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DJ Kelblizz Biography

Please help me to create an article of DJ Kelblizz — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wizkizayo (talk • contribs) 02:52, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

{{Reply to}}Any college writing instructor can teach you to write an article about anything. However, if you wish to see an article about DJ Kelblizz on Wikipedia, there is a serious problem with that. You see, there is nothing about DJ Kelblizz on the Internet other than "Social Media". Articles on Wikipedia must be sourced to wp:Reliable sources, and social media isn't considered a reliable source on Wikipedia. It looks as though Google is doing a fine job of listing all DJ Kelblizz's social media accounts, which I'm sure are completely full of valuable information regarding DJ Kelblizz's musical successes. Thank you.--Quisqualis (talk) 03:04, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse, Wizkizayo. Here's the bad news for you: Wikipedia is not a promotional platform for up and coming DJs or for anyone else. This is a neutral encyclopedia with stringent policies and guidelines. Please read our notability guideline for musical performers, and also read Your first article. If you are the DJ or work for the DJ, please comply with our mandatory paid editing disclosure. If you continue on your path of promotional editing, you will be blocked. So please stop. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 03:13, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Al Bell

My problem with the article below on Al Bell is about the sentence which states that he was honored May 11 2020 - clearly incorrect because we have not reached that date in time as yet. Please make the appropriate correction. Gulfrey Clarke...confused

Al Bell From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Al Bell Birth name Alvertis Isbell Born March 15, 1940 (age 79) Brinkley, Arkansas, United States Genres Soul, gospel Occupation(s) Record producer, songwriter, record executive, disc jockey Years active 1965 – present Labels Stax, Motown, Bellmark Associated acts The Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes, Tag Team

Al Bell (born Alvertis Isbell, March 15, 1940)[1] is an American record producer, songwriter, and record executive. He is best known as having been an executive and co-owner of Stax Records, based in Memphis, Tennessee, during the latter half of the label's 19-year existence.

The University of Arkansas honored his lifetime of accomplishment by bestowing an honorary degree on May 11,2020. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.165.228.48 (talk) 05:13, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Courtesy Link: Al Bell - Rojomoke (talk) 05:46, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
I've reverted the edit as unsourced. Rojomoke (talk) 05:49, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Regarding Edits on a Living Bio.

Hi, I spot some minor problems regarding a page. However due to the fact that the person is living and breathing (hopefully) it is semi-protected. I am unsure if I should state the problem onto the talk page or do I do something else?

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_Hudgens

Thanks. DZL (talk) 09:38, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

@Dzl232: Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. Yes, stating the issues you see on the article talk page is the correct thing to do if the page has any level of protection keeping you from editing it. You may just tell what the issue is, but you can also make it a formal edit request to get a little more attention. Eventually someone with the ability to edit the page will see it. 331dot (talk) 09:40, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

wrong place

I wrote an article in a wrong place. Instead of writing the article in the Sandbox for submission, I wrote the article in the Talk. How, what is the fastest way to correct this mistake and submit article ? I copy the article in talk and paste it to Sandbox but still cannot submit the article, why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chong Regan (talk • contribs) 09:36, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

You succeeded in moving the content to your Sandbox, so if you want to, you can delete it from your Talk page. I expect another editor will explain how to submit your Sandbox draft to Articles for Creation (AfC). David notMD (talk) 10:41, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Ananda Daham Pasala is real!

I added description about Ananda Daham Pasala because any one reading the wikipaedia page of Ananda college will know about it. Ananda Daham Pasala has an fb page too. If u go to that, u will see our teachers and students, prefects. Please do not delete our description. I uploaded our logo to prove that we are really existing. This is not a joke. Please let the whole description about Ananda Daham Pasala exist on the wikipaedia page of Ananda College. I hope you will give us good response. Thank you.

Vinuka Walawage — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vinuka Walawage (talk • contribs) 13:58, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

@Vinuka Walawage: Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. I assume this might refer to Draft:Ananda Daham Pasala and edits to Ananda College. No one has said the Sunday School is not real, however Wikipedia cannot be used for promotional purposes like spreading the word about this Sunday School. This Sunday school must be discussed in independent reliable sources in order to be mentioned here. Its own Facebook page is not an independent reliable source. If you work for the school, you have a conflict of interest and should not directly edit about your school; instead, you should make an edit request on the article talk page, or otherwise discuss the matter there. 331dot (talk) 14:06, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

@331dot: Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. I assume this might refer to Draft:Ananda Daham Pasala and edits to Ananda College.

If you say I am promoting the sunday school, then you must remove the description about the old boys association(OBA) of Ananda College and the olcott oration. Because that is also promoting. There are number of other societies in Ananda College who does great service like OBA and there are other prominent occations, celebrations like the olcott oration. I didn't mean to promote Ananda Daham Pasala. The objective of Wikipaedia is to improve people's knowledge. I don't think you can refuse that fact. So for everyone's attention, please keep the small description about Ananda Daham Pasala in the wikipaedia page of Ananda College.

