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October 20

Article nominated for deletion, and then ignored by nominator

Hello,

I recently created a page Amplitude (company) which was nominated for deletion. I added a number of sources (Reuters, CNBC, The Economist, Bloomberg, etc) which I think very clearly meet the notability guidelines, but the editor who nominated the page for deletion won't respond to those sources. (They only responded to a few other sources I mentioned to answer a specific question of theirs, and have subsequently ignored me for days.) I honestly don't think I'm getting a fair review and I don't understand what I should do in this situation. It's already coming up on the 7 day period, and I'm worried my work will just be gone soon. Do I just wait until the end of the 7 days and then someone else will take a look? Am I supposed to vote somehow to get someone to take a look? I'm a quick learner, but when someone just ignores my core sources I'm not learning anything. Thanks in advance for any guidance. -- Jjersin (talk) 00:51, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi Jjersin, thanks for coming to the help desk. I totally understand your concern since the AfD has not had any participation besides you and the nominator. In this case, the AfD will typically be kept open past the initial seven days until further consensus develops. This will allow more editors to comment.

Since nobody has seems to have reviewed this yet, I'll be happy to take a look and weigh in. ––FormalDude talk 00:56, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for taking a look, FormalDude! --Jjersin (talk) 00:59, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Jjersin: Hi there! When you would like to get an editor's attention, you can use the {{ping}} template when you are posting (as I've done here) so they receive a notification. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 02:54, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Good to know! Thanks for the tip, GoingBatty! -- Jjersin (talk) 17:40, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

zellers zellers canada info on wikipedia

how can we correct the information for zellers , zellers canada and zellers restaurant that is owned by Azriel family trust and Maria Almerinda Moniz Sousa portuguese immigrant from Azores Portugal — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.27.255.248 (talk) 05:27, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! If you want to correct information about the Zellers article, you may edit the article directly (unless you have a conflict of interest), or post your suggestions on the article's talk page: Talk:Zellers. Be sure to provide reliable sources with your information. If you haven't already done so, you may wish to review Help:Introduction and Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Adventure to learn how to edit. Hope this helps, and happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 16:15, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Why are not showing my name on Google - Ajay Raz

Ajay Raz is an Indian actor & model who works in Hindi films. While pursuing an engineering degree in math, he dabbled in modeling and made attempts to start a career in film. After struggling for two years, he made his acting debut in 2019 , a fashion show about t romantic tribulations faced by three young men, which was invited by Ally Aqib khan on Lucknow Uttar Pradesh. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajay Raz (talk • contribs) 06:02, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

This has already been answered at the Teahouse. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 07:11, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Furthermore, we can't help with questions about Google here, Ajay Raz. The help desk is for asking questions about Wikipedia, and Wikipedia has no control over what appears on Google. Cordless Larry (talk) 09:46, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Template issue

Hi, I have been trying to add template:socialism in the UK to Socialist Workers Party (UK) page, however a user keeps undoing this edit as they outline it "add[s] a massive space to the top of the page". However, when I add this/ publish the page I do not get this issue - the text runs around the info sidebar pretty well. I just wanted to see if there was a way for someone to test this as a third party to see what happens. Could it be a device issue? Jamzze (talk) 08:05, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Jamzze: The template had an extra line at the top that was causing the gap on the article. I've removed the extra line and the gap no longer appears. So I think your problem is solved! ––FormalDude talk 08:30, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Oh thank you so much!! Jamzze (talk) 08:37, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Happy to help ––FormalDude talk 08:42, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Rahul Gandhi Qualification

Hello, I have a query, how can someone finish his BA in 1994 & M.Phil in 1995?? I am laughing at the ignorance with which you have posted this qualification.

what is wrong with Wikipedia?

Please correct it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rko191 (talk • contribs) 09:22, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Firstly, you can do a one-year Master's Degree in some countries. I cannot check the 1995 source, as it's behind a paywall. But, Wikipedia is a tertiary source, so we follow what reliable sources say. If you think those sources are wrong, bring it up at Talk:Rahul Gandhi rather than being facetious about it here. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:27, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Rko191: I took a screenshot of the source [1] before the paywall hid it. It says: "The Cambridge University on Tuesday confirmed that Rahul Gandhi was a student at Trinity College from October 1994 to July 1995 and was awarded an M.Phil in Development Studies in 1995." PrimeHunter (talk) 11:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

On student editors...

