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January 29

Barry N. Haack

I have written and substantially many Wikipedia pages, typically about historical figures and contemporaries who stand out in my profession. Most recently (last fall) I submitted an article on Barry N. Haack, a recently retired professor who is a pioneer in the field of remote sensing. The draft article was immediately critiqued for lack of references (although there were many). Many more were added, and the article we resubmitted nearly five months ago. So far, no editor has looked at it. How do I call it to the attention of editors now that it has been revised? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Twilson088 (talk • contribs) 00:03, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

 Courtesy link: Draft:Barry N. Haack TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 00:07, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

and Twilson088, (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.). TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 00:08, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Twilson088: you've submitted the draft for review, but it may take a while to be looked at by a reviewer, so unfortunately all you can do is be patient. As the yellow box at the bottom of the draft says, There are 4,007 pending submissions waiting for review. However - while I am not a reviewer myself - the "Early Life and Education" section appears to have no references at all, so consider adding inline citations to relevant references in that section. Seagull123 Φ 01:04, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

What does URL live status mean at the end of a reference

Can someone explain to me what URL live status is at the end of a reference. Also is it important when adding references to a Wikipedia article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikieditor6557 (talk • contribs) 01:23, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Wikieditor6557: see the documentation at {{cite web}}, which is a massive tangle of information which is likely to make your eyes glaze over. The URL status is unused unless the archive URL is set. When url-status=live, it means that the original URL is still good, but the reference is also available at the archive site. This affects the way the reference is presented to the reader, so the reader will click on the original and only go to the archive if the original has died. As an editor you should put it in only if the original URL is still live and you also have an archive URL, and you have a suspicion that the original is likely to remain live for awhile. -Arch dude (talk) 03:21, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

What do you do when a reference link is dead

FYI

 – Merging with above. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 05:03, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

If your reference link is dead what do you do or how do you fix it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikieditor6557 (talk • contribs) 03:31, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

You tag it with a Template:Dead link or go hunting for where it may have been moved. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:07, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Or both. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:08, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Wikieditor6557: See WP:DEADREF for more info. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 06:12, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Sandbox

I have a question regarding the wikipedia sandbox. If I create a draft on sandbox and click the publish button but I do NOT click to submit it for review, is that draft only visible to me? SpotBeanz (talk) 06:19, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

No, it is publicly visible. Enjoyer — talk 06:46, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

SpotBeanz, virtually everything on Wikipedia is visible to everyone. The button was changed to Publish changes due to some legal mumbo-jumbo a while back to make people understand that their edits are public, even if the edits aren't in mainspace. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 07:01, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Tenryuu, which "legal mumbo-jumbo" is this? Can you provide a link? Sounds interesting to read. Enjoyer — talk 08:14, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Enjoyer of World: See Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive 57#Change to the edit submission button label. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:18, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Enjoyer of World: The "reasoning" behind the change relates to our terms of use and copyright law. Any time you put anything anywhere on the Internet in a form that is visible to anyone else, you are "publishing" it in the sense of the term in copyright law, and you own the copyright. By our terms of use, when you make any additions of any type anywhere in Wikipedia, You agree to license your copyright to us (and anyone else) under the CC-BY-SA license. Calling the button "publish" makes it clear(?!) that you understand that you are licensing your copyright. This has caused quite a bit of confusion among non-lawyers who are trying to add an article to Wikipedia and who use the term "publish" with its more common definition. -Arch dude (talk) 18:05, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@SpotBeanz: Please note, though, that the Wikipedia:Sandbox is commmon to all users, and is routinely cleared out or edited by other editors, and so is not a good place for a draft article. Your personal sandbox at User:SpotBeanz/sandbox or another page under your userspace, like User:SpotBeanz/Article Name Here, or Draft:Article Name Here is a better place to draft an article. —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 05:50, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

An authorized user on my account

An authorized user on my account I want this off my phone — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:843:4100:6110:69E6:88ED:AD4B:519 (talk) 06:48, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

