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December 2

When could my draft be accepted?

Dear,

My draft has been under review for a long time. Could you please help me check the review progress? Thank you in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ql87 (talk • contribs) 01:45, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi @Ql87: Unfortunately the Articles for Creation (AfC) review process is heavily backlogged; there are over 3,500 pending submissions that have been waiting up to 8 weeks for review. Reviews aren't a first-in-first out, and the actual time you have to wait can vary widely depending on volunteers and the drafts they choose to review, but you can expect 8-10 weeks at worst (hopefully sooner!). ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 01:59, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Hi Ql87. If this is about Draft:Benjamin Lev then I note that your submission was declined on October 19th but that you have made some improvements since then. It would be useful to add references to independently published articles about the subject if you can find some whilst you are waiting for a further review. Reviewers might be put off by lots of self-published works given as references. Your references clearly show that the subject exists and has a career in academia, but Wikipedia requires rather stricter conditions; See WP:Notability (academics) for exact requirements, and put these essential references first to make life easier for reviewers. Putting the subject's own self-published website first is not a good idea. Dbfirs 02:19, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

uploading a photo

Dear Helpdesk,

I'm trying to upload a photo of Ataur Rahman Khan at this URL:

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

The photo was taken with my own phone from an old picture in my own family archives. i.e. its all my own stuff. Why am I being told that the photo doesn't appear to be my own? Fix this please. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Khanze1 (talk • contribs) 04:56, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

@Khanze1: You need to fill out a form stating that you own the copyright and that you are licensing it so that it may be reused for any purpose (not just on Wikipedia). See WP:IOWN. RudolfRed (talk) 06:22, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Khanze1, how old is the "old picture"? Why do you believe that its publication is not restricted by copyright law? Maproom (talk) 08:31, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

@Khanze1: The photographer of the original picture (or his estate) owns the copyright. Your camera made a copy. That does not change the copyright. If you are the heir of the original photographer, you might own the copyright. Yes, this is silly, but we did not write these laws, we just try to follow them -Arch dude (talk) 16:58, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Restoring deleted article

This is regarding Juan Mera González. It was deleted due to WP:NFOOTBALL and WP:GNG. Here is the discussion Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Juan Mera González. Now he is playing in I-League (here). So, WP:NFOOTBALL criteria is met. Is it possible to restore the article?  S A H A  08:59, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

In principle, yes. You can ask the deleting administrator, User:Vanamonde93, to send you the deleted text of the article or to undelete it and move it to draft space. You can then create and/or edit a draft to include information that indicates that the subject now meets notability criteria. And then you can submit it through the WP:AFC process. Gnome de plume (talk) 13:49, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

@Gnome de plume: OK. thak you very much. :)  S A H A  15:44, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Harry Roy Page

Please add...Harry Roy has his own specific appreciation society that was set up in February 1972 and is still going strong. A newsletter is published 4 times a year and there are two London meetings each year. To join contact <redacted> A definitive discography is available.11:17, 2 December 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C5:D780:4C00:EC23:7F8B:C2C2:B4CE (talk)

What you propose is essentially an advertisement, and is not permitted in Wikipedia articles. If you have other comments about the article, please make them on its talk page. 331dot (talk) 11:20, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Weird bytecount in page history

At this history page, why is User:Geolodus's edit shown as 0 bytes and my edit immediately after it shown as 1,319 bytes when both of them have added text to the talk page? JIP | Talk 11:51, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

I estimate your answer to Geolodus to be about 300 characters, much less than his entry. But the history shows about 1300 char at your edit, which suggests it covers both edits with one increment. Apparently increments are calculated from stored lengths, and the length was not properly updated after Geolodus' edit. I have no idea how that was possible though. --CiaPan (talk) 12:07, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Something weird is going on at Wikipedia. I just looked at Category:Online entertainment and it shows the first subcategory as having -6 pages. JIP | Talk 12:25, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

@JIP: Possibly somebody at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) could give some explanation...? --CiaPan (talk) 14:11, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

@JIP: Please see the related threads I have started at WP:PUMPTECH — sections WP:VPT#Weird bytecount in page history and WP:VPT#Weird number of pages in a category. --CiaPan (talk) 07:50, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Capitalization in Dutch surnames

Is there any Manual of Style guidance on how to handle surnames that begin with lower case? For example, Mike van der Hoorn is titled with a lowercase "van der Hoorn" but uses "Van der Hoorn" throughout the article. Would it make sense to use "van der Hoorn" midsentence, but "Van der Hoorn" when at the beginning? Or some other style? Gnome de plume (talk) 13:38, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Gnome de plume, I don't know of any MoS guidance here (though that doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't exist). That said, our article on tussenvoegsels explains the Dutch custom decently well: written with lowercase when preceded by name (or initial), but capitalized otherwise. So "Van der Hoorn was born [...]" and "The 2012-13 campaign saw Van der Hoorn breakthrough" but "Mike van der Hoorn is a professional footballer". (Cases that tend to lead to confusion and mistakes most often--even in Dutch--are when surnames starting with a tussenvoegsel are preceded by a title but not a name or initial. Starts with a capital then as well, e.g. "Professor De Vries" not "Professor de Vries".)

