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July 29

Ali Kadhim Hadi

Hi You have written a new article professionally. All information, documents and references were added. But so far I did not appear in the research knowing that I have many articles written in the Arabic Wikipedia ask for helpask for help— Preceding unsigned comment added by Akram.altameemi (talk • contribs) 29 July 2019 00:34 (UTC)

Draft:Ali Kadhim Hadi will not be indexed by Google until it is reviewed and moved into mainspace. Please read the note at the end of the article about the backlog in the review process. -Arch dude (talk) 00:56, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

You have not submitted Draft:Murtaja Adel Nasser for review yet. Please add {{subst:submit}} to the TOP of your draft article to submit it. It will then be added to the pile of articles for review. -Arch dude (talk) 01:01, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

@Akram.altameemi: Despite the above, the page was submitted with this edit at 00:41 (UTC). Please place the references inline at the point in the text to which they refer and complete the infobox parameters for years and appearances. It would be a significant improvement if the various sections could have rather more detail. Please see any of the football articles on the English Wikipedia for more ideas. See Category:English Football League players for a list of articles which may help. Your article doesn't have to be as fully detailed as many of those will be, but needs more than it has at the moment. Eagleash (talk) 01:31, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

@Eagleash: I think there are two separate drafts, one submitted, one not.-Arch dude (talk) 02:12, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Ah... wait a minute I was looking at Draft:Ali Kadhim Hadi which has been submitted for review and was the heading added by the OP. Eagleash (talk) 02:17, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

@Akram.altameemi: While your English is a great deal better than my non-existent Arabic, I think your articles might benefit from some copy-editing from an interested editor. Perhaps you can ask at the talk page of a related project such as Wikipedia:WikiProject Football. -Arch dude (talk) 02:12, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Lupton family

Please fix up - I have put in a citation which is actually from a journal. Please leave in page numbers. Thanks Srbernadette (talk) 01:27, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

There's no ref errors showing in respect of the recently added ref in the Charles Lupton section but I did remove the date from the publisher parameter (no change there then). Eagleash (talk) 01:39, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

I have added a file of Francis Lupton - it is too big, can you make it smaller please. Also, can you remove the died 1884 bit which is under his photo. Thanks Srbernadette (talk) 01:48, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

It is pretty much the same size as the adjacent image and is already 'thumbed'. To make it smaller would look out of place. I have removed the caption wording. Eagleash (talk) 02:09, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Yet again the person who inserted the material which you wanted removed was YOU!. Why do you think that it is reasonable to keep cluttering up the help desk by asking other people to correct your mistakes? What is it that makes it difficult for you to use the "Undo" function? Please also see #List of alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge above. As you have been asked previously, if you don't understand what you are told in English, in what language ought we to answer you? --David Biddulph (talk) 04:00, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Would like to open a page for company information named as "OKAY.com"

Hi, I would like to open a page for company information named as "OKAY.com", here is the official website and some ref link. https://www.okay.com/

https://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/1528192/okay-goes-online-fight-cooling-property-market-hong-kong

http://www.arounddb.com/around-db-articles/infocus/still-one-future-real-estate-discovery-bay/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by OkayPerson (talk • contribs) 29 July 2019 06:35 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not open pages for companies, but if the company is notable in the Wikipedia sense, then you may request an article about the company at WP:Requested articles. It will help if you can provide independent WP:Reliable sources in which the company has been written about at length (the ones you give above are a start but I'm not sure they are independent). If you have some connection with the company, then it would be better if you do not write the article yourself. See WP:COI and WP:PAID for guidance. There is a possible problem with your user name since it seems to imply that you could be anyone at the company. Wikipedia allows only individual accounts such as "name at Okay". Accounts cannot be used by more than one employee. Dbfirs 11:19, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

• Note: OP blocked as of 06:46 (UTC) for username vio. Eagleash (talk) 11:39, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello, OkayPerson. "Going online to fight the cooling [HK] property market" should not involve trying to get an encyclopedia article written about your company, as Wikipedia is not an appropriate venue for online marketing campaigns.See WP:Promotion. --Quisqualis (talk) 15:33, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Editing the list of IEB schools in South Africa

To whom it may concern,

In the wikipedia post of IEB schools/private schools in Gauteng, St Martin's School in Rosettenville is omitted from the list although the content of the post has information on our school, we do not appear on the list - we should appear between St Mary's Waverley and St Peter's College.

How do I edit this list and ensure that it links to our website?

Kind regards Gillian O'Shaughnessy Head of marketing St Martin's School — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.77.29.57 (talk) 08:46, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello, there is a Wikipedia article at St. Martin's School (Rosettenville). I cannot find an article listing out all the schools. However there is a template here (this is used at the bottom of articles for navigational purposes) which includes St. Martin's in its correct alphabetical position before two schools named St Mary's. Please don't attempt to edit articles with which you have a connection, Please see WP:COI and WP:PAID. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 09:39, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

The OP may have been thinking of Independent Examinations Board#Schools that write IEB exams? David Biddulph (talk) 09:45, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Murtaja Adel Nasser

I have written an article entitled Murtaja Adel Nasser but so far I do not know how to add it to the review. Note I did not show my list of additions to the review. Do I have the right to write the article again and enter it in the review or I can insert the same article into the review? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akram.altameemi (talk • contribs) 10:02, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

You have produced a draft, but not yet submitted it for AFC review. Before you do submit it for review, you ought to provide English translations of the relevant parts of the foreign-language references. --David Biddulph (talk) 10:19, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Similar advice also applies here as in the similar section above. Eagleash (talk) 10:48, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

A3 when deleting move redirects?

Hi,

I was looking to delete a redirect in place after a legitimate move of a page. The restaurant no longer exists and was under different ownership to the current lodge ownership. It actually seems a counterproductive redirect.

Would an A3 be legitimate in this circumstance, or do I need to PROD it, or is there another variant? Nosebagbear (talk) 10:29, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

@Nosebagbear: You can see the guidelines for deleting a redirect here: WP:RFD. If you think this redirect is a fit for deletion, you can list it on that page for discussion. RudolfRed (talk) 19:01, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

A3 is for articles and not redirects, so no, please don't tag it with this criterion. R3 also doesn't apply, as it specifically excludes titles created by reason of a pagemove. Nyttend (talk) 23:08, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Question regarding copyright of web pages

I rolled back edits on Orlando Symphony Orchestra by TreeofAvalon because they were copied from the orchestra's website (~98% on Earwig). After reverting TreeofAvalon's additions, I took a closer look at the orchestra website and couldn't find a copyright notice anywhere. I'd like to be sure on this - does lack of a copyright statement change the use of this material or do we assume that web pages are under copyright unless specifically stated as public domain? Leschnei (talk) 13:19, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Yes, content on web pages is assumed to be copyrighted unless explicitly stated otherwise. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources#Can I copy text to Wikipedia that I got from somewhere else? – Teratix ₵ 13:26, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

