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Is there copyright infringment when an article is already created on the working space - and someone uploads an article about the same topic just after I asked the person who volunteered if he wanted to quit?

Hello dear Wikipedia community,

A few months ago I asked here at the Teahouse if there was someone who could translate for me an article into Italian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Benzoni Very soon an Italian Wikipedian came into contact with me and promised me to translate the article. I am convinced that discussion can be found in the Archives pages here at the Teahouse.

He told me he did not have a lot of time, but he would do it. We agreed that I create the working page with all of the English text and he would translate one by one my text: See here: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utente:Laramie1960/Juliette_Benzoni

He started to translate the introduction on 4 October 2017 - and then nothing happened anymore. Yesterday 21 February I wrote to him a friendly message and asked if he did not intent to do it anymore, in that case I would search help elsewhere.

He did so far not answer me! But a few hours after I had sent that message, all of a sudden someone created that Italian article https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Benzoni Since I do not believe in coincidences I suppose my former helper had asked someone else to do it for him . The facts had been taken either from my Italian working page or from the English Wikipedia article. There were no links and no references added!

One thing is certain, if I would have uploaded such an incomplete article, it would have been rejected on the English Wikipedia page. The truth is, I am glad that an article about that author exists now on the Italian Wikipedia and of course I can add the missing links - but I cannot translate the rest of my text, my written Italian is too weak. I ask myself why I was not contacted I would have gladly helped.

My question is: is that legal what has been done? Also, what happens now with my working page there? In my disappointment of how this was done, I wrote to those three Wikipdedians who created that article and who were in contact with each other as I was able to understand.

One of the contributers answered me, very cynical To me it sounded like: tough luck for you that someone was faster than you. He told me I had to be careful that I would not be expelled from the Italian Wikipedia. It was actually outragous to write that to me, I have never worked so far on the Italian Wikipedia and therefore never insulted anymone.

I would write this text on the Italian support page, but my Italian is no good at all. I came here because the Teahouse has never let me down with giving me good advices. I am looking forward to what your opinins are and what I must do now. Kindly Laramie1960 (talk) 10:15, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manut2018 (talk • contribs) 11:27, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

Hey Laramie1960. As far as copyright goes, the content on Wikipedia is licensed so that anyone can remix and reuse it for any purpose. The one major caveat is that it should be attributed to the source, which in this case would be the English article that was originally translated into Italian. If it does not include this type of attribution, then it is indeed a violation of the license Wikipedia is published under.
Other than that sort of general advise, I'll go ahead and take the liberty of pinging a couple of active users who are Italian speakers (@Steinsplitter: @Salvio giuliano:) and maybe they can help more than I can. GMGtalk 13:32, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
Hello GreenMeansGo. Thanks very much for your competent answer concerning that problem. I am sure were we at high court a clever lawyer would now say: "No way did that user steal your work, he just translated some of your text into Italian - and of course he added all of the 86 book names, date of appearances included without having copied it from the English article! So actually the user who created the page yesterday should have had to contribute to the English article. Actually, and that is typical in cases like that, it was the second contributer just afterwards who added the text and so on. Yes, exactly that user who wrote me that cynical message and who also said it was not him who created the article.
In the meantime the creator of the article sent me a very short message an hour ago, asking if he had to delete the article. I replied to him in my meager Italian, that it was not necessary now, but explained that I had been very surprised. I told him it would help if he translated more and he could use my text from my work space and gave him again the link. I myself would add at least the links and some references, because I understand perfectly well Italian to work on the Italian Wikipedia. I suppose he will answer me soon.
Thank you also for giving me those two addresses of Italian speakers. I will get in contact with them. I know, once an article is accepted it does not belong to us anymore and everyone can work, add and correct on it. But since it was my very first article I have my heart on it. We have before been in contact and you know how serious I take everything to work correctly on Wikipeda. Have a lovely day, you were a great help once again, best to you Laramie1960 (talk) 14:12, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
@Laramie1960: It's important to be aware that when you contribute anything to Wikipedia, you are releasing it for anyone to use and change as they see fit (as long as there's attribution). It doesn't matter if it's in your workspace, sandbox, a draftpage, etc. – as soon as you click publish changes, you "irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the CC BY-SA 3.0 License and the GFDL". – Joe (talk) 14:58, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
(edit conflict) Laramie1960, can we try to get one thing clear: it isn't "your" article. You've made some large additions to it, but you don't own it or have any right in it other than the right to be attributed along with the many other editors who have also contributed to it. As a result of your additions, that page is now in a fairly dire state and seriously needs attention: it is written in very poor English, presumably by someone who does not have a good knowledge of the language (or by Google Translate?); it is inadequately sourced, with whole paragraphs devoid of any citation; and it links to various pages of www.catherinedemontsalvy.ch which carry materials (newspaper clippings and so on) that appear to violate copyrights. We can't link to those – see WP:LINKVIO. That is in any case somebody's website and so not a reliable source by our definition. Laramie1960, did you write all your text specifically for English Wikipedia, or are parts of it translated from somewhere? And if so, from where?
To answer your question: the translation to Italian is not a copyright violation, but is missing the attribution that is needed when copying within Wikipedia, as GreenMeansGo has said; I'll ask someone to fix that. Oh, and I speak Italian if you need help understanding stuff. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 15:17, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
Justlettersandnumbers

I can assure you that I wrote that article all by myself and that I did not use Google translation for it. How dare you say that! You are actually the very first person who tells me that my English is poorly, thank you very much. As a matter of fact English is not my native tongue, and you probably noticed that and thought you had to give me a dressing down. I am from Switzerland. Maybe you do not know that we speak in my country four languages: Swiss-German, French, Italian and Romantsch. English we learn in School and in my case I lived a few years in English speaking Canada. So far nobody came and said the article was written poorly, you are the first one. Go ahead and look at the article when it was first created by someone else, then you can complain. I did everything with the best intention to write all about this French author, but I admit reading your very unfriendly message to me makes me almost regret all the hours I spent on Wikipedia.