That said, the above goes for Dutch Dutch only: Flemish (or "Belgian Dutch") follows different rules: surnames with tussenvoegsels are always written with capitals, even if preceded by name or initial, and frequently get the tussenvoegsel collated into the surname at least as far as alphabetized lists go, while in Dutch, tussenvoegsels are simply ignored when alphabetizing (so e.g. "Jan de Grote" would be listed after, not before, "Jan Evert") AddWittyNameHere 16:04, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for that information. It's very helpful. This sounds like a case where WP:LANGVAR applies - use the Dutch style for Dutch-related articles and Flemish style for Flemish articles; and defer to MOS:RETAIN for articles without a clear connection to either. Gnome de plume (talk) 18:03, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

@Gnome de plume: Yup, Flemish/Dutch is pretty much a textbook case of LANGVAR, and not just where surnames are concerned. Fair few differences between the two in general. AddWittyNameHere 18:23, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Gnome de plume, AddWittyNameHere WP:LANGVAR doesn't seem to apply at all, as everything in the section deals with different versions of *English*. Any feeling on whether anything should be added to that section of the WP:MOS?Naraht (talk) 19:30, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Naraht Fair enough. It doesn't apply to the English Wikipedia's LANGVAR guideline because they're obviously not different national varieties of English. (It's a close equivalent for the few parts of Dutch/Flemish that are actually relevant to an English-language 'pedia, though) My phrasing above was badly chosen in light of that. As such, while it might be useful to add a note or two, the best place is probably not the LANGVAR section since that deals with English varieties. MOS:NAME seems a better spot. (That said, I'm not entirely sure whether it's worth noting something so specific in the manual of style, though I'm not against it either.) AddWittyNameHere 20:17, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Request not completed

I have posted this request, but is not yet completed. I have do something wrong? --93.32.64.189 (talk) 14:54, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

I assume you're referring to this request. You haven't done anything wrong, indeed your request is commendably clear. But it may be a while before anyone with the necessary skills, and time, comes along. Maproom (talk) 15:23, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

請問我要在已有多種語言的頁面上增加另一語文,例如中文的內容?謝謝

The title translated by Google:

May I add another language to the page that already has multiple languages, such as Chinese content? Thank you

Jorge_Camacho_(writer) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hsiu Chen Huang Li (talk • contribs) 15:48, 2 December 2019 (UTC) −

(ec) @Hsiu Chen Huang Li: You simply need to go to Chinese Wikipedia at cn.wikipedia.org and create the article there. Then it can be linked to other languages versions. --CiaPan (talk) 16:10, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

@Hsiu Chen Huang Li:To add a link to an article on another wikipedia (in the list in the left-hand column), you must modify the Wikidata item. You can reach the Wikidata item associated with an article from the "tools" section at the bottom of the left-hand column. -Arch dude (talk) 16:44, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

reference other wikipedia articles with specific, copied sections

Noob here to wikipedia editing.

In some articles they not only reference other wikipedia articles, but they copy whole other sections. I can't figure out what that's called or if there are specific guidelines for doing this correctly.

Example.

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

Each little section is from a large main article - as in prequel trilogy in this main page references and links to an entire article about the prequel trilogy and copies passages from it.

Is this a specific technique or is this custom per page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by SouthCoastInbound (talk • contribs) 16:07, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

​It's all just done by hand. Sometimes people copy sections from the other article, but most often the sections are written to fit well in the main article, the main article gives a broad overview. You can point to more specific articles either by just linking to them or by adding {{main|Star Wars sequel trilogy}} below the relevant headers. There is a short explanation of this in Template:Main. – Thjarkur (talk) 20:34, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

​Wikipedia:Summary style may also provide some useful information. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 00:19, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Farah Damji Wikipedia page

I m trying to correct inaccuracies and also put a more truthful perspective to Farah Damji's Wikipedia entry. Anything positive is immediately deleted. This appears to be some kind of witch hunt. How do we address this within the community?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.137.6.233 (talk • contribs) 2 December 2019 83.137.6.233 16:43 (UTC)

Some recent edits were removed as being unsourced or poorly sourced. Please try again, but cite reliable sources (WP:RS). If you have problems, discuss your changes on the talk page of Farah Damji. If, after trying hard on the talk page, you cannot reach a consensus, then proceed as instructed in WP:DISPUTE. If you are associated with the subject, please read and adhere to WP:COI.

Wrong Info and inadiquate references on Paramount Home Media Dstribution Page.

Hello, I'm an employee of Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment and would like to call to your attention that there is WRONG information and inadequate referencing on the Paramount Home Media Distribution page. I've copied the first 8 paragraphs here as the example. All of this information has ONE point of reference supporting it. And that site referenced DOES NOT support all of the 8 paragraphs about it. I would like to begin removing the false information that you've allowed on this page that is erroneously supported by one reference (that does not support the 8 paragraphs above it). What is the quickest way for me to correct this false information - that is NOT supported by a legitimate reference? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Home_Media_Distribution

copied content

History[edit] In 1993, Paramount launched a deal with fast food restaurant McDonald's to release several of its movies at participating restaurants. Charlotte's Web, Ghost, Wayne's World and The Addams Family were the films that were available. The back catalog of DreamWorks Pictures has been released on video by PHMD. (except the 1998–2005 DreamWorks Animation library, and the North American distribution rights of Munich, The Cat in the Hat, A Beautiful Mind, Meet The Parents, Seabiscuit, and Meet The Fockers, all under the ownership of Universal Pictures, with Minority Report and Cast Away under 20th Century Fox) Films from Republic Pictures, Paramount's other subsidiary, are not distributed on video and DVD by PHMD (with some exceptions), but are distributed on video and DVD by Olive Films. Prior to 2012, these films were distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment, which was acquired from previous rights holder Artisan Entertainment (which merged with Lionsgate in 2003). This deal later expanded to include some of Paramount's own post-1949 films, typically lesser-known or lesser-performing titles. Also, as a result of this deal, Lionsgate has released in 2007 "triple features" of their own library of films on DVD using the package design originated by Paramount. With Republic's folding, Lionsgate's duty has been transferred to Olive. Films from Rysher Entertainment are also distributed by PHMD due to a previous distribution deal from 1999. PHMD have developed a trademark by giving their Special Edition/Director's Cut editions different names rather than the usual "Special Edition," or "Director's Edition". Paramount Home Entertainment gives them different names such as Grease: The Rockin' Rydell Edition, Beavis & Butthead Do America: The Edition That Doesn't Suck and Airplane!: The "Don't Call Me Shirley" Edition. Internationally, PHMD holds the DVD rights to several shows on HBO. PHMD also distributes in Germany the DVD releases of films distributed theatrically by Prokino Filmverleih, as well as films from Gaumont in France. As Paramount Home Video, the company once distributed several Miramax releases on video – the video rights to some of these films (such as Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth) are still owned by Paramount.[1]