The orchestra's website is [1], yes? It has a tiny, hard-to-read copyright notice at the bottom of all its pages, in dark grey on a black background. Frustrating, but the text is completely promotional anyway. – Teratix ₵ 13:33, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Ah! - when I increase the brightness I can see it! Thanks for clearing up the copyright question. Leschnei (talk) 13:49, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Just a note Tera, but copyright notices are not really "a thing" for our purposes anymore, unless you're talking about things that were first published prior to the internet age, and then things get really complicated. For newer works, every creative work is copyrighted in the course of its creation, and being released under a free license does not eliminate the copyright in most circumstances, but simply defines the criteria under which the copyright holder allows their content to be used. The only things that are truly not copyrighted are 1) things not eligible for copyright, and 2) things where the copyright has expired. Even CC0 licenses and "public domain dedications" are not necessarily the same thing as bona fide public domain in every jurisdiction, although for our purposes they're most often close enough that we don't have to fret over it. GMG^talk 14:00, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Wrong message by Wiki

Hi,

"According to scholars, Indian forces have committed many human rights abuses and acts of terror against Kashmiri civilian population including extrajudicial killing, rape, torture and enforced disappearances.[18][30][31] According to Amnesty International, no member of the Indian military deployed in Jammu and Kashmir has been tried for human rights violations in a civilian court as of June 2015, although there have been military court martials held.[32] Amnesty International has also accused the Indian government of refusing to prosecute perpetrators of abuses in the region.[33]"

Content of this paragraph is entirely wrong ,there is no human right violation in Kashmir,Indian soldiers are known for there commitment to respects the human right.The person who wrote this statement does not have any idea about India and Kashmir.I doubt really an educated person written this.

Please remove this paragraph as not a single word is right here and misleading the people.

Regards,

Debendra. Odisha,

India. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.41.223.113 (talk) 14:18, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

I'm not sure which article you are talking about, but unfortunately, Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources state about article subjects, whether it is good or bad. Wikipedia makes no judgement or opinion as to the accuracy of what those sources state, and provides those sources so readers can review and judge the information for themselves. If you disagree with Amnesty International's assessment of the Indian military in Kashmir, you will need to take it up with them. You can bring your concerns to the article talk page, but as long as the information is cited to an independent reliable source, it is not going to be removed just because it portrays the Indian military negatively. 331dot (talk) 14:21, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

We do not delete material that can be verified (WP:V) by references to reliable sources (WP:RS). We can, however, add material about any statements made by the government or military contesting this material if that material can be referenced to reliable sources. Take this to the article's talk page. Be sure to provide references. -Arch dude (talk)

(Article is Kashmir conflict) Naraht (talk) 16:31, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Frequent-flyer program

I need help to insert a reference or not.

The passage I am editing is about the history of airline frequent flyer programs. As it turned out in 1977 I was the Senior Director Passenger Pricing at American Airlines, and it was my idea that resulted in the American AAdvantage frequent flyer program which was subsequently launched in 1981.

The genesis of airline mileage took place at a pizza slice lunch on E40th St. NYC between myself and the CEO of American, Robert L. Crandall. I was asked by him how American could withstand new competition from upstart Laker Airways who offered much lower prices. I thought briefly and suggested that American could use the inventory of empty seats that were rarely sold (about 1/3 at that time) to offer free flights to its most frequent customers who would accumulate points based on paid-for travel and turn them in for free tickets. I was asked the question, "what if other airlines do the same?" and replied that American would have an advantage because it flew to the Caribbean and Hawaii which its competitors did not, and therefore American points would be more valuable than competitors.

Following this lunch the American team was told to work on this and the name AAdvantage was an obvious choice. It took years to develop and work out the details order to launch the AAdvantage frequent flyer program partly due to American's move from a NYC HQ to Dallas-Fort Worth. However, American was the first to offer an airline mileage program which was quickly followed by every major airline and became the world's largest and most successful loyalty program.

Please advise how I create a reference to this? It was so long ago that I do not have the date of this lunch or any documentation other than a very clear memory.

16:03, 29 July 2019 (UTC)Lmfertig (talk)

Lmfertig Wikipedia requires all information to be cited to a published reliable source so readers can verify it if desired. Because of this, no user's word is sufficient for information. If the information is not in a published source, it cannot be on Wikipedia. We also have no way to know you are who you say you are(though I stress I believe you). 331dot (talk) 16:14, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

LmfertigWikipedia's policies seem strange, but we need them because we do not have the (expensive) inftrastructure needed to verify sources and their statements. Those functions are provided by news agencies and other reliable sources. (WP:RS), which are secondary sources, not primary sources. This is why we do not consider Wikipedia to be a reliable secondary source, and why we cannot use a Wikipedia article as a source for another Wikipedia article. If a journalist or author were to write about the history of frequent flyer miles and interview you, we could then reference that source. I often think that we need some mechanism to capture this sort of personal story and figure out how to authenticate it, perhaps as a separate WMF project, but we do not have it today. -Arch dude (talk) 16:50, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Finding out username and password

Hi I am trying to figure out my username and Password for my Wikipedia page "Celestino" best, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestino

Usernames and passwords have nothing to do with articles. If you signed up with a email address you can get your username and a password reset here: Special:PasswordReset - FlightTime (open channel) 16:43, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

It's not your page. It's a Wikipedia article about a company, and you have no more control over its contents than any other editor. In fact, you have less: you should not modify it directly (see WP:COI). We welcome your suggestions for improvement of the article. Please place them on the article's talk page. You can find a list of all the edits to the article (including its initial creation) by hitting its "view history" tab. If you edited it in the past that may help you remember your user name. If you did not edit it, then just create a new account, but please adhere to the WP:COI and WP:PAID policies. -Arch dude (talk) 17:01, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Help Please! (Copyright)

My martial arts teacher wrote the entirety of the article at this link: http://www.ycgf.org/WPS_Eulogy/WPS_Eulogy.html

He has asked me to post it on Wikipedia. When I did so, first by inserting it into the biography of the subject person (my teacher's teacher), it was taken down due to copyright. My teacher _owns_ the copyright, and I am the designated distributor of the material, because I stepped up to put it into the Wiki page. So then I attempted to create a new page with a different name from the one that comes up for Wang Peisheng, only again to be reminded by a "bot" that there could be copyright issues with the material. I have found no FAQ or other reference to help me. I would very much like specific guidance from someone at Wikipedia to tell me how I may post this material either as part of an existing page or on my own. Thank you.

Sincerely, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pcapell (talk • contribs)

Hey Pcapell. It is not sufficient that the copyright holder give you permission to post the content on Wikipedia. Content on Wikipedia is published under a particular legal license, and the copyright holder would need to explicitly release the content under this or another compatible license.

Regardless, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and because of that, writing styles that are appropriate for other venues are most often not appropriate for a 1-to-1 transcription here, even if the content is properly licensed. For example, "Master Wang’s passing marked the end of an era" or "Master Wang was truly a great master " may be appropriate language in an obituary written by a student, but it is not an appropriate tone for an encyclopedia article. Beyond that, because this appears to be merely posted on a website that is closely affiliated with the subject, we should generally not consider this to be a highly reliable source. This generally requires publication in an established outlet with a history of fact checking and editorial oversight. GMG^talk 17:44, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

• Hi, welcome to Wikipedia and thanks for asking.