This is a forum for asking questions about editing on Wikipedia. We can’t really help you with your phone issues. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 09:12, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

You appear to have installed the Wikipedia app on your phone. You will need to find the instructions for un-installing apps on your particular type of phone. These instructions work for any app on your phone and are not under the control of Wikipedia. -Arch dude (talk) 18:08, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Recreation of the merged article

A year ago, with the support of two other editors, I merged Goldberry to Tom Bombadil. Now the article has been recreated. I still think it should be merged. What is the correct procedure? To go through a merge process again?--Jack Upland (talk) 07:43, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

...or probably leave it alone. Enjoyer — talk 08:18, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Jack Upland: It looks like both characters are notable enough to have their own articles. Is that OK? TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 09:15, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

I don't think that's really credible.--Jack Upland (talk) 22:18, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Question about categories

How is it decided whether an article, or the category of the same name, or both, will be included in a given supercategory? For example, both United States and Category:United States are located in Category:Superpowers, only United States is included in Category:Transcontinental countries, only United States is located in Former British colonies, but only Category:United States is located in Category:Former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas. —Naddruf (talk ~ contribs) 07:44, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Naddruf: Not everybody who adds an article to a category knows all of the categories that exist, so if there are some that should be added, you are always welcome to do so. My only rule of thumb is you want to make sure that you put the article in the most specific category. If you don’t, the next person might. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 09:10, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

That doesn't really answer my question. I'm not sure if the article and the category of the same name should be in all the same categories. —Naddruf (talk ~ contribs) 16:29, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Economics

What is demand — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.112.66.112 (talk) 08:58, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi IP. This is meant to be a help desk for Wikipedia related questions but I believe you should check out supply and demand. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 09:05, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia Twitter Handle and iPhone / Android App ...

Does anyone know a) who works the Wikipedia Twitter account? b) who determines the main page content on the iPhone / Android app (not the en.m.wikipedia.org mobile browser website main page)? Any leads? Thanks. Ktin (talk) 09:15, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Ktin: meta:Social media appears to say that it's the WMF's communications department that runs the social media accounts, and specifically AJohnson (WMF) who runs the Twitter account. I can't find anything about the apps, however. Seagull123 Φ 15:41, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Seagull123:, thanks much. Dropped AJohnson (WMF) a message on their talk page. However, seems like they are not very active on this side of Wikipedia. Let's see if the message reaches them. Thanks for the lead. Ktin (talk) 16:57, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi Ktin, that's a good question. Unfortunately it's not mentioned at mw:Wikimedia Apps/iOS FAQ. The Featured Article card is the same as on wp:en main page. Picture of the Day is from Commons rather than 'pedia; Commons:Picture of the day says that the POTD is selected from Featured Pictures, but I couldn’t find who chooses that or where it's discussed. On This Day currently appears to have the same items as January 31#Events. Places I guess might be random if the app has no access to location services, maybe with some filter so that you only get good articles or major places (just guessing there). Top Read would, I suppose, be auto-generated from pageview stats – I wonder if it's for previous calendar day, dynamic throughout the day, or some kind of rolling multi-day average? I have In the News enabled in Settings, but don’t get a card for it. Pelagic ( messages ) – (20:14 Sun 31, AEDT) 09:14, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Help wanted: template documentation expert

I edited the document and removed colon before category names (Please Click here). But, these categories didn't go outside the green box (template documentation) and the template are not shown in every single categories. Can anyone fix the template? St3095 ^(?) 09:40, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@St3095: I've fixed it just by purging the template page. After your edit to the documentation subpage, the software just needed a kick to tell it to rethink the display of the template page. -- John of Reading (talk) 10:00, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

live help channel

Hi, I am banned from the help live channel. I dont know why and would like to be unbanned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Threesom666 (talk • contribs) 10:31, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Threesom666: Is this still an issue? —[AlanM1 (talk)]— 06:09, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

yes. I am banned from the live help channel. Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IRC_help_disclaimer — Preceding unsigned comment added by Threesom666 (talk • contribs) 10:27, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Jimmy Savile

