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July 22
"sus" is showing on a description of an article
I clicked the further information link on the article Ranil_Wickremesinghe#Presidency_(2022–present), but it's only showing "sus" when I hover it, I checked both the {{shortdesc}} and the wikidata description are normal, so could someone fix that possible vandalism? --QiuLiming1 (talk) 04:10, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- This vandalism to the article 2022 Sri Lankan presidential election seems to have been corrected by our resident anti-vandalism bot. – RoxySaunders 🏳️⚧️ (💬 • 📝) 04:13, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- There was vandalism at 2022_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election but it is now fixed RudolfRed (talk) 04:14, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- it's still showing "sus" when I hoover it, even when I open a new private window. QiuLiming1 (talk) 04:49, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- @QiuLiming1, please consider clearing your browser cache. The account that used to destroy has been banned. Q𝟤𝟪 12:18, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- mw:Page Previews#FAQ says it may show the cached version of a page. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:45, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- I've found that purging the page or making a dummy edit normally clears that up. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:50, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- There is a gadget in preferences that adds a UTC clock to the upper-right hand corner which also contains a purge link to the page you're on; that might help for situations like this. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 19:40, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- I've found that purging the page or making a dummy edit normally clears that up. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:50, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- mw:Page Previews#FAQ says it may show the cached version of a page. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:45, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- @QiuLiming1, please consider clearing your browser cache. The account that used to destroy has been banned. Q𝟤𝟪 12:18, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- it's still showing "sus" when I hoover it, even when I open a new private window. QiuLiming1 (talk) 04:49, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
Template positioning
Is there a guideline? I generally find them at the bottom of the page, but I came upon List of United Kingdom locations: Upper I-Upper W, which has it at the top. Clarityfiend (talk) 05:53, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- Normally, yes, navigation boxes go at the bottom of the article. However, that is not the only use for templates, and in this case the template is for subpage navigation, because the list is so long that it had to be broken down into many pages alphabetically. The top position is appropriate here. 2406:3003:2077:1E60:C998:20C6:8CCF:5730 (talk) 06:23, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- It's highly unusual to have a template using {{Navbox}} at the top but I agree with the use here. When a long list is split, the top usually provides navigation to the other parts. It's nearly always done with other methods but {{Navbox}} seems suitable here due to the large number of lists (159). PrimeHunter (talk) 13:34, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
Making a template
The instructions for creating a template are very confusing... I've used the visual template editor (I think) so this is what I have so far:
And this guy on YouTube is editing a template. how do I get to that page? is it the same one?
Thanks in advance Oriiiiii (talk) 09:40, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Oriiiiii: The only content of Template:Simplecast is TemplateData. TemplateData is a method to document the template for users of VisualEditor. Most templates don't have TemplateData. It's not required and doesn't do anything when the template is used. I suggest ignoring it when you are new to templates. I still ignore it and I have thousands of template edits. See Help:Template for how to make the actual template code that does something. Click in the text area to edit the template code. You have apparently enabled "New wikitext mode" at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures. The YouTube video doesn't use it. I'm not so familiar with it but I don't think it's well suited to template edits. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:05, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
Validity of closure request
Is Wikipedia:Closure_requests#Wikipedia:Proposed_article_mergers#Merge_requests a valid request for WP:CR? Someone once told me that people are probably aware that there is a backlog. Something like this could stay there indefinitely. Please {{ping}} me when you respond. -- Jax 0677 (talk) 11:12, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
Film critics,social media influencer
AzadSingh (Born 19th May1999) is an Indian film critic and social media influencer. He is the son of Lakhan Singh. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Azadsingh19999 (talk • contribs) 12:57, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- The Help Desk is for asking questions about using or editing wikipedia. For how to create a new article, see WP:ACR. WelpThatWorked (talk) 13:04, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
Phoney
I used to give to Wikipedia, however after reading many pages such as Stew Peters (I believe has harmfully incorrect information); I believe this is another Government controlled fake platform. I will no longer support this institution. 172.221.78.106 (talk) 13:06, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- IP, if you're posting this in good faith, you might be interested to know that anyone can edit and sometimes the best thing to do is try fixing it!