I am an old editor (in about every sense)

but still manage to discover new problems. I was checking out some links and references in Men's rights movement in India, in the “Organizations” section, trying to format things better but found myself wondering if these links should be here at all. And if these were real references or recruiting tools? Newsletters? Or something. I feel that I am not the best person to decide whether these should be here, so decided to ask here. Rather than on the talk page, for example. Any ideas? Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 18:04, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Carptrash Because you've been around for so long - we thought you'd be OK hanging on for a bit before we answered you. (Just kidding; welcome!). You're right to be concerned, though I would probably have raised this on the talk page of the article, as you had considered doing. There is certainly no justification for an 'Organisations' section which is just a bullet list of names and a link, irrespective of whether those links are valid or promotional. At the very least, non-wiki linked names should go in the 'External links' section, whilst wikilinked ones should be in 'See also'. Some like Save Indian Family Foundation are already in the 'See also' section, so should simply be deleted. You or other editors would have to work through each external link in turn to determine any sense of promotion, but links from an organisation that simply go to an online newspaper are not appropriate at all. Hope this helps a bit, and sorry for the wait for a reply. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 16:06, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

@Nick Moyes:You are absolutely correct in assuming (as you humorously seem to have done) that I am not in a hurry. Thanks for getting back to me at all, although your reply was (1) more or less what I had figured and (2) more or less what I did not want to hear. I have found that men's right stuff is my achilles heel (one of two) when it comes to my editing like an adult. Doing it cross-culturally, as I suspect this will turn out to be, can be another hurdle. But I also understand "deal with it" so am heading for the talk page. But not in a hurry. Carptrash (talk) 16:21, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

i need help

who can help me to edit page for me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Exaarapking (talk • contribs) 16:16, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi Exaarapking and welcome to the Teahouse. Are you wanting to write your WP:Autobiography here? Please read the linked advice, and think again. Google finds only self-generated sources when I search. Wikipedia requires independent WP:Reliable sources. Dbfirs 17:17, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Advice needed on whether Wikipedia would consider a subject notable

I would like to write about a person who was critical to devising a revolutionary technique for wildlife research and which technique has at least 5 Wikipedia sites devoted to it but do not mention or cite this person even though the person published his articles earlier than those cited on the sites. However, the person has not been featured in any major popular publications, so he might not be considered notable by Wikipedia standards. He has published several scientific articles and is still living. I would like to propose to Wikipedia material that does indicate this person's expertise and that documents his contributions but does not seem to fit Wikipedia's standards for documenting notability and obtain advice from Wikipedia's experts as to whether this material would suffice for indicating notability. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.84.244.65 (talk) 17:14, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi! Take a look at this page and consider whether the person you are considering meets these requirements: WP:NACADEMIC. If so, you can find guidance on writing your first article here: WP:Your first article and here WP:RS, but writing an article that meets Wikipedia standards can be a difficult undertaking for newer editors. I recommend getting your feet wet by starting with editing articles, adding sourced information, to learn the process and familiarize yourself with Wikipedia standards of notability. You can respond here or on my talk page if you have more questions/would like further guidance. Orville1974 (talk) 17:37, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi 134.84.244.65 and welcome to the Teahouse. I suggest that you start the article in your sandbox or in WP:Draft space where you can develop the article. Please read WP:Your first article and WP:Biographies of living persons. The process is to find independent WP:Reliable sources in which the person has been discussed at length, and to summarise these sources in your own words. Please do not add information from unpublished sources because Wikipedia does not accept these. You might also like to read WP:Notability (people) to decide whether the person is notable in the Wikipedia sense. Dbfirs 17:41, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Can't tell if my article was published...

Hi there,

I wrote my first article and hit publish...Now I can see it in my watchlist but it says it's an unpublished draft. I've tried publishing from there, but it doesn't work. Any help would be appreciated, thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gavin Seal (talk • contribs) 17:26, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi @Gavin Seal:, your draft has not been submitted yet, but before you hit the blue submit button, I recommend adding third-party, independent sources to the article. Otherwise, it will likely get rejected fairly quickly. Here's some guidance to help: Wikipedia:Your_first_article and WP:RS. You can respond here or on my talk page if you have more questions. Orville1974 (talk) 17:30, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

~~ClueBot NG needs to be worked on. How did i make a mistake in this? I added a weather section on this article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausana~~ See below. Dbfirs 17:54, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

I lost my entire article from my sandbox. Can I recover it?

Hello there, I lost my entire article from my sandbox before I could hit publish to be reviewed. Can I recover it? Please, any help will be appreciated. Thanks!ArgieAtl19 (talk) 18:13, 8 June 2019 (UTC) ArgieAtl19

It's probably too late now, but if you still have your browser open, then using the "Back" button might just return you to the editing page so that you can save ("Publish") the article. This will not work if you have closed the window. Dbfirs 18:42, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Replaying Table History

Is there a visual way of "replaying" changes that have happened in a wiki table over the years? I tried looking at the history, but there are so many small changes involving formatting,style,typos to wade through. Not sure how to find t big changes happens. I am looking at this table and want to see what the member names were at the end of each year from 2007 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh_Legislative_Council#Members_of_Legislative_Council Thanks for any help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pvf2019 (talk • contribs) 07:31, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Pvf2019, and welcome to the Teahouse. The first thing to say is that you can't go back to 2007 as that article was created on 3 September 2010! (Click 'oldest' in the 'View History' tab to see the very first edits.) Secondly, you really don't need to wade through each revision one at a time - there are 475 of them for that page! Have you ever noticed the little empty circles (called 'radio buttons') next to the entry for each individual revision? What you need to do is select two dates (say 6 June 2019 and 29 December 2018) by clicking the radio button beside just those two edits. Then click the 'Compare Selected Revisions' box. What you then see is this page showing all the revisions made between those two dates. Changes show up in bold type. Now, you may need to do this a few times to find the best stable version, as you have no other way of knowing whether some vandal has added a false name just before the first date you selected, or indeed when the page was fully updated with correct information. You can, of course, also click on the individual date of one particular edit in the page's long history and display just that whole page see this example for 14 January 2015. See Help:Page history for more information on ways to access an article's history.