Savile honours were either removed or were acknowledged that they passed with his death. Therefore I think that you should remove his title of Sir from his entry as it demeans the honour to have his name attached — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.255.85.23 (talk) 12:24, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

This was discussed at Talk:Jimmy Savile/Archive 8#'Sir' Should be removed from all descriptors. If you disagree, start a new discussion at Talk:Jimmy Savile. Joseph2302 (talk) 12:34, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Move my article from sandbox to publishing

Hello, we have wrotten an article on the sandbox and do not know if this page is under review or if we need to submit something. thanks for your help, Nathalie — Preceding unsigned comment added by LuMond (talk • contribs) 14:33, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Who is "we"? --Orange Mike | Talk 15:24, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Please note, LuMond that articles on potential drug candidates are held to a much higher standard of sourcing than other articles. This is explained at WP:MEDRS, which you should read and comply with before submitting the article for review. In particular you need to clarify what you mean by "intended to be used as a therapeutic drug in humans". At what stage are the clinical trials? Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:19, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

help editing wiki page

Is there any kind soul out there who can update my wiki page? I need an updated photo and a new publication added to my page. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Bennion — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbb10020 (talk • contribs) 15:14, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Jbb10020: if there's anything specific in the article you want changing or adding, please go to the article talk page, and in a new section, leave a request explaining the changes you want made, and also leave a {{request edit}} template along with it. To see more about how to update the photo in the article, read this page: Wikipedia:About you, specifically the "Picture" section; or this page: Wikipedia:A picture of you. Also, if you haven't done so already, please make sure you understand Wikipedia's conflict of interest (COI) guidelines. You can read them here: WP:COI. There are also some pages which may be of interest to you here: Wikipedia:Notable person survival kit, Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, and Wikipedia:Help available for editors with conflicts of interest. Seagull123 Φ 15:25, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Great advice, Seagull! I didn’t know of "About you" and "A picture of you"; I'll try to remember to mention them in future. Pelagic ( messages ) – (20:33 Sun 31, AEDT) 09:33, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

@Pelagic: glad I could help! I can't remember where I found those in the first place though. Seagull123 Φ 17:57, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

With respect to the new publication, Jbb10020, is it The Polygamy Question, or something more recent? I added the former from its WorldCat listing, though I'm not sure how best to format your co-author in that list. Pelagic ( messages ) – (22:40 Sun 31, AEDT) 11:40, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, Seagull. Yes, I'd love the Polygamy Question and my new Sexualities article to be mentioned which is my ethnography of a polyamorous community in Paris. This is my new direction in research. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1363460720975328. I'd love to update my photo but don't know how to get it to you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:19B:C502:BD70:3189:5A51:B218:D5B4 (talk) 15:30, 31 January 2021 (UTC) Seagull123 Φ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:19B:C502:BD70:3189:5A51:B218:D5B4 (talk) 15:30, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

I also want to update my image, taken by my girlfriend in Montana, copyright by me. I linked it to this address: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bennion_photo.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbb10020 (talk • contribs) 15:43, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

@Jbb10020:  Done! GoingBatty (talk) 15:58, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Please help with updating article

Hi there, I am trying to update this article with current information and it keeps being rejected. I did a "request edit" in the talk page disclosed that I am a family member of Annabelle Chvostek's. I am trying to be as neutral and factual as possible. Please tell me what I'm doing wrong so I can correct it. Thank you! Here is the additional info for the page:

Resilience was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award and includes a co-write with Bruce Cockburn'. In 2012, Annabelle released the album 'Rise', which she co-produced with Torontonian Don Kerr. 'Rise' was nominated for a Juno Award and a Canadian Folk Music Award. In 2015, she released the 'Be The Media, co-produced with Jeff Oehler of Beehive Productions in Saranac Lake, NY.