Two things spring to mind:

Firstly, this isn't a memorial site and we don't do eulogies. We're an encyclopedia. So we do cover biographies, and your teacher's eulogy could very well form part of the sourcing for that, but it's not appropriate for pasting in directly. It's very long, for one thing, and simply the writing style for a eulogy just isn't the same as for an encyclopedia. In particular, eulogies tend to have a time to them (the death is recent, or at least seen as being a new event to the audience), whereas an encyclopedia would endeavour to be timeless.

Secondly, the simplest way round the copyright issue would be for your teacher to release the whole text of that eulogy under a free licence. Wikipedia would then be free to re-use any or all of it. Now, that might seem like something that they want to do anyway, or it might not. But WP is itself under a free licence (you can re-use any content generated for Wikipedia), so if you add content to Wikipedia, you then licence that content onwards for others. In short: there is no, "Release this for use on WP, but only on WP". Just can't do it. Investigate Creative commons and their licensing for ways to do this sort of thing (other licences are available). If your teacher's website (or this one page on it) clearly displays such a licence, then the copyright patrols on WP will back off from the warnings you've had. (Happy to discuss this further, but must rush away for the moment) Andy Dingley (talk) 17:44, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Removing Templates

How can 2 template shields be removed from my entry? I sent new information (Marquis Award) for my entry in January 2019 but didn't hear anything until a volunteer in February said anyone could edit entries. When I did, the shields went up. I did get an e-mail saying the volunteer shouldn't have suggested doing it myself but the shields remain. If the Marquis Award isn't one considered OK, please remove. With thanks! Carol Smallwood (talk) 20:35, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Courtesty link to article Carol Smallwood. @Carol Smallwood: One template has been properly removed; primary sources still needed to remove other template. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 17:51, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Presumably, you meant to say non-primary sources needed. 107.15.157.44 (talk) 16:29, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Changing to correct information

The auto system that prevents the up to date information from being show requires to be disabled as the current information is several years out of date — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.25.184.44 (talk) 21:46, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Please clarify what system you are referring to, and which article this is for. You discuss proposed changes to an article on that article's talk page. RudolfRed (talk) 21:51, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

This may be about Ayotte_Drums which appears to be subject to an edit war. Do not engage in an edit war and discuss on the article's talk page to get consensus. RudolfRed (talk) 21:52, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

The reversions were not an auto system, but real editors reverting unsourced claims about the demise of the company. Last time there was discussion of this, their website reappeared and is still live, and the domain name is registered for another two years. I haven't tried the contacts. Perhaps someone in Canada can find further information or, even better, a WP:Reliable source? Dbfirs 07:01, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

HotCat with Timeless skin

HotCat does not appear to work with the timeless skin activated. Is there any way to fix this? --Puzzledvegetable^{Is it teatime already?} 23:07, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

July 30

Hidden content

I am seeing two separate entries (with different content) for July 29 on the page Portal:Current events. But when I try to edit either I end up at the second one. I can't find any way to get to the entry that appears first. Some template voodoo gone wrong? Rmhermen (talk) 00:39, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

I have reverted a wrong edit to Portal:Current events/2019 July 30 which changed the date.[2] PrimeHunter (talk) 01:00, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Request for adminship

What does it mean to have "A request for adminship is open for discussion." on my watchlist page? Help me understand thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LXA43 (talk • contribs) 02:00, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Whenever anyone decides to try to become an administrator, then all editors (that includes you) are invited to review the request. I have no idea why anyone would want that thankless task, but thankfully there are those willing to do it. The comments can get fairly ugly as all of the requestor's past wikilife is dragged over the coals. -Arch dude (talk) click on the link to see the process in action. -Arch dude (talk) 03:41, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

(edit conflict) @LXA43: It is a notification of and an invitation to, join the discussion resulting from a request for Admin. rights. If you click on the blue links, it will take you to the RFA page where the discussion is taking place. There is no 'burden' placed upon you to do anything as a result of the notification. (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) 03:46, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Spelling Mistake

Daayra hindi movie spelling mistake. You have written Daayraa

• That seems to be about the article Daayraa. The image in that article is the DVD cover of the French language release, where it is written Daayra. On the other hand there are references to the other writing Daayraa (ex. Hindustan Times). I do not have any opinion about whether the page needs to be moved, but certainly there seems to be support for redirecting whichever writing loses out to the other. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 09:23, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
• 103.7.82.230 I added the alternate spelling to the lede. This is better discussed on the talk page. Talk:Daayraa (Please remember to sign your posts on talk pages by typing four keyboard tildes like this: ~~~~. Or, you can use the [ reply ] button, which automatically signs posts.). TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 17:57, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Frances Lupton

Ref number 10 is all wrong - it is an IBSN number from a published book. I cannot fix it on this device. Please help if able. Thankyou 175.32.82.245 (talk) 11:43, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

 Fixed You added both ISBN NOs. (10 digit and 13 digit) also a comma within the markup. Eagleash (talk) 12:24, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

You failed to read what you were told at #List of alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge above. Your steadfast refusal to correct your own mistakes is disruptive editing. Use preview to check your edits, and if they're wrong, don't publish them. If you've already published and notice your error, then "Undo". --David Biddulph (talk) 14:16, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Contents page and title

Hi all,

Would anyone know how to put a contents page below next to a paragraph instead of the top of the Wiki page?

Also would anyone know how to edit the title (top of the page)?

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Galvanlondon (talk • contribs) 14:13, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

The contents is generated automatically. Why do you not want it at the top?

Changing the title is done by moving the article. If you tell us the article, then perhaps we can help. Dbfirs 14:20, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

@Galvanlondon: The table of contents automatically appears before the first section heading. We don't place a heading before the lead text. See more at WP:TOC. PrimeHunter (talk) 14:40, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

The is the article is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Galvanlondon/sandbox — Preceding unsigned comment added by Galvanlondon (talk • contribs) 15:10, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

@Galvanlondon: Remove the heading at the top of the markup and place the infobox at the top not after the first piece of content. The TOC will then appear at the right place. Before you do anything about moving or submitting the page, you need to answer the points raised at your talk page in respect of your username and also read WP:COI and WP:PAID and make any necessary declarations. Please also read WP:NCORP and bear in mind that content deemed in any way to be promotional will be rejected.(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) 16:44, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

@Galvanlondon: The sandbox draft is also without references and if submitted for review will be rejected for that reason alone. See WP:REFB for a guide to adding references and WP:RS for what can be used as a reference. Eagleash (talk) 16:44, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

@Galvanlondon: Your username appears to be that of a company. This is not permitted because each user name must belong to a single individual. What is your connection with the company? Dbfirs 17:39, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

RE: Agnes Moorehead birth place

Hi, I just heard out of Anges Moorehead's own mouth that she was born in Cambridge, MA and grew up in Clinton, MA so why has all information on the Internet just state Clinton, MA? Now you may be asking me how did I find out this information? She stated it on a rerun of Password where she was a guest with Allen Ludden.

