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Hi
I am struggling to cite the reference on my fathers article Prominent urdu writer and well know urdu poet Professor Muzaffar Hanfi I have made many attempts but my article not uptto the requirment of wikipedia as I can't do in line citing.
Please help — Preceding unsigned comment added by Parvez1965 (talk • contribs) 22:41, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
- Have you read WP:Referencing for beginners? --ColinFine (talk) 23:25, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
March 15
Sources
Hello, I'm trying to figure out what the best (most trusted) sources I can use when I'm adding to a page. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
--JPemb (talk) 02:46, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
- See Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:49, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
Film: Identity
It is my opinion this movie was partly filmed at various locations in southern California in addition to Lancaster: Cajon Junction, an orange orchard near Highland and an abandoned motel in Amboy.
How can I edit the filming locations to reflect my statements. I cannot prove anything. I have no official sources but I think I recognize these filming locations. 17:44, 15 March 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by NickTheHiker (talk • contribs)
- "I think I recognize these filming locations" is not a reliable source, but rather original research. It has no place here. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:47, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) Sorry, but if the information isn't verifiable by reference to reliable sources, then it doesn't belong in Wikipedia. - David Biddulph (talk) 17:49, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
First Article in limbo?
Three days ago, I submitted my first article, and received no warning messages about it, yet it is not visible to the public.
Is there are normal turnaround time for articles to be reviewed or have I possibly missed a step in the submitting of my article?
NettyNet (talk) 21:32, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
- Your article is still at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/HillTop Records. There are references in it, but none of them establish notability. The Los Angeles Times article, for instance, doesn't mention HillTop Records. IMDb and MySpace are not reliable sources, nor is Wikipedia. The others are press releases, self-published, or don't seem to mention HillTop Records either. None of them are Reliable Sources (RS) for establishing Wikipedia:Notability. Dru of Id (talk) 22:05, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
- Also, with this edit you removed the warning messages and the submission template that enables you to submit the draft for another review. I will revert it for you. —teb728 t c 09:35, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
In need of Help!
I just started my account, and I am totally confused to how everything works on Wikipedia. One of the issues which I could not find the answer to in the FAQ section was how to get involved in a current discussion (or for that matter, starting one). Could someone help me?! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pykaboo (talk • contribs) 23:20, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
- See Help:Using talk pages. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:27, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
March 16
replacing an article
The article on Shiatsu is incorrect in many respects. I am an author in the area - recently had a book published that is the only serious history of the subject in English. I wish to replace the current article with an accurate history. How do I do this?137.108.145.40 (talk) 12:19, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
- You edit the Shiatsu article in the same manner that you edited this page. You're allowed to change or replace article text written by others – that's what makes a wiki a wiki. Help:Editing contains some basic instructions. I'd recommend you check two relevant guidelines, Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine) and Wikipedia:Fringe theories. Adrian J. Hunter(talk•contribs) 12:47, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
- Also read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. --Orange Mike | Talk 12:55, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
Hi
Hi how do you upload photos when editing pages as I can not seem to do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacko544 (talk • contribs) 16:03, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
- If you want to upload an image from your computer for use in an article, you must determine the proper license of the image (or whether it is in the public domain). If you know the image is public domain or copyrighted but under a suitable free-license, upload it to the Wikimedia Commons instead of here, so that all projects have access to the image (sign up). If you are unsure of the licensing status, see the file upload wizard for more information. Please also read Wikipedia's image use policy.
- If you want to add an image that has already been uploaded to Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons, add
[[File:File name.jpg|thumb|Caption text.]]