For this person who doesn't deal with student editors, are edit suggestions like these here supposed to be actioned by themselves or by a third party (such as me)? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 09:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Jo-Jo Eumerus I would expect the student to edit the article. The course profile says that "this course focusses entirely on improving existing and writing new articles in Wikipedia". TSventon (talk) 12:13, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Jo-Jo Eumerus: Looks to me that the student editor is asking for help with the article. GoingBatty (talk) 16:18, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Jo-Jo Eumerus: I do not think we should ask editors to make any particular change to our normal methods to accommodate "student editors". If a student adds to an article or a talk page, we should react as we would to any other editor. If the student explicitly states "I'm a student working on an assignment and I need help" or whatever, then react as we would to any new editor and provide the requested help if you want to and the request is reasonable. Any off-Wikipedia rules established by the instructor should be enforced by the instructor, not by us. -Arch dude (talk) 17:37, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

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WIKEPEADEA WIKIPEDIA CORRECT KATE K K KAYLA DORM INN OKAY DTS DESK BOOK LEASE — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.164.135.50 (talk) 20:29, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Please state your question in the form of a question, and don't use all caps. RudolfRed (talk) 20:34, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Billing

My monthly contribution comes out of my checkbook every month. But I keep getting appeals. Pleas send these to those who don’t contribute. Thank you. Gordy6363 (talk) 20:47, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Gordy6363: There is a setting in your preferences where you can disable the fundraising banners. RudolfRed (talk) 21:14, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@Gordy6363: The setting RudolfRed mentioned is on Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-centralnotice-banners. Happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 02:16, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Donations

I wish there was a mailing address where we could send anonymous cash donations for Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.230.50.99 (talk) 20:49, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi. It's the Wikimedia Foundation that collects donations, not Wikipedia. https://donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ways_to_Give doesn't list sending cash as a possibility (sending cash through the post seems a bad idea to me), but there's a contact address there. --ColinFine (talk) 21:38, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Lewis Carroll and CP

CW/ Child sexual abuse, pornography

I was doing some researching about facts and claims if Lewis Carroll aka Charles Dodson, author of famous novels and poems such as Alice in Wonderland/ Alice Through the Looking Glass and Jabberwocky, was a pedo and a child SA (sexual abuser), and found a certain section pertaining his concerning history of photography, with claims that (30?) of them were of children, either clothed or not. There was a photo of proof of one of these photos, with a naked child. Can we talk about his inappropriate tendencies WITHOUT circulating it?!? I don't want someone else to accidentally stumble upon that kind of CP like how intentional pedos infiltrate servers flash their junks to potential minors on the servers. Please save them the humiliation, thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by BloodyShard123 (talk • contribs) 21:12, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Discuss this on Talk:Lewis Carroll, not here. —A little blue Bori v^_^v ^{Jéské Couriano} 21:14, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Lupton family

A previous editor made the pic/photo of Hugh Lupton (in the Hugh Lupton section on this page ) too small, can you please restore it to its original size?, as it was 2 days ago? I could not do this. Thanks 49.3.146.151 (talk) 22:45, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

@49.3.146.151: FormalDude answered your above request to resize another image on that same page. Other than that, nobody other than you edited that article from Oct. 8 until today. The Hugh Lupton image looks fine to me. Please clarify which image you're concerned about, and if the problem still persists.. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 22:58, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Please read - Thanks - I am confused as to what "re-size" means - I thought the photos look a little too small. Could the last photo of Alan Lupton be made a little bigger - I know I asked for it to me made smaller yesterday - but if possible - a little bit bigger so that it is the same size as the other pics in the article. Thanks for your patience! 49.3.146.151 (talk) 23:06, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

I encourage you to learn how to resize images yourself. It's a good skill to have if you're going to be spending a lot of time editing this information, and it will save you the trouble of having to specify the correct image. See Help:Pictures#Thumbnail sizes. You can also go to the edit history and see what FormalDude did to the code. In this case, he changed the default size from 220x220px to 184x184px. It sounds like you'd like something closer to 200x200px. Try it and preview it, and if you're happy, save it. You can always revert your change if you change your mind, but preview it first. If you're stuck, you can always come back and ask for help again. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 23:35, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

Help please !! I have failed - I did as you suggested and put on 200x200px but the pic has gone (frame still there but empty - no photo...). Please fix and thanks for eth advice - i will get it right next time. 49.3.146.151 (talk) 23:42, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

It is only necessary to specify the width (e.g 220px, or preferably upright=1.0), the height is adjusted automatically to prevent distortion. I have set this to 1.0, which is the default size. Further adjustments can made by changing this (e.g 0.9 (smaller) or 1.1 (larger)) if there is a good reason. MB 00:10, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

October 21

Resizing image in infobox?

