). Victor Schmidt (talk) 18:33, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
How to add a page / translation?
There is a page on wikipedia in Japanese, and I want to add an English version of the same subject, which is still not ready, and needs to be submitted.
What is required? What are the steps? To submit and get approved first and then to connect pages? Walerikus (talk) 00:23, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Walerikus, I think you will find this article very helpful. Happy editing and enjoy your stay at the Teahouse! Mr. Heart (talk) 00:33, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Walerikus, HeartatSchool has, I'm sure with the best of intentions, given you a link to a page about translating into English (and improving) articles in the Wikipedia of another language. For a high percentage of articles in Japanese-language Wikipedia, translation is unsuitable, because the quality of their referencing is very poor. Rather than translating and then looking for references for what you've translated, better to look for reliable sources and work from them. -- Hoary (talk) 06:39, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Follow-up to
Need a third opinion here Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Baratiiman (talk) 07:38, 4 November 2020 (UTC) Baratiiman (talk) 07:38, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello Baratiiman. I do not see any current discussion at Talk:Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. What are you asking for opinions about? Please read Wikipedia:Third opinion to learn how the formal process works. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 07:47, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- ok thanks i made the discussion now can you give an opinon.Baratiiman (talk) 08:08, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
This is forum-shopping; see Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#is this vandalism and discussions linked from there. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:45, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Hello, Urgent request
So I have a photo of my own that I upload on my Wikipedia draft but that draft was deleted by Wiki staff, I want that this photo be removed right away from Wikipedia or any Wikipedia website, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hugo_Tron.jpg I already sent a request for deletion but I want it to make sure it is deleted, It was me, it is me I have the right to request to be deleted. Waiting reply. HugoTitanTron 07:53, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- HugoTitanTron, per Commons:FAQ#I_have_uploaded_an_image,_can_I_revoke_the_license_later?, it seems you're out of luck. However, this is a questions for Commons (related but different from WP), you can try Commons:Help desk. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:39, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- But per Commons:Deletion requests/File:Hugo Tron.jpg, things are looking less bleak. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:36, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
The European Common Framework For Languages
I was looking at one of your webpages on The European Common Framework For Languages, it lists all the languages you can take and their equivalents, I wanted to find if A1 French is equivalent to GCSE Foundation level, could you please look on that webpage and answer my question.
Tara 2A00:23C5:3F13:1701:D19D:4732:A9BB:7D8D (talk) 08:59, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- No, because this is a place to ask about how to use Wikipedia. But the "reference desk" caters for such questions. You'd be welcome to ask the same question at Wikipedia:Reference desk/Language. -- Hoary (talk) 09:39, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Can not access my account - forgot my password
Hi, I previously setup a username and password. I have now subsequently forgotten the password but on trying to reset it it tells me there isn't such username registered. Trying to open a new account with my old username I get told that it is already in use. I have typed the username in correctly. Please assist. 41.13.216.121 (talk) 09:51, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
how do i reply to sender? GuyJohhnyWithGuy (talk) 10:24, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- GJWG - If you have a suggestion, respond here at Teahouse. You could also try the Talk for 41.13.216.121 but that person may not know to check their own Talk. David notMD (talk) 11:31, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Help to install an edit of an English entry of Wikipedia
Can you recommend a person who will be sent an edit (7 pages long) in English of an existing Wikipedia entry (of one page) for a renowned poet from Israel? All text, including the poet's photograph, is ready. Fees will be paid. Merchav1 (talk) 11:36, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Merchav1 Paid editing services are not offered or recommended on Wikipedia. If you want to pay someone to edit for you, you will need to find them on your own. When you do, they will need to make the required paid editing declaration and state that you are paying them. 331dot (talk) 11:51, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Merchav1: I'd second what 331dot said above, and add that paying anyone for creating ('installing') an article in Wikipedia doesn't guarantee anything you could expect from any paid service. Among others,
- it will not prevent any future modification of the provided contents, either expanding or shrinking, improving or spoiling it (because Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia, which can be edited by anyone – see Wikipedia:Editing policy);
- it will not provide you any control over reusing the contents outside Wikipedia (as Wikipedia is free also in that its contents is available to everybody – see Wikipedia:Reusing Wikipedia content);
- it will not release you (and a person paid by you) from
- providing appropriate WP:SOURCES to make the article verifiable (see WP:VER) and prove the subject's WP:Notability (see specific criteria for notability of people at WP:BIO, and especially WP:BLP for living people, if applicable), and
- keeping the contents in objective tone (see WP:NPOV, WP:PROMO, WP:TONE);
- it will not prevent deleting the contents, whole or in part, if it appears to violate some Wikipedia policies not mentioned above (see the frame at the bottom of Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines, part 'Content').
- So, generally: yes, you can pay someone to create the article here. If you do, however, remember you will pay just for a technical act of transferring data from your computer to Wikipedia system (and, possibly, some editing according to Wikipedia guidelines on article structure, layout, linking etc.).
You will not buy any kind of 'security' of the article to be created. --CiaPan (talk) 13:03, 4 November 2020 (UTC)- Lastly, is the photographer going to add the photograph to Wikipedia Commons, and in doing so, renounce all copyrights? The photographed poet does not hold the copyright to the photograph. David notMD (talk) 14:24, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- David notMD, when uploading photographs they took to Wikimedia Commons, photographers may if they wish renounce all rights to these. But doing so isn't required. Far more frequently, photographers attach a particular kind of copyleft license to what they upload. What's involved here needs to be clearly understood; it's explained in "Licensing". -- Hoary (talk) 23:04, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Yeah, I overstepped my knowledge there. David notMD (talk) 23:08, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- David notMD, when uploading photographs they took to Wikimedia Commons, photographers may if they wish renounce all rights to these. But doing so isn't required. Far more frequently, photographers attach a particular kind of copyleft license to what they upload. What's involved here needs to be clearly understood; it's explained in "Licensing". -- Hoary (talk) 23:04, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Lastly, is the photographer going to add the photograph to Wikipedia Commons, and in doing so, renounce all copyrights? The photographed poet does not hold the copyright to the photograph. David notMD (talk) 14:24, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Questions about new articles for Donato & Niccola de' Medici
I, YourHumbleServant, propose to add two new Wikipedia articles:
Donato di Niccola de' Medici
Niccola di Vieri de' Medici
Since I have not contributed a new article before (I consider myself rather “new” having made a number of simple edits and still learning style and format), I am writing to ask your advice on several points:
• Notability
• Search results
• Begin with a “stub”
• Preference for first article
• Categories
• Seeking a sponsor/adopter
Notability:
The article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistoia_Cathedral mentions “Donato de' Medici” twice; it says the picture Madonna Enthroned between St. John the Baptist and St. Donatus “was commissioned from Andrea del Verrocchio by the heirs of Donato de' Medici,” and “next to the entrance is the tomb of Donato de' Medici.” But this webpage does not mention that Donato was Bishop of Pistoia.
Wikipedia does not have information linking Donato to the more well-known members of the de’ Medici family, and does not have information about the part he played in the affairs of the Arch-Episcopate of Florence (the Priors of Florence and Cosimo de’ Medici had nominated Donato to be their Archbishop, and he was a co-consecrator of Antonio Forcilioni, O.P. who did became Archbishop instead).
See: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bforc.html and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoninus_of_Florence
Donato was the son of Niccola
Niccola was the son of Vieri de’ Medici and is identified as such on:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vieri_de%27_Medici; it has a “broken link” Niccola
I believe “notability” can be supported by being verifiable through citations to reliable sources.
For example, citations to Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/nicola-de-medici_(Dizionario-Biografico) as used in
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vieri_de%27_Medici,
https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bforc.html,
Najemy, John. A History of Florence 1200–1575. Malden, Mass. u.a: Blackwell Publishing, 2008, pg. 290,
Peterson, David S. (1985). Archbishop Antoninus: Florence and the Church in the Early Fifteenth Century (PhD thesis). Cornell University. pg. 40
(reference given in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoninus_of_Florence).
and
Peterson, David S. "An Episcopal Election in Quattrocento Florence." James Ross Sweeney and Stanley Chodorow, eds. Popes, Teachers, and Canon Law in the Middle Ages. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1989, pp. 300-325
I can supply additional high-quality sources. Please let me know if these seem be what is needed to satisfy the notability criteria.