to the area of the article where you want the image to appear – replacingFile name.jpg
with the actual file name of the image, andCaption text
with a short description of the image. See our picture tutorial for more information. I hope this helps.Template:Z40 TNXMan 16:07, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
Creating a page for a Company
How do I create a page for my company? Cmartinhalock (talk) 18:18, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
- You don't. If the company satisfies the notability requirements, someone can create a page for it (and you could suggest it at Wikipedia:Requested articles), but you need to read Wikipedia's policy on conflict of interest. - David Biddulph (talk) 19:27, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
Biography Box on top left page
I am creating a new article about a living filmmaker. I can't find instructions for how to create that little biography box that appears at the top right of the page for articles about people, where it shows a picture of the person and underneath gives demographics and other info such as "Born", "Residence", "Nationality", "Citizenship", "Influenced by", etc. Where are the instructions on how to create this? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.87.18.5 (talk) 21:29, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
- Template:Infobox person might be what you're looking for. Dru of Id (talk) 21:41, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
March 17
March 2
Sproutoon Network
Sproutoon Network is a good channel for kids, just like PBS Kids Sprout does, from March 2, 2012 we created Sproutoon Network, the show could not show The Sunny Side Up Show or The Good Night Show or The Sprout Sharing Show or Sprout Wiggly Waffle, Pee Wee's Playhouse is coming here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.41.136.176 (talk) 01:24, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
- Do you have a question about using or editing Wikipedia? -- John of Reading (talk) 08:44, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
EFM Page
Dear WIki community, my question concerns this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFM_Academy EFM Academy continues to exist under a different name, namely SCOPE Maastricht; you can read about here: http://scope-maastricht.nl/page/about-scope-maastricht www.efmacademy.nl also used to redirect to this new site, but it was already taken offline; is it possible to change the page title to SCOPE Maastricht, such that we can update the information in the article? All the best from the Netherlands, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.120.210.177 (talk) 14:23, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
- I have moved the article to SCOPE Maastricht for you. However, there are problems with the article, and I have applied a number of tags to it. The main problem is that it has no references to independent reliable sources. This is not acceptable - in fact, without any, it does not meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability, and may be deleted. Other problems are that it has far too much detail for an encyclopaedia article, so some people might think it was rather promotional in intent.
- From your question, I suspect that you are associated with the institution: if so, please read WP:conflict of interest before you make any further contributions to the article. --ColinFine (talk) 18:33, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
Question
Why can't I edit pages that aren't secured. It says it's not constructive! It is though. I'm just adding info they left out! 50.131.32.88 (talk) 22:33, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
- Your edits [1][2] were reverted because they did not make sense. For example, a sentence is a larger element of language than a word, and your comment about -cheese sounded like a bad joke. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:37, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
Are there some things I'm not allowed to edit and why ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moviegeek266 (talk • contribs) 22:52, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
- I don't know whether you are 50.131.32.88. Wikipedia:Protection policy explains there are pages your account is not able to edit. Any edit may be reverted by other editors for a number of reasons. This applies to everybody including me who is an administrator. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:37, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
Feedback on draft article
Hi. How do I request/submit my draft article for feedback befor posting it? Thanks :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tdereis (talk • contribs) 23:44, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
- Click the "Submit" link in the box at top of User:Tdereis/Steph St. Laurent. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:06, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
March 18
nzsas
Hi
As a proud New Zealander and Papakurian. In line with the so called "War on terror". I find publishing the location of our special forces compromises our national security. It wouldn't take much to fly a small aircraft from Admore into the SAS compound killing a small handful of elite soldiers.
If something like that did happen i would have to question where did the aggressors get their intelligence from. Wikipedia!!!!!! — Preceding SAS trooper Kura! comment added by 118.148.151.162 (talk) 01:07, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
- Wikipedia is not censored but is anything secret revealed? The official website of the New Zealand Army has many pages mentioning NZSAS and Papakura, for example http://www.army.mil.nz/at-a-glance/news/media-releases/media-release.htm@guid=%7B8dc3bbea-d9cb-499c-b1f4-7e63de8a8f42%7D.htm which says: "Papakura Military Camp in Auckland where the NZSAS is based". PrimeHunter (talk) 02:19, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
Adding a new picture to an article's main photo
I'm new to the editing system of wikipedia and i have a problem, on the wikipedia page about Robert Harvey (AFL Legend) he has a photo which isn't exactly how he should be seen, instead i'd like it to be http://www.jeld-wen.com.au/img/st-kilda2008/RobertHarvey_Article.jpg which is much MUCH more fitting, can someone please tell me how to replace it? his wiki is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Harvey_(footballer)
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wattosacrim (talk • contribs) 12:21, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
- I don't know where that photo comes from, but unless it is stated by the copyright owner that it is either in the public domain, or released under a licence acceptable to Wikipedia it may not be used in Wikipedia. (There are certain circumstances where a non-free image may be used, but pictures of living people hardly ever meet the conditions for this). --ColinFine (talk) 18:42, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
March 19
Usability of 'Press Release' photos?