I was trying to add an image to the infobox for the Quba Mosque, but the image is unreasonably large and offsets the formatting of the page-- does anyone know how I can resize it to a normal size?

Thanks

Eggventura (talk) 02:54, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Eggventura: I've edited the article and the image should be fixed now. When adding files to infoboxes, you don't need to use the wikicode [[File:]], as the template does that automatically, so you only need to type in the name of the file. Thanks for helping improve the article. Isabelle ^🔔 02:58, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Isabelle: Thank you so much! I always love how despite its flaws Wikipedia brings together some of the most genuinely altruistic people there are. Definitely noted advice for the future.

Have a fantastic morning/evening/afternoon wherever you are,

Eggventura (talk) 03:08, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

How do I unpatrol a page?

Hello. I've accidentally marked Draft:Let's Go Brandon! as patrolled while fumbling around with my scroll bar. It's not immediately clear to me how I can undo my marking of the draft as patrolled, since the page curation script does not pop up on drafts for me. Is there a way to undo this through a standard Wikipedia interface? — Mikehawk10 (talk) 03:32, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

How do bots automatically add content to articles?

Hi! I often read articles about cities and towns around the world, and the vast majority of articles contain detailed, recent statistics about the place's demographics and climate. Here are a few examples of content I suspect is generated by bots:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town#Climate (see the table "Climate data for Cape Town")
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giddings,_Texas#Demographics (you see these demographics, presented in this exact order, on many articles about US towns and cities)

My hunch is that this content is added to articles by bots, and not human beings. Is this true? What are these types of editor bots called? Is there a community that maintains them? I'd like to contribute but need a place to start.

Thank you for your help. Data Engineer (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 03:34, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

The "Demographics" section you link to was created by User:Rambot in 2002. Rambot last edited in 2006 and is no longer being maintained. The "Climate" table of Cape Town was added by a human in 2006 , and gradually reformatted to match the current format. So, there's no bot that I'm aware of maintaining these anymore, only various humans each doing their part. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 03:49, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Data Engineer: They are called bots like you say. See Wikipedia:Bots. Their username contains "bot". The page history shows who added what. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:20, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Referencing

how to referncingJamshi jabeen (talk) 06:12, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Jamshi jabeen Please see referencing for beginners. 331dot (talk) 07:55, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Harvey Feigenbaum

I submitted an article on Harvey Feigenbaum a couple of months ago. Has it been received? Is it being considered for publication?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Gregorywall (talk • contribs) 17:30, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

No you didn't. You dumped a big load of information about this guy on some other editor's talk page (User talk:Gregorywall) a while back. That's not the same as creating an article. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:45, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Orangemike: It's his own talk page, not "some other editor's". DuncanHill (talk) 17:55, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Gregorywall: Hi there! You may be interested in Help:Your first article, which will guide you through the process of creating a draft article that can be considered for publication. Hope this helps, and happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 17:52, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

WIKIPEDIA DELETED MY BOOKMARKS! WHAT DO I DO?

Hello lovely people! I'm an avid wikipedia user, particularly on the mobile app on IOS. I love the app and used it regularly. However, just yesterday, I opened it for a late-night read, and lo and behold, everything is gone! And I mean everything; my saved pages, reading lists and history all disappeared. I've been using this for years avidly and a massive amount was lost overnight, an aggregate I doubt I'd be able to simply recover. So I'm writing to ask if there is anything I can do to recover what's been lost. One of the issues is I was using the app without an account, so I'm not sure if that makes a difference. Any ideas of what to do? Anyways, thanks for your consideration and patience and have a great day!

17:44, 21 October 2021 (UTC)17:44, 21 October 2021 (UTC)~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:40D:4300:9A3:C0DC:DF2B:3CAE:2EE3 (talk)

The mobile apps for Wikipedia are ...not great... but bookmarks and so on are usually saved by your browser. That may be where the problem is. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:06, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

The Android app has a bookmark-like feature; I assume the iOS app also does, and that's what the IP is referring to. I doubt their browser has anything to do with it. – Rummskartoffel 20:42, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

I found this link: [2], which has instructions on how to report a bug in the iOS app. Questions can also be sent to mobile-ios-wikipedia at wikimedia dot org RudolfRed (talk) 18:47, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

If you register and use a Wikipedia account, the watchlist & contribution history are stored within Wikipedia and thus not dependent on a particular app to access it. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:14, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