Sadly, many of these election tables rarely seem to get good references included or updated which might allow you to look up the source documents on which that table was based. That is the only sound and reliable way of getting the data you seek, and is why we advise people never to fully trust Wikipedia content, but always to utilise the sources on which that content should be based. It would also be wonderful if one could select a table or a page section and scroll between edits in just that element of the page, rather than between whole pages, but I don't believe there is any way to do that. I hope this answer is of assistance to you. Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 15:16, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks a lot Nick Moyes! That was a great explanation. I now get how to widen the diff gap between larger date ranges. That's really useful. Will use it to verify some data I have. Thanks! And yup I have been searching all over, to figure out where these tables came from. Absurdly, can't even find them on the govt website/archives. Will probably have to visit a library and look things up. Anyways, thanks once again for your time --Pvf2019 (talk) 16:22, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

@Pvf2019: You're welcome. Are you aware of The Wayback Machine? Its a very good way of checking archived versions if websites. The url is https://web.archive.org. You might find old stuff there to help you.Nick Moyes (talk) 17:07, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

@Nick Moyes: yup thanks, I have been digging around there and finding bits and pieces. While I have your attention I guess I should ask...I am finding old tables in these archives, which don't really have their own article pages. So I tried creating a new article page following the wizard and produced this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Andhra_Pradesh_Council_of_Ministers,1983 Is that the process for new tables? Seems straight forward enough, but just a bit unsure if thats all to it. I just follow that same story for other table right? --Pvf2019 (talk) 18:26, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

@Pvf2019: I'm not really sure what you're asking me. Yes, you appear to have correctly constructed a table. But I don't think all that copied content about responsibilities would be appopriate for a list article. The source looks fine to show who was a member in 1983, but I would only include a small selection of those duties. Nick Moyes (talk) 02:54, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

@Nick Moyes: That was just general uncertainty about process, format, content etc being the first page I am adding. Each state seems to have some other style of presenting the info. And yeah...it does look like a giant paragraph of text rather than a table. Will keep it simple. Thanks!

Nina Bal AFD

Hello, I have some questions and doubts; I checked this article and searched for Nina on google and yes she does have articles but after reading them they are 100% press release and biased toned. she has some Forbes contributor published articles (not reliable) so ShallI go for AFD? or not? --Siddharth 📨 19:39, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Yes. Though you say you have made some preliminary checking I'd advise you to read WP:BEFORE one more time. If you're still convinced the article should be deleted, then go for it. – Ammarpad (talk) 06:19, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Help with first edit please??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cranbrook_Academy_of_Art_alumni_and_faculty

Hello, I made an edit to this page last night, but this morning it was removed by someone named Joojay. In looking at the history of this site, it appears that every time someone tries to add a notable Cranbrook Academy of Art alum, Joojay removes it.

I am a neophyte so maybe I did it wrong, but could all of these people be wrong? Please advise. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DreamaRoxy (talk • contribs) 20:08, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

@DreamaRoxy: Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. I'm sorry your first edit did not go well; it can be discouraging, but it is good that you are here. Your edit was removed because you added the name of a person who does not yet have a Wikipedia article. The "list" types of articles are not meant to list every possible member of that list in existence, only those that have Wikipedia articles. If the person that you tried to add to the list merits a Wikipedia article according to the notability criteria for biographical articles, it should be created first before attempting to add that name to any relevant list articles. 331dot (talk) 20:22, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, DreamaRoxy. You tried to add Richard Kriegler to the list. The link is red because there is no Wikipedia biography of Kriegler. There is a strong consensus among experienced editors that the only entries in alumni lists should be people who already have Wikipedia biographies. Otherwise, these lists are overwhelmed with non-notable people and are of little encyclopedic value. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 20:30, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

please help me Regards, Deadlinedork. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Deadlinedork (talk • contribs) 03:35, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Thank you Deadlinedork. That all makes sense. I understand that I need to make 10 edits before I can add a page. So I can't make a Kriegler page myself. I do believe he deserves a wikipage, so I will continue to make more edits elsewhere and if he still doesn't have a page at that point I will attempt it. But who determines and how do they determine who quailifies for a page? Thank you again. I am a longtime supporter of Wiki and its nice to finally jump into the sandbox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DreamaRoxy (talk • contribs) 04:53, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello DreamaRoxy. Please read and study Your first article, and follow its excellent advice. Also study the General notability guideline. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 06:46, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Unconditional Surrender (Sculpture)

Hi!

I'm new here and I'd like to add some information, but wouldn't mind if some keen editor would like to do it instead! ;)

Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconditional_Surrender_(sculpture) - Other locations

According to this article https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/education/d-day-75-iconic-d-day-statue-to-be-unveiled-at-historic-dockyard-1-8905799 ...

The European replica (of the US based original) has been touring Europe ... After leaving Rome the statue was housed at Mémorial de Caen Museum in France ... spending the last year in Belgium (Mémorial du Mardasson, Bastogne)

Its current location is: Portsmouth Historic Dockyard between HMS Victory and the Mary Rose Museum.