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeanette Estrem (talk • contribs) 19:44, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

You need to read the reply you received at WP:Help desk/Archives/2019 November 25#Paramount Home Media Distribution (page). --David Biddulph (talk) 19:48, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Donations

It would be great if Wiki would include a checkbox on their donation windows for "I give" which would include a subroutine that would turn off the donation pleas for that user if it crosses to a table of people who donate. I've been donating for years and a little recognition would be appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Eericmatus (talk • contribs) 20:22, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Eericmatus You should be able to turn off the notifications since you have an account. 331dot (talk) 20:34, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

and, Eericmatus, I regard it as very important indeed for Wikipedia's perceived impartiality, that no information at all about donors is available within Wikipedia: that is all handled by the Foundation's separate systems. (I am an editor of fourteen years' standing, and a donor for at least five). --ColinFine (talk) 15:56, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Why do you make it so hard for people who have already given a donation

Why do you make it so hard for people who have already given on our iPhone it makes it feel like a bunch of losers — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1008:B01E:A6:2965:F1E2:E8D3:8AA0 (talk) 20:57, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

If you are referring to donation request notices, you can turn them off if you create an account. 331dot (talk) 20:58, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

pictures copyright

Hi,

I'm tryig to elaborate a botanical workbook for mishna students and I'd like to add images for illustrations, are, pictures in wikipedia subject to anycopyright ?

zion — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.70.0.68 (talk) 20:58, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

You are free to use most images here as you please (with some exceptions such as movie posters) if you give appropriate credit somewhere. Click on the images and then "More detail" to see who the author is and what license should be included. – Thjarkur (talk) 21:23, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Please do be careful to comply with the copyright license terms. Most of our images are under very liberal licenses, but those licenses require you to attribute the work. A small footnote with the URL suffices, but neglecting this means you are violating the license. -Arch dude (talk) 02:22, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

sources

hi im doing a research paper and am trying to look for the source. a lot of the stuff ive been looking at does not have the sources or from whom it is written by. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.129.113.53 (talk) 21:39, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Ideally, everything in an article should be cited to a reliable source, but that does not always happen. RudolfRed (talk) 21:40, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

If you are trying to cite Wikipedia as your source, see Wikipedia:Citing_Wikipedia RudolfRed (talk) 22:05, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

December 3

User Name

Hi Person-in-charge,

May I check, can I change the user name of my wiki page?

Right now the user name is Heliconiacapital. I want to change it to Heliconia Capital.

Thank you for your kind help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Heliconiacapital (talk • contribs) 01:44, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

I am sorry, Heliconiacapital, but neither your current username nor your proposed username are acceptable. Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are the name of companies or organizations, or any name that implies shared use. "Heliconia Capital" is the name of a company. I am going to soft block your account and leave instructions for changing the name on your talk page. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 01:52, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia's contribution solicitations

I contribute when asked (which seems to be more frequently than in the past), but I believe I get hit twice with all the solicitation guilt trips because I use multiple email addresses. Even though you thank me when I give, I don't think you track who is actually giving and stop repeatedly asking for more money. I know it's tough raising money on a volunteer basis, and most organizations tend to go after the few who do donate all the more, but it makes one want to stop altogether to avoid ever-increasing requests. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.163.51.31 (talk) 02:18, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Hello, IP editor. Wikipedia is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation, which is the group asking you for money. Wikipedia operates almost entirely independently from the foundation, and Wikipedia editors have no power over how the fundraising campaign operates. Please contact the foundation directly about any concerns you have about fundraising. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 02:26, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

I believe if you have an account, you can disable the notices. IPs cannot disable the notices and there is no system to identify which users of IP addresses give money and which don't, as multiple people could use a single IP address. Also, if you don't wish to give money at any point in time, then don't. It's your money. 331dot (talk) 03:04, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

contest this speedy deletion

Hi Admin,

I am concern about contest this speedy deletion issue. Will you help me on this matter. what is happen with this content? . Or i did something wrong.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anuraj Sandhu (talk • contribs) 10:31, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Anuraj Sandhu You edited your user page, which is not article space, but a place for to tell the Wikipedia community about yourself in the context of your Wikipedia editing or use. It isn't meant to be a place to draft articles. You have a sandbox for that purpose(User:Anuraj Sandhu/sandbox); you can also use Articles for Creation to create and submit a draft. However, even if you had used the sandbox, your draft still likely would have been deleted, as it was a promotional piece for the organization, cited to nothing other than routine announcements or press release-type articles, which do not establish that the organization meets Wikipedia's special definition of a notable organization. If you work for this organization, you must disclose that per the conflict of interest and paid editing policies. You might want to read Your First Article and use the new user tutorial to learn more about Wikipedia before attempting to write a draft(which is the most challenging thing to do on Wikipedia). 331dot (talk) 10:52, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Spurious blank lines

How do I stop Wikipedia from adding spurious blank lines in front of everything I post? The only way I've found is to go to preview so that the blank lines become visible, and remove them manually. However, this is both time consuming and does not always work. How do I fix the issue? Reyk _YO! 11:01, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

I found an example in [1]. Are you saying your browser does not display blank lines in the edit window [2]? I see blank lines before Hiatus and Cool. What is your browser, and skin at Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering? Do you see the blank lines with safemode or if you log out? PrimeHunter (talk) 13:06, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

I mostly use Firefox, but have run into the same problem with Edge and Chrome as well. Typically, I don't see the spurious blank lines when I'm initially editing. If I hit save without doing preview first they only get put in at that point. If I do hit preview they become visible in the edit window, and then I can remove them. However, even then they still get reintroduced maybe one time in ten when I hit save. It's very annoying. Safe mode seems to make no difference. My skin is MonoBook. Reyk _YO! 13:32, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Question in Dutch

Header added by ColinFine (talk) 16:48, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

hoe verander je de taal

me — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeannekedm (talk • contribs) 15:41, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Hallo, Jeannekedm. Dit is de engelse Wikipedia. Misschien wilt U nl:Help:Helpdesk? --ColinFine (talk) 16:48, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

I need help figuring out if I'm breaking the rules.

