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February 28

Create a page

How do you create a page on wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Higginsal (talk • contribs) 00:24, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Higginsal: See Wikipedia:How to create a page. PrimeHunter (talk) 00:46, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have just contributed my first article! How can I get it reviewed?

I have just contributed my first article in en.WP. As English is not my native language, I 'd be pleased if someone could review it and correct all those grammar and spelling errors within the text. More, I would be pleased if someone else could contribute, so the article would be enriched. Ofcourse, criticism is also welcomed. I should probably mention that the article has been deleted in greek Wikipedia, where I usually contribute, as it was deemed to be Original Research, which I think is not. Τζερόνυμο (talk) 09:04, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

You put it directly in mainspace so New Page Patrol editors will take a look. Legacypac (talk) 09:07, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Legacypac, can you provide a link for the mainspace please? Τζερόνυμο (talk) 09:24, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sure Christian persecution complex which you linked nicely in your first post. Legacypac (talk) 09:27, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:MAINSPACE if you want the term explanined. Suggested articles can instead be created as WP:DRAFTS and submitted for review. PrimeHunter (talk) 10:22, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you PrimeHunter. I read WP:MAINSPACE and I added {{new unreviewed article}} template. I will see if I can find other pages to link in to my article. Τζερόνυμο (talk) 10:59, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Draft 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games article

Well A few days ago I created an article called 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games and now it's gone. 68.102.39.189 (talk) 14:38, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It is not gone: here it is: Draft:2018-19 NCAA football bowl games. L293D (☎ • ✎) 15:25, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Help Me Please!!!!

Hi, I summited an article for review over a month ago. I have not received any feedback on the draft I submitted. Once you click "Submit your draft for review!" what is the process to getting the article reviewed and published on Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmorg123 (talk • contribs) 19:36, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Jmorg123: It looks like you are working on two drafts, one in your sandbox and one in Draft space. Neither has been submitted for review. If you want to submit it, then add {{subst:Submit}} to the draft and click submit. There is a large backlog, and so it can take quite some time for it to be reviewed. RudolfRed (talk) 20:09, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

AfD log

Hi, A user has made some error in nominating the article Levi Sanders for deletion. I'm having difficulties rectifying it as I'm on a mobile device. Could someone please rectify. Thanks,MT Train^Talk 19:48, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Mark the train. It's not totally clear what the problem is. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Levi Sanders has been created and shows at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2018 February 28. If it is not appearing in the log for you, it may be because you loaded it previously and should appear if you purge the page. GMG ^talk 19:58, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Because I fixed it (and then forgot to post here) {{3x|p}}ery (talk) 20:01, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks, Pppery! MT Train^Talk 20:06, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Shortlisted vs. Eliminated?

There's an award show that announced each category's top 20 nominations first; then the top 10 and then the final top five.

So, were the nominations that didn't make it to the top five eliminated or shortlisted? Please help.

P/S: I personally believe "eliminated" is more suitable. Brit Awards did the same for British Video of the Year. Beyoncetan 2 (talk) 21:34, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This is probably something you should discuss on the article talk page. nagualdesign 21:46, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Awards list's sorting?

In what order should the categories in the Award column be sorted? Please help. Beyoncetan 2 (talk) 21:34, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2011	Lady Gaga	Top Artist	Nominated
		Top Touring Artist	Nominated
		Top Social Artist	Nominated
		Top Streaming Artist	Nominated
		Top Digital Media Artist	Nominated
		Top Female Artist	Nominated
		Top Pop Artist	Won
		Top Dance Artist	Won
		Fan Favorite Award	Nominated
	The Fame	Top Electronic/Dance Album	Won
	The Fame	Top Pop Album	Nominated
	"Bad Romance"	Top Dance Song	Nominated
	"Bad Romance"	Top Streaming Song (Video)	Nominated
	"Telephone" (featuring Beyoncé)	Top Dance Song	Nominated
	The Fame Monster	Top Electronic/Dance Album	Nominated
	The Remix	Top Electronic/Dance Album	Nominated

~~Beyoncetan 2 It should be : Year|Nominated Work|Category|Result|Ref, Basically check List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé, Thanks, –Davey2010^Talk 21:42, 28 February 2018 (UTC)~~[reply]

That's the correct order for the columns, from left to right, but doesn't really answer the question. Personally, I'd say the awards should be either alphabetical or chronological (in the order that they were awarded), but this is something you should probably discuss on the article talk page. nagualdesign 21:46, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops my bad was multitasking at the time of replying, Yeah I'd say awards should go by when they were awarded, Tbh never known it to go in alphabetical order but could work. –Davey2010^Talk 22:31, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Things are easier to find when they're alphabetical, although on such a small table that hardly matters. nagualdesign 23:53, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Languages sidebar

Hello all,

It seems like there's been an update of some sort and a feature that I've previously only encountered in some non English versions of Wikipedia has crept into the English one as well: The languages bar on the left that shows which other languages have an article used to show ALL other languages that have the article in question. Now it only shows a select few (based on some algorithm?) and the rest have to be accessed via an additional menu that lists the languages by geography of all things. I don't know how to emphasize this enough, but I really, really, really want and need the old style side bar back that lists all the languages that have an article in one go, and I haven't been able to find a way to do that which is why I'm asking for help from more knowledgeable people here on what can be done. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Альнилам (talk • contribs) 21:58, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Could you give us a wikilink to an example, please. --David Biddulph (talk) 22:00, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Альнилам: Disable "Use a compact language list, with languages relevant to you." at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering. PrimeHunter (talk) 22:02, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Why is my Artist Issue page being taken town for Copyright?

I OWN all rights to my Bio, which is on another site, because I WROTE and PUBLISHED it there.

Can someone please explain this to me?

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Samwisetomyfrodo (talk • contribs) 22:39, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Samwisetomyfrodo: Your bio? Please read WP:COI to understand why you shouldn't be posting articles about yourself to begin with. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:41, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, Samwisetomyfrodo, but that text has been published on another website without (as far as I can see) any explicit copyright notice. Wikipedia therefore regards it as copyright, and it cannot be used on Wikipedia unless the copyright owner explicitly licenses it in a way that anybody may reuse it. If you own the copyright, then you can do this, but you would have to do the formal process described in donating copyright materials. But there is no point in doing this, becuase it is not appropriate anyway. Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, not a social media or publicity site, and has essentially no interest in what any subject says about themselves. If we at some time have an article about you, you will not own it, you will have no control over its contents, you will be strongly discouraged from editing it directly, and it should be based almost entirely on what people who have no connection with you have chosen to publish about you. Please see the link Ian Thomson gave you. --ColinFine (talk) 13:28, 1 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How do you answer somebody's question, and have them be notified if you do???

How do you answer somebody's question, and have them be notified if you do??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Higginsal (talk • contribs) 22:53, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Higginsal: You can 'ping' them as I have done here. Please see WP:PING for more information. The ping must be added at the time of writing the reply and the message must be signed at that time by typing four tildes (~~~~). Please sign your posts on talk pages the same way. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 23:25, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Badges and "Awards"

How do I add badges to my page? Are there any groups that I can join to make myself a better wikipedian? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Higginsal (talk • contribs) 23:43, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note This question has been repeated one day later in the page. Answered there and at TP. Eagleash (talk) 08:48, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]