Search results
I searched Wikipedia for both Donato and Niccola and found no articles; I would appreciate a double check of that result from someone more experienced and with (perhaps) more capable tools.
Begin with a “stub”
I propose to start Donato’s article as a stub modeled on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benozzo_Federighi
And to start Niccola’s article as a stub modeled on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Averardo_de%27_Medici
Can you suggest a specific stub type the article should use?
Preference for first article
Is there a reason to prefer one page before the other – Donato or Niccola – as my first try?
Categories
For the Donato article I intend to include it in: “15th-century_Roman_Catholic_bishops.” Are there others I should identify?
Seeking a sponsor/adopter
I would be glad to have a sponsor (volunteer editor) who has worked on similar articles. Can you put me in contact with someone? Or otherwise, how can I find an adopter?
I plan to use the Article Wizard to develop my first article in my sandbox – I would be glad to have any suggestions on how to proceed with my development and subsequent submission.
Thank you for your attention and consideration. YourHumbleServant (talk) 11:53, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello, YourHumbleServant, and welcome to the Teahouse. My advice is: determine notability (I'm not looking at your references here), then begin with a draft. Forget about stubs: work it up to a reasonable article (even if it is not complete) and then present it for review - you or others can add to it once it's been accepted. You can start with either, or even work on both at the same time if you wish. Read your first article carefully if you haven't already. --ColinFine (talk) 12:09, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- I second what ColinFine says about stubs. A stub really says "The creator couldn't be bothered to do any real work on this article and instead expected others to do the work for them." The best way I know of for finding mentions in English-language Wikipedia of, say, Niccola di Vieri is to google for "Niccola di Vieri" site:en.wikipedia.org. I hope you realize that Wikipedia articles can't cite other Wikipedia articles. -- Hoary (talk) 13:09, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Suppose I wanted to do a Google search (of sources excluding Wikipedia) to help me judge whether your proposed subject(s) is/are notable. I'd start by asking whether "Donato di Niccola de' Medici Niccola di Vieri de' Medici" is all one name, or one person known by several names, or several different people. Maproom (talk) 13:25, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Hello! I’m new and I wanna ask a question
How do you edit pages/make pages here? Thank you and have a nice day!
StevenMilotic Stelotic (talk) 12:00, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- You might start by trying the "Wikipedia adventure. -- Hoary (talk) 13:13, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Hello! (moved from Teahouse talk page)
Hello everybody! Just wanted to say hi. 😊 Stelotic (talk) 12:02, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Also btw There is a very recent Typhoon called Siony and is coming to the Philippines. Is there any Wikipedia page for it? Stelotic (talk) 12:11, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello there, Stelotic, and welcome to the Teahouse. I've left a welcome message on your talk page, with a link to Getting Started. I've also moved your question (and deleted the original) because you actually posted on the subpage we use just for managing the Teahouse, rather than within the question forum itself (i.e. this page). I see from the question just above that you did find us yourself, in the end. Great advice from Hoary - you will collect 15 different badges if you complete that interactive tour of Wikipedia. Although we only really answer questions here about how to edit Wikipedia and solve people's editing problems for them, I am happy to answer your question for you this time. It took a little while because it seems the Philippines likes to use a different name from the internationally used typhoon name (Atsani, in this case). So I couldn't find anything about current typhoons at Typhoon Siony - nor would I expect to with an ongoing storm, rather than a past major event. So I found an index page for Typhoon Atsani, which links to the ongoing typhoon in an article about the 2020 Pacific typhoon season, which is, I guess, a logical place to look. On that page you'll see a table of contents which links you to this sub-heading within the article. I suspect it is still an ongoing event, and not every typhoon will merit an article of its own unless it become a really major event. See WP:NOTNEWS to appreciate that Wikipedia reflects what other sources say after the event, rather than reports on single unfolding events as they happen. Nick Moyes (talk) 13:17, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Reference name
I want to expand and reference an article Mace (spray), and I have a question about the naming of a ref (citation). The ref name is ":0"; is this some convention I don't know? I would like more useful reference names, like an abbreviation of the source, author, or type of article, for examples. I looked at other articles and these seem common. I searched for something "WP:" to explain this, but was unable to find an explanation.
I can read the answer here. Thank you to anyone who can explain this.Matternotdissent (talk) 13:20, 4 November 2020
- It's a convention that I don't understand either. (I presume that it's the result of some semi-automated module.) I think it's rather horrible and never use it. If I'm working on an article that uses it, and if it annoys me, I change it. Use whatever names you want, but be sure to preview before saving, in order to check that nothing has gone wrong. -- Hoary (talk) 13:28, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Matternotdissent and Hoary: It's one of the referencing help tools or bots that sets the reference names to things like :0, :1,:2, if there are duplicate references. I would recommend using something much clearer i.e. calling the ref Wired, as that's the name of source being used. Joseph2302 (talk) 13:34, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you for the answers and insights. I'm changing it! I'll be careful, and I am trying to use previews. Yes, "Wired" is easy and also makes it obvious for other editors. I prefer author names, but I should think about subsequent editors. Matternotdissent (talk) 13:42, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Author names are fine too, anything is easier than :0. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:16, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- For science journal references I use first author's last name and year (because said author may have published several journal articles on the same topic). P.S. The quotation marks are not required. David notMD (talk) 14:28, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- For science journals I plan to use NameYear convention. Thanks for the info on quotation marks as Wikipedia pages that explain templates are useless. I like the quote marks, though, because I edit on my cell phone, and they're visually easy to spot.Matternotdissent (talk) 15:08, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- For science journal references I use first author's last name and year (because said author may have published several journal articles on the same topic). P.S. The quotation marks are not required. David notMD (talk) 14:28, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Author names are fine too, anything is easier than :0. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:16, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- The quote marks are required if the name contains spaces or punctuation, I think, but not if it's a single "word". --ColinFine (talk) 16:09, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Correctness is cumulative. David notMD (talk) 00:11, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- @David notMD: There was, at one point, a bug that
name="Foo"
was interpreted as different fromname=Foo
under some circumstances. I don't recall the details or whether it was fixed. I believe it is recommended to always quote HTML attribute values. It's certainly more future-proof (i.e. protects against someone changing the value to something with a space in it and forgetting to add the quotes. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 03:54, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- @David notMD: There was, at one point, a bug that
- Correctness is cumulative. David notMD (talk) 00:11, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- The quote marks are required if the name contains spaces or punctuation, I think, but not if it's a single "word". --ColinFine (talk) 16:09, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Other barnstars
Hello, I have a question about the wikilove extension. I see people delivering barnstars, and some of them seem odd, because they are not accessible in the WikiLove menu, (eg: COVID-19 barnstar), how do you obtain them? --a gd fan (talk) 14:15 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Barnstars shows barnstars that can be given to other editors. It's bad form to award yourself barnstars, or to dole out lots of barnstars to other editors for their modest or less than modest contributions. David notMD (talk) 14:32, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Ok, I wasn't going to do anything, I was only confused, and I also don't feel important if I award myself. --a gd fan (talk) 14:45, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Yep, It's like "I have so many barnstars...but at what cost?" Le Panini (Talk tome?) 15:57, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Let me ask the question from a reviewer's standpoint, in three parts. First, there is a pull-down menu of barnstars. Where is a gallery of additional barnstars, and can they be awarded by anyone if they know where the gallery is? Second, how can one request that another barnstar be added to the pulldown? Third, how are barnstars designed? Is it done with a .ico editor, or how? Robert McClenon (talk) 17:05, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Robert McClenon: mw:WikiLove#How to customize, MediaWiki talk:WikiLove.js. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 04:16, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Let me ask the question from a reviewer's standpoint, in three parts. First, there is a pull-down menu of barnstars. Where is a gallery of additional barnstars, and can they be awarded by anyone if they know where the gallery is? Second, how can one request that another barnstar be added to the pulldown? Third, how are barnstars designed? Is it done with a .ico editor, or how? Robert McClenon (talk) 17:05, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Yep, It's like "I have so many barnstars...but at what cost?" Le Panini (Talk tome?) 15:57, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Ok, I wasn't going to do anything, I was only confused, and I also don't feel important if I award myself. --a gd fan (talk) 14:45, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Hello!