— TheresNoTime (talk • she/her) 13:08, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- Whatever can be said about Wikipedia, it definitely isn't government controlled. Volunteer editors from around the World can edit most articles including Stew Peters so how is a government supposed to control it? The content can be discussed at Talk:Stew Peters. See Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons, Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:Fringe theories for some relevant policies. PrimeHunter (talk) 13:19, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- Guys, do not respond to inflammatory posts like this. They're not here to talk to us, but rather at us (note the article in question is under sanctions). —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 19:42, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
Maintenance template removal
I fixed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Burton - Following https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal instructions but after clicking on EDIT I am unable to remove template. Ganellia (talk) 15:20, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- It shouldn't be removed because none of what you added was an improvement in sourcing. Notes like
Résumé at her website, accessed 24 November 2015, now deleted
andDriller was her married name, which she abandoned in the 1970s
are inappropriate and useless. PRAXIDICAE🌈 15:26, 22 July 2022 (UTC)- @Ganellia To elaborate on what Praxidicae says, the phrase "Driller was her married name...' is not a published source. How do you know this information? If you can cite this to a reliable, independent, published source, then include that source as a reference. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 06:02, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Removing a username from View History
On the [a] page, is there a way to remove [some identifying information] from the View history section? This is [information] we thought had been removed []. Blast the sub (talk) 16:37, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Blast the sub: I'm not sure if it will be done, but you can go to WP:OVERSIGHT to contact the team that can help with this. RudolfRed (talk) 17:02, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
Feedback wanted
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220725193952im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Refd.svg/55px-Refd.svg.png)
See Talk:Ana Đurić Sb008 (talk) 19:05, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- This isn't a request for help with editing Wikipedia, which is all this page is for. This looks like an issue for WP:RFD. --Beeblebrox (talk) 19:07, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
Pending changes expiry
I just made a couple of edits to a pending-changes-protected page, which will happen to have its pending changes expire in less than 24 hours. If nobody reviews my changes by the time protection ends, will the changes automatically be accepted by the system, or will they be automatically rejected? (I know it's likely that someone would review them before that happens, even if I hadn't come here to ask.) I wondered if protection would be extended until someone got around to reviewing them, but that didn't seem plausible. 49.198.51.54 (talk) 21:04, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- Interesting question. What should happen is that your edits would go live the protection expired, since there is no longer anything preventing that. Beeblebrox (talk) 23:49, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Beeblebrox I think you missed a word in that explanation. 71.228.112.175 (talk) 06:04, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
July 23
Why do so many edit requests show the same timestamp?
At Category:Wikipedia_conflict_of_interest_edit_requests there is a large number of requests that all have the exact same timestamp "2022-05-15 03:21", but if you go to the talk page where the request is made, the timestamps are not all the same. What's up? And is there anyway to fix it? I don't see this issue at CAT:ESP. RudolfRed (talk) 02:27, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- @RudolfRed, there was a discussion here which resulted in a split, and when the split happened, all the pending requests were (for some reason) reset to show as being submitted on the split date. Someone asked about it here at the help desk a few weeks ago. 174.21.19.94 (talk) 02:58, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- It transcludes User:AnomieBOT/COIREQTable which was created that day and apparently didn't try to date existing requests. The bot appears to look for diff times and not signature timestamps. I would ignore it. The issue should go away when the old requests are answered. Start answering them if you really want to fix it! PrimeHunter (talk) 03:00, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Use of forward slash in article titles
There must be something on this somewhere in the various style guides but I can't find it. Is an article title in the format (for example) [[Petitlieu / Kleinort]] acceptable, i.e., names of the same topic or place in two different languages separated by a forward slash? My feeling is that it's not but I want to be able to back it with a policy or at least a guideline before I do anything more about it. Thanks, Ingratis (talk) Ingratis (talk) 04:15, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Ingratis: Alternative names belong in redirects and the lead, not the title. See Wikipedia:Article titles#Treatment of alternative names. PrimeHunter (talk) 04:54, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks. I'm looking at articles relating to bilingual communities where there is no agreement over which is the primary language. Is there anywhere that says explicitly that forward slashes can't be used like this? Ingratis (talk) 05:03, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Ingratis: I don't know a rule which explicitly spells out this scenario but it's clear from many statements at Wikipedia:Article titles#Deciding on an article title and elsewhere that article titles should not include alternative names. See Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)#Alternative names for a rule specific to geographic names. When we have a clear rule, we don't add a long list of scenarios which are clearly covered by the rule. PrimeHunter (talk) 05:35, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Even the article for "slash city" does not get a slash in its name. Maproom (talk) 06:58, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Ingratis Some drug articles, including Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir = Paxlovid, a current hot topic, do have a slash in their title. These are for drugs sold in combination, however, not alternative names for a single drug. In the case of language names, I think that WP:COMMON applies, i.e. it is a question of what the sources say, not what those bilingual communities believe. Mike Turnbull (talk) 10:13, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- And Neustadt/Harz is a village but again, it's not alternative names. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:56, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks. I'm looking at articles relating to bilingual communities where there is no agreement over which is the primary language. Is there anywhere that says explicitly that forward slashes can't be used like this? Ingratis (talk) 05:03, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Again, thanks! Ingratis (talk) 23:38, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Jacklin
I’m the co-author with Tony Jacklin of a new book ‘Tony Jacklin: My Ryder Cup Journey’. The URL for the book can be found on his Wiki page. Can you please add it to the list of books at the top of his page? Sportshippo (talk) 10:27, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, and then discuss it on Talk:Tony Jacklin. At the absolute minimum, we'd need a better source to include the book than an image of the front cover. AndyTheGrump (talk) 11:14, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- I’m new to wiki - could you please explain? Sportshippo (talk) 11:45, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Sportshippo I have also commented on your similar request at the teahouse. Please stick to one venue. Meanwhile, please read the links that AndyTheGrump and I have provided. To add a book reference we need the ISBN and other details such as the author and publisher and date of publication, not a link to a picture of the front page. Mike Turnbull (talk) 12:31, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- I’m new to wiki - could you please explain? Sportshippo (talk) 11:45, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Use of some part of text
Is it possible use part of text of some pages with an NFT project? Ethan978 (talk) 12:48, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Generally you can reuse text from Wikipedia anywhere, as long as you attribute it correctly. See reusing Wikipedia content ColinFine (talk) 13:50, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
What is the puporse oa Wikipedia?? is it a media or what??