Her upcoming album "String Of Pearls" is due out in March, 2021. It is a collaboration between Canadian and Uruguayan musicians, with musical arrangements by Uruguayan composer and multi-instrumentalist, Fernando Rosa. "String Of Pearls" was co-produced by David Travers-Smith, Fernando Rosa, and Annabelle Chvostek, and was recorded in both Toronto and Montevideo.:

   updating info:
   References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

[1] [2][3]

Tplanter (talk) 02:23, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

References

"Results 2008 | Canadian Folk Music Awards". Folkawards.ca. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2021. "Results 2013 | Canadian Folk Music Awards". 11 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2021.Tplanter (talk) 16:11, 29 January 2021 (UTC) "2013 | Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo | Annabelle Chvostek |". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 28 January 2021.Tplanter (talk) 16:08, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Tplanter. Nobody has yet responded to your edit request from yesterday. For reasons I don't understand (but the comment says "test edit") Terasail marked it as "answered" (but didn't action it) and then undid their edit. Then you came along and reverted the edit in which they had undone their test, leaving the request as apparently answered. I have restored the request. --ColinFine (talk) 17:18, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Thank you so much, ColinFine! Tplanter (talk) 17:33, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

I had just finished working on a userscript to respond to conflict of interest edit requests, and wanted to check that it worked as intended. Sorry if it caused any confusion. Terasail II^[✉] 18:04, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia Says Trump Jr Is a ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ Who ‘Colluded With Russia’ And ‘Incited Capitol Riot’

I have pretty much always had faith in what I read on Wikipedia, however this statement (Wikipedia Says Trump Jr Is a ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ Who ‘Colluded With Russia’ And ‘Incited Capitol Riot’) and all it's posturing is political in nature by Wikipedia Staff, this statement serves no value other than to discredit Mr. Trump Jr and will forever discredit Wikipedia as being an openly "Biased" publication! Forget about Republicans and Democrats! Wikipedia stood for truth, worthwhile information, free speech, journalistic integrity! However now it has resorted to "Tabloid Status" and your content will be permanently ignored by at least 80 million US Citizens and the world at large! Jimfi1955 (talk) 17:13, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Jimfi1955: You are seriously overestimating the influence of a story on a website ranked 184,384.[1] We have six million articles, written by volunteer editors and not "staff". You can post sourced suggestions to Talk:Donald Trump Jr. PrimeHunter (talk) 17:38, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

References

@Jimfi1955: The statements in our article are referenced to multiple reliable sources, primarily news organizations with international reputations. The En volve article you cite makes no attempt to refute these allegations and cites no sources. En volve describes itself as conservative. That site is a set of web pages with a layout like a news site, but it is apparently just a blog. It has none of the hallmarks of a reliable source. In particular. There is no statement as to who runs the site, or who the publisher is. A web search for En volve returns only two hits for the site (and many hits for totally different sites): here are the hits: the factcheck misinformation directory and the mediabiasfactcheck entry. Thus the site is completely biased and published falsehoods, and it is not even itself notable enough to have a Wikipedia entry. You should ask yourself why you trust such a site more than you trust Wikipedia. -Arch dude (talk) 03:08, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

@Jimfi1955: Wikipedia does not claim to be free of bias. Any bias in sources will be reflected in Wikipedia. We present the sources to readers so they can evaluate and judge them for themselves as to bias. We don't claim anything here is the truth, only that it is possible to verify what us written. If there are missing reliable sources and you are interested in civilly collaborating with other editors, regardless of their political views, please offer your suggestions. If you just want to push talking points from the conservative bubble, and read only what you want to hear, this is not the place for you. 331dot (talk) 11:57, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