I am from One More Voice a noncommercial, open access, strictly educational archive focused on recovering non-European contributions from nineteenth-century British imperial and colonial archives. We want to alert people to resources because our website contains more information and scholarly exchange about the writers. We have been trying to add our website under the "Resources" or "Reference" pages on the Wikipedia page so that there is a source for further reading on the author. What is the best way to go about doing this without getting flagged?
Here is an example of one of the pages were hoping to add as a reference: Selim Aga Awisnicki2 (talk) 15:36, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello, Awisnicki2. Wikipedia is not for promotion - i.e. "telling the world about yourself" - irrespective of whether you are commercial or not, or how worthy you are. In addition, adding links to your own site is regarded as a conflict of interest. What you can do is post an edit request on an article's talk page, explaining how a link to your site would be appropriate according to Wikipedia's policy on external links, and an uninvolved editor will add it if they agree. --ColinFine (talk) 16:14, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
confused
I keep trying to rename my wiki pages, they are sandbox pages because i am new, i looked up how to change the name and i did what it said but i couldn't rename it. i just started making pages yesterday.
thank you. Saiygcsycgisa (talk) 16:17, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi Saiygcsycgisa - as explained at WP:BEFOREMOVING "You are unable to move the page because your account is too new (the account must be autoconfirmed)" - you need to wait 3 more days (a full 96 hours after you created the account) - In the meantime you can ask at WP:REQUESTED MOVES - best wishes - Arjayay (talk) 16:23, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Hello
Hello, I am a new editor in English Wikipedia! Well, I was an editor in Turkish wikipedia but due to some reasons (such as this place being more important and getting bored of some things) I decided to move to the English wiki. InshaAllah, I'd like to improve pages about Circassians (they really need some improvement) and translate pages that exist in Turkish wikipedia but not in the English, or add more info via translation. May I learn why I am not allowed to create pages? Also, can you help me navigate? I see some things are different here. Thanks a lot in advance! :) ~𝓐𝓭𝓲𝓰𝓪𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓴~ (Псалъэ) 17:51, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello, Adigabrek, and welcome to the Teahouse. I don't understand why you can't create articles: your account is autoconfirmed: what exactly happens when you try? Having said that, I urge you not to try and create articles directly, but to use the articles for creation process, even when you are translating from tr-wiki. The fact is that different editions of Wikipedia have different policies and criteria: an article that is acceptable in Turkish will not automatically be acceptable in English. Please read translation, and notability. You might find it helpful to read your first article as well. --ColinFine (talk) 18:57, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- ColinFine, it says:
Your translation cannot be published because publishing is only allowed to more experienced editors on this wiki.
~𝓐𝓭𝓲𝓰𝓪𝓫𝓻𝓮𝓴~ (Псалъэ) 21:39, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Adigabrek: Publishing from the Content Translation Tool is an extended-confirmed action; I believe that's why you're getting that message. I'm not familiar with the tool, but perhaps you can copy the resulting content and paste it into a draft, and then use the Articles for Creation process linked above. Zindor (talk) 23:01, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- The use of the tool has been restricted to extended-confirmed editors because machine translation is an iffy business and needs to be overseen by a reasonably experienced human who is not only fluent in English but is familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, especially verifiability. The translation of references is error-prone, and the quality of automated translation between languages is extremely variable. Sometimes it is very good, and sometimes it is terrible. Robert McClenon (talk) 03:59, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
I need help with this draft
a gd fan (talk) 17:57, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello, a gd fan. What help is it you need? One suggestion is to look at your sources. Blogs are hardly ever regarded as reliable sources; and from the title I guessed that "ncpedia" was probably a user-generated wiki, and so not acceptable. Actually, it looks as if it is a reliable source, so I urge you to format the reference following REFB, to make it clearer what kind of publication this is. --ColinFine (talk) 19:02, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- GeometryDashFan12 No, but WP:USERGENERATED, see [1]. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:02, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- GeometryDashFan12, I actually meant that the first reference was a blog, and the second was NCpedia. Looking at Ncpedia I thought it looked as if it was under editorial control and would be reliable, but GGS has shown that it is not. --ColinFine (talk) 10:46, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
One Billion Edits
With Wikipedia fast approaching One Billion edits since it was started, do you have any plans to celebrate? One billion is a Massive number, and is a great milestone.
Also side question: Are questions like this all right to ask? I notice the tearoom is mostly for technical questions, should I try to keep my questions to the technical side of things? Thelockedoctor (talk). 18:21, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- The Teahouse is for any question, and I think we should start planning celebrations and events regarding the billionth edit. Whoever gets the 1 billionth edit might have a few prizes, hopefully the edit isn't vandalism. a gd fan (talk) 18:32, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Thelockedoctor The Teahouse is for questions about editing WP, but any reasonable newbie-question will often get some sort of guidance. You could try this question at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous). Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:08, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Gråbergs Gråa Sång Ok, thank you very much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thelockedoctor (talk • contribs)
- Yes. We should welcome questions that are about Wikipedia even if they are not about how to edit. We also get a lot of general knowledge questions that are more appropriate for the Reference Desk, and this is at least about Wikipedia. Robert McClenon (talk) 23:41, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Gråbergs Gråa Sång Ok, thank you very much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thelockedoctor (talk • contribs)
I need some help
Hi! I made a page a while ago, Semyon Der-Arguchintsev. I was recently updating it a while ago and noticed it doesn't have a points/goals chart. I was looking on some pages to see how to make them and it looked like NASA to me. Can someone make one, as I feel it would mighty improve the page. Nolanisntfunny (talk) 18:33, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello, Nolanisntfunny, and welcome to the Teahouse. I'm afraid that, in worrying about a points/goals chart, you are like somebody worrying about painting a house when the house is about to fall down because it has no foundations. The article at the moment does nothing to establish that Der-Arguchintsev meets Wikipedia's criteria for notability. I don't know enough Ice hockey to know whether he meets any of the specific criteria on that page I linked to; but even if he does, the references need to be improved; and if he doesn't the references to nothing to establish his notability by the general criteria. The first reference is just a summary of data, the other two don't even mention him. We need places where independent people have written text about him, and been published in reliable sources. Please see CITE. --ColinFine (talk) 19:11, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Semyon has played in the KHL, the top league in Russia, which is a fully professional men’s league, which means he is in fact notable. Just sayin. I also will try to find some more information on him. Nolanisntfunny (talk) 15:11, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
writers market deluxe edition
Trying to locate who is now publishing/owns Writers Market (after bankrucy 2601:246:900:4E0:B9D8:22E2:F70B:6D6D (talk) 19:13, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi person editing from IP...6D6D This page is for questions about editing Wikipedia. Please consider asking this question at the Reference desk. They specialize in knowledge questions and will try to answer any question in the universe (except how to use Wikipedia, since that is what this forum is for). Just follow the link, select the relevant section, and ask away. You could always try searching Wikipedia for an article related to the topic you want to know more about. I hope this helps.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 19:57, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- The Writer's Market article says Penguin Random House bought them. You can use the encyclopedia to find these answers. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 23:35, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Create an article?