The work of Wikipedia Moss Blacky (talk) 13:40, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Does Five pillars answer your question? ColinFine (talk) 13:52, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Moss Blacky: Please read WP:NOT to see what Wikipedia is. Wikipedia is an Encyclopedia. -Arch dude (talk) 13:53, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Samuel Gompers High School Bronx NY.
The school was a vocational school up until 1964 when Technical classes were added. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Campusbob (talk • contribs) 14:41, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hello, Campusbob. If you have an improvement to suggest to an article, please suggest it on the article's talk page - here, Talk:Samuel Gompers High School. Please note that all information included in a Wikipedia article should be verifiable from a reliable published source. ColinFine (talk) 14:55, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Upload images
Hello, I uploaded 2 images but they were deleted. Please explain me what information of image should I provide? I downloaded the images from this site https://www.kinopoisk.ru/ . I asked from a support team of this site permission to use images in wikipedia. But they replied that I should to ask about this from a copyright holder. However I don't know who is copyright holder.
Best regards Judgin1982 (talk) 17:01, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- – It appears that the image was uploaded to Commons. See the user's Commons talk page.
- Hello. Please be aware that unless there is a statement to release images as free content, everything is copyrighted, even if it does not have a copyright notice. We do not accept images that are only authorized for use in Wikipedia. (Except, of course, as non free content used under a claim of fair use). If you want to upload them, the copyright holder either has to add a statement to release it under a free license, or e-mail a statement of permission privately. If you don't know the copyright owner, sorry, but the copyright owner will still have to send a release or add a statement of permission to use it. weeklyd3 (block | talk | contributions) 17:14, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- ...oh, I realized that the images were uploaded to Commons. Non-free content must be uploaded to Wikipedia locally, not to Commons. weeklyd3 (block | talk | contributions) 17:15, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hello, thank you for your reply. But could you explain how to upload images locally?
- Best regards Judgin1982 (talk) 18:32, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- ...oh, I realized that the images were uploaded to Commons. Non-free content must be uploaded to Wikipedia locally, not to Commons. weeklyd3 (block | talk | contributions) 17:15, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Merle Hoffman Log In Info
Hello,
I am writing on behalf of Merle Hoffman who has a Wikipedia page that someone at some point was handling a few years ago. We do not have the log in information and have attempted to try to obtain via "Forgot my password". We have tried both Merle Hoffman's personal and business email address and neither is receiving an email to reset.
Please advise if you can assist. I can be reached at (Redacted)
Thank you!
Sotiria Peppas 70.23.4.51 (talk) 18:10, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Did Merle have an account? If not, there is no password. weeklyd3 (block | talk | contributions) 18:11, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- In the future, please do not give out contact info or other sensitive info on this high traffic help page. weeklyd3 (block | talk | contributions) 18:16, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- See Help:Logging_in#What_if_I_forget_my_password?. If you haven't got a known email address or username, it can be difficult to regain access to the account.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 18:19, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- If you had succeeded in getting a responce, it would have immediately led to that account being blocked. We do not allow shared accounts because it makes proper attribution pretty much impossible. Register your own account, and make sure nobody else has access to the password. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 18:19, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Anyone can edit Merle Hoffman, as long as they comply with Wikipedia's Policies and guidelines. Your comments indicate that you have a Conflict of interest and may possibly be a Paid editor. You must make the necessary disclosures. Cullen328 (talk) 18:27, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hello, Sotiria. It sounds as if you have a (very common) misunderstanding of what Wikipedia is and how it works. There is no concept of "logging into a page" or of being responsible for maintaining a page. The encyclopaedia article Merle Hoffman does not belong to her, and is not controlled by her. It may be edited by almost anybody in the world - with the notable exception of Hoffman and her associates, who are strongly discouraged from editing it directly, and should instead make Edit requests for any changes they would like to see. Note that the article should be almost entirely based on reliable published sources wholly unconnected with her, and not on what she or her associates say or want to say. ColinFine (talk) 19:36, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Where to ask for a page review?