There are some photos from a press release that could be useful for an article, but I am unsure if they would be considered 'fair use', 'public domain', 'copyrighted' (or ???). Also, they are huge and would need to be resized.
INFO:
- WP page : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Anghiari_%28painting%29
- Press release : http://press.nationalgeographic.com/pressroom/index.jsp?pageID=pressReleases_detail&siteID=1&cid=1331556733225 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.76.225.106 (talk) 03:33, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
- Press release images (user name: press / password: press) : http://press.nationalgeographic.com/downloads/anghiari
- Download site : http://press.nationalgeographic.com/downloads/anghiari/NOV_DEC_2011_bkgd_materials/
- Example photo: http://press.nationalgeographic.com/downloads/anghiari/NOV_DEC_2011_bkgd_materials/Anghiari-004.jpg
~Eric F 184.76.225.106 (talk) 03:02, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
- This says "IMAGE IS FOR YOUR ONE-TIME EXCLUSIVE USE ONLY AS A TIE-IN WITH THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC “THE BATTLE OF ANGHIARI” PROJECT. NO SALES, NO TRANSFERS." and lists the copyrights. --ColinFine (talk) 10:57, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks ~Eric F 184.76.225.106 (talk) 12:41, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
Adding source code references to pages describing software
Hi,
I recently updated http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vmdk with a reference to vmdktool - a tool for reading & writing VMDK files.
I wrote this tool some time ago after being frustrated about being unable to find any VMDK reference implementations. I believe that the source implementation is a relevant item that should be referenced from the wikipedia page and it's free (BSD licensed), but I understand the update was rejected because it looks like I'm advertising.
Can anyone advise on how I should do the update? Should I just mention the tool and leave it to the reader to use a search engine to find it?
Thanks for any help.
Awfulhak (talk) 17:43, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
- Are there any reliable sources that support the notability of the tool? If not, it probably should not be mentioned in the article.--ukexpat (talk) 18:00, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
- Ah, ok - I think I understand. So until I have a way of showing that it's not just "my opinion", I should hold off with the references (to avoid any possibly blinkered view). Of course my view isn't blinkered (!!), but yes, that makes absolute sense. Thanks. -- Awfulhak (talk) 19:35, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia Content
Hi. Just wondering if any business can create their own Wikipedia page. Thanks Brandonvermont (talk) 18:20, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
- It is strongly advisable not to. See WP:COI, WP:BFAQ, WP:SPAM and WP:CORP.--ukexpat (talk) 18:23, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)If the business meets the Wikipedia:Notability and the article is created without Conflict of interest. The normal rule of thumb (and certain policies) "If the business is notable someone will write about it. Mlpearc (powwow) 18:26, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
- By "someone" we mean "someone ELSE, someone without a conflict of interest"! --Orange Mike | Talk 19:44, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
- (edit conflict)If the business meets the Wikipedia:Notability and the article is created without Conflict of interest. The normal rule of thumb (and certain policies) "If the business is notable someone will write about it. Mlpearc (powwow) 18:26, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
Music Album Contents
I want to update all the albums on an artist, and I just updated an album, then created a link that had all the track listing and length of the song. A few of the links got deleted! Do I have to find somewhere that information was cited? 19:39, 19 March 2012 (UTC)Mahlebronjames (talk)
- Not only published, but albums should meet the guidelines of Wikipedia:Notability (music)#Recordings to show they are notable and have multiple independent in-depth coverage by Reliable Sources (RS) to justify a separate stand alone article. Dru of Id (talk) 23:14, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
article MitOst bisazza
Hi!