How do you create a page again? Severe Weather Lover (talk) 21:18, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Severe Weather Lover, See WP:MFA S Philbrick(Talk) 23:00, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
- Please do not attempt to create an article, Severe Weather Lover. In order to create an article, a range of competencies are required. Your rather short list of contributions to articles so far suggests that although you have good intentions you just casually add stuff as it occurs to you. This isn't how constructing an encyclopedia works. You might try the "Wikipedia Adventure" to familiarize yourself with what's needed. -- Hoary (talk) 23:56, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
Turkey
where is Turkey Afhi86d3 b (talk) 00:18, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Possibly in the freezer, given the proximity to Thanksgiving. If you're on about the country, you can read the article here. In future please ask at the Ref desk, as the Teahouse is generally for questions about editing Wikipedia. Zindor (talk) 00:32, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- If your buying turkey for Thanksgiving, here's a pro tip! Wait until after thanksgiving to buy it, and then it'll be on sale. Le Panini (Talk tome?) 02:48, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- If you are buying your turkey in Turkey, you should research the applicable regulations on importation of agricultural products, as well as any quarantine rules, (unless you are planning to feast in Turkey). Robert McClenon (talk) 04:34, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- But don't eat Turkey Tayac, the herb doctor. He's a human, and also dead, so it wont be yummy. Moral of our story, eat turkey, in Turkey if you want to. Don't eat turkey, however. And know the economy of turkey before you eat the turkey in Turkey. I like turkey. Le Panini (Talk tome?) 12:48, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- I try to skip the turkey, and go for extra stuffing, then take the fast route to pie.Coryphantha Talk 00:31, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- But don't eat Turkey Tayac, the herb doctor. He's a human, and also dead, so it wont be yummy. Moral of our story, eat turkey, in Turkey if you want to. Don't eat turkey, however. And know the economy of turkey before you eat the turkey in Turkey. I like turkey. Le Panini (Talk tome?) 12:48, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- If you are buying your turkey in Turkey, you should research the applicable regulations on importation of agricultural products, as well as any quarantine rules, (unless you are planning to feast in Turkey). Robert McClenon (talk) 04:34, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- If your buying turkey for Thanksgiving, here's a pro tip! Wait until after thanksgiving to buy it, and then it'll be on sale. Le Panini (Talk tome?) 02:48, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
How to reply
I might seem kind of dumb but I don't know much about wikimarkup so how do I reply to other replys on the help page? TappyTurtle13 (talk) 02:23, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Here's a couple ways how to reply.
- 1. Put a : before your reply. This will make an indent.
- 2. Put {{Reply to|}} before your reply. After the | symbol, put the username you want to reply to, like this: {{Reply to|TappyTurtle13}}, which will display as @TappyTurtle13: (you will receive a notification for doing this, like you just did.
- 3. You can combine these two, like this: :{{Reply to|TappyTurtle13}}, which will indent your response and send the user your replying to a notification.
- Hope this helps! Le Panini (Talk tome?) 02:46, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Talk pages and user pages aside, concentrate on improving articles. As preparation for this, take the "Wikipedia adventure". -- Hoary (talk) 02:51, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
@Hoary: Thank you! (If you see this, it works) - TappyTurtle13 (talk) 12:32, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Whoops! Here's another thing:
- The Nowiki template (<nowiki></nowiki>) is to show the coding of a template without it functioning; I'll use door as an example.
- [[Door]] will show Door.
- If you put the nowiki template around it, instead of Door, it will show [[Door]] (If its confusing, click edit and look at the coding).
- When replying, don't put the <nowiki></nowiki> template, like this: @TappyTurtle13: (If its confusing, click edit and look at the coding. You'll get a notification for this too.) Le Panini (Talk tome?) 12:30, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
@Hoary: Yeah, I noticed that while trying to reply. Again, thanks!- TappyTurtle13 (talk) 13:07, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Bloomington, WI; non-notable, and a possible AfD
Hi everyone, I came across this page: Bloomington, Wisconsin and discovered the section about notable people has been removed several times by several IP users, and reverted by multiple users in an effort to restore the page. Possible edit war. That particular section has only one notable person, Christy Oates; it has a source, but it is not reliable and it leads to Oates' Smithsonian profile page. The problem is that the "notable person" does not appear to be notable anyway, but actually has a wiki article. The article appears to only have primary sources, not at all reliable, and one interview. It would seem that she's not notable enough to be included in the Bloomington, WI article, and the Oates article may be a good candidate for AfD. What do you suggest? Coryphantha Talk 03:44, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello Coryphantha. If a person has a Wikipedia biography, then they are presumed to be notable, and therefore eligible to be included in lists of notable people. Of course, if consensus is to delete the article, then that presumption no longer exists. So, if you truly believe that she is not notable, you can nominate the article for AfD. But I want to point out that the article has 11 references, most of which appear to be solid, and that the Smithsonian has at least two of her works in its collections. My guess is that the article would probably be kept in an AfD debate, but that is just my opinion as one experienced editor. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:02, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Cullen328 Okay, thank you. I wasn't sure about the sources, much appreciated. Coryphantha Talk 23:04, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Topic
hi give me an example on wikipedia for project GuyJohhnyWithGuy (talk) 04:30, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
i mean topic GuyJohhnyWithGuy (talk) 04:31, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Nobody here knows what interests you. Find a shortcoming in an article on a subject that interests you, and fix it, specifying the reliable, independent, published information that you are basing your edit on. But maybe before that try the "Wikipedia adventure". Incidentally, you'll have to use capital letters and punctuation where appropriate; if you don't like doing this, then editing isn't for you. -- Hoary (talk) 06:20, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
please help me to write an article on an educational institution
Please help me with... sir my question is ,I want to create a page on an educational institution by name EDUCATE BHAARATH, and i have seen the guidelines to create an article on universities and etc. where to upload my article is it on afc or any other? and please also tell about references and notability aspect . i created a sample in my sandbox. Sriramnivas6121 (talk) 09:32, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Sriramnivas6121 Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. Yes, you may use Articles for Creation to submit a draft. However, if you were to submit the text that is in your sandbox, it would be rejected quickly and possibly deleted, as it reads as a promotional text for the organization, and is sourced to nothing but the organization's website. A Wikipedia article must summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about an organization, showing how it meets the special Wikipedia definition of a notable organization. Wikipedia is not interested in what the organization wants to say about itself, only in what others completely unconnected with the organization have chosen to say about it. Primary sources are acceptable in certain circumstances, but cannot be used to establish notability. Please see Your First Article for more information; you may also wish to use the new user tutorial to learn more about Wikipedia.
- I get the sense that you may have an association with this organization; if so, please review conflict of interest and paid editing. 331dot (talk) 09:46, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Profanity/curse words
If I find statement in a page that contains a cuss word, profanity or any from the Seven dirty words, how do I determine if its unencyclopedic or not? Because curse words seem informal, I'm more inclined to remove them. But I wanted to ask first here. Thanks. HotTomatoe (talk) 10:24, 5 November 2020 (UTC) HotTomatoe (talk) 10:24, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- HotTomatoe Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. Since Wikipedia is not censored for any reason, if the statement is a direct quote that you intend to use in an article, you don't need to do anything about it. 331dot (talk) 10:30, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- @331dot: Thanks for that piece of info. I was actually contemplating whether to remove this curse word or not in this article I was skimming through. But it was from a direct quote so it made me think twice. As you have mentioned, there's probably no need to do something bout it. That's why I resorted to asking first here. Thanks again. HotTomatoe (talk) 16:44, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- HotTomatoe Rather than merely contemplating it, you actually did remove it here [2], but I reverted your edit. Theroadislong (talk) 16:49, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- @331dot: Thanks for that piece of info. I was actually contemplating whether to remove this curse word or not in this article I was skimming through. But it was from a direct quote so it made me think twice. As you have mentioned, there's probably no need to do something bout it. That's why I resorted to asking first here. Thanks again. HotTomatoe (talk) 16:44, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Undeletion of Mary M. Wigg
Can someone please undelete the draft as we have new validated third party references as newspaper articles from her career? Artcadet (talk) 10:54, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Artcadet Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. To request undeletion, please visit WP:REFUND. 331dot (talk) 10:55, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Artcadet Draft:Mary M. Wigg was deleted by Jimfbleak as a copyright violation. Wikipedia cannot access text directly copied, it needs to be in your own words. And admins (of which I'm not one) won't restore copyright violations- just create a new draft writing in your own words. Joseph2302 (talk) 11:01, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
As user:331dot I've made a request for undeletion as not a violation of copywright. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Artcadet (talk • contribs) 11:21, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
This Wikipedia page was posted about me by another person. The reviewer declined the submission and posted a list of items that need to be addressed. As I am most familiar with the content is is appropriate for me to edit my own profile page? Or should I leave that to other to do? Aranthama (talk) 11:08, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Aranthama Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. The page you refer to is a draft; it is less problematic for an article subject to edit a draft about themselves, but it is still discouraged per the autobiography policy. If you meet the criteria for a Wikipedia article, it is best to let independent editors write it. If there are changes you would like to make to the draft, you may do so as long as they are well sourced to independent reliable sources. If the draft is accepted and formally placed in the encyclopedia, you should avoid directly editing it in most cases, but you may make formal edit requests.