Hello, I've been working lately on the page Juan José Arreola and I want to continue working on it and improving it. I know more or less what its short-comings are (very few sources, for example) but I want to know more about what I can do to make it better. Is there any place on Wikipedia where someone can tell me what would be good for the page? What direction should I take to go beyond a 'Start' class article? Essentially I'm looking for a page review. Thanks. DemianStratford (talk) 19:00, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hello! There are multiple places to ask for a review. Probably easiest is to ask help at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mexico or Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Biography. For a more thorough review, you can try WP:Peer review, but it sometimes takes a while to be picked up. For really fast feedback, you may want to consider joining the WP:DISCORD group. Femke (talk) 19:12, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you! Will look them up. DemianStratford (talk) 19:41, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Can't log in
Hi All: I have been unable to log in to correct a grammatical error in the item Highland Valley Copper Mine, specifically in the sentence: "This operation of two mines in close proximity by the same company lead to a case brought before the Supreme Court of Canada on what constituted a mine for tax purposes". It's led, not lead. Would someone be kind enough to correct the error. Thanks. Larry 24.85.241.120 (talk) 19:01, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Done. DemianStratford (talk) 19:08, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Highland Valley Copper mine isn't protected in any way, so you should be able to edit it.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 19:10, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Claiming edits attributed to an IP address
Is there any way of claiming edits that are attributed to my IP address? I neglected to notice that I was not logged in. I think it is important that the edits be attributed to me as it may have some bearing on questions of copyright. Anyone with such questions would have no idea who to contact. The IP address if it matters or if someone can do something about it is 24.34.20.44. choogendyk (talk) 21:39, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hello, Chris.Hoogendyk. If you want, you can put a note on your user page mentioning that you have edited logged out and mentioning your IP address if you are not concerned about privacy issues. Attribution to an IP address is just as good as attribution to a registered account, and there are no copyright concerns. Cullen328 (talk) 21:44, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
- But there's no way of changing the attribution from the IP address to me? Christopher G. Hoogendyk (talk) 17:33, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- No, Chris.Hoogendyk. You were logged out so other people could have used that IP address. There is no way to verify 100% that the edits were made by you. Cullen328 (talk) 17:42, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
July 24
All Fun and Games
I would like to move the article All Fun and Games to draftspace without leaving a redirect. How do I do that? I know it’s possible because I’ve seen non-administrators being able to perform this task. The Film Creator (talk) 01:06, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- The Film Creator, moving without leaving a redirect is only available to administrators and page movers. You can either request that the page be moved without leaving a redirect at WP:RM or move the page yourself and then tag the resulting redirect with {{db-r2}}. Rummskartoffel 14:56, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
Typo errors
I repeatedly see the same errors with respect to a geographic location in Canada. People fail to mention the province. For example, you recently posted a picture from "Toronto, Canada." That is geographically, typographically and politically incorrect. It is "Toronto, Ontario," or if you wish, you could say "Toronto, Ontario, Canada." Just as you would never say "Chicago, United States" or "Los Angeles, USA," it is not "Toronto, Canada." I suggest you go through the entire Wikipedia publication and eliminate these references as they are entirely wrong. Drsrwatkins1956 (talk) 01:24, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hello, Drsrwatkins1956. You're correct that "[city], Canada" is usually a grammatical error; according to Wikipedia's Manual of Style (specifically MOS:CANPLACE), that format should only be used in articles about non-Canadian subjects. With some exceptions, such as protected articles, articles on Wikipedia can be edited by anybody, so I encourage you to be bold and fix these erroneous Canada place names yourself. Quid Est Squid (talk) 02:02, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- No, it should never be used in any article. No one ever says, "Denver, United States" Right?? I do correct it as often as I see it but I cannot keep up with the ignorance of the great United States of America. Those folks have the worst education system of any country in the world.... Drsrwatkins1956 (talk) 02:16, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Drsrwatkins1956: The English Wikipedia currently has more than 6.5 million articles. It is edited by unpaid volunteers, about 100,000 of whom edit in any given 30-day period and only a few of whom read this help desk. Each volunteer does whatever tasks they feel like doing. If you want to find and fix these errors, feel free to do so. If you want to try to organize a group effort try posting at Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada. -Arch dude (talk) 02:07, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- I will do that! Thanks! Drsrwatkins1956 (talk) 02:17, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Two questions:
- Under the wiki project Canada, where should I make my comment? Discussion board? Then, I don't see how to even make an entry. Drsrwatkins1956 (talk) 02:22, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Drsrwatkins1956:Each Wikiproject is maintained by its own self-selected members and they are all slightly different. Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada seems to want you to add a new section on its talk page, which they refer to by three inconsistent names, but it's still the talk page. After you reach the talk page, click on the "new section" tab on the top of the page and add your idea. It appears to be an active project with a long history, so you may want to look at the archives of the talk page to see if this has come up before. -Arch dude (talk) 02:54, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Done; thanks Dude.