I have explained in other discussions that the author was 95 years old and her first bestsellers were written in the Sixties, therefore we cannot find on the Net proof like for example for the books of Diana Gabaldon! Those links I gave and sources are all clean, the webmaster got the material from the deceased author herself. Nothing was stolen, everything is correct, except that website is not done in the modern way like Worldpress, but the old fashion way - and it was with the consent of the author and her still living daughter. I do not know why you feel that you have to put me down in this manner. I only asked here this morning,if there was copyright infringment. And NO you do not have to write to me in Italian, that is not my native tongue. That should have been clear to you. I am from the German speaking part of Switzerland - and that is why I searched someone who would translate that article into Italian. And to come back to your amazing question, yes I wrote the whole article myself and did not go online and steal parts here or there. I knew that author Juliette Benzoni for many years personally and travelled always to Paris to talk with her. Just in case: I translated that article also for the German Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Benzoni where no one critizied it and it was uploaded without problem ! There is not more I need to say now Laramie1960 (talk) 16:05, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello Joe I will have to keep this in mind from now on. Somehow we get very possesive of a work, especially if it was the first contribution on Wikipedia.I do hope that I can explain to the User that at least he will contribute to the English Wikipedia article. I have now an agreement with the new User/contributer that he/she will continue to translate so that at the end it will be a satisfactory nice work. Best to you Laramie1960 (talk) 15:26, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

@Laramie1960: Yes, it definitely takes some getting used to. As somebody who writes for a living, I would be absolutely livid if somebody copied/translated/altered my work without permission. But on Wikipedia you have to adopt a very different mindset. I'm glad you've managed to find a solution. – Joe (talk) 17:24, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
Good evening Joe thank you for your kind reply, it just came at the right moment. I have been here today rudely insulted and accused as you can read above. What had started this morning looking for help - has ended now that my article which had been uploaded since July 2017, (corrected from time to time by other Users), called poor English by a User here and above all, accusing me of stealing and copying from the French Wikipedia article. I have never been so insulted in all my life. I am Swiss and in my country we know like the English what fairness signifies. The article has now a template where one could believe an non speaking English User had written it. But I can wash my hands now in innocent can I not - since I have been told today it is "not my article" anymore. With my best greeting a very disappointed Wikipedian Laramie1960 (talk) 19:31, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
Laramie1960, I'm sorry that you were treated this way. I believe that Justlettersandnumbers meant well, but he was unnecessarily harsh. Unfortunately, it's best to have a thick skin to work on Wikipedia. Because of a find-and-replace typo I committed years ago in an article about a fish, someone left me a message on my talk page just the other day saying I might not be a native English speaker. That was pretty insulting given that I went to Stanford and Harvard and now work at one of the best law firms in the country! Nothing to do other than brush it off... It can be hard to read tone in written communications; I suppose they meant well too. Anyways, one of Justlettersandnumbers' broader points was a good one. Whatever you contribute here can be edited by anyone, and once you submit it you have no greater claim to it than any other editor. Calliopejen1 (talk) 01:39, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
Hello Calliopejen1, I am sorry I answer your very kind encouraging message to me only today. I took yesterday a break from all this and that is why I saw it only now. It was really helpful for me to read that even a native English speaker can get such unkind remarks. I am sorry that this happened to you, especially considering that you went to Stanford and Harvard. Back to Justlettersandnumbers I suppose he meant well, but he had an odd way to show it. Fact is, I am now discouraged to contribute more to the English Wikipedia. This sentence "poorly English" is now imprinted in my head, since other Moderators confirmed it! I am thankful to you and all those Users who sent encouraging messages to me. Given what has happened since I wrote here to the Teahouse, I felt like I was on trial and had done a terrible crime. Well.. that is life, everyone is anonym on Wikipedia and as you said to me. best to brush it off... best to you Laramie1960 (talk) 08:04, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Hmm, I came here to apologise for having upset Laramie1960 by speaking plainly, but I find that someone has already done that for me. Calliopejen1, if you ever want to make remarks about me, would you kindly have the courtesy to ping me when you do so? Thank you.
Further to my earlier post, I've provided attribution for the translation to Italian, and removed mainspace links to catherinedemontsalvy.ch per WP:LINKVIO; I'll try to do something about the links from other spaces too. The problems with the Benzoni article also extend to Catherine (1963 novel) and Catherine (1986 TV series), despite valiant efforts by several editors to remedy them. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 14:24, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
Hello Justlettersandnumbers thank you for apologising to me. Also that you provided the attribution for the translation to the Italian page. Grazie. One word about the links to the to the Catherinedemontsalvy.ch you mention above. The late author authorized and approved of that website dedicated to her. There is enough proof of that on the site. When you land on the site you can hear the welcome voice of Juliette Benzoni which she shared with that website. The material concerning the Catherine books was provided by Juliette Benzoni herself. I added all those links because you will find nowhere any of that material. The author wrote her Catherine books in the sixties and seventies and at that time no Internet existed. That is the reason I chose to link to those newspaper article's. I was in the opinion that Wikipeda readers who are intereted in that article, would appreciate to see authentic material from the sixties. I will discuss with you all this on proper talk page. Best, Laramie1960 (talk) 08:04, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Not sure if its correct ettiquette to put a query here or start up a new section, but its regarding the above situation. I read WP:LINKVIO and I cant really see that linking to newspaper clippings is breaching it. I mean, the website isnt actually violating copyright; they are only hosting a very small newspaper article, which would be allowable under fair use surely. Its ok to link to a digitised newspaper article hosted at say the National library of Australia isnt it? (I ask, because I've actually done that myself). Curdle (talk) 18:03, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
Hey Curdle. (Forgive me a plain language explanation for any lawyers that might be about.) The issue of whether something is violating copyright doesn't just have to do with the volume of the content, but also with how much of the totality of the work it comprises. So for example, it may be perfectly fine under fair use to quote a multi-sentence passage from a book; however, it would probably not be okay to quote a whole poem. Even though the two passages might have the same raw word count, the poem is the entirety of the work, while the passage of the book is a very small portion of the work as whole. The poem quote is therefore more infringing as far as copyright goes, and so more unlikely to qualify under fair use.
So if it is a quote from a newspaper article (I'm not sure what the actual link was that was removed) then it may be alright, but if it is the entirety of a short article republished without permission then it is likely not. GMGtalk 18:27, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