- I might suggest that you read about a Wikipedia article is not necessarily a good thing for any person. 331dot (talk) 11:26, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hi, Jerry, thanks for taking the time to ask about the propriety of how to proceed. If you have concerns about the content, you can note them at the associated meta-page Draft talk:Jerry B. Brown. The talk page acts as a visible record of the content-development process: any interested reader can flip from the article to its talk page and see that you raised issues which were or weren't subsequently addressed. If the article gets promoted from draft to main space, the talk page will move with it. (However, if the article is deleted then the talk page is also deleted.) If you do decide to edit the draft directly, then for transparency, leave a note on Talk disclosing that you have done so (your edits are recorded in the page history, but the fact that you are the subject is not obvious there). Normally you would let others make the changes if they are still active on the article, but Drafts can be deleted after 6 months of inactivity. I've added a note there for the record, pointing back to this discussion. Pelagic ( messages ) – (07:17 Fri 06, AEST) 21:17, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Arantham I'm the reviewer who left comments. In this particular instance, the article is so unsatisfactory that it will need considerable rewriting in any case. Beyond the technical errors, the most serious problem is that it's advocacy for the subject's views. But I'm a little puzzled by the authorship. The author is "Lauren at World Business Academy", who says she is writing it for payment by the Academy. The article says you are a director and fellow of that academy, and the website of the academy lists you both as a Fellow and as a Member of the Board.
In this unusual situation--(I cannot recall anything similar in my 14 years here), the content the subjectmight write is not substantially more coi than what is already in place, so, Aranthema, please edit the page as you see fit. When ready, let me know on my talk page, and I will look at it. There is no guarantee I, or any other reviewer, will accept it, and I remind you, that even it is accepted, anyone may challenge the article at AfD, and the consensus of the community decides. You've been given different advice above; you do have the right to edit the page directly in any case, even according to those who advise you not to. This is Wikipedia , and the basic policy here is WP:IAR. DGG ( talk ) 01:34, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia access
How can i get Wikipedia on the net. Christophermusenzejr (talk) 11:55, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Aren't you on the net right now? Le Panini (Talk tome?) 12:21, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Yes! @Christophermusenzejr: you're looking at it on the Net right now. Did you actually mean to ask that?
- On an unrelated note, this is the first time I've seen a veteran Wikipedian forget to sign their post. Nudge nudge. Le Panini (Talk tome?) 12:25, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Duly nudged. It was the edit conflict with you that got me, Le Panini. (well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it until all the votes are counted) Nick Moyes (talk) 23:57, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Nick Moyes, Yeah yeah. Nick Moyes is acting kinda sus. Le Panini Talk 01:22, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- It is true, Le Panini, that what I have is a very particular set of skills; skills I have gained over a long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for editors like you. If you let me edit now, that will be the end of it. I will not WP:CU you, I will not block you. But I will move, unseen, among you. Nick Moyes (talk) 09:04, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Nick Moyes, Yeah yeah. Nick Moyes is acting kinda sus. Le Panini Talk 01:22, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Duly nudged. It was the edit conflict with you that got me, Le Panini. (well, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it until all the votes are counted) Nick Moyes (talk) 23:57, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- On an unrelated note, this is the first time I've seen a veteran Wikipedian forget to sign their post. Nudge nudge. Le Panini (Talk tome?) 12:25, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Getting a page published help!
Hi, I've been trying to get a page approved. It got rejected once and I resubmitted it 26 days ago but it's still in the waiting queue I hope? I've never edited on Wikipedia before so don't know if I've done things correctly, just wanted confirmation it was going to be reviewed by an editor at some stage. This is the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Linda_Merrick 146.199.96.253 (talk) 12:37, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- I've submitted your draft for review. All there is now to do is be patient. Right now, there are currently over 3,000 pages waiting to be reviewed and published, and they aren't taken in any order. It can take sometime between only a couple of days to 3 months. While you wait, why not edit other pages that spark your interests? Le Panini (Talk tome?) 12:41, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Also, why not create an account? It's hard to get credit for what you do by being an IP user. You'll get your own personal user page (click on my username for an example) and talk page, where you can be contacted. Le Panini (Talk tome?) 12:44, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Cleaned Draft:Linda Merrick up a bit. Refs need to be put in proper format, and her education content needs references. David notMD (talk) 16:18, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Also, why not create an account? It's hard to get credit for what you do by being an IP user. You'll get your own personal user page (click on my username for an example) and talk page, where you can be contacted. Le Panini (Talk tome?) 12:44, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Submitting a draft for review
I have finished editing my draft but I can not find where to submit for review to be added to wikipedia.
Please instruct me where I go. thank you Waarmo (talk) 13:03, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- I've submitted your draft for review. For future reference, go to Wikipedia:Articles for creation/Submitting and follow the simple instructions. Le Panini (Talk tome?) 13:13, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Sorry for bothering again
Sorry for bothering again, but I want to ask that are all these books considered trustworthy on Wikipedia:-
1.Rajput Clans: Nanda, Tribes and Clans of the Pothohar Plateau, Janjua Rajput, Khokhar, Tomara Dynasty, Kachwaha, Minhas, Bhati, Johiya, Mers [3]
2.Rajput Clans of Uttar Pradesh: Tomara Dynasty, Kachwaha, Chandela, Solanki, Paramara, Bhaduria, Rathore, Pundir, Sisodia, Sikarwar, Bundela [4]
3. Handbooks on Rajputs [5] Sumit banaphar (talk) 13:06, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- The third one might be, Sumit banaphar; but despite the cover date of 2006, it is a reprint of a book from 1899, and may not be reliable for c that reason. I would regard as suspect any book that says in the opening paragraph "the other a dark-complexioned race of lower type". This was no doubt acceptable in 1899, but today it is appalling racism, and casts all its contents into doubt. The other two both say, in their Google Books entry: "Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online", so citing them is the same as citing Wikipedia. See WP:CIRCULAR. --ColinFine (talk) 13:33, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- I think we can summarize ColinFine's informative and constructive comment as "No". If you, Sumit banaphar, would like to ask about the likely value of any other source for India, then the best place to do so is probably Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics. -- Hoary (talk) 13:38, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- On the third one, WP:RAJ may apply. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:39, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
@Gråbergs Gråa Sång:- But the third one is published in 1996 so how it is in WP:RAJ.
@Hoary:- I have no problem but can you help me to how to write a proper notice in Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sumit banaphar (talk • contribs) 13:52, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- ColinFine has already explained that the third book was published in 1899 and is blatantly racist. That it was reprinted in 2006 is by the way. WP:RAJ applies. You can post a question to Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics in the same way that you post a question here -- but please, wherever you're thinking of posting a question, only post it if you intend to read and digest the responses. -- Hoary (talk) 13:58, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- That. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:59, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Someohow I suspect that is never going to happen. Sumit is interested in just one thing - to prove that Banafar (his clan), and the two legendary heroes of Banafars (Udal of Mahoba and Alha), are pure-bred warrior-race, and has no mix of lowly Ahir race. Is entire presence on Wikipedia is dedicated to that endeavor. He also is interested in reading just one word in a book - "Banafar" - no matter what else is written in the sentence. Aditya(✉ • ⚒) 07:07, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- That. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:59, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Aditya:-I agree what your saying that I'm here just to edit those three pages but I do not agree with when you say that I'm interested in just one word no matter what is written in it.