I was writing a draft on a battle royale, Thelast.io, when I realized I shouldn't have a personal attachment to the article, but I have first-hand knowledge of the game and the developers. I'm not sure if this breaks the rules, or is it that I shouldn't talk about myself in the article! Please help me! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geminer (talk • contribs) 17:16, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Geminer If a subject is not covered in independent reliable sources with significant coverage, it does not merit an article on Wikipedia. First hand knowledge or other primary sources are not usually acceptable for establishing notability. If you have a conflict of interest with a subject that you are writing about, you should review the conflict of interest policy. 331dot (talk) 17:23, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. I will immediately delete the changes to the article! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geminer (talk • contribs) 17:24, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

@Geminer: Good idea for now, but keep monitoring the reliable sources, and when you see this stuff reported there, make suggestions on the talk page to get the information into the article. That approach allows an interested expert such as yourself to follow the rules for WP:RS and for WP:COI. -Arch dude (talk) 18:16, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Article "Renaissance music"

Why is the section "Middle Renaissance" empty? Is someone in the process of revising this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.233.29.114 (talk) 18:29, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

In this edit, editor Jerome Kohl blanked the section with the edit summary "deleted unsupported claims, challenged since August 2016 and February 2019". So the contents of the section were unsourced, and people had gone in previously and marked them with {{uncited}}, so Jerome Kohl removed the content, as any editor has a right to do. Since Jerome Kohl made a subsequent edit to the article, it does not seem likely that he is working on the section. You are welcome to do so. If you look in the history (and at the diff I linked to) you can see what the content was: you are welcome to work on that, but you need to find published sources for whatever you put in. (I have pinged Jerome Kohl above, so if he comes on Wikipedia he will see this). --ColinFine (talk) 18:46, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, Colin, for the ping. Indeed I am not working on that section, and I agree that 50.233.29.114 is welcome to bring back any of the deleted material for which reliable sources can be found. I was unable to do so, but perhaps I could have tried harder. I just got tired of seeing those aging tags.—Jerome Kohl (talk) 21:26, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Edits

I want to edit articles but I am not sure how to. Please help. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muhawks5688 (talk • contribs) 20:56, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

@Muhawks5688: Welcome. You can start with WP:TUTORIAL and the learning game WP:ADVENTURE. RudolfRed (talk) 21:05, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

How do I check my edits

How do I check how many edits I have? In my contributions, it does not say. New3400 (talk) 23:38, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

Try Special:Preferences. --David Biddulph (talk) 23:42, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

@New3400: You may also see https://xtools.wmflabs.org/ec/en.wikipedia.org/New3400 for some statistics of your en-wiki contributions. --CiaPan (talk) 09:10, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Ref error

I need help with fixing the error with reference 28 in Team Trees. Thanks in advance! Melofors 23:42, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

We didn't need those non-text characters in the ref title. --David Biddulph (talk) 23:53, 3 December 2019 (UTC)

December 4

Signature

Hello. I've spent so much time, but I can't seem to get my signature right. I'm not fluent in the markup code, so I've been testing it out a lot. Below is the source code I put. The "Melo" should have blue text and a black background, and the "fors" should have black text and a blue background. However, this isn't working out how I planned.

I also ran into something weird. Using the code in my userpage, you can see on my userpage (you'll see at the beginning of my userpage) that the signature actually looks exactly how it's supposed to, expect the signature link doesn't work.

Could someone help me out to make the signature colors look how it's supposed to?

<span style="font-weight:bold;padding:1px;background-color:#000000;color:#00ffae">[[User:Melofors|Melo]]</span><span style="font-weight:bold;padding:1px;background-color:#00ffae;color:#000000">[[User:Melofors|fors]]</span>

Melofors

Melofors 00:55, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

​Here you go: Melofors [[User:Melofors|<b style="padding:1px;background:black;color:#0fb">Melo</b>]][[User talk:Melofors|<b style="padding:1px;background:#0fb;color:black;>fors</b>]]. The blue color of the link took precedent so you need to add these spans inside the link. On your user page the links in your signature just turn bold instead of being links since they point to the same page they're on. – Thjarkur (talk) 01:05, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

@Þjarkur: Ah, that makes sense. I really appreciate your time, but unfortunately, when I insert your code in Preferences, I get an error message saying it's invalid. Here's a screenshot of what I see: https://imgur.com/a/JLldRvm Sorry for the bother. Melofors 03:05, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

@Melofors: There is a missing quotation mark. This works: [[User:Melofors|<b style="padding:1px;background:black;color:#0fb">Melo</b>]][[User talk:Melofors|<b style="padding:1px;background:#0fb;color:black;">fors</b>]]. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:20, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

It works now, thank you both! Melofors 03:34, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

My wikipedia use to be easy to edit not when i try to edit it appears as code

I do not know how to switch it back — Preceding unsigned comment added by WIKIRedPanda99 (talk • contribs) 03:31, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

WIKIRedPanda99, You have switched to source editing, likely by accident. To fix that, when you edit, click on the little pencil icon on the far right of the editor and select "visual editing". Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 06:06, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Also note that talk pages cannot use the visual editor yet. Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 06:07, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

My account user page is not open

Hi,

I want to know this about. how to create the new user name. I am not able to edit my old content. will share any link where i get all information.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anuraj Sandhu (talk • contribs) 04:59, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