...as part of the city’s D-Day commemorations. ...where it will be based for the next 12 months, also marking the commemoration of VJ Day. ...unveiled by D-day veterans on Sunday 2nd June 2019 before they travel to Normandy the following day. "It will be statue’s first time in the UK." "We were keen for it to coincide with the 75th commemoration of D-Day which was so pivotal in bringing peace to the world."

Additionally, from the same article, "The statue Embracing Peace, (is) also known as Unconditional Surrender". This is verified on the sculptor (Seward Johnson)'s official website: "Portsmouth, UK: Embracing Peace on exhibition at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - a collection of 12 maritime museums. Unveiling ceremony is June 5" https://sewardjohnsonatelier.org/category/monumentals/

Maybe the title of the whole Wikipedia article needs changing to Embracing Peace (Unconditional Surrender).

I visited the statue in its present location on 15th May 2019 and have a lovely photo which could be included.

Many thanks,

Pauline — Preceding unsigned comment added by PaulinePO (talk • contribs) 07:43, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello PaulinePO and welcome to the Teahouse! Your source (The News (Portsmouth)) seems ok, so I say go ahead, but remember not to copypaste text from that article. See Help:Referencing for beginners for how to cite. About your image, see Upload Wizard. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:30, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

How to edit television series table?

Hello Teahouse,

I tried to edit the episodes table for television series Yummy Mummies. Even though only the first 8 episodes of series 1 are listed (there are 10 episodes), I don't seem to be able to make changes. All of them should be series 1 in the first column. I tried double clicking but I couldn't change it?

Thanks for your help, sorry this is probably very obvious! SunnyBoi (talk) 05:00, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, SunnyBoi, welcome back to the Teahouse. To edit a page by double-clicking (which not many people do), you need to have that option selected in Special:Preferences>Editing. Is yours deselected? The normal way to edit the page is to click the 'Edit' Tab or the 'Edit Source' Tab at the top of the page, or to look for the edit link adjacent to each sub-section of the page. All three routes of accessing the page to edit Yummy Mummies work for me. As you are extended confirmed, I can't see any other reason you can't edit it unless you're accessing Wikipedia via a blocked proxy server, such as Puffin Browser - but then you'd see a really scary red notice telling you you're blocked from editing. As you didn't mention this, I doubt that's the cause. Does this help? Please let us know how you get on. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 15:27, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi, Nick Moyes and thanks for your reply! When I click on the edit tab, I found that even if I double clicked within the table rows (visual formatting), the only options I had were to tab - new row. I managed to alter some things in source editing but I haven't had these challenges with tables below, so I must've been doing something weird. Hmm! Thank you! SunnyBoi (talk) 09:40, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Re: Updated Article

Dear Cassiopia, I have now renamed and updated the article on the "Cause For Joseph Immaculate" and its new name is "Joseph of Nazareth's Immaculate Conception". I have removed the content which had copyright issues and so made all necessary changes. However, I don't know how to get it to you so how do I do that? It is now in my Sandbox and it will be there until I can figure this out or you let me know what to do next. I would like this article to be published on Wikipedia but I don't know what to do next. Could you please help me out? Yours Sincerely. FJBrown. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FJBrown (talk • contribs) 21:55, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse, FJBrown. The draft in question is User:FJBrown/sandbox/Joseph of Nazareth's Immaculate Conception. Your draft is not acceptable as an encylopedia article. It consists of your own original research, which is contrary to policy. It completely lacks references to reliable sources. It states that your religious beliefs are true in Wikipedia's voice. It violates the neutral point of view. Because immaculate conception is a widely held belief among Christians that applies to Mary, mother if Jesus, your idea that it also applies to Joseph is a fringe theory. Please read and study Your first article. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 22:05, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

I did find a selfpublished book on the topic, [1], it's not impossible that reliable sources may exist. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 22:28, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Moved to Draft:Joseph of Nazareth's immaculate conception and submitted to AfC. My expectation is it will not be approved because no references. David notMD (talk) 02:04, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

David notMD, I may be missing something here, but was it a good idea to submit it? Maybe FJBrown wanted to keep working on it. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:49, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Gråbergs Gråa Sång - I was not the editor who moved it from FJBrown's Sandbox to a (unsubmitted) draft. All I did was state where it had gone. Soon after, an editor decided it had no potential as an article, and deleted the draft. David notMD (talk) 10:09, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Question

Hi I need help with something thats extreamly hard to explain, im not crazy i am very alert and stang unexplainable things have been happening to me in real life and on my laptop so much that i now know how to do things on a computer i never knew how to do before. I NEED SERIOUS HELP ONLY SERIOUS PPL WHO WILL TAKE THIS SERIOUS. THANK YOU — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sadiferrell1 (talk • contribs) 05:21, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Sadiferrell1 Teahouse is a place to ask questions about how to be a Wikipedia editor. I hope you have family, friends or others who can answer your needs. David notMD (talk) 10:11, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Barellor

Barellor need to invite to teahouse to being guest. Barellor (talk) 07:11, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Barellor welcome to the Teahouse. Your first few edits here suggest to me that you have already had experience of editing here before, and yet your question here doesn't quite make sense to me, nor explain what help you need. We are a friendly forum for assisting new editors. What help do you require? Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 10:50, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

I need an artist page

Please can a user help me create one — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.211.57.129 (talk • contribs)