Thank you for listening to me and I hope you can rectify this error that everyone states she was born in Clinton, MA

Thank you, Pat Raia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:184:4780:28BD:F883:8D62:DA4B:B886 (talk) 18:15, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Even the Encyclopaedia Britannica gets it wrong then? Wikipedia reports only what is written in WP:Reliable sources. Can we find a different source for the place of birth? Dbfirs 18:31, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

@Dbfirs: The IP seems to say that AM herself said she was born in Cambridge in a TV show. If true, I would say that is a reliable source. I am going to leave a note at Talk:Agnes Moorehead. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 14:16, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

If that show is archived somewhere, then yes, though it would be good to have a printed source. Dbfirs 15:59, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Template:Inline audio

How can this transclusion of the above template be improved in such a way that the file list is displayed below the template (without adding extra spacing etc.)?--Hildeoc (talk) 19:45, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

@Hildeoc: How about this? Domenico Scarlatti. I used the userbox template and gave it a title. TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 00:56, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Fitness First

The name fitness first was first coined by Tony Greaves in 1990, he was a fitness equipment engineer who in 1996 was maintaining fitness equipment at the Queens club in Bournmouth, he was approached by Mike Balfor while working in the gym and Mike said " Tony I would like to use your Fitness First name when I revamp the gym?". I gave him permission to do so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.241.193.83 (talk) 20:45, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

If you would like to see Tony Greaves mentioned in the article Fitness First, you must find a WP:Reliable source which describes the anecdote which you mention above, and cite it when you add the material.--Quisqualis (talk) 21:35, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

what can I do next for the claim that never been resolve Georgia claim 2014021750

please help with the instructions on how to proper ask the board to resolve the isues? claim 2014021750 was deny without comply — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:c8:c200:3083:5941:ac9f:c566:7014 (talk) 21:00, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello, User:2601:C8:C200:3083:5941:AC9F:C566:7014. This Help desk is to help you edit Wikipedia. For Georgia claim 2014021750, you'll need to contact the board yourself. We cannot help you understand the instructions.--Quisqualis (talk) 21:30, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

July 31

I can not access my old email to login :(

Can you help?

My ID is "tonycrisp"

Thank you!

Tony Crisp — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:1600:A6D8:F9F5:8863:2198:FD21 (talk) 02:04, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Unfortunately, if you don't recall the password, and can't access the e-mail, then no one can help you. You will need to create a new account. RudolfRed (talk) 02:12, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

User:Tonycrisp was Created on May 24, 2007 but seems not to have made any edits, so you might as well abandon the account and create a new one. It is not possible to reset the password without the e-mail address given when the account was created, but if you eventually remember your password then you can still use the old account and add your new e-mail address. Dbfirs 12:50, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

• Finally, if you really really want the username back, a 0-contribution username created in 2007 is a prime candidate for "usurpation". That requires you to create another account and contribute a bit beforehand, though. Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 14:09, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Notice for referral to foreign-language WP

Resolved

I've seen notices on some articles to the effect: "The corresponding article on [other language] Wikipedia has additional information that could be transferred to this article". The Ship's cat article could use that in reference to the German article. 107.15.157.44 (talk) 04:32, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

You can add the tag yourself using the code {{Expand German}} at the top of the article. However, that tag is usually unhelpful as it rarely gets cleaned up. If you understand both languages it would be better and easier to just expand the article yourself instead of waiting for several years for someone to do it.– Ammarpad (talk) 06:23, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for the code. Unfortunately, my German has lapsed to "barely passable", I resorted to Google translate for that page; most of the sources are in German (I personally wouldn't x-fer info without verifying from source). [OP]:2606:A000:1126:28D:A891:7FCA:327C:C6F5 (talk) 07:33, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Need help editing Logical Investigations (Husserl)

Hello, I need help with editing the article Logical Investigations (Husserl). In the "References" section under "Journals", an error message reads, " soft hyphen character in |title= at position 32 (help)". I have no idea how to fix this. Assistance would be appreciated. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 05:09, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

The problem is the í (i-acute) in fenomenologí­a. This should be okay, but the only way I can fix it (in preview) is to replace it with an ordinary i. The software thinks its a Soft hyphen, but its not -- seems like a bug to me. 107.15.157.44 (talk) 05:45, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

@FreeKnowledgeCreator: I think I've fixed it. The extra hyphen character was obvious once I copied the title out of the edit window into Notepad++. -- John of Reading (talk) 06:11, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Murtaja Adel Nasser and Ali Kadhim Hadi

I have two articles written in the title. You have written them professionally and 100% reliable. When I search within Wikipedia I find them but when I search the search engines (eg Google) the article does not appear. How to make it appear on search engines — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akram.altameemi (talk • contribs) 06:44, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

You articles have not yet been reviewed by a New Page reviewer. Also they need more editing before that review, I suggest you read Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners and attempt to fix that referencing mess. – Ammarpad (talk) 07:05, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Ali Kadhim Hadi / Murtaja Adel Nasser

1. I have written three articles. Two have not yet been reviewed or the third has been reviewed. Note that the third was written after the two previous two. Is this normal and will they be reviewed? Note that all articles about football players were written in the same way. 2. Is the article reviewed and published any person entitled to delete it or it will not be deleted. I have added many sources and related articles — Preceding unsigned comment added by Akram.altameemi (talk • contribs) 08:24, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

You need to ensure that the references are proper citations; please read Help:Referencing for beginners as advised above. There are over six thousand new articles awaiting review, some having been waiting for more than 3 months. --David Biddulph (talk) 08:40, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

@Akram.altameemi: Please see the advice and information given when you asked at this page on 29 July. The articles are in need of 'cleaning up' and better referencing etc. to meet Wikipedia's standards. Eagleash (talk) 09:01, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

• Note: Three pages have now been added to mainspace with the issues unaddressed. This seems to have been done by C&P rather than moving. Eagleash (talk) 13:28, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Editors with a cause

Many of your articles on medical conditions has sections of holistic or folk remedies. These have been largely removed from your website in the last few years. These remedies while possibly unproven had a place in the history of the disease or ailment. These edits should not be allowed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.242.125.2 (talk) 06:52, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello, IP user. It's hard to evaluate what you say when you don't tell us which articles you are talking about. If you think an article can be improved, or that an edit to an article was not useful, the best place to discuss it is on the article's talk page (every article has one, though sometimes nobody has happened to create it yet). If a topic in the history of a subject can be cited to reliable published sources, then it may well be a good idea for that topic to appear in the article. My guess is that the material you are referring to was unsourced, and removed for that reason. Particularly in articles on medical subjects, people often want to tell the world about their experiences, or things they have learnt; especially when it goes against established medical practice. That can be laudable, but it is not appropriate on Wikipedia, where absolutely everything should come from reliable published sources. --ColinFine (talk) 07:49, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

For medical topics Wikipedia has a specific guideline on sourcing - see WP:MEDRS. Mikenorton (talk) 08:24, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Help:Cite errors/Piedmont Region Headquarters opening date