That's because of this "10:01, 3 December 2019 Stwalkerster talk contribs deleted page User:Anuraj Sandhu (G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion)". You really should go read those bright pink banners at the top of your user page. Follow the bluelinks for explanations, especially this one WP:NOTADVERTISING. Heiro 05:05, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Also reading the replies left for you at the previous section you started a few threads above this one would probably help, too. Heiro 05:07, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Anuraj Sandhu. I am an administrator and took a look at your deleted userpage. It was a business advertisment. Marketing, promotion and advertising are not allowed on Wikipedia, and any such content will be deleted whenever it is discovered. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:12, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Okay i will update my new content and not advertisement. I have to change my user name or not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anuraj Sandhu (talk • contribs) 05:53, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

If it is the name of a company/org you should, see WP:ISU. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:14, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

But otherwise the name is fine, Anuraj Sandhu. But before you recreate your user page, please read WP:User pages to understand what may go there. You may put almost anything there that is relevant to your activities as a Wikipedia editor: that is what it is for. You may include a small amount of more general information about yourself, but nothing that looks promotional.

Before you do any further work on Draft:Canam consultants Ltd. you need to read and comply with WP:COI and WP:PAID. You'll then need to read WP:NCORP: I've only looked at the first three references in that draft, but they are all to statements which come from you and your colleagues. Wikipedia is basically not interested in what the subject of an article says about itself: it is only interested in what people who have no connection with the subject have chosen to publish about it. If all you are trying to do is to get information about your company on Wikipedia, then I suggest you stop, and find another site to promote it: you will have a very frustrating time trying to do it on Wikipedia. --ColinFine (talk) 17:00, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

The content for the Canam Wikipedia that was attempted to be uploaded has been kept as a draft and not approved. The reference links that are attached in the content are credible media links covering the news of the company. The Awards and Certificates and the Major Cities section from the content have been removed as well. Please suggest what I should do to create the Canam Wikipedia company page. There are companies such as IDP and Edwise International having the Wiki page live, and Canam Consultants is also having content akin to them. The nature of the work of Canam is the same as that of IDP and Edwise. I have read the publishing terms and conditions of Wikipedia and uploaded my content as per those. Therefore I request you to please approve my Canam Wikipedia page content and make the page live. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anuraj Sandhu (talk • contribs) 06:33, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

create wilkipedia

helo how to create wilkipedia.i am actor.i have done 2 movie bala and saand ki akh...my name show in book myshow ... [[3]] so plse create my web pages and i am thetre artist.i have done work 5 years in delhi chandigarh.... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.180.87.85 (talk) 06:19, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

See WP:AUTO. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:00, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

PLEASE HELP US AMT REFUNDABLE

dear sir/madam, my order number 112578058149682850203 refund amt.779.00 whitch no be refunded please refund my this amt, & other order no.112578058149682850203 refund amt.512.00 whitch will be also not refund, please refund my this amount — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.22.91.58 (talk) 08:33, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Hello, this is the help desk for the English Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia. It is not a general help desk for other unrelated concerns - please directly contact the company in question about your customer complaint. GermanJoe (talk) 09:02, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Wondering when artist Paul Robinson's entry will be up

Paul Robinson Nina Simone's drummer for her final 19 years and Van Morrison's drummer and who has worked with so many huge names and venues; Someone called Richard Seaglove apparently recently did the entire Wiki entry and said several months ago that it would be up. Paul is about to release a biography of his time with Nina Simone. We are wondering why his Wiki entry is not up yet. Really important for agents and publishers to see it up here before the book is released. Can you perhaps let me know why it's not yet up there? Is it still being verified? Blessings and many thanks for Wiki Rebecca <email address redacted> — Preceding unsigned comment added by PoeticPlenties (talk • contribs) 09:44, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

There is no Wikipedia editor with a username of Richard Seaglove. The only draft with a name of Paul Robinson is Draft:Paul Robinson (wrestler). You also need to be aware that Wikipedia is not here for promotion. --David Biddulph (talk) 10:13, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

I'm afraid, Rebecca, that it sounds awfully much as if you have been taken by a scam artist. Maybe not: maybe this was somebody in good faith; but neither David Biddulph nor I can find any hint of either Richard Seaglove or a draft about Robinson. (It's perfectly possible that Seaglove is an editor using a pseudonym, in which case we have no hope of finding him). Nobody can guarantee that a particular article will be accepted, and certainly not that it will be accepted by any particular time. Since Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, which may not be used for promotion of any kind, there is no deadline. Bluntly, Wikipedia is not interested in whether agents and publishers see it here or not. --ColinFine (talk) 17:17, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

I want to Post My COMPANY's Info

Greeting! I am really a fan of Wikipedia and the authentic, free and quality information it delivers to all across the globe. For my company, I am really keen to discover that is there any way or source, I can put universal details of my company at Wikipedia? If so, then I am looking forward to the guidance for all people reading this. Thanks in Advance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Quickfitautos (talk • contribs) 10:30, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Hello Quickfitautos! Short version: don't try. Longer version: WP:COI. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 10:38, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Quickfitautos Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a place for companies to tell the world about themselves. Wikipedia is only interested in what independent reliable sources with significant coverage state about companies that can show how that company meets Wikipedia's special definition of a notable company. Wikipedia is not interested in what a company wants to say about itself. Because of this, not every company merits an article here, even within the same field. Wikipedia has no interest in enhancing search results for your company or aiding your potential customers.

You also would have what we call a conflict of interest and are a paid editor. You must comply with those policies(the latter is a Terms of Use requirement and mandatory). For that reason, you should avoid directly editing about your company. If you have reviewed the definition of a notable company and truly feel that your company meets the definition, you should allow independent editors to take note of your company and write about it on their own. Also keep in mind that a Wikipedia article is not necessarily desirable. There are good reasons to not want one. You cannot lock it to the text you might prefer or prevent others from editing it. Any information about your company, good or bad, could go in such an article as long as it appears in an independent source. 331dot (talk) 10:45, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Courtesy note for others; the user is blocked for their username. 331dot (talk) 10:46, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

How to publish a draft?