When speaking of others, maybe a certain degree of noninflammatory hyperbole would be in order. Remember those who do not follow Liberal party line dogma, further those who question the reemergence of involuntary servitude of the masses by this mass media orchestrated campaign of censorship and suppression of the truth in todays climate, and lastly those who question the malignant masters of the bourgeoisie are at this point in fact ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ which is of course our right, one of which I might ad is contained within the "Bill of Rights"! For one instance forget about ones political indoctrination and subjugation by either the Left or the Right, because I know I have, I'm a "Free Thinker" and deal with the truth, not solicitous platitudes describing anyone maliciously for any reason! Truth, not speculation, nothing less, nothing more, and definitely nothing from the "Fact Checked" political pundits representing either side alleging an unbiased viewpoint. Next, I would like to also address your use of the term "Conservative Bubble" which speaks volumes as to your political affiliations. Furthermore, I realize bias will always exist in a free society with "Free Speech" simply because the animal mankind is bellicose by nature and independent in thought, however we can curtail our avaricious nature and exhibit a minimal degree of literary neutrality of with the aforementioned statement about Mr. Trump Jr clearly did not and is overtly obvious to the most simplest layperson that mass media manipulation along with suppression of the truth are driving this campaign of melee, divisiveness, and strategic political posturing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimfi1955 (talk • contribs) 16:50, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia Information!

Is the information displayed on Wikipedia biased or unbiased in nature? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimfi1955 (talk • contribs) 17:16, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Jimfi1955: Wikipedia strives for a neutral point of view (WP:NPOV). We do this by requiring that our editors cite their assertions to reliable sources (WP:RS). If those sources are biased, then Wikipedia is biased, but we strive to counter this by using multiple sources when available. -Arch dude (talk) 17:43, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Jimfi1955: There is nothing that is unbiased, and that includes Wikipedia. Wikipedia does not claim to be free of bias. Wikipedia presents the sources to readers so they can evaluate and judge them for themselves as to bias or other factors. We don't deal in truth, as truth is in the eye of the beholder, but we do deal in what can be verified. 331dot (talk) 17:59, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Edits to the Page Deric Angelettie

I am the person who's page this is about. Why is so hard to make changes? The page keeps erasing my changes after hours of making changes. This is very time consuming for me and a waste of time if someone random can just erase it. Please advise. How does someone who knows nothing about the person allowed to edit and disregard a page when they have references and links to prove the validity of the information? For the information that is not on "Wikipedia" what is the simplest way to prove the validity of information without "The Wiki Police" taking it down? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.34.2.203 (talk) 18:24, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Hello. I'm afraid that, like many people, you misunderstand what Wikipedia is. It is an encyclopaedia, not social media or a directory. Articles should be neutrally written, and based almost entirely on independent sources, not on what the subject says or wants to say. If we have an article about you, you should not be editing it, as you are likely to find it difficult to keep the tone neutral; but you are welcome to suggest edits to the article on its talk page, using the edit request procedure. The changes you made to the article were unsourced, and we have no way of telling whether unsourced material is correct or not, so we generally remove it, especially from articles about living people. Please see ABOUTYOU for more information. --ColinFine (talk) 19:17, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Query about Autoconfirmed users template

I added this userbox to my User page since I am an autoconfirmed user, but when I click verify it says "No user found". Why is this?

In Preferences>User profile it says Member of groups:Autoconfirmed users, Users, which indicates that I am. So why does the database think otherwise? — Preceding unsigned comment added by KaraLG84 (talk • contribs) 18:27, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@KaraLG84: For whatever reason (probbably because autoconfirmed is a very common right) Special:ListUsers doesn't support this group. Victor Schmidt (talk) 18:41, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@Victor Schmidt: Ah that makes sense. Thanks.