I was unable to correct the cite error, in article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedmont_Region_Headquarters . The opening date for this skyscraper had not been updated for years so I deleted the old one and replaced it with the new one. The new opening date of August 2020 has been referenced within the article. I read through the Help page but can't seem to correct the cite error that appeared when I deleted the old date Trappy (talk) 07:56, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

I've fixed it by copying back in the citation that you removed with the name "rep" so that it can continue to support the roof height and number of floors in the infobox - citations of the form <ref name=x \> are linked to a full citation that uses the same name - see Help:Footnotes#WP:REFNAME. Mikenorton (talk) 08:20, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

It's too drafty in here

Could someone delete Draft:F. Harmon Weight? The article is already in mainspace and has survived my AfD nomination. Clarityfiend (talk) 09:50, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

 Done by User:Eagleash. Willbb234 (talk) 12:33, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

@Willbb234: Not deleted... I only declined the draft. {{Db-a10}} may apply here but I've always found that to have 'complications' (probably due to page history and the like). Any other editor is welcome to request (or admin. to apply) speedy as they see fit. Eagleash (talk) 12:50, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Hah. Hadn't thought of that approach. Thanks. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:46, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Content is written like an advertisement

Hello,

Do you have any guidelines for writing a company article? Because this message appears always: This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. This is the site maybe you can help me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freudenberg_IT

Kind regards, Paula PerschkeSophie Westphal at Freudenberg IT (talk) 11:27, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

@Sophie Westphal at Freudenberg IT: first, can we clarify that you have declared that you are being paid to contribute to this article? Regards, Willbb234 (talk) 11:52, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

@Willbb234: See the declaration at User:Sophie Westphal at Freudenberg IT. --David Biddulph (talk) 11:56, 31 July 2019 (U

I am a employee at this company. Regards Paula PerschkeSophie Westphal at Freudenberg IT (talk) 12:21, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Thank you. Have you familiarised yourself with the policies of conflicts of interest, promotional content and neutral point of view? If so, then there shouldn’t be any problems with editing the article as long as you stick within these guidelines and ensure everything written is backed up by a reliable source. Regards, Willbb234 (talk) 12:23, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Paula Perschke, the account user:Sophie Westphal at Freudenberg IT was set up by an employee called Sophie. As Wikipedia does not allow editors to share accounts (WP:NOSHARING), you will need to set up a new account (if you are not Sophie). TSventon (talk) 12:48, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

No problem, now I am Sophie. I have another question regarding this topic. Freudenberg IT was bought by a canadian company and now its called Syntax Systems. Do you have an advise how to communicate this name change on wikipedia ?

Regards, SophieSophie Westphal at Freudenberg IT (talk) 15:02, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

That would be achieved by a WP:Move but the article would then have to be rewritten so that it is about Syntax Systems. Would it not be better to leave the historical information about Freudenberg IT? The takeover is already recorded at the end of the article. The move would be appropriate if Syntax Systems has no history other than as Freudenberg IT. Dbfirs 16:46, 31 Ju

But Syntax System has not the same history like Freudenberg IT. So what to do in this case? i can't do a WP: Move ? And is it possible to delete this post about Freudenberg IT and write a new article ? Sophie Westphal at Freudenberg IT (talk) 08:43, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Add a person

How can a person be added on Wikipedia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Santi316 (talk • contribs) 11:35, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

An article can be written about a person if they meet the notability guidelines and there are sufficient sources on the person. If you would like to write the article see Your First Article. Regards, Willbb234 (talk) 11:45, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

If the person in question is still living, it is very important you read our policy on biographies of living people. Regards, Willbb234 (talk) 12:26, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Is it possible to combine list defined and embedded references?

Is it possible to let embedded references be list defined?

For instance, can the notes and references text below ("A footnote" and "A reference for the footnote") be moved to the Notes and References section, also when in source editing view: — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Perennial Hugger (talk • contribs) 15:33, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

References

• Hey The Perennial Hugger. Yes, you can do this using Template:Notelist compare what I did with the article for Charity Lamb. GMG^talk 15:47, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

I checked out the Charity Lamb article, the problem is that the text of the footnotes and references is located in the main article when in source editing mode. I have many long quotations I'd like to use and I want to move all of that text to the bottom of the article (also when viewed in source editing mode) to make the page easier to edit.The Perennial Hugger (talk) 15:56, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

This is reference 1. This is reference 2.

Notes

References

• Hmm.. Well you should be able to do it as I have done above, but I'm not sure why I'm getting an undefined citation error. Anybody have an idea? GMG^talk 16:07, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
• There you go The Perennial Hugger. You can use the markup above. GMG^talk 16:15, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Awesome, thanks mate! The Perennial Hugger (talk) 16:24, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Why is there double backlinks ("a" and "b") in the Notes section?The Perennial Hugger (talk) 16:37, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

@The Perennial Hugger and GreenMeansGo: (edit conflict) The software doesn't support list-defined notes calling list-defined references; this is the long-standing software bug phab:T22707. Here you've managed to construct an example that doesn't show an error message, but it's not working correctly: each "Note" has two backlinks marked "a b" even though each is called only once. -- John of Reading (talk) 16:38, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

• Oooh. Dang. I hadn't notice the new error I'd made. :( GMG^talk 16:47, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
• Bummer. I have read a lot of how-to's but still not found a way to do all of this 1.) Have citations and quotes at the bottom of the article, also in source edit view. 2.) Not duplicating any of the citations. 3.) Have an exact page reference for each quote. Any suggestions? The Perennial Hugger (talk) 17:01, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

User:Evad37/MoveToDraft

Please see this post on my talk page. I sometimes use this script when reviewing new pages. However, I do not want the script to try to create a draftify log in my userspace. An admin salted the page: See here. Is there a way to configure the script that prevents it from trying to create a draftify log without the use of creation protection? Also, please ping me when you answered this question. Interstellarity (talk) 17:10, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

@Interstellarity: The best place to ask this question is at the script's talkpage: User talk:Evad37/MoveToDraft.js, the author already answered many questions there. To attempt answering the question anyway, the functionality currently does not exist. So you either have to stick with the protection workaround or ask the author if they'd consider adding that option. – Ammarpad (talk) 18:53, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

@Ammarpad: See here. Interstellarity (talk) 19:24, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

When will Wiki page appear on Google?

Hi,

I'm trying to figure out if I have missed a step in publishing this page so it will appear in a Google search: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_D._Hager

Because when I google search for "Gregory D. Hager" or "Gregory D. Hager Wiki", I can't find the page, even if I scroll through several pages of Google. I know this probably has to do with SEO or Wiki's review process, but when do articles typically appear on a Google search? I published this two months ago and am wondering if there is anything I can do to expedite this article showing up on Google.