Hi,

I created a draft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:LEEDS_JEWISH_WELFARE_BOARD) and I am not sure what the next step is? How do I get this page live? Thank you for your help!

Nobenfo — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nobenfo (talk • contribs) 11:01, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Nobenfo You can use Articles for Creation to submit your draft for review- but as it is now it has almost no chance of being accepted, as it is essentially an advertisement for the organization. Submitting it for review now would just, frankly, waste your time and that of the reviewer. If you work for this organization, you need to review conflict of interest and paid editing. You should also review Your First Article and perhaps use the new user tutorial to learn more about Wikipedia and the process of creating an article.

Please understand that Wikipedia articles must summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage state about the subject, and not what the subject wants to say about itself. The organization must be shown to meet the special definition of a notable organization that Wikipedia has. 331dot (talk) 11:08, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Nobenfo (agreeing with the other responses) you may want to look at other similar organizations. See the entries in the Charities row of Template:British_Jewry.Naraht (talk) 19:21, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Access to old user page

I have a user page which I created many years ago and I no longer have access to the email I used. I have created a new user and I would like to link them together, or just use one and delete the other. the two users are "Ruth Billheimer" and "Ruth Billheimer, Bradford" Any ideas anybody?Ruth Billheimer, Bradford (talk) 12:31, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

User:Ruth Billheimer, Bradford The only thing you can do is identify your current account as a successor to your old account on your user page("I created this account because I no longer have access to my original account, "Ruth Billheimer"."; you could also post on your old account's talk page while logged in to your current account a similar message("I no longer have access to this account and am using the account "Ruth Billheimer, Bradford"."). 331dot (talk) 12:35, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

How to open a AfD group nomination

A larger number of articles in Category:Technical_festivals_in_India needed a AfD than I expected. I'm wondering how I could open a group nomination over a list of them instead of AfDing problem articles as I come across them. --MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 14:18, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Moonythedwarf, There are detailed instructions at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion#How to nominate multiple related pages for deletion.

Do note, However, the caution there: An article with a fair or better chance of standing on its own merits should not be bundled— nominate it separately. For the avoidance of doubt, bundling should not be used to form consensus around policy decisions such as "should Wikipedia include this type of article". Bundling AfDs should be used only for clear-cut deletion discussions based on existing policy. If you're unsure, don't bundle it. It might well be that some festivals have sources that would tend to demonstrate notability, and others do not.

If you do a bundled nomination, I would advise a careful WP:BEFORE search on every separate article, and throguh notiofication of the creators and major contributors, lest there be eventual pushack at WP:DRV, and more importantly so that we do not miss sources, including sources that might be in languages other than English. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 15:29, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

log in problems

I have a page under review but it won't let me log in and says there is no email associated with the page. How do I get help resetting my password if it won't recognize any email associated with username? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.163.249.131 (talk) 15:59, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

If you added an email address to your account under your Preferences, you should be able to use it to recover your password. Make sure that your email address is typed correctly(the caps lock is off, for one) and that it is the right email address. If that does not work, there is nothing else that can be done as that is the only way to recover your password. In that circumstance, you would need to create a new account and identify it as a successor to your original account.

I'll add that you should still be able to look at your draft page whether or not you are logged in. 331dot (talk) 16:02, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Post / user placing information for "donations" through crowdfunding - TSLAQ

Someone posted information about Crowdfunding a cause for TSLAQ. IE they are asking for money for their group. Isn't this against Wikipedia's mission?

TSLAQ post seems to have been created by an anonymous person and they added the following:

Crowdfunding Using GoFundMe, TSLAQ members led by former Seeking Alpha writer and Tesla short seller Lawrence Fossi ran a campaign for and contributed to the defense fund of fellow member, Randeep Hothi, who was initially sued by Tesla, accruing in excess of one-hundred thousand USD. Mr. Hothi allegedly chased a car full of Tesla employees and attempted to cause an accident by driving erratically to confuse the car's Autopilot system, among other things. The request for a temporary restraining order against Hothi was eventually dropped by Tesla.[7]

They are basically telling people where to go to contribute to their cause on wikipedia. Then they had their post put under "protection."

Thank you, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tintdepotcom (talk • contribs) 18:15, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

@Tintdepotcom: This looks to be about TSLAQ, where you have made several edits recently, and other editors appear to be warring. Don't engage in an edit war. Discuss it on the article's talk page, or perhaps find something else to edit for awhile. RudolfRed (talk) 18:43, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

@rudolfRed, thanks for the info. But is it ok to ask for money on wiki? That's basically what they are doing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tintdepotcom (talk • contribs) 18:55, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Tintdepotcom, the text says what they did. There is no appeal or request to send money. Schazjmd (talk) 19:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Date of Hitchiti extinction

Anyone know when they became extinct I am trying to expand their article on the language they spoke but don't know when the language became extinct — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dq209 (talk • contribs) 18:44, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Dq209, That's a pretty obscure topic, I doubt any of the regulars here know. I suggest you try to research that answer yourself, in the spirit of Wikipedia! You may need to use a library to find that answer, but hopefully there are some online sources that can give you the answer. Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 20:56, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

@Dq209: This help desk is about how to use Wikipedia. For general knowledge questions such as this one, ask at the Wikipedia Reference Desk: WP:RD RudolfRed (talk) 21:21, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Book copyright status

Hi all, I wonder if someone could please advise me (or point the way to where to ask) on the copyright status of Early Science in Oxford Vol III (1st pub. 1925, facsimile reprinted 1968) by Robert Gunther, who died in 1940. As the bibliographical details on Archive.org mention, there doesn't seem to be a copyright notice - but that's probably not the whole story. Cheers, MinorProphet (talk) 20:25, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