Hello IP editor. You didn't say who the artist was. Firstly any person added to wikipedia must meet our Notability criteria before we can accept them. If they fail to meet them, any page is liable to be rejected. See WP:NARTIST for specific criteria relating to notable creative people. You might then like to try our interctive learning tutorial called The Wikipedia Adventure, and then visit Wikipedia:Your first article to learn how to create a new page about a notable subject. Be advised that creating a new page is actually the hardest task to perform here, so we always advise new editors to not rush in, but to learn how to edit existing articles first. That will help you avoid falling fouls of our many content and style requirements. We're always here to help you should you get stuck. Hoping this helps, Nick Moyes (talk) 10:58, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, IP user. Apologies if I'm misunderstanding you, but I interpret your question as "I need a page on Wikipedia where I can tell the world about me". If that is indeed what you mean, then I am afraid that, like many people, you misunderstand what Wikipedia is. If Wikipedia has an article about you, it will not be your article, you will not have control over the contents, and indeed it should contain very little material that comes from you. It should be a summary of what has been published about you by people who have no connection with you (such as critics, journalists, academics). --ColinFine (talk) 11:38, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

How to translate and duplicate a Wikipedia page?

I would like to duplicate and translate a German-language Wikipedia page. Specifically, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleicher_Sch%C3%B6terich, for which an English-language equivalent is not available. I don't need translation help, just Wikipedia advice.

What is the easiest/best way to duplicate and translate a Wikipedia page? Does one provide a link back to the original foreign-language article? Are there other Wikipedia policies that I should be aware of when doing this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by GeorgJander (talk • contribs) 14:35, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

@GeorgJander: For guidelines, see Wikipedia:Translation#How to translate. Deor (talk) 15:29, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Review Process

Hello, I submitted an article entry, 1963 Freedom Ballot, a couple of weeks ago and I wanted to know if there's a way of speeding up the review process. --MalachiReschke (talk) 16:03, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

@MalachiReschke: I have just reviewed and accepted your draft, please could you take a look and add any relevant categories. Theroadislong (talk) 16:12, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

MalachiReschke, am I recalling correctly that this is a project for a class? --valereee (talk) 16:12, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Yes, this is a class project. --MalachiReschke (talk) 16:13, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Very kind, Theroadislong! --valereee (talk) 16:15, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

what's your real name — Preceding unsigned comment added by DECHO1212 (talk • contribs) 16:24, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

@DECHO1212: I'm not sure what the rules are on this site in regards to asking for personal information, but, since it isn't much of a secret, my username is my real name. --MalachiReschke (talk) 18:10, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Draft:Saroj_Gupta my first article

check this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Saroj_Gupta let me know that i going right or not — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amit15110003 (talk • contribs) 18:59, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Amit15110003: Draft:Saroj_Gupta currently cites no references. (It lists some, but it doesn't cite them). Every Wikipedia article should be based on the references it cites. Maproom (talk) 20:30, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Should this song be in "References" for a movie?

For Stanley Kubrick's movie "Dr. Strangelove", I was wondering if the song "Slim Picken's Does the Right Thing and He Rides The Bomb to Hell" by The Offspring should be in the references. The song talks about Actors, characters, and plot points from the film, but it isn't in the references section. Here are the lyrics of the song. Thanks! https://genius.com/The-offspring-slim-pickens-does-the-right-thing-and-rides-the-bomb-to-hell-lyrics — Preceding unsigned comment added by Happychickeman (talk • contribs) 00:09, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi @Happychickeman:! The song doesn't have its own Wikipedia article, indicating it hasn't achieved notability so no, it should not be included in the references or see also sections. WP:NOTEVERYTHING addresses this in more detail. Orville1974 (talk) 00:40, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Identifying independent sources

For my draft for the artist Lizza Littlewort, can I ask for help in identifying suitable independent sources?

I've listed a few sources and divided them along what seem to be obvious lines of vested interest. Am I on the right track?

Independent Sources Living In Philistia: Lizza Littlewort's 'We Live In The Past' Lizza Littlewort’s ‘We Live in the Past’ | The World Weekly Lizza Littlewort’s Absurdist Paintings Liza Littlewort - Leonardo Da Vinci Art Gallery Lizza Littlewort – Today's Art world

Possible Vested Interest We Live in the Past | Littlewort — 99 Loop 99 Loop: Lizza Littlewort | WeekendSpecial Lizza Littlewort — JCO'S — Preceding unsigned comment added by Simbasounds (talk • contribs) 00:03, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

@Simbasounds: - All of the sources seem to be primarily sourced,blogs, and/or promotional. Niklas Zimmer (an essay he wrote about Lizza's art is used in two of the sources) is a photographer, musician, academic, artist, and composer . . . Orville1974 (talk) 00:53, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Sources blocked by IP

Say that I was to create a new article regarding an adult actor and cite biographical sources from other adult websites. If these websites are blocked by a large number of ISPs, are they still valid to use? --Hermit ^20xx 19:42, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Hermit 20XX. Provided the sources are reliable, and independent of the actor, then yes: see WP:SOURCEACCESS. Sources don't have to be online or easy to obtain, as long as they are in principle accessible to a determined reader. --ColinFine (talk) 20:21, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Welcome! Perhaps putting "| url-access=limited" within the citatio would be nice to indicate that not all editors will be able to access it. 2600:387:5:805:0:0:0:A5 (talk) 01:22, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Heading and notes to a graph

Hi, anyone who could help me how to add a headline and bottom note to a graph?