BTW Apologies for forgetting to sign my first message.KaraLG84 (talk) 19:23, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

@KaraLG84: Autoconfirmed is assigned automatically and doesn't appear at Special:ListUsers. {{User wikipedia/Autoconfirmed}} uses {{User rights}}. I have changed the latter to use another feature for autoconfirmed. Your verify link now works. Before this, it failed on all 574 users with the userbox. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:55, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

@PrimeHunter: Thanks. I thought I'd mention it in case someone questioned why I had put that box on my page.KaraLG84 (talk) 15:27, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Question by CountryCoolGuy12345

so i was typing something on martin van buren's page, and all of a sudden it stopped and now i don't know how to revert my change help i don't wanna get banned — Preceding unsigned comment added by CountryCoolGuy12345 (talk • contribs) 18:49, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Don't worry about it, CountryCoolGuy12345: it would be unusual for an editor to be banned or blocked for making mistakes; and another editor reverted yours about six minutes later. Even if they hadn't, you can always revert your own edit: Pick "History", and you can see the edits, and who made them. --ColinFine (talk) 19:21, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Question by 88.145.154.86

Your cavity wall insulation page shows a bad photo the wall cavity should not be abridged by insulation all accross .There should be an air space gap between face of insulation bat and outer wall . The width of the fibre glass bat should be about less than a third of what is shown in you bad photo representation. There are only 3 types of cavity wall insulation bat fibreglass mineralwool or polyester these are all BIOBREATHABLE [also there should be an air space gap clearance between edge of cavity wall tie drip point to face of well formed bat of 3/4 inch . So in a cavity of 3 inch you have 2 1/4 inch +0.2/4 inch (THAT IS JUST A FRACTION OVER 2 3/4 INCH space gap) and cavity insulation bat of 2.8 /4 inch ( just less than 3/4 inch thick)] BIOBREATHABLE masonry walls allows all cooking steam and body exercise vapour and body breathing and moisture vapour that builds up in house to be able to pass from inside of house through both masonry leaves and insulation bats (walls) to outside of house hence "BIOBREATHABLE MASONRY WALLS" YOU SHOULD CHANGE PHOTO FOR A MUCH THINNER INSULATION BAT AND LARGE AIR SPACE GAP OR IT CAN MISLEAD GENERAL PUBLIC ASK CITY AND GUILDS BRICKWORK TEACHERS THEY WILL TELL YOU THE SAME — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.145.154.86 (talk) 18:58, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Hello, IP user. If you have an improvement to suggest to a Wikipedia article, please make your suggestion on that article's talk page. Where it concerns a picture: if you can find a better picture in Wikimedia Commons, then you can edit the article to use that picture. if not, it's a bit harder, because copyright severely restricts the images we can use. If you have a better picture yourself (that you took), you are welcome to upload it using the upload wizard, and then add it to the article in question. But it sounds as if you want material added to the article as well, in which case, posting your suggestion on the article's talk page - with citations to reliable published sources, please - is the way to go. --ColinFine (talk) 19:24, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

page humiliating Rajput community

• Link: Rajput

this page is heavily edited to hurt the rajput sentiments  and spread misinformation  these edits are nothing but acts of vandalismthere has been deliberate attempt to humiliate rajput and their rich tradition and history either delete the page or take off the baseless information put  on the page This page should be purged or taken down   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhaba sanp dumbedkar (talk • contribs) 19:45, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Dhaba sanp dumbedkar It is difficult to respond to a general grievance. If you have specific content you are concerned about, please bring it up on the article talk page. Please understand that Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources state. If the sources in the article are being summarized accurately, you will have to discuss your grievances with them. 331dot (talk) 19:56, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

(edit conflict)@Dhaba sanp dumbedkar: Please discuss your concerns at Talk:Rajput. But first read the discussions that have already occurred on that page and its archives. If you find "baseless" (i.e., unsourced) assertions, then bring those specific assertions up on the talk page. A general complaint that the article as a whole is bad is not very useful as a guide to improving it. -Arch dude (talk) 19:59, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

İlker Kaleli

I need help to a new picture of İlker Kaleli. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.173.207.129 (talk) 20:22, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Hello. It's not clear whether you mean you have a picture to upload, or want help finding a picture. If you have a picture of him that you took (so it is your own work), you may upload it to Wikimedia Commons, using the Upload Wizard, and then inset it into an article. But if you haven't got a picture you took yourself, it is much more complicated, as the copyright owner has to license it to be free for reuse (not just give permission for Wikipedia to use it). But if you want to work on that article, much much much more important than cosmetic things like pictures would be adding citations to reliable sources for all the information which is currently not sourced. --ColinFine (talk) 23:10, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Rename