- I don't use Wikipedia as much as I used to because I find it is too American biased. Drsrwatkins1956 (talk) 04:17, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Drsrwatkins1956:Each Wikiproject is maintained by its own self-selected members and they are all slightly different. Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada seems to want you to add a new section on its talk page, which they refer to by three inconsistent names, but it's still the talk page. After you reach the talk page, click on the "new section" tab on the top of the page and add your idea. It appears to be an active project with a long history, so you may want to look at the archives of the talk page to see if this has come up before. -Arch dude (talk) 02:54, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
JPOPD1
I was wondering if this artist is able to have his wikipedia created. I manage him, and lately he has been taking off with his new single " satisfaction"
https://rapperweekly.com/jpopd1-urgency-for-satisfaction/
https://thisis50.com/2021/12/09/jpopd1-moving-precise/
https://hiphopweekly.com/jpopd1-no-time-for-no-time/
https://newmusicweekly.com/introducing-jpopd1-and-his-new-sounds/
https://genius.com/Jpopd1-satisfaction-lyrics
https://www.amazon.com/TASTE-YOUR-LIPS-MEMOIRS-Book-ebook/dp/B08DC9KCNY
https://www.billboardhiphop.com/2021/12/jpopd1-young-zute-upper-echelon-of-new.html?m=1
https://www.wokechimp.com/jpopd1-deep-end
https://in.style.yahoo.com/jpopd1-feisty-daily-basis-172921293.html
https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2020/07/31/jpopd1-to-release-taste-your-lips-soon/?amp
https://vizdumb.com/our-favorite-of-the-day-taste-your-lips-by-jpopd1/
https://wowentrepreneurs.com/tag/jpopd1/
https://disruptmagazine.com/jpopd1-out-on-bond/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/59m1tvYsA3DSGKJHtJc7Lr
https://instagram.com/jpopd1?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
https://www.facebook.com/JPOPD1
https://youtube.com/c/JPOPD1MUSIC
https://genius.com/Jpopd1-satisfaction-lyrics
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jpopd1/1371148387 Jpopd1 (talk) 02:16, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hello, Jpopd1. Are you the artist or the artist's manager? You need to make the mandatory Paid contributions disclosure. Then read and study Your first article. You will need to write a well-referenced, neutral draft, and submit it through the Articles for creation process. Wikipedia is not a venue for marketing, promotion or advertising. Cullen328 (talk) 02:32, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- im not aware of any of these processes. I am artist manager. Would you be ale to help me with this matter, or explain these contributions that I'm willing to submit. 2600:1700:4BB0:58C0:2DB9:5A81:342B:3BF1 (talk) 03:02, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Jpopd1: Most (perhaps all) of the links you posted above appear to be unsuitable for establishing musician notability, as Wikipedia defines it. More information at: WP:NBAND
- In general, Wikipedia strongly discourages managers and artists themselves from trying to create their own articles. There are other places on the web that will better repay your efforts. — jmcgnh(talk) (contribs) 03:44, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Spotify: worthless. Instagram: Worthless. Facebook: Worthless. YouTube: Worthless. Genius: Both the lyrics and biography are worthless (and the lyrics are almost certainly contributory infringement). Amazon: Worthless. iTunes: Worthless. It's like you didn't actually bother doing any sort of research and just laid a tonne of garbage sources in our lap because you can't be arsed to do so yourself, which means you also can't be arsed to actually put in the work on writing an acceptable article. New Music Weekly: Worthless. Billboard: Who the *&$^ wrote it? Wokechimp: Worthless. Yahoo: Murdered faster than Machine Gun Kelly by Killshot. Your Digital Wall: They explicitly disclaim ANY sort of fact-checking. Ratings Game Music: Shorter than this post I'm writing right now, which means it has dick to say. Visdumb: Astroturf bullshit. Wow Entrepreneurs: The tag search is worthless and the article it finds hides who wrote it like they're *(%%ing ashamed of being a black-hat SEO outlet. Republic News India: Who the *(%# wrote it?! WSVN: Says jack and shit about him, full stop, and Jack ragequit. Disrupt: These clowns wouldn't know an editor-in-chief if one defenestrated themselves from their office. Vents: Blahdedy-blahdedy-blah from the guy himself. The Source: Their editorial staff is garbage and has conflicts-of-interest. Rapper Weekly: Where's the editorial staff? Hip Hop Since 1987: More of this guy's hibbidy-huplaa. 24 Hip-hop: This guy loves hearing himself speak, huh? This is 50: Explicitly disclaims accuracy. Hip Hop Weekly: WHO. THE. FUCK. WROTE. THIS.