Best //Peter — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ekh14psv (talk • contribs) 17:45, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

I tried to do what I think you are asking for, in the draft: Draft:Kuwait Vision 2035, based on this question and what you said on your talk page. You probably need to fix the section header levels - but keep 'top' level sections as level 2, and don't use bold/formatting in section headers. Cheers. -- Begoon 18:34, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, appreciated. Best //Peter — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ekh14psv (talk • contribs) 06:29, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello. There is an error I couldn’t edit.

Article: Notes (Apple)

In the infobox, there is a section called Website. Its content is “www.apple.com/it.” The link redirects to Apple’s Italian-language website. This is not necessary because we are on Wikipedia in English. I tried to remove it. In the source code, there is no trace of it. It is visible on the rendered page. I would like to bring this issue to your attention.

175.223.11.207 (talk) 07:23, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Done its because, without a website parameter being specified, it imports the website from wikidata, where the website listed is the italian version DannyS712 (talk) 07:26, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

https://www.apple.com/it and https://www.apple.com don't mention Notes. I have changed Wikidata to link https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205773, the best I could find. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:20, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

@DannyS712 and PrimeHunter: How about a User's Guide? https://support.apple.com/guide/notes/toc --CiaPan (talk) 08:49, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

information on.... Dave Schiavone Wikipedia.........

Some one erroneously edited the above listing. Please advise how to address this issue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dssax (talk • contribs) 09:06, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

@Dssax: It would help if you provided a name of the article you're talking about. Article Dave Schiavone (a saxophonist, according to a listing at Schiavone) does not exist at Wikipedia yet (to be precise, it was created, but it has been deleted as not meeting Wikipedia minimum requirements). --CiaPan (talk) 09:13, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Is this about a Google search? A search of Dave Schiavone returns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Schiavone. It was deleted 21 March 2019 but Google cached it 14 March 2019 and hasn't updated since to remove it. They usually update Wikipedia pages much faster. PrimeHunter (talk) 09:36, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

One of my very first articles was declined for being too promtional

One of my very first articles has been reverted for being too promotional?

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Martin_Warner&action=edit&oldid=901207548

I removed all references that were not strictly accurate and made sure that unlike previous attempts, there was no claims that could not be backed up.

Perhaps, linking to published works deemed it too promotional?

Thank you.

--UX Ninja (talk) 12:04, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Current version Martin Warner. UX Ninja currently blocked on sock puppet grounds. Appealing block. David notMD (talk) 13:53, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

How do I add a companies logo

How do I add a companies logo to the page I have just created?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:UX_Ninja/sandbox

The company does not currently have a Wiki Page and I do not know them perosnally to find out how to get permission to use their company logo?

Thank you

--UX Ninja (talk) 12:06, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

See above. David notMD (talk) 13:54, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Very first article was declined...

Hello! My very first article was declined. Sure I made some mistakes. But really don't know how/what to fix. Maybe someone may help me or give me some assistance?!

Many greetings, Palim — Preceding unsigned comment added by PalimPalim1977 (talk • contribs) 05:00, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi PalimPalim1977. If you check at the top of Draft:Tim Luca Schmidt you will find some comments as to why the draft was declined. The main reason appears to be that you failed to demonstrate that the subject of the article meets Wikipedia:Notability (people). You've cited some sources in the draft, but none of them appear to provide the significant coverage necessary to establish Wikipedia notability. Wikipedia articles aren't considered reliable sources for any purpose, while IMDb and YouTube are considered to be user-generated sources in most cases and aren't helpful at all in establishing Wikipedia notability. If you'd want more feedback than this, try asking at User talk:Theroadislong since he's the reviewer who declined the draft. He might be able to provide you with some more specific details. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:26, 6 June 2019 (UTC)

In short, PalimPalim1977, if we were to reduce your draft to what is cited to reliable sources (which is required for articles on living people - see WP:BLP), all that would remain is a blank page. Please read WP:MFA and WP:RS and if you have further questions, come back. John from Idegon (talk) 17:03, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

We also tend to be very careful in making sure articles about living children pass our WP:GNG and WP:BLP1E standards. SportingFlyer T·C 16:42, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

My first article is about to be deleted... help!

I am currently in the process of finalizing my article: Damon E. Duncan. I am the communication intern for Mr. Duncan and he has asked me to write a wikipedia page on him. I have his resume and it is where majority of my information came from. I do not know how to properly site the resume so that the page is not removed. What are the proper steps I can take to ensure this page will be up and running? I am working on a desktop (visual editor).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Damon_E._Duncan — Preceding unsigned comment added by MichaelaBostick (talk • contribs) 14:10, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

@MichaelaBostick: Hello and welcome to the Teahouse. First, you will need to read and comply with some important policies, the conflict of interest policy and the paid editing policy(the latter even if you are an unpaid intern).

