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Hi @Hot92texoma. Generally speaking, drafts and user space pages are not indexed. You'll need to get the draft published to the article space in order to get the page indexed. Please see WP:SEO for more info. 94rainTalk07:04, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
What are some effective strategies for navigating disputes and reaching consensus on contentious topics within Wikipedia's editing community, especially when dealing with conflicting viewpoints or interpretations of reliable sources? --Stylojohn (talk) 08:02, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
Based on Drafting a Wikipedia article, once I'm done can I move it to the main space without submitting it for review if my account is older than 4 days --Realcontribution (talk) 15:14, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
Hi, I'm an Ayurveda doctor, so my expertise lies primarily in Ayurveda-related topics. Could you guide me on where to find such articles for reference and editing? Also, I have some photographs of herbs commonly used in Ayurveda. How can I incorporate them into the articles? Appreciate any advice or assistance. --Avshai911 (talk) 13:51, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
Hi @Avshai911. Welcome to Wikipedia! You can take a look at Category:Ayurveda to find such articles. WP:Petscan is also a good tool to use, where you can get a list of all articles within one category and all its subcategories. Let me know if there is anything else that I can help with! 94rainTalk07:30, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
I need to add a citation, pointing to the birth record of Vesta Tilley showing the birth address, which has been given incorrectly as Commandery Street. This is a national Record Office document, available only upon payment. Should I quote the route to it thus: (BIRTHS: POWLES, Matilda Alice, Worcester, JUN 1864, Vol 6c, P323). It would not be a hyperlink. --RuffledParrot (talk) 18:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
Thank you. I got very busy after my first edit on further Vesta Tilley background research, but did add on a couple of citations after your reply, and finally today have got back to it properly, added a few more details, and will do one more citation a bit later today. Maybe one day I'll write something about the Star Music Hall in Nottingham, for a hot link, but not yet! RuffledParrot (talk) 12:52, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi, I got a question regarding adding a language. I added the English version of a German article about a company called Nanoscribe. I work with their devices in my research and think it's worth to mention them in English wikipedia too. But I don't know how to connect these two articles with each other. Could you help me? --3DmicroPrintExpert (talk) 11:22, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
Hi @94rain thanks for your reply. I found the way. But since my article has been moved back to drafts, I can't link to it now. I changed a lot of sources after it was pointed out to me that some sources weren't good.
But now my article has been in the drafts for about two months. Could you give me some advice on what I can do about this? There are ~2600 articles waiting for review. So right now it feels like I did all this work for nothing :( 3DmicroPrintExpert (talk) 08:47, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
The article on the 136th Airlift Wing TEXaANG states that in 1966 the unit made transitional deployments to Ramstein Air Base Germany. The actual deployments were not to Ramstein but to Rhein Main Air Base in Frankfurt. However, the “Ramstein” reference in the article is itself a link and when I click to edit it it merely opens the Ramstein link. Might be simpler if you just made the change. Source: at the time I was in the 136ARW public affairs office and made several deployments myself. --Preyn1 (talk) 16:12, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi @Preyn1. Welcome to Wikipedia! Feel free to edit the article directly. If you don't have the permission to edit the article, you can post what you just wrote on the talk page. 94rainTalk06:02, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Hello, I'm Same and I'm wondering that if information can't be worded in a manner that is neutral should it be left out providing the information is just an accessory and not needed. --Sameisinsane (talk) 16:26, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi, when I started to learn about editing I figured I would begin with topics which I am quite familiar with because I have published in that area. The topic I know most about is German nationality law. The Wikipedia article on that is rated GA and that supposedly is above my "pay grade." I agree that the article is good, but it can be improved further. Besides little things I noticed that it does not touch on the political controversies behind this area of law. I also just looked at a very different article on ranked-choice voting, and I was actually recruited to work on 2024 election articles. That article also does not mention that election rules in this country are highly controversial. How can you cover these topics without mentioning the political controversies? --Blaze Droste197721:24, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi @Droste1977. Welcome to Wikipedia! Sorry for the late response. You can cover these topics by:
Adding Reliable Sources: Cite reputable sources that discuss the political controversies.