Hi, I want to translate my username into English. How can I do this?--ارتین محمدیان (talk) 22:00, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

ارتین محمدیان, are you referring to a complete name change of your account or just on English Wikipedia? If it's the former, you will want to look into a name change (easiest is through Special:GlobalRenameRequest if you have a connected email address to the account), or if the latter, just change your signature (WP:SIGTUT gives a tutorial on that). —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 22:44, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

I decided to change my name altogether, but I think the second method, namely signing, was easier. Thank you for your support.--(•_•) ^{(Συζητώ)} 22:46, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

The (slight) problem with that solution, ارتین محمدیان is that in order to ping you (as I have done here), most editors on English Wikipedia will not have an Arabic Keyboard, so will have to copy and paste your username. That in turn is tricky if you're not used to it, because of the way the editor works with selections on RTL text. (I thinik it is especially likely that they may miss the alif at the beginning: some people may not even realise it is a letter). It's not a major problem, but my guess is that you will not get some intended notifications, because people either copy your username wrong, or give up on pinging you at all. --ColinFine (talk) 22:58, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

yes correctly, I tried to change the name here for the managers to do.--(•_•) ^{(Συζητώ)} 23:03, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

ارتین محمدیان has been adding grammar errors to articles. I started reverting them but could use some help - there are a lot to review. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 00:51, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Excuse me, you are with me؟؟؟What errors do you mean?--(•_•) ^{(Συζητώ)} 01:00, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

@ارتین محمدیان: Please look at your edit history. Your first edit [[2]] was grammatically incorrect, and there were others that I reverted. If you look in your contribution history, you can see what I've reverted already. I don't think you should be editing so rapidly after starting a brand new account if you do not have a good grasp of the English language. You are only making more work for the other volunteer editors. WP:NOTHERE TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 03:40, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

I apologize to you, I am a novice and I have to increase my accuracy.--(•_•) ^{(Συζητώ)} 14:28, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

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@ارتین محمدیان: It would be a nice gesture of goodwill to the community if you would go back and undo the edits that were grammatically incorrect. The rule of thumb with using “a” versus “an” is if the following word starts with a vowel, or has a silent consonant like with “hour”, you need “an”. Otherwise you use “a”. So it’s “a disruptive editor” instead of “an disruptive editor”. And why also the rapid undo of the IP edits? This does not fit the profile of a brand new editor. Have you edited using another profile? TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 14:53, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

No, I do not have another account, but I have already edited it with IP. I have been familiar with the main Wikipedia space for years, but I was not familiar with politics.--(•_•) ^{(Συζητώ)} 15:05, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

I reverted the edits that were wrong.--(•_•) ^{(Συζητώ)} 15:07, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

My username has been changed.--Artin M123 ^{(Συζητώ)} 16:34, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Draft:2019−20 Coppa Italia Dilettanti

Hi! I want to create this page about an Italian amateur Cup. Is It suitable For Wikipedia? Dr Salvus (talk) 23:24, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Dr Salvus, it depends on what reliable sources you can find that establishes its notability for Wikipedia. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 23:27, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

TenryuuThere are some reliable sources. The problem is that the competition is of regional importance and that it is a tournament that takes place between the fifth and sixth tier teams of the Italian football pyramid. I would like to know if this type of article is suitable for Wikipedia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr Salvus (talk • contribs) 23:37, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Dr Salvus, I'd make a draft of it and have a reviewer make the assessment as to whether it's notable. If you can find three reliable sources for reviewers to evaluate that'd be helpful. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 17:35, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

There is already Coppa Italia Dilettanti, but it's mostly a bare-bones list of the annual winners. You could check with Wikipedia:WikiProject Football. — Pelagic ( messages ) – (22:54 Sun 31, AEDT) 11:54, 31 January 2021 (UTC)