how can I fight vandalism?

Hello I just joined Wikipedia because I want to fight vandals and be a admin. I been on Wikipedia before and I think admin is a cool guy. Eh fights vandalism and doesn’t afraid of anything. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cesarsusie (talk • contribs) 05:03, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

You have to join the wp:Counter-Vandalism Unit and increase your edit count and revert vandalism. Also you have to report vandals at wp:aiv and get them blocked. Once you get to like 100,000 edits you go to wp:rfa and they decide if you can be an admin. If you’re an admin you can block people by yourself. Also you have to sign your posts or you get blocked. TeaHost (talk) 05:16, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
--Assuming the references to 4chan and past experience here aren't anything beyond a joke. Ian.thomson (talk) 05:19, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
TeaHost: I see you have a history of reverting edits you regard as "vandalism", where no vandalism has occurred. You should read the definition given at Wikipedia:Vandalism before you advise others on the subject. Maproom (talk) 08:15, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
TeaHost has been blocked as a sock, so we won't be seeing any more of his misleading advice. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:51, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Permission to Add Article

Good day!

@Stormy clouds I just recreated the article about a Philippine college. After I did though, I received a notification asking for its speedy deletion.

I wonder why it has so be deleted, it has reliable sources and I even asked permission from the school personally to make one for them and they gave me their consent. This article I created (Fellowship Baptist College) will be useful to students who want to know about the school, even just by using Free Basics.

Thank you for your response

ClaydeRicochet11:04, 24 February 2018 (UTC)~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by ClaydeRicochet (talk • contribs)

Hi ClaydeRicochet, and welcome to the Teahouse. There is not much point in recreating an article that has been deleted before without adding independent WP:Reliable sources. So far, all of your sources are the same and they are to the institution's website, so they are not independent. Wikipedia must not be used for advertising. Sorry to disappoint you, but you need to do some research to find independent sources. Have you read the good advice given by StormyClouds earlier? Dbfirs 11:10, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

N R Pavan Kumar sock

Hi wanted to to create article on wikipedia. But, after reviewing by admin they told 'title has been backlist' what to do? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Standardwikis (talk • contribs) 11:29, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Is there an equivalent to the Teahouse on Spanish Wikipedia?

Hi all

I've been looking at the equivalents to the Teahouse on other language Wikipedias for an event I'm running for new users in several languages. It seems like some of the links between the languages are a bit strange (the About page on en.wiki links to the main page on many other Teahouses. One I can't find is the Spanish language Teahouse, doesn anyone know if it exists?

Thanks very much

John Cummings, (talk) 21:49, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

John Cummings I think only a few Wikipedias have a Teahouse equivalent, in the sense that it's a help messageboard specifically meant for new users. The Spanish Wikipedia has es:Wikipedia:Café but it's organized more like our Village Pump. Its es:Wikipedia:Café/Archivo/Ayuda/Actual seems to be like our Help desk. I think it makes sense to distinguish Help desk from the Teahouse, like we have done, only if there are too many queries or a problem with WP:BITE. I think you could post an advance notice on Help desks of other language Wikipedias to give them the heads up about new users heading their way soon. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 12:35, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

rename article

how can i rename an article which has already submittedDesupline (talk) 09:39, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

@Desupline: You can move the article. To do so, click the item which is labelled "More" when editing on desktop (it is beside the View History tab), and the option to move will present itself for you. You need to supply a reason for your move, and should set the existing article name as a redirect to the new article title, so that links are not broken. Stormy clouds (talk) 09:59, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
I’ve moved your userpage to the Draft namespace, so you can work on it without worrying about immediate deletion. You will also need to attend to the photo at Commons because it is the subject of a deletion request. Green Giant (talk) 10:39, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Desupline. Having looked at Draft:Andrew X. Tang, I have a couple of concerns. Your username is that of Tang's company. This suggests that you have a conflict of interest, and should be very cautious in writing about him. It also suggests that you may be be an employee: if you are in any way paid for doing this, you must declare this: see PAID. Also, you need to change your username: names that suggest that they are editing on behalf of a company are not acceptable. Please see ISU and CHU.
My other concern is your sources. I haven't looked at them closely, but it seems to me that most of them are not independent of Tang. Please be aware that Wikipedia has little interest in what the subject of an article has said, done, or published except insofar as independent commentators have written about it; qand no interest at all in how the subject wishes to be portrayed. An article should be based almost entirely on what people who have no connection with the subject have chosen to publish about the subject. Please see WP:IRS. --ColinFine (talk) 12:56, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Article Creation for a Philippine college

Good day! I made an article about Fellowship Baptist College and it was denied. How can I recover the contents?