Regarding your draft, you seem to have a misconception about what Wikipedia is. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not social media like Facebook or LinkedIn for people(or their representative) to tell the world about themselves. Wikipedia is only interested in what independent reliable sources state about subjects that meet Wikipedia's special definition of notability; for people, that is defined at WP:BIO. Wikipedia has no interest in what someone wants to say about themselves, or whether they want a Wikipedia article(not just "page") about them. There are, in fact, good reasons to not want a Wikipedia article. Unless Mr. Duncan is significantly written about in independent sources, he would not merit a Wikipedia article at this time. If he did, you would essentially need to forget everything you know about him and only write based on the content of those sources. Most people in your position find this difficult to do. Feel free to show this message to Mr. Duncan. If all you want to do is tell the world about Mr. Duncan, you should use social media. 331dot (talk) 14:19, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

So, A) Your draft has been removed; Wikipedia is not a place for a resume. B) You can try again, but first must declare paid. C) Any information in a proposed article must come from what people have written about the person in reputable publications. Frankly, ain't going to happen, as in my opinion Mr. Duncan does not yet meet Wikipedia's yardstick for notability. David notMD (talk) 17:36, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

King Crimson Discography: EP section: for title "Level Five"

Upon clicking highlighted title for the "Level Five" EP, the user is directed back to the main menu for discography. There's obviously a technical fault. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AMP59 (talk • contribs) 19:18, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out AMP59: I've removed the link. The problem was that there used to be an article on that album, but it was decided that it did not meet the criteria for notability, so it was converted to a redirect back to the discography. --ColinFine (talk) 20:17, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for reply. I'm not too sure if I wholly agree with that decision. Surely the criteria is if a title exists or not and if so then it's perfectly valid. I had expressly wished to learn of the title's contents. It's not as if King Crimson produce disposable fodder. That decision only detracts from the focus of the details of the King Crimson archive. AMP59 (talk) 12:30, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

'Notable' (please follow ColinFine's wikilink above) does not mean 'important' or 'of good quality': it means 'sufficiently documented by independent (of the subject), published, Reliable sources. As a long-time fan of King Crimson myself, I would be the last person to decry any of their material, but your judgement (or mine) that the EP deserves an article of its own is merely the personal opinion of some anonymous person(s) on the internet. We would need to be able to cite substantial material (i.e. 2 or 3 separate passages of at least a few paragraphs each) about Level Five published in, for example, well-respected music journals (not blogs or user-generated websites) or reference books to establish its notability and permit a standalone article. Since it was issued some 18 years ago, I would have expected such material to exist, though not necessarily to be easy to track down. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 2.122.177.55 (talk) 18:54, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

How to handle issues with other editors

Hello Everyone, I've been editing on and off on Wikipedia for some time. I make an effort to learn from mistakes and to improve as an editor and to improve past work whenever I can. At times, over the years I have felt some editors haven't been diplomatic and that sometimes their actions (meaning the communication they impart and the edits they make or responses the publish) are hostile or retaliatory. When you arrive at the conclusion that the editor is not willing to have a respectful dialog and this begins to diminish one's interest in contributing further, is there a resource in this ecosystem (a board?) that one can reach out to for resolution to avoid this becoming a permanent or ongoing problem? I am not basing this on any recent incidents - purely based on experiences in the past, when contributions made in good faith have resulted in this type of situation.--1987atomheartbrother (talk) 18:11, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Hi @1987atomheartbrother:, I agree sometimes other editors can be mean/undiplomatic. I too can sometimes come out as harsh. But just remember that we are all imperfect human beings and sometimes what is undiplomatic to you may not be undiplomatic to them. Perhaps if they seem really undiplomatic you could leave a kind message on their talk page address your concern. Just remember that they are trying to make Wikipedia better as well (their edits are good-faith as well). Even if an editor ~~cones~~comes out as hostile, it doesn't mean they want you to stop contributing to Wikipedia. Who knows, they could be tired or have a different definition of what's hostile or not (and that's okay). What helps me is that I just try to read though their comment and thank then. ~~To my knowledge there is no board to report that type of problem.~~ Please see Cullen328's comment below

But perhaps creating a positive welcoming eccoystem starts with me. If I try to be positive and welcoming to other editors maybe they will too. Maybe you can (or are) do the same? Thanks. Fellew Wikipedia editor, OkayKenG (talk) 18:54, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Welcome to the Teahouse, 1987atomheartbrother. I suggest that you read the policy page Wikipedia:Dispute resolution, which describes a number of processes available to you, depending on the circumstances of the specific dispute. I hope that you will use these methods instead of being deterred from contributing. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 20:22, 8 June 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, @Cullen328: and @OkayKenG: I truly appreciate your feedback and have made notes accordingly. In the meantime I will continue my efforts and hope for the best. Many thanks.--1987atomheartbrother (talk) 19:53, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

During editing,

I found some inaccuracies submitted by previous contributors. Can I edit such inaccuracies? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naveenverma59 (talk • contribs) 17:23, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Naveenverma50, and welcome to the Teahouse. In general, the answer is Yes; but there are some things to beware of.

All information in a Wikipedia article should come from a reliable published source: things that you (or I!) just know, do not belong there unless we can find a reliably published source.

So, there are several cases.

If the information is obvious nonsense, that somebody has changed or inserted just to disrupt Wikipedia, then it is vandalism, and anybody may (and should) remove it. (If you look at the history of the article, you can probably see which user made the change, and when; and often you can simply undo the change.)
If the information that you think is wrong, is cited to what appears to be a reliable source, then you should not remove or alter it. What you can do is to start a discussion about it on the article's talk page, trying to reach consensus.
If the information that you think is wrong is not cited to a source, or the source does not actually support it, or the source is not reliable, then you can remove or change it; but ideally, anything you put in in its place will be cited to a source.
If the issue is in any way contentious - if other people might not agree with you about what is correct (and especially if this is about a political or religious dispute) then I would advise you not to change the article until you have established a consensus to do so. --ColinFine (talk) 20:57, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

How can I create a new article?