It is simple as that for ex:- when someone write your name incorrect so there is two options first you can correct yourself or second tell him kindly that it's incorrect please correct it.Sumit banaphar (talk) 18:26, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
IPA translation
How do I make an IPA translation? NonPopularPerson (talk) 13:54, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Use the Template:IPA. Visit Template:IPA/doc for more information.
{{IPA-add language here|add the IPA translation here}}
- For example, Rajesh Hamal would be
{{IPA-ne|raˈdzes ɦʌˈmal}}
~~ CAPTAIN MEDUSAtalk 14:07, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Page for artist
How can I create a page for an artist and not have it shut down? Dzmpa (talk) 14:05, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Dzmpa, Wikipedia does not have "pages for" people, it has neutrally written articles about people. Creating a new article is difficult. The most difficult part is to establish that the subject is notable, by citing several reliable independent published sources with in-depth discussion of the subject. Maproom (talk) 14:17, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Dzmpa Please read: WP:What Wikipedia Is Not first. Then study the policies on WP:Notability, with a special attention to WP:BIO, WP:BLP and WP:ARTIST. Next learn how Wikipedia requires WP:Verifiability. Then see how we need care about our WP:Neutral Point Of View and WP:TONE. Finally please visit WP:Your First Article and take the Wikipedia:Adventure. Then you'll be ready to start thinking about creating a new article.
Yes, this is not a joke. Creating a proper article from scratch is one of the most difficult tasks on Wikipedia. I am really wishing you success, but I honestly warn you it's close to impossible for a beginner. --CiaPan (talk) 16:15, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Dzmpa Please read: WP:What Wikipedia Is Not first. Then study the policies on WP:Notability, with a special attention to WP:BIO, WP:BLP and WP:ARTIST. Next learn how Wikipedia requires WP:Verifiability. Then see how we need care about our WP:Neutral Point Of View and WP:TONE. Finally please visit WP:Your First Article and take the Wikipedia:Adventure. Then you'll be ready to start thinking about creating a new article.
change font size for editing
I'd like to increase the font size when editing. I tried to follow the instructions at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Editing/Projects/Font_size_in_the_editing_window#Choose_your_own_font_size, creating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Karlberry/common.css (but with a larger number). I tried to bypass the browser cache (reload, log out/log in, restart browser). But the css has no apparent effect. Any help appreciated. Thanks!
(Sorry, I know I should have written wiki links for the above instead of urls, but, well, it wasn't obvious to me what they were.) karl (talk) 14:29, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Publish button
Hello! I accidentally deleted the publish button on my draft. How do I republish it? NonPopularPerson (talk) 14:35, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello and welcome. I think you are referring to the submit button; I have restored it to your draft. I would advise you to not submit the draft at this time, as you have no independent reliable sources with significant coverage of this meme. Please read Your First Article for more information. 331dot (talk) 14:50, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Submitting an draft for review
Hi everyone, I have recently submitted an article for review. At the bottom it says I should move it into the "draft space" but when I tried to get more clarity I read somewhere that an experienced reviewer will do this for me?
Any help greatly appreciated. Apologies if this question has come up a million times before Caroly1970 (talk) 15:27, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello Caroly1970, and welcome to the Teahouse! As it says in the template at the bottom of Draft:Charles Daniel Lane, "Review waiting, please be patient." The move to draft have been done by someone else. So that's what's going on. You may also want to take a look where it says "Improving your odds of a speedy review". However.
- Your draft lacks inline citations. A rule of thumb for a WP:BLP is "if you can't cite it, don't add it" and that goes double for stuff like "Achievements". WP:NACADEMIC may apply, but it seems like most of your refs are his own publications, not the ones demanded at WP:BASIC. Language like "Leaving school at 16, but nonetheless at the zenith, in terms of his intellect," reads like WP:PUFFERY.
- So all in all, your draft needs more work. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:06, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Thank you so much for your reply. I will try and make the adjustments you mentioned - I never realised what a complicated process this was so I applaud you for understanding it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caroly1970 (talk • contribs) 17:05, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Caroly1970, I've made some improvements to the draft, including some recommended above by other editors. You will need to remove all the citations of his own papers, or maybe keep a few of them, but listed as "publications" rather than cited. You have a lot of information about his life and work – you will need to cite published sources for all this information. This last is always the most difficult part of getting an article accepted here. Maproom (talk) 18:16, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Since Lane is highly notable, and since the article would need major improvements as correctly outlined above, as a frequent reviewer of articles in this field, I decided it would be simpler if I improved and accepted it--as I sometimes do for people in the field. (I wish I were able to do this more often). There are still some points indicated where citations are needed and might not be readily available. DGG ( talk ) 02:14, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
New users are not allowed to create article?
I recently read and created an article about a youngest entrepreneur who rose to fame in such a little age and represented India on various international platform but the article got moved to draft by a user and they asking me to submit a draft. Wanna ask if new users are not allowed to create pages?--ShaiksKings (talk) 15:32, 5 November 2020 (UTC) ShaiksKings (talk) 15:32, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- ShaiksKings, New users are required to make a draft and get it approved. Please read the policy on paid editing, as you appear to have a conflict of interest. —moonythedwarf (Braden N.) 15:47, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Hello
Hello can you please make a create button on the top right cornor thanks it is hard to get because sometimes it dissapears. NoirVozeeWolf (talk) 16:03, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- I added a template for your draft. When you're ready to submit it, hit the blue button. Le Panini Talk 16:43, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Deleting a redirect
Georgina Rodriguez is presently a spanish model, who has received sufficient media coverage since her relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo. But her Wikipedia page redirects into Ronaldo's. I feel that she deserves a Wikipedia article of her own. Could anyone please remove the redirect, so that I could create the article --Atlantis77177 (talk) 16:54, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Atlantis77177: Georgina Rodriguez does not exist currently, and does not to appear to exist. Even if it were, it would not be a problem for you because the reviewer of Draft:Georgina Rodriguez would take care of that during accepting. Note that the draft is currrently not ready for getting promoted to an article, see for example WP:BLP. Victor Schmidt (talk) 17:10, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Atlantis77177 and Victor Schmidt: Georgina Rodríguez (with the accented í) redirects to Cristiano Ronaldo#Personal life, but if the draft is accepted, then at that time, it can be changed or overridden. Joseph2302 (talk) 17:14, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Babel boxes
How do I put babel boxes on my user page? Also, what are gadgets and which ones could I add to my account? Whycobblehere? (talk) 17:52, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Hello, Whycobblehere?, and welcome to the Teahouse. Babel boxes are one kind of Userbox: see Userboxes. You can see what gadgets are available, and enable them from "Preferences" at the top of the page. --ColinFine (talk) 18:18, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Thanks ColinFine! Whycobblehere? (talk) 18:25, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Draft assistance requested
Dear Friends, hope you guys are well. I am working on a draft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Janith_Wickramage i have made the requested edits to it (references citations) Im new to wikipedia
Could anyone be kind enough to go through my draft and see if it needs improving or if its not up to Wiki standard
Thank You,
Best of health Wtlipnikki (talk) 18:58, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Wtlipnikki: I started trying to clean it up for you, but there are no sources that suggest this is a notable actor. He needs to have been in multiple notable roles, rather than as supporting cast member. And there's no biographical coverage of him, only passing mentions. He won't pass WP:NACTOR or WP:GNG in general. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 19:11, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Is it possible and acceptable to replace an existing article?
Is it possible and acceptable to replace an existing article with one written about the same person (deceased and distinguished poet, in this case) which is far more extensive? For example, the replacement will includes full biography of that poet, full list of his publications, full list of awards he received, references, links, Hyperlinks etc. - all are missing in the existing article?
If so - how best to carry out such replacement?