Thank you very much!

ClaydeRicochetClaydeRicochet (talk) 04:42, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

@ClaydeRicochet: Did you make this article in mainspace or as a draft? If it is a draft article, the contents should still be there for you. However, if your article was in mainspace and deleted via the Articles for Deletion process or speedily deleted, its contents are likely lost. I would contact whichever admin deleted the article via their talk page to ask what they did with the contents of the article whn it was deleted. Hope this helps, Stormy clouds (talk) 07:53, 24 February 2018 (UTC).
@ClaydeRicochet: The article in question is currently tagged for speedy deletion. If you are worried about losing the contents of the article, you can always replicate the article in your sandbox or as a draft before it is removed, and work on referencing while it is removed from article space. Then, once an improved draft is created, you can apply it to the Articles for Creation process to ask other editors if the draft is of sufficient quality and notability to be moved in mainspace. However, if the article is deleted, do not attempt to recreate it in mainspace before working on it as a draft, as it is likely to undergo speedy deletion again, as is occurring now. Stormy clouds (talk) 07:59, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
The article in question keeps getting deleted because it's a blatant copyright violation and consists entirely of text copied from the organization's website. All deletions have nothing to do with notability etc, just pure copyright. Canterbury Tail talk 13:03, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Draft:One Lady Owner (band) - Charting notability question

Hi, I'm wondering if charting at position 98 for 1 week is really enough to pass notability as per WP:BAND criteria 2, or should this really be limited to Top 50, Top 20 or even Top 10? Considering all the other criteria seem much higher requirements that such a minimal charting. This is in reference to Draft:One Lady Owner (band) that the author VincentBlack contacted me about on my talk page. Cheers KylieTastic (talk) 15:28, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

@KylieTastic: My inkling would be that 98th for a week is not enough but it would probably depend on the artist. A better forum to ask at would be the guidelines' talk page, WT:BAND. 331dot (talk) 15:52, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Ta, done that here if anyone has an opinion to add. Cheers KylieTastic (talk) 16:02, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

How to add an image

For the article John R. Scott, Sr., I would like to use the following public domain images:newspaper

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/868 https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/154614

I have never done this before and would appreciate a link to the instructions on how to do so. deisenbe (talk) 11:47, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

 Working GMGtalk 13:05, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 Done - deisenbe See c:Category:John R. Scott, Sr.. GMGtalk 13:15, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
Thanks. But how do I get an image in the article? deisenbe (talk) 13:22, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
No problem deisenbe In order to insert the image into the article you would usually use this type of markup: [[File:FILENAME|thumb|CAPTION]]. So that if you wanted to use this image, you would do something like [[File:John S Scott (1) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Illustration of John R. Scott, Sr. from 1893]] Hopefully this helps. Further information on the many alternative options for using images can be found at Help:Pictures. GMGtalk 13:36, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
Typo: one image reads John S. Scott, Sr. deisenbe (talk) 14:33, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 Done GMGtalk 14:50, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

Here are more public domain images to upload (since I still don’t know how to do it). There are I think a few thousand public domain images on this site (State Archives of Florida), if anyone has the time to upload more of them.

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/861 https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/154615 https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/137908 https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/869

Thanks. deisenbe (talk) 18:03, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

Pinging @Fæ: who is an expert on figuring out whether something like this could be automated to where we just batch upload everything. GMGtalk 18:14, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
Would someone please direct me to the instructions about how to upload these images myself. Thank you. deisenbe (talk) 15:52, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
WP is full of complications, and pictures are unfortunately one of the most complex things. We have an introduction at Help:Introduction to images with Wiki Markup/1. My own rough overview, first you determine who owns the copyright. If it's someone besides you, quit. If you own the copyright or nobody does, upload to Wikimedia Commons. After you upload, it will give vague instructions on how to put it in an article. Ask me or others who have answered here, if you can't figure it out. Jim.henderson (talk) 16:03, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Introducing myself

Hi all.

I'm a newly registered user, although I've done some edits anonymously over the years.

I'm a totally blind trans woman, so I'm wondering if there are any tips specific to screen reader users that I should know. I have been on the Wikipedia Adventure, which is an extremely useful resource, but now I'm at a bit of a loss as to what to do next.

Also, I think it would be helpful to get to know other blind Wikipedians and join any projects aiming to improve Wikipedia's accessibility.

Thanks in advance

KaraLG84 (talk) 17:27, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi @KaraLG84: and welcome to Wikipedia! I don't know anything about screen readers I'm afraid, but hopefully some other editor who knows more will be along and respond to that question. However, I do know that there is a project that might be relevant for you: WikiProject Accessibility, which mentions among its aims "actively assisting editors with disabilities or other characteristics which inhibit their ability to contribute to the encyclopedia." Regards, --bonadea contributions talk 17:38, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Thanks @Bonadea:. I'll have a look at that project.