The apps allow you to create reading lists that are synced to your account by the mw:Extension:Reading Lists. Unfortunately, OP, without an account the data is only stored locally. If it has disappeared, then you are probably out of luck. I think they should offer the option to store in iCloud or whatever the Google equivalent is (Drive?). You could submit a feature request. ⁓ Pelagic ( messages ) 14:28, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Arecibo message

There does not seem to be any relevant posts or knowledge that prove any historical hoax revolving the Arecibo message. (In the case studies of crop circle investigations there is evidence of radiation and methods used that cannot be explained fully.) These instances cannot be replicated in any fashion by humans. There is a reason many crop circle investigations are ongoing. The incident involving the Arecibo message has yet to be explained by modern science and thus confirming the event to be a possible extraterrestrial response. In other words: It is impossible to be a hoax and the wiki page needs to be updated to meet scientific standards. People should see things for how they really are and not base findings as fact when they are not. If I am not allowed to do the edits myself and must complain to someone who can than so be it. Let the truth have it's day. Take for instance the real science that is taking place in these investigations. When you claim something is a hoax and have 0 proof that it is a hoax; then in my clinical opinion it is not a hoax. There seems to be more evidence that proves it's validity than the latter. I do appreciate the wiki and the public service it provides, but it's better to tell a truth than a lie. Please keep this standard as you continue to provide this service.

http://execonn.com/cropcircles/isotopes.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:800:8202:71E0:C9DD:30C4:752:ED3F (talk) 19:06, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Please address any concerns about an article to its talk page, in this case Talk:Arecibo message. Wikipedia summarizes independent reliable sources say, and makes no claims about truthfulness. See WP:TRUTH. 331dot (talk) 19:14, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Dear IP querant: for what it's worth, I live not far from Chilbolton, attend meetings for those interested in strange phenomena, and have met and talked to some of the people who made that crop image (and many others). Whether one considers it to be a hoax, performance art (as some regular crop-circle makers do), or something else, it's not aliens.

This assertion of mine is of course uncited hearsay, so you are free to take it any way you wish, or ignore it. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.193.128.151 (talk) 21:10, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Pedant here - no unexplained phenomena is impossible to be a hoax - that's why it's called unexplained. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 22:16, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

change company name on page

Need to change company name from Pei Partnership Architects (old) to PEI Architects (New), but I can't seem to be able to make the change. Can someone help me? Anyone? Help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bedoyapeiarchitects (talk • contribs) 20:25, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

Bedoyapeiarchitects Retitling an article (not a "page") requires moving it; you may request this at Requested Moves. Also, if you haven't already, please review conflict of interest and paid editing for information on required formal disclosures. 331dot (talk) 20:38, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

@Bedoyapeiarchitects: I moved the article. It needs more content besides a list of projects, and needs more sourcing. Besides the mandatory disclosures, please see WP:COIREQ. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 22:13, 21 October 2021 (UTC)

October 22

What template or action causes this?

After taking along break from Wikipedia, I have forgot how to use a few tools and templates. I am currently trying to find out what tool or template causes something like :

Note: WikiProject Disambiguation has been notified of this discussion. blank (talk) 15:05, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

I copy and pasted that from a page that already had that notification. The question is what tool is used. Can someone please help and explain to me. Aceing_Winter_Snows_Harsh_Cold (talk) 03:50, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

@Aceing Winter Snows Harsh Cold: The {{Notified}} template is probably what you're probably looking for, though I believe the specific example that you mentioned comes from the script User:TheTVExpert/rmCloser (used for requested move discussions). DanCherek (talk) 03:58, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Malicious Commons: deletion request has removed current logo from infobox

Resolved

I received a notice from a user called Flalf that the coat of arms in the infobox at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Chicago is tagged for deletion, saying "Not own work as indicated, website logo ripped off archdiocese website. https://www.archchicago.org/ Flalf (talk) 02:53, 22 October 2021 (UTC)" This was not "ripped off" the archdiocese website. There are no SVG files on the archdiocese website. Wikipedia prompts me to respond at the entry, but the only way to do so is to edit the comment, so I added to it: "This is an .svg file which is the official coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Chicago, and needs to be restored to the page immediately." Meanwhile, someone (I presume this Flalf) removed the current coat of arms from the page and replaced it with one that is over 5 years old. This does not represent the Archdiocese of Chicago and is incorrect. The correct coat of arms file does exist but I cannot seem to restore it to the infobox. Please advise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WaterWish298 (talk • contribs) 05:33, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

I see that you've now made the relevant edit to the infobox. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:07, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Confirmed User

I have been in Wikipedia for 4 days and edited more than 100 times so why I have not become Auto Confirmed User UserABCXYZ (talk) 05:37, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

@UserABCXYZ you have not quite yet been here for four days, the autoconfirmed group will be applied when four days exactly have passed since registration. firefly ( t · c ) 06:41, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

According to [3], your account was registered at "2021-10-18 10:15". Which means you should become autoconfirmed soon after 10:15 UTC today (2 hours from now, though it doesn't always happen immediately to the minute when 4 days has elapsed). Joseph2302 (talk) 08:19, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Flow Chemistry

Information about "Flow Chemistry" is like telling the world that Earth revolves and it is a new revelation.