- It's kinda hard to write an article, especially about someone who is presumably still alive, when all the sources you have are garbage. And if this is the best that is available in a Google search, the chance of JPOPD1 having an article is about as small as the chance of you being the last conflict-of-interest editor Wikipedia ever sees. We don't exist to do your damn marketing job for you (and in fact we can't), and writing a new article is a much steeper commitment than you will likely ever realise. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 03:46, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- im not aware of any of these processes. I am artist manager. Would you be ale to help me with this matter, or explain these contributions that I'm willing to submit. 2600:1700:4BB0:58C0:2DB9:5A81:342B:3BF1 (talk) 03:02, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
Content manipulation: By interest groups, a concern...
As a lover of Wikipedia, since the very early days, I was dismayed to read this BBC News article this morning. It really bothers me. I have always had faith in Wikipedia, feeling it really did get its fact right, and balanced. Now I see that even Wiki can be manipulated. No one should have the right to insert their own bias, it becomes a "who has the most and fastest fingers" to skew the content to match their passion. And now, they have the audacity to boast about it on BBC. 'Tis Sad.
Refer: https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-59452614
(to make my case clear; I am not a Climate Change denier, but I do seriously doubt that it is CO2 emissions by Human Activity that is the cause of the current apparent increase in the Global Ambient) 2001:8003:857A:D300:D4C2:35C3:FE4:B986 (talk) 06:26, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hello. I'm one of the editors featured in that article. Wikipedia has a bias towards the scientific literature. Even though some general media may present it otherwise, there is a near-complete consensus among experts that human activity via CO2 emissions is to blame for global warming, see for instance this article. To insert the opinion of non-experts in our articles would give a false balance. Femke (talk) 06:59, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- See also Wikipedia:Neutral point of view#Due and undue weight. If there is large scientific consensus for something then it is Wikipedia policy to reflect this. PrimeHunter (talk) 16:36, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
Highlighted text automatically gets copied to clipboard
While editing an article, when I highlight some text, it automatically gets copied to my clipboard. If I copy some other text, then that text will not be pasted, rather, the highlighted text will. This is a recent problem, so I'm guessing it has something to do with my settings or it's a Wikipedia bug. Can someone help me fix this? Toofllab (talk) 08:39, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- More detail needed, what operating system and browser etc are you using?--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 08:55, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Windows 10 Pro. Version 10.0.18363
- Google Chrome Version 103.0.5060.134 Toofllab (talk) 10:50, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- I can't replicate this fault with Windows 10 Pro and Google Chrome. By default, Chrome and Windows don't automatically copy text to the clipboard when it is selected. Some extensions to the browser or Windows might do this. Also try another browser such as Edge, or try a different computer, or a different website. It doesn't seem likely that Wikipedia is doing this or there would have been other complaints by now.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 18:09, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
Can I cite someone's social media posts in their own biography?
I'm working on Draft:Zev Sebastian right now and not a lot of newspapers or websites are published about him. Generally the only good way to prove what im writing is true is to cite his mothers instagram account about him. Is this allowed? Is this suggested? Someone help please! JacobTheRox (talk) 10:10, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Instagram is absolutely NOT a reliable source, if there is a lack of sources it indicates that the topic may not be notable. Theroadislong (talk) 10:13, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- In an article otherwise based entirely on independent sources, it is acceptable to cite self-published sources for a small amount of non-controversial information. But that is as far as you can go with such sources. ColinFine (talk) 12:05, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Citing Sebastian's mother's Instagram account for anything regarding Sebastian would violate WP:BLPSPS:
Never use self-published sources—including but not limited to books, zines, websites, blogs, and tweets—as sources of material about a living person, unless written or published by the subject of the article
. AndyTheGrump (talk) 15:02, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Citing Sebastian's mother's Instagram account for anything regarding Sebastian would violate WP:BLPSPS:
- In an article otherwise based entirely on independent sources, it is acceptable to cite self-published sources for a small amount of non-controversial information. But that is as far as you can go with such sources. ColinFine (talk) 12:05, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
Short description won't change
Trying to change the short description of the article Pokémon to "Japanese anime television series", but the existing desc, "Pokémon variety shows", won't change. Any idea how to fix this? QuestFour (talk) 15:43, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- QuestFour It seems from what I'm seeing currently that you fixed this yourself. Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:16, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- There were two extra {{short description}}. Somebody apparently thought it could be used on sections. I have removed them.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 16:25, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
Missing Page/information
Between 1985 and 1988, I was stationed at the Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Marine Barracks Security Forces, Guard Company West Loch, Naval Magazine Lualualei. The ONLY reference anywhere in Wikipedia to the US Marines stationed on or around Pearl Harbor are in reference to the Dec 7th attack. The Marine Security Force at Pearl Harbor was established there in 1923, and was deactivated in 1993, YET THERE ISN'T ANY REFERENCE TO ANY OF THAT IN WIKIPEDIA!!