KaraLG84 (talk) 17:55, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Formatting problem

Would someone please have a look at List of lynching victims in the United States and tell me why the references are ahead of the table instead of after. I can't figure it out. Thank you deisenbe (talk) 14:12, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

The usual reason. Malformatted table. See this correction. --David Biddulph (talk) 14:43, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
Thank you. I will do thisShaniquedarville (talk) 18:49, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

How can you red flag or delete a page that has numerous factual inaccuracies?

There are just too many to list. This page is in no way a factual representation of what took place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Culwell_Center_attack 2601:381:4280:423C:4D5B:B772:E405:CA3B (talk) 18:50, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

We do not generally delete pages due to surmountable problems such as inaccuracies. You could try to fix them yourself, start a discussion about your specific concerns at the discussion page here, or flag the article for review by pasting {{disputed}} at the top of the article (and again, following up with a discussion on the talk page with more details). VQuakr (talk) 18:56, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

MediaWiki:Tag-bad_external when using {{webarchive}}

 Resolved Upon replacing a dead external link in Ikoro with a valid one using the {{webarchive}} template, my edit was automatically tagged with MediaWiki:Tag-bad_external ("Incorrectly formatted external link or image"), even though the result appears to be as intended. Should I have done this differently? StvnW (talk) 19:03, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi StvnW, welcome to the Teahouse. I'm not sure of the normal practice for archived images but I linked to the archive.org interface instead of directly to the image.[1] PrimeHunter (talk) 21:02, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Thanks. I was following Help:Using_the_Wayback_Machine#Specific_archive_copy but perhaps that is intended for full HTML pages rather than images. StvnW (talk) 22:17, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

Another question regarding Heritage USA

Just curious to you guys, based on my edits on Heritage USA, what do you think about the article so far? I am happy to work on what is needed in the article. —LovelyGirl7 talk 16:33, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

I think it is coming along nicely, a few tips:
  • Per WP:ELNO, you shouldn't put external links directly in the prose of the article, for example where you link externally to Flames-of-Fire Ministries of Fort Mill in the section titled "redevelopment efforts." If the subject has an article, you should use a wiki-link instead. If the subject does not yet have a Wikipedia article, but probably should, you can wiki-link it and leave it as a "redlink" (redlinks are good because they encourage the creation of needed articles). If the subject does not merit a Wikipedia article, just leave it in plain text. There are a few other examples of this in the article
  • Needs a little proofread for spelling, typos, and stray characters (I spotted a few).
  • A few sections need proper references (Broadcast Group for example).
Otherwise, it looks pretty good. --Jayron32 17:38, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
@Jayron32: I made some changes to the article, added a few citations, and removed the external links you told me. I have requested copyediting for the spelling, stray, and typo characters part. How does the rest look? --LovelyGirl7 talk 20:14, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
Looking better!--Jayron32 00:42, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
@Jayron32: I did saw some spelling changes on Heritage USA. Any other typos, strays or spelling I should fix? If so, feel free to list them down so I can fix them. Btw, how would you rank the article assessment wise once the issues are completed? --LovelyGirl7 talk 23:40, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
Hey, LovelyGirl7: I don't see any major spelling mistakes. I'm not much for using the Wikipedia rating system, but if I were to assess it, I think it would either be a high "Class C" or low "Class B" at this point, which is pretty good IMHO. --Jayron32 16:31, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
@Jayron32: I am requesting copy editing on the article, this time for real. I do think the article needs copy editing on it, and then once it does, I might nominate it for GA. Question is (once I nominate it), which GA article subtopic does Heritage USA fits best under (since it’s a amusement park article)? —LovelyGirl7 talk 23:03, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

How does one remove the "living persons policy" template

Today I made a few edits on Vincent Baggetta, including adding the date of his death. I don't know, however, how to remove the template that says, "This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons policy, ..." at the top of the Edit source page. What must be done to delete that message now that he is no longer living? Eddie Blick (talk) 01:27, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello @Teblick:, thank you for these improvements. I have made two required changes: 1) changed the categorization at the bottom of the article (see edit history for details) and 2) updated the project banners on the article talkpage to set their blp parameters to "no". Hope that helps. GermanJoe (talk) 01:57, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for doing that, @GermanJoe:. Most of the people whose pages I have worked on were already shown as dead, so I wasn't sure what to do about the status. I appreciate your help. Eddie Blick (talk) 02:28, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Font articles in Wikipedia

In December, I have created the font Freestyle Script and it was not deleted, but the font draft Pacifico (typeface) you got cancelled. Jcc, how get notable for fonts article in Wikipedia? Cyrus noto3at bulaga (Talk to me) 01:20, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Replied on my talk page. jcc (tea and biscuits) 13:28, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Planning to create a wikipedia page for a celebrity

I would like to know basic steps to complete the Wikipedia page for a celebrity. This person has done a lot of projects in Hollywood and also some charity work. What are the qualification (notable) parameters on Wikipedia for writing about a celebrity? Meakinofficial (talk) 10:50, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

@Meakinofficial: Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. Before you get that far you will need to change your username at WP:CHU. Usernames cannot have "official" in them as that usually means a representative is using the account and not the named person.
I also assume from your name that you represent or are the person you want to write about. Please read about conflict of interest at WP:COI and paid editing at WP:PAID before doing anything else. The notability guidelines for biographies are at WP:BIO, but you should read Your First article] and use Articles for Creation. 331dot (talk) 10:58, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
@Meakinofficial: - the subject of the article has to satisfy the policy for notability in order to have an article. There must be coverage about this person in multiple reliable sources for the article to be satisfactory, and any article which you create should comply with the policy regarding living persons, which is very specific. Alongside this, you should heed 331dot's advice regarding paid editing and your username. Any article which you do make should begin life as a draft before moving to mainspace. Stormy clouds (talk) 14:03, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

The origin of the myth of 1500 species of animals with homosexual behavior

I appeal for support in an attempt to stop the spread of the unscientific myth, and stop the war of revisions and vandalous deletions of information by Миша_Карелин. He blocks the addition of scientific information to the article. See the discussion on the talk page. [2]

No one has observed or documented 1500 species of animals with homosexual behavior.