Every time a liquid is charged to a vessel whether it is used in a batch or continuous process it has to flow. So "Flow" is not a new revelation.

For Batch process, liquids are charged to a reactor and stopped before the reaction is started. It is an intermittent flow of liquids i.e. stop and go. So it cannot be called "Flow Chemistry".

For continuous processes liquids flow continuously 24x7x52 hours per year.

These two definitions have existed since humans could think. Thus most of the information on "FLOW CHEMSITRY" Wikipedia is nothing new for chemists and chemical engineers.

It seems whosoever has added subject matter needs to think. 2+2=4 will remain a fact.

Not a single example of a commercial process that is being used is given.

There are only Batch Processes or Continuous Processes and THERE ARE NO FLOW CHEMISTRY PROCESSES.

Most information is relates to use of "micro reactors" that due to they being a huge investment have NO VALUE. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.100.214.110 (talk) 13:10, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Did you have a question about editing Wikipedia? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:02, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Hello, IP user. If you have suggestions to make about an article, please make them on the talk page of that article; in this case Talk:Flow chemistry. Wikipedia is not a publisher of new ideas, but a summariser of what has already been published: some of that will appear obvious to some readers. Having said that, I'm inclined to agree that the article does not establish that "flow chemistry" is (yet) a topic which meets Wikipedia's criteria for WP:notability - i.e. that "flow chemistry" has specifically been written about much. But again, the place to discuss this is on the talk page; WT:WikiProject Chemistry would also be a good place. --ColinFine (talk) 14:06, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

The IP editor may like to read the 2020 review article "How to approach flow chemistry" from the RSC available as a .pdf here Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:14, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Ref Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhota_Shakeel

Greetings,I am new here and from Romania.I did some research online and I would like an editor to correct this article mentioned in the Subject-

I have sources below which back my claim

</ref>Ahmad, Sohail (19 January 2021). "How Dawood empire got destroyed by the same ISI that created it". Opednews.com.</ref>

</ref>Navashree, Nandini (15 January 2021). "CONFIRMED". Indian Defence Review. {{cite web}}: Text "Dawood In Karachi, Pakistan's ISI Harbouring Chota Shakeel: Arrested Lakdawala" ignored (help)</ref>

</ref>Navashree. "Former ISI officials confirm the death of Gangster Chhota Shakeel". [[ https://issuu.com]].</ref>

I am very bad at editing Wikipedia and it' my first time-I need help as I am just trying.If someone can help me out I would be grateful.

The subject is deceased when the page says he is alive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Freenewsnetwork (talk • contribs) 14:26, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

The place for discussion of the article is Talk:Chhota Shakeel. You will see that there has been much discussion of rumours of his death. --David Biddulph (talk) 13:46, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

A message of adding as 'not constructive'

Sir Edward Tierney was a slave owner. It appears adding this fact on Wikipedia is no constructive. Could you please explain why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.19.54.217 (talk) 13:28, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

The problem was that your edits were unsourced. See WP:Verifiability. --David Biddulph (talk) 13:38, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

The text that you added appears to be a direct copy and paste of copyrighted text taken from the Admiral Sir Edmund Nagle page at the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery website. See WP:COPYVIO.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 13:43, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Hello, please provide a link to the edit concerned, there does not seem to be an edit in the history of the IP address used to post here and Wikipedia does not appear to have an article in the name Edward Tierney. There is an explanation in respect of edits to Edmund Nagle (that they are unsourced) at your talk page. (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.) Thank you. Eagleash (talk){ec}}

IP editor made this edit at Edmund Nagle which was reverted by Editor Serols. I can't speak to Edward Tierney.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 14:26, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Hello 78.19.54.217, your edit Slave owner was without sources. Regards --Serols (talk) 14:39, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Can this be resolved by someone helping the new user add the information in line with Wikipedia's rules? It seems as though the source is reliable. I don't understand the topic well enough to do this well. Thanks, John Cummings (talk) 19:54, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