Thanks, Catherine — Preceding unsigned comment added by Graham562 (talk • contribs) 17:27, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

It takes a very long time. I have searched for the few articles I have created on google and have not found them even though I searched for the exact name. I guess it will eventually show up though, maybe with more pageviews. Regards, Willbb234 (talk) 17:34, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

• They will show up when they have been reviewed by a New Page Reviewer. If nobody gets to it in 90 days, it will automatically be allowed to have search engines see it. Crow^Caw 17:38, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Thank you Crow Willbb234 (talk) 17:39, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

• I have reviewed the page. Eagleash (talk) 17:56, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
• Unfortunately I was a little hasty! The page apparently contains copy-vio of this page. I have tagged, notified the creator and marked as unreviewed. Eagleash (talk) 18:06, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

talk comments being deleted

First of all I`m very confused about this..I am a layperson and have no desire whatsoever to edit articles as I know I wouldn`t be very good at it...however I do make suggestions from time to time in talk..some of my suggestions have been deleted some not..initially I had made some comments on the Donald Trump article that could be construed as inappropriate although even there questionable as the comments were written in good faith..since then I have been meticulous about only making comments that seem appropriate. Some of these comments have been deleted with no word as to why or who did it..there is a lot of back and forth in this article for obvious reasons with virtually everyone editing this article having an agenda including myself which is why I`m not going to edit this article..it would be unethical although it doesn` — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1702:2340:9470:b539:bda0:bd88:3aba (talk) 18:59, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello 2600, are you sure your comments are being deleted? The recent comments from your range seem to all be in place at Talk:Donald_Trump#Post-Presidency. Some older comments may be archived on such high-traffic talk pages. – Thjarkur (talk) 19:04, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Apologies, but I cannot seem to find the talk page additions in question (maybe they were revision deleted?), were you editibg on a different IP or on a logged in account? If I can see the content of the talk page contributions, then I might be able to help. Regards , Willbb234 (talk) 19:07, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

P.S: Please sign your posts by typing four tildes (~~~~) or clicking the signature button above the edit box which looks like this: , but do not sign in articles.

I think the comments are still there under a different but similar IP address. WP:Why create an account? might be good advice. Dbfirs 20:49, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

With IPv6 addresses it is usually worth widening the range, as the second half of the address will often change. Hence Special:Contributions/2600:1702:2340:9470::/64. --David Biddulph (talk) 10:37, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Transcribing owned media of historical reference

Hello, I am currently transcribing owned media of historical reference as pertaining to Immaculate Conception School in Elkton, MD. My draft is continually rejected and I am in need of assistance. Yesterday evening, I spent a portion of time recording and linking these historical manuscripts from a Dedication Source of Immaculate Conception School. Within this article section were references to historical events surrounding Catholicism in Maryland. All of which were linked to current Wikipedia articles for reference and had in-text citations to external sources. The Dedication Source is a church archive and has been vetted based on other primary and secondary historical sources of the time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Happycat13 (talk • contribs) 19:49, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Your contributions to Draft:Immaculate Conception School, Elkton, MD were removed by Diannaa as copyright violations. Maybe you should discuss this with her. Maproom (talk) 20:55, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Happycat13. Transcribing material is rarely appropriate for Wikipedia. If the material has been reliably published, then it should be cited with suitable bibliographic information to enable a reader to locate it, eg via a major library: a link to an online version is a convenience only; and unless the material is out of copyright, it will probably be a copyright infringement to scan or transcribe it anyway. If the material has not been published, then it cannot be used as a source for a Wikipedia article. Period. --ColinFine (talk) 21:44, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Adding bio on a living person

I have followed the guidelines, on adding bio's but not sure what I am doing wrong. I want to add a personal page about me, do I need to create articles first based on my expertise, or add my bio? I just started with the basics about me. But where do I go from here?

Thank Chayo Briggs — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chayobriggs (talk • contribs) 19:50, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

You may add some personal information to your user page if you wish, but this must not look like an article. I assume that you've read WP:Autobiography, and found independent WP:Reliable sources written about yourself. The article in main space should be a summary of these sources. Dbfirs 20:27, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

It appears that you have made nine separate attempts over the past year to put an article on Wikipedia. The articles you submitted did not conform to Wikipedia's standards for articles. Copyright infringement (twice), advertising (4 times), writings not consistent with the goals of Wikipedia (3 times) were the reasons given. Wikipedia articles are not based on expertise, they are based on reliable, published sources. First, you should locate the aforementioned sources, then you can write the article.--Quisqualis (talk) 21:46, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

@Chayobriggs: Please read WP:YFA carefully. If you are not notable as we define the term (WP:N) then your efforts will only lead to frustration. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. read WP:NOT to see what that means. We do not want and will not accept a "personal page about yourself". We would accept an encyclopedic article about a notable person, if you are such a person, but please also read WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY: it usually doesn't end well. If, after all that, you wish to continue, then, since you are having difficulties applying our guidelines, please look at some articles about people similar to yourself to see how other have applied our guidelines. -Arch dude (talk) 23:48, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Bulk messaging all users in a category

If an ed places various userboxes on their user page, a bot automatically adds their name to a corresponding category. E.g., I just added a userbox to my own page which then caused my name to be added Category:Wikipedians interested in climate change.

Some of us have recently dusted off an inactive task force and are trying to grow WP:WikiProject Climate change. Many of the users in the category of interested eds were placed in the category some time ago and apparently are not really paying attention to this topic area. Therefore, they may not be aware of the recent efforts to build the WikiProject.

When we're ready to ramp up our recruitment effort, it would be great if we could bulk-notify all members in the category, with a single message that would produce a notification for each ed. Is there a way to do that?

Thanks NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 23:06, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

@NewsAndEventsGuy: You can request to send a message to all members in the category. See Wikipedia:Mass_message_senders for guidance and instructions. RudolfRed (talk) 00:30, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Thanks! Never heard of that tool, it's perfect NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 00:32, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

August 1

Enabling the 2010 editor

I've been using the 2017 editor for a while, though I feel that the 2010 editor is more user friendly. I'm not sure how to change it, however. Can anyone help me there? Jerry (talk) 00:40, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Open Preferences → Editing, you'll see an option: "Enable the editing toolbar" (under the editing tab), then check it. However note that it's only available as a source text editor not visual. – Ammarpad (talk) 05:39, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

The 2017 wikitext editor is disabled at "New wikitext mode" at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-betafeatures. Also disable "Automatically enable all new beta features" if it's enabled. PrimeHunter (talk) 08:19, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Image Use

I am trying to add a picture of Leslie A. Bellrichard to his page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Allen_Bellrichard).

I found an image on Google that was attributed to "The Virtual Wall" (http://www.virtualwall.org) and emailed the site for permission to use it. I received permission to use any image from the Virtual Wall webpage that was not hand-drawn or hand-colorized; I can provide the email from Jim Schueckler, Founder and President of www.VirtualWall.org Ltd. giving permission to use an image.

Which of the copyright options should I use when adding the image?