MinorProphet, I imagine it is still in copyright. If it had been published in the US, it would enter the public domain in 2021 (96 years after first printing). But it appears to have been published in the UK, where things are done a bit differently. Why in particular do you need it to not be copyrighted? Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 20:49, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

MinorProphet, Hmmm looking into UK copyright law it might no longer be copyrighted, as it is extended 70 years after the author's death, which would have been 2010. Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 20:53, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

@MinorProphet: Keep in mind, however, that if you are wanting to use the book or book contents in a way that would normally require permission from the copyright holder, it's up to you to contact the appropriate intellectual property legal counsel to make sure you aren't assuming too much regarding the possibility of it being outside of copyright. The advice given here is not legal advice. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 21:26, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for your swift and helpful replies. I'm writing a draft article on the Lee Building, Christ Church, Oxford. I'm hoping to use some relatively lengthy paragraphs from the book, mostly in the Dr. Lee's Anatomy School and Lecture section. These currently have quotation marks with proper refs. Gunther has a very concise style which packs a load of info into a short space, and making a précis would not be particularly easy. (WP:LAZY doesn't apply here...) Obviously since it's on archive.org I can just point readers to the relevant pages without wholesale quoting, but I feel it would be more complete to have everything in the article if possible. I know the people on the Media Copyright desk are very much on the ball as regards pictures etc., but I'm not sure about printed material: they may be able to give some advice. Thanks for your timely assistance. MinorProphet (talk) 22:43, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Internal error

I received this error when i was using the search [XegizApAICIAAJIPsVUAAADO] 2019-12-04 21:20:33: Fatal exception of type "WMFTimeoutException" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.241.212.61 (talk)

If the problem didn't persist, it might have just been a temporary server glitch. If the problem persists, you might be better off reporting this as a technical issue at the Village Pump.TimTempleton ^{(talk) (cont)} 01:18, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Reports

SOmebody repoted me because I wrote something constructive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lifenolikekde (talk • contribs) 21:33, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

No, you were warned, correctly, because what you wrote was not constructive. --David Biddulph (talk) 21:58, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Frederick Stephen Fuller

Wiki,

I am contacting you to verify that the information you already have on Frederick Stephen Fuller is in fact 100% accurate. I have also been written Up in the RING Magazine and if f you send me a regular email address that can accept pictures, I can also send you more articles or more pictures to validate this if needed.

This may not be the old email I had originally so you can now change it if you choose …

Thanks God Bless Freddy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:3D08:6C80:1000:9193:1E42:3C8E:247E (talk) 22:26, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Freddy. I guess this relates to the article Freddy Stephen Fuller? (It is always helpful if people identify which of our six million articles they are talking about). And that you are Freddy Fuller?

I presume that this is because of the notice that the article needs additional citations. Unfortunately, unpublished information, even directly from the subject, cannot be used in a Wikipedia article: what that notice is calling for is citations to reliably published sources.

As for the photo, Wikipedia does not work like that: there isn't a staff of people waiting for material sent in by email. Wikipedia is entirely edited by volunteers, who work on what they choose. Suitable photos of the subjects of articles are always welcome, but copyright makes this a bit difficult. If you have a photo of yourself which you hold the copyright for you may donate it to Wikimedia - but unless it was taken under a contract that says otherwise, the copyright probably belongs to the photographer and not you, in which case you do not have the power to donate it. But if you do, or if you can persuade the person who does, you or they are welcome to upload it, not to Wikipedia, but to Wikimedia Commons (from which it will be available to all Wikimedia projects; in particular all the different-language Wikipedias). But to do this, the copyright holder will be required to license it in a way that allows anybody to reuse it for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, as long as they attribute it. You or they may or may not be willing to do this. See WP:DCM.

If somebody does upload and license a photo, then anybody may add it to the article about you. But generally, you should avoid editing that article yourself, as you have a conflict of interest. You are welcome to suggest improvements on the article's talk page Talk:Freddy Stephen Fuller, though. --ColinFine (talk) 22:46, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

/* Sweetwater Union High School District */

EastHillsAcademy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.242.141.19 (talk) 22:41, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

Hello, do you have a question relating to editing or using Wikipedia? Please feel free to post it here. (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) 23:28, 4 December 2019 (UTC)

December 5

Wikipedia donation requests

I donate to Wikipedia annually during the summer. In the past, page requests ceased after I made my donation; however, these day, they continue to plague the site. I use the same computer. What gives? I am less likely to give at all if my donations go unacknowledged and the requests continue. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 160.2.46.49 (talk) 00:41, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for donating. If you create an account, you can turn off the notices. IP users have to deal with them, I'm afraid. 331dot (talk) 01:01, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Why do I keep getting asked for money

I've donated on my desktop, I've donated on my cell phone. Can you kindly stop asking me for more money — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.228.247.182 (talk) 06:00, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Yes, the notices can be annoyingly obtrusive. Unfortunately, Wikipedia's volunteer community has little control over them; they are instead designed by the staff at the Wikimedia Foundation. As 331dot mentioned above, you can turn them off by creating an account. – Teratix ₵ 06:42, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Uploading a photo

Hi, my dad is in wikipedia - Robert /BOB Smithies

He recently passed

I want to upload a photo to his page.

Not having any luck, every one of my images, ones i took or have from his album keep getting rejected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sarahjanesmithies (talk • contribs) 02:51, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Hello Sarahjanesmithies, I'm sorry for your loss. Have you tried the Upload Wizard?

How to deal with political article that seems to be biased

Hi. In one of the political article on wikipedia, the description seems too biased to one side. Some people before me edited the article to be less biased but a contributor who is most active reverts it whenever that happens. I also edited it but that same contributor also reverted the article.

I am new to Wikipedia and don't know the procedure. Is there a way to discuss if some opinionated arguments should be on the wiki?