WHY NOT? There is a wonderful, colorful, vitally important, historically rich, story of the US Marines at Pearl Harbor, and yet, NOT ONE MENTION OF THEM. Not even a Google search will produce much information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jrfireball (talk • contribs) 16:19, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hello! Wikipedia is written by volunteers like you. I'm noticing some information post-WWII in Naval Station Pearl Harbor, but maybe it can be improved. If you have good reliable sources about the topic, WP:be bold and add them to a relevant article. Femke (talk) 16:33, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- But if "Not even a Gooogle search will produce much information" it will ba harder to incorporate such information into Wikipedia. Perhaps it is mostly in pre-internet printed books: those are perfectly good sources, provided they were published by reliable publishers; but you need access to a copy of the book to add information from it. Note that personal knowledge is not sufficient: we require all information in an article to be verifiable. ColinFine (talk) 16:47, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Apologies if I'm misunderstanding something – my background is more Army – but don't most, if not all, US naval bases have a contingent of Marines? If so, their presence at a particular base would only be notable, and worth mentioning in that base's article, if they had done something particularly significant there.
- If they had, it might be mentioned in the article, or a separate article could be written about the incident, or (given suitable sources) a separate article could be written specifically about that marine establishment. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.201.73.20 (talk) 13:06, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
Life orentation
The problem of substance abuse in South Africa — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.116.44.17 (talk) 17:22, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Is this about editing Wikipedia at all? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 17:42, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
Are non-free/premium sources or contents behind a paywall allowed as citations in Wikipedia articles? Debjyoti Gorai (talk) 20:30, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, though non-paywalled sources are preferred. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v a little blue Bori 20:34, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- As long as the source in question meets WP:RS and is used according to WP:RSCONTEXT, it can be cited per WP:PAYWALL. You might, however, have to clarify what the source says on the article's talk page if someone questions it's appropriateness. Reliable sources are required to be published and accessible; they're not required to be free. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:01, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
Print size
How can I increase the print size of Wikipedia pages? The print is so tiny I can barely see it. I have a MacBook Pro with MacOS 12.4. 2600:1700:CF91:AE20:36:8DC5:72FD:267A (talk) 22:19, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- If you are referring to the size of characters on your screen, then this is a function of your browser. I'm not sure about your Mac, but on most browsers you use CTRL+ to increase size, CTRL- to decrease size, and CTRL0 to reset size to "normal". -Arch dude (talk) 23:19, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- On MacBooks, (assuming you are using a popular browser such as Safari or Chrome) you can press command (⌘) and plus or minus (+ or -) at the same time, to change font size. Oriiiiii (talk) 11:15, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
July 25
Cramers Bakery
I am a descendent of George Cramer of Cramer's Bakery. I have page.pictures and a written history about the bakery if you would like for the page . 2600:8801:8D15:1200:A01C:2D1D:AFCA:F3A (talk) 01:14, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Pictures: If you own the copyrights to the pictures, we would like to have them, and thanks. The original photographer owns the copyrights. If the photographer is deceased and you are the photographer's heir, then you own the copyrights. If a professional photographer took the photos, then you do not, but if they are from before 1926, the copyright has lapsed. To provide those pictures for Wikipedia, scan them to create a digital image, then upload that image using the upload wizard: Wikipedia:File Upload Wizard. I'm sorry this is complicated, but we obey the law, and copyright law is complicated. -Arch dude (talk) 01:54, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Written history: sorry, but if it has not been published in what we call a "reliable source" (WP:RS) we cannot use it directly. You can make recommendations for changes to the article by reading that history, finding references in reliable sources to back up the changes, and then adding your reccommencations to the article's talk page. Wikipedia works this way because we do not have the resources to verify sources ourselves. I know it's frustrating in a case like this, but without this core policy, we have no way to keep random unverified misinformation out, se owe miss out of some good stuff. -Arch dude (talk) 01:54, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
Proposed Deletion
My colleague received a notification about proposed deletion of mu biographical page and apparently she has been blocked from responding to the notice for unknown reasons, perhaps because she attempted to correct some information some time ago. As a musician/songwriter/producer I thought it would be in the public interest for my entry to remain. I'm not sure why a notice was sent which cannot be answered. Can you please provide some assistance, kind regards Malcolm Forest Wakeford MalForest (talk) 01:17, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- The page Malcolm Forest Wakeford was created as WP:REDIRECT to Little River Band four years ago, and I'm not seeing any blocked users in the pages history for the past year, soit is really not clear exactly what it is you are referring to. What is the name of the page in question, and what was the username or IP your colleague was using? Beeblebrox (talk) 01:45, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Relevant deletion discussion: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Malcolm Wakeford. 174.21.19.94 (talk) 02:07, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
Dealing with unreliable source (About The Artists)
![](https://web.archive.org/web/20220725193952im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Refd.svg/55px-Refd.svg.png)
Based on their help page, I think About The Artists is an example of user-generated content. It appears to be cited in a bunch of places anyway. What should I do about it?