А myth about 1500 species of homosexual animals was coined [3] by Petter Bøckman, who works as a ”jack of all trades” [4] at the Natural History Museum's school service,and got inspired by the book of a gay linguist Bagemihl, published by a publishing company devoted to romance and fantasy novels, and edited by “Stonewall inn” — the famous gay bar. No scientific publication that I have ever come across features this number. Bagemihl mentions in his book “more than 450 species”. I regard the mention of 1500 species with homosexual behavior as manipulative and misleading, that only reflects the bias of the author. Therefore I suggest to remove this unsubstantiated and misinforming number and use the number of species whose same-sex behavior has been documented, that is about 450. Many books are published, with this quote from Wikipedia. Lies written in Wikipedia affect the world. Scientific sources such as Nature, published around 500 species [5] or 450 [6]. Several years have passed, and now DW cites this myth [7], and points to it as a scientific fact: "In fact, studies suggest that around 1,500 animal species are known to practice regular same-sex coupling - from insects and fish to birds and mammals - with the actual number likely being even higher." Tomorrow, and maybe even today, it is going to be taught in schools. 

But this lie can be refuted by making a request to the database of scientific publications [8]. Why can it be done only by Russians?

If you can not see such a simple deception, are not you deceived by the rest, or is it a deliberate delusion? Путеец (talk) 06:33, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse, Путеец. What you have here is a content dispute, more properly handled on that article's talk page. I've made some comments over there, which I invite you to review. Ravenswing 08:45, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
You are not commenting on the topic that I raised. I regard the mention of 1500 species with homosexual behavior as manipulative and misleading, that only reflects the bias of the author. Путеец (talk) 09:04, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Ravenswing did comment on the topic by telling you this is not the proper forum to resolve it. This is a forum for new users to ask questions about using Wikipedia, not to resolve or inform about content disputes. 331dot (talk) 09:12, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
I'm a new user, and I'm trying to understand how to make scientific information in Wikipedia instead of propaganda. Путеец (talk) 09:18, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
And you need to do that on the article talk page instead of forum shopping, as Ravesnwing has told you on that page. I urge you to confine your discussion there and not edit war. If you are not satisfied with the result, you can make use of the dispute resolution procedures available to you. 331dot (talk) 09:31, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
I would add that it might not be a bad idea for you to disengage from the topic for a bit and take a breather to get your bearings. The discussion is not going anywhere. 331dot (talk) 09:34, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
the situation was hovering, the author of the myth of 1500 species of animals wrote about the source, and shock therapy, which was caused by this exaggeration. Book are listed 626 species, include Nonreproductive, Alternative Heterosexualities and Parthenogenesis. Regarding the war, I will write the text, if you do not stop it. Путеец (talk) 14:59, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
I would inform you that if you continue down the road you are on, you risk being topic banned or blocked in general. Please take a break. 331dot (talk) 15:19, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Answer !

What essential rules we should have in mind while we're editing a page, or making correction ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Save The Climate (talk • contribs) 14:13, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

User has been blocked for sockpuppetry. Theroadislong (talk) 15:25, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

What is happening to my questions?

I found out that my accounts aren't getting deleted, I just keep having to sign in everytime it says "Not Logged In", but today I realized that all my Teahouse questions keep vanishing. Is this because I'm inexperienced, or is it happening because of the "Not Logged In" thing? One more thing. Does anyone know why it keeps saying "Not Logged In", or is it because Wikipedia is trying to kick me off?

ConnallES (talk) 17:35, 24 February 2018 (UTC)

You are obviously logged in now. Your previous Teahouse messages, and the answers to them, were archived at WP:Teahouse/Questions/Archive 725#Why do my accounts keep getting deleted?. All messages are archived after a few days, as otherwise the page would get impracticably large. To find them you can look input your name in the archive search box at the top of the Teahouse page. --David Biddulph (talk) 17:51, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
@ConnallES: See Help:Logging in#How to log in for tips to stay logged in. PrimeHunter (talk) 18:31, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Thanks, both of you!

ConnallES (talk) 16:13, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Edit out an error

How do I correct something that is incorrect in the first sentence of an entry on rochelle riley. There is no EDIT offered. Fannie Lou Hamer (talk) 15:32, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

@Fannie Lou Hamer: There should be, as it appears for me. If one is not appearing, that is an issue with whichever device you are editing on. What edit do you wish to make - I can do it for you. Regards, Stormy clouds (talk) 16:23, 25 February 2018 (UTC).
You appear to have worked it out. Kudos for solid clean-up work, and a healthy knowledge of the technical side of editing the encyclopedia. Stormy clouds (talk) 16:27, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
If you don't have an "edit" link for the lead section of the article, you can enable that at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets. Otherwise you can edit the entire article (including the lede) with the "Edit" tab at the top of the page. --David Biddulph (talk) 16:30, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Query

Hi I have some basic coding knowledge but I am not understanding the <ref> tag and the attributes within it can someone direct me to a place where i can learn and understand about it. Avonbrunton (talk) 19:09, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse, Avonbrunton You may find it helpful to read WP:REFB which gives help on formatting references. I have also left you some helpful links on your talk page , good luck. Theroadislong (talk) 19:13, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Which GA subtopic do you think Jim Bakker fit best under?