My article Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/MitOst is not submitted because of absence of references. It's only the translation from GErman wikipedia.Not my own article. The ukrainian variant was submitted without problems. Should I add the category - translated article? Could you please explain me how to add the category?
Thank you, Best regards,--Bisazza99 (talk) 21:17, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
- None of them have any references, see Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources. Dru of Id (talk) 23:20, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
- The fact that the article is translated does not remove the need for sourcing. And you cannot source it to German Wikipedia, for Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Apparently the German and Ukrainian Wikipedias are less fussy about sourcing than English Wikipedia. Another problem with the article is that it does not indicate why the organization is important; so that if the article were in article space, it might be speedily deleted under criterion WP:CSD#A7. —teb728 t c 07:38, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
March 20
Editing Article's Main Title
Hi, I have a two part question: When I first created my article using the Article Wizard, it started me out with a page template, including this at the top -- "Userspace draft|source=ArticleWizard|date=March 2012 -- Please leave this line alone! " -- and (I believe) some code for entering the article's main title. I entered the title for the article (person's name plus "filmmaker" in brakets, as I have seen done in other articles), and for the first several times I was editing my article, the title appeared at the top of the article: "Stephen (Steph) St. Laurent (filmmaker)". At some point however, I noticed that the title had disappeared. I think this may have happened when I added and then removed a picture link near the top of the page; I think I may have accidentally deleted the title code along with it. I have been searching and searching around wikipedia's "Creating your article" pages, but cannot find that page that gave me that original code/template (Userspace draft|source=ArticleWizard|date=March 2012 -- Please leave this line alone!) and the "Title" code. So...my questions are 1) Where is this link and/or how do I re-enter the title for my article, and 2) now when I look at other filmmakers pages, I notice they no longer have "(filmmaker)" behind their name...has wikipedia done away with this formatting in the last week or so?? Thank you so much for your help!! :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tdereis (talk • contribs)
- Another editor removed the text "Stephen (Steph) St. Laurent (filmmaker)" in [3]. It was correct to remove it. Title additions like "(filmmaker)" are only made when it's needed to distinguish the subject from other articles. For example, John Hughes (filmmaker) is one of many people linked from John Hughes. See more at Wikipedia:Disambiguation. There is no article about any Stephen St. Laurent so User:Tdereis/Steph St. Laurent would currently have the right to that name. It looks like your draft was created by starting at Wikipedia:Articles for creation or Wikipedia:Article wizard. The link "Create an article now!" on the former leads to the latter. It was yourself who manually added "Stephen (Steph) St. Laurent (filmmaker)" in the first version. The article wizard does not ask for that. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:45, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
--- Thanks for your reply PrimeHunter :) So I understand about the removal of the "(filmmaker)" from the title, but I'm still not sure how to get the basic title back...what is the format so that it appears in large, bold text as a title? Thanks again! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tdereis (talk • contribs) 02:54, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
- Don't do anything. The pagename is automatically written at top with large letters. The current pagename for your userspace draft is "User:Tdereis/Steph St. Laurent". If the page is moved to an article called "Steph St. Laurent" or "Stephen St. Laurent" then that will automatically be written at top. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:10, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Ahhhh, ok, thanks for helping a n00b out! :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tdereis (talk • contribs) 03:14, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Pending article approval - BroadLight
Hi, Thanks for the explanation to my prior question about getting my article (Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/BroadLight) approved. I have cleaned up whatever may appear / read as an advertisement so I would appreciate your review again. As for the external links, I originally just had references without relation to the prose in the article but received feedback to change this (or at least that's how I understood it). So I'm not sure how to format the references at the moment. Thanks in advance. Orit Didiivancovsky (talk) 12:19, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
- On the last, see WP:Referencing for beginners. --ColinFine (talk) 12:46, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
I have created a biography on someone
I have created a biography on someone and want to 'post' it on Wikipedia. But I have clicked 'show preview' and, after double checking it, I have clicked 'save' but the biography is not being saved on Wikipedia for anyone to view. Can anyone help me (in simple 'computer speak')? Please would you let me know via my talk page.