Your advice will be appreciated Merchav1 (talk) 19:26, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Merchav1: If the existing article is a minimal stub with only a sentence or two, it might be possible – otherwise, it would almost certainly be inappropriate to do so. If you are editing on the person's behalf, as indicated by your previous question, you should not make any edits to the article, but instead use the article talk page to suggest edits. I'll post some information on your user talk page about what you should think about if you have a conflict of interest, and what you are required to do if you receive any payment for your edits. Regards, --bonadea contributions talk 19:39, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello, Merchav1. Unless that "full biography" has been written by somebody unconnected with the subject, and is entirely based on published works by people who have no connection with the subject, and have not been prompted or fed information by or on behalf of the subject, don't even think about it. Wikipedia is not interested in what the subject of an article says or wants to say about themselves, or what their associates say about them. --ColinFine (talk) 22:34, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- No hyperlinks in body of article. Model after existing articles about poets. Select list of publications and awards preferred, this is not a regurgitation of his CV. And stop being coy - what is the name of the existing article? David notMD (talk) 23:04, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Help with a new article for submission - citations? Anything else?
Hi, I am hoping to get my first article ever approved for inclusion on Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:M._Jenea_Sanchez It was rejected once, and I cannot tell if it was just because of citations. I revised the text to include a citation for almost every sentence, but I don't know if that's enough!
If someone could take a look and advise before I risk getting rejected again, that would be wonderful. Thanks for your help and guidance!
PS: I was more active on Wikipedia when I was in graduate school the first time (over 10 years ago), and now am active (to a degree) again but have changed areas of specialization. I am getting a master's in art history with a focus on women activism and print history. Thanks! BFDhD (talk) 19:45, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- @BFDhD: - I reviewed the article and the sourcing is insufficient to demonstrate notability for Wikipedia purposes. You need more media profiles, not just directory listings. The Catapult piece is good, but there needs to be more. See WP:NARTIST or WP:GNG. TimTempleton (talk) (cont) 20:27, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Timtempleton: - Thank you! This is helpful. Much obliged! — Preceding unsigned comment added by BFDhD (talk • contribs) 20:54, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
Hello there!
Hello there! Just checking in 22:58, 5 November 2020 (UTC) Snowballthedog (talk) 22:58, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
- Do you have a question? See above for examples of what Teahouse is about? And your addition to Cloudwatt was reverted, because that is not how references are created. I left a basic intro on your Talk page with some links that may help. David notMD (talk) 23:05, 5 November 2020 (UTC)
How an author may remove image from talk page free image
I guess the image I uploaded possibly should be limited
in license as it contains non-public photo of me and family.
What do I need to do for speedy deletion of this image:
File:Henry-moore-flathead-v8.002.commons.jpg
regards,
Mawcowboybillsbrick7 (talk) 00:40, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Mawcowboybillsbrick7: If you uploaded it and you hold the copyright, then I think that the license cannot be revoked. But, to be sure, ask at Commons:Help_desk or maybe Commons:Village_pump/Copyright. Since the image is hosted on Commons.RudolfRed (talk) 02:07, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- I have been blocked from asking questions at Commons. I do not wish this image to be used to harass people including myself and other living family members. Mawcowboybillsbrick7 (talk) 13:35, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- You might want to remove it from here User:Mawcowboybillsbrick7/Personal Biography Information? Theroadislong (talk) 14:06, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Can't you post to your user talk page at Commons even though you are blocked? I have nominated the image for deletion, linking to your request here, but in general you'll have much better luck asking about Commons related issues over at Commons. Regards, --bonadea contributions talk 14:16, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- I have been blocked from asking questions at Commons. I do not wish this image to be used to harass people including myself and other living family members. Mawcowboybillsbrick7 (talk) 13:35, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Connection with subject
How can I avoid a personal connection when I am providing a history of a Pirate Station on which I was the operator, it is defunct so there is no current connection or COI. As the operator I am the only person who can detail the history, others have made websites about the station but I was there throughout the life of the station so I have more knowledge about it and have collected the articles and technical information, therefore I have expert knowledge is there a way to avoid the draft being rejected, and if it is will I have to abandon the article? I note the other stations in the category Pirate Radio Stations in the UK list have little more than stubs, and many have broken links to defunct sites. Comments appreciated
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Skyport_Radio
Mark King (talk) 01:53, 6 November 2020 (UTC) Mark King (talk) 01:53, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Mark-King-SkyportRadio Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. We cannot accept personal knowledge as a source. Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources that can be verified say about article subjects. If no independent reliable sources have written about your station, it would not merit an article at this time. 331dot (talk) 01:56, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
331dot (talk) Thanks for the helpful comment, I have cited various sources including books, magazines and websites, are you saying I can only create the article with those and not use any personal knowledge Mark King (talk) 02:18, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Mark-King-SkyportRadio Yes; you can only use published reliable sources that can be verified to write a Wikipedia article. See Your First Article for more information. If you just want to tell the world about your personal knowledge, you should use social media or perhaps some other alternative outlet where doing that is permitted. 331dot (talk) 02:27, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
331dot (talk) thank you for help, I don't think I can write it using the reliable sources then, as I would still have the connection, I have published websites, where I have detailed the history, so if some unconnected historian or author were to use those and the books and magazines I've cited to create an article I guess that would be the answer. my article clearly won't be approved so I will save it for my reference and close the account, do you think it is even worth bothering to submit the draft or will I just be creating work for someone?Mark King (talk) 02:39, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Drafts are hard to find unless someone knows of their existence already. so writing a draft and leaving it for others would have a low probability of success. I don't know how much you have, but if you have at least three independent sources with significant coverage, you might have enough for a short article and that would be worth submitting through Articles for Creation.
- Regarding closing accounts; there is no way to delete or close an account; if you no longer wish to use it, just abandon the account. Some people mark their accounts as "retired", but that's not required. If you would like to remove your name from your username, you can request a courtesy vanishing. 331dot (talk) 02:47, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Abandoned drafts are deleted after six months. David notMD (talk) 08:59, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Edit Query
I submitted an edit request for the Minecraft page and I was wondering where I would receive the answer for it. Will it be in my Wikipedia account inbox or do I need to check anywhere else?
Sincerely SenatorLEVI SenatorLEVI (talk) 02:49, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- SenatorLEVI It's already been answered; please monitor the talk page you posted the request to. 331dot (talk) 02:53, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- 331dotSorry, my mistake.(SenatorLEVI (talk) 02:58, 6 November 2020 (UTC))
Speedy deletion
Why do my pages keep getting a warning for speedy deletion? NonPopularPerson (talk) 06:23, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello NonPopularPerson. It is because you are not complying well enough with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Please read, study and follow them. Please also read Your first article and follow its excellent advice. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 06:32, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Cars in Cuba
hello, is anybody working on an article about American cars manufactured in the 1960s at bar now a part of the Cuban culture and economy? "wesselm3" (talk) 06:29, 6 November 2020 (UTC)>
- Hello "wesselm3". Take a look at Transport in Cuba, which has a section called Old American cars in Cuba. This is a fascinating and well-documented topic that deserves a well-written article. These are mostly 1950s era cars. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 06:42, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Acceptable writing format
Hello, I'm trying to improve my writing skills and I am experimenting with different styles. I'm very interested in learning about how to write in a format that could be accepted at wikipedia. I'm open to learning from anyone that can help and appreciate new things. Thanks and be safe Dicktion (talk) 06:55, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Dicktion, if you haven't found Wikipedia:Manual of Style, it may have some of what you want. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:53, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Publishing Articles
Hi. I am new here. I want to publish articles. But it is impossible. Will it take time? I can only publish something on my page and also edit some posts that are not protected. But until now I cannot publish articles . I have heard that it can take a while . First we should be active and then Wikipedia gives this opportunity. Is it true? Thanks in advance. Narmin Nermin (talk) 08:17, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- You have created article-like content at your User page. The correct place is your Sandbox. You should cut-paste the content to there. Your User page is a place for descriptions of your intents and achievements as a Wikipedia editor. General advice is learn more about Wikipedia by editing existing articles before attempting to create a new article. David notMD (talk) 09:05, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Early Miscarriage Awareness Day 9th November NOTABLE?