@John Cummings: Per the Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle, the editor can discuss their suggestion on the article's talk page to come to a consensus with the reverter and other interested editors. GoingBatty (talk) 21:11, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

English language

What is the meaning of criticism — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.112.66.243 (talk) 14:41, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Have you looked at our article on Criticism? (It's not very good, but it gives some idea). Or if you just want a dictionary, see the entry in Wiktionary. --ColinFine (talk) 16:01, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

How to make a page

To whom it may concern,I'm wondering how I could make my own page,A response would be appreciated,Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brian j Willemse (talk • contribs) 19:08, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

@Brian j Willemse: Hi there, and welcome to Wikipedia! I see you've already created a user page, and suggest you first review Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors. Next, to learn how to edit the encyclopedia articles here at Wikipedia, I suggest you review Help:Introduction and run through the game at Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Adventure. Creating a new article is one of the hardest things to do at Wikipedia, so I suggest lots of experience editing existing articles first. Creating an article about yourself is strongly discouraged: see Wikipedia:Autobiography and Wikipedia:An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing. If you want to create an article that meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, called "notability", then you can follow the instructions at Help:Your first article. Hope this helps, and happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 19:38, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

@GoingBatty:thankyou for your response and advice highly appreciated.

Are all species considered notable?

Hi

Is there a specific rule for the notability of species on English Wikipedia? Are all species considered notable, if so where is this written?

If all species are considered notable what rules would apply in terms of the minimum length of the article and the number of references needed?

Thanks very much

. John Cummings (talk) 19:37, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

@John Cummings: Hi there! See WP:SPECIESOUTCOMES. Hope this helps, and happy editing! GoingBatty (talk) 19:40, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi GoingBatty thanks so much for this, very helpful, if there are any other relevant policies you're aware of please do let me know. Thanks again, John Cummings (talk) 19:44, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

@John Cummings: Depending on the species, the related WikiProject may have its own article guidelines. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life#Scope and related projects for links to many WikiProjects. GoingBatty (talk) 19:50, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Thanks very much GoingBatty. John Cummings (talk) 19:53, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

stuff

is are brain big or small — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123456790abbi (talk • contribs) 19:57, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

@123456790abbi: Hi there! "big" and "small" are relative terms. You might find your answer at the Human brain article. This Help desk is only for questions about using Wikipedia, not for general knowledge questions. If you have any factual questions, please use the search box or post them on the Wikipedia:Reference desk. GoingBatty (talk) 21:14, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

How to remove hateful comments from talk page?

To whom it may concern, A user who goes by 2600:8801:8109:A700:E074:93A7:C26F:3532 (or at least has that IP address) left the following comment on my talk page: "Your a misinformation pos" and commented (Lies) in the section to describe changes. Can something be done about that? Could the comment be removed from my talk page or you cannot revert it? I feel like it's a hurtful/hateful comment that shouldn't be there. Please contact me with how you would proceed. Thank you in advance. Losipov (talk) 20:03, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

@Losipov: With the exception of a few things, anything can be removed from your own user talk page. The act of doing so is taken to mean that you have read and acknowledged the matter. —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 20:07, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

@Losipov: - I've removed that comment and edit summary from your history under WP:RD3. As that was the IPs only edit to Wikipedia, I can't justify any further action against the IP, such as a short block. Mjroots (talk) 08:31, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Have I been booted off Wiki I am sure I used to have a page?!

Hello! I am pretty sure I used to have a Wikipedia page and it has been deleted? For what reason would I have been got rid of do you think? I am not trying to be obnoxious, I am just trying to relaunch my career in my chosen field and it would help if I was able to have my page back with who I have worked for. I don't want anything fancy or dramatic just a list of people that I have written for. Help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8000:FE02:83C6:BC90:FCEB:45C9:A325 (talk) 21:09, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi there! If you tell us the name of the article (or draft or user page), we would be able to tell you if it existed and if it was deleted and why. In general, it could have been a copyright issue or not being neutral or not meeting Wikipedia's notability requirements. GoingBatty (talk) 21:18, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi Going Batty (I have gone batty) I tried to reply I am not sure if it worked though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8000:FE02:83C6:BC90:FCEB:45C9:A325 (talk) 21:37, 22 October 2021 (UTC) Ok me again. I think out of all those reasons you gave it must be I don't meet Wiki's notability requirements. Cringe. Please could you let me know? It is Emma Parker Bowles 2603:8000:FE02:83C6:BC90:FCEB:45C9:A325 (talk) 21:44, 22 October 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:8000:FE02:83C6:BC90:FCEB:45C9:A325 (talk) 21:39, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