To be specific, let's focus on Charlie Day#Theatre (though I do mostly care about the general principles here). A Google search turns up [3], which I think is a reliable source for the second three plays. I can't find anything for the first three; should I remove them? They don't seem "contentious" (the word WP:BLP uses). Should I just remove the source and slap a {{citation-needed}} on them? Is it better to have a poor source than no source?
Thanks, WallAdhesion (talk) 01:21, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- This isn't really a general question about how to use or edit Wikipedia, it is more suited for WP:RSN. Beeblebrox (talk) 01:35, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Ah. I considered WP:RSN, but I figured since I was asking about what I should do, rather than about the source itself, it was a question about how to edit. I'll repost there. Thanks, WallAdhesion (talk) 02:01, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
Separation of Church and State
Page “Separation of Church and State” News flash Quebec is not a country it is a province of the country Canada. You need to remove Quebec when talking about countries or put it under Canada the province of Quebec. Readers are going to think it is a Counrty when IT IS NOT A COUNTRY 2607:FEA8:7B41:D400:913E:E224:BCA1:C1A9 (talk) 05:50, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- The heading for Quebec at that article is a subheading under the heading for Canada. There should not be any confusion about whether Quebec is a country. General Ization Talk 05:53, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
How to credit the information
Have come across a new language I need to let the Wikipedia to know and the rest of the world,how will I go about it? How to make it suit not to violate the laws? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eoamazon (talk • contribs) 07:59, 25 July 2022 (UTC) I have the told of the pioneers of the language and they are even read to share their pictures and audio visual accreditation for the same. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eoamazon (talk • contribs) 08:02, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Eoamazon You don't. Wikipedia is not a place to tell the world about something that you just found or was just created. Wikipedia is a place to summarize what independent reliable sources like news reports, peer reviewed journals, or other reliable publications with a history of fact checking and editorial control say about a topic. 331dot (talk) 08:16, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- We have policies, not laws, as Wikipedia is not a government. 331dot (talk) 08:16, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
Am I allowed to do this
Hi there! I am writing to you today because I would like to ask if I am allowed to edit Help:Archiving (plain and simple). Basically, I want to add the setup auto archiving template to the page above the cluebot template so that editors who are reading the easier help page, get to choose between ClueBot III and Lowercase sigmabot III. I was having real issues with this for some reason. I initially used cluebot although it wasn’t working. Another editor let me use their template for a while and then I found the template to have the lowercase sigmabot default, so it’s sorted now. I wanted to add the template to the page although I’m not sure if I have to go through some process (letting other editors know for example) or if I am even allowed to at all. I do have the ability to, but I just though I would check anyway. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blanchey (talk • contribs)
- Please put your proposal on the talk page of that topic. That way, the editors most involved with that topic will be able to comment. Please remember to sign your posts.--Shantavira|feed me 09:21, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- @Shantavira: sorry about that, I thought it did automatically. I have now preceded it with a template. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Thank you for your suggestion, I will do it now. Many thanks, Blanchey 💬 • 📝 09:27, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
Why was my sandbox deleted?
I loved to use my sandbox to give dumb stories for me and my friends dumb characters, the stories make no sense and their in autobiography form. User GeneralNotability deleted my sandbox and classified it as a hoax. Aren't sandboxes supposed to be a place where you can do whatever you want? I mean it's not an article, it's a sandbox. I spent a lot of time on it trying to create the dumbest stories for our characters and now every bit of progress is gone. Not exactly sure why a sandbox was deleted for being a hoax. Sodapoppers (talk) 15:00, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Sodapoppers Sandboxes are not free webspace for you to use as you wish. They are for drafting articles or other work pertinent to this encyclopedia. 331dot (talk) 15:15, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Alright, I understand. But there is no way to get my work back? Sodapoppers (talk) 15:16, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
Russian Wikipedia about Minsk agreements
The page in Russian language about Minsk agreements uses the inappropriate wording while referring to Ukraine. The article strictly uses “on Ukraine”, which is used only while talking about regions and parts of another country. This wording is considered as a complete ignorance of the independence status of a country.
The wording HAS TO BE “in Ukraine”. However, while trying to edit the article, Wikipedia Russia comes back with a page saying that they came up with the ‘consensus’ to use “on Ukraine”. This is absolutely inappropriate.
How this editing issue can be solved?
P.S. it is correct in Russian language to use an article “in” while referring to another country, which is not an island. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.139.191.148 (talk) 17:45, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Hello, IP editor. The Teahouse is for answering questions about the English Wikipedia only. The Russian Wikipedia is an autonomous project, and you will have to raise this issue there. Cullen328 (talk) 17:49, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
- Each Wikipedia language decides their own rules. You failed to link the page and your IP address has no edits at the Russian Wikipeia so I haven't even been able to look at the situation. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:56, 25 July 2022 (UTC)