Hello, I am new and would like to write about Early Miscarriage Awareness Day which is on 9th November. Early gestation losses are still brushed under the carpet however cause huge emotional distress to those going through this heartache but in recent years since the awareness day launched I have seen gradual changes in the right direction which shows the awareness day is working! Before I started to write I was hoping if someone could offer advice if it is a “notable” subject as I didn’t want to start if it may get deleted x MrsMintyMum (talk) 08:42, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello, MrsMintyMum and welcome to the Teahouse. Thank you for asking your question. I appreciate this is a sensitive and emotional subject for many people (and I have some close person experience of the subject). However, this encyclopaedia is not a platform for promoting the myriad of 'XXX-Awareness Day' events that happen around the world, unless they have genuinely grown to become notable events in their own right, and have been written about in detail and in depth by many independent sources, especially mainstream media. Here, mere mentions are not sufficient - we know many things exist - Wikipedia just collates existing reliable sources that show a thing is 'Notable', and present that information back to its users. Simply Googling "Early Miscarriage Awareness Day" - and especially by going to the News section, I can see there simply aren't enough sources currently to make this a noteworthy article here in its own right. My genuine advice is that, as laudable as it may seem, going to that effort at this time would not produce the results you might have hoped for. Your previous edit is probably about as far on that topic as you ought to proceed. That said, if you find existing articles which are incomplete or poorly sourced, once you get a bit more practice, there is no reason why you should be able to added content and better references to them. I have left an introductory welcome for you on you talk page with some helpful links to get you started. I'm sorry I can't be more encouraging on this specific matter. Kind regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 10:51, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
External Links
Can we add the blogs of a sales website? Neerajberi (talk) 08:44, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- No, we may not, Neerajberi. I have deleted the one that concerned you at Parvati. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 09:11, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
But there are many as such — Preceding unsigned comment added by Neerajberi (talk • contribs) 09:39, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- All should be deleted. Because stuff exists contrary to Wikipedia good practices does not mean do more of it. David notMD (talk) 09:58, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Neerajberi: It is a common trick for a commercial website to write a short, encyclopaedic piece about a topic and then try to place a link to it to draw traffic to the sales side of its website. It is also a common mistake that other editors might think it's OK to do so. But it is not. If you would like to look through all 6,185,748 Wikipedia articles and let us know which ones have commercially-orientated links in them, we will gladly remove them all. But we can only remove the ones we become aware of. You have already been warned by one administrator not to add such links to articles here. This administrator is now repeating that advice. Nick Moyes (talk) 10:20, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Thank you very much for the insights. Now i understand about it @nick — Preceding unsigned comment added by Neerajberi (talk • contribs) 13:24, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Company Logo
Hi there,
Really hope someone can help me. I work at Waingels College and we are fortunate enough to have a wikipedia page. Unfortunately displayed on our page is our old school logo and I would really like to change this. I have been trying to do so but unfortunately due to copyright, I am unable to do so. Please can someone advise me on this?
Thank you Melissa Communications Officer Waingels Yiamyn (talk) 09:30, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello Yiamyn, and welcome to the Teahouse! Check the guidance here :WP:LOGOS, and then move on to Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard. It's possible that you can find editors who have done this before and are willing to help at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Schools. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:41, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Help to making my business article fit Wikipedia
Hi all, I need some help to make this article better fit wikipedia purpose, I want to inform about what we do with this company and what is the purpose and some of the history of the company and at the same time respecting Wikipedia's objective.
This is the article: Draft:Vert_run
What's wrong and how can I improve it?
Thanks so much Moises.jleon (talk) 09:54, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Moises.jleon, read WP:COMPANY carefully. Do you see the (big) problem? If WP:COI applies, follow the guidance there. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:03, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Moises.jleon: Welcome to the Teahouse. I'm afraid it looks like you are simply trying to use Wikipedia as a means of WP:PROMOTION for your business. There are millions of businesses in the world - this encyclopaedia can only accept articles about Notable ones that independent sources have written about in detail and in depth. I have fixed the Conflict of Interest template on your userppage so that it functions properly, but I fear you have no chance of getting your business advertised here. As a business owner, you are actually receiving income from editing here, and so should not edit any article about your company directly. If and when it becomes notable by Wikipedia's criteria, another editor will surely want to pick up on it and write about it. Maybe is is simply WP:TOOSOON. Nick Moyes (talk) 10:29, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for your reply, so I disagree with you on WP:TOOSOON and Notable ones... this is not advertising, it's an informative page article about a business, yes a small one but you don't need to be Nike to have an informative article about it... so Maybe it's simply the moment. There are thousands of business smaller than Vert, even in the encyclopedia so I don't get the argument.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Moises.jleon (talk • contribs)
- Moises.jleon What you call "an informative page" is considered promotional on Wikipedia. You don't need to be soliciting customers or selling something. Wikipedia is not for merely providing information. This is an encyclopedia, and as an encyclopedia, articles (not mere "pages") must do more than merely tell about the subject. They must summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about (in this case) a company, showing how it meets the special Wikipedia definition of a notable company. Wikipedia has no interest in what a company wants to say about itself, only in what others completely unconnected with the company have chosen to say about it. Because of this, not every company merits a Wikipedia article, even within the same field. 331dot (talk) 10:51, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- I agree with the proposed Speedy deletion. Promotional. Plus, two of the 'refs' are to the company website, and a third confirms that Kristen is a photographer, but has no information about the company. David notMD (talk) 11:48, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Birth and age info
Hi - just wondering - is listing the birth date or age of the subject mandatory? Octopus69 (talk) 12:46, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Octopus69, absolutely not, and unless you can cite it to an acceptable source, see WP:DOB, don't (that's for WP:BLPs). Sometimes a good source gives you a "middleground", see for example Dede Wilson (baker). Or Osman I. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 13:00, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Question
please how can i edit an article Muhbel (talk) 14:12, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hello Muhbel! Try Help:Introduction and/or WP:ADVENTURE. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:20, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
User page
Hello, i have been a member of Wikipedia for 14 months, but i hadnt used the site very much as an editor until today. Today i read through the Wikipedia introduction and i think i have a decent understanding of the site. I am trying to set up my user page, and i was wondering if anyone had any tips on what to add? Thanks in advance! TheRealGrantma (talk) 14:46, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- TheRealGrantma, Check out the User page design center. Alternatively, you can look at other pages (such as mine) for inspiration, and to borrow templates(There's no shame in borrowing code). Le Panini Talk 15:12, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Thanks! Helps a lot. TheRealGrantma (talk) 15:24, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
How do you change to the Visual editor?
I want to add things to Wikipedia's unusual articles. How do you change the editor to the visual editor? Eridian314 (talk) 15:07, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- @Eridian314: In general, I reccomend that you change your preferences. Two things in "Editing":
- Uncheck the checkbox "Temporerely disable the visual editor while it is in beta"
- Under "editing mode" make sure that the dropdown is set to "show me both tabs".
- This will add a second edit link to the toolbar, next to the usual, which activates the visual editor. You can always switch from visual editor to source by using the pencil icon in the visual editor toolbar, or the other way round by clicking the same link you would click to start editing with the visual editor. Victor Schmidt (talk) 15:40, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
My article doesn't appear in search
Hello,
I have recently posted an article "Albrecht Conzo" on your website, but it appeared to be only a draft. At the very beginning, I clicked on the "Create a new article" button, and something probably went wrong. I would like to ask for your help, as this article is a very important part of the task I have to finish.
Regards, Socio181101 Socio181101 (talk) 15:44, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Answered at the Help Desk, please only use one method at a time of seeking assistance, to avoid duplication of effort. 331dot (talk) 15:47, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
How To Be An Expact On wikipedia!!!
Please!!! Who can guide me how to use Wikipedia and be an expact on it??? Al Madaniy (talk) 17:06, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Do you mean "expert"? 331dot (talk) 17:08, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
- Welcome to The Teahouse Al Madaniy A good place to start is the "Wikipedia Adventure" to familiarise yourself with how things work. Theroadislong (talk) 17:12, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
Question
How do we create a television show article? GreenSuiteMan talk 17:42, 6 November 2020 (UTC)