Jdyates751 (talk) 00:55, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

@Jdyates751: Please look at the copyright info page at virtual wall. Mr. Schueckler does not have the authority to license the copyrights of those pictures, as neither he nor virtualwall.org owns the copyrights. Wikipedia (i.e., WMF) requires that the copyright owner license the copyright to us under a compatible free license, usually the CC-BY-SA. These are not our arbitrary rules. Rather, this is what is needed to comply with copyright law. -Arch dude (talk) 02:53, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

@Jdyates751: I've been worrying about this all night. We do have a way to use the picture without anyone's permission. Take a look at Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline. This English Wikipedia, but not Wikimedia Commons, recognizes the "fair use" doctrine, and I think it applies to PFC Bellrichard's picture. So, copy the picture (but not any other material) from virtualwall.org. Then upload it to en.wikipedia, not commons, by clicking on the "upload file" link in the left-hand column of this (or any other) page. Follow the instructions there. Declare it as "fair use". Provide the free-use rationale as described at Wikipedia:Non-free use rationale guideline, being careful to provide both the general and the specific portions. List the virtualwall.org URL of the image as the source. Do not mention any permission granted by them: it is not relevant to fair use. I'm sorry this is so complicated, but copyright law is a total fiasco and common-law fair-use is really murky. Wikipedia must defend itself against potential censors who would use specious claims of violations to try to shut down the whole site, so we use a narrow and rigidly-defined definition of fair use. -Arch dude (talk) 15:48, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Limits?

So I am an active fighter against vandalism (and a Rollbacker) but I have quite wondered... Is there a limit to how many anti-vandalism tools you can use? (Twinkle, Huggle, STiki, etc. I only use the first two.) James-the-Charizard (talk) 04:20, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

No. – Teratix ₵ 04:29, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

@Teratix: Ok. I just wanted to make sure first... James-the-Charizard (talk) 04:30, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

That's quite all right. – Teratix ₵ 04:31, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Facing problems in creating a wikipedia page

Dear Team

My Wikipedia username is amlan46 and I have been trying to create an owner page related to this page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Buddha_TV, but the page has been deleted after review. Kindly, help me in the creation of the page as Sharad DAhiya is the owner of Lord Buddha TV and the information that we provided for his Wikipedia page is a 100% authentic. If you want, you can check that on this link: https://www.lordbuddhasharnam.com/about-us/. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amlan46 (talk • contribs) 06:43, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Hi Amlan46. Do you have some connection with the subject of the article you are trying to create? If so, you need to comply with WP:CoI and probably WP:Paid. To create an article, you need to find independent WP:Reliable sources in which the subject has been written about at length, and your article should be a summary in your own words of what these sources say. Please note that your spelling of Sharad DAhiya differs from that given in the article. I am not able to see what was deleted. As I expect you know, you must not copy material from the website to which you link, and Wikipedia has little interest in what a person says about himself. Perhaps an administrator could give you more specific advice. Dbfirs 07:00, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Unable to edit pages through a VPN, even when logged into my account.

When I try to edit a page while logged into my account, I get blocked from editing and receive this (or a similar) notification.

I tried switching VPN servers to different locations but all of them that I tried are blocked. However, since I have an account and am logged in, I shouldn't get blocked from editing. I already tried logging out and logging in again, editing different pages, etc. but Wikipedia continues to block me simply because I use a VPN.

How can this be fixed? In order to make this post, I had to completely log out of my VPN and change the browser proxy settings. This seems unacceptable considering a lot of users might come from countries where Wikipedia is only accessible through a VPN. Blocking even registered users from editing pages simply because they use a VPN seems like a rather important bug. Sarrotrkux (talk) 13:26, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

• It might be a case of a hard IP block, i.e. even logged-in editors are not allowed to edit from that IP - see WP:HARDBLOCK. In particular, Tor exit nodes are hardblocked. You would need to provide your (through-VPN) IP address for further investigation.

Another possibility, judging by the error message you post, is that you were not actually logged in your account. Did you make any cookie shenanigans with your browser? (Sorry if that comes across as "turn it on and off again" but hey, we have to check) Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 14:04, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

How do use the talk page

Sorry brand new at any of this and no idea what i'm doing. I usually just post in the talk pages with potential suggestions. Dont want to change the main text on anything because i have no idea what i'm doing. I found a nice article for a page from a news site and wanted to suggest that it is used to alter the Lead and give a potential new Lead. but the talk page is semi protected. How do i make a suggestion on the talk page.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.159.132.48 (talk • contribs) 1 August 2019 15:00 (UTC)

Give us a link to the article in question. It isn't usual for a talk page to be semi-protected, so someone can look at that if you tell us which it is. --David Biddulph (talk) 15:58, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

guarantees

Hello. Can I be guaranteed that if I ask a question my edit will not be reverted and I won't be blocked? --Jaja1928 (talk) 19:19, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Hey Jaja1928. As long as you're asking a good faith question about how to edit Wikipedia, then this is the place to ask. You may want to start with our interactive tutorial at The Wikipedia Adventure, which can help you get used to the way things generally work on Wikipedia. GMG^talk 19:21, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

@Jaja1928: I can think of "questions" that would get you reverted and blocked, so no guarantees. But User:GreenMeansGo's answer is good for this help desk, and even non-wikipedia-related questions are OK on the reference desks assuming they are not grossly offensive and the question is not itself illegal. (I can think of a few deletable questions there, too.) Remember also that we are a community of volunteers that operates by consensus, with only a very few absolute rules and policies. This means that a consensus to block or revert you can develop within a few minutes if you really and truly try hard to create such a question.-Arch dude (talk) 21:28, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

The OP was, of course, not asking in good faith, and has been blocked. Previously blocked as Special:Contributions/82.13.185.12382.13.185.123. --David Biddulph (talk) 22:14, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Seldom does anyone ask about blocks who hasn't been blocked before. GMG^talk 00:02, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Linking articles and translating into other languages

I have just translated into English the article that exists about me in Serbian and Italian. I would love if you could help me just link the links of those pages so they would be networked. Thank you very much in advance for your cooperation and understanding. Milan Aksentijević Milan Aksentijević (talk) 23:37, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Hello Milan, if this is supposed to be your user page you can link to your profile on other Wikipedias by adding [[it:User:Milan Aksentijević]] to the page. If however you meant to create an article on you, you can do so by using the Article wizard, however it's usually never a good idea to write about oneself. – Thjarkur (talk) 00:11, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

When it came to Serbian Wikipedia, I did not write an article about myself, but one of the administrators did it for me. I only translated the texts into English and Italian with my friends. Hopefully I can manage the links. Thank you very much for your cooperation and help I will try to do as you told me. Milan Aksentijević. Milan Aksentijević (talk) 00:20, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Some things you might want to be aware of: Different-language Wikipedias have different standards of notability, and translated articles on English Wikipedia need to follow [attribution rules].--Quisqualis (talk) 03:39, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

August 2

Contribution of Patrick Kennedy (author)

Hello I really appreciate you guys volunteering! I was told to contact you regarding seeing how my contribution was progressing. It is

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Jenoa9>.