I'm just curious, but which GA nominee subtopic does Jim Bakker fit best under:

  • Television (Jim Bakker Show, PTL Broadcast)
  • Philosophy and religion (evangelist, had a Christian theme park)

I'm considering nominating it for GA, but I'd like to know first. --LovelyGirl7 talk 17:47, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

My own vote would be for Philosophy and religion. Bakker became known to the public through the medium of television, but they cared about what he said in the first place because he was an evangelist. Ravenswing 18:25, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
@Ravenswing: Thank you! --LovelyGirl7 talk 19:36, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Adding images to article

I have been working on the Senri Kawaguchi page for a while, now. While my original motivation for creating it was out of frustration at someone on Wikipedia, I kind of got sucked into it. I feel that it is now a wall of words and needs images added. I have a number of images that I have explicit permission from (1) Ms Kawaguchi's manager Masakazu Kimura and (2) the Drummerworld site owner Bernhard Castiglioni to use in case (1) three images which they supplied to me for use and in case (2) permission to use any resources from the Drummerworld site. In the case of Drummerworld, while it does not give a specific license, it does say that you are free to use any resource from the site. Can you advise? Everlong Day (talk) 09:57, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Drummerworld says, at the foot of its front page, "1993 - 2018 DRUMMERWORLD.COM - Bernhard Castiglioni - Switzerland - all rights reserved". If the owners of the copyrights are in fact willing to release their rights, they should read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. Maproom (talk) 11:44, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Sorry, I forgot to link to the bit where it says that you are free to use any resource from the site. It is on the About page and says, and I quote: "All content is free for everybody - inclusive the Discussion Forum with 80'000 members." The rights are already released.Everlong Day (talk) 11:52, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
I don't think I'd agree with your interpretation, although the wording is rather vague. In the context of that website I suspect "All content is free for everybody" is intended to mean there are no monetary charges for anything on the site, rather than "We hereby waive all copyright restrictions". The existence of the copyright notice in the footer seems to me to support this view. There is an important ambiguity (in English) between two senses of free, explained at Gratis versus libre. FrankP (talk) 17:15, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
A formal copyright notice always overrules some vague, ambiguous language about content being free, Everlong Day. In order for the images to be used on Wikipedia, they must be released, explicitly and in writing, by the copyright holder under an acceptable Creative Commons license or other free license. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 21:42, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Why am I getting messages regarding edits from 2011?

I edit little things on different articles here and there. Recently I got a message regarding a post this IP address made in 2011 that constituted as vandalism, and that I am banned from editing. If there were any vandal-type edits from this IP address it was not me who made it. But I'm wondering why something from 2011 is just now getting me banned from editing? I would like to appeal that because I do enjoy making small edits to articles here and there. Thank you 98.93.67.61 (talk) 07:47, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

  • Welcome to the Teahouse, 98.93.67.61! If you'll note the timestamp on that message, it isn't that that message was posted recently; it dates from 2011. This particular IP address made just that one edit in 2011, the warning was mild, and the IP address is neither banned from editing nor has ever been blocked. Are you sure you've been editing from that IP address before, because there's no record of you ever having done so. In any event, if you'd like to make edits more easily, consider registering! Ravenswing 08:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
When I try to edit though it tells me my IP address has been blocked from editing. I had no problem with the tone of the warning. I edit from my laptop and my phone, but it no longer lets me edit from either. 98.93.67.61 (talk) 08:32, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
An administrator could check whether you have been affected by a WP:rangeblock because of vandalism by other users of similar changing IP addresses. If you have, then it won't last long. Have you tried creating an account to avoid any further problems with your internet service provider changing your IP address? Dbfirs 08:41, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Since you claim that you cannot edit from your laptop or your phone, what device are you using to edit this page? If you are editing from a different device, could you find out which IP addresses your blocked devices use? If you are using the same devices, then your IP address is clearly not blocked from editing at all, since you have the ability to edit this page. I suspect the pages you are trying to edit are semi-protected from editing, which means they cannot be edited by new or unregistered editors. It would help if you could provide the exact message that states you are blocked from editing, the pages you are trying to edit, and the IP addresses that your phone and laptop use (if you are indeed editing from a different device, which seems unlikely based on your messages). Thanks, Darylgolden(talk) Ping when replying 12:47, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Darylgolden's analysis is more likely than my suggestion of a range block, but you could avoid any block by turning off WiFi on your phone, then you would get a different IP address from the 98.93.67 range (your AT&T Internet Service in Kentucky) that you claim is blocked. If you have no data plan for your phone, then just connect your phone to a different WiFi as a test. Dbfirs 21:58, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Reference in a submission

Hello! I’m currently creating this article... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Jan_Lexell

And when I submitted it it didn’t go trough. Can you help me telling me why? My references comes from university pages and they should be good. And the person I’m writing about has recieved an honorary doctor which would mean that he should meet the notability guidelines as a professor. Why doesn’t my article go trough? Best regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nimbo.lo (talk • contribs) 19:45, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

