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December 10

Citing telescope survey databases (SIMBAD, the ESO's GAIA data center, etc)

I'm currently writing an article for the star RS Scuti, and I'm seeing if I can cite the SIMBAD database for information (like parallax, radius, etc) that I cannot find using services like Google Scholar and whatnot. Please respond to this article in clear words. Dontuseurrealname (talk) 05:14, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, SIMBAD can be used as a reference. DMacks (talk) 11:37, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Dontuseurrealname (talk) 16:35, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As an aside, when I'm in doubt about whether a source is acceptable, I typically take a look at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard (search the archives) and Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources .

As a second aside, there is a template dedicated to citing this source; see Template:Cite simbad.

--User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 02:10, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How to tag something for deletion

How do i tag an image or page for deletion Barisam (talk) 06:35, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Barisam. Please read Wikipedia:Deletion policy. If you give us some details, we can probably give you a much more specific answer. I am always surprised when people ask questions like this without telling us which article they are talking about. So it goes. Cullen328 (talk) 07:52, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Paid Gust posting

Hi Sir, How are you? I wish you luck. This (https://en.wikipedia.org) I'm Long time read your article. You may have noticed my comment on different article. By the way, awesome article. I'm writing different topic article. i want gust post in your webiste. i will pay it no problem. Iqbal500 (talk) 08:15, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to go out on a limb here, and interpret your post as a request to have an article about yourself? Unless you're a reliably sourced individual this won't happen, and even if you are, you cannot create it yourself, but would have to rely upon others to do so. WP:PAID and WP:COI are reasons why. If you mean you're willing to donate to Wiki to support, then this may help. Chaheel Riens (talk) 08:55, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

how much price paid post? Iqbal500 (talk) 09:43, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If you are asking how much Wikipedia editors are paid, the answer is nothing. We are volunteers. - David Biddulph (talk) 09:53, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

sir i'm not asked editior . I give you article or given link in side you publish artical that it. 5.41.20.77 (talk) 10:12, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please carefully read Wikipedia:Requested articles and follow those instructions (and don't refer to people here as "sir"). Thank you. Shantavira|^{feed me} 11:46, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid that you have a fundamental misunderstanding of what Wikipedia is. We do not accept payment for "posts" in any form. We accept articles if they meet all our criteria for articles, vis that they are neutrally written summaries of what the (cited) reliable sources say about a notable topic, and do not contain any promotion or original research. If you have written an article outside Wikipedia, it is very unlikely (though not impossible) that it will meet Wikipedia's requirements. But you are welcome to read your first article, along with the other links I have given, and try to create an article. ColinFine (talk) 11:46, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

To expand a bit, Wikipedia has editors of many different gender identities and using the term 'sir' to refer to all of them isn't respecting them. Tobirder (talk) 19:23, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think the OP is asking how much a "paid posting" costs. ColinFine has the answer. David10244 (talk) 12:11, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Procedure to move "Get Rollin' (album)"

What is the correct procedure to move Get Rollin' (album) to Get Rollin', if the latter has significant content? Please {{ping}} me when you respond. --Jax 0677 (talk) 16:40, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Jax 0677: You don't. Wait for the discussion to come to an end first. We're not going to help you short-circuit it. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{a little blue Bori} 17:21, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reply - Yeah, you are right. However, Shwcz said "not sure if this request will pass as is" and "Maybe you should try again with a better strategy or proposal". I will wait and see what happens. --Jax 0677 (talk) 17:24, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to add images to an entry....

The photos are him as an assistant director and with actors from 1920 to 1981. Most images are from him that the Studio's published involving movies he worked on. May I add these without concern of copyright infringement? Uncleartie (talk) 18:47, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not, Uncleartie. Unfortunately, copyright is a messy area, and Wikipedia and related projects do their best to follow the laws in various jurisdictions.

Most images are uploaded not to Wikipedia, but to Wikimedia Commons, which is a general resource both for all language Wikipedias and for other projects. But Commons accepts only images which may be freely reused. In practice this means either images which are out of copyright by reason of age, or images which the copyright holder has explicitly released under a licence such as CC-BY-SA. Some studio shots are released freely, but most are not. In most cases, you would need to track down who owned the copyright to the image (normally the photographer or their heirs, unless there is a contract saying otherwise), and get them to explicitly release the image : see donating copyright materials.

You haven't said who you are referring to. If he is no longer alive, then it is possible that one image (probably not more) may be uploaded to English Wikipedia and used according to the non-free content criteria: you would need to justify this as you uploaded it. See Help:Upload for more information. ColinFine (talk) 19:05, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your input....Originally I planned just to put his photo on the page, but I then realized how much more interesting it would be to include the photos that relate to the movies he was the assistant director on. I have 25 or so photo's mainly from 1930-1960.. some are of just my great uncle and the others are him on location with the actors. The "Out of Copyright" is likely for most... and he passed in 93'.... I've reviewed the Help Files and I'm still not sure if rights if any still exist and the photo's just of him should not be an issue. Any suggestions otherwise who I might contact as to discuss this further? Uncleartie (talk) 20:44, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Uncleartie. WP:MCQ is the place to ask. ColinFine (talk) 22:09, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Uncleartie. Current US copyright law (which is the most important on Wikimedia projects) says that copright lasts for 95 years from the date of publication, and a batch of public domain content becomes available each January 1. So The Sun Also Rises and the first Winnie the Pooh novel are in the public domain now because they were published in 1926. In a few weeks, all 1927 content will be public domain. But there are many quirks and exceptions. At one time, coprights needed to be registered and renewed. Often times, movie studios did not bother to renew the copyright on old promotional photos. In recent decades, no registration or renewal are necessary. Copyright is automatic upon publication these days. Cullen328 (talk) 22:24, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I lost the password to my account, but probably also my email

Hi, i'm user Noudio and last time I edited wikipedia was in 2010 or so...

I forgot my password, but when I request a password Reset, no mail is received.

(or maybe my email address is wrong or old, or maybe i never associated it with an email?)

92.110.123.247 (talk) 20:57, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

my q? is there any thing i can do to get it back, were there secuity questions? or ...

Maybe i can provide the old email address ? Would be nice to get back on my fav. uname 92.110.123.247 (talk) 21:06, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. User: Noudio last edited in 2011. There is an email address connected to the account. If you have changed your email address since you provided it, then there is no way to recover access to the account. You can register a new account, and if you want, you can select a similar username such as Noudio2, and can note the connection on both user pages. Cullen328 (talk) 21:10, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi User:Cullen328

I guess it's lost then. A pity but thanks for replying 92.110.123.247 (talk) 15:19, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Who made this entry

As an occasional editor of surname pages, I would find it useful to know which User provided a particular entry. Clearly it's possible via View History, but is there a shortcut? None of the obvious (Ctrl+, Alt+, right click etc.) cuts it. Doug butler (talk) 21:30, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Try this: http://wikipedia.ramselehof.de/wikiblame.php?lang=en Jauerback^dude?/_dude. 21:33, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Linked on "Find addition/removal" at top of page histories. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:52, 10 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

Thanks Doug butler (talk) 23:31, 11 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]