Neutral Tone: Present the controversies factually without taking sides.
Balanced Coverage: Ensure all significant viewpoints are included to provide a balanced perspective.
Hi @Wadalaan1. Welcome to Wikipedia! If the information already has a relevant article, you can improve the article by adding additional information (See Help:Edit). If it does not have an article, you can create it! You can start from Help:Your first article. Let me know if you have any questions! 94rainTalk05:33, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
Hi there, I just wanted to ask if I can publish a Wikipedia page that was written by somebody and still not published. --T72215 (talk) 20:18, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi @T72215. Welcome to Wikipedia! If it's a draft, you can submit it for review by placing {{subst:submit}} to the page. I hope this answers your question! 94rainTalk05:37, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
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It has been a while , and happily, I;ve been able to get around without the need to bug you too much.
I do have a question from an issue that came up today - there is a new article - 2024 Nuseirat rescue operation, that some editors want renamed (to a name with "Massacre" in the title. I object to that name (as do others) and it has not been changed , yet.
Another editor than went and created a new article with the name the was objected to. Is that an appropriate way to resolve these kinds of disagreements - having 2 articles about the same thing, but with diffenrt names expressing the opposing points of view? Kentucky Rain24 (talk) 20:25, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
I want to create a new article/page for the organisation that I work for. Can you guide me on how to go about using the sandbox, please? --Chinmay (talk) 09:25, 14 June 2024 (UTC)
How to upload an image? Every time I try the site stops me and the link on it just takes me back to the homepage. --Oasisbp (talk) 13:12, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
Hello! I'm a new Wiki editor and I recently expanded an article on the attorney Melvin Wulf. Another user flagged the article as 1) excessively reliant on primary sources, and 2) potentially not compliant with notability guidelines. When I asked them to elaborate, they recommended I reach out directly to my mentor for guidance.
I'm only aware of two primary sources used: the Rutgers Oral History Archive interview conducted by Nicholas Molnar, cited twice, and Wulf's article about Philip Agee, cited once. Would you be able to glance over the article and let me know if there are additional citations I should be concerned about? I'd also really appreciate any guidance on the notability flag.
Hey there, welcome to the 25th issue of the Wikipedia Scripts++ Newsletter, covering all our favorite new and updated user scripts since 1 March 2024. We've got a ton of wonderful editors taking back their pitchforks today. Don't worry, for they come in peace, to forcibly fix and extend existing scripts you use with sheer passion. There's so many, them forks have got what's basically their own column now! gift us with some rows before it's too late Aaron Liu (talk) 04:00, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
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To a lesser extent, the same goes for PrimeHunter/Search sort. I wish someone would integrate the sorts into the sort menu instead of adding 11 portlet links.
An easily configurable script to add a link to the #p-vector-user-menu-overflow portlet with a name, target, and icon. This one should be a relatively easier one. I would do it myself, but I'm too busy rotting away on Celeste (video game).
After the ＲＩＩＪ update, Aaron Liu: Watchlyst Greybar Unsin has a dismiss button that allows you to mark an item as read in one click and cycle to the next Watchlist item.
Lordseriouspig/StatusChangerImproved is just like Enterprisey's script, except you select your status from a dropdown instead of cycling through them with a button. The WMF operates out of car-centric infrastructure anyway. Shame!
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Aaron Liu has created Duplinks from Evad37/duplinks-alt; his fork adds a config variable to automatically highlight duplicate links on the loading of any page where the portlet link would've appeared.
Tired of staring at a bunch of filtering text and waiting for darn filter logs to load? Msz2001/AbuseFilter analyzer can parse abuse filters into a visual syntax tree and evaluate locally on-demand!
Polygnotus/DuplicateReferences finds references with the same link and displays the number of them along with a button to add the {{duplicated citations}} tag under the references section. Being lazy has never been easier!
fastest gun on the net Ponor/really-quick-block really quick add to contribution lists three buttons awesome
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