The article failed to pass notability guidelines. At present, referencing is thin and reliant entirely upon university pages. For a biographical article, you should aim to include a more diverse array of sources, including other reliable sources. The receipt of an honorary doctorate is not sufficient for automatic inclusion and notability on its own, as far as I am aware. Therefore, look for some more references, such as this and some others. Do this, and notability should be established. Regards, Stormy clouds (talk) 20:05, 25 February 2018 (UTC).
For the record, Stormy clouds, a honoris causa degree does satisfy WP:NPROF criterion 1. That is not in itself automatic inclusion, but notability is shown. --bonadea contributions talk 20:31, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello again! What is it that makes that reference good, just so I know to look further for good references :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nimbo.lo (talk • contribs) 20:23, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

@Nimbo.lo:, I see that Lexell was interviewed by Sveriges Radio in his capacity as head physician for the Paralympics team, and that might be one useful source. Vetenskap & Hälsa is also a pretty good source, here. The key is to have sources that talk about the subject in some depth - not simply mentions of the name in an source that is really about something else. As an example, Svenska Dagbladet is of course an excellent source in itself, but this article only includes a couple of paragraphs about Lexell in an article about exercise for geriatrics, so that doesn't show notability. (The source could be used anyway if the content were relevant for the article, but not for notability purposes.) --bonadea contributions talk 20:31, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Sorry, I failed to respond to your question (though it was put to Stormy clouds - hopefully they will forgive me for barging in). The sciencedaily.com reference is good because it is a secondary source reporting on an article written by Lexell, and it is from a reliable publisher (a random blog reporting on the article would not count as reliable). --bonadea contributions talk 20:52, 25 February 2018 (UTC)


@Nimbo.lo: If I may offer some advice:
  1. Read General notability guideline, as Stormy clouds has already said to do.
  2. Whenever you post on this page or a talk page (but not in an article), always end your contribution with four tildes (~~~~), which will magically become your wiki signature.
--Thnidu (talk) 20:57, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Ok! Then I’ll look into some new references. Thanks so much for both of your help, this will hopefully lead to another article on Wikipedia. Thanks again ans hope you will have a great week. Nimbo.lo (talk) 21:58, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Practical application of information.

Hello all,

I am attempting to work out how I can practically apply the information available that wikipedia is host to. I have a lot to offer this knowledge base though the methods of input are not practical for me as I am not able to type as fast as my mind moves. I am also deprived of access to internet and technology due to my financial situation being a lot less than it should due to the greed of others. How can I achieve all that I strive to?

Thanks for you time to read. Have a nice day everyone in wikiworld

Lkskwlkr (talk) 16:23, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Hello Lkskwlkr and welcome to the Teahouse.
Yours is such a very general question that I fail to see how we at the Teahouse can help you. Editing Wikipedia is for most of us a volunteer activity, so our example can hardly help your financial situation. The edits that you've made so far seem competent enough that you could make constructive edits in whatever areas interest you. The Teahouse is here to help, but we're somewhat limited in our brief to answering questions from new editors about how to edit Wikipedia. — jmcgnh(talk) (contribs) 06:54, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
If I may, it seems to me Lkskwlkr is looking for an efficient way contribute offline. Backbeatthewordisonthestreet (talk) 22:06, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

About AFC

So I created an article and submitted it the the the Articles for creation process. Now this process is severely backlogged with a two month queue and it may take a while.

I am now trusted by the software to make my own articles and have created 28 of them, but I still have seven drafts. Do these need to go through this highly backlogged AFC process, or can I simply complete them myself?

The actual articles are Draft:Agnar Kofoed-Hansen and Draft:Alexander+Pereplesnin, plus a number of minor galaxies.

Prince of Thieves (talk) 14:52, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

  • Hi Prince of Thieves, yes you can create yourself if your confident you understand the guidelines enough and the articles meet the relevant Wikipedia:Notability guidelines. Due to your work so far it looks like you do understand things so yes you can create yourself and save the reviewers work. Note that creating yourself does have the downside that if someone disagrees hey could be flagged for deletion, but then all article do. All the best KylieTastic (talk) 18:42, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Ok thanks. Prince of Thieves (talk) 18:50, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
I have accepted Draft:Agnar Kofoed-Hansen but Draft:Alexander+Pereplesnin has not been submitted yet and looks a bit thin. Theroadislong (talk) 19:02, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
It is a bit stubby, but thanks for doing Agnar Kofoed-Hansen. Prince of Thieves (talk) 19:11, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Prince of Thieves, why is there a plus sign in the title of Draft:Alexander+Pereplesnin? It's not part of his name as mentioned in your draft stub. Please {{Ping}} me to discuss. --Thnidu (talk) 21:11, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
I doubt the plus sign matters. If a reviewer accepts the draft, they'll choose an appropriate title when they move it to mainspace. Maproom (talk) 21:18, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
@Thnidu: It was purely accidental that the + sign got in there, I don't think It can be got out without moving the page. Prince of Thieves (talk) 21:25, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
@Prince of Thieves and Maproom: Thanks. I should've remembered all that myself. --Thnidu (talk) 22:21, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Prince of Thieves. To summarize the main point, the Articles for Creation process is entirely optional for reasonably experienced editors. Approval by AfC is no guarantee that a poor quality article will not be nominated for deletion. I recommend that you write draft articles that comply with our policies and guidelines, and move them to main space yourself when they are well enough referenced that notability is clear. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 21:36, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
Thanks, I was just checking I wasn't expected to complete the process via AFC. Prince of Thieves (talk) 21:39, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
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