The article about you was deleted after a discussion here Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Emma Parker Bowles, you were not considered notable in Wikipedia's terms. Theroadislong (talk) 21:49, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Just had a read on the discussion - lol. A bit harsh. I absolutely don't think I should have had a page for any tenuous links to the RF BUT in my defence I was the UK's top female motoring journalist for many years where i kicked ass in a male dominated sphere.(Vicky Butler Henderson was the Queen of the Screen I just wrote a lot but we were both really successful.) I had a weekly motoring column in the Sun newspaper for years, a motoring column in a women's lifestyle magazine for 8 years and I wrote for Top Gear magazine, Sunday Times, Robb Report etc etc. And did a motoring show called Vroom Vroom. 2603:8000:FE02:83C6:BC90:FCEB:45C9:A325 (talk) 22:07, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

And this nugget from that discussion is grossly unfair, untrue and unkind. "I get the feeling it was merely paraphrasing press releases for those companies as a 'hey it's that person' type of personality, and hardly any kind of investigative journalism" You don't keep a weekly motoring column on the Sun newspaper by paraphrasing press releases trust me. But glad to see that is where my (modest) Wiki donations went to - people being mean!!! 2603:8000:FE02:83C6:BC90:FCEB:45C9:A325 (talk) 22:11, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Hi Emma, I've just read Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Emma Parker Bowles and I'm fairly embarrassed that some editors decided to make comments like that. You may not meet our notability requirements, but that's no excuse for rudeness. I'm very sorry. 22:24, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, I appreciate that. It was disappointing because it was not what I imagined the Wiki community to be all about. But no hard feelings. One love! 2603:8000:FE02:83C6:BC90:FCEB:45C9:A325 (talk) 22:50, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

In addition, it's worth noting that Wikipedia has quite specific notability guidelines which might not exactly correspond to common understandings of notability. Not having an article about yourself does not mean that you are not notable in your field, and if you are relaunching your career I would suggest that it would be far more useful to have your own website where you can control all the content, rather than relying on a Wikipedia article. And the deletion discussion unfortunately might be an example of why An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing. ClaudineChionh (talk) 23:53, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Thank you Claudine for your sage advice and for your gracious comments. Much appreciated. 2603:8000:FE02:83C6:BC90:FCEB:45C9:A325 (talk) 00:31, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

How do I properly point a citation to a specific location in a book

Resolved

How do I cite a location in a book without page numbers that is in the style of an encyclopedia? The book in question is

• Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2015). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Muramasa Industries Ltd. ISBN 978-1-61172-018-1.

The book is structured like an encyclopedia with different entries under headings, but without page numbers. I don't think these entries are really "chapters". Does {{cite book}} have a parameter that can be used in such case, i.e., that I can use to point to one of the orange "headings" in the book? Would the "chapter" parameter be the correct parameter to use here and, if not, which parameter of the template should I use? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 21:24, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

According to the the look-inside view at Amazon, the print version of encyclopedia has page numbers. Were I citing the print version I would write:

{{cite encyclopedia |last=Clements |first=Jonathan |last2=McCarthy |first2=Helen |entry=Air Gear |encyclopedia=The Anime Encyclopedia: A Century of Japanese Animation |page=17 |edition=3rd Revised |date=2015 |publisher=Muramasa Industries |isbn=978-1-61172-018-1}}

Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2015). "Air Gear". The Anime Encyclopedia: A Century of Japanese Animation (3rd Revised ed.). Berkley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-61172-018-1.

For the kindle version:

{{cite encyclopedia |last=Clements |first=Jonathan |last2=McCarthy |first2=Helen |entry=Air Gear |encyclopedia=The Anime Encyclopedia: A Century of Japanese Animation |type=Kindle |edition=3rd Revised |date=2015 |publisher=Muramasa Industries |isbn=978-1-61172-018-1}}

Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2015). "Air Gear". The Anime Encyclopedia: A Century of Japanese Animation (Kindle; 3rd Revised ed.). Berkley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-61172-018-1.