There is an actress called Allie Bertram and I wanted to create an article of her. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nonepeace (talk • contribs) 17:45, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello Nonepeace and welcome to the Teahouse. You may find this page helpful: Wikipedia:Your first article. You can make the article at Allie Bertram; however, it may be better to start it at Draft:Allie Bertram, where you can improve it until it is ready for article space. There should be significant coverage of this person in sources that can be trusted, which should be included in the article: see Help:Referencing for beginners. Thanks, Rubbish computer (Talk: Contribs) 20:06, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

@Rubbish computer: I have fixed the link in your comment. Interstellarity T 🌟 21:35, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Insufficient citations in article to be translated

Hi, I'm working on translating a French Wikipedia article to English. However, I noticed that the original article has insufficient citations. This is the article in question. What's the procedure? Should I attempt to find sources for all of the information for the English article, just translate it, or wait until the citation issue on the French page is resolved before proceeding with the translation? Thank you. Encyclistia (talk) 19:45, 9 June 2019 (UTC) comment added by Encyclistia (talk • contribs) 19:43, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Your translation must be sourced, and furthermore must faithfully summarise what the sources say. If the French article is not sourced, then you should probably not simply translate it: a Wikipedia article should not be written from what you, or I, or a random person on the Internet, knows or thinks, but from what the sources say. You can of course leave the translation until the French article is properly cited; but (unless the article was originally written from sources and just the citation omitted, which seems to me unlikely) the article will probably have to be rewritten anyway. So I would advise finding the sources (sources in French are acceptable if there are not suitable ones in English), and writing the article from them, without much input from the French article. --ColinFine (talk) 20:28, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

Ok, I will write the new article as you suggest. Thank you for the advice. Encyclistia (talk) 20:54, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

@Encyclistia: Isn’t the article already there? Limoges – Bellegarde Airport? TimTempleton ^(talk) ^(cont) 21:57, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

@Timtempleton: Look like two very different airports, about 350km apart. Both listed at fr:Liste des aérodromes en France. David Biddulph (talk) 22:19, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

@David Biddulph: ah - it appears you are right. My French (and map reading) isn't so good. TimTempleton ^(talk) ^(cont) 21:44, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Rajatkumar Dani

Please help me to edit this page properly. Help me to save this page from deletion — Preceding unsigned comment added by Premsolanki.cso (talk • contribs) 21:52, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

@Premsolanki.cso: Your current page has a whole host of problems. The biggest of which is that it reads like a puff piece. Please review WP:NPOV and WP:PROMOTION to gain an understanding of what encyclopedic content is and isn't. The article is also very long and there are no individual secondary sources for most of the claims. Please consider making a draft and trying to get feedback, but as it stands, your current version of the article is inappropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia. Sasquatch t|c 22:04, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

@Premsolanki.cso: As you'll now have seen, that page has now been deleted. I notice that you, or a co-worker, also appear to have created a promotional piece today on this person over at Wikidata which I can't say I've seen anyone try before. Nick Moyes (talk) 23:02, 10 June 2019 (UTC)

Help with code

Helped I want to eventually make a page on Wikipedia. I have no idea how to use code (i.e. how to use apostrophes for links or make it bold, insert tables, etc.). Can you help me with that please? Thank you. Porygon-Z (talk) 00:10, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Porygon-Z474, welcome to the Teahouse. We have two alternative editing tools here, both of which do actualy have buttons for you to select basic formatting, but you may find Help:Cheatsheet useful for understanding wikimarkup. The alternative way of editing is to use The Visual Editor, but most experienced wikipedia editors stil prefer to use the source editor as this gives greater control. Once you've found a notable topic, you might wish to start drafting it via the Articles for Creation Wizard. And The Wikpedia Adventure is a very good interactive tour around the encyclopaedia, which should help you understand the basics of how things work. We're always here to help you if you get stuck. Regards, Nick Moyes (talk) 00:21, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Nick Moyes (talk) The only thing I'm confused about is the referencing. I wanna make a Porygon page but I don't know how to do it. I just don't know how to make a page or article let alone publish one. Where do I start? Porygon-Z (talk) 00:58, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

@Porygon-Z474: Start here using the visual editor Wikipedia:Article wizard. The link will help you get the article started. Orville1974 (talk) 01:10, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

I heard there was an old article about my topic how do i bring that up to put in my article? Porygon-Z (talk) 01:19, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

@Porygon-Z474: The article was merged/redirected in June 2017 to List of generation I Pokémon. The old content is here: [2]. Rather than creating a new article, you should edit the existing article to preserve its history. Orville1974 (talk) 01:27, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

OK I think I'll do that thanks for the help and I'll be sure to come back if I have any more questions. Porygon-Z (talk) 01:36, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

@Porygon-Z474: The restored article is now here: Porygon. It looks like you've made successful edits to a few dozen other articles, so I'll leave you to it. Happy editing! Orville1974 (talk) 01:37, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Will do. Thanks! Porygon-Z (talk) 01:57, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

Hey one more thing, how can I have someone review my article? Porygon-Z (talk) 02:22, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

@Porygon-Z474: I've moved it into draft space so others will realize the article is still in development. The article is located at Draft:Porygon. You can request a review when you're ready by asking at WP:EAR or on the article talk page. Orville1974 (talk) 02:32, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

OK, got it! Thanks! Porygon-Z (talk) 02:39, 11 June 2019 (UTC)