Thanks Skim444 (talk) 08:08, 5 December 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skim444 (talk • contribs) 03:33, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Start with Talk:Liberty Korea Party. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 06:05, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Why is the Wikipedia page "Israel" protected? Site contains inaccuracy re: "liberal democracy" & zero photos of home demolitions

I noticed the Wikipedia "Israel" page is protected, yet contains inaccurate information and glaring omissions.

I would like permission to edit the "Israel" Wikipedia page and to post photographs, as well, of Israeli home demolitions in East Jerusalem.

The Israel Wikipedia page says "The country has a liberal democracy (one of only two in the Middle East and North Africa region, the other being Tunisia),[56][57] with a parliamentary system, proportional representation, and universal suffrage.[58][59]" The links for substantiation are to FreedomHouse.org, a US government funded organization that hardly constitutes a legitimate journalistic source.

"In its 2017 and 2018 financial statements, Freedom House once again disclosed that it "was substantially funded by grants from the U.S. Government." (Wikipedia/Freedom House)

Over four million Palestinians, including those in East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza, live under Israeli occupation and rule but are now allowed to vote in Israel's elections. One essential criteria for a democracy is the right to vote, but occupied Palestinians do not have the right to vote in how they are governed with Israeli checkpoints, blockades, home demolitions and indefinite detentions.

(August, 2019, The Nation: "The Meaning of Israel's Massive House Demolitions" https://www.thenation.com/article/israel-occupation-palestine-housing-east-jerusalem/

Who Gets to Vote in Israel’s Version of Democracy? https://www.972mag.com/gets-vote-israels-democracy-2019/

"Israel, not a Democracy" (Counterpunch, 2018) https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/09/18/is-israel-a-democracy/

"Unlike most liberal democracies, Israel classifies its citizens as holding differing ‘nationalities’. It distinguishes between citizenship rights and national rights; the latter are reserved almost exclusively for its Jewish citizens. National rights are deemed to be superior to citizenship rights so if there is a conflict between a ‘Jews national right and a Palestinians individual citizenship rights, the national right is given priority by officials and the courts’

Additionally, Israel is not democratic because it bestows privileged rights to Jews, promising citizenship to any Jew in the world who emigrates to Israel while denying that right to exiled Palestinians who fled in 1947-48.

"Israel, not a Democracy" (Counterpunch, 2018) https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/09/18/is-israel-a-democracy/

"Israeli Palestinians, by contrast, are subject to a ban on family unification and are prohibited from living in Israel should they marry a fellow Palestinian from Gaza or the West Bank under the Citizenship and Entry Law."

Another essential attribute of a democracy is dissent, which is becoming increasingly difficult if not impossible when the subject is the occupation or the global boycott campaign against Israel.

"Israeli authorities have continued to narrow the space for criticism of its policies toward Palestinians. In March, the Knesset passed a law barring entry to foreigners who call for boycotting Israel or settlements."

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2018/country-chapters/israel/palestine

(Oct. 17, 2018) Times of Israel: "Welcome to Israel! Please Leave Your Dissent at the Door" https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/welcome-to-israel-please-leave-your-dissent-at-the-door/

(2019/NY Times) "Israel to Expel Human Rights Worker" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/05/world/middleeast/israel-human-rights-watch-bds.html

In the Israeli Knesset, Arab Israelis (Palestinians) can be expelled by a vote of the Knesset, even though the Arab Israeli representatives were popularly elected.

(Sept., 2019: Amnesty International Report: "Israel Discriminatory measures undermine Palestinian representation in Knesset" https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/09/israel-discriminatory-measures-undermine-palestinian-representation-in-knesset/

"For example, a 2016 legislative amendment which allows members of the Knesset to expel elected MKs by a majority vote means that MKs who express peaceful political views or opinions that are deemed unacceptable by a majority of MKs can face expulsion from parliament."

For the above reasons, I ask that you allow me to edit the Wikipedia "Israel" page to at the very least posit an opposing argument that Israel is not a democracy.

This site had over 776,000 views in the last 60 days and 90,000 internal and 742 external links to the site. Marcywinograd (talk) 05:57, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Articles related to the Arab-Israel conflict, probably the most controversial topic on Wikipedia, are indefinitely under extended-confirmed protection (editors must have been registered for 30 days and 500 edits) as they invariably attract vandals, trolls and biased editors. (In fact, Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee is currently working through its fourth case in this area). However, even before you gain the necessary editing experience, you are free to propose and discuss your changes on the article's talk page. I can see from your user page you are quite passionate on this subject, so please bear in mind the need for neutrality and reliable sources to support your changes. – Teratix ₵ 06:17, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Marcywinograd. This article is protected because of a very long history of vandalism and disruption from zealots on all sides of the controversy. Editors who are here to push an anti-Israel point of view are as unwelcome here as editors who are here to push a pro-Israel point of view. This is a website that is built on the neutral point of view. So, every article about the Israel-Palestine conflict must present neutrally written content accurately summarizing all sides of the conflict. This is an extremely difficult task that can be carried out only by experienced editors committed to Wikipedia's established policies and guidelines. If you come here to bash Israel, then you will have as difficult a time here as the editors who come here to glorify Israel. There are a million soapbox advocacy websites available to you on the internet. Wikipedia is not one of them. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 08:21, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Donations

Hi, here is a suggestion. If you are asking for donations please include google or Apple Pay option as it will be a lot easier to donate — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C4:4587:D700:8495:9A06:2C13:C038 (talk) 08:16, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Hello, IP editor. Wikipedia editors (and Teahouse hosts) have absolutely nothing to do with the fundraising campaign. Contact the Wikimedia Foundation with your concerns. They run the fundraising effort. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 08:25, 5 December 2019 (UTC)

Donation

Hello, I'd like to ask about the donation section. I've noticed that there's two forms of payment witch both of them requires a certain time for all users register. I'm sure many of wikipedia's readers uses cryptocurrency and I want to take your answer regards the one that is feeless, fast and instant called Nano. If possible, I could donate wikipedia's funds with this tool. Thank you.