—Trappist the monk (talk) 22:09, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

From the title index in the sample on Amazon I could deduce that the page number I am looking for is 859, so I added the corresponding parameter with this value to the citation in question. Thanks for the help. Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 09:23, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Side-channel attack

Header inserted by ColinFine (talk) 08:54, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side-channel_attack — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.62.246.200 (talk) 22:29, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Hello? Have you got a question about our article Side-channel attack? --ColinFine (talk) 08:54, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

How to Create A Wikipedia Page

Please help me figure out how exactly(on the page) to upload or make a wikipedia page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Indomitable1 (talk • contribs) 23:37, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

Take a look at WP:FIRST Girth Summit _(blether) 23:38, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

But please be aware, Indomitable1, that this question is a litte like "Please help me figure out how exactly to build a house". The best answer is "Start by learning the building trade". Spend at least a few months learning how Wikipedia works, by improving some of our six million existing articles before you even think of doing this. You are likely to have a much less frustrating time. --ColinFine (talk) 08:58, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

October 23

Can I unarchive a proposal at WP:VPR?

Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)/Archive 184#Migrate archive URLs from WebCite to the Wayback Machine was apparently archived automatically. There seems to be sort of support for the idea, but the discussion was not closed and no clear end result seemed to be reached. Should I unarchive the discussion and add it back to VPR? Or is the discussion enough of a consensus for a request at WP:BOTREQ? Toshio Yamaguchi (talk) 08:55, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

I'd try for a botreq. Mjroots (talk) 14:23, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Birth year template help

Hi. I need help with the birth year template because it seems to be broken. I have been adding info boxes to some pages for certain people where only the month and year they were born in is known. For some reason the (birth year and age) template works fine but the {birth year) on it's own does not. For example if we use the date August 1980:

If we do (birth year and age) it reads fine as follows: August 1980 (age 44)

But if the person has died and we remove the "and age" section it just reads as this: 8 (1980)

Any help please? Thanks. Inexpiable (talk) 10:09, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

{{birth year}} is a redirect to {{birth-date}} which creates microformat data from the date specified in {{{1}}} (1980 in your example). When {{{2}}} does not exist, {{birth-date}} displays the value in {{{1}}}. The documentation is rather poor on this but when {{{2}}} is present and set, that is the value that the template displays; see Template:Birth-date § Parameters. So, in your example, {{{2}}} is set to 8 so that is what the template displays.

Perhaps the template that you want is {{birth date}} (without the hyphen)?

—Trappist the monk (talk) 11:54, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Trappist the monk It still doesn't work it just returns this if we use the above example: (1980-08-{{{day}}})August , 1980 Inexpiable (talk) 14:20, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Read the template's documentation. You have to give it the whole date: {{birth date|1980|8|22}} → (1980-08-22)August 22, 1980

Are you using the template to get the microformat metadata? Perhaps:

{{Birth-date|August 1980}} → August 1980 (1980-08)

August 1980<span style="display:none">&#160;(<span class="dtstart bday">1980-08</span>)</span>

If not, why don't you just write out the date in plain text: August 1980?

—Trappist the monk (talk) 14:40, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

PICTURE

John Brown

How to put a picture in a page? I've been trying to put it but I can't. Kenzie Abraham (talk) 10:50, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Typically like this: [[File:1846-47 John Brown by Augustus Washington (without frame).jpg|right|thumb|John Brown]], which is the code used to display the image at right. The four sections are 1) filename, 2) page location (left or right), 3) the keyword "thumb", and 4) the caption if any.

Just change the filename, page location, and caption to what you want (you don't need to have a caption). This is assuming that you want a "thumbnail" size display which is generally true. Herostratus (talk) 12:06, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Template:Indigenous rights footer

Template:Indigenous rights footer is transcluded on a few biographic articles and was on the Bartolomé de las Casas, an important figure (social reformer, writer documenting atrocities against indigenous people). The editor removed it saying the "Template does not list anyone". My questions are: Is that a valid reason to remove this specific template from this bio? If yes, then template can updated to include people, right? If this template (labeled International Indigenous and minority rights) doesn't include people, can it still be added to a person's article? Because if anyone should have this template on their page, it is Bartolomé de las Casas (who wrote A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, IMHO. --The Eloquent Peasant (talk) 13:41, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

In general, templates that list articles should only be included on the articles which it links to and vice versa. It may be reasonable to add those who have fought for those rights to the template, although that might expand it too much. I'd suggest a discussion on Template talk:Indigenous rights.Naraht (talk) 13:48, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

Yuki Shimoda Page

Hi

I want to start including inline citations (or references to external sources) for this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki_Shimoda

For example, I found this web page which I can cite, https://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/yuki-shimoda/.

BUT, I'm so confused. It seems like I need to first include a REFERENCE section in the TOC box, but even though I've been trying to figure out to figure this out, I'm stymied.

I've really got very little time to do this, so, if someone could assist, I'd be most appreciative!

BoyScoutish (talk) 14:57, 23 October 2021 (UTC)BoyScoutish