Thanks!Professor1949 (talk) 12:56, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
- You created your draft article on your userpage, which is supposed to be an introduction of yourself to your fellow editors (see my userpage, for example). I moved the draft to User:Professor1949/Tim Wilson (mathematician); but it's going to need an incredible amount of work, even after I removed the junk (HTML codes, etc.). For example: is he really called "Tim" on a regular basis; i.e., at the Universities, etc.? There are no sources given in the entire article. Many terms that are not clear to non-English readers are left without Wikilinks. There are too many bits of advertising-like language ("University adopted its business-facing mission and brand, differentiating itself in the UK higher education sector and reflecting its history and its culture" is just too shameless promotional and smarmy, for example). I also have a nasty suspicion, Professor1949, that this account of a professor born in 1949 is an autobiography; see WP:AUTOBIO. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:25, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
Peter Austin Lue
I have a theory that has not been proven wrong which explains why relativity is wrong and what I believe to be the correct theory is. Since I have published my papers, people have been digging up relevant information and your work has cited more aether works. I have submitted my work previously and it seems like my work is being used as a reference for other articles but my work has not been given any credit in your wiki. I do have intellectual property rights on my work and I think the fact that you refuse to publish any alternate theories given the paradoxes of relativity and quantum almost a way to persuade the public to not consider any other positions. My argument is scientific and the fact that people who have other completely scientific beliefs are considered crackpots is an endemic problem with physicists and their refusal to consider other ideas and they resort to this type of argument when they cannot refute other theories. My papers were originally submitted to the annals of physics and you can find them here.
Peter Lue:
- May. 31, 2011 Aether Physics
Peter Lue:
- May. 31, 2011 Matter of Time
Peter Lue:
- May. 31, 2011 Circular Reasoning
Peter Lue:
- May. 31, 2011 The Aether of Time
My theory agrees with every observed phenomena and it explains gravity. Peter Lue <blanked>— Preceding unsigned comment added by Peterlue (talk • contribs) 15:33, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
- I'm sorry, but Wikipedia is not a place for original research. Furthermore, Wikipedia is not place to publish an article on yourself (see this page). You may want to read what Wikipedia is not. TNXMan 15:42, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
- If your ideas have been published in a reliable source (which in this case probably means a refereed journal) then there may be something written on them in Wikipedia: not necessarily an article of their own. If they haven't, then they are not notable by Wikipedia's standard, and as Tnxman says, we do not publish original research. If some coverage is appropriate, WP:WEIGHT and WP:FRINGE may both be relevant to how extensive that coverage should be. --ColinFine (talk) 00:45, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
Review of User:Arghya Roy/Army Attack
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Army Attack
Help me to write this article from a 'neutral point of view'.Plz someone edit & modify this article.Thanks Arghya Roy (talk) 16:53, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
- I only looked as far as the first line. No article in Wikipedia should ever describe something as "the best ..." unless it is directly quoting, or very nearly directly quoting, a reliable source. See WP:PEACOCK --ColinFine (talk) 00:39, 21 March 2012 (UTC)
Cynthia Gooding
I have been trying to get an article about Cynthia Gooding uploaded. I have it written, but I am not very adept at the technical aspects of all of this. She was my mother, and I have been asked by several people why there is no page about her. If you Google her you will see that she is most well known at the woman who interviewed Bob Dylan in the early 60's, but she was also a musician in her own right, and had about a dozen albums released in the 50's and early 60's. I you ask almost any woman singer who grew up then, they would probably cite her as an influence.Seconddaughter (talk) 18:22, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
- You had saved your draft on your user page -- I have moved it to a user subpage which is the appropriate place for a draft that you are working on: User:Seconddaughter/Cynthia Gooding. The article still needs work, in particular the references need to be properly cited, please take a look at WP:Referencing for beginners. Also take a look at WP:YFA, WP:RS, WP:BIO and WP:MOSBIO for additional guidance. When you are ready to submit the article for review in articles for creation process, please click the Submit link in the blue box at the top of the draft.--ukexpat (talk) 18:35, 20 March 2012 (UTC)