Thanks heaps Patrick Kennedy Sydney Australia Author — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jenoa9 (talk • contribs) 00:47, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Hello Jenoa9, your draft is not currently under review. It was declined on 27 May 2019, the reason being that much of the text didn't have inline citations. You can resubmit again by hitting the blue button. You might also want to read WP:COI. – Thjarkur (talk) 00:53, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Leavenworth Kansas Federal Penitentiary

Can you please update the Leavenworth Kansas Federal Penitentiary buffalo viewing, as start and stop dates of live buffalo viewing. https://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20101005/NEWS/310059849?fbclid=IwAR0xDN2aNDu1CUN26KBm5dQrGNo6bx7NN5tPQ_EXBLAEGvENs1PZzFcstCY Leavenworth Mayor Mark Preisinger told the BOP officials that area residents might have concerns about the plan that would place the prison camp on the west end of the penitentiary property for one reason: the 11 buffalo that live on that end of the federal property there, which serve as an attraction that can be viewed from a city-owned viewing area nearby. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:48F8:9004:84E:6CF1:AB95:3D42:D361 (talk) 06:29, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Hello IP editor. Curently, the Leavenworth prison article makes no mention of buffalo or bison. If you would like to suggest an edit to the article, please do so on Talk:United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth--Quisqualis (talk) 16:46, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

How to apply for studying

Hello,I want to know how to apply for studying 1 year. I am a Chinese student,could you give me some suggest? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.94.69.45 (talk)

I suspect, based on your question, that you found one of our over 5.9 million articles and thought we were affiliated in some way with that subject. Please note that you are at Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and this page is for asking questions related to using or contributing to Wikipedia itself. Thus, we have no special knowledge about the subject of your question. You can, however, search our vast catalogue of articles by typing a subject into the search field on the upper right side of your screen. If you cannot find what you are looking for, we have a reference desk, divided into various subject areas, where asking knowledge questions is welcome. Best of luck.Template:Z25 PrimeHunter (talk) 09:09, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Why so long?

Hi!

I'm waiting for confirmation of my article "Samira Mustafaeva" during a few month. It is really important to move this page to mainspace because I need to tie it to the Russian version ASAP.

What can I do to speed up this process/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tinusik (talk • contribs)

@Tinusik: Unfortunately, there is not really anything you can do to speed things up. Reviews are conducted by volunteers, who do what they can when they can, and in no particular order. There is currently a large backlog of thousands of drafts awaiting review. You will need to be patient. 331dot (talk) 09:55, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

At User talk:Tinusik#Your help desk question you were given a link to WP:Wikipedia has no deadline. Quite a number of the references seem to be to https://smstretching.ru, so they don't look independent; this may be part of the reason why reviewers have not felt able to approve your draft rapidly. David Biddulph (talk) 10:10, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Tinusik. Whenever somebody in a question here talks about "needing" something done, or it being "important", I want to ask, Why are you editing Wikipedia? Is it to make Wikipedia better, or is it for somebody or some organisation? In my view, editing Wikipedia for the benefit of anybody or anything other than Wikipedia is misusing it. --ColinFine (talk) 13:01, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

My User Page Does Not Exist

Hello,

I created my wiki account yesterday successfully, but each time I try clicking on my profile or talk or sandbox header, I am told they do not exist.

What could possibly be the problem as it is stopping me from writing an urgent autobiography. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uzogor (talk • contribs) 13:04, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

They don't exist because you haven't created them. Type something in the big window and click the publish button. - X201 (talk) 13:07, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Please reconsider writing an autobiography on wikipedia. autobiographies are frowned upon on wikipedia. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:09, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

• Uzogor Wikipedia does not have "profiles", Wikipedia has articles. Your user page and user talk page are not for writing autobiographies. Your user page is meant for you to provide a brief introduction of yourself to the Wikipedia community in the context of your Wikipedia editing or use. Your user talk page is for communication with you. Neither page is for writing an autobiography. As noted above, autobiographies are strongly discouraged here. If you meet Wikipedia's special definition of a notable person, an independent editor will eventually take note of you and write about you. Also understand that a Wikipedia article is not necessarily desirable. 331dot (talk) 13:13, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Condensed references

Hi all, in this edit I condensed three citations into one citation, but I'm not a huge fan of how it looks in the References section. Anyone know how to add bullet points? Or, if you don't think it looks awful, just say so and then we can end this conversation quickly. Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:41, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

I see what you did, Þjarkur, thank you. I tried bullets, but they didn't work for me for some reason. I blame myself. Thanks again, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 14:50, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

I think it's clearer with bullet points, but for some inexplicable reason it's not possible to use a bullet point for the first line in refs. I added a "See:" to the ref, but it would also be fine to skip the bullet point for the first line. – Thjarkur (talk) 14:52, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

translate only one paragraph

I would like to translate an entry from the spanish wiki to the english one but only the incipit that is more substantial and leave all the other paragraphs of the entry that are good, it is possible to translate only one paragraph and add only that or must necessarily translate all the voice and not in bits?--James Davies11 (talk) 19:54, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

​Yes, you can expand articles with portions from other Wikipedias. Just remember that you must attribute the source article—see Wikipedia:Translation#How to translate for advice on how to do this. Eman235/talk 20:14, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

cointributions

Trid to contribute to wiki tonight, but they want so many details, log on stuff etc, i gave up — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.168.144.69 (talk) 19:57, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Registering an account is suggested but not mandatory. You can edit most articles (there are exceptions) without an account. Eman235/talk 20:09, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

Adding links within existing entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Collins_(cartoonist)

Ray Collins, cartoonist and the subject of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Collins_(cartoonist), is now 88 years old and in the late stages of ALS. He has asked me to find out if it would be possible to add three links to his Wikipedia page that would permit readers to see examples from the past of his work. Those links are:

http://www.oocities.org/soho/studios/9481/ http://www.oocities.org/soho/studios/9481/GeoDonut/GeoDonut.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RITnHWMJDQ

If this is possible, I would think that the most logical place might be in the References section, but I am not familiar enough with Wikipedia's requirements to know (although I do contribute $ during every fundraising drive). I have not, however, done any editing or contributed any entries to Wikipedia.

So, I was wondering if someone smarter that I am could advise me if adding these links would be possible and permissible and, if so, where they should best go and how they should be put there.

Thanks for any help you can provide. I'm not sure how you would respond, but I have included my email below.

John Seattle — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.165.30.95 (talk) 20:36, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

• Done. We usually prefer not to use external links like this unless they are references for particular statements in the article, but I chose to add them in an "external links" section, because I feel taht a reader should have a way to actually see some of a cartoonist's work. If you can find a picture of Collins to which he owns the copyright, please provide it as we can add it to the article. Pleas come back here for help with that if you need it. -Arch dude (talk) 21:11, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

why this page??

I will no longer donate to Wikipedia if they are going to participate in the radical media disinformation campaign against President Trump

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_views_of_Donald_Trump — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.225.173.177 (talk) 22:02, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

See above. "This page is only for questions about how to use or edit Wikipedia", not for debates about whether or not in your opinion a page should exist. If you have specific concerns about the content of that article, you can discuss them (civilly) at Talk:Racial views of Donald Trump. If all you want to do is let us know why you won't donate to Wikipedia, thanks, but we don't really need to know. General Ization ^Talk 22:12, 2 August 2019 (UTC)

blank grey rectangle on my Userpage how to fix

Why is the a blank grey rectangle on my Userpage and how to fix it Abote2 (talk) 22:24, 2